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Vol.  13,  No.  1. 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK    MAY  4.  1894. 


$2  Per  Year. 


ROAD  RACERS 


ATTENTION! 

The  Model  37  Columbia  Bicycle  was  built  for  you.  By  using  it  victories  on  the  road 
are  assured.  It  is  perfect  in  design  and  workmanship.  To  try  it  is  to  buy  it.  Do  not 
lose  a  race  by  riding  an  inferior  wheel. 

COLUMBIAS    ARE    BEST 


Pope    Manufacturing    Co., 


Full  description  in  our  Catalogue,  which 
is  free  at  Columbia  Agencies,  or  mailed 
for  two  2-cent  stamps. 


BOSTON,       JT^TT  YORK, 

CHICAGO,        HARTFORD. 


UNIONS    FOR    DURABILITY. 


Price  $125. 


Wt.  26  lbs. 


In  your  anxiety  to  Bet  a  wheel  CHEAP,  do  not  forget  that  a  bicycle  is  never  worth  more  than  you  pay  for  It;  sometimes  it  is  worthless.    (Not  intended  for  a  goak.) 
Your  own  judgment  should  tell  you  that  a  machine  which  is  sold  year  after  year,  which  always  commands  the  highest  standard  price,  which  holds  both  the  World's 

mile  records  and  which  is  ever  increasing  in  popularity,  is  certainly  honestly  worth  the  figure  asked.    The  UNION  has  proved  its  claim  to  all  these  attributes,  and  sells 

because  riders  know   what  they  are  buying. 

Examine  for  yourself  and  you  can  easily  see  why  it  is  not  necessary  to  cut  prices. 

UNION    CYCLE    MFG.    CO., 


BfOnchBS :  Philadelphia.    Chicago. 

Catalogue  Free  at  Agencies;  Mailed  for  So. 


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239  Columbus  Avenue,  BOSTON,  MASS. 

The  Airtiie-Dnnlop  is  used  when  Detachable  Tires  are  required. 


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Triangle"    Wheels. i 

MODEL  C. 

A  Roadster  of  approved  design.     Guaranteed  to  do  the  work  it  is  intended  for. 

Weights  (all  on)  30  pounds. 

MODEL  D. 

A  Ladies'  Wheel  of  rare  beauty,  incomparable  in  construction  and  workmanship. 

Weight  (all  on)  30  pounds. 

MODEL  E. 

A    Light    Roadster,    high  frame,   guaranteed  right  up  to  the  top  notch.     The 
scorcher's  delight.  Weight,  25  pounds. 

MODEL  F. 

A  Racer,  finer  than  silk,  ridden  by  some   of  the  best  men  in  the  country,  and 
always  ahead  of  the  field.  Weight,  1 8  pounds. 

WRITE    FOR   CATALOGUE   AND    GET    FULL    PARTICULARS. 


The  Peerless  Mfg.  Co., 

CLEVELAND,    OHIO. 


OUR    LATEST. 


THE  ENVOY SCORCHER 

A  Light  Wheel  for  Scorching  Purposes. 


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Finest  Material.    Beautiful  Lines.    Superb  Finish.     Fully  Guaranteed. 

SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE.  See  Our  FLEETWING  and  ENVOY. 


BUFFALO  TRICYCLE  CO.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


EVERYBODY  COUNT. 


Look  over  the  various  tire  advertisements  in  the  cycling  papers.  Then  stop  and 
think  a  bit.  How  many  of  these  tires  have  you  ever  seen  "at  least  one  pair  of  "  on  the 
road  ?  If  any,  couldn't  you  count  the  whole  number  of  some  of  them  on  the  fingers  of  a 
hand? 


We  venture  to  say  you  have  seen  more 
together.  Being  the  oldest  and  original 
practically  unchanged  since 
alike  trust  it,  having 
learned  by  experience  that 
because  strictly  reliable  and 
of  repair.  Punctures  in  the 
whatever — they  are  so  easily 
manently.  A  postage  stamp 
interesting  and  artistically 
J.  Tire  Manual" — telling  all 


of  the  "  G.  &  J."  than  of  all  the  others  put 
Detachable  Pneumatic  Tire  in  existence — 
1 89 1 — riders  and  makers 
thoroughly  tested  it — have 
it  is  the  cheapest  in  the  end, 
not  continually  getting  out 
"  G.  &  J."  have  no  terrors 
repaired  on  the  road,  per- 
will  bring  to  your  address  an 
conceived  book — the  "  G.  & 
about   "  G.  &  J."  simplicity. 


Free  at  any  Rambler  Agency. 


Remember,  any  maker  or  dealer  will  supply  your  favorite  wheel  with 


G.    &   J.    PNEUMATIC   TIRES. 


"They  give  tone  to  any  wheel." 


GORMULLY  ^  JEFFERY  MFG.  CO., 


CHICAGO. 


BOSTON. 


WASHINGTON. 


NEW  YORK. 


COVENTRY,  ENGLAND 


WtNllON  THR   fTEFEREK. 


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CRESCENT    SCORCHER. 


CRESCENT  SCORCHER, 

A  High  Grade  Wheel 

at  a  Moderate  Price. 

WmGHT,  25  I,bs.  WOOD  RIMS.  PA1,UE;R  TIRMS. 

PRICE,    $90.00. 

GEAEAOTEED  BY  A  EESP0N5IBLE    CONCERN   TO    BE  FEEE  FEOM  IMPEEFEC- 
TIONS  IN  WORKMANSHIP  OE  MATBEIAL. 


Agents  in  all  Principal  Cities  and  Towns.- 


SEND  FOE  ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE;  FREE. 


WESTERN    WHEEL   WORKS, 


CHICAGO.  NEW    YORK. 


CRESCENT     SCORCHER. 


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MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


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We  Have  Captured  Australia 


On^February*i7th,  1894, 

EVERY    AUSTRALIAN    RECORD, 

From  Half-Mile  Upward, 

was  beaten  by  Messrs.  Turner,  McCombe,  Scharp,  Broadbent  and  White,  all  on 

Dunlop  Tires -. 

and  the  Australian  Long-Distance  Record  (Adelaide  to  Melbourne),  has  just  been  beaten  by  no   less  than 
18  hrs.,  8  1-2  min.,  by  Snell,  on  DUNLOP  TIRES;  total  time,  3  days,  5  hrs.,  42  min. 


Keep  your  eye  on  that  NEW  Dunlop  Racing  Tire.     It  will  be  heard  from  all  over  the  world. 


Ameriean  Dunlop  Tire  Co., 

504-506  West  Fourteenth  Street,  _  _ 


NEW  YORK. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


;?i85.oo 


Majestic  Light  Roadster  No.  3 

s8  Inebes  to  both  Wbeels.     Wei^bt  35  lbs. 
Strips  to  39  lbs.  witb  Pneumatic  Tire 


MAJESTIC  LIGHT  ROADSTER  NO   4 

38  Inches  to  both  Wheels.    A.II  on,  weight  SOllbs.    Stripped  38  Ihs. 


$90.00 
$95.00 


With  Pneumatie  Tire,  made  by  the  Columbia  Rubber  Co 

With  Wooden  Mima,  strips  36  1-3  lbs. 

With  Wooden  Rims  and  Pneumatie  Tire 

All  Machines  Striped  in  Bine  and  Gold 


Ladies'  Majestic  Light  Roadster  No.  5 

38  Inches  to  both  Wheels.     Weight,  35  lbs. 

$95.00  ^reV°'"^"^''$100.00^"^^"'"'"^'''^^'''' 


Same  l^edal,  Sat  Tra^ 

Pedals,  either  Rubber  or  Kat 
Trap;  by  taking  out  the  Rub- 
bers you  have  a  Rat  Trap  Pedal 

Forbes  Mfg'.  Co  ,  makers  of  Forbes"* 
new  patent  skate,  Halifax,  N.S.,  write 
us  under  date  of  March  7: — The  writer 
wishes  to  express  his  great  pleasure  ia 
visiting  your  factory  and  receiving  tbe 
very  courteous  attention  of  your  es- 
teemed Mr.  Speirs.  We  were  most  fav- 
orably and  enlhusiastically  impressed 
with  the  excellence  and  efficiency  of 
the  entire  plant,  and  have  no  hesita- 
tion in  saying  that  our  high  opinion  of 
the  Majestic  Bicycle  is  higher  than 
ever,  after  our  inspection  of  the  meth- 
ods employed  in  their  manufacture. 
W  e  beg  to  place  with  you  our  order. 

Yours  truly,   FORBKS  MFG    CO.. 
per  John  Forbes 


Tires 

MENTI9N  THE  RgFgREE,     "3 


and  Wooden  Rims, 

^g'tf"?*  wa^te^  in  the  seated  of  Jf^svonsln,  JEastern  HHnqie^  ^^ttt^s^a  m^^  ^fbrasHa 


HULBERT  BROS.  &  CO. 

26  West  23d  Street 

INCW  YORK 


TOO    MUCH    EXERCISE 


will  hurt  you, 
but 


FOR  GOOD  S=  RIDE  A  RELAY 


RELAY  ROAD  RACER,  SPECIAL, 


PRICE,  $125.00. 


No  lighter  running  wheel 

made  and  no  others  have 

as  Important 
Improvements. 

Write  for  Catalogue. 

RELAY  MFG.  CO.,  LTD., 

READING,  PA. 


PHCENIX  BICYCLES 


ARE    THE    BEST. 


WM.  M.  JUSTICE  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS     OF 

TJie  PITTSBURGH  STAND, 

Bicycles,  Watches,  Diamonds,  etc. 
Bicycle  Sundries  and  Repairing. 

705  "Perm  Avenue. 


Pittsburg,  Pa.,  April   23,     '94, 


STOVER  BICYCLE  MFG.  CO., 

Gentlemen:  Telegraphed  you  as  follows  to-day:  "First  place,  5 
out  of  13  prizes,  and  9  time  medals  is  the  record  of  Phoenixs  in  the 
Press  Butler-Pittsburg  road  race  on  Saturday.   Ninety-two  starters, 
of  whom  twelve  rode  Phoenixs.   We  had  no  break-downs.   Several 
other  wheels  smashed."   How's  that?   Look  out  for  more  business. 
Have  mailed  you  copies  of  Press  giving  further  information,  and 
have  marked  in  the  list  of  those  coming  in  the  Phoenix  riders.   See 
Sunday's  Press.   Many  of  our  men  would  not  go  in  on  account  of  the 
mud  and  general  bad  condition  of  the  road. 

Yours,  in  haste, 

WM.  M.  JUSTICE  &   CO. 


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Wheels 


TAKES 

FIRST 

PLACE 


The  wheels  of  The  Spalding  Bicycle  will 
be  found  most  rigid,  light  and  strong.  Tubu- 
lar hubs  of  similar  design  will  'be  found  in  all 
models.     Steel  rims  of  great  rigidity  or  wood 

rims  if  desired,  with  direct  tangent,  nickeled  spokes,  unbreakable  and 

instantly  removable  from  the  hub. 


FRED  TITUS,  the  well  known  bicycle  rider,  while  riding  down 
Broadway  the  other  day,  met  with  a  very  peculiar  accident.  He  was 
going  through  the  crowded  thoroughfare  behind  a  very  heavily 
loaded  wagon.  The  wagon  stopped  suddenly.  In  trying  to  steer 
out,  his  wheel  slipped  from  under  him,  and  the  truck  backed  over  his 
Spalding  Bicycle,  smashed  the  rim,  but  NOT  ONE  SPOKE  WAS 
BROKEN,  NOR  DID  THE  TIRE  BURST,  and  all  that  is  required  to 
make  the  Bicycle  as  good  as  new,  is  a  new  WOOD  rim.  This  dem= 
onstrates  that  in  spokes  the  Spalding  takes  first  place. 


LAMB  MFC.  CO., 

MAKERS, 

Chicopee  Falls,  flass. 


A,  G.  SPALDING  &  BROS,. 

Special  Agents, 

New  York,  Chicago,   Philadelphia 


National  Bicycles 


The  Best  Chain  Adjustment 


HAVE  The  Best  Crank  Hanger 
^^^^^  The  Best  Binders 

Superb  Finish  in  Enamel  and  Nickel 

Perfect  Bearings,  Dust  Proof  Throughout 


^=^  "^^  ©  ®  ^^^ -^^ 


We  will  give 

more  points  in  our  catalogue. 

NATIONAL  CYCLE  MANT'G  CO., 


Agents  Wanted. 


BAY  CITrY,  MICH. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


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I'he  Sterling 

JUST 

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to  get  a  wheel  because  it  is  a 

is  a  wheel  that  everybody  would  like 

wheel  is  foolish. 

to  have,  because,  although  high-priced, 
it  is  worth  every  cent  that  it  costs. 

The    wise  man's  way  is  to 
read  all  he  can,  and  get  other 

people's  opinions. 

Catalogues     are     the     first 

thing   to   get.     The    Sterling 

Sterling  Cycle  Works, 

246-248  Carroll  Ave.,  CHICAGO. 

Catalogue  is  very  interesting. 
Sterling     riders    are    not    as 
plenty   as   the    sand    on    the 

shore,    but  what  they  say   is 
satisfactory. 

SPnCIAI,    AGENTS: ==- 

L.  C.  JANDORF  &  CO.,  116-118  W.  125th  St.,  New  York. 
-STOKES  MFG.  CO.,  Chicago,  Milwaukee,  Denver. 

Write  for  a  Catalogue. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


SADDLES 
SADDLES 
SADDLES 


for  comfort,  that  helps 
sell  any  bicycle 

which  improve  the 
appearance  of  any  wheel 

which  make  satisfied  riders 
and  satisfied  manufacturers 

SEVEN  STYLES.      SAMPLES  AND  PRICES  ON  APPLICATION.     WRITE  US. 


_     WEIGHTS 
AND  PRICES  TO  SUIT  EVERYBODY 

BICYCLE  LAMPS 

HONORED    WITH 

THE    ONLY    BICYCLE-LAMP    MEDAL    AWARD 

AT  THE  world's  PAIR.  "  - 

Samples  and  prices  to  dealers  on  application. 


TOOL  BAGS  QF  ^^^  ^orts 


We  have  a  good  selling  line,  but  will 
submit  estimates  on  special  bags. 


SAMPLE  LINE  OF  G.  &  J.  BAGS  ON  APPLICATION. 

PRICES  AND  QUALITY  GUARANTEED. 


GORMULLY    &   JEFTERY    MFG.    CO. 

222-228    N.     FRANKLIN    STREET,    CHICAGO. 
BRANCHES^Chicago,    Boston.   Washington,    New   York. 


MENTION  the   REFEREE. 


You  Get  Value  Received 


WHEN    YOU    BUY. 


OR    A 


HIGHEST    GRADE. 

PERFECT  IN  DETAILS. 

S125.00. 


BEST    BICYCLES 

FOR 

sioo.oo. 


CENTRAL   CYCLE    MFG 


INDIANAPOLIS, 

20  Gareten  Street, 
INDIANA. 


MENTION  -THE   REFEREE. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


TO  THE  RIDER 

When  you  are  looking  for  a  new  "up-to-date"  mount,  do  not  overlook 
the  fact  that  you  can  save  from  $40  to  $60  by  buying  a  Waverley.  Many 
a  dealer  will  represent  to  you  that  he  can  furnish  Fonie  other  machine  "just 
as  good "  at  the  same  price.  He  can't  do  it !  Don't  let  him  deceive  you. 
Look    up    the   Waverley    Agent    and    insist    on  having   a 

Eemember,  we  guarantee  this  machine  to  be  fully 
equal  in  grade,  and  every  detail  of  construction,,  to  any 
machine  built,  regardless  of  price.      Our  catalogue  is  free  by  mail. 

Indiana  Bicycle  Co.,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  U.S.A. 


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FENTON   WHEELS 

Are 
Unqutsvionably  high  grade, 
Made  of  the  finest  materials, 
Beautiful  in  design. 
Light  running. 

Have 
The  Fenton  Adjustable  Handle  Bar, 
Built-up  wood  rims. 
Southard's  cranks, 
Perry's  chains. 

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Challenge  comparison. 
Sell  on  their  merits. 
Reliable  agents  wanted. 
Correspondence  with  dealers  solicited. 

FENTON  METALLIC  MFG.  CO..  Jamestown.  N.  Y. 

MENTION  THE    REFENEE. 


FELL  SEVEN  FEET 

"AND  NEVER  TOUCHED  'EM." 

St.  Lcuis,  Mo.,  April  20th,   1894. 
St,  Louis  Refrigerator  &  Wooden  Gutter  Co  ,  City. 

Gentlemen — The  LU-MI-NUM  wheel  is  a  success,  runs  easy,  very  light,  and  last  but 
not  least  is  very  strong.  My  wheel  stood  a  severe  test  yesterday.  I  accidently  rode  off  from 
a  place  seven  feet,  onto  a  rock  pile,  I  receivevi  only  slight  scratches  and  the  wheel  came  out 
none  the  worse  from  the  fall,     I  am  convinced  the  LU-MI-NUM  is  all  right. 

Yours  respectfully, 

J  AS.  G.  McKIBBAN, 

Supt.  Construction  St.  Louis  new  U.  D. 


Great  Wheel, 


That 


KEEP  YOUR  EYE  ON  IT.. 


ST.    L.    R.    &   W.    G.    CO.,    ST.  LOUIS,  mo. 


Incorporated  1873. 
Capital  $500,000. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


im  CLEVELAND.... 

TRUTH  IS  NO  BRAGGART. 

Therefore  we  mention  the  unprecedented  excellence,  exqui^ite 
workmanship  and  graceful  model  of  the 

Cleveland  Wheels 


with  no  design  to  excite  the  feeUngs'of  the' trade,  bu^  to  indelibly  im- 
press upon  the  minds  of  those  interested  in  the  sale  of  bicycles  that  we 
have  successfully  catered  to  an  innate  ambition  to  lead  the  world  in 
perfection  of  manufacture  as  well  as  supei'ioi  [modern  appliances  of 
skill  and  ingenuity. 

We  make  no  pretense  to  compete  with  those  that  adopt  a'  standard 
of  inferior  grade,  but  upon  a  basis  of  comparative  quality  w'th  the 
high  grade  efforts  of  other  recognized  manufacturers  of  high  grade 
class,  we  desire  representation  in  every  town  and  city  in  the  United 
States. 

We  distribute  our  catalogue  free,  and  invite  correspondence. 
Sincerely  yours. 


WU  ARE  STIII, 
THINKING. 


H.    A.     LOZIER    &    CO.,    Cleveland,  O. 


nUf\      X?       X  J  f\^T\     J?      PrV        Canaland  tTachson  Street"*,  <7 
UIjU.     Ci,     LiLU  I  JJ     a,    LU.,    Agents  for  Northern  and  Cm 


niCAGn, 

trill   lllili-is. 
MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


The  Great  Zimmennan 


WITH     HIS, 


RALEIGH 


has  ^one  to  Europe  to  win  fresh  laurels  on 


SIMONDS' BALLS, 
"The  Best  in  the  World" 


I 


Read  the  Following  Letter: 

New  York,  March  22,  1894. 
G.  W.  Weymouth,  General  Manager  Simonds  Rolling-Machine  Company, 

Dear  Sir: — It  gives  us  great  pleasure  to  say  to  you,  that,  after  testing  thoroughly  the 
balls  made  by  every  maker  in  the  United  States,  we  found  that  those  made  by  your  com- 
pany are  in  every  particular  the  best,  and  we  have  therefore  decided  to  use  yours  only 
in  our  machines.  Yours  very  truly, 

RALEIGH  CYCLE  CO., 

(Signed)         Geo.  S.  Macdonald,  Manager. 


Simonds  Rolling-Maehine  Co., 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


FTTCHBURG,    MASS. 


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Perry*s  World-Renowned  Chains 

Are  unequalled  for  accuracy  of  pitch,   beauty  of  finish  and  quality  of  material.       No 
high  grade  wheels  should  be  without  them. 


Used 

By 

Leading 

Makers 

Throughout 

The 

World 


PERRY'S 'HUM  BE  R' 
FEATHER-WEIGHT 


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RACING 


GHAIN. 


PERRY  &  C'?; 

LIMITED. 

BIRMINGHAM. 


Used 
By 

Leading 

Makers 

Throughout 

The 

World 


The  New  No.  9 


Special  Racing  Chain  is  the  talk  of  the  trade.     Blocks  machined  all  over;  hardened  and 
tempered;  side  plates  hardened  and  lapped;  rivets  covered  with  pen  steel  bushes. 


We  manufacture  Hubs,  Cranks,  Frames  and  Fittings  of 
every  description  used  in  cycle  manufacture— of  highest 
grade  only. 


MC'TION  THE   REFEREE. 


PERRY  &  COMPANY,  LTD., 

Birmingham,  England. 


LITO 


VERSUS 


BEST. 


ACCORDING  to  Grammarians, 
the  word  "  best,"  when  used 
in  conjunction  with  a  noun,  is  an 
adjective  of  the  superlative  or 
highest  degree;  yet  how  often  you 
hear  this  word  used  by  makers  in 
describing  their  machines.  Any 
of  my  readers  know  that  this 
statement,  emanating  from  so 
many,  cannot  possibly  be  true. 
Some  may  be  speaking  conscienti- 
ously, behoving  their  goods  to  be 
the  best;  others,  alas,  know  too 
well  how  far  they  fall  short  of 
this  point  of  excellence,  yet  use  it 
with  the  same  or  more  assurance, 
than  those  who  verily  believe  that 
their  goods  axe  superior  to]  all 
others. 

Many  words  at  present  used  in 
the  English  language  have  a 
totally  different  meaning  assigned 
to  them  than  when  first  origin- 
ated; would  it  not  be  degenerating  to  the  English  language  if  by  custom 
we  were  to  look  upon  the  word  "best"  as  meaning  anything  else  to  that 
which  is  highest  in  point  of  quality  or  excellence?  I  have  no  desire  to 
give  aU  the  praise  to  one  maker,  but  I  would  recommend  my  readers  to 
examine  MILLER'S  NEW  ;LITO,  and  if  your  opinion,  after  comparing 
with  others,  is  the  same  as  mine,  you  will  understand  why  the  makers 
find  no  necessity  in  saying  it  is  the  best. 

RALEIGH  CYCLE  CO.. 

208f-3  Seventh  Aye.,   NEW  YORK, 

G35NERA.X,    AGENTS    JFOM    TSTJE    TTN^TED    STATES', 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


WOODEN  RIMS. 


PLYMOUTH  INTERLOCKEDJOINT  RIM 

Joint  made  on  scientific  principles,  hke  the  keystone  of  an  arch, 
and  Warranted  for  One  Year.  So  built  it  would  stand 
without  any  glue  or  cement. 

Any   Wood  desired,  but  Rock  or  Hickory  Elm  the  Best. 

Compjete  equipment  of  special  machinery  designed  by  our 
manager,  who  is  an  expert  in  wood  working  and  bicycle  manu- 
facturing of  many  years'  experience. 

ANY  STYLE  AND  SIZE  MADE  TO  ORDER. 

Rims  for  G.  &  J.  and  M.  &  W.  Tires,  26,  28  and  30  Inch, 
kept  in  stock. 


Fine  Workmanship  and  Finish.     Write  for  Prices  and  Description  to 

Tbe  Indiana  Novelty  Mfg.  Co., 

PLYMOUTH,  IND.,  U.  S.  A. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


^j^tfce^ 


Falcon— $100. 


in.  Youths'  Diamond  Frame — $65. 


24-in.  Youths'  Diamond  Frame — $50. 


Falcons 


ALL  claim  to  have  the  BEST  !     What  of  it  ?'  That  don't  make  it 
so;  besides,  that  is  the  Old  Story  the  Public  is  tued  of.     Give 
us  something  new  !       That  is  what  we  offer —       High-Grade 
Wheels,  with  sufficient  of  the  latest  innovations,  that  are  prac- 
tical and  of  convenience  to  the  rider,  to  make  them  appreciated.         The  Yost   Mfff.     Co. 
For  this  reason  you  need  our  line.     Catalog  free.  TOLEDO,  O. 


MENTrON  THE   REFEREE. 


Works:  Yost  Station. 


Fuleoness,  ladies   Wheel — $J00. 


Comb.,  S6-in.  Boys' and  Girls'   Wheel — $G5. 


Comh.,  S4in.  Boys'  and  Oirls' — $50. 


AGENTS 

AND 

WHEELMEN, 

If  you  want  the  very  best 
Tire  and  Rubber  Cement  in  the 
world  write  to  me  for  prices  and 
valuable  information. 


fi.  W.  EVANS, 


COLUMBUS.  0 


MeUTION    THE    REFEREE 


Goodhue  Cycle  Lock 

It  is  strong,  has  a  business-like  Chain,  and  is 
finished  in  full  nickel. 


Price  $1.00.  Good  discount  to  dealers.  Good  for  bicycle  riders,, 
traveling  men  and  others.  Over  4,000  different  combinations.  Can  be 
operated  easily  in  the  dark.     Manufactured  by 


Independent  Eleetrie  Co., 


39th  St.  and  Stewart 
Ave.,  CHICAGO. 


Parkhtjest  &  Wilkinson,  Chicago,  General  W^estern  Agents 
HowAED  A.  Smith  &  Co.,  Newark,  N.  J.  Selling  Agents. 


MENTION  THE   REFEflEE., 


CLEYELANDS  AND  WAYERLEYS 


For  Chicagoans. 


THE   CLEVELAND. 

No.  1-2,  Racer,  19  lbs.       -       -  -       giso 

"   11,  Light  Roadster,  i.5  lbs.  -       -    150 

"   10,  Ladies',  as  lbs.       -       -  -       12,5 

•'     9,  Roadster,  S9  lbs.       -  -       -     11.5 

"     8,  Light  Roadster,  ST  lbs.  -        I<!5 

"     7.  Roadster,  31  lbs.       -  -       -     10 1 

All  with  the  Famous  Cleveland  Thread 
Tires,  and  Burwell  Dust  Proof  Bearings. 
Highest  Grade.    Finest  Finish. 


THE  WAVERLEY. 

Scorcher,  28  lbs. 

Amateur  Scorcher,  26  inch. 

Junior  Scorcher,  34  inch. 

Belle,  2S  inch.       -       -       -        - 

Belle,  26  inch. 

Belle,  24  inch.       .       -       .       . 


$85 
70 
55 
90 
•5 
60 


Best  in  the  market  for  the  price.  Fully 
guaranteed.  Best  material  and  workman- 
ship. 


GEO.  E.  LLOYD  &  CO., 

EXCLUSIVE    AGENTS    FOR    CHICAGO. 
THRHB  STORES, 

Canal  and   Jackson  Sts. ;  593  W.   Madison  St.;  597  Wtbash  Ave. 


THE    REFEREE. 


The  MUELLER 
BICYCLE  STAND..,. 

It  is  movable  or  stationary,  and  will 
support  either  front  or  back  wheel. 

It  is  adjustable,  and  can  be. used  with 
any  safety  bicycle. 

It  is  made  of  the  best  wrought  iron, 
and  weighs  only  3 1-2  pounds.  , 

It  supports  the  machine   in   such   a 
manner  that  it  does  not  scratch  the  en- 
ameling or  plating. 
SnameleA  Stand,  each  -    $1.00 
Nichel-plated  Stand,  each,    1.50 

FOR  SALE  BY  THE  TRADE. 

H.  Mueller  Mfg,  Co., 

DECATUR,  III,. 

Corresponrlence  solicited  from  the  trade, 
and  will  send  electros  on  application. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


THE 


MOTOR  CYCLE  CO. 

S.  W.  Gor.  Public  Square  and  Ontario  Street, 
CLEVELAND,    O. 

Capital  Subscribed,   ;^5oo.ooo. 


to  take  the 
which  foot 
a  machine 


The  Motor  Cycle  is  not  destined  to  take  the  place  of  the  Bicycle,  but 
place  of  wheeled  vehicles  drawn  by  horses;  thus  reaching  a  class  of  people 
power  machines  could  never  hope  to  reach,  and  making  for  dealers  in  bicycles 
for  which  there  is 
a  demand  the  year 
round.    Again,  the 
Motor   Cycle   is  a 
road     maker     and 
will    flatten    down 
and    even      rough 
places,  rolling  them 

down  to  a  smooth     M^KSW  \  «|i|       u 

surface.  It  does  not    /^Vdr     \  1H\       \ 

scare  at  the  cars, 
run  away,  or  re- 
quire feeding. 

There  is  no  ex- 
pense except  when 
in  actual  use,  which 

is  but  a  few  cents  per  day.  We  Guarantee  these  machmes  to  make  greater  speed  than 
any  running  horse  over  the  same  course.  We  further  guarantee  each  and  every  machine 
for  one  year,  and  a  certificate  of  guarantee  accompanies  every  machine.  The  engines 
will  by  far  outlast  the  best  make  of  cycles. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


NO 
COTHER 
MAKER 
CAN    USE    IT. 


Easiest  to  Repair.  Most  Resilient. 

Overman  Wheel  Co., 


BOSTON. 

DETROIT. 

CHICAGO. 


PHILADELPHIA. 
NEW  YORK. 
DENVER. 


PACIFIC  COAST. 

SAN  FRANCISCO.  LOS  ANGELES. 

PORTLAND. 


<^  Welku/  Record  and  Re;vje.w  ofOcumg  jihd  TttEi  CycuMG  Trade. 


VOL.  13,  No.  1. 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  MAY  4,  1894 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


LEAGUE  OFFICERS  IN  BOSTON. 


They  Make  Speeches,  but  Tell  Little  of  In- 
terest. 

Boston,  April  30. — The  mighty  three  of  the  L. 
A.  W. — Lnscomb,  Willison  and  Perlcins — were 
seen  in  Boston  by  i^^^/iec.  correspondent  Fri- 
day, but  no  information  whatever  could  be  ob- 
tained from  any  one  of  them.  Later  in  the  day, 
however,  the  Eoxbury  Bicycle  Club  tendered  a 
complimentary  hanquet  to  its  retiring  officers, 
and  while  the  fun  was  at  its  height  the  mighty 
three  stalked  into  the  room.  The  moment  their 
identity  became  known  they  were  given  a  rousing 
reception.  President  Keltie  and  Toastmaster 
Fecitt  soon  made  way  for  the  distinguished  guests 
and  iutroduced  each  in  order  of  rank.  Of  course 
Mr.  Lnscomb  was  called  upon  for  a  speech  and 
made  one,  brim  full  of  eloquence  and  wit,  which 
won  for  him  the  admiration  of  the  cyclers  present 
not  conversant  vpith  this,  the  king,  silver-tongued 
orator  of  the  league.  Mr.  Lnscomb  referred  to 
his  last  visit  to  Boston  at  the  time  of  the  league 
meet  in  1886  and  also  to  the  times  when  several 
of  those  present  used  to  congregate  in  parlor  A  of 
the  Fifth  Avenue  hotel  and  tear  the  league  poli- 
ticians to  pieces.  Coming  down  to  the  matter  of 
league  affairs  the  speaker  said:  "We  know  what 
we  have  to  deal  with,  and  we  know  what  course 
we  shall  pursue.  We  must  expect  criticism,  but 
we  propose  to  show  you  when  the  year  is  over 
whether  that  criticism  was  just  or  not.  We  took 
the  league  when  it  was  in  debt,  and  are  conse- 
quently compelled  to  do  things  we  would  never 
do  under  other  circumstances.  The  league  is  in 
debt,  but  we  propose  to  clear  it  from  all  claims 
within  a  month  or  so,  and  we  need  the  assistance 
and  co-operation  of  every  league  member  to 
do  so." 

The  speaker  referred  to  the  official  organ  and 
the  trouble  with  the  postoffice  officials,  and  said 
the  executive  committee  proposed  to  fight  that 
battle  so  long  as  there  was  ground  upon  which  to 
fight.  Previous  to  his  speech  the  president  was 
introduced  as  President  Luscomb,  but  the  mo- 
ment it  was  over  little  Jack  Fecitt  aj ose  and  pro- 
posed a  toast  to  Charlie  Luscomb.  The  toast 
was  drunk,  and  then  three  times  three  cheers 
arose,  as  did  also  Charlie  Luscomb. 

First  Vice-President  Willison  was  the  next 
speaker,  and  he  referred  to  Massachusetts  as  one- 
sixth  of  the  entire  league  membership,  as  George 
Perkins  woiild  say.  He  also  said  the  executive 
committee  did  not  believe  it  should  have  secrets 
which  were  not  secrets  of  the  league  and  its  mem- 
bers, and  had  decided  to  publish  a  quarterly 
financial  statement  in  the  official  organ. 

In  introducing  Mr.  Perkins  Toastmaster  Fecitt 
said  he  considered  that  the  chief  consulship  of 
Massachusetts  was  a  much  better  and  more  im- 
portant position  than  second  vice-president  of  the 


league,  and  so  it  was  as  Chief  Consul  Perkins  that 
the  second  vice-president  confronted  the  audi- 
ence. The  cheering  that  greeted  the  previous 
speakers  was  nothing  in  comparison  with  the 
avalanch  of  noise  that  swept  through  the  hotel 
when  the  pet  of  Massachusetts,  known  among  the 
members  of  the  executive  committe  as  one-sixth 
of  the  league,  arose  to  speak.  His  was  the  same 
old  story,  the  benefit  of  the  league.  He  did, 
however,  impart  the  information  that  Vice-Presi- 
dent Willison  had  accepted  an  invitation  to  visit 
Boston  on  Memorial  day,  and  said  he  was  sorry 
Mr.  Luscomb  could  not  do  likewise.  But  Mr. 
Luscomb  there  and  then  accepted  the  invitation, 
and  the  Eoxbury  boys  propose  showing  him  at 
that  time  how  Eoxbury  does  business. 


CHICAGO'S    UNION    RUN. 


Preparations  Now  Complete — The  Chicago's  Big 

Entertainment. 

The  wheelmen  of  Chicago  have  been  kept  busy 

during  the  week  preparing  for  the  union  run   over 

the  Chicago  road  race  course,  which  takes  place 


Sheridan  Drive,  past  Sogers  Park  waterworks — "Me 
only  had  stretch." 

Sunday,  starting  from  the  Grant  monument  at 
10:30.  Every  club  captain  has  been  stirring  up 
interest  among  members  in  order  to  get  a  large 
representation  and  thereby  have  a  show  at  secur- 
ing one  of  the  three  prizes  offered  to  the  club  hav- 
ing the  greatest  number  of  members  in  line. 
There  is  little  question  that  this  will  prove  the 
most  successful  union  run   Chicago  has  ever  seen. 

The  Lincoln  Park  commissioners  have  refused 
to  furnish  dressing  tents,  ropes;  etc.,  for  the  Chi- 
cago road  race,  thinking  they  were  doing  enough 
in  permitting  the  race  to  be  run  over  the  park 
drives. 

The  Chicago  C.  C.  is  making  large  preparations 
for  its  smoker  and  prize-giving  entertainment 
Saturday  night.  President  Walden  desires 
^^f^/ee-  to  state  that  all  wheelmen  will  be  wel- 
comed at  the  club  house  on  this  occasion  and 
treated  most  hospitably.  Eefreshments  will  be 
served  during  the  evening. 


FOREIGNERS     IN     GOOD     FORM. 


Lehr  Training  On  a  Board  Track— Other   News 
from  the  Continent. 

Feankfort-on-Main,  April  18.  —  [Special 
correspondence.] — August  Lehr,  who  is  at  jiresent 
training  hard  at  Lubeck,  the  only  city  in  Ger- 
many which  is  in  possession  of  a  track  with 
wooden  surface,  seems  to  be  in  good  form.  He 
covers  the  lap  of  400  metres  in  some  30  seconds, 
which  entitles  me  to  the  supposition  that  bis 
debut  for  the  season  next  week  at  Stettin,  then  at 
Berlin,  will  be  of  success.  August  Underborg, 
the  well-known  Hamburg  tandem  rider,  has 
chosen  the  same  track  for  his  training.  Adolph 
Schmaljun  (pseudonim  Filius)  of  Vienna  finished 
his  record  ride  from  the  latter  place  to  Paris  in  5 
da.  13  hrs.,  distance  1,301  kilometres  [(about  809 
miles)  in  company  with  the  Austrian  distance 
rider,  Franz  Ger^er  (third  in  last  year's  Vienna- 
Berlin  road  race),  who  made  this  trip  to  prepare 
himself  for  the  record  ride  from  Paris  to  Vienna, 
starting  then  with  the  French  riders  E.  de  Perro- 
dil  and  Louis  Willaume.  De  Perrodil  made  his 
reputation  by  his  race  from  Paris  to  Madrid  last 
year.  Gerger  is  in  very  good  form  and  said  to 
have  already  covered  some  2,000  kilometres  this 
year. 

Charles  Terront  left  Paris  to-day  for  Eome, 
whence  he  will  start  on  the  25th  with  the 
hope  to  reach  Paris  in  from  five  to  six  days. 

Alexander  Verheyne,  the  German  cyclist  now 
racing  at  Paris  under  the  French  professional  flag, 
made  his  debut  for  the  season,  running  second  to 
the  Englishman,  Edwards.  Stella  (Frenchman) 
was  third. 

A  series  of  track  races  recently  took  place  at 
Eome,  in  which  Alaimo  was  the  lion  of  the  day, 
winning  the  principal  5,000-metre  event  in  8:21 
against  such  cracks  as  Buni,  Colombo  and  Mar- 
chand.  King  Humbert  was  present  and  ordered 
Alaimo  to  an  interview,  congratulating  him  on 
his  victory.  A  2, 000-metre  military  race  brought 
six  men  to  the  start.  The  3,000-metre  event, 
open  to  all  Italian  riders  with  the  exception  of  the 
winner  of  the  preceding  Eome  race  (Alaimo)  fell 
to  Pontecchi  in  5:03  4-5,  with  Marchand  second, 
Colombo  third  and  Buni  fourth.  Pontecchi  is  a 
young  rider,  but  a  great  fature  is  predicted  for 

him.  A.  M. 

»  «  » 

The  Poor  Little  Thing ! 
Poor  Charlie  Allen,  while  riding  with  the 
Queen  Cyclers,  of  which  he  is  a  prominent  mem- 
ber, Sunday  last,  met  with  a  painful  accident. 
No  bones  were  broken,  but  unfortunately  he 
dirtied  his  hands,  he  having  no  gloves  on  at  the 
time.  That  was  the  first  time  this  season  he  had 
appeared  in  public  with  his  hands  exposed,  and 
he  [naturally  took  it  sadly  to  heart. — Cincinnati 
2Vii»ne. 


'BUNNY'S  PETS"  BUSTED. 


Park  Avenue  Wheelmen  Assign— Will  Reorgan- 
ize—Other Quaker  News. 
Philadki.I'Hia,  April  30. — "Bunny's  Pets" 
are  no  more.  Talk  about  lightning  out  of  a  clear 
skyl^why,  it  is  nothing  compared  with  the  sensa- 
tion caused  hy  the  announcement  that  the  Park 
Avenue  AVheelmen,  of  which  organization  Bunnell 
was  the  father,  had  assigned.  Everybody — with 
the  probable  exception  of  the  ex-oflicial  referee  of 
the  cash  prize  league  himself  and  a  few  others  on 
Ihe  inside — was  astounded.  The  P.  A.  W.  was 
supposed  to  he  on  an  unusuallj'  sound  financial 
basis;  indeed,  it  was  only  a  few  months  ago  that  a 
report  was  circulated  that  it  was  out  of  debt,  with 
the  exception  of  a  few  hundred  dollars,  and  in 
order  to  be  .able  to  start  this  season  with  a  clean 
sheet  the  board  of  directors  had  decided  to  make 
a  small  per  capita  asssessment.  That  assessment, 
it  is  whispered,  was  the  immediate  cause  of  dis- 
ruption ;  the  disinclination  on  the  part  of  quite  a 
number  of  the  members  to  pony  up  their  little 
five,  in  addition  to  the  bouncing  of  a  large  delega- 
tion of  members  of  the  non-paying  variety,  leav- 
ing the  club  with  a  membership  entirely  inade- 
quate to  the  task  of  supporting  a  club  house  of  the 
magnitude  of  the  recent  quarters  on  North  Broad 
street.  Bunnell,  who  has  been  backing  the  clnb 
ever  since  it  first  saw  the  light,  and  who  has  been 
its  president  up  to  within  a  few  months,  saw  how 
things  were  going,  and,  in  order  to  save  the  or- 
ganization (and  himself)  and  enable  the  club  to 
pay  its  debts,  secured  the  judgment  for  $535,  and 
at  the  sale  of  the  club's  effects  last  Wednesday  by 
the  sheriff  he  purchased  the  whole  shooting  match, 
including  the  charter,  furniture  and  carpets  He 
will  allow  the  club,  which  will  reorganize  to- 
night under  a  different  name,  to  use  the  para- 
phernalia for  a  nominal  sum  until  the  creditors 
can  be  paid  off,  which  he  says  will  be  done  dollar 
for  dollar. 

To  this  end  a  much  smaller  house  has  been 
leased  at  1704  North  Thirteenth  street,  and,  with 
the  nucleus  of  members  who  really  have  the  in- 
terest of  the  club  at  heart,  Bunnell  hopes  to  have 
this  one-time  thriving  organization  back  where  it 
belongs — in  the  front  rank  of  Philadelphia  cycling 
clubs. 

The  Park  Avenue  Wheelmen  have  always  borne 
a  country-wide  reputation  for  good-fellowship, 
and  the  regrets  when  the  news  became  known, 
were  numerous.  With  the  experience  gained  it  is 
hardly  likely  that  the  reorganizers  of  the  club 
will  suffer  it  to  again  become  handicapped  with 
an  incubus  of  non-paying  parasites  as  has  hereto- 
fore sapped  its  strength,  and  we  make  the  predic- 
tion that  before  many  moons  the  indefatigable 
Bunnell  will  have  placed  the  new  organization  on 
a  safe  and  sound  financial  basis. 

CENTUEY   BUN   TO   BE   HELD. 

One  of  the  (jueries  propounded  in  our  last  letter 
relative  to  a  Newark-Philadelphia  century  run 
this  year  has  been  speedily  answered.  While  our 
last  week's  letter  was  en  route  a  meeliug  of  dele- 
gates from  local  cycling  clubs  was  being  held  at  the 
club  house  of  the  Time  Wneelmen  for  the  purpose 
of  finding  the  sentiment  of  the  majority  as  to  the 
iidvisability  of  holding  the  run.  Enough  assur- 
ances of  support  were  received  to  warrant  the  ap- 
pointment of  a  committee  to  pufsh  matters  at  this 
end  of  the  line.  Captain  Harry  Cain,  of  the  Time 
Wheelman,  is  the  leading  spirit  in  the  affair,  and 
if  the  run  is  a  success  it  will  be  due  almost  en- 
tirely to  his  indefatiguable  efforts,  combined  with 
the  work  of  Dick  Kain,  the  "man  with  the  dis- 
eased liver,"  who,  in  his  capacity  of  cycling  editor 
of  one  of  the  local  daily  papers  and  as  corres- 
pondent of  numerous  cycling  ditto,  has  spared  no 


effort  to  successfully  bring  off  this  much-desired 
event.  The  Century  Wheelmen,  who  have  col- 
lared every  prize  offered  for  the  largest  number  of 
survivors  since  the  inception  of  the  event,  have 
decided  not  to  take  part  in  the  run  as  a  club,  al- 
though a  number  of  members  may  individually  do 
so.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  Centurions 
have  so  decided;  but  it  is  just  barely  possible  that 
when  the  time  comes  Captain  AUen  will  change 
his  mind  and  take  another  shy  at  the  "rag."  The 
date  for  the  run  was  decided  on — ,Tune  9.  The 
old  system  of  checking  will  be  abolished  and  in 
its  place  a  clever  scheme  introduced  by  Captain 
fain  substituted.  Each  rider  vrill  be  supplied 
mth  half  a  dozen  checks,  one  of  which  he  will  de- 
posit at  each  of  six  designated  places.  There  will 
he  three  prizes  offered  by  the  committee,  and  a 
fourth  vrill  probably  be  put  up  for  clubs  having 
less  than  thirty-five  members.     The  next  meeting 


phorically  snap  its  fingers  at  the  dragon,  Debt, 
and  its  officers  and  board  of  directors  can  once 
sleep  the  dreamless  sleep,  with  no  nightmares  in 
the  form  of  judgments,  suits  at  law,  etc.,  which 
have  been  making  their  sleeping  hours  hideous. 


For  These  Words,  Thanks. 
Some  of  the  township  assessors,  says  the  Qnincy 
(111. )  Whig,  taxed  bicycles  in  their  personal  prop- 
erty canvass.  The  fact  of  such  recognition  of  bi- 
cycles as  vehicles  in  the  same  class  as  buggies  and 
carts  of  all  sorts  is  significantly  valuable  to  bi- 
cyclists. It  means  simply  that  they  have  exactly 
the  same  rights  in  the  roads  as  buggies  and 
other  four-wheeled  vehicles,  and  any  court 
may  protect  them  in  such  rights.  The  attention 
of  the  public  has  often  before  been  called  to  this 
fact,  namely,  that  they  lay  themselves  liable 
every  time  they  crowd  a  bicyclist  off  the  highway; 


of  the  committee  will  take  place  on  May  14  at  the 
Time  Wheelmen's  club  house. 

STATE    MEET  AT   WILKESBABEE. 

As  announced  in  our  last  week's  correspondence, 
Scranton,  in  order  to  prevent  the  state  meet  laps- 
ing for  want  of  a  place  to  hold  it,  extended  an  in- 
vitation to  the  Pennsylvania  division  to  meet  at 
that  place,  which  invitation  was  to  be  withdrawn 
in  the  event  of  another  city  asking  for  the  privi- 
lege within  two  weeks.  Wilkesbarre  last  week 
extended  an  invitation,  which  will  probably  be 
accepted,  and  Scranton  will  withdraw  in  favor  of 
its  sister  city. 

TIOGA  TBACK   MATTERS. 

Reports  from  Tioga  are  encouraging.  There 
have  been  responses  from  numerous  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  defunct  Tioga  A.  A.,  which,  with  the 
infusion  of  new  blood  from  the  various  cycling 
clubs,  is  ere  long  likely  to  put  the  new  organiza- 
tion in  such  a  position  financially  that  it  canmeta- 


but  the  taxation,  as  noted  above,  clinches  the 
matter.  A  wheelman  is  usually  a  gentleman  and 
willing  to  extend  the  courtesies  of  the  road,  as  be- 
tween man  and  man,  when  he  deems  it  necessary. 
But  he  has  been  abused  a  good  deal  in  the  past, 
his  good  nature  has  been  imposed  upon,  and  such 
treatment,  if  continued,  may  in  the  end  compel 
him  to  stand  squarely  and  absolutely  upon  his 

rights. 

«  ♦  I 

Big  Men  Will  Talk. 
The  thirteenth  anniversary  of  the  organization 
of  the  Springfield  Bicycle  Club  will  be  celebrated 
by  a  banquet  at  the  Massasoit  House  on  Monday 
evening.  Among  the  speakers  will  be  Governor 
Greenhalge,  George  A.  Perkins  and  William  E. 
McClintock  of  the  Massachusetts  Highway  Com- 
mission, E.  P.  Kendrick,  James  B.  Carroll,  Rev. 
George  C.  Baldwin,  E.  S.  Bradford,  E.  F.  Lyford 
and  others.  The  special  theme  of  the  evening 
will  be  "Good  Roads." 


PHCEBUS    WANTS  A  NEW    VALVE. 


Thinks  Ifone  are    Practical    and  Offers   a  Sug- 
gestion or  Two. 
It  is  a  mystery  to  me  why  some  inspired  genius 
does  not  invent  a  practical   valve  for  a  pneumatic 
tire.     I  am   perfectly  aware  that  any  question  of 
this  kind  will  bring  down  the  wrath  of  all  the 
tire-making  people  from  a  to  izzard,  but  it  goes, 
just  the  same.     I  am  also  aware  that  there  are 
even  now  valves  and  valves,  but  unlike  the  world- 
famed  bon  mot  of  the  Kentucky  colonel  in  re  the 
matter  of  his  native   beverage,    they  are  not  all 
good  by  any  means;  in   fact  the  statement  should 
be  reversed  and  made  to  read,  "Pneumatic  valves 
are  all  bad,  though  some  are  better  than  others." 
If  there  is  any  one  thing  which  has  a  tendency  to 
ruin  one's  faith  in  the  eternal  fitness  of  things  it 
is  a  valve  through  which  one  forces  air  with  a 
iloor  pump  at  a  great  loss  of  energj'  and  time,  and 
which  as  soon  as  the  aforesaid   pump  is  removed 
allows  the  said  air  to  escape  at  about  three  times 
the  speed  with  which  it  allowed  you  to  force  it 
in.     I  should  be  pleased  to  have  some  one  inform 
me  what  that  soul-destroying  thing  is,  that  I  may 
be  comforted.     If  there  is  anything  more  to  be 
shunned  than   an  ill-made,   ill-fitting  pneumatic 
valve,  which  refuses  to  allow  the  nozzle  of  the 
pump  a  place  on  its  misguided  threads,  I  should 
also  like  to  know  what  that  thing  is.     Tliese  two 
little  mattera  are  only  an  indication  of  the  inher- 
ent deviltry  of  valves,  great  and  small,  but  they 
are  common  to  every  one  on  the  market  to-day 
and  will  be  just  so  long  a.«  the  makers  persist  in 
making  metal-sealed  valves  depending  on  a  cone 
of  rubber  for  security  against  leakage.     Now  I  am 
not  an  inventor;  but  an  observer  and  a  sufferer, 
and  though  I  don't  pretend  to  any  mechanical 
wisdom  I  am  perfectly  satisfied  that  the  whole 
trouble  lies  in  putting  the  valve  in  the  wrong 
place.     If  I  were  making  a  pneumatic  tire  I  should 
put  a  heavyj  strong  check-valve  in  the  pump  and 
a  soft,   veiy  soft  tube   (much  like  the  M.  &  W. 
people  use)  in  the  tire.     On  the  end  of  this  tube  I 
would  put  a  small  metal  socket  and  an  air-tight 
metal  cap,  which  could  be  easily  made  by  having 
a  long,  fine  inside  thread  with  a  shoulder  at  the 
bottom,  seated  with  a  thick  piece  of  soft  rubber, 
like  this: 

Z.  T?Mik  ^A/aS'Ke^ 
5    Cap 


When  I  wanted  to  inflate  my  tire  I  would  bend 
the  flexible  tube  over,  remove  the  cap,  screw  in 
my  large  pump  with  its  powerful  valve,  blow  up 
the  measly  thing  with  ease  and  certainty,  then 
bend   down  the  flexible  tube  again,  compress  it 


with  thumb  and  finger  and  screw  in  the  cap  until 
it  was  seated  in  the  soft  rubber,  thereby  gaining 
ing  an  absolutely  air-tight  orifice,  free  from  con- 
traptions of  all  sorts  and  with  a  certainty  of  get- 
ting air  into  the  tire,  for  the  simple  reason  that  a 
valve  can  be  placed  in  a  pump  large  enough, 
strong  enough  and  simple  enough  to  do  the  work, 
while  it  is  almost  a  mechanical  impossibility  to 
put  such  a  valve  in  the  tire  on  account  of  its  size. 
My  flexible  tube  should  be  but  little  larger  than  a 
rice  or  Hungarian  straw,  about  half  the  size  of  a 
lead  pencil,  and  the  hole  through  it  need  not  be 
larger  than  a  good-sized  darning  needle.  This  would 
do  away  with  the  large  hole  in  both  rim  and  tire, 
and  would  look  better,  work  better  and  last  bet- 
ter than  the  arrangements  now  in  use.  If  by  any 
unlucky  chance  one  should  lose  a  cap  a  piece  of 
string  would  do  as  well;  and  whether  the  cap  was 
there  or  not,  the  pump  would  do  the  work. 

Years  ago  I  suggested  the  advisability  of  using 
a  concealed  spring  of  the  coiled  variety  on  the 
brake  of  safety  bicycles  and  on  tricycles.  I  even 
went  so  far  as  to  apply  for  a  patent  on  my  notion, 
but  before  taking  out  the  final  papers  I  showed 
the  thing  to  several  manufacturers  and  experts 
and  was  laughed  at  for  my  pains,  politely  in- 
formed that  the  thing  wa.s  not  practical,  and 
therefore  let  the  matter  go  by  default.  To-day 
there  is  hardly  an  American  machine  but  uses  my 
identical  idea,  and  I  have  a  very  pretty  blue 
print,  dated  1888,  to  prove  it.  So  it  is  with  the 
above — ^therefore  I  shall  not  patent  the  scheme; 
but  I  wish,  for  the  benefit  of  a  long-suffering  com- 
munity, that  some  enterprising  tire  maker  would 
adopt  it,  make  a  fortune  out  of  it,  and  make  me 
a  present  of  a  bicycle  fitted  with  a  tire  supplied 
with  valves  as  specified.  Don't  all  speak  at  once 
and  don't  talk  back,  or  I  will  give  away  some 
other  notions  in  tire-making,  which  are  as  bad  as 
the  valve.  Phcebus. 

[Phoebus,  we  fear,  has  not  observed  as  much 
this  season  as  he  might  have  done.  There  are 
some  valves,  at  least,  which  seem  to  be,  so  far, 
entirely  satisfactory.  The  Columbia  valve  does 
not  depend  upon  rubber  washers  at  all,  yet  does 
not  leak  at  aU — at  least  this  has  been  the  experi- 
ence of  a  Eefkbee  mam  who  has  been  riding  a 
model  37,  with  Columbia  tires  and  valves.  The 
wheel  has  been  ridden  over  three  weeks,  and 
during  that  time  it  has  not  been  necessary  to 
apply  the  pump  once.  So  far  as  we  know  there 
has  been  no  trouble  with  the  G.  &  J.  valve  this 
year,  and  certain  it  is  that  it  is  simple  enough. 
The  M.  &  W.  valve  is  greatly  improved  this 
season,  and  so  made  that  it  is  almost  impossible 
to  get  out  of  order  or  leak.  It  is  doubtful  if 
Phoebus'  valve  would  prove  such  a  grand  success 
as  he  seems  to  think  it  might,  ^^g/^/ee-  would 
like  to  hear  &om  the  tire  makers  on  the  subject. 
—Ed.] 

A  Financier. 
Editor  .^^/fe/ee: — We  often    hear  of  men 
holding  certain  positions  spoken  of  as  good  finan- 
ciers.    How  many  of  us  have  stopped  to  ask  our- 
selves the  meaning  of  a  good  financier?    A  man 


may  be  in  a  position  that  requires  financial  abil- 
ity; is  he  a  good  financier  if  he  goes  into  deals 
which  will  entail  a  great  amount  of  risk,  which 
will  net  a  large  profit  if  successful  and  a  corre- 
sponding loss  if  he  makes  an  error  of  judgment, 
or  should  the  man  who  goes  very  slow  in  every 
undertaking  and  b3'  so  doing  possibly  loses  many 
chances  to  make  money  for  the  company  he  repre- 
sents which  the  stockholders  never  hear  of,  be 
known  as  a  good  financier?  One  of  our  prominent 
cycle  magazines  recently  had  an  editorial  which 
was  to  the  point.  In  substance  it  slated  that  the 
time  had  gone  by  when  large  bicycle  houses  couM 
or  would  be  managed  by  the  class  of  men  which 
originally  started  the  business;  that  it  would  in 
future  require  men  of  business  experience  and 
financial  ability  of  a  high  character  to  successfully 
compete  with  the  decreased  profits  that  now  have 
become  the  lot  of  the  successful  manufacturer  or 
jobber.  I  hope  this  letter  will  call  out  the  opin- 
ions of  those  interested  as  to  what  constitutes  a 
good  financier,  and  to  make  my  meaning  perfectly 
clear,  would  call  your  attention  to  the  story  of  a 
gentleman  desiring  to  hire  a  competent  coachman. 
The  applicants  were  asked  how  near  they  could, 
with  safety,  drive  to  the  edge  of  a  precipice.  The 
distance  given  varied  from  several  inches  to 
several  feet;  the  last  man,  however,  stated  that  he 
should  in  all  eases  keep  as  far  from  it  as  he  could, 
and  he  got  the  position. 

Chaeles  a.  Undeehill. 


Lummy  Again  in  Chicago. 
The  many  friends  of  A.  E.  Lumsden,  particu- 
larly those  among  the  racing  men,  and  they  are 
many,  will  be  glad  to 
learn  that  he  is  to  again 
be  permanently  located  at 
the  Chicago  store  of  the 
Pope  company.  Two  years 
ago,  it  will  be  remem- 
bered, he  left  the  old 
house  to  join  the  staff  of 
the  Humber-Eover  company,  and  later  traveled 
for  the  Indiana  Bicycle  Company.  Finally  he 
returned  to  his  first  love,  and  has  been  on  the 
road  during  the  winter  and  spring.  Now  that  he 
is  to  be  iu  Chicago  it  is  more  than  likely  that  he 
will  have  time  to  train  and  show  some  of  his  old- 
time  form.  He  was  once  a  top-notcher  and  has 
the  material  to  be  one  again. 


A  Long-Lost  Bicycle. 

A  theft  committed  two  years  ago  in  Denver  has 
been  brought  to  light  in  Louisville.  A  bicycle 
was  taken  recently  to  Schumann  &  Winkler's  re- 
pair shop.  As  the  number  had  been  filed  oft' 
Schuman  suspected  all  was  not  right.  He  found 
the  number,  1,748,  near  the  bearings.  On  the  han- 
dle was  a  peculiar  style  of  engraving  which  Schu-  . 
man  knew  was  done  only  by  a  friend  of  his.  He 
wrote  to  Denver  and  received  the  information  that 
bicycle  1,748  had  been  stolen  from  the  Stokes 
Manufacturing  Company  two  yeara  ago?  After 
tracing  the  machine  back  it  was  learned  that  Por- 
ter Cody,  a  former  newsboy,  had  brought  the  bi- 
cycle from  Denver.  In  search!  rg  for  Cody  it  was 
found  that  he  had  gone  to  Cuba,  after  having  stolen 
another  bicycle. 


A  Prosperous  Young  Thief. 
Washington  dealers  have  been  having  a  rather 
tough  experience  with  an  eighteen-year-old  youth 
named  Clifton  Talbert,  of  Lauref  Md.  He 
bought  bicycles  on  time,  rented,  1  jrrowed  and 
stole  them,  it  is  claimed,  and  disposed  of  them  for 
horses,  cash  or  almost  anything  else.  Just  now 
he  is  in  jail  awaiting  trial. 


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SATISFIED,  AS  USUAL. 
"We  have  gotten  as  much,   if  not  more,   good 
from  our  ad.  -with  you,  than  in  any  other  cycling 
journal;  and  we  wish  to  continue  contract,   copy 
of  which  you  now  have  in  your  office. 

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"PerS.  M.  Schindel." 


OFFICIAL  BECOBD  NEEDED. 
The  suggestion  made  by  ■^^/e/ee-  some  time 
ago,  that  applicants  for  sanctions  for  race  meets 
should  be  charged  a  small  sum,  has  come  to  the 
surface  again  and  should  receive  the  consideration 
of  the  authorities.  The  league  is  not  overbur- 
dened with  funds  and  may  have  a  still  smaller 
supply  in  the  near  future,  so  that  it  should  take 
advantage  of  any  legitimate  means  of  securing 
funds.  There  is  another  matter  which  we  have 
urged,  at  one  time  and  another,  for  adoption.  If 
class  racing  is  to  continue  there  should  be  a  more 
perfect  system  than  that  at  present  in  use  of 
keeping  track  of  the  records  of  racing  men.  At 
present  there  is  no  record  in  the  possession  of  the 
league,  we  believe,  the  entire  matter  being  left  in 
the  hands  of  the  handicappers.  We  believe  the 
handicappers  should  be  required  to  make  returns 
of  every  race  meet,  giving  the  records  made 
thereat;  that  these  records  should  be  kept  posted 
upon  the  books  of  the  racing  board  and  an  ofS- 
cial  notice  of  the  changes  sent  to  each  handicapper 
weekly.  There  would  be  some  little  expense  in 
the  matter,  which  could  be  paid  by  devoting  a 
portion  of  the  sum  collected  by  the  handicappers 
for  classifying  to  the  purpose. 


SALARIES  OF  RACING  MEN. 
It  seems  to  be  the  popular  impression  abroad  as 
well  as  at  home  that  the  American  makers  are 
paying  enormous  salaries  to  their  riders — class  B 
men,  of  course.  We  venture  the  assertion  that 
such  is  not  the  case.  Rumor  has  it  that  Sanger  is 
to  receive  a  salary  of  §500  a  month  for  six  months, 
besides  his  expenses,  and  that  Zimmerman  re- 
ceived an  offer  of  $12,000  for  1894  and  1895,  all  of 
which  must  be  taken  with  a  hunk  of  salt.  Zim- 
merman and  Sanger  are  undoubtedly  worth  a 
great  deal  to  their  respective  makers,  but  it  is 


doubtful  if  they  receive  any  such  sums  as  men- 
tioned. Unquestionably  such  men  as  Sanger, 
Tyler,  Johnson,  Bliss  and  Dimberger  receive  reas- 
onably good  pay  and  prove  good  advertising  medi- 
ums for  the  makers,  but  we  imagine  their 
pay  is  not  so  immense  as  to  cause  one  to 
become  envious.  One  of  the  most  promi- 
nent team  managers  of  the  present  day,  who  has 
hundreds  of  applicants  for  positions  for  racing 
men,  and  who  must,  consequently,  be  quite  fami- 
liar with  the  scale  of  prices,  says  racing  men — and 
good  ones,  too — can  be  hired  all  the  way  from  %Q 
to  §15  per  week  and  expenses;  others  for  expenses 
or  a  portion  thereof.  This  man  knows  all  the 
ropes  of  the  business,  has  hired  many  good  ama- 
teurs and,  judging  from  our  own  knowledge  of  the 
business,  has  struck  it  about  right.  Racing  men 
are  becoming  more  and  more  numerous  each 
season,  and  as  the  market  becomes  over-stocked, 
as  in  any  other  business,  prices  must  drop. 


IN  MEMORY  OF  H.  H.  LAMBTON. 

The  pen  of  the  cycling  scribe  may  well  pay  trib- 
ute to  the  memory  of  H.  H.  Lambton,  on  this, 
the  anniversary  week  of  his  coming  to  Chicago. 
He  left  his  home  to  visit  the  world's  fair  and  to 
mingle  with  the  cyclists  of  the  new  world,  intend- 
ing to  visit  Europe  on  the  return  trip,  thus  mak- 
ing a  world  circuit.  Before  leaving  Australia  his 
club  presented  him  with  an  elegantly-illustrated 
testimonial,  a  fac-simile  of  which  was  prrblished 
in  ^^/g/ice-  Any  wheelman  might  be  proud  to 
have  been  thus  remembered  by  his  fellows. 

He  remained  in  America  until  stricken  down 
just  at  the  advent  of  winter.  His  remains  were 
tenderly  cared  for  by  the  friends  he  had  found  in 
a  land  of  strangers,  10,000  miles  from  his  island 
home,  and  finally  sent  to  his  sorrowing  relatives. 
Thus  in  the  prime  of  life  we  missed  his  cheerful 
smile  and  fraternal  word. 

Had  he  been  able  to  return  doubtless  our  Aus- 
tralian friends  would  have  known  much  more 
about  cycling  in  America  than  pens  could  ever 
describe.  Thus  two  continents  of  wheelmen 
mourn  him. 

Our  departed  friend  was  for  years  one  of  the 
most  prominent  cyclists  of  Australia,  an  eificient 
officer,  and  twice  winner  of  the  Austral,  the  prin- 
cipal event  of  the  Australian  cycle  year.  On  the 
first  anniversary  of  his  coming  to  tis  we  mourn 
him. 


AMERICAN  CYCLES  ABROAD. 
Since  the  announcement  that  a  representative 
of  the  cycling  trade  of  this  country  had  gone 
abroad  with  a  ^dew  to  placing  an  agency  for  the 
sale  of  his  company's  wheels  in  France  it  has 
probably  occurred  to  others  that  there  may  be  a 
field  for  the  disposal  of  American  machines  in 
Europe.  Such  a  thing  is  far  from  impossible,  as 
will  be  evident  to  makers — particularly  to 
makers  of  medium  grade  machines — on  reflection. 
The  average  machine  of  '  'medium' '  grade  sold  in 
England  is  anything  but  a  thing  of  beauty. 


The  Milwairkee  Wheelmen  are  hereby  held  re- 
sponsible for  the  death  of  at  least  one  man,  inas- 
much as  they  brought  out  the  song  "After  the 
BaU": 

Steven  Point,  Wis.,  April  29.— Joseph  Skinner,  a  young 
man  Hving  just  outside  the  city,  was  shot  by  a  neighbor 
and  probably  fatally  injured  late  last  night  for  singing 
"After  the  BaU."  The  latter  claims  he  thought  Skinner 
was  a  tramp  who  had  previously  disturbed  him. 


The  present  officers  of  the  Illinois  division  are 
to  prepare  a  good  roads  bill  and  present  it  to  the 
legislature.  Previous  eftbrts  in  this  direction 
have  proved  flat  failures;  but  let  us  keep  on  hop- 
ing.    The  committee's  attention  is  called  to  the 


report,  in  another  column,  of  the  bill  adopted  by 
the  New  York  assembly. 


CoxEY's  "petition  in  boots"  amounted  to  326 
men  upon  arrival  at  the  national  capital,  whereas 
the  "general"  figured  on  ha'sdng  an  army  of 
150,000.  It  should  be  known  as  the  petition  in 
babies'  shoes. 


It  is  said  that  the  most  interesting  picture 
about  the  last  issue  of  the  Bulletin,  particularly  to 
the  publishers,  was  that  which  appeared  on  the 
outside  of  the  wrapper. 


Cyclers  Wearing  Crape. 

Hastings,  Neb.,  April  29.  —  This  morning 
George  Clendening,  Theodore  Boehm,  Harry  An- 
derson, Elmer  Ridgeway,  Wade  Rouse  and  Ed 
Walbach,  six  fast  riders  belonging  to  the  Grand 
Island  Bicycle  Club,  made  the  run  from  Grand 
Island  to  Hastings,  a  distance  of  twenty-seven 
and  five-eighths  miles,  in  two  hours.  Taking 
into  consideration  the  strong  head  wind  which 
was  blowing,  this  is  very  good  time.  The  boys 
were  taken  in  tow  by  the  Hastings  cyclers,  and 
after  dinner  the  party,  which  now  numbered 
twenty  riders,  made  the  return  trip  to  Grand 
Island  in  one  and  a  half  hours. 

The  good  people  of  Hastings  have  organized  a 
Law  and  Order  Society,  for  the  purpose  of  closing 
aU  manner  of  business  on  Sunday.  This  is  the 
first  day  it  has  gone  into  eifect,  and  as  a  good 
many  object  to  this  sort  of  thing  they  placed  a 
knot  of  black  and  white  crape  on  fully  one-half  of 
the  store  doors.  The  bicycle  boys  wore  crape  on 
their  wheels  to-day. 


Beerville  Cycling  Affairs. 

Milwaukee,  April  30. — Notwithstanding  the 
severe  weather  of  last  Friday  a  large  audience 
iilled  recreation  hall  in  honor  of  the  ninth  anni- 
versary of  the  Milwaukee  Wheelmen.  After  a 
short  programme  dancing  concluded  the  afiair. 

Word  has  been  received  by  the  Associated 
Cycling  Clubs  from  H.  E.  Ramond  that  it  must 
run  the  circuit  race  meet  rain  or  shine.  It  is 
hoped  the  association  will  have  good  weather  to 
help  it  along,  as  it  does  not  take  rain  to  make 
race  meets  unprofitable  in  this  town. 

Ed  Eoth,  the  star  road  rider  of  Milwaukee,  has 
resigned  from  the  Milwaukee  Wheelmen  and  will 
hereafter  ride  for  the  North  Side  Cycling  Club. 
The  Wheelmen  are  sorry  to  lose  Eoth,  but  their 
policy  towards  racing  men  has  been  a  conserva- 
tive one,  and  they  state  that  they  can  get  along 
withoui  any  such  and  still  hold  up  their  end. 

There  is  some  talk  of  a  new  cycling  club  on  the 
west  side,  but  as  yet  there  is  nothing  definite. 


Took  It  Out  in  Demanding. 
The  recently  elected  chief  consul  and  secretary- 
treasurer  of  the  Michigan  division,  E.  G.  Steel,  of 
St.  Johns,  and  F.  H.  Escott,  of  Detroit,  have 
made  a  formal  demand  upon  Chief  Consul  Bresler 
and  Secretary-Treasurer  Noack  for  the  books  and 
other  property  of  the  division,  presenting  at  the 
same  time  their  certificates  of  election  from  the 
executive  committee.  The  demand  was  politely 
but  firmly  refused,  however,  and  the  members  of 
the  two  factions  shook  hands  and  departed. 


Who  Wants  This  Bet? 
Fred  Van  Sicklen  and  L.  C.  Boardman  have 
quarreled.  The  former  has  given  the  latter  a 
choice  of  an  apology  for  "insulting"  remarks  or 
"a  punch  in  the  nose."  Here's  a  new  hat  to  a 
brass  button  that  the  bombastic  Recorder  man 
crawls  ignominion.sly  if  the  demand  is  pressed. 


THE    CYCLE    SUBURB    AGAIN. 


Interest  Being  Taken  in  the  Scbeme  to  Build 
Up  Cycleville,  111. 
Chicago,  April  28.— Editor  ^^^/^ree--  The 
short  article  entitled  "Cycleville,  HI.,"  which  ap- 
peared in  the  last  issue  of  ^^/^/ee-,  has  evi- 
dently attracted  some  attention,  as  I  have  re- 
ceived two  letters  on  the  subject — one  from  a 
well-known  Chicago  cycler,  who  has  permitted 
me  to  make  use  of  a  portion  of  his  communication 
minus  his  name.     He  says  in  part: 

My  name  may  be  wholly  unfamiliar  to  you,  but  as  I  am 
interested  in  every  department  of  cycling,  especially  if  it 
be  in  the  vicinity  of  Chicago,  I  have  taken  the  liberty  of 
conveying  to  you  personally  my  idea  of  the  scheme  sug- 
gested for  a  cycling  suburb  somewhere  in  the  vicinity  of 
the  western  metropolis. 

What  an  inflnite  array  of  potential  possibilities  rise  be- 
fore the  mental  vision  as  one  peruses  your  aiticlel  A 
cycling  suburb,  you  suggest.  What  an  unlimited  and  il- 
limitable vista  opens  before  our  wondering  eyes  I  If  we 
have  a  cycling  suburb  why  not  carry  the  idea  farther  and 
have  other  classified  suburbs?  If  the  fashion  should  take 
we  might  sometime  in  the  future  see  a  suburban  town 
inhabited  chiefly  by  wealthy  individuals— persons  who 
keep  carriages;  and  if  the  line 
could  be  closer  drawn  those 
who  drive  a  single  horse  would 
all  be  found  on  one  side  of  the 
street,  in  the.  less  favored  lo- 
calities, while  they  who  sport 
a  span  occupy  the  most  aristo- 
cratic portions  of  the  town. 
If  we  ever  draw  such  class 
lines  the  matter  will  be  carried 
on  ad  inflnltum.  In  your  pro- 
posed suburb  wbuld  the  social 
standing  of  two  wheelmen  be 
equal  if  one  is  obliged  to  make 
a  wheel  do  duty  for  two  sea- 
sons, and  the  other  can  afford 
a  new  mount  with  each  suc- 
ceeding springtimef 

Would  "speckled  amateurs" 
be  allowed  to  reside  within 
two  blocks  of  members  of  class 
A  and  would  manufacturers 
be  allowed  any  financial  inter- 
est in  the  scheme? 

What  would  be  the  fine  for 
"training  if  to  and  from  the 
city? 

If  you  can  satisfy  my  curios- 
ity on  these  points  put  me 
down  as  No.  1  on  the  roll  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Cycleville, 
111.  I  have,  like  Ariel,  a  family 
of  eight,  and  that  number 
would  be  an  excellent  starter. 
They  are  all  cycling  enthusi- 
asts, as  is  yours  truly, 

L.  A.  W.  No.  32, . 

p.  s.— What  would'  be  the"modus  operandi  for  road 
hogs?  Would  you  have  a  free  institute  for  teaching  nov- 
ices to  ride?  ditto  for  the  cure  of  "kyphosis  bicyclarium"? 

My  correspondent  seems  to  have  forgotten  that 
there  is  a  bond  of  fraternity  among  knights  of  the 
wheel  for  which  no  exact  parallel  can  be  found. 
Wheelmen  are  by  no  means  a  class  in  the  or- 
dinary understanding  of  the  term.  On  the  other 
hand  they  come  from  all  classes  and  meet  on  a 
common  level.  No  one  is  in  disgrace  if  he  is 
obliged  to  cling  to  the  cushion-tired  steed  of  1890 
for  want  of  the  wherewithal  to  obtain  one  of  later 
pattern.  He  is  a  wheelman  for  all  of  that,  and  is 
united  with  his  fellows  on  the  agitation  for  better 
roads,  and  in  opposition  to  the  various  aldermanic 
idiosyncrasies  that  in  some  municipalities  make  a 
cyclist's  life  a  burden.  Oftener  than  we  dare  to 
think  his  vote  may  be  depended  upon  when  a 
principle  affecting  his  fellows  is  at  stake.  By  far 
the  greater  part  of  all  the  iniquitous  legislation 
that  is  connived  at  by  dyspeptic  councilman,  etc. , 
never  sees  the  light  of  day,  for  the  simple  reason 
that  the  author  or  instigator  of  the  diabolical 
measures  fears  the  centure  of  the  wheelman  and 
dreads  the  possible  loss  of  his  vote.      There  could 


possibly  be  no  parallel  to  a  cycling  sub- 
urb. There  is  certainly  no  fraternal  organiza^ 
tion  in  the  world  that  rivals  the  cycling  hosts  in 
numbers;  and  to  imagine  that  there  will  be  such 
an  one  in  the  near  or  distant  future  argues  an  in- 
abUity  to  reason  in  a  logical  manner.  So  far  as 
mere  numbers  is  concerned  even  the  great  masonic 
brotherhood  dwindles  into  insignificance. 

Accessibility  to  the  city  in  the  principal  factor 
in  the  building  up  of  a  suburb,  and  what  suburban 
resident  would  be  so  independent  of  circumstances 
as  the  wheelman,  were  his  home  easily  reached  by 
a  fine  boulevard  ?  Ordinarily  if  the  railroad  has 
trouble  with  its  employes,  or  any  one  of  a  thou- 
sand difficuties  hinders  its  service,  the  suburban 
resident  is  obliged  to  awaif  the  course  of  events. 
In  parallel  cases  the  cyclist  would  have  a  clear 
road  ahead  via  the  boulevard. 

The  capitalist  who  should  attempt  to  build  up  a 
classified  suburb  for  any  other  than  wheelmen 
would  have  his  experience  for  his  money;  but  in  a 
city  like  Chicago,  where  everyone  owns  a  wheel, 
or  takes  regular  strolls  down  cycle  row  and  looks 
upon  those  there  in  anticipation  of  ovraing  one  in 


WHERE    THE    ECLIPSE  WHEEL  IS  MADE. 


the  near  future,  the  project  suggested  in  last 
week's  ®^^/ec-  does  not  seem  devoid  of  reason. 
One  of  the  classic  institutions  of  the  suburb 
would  be,  of  course,  a  gallows  for  the  purpose  of 
doing  quick  justice  to  the  most  pronounced  speci- 
mens of  the  genus  road  hog.  When  the  plan  is 
taken  up  we  shall  welcome  our  correspondent  and 
his  family.  In  the  meantime  we  hope  that  he 
will  give  up  his  idea  of  the  impracticability  of  the 
measure. 


OfE  for  the  Coast. 
The  Toledo  Cycling  Club  gave  a  reception  and 
smoker  to  Messrs.  Coulter  and  Eeynolds  Monday 
evening.  The  two  gentlemen  started  on  a  long 
ride  Tuesday  morning  across  the  continent  to  San 
Francisco  in  the  interest  of  the  Yost  Manufactur- 
ing Company.  A  free  feed  was  served  after  the 
reception. 


A  Model  Factory  Located  on  the  Bank  of  the 
Beaver  River. 

The  good  people  of  Beaver  Falls,  Pa.,  are  ju.stly 
proud  of  their  many  industries,  among  them  the 
works  of  the  Eclipse  Bicycle  Company,  in  which 
some  300  men  and  boys  are  employed.  It  was  in 
the  neighborhood  of  two  years  ago  that  the  com- 
pany's plant  was  moved  from  Indianapolis  to  the 
present  location,  since  which  time  the  concern  has 
enjoyed  a  very  healthy  boom.  Up  to  date,  the 
oflScera  say,  over  2, 000  machines  have  been  sold 
and  the  force  is  compelled  to  work  overtime  in 
order  to  keep  the  agents  supplied.  Arthur  A. 
Taylor,  formerly  of  Chicago,  is  superintendent  of 
agencies,  a  position  as  everyone  knows  of 
great  importance  to  any  concern.  The  officers  say 
the  company  has  made  an  excellent  record  with 
its  agents,  so,  naturally,  Mr.  Taylor  must  have 
proved  himself  to  be  the  right  man  in  the  right 
place. 

The  buildings  are  conveniently  located  on  the 
river  and  close  to  the  railroads,  making  the  ship- 
ping  facilities  the  best. 
The  olfice,  a  substantial 
brick  structure,  is  separate 
from  the  factory  buildings, 
though  the  second  fioors 
are  connected  with  a 
bridge.  The  outside  fac- 
tory buildings  are,  for  the 
most  part,  three  stories 
high,  while  those  in  the 
back  are  of  two  and  one 
stories.  On  the  first  floor 
may  be  fotind  the  rooms 
devoted  to  making  tools, 
rims  and  frames.  Two 
large  dynamos  furnish  the 
current  for  450  incandes- 
cent lights.  All  the  heavy 
machinery,  including 
lathes,  shapers,  drill 
presses,  etc. ,  is  also  on  the 
the  main  floor.  The  stock 
room  forms  a  portion  of 
the  second  floor.  All  the 
material  that  is  received 
is  weighed,  measured  or 
counted,  and  inspected. 
From  this  room  the  mate- 
rial is  charged  out  to  the 
different  departments  in  which  it  is  to  be  used, 
and  then  comes  back  again  in  finished  parts,  hubs, 
cranks,  cones,  shells,  etc.,  having  made  the  tour 
of  the  building.  It  goes  out  once  more,  as  called 
for,  to  the  assembly  room.  The  spoke-making 
and  enameling  departments  are  also  on  the  second 
fioor.  On  the  third  floor  is  the  leather  room, 
where  saddles  and  tool  bags  are  made. 

The  plant  is  heated  by  steam  and  piped  for  the 
Neracher-Hill  fire  sprinkler  system,  the  latter 
being  supplied  with  water  from  a  large  tank  con- 
taining 10,000  gallons,  situated  at  the  top  of  a 
derrick  seventy-five  feet  from  the  ground.  The 
building  is  supplied  with  fire  hydrants,  connected 
with  the  city  mains,  and  has  an  ample  supply  of 
fire  hose  attached  to  reels. 

The  works  are  supplied  with  a  large  engine  and 
boilers,  but  the  motive  power  used  is  water, 
which  is  supplied  from  the  Beaver  river.  This 
,  power  is  communicated  to  the  machinery  by  tur- 
bine wheels,  with  a  capacity  of  500  horse-power, 
the  engine  being  only  used  in  case  of  an  emer- 
gency. President  Fulton,  Mr.  Fewsmith,  Mr. 
Taylor  and  Superintendent  Morrow  are  the  men 
responsible  for  the  good  qualities  of  the  Eclipse 
machines,  and  they  are  busy  enough  to  have  but 
few  moments  of  spare  time,  especially  at  this  sea- 
son of  the  year. 


^^^uiee 


TAKE 

A 

LIGHT 
WEIGHT 
BICYCLE 


WITH  A  REPUTATION,  and  a  substantial  guarantee,  backed  by  financial  strength 
and  a  record  for  integrity  and  "success,"  and 

YOU    RUN    NO    RISK. 

A  bicycle,  about  the  speed  and  reliability  of  which  there  is  no  question  whatever — 
the  result  of  fifteen  years  of  bicycle  building — the  favorite  mount  of  best  informed  wheel- 
men and  wheelwomen — trusted  and  trustworthy — is  the 

which  was  most  highly  praised  by  World's  Fair  Judges,  in  awarding  to  its  makers  the 
Highest  Bicycle  Honors — 5  Medals  and  Diplomas,  the  largest  number  received  by  any 
bicycle  exhibitor, 

A    ZONE    PRICE    OF   $125 

seems  to  be  appreciated  by  1 894  buyers. 

ONE  PRICE  FOR  ANY  WEIGHT   OR  STYLE-LIGHT   OR   MEDIUM  WEIGHT— REGULAR  OR  EXTRA  SIZE— 
ROADSTERS-SCORCHERS-LADIES'  WHEELS— RACERS. 

WHY    PAY    MORE? 

Book  of  Ramblers  free  at  any  Rambler  Agency. 

GORMULLY  &  JEFFERY  MFG.  CO., 


CHICAGO. 


BOSTON. 


WASHINGTON.  NEW    YORK. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


COVENTRY,    ENGLAND. 


A  BELIEVER  IN  CLEVELANDS. 


A  Salesman  Who  Thinks  His  House  Could  Get 
Along  Without  Him. 

The  happy  family  depicted  in  the  picture  here- 
with consists  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  G.  Eager  and 
their  son,  Master  Fred  Eager.  We  remember 
meeting  Eager  once  only.  It  was  in  a  car  at  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  and  ten  seconds  after  the  conveyance 
started  every  soul  therein'  knew  that  the  Cleve- 
land was  the  best  wheel  on  earth  !  Let  him  tell 
his  own  story:  "I  have  been  traveling  for  H.  A. 
Lozier  &  Co.,"  he  says,  "since  the  Cleveland  was 
first  placed  upon  the  market  and,  unlike  some 
men  I  have  met,  I  think  they  would  stUl  continue 
doing  business  even  if  I  should  quit.  While  I 
have  been  fortunate  enough  to  hold  my  job  I  have 
never  yet  seen  the  time  that  it  was  necessary  to 
keep  the  factory  running  nights  to  fill  my  orders. 
I  started  upon  a  salary  and  consider  myself  for- 
tunate in  being  able  to  hold  it  up  to  the  present 
time  without  any  material  change  either  way.  If 
it  were  not  for  that  salary  about  all  the  traveling 
I  could  now  be  doing  would  be  with  Coxey. 

"I  have  never  sold  any  other  wheel  and  never 


our  only  high  grade,  selling  last  year  better  than 
thirty  and  expect  to  double  our  output  this. 
Population  of  town,  1,800;  number  of  wheels,  about 
two  hundred. 

"A  ladies'  clnb  may  be  organized  this  season, 
there  being  about  forty  lady  riders  and  this  num- 
ber will  probably  be  doubled  this  summer. 

"There  are  numerous  bicycle  dealers  in  the 
town,  but  our  only  live  competitor  is  C.  E.  Brig- 
ham,  who  is  a  hustler  pushing  a  number  of  makes, 
Columbia,  Hartfords,  Victors,  Waverleys,  etc. 
Still  we  manage  to  sell  about  three  Clevelands  for 
every  one  of  any  other  high  grade  and  on  the 
ladies'"  wheel  our  No.  10  has  no  competition  what- 
ever." 

1  *  I 

Wheelmen  Help  Enforce  the  Law. 

Winona,  Minn.,  April  28. — Winona,  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  cities  of  the  northwest,  is  de- 
cidedly a  city  on.  wheels.  With  a  population  of 
about  twenty  thousand  it  has  nearly  fifteen  hun- 
dred bicycle  riders. 

It  has  a  city  ordinance  which  provides  for 
licensing  wheelmen  to  ride  on  the  sidewalk 
within    certain    prescribed     limits     for     a     fee 


expect  to ;  it  is  unquestionably  the  easiest  selling 
wheel  upon  the  market  to-day  and  if  I  cannot  sell 
it  successfully  it  would  be  useless  for  me  to  try  to 
sell  any  other.  I  have  during  the  time  I  have 
been  npon  the  road  traveled  a  very  little  in  Penn- 
sylvania, New  York  and  Connecticut,  afterwards 
in  Michigan,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Mis- 
souri and  northwestern  Ohio.  I  go  into  Indiana 
the  coming  week  and  shall  work  the  entire  state. 

'  'My  experience  with  the  trade  this  season  is 
that  buyers  are  cautious  and  in  many  cases  alto- 
gether too  conservative,  as  they  are  now  beginning 
to  find  out,  when  they  are  having  difficulty  in 
getting  orders  filled  promptly.  But  early  in  the 
season,  while  the  financial  scare  was  still  upon  us, 
the  traveling  saleman  could  not  blame  the  retailer 
for  playing  close.  Many  towns  I  have  gone  into 
expecting  orders  of  ten,  fifteen  or  twenty-five  and 
have  been  glad  to  get  out  with  an  order  for  sam- 
ples only  and  in  some  cases  not  even  gettina;  that 
much  npon  the  first  visit.  I  am,  of  course,  re- 
ferring to  established  agencies,  as  I  do  not  claim 
to  sell  in  every  town  I  visit  by  any  means. 

"I  am  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Harrison  & 
Eager  in  the  'only  town  on  earth,'  Wauseon,  O. 
TjYe  make  the  pievelands  oiir  leaders  and  in  fact 


of  25  cents.  Less  than  one-thiid  of  the  wheelmen 
have  complied  with  the  ordnance  in  securing 
a  license  and  it  has  been  violated  in  many  other 
respects. 

Last  night  the  wheelmen  held  a  large  and  en- 
thusiastic meeting,  passing  resolutions  sustaining 
the  ordinance  and  pledging  themselves  almost 
unanimously  to  assist  in  enforcing  the  law  against 
reckless  riders. 

The  wheelmen  of  other  cities  would  do  well  to 
follow  this  example  in  uniting  to  enforce  the  law. 

H.  M.  K. 


Pretty  Rapid  Work,  This. 
The  foundry,  iron  store  house  and  half  of  the 
forge  shop  of  the  St.  Louis  Refrigerator  &  Wooden 
Gutter  Company  were  burned  two  weeks  ago  Sun- 
day. The  foige  shop  was  rebuilt  and  running  on 
Tuesday  of  last  week.  The  new  fire  proof 
foundry,  which  is  twice  the  size  of  the  old  one, 
will  be  ready  for  occupancy  the  last  of  this  week. 
The  roof  is  being  put  on  now.  This  is  lively  work 
for  running  up  a  building  56x110  feet,  and  24  feet 
high,  considering  the  ruins  of  the  old  building 
had  to  be  cleared  a^ay  before  new  work  could  be 
commenced. 


LOUIS  SCHOENINGER  DEAD. 


Expires  Suddenly  in  Switzerland— Remains  on 
the  Way  Home. 

A  brief  cablegram  announcing  the  death  of 
Louis  Schoeninger,  president  of  the  Western  Wheel 
Works,  was  received  last  Friday  in  New  York  by 
his  father  immediately  he  left  the  boat  which  had 
brought  him  from  Europe,  where  he  had  left  his 
son  in  comparatively  good  health  but  ten  days 
previous.  Death  occurred  on  the  morning  of 
April  26  at  Davon,  Switzerland,  where  the  unfor- 
tunate young  man  had  been  staying  for  the  bene- 
fit of  his  health,  and  so  well  was  he  getting  along 
and  so  hopeful  were  the  physicians,  that  Mr. 
Schoeninger,  Sr.,  felt  safe  in  taking  a  trip  home. 

For  some  time  up  to  Nov.  23,  1892,  the  date  of 
his  departure  for  Europe,  Louis  had  been  in  poor 
health  and  upon  the  doctor's  advice  went  abroad 
intending  to  stay  a  year  or  so.  For  a  time  he  im- 
proved I  then  he  became  worse,  but  at  last  accounts 


was  getting  along  so  well  that  the  physicians  had 
every  hope  of  pulling  him  through.  Shortly  after 
his  father's  departure,  however,  he  suffered  a 
hemorrhage,  from  the  effects  of  which  he  never 
recovered. 

The  year  previous  to  his  departure  from  Amer- 
ica saw  considerable  sickness  and  one  death,  a 
child,  iu  Mr.  Schoeninger's  family  and  for  three 
weeks  prior  to  his  going  he  had  not  been  able  to 
be  at  the  office.  Louis  had  been  a  hard  worker, 
and  it  was  on  this  account  that  in  February,  1893, 
Mr.  Schoeninger,  Sr. ,  thought  of  selling  out  the 
Western  Wheel  Works  to  the  Pope  company,  so 
that  his  son  might  have  absolute  rest.  But  Louis 
objected  when  Tom  Coleman  visited  him  abroad 
and  laid  the  plans  before  him. 

Much  sympathy  is  felt  for  Mr.  Schoeninger,  Sr. , 
for  Louis  was  all  the  world  to  him  and  anything 
that  could  be  done  for  anyone  was  done  for  him 
by  his  loving  father. 

The  remains  are  now  on  the  way  home,  where 
the  funeral  will  be  held. 

Nothing  as  to  changes  in  the  W.  W.  W.  has 
been  decided  upon  as  yet. 


Thumped  the  Wheelman. 
An  AUentovra,  Pa.,  wheelman  recently  ran 
into  L.  L.  Eoney,  who  was  crossing  the  street. 
Eoney  got  up  and  grabbed  the  rider,  who  had 
fallen  from  his  wheel,  and  gave  him  an  inglorious 
punishment.  The  other  wheelmen  attempted  to 
interfere,  but  the  crowd  that  had  gathered  was 
in  sympathy  with  Eondy  and  held  the  riders  at 


Cut  Down  the  Speed  Limit. 
On  account  of  reckless  riding  at  Chattanooga, 
Tenn. ,  the  chief  of  police  has  ordered  that  four 
miles  an  hour  shall  be  the  maximum  speed. 


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NOTICE-MONARCH  AGENTS-NOTICE. 


Although  the  daily  shipments  of  Monarch  Bicycles  range  from  sixty  to  one  hundred  ma 
chine-!,  it  is  difficult  for  us  to  beep  pace  with  the  gieat  demand  for  our  wheels  and  would  advise 
ordering  as  far  in  advance  as  you  consistently  can  to  avoid  delay  iu  supplying  those  of  your 
customers  who  insist  on  having  only  a  Monarch. 

Of  course  j'ou  Ciin't  blame  them,  they  want  the  best  that  money  can  build  and  will  do  our 
utmost  to  gratify  their  wishes. 

Our  average  daily  mail  exceeds  four  hundred  letters,  which  is  good  eviJence  of  our  growing 
demand  for  Monarch  Bicycles.  It  will  ba  impossible  for  us  to  produce  over  seven  thousand 
machines  this  season  and  our  orders  are  fast  approaching  these  figures.  Anticipate  your  wants 
and  order  promptly. 

Yours  *ruly, 


MONARCH  CYCLE  CO. 


RETAIL  SALESROOM,  280  WABASH  AVE. 


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EXPECT    TO    BREAK    RECORD. 


Over  1 60  Entries  in  the  Linscott  Road  Race — 
Probable  Outcome. 
Boston,  April  30. — Not  less  than  160  entries 
have  been  received  for  the  Linscott  road  race, 
which  occurs  next  Saturday  afternoon.  This  is 
the  largest  list  ever  received  in  the  east  for  a 
single  event,  and  only  shows  what  a  great  amount 
of  interest  is  centered  in  this  event.  Among  the 
entrants  are  Fred  Graves,  E.  A.  McDuflfee,  the 
Clark  boys,  E.  L.  Blauvelt,  Keeke  and  Elks  of 
Glen  Falls,  Seeley  of  Connecticut,  Kendrick  of 
Springfield,  and  several  other  flyers.  The  number 
of  novices  is  astonishing.  One  peculiar  condition 
of  things,  as  shown  by  the  entries,  is  that  the  men 
who  last  year  carried  the  Maiden  club  colors  to 
the  front  are  this  year  wearing  those  of  several  of 
the  leading  clubs.  In  this,  however,  the  Press 
club  does  not  figure,  her  new  men  being  either 
from  her  old  membership  or,  as  in  one  or  two 
cases,  old  members  of  the  Springfield  club.  The 
distribution  of  the  Maiden  men  is  probably  owing 
to  the  fact  that  the  club  does  not  propo.se  to  do 
what  it  did  last  year — maintain  an  expensive  rac- 
ing team — in  fact,  racing  was  a  great  item  of  ex- 
pense last  season  with  the  Maiden.  The  officers 
think  they  can  maintain  their  reputation  without 
the  troubles  and  fecilitations  of  a  team.  It  would 
be  nonsense  to  conjecture  as  to  the  probable  win- 
ner, but  it  is  pretty  safe  to  consider  tlutt  either 
McDuifee  or  Clark  will  capture  the  record,  pro- 
viding the  course  and  the  weather  are  in  keeping 
with  the  wishes  of  the  riders.  Yesterday  the 
course  was  dotted  with  the  racing  man  in  embryo 
and  of  pioveu  ability.  It  really  seemed  as 
though  every  man  was  a  racer — but  wait  uutil 
yon  hear  the  concluisiou  of  the  slrnggle.  Many 
swelled  heads  will  be  deflated  by  the  time  the 
Avinner  crosses  the  tape  at  the  fiuish. 


TOMEC'S  BIG  TEAM. 


Several  Fliers  Going  to  Syracuse  to  Begin  Im- 
mediate Training. 
Syeacuse,  N.  Y.  April  30. — Tom  Eck's  aggre- 
gation will,  in  a  few  weeks,  make  its  1894  debut. 
Tuttle  is  to  be  the  manager,  while  Eck  still  poses 
as  the  leading  man  and  is  the  one  person  into 
whose  hands  the  real  work  of  getting  the  fliers  to 
the  front  is  entrusted.  Johnson  is  of  course  the 
central  figure  of  the  team  and  now  that  Zimmer- 
man has  chased  himself  to  the  other  side  all 
Syracuse  gives  it  as  a  straight  tijj  that  he  will  be- 
yond a  doubt  demonstrate  himself  to  be  the  man 
on  whose  brow  the  championship  crown  will  fall. 
The  personnel  of  the  team  is  not  as  j'et  fully  deter- 
mined on,  but  it  is  an  assured  fact  that  besides 
Johnson,  George  F.  Taylor,  C.  M.  Murphy  and 
Charles  H.  Callahan  will  be  in  it.  Zalamea 
Benito,  the  South  American  champion,  is  on  the 
books  and  may  become  a  member,  providing,  of 
course,  his  work  proves  sufficiently  attractive  to 
Eck.  The  imperial  Tom  is  expected  in  Syracuse 
this  week,  and  will  immediately  begin  work  on 
getting  the  haU-mile  track  io  shape,    As  soon  as 


this  is  accomplished  the  team  will  be  called,  and 
regular  training  will  begin.  The  entire  party 
will  train  and  live  at  the  track. 

About  twenty  racing  men  will  compose  the 
party  from  all  sections  of  the  country  and  the 
entire  month  of  June  will  be  utilized  in  getting 
them  into  condition  and  "trying  out."  It  is 
stated  on  good  authority  that  the  report  that 
Johnson  had  challenged  Zimmerman — for  a  race 
of  one  to  ten  miles  for  from  $1,000  to  §10,000— is 
a  fake.  It  is  stated  by  those  who  are  supposed  to 
know  that  Johnson  is  content  with  his  chance  of 
winning  the  championship  of  America  this  season. 

New  York,  April  30. — Tom  Eck  put  in  his 
apijearauce  from  Savannah  to-day  and  immedi- 
ately goes  to  Syracuse,  where  his  men  will  train. 


plenty  of  redrock  close  to  Golden  Gate  Park,  and 
most  likely  that  is  the  reason  it  has  been  used- — 
from  the  standpoint  of  economy. 

The  track  is  one-third  of  a  mile  with  good 
turns,  sufficiently  bnt  not  excessively  banked. 
They  can  be  taken  at  a  high  rate  of  speed,  and  no 
kick  has  been  heard  regarding  them  from  the 
racing  set.  "When  the  surface  is  in  good  shape 
the  track  ought  to  be  a  fast  one  for  all  trials  made 
in  the  morning,  but  it  is  generally  acknowledged 
that  the  high  winds  which  blow  in  the  afternoon 
will  prevent  any  very  fast  time  being  made. 
Locating  the  grand  stand  more  to  the  west  would 
have  been  better,  as  it  would  have  found  a  wind- 
brake  just  where  it  is  needed. 

Dirnberger  and  Bliss  are  expected  here  this 
week.  Johnson  will  not  come.  Inquiry  as  to 
the  reason  brought  forth  the  information  that 
'  'he  wanted  too  much. ' '  Several  thousand  dol- 
lars were  spent  in  bringing  cricket  and  lacrosse 
teams  to  the  fair,  and  certainly  something  should 
be  expected  to  bring  out  the  best  men  of  cycling. 
Report  has  it  that  the  inducement  held  out  to 
DIrnberger  and  Bliss  did  not  emanate  from  the  fair 
management. 

Sunday  the  Reliance  club  went  to  San  Jose, 
where  the  members  had  a  jolly  time  with  the 


Eck  and  His  Team  at  Thunderbolt,  Ga. 


Johnson,  Ed:,   Taylor,  Newson, 


CuUuhan,   Daw.wn.  Hi/nlop,   3Irs.  Bannon,   C    31.   Blurpliy. 
Efk'n  Six  Assistants. 


He  says  Johnson  is  riding  faster  than  ever  and  has 

done  a  practice  mile  on  the  quarter-mile  track  in 

2:07.     He  also  confirms  the  report  that  Johnson, 

Murphy,  Taylor,  Callahan  and  Ray  Dawson  will 

be  on  his  team. 

* 
*      * 

MID-WINTER    FAIR    TRACK 


Complaint   About    the    Surface  —  Racing    Men 
Expected— General  Items. 

San  Feancisco,  April  22. — The  track  on  the 
mid-winter  fair  grounds  is  being  constantly  rolled 
and  watered.  It  is  showing  the  effect  of  such  at- 
tention and  is  very  much  improved  over  what  it 
was  a  week  ago.  The  surface  is  what  is  known  as 
"redrock."  It  requires  a  great  deal  of  work  to 
put  it  in  shape  for  cycle  racing.  The  use  of  it  is 
generally  conceded  by  the  cycling  fraternity  to  be 
a  mistake,  and  regrets  are  made  openly  that  some 
other  material  has  not  Ibeen  used,    There  js 


Garden  City  Cyclers. 

The  California  Cycling  Club  had  a  century  nm 
around  the  bay,  over  the  relay  course. 

The  Bay  City  Wheelmen  took  in  the  fair  in  a 
body,  all  wearing  the  red  fez  of  the  Turk. 

The  Olympic  racing  contingent  devoted  its 
time  to  the  track,  as  did  the  racing  representatives 
of  nearly  all  the  clubs. 

The  mid-winter  fair  is  now  in  full  blast,  and 
every  wheelman  on  the  Pacific  coast  should  make 
an  effort  to  attend  the  annual  L.  A.  W.  meet  on 
May  26,  1894.  There  never  has  been  a  meet  in 
the  far  west  Avhere  so  many  attractions  have  been 
offered  aud  the  wheelman  who  attends  and  does 
not  have  a  good  time  roust  be  a  strange  individual. 


Zimmy  at  Southsmpton. 
A  Southampton  dispatch,   dated  April  35  says: 
A,  A.  ZimpiermfiR  Ifipded  here  to-fjay  from  the 


ROYAL  LIMITED 


"A  wink  is  as  good  as  a  nod  to  the  wise. — Yerbum  sap." 


You  trace  it  in  art, 


THE  ROYAL  LIMITED, 

That's  beauty — the 
perfect  ideal," 


It  is  as  good  as  it  looks,  and 
is  not  excelled. 


The  royal  CYCLE  WORKS, 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


MARSHALL,    MICH. 


WANT  AT  ONCE, 

GOOD  SECOND-HAND  SAFETIES 


In  Exchange  for  the- 


HALLADAY-TEMPLE  SCORCHER, 
The  TEMPLE  SPECIAL, 
The  ROYAL  LIMITED. 

FIRST  CLASS  EXCHANGE  PRICE  ALLOWED. 


SEISTD    STAMP   TO. 


We  want  second  hand  wheels  at  once. 
Correspondents,  please  mean  business. 


RALPH  TEMPLE  CYCLE  WORKS, 


Howard  A.  Smith  &  Co., 


Newark,  N.  J., 

For  Encyclopedia  of  Cyclers'  Wants. 
Acknowledged  Headquarters  for 


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MZNT'ON   THE    REFEkKK 


X58  ssnd  St„  CHICAGO. 


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caa  be  set  back  to  zero  at  any  time. 

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to  any  wheel.  A  high  grade  cyclometer  within  the 
reach  of  every  bicyclist, 

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wheels.  Send  for  catalog  of  sundries.  Sold  by  all 
bicycle  dealers. 

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Why  You 


■X-  •>:• 


SHOULD  buyaTRIBUNE 


BECAUSE  they  are  built  to  give  satisfaction  to  the  rider,  and 

not    made    to    sell  at  one-half  their    list    price    to 
obbing  houses. 
BECAUSE  their  frames  are  put  together  with  steel  forgings, 

and  not  made  o   lap  brazed  joints  to  save  cost. 
BECAUSE  the  bearings  are  made  of  tool  steel,   and  are  as  fine 

as  watch  work,  and  will  be  as  good  at  the  end  of  a 

season  as  at  the  beginning. 
BECAUSE  you  cannot  get  one  to  ride  for  nothing  even  if  you 

have  won  a  few  races.    Tribune  Bicycles  are  not 

loaned  or  given  to  racing  men. 

BECAUSE   Tribunes  are  Best  and  are  worth  their  list  price. 

THINK  IT  OVER 

AND  SEND   FOR  CATALOGUE. 


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steamer  New  York.  He  was  received  by  a  large 
deputation  of  British  bicyclists  who  wished  to  en- 
tertain him  iu  London.  Mr.  Zimmerman  pro- 
ceeded, however,  as  rapidly  as  possible  on  his  way 

to  Paris. 

* 
•      # 

miscellaneous  Racing  Briefs. 

Cheboygan,  Mich.,  holds  a  meet  Decoration 
day. 

Work  on  the  new  track  at  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  it 
is  thought,  will  be  finished  this  week. 

Other  than  a  series  of  club  affairs,  the  Detroit 
Wheelmen  will  give  no  races  this  year. 

"Old  Boss"  Stock  well  is  now  getting  the  Wal- 
tham  track  in  shape  with  a  big  force  of  men. 

The  Business  Men's  B.  C  of  Jackson,  Mich.,  is 
arranging  a  handicap  race  for  Decoration  day. 

An  attempt  to  lower  the  twenty-five  mile 
record  will  be  made  on  May  4  by  Eddie  McDufiie. 

The  Cleveland  World  is  offering  a  handsome 
trophy,  for  which  northern  Ohio  riders  alone  may 
compete. 

On  July  14  the  Atlantic  wheelmen  will  hold 
their  100-mile  road  race — Newark  to  Princeton 
and  return. 

In  a  trail  against  time  last  Friday  F.  C.  Elliott 
lowered  the  Harvard  two-mile  record,  bringing  it 
down  to  5:07  2-5. 

The  Asbury  Park  Wheelmen  at  their  meet  on 
July  13  and  14  include  in  their  programme  five 
state  championships. 

A  seven-mile  road  race  for  boys  was  held  last 
Friday  at  Ottawa,  111.,  Gus  Tiesedre  winning 
from  scratch  in  30:47. 

The  Madison  (Wis. )  Cycling  Club  has  leased 
quarters  to  be  used  as  club  rooms.  It  intends  to  fit 
up  a  gymnasium  in  one  of  the  rooms.     Airange- 


ments  have  been  made  for  a  road  race  on  Decora- 
tion day. 

Wednesday  next  a  road  race  will  occur  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Columbus  (Wis. )  Wheelmen. 
The  course  will  be  to  Fall  River  and  return. 

Twenty-five  miles  over  the  Prospect  Park 
(Brooklyn)  course  in  seventy-two  minutes  was 
the  time  made  by  Billy  Murphy  in  practice  Sun- 
day. 

The  Eockford  (111.)  Cycling  Club  will  inaugu- 
rate a  series  of  road  races  similar  to  that  of  last 
year.  The  course  will  be  the  West  End  route,  as 
ridden  last  season. 

■  Paul  Grosch  will  probably  be  absent  from  the 
track  this  year.  He  has  suffered  from  a  severe 
attack  of  grippe  and  in  obedience  to  the  strict  in- 
junctions of  bis  physician  will  not  train. 

The  Columbus  Cycling  Club  is  making  prepara- 
tions for  its  second  annual  free  tournament.  Last 
season  the  club  famished  the  citizens  some  splen- 
did races,  and  this  season  it  proposes  to  do  better, 
the  free  tournament  being  the  best  kind  of  adver- 
tising for  the  big  September  meet. 

The  Mount  Horeb  (Wis.)  Wheelmen  are  fixing 
up  their  track  for  the  season.  The  track  is  a 
half-mile  and  when  in  condition  is  a  very  good 
one.  Mount  Horeb  can  lay  claim  to  as  great  a 
percentage  of  cyclers  as  any  town  in  Wisconsin. 
There  are  prospects  of  some  good  racing  this 
summer. 

Columbus  will  start  the  racing  season  on  May 
10  by  a  thirteen-mile  road  race,  to  be  known  as 
A.  L.  Baker's  first  annual  handicap.  The  course 
picked  out  is  only  three  and  a  quarter  miles 
round,  but  mil  be  run  over  four  times.  As  the 
entries  are  confined  to  the  local  talent,  great  in- 
terest is  being  taken.  The  prizes  offered  include 
a  gold   medal  for  time  prize,  gold  medal  for  firet. 


typewriter,  racing  tires,  gold  headed  cane,  lamps 
and  smaller  ones. 

Entry  blanks  for  the  Chicago  and  Forest  Park 
road  races  are  out  and  may  be  had  at  ^^^/ve- 
oflSce.  K  promoters  of  other  events — track  and 
road— will  send  .^^/fe/ee  blanks,  they  will 
reach  racing  men. 

The  council  committee  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind., 
has  informed  the  wheelmen  of  the  city  that  the 
half-mile  track  at  Swinney  park  will  not  be  re- 
moved when  the  new  city  park  is  laid  out  and  the 
improvements  made.  The  inside  of  the  track  to 
the  width  of  twelve  feet  will  be  arranged  for  bi- 
cycle purposes  and  the  other  portion  of  the  track 
will  be  made  a  boulevard  drive  for  vehicles  and 
equestriaus. 

The  Detroit  wheelmen  hold  their  second  annual 
Decoration  day  meet  at  the  exposition  track. 
The  programme  is:  Mile  novice;  half-mile  handi- 
cap, class  B;  mile  handicap,  class  A;  mile  club 
open,  class  B;  half  open,  class  B;  mile  handicap, 
class  A;  club  handicap,  class  A;  quarter  and  mi 
scratch,  class  A;  half-mile  scratch,  class  B;  five- 
mile  handicap,  class  A. 

5  The  Thiensville-Milwaukee  road  race,  June  16, 
Promises  to  be  an  important  affair.  Already  three 
bicycles  have  been  secured  for  prizes,  besides 
numerous  small  articles.  Entries  will  be  received 
by  Gerhard  Aussem,  chairman  of  the  racing  board, 
853  Third  street,  or  James  E.  Eeiter,  251  Third 
street.  A  feature  of  the  race  wiU  be  a  special 
prize  for  the  one  establishing  a  road  record  for  the 
distance,  eighteen  miles. 


Don't  Crease  Their— Skirts. 
"Polly  Pollard"— Yes,   the  rational   dress  for 
wheelwomen  does  very    closely  imitate    that  of 
man.     No,  we  do  not  think  that  the  imitators 
crease  their  pan — skirts. — Salt  Lake  Herald. 


QUAKER  RACING  MEN  ACTIVE. 


Several  Small  Meets  Saturday— The  Inter- 
State  Relay  Ride. 
Philadelphia,  April,  30. — The  athletic  meet- 
ing of  the  Morris  Guards  at  Atlantic  City  on  Sat- 
urday afternoon  ■was  well  attended.  Fast  time 
in  the  track  events  Tvas  impossible,  a  heavy 
shower  just  previous  to  the  start  rendering  the 
track  very  heavy.  A  number  of  Philadelphia 
riders  competed.  Appended  is  a  summary  of  the 
bicycle  events: 

One  mile,  novice— Henry  Anes,  P.  T.  G,  1;  C.  B.  Brook- 
bank,  Philadelphia.  2;  time,  3:43. 

One  mile,  open— W.  A.  Barbeau,  N  Y.  C.  W.,  1;  J.  C. 
Gossler,  Q.  C.  W.,  2;  time,  3:10. 

Quarter-mile,  open— W.  A.  Barbeau,  N.  Y.  C.  W.,  ] : 
Walter  PoUock,  Q.  C.  W.,  2;  time,  3:03. 

One  mile,  championship  of  Atlantic  City — Walter  E. 
Edge,  M.  G.  A.  C,  1;  Arthur  Wrieht,  A.  C.  W.,  2;  time, 
3:24. 

One  mile  handicap— W.  A.  Barbeau,  N.  T,  C.  W.,  1; 
Walter  Pollock,  Q.  C.  W.,  2;  time,  2:55  4-5. 

At  the  third  series  of  handicap  games  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  on  Saturday,  the  two- 
mile  bicycle  handicap  was  the  star  event.  The 
rivalry  between  Georsce  Coates,  Jr.,  and  W.  D. 
Osgood  is  intense,  and  both  men  being  on  scratch 
a  battle  royal  resulted,  although  each  was  so 
absorbed  in  watching  the  other  that  a  rank  out- 
sider nipped  the  prize.  The  time,  5:21,  was  good 
when  the  fact  is  taken  into  consideration  that  a 
heavy  rain  soaked  the  track  previous  to  the 
games.  J.  A.  Wibam,  '95  M.,  75  yards,  won 
handily,  closely  followed  by  M.  Bailey,  '97  C, 
130  yards,  and  D.  K.  Crump,  '96  D.,  130  yards, 
third. 

At  the  Pennsylvania  State  College  spring  games 
Saturday,  the  two-mile  handicap  was  won  by 
Greenlove:  Patterson,  second;  Hausman,  third — 
all  from  scratch;  winner's  time,  6;0G. 

Charlie  ileasure,  of  the  Union  Cycle  Company's 
local  branch,  and  John  Draper,  of  the  Cycle  Guide, 
are  to  settle  a  dispute  as  to  who  is  the  local 
geared-ordinarj-  champion.  Put  your  money  on 
John. 

The  inter-state  relay  race,  which  we  mentioned 
was  likely  to  be  inflicted  on  this  hitherto  healthy 
baiUwick,  seems  to  be  fnU  of  life.  The  Atlanta 
Wheelmen  of  Newark,  are  managing  the  affair. 
The  various  relays  will  be  under  the  direction  of 
committees  appointed  in  each  of  the  states  inter- 
ested. The  distance,  150  miles,  will  be  covered 
by  six  relays,  each  of  which  will  ride  twenty-five 
miles,  each  relay  to  consist  of  six  men.  The 
finish  in  this  city  will  be  at  the  ball  grounds. 
Broad  and  Huntington  streets 

Charles  S.  Smith  &  Co.,  local  Rambler  agents, 
have  applied  for  and  been  granted  permission  to 
erect  and  fit  up  a  dressing  room  at  Tioga  track  for 
the  exclusive  use  of  riders  of  their  wheel. 

Diver,  llershon,  ileasure,  Lagen,  Wenzel,  ilc- 
Curdy,  Hoffman,  Coates  and  a  host  of  others  daily 
patronize  the  Tioga  track  in  fine  weather. 


WILL  PUT  COPPERS  ON  WHEELS. 


Cincinnati's  Chief  of  Police  Soon  to  Have  a 
Bicycle  Squad. 
Four  years  ago  Chief  Deitsch  announced  the 
idea  of  using  bicycles  instead  of  horses  for  the 
mounted  force,  says  the  Enquirer.  Other  chiefs 
laughed  at  the  idea,  but  now  they  are  coming 
around  to  his  way  of  thinking,  as  several  chiefs 
have  been  corresponding  with  him  about  the  mat- 
ter. Chief  Deitsch  will  revive  the  scheme  shortly, 
and  there  is  no  doubt  that  the  wheel  will  be 
adopted.  Recently  OlHcer  Goepper,  the  big 
special  who  stands  at  Fourth  and  Walnut  streets, 
purchased  one.  and  rides  it  to  and  from  duty. 
Chief  Deitsch  saw  him  and  made  a  close  investi- 


gation of  the  workings,  and  he  is  satisfied  that  the 
wheel  should  be  used  by  the  mounted  men.  It 
would  certainly  be  a  big  saving.  Ten  horses  cost 
the  department  about  ^1,*00.  The  keeping  costs 
a  great  deal.  Then  there  is  the  veterinary  sur- 
geon and  other  expenses  with  a  sick  horse  now 
and  then.  It  would  also  help  the  otficer,  as  now 
it  takes  nearly  an  hour  to  clean  and  feed  his  horse 
every  night  after  duty.  If  the  wheel  takes  the 
place  of  the  horse  it  will  require  no  expense.  The 
chiers  idea  is  to  have  a  ."hort  blouse  and  leggings, 
with  the  necessary  attachments  to  the  wheel  to 
carry  club,  lantern  and  revolver.  When  Mayor 
CaldweU  takes  hold  Chief  Deitsch  will  talk  the 
matter  over  with  him. ' 


Entertainment  at  Indianapolis. 
Indianapolis,  April  30. — The  Zig-zag  dab 
house  was  filled  to  overflowing  last  Thursday 
evening,  the  occasion  being  the  annual  reception. 
The  boys  enjoyed  themselves  and  when  they  went 
home  were  satisfied  that  the  bicycle  people  are 
the  most  hospitable  and  entertaining  on  earth.  A 
good  programme  of  music,  dancing  and  singing 
entertained  the  crowd  and  punch  and  sandwiches 
were  served  in  plenty.     To  Birdie  Mtmger  is  due 


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a  large  share  of  the  praise,  for  he  was  here,  there 
and  ever^'where  at  the  same  time,  doing  his  best 
to  make  everyone  happy  and  be  succeeded  to  a 
remarkable  extent. 

Gene  Minor  and  Walter  Marmon  wiU  ride  in 
class  A  this  year,  from  latest  information. 

J.\Y  TWOAYS. 


Highwaymen  Down  East. 
The  Prospect  Park  (Brooklyn)  boulevard,  near 
Coney  Island,  is  said  to  be  infested  with  highway- 
men, who  prey  upon  cyclists  in  that  lonely  dis- 
trict. Not  long  ago  a  cyclist  was  stopped  by  a 
couple  of  toughs  and  relieved  of  everything  of 
value  he  carried.  Since  then  a  number  of  cyclists 
in  that  district  carry  guns  in  their  back  pockets,  a 
la  a  New  Yorker's  idea  of  Chicagoans. 


H.  L.  Saltonstall  Injured. 
H.  L.  Saltonstall,  business  manager  of  the 
American  WJieelman,  met  with  a  severe  and  pain- 
ful accident  last  week  while  training  in  New 
Jersey.  "WTiile  scorching  at  a  pace  anywhere  be- 
tween thirty  and  fifty  miles  an  hour  he  slipped 
his  pedal  and  awoke  to  consciousness  in  a  strange 
house,  whither  he  had  been  carried.  He  now 
carries  his  cheek  in  a  sUng. 


"I  am  a  cyclist  m^'self,  and,  as  Lord  Dan- 
dreary  would  have  remarked  if  bikes  and  trikes 
had  been  topics  of  his  day,  for  "wheel  enjoyment" 
there  is  nothing  to  be  compared  with  a  spin 
through  the  country  on  a  well-made  machine;  but, 
loving  cycles  and  cyclists,  and  fuUj'  acknowledg- 
ing that  many  thousands  of  wheelmen  take  their 
pleasure  with  due  consideration  for  the  comfort  of 
others,  I  cannot  help  seeing  that  the  "scorcher"  is 
doing  his  level  best  to  make  the  general  body  un- 
popular. 

THE    KOAD    DEMON. 
He  mounted  his  bicycle  gaify  at  noon, 

And  he  merrily  sang  in  the  sun, 
*'I  hope  I  shall  run  over  somebody  soon;'^ 

And  he"d  killed  an  old  lady  by  one. 

With  a  grin  on  his  face  he  looked  back  at  the  corpse, 

While  the  crowd  raised  a  hullaballoo; 
And  the  nest  thing  he  did  was  to  whizz  past  a  horse. 

And  the  rider  was  lifeless  at  two. 

"He's  broken  his  neck,"  laughed  the  cyclist  so  gay, 

"And  a  bobby  is  yelling  at  me"; 
But  he  put  on  a  spurt  and  went  tearing  away. 

And  .a  pram  he  d  turned  over  at  three. 


".My  darling  is  dead!"  cri,*d  the  b:ihy's  manuna. 

And  that  made  the  bicyclist  ro-ir; 
But  he  hurried  along  with  a  gay  tra-Ia  la. 

And  he'd  killed  an  archbishop  at  four. 

Then  he  said  to  himself,  "O,  IJhave  had  a  spree! 

Don't  I  just  make  the  folks  look  alive!" 
As  he  sat  himself  down  'neath  the  shade  of  a  tree. 

And  partook  of  refreshment  at  five. 

But  with  rope  to  that  tree  came  the  friends  of  the  dead, 

And  a  gallows  they  managed  to  fbc; 
And  I'd  rather  not  mention  the  word  that  he  said 

As  they  hanged  liim  precisely  at  sis:. 

MORiL. 

No  stone  at  the  cycle  its  lovers  would  fling, 

So  let  honest  wheelmen  combine 
The  "demon"  who  damns  them  to  justice  to  bring. 

And  answer  the  foes  who  malign. 

— Dagonet,  in  London  Referee. 


Special  Rates  for  Cyclists. 
The  price  for  lunch  at  an  English  inn  is  usually 
about  three  shillings,   though   special  rates   are 
made  for  the  Cyclists'  Touring  Club. 


THE  TARIFF   ON    STEEL  BILLETS. 


The  Shelby  Steel  Tube  Company  Wins  an  Im- 
portant Case — The  Decision. 

An  interesting  contention  between  the  Shelby 
Steel  Tube  Company,  of  Shelby,  O.,  manufac- 
turers of  cold  drawn  tubes  used  in  bicycle  manu- 
facture, and  the  United  States  government  was 
decided  by  Judge  A.  J.  Eicks  in  the  United  States 
Circuit  Court,  Cleveland,  on  Monday  April  16. 
The  company  named,  of  which  David  L.  Cockley 
is  president,  began  importing  hollow  billets  from 
the  island  of  Sandviken,  Sweden,  in  the  fall  of 
1891.  On  the  iirst  lot  imported  the  question  was 
raised  as  to  the  rate  of  duty  to  be  paid  under  the 
McKinley  act.  Collector  Gary,  of  Cleveland,  held 
that  the  rate  should  be  1  6-10  cents  per  pound. 
The  importer  claimed  that  the  material  was 
dutiable  at  $22  a  ton,  or  a  difference  of  about  6-10 
cents  per  pound.  The  United  States  board  of 
general  appraisers  at  New  York  sustained  Col- 
lector Gray.  An  appeal  was  taken  to  the  United 
States  Circuit  Court  and  Judge  Ricks  has  just  de- 
cided in  favor  of  the  Shelby  Steel  Tube  Company. 

The  case  involved  expert  testimony  and  the 
consttuction  of  two  paragraphs  of  the  McKinley 
act,  particularly  the  150th  paragraph,  which  de- 
fines steel  products  as  referred  to  in  this  portion 
of  the  metal  schedule.  Steel  as  produced  by  the 
various  processes,  starting  with  pig  iron  or  with 
hot  metal  from  the  blast  furnace,  is  referred  to, 
and  the  Various  processes  are  named — cementa- 
tion, crucible,  Bessemer,  Siemens-Martin,  Clapp- 
Griffiths,  etc.  Steel- blooms,  billets,  etc.,  as  thus 
defined,  are  dutiable  at  1  6-10  cents.  The  conten- 
tion of  the  Shelby  Steel  Tube  Company  was  that 
the  hollow  blooms  it  imported  were  dutiable  under 
paragraph  136  of  the  act,  which  reaS  as  follows: 

'  'All  iron  bars,  blooms,  billets  or  sizes  or  shapes 
of  any  kind,  in  the  manufacture  of  which  char- 
coal is  used  as  a  fuel  shall  be  subject  to  a  duty  of 
not  less  than  |22  per  ton." 

It  was  argued  that  paragraph  150  referred  to 
steel  as  the  product  of  the  indirect  processes 
therein  specified.  The  billets  in  question  are  pro- 
duced in  Sandviken  from  the  purest  ores  found  in 
the  world,  some  of  them  running  as  high  as  95 
per  cent,  in  iron.  The  so-called  direct  process  of 
producing  the  billet  employs  charcoal  as  the  fuel 
and  the  ore  is  at  no  time  brought  to  the  liquid 
state,  sufScient  heat  being  used  to  make  it  pasty. 
Then  follows  shingling  and  squeezing  and  finally 
pressing  in  molds  from  which  come  out  the  hol- 
low blooms.  These  are  about  3J^  inches  in  diame- 
ter and  are  cut  into  lengths  of  20  inches.  It  was 
testified  before  Judge  Eicks  that  they  could  not 
fall  under  the  specification  "cast  and  malleable" 
of  paragraph  150,  since  the  metal  is  at  no  time  in 
the  liquid  state  and  is  not  poured  into  a  mould. 
It  was  claimed,  further,  that  the  special  jjara- 
graph  136  was  meant  to  include  just  such  mate- 
rial, and  that  while  it  might  be  called  steel,  in 
trade,  it  did  not  fall  under  the  technical  defini- 


tion of  steel  as  constructed  by  congress  itself 

The  amount  involved  in  the  company's  claim 
for  rebate  on  the  first  importation  in  1891  is  $700 
or  §800,  but  the  total  is  much  more.  The  $30,000 
figure  given  in  one  published  statement  is  exces- 
sive.— Iron  Trade  Review. 


THE  COLUMBIA  ABROAD. 


Mr.  Pattison  Home  trom  Europe— His  Inter- 
esting Observations. 
Boston,  April  30.— Mr.  Pattison,  of  the  Pope 
company  arrived  home  f'Om  Europe  early  last 
week  an!  granted  ^^g^t/ee-  correspondent  a  few 
minutes'  interview.  He  was  fall  of  his  trip 
abroad  and  told  in  a  graphic  manner  of  the  scenes 
awheel  in  the  Bois  de  Bologue  in  Paris.  Here  in 
a  morning  were  to  be  found  all  sorts  and  condi- 
tious  of  riders,  whereas  a  few  years  ago  eques- 
trians were  in  tha  majority.  The  wheelwomen  he 
considered  as  having  mastered  the  matter  of  ra- 
tional costume,  most  of  them  wearing  divided 
skirts,  made  in  such  a  fashion,  however,  that 
there  could  be  no  objection  raised  to  them.  He 
thought  that  the  women  of  America  had  -yet  to 
learn  considerable  about:  the  matter  before_  they 
would  approach  their  French  sisters  in  the  matter 
of  dress.  Cycling  in  England  he  considered  to  be 
at  its  height.  Almost  everj'one  rides  there,  and 
as  for  roads,  well,  he  could  not  add  any  words  of 
praise  to  the  already  great  eulogy  upon  that  sub- 
ject. The  trade,  however,  he  considered  in  a 
poor  condition.  He  was  of  opinion  that  the  home 
manufacturers  were  not  putting  the  high-grade 
material  into  the  wheels  that  they  should,  and 
l)elieved  the  Columbia  was  as  goo;1,  if  not  not  bet- 
ter, than  their  best.  As  for  weights,  the  demand 
seemed  to  be  for  a  24  or  25-pound  wheel,  while 
the  model  37  he  carried  with  him  created  quite  a 
furor  among  the  road  and  track  riders.  They 
seemed  surj)rised  to  see  such  a  wheel.  The  idea 
of  Mr.  Pattison' s  trip  was  to  make  arrangements 
for  the  handling  of  Colnmbias  abroad  and  this  he 
has  done  with  a  leading  French  house,  which  will 
have  charge  of  France,  Belgium,  Holland  ind 
Switzerland.  As  for  price,  he  desires  it  to  be 
stated  that  the  foreign  price  of  the  Columbia 
wheels  would  be  fully  what  it  is  here  in  America, 
and  that  they  will  not  be  sold  for  one  cent  less.  He 
was  of  opinion  that  the  average  American  wheel 
was  much  preferable  to  the  average  English  ma- 
chine. As  for  racing  matters  abroad,  he  did  not 
get  an  opportunity  of  learning  much.  He  said 
Zimmerman  was  sure  of  a  hearty  reception  and 
that  the  Frenchmen  made  a  greater  god  of  a  fast 
American  rider  than  they  did  of  a  crack  English- 


SCHOENINGER'S  DEATH  FELT. 


Was  Popular  with  Indiana   Dealers— Insurance 
Matters  Adjusted— Trade   Notes. 
Indianapolis,  April  30. — The  death  of  Louis 
Schoeninger,  late  president  of  the  Western  Wheel 


Work.s,  is  keenly  felt  by  all  his  friends  here.  He 
had  many  acquaintances,  and  was  always  popular 
with  our  cyclists.  Indianapolis  was  a  favorite 
city  with  him  and  he  considered  it  one  of  his  most 
important  business  points. 

CENTUEY'S   INSURANCE  ADJUSTED. 

The  fire  insurance  adjusters  have  at  last  made  a 
settlement  with  the  Century  Cycle  Manufacturing 
Company,  and-the  debris  is  being  rapidly  cleared 
away.  It  is  not  yet  definitely  settled  whether  the 
company  will  resume  the  manufacture  of  wheels 
or  not,  but  as  the  profits  have  been  very  small  the 
outside  verdict  is  that  the  firm  will 'dissolve  and 
the  Century  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  be  no 
more.  The  Century  company  was  the  successor  to 
the  Standard  Manufacturing  Company  and  inher- 
ited the  bad  name  of  the  old  concern,  which  started 
out  by  selling  its  product  at  cut  prices.  The 
office  of  the  concern  is  now  on  Virginia  avenue,  in 
with  Horace  Brown,  who  bought  the  left-over 
stock  of  '93  wheels,  which  are  being  sold  at  |60. 
This  price  played  havoc  with  the  retail  trade  here, 
it  being  very  hard  to  convince  a  possible  purchaser 
that  this  year's  wheels  are  worth  the  difference  in 
price.  Unfortunately  for  the  retailers  the  deal 
with  Brown  was  consummated  just  a  few  days  be- 
fore the  fire  and  the  wheels  had  been  removed  to 
a  warehouse. 

The  Buffalo  agency  for  the  Munger  has  been 
taken  from  Harry  Burnside  on  account  of  his  cut- 
ting prices. 

NOVEL  TANDEM   TO  RENT. 

Eibble  &  Fisher  are  building  a  tanden  that  is  a 
novelty  in  its  line.  The  tandem  proper  will 
weigh  38  pounds.  It  is  to  be  fitted  with  an  elec- 
tric headlight,  canopy  top  8J  feet  long  by  3j  feet 
wide,  folding  mud  guards  and  detachable  gear 
case.  The  machine  will  be  geared  to  72  inciies, 
witTi  7-inch  rear  and  5J-inch  front  cranks,  the 
front  seat  having  a  folding  back.  Weight,  all  on, 
54  pounds.  It  is  made  for  renting  purposes  and 
is  expected  it  will  be  in  great  demand. 

Jay  Twoays. 


PROSPERITY  IN  SYRACUSE. 


The  Dealers  Report  This   Year's    Trade  Ahead 
of  All  Others. 

If  there  is  such  a  thing  as  hard  times  in  the  bi- 
cycle business  this  season,  it  has  been  exceedingly 
kind  in  giving  Syracuse  the  "go  by."  ^^^/ec- 
man  made  a  tour  of  the  trade  last  week,  and 
found  without  exception  the  c'ealers  in  a  very 
agreeable  frame  of  mind.  Business,  they  report, 
by  fiir  exceeds  la.st  year's  and  now  _  up  to  the  high 
water  mark.  -Payments  for  wheels,  where  credit 
is  given,  is  arranged  for  in  a  much  more  satisfac- 
tory manner  than  in  previous  years,  and,  taken 
altogether,  they  are  pleased  with  the  outlook. 
One  of  the  leading  hustling  concerns  in  Syracuse 
this  season  is  Benjamin  &  Andrews,  located  on 
West  Jefiei'son  street.  This  firm  has  been  in  the 
trade  for  the  past  three  years;  both  members  are 


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Sales  last  season,  122,480  sticks. 

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We  have  the  only  popular  priced  tailor-made  Bloomer  Suits. 
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CHICAGO. 


MR.    BAKER'S    LATEST    DESIGN. 


Owing  to  a  misunderstanding  of  the  engiaver, 
the  driving  rods  of  Baker's  gear  were  shown  par- 
allel instead  of  crossed  in  last  week's  issue.  The 
accompanying  illnstration  wUl  convey  a  fair  idea 
of  this  gear.  The  driving-rods  work  on  small 
ball-bearing  cams,  which  overcome  the  unectual 


distance  between  centres  and  dispense  with  an  in- 
termediate gear.  Friction,  it  is  claimed,  is  re- 
duced to  a  minimum.  The  cranks  are  so  adjusted 
that  when  one  driving-rod  is  at  its  weakest  point, 
the  other  is  developing  its  greatest  power,  and 
a  dead  center  is  practically  an  impossibility.     The 


gears  are  enclosed  in  a  dust-proof  case.  Mr. 
Baker  also  presents  designs  with  the  wheels  of 
equal  size,  both  for  the  chain-driven  machine  and 
the  one  with  driving  rods.  The  wheel  with  the 
sprockets  and  chain  has  been  termed  the  Observa- 
tory, on  account  of  its  having  the  high  frame. 


young  men  of  recognized  business  ability,  and 
prominent  in  athletic  affairs.  Benjamin  is  the 
pride  of  the  Syracuse  Athletic  Club  and  is  a  local 
racing  man.  This  is  the  firm's  banner  year  in 
business.  They  are  sole  local  agents  for  the 
Stearns,  Waverley  and  Phoenix. 

On  the  same  street  and  only  a  few  doors  away 
is  the  extensive  establishment  of  Spaulding  &  Co., 
agents  for  the  Rambler  and  Columbia.  This  firm 
is  also  well  known  in  the  trade,  and  during  the 
several  years  it  has  been  in  business  has  succeeded 
in  working  up  an  attractive  business.  The  only 
difficulty  they  experience  is  getting  the  wheels 
fast  enough.  They  also  handle  a  full  line  of  ath- 
letic goods. 

H.  E.  Olmsted  &  Son,  on  Clinton  street,  are 
the  original  Victor  agents,  and  have  been  in  the 
trade  for  several  years.  This ,  season  they  have 
added  the  Spalding  add  Credenda.  They  do  a 
good  business  and  are  recognized  as  among  the 
leaders. 

Reuben  Wood's  Sons  have  been  connected  with 
the  cycling  trade  for  years,  and  are  extensive 
dealers,  jobbing  some  in  the  territory  adjacent  to 
Syracuse.  They  handle  the  Raleigh,  Sterling, 
Eclipse,  and  sporting  goods,  of  which  they  are 
the  largest  dealers  in  the  city. 

E.  A.  Legg  is  now  in  his  second  year  in  the 
trade,  and  has  built  up  a  first-class  business.  He 
handles  the  Clevland  and  Majestic. 

William  D.  Ortou,  in  addition  to  his  jewelry 
business,  makes  a  specialty  of  handling  the 
Liberty  and  has  sold  enough  of  this  make  to  thor- 
oughly popularize  the  wheel. 

George  H.  Harris,  on  Warren  street,  does  an 
extensive  second  hand  and  rental  business,  the 
largest  in  the  city.     He  also  handles  the  Tourist. 


any  part  of  the  frame,  forks,  seat  post,  handlebars, 
etc. ,  or  all  in  combination.  The  cut  shows  the 
apparatus  as  used  for  applying  the  heavy  impact 
test  at  the  seat-post  socket  of  the  frame.  The 
weight  dropped  is  twenty-five  pounds  of  iron,  but 
this  can  be  adjusted  to  anything  from  fifteen 
pounds  up  to  fifty  pounds.  It  can  be  dropped 
various  distances  and  strikes  a  blow  of  any  force 
up  to  5,000  pounds.  The  apparatus  is  also  ar- 
ranged so  that  by  connection  with  the  shaft  of  the 
factory  a  continuous  pounding  can  be  kept  on  the 


NEW  TESTING  MACHINE. 


The  Lu-Mi-Num  People  Bring  Out  a  Simple 
Yet  Effective  Device. 
The  cut  herewith  represents  the  St.  Louis  Re- 
frigerator &  Wooden  Gutter  Company's  latest 
testing  machine,  jokingly  known  as  a  guilotine, 
pile-driver,  etc.  It  is,  however,  au  impact  test- 
ing apparatus,  designed  to  show  the  effect  of 
heavy  blows  or  of  continuous  pounding  or  vibra- 
tion upon  the  frame  of  a  bicycle.  The  apparatus 
is  complete  and  with  it  one  can  apply  the  test  to 


force  of  the  blow  or  strain  without  being  cush- 
ioned or  protected  in  any  way,  as  is  the  case  when 
the  frame  is  mounted  upon  the  wheels  of  a  ma- 
chine. 

THE     ALPHABETICAL     COMPANY. 


frame.  The  blows  can  be  made  of  any  force  de- 
sired. The  actual  strain  applied  with  this  appara- 
tus or  with  the  other  testing  apparatus  is  much 
more  than  a  machine  ever  receives  in  actual  use, 
for  the  reason  that  the  frame  is  held  on  absolutely 
a  solid  foundation  and  must  receive  the  utmost 


Facts  Concerning  the    Magnitude  of    Its    Busi- 
ness— Tlie  Discovery  of  the  Metal. 

St.  Louis,  May  1. — According  to  common  re- 
port business  in  this  city  is  not  bad  by  any  means 
and  there  is  no  great  amount  of  price-cutting 
The  St.  Louis  Refrigerator  and  Wooden  Gutter 
Company's  foundry,  recently  burned  out,  is  rising 
skyward  in  improved  shape  and  size.  How  the 
blaze  stopped  where  it  did  is  a  marvel.  It  was 
surrounded  by  lumber  yards  containing  millions 
of  feet  of  inflammable  material.  Few  people  have 
any  conception  of  the  magnitude  of  this  concern. 
Bicycles,  while  they  promise  to  become,  eventu- 
ally, an  important  part  of  the  business,  are  at 
jfresent  merely  a  side  issue.  The  season's  output 
will  probably  reach  2,500,  and  would  have  been 
greater,  Mr.  Conkling  says,  but  for  delay  in 
securing  parts.  In  other  portions  of  the  factory- 
are  made  velocipedes,  ba'iy  carriages,  wooden 
gutters,  bar  fixtures,  refrigerators,  rattan  ware, 
rocking-horses,  toy  wagons,  wooden  rims  and  a 
thousand  and  one  other  articles.  The  company 
deals  extensively  in  lumber  at  wholesale.  It 
owns  three  mills,  thousands  of  acres  of  land  and 
seventy  miles  of  railroad  in  Arkansas,  and  last 
year  contracted  to  supply  the  war  department 
with  15,000  carloads  of  lumber. 

The  company  conceived  the  idea  of  making  bi- 
cycles in  a  somewhat  peculiar  way.  In  fixing  the 
spokes  of  the  wheels  for  baby  carriages  to  the 
hub,  the  wheel  is  placed  on  a  spindle,  under  a 
kettle  of  boiling  metal,  a  little  of  which  is  run 
into  the  space  around  the  spindle.  Cold  water  is 
applied,  the  wheel  removed  fiom  the  spindle,  and 
the  job  is  done.  In  search  of  a  light  metal  for 
this  purpose  the  company  called  on  a  lock  con- 
cern, with  which  Mr.  Stark  was  connected.  Ex- 
periments were  made,  by  some  one  connected 
with  the  lock  company — who  will  be  shown, 
probably,  when  the  suits  now  pending  come  to 
trial — with  the  result  that  the  present  metal,  or 
something  of  the  same  nature,  was  discovered. 
To  follow  the  whole  story  would  lead  to  a  ques- 
tion as  to  the  facts  having  been  related.     Suffice 


^^fce^ 


Home  Trainer, 


AT  REASONABLE 
PRICE 


Sells  on  Sight- 


$4 


X.IST  PRICE, 

C  JSA  CU, 

Discount  to  Dealers. 


The  Chicago  Home  Trainer. 

Is  just  the  thing  for  bicycle  salesrooms;  is  a 
bicycle  stand  and  trainer,  and  will  allow  your 
customer  to  try  bis  wheel  in  your  store  when 
buying. 


THE 

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Lim  Leads 

AND  WE 
CONTROL  IT. 

HIBBARD, 
SPENCER. 
BARTLETT 
&  CO., 

CHICAGO. 


Have  You  Seen  It  ? 

COURIER, 


28  INCH  WHEELS. 


WOOD  RIMS,    DUST  PROOF  BEARINGS,    CORK    GRIPS,     |K?\^ 

Weight,  29  lbs. 

LIST,  -  SIOO.OO 


Discount  to  the  Trade,  at  which  a  hand- 
some profit  can  be  made. 

-        LsEND  FOR  CATALOGUE    AND  PRICES 


iHENTION    THe    REFEREE. 


REMINGTON    BICYCLES 


In  Design,  Material,  Finish  and  Durability 


Fitted  with  the  World  Famous 


BARTLETT   "CLINCHER^anc 


PALMER  TIRES. 


SEND     FOR    OATALOGHJE. 


RMMINGTON  ARMS  COMPANY, 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


313.315  Broadway.  NEW  YORK  CITY, 


it  that  a  company  was  formed  to  make  the  metal. 
The  two  concerns  eventually  drifted  apart,  and 
now  the  Lu-Mi-Num  people  are  making  it  them- 
selves under  the  supervision  of  a  gentleman  who 
claims,  in  opposition  to  Mr.  Stark,  to  have  origi- 
nated the  product.  The  new  foundry  will  cover 
twice  as  much  space  as  the  old,  and  will  be  ready 
in  ten  days. 

NEW    STYLE   CRANK  HANGER. 


Arranged  So  as  to  Give  Narrow  Tread— Other 
Features. 
The  National  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  is 
out  with  a  clever  crank  hanger,  used  in  the  National. 
Having  in  mind  "that  between  two  threads  of 
equal  width,  that  is  the  better  construction  which 
has  its  ball  races  farthest  apart,"  and  that  the 
uece'^sity  of  these  races  bein"  dust-proof  is  para- 
mount, the  hanger  illustrated  has  been  designed. 
The  utmost  width  is  given  between  the  ball  races, 
the  straight  cranks  and  sprocket  wheel  having 
only  a  clearance  of  the  hanger  and   frame.     The 


actual  tread  is  as  narrov.'  as  the  liorizontal  frame 
tubes  will  permit.  Connecting  llic  ball  races,  as 
shown  in  cut,  gives  perfectly  parallel  bearings,  as 
their  relation  to  each  other  is  not  influenced  by 
the  crank  hanger.  By  taking  off  one  crank  the 
entire  crank  bearing  can  be  drawn  from  the 
hanger,  taken  apart^  and  replaced  in  a  few  min- 
utes. The  ends  of  the  connecting  tube  furm, 
with  the  cup,  oil  chambers  into  "which  the  oil 
runs,  so  that  the  balls  are  constantly  running  in 
oil.  If  a  ball  is  broken  the  running  for^e  of  the 
remaining  balls,  couj)led  with  the  shape  of  their 
channel,  throws  out  of  the  race  into  the  connect- 
ing tnbe  the  broken  pieces,  thus  avoiding  the 
breakage  of  more  balls  and  the  cutting  of  the  race. 


THE    WEEKLY   TRADE   BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Miltraukee,  TFi«,— Eeitzner  &  Priehard  Cycle  Com- 
paoy,  not  incorporated;  disolution  reported. 

Hamlet,  JV.  r.— Frank  Scott,  bicycles;  new  store 
opened. 

Hartford,  Conn. — Colt's  Patent  Fire  Arms  Manufac- 
turing Company;  will  erect  two  factory  buildings,  in- 
creasing capacity  of  plant. 

Omaha,  Neb. — Cort  &  Cottrell  Hardware  Company: 
purchased  business  6t  Hunebaugh  &  Co.,  1405  Douglass 
street.  (This  company  is  Incorporated  with  capital 
stock  of  $40,000.)    Will  handle  bicycles. 

Palm  Branch,  Dade  Co.,  Fla.—W.  H.  Parkin,  for- 
merly of  Cleveland,  O.,  will  open  hardware  store  and 
handle  cycle  supplies  and  bicycles. 

■  Buffalo,  A.  r.— E.  T.  Palmer,  31  Otis  Place,  is  put- 
ting on  the  market  a  new  pa,tent  trouser  guard  for  bi- 
cyclists. 

Washington,  D.  C— The  Palais  Royal;  adding  ath- 
letic goods  and  will  handle  bicycles. 

Fresno,  Cal. — Dexter  &  Banta,  bicycles;  dissolution 
reported. 

Iforwieh,  Conn.— Tompkins  &  Murphy,  bicycles  and 


hardware;  J.  F.  Tompkins  reported  to  have  placed  on 
record  warranty  deed  to  real  estate. 

JSorwalk,  Conn — H.  D.  Walcott,  bicycles;  gone  out 
of  business. 

New  Yorh. — New  York  Tire  Company;  opening  new 
store  at  23  Warren  street. 

Hending,  Pa — Millholland  Tube  Company,  prepar- 
ing to  manufacture  highest  quality  of  tubing.  The  man- 
ager of  this  company  is  Harry  Millholland,  formerly  me- 
chanical engineer  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company. 

Ahron,  O — Diamond  Rubber  Company;  incorporated 
by  Frank  Reifsnider  and  others,  capital  stock  $;0,000, 
will  manufacture  pneumatic  tires,  etc. 

New  Carlisle,  O Isaac  Ulery,  hardware  and  bi- 
cycles; real  estate  mortgage  of  $533  cancelled. 

Ne-w  Westminster,  It.  C — Campbell  &  Anderson, 
hardware  and  bicycles;  A.  O.  Campbell  reported  to  have 
placed  chattel  mortgage  tor  $4,000  on  record. 

Washington,  D.  C — J.  E.  Buckingham,  Jr.  &  Co., 
opening  new  bicycle  store  on  Twelfth  street.  Will  handle 
the  Cleveland  and  other  wheels,  and  cycling  specialties. 

Portland,  Ore.— Northwest  Gun  and  Bicycle  Com- 
pany, incorporated  by  F.  A.  Haiser,  Harry  Beal  and 
George  W.  Haizer;  capital  stock  $10,000. 

Sheperdstouin,  W.  Fa,— R.  G.  Surbridge  of  Hagers- 
town,  Md.,  is  equipping  plant  to  manufacture  bicycles. 


Booming  the  Liberty  Cycles. 

The  Wilson-Myers  Company  is  leaving  nothing 
undone  this  year  to  have  the  Liberty  in  evidence. 
New  York  is  fully  covered  by  this  enterprising 
concern.  In  aadiuion  to  its  well-kno%vn  uptown 
store,  it  has  opened  a  store  in  Cycle  Row,  where 
its  wholesale  trade  is  looked  after,  and  in  addi- 
tion to  its  ofiices  on  Liberty  street  it  has  opened  a 
mammoth  store  on  Bedford  avenue,  Brooklyn, 
fitted  in  a  most  complete  manner,  with  a  fuily- 
equipped  riding  school  of  large  dimensions. 

Alex  Schwalbach  is  in  charge  of  the  Brooklyn 
business,  and  his  ''think  tank"  is  kept  in  work- 
ing order  at  all  times  devising  something  to  at- 
tract the  public's  attention  to  his  hobby,  the 
Liberty.  A  few  days  ago  Schwalbach  stated  his 
intention  of  presenting  10,000  caps  free  to  .school 
boys  and  newsboys.     If  a  prolonged  visit  to  the 


Brooklyn  Liberty  store  of  a  juvenile  Coxey  army 
was  what  he  desired,  then  indeed  must  Alex  feel 
highly  elated. 

The  Buffalo  Trouser  Guard. 
The  Butt'alo  Trouser  Guard  Company  has  what 
ridel's  consider  to  be  one  of  the  best  guards  in  the 


market.  It  is  light,  made  of  the 
^B  best  tempered  spriug  steel,  and  will 
not  bind  on  the  ankle  or  rust  the 
cloth.  It  is  just  the  right  size  for 
the  vest  pocket,  and  from  the  illustration,  which 
is  just  the  exact  size,  a  good  idea  can  be  formed  of 
it.  For  15  cents  the  company  will  send  a  sample 
pair  to  any  part  of  the  United  States  or  Canada. 


New  York  Trade  Is  Good. 

The  New  York  dealers  have  nothing  to  complain 
of  in  the  matter  of  trade.  Visit  the  dealers  and 
one  will  find  them  full  of  business.  The  cycle 
trade  in  large  cities  is  evidently  supported  by  a 
class  which  is  not  affected  very  materially  by  the 
financial  depression.  Most  of  the  factories  claim 
to  be  working  overtime  and  in  many  cases  the  de- 
mand for  wheels  is  in  excess  of  the  supply.  It 
would  appear  that  the  season  of  1894  promises  to 
be  more  successful  than  those  of  previous  years. 
A  good  trade  this  year  will  reproduce  the  confi- 
dence which  the  past  year  so  rudely  shattered.  It 
is  the  belief  that  we  are  on  the  eve  of  a  successful 


BALL    BEARING    GRINDING    MACHINE. 

This  is  a  new  machine  just  brought  out  by  the  Diamond  Machine  Company,  of  Providence,  R.  I., 
and  is  arranged  with  two  heads  and  two  styles  of  chucks.  One  of  the  heads  and  chucks  holds  the  small 
circular  hubs  to  be  ground  true  for  the  balls  to  revolve  in.  The  other  head  and  special  chuck  is  ar- 
ranged to  hold  the  bearings  of  the  wheel  hubs  and  pedals,  both  of  which  require  a  true,  smooth  surface 
to  give  the  best  results.  This  head  is  arranged  to  grind  one  end  of  the  bearings,  alter  which  t  e  head 
is  swvrug  half  way  round  without  removing  the  work  from  the  special  chuck  which  holds  it.     This  in- 


sures both  ends  being  ground  perfectly  true  and  parallel  with  each  other.  The  carriage  in  which  the 
emery  wheel  revolves  has  movement  by  hand  wheel  and  screw  both  lateral  and  longitudinal.  It  is  ar- 
ranged with  a  swivel  head  to  secure  any  angle.  The  emery  wheel  spindle  is  made  of  steel  with  long 
bearing  bronze  split  box,  and  fitted  every  way  secure  from  emery  dust,  and  arranged  to  secure  a  high 
rate  of  speed  for  the  emery  wheel.  There  is  one  arbor  provided  to  hold  the  small  wheels,  which  is  fitted 
to  taper  in  the  spindle  head.  There  is  one  split  chuck  provided  to  hold  emery  plugs  three  inches  long 
which  as  worn  away  can  be  brought  forward  from  the  chuck.  The  necessary  countershafts  and  drums 
are  supplied,  all  of  which  makes  this  machine  complete  in  all  its  appointments  satisfactory  in  its  results 
to  all  manufacturers  doing  this  classs  of  work. 


BMiUUfiiiliilfiii 


Grand  Island,  Neb.,  April  25, 1894. 
1  think  the  $100  Eclipse  Model  F  Is  a  beauty  and  cannot 
be  beaten  anywhere  for  the  price. 

Yours  truly, 

E.  A.  Powell. 


POMEHTY 

•^15  ofXtH  Tnt  RESULTT  PO0I\ INVESTMENT. 

GET  THE  WORTH  OF  YOUt^  MONEY  

/ND^^BUY 

I    VAf      r  1^1     IP     11        for  Eclipse  Caia/ogue  or  Bc/ipse  Agency  write 

ECLIPSE  BICYCLE  CO., 

BEAVER  FALLS,  PA. 


MADE  BY  ECLIPSE-BICYCLECO. 

INDIANAPOLIS  INO. 
FACTORY- BEAVEf^  FAUJ  PA. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


BEERE    &    WEBBER    CO.,    Jobbers  for 

Minnesota,  North  Dakota  and  Northern  South  Dakota. 


THE    GALES    CYCLES. 

$85  Roadster,  33  lbs.         Road  Racer,  30  lbs.,  with  Wood  Rims,  $100 

Wheels  of  all  grades  are  palmed  off  on  the  public  as  "high  grade,"  but  the  GALES  Wheels  wiU  stand 
taking  apart  and  bear  careful  examination  in  detail.  There  is  no  malleable  iron  used  in  their  construc- 
tion. The  tubing  is  the  best  imported;  bearings  are  dust  proof.  The  pattern  is  up  to  date,  high  frame 
and  finely  finished. 

SCHOVERLING,    DALY    &    GALES, 

302  BROADWAY  and  84  DUANE  ST.,  -  -  -  NEW  YORK. 

ALSO    NUMBERS,    EAGLES    AND    GOTHAMS. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE- 


Brandenburg  Pedals. 

(_Duat- Proof.') 


GeneraJ  Bicycle  Supplies. 


PARKHURST  &  WILKINSON, 


lY" 


on  prci\5  the  button 


I'e&t.j.j 


148-164  Kinzie  Street, 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


HAVE  YOD  TRIED  OUR  WOOD  RIM  TIRE  CEMENT? 

The  only   Cement  for  Cementing  Tires  to    Wooden   Rims  without   Heat. 

For    Cementing  Tires    to    Steel  Rims,  it  has  no  equal. 

Cheapest,  Easily  Applied,  Quick  Drying,  Less  Labor. 

Water  or  heat  has  NO  EFFECT.  It  is  absolutely  impossible  for  a  tire  to  creep,  either  on  a  wood  or 
metal  rim  IF  THIS  CEMENT  IS  USED.  Packed  in  quarter-pound  cans  for  retail  trade.  For  factory  use  in 
10,  15  and  50-lb.  cans.     Prices: — 1-4  lb.  cans,  50c.  each;  $6.00  per  doz.     Special  price  to  factories. 

CHICAGO  TIP  8z:  TIRE  CO.,  bicycle   supplies, 

152  and  154  Lake  Street,  CHICAGO. 


lAENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


era  in  the  cycle  trade  and  that,  notwithstanding 
the  reduction  in  prices  of  bicycles  and  the  conse- 
quent decline  in  the  profits,  the  increased  trade 
and  the  improved  biisiness  basis  will  compensate 
for  all  the  disadvantages. 


Hunt's  New  Pneumatic  Saddle. 
The  latest  thing  in  saddles  is  the  light  pneu- 
matic manufactured  by  the  Hunt  Manufacturing 
Company.  Three  years  ago  this  company  placed 
a  pneumatic  saddle  on  the  market  which  met 
with  a  liberal    sale   by  dealers.     Thousands  of 


them  have  been  made  in  a  season  since  then,  the 
company  reports,  and  have  given  excellent  satis- 
faction, but  as  soon  as  light  wheels  and  light  sad- 
dles came  on  the  market  these  saddles  seemed  to 
be  a  little  heavy.  The  new  saddle  weighs  only 
eighteen  ounces,  and  its  length  is  ten  inches.  It 
is  narrow  at  the  forward  end,  as  shown  by  the 
cut,  and  well  shaped  to  the  rider.     It  is  thor- 


oughly ventilated.  The  leather  covers  are  laced 
together  around  the  sides  in  such  a  manner  that 
the  inside  rubber  case  may  be  taken  out  and 
mended  by  the  mosb  inexperienced  rider.  It  is 
made  of  first-class  stock  throughout,  and  has  been 
used  successfully  by  several  prominent  riders. 
The  price  has  been  reduced  from  $9  to  $6. 


A  Car-Load  of  Wheels  Smashed. 
In  the  New  York  oflSce  of  the  Western  Wheel 
Works  ^^^/rec-  man  last  week  found  a  pair  of 
wild-eyed  gentlemen  ripping  open  the  huge  mail 
which  poured  in  continuously  on  them,  while  ex- 
clamations of  despair  accompanied  the  perusal  of 
the  communications.  E.  J.  Day  and  Ms  friend 
and  fellow  worker,  Merseles,  were  cleaning  out 
the  Augean  stable.  Not  less  than  300  bicycles  a 
day  is  the  limit  of  the  company'y  output,  but  it  is 
not  sufficient  to  supply  the  demands  for  the  favor- 
ite Crescent  bicycles.  Not  long  ago  a  railway  ac- 
cident deprived  them  of  a  carload  of  wheels  from 
the  factory  and  the  despair  referred  to  was  caused 
by  the  discovery  of  the  accident.  How  to  stave 
off  the  ever-increasing  clamor  for  Crescent  wheels 
was  the  trouble. 

Small  Failure  at  Columbus. 
R.  W.  Evans,  a  bicycle  dealer  at  19  East  Spring 
street,  Columbus,  O.,  assigned  Monday  to  Paul 
Jones,  an  attorney.  The  cause  and  the  assets  and 
liabilities  are  unknown.  A  third  interest  in  an 
undivided  estate  is  included  in  the  assignment. 
The  stock  of  wheels  is  covered  by  a  chattel  mort- 
gage of  1800  and  a  dower  is  reserved  for  assignor's 
wife. 

Tire  Armor  Infringes  No  Patents. 

Hageestown,  April  28. — Editor  ^^^/ee-: 

We  notice  that  you  have  received  a  note  from  the 

Puncture-Proof  Band  Company,  ltd.,  of  England, 

stating  that  they  would  take  steps  immediately 


against  all  infringers  in  America.  We  desire  to 
say  that  we  are  as  familiar  with  their  patents  as 
we  are  vrith  our  own,  and  that  of  the  three  pat- 
ents that  we  hold  not  one  infringes  in  the  slight- 
est manner  the  Williams  patent,  owned  by  them. 
We  make  this  statement  in  justice  to  ourselves 
and  the  thousands  of  people  who  are  using  our 
armor.  We  are  familiar  with  every  puncture- 
proof  device  on  the  market,  and  know  what  we 
are  talking  about.     Yours  truly, 

PUNCTUBELESS  TiEE  AEMOE  CO. 


Quaker  City  Trade  Topics. 

Philadelphia,  April  30. — Jack  Eich,  of  the 
firm  of  .Tohn  Eich  &  Sons,  local  agents  for  the 
Liberty,  now  drives  a  pneumatic-tired  buggy. 

Walter  Measure,  treasurer  of  the  Union  Cycle 
Manufacturing  Company,  was  in  town  last  week. 
So  also  were  W.  C.  Henry,  of  the  Buffalo  Tricycle 
Company;  L.  C.  Osborn,  representing  the  Western 
Wheel  Words,  and  F.  T.  Kintzing,  of  the  Eem- 
ington  Arms  Company. 

Charles  E.  Persoh,  formerly  agent  for  numerous 
bicycle  firms  in  this  city,  is  looking  for  a  '  'snap' ' 
in  the  mint. 

The  Thorp  Cycle  Company's  Thorp  Special  is 
meeting  with  the  success  which  its  merits  as  a 
high  grade  wheel  at  low  price  demands.  The 
weights  vary  from  18  to  28  pounds,  and  the  price 
is  1100.     It  is  fitted  with  the  Key  tire. 

Mr.  Smith's  New  Company. 
W.  C.  Smith,  late  general  superintendent  of  the 
Ariel  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company,  of  Goshen, 
Ind.,  has  organized  the  Meteor  Cycle  Manufactur- 
ing Company  of  Battle  Creek,  Mich. ,  with  a  capi- 
tal stock  of  $25,000,  all  of  which  is  paid  in.  Sec- 
retary Eeid  writes  as  follows:  "We  have  a  nice 
lot  of  orders,  more  coming  in  all  the  time,  and  we 
are  endeavoring  to  the  utmost  of  our  ability  to  fill 
all  orders  promptly.  'We  flatter  ourselves  that 
we  have ,  the  best  wheel  on  the  market  and 
although  we  got  started  a  little  late  this  season 
we  are  doing  a  nice  clean  little  business  notwith- 
standing." 

A  Cycle  Manager's  Plight. 
Leon  Sehermerhorn,  the  popular  manager  of 
Schoverling,  Daly  &  Gales'  cycle  department, 
found  himself  in  a  somewhat  embarrassing  situa- 
tion last  week  when  a  young  lady,  well  known  as 
a  vigorous  supporter  of  the  rational  dress  and  who 
had  decided  to  purchase  a  diamond  frame  ma- 
chine, and  requested  him  to  take  the  wheel  into 
another  apartment,  where  the  public  was  not 
usually  admitted.     The  young  lady,  who  was  not 


then  attired  in  rational  costume,  asked  the  modest 
manager's  assistance  to  mount  the  diamond  frame. 
Leon  turns  up  his  eyes  in  horror,  but  will  say  no 
more  on  the  subject. 

Bishop's  "Practical"  Stand. 

E.   S.   Bishop  of  Milton-on-Hudson,    N.  Y.,  is 

marketing  what  he  terms  the  Practical  portable 

stand,    which  weighs  but  seven  ounces  and  sells 

for  a  dollar.     It  consists  of  a  plate  attached  to  the 


side  bar  of  rear  wheel  just  back  of  crank  axle, 
pivoted  to  which  is  a  "spring  controlled  leg" 
which  when  the  machine  is  being  ridden  is  carried 
back  by  a  spring  to  nearly  a  horizontal  position 
under  the  side  bar,  where  it  is  entirely  out  of  the 
way  of  crank  and  wheel.  Being  no  incumbrance 
and  interfering  in  no  way  with  the  runn'ng  of 
the  wheel,  it  cannot  rattle.  When  it  is  desired  to 
stand  the  wheel  up  the  leg  is  brought  down  to  a 
vertical  position  by  the  foot  and  the  machine 
leaned  upon  it,  when  it  will  stand  securely.  It 
is  provided  with  a  brace,  a  hook  to  be  hooked  on 
to  the  opposite  side  bar  and  brought  across  in 
front  of  wheel  and  the  threaded  end  passed 
through  the  projection  on  the  plate  at  the  left 
hand  and,  after  the  stand  is  adjusted  to  the  proper 
angle  so  that  the  machine  leans  enough  to  stand 
firmly,  the  nut  is  put  on  and  screwed  up  against 
the  plate.  

A  Substitute  for  Toe  Clips. 

The  experience  of  racing  men  with  ribbon  bands 
has  been  that  they  could  not  depend  on  them,  as 
in  most  cases  they  are  cut  off  by  the  sharp  edges 
of  the  rat-trap  just  when  they  are  most  needed. 
H.  S.  Eobinson,  of  Meadville,  Pa.,  will  market  a 
toe-clip  that  acts  the  same  as  the  rubber  band 
and  is  sure  to  hold  the  foot  in  position.  It  will 
not  break  and  can  he  attached  or  detached  in  an 


Through  error  the  cut  illustrating  the  new  chain  adjustment  used  on  the  National  was  omitted.  It 
is  such  a  novel  affair  and  so  simple  that  we  reproduce  it  herewith.  A  glance  at  the  illustration  shows 
its  workings.  As  stated,  the  forked  ends  have  teeth  milled  to  correspond  with  the  scrolls  on  the  inner 
side  of  the  washer  which  travels  over  them  as  they  are  revolved.  When  the  wheels  and  siwockets  are 
in  line  and  the  axle  nuts  are  screwed  to  place,  the  rear  end  of  the  frame  is  as  securely  locketl  as  any 
Qther  part  of  it, 


The  Automatic  Mud  Guard. 


Cl'atented  Noveiiibt  r  28, 1893.) 


This  Guard  can  be  attached  to  any  wheel. 


The  only  Guard  in  the  World  that 
Rolls  Up. 

This    Guard,   when  not  in  use,  can  be  rolled  up  in  a  compact  form  by 

bimply  touching  a  catch. 

You  must  see  it  to  appreciate  its  merits. 

PRICE,  $3.00,  COMPLETE  SET. 

Send  for  descriptive  circular  and  discounts  to  the  trade. 

THE  AUTOMATIC  MOD  GUARD  CO., 

KUL rillh  1  liK,    J\.    Y.       MenHon referee 


Palace  Sleeping 
-» Dining  Car  Line 


Eastern  and  Canadian  Points, 


In  connection  with  the  GREAT  WESTERN 
DIVISION  of  the  GRAND  TRUNK  RAIL- 
WAY, it  is  the  FAVORITE  ROUTE  to 

Niagara  Falls,    Thousand  Islands, 

and  Rapids  of  the  St.  Lawrance,  and  to  the  Seaside  and  Mountain  Resorts 

in  the  East, 

CTTlWriWCD  THTTDTCTC  should  send  their  address  to  E.  n.  Hughes, 
O  U  I'll'l  t  fv  1  U  U  JaID  1  D  General  Western  Passenger  Agent,  Chicago  & 
Grand  Trunk  RailTay,  103  South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  and  ask  for  particu'ars  re- 
garding Summer  Tours.  Chicago  to  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands,  the  Adiron- 
dacks,  the  White  Mountains,  and  the  summer  resorts  of  the  coast  of  Maine,  which  will 
be  sent  to  all  applicants  free  of  charge,      sale  of  summer  tourist  tickets  begins 

Magnificent  New  Pullman  Sleepers 


DAILY  BETWEEN 


CHICAGO  AND   DETROIT. 


CHICAGO  AND  SAGINAW  VALLEY. 


CHICAGO  AND  ALL  CANADIAN    POINTS. 


CHICAGO  AND   BOSTON. 


Cannrlian  Racrcracrf  Passengers  for  Canada  can  now  have  their  Baggage 
V.^clllciuiciu  XJdg^cigc.  examined  and  passed  customs  and  checked  to  destina- 
tion at  our  depot  in  Cbicago,  thereby  avoiding  annoyance  and  delay  at  the  Canadian 
frontier. 

For  Tickets  at  Lowest  Hates,  apply  at  TicJeet  Offices  in  the  tvest,  or  to 

E.  H.  HUGHES, 

General  Western  Passenger  Agent,         -        103  South  Clark  Street,  CHICAGO. 


W.  J.  SPICER.  General  Manager. 

GEO.  B.  EEEVE,  TrafBr  Manager. 

W.  E.  DAVIS,  Gen.  PassV  and  Tki.  Agt. 

cnxcdQO &  0RdJfj>  TjtuNs  fir. 


L.  J.  SEARGEANT,  General  Manager. 
N.  J.  POWER,  General  Passenger  Agent. 
G.  T  BELL,  Ass't  Gen'l         " 

OBAXn    IBUNK    BJ.II1WAT. 


HEATH  BALL  VALVE  PUMP 


yVITH  PATENT  UNIVMRSAI,  COUPI^ING 


The  Best 
and  Strongest 
Pump  • , 

In  the  World 

.  .  AT  ANY  PRICE  .  . 


Fits  all  valves.  It  costs  you  but 
one  cent  to  see  and  try  it.  Our 
price  $2.00.  We  will  send  this 
pump,  if  ordered  in  good  faith,  to 
any  bicycle  rider  in  the  United 
States,  C.  O.  D.  with  full  privilege 
of  examination  and  trial.  If  it 
suits,  keep  it;  otherwise,  it  is  to  be 
returned  at  our  expense. 


MANUFACTURED     BY 


S.  F.  Heath  Cycle  Co. 

MINNEAPOLIS,    MINN. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE 


Special  Notice.. 


NOYLLTY 


Bicycle  Riders  and  Dealers— With  im- 
proved facilities,  ^e  can  and  have 
decided  to  reduce  price,  as  per 
cuts,  to  enable  every  cyclist 
to  have  one  of  lightest, 
easiest  read  from 
saddle,  most  ac- 
curate, du; 
able,  & 
best 


WEIGHT 
ONLY  4 
OZ. 


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WEIGHT 

ONLY 

4  1-2  OZ. 


SHEDD'S 


Perfect 

satisfaction 

guaranteed  or 

purchase  money 

cheerfully  refunded. 

Recording 
Instrument  Co., 

6o2  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
BOSTON,  MASS. 


SENT    POST    PAID     ON     RECEIPT   OF    PRICE. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


J.  J.  WARREN  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass.,  U.  S.  A., 

— Tm.mTFACitmEKS  of  supfriob. — 

BICYCLE  SADDLE  LEAlTHERS  AND  TOOL  BAGS. 

Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue  and  Price  List. 


MENTIPN  THg   RPFEHSe. 


instant.  It  ia  made  of  the  best  of  rubber  and 
nickeled  steel  spring  Tvire.  Twenty-five  cents 
secures  a  sample  pair. 


Remingtons  Selling  Well. 
H.  S.  Fulper,  ex -captain  of  the  Passaic  Athletic 
Club,  has  returned  from  an  extended  trip  in  the 
interest  of  the  Remington  Arms  Company.  The 
Remington  has  made  a  reputation  for  itself  and  it 
is  not  surprising  to  learn  that  representatives  find 
little  trouble  appointing  agencies,  as  well  as  re- 
taining those  made  in  the  past.  The  Remington 
line  is  thoroughly  up  to  date  and  makes  friends  on 
sight. 

Jordan's  Twenty-Pound  Ladies'  Wheel. 
Louis  Jordan,  the   Chicago  maker,  points  with 
pride  to  his  Jordan  Special  ladies'  wheel,  which 
tips  the  scales  at  an  even  twenty  pounds,  and 


filed  Sept,  16, 1891. 

*  518,447,  combined  bearing  for  spindles;  George  O.  Dra 
per,  Hopedale,  Mass.,  assigbor  to  George  Draper  &  Sods, 
same  place;  filed  Jan.  31, 1893. 

5)8,450,  biej'cle  crank;  Ferdinand  F.  Ide,  Peoria,  III,,  as- 
signor to  Ibe  F.  F.  Ide  Manufacturing  Company,  same 
place;  filed  Jan.  23,  1894. 

518,498,  metallic  hub;  Jobn  H.  Gray,  EUwood  Neb,,  as- 
signor of  one-half  to  Eolland  N.  BoucIj,  Jackson,  Mich.; 
fll'd  Dec,  24, 1891. 

Patent  which  expired  April  .7,  1834— 169,683.  veloci- 
pedes; H.  Will  and  C.  Gebele,  Chicago,  111.;  filed  Ded.  16, 
1876  

Trade  Notes. 

J.  J.  Ross  is  on  the  road  again  for  the  Derby 
company. 

The  Chicago  agency  for  Majesties  will  be  known 
next  week. 

L.  N.  Swift,  of  Provincetown,  Mass.,  reports  a 
good  sale  of  his  chain  lubricant  known  as  "Hot 
Stutf."     It  is  made  of  graphite  and  is  put  up   in 


Jurdan'g  30-pound  Lmlics'    ]V/iccl. 


Avhiih  is  illustrated  herewith.  This  weight  is 
obtained  when  the  machine  is  fitted  with  saddle, 
pedals,  ch.iin  gnaid  and  rubber  mud  guaids.  It 
has  the  bc-it  iEolus  bearings,  piano  wire  spokes, 
wood  rims,  veiy  light  .and  dust-proof  pedal.s,  26- 
inch  wheels  and  is  filfcd  «itli  Morgan  it  "Wright 
or  Palmer  tires.  BIr.  Jordan  does  not  keep  this 
wheel  in  stock,  as  it  is  built  only  to  order.  On 
account  of  the  extreme  care  necessary  in  handling 
the  light  parts  it  hikes  considerable  time,  com- 
paratively speaking,  to  turn  out  a  single  niaehiiie, 
,so  Mr.  Jordan  has  been  compelled  to  ask  $160  for 
it.     It  is  guaranteed  for  road  use. 


Recent  American  Patents. 

The  foUo^ving  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,  re- 
ported especially  for  ^^^/ee  T^j  W.  E.  Angin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

518,239,  pneumatic  tire  for  wheels;  Thomas  A.  Egan, 
Jersey  City,  N.  J.;  filed  July  11,  1«93, 

518,307,  drive  chain;  Thomas  Corscaden,  New-Britain, 
Conn.,  assignor  to  the  Stanley  works,  same  place;  filed 
Jan.  21,  I89J. 

518  321,  antifriction  ball  bearing;  Henry  La  Casse, 
Rochester,  N.  Y.;  filed  Pet,  17,  1892, 

518.32.3,  lock  attachment  for  bicycles;  Walter  Lamb  and 
Spence  H.  Lamb,  Jr.,  Memphis,  Tenn.;  filed  Oct  8,  1893, 

518,325,  bicycle  stand;  Fred  B.  Mueller,  Decatur,  111, ; 
filed  April  18,  1893, 

518  330,  folding  bicycle;  Michael  B.  Ryan,  Boston,  Mass., 
assignor  of  two  thirds  to  Charles  L.  Backus  and  Charles 
F,  Lincoln,  Andover,  Conn,;  filed  Dec,  '„'6,  1893. 

518,3.38,  bicycle;  Clarence  E.  Whitaker,  Lynn,  Mass.;  a^- 
signor  to  Josiah  C.  Bennett,  same  place;  filed  April  14, 
1893. 

618,393,  device  for  packing  vehicle  wheels;  Francis  C. 
Davis.  Watertown,  N.  Y.;  filed  July  24,  1893. 

518,4U,  bicycle;  Henry  ha,  Casge,  Rochester,  N.  Y.; 


stick  loim,  sj  as  to  be  clean,  convenient  and  last- 
ing. 

The  Thovsen  &  Cassad.y  Company  reports  ;i  large 
trade  in  wheels  so  far  ibis  year. 

AVilliam  Wagner,  of  Milwaukee,  is  roprcsenling 
the  Union  conip.-my  on  the  road. 

Gonzales  &  AVillieis,  of  Columbia,  S.  C,  are 
pushing  the  trade  in  all  parts  of  the  state. 

Fred  Merrill,  of  Portkiud,  Ore.,  is  now  repre- 
senting the  Riunbler  in  Oiegon,  Washington  and 
Idaho. 

The  Spaldiugs  have  been  holding  a  clearing 
sale  of  odds  and  ends  at  their  old  store  on  Madi- 
son street. 

The  Newton  Rubber  Works  has  given  up  its 
Boston  office  and  should  be  addressed  at  Newton 
Upper  Falls,  Mass. 

The  Sieg  &  Walpole  fire  sale  ended  Monday.  It 
was  a  success,  only  about  a  dozen  wheels  being 
removed  to  the  new  store. 

S.  E.  Harris  has  opened  a  bicycle  salesroom  at 
210  Warren  street,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  G.  H.  Har- 
ris will  manage  the  j)lace. 

Articles  oi  incorporation  of  the  Milwaukee  Bi- 
cj'cle  Comp)any  have  been  filed  bj'  .1.  E.  Keiter,  A. 
C.  Runkeland  H.  W.  Crocker.     Capital,  $15,000. 

Two  Western  -^Vheel  Works  publications  reach 
us  this  week,  the  handsomely-cohered  catalogue 
and  a  compilation  of  the  attractive  ads.  used  by 
the  honse  this  season.  The  latter  is  prepared  for 
the  benefit  of  agents  who  desire  to  advertise  lo- 
cally, and  contains,  in  addition  to  the  cuts,  some 


useful  hints  on  advertising.     The  catalogue  has 
been  previously  mentioned. 

The  Mutual  Supply  Company  will  open  a  rid- 
ing school  at  St.  Paul  and  Center  streets,  Balti- 
more. The  comjiany  represents  the  League 
Chainless. 

A.  W.  Carr,  the  Wichita,  Kas.,  agent,  has  pur- 
chased the  Gem  Model  Works  and  fitted  up  a 
model  little  factory.  He  may  make  a  few  wheels 
during  the  summer. 

The  Belle  City  Cement  Company,  of  Racine, 
Wis.,  with  a  Chicago  office  at  44  North  Clark 
street,  is  marketing  red  and  black  tire  cement  and 
a  liquid  cement  to  be  used  on  wood  rims. 

The  removal  of  the  Spaldings  to  Wabash  ave- 
nue is  attracting  many  people  to  that  thorough- 
fare and  will  certainly  prove  beneficial  to  all 
classes  of  the  sporting  trade  in  that  locality. 

Ralph  Temple  is  designing  a  bicycle  which  he 
claims  is  entirely  different  from  anything  yet 
brought  out.  Temple  says  the  Halliday-Teniple 
Scorchers  are  selling  like  hot  cakes  in  Chicago. 

The  Red  Star  Manufacturing  Company  gives 
uotice  that  on  June  1  the  price  of  small  cans  of  ils 
solid  illuminant  will  be  increased  to  $43.20  per 
gross,  the  same  discount  as  heretofore  being  al- 
lowed dealers. 

The  Chicago  branch  of  the  Overman  Wheel 
Compauj',  beginnins  May  1,  assumed  jurisdiction 
over  the  states  of  Illinois,  Iowa,  Wisconsin,  Mis- 
souri, Minnesota,  Montana,  North  Dakota  and 
South  Dakota,  and  will  sup)ply  all  agents  in  this 
territory. 

The  Phoenix  made  a  splendid  record  in  the 
thirty-four-mile  road  i.ace  of  the  Pittsburg  Press. 
Besides  taking  first  place  and  first  time,  it  carried 
five  of  the  first  thirteen  riders  in  and  secured  nine 
of  the  time  med.ils  awarded  to  those  finishing 
within  the  three-hour  limit. 

P.  M.  CI  urch  &  Co.  are  the  leading  dealers  at 
Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Mich.,  and  handle  the  Columbia, 
Rambler,  Lu-Mi-Num,  Clipper  and  Western 
Wheel  Works  line.  N.  A.  Burdick  sells  fhe 
Cleveland,  Fowler  and  AVaverley,  while  J.  W. 
Sutton  is  disposing  of  Sylphs  and  the  Gendron 
line. 

The  Cycle  Specially  Company  of  Niles,  Mich., 
reports  a  big  demand  for  its  racing  bands  (substi- 
tutes for  toe  clips),  and  that  from  one  advertise- 
ment iu  ^^g^fee-  over  200  answers  were  le- 
ceived.  The  bands  sell  for  a  quarter,  are  neat  and 
light  and  hold  the  foot  fimily  on  any  kind  of 
pedal. 

Mac  Hiues,  represculing  A.  U.  Bells  &  Co  ,  is 
in  Chicago,  going  hence  to  the  northwest,  to  St. 
Louis,  Indianapolis,  and  so  forth.  His  business, 
he  reports,  has  been  excellent  lately,  the  com- 
pany's liquid  wood  rim  cement  being  an  especial 
favorite.  It  is  put  up  both  for  factory  use  and  in 
small  tubes,  the  latter  a  dozen  in  a  box. 

Mr.  Schindel,  of  the  Puuctureless  Tire  Armor 
Company,  writes  that  in  a  few  days  the  Surbridge 
works,  purchased  by  his  company  and  George  T. 
Warwick,  will  be  in  operation,  making  cycle  ac- 
cessories for  next  season's  trade.  As  to  the  tire 
armors  he  says  4,000  sets  have  been  out  and  that 
there  has  been  no  complaint  of  punctures  or  the 
effect  on  the  resiliency  of  the  tires. 

Louis  Rosen feld  &  Co.,  makers  of  the  Hy-Lo, 
are  now  located  at  20  Warren  street.  New  York, 
where,  with  the  requisite  amount  of  space  and  in 
the  bicycle  trade  center,  they  expect  to  be  better 
prepared  to  show  their  gears.  The  firm  writes: 
"When  opening  our  office  we  will  simultaneously 
be  prepared  to  show  our  regular  production,  which, 
however  well  pleased  critics  an    the  public  hdve 


ARIEL 


ARIEL 


TURTLE  RACER-18  to  22  lbs. 
LIGHT  ROADSTEE-24  to  28  lbs. 
FULL  ROADSTER— 26  to  32  lbs. 

and  the 
Lovely  TITANIA— 27  to  32  lbs. 

all  with  the 
Superb  Ariel  Lines  and  Finish. 

"Reasons  Why" 
will  tell  you  more  about 

Ariels.**** 


cvcles 


Good 

Stock 

Counts. 


Featdkes: 
CORRECT  DESIGNS, 

REINFORCEMENT, 

DETACHABLE  SPBCCKET, 
DETACHABLE  CRANK. 
COMMON  SENSE  DUST  -  PROOF  GEAR  CASE, 
Genuine  DUST-PROOF  BEARINGS  with 
ANTI-FRICTION  BALLS,  and  many  another 
"  Trick  of  Singularity." 


ARIEL    CYCLE    MANUFACTURING    CO.,    - 

Chicago  Store — 277  Wabash  Ave.  and  35  Van  Buren  St. 


Goshen,  Ind. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


DERBY 


See  it  before  buying.     Send  for  Catalogue. 


DERBY  CYCLE  CO., 


MENTrON    THE    REFEREE. 


161   to   167  S.  Canal  St.,  CHICAGO. 


DO  YOU  KNOW 

The  definition  of  CHAINLESS  ? 
If  not,  here  it  is — 

Xeague  wheels  are  not  acquainted  with  a  chain. 
JBvery  time  you  ride  you  glory  in  the  fact — no  chain  to  bother. 
Aim  high  and  ride  the  noblest  wheel  ever  made,  and  take  no  other. 
Guards  for  trousers  may  be  laid  on  the  shelf  and  forgotten. 
Unless  you  want  'o  be  a  "back  number"  don't  bow  to  a  chain, 
^ven  a  blind  man  thinks  it  is  out  of  sight. 

.^^  And  here  IS  the  CHAINLESS. 

We  are  now  prepared  to  equip  our  wheels  with  Simplicity  No.  47  Tires,  to  order. 

STOKES   MFG.    CO.,   -393  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago,   111.,    agents    for    Chicago, 

_  Denver  and  Milwaukee. 

1894    SCORCHER,    27    POUNDS  ~~  """^ 

M.NT,o.THBP...p...  THE    LEAGUE   CYCLE   CO.,   HARTFORD,  CONN. 


'Fanning's  Miniature  Friction  Ball  Chain" 


WEIGHT,    22    OUNCES. 


PATENT     APPLIED     FOR. 

The  greatest  success  in  a  ball  bearing  chain  ever  attained.  It  is  the  recognized 
scientific  solutiOQ  of  what  an  easy  running  chain  should  be.  Fnction  reiluced  lo  a  mni- 
mutn.  The  greatest  possible  speed.  Wears  ten  times  longer.  Hoes  not  catch  or  biud 
on  sprocket,  i  'an  be  run  tight  or  loose.  Stretches  nine  times  less.  It  is  as  fle.'til)le  as  a 
rag.  These  improvements  will  malie  any  wheel  wear  a  greater  length  of  time.  No 
rider  of  a  bicycle  should  be  without  this  great  improvement,  as  there  is  no  grease  to  get 
on  clothes,  and  it  is  a  self  cleaner.  fHlCJS  $G.OO.  Discount  to  the  trade.  Express 
charges  prepaid  when  cash  accompanies  order. 

1-4  inch,  21 3-4  ounces,  50  links;  5-16  inch,  23 .3  4  ounce=.  50  links;  7-16  inch,  23  ounces, 
CO  links;  3-8  inch,  23  ounces,  50  links;  1-8  inch,  a8  ounces,  50  links 

MADE   IN   THE  ABOVE    SIZES. 


,?o3  Main  Bt,, 


MBNTION  THE  REFEBJIB, 


KEOKUK,  I0W4, 


EUREKA  PUMP  BRACE 


Something  New 

Inflate  your  tires  aa 
hard  and  as  often  as  you 
have  to  with  perfect  ease 
and  comfort. 

Will  fit  any  hand  purdp 
and  go  in  tool  bag. 

Don't  blister  your 
hands  and  suffer  general 
discomfort  any  more. 

miCX!  35  CJBJfXS. 

Dealers  write  to  us. 


Eureka  Pump  Brace  Co. 

277  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago 


WENTION  THK   HCCCIIBV. 


been  with  ouj  models,  will,  in  point  of  neatness 
and  perfection  of  detail,  surpass  anything  we  have 
heretofore  shown." 

The  Rattan  Fellow  is  the  name  of  a  little  sheet 
issued  by  the  American  Rattan  Company  of 
Toronto,  Ont.,  Canadian  agent  for  the  Falcon, 
Remington,  New  Hudson,  Stearns  and  Vanguard. 
The  last  issue  told   extensively  about  the  Falcon. 

A  jury  at  Cortland,  N.  Y.,  has  awarded  the 
George  Worthington  Company  $684.94  in  its  suit 
against  Nelson  H.  Waters  and  William  A.  Kel- 
logg. The  plaintiff  sued  to  recover  the  purchase 
price  of  some  bicycles  sold  to  defendants.  The 
defendants  claimed  a  breach  of  warranty  on  the 
goods  purchased  and  asked  that  the  plaintiffs 
claim  of  $700  he  reduced  about  |300. 

A  visit  to  the  Telegram  factorj'  shows  that  it  is 
working  on  full  time  and  quite  a  deal  behind  in 
orders.  Since  the  reorganization  ol  the  concern, 
after  its  failure  last  fall,  things  seem  to  have  taken 
a  different  turn.  F.  H.  Bolte  is  superintending 
the  factory  while  Frank  Pringree  is  general  man- 
ager. Sercombe  is  no  longer  with  the  company, 
being  at  present  engaged  in  selling  cash  registers. 


TO   THE   DENVER   NATIONAL  MEET. 

Arrangements  are  rapidly  nearing  completion 
for  the  National  League  Meet  in  Denver,  Colo- 
rado, Angust  13  to  18,  1894.  Keeping  pace  with 
the  different  committees  and  officers  having 
charge  of  this  approaching  event,  which  will  prob- 
ably go  down  in  the  annals  of  the  National 
League  as  the  most  enjoyable  summer  meeting 
ever  held,  we  find  the  Chicago  &  Alton-Union 
Pacific  through  line,  which  on  more  than  one  for- 
mer occasion  has  proved  itself  worthy  of  the 
patronage  so  liberally  bestowed  upon  it  by  the 
wheelmen.  Arrangements  are  complete  whereby 
through  trains,  through  sleeping  cars,  dining  cars, 
and  baggage  and  express  cars  fitted  for  the  special 


accommodation  of  the  wheelmen  and  their  wheels, 
will  be  ran  by  the  Chicago  &  Alton-Union  Pacific 
through  line  from  Chicago,  Bloomington  and  St. 
Louis  to  Denver.  There  will  be  no  extra  charge 
by  '  'The  Alton' '  for  this  special  service  over  and 
above  the  regular  excursion  rates  which  the  com- 
pany has  made  for  [the  meeting,  which,  by  the 
way,  are  extremely  low.  Individuals,  delegates, 
oflicers  or  committees  having  the  transportation 
arrangements  to  make  for  themselves,  their  clubs, 
their  friends  or  families,  should  lose  no  time  in 
corresponding  with  the  undersigned  in  order  to 
obtain  the  lowest  rates  and  absolutely  the  best 
accommodations  to  and  from  Denver,    Colorado. 

R.  SOMEEVILLE, 

City  Passenger  &  Ticket  Agent,    Chicago  &  Alton 
R.  R.,  19.5  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  Illinois. — adv. 


An  electric  tricycle  is  the  latest  novelty  in  vehi- 
cles that  has  been  brought  out  in  France. 


NEW    YORK'S    GOOD    ROAD    BILL. 


Local  Assessments  and  State  Aid  are  Provided 
For. 

To  our  way  of  thinking,  says  the  Buffalo  Times, 
one  of  the  most  important  bills  passed  by  the  leg- 
islature was  passed  Monday.  It  was  Assembly- 
man Kerr's,  providing  "for  the  construction  of  a 
road  by  local  assessment  and  county  and  state 
aid."  This  is  based  on  the  famous  New  Jersey 
law,  under  which  many  miles  of  good  roads  have 
been  constructed,  and  which  was  made  the  sub- 
ject of  investigation  by  a  large  delegation  of  su- 
pervisors from  Erie  and  other  counties,  who  went 
to  New  Jersey  for  that  purpose. 

The  bill  provides  that  on  the  application  of  the 
owners  of  one-third  the  property  along  any  road, 
the  board  of  supervisors  of  the  county  shall  cause 
a  survey  to  be  made  and  an  estimate  of  the  cost 
of  rebuilding  the  road  in  a  suitable  and  permanent 
manner,  either  of  stone  or  gravel.  When,  there- 
after, the  petitioners  shall  present  to  such  board 
of  supervisors  a  map  or  description  of  the  lands 
which,  in  their  opinion,  will  be  directly  bene- 
fitted by  the  construction  or  improvement  of  such 
road,  together  with  a  written  request  of  the 
owners  of  three-fifths  of  such  lands,  that  all  the 
lands  so  benefitted  and  the  personal  property  in 
such  district  be  assessed,  in  proportion  to  the 
benefits  conferred,  for  such  construction  or  im- 
provement, to  the  amount  of  one-third  of  the  total 
cost  thereof,  such  board  of  supervisors  shall  cause 
such  roads  to  be  constructed  or  improved.  And 
the  remainder  of  the  cost  shall  be  borne  equally 
by  the  county  and  state.  The  state  engineer 
must  certify  that  the  road  to  be  improved  is  a 
main,  well  traveled  road,  and  that  it  is  properly 
subject  to  improvement.  The  roads  are  to  be 
constructed  or  improved  according  to  the  plans 
and  specifications  of  the  state  engineer  and  under 
the  supervision  of  one  of  his  subordinates.  The 
concluding  section  of  the  bill  authorizes  the 
board  of  supervisors  of  any  county  to  borrow 
money  or  issue  bonds  for  the  construction  or 
maintenance  of  roads, -but  the  bonds  shall  not  be 
sold  for  less  than  par,  shall  not  bear  interest  at  a 
rate  higher  than  five  per  cent,  and  shall  not  run 
for  more  than  fifty  years.  Possibly  this  bill  may 
not  provide  the  very  best  methods  for  the  im- 
provement of  our  roads;  but  the  New  Jersey  law 
has  certainly  worked  well,  and  we  would  like  to 
see  it  tried  here. 


MAKERS'   NOTICES. 


AGENTS   FOE   HEATH'S   PUMPS. 

The  Heath  ball  valve  pump  and  universal  coup- 
ling has  become  well  and  favorably  known.  As 
an  easy  wind-maker  it  has  no  equal.  The  uni- 
versal coupling,  which  is  fully 
covered  by  patents,  makes  it  a 
real  pleasure  to  "pump  a  tire," 
compared  to  what  it  usually  is. 
The  season  has  just  been  started; 
the  maker  of  this  pump,  the  S. 
F.  Heath  Cycle  Company,  Minne 
apolis,  has  made  and  shipped 
five  times  more  pumps  than  the 
entire  1893  output,  and  the  orders 
are  still  pouring  in.  Orders, 
however,  are  filled  within  twenty- 
four  hours  after  receipt.  Noth- 
ing can  be  said  in  higher  praise 
of  the  pump  than  a  recital  of  the 
list  of  prominent  and  substantial  firms  handling 
it  extensively.  Orders  addressed  to  them  or  to 
the  makers  will  receive  prompt  attention. 

Here  is  the  list:     New  England    agents,   the 
Elastic  Tip  Company,  Boston,   Mass. ;  New  York, 


Schoverling,  Daley  &  Gales,  A.  G.  Spalding  & 
Bros.,  H.  Kiffee  &Co.,  A.  M.  Scheffey  &  Co., 
Hulbert  Bros.  &  Co.,  John  S.  Leng's  Sons  &  Co., 
and  Sidney  G.  Bowman;  Philadelphia,  A.  M. 
Bailey  &  Co.,  Hart  Cycle  Company,  R.  C.  Wall 
Manufacturing  Company;  Williamsport,  Pennsyl- 
vania Bicycle  Company;  Chicago,  Thorseu  &  Cas- 
sady  Company,  Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Company, 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  Hill  Cycle  Manufactur- 
ing Company  and  Hibbard,  Spencer,  Bartlett  & 
Co. ;  St.  Louis,  Simmons  Hardware  Company ;  De- 
troit, Schulenberg  Cycle  Company  and  George 
Hilsendegen;  Toledo,  Fletcher  Hardware  Com- 
pany; Cleveland,  Mcintosh-Huntington  Company, 
George  Worthington  Company ;  Toronto,  Hyslop, 
Caulfield  &  Co.,  the  T.  Eaton  Company,  ltd.; 
Montreal,  T.  W.  Boyd  &  Son.;  London,  Eng.,  A. 
W.  Gamage  Company;  Milwaukee,  Julius 
Andrae  (given  with  the  Andrae  wheels). 

EGAD   MAPS   FEEE. 

The  Lamb  Manufacturing  Company,  of  Chico- 
pee  Falls,  Mass.,  maker  of  the  Spalding  bicycle, 
has  issued  a  series  of  complete  colored  pocket 
road  maps  devoted  to  several  states.  These  maps 
are  of  New  Jersey,  Delaware  and  Maryland,  Con- 
necticut, Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island,  Illi- 
nois, New  York,  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio.  They 
are  very  valuable  and  should  be  in  the  hands  of 
all  interested.  The  Lamb  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany will  send  these  maps  to  any  one  on  receipt 
of  two  cent  stamp  for  each  way,  to  defray  cost  of 
postage. 

A   EECOED   IN   THE   RENTING   LINE. 

The  Hickory  Wheel  Company  of  South  Fram- 
ingham,  Mass.,  established  what  it  believes  to 
be  a  record  in  renting  wheels  on  April  19,  which 
is  a  new  holiday  in  Massachusetts.  On  this  date 
the  company  rented  for  the  entire  day  thirty-two 
Hickory  bicycles.  These  were  returned  the  tbl- 
lowing  morning  in  such  condition  that  the  entire 
expense  in  putting  the  machines  in  perfect  order 
amounted  to  65  cents,  same  being  for  one  broken 
pedal  shaft,  the  breaking  of  which  the  user  of  the 
machine  gladly  paid  for,  claiming  that  same  was 
due  to  gross  negligence  on  his  part.  This  is  but 
one  illustration  of  the  value  of  Hickories  as  ma- 
chines for  renting. 

At  the  cycle  races  in  Bombay,  India,  during  the 
Victoria  jubilee  the  Rambler  again  scored,  Homi 
D.  Patel,  on  a  Rambler  racer,  winning  the  first 
prize  in  the  cycle  event  there  contested. 


TO  CYCLE  MANUFACTURERS  AND 
DEALERS. 
We  are  informed  upon  good  authority  that  the 
salesmen  representing  one  of  our  neighboring 
competitors  are  giving  out  the  information  that 
they  have  secured  patents  upon  bicycle  toolbags 
corresponding  in  design  and  construction  to  what 
is  known  as  our  No.  33  toolbag.  These  represen- 
tations they  know  to  be  false,  as  the  firm  they  rep- 
resent has  never  obtained  a  patent  upon  this  bag, 
neither  have  they  applied  for  one,  although  they 
have  recently  obtained  a  patent  on  the  folding  of 
the  ends  together  on  a  square  bag,  which  we  have 
been  honest  enough  not  to  infringe.  The  only 
patents  that  have  ever  been  issued  on  this  bag  are 
those  granted  to  our  company  March  20,  1894, 
and  we  hereby  give  notice  that  anyone  manufac- 
turing or  selling  a  bag  covered  by  the  claims  of 
our  patent  are  liable  to  prosecution  for  infringe- 
ment. Steps  have  already  been  taken  to  prose- 
cute two  companies  manufiicturing  bags  covered 
by  our  claims.  Hunt  Manufaotubing  Com- 
pany.— adv. 


IT  IS  A  HITTMR. 


Indeed,  and  it  is  by  name  the  popular 


i( 


WYNNMWOOD  //' 


fitted  with  Wood  Rims  and  Palmer  Tires,  for  $95.00,  with  Steel  Rims  and  G.  &  J.  Tires,  for  $85.00,  or  with 
Steel  Rims  and  Akron  Tires,  for  $75.00.     Good  Discount  to  Agents.     Write  at  once  to 


A.  M.  Scheffey  &  Co.,  92  Reade  st..  new  york. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


"  He  who  brings  the  buyer  and  the  seller  together  in  honest  trade  does  good  to  both." — Cobden. 


THOS.   WALLS,  President. 


T.  P.  WALLS,  Treasurer. 


JOHN  I.  WALLS,  Secretary. 


The  West  Side  Auction  House  Company, 


INCORPORATED. 


Auctioneers  and  Commission  Merchants, 


209  and  211   W.  Madison  St.,  CHICAGO. 

Auction  Sales  of  Bicycles  a  Specialty,    Advances  Made.-_ 


Telephone  W.  592. 


Our  next  sale  of  Bicycles  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  MAY  xz,  at  3  p.  m.    Correspondence  solicited. 

Account  sales  rendered  and  settlements  made  in  cash  day  after  sale. 

References  by  permission  to  the  Hide  and  Leather  Bank,  and  also  the  principal  bicycle  manufacturers  of  Chicago. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


W.  H.  WILHELM  &  CO., 


READING,  PA., 
MF'R'S.   OF 


Reading  Safety  Bicycles 


PACKER   CYCLE   CO.,   Reading    Pa.,  Penn.  and  Dei.  state  Agents. 

The  GEO.  WORTHINGTON  CO.,    Cleveland,  Ohio,  Agents  for  Ohio,   Indiana,  Michigan  and 

Western   New   York. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


'STJLIS^      OPFEIS"     &    CO.,    LIMITED. 

fforwarding,  Commission  and  Insurance  Ags.,  162Aldersgate  St.,  LONDON,  E.  O.  (Eng). 

—AND    AT 

XjITMMPOOIj,      pamis,      mmmemicb,      wesez,      xosamio, 

14  South  John  St.    14  Eue  Tavart.       Giermany.  Germany.       Argentine  Republic. 

THE  LARGEST 

Forwarders  of  Bieyeles  and  Aeeessories  in  the  World. 

Low  Through  Rates  from  any  part  of  Europe.    Correspondence  invited. 

CABLE  ADDEESS:— 

"Vanoppen,"  liondon,  Liverpool,  Paris,  Mnim.erich&  Wesel. 


•-5VXi_C       Weight    Reduced   to 

^^°*^?         41  oz. 

?  Jteliable, 

*  iiurablet 

n  Warranted, 

;  PRICE,  $2.3S,  J'ostpaid. 

J  Electro  and  Disct.  to  Trade. 

;  LEVY  CYCLE  CLOCK  Co. 

S  1817  Kidge  av.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


SOMETHING  NEW 

IN  CYCLE  CONSTRUCTION 


-THE- 


Phillips  Wheel 

is  made  with  the  only  correct  inode]  of 
propulsion 

KYPHOSIS    BICYCLARIUM 

a  disease  unknown  to  riders  of  the  Phillips 
wheels 

Write  at  onee  for  full  details. 

PHILLIPS  WHEEL  CO.,  Rochester.  N.Y 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


History  of  a  Veteran  Salesman. 
The  picture  accompanying  this  sketch  is  that 
of  a  man  who  has  been  in  the  bicycle  business  for 
nearly  fifteen  years.  He  is  A.  S.  Miller,  one  of 
the  Poorman  representatives.  From  1880  till 
1884  he  sold  wheels  at  Allegheny,  and.  while 
working  there  he  entered  the  employ  of  D.  A. 
Olds  at  Springfield,  the  only  exclusive  bicycle 
store  in  the  town  at  the  time.     Olds  afterward 


sold  to  Eoscoe  Pierce  (good  old  Eox),  who  sold 
back  to  Olds  in  '88.  Miller  worked  hard  for  Olds 
up  to  '91,  and  then  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Lozier  company  as  traveling  salesman,  working 
Pennsylvania,  part  of  Ohio,  northern  Indiana, 
northern  Illinois  and  Iowa.  He  was  with  tliis 
firm  nntU  the  present  season,  and  is  with  J.  E. 
Poorman  of  Cincinnati  working  eastern  Ohio  and 
Indiana. 


"They're  Off." 


Phonograph  as  a  Salesman. 
An  enterprising  cycle  dealer  in  the  east  has  pro- 
cured a  couple  of  phonographs,  which  he  has 
primed  full  of  an  elaborate  description  of  his  line 
of  wheels,  so  that  should  a  customer  come  into 
the  store  while  the  salesman  is  busy  he  is  intro- 
duced to  one  of  the  phonographs  and — well,  the 
sales  are  then  made  by  electricity. 


To  Increase  Its  Business. 

The  Michigan  Cyclist  Publishing  Company  has 

filed  articles  of  incorporation.     The  capital  stock 

is  |5,000  and    the  incorporators  are:     John  H. 

Taylor,  eighty  shares;  B.  D.  Butler,  twenty-five; 


Morris  J.  White,  twenty;  J.  Clark  Sproat,  twenty; 
A.  B.  Richmond,  twenty;  A.  H.  Apted,  ten;  Wil- 
liam H.  Redmond,  ten;  T.  B.  Perkirs,  two;  J. 
Ebner  Pratt,  ten;  W.  H.  Coleman,  South  Bend, 
five;  F.  H.  Escott,  five;  James  Stewart,  ten,  and 
Albert  Leslie,  eight. 


Cincinnati  Girls  and  Bloomers. 

Chief  of  Police  Deitsch,  of  Cincinnati,  was  waited 
upon  by  two  very  pretty  young  ladies  the  other 
day.  Their  request  was  an  unusual  one  and  the 
granting  of  it  a  delicate  matter.  After  a  few  pre- 
liminary hesitations  one  of  the  visitors  managed 
to  stutter:  "We  ride  bicycles,  Mr.  Chief,  and  want 
to  wear  'bloomers'  like  they  do  in  the  east,  but 
we  heard  that  you  would  not  permit  it.  Is  that 
true,  and  can't  we  dress  as  we  please  ?" 

"Certainly,  ladies,"  was  the  chief's  gallant 
reply;  "do  just  as  you  please  in  the  matter,  and 
my  officers  will  not  interfere  with  you. ' '  Then 
the  visitors  hurriedly  bowed  themselves  out,  ig- 
noring a  request  for  their  names. — Covington 
Commonwealih. 


Great  Scheme  of  Old   Curmudgton. 


-Judge. 


Ariel  No.  5,990  Stolen. 
A  reward  will  be  paid  for  the  return  to  the 
Ariel  Chicago  store  of  Ariel  No.  5,990,  stolen  from 
the  Pontiac  building,  Chicago,  Wednesday.  It 
weighed  26  pounds,  had  maroon  finish.  Palmer 
tires  and  wood  rims. 


"The  Referee's"  Summer  Tour. 

Circulars  concerning  the  tour  of  England  and 
Ireland,  promoted  by  ^^^^/Ve-,  are  ready.  The 
party  will  leave  New  York  on  the  Germanic  on 
July  18,  landing  at  Queenstown.  The  places  to  be 


visited  will  include  Cork,  Killarney,  Dublin,  Bh- 
mingham,  Coventry,  Sti-atford,  Wolverhampton, 
Bristol,  Bath,  Oxford  and  London.  The  cost  is 
extremely  reasonable.  If  you  are  interested  send 
for  details  to  iS^^/iee,  Chicago.  The  party  will 
be  limited. 


Sells  Waverleys  Out  in  Iowa. 
Most  of  the  Indiana  Bicycle  Company's  travel- 
ers are  well  known  to  the  eastern  trade.     Not  all 
of  the  good  men  are  in  that  territory,    however, 
for  out  in  Iowa  is  one  of  the  company's  most  faith- 


ful representatives.  We  refer  to  H.  S.  Thurber. 
In  the  part  of  the  country  which  he  covers,  and 
covers  well,  he  is  very  well  known.  Though  but 
twenty-three  years  old  he  has  been  on  the  road 
four  years,  having  been  connected,  prior  to  his 
present  engagement,  with  the  Thompson  Cycle 
Company,  of  Muscatine.  Mr.  Thurbur's  head- 
quarters are  at  Marshalltown,  where  he  has  made 
his  home  for  a  number  of  years.  In  addition  to 
his  abilities  as  a  salesman  Mr.  Thurber  is  an  excel- 
lent correspondent  and  readers  of  ^^^jve-  are 
indebted  to  him  for  many  an  interesting  item   of 

trade  gossip. 

1  ♦   I 

Clergymen  Will  Race. 

A  scheme  is  on  foot  in  Rochester  to  have  a  free- 
for-all  clergyman's  race  for  the  benefit  of  some  of 
the  local  charitable  institutions.  It  will  be, 
likely,  a  denominational  team  race.  Among  the 
Rochester  clergymen  who  ride  the  wheel  are: 
Revs.  Dr.  Anstice,  Hallock,  Rowland,  Parkhurst, 
Peeples,  Barbour,  Dennis,  Anderson,  Redfern, 
Lyncy,  Betteridge  and  Gannett. 


^  WANT    M, 

YOUi 


EA(iLf, 

BKYCLEiil 


EAanBicYakMrG.Co. 

TORRINGTON,"  CONM. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


^^^k/c^ 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


[COPYKIGHT  1894  BY  Chakles  L.  Ames.] 


AMES  &  FROST  COMPANY,  Blaekhawk  St.  and  Cherry  Ave.,  CHICAGO,  ILL 


"TRUTH,  Crushed  to  Earth,  Will  Rise  Again." 

What  special  points  are  con- 
sideredjin  buying  a  wheel? 

STRENGTH, 

DURABILITY, 

WEIGHT, 

SPEED, 

PRICE. 

....THE.... 

KEATING^ 

is  the  Strongest  light 
wheel  in  the  world. 

Being   strong,    durability  is 
assured. 

The  KEATING 

is  the  Lightest  strong 
wheel  in  the  world, 
Being,  light  speed  is  assured. 

With  these  assurances,     d!J  '1  O  C    A  A 
the  price  is  right  at )^l/jO.UU. 


Don't   buy  until  you  have  seen  the  KEATING. 


KMATING  WHBBL  CO.,   -  -  Holyoke,  Mass. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


^^^/^ce 


ILLINOIS  CYCLE  WORKS, 

300  S.  Clinton  St.,  Chieago. 


^^^E  MADE    THEM. 


lOOD  RIMS 

27  Lbs. 

Catalogue    Price, 

$125.00. 


STEELRIMS 

30  Lbs. 

Catalogue    Price, 

$120.00. 


6ft 


Jordan  Special, 


f  f 


J3-lb.,  16-lb.,  gZ-lb.,  as  lb. 


ALSO    AGENT    FOR   OTHER    HIGH-GRADE    WHEELS. 

' —  M  OlAftst  and  Largest  Sep&ir  Shop  in  the  West. 

Any  make  of  wheel  altered  to  Wood  Eims,  aad  Cushions  to  Pneumatic  Tires. 
Japanning  and  renickeling.    Agent  for  tlie  Telegram. 


LOUIS  JORDAN, 


71-73  S.  Randolph  Street, 
CHXCJ.etU. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE 


'94  Pattern     We  guarantee  them  for 
one  year. 

A  LIMITED  QUANTITY. 

FOR  SPOT  CASH  ONLY. 


It   will    pay   you  to  order  Sample  at    Jobbers' 
Cost  price. 

We  Will  Sell  Them  "For  Cause." 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE 


THE  BEST  ON  EARTH. 

Thousands  of  them 
sold. 

Have  you  our  prices 
on  Sundries?  If  not, 
drop  us  a  line. 

FERRIS-WHEELER  MFG.  CO., 

289  Wabash  Ave.,  CHICAGO. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


REFEREE    SUNDRY    COUPON    PRIZES. 

S.  G.  Hicks,  Chicago,  is  awarded  the  prize  this  week.     He  desires  a  Goodhue  Keyless  lock  because 
"  Coxey's  army  will  soon  be  here  and  I  must  have  a  bicycle  lock  that  experts  can't  pick." 
Among  the  other  replies  are  these  : 


ir 


^-^ 


^^/e/ec  Free  Sundry  Coupon. 


^^ 


F  you  want  any  article  in  the  following  list,  cut  out  the  head  line  of  this  coupon,  or 
the  entire  coupon,  if  you  ci'oose,  and  send  it  to  us,  accompanied  by  the  name  of 
the  article  and  your  reason,  in  not  more  than  twenty  words,  why  you  think  you 
I  ought  to  have  it.      The  envelopes  should  be  marked  *'  Sundry  Competition."     On 

L     Friday  of  each  week  all  applications  received  up  to  that  time  will  be  examined  and  the 
^     article  wanted  awarded  for  what  we  consider  the  best  reason  given. 

I  APPLICATIONS     MAY     COVER     THE     FOLLOWING     ARTICLES: 

L       Parabolic  lamp.    Red  Star  lubricant.    Red  Star  illuminant.    Garford  saddle.    Cyclone  pump.    Greasoline. 

^^     American  cycle  compound.    Harris  wrench.    Bridgeport  cyclometer.    Perfection  repair  outfit.    Tire  armor. 

^^      Perfect  oiler    Red  Cross  cement     Knapp  bicycle  stand.    Search  light  lamp.    Barnes  wrench.    Roy  oiler. 

I        Eye  protector.    Wood  rim  tire  cement.    Kalamazoo  parcel  carrier.    Kalamazoo  child's  seat.    Lucas  lamp. 

Sunbeam  chain  lubricant.     Hunt  saddle.     Fanning  chain.      Dicks'  wrench.      Curtis  pedals.    Jdeal  valve. 

Evans'  tire  cement.   Gossamer  mud  guard.  Eureka  pump  brace.  Powell  &  Hammer  lamp.  H.  &  W.  pump. 

Heath  pump.      Pneumatic  tire  protector.      New  Departure  bell.      Anti-Stiff.      Automatic  mud  guards. 

Stick  grapholine.    Fluke  mud  guards.    Saddlebag.    Standard  cap.    Watch  carrier   Qriswold  mud  guard. 

I  Brandenburg  pedals.     Sager  saddle.    Spaulding  pedals.    Goodhue  cycle  lock.    Lubricator. 

^^  Particulars  concerning  any  of  these  articles  may  be  found  in  advertising  columns. 


4/%^ 


^^fk/ee-,  334  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago.  ^ 


Charles  W.  Morey,  West  Lafayette,  Ind. — "  If  it  can  be  attached  to  my  mother-in-law's  tongue,  I 
want  a  Bridgeport  cyclometer  immediately. ' ' 

William  J..  Leach,  Burlington,  Wis. — "  I  want  a  Heath  pump  because  the  postoffice  is  five  miles; 
spare  time,  one  hour  per  week ;  have  to  inflate  my  tire  quickly  and  get 


General  Items. 

The  Press  C.  C.  of  Buffalo,  has  organized  a  ball 
nine. 

The  executive  committee  of  the  league  will 
meet  in  New  York  city  on  May  12r 

Bob  Gerwing  will  have  charge  of  the  western 
end  of  the  Washington-Denver  relay  ride. 

"Spalding's  Of&cial  Sporting  Rules,"  just  pub- 
lished, contains  all  the  latest  rules  in  every  Une 
of  sport,  being  very  complete  and  comprehensive. 


Secretary  Sullivan  of  the  A.  A.  U.   is  responsible 
for  the  contents. 

The  Chicago  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  whose  bicycle  com- 
mittee is  headed  by  Burton  White,  provides  bi- 
cycle storage  for  its  members.  It  has  stalls  for 
100  wheels. 

On  Saturday  and  Sunday  C.  A.  Rivers,  of  Den- 
ver, will  go  to  Colorado  Springs  to  take  views  in 
Ute  Pass  and  Cheyenne  Canon.  He  intends  to 
make  his  collection  very  complete  and  the  wheel- 


O.  S.  Cork  Grips  at  19o.  Repair  Kits  at  12,  14  and  16c. 
Wood  Rims,  $1.25  to  SI.50.  All  Wool  Bicycle  Suits  at 
$6  00.    We  are  also  selling  at  bottom 

PRICES. 

Barnes'  Wrenches,  P.  Wells'  Grapholine, 
Rankin  Toe  Clips,  and  everything  in  the  linn 
of  Bicycle  Sundries  and  Supplies. 

We  solicit  correspondence  with  manufacturers  wishing 
Chicago  representatives  on  anything  in  the  Bicycle  line. 

JOHN  CALDWELL  &  CO., 

Mention  the  Referee.        €15  Omaha  Htg.,  Chicago. 

men  in  the  east  will  be  able  to  judge  of  the  Col- 
orado roads  and  scenery. 

Bicycles  used  for  pleasure  in  France  are  taxed, 
and  the  number  last  year  is  reported  at  133,276. 
Bicycles  used  in  business  and  by  tradesmen  are 
not  enumerated  or  taxed. 

"The  Young  Scorchers"  is  the  name  of  a  new 
bicycle  club  formed  at  Cleveland  by  eight  boys 
about  fourteen  years  of  age.  Harry  Gegelein  was 
elected  president  and  Merl  Gary  treasurer. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Metropolitan  Association  of 
Cycling  Clubs,  held  in  New  York  last  Friday,  the 
following  clubs  were  admitted  to  the  association : 
Lexington  Avenue  Wheelmen,  Washington 
Wheelmen  and  the  Tourist  Cycling  Club.  It  was 
decided  to  hold  a  race  meet  on  July  28. 

On  April  24  Bert  R.  Livermore,  after  several 
earlier  unsuccessful  attempts,  succeeded  in  climb- 
ing George  street  hill,  Worcester,  Mass.  He  was 
mounted  on  a  60  gear  Ide  machine  and  after  once 
slipping  a  pedal  and  returning  to  the  starting 
point  reached  the  summit  amid  applause  from 
the  onlookers.  George  street  is  the  steepest^  in 
the  neighborhood. 


BOOM  YOUR  RACES. 


The  ^^/^/ee-'s  four-colored  Posters  will  help  you.      Sample  for  35  cents. 
PriatiDg  of  all  sorts  and  sizes  *-«rv    ^  /^i_  ■ 

urnished  .  ^^^^J^CC-,  ChlCEgO. 


Yes,  There  Are  Others! 


* 


But  very  few 

"Are  in  it" 

when  compared 
with 


#- 


Liberal  in  profit 

to   the   dealer; 

but    not    to 

cheapness. 


OATALO&TJE    FREE. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE- 


ROCHESTER    BICYCLES. 

>M>. Trv  Them;  Q-ive_Tone  to.  Your  Line, 

ROCHMSTMR  CYCLM  MFG.  CO., 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


Don't  Be  Buldozed 


Certain  Tire   Manufacturers 

When  they  Threaten  you  with  an  infringement  suit;  they  are  talking  through  their 

HAT. 


When  they  do  it  shake  this  Frank  Statement  at  them : 

A   WORD    ABOUT    PATENTS: 

We  control  patents,  and  do  not  infringe  on  valid  patents  granted 
others.  Should  any  inventors  or  assigns  imagine  that  we  do,  we  invite 
them  to  resort  to  the  law  and  we  promise  that  we  will  earnestly  assist 
them  to  hasten  their  case  to  as  speedy  a  termination  as  the  courts  of  our 
land  will  permit  of.  We  do  not  say  this  in  a  spirit  of  bravado,  but  have 
retained  most  eminent  patent  counsel,  and  believe  that  we  have  rights, 
and  are  prepared  to  enforce  them. 

We  will  protect  all  persons  from  infringement  suits,  and  no  one 
need  anticipate  any  trouble  by  using  any  tires  of  our  manufacture. 


We  are  as  strong  financially  as  any  tire  makers  or  jobbers,  and  will  dance  them  the  dance 
of  DEATH  should  they  start  the  music.  We  will  protect  our  rights  as  well  as  those  of  every  manu- 
facturer, dealer  or  rider  who  uses  our  Climax,  Cyclone  and  Rex  Tires. 


Address  all  Communications  to 


Eastern  Rubber  Mfg.  Co., 

TRENTON.    N.    J. 


BRANCHES : 


NEW  YORK,  90  Chambers  St. 

CHICAGO,  207  Lake  St. 

PHILADELPHIA,  Arch  near  Broad  St.,  H.  D.  LaCato. 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C,  Goodyear  Rubber  Co. 

PITTSBURG,  F.  S.  Haywood  &  Co.,  86  Water  St. 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO  ,  Day  Rubber  Co. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


PRICE  $80. 


Best  Road  Wheel  made. 
Weight  30  lbs. 


STAMP  FOR  CATALOGUE 

Bailey  Manufacturing  Co., 


207    *=.    CANAL   STREET.    CHICAGO. 


.ACNTION    THE    REFEREE. 


NO  OTHER   OILER  is  "Just  as  Good 

AS    THE 

"  PERFECT"    POCKET    OILER. 


PMICM,    gS    Cents    Much. 

The  "  Perfect "  is  absolutely  unequalled.    Be  as  careful  to  get  a  good  oiler  as  you  would  be 

in  buying  a  bicycle.  "star  "Oilers  ISc    Oiler  or  Fump  Solders  2Se.  Each. 

CUSHMAN  &  DENISON,  172  9th  Ave.,  New  York. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE- 

SCORCHERS 

ON  THE  ROAD 

would  frequently  like  to  take  pictures 
but  they  don't  want  to  be  bothered 
with  heavy,  rattling,  plate  cameras. 

KODAKS 


Weight,  17  ozs.  and  upward,  LOADED  FOR  USE. 
TAKE  ONE  WITH  YOU.^^^> 

Kodaks  $6.00  to  $100. 
Send  for  Catalogue. 

MASTMAN  KODAK  CO., 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


It  is  Economy 

-5^*-^T0    BUY    OUR  GOODS. 

:    Send  for  sample  card    self  measuring  blanks  and  cash  prices. 

ss^issr  DEALERS,  GET  IN  LINE. 

We  turn  out  more  than  loo  Van  Sicklen  Riding  Suits  a  day.    All  goods 
made  to  order.    Quick  Work.     Best   Goods.     Warranted   Fit. 

BARR  TAILORING   CO., 


S89     WA.BASa    ArENUM, 


UENTION  THE   RCFCREC 


CHICAGO 


ADVERTISEMENT. 

CORWIN,  Kas.,  April  21,  1894. 
Davis  &  Stevens  Mfg.  Co.,  Seneca  Falls,  N.Y. 

Deae  Sirs: — I  received  the  Pump  which 
you  sent  me  by  order  of  ^^g^/ec'- 

I  enclose  Nipples  which  you  sent  me,  as 
they  do  not  fit  my  mount,  please  send  me  a  G 
Nipple  for  '93  Columbia.  Stamps  enclosed  for 
postage 

The  Pump  is  far  beyond  my  expectations 
and  I  believe  has  a  greater  power  and  is  more 
durable  than  any  pump  on  the  market  at  twice 
its  pi-ice.  I  can  honestly  recommend  it  to 
riders  as  a  Pump  to  buy  if  they  want  their 
money's  worth,  as  it  is  built  on  mechanical 
princip'es. 

"Wishing  you  success; 

I  am,  sirs,  yours  etc., 

Eugene  Kelly. 


OUE  REQUEST. 

When  writing  to  advertisers,  we 
would  deem  it  a  favor  if  you  will 
please  mention  ^^g/^ree- 


AN  OFT-ASKED   QUESTION. 


Why  are  Journeys  Awheel  Shorter  Than  They 
were  Years  Ago? 
The  question  has  often  been  asked,  but  never 
satisfactorily  answered,  as  to  the  reason  why  men 
now-a-days  with  all  the  modern  improvements  in 
cycles,  tires  and  saddles  do  not  ride  as  far  as  used 
to  be  the  case  in  the  good  old  daj's  of  the  ordinary 
Speed  and  ease  of  propulsion  have  both  been  de- 
veloped to  an  enormous  extent,  but  it  seemed  the 
principal  object  of  the  best  men,  that  is,  when  not 
actually  engaged  in  competition,  to  confine  their 
riding  merely  to  sharp  bursts  of  ten  miles  or  so, 
and  then  rest.  Some  allowance  must  be  made  for 
the  fact  that  the  novelty  of  the  loastime  has 
■worn  off,  and  men  have  consequently  lost  a  lot  of 
that  enthusiasm  which  was  so  characteristic  of 
the  old  brigade.  Dnriug  the  past  week  I  have 
been  touring  with  a  friend  who  was  mounted  ou  a 
52-inch  Dunlop-tired  ordinary,  and  the  e.Kperi- 
euce  I  have  gaiued  has  convinced  me  that  there 
is  a  real  cause  for  the  decadence  of  long-di-;tance 
riding,  the  unhealthy  craze  for  speed,  with  which 
all  classes  of  cyclists,  old  and  yormg,  male  and 
female,  alike  are  afflicted.  The  outcome  of  it  all 
is  the  ridiculously  high  gearing  with  which  nearly 
all  machines  are  now  fitted.  I  and  my  friend 
managed  some  seventy  miles  a  day,  and  never 
once  tried  forcing  tactics,  but  each  evening  I  had 
had  quite  enough  of  it,  while  he  was  as  fresh  as 
when  he  started,  and  able  to  go  considerably  the 
faster  on  the  flat  too,  despite  of  my  63-inoh  gear- 
ing. Yet  in  the  early  part  of  the  day  I  could, 
without  exertion,  run  dean  away  from  him.  The 
truth  of  the  matter  was  that  the  hard  shoving 
made  my  legs  as  stiff  as  rails.  On  reaching  home, 
I  persuaded  my  friend  to  have  a  short  spin  on  a 
fellow  machine  to  mine,  and  the  result  showed  to 
me  that  I  was  the  better,  in  spite  of  the  manner  I 
was  handicapped.  The  high  gearing,  unless  a  man 
is  well  trained  and  is  riding  over  a  very  easy  coun- 
try, is  very  tiring  after  about  fifty  miles  or  so, 
and  men  who  ride  ibr  pleasnie  don't  see  the  force 
of  distressing  themselves.  I  was  speaking  to  one 
of  our  principal  agents  on  the  subject  the  other 
day,  and  while  agreeing  with  my  remarks,  told 
me  that  the  trade  was  quite  helpless  in  the  mat- 
ter. Their  customers  will  insist  on  having  high 
geared  machines.  I  fully  believe  I  could  do  a 
much  better  and  far  more  enjoyable  day's  work 
were  my  machine  geared  to  54  instead  of  9  inches 
higher.  Yet  what  can  I  do?  The  makers  tell 
me  that  63  is  the  proper  gearing  for  me,  and  there 
the  matter  ends.  To  be  able  to  travel,  when 
tiesh  and  well,  about  a  mile  or  so  an  hour  faster, 
we  are  content  to  handicap  ourselves  very  se- 
verely. I  wish  some  enterprising  maker  would 
lend  ine  a  light  machine  geared  to  54 — even  52 — 
I  would  try  it  for  an  80  or  100  miles  spin,  and 
note  well  the  difference  in  my  condition  at  the 
end  of  the  day's  ride. — Sport  and  Flay. 


8enrf  for  Catalogue.^ 


CURTIS= 

Child 

Mfg. 

Co., 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


BANNER 


Manufactured  by  fgg  gj^grj  gjpg  (jy^jy  (JQ 


417  Madison  St., 


BUFFALO,  N.  Y. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


The  Only  Oiler 


that  satisfles  everybody 
is  the 


ROY  OILER,  rmr 

of  order,    never    needs   fixing. 

Steel  pin  keeps  tube  clean  and 

automatically  closed; 

can  also  be  used  to 

remove  ^  ^.^iS^^^^^P^' 


Accept 
no  substitute.  Be 
suretogeta  "JJOY." 
Tr'te.  heavily  nickel  plated, 
25  cents.    Of  all  dealers,  or  mailed 
on  receipt  of  price.      Write  for  circular 
and  trade  prices. 

ROY    OILER    MFG.    CO., 

77    ^Varren    St,    K^e-w    York. 


H umber  Pattern  Frame, 


Long  Wheel  Base 


Guaranteed  finest   quality    of 
finish  and  material. 


A  frame  on  which 
manufacturers    and 
agents    may     put 
their    name    with- 
out fear  of  being 
disgraced. 


ESTABLISHED  1848.      INCORPORATED  1886. 


THOS.  SMITH  &  SONS,  of  Saltley,  Ltd., 

bi:rminguam,   eng.. 

Manufacturers  of  all  kinds  of  uycie  component  parts,  at 
reasonable  prices,  consistent  with  good  workmanshQ), 

Prices  on  application. 


Agents  wanted  for  our 


Columbus  No.  7. 


Write  us  for  Terms  and 
Territory. 


COLDMBUS  BICYCLE  CO, 


XOLUMBUS,  0. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


GRISWOLD'S 

Folding  Bicycle  Mud  Guard 

Zooks  nice  on  the  wheel.    Made  of  the  Seat  Material,  and 
weighs  less  than  10  ounces. 


MAWJPfiiCTUREHS—It'^illpayvoutoadoptit. 

DEALERS— -T*  v)iU  pay  you  to  carry  it  in  stock. 

RIDERS— J'  willpay  you  to  use  it.    Ask  your  dealer  for  it. 

PRICE,  $2.50. 

Descriptive  Circular,  Term,s  and  Discounts  furnished  the  Trade  on  request, 

M.    E.   GRISWOLD, 


WASHINGTON    HEIGHTS 

CHICAGO. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE- 


To  the  Trade 


NEW  LINE  OF  MIDGET  AND  BEACON  LAMPS. 


OUR  PRICES  WILL  SURPRISE  YOU. 

Deliveries  in  any  quamity  can  be  made  at  once 

We  Invite  Correspondence. 


The  GEORGE  PEARCE  COMPANY 

67  South  East  Street, 

INDIANAPOLIS,  IND. 


MENT  ON    THE    REFEREE 


OUR  LATEST! 


26  OZ.  PEE  PAIR. 


10  OZ.  PER  TAIE. 

Spaulding  Machine  Screw  Co., 

BUFFALO,    N.     Y. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE- 


APPAREL    FOR    TOURISTS. 


A  Few  Sensible  Suggestions  as  to  Dress  for 
Cyclists. 
What  shall  I  take  with  me  ou  my  tonr  ?  is  a 
question  which  often  causes  much  mental  exerci- 
tation  to  the  novice  at  the  game;  for  many  articles 
likely  to  be  of  use  occur  to  him,  and  some  that 
would  be  of  use  are  so  often  forgotten  that  a  little 
advice  from  an  old  hand  as  to  a  list  of  impedi- 
menta that  will  afford  the  maximum  of  comfort 
with  the  minimum  of  encumbrance  is  not  alto- 
gether to  be  despised.  First  of  all,  let  your  coat 
and  knickers  be  unlined.  A  sewn-in  lining  holds 
the  dampness  of  perspiration  and  is  difficult  to 
dry,  and  a  loose  lining  in  the  shape  of  a  sweater  or 
a  waistcoat  (if  preferred)  is  better  in  every  way. 
Of  course  the  shirt  should  be  all  wool,  and  a  wool- 
len vest  can  be  worn  underneixth,  according  to  the 
habits  of  the  wearer  as  to  the  amount  of  cloth- 
ing carried.  It  will  be  found  advisable  to  wear  as 
little  clothing  as  possible  while  actually  riding,  to 
avoid  over-heating.  One  of  the  advantages  of  a 
sweater  is  that  you  can  carry  it  on  your  handlebar 
while  on  the  move,  and  put  it  on  when  a  halt  is 
made  for  feeding.  A  square  of  waterproof  and  a 
couple  of  straps  make  a  very  cheap  and  handy 
knapsack,  which  will  fold  up  into  small  spa'e, 
and  yet  be  capable  of  containing  a  considerable 
quantity  of  clothing.  The  most  useful  articles  to 
carry  in  it  are:  a  sponge  and  a  tooth  brush,  some 
handkerchiefs,  a  pair  of  stockings,  an  under -vest 
and  a  pair  of  under-pants.  At  the  end  of  a  hot 
and  dusty  ride  have  a  sponge  down,  and  put  on 
your  dry  under-garments.  By  this  means  the  dis- 
comfort of  having  damp  clothing  next  to  your 
skin,  and  the  risk  of  catching  cold,  will  be 
avoided.  The  under-garments  will  also  serve  the 
purpose  of  pyjamas.  If  an  extended  tour  is  being 
made,  a  set  of  clean  shirts,  stockings  and  hriudker- 
chiefs  can  be  sent  to  some  spot  en  route  by  parcels 
post,  and  used-up  clothing  returned  by  the  same 
means.  All  this  advice  may  seem  rather  grand- 
motherly, but  if  carried  ont  it  will  add  considera- 
bly to  the  comfort  of  a  tour,  while  not  entailing 
much  encumbrance.  If  the  tourist  wishes  to  be 
independent  of  borrowed  clothes  in  case  of  wet, 
let  him  carry  a  waterproof  cape  and  a  pair  of  thin 
knickers,  and  he  can  snap  his  fingers  at  the  ele- 
ments, and  will  run  no  risk  of  cutting  a  ridicn- 
loiis  figure  iu  ill-assorted  garments. 

WHEELMEN 

WANTED  to  canvass  for  small  article;  sells  at  nearly 
every  house;  good  money.  Address  J.  M.  1"mELPS, 
Ctjntralia,  Mo.     (L.  A.  W.  3.%297  )    Mention  this  papt^r. 

JUST  WHAT  YOU  WANT  ! 

THE 


Pittsbnrg 
Stand , . 


(PATENTED). 

SimplCf   Strong, 

I*ortahle, 
Cheap  and  Beat. 

For  use  in  Sales  Rnom, 
Club  House,  orj  Home. 

Price,  $J  each 

For  sale    by    leading 

bicycle  dealers. 

Liberal  discount  to 

the  trade. 

Manufactured  by 

IVm.  M.  Justice 
&Co.. 

PITTSBURG,    PA. 

Mention  the  Referee. 


EDWIN   OLIVER, 
oen'l  eastern  agent. 


EASTERN   OFFICE, 

EVANS    HOUSE.  SPRINGFIELOi    MASS. 


Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co., 

Main  Office,  64r  to  70   Ohio  Street, 

CHIC  Ago     ILL. 


UNION    DROP  FORGE  CO., 

CHICAGO. 


GARFORD    MFG.    CO., 

ELYRIAr   OHIO. 


General  U.  S.  Sale  Agents  for  the 

INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN   A.  STAMPING  CO. 

INDIANAPOLIS.    IND. 


HUNT  MFG.   CO. 
WESTBORO,    MASS 


C.    J.   SMITH   &  SONS   CO., 
MILWAUKEE,    WIS. 


SNELL  CYCLE    FITTINGS    CO., 
TOLEDOi   OHIO. 


Seamless  Steel  Tubing,  Cold  Rolled  Steel  and  Cycle  Manufacturers'  Supplies. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


ELLWOOD  IVENS  TUBE  CO.,  '' ^iV'io'i'i''' 

(^~\  y^-^  ^.-^  Seamless  Steel  Tubing. 

V  J     \  J  [  )      (  ]     /^^  •~^.  HIGHER   IN   CARBON  THAN    ANY   OTHER     MAI 


THE    BEST. 

MILL  OAK  LANE  STATION,  PHILADELPHIA. 


J     PHILADELPHIA  OFFICE: 
I  9C6  Filbert  Street. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


The  First  iD  America... 
Tbe  Largest  and  Best... 
In  the  World 


Shelby,  Ohio. 


Are  now  prepared  to  draw  all  shapes,  including  Round,  Square,  Corru- 
0\\  gated,  Octagon  and  Half  Circle  with  double  re-entering  angles. 

RIDERS  OF  GOOD  BICYCLES  GIVE  IT  THE  PREFERENCE. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


OUR    NEW    ADDRESa.. 


20  Warren  St„  New  York, 


-LOUIS    R03ENFELD    &    CO. 


.MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


INDIANAPOLIS 

CHAIN  &  STAMPING  COMPANY 


126,  128,  130  West  Maryland  Street,  -  INDIANAPOLIS,  IND., 

MAKERS  OF 

HIGH   GRADE    CYCLE    CHAINS. 


R.  B.  McMULLEN  &  CO., 

Chicago,  111.,  and  Springfield,    Mass.,— General   United 
States  Sales  Aeents. 


JOHN  S.  LENGS'  SON  &  CO., 


New  York  Depot. 


New  Yorls  City. 


JENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


THE 

MOTOR  CYCLE  CO., 

S.  W.  Gor.  Public  Square  and  Ontario  Street, 

CLEVELAND,    O. 

^^^afc-^Capital  Subscribed,  ;^5oo,ooo. 

The  Motor  Cycle  is  not  destined  to  take  the  place  of  the 
Bicycle,  but  to  take  the  place  of  wheeled  vehicles  drawn  by  horses; 
thus  reaching  a  class  of  people  which  foot  power  machines  could 
never  hope  to  reach,  and  making  for  dealers  in  bicycles  a  machine  for  which  there  is  a  demand 
the  year  round.  Again,  the  Motor  Cycle  is  a  road  maker  and  will  flatten  down  and  even  rough 
places,  rolling  them  down  to  a  smooth  surface.  It  does  not  scare  at 
the  cars,  run  away,  or  require  feeding.  There  is  no  expense  ex- 
cept when  in  actual  use,  which  is  but  a  few  cents  per  day.  "We 
Guarantee  these  machines  to  make  greater  speed  than  any 
running  horse  over  the  same  course.  We  further  guarantee  each 
and  every  machine  for  one  year,  and  a  certificate  of  guarantee  ac- 
companies every  machine.  The  engines  will  by  far  outlast  the  be.'^t 
make  cf  cycles. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


THE  HUESTIS 

PATENT    DETACHABLE  TIRE. 

Do  you  wish  a  tire  that  does  not  creep.  That  is  resilient  and  fast,  i  That  can  be  attached  or  detached 
in  one  minute. 

One  which  is  made  of  first  class  material  and  made  by  a  concern  who  has  had  years  of  experience  manu- 
facturing Pneumatic  Tires  and  whose  guarantee  does  guarantee. 

If  so  buy  the  Huestis  Detachable  Tire.  Adopted  by  the  majority  of  makers  of  high  grade  wheels. 
Demand  it  of  your  local  dealer. 

TO    WHOM    IT    MAY    CONCERN: 

This  is  to  certify  that  we  are  prepared  to  give  a  guarantee  to  all  users  of  the  "  Huestis  "  tire  to  abso- 
lutely protect  them  against  any  loss,  cost  or  damage  arising  from  suits  entered  by  rival  manufacturers  on  the 
grounds  of  infringement  of  patent. 

We  solicit  for  manufacture  all  kinds  of  pneumatic  tires  for  patentees  or  others. 


THE  NEWTON  RUBBER  WORKS, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF  ALL  KINDS  OF  RUBBER  BICYCLE  GOODS  AND  SOLE  MANUFACTURERS 

OF   THE    "HUESTJS"    TIRE, 

MAIN    OFFICE    AND    WORKS: 


NEWTON    UPPER     FALLS,     MASS. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


GIVE     THE    PROS.     A    CHANCE. 


The    Present    Day    ex-Amatem    Not    What  He 
Used  to  Be. 
At  the  present  moment — althongh  I  am    far 
firom  home — the  air  is  fnll  of  rumors  concerning 
Arthur  Augustus   Zimmerman  and  a  match  with 
KtUe  Harris  for  the  respectable  sum  of  £1,000. 
Xo  one  ■kHI  blame  Zimmy  for  turning  pro.     His 
speed  and  his    pre-eminence    over   all  compeers 
should  mean  his  fortune  in  the  ca.sh  prize  world. 
A  man  of  his  talent,  without  any  flddle-laddle 
about  pure-blooded  amateurism,  is  to  my  mind 
missing  the  tide  of  his  fortune  by  racing  for  prizes 
when  big  money  might  as  easily  be  made.     The 
real  speedy  division  might  take  the  hint,  and  to 
those  who  are  not  gentlemen   riders  or  third-class 
men,  the  pro.  ranks  offer  much  inducement  under 
the      strictly    proper    ruling    of    the    ^N^ational 
Cyclists' Union.     "Amateur,"  after  all,  does  not 
mean,  literally,  super-excellence  or  the  top  notch 
in  sport:  it  rather  spells  incompetenc-e  or  junior, 
and  junior  to  what"? — to  the  man  who  has  proved 
himself  good    enough  to  become  a  professional. 
Why  a  man  should  be  ashamed  to  call  himself  a 
professional  I  can  not  at  all  understand,    except 
that  the  past  masters  at  the  game  have  been  such 
a  sorry  crowd.     Give  the  new  pro.   a  chance  is 
what  I  would  ui^e  all  good  sportsmen  to  agitate 
for  np  and  down  the  land.     Let  us  .see  Ms  worth 
when  under  proper  management,  and  not  under 
the  make-all-you-can  and  swindle-everybody  flag 
which  has  floated  above  him  in  the  past.     Oar 
new  professors  are  young  men,  they  have  devel- 
oped their  talent  on  the  amateur  path,  they  have 
shown  themselves  true  sportsmen,  every  man  of 
them,  time  and  oft,  and  as  pros.  I  believe  they 
would  still  fight  for  victory  with  all  the  old  spirit 
which  characterised  their  racing  for  the  pot  of  a 
past  day.     Messrs.  Zimmerman,  Harris,  Wheeler, 
Edwards  and  Co..  you  have  the  game  in  your 
own  hands,    and  by  simply  helping    the  ruling 
body  in  its  efforts  to  obtain  a  true  definition  of 
eyding  sport,  professif  nal  and  amateur,  you  wiU 
be  earning  the  thanks  of  all  good  sportsmen  and 
future  racing  men. — Wheeler. 


The  Buffalo  Track,  Paris. 
The  Buffalo  track  at  Paris  has  during  the 
winter  been  altogether  changed,  and  for  tie 
better.  It  measures  exactly  333  metres  .33  centi- 
metres to  a  lap,  and  although  some  fault  is  found 
with  the  banking,  it  is  undeniably  fast.  The  old 
track  no  longer  exists,  and  alterations  have  taken 
place  on  every  side.  Visitors  will  be  better  cared 
for.  for  apart  from  private  boxes — ^as  at  the  Winter 
Velodrome — much  more  space  has  been  given  in 
the  reserved  enclosure,  while  for  the  outside 
public  the  ground  has  been  banked  up.  A  tunnel 
has  been  constructed  from  the  stands  to  the 
'"pelouse,"  and  the  judge's  box  has  been  so  sunk 
in  the  ground  that  that  functionary's  head  wiU  be 
nn  about  a  level  with  the  rider's  wheel  as  it  passes 
the  post. — Cyde. 

The  KNAPP  BICYCLE  SUPPORT 

allows  the  wheel 
and  i)edals  to  ro- 
tate freely,  making 
it  the  best  show 
stand  and  most 
convenient  home 
support  made. 
Does  not  have  to  be 
screwed  to  the  floor 
Finished  in  rich 
gold  bronze. 
Price.  |l.2.5. 

F.  A.  KNAPP, 

DANBURY,  CONN. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


Do  You  Want  to  Raise  theWind? 

Many  of  our  dear,  spotless  amateurs 
are  doing  so  on  their  respectable 
prizes  to  prevert  a  diet  of  snow  balls. 
But  we  are  making  an  article  that  will 
beat  a  League  General  Assembly 
for  wind. 

There  will  be  no  protest  on  the  elec- 
tion of  this  pump  to  first  place  as  a 
friend  of  the  pneumatic. 

Hay  &  WiLLiTS, 

Dealers  in  Wind  Instruments,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

The  Dodson  Bar  Lock  Wood  Rim 

TUE  BEST  ^SD  STSOKOEST  JOiyX  IJf  TSE  MJ.BKET 

It  is"  the  only  bar 
locked  wood  rim  manu- 
factured- It  is  the 
greatest  scientific  suc- 
cess of  the  season. 
Made  in  any  style  and 
sizes-  Of  any  wood 
desired.  Roct  elm  is 
the  best.  Price  $3.00. 
Liberal  discount  to  the 
trade.  Send  at  once 
for  circular  and  other 
valuabte  information  to 

The  DODSON  MFG.  CO.,  12a  Sherman  St.,  Chicago 


Cable  Address, 
C\  CLOSE. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


Bcjrr5 


SEND   FOR  CATALOGUE 


EMERY 


poHshen 


CHICAGO 


THE  HANSON  &  VAN  WINKLE  CO., 

Newark,  N.J.  NEW  YORK 


RACER.    (9  lbs. 


LATEST   ^*^'<=^*'y  ^'^^  Grade. 
i^wy  All  Sizes  and  Prices. 

(&^BE5T.    Latest  Improvements. 


W 


( base  of  Running^. 


JOHN  P.  LOVELL  ARMS  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers  in  Arms,  Bicycles, 
Sporting  Goods, 


i  Bicycle  Catalogae  free  to  all. 

Send  for  one  —  it  will  interest  yon. 


BOSTON,  MASS. 

Agents  Wanted.— Write  for  terms. 


4ENT!0<^    THE    REFEREE- 


^^^j'ee^ 


TO  RIDERS:     We  want  you  as  agents  for  the  James. 


Track  Maeer,  18  to  20  pounds. 
Jtoad  Sacer,  33,  34  and  96  pounds. 


Write  for  prices,  catalogue  and  photos  of  the  James. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


J.  BRIDGER, 


WEIGHTS  GUARANTEED. 


I03  ADAMS   STREET, 


CHICAGO. 


W. 


MENTION  THE  REFEfSEE. 


EMBLEM 

Best  Value  for  the  Price. 

Do  not  fail  to  get  a  Catalogue. 

G.    SCHACK, 

____875  MAIN  STREET,    BUFFALO,    N.    Y. 


Hunt  Saddles. 


STTIE  JT.  S.— SPECIAL  TOP. 


STXXJB  O.—aPECIAI.  TOP. 


EIDERS  like  them  because  they  fit  well  and  wear  well.  DEALERS  like  them  because  they  are  elegant  in  finish  and  design. 

MANUFACTURERS  like  them  because  they  give  little  trouble  and  springs  rarely  break. 

For  the  track,  for  the  road,  for  touring. 


DISTINCTIVELY    MODERN. 


I'  Sales'-Agents  for  the 
K  United  States  .... 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


RogefJB.  MeMuUen  &  Co.,  '^s^^^^. 


NEW  YORK  DEPOT— JOHW  S.  LEN&Sr  SON  &  CO. 


NICKEL 


ZUCKER  «c  LEVETT 
CHEMICAL  CO. 


Works,   FLUSHING,  L.  I. 


HERCUL-ES  DYNAMOS  AND  MOTORS 

FOR   LIGHT  AND   POWER. 

AMERICA)!  GIANT  DYNAMO 

FOR    ELECTROPLATING 

AND  ELECTROTYPING. 


PLATING 


Offices, 

10,  12  &  14  Grand  St: 

iBeV.  Varickarid  Sullivan  Sts'.), 

NewYork,  U.S.A. 


SEND     FOR    CATALOGUE    OF 

NICKEL  &  ELECTROPLATING 
SUPPLIES  &  POLISHING  MATERIALS- 


OUTFITS. 


For  a  silvery 
white  deposit  of 
nickel,  use  our  Pure 
Anodes  and  Salts, 
French,  American, 
Plain  Spanish,  Felt 
Wheels,  or  in 
Sheets.  Muslin 
Puffs,  Walrus 
Leather  in  wheels 
or  hides.  Oak 
tanned  Leather 
covered  wheels, 
C.  P.  Cyanide  of 
Potassium  Fused 
Cyanide  of  Potas- 
slum.  Roughes 
Compositions. 
Tripoli  Opmposi- 
t  i  o  n  8 .  '  Buffing 
Lathes. 


PATENTS i 


Procured  in  the  TTnlted 
States  and  Foreign  Count- 
ries. Trade-marks,  desiems, 
label,  and  copyrights.  Send 
description  with  model,  photograph  or  sketch,  and 
I  will  let  you  know  whether  you  can  obtain  a  pat- 
ent   All  mformation  free. 

W.  E.  AUGHINBAUGH, 
McGill  Bldg.908,  24  "G"  Street  Washington,  D.  C 


Cyclists,  Oarsmen, 
Ballplayers  and 
Athletes  gen- 
erally use 

Anti-Stiff, 

To  Strengthen  the 
Muscles, 

It  has  a  particularly 
Warming,  Comforting 
and  Stimulating  effect 
on  all  Weak  or  Stiff 
Muscles;  quick  in  ac- 
tion, clean  and  pleasant 
in  use. 

For  sale  by  Drug- 
gists and  Dealers 
in  Sporting  Goods. 

E.  Fotigera  £  Co., 

Sole  Agents. 

36-30  N.WiUiam  St. 

New  York. 


ALL 

RECORD 

uREAIC&RS  imv"- 

use  only  the  genuine 

East  India  Stiek    Graph oline, 

FREE   FROM    GREASE. 

It  is  necessary.  Why?  Because  it  is  dust  and  nist 
proof,  saves  chain  and  sprocket  and  increases  speed. 

There  are  dozens  of  substitutes,  so  beware,  take  only 
the  genuine.  See  that  trade  maik  (cut  in  coiner),  is  on 
label. 

Easily  and  neatly  applied.  Ko  necessity  of  soiling 
hands. 

Sold  everywhere.  Eecommended  by  the  most  prom- 
inent racing  men. 

Ask  any  cycle  dealer  or  send  for  sample  stick.  25  cents 
to  any  P.  O.  address. 

tpeeial  Discount  to  Dealers. 

.^-^ SOLE  IMPORTER, 

PRINCE  WELLS,  folfsZ^^lT:' 

MENTION    THE    REFERE&.. 

LIGHT  AND    CHEAP 

Kepps  Wheel  and  Rider 


Free  From  Mud. 


1—1 
n 
m 

IH 

b 
o 


SANCTIONED   RACE  MEETS. 


MANTJFACTnRED  BY 


GEO.  B.  COLTON,  TOLEDO,  0. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


5  -Pennsylvania  State  College.  Stato  College,  Pa 
.'i — <  Uympic  Club  Wheelmen.  San  Francisco,  Cat. 
5— Princeton  University.  Princeton,  N.  J. 
9— Atlanta  Hacine:  Association,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
U— Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology  A.  C,  Boston 
12— G.  K.  B.  Wade,  secretary,  U.  T.  A.  C.  A.,  New  Haven, 

Conn. 
18— J.  W.  McDufEee,  Franklin  Park,  Sangus,  Mass. 
12— Metropolitan  Lite  Ins.  Co.,  New  York  city. 
12— College  of  City  of  New  York,    Berkley  Ova?,  New 

York. 
19— CoUe^e  Hill  Field  Club,  Cincinnati. 

Wilmington  W.  C,  Wilmington,  Del. 
23-34 — New  Jersey  Pharmaceutical  Association,  Asbury 

Park  N.  J. 
25— Field  day  Case  school,  Cleveland. 
26— Cortland  Wheel  Club,  Cortland,  N.  Y. 
SO— T.  C.  Forbes,  Greenfield;  Mass. 

-Altair  Cycle  Club,  Danbury,  Conn, 
I— Morris  Guards,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 

-Boonton  Athletic  Club,  Boonton.  N.  J. 

Asbury  Park  Wheelmen,  Asbury  Park,  N.  J. 

,\  uburn  Cyclers,  Auburn,  N.  Y. 

Union  County  Roadsters,  Eahway,  N.  Y. 

Bay  State  Hi.  Club,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Thomas  R.  Varick,  Manchester,  N.  H. 

Associated  Cycling  Clubs  of  Waltham,  Boston. 

Home  Cyclers,  Rome,  N.  Y. 

Utica  Cycling  Club,  Utica,  N.  Y. 

New  Jersey  Athletic  Club,  Bergen  Point,  N.  J. 

Bay  City  Wheelmen,  San  Francisco. 

Clifton  Wheelmen,  Baltimore. 

-Kanaweola  Bi.  Club,  Elmira,  N.  Y. 
:^0 — Reliance  Athletic  Club,  Almeda,  Cal. 

-Fresno  Athletic  Club,  Fresno,  Cal. 
:^0— Cleveland  Wheel  Club  Company,  Cleveland.  O. 
30— Jamestown  Bicycle  Club,  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 
30— Diamond  Wheelmen,  Detroit. 

-Cycle  Track  Association,  Winona,  Minn. 
30— Quincy  Bicycle  Club,  Quincy,  111. 
30 — Neshaming  Falls  Company,  Neshaming,  Pa. 
30— Mahoning  Cycle  Club,  Youngstown,  O. 
30— Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
30 — Burlington  Co.  Agricultural  Society,  Smithville,  N.  J. 
30— Colunibus  Cycling  Club,  Columbus,  O. 
30— Johnstown  Cycle  Club,  Johnstown,  Pa. 
30-31— South  California  division.  National  City,  Cal. 
31— Jolly  Social  Club,  Washington,  D.  C. 

JUNE. 

2— Clinton  Lancaster  Athletic  Association,  Clinton,  Mass. 

2— Crescent  Wheelnaen,  Plainfield,  N.  J. 

3— Boonville  Ath.  Assn.,  Boonville,  N.  Y. 

G-Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Peoria,  111. 
8  9— Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
15-16— Owensboro  Wheel  Club.  Owensboro,  Ky. 
16— EUzabeth  A.  C.  Cyclers,  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 
16— Waltham  Bicycle  Club.  Waltham,  Mass. 
18- Waltham  Cycle  Club,  Waltham,  Mass. 
18-19— Bridgeport  Wheel  Club,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 
30-21— Arrow  Cycle  Club,  DuBois,  Pa. 
23— South  End  Wheelmen,  Philadelphia. 
aS- Kings  Cotmty  Wheelmen,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
28— Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  Auburn,  N.  Y. 
30— Metropolitan  A.  C.  C,  Waverly,  N.  J. 
30— Dayton  Bicycle  Club,  Dayton,  O. 

JULY. 

3-4— Alert  Hose  Company,  Norwich,  N.  Y. 
3-4— Ohio  division  meet,  Cincinnati. 
3-4 — San  Antonia  Cycling  Club,  San  Antonia,  Tex. 
4— South  Bend  Cycle  Club,  South  Bend,  Ind. 
4 — Jacksonville  Ath.  and  Bi.  Club,  Jacksonville^  Fla. 
4— Mich.  Athletic  Club,  Detroit,  Mich. 
4^York  County  Wheelmen,  Saco,  Me. 
4— Cycle  Track  Assn.,  Winona,  Minn. 
4— SteubenviUe  Lodge,  U.  R.  K.  of  P.,  Steubenville,  O. 
4— Monadnock  Cycle  Club,  Keene,  N.  H. 
4— Taylor  Hose  Company,  Meadville,  Pa. 
4— Crescent  Cycle  Club.  Titusville,  Pa. 
4— Colorado  Springs  Wheel  Club,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 
4— Press  O.  C.  and  Pastime  C.  C,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 

Century  Cycling  Club,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Crescent  Wheelmen,  Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Beaver  Valley  Cyclers,  Beaver  Falls,  Pa. 

Scranton  Bicycle  Club,  Scranton,  Pa. 

Baltimore  Bicycle  Club,  Baltimore. 

Tourist  Cycle  Club,  Paterson,  N.  J. 

South  Orange  Wheel  Club,  South  Orange.  N.  J. 

Watertown  Cyclers,  Watertown,  N.  Y. 

New  Jersey  A.  C,  Bergen  Point,  N.  J. 

Oak  Leaf  Wheelmen,  Stockton.  Cal. 

Acme  Athletic  Club,  Oakland,  CaL 
4— Greensboro  Cycle  Club,  Greensboro.  N.  C. 
4  (morning)— Ramblers  Bicycle  Club.  Buffalo. 
4— Hudson  Bicycle  Club,  Hudson,  N.  Y. 
4— Washington  Wheelmen,  Berkeley  <  >val,  N.  Y. 
4— Quaker  City  Wheelmen,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
1  5— Columbia  Cycle  Club,  Hartford,  Conn. 
4  5— Oskaloosa  C.  C,  Oskaloosa,  la. 
4-5— Quincy  B.  C,  Quincy,  111. 
7— Riverside  Wheelmen,  New  York  city, 
7 — Prince  Wells,  Louisville,  Ky. 

21— Orange  Athletic  Club  Cyclers,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 
£3— Metropolitan  Assn.  of  C.  C,  Waverly,  N.  J. 
28- Mercury  Wheel  Club,  Flushing,  L.  I. 
SO -Lafayette  (Ind.)  Band. 

AUSDST. 

1— Vermont  division,  St.  Albans,  Vt. 
]  0  11— Asbury  Park  Athletic  Ass'n,  Asbury  Park.  N.  J. 
1.1  to  "ii— national  league  meet,  Denver,  Colo. 
14— Charles  Hanauer  &  Bro.,  Cincinnati. 
20-21— Rovers  Wheel  and  Athletic  Club,  Pueblo,  Colo. 
SO-31— 'American  Wheelman's  meet.  New  York. 

SEPTEMBER. 

1 -Ramblers  Cycle  Club.  Walllngford.  Conn. 
l^American  Wheelman's  meet.  New  York. 

Norristown  Wheelmen,  Norristown,  Pa. 
3— Columbus  Cycling  Club,  Columbus.  O. 
3— Pueblo  Rovers  and  Athletic  Club,  Pueblo,  Colo. 
3— Quincy  Bicycle  Club.  Quincy,  111. 
3— Syracuse  A.  C.  Cyclers,  Syracuse.  N.  Y. 
3— Union  County  Roadsters.  Rahway,  N.  J. 

;»cme  Athletic  Club,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Waltham  Cycle  Club,  Waltham,  Mass. 
S-4— Hartford  Wheel  Club,  Hartford,  Conn. 


SKPTKMBER. 

4— Columbus  Cycling  Club,  Columbus,  O. 

6— Waltham  Bicycle  Park  Association.  Waltham,  Mass. 

8— Bay  State  Bicycle  Club,  Worcester,  Mass. 
10— Garden  City  Cyclers,  Jan  Jose,  Cal. 
11  12-13— Sjjrinflf/leJrf  Si.  Club,  Upringfield  Mass. 
25-20— Maryland  Bicycle  Club,  Baltimore. 

OCTOBER 

1— Olympic  Club  Wheelmen,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
2— Danbury  Agricultural  Society,  Danbury,  Conn. 

Road  Race  Fixtures. 


5— Liberty  B.  &  A.  G,  100  miles. 
30 — Chicago,  formerly  Fitllman. 

30— Irvington.-Milburn,  at  New  York. 
30— Martin,  25  miles,  at  Buffalo. 
30— Cleveland  W.  C,  Cleveland,  O. 
30— Hanauer  road  race,  Cincinnati. 

JUNE. 

2— Foiest  Park,  St.  Louis,  17  miles. 

JULY. 

4— Poorman,  Cincinnati,  18  miles. 

3— Waukesha.-Milwaukee,  18  miles 

7— Prince  Wells,  road  race,  Louisville,  10  miles. 


CLUB    PINS 

DESIGNS     ON    APPLICATION 


3  WrNTER  ST. 


Quaker  Gifv  Lugga^^e  Carrier, 

CPATENTED) 

PBICJEf  $1.50,    Put  on  or  taken  offin  a  second. 

No  ratchet  to  wear, 

R.  C.  WALL  MFG.  CO., 
■^  725  Arcli  street,        -     .  -        Phtladblphia,  Pa. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


CAlh'S  KACING  SUITS. 

No.  45,  quart' r  slt^eve 
Shirt,  worsted,  best  | 
quality,    solid   col- 
or, 83,75. 
^o.  15  Knee  Tights, 
same  quality  as  the 
above.  82  50. 
This  suit  is  full  fash- 
ioned  and  hand 
knit.  Stripe  around 
neck.  60c.;   stripes 
around  sleeves,  bot- 
tom of  siiirt,  waist  or  knees  of  tights,  25c.  each. 

No.  148,  quarter-sleeve  Shirt,  light  weight,   worsted, 
navyiand-black  only^  $1.25. 
No.  151,  Knee  Tights,  same  as  No.  148.  81.25. 
No.  118,  quarter-sleeve  Shirt;  No.  119,  Knee  Tights;  black 
cotton,  per  suit  82.00.    ^^  Send  chest,  waist  and  inseam 
measure.      Terms— $1  with  order,  balance  C.  O.  D.    We 
have  a  catalogue  telling  all  about  these  goods  and  1,000 
others,  which  we  send  for  a  2c.  stamp.    Mention  Referee, 
a  B.  CALL,  229  Mahi  St.,  Springfield,  Mags. 


KEYSTONE  TIRE. 


Any  one  can  pull  a  string 
tight  in  a  groove  This  is  all 
that  is  necessary 

TO  ATTACH  THE 

"KEYSTONE." 


DlENTiON    THE    HEFEHEE. 


Write  for  Catalogue'Priees  and     ^^>-«fcB. 
Valuable  Information.  \^^^^ 

ERIE  RUBBER  CO.,  erie,  pa., u.s.a. 


Bridgeport 

Brass 

Company, 

Bridgeport,  flonn. 

AND ..■■■■in 

19  Murray  St., 
NEW  YORK, 


—THE— 

"SEARCHLIGHT' 

Burns  Kerosene. 


A  radical  change  in  lamp 
construction. 

The  only  first  class 
BICYCLE  LAMP. 


Have  you  seen  the 

"Vulcan"  Torch? 

Indispensable  to  all 
Dealers  iii  Supplies. 


Price  $3.50  each. 


—THE— 

"BRIDGEPORT" 

Double  Stroke, 

the   handsomest   Bell    in 
the  market. 


SEND  FOR  PRICES. 

MENTfON   THE   REFEREE. 


HARRIS  COMBINATION  WRENCH. 


Wrench,  oil  can,  screw  driver  and  pump 
all  combined  in  one. 

Made  of  drop  forged  steel,  case  hardened, 
and  weight  10  ounces,  or  3  ounces  less  than 
all  the  other  tools  separate. 


Electrotypes  on  application. 
Send  for  descriptive  circular. 


MENTION  THE   REFER. 


..  HARRIS  MANDFAOTDRING  CO.,  381  Main  Street,  Bnffalo,  N.  ¥. 


Heartley  Machine,  Variety 

Iron  and  Tool  Works. 

Geo.  W.  Heartley, 

Toledo,  O., 

901-903-90B    WAIMIt,    Cor.    jOOCUSX   ST. 

Manufacturer  Bicycle  Making 

Machinery  and  Tools. 

Special  Patented  Machinery  and  Tools  for  the  manu- 
facture of  Bicycle  and  Metal  Wheels,  Punches,  Presses, 
Dies  and  Drop  Forging  Dies,  etc.  The  New  Ideal  Self- 
Oiling  Adjustable  Punch  Chuck.  Famous  Roller  Power 
Welding  and  Forming  Machine,  for  Welding  Tires  on  all 
Irregular  Shaped  Work;  forms  Mud  Guards  and  drawing 
Brace  ends,  etc  Rim  Roller  and  Truing  Machines.  Rim 
Sizing  and  Trueing  Tables.  Rim  Punches,  special  for 
Punching  Rims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
Pedal  Crank  Shaft,  and  pressing  in  Ball  Racer  Cups. 
Special  Spoke  Heading,  Bending  and  Threading  Machine. 
Sprocket  Chain  Stretching  Machine.  Spoke  Wheel  Vices 
and  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  for  heat- 
ing to  Weld  eind  Braze,  etc. 

MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


ALLEN'S  DIGEST 

OF 

UN/ TED    STATES    PATENTS 

— FOR 

Cycles  or  Velocipedes 

with  Attachments  — 1789-1891,  two  Vols.,  1,503 
pages,  and  Cycle  monthly  of  the  CURRENT 
issues  of  patents  containing  the  references  cited 
by  number,  name  and  date  in  the  examination  of 
appUcations  can  be  seen  and  examined  at  the 


ofiSces  of 


THE  REFEREE, 

J34   Dearborn   Street,    CHICAGO 

— AM1>— 

31  Park  Row.  NEW  YORK. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


ONLY  Shoe  for  Racing. 
BEST    MEN    WEAR     IT. 

Send  for  Catalogue. 


DET.  CLEAT  CO.,  31  Bedford  Street,  Boston,  Mass. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


Use . . 


AFTER  YOU  HAVE  FOUND 

tliat  plumbairo,  graphite,  soaii,  etc.,  make  a  chain 
clean  and  bright.  ThnnMniwill  waut  Bomethini? 
that  luhricates.  Greiinolene  is  the  stuff  Nntbine: 
mot  on  the  road  will  faze  ii.  Endorsed  bj-  the 
liardy  road  rid*^r8  of  Ch'caso.  250i' miles' worth 
)>ut  up  in  a  collapsible  tube  for  25  cents.  Ank  your 
dealer  for  it.  Insist  on  Greasoifne.  Atiialwill 
convince  you. 

I.TBEHAt  DISCOUNT  TO  THE  TRADE. 

J.  G.  CALROW,  MAKER,  WINNETKA.  ILL. 


MENTION  TMB  PBFBBB6. 


"Amateur  Sentiment"  Almost  Dead. 

It  is  suggested  in  England  to  reduce  the  value 
of  prizes  to  nominal  values,  and  the  statement  is 
made  that  the  amateur  sentiment  is  as  strong  to- 
day as  ever  it  was.  This  is  utter  nonsense.  The 
"amateur  sentiment"  is  almost  dead  in  England, 
and  can  never  be  revived.  In  America  and  France 
it  has  been  dead  and  buried  for  years.  Sport,  as 
such,  has  benefitted  in  these  countries,  as  it  would 
do  in  England,  if  the  sham  and  farce  of  so-called 
amateurism  were  put  an  end  to.  There  is  no 
more  ardent  lover  of  pure  amateurism  tlian  the 
writer,  but  our  knowledge  of  the  inner  workings 
of  the  race  path  and  the  trade  has  convinced  us 
that  pure  amateurism  is  impos.sible  where  the  men 
are  exposed  to  great  temptation,  as  in  England, 
and  where  they  are  mainly  drawn  Irom  a  class 
not  overburdened  with  this  world's  goods.  In 
Ireland  such  temptation  does  not  at  present  exist, 
and  a  rigorous  carrying  out  of  the  registration 
scheme  may  keep  the  amateur  ranks  pure  for 
many  years  to  come. — Irish  Cyclid. 

«  ♦  * 

Osmond  Riding  Well. 

Training  operations  are  going  on  well  in  the 
Birmingham  district  and,  licensed  or  unlicensed, 
some  of  the  Midland  men  are  moving  very  fast  on 
the  new  track  at  Aston,  which  shapes  capitally. 
Fred  Osmond  is  in  full  swing,  and  is  head  and 
shoulders  better  than  any  other  man  training  with 
him.  He  has  developed  a  remarkable  dash  for  a 
short  sprint,  and  jumps  into  his  pace  so  quickly 
that  he  can  leave  any  one  on  the  path  ten  yards  in 
getting  oflf.  Eelph  is  also  going  well,  and  most 
oftheoldmen  have  already  shown  signs  of  im- 
provement irom  practice  on  the  fast  path. — Cycle. 

HOT  STUFF 


"HOT  STUFF!'    ^ 

5icYCLE(HAiN  Lubricant. 

1  RICEZQt.  Ppov[hcetown.'Mas&/ 

(patent  applied  for.) 

AFTER  the  race  was  over 
How  happy  he  seemed  to  be ! 
Why?    Because  he  uses  Uot  stuff 
And  is  always  a  winner,  you  see. 


HOT  STUFF 


The  perfect  Chain  Lubricant.  It  is  the  win- 
ner. It  is  the  leader.  It  i'^  perfection.  It  is 
the  best.  No  more  rattle  of  chains.  No  more 
dirty  hands  Best  of  all— it  does  not  collect 
dust.    Put  up  in  stick  form. 

PR  TOE,  25c. 

For  Sale  by  ALL  DEALFRS. 
Circulars  and  testimonials  free. 

L.  N.  SWIFT,  Proviaeetown,  Mass. 

Sole  ManuTacturers. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 

WHEN    ON 

YOUR    WHEEL, 

wear— for  enjoyment,  for  appearance  and  to 
save  your  walking  clothes — one  of  our 

Bloomer  Bicycle 
$7.50  Suits. 

It  includes  Coat,  Bloomer  Trousers  of  the 
best  all  wool  cassimere,  and  Stanley  1894 
Cap.  Suit  Delivered  Free.  Write  for 
samples  and  booklet  telling  all  about  our 
complete  bicycler's  outfil^Free. 

U-JION   BICYCLE  CLOTHING  CO., 
219   Market  St.,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


rmrnnmrn 

LIGHTEST,  NEATEST, 
MOST  COMFORTABLE 

SHOE  MADE.  Send  for 

Catalogue  of  Sundries. 

PETAGHABLE  CLEAT  CO,,  Boston.Mass. 

PLEASe  IVENTION  THg  RgFEREE, 


Patented  Nov.  21, 1803. 

Makers  of  Laminated  and  Plain 

:  Wood  :  Bicycle  :  Rims  : 

FOR  THE  TRADE. 

MENTION  THE    REFEAEE. 


"According  to  Hoyle" 


Have   your   Bicycle   Repaired   and    Thoroughly    Over- 
hauled by  the  Veteran  Repairer, 

Over  twenty  years  factory  and  repair  shop  experience 
with  makers  c  r  Rudge,  Rover,  Rival  Rapid,  Rambler, 
Premier,  Humber,  Singer,  Swift,  &c.,  &c.  Highest 
testimonials  from  American  and  Ehiglish  flyers  of  the 
path. 

NICS-JEIi-PLATING,  1*AINTINQ, 

JBNAMMJj1.ING,  JE3C. 

Be  sure  you  see  HOYLE,  2  and  4  La  Salle  Ave., 
End  of  Foot  Tunnel. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Two  Startlers  for  1894. 

The  Salsbury  Lamp  Works. 


LONG  ACRE, 


■p  *N7I  CANOU  0 


....  LONDON 

This  invention  entirely  su- 
persedes the  ordinary  car- 
.^  riage  candle.  Bums 
_^J|  petroleum.  Saves  near- 
ly $3.00  a  week, 

SALSBURY'S 

Little  Champion 
209N. 

Fitted  with  our  newest 
and  best  system  for  connect- 
ing the  oil  tank  to  the  body 
It  cannot  rattle.  Fitted  with 
our  patent  spring  back  and 
quick  lighter.  , 

SEND  FOB  CATALOGUE. 


MENTION  THB  nSranfRi 


It  Comes  "Dead  Easy"  to  Sell 

Tk  SYRACUSE  BICYCLE. 

Order  from  vis  and  secure  prompt  shipment,  low  prices  and 
beautiful  goods. 

<^NINE  STYLES, 

^11    "Winners— IS'o    Blanks. 

We  also  have  an  elegant  line  of  medium  grade  goods  from 
$75.00  to  $40.00. 


SEND    FOR    CATALOGUE ^m. 

SOLID  COMFORT  SADDLES. 
NOXALL  CHAIN  LUBRICANT. 

A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH  HDW.  CO., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 

MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


CYCLM  TOBBMRS. 


Wanted  to  Handle  the  FAMOUS 


IVe  are  prepared  to  grant  TERRITORY  for  our  WELL 
KNOWN  BRAND. 

JOBBERS  and  HUSTLERS  requiring  a  MacJunt  chat  has  been 
THOROUGHLY  INTRODUCED  and  HAS  STOOD  THE  TEST  OF 
3  SEASONS,  must  apply  AT  ONCE. 


Apply  Quinton  Cycle  Co.,  Coventry,  England. 

Representative  for  the  "Western  States,  RAI^PH  TMMPI^I^,   158  SSnd  Street,  CHICAGO. 

"      "    Eastern  States,   Tie  PMNNSYI^VANIA  BICYCLM  CO.,  Arch  St.,  Philadelphia. 
Agents  for  Canada.  The  BOWMAN  HARDWAim  &  SPORTING  GOODS  CO.    Hamilton,  Ont. 


MENIION   THE    REFEREE. 


ONE  REASON 

THE  GREAT  PUBLIC 
.ENDORSES 


We  Guarantee 

That  our  Liberty  Bicycles  are 
free  from  imperfection  both  in 
material  and  construction,  and 
should  defect  develop  within  one 
year  from  date  of  purchase,  we 
agree  to  make  good  such  defec- 
tive part  or  parts  free  of  charge. 


WILSON-MYERS  CO., 

MAKERS. 

NEW  YORK,   U.   S.   A. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


Have  You 
Seen  the 


Curtis  Combination  Pedal? 

EITHER  RUBBER   OR  RAT  TRAP. 

The  Best  Pedal 
in  the  Market. 
Absolutely  Dust 
Pioof. 

PRICE,  $7. 

We  call  the  attention 
of  bicycle  riders  and 
dealers  to  the  fact 
that  we  can  fmnish 
them  with  a  rat  trap 
plate  that  can  be  put 
into  the  same  pedals  as 
the  rubbers  are  used  in. 
'PrUse  $3  per  set  of 
four,  postpaid. 

REED  &  CURTIS  MACHINE    SCREW  CO., 

WORCESTER,  MA.SS. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


The  Niagara  Cycle  Wrench. 

Most  approved  design. 
Covered  Screw. 
All  parts  hard. 
Drop^Forged  all  over. 
Only  Practical  Screw  Driver  attachment.     Send  for 
sample.     Cheapest  High  Grade  Wrench 
in  the  market. 

NIAGARA  CYCLE  FITTINGS  CO., 

P.  O.  Drawer  194.       198-200  Terrace,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

MEHT'ON  THE   neFERCS. 


DON'T  BM  TIMID 


ONE  CENT  will  neither  make  us  rich  nor  you  poor,  but  if  you  will  invest  that  amount  in  a 
postal  card  and  send  us  your  name  and  address,  we  will  mail  you 


Our  'g4   Catalogue 


showing  what  we  are  all  looking  for — 


THE  BEST  line  of  Bicycles  of  all  grades  that  can  be  found  anywhere.       Dealers,  write 
for  Discounts. 

'■""^rvmff'iiiiiii  III  mill 

D.  SNITJER, ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


The  Famous  Sager  Beauty  Child  Seat  and  Saddles. 

An  unequalled  source  of  delight  and  the  only 
safe  and  practical  device  for  carrying  the  little 
people. 


THOUSANDS  IN  USE  WITHOUT  AN  ACCIDENT. 


SCORCHER. 
STYLE    H. 

Weight,  24  ounces. 


The  season  of  1894,  although  young,   has  conclusively  demonstrated  that  Sager 
Saddles  are  the  proper  thing. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


Punctureless  Pneumatic  Tires 

can  be  made  out  of  any  Bicycle  or  Sulkey  Tire  by  the  use  of 
"  FTJDSTOTTTRy.L-ESS    TIRTJ^.    ARMOU." 


THIS    SAVES    LONG    WALKS   AND    YOUR    RELIGION .^m. 

We  are  the  only  makers  who  guarantee  our  bands  to  be  what  we  say  or  refund  the  money  to  the  purchasers. 

We  want  agents  in  every  city  among  bicycle  dealers.    The  "ARMOR  "  goes  into  any  inner  tube  tire.    They 

have  been  tested  in  every  state  and  territory  and  stood  the  test  without  failure. 

WE    HAVE   PLENTY    OF    TESTIMONIALS. 

Send  for  circulars  if  you  want  more  information. 


you  don't  have  to  stop  to  mend  tires  when    THEY    ARE    SAFE,    LIGHT    AND    RESILIENT. 

you  have  "Aemob"  in  them.  j^  ^^j^g  j^  5„j  $3.00  Per  Pair  any  size  wheels. 

L  PUNCTURELESS  TIRE  ARMOR  COMPANY,  Hagerstown,  Md. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


WHEELS 


FOR 

BICYCLES 
AND  SULKIES 


WHEELS  of  all  grades  for  Safety  Bicycles. 
HUBS.     SPOKES. 

NIPPLES.     RIMS. 

TIRES   OF   ALL  KINDS. 
Large  and  small  manufacturers  and  dealers  supplied. 

I.  A.  WESTON  &  CO., 


MKNTIOM    THB    RKPKIIBC. 


Jamesville,  N  Y. 


Machinery  and  Complete  Plants  of  Most  Modern  Practice  for  Making 

Seamless  Cold  Drawn  Steel  Tubes  Fof  Cycles 

And  all  other  purposes.     Seamless  and  Brazed  Brass  and  Copper  Tubes. 


Improved  JOrawbench  for  Seamless  Steel  Tubes. 

MAKERS   OF    GALVANIZING    PLANT,    CORRUGATING    MACHINERY 

ROLLING    MILLS,    WIRE-DRAWING    MACHINERY,    VACUUM 

PANS     CENTRIFUGALS     ENGINES     BOILERS     ETC 

Sugar  Cane  Mills — Triple  and  Multiple  Effects. 

SAMUEL  FISHER  &  CO.,  -  -  -  Nile  Foundry, 

k^  Established 50  Years.  mention  the  referee.  BIRMINGHAM,  ENG. 


^^tJ'ec^ 


QUEEN  CITY    % 
%     FOR  1894. 


Geo.  N.  Pierce  &Co.,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 


MANUFACTURERS. 


New  1894  Ladies'  Queen  City;  Wt 


THESE  ARE  OUR  LIST  PRICES: 

28  in 

.  "Diamond"  frame, 

$100 

28  " 

"Ladies"            " 

100 

26  " 

Diamond           " 

65 

26  " 

Oombination     " 

65 

24  " 

Diamond           " 

55 

24  " 

Combination     " 

55 

New  1894  Pattern  Queen  City;  Wt.,  32  Lbs. 


All  full  Ball  Bearings  .  .  . 

.  .  .  and  Pneumatic  Tires. 
We  are  now  ready  to  make  prices  ^nd 
give  agencies  for  1894. 

O  W.  Hackett  Hardware  Oo.  are  General  Agents 
in  the  Northwest  for  the  Queen  City  Wheels.  They 
carry  fuU  stock  and  wiU  quote  prices  to  the  trade. 


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VOL.  13,  No.  2. 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  MAY  11,  1894 


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BRITISH  NOTES  AND  COMMENTS. 


Racing  at  Herne  Hill— Proposod  Tax  on  Cycles 
— Trade  Is  Poor — Bloomers. 

April  31  was  a  busy  day  at  Herne  Hill,  London, 
the  Surrey  B.  C.  holding  its  spring  meet  there. 
The  weather  was  very  fair  and  the  sport  was  wit- 
nessed by  a  large  crowd.  The  card  consisted  of 
four  events.  The  ten-mile  event,  which  Lewis 
Stroud,  the  fifty-mile  champion,  won,  was  the 
most  interesting.  The  five-mile  scratch  tandem 
safety  race  proved  good,  and  was  won  by  Messrs. 
Hsley,  of  the  Stanley  C.  C,  in  13:14.  At  the  bell 
the  winners  sprinted  at  a  terrific  pace  and  won  by 
fully  thirty  yards.  T.  Osborne,  the  plucky  Poly 
boy,  took  first  prize  in  the  one-mile  scratch  in 
3:03|,  and  Armstrong  secured  the  one-mile  handi- 
cap in  a  record  time  for  handicaps  of  2:11  1-5. 

The  West  Eoads  C.  C.  had  its  first  handicap 
for  the  season  over  a  selected  course  on  the  Bath_ 
road  beyond  Eeading.  Y/eather  and  roads  good. 
Winner,  G.  Lamm;  net  time,  1  hr.  16  min. 

Some  parts  of  London  are  being  liberally  pla- 
carded vrith  police  notices  warning  cyclists  about 
scorching,  bells  and  lighting.  They  do  not  seem 
to  pay  any  attention  to  farious  driving. 

Holland  is  the  country  par  excellence  for  the 
weary  cyclist  who  cannot  climb.  A  72  gear  is 
pleasurable  riding  on  the  roads  there  and  in  some 
parts  a  rider  can  go  nearly  a  hundred  miles  with 
but  very  gentle  gradients  to  impede  his  progress. 

The  Brussels  cycle  exhibition,  just  closed,  has 
been  quite  a  pleasant  surprise  to  the  guarantors, 
who  pocket  about  $1,500 — not  a  bad  return  when 
a  loss  was  anticipated. 

A  road  race  vrith  prizes  of  $1,000  will  be  run  off 
in  September  between  Paris  and  St.  Malo.  May 
a  '  'Yank' '  pull  off  the  first. 

A  club  in  the  north  of  England  has  instituted  a 
system  of  insurance  whereby  a  member  is  paid 
railway  fare  home  should  his  machine  break  down 
during  a  club  run.  The  entry  fee  is  two  cents 
per  week. 

^^^/vc-'s  correspondent,  W.  I.  Walford,  has 
taken  steps  to  inquire  as  to  the  probability  of  a 
cycle  tax  in  England,  and  has  applied  to  all  the 
powerful  members  of  parliament  for  information 
and  their  views.  The  general  consensus  of  opinion 
is  that  no  chancellor  of  the  exchequer  would  risk  his 
popularity  by  endeavoring  to  tax  such  a  universal 
sport;  and  even  if  it  were  introduced  the  majority 
of  members  would  vote  against  it. 

A  few  omnibusses  are  running  with  pneumatic 
tires,  but  it  will  be  some  years  before  they  are 
generally  adopted.  Englishmen  are  naturally 
slow,  and  this  is  too  serious  an  innovation  to  be 
lightly  considered. 

Trade  in  Coventry  has  been  very  disappointing 
during  the  past  two  weeks,  and  some  manufactur- 
ers have  all  they  can  do  to  ,keep  their  men  on 
regular  time.     The  excessive  competition  among 


small  makers,  with  the  loss  of  American  and 
colonial  trade,  seriously  affects  the  volume  of  the 
output  in  the  Midlands  and  big  dividends  are  not 
likely  to  be  paid  in  the  fature. 

Accessory  manufacturers  also  report  a  very  lim- 
ited demand,  and  things  generally  in  this  line  do 
not  appear  nearly  so  rosy  as  they  did  two  months 
ago. 

Lady  cyclists  are  much  exercised  over  the  ra- 
tional costume,  and  some  of  the  daily  papers  are 
utilizing  their  spare  space  in  a  dull  season  to 
work  up  a  little  excitement  among  the  fair  sex. 
We  shall  shortly  see  a  mania  for  cycling,  as  it  will 
be  a  convenient  method  of  giving  the  slip  to  a  too 
anxious  chaperone. 


Young  in  the  Trade,  but  an  Old  Rider. 

Ever  since  C.  G.  Morganthaler  was  large  enough 

to  straddle  a  bicycle  seat  he  has  been  an  active 

wheelman,  a  racing  man  to  some  extent  for  the 

past  two  years,   and,    since  Jan.  1,  a  traveler  for 


COACH   VS.    BICYCLE. 


Rouse,  Hazard  &  Co.,  successfully  covering  the 
territory  west  of  the  Missouri  river.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Fort  Wayne  (Ind. )  C.  C,  and 
under  its  colors  has  developed  a  good  turn  of 
speed.  He  hopes  this  season  to  do  even  better,  as 
he  has  already  shown  good  form.  Though  he  will 
not  make  racing  a  business  this  season  he  hopes  to 
take  in  a  few  western  meets. 


The  "Referee"  Tour. 
The  tour  through  the  British  islands,  which  is 
being  got  up  by  the  American  ^^^/ee-,  is  not 
to  be  a  speculative  venture  of  any  kind,  as  was 
the  Elwell  tour  of  1889;  so  those  hospitable  souls 
who  intend  to  fete  the  foreign  visitors  may  rest  se- 
cure that  they  are  not  merely  putting  money  into 
the  pocket  of  some  enterprising  speculator. — Irish 
Oyclist.  ^    

Off  for  a  Long  Trip. 
Edward    Preissing    starts    May   20   for  a  trip 
awheel  from  New  York  to  San  Francisco,  and  ex- 
pects to  cover  the  3,518  miles  in  sixty-five  days. 


The  Wheelmen  Have  Liitle  Difficulty  in  Dis- 
tancing the  Four-in-Hand. 

Philadelphia,  May  7. — Some  weeks  ago  a 
wealthy  young  gentleman  of  this  place,  who  has  a 
penchant  for  coaching,  established  a  daily  line  be- 
tween this  city  and  New  York,  making  the  trip 
in  about  eleven  hours.  The  New  York  Recorder 
evidently  imagined  it  would  be  rather  a  difficult 
matter  for  a  cycler  to  make  the  trip  in  the  same 
time,  and  in  order  to  induce  some  of  the  enthusi- 
asts to  take  a  hack  at  it  ofi'ered  a  number  of  prizes, 
which  were  to  be  the  property  of  the  first  cyclens 
who  successfully  made  the  trip  and  kept  the  coach 
in  sight.  Last  Wednesday  Charlie  Lagen  and 
Charlie  Measure,  of  Ihe  Century  Wheelmen,  made 
the  trip  from  Philadelphia  to  the  Hotel  Waldorf, 
New  York,  and  hadn't  the  slightest  trouble  in 
holding  the  coach — but  their  ride  didn't  count, 
for  the  reason  that  it  was  stipulated  that  the  rid- 
ers should  start  from  the  New  York  end  of  the 
route  and  finish  at  the  city  hall,  Philadelphia. 

Saturday  seven  men  started  from  the  Waldorf  at 
8  a.  m. — W.  L.  Darmer,  Hudson  Connty  Wheel- 
men; D.  H.  Bretton,  Brooklyn  Eamblers;  C.  Hen- 
shaw,  Greenwich  Wheelmen;  G.  S.  Eagleton, 
Lyceum  Bicycle  Club;  M.  J  Bailey,  Century 
Wheelmen;  Joseph  Talbot,  Bedford  Wheelmen, 
and  Cal  Anderson,  of  Brooklyn.  Van  Emberg, 
the  "pro,"  also  started,  on  a  light  racing  wheel, 
which  collapsing,  compelled  him  to  drop  out  at 
Newark.  From  Newark  to  Plainfield  and  beyond 
the  roads  were  sand-papered,  and  the  cyclers  lit 
out  at  a  clip  that  not  only  left  the  four-in-hand  far 
in  the  rear,  but  knocked  out  young  Henshaw, 
who  dropped  the  coach  at  New  Brunswick, 
whence  he  trained  home.  Bretton's  tire  went 
back  on  him  shortly  before  reaching  Princeton, 
where  the  coachers  jjartook  of  dinner ;  the  cyclers 
ditto.  Darmer  was  the  first  man  in  to  dinner, 
twelve  minutes  ahead  of  the  coach.  Bailey  was 
four  minutes  behind  Darmer,  closely  followed  by 
Talbot — the  rest  out  of  sight.  The  wheelmen 
took  a  bath  and  a  rub-down  and  together  the  pro- 
cession left  Princeton  Inn.  Darmer  was  making 
pace,  but  the  loss  of  a  nut  prevented  his  letting 
all  out  until  he  reached  Trenton,  where  he  re- 
placed the  nut,  and  caught  the  coach  at  Bristol, 
ten  mUes  further  down  the  Delaware.  At  Frank- 
ford  the  cyclers  took  a  rest  till  the  coach  hove  in 
sight,  and  then  the  race  commenced  in  real  earn- 
est. Darmer  had  a  lot  up  his  sleeve  and  shook  off 
the  other  two,  and  arrived  at  the  city  hall  at  7:35. 
Bailey  and  Talbot  had  a  strtggle  aU  the  way  in 
from  Nicetown,  the  former  securing  second  place 
by  a  few  feet.  Bailey  finished  at  7:45,  and  Talbot 
at  7:45:00  3-5.  The  coach  showed  up  at  the  city 
hall  at  7:54.  When  it  is  taken  into  consideration 
that  Bailey  had  ridden  over  to  New  York  on  Fri- 
day ahead  of  the  coach,  his  performance  is  really 
most  creditable. 


Following  the  custom  instituted  three  or  four 
years  ago,  the  Associated  Cycling  Clubs  of  Chi- 
cago iiromoted  on  Sunday  last  a  combined  run  of 
all  the  local  clubs  over  the  Chicago  road  race 
course. 

Saturday  night  rain  iell  in  torrerts  and  the 
hearts  of  the  j)romoters  were  heavy.  Sunday 
niorning  showed  no  great  iniprovemeut,  the  sky 
being  black  with  thuudrous  looking  clouds. 
Under  these  circumstances  it  would  not  have  been 
surprising  had  the  run  proved  a  complete  failure. 
But  here  came  in  Chicago's  usual  habit  of  doing 
things  properly  or  not  doing  them  at  all.  The 
clubs  determined  to  turn  out  anyway,  most  of 
them  expecting  to  ride  as  far  as  the  starting  poiut 
at  Grant  monument,  "just  to  show  we're  game," 
and  then  go  home  again. 

But  at  the  last  moment  the  weather  'Iprk  took 


of  course,  did  not  include  the  "great  un- 
washed," nor  was  the  small  section  of  the  colored 
population  taken  into  consideration. 

It  was  a  sight  to  delight  the  heart  of  the  enthu- 
siast. Lincoln  Park  was  looking  its  prettiest 
after  the  heavy  rains;  the  roads,  at  the  start,  were 
of  the  finest,  and  the  bloomers  of  twenty-seven 
membere  of  the  weaker  sex  lent  interest  to  the 
scene.  Weaker,  did  we  say?  It  may  be  well  to 
take  that  back,  for  it  was  a  noticeable  fact  that  a 
great  many  of  them  went  through  the  run  with 
ease,  while  many  of  the  alleged  '  'masters  of  crea- 
tion" were  glad  to  quit  at  such  times  and  places 
as  offered  a  shadow  of  an  excuse. 

As  to  the  bloomers.  It  cannot  be  denied  that  a 
great  many  people,  while  really  anxious,  for  the 
benefit  of  their  wives,  daughters,  sisters  and 
sweethearts     that     they     should    be     generally 


Tlie  Bloomer  Brigade. 
pity  on  the  crowd  and  out  came  the  .?un  glori- 
ously.    In  consequence  an  enormous  number  ap- 
peared at  the  monument  before   the  appointed 


Last  slraigld  stretch  before  turning  east  on  Lincoln 
avenue. 

hour,  the  ofiScial  return  of  the  actual  number  in 
line    being   between     1,100    and    1,200.       This, 


adopted,  have  secretly  felt  some  misgivings  about 
having  the  aforesaid  relatives  appear  in  public  in 
the  rational  costume.  Nothing  which  could  pos- 
sibly have  occurred  could  have  done  more  to  dis- 
pel this  feeling  than  the  appearance  of  the  ladies 
on  this  occasion.  There  were  long  bloomers  and 
short  bloomers,  tight  bloomers  and  loose  bloomers; 
bloomers  of  all  colors,  shapes  and  sizes,  and  (let 
it  be  whispered  softly)  the  less  attempt  made  to 
disguise  the  fact  that  they  were  bloomers  the 
better  fhey  appeared.  We  ha\e  little  hesitation 
in  declaring  that  the  ordinary  dress  for  cycling 
will  have  seen  its  day  within  a  very  short  period 
and  bloomers  will  have  become  the  universal  cos- 
tume. The  dress  will  disappear  as  the  old  ordi- 
nary gave  way  to  the  safety. 

To  return  to  the  run.  A  prize  bad  been  offered 
for  the  club  turning  out  the  largest  number  of 
members.  No  Chicago  man  needs  to  ask  who 
won  it.  From  the  time  that  cycling  clubs  be- 
came anjnstitution  in  Chicago  the  Illinois  CycltDg 
Club  has-been  rmapproachable  ^in   its  ability  to 


turn  out  a  monster  attendance.  The  other  clubs 
did  nobly,  however,  the  official  report  showing 
the  following  for  the  first  half  dozen :  Illinois,  118; 


Sheridan  Drive  east  og  CcOeanj  Cemelerij — jjortioii  of 
"the  only  had  stretch.^' 

Lake  View,  84;  South  Side,  72;  Lincohi,  55;  Chi- 
cago, 51 ;  Eavenswood,  34. 

The  Illinois  won  the  pride  of  place  as  well  as 
the  banner  and  at  their  head  rode  Frank  Fanning, 
president  of  the  A.  C.  C,  and  his  wife,  for  years, 
by  the  way,  one  of  the  most  expert  lady  riders  in 
the  city.  The  sand  roads,  a  terror  to  many,  even 
of  the  boys,  were  of  little  moment  to  her  and  the 
trip  was  made  without  difficulty  or  dismount. 
Other  ladies  there  were  who  went  through  as 
well,  notably  Miss  Heggerty,  who  rode  at  the 
head  of  the  Lincoln  forces. 

The  run  was  made  at  an  easy  pace  throughout, 
save  by  the  scorchers  and  would-b<^'s,  many  of 
whom,  however,  fell  by  the  wayside. 

As  to  the  impression  created  by  the  run.  There 
were  many  who  declared  the  course  to  be  more 
dangerous  than  the  old  Pullman.  Possibly  their 
judgment  was  warped  by  the  location  of  their 
homes.  The  more  conservative,  however,  saw 
advairtages,  not  altogether  unmixed  with  difficul- 
ties, in  the  new  course.  The  surface,  taken  all 
around,  is  certainly  better  than  the  old  one.     The 


A  runau-uy  horse  played  Itaroc. 

corners  are  worse  and  the  car  tracks  are  not  only 
worse  but  more  numerous,  the  great  danger  being 
that  they  have  to  be  taken  diagonally.  The  sand 
road  was  wet  and  consequently  not  nearly  as  diffi- 


^S^eJ'ce^ 


cult  to  negotiate  as  it  will  be  on  the  day  of  the 
race,  unless  the  weather  should  be  wet  tor  a  few 
days  before.  Given  a  good  day  the  fast  men 
should  be  able  to  coAer  the  course  in  between  51 
and  52  minutes.  The  start  and  finish  are,  of 
couree,  unapproachable. 

Entries  for  the  race  close  on  Saturday,  a  fact 
which  the  clubs  would  do  well  to  remember,  for 
the  entries  np  to  the  time  of  going  to  press  are 
few.  This  has  always  been  the  ease  however,  and 
entries  will  pour  in  like  rain  on  Saturday. 

The  coiirse  is  now  visited  daily  by  a  number  of 


Chicago  avenue,  entering  Sogers  Park,  loolcing  soutli. 

men  and  speculation  is  rife  as  to  the  probable 
time  winner.  The  candidates  for  the  honor  in- 
clude Lumsden  and  Winship,  old  rivals,  which 
will  give  the  event  quite  a  familiar  appearance. 


Jottings  from  Milwaukee. 

Milwaukee,  Wis.,  May  2. — At  the  formal 
opening  of  the  Milwaukee  Bicycle  Company  at 
231  Third  street,  the  store  was  tastefully  decor- 
ated with  palms,  etc.,  while  in  the  rear  was 
seated  the  orchestra.  Many  visitors  were  enter- 
tained in  the  evening,  with  refreshments,  etc. 
This  concern  is  the  successor  of  the  Stokes  Manu- 
facturing Company's  branch  in  this  city.  The 
stockholders  are  Charles  F.  Stokes,  of  Chicago,  J. 
E.  Eeiter,  A.  C.  Eunkel  and  H.  F.  Krocker,  of 
Milwaukee.  Mr.  Eeiter  is  president  and  secre- 
tary of  the  new  concern,  as  well  as  holding  his  for- 
mer position  as  general  manager.  The  company's 
line  this  year  includes  the  Union,  Sterling  and 
Wellington.  Mr.  Eeiter  states  that  they  are  now 
in  a  position  to  take  care  of  their  patrons  to  the 
best  of  advantage. 

In  the  line  of  wheels  for  tall  men,  the  Julius 
Andrae  Cycle  Company  of  this  city  is  showing  a 
machine  built  to  order  for  Dr.  E.  J.  Suiith,  of 
Neenah,  Wis.  It  has  32-inch  wheels,  with  an 
unusually  high  frame,  but  still  in  the  sanie  pro- 
portion which  characterizes  its  work  this  year. 
The  machine  is  much  admired  by  all  who  have 
examined  it. 

The  North  Side  Cycling  Club  intends  purcha.s- 
ing  the  outfit  of  the  gymnasium  of  the  German 
Y.  M.  C.  A.,  which  it  will  transfer  to  its 
new  club  house.  The  club  claims  fifteen  to 
twenty-five  new  applicitions  each  month,  and  the 
officers  seem  to  think  they  will  soon  have  the  fore- 
most club  in  the  city. 

E.  D.  Haven,  of  the  Badger  State  Typewriting 
Company  of  this  city,  has  decided  to  take  in  a 
line  of  wheels.  Mr.  Haven  has  just  opened  up, 
but  reports  the  sale  of  a  number  of  machines. 

The  Milwaukee  Wheelmen  are  now  working 
hard  on  the  Waukesha-Milwaukee  road  race. 
They  figure  on  a  much  larger  entry  list  than  they 
had  last  year,  and  from  what  H.  P.  Andrae, 
chairman  of  the  racing  board,  states  they  have 
already  the  promise  of  many  valuable  prizes.  The 
clubs  are  all  preparing  to  have  as  many  men   as 


possible  ride  in  this  race,  and  to  have  it  a  road 
race  of  which  Milwaukee  may  well  be  proud. 

On  May  30  the  Associated  Cycling  Clubs  will 
hold  their  union  run  to  the  Soldier's  Home,  where 
supper  will  be  served.  They  have  invited  the 
Milwaukee  Wheelmen  to  take  part,  which  will 
probably  be  done. 


PHILADELPHIA  HAPPENINGS. 


Dr.  Keim's  Big  Mileage— The  Tri-State  Relay 
and  the  Scranton  Meet. 
Philadelphia,  May  7. — The  appointment  of 
Dr.  Milton  Keim,  of  this  city,  to  fill  the  vacancy 
in  the  office  of  first  vice-president  of  the  Century 
Road  Club,  caused  by  the  resignation  of  F.  W. 
Geroold,  has  given  general  satisfaction  to  the 
members  of  that  organization  in  this  city,  and  the 
opinion  is  general  that  a  better  selection  could  not 
have  been  made.  Dr.  Keim  is,  and  has  been  for 
years,  an  enthusiastic  wheelman,  and,  although 
approaching  the  sixtieth  milestone  in  his  life's 
journey  can  give  pointers  to  lots  of  the  younger 
devotees  of  the  sport.  His  mileage  of  over  8,500, 
which  was  the  Philadelphia  recoi-d  up  to  that 
time,  made  two  years  ago,  is  evidence  of  his 
ability  to  ride  long  and  hard,  and  he  keeps  him- 
self in  such  condition  that  he  can  put  in  a  century 
wdthout    the    slightest    apparent  exertion.      His 


necessitate  the  adoption  of  a  somewhat  circuitous 
route,  to  be  announced  later.  Entries  will  close 
May  21.  Valuable  gold  medals  will  be  awarded 
to  each  member  of  the  winning  team.  The  teams 
representing  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey  and  New 
York  will  be  composed  of  six  men  each  (of  the 
class  A  variety).  The  Atlanta  Wheelmen,  tlie 
representative  cycling  organization  of  Newark, 
N.  J. ,  are  the  instigators  of  the  race. 

SCIEANTON'S   BACE  MEET  ON   THE  FOURTH. 

Although  compelled  to  forego  the  plea.snre  of 
entertaining  the  Pennsylvania  division,  the  Scran- 
ton Wheelmen  are  actively  at  work  preparing  for 
their  meet  on  July  4,  which  promises  to  be  the 
foremost  event  in  cyoledom  iu  Pennsylvania  on 
the  glorious  fourth.  The  excellent  half-mile 
track  will  be  as  fine  as  silk,  and  the  announce- 
ment that  diamonds  galore  will  be  oifered  as 
prizes  is  expeeted  to  bring  in  a  large  list  of 
entries. 


Around  the  World  Again. 
Considerable  excitement  was  manifested  in  the 
neighborhood  of  Park  Eow,  New  York,  on  Mon- 
day last  at  about  2:30  o'clock  when  H.  H.  Hill 
started  on  a  stupid  attempt  to  ride  around  the 
world  on  a  unicycle,  accompanied  by  Eugene 
Petier  on  a  safety.  The  crowd  that  gathered  red- 
dered  ii  all  but  impossible  for  the  two  ad ventur  • 


Tiie  Union  Sun — What  the  artist  saw. 


record  stood  for  over  a  year,  when  it  was  topped 
by  one  of  his  clubmates  (he  is  a  member  of  the 
Century  Wheelmen),  and  if  we  are  not  mistaken 
he'll  recapture  it  this  year. 

TEI-STATE   BELAY   EACE. 

The  managers  of  the  tri-state  relay  team  race, 
which  is  to  take  place  .Tune  2,  are  booming  that 
affair,  and  the  probabilities  are  good  for  .a  large 
field  of  entries.  The  teams  will  start  from  the 
office  of  the  New  York  Times  at  8  a.m.  The  route 
will  take  in  the  most  picturesque  portion  of  north- 
ern New  Jersey,  and  the  finish  is  to  be  the  junc- 
tion of  NicetovFU  Lane  and  Broad  street,  Philadel- 
phia.    The  distance  is  to  be  150  miles,  which  will 


ous  youths  to  get  away.  They  eventvally  forced 
their  way  through  the  dense  crowd  and  darted 
down  Vesey  street  on  their  way  to  the  Jersey 
City  ferry.  In  reply  to  the  query  of  .^^/6/ee 
man  they  stated  that  their  objebt  in  undertaking 
the  globe-girdling  expedition  was  for  name,  fame 
and  cash. 


"  The  Unknown  Four." 

Four  active  cj'clists — two  ladies  and  two  gentle- 
men of  Brooklyn — have  banded  themselves  to- 
gether, having  for  a  common  object  the  advance- 
ment in  every  way  iu  their  power  the  in'erests  of 
cycling. 


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THE  OFFICIAL  NEWS. 

In  common  with  other  journals 
which  had  been,  until  recently,  supplied  with 
the  official  news  of  the  racing  board  by  Mr.  Eay- 
moud,  receixed  notice  from  that  gentleman  that 
he,  acting  under  instructions  from  the  executive 
committee,  would  be  compelled  to  cease  the  sup- 
ply of  information.  Remembering  that  the  pres- 
ent publishers  had  been  among  the  objectors  to 
the  monopoly  given  the  old  ones,  we  believed  that 
they  could  not,  consistently,  have  made  any  re- 
quest to  the  committee  to  lead  up  to  this  decision, 
and  consequently  took  the  liberty  to  write  a  per- 
sonal letter  to  Mr.  Luscomb,  pointing  out  what 
we  believed  to  be  the  advantage  of  publication  of 
this  information  in  all  the  papers,  and  using  such 
other  arguments  as  occurred  to  us  at  the  moment 
in  favor  of  that  course. 

Mr.  Luscomb  has  favored  us  with  some  infor- 
mation concerning  the  matter.  As  we  supposed, 
the  publishers  of  the  Bulletin  had  nothing  to  do 
with  the  new  order.  Mr.  Luscomb  tells  of  the 
trouble  with  the  postoffice  and  the  order  emanat- 
ing therefrom  that  all  subscriptions  from  league 
membera  must  be  voluntary  to  entitle  the  paper 
to  second-class  rates  of  postage.  Under  these  cir- 
cumstances, he  says,  only  about  eight  per  cent  of 
the  members  subscribed.  The  committee,  seeing 
the  necessity  of  making  the  oflScial  paper  as  inter- 
esting as  possible,  decided  that  it  was  of  greater 
interest  to  the  league  to  publish  the  official  news 
exclusively  in  the  Bulletin  than  to  take  advantage 
of  the  immense  amount  of  interest  and  advertising 
the  league  was  obtaining  through  its  publication 
in  the  cycling  and  daily  press. 

There  are  two  or  three  things  in  this  reply 
which,  to  anyone  acquainted  with  the  publishing 
business,  are  very  amusing.  There  is  hardly  a 
publisher  in  the  land  who  would  not  be  willing 
to  wager  a  good  sum  that,  were  the  subscription 
to  the  Bulletin  reslly  voluntary  instead  of  nomi- 
nally so,  not  one-half  of  the  persons  represented  in 
the  estimate  of  eighty  per  cent  would  think  of 
subscribing.  As  to  the  supposition  that  the  ex- 
clusive publication  of  official  news  will  make  the 
Bulletin  any  more  attractive  to  the  masses,  a 
greater  mistake  was  never  made.  The  bulk  of 
the  members  never  read  the  paper  at  all.     Not 


one  member  in  one  hundred  looks  at  the  official 
news  or  cares  anything  whatever  about  it.  The 
few  people  who  look  at  the  list  of  sanctions  will 
be  the  racing  men,  and  they  furnish  so  small  a 
proportion  of  the  membership  as  to  cut  a  very 
small  figure  in^the  list  of  subscribers. 

The  other  cycling  papers  probably  care  as  little 
about  this  matter  as  we  do.  If  the  league  can 
get  along  vrithout  the  press,  the  press  certainly 
can  get  along  without  the  official  news.  Not  one 
of  the  papers  will  lose  a  subscriber,  but  the  league 
will  lose  hundreds  and  perhaps  thousamds  of  mem- 
bers by  this  short-sighted  policy.  We  submit 
that  the  executive  committee  has  made  an  error, 
not  only  in  the  manner  already  indicated,  but  in 
establishing  a  precedent  to  which  the  publishers 
may  desire  to  hold  them  if,  at  any  time  hereafter, 
it  may  seem  desirable  to  rescind  the  action. 


BLOOMERS  ARE  ALL  RIGHT. 
Probably  ninety-nine  per  cent  of  the  people 
who  viewed  the  union  run  in  Chicago  last  Sun- 
day have  given  a  verdict  in  favor  of  rational  dress 
for  lady  cyclists,  or  the  bloomer  costume.  The 
unfavorable  comments  were  so  few  and  far  be- 
tween as  to  be  unworthy  of  notice.  One  or  two 
gamins  were  heard  to  remark  that  "dem's  girls," 
and  two  women  with  antideluvian  ideas  thought 
the  costumes  shocking.  But  to  offset  this  many  a 
parent,  husband  and  brother,  who  had  been  op- 
posed to  the  new  order  of  things,  was  completely 
won  over,  and  now  pronounces  the  bloomer  the 
thing.  Expressions  to  this  effect  were  numerous 
among  the  lookers-on  and  the  wheelmen  present. 
The  two  dozen  ladies  who  dared  the  public  gaze 
have  been  the  subject  of  much  comment  by  the 
press,  the  public  and  the  wheelmen,  hut  in  all 
cases,  we  are  pleased  to  state,  it  has  been  favor- 
able comment.  It  has  been  no  diflficnlt  thing  for 
ladies  to  comprehend  the  comfort  the  bloomer 
bring  to  the  wheelwoman — a  month  hence  will 
see  fully  sixty  per  cent  of  the  lady  riders  of  Chi- 
cago attired  in  rational  dress.  It  must  be  said 
that  some  costumes  seen  were  more  becoming  than 
others,  but,  of  course,  tastes  differ.  As  before 
stated,  the  verdict  is:     "Bloomers  are  all  right." 


MORE  PRICE  CUTTING. 

A  letter  from  Kearney,  Neb.,  informs  us  that 
Wheelock  &  Conway  announce  that  beginning 
May  3  they  will  sell  one  of  the  best  known  of 
American  machines  for  |90,  cash.  "They  admit," 
says  our  correspondent,  "that  they  will  not  make 
a  dollar,  but  take  this  course  to  run  other  dealers 
out  of  business. ' ' 

"We  purposely  retrain  from  mentioning  the  name 
of  the  machine,  having  every  confidence  that  the 
makers  will  not  toltrate  the  action  for  a  moment. 
We  have  called  their  attention  to  the  matter. 

Other  cases  reported  to  this  office  will  receive 
prompt  attention.  It  will  oblige  us  and  benefit 
the  trade  if  all  who  discover  similar  cases  vrill  re- 
port same,  giving  all  the  details  and  proof  possible. 

Still  another]  complaint  reaches  us  concerning 
one  W.  T.  Brown,  of  Sterling,  Kas.,  whose  alleged 
sale  of  a  high-priced  machine  at  a  ridiculous 
figure  was  recently  reported.  The  latest  report  is 
to  much  the  same  effect,  §60  for  men's  and  $75  for 
ladies'  machines  being  the  figures  quoted.  The 
makers  disclaim  any  knowledge  of  the  man. 


TRICKS  OF  FOOL  CYCLISTS. 
The  daily  press  furnishes  us  with  numerous  ac- 
counts of  the  work  of  the  fool  cyclist,  who  seems 
never  to  be  satisfied  unless  he  is  placing  some 
one's  Ufe  or  limbs  in  jeopardy.  We  recently  read 
of  some  of  those  who,  while  scorching  near  a 
street  car,  knocked  down  and  ran  over  an  elderly 


lady  who  was  alighting.  Having  been  thrown 
from  their  wheels  by  the  collision,  the  gentle- 
men (?)  at  once  remounted  and  rode  away  at  fall 
speed,  leaving  the  lady  to  her  fate. 

On  a  par  with  the  idiotic  "hard  times  smoker" 
was  the  procession  of  cyclists  who  were  dressed 
to  imitate  a  wheelmen's  section  of  Coxey's  army. 
When  will  cyclist  give  up  the  silly  tricks  and 
foolish  antics  which  have  made  so  many  of  the 
army  of  cyclists  an  object  of  aversion  to  non- 
cyclists? 

'  ♦  ' 

That  would-be  autocratic  body,  the  Associated 
Cycling  Clubs  of  Chicago,  has  undertaken  the 
task  of  instructing  the  cycling  press  on  "How  to 
Run  a  Paper,"  and  if  the  organization  does  not 
regret  its  most  recent  action  ^^jg^k/ee-  is  greatly 
mistaken.  At  the  meeting  Tuesday  resolutions 
censuring  the  cycling  press  of  Chicago  "for  their 
lack  of  support,  discourtesy  and  unkind  atti- 
tude," and  the  "unjust  lack  of  interest  shown  in 
the  Chicago  road  race,"  were  passed,  unani- 
mously. Mr.  Walden  of  the  Chicagos  must  be 
credited  with  having  refused  to  serve  on  the  reso- 
lution committee  and  in  refusing  to  vote. 
The  only  other  delegates  present  (and 
they  voted  for  the  adoption  of  the  resolution) 
were  Messrs.  Fanning,  Simon,  Fischer,  Peterson, 
McGuire,  McEboy,  Ureenburg,  Roth,  Sparks  and 
Christianson. 


The  hustle  made  by  the  different  manufactur- 
ers to  secure  for  their  teams  the  crack  racing  men 
ot  the  country  was  shown  by  the  fact  that  the  mo- 
ment the  news  of  Butler's  victory  in  the  Boston 
road  race  last  Saturday  reached  New  York  state  a 
manufacturer  telegraphed  him  to  come  on  to  the 
office.  He  will  undoubtedly  make  arrangements 
with  the  firm  to  enter  class  B.  Another  concern 
is  meeing  overtures  to  young  Otis,  the  man  who 
won  second  time  prize.  These  instances  only  go 
to  show  to  what  extent  the  manufacturers  will  go 
to  secure  a  fast  racing  team. 


The  police  of  Omaha  need  educating  in  the 
matter  of  rational  dress.  Last  Friday  a  woman 
was  arrested  and  charged  with  disorderly  conduct. 
She  and  her  husband  lately  resolved  to  become 
cyclists.  Friday  night,  when  all  was  dark  and 
still  she  thought  to  learn  to  ride,  but  having  no 
rational  costume,  and  knowing  its  benefits,  she 
decided  to  wear  a  suit  belonging  to  her  husband. 
This  she  did,  but  a  zealous  officer  sized  her,  bi- 
cycle and  all,  and  trundled  her  off  to  jail. 


Me.  Raymond  will,  it  is  said,  enter  a  protest 
against  Zimmerman  riding  in  the  international 
championships  at  Brussels  as  a  representative  of 
France.  If  the  skeeter  rides  for  cash  abroad  and 
then  enters  the  international  events,  it  is  not 
likely  he  will  be  permitted  to  ride.  At  any  rate 
Mr.  Raymond  does  not  hope  to  have  Zimmy 
barred  and  to  have  his  class  B  men  compete,  we 
think. 


It  pays  a  minister  to  be  a  good  fellow  and  stand 
in  with  the  boys.  A  Pueblo  parson  delivered  a 
sermon  to  the  wheelmen  recently  and  they  were 
so  pleased  with  his  ideas  that  they  took  up  a  col- 
lection and  bought  him  a  new  wheel. 


Since  Zimmy  left  Manasquan,  N.  J.,  the 
cyclists  do  not  have  their  own  way.  The  mayor 
fined  a  clergyman  $5  the  other  day  for  riding  on 
the  sidewalk.     Oh,  Zimmy,  come  back. 


A  PiiAlNFlELD,  N.  J. ,  dealer  is  evidently  new 
in  the  business.  He  has  donated  two  bicycles, 
tires  and  other  things  to  the  value  of  |350  to  the 
local  club  for  prizes  at  its  coming  meet. 


^^J'^C^ 


FOREST  PARK  ROAD  RACE. 


ST.  LOUIS'  BIG  EVENT  WILL  BE  HELD  ON 
JUNE  2. 


A    Brief    Description    of    the    Race    and    the 

Course -Union    Run   to   Be    Held    over 

the    De    Soto   Road  after  the 

Race. 


This  aflfair,  which  is  to  St.  Louis  what  the  Pull- 
man is  to  Chicago,  and  what  the  Irvington-Mil- 
bum  is  to  New  York,  will  celebrate  its  fourth 
annual  occurrence  on  June  2  this  year.  The 
distance  of  the  race  is,  and  has  been  from  the  be- 
ginning, seventeen  and  a  half  miles,  being  made 
by  covering  a  three  and  a  half  mile  course  which 
is  laid  out  in  Forest  Park.  It  is  a  typical  road 
race  course,  where  the  best  man  has  every  oppor- 
tunity to  win,  and  not  a  game  of  ch  ince  over  a 
course  where  trick-riding  abilities  cut  more  of  a 
iigure  than  speed. 

The  start  is  made  from  the  Blair  monument,  at 
the  intersection  of  King's  highway  and  Lindell 
boulevard,  the  course  being  westward  on  the 
boulevard  to  Union  avenue,  where  the  riders  turn 
south  into  the  park,  thence  west  past  the  old  res- 
taurant over  a  splendid  piece  of  road.  Turning 
south  over  the  north  drive  they  go  down  a  slight 
grade  where  the  road  passes  between  the  lakes 
and  past  the  music  stand;  still  southward  the 
road  wends  to  "Nigger  Hill,"  the  bug-bear  of  the 
course,  although  imagination  cuts  quite  a  figure 
in  this  case,  the  grade  on  Clayton  road  being  quite 
as  bad.  Reaching  the  top  of  Nigger  Hill,  they 
continue  on  to  Clayton  road,  where  a  turn  is  taken 
eastward,  up  hill  and  down,  over  a  wooded  road, 
passing  through  the  Des  Peres  valley,  where  as 
pretty  a  view  as  can  be  desired  opens  before  the 
eye.  Then  up  the  long  grade  from  the  bridge  to 
King's  highway,  and  from  this  point  to  the  finish 
the  road  is  as  smooth  and  level  as  one  could  wis  i. 
This  course  is  covered  five  times  to  make  up  the 
required  distance. 

The  Forest  Park  Road  Race  Association  was 
formed  in  1891  by  A.  .T.  Emery,  E.  N.  Sanders, 
W.  P.  Laing,  E.  A.  Grath,  E.  J.  Leacock  and  W. 
M.  Eosborough,  Emery  being  elected  president 
and  Grath  secretary.     The  following  year  Emery 


Start  Forest  I'ark  Boad  liace — Lindell   boukvard. 

was  re-elected  president  and  "Will  P.  Laing  secj  e- 
tary,  and  these  two  have  held  their  respective 
offices  ever  since.  Emery  is  also  president  of  the 
St.  Louis  Cycling  Club,  the  oldest  local  cycling 
organization,  and  has  been  official  handicapper  for 
Missouri  until  quite  lately.  The  association  is 
still  composed  of  the  originators,  together  with 
two  representatives  from  each  cycling  club  in  St. 
Louis. 
The  first  Forest  Park  road  race  was  run  May  23, 


1891,  and  was  won  by  R.  M.  Milford,  of  the  St. 
Louis  Cycling  Club,  in  1  hr.  4  miu.  48  sec,  he  also 
winning  first  time  prize.  The  second  race  was  on 
May  21,  1892,  and  was  won  by  Carl  Ellers,  P.  A. 
C. ,  one  of  the  limit  men  (the  handicap  limit  being 
ten  minutes),  in  1  hr.  6  min.  15  sec.  In  this  race 
Bert  Hardiug,  the  champion  of  Missouri,  placed 
the  record  for  the  course  at  1  hr.  4  sec. ,  winning 
the  lime  medal.  Last  year  the  race  was  run  on 
May  20  and  fifty-three  men  started,  more  than 
four  times  as  many  as  started  in  the  first  race  and 
almost  twice  as  many  as  started  in  the  one  pre- 
vious. Interest  in  this  race  ran  very  high,  from 
the  fact  thay  a  team  from  Chicago  went  down  in- 
tent on  carrying  back  to  Chicago  those  of  the 
prizes  they  saw  fit,  never  doubting  that  the 
time  prizes  would  fall  to  them.  Hard  luck  fol- 
lowed them,  and  their  inability  to  negotiate  the 
grades  proved  fatal  to  their  hopes  and  they  re- 
turned home  empty  handed.  The  race  was  won 
by  C.  F.  Mulkey,  from  the  limit,  in  1  hr.  4  min. 
10  sec,  and  Harding  again  won  the  first  time 
prize  in  .57:10,  defeating  "Birdie"  Hunger  and 
Kindevater,  Kansas  City's  champion,  by  a  hair- 
breadth. 

This  year  the  prize  list  will  far  exceed  in  value 
that  of  last,  there  being  at  least   four  high-grade 


W.  P.  Laing. 

bicycles,  diamond  medals,  etc.,  ottered,  and  the 
outlook  is  that  the  number  of  starters  will  be 
more  than  double  that  of  last  year.  The  time 
prize,  instead  of  being  a  medal,  will  be  a  high- 
grade  wheel.     Entries  close  May  26. 

The  hospitality  of  the  St.  Louisians  is  proverbial 
and  they  will  not  belie  their  reputation  on  this 
occasion.  For  the  enteitainment  of  the  visiting 
wheelnien  a  union  run  of  all  the  clubs  will  be 
held  over  the  famous  De  Soto  road  on  June  3, 
the  day  after  the  race;  and  the  magnificent  scen- 
ery, the  splendid  road,  the  hair-raising  coasts  and 
the  long  climbs  will  long  linger  in  one's  memory. 

Bert  Harding,  who  '  has  been  so  successful  in 
winning  the  time  medal  in  the  Forest  Park  road 
races,  also  holds  the  one-way  and  round-trip 
records  over  the  De  Soto  road,  having  made  the 
down  trip  trom  St.  Louis  to  De  Soto  (forty-five 
miles)  in  3  hrs.  57  min.,  and  the  round  trip  in  9 
hrs.  25  min.  After  a  trip  over  this  road  it  re- 
quires no  argument  to  convince  one  that  his  is  a 
wonderful  performance. 


Cycling  Booming  in  Spain. 

Even  in  Spain  there  is  a  remarkable  develop- 
ment in  cycling.  New  tracks  are  in  construction 
at  Cadix,  Bilbao  and  Xeres,  while  the  number  of 
scorchers  is  largely  increasing. 


THE  PIKE  COUNTY  TOUR. 


Over    a    Hundred    Cyclists    Take    Part    in    St. 
Louis'  Annual  Affair. 

St.  Louis,  May  7. — When  the  steamer  Gem 
City  left  the  wharf  at  5  p.m.  last  Saturday  she 
had  on  board  a  jolly  party  of  cyclists,  some  sixty- 
five  in  number,  on  their  way  to  Louisiana,  Mo. , 
for  the  annual  Pike  county  tour.  Other  wheel- 
men caught  the  boat  at  various  small  landings  on 


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the  way  up  the  river.     About  twenty  men  went 
up  from  St.  Louis  on  the  train.     The  small  towns 
in.  Missouri   and   Illinois  were  well  represented, 
the  total  attendance  on  the  tour  being  125. 

An  informal  smoker  was  given  on  the  Gem  City 
Saturday  night.  When  the  boat  reached  Louisi- 
ana Sunday  morning  the  weaiher  was  looking 
very  doubtful,  very  cloudy  and  a  light  rain  was 
falling.  The  crowd  was  hardly  off  the  boat,  how- 
ever, when  the  lain  ceased  and  the  sun  came  out, 
and  from  that  time  the  weather  was  all  that  could 
be  desired.  After  the  inevitable  "inspection  tour 
of  the  city"  (as  our  chief  consul  would  say)  the 
tour  was  started.  Dripping  Springs  was  the  first 
point  visited  and  here  the  photograph  was  taken. 
Then  the  boys  started  for  Dover,  where  they  turn 
off  onto  the  Clarksville  belt.  Some  of  the  riders, 
to  whom  the  trip  was  no  novelty,  took  the  short 
road  from  Dover  to  Clarksville  and  did  not  ride 
aroimd  the  belt.  At  Eockford  one  St.  Louis  rider 
came  to  grief.  The  road  goes  down  a  smooth, 
steep  hill  at  this  point  and  when  it  reaches  the 
toll-gate  at  the  foot  makes  a  very  sharp  turn  to 
the  left.  The  wheelman  in  question  tried  to  coast 
the  hill  '  'brakes  off, ' '  failed  to  make  the  turn  at 
the  foot  and  went  over  the  dam  into  the  creek. 
Beyond  a  few  bruises,  he  was  not  hurt.  Clarks- 
ville was  reached  at  11  a.m.  and  here  the  party 
took  dinner.  Part  of  the  afternoon  was  taken  up 
with  hill-climbing  contests  and  then  the  start  was 
made  for  Louisiana.  The  riders  came  straggling 
into  the  latter  place  in  small  parties  until  6  p.m. 
The  return  to  St.    Louis  was  made  by  special 

train. 

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Black's  New  Tricks. 
Sid  Black  has  a  number  of  new  and  clever 
tricks.  One  is  to  start  off  with  the  front  wheel 
and  the  handle  bars  of  his  machine  reversed,  his 
right  foot  on  the  left  pedal  and  his  left  on  the 
same  side  of  the  wheel.  He  takes  a  good  start 
and  makes  a  swing  with  his  feet  in  the  air,  throw- 
ing himself  around  the  front  part  of  the  machine 
and  landing  a-straddle  the  fork,  with  both  feet  on 
the  pedals,  and  riding  the  other  way. 


Cycling  in  Sunny  Italy. 

The  Florentine  aristocracy  displays  great  inter- 
est in  cycling.  At  the  Cascine,  the  beautiful  park 
near  Florence,  a  great  many  young  ladies  can  be 
seen  every  morning  riding  in  their  elegant  cos- 
tumes. 


They  Swept  the  Boards. 

RAMBLER  RIDERS 

WON  EVERYTHING, 

Even  the  Novice  Event. 


AT  THE    MIDWINTER    FAIR. 

In  the  opening  event  of  the  Midwinter  Fair  series  of  Bicycle  Races,  April  27,  at  the 
new  San  Francisco  track,  all  honors  were  won  by  RAMBLER  riders,  who  defeated  all  of 
the  other  fast  men  of  the  Coast,  some  of  who'a  had  gained  national  reputations  while 
riding  Ramblers  during  1893.     Such  shrewd,  good  riders  as 

FOSTER— ZEIGLER— BOB    TERRILL— LONG 

STUCK  TO  COPPER  RIMMERS 

and  consequently  did  not  relinquish  their  old  habit  of 

TAKING  ALL  THE  HONORS 

including  the 

FASTEST    MILE    OF   THE    MEET. 


MORAL. 


Let  others  experiment— YOU  ride  the  good  old  Rambler  and  take  prizes. 
Catalogue  free  at  any  Rambler  Agency.     Inspection  solicited. 


GORMULLY  &  JEFFERY  MFG.  CO., 

CHICAGO.  BOSTON.  WASHINGTON.  NEW    YORK.  COVENTRY,    ENGLAND. 


CHICAGO  RETAIL  STORE,  85  Madison  Street. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


SIGH  I. 

CYCLOPHOBIA. 

If  any  man  had  told  me  one  year  ago  that  I, 
Joshua  Deacon,  a  man  with  gray  hairs  and  a 
prominent  memher  of  local  society,  that  I  should 
ever  be  dragooned  into  doing  the  very  thing  that 
I  had  for  years  considered  the  most  idiotic  that  a 
middle-aged  man  could  do;  if  that  man  had  added 
that  my  dearest  prejudices  would  be  brushed 
aside  as  ruthlessly  as  a  western  cyclone  wipes  out 
a  Nebraska  village,  and  that  I  should  one  day  be 
seen   astride  of  a  bicycle  making  a  spectacle  of 


"  I  found  the  exercise  excessively  violent." 

myself  before  my  neighbors,  I  should  have  set 
that  man  down  as  a  political  enemy  bent  on  de- 
stroying my  reputation  just  previous  to  a  town 
election.  What  a  blessing  it  is  that  we  cannot 
know  to-day  what  we  shall  be  in  a  year  from 
now  !  I  do  not  expect  that  my  experience  will 
have  any  effect  on  the  rising  generation,  and  I 
am  not  writing  it  up  for  its  beneiit ;  but  if  the  re- 
lation of  mv  misfortunes  will  save  one  other 
father  of  a  numerous  family  of  boys  from  being 
drawn  into  the  vortex  of  the  prevailing  mania,  I 
shall  not  have  written  it  in  vain. 

Away  back  in  the  60's,  I  had  gone  through  a 
regular  course  in  the  then  popular  velocipede 
schools,  academies  and  institutes — they  were  all 
called  by  one  high  sounding  name  or  other — and 
I  visited  them  all  impartially.  I  passed  success- 
fally  through  the  classes  of  "timid  toddlers"  and 
"wary  wobblers."  I  caught  numberless  colds  (it 
was  in  the  winter  time,  and  I  found  the  exercise 
excessively  violent),  I  never  could  find  a  machine 
that  fitted  me,  my  legs  being  short,  but  I  flattered 
myself  with  the  pleasant  assurance  of  a  speedy 
promotion  to  the  class  of  '  'take-it-easys. ' ' 

One  miserable  night,  however,  I  very  incau- 
tiously went  too  near  the  outside  circle  where  the 
experts  of  that  class  were  going  around  the  hall, 
and  the  result  was  a  crash,  a  bewildering  heap  of 
wheels  and  legs,  an  appalling  volume  of  profanity, 
and  my  own  immediate  "graduation"  without  a 
degree ! 

The  laiifli^  Sn'fiSliOi'bly  after  that,  and  its  soul 


went  where  the  spirit  of  the  roller  skate  has  since 
joined  it.  I  was  not  sorry,  for  I  despised  veloci- 
pedes. 

A  few  years  after  that  the  first  bicycle  made 
its  appearance.  It  was  the  old  high  wheel,  with 
cone  bearings,  and  weighed  a  ton.  Colonel  Pope 
took  the  credit  of  introducing  the  new  curiosity 
to  a  public  which  he  claimed  was  suffering  for  it, 
and  posed  as  the  father  of  the  modem  bicycle.  So 
far  as  I  was  concerned  he  was  welcome  to  all  the 
pleasure  he  took  in  the  paternity  of  the  disrepu- 
table oifspring.  I  had  a  family  depending  on  me 
by  this  time  and  had  had  enough  of  flying  in  the 
face  of  Providence.  Everybody  that  rode  a  bi- 
cycle took  a  "header"  or  a  "dangler,"  "back- 
bones" were  forever  breaking,  and  bicycle 
machinists  wore  bigger  diamonds  than  I  ever  saw 
on  a  plumber.  Would  I  ever  buy  one  of  those 
monstrosities?  Not  I  !  And  the  grim  pleasure  I 
took  in  reading  items  of  bicycle  mishaps,  and  cut- 
ting them  out  of  the  papers  to  show  to  my  grow- 
ing family  of  boys  when  they  got  big  enough  to 
understand  the  moral  of  such  things,  was  edifying 
to  behold.  Oh  !  why — but  let  me  not  anticipate, 
as  the  highly  sensational  lady  novelist  says  ! 


SIGH  II. 

CYCLOMAISriA. 

I  do   not  understand  the  human  mind  at  all, 
except  that  I  have  learned  that  it  takes  mighty 


paid  me  a  visit  one  day  last  year,  and  he  came 
down  on  his  new  bicycle.  Of  course  he  came 
down  on  purpose  to  show  it.  Did  anybody  ever 
see  the  buyer  of  a  new  bicycle  who  did  not  at 
once  become  a  most  aggressive  canvasser  lor  the 
makers  of  the  particular  machine  that  he  owns? 
Talk  about  the  fox  with  his  tail  cut  off  in  a  trap 
trying  to  introduce  the  fashion  of  bob  tails  among 
his  brethren;  it  is  nothing  in  comparison.  My 
smiling  relative  had  but  one  purpose  in  coming, 
and  he  carried  it  out  well.  It  did  not  seem  to 
make  any  difference  what  subject  of  discussion  we 
broached;  the  merits  of  a  protective  tariff  as 
against  free  trade  or  those  of  the  orthodox  church 
as  against  agnosticism  always  came  around  to  bi- 
cycles, and  resolved  themselves  into  the  relative 
merits  of  clincher  tires  and  hosepipe  tires.  I  did 
not  care  a  fig  for  either;  hosepipe  or  lead  pipe 
were  all  one  to  me.     But  I  had  four  boys  who 


' '  Came  home  one  day  riding  one  of  tlie  latest  wheels. ' ' 

listened  to  it  all  greedily,  and  before  night  all 
four  were  in  a  raging  bicycle  fever,  and  then  my 
trouble  began.  Before  the  week  was  gone  the 
adventures  of  .Jesse  James  and  another  lot  of 
cowboy  stiries  had  disappeared  as  if  by  magic, 
and  bicycle  catalogues  had  taken  their  place,  till 
I  could  not  walk  across  the  fioor  without  stepping 
on  one.  Then  I  was  officiously  informed  by  my 
two  oldest  boys  that  they  knew  how  to  ride,  and 
that  it  would  be  such  a  nice  thing  for  them  to 
have  one  bicycle  in  the  family !  And  how  harmo- 
nious they  would  be  about  using  it!  Some 
brothers  might  quarrel  over  such  a  thing,  but 
they?    No,  indeed !     I  was  deaf  to  all  such  hints. 


"  I  had  four  hoys  who 

little  to  change  its  current  sometimes.  It  is  like 
some  western  rivers  we  read  about  here  in  the 
east.  An  old  stump  fioats  down  its  channel  one 
day.  It  strikes  something  and  stops;  sticks  and 
mud  accumulate  around  it  and  the  channel  is 
dammed ;  then  the  neighboring  bank  gives  way 
and  the  river  has  a  brand  new  channel.  Some- 
thing equally  unexpected  happened  to  me.  A 
relative  of  mine  living  twenty-five  miles  away 


listened  greedily. " 

I  gave  them  my  old  scrap  book  to  read ;  I  told 
them  I  had  seen  the  folly  of  it  and  could  not  as- 
sist them  in  seeing  the  folly  of  it,  too.  But  my 
oldest  son  makes  $3  a  week  as  an  office  boy, 
and  had  not  been  noted  for  saving  his  money. 
He  grew  surprisingly  economical  all  at  once. 
I  did  not  understand  why  till  he  came  home 
one  day  with  a  mortgage  on  his  salary  for  the 
next  ten  months  and  riding  one  of  the  very  latest 


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designed  wheels.  I  had  forgotten  the  installment 
plan. 

It  makes  no  difference  what  kind  of  a  machine 
it  was.  It  was  cold  drawn,  cold  swaged  and 
high  grade,  but  peace  iied  from  the  house.  The 
hoys  fought  over  it  like  brothers. 

A  month  or  two  later  there  was  a  fair  in  town 
with  a  bicycle  as  one  of  the  prizes.  That  fair  cost 
me  $10,  but  we  got  the  machine,  and  there 
was  another  cold  drawn,  cold  swaged,  high  grade 


Eoery  hici/dc  agent  in  town  was  after  me." 

machine  it  the  house,  displacing  chairs  in  t  he  din 
ing  room. 

Then  my  better  half  took  a  hand  in  the  game. 
She  said  that  the  others  should  be  provided  for. 
It  had  not  cost  me  much  so  far,  and  I  really  ought 
not  to  complain! 

No,  I  did  not  complain — I  knew  better;  so  the 
next  one  got  a  boys'  machine  and  the  youngest 
got  a  three-wheeled  affair.  I  have  a  girl  twelve 
years  old,  and  I  tried  hard  to  persuade  her  it  was 
not  the  correct  thing  for  girls  to  ride  bicycles. 
Two  of  her  schoolmates  had  wheels,  and  my  argu- 
ments fell  flat.  Another  bicycle  was  the  result 
By  this  time  every  bicycle  agent  in  town  was. 
after  me.  Every  one  of  them  had  a  cold  drawn, 
cold  swaged,  weldless  helical  machine  to  sell  me 
warranted  never  to  rip,  tear  or  wear  down  at  the 
heel,  and  they  said  I  was  not  too  old  to  learn. 
Besides  that  I  was  a  dyispeptic,  and  riding  was 
better  than  medicine  for  that.  The  boys  (bribed 
by  the  agents,  of  course )  said  it  would  be  so  nice 
if  I  got  a  machine  and  went  out  with  them.  It 
would  keep  them  out  of  mischief. 

Then  my  wife,  who  should  have  stood  by  me, 
began  to  complain  of  that  tired  feeling  and  said 
that  confinement  to  the  house  was  killing  her.  I 
knew  what  it  all  meant  and  got  desperate.  I  sold 
my  library,  my  cabinet  organ  and  my  typewriter, 
and  I  bought  two  high-grade  wheels,  cold  swaged, 
of  course.  I  learned  to  ride,  the  Lord  knows  how ! 
My  wife  learned,  too — there  is  nothing  a  woman 
can't  learn — and  we  all  go  riding  together.  We 
are  a  whole  bicycle  club,  as  it  were,  and  there  is 
room  for  all  the  machines  since  the  organ  and  li- 
lirary  went  out  of  the  house.  I  bear  my  fate  with 
fortitude,  but  the  Lord  knows  what  will  become 
of  me  when  the  guarantees  run  out. 


Honor  for  a  Cycle  Maker. 

Clement,  the  great  cycle  manufactiuer  of 
France,  has  been  lately  decorated  with  the  "Cross 
of  the  Legion  d' Houneur."  On  this  occasion  he 
gave  a  banquet  in  Paris,  to  which  more  than  .'iOO 
penrns  were  invited. 


INDIANA'S  DIVISION  MEET. 


The  Board  Awards  It  to  Richmond  after  a 
Long  Session. 

Indianapolis,  May  7. — Richmond  and  Evaus- 
ville  both  have  delegations  here  to-day,  working 
hard  for  the  Indiana  division  meet.  Richmond 
sent  seven  hustling  young  men  to  talk  for  their 
city,  and  three  EvansvUle  pushers  tried  hard  to 
talk  often  enough  to  make  up  for  their  smaller 
number.  .T.  L.  Hannah,  Fort  Wayne;  H.  W. 
Pontious,  Crawfordsville;  F.  F.  Rough,  South 
Bend,  and  Tom  Hay,  Eugene  Minor  and  L.  J. 
Keck,  of  this  city,  constitute  the  board  of  ofBcers 
of  the  division.  With  Indianapolis  out  of  the 
race  for  the  meet  it  is  a  stand-off  between  Rich- 
mond and  Evansville.  The  roll  call  showed  all 
members  of  the  board  present  except  Hannah. 

The  regular  order  of  business  was  suspended  on 
motion  of  Mr.  Rough  and  the  state  meet  was 
taken  up.  The  secretary  read  letters  from  the 
mayor  and  Commercial  Club  of  Richmond  ex- 
tending a  veiy  hearty  invitation  to  the  Indiana 
members  of  the  league  to  hold  their  annual  races 
at  their  place  and  promising  a  good  time  to  all. 
Messrs.  Dunham,  Jacobi,  Marion  and  Donghertj' 
presented  the  claims  of  Evansville;  and  Gorman, 
White,  Bell,  Fox,  Detch,  Waking  and  Whitesell, 
of  Richmond,  talked  until   their  vocabulary  was 


THE  REFEREE'S  TOUR  OF  ENGLAND 
AND   IRELAND. 

Leave  New  York  July  i8.  Leave  London 
August  15,  or  later  as  desired. 

Party  limited.    If  you  desire  a  place 
write  at  once. 

Accommodations  first  class.      Expense 
reasonable.    Company  excellent. 

Circulars  on  application. 

THE  REFEREE,  Chicago. 


exhausted  of  the  beauties  of  their  home,  their 
graud  race  track,  the  great  enthusiasm  of  cyclists, 
their  central  location,  pretty  girls,  and  the  genu- 
ine Quaker  hospitality  of  their  people.  Evans- 
ville spoke  of  the  need  of  an  awakening  in  the 
southern  part  of  the  state,  of  the  Ohio  river  ex- 
cursion, the  five  great  breweries,  distilleries,  tine 
roads,  southern  hospitality,  the  opportunity  to 
greet  Kentucky  brothers,  etc.. 

No  other  cities  presenting  applications  for  the 
meet  the  board  retired  for  a  secret  session,  and  on 
its  return  Chairman  Hay  announced  that  Rich- 
mond had  been  decided  upon  as  the  place  for  the 
meet,  which  announcement  was  received  with 
cheers  from  the  Richmond,  delegation. 

The  board  heard  the  report  of  the  treasurer  as 
follows:  Balance  on  hand,  Dec.  11,  1893,  $582.71; 
expenditures,  $83.30;  balance  of  $499.41.  The 
sum  of  $140  was  appropriated  to  purchase  me.dals 
for  next  meet.  A  motion  was  carried  to  appoint 
an  entertainment  committee  to  provide  amusement 
tor  members  at  the  Richmond  meet,  and  .?200  was 
voted  to  the  committee  for  such  work.  The  board 
adjourned  to  meet  at  Richmond  July  5. 


Joys  of  Tandem  Riding. 
It  is  said  that  one  of  the  best  tricks  of  the  clever 
rider,  Sid  Black,  is  to  crawl  through  his  machine; 
but  that  seems  as  nothing  to  the  writer's  ex- 
perience last  summer  when  lie  rode  tandem  with 
a  young  lady  of  something  over  20(1  pounds 
weight  and  having  a  breadth  of  beam  which  pre- 
vented the  rear  seat  rider  from  seeing  more  than 


the  blue  canopy  of  heaven.  The  ride  was  a  huge 
success  as  long  as  the  road  was  dear,  but  when  it 
was  necessary  to  do  some  steering  to  avoid  a  deep 
ditch  that  seemed  to  bear  down  upon  the  tandem 
— well,  in  the  words  of  the  lullaby,  "Down  went 
the  baby,  cradle  and  all."  That  was  the  time 
that  Sid  Blaek's  performance  was  nowhere,  for  the 
fair  heavyweight  had  her  feet  planted  through  the 
spokes  of  the  wheel  and  the  way  she  crawled 
through  that  wheel  was  a  caution  to  snakes.  We 
wended  our  way  home — it  was  easier  than  riding 

that  tandem. 

*  »  * 

Not  a  Commonwheeler. 


JiJ      '(IHv.'K,^ 


An  enterprising  Coxeyite  who  "borrowed''  a  bicycle, 
rigged  thereon  an  emery  wheel  and  held  record  for 
grinding  one  knife  every  time  he  rode  around  the  block. 


"The  Good  Old  Solid  Days." 
How  often  one  hears  the  above  saying,  couple4 
with  some  such  remark  as,  '  'We  never  had  such 
good  times  as  then,  after  all;  things  seem  different 
now,  and  the  pneumatic  tire  is  hardly  such  a  tre- 
mendous blessing.  I  wouldn't  mind  going  back 
to  the  old  solid  days  if  I  could."  And  none  of 
these  laudatores  teinporis  acti  seem  to  realize  the 
simple  fact  that  nothing  prevents  their  going  back 
to  the  solid  days  at  any  moment  they  like.  Capi- 
tal solid-tired  machines — a  good  deal  better  than 
the  ones  which  they  originally  enjoyed — are  to  be 
had  in  every  depot  for  a  song ;  and  the  '  'dear  old 
days  of  yore"  can  be  revived  at  any  time  without 
the  least  trouble.  But  somehow  or  other  no  one 
ever  cares  to  employ  this  method  of  recapturing 
past  joys. — Irish  Cyclist. 


The  World  on  Wheels. 
The  last  issue  of  Judge  was  devoted  largely  lo 
cycling,  several  sketches  anc'  two  colored  cartoons 
appearing.  Editorially  the  paper  had  this  to  say: 
'  'This  is  the  era  of  the  bicycle.  Half  the  world  is 
on  wheels,  and  the  other  half  will  presently  get 
there.  Now  is  every  man  his  own  railroad,  and 
now  every  man  furnishes  his  own  propulsive 
power,  like  the  child  of  the  fable  who  lifted  him- 
self by  his  own  boot-,sti-aps.  There  be  steeds  that 
neither  eat  nor  drink,  yet  Bucephalus  in  all  his 
glory  could  not  go  as  fast  or  as  far  as  they.  Shal  1 
we  presently  fly?  Why  fly?  Surely  we  aie 
going  fast  enough  now. ' ' 


A  Professor  Sent  to  Jail. 
Irving  W.  Hicks,  of  Sherman,  Mich.,  president 
of  the  junior  pharmacy  class  at  the  University  of 
Michigan,  was  bound  over  to  the  circuit  court  at 
Ann  Arbor  on  Friday  last  on  a  charge  of  stealing 
a  bicycle  from  D.  F.  Lyon,  president  of  the  seiyor 
literary  class.  In  default  of  $r>00  bail  he  was 
sent  to  jail. 


REMARKABLE  ROAD  RACING 


BUTLER     WINS    PLACE     AND    TIME    AND 
BREAKS  RECORD  IN  THE  LINSCOTT. 


Twenty-one  Men  Cover  the  Course    Inside  Rec- 
ord  Time— The  Scratch  Men   Come  in 
for  Second  and  Third  Times— 
A  Big  Field. 


Boston,  May  7. — Nerer  -svas  there  such  road 
racing  witnessed  iii  this  country  as  that  produced 
in  ^he  Linscott  road  race  here  in  Maiden  last  Sat- 
urday afternoon,  when  no  less  than  twenty-one 
men  finished  the  distance,  twenty-five  miles, 
under  record  tinie.  While  it  was  cenfidently 
expected  that  the  record  would  go,  the  idiea  of 
twenty-one  men  malting  the  performance  had  not 


'  ,T.  31.  Linscott: 


even  crept  into  the  minds  of  the  most  sanguine. 
But  it  was  a  grand  good  race  from  post  to  finish, 
one  that  had  never  heen  equalled,  and  one  that 
must  go  pn  record  as  heing  one  of  the  greatest  in 
the  country.  And  the  man  who  won  this  race, 
created  the  lowest  world's  record  and  captured 
|()00  worth  of  prizes,  is  a  man  who  was  not  for  a 
moment  considered  dangerous. 

He  was  Nat  Butler,  of  the  Cambridgeport  club, 
who  last  year  won  eleventh  place  in  the  B.  A.  A. 
in  the  time  of  1  hr.  32  niin.  15  sec,  and  who  on 
Patriot's  day  cleaned  out  all  the  starters  in  the 
Hyde  Park  ten-mile  road  race.  He  was  placed  on 
the  three-minute  mark  and  the  liandicapper  did 
not  consider  that  Butler  would  do  more  than 
make  a  creditable  performance.  He  did,  how- 
ever, do  ■(yonders,  forcing  himself  through  a  field 
of  over  a  hundred  men  and  winning  out  in  a  final 
sprint  with  a  youngster  who  had  never  ridden  a 
race  in  his  life.  That  youngster  was  W.  F. 
Clarke  of  the  Press  club,  a  brother  to  the  other 
Clarkes  of  the  same  organization.  Billy,  as  he  is 
familiarly  called,  never  rode  a  wheel  until  late 
last  fall,  but  since  then  he  must  have  been  doing 
great  work  at  training,  for  he  finished  second  from 
the  five-piinute  mark,  and  did  it  under  record 
time,  winning  second  prize. 

The  magnitude  of  the  race  can,  pemaps,  best  be 
shown  when  it  is  stated  that  out  of  the  first  fifty 
men  to  finish,  all  prize  winners,  there  was  not  a 
single  man  who  did  the  distance  over  1  hr.  20 
min.,  and  also  by  the  fact  that  several  men  who 
rode  under  record  did  not  even  get  a  place.  The 
crowd  that  came  out  to  witness  the  event  was  the 
largest  ever  seen  in  Maiden  and  took  possession 
of  the  start  and  finish,  despite  the  efforts 
of  the  blue-coated  guardians  of  the  peace. 
This    crowd   at    the    start    was    placed    at    t^,,- 


000,  while  it  was  estimated  by  "Senator"  Mor- 
gan, who  acted  as  referee,  that  there  were  fully 
50,000  soectators  along  the  course.  The  racing 
men  brought  back  word  that  in  some  places  they 
had  to  ri<le  through  a  living  lane,  and  that  in  no 
race  at  home  or  abroad  had  they  received  greater 
encouragement  from  the  spectators. 

As  for  the  race,  without  going  into  details,  it 
was,  iu  the  words  of  the  referee,  the  greatest 
thing  of  the  year,  and  well  deserved  the  title  of 
"blue  ribbon  event  of  the  season.'  The  course 
was  in  the  finest  of  condition,  the  heavy  showers 
of  the  pre\ious  evening  proving  a  great  benelit  to 
the  riders  in  laying  as  it  did  the  dust,  while  as 
for  wind  there  was  little,  if  any,  and  everything 
was  in  the  pink  of  condition  for '  record-breaking. 

James  Clarke,  Ed  McDdffee,  W.  H.  Wells  and 
F.  C.  Graves  started  from  scratch;  thirty  seconds 
ahead  of  them  were  C.  Ford  Seeley  and  H.  B. 
Arnold,  while  on  the  minute  mark  were  French, 
Snow,  Eobinson,  Wisner,  Porter  and  one  or  two 
others  who  last  year  did  great  work  in  this  event. 
From  there  to  the  lihiit  mark,  nine  minutes,  were 
stretched  the  remainder  of  the  158  starters  out  of 
the  168  entrants.  This  recordof  starters  is  about 
the  best  that  has  been  known  iu  this  section.  The 
scratch  men,  under  the  guidance  of  James  Clark, 
got  away  in  grand  style  and  it  really  looked  as 
though  they  were  going  to  make  a  battle  for  the 
record  prize,  but  in  this  the  .spectators  were 
greatly  disappointed.  Instead  of  working  together 
the  men  did  a  loaf,  waiting  for  some  greeny  to  set 
the  pace.  But  there  was  no  greeny  in  that  class, 
and  for  the  first  few  miles  things  were  a  loaf. 
Then  Jimihy  Clark  got  tired  of  the  game,  tried  to 
jump  the  scratch  men,  but  couldn't  get  away  from 
Graves,  who  stuck  to  him  with  bulldog  tenacity 
all  over  the  course.  McDuffee  had  withdrawn  and 
Wells  was  jumped  hy  these  two  cracks.  The 
same  was  applicable  to  the  one-minute  men,  after 
a  iiiisfortune  had  happened  to  Snow,  who  was 
working  with  ,T.  P.  Clarke.  On  this  mark  were 
men  whose  greatest  desire  was  to  beat  each  other 
and  thereby  settle  old  scores.  Consequently  they 
were  looked  upon  to  do  some  great  work  in  the 
shape  of  time.  But  they  didn't;  they  watched 
each   other.     Snow  and   Clark  did,  however,  get 


out  of  the  rut  two  or  three  times,  but  every  time 
Snow,  who  was  riding  for  the  record,  got  into  a 
fairly  good  pace  his  chain  jumped  the  sprocket. 
Four  times  did  this  occur  and  four  times  did  the 
plucky  rider  dismount  and  replace  the  essential 
portion  of  his  wheel  and  without  accomplishing 
anything  in  the  way  of  prize  winning.  The  posi- 
tions and  times  of  the  first  tveenty-flve  riders  to 
complete  the  distance  is  as  follows: 

H"d"c'p.    Time. 

1  NatButler 3:00  ]:11:V8  1  -. 

2  W  F.  Clarke.: ry.OO  1:14:3-3  2  5 

3  W.  W.  Fogwell 7:00  1:15:3.'! 

4  DanTurner ..0:00  1:14:34  1-.5 

5  J.  J.  McLaushlin 8:00  1:16:36 

6  Peter  .1.  Stj  ffe '. 8:00  ]:16::i9  3-5 

7  E.S.Otis 5:00  1:13:43  2- -I 

8  F.A.Lindsay  6:00  1:14:44 

9  A.  A.  Vanriall 7:30  1:16:15  1-3 

10  Veedo  Westgate 7:30  1:'6:16 

11  Everett  Hall 6:00  1:14:49 

12  W.  M.  Pettigrew 5:00  1:13:50 

13  E   H.  Garrett 5:0  1:14:06 

14  J.  W.  Bowser 6:00  1:15:07 

15  W.Smith 8:00  1:17:17 

16  A.  O.    Baush 8:00  1:17:41 

17  Benjamin  Flye...; 9:00  1:19:00 

18  George  Cutter ....8:00  1:18:14 

9    C.Mitchell 9:C0  l:19:n 

20  J.   ^.  Manning 6:00  1:16:412-5 

21  K.W.Emerson 6:00  1:16:43 

2i    F.  T.   Hurley 9:00  1:19:45 

23  W.  Neidner 5:00  1:18:47 

24  "R.  A.  Faye 6:00  1:16:48 

23    E.  W.  Phillips 5:0a  1:15:32 

James  Clark  finished  No.  71  in  1  hr.  13  min.y 
45  sec,  and  Graves  No.  72,  a  second  later.  But- 
ler received  the  f 50  diamond  for  the  record,  $1('0 
diamond  for  the  fastest  time  of  the  day,  while 
James  Clark  captured  the  second  time  prize,  $50, 
and  Fred  Graves  the  the  third  time  prize,  a  $25 
diamond. 

Walking  Delegates  To  Be  Riding  Delegates. 
Even  the  labor  nnions  now  recognize  the  bi- 
cycle as  a  practical  thing.  Tlw  striking  painteis 
of  Chicago  this  week  organized  a  bicycle  brigade 
and  thirty  "walking  delegates"  will  hereafter 
ride  iu  hunting  down  non-union  men.  The  jobs 
on  which  the  non-union  men  are  at  work  are 
scattered  about  residence  and  suburban  districts. 
To  obviate  the  difficulty  of  following  them  up  the 
wheels  are  being  pressed  into  service. 


And  It  Did. 


Scene:— Pot  summer' s"day;'wheelman  endeavoring  to  inflate  tire;  stone  quarry  near  by. 

Charlie  Winterbotom— "  Oh,  I  say,  my  good  man,  come  down  and  help  me  blow  up  my  tire,  will  you?" 

Pat  Stone — '■  Sure;  here's'a  stick'of  giant_powder,'if  11  help'yez." 


5IVVI5{fl 


RIDE    A    TRIBUNE! 

THAT'S  THE   WHEEL! 

Every  Tribune  shipped  hereafter  with  64,  68  or  72  Gear  will  be  fitted  with  the  new 

CYCLOIDAL  SPROCKET. 

(Patent  Applied  For.) 
nr^HlS  valuable  improvement  in  the  form  of  chain  wheel  teeth  has  accomplished  more  toward 
reducing  friction  in  a  bicycle  than  any  other  invention,  excepting  perhaps,  the  ball  bear- 
ings In  the  average  bicycle  the  teeth  of  the  rear  sprocket,  where  friction  is  greatest,  are  made 
without  reason  or  science,  simply  wedge-shaped  projections  to  keep  the  chain  from  slipping. 
The  friv,tion  of  a  chain  on  such  a  sprocket  is  very  great,  and  almost  every  rider  has  noticed  this 
grinding  of  his  chain  on  an  up  grade.  The  Gycloidal  Sprocket  does  away  with  this  entirely, 
and  the  driving  power  works  as  smooth  and  free  in  climbing  a  hill  as  on  a  level.  The  Gycloi- 
dal Sprocket  is  a  mechanical  perfection. 

Send  for  Catalogue. 
Gf-et    tlie    -A-gencv    if  voia    can. 

THE  BLACKIvIFG.  CO., 

ERIE,    PA. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


CHICAGO  TO  THE  FAR  WEST. 


A  Chicago  Man's  History  and  His  Trip  through 
Texas,  Utah  and  California. 
C.    G.   Field  was,  until  recently,   one  of   the 
best  known  of  south  side   wheelmen.     He    has 


[FTi;^ 


tended  a  large  display  of  the  same  goods  at  the 
firat  exhibition  held  in  the  good  old  building  on 
the  lake  front.  His  next  venture  was  with  Perry 
&  Co.,  of  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  makers  of  stoves.  He 
served  this  concern  for  seven  years  and  then  went 
to  Showman  &  Jevvett,  of  Buffalo,  in  the  same 
line  of  business.  There  he  remained  for  nearly 
eight  ycare,    which  brings  us  down  to  the  time, 


been  so  steadily  on  the  road,  however,  since  he  left 
the  Spalding  establishment  and  went  over  to  the 
Sterling  forces,  that  people  have  almost  forgotten 
what  he  looks  like.  We  take  this  opportunity  of 
refreshing  tlieir  memories.  "Papa"  Field  has 
lately  been  out  among  the  Mormons;  so  far  as  we 
have  heard  without  serious  results,  however.  His 
history  is  interesting. 

Once  upon  a  time  Field  was  in  the  service  of 
Uncle  Sam.  On  leaving  the  service  he  enlisted  in 
the  ranks  of  the  traveling  men  as  a  commercial 
tourist  of  the  "peddling  persuasion,"  driving  a 
four-horse  wholesale  notion  wagon  in  southern 
and  central  Illinois,  where  railroads  were  then  al- 
most unknown.  Is  3867  he  arrived  in  Chicago 
and  embarked  in  the  live  stock  and  house  furnish- 
ing goods  business.  People  were  not  so  particular 
in  those  days,  as  they  are  at'  present,  what 
branches  of  business  they  combined.     He  superin- 


was  he  who  was  largely  responsible  for  the  secur- 
ing of  the  South  Park  quarters  for  the  C.  C.  C. , 
and  his  services  were  of  great  value  to  that  or- 
ganization. 

Mr.  Field  sold  his  drug  business  before  the 
world's  fair  was  located  at  Jackson  Park  and  has 
ever  since  been  in  the  bicycle  business.  He  is  at 
present  with  the  Sterling  people,  who,  doubtless, 
are  glad  of  it.  He  coyers  the  whole  territory  west 
of  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers,  and  from  the 
gulf  to  (he  lakes. 

Mr.  Field  recently  took  part  in,  the  regular  run , 
of  the  Salt  Lake  City  club,  of  the  start  of  which , 
he  sends  us  the  accompanying  picture.  The  gen- 
tleman with  the  silk  hat  is  Oscar  Groshell,  presi- 
dent of  the  Salt  Lake  Cycle  Company.  On  the 
left  is  C.  A.  Emise,  while  the  first  lady  down  the 
line  is  Mrs.  Moffat,  the  first  lady  rider  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

The  Salt  Lake  Cycle  Company,  whose  store  is 
shown,  handles  Sterlings,    Clevelands  and  Cres- 


rersicYCiES'fftNTeii.tY.PiyijHtragsg^'^.^ 


within  the  recollection  of  a  few  of  the  very  old 
wheelmen,  when  he  engaged  in  the  drug  business 
at  South  Park.  In  was  there  that  he  became  in- 
terested in  bicycles,  joined  the  Chicago  Cj'cling 
Club  and  eventually  became  a  dealer.  He  sold 
Victors  in  connection  with  his  c  ther  business.     It 


cents.     The  company  has  a  very  complete  repair 
shop  and  does  an  extensive  renting  business. 

Most  of  the  lady  ridei-s  of  the  city  wear  bloom- 
ers, and  a  great  many  of  them  are  regular  attend- 
anlis  at  club  runs.    , 


DENVERITES  OCT  IK  FORCE. 


Union  Run  Brings  Out  i6o  Riders— Sanger  and 

Tyler  Training— The  New  Track— Notes. 

Chicago  was  not  the  only  city  which  enjoyed  a 

snccessful  joint  rnu  on  Sunday  last.     The  Denver 

Wheel  Clnh  and  the  cycle  division  of  the  Denver 

Athletic  Club  joined  hands  gathering  at  the  home 

of  the  former,  where  a  picture  was  taken.     At  the 

Athletic   club  house  the  number  was  increased  to 

some  160  riders,    making  the  largest  attendance 

that  ever  left  the  city  on  a  club  run. 

The    objective  point    was    Morrison,    fourteen 


and  fifty  feet  wide  on  the  home-stretch.  Work 
will  begin  next  week. 

The  Denver  Wheel  Club  will  move  into  new 
(juarters  May  8.  The  building  was  formerly  used 
as  a  dancing  academy  and  contaiiLS  in  addition 
twelve  large  rooms.  With  the  dance  hall  fitted 
up  as  a  gymnasium,  and  the  rest  of  the  rooms 
utilized  as  billiard,  reading,  card  and  lounging 
rooms  and  as  parlors,  they  will  be  very  comfort- 
ably situated. 

The  executive  committee  having  in  charge  the 
entertainment  portion  of  the  league  meet,  holds 
its  first  meeting  Monday  evening.     The  Colorado 


Home  of  tJie  Denrer  Wheel  Cliilt. 


miles  from  the  city.  Seven  miles  out  a  photograph 
was  taken  showing  the  riders  strung  along  the 
road,  and  just  beginning  to  climb  the  foothills  in 
the  distance.  A  few  more  miles  of  this  road, 
with  several  long  coasts — and  climbs — bring  the 
riders  to  a  point  above  Morrison  (Bear  Creek 
Canon),  where  the  third  photograph  was  taken. 

FAST  EIDEES   IN   TEAINING. 

Sanger  and  Tyler  with  Dumbelton  their  trainer 
are  out  twice  daily,  "workiug  easy, "  as  they  term 
it.  The  filers  ride  about  iive  miles  at  a  2:50  to  3 
minute  gait  at  each  working.  Sanger  rode  a  fly- 
ing quarter  in  39  seconds  the  other  morning  on  a 
quarter-mile  track,  on  which  we  have  always 
thought  it  impossible  to  ride  below  a  2:15  gait. 

Sanger  and  Tyler  leave  for  the  east  next  week. 

Billy  Herrick,  chief  centurion,  head  push,  com- 
piler of  cyclists'  dictionaries,  hustler  and  inducer 
for  Morgan  &  Wright  and  first  rate  all  round  fel- 
low, is  with  us.  BiUy  says  he  is  stuck  on  the 
place  and  I  believe  he  is.  When  William  Herrick 
is  iis  quiet  as  he  has  been  while  here,  he  must  be 
.siitisfied. 

GENEEOUS   OFFICIALS. 

On  Thursday  evening  a  resolution  passed  the 
board  of  alderman  granting  the  Denver  Cyclists' 
Union  permission  to  tence  in  and  use  forty  feet  of 
South  Fourteenth  street  for  the  purpose  of  com- 
pleting a  bicycle  track.  The  mayor  has  approved 
and  signed  the  resolution  and  as  it  had  previously 
passed  the  board  of  supervisors  we  are  now  en- 
abled to  build  a  third  of  a  mile  track,  thirty-five 
feet  wide  on  the  curves,   forty  feet  on  the   back 


division  will  take  care  of  the  entertainment  of  the 
guests,  while  the  Denver  Cyclists'  Union  will  have 
complete  supervision  of  the  racing. 

May   10  is  the  day  set  for  the  Denver  Wheel 
Club's    great    minstrel    show    at  the  Broadway 


The  advertising  has  been  very  thorough  and 
clever.  Besides  the  regulation  lithographs  and 
three-sheet  posters,  cards  made  to  fit  the  tri- 
angular space  between  the  top,  bottom  and  seat 
post  tubes  of  a  bicycle  were  printed  in  club 
colors  and  distributed  among  the  wheelmen.  In 
all  parts  of  the  city,  on  the  streets,  leaning  against 
buildings,  in  stores,  are  to  be  seen  bicycles  with 
a  large  placard  announcing  the  great  and  only 
minstrel  show.  SPECTRE. 


The  Bicycle  Business  and  the  Times. 
Despite  tl  e  industrial  depression  which  is  upon 
the  country,  the  spring  demand  for  bicycles  is 
surprisingly  large  this  year  in  all  the  riding  cen- 
ters, and  country  riders  are  showing  sufficient  in- 
terest to  reassure  the  manufactuxers  of  all  grades 
of  wheels.  There  is  not  the  slightest  doubt  that 
if  the  prices  of  reliable,  if  roughly  finished,  bi- 
cycles could  be  reduced  to  about  $60,  the  present 
number  of  riders  would  be  increased  ten  fold  in  a 
very  brief  time.  Such  reduction  in  the  price  of 
the  best  wheels,  however,  is  by  no  means  prob- 
able, as,  contrary  to  general  belief,  many  wheels 
cost  more  than  this  to  manufacture,  and  this  cost 
is  not  reached  by  way  of  nickel  plating  or  fine 
stripes,  either,  but  by  almost  microscopal  atten- 
tion to  the  material  and  running  gear  of  these 
delicate  machines. — Minneapolis  Tribune. 

[We  beg  to  remind  the  Tribune  that  there  arc 
some  very  np-to-date,  well-constructed  and  splen- 
didly finished  machines  on  the  market  at  from 
§50  to  175,  particularly  the  latter  figure.  Would- 
be  cyclists  may  this  season  obtain  very  desirable 
mounts  at  a  most  reasonable  figure. — Ed  ] 


Beaten  By  the  Italians. 

At  the  international  races,  which  took  place  :it 
Milan  April  19,  22  and  23,  the  two  English  cracks, 
Barden  and  Williams,  the  Frenchman,  Courbe  d' 
Outrelon,  and  the  German,  Verheyeu,  were  de- 
feated by  the  Italians  Alaimo,  Eusselli  and  Pasta. 


A  Chicago  Wheelman  Killed. 
John  Harwood  of  39  Macallister  place,  Chicago, 
was  killed  at  South  Waukegan  Friday  by  a  North- 
western train.  Haywood,  John  Mullen  and 
Frank  Smith  were  riding  bicycles  along  the  road 
near  Waukegan   and   tried   to    cross  the  tracks 


Denver's  Union  Bun — •. 

theatre,  one  of  the  finest  play  hoiises  in  America. 
The  performance  it  is  claimed  will  be  in  keeping 
with  the  house  it  is  presented  in  and  with  the 
club's  wide   reputation  for  doing   things  right. 


ipxnoaching  the  foothills. 

ahead  of  a  train.  All  but  Haywood  got  across. 
He  was  twenty  years  old  and  a  sou  of  Peter  Hay- 
wood, owner  of  a  retail  dry  goods  store  at  531 
Halsted  street. 


THE  OHIO   RIVER  EXCURSION. 


Details  of  an  Enjoyable   and    Inexpensive  Trip 
for  Wheelmen. 

We  have  already  lelerred  at  .some  length  to  tlie 
Ohio  river  excursion,  promoted  by  the  Kentucky 
division.  The  committee  in  charge,  consisting  of 
E.  H.  Croninger,  1.5.'?  West  Fifth  street,  Cincin- 
nati; .1.  W.  Cleudeuing,  O.  W.  Lawson  and  T.  0. 
Walden,  has  issued  a  circular  containing  details  of 
the  trip.  It  says  the  steamer  '  'Telegraph' '  has 
been  secured,  with  a  cabin  capacity  of  175  peraons, 
and  it  is  the  object  to  dispose  of  but  150  tickets, 
thus  insuring  a  good  berth  for  each   excursionist. 

Berths  will  be  secured  according  to  the  will  and 
desire  of  each  per-sou,  thus  affording  an  opportu- 
nity of  parties  remaining  together  and  amongst 
their  acquaintances. 

The  start  will  be  made  from  Cincinnati,  Tues- 
day, June  12,  at  8  p.  m.,  arriving  in  Louisville 
on  Wednesdaj'  morning,  stopping  at  such  points 
en  route  as  may  be  desired  by  the  attendants  or 
the  sale  of  tickets  may  require. 

A  ten-mile  road  race  over  an  excellent  course, 
under  the  management  of  Messrs.  Martin  &Drfs 
sing,  the  cycle  agents,  will  be  started  promptly  at 
10  o'clock,  alter  which  the  excursionists  will  re- 
tarn  to  the  boat.  After  partaking  of  a  dinner, 
which  only  southern  boats  know  how  to  sene, 
will  steam  over  to  New  Albany,  Ind.,  where 
the  New  Albany  Cycle  Club  will  hold  its  fiist 
race  meet  on  its  new  three-lap  track.  The  prizes 
oft'ered  will  be  numerous  and  costly,  which  is  evi- 
dence that  prominent  racing  men  will  attend, 
thus  insuring  good,  lively  sport. 

Leave  New  Albany  Wednesday  evening,  and 
arrive  at  Evansville  on  Thursday  at  noon,  stop- 
ping en  route  as  may  be  required.  The 
Evansville  Bicycle  Club  has  worked  dili- 
gently for  the  success  of  a  race 
meet  to  be  held  in  its  city  on  this  date,  and 
many  prominent  racing  men  are  expected  to  par- 
ticipate. The  races,  with  a  hop  and  banquet  in 
the  evening,  conclude  the  entertainments  until 
Owensboro  is  reached  the  following  morning,  hav- 
ing left  Evansville  just  past  midnight.  Here 
Kentucky's  national  reputation  for  hospitality 
will  be  sustained,  and  from  the  manner  in  which 
the  Owensboro  Wheel  Club  has  taken  hold  of 
and  worked   for  the  success  of  the  state  meet,  we 


return  trip  after  midnight,  arriving  in  I.ouisville 
either  Sunday  evening  or  Monday  morning,  and 
in  Cincinnati  on  Monday  e\ening. 

.lohn  Weber's  celebrated  orchestra,  including 
Thomas  Waldron,  the  renowned  cornet  soloist,  has 
been  securefl.  This  famous  band  will  be  at  the 
dispcsal  of  the  excursionists  during  the  entire 
trip,  and  is  prepared  to  play  either  string  or  brass 
music,  as  the  occasion  may  require. 

This  excursion  is  promoted  by  the  Kentucky 
division  with  no  other  object  in  view  than  that  of 


THE  DAYTON  B.  C. 


One  ot  the  Oldest  Organizations  in  Ohio -Its 
Coming  Meet. 
The  beautiful  city  of  Dayton,  O.,  boasts  of  sev- 
eral bicycle  clubs  and  a  reputation  for  hospitality 
to  visiting  wheelmen  that  has  made  it  famous.  A 
feeling  of  cordial  geniality  is  felt  as  soon  as  one 
is  introduced  to  any  of  the  clubmen  of  this  thriv- 
ing buckeye  metropolis,  and  that  desire  to  linger 
longer  manifests  itself     The  Dayton  Bicycle  Club 


Beat-  Creek  t 
affording  to  its  members  and  their  friends  a  royal 
good  time,  at  as  little  expense  as  possible.  It  is 
not  expected  or  desired  to  profit  one  penny,  but 
to  prove  one  of  the  prominent  points  of  an  L.  A. 
W.  membership,  which  is  sociability. 

Tickets  good  from  Cincinnati,  Louisville  or  in- 
termediate points  and  return  will  be   $1.5.     This 


The  3Iountains,  as  seen  from  Denver. 


know  that  their  labors  will  be  rewarded  and  that 
the  excursionists  will  spend  two  of  the  happiest 
days  of  their  lives  with  the  good  people  of  the 
"Pennyrile  Deestrict." 

Reception  by  the  mayor  and  business  meeting 
Friday  morning,  parade  and  races  in  the  afternoon, 
banquet  in  the  evening.  Inspection  of  the  city 
and  short  runs  to  points  of  interest  on  Saturday 
morning,  race  meet  in  the  afternoon,  capping  the 
climax  in  the  evening  with  a  grand  hop. 

We  will  bid  Owensboro  adieu  and  start  on  the 


includes  meals  and  berth,  both  while  euroute  and 
during  the  stays  at  the  different  cities.  It  also 
includes  the  admission  fees  to  the  various  race 
meets,  in  fact  it  is  all  the  necessary  expense  that 
must  be  incurred  during  the  entire  trip.  The 
ticket  not  only  entitles  the  holder  to  the  return 
trii)  to  his  starting  point,  but  is  good  for  the 
entire  retrun  trip  to  Cincinnati. 


C.  W.  Morey: — Apply  to  Thomas  Hay,  Indiana- 
polis. 


'anon,   Colorado. 

takes  the  lead  both  in  numbers  and  seniority, 
dating  its  origin  back  some  ten  or  twelve  years, 
when  it  was  organized  in  a  small  way  by  A.  AV. 
Gump,  Tom  McGee,  Carl  Bauman,  Fred  Kohulo, 
Ellis  Fink  and  a  score  or  more  of  congenial  lights 
of  the  days  of  the  g.  o.  o.  The  founders  knew 
not  how  well  they  birilt,  for  the  club  has  long 
since  outgrown  their  anticipations. 

Many  of  the  original  projectors  are  now  active 
members  and  retain  a  live  interest  in  the  club 
affairs.  The  present  membership  numbers  about 
one  hundred,  composed  of  the  representative 
young  business  men  of  the  city.  The  present  offi- 
cers are:  President,  C.  H.  Vosler,  who  is  also  a 
member  of  the  legi-slature ;  vice-president,  H. 
Wyatt;  secretary,  Ellis  Finke;  treasurer,  F.  J. 
Bowen.  The  club  occupies  for  its  house  an  old- 
time  residence  which  is,  historically  speaking,  one 
of  the  land  marks  of  the  city.  Its  interior 
arrangements  are  admirably  sirited  for  club  life 
and  it  is  furnished  vrith  refined  taste. 

The  Dayton  Bicycle  Club,  while  actively  in- 
terested in  its  home  life,  has  made  a  distinguished 
mark  in  the  giving  of  meets.  Its  most  conspicu- 
ous success  was  the  state  meet  July  4,  1892, 
which  was  the  most  successfirl  and  popular  ever 
held  in  the  buckeye  state,  28,000  people  attend- 
ing in  the  two  days.  The  club  will  give  a  meet 
June  30,  and  from  present  indications  it  will  be  a 
great  affair.  The  members  of  the  club  have  also 
taken  an  active  interest  in  local  and  state  politics. 
They  were  instrumental  in  sending  theii  presi- 
dent to  the  legislature  and  electing  a  mayor  who  is 
favorable  to  good  roads  and  street  improvements. 
As  a  result  of  their  labors  the  city  is  to  build  this 
season  many  miles  ot  new  streets,  which  will 
materially  add  to  the  pleasure  of  the  wheelmen 
and  the  residents. 


BY_ 


HUBER     BROTHERS, 

Auctioneers, 
14,  16  and  18  S.  Jefferson  St.,  DAYTON,  0. 


MORTGAGEE'S  SALE. 

The  Thoma  Stock,  together  with  a  leading  Jobber's  Supplies;  in 
all  about 

,000  WORTH  OF  BICYCLES. 

At   Auction   Thursday,   May   17  and  Friday* 
May  18,  1894, 

9  A.  M.,  2  AND  7:30  P.   M.,   AT  OUR  SALESROOMS, 

14  South  Jefferson  Street,        -        -  DAYTON,  0. 

[[^"Grand  stock,  225  of  the  finest  safeties  ever  offered  at  auction.  In 
fact,  as  fine  as  the  world  produces.  Both  English  and  American 
wheels  of  best  manufactures  and  late  patterns;  such  as: 

Imperial,  Columbia,  JRoad  Queen,  Allday,  The  fXames,  Arab,  Sunol, 
3ickory,  Eagle,  JBen-Hur,  and  many  others. 

i^'By  order  of  our  consignors — A.  Thoma,  mortgagee,  and  others — we 
will  sell  every  machine  to  the  highest  bidder,  without  any  limit 
or  reserve. 

([^"Attend  sale  if  possible;  if  not  you  can   bid  by  mail. 

Catalogues  and  blanks  for  mail  bids  FR^^  to  any  address  on 

application  to 

HDBER  BROTHERS,  Auctioneers 


Snrelrlp 

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DOES  NOT 
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THE  CORNERS 

SAVE3  TIME 


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ZIMMY  AT  SOUTHAMPTON. 


Introduced  by  the  "Referee's"  Correspondent — 
A  Hasty  Dinner. 

"Hurrah  for  Zimmy"  was  the  British  cheer 
that  greeted  the  amateur  champion  on  his  arrival 
in  Southampton  waters.  A  party  of  Southampton 
cyclists  had,  with  praisworthy  courtesy  and  good 
fellowship,  chartered  a  small  steamer  to  go  down 
and  meet  the  stately  New  York  and  ^^g/bfee- 
correspondent,  W.  J.  Walford,  and  Fred  Bradbury 
(of  the  Mmrod  Company,  Bristol),  who  had  spent 
the  night  at  Southampton  to  be  "on  the  spot," 
joined  in  the  procession.  An  animated  conversa- 
tion, carried  on  with  all  the  lung  power  at  com- 
mand, was  kept  up  until  the  docks  were  reached ; 
and  here  the  local  cyclists  who  had  special  per- 
mission from  the  American  S.  S.  Company  to  enter 
the  sheds  were  duly  introduced  by  Mr.  Walford. 
"Zimmy"  was  as  cool  and  jolly  as  ever  and 
appeared  highly  satisfied  with  the  hearty  wel- 
come. 

As  soon  as  the  customs'  formalties  had  been 
feone  through  there  was  an  invitation  from  the 
various  clubs  to  have  supper  at  the  Adelaide 
hotel,  but  as  time  would  not  permit,  "Zimmy" 
having  to  leave  for  France  at  11  o'clock,  an 
adjournment  was  proposed  to  the  Continental 
steamer. 

The  Southampton  boys  were  not  to  be  outdone 
and  two  of  them  sped  off  and  provided  a  botm- 
teous  supper,  at  which  Arthur  A,  Banker,  Brad- 
bury and  Walford  were  the  guests.  There  was 
not  much  time  for  speech-making.  Mr.  Walton 
captain  of  the  Southampton  C.  C.  and  Mr.  S. 
Lorden  proposed  and  seconded  the  health  of  the 
American  representatives  during  their  French 
tour  and  both  the  gentlemen  responded. 

The  call  "all  ashore"  rang  out,  a'd  amid  the 
cheers  of  the  cycling  fraternity,  the  steamer 
swiftly  passed  out  of  sight. 


OF  MID-WINTER  FAIR  RACES. 


A  Parade  Which   Ended  Unsatisfactorily— Fine 
Attendance  at  the  Races. 

San  Fbancisco,  April  29. — To-day's  races 
were  very  successful.  A  larger  crowd  assembled 
to  witness  them  than  any  other  athletic  event 
since  the  opening  of  the  mid-winter  fair.  This 
should  be  conclusive  proof  of  the  popularity  of  the 
sport.  No  records  went  and  no  phenomenal  time 
was  made.  A  high  wind  prevailed  and  the  sur- 
face of  the  track,  while  vastly  improveved,  is  still 
far  from  perfect. 

The  event  of  the  day  was  the  final  of  the  one- 
mile  handica,p,  which  had  to  be  contested  three 
times  before  a  decision  was  reached,  and  then 
Gilbert  won  it  only  by  a  few  inches.  Gilbert  had 
175  yards  and  Langreten  ninety  yards,  yet  in  all 
three  trials  it  was  give  and  take  on  the  home 
stretch.  It  was  a  superlative  piece  of  handicap- 
ping, reflecting  credit  upon  the  official  handi- 
capper,  Mr.  Elwell. 

Notwithstanding  the  slow  time  the  finishes 
were  exciting.     The  Garden  City  contingent  was 


a  disappointment.  The  track  at  San  Jose  has  a 
surface  like  glass,  and  while  the  G.  C.'s  were  able 
to  make  fast  time  at  home  the  wind  and  track  on 
the  fair  grounds  were  against  them.  A  strange 
fact  presents  itself  The  strong  road  riders  were 
"in  it"  to  the  disadvantage  of  the  track  men. 

Previo\is  to  the  races  a  parade  was  held  starting 
from  the  Palace  Hotel.  It  was  a  most  abomi- 
nably managed  affair.  Only  one  club,  the  Cali- 
fornias,  made  any  attempt  at  display  either  in 
numbers  or  appearance.  The  chairman  of  the 
cycling  committee  of  the  mid-winter  fair  had 
been  requested  to  use  his  infiuence  to  prevent  the 
sprinkling  of  the  streets  prior  to  the  parade. 
Either  he  did  not  do  so  or  else  his  influence  went 
for  naught,  because  the  streets  were  sprinkled,  and 
liberally,  too.  Falls  were  numerous,  and  the 
people  on  the  sidewalk  seemed  to  enjoy  the  dis- 
comfort of  the  cyclists.  If  ever  the  necessity  of 
political  organization  forced  itself  upon  cyclists  it 
was  on  that  occasion.  On  arriving  at  the  mid- 
winter fair  gate  admission  was  refused  those 
wheelmen  who  were  not  fortunate  enough  to  have 
cycling  uniforms.  The  announcements  made  by 
circular  of  the  bicycling  committee  and  through 
the  press  were  that  all  wheelmen  participating  in 
the  parade  would  be  entitled  to  free  admission  to 


have  the  invitations  repudiated  because  they  are 
not  in  '  'knicks. ' ' 

The  Garden  City  club  has  a  one-mile  novice,  a 
two-mile  handicap  (class  B)  and  a  one-mile 
scratch  (class  B)  for  May  11.  The  track  is  superb 
and  the  meet  should  be  productive  of  fast  time. 

* 
*     ♦ 

San  Jose  for  Class  B. 
The  Garden  City  Cyclers  of  San  Jose  have  de- 
cided to  give  only  class  B  races  at  their  meets  this 
year,  as  their  racing  men  wish  to  compete  for 
prizes  of  greater  value  than  $50.  The  quarter- 
mile  track  has  been  put  in  perfect  condition  by 
using  the  siftings  of  a  rock-crusher,  and  it  is 
as  smooth  as  glass.  Chairman  Smyth  of  the  rac- 
ing board  says  he  never  saw  a  bicycle  track  with 
so  perfect  a  surface  before.  On  this  account  the 
San  Jose  racing  men  are  already  in  prime  condi- 
tion and  making  faster  time  than  ever  was  before 
made  this  side  of  Chicago. — 'Frisco  Examiner. 


Chicago  MenjTraining. 
A  number  of  Chicago  men  are  now  training  on 
the  world's  fair  track  for  the  Decoration  day  mat- 
inee. Manager  Cornish  is  getting  the  track  and 
grounds  in  shape  and  looks  for  a  big  attendance. 
The  track  suffered  little  through  exposure  during 
the  winter  months  and,  it  is  thought,  will  be  in 
as  good  shape  as  it  was  last  fall. 


The  Hanauer  Team  Road  Race. 

Cincinnati  long  since  earned  a  reputation  for 

giving  some  of  the  best  road  races  in  the  country. 

This  season  the  prospect  for  eclipsing  all  previous 

efforts  are  excellent.     One  of  the  events  and  one 


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the  grounds,  yet  the  autocrat  of  the  athletic  de- 
partment. Colonel  Robinson,  ruled  otherwise. 
Mr.  Wetmore  of  the  bicycle  committee  was  not 
present  to  defend  his  invitation.  The  payment  of 
fifty  cents  is  a  trivial  matter,  but  when  men  leave 
their  work,  in  fact  strain  a  point  to  assist  the  bi- 
cycling committee,  it  is  embarrassing,  at  least,  to 


all  the  clubs  in  the  city  are  taking  great  interest 
in  is  the  second  annual  Hanauer  team  road  race, 
which  will  take  place  at  2  o'clock  on  Deco- 
ration day.  The  course  will  be  the  same  as  last 
year,  from  Carthage  to  Glendale  and  return,  dis- 
tance twelve  and  a  half  miles.  The  last  race  was 
won  by  the  Crescent  club  team — Charles  Tnder, 


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AUSTRALIA 

having  made  an  unconditional  surrender,  we  have  begun  our  campaign  in 

IRELAND, 


where  the  Dunlop  troops  were  victorious  in  the  battles  of  Dublin   and  Belfast, 


The  Dunlop  fairly  swept  the  boards  at  Easter.  In  the  Agents'  Cup 
Race  at  Ball's  Bridge,  O'Neill  ran  right  away  from  his  opponents,  men 
who  liad  beaten  hiui  before,  and  won  easily;  while  Talbot  exhibited  ex- 
traordinary form,  and  not  only  swept  all  '  efore  him  in  Ihe  handicaps, 
but  broke  the  mile  record.  In  Belfast  the  result  was  more  surprising. 
On  Saturday,  McGladery  on  the  new  Dunlop  easily  beat  Torsney  on  the 
other  variety,  although  the  latter  on  form  should  have  won.  Crean 
and  McGladery  were  the  only  local  men  on  the  new  Dunlops,  and  they 
accounted  for  the  scratch  event  and  half  mile  handicnp.  On  Monday  a 
long  marker,  Remolds,  borrowed  a  machine  shod  with  the  new  tyre, 
and  won  all  the  handicaps  It  will  be  noted  that  only  a  few  men  have 
the  new  Dunlop  at  present,  and  in  each  case  it  seems  to  have  resulted 
in  a  complete  upheaval  of  form.  Its  superiority  as  regards  lightness, 
wearing  qualities,  and  ease  and  permanency  of  repair  were  already  ad- 
mitted, and  the  Easter  racing  has  p  oved  its  speed.  The  subject  is  of 
general  importance  to  the  racing  world 

Irish  Cyclist,  March  38,  1894. 


Listen  for  the  opening  gun  in  America.     Somebody  is  going  to  be  hit.     That  new   Racing 

Tire  is  a  World  Beater  ana  Record  Breaker. 


AMERICAN  DUNLOP  TIRE  CO., 


504-506    W.   Fourteentb  Street, 
NEW  YORK. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


IT'S  A  CORKER! 


Oneonta,  N.  Y.,  April  27th,  1894. 
St.  Louis  Ref.  &  Wooden  G.  Co  , 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Gentlemen: — We  are  well  pleased  with  the  sample  and  you  remember  we  are  pretty 
critical. 

I  have  put  the  wheel  over  35  miles  of  the  roughest  roads  to-day  that  I  ever  attempted 
to  ride  and  that  is  saying  considerable;  it  runs  fine  and  is  a  corker  for  hill  climbing  and  I  am 
just  egotistical  enough  to  think  I  know  something  about  it,  for  we  are  in  a  very  hilly  country 
and  1  have  tried  more  than  a  dozen  high  grade  wheels  at  it  and  with  the  exception  of  one 
make  it  beats  them  all  and  is  equal  to  that. 

It  created  a  great  sensation  at  Cooperstown  and  wherever  we  stopped  we  soon  had  a 
crowd  around  us.  Yours  Truly, 

W.  H.  Ives, 

Ives  &  Jennings. 


That 


ST.    L.    R.    &' W.    G.    CO.,    ST.  LOUIS, 


MO. 


Incorporated  1873. 
Capital  $500,000. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Charles  Roth  and  H.  Anderson.  The  enthusiasm 
over  the  race  is  running  high.  All  the  clubs  will 
be  represented.  The  trophy  to  be  contested  for 
and  which  remains  in  the  possession  of  the  win- 
ning club  until  the  next  race,  is  illustrated  in  this 
issue.  It  is  donated  by  Charles  Hanauer  & 
Brothers,  and  in  addition  to  the  trophy  the  firm 
has  donated  the  following  prizes:  First,  diamond 
scarf  pin ;  second,  bicycle  suit,  including  stockings 
and  sweater;  third,  pair  of  pneumatic  tires; 
fourth,  racing  suit;  fifth,  floor  pump;"sixth,  box  of 
cyoola. 

*  * 
Victory  for  the  Parsee. 
A  few  cyclists  and  sportsmen  assembled  at  the 
Oval  this  morning  to  witness  a  five-mile  bicycle 
race  between  S.  J.  Smith  of  London  and  Patel  of 
Bombay.  Our  readers  will  remember  that  the 
latter  performed  at  the  last  Gymkhana  sports 
when  he  was  beaten  in  a  two-mile  race  by  Derry. 
Owing  to  the  muddy  state  of  the  oval  the  start 
was  made  at  7:16  opposite  the  Bombay  Gymk- 
hana. Mr.  Penton  was  the  judge.  Smith  rode  a 
Jnno  and  Patel  an  American  Rambler.  The 
Ibrmer  went  off  with  the  lead,  which  he  held  for  a 
mile  and  three-quarters,  when  he  gave  In  clean 
blown,  being  greatly  distressed  by  the  heat. 
Derry  took  his  place  and  led  till  the  beginning  of 
the  sixteenth  lap,  when  Patel  came  away  and  won 
comfortably.  The  course  consisted  of  nineteen 
laps.     Time,  18:55. — The  Advocate  of  India. 

* 
»      • 

Harry  Wheeler  Badly  Beaten. 

Not  less  than  125,000  people  had  the  pleasure 
of  seeing  an  Englishman  run  away  from  Harry 
Wheeler  at  Heme  Hill  last  Saturday.  The  mile 
professional  scratch  race  was  run  in  heats,  and 
America's  representative  finished  third  in  his 
heat.  "Whether  he  qualified  the  dispatches  do  not 
tell.  If  he  did  he  was  beaten  in  the  final  by 
James  (J.  M.,  we  imagine),  who  won  the  race  in 
the  slow  time  of  3:04  1-5,  and  Farmer,  said  to  be 
from  France,  fiuished  second.  Wheeler  has, 
evidently,  been  a  little  over-estimated.  Since  he 
begun  racing  abroad  he  has  won  comparatively 
nothing.  To  be  sure  it  may  be  that  Parisian  life 
has  been  too  much  for  "the  kid,"  but  the  fact  re- 
mains that  up  to  date  he  has  not  proved  anywhere 
near  the  equal  of  many  of  the  foreigners. 

*      * 
Lima's  Big  Road  Race. 

Harmon  &  Bell's  twenty-mile  handicap  Decora- 
tion day  road  race  at  Lima,  O.,  promises  to  bring 
out  western  Ohio's  coming  champions.  The  firm 
has  many  very  valuable  prizes  to  offer,  and  indi- 
cations point  to  an  entry  of  about  a  hundred.  The 
course  laid  out  is  one  over  which  fast  time" will  be 
made,  being  almost  a  track.  The  Umit  is  fifteen 
minutes  and  there  are  many  "dark  horses." 
Much  interest  has  been  manifested  by  the  Lima 
merchants  and  they  have  contributed  handsomely. 
The  start  will  be  made  from  Harmon  &  Bell's 
store  on  Main  street,  and  the  finish  will  be  at  the 
court  house.  The  race  ends  on  a  two-mile  straight- 
away road.     The  time  prize  is  a  diamond  medal. 


Won  by  a  Long-Mark  Man. 
Philadelphia,  May  7.— At  the  Princeton 
College  annual  handicap  games  on  Saturday  after- 
noon, the  two-mile  bicycle  handicap  brought  out 
a  good  field.  Osgood  and  Coates,  the  U.  of  P. 
cracks,  were,  respectively,  on  the  70  and  100- 
yard  marks.  Granden,  of  Princeton,  was  on 
scratch.  Why,  nobody  knew.  His  field  got 
away  from  him  from  the  start.     Osgood  met  with 


an  accident  on  the  first  lap.  Coates  endeavored 
to  catch  Wiborn,  also  U.  of  P.,  but  couldn't  <iuite 
do  it,  the  hitter's  310-yard  start  proving  a  little 
too   "thick."     He   led   all   the  way,  winning  in 

5:15  4-5. 

*  * 

For  a  Decoration  Day  Race. 
Sioux  City,  la. — The  members  of  the  racing 
team  of  the  Inter-Ocean  Wheel  Club  of  Sioux  City 
are  doing  good  work  training  for  the  road  race 
Decoration  day.  Saturday  a  relay  was  run  from 
Le  Mars  to  Sioux  City.  Saturday  morning  a 
heavy  shower  put  the  road  in  bad  condition  and 
part  of  the  distance  was  made  on  the  railroad 
track.  A  strong  head  wind  the  entire  distance 
greatly  retarded  the  riders.  The  previous  Wed- 
nesday sixty  members  rode  to  the  ball  game. 

Dick. 

Colored  Men  May  Race. 
Chairman  Raymond,  replying  to  a  letter  from 
David  Simons,  a  Brooklyn  colored  cyclist,  in 
which  the  chairman  was  asked  if  the  exclusion  of 
the  colored  man  from  league  applied  to  races  as 
well,  said:  "The  racing  board  makes  no  distinc- 
tion between  white  and  black  in  determining  the 
standing  of  a  racing  man.  A  colored  man  may 
compete  in  any  race  to  which  he  is  eligible  under 
the  present  amateural. ' ' 

*  * 

Race  at  Ogden,  Utah. 
Ogden,  Utah,  May  1. — In  the  ten  and  one- 
quarter  mile  bicycle  race  from  here  to  Hot 
Springs,  William  Fowler  won  by  twenty-five 
seconds  over  Garif,  second,  H.  Ford,  third.  There 
was  a  gale  blowing  in  their  faces.  Time,  54  min. 
On  May  15  there  will  be  a  twenty-two  and  one- 
half  mile    race    for    one    gold  and  three  silver 


Crooks  Wins  a  Handicap. 

Austin  Crooks  last  year  proved  himself  a  mag- 
nificent handicap  rider,  and  on  this  account  was 
sent  to  Paris.  He  showed  his  ability  Sunday  by 
winning  a  mile  handicap  race  at  Paris.  The 
cablegrams  do  not  tell  what  start,  if  any,  he  had, 
but  it  is  not  likely  that  he  was  given  any  allow- 
ance. 

*      * 
Bicycle  vs.  Horse. 

Delta,  Colo.,  May  5. — The  Delta  Bicycle  Club 
and  C.  E.  Mower  of  this  city  matched  a  race  to- 
day to  be  run  from  Delta  to  Montrose,  between  a 
wheelman  and  a  man  on  horseback.  The  wager  is 
§100  and  the  race  is  to  take  place  some  day  next 
week.     The  distance  is  twenty-one  miles. 


Eck's  Latest  Champion. 
Tom  Eck,  in-  discussing  the  various  men  com- 
posing his  team,  said  emphatically:  "Ray  Dawson 
is  a  dark  horse;  he  is  the  cleverest  eighteen-year- 
old  rider  I  have  ever  seen,  and  very  probably  will 
prove  to  be  a  champion.  He  has  much  in  his 
favor — a  splendid  physique,  good  constitution  and 
being  amiable  and  obedient  is  easy  to  handle. ' ' 

*     * 
* 

Race  Notes. 

Pueblo  (Col.)  Wheelmen  are  receiving  bids  for 
the  building  of  a  track. 

Binghampton,  N.  Y.,  has  a  ten-mile  road  race 
the  second  week  in  May. 

Work  was  begun  last  week  on  the  new  athletic 
park  track  at  Clinton,  la. 

Five  members  of  the  Covington  (Ky. )  Liberty 
Cyclers  indulged  in  a  hundred-mile  scorch  Satur- 


day,   Charles   Nadges  finishing  first  in  6  hrs.    50 
min.  10  sec. 

The  Imperi.al  B.  C.  of  St.  .Joseph,  Mo.,  will 
give  eight  riutes  on  Memorial  day. 

W.  W.  Hamilton,  the  Colorado  (Tack,  is  a  re- 
pairer and  is  now  living  in  Denver. 

The  New  York  A.  C.'s  athletic  programme  for 
June  9  includes  a  two-mile  bicycle  race. 

The  grand  stand  and  bleachers  of  the  new 
Plainfield,  N.  J.,  track  will  seat  1,500  people. 

New  Albany,  Ind.,  holds  a  meet  June  11.  A 
new  three-lap  track  and  a  large  grand  stand  are 
being  constructed. 

The  Charleston  (S.  C. )  Wheelmen's  Track 
Association  holds  a  meet  Saturday,  ten  events 
being  on  the  programme. 

The  Auburn,  (N.  Y.)  City  Railway  Company 
has  under  consideration  a  scheme  to  build  a  bi- 
cycle track  at  Lakeside  park. 

A  new  track  will  be  built  at  the  national  capi- 
tal if  suitable  grounds  can  he  secured.  Several 
propositions  have  been  made. 

The  Denver  Cycli-ts'  Union  has  decided  to  use 
the  Broadway  A.  C.  track  for  the  national  meet. 
The  grand  stand  seats  8,000  people. 

Outerbridge,  the  Bermuda  cyclist,  Siiys  his  de- 
feat by  Fred  Titus  was  a  fluke  and  now  wants  to 
race  the  New  Jersey  man  from  one  to  ten  miles. 

Jack  Prince  recently  delieated  Ihice  hojses  in  a 
twenty-mile  race  down  south.  The  horses  were 
changed  every  two  miles.  Prince's  time  was  Ihr. 
1  min.  42  sec. 

This  year's  Bordeaux-Paris  race  (500  kilo- 
metres) will  have  a  greater  international  iiuiior- 
tance  than  ever.  The  Toke-Sport  gives  sc\cral 
very  valuable  prizes. 

Edouard  de  Perrodil,  of  the  Paris  Petit  Journal, 
and  Louis  WUlaume,  of  the  English  Embassy  in 
Paris,  will  have  accomplished  ere  this  their  match 
race  from  Paris  to  Vienna. 

At  the  seventh  annual  games  of  the  Inter- 
Scholastic  Association,  held  at  the  Berkeley  Oval, 
Brooklyn,  Saturday,  the  one-mile  bicycle  race 
was  won  by  G.  Ruppert  in  2:40  3-5;  Farmer 
second. 

Vienna,  May  3. — An  employe  of  the  British 
embassay  at  Paris  of  the  name  of  Villaume  has 
beaten  the  cycling  record  for  six  hours,  having 
covered  in  that  time  the  distance  of  117  miles  and 
1,022  yards. 

James  Halliday  is  managing  the  Mansfleld 
( Mass. )  road  race,  which  takes  place  June  9  over 
a  fifteen-mile  course.  There  are  fifteen  place 
prizes  up,  headed  by  a  Falcon  bicycle,  while  a 
fine  French  clock  will  be  the  time  prize.  If  a 
new  world's  record  for  the  distance  is  established 
a  150  diamond  will  be  awarded. 

The ,  Lake  View  Wheelmen  of  Rochester  are 
making  elaborate  arrangements  for  their  meet 
June  13.  A  large  number  of  committees  have 
been  named  and  already  are  at  work.  Something- 
like  |5,000  worth  of  prizes  -will  be  given,  in  addi- 
tion to  those  for  clubs  having  the  largest  number 
of  wheelmen  in  the  parade. 

"I  am  surprised  at  the  form  Medinger,  the 
Frenchman,  displays,"  said  Ralph  Temple.  "If 
he  keeps  in  the  front  ranks  surely  there  is  hope 
for  me,  for  I  have  defeated  Medinger  many  times 
and  rather  easily.  My  first  month's  training  will 
consist  of  boxing  and  bag  punching  and  by  slow 
degrees  I  think  I  can  work  into  form  so  that  by 
fall  I  will  be  in  shape  to  race.  Of  course  if  I  can 
not  work  up  speed  in  practice  there  -will  be  no 
occasion  for  me  to  race,  but  I  trust  this  -will  not 
be  the  case." 


EXAMINE  THE  BEARINGS 


We  mean  those  genuine  tool  steel,  oil  tempered,  dust  proof  bearings.    «  hen  we 
say  "dust  proof  "  we  are  honest  and  mean  just  what  we  say. 


We  have  heard  a  good  deal  about  tool  steel,  and  crucible  steel,  in  bearings  that 
were  claimed  to  be  proof  against  dust,  did  you  ever  examine  them  ? 


^^3>^ 


They  ARE  Dust  Proof  in 


some  cases.  We  have  spent  a  great  deal  of  time  and  money  perfecting  what  be  believe 
to  be  the  most  perfect,  simplest,  lightest  and  easiest  running  bearing  yet  offered. 
In 


THE  NEW  CLIPPERS 


Nos.  24,  25  and  Model  X  nothing  but  the  J?  »e««  quality  of  tool  steel  is  used  for  con  e 
and  cups.  They  are  not  the  kind  of  *'tool  steel"  that  can  be  made  on  automatic 
machhierv  either. 

We  invite  an  impartial  criticism  of  Clipper  Searings  as  compared  with  any 
wheel  DOW  made.  A  feature  of  this  is  the  simple  device  which  prevents  balls  from 
escaping  when  wheel  is  taken  apart 


ESTABLISHED  1889. 


Malawi  4\a]|j^^ 


Grand  Rapids.  I^ich. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


ROAD   RACING 


r.  F.  IDE  MFG.  CO., 


■I  HI  III !  1 1 1 1  imj  i ! '  ijxyt  III  II!  Ill ' ' ' '  jn^^rrrrmiiTiimi  1 1 1  n  i  rm  n  i  rrnnTTT  ■  ■ : : 


PEORIA,  ILL. 


IS  THE  ORDER  OF  THE  DAY. 

Have  yoa  a  Wheel  Suitable  ? 

23  lb.  Valid  Special 

$115.00. 

New  York  Road  Racing  Tires,  Light  Saddle,  etc. 

ITS  EQUAL  DOES  NOT  EXIST 

ou  side  of  our  own  line. 

Unexcelled  in  Material  and  Workmanship 

BEARINGS  turned  from  solid  bar  tool  steel.  Tiie 
Frame,  Wheels,  etc.,  are  the  same  as  used  on 
our  26  lb.  Road  Wheel,  thn  equipment  only  bei^g 
changed,  hence  its  full  strength  is  preserved,  and 
Gnaranteed  tor  any  weight  rider.  Let  us  send 
you  a  catalogue;  second  edition  now  ready.  Your 
name  and  addret  s  on  a  posta'  card  is  sufficient 

A  FEW  AGENTS. 

CHICAGO,  Sterner  Cycle  Co.  MILWAUKEE,  Columbia 
Carriage  Co.  CLEVELAND,  H.  Beckenbach  &  Pons.  CINCIN- 
NATL  Geo  H.  Link,  631  Vine  street.  COLUMBUS,  A.  L.  Tard- 
ley.  SPRINGFIELD.  O  ,  P.  Slack's  Sons.  EOCHESTER.  Sibley, 
Lindsay  &  Curr.  UTICA,  A.  E.  Smith.  TERRE  HAUTE,  E.  D. 
Harvey.  KVANSVILLE.  C.  P.  Mingst.  FT.  WAYNE,  J.  W. 
Bell.  ST.  LOUIS,  Knight  Cycle  Co.  KANSAS  CITY,  Kansas 
City  Bicycle  Co.  LEXINGTON,  KY.,  Smith,  Watkins  &  Co. 
NASHVILLE,  J.  C.  Combs.  PITTSBURG,  Squires  Hardware 
Co.  PHILADELPHIA,  Levy  Cycle  Clock  Co.  WHEELING,  W. 
VA.,  Carothera  &  How«. 


^^tfee^ 


MORE  ABOUT  VALVES. 


"Phoebus"   Sticks  to  It  That  His  Idea  Is  the 
Only  Proper  One. 

I  have  been  taken  to  task  for  my  arraignment  of 
pneumatic  valves.  In  reply  I  would  respectfully 
submit  that  the  particular  valve  which  called  forth 
the  article  was  one  of  those  mentioned  as  having 
been  all  right.  It  was  less  than  three  weeks  old 
and  on  the  very  latest  tire,  yet  it  let  its  rider 
down  not  ten  miles  from  Chicago  and  spoiled  a 
good  day's  ride.  No  amount  of  tinkering  could 
make  it  hold  air  until  the  writer  suggested  the 
thick  rubber  washer  between  the  cap  and  socket, 
which  did  the  business,  but  too  late  for  use.  I 
said  in  my  last  that  there  were  valves  and  valves, 
but  no  good  ones,  and  until  some  such  idea  as  I 
suggested  be  adopted  there  will  always  be  trouble. 
I  am  not  behind  the  season,  for  I  think  there  is  no 
tire  or  valve  that  I  have  not  examined,  and  there 
are  few  that  I  have  not  ridden,  sold  and  repaired. 
My  opinion  is  that  Palmer  has  far  and  away  the 
best  valve  in  the  market,  but  even  that  is  subject 
to  the  same  trouble  as  are  the  others.  The  fact 
that  metal  is  used  for  a  valve  seat  does  not  help 
the  matter  any ;  in  fact,  I  am  afraid  that  such  a 
course  would  guarantee  a  leaky  valve  in  time,  for 
it  must  never  be  forgotten  that  the  pneumatic 
valve  at  present  in  use  is  very  small,  consequently 
very  weak.  Each  and  every  one  depends  upon 
two  things  for  security  from  leak.  Either  they 
are  of  the  M.  «&  "\V.,  Palmer  or  Thomas  original 
type,  and  so  depend  upon  a  weak  coiled  spring  to 
keep  the  rubber  plunger  in  position  while  inflat- 
ing, and  a  cap  which  screws  upon  the  plunger, 
compressing  it  yet  more  tightly,  or  Ihey  are  of  the 
Gr.  &  J.  or  N.  Y.B.  &  P.  Company  type,  depending 
upon  inflation  al  )ne  to  hold  the  valve  plunger 
tightly  in  its  seat.  To  be  sure  there  is  yet  one 
more  type,  now  happily  about  obsolete,  the  old 
Bidwell-Dunlop-Goodrieh  type,  which  had  no 
valve  seat  at  all,  but  in  its  stead  a  cone  or  other 
shaped  hollow  spindle  with'  a  small  rubber  tube 
drawn  tightly  over  it.  Between  the  cone  and  the 
rubber  tube  the  air  ^vas  supposed  to  go  into  the 
tire,  and  in  fact,  it  sometimes  would  if  your  pump 
was  big  enough,  but  it  was  a  mighty  hard  matter 
to  make  it  stay  there. 

All  these  forms  are  subject  to  wear,  in  the  first 
place;  to  complication,  in  the  second  place;  to  un- 
intentional neglect  or  abuse,  in  the  third  place, 
and  so  on  indefinitely.  With  my  idea  there  is  ab- 
^lutely  none  of  these  dangers  or  difficnlties  to 
contend  with:  simplicity  and  absolute  certainty  of 
inflation  or  deflation  is  .assured  with  a  small,  open 
tube,  and,  as  before  remarked,  a  valve  large  and 
strong  enough  to  burst  a  tire  if  need  be  can  be  put 
in  a  punip.         ^  ^    ,     ,  .... 

Morgan  &  Wright,  Jiave  a' simple  enough  valve 
in  appearance  and  it  works  fairly  well  if^but 
there,lies  the  trouble^the  thing  is  as.delicate  as  a 
lady's  watch,  while  the  average  dub  who  handles 
it  would  be  in  much  better  business  between  a 
pair  of  plow  handles  I  have  ruentioned  this  par- 
ticular one  because  it  has  one  advantage  which 
mine  also  possesses,  namely:  If  once  the  tire  is  in- 
flated it  can  be  kept  so,  as  far  as  the  valve  is  con- 
cerned, by  snubbing  the  valve  with  a  strong 
string!  and  this  is  no  small  advantage,  either.  I 
don't  want  to  say  anything  about  the  two  men- 
tioned by  ^^^/ee,  for  in  my  opinion  neither  is 
worth  the  slightest  mention,  for  both  are  nnme- 
chanical  and  complicated.  It  is  no  particular 
valves  that  I  condemn,  but  the  whole  kit  and  ca- 
boodle together.  A  tire  for  a  bicycle  has  no  busi 
ness  to  have  a  valve  attached  to  it,  and  the  time 
will  come,  mark  my  words,  when  we  will  be 
laughed  at  for  ever  having  thought  of  such  a  fool 
scheme. 


For  many  a  thousand  years  all  the  sewing  in 
the  world  was  done  with  a  needle,  which  had  its 
eye  in  the  wrong  end,  and  then  the  world  learned 
its  mistake  by  accident.  There  used  to  be  a  pneu- 
matic tire  which  had  some  such  an  arrangement  as 
I  suggest,  for  I  have  one  of  the  pumps  with  a 
large,  strong  valve  in  it,  but  the  tire  connection 
was  some  sort  of  a  metal  contraption  with  a  turn 
cock  to  stop  oft'  the  air  and,  of  course,  it  was  a 
failure,  for  the  stop  cock  was  worse  than  a  rubber 
plug  and  not  a  whit  more  secure.  The  wind,  rub- 
ber and  rag  combination  is  bad  enough;  anyway, 
there  is  no  use  adding  to  it  a  badly-designed, 
badly-constructed  valve.  Ask  any  fitter  how 
easy  it  is  to  make  an  air-tight  joint  from  metal  fit- 
tings and  he  will  tell  you  every  time  that  where 
there  is  a  working  joint  it  is  almost  impossible  to 
make  an  air-tight  connection  which  will  remain 
so  for  more  tlian  a  short  time.  It  is  very  difficult 
to  confine  air.  We  all  learned  that  fact  years 
ago. 

Now,  what  we  want  is  not  absolute  perfection, 
but  a  method  by  which  air  can  be  forced  readily 
and  easily  into  a  tire,  after  which  it  may  be  held 
there  until  it  forces  its  way  out  through  the  pores 
of  the  rubber,  if  one  may  use  the  expression.  My 
idea  completely  realizes  this  requirement.  The 
tire  will  leak  anywhere  before  it  will  at  the  orifice, 
and  it  will  be  no  trouble  to  force  air  through  an 
open  tube.  I  have  an  original  Dunlop  tire  on  a 
44-inch  geared  ordinary,  which  was  the  first  of  its 
kind  ever  imported  to  this  country.  It  has  been  in 
active  use  for  more  than  three  years,  imd  it  is  a 
good  tire  and  the  valve  is  perfectly  tight  yet.  In- 
deed, the  last  named  is  so  tight  that  it  is  a  good 
hour's  work  with  a  fioor  pump  to  get  the  tire  hard 
when  pumping  is  needed;  and  yet  the  valve  is  the 
last  of  tlie  three  types  mentioned  and  is  absolutely 
worthless,  because  of  tlio  uncertainty  attache<l  to 
its  type,  and  because  it  is  so  hard  to  work  in  its 
individuality  It  is  not  the  individual,  but  the 
type  I  am  after;  it  is  not  the  maker  nor  the  patent 
that  I  am  discussing,  but  the  plain,  bare,    un- 


varnished fact  that  all  pneumatic  valves,  as  now 
used  on  tires,  are  unmechanical,  unsatisfactory 
and  nnnccessary.  Phusbis. 


ST.  PAUL  PARK— A  NEW  PICNIC  GROUND. 

St.  Paul  Park  is  located  at  Morton,  111.,  four- 
teen miles  north  of  Chicago  on  the  Chicago  Mil- 
waukee &  St.  Paul  railway.  The  grounds  cover 
eighty  acres  on  the  North  Branch  river.  One- 
half  is  a  grove  of  large  maples;  the  other  half  is  a 
level  meadow,  suited  for  liase  ball,  tennis,  and  all 
outdoor  games.  Good  boating  on  river,  and  in 
every  way  most  attractive  picnic  ground  in  the 
vicinity  of  CLicago. 

For  further  information,  rates,  etc.,  apply  to  H. 
E.  Laing,  city  passenger  agent,  Chicago,  Milwau- 
kee &  St.  Paul  railway,  207  Clark  street,  Chicago. 
— Adv. 


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FROM  FAR-OFF  AUSTRALIA. 


How  Arthur  Turner  Defeated  McCombe,  Bob  Lee 
and  his  men. 
Mei.boubne,  March  18. — [Special  oirespon- 
deiice.] — The  leading  feature  of  the  month  of 
February  with  Melbourne  wheelmen  was  the 
record  race  meeting,  and  the  kernel  of  the  after- 
noon was  the  mile  match  between  Arthur  Turner, 
the  craok  M.  B.  C.  man  and  W.  S.  MeCombe,  a 
generous-hearted  coon  who  can  never  get  enough 
fat  off  to  scoot  through  the  atmosphere  as  fast  as 
he  might.  [Details  of  this  match  have  already 
been  printed  in  ^^g^jve^- — Ed.]  I  was  at  Ben- 
digo  when  the  match  was  arranged.  Turner  was 
a  bit  wild  because  McCombe  did  not  get  rotmd 
the  corners  fast  enough  when  they  were  racing,  so 
he  told  Mac  to  get  a  tutor;  but  Mac  fired  up  and 
said  he  would  race  him  any  day  at  corners  for  a 
pair  of  socks  or  £50.  Alex  Muirhead  was  near  by 
and  chimed  in  with  a  "Hear,  hear,"  and  Teddy 
Enddj  the  agent,  was  ready  for  business,  es- 
pecially as  Turner  runs  an  opposition  bicycle  shop 
directly  on  the  other  side  of  the  street  from 
Eudd.  So  Eudd  handed  Muirhead  £3  and  agreed 
to  back  McCombe  at  £50  a  side  against  Turner. 
Tamer's  four  brothers  then  rushed  up,  all  bump- 
ing up  against  Eudd  together,  so  anxious  were 
they  to  cover  the  deposit  with  another  £3;  for, 
they  said,  "Who  could  beat  our  Arthur?" 
Eventu.ally  the  £50  cash  was  put  up,  and  six 
weeks  allowed  to  train.     The  day  came  at  last. 

Bob  Lee  had  had  McCombe  in  charge  giving 
liim  acid  baths  and  tending  him  like  a  father, 
tucking  him  into  his  own  soft  bed  every  night  be- 
fore Ihe  last  stroke  of  9  and  turning  him  out  at 
sunrise  to  sniff  dew.  Birstall  had  Turner  in  hand. 
Excitement  ran  high  on  the  day.  It  was  to  be  a 
hot  rival  race,  and,  practically  spelled,  Mar- 
riott &  Cooper  (Turner)  vs.  Hupiber  (McCombe). 
They  came  onto  the  path.  Turner  clad  in  a  bright 
red  jersey  costume  from  cap  to  socks,  looking  so 
clean  and  nice  and  so  happy  that  many  who  bad 
backed  McCombe  would  have  liked  to  back  out 
of  it.  Tximer  got  his  idea  of  the  all  red  costume 
from  some  girl  who  sent  him  a  Christmas  card 
showing  the  devil  dressed  in  red.  The  old  man 
looked  sleek  enough  for  anything,  so  the  idea  was 
attached. 

Both  looked  serious  enough  when  they  started. 
One  lap,  a  crawl;  two  laps,  a  crawl;  three  laps,  a 
crawl.  Turner  leading  all  the  way.  Bob  Lee  was 
strutting  about  the  inclosure,  white  with]  anxiety; 


Arthur  Turner. 

Birstall  was  equally  excited.  Tliere  was  a  lull 
1  kc  that  which  follows  a  thunder-storm.  Three 
tliousand  people  lined  tlie  fences.  In  the  fourth 
l.ip  McCombe  feinted  a  sprint,  but  Turner  would 
not  let  him  pass,  so  the  racecommenced  in  earn- 


est. In  ten  seconds  the  pair  were  pedalling  like 
demons.  The  bell  was  ringing,  the  people  yelling 
as  they  dashed  past  the  judge  for  the  last  lap. 
Both  machines  were  shaking  two  and  fro,  for 
every  ounce  of  speed  was  on;  and  as  they  rounded 
the  top  corner  they  were  leaning  over  like  the 
tower  of  Pisa,  and  all  the  while  cutting  along 
with  terrible  determination.  On  they  came,  now 
for  home.  Turner  still  leading,  but  McCombe 
gaining;  but  Turner  was  more  than  equal,  for, 
putting  a  sprint  into  a  sprint,  he  shot  ahead  and 
passed  the  judge  a  winner  by  three  feet,  amidst 
tremendous  excitement  and  many  cheers. 
»  *  * 
Speaking  of  Bob  Lee  reminds  me — he  was  the 
late  H.  H.  Lamhton's  trainer.  Lee  and  Lambton 
were  like  brothers,  very  affectionate  to  one  an- 
other, and  Lee  felt  the  loss  very  keenly.  As  a 
trainer  Lee  has  become  quite  distinguished — his 
men  win  so  many  events.  He  is  an  exceptionally 
thick  set  man  and  weighs  as  much  as  a  garden 
roller.  He  rubs  his  men  down  like  an  artist, 
"feeling"  the  muscles,  as  it  were,  softly  yet 
firmly.  He  had  D.  J.  Kirk  under  his  wing  when 
the  latter  won  the  chief  event  of  the  Australian 
Natives'   Association's  races  Jan.  26.     Kirk  is  a 


young  rider,  but  promises  veil.     On  the  above 
occasion  he  wore  Lambton' s  colors. 

*  «         » 

As  for  the  records  they  fell  like  autumn  leaves, 
but  its  no  use  telling  you  how  they  were  made — 
it's  the  same  old  game — made  by  the  assistance  of 
pacemakers.  I  can't  see  what  is  the  value  of  a 
record  made  by  the  aid  of  another  man.  Why 
cannot  a  man  make  his  record  unassisted,  then  we 
would  fully  appreciate  its  true  value.  Zimmer- 
man, with  a  trotting  horse  before  him,  makes  a 
record  and  we  have  but  a  hazy  idea  of  the  worth 
of  such  a  record,  but  let  Zimmerman  go  out  on 
the  track  alone  and  ride  a  record  mile  and  it  be- 
comes a  guide  to  the  riders  of  the  world,  which 
they  can  endeavor  to  beat.  Sweep  away  all  pre- 
vious records  and  let  us  start  a  new  book — un- 
assisted records  only. 

*  »        # 

The  newly  found  gold  mines  in  Western  Aus- 
tralia are  attracting  crowds  from  all  points  of  the 
compass.  There  the  gold  is  picked  up  in  large 
quantities — thousands  of  ounces  having  alreadj' 
been  found.  Numbers  of  cyclists  are  leaving  here 
for  the  new  fields  some  2,000  miles  away  by 
steamer  and  road  the  other  end  of  Australia. 

Privations  are  great,    water  being  very  scarce 


and  provisions  at  panic  prices,  and  each  man  that 
goes  has  to  take  over  |500  to  keep  him  a  few 
months  till  he  gets  the  yellow  metal.  The  secre- 
tary of  the  M.  B.  C,  H.  C.  Kerr,  who  ran  the  last 
Austral  meeting  leaves  with  spade  and  kit  next 

Tuesday. 

»        *        « 

The  league   is  now   firmly  established.     Two 
members  of  Parliament  attended  the  special  meet- 


ing to  sanction  new  rules  last  week.     Ben   (tar- 

uett,    the  secretary,   has  compiled   all  the  rules 

himself,  gathering  them  from  every  known  source 

and  so  they  should  be  good.    The  league  is  formed 

on  quite  original  lines  however,   therefore  special 

care  had  to  be  taken.     Gamett  is  a  lawyer  and 

knows  the  ins  and  outs,  so  his  assistance  was  most 

valuable. 

*        *        * 

So  at  last  Old  England  is  favoring  cash  prizes. 
It  is  wonderful  that  the  money  prizes  system 
shiiuld  have  so  soon  spread  round  the  world.  It 
was  only  some  three  years  ago  that  they  were  fi ist 
mooted  by  the  Melbourne  Bicycle  Club. 

An  Idle  Boy. 


Bloomers  Surprise  a  Policeman. 

As  one  of  the  bicycle  row  salesmen  was  riding 
home  over  the  south  side  boulevards  last  week  he 
noticed  a  rider  a  little  way  ahead  of  him.  Sud- 
denly he  .saw  a  park  policeman  dash  out  into  the 
road,  which  caused  him  to  peer  anxiously  over 
his  handlebars  to  see  that  his  lamp  was  all  right. 
It  was.  Meanwhile  the  policeman  had  stopped 
and  was  gazing  perplexedly  after  the  rider  in 
front.  As  the  salesman  came  alongside  he  Shouted 
excitedly: 

'  'Say,  mister,  was  that  a  man  or  woman  ? 

"It  looks  very  much  like  a  woman  to  me. 
Didn't  you  ever  see  bloomers  before?" 

The  "copper's"  reply  was  brief  but  emphatic. 
"Well,  I'll  be "  was  all  he  said. 


UNION  PACIFIC  EOIJTE  TO  DENVER. 
For  the  annual  meeting  of  the  League  of  Ameri- 
can Wheelmen,  to  be  held  in  Denver  Aug.  13  to 
18,  the  Union  Pacific  Eailway  World's  Pictorial 
Line  will  sell  tickets  at  one  lowest  first-class  fare 
for  the  round  trip.  Tickets  will  be  honored  via 
Council  Bluffs  and  Omaha,  and  returning  \ia 
Kansas  City,  or  we  wrsa.  Any  information  will 
be  gladly  given  by  addressing  E.  L.  Lemax,  gen- 
eral passenger  and  ticket  agent,  Omaha;  J.  B. 
Frawley,  division  passenger  agent,  Kansas  City, 
or  any  of  the  company's  agents. — Adv. 


Masetti  After  Records. 
Masetti,  the  Italian,  who,  it  is  remembered,  was 
in  Chicago  last  summer,  is  just  now  attempting 
some  road  records  at  different  distances.     He  rides 
a  Eambler. 


FOR  INVENTORS  TO  STUDY. 


Facts    and    Theories    about    Triangle    Frames, 
Elliptical  Sprockets,  etc.,  by  Mr.  Duryea. 

While  not  ■wishing  to  appear  as  an  honor  hunter 
I  wish  to  call  "Phcebns'"  attention  to  United 
States  patent  No.  387,631  on  a  velocipede.  This, 
although  issued  nearly  sis  months  later  than  the 
Latta  patent,  was  tiled  exactly  three  months 
earlier;  and  as  the  machine  wus  built  and  ridden 
several  months  before  application  was  filed ,  it  is 
likely  that  it  was  prior  to  the  other. 

The  invention  in  the  triangular  fi'ame,  if  there 
be  any,  consists  of  the  combination  of  the  angled 
steering  head  in  a  bicycle  having  its  driving 
cranks  between  the  wheels.  My  specification 
describes  a  tricycle  having  this  steering,  but  calls 
attention  to  the  fact  that  a  bicycle  may  be  built  in 
the  same  manner.  Latta  shows  a  vertical  steering 
head  placed  between  the  wheels  and  states  that 
his  object  is  to  produce  a  folding  bicycle.  Such  a 
steering,  while  ridable  with  practice,  is  so  differ- 
ent from  the  accepted  steering  for  bicycles  that  a 
rider  would  have  to  unlearn  what  he  knows  and 
learn  over  again. 

The  angled  steering  head,  proceeding  from  the 
wheel  to  or  near  the  saddle,  is  older  than  my 
patent,  however,  for  it  was  used  on  the  star  in 
1880.  How  old  the  idea  of  a  bicycle  driving  the 
rear  wheel  by  cranks  between  the  wheels  is  I  do 
not  know,  but  I  built  one  so  early  in  1880  that 
the  roads  were  not  fit  to  practice  on,  and  my  at- 
tempts at  riding  it  were  mostly  made  in  a  Iiay- 
mow. 

THE  ECCENTEIO  SPEOCKEX 

described  by  Pha-bus  may  have  a  lot  of  good 
points,  but  I  really  have  not  looked  for  them,  for 
the  first  glance  showed  a  small  defect  that  seemed 
impossible  to  overcome,  and  my  critical  taste  will 
not  permit  me  to  use  a  device  that  has  this  defect. 
The  trouble  is  it  won't  work.  Just  as  soon  as  it 
is  adjusted  off  to  one  side  it  has  less  teeth  on  one 
side  of  the  axle  than  on  the  other  and  twice  that 
many  slack  links  in  the  chain  at  one  position. 

The  elliptic  sprocket  always  had  its  axle  in  its 
centre  and  was  of  a  slight  advantage  in  that  the 
pedal  occupied  more  time  in  descending  the  work- 
ing portion  of  the  stroke  than  with  the  round. 
This  is  often  argued  and  denied,  but  the  fact  re- 
mains that  work  is  the  product  of  power,  distance 
and  time  multiplied  together,  and  on  the  down 
stroke  with  an  elliptic  gear  the  time  is  greater 
with  distance,  and  power  the  same.  With  the 
elliptic  there  was  a  slackening  of  the  chain  due  to 
the  fact  that  its  diameters  were  of  different  length, 
but  it  was  not  guilty  of  having  more  teeth  on  one 
side  of  its  axis  than  on  the  other,  as  in  the  pro- 
posed "ronud  elliptical  rear  sprocket." 

"Why  the  elliptic  is  falling  into  innocuous  desu- 
etude is  another  question.  Most  probably  be- 
cause Johnny  is  not  paid  to  ride  it  any  more.  To- 
watch  the  way  the  masses  flock  after  those^things 


that  the  iast  man  is  paid  to  ride  is  a  fine  amuse- 
ment fot  the  student  of  social  economy. 

Really  we  are  a  flock  of  sheep  and  Darwin  not 
far  wrong  as  to  our  ancestors;  and  the  acceptance 
or  refusal  of  a  thing  by  the  masses  is  not  a  proof 
of  its  merit  or  demerit,  as  it  was  in  the  days  of 
Galilee  and  the  inquisition. 

THE  MOTOR   CYCLE 

is  an  attractive  idea  in  the  same  issue.  That 
something  in  the  line  of  power-driven  cycles  is 
coming  seems  without  doubt.  What  it  will  be  is 
another  question  that  will  not  be  solved  this  year 
or  next,  I  think.  I  have  studied  the  question  for 
a  half-dozen  years  or  more  and  built  a  power 
carriage  that  seems  to  lead  all  previous  attempts 
in  that  line,  and  am  still  building.  The  question 
is  a  severe  one  as  applied  to  carriages  where 
weight  and  size  are  of  little  matter;  and  it  will  be 
much  more  seveie  in  a  cycle.  The  average  man  is 
not  a  mechanic  or  an  engineer,  and  to  be  a  suc- 
cess the  machine  must  be: 

So  simple  that  it  will  need  little  care. 

So  compact  as  to  not  be  exposed  to  falls  or  other 
damage  from  outside  influences. 

So  light  as  not  to  Jje  a  burden  to  the  operator. 

So  cheap  as  to  be  salable. 

Must  be  practically  noiseless. 

Must  have  a  means  of  keeping  the  cylinder 
cool. 

Must  have  a  reliable  firiug  de\ice,  a  steady 
motion  and  a  positive  meaus  of  control;  with  a 
number  of  minor  problems  too  numerous  to  men- 
tion and  not  seen  till  encountered. 

Still  it  is  possible,  for  anything  not  absurd  is 
possible,  and  I  think  I  am  safe  in  sajang  that  it  is 
certain  to  come,  for  the  power  carriage  is  right  at 
hand  and  the  power  cycle  is  but  a  step  farther. 

Whether  or  not  Mr.  Pennington  is  on  the  right 
track  is  not  for  me  to  say ;  and  whether  he  will 
succeed  with  this  better  than  with  his  proposed 
air  ship  remains  to  be  seen,  but  I  wish  him  every 
success.  Chaeles  E.  Dueyea. 


ANOTHER    NEW    TIRE. 


L.   C.   Smith,  the    Gun    Maker,   Preparing    to 
Astonish  the  Public. 

L.  C.  Smith  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  the  inventor 
and  first  maker  of  the  celebrated  gun  bearing  his 
name,  has  organized  the  L.  C.  Smith  Tire  Com- 
p.iny.  With  him  are  associated  Monroe  C.  and 
H.  W.  Smith,  who  have  an  immense  amount  of 
capital  at  their  fingers'  end .  Mr.  Smith  has  been 
experimenting  for  some  two  years  with  a  detach- 
able tire  for  use  on  wood  rims,  and  he  now  thinks 
he  has  just  the  right  thing.  It  is  said  sample 
tires  have  been  used  on  the  road  and  have  stood 
remarkable  tests.  The  rim  will  be  small  and 
light,  yet  substantial.  As  yet  Mr.  Smith  has  not 
deemed  it  best  to  show  his  tire  to  the  public,  pre- 
ferring to  wait  until  he  is  thoroughly  satisfied  of 
its  entire  success,  but  l)y  July,  it  :s  thought,  he 
will  have  some  on   the  market,  as  contracts  have 


been  let  for  the  manufacture  of  casings,  tubes, 
valves  and  rims.  According  to  the  Athlete,  the 
wooden  rim  has  one  groove  on  either  side,  into 
which  goes  the  bead  of  the  shoe.  Ihe  beads  are 
held  on  by  a  steel  band,  upon  which  rests  the 
inner  air  tube.  A  device  for  protecting  the  steel 
baud  has  been  perfected,  so  that  in  the  event  of 
its  coming  in  contact  with  moisture  it  will  not 
rust  and  cause  the  rubber  to  decay. 

In  case  of  prmcture  and  one  desires  to  remove 
the  shoe,  he  simply  deflates  the  tire,  shoves  the 
steel  band  over  to  one  side,  and  the  bead  upon  the 
shoe  can  be  easily  and  instantly  removed  from 
the  grooves,  permitting  the  air  tube  to  be  pulled 
out  as  far  as  desired.  The  entire  shoe  can  be 
taken  off  and  replaced  in  a  very  few  seconds. 
Aside  from  the  detachable  qualities,  the  tire  is  a 
beauty  in  appearance  and  unusually  light 

Lyman  C.  Smith  is  known  everywhere  as  one 
of  the  most  persevering  and  successful  business 
men  in  the  United  States.  It  was  he  who  manu- 
factured the  famous  L.  C  Smith  gun.  He  is  now 
at  tbe  head  of  the  Smith  Premier  Typewriter 
Company,  but  the  latter  organization  has  nothing 
til  do  with  the  tire  company.  Monroe  and  H.  W. 
S.iiith  are  also  men  who  have  made  much  progress 
up  the  financial  ladder,  and  it  is  certain  that  no 
concern  ever  started  out  with  a  fairer  prospect. 
The  Smith  Tire  Company  has  a  splendid  article, 
and  if  push,  energy  and  capital  will  bring  it  to 
the  top  it  will  go  there. 


DAYTON'S  PROSPEROUS  TRADERS. 


Business  This  Season  Ahead  of  That  of  Previ- 
ous Years — Some  of  the  People. 

A  representative  of  ^^g^/ee-  spent  a  very 
busy  day  last  week  among  the  dealers  of  the  de- 
lightful city  of  Dayton,  which  not  only  has  just 
claim  to  having  as  good  streets  as  any  city  in  the 
country,  but  is  the  home  of  the  oldest  bicycle 
house  in  the  state  of  Ohio.  Bicycles  have  been 
sold  continually  in  Dayton  for  a  period  of  twenty 
years.  The  pioneer  concern,  of  course,  is  A.  W. 
Gump  &  Co.,  who  were  established  in  1870.  At 
the  start  the  firm  handled  baby  carriages,  placing 
the  first  order  with  the  Western  Wheel  Worl  s. 
Later  Gump  &  Co.  began  handling  bicycles  and 
have  done  business,  without  interruption,  with 
the  Western  Wheel  Works  ever  since.  The  firm 
does  an  enterprising  jobbing  business  all  over  the 
country,  its  unique  catalogue  and  original  manner 
of  advertising  having  long  since  made  the  name 
familiar  to  all. 

A  specialty  is  made  of  the  Crescent  wheel  in 
Ohio,  Kentucky,  Tennessee  and  West  Virginia. 
In  a  retail  way  the  concern  has  handled  the  Co- 
lumbia for  thiitjeu  years,  and  the  Eambler  for 
about  the  same  period.  This  season  Gump  &  Co. 
have  added  the  Smalley  to  the  line.  A  most  re- 
markable feature  of  this  firm's  business  is  that  it 
has  yearly  shown  a  large  increase  over  the  previ- 
ous year.     A  building  lour  stories  high  with  bate- 


The  SNELL  CYCLE  FITTINGS  CO., 

TOLEDO.    OHIO. 


frames: 

lee  our  "  High  Back,"  weight  12  1-2  lbs. — makes  a 
28  lb.  wheel. 

Get  a  sample  one  and  try  it. 


lamps: 


This  trade  has  been  usually  left  to 
jobbers  to  Import.        v\  e  are  running  a  Lamp 
plant  DAr  AND  NIGHT.     Buy  our  "  Tom  Thumb  "  and 
5  other  small  (up-to-date)  Lamps.     Support  American  made 
Lamps.     Write  for  the  only  "  Katalog." 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE^ 


REMINGTON    BICYCLES 


<w-ARE    BEST-^^ 

In  Design,  Material,  Finisli  and  Durability 


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Fitted  with  the  World  Famous 


BARTLETT 


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CLINGHER"  and 


PALIVIER  TIRES. 


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lEND      FOR-    CATALdGHJE. 


RMMINGTON  ARMS  COMPANY, 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


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ment  is  hardly  large  enough  to  accommodate  the 
stock,  which  includes  over  2,000  wheels.  Mr. 
Gump,  the  founder  of  the  business,  is  a  quiet, 
genial  gentleman  of  marked  ability,  and  who  is 
held  in  kindly  reverence  by  his  employes  and  the 
trade. 

THE   DAYTON    t'YCLE   COMPANY, 

of  which  Albert  Pretzenger  is  president,  Walter 
Bell  secretary  and  treasurer  and  Frank  Ruby 
manager,  was  established  in  j892.  This  is  one 
of  the  representative  cycle  concerns  of  Dayton.  It 
makes  a  leader  of  the  Stearns,  Cleveland  and 
Ealeigh,  ands  sell  Falcons  and  Waverleys.  All 
those  connected  with  the  company  are  membei's  of 
the  Dayton  Bicycle  Club  and  the  foremost  wheel- 
men of  the  city.  They  are  hustlers,  have  hosts  of 
friends  in  the  city  and  expect  to  make  a  great 
success  of  the  business. 

HAVE  THE   LARGEST   STORE. 

"Walter  E.  Hass  &  Co.,  West  Fourth  street, 
have  the  largest  bicycle  store  in  the  city  and  are 
making  a  great  push  for  the  trade.  They  handle 
the  Eagle  and  Fenton  for  high  gi-ades  and  the 
Crescent  for  medium.  They  also  carry  an  exten- 
sive line  of  sundries.  The  firm  has  the  most  ex- 
tensive repair  business  in  the  state. 

DOES   A   LIVELY    BUSINESS. 

The  Central  Cycle  Livery,  35  Jeffei'sou  street, 
makes  a  special  feature  of  renting  wheels  and  retails 
the  Centui-y,  Beu-Hur  and  Sterling.  Last  year  this 
house  (John  S.  Cox  &  Co. )  brought  out  the  Hellen 
racer,  built  to  order. 

OTHER    CONCERNS. 

James  Dodds,  Main  street,  handles  the  Union, 
King  of  Scorchers  aud  Tourist;  Charles  Fox  is 
agent  for  the  Victor  and  Crescent;  the  Dayton 
Wheel  Company  has  the  Derby  and  Crescent;  the 
Wright  Cycle  Company,  west  side,  Third  street, 
relails  the  Halliday-Temple  Scorcher  and  the 
Warwick;  T.  M.  Hawley  is  agent  for  the  Eclipse. 


TRADE    IN    OHIO. 


The  "  Traveler "  Continues  His  Journey  in  the 
Buckeye  State. 

At  Bowling  Greeu  Stratton  &  Powell  are  fore- 
most in  the  wheel  business,  handling  the  Colum- 
bia, Hickory  and  Western  Wheel  Works  and  St. 
Nicholas  lines.  E.  E.  Starr  is  selling  a  few 
Waverleys  and  Ben-Hurs,  while  Loomis  &  Marble 
handle  Ariels  and  Readings,  and  Gumming  & 
Ross  handle  Sunols,  Wintons,  Falcons  and  El- 
mores. 

Findlay  is  a  lively  wheel  town,  with  Steeu 
Bros,  carrying  Clevelands,  Victors,  Ramblers, 
Waverleys  and  the  Western  Wheel  Works  line. 
C.  Ritter  sells  the  Eclipse,  Liberty  and  Gendron 
wheels;  C.  C.  Van  Tine  handles  the  Hickory,  Ster- 
ling, Fowler,  Phcenix,  Ariel,  Hartford  and  Falcon; 
Brobst  &  Porter  Bros,  are  in  it  with  the  Halla- 
day-Temple  Scorcher,  Reading  Flyer  and  Ben- 
Hur. 

At  Ottawa  J.  F.  Cover  is  the  only  dealer  and  is 
agent  for  "every"  wheel  made,  but  only  carries  a 
few  in  stock. 

At  Van  Wert  John  Strandler  is  the  leading 
dealer,  that  is  he  sells  the  most  wheels,  and  car- 
ries the  Central,  Ben-Hur,  Waverley,  Winton  and 
Reading.  Jones  &  Lutor  handle  the  Falcon  and 
St.  Nicholas  lines. 

Having  covered  western  Ohio  pretty  thoroughly, 
the  traveler  looks  at  his  agents  in  Cincinnati  for  a 
day  and  then  goes  to  Portsmouth,  0.,  where  he 
finds  Stehler  Bros,  handling  the  Victor,  Stearns, 
Cleveland  and  Waverley,  and  Alex  M.  Glockner 
with  the  Sterling,  Sunol,  Halladay-Temple, 
Gendron  and  Central.  W.  L.  Russell  sells  the 
Columbia  and  Fred  Doerr's  Sons  the  Triangle. 

At  Ironton  F.  A.  Dupry  sells  the  Columbia  and 


Hartford.  Thence  to  Chillicothe,  the  old  capitol 
of  the  state — dead  to  wheeling — only  one  bi- 
cycle having  been  sold  there  this  year,  and  such 
nice  roads,  too!  It  seems  too  bad,  but  everybody 
from  the  banker  to  the  porter  owns  a  horse,  so 
that  may  account  for  it.  A.  B.  Howson  has  a 
newly-painted  sign  on  his  window  reading  "Co- 
lumbia Bicycles  and  Tricycles."  Gilliam  &  Se- 
cre,st  have  one  Waverley  hid  in  an  erairty  barrel 
and  a  Rambler  behind  some  wire  netting.  H.  C. 
Starr  &  Co.  have  an  Elmore  and  a  Union  strajjped 
together  in  one  small  window. 

Washington  Court  House  has  Henry  Hilde- 
braud  selling  a  few  Waverleys  and  Ramblers; 
Fishbank,  the  bicycle  man,  talking  and  putting 
out  a  few  Clevelands,  and  the  Ford  Hardware 
Company  handling  Wintons  and  the  St.  Nicholas 
line.  The  Brown-Quinn  Hardware  Company 
handles  the  Columbia.  Traveler. 


THE    WEEKLY   TRADE   BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States, 

TorontOf  Can, — The  Palmer  Pneumatic  Tire  Com- 
pany, incorporated;  capital  stock  SlO.tOO. 

Niishville,  Tenn.— E.  D.  Fisher,  bicycles;  succeeded 
by  J.  H.  Fall  &  Co. 

Isacramento,  Cal,— Henry  Eckhardt,  sporting  goods, 
bicycles,  etc  ,  succeeded  by  William  H.  Eckhardt. 

HirminyJiant,  ^/a,— Birmineham  Arms  Company, 
arms  and  bicycles;  assignment  reported. 

Ottawa,  JH.— James  A.  Green,  bicycles;  reported  to 
have  placed  on  record  chattel  mortgage  for  $690, 

Warreti,  O. — The  Paige  Tube  Company  has  issued 
bonds  aggregating  $250,000  for  enlargement  of  business, 
and  a  trust  mortgage  for  that  amount  has  been  ej  ecuted 
in  favor  of  Charles  Baird  of  Akron,  O. 

Boston,  Mass.  —  The  HoUander-Bradshaw-FoIsom 
Company,  department  store  carrying  cycling  and  atiiletic 
goods,  assign'  d;  liabilities,  $141,000;  nominal  assets 
$i56,000. 

Calmer,  Blass.—E,.  A.  Buck  &  Co.,  hardware  and  bi- 
cycles; will  move  into  larger  quarters  July  1. 

BHssfield,  ill icfe,— Phillips  Hardware  Company;  fire, 
loss  estimated  at  $1,500. 

Battle  Creele,  Mich.— The  Motor  Bicycle  Company, 
organized  with  W.  C.  Smith  president;  capital  stock 
$85,000 

ThomasvUl  ,  Ga,— E,  Wertz  &  Son,  hardware  and 
bici  cles;  burned  out. 

Fullerton,  yeb  —J.  E  Kriedler  &  Co.,  hardware  and 
bicycles;  dissolved. 

■Albion,  N.  T.-  George  M.  Waterman,  hardware  and 
bicycles;  damaged  by  water. 

Kn  app,  Wis.— Hardy  &  Hanson,  hardware,  bicycles, 
etc.;  dissolved, 

Sew  Orleans,  La George  W.  Weingart,  toys,  bi- 
cycles, etc. ;  deceased. 

San  Diego,  Cal.—The  Hamilton  Hardware  Company, 
moorporated ;  will  handle  bicycles.  This  company  is  a 
combination  of  the  Fred  N.  Hamilton  Company  and 
Hamilton  &  Co. 

Coal  City,  Oa. — David  Paden,  hardware  and  bicycles: 
reported  to  have  placed  en  record  deed  for  $750. 

JPresque  Isle,  JMe.-rGeorge  H.  Freeman  &  Co.,  hard- 
ware and  bicycles;  Sidney  Graves  mortgaged  real  estate, 
$1,500  and  $1,500, 

Springfield,  Mass.— Ti.  F.  Peet,  manufacture  of  bi- 
cycle saddles  and  bags;  reported  sold  out. 

Paynesville,  Minn. — Jabel  &  Bretzke,  hardware,  bi- 
cycles, etc  ;  dissolved. 

Duluth,  Minn Duluth  Hardware  Company;  satis- 
fied real  estate  mortgage  for  $1,500. 

Brooklyn,  JV,  r,— The  New  York  Fifth  Wheel  Com- 
pany; judgment  for  $1,044  reported  placed  on  record. 

Portland,  Ore.—W.  J.  Riley,  guns,  amunition  and 
bicycles;  sold  out  to  the  Northwestern  Gun  &  jiicycle 
Company.  

WILL  TOLERATE  NO  CUTTING. 


Central  Company  Will  Supply  No  Machines  to 
Agents  Who  Cut  Prices, 
Indianapolis,  May  3. — Editor  ^^^/ee: 
It  has  come  to  our  notice  that  some  of  our  agents 
have  been  advertising  Central  and  Ben-Hur  bi- 
cycles at  a  discount  from  list  price.  We  take  this 
opportunity  of  stating  that  we  will  in  every  case 
withdraw  our  agency  and   absolutely  refuse  to 


supply  wheels  to  parties  advertising  our  machine 
at  less  than  list  price. 

We  aim  to  protect  our  agents.  Our  goods 
are  worth  the  money  wc  ask  for  them  and  are  not 
in  competition  with  any  line  of  cheap  goods.  We 
say  this  for  the  benefit  of  both  the  agents,  who 
are  advertising  low  prices  and  also  tho.se  agents 
who  are  complying  with  the  requirements  of  their 
contracts,  to  give  them  confidence  in  us  and  our 
methods  of  doing  business. 

Central  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company. 
L.  M.  Wainwright,  Pres.' 


Recent  American  Patents. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,    re- 
ported especially  for   ^^slefee.  l^y  W.  E.  Augin-  - 
baugh,  Washington: 

618,591,  bicycle;  Frank  Douglas,  Ctiicago;  filed  Dec.  7, 
1891. 

518.627,  spoke  attachment  for  vehicle  wheels;  Louis 
Rastetter,  Fort  Wa3me,  Ind.;  filed  Nov.  13,  1893. 

518,691,  bicycle  tire;  Edgar  Grauert,  New  York;  filed 
March  23, 1893. 

618,698,  bicycle  support;  William  S.  Pipes  and  Frank  T. 
Guiher,  Waynesburg,  Pa.;  tiled  Oct.  25.  1893. 

518,736,  wheel;  George  P.  Hobbs  and  Alonzo  L,  Edwards, 
Wheeling,  W,  Va,;  filed  Aug.  30,  1893, 

518,757,  pedal  for  crank-powers;  Andrew  J.  Hoyt,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.:  filed  July  7, 1893. 

618,777,  bicycle;  Charles  H,  Carr,  Lynn,  Mass,;  filed 
Jan.  6,  1894. 

518,815,  apparatus  for  forging  tires;  Israel  Hogeland, 
Chicago;  filed  June  20, 1893. 

518.849,  pneumatic  tire;  Joseph  G.  Moomy,  Erie,  Pa. ; 
filed  Nov.  20,  1S93. 

518.850,  pneumatic  tire;  Joseph  G.  Moomy,  Erie,  Pa.;  filed 
Nov.  20,  1893. 

518,881,  vehicle  wheel,  Frederick  A.  Finch,  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  assignor  of  one-third  to  George  H.  Miller,  same 
place;  filed  Aug.  21, 1893. 

518,914,  automatic  cycle  support;  Richard  B.  Chambers, 
West  Chester,  assignor  to  Crosby  M.  Black,  Chester,  Pa, ; 
filed  Jan.  3,  1893, 

Trade  mark— 24,613,  bicycles,  velocipedes,  their  parts 
and  attachments;  Charles  B,  Clark,  Newark,  N,  J. ;  filed 
March  15,  1894.    Essential  feature  the  word  "Cyclone." 


Rational  Home  Trainer, 

This  machine  is  somewhat  different  from  any 
home  trainer  so  far  introduced,  inasmuch  as  it 
has  a  fly  wheel,  which  weighs  100  pounds,  and 
which  does  away  with  any  jerky  motion.  It  may 
be  regulated  to  run  easy  or  hard,  and  the   whole 


affair  is  adjustable.  It  is  geared  to  sixty  inches 
and  a  bell  rings  at  each  quarter.  It  is  made  of 
cast  iron,  set  on  a  wooden  frame,  and  weighs, 
complete,  200  pounds.     The  list  price  is  !|135. 


A  New  Automatic  Brake. 
The  Bailey  Manufacturing  Company  has  intro- 
duced a  novelty  in  an  automatic  brake.  Later 
we  hope  to  give  it  a  trial  and  report  as  to  its 
merits.  In  the  meantime  we  will  permit  the 
maker  to  describe  it  in  its  own  style:  "You 
have  noticed  the  slack  in  the  chain  of  all  safeties; 
you  have  observed,  too,  that  when  the  wheel  is 
being  propelled  by  the  rider  this  slack  is  in  the 
lower  reach  of  the  chain.  Now,  when  a  rider  de- 
sires to    'slow  down,'   or  stop,  or  is  descending  a 


DEALERS,  WRITE  US 


WE   HAVE 


A  "SNAP"  TO  OFFER  YOU. 


Is  the  latest  and  easiest  selling  bicycle  on  the  market.  No  back  number  called  a  high  grade,  but  a  strictly  first  class  wheel  in  every  respect. 
Do  you  want  the  agency?  We  will  have  agents  in  every  city  and  town  in  the  Union,  and  m  order  to  introduce  this  wheel  have  settled  upon  a 
liberal  and  effective  way  of  accomplishing  it.    If  at  all  interested  write  us.     Under  no  circumstance  miss  this,  the  opportunity  of  your  Ufe. 

STOKES  MFG.  CO..  makers,  chicaco. 


Western  Branch  Union  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company. 


Have  you  seen  the  '94  Union  ? 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


TRADE  YODR  OLD  WHEEL 


FOR    A 


Columbia,     Stearns,     Thistle,      H.-T. 
Scorcher,  Waverly  or  Gendron. 


Correspondence  Solicited.        Catalogues  Free. 

MASON  &  MASON, 


MADISON  ST.  AKD  ASHLAND  AVE., 

MENTrON    THE    REFEREE. 


CHICAGO, 


The  Buffalo  Trouser  Guard. 

The    Best,    Lightest   and    Most    Practical. 

MADE    OF    THE 

Best  Tempered 
Spring  Steel. 


Will  not  bind  on  the  ankle 
or  rust  trousers. 


Send  for  saniple  pair  by  mail,  15 
cents.  Write  for  discount  Sold 
by  all  dealers  in  Bicycles  and 
Sundries. 


PATENT  APPLIED  FOR. 


BUFFALO   TROUSER  GUARD  CO..  Buffalo.  N.  Y. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


Bicycle    Invention 


Tills  is  no  fake! 
punctures. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


OF  THE  AGE. 
If  you  ride  a  bicycle  you   are  bound  to  receive 
They  cannot  be  avoided  in  any  other  way 
than  to  insert  a  pair  of 

Hoffman's  Patent  Tire  Protectors 

IN  YOUR  WHEEI,. 

These  protectors  are  not  "armors,"  they  are  roore  mechanical  in 
construction  and  with  only  a  few  miles'  riding  will  positively  become 
so  soft  that  they  cannot  be  felt  in  the  tire.  We  challenge  any  rider 
using  them  to  show  the  least  evidence  of  hardening  in  his  tires  after 
10  miles'  use.  Be  not  deceived;  don't  let  cheap  competitors  tell  you 
that  they  affect  the?  resiliency  of  the  tires  Buy  a  pair  and  tise  them 
If  not  entirely  satisfactory  we  will  refund  your  money. 

Price        If  you  can't  get  them  from  vour  dealer,  write  us. 

$5.00         PITTSBURG  TIRE  PROTECTOR  CO., 
per  pair  34  McCance  Block,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 


hill,  he  instinctively  reverses  action  on  the  pedals, 
or,  in  other  words,  holds  hack.  By  this  action 
the  slack  in  the  lower  reach  of  the  chain  is 
taken  up. 

"We  attach  our  brake  by  a  clamp  to  the  seat 
standard  at  or  near  its  lower  end.  The  level  is 
adjusted  so  as  to  just  clear  the  lower  reach  of  the 
chain  when  forward  pressure  is  being  applied  to 
the  pedals.     The  instant  this  lower  reach  of  the 


chain  straightens,  from  reverse  action  on  the 
pedals,  it  catches  the  brake  lever,  raises  and  car- 
ries it  bactsvard,  ajiplying  the  brake.  If  but 
light  brake  action  is  desired,  only  light  reverse 
pressure  is  put  upon  the  pedals;  if  heavier  brake 
action  is  wanted,  then  heavier  reverse  pressure  is 
used.  As  soon  as  back  pressure  on  the  pedals 
ceases  the  brake  is  released." 


Quaker  City  Trade  Happenings. 

Philadelphia,  May  7 — The  latest  addition  to 
the  aggregation  of  bicycle  establishments  on  Bi- 
cj'cle  Row  is  the  Remington  Arms  Company, 
which,  after  several  ineffectual  attempts  to  secure 
a  modicum  ff  local  patronage  through  agents,  has 
at  last  been  compelled  to  open  a  branch  of  its 
own.  The  neat.quarters  at  1025  Arch  street  have 
been  stocked  with  the  full  line  of  Remingtons, 
and  already  a  fair  amount  of  business  has  been 
secured.  The  company's  interests  will  be  looked 
alter  by  J.  W.  Aschenbach  and  J.  Mott. 

E.  K.  Tryon,  Jr.,  &  Co.  since  amalgamating 
their  two  establishment  has  experienced  a  decided 
boom.  The  two  features,  the  Lovell  Diamond  and 
the  Apollo,  the  latter  a  medium  grade,  selling  at 
$95,  evidently  fill  a  long-felt  want.  The  press  of 
business  has  necessiiated  seveaal  additions  to  the 
already  large  staff  of  assistants  in  the  cycle  de- 
partment. 

Psycho  Agency  in  New  York. 

The  sporting  goods  firm  of  Hermann  Baker  & 
Co.,  Duane  street,  New  York  city,  has  taken  the 
sole  agency  for  the  United  States  of  the  celebrated 
Psycho  bicycles.  Intending  purchasers  should 
visit  the  warerooms  of  the  above-named  firm  and 
investigate  the  claims  of  those  well-known  wheels. 

The  firm  was  established  in  1835  and  its  repu- 
.  tation  as  a  first-class  liusiness  house  is  a  guaran- 
tee that  it  handles  only  the  best  makes  of  goods. 
It  does  a  large  trade  in  cycle  sundries,  including 
Parker  &  Sanders'  I  X  L  lamps,  tubing  of  both 
German  and  English  manufacture  and  a  very  fine 
quality  of  anti-friction  balls.  The  bicycle  de- 
partment is  in  charge  of  Mr.  Calhoun. 


Wants  a  Lower  Tariff. 
A  number  of  prominent  Australian  cyclists 
have  been  appointed  members  of  a  committee  to 
call  a  meeting  of  the  trade  and  consider  the  ques- 
tion of  reducing  the  duty  on  machines  and  parts. 
The  tariff  commission  is  to  be  asked  to  receive 
evidence. 

The  Cycloidal  Sprocket. 

The  new  cycloidal  rear  sprocket  advertised  by 
the  Black  Manufacturing  Company  is  one  of  the 
latest  novelties  and  most  unique  improvements  to 
the  running  gear  of  a  bicycle.     It  consists  of  the 


chain  wheel  having  the  teeth  cut  on  a  certain  me- 
chanical curve  which  almost  does  away  with  the 
friction  of  the  chain.  The  company  announces 
that  all  its  bicycles  will  be  fitted  with  these 
sprockets  in  the  future. 


Agencies  at  Sutton,  Neb. 
Sutton,  Neb.,  May. — Sutton  has  about  twenty 
bicycle  riders,  including  five  ladies.  Trade  is  as 
good  as  can  be  expected  at  the  present  time. 
George  Honey  handles  the  Imperial  and  Geudron. 
E.  W.  Shrig  handles  the  Columbia,  Red  Cloud 
and  Templer,  and  reports  trade  good.  William 
J.  Roberts  handles  the  Waverley  and  Sterling, 
Sam  Carney  the  Westminster  and  Crescent.  H. 
A.  Tosselman  handles  the  Cleveland  and  Lincoln. 
W.  J.  R. 

New  York  Tire  Company's"  New  Factory 
The  new  factory  of  the  New  York  Tire  Com- 
pany, 23  Warren  street,  is  a  gi'eat  improvement 
over  the  Greenwich  street  establishment.  Under 
the  direction  of  Frank  White  everything  about  the 
new  premises  is  up  to  date.  Already  the  New 
York  Tire  Company  feels  the  benefit  of  the  change, 
the  present  location  being  in  the  cycle  row  neigh- 
borhood. 

American  Cycles  in  Italy. 

English  cycles  and  accessories  are  mostly  used 
in  Italy.  The  present  duty  is  42  francs  on  every 
machine.  It  is  believed,  therefore,  that  Ameri- 
can manufacturers  could  do  well  there.  Any  firm 
wishing  to  be  informed  on  the  subject  may  ad- 
dress C.  Famffini,  394  Dearborn  street,  Chicago, 
who  is  well  versed  in  cycling  matters  in  Italy. 


Chicago  Has  a  New  Factory. 
Another  factory  has  been  added  to  Chicago's 
long  list.  It  is  that  of  E.  B.  Preston  &  Co.,  of 
403  Fifth  avenue.  The  wheel  is  to  be  called  the 
Czar,  and  five  samples  are  to  be  finished  this 
week.  The  first  machine,  iitted  with  heavy  tires, 
weighs  27J  pounds. 


MAKERS'   NOTICES. 


Trade  Notes. 

H.  M.  Kindle,  of  the  Kalarvazoo  Cycle  Com- 
pany, was  a  caller  ou  the  Chicago  trade  on  Mon- 
day. 

C.  A.  Boyle  has  just  finished  a  trip  through 
Mi.ssouri  and  Kansas,  and  has  now  gone  to  Chey- 
enne, Wyo. 

The  Crawford  Manufacturing  Company's  cata- 
logue is  at  hand  and  contains  matter  of  interest  to 
the  prospective  purchase  of  a  wheel. 

The  Anglo-American  Iron  &  Metal  Company's 
new  catalogue  embraces  about  everything  a  cycle 
maker  could  desire.     It  is  a  regular  encyclopedia. 

While  traveling  in  Ohio  last  week  M.  L.  Bridg- 
man  was  aboard  a  train  which  met  with  an  acci- 
dent. Although  severely  shaken,  we  are  happy 
to  say,  he  was  uninjured. 

H.  Miller  &  Co.,  IDS  Waba,sh  avenue,  Chicago, 
are  making  a  specialty  of  bicycle  suits.  There 
has  been  a  big  demand  for  custom-made  suits  this 
year,  and  no  doubt  Mr.  Miller  will  have  all  he  can 
do  in  a  short  time. 

Few  handsomer  catalogues  have  been  received 
than  that  of  the  Union  company.  It  contains, 
too,  very  carefully  compiled  information  about 
the  Union,  pictures  of  Union  record-breakers,  etc. 
it  can  be  had  for  a  stamp  by  addressing  239  Co- 
lumbus avenue,  Boston. 

The  Quadrant  Cycle  Company  has  been  ap- 
pointed Chicago  agent  for  the  Maj  estic,  and  sam- 
ples are  now  being  shovvn.  The  Majestic  should 
command  a  large  sale  in  the  city.  It  has  become 
popular  wherever  used,  and  has  the  .staying  quali- 
ties which  deUght  the  averege  rider. 


The  Eastern  Rubber  Manufacturing  Company, 
of  Trenton,  N.  J.,  reports  that  the  demand  for  the 
Climax,  Rex  and  Cyclone  tires  continues  very 
large,  and  the  prospects  are  that  it  will  be 
obliged  to  run  the  large  factory  day  and  night 
until  late  in  September.  The  demand  tor  its 
pure  Para  air  tubes  is  also  very  great. 

The  American  Dunlop  Tire  Company  has  li- 
censed the  Simplicity  47  people  as  exclusive 
manufacturers  of  their  form  of  tire.  This  dis- 
po?es  of  one  of  the  several  threatened  suits  for  in- 
fringement of  the  Dunlop  patents,  and  confirms 
the  claim  of  the  I  )unlop  company  that  they  are 
broad  and  cover  all  practical  forms  of  wired  tires. 

Second-hand  bicycles  are  in  demand.  Write  to 
Ralph  Temple  Cycle  Works  for  exchance  prices. 


A  Hustling  Southerner. 

Eugene  F.  Bates  of  Greenville,  S.  C,  is  a  dealer 
in  all  kinds  of  vehicles  and  handles  the  Columbia 
and    Hartford    bicycles    in    this    section    of  the 


country.  He  is  recognized  as  a  hustler,  ha\  iiig 
already  this  season  disposed  of  fifty  new  machines 
besides  a  number  of  second-hand  ones.  He  takes 
a  very  active  part  in  cycling,  being  president  of 
the  Blue  Jacket  Wheelmen,  which  boasts  a  mem- 
bership of  seventy -five. 

The  Buffalo  Track  Opened. 
The  Bulfalo  track  in  Paris  was  re-opened  on  the 
12th  inst.  with  several  important  races. 


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^GLE  Bicycle  lire.  Co. 

TORRINGTON,  CONM. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


EDWIN   OLIVER, 
gen'i.  eastern  agent. 


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EASTERN   OFFICE. 

EVANS    HOUSE,  SPRINGFICLDi    MASS- 


Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co., 

Main  Office,  64  to  70   OMo   Street, 

CBEIC^aO     ILL. 


UNION    DROP  FORGE  CO., 

OHICAOO. 


GARFORD    MFG.    CO.. 

ELYRIA,    OHIO. 


General  U.  S.  Sale  Agents  for  the 

INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN   &  STAMPING  CO. 

INDIANAPOLIS,    I  N  D. 


HUNT  MFG.   CO. 
WESTBORO,    MASS. 


C,    J.  SMITH   &  SONS   CO., 

MILWAUKEE,     WIS. 


SNELL  CYCLE    FITTINGS    CO., 
TOLEDOi    OHIO. 


Seamless  Steel  Tubing,  Cold  Rolled  Steel  and  Cycle  Manufacturers'  Supplies. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


ELLWOOD  IVINS  TUBE  CO.,  "i^T^o'ir' 


Seamless  Steel  Tubingf. 

Of  \  /^~\  HIGHER   IN 

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CARBON  THAN    ANY    OTHER    MAKE. 


.THE    BEST. 

MILL  OAK  LANE  STATION,  PHILADELPHIA. 


J     PHILADELPHIA  OFFICE: 
I  906  Filbert  Street. 


MENTION    THE    RFFEREE. 


The  Only  Oiler 


that  satisfies  everybody 
is  the 


ROY  OILER.  «:::;r"' 

of    order f    never    needs   fixing' 

Steel  pin  keeps  tube  clean  and 

automatically  closed; 

can  also  be  used  to 

remove 

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Accept 
no  substitute.   Be 
suretogeta'^JJOP.** 
]  .  (p.  heavily  nickel  plated, 
95  cents.    Of  all  dealers,  or  mailed 
on  receipt  of  price.      Write  for  circular 
and  trade  prices. 

ROY    OILER    MFG.    CO., 

77    W^arren    St.,    New-    York. 


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Shelby,  Ohio. 


The  First  in  America,,, 
The  Largest  and  Best, . . 
In  the  World, ,,,,,, 


Are  now  prepared  to  draw  all  shapes,  including  Round,  Square,  Corru- 
gated, Octagon  and  Half  Circle  with  double  re-entering  angles, 
RIDERS  OF  GOOD  BICYCLES  GIVE  IT  THE  PREFERENCE. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


INDIANAPOLIS 

CHAIN  &  stamping::company 


126,  128,  130  West  Maryland  Street,  -  INDIANAPOLIS,  IND., 

MAKERS  OF 

HIGH    GRADE    CYCLE    CHAINS. 


R.  B.  MoMULLEN  &  CO., 
Chicago,  111.,  and  Springfield,    Mass.,— General   United 


States  Sales  Agents. 


JOHN  S.  LENGS'  SON  &  CO., 


New  York  Depot. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Ne""^  York  City. 


Heartley  Machine,  Variety 

Iron  ana  Tool  Works. 

Geo.  W.  Heartley, 

Toledo,  O., 

901-903-90B    WAIBK,    Cor.    JLOCUST    ST. 

Manufacturer  Bicycle  Making 

Machinery  and  Tools. 

Special  Patented  Meichinery  and  Tools  for  the  manu- 
facture of  Bicycle  and  Metal  "Wheels,  Punches,  Presses, 
Dies  and  Drop  Forging  Dies,  etc.  The  New  Ideal  Self- 
Oiling  Adjustable  Punch  COiuck.  Famous  Roller  Power 
Welding  and  Forming  Machine,  for  Welding  Tires  on  all 
Irregtilar  Shaped  Work;  forms  Mud  Guards  and  drawing 
Brace  ends,  etc.  Etm  Holler  and  Truing  Machines.  Kim 
Sizing  and  Trueing  Tables.  Rim  Punches,  special  for 
Punching  Rims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
Pedal  Crank  Shaft,  and  pressing  in  Ball  Racer  Cups. 
Special  Spoke  Heading,  Bending  and  Threading  Machine. 
Sprocket  Chain  Stretching  Machine.  Spoke  Wheel  Vices 
ajid  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  for  heat 
ing  to  Weld  and  Braze,  etc. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 

ALLEN'S  DIGEST 

OF 

UNITED     STATES    PATENTS 

— FOR — 

Cycles  or  Velocipedes 

with  Attachments  — 1789-1891,  two  Vols.,  1,503 
pages,  and  Cycle  monthly  of  the  CURRENT 
issues  of  patents  containing  the  references  cited 
by  ntmaber,  name  and  date  in  the  examination  of 
apphcations  can  be  seen  and  examined  at  the 


offices  of 


THE  REFEREE, 

334   Dearborn   Street,    CHICAGO 

— AND— 

ai  Park  Row,  NEW  YORK. 


HENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


WHEN    ON 

YOUR    WHEEL, 

wear — for  enjoyment,  for  appearance  and  to 
save  your  walking  clothes — one  of  our 

Bloomer  Bicycle 
$7.50  Suits. 

It  includes  Coat,  Bloomer  Trousers  of  the 
best  all  wool  cassimere,  and  Stanley  1894 
Cap.  Suit  Delivered  Free.  Write  for 
samples  and  booklet  telling  all  about  our 
complete  bicycler's  outfit — Free. 

UNION   BICYCLE  CLOTHING  CO., 
219   Market  St.,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 

Use 


Greasolene 

for  bicycle  chains 


AFTER  YOU  HAVE  FOUND 

that  plnmbaao,  grapbite,  soap,  etc.,  make  a  chain 
clean  and  bright.  Then  >uu  will  want  somethine 
that  lubricates.  Greasolene  is  the  stiiil  Nothing 
met  on  the  road  will  faze  it.  Endorsed  by  the 
hariiy  road  riders  nl  Chicago.  250ii  miles' worth 
put  up  in  a  collapsihle  tube  for  25  cents.  Ask  your 
dealer  for  it.  Insist  on  GreasolPne.  A  trial  will 
convince  you. 

LIBERAL  DISCOXJNT  TO  THE  TRADE. 

J.  G.  CALROW.  MAKER,  WINNETKA.  ILL. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


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MINNEAPOLIS  VS.  ST.  PAUL. 


A  Gentle  Little  Row  Brewing  Over  a  Cham- 
pionship Team  Cup. 
MiNKEAPOLis,  May  5. — Editor  ^^^/«e :  In 
the  first  copy  of  the  Korthweslern  Cyclist,  on  page 
five,  appeared  the  following:  "The  St.  Paul  rac- 
ing team,  composed  of  B.  B.  Bird,  T.  L.  Bird,  W. 
J.  Martin  and  D.  W.  Van  Vleck,  holds  the  ten- 
mile  champion  cup  of  the  Twin  Cities."  Under 
all  the  circumstances  the  following  motto  should 
be  adopted  by  the  St.  Paul  Cycle  Club : 

Emblem  of  hoggishness. 

Blest  is  tby  dwelling  place; 

Oh,  to  abide  in  the  desert  with  thee ! 

Should  the  above  be  adopted  by  the  club  I  trust 
it  will  not  omit  to  give  me  credit  for  the  idea,  nor 
fail  to  "mention  this  paper."  The  St.  Paul  team 
never  won  a  team  cup  from  Minneapolis.  One 
was  given  to  the  Twin  Cities  in  1891,  and  it  is  in 
the  hands  oi'  the  St.  Paul  club,  but  it  has  never 
given  Minneapolis  a  chance  to  contest  it.  And 
why  not? 

On  Decoration  day,  1891,  when  a  contest  was  to 
have  taken  place,  as  per  programme,  a  dispute 
arose  which  was  decided  in  favor  of  St.  Paul.  The 
Minneapolis  team  then  withdrew,  the  prize  going 
to  St.  Paul  by  default.  That  evening,  when  the 
prizes  were  distributed,  a  member  of  the  St.  Paul 
team,  the  master  of  ceremonies,  when  dis- 
tributing the  prizes  among  the  winners,  stated 
publicly,  before  over  a  hundred  persons,  that  St. 
Paul  had  won  the  team  cup  and  then  added: 
"Should  Minneapolis  ever  feel  strong  enough  to 
get  it  back,  we  will  be  only  too  glad  to  give  her  a 
chance."  Considering  the  fact  that  in  all  the 
open  events  of  the  day  Minneapolis  had  not  only 
taken  all  the  firsts  but  also  all  the  seconds,  this 
remark  was  "piling  it  on  .pretty  thick,"  if  not 
"rubbing  it  in" ;  but  the  remark  never  phazed 
Minne;  she  was  used  to  it;  she  had  long  since 
learned  better  than  to  e.xpect  anything  knightly 
or  generous  from  her  "pig-tail  twisting"  com- 
petitors down  the  river.  But  she  was  astonished, 
and  not  a  little  disgusted,  when — after  giving  her 
team  a  scolding,  tanning  their  jackets,  and  get- 
ling  them  into  line  once  more — she  signified  a 
willingness  to  give  St.  Paul  a  race  for  the  team 
Clip,  on  being  told  that  they  were  going  to  keep 
the  cnp,  and  not  give  her  even  one  change  at  it, 
apologizing  tor  the  remark  of  their  leader  and 
master  of  ceremonies,  who  had  dared  her  so  boldly 
to  come  after  it  when  she  felt  ' '  strong  enough. ' ' 

That  is  the  Twin  City  champion  cup  which  the 
St.  Panic.  C.  "holds,"  as  per  its  editorial.  Let 
it  "hold"  it.  It  seems  far  better  at  "holding" 
team  cups  than  at  winning  them. 

Now  it  may  not  be  modest  to  say  so  (as  Ster- 
ling Elliott  said  when  calling  attention  to  the 
superiority  of  the  "Hickory,"  aud  that  after  using 
two  or  three  bottles  of  it,  you  would  '  'use  no 
other' ' )  but  Minneapolis  has  the  only  Twin  City 
team  cup  ever  contested  for  by  rival  cycling  teams 
in  these  two  cities,  and  when  St.  Paul  gets  ready 
for  another  contest  there  will  be  no  "holding"  of 
prizes  so  far  as  we  are  concerned.  We  are  only 
too  glad  to  find  foemen  sufficiently  stout  ot  heart 
and  high  of  enterprise  to  "break  a  lance  with  us." 

One  more  suggestion  and  I  am  done  with  the 
St.  Paul  Cycle  Club  for  the  present,  though  it 
will  hear  from  me  again.  It  can  never  be  said  of 
me  that  I  ever  despaired  of  either  man  or  organi- 
zation without  giving  plenty  of  opportunity  for 
honorable  advancement.  I  suggest  that  St.  Paul 
adopt  for  its  cycle  club  a  coat  of  arms,  being  a 
hog  rampant  in  the  foreground,  with  deflated 
rooster  in  the  background.  This  can  be  used  in 
cases  where  other  clubs  wish  to  run  it  a  tilt  for 
the  Pope  team  cup.     Then  have  the   same  so  ar- 


ranged that  by  "touching  a  button"  it  will  get  a 
rooster  rampant  in  the  foreground,  with  deflated 
hog  in  the  background,  to  be  used  where  it  lias 
picked  up  a  prize  by  default  aud  wishes  to  strut 
around  and  generally  crow  over  its  adversaries. 
Original  Way-Bill. 


A  Word  about  Chairman  Raymond. 

I  first  knew  Chairman  Howard  E.  Raymond  of 
the  national  racing  board  when  he  was  one  of  the 
strong  road  riders  of  the  Brooklyn  Bicycle  Club, 
says  a  San  Francisco  Examiner  correspondent.  I 
believe  at  that  time  he  was  captain.  The  first 
official  position  I  remember  his  occupying  was 
that  of  timer  at  the  Buffalo  tournament  of  1890, 
when  Van  Wago  er  won  the  100-mile  road  race. 
He  made  an  excellent  timer,  though  I  believe  he 
got  caught  that  day  on  the  fake  telegram  gotten 
up  by  "Birdie"  Hunger,  announcing  Austin 
Crooks  as  running  away  from  the  great  Van  Wag- 
oner and  being  hours  ahead  of  the  world's  record, 
though  thirty  miles  from  the  finish. 

Howard  Raymond  was  always  of  good  judg- 
ment, and  when  he  was  appointed  on  the  national 
racing  board,  after  serving  on  the  New  York  state 
division  racing  board,  those  who  knew  him  best 
looked  for  great  changes,  while  to  most  of  the 
country  he  was  unknown.  He  did  not  disappoint 
his  acquaintances  and  was  soon  chairman,  which 
office  he  has  filled  for  several  years  and  so  ably 
that  he  needs  no  praise. 


Spooner's  Hasty  Plunge. 
F.  Ed  Spooner  hobbled  into  New  York  last 
week  in  splinters  and  presented  a  very  disabled 
appearance  as  a  result  of  his  recent  fall  in  Wash- 
ington. While  we  commiserate  with  our  esteemed 
friend  in  his  misfortune,  we  must  deprecate 
the  recklessness — in  one  so  intimately  connected 
with  the  sport  and  trade  of  cycling — that  per- 
mitted him  to  exhibit  unnecessarily  to  probably 
many  non-cyclists  the  objectionable  side  of 
cycling.     Truly,  familiarity  begets  contempt. 


Olean  Reports  Progress. 

Olean,  N.  Y.,  May  4. — A  club  of  twenty  mem- 
bers has  just  been  formed  here,  known  as  the  Y. 
M.  C.  A.  Wheelmen.  OflScers:  F.  W.  Godfrey, 
president;  Frank  Dowd,  secretary  and  treasurer; 
Frank  Close,  captain ;  S.  H.  Pancoast,  first  lieu- 
tenant.    Regular  runs  Thirrsday  evening. 

The  business  of  the  Olean  Cycle  Company  is  the 
best  by  far  it  has  ever  known .  Unions,  Ramblers 
and  Crescents  constitute  the  line. 


Will  Tax  Bicycles. 

The  assessors  of  the  town  of  North  Bridge, 
Mass.,  have  decided  to  tax  bicycles.  They  esti- 
mate that  there  300  bicycles  in  town  valued  at 
§i25,000.  Wheelmen  expect  the  money  to  be  used 
in  improving  the  roads. 


Racing  Over  Mountains. 

The  international  race  from  Milan  to  Munich  's 
to  take  place  on  June  12.  The  total  length  of  t!ie 
road  is  610  kilometres — and  the  liighest  point  in 
the  Alps  is  4,086  feet  above  the  sea. 


Clubs  Opposed  to  Scorching. 

The  Buffalo  Ramblers  B.  C.  has  passed  resolu- 
tions declaring  itself  opposed  to  scorching  on  the 
city  streets. 


Touring  Across  the  Continent 
G.  L.  Cole  and  E.  Douglas  of  Greenville,  Mich., 
are  on  their  way  awheel  to.  Seattle,  Wash. 


HERE  AND  THERE. 


Brooklyn,  la.,  is  to  have  a  club  which  will  start 
onfc  with  twenty  membere. 

A  large  party  of  Pueblo  cyclists  will  go  to  the 
national  meet  at  Denver  awheel. 

Frank  A.  Post  of  LeMars,  la.,  sails  from  New 
York  June  2  for  an  extended  trip  awheel  through 
Europe. 

An  eight-mile  road  race  was  held  at  Greenfield, 
Ind.,  Saturday,  the  wimrei  being  Thomas  AVeed 
of  Kokomo. 

The  Illinois  C.  C.  Life  contains  an  interesting 
article  on  old-time  members,  which  recalls  many 
pleasant  memories. 

The  initiation  fee  of  the  Century  Road  Club  ha.s 
been  reduced  to  §i],  aud  it  is  optional  with  the 
menibi  v  whether  he  purchases  a  badge  or  not. 

Themenibiis  of  the  newly-organized  Dragon 
Cycle  Club,  of  Wabash,  Ind.,  were  compelkd,  on 
their  first  run,  to  ford  a  river.  They  describe  it 
as  '  'lots  of  fun. ' ' 

If  the  gentleman  at  Wichita,  Kas.,  who  re- 
cently wrote  us  concerning  a  racing  wheel  will 
.send  his  name  (which  he  omitted  to  do)  we  shall 
be  glad  1o  reply  to  his  letter. 

The  Montauk  Wheelmen  of  Brooklyn  anuounce 
that  they  will  repeat  their  variety  ;md  minstrel 
entertainment  in  the  near  future  for  the  benefit 
of  the  local  post  of  the  G.  A.  R. 

Arrangements  will  be  made  by  some  of  the 
members  of  ^^^/icc-  touring  party  to  take  in 
same  of  the  French  cycle  meets  that  will  occur 
while  they  are  abroail  during  August. 

The  scorcher  is  rampant  in  all  parts  of  the 
country;  likewise  the  sidewalk  rider.  Never 
were  accidents  occasioned  by  cyclists  so  numsrons 
as  this  year,  a  number  being  the  cause  of  deaths. 

Sixteen  Colorado  Springs  (Colo. )  wheelmen 
took  part  in  a  scorch  to  Fountain  City  last  week. 
The  first  man  in  was  Mr.  Parker,  riding  it  in 
53  minutes.  W.  E.  Goward  and  Frank  Stratton 
were  captains  of  the  two  team.s,  and  Coward's 
team  came  in  ahead  with  sixty-two  points. 

Model  30  Columbia,  No.  2.072,  las  been  stolen 
from  Mason  cSc  Mason,  Chicago.  An  individual 
giving  the  name  of  Captain  Hartnett,  dressed  in 
blue,  with  brass  buttons,  etc.,  rented  the  machine 
and  "he  never  came  back."  He  is  described  as 
5  feet  5  inches  high,  rather  stout,  fresh-colored 
face,  witn  light  brown  moustache. 

Easton  Wilbur  rode  in  from  St.  Helena  with  a 
small  trunk  laced  on  his  wheel  one  morning  this 
week.  He  made  the  sixty-five  miles  in  ten  hours. 
A  few  weeks  ago  he  bought  two  bicycles  here,  and 
after  lacing  them  together  he  attached  the  pair  of 
bicycles  to  his  own  bicycle  and  thus  propelled  the 
three  back  to  St.  Helena  in  one  day.  Wilbur 
thinks  of  riding  to  Chicago  soon. — 'Frisco  Ex- 
aminer. 

A  Massachcsetts  town  will  impose  a  tax  on  bicycles 
and  use  the  tax  in  the  improvtmeBt  of  roads.  No  true 
wheelman  can  object  to  such  a  plan  and  he  shuuld  be 
glad  to  pay  up.  A  small  tax  on  Ihe.  thousands  of  bi- 
cycles owned  in  Cook  county  would  insure  a  fund  suffi- 
cient to  lay  out  a  magnificent  course  ]  or  road  ract-s. — 
Chicago  Times. 

li'  the  wheelmen  of  Chicago  were  a.ssured  ot 
some  tuch  improvement  they  would,  doubtless, 
be  only  too  pleased  to  pay  a  reasonable  ta.x.  But 
the  plan  is  not  practicable  at  this  age;  objections 
wonld  be  raisea  against  giving  up  any  public  high- 
way to  the  exclusive  use  of  wheelmen  and  the 
latter  would  not  feel  like  paying  for  an  improve- 
ment if  they  tould  not  have  it  exclusively.  The 
efforts  of  the  paper  are  appreciated,  however,  and 
it  is  not  without  the  bounds  of  possibility  that 
something  may  come  of  the  suggestion. 


PRICE  $80. 


Best  Road  Wheel  made. 
Weight  30  lbs. 


STAMP  FOR  CATALOGUE. 

Bailey  Manufacturing  Co., 


207  '^.  CANAL  STREET,  CHICAGO. 


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HOLBBRS. 


To  carry  either  oiler  or  pneumatic  pump  on  your  bicycle.  The  holders  are  made 
in  two  sizes,  one  for  oiler  and  larger  size  to  carry  pump.  Are  adjustable  and  can  be 
easily  attached  to  any  wheel.  The  oiler  or  pump  is  always  ready  for  instant  use,  and 
vexatious  delays  are  avoided. 

Price  25c.  each  for  either  size.  "Perfect"  Pocket  Oilers,  Best  in  the  world, 
35c.  each.     "Star"  Oilers,  the  next  best,  15c.  each. 


CUSHMAN  &  DENISON,  1729th  Ave.,  New  York. 

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SCORCHERS 

ON  THE  ROAD 


would  frequently  like  to  take  pictures 
but  they  don't  want  to  be  bothered 
with  heavy,  rattling,  plate  cameras. 


KODAKS 


Weight,  17  ozs.  and  upward,  LOADED  FOR  USE. 
TAKE  ONE  WITH  YOU.-_^:> 

Kodaks  $6.00  to  $100. 
Send  for  Catalogue. 

MASTMAN  KODAK  CO., 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


It  is  Economy 

--s^^-^TO    BUY    OUR  GOODS. 

Send  for  sample  card,   self  measuring  blanks  and  cash  prices. 

ssi^EF  DEALERS,  GET  IN  LINE. 

We  turn  out  more  than  100  Van  Sicklen  Riding  Suits  a  day.    All  goods 
made  to  order.    Quick  Work.    Best  Goods.     Warranted   Fit. 

BARR  TAILORING   CO., 

8S»     WA.BASB:    A.TENUE, 


UENTION  THE   RePEREE. 


CHICAGO. 


JUST  WHAT  YOU  WANT  ! 

THE 

Pittsburg 
Stand . . . 

(PATENTED). 

Simple,   Strong, 

l*ortable, 
Cheap  and  Best, 

For  use  in  Sales  Room, 
Club  House,  or  Home. 

Price,  $1  each 

For  sale    by    leading 

bicycle  dealers. 

Liberal  discount  to 

the  trade. 

Manufactured  by 

Wm.  HI.  Justice 
&  Co., 

PITTSBURG,    PA. 

Mention  the  Referee. 


The  KNAPP  BICYCLE  SUPPORT 

allows   the    wheel 
and  pedals  to   ro- 
tate freely,  making 
it   the    best    show 
stand     and     most 
convenient     home 
support  made. 
Does  not  have  to  be 
h  ere  wed  to  the  floor 
Finished  in  rich 
gold  bronze. 
Price,  $1.35. 
FA.  KNAPP, 

DANBURY,  CONN. 

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Qj:H 
<      03 


G.  S.  Cork  Grips  at  19c.  Repair  Kits  at  12,  14  and  16c. 
Wood  Rims,  $1.25  to  81.50.  All  Wool  Bicycle  Suits  at 
$6.00.    We  are  also  selling  at  boLtom 

PRICES. 

Barnes'  Wrenches,  P.  Wells'  Grapholine, 
Rankin  Toe  Clips,  and  everything  in  the  lin-i 
of  Bicycle  Sundries  and  Supplies. 

We  solicit  correspondence  with  manufacturers  wishing 
Chicago  representatives  OD  anything  in  the  Bicycle  line. 

JOHN  CALDWELL  &  CO.. 

Mention  the  Referee.        615  Omaha  Big.,  Chicago. 


OUE  REQUEST. 

When  writing  to  advertisers,  we 
would  deem  ic  a  favor  if  you  will 
please  mention  ^^^:/iee. 


^^^J'e^ 


FATAL   COLLISION  AT  HARTFORD. 


A    M.  Vanderpoel,   a   Well-Known   Cyclist,  In- 
stantly Killed. 

Rarely,  indeed  is  it  that  we  are  called  upon  to 
chronicle  so  sad  an  accident  as  that  which  beful 
A.  M.  Vanderpoel,  at  Hartford,  on  Friday  last. 
The  unfortunate  rider  was  assistant  superintend- 
ent of  the  Hartford  Rubber  Works.  According  to 
the  Courant  he  was  returning  from  dinner  to  his 
work.  Just  as  he  came  upon  the  Capitol  avenue 
bridge,  and  while  alongside  a  car  going  in  the 
same  direction,  he  met  William  A.  Pattisou,  a 
bookkeeper  in  the  Pope  Manufacturing  Company, 
coming  east,  also  on  a  bicycle,  and  on  the  same 
side  of  the  street. 

Pattison  and  Vanderpoel  apparently  saw  each 
other  the  same  instant,  but  they  were  so  near  to 
meeting  that  Vanderpoel  did  not  have  time  to 
cross  Pattisou's  path  and  get  out  of  his  way,  and 
there  was  not  room  near  the  car  for  him  to  pass. 
Each  rider  tried  to  avoid  the  other  by  turning  first 
to  the  left,  then  to  the  right,  but  in  the  end  met 
each  other  in  such  a  way  that  the  shock  threw 
them  both  from  their  wheels,  Pattison  falling  to 
the  rail  of  the  bridge,  while  Vanderpoel  fell  under 
the  car,  which  he  had  nearly  passed,  in  such  a  way 
that  the  rear  wheel  crushed  the  top  of  his  head, 
killing  him  instantly.  The  driver  of  the  car, 
Nicholas  Russell,  was  not  aware  of  the  collision 
until  after  Vanderpoel  was  under  the  wheels,  aud 
the  conductor,  Edward  Farrell,  was  unable  to  stop 
the  car  in  time  to  prevent  the  accident. 

Mr.  Vanderpoel  was  a-native  of  New  York  and 
belonged  to  the  well-known  Knickerbocker  family 
of  that  name.  He  was  a  son  of  the  late  Aaron  J. 
Vanderpoel,  of  the  law  firm  of  Vanderpoel,  Greene 
&  Gumming.  Young  Vanderpoel  graduated  from 
Trinity  Colleges  in  this  city,  class  of  1889,  and 
was  a  member  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi  society  of  that 
college.  He  had  a  taste  for  mechanics  and  after 
graduation  took  a  course  of  one  year  in  the  Massa- 
chusetts Institute  of  Technology  at  Boston.  He 
then  entered  the  employ  of  the  Pope  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  having  formed  a  close  friendshij) 
with  the  vice-president,  George  H.  Day,  ^\■ho  was 
a  college  classmate  of  Mr.  Vanderpoel's  brother- 
in-law,  Benjamin  W.  Franklui.  He  was  for  a 
time  a  clerk  in  the  establishment,  but  some  eight 
months  ago  was  assigned  as  assistant  superintend- 
ent of  the  Hartford  Rubber  Works  Company,  a 
section  of  the  Pope  plant.  He  was  exceedingly 
well  liked  by  his  business  associates,  who  were 
unnerved  by  the  shock  of  his  sudden  death. 

Mr.  Vanderpoel  was  popular  in  Hartford  society 
and  had  a  host  of  friends,  many  of  whom  expressed 
themselves  yesterday  as  under  a  deep  sense  of  per- 
sonal loss.  He  was  engaged  to  be  married  to  Miss 
Bessie  Morgan,  the  daughter  of  William  G.  Mor- 
gan, of  No.  9  Columbia  street,  and  the  family  was 
greatly  shocked  at  the.  untimely  end  of  so  promis- 
ising  a  career.  Miss  Morgan  was  prostrated  with 
grief  and  was  unable  to  see  her  friends. 


H  umber  Pattern  Frame, 


A  Wheelman's  Narrow  Escape, 
Horace  Martin,  a  Cleveland  cyclist,  probably 
does  not  care  to  repeat  the  experience  he  had  last 
week  Sunday.  He  was  riding  near  Linndile  and 
was  hemmed  in  by  two  trains  while  crossing  the 
the  Lake  Shore  railroad  tracks.  An  express  train 
running  at  a  high  rate  of  speed  grazed  his  wheel, 
and  the  young  man  was  thrown  for  a  distance  of 
twenty  feet.  He  was  but  slightly  injured,  but 
his  wheel  was  wrecked.  Martin's  escape  from 
instant  death  was  miraculous. 


Long  Wheel  Base. 


Guaranteed  finest   quality    of 
finish  and  material. 


A  frame  on  which 
manufacturers    and 
agents    may      put 
their    name    with- 
out fear  of  being 
disgraced. 


ESTABLISHED  1848.      INCORPORATED  1886 


THOS.  SMITH  &  SONS,  ofSaltley,  Ltd., 

BIRMINQMA.M,     EHfG,. 

Manufacturers  of  all  kinds  of  uycle  component  parts,  at 
reasonable  prices,  consistent  with  good  workman^lp. 

Prices  on  application 


CURTIS= 

Child 

Mfg. 

Co., 

PHIIAVEI^PBIA,  PA. 


^nd  for  Catalogue. 

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Red  Cross  Wood  Rim  Tire  Cement. 


For  'Wood  and 

Metal  Rims. 


Australians  in^for  Long  Distances. 

A  twenty-four-hour  'race'.is  to  take  place   the 
latter  part  of  this  month  in  Melbourne. 


Something  entirely 
new.  Saves  90  per 
cent  of  time  and  labor. 
Always  ready.  Easily 
applied.  Cheapest. 
Best  and  Cleanest. 

Impossible  for  a  tire 
to  creep  on  either  steel 
or  wood  rims.  Is  not 
affected  by  water  or 
heat.  Should  be  in 
every  factory  and  re- 
pair shop  throughout 
the  country. 

One  ounce  of    this 
Cement  will  reach  as 
far  as  one  pound   of 
the  solid  cement. 
Sample  can  sent  prepaid  upon  receipt  of  50g. 
Send  for  discount  to  the  trade. 

MANUFACTURED    BY 

ARLINGTON  U.BETTS&  CO., 

TOLEDO,  OHIO. 

MENTION    THE    REPEREF. 


WOHK  FOR  us 

a  few  days,  and  you  will  be  startled  at  tlie  unex- 
pected success  tliut  will  reward  your  efforts.  We 
positively  have  the  best  business  to  offer  an  agent 
that  can  be  found  ou  the  face  of  this  eartli. 
S45.00  profit  on  S75.00  worth  of  business  is 
being  easily  and  honorably  made  by  and  paid  to 
hundreds  of  men,  women,  boys,  and  girls  in  our 
employ.  You  can  make  money  faster  at  work  for 
us  than  you  have  any  idea  of.  The  business  is  so 
easy  to  learn,  and  instructions  so  simple  and  plain, 
that  all  succeed  from  the  start.  Those  who  take 
hold  of  the  busiupss  reap  the  advantage  that 
arise?  from  the  sound  reputation  of  one  of  the 
oldesv,  most  successful,  and  largest  publishing 
houses  in  America.  Secure  for  yourself  the  profits 
that  the  business  so  readily  and  handsomely  yields. 
All  beginners  succegj  grandly,  and  more  than 
realize  their  greatest  expectations.  Those  who 
try  it  find  exactly  as  we  tell  them.  There  is  plenty 
of  room  for  a  few  more  workers,  and  we  urge 
them  to  begin  at  once.  I^  you  are  already  em- 
ployed, but  have  a  few  spare  moments,  and  wish 
to  use  them  to  advantage,  then  write  us  at  once 
(for  this  is  your  grand  opportuiiity),  and  receive 
full  particulars  by  return  mail.     Address, 

TRUE  &  CO    "!ox  No.  400,  Augusta,  Me. 


East 
India 
Stiek 
Grapholine 

For  your  cycle  chain. 
All  wheelmen  use  it.  All 
dealers  sell  it. 


Best  Lubricant  made.     No  dust,  no  rust,  but 
saves  chain  and  sprrcket. 


SPECIAL  DISCOUNT  TO  DEALERS. 


-SOLE    IMPORTER— 

PRINCE  WELLS, 

632  Fourth  Avenue.  LOUISVILLE,  KY 


We  make  only  bicycle  suits  and  only  one  grade,  the  best. 

$7.00  BICYCLE  SUITS 

Write  for  samples  and  self-measurement  card.  AGENTS  WANTED. 

E.  G^.  ]>^ILLEIl  &  CO.,  106  W^abash  ^ve. 


MENT'ON    THE    REFEREE. 


THE 


MOTOR  CYCLE  CO. 

S.  W.  Gor.  Public  Square  and  Ontario  Street, 

CLEVELAND,    O. 

Capital  Subscribed,  ;S>5oo,ooo 


The  Motor  Cycle  is  not  destined  to  take  the  place  of  the 
Bicycle,  but  to  take  the  place  of  wheeled  vehicles  drawn  by  horses; 
thus  reaching  a  class  of  people  which,  foot  power  machines  could 
never  hope  to  reach,  and  making  for  dealers  in  bicycles  a  machine  for  which  there  is  a  demand 
the  year  round.  Again,  the  Motor  Cycle  is  a  road  maker  and  will  flatten  down  and  even  rough 
places,  rolling  them  down  to  a  smooth  surface.  It  does  not  scare  at 
the  cars,  run  away,  or  require  feeding.  There  is  no  expense  ex- 
cept when  in  actual  use,  which  is  but  a  few  cents  per  day.  "We 
Guarantee  these  machines  to  make  greater  speed  than  any 
running  horse  over  the  same  course.  We  further  guarantee  each 
and  every  machine  for  one  year,  and  a  certificate  of  guarantee  ac- 
companies every  machine.  The  engines  will  by  far  outlast  the  best 
make  cf  cycles. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


A  complete  line  from  22  to  28-inch" 

THE  CRAWFORD  MFG.  CO., 

HAGERSTOWN,    MD., 

AND  72  READE  ST.,  New  York. 


SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE. 


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THE  BEST  ON  EARTH. 


Thousands  of  ihem 
sold. 

Have  you  our  prices 
on  Sundries?  If  not, 
drop  us  a  line. 

FERRIS-WHEELER  MFG.  CO., 

289  Wabash  Ave.,  CHICAGO. 

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No  Rider,^ 

can  afford  to  be  without  this 
brake  —  Comfort,  Economy, 
Safety  —  all  demand  it.  It  is 
automatic  and  as  quick  in 
action  as  thought  itself. 

BAILEY  "MFG.    CO., 

207  S.  Canal  St., 

CHICAGO. 

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When    writing   to    advertisers    please 
mention  the  Referee. 


'J\  We&KLj/ RECORD  AND  RBVJE.W  OFOcLlNGJINDTtt&CyCUNG  TRADE. 


VOL.  13,  No.  3 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  MAY  18.  1894 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


GERMAN  RACING  SEASON  BEGUN. 


Lehr  Scoops  in  the  Pick  of  Prizes— A  Cyclist's 
Adventure. 

Fbankfoet-on-Main,  April  26. — The  racing 
season  for  Germany  was  officially  opened  last 
Sanday  with  the  meet  at  Stettin,  August  Lehr 
easily  winning  the  one  English  mile  and  4,000 
metre  events,  with  Heimann  of  Berlin  second  and 
Fritz  Opel  third  in  both  races.  The  3,000  metre 
handicap,  after  one  lap,  was  given  np  by  the  above 
mentioned,  as  heavy  showers  made  riding  on  the 
turns  dangerous. 

The  brother  of  Fritz  Opel,  Heinrich,  and  A. 
Fitsch  have  been  expelled  by  the  racing  committee 
of  the  Deutscher  Radfahrer  Bund  from  all  races 
which  the  D.  R.  B.  arranges  or  supports  during 
1894.  Both  riders  last  season  rode  against  a  man 
who  had  been  suspended  by  the  union. 

The  well  known  distance  rider,  Paul  Mnnend- 
ner,  Berlin,  was  requested  by  a  captain  of  the 
German  cavalry  to  accompany  him  on  a  ride  from 
Berlin  to  Cassel,  400  kilometres.  The  cyclist  com- 
plied with  the  desire  and  rendered  services  as 
pacemaker,  highly  appreciated  by  the  horseman. 

As  a  sign  of  kind  disposition  towards  the  sport 
from  part  of  the  crowned  heads  there  may  be  taken 
the  following:  The  reigning  duke,  Alfred  of 
Saxonia-Coburg-Gotha  (a  son  of  Queen  Victoria 
and  formerly  called  Duke  of  Edinburgh),  allowed 
the  cycling  club  of  Coburg  to  call  one  event  on 
the  programme  "Duke  Alfred  Race"  and  dedi- 
cated a  splendid  prize. 

Up  to  now  eleven  big  distance  rides  are  on  the 
tapis  for  the  season  in  France  while  several  more 
will  be  arranged.  There  are  Pan-Nice  Pan,  Ren- 
nes-Brest,  for  May  19 ;  Bordeaux-Paris,  the  oldest 
of  the  annual  road  races;  Paris-Le-Treport;  Lille- 
Boulogne;  Lyon-Paris- Lyon;  Blankenberghe  and 
Paris-Ostende  (the  latter  place  as  well  as  Blanken- 
berghe are  well  known  bathing  resorts  in  Bel- 
gium). Towards  the  middle  of  July  will  be  the 
road  race  from  Paris  to  Trouville;  in  August  a 
twenty-four-hours  road  race  at  Tours  and  on  Sept. 
1  and  2  from  Paris  to  St.  Malo,  distance  425  kilo- 
metres. Some  5,000  francs  are  already  fixed  for 
prizes  in  the  latter  events,  the  first  prize  being 
3,000  francs. 

ADVENTXJBES   OF   A  DISTASTCE-EIDEE. 

An  Hungarian  cyclist  by  the  name  of  Jordan 
experienced  such  adventures  on  a  ride  through 
the  Balkan  peninsula  that  he  and  many  a  distance 
rider  having  a  desire  for  crossing  the  Balkan 
should  have  it  spoiled.  Jordan  bought  a  first-class 
English  made  wheel  and  started  with  the  inten- 
tion eventually  to  continue  his  trip  through  a  part 
of  Asia.  Through  Hungary,  Bosnia,  Servia  and 
Bulgaria  everything  went  well.  The  cyclist 
passed  over  the  Balkan  mountains  but  in  East 
Jturaelia  his  fate  overtook  him.     He  could  not 


reach  PhiLippopel  before  night  and  not  willing  to 
sleep  in  the  open  air  resolved  to  rent  a  room  in  a 
little  village  not  far  from  the  road.  The  planks 
of  a  miserable  cottage  were  his  resting  place. 
Still  he  slept,  being  tired  out  by  the  exertions  of 
the  day.  His  wheel  he  had  given  to  the  landlord, 
who  distrustfully  looking  at  it,  put  it  behind  the 
bar.  Soon  the  news  spread  over  the  village  that  a 
foreign  sorcerer  had  arrived  on  a  car  pulled  by 
ghosts.  Although  it  was  late  in  the  night,  a  lot 
of  inhabitants  hurried  to  the  saloon  to  see  the 
wonder.  A  priest  besprinkled  it  with  holy  water 
to  banish  the  devil  supposed  to  be  in  the  wheel, 
and  then  before  the  inn-keeper  could  prevent  it, 
they  pulled  the  magical  car  on  the  street,  estab- 
lished a  court  of  justice  and  sentenced  the  myster- 
ious th:ng  to  death.  Soon  it  was  knocked  to 
pieces.  The  cyclist  got  up  the  next  morning  to 
continue  his  trip.  He  had  no  other  choice  than 
to  walk  a  considerable  distance  to  the  next  station, 
arriving  by  rail  via  Constantinople-Bucharest  in 
in  his  native  town.  A.  M. 


BOSTON  CYCLE   DOINGS. 


The  Old  Boston  Club  Very  Active— A  Proposed 
Trip— Female  Minstrels. 

Boston,  May  14. — The  famous  old  Boston  Bi- 
cycle Club  enjoyed  a  run  to  Squantum  last  Sunday. 
Who  says  this  club  is  on  the  wane?  They  who  do 
are  wrong,  for  it  is  steadily  taking  an  increased 
interest  in  the  sport  of  cycling  and  has  many  plans 
arranged  for  enjoyable  trips  this  season. 

What  promises  to  bs  one  of  the  most  enjoyable 
outings  of  the  season  is  now  being  planned  in  the 
Philadelphia-New  York  trip.  As  now  outlined, 
this  includes  a  voyage  by  boat  to  Philadelphia, 
where  the  party  will  be  shown  about  by  members 
li^-ing  in  that  town;  a  two  days'  run  across  New 
Jersey  to  New  York,  a  boat  trip  up  the  Hudson  to 
Tarrytown,  and  return  to  New  York  on  wheels, 
under  the  pilotage  of  the  only  "Pit."  The  run 
will  probably  be  called  late  in  June,  and  many  of 
the  members  will  be  accompanied  by  their  wives, 
who  will  journey  from  Philadelphia  to  New  York 
by  the  newly  established  coach  liue. 

Tomorrow  evening  the  black-faced  artists  of  the 
Woodbridge  Bicycle  Club  will  appear  before  a 
large  and  expectant  audience  of  their  friends  of 
the  sterner  sex  in  what  will  be  their  first  minstrel 
show.  Now,  this  club  is  the  iirst  wheelwomen's 
organization  in  this  state  and  while  it  frowns  upon 
the  bloomers,  it  does  not  obj  ect  to  repleting  its 
stmken  treasury  by  impersonating  the  race  that 
the  L.  A.  W.  has  excluded.  The  jokes  are  war- 
ranted to  be  original  and  A  No.  1,  and  all  the 
leading  lights  of  the  local  cycling  world  will  re- 
ceive more  or  less  attention  from  these  disguised 
riders  of  the  wheel. 


ZIM,  THE  FRENCHMAN'S  IDOL. 


The  Jerseyman  Given  a  Royal  Reception  Upon 
His  Arrival  at  Paris. 
Can  anything  give  better  proof  of  the  hold 
which  cycling  has  got  upon  all  classes  in  Paris 
than  the  excitement  with  which  they  have  heard 
of  the  arrival  of  Zimmerman  ?  For  several  days 
we  have  been  confronted  at  ever\'  turn  with  big 
imitations  of  telegram  Ibrms,  stating  that  the 
American  champion  would  land  on  a  certain  day 
in  England.  The  French  are  paving  well  for 
their  new  idol,  and  they  are  bent  upon  making 
the  most  of  him.  Even  if  they  have  given  $10,000 
to  induce  the  world's  champion  to  pass  a  season 
in  France,  have  they  not  the  satisfaction  of  know- 
ing that  a  finishing  touch  is  thus  given  to  the 
country's  pre-eminence  as  a  cycling  nation?  Not- 
withstanding the  flourish  which  preceded  the 
American's  arrival,  he  came  to  Paris  almost  un- 
honored  and  unsnng..  He  descended  from  the 
train  like  an  ordinary  mortal,  accompanied  by 
Mr.  Secretary  Troy  and  family,  and  the  American 
cyclist,  Banker.  It  was  some  time  afterwards 
that  Paris  woke  up  and  found  that  Zimmerman 
was  really  within  its  walls.  Then  he  was  be- 
sieged by  reporters — which,  no  doubt,  made  him 
feel  quite  at  home — who  wanted  to  know  his 
opinions  upon  everything  short  of  the  probable 
succession  to  the  presidency,  and  elicited  from 
him  the  interesting  fact  that  the  National  Cyclists' 
Union  had  thrown  back  sport  many  years,  and 
that  he  had  always  been  convinced  that  amateur- 
ism was  something  of  a  fraud.  This  endeared 
him  at  once  to  the  hearts  of  the  French,  who  gave 
him  a  warm  reception  when  he  made  his  first  ap- 
pearance in  public  on  Sunday  at  the  Velodrome 
de  la  Seine.  He  tried  to  shrink  away  from  the 
gaze  of  the  multitude  as  much  as  po-ssible,  but,  in 
spite  of  his  modesty,  he  had  to  calm  the  efferves- 
cence around  him  by  shaking  hands,  and,  finding 
that  there  were  seven  or  eight  thousand  hands 
stretched  out  to  grasp  his,  he  at  length  wisely 
gave  up  the  task.  When  the  meeting  was  at  an 
end,  the  spectators  jumped  over  the  barriers  and 
gave  him  another  big  ovation.  Altogether  Sun- 
day was  a  day  of  triumph  for  Zimmerman. — Bi- 
cycling News. 

Brained  by  a  Horse. 
Albany,  May  12. — Victor  Duber,  aged  twelve, 
was  kicked  in  the  head  by  a  horse  and  instantly 
killed  to-day.  He  was  riding  a  bicycle  and  tried 
to  pass  the  animal,  when  it  shied  and  threw  up 
both  heels,  braining  him. 


No  Best  About  It. 

The  reply  of  an  Ehnhnrst  (111. )  teamster,  when 
asked,  on  Saturday  last,  which  was  the  best  road 
west,  is  worth  recording.     "There  ain't  no  best," 

he  said;  "they're  all  too bad   to  be  called 

best." 


^S^t/ee^ 


APOLOGIES    AND    THANKS. 


THE  A.    C.   C.   OF    CHICAGO    COMES   DOWN 
FROM    ITS    LOFTY    PERCH. 


Handicapper  Not  Required  to  Sign  a  Contract- 
Wanted    to    Censure    the    Secretary — 
Monster     Entry     List  —  Over 
400  Names. 


The  action  of  the  Associated  Cycling  Clubs  of 
Chicago  in  censuring  the  cycling  press  tor  its  al- 
leged lack  of  support  of  the  Decoration  day  race, 
and  in  demanding  of  the  handicapper  a  written 
agreement  not  to  divulge  the  handicajis  to  any 
person  or  persons  except  the  entry  committee, 
was  food  for  discussion  among  the  Chicago  wheel- 
men during  the  week  ending  JMonday.  Besides 
this  a  lively  meeting  was  promised  for  Monday 
night,  and  while  but  seventeen  delegates  put  in 
an  appearance  the  meeting  room  was  crowded 
with  club  men  bent  on  seeing  the  fun. 

Favorable  reports  from  those  having  the  I'ace  in 
charge  were  heard.  The  prize  committee  had  on 
hand  five  bicycles  and  sixteen  smaller  prizes,  with 
promises  for  three  or  four  more  wheels  and  numer- 
ous smaller  donations,  the  chairman  stating  that 
undoubtedly  this  year's  list  would  equal  that  of 
any  previous  one.  The  machines  so  far  secured 
are:  Columbia,  Fowler,  Spalding,  Rambler  and 
Crescent.  Mr.  Yerkes  had  offered  a  §25  prize, 
but  the  committee  thinks  he  will  improve  on  this. 

Upon  Mr.  Herrick's  suggestion  the  course  was 
changed  so  as  to  do  away  with  two  turns.  In- 
stead of  turning  east  on  Devon  street,  from  Clark, 
the  riders  will  continue  one  block  south  to  Grand 
avenue,  thence  east  to  Edgewater,  avoiding  the 
car  tracks  on  Devon  street  and  Evanston  avenue 
and  crossing  the  latter  at  right  angles. 

WANTED   THE   SECEETAEY   CENSUKED. 

The  fun  of  the  meeting  opened  when  Delegate 
Marrett  of  the  Lincolns  wanted  Secretary  Sinse- 
baugh  censured  because,  when  he  received  Win- 
ship's  entry  and  noticed  he  had  registered  under 
the  Lincoln  club's  colors,  he  had  told  this  to  other 
Chicago  C.  C.  men,  who  prevailed  upon  Winship 
to  change  his  entry,  thereby  depriving  the  Lin- 
colns of  a  very  probable  time  winner.  The  Lin- 
coln delegates  were  very  outspoken  about  the  sec- 
retary's misconduct,  as  they  termed  it,  while 
others  stated  that  it  was  not  an  unusual  action, 
and  still  others  thought  he  should  not  be  cen- 
sured, because  probably  it  was  an  ovei-sight.  But 
the  vote  to  censure  only  had  three  supporters,  the 
Lincoln  delegates. 

OFF   OF  PEECH   NO.  1. 

When  President  Fanning  asked  if  the  secretary 
had  received  the  agreement  from  the  handicap- 
Ijer,  as  desired  by  the  association,  the  latter  oflfi- 
cial,  being  present,  stated  that  he  had  been  hand- 
icapping for  several  years,  had  allotted  the  Pull- 
man starts  since  1890,  and  no  one  ever  doubted 
his  honesty.  Also  that  if  he  was  not  honest 
enough  to  be  trusted  in  the  matter  of  keeping  the 
handicaps  from  getting  out,  he  was  not  honest 
enough  to  make  them.  It  was  further  shown 
that  no  one  would  care  to  use  the  handicaps  in  a 
programme,  inasmuch  as  the  park  authorities 
would  not  permit  their  being  sold  or  given  away. 
Then  the  association  voted  to  have  Mr.  Miles  do 
the  handicapping  without  signing  any  agreement, 
for  this  he  had  positively  refused  to  do. 

APOLOGISED  TO  THE  PRESS. 

The  cycling  press  was  well  represented  and 
Messrs.  Barrett  of  the  Bearings  and  Bulletin,  War- 


drop  of  Cycling  Life  and  Miles  of  ^^gft/ee-  ex- 
pressed their  opinions  on  the  resolution  of  censure 
passed  at  the  last  meeting.  It  was  shown  that 
^^^/B«.  had  published  four  times  as  much 
matter  about  the  race  this  year  than  last  in  a 
given  period  of  time;  the  pressmen  did' not  ask  an 
apology  inasmuch  as  they  were  under  no  obliga- 
tions to  the  A.  C.  C.  and  had,  moreover,  treated 
the  race  with  all  the  consideration  due  the  same. 
The  pressmen  said  they  were  doing  all  they 
thought  necessary  for  the  race.  When  the  motion 
to  apologise  to  the  press  was  put  the  vote  stood 
eight  to  eight  and  President  Fanning  voted  in  the 
affirmative — thus  bringing  the  association  off  of 
perch  No.  2. 

THANKS  TO   THE   PRESS. 

Then  a  delegate  who  had  been  convinced  of  the 
papers'  friendliness  to  the  race  moved  that  a  vote 
of  thanks  be  cxtci'drd  tn  llio  ynt-s  Oiv  pnst  favors. 


The  man  who  voted  "No. 


Only  one  man  voted  against  the  proposition  and 
he  was  laughed  to  scorn. 

MONSTEB    ENTRY    LIST. 

The  secretary  reported  the  entry  list  by  clubs  as 
follows,  the  total  reaching  the  astonishing  figures 
of  418: 

Illinois 48    South  Side 46 

Lake  View 43    Columbia 44 

Chicago 29    Lincoln 22 

Minnette 25    .-Eolus 16 

Calumet 15    Morgan  &  Wright 8 

Vineennes 5    Viking 7 

IrvingPark 4    Milwaukee 2 

North  Side,  Milwaukee...  5    Mercury,  Milwaukee 5 

Union 4    Aurora 3 

Polish a    Englewood 5 

University  of  Chicago 3    Stone  City,  Joliet 4 

Pullman  Athlete 3    Wicker  P<,rk 3 

May  wood 2    Clarendon 2 

Sheridan 2    Madison,  Wisconsin 4 

RavenswoodY.  M.  C.  A...  4    Y.  M.  C.  A 4 

Cosmopolitan,   Kal'zoo...  2    Ravenswood 2 

Mars 7    Scattering 31 

PIzen 9 

It  is  even  now  almost  foolish  to  hazard  a  guess 
as  to  the  probable  winner  and  one  couldn'  t  pick 
the  winner  in  a  hundred  guesses.  Nearly  each 
club  has  good  men  entered,  with  the  Chicagos  in 
the  lead  or  probable  time  winners  Winship, 
Lunisden,  Emerson,  Barrett,  Steele,  Green,  Levy, 
Davis,  Dasey,  Githens,  Blias  and  Peck  are  the 
C.  C.  C.  fast  men,  though  Bliss  and  Githens  are 
not  likely  to  ride.  Dasey  is  to-day  as  good  as  any 
of  them. 

The  Illinois  club  vpill  depend  upon  Knisely  and 
Herriman  for  time  men.  The  South  Sides  have  a 
lot  of  hustlers,  among  them  Osmun,  Bicker  and 
Spike.  Martin  Nessel,  the  last  Pallman  time 
winner,  appears  among  the  Columbia  Wheelmen's 
riders,  as  well  as  Fred,  who  will  surely  figure 
among  the  time  men  if  he  rides. 

The  best  men  of  the  Lake  Views  are  not  en- 
tered, but  Helmich  will  show  np  well.  Cutting, 
Staley  and  Woolas  are  the  Minnette  club's  best 
and  Kaehler  and  Heywood  the  Calumet's 


TO    HANDICAP    BY    COMMITTEE. 


Serious  Errors  of  Waukesha  Race  Promoters — 
News  Items  from  Milwaukee. 

Milwaukee,  Wis.,  May  14. — The  first  meet- 
ing of  the  racing  board  of  ♦he  Milwaukee  Wheel- 
men was  held  at  the  club  rooms  Friday  the  11th 
inst. ,  and  work  on  the  Waukesha-Milwaukee  road 
race  has  commenced  in  earnest.  H.  P.  Andrae, 
Pooh  Bah  of  wheeling  in  this  town,  is  chairman 
of  the  board,  and  this  alone  is  a  guarantee  of  good 
faith.  The  fifth  annual  event  will  be  held  over 
the  same  course  as  heretofore,  and  will  ellipse 
anything  of  the  kind  ever  given  in  the  west  out- 
side of  the  Pullman.  The  finish  will  be  at 
Twenty-eighth  and  Grand  avenue,  as  usual, 
and  not  at  the  state  fair  track,  as  some  have 
thought.  A  change  has  been  made  in  the  handi- 
capping, the  limit  having  been  decided  on  as  ten 
minutes,  which  will  be  much  to  the  advantage  of 
the  good  men  in  the  race.  This  will  give  them  a 
chance  at  first  place,  and  at  the  same  time  they 
can  work  for  time.  The  handicapping  will  be 
done  by  a  competent  and  reliable  committee,  and 
in  this  way  the  wheelmen  hope  to  .satisfy  the 
most  chronic  kickers,  who  have  not  been  uncom- 
mon formerly.  [No  such  thing  as  a  '  'competent 
and  reliable  committee"  for  handicapping  pur- 
poses ever  existed  or  ever  will.  The  experience 
of  the  promoters  of  the  Pullman  should  prove  this 
to  the  Milwaukee  men. — Ed.]  At  least  300  en- 
tries are  expected,  and  there  will  probably  be  as 
many  starters.  The  course  is,  as  Mr.  Garden 
said,  in  conversation  witli  a  wheelman  a  short 
time  ago,  "the  finest  in  the  country."  Even 
with  the  large  entry  expected  the  course  is  roomy 
enough  to  accommodate  many  more.  All  the  fa.st 
men  from  this  town  will  ride,  and  many  entries 
are  expected  from  Chicago  and  outside  points. 

H.  J.  Andrae,  representing  the  Andrae  Cycle 
Company,  has  j  ust  returned  from  an  extended  trip 
through  the  western  states,  and  reports  business 
exceedingly  good.  Mr.  Warner  has  been  out  con- 
tinuously since  Jan.  1. 

There  is  so  much  jealorusy  between  the  riders 
who  make  up  the  Badger  Racing  Wheelmen  that 
the  organization  has  aboiut  given  up  the  ghost. 
Each  man  was  afraid  to  set  pace  for  the  other,  and 
therefore  the  rupture. 

The  racing  team  of  the  North  Side  Cycling  Club 
will  be  composed  this  year  of  such  men  as  Roth, 
W.  Weguer,  F.  Schmitz,  H.  Krocker  and  three  or 
four  men  yet  to  be  selected.  They  will  have  a 
race  next  Sunday,  over  the  Whitefish  Bay  course, 
and  the  four  fastest  men  will  be  selected. 

At  the  benefit  entertainment  of  the  wheelmen 
last  Thursday,  the  10th,  nearly  |800  was  netted 
for  the  benefit  of  the  families  of  the  firemen  who 
lost  their  lives  in  the  Davidson  fire.  The  show 
Tf  as  a  very  creditable  one. 

A  sprocket  wh'  el  larger  than  a  pie  plate,  with 
120-gear,  is  among  the  possibilities  of  the  near 
future.  A  Mr.  Hayes  of  this  town  is  having  a 
wheel  built  with  the  above,  which  will  work  with 
levers,  and  where  the  rider's  own  weight  is  ex- 
pected to  count  for  a  great  deal. 


More  Like  Papa  Every  Day. 
The  Indianapolis  Neics  says:  "Lester  Pattee, 
son  of  the  manager  of  the  Indiana  Bicycle  Com- 
pany, left  home  last  evening  on  his  wheel,  and 
his  father  at  noon  to-day  telephoned  the  police 
that  he  had  not  seen  or  heard  of  him  since.  The 
police  say  he  will  be  home  again  to-night. " 


The  subscnption  for  a  statue  in  memory  of  Cas- 
signard  to  be  erected  on  the  Bordeaux  track, 
amounts  to  2,248  francs. 


BEWARE  OF  OVERTRAINING 


BETTER   TO   DO   TOO  LITTLE   THAN   TOO 
MUCH  WORK. 


Most  Riders  Take    Too    Little    Rest— Strength 
Is   Necessary— Cases   Where    Rest  Re- 
sulted Beneficially— Health  Is 
What  Is  Needed. 


The  following  article,  written  some  time  ago  by 
K.  A.  Smyth,  the  best  posted  cycling  conespond- 
ent  the  Pacific  coast  has  ever  had,  is  worthy  of 
careful  consideration  by  hundreds  of  j'onng  riders 
now  "ti'ainiiig"  for  road  races  and  other  events. 
Strict  attention  to  the  instructions  given  will  lead 
to  results  which  will  astonish  many  whose  sole 
idea  is  to  ride  incessantly  at  top  speed.  Mr. 
Smyth  writes: 

"To  persons  who  have  made  a  study  of  train- 
ing, it  is  a  well  known  fact  that  the  majority  of 
amateur  athletes  overtrain.  This  is  not  to  be 
wondered  at  when  we  consider  how  deeply  inter- 
ested they  become  in  their  favorite  sport  aud  how 
anxious  they  are  to  succeed.  Knowledge  on  the 
subject  of  training  is  not  so  wide-spread  as  it 
should  be. 

"There  has  never  been  a  book  written  on  the 
subject,  by  following  which,  a  number  of  riders 
could  train  themselves  successfiilly.  The  author 
of  the  most  widely  advertised  book  ever  witten  on 
training  lies  iu  a  graveyard,  under  the  burning 
skies  of  Australia,  the  result  of  following  too 
faithfully  the  rules  he  thought  best  for  the  devel- 
opement  of  racing  men. 

"There  is  nothing  mysterious  about  training;  in 
fact  it  is  simplicity  itself,  and  is  all  contained  in 
one  word — health.  The  original  trainers  of  ama- 
teurs were  men  accustomed  to  handling  prize- 
fighters and  it  is  easy  to  understand  the  mistake 
they  made  when  they  used  the  same  methods 
with  such  widely  different  classes.  The  tighter 
was  usually  a  man  of  low  origin  aud  tastes.  When 
he  won  he  drank  heavily  until  his  money  was 
exhausted  and  his  backer,  usually  the  keeper  of  a 
public  house,  would  then  cast  about  for  another 
match.  When  he  made  one,  he  would  have  to 
take  the  fighter  in  hand  and  prepare  him.  It  is 
easy  to  understand  the  condition  of  the  man  after 
months  of  drink  and  dissipation  and  what  severe 
work  would  be  required  to  restore  him  to  health. 

"With  the  amateur  it  was  ditfereut.  He  led  a 
regular  life,  always  took  plenty  of  exercise  and 
required  but  little  practice  to  fit  him  for  competi- 
tion. When  he  was  placed  iu  the  hands  of  a  pro- 
fessional trainer  it  did  not  take  long  to  break  him 
down  on  account  of  the  severity  ofthe  work  and 
the  limited  diet  of  rare  roast  beef,  tea  and  toast. 
These  old  ideas  of  training  have  been  handed 
down  to  the  present  generation  of  amateurs  with 
the  same  result  as  of  old. 

"In  training  a  rider  develops  his  muscles  and 
at  the  same  time  stores  up  vitality,  or  else  burns 
up  his  supply  of  that  intangible  article  which  can- 
not be  measured  or  seen. 

"It  is  this  vitality,  life,  nerve,  brain  force  or 
whatever  you  may  wish  to  call  it,  that  the  ama- 
teur cyclist  must  have  in  order  to  win  races;  and 
not  strength  pure  and  simple.  I  saw  a  great  deal 
of  the  training  for  the  Alameda  races  and  was  very 
much  surprised  at  the  showing  made  by  some 
riders. 

"Had  the  races  been  contested  on  Tuesday  of 
the  previous  week  the  results  would  have  been 
widely  different.  During  that  week,  however, 
riders  without  any  one  looking  after  them  rode 
themselves  to  a  standstill  and  when  the  day  of 


the  races  came  around  could  get  no  pace  out  of 
their  machines. 

"There  will  always  be  a  tendency  to  overtrain 
out  here,  as  the  riders  living  in  Alameda,  Oakland, 
San  Jose  and  other  country  places  where  the  roads 
are  good,  practically  keep  in  condition  all  the  year 
round  and  require  but  a  little  faster  work  to  bring 
out  their  speed. 

"To  illustrate  the  latter  point,  a  rider  was  train- 
ing at  Alameda  for  a  few  days  without  giving  evi- 
dence of  great  pace.  A  fast  rider  interested  him- 
self in  him  and  in  three  nights  he  was  riding  as 
fast  as  any  one  on  the  track.  He  did  not  know 
when  to  stop,  however,  and  on  the  30th  was  badly 
beaten  by  inferior  riders.  To  a  racing  man  it  is  a 
strange  experience  to  be  overtrained.  To-day  he 
goes  on  the  track  and  feels  as  though  he  wanted 
to  fly.  He  is  happy,  elated  and  cannot  control 
himself.  On  the  way  to  the  track  he  wants  to  run 
and  feels  sure  he  can  jump  over  ahy  house  in 
town. 

'  'On  the  track  his  wheel  glides  over  the  ground 
so  easily  that  he  feels  no  exertion.  He  rides 
around  and  has  a  little  sprinting  with  other  fast 
riders  and  then  goes  on  after  some  one  on  the  other 
side  of  the  track.  After  a  more  or  less  hard  ride, 
according  to  the  speed  of  the  person  whom  he  was 
racing  after,  he  catches  him  and  after  sprinting 
down  the  home  stretch  he  is  through  for  the  day. 
The  next  morning  he  feels  dull  aud  languid.  His 
thighs  feel  large  and  heavy  and  he  has  that  tired 
feeling  one  hears  so  much  about. 

"He  goes  down  to  the  track  and  is  surprised  at 
the  difference  from  the  day  before.  His  machine 
seems  heavy — he  is  sure  some  one  has  attached  a 
brake  to  it. 

"All  the  life,  animation  and  dash  ofthe  da^'  be- 
fore have  vanished- 

"He  exerts  all  his  strength,  but  the  delicate 
web  that  bound  the  vitality  to  his  body  has 
snapped  and  his  speed  is  gone.  Eest  is  the  only 
agent  that  can  restore  it  to  him  again ;  he  may  be 
all  right  in  a  few  days  or  it  may  require  a  month 
to  regain  the  lost  ground. 

"The  trouble  with  the  average  amateur  is  that 
he  feels  that  by  staying  off  the  wheel  one  night 
he  is  neglecting  his  training.  The  opposite  is 
often  the  case. 

"DeWitt  Van  Court,  the  talented  trainer  of  the 
Acme  Athletic  Club,  tells  of  a  boxer  who  made  a 
match  with  a  professional.  He  was  anxious  to  be 
in  the  best  possible  condition,  and  consulted  Van 
Court  as  to  what  training  he  should  do.  The 
latter  said :  'Go  into  the  country  and  live  qui- 
etly;  take  a  gun  and  do  some  shooting  and  enjoy 
yourself.  Your  work  has  given  you  all  the 
strength  you  require,  and  the  rest  will  do  you 
good.' 

"Instead  of  taking  this  advice,  which  was  so 
different  from  what  he  expected,  he  went  over  to 
Sausalito  and  placed  himself  in  the  hands  of  a 
professional  trainer.  Here  he  was  handled  as  he 
expected  to  be;  he  walked  and  r.'m  several  miles 
before  breakfast,  ran  ten  or  twenty  miles  after 
breakfast,  and  the  same  in  the  afternoon;  punched 
the  bag,  skipped  the  rope  and  so  on  through  the 
list  of  a  fighter's  work.  When  the  night  of  the 
fight  came  around  he  was  completely  overtrained 
and  could  make  no  kind  of  a  showing.  Had  he 
taken  the  advice  of  the  intelligent,  up-to-date 
trainer,  instead  of  the  old-scho6l  one,  the  result 
would  have  been  different. 

"Some  riders  were  training  at  San  Leandro  for 
a  road  race.  One  fell  and  cut  his  chin  severely, 
also  getting  rather  badly  shaken  up.  Although 
the  race  was  over  a  week  off  he  felt  he  would 
not  be  able  to  ride.  An  English  trainer,  and  one 
of  the  most  successful,  told  him  to  stay  off  his 
wheel  until  the  day  ofthe  race  and  that  he  would 


ride  faster  aud  stronger  for  the  week's  rest.  He 
could  not  believe  that  was  possible,  however,  and 
withdrew.  To  advise  a  novice  to  remain  (TIf  his 
wheel  for  a  week  would  result  in  his  being  sus- 
picious of  your  intentions. 

"Advice  on  the  subject  of  training  is  accepted 
by  racing  men  in  about  the  same  degree  as  the 
warning  printed  iu  the  daily  press  regarding  the 
'gold  brick  swindle'  or  tlie  'green  goods  men'  are 
accepted  by  the  public.  Each  person  has  an  idea 
that  it  does  not  apply  to  him — that  he  is  too 
smart  to  be  caught.  When  the  test  is  applied, 
however,  he  is  found  to  be  as  easily  deceived  as 
his  neighbor." 


(Slightly  altereJ  from  the  origiual  for  the  benifit  of  the 
cycling  busy-body  ) 
"Who  stuffed  that  white  owl  ?"    Not  a  soul  spoke  in  the 

place. 
The  steward  was  reading  an  essay  on  Pace. 
The  boys,  sitting  Vound  on  the  lounges,  were  reading 
The  Referee,  "Life"  and  so  forth,  little  heeding 
The  young  man  who  blurted  out  such  a  bluat  question. 
Not  one  raised  a  head  or  made  a  suggestion. 
And  all  hands  kept  on  reading. 
"Don't  you  see,  Mr.   Brown,"  cried  the  youth,  with  a 

frown, 
"How  wrong  the  whole  thing  is,  how  preposterous  each 

wing  is, 
How  flattened  the  head,  how  jammed  down  the  neck  is; 
In  fact,  the  whole  owl— wliat  an  ignorant  wreck  'tis  ? 


I  make  no  apology;  I've  studied  owlology, 

And  passed  days  and  nights  in  a  hundred  collections 

And  cannot  be  blinded  by  any  defections 

Arising  from  unskillful  fingers,  that  fail 

To  stuff  a  bird  right,  from  its  beak  to  its  tail. 

Come,  good  Steward  Brown,  do  take  the  thing  down 

Or  the  club  will  be  laughed  at  all  over  town." 

And  all  hands  kept  on  reading. 

Just  then  with  a  wink  and  a  sly  normal  lurch. 

The  owl  very  gravely  zot  down  from  the  perch, 

Walked  around  and  regarded  his  fault- finding  critic, 

Who  thought  he  was  stuffed,  with  a  glance  analytic, 

And  then  fairly  hooted— as  if  he  would  say: 

"Your  learning's  at  fault  this  time,  anyway; 

Don't  waste  it  again  on  a  live  bird,  I  pray. 

I'm  an  owl;  you're  another.    Sir  Critic,  good  day  1" 

And  the  "push"  all  gave  up  reading 


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Good  for  a  Start. 
A  new  bicycle  club  of  Marlboro,  Mass.,  took  its 
first  run  last  week  with  the  appalling  result  that 
one  member  was  brought  home  in  the  ambulance, 
while  several  others  are  slowly  recovering  from 
their  injuries. 


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YOU  AKK  NOT  TOO  OLD. 
"I  aui  too  old."  How  often  we  hear  that  Lack- 
neyed  phrase.  "Too  old!"  It  is  within  the 
memory  of  many  of  us  when  public  opinion  put  a 
cap  and  spectacles  on  a  woman  and  knitting  in 
her  hands  and  retired  her  to  a  corner  as  soon  as 
she  had  attained  the  honorary  title  of  "grand- 
mother." In  every  human  being  we  have  the 
successive  phases  of  growth.  Older  writers  di- 
vided the  different  ages  of  man  in  the  f  )llo-\ving 
manner:  Infancy,  including  the  first  five  years 
of  life;  youth,  from  five  to  twenty-five;  adult,  age 
up  to  thirty-five  years;  middle  life,  to  forty  years; 
old  age,  to  the  sixtieth  year;  after  which  period 
the  individual  entered  upon  extreme  old  age. 
From  this  arbitrary  physiological  regulation  men 
and  women  grew  old  years  before  their  time, 
simply  because  custom  forced  the  state 
upon  them.  But  custom  and  opinions  have 
changed  with  the  advance  of  years.  Real  life  to- 
day is  full  of  striking  examples  of  the  young-old 
man  and  woman,  and  the  average  man  of  sixty 
lacks  little  of  being  as  active  as  his  son  of  thirty- 
five,  the  mother  of  torty  as  her  daughter  of 
twenty.  MTiat  is  it,  might  be  asked,  if  any  one 
stopped  to  think,  that  keeps  these  old  people 
young?  And  we  would  promptly  answer:  Life 
to-day  so  abounds  with  interest  and  is  so  full  of 
things  that  absorb  the  mind  and  take  up  the 
time.  There  are  so  many  hobbies  to  ride,  and  as 
a  general  thing  these  interests  and  hobbies  run 
side  by  side  with  those  of  their  sons  and  daugh- 
ters, and  as  the  inclination  of  the  age  in  both 
sexes  to-day  is  toward  the  healthfiil  and  athletic, 
the  ambitious  father  or  mother  must  of  necessity 
bend  every  energy  in  order  to  keep  pace  with  the 
youngster,  thereby  keeping  the  blood  in  rapid 
circulation  and  the  joints  from  becoming  stiff 
from  disuse.  Our  fathers  and  mothers  are  going 
in  for  all  sorts  of  youthful  recreation,  and  in  no 
circle  is  it  more  apparent  than  among  the  cycling 
fraternity.  Here  we  have  many  examples  of  men 
and  women  long  past  the  grandmother  and  grand- 
father period,  and  even  past  the  extreme  limit, 
three  score  and  ten,  given  as  the  allotted  time  of 
man,  who  are  as  enthusiastic  as  the  youngest 
among  us,  taking  active  interest  in  all  things  per- 
taining to  the  sport,   appearing  with  remarkable 


regularity  at  every  club  meeting,  joining  in  every 
run — and  for  this  we  are  glad.  Tell  ns,  if  neces- 
sary, that  you  can  not  afford  a  wheel,  hut  never 
that  you  are  "too  old." 

The  tendency  of  women  in  middle  age  is  to- 
ward what  has  been  characterized  as  embonpoint. 
Given  a  few  years  and  this  develops  into  avoirdu- 
pois. "We  can  remember  the  time  when  age  and 
fat  were  almost  synonymous.  But  the  age  has 
passed.  Woman  has  discovered  that  exercise  re- 
duces flesh,  and  that  no  exercise  is  so  good  as  that 
of  the  wheel;  the  brain-worker  knows  that  cycling 
attracts  the  mind  into  other  channels  and  rests 
the  head,  at  the  expense  of  the  heels,  and  as  it 
appears  to  be  the  only  sport  or  means  of  exercise 
which  will  not  permit  heavenly  flights,  but  chains 
the  interest  and  mind  carefully  to  the  earth, 
cycling  is  fast  becoming  the  sport  of  all  ages  and 
conditions. 

Believe  this  and  live — youth  and   old  age  are 

from    within.     There    lies    the  magic  rule,    the 

secret  of  perpetual  youth.     Keep  young,  mount 

your  hobby  and  ride  it,  and  as  no  one  has  or  can 

advocate  a  better  hobby  than  the  wheel,  we  say 

to    the    elderly    men    and  women,    ride  it  and 

thereby  enjoy  the  beauty  of  health   and  youthful 

old  age. 

»  ♦  « 

AMERICAN  WHEELS  ABROAD. 

It  is  now  over  ten  years  ago  since  there  ap- 
peared in  Outing's  report  of  the  Stanley  show  the 
following  remarks: 

With  regard  to  machines  for  the  American  market — 
one  or  two  firms  show  such  a  specialty,  but  the  only 
difference  appears  to  be  that  they  are  slightly  heavier 
than  the  Enghsh  make.  It  would  be  a  good  thing  if  we 
could,  nest  year,  have  an  opportunity  of  inspecting  the 
kind  ot  machine  made  on  the  other  side  of  the  sphere. 
Perhaps  we  shall  one  of  these  days  have  to  compete  with 
the  American  manufacturers— who  knows?  Lightness 
seems  to  be  the  fashion  here  now,  but  when  some  one 
combines  that  quality  with  more  durability,  we  think  he 
will  meet  with  good  business. 

The  closing  sentence  of  the  above  probably 
meant  that  perhaps  some  day  American  manufac- 
turers would  compete  with  the  English  makers  in 
their  own  territory.  In  that  event  the  writer  has 
waited  a  full  decade  for  a  realization  of  his  predic- 
tion, but  he  has  not  waited  in  vain.  There  is 
reason  to  believe  that  the  next  year  or  two  will 
find  a  number  of  American  makers  represented  in 
the  old  country.  The  Pope  company,  not  content 
with  its  victories  at  home,  has  paved  the  way, 
and  already  we  hear  reports  which  show  that  the 
machines  so  far  shipped  have  caused  not  only 
favorable  comment  but  absolute  astonishment. 

It  will  be  seen  from  the  quotation  that  at  the 
time  the  article  was  written  the  same  cry  was  in 
vogue  .as  now — lighter  wheels.  It  has  taken  the 
intervening  ten  years  to  reduce  the  bicycle  from 
a  cumbersome  thing  of  forty  to  fifty  pounds  to  the 
triumph  of  to-day — (approaching,  as  we  think, 
perfection),  of  from  twenty  to  thirty.  Yes,  our 
friends  across  the  water  have  had  to  compete  with 
ns.  In  this  country  they  have  found  it,  for  the 
past  two  years,  so  hard  a  task  that  they  have  vir- 
tually abandoned  the  field.  It  is  now  Uncle 
Sam's  tuin  to  follow  the  retreating  competitor 
and  see  what  can  be  done  in  European  markets. 


WARNING  TO  RECKLESS  RIDERS. 
It  is  on  such  extremely  rare  occasions  that  one 
hears  of  a  fatal  accident  to  a  wheelman  that  when 
one  occurs  it  is  all  the  more  hurtful  to  the  com- 
panions of  the  victim  and  to  the  fraternity  at 
large.  One  hears  of  daily  accidents  to  drivers, 
pedestrians  and  so  forth,  and  buggies  are  run  over 
by  railroad  trains  with  such  frequency  that  the 
deaths  from  accidents  of  this  sort  may  almost  be 
placed  in  the  list  of  natural  causes.  It  is  not  re- 
markable, therefore,  that  the  four  fatal  and  three 


or  four  less  serious  affairs  reported  during  the  past 
two  weeks  have  caused  much  comment,  not  only 
among  wheelmen  hut  in  the  daily  press.  In  an 
experience  of  nearly  twenty  years  we  can  not  rec- 
ollect having  heard  of  so  many  fatalities  in  so 
short  a  time.  The  effect  on  the  public  will  un- 
doubtedly he  that  a  large  nnmher  will  be  kept 
from  indulging  in  this  most  useful  pastime  by 
what  they  will  regard  as  the  necessary  incidental 
danger. 

We  have  pointed  out  many  times,  and  have 
quoted  statistics  to  prove  our  assertions,  that 
there  is  far  less  dangei  in  cycling  than  in  any 
other  form  of  locomotion,  not  even  excepting  pe- 
destrianism.  The  reports  show  that  in  at  least 
three  of  the  cases  lately  reported  the  accidents 
were  due  to  the  carelessness  on  the  part  of  the 
riders.  In  the  case  of  the  unfortunate  young  man 
killed  at  Hartford  it  is  evident  that  either  he  or 
the  rider  coming  in  the  opposite  direction  was  on 
the  wrong  side  of  the  road.  Both  were  attempt- 
ing to  pass  on  the  same  side  of  a  moving  street 
car.  The  accident  on  the  North- Western  road  a 
few  days  later  was  caused  wholly  and  solely  by 
an  unnecessary  proceeding  on  the  victim's  part.  He 
was  a  suburban  resident,  well  aware  of  the  num- 
ber of  trains  passing  at  the  time  the  accident 
occurred,  yet  he  selected  the  space  between  the 
tracks  to  ride  upon,  and  this,  too,  in  spite  of  the 
fact  that  a  good  road  runs  parallel  with  the 
tracks  direct  to  his  home,  at  Wheaton.  A  third 
case  is  that  of  the  young  man  run  down  by  an- 
other train  while  attempting  to  cross  the  tracks. 
It  appears  that  no  one  but  himself  was  to  blame. 
Two  companions  crossed  in  safety,  but  more  by 
good  luck  than  good  judgment.  The  last  of  the 
list  occurred  in  Michigan,  where  a  rider  was  run 
over  by  a  buggy  and  killed  almost  instantly.  We 
are  unable  to  say  who  was  at  fault. 

These  lamentable  results  of  carelessness  should 
prove  a  warning  to  wheelmen  everywhere.  There 
is  no  need  of  exposing  one's  self  to  needless 
danger. 

The  sympathy  of  every  cyclist  will  go  to 
the  bereaved  relatives  of  the  departed  wheelmen. 
Two  of  them,  at  least,  were  men  well  known  in 
business  circles,  and  bidding  fair  to  become  orna- 
ments to  the  pursuits  they  were  following.  Let 
every  man  remember  that,  at  best,  cycling  is  a 
matter  of  small  importance  compared  with  other 
affairs  of  life,  and  that  it  were  belter  not  to  wheel 
at  all  than  to  accept  the  risks  which  led  up  to  the 
unfortunate  events  which  all  wheelmen  now  so 
deeply  mourn. 


ENGLISH    AND     AMERICAN    MACHINES. 

Some  three  weeks  since  a  Liverpool  policeman, 
Enoch  Lawton,  died  from  the  affects  of  injuries 
sustained  through  a  fall,  occasioned  by  the  break- 
ing of  his  wheel  on  the  track  a  week  previous. 
The  testimony  at  the  coroner's  inquest  compels 
one  to  think  that  at  least  some  English  makers 
are  not  much  on  building  light  wheels.  Lawton 
wanted  a  light  wheel — it  could  not  he  too  light. 
The  maker,  W.  J.  Wright,  delivered  him  one  of 
twenty-five  or  twenty-six  pounds,  which  he 
owned  a  month  before  the  accident.  The  maker 
testified  that  the  machine  was  made  of  the  best 
material,  but  he  was  nervous  about  the  build  of  a 
machine  like  that ;  he  did  not  think  it  safe  to  ride 
one  of  such  light  weight. 

It  seems  reasonable  to  suppose  that  the  machine 
was  poorly  constructed  or  contained  poor  material. 
It  broke  somewhere  about  the  head  while  being 
ridden  over  an  unobstructed  and  smooth  track. 
Few  American  track  wheels  weighed  as  much  as 
twenty-five  pounds  last  season  and  many  were 
under  twenty  pounds,  yet  no  fatal  or  even  serious 
accidents  were  reported.     This  season  the  Ameri- 


can  makers  are  putting  out  racers  at  from  thirteen 
to  twenty  pounds,  road  racers  from  nineteen  to 
twenty-three  pounds  and  roadsters  from  twenty- 
three  pounds  up — and  yet  no  accidents.  Wheels 
weighing  from  eighteen  to  twenty-three  pounds 
have  been  ridden  over  Chicago's  miserable  block 
pavements,  across  car  tracks,  and  over  rutty  coun- 
try roads  lor  the  past  three  months,  yet  they  seem 
to  stand  it. 

Our  foreign  friends  would  no  more  ride  a 
twenty  or  twenty-two  pound  wheel  o\er  our 
rougli  (or  their  own  smooth)  roads  than  ihey 
would  attempt  to  fly.  The  difteieuce  is  that  an 
American  twenty  pound  wheel  seems  to  have  all 
the  capabilities  of  the  English  machine  of  five 
pounds  greater  weight. 


PElt'E-cuTTiNG  is  in  Order  in  anything  pertain- 
ing to  cycling.  Even  the  Century  Road  Club  has 
reduced  its  fee  to  the  modest  dollar.  This  figure 
should  at  least  increase  its  membei-shij)  even  ii'it 
does  not  make  it  popular. 


The  police  of  Minneapolis  are  so  particular 
about  keeping  cyclists  from  riding  on  the  side- 
walks that  a  number  are  now  mounted  on  bicy- 
cles and  patrol  the  walk  awheel  to  carry  out  their 
orders. 


British  Sport  has  again  been  guilty  of  stealing 
from  @^/fe/\ee.  Our  illustrated  poem,  "The 
Eeason,"  was  reproduced,  without  credit,  of 
course. 


High  vs.  Low  Gears. 
Clears  are  coming  down.  On  all  sides  we  hear  of 
men  who  are  taking  the  advice  given  in  The  Oj/ele, 
and  in  ordering  new  machines  are  specifying  for 
low  gears  and  shorter  cranks.  In  cases  where  men 
have  been  riding  63-inch,  64-inch  and  even  66- 
inch  gears  on  the  road,  they  are  now  contenting 
themselves  with  60-inch  gear  and  5J-inch  cranks, 
and  some  are  even  wiser  still  and  order  57-inch 
gear,  6-inch  cranks.  For  the  majority  of  men  of 
average  size  this  combination  will  undoubtedly 
be  found  the  most  comfortable  and  satisfactory 
for  all-round  riding.  To  the  trained  man  it  is  a 
different  matter,  but  even  to  these  Bidlake's  per- 
formance with  a  low-geared  tricycle  should  form 
food  for  reflection.  By  degrees  the  road  rider  will 
find  that  racing  gears  are  no  more  suitable  for 
road  work  than  is  the  racing  man's  position. — T!ie 
Cycle. 

Rubber  Cement  as  a  Lubricator. 
A  couple  of  weeks  ago  a  denizen  of  the  rural 
district,  in  quest  of  a  bicycle,  called  at  the  store 
of  A.  W.  Gump  &  Co.,  Dayton,  O.,  and  after 
spending  several  hours  in  looking  over  the  stock, 
selected  a  wheel,  on  which  he  no  doubt  thought 
he  would  be  able  to  rival  any  of  his  friends  in  his 
section.  The  wheel  was  taken  home  and  in  about 
a  week  the  owner  made  his  appearance  with  the 
wheel  on  his  shoulder,  saying  that  there  must  be 
something  the  matter  with  the  chain,  as  it  would 
not  work.  The  clerk  told  him  to  oil  it.  He  said 
he  had.  "Why,  I  done  used  this  whole  tube  of 
oil  on  it,"  he  said.  The  clerk  looked  at  it  and 
fell  in  a  fit.  The  man  had  been  lubricating  his 
chain  with  rubber  cement. 


A  Victory  for  Cyclists. 
A  smart  policeman  in  England  recently  arrested 
a  cyclist  for  riding  on  the  wrong  side  of  the  road. 
He  had  caught  np  with  a  large  body  of  wheelmen 
and,  in  order  to  pass,  was  compelled  to  pass  to  the 
right,  contrary  to  road  custom  abroad.  The  N.  C. 
U.'s  counsel  showed  that  the  law  did  not  require 
him  to  keep  to  the  left,  and  the  case  was  dis- 
mis.sed. 


^^j^j^ee^ 


FADS  OF  TWENTY  CITIES. 


Cycling,  According  to  the  Chicago  Tribune, 
Leads  All  Others. 
What  is  the  fad  in  your  city  ? 
This  is  the  question  the  Chicago  Tribune  sent 
over  the  wires  to  its  representatives  in  twenty  of 
the  largest  towns  in  the  country  last  Saturday 
night.  From  New  York  to  San  Francisco  the 
story  is  the  same.  Fads  of  one  sort  or  another — 
coaching,  woman's  suffrage,  tan  shoes,  bicycles, 
Coxey  prisoners,  Adamless  dancing  parties,  tea 
drinking,  golf,  cooking,  or  charity — reign,  and 
the  only  spice  that  adds  variety  to  existence  in 
big  American  towns  is  that  furnished  bj'  the 
"cranks"  who  devote  themselves  entirely  to  their 
pet  pui-suits.  There  is  a  moral,  of  course,  the 
paper  continues.  A  symposium  without  a  lesson 
tacked  upon  it  somewhere  would  be  absurd.  It 
seems  on  the  face  of  the  evidence  to  be  more  or 
less  flattering  to  the  worshippers  at  the  shrine  of 
one  idea. 

Milwaukee's  400  are  clear  gone  on  5  o'clock 
teas  and  fish  suppers;  Cleveland  has  the  tan  shoe 
craze;  San  Francisco  people  are  out  for  equal  suf- 
frage; Philadelphians  are  coaching;  Minneapolis 
belles  are  learning  to  cook ;  Baltimore  is  in  for 
athletics;  amateur  theatricals  are  worrying  the 
people  of  Portland,  Ore. ;  the  peojile  of  Bismark, 
N.  D.,  are  walking;  Los  Angeles  women  have 
gone  into  politics;  Tacoma  has  the  charitable  en- 
tertainment fad;  the  people  of  Helena  are  playing 
cards,  swimming  and  visiting  Coxey  prisoners;  the 
citizens  of  Albuquerque  are  digging  goW ;  St. 
Louis  girls  are  doing  fancy  dances;  social  clubs 
predominate  at  Des  Moines;  rolf  is  interesting 
Bostonians;  horse  back  riding  suits  Detroiters;  St. 
Paulites  give  charity  entertainments  and  Jackson- 
ville, Fla.,  people  are  fishing. 

But  cycling  comes  in  for  the  greatest  amount  of 
attention,  and  a  few  extracts  from  the  dispatches 
may  not  be  out  of  place: 

New  York —  •  *  *  There  is,  however,  a  coming  fad 
that  will  soon  eclipse  all  others.  It  is  tailing  tangible  form 
and  is  nothing  more  or  less  than  'cycling.  Meets  are  to 
be  held  and  runs  made  to  various  points  in  groups.  The 
spirit  of  the  sport  has  taken  hold  upon  some  of  the  lead- 
ers of  New  York  society  and  it  will  not  be  long  before  it 
will  be  an  epidemic  with  the  most  ultra  belles  and  beaux. 

CrNCiNNAri—  *  *  *  Many  of  the  girls  are  given  to 
bicycling  and  all  are  on  tiptoe  for  the  first  one  to  break 
the  ice  and  come  out  with  the  bifurcated  costume.  A  few 
days  ago  they  sent  a  committee  of  three  girls  to  see  the 
chief  of  police  and  received  assurances  that  the  authori- 
ties would  make  no  arrests  if  the  lady  'cyclers  wore 
trousers. 

Tucson,  Ariz. —  *  *  *  Every  Willie  boy,  and  there 
are  a  number  of  them  in  Tucson,  is  an  enthusiastic  cycler 
and  to  see  a  number  of  them  dashing  down  the  narrow, 
winding  streets  of  the  city  lined  with  quaint  one-stoiy 
adobe  structures,  their  wheels  glistening  in  the  bright 
moonlight,  and  their  young  lady  companions'  cheeks 
flushed  crimson  by  the  healthful  exercise,  is  a  sight  quite 
common.  The  cowboys  come  in  off  the  ranges  frequently, 
turn  their  horses  loose  to  wander  wherrver  they  choose, 
consume  with  as  much  dispatch  as  possible  several  quart 
bottles  of  monster  bite  cure,  and  then  try  to  ride  wheels 
and  be  strictly  in  the  swim. 

bPOKANE,  Wash.— Because  of  the  excellence  of  the  roads 
throughout  the  country  surrounding  Spokane  this  city  is 
a  wheelman's  paradise,  and  hundreds  avail  themselves  of 
the  opportunities  afforded  for  enjoying  this  sport.  For 
fishing  or  pleasure  excursions  bicycles  furnish  the  favor- 
ite meaJis  of  locomotion,  the  smoothness  of  the  roads  en- 
abling parties  to  make  long  trips  with  comparative  ease. 
The  favorite  run  out  of  Spokane  is  to  Coeur  d'AIene  city, 
a  little  town  in  northwestern  Idaho,  thirty  miles  distant, 
the  route  alternately  lying  across  prairies  and  through 
pine  woods.  As  yet  feminine  devotees  of  the  wheel  have 
adopted  do  distinctive  cycling  costume,  but  are  waiting 
for  one  that  will  combine  beauty  with  other  necessary 
qualifications. 

Cheyenne,  Wyo. — If  this  city  has  a  fad  it  is  bicycling, 
As  a  general  thing  the  people  here  are  devoid  of  fads, 
but  Cheyenne  is  a  veritable  city  on  wheels.  Everybody 
here  who  has  an  income  in  excess  of  $6.50  a  week  owns  a 
wheel.    All  the   state   officers,  including  the   governor, 


ride.  Ministers  of  the  gospel  and  newspaper  men,  staid 
business  men  and  lively  sports,  all  ride  the  bicycle.  The 
ladies  ride  to  the  polls  to  vote.  General  Kabis,  at  the 
head  of  the  state  militia,  rides  an  e.xcellent  $175  wheel, 
and  is  fitting  out  a  company  of  the  state  militia  on 
cycles.  The  baby  carriage  industry  has  no  votaries  here. 
Fond  parents  carry  their  infants  and  grown  children  on 
their  wheels.    Cheyenne  is  bicycle  mad. 

Denver —  *  t  »  Dress  reform  is  the  most  sensa- 
tional hobby  of  what  might  be  termed  in  the  middle  set. 
Thirty  of  them  will  appear  simultaneously  on  the  streets 
in  bifurcated  garments. 

Salt  Lake,  Utah.— The  most  fashionable  fad  in  Salt 
Lake  to-day  is  bicycling,  and  its  growth  has  been  spon- 
taneous. All  creeds  and  colors,  all  sexes  and  ages  have 
caught  it,  and  the  city  may  be  said  to  be  on  wheels. 
Other  hobbies  have  been  laid  aside  for  the  silent  steed, 
which,  if  it  were  not  a  bunch  of  steel,  would  probably  be 
ridden  to  death.  Leaders  of  the  German  during  the  win- 
ter season  are  now  leading  bicycle  parties,  or  making  a 
good  attempt  at  it.  The  canon  roads  and  other  near-by 
nooks  now  ring  with  the  same  laughter  that  a  few  weeks 
ago  floated  through  the  ball-room. 

Washington,  D.  C— Bicycle  riding  is  the  latest  and 
most  fashionable  fad  among  society  people  at  Washing- 
ton, the  smooth  asphalt  pavement  of  the  capital  city 
having  caused  it  to  be  named  "Wheelmen's  Paradise." 
Ladies  and  gentlemen  are  equally  fond  of  the  silent  steed 
and  ghde  noiselessly  but  swiftly  along  the  broad  boule- 
vards or  climb  the  macadamized  hillsides,  which  are  so 
attractive  in  the  suburbs.  In  fact  every  class  of  people 
in  Washington  has  representatives  on  bicycles,  grave  and 
reverend  senators,  sprightly  congressmen,  distinguished 
diplomats,  and  women  in  every  branch  of  trade  and  pro- 
fession. 

Louisville,  Ky.—  *  *  *  The  young  women  who  af- 
fect fashion  are  all  riding  either  horses  or  bicycles.  Back 
yards  are  utilized  for  bicycle  practice.  A  riding  club  is 
extensively  patronized,  but  during  this  month  the  bicycle 
has  become  the  fad  furious.  Teas  and  receptions  have 
been  abandoned  and  runs  to  the  various  parks  with 
dinners  at  the  road  houses  have  become  the  only  recog- 
nized social  function. 


He  longed  for  fame:  the  battle-field 
Would  seem  to  him  a  banquet  hall; 
He  there  without  a  sigh  would  fall. 

No  more  to  bear  his  country's  shield; 

If,  after  war  had  turned  to  peace. 
Upon  the  list  of  those  who  fell 
Amid  the  storms  of  shot  and  shell. 

His  name  could  hold  the  highest  place. 

He  raced  for  fun  and  then  for  gold; 
Id  every  struggle  well  he  fought. 
Yet  all  his  hopes  were  brought  to  nought; 

He  captured  neither  fame  nor  gold. 

"Must  I  resign,"  he  thought,  "to  fate 

And  be  forever  hid  to  fame? 

Must  I  depart  and  leave  my  name 
Unknown  to  either  praise  or  hate?" 

But  ere  the  signs  of  hope  were  fled 

A  cycle  clubman  he  became, 

ADd  here  as  well  his  only  aim 
Was  how  to  forge  his  name  ahead. 

At  last  deceptive  fame  was  won; 
His  name  was  posted  on  the  waU, 
And  here  that  name  was  seen  by  all; 

But,  sad  to  say,  admired  by  none. 


Omaha  Men  Riding  Well. 
Sunday  last  Russell  Condon  of  Omaha  did  a 
flying  half  at  Council  Bluffs,  paced  by  a  triplet, 
in  :55  4-.5.  Louis  Fletcher,  Herman  Muentefer- 
ing  and  Harry  Mulhall  rode  the  triplet.  They 
made  the  first  quarter  in  :25  4-5.  The  time  for 
the  half  is  within  four-fifths  of  the  record  made 
by  Dirnberger  at  Birmingham,  Ala.,  last  fall, 
paced  by  a  horee.  Condon  on  May  '26  will  start 
at  the  fair  grounds  against  all  state  records. 


INDIA  SUCCUMBS  TO  COPPER  RIMMERS 

The  Native  Champion 

HAMI    D.    GATEL 

On  His 

Copper   Rim   Rambler   Racer 


meets  and  defeats  all  comers  March  17,  at  tho 
Oval  of  the  Victoria  Jubilee  Technical  Insti- 
tute, Bombay,  India. 

AND    AGAIN^^^- 

on  March  31,  the  same  rider,  at  the  Fort  op- 
posite the  Bombay  Gymkhana,  pushed  his 
"Copper  Rimmer"  to  a  firmer  grasp  on 
championship  honors  by  aga'n  defeating  the 
field,  which  included  some  fast  local  and 
English  riders. 

The  ease  with  which  the  "  Light  Running 
Rambler"  did  the  work  caused  a  decided 
sensation. 


Home  Interests  Not  Neglected,  However 

Ramblers  Win 

Two  firsts  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  April  25. 
First  and  second  at  Petoskey,  Mich. ,  May  3. 

"  "  Princeton  College  Games. 

"    in  the  90-Mile  Road  Race — Lexington   to 
Covington,  Ky. 

"Some  Experinieiit-Others  Ride  Ramblers-And  Win." 


Catalogue  of  all  Ramblers — $125  for  all  weights — Free  at  any  Rambler  Agency. 


GORMULLY  &  JEFFERY  MFG.  CO., 


CHICAGO. 


BOSTON. 


WASHINGTON. 


NEW  YORK. 


COVENTRY,  ENGLAND. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


^S^tfcc^ 


Little  Miss  Edna  Bacon,  of  Bedford,  Mass., 
although  only  twelve  years  of  age,  is  a  very  skill- 
ful cyclist  and  practices  daily. 

The  century  run  of  the  New  York  Tourist 
Wheelmen  will  take  place  in  June.  The  club 
only  admits  ladies  who  are  as  skillful  as  their 
male  friends,  and  only  about  six  have  gained  ad- 
mission 

A  lady,  who  happened  to  be  seen  riding  alone 
on  the  boulevard  rather  late  one  night,  was  re- 
fused admission  to  the  New  York  Tourist  Wheel- 
men. The  lady  is  married,  which  will  probably 
account  for  the  tact  of  her  being  without  male 
escort.  And  the  lateness  of  the  hour — well!  that 
is  her  own  husband's  affair. 

Mrs.  L.  Mendal,  of  East  Orange,  N.  J.,  takes 
her  wheel  wherever  she  goes,  and  it  is  a  common 
sight  to  see  her  in  the  baggage  car  of  a  passenger 
train  by  the  side  of  her  bicycle,  enroute  to  some 
favorite  run. 

We  are  glad  to  be  able  to  report  that  Miss  Julia 
FitzPatrick,  secretary  of  the  International  Bicycle 
Club,  is  again  able  to  be  at  her  desk.  Miss  Fitz 
Patrick  has  had  quite  a  serious  illness,  caused  by 
overwork. 

In  one  of  the  cycling  clubs  of  New  York  appli- 
eaats  for  membership  are  compelled  to  undergo  a 
two-weeks'  rigid  examination  as  to  ability  to 
ii<'e,  character,  etc.,  all  of  which  is  quite  right 
and  proper;  but  in  one  instance  a  lady  (whose 
betrothed  husband  is  one  of  the  oldest  members 
of  the  organization)  has  been  rejected  five  times. 
Upon  each  occasion  the  one  mysterious  "black- 
ball" has  slipped  in.  Everybody,  excepting,  of 
coarse,  the  one*  who  cast  the  ball,  is  wondering. 
The  lady  is  apparently  in  every  way  a  desirable 
acquisition,  and  is  a  prominent  member  of  several 
of  the  most  exclusive  social  and  literary  clubs  in 
New  York.  We  naturally  wonder  whether  it  is 
quite  right  for  one  mean,  spiteful  black-ball  to 
cast  a  shadow  upon  many  white  ones.  Balloting 
by  ball  gives  any  one  an  excellent  opportunity  to 
wreak  a  little  contemptible  spite  without  being 
detected. 

Mrs.  Bolton,  one  of  the  first  women  in  Brook- 
lyn to  ride  a  bicycle,  and  one  of  the  organizers  of 
the  Woman's  Pioneer  Club  of  that  city,  is  a  lady 
of  decided  literary  ability  and  a  member  of  the 
New  York  Women's  Press  Club.  •  This  club, 
while  exclusively  a  literary  organization,  has 
among  its  membership  qviite  a  number  of  cyclists, 
and  scarcely  a  meeting  takes  place  in  which  the 
bicycle  in  some  shape  or  form  does  not  ibrm  a 
topic  of  conversation  or  discussion.  At  the  last 
monthly  reception  the  question  of  the  propriety  of 
riding  in  rational  dress  arose  and  was  eagerly  dis- 
cussed by  a  group  of  ladies,  and  the  general  con- 
clusion arrived  at  was  that  such  garb  as  insured 
safety  to  the  rider^  was  eojiducive  to  comfort  and 


enjoyment,  and  did  not  obtrude  conspicuously 
upon  the  public  eye  was  in  every  respect  a  proper 
and  sensible  garb  and  should  be  speedily  adopted. 

The  Illustrated  American  of  this  mouth  has  a 
fine  picture  of  one  of  New  York's  most  skillful 
lady  cyclists.  The  lady  is  represented  as  standing 
by  her  wheel  in  full  rational  dress  costume,  wide 
bloomers,  long  coat,  leggings  and  cap  all  of  black. 

The  Woman's  International  Bicycle  Club  is  ar- 
ranging for  the  opening  of  brandies  all  over  the 
world.  They  are  au  energetic  crowd  and  will  un- 
doubtedly accomplish  their  purpose  of  interesting 
women  the  world  over  in  that  most  delightful  and 
healthful  of  exercises,  bicycling. 

Mrs.  L.  Mendel,  of  East  Orange,  N.  J.,  is  the 
first  lady  to  ride  a  wheel  in  that  section.  Mrs. 
Mendel  took  to  cycling  as  a  means  of  reducing 
her  flesh,  weighing  202  pounds.  After  a  year's 
practice  she  now  draws  the  scale  to  160.  Mrs. 
Mendel  wears  bloomer  costume,  and  both  she  and 
her  husband  are  members  of  the  new  Interna- 
tional club. 


A  Chip  of  the  Old  Block. 
Such  is  J.    E.  Poorman,  Jr.,  whose  picture  we 
present  in  this  issue.     He  has  heretofore  been  in 


other  lines  of  business.  On  Ajjril  28  tliis  year  he 
joined  forces  with  his  father,  and  will  hereafter  be 
identified  with  the  bicycle  trade.  From  early 
childhood  he  has  ridden  a  wheel,  and  for  years 
has  been  an  enthusiastic  club  man  and  hard 
worker  for  everything  pertaining  to  the  sport. 
Perhaps  few  young  men  are  better  known  in  Cin- 
cinnati, and  surely  none  have  more  friends  than 
he.  He  will  be  warmly  welcomed  in  his  new 
field  of  labor. 


of  Captain  Thomas  and  First  Lieutenant  Billan. 
The  club's  uniform  is  gray  and  looks  very  neat. 

A  number  of  the  wheelmen  are  making  arrange- 
ments to  ride  from  here  to  Chicago.  Starting  the 
27th  .so  as  to  be  there  for  the  road  i ace  May  30. 
If  weather  and  roads  are  all  right. 

New  wheels  are  still  coming  in  and  this  will  no 
boubt  be  the  banner  city  in  the  state  for  wheels  of 
1H<)4  style. 

A  number  of  the  fast  riders  of  C.  R.  C.  C.  are 
C.  Billan,  T  Thomas,  P.  Sigsbee  and  G.  D.  Lee. 
A  road  race  will  be  held  here  next  week  if  roads 
are  in  shape  and  if  not  it  will  be  held  on  the 
track. 


Quite  Right. 

The  American  trade  is  clamoring  to  have  the 
high  customs  duties  kept  upon  cycles.  Yes,  but 
then  they  make  the  whole  of  the  cycle  in  the  land 
— tire,  tubing,  balls,  bearings,  and — records. — 
Australian  Cyclist. 


News  Items  from  Iowa. 
Cedak  Rapids,  la..   May  14. — Cedar  Eapids 
Cycling  Club  has  grown  from  forty  charter  mem- 
bers to  eighty  at  present,  under  the  able  guidance 


Dr.  P.  G.  Dausch  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  writes:  "I 
have  been  a  cycle  rider  since  1868,  the  days  of  the 
old  bone  shaker.  My  weight  is  250  pounds.  I 
stand  six  feet  high.  During  the  past  four  years  I 
have  experimented  with  and  thoroughly  tested  all 
the  prominent  makes  of  pneumatic  tires.  I  have 
averaged  over  6,000  miles  each  year,  most  of  the 
distance  over  cobble  stones.  I  have  been  impor- 
tuned again  and  again  for  recommendations  and 
testimonials  for  other  makes  of  pneumatic  tires, 
but  I  never  wrote  a  line  in  favor  of  any.  Your 
Simplicity  47  is  so  meritorious  that  I  cannot  help 
expressing  my  delight  with  it.  In  fact,  the  mil- 
lenium  in  pneumatic  tires  has  been  reached  in 
your  Simplicity  47.  I  have  purposely  ridden  your 
tire  over  a  rough  pike  for  five  miles  in  a  deflated 
condition  to  prove  that  it  will  not  creep  and  that 
the  tube  will  not  be  cut  by  the  rim.  I  think  you 
have  the  best  valve  in  the  market. ' ' 

Steadily  and  surely  is  Mr.  Burris'  new  detach- 
able tire  gaining  popularity.  It  is  an  indisput- 
able fact  that  pneumatic  tires  of  the  right  kind 
add  considerebly  to  the  speed  of  the  racing  man. 
Several  of  the  members  of  the  Kings  County 
Wheelmen,  having  found  in  their  preparatory 
work  that  Simplicity  47  tires  run  so  steadily  and 
smoothl}'  as  to  be  preferred  to  all  others,  will  ap- 
pear in  the  great  Irvingtou-Milburn  road  race, 
mounted  on  cycles  fitted  with  these  tires.  What 
is  found  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  road  rac- 
ing man  is  sure  to  be  adopted  by  the  tourist. 
Tourists  dread  a  puncture  on  the  road,  but  with 
Simplicity  47  this  dread  disappears.  The  tire  is 
so  easily  detached  and  repaired  that  the  cyclist 
who  meets  with  a  puncture  and  is  able  to  repair  it 
in  a  few  moments  feels  rather  glad  of  the  experi- 
ence, being  assured  that  by  his  own  work  he  can 
anywhere,  any  time,  quickly  and  easily  make  a 
repair.  Cyclists  who  are  in  search  of  the  very  best 
tires  should  place  themselves  in  communication 
with  Elliott  Burris,  64  Cortlandt  street,  New 
York,  who,  for  the  purpose  of  introducing  his  tire 
generally  among  the  public,  will  rebuild  old 
wheels  and  mount  them  with  Simplicity  47  tires 
at  a  moderate  charge. 

Every  cyclist  who  has  had  Simplicity  47 
mounted  on  his  wheels  is  gratified  with  the  result, 
and  has  become  an  enthusiastic  advertiser  of  its 
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wheels  when  specified  by  the  cyclist,  and  several 
are  recommending  the  tire  in  preference  to  others, 
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VALVES    AND    SPROCKETS. 


PHCEBUS  TAKES  ISSUE  WITH  MR.  DURYEA 
ON  BOTH  SUBJECTS. 


Tires  Should  Be  Valveless— Duryea  Has  a  New 

Invention—"  Me  and  Johnny  " — $10,000 

for   a   Freak  —  The    King   of 

Clubs. 


I  am  iu  receipt  of  several  letters,  each  of  which 
speaks  in  favor  of  the  idea  presented  last  veeek  iu 
the  matter  of  valveless  tires,  and,  iu  tratli,  I  ex- 
pected no  less,  beciiiise  of  the  manifest  simplicity 
aud  practicability  of  the  suggestion.  I  am  in- 
formed that  Mr.  Duryea  is  engaged  upon  a  valve 
which  is  to  be  the  greatest  thing  out.  I  have 
even  seen  diagrams  ot  it.  It  is,  like  all  of  the 
famous  inventor's  ideas,  a  very  unique  arrange- 
ment, and  will  no  doubt  act  as  well  as  any  such 
device  could  act.  But  it  has  thirteen  diflFerent 
pieces  of  material  in  its  construction,  steel,  brass, 
leather  and  rubber.  Now,  not  to  mention  the 
latal  thirteen,  it  is  complicated  and  delicate,  and 
it  is  a  valve  for  use  in  a  tire;  therefore,  though  it 
come  from  a  fertile  inventor  and  a  man  of  brain,  I 
will  have  none  of  it. 

»        *        * 

Mr.  Duryea,  by  the  way,  deponeth  that  Mr. 

Lafcta  should  not  have  the   honor  of  the  triangle 

frame.     All  right.     I  for  one  care  little  who  has 

the  honor.     It  is  a  step  in  the  right  direction  and 

I  merely  mentioned  Mr.  Latta's  patent  as   it  was 

the  earliest  I  could  find  showing  the  triangle. 

Mr.  Duryea  is  straining  a  point  when  he  mentions 

the  Star,  for  it  can  hardly  be  called  a  triangle 

frame  in  the  first  place  and  is  not  a  safety  in  the 

second. 

*        «         * 

Mr.  Duryea  further  says  that  the  rear  sprocket 
which  is  adapted  to  be  placed,  cam  like,  out  of 
truth,  is  not  worthy  of  mention  because  it  will 
not  work.  Now,  I  happen  to  know  that  it  will 
work  aud  work  to  advantage  without  a  single 
"Johnny"  to  ride  it  either.  I  therefore  fear  that 
Mr.  Duryea  has  not  looked  as  closely  into  the  c"se 
as  he  ought.  Perhaps  he  has  a  dislike  to  elliptical 
sprockets  as  I  have  to  valves  in  tires  and  is  there- 
fore condemning  the  sprocket  untried  as  I  am 
condemning  the  valve  above  mentioned  without  a 
fair  hearing.  Be  that  as  it  may,  the  sprocket  really 
has  some  excellent  points  and  will  work  splen- 
didly without,  so  far  as  I  can  see,  a  single  one  of 
the  disadvantages  of  the  elliptical.  It  strikes  me 
that  the  fact  that  there  are  fewer  teeth  ou  one 
side  than  the  other  is  the  one  great  point  in  its 
favor,  for  bj'  its  use  there  is  an  active  leverage 
three-fourths  of  the  way  around  the  circle. 
«        *        » 

Apropos  of  elliptical  sprockets,  there  is  a  story 
going  the  rounds  of  the  press,  and  said  to  have 
originated  in  Minneapolis,  the  home  of  "Me  and 
Johnny,"  that  is  a  curiosity.  It  states  that  the 
original  machine  ridden  by  "me  and  Johnny"  at 
Independence  (which  machine,  by  the  way,  was 
built  tiom  part.«,  tubes,  rims  and  model  borrowed 
from  the  Stover  concern  at  Freeport,  and  which, 
in  everything  but  the  elongated  sprocket  device, 
was  a  Stover  machine)  is  now  owned  by  Johnny, 
is  insured  for  §4,000,  and  that  Kohl  &  Middleton 
have  offered  ^10,000  for  it  as  a  freak — which  in- 
deed it  is.  Not  a  bad  story  that,  and  the  combi- 
nation ought  to  get  a  lot  of  free  advertising  out  of 
it.  I  hardly  know  which  man  to  admire  the 
more,  Eck  the  schemer  or  Johnson  the  rider.  But 
this  much  I  will  say,  that  Johnson  shows  more 
sense  than  the  average  man  wearing  his  size  of 


hat  by  keeping  his  month  shut  and  allowing  his 
white  haired  mentor  the  sole  privilege  of  talking, 
and  by  letting  discretion  be  the  l)etter  part  of 
valor  and  keeping  out  of  the  professional  ranks. 
He  may  stand  .some  chance  if  Sanger  and  one  or 
two  others  are  out  of  the  way,  but  I  honestly 
believe  that  never  in  my  e.xperience  have  I  ever 
met  a  man  who,  without  any  special  ability  either 
of  brain  or  brawn,  has  received  so  much  free  ad- 
vertising and  so  much  good  money  as  he  has. 
*  *  * 
The  police  have  again  displayed  their  inherent 
lack  of  sense  and  the  inefliciency  of  civil  discipline 
by  clubbing  a  lot  of  inoffensive  Washiugtou  citi- 
zens. Why  it  is  that  populace  will  allow  their 
municipal  governments  to  appoint  a  lot  of  half 
baked  and  wholly  useless  lot  of  ward  heelers  on  a 
police  force  that  should  be  manned  only  by  intel- 
ligent, respou.sible  aud  well  paid  Americans  is  be- 
yond me.  I  happened  to  see  a  police  register  not 
long  ago  and  the  number  of  Brannigans, 
O'Bradys,  Flynus,  elal.,  upon  it  was  absolutely  ap- 
palling, while  any  one  who  has  happened  by  the 


PARADES,  EXCURSIONS  AND  RACES. 


An  Enthusiastic    Young    Club's  Efforts  —  Ohio 
Roads  are  Grand. 

Zanesvii.le,  0.,  May  14.  -—The  Zanesville 
Cycling  Club  was  organized  here  last  week,  and 
is  composed  of  fifty  of  the  best  young  men  in 
town.  They  have  secured  a  fine  club  house  on 
Seventh  street  aud  ha\e  inaugurated  a  series  of 
lantern  parades,  followed  by  moonlight  excursions 
down  the  beautifnl  blue  Muskingum  river,  by 
which  they  expect  to  awaken  an  interest.  They 
will  try  and  secure  dates  on  the  national  circuit 
between  the  St.  Louis  and  New  York  meets  the 
last  week  in  August. 

The  writer  can  vouch  for  all  visiting  wheelmen 
iu  the  line  of  entertainment,  and  should  the  club 
be  iu  a  position  to  hold  a  one  or  two-days'  meet 
at  that  time,  they  are  worthy  of  support.  They 
have  a  very  fine  park  containing  a  good  half-mile 
track,  encircling  a  very  good  third-mile  track, 
both  of  which  can  be  used. 

Possessed  of  two  of  the  finest  hotels  in  Ohio  and 


Interior  of  A.   W.   Gump  &  Co.'s  Office,  Daylon,  Ohio. 


city  court  and  seen  a  number  of  policemen  (in  any 
American  city)  together  can  rmderstand  at  once 
why  the  inofl'eusive  citizen  is  clubbed  while  the 
tough  has  little  to  fear.  Our  police  foice  is  a 
farce,  a  mere  jwlitical  machine  and  the  tax  payers 
must  suffer.  It  is,  of  course  impossible  for  a  civil 
authority  to  discipline  or  govern  a  force  of  armed 
men  properly  and  it  is  of  course  necessary  to  give 
policemen  authority  beyond  that  which  should  be 
left  to  the  judgment  of  any  but  trained  and  iutel- 
ligeut  men.  These  two  requirements  the  modem 
policeman,  though  he  wear  number  eleven  shoes, 
number  nineteen  collar  and  a  number  six  helmet, 
has  not  got  under  his  hat,  hence  wheelmen  are 
clubbed  (witness  Joe  Guinea),  ladies  are  insulted 
and  citizens  are  abused  by  these  minions  of  our- 
selves.    How  long  will  it  be  so,  think  you? 

Phcebus. 


Sunday  Fuhrman  and  Steirnal  of  Buffalo  cov- 
ered a  century  over  the  Corfu  course  in  7  hrs.  15 
min.  Klipfell  aud  Brooks  made  123  miles  in  9 
hrs.  15  min. 


a  score -of  liberal  wholesale  merchants  and  scores 
of  ditto  retail  ones,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  they 
will  be  in  line  next  August. 

The  club  will  hold  a  local  race  meet  on  Decora- 
tion day. 

The  election  of  offieers  occurs  next  week. 

The  roads  and  weather  in  eastern  Ohio  are 
simply  '  'out  of  sight. ' '  Tkavelel. 


Those  Copper  Rims. 
J.  P.  Bliss,  the  American  record  smasher,  rides 
a  cycle  fitted  with  copper  rims.  Why  copper,  we 
wonder?  The  specific  gravity  of  copper  as  com- 
pared to  steel  is  as  8-78  to  8-  for  steel.  Its  weight 
per  cube  inch  '318  pounds  to  '288  pounds,  and  its 
tensile  strength  per  square  inch  17  tons  compared 
to  the  52  tons  of  steel.  Where  does  the  copper 
bulge  come  in  ?  We  all  know  how  springy  cop- 
per is.  Copper  rims  forsooth  !  What  will  they 
make  them  of  next  ? — Bicycling  News.  [Rambler 
rims  are  made  of  steel,  copper  plated;  called 
"copper  rimmers"  only. — Ed.] 


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THE  ROYAL  LIMITED, 

That's  beauty — the 
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It  is  as  good  as  it  looks,  and 
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QUAKER  SCORCHERS  BUSY. 


"Chasing  the  Coach"  a  Fad— Taxis'  Successor 
— Another  Track. 

Philadelphia,  May  14. — Since  Lagen  and 
Measure  "chased  the  coach"  from  Philadelphia  to 
New  York  last  week,  and  Bailey  and  four  or  five 
others  did  the  trick  the  other  way,  the  practice 
has  developed  into  quite  a  fad,  and  up  to  the 
coach's  last  trip  (last  Saturday)  there  have  been 
at  least  thirty  who  have  made  the  attempt.  The 
announcement  that  the  four-in-hand  would  dis- 
continue its  journeys  with  the  trip  of  the  12th, 
brought  out  fifteen  cyclers  who  were  desirous  of 
showing  their  back  wheels  to  the  horntooters.  In 
order  to  get  up  a  little  excitement  a  prize  of  §10 
was  offered  for  the  first  man  to  reach  the  half-way 
point — Princeton  .Junction.  Gus  Soeding,  Jr.,  of 
the  Time  Wheelmen,  of  this  city,  put  his  head 
down  at  .Jersey  City,  and,  not  stopping  to  drink 
in  the  beaties  of  the  scenery  on  the  way,  jied  ailed 
away  for  dear  life,  and  captured  the  X,  followed 
by  George  Singei,  of  New  York,  and  Edwin 
Langley,  of  the  East  End  Wheelmen,  of  this  city. 
A  broken  shoulder,  several  minor  accidents  to 
machines  and  riders,  and  "that  tired  feeling"  re- 
duced the  coach's  guard  of  honor  to  eight,  Soeding 
also  finishing  first  at  this  end  of  the  line,  not- 
withstanding the  fact  that  all  hands,  including 
the  coach,  started  from  scratch  at  Princeton  for 
the  second  hall  of  the  journey.  Soeding's  time 
was  11  hrs.  50min.,  Singer  and  Langley  follow- 
ing, respectively,  eight  and  eleven  minutes  later, 
the  coach  showing  up  at  8:15. 

One  result  of  these  trips  has  been  the  inaugura- 
tion of  a  scheme  to  have  some  of  the  prominent 
Quaker  City  and  Gotham  riders  go  over  the  route, 
with  the  idea  of  making  a  record.  It  is  no  ea.sy 
]ide,  and  the  comparison  of  the  times  made  by 
the  coach  and  the  cyclers  would  prove  very  inter- 
esting. Another  result  has  been  the  issuance  of  a 
challenge  by  M.  J.  Bailey  to  Messrs.  Lagen  and 
Measure  to  race  from  here  to  New  York  and  re- 
turn. These  three  men  all  belong  to  the  Century 
Wheelmen,  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  defi  was  the 
result  of  the  bantering  indulged  in  by  the  trio 
after  their  trip.  Bailey  is  anxious  to  do  the  trick 
now,  but  the  other  two  are  at  present  training  for 
the  track,  but  say  they  will  accommodate  liim 
later  in  the  season.  The  outcome  is  awaited  with 
interest  by  their  clubmates,  and  in  the  meantime 
Bailey  is  training  hard. 

JACK   GEEEE'S   SCHEiVIE. 

Jack  Greer,  the  manager  of  the  Union  Manufac- 
turing Company's  local  branch,  is  the  originator 
of  an  idea  that  will  go  to  show  the  superiority  of  a 
bicycle  over  the  coach  as  a  means  of  carrying  mes- 
sages in  the  event  of  the  stoppage  of  railway  com- 
munication. He  proposes  to  have  a  relay  of  one 
man  at  each  place  where  the  coach  changed  horses, 
have  them  accurately  timed,  and  then  do  a  little 
example  in  subtraction  and  send  the  result  to  the 
postmaster-general,  who  will  go  down  in  his 
pocket  and  remunerate  the  riders  and  the  origina- 
tor for  all  expense  of  time  and  trouble  to  which 
they  ;  ave  been  put — see? 

BILLY  XAXIS'    SUCCESSOE. 

Since  Taxis  announced  his  intention  of  becoming 
a  "busy  B"  there  are  numerous  aspirants  for  the 
honor  which  the  genial  Billy  so  long  and  so  mod- 
estly held — that  of  king-pin  of  the  local  talent. 
Every  fine  afternoon  the  Tioga  track  is  iiatronized 
by  a  swarm  of  perspiring  and  asjiiring  youths  who 
are  endeavoring  to  get  into  shape  for  the  first 
large  meet  of  the  season,  which  will  be  that  of  the 
South  End  Wheelmen  on  June  23.  The  track 
was  never  in  better  shape.  To  further  aid  the 
men  to  get  into  proper  form,  special  rooms  have 


been  provided,  thoroughly  equipped  with  rubbing 
boards  and  hot  and  cold  shower  baths,  and  unless 
something  unforeseen  happens,  the  cycling  public 
will  witness  some  fine  racing,  which  is  all  the 
more  gratifying  when  it  is  remembered  how  dark 
was  the  ontlook  for  the  sj)ort  two  months  ago. 

In  this  connection,  we  would  remark  that  the 
fear  expressed  some  time  ago  as  to  the  possibility 
of  this  city  not  having  a  track  for  cycle  racing  is 
likely  to  be  forever  allayed.  "It  never  rains  but 
it  pours. "  Last  Thursday  a  party  of  Philadelphia 
enthusiasts,  among  them  O.  S.  Bunnell,  vis- 
ited the  Eivertou  (N.  ,T. ),  quarter-mile  track,  now 
in  course  of  construction.  "Bunny"  is  greatly 
interested  in  this  track,  for  some  of  his  pet  schemes 
of  track-building  have  been  incorporated  in  its 
make-up.  Experts  who  have  seen  the  plans  and 
material  say  it  will  be  the  fastest  quarter-mile 
track  in  the  country,  being  thirty  feet  wide  all 
the  way  around,  with  the  exception  of  the  home- 
stretch, which  is  forty  feet.  The  turns  have  been 
scientifically  constructed,  and  properly  banked. 
The  length  of  each  stretch  is  290  feet.  As  Eiver- 
ton  is  within  a  half  hour's  ride  by  rail  and  within 
an  hour's  ride  by  a  beautiful  water  route,  there  is 
no  reason  why  the  track  should  not  be  well  pat- 
ronized.    It  will  be  finished  by  June  15. 


Agent  and  League  Officer. 
C.  B.  Nicodemus,  whose  portrait  appears,  is  not 
only  a  live  agent  but  has  held  the  office  of  secre- 


tary-treasurer of  the  Nebraska  division,  L.  A.  W 
for  three  years.  The  gentleman's  headquarters 
are  at  Hastings,  Neb.,  where  he  handles  the 
Columbia.  Victor  and  Rambler. 


C.   E.    Whittle's  Sad  Death. 

Chailes  E.  Whittle,  an  ex-member  of  the  Chi- 
cago C.  C.  and  manager  of  the  jewelry  department 
of  Montgomery  Ward  &  Co.,  met  an  awful  death 
Friday  last.  He  was  riding  to  his  home,  at 
Wheat  on,  on  a  bicycle  between  the  Northwestern 
railway  tracks.  At  Elmhurst  an  express  train 
overtook  him,  and,  in  some  uuknown  rr^anner, 
his  life  was  crushed  out.  He  was  twenty-seven 
years  old  and  leaves  a  wife  and  two  little  chil- 
dren. He  was  a  son  of  the  well  known  evangelist, 
Major  Whittle,  of  Northfield,  Mass.,  who  hurried  to 
Chicago  to  attend  the  funeral  on  Monday.  Eegret 
was  expressed  by  all  Chicago  cyclists  at  his  un- 
timely end,  for  Mr.  Whittle  was  both  a  prominent 
and  popular  wheelman. 


Zimmerman  was  present  at  the  opening  of  the 
Velodrome  de  la  Seine  in  Paris,  and  the  throngs  of 
spectators  cheered  him  enthusiastically,  and  when 
the  races  were  over  they  jumped  across  the  track 
in  order  to  see  "le  Yankee  valant,"  as  they  called 
him. 


ALL    FOR  BETTER    ROADS. 


Convention  to  be  Held  in  July— Practical  Illus- 
trations to  be  Given. 

It  has  been  settled  that  a  good  roads  conference 
or  convention  will  be  held  in  A.sbury  Park  on 
July  5  and  6.  These  dates  have  been  selected 
because  it  will  enable  the  members  of  both  the 
editorial  and  educational  associations  to  attend 
the  meeting.  July  0  is  the  last  day  of  the  edi- 
torial associations  convention,  and  on  the  same 
day  the  educators  convene. 

General, Eoy  Stone,  who  is  at  the  head  of  the 
office  of  road  inquiry  in  connection  with  the  de- 
partment of  agriculture  at  Washington,  came  to 
Asbury  Park  on  Thursday  at  the  request  of  Hon. 
J.  Sterling  Morton,  secretary  of  agriculture,  who 
is  desirous  that  such  a  convention  will  be  held, 
believing  that  the  ultimate  result  will  be  a  gen- 
eral improvement  of  roads  throughout  the  country. 
General  Stone  was  met  by  Postmaster  E.  G.  Har- 
rison, secretary  of  the  New  Jersey  State  Roads 
Improvement  Association.  He  was  introduced  to 
several  members  of  the  citizens'  committee  and 
later  was  driven  about  town  in  company  with  Mr. 
Harrison,  Mayor  Len  Broeck  and  Conucilmen 
Winsor  and  Kroehl. 

The  conference  next  July  will  be  of  national 
importance.  General  Stone  will  send  invitations 
to  all  the  leading  coaching  clubs,  the  governors  of 
all  the  states,  manufacturers  of  ro-ad  building  ma- 
chinery, road  builders,  officers  of  the  League  of 
American  Wheelmen,  and  all  others  interested  in 
road  improvement. 

It  is  not  the  intention  of  the  projectors  of  the 
conference  to  have  a  long  list  of  papers  read,  de- 
scribing the  different  methods  of  road-making. 
This  is  an  after  consideration.  The  principal  ob- 
ject is  to  show  the  importance  of  good  roads  and 
to  impress  upon  the  minds  of  the  delegates  and 
others  who  attend  that  state  aid  can  be  secured  if 
proi)er  laws  are  passed,  such  for  instance  as  the 
state  aid  act  in  force  in  New  Jersey. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  several  manufacturers  of 
road-making  machinery  can  be  induced  to  come 
here  with  all  necessary  appliances  and  show  how 
roads  are  built.  A  suggestion — and  a  wise  one, 
too — has  been  made  that  such  a  piece  of  Kiad  be 
built  from  Main  street  to  fhe  Asbury  Park  Wheel- 
men's club-house  lot  on  Bangs  avenue,  adjoining 
the  Hotel  Vendome.  The  Austin  Manufacturing 
Company,  of  Chicago,  and  fhe  American  Road 
Machinery  Company,  of  Keunett  Square,  Pa., 
have  announced  that  they  will  be  glad  to  give  a 
practi-^al  lesson  in  road  building. 

General  Stone  will  also  call  on  President  Lus- 
comb,  of  the  League  of  American  Wheelmen,  and 
outline  the  plans  for  the  convention.  Wheelmen 
all  over  fhe  country  are  interested  in  good  roads  and 
many  of  them  will  no  doubt  attend  the  meeting. 
The  good  roads  magazines  and  publications  will 
be  asked  to  lend  their  aid  and  use  their  influence 
in  support  of  the  scheme. — Asbury  Park  Journal. 


Clipped  from  "LeVelo." 

Immediately  after  the  Lyons  races,  Martin  in- 
tends training  on  the  road  between  Bordeaux  and 
Paris,  as  he  hopes  to  render  a  good  account  of 
himself  in  the  "French  Derby  on  wheels." 

"Billy"  Martin,  who  has  only  been  a  few  days 
in  Paris,  returns  to  Lyons  to-morrow  (May  3),  as 
he  takes  part  in  the  races  on  the  opening  day. 

Although  the  wind  was  blowing  a  gale  yester- 
day the  following  men  trained:  Soibud,  Wheeler, 
Baras,  Crooks,  Echalie,  Louvet,  Guerry,  Ashin- 
ger,  Hewson,  Merland,  Lautrecht,  Ascanio,  Olerc, 
etc. 

Zimmerman  and  Banker  were  ont  on  the  road 
yesterday,  getting  the  stiffness  ofl' their  legs. 


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A  New  Light  Rover  for  the   Road — Women   on 

Diamond  Frame  Wheels— The  Bantam 

Winning  —  Medium    Grades  — 

About  the  Tires. 


London,  May  2. — It  is  always  pleasant  to  find 
a  firm  of  well  established  reputation  bringing  to 
the  front  a  wheel  which  compares  favorably  with 
the  latest  productions  of  the  more  daring  mush- 
room makers,  who  have  little  or  nothing  to  lose 
bj'  extreme  enterprise  in  building  light  machines. 
J.  K.  Starley  &  Co.,  have  just  placed  on  the  mar- 
ket the  Rover  road  racer,  a  high  grade  mount 
scaling,  with  its  gear  case,  29  pounds  complete. 
Juring  the  past  fortnight  I  have  been  privileged 
to  test  one  of  these  machines  on  the  roa<l  and  must 
confess  myself  thoroughly  delighted  with  its  be- 
havior. The  weight  quoted  is  the  exact  weight, 
I  need  hardly  say.  There  is  nothing  fragile  about 
the  appearance  of  the  machine  except  the  light 
spoking  of  the  front  wheel,  and  I  never  once  felt 
nervous  about  its  lightness  when  travelling  over 
bad  roads.  It  wiis  fitted  with  Cooke's  detachable 
tires,  which  approximate  to  Dunlop's  as  far  as 
comfort  and  speed  are  concerned.  A  ride  down 
the  Eipley  road  to  Guildford  on  this  mount  was  a 
revelation,  especially  when  sprinting  up  the  hills 
against  a  companion  on  a  lovely  little  Nelson 
safety  about  a  pound  heavier  than  the  Rover.  To 
any  bnt  very  heavy,  clumsy  riders  the  Rover  road 
racer  is  a  mount  wliich  one  can  confidently  recom- 
mend for  speed,  comfort  and  stability  beyond 
conception. 

DIAMOND   FRABIE    W!IEEr..S   FOR   WOMEN". 

By  a  pare  accident  J.  and  H.  Brookes  of  Bir- 
mingham, are  supplying  the  finest  ladies'  safeties 
offered  by  any  house  in  the  trade  to  all  the  up-to- 
date  women  wearing  rational  costume.  There  is 
now  no  longer  any  doubt  that  the  diamond  frame 
is  the  machine  of  the  future  for  ladies  Several 
of  the  fair  wearers  of  knickerbockers,  who  must 
now  exceed  a  hundred  in  London  alone,  are  al- 
ready using  diamond  safeties.  Mrs.  H.  L.  Clarke, 
Mrs.  Barrington  and  Miss  Ada  Earland  are  a  few 
of  the  beat  known.  The  Brooke's  ladies'  safety 
has  a  movable  top  tube,  so  that  it  can  be  ridden 
in  either  form  of  dress  at  pleasure.  The  firm's 
idea  was  to  produce  a  mount  available  for  either  a 
man  or  a  woman.  Its  weight  is  26  pounds  and 
its  quality,  details  and  finish  are  as  perfect  as  only 
a  works'  manager  of  the  repute  of  P.  L.  Renouf 
( late  of  Humber  &  Co. )  could  hope  to  turn  out. 
When  the  reader  realizes  the  difference  six  pounds 
of  weight  makes  to  a  woman  — and  the  very  best 
drop  framed  safeties  come  out  at  32  pounds — he 
will  not  be  surprised  to  hrar  that  the  fortunate 
possessor  of  Brooke's  French  models  achieve  a 
speed  undreamt  of  on  their  former  mounts.  Of 
course  the  leading  houses  will  soon  realize  the  sit- 
uation and  offer  men's  road  racers  to  women,  but 
for  the  moment  the  Birmingham  firm  is  gleaning 
orders  freely.  Mrs.  Barrington's  mount  weighs 
24  pounds,  but  is  identical  in  its  frame  with  a 
man's  safety. 

BANTAMS  AEE  SELLING    WELL. 

Mr.  Boothroyd  is  quite  satisfied  with  the  de- 
mand for  Bantams,  and  letters  of  enthusiastic 
praise  from  purchasers  drop  in  daily  from  all  parts 
of  the  country.  I  carried  out  my  eastern  tour  on 
a  Bantam  with  a  Palmer  tire  on  the  driving  wheel 
and  a  Boothroyd  behind.'   The  gear  was  66  inches 


and  the  weight  24  pounds.  Over  the  brick  roads 
of  Holland  I  found  the  running  very  pleasant, 
and  when  on  rare  occasions  we  did  come  to  a  hill, 
it  was  a  rear  delight  to  hustle  the  little  mount  up 
the  slope  at  top  speed.  My  own  mount  is  still  a 
36-inch  front  driver,  but  I  never  once  regretted 
not  being  on  it  during  the  Eastertide.  But  how 
about  path  work?  Well,  a  week  ago  I  could  have 
said  little  or  nothing,  but  last  Saturday  we  had 
some  positive  evidence  of  the  Bantam's  qualities 
in  competition.  The  Brixton  B.  C.  gave  a  two- 
mile  open  handicap  on  the  board  surface  at  Heme 
Hill.  Over  sixty  competitor  rode  rear  drivers 
and  two  were  on  Bantams — W.  H.  Knight,  160 
yards,  and  J.  Bowie,  210  yards.  Both  of  these 
qualified  in  the  two  fastest  heats  ridden,  and  in 
the  final  W.  H.  Knight  romped  home  first,  only 
separated  from  his  co-Bantamist,  who  was  third, 
by  a  safetyist,  G.  J.  Fulford,  155  yards.  Knight's 
time  was  4:49  1-5.  He  rode  a  2S-inch  Bantam 
geared  to  77  inches,  with  a  20-inch  back  wheel. 
Something  will  be  seen  if  Knight  competes  in  one 
of  the  forthcoming  long-distance  races  this  season. 
The  Feuner  rear-.steering  front  driver  is  also  being 
ridden  on  the  path,  but  up  to  the  present  has  not 
accomplished  anything  worthy  of  mention.  St'U, 
this  may  be  because  E.  Fenner,  its  inventor's 
brother,  is  not  class  enough  to  score  in  compe- 
tition. 

MAKES  A  SPRING  FEAME. 

I  recently  tested  upon  the  road  the  Helix  No.  2 
safety,  a  very  neat,  if  not  handsome,  spring  frame 
machine,  thoroughly  well  made,  quite  silent  in  its 
action,  very  comfortable  and  by  no  means  heavy. 
The  mount  weighed  about  35  pounds  as  a  light 
roadster,  and  I  could  not  find  a  road  sufficiently 
execrable  to  fully  test  its  qualities.  The  maker  is 
Thomas  Knowles,  16  Barton  House,  Deausgate, 
Manchester.  The  Helix  finds  favor  with  Lanca- 
shire riders  in  districts  whosoever  the  pneumatic 
tire  can  not  secure  the  cyclist  comfort,  so  rough 
are  the  roads. 

TANDEMS  AEE   POPULAE. 

There  is  now  no  doubt  that  tandem  safeties 
have  caught  on  with  clubmen,  especially  with 
pairs  of  brothers  who  do  a  little  racing  as  well  as 
attending  club  runs.  After  all,  a  first  class  tan- 
dem is  cheaper  than  two  singles,  apart  from  its 
speed  recommendations.  Many  tandems  are  seen 
every  weekend  in  the  London  district,  so  that  the 
pains  and  expense  in  booming  this  type  to  which 
the  trade  has  been  put  have  not  been  thrown 
away.  Whether  for  a  lady  and  gentleman  the 
safety  tandem  will  finally  oust  its  older  rival,  the 
three-wheeler,  it  is  not  yet  quite  safe  to  predict, 
but  indications  certainly  point  in  this  direction. 

BIG  EUN   ON   MEDIUM  GEADES. 

Second  grade  safeties  are  having  an  immense 
run  this  season.  It  must  be  admitted  that  many 
of  the  machines  offered  at  $61.50  afibrd  remark- 
ably good  value  for  the  money  and  prove  thor- 
oughly satisfactory  to  their  purchasers.  In  this 
class  must  be  included  Gamage's  Ilinum,  greatly 
improved  for  1894  and  sca,ling  only  30  pounds  as 
road  racer;  the  Granville  Cycle  Company's  Favor- 
ite road  racer,  same  weight;  the  Witch,  by  Goy  & 
Co.,  same  weight;  the  New  Howe  No.  4,  same 
weight,  and  several  others.  Any  type  or  make  of 
pneumatic  tires  is  included  in  the  price  quoted 
and  the  only  extra  needed  is,  perhaps,  a  gear 
case,  costing  another  %h  or  so.  I  have  closely  ex- 
amined many  of  these  second  grade  safeties,  and 
compared  with"  what  were  obtainable  for  the 
money  in  question  a  year  or  two  ago,  the  improve- 
ment is  really  startling. 

PALMEE  TIEES   ON   THE   EOAD. 

The  Palmer  tire  is  now  firmly  established  in 
the  good  books  of  the  ordinary  road  riding  club- 


man, on  the  grounds  of  its  comfort  and  easy  mode 
of  repair,  quite  as  much  as  for  its  speed,  which  is 
all  sufficient  for  the  racing  man.  The  company 
has  had  its  little  petty  difficulties  to  overcome, 
but  with  the  keen  and  practical  Johnnie  Price  in 
Birmingham,  and  the  sagacious  Glynn  in  London, 
the  Palmer  prospects  are  of  the  rosiest  character. 
Price  keeps  going  an  ever  changing  succession  of 
telling,  witty  advertisements,  while  men  who 
have  got  the  tires  under  them  involuntarily  cl  ant 
their  praises,  and  so  the  boom  rolls  merrily  on. 

MALTBY   TIRES  SCORING. 

Another  really  promising  tire  is  the  Maltby, 
thought  by  some  to  be  a  fad.  I  tried  this  fire  be- 
fore the  shows  and  pronounced  it  fast.  Since  then 
I  have  banged  an  old  Humber  racer  (shod  with 
the  Maltby)  about  on  the  worst  roads  before 
genial  springtide  came  to  us.  My  original  opin- 
ion was  confirmed.  Now,  happily,  the  proofs  in 
the  shape  of  sterling  path  performances  are  rolling 
in.  The  Maltby  racer  tire  weighs  eight  ounces. 
A.  W.  Harris  is  riding  Dunlops  with  the  Maltby 
patent  embodied  therein.  He  has  done  nothing 
yet.  T.  Osborn,  however,  has  made  a  fine  show- 
ing on  them.  He  won  the  Sidney  trophy  (one 
mile)  at  the  Surrey  meeting,  rode  second  to 
Stroud  in  the  Surrey  cup  race,  won  a  scratch  mile 
at  Birmingham,  and  rode  second  to  Winbolt  in 
the  Essex  Union's  half-mile,  Winbolt  winning  on 
Maltbys.  When  the  road  racing  season  is  in  full 
swing  and  the  puncture  demon  prevails,  then  the 
Maltby  will  score  over  its  more  luxurious  rivals. 
Racing  tires  are  steadily  diminishing  in  diameter 
— one  inch  has  now  been  reached. 

ABOUT   OTHER  TIEES. 

The  Seddon  fortunes  seem  to  be  on  the  down 
grade.  It  was  a  disastrous  thing  that  the  '94 
fastening  proved  useless  in  action,  again  aiul 
again  insisting  on  coming  undone.  However,  the 
newest  Seddon,  according  to  Mr.  Sturmey's  opin- 
ion, which  is  worth  having,  is  a  really  good  thing 
and  I  hope  the  company  will  stick  to  it. 

The  Preston-Davies  people  have  opened  prem- 
ises in  Grays  Inn  Road.  They  too  have  been 
changing  their  pattern  since  the  shows.  The  tur- 
ret tire  has  been  abandoned  for  the  three  coil 
patent,  known  formerly  as  the  Aston  tire.  It  is 
pronounced  a  success  by  those  who  have  ridden  it. 
Jack  Dring  and  Halliwell  are  valuable  acquisi- 
tions to  the  company's  ^ersomjieZ.         Stanley. 


"Caught  On." 


Wheel  to  Church. 
In  England  the  Sunday  cyclists  have  become 
very  numerous.  As  an  inducement  to  that  class 
to  visit  the  chrurches,  several  clergymen  have  pro- 
vided stabling  accommodations,  as  well  as  special 
seats,  prayer  book,  etc.  This  is  better  than  de- 
nunciation, and  might  be  tried  in  America  with 
benefit. 


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WHERE    THE    INVENTORS    GO. 


A  Great  Many  of  Them  are  at  Present  at  Work 
at  the  Pope  Company's  Factory. 

While  Mr.  Dow,  of  the  Pope  company,  was  in 
Chicago  a  day  or  two  ago,  some  one,  by  chance, 
left  an  old  Worth  safety  in  front  of  the  Wabash 
avenue  store.  An  examination  of  the  old-timer 
led  np  to  a  conversation  concerning  the  inventors 
who  find  their  way  into  the  establishment  of  cycle 
concerns. 

"I  don'tknow,"  said  Mr.  Dow,  "whether  all  the 
cranks  in  the  country  make  a  straight  line  for  the 
company's  office,  but  it  really  seems  so.  They  all 
want  to  see  tlie  colonel.  He  has  no  time  to  at- 
tend to  them,  but  they  never  go  away  without  an 
interview  with  either  E.  W.  Pope  or  Mr.  PatM- 
son.  No  matter  how  lowly  the  inventor  or  how 
seemingly  cranky  his  idea,  he  alwaj's  gets  a  hear- 
ing. If  Mr.  Pope  is  busy  he  sends  word  to  the 
visitor  that  if  he  will  wait  so  long  or  call  again  at 
a  certain  time  he  will  be  glad  to  see  him.  Some 
strange  scenes  are  the  result. 

"A  little  ^vhile  ago  two  men  came  in  with  tires. 
One  went  away  satisfied  that  his  scheme  Was  ao 
good.  The  other  had  a  tire  on  the  order  of  the 
old  Kichwiue,  with  a  number  of  inflated  balls 
inside.  He  was  assured  that  the  idea  was  not 
new  and  that  it  had  been  tried  and  found  want- 
ing. He  stormed  and  raved  and  told  us  that  even 
if  we  were  a  great  corporation  we  couldn't  see  7iis 
invention  and  then  appropriate  it  to  our  own  use, 
which  was  evidently  what  he  expected  we  in- 
tended to  do.  He  doubtless  went  away  and  said 
everything  vile  he  could  think  of  about  the  com- 
pany, as  a  great  many  do. 

"It  is  sometimes  really  pitiful  to  see  the  woe  of 
inventors  when  they  are  told  that  their  devices 
are  of  no  use  or  are  not  new.  Many  a  man  has 
broken  down  and  cried  bitterly  over  the  rejection 
of  his  invention.  Nine  times  out  of  ten  they  are 
poor  men,  working  hard,  and  to  some  extent  in- 
telligent, but  they  are  on  the  wrong  track, 
being,  in  a  great  many  cases,  totally  unlaniiliar 
with  the  bicycle  trade  and  the  various  schemes 
that  have  been  tried  and  found  of  no  account  or 
abandoned  for  something  better. 

'  'In  most  cases  Mr.  Pope  talks  to  them  in  a 
fatherly  way — and  he  can  do  it  to  perfection.  He 
reasons  to  them  in  this  way :  'Here  you  are,  an 
intelligent  man,  wasting  your  time  and  energy  on 
something  you  know  nothing  about.  Probably 
you  lack  even  the  means  ot  supporting  yourself 
decently.  Maybe,  even,  you  have  a  wife  and 
children  dependent  on  you  for  support,  who  are 
not  getting  the  real  necessities  of  life.  Now,  then, 
there  is  nothing  in  this  scherue  of  yours;  but  men 
like  you  are  valuable  to  us.  Many  a  time  we 
think  we  want  something  new.  We  know  what 
we  want  but  don't  know  just  how  to  make  it. 
Now  if  you  really  want  to  work,  for  $4  or  $5  a 
day,  where  yon  will  have  all  the  facilities  you 
want,  where  you  can  have  a  comfortable  home 
and  be  treated  with  respect,  we  can  atford  to  otfer 
you  a  position  in  the  experimental  branch  of  the 
factory.' 

"About  one  man  in  ten  accepts  the  otfer.  The 
others  go  away  convinced  that  we  don't  know 
what  we  are  talking  about.  Those  who  accept 
are  generally  well  satisfied  with  their  bargain.  I 
was  at  the  factory  recently  and  conversing  with 
one  of  these  men.  'Young  man,'  said  he — he  was 
a  good  deal  older  than  I — 'it  was  the  luckiest  day 
in  my  life  when  I  called  on  E.  W.  Pope.  I  get 
my  $5  a  day  regularly,  my  family  is  well  pro- 
vided for  and  I  own  my  own  home.  Before  I 
came  here  I  was  a  poor  inventor  with  fringe  on 
the  heels  of  my  trousers,  aud  I  am  afraid  there 
were  times  when  my  family  actually  wanted  lor  i 


the  absolute  necessities  of  life.  If  I  had  continued 
in  the  old  style  I  should  probably  have  been  as 
poor  now  as  I  was  then.'  " 


Scene  on  Washington  Boulevard  Last  Saturday. 


Rear  view. 


Little  Chicago  Squibs. 

Friday  last  Barrett  undertook  to  outscorch 
Lumsden  to  Windsor  Park  lor  a  new  hat.  At 
AVashiugtou  Park  the  wheelmen  fiighlencd  a 
horse,  which  jumped  into  a  passing  buggy,  caus- 
ing two  pretty  wrecks.  Barrett's  wheel  was 
wrecked  and  two  ladies  were  slightly  scratched. 

The  Overland  C.  C.  has  elected  the  following 
new  officials:  President,  Henry  Bauer;  treasurer. 
Will  Gradt;  secretary,  Herman  Heldorn;  captain, 
Connie  Buhman;  board  of  directors,  William 
Schridds,  Henry  Wesselhoeft,  Alvin  Binse  and  J. 
Hulbert  DeWitt. 

Centuries  were  ridden  Sunday  by  the  Misses 
Heggerty  and  Elsie,  Mesdames  Kelly  and  Fair- 
child,  and  Messrs.  Berger,  Stapletou  aud  others. 

On  May  17  the  iEolus  club  will  witness  the 
Comedy  Stock  Company  in  "As  Innocent  as  a 
Lamb." 

The  Chicago  C.  C.  gave  a  well  attended  May 
party  Tuesday  night. 

1  »  » 

Solid  Tired. 


THE  CYCLE  "  OUT  WEST." 


The  "Thing"  On  the  Wheel  and  Some  of  His 
Rough  Experiences. 

Tucsda.y  morning  last  the  mayor  of  this  town, 
who  is  onrself,  received  a  telegram  from  Prescott 
to  the  eft'ect  that  a  young  man  from  the  east,  who 
is  making  a  tour  of  the  west  on  a  bic.ycle,  carry- 
ing an  American  flag  vnih  the  staff  thrust  down 
the  back  of  his  neck  and  several  bottles  of  sooth- 
ing syrup  and  other  drinks  in  his  pocket,  would 
pass  through  this  town  at  high  noon  and  wanted 
protection.  We  at  once  started  out  to  hunt  np 
Bill  McGee,  Tom  Sloane,  Jim  Watkins  and  other 
eminent  citizens  who  had  never  seen  a  human 
critter  sitting  on  top  of  a  high  wheel,  and  are  agin 
the  rush  of  civilization.  We  got  the  crowd  to- 
gether and  labored  with  'em,  but  the  best  we 
could  do  was  to  get  a  promise  not  fire  over  three 
shots  apiece.  We  telegraphed  to  have  the  young 
man  take  another  road,  but  he  had  already 
started. 

At  11  o'clock  the  sidewalks  along  Apache  ave- 
nue were  lined  with  a  quiet  and  expectant  popu- 
lace, and  everything  above  two  feet  high  had  a 
gun.  We  had  done  the  best  we  conld,  and  the 
thing  on  the  wheel  must  depend  on  Providence. 
At  11:50  it  appeared,  a  mile  away  on  the  hill.  It 
didn't  wear  a  buffalo  overcoat  and  a  coonskin  cap 
and  was  therefore  agin  us  and  must  die.  Wheu 
it  struck  the  eastern  fringe  of  the  crowd  the  boys 
began  to  shoot.  The  enthusiasm  was  infectious 
and  spread  rapidly.  The  thing  on  the  wheel  had 
sand  and  was  level-headed.  It  realized  the  situ- 
ation and  put  on  the  leg  power,  and  while  every- 
body was  shooting  and  yelling  and  the  smoke  was 
hanging  low,  it  turned  the  hill,  crossed  the  creek, 
aud  was  .safe!  At  the  lowest  estimate  over  300 
shots  were  lired,  but  .all  appeared  to  go  wild. 

While  on  this  subject  Ave  wish  to  offer  a  word  of 
advice  to  certain  people.  The  cayuse  and  the 
mule  reached  this  locality  with  the  first  settler. 
They  are  familiar  objects.  They  live  and  breathe 
and  do  not  seek  to  overturn  the  manner's  and  cus- 
toms of  iiur  forefathers.  If  you  ride  a  bike  don't 
come  this  v ay  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  yet. 
Give  us  a  show  to  get  used  to  the  sight  of  the 
crilter,  and  give  us  time  to  figure  on  what  may 
follow  its  introduction.  We  can  hear  the  rumble 
of  cixilization  afar  off,  but  a  man  who  has  picked 
his  teeth  with  the  claws  of  a  panther,  used  a 
bearskin  for  a  bed  blanket  and  worked  np  an  ap- 
petite on  the  back  of  a  bucking  broncho  can't 
step  into  patent-leather  shoes  nor  part  his  hair  in 
the  middle   all  at  once. — M.  Quad,  in   Baltimore 

Herald. 

«  ♦  « 

Bresler  and  Noack  Expelled. 

For  being  obstreperous  and  defying  the  league 
ex-Chief  Consul  Bresler  and  ex-Secretary-Treas- 
urer Noack  of  the  Michigan  division  have  been 
expelled  from  the  league  by  the  trial  committee, 
which  was  composed  of  Messrs.  Luscomb,  Cossum, 
Watts,  Perkins  and  Elliott.  This  ought  to  settle 
the  matter;  it  may  and  it  may  not,  for  Bresler 
says  he  will  carry  the  case  to  the  national  as- 
sembly. 

Bresler  now  talks  of  starting  a  league  of  his 
own,  claiming  that  among  a  dozen  or  more  clubs 
which  will  back  him  up  are  the  Port  Huron 
Wheelmen,  Aloid  Cycle  club,  Michigan  Wheel- 
men and  Detroit  bicycle  club.  He  reluses  to  give 
up  the  division's  funds  until  ordered  to  do  so  by 
the  court. 


The  Cj/cHste  Beige  Iitusire  mentions  v 
tour  in  the  British   Isles,  and   comments  on  it 
favor.. by. 

Zininiy  has  begun  his  training,    but   will  n 
race  until  June  1. 


We  are  Advertised 

By  Our  Loving  Friends. 


* 


AN    OATH ! 

A    UNION    AGENT   SWEARS: 


■VTlLLIAMSPOET,  Pa.,  3-28-91. 

FACTS,  NOT  TALK: 

That  there  was  not  a  single  broken  frame  or  fork  on  UNIONS  in  1S93  out  of  tlie  C8 
P.  1».  Q'swe  sold  in  town. 

Thnt  not  a  single  -Airtite   Dunfop  Tire  Jcept  ihe  rider  without  the  use  Oi  his 

wheel  one  day  during  1893  that  we  sold  on  Unions. 

Watsox  T.  Updegrapp,  Proprietor  Lycoming  Cycle  C ). 
SwoTi  and  subscribed  to  before  me  this  28th  day  of  March,  1894. 

[seal]  W.  N.  Jones,  Alderman. 


Keep  your  eye  on  our  New  Racing  Tire.     It  makes  champions  of  dubs. 


AMERICAN  DUNLOP  TIRE  CO., 


504-506   W.   Fourteenth  Street, 
N^W  YORK. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


HOW  TO  BECOME  PROSPEROUS 


READ    THIS! 


Zanestille,  O.,  May  7,  1894. 
Eclipse  Bicycle  Co.,  Beaver  Falls,  Pa. 

Gentlemen: — Your  favor  of  the  4th  at  hand  and  noted.  We  don't  wonder  that  you  are  obliged  to  work  overtime,  for  with  such 
a  wheel  in  stock  as  the  Eclipse,  we  "one  hoss"  dealers  can  see  our  way  clear  to  become  prosperous  dealers  in  the  near  future.  I  have 
just  sold  another  Model  A  to  a  racing  man.  P.  D.  Gath  &  CO. 


The   Eclipse  Models  B  and  F 

(Ladies)  are  World  Beaters  in  $100.00 
Bicycles. 

Eclipse  Bicycles  Sell  Easily  and 
Run  Easily.  Join  the  ranks  of 
prosperous  dealers  by   selling   Eclipse 


■-'--■^     Bicycles. 


ECLIPSE  MODEL  B,  |100.00. 

Liberal  Prices  to  the  Trade.     Investigate.    We  have  7  models,  $75  to  $125.     All  Good. 


ECLIPSE  BICYCLE  CO.,  beaver  falls,  pa. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


BUTLER'S    TIME  DISPUTED: 


But  the  Course  and  Figures  Are  Correct— Massa- 
chusetts Racing  Events. 

BosTOX,  May  14. — Were  one  to  believe  the 
ruinore  and  statements  flying  arounil  he  would 
place  little  credulenee  upon  the  time  and  the 
length  of  the  course  of  the  Linscott  road  race. 
One  of  the  local  papers  recently  published  a  state- 
ment that  the  course  was  short,  and  a  weekly 
cycling  paper  from  anotlier  city  said  the  e  was  no 
doubt  that  the  time  was  incorrect.  These  rumors 
have,  of  coui-se.  gained  but  little  ground  in  the 
east,  as  it  was  known  that  the  timers  had  been 
selected  on  account  of  their  experience,  and  tliat 
the  course  was  measured  by  Surveyor  Sargent, 
both  before  and  after  the  race,  and  found  to  lie 
over,  ratlier  than  under,  twenty-tive  miles.  The 
discus.sion  relative  t"-  the  authenticity  of  tlie  time 
is  easily  disposed  of  when  it  is  known  that  all 
the  timers  have  certified  that  the  time  given  is 
correct.  There  are  men  wlio  rode  tlie  rate,  such 
as  Blauvelt,  Wells  and  the  two  Claries,  who  had 
private  watches  held  on  them,  and  acknowledged 
the  official  time  given  them  agrees  to  a  second 
with  that  announced  by  their  trainers  at  the  con- 
clusion of  the  I'ace.  The  scratch  and  one-minute 
men  all  agreed  that  had  they  ridden  as  they 
should,  instead  of  watching  each  other,  they 
would  have  made  better  time  and  probably  gone 
then  under  that  made  by  Butler. 

.  Before  going  further  it  might  be  stated  that  so 
ninch  has  been  said  about  what  Butler  coi'ld  have 
done  had  he  been  pushed,  more  than  he  was,  that 
the  local  flyers  are  beginning  to  think  there  is  no 
one  in  this  vicinity  but  Nat  Butler.  But  there 
are  others,  and  should  Butler  enter  Hoyland 
Smith's  road  race  at  New  Bedford  on  Memorial 
day  he  will  find  stacked  up  against  him  the  pick 
and  flower  of  the  Massachusetts  road  riders. 
James  Clark  is  exceedingly  anxious  to  try  conclu- 
sions with  Butler  in  a  twentj'-five-mile  road  con- 
test, and  it  is  more  than  likely  that  when  the  en- 
tries are  closed  the  Clark  boj'S,  McDutfee,  Graves, 
and  a  few  others  will  be  found  amongst  the  list  of 
entries.  If  the  name  of  Nat  Butler  is  there  we 
will  see  another  record-breaking  race.  They  are 
all  out  to  "do"  Butler  and  his  assured  participa- 
tion in  the  race  is  only  needed  to  make  it  a  prodi- 
gious success. 

EACIUG  SEASON   OPENED. 

The  racing  season  has  opened  under  the  most 
favorable  auspices.  Ne.xt  Saturday  another  race 
meet  will  be  held  at  Saugus  and  the  week  follow- 
ing Milford  will  see  some  very  clever  racing. 
Then  on  Memorial  day  comes  three  or  four  great 
races.  For  track  racers  there  will  be  that  of  the 
A.  C.  O.  in  Boston,  the  Varick  tournament  at 
Manchester,  N.  H.,  and  also  the  race  meet  of.the 
Bay  State  Bicycle  Club  at  Worcester.  For  the 
latter  these  events  and  prizes  are  arranged:  one- 
mile  novice;  one-mile  Worcester  county  champion- 
ship; one-mUe,  2:40  class;  half-mile,  open;  half- 
mile,  for  boys;  mile,  open;  one-mile  club 
championship;  one-mile  handicap,  class  B;  one- 
mile  handicap,  class  A;  two-mile  relay  team  race. 
The  two  open  races,  the  2:40  event  and  the  first 


handicap,  are  for  men  of  chiss  B.    All  other  events 
are  for  men  of  class  A. 

HOYLAND   smith's    EACE. 

The  one  race  of  all  others,  however,  wliich  is 
attracting  more  than  usual  attention,  is  the  Hoy- 
land  Smith  road  race  on  Decoration  day.  The 
greatest  amount  of  interest  is  manifested  in  this 
event,  and  it  promises  to  be  fully  the  equal  of  the 
Linscott.  This  course  is  said  to  be  much  faster, 
and  I  he  expectations  in  the  way  of  record  break- 
ing are  great.  The  prize  list  was  never  bettered 
in  any  single  race  throughout  the  country,  there 
being  thirty-nine  besides  the  three  time  prizes, 
all  valued  at  |1,33G.6U,  headed  by  a  horse,  wagon 
and  harne.ss,  worth  $3.'>0. 

THE  M'DfFFEE  TOURNAMENT. 

The  first  track  racing  for  class  A  men  in  this 
vicinity  was  that  seen  at  the  McDaffee  tourna- 
ment at  Saugus  Saturday.  The  only  good  piece 
of  work  was  that  done  by  Dan  Connolly  in  the 
mile  open,  when  he  caught  Blauvelt  and  James 
Clark  napping  and  came  down  the  home  stretch 
from  the  three-quarter  pole  far  iu  advance  of  the 
field.  The  summary  of  the  day's  racing  is  as 
follows: 

One-mile,  novice — H.  A.  Seavey,  Waitham,  1;  George 
Cutter,  Boston,  *2;  Calvin  Hnsmer,  Everett,  :^;  time,  Z:l'i. 

One-mile,  open — Dan  Connolly,  Eagle  C.  (\,  1;  E  L. 
Blauvelt,  E.  A.  C,  2;  James  Clark,  P.  (J.  C.  3;  time,  2:5G. 

One-mile,  handicap— A.  T.  Puller,  Maiden,  1:!5  yds.,  '; 
J.  J.  McLaughlin,  W.  C.  C,  135,  2;  John  Bianehi,  M.  B. 
C,  Go,  3;  time,  2:30. 

One-mile,  2:30  class— E.  L.  Blauvelt,  1;  W.  L.  Pettigrew, 
2;  time,  2:51  3-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— George  Cutter,  240  yds.,  1;  E.  J. 
Clark,  260,  2;  John  nianchi,  340,  3;  James  Clark,  30,  4; 
time,  5:25  2-5. 

One  mile,  consolation— J.  S.  Clark,  Roxbury,  1 ;  James 
Harmon,  Maiden,  2;  Calvin  Hosmer,  Everett,  3;  time, 
3:  IS  4-5. 

* 

THE  HERO  OF  DESOTO. 


Despite    Bad    Roads   Harding   Beats    His    Own 
One-Way  Record. 

St.  Louis,  May  14. — Bert  Harding,  of  the  St. 
Louis  Cycling  Club,  tried  to  break  his  own  record 
over  the  DeSoto  road  Sunday.  He  left  the  club 
house  at  7:30  a.m.,  his  time  being  taken  by  Will 
P.  Laing  and  W.  M.  Eosborough.  The  timers 
then  made  a  rush  for  the  train  and  got  to  DeSoto 
in  time  to  receive  him  at  that  point.  He  made 
the  trip  down  in  3  hr.  33  min.,  knocking  24  min. 
off  his  old  record.  It  had  been  his  intention  to 
try  for  the  round  trip  record  at  the  same  time, 
but  after  riding  down  he  gave  up  the  idea,  as  the 
road  was  in  miserable  condition.  All  through 
Jefterson  coitnty  the  road  was  covered  with  fresh 
gravel,  making  a  fast  round  trip  out  of  the  ques- 
tion. 

JOHNSON'S  FAST  HALF. 


sec.  even  and  Taylor's  flying  quarter  in  :29  3-.'>. 
Johnson  intended  going  for  a  full  mile,  hut  conld 
not  find  suitable  pacemakers.  Taylor  took  him 
the  first  quarter  and  he  finished  alone.  Johnson 
paced  Taylor  when  the  latter  rode  his  tiuarter. 

All  the  races  were  for  class  A  riders  except  a 
mile  open,  which  Johnson  won  in  2:31  4-.'5,  beat- 
ing Taylor,  his  only  competitor.  Ray  Dawson 
captured  the  mile,  open,  class  A,  from  Hyslo])  in 
4:33  4-.5,  Connerat  being  third.  The  mile  handi- 
cap had  seven  starters  and  was  won  by  Ed  Wilson 
from  the  65-yard  mark  in  1:04;  Adams  of  Jack- 
sonville, 50  yards,  second  and  Mixon,  75  yards, 
third. 

Grath  from  140  yards  won  the  mile  handicap; 
Wilson,  130  yards,  second  and  Adams,  100  yards, 
third;  time  2:20.  The  quarter-mile  open  was 
won  by  Hyslop  in  :35  3-5.  The  two-mile  handi- 
cap had  ten  starters,  Dawson  and  Hysloji  being 
on  .scratch.  Connerat  from  160  yards  lonipcd 
home  first  in  4:52;  Adams,  160  yards,  second  ;ind 
Mixon,  225  yards,  third.  Hyslop  and  D:iwson 
finished  seventh  and  eighth,  resi)cctivel3'. 

Crack  i:r. 
* 

*      * 

Wants  to  Race  Six  Days. 
A.  S.  Meixell  of  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  who  was  a 
member  of  the  cash  prize  league,  and  al.so  a  con- 
testant in  the  recent  six-day  race  in  Madison 
Square  Garden,  N.  Y.,  has  issued  a  challenge  to 
meet  any  man  in  the  world  in  a  six-day  race,  lor 


Does  the  Distance  in  One  Minute  at  Savannah 
— Taylor's  Quarter. 
Savannah,  Ga.,  May  12. — The  meet  of  the 
Savannah  Wheelmen's  Track  Association  yester- 
day was  a  big  success.  The  events  of  the  day 
were  Johnson's  flying  half,    against  time,  in  60 


$5,000  a  side,  Albert  Schock  preferred.  Meixell 
is  said  to  have  been  sick  before  the  last  six-day 
race,  and  to  have  started  in  the  same  without 
trainidg.  Although  he  only  rode  seventy-five 
hours  he  had  covered  1,190  miles  when  he  quit 
Thursday  morning. 

* 

Ohio's  Big  Tournament. 

Cincinnati,  May  15. — The  programme  of  en- 
tertainment for  the  visitoi^  to  the  Ohio  division 
meet  will  consist  of  theatre  parties,  a  free  trip  to 
Coney  Island,  a  resort  located  on  the  Ohio  river;  a 
free  trip  to  the  Zoological  Garden;  a  lantern 
parade  on  Saturday  night,  June  30 ;  annual  meet 
parade  and  photograph,  July  3;  two  days  of  races, 
July  3  and  4,  for  which  we  have  the  assurance  of 
Sanger  and  Tyler  already.  There  will  be  special 
races,  one  each  day,  for  class  B.  The  first  prize 
will  be  $1.50,  second  $125,  third  $100;  $25  for 
the  first  of  each  of  the  three  quarters  in  each  of 
the  races,  besides  a  special  prize  of  a  hundred  dol- 
lar diamond  for  the  fastest  mile  (class  B)  in  the 
two  days  and  a  round  trip  ticket  to  Denver  will 
be  given  to  the  member  of  class  A  riding  the  fast- 


est  mile  in  the  two  days.  A  prize  of  $50  will  be 
given  to  the  club  outside  of  the  city  having  the 
largest  number  of  representatives  in  line. 

A  fifty-dollar  prize  is  for  the  beat  decorated 
wheel  in  the  lantern  parade.  Many  other  features 
of  the  enterlaiumeut  will  be  mentioned  at  a  later 
date.  Besides  what  has  been  menlioued,  how- 
ever, there  will  be  two  club  championship  road 
races  from  Cincinnati  to  Hamilton  on  .July  1.  All 
in  all  it  will  be  a*  grand  affair. 


Phillie's  Pedal  Pushers. 

PHil.AnELPHiA,  May  14, — The  West  Philadel- 
phia Cyclei-s'  five-mile  road  race  will  be  ridden  on 
.Juue  '2,  over  the  Bryn  Mawr-city  Line  Course. 

The  University  of  Pennsylvania  will  be  repre- 
sented on  the  track  this  season  by  G.  M.  Coatea, 
'W;  ,T.  A.  Wiborn,  '95;  W.  D.  Osgood,  '94;  M. 
C.  Bailey,  '97;  and  D   M.  Crump,  '96. 

The  Quaker  City  Wheelmen's  road  racing  team 
has  issued  a  challenge  for  a  five-mile  team  road 
race,  over  the  Bryn  Mavvi-city  Line  Course,  open  to 
teams  from  the  local  clubs,  teams  to  be  composed 
of  six  men.  Satiirday  June  16,  has  been  mutu- 
ally agreed  upon  as  the  date  for  the  contest. 
Messrs.  Estoclet,  Pollock,  Dampman,  Rich,  Art- 
man  and  one  other  compose  the  Quaker's  team. 

W.  D.  Osgood,  U.  of  P. ,  last  week  broke  the 
intercollegiate  record  of  .5:28  in  the  two-mile  bi- 
cycle event,  at  the  fourth  and  last  series  of  handi- 
cap games  at  the  university  track.  The  event 
was  not  won  by  Osgood,  but  he  rode  a  very  bril- 
liant race,  inches  only  separating  the  first  three* 
men.  J.  A.  AViborn,  75  yds.,  finished  first,  D.  E. 
Crumi>,  140  yds.,  second;  Osgood,  scratch,  third; 
time  5:08 — loweriug  the  best  previous  college 
record  '20  sec. 

Measure,  Lagen,  Coates,  Osgood,  Diver  and 
Rich  are  spoken  of  as  the  Pennsylvania  represen- 
tatives in  the  inter-state  team  race. 

Messrs.  Hall,  Griffith  and  Benner,  of  the  Wis- 
sahickon  Wheelmen;  Lou  Geyler,  of  the  Century; 
Frank  Dampman,  of  the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen; 
Frank  Marriott,  of  the  South  End  Wheelmen;  W. 
1).  0.^good,  University  of  Pennsylvania  and  others 
will  represent  Philadelphia  in  the  Irvington-Mil- 
burn  race  on  Decoration  day.  The  entry  of  A.  B. 
Fuller,  of  this  city,  has  been  rejected. 

C.    Z.    Bahl,    the    long-distance  rider  of  the 

Quaker   City   Wheelman,  has  announced  his  ijer- 

maneut  retirement  from  the  track. 

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$1,500  Worth  of  Diamonds. 
The  wheelmen  of  Warsaw,  Ind.,  have  organ- 
ized a  wheel  club  and  will  be  known  as  the  W. 
C.  C.  B.  Q.  Morris  is  president,  Harry  Smith 
captain.  Dr.  Eagleson  secretary  and  treasurer. 
They  have  twenty-eight  members  and  will  apply 
tor  L.  A.  W.  membership.  They  will  give  a  race 
meet  at  Spriugfountain  Park  Aug.  2.  The 
prizes  will  consist  of  diamonds  onlj',  which  will 
cost  5;  1,500.  This  is  a  beautiful  summer  resort, 
surrounded  by  lakes  and  maple  groves,  with  over 
150  cottages  and  a  large  hotel. 


A  Word  to  the  Prophets. 
Too  much  importance  is  attached  to  the  predic- 
tions of  numerous  cycle  prophets.  "Choppy'' 
Warburton  names  four  men  who  will,  he  says, 
easily  defeat  Zimmerman,  and  at  once  every  cycle 
scribe  publishes  the  statement.  Then  there  are 
those  wiseacres  here  who  say  with  such  confidence 
and  a  know-it-all  expression  of  countenance  that 
Zimmerman,  had  he  remained  in  the  amateur 
ranks,  would  have  been  beaten  by  at  least  half  a 
dozen  of  his  former  competitors,  and  last  of  all  we 


have  Johnson,  through  his  advertising  manager, 
endeavoring  to  obtain  a  four  months'  advertise- 
ment by  the  production  of  what  may  be  termed 
stage  money  at  a  time  when  the  champion  could 
not  po.'sibly  give  the  matter  any  attention.  No 
doubt  Arthur  Augustus  will  entertain  each  and 
all,  but  iu  the  meantime  it  might  be  well  to  btt 
upon  the  "wolf,  wolf"  cheap  tactics  of  advertis- 
ing. 

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A  Joke  on  Boyle. 

This  morning  Charlie  Erswell  and  Al  Leslie  got 
together  and  decided  to  play  a  ioke  on  C.  A. 
Boyle,  traveling  agent  for  the  Rambler  wheel, 
now  ill  the  city  in  the  interest  of  his  company. 
Leslie  and  Erswell  proceeded  to  the  Inter  Ocean 
hotel  and  found  Mr.  Boyle  seated  at  a  desk  in  the 
oflSce  room.  Leslie  immediately  began  to  roast 
Boyle  and  offered  to  bet  filOO  that  he  could  not 
ride  to  Sidney  ( 104  miles)  in  ten  hours.  Boyle, 
who  was  overhearing  these  remarks,  at  last  got 
impatient  and  could  stand  it  no  more. 

He  approached  Leslie  and  called  him  down  by 
planking  $100  in  front  of  the  local  cyclists  to  back 
his  statement  that  he  could  ride  to  Sidney  in 


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eight  hours.  Leslie  told  the  wrathy  visitor  that 
he  would  go  to  the  bank  and  get  his  money,  and 
for  him  to  wait  at  the  hotel.  As  a  reporter  for 
the  Tribune  passed  through  the  hotel  at  3  o'clock 
this  afternoon  Mr.  Boyle  was  still  holding  the 
$100  in  his  fist,  patiently  awaiting  the  return  of 
Leslie. — Cheyenne  Tribune. 


Races  on  the  Coast. 

San  Feancisc'O,  May  6. — The  popularity  of 
bicycle  riding  compared  with  other  sports  was 
never  more  apparent  than  to-day  in  the  events 
given  under  the  auspices  of  the  Olympic  Club. 
Except  in  one  instance  the  grand  stand  showed 
no  unusual  interest,  no  matter  how  creditable  the 
performance  was,  but  the  bicycle  events  roused 
them  in  every  instance  to  the  pitch  of  excitement. 
The  day  was  very  pleasant  but  the  wind,  which 
always  comes  up  in  the  afternoon,  was  there  to 
prevent  any  exceedingly  fast  time.  Ziegler's  5:01 
in  the  two-mile  handicaj)  equalled  the  coast 
record  of  Edwards.  He  rode  with  admirable 
judgment.  All  the  races  were  well  contested  ex- 
cept one,  which  was  a  loaf. 

The  priucip.al  event  was  the  mile  open,  in  which 
Ziegler  was  first,  in  2:38  3-5,   Terrill   second  and 


Foster  third.      C.    S.   Wells  won   the  two-mile 
handicap  in  5:01  3-5,  defeating  Terrill. 

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Burt  Lowers  State  Records. 

Wichita,  Kas.,  May  10. — The  first  of  a  series 
of  bicycle  races  under  the  auspices  of  the  Wichita 
Cycling  Club  was  held  at  Griswold  Park  to-day. 
The  feature  of  the  day  was  the  lowering  of  three 
state  records  by  M.  H.  Burt.  The  half-mile  was 
reduced  from  1:15  2-5  to  1:11;  the  mile  from  2:44- 
4-5  to  2:29  4-5  and  the  two-mile  from  5:54  to 
5:17  1-2.     The  races  resulted  as  follows: 

One-mile  novice— Harry  Tehleison,  ];  Frank  Root, 
2;  time,  2:49. 

One-mile,  three-minute  class— Harry  Tehleison,  1; 
Franlr  Root,  2;  time  2:51 1-2. 

Quarter-mile,  open— G.  A.  Maxwell,  1;  Joe  Katz, 
2;  time,  :35. 

Half-mile,  handicap— Har.-y  Tehleison  (35  yards),  1; 
Frank  Root,  2;  time,  1:11. 

Five-mile  club  handicap— Burt  (scratch)  1;  Rosa 
Miller,  2;  time,  14:10  3  4. 

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•  * 

Small  Meet  at  Syracuse. 

Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  May  12. — The  matinee  races 
of  the  Syracuse  A.  A.  to-day  brought  out  a  good 
crowd,  which  saw  some  good  riding.  "Charl" 
Murphy  did  a  flying  half  in  1 :01  2-5  against  time, 
thus  breaking  the  state  record,  made  by  Johnson 
a  year  ago,  by  some  two  seconds.  Van  Wagoner 
did  five  miles,  unpaced,  in  14:42  1-5,  and  Calla- 
han a  third  in  :44  1-5.  Next  Saturday  Johnson 
and  Taylor  will  be  here  and  will  make  a  few 
attacks  on  the  records.  The  races  resulted  as  fol- 
lows: 

Half-mile,  handicap— W.  J.  Helfert,  5  yds.,  1;  E.  G. 
Combs,  30,  2;  E.  W.  Murray,  15,  3;  time,  1:12. 

Quarter-mile,  open— Benito  Zalamea,  South  America, 
I;  Myron  Allen,  2;  G.  R  Thrall,  3;  time,  :38  2-5. 

Third-mile,  handicap— Combs,  20  yds.,  1;  C.  C.  Brown, 
20,  2;  Helfert,  5,  3;  time.  :48  1-5. 


Johnson  and  Taylor  at  Charleston. 

Charleston,  S.  C,  May  12. — John.son  to-day 
rode  a  mile  against  the  the  track  record  of 
2:18,  doing  2:15J.     The  races  resulted  as  follows: 

Quarter-mile,  open— Hyslop,  1 ;  Ray  Dawson,  2;  M.  F. 
Wilson,  3;  time,  :4.5. 

Halt-mile,  handicap— George  E.  Adams,  50  jards,  1 
Hyslop,  scratch,  2;  R.  V.  Connerat,  30  yards,  3;  time, 
V.2A  1-4. 

One-mile,  2:20  class— Ray  Dawson,  1;  R.  V.  Connerat,  2; 
S  L.  Welch,  3;  time,  2:45. 

One- mile,  handicap,  class  B— Johnson,  1;  Taylor,  2; 
time,  2:45. 

Two  mile,  handicap— R.  V.  Connerat,  1;  M.  E.  Wilson, 
2;  W.  T.  Mixon,  3;  time,  5:05. 


Died  in  the  Race. 
Milan,  May  16.— The  bicycle  race  of  530 
kilometers  (about  330  miles),  which  was  post- 
poned from  Sunday  on  account  of  bad  weather, 
was  started  at  noon  yesterday.  There  were  111 
starters  out  of  114  entries.  The  first  to  reach 
Turin,  eighty  miles  distant  in  a  straight  line,  was 
Sauli,  of  Pavia,  who  arrived  at  2:15  o'clock  to- 
day. Next  was  Toe  Scae,  of  Turin,  who  arrived 
at  2:50  o'clock.  He  was  followed  by  Masetti,  of 
Milan;  Chiesa  and  Trifoni.  Moliniii  died  of  ex- 
haustion on  the  way. 

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* 

F.  J.  0.  Third  in  the  Brixton  Cup  Race. 

F.  J.  Osmond  did  not  win  the  Brixton  cup  this 

season,  as  his  friends  in  America  hoped  he  would, 

being  beaten  by  Brooks  and  Fisher.     He  received 

a  temporary  license  only  the  night  before  and, 

not  expecting  it,  was  not  in  shape.     Brooks  won 

by  three  yards  and   Fisher  was  as  far  ahead  of 

Osmond    when     he     reached     the     tape;    time. 


26:06  1-5.  The  Brixton  cup  was  won  first  in  '87 
by  Osmond,  who  captured  it  again  in  '88  and  '89, 
giving  him  ownership.  He  has  bis  name  twice 
on  the  second  cup,  and  last  year  Meintjes  won  it. 


Bald  Beats  Taylor  and  Johnson. 

At  Atlanta,  Ga. ,  last  week  Bald  beat  out   both 

Taylor  and  Johnson.      It  was  in  a  mile  open,  the 

halt  being  matle  in  1 :30.       Johnson  did  no  pacing 

and  when  the  three  entered  the  stretch  they  were 

on  even  terms.      But  Bald  forced  his  wheel  ahead 

and  won  by  a  few  Inches.       The  time  was  2:50^ 

and  was  declared  no  race.      In  a  two-mile  open 

Taylor  got  a  good  le  id  on  the  finish,  but  Johnson 

overhauled  him  and  won  by  a  length.  Bald  being 

third. 

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*  * 

Kaces  at  Sumpter,  S.  C. 

SuMPTER,  S.  C,  May  7. — The  races  here  to-day 
resulted  as  follows: 

Quarter-mile,  class  A— N.  Eosendorf ,  1 ;  I.  H.  Moses, 
Jr  ,  2;  time,  :38  1-2. 

Quarter-mile,  class  B.— J.  W.  Wilder,  1;  A.  L.  Maise,  2; 
time,  :40. 

Mile  lap— S.  J.  Eyttenberg,  1;  E.  I.  Ingram,  2;  time,  3:00. 

Half-mile  open— S.  J.  Ryttenberg,  1;  D.  J.  Winn,  Jr.,  3; 

time,  1:23  1-4. 

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*  * 

Race  Notes. 

Shorland  has  applied  for  a  license. 

G.  P.  Mills  will  not  ride  in  the  Cuca  Cocoa  cup 
race  this  year. 

Protin,  the  Belgium  crack,  is  laid  up,  having 
bad  a  bad  fall. 

The  prospects  for  a  big  team  race — England  vs. 
France — are  bright. 

Some  French  racing  men  are  using  two  sets  of 
handlebars,  one  low  and  the  other  high. 

June  6  is  the  date  selected  by  the  Mortclair 
( N.  J. )  Wheelmen  for  their  annual  club  race. 

There  are  some  thirty  bicycle  tracks  in  course 
of  construction  in  different  parts  of  the  states. 

Harry  Wheeler  won  a  twenty-five  kilometre 
race  in  Paris  last  week  Wednesday.  Martin  was 
fifth. 

Arthur  Turner  holds  the  Australian  flying  start 
record  at  :30  2-5  and  W.  H.  Lewis  the  standing 
quarter  at  :35. 

Harry  Sansom,  the  old  amateur  tricycle  cham- 
pion, has  decided  to  join  the  professionals  and 
begin  racing  again. 

TheEockvUle  (Conn.)  AVheel  Club  will  hold 
its  annual  racemeeting  July  27.  The  prizes  will 
be  valaed  at  |10,000. 

Paces  were  held  at  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  on  the 
9th,  the  mile  open  being  the  chief  event  and 
Adams  the  winner  in  2:31. 

The  two-mile  bicycle  race  of  the  University  of 
lUinois  at  Champaign  on  Saturday  was  won  by 
Schneck  in  5 :52,  Blanchbal  second. 

Terront  finished  his  Eome-Paris  ride  on  the  9lh, 
arriving  at  5 :32  in  the  afternoon,  having  covered 
the  1,250  miles  in  6  da.  13  his.  30  min. 

Tom  Eck  is  handling  Herman  Klinsman  of 
Rochester,  Minn.,  who  reminds  one  of  Sanger 
somewhat  and  is  likely  to  prove  a  good  man. 

On  Friday  of  this  week,  at  4  o'clock,  Elmer 
Davis  of  Baltimore  will  attempt  to  break  the 
local  twenty-four-hour  road  record  of  225  miles. 

Bert  Banks,  a  promising  Denver  rider,  had  two 
ribs  broken  in  a  collision  with  a  wagon  last 
Thursday  and  will  be  unable  to  race  this  year. 

On  July  14  the  annual  100-mile  road  race  will 
be  held  over  thft  Newark-Princeton  course.  The 
prizes  will  be  numerous  and  valuable.     Applica- 


tions to  E.  F.  Millar,  40  Cortlandt  street.  New 
York  city. 

The  Greenwich  ( L.  I. )  Wheelmen  have  made 
arrangements  to  have  a  surgeon  present  at  their 
tournament,  so  that  riders  who  are  injured  may 
receive  proper  medical  assistance. 

A  five  and  three-quarters  mile  road  race  was 
run  over  the  Maulins  course  to-day,  George  Cad- 
well  winning  from  scratch  in  20:45;  George 
Fowler  second  and  John  Dungley  third. 

A  mile  race  at  Marshfield,  Wis.,  Thursday  was 
won  by  S.  Nagles,  with  P.  H.  Kelly  second  and 
Harry  Wells  third;  time,  2:28  1-4.  The  tliree 
crossed  the  line  within  five  feet  of  each  other. 

H.  C.  Martin  has  secured  half  a  dozen  wheels,  a 
suite  of  farniture,  piano,  gold  watch,  and  no  eud 
of  sundries  for  the  Buffalo  road  race  on  May  30. 
Van  Wagoner  and  Graves  are  among  the  entries, 
which  close  on  the  22nd. 

At  the  Yale-Harvard  games  at  New  Haven  Sat- 
urday the  two-mile  bicycle  race  was  won  by 
Glenuy,  of  Yale,  in  7:12  1-5;  Elliott,  of  Harvard, 
second.  Yale  scored  six  points  to  two  ior  Har- 
vard in  the  bicycle  event. 

Saturday  Dasey  of  the  Chicago  C  C.  rode  five 
miles  in  13:27  2-5,  beating  out  Barrett  and  Gith- 
ens.  Sunday  Barrett  and  Steele  rode  three  miles 
in  7 :53,  doing  the  first  mile  in  2:27.  Lumsdeu, 
Thompson,  Siusabangh  and  others  are  also  train- 
ing at  the  south  side  track. 

The  Riverside  Wheelmen,  New  York,  are  up 
and  doing.  Their  meet  on  July  7  will  be  a  suc- 
cess. Prizes  are  coming  in  and  the  secretary  has 
already  received  letters  from  racing  men  inquir- 
ing fur  entry  blanks,  which  is  a  pretty  good  indi- 
cation that  the  races  will  be  well  i^atronized  by 
the  flyers. 

George  C.  Smith,  the  quarter-mile  record 
holder,  has  taken  up  training  quarters  at  Wil- 
mington, Del.  He  is  rapidly  rounding  into  shape 
and  feels  confident  that  he  will  be  well  up  with 
the  leaders  the  coming  season.  William  Phelan, 
at  one  time  a  celebrated  cross-country  runner,  is 
training  him. 


General  Notes. 

A  new  cycling  paper  has  been  started  in  Milan 
under  the  name  of  La  BicycUtia. 

Albert  E.  Lanter,  New  York: — Yes;  keep 
graphite  out  of  the  bearings  entirely 

Lytte  &  Sharer,  Delphia,  Ind.,  will  give  a  series 
of  road  races.     The  first  occurred  last  week. 

The  wheelmen  of  Rochester,  Ind.,  reorganized 
on  the  12th  under  the  name  of  the  Tippecanoe 
C.  C. 

The  New  York  Wheelmen  have  moved  to  their 
new  club  house,  140  West  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-fourth  street. 

The  East  Orange  Cyclers  will  make  a  three- 
days'  tour  to  Greenwood  Lake,  Middleton,  N.  Y. ; 
Port  Jervis,  the  Delaware  Water  Gap,  and  return. 

The  club  rooms  of  the  various  wheel  clubs  in 
New  York  are  unusually  well  attended.  The 
captains  are  ambitious,  the  members  anxious  to 
enjoy  the  club  runs,  and,  together  with  the  mile- 
age medals  which  are  offered  by  the  clubs,  have  a 
tendency  to  increase  the  attendance  of  the  runs. 

A  moonlight  run  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Brooklyn  City  Wheelmen  will  take  place  in  June 
on  a  date  that  will  be  notified.  The  arrangements 
will  be  under  the  management  of  S.  Winkler,  of 
Godfrey,  Warren  street.  New  York,  and  those 
intending  to  take  part  in  the  moonlight  run 
should  communicate  with  that  gentleman.  This 
vm  will  probably  be  on  a  very  extensive  scale,  as 


considerable  enjoyment  is  promised  to  those  who 
participate. 

The  St.  Louis  Cycling  Club  lield  ils  annual 
election  of  olHiers  last  week.  The  first  vote  for 
piesident  resulted  in  a  tie.  On  the  second  ballot 
H.  G.  Wolzendorf  was  elected  to  the  office,  beat- 
ing Will  P.  Laiiig  liy  four  votes.  The  other  offi- 
cers elected  were:  Vice-president,  AVilliam  M. 
Rosborough;  secretary,  D.  R.  Davies;  treasurer, 
Eli  Silverburg;  captain,  E.  J.  Rottj'. 

Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  has  a  new  cluh  A\ith  the 
following  officers:  President,  Clarence  Snow;  vice- 
president,  Arthur  Greenland;  fecretary-treasurer, 
Ed  Langlbrd;  captain,  Bert  Hazzard.  These,  to- 
gether with  Louis  French,  compose  the  executi\e 
committee.  A  relay  road  lace  around  Lake 
Chatanqua  is  an  event  of  the  near  future  and  the 
two  sides  will  be  properly  chosen  and  looked  after 
by  George  Parks  and  Daniel  Graudin. 


One  of  the  Chief  Consuls. 
Fred   L.    Temple,    whose  picture  is  here  pre- 
sented, is  chief  consul  of  the  Maritime  Provinces. 


His  headquarters  are  at  St.  Johns,  N.  B.  Mr. 
Temjile  is  a  wheelman  of  several  years'  standing 
and  has  earned,  by  hard  work  in  the  cause  of 
cycling,  the  position  he  now  holds  at  the  head  of 
affairs. 


Philadelphia  Trade  Notes. 

Philadelphia,  May  14. — The  downtown 
branch  of  Charles  S.  Smith  &  Co.  was  damaged 
by  fire  last  Thursday  night  to  the  extent  of  $3,600. 
A  portion  of  the  riding  school  in  the  rear  of  the 
establishment,  is  used  for  the  storage  of  wheels, 
and  it  was  here  that  the  blaze  originated.  As  a 
result,  the  finish  of  almost  all  the  wheels  in  the 
building  was  damaged,  although  the  loss  on  the 
building  itself  will  amount  to  but  about  $150.  R. 
P.  Gormully,  of  the  G.  &  J.  company,  was  in 
town  at  the  time,  and  immediately  telegraphed 
for  a  supply  of  wheels  to  take  the  place  of  the 
damaged  ones,  whicli  were  returned  to  the  factory 
to  be  re-finished.  Everything  has  been  restored 
to  ship-shape  order,  and  once  more  things  are 
booming.  The  damaged  wheels,  some  120  in 
number,  after  being  repaired,  will  be  sold  at  a  re- 
duced price. 

Frank  Silvers,  of  the  Sterling  Cycle  AVorks, 
Louis  Howell,  of  the  Union  Cycle  Manufactu'-iug 
Company,  W.  H.  Crosby,  of  the  Spauldiug  Machine 
Screw  Company,  W.  S.  Maltby,  of  the  Raleigh 
Cycle  Company,  F.  E.  Spooner,  the  Horace  Greely 
of  the  cj'cling  press,  and  Spuitor  Morgan,  of  the 
American  Wlicehnav,  \ai\lt*o-\  this  town — all  in 
one  week,  too. 

E.  B.  Parker  has  left  the  Pennsyvania  Bicycle 
Company,  and  will  hereafter  solisit  ior  the  War- 
wick company. 


Yes,  There  Are  Others! 


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But  very  few 

Are  in  it 

when  compared 
with 


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OATAI^OGS^UE    FREE!. 


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Liberal  in  profit 

to   the   dealer; 

but    not    to 

cheapness. 


ROCHESTER    BICYCLES. 


_Tiv  Them;  Grive  Tone  to  Your  Lino 


ROCHnSTMR  CYCLM  MFG.  CO., 


VIENTON    THE   REPEHEE 


ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


ILLINOIS  CYCLE  WORKS, 

300  S.  Clinton  St.,  Chieago. 


WK   MAUH;    TIIKM. 


WOOD  RIMS 

27  Lbs. 

Catalogue    Price. 

$125.00. 


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RALPH 


'^y  CYCLE 

f'.^/  WORKS 

'<i:y    CHICAGO 

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STEELRIMS 

30  Lbs. 

Catalogue   Price, 

$120.00. 


GRISWOLD'S 

Folding  Bicycle  Mud  Guard 

JLoohs  nice  on  the  wheel.    Made  of  the  Best  Material,  and 
tceiyhs  less  than  10  ounces. 


'94  Pattern.    We  guarantee  them  for 
one  year. 

A  LIMITED  QUANTITY. 

FOR  SPOT  CASH  ONLY. 


It   will    pay   you  to  order  Sample  at    Jobbers' 
Cost  price. 

We  Will  Sell  Them  "For  Cause." 


MENTION   TMC    ReFEREEL 


MANUFACTUREKS— Jt  willpatj  you  to  adopt  it, 

DEALERS — -^f  will  pay  you  io  carry  it  in  stock. 

RIDERS— J^fw^^^i*"?/  you  to  use  it.    A.sU  your  dealer  for  it. 

PRICE,  $2.50. 

Descriptive  Circular,  Terms  and  Discounts  furnished  Ihe  Trade  on  request. 


M.    E.   GRISWOLD, 


WASHINGTON    HEIGHTS 

CHICAGO.^ 
MENTION  THE    REFEREE, 


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ABOUT     CURB-STONE     AGENCIES. 


A  Deserved  Rap  at  Makers  Who  Render  Their 
Presence  Possible— Iowa  Items. 

Maeshalltown,  la.,  May  14. — After  a  two 
weeks'  trip  in  northwestern  Iowa  I  find  trade  in 
no  way  diminishing  and  I  wish  to  add  a  TeM^ 
words  of  praise  to  that  portion  of  Iowa  which  has 
already  an  enviable  reputation  as  a  cycling  coun- 
try. 

It  is  indeed  one  of  the  prettiest  portions  of  the 
state  and  being  a  level  country  the  roads  are  tor 
miles  and  miles  without  perceptable  lise  or  full. 
And  they  are  mostly  natural  roads,  uot  having 
been  plowed,  scraped  and  dug  until  the  best  part 
of  the  soil  is  mixed  up  with  clay,  gravel,  etc., 
until  it  is  unfit  for  the  surtace  portion  of  the  road. 

The  cycling  tourist  who  has  occasion  to  cross 
the  state  will  find  good  roads  in  northwestern 
Iowa. 

The  general  demand  seems  to  be  for  machines 
weighing  from  24  to  28  pounds  for  road  use. 

Many  experienced  wheelmen  are  using  22 
pound  wheels  on  the  road  and  so  far  are  experi- 
encing no  trouble  on  account  of  lightness.  "Wood 
rims  are  in  considerable  demand,  especially  on 
liglit  wheels. 

Trade  in  small  towns  is  considerably  increased 
over  last  year.  The  inclination  in  many  of  them 
is  to  buy  cheap,  very  cheap  machines.  Quality  is 
not  considered  and  the  jobber  otfering  the  largest 
discount  will  get  the  first  order  but  never  the  sec- 
ond one  from  the  same  customer. 

I  take  this  opportunity  of  placing  before  your 
readers  a  question  which  I  would  be  pleased  to 
see  discussed  more  freely  in  the  columns  of  cycling 
journals.  It  is  a  well  known  fact  among  the 
trade  generally  that  there  are  jobbers  and  certain 
manufacturers  who  cater  to  a  certain  class  of  trade 
and  sell  most  of  their  goods  by  quoting  discounts 
to  any  and  every  one  who  drops  them  a  line,  re- 
gardless of  the  responsibility  of  the  parties.  Some 
concerns  are  flooding  the  country  with  their  cata- 
logues, with  discount  sheets  enclosed,  giving  the 
ten-year-old  schoolboy  a  chance  to  buy  his  wheel 
as  cheap  as  a  responsible  dealer.  In  the  face  of 
these  facts  conservative  dealers  lose  confidence  in 
the  wheel  trade  and  do  not  feel  like  buying  goods 
in  any  quantity  to  put  in  stock. 

This  one  thing  is  hurting  the  bicycle  business 
more  than  any  other  and  the  sooner  jobbers  con- 
fine their  trade  entirely  to  dealers  or  agents  who 
are  responsible  the  sooner  will  we  see  dealers  in 
every  town  taking  hold  of  the  wheel  business  in  a 
business-like  manner,  pushing  it  to  the  front  as 
it  deserves  to  be  and  making  the  wheel  a  valuable 
contigent  to  their  business. 

Another  season  I  hope  to  see  this  '  'curb-stone' ' 
agency  business  entirely  done  away  with  and  the 
wheels  placed  exclusively  with  dealers,  with  the 
exception  of  agents  who  are  pushing  their  respec- 
tive lines  and  not  only  buying  one  machine  for 
their  own  use  as  many  do.  H.  S.  T. 


HARTFORD'S    SOUTHERN     TRADE. 


Milton  Elwood  One  of  the  New  but  Successful 
Salesmen. 
Milton  Elwood  is  among  the  comparatively 
young  men  on  the  road.  He  represents  the  Hart- 
ford Cycle  Company,  with  which  concern  he  has 
been  a  little  over  a  year.  Elwood's  territory  con- 
sists of  North  and  South  Carolina,  Georgia,  Flor- 


ida, Alabama,  Mississippi  and  Louisiana.  Among 
the  new  agents  he  has  lately  appointed  are  L.  H. 
Maxwell,  of  Tuscaloosa,  Ala.,  and  T.  K. 
Gatchell  &  Co.,  Selma,  Ala  ,  both  of  which  con- 
cerns handle  the  Columbia  also.  Elwood  is  a 
man  who  is  always  alive  to  the  interests  of  his 
house. 

Syracuse  Cycle  Company  Will  Move. 

Within  a  short  time  the  Syracuse  Cycle  Company 
is  to  remove  its  works  from  the  foot  of  West 
Adams  street  to  the  Tenth  ward  and  about  double 
their  capacity,  on  account  of  increased  facilities. 
They  have  just  signed  a  lease  for  a  period  of  ten 
years  for  the  building  in  West  Fayette  street,  just 
west  of  West  Genesee  street,  formerly  occupied  by 
the  Butler  Manufacturing  Company,  who  removed 
to  new  quarters  in  Kichmond  avenue.  The  build- 
ing is  owned  by  Bruce  S.  Aldrich  and  Frank  M. 
Bonta.  It  is  80  by  160  feet  in  area  on  the  ground, 
and  there  is  a  smaller  building  also  that  will  also 
be  occupied  by  the  company. 

The  works  will  doubtless  be  in  operation  in  the 
new  location  by  Aug.  1.  It  is  expected  that 
they  will  then  give  employment  to  more  than  400 
men  in  the  works.  This  will  be  a  big  boom  for 
the  west  end  of  the  town. — Syracuse  Herald. 


The  Triangle  in  Chicago. 
Last  week  James  Joseph!  closed  a  contract  with 
the  Sieg  &  Walpole  company  to  handle  the  Tri- 
angle in  Chicago.  This  is  one  of  the  very  >  out 
of  town  wheels  which  will  be  sold  in  the  city  this 
year  whose  makers  have  not  opened  branch  stores. 


STILL  WITH  THE  OHIO  TRADE. 


The  Traveler  Makes  the  Rounds  of  the  Agents — 
Business  Continues  Good. 
Zanesville,  0.,  May  14. — At  Lancaster,  0.,  a 
very  pretty  little  city  with  paved  streets,  H.  R. 
Boving  is  foremost  in  the  wheel  business,  selling 
the  Columbia,  Cleveland  and  Ben  Hur.  At  Bau- 
man's  the  Gendron  is  sold.  MacCracken  &  Win- 
ter sell  the  Hackney,  and  H.  A.  Martens  &  Sons 
are  agents  for  the  Victor,  Eclipse  and   Columbus. 

ONLY  THKEE  AGENTS  AT  NEWARK. 

At  Newark.  0.,  there  is  a  great  deal  of  interest 
taken  in  wheeling,  still  we  only  find  three  dealers 
there.  C.  E.  Weyth  handles  the  Cleveland, 
Victor,  Union,  Rambler,  Featherstone  line  and 
Brighton.  The  Newark  cycle  store,  H.  I.  Hoover 
proprietor,  is  the  wheel  headquarters  and  cycling 
authority  for  the  city.  They  have  a  well-fitted 
slore  and  repair  shop  on  East  Church  street,  and 
carry  the  Columbia,  Stearns,  Hickory,  Keating, 
Waverley,  Columbus  and  Crescent.  Directly 
across  the  street  is  S.  M.  Baum  &  Son,  with  the 
Phoenix  and  Monarch. 

COLLECTISG   %0    FINES. 

At  Cambridge,  0.,  E.  V.  Orme  handles  Ci)lum- 
bia.s,  Victor's,  Temple  Scorchers  and  Waverleys. 
Carlisle  &  Grimes  carry  Westminsters,  and  J.  W. 
Moore  sells  the  Union,  Ben-Hur  and  Apollo. 

In  this  "very  large"  city  you  are  liable  to  a 
fine  of  |5  for  riding  without  a'bell  and  lantern 
and  at  a  greater  rate  of  speed  than  six  miles  an 
hour,  and  they  do  say  that  the  town  marshall  is 
banking  lots  of  money  since  the  law  went  into 
effect. 

CREDIT   DUE  THE  DEALEBS. 

Zanesville  is  fast  coming  to  the  front  in  wheel- 
ing, and  much  credit  is  due  the  dealers  there  for 
the  able  manner  in  which  they  have  brought  their 
various  wheels  before  the  public.  It  is  to 
be  hoped  they  will  continue  to  work  on  a 
friendly  basis,  and  not  resort  to  that  time-tried 
and  fire-tested  detriment  to  business,  price- 
cutting. 

Perry  D.  Gath  &  Co.,  or,  as  they  are  called  in 
Zanesville,  Perry  and  Teddy  (the  Co.  being 
Teddy  Ashley),  are  doing  a  good  business  this 
year,  selling  many  Columbias,  Victors,  Hickorys, 
Raleighs,  Hartfords  and  Waverleys. 

H.  C.  Warner  sells  the  Cleveland,  Rambler, 
Apollo  and  the  Western  Wheel  Works  line.  J. 
Downerd  Sons  &  Co.  sell  the  Syracuse,  Quinton 
and  Acme. 

F.  C.  Fowler  sells  the  Stearns,  which  is  the 
monnt  of  Frank  Tally,  the  local  aspirant  to 
champion  honors,  and  the  Zanesville  Buggy  Com- 
pany has  been  very  successful  this  year  in  plac- 
ing the  Central,  Ben-Hur,  Elmore,  Majestic  and 
Road  King.  Traveler. 

May  Lose  Madison  Square  Garden. 
It  is  not  unlikely  that  Madison  Square  Garden 
will  not  be  available  for  the  cycle  show  in  1895  or 


The  Union  Run  our  cat 


proved  that  wheels  are  being  built 
perilously  light.  Several  delays  oc- 
curred on  account  of  parts  breaking, 
and  the  cycle  papers  agree  that  most 
of  the  breaks  were  on  light  'wheels. 
The  Sterling  is  light,  but  not  one 
Sterling  part  broke.  The  Sterling 
is  built  to  wear. 


<^Q0Q<^ 


Sterling  Cycle  Works, 


246-248  Carroll  Ave.,  CHICAGO. 


SPHCIAI,    AGENTS: 


L.  O.  JANDORF  &  CO.,  116-118  W.  125ih  St.,  New  York. 
STOKES  MFG.  CO.,  Chicago,  Milwaukee,  Denver. 


is  a  good  cat.  It  is  not  an  office 
cat.  It's  a  wheel  cat.  It  hasn't  cat 
a  wheel  in  its  head.  But  it  cats 
there  just  the  same. 

It  is  the  most  interesting  cat  of 
the  year.  It  is  the  only  cat  that  has 
been  imitated  this  year.  The 
Bearings  accuses  the  imitators  of 
plagiarism.  They're  right.  But, 
bless  you,  the  imitation  can't  cat  up 
to  the  genuine. 

Shall  we  send  you  our 

S-cat? 


VENTION  -fHE   REFEREE. 


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lUE  CLEVELAND.... 


TRUTH  IS  NO  BRAGGART. 


Therefore  we  mention  the  unprecedented  excellence,  exquisite 
workmanship  and  graceful  model  of  the 


Cleveland  Wheels 


'with  no  design  to  excite  the  feelings  of  the  trade,  bu*'  to  indelibly  im- 
press upon  the  minds  of  those  interested  in  the  sale  of  bicycles  that  we 
have  successfully  catered  to  an  innate  ambition  to  lead  the  world  in 
perfection  of  manufacture  as  well  as  superioi  modern  appliances  of 
skill  and  ingenuity. 

We  make  no  pretense  to  compete  with  those  that  adopt  a  standard 
of  inferior  grade,  but  upon  a  basis  of  comparative  quality  w'th  the 
high  grade  efforts  of  other  recognized  manufacturers  of  high  grade 
class,  we  desire  representation  in  every  town  and  city  in  the  United 
States. 

We  distribute  our  catalogue  free,  and  invite  correspondence. 
Sincerely  yours. 


WE  ARE  STII,!, 
THINKING. 


H-    A.    LOZIER    &   CO.,    Cleveland.  O. 

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\lLd\J.    Jj.     LiLAJliJ    (X    vU.y    Agents  for  Xortliern  and  Oulml  llHuiiin. 

MENTIQN  THE  REFEREE 


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that  professional  races  will  be  a  periodical  attrac- 
tion there  in  the  future.  This,  no  doubt,  will  be 
a  source  of  regret  to  some  of  the  advisors  of  the 
management  who  were  interested  last  year.  The 
property  may  be  sold  to  the  government  for  a 
postoffice  site.  The  managers  report  that  they 
have  lost  $43,000  on  the  building  during  the  last 
year.  Mr.  Sturgis,  the  president,  has  stated  that 
a  proposition  from  the  government  is  expected, 
and  if  there  is  prospect  of  selling  the  garden  at  a 
fair  price  he  will  immediately  call  a  meeting  to 
consider  it.  

An  Enterprising  Agent. 
Charles  Gilmore  is  an  enterprising  dealer  in  bi- 
cycles at  Kenton,  Ohio.     Although  a  j'oung  man 


he  is  an  old  time  rider,  having,  back  in  '86,  distin- 
guished himself  by  giving  "rink"  exhibitions  on 
a  38-inch  high  wheel.  He  now  sells  Clevelauds, 
Crescents,  Falcons  and  Ben-Hurs  and  is  a 
"boomer." 

Not  the  Detroit  Bicycle  Company. 
In  our  column  of  business  changes  we  recently 
reported  the  closing  of  the  store  of  the  Detroit 
Cycle  Company.  Lest  there  may  be  a  misunder- 
derstanding  we  may  state  that  the  old  company 
went  out  of  existence  some  time  ago  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  the  Detroit  Bicycle  Company,  which 
concern  holds  the  Rambler  agency  in  Detroit. 

Warwick  Company  Seems  Busy. 
The  Warwick  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company 
does  not  seem  in  this  year  of  our  Lord  to  be  suffer- 


ing from  want  of  trade.  There  were  many  who 
predicted  that  the  cut  in  its  wheels  last  year 
would  prove  to  be  injurious  to  the  future  trade  of 


the  Warwick  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company. 
Our  representative  who  visited  the  works  recently 
found  everything  in  full  swing,  an  augmented 
staff  working  over  time,  and  an  addition  of  a 
plant  for  the  manufacture  of  wood  rims.  Under 
the  management  of  A.  0.  Very,  whose  picture 
appears  herewith,  this  company  seems  to  be  pros- 
pering. 

Recent  American  Patents. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,   re- 
ported especially  for  ^^^/lee  t>y  W.  E.  Augiu- 
baugh,  Washington: 

518,931,  hub  protector  for  vehicles;  Nelson  D.  Hodg- 
kins,  Marquette,  Mich.,  assignor  of  one-halt  to  Frederick 
O.  Clark,  same  place;  filed  Jan.  3,  1894. 

518,970,  gearing  tor  bicycles;  Edward  L.  Shultz,  Spring- 
Held,  Mass.;  filed  March  85,  1893. 

519,016,  bicycle  stand  and  holder,  Ralph  de  Clairmont, 
San  Francisco;  filed  Jan.  28,  1833;  patented  in  England. 

.■iig.OM,  bicycle;  Edward  J.  O'Connor,  Hartford,  Conn., 
assignor,  by  mesne  assignments,  to  Austin  Brainard, 
same  place;  filed  April  17,  1893. 

519,096,  lubricant  for  bicycle  chains  and  bearings,  Willis 
L.  Sargent,  Norwich,  Conn,;  filed  Oct  23,  1893. 

619,107,  bicycle  bag;  Bamford  Elliott,  Worcester,  Mass., 
assignor  to  the  J.  J.  Warren  company,  same  place;  filed 
Aug.  28, 1693. 

519,165,  device  for  fixing  pneumatic  tires  to  wheel  rims; 
Emile  J.  Vauzelle,  Paris,  France;  filed  Sept.  15, 1893;  pat- 
ented in  France. 

519,177,  wheel  tire;  Harry  M.  Devoe,  New  York;  filed 
March  7,  1893. 

519,249,  lire  marker;  Oscar  F.  Farwell,  Woodstock,  Vt., 
assignor  to  the  Wiley  &  Eussell  Manufacturing  Company, 
Greenfield,  Mass.;  filed  .Tan.  27,  1894. 

519,252,  bicycle;  Charles  E.  Ford,  Leavenworth,  Kas.; 
filed  Kay  3,  1892. 

519,269,  bearing  for  velocipedes;  Frederick  D.  Owen, 
Washington,  D.  C. ;  filed  March  29,  1893. 

519,273,  spoke  socket;  Philipp  Schneider,  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  assignor  of  one-halt  to  George  C.  Witte,  same 
place;  filed  Jan.  11, 1894. 


A  Simple  Foot  Brake. 

The  Clip  Company  of  Warwick,  N.  Y.,  is  mar- 
keting a  simple  little  device  to  be  used  as  a  foot 


brake,  wiiiri,  i,lMtlci  illuslia'id  tl,a:i  dr.s  vibed. 
It  is  atlached  in  the  same  mauuer  as  loot  rests,  is 
light  and  costs  but  .$2. 


About  the  Eclipse  Company's  Output. 
We  inadvertently  did  the  Eclipse  Bicycle  Com- 
pany au  injustice  last  week  in  rating  its  output  at 
a, 000  machines.  The  company  is  not  in  the  habit 
of  talking  about  the  magnitude  of  its  business, 
but  as  a  matter  of  fact  nearly  6,000  bicycles  have 
been  made  and  sold  and  the  works  are  ruuning 
day  and  night. 

Will  Cancel  the  Agency. 
It  will  be  remembered  that  last  week  we  called 
attentiou  to  the  sale  of  a  leading  wheel  in  a  west- 
em  town,  at  a  reduction  from  list  price.  The 
makers'  attention  was  called  to  the  matter  and 
they,  as  we  anticipated,  write  that  if,  on  investi- 
gation, the  report  is  found  to  be  true,  the  agency 
will  at  once  be  cancelled.  The  wheel  was  the 
Union.  •  Keep  up  your  reports,  gentlemen. 


THE    WEEKLY   TRADE   BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and   Kindred 

Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

St,   LotiiSf  ilTo.— The  Humes    Hardware    Company, 

hardware  and    bicycles;   incorporated,   with  a  capital 

stock  of  $25,000. 

Xeiv  York,  y.  I".— The  Coronado  Rubber  Company, 
has  been  incorporated  by  Henry  Deilz,  J.  H.  Kimball  and 
others;  capital  stock,  $1,000. 

WashingtOHf  D.  C — The  Bicycle  Accident  Insurance 
Company  of  Washington,  incorporated  to  insure  bicycles 
against  accident  and  do  a  general  repairing  business; 
capital  stock,  $25,000.  The  officers  and  incorporators  are 
Richard  J.  Mauss,  president;  J.  R.  Kemps,  vice-president; 
T.  Frank  Greenwood,  secretary;  W.  Millikin,  treasurer, 
and  P.  Donan. 

JVftiw  Orleans,  I^a. — George  W.  Weingart,  toys,  bicy- 
cles, etc. ;  business  continued  under  style  of  estate  of  G. 
W.  Weingart. 

Pittsburgh,  Pa — The  Pittsburg  Tire  Protector  Com- 
pany has  been  incorporated  by  Robert  Hoffman,  James 
Laird  and  others;  capital  stock,  $100,000. 

Hutchinson,  lias.  —  The  Vansandt  Implement  & 
Hardware  Company,  incorporated  by  J.  R.  Vanzandt  and 
others;  capital  stock,  $25,000;  will  handle  bicycles. 

Denver,  Col,— The  Deitz  Cycle  Lock  Company  has 
been  incorporated  by  Henry  Deitz,  J.  H.  Kimball  and 
others;  capital  stock,  $50,000. 

Miluaulcee,  TFis.— The  Hansen-Huennekens  Cycle 
Company,  has  been  incorporated. 

I'hiladelqhia,  Pa.- 3.  H  Wiegman  &  Son  whole- 
sale toys  (boys  cycles);  John  H.  Wiegman,  deceased. 

Chester,  Pa.—T.  L.  Ordish  &  Co.,  bicycles,  susceeded 
by  H.  G.  Dantman. 

Columbus,  Ohio — R.  W.  Evans,  bicycles;  reported 
to  have  made  an  assignment. 

Troy,  fT.  T — George  W.  Gemnill,  sporting  goods;  suc- 
ceeded by  H.  D.  Nims  &  Co. 

Oakland,  JPJa.— Copner  &  Williams,  hardware  and 
bicycles;  succeeded  by  McDonald  &  Williams. 

neiroit,  Mich — Hodgson  &.  Howard  Co.,  hardware, 
bicycles,  etc.,  incorporated;  capital  stock,  $36,000. 

Jfullerton,  Keb — J.  E.  Kriedler  &  Co.,  hardware  and 
bicycles;  partnership  dissolved. 

Oreenleaf,  Jfas.— T.  W.  Young,  hardware  and  bi- 
cycles; reported  to  have  sold  out. 

Glouster,  O — The  Glouster  Hardware  Company,  in- 
corporated; capital  stock  $10,000,  will  probably  liandle 
bicycles. 

Ocasta,  Wasli — Cochran  Bros,  hardware  and  bi- 
cycles; new  store. 

Middlebury,  Tt — Allen  Calhoun,  hardware,  bi- 
cycles, etc.;  sold  half  interest  in  business  to  John  H. 
Stewart. 

Winona,  Minn — C.  C.  Clement  Hardware  Company, 
hardware  and  bicycles;  succeeded  by  the  Winona  Hard- 
ware Company. 

Los  Angeles,  Cat.— Baker  &  Hamilton,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, hardware,  bicycles,  etc. ;  opening  new  store,  under 
management  of  William  H.  White. 


"Sells  Everything  on  Wheels." 
Eobert  Holmes,  of  Danville,    lU.,   is  one  of  the 
most  popular  dealei-s  in  that  section.     He  sells 


everything  on  wheels  and  is  described  as  a  "hus- 
tler" and  a  genial  fellow.  He  makes  it  a  point  to 
welcome  all  wheelmen  and  travelere  at  his  place 
of  business. 

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The  Pope  company  has  reason  to  feel  satisfied 
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tempered;  side  plates  hardened  and  lapped;  rivets  covered  with  pen  steel  bushes. 


We  manufacture  Hubs,  Cranks,  Frames  and  Fittings  of 
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S.  Wait,  superintendent  of  the  Toledo  Mannal 
Training  School,  ivritea  that  in  October,  1893,  he 
used  his  Century  Columbia  for  the  last  time  dur- 
ing the  season.  It  was  not  until  April  14,  this 
year,  that  he  had  to  inflate  the  tires,  though  he 
begau  riding  early  in  the  year. 

Chicago  Trade  Jottings. 

Mr.  Fourdrinier,  of  Bkijcliny  World,  visited 
Chicago  this  week. 

The  Kenwood  company  has  opened  its  Wabash 
avenue  store  temporarily. 

M.  J.  Budloug  of  the  Pope  company  has  re- 
turned frf.m  a  short  trip  through  Illinois. 

The  Chicago  Sporting  Goods  Company  has 
opened  a  new  store  on  Dearborn  street,  near  Van 
Buren,  and  is  handling  the  Temple  line. 

Mr.  Buryea  of  Peoria  was  in  Chicago  this  wcel< 
showing  the  merits  of  his  tire  and  a  new  valve, 
which,  to  say  the  least,  is  simple.  It  has  no  cap 
to  lose  and  consists  of  but  two  pieces  of  metal, 
with  a  rubber  check  similar  to  the  old  Dunlop 
valve. 


What  It  Will  Be  in  igoi. 


Trade  Notes. 

Tom  Eoe  has  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Munger  Cycle  Company. 

Arthur  E.  Flavell,  the  well-known  American 
Dunlop  Tire  Company's  representative,  has  just 
recovered  from  a  serious  malarial  attack  and  has 
resumed  his  duties. 

H.  H.  Wylie  has  joined  the  forces  of  the  Ster- 
ling Cycle  Works,  Chicago,  and  is  at  present 
doing  Michigan,  finding  little  trouble  in  placing 
agencies  for  that  favorite  wheel. 

The  New  York  Tire  Company  has  reason  to  be 
proud  of  the  part  taken  by  its  tires  in  the  recent 
Linscott  road  race.  Fifty-six  one  and  a  half 
pound  tires  started  and  came  to  the  winning  post 
without  one  of  them  bursting. 

Charles  Gorman,  formerly  manager  of  the  Capi- 
tol Manufacturing  Company's  cycle  department, 
has  opened  a  repair  shop  aud  salesroom  on  Madi- 
son street,  east  of  Wabash  avenire.  He  will  be 
found  by  those  who  need  his  services  an  excellent 
mechanic. 

Hibbard,  Spencer,  Bartlelt  &  Co.  have  fitted 
the  Tornado,  a  20-inch  wheel,  with  wooden  rims, 
cork  handles,  etc.,  making  it  an  exceedingly 
handsome  boys'  bicycle.  The  Tornado  weighs 
about  25  pounds,  and  in  almost  every  particular 
looks  like  the  Courier,  handled  by  the  same  firm, 
and  which  sells  at  $100.  The  above  house  has  had 
a  very  large  trade  in  the  St.  Nicholas  goods,  the 
output  of  which  it  handles. 

W.  A.  Vincent  has  arrived  in  New  York  from 
England  to  represent  the  Puncture-Proof  Pneu- 
matic Tire  Company  and  has  opened  an  oiBce  at 
59  Park  place.  Sidney  Lee,  one  of  the  best 
known  among  English  trade  people,  is  managing 
director  of  the  company.  There  is  little  doubt 
that  puncture-proof  bands  will,  in   a  short  time. 


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REFEREE    SUNDRY    COUPON    PRIZE. 

The  prize  this  week  is  awarded  to  G.  Tracy  Bunker,  of  Woodstock,  111.,  who  wants  a  Search-Light 


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F  you  want  any  article  in  the  following  list,  cut  out  the  head  line  of  this  coupon,  or 
the  entire  coupon,  if  you  chooae,  and  send  it  to  us,  accompanied  by  the  name  of 
the  article  and  your  reason,  in  not  more  than  twenty  words,  why  you  think  you 
ought  to  have  it.  The  envelopes  should  be  marked  "  Sundry  Competition."  On 
Friday  of  each  week  all  applications  received  up  to  that  time  will  be  examined  and  the 
article  wanted  awirded  for  what  we  consider  the  best  reason  given. 

APPLICATIONS  MAY  COVER  THE  FOLLOWING  ARTICLES  : 
Parabolic  lamp.  R^^d  Star  lubricant.  Ked  Star  illuminant.  Oarford  saddle.  Cyclone  pump.  Greasoline. 
American  cycle  compouud.  Harris  wrench.  BrMgeport  cyclompter.  Perfection  repair  outfit.  Tire  armor. 
Perfect  oiler  Red  Cross  cement  Knapp  bicycle  siand.  Search  light  lamp.  Barnns  wrench.  Roy  oiler. 
Eye  protector.  Wooii  rim  tire  cement.  Kalamazoo  parcel  carrier.  Kalamazoo  child's  seat.  Lucas  lamp. 
Sunbeam  chain  lubricant.  Hunt  saddle.  Fanning  chain.  Dicke'  wrench.  Curtis  pedals.  Ideal  valve. 
Evans'  tire  cement.  Gossamer  mud  guard.  Eureka  pump  brace.  Powell  Sl  Hammer  lamp.  H.  &  W.  pump. 
Heath  pump.  Pneumatic  tire  protector.  New  Departure  bell.  Anti-Stiff.  Automatic  mud  guards. 
Stick  grapholine.  Fluke  mud  yuards.  Saddln  hag.  Standard  cap.  Watch  carrier  Gris wold  mud  guard. 
Brandenburg  pedals.  Sager  saddle.  Spaulding  pedals.  Goodhue  cycle  lock.  Lubricator. 
Particulars  concerning  any  of  these  articles  may  be  found  in  advertising  columns. 

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amp,  because — "I  sell  bicycles  and  need  a  search-light  to  find  a  customer  who  has  not  a  catalogue  and 
discount  sheet." 


became  decidedly  popular  iu  this  country,  as  they 
have  proved  all  that  is  claimed  for  them. 

A  first-class  liquid  cement  adapted  to  the  re- 
quirements of  wood  rims  has  been  needed  in  the 
cycle  trade.  Schoverling,  Daly  &  Gales,  Broad- 
way, New  York,  manufacture  a  cement  of  supe- 
rior quality  known  as  the  H.  0.  and  supply  the 
trade  in  any  quantity. 

C.  M.  Fairchild,  of  the  New  York  Tire  Com- 
pany, is  graduallv  getting  his  tire  on  the  Chicago 
market.  He  is  a  hard  worker  and  as  he  com- 
menced late  in  the  season  with  the  New  York 
company,  large  orders  are  out  of  the  question.  By 
the  waj',  in  the  Linscott  road  race  the  New  York 
tire  was  fitted  to  sixty-nine  of  the  bicycles  started 
in  the  race. 

The  burning  of  the  Arcade  building  at  Scranton, 
Pa.,  came  near  causing  heavy  loss  to  Fred  C. 
Hand.  With  the  assistance  of  some  friends  he 
succeeded  in  saving  most  of  the  machines.  He 
lost,  however,  five  new  and  thirty  second-hand 
cycles.  He  has  since  opened  two  more  stores  in 
Scranton,  and  is  doing  a  generous  share  of  the 
business  there. 

A.  G.  Crosby,  of  the  Spaulding  Machine  Screw 
Company,  has  just  returned  to  Chicago  from  a 
trip  through  Michigan  and  Indiana,  and  reports  a 
very  good  business.  Mr.  Crosby  says  the  fittings 
made  by  his  company  are  growing  in  favor  with 
the  manufacturers.  The  factory  is  now  being  run 
over-time  to  meet  the  demands.  The  company  is 
also  having  great  success  with  its  steel  balls. 


One  Beauty  of  the   High  Frame. 


A  Perfect  Nipple  Grip. 
The  Perfect  nipple  grip  is  a  handy  instrument 
sold   by  the   Dudley   &  Menuier  Manufacturing 


Company,  of  Milwaukee.  It  is  so  simple  that  the 
cut  shows  its  workings  distinctly.  Apparently  it 
is  as  etfective  as  it  is  simple.     It  retails  at  |1. 


An  actual  occurrence  on  one  of  Chicago^s  prominent 
suburban  drives. 


C.  F.  Benedict  has  left  the  employ  of  the  Amer- 
ican Ormonde  Cycle  Company  and  is  on  the  road 
for  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co. 

I.  W.  Sheirclift'e  of  the  American  Dunlop  Tire 
Company  sailed  for  England  on  the  Germanic. 
He  expects  to  return  in  July. 

At  Washington,  D.  C,  the  department  store  of 
Woodward  &  Lathrop  is  milking  a  specialty  of 
cheap  wheels,  with  a  high  list  price,  at  a  "re- 
duction" to  $37.50 


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MAKERS'   NOTICES. 


SOMETHING   FOE    THE  YOUNGSTERS. 

Hibbard,  Spencer,  Bartlett  &  Co.  of  Chicago, 
who  control  the  entire  ontpnt  of  the  St.  Nicholas 
Manufacturing  Company,  are  continually  getting 
out  something  new  in  the  line  of  superior  grade 
bicycles.  One  of  their  latest  novelties  is  a  beauti- 
ful 26-ineh  youths'  wheel,  being  as  well  made  and 
of  the  same  material  as  their  28-inch  men's  wheel. 
This  wheel  weighs  und  er  25  pounds  and  has  all 
the  latest  improvements  of  the  highest  grade  men's 


The  home  of  the  Solid  Comfort  saddles  is  about 
to  change,  the  Curtis-Child  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany's new  factory  at  Thirty-first  and  Ludlow 
streets,  Philadelphia,  being  all  ready  for  occu- 
pancy. It  will  take  possession  on  June  1, 
after  which  date  all  communications  should  be  ad- 
dressed there.  In  the  new  factory  the  company 
will  have  ample  room  with  new  machinery,  to 
make  larger  quantities  of  saddles  than  ever  before. 
It  reports  an  increase  in  the  demand  for  these 
goods,  which  certainly  merit  the  approval  of  the 
trade. 


bicycles;  wood  rims,  ball  bearings  all  around, 
light  steel  tangent  spokes  nickeled  at  intersec- 
tions, cork  grips,  genuine  Garford  saddle,  etc. 
The  material,  workmanship  and  finish  are  good, 
and  altogether  it  is  a  splendid  high-grade  light 
wheel,  and  the  boy  who  rides  it  can  boast  of  hav- 
ing every  improvement  of  the  year. 


The  Dunlop  people  are  pushing  infringers  of 
their  patents  both  here  and  abroad,  with  energy 
and  determination.  A  few  days  since  they  ob- 
tained permanent  injunctions  with  judgment  for 
costs  against  three  English  makers  of  tii-es  which 
infringed  the  Dunlop  patents.  The  Dunlop  peo- 
ple claim  that  their  patents  are  broad  enough  to 


cover  all  practical  forms  of  wired  tires,  and  their 
experience  in  the  courts  seems  to  uphold  their 
claim. 

ONE   OF   THE    STERLING'S   IMPROVEMENTS. 

The  sterling  Cycle  Works  sends  us  an  electro- 
type of  a  new  nipple  washer  on  which  they  have 
applied  for  a  patent.  This  is  expected  to  add  a 
great  deal  of  life  to  a  wood  rim.  In  drilling  a 
wood  rim  it  has  been  necessary  to  counter-bore  it 
so  deeply,  to  allow  the  nipple  head  to  come  even 
with  the  surface,  that  it  weakened  the  rim,  and 
when  there  has  been  a  severe  shock  the  lower  part 


of  the  rim  would  pull  awny,  this  of  course  being 
caused  by  all  the  strain  coming  on  only  part  of 
the  rim.  This  washer  allows  the  nipple  head  to 
come  even  with  the  surface  of  the  rim  and  at  the 
same  time  holds  it  itself,  and  the  upper  flange 
holds  the  top  surlace  to  the  rim.  This  brings  the 
strain  on  the  entire  thickness  of  the  wood  and  al- 
lows the  tire  to  lie  flat  in  the  rim,  also. 

'"We  think  this  washer  is  a  very  good  thing," 
says  Mr.  Lord,  "and  although  it  is  a  very  small 
improvement,  still  all  these  little  details  go  to 
make  up  a  high  grade  bicycle,  and  we  want  all  to 
feel  with  us,  that  we  are  trying  to  keep  our  ma- 
chine up  to  the  reputation  'Built  like  a  watch.'  " 


fJ\  Wbek  L^  Record  AHD  Kevilw  ofO'clingjind  TH&CycuMGTRftDB. 


VOL.  13,  No.  4 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  MAY  25.  1894 


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MILWAUKEE    NOTES     AND    NEWS. 


About  the  Road  Race  Handicapping — The  North 
Side's  Prize  List. 

Milwaukee,  Maj^  21. — Pertaining  to  the  ar- 
ticle in  ^^^/lec-  of  last  week,  the  wrong  im- 
pression seems  to  have  been  formed  in  regard  to 
the  handicapping  of  the  Waukesha-Milwankee 
road  race  of  July  4.  At  the  last  meeting  of  the 
racing  board  of  the  Milwaukee  Wheelmen  it  was 
suggested  that  the  handicapping  be  done  by  a 
reliable  and  competent  committee;  it  was  also 
suggested  that  a  man  (possibly  two)  familiar 
with  the  riding  of  his  fellow  club  members,  be 
asked  to  give  his  opinion  of  the  speed,  endurance, 
etc. ,  of  riders  intending  to  enter  this  race,  from 
their  respective  organizations.  This  wa,:  merely 
to  be  done  as  a  help  to  this  so-called  reliable  and 
competent  committee,  which  no  doubt  will  be 
composed  of  members  of  the  Wheelmen,  probably 
three  men.  There  has  been  nothing  definite  de- 
cided in  regard  to  this,  however,  but  it  is  prob- 
able that  this  method  will  be  adopted. 

[There  has  been  no  misunderstanding  at  all 
over  the  matter.  The  system  which  these  gentle- 
men propose  to  adopt  is  the  same  as  was  tried,  for 
a  number  of  years,  by  the  promoters  of  the  Pull- 
man. It  was  found  an  utter  failure.  Each 
meeting  of  the  committee  drew  out  the  apostles  of 
Ananias  in  large  numbers.  It  was  a  case  of 
"deal"  all  through.  The  lambs  were  sacrificed 
for  the  benefit  of  the  lions.  The  official  handicap- 
perofthe  district  can  obtain  far  better  informa- 
tion, and,  by  reason  of  his  experience,  is  far  better 
qualified  to  make  use  of  it  to  advantage  than  any 
com  mittee. — Ed.  ] 

The  Zerbel-Fry  Company,  a  new  concern,  has 
been  formed  in  this  city  for  the  purpose  of  manu- 
facturing and  repairing  bicycles.  It  is  at  present 
doing  business  in  Bay  View. 

Headed  with  a  piano  on  the  prize  list  the  North 
Side  Cycling  Club  expects  at  least  300  entries  to 
its  Thiensville-Milwaukee  road  race.  The  list 
also  inclules  seven  bicycles  and  numerous  other 
articles.  The  race  will  be  started  at  4  p.  m.  on 
Saturday,  June  16,  from  Thiensville,  and  the  fin- 
ish will  be  at  Davis  street  and  Green  Bay  avenue. 
The  course  is  eighteen  miles  and  the  handicap 
limit  twelve  minutes. 

A  census  is  being  taken  of  every  bicycle  rider  in 
town,  and  Chief  Consul  Morrison  has  appointed 
different  committees  to  facilitate  him  in  the  work. 

Talk  about  enthusiasm!  During  the  severe 
wind  and  rain  storm  which  prevailed  here  Thurs- 
day G.  Pabst,  son  of  the  millionaire  brewer.  Cap- 
tain Fred  Pabst,  was  seen  riding  on  his  wheel  at- 
tired in  rubber  coat  and  boots.  Mr.  Pabst  is 
secretary  of  the  brewing  company  of  the  same 
name,  and  has  just  commenced  cycling. 

The  formal  opening  of  the  North  Side  Club's 


house  will  take  place  about  June  1.  It  will  give 
an  entertainment  in  the  evening,  when  lunch  will 
be  served. 

The  racing  team  of  the  Mihvaukee  AVheelmen 
has  been  selected  as  follows:  E.  A.  Vogel,  the 
holder  of  the  quarter  and  one-mile  state  cham- 
pionships and  a  very  promising  young  rider;  W. 
D.  Howee,  Jr. ;  L.  S.  White,  from  whom  great 
things  can  be  expected  this  year  on  the  road ;  F. 
W.  Schmitz,  ability  well  known;  W.  C.  Neelson, 
W.  A.  Bremet,  H.  S.  Eoby  and  J.  '  Coxey" 
Schmidtbauer.  The  team  is '  under  the  care  of  a 
competent  trainer. 


■  THE     COLONEL." 


An   Ex-Trade    Man,  Well    Known   Cyclist   and 
Good  Correspondent. 
Welton  H.  Fliun,  formerly  of  Chicago  and  De- 
troit, but  now  living  at  Grand   Rapids,  Mich.,  is 


known  to  readers  of  i^^/g/«c-  as  "The  Colonel." 
He  was  at  one  time  connected  with  the  numerous 
cycle  houses  in  Chicago,  but  now  dishes  out  ice 
cream  by  the  wholesale.  Fliun  at  one  time  was 
something  of  a  speed  merchant,  but  has  become 
too  heavy,  through  prosperity,  to  think  much 
about  "getting  in  shape." 


Gee  Whillikins! 

C.  S.  Adams,  who  travels  for  the  Pope  com- 
pany in  New  England,  and  does  most  of  his  ter- 
ritory awheel,  reports  a  possibility  of  very  radical 
changes  towards  road  improvement  in  central 
Massachusetts.  He  says  the  hardest  pedaling  he 
ever  did  was  three  miles  down-hill  against  a  wind 
which  blew  so  strong  that  a  man,  whom  he  met 
driving  a  heavy  load  up  this  steep  grade,  had  to 
get  off  the  track  and  walk  to  hold  the  horses 
back. 


A    THIEF'S     SEVERE    PUNISHMENT. 


Given  Three  Years  for  Stealing  a  Bicycle — 
News  from  Indianapolis. 
Indianapolis,  May  21.  — i,An  Indianapolis 
bicycle  thief  was  properly  punished  by  one  of  our 
judges  last  week.  After  vainly  trjing  to  sell  the 
stolen  wheel  to  city  dealers,  he  succeeded  in  dis- 
posing of  it  to  an  outside  party,  in  whose  posses- 
sion it  was  found  by  the  owner.  The  thief  was 
arrested  and  on  trial  found  guilty.  After  the  evi- 
dence was  in  Judge  Cox  expressed  his  opinion  as 
follows:  "Bicycle  stealing  is  like  horse  stealing: 
the  offender  steals  something  that  may  aid  in  his 
escape  and  remove  the  stolen  property.  That  is 
what  makes  horse  stealing  so  bad.  I  can  really 
see  no  difference;  and  a  bicycle  thief  is  a  bad 
kind  of  thief.  Not  only  that,  but  this  defendant 
has  premeditatedly  appeared  on  the  witness  stand 
and  willfully  perjured  himself.  I  think  about 
three  years'  imprisonment  and  a  fine  of  $100  will 
be  your  punishment. ' ' 

MUNGEB'S   NEW   EEPAIEING   SCHEME. 

Birdie  Munger  taught  the  boys  a  thing  or  two 
on  a  recent  run  by  repairing  a  punctured  inner 
tube  with  the  white  of  an  egg  for  cement  and  the 
skin-like  portion  of  the  same  for  the  rubber  patch, 
covering  the  patch  witff^piece  of  paper  before  re- 
placing the  tube.  There  was  not  a  repair  outfit 
in  the  crowd,  and  as  the  boys  were  many  miles 
from  home  a  long  walk  was  avoided. 

Eugene  Minor  and  Barlow  Hatfield,  two  Zig- 
zag racing  men,  have  returned  from  the  Martins- 
ville mineral  springs,  where  they  have  been  get- 
ting in  condition  for  the  racing  season.  F.  F. 
Rough  of  South  Bend  was  with  them. 

L.  J.  Keck  is  a  red-hot  cash  prize  man,  and 
says  he  is  tired  of  the  leather  medal  prizes  being 
offered.  He  says  France  is  the  greatest  bicycle 
country  in  the  world,  all  because  they  pay  their 
riders  the  cash.  Jay  Twoays. 


Jottings  from  Des  Moines. 

Des  Moines,  la..  May  21. — Yesterday  C.  F. 
Bates,  0.  Lyman,  G.  W.  Wahle,  W.  Cherry,  F. 
Canel,  B.  Rawley,  B.  Tourtellote,  C.  A.  Wilson, 
L.  Bedstone  and  Mike  Kosach  made  the  run  to 
Iowa  City  and  back,  distance  sixty  miles,  in  six 
and  a  half  hours. 

No  bloomers  have  struck  this  city  as  yet,  but 
there  is  some  talk  of  the  ladies  adopting  the  new 
order  of  dress. 

A  number  of  wheelmen  expect  to  be  at  Clinton 
at  the  opening  of  the  base  ball  park,  from  May  26 
to  30,  to  take  in  the  cj'cle  races  to  be  held  at  that 
time.     Over  $2,000  in  prizes  are  offered. 

Palmer,  of  Toronto,  Can.,  passed  through  here 
Friday,  May  20,  on  his  way  to  San  Francisco. 
He  was  eight  days  out  from  Toronto,  making  a 
century  every  day. 


QUAKERS     STIRRED     UP. 


Trolley  Octopu  ■  Grabs  the  Cyclists'  Best  Road — 
Interstate  Relay. 
Philadelphia,  May  21. — The  trolley  octopus 
which  at  present  has  Philadelphia  in  its  toils,  has 
put  its  foot — or  rather  feet — in  it.  Last  Tuesday 
the  department  of  state  at  Harrishurg  granted  the 
People's  Traction  Company,  of  this  city,  permis- 
siou  to  douhle-track  Diamond  street  from  Twenty- 
second  to  Thirty-third,  in  order  to  proWde  that 
road  with  an  outlet  to  Fairmount  Park.  This 
was  followed  on  Thursday  by  the  introduction  in 
the  city  council  of  an  ordinance  granting  the  Peo- 
ple's company  the  franchise  on  D  amond  street 
between  the  above  named  streets.  What  a  howl 
was  immediately  raised!  Diamond  street  was 
one  of  the  first,  if  not  the  first,  asphalt-paved 
street  in  this  city,  and  when  the  street  was  first 
opened  it  was  stipulated  that  it  was  to  be  used 
forever  as  a  boulevard  approach  to  the  park  from 
Broad  street,  and  to  that  end  the  street  was 
widened  to  seventy  ieet  west  of  Broad  and  paved 
with  asphalt.  It  was  a  Godsend  to  the  cycling 
fraternity  of  the  northern  section  of  the  city,  who 
up  to  that  time  had  been  compelled  to  take  a  cir- 
cuitous route  through  the    classic    precincts    of 


which  has  been  used   before  with  good   effect  by 
the  Philadelphia  wheelmen — is  still  left  to  them. 

THE  INTEE-STATE   BELAY   EACE. 

The  committee  having  charge  of  the  selection  of 
the  different  relays  to  be  ridden  by  the  team  rep- 
resenting this  state  are  up  against  a  big  contract. 
The  team  selected  is  all  right,  but  the  men,  in- 
stead of  being  good  and  riding  the  section  of  road 
allotted  to  them,  are  kicking  in  the  traces. 
Dampman  wants  to  ride  the  first  relay;  Measure 
wants  to  ride  the  last;  the  committee  thinks  Mar- 
riott is  about  the  proper  man  to  negotiate  the  last 
six  and  a  quarter  miles.  The  deadlock  has  not  as 
yet  been  broken.  The  committee  has  lots  of  good 
material  to  select  from  in  the  event  of  any  of  the 
men  selected  playing  the  baby  act.  The  general 
sentiment  among  the  cycling  element  here  is: 
"What  the  dickens  does  it  matter  so  long  as  they 
have  been  honored  by  the  committee  asking  them 
to  represent  the  state?"  Among  the  good  men, 
whose  qualifications  for  a  position  on  the  team 
were  considered,  but  who  were  left  off  for  want  of 
room  more  than  anything  else,  may  be  mentioned 
Walter  and  Herbert  Bilyeu  and  Henry  Swank, 
all  late  of  the  defunct  Park  Avenue  Wheelmen ; 
M.  J.  Bailey  and  Lou  Geyler,  of  the  Century; 
Archie  Gracey,  of  the  Columbia  Cyclers;  W.  D, 


Miles  Total 


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Time 
Newark       Leave   4   a.  m.    (Continental 
hotel) 
Plainfleld         "       7       '. 
9  33  Bound  Brook "       8       " 

4  37  Sommerville  "       f:30  " 

18  55  Hopewell        "       11      " 

14  69  Trenton       Arrive  1  p.  m.— Leaves  3  p.  m. 

(dinner) 
10  79  Bristol  "       4:15  " 

15  94  Frankford      "       6:05  " 
7         101  Philadelphia  "       7       " 

The  announcement  by  the  road  officers  of  the 
Century  Wheelmen  that  that  organization  would 
not  compete  this  year  has  been  the  means  of 
arousing  each  of  the  other  clubs  to  a  realization  of 
the  necessity  of  their  having  one  of  the  prize  ban- 
ners to  decorate  their  clubhouse  parlor.  Three  of 
these  banners  will  be  awarded,  with  a  special 
prize  to  be  competed  for  by  clubs  with  a  member- 
ship of  thirty-five  or  under,  the  club  having  the 
greatest  percentage  of  survivors  to  capture  the 
prize.  Each  survivor  will  be  entitled  to  a  badge 
— on  ponying  up  a  dollar.  The  Philadelphia  del- 
egation will  leave  Huntingdon  street  station 
(Philadelphia  and  Reading  Railroad)  at  3:30 
p.  m  ,  Friday,  June  8.  Baggage  cars  for  wheels 
will  be  provided.  At  this  end  of  the  route  the 
survivors  will  be  taken  caie  of  by  a  committee  of 
the  Associated  Cycling  Clubs,  and  next  morning  a 


Brewerydom  in  order  to  reach  the  park.  It  is 
safe  to  say  that  no  single  street  in  any  city  in  this 
country  is  more  generally  used  by  wheelmen  than 
is  Diamond  street.  Is  it  any  wonder,  then,  that 
the  fraternity  is  up  in  arms? 

In  conjunction  with  tho.se  owning  and  renting 
property  on  the  street,  and  citizens  generally  who 
are  interested  in  retaining  it  as  a  driving  high- 
way, Ihe  wheelmen  are  to  hold  a  meeting  this 
week  protesting  against  the  action  of  the  legisla- 
tors at  Harrishurg,  and  to  petition  the  city  coun- 
cil to  turn  down  the  ordinance  granting  the  fran- 
chise. The  ordinance  was  introduced  by  a 
councilman  who  resides  three  miles  from  Dia- 
mond street,  but,  as  far  as  is  known,  every  mem- 
ber of  the  council  from  the  three  wards  through 
which  the  street  runs  is  dead  against  it.  Protests 
are  to  be  placed  in  every  cycling  club  house  in 
the  city,  and  signatures  to  the  same  are  to  be 
sought  among  unattached  wheelmen,  with  a 
view  of  in-licating  to  the  city  fathers  the  wide- 
spread indignation  that  has  been  evoked  by  the 
proposition.  The  local  papers  are  a  unit  in  their 
opposition  to  this  latest  trolley  outrage,  and  if 
indignant  protests  have  any  weight  the  People's 
company  won't  capture  the  street.  It  the  protests 
prove  unavailing,    the  ballot-box— that  weapon 


Osgood,  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  and 
several  others.  The  four  men  selected  should 
take  the  positions  assigned  them  or  step  out,  and 
their  places  could  be  filled  by  any  of  the  above- 
mentioned. 

The  relays  and  state  colors  are  as  follows: 
First,  club  house  of  the  Passaic  Falls  Wheel- 
men, at  Paterson;  second,  Mansion  House,  Mor- 
ristown;  third,  St.  George  avenue  and  Pennsylva- 
nia avenue,  Elizabeth;  fourth,  about  two  miles 
south  of  New  Brunswick;  fifth,  Wheat  Sheaf  Inn, 
three  miles  south  of  Trenton;  finish,  at  Nicetown 
lane  and  Broad  street,  Philadelphia. 

Each  state  competitor  in  the  race  will  be  desig- 
nated by  a  colored  scarf,  New  Jersey  being  red, 
New  York  blue  and  Pennsylvania  white. 

NEWAEK-PHILADELPHIA   CENTURY   EUN. 

The  century  run  this  year  promises  to  be  the 
largest  yet  held,  if  indications  go  for  anything. 
The  committee  of  hustlers  in  charge  of  the  affair 
has  done  an  immense  amount  of  the  detail  work 
inseparable  from  an  event  of  this  kind,  and  has 
issued  circulars  and  placards  broadcast  among  the 
local  cycling  clubs  and  riders  generally.  The  fol- 
lowing schedule  of  time  and  distance  will  give  an 
idea  of  the  run: 


short  run  will  be  taken  through  the  park  and   re- 
freshments served. 


Recent  Club  Elections. 

Winnebago  Wheelmen.  Pond  du  Lac,  Wis. — President, 
Charles  P.  Geisse;  vice-president,  V.  M.  Weeks;  secre- 
tary and  treasurer,  Fred  G.  Steenburg;  captain,  W.  C. 
Reinig:  lieutenant,  E.  E.  Thew;  directors,  L.  A.  Erhart, 
L.  Burtus  Amory,  Paul  Fritz  and  J.  B.  Finkbam. 

La  Crosse  County  Wheelmen,  La  Crosse,  Wis.— Presi- 
dent, Dr.  E.  A.  Gatterdam;  vice  president,  A.  M.  P.-iul; 
secretary  and  treasurer,  J.  L.  Linker;  captain,  Arthur 
Walker. 

Dubuque  ila  )  Wheelmen.— President.  P.  S.  Webster; 
vice-president,  I.  W.  Larimore;  secretary,  George  Kuntz- 
man;  treasurer,  Mike  Schai'le;  captain,  I.  J.  Cushing. 


City  Officials  Becoming  Cyclists. 
Mayor  Henry  S.  Tyler  is  now  taking  lessons 
and  will  shortly  be  seen  awheel.  City  Attorney 
Henry  Barker  is  an  enthusiastic  rider,  and  Judge 
Alexander  Humphrey  has  given  an  order  for  a 
machine. — Louisville  Times. 


Bicycle  vs.  Trotters. 
The  best  trotting  record  over  the  Waukesha- 
Milwaukee  course  is  59:30,  as  against  46:47,  made 
on  a  bicycle.     The  distance  is  sixteen  and  a  half 
miles. 


^^bfce. 


WHEELER   WASN'T    IN    IT. 


BEATEN  IN  THE  MILE  PROFESSIONAL 
RACE  AT  HERNE  HILL. 


Even  Frozen  Out  of    His   Heat— Sansom  Again 
on    the  Path— The  Big    Catford   Meet- 
ing —  General   English    Cycle 
Gossip. 


London,  May  5. — [Special  correspondence.] — 
The  anuouuceinent  of  Harry  C.  Wheeler's  and  a 
French  professional  team's  participation  in  to- 
day's races  at  Heme  Hill,  and  thus  the  inaugura- 
tion of  cash  prize  racing  in  Eugland,  attracted 
thousands  and  thousands  to  the  London  county 
athletic  grounds;  the  Catford  Cycling  Club  having 
applied  to  the  N.  C.  U.  and  being  given  permis- 
sion to  bring  about  a  professional  ten-mile  team 
race — England  vs.  France — for  a  stake  of  ,£50, 
£40  of  which  to  the  winner  and  £10  to  the  loser, 
the  formef  amount,  in  spite  ot  all  hospitalities 
shown  to  the  guests  at  other  occasions,  being 
pocketed  by  the  Englishmen.  Contrary  to  all  ex- 
pectations was  the  defeat  of  Wheeler,  who,  in  the 
third  heat  of  the  one-mile  professional  scratch 
race,  landed  but  third  after  James,  of  Cardiff,  and 
Dumond,  of  France,  thus  not  coming  in  the  final 
at  all.  In  both  professional  events  the  turtle-like 
pace  often  created  signs  of  displeasure  from  the 
public,  the  time  for  the  third  heat,  for  instance, 
being  2:47  3-5. 

The  management  of  the  races  was  fii-st-rate  in 
every  respect,  and  the  enterprising  club  has  good 
reason  for  being  proud  of  that  event.  No  special 
intermission  being  provided  for,  the  twenty-nine 
heats  and  finals  were  run  in  three  hours,  a  mili- 
tary band  and  the  pipers  of  the  First  Scots 
Guards  making  the  time  pleasant. 

The  half-mile  amateur  handicap  was  run  in 
fourteen  heats,  the  final  falling  to  Walker  in 
1:05  1-5;  with  Robertson  second  and  Brooks  third. 
Walker  is  a  novice,  but  generally  considered  as  a 
man  of  great  promise.  The  two-mile  amateur 
tandem  handicap  fell  to  the  brothers  Ilsley  (75) 
with  the  brothers  Horton  (50)  second;  time, 
4:31  3-5.  The  first  heat  of  the  one-mile  profes- 
sional scratch  race  was  won  by  A;  C.  Edwards, 
Harry  Sansom  being  second;  time,  2:39  4-5.  The 
second  fell  to  Farman  (France)  with  Lumsdeu 
second;  time,"  2:27  2-5,  and  the  last  to  T.  James, 
with  E.  Dumond  second  and  poor  Harry  third; 
time,  2:47  3-5.  As  the  fastest  loser,  Lumsden, 
came  in  the  final,  so  that  England  (Edwards), 
Scotland  (Lumsden),  "Wales  (James)  and  France 
(Farman)  fought  in  that  for  the — ^honor,  eh? — the 
money.  The  riders  started  at  a  slow  pace,  Ed- 
wards at  times  taking  the  hands  off  the  handles. 
At  last  Farman  took  the  lead;  then  Lumsden 
passed  him,  and  so  they  changed  places  till 
James  took  the  inside,  riding  the  last  quarter  of  a 
mile  in  :30  4-5  (English  professional  record)  and 
finishing  iirst  in  3:44  1-5;  followed  closely  by  Far- 
man,  Edwards  and  Lumsden.  The  firat  prize  was 
£15,  the  second  £5  and  the  third  £2. 

The  one-mile  amateur  scratch,  to  be  run  in  five 
heats  brought  Osbom,  Thiseltou,  Leitcli,  Watson 
(who  made  the  best  time,  2:15  3-5)  and  Laiiibley 
in  the  final,  which  was  taken  by  the  latter  ( last 
quarter  in  :29  1-5)  with  Thiseltou  second  and 
Osbom  third;  time,  2:55  2-5. 

In  the  team  race  England's  men  were:  Edwards, 
Sansom,  Lumsden  and  (in  place  of  A.  W.  Harris) 
T.  James.  France's  representatives,  chosen  by 
Paul  Minart,  editor  of  Ze  Velo,  were  Farman, 
Dumond,  Spoke  and  (instead  of  Fossier)  Meline. 
In   turns  the    "Marseilleise"  and  "God  Save  the 


Queen"  were  played  by  the  band  and  also  in 
turns  France  or  England  took  the  lead,  mostly  by 
Farman,  James,  Dumont,  Edwards  and  Lumsden. 
The  former  by  lieing  brought  into  a  pinch  some 
thirty  yards  from  the  tape  gave  up  with  the  inten- 
tion of  annuling  the  race,  but  his  protest  was  not 
allowed.  Dumont  was  first,  Edwards  second, 
Meline  third,  James  fourth,  Lumsden  fifth,  San- 
som sixth,  Spoke  seventh  and  Farman  eighth;  the 
result,  19  points  for  the  Frenchmen,  17  for  the 
Englishmen. 

I  must  remember  the  hospitality  shown  to  the 
people  of  the  press  by  supplying  thenr  with 
smoke,  drink  and  eatables  thus  making  the  exer- 
cise of  their  duty  a  pleasure.  C'H.  P. 


ENGLISH    CYCLE    GOSSIP. 


Tandems  All  the  Go  Now— The  "  Upper  Circle" 
Taking  to  Cycling, 
London,  May  5. — [Special  correspondence.] — 
One  of  the  most  noticeable  developments  in 
cyclists'  taste  at  the  present  is  the  demand  for 
tandem  safeties,  of  which  a  large  number  are  now 
on  order  at  the  different  makers.  This  will  be 
the  popular  club  mount  for  next  year,  and  pro- 
moters of  race  meetings  will  no  doubt  encourage 
it  by  including  tandem  prizes.  At  the  British 
sports  last  Saturday  considerable  interest  was 
manifested  in  a  tandem  race,  but,  unfortunately, 
two  broke  down  and  thereby  spoiled  what  would 
have  been  a  capital  exhibition  of  this  latest  idea. 

Liverpool  had  a  very  successful  parade  on  be- 
half of  the  local  charities,  and  they  cleared  about 
$10,000.  Rain  descended  in  torrents  throughout 
the  evening,  and  although  it  had  a  very  damp 
effect  on  the  carnival  it  did  not  appear  to  injure 
the  exhibits  of  the  riders,  who  manfully  stood  the 
test  and  carried  the  affair  through.  The  mayor 
and  several  other  local  celebrities  gave  a  warm 
welcome  to  the  cyclists,  and  contributed  largely 
to  the  success  of  the  tournament. 

In  ten  of  the  military  cycling  districts  the  vol- 
unteer cycling  corps  have  increased  their  member- 
ship by  about  500  over  last  year,  but  the  govern- 
ment is  very  tardy  in  assisting  the  movement. 
When  a  cyclist  has  to  give  up  several  evenings 
per  week,  find  a  cycle,  pay  for  his  repairs  and 
take  all  responsibility  in  regard  to  his  machine, 
the  least  the  executive  ought  to  do  is  to  allow  a 
few  privileges  and  share  the  expenses. 

There  was  a  rumor  that  Fred  Bradbury  who  is 
at  present  with  the  Nimrod  Cycle  Company,  Bris- 
tol, had  definitely  decided  to  turn  professional 
and  take  a  turn  in  France,  but  we  are  in  a  posi- 
tion to  deny  the  rumor.  In  the  first  place  Fred's 
state  of  health  is  not  quite  right  and  his  medical 
adviser  has  given  his  opinion  that  it  would  be 
very  unwise  on  his  part  to  mount  a  wheel  for  the 
next  four  months  at  least. 

The  pneumatic  saddle  may  be  put  down  as  a 
comparative  failure.  Many  devices  have  been  in- 
troduced and  the  greatest  comfort  promised,  but 
twenty-five  miles  on  it  is  enough  to  convince  the 
most  hardened  skeptic  that  air  is  not  the  best  sort 
of  material  upon  which  to  sit,  and  as  applied  to 
saddles  the  pneumatic  principal,  after  multifarious 
trials,  is  considered  quite  unserviceable. 

The  Norwood  Cycle  Company,  Bristol,  has  an 
Ideal  cycle  handle,  composed  of  pumice  stone  and 
other  materials.  It  seems  "just  the  thing"  in 
every  respect,  and  American  importers  and  man- 
ufacturers should   see  samples.     Live  agents  can 


do  good  business,  the  price  being   very   reason- 
able. 

The  Cyclists'  Touring  Club  seems  to  be  losing 
ground  very  rapidly  and  members  who  still  belong 
to  it  take  very  little  interest  in  the  welfare  of 
what  was  at  one  time  a  very  valuable  assistance 
to  the  perambulating  wheelman.  Something  like 
4,000  members  have  withdrawn  their  support  dur- 
ing the  last  four  years. 

Several  of  the  aristocracy  are  taking  up  cycling 
and  the  Nimrod  company  has  just  built  a  ma- 
chine for  Lord  Llangattock's  son.  After  a  short 
period  we  shall  doubtless  see  a  large  number  of 
the  upper  circles  on  wheels,  as  one  example  is 
usually  sufficient  to  get  plenty  of  copyists. 

The  following  is  the  programme  for  the  cham- 
pionship meeting,  to  be  held  at  the  Aston  grounds, 
Birmingham,  on  Saturday,  June  19:  One-mile 
amateur  championship,  five-mile  amateur  cham- 
pionship, team  race  (England  and  Ireland),  one- 
mile  professional  championship. 

Bright,  cheery  weather  has  revived  business  in 
a  remarkable  degree  and  some  firms  are  working 
at  time  and  a  half.  Unfortunately  competition  of 
second  grade  stuff  is  so  excessive  that  makers  of 
high-class  cycles  have  to  be  content  with  very 
small  profits. 

The  Polytechnic  boys  ai-e  doing  well.     At  the 
Breton  races  the  principal  prizes  were  carried,  oft" 
by  members  of  the  enterprising  club.     In  the  two 
mile  handicap  a  front  driver  took  the  first  prize 
in  4:49  1-5,  winning  a  splendid  race  by  five  yards. 

The  Welsh  profes'iional  rider,  Linton,  has  chal- 
lenged the  world  for  $750,  distance  fifty  miles, 
Zimmerman  and  other  notabilities,  of  course,  in- 
cluded. For  Linton's  sake  it  would  be  a  pity  for 
it  to  be  taken  up. 

Now  that  the  Stanley  show  committee  has  defi- 
nitely decided  the  date  of  the  exhibition,  the 
National  will  soon  follow  suit.  There  seems  no 
probability  of  any  amalgamation  and  doubtless  it 
is  just  as  well. 

Lord  Dufferin,  the  British  ambassador  at  Paris, 
is  an  ardent  cyclist  and  takes  long  rides.  The 
Catford  Club  branch  in  that  city  has  been  fortu- 
nate enough  to  secure  him  as  its  president. 


Four  Races  at  New  Orleans. 

New  Orleans,  May  19. — The  Southern  Ath- 
letic Amateur  LTnion  held  its  first  games  here  to- 
day, in  which  four  bicycle  races  were  run.  War- 
ren of  Birmingham,  easily  won  the  quarter-mile 
open  in  :33  1-5,  defeating  Casse,  Abbott,  Newman 
and  Warren.  He  also  won  the  half  The  start 
was  an  excellent  one.  As  they  entered  the  stretch 
Warren  was  riding  eaty  and  knew  he  had  the 
race  well  in  hand.  He  finished  hands  off  in  1:35 
with  Abbott  a  good  second  and  Casse  a  fair  third. 
There  were  seven  starters  in  the  mile.  At  the 
three-quarters  Warren  was  ahead,  with  Newman 
a  close  second.  About  a  hundred  yards  from  the 
finish  Newman  caught  Warren  and  a  pretty  race 
was  seen,  Newman  winning  by  a  foot  in  2 :56, 
good  time,  considering  the  condition  of  the  track. 
Casse,  Newman,  Warren,  Abbott  and  Hands 
started  in  the  two-mile.  Hands  set  the  pace  from 
the  start  and  was  never  headed,  finishing  the  first 
mile  in  3:30.  He  increased  his  speed  in  the  sec- 
ond mile  and  finished  an  easy  winner  by  a  hun- 
dred yards,  time  7:05;  Newman  second  and  Casse 
third. 


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DECEIVING  THE  PUBCHASEB. 

Does  it  pay  to  lead  a  purchaser  into  the  belief 
that  you  are  selling  him  the  best  grade  of  goods 
at  a  leduetiou  from  the  usual  price  ?  The  natural 
reply  to  the  question  will  be  that  if  a  house  is  in 
business  to  stay  the  honest  policy  is  the  best. 
And  yet  there  are  houses  in  abundance,  long 
established,  expecting  to  continue  Indefinitely, 
which  seem  to  take  the  opposite  view. 

How  many  wheels  are  there  on  the  market  to- 
day that  are,  in  every  detail,  strictly  high  grade, 
worth  the  price  at  which  they  are  listed  and  on 
which  the  makers  never,  under  any  circumstances, 
deviate  from  the  list  price  ? 

What  we  want  to  discover  is  this:  AVhy  a  few 
makers  persist  in  listing  their  goods  at  high 
prices,  declaring  them  to  be  high  grade  but  know- 
ing better,  when  they  know  that  under  no  cir- 
cumstances can  the  price  be  maintained  in  com- 
petition with  goods  which  are  listed  no  higher  and 
are,  in  reality,  what  they  are  represented  by  their 
makers  to  he.  There  are  many  such,  and  it  is  a 
noticeable  fact — we  shall  be  borne  out  in  this 
statement  by  everyone  who  has  given  thought  to 
the  subject — that  nearly  all  the  complaints  of 
price-cutting  are  caused  by  these  makers.  As  a 
matter  of  fact  they  do  not  expect  prices  to  be 
maintained'.  They  sell  the  goods  to  agents  at  a 
discount  which  tells  him  as  plainly  as  words, 
'"Cut  the  price  as  much  as  j^on  please." 

So  far  as  we  are  able  to  undenstand  there  is  but 
one  advantage  expected  (and  rarely  realized)  by 
this  course  and  it  is  neither  an  honorable  nor  a 
legitimate  one.  It  is  to  deceive  the  purchaser 
into  the  belief  that  he  is  getting  a  superior  article 
at  a  cheap  price,  thereby  securing  a  sale  and  at  the 
same  time  creating  a  prejudice  in  the  mind  of  the 
buyer  against  the  makers  who  keep  prices  where 
they  belong  and  sell  the  best  there  is  in  the 
market. 

The  wisdom  of  the  policy  may  well  be  doubted. 
The  demand  of  the  public  is  for  something  cheaper 
than  the  highest  grades,  and  while  there  will  al- 
ways be  purchasers  of  the  best  there  is  to  be  found 
— particularly  among  experienced  riders — the  de- 
mand for  something  half  way  will  continue  to 
grow. 

KToW;  we  have  no  hesitation  in  stating  that  the 


factories  which  make  such  a  grade  of  wheels  and 
state  so,  honestly,  are  doing  more  business  to  the 
square  inch  than  are  the  prevaricators  to  the 
square  yard.  The  people  know,  or  at  least  the 
vast  majority  know,  that  a  cheap  price  means  a 
cheap  article.  They  have  faith  in  the  man  who 
says  to  them:  "I  cannot  give  you  the  best  for  a 
low  price,  but  here  is,  something  worth  what  we 
ask  for  it."  The  moment  he  says,  "Here  is 
something  worth  a  dollar  which  I  can  sell  you  for 
a  quarter" — that's  about  the  usual  proportion — 
the  buyer,  if  he  is  a  wise  man,  departs  in  a  hurry. 
If  he  isn't  a  wise  man  he  may  purchase,  find,  in  a 
few  days,  that  he  has  been  swindled,  and  lose  con- 
fidence in  all  makers  of  bicycles  from  that  mo- 
ment. 

We  know  of  no  way  in  which  this  thing  can  be 
stopped  unless  the  makers  of  high  grades  combine 
for  the  purpose.  If  anyone  can  make  any  further 
suggestion  in  the  premises  we  have  no  doubt  that 
all  legitimate  makers  and  journals  will  lend  a 
helping  hand,  for  the  trouble  has  become  one  of 
the  greatest  dangers  the  trade  has  to  encounter 
and  is  growing  daily. 

Mr.  Purchaser,  when  next  a  man  tries  to  sell 
you  an  alleged  high-grade  machine  at  a  low  price, 
make  up  your  mind  that  the  proper  thing  for  yoa 
to  do  is  to  depart  with  all  speed  and  seek  an  hon- 
est dealer. 


WANTED,  A  CHINAMAN. 
The  cycling  world  has  been  "treated"  during 
the  last  week  or  two,  to  the  most  disgusting  exhi- 
bition of  spite,  on  the  part  of  editor,  advertiser 
and  disappointed  aspirants  for  the  league  organ- 
ship  that  has  ever  been  known  in  the  history  of 
the  cycling  press  of  America.  The  gentlemen 
connected  with  the  Wheelman  Company,  formerly 
holders  of  the  league  bulletin  contract  have,  from 
the  moment  they  lost  it,  spared  no  effort  to  be- 
little the  efforts  of  the  new  publishers.  This,  in 
view  of  the  fact  that  the  present  publishers  were 
among  the  most  persistent  critics  of  the  Wheel- 
man Company,  may  be  perfectly  natural,  hut  to 
go  beyond  legitimate  criticism  and  delve  into  the 
quarrels  of  those  publishers  with  an  advertiser  is 
altogether  bad  form  and  decidedly  reprehensible. 
The  communication  from  Mr.  Johnson  in  the 
last  issue  of  the  Bicycling  World  showed  the  poor- 
est of  poor  taste  on  the  part  of  its  editor  and 
proved  beyond  question  the  correctness  of  the 
suspicion  long  existing  in  our  minds  that  John- 
sou,  as  a  business  man,  is  an  utter  failure.  We 
know  nothing  and  care  nothing  about  the  charges 
made.  We  do  not  for  a  moment  suppose  that  the 
advertiser  will  pay  for  that  which  he  does  not  re- 
ceive. Nor  are  we  particularly  surprised  that 
Johnson  has  been  guilty  of  so  little  an  action  but 
we  are  surprised  that  a  company,  supposedly  com- 
posed of  gentlemen,  should  so  far  forget  that 
which  is  due  to  decency  as  to  allow  its  paper  to 
b'-come  the  channel  for  such  a  palpable  attempt  to 
work  an  injury,  ibr  the  purpose  of  gratifying  its 
own  spite.  Legitimate  rivalry  is  to  be  com- 
mended, but  the  venting  of  private  spleen  through 
the  columns  of  the  press  cannot  be  too  severely 
censured.  We  would  suggest  to  these  persons 
that,  if  all  the  dirty  linen  they  can  lay  their 
hands  on  is  to  be  laundried  at  their  establishment 
they  at  once  uncurl  their  queues  and  cease  posing 
as  white  men. 


The  American  riders  who  went  to  Paris  with 
hope  of  gaining  wealth  have  not  fared  so  well  as 
they  had  hoped.  Wheeler  has  won  a  couple  of 
firsts  and  a  few  seconds  and  thirds;  Martin  has 
picked  up  a  few  francs;  Waller's  name  has  hardly 
been  mentioned;  and  Ashinger  is  in  a  condition 
bordering  on  poverty.     He  has  not  won  a  single 


race  and  the  other  riders,  makers  and  journalists 
have  been  compelled  to  subscribe  to  a  fund  for  his 
benefit,  some  500  francs  being  realized.  Surely 
the  Americans  have  not  found  such  easy  game  as 
they  thought. 


It  is  not  only  the  humped-back  scorcher  or  the 
youthful  sidewalk  rider  who  violates  a  city's  ordi- 
nance relating  to  the  use  of  cycles;  even  a  mayor 
is  guUty  once  in  a  while: 

Chicopee's  mayor  stands  in  danger  of  being  called  into 
court  and  fined  for  riding  a  bicycle  on  the  sidewalks  of 
the  city.  The  person  who  threatens  to  bring  about  the 
fining  is  a  bicyclist  who  was  arrested  and  fined,  and  who 
can't  see  why  the  law  should  not  be  enforced  against 
officials  as  well  as  against  citizens. 


MUST  STOP  SCORCHING. 


Philadelphia  Riders  Becoming  Reckless  on 
Chestnut  Street. 

Philadelphia,  May  19. — Since  the  asphalt 
pavement  has  been  laid  on  Chestnut  street,  Phila- 
delphia, that  thoroughfare  has  been  much  in  de- 
mand by  cyclers,  who,  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  the  street  is  considerably  narrower  than  most 
of  the  principal  streets  of  the  city  and  much  more 
crowded,  scorch  along  at  a  rapid  pace,  resulting 
in  numerous  collisions,  some  of  which  have  re- 
sulted seriously.  All  the  local  papers  have  been 
calling  attention  to  the  fact,  and  if  something  is 
not  done  to  remedy  the  evil,  it  is  highly  probable 
that  the  city  councils  will  take  a  hand  in  the 
matter,  and  curtail  some  of  the  cyclers'  privileges. 
There  is  no  reason  why  wheelmen  should  not  use 
the  street  in  a  rational  way,  and  not  as  speedway 
and  for  exhibiting  their  skill  in  hands-off  riding. 
The  iJecorei,  in  its  issue  of  May  15,  says:  "There 
is  a  loud  call  for  fenders  iu  front  of  the  trolley 
cars  to  protect  unwary  pedestrians,  and  the  fen- 
ders should  be  forthcoming.  But  how  are  pedes- 
trians to  be  protected  from  the  careless  bicycler? 
It  is  an  almost  everyday  occurrence  that  ladies 
getting  off  street  cars  are  put  in  serious  peril  by 
the  wheelers,  whose  approach  is  noiseless,  and 
therefore  more  dangerous.  Two  accidents  of  this 
kind  have  occurred  recently  on  Chestnut  street, 
on  which  thoroughfare  there  seems  to  be  scant 
room  for  bicycling  if  pedestrians  have  rights  which 
those  who  do  not  go  afoot  are  bound  to  respect." 

Foreseeing  the  dire  effects  of  a  continuance  of 
this  practice,  the  Century  Wheelmen,  at  their  last 
monthly  meeting,  passed  a  set  of  resolutions  de- 
ploring the  evil  and  pledging  themselves  to  do  all 
in  their  power  to  assist  the  authorities  in  putting 
a  stop  to  it. 

Steele  Now  in  Full  Power. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Minhigan  division's  new 
board  last  week  at  Lansing,  Chief  Consul  Steele 
spoke  on  the  good  roads  movement,  stating  that 
five  counties  had  adopted  the  new  law.  Port 
Huron  was  given  the  state  meet,  July  4  and  5. 
Mr.  Steele  suggested  that  the  division  be  incor- 
porated and  named  the  following  committees: 

Racing  board— J.  W.  Smith,  Port  Huron;  C.  M.  Hobert, 
Detroit;  Fred  Hyman,  Grand  Rapids. 

Rights  and  privileges— R.  W.  Selleck,  Fhnt;  W.  C.  Spen- 
cer, Saginaw;  C.  A.  Conover,  Coldwater. 

Improvement  of  highways— H.  E.  Perry  and  J.  B 
Huber,  Detroit;  J.  H.  Jinnings,  Fenton;  J.  C.  Bontecou, 
Petoskey;  C.  L.  Westover,  Bay  City. 

Transportation— D.  C  Stewart,  Gland  Bapids;  H.  B 
Morgan,  Lansing;  and  one  other. 

Touring — M.  A.  Gardner,  Detroit,  and  four  others. 

Rules  and  regulations— C.  F.  Baker,  St.  Johns;  Frank 
H.  Escott,  Grand  Rapids;  J.  H.  Gould,  Detroit. 


For  a  Cyclists'  Path. 
The  wheelmen  of  Rome,  N.  Y.,  are   endeavor- 
ing to  have  constructed  a  cinder  path  from   Rome 
to  the  Turin  road  and  back. 


^^^/e^ 


RACE    MEETINGS    GALORE. 


ROAD  AND  TRACK  EVENTS  BY  THE  SCORE 
ON  DECORATION  DAY. 


The  Chicago  and  Irvington-Milburn  Road  Races 

Head    the    List  —  Waltham    to    Have 

Sanger,    Tyler,     Johnson    and 

Others  —  Races  Elsewhere. 


Decoration  day  has  come  to  be  the  opening  date 
of  the  racing  season  in  the  United  States,  at  least 
in  the  north.  A  few  years  back  only  a  few  road 
races,  the  Pullman  and  Irvington-Milburn  among 
the  number,  were  the  only  events  on  Memorial 
day  in  which  cyclists  had  any  particular  interest, 
but  now  track  races  are  held  in  all  sections.  As 
in  former  years  the  greatest  amount  of  uiterest 
centera  in  the  big  Chicago  and  New  York  handi- 
caps, but  Bufialo,  Cleveland  and  Cincinnati  come 
in  for  their  share,  while  smaller  races  are  held 
throughout  the  country. 

Much  has  been  said  about  the  Chicago  road 
race,  which,  judging  by  the  number  of  entries 
(419),  is  a  worthy  successor  to  the  old  and  time- 
honored  Pullman,  which  has  always  been  the 
pride  of  the  west  and  the  wonder  of  the  country. 
Chicago  has  always  held  record  on  the  number  of 
entries  in  road  races  and  is  far  from  being  ap- 
proached. It  is  estimated  that  fully  350  men  will 
start — and  what  a  scramble  there  will  be  !  There 
is  intense  rivalry  between  the  clubs  and  the  in- 
dividuals and  some  tall  riding  is  sure  to  result. 
Given  a  good  day  the  nineteen-mile  course  ought 
to  be  covered  in  from  fifty-two  to  fifty-five  min- 
utes, though  some  predict  that  the  time  winner 
will  be  inside  these  figures.  There  are  a  lot  of 
likely  time  winners,  such  as  Winship,  Lumsden, 
Dasey,  Bliss,  Githens,  Barrett,  Levy,  Knisely, 
Leonardt,  Davis,  Green  and  Nessel,  though  it  is 
not  likely  that  Bliss  and  Githens  will  start,  while 
Dasey  and  Knisely  are  said  to  have  declared  them- 
selves as  out. 

There  will  be  no  trouble  over  the  new  course 
about  the  back-mark  men  getting  past  the  men 
ahead,  so  if  they  do  not  win  time  it  will  be  be- 
cause they  will  not  have  ridden  fast  enough.  Ar- 
rangements are  going  on  daily,  and  long  before 
Wednesday  things  will  be  iu  perfect  order.  The 
prize  list,  too,  is  growing,  and  should  equal  that 
of  last  year. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  A.  C.  C.  Monday  night 
the  prize  committee  reported  that  it  had  received 
nearly  a  dozen  bicycles,  several  pieces  of  jewelry 
and  silverware,  sundries,  etc.,  making,  with  the 
three  time  prizes,  over  forty  in  all,  mth  more  to 
hear  from.  The  race  committee  is  to  provide  a 
judges'  and  press  stand  or  large  trucks,  iu  which 
suitable  accommodations  will  be  provided  for  the 
afficials  and  press  men. 

Five  entries  were  rejected,  leaving  exactly  414 
for  a  total. 

M"-.  Conkling  having  declined  to  serve  as  starter, 
N.  N.  Van  Sicklen  was  elected  to  serve  in  that  ca- 
pacity, while  "Birdie"  Munger  will  act  as  an  as- 
sistant judge  in  place  of  W.  C  Thome,  and  F.  T. 
Fowler  will  replace  F.  A.  Ingalls  as  a  timer.  Mr. 
Sheridan  will  be  the  referee,  Mr.  Garden  finding 
it  impossible  to  be  here. 

THE   lEVINGTON-MILBUEN. 

The  committee  in  charge  of  the  Irvington-Mil- 
burn road  race  has  decided  to  exclude  colored 
men  from  the  race.  Prizes  received  up  to  date 
consist  of  six  bicycles,  a  sewing  machine,  two 
pairs  of  tires  and  sundry  other  articles.  The  com- 
mittee expects  to  receive  additional  donations  of 


three  or  four  bicycles,  besides  a  number  ot  other 
articles,  and  hopes  the  complete  list  will  number 
thirty  or  thirty-five  prizes.  There  will  be  dia- 
mond, gold  and  silver  medals,  respectively,  for 
three  best  times. 

AT   CLEVELAND. 

The  third  event  of  the  Cleveland  W.  O.  will  be 
run  Decoration  day.  The  course  will  be  to  Wick- 
liffe  and  return,  as  in  the  past,  twenty-five  miles. 
There  will  be  a  trifling  deviation  over  the  former 
route  chosen  by  the  club,  in  that  both  start  and 
finish  will  be  made  in  front  of  the  club  house  of 
the  club.  In  the  afternoon  the  club  will  hold  a 
race  meeting  at  the  track  of  the  Cleveland  Ath- 
letic Club.  The  races  will  be  for  class  A  and 
class  B  riders,  ten  events  in  all. 

KANSAS   CITY'S   RACE. 

The  Kansas  City  Cyclists  will  hold  their  second 
annual  Waldo  Park  road  race.  Last  year  this 
event  was  the  most  important  of  the  cycling 
season  in  this  neighborhood,  and  was  witnessed 
by  thousands  of  people.  The  course  will  be  the 
same  as  last  year,  starting  at  the  end  of  the 
Troost  avenue  cable  line,  south  on  the  smooth 
macadam  road  for  five  miles  and  return.  The 
prize  list  includes  a  racing  wheel,  silverware,  etc., 
and  there  will  undoubtedly  be  a  large  field  of  en- 
tries. 

THE   LONG   'UN's   RACE. 

Hoy  land  Smith's  road  race  at  New  Bedford, 
Mass.,  is  attracting  attention,  chiefly  because  Mc- 
Dufiee,  Clark  and  Butler,  the  fast  men  in  the 
Linscott  road  race,  are  to  ride.  It  is  thought  the 
record  tor  twenty-five  miles  will  be  lowered 
somewhat,  pro-sdding,  of  course,  the  weather  is 
favorable. 

martin's  big  event. 

The  twenty-five  mile  race  promoted  by  H.  C. 
Martin  of  Buffalo  will  doubtless  rank  next  to 
the  Chicago  in  number  of  entries.  Last  year  Van 
Wagoner  broke  the  tweuty-five-mile  record  over 
this  course.  The  prize  list  is  large,  assuring  a 
good  entry,  while  the  race  itself  has  become  so 
popular  that  thousands  of  people  will  witness  it. 

at   DENVER. 

Notwithstanding  a  split  in  the  Denver  •Cyclists' 
Union,  which  manages  the  Denver  road  race,  the 
event  will  be  run  on  a  much  larger  scale  than 
ever.  It  will  be  over  Platteville  course,  probably 
the  smoothest  twenty-five-mile  straightway  stretch 
in  America.  The  old  course  was  thirty-three  and 
one-third  miles  long.  This  will  be  the  sixth 
annual  race  over  the  course.  The  first  three  were 
run  by  the  Ramblers  and  Social  Wheel  Club.  The 
Ramblers  came  out  victorious  in  '89  and  '91,  the 
Socials  winning  in  '90,  the  prize  in  each  case 
being  a  cup.  In  '92  the  race  was  opened  to  all 
riders  regardless  of  clubs.  Last  year  there  were 
172  entries  and  all  but  eight  started.  H.  R.  Ren- 
shaw  came  in  first  but  the  prize,  a  piano,  was 
finally  awarded  to  H.  M.  Turk,  there  being  mis- 
takes in  Renshaw's  entry.  This  was  not  done, 
however,  until  the  matter  had  been  carried  in  the 
courts  and  decided  there. 

OTHER  ROAD   RACES. 

The  Hanauer  race  at  Cincinnati  will  be  no  small 
affair  and  wiU  bring  out  the  cream  of  the  road 
riders  in  that  section  of  the  country.  The  time 
medal,  which  was  illustrated  in  these  columns  re- 
cently, is  something  elaborate  and  the  place  prizes 
are  all  valuable. 

The  St.  Cloud  (Minn.)  C.  C.  will  have  a  handi- 
cap race  to  Kimball  and  return,  a  distance  of  36 
miles,  on  Decoration  day,  open  to  all  neighboring 
cities  excepting  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul,  and 
the  Duluth  people  will  also  have  a  road  race. 


SCORES     OF     TRACK    EVENTS. 


Big  Meets  Arranged  for  Memorial  Day  in  All 
Sections. 
There  will  be  something  like  fifty  track  meets 
throughout  the  country  on  Decoration  day,  with 
the  interest  centering  on  Waltham,  where  Sanger, 
Tyler,  Murphy,  .Johnson,  and  perhaps  Bliss  and 
Githens  will  ride.  Worcester  has  the  Massachu- 
setts division  races,  and  will  have  some  of  the 
fliers,  but  Waltham,  of  course,  heads  the  list  with 
the  men  mentioned.  The  arrangements,  prize 
lists,  etc. ,  are  very  elaborate  for  both  meets,  and 
good  sport  will  result.  Splendid  preparations 
have  been  made  for  the  entertainment  of  guests  at 
both  places,  and  everybody  looks  for  a  good  time. 
The  race  programmes,  prize  lists  and  other  fea- 
tures have  been  gotten  up  regardless  of  expense. 
All  the  eastern  men  have  been  doing  an  immense 
amount  of  training,  and  if  records  do  not  drop  it 
will  be  the  fault  of  the  weather  man. 

ON   THE   COAST. 

The  South  California  division  has  made  a  big  ■ 
effort  to  have  its  annual  meet  a  success.  It  is  to 
be  held  at  National  City,  and  all  the  best  men  in 
that  section  of  the  country  will  compete.  Big 
meets  will  also  be  held  at  Fresno,  Alameda  and 
San  Francisco,  so  the  coast  people  will  have 
enough  to  amuse  themselves. 

MATINEE   AT   CHICAGO. 

After  the  big  road  race  in  the  morning  Chica- 
goans  will  journey  to  the  south  side  ball  grounds 
and  witness  a  number  of  track  races,  in  which  the 
local  men  will  compete.  A  good  prize  list  has 
brought  in  a  number  of  entries,  and  from  the 
way  the  men  are  riding  some  excellent  sport  is 
promised,  even  if  Zimmy  and  a  few  more  stars  are 
not  present. 

OTHER  EVENTS. 

The  Port  Huron  (Mich.)  Bicycle  Club  will  open 
its  new  cinder  track  on  Decoration  day  with  a 
good  programme  of  races  and  a  dress  parade  by 
the  Port  Huron  Guards.  Prizes  to  the  value  of 
§200  will  be  offered. 

The  sanctioned  meets  for  Decoration  day  are  as 

follows: 

South  Oratise  Field,  members  only,  S.  Orange,  N.  J. 

Wabash  Cycling  Club,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Charlevoix  Cycle  Club,  Charlevoix,  Mich. 

Associated  Cycling  Clubs,  Chicago. 

Port  Huron  Wheelmen,  Port  Huron,  Mich. 

Canton  Cycling  Association,  Canton;  Miss. 

New  York  State  Intercollegiate  Ass'n.,  Syracuse,  N.Y. 

Bangor  Wheel  Club,  Bangor,  Me. 

T.  C.  Forbes,  Greenfield,  Mass. 

Altair  Cycle  Chib.  Danbury,  Conn. 

Morris  Guards,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 

Boonton  Athletic  Club,  Boonton.  N.  J. 

Asbury  Park  Wheelmen,  Asbury  Park,  N.  J. 

Auburn  Cyclers,  Auburn,  N.  Y. 

Union  County  Roadsters,  Rahway,  N.  Y. 

Bay  State  Bicycle  Club,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Thomas  R,  Varick,  Manchester,  N.  H. 

Associated  CycUng  Clubs  of  Waltham,  Boston. 

Home  Cyclers,  Rome,  N.  Y. 

Utica  Cycling  Club,  Utica,  N.  Y. 

New  Jersey  Athletic  Club,  Bergen  Point,  N.  J. 

Bay  City  Wheelmen,  San  Francisco. 

Clifton  Wheelmen,  Baltimore. 

Kanaweola  Bicycle  Club,  Elmira,  N.  Y. 

Reliance  Athletic  Club,  Almeda,  Cal. 

Fresno  Athletic  Club,  Fresno,  Cal. 

Cleveland  Wheel  Club  Company,  Cleveland.  O. 

Jamestown  IBicycle  Club,  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 

Diamond  Wheelmen,  Detroit. 

Cycle  Track  Association,  Winona,  Minn. 

Quincy  Bicycle  Club,  Quincy,  III. 

Neshaming  Falls  Company,  Neshaming.  Pa. 

Mahoning  Cycle  Club,  Youngstown,  O. 

Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club.  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Burlington  Co.  Agricultural  Society,  Smithville,  N.  J. 

Columbus  Cycling  Club,  Columbus,  O. 

Johnstown  Cycle  Club,  Johnstown.  Pa. 

South  California  division.  National  City,  Cal. 

Sharon  Athletic  Club.  Sharon,  Pa. 

Silver  State  Cyclers,  Pueblo,  Colo. 

Multnomah  A.  A.  C,  Portland,  Ore. 


A  Variation. 

Who   steals   my   purse    steals    trash;    'tis   something, 

nothing; 
'Tis  mine,  'tis  his,  and  has  been  slave  to  thousands. 
But  he  who  filches  from  me  my  good  wheel 
Robs  me  of  that  which  puts  all  creeds  away, 
And  makes  me  swear  indeed. 


TWO    MORE! 

A  NEW  DE  SOTO  RECORD 


was  established  May  13,  by  A.  G.  Harding, 
who  reduced  the  record  from  3  hrs.  57  min.  to 
3  hrs.  83  min.  This  celebrated  course  extends 
between  St.  Louis  and  De  Soto,  Mo.,  and  is 
noted  for  its  "tough"  hills.  The  present  con- 
dition of  the  road  makes  this  a  wonderful  per- 
formance both  for  the  rider  and  so  light  a 
wheel.     Harding 


RODE    A    NO.    8    RAMBLER 


which    came    through     without     scratch     or 
puncture. 


NEW   COLLEGE    HILL    RECORD. 


On  May  12  Chas.  E.  Tudor  won  FIRST  TIME 
PRIZE  in  the  6-Mile  Road  Race  over  College 
Hill  Course,  Cincinnati,  O.,  reducing  the 
course  record  to  17  min.  41  sec. 


HE     ALSO     RODE     A     NO.     8     RAMBLER. 


At  Wichita,  Kas.,  May  10,  RAMBLERS 
took  3  first,  1  third,  1  fourth.  At  the  Inter- 
collegiate Games,  Berkley  Oval,  New  York, 
May  10,  Ramblers  won  two  firsts. 


THESE    GENTLEMEN    REFRAIN    FROM    EXPERIMENTING    AND 

RIDE    RAMBLERS— BREAK    RECORDS— WIN    PRIZES 

WHAT'S    YOUR    RECORD?    SATISFACTORY? 


GORMULLY  &  JEFFERY  MFG.  CO., 

CHICAGO.  BOSTON.  WASHINGTON.  NEW    YORK.  COVENTRY,    ENGLAND. 

P.  S. — Please  note  Rambler  winnings  are  published  only  once — not  repeated 
to  swell  the  list. 

MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


^^j'ce^ 


NATURE  IN  SPRING  ATTIRE. 


Take  Your  Wheel  for  a  Quiet  Trip  to  the 
Woods  and  There  Observe. 
The  woods  are  marvellously  lovely  just  now.  I 
can  not  remember  a  spring  when  nature  put  on 
her  gala  garments  so  early  and  so  quickly.  The 
mandrake  is  in  full  blossom  and  is  filling  the  air 
with  the  languorous  perfume,  which  is  the  cause, 
no  doubt,  of  the  many  wondrous  legends  regard- 
ing the  virtues  of  the  "dragon-toothed  man- 
dragora;"  the  wild  crab-apple  trees  are  great 
boqnets  of  fragrance  and  beauty;  the  wild  plum  is 
arrayed  in  white  and  green,  and  the  ground  has  a 
carpet  such  as  no  wealth  can  duplicate  or  buy 
among  the  works  of  man.  Star  eyes  and  butter- 
cups, dandelions  and  purple  violets,  are  among 
the  greenest  and  tenderest  forest  grass;  the  oak 
trees  are  brown  and  gaunt,  but  there  is  a  glint  of 
silver  and  pink  at  their  boughs'  end  which  tells 
of  the  glorious  shade  that  will  come  anon,  and 
the  great  rough  hickories  are  covered  with  burst- 
ing buds.  The  undergrowth  and  soft  wood  trees 
are  dressed  in  all  the  glory  of  new  spring  garments, 
and  it  is  good  to  lie  at  length  among  them  and 
breathe  in  the  elixir  of  life  which  mother  nature 
lavishes  with  no  sparing  hand  on  all  the  wood- 
land and  those  who  go  among  the  roofless  cloisters 
to  worship  at  her  shrine  in  early  spring.  Those 
who  live  in  a  wooded  country,  not  too  hilly,  and 
long  enough  civilized  to  allow  of  little  under 
brush,  have  at  their  hand  in  these  early  spring 
days  a  means  of  enjoyment  not  often  vouchsafed 
to  degenerate  man. 

#  *        * 

It  is  a  pleasant  thing  to  lie  on  the  banks  of 
some  woodland  stream  and  it  is  even  more  pleas- 
ant to  stroll  through  forest  isles  watching  the 
sights  and  sounds  of  primitive  life,  but  if  one 
wants  a  tinge  of  excitement  and  a  little  whole- 
some stirring  of  the  sluggish  blood,  let  him  ride 
his  bicycle  down  some  leafy  country  lane  and 
turn  into  the  wood  at  the  first  logger's  gate  to 
which  he  comes.  The  grass  is  short  and  velvety 
and  the  sod  is  springy  and  noiseless.  Have  a  care 
not  to  go  too  near  that  buckthorn  or  your  tire 
may  sufier,  unless  you  are  wise  enough  to  ride 
the  old  solid  tired  machine  which  has  been  rust- 
ing so  long  in  the  bam. 

«        #        » 

It  is  amazing  how  easily  the  machine  runs,  and 
the  fact  of  absolute  noiselessness  gives  one  a 
chance  to  see  many  strange  things.  Perchance  a 
brown  thrush  has  a  nest  in  a  plum  tree  and  is 
just  now  engaged  in  hatching  a  nest  full  of  big- 
mouthed  young  ones.  A  shy  lady  is  Madam 
Thrush,  and  loves  not  that  prying  eyes  should 
look  in  on  her  household  afiairs;  therefore  it  is  not 
given  to  every  mortal  to  catch  a  glimpse  of  her 
bright  eyes  and  tawny  plumage;  so  (if  so  be  it 
that  you  do  see  her)  be  very  careful — her  consti- 
tution is  not  over  strong  and  it  would  be  a 
shame  to  frighten  a  bird  engaged  in  so  meritori- 
ous an  occupation.  The  robins,  of  course,  are 
very  plentiful,  and  it  may  be  that  you  can  see  a 
couple  of  old  ones  trying  to  instill  the  art  of  fiying 
into  the  not  very  intellective  brains  of  two  or 
three  plump  and  clumsy  ofispring,  scolding  and 
chattering  very  much  as  do  human  parents.  The 
bluejays  are  very  happy  and  correspondingly 
saucy;  so  are  the  squirrels.  There  is  a  chance 
that  you  may  run  across  a  seal-brown  woodchuck 
at  work  on  his  spring  habitation ;  if  so,  stop  awhile 

and  watch  him. 

*  *        * 

The  air  is  warm  and  shimmery  and  it'contains 
the  indefinable  something  that  savors  so  strongly 
of  new  wine;  the  breeze  v/hispers  soft  music  to 
him  who  listens.     There  is  not  much  sound  in  the 


forest — the  low  of  some  far-away  kine,  the  call  of 
a  cat  bird,  and  the  challenging  of  the  robins  and 
bluejays,  with  mayhaps  the  hoarse  caw  of  a  ma- 
rauding crow,  is  all  you  will  hear,  unless,  per- 
chance, you  are  near  a  little  stream.  If  this  is 
the  case,  your  ears  will  be  assailed  with  a  chorus. 
The  fi  ogs  are  out  in  force,  from  the  great  green 
chap  with  a  voice  like  a  bass  drum,  to  the  little 
gray  fellow  who  sings  a  lioy's  tenor.  The  song 
they  sing  is  not  arranged  by  modern  note,  but  it 
is  accompanied  by  the  patter  and  purl  of  the 
brook,  and  is  pleasant  to  the  ear  and  well  worth 
your  attention.  Wild  ducks  are  not  plentiful  in 
this  territor}',  nevertheless  there  is  a  chance  that 
you  may  come  upon  a  quiet  pool  in  which  you 
may  see  a  half-dozen  gaily  decked  water  birds 
playing.  The  ease  with  which  they  glide  about 
in  chase  of  the  illusive  water  bug  or  incontinent 
minnow  is  a  sight  to  see,  and  the  glint  of  the  sun 
on  their  polished  plumage  is  a  marvel  of  colors. 
*  *  * 
In  a  quiet,  sun-lit  bit  of  water  is  a  great  green 
pickerel,  spotted  with  brown  and  white  mottle — 
he  is  as  trim-built  as  any  piratical  craft,  and,  in- 
deed, he  is  a  pirate.  If  you  want  to  get  a  fair 
idea  how  rapid  is  a  streak  of  lightning,  just  pitch 
a  pebble  at  him — poof!  he  is  gone,  and  you  did 
not  see  him  start  nor  which  way  he  went.  Hark ! 
That  was  a  heron  booming  his  rain  call — you  had 
better  hie  you  home,  for  he  knows  whereof  he 
speaks,  and  it  will  suerely  rain  ere  night. 

Ph(ebds. 
1  ♦  I 

A  "Freak"  Photograph. 
The    picture    shows    H     A.    Stacey    and    his 


'  'double. ' '     He — or  one  of  him — is  one  of  Ames  & 
Frost's  travelers,  selling  bicycles  and  furniture. 


Wheeling-to-Pittsburg  Race. 
Arrangements  for  the  Wheeling-to-Pittsburg 
road  race  are  being  completed.  The  start  will  be 
made  at  the  comer  of  Fourteenth  and  Market 
streets,  in  front  of  the  McClure  house,  Wheeling. 
The  route  will  be  from  Fourteenth  to  McCoUoch 
street  to  the  national  pike,  which  will  be  followed 
to  Washington.  The  road  for  the  first  twenty 
miles  is  smooth  and  level.  From  there  on  to 
Washington  there  are  a  number  of  hills,  but  the 
road  is  in  fair  condition.  From  Washington  to 
Cannonsburg  the  road  is  level  but  poor.  It  gets 
better  between  Cannonsburg  and  Morganza,  and 
through  Bridgeville  and  Carnegie  is  good  riding. 
From  Carnegie  in  through  the  west  end  to  Pitts- 
burg the  road  is  good  and  not  very  hilly.  The 
distance  is  sixty-five  miles. 


MAX   LEBAUDY. 


A  Youth   Who   Has   Several  Millions  to  Spend 

in   the  Sporting  Line. 

The    picture    represents    Max     Lebaudy,    the 

backer  of  A.    A.    Zimmerman.     He  is  of  a  rather 

small  stature  and,  although  but  twenty-one  years 


of  age,  can  boast  of  some  pretty  victories  on  the 
horse  and  cycle  track.  He  owns  a  yacht  and  a 
stable  of  eighteen  blooded  horses  and  rides  like 
the  best  of  jockeys,  having  won  nine  out  ot  fifteen 
races.  TTis  residence  is  Maisons  Lafitte,  near  Paris, 
and  regardless  of  the  weather  he  can  be  seen  every 
morning  at  6  o'clock  training,  either  awheel  or  on 
horseback. 

An  inheritance  of  215,000,0011  francs,  of  which 
27,000,000,  as  his  part,  has  put  him  in  a  position 
to  be  one  of  the  most  noted  sportsmen  in  Europe 
to-day,  and  to  import  the  great  Zimmy. 


A  Challenge  to  Phoebus. 

Fbeepoet,  111.,  May  21. — Editor  ^^^t/ee-- 
We  note  in  your  issue  of  the  18th  inst.  a  letter 
over  the  nom  de  plume  of  Phcebus,  in  which  he 
takes  occasion  to  notice  an  article  which  apiieared 
originally  in  an  Elgin,  111.,  paper,  with  reference 
to  the  Elliptic  wheel  owned  and  ridden  by  John 
S.  Johnson  at  Independence,  la.,  when  he  made 
his  famous  records.  The  writer,  enthused  by  his 
evident  dislike  to  Mr.  Eck,  intimates  that  the 
notice  emanated  from  him  as  an  advertising 
scheme,  and  originated  in  Minneapolis,  saying: 
"I  hardly  know  which  man  to  admire  the  more, 
Eck  the  schemer  or  Johnson  the  rider. ' ' 

He  also  takes  occasion  to  state  that  the  wheel 
"was  a  freak,  which  machine,  by  the  way,  was 
built  from  parts,  tubes,  rims  and  model  borrowed 
from  the  Stover  concern  at  Freeport,  and  which, 
in  everything  but  the  elongated  sprocket  device, 
was  a  Stover  machine. "  If  this  gentleman  will 
cultivate  the  virtue  of  discretion,  which  he  at- 
tributes to  Mr.  Johnson,  instead  of  exhibiting  the 
characteristics  of  those  who  rush  in  where  angels 
fear  to  tread,  he  may  inspire  some  respect  for  his 
nom  de  plume,  for  this  statement  is  wholly  false, 
and  Phcebus  is  hereby  challenged  to  prove  the 
allegations  he  makes  in  this  connection. 

Feeepoet  Bicycle  M'f'c+  Co. 


Sisley  and  Godbold  Change  Places. 
A  change  has  been  made  in  the  management  of 
our  English  contemporary.  The  Cycle.  E.  J.  Me- 
credy,  finding  that  he  was  unable  to  give  suffi- 
cient time  to  the  editorial  duties,  has  placed 
Charles  P.  Sisley  in  command  of  that  department 
and  the  position  of  business  manager  hitherto  oc- 
cupied by  Sisley  has  been  assumed  by  E.  H.  God- 
bold.  So  far  as  writing  is  concerned  the  latter 
now  becomes  a  free  lance — a  character  which  suits 
far  better  than  the  dead  monotony  of  editing. 


^^j^bfce. 


THE  HICKORY 


CONTAINS 


EVERYTHING 


DESIRABLE. 


The  i8g4  HICKORY  has  many  improvements  and 
embodies  special  features  not  found  in  any  other  machine. 

Sample  machines  can  be  found  at  our  agencies  in  all 
the  principal  cities  and  towns,  and  it  will  pay  you  to  ex- 
amine them. 

If  we  have  no  agent  at  your  place,  write  for  terms  and 
catalogue. 


HICKORY  WHEEL  CO., 


S.  FRAMINGHAM,  MASS. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE 


Hartford  Bicycles, 


LIGHT,  STRONG. 

For  Men  and  Ladies,  For  Boys  and  Misses. 

Prices:  $100.00,    $85.00,  $75.00. 


You  have  your  choice  of  the  COLUMBIA  Single  Tube  Tire  or  the 
HARTFORD  Double  Tube  Tire,  each  the  best  in  its  class. 
Before  you  decide  on  your  1894,  examine  these  Safeties. 
Send  your  address  for  one  of  our  catalogues. 


HARTFORD  CYCLE  CO., 

HARTFORD,  CONN. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


DEALERS,  WRITE  US ! 


WE   HAVE 


A  "SNAP"  TO  OFFER  YOU. 


Is  the  latest  and  easiest  selling  bicycle  on  the  market.  No  back  number  called  a  high  grade,  but  a  strictly  first  class  wheel  in  every  respect. 
Do  you  want  the  agency?  We  will  have  agents  in  every  city  and  town  in  the  Union,  and  in  order  to  introduce  this  wheel  have  settled  upon  a 
liberal  and  effective  way  of  accomplishing  it.     If  at  all  interested  write  us.     Under  no  circumstance  miss  this,  the  opportunity  of  your  life. 

STOKES  MFG.  CO.,  makers,  Chicago. 

Western  Branch  Union  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company. 


Have  you  seen  the  '94  Union  ? 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


RACING    ON  THE  COAST. 


How  an  Easterner  Views  California's  Tracks, 
Races,  Men  and  Training. 

San  Francisco,  May  16. — Cycling  in  Califor- 
nia is  a  little  world  of  its  own,  and  as  far  as  an 
eastern  man  can  see  with  Lis  perhaps  biased  un- 
derstanding, the  cyclists  here  are  doing  that 
which  is  right  in  their  own  eyes  and  pay  but  little 
attention  to  what  changes  are  taking  place  in  the 
greater  cycling  world  beyond  the  Rockies.  So,  to 
the  eastern  man,  they  perhaps  seem  a  little  be- 
hind to  what  we  are  accustomed,  and  yet  they 
are  so  thoroughly  in  earnest  in  their  little  world 
and  have  built  up  the  sport  and  the  trade,  un- 
aided by  outsiders,  as  we  were  in  the  east,  and 
made  such  a  success  of  it  in  spite  of  every  obstacle, 
that  one  can  not  but  admire  the  little  world  when 
he  sees  it,  even  if  it  does  look  small  to  his  unac- 
customed eyes.  In  a  trade  way  they  throw  a 
great  deal  more  style  than  do  the  eastern  houses. 
I  have  visited  all  the  large  stores  in  the  east  and 
will  say  unhesitatingly  that  Varney's  place  in  San 
Francisco  beats  them  all  for  neatness,  quiet  ele- 
gance and  tasty  arrangement  of  his  goods. 

They  beat  the  east  in  being  more  of  a  road-rid- 
ing community  than  boulevarders.  The  men  who 
ride  the  second-hand  machines  and  old  crocks  can 
be  found  in  plenty  on  the  paths  of  Golden  Gate 
Park  and  out  to  the  Cliff  House,  but  the  men  on 
the  light  scorchers,  the  400  of  Frisco's  cycledom, 
hie  away  to  San  Jose  and  the  many  other  towns 
in  the  vicinity  for  their  rides  and  their  Sunday 
recreations.  One  thing  thej'  do  would  dreadfully 
shock  the  old  ladies  of  the  league — they  run  road 
races  on  Sunday — and  they  get  crowds  of  respecta- 
ble people  to  see  them  ride,  too.  How  that  would 
shock  a  Chicago  cycle  man,  who  thinks  nothing  of 
going  to  the  theater  every  Sunday. 

As  for  tracks,  they  have  some  that  are  terrors. 
Five  laps  to  the  mile,  and  banked  so  high  one  can- 
not walk  around  them ;  and  they  use  them,  too, 
and  seem  to  think  it  strange  when  an  eastern  man, 
who  is  used  to  shutting  his  eyes  and  tucking  his 
head  under  his  arm  in  the  last  grand  rush,  de- 
clines to  risk  his  precious  self  on  these  death 
traps.  The  track  at  San  Jose  has  an  ideal  surface 
but  is  a  four-lap,  and  where  the  turns  run  into  the 
straight  there  is  a  positive  hill  that  gives  the  rider 
on  the  outside  a  very  deceptive  scoot  in  the  final. 
In  handicaps  they  start  the  middle-distance  men 
on  the  top  of  this  hill  and  give  them  a  glorious 
run  away,  while  the  poor  devil  of  a  scratch  man 
has  to  dig  away  on  the  level  close  to  the  pole.  It 
was  from  the  top  of  this  hill  that  Edwards  started 
to  make  his  short  distance  records. 

The  track  at  the  midwinter  fair  is  a  three-lap, 
similar  to  the  Chicago  track  at  the  old  ball 
grounds,  only  the  surface  is  veiy  poor;  in  fact, 
they  have  not  yet  put  on  the  finishing  surface  at 
all,  but  have  left  the  rough  gravel,  and  as  a  result 
a  thin  racing  tire  has  to  suffer.  Another  thing 
that  surprises  an  eastern  man  is  that  a  racer  here, 
in  order  to  keep  up  his  prestige,  must  not  be 
beaten  in  a  heat.  They  do  not  seem  to  have  any 
such  thing  as  getting  placed  in  heats  and  saving 
the  men's  strength  for  the  final.     In  this  the  par 


pers  and  the  advertising  men  of  a  house  agree,  for 
they  cheer  the  winner  of  a  heat  as  loudly  as  the 
winner  of  a  final. 

While  there  are  many  good  handlers  here  there 
do  not  seem  to  be  any  thoroughbred  trainers 
(such  as  we  are  accustomed  to)  on  this  coast,  and 
the  first  one  with  a  well-founded  reputation  that 
comes  will  reap  a  harvest,  provided  his  head 
still  retains  its  normal  dimensions.  The  men 
tiuin  each  as  he  listeth,  have  a  glorious  good  time 
all  the  while,  and  it  is  surprising  how  fast  they 
get,  even  with  this  sort  of  training.    , 

On  the  midwinter  track  there  is  a  perpetual 
wind  blowing  down  the  finish,  which  sadly  inter- 
feres with  a  man's  last  effort.  This  wind  blows 
every  day,  always  the  same  way,  and  makes  train- 
ing a  rather  uncomfortable  act.  At  San  Jose, 
the  Springfield  of  this  coast,  the  climate  is  far 
milder,  although  the  nights  are  always  chilly.  In 
the  interior  towns,  like  Stockton  and  Sacramento, 
the  climate  is  ideal  for  training,  the  weather  clear 
for  weeks,  and  the  sun  just  hot  enough  to  make 
one  feel  like  working  out. 


GIDEON'S    AFTER    THEM. 


Quaker  Class  A  Men  and  Expenses— Philadel- 
phia Racing  Matters. 
Philadelphia,  May  21. — The  warning  given 
recently  to  class  A  riders  by  the  Philadelphia 
member  of  the  racing  board,  George  Gideon,  as  to 
their  liability  to  suspension  should  they  accept 
the  services  of  a  trainer  paid  by  any  cycling  firm, 
has  brought  out  a  sta.tement  from  Lagen  and 
Measure  of  the  Century's  team.  These  riders 
have  for  some  time  past  been  under  the  care  of 
Fred  Donle,  the  trainer  who  brought  out  Vqu 
Wagoner  and  several  other  cracks,  and  the  im- 
pression has  been  general  that  the  athletic  com- 
mittee of  the  Century  Wheelmen  put  up  the 
wherewithal.  This  Lagan  and  Measure  deny, 
stating  that  they  have  engaged  Donle's  services 
at  their  own  personal  expense,  and  that  neither 
the  Century  Wheelmen  nor  the  Union  Cycle  Man- 
ufacturing Company  (with  which  concern  Mear 
sure  is  connected )  has  paid  out  a  single  cent  for 
their  training.  The  Charles  Smith  Cycle  Company, 
which  has  erected  a  room  at  the  Tioga  track,  for 
Rambler  riders,  has  also  come  to  the  front  with  a 
statement  that  although  the  company  paid  for  the 
room,  the  salary  of  the  trainer  who  is  to  look 
after  the  riders  of  their  wheel,  is  to  be  made  up 
by  each  individual  subscribing  a  certain  amount 
at  each  race  meet. 

A   FOOLISH   BULE. 

The  rule  allowing  state  championships  to  be 
assigned  to  league  clubs  only  is  likely  to  result 
in  the  deciding  of  but  two  events,  the  mile  and 
quarter-mile,  both  of  which  have  been  assigned  to 
the  Scrauton  Bicycle  Club,  to  be  run  off  at  its 
meet  on  July  4.  The  promoters  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania division  meet  at  Wilkes-Barre  on  July  2 
and  3,  are  anxious  to  run  off  two  or  more  of  the 
state  championships,  but  the  fact  that  the  West 
End  Wheelmen  of  Wilkes-Barre  is  not  a  league 
club  stands  in  the  way.     The  sooner  this  silly 


rule  is  expunged  from  Ihe  rules  the  better,  and 
we  hope  the  day  will  not  be  far  distant  when  the 
championships  of  the  state  having  next  to  the 
largest  representation  in  the  L.  A.  AV.  will  be  in 
great  demand,  and  not,  as  at  present,  go  by  de- 
fiiult  for  want  of  a  league  club  to  which  to  assign 
them. 

TAXIS   AND   HIS    HEAVY   MATE. 

Taxis  arrived  here  on  Saturday  from  Springfield, 
where  he  has  been  training  for  the  past  six  weeks. 
He  is  in  excellent  condition,  and  will  return  to 
Springfield  to  put  on  the  finishing  touches.  He 
will  make  his  fir.st  appearance  on  the  track  on 
Memorial  day.  He  was  accompanied  by  his  club- 
mate,  John  R.  Kendrick,  ,Tr. ,  who,  in  spite  of  his 
weight  of  220  pounds,  has  been  doing  miles  in 
2:20  (quite  a  'quincidence)  and  quarters  in  less 
than  thirty  seconds. 

MISCELLANEOUS  RACING   BRIEFS. 

The  Philadelphia  racing  contingent  will  have 
quite  a  number  of  race  meets  to  select  from 
around  the  glorious  Fourth,  among  which  will  be 
the  stale  meet  at  Wilkes-Barre  on  July  2  and  3, 
and  Scrauton  on  the  4th.  The  Quaker  City 
Wheelmen's  meet  at  Tioga  and  the  opening  meet 
on  the  new  Riverton  track  will  also  take  place  on 
.the  4th. 

The  local  contingent  of  Irvington-Milbum 
racers  are  hard  at  work,  and  they  promise  to  give 
a  good  account  of  themselves  in  that  historic 
event,  which  will  probably  be  the  last  road  race 
over  that  course,  owing  to  the  ubiquitous  trolley. 

Lou  Geyler,  in  addition  to  being  a  good  bicycle 
salesman,  track  and  road  racer,  correspondent  and 
amateur  photographer,  has  in  the  latter  connec- 
tion developed  quite  a  talent  as  a  lecturer,  which 
talent  he  displayed  to  his  delighted  clubmates  on 
the  occasion  of  the  recent  lantern  slide  exhibition 
of  views  taken  by  members  of  the  Century  Wheel- 
men last  year. 

Frank  Dampman,  the  noted  road  racer,  who  is 
now  connected  with  the  Globe  Steam  Heater 
Company,  local  agent  for  the  Sylph  wheel,  has 
offered  to  pit  a  team  of  four  of  that  company's 
employees  against  any  similar  team  from  any 
other  cycle  firm  in  this  city  or  vicinity,  any  dis- 
tance from  one  mile  up,  on  either  track  or  road. 

Gus  Seeding,  Jr.,  of  the  Time  Wheelmen,  of 
this  city,  whom  we  mentioned  last  week  as  hav- 
ing won  a  ten-dollar  bill  for  being  the  first  man 
into  Princeton,  the  half-way  stopping  place  of  the 
New  York-Philadelphia  coach,  has  been  asked  to 
explain  by  George  Gideon,  of  the  racing  board. 

The  heavy  rain  on  Saturday  afternoon  necessi- 
tated the  postponement  ot  the  Wilmington  Wheel 
Club's  race  meet  to  the  26th. 

At  the  spring  sports  of  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania last  Tuesday,  the  two-mile  bicycle  race 
was  won  by  Coates,  Osgood  second,  Wilbom  third; 
time,  5:22. 

At  the  state  inter-collegiate  sports  at  Bellefonte 
last  Saturday,  notwithstanding  the  slipperj^  track, 
Sims,  of  Swartmore,  won  the  two-mile  bicycle 
race  in  5:31  2-5,  lowering  the  record  from  6:06. 

*     * 
ZIMMY  IN  PA  REE. 


Challenged  By  Louvet— Americans  Training— 
Bordeaux-Paris  Race. 
Paris,  May  11. — The  Bordeaux-Paris  race, 
which  is  known  here  as  the  "French  wheel 
derby,"  takes  place  on  May  19,  and  the  list  of 
entries,  which  has  just  come  to  hand,  is  the  larg- 
est on  record — 105.  The  competitors  are  divided 
into  three  classes,  as  follows:  Racing  men,  any 
age;  tourists,  thirty  years  of  age  and  over,  and 
veterans,  forty  years  of  age  and  over.     The  dis- 


OUR  CLAIM 


As  High  Grade  as  any  Bicycle  on  earth  for 
$90.00,  regardless  of  price. 


OUR  PROOF. 


Which    is  indisputable,    will  be  furnished   on 
application. 

Weight  28  lbs.,  $90.00. 

Weight  25  lbs.,  $100.00. 

Write  us  for  Discounts  and  Territory. 


Columbus  Bicycle  Co., 


COLUMBUS,    O. 


MENTfON  THE   REFEREE. 


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tance  from  Bordeanx  to  Paris  is  591  kilometres 
(367  miles  458  yards).  The  ditferent  classes  of 
rtinners  will  be  sent  on  their  journey,  at  intervals 
cf  a  minute,  at  10  o'clock  in  the  morning,  and 
have  to  register  at  the  following  places: 

Angouleme,  li7  kilcinetres,  at  the  staf  on  saloon. 

Ruffee,  167  kilometres,  Hotel  Deschaudeliers. 

Couhe-Verac,  2J0  kilometres,  Hotel  Fradet. 

Poiters,  S.'iS  kilometres.  Hotel  Tribo'-. 

Chatellerault,  S68  kilometres,  Hotel  de  V  Univers. 

Sainte-Maure,  301  kilometres.  Hotel  de  1'  Etoile. 

Tours,  339  kilometres,  at  the  Veloce  Club  of  Tours. 

Blois,  393  kilometres.  Hotel  de  la  Tete-Noire. 

Orleans,  455  kilometres.  Hotel  Saint  Aignan. 

Etampes,  519  kilometres.  Hotel  Grand  Courrier. 

Versailles.  67-'i  kilometres,  Cafe  de  Place  d'  Arm^-s. 

Paris  t9I  lilometrtS,  at  the  trotting  club  track. 

Till-  .\nierican  division  is  composed  of  Ashin- 
ger.  ilartin  and  Waller,  while  the  following  are 
the  English  riders:  Lnmsden,  H.  H.  Sansom,  E. 
Oxlrorrow  and  C.  Lucas.  The  most  prominent 
Frenchmen  are  Marius  Allard,  Lesna,  Jean 
Allard,  Nicodemi  and  Henry  Andre.  Meyer  is 
the  only  Danish  rider.  AVithout  wishing  to  prove 
myself  a  prophet,  I  fancy  Lesna,  Lumsden  and 
"Waller  as  the  first  three  placed  men. 

[A  Paris  dispatch,  dated  May  22,  says:  The 
Swiss  rider  Lesna  won  the  long-distance  bicycle 
race  from  Bordeaux  to  Paris,  ha-^ing  covered  the 
distance  in  25  hrs.  11  min.  7  sec.  Lucas,  one  of 
the  English  riders,  finished  second,  being  32  min. 
behind  Lesna.  Sansom,  another  English  rider, 
was  third.  The  other  contestants,  eighty-seven 
of  whom  started,  have  not  yet  arrived  in  Paris. 
Waller  an  American,  was  in  fifth  place  when  lie 
reached  Chatellerault,  but  he  was  stoned  by  peas- 
ants and  was  compelled  to  dismount  to  protect 
himself,  by  which  he  lost  several  minutes.  Harry 
Wheeler  yesterday  won  the  Prix  de  Ruffee  given 
to  the  winner  in  a  10,000  metre  scratch  race. 
—Ed.] 

zimmy  and  banker. 

Zimmerman  and  Banker  are  training  daily  on 
the  Buffalo  track,  in  company  of  "Kid"  Wheeler 
and  Austin  Crooks,  the  whole  team  being  under 
the  watchful  eye  of  Troy,  who  stands,  clock  in 
hand,  timing  each  lap.  During  the  first  week 
the  new-comers  did  some  heavy  road  work. 
Only  on  the  7th  instant  did  (hey  commence  track 
work,  on  which  day  Zimmy  showed  that  although 
he  had  not  been  on  a  wheel  for  some  time  he 
was  still  able  to  do  his  first  five  miles  in  14:02, 
while,  in  the  afternoon  of  the  same  day,  he  did 
the  ten  miles  in  28:13.  When  Troy  stopped  his 
watch  his  expression  completely  changed  and  he 
exclaimed:  "WVll,  — can't  we  get  rid  of  that 
fatal  13V"  Eveiyhody  laughed;  still  Troy  wore  a 
worried  look  as  he  left  the  path. 

TIMEES  MUST   BE   EXAMINED. 

The  Union  Velocipedique  de  France  (which 
stands  in  France  the  same  as  the  L.  A.  W.  and  N. 
C.  U. )  has  stipulated  that  "dockers"  must  un- 
dergo trials  before  they  receive  a  license.  The 
following  are  the  tests,  which  are  also  taken  at 
the  same  time,  by  a  qualified  man  who  compares 
the  sheets  after  and  gives  a  decision : 

1.  Ten  trials,  over  distances  of  333  metres,  400  and  SCO 
metres. 

2.  Ten  trials,  over  distances  of  from  500  to  2,0G0  me- 
tres. 

3.  Two  triads,  over  distances  of  20  kilometres,  each  lap 
having  to  be  timed  and  noted  with  a  split  second  chro- 
nometer. 

A  TEAM  EACE. 

On  the  14th  instant,'  there  will  be  a  team  race, 
at  Bayonne,  between  three  picket!  men  from  the 
west  of  France,  and  on  the  other  hand  Harry 
Wheeler,  Austin  Crooks  and  Barden,  the  English- 
men. The  stake  is  worth  £80.  The  result  should 
be  a  "soft  thing"  for  the  latter  men. 

A  tricycle  ra'^e  was  lately  contested  between 
M.  Trioche  and  F.  Curlier,  the  novelty  being  that 


the  last  named  had  to  carry  a  load  of  92  pounds 
so  as  to  equal  in  Aveight  his  opponent.  The  "han- 
dicapped" man  won,  but  his  "jigger"  broke 
down  at  the  winning  post. 

Danfray,  a  very  promising  future  racer  nineteen 
yearsof  age,  has  just  died,  having  caught  a  chill 
whilst  training.  The  cyclists  who  knew  him  at 
once  opened  a  subscription  at  the  Cafe  de  I'Esper- 
auce,  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  a  wreath  of 
flowei-s  to  place  on  his  grave.  This  was  done  and 
a  large  number  of  them  attended  his  funeral. 

LOU  VET  CHALLENGES    ZIM. 

Lou  vet,  the  French  champion,  has  challenged 
Ziui,  but  the  stake  being  2,000  francs  (?400)  Troy 
said:  "If  he  will  put  up  a  stake  of  five  times  that 
sum,  we  will  fake  lip  the  defi — not  otherwise." 
Troy  is  getting  on  first-class  with  his  French,  and 
will  soon  be  able  to  talk  like  a  native.  This  an- 
ecdote will  prove  how  he  is  going  along.  When 
the  party  reached  Paris  they  went  to  the  Grand 
hotel,  and  wishing  to  get  a  wash  Troy  rang  the 
bell  for  the  waiter,  to  whom  he  said: 

"Garcon  speak  English  I  guess  ?" 

"Yes,  sire." 

"Well,  I  want  some  soap." 

'  'Yes,  sire. ' ' 

'  "Have  3'ou  some  in  the  hotel  ?' ' 

"  Certainement,  sire;  what  sort  of  soupe?" 

"The  best  you  have." 

"Very  well,  sire,"  and  away  went  the  waiter. 

After  waiting  half  an  hour  Troy  rang,  and  when 
the  garcon  came  up,  said,  "Where's  the  soap?" 

"  Here,  sire,"  replied  the  garcon,  and  brought 
in  a  huge  basin  of  soup. 

After  this  the  air  was  troubled  with  language. 

MORE  AMEEICAXS   IN   PAEEE. 

Starbuck,  with  trainer  and  backer,  S.  D.  Lee, 
duly  reached  Paris  and  will  shortly  be  heard  of  in 
the  racing  world.  Troy  appears  to  be  their  best 
friend  since  they  first  made  a  show  on  the  path. 

J.  M.  Erwin,  a  late  member  of  the  L.  A.  W. ,  is 
just  over  here  and  intends  staying  the  season  for 
the  purpose  of  learning  the  language. 

EACE   FOE   BAEBEES. 

On  Monday  next  a  race  open  only  to  barbers 
will  be  contested  at  a  distance  of  100  kilometres 
(62  miles,  243  yards)  between  Paris,  Mantes  and 
back.  There  are  ten  prizes  and  sixty-two  entries. 
There  will  be  some  clo^e  shaves,  no  doubt. 

WIIEELEE   WINS. 

Wednesday  last  Terront  duly  reached  Paris, 
having  ridden  from  Kome.  On  the  same  day  a 
race  meeting  took  place  at  the  Buffalo  track, 
where  he  was  "billed"  to  finish.  There  were 
three  events  on  the  programme,  the  most  impor- 
tant being  the  "Palmer  company"  prize,  which 
was  worth  ,£16.  There  were  twentj'-fhree  start- 
ers, and  amongst  those  such  kuown  men  as 
Medinger,  M.  Fannan,  Baras,  Verheyen,  Martin 
and  Wheeler.  As  the  bell  rang  Wheeler  sprinted 
aud  won  with  comparative  ease.  That  child  will 
want  a  lot  of  li;king  now,  you  bet.  Mabs. 


RACES   IN   GERMANY. 


Several  Records  Broken — Waller  Loses  a  Race 
Through  Foolishness. 
Fbankfoet-on-Main,  May  12. — [Special  cor- 
respondence.]— The  spring  races  at  Berlin  have 
been  inaugurated  with  ten  different  events,  to 
which  153  entries  were  made,  prominent  German 
riders,  as  Lehr,  Herty,  the  brothers  Opel  and  Un- 
derborg,  Schnura,  Heimann,  participating.  The 
principaV event  was  the  5,000-metre  race,  which 
was  ruu  in  two  heats,  with  a  2,000-metre  final, 
which   Lehr  took  two  lengths  ahead  of  Opel  in 


3:28  4-5.  A  2,000-metre  tricycle  handicap  was 
won  by  Herty  from' scratch,  with  Underborg  (0) 
second,  and  Zimmeriuaii,  of  Mannheim  (60 
metres),  third;  time,  3:46  1-.5.  F.  Opel  and  G. 
Goess  were  Aviuners  of  the  2,000-metre  laiideiu 
event  in  only  3:01  2-.i.  The  3,000-metre  handicap 
fell  to  the  promising  rider,  Koeoher  (90  metres) 
in  4:55  2-5;  with  Schnura  (40  metres)  second. 

Lehr  started  at  Aachen,  taking  the  preliminary 
heat  of  a  5,000-metre  race  against  Goess,  the 
Dutch  champion,  aud  Jaap  Eden  that  over  F. 
Opel.  The  final  fell  to  Eden,  with  Opel  second 
and  Goess  third.  Lehr  had  to  give  up  as  his  tire 
was  punctured.  Opel  and  Goess  took  the  4,000- 
metre  tandem  race,  in  which  the  Dutch  crew, 
Eden  and  Grand,  fell. 

At  a  race  at  Mannheim  the  champions,    Brcit- 
ling,  Habich  and  Herbel,  were  taking  part,   but 
being  in  the  armj'  for  this  year  and  consequently 
not  thoroughly  trained,  could  not  come  up. 
paeis-to-vienna  eecoed  beoken. 

F.  Gerger-Graz  beat  the  record  from  Paris  to 
Vienna  in  4  da.  19  hrs.  30  min.  Continuing  his 
ride  to  Graz  he  covered  the  whole  distance  in  the 
record  time  of  5  da.  16  hrs.  57  min.  De  Perrodil, 
editor  of  the  French  Felil  Journal,  and  Willaurae, 
attache  to  the  English  ambassador  at  Paris,  were 
starting  with  Gerger.  De  Perrodil  lost  his  way  in 
the  woods,  Willaume  waiting  for  him  on  tele- 
graphic request.  Both  riders  continued  their 
ride  after  a  whole  day's  delay,  arriving  at  "S^ienna 
in  6  da.  8  hrs. 

desgeange's  eecoed. 

Desgrange  succeeded  in  beating  the  lOO-kilo- 
metre  world's  record,  hitherto  held  by  Jules  Du- 
bois at  2  hr.  41  min.  56  sec.  by  2  min.  38  sec. 
Dubois'  record  has  often  been  unsuccessfully  at- 
tacked. The  following  world's  records  fell  be- 
sides: Sixty  kilometres,  Desgrange's  time,  1  hr.  34 
min.  33  sec. ;  ninety  kilometres,  Desgrange's  time, 
2  hr.  23  min.  22  sec. ,  and  the  two-hour  world's 
record,  now  being  75  kilometres,  914  metres 
(47.17  miles,  almost). 

VICTOEY  FOE  ALLAED. 

The  distance  ride — Eennes-Brest  and  back,  408 
kilometres — was  won  by  Jean  Allard  in  21  hr.  56 
min.  Jancourt  was  second  and  the  American, 
Frank  Waller,  third.  At  Brest  Waller  was  first 
and  enthnsitistically  received  by  the  public,  but 
on  the  way  back,  probably  in  celebration  of  the 
coming  victory,  he  took  a  drop  too  much,  falling 
several  limes  oif  his  wheel,  the  pneumatic  of 
which  for  a  while  was  out  of  order.  He  was 
somewhat  injured,  but  still  he  could  keep  up  his 
third  place.  A.  M 

A  Hustling  Southern  Club. 
The  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  wheelmen  are  taking 
great  interest  in  a  new  club,  organized  last  week. 
It  already  has  forty-eight  members  and  has  de- 
cided to  give  a  meet  May  30,  which  will  be  man- 
aged by  W.  P.  Biddle  and  Secretary  Hasrich. 
By  the  end  of  this  week  the  new  track,  located  a 
little  way  out  on  the  electric  line,  will  be  com- 
pleted. The  first  road  race  will  be  held  July  4. 
It  will  be  named  after  Mr.  Biddle,  an  ho  has  do- 
nated a  $50  gold  medal  for  the  time  prize.  The 
officers  of  the  new  club  are  H.  O.  Healy,  presi- 
dent; W.  T.  Newton,  vice-president;  P.  B.  Parke, 
secretary;  C.  C.  Esdale,  captain. 


Good  Races  at  St.  Louis. 

St.  Louis,  May  21. — The  Pastime  Athletic 
Clirb  held  its  spring  meeting  here  on  Saturday. 
On  account  of  the  cold  and  aisagreeable  weather 
the  attendance  was  small.     Four  bicycle   events 


•were  decided,  but  the  stiif  wind  ou  the  back 
stretch  made  fast  time  impossible.  The  scratch 
men  in  the  handicaps  failed  to  make  a  showing, 
owing  to  the  severe  way  they  were  handicapped. 
In  the  one  mile,  Anderson,  of  Roodhouse,  111., 
rode  from  scratch  in  2:37  and  was  unplaced.  In 
rthe  two-mile,  Bert  Harding  rode  in  5:02  from 
:scratch,  breaking  the  state  competition  record  of 
5:15.  The  turn  at  the  foot  of  the  home  stretch 
"was  bad,  causing  several  bad  falls.  The  sum- 
jnaries: 

Quarter-mile,  scratch— Run  in  heats— E.  A.  Grath,  P. 
A.  C,  1;  W.  J.  Cox,  St.  L.  C.  C,  2;  time,  :35  2-5. 

One-mile  handicap— Final  heat— Will  Coburn,  123  j  ds., 
1;  Dave  Coburn,  65  yds.,  2;  time,  2:25. 

One-mile  scratch,  for  Sanford  diamond  medal,  mem- 
bers only— L  D.  Cabanne,  1;  E.  A.  Grath, '2;  time,  2:45. 

Two-mile  handicap — Joe  Howard,  310  yds.,  1;  Will 
Coburn,  2,  and  E.  S.  Wills,  3;  time.  4:57. 

Bert  Harding  left  last  night  for  the  Clarksville 
roads,  where  he  will  finish  his  training  for  the 
Forest  Park  road  race.  AV.  A.  Todd  goes  with 
.bim  as  a  trainer. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Forest;  Park  Eoad  Asso- 
ciation, held  last  Saturday  night,  the  following 
changes  were  made  in  regard  to  the  distribution 
of  prizes:  The  Lyndhurst  safety  will  be  the 
first  time  prize,  the  diamond  medal  second,  aud 
the  gold  medal  third.  The  original  arrangement 
was  for  the  lime  winner  to  select  his  own  prize. 


Fast  Time  in  Kansas. 

Wichita,  Kas.,  May  19. — The  second  matinee 
race  meet  was  held  at  Griswold's  Park  Thursday 
afternoon  by  the  Wichita  Cycling  Club.  The 
attendance  was  small  but  racing  good.  The  sum- 
mary : 

Half-mile,  handicap— Feht'ison.  55  yds.,  1;  Millison,  ';5 
yds.,  8:  time,  1:04  Burt,' scratch,  made  the  half  in 
J:05  1-2. 

One-mile,  2:40  class— M.  H.Burt,  1;  H.  FeUbison,  2; 
time,  2:33  2  5. 

Ooemi'e,  handimp— H.  D  Higginson,  195  yds.,  1; 
Charles  Williams,  185  yds.,  2;  time,  2:12  1-2.  M.  H.  Bfn- 
son,  scratch,  made  Ihe  mile  in  2:25  1-2 

THalf-mile,  1 :20  class— H.  Fehbison,  1;  H.  D.  Higginson, 
-2;  time,  1:12. 

Half-mile,  boys  under  eighteen — Harry  Ball.  1;  Olis 
Cone,  S;  time,  1:3  ^ 

Two  mile,  handicap- M.  H.  Burt,  scratch  1;  E.  Duck- 
worth, 200  yds.,  3;  time,  6:01  3  5. 

Ten-mile,  to  lower  western  record  of  :-3::W— Ross  Miller 
succeeded  in  riding  in  27:47  1-2. 

Exhibition  mile,  fl  iiig  start,  with  pacaerokers- M.  H 
Bun;  Uuif,  2:23  1-.'. 

» 
*       * 

The  Scratch  Man  Was  Last. 
The  first  annual  road  race  of  Westport, 
Conn.,  which  was  run  on  May  17,  was  won  by 
Thomas  Walsh,  of  Bridgeport,  who  had  30  sec. 
liandicap;  Herman  Leopold,  Bridgeport,  with  3 
luin.,  second,  and  Henry  Meeker,  Southport,  4 
imin.,  third.  The  scratch  man,  John  J.  Adams,  of 
Hartford,  got  otf  the  course,  which  look  him  up  a 
long  hill,  and  delayed  him.  His  elapsed  time  was 
1:03:57;  Walsh's  time  was  1:03:05.  The  run  was 
five  times  around  a  three  and  three-quarter-mile 
course.  Following  this  was  a  boys'  race,  and 
afterwards  a  parade.  In  the  evening  a  wheel- 
men's ball  was  given  ii  the  opera  house,  which 
\was  attended  by  many  visiting  wheelmen. 


iJirnberger  Falls  and  Bliss  is  Beaten. 

'Sau  Feancisco,  May  19. — The  Rambler  team 
■«ame  to  grief  to-day,  Bliss  being  beaten  and  Dim- 
■berger  having  a  bad  fall.  The  latter  started  in 
ithe  half-mile  invitation  and  on  entering  the 
«tretch  Wells  fouled  him,  causing  him  to  fall 
iheavily,  receiving  several  bad  cuts  and  bruises. 
Bliss  rode  only  in  the  mile  open,  and  in  the  tinaj 
li"at  Davis,  Wells  and  Foster  pocketed  him,  pre- 


venting him  from  getting  out  until  too  late,  while 
Zeigler  won  the  race,  with  Wells  second  and 
Foster  third.  The  race  was  a  loaf,  the  time  being 
three  minutes  Bliss  won  his  heat  easily,  beating 
out  Foster  and  Davis. 


Nice  Specimens,  These. 

E.  A.  Carleton  was  one   of  a   large  number  of 

wheelmen  who  accompanied  the  coach  "Alert"  on 

its  last  trip  from   New   York    to    Philadelphia. 

Scorching  away  at  a  high  speed  from  the  coach  at 

Princeton    he    collided    with  a  farmer's  wagon 

which  resulted  in  a  fractured  shoulder  blade.     We 

are  informed  that  during  the   ride  passengers  on 

the  coach  offered  money  prizes  and   some  of  the 

riders  competed  and  actually  accepted  them. 

* 
*       * 

The  Alpha  W.  C.'s  Road  Race. 
On  June  16  takes  place  the  annual  ten-mile 
road  race  of  the  Alpha  Wheel  Club,  of  Norwalk, 
Conn.  The  run  will  be  made  over  the  same  fam- 
ous course  from  the  Green  to  Dorlon's  Point. 
Entrance  fee  $1 :  must  be  in  the  hands  of  D.    W. 


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Raymond  before  June  11.  The  prizes  this  year 
are  very  costly,  several  bicycles  being  included. 
A  novel  way  ol  advertising  the  race  is  the  paint- 
ing of  the  words ''Alpha,  June  16"  upon  a  pig, 
which  is  being  exhibited  in  store  windows 
throughout  the  southern  part  of  Connecticut. 

* 
*     * 

Ramblerites  Breaking  Records. 
On  Wednesday  the  Gormnlly  &  Jeflrey  company 
received  a  telegram  from  Manager  Atkins,  at 
'Frisco,  giving  the  result  of  the  record  trials  of  the 
local  Rambler  team.  The  trials  were  from  stand- 
ing starts  and  against  the  coast  records:  Quarter, 
Zeigler,  :30J;  half.  Wells,  1 :05  4-5 ;  t wo,  Tenill, 
4:43J;  three,  Terrill,  7:13  1-5;  four,  Terrill, 
9:52  3-5;  five,  Terrill,  12:29  2-5— all  coast  records. 
The  mile  will  be  attacked  next. 
* 

Hazard's  Road  Race. 

Forty-two  men  are  entered  in  the  Hazard  road 
race,  to  be  run  at  Buffalo  on  Saturday  at  3 
o'clock.  Such  riders  as  Linneman,  Goehler  (last 
year's  2:30  novice),  Weinig,  Callahan  and  Lutz 
have  entered. 

*       * 

San  Francisco  Race  Jottings. 

San  Francisco,  May  16. — Everything  looks 
favorable  for  a  successful  meet  on  the  26th,   under 


the  auspices  of  the  North  California  division.  All 
entrants  have  secured  training  tickets  already, 
thus  obviating  the  complaints  made  previously  on 
that  score. 

The  Bay  City  Wheelmen  announce  a  meet  May 
30,  on  the  track  at  Central  Park. 

The  Reliance  club,  of  Oakland,  has  secured  the 
qu.arter-mile  track  at  Alaraada,  and  the  banking 
has  been  increased  to  ten  feet.  The  club  will 
have  an  athletic  tournament,  with  two  bicycle 
events,  on  May  30. 

Oscar  Osen  started  at  3  a.  m.  Sunday,  May  13, 
for  San  Diego,  a  distance  of  620  miles,  which  he 
hopes  to  cover  in  six  days. 


The  500-Kilometre  Race  in  Italy. 

E.  Lauli,  of  Pavia,  was  first  in  27  Ins.  15  min. ; 
G.  Tosca,  of  Turin,  second  in  27  hrs.  20  min;  L. 
Masotti,  of  Milan,  a  few  minutes  later;  G.  Chiesa 
fourth,  and  C.  Trifoni  fifth.  One  hundred  and 
eleven  cyclists  took  part. 

Molinari  died  ou  the  route  in  consequence  of 
exhaustion. 

The  real   distance  between  Milau   and  Turin, 

through   Brescia,    Veronia,    Mantonn,    Borgo,   St. 

Domingo,    Parma,    Alessandria  and   Asti  is  532 

kilometres. 

* 

Race  Notes. 

The  Pulaski  (0.)  B.  C.  holds  a  road  race  from 
Pulaski  to  Youngstown  to-day. 

The  Warsaw  (Ind. )  C.  C.  has  changed  the  date 
of  its  meet  from  Aug.  2  to  Aug.  1. 

The  Columbus  (Wis.)  Wheel  and  Gun  Club 
gives  a  cycle  and  shooting  tourney  this  week. 

The  Western  Union  and  Postal  messenger  boys 
will  have  a  race  at  Atlantic  City  ou  Decoration 
day. 

The  Si>ringfield  (Mo.)  C.  C.  is  m.aking  great 
preparations  tor  the  Jlissouri  division  meet,  July 
3  and  4.  ' 

Isaac  B.  Potter  will  referee  the  Irvington-Mil- 
burn  rood  race,  and  the  original  promoter,  A.  B. 
Barkman,  will  be  the  starter. 

Robert  Coctz  of  Cleveland  established  a  new 
record  between  Elyria  and  Ridgeville,  O.,  eleven 
miles,  making  the  distance  in  32:07. 

The  Birmingham  (Ala.)  A.  C.  and  Birmingham 
C.  C.  give  a  big  tournament  June  7  and  8.  The 
two    days'     progiamnie     contains    twenty-seven 

events, 

A  young  iiiaii  naiiied  Nisseh  Svoii  a  iiovice  race 
recently  at  San  Jose,  Cal.,  after  engaging  in  no 
less  than  nine  novice  events.  His  prospects  for 
the  future  are  bright. 

The  Cuca  Cocoa  cup  race  will  be  held  July  27 
and  28  and  the  Anchor  Shield  race  Sept.  22,  both 
at  Heme  Hill.  The  former  is  a  twenty-four-hour 
event  and  the  latter  will  occupy  twelve  hours. 

John  Bensinger  of  the  Kings  County  Wheelmen 
will  attempt  on  Saturday  to  lower  the  present 
record  for  the  Irvington-Milburn  course.  He  has 
been  training  for  some  time  and  is  said  to  be  in 
record  shape.  His  club  mates  will  hold  an  infor- 
mal run  to  the  course  on  that  day. 

Up  to  date  the  Cleveland  Wheel  Club  has 
thirty-three  place  prizes  for  its  Decoration  day 
road  race,  including  two  bicycles.  A  bicycle 
will  be  given  to  the  one  beating  the  1893  record 
of  1:12:46  over  the  1894  course,  which  is  twenty- 
fiv  miles,  a  half-mile  shorter  than  last  year's 
course.  The  time  prizes  are  gold  medals  valued 
at  $75,  $40,  ?30  and  $15,  while  the  consolation  is 
a  pig. 


TRADE  IN  INDIANAPOLIS. 


Another  Store  Opened— Hungers  Selling — About 
Price-Cutting. 

IXDIANAPOLTS,  May  21. — Another  bicycle  store 
has  been  started  here  and  with  the  line  of  wheels 
a*presented  should  do  a  good  business.  W.  H. 
Da^ett,  the  owner  of  the  store,  is  comparatively 
mew  in  the  business,  but  hopes  soon  to  be  able  to 
hold  his  own.  He  has  the  agency  for  the  St. 
H'icholas,  E.  C.  Meacham  Arms  Company  and 
Relay  wheels,  which  present  a  very  neat  appear- 
ance. 

The  office  and  salesroom  is  at  92  South  Illinois 
street,  a  location  that  should  catch  a  large  outside 
trade. 

MUNGEKS   AEE  SELLINH. 

The  Hunger  is  now  being  sold  by  two  dealers, 
B.  T.  Hearsey  &  Co.  aud  Clemens  &  Co. 
■"Birdie"  says  one  store  couldn't  write  out  receipts 
fast  enough  so  they  had  to  have  two.  Tom  Eoe 
has  been  engaged  by  the  Hunger  company  and  is 
now  one  of  the  genial  occupants  of  ''Bachelors' 
Hall.'- 

NO   CUT   ON   BEN-HURS. 

The  price  of  the  Central  and  Ben-Hur,  manu- 
factured by  the  Central  Hanufacturing  Company, 
■SfWX  stay  where  it  is  aud  must  not  be  cut,  so  says 
L.  M.  Wainwright,  president  of  the  company.  A 
notice  to  this  effect  has  been  sent  to  all  agents  and 
if  any  indulge  in  price-cutting  the  agency  will  be 
immediately  taken  away.  The  additional  factory 
■of  the  Central  company  is  almost  completed  and 
'will  soon  be  occupied. 

C.  F.  Smith,  president  of  the  Indiana  Bicycle 
Oompany,  is  in  Mexico  on  business.  Next  month 
■will  find  him  on  his  way  to  Europe  for  an  ex- 
tended period,  where  he  is  going  for  both  business 
and  pleasure. 

E.  C.  Bode  of  the  Sterling  company  is  in  the 
city.  Jay  Twoays. 


G.  6f  J.  IN  BROOKLYN. 


:a.nOther  3rancii  of  the  Famous  Chicago  Concern 
— The  Local  Business. 

Mr.  Gormully  returned  to  Chicago  from  a  round 
of  the  eastern  cities  early  this  week,  having  ac- 
complished during  the  trip  a  stroke  of  business 
which  gives  his  house  sole  control  of  the  Schwal- 
bach  establishment  in  Brooklyn,  heretofore  con- 
ducted by  it  and  the  Ames  &  Frost  Company 
jointly.  The  store  will  be  conducted  hereafter  by 
.the  Gormully  &  Jetfery  Manufacturing  Company, 
Mr.  Schwalbach  remaining  as  manager.  Among 
the  stock  purchased  was  a  large  number  of  Im- 
perial wheels,  but  these  Mr.  Gormully  expects  to 
.clis|X)3e  of  in  a  lump  before  the  week  ends. 

At  Philadelphia  he  found  the  local  branch  doing 
nicely,  Mr.  Smith  being  occupied  every  moment 
of  his  time.  The  same  remark  applies  to  the 
)thc  Washington  house,  "  where,"  said  he,  "a  line 


of  carriages  is  often  seen  waiting  for  customers 
visiting  our  store." 

As  to  the  Chicago  branch  we  can  testily,  from 
personal  observation  that  no  store  in  Chicago  is 
doing  a  greater  business.  No  matter  at  what 
time  of  the  day  a  call  is  made,  the  store  is  found 
full  of  customers.  Wlien  asked  to  what  he  attrib- 
uted it,  Mr.  Blake  replied:  "To  several  things. 
First  of  all,  of  course,  to  liberal  advertising. 
Then  the  public  has  come  to  know  that,  unlike 
some  others,  we  are  here  all  the  time — not  merely 
for  a  season  and  then  away.  This  has  given  the 
people  confidence  in  the  house  and  our  goods. 
AVe  are  reaping  the  reward  of  years  of  honorable 
dealing  with  the  public." 

A  feature  worthy  of  note  is  that  the  G.  &  J. 
company  carries  a  very  complete  and  carefully  se- 
lected stock  of  supplies  of  all  kinds.  The  best  of 
everything  in  the  clothing  line  is  to  be  found  at 
its  stores.  Mr.  Blake  has  on  hand  something  in 
the  line  of  ladies'  leggings,  made  especially  for 
G.  &  J.  by  a  concern  which  has  had  years  of  ex- 
perience in  making  similar  articles  and  which  can 
not  be  too  highly  recommended  either  for  com- 
fort or  appearance.     - 


THE   PHILADELPHIA    TRADE. 


Mr.  Gormully  Visits  the  Quakers— Early  Clos- 
ing— New   Concerns. 

Philadelphia,  May  21. — R.  P.  Gormully,  of 
the  G.  &  J.  company,  was  in  town  again  last 
week,  on  lii«  way  home  from  a  15,000-mile  trip 
lasting  six  months.  He  expressed  himself  as  well 
pleased  with  the  showing  made  by  the  local  Ram- 
bler agents,  and  said  that  he  had  no  doubt  that 
last  winter's  cycle  show  helped  their  business 
wonderfully.  In  regard  to  racing  matters  it  is  his 
opinion  that  the  Rambler  will  be  at  the  front  quite 
as  often  as  it  was  last  year. 

The  early-closing  movement  among  the  local 
dealers  is  causing  a  deal  of  comment.  The  Over- 
man company,  Charles  S.  Smith  &  Co  ,  Union 
company,  Spalding  &  Bros,  and  others  have  ex- 
pressed their  willingness  to  close  at  1  o'clock 
Saturday  afternoons,  but  H.  B.  Hart,  of  the  Hart 
Cycle  Company,  says  1  o'clock  is  entirely  too 
earlv,  and  would  greatly  irconvenience  the  cus- 
tomers of  his  establishment.  He  says  4  o'clock  is 
the  hour  at  which  he  has  closed  in  past  years,  and 
that  it  is  good  enough  for  him  now.  The  matter 
hangs  fire  at  present. 

The  latest  addition  to  the  cycle  manufacturing 
trade  in  this  city  will  be  E.  &  F.  Gleason,  for- 
merly makers  of  wood-working  machinery,  and 
who  have  recently  placed  a  number  of  cycle  inven- 
tions on  the  market.  They  have  not  as  yet  de- 
did  ed  on  a  location  for  their  establishment,  but 
they  hope  by  the  end  of  May  or  middle  of  June  to 
be  in  a  position  to  do  business. 

Smith's  down-town  store,  having  been  entirely 
overhauled  since  the  recent  fire,  is  now  in  the 
agonies  of  a  genuine  'Fire  sale  of  bicycles'' — 


quite  a  novelty,  by  the  way.  The  weeels  are  not 
materially  damaged,  and  the  number  of  bargain 
hunters  ou  hand  is  evidence  of  the  business  the 
firm  is  doing.  The  prices  of  the  damaged  wheels 
have  been  put  away  down,  and  the  stock  is  nearly 
exhausted.     "It's  an  ill  wind,"  etc. 

H.  A.  Lozier,  George  MacDouald,  of  thejRaleigh 
company;  Henry  Goodman,  of  the  Hartford  Cycle 
company;  W.  A.  Shockley,  representing  the  Lu- 
Mi-Num;  John  McDowell,  of  the  Union  Cycle 
Manufacturing  Company,  and  A.  B.  Bankman,  of 
the  Lamb  Manufacturing  Company,  were  in  town 
last  week. 

Conrow  Bros.  &  Co.,  903  Market  street,  are  the 
latest  addition  to  the  local  cj'cling  trade.  They 
1  andle  the  New  Mail  and  Crawford  wheels. 


SURE    CURE   FOR   PUNCTURES, 


A  Short  Description  of  Richard  Hottman's  Tire 
Armor. 

Since  the  day  tire  armors  were  first  suggested 
there  has  been  an  increa.-iing  r'eniand  for  .he  little 
strip,  which,  np  to  date,  at  least,  has  proved  it- 
self impervious  to  nails, 
tacks,  ]iieces  of  sharp 
glass  and  other  ene- 
mies to  the  pnenmatic 
tire.  Sever.al  tire  ar- 
mors or  puncture-proof 
bauds  have  been  put  on 
the  market  within  a 
year  or  so,  the  latest 
being  that  of  Richard 
Hotfman,  of  Pittsburg,  who  is  an  old  wheelman. 
The  Hoffman  protector  consists  of  a  fine,  specially- 
woven  metallic  cloth, 
the  qualities  of  which 
represent  a  particular 
composition  of  br.-iss, 
bronze,  copper  and  an-  I 
timony.  It  is  said  this 
cloth  is  so  flexible  that 
it  can  be  used  as  a  belt 
making  300  revolutions 
per  minute.  Around 
this  cloth  is  a  fabric,  cemented  thereto,  making  it 
puncture-proof.  The  armor  is  only  3-32  of  an 
inch  thick  and  so 
light  as  to  make 
any  additional 
weight  impercepti- 
ble. A  prominent 
rider  who  thought 
the  armor  might 
affect  the  resiliency 
of  the  tire  sought  to 
make  a  test.  Two 
tires,  one  with  and  one  without  an  armor,  were 
placed  side  by  side,  but  he  could  not  tell  in  which 
was  the  armor;  nor  could  he  through  other  means 
detect  the  least  differenie  in  the  life  of  the  tiie. 
The  prutector  in  iis  present  form  is   the   result  of 


^^^^j^efc^ 


ROYAL  LIMITED 


Beat  it 
If  you  can. 
It  will  take  you 
A  good  while. 


I  IS 

a  winner 

from  start  to 

finish. 


The  royal  CYCLE  WORKS, 

MARSHALL,    MICH. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


SEND    STAMP   TO_ 


Howard  A.  Smith  &  Co., 

Newark,  N.  J., 


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two  years  of  expevimeuting  and  testing,  and  the 
company  is  fully  prepared  to  back  up  the  guaran- 
tee which  it  gives  with  each  set.  We  are  in- 
formed that  the  sales  during  the  past  week  reached 
1,200  sets,  which  is  something  remarkable,  con- 
sidering the  length  of  time  they  have  been  on  the 
market. 

SMITH'S  NEW  TIRE. 


Of  the  Wired-on  Order,  and  Having  a  Steel 
Band  for  a  Locking  Device. 
Judging  by  a  glance  at  the  Illustrations  here- 
with L.  C.  Smith's  new  tire  seems  to  contain 
at  leaat  one  essential  feature — simplicity.  It  is, 
apparently,  a  wired-on  tire,  the  edges  being  set  in 
grooves  similar  to  those  in  Webb's  rim,  but  some- 


what deeper,  while  the  locking  device  consists  of  a 
steel  band,  which  not  only  holds  down  the  wired 
edges  of  the  casing  but  provides  a  flat  table  upon 
which  the  air  tube  rests,  carrying  the  tube  entirely 
above  the  periphery  of  the  rim  and  at  the  same 
time  protecting  and  straightening  the  rim.  When 
the  tire  is  deflated  the  steel  band  is  loosened  so  as 
to  be  removed  in  an  instant.  In  appearance  it 
cannot  be  distinguished  from  a  tubular  cemented 
tire,  and  the  rim,  in  fact,  is  as  well  formed  as  any 
ordinarily  grooved  wooden  rim.  The  company 
writes  that  a  set  of  tires  has  been  in  use  for  over  a 
year  and  has  given  the  utmost  satisfaction.  As 
before  stated  Mr.  Smith,  the  inventor,  is  at  the 
head  of  the  Smith  Premier  Typewriter  Company, 
though  the  tire  and  typewriter  concerns  are  en- 
tirely separate  affairs;  and  he  it  was  who  brought 
out  the  L.  C.  Smith  gun,  one  of  the  best  firearms 
ever  made. 


THE   WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Milwaukee The  Milwaukee  Bicycle  Company,  has 

been  incorporated  by  J.  E.  Eitter,  A.  C.  Bunkel  and  H. 
W.  Crocker;  capital  stock,  815,000. 

Han  Francisco C.  B.  Ladd,  sporting  goods,  re- 
ported to  have  been  attached  for  $850. 

Texarhana,   Ark HoCEman    Hardware   Company, 

incorporated;  capital  stock  $25,000,  will  handle  bicycles 
and  cycling  supplies. 

Bamilton,  Ont John  Moody  &  Sons,  toys,  boys'  bi- 
cycles, etc.,  reported  sold  out. 

^Fhiladelphia.—'WiUiB.Ta  McCadden,  toys,  boys'  bi- 
cycles, judgment  for  $3,800  reported  as  having  been 
placed  on  record. 

Ashevllle,  If.  C Ballard  &  Rich,  hardware,  bicycles, 

etc.,  partnership  dissolved. 

Corpes  Christi,  Tex.— The  G.  B.  Mitchell  Hardware 
Company,  hardware,  cycling  goods,  etc  ,  reported  closed 
on  a  judgment  for  $29,000.  The  firm's  liabilities  are  said 
to  be  from  $10,000  to  $12,000,  and  that  the  stock  on  hand 
is  inventured  at  about  $30,000. 

Bristol,  Tenn — The  Bristol  Hardware  Company, 
hardware  and  bicycles,  business  reported  sold  to  John  H. 
Caldwell. 

Des  Moines,  Ja.— Lathrop-Rhodes  Company,  bi- 
cycles, etc.,  incorporated  with  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000. 


Portland,  Jlfe.— The  Royal  Pneumatic  Tire  Com- 
pany, manufacturing  bicycles;  incorporated,  with  a  cap- 
ital stock  of  J50O,0CO. 

Chicago  —The  Paul  Boynton  Chute  Company,  con- 
structing coasters,  etc ,  incorporated,  with  a  capital 
stock  of  $50,000. 

lake  Charles,  la.— Woolman  &.  Beardsley,  hard- 
ware, successors  to  Woolman  &  Kirkwood;  bicycles  will 
be  added,  Th»  new  partner,  Frank  H.  tseardsley,  is  re- 
cently from  Michigan. 

Manchester,  If.  F.— Humphrey  &  Son,  hardware 
and  bicycles;  successor  to  the  business  of  Pratt  Bros. 

Knoxville,  Tenm.- Cruze,  Buffat  &  Buckwell,  dis 
solved,  James  H.  Cruze  retiring;  style  of  new  firm,  Mc- 
Clung,  Buifat  and  Buckwell,  hardware  and  bicycles. 

Mlkader,  Za.— Brown  &  Bahr,  hardware  and  bicycles, 
moving  to  larger  quarters  to  accommodate  growing  busi- 
ness. 

St.  Io«f«.— The  Humes  Hardware  Company,  incorpo- 
rated by  W.  C.  and  John  P.  Humes,  with  a  capital  stock 
of  $25,000.    Will  probably  open  a  bicycle  department. 

Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Mich.— P.  M.  Church  &  Co.,  hard- 
ware and  bicycles;  damaged  by  Are. 

New  Westminster,  B.  C — T.  J.  Trapp  &  Co.,  hard 
ware,  cycling  goods,  etc.;  stock  advertised  for  sale  by 
I>ender. 

Genoa,  NeJ>. — W.  H.  Winterbotham,  hardware  and 
bicycles;  reported  sold  out. 


Forks  Bent  Through  Back-Pedaling! 
A  Baltimore  dealer  writes  ^^sUfee-  as  fol- 
lowing: "Man  came  in,  wearing  a  bragadocia, 
injured  air,  pushing  wheel  before  him.  He 
pointed  to  fixint  forks,  without  sayini  a  word.  I 
examined  same  and  found  them  bent  consider- 
ably, due,  possibly,  to  striking  a  water  break,  or 
else  running  into  a  house.     I   questioned   man, 


capitalists,  and  if  they  would  take  the  time  to  in- 
vestigate for  theiiiselvcs  tliey  would  be  not  only 
surprised,  but  astonished,  to  find  that  such  a 
promising  field  would  remain  undiscovered  so 
long.  Millions  of  dollars  are  invested  in  other 
sections  of  the  country  in  the  enterprise,  and  ye  t 
in  this  respect  the  south  seems  to  have  been  ut- 
terly wiped  from  the  vision  of  this  class  of  manu- 
facturers. This  should  not  be,  for  this  section — 
and  the  writer  feels  no  hesitancy  in  saying  it — 
offers  advantages  in  this  line  of  manufacturing-  en- 
terprise that  none  other  can  compare  with.  It 
would  be  a  good  move  for  Nashville's  chamber  of 
commerce  to  invite  these  men  with  their  millions 
to  Na.shville,  and  show  them  its  advantages  over 
all  other  sections,  and  if  needs  be  the  city  fathers 
should  take  this  matter  in  hand  and  act  jointly 
with  the  above  organization  to  induce  them  to 
settle  among  us.     It  will  pay  in  the  long  run. 


Complains  of  Price-Cutting. 

Pueblo,  Colo.,  May  15. — Editor  ^^g^/ee~'-  I 
have  to  report  to  you  the  demoralizing  condition 
of  the  bicycle  trade  here,  owing  to  the  cutting  of 
prices  by  Avery  &  Burris  (Pueblo  Novelty 
Works).     They  are  selling  wheels  for  almost  any 

figure  that  is  offered.  New  '94 have  sold  as 

low  as  §85.     A  new  '94 was  offered  to-day 

at  §90.  They  are  selling  at  any  price  and  on  any 
terms — wheels  actually  being  sold  without  any 
payment    being    made.      I    dislike  the    idea    of 


Jhe  L.  C.  Smiih  Urn. 


intimating  in  an  interrogative  way  that  he  had 
been  through  an  accident;  all  of  which  he  denied. 
On  my  persistent  questioning  he  at  last  informed 
me,  without  the  least  quivering  of  his  voice,  that 
he  had  bent  his  forks  back-pedaling.  He  was  such 
a  good-natured  liar  that  I  had  his  forks  fixed  and 
gave  him  a  good  cigar." 


Open  Field  for  Cycle  Makers. 
While  cycle  manufacturers  are  looking  around 
for  promising  fields  in  which  to  manufacture  their 
product,  they  seem  to  have  overlooked  the  sunny 
southland,  says  the  Nashville  (Tenn.)  American. 
This  is  a  serious  oversight  on  the  part  of  these 


reporting  anything  like  this;  but  what   can  be 
done?  Ed  C.  W.  Kiefer, 

Local  Consul,  L.  A  W. 
[The  attention  of  the  makers  has  been  called  to 
the  complaint. — Ed.] 


Agrees  With  Phcebus  About  Valves. 

Kansas  City,  May  21. — Editor  ^^^^jve-'-  I 
heartily  indorse  every  word  in  Phcebus'  letter 
against  the  crying  evil,  the  valve  nuisance.  I  am 
a  victim  and  have  been  with  every  wheel  I  have 
ridden — and  they  were  all  high  grades,  two  of  the 
"big  four. " 

It  is  the  first  duty  of  the  maker  of  a  tire  to  fur- 


^^b/ec' 


WE  ARE  NOT  ALONE 

-^^IN    OUR    BELIEF 

THAT    THE 

VALID  at  $100 

Has  no  equal  at  the  price. 


HERE'S  ONE  OF  MANY: 

Philadelphia,  Pa.,  May  15,  1894. 
The  •'  Valid  "  has  been  received  and  to  say  that  we 
are  pleased  with  it  only  expresses  half  our  admiration 
of  its  graceful  lines  and  Ane  adjustment.  Although 
pretty  well  geared  up,  the  writer  has  no  difficulty 
riding  it  hands  oflf  over  same  pretty  stiff  grades. 
Levy  Cycle  Clock  Co. 


A     Dnc-hnI    OnvA   '****  yonr  name  and  address 
l\     rOo  1(1 1    t/  UfU    O"  **  wiJl  cause  ms  to  send  you 
our  catalogue. 


A  FEW  AGENTS. 

CHICAGO,  Sterner  Cycle  Co.  MILWAXXKEE,  Columbia 
Carriage  Co.  CLEVELAND,  H.  Beckenbach  &  Sons.  CINCIN- 
NATI, Geo.  H.  Linli,  631  Vine  street.  COLUMBUS,  A.  L.  Yard- 
ley.  SPRINGFIELD,  0.,  P.  Slack's  Sons.  ROCHESTER,  Sibley, 
Lindsay  &  Curr.  UTICA,  A.  E.  Smith.  TERRE  HAUTE,  E.  D. 
Harvey.  EVANSVILLE,  C.  P.  Mingst.  FT.  WAYNE,  J.  W. 
Bell.  ST.  LOUIS,  Knight  Cycle  Co.  KANSAS  CITY,  Kansas 
City  Bicycle  Co.  LEXINGTON,  KY.,  Smith,  Watkins  &  Co. 
NASHVILLE,  J.  C.  Combs.  PITTSBURG,  Squires  Hardware 
Co.  PHILADELPHIA,  Levy  Cycle  Clock  Co.  WHEELING,  W. 
,VA.,  Carothers  &  HowB.  mention  the  referee. 


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^^^b/ee. 


nish  an  article  that  will  at  least  meclianically  con- 
tain or  confine  the  air.  A  leaking  valve  does  not 
answer  this  requirement  of  good  faith.  The  1894 
model  wheel  that  I  ride  has  a  superb  tire,  one,  to 
my  mind,  unequalled  on  the  American  market 
for  ease  of  repair,  durability  and  resilience;  and 
yet  this  beautiful  mechanism  is  marred  by  a  miser- 
able valve,  that  is  a  delusion  and  a  fraud.  It 
never  held  air  for  a  week,  and  the  measly  little 
rubber  bulb  can  not  be  made  to.  It  is  a  mechan- 
ical impossibility  except  in  the  shop  where  these 
theorists  dwell.  You  can  not  beat  this  into  the 
heads  of  these  manufacturers.  They  are  wedded 
to  their  idols.  The  very  valves  you  rise  up  to 
defend  are  the  same  miserable  abortions  and  only 
diifer  in  degree.  I  have  had  experience  with 
the  very  one  you  ride — it  likewise  constantly 
eaks  when  it  should  not. 

Now,  I  am  not  a  mechanic,  and  don't  pretend 
to  say  that  Phoebus'  valve  will  right  the  evil,  but 
it  is  certainly  a  move  in  the  right  direction ;  the 
principle  is  the  only  correct  one. 

I  have  experimented  with  these  so-called  valves 
till  I  rue  the  day  I  ever  saw  one.  I  trust  you 
wiU  not  again  say  anything  in  your  columns  to 
perpetuate  the  present  family  of  valves — though 
you  may  be  paid  for  it.  Do  something  to  help  on 
Phoebus'  good  fight  for  the  pleasure  of  cycling. 
Albert  Young. 


Skirt  Weights  Outdone. 

The  Braddock  Hose  Supporter  Company,  358 
Dearborn  street,  Chicago,  is  finding  a  ready  sale 
among  ladies  who  have  not  adopted  the  bloomer 
costume,  for  a  little  article  designed  to  hold  down 
the  skirt.  A  piece  of  half-inch  elastic  about 
a  foot  long  is  arranged  with  an  adjustable  loop  at 
one  end  and  a  stocking-like  clasp  at  the  other. 
The  clasp  is  fastened  to  the  skirt  and  the  foot  is 
passed  through  the  loop,  so  that  the  dress  is  at  all 
times  held  down.  The  holder  is  well  made  and 
light,  and  quite  the  thing  for  those  who  do  not 
care  to  use  bloomers.     The  price  is  25  cents  per 

pair.  

Western  Pennsylvania  Trade  Good. 

BuTLEE,  Pa.,  May  17. — Bicycle  interests  are 
on  the  advance  in  this  rich  city,  nestled  among 
the  fertile  hills  and  valleys  of  this  county,  which 
aboimds  in  wealth.  Aside  from  the  St.  Nicholas 
line  the  following  bicycles  are  represented: 
Steams,  Waverley,  Majestic,  Rambler,  Cleveland, 
Eclipse  and  Ariel.  Business  in  western  Pennsyl- 
vania is  good.  The  largest  and  the  next  largest 
dealers  in  Pittsburg  recently  said  they  were  doing 
a  larger  busine.ss  this  year  than  ever  before,  one 
claiming  to  have  sold  600   wheels  already  this 

season.  

Another  Medal  for  Ellwood  Ivins. 

The  committee  which  was  appointed  some  time 
ago  by  the  Franklin  Institute,  of  Philadelphia,  to 
examine  and  report  on  the  achievements  of  the 
Ellwood  Ivins'  Tube  Company  in  weldless  steel 
and  other  tubing,  has  awarded  Mr.  Ivins  the 
"medal  of  superiority."  A  year  ago  Mr.  Ivins 
received  the  "gold  medal  of  honor"  from  the 
Mechanical  Association  of  Boston. 


The  "Referee"  in  Porto  Rico. 
Ralph  r.  Ponte,  writing  from  Porto  Rico,  says 
that  <^^/g/«e  is  the  only  cycling  journal  re- 
ceived there,  and  that  the  advertisers  therein 
have  been  somewhat  benefitted  by  reason  of  its 
regular  arrival  at  the  island. 


Hunger's  ii-Pound  Wheel. 
L.  D.    Munger  was  in  Chicago  Saturday  on  a 
little  business.     He  appears  to  be  entirely  satis- 
fied with  the  way  the  riders  and  dealers  think  of 


his  Arrow.  He  had  with  him  a  beautiful  wheel 
weighing  but  11  1-2  pounds,  on  which  he  was 
riding  Sunday.  The  wheels  had  twenty  spokes 
and  light  New  York  tires,  though  he  had  a  front 
wheel  with  but  eight  spokes.  Considering  weight 
it  was  an  extremely  rigid  wheel  and  apparently 
perfectly  safe  for  track  use. 


The  Union  Special. 
The  Union  company  is  now  prepared  to  supply 
its  Union  Special,  weighing  20  pounds,  a  cut  of 
which  will  appear  in  next  week's  issue.  The 
Stokes  company  exhibited  one  of  the  wheels  this 
week,  and  it  has  been  greatly  admired  by  the 
scorchers  and  racing  men.  It  would  be  a  difficult 
thing  to  find  fault  with  the  machine.  The  ex- 
tremely narrow  tread,  hollow  cranks  and  strong 
front  crown  are  features  of  excellence. 


Dixon's  Lubricant. 
The  Joseph  Dixon  Crucible  Company,  of  Jersey 
City,  N.  J. ,  has  placed  on  the  market  a  new  solid 
graphite  cycle  lubricant.  This  can  be  procured 
from  cycle  dealers  either  in  the  solid  st^ck  or 
powdered  graphite  blended  with  fine  lubricating 
oil.  A  sample  package  will  be  forwarded  to  any 
rider  on  receipt  of  12  cents  by  the  manufacturer. 


Mr.  Galloway  Is  Recovering. 
Indianapolis,  May  21. — H.  E.  Galloway,  vice- 
president  of  the  Indiana  Bicycle  Company,  who 
has  been  lying  dangerously  ill  at  the  Denisou 
House,  Indianapolis,  with  peritonitis,  is  resting 
more  easily  and  there  are  hopes  of  his  recovery. 


.  Trade  Notes. 

C.  W.  Dickerson,  president  of  the  Sterling 
Cycle  Works,  Chicago,  was  in  New  York  last 
week. 

Dan  Canary  returned  from  St.  Paul  and  Minne- 
apolis late  last  week,  reporting  the  sale  of  one  lot 
of  fifty  Spaldings. 

The  Syracuse  Cycle  Company  writes  that  it  has 
practically  sold  its  1894  output  and  has  called  in 
four  traveling  men. 

The  Cycle  Specialty  Company  reports  a  good 
trade  throughout  the  east  this  month  for  its  rac- 
ing bands  or  toe  cUps. 

The  Cyclola  Company  of  Hamilton,  O.,  is  sell- 
ing Cyclola,  "for  giving  speed  and  endurance  to 
bicycle  riders,  athletics,  etc." 

Charles  Goodspeed  and  Frank  Randall  have 
opened  a  bicycle  store  at  Joliet,  111.,  and  are 
handling  the  Rambler  and  Monarch. 

A  veteran  cyclist  and  racer  of  Georgia  desires  to 
travel  his  state  for  a  good  wheel.  Strictly  busi- 
ness. Best  references.  Address  Fitzhugh  Lee, 
Covington,  Ga. — adv. 

A.  G.  Harding,  of  St.  Louis,  who. recently 
broke  the  De  Soto  record,  rode  a  light  No.  8  Ram- 
bler on  his  record  ride.  The  machine  came 
through  without  a  scratch. 

Louis  Rosenfield  &  Co.,  the  manufacturers  and 
inventors  of  the  Hy-Lo  changeable  gear,  have 
been  awarded  a  gold  medal  at  the  Parisian  Inven- 
tion Academy,  for  their  gear  invention. 

Thomas  B.  Jeffery,  of  the  Gormully  &  Jeffery 
Manufacturing  Company,  sailed  on  the  steamer 
Campania  May  19,  for  England,  on  pleasure  and 
business  bent.  He  will  be  away  about  two 
months. 

Sterlings  sell  well  in  Michigan  and  H.  H.  Wylie, 
who  is  covering  that  state,  has  placed  a  number 
of  new  agencies  lately,  among  them  B.  R.  Jones, 
at  Galiere;  W.  O.  Machemer,  Three  Rivers; 
Charles  Johnson,  Centreville ;  Van  Epps  Cycle 
Company,   Sturgis;  V.  L.   Nettleton,    Coldwater; 


F.  O.  Hancock,  Hillsdale,  and  Chauncy  B.  Ack- 
ley,  Adrian. 

Orrie  Roft",  of  Toledo,  who  is  running  a  success- 
ful parcel  delivery,  has  just  purchased  a  dozen 
new  Clevelands,  which  he  will  rent.  He  finds  it 
even  more  profitable  to  rent  good  new  wheels 
than  old  ones. 

The  Burgman  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company, 
of  Logansport,  lud.,  is  giving  to  the  trade  a  hand- 
some colored  map  of  Indiana,  the  latest  issue.  It 
can  be  had  upon  application,  enclosing  a  two-cent 
stamp  for  postage. 

T.  B.  Jeffery,  of  G.  &  J^  fame,  accompanied  by 
his  wife,  left  for  Europe  on  the  steamer  Cam- 
pania on  Saturday,  the  19th.  Representatives  of 
@^g/i/ee-  and  American  Wheelman  visited  the 
party  on  board  and  wished  them  bon  voyage. 

The  attention  of  readers  is  called  to  the  adver- 
tisement of  the  Central  Cycle  Company,  and  to  its 
new  trade-mark.  The  company  has  gone  to  con- 
siderable expense  in  reproducing  Wagner's  famous 
picture  shown  therein  and  after  whose  central  fig- 
ure its  first  wheel  was  named. 

Manager  J.  A.  Barnes,  of  the  Eastern  Rubber 
Manufacturing  Company  was  in  Chicago  several 
days  this  week.  He  has  in  view  several  locations 
for  the  company's  Chicago  branch,  but  has  not  as 
yet  decided  where  it  will  be.  He  reports  a  good 
business  and  says  the  factory  is  very  busy. 

The  William  H.  Macllroy  Company  is  the 
name  of  a  new  bicycle  house  doing  business  at 
Ellison  and  East  Twenty-first  streets,  Patterson, 
N.  J.  It  has  the  local  agency  for  the  Falcon, 
Keating,  Herald,  Niagara  and  Hummer  cycles, 
besides  renting  wheels  and  insuring  them  against 
theft. 

Albert  Mott,  chairman  of  the  transportation 
committee  and  chief  consul  of  Maryland,  has  pur- 
chased, and  will,  with  his  wife  (Margery),  ride  a 
Rambler  tandem.  These  interesting  tandemites 
rode  over  1,500  miles  during  1893  on  a  heavy 
tandem,  and  expect  to  double  this  distance  in 
1894  on  the  lighter  machine. 

A  road  test  was  made  with  the  new  model  of 
Dorsett  combination  hand  and  foot  power  cycle 
this  forenoon  on  West  Second  street.  A  large 
number  gathered  to  watch  the  new  scheme  for 
bicycle  propulsion,  and  high  speed  was  attained, 
though  the  rough  road  and  passing  teams  made  it 
impossible  to  show  what  the  machine  could  do. 
No  difficulty  was  experienced  in  handling  the 
wheel,  and  the  test  was  very  satislactory. — • 
Jamestown  (N.  Y. )  Journal. 


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Eagle  Bicycle Mre.Co. 

TORRINQTON,  CONM. 

MENTION   THE    REFEhEB. 


THE   INNER  TUBES 

^OF    WIAN^ 

are  vital  points,  likewise   the    Inner   Tubes   of    Bicycle 
'J'ires. 

Life  would  be  uncertain  should  human  inner  tubes 
contain  adulteration,  and  so  made  as  to  crack  and  burst 
along  the  edges.  You  have  experienced  much  trouble 
of  this  kind  with  the  inner  tubes  of  many  tires,  but 
none  from  those  made  by  the  Eastern  Rubber  Mfg. 
Co.,  and  fitted  in  all  the 


CYCLONE, 

REX    AND 


CLIMAX 

PNEUMATIC    TIRES 


of  their  manufacture.  Eastern  Rubber  Mfg.  Cu.  Tubes 
float  in  water  and  are  absolutely  pure,  and  each  one  bears  their  name.  No  other  manu- 
facturer so  acknowledges  the  tubes  of  their  make.     Write  for  samples  and  prices. 

Should  you  want  a  medium  Road  Cemented  Tire  buy  Climax.  Should  you  want  a 
Light  Road  Cemented  Tire  buy  Rex.  Should  you  want  the  best  Clincher  Tire  buy  Cyclone. 
Should  you  want  the  best  Combination  Tire  buy  the  Pease. 

You  should  send  at  once  for  samples  and  prices  of  Pease  Tires.  They  will  surprise  you. 
This  tire  is  of  the  Clincher  pattern  but  can  be  taken  of  and  put  on  easier  than  any  other 
tire  on  the  market.  No  matter  how  much  you  may  mash  the  rim,  yet  the  tire  is  easy  to 
operate  in  case  of  puncture. 

Write  us  for  best  prices  and  circulars. 


Address  all  Gommunications  io  .....  . 

Eastern  Rubber  Mfg.  Co., 


TRENTON.    N.    J. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Tribune  Bicycles 


Are  Built  to  Ride 


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AV^RITE    FOR    A&KNOY    AND    CATALOGHJE. 

THE    BLACK    MFG.    CO.,    erie.  pa. 


MENTtON  THE   REFEREE 


'FOUNDER"  BRADLEY'S  GENEROSITY. 


Keeps  Wheelmen  off  the  Walks,  but  Provides 
a  Beautiful  Pathway. 
AsBTjEY  Pakk,  May  2X — "Founder"  Bradley 
is  a  friend  of  the  wheelmen.  Two  years  ago  he 
found  that  it  would  not  do  for  cyclists  to  rifle  on 
his  famous  board  walk  because  of  the  immense 


west  of  the  promenade,  and  has  reserved  it  ex- 
clusively for  bicyclists,  who  are  accorded  the  right 
of  way  over  pedestrians.  Not  content  with  this 
he  built  a  wooden  walk  along  the  ocean  front 
from  Ocean  Grove  to  Bradley  Beach,  a  distance  of 
over  a  mile.  To  celebrate  the  completion  of  the 
work  a  '  'lay  out' '  of  ice  cream  and  cake  was  pro- 
vided.    Is    it  any  wonder,    then,    that    all  bi- 


The  Promenade,  Asbury  Park. 


throngs  of  visitors  which  patronized  it  during  the 
summer  season.  Something,  however,  must  be 
done  for  the  wheelmen,  and  his  fertile  brain  was 
soon  at  work  devising  some  plan  whereby  they 
might  be  allowed  to  ride  along  the  ocean  front, 
and  still  be  out  of  the  way  of  promenaders.  He 
constructed  a  brick  walk  half  a  mile  along  just 


cyclists,  whether  local  or  foreign,  give  thanks  to 
'  'Founder' '  Bradley  for  his  consideration  in  their 
behalf? 

THE   DECORATION   DAY   RACES. 

The  Asbury  Park  Wheelmen  have  prepared  an 
interesting  programme  for  their  annual  Decora- 
tion day  races.  Nine  events  are  on  the  card.    Fred 


J.  Titos,  the  crack  rider  of  the  Riverside  Wheel- 
men, New  York,  has  entered  in  the  handicap  and 
open  events.  One  of  the  riders  from  whom  much 
is  expected  is  Horace  A.  Allen,  of  Point  Pleasant. 
Allen  is  by  far  the  fastest  man  in  the  Asbury 
Park  Wheelmen,  and  but  for  an  accident  early 
last  season  would  have  made  a  phenomenal 
showing.  He  has  entered  the  Irvington-Milburn 
and  many  of  his  ii-iends  are  backing  him  to  win. 
Allen  lives  only  three  miles  below  Manasquan, 
the  home  of  the  mighty  Zimmerman. 

The  Asbury  Park  Athletic  Association  has  put 
its  track  and  grounds  bordering  on  Deal  Lake  in 
excellent  condition.  The  track  has  been  dry 
rolled,  making  it  harder  and  much  faster  than 
heretofore. 

The  authorities  have  adopted  an  ordinance  re- 
quiring all  cyclists  to  carry  a  bell  and  lantern  on 
their  wheels.  The  ordinance  went  into  eftect  last 
week  and  was  celebrated  by  the  A.  P.  W.  in  royal 
style.  A  penalty  of  $5  is  provided  for  any  viola- 
tion of  the  ordinance. 


Barred  the  Colored  Samson. 
Charlie  Simmons  is  a  colored  youth  who  works 
for  Alex  Schwalbach  in  the  Liberty  store  in  Brook- 
lyn. Simmons  i^  a  verit.able  Peter  Jackson  in 
cycling  circles;  that  is,  nearly  as  good  as  Zimmei'- 
man;  but  the  M.  A.  0.  C.  has  refused  to  allow 
him  to  compete  in  the  Irvington-Milburn  road 
race,  and  Simmons,  who  is  able  and  willing  to 
ride  a  Liberty  to  victory,  so  he  says,  threatens  to 
take  to  the  law. 


Miss  Beaconhill 
chial  matters?' ' 

Charley  Bleecker — "Oh,  yes 
time  on  a  wheel." — Puck. 


His  Idea. 

"Are  you  interested  in  Psy- 


I  spend  half  my 


This  elegant  medal  was  won  by  W.  C.  Rands,  of 
Detroit,  at  Cincinnati,  Pooinian  Road  Race, 
July  4,  1893. 


DO    YOU    KNOW 

A 


MONARCH 


HOLDS    THE 


PooRMAN  Road  Race 
Record 


AND  HAS  HELD  IT  FOR  THREE  YEARS? 


<^%<:^ 


That  is  why  we  Mention  it. 


As  a  rule  we  never  published  records  made  on 
Monarchs,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  Monarchs  have 
won  many  worthy  events. 

Monarchs  are  on  the  top  notch.  They  set  the  pace, 
and  if  you  want  to  be  a  winner,  ride  one  of  these  popular 
wheels. 


Monarch  Cycle  Co., 

42  to  52  N.  HalstedSt.  CHICAGO. 

Retail  Salesroom,  280  Wabash  Ave. 


The    O.   F.    &UYO]Sr  CO., 

97  and  99  Reade  Street, 

EASTERN     DISTRIBUTING    AND    SALES    AGENTS. 


NEW    YORK, 


INVENTORS    ARE    BUSY. 


A  Michigan  Man  Presents  His  Ideas  for  a 
Bicycle. 
Allegan,  Mich.,  May  14. — Editor  @^^/«e: 
I,  like  Phoebus,  am  having  hard  luck,  as  most 
poor  inventors  do.  It  is  with  mingled  amusement 
and  pleasure  that  I  note  in  ^^gft/e^  of  April  20 
what  is  termed  "Baker's  triangle  wheel."  In 
February,  1893,  I  submitted,  personally,  to  tie 
Stokes  Manufacturing  Company  a  full-sized  col- 
ored drawing  of  the  Irving  bicycle.  Like  Mr 
Baker's,  it  was  a  true  double  triangle,  with  large 
driving  wheel  and   small  forward  one,  and  was 


driven  by  crossed  dri\Tug  rods  running  from  the 
pedal  arms  to  rear  hub,  into  which  was  to  be 
fitted  cog  wheels,  after  the  Broncho  principle.  I 
was  shown  every  courtesy  by  Mr.  Stokes  and  also 
by  Mr.  Timm  and  Mr.  Dickerson  of  the  Sterling 
works,  but  was  fully  convinced  that  a  triangle 
frame  was  not  as  strong  or  as  rigid  as  a  diamond. 
But  again,  like  all  other  inventors,  I  was  bound 
to  invent,  and  the  illustration  herewith  is  the  re- 
sult. I  am  told  by  some  of  ihe  most  experienced 
manufecturers  that  my  idea  of  pushing  the  for- 
ward wheel  by  horizontal  forks  produces  the  most 
perfect  and  easy  steering  possible  to  obtain,  and 
certainly  a  wheel  in  that  position  will  pass  over 
any  obstacle  six  or  eight  inches  high,  when  a 
wheel  of  much  larger  diameter  pushed  by  perpen- 
dicular forks  would  receive  a  dead  shock. 

I  am  confident  this  vpheel  can  be  built  to  weigh 
under  twenty  pounds  and  be  fully  as  strong  as 
any  27-pounder  on  the  market.  My  idea  is  to 
make  the  rear  or  driving  wheel  thirty  inches  in 
diameter,  with  about  a  twenty-two  inch  forward 
wheel.  If  any  manufacturer  can  make  any  use  of 
this  design  he  is  perfectly  at  liberty  to  do  so,  and 
I  am  not  too  modest,  either,  to  let  him  know  that 
I  have  got  a  head  full  of  adjustable  handlebars, 
brakes,  etc.,  and  a  woodshed  full  of  experimental 
saddles.  Irving  Franks. 


Sells  Centrals  and  Ben-Hurs. 

A  modest  man,  indeed,  so  far  as  his  own  story 
goes,  is  J.  H.  Cody.  His  picture  is  presented 
herewith.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  placing 
the  output  of  the  Central  Cycle  Company— Cen- 


trals and   Ben-Hurs — in 
Ohio,  where  he  now  is. 


the  east,   south,  and  in 
Cody  is  not  only   a  good 


salesman  but  a  good  correspondent  as  well,  and  in 
this  way  he  manages  to  take  good  care  of  the  in- 
terests of  his  employers. 


FOX'S 


ENGLISH 


RUBBER 


CEIVIENT 

Cheapest.      Quick  Drying:.     Labor  Saving.      Easiest 
Applied.      The  Most  Superior  Cement 

Yet  produced  for  cementing  tires  to  wood  rims  without  heat.  For  cementing  tires  to  steel  rims 
it  is  unequalled.  This  process  of  making  cement  was  originated  by  Mr.  Fox  in  Coventry,  Eng- 
land, and  is  the  only  genuine  English  cement  now  used  in  this  country.  The  leading  manufac- 
turers use  it.  among  them  A.  Featherstone  &  Co.,  Chicago;  Ames  &  Frost  ( "ompany,  Chicago, 
and  the  Sterling  Cycle  Works,  Chicago.  We  would  like  to  correspond  with  every  bicCcle  factory 
in  the  United  States.  We  have  got  the  cement  that  will  do  your  work  the  best.  Full  particulars 
and  prices  on  application.    Mention  this  paper. 

FOX    ENGLISH   CEMENT,   3016   Butler  St.,  CHICAGO. 


HY-LO 

IA6TAATAAE0US 


A  rian  Convinced^^ 

"  Am  forced  to  the  conclusion  that  it  is  an  advan- 
tage over  single  speed  gears  now  in  use".... 

R.  PERKINS,  Cell.  Mang'r  Liberty  Cycles. 
That's  an  opinion  worthy  consideration. 

LOUIS  ROSENFELD  &  CO.,  20  Warren  St.,  N.Y.  City. 


REFEREE     SUNDRY    COUPON    PRIZE. 

The  winner  this  week,  is  Bridges  Smith,  Macon,  Ga. ,  who  asks  for   a   Garford   saddle,    because — 
"For  a  fat  man  a  good,  comfortable  saddle  is  a  stem  necessity." 


^%%, 


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'^^^/C/e^  Free  Sundry  Coupon. 


I 


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F  you  want  any  article  in  the  following  list,  cut  out  the  head  line  of  this  coupon,  or 
the  entire  coupon.  If  you  choose,  and  send  it  to  us,  accompanied  by  the  name  of 
the  article  and  your  reason,  in  not  more  than  twenty  words,  why  you  think  you 
ought  to  have  it.      The  envelopes  should  be  marked  "  Sundry  Competition."    On 

Friday  of  each  week  all  applications  received  up  to  that  time  will  be  examined  and  the 

article  wanted  awarded  for  what  we  consider  the  best  reason  given. 

APPLICATIONS     MAY     COVER     THE     FOLLOWING     ARTICLES: 

Parabolic  lamp.  Red  Star  lubricant.  Red  Star  illumlDant.  Garford  saddle.  Cyclone  pump.  Greasoline. 
American  cycle  compound.  Harris  wrench.  Bridgeport  cyclometer.  Perfection  repair  outfit.  Tire  armor. 
Perfect  oiler  Red  Cross  cement  Knapp  bicycle  stand.  Search  light  lamp.  Barnes  wrench.  Roy  oiler. 
Eye  protector.  Wood  rim  tire  cement.  Kalamazoo  parcel  carrier.  Kalamazoo  child's  seat.  Lucas  lamp. 
Sunbeam  chain  lubricant.  Hunt  saddle.  Fanning  chain.  Dicks'  wrench.  Curtis  pedals.  Jdeal  valve. 
Evans'  tire  cement.  Gossamer  mud  guard.  Eureka  pump  brace.  Powell  &  Hammer  lamp.  H.  &  W.  pump. 
Heath  pump.  Pneumatic  tire  protector.  New  Departure  beU.  Anti-Stiff.  Automatic  mud  guards. 
Stick  grapholine.  Fluke  mud  guards.  Saddlebag.  Standard  cap.  Watch  carrier.  Griswold  mud  guard. 
Brandenburg  pedals.  Sager  saddle.  Spaulding  pedals.  Goodhue  cycle  lock.  Lubricator. 
Particulars  concerning  any  of  these  articles  may  be  found  in  advertising  columns. 

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ONE  ON  THE  ROAD  HOG. 


How 


a    Misused    Cyclist    Evened    Things    Up 
with  a  Pennsylvania   Farmer. 
Score  one  more  on  the  road  hog.     A  member  of 
the  Butler  (Pa.)  Wheelmen   was  recently  riding 
down  one  of  the  numerous  steep  hills  of  that  sec- 
tion when  he  met  a  surley  old  farmer  with    a 


soon  "out  of  sight,"  with  only  slight  injuries,  the 
result  of  his  spill  in  the  ditch.  Before  the  end 
board  was  replaced  half  the  load  of  potatoes  was 
on  the  ground. 


POPULAR  SONGS. 
It  is  a  noteworthy  fact  that  some  of  our  most 
popular  songs  originated  in  Wisconsin.  In  tlie 
Sweet  Bye  and  Bye,  After  the  Ball,  and  of  a  more 
recent  date,  The  American  Girl,  which  at  present  is 
the  rage  all  over  the  union,  are  Wisconsin  produc- 
tions. The  American  Girl  can  be  classed  as  a  new 
patriotic,  national  song.  The  new  song,  dedi- 
cated to  the  cycling  world,  entitled  For  We  All 
Ride  the  Wheel,  is  also  a  happy  Wisconsin  produc- 
tion.— adv. 

"Nature  Smiles  Through  Sunbeams" 


mfmwwmm!! 


wagon  load  of  potatoes,  going  to  market.  The 
road  was  narrow  and  had  a  deep  ditch  on  each 
side.  The  farmer  might  have  turned  out  a  little 
and  allowed  the  cyclist  to  pass,  but  did  not,  and 
in  attempting  to  pass  the  cycler  fell  into  the  ditch. 
Slowly  pulling  himself  together  he  quietly  slipped 
up  behind  Mr.  Farmer  and  pulled  out  the 
end  gate  of  his  wagon-bed.  The  farmer  immedi- 
ately set  chase  with  stones,  but  his  victim  was 


The  best  Compound  for  Lubricating  Chains 
ever  offered. 

Dealers  write  for  prices. 
Samples  by  mail  25c. 


JULIUS    ANDRAE, 


MENTION  REFEREK. 


Milwaukee,  wis. 


KEYSTONE  TIRE 


Any  one  can  pull  a  string 
tight  in  a  groove.  This  is  all 
that  is  necessary 

TO  ATTACH  THE 


(C 


KEYSTONE." 


Write  for  Catalogue  Prices  and 
Valuable  Information. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


ERIE  RUBBER  CO.,  erie,pa..u.s. 


Bridgeport 

Brass 

Company, 

Bridgeport,  Conn. 

AND ..■■■■Ilk 

19  Murray  St., 
NEW  YORK. 


—THE— 

"SEARCHLIGHT' 

Burns  Kerosene. 


A  radical  change  in  lamp 
construction. 

The  only  first  class 

BICYCLE  LAMP. 


Have  you  seen  the 

Vulcan"  Torch? 

Indispensable  to  all 
Dealers  in  Supplies. 


Price  $3.50  each. 


—THE— 

"BRIDGEPORT" 

Double  Stroke, 

the   handsomest   Bell    in 
the  market. 


SEND  FOR  PRICES. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


HARRIS  COMBINATION  WRENCH. 


Wrench,  oil  can,  screw  driver  and  pump 
[AaU  combined  in  one. 

Made  of  drop  forged  steel,  case  hardened, 
and  weight  10  ounces,  or  3  ounces  less  than 
all  the  other  tools  separate. 


Electrotypes  on  appUcation. 
Send  for  descriptive  circular. 


MENTION   THE    R 


......  HARRIS  MANDFACTDRING  CO.,  381  Main  Street,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


MAKERS'  NOTICES. 


THE  SMITH  PATENT  CEANK  FASTENING. 

The  cut  of  the  crank, 
assembled  on  the  axle, 
fully  explains  itself, 
but  in  order  to  further 
illustrate  the  utility  of 
this  invention  we  give 
a  detailed  cut  of  the 
crank  taken  apart  from 
the  axle.  The  diamond 
or  square  shaped  key 
(C)  is  fii-st  laid  into 
the  recess  on  axle  be- 
fore the  crank  is  placed 
on  same.  This  is  nec- 
essary because  the  in- 
ner end  of  recess  on 
a  X 1  e  is  made  larger  to 
conform  with  this  re- 
cess. It  is  so  con- 
structed that  when  the 
key  is  put  in  place  the 
line  of  (C)  projecting 
or  standing  above  axle 
is  exactly  parallel  with 
same.  The  crank  now  can  be  slipped  over  the 
axle    and    key  and 

when    on,    clamped  |  t^ 

with  bolt.  I  '  -' 

It  is  obvious  from 
the  above  descrip- 
tion and  explana- 
tion that  should  the 
crank  by  any  un- 
foreseen accident 
happen  to  come 
loose,  the  key  (C) 
cannot  slide  out 
from  between  the 
crank  and  axle,  the 
crank,  having  U>  be 
displaced  entirely 
before  the  key  (0) 
Ciiu  get  out  of  posi- 
tion. The  makers 
claim  that  this  is 
the  finest  crank  fas- 
tening device  on  the 
market,  and  the 
most  simple  for  the 

repair  shop;  also,  that  in  the  tests  given  it, 
been  found  to  possiss  all  the  merits  claimed 


P 


it  has 
for  it. 


NEW   CLAMP  FOE   MUD   GUARDS. 

"We  -wish  to  state,"  writes  the  Automatic  Mud 
Guard  Company,  '  'that  hereafter  all  guards  turned 
out  by  us,  will  be  fitted  with  new  clamps  for  at- 
taching them  to  the  wheel,  which  is  bj'  far  super- 
ior to  the  ones  we  have  been  using,  adding  a 
great  improvement  to  our  guard.  Mr.  Shone  has 
invented  a  cheaper  guard,  it  being  the  most  easily 
attached  and  j^erfect  guard  on  the  American  mar- 
ket. This  guard  is  all  in  one  piece  and  can  be 
placed  into  any  tool  bag.  The  weight  of  this 
guard  is  but  5.J  ounces. 

"We  also  wish  to  state,  that  we  have  greatly  in- 
creased our  facilities  of  late  and  are  now  able  to 
keep  up  with  the  demand. ' ' 

A  union's  hill-climb. 
Yesterday  L.  A.  Howell,  on  a  Union  Q.  T., 
geared  60,  achieved  the  remarkable  feat  of  climb- 
ing the  exceptionally  steep  hill  running  west  from 
the  T>.  L.  &  W.  station  at  Minetto  to  the  Fifth 
street  road,  well  known  to  all  bicycle  riders. 
This  is  the  first  time  that  this  hill  has  ever  been 


climbed  by  any  bicycle  rider.  Not  only  did  Mr. 
Howell  go  over  the  hill  from  the  station,  but  he 
rode  back  again  from  Fifth  street.  It  is  doubtful 
if  he  could  have  accomplished  this  feat  on  any 
otner  bicycle  manufactured. — Oswego  Daily  Pal- 
ladium. 

WORDS  OF   PEAISE  FROM  A  CENTURY  EIDER. 

The  Curtis-Child  Manufacturing  Company  has 
received  the  following  letter:  "Your  model  H 
Solid  Comfort  had  much  to  do  with  my  success  in 
riding  with  the  coaches  from  Philadelphia  to  New 
York  and  return — 220  miles  in  less  than  twenty- 
four  hours.  I  am  conviced  that  yours  is  the  per- 
fect saddle.  Marshall  J.  Bailey." 


Recent  American  Patents. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,   re- 
ported especially  for   S^/g/«e  by  W.  E.  Augin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

519,384,  bicycle;  Richard  J.  Gatling,  Hartford,  Conn.; 
filed  Nov.  5,  1892. 

519,383,  vehicle  wheel;  Homer  N.  Parker,  Winchendon, 
Mass.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Orlando  Mason,  same  place; 
filed  July  19. 1892. 

519,438,  bicycle  tire;  John  J.  C.  Smith,  Passaic,  N.  J. ; 
filed  April  27, 1893. 

519,557,  bicycle;  Herbert  F.  Sheldon,  Melrose,  Mass.;  filed 
May  29, 1893. 

519,572,  bevel  gear;  George  E.  Grant,  Lexington,  Mass.; 
filed  Nov.  27, 1893. 

519,579,  step  for  bicycles;  Edgar  A.  Jones,  Sturgip, 
Mich.;  filed  March  9, 1894. 

519,531,  alarm  bell;  Albert  H.  Langdon,  Elgin,  111.;  filed 
Dec.  1,  1892. 

519,633,  pantaloons  protector;  Leah  D.  Jones,  New- 
Berne.  N.  C;  filed  Dec.  9,  1893. 

519,667,  clamping  device  for  bicycles;  Louis  J.  Crecelius, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  William  Grayson, 
same  place;  filed  Jan.  20, 1894. 

Trade  marks— 24,700,  cycles;  Telegram  Cycle  Manufac- 
turing Company,  Milwaukee,  Wis.;  filed  April  16,  1894; 
essential  feature,  the  words  'Sanger  Racer.'' 


General  Hotes. 


The  girls  at  Vassar  have  taken  to  cycling 

Laramie,  Wyo.,  had  a  cycle  parade  recently  in 
which  sixty-five  persons,  including  a  number  of 
ladies,  took  part. 

Francis  Willard  is  at  the  home  of  Lady  Henry 
Somerset,  where  she  is  fast  becoming  proficient  as 
a  cyclist.  It  is  not  stated  that  she  wears  bloom- 
ers. 

The  three  Toledo  cyclists  who  are  making  an 
across-the-continent  trip  claim  to  have  covered  a 
twenty-five-mile  stretch  on  the  road  in  Ihr.  16 
min. 

The  cyclists  of  Beloit,  Wis.,  have  perfected  an 
organization  to  help  the  police  enforce  to  the  let- 
ter the  city  ordinances  relating  to  riding  on  the 
sidewalks. 

A.  A.  Hanson,  of  Minneapolis,  who  rode  nearly 
9,000  miles  awheel  last  year,  has  ridden  so  far 
this  spring  4,400  miles.  He  expects  to  cover  12,- 
000  miles  during  the  season. 

The  Minneapolis  G.  A.  E.  men  have  protested 
against  the  action  of  the  park  board  in  granting 
permission  to  hold  a  bicycle  race  around  Lake 
Harriet  on  Memorial  day. 

Oberlin,  O.,  has  a  new  club  with  the  following 
officers:  R.  B.  Newcomb,  president;  Q.  L.  Sage, 
vice-president;  C.  W.  Savage,  treasurer;  M.  F. 
Edwards,  secretary;  W.  H.    Winchester,    captain. 

On  March  22  J.  J.  Cocker,  of  Salem,  lost  his 
Columbia  model  30,  No.  3,588.  The  case  was 
put  into  the  hands  of  the  police  and  Otficer  Grold- 
thwait  recovered  the  machine  the  next  day.  The 
catching  of  the  thief  and  locating  of  the  machine 
were  clever  pieces  of  detective  work.  The  thief 
in  this  case  was  sentenced  May  12  to  four  years' 
imprisonment.  Officer  Groldthwait  has  just  re- 
ceived the  $50  Columbia  reward  from  the  Pope 
Manufacturing  Company. 


Morgan  &WrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Our  Foot  Pump  is  Worth 

$1.50. 


UNIVERSAL  CONNECTION. 
LENGTH,   i8  INCHES. 
FINELY  NICKELED. 
ALL  METAL. 
DISCOUNT  TO  TRADE. 

Ask  ns  about  it  in  your  next  letter. 


MORGAN  &  WRIGHT 


-CHICAGO. 

MKNTION   THB    RSPKHSI. 


DON'T  BM  TIMID 


ONE  CENT  will  neither  make  us  rich  nor  you  poor,  but  if  you  will  invest  that  amount  in  a 
postal  card  and  send  us  your  name  and  address,  we  will  mail  you 


Our  ^g4   Catalogue 


showing  what  we  are  all  looking  for — 


THE  BEST  line  of  Bicycles  of  all  grades  that  can  be  found  anywhere.       Dealers,  write 
for  Discounts. 


D.  SNITJER, 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


Punctureless  Pneumatic  Tires 


can  be  made  out  of  any  Bicycle  or  Sulkey  Tire  by  the  use  of 
"PUNCTURELESS    TIRE    ARMOR." 


THIS    SAVES    LONG    WALKS  AND    YOUR    RELIGION. 


You  dOD't  have  to 
you  have  ' 


stop  to  mend  tires 
'Armor"  in  them. 


We  are  the  only  makers  who  guarantee  our  bands  to  be  what  we  say  or  refund  the  money  to  the  purchasers. 

We  want  agents  in  every  city  amon^  bicycle  dealers.    The  '*A,RMOiC  ''  goes  into  any  inner  tube  tire.    They 

have  been  tested  in  every  state  and  territory  and  stood  the  test  without  failure. 

WE    HAVE    PLENTY    OF    TESTIMONIALS. 

Send  for  circulars  if  you  want  more  information. 

when    THEY    ARE    SAFE     LIGHT    AND    RESILIENT. 

2he  price  is  but  $3.00  Per  JPair  any  size  wheels. 

PUNCTURELESS  TIRE  ARMOR  COMPANY.  Hagerstown.  Md. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


WHEELS 

FOR  BICYCLES  AND  SULKIES. 
WHEELS  ii^WcrcS! 

HUBS.     SPOKES. 

NIPPLES.     RIMS. 
TIRES   OF   ALL    KINDS. 


Large  and  small  manufacturers  and  dealers 
supplied. 


I.  A.  WESTON  &  CO., 


'*NT'OH    THE     REPEREg 


Tamesvtlle,  N  Y, 


kk 


Jordan  Special," 


13-lb.,  Ifi-lb.,  lb.,  98  lb. 


ALSO    AGENT    FOR   OTHER    HIGH-GRaDE    WHEELS. 

^ M Oldest  and-  Largest  Hepa.ir  filtop  in  the  West, 

Any  make  of  wheel  altered  to  Wood  Elms,  and  Cushions  to  Pneumatic  Tires. 
Japanning  and  reniciieling.    Agent  for  the  Telegram. 


LOUIS  JORDAN, 


71-73  E.  Randolph  Street, 
CHICAUU. 


■MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


LADIES! 

Keep   Your  Skirts   Down. 


This  you  can  do  most  efifectively  by  using 

HOPPS-BRADDOCK 

BICYCLE  SKIRT   HOLDER. 

If  your  dealer  doesn't  carry  them,  send  us  postal  note  or  ex- 
press money  order  for  35c  (stamps  not  taken),  and  we  will  send 
you  a  pair  by  return  mail,  post-paid. 


Braddoek  Hose   ^-"pt)rter  Co., 

358-366  Dearborn  St.,  '  ~"  ^^  CHICAGO. 


MCHTION  THB 


^^^fce^ 


BOOM  YOOR  RACES 


BY    MEANS    OF 


THE  REFEREE'S 

FIVE-COLORED    POSTERS, 


WE    ARE    OFFERING     THEM    AT    UNPRECEDENTED     PRICES. 


In  lots  of  50  -  - 

In  lots  of  100         -  -  -  ■ 

In  lots  of  200  -  -  - 

Sample  by  mail,  25  cents. 

Lithos  shipped  promptly  on  receipt  of  price,  or  C.  O.  D. 


$  6.00. 
11.50. 
22.00. 


ft 


RK-^REE   PUBLISHING  CO., 

334   DearbG.  a,«^»ireet,  -  -  -  -  CHICAGO. 


We  make  only  bicycle  suits  and  only  one  grade,  the  best. 

$7.00  BICYCLE  SUITS 

Write  for  samples  and  self-measurement  card.  AGENTS  WANTED. 

E.  a.  MILLli:il  &  CO.,  106  ^^Tabasli  ^ve.,  CJ3:iCA.aO. 


_MENT'ON    THE    REFEBEE. 


B^RTSTES'     IMFJE^OVED     BICYCLE     ^^^HEISTCH. 

OUR  WRENCHES  ARE 
light,  strong,  neat  in 
appearance  and  the  most 
convenient  for  use  of  any 
in  marlcet.  They  are  all 
steel,  with  case-hardened 
jaws,  finely  finished  and 
nickel-plated;  wis.,  from 
4  1-2  to  7  ounces;  the  '94 
being  the  lightest,  and  the 
'93  the  heaviest.  Send  for 
circular.  mention  the  reterec. 


'92  PATTERN. 


'9.3  PATTERN. 


'94  PATTERN. 


BARNES  TOOL   CO. 


V    .41  '),    NEW   HAVEN.    CONN. 


(F.   O.   «ox\ 


THE  BEST  ON  EARTH. 


^iiiSl^^^^^^f^^it^^^s^^'^'^^ 


Thousands  of  them 
sold. 

Have  you  our  prices 
on  Sundries?  If  not, 
drop  us  a  line. 


FERRIS-WHEELER  MFG.  CO., 

289  Wabash  Are.,  CHICAGO. 


<.ENTION_THE_HBFeHEE;_ 


TRADE  YODR  OLD  WHEEL 


BOR    A 


Columbia,     Stearns,     Thistle,     H.-T. 
Scorcher,  Waverly  or  Gendron. 


Correspondence  Solicited.       Catalogues  Free. 

MASON  &  MASON. 


MADISON  ST.  AND  ASHLAND  AVE., 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


Goodhue  Cycle  Lock 

It  is  strong,  has  a  business-like  Chain,  and  is 
finished  in  full  nickel. 


Price  $i.oo.  Good  discount  to  dealers.  Good  for  bicycle  riders, 
traveling  men  and  others.  Over  4,000  different  combinations.  Can  be 
operated  easily  in  the  dark.     Manufactured  by 

Independent  Eleetrie  Co.,  ive.'*6mciGr' 

Paekhxjest  &  Wilkinson,  Chicago.  General  Western  Agents. 
Howard  A.  Smith  &  Co.,  Newark,  N.  J.  Selling  Agents. 

MENTION  THE  REFEFiEE. 


PATENTED. 


No  Rider^^ 

can  afford  to  be  without  this 
brake  —  Comfort,  Economy, 
Safety  —  all  demand  it.  It  is 
automatic  and  as  quick  in 
action  as  thought  itself. 

BAILEY ^G.    CO., 

207  S.  Canal  St., 

CHICAGO. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


When    writing   to    advertisers    please 
mention  the  Referee. 

CLEYELANDS  AND  WAVERLEYS 

For  Chicagoans. 

THE   CLEVELAND.  THE  WAVERLEY. 


No.  13,  Eacer,  19  lbs.  -  -  -  $160 
"  11,  Light  Roadster,  S5  lbs.  -  -  150 
"  10,  Ladies',  a6  lbs.  -  -  -  125 
"  9,  Roadster,  C'9  lbs.  -  -  -  115 
"  8,  Light  Roadster,  27  lbs.  -  135 
"     7,  Roadster,  31  lbs.       -       -       -     100 

All  with  the  Famous  Cleveland  Thread 
Tires,  and  Burwell  Dust  Proof  Bearings. 
Highest  Grade.    Finest  Finish. 


Scorcher,  28  lbs. 

Amateur  Scorcher,  26  inch. 

Junior  Scorcher,  24  inch. 

Belle,  28  inch. 

Belle,  26  inch. 

Belle,  24  inch. 


S85 
70 
55 
90 
lb 
60 


Best  in  the  market  for  the  price.  Fully 
guaranteed.  Best  material  and  workman- 
ship. 

GEO.  E.  LLOYD  &  CO., 

EXCLUSIVE    AGENTS    FOR    CHICAGO. 
THREE  STORES, 

Canal  and   Jackson  Sts.;  593  W.   Madison  St.;  597  Wabash  Ave. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


Tbe  MUELLER 
BICYCLE  STAND.... 

It  is  movable  or  stationary,  and  will 
support  either  front  or  back:  wheel. 

It  is  adjustable,  and  can  be  used  with 
any  safety  bicycle. 

It  is  made  of  the  best  wrought  iron, 
and  weighs  only  31-2  pounds. 

It  supports  the  machine   in   such  'a 
manner  that  it  does  not  scratch  the  en- 
ameling' or  plating. 
Enameled  Standf  each  -    $1.00 
Nichel-plated  Stand,  each,   1,50 

FOR  SALE  BY  THE  TRADE. 

H.  Mueller  Mfg.  Co., 

DECATUR,  ILL 

Correspondence  solicited  from  the  trade, 
and  will  send -electros  on  application. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


THE  CLUB  MULTIPLEX. 


A  Machine  on  Which  Whole  Clubs  May  Take 
an  Outing. 
This  latest  invention  promises  to  do  away 
quickly  with  the  tri,  quadru,  quiutiplet,  says 
Sadfahr  Sumor.  The  club  multiplet,  so  called 
because  a  whole  cycling  club  may  use  it  at  the 
same  time,  no  matter  whether  it  consists  of 
twenty  or  more  members,  is  manufactured  some- 
where in  East  India.     It  consists  of  two  stout 


wheels  with  three-milometre  tangent  spokes  and 
5-inch  pneumatic  tires,  upon  which  rests  a  frame 
equipped  with  as  many  saddles  and  sprockets  as 
the  club  has  members. 

The  foremost  seat  is  occupied  by  the  captain, 
who  supplies  the  small  dynamo  attached  to  the 
first  sprocket  (as  the  cut  shows)  with  power. 
This  dynamo  serves  two  purposes — it  furnishes 
light  for  the  lamp,  and  regulates  in  a  novel  way 
the  speed  of  the  machine.  Two  wires,  hidden  in 
the  lower  portion  of  the  frame,  run  from  the  dy- 
namo to  each  sprocket,  and,  should  one  of  the  rid- 
ers become  slow,  immediately  forms  a  current, 
giving  the  rider  a  vigorous  shock,  thus  reminding 
him  of  his  duty. 

Each  man  wears  a  belt  with  handles  thereto  at- 
tached, which  serve  the  man  behind  as  handle- 
bars. 

The  machine  is  geared  at  120  inches,  built  for 
clubs  containing  up  to  forty-eight  members,   and 


^3fei^"i^4^^?S.^i_g  ii,.a^- tLi. . 


has  a  maximum  wheel  base  of  160  feet.  Consider- 
ing these  facts  it  is  not  surprising  that  the  one- 
mile  world's  record  has  already  been  lowered  to 
1:30  1-100.  As  it  becomes  more  popular  each  day 
it  will  doubtless  break  all  other  records  in  the 
near  future.  On  the  very  longest  machines  the 
members  may  communicate  with  each  other  by 
telephone.  The  only  objection  to  the  machine  is 
its  extreme  length,  which  renders  it  difficult  to 
turn. 

The  first  two  pictures  show  an  East  Indian  club 
coming  through  the  city  gate,  while  the  third  one 


represents  a  club  multiplet  race.  In  the  distance 
one  observes  the  customary  frightful  race-track 
accident. 


EDWIN   OLIVER, 
gcn'l  eastern  agent. 


EASTERN   OFFICE, 
EVANS   HOUSE,  SPRINOFIELDi    MASS. 


Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co., 

Main  Office,  6-4  to  70  Ohio  Street. 


CKCIC^aO     ILL. 


UNION    DROP  FORGE  CO., 

CHICAGO. 


GARFORD    MFG.    CO., 

KLYHIA,    OHIO. 


General  U.  S.  Sale  Agents  for  the 

INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN   &  STAMPING  CO. 

INDIANAPOLIS.    IND. 


HUNT   MFG.   CO. 
WESTBORO,    MASS. 


C.    J.  SMITH   &  SONS   CO., 

MILWAUKEE,     WIS. 


SNELL  CYCLE    FITTINGS    CO. 
TOLEDO,    OHIO. 


Seam f ess  Sieel  Tubing,  Cold  Rolled  Steel  and  Cycle  Manufacturers'  Supplies. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


ELLWOOD  IVINS  TUBE  CO.,  '^^V^'^W'' 

Seamless  Steel  Tubing. 

Of  \  /""^  _  HIGHER   IN   CARBON  THAN    ANY    OTHER    MAKE 

VJ  O  O     O     o 


MILL  OAK  LANE  STATION,  PHILADELPHIA. 

MENTION    THE    RF.FEREE. 


PHILADELPHIA  OFFICE: 
906  FUbert  Street. 


that  satisfies  everybody 


The  Only  Oiler  l^e' 

ROY  OILER.  =rr' 

o/   order,    never   needs  fixing. 

Steel  pin  keeps  tube  clean  and 

automatically  closed; 

can  also  be  used  to 

remove 

dirt. 


Accept 

no  substitute.  Be 

sure  togeta  "-BOP." 

Ii.te.  heavily  nickel  plated, 

25  cents.    Of  all  dealers^  or  mailed 

on  receipt  of  price.      Write  for  circular 

and  trade  prices. 

ROY    OILER    MFG.    CO., 

77    Warren    St.,    New    York. 


The  First  in  America... 
Tlie  Largest  and  Best... 
In  tlie  World 


Shelby,  Ohio. 


Are  now  prepared  to  draw  all  shapes,  including  Round,  Square,  Corru- 
gated, Octagon  and  Half  Circle  with  double  re-entering  angles. 

RIDERS  OF  GooB  BICYCLES  GIVE  IT  THE  PREFERENCE. 


4ENT10N    THE    REFEREE. 


INDIANAPOLIS 

CHAIN  &  STAMPING  COMPANY 


126,  128,  130  West  Maryland  Street,  -  INDIANAPOLIS,  IND., 

MAKERS  OF 

HIGH   GRADE    CYCLE    CHAINS. 


R.  B.  MoMULLEN  &  CO., 

Chicago,  111.,  and  Springfield,   Mass.,— General  United 

States  Sales  Agents. 


New  York  Depot, 


JOHN  S.  LENGS'  SON  &  CO. 

New  York  Olty 


MENTION  THE   KEFEREB. 


THE  GREATEST  BICYCLE  INVENTION 


This  is  no  fake! 
punctures. 


OF  THE  AGE. 

If  you  ride  a  bicycle  you   are  bound  to  receive 
They  cannot  be  avoided  in  any  other  way 
than  to  insert  a  pair  of 


H  off  man  V 

Patent  Tire  Protectors.. 

IN  YOUR  WHEEL. 

These  protectors  are  not  "armors";  they  are  more  mechanical  in  construction  and 
■with  only  a  few  miles'"  riding  will  positively  become  so  soft  that  they  cannot  be  feir, 
in  ihe  tire.  We  challenge  any  rider  using  them  to  show  the  least  evidence  of  hard- 
ening in  his  tires  after  10  miles' use.  Be  not  deceived;  don't  let  cheap  competitors 
tell  you  that  they  affect  the  resiliency  of  the  tires.  Buy  a  pair  and  use  them.  If 
not  entirely  satisfactory  we  will  refund  your  money.  Q       Q        Q        Q        Q 


O 


MENTION  THE_REFEREE., 


If  you  can't  get  them  from  your  dealer,  write  us. 

PITTSBURG  TIRE  PROTECTOR  CO., 

34  McCance  Block,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 


NEW  HOWES 

Have   you    seen   the.  LATEST    Dust-Proof  Brackets,  Tangent    Spokes,    Detachable 
Sprockets,  Detachable  Cranks,  Patent  Steering  Lock  ?  Every  racing  man  should  see  our 

20-POUND  AND  24-POUND  MACHINES 

before  selecting  his  mount.      H^"  Reliable  Agents  wanted  where  the  company  is  not 
already  represented. 

Agent:  AMOS    SHIRLEY, 

978  Eighth  Ave.,  NEW  YORK 


I   Address  pro  tem  American  Representative— 

I  HENRY   H.  THOMPSON, 

978  EIGHTH  AVE.,  NEW  YORK. 


MENTION    THE    REPEREC. 


LOVELL  DIAMOND  BICYCLES. 

IVe  Want  Live  Agents  in  the  Following  States: 

MICHIGAN,    ILLINOIS,    IOWA,    WISCONSIN^    MINNESOTA,    NEBRASKA,    COLORADO,    NORTH   AND 
SOUTH  DAKOTA ..klfc^ 


LOVELL  DIAMOND. 
RACER  NO.  IT. 
WEIGHT,  19  1-2  LBS. 
LIST  $125.00. 

MADE  IN  6  DIFFERENT  WEIGHTS  AND 
STYLES. 

$90.00  TO  $125.00,  LIST. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


WRITE  FOR  PROPOSITION. 


THORSEN  &  CASSADY  CO., 

\V^ESTER]Sr    AG-ENTS 

REMINGTON,    LOVELL    DIAMOND    AND    CRESCENT    CYCLES, 

141  and  143  Wabash  Ave.,  -  -  CHICAGO. 


Wll. 

No  wonder  this  fellow  has  wheels  in 
his  head  after  reading  our  prices. 


RED  TICKET  SALE. 

A.  W.  Gump  &  Co.,  Dayton,  0. 


In  ordering,  refer  to  these  special  prices.    All  of  these  bicyclps  are  nexf. 


So.  g4—J>feu>  Columbia  Safety,  Model  30,  $125.00   Grade .j 

JVo.  SS—Xew  Hoyal  Zfimited,  '94  Fatlern,  either  wood  or  steel  rims,  $125.00  Grade 

JVo.  26 — Neiv  Acme,  '91  l*fittern,  diamond  frame,  -wood  rims,  M.  &  W.  tires^  wetf/ht  25  pounds,  highest 

•ii  125.00  Grade,  a  bargain 

JVo.  27 — Ifetv   Columbia,  Model  29,  pneumatic  tires,  ,$125.00  Grade 

Xo.  28— New  Zadies'  Columbia,  Model  3t,  pneumatic  tires,  $125. OO   Grade 

No.  29 — New  JEagle-Altair,  pneumatic  tires,  steel  rims,   $125.00  Grade 

No.  30— Syracuse,  '94  Pattern,  $150.00  Grade,  wood  rims 

No.  31 — New  Magle-.Altair,  pneumatic  tires,  alutninum  rims,  $lS5  00  Grade 

No.  32— New  Diamond,  30 'inch  ujh^els,  pneumatic  tires,  full  ball  bearings 

No.  33— New  Scorcher,  pneumatic  tires,  full  ball  hearings,  $125.00  Grade 

Do.  34— New  Mail,  pneuinatic  tires,  full  ball  bearings,  $125.00   Grau      

No.  35—Duco,  24-in.  Boys',  cushion  tires,  diamond  frame,  ball    bearings,  $25.00   Grade 

MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


■,9.t.00 
75.00 

75.00 
85.00 
95.00 
S5.00 
95.00 
95.00 
4O.0O 
50.00 
75.00 
12.B0 


Patented  Nov.  21, 1893. 


Makers  of  Laminated  and  Plain 

Wood  :  Bicycle  :  Rims 

FOR  THE  TRADE. 

HENTION  THE    REFEREE, 

"According  to  Hoyle" 


Have  your  Bicycle  Repaired  and    Thoroughly    Over- 
hauled by  the  Veteran  Bepairer. 

Over  twenty  years  factory  and  repair  shop  experience 
with  makers  c  t  Rudge,  Rover,  Rival,  Rapid,  Rambler, 
Premier,  Humber,  Singer,  Swift,  Ac,  &c.  Highest 
testimonials  from  American  and  English  flyers  of  the 
path. 

yiOKMI-PZATIirO,  PAIlfllirG, 

JSNA.MXlI,I.llfG,  mc. 

Be  sure  you  see  HOYLE,  2  and  4  La  Salle  Ave., 
End  of  Foot  Tunnel. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Two  Startlers  for  1894. 

The  Salsbury  Lamp  Works. 

LONG  ACRE, LONDON 


This  invention  entirely  su- 
persedes the  ordinary  oar- 
_^5I  riage  candle.  Burns 
_^|  petroleum.  Saves  near- 
ly $2.00  a  week. 


SALSBURY'S 

Little  Champion 
209N. 

Fitted  v?ith  our  newest 
and  best  system  for  connect- 
ing the  oil  tank  to  the  body 
It  cannot  rattle.  Fitted  with 
our  patent  spring  back  and 
quick  lighter. 

SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE. 


ADVICE   TO    BOY   CYCLISTS. 


MKNTIOH  THC  RCFCIICB. 


G.  Lacy  Hillier  Gives  the  Youth  a  Little  Good 
Advice. 
"In  the  first  place,"  says  Mr.  Hillier,  "a  boy 
should  have  a  light  machine,  -with  rubber  pedals. 
He  shouldn't  try  to  get  one  dirt  cheap.  As  a  rule 
the  cheaper  a  machine  is-  the  heavier  it  weighs. 
Pay  a  fair  price  and  ride  a  good  bio.vcle.  Sec- 
ondly, as  to  clothes.  A  boy  who  intends  to  go  in 
for  any  quantity  of  cj'cling  should  be  particular 
about  what  he  wears,  and  his  mother  should  help 
him  in  his  choice  of  clothes.  Woolen  things  are 
the  best.  Everything  worn  next  the  skin  should 
be  made  of  wool,  aud  the  young  rider  won't  catch 
cold  after  a  spin.  The  same  rule  applies  to  all 
kinds  of  athletics.  Thirdly,  as  to  riding  compan- 
ions. When  a  lad  goes  out  for  a  run  he  should  be 
accompanied  either  by  riders  considerably  older 
than  himself,  who  will  see  that  he  doesn't  over- 
ride himself,  or  with  companions  of  his  own  age; 
for  it  is  clear  that  if  a  youngster  goes  out  withlads 
who  are  hisseniors,  that  youngster  will  strain  him- 
self in  trying  to  compete  with,  or  even  beat,  riders 
endowed  with  ."uperior  strength  and  endurance. 
When  boys  go  out  together  it's  ten  to  one  they 
will  begin  to  race.  If  they  are  of  the  same  age 
and  strength  this  won't  do  them  any  great  harm, 
but  if  some  are  older  than  others  the  young  mem- 
bers of  the  party  are  liable  to  do  themselves  an 
injury  in  competing  with  their  betters.  I  wish  I 
could  get  boys  to  see  this  clearly.  Many  a  lad 
with  sterling  cycling  qualities  in  him  nips  them 
in  the  bud  by  overdoing  the  thing  in  his  early 
riditg  days.  Some  try  to  go  tremendous  dis- 
tances in  a  short  space  of  time.  Of  course  this  is 
very  foolish.  I  don't  think  a  boy  ought  to  do 
more  than  twenty-five  mUes  in  a  day.  Yes,  I 
think  that  is  about  the  limit  I  should   put  it  at. " 


Suggestions  about  Costumes. 

Cycling  has  come  to  be  such  a  settled  and  ordi- 
nary occurrence  that  a  few  American  ladies  are 
attempting  to  introduce  fancy  short  cycling  cos- 
tumes in  imitation  of  their  English  sisters,  quotes 
the  Philadelphia  Inquirer.  Costumes  are  shown 
with  a  very  short  skirt,  falling  but  little  below 
the  knees,  although  the  longer  skirt  reaching  to 
the  ankles  is  still  the  favorite.  One  called  the 
fishwife  model  was  very  pretty.  It  had  a  kilt- 
plaited  petticoat  of  navy  blue  serge,  drapery  and 
blouse  of  same  material,  blue  and  white  sweater, 
sailor  hat  of  blue.  Another  of  tan  corduroy,  skirt 
and  bodice  made  in  one,  the  latter  turned  back  at 
throat,  showing  brown  flannel  blouse,  with  rolling 
collar,  sailor  hat  or  cap  to  match.  And  the  pret- 
tiest of  all,  as  I  thought,  was  of  dark  blue  serge, 
plain,  snugly-fitted  bodice  and  neat,  full  trousers, 
which  meet  the  top  of  the  boots;  navy  blue  cap. 

»  ♦  » 

Through  Hail  and  Rain. 

OCtDEN,  Utah,  May  15. — A  twenty-mile  road 
race  was  run  to-day  in  a  terrible  rain  and  hail 
storm.  Of  the  seven  starters  six  finished,  in  the 
following  order:  William  Fowler,  1  hr.  ISmin.; 
Clint  Smith,  1  hr.  14  min. ;  Carl  Garrf,  1  hr.  16 
min. ;  Ed  Smith,  1  hr.  17  min. ;  Will  Cheney,  1 
hr.  22  min.;  Frank  Hoteling,  1  hr.  35  min. 
Fowler  rode  a  21-pound  wheel  and  the  others 
heavy  road  machines.  A.  G.  6. 


W. 


Another  Around-the-World  Trip. 
L.   Sachtleben,  the  cyclist  who  made  the 


tour  of  the  Gobi  desert  on  his  around-the-world 
trip  two  years  ago,  is  planning  another  in  Africa, 
and  two  routes  are  under  contemplation.  One  is 
up  the  Congo  on  Stanley's  route  and  the  other  is 
up  the  White  Nile  on  Spoke's  route  and  via  Vic- 
toria Nyanza  to  Zanzibar. 


Heartley  Machine,  Variety 

Iron  and  Tool  Works. 

Geo.  W,  Heartley, 

Toledo,  O., 

901-903-905    WAIER,    Cor.    J^OCUST   ST. 

Manufacturer  Bicycle  Making 

Machinery  and  Tools. 

Special  Patented  Machinery  and  Tools  for  the  manu- 
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Welding  and  Forming  Machine,  for  Welding  Tires  on  all 
Irregular  Shaped  Work;  forms  Mud  Guards  and  drawing 
Brace  ends,  etc.  Rim  Roller  and  Truing  Machines.  Rim 
Sizing  and  Trueing  Tables.  Rim  Punches,  special  for 
Pimching  Rims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
Pedeil  Crank  Shaft,  and  pressing  in  Ball  Racer  Cups. 
Special  Spoke  Heading,  Bending  and  Threading  Machine. 
Sprocket  Chain  Stretching  Machine.  Spoke  Wheel  Vices 
and  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  for  heat 
ing  to  Weld  and  Braze,  etc. 

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ALLEN'S  DIGEST 

OF 

UNITED    STATES    PATENTS 

FOR 

Cycles  or  Velocipedes 

with  Attachments  — 1789-1891,  two  Vols.,  1,503 
pages,  and  Qycle  monthly  of  the  CURRENT 
Issues  of  patents  containing  the  references  cited 
by  number,  name  and  date  in  the  examination  of 
applications  can  be  seen  and  examined  at  the 


ofQces  of 


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— AND— 

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WHEN     ON 

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It  Includes  Coat,  Bloomer  Trousers  of  the 
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Economy  is  Wealth. 

In  these  times  when  aioney  is  "tight"  and  a  wheel  a 
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rider  of  a  bicycle  should  he  without  this  great  improvement,  as  there  is  no  grea.se  to  get 
on  clothes,  and  it  is  a  self  cleaner.  J'KTCJB  .$0.00.  Discount  to  the  trade.  Express 
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EUREKA  PUMP  BRACE 


Something  New 

Inflate  your  tires  as 
hard  and  as  often  as  you 
have  to  with  perfect  ease 
and  comfort. 

WiU  fit  any  hand  pump 
and  go  in  tool  bag. 

Don't  blister  your 
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MINNEAPOLIS     VS.     ST.     PAUL. 


"  Original  Way-Bill  "  Answered— A  Chance  for 
the  Two  Cities. 


St.  Paul,  Minn.,  May  19. — Editor 
There  appeared  in  your  valuable  paper  on  May  5 
a  lengthy   epistle  entitled    "Minneapolis  vs.    St. 
Paul, "   or  a  gentle   row  brewing  over   a  cham- 
pionship team  cup.     Now  if  that  row  is  brew- 
ing no  one  but  the  writer  of  that  truck  knows 
of  it,  and  is  seeking  to  again  push  himself  to   the 
front  through  some  periodical,  as  he  has  done  be- 
fore.    Any  one  who  will  take  the  trouble  to  look 
up  Sports  and  Amusetnents  from   July  4,  189'2,  for 
about  two  months  will  find  column  after  column 
and  some  whole  pages  devoted  to  this  writer — of 
any  quantity  of  nondescript — merely  striving  to 
keep  up  a  row  between  the  cycle  boys  of  the  tw  i  n 
cities.     That  his  sentiments  are  not    voiced  by 
his  own  city  wheelmen  goes  without  saying.   Now 
that  the  racing  season  is  about  to  begin  he  seeks 
to  make  mischief  again   and  gain  notoriety  by 
trying  to  get  up  a  quarrel.     Were  his  sentiments 
voiced  by  the  wheelmen  of  the  twin  cities  or  did 
our  boys  think  the  article  had  any  foundation, 
their  road  race  would  fare  slimly  irom  this  dis- 
trict.    But,  on  the  contrary,  they  take  it  to  be 
from  some  egotistical    mischief-maker,    who  has 
nothing  else  to  do.     Just  such  fellows  as  that  is 
what  is  the  matter  with  all  the  clubs  Minneapolis 
has  ever  had;  they  create  di.~,sension  a  soon  as  thej' 
are  not  listened  to  or  promoted  to  some  office. 
As  for  that  cup  question,  it   has   lieen  settled 
■  long  ago,  as  the  club  records  will  show,  and   the 
St.  Paul  C.  C.  will  negotiate  with  some  represen- 
tative wheelman  of  Minneapolis,  one  who  voices 
the  sentiments  of  the    wheelmen.       They    have 
about  three  or  four  of  those  self-inflated  indi\idu- 
als,  with  whom  we  wish  to  have  nothing  to  do. 
I  would  suggest  to  the  writer  of  that  trash  to 
change  his  signature  from  '  'Original  Way-Bill' '  to 
'  'Many  Times  Rehashed. ' '  Jack. 

Minneapolis,  May  20. — The  Twin  City  cycling 
talent  has  cause  for  rejoicing.  That  cumbersome 
body  known  up  this  way  as  the  M.  C.  T.  A.  has 
decided  to  have  a  road  race  around  Lake  Harriet, 
in  Minneapolis,  on  Decoration  day.  The  assoca- 
tion  has  '  'chipped  in"  a  good  round  sum  to  be  in- 
vested in  prizes,  the  business  men  have  siguifled 
a  willingness  to  give  the  matter  a  push  in  the 
right  direction,  Thomas  Lowry  has  his  eagle  eye 
upon  the  matter,  Mayor  Eustis  has  sanctioned  the 
proceedings  and,  with  the  exception  of  a  roar  from 
the  G.  A.  R.,  the  ship  of  preparation  is  sailing 
down  the  stream  of  time  as  smoothly  as  the 
oleagenous  flow  of  goose  grease.  Our  fast,  but 
nevertheless  beloved,  brethren  from  St.  Paul  have 
kindly  consented  to  honor  us  by  coming  up  here 
and  gracefully  carrying  oS  all  the  best  prizes 
offered.    This  honor  is  remarkable  and  unusual. 

This  is  the  first  road  race  we  have  had  for  years. 
In  the  summer  of  1890  there  was  quite  an  exciting 
event  of  his  nature.  The  race  was  around  Lake 
of  the  Isles  and  it  might  be  of  interest  to  those 
wl\o  have  only  known  of  John  S.  Johnson  as  a 
man  of  national  reputation  for  the  past  two  years 
that  that  was  one  of  the  first  events  in  which  lie 
figured  conspicuously.  From  a  three-mi initc 
handicap  he  won  first  time  prize,  after  breaking 
his  machine — a  good  old  ordinary — and  taking  a 
header  which  skinned  his  arm  and  shoulder  from 
wrist  to  neck,  and  left  a  trail  of  blood  for  the  last 
leu  miles  of  the  race.  H.  R.  Steenson,  of  the 
Remington  company,  also  figured  in  that  race, 
carrying  off  the  Pope  clock,  for  which  so  many  of 
the  fast  men  of  the  United  States  have  labored 
with  more  or  less  success. 

In  the  coming  event  the  distance  is  to  be 
twenty-five  miles,  around  Lake  Harriet,  and  as 
the  handicaps  are  to  be  large  there  is  no  rider  too 
fast  or  too  slow  to  stand  a  chance  of  getting  a 
good  prize.  Come  out  and  show  what  you  can  do. 
With  Johnson  away  from  home  so  much  and  St. 
Paul  men  showing  up  in  such  good  form,  we  may 
need  some  new  timber  this  summer  in  order  to 
hold  the  team  cup  we  won  from  St.  Paul  last 
summer.  Oeiqinal  Way-Bill. 


Ever  Blister  Your  Fingers 

'■  ^ 

Trying  to  inflate  your  tires  with  that  little  Cigarette 
box  usually  given  with  wheels,  and    usually  called  by 

act  of  courtesy,  a  pump? 

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and  waste  $2.00  worth  of  labor  trying  to  open  a 
stubbon  valve. 


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For  use  in  Sales  Room, 
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bicycle  dealers. 

Liberal  discount  to 

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&  Co., 

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VOL.  13,  No.  5. 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  JUNE  1.  1894. 


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SEVEN  MEN  BEAT  RECORD. 


Martin  Road  Race  Produces  Extraordinary  Re- 
sults. 

Buffalo,  N.  Y  ,  May  30. — [Special  telegram.] 
— The  Martin  road  race  was  run  to-day  over 
twenty-five  miles  of  fine  roads,  in  a  sharp 
easterly  vrind.  No  less  than  seven  men 
beat  the  record  made  recently  by  Butler,  at  Mai- 
den. The  race  was  won  by  Joseph  Quinlan,  of 
the  Press  C.  C,  in  1  hr.  15  min.  6  sec,  Gus  Buse 
second,  in  1  hr.  13  min.  40  sec. ;  W.  L.  Steinal 
third,  in  1  hr.  12  min.  17  sec. ;  H.  Davidson 
fourth,  in  1  hr.  13  min.  5  sec,  and  G.  Miller  fifth, 
in  1  hr.  14  min.  42  sec 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  best  times: 

Louis  Callahan,  1 :10:37 

A.Goehler 1:10:42 

i^l  Weinig 1:10:45 

^ke  Linncman, 1:10:58 

F.  P.  Rad  way, 1:11 :03 

W.  F.  Buse 1:1  :  10 

W.  Van  Wagoner 1:11:18 

John  Penseyrep, 1:11:20 

E.  Leonart, 1 :  11 :07 

NEW  SURFACE  A  SUCCESS. 


Good  Racing  at  Waltham— Bald  Defeats  Tyler 
Twice  and  Sanger  Once. 

Boston,  May  30. — [Special  telegTam.] — There 
were  fifteen  thousiuid  spectators  at  the  annual 
Massachu-setts  division  meet  at  Waltliam  to-day. 
Six  events  were  run  otf  making  a  fine  day's  sport. 
Bald  beat  Sanger  in  a  closely  contested  two-thii'd 
mile  open  with  Tjier  third.  Sanger  won  the 
mile  open  and  the  mile  handicap.  There  were 
but  seven  class  B  riders  all  told  in  to-day's  races. 

In  the  two-third  mile  open  Sanger  failed  to 
overtake  Bald  who  won  by  half  a  wheel  over  San- 
ger with  Tyler  a  close  third. 

In  the  mile  open,  class  B,  Carter  of  Baltimore 
led  two  laps  and  was  then  out  of  it.  Sanger  won 
by  three  yards,  Bald  beating  Tyler  by  a  few  inthcs 
for  third. 

In  the  mile  handicap  Carter  and  Donnell  went 
ahead  for  one  lap.  Then  Tyler  carried  Sanger 
around  Bald  and  Taylor,  who  were  not  looking  for 
this  in  the  first  lap.  Tyler  dropped  out  of  the 
race  in  the  second  laj)  and  Sanger  won  an  easy 
first. 

The  principal  class  A  event  was  the  mile  handi- 
cap which  was  very  close.  Wettergreen  won  with 
Field  close  up. 

The  novice  race  was  an  easy  one  for  Jahnquist. 

The  two-third  mile  open,  class  A,  was  won  by 
Porter  after  a  prettily  ridden  race. 

Porter  won  the  fitstest  time  prize  in  class  A,  for 
the  day,  in  the  handicap.  His  time  was  2:18. 
Sanger  got  the  time  prize  in  class  B,  namely, 
2:13  2-5  in  the  handicap. 

Tyler  went  a  flying^mile  in  2:13  2-5,  but  he  and 


the  pacemakers  were  too  tired  for  a  fine  perform- 
ance. 

The  weather  was  fine  but  quite  a  strong  wind 
blew  against  the  men  on  the  stretch.  The  grano- 
linthic  surface  proved  a  great  success.  Following 
is  the  summary: 

Two-third  mile,  class  B— Bald,  1;  Sanger,  8;  Tyler,  3; 
time,  1:31 15. 

Mite  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1;  Bald,  2;  Tyler,  3;  time, 
2:23  15. 

Mile  handicap,  class  B -Sanger,  1;  Taylor,  2;  Bald,  3; 
time,  2:23  1-5. 

One-mile  novice— Johnquist,  1;  Howe,  2;  Doubleday,  3; 
time,  2:46  1-5. 

Two-third  mile  open,  class  A— Porter,  1;  Haggerty,  2; 
Dan  Connolly,  3;  time,  1 :46. 

Mile  handicap,  class  A—  '  ettergreen,  1;  Fuller,  2; 
Marmon,  3;  time,  2:16. 


CLASS  A  RIDERS  ONLY. 


Asbury  Park  Caters  to  Them — Raymond  Mc- 
Donald a  Winner. 

ASBUEY  Paek,  N.  J.,  May  3(1. — [Special  tele- 
gram.]— The  races  of  the  Asbury  Park  Wheelmen 
occurred  this  afternoon  in  presence  of  3,000  spec- 
tators. The  track  was  in  excellent  condition. 
Results: 

One-mite,  novice— John  W.  Hague,  Bloomare,  1 ;  Harry 
Reed,  Point  Pleasant,  a;  time,  2:45  4-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— Raymond  McDonald,  Riverside 
Wheelmen,  1;  Charles  Brown,  Elizabeth  Athletic  CInb,  2; 
time,  2:39  4  5. 

Two-third  mile,  A.  P.  W.  championship— Harry  H.  Mad- 
dox,  1;  time,  1:.36  4-5. 

Halt-mile,  boys'— Eddie  J.  Reed,  Long  Branch,  i ;  Carl 
S.  Waters,  Asbury  Park,  2;  time,  1:38. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A  —  Raymond  McDonald,  1 ; 
Charles  Brown,  2;  time,  1:13. 

One-mile,  Monmouth  County  caampionship— Maddox, 
1.    No  other  riders. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Maddox,  120  yds,,  1;  Mc- 
Donald, 75  yds.,  2;  time,  5:58  1-5. 


At  Mount  Holly  Fair. 

Mount  Holly,  N.  J.,  May  30. — [Special  tele- 
gram.]— Races  were  held  to-day  in  connection 
Avith  the  spring  meeting  of  the  Mount  Holly  fair. 
George  W.  Hand  was  the  manager.  The  bicycle 
race  was  one  mUe  and  although  the  weather  was 
only  fair  and  tlie  wind  high,  7,000  people  were 
present.  The  track  was  poor.  F.  S.  Chambers 
was  the  winner  in  3:05 J,  H.  H.  Peacock  second  in 
3:07jandJ.  C.  Pitcher  third  iu  3:10.  Walters, 
Southgate  and  Daniels  quit  at  the  half  and  at  the 
finish    Peacock  ran  into  a    fence,    breaking  his 

wheel. 

1  ♦   I 

Postponement  at  Youngstown,  0. 
YouNGSTOWN,  O.,  May  30.— [Special  tele- 
gram.]— Rain  fell  heavily  this  morning,  but,  as 
the  afternoon  was  fair,  racing  was  attempted, 
4,000  people  having  gathered.  The  first  event 
proved  thafnothiug  could  be  done  and  the  races 
were  therefore  postponed. 


THE    IRVINGTON-MILBURN. 

A.  H.  Harnett  Wins  First  Place  and  Time  and 
Breaks  the  Course  Record. 
New  Yobk,  May  30.— [Special  telegram.]— 
Thirty  thousand  people  saw  the  start  and  finish 
of  the  Irvington-Milburn  road  race.  The  course 
was  in  excellent  condition  and  143  out  of  the  155 
entrants  started .  The  surprise  came  when  A.  H. 
Bamett  of  the  Elizabeth  Wheelmen  went  over  the 
tape  first  and  at  the  same  time  made  the  fastest 
time,  1  hr.  11  min.  18  sec,  breaking  C.  M. 
Murphy's  last  year's  record  of  1  hr.  15  min.  10 
sec.  W.  F.  Murphy,  who  was  the  only  scratch 
man,  was  in  poor  form  and  made  no  showing.  The 
second  man,  Allen,  also  started  at  four  minutes 
and  was  but  two  seconds  behind  Barnett  in  time, 
winning  second  place  and  second  time.  There 
was  great  confusion  at  the  start,  which  was  made 
forty-five  minutes  after  the  appointed  time,  and 
all  because  of  lax  officials.  The  order  of  finish  of 
the  first  ten  men  and  their  respective  time  fol- 
lows: 

Club.  Hdcp.       Time. 

A.  H.  Barnett,  Elizabeth 4:00  1:11:18 

H.  A.  Allen,  Asbury  Park 4:00  1:11:20 

E.  A.  Bofflnger,  Riverside 6:30  J  :13:50 

C.  J.  Iven,  Rochester 6:00  1:13:27 

P.  L.  Coffin,  Orange 7:00  1:15:11 

W.  C.  Boome,  Jersey  City 8:00  1:16:00 

A.  J.  Hargan,  Newark 8:03  1:16:03 

J.W.Baldwin,  Century 7:30  1:15:49 

R.  Weir.  Wilmington 8:00  1:16:45 

S.  T.  Thompson,  New  York 7:00  1:1S:55 


FURMAN'S   WONDERFUL  RECORD. 


Wins  a  Twenty-Mile  Race  from  Scratch  in 
58  Min.  56  Sec. 
Lima  House,  0.,  May  30. — [Special  telegram.] 
— W.  S.  Furman  won  the  twenty-mile  road  race 
at  Lima  to-day,  from  scratch,  covering  the  dis- 
tance in  the  extraordinary  time  of  58:56. 


LONG    START  MEN    WIN  EASILY. 


But  the  Scratch  Man  Took  the  Time  Prize  at 
Cleveland. 
Cleveland,  0.,  May  30. — Euclid  avenue  was 
thronged  by  thou.Sitnds  of  people  to-day  to  wit- 
ness the  bicycle  road  race,  which  took  place  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Cle^■eIaud  Wheel  Club.  The 
race  was  a  twenty-five  mile  handicap  and  the  cour.se 
was  straight  out  Euclid  avenue  to  Wicklitfc  and  re- 
turn. The  weather  was  cool  and  the  track  in  splen- 
did conditiou  for  fast  time.  There  were  eighty- 
four  starters.  Among  them  were  some  of  the  fastest 
road  riders  in  the  state.  The  twelve-minute 
limit  kept  out  a  number  of  meu  who  might  have 
had  a  show  with  more  time  allowance  and  made 
the  race  one  in  which  none  but  men  of  ability 
could  hope  to  finish.     The  race  for  time  prize  was 


a  hot  one.  The  first  bunch  of  riders  made  the 
start  at  9:30.  The  prizes  consisted  of  gold  medals 
and  bicycles. 

Grimm  won  (11  minutes  handiciip);  J.  S. 
Keed}',  second  {V2  minutes  handicap);  L.  F. 
Lucas,  third  (12  minutes  handicap).  The  time 
prize  was  won  by  George  D.  Comstoek  (scratch) — 
lime,  1:14:21;  Joseph  Graves  second.  L.  C.  ,Tohn- 
son  took  the  .special  prize  for  best  time  to  turn. 

GOOD    MEN    AT    DETROIT. 


A  Fine  Day's  Sport — Tom  Cooper  Distinguished 
Himself. 

Deteuix,  Mich.,  May  30. — [Special  telegram.] 
— Cold,  showery  weather  failed  to  keep  a  good 
crowd  away  from  the  Diamond  Wheelmen's 
races  to-day.     The  track  was  slippery. 

Conn  Baker  is  not  yet  in  condition,  but  Cooper 


Haie-mile,  boys'— B.  Ford,  1 ;  C.  H.  Benson,  2;  C.  Sloan, 
8;  time,  1:24  4-5. 

One-mile,  club  handicap— F.  Braun,  ];  A.  W.  Straight, 
2;  F.  Joseph,  3;  t  :me,  2:52  3-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Cooper,  );  Grant,  2;  Bernhardt,  3; 
time,  5:84  1-5. 

Five  miles— W,  Grant,  1 ;  Shafer,  2;  George  Grant,  3; 
time,  15:22.    The  race  was  a  loaf  up  to  the  spurt. 


Races  at  Jamestown,  W.  Y. 

JAMJS.STOWK",  N.  Y.,  ilay  30. — [Special  tele- 
gram.]— Two  thousand  jjeople  attended  the  races 
here  to-day.  The  races  were  all  close,  few  being 
won  by  more  than  half  a  wheel.  The  pot-huntere 
were  sadly  crushed.     Summary: 

One-mile,  novice — Horan  won;  time,  3:C3  1-2.  An  ex- 
citing race  and  close  finish. 

Half-mile,  boys'— Nesmith  won;  time,  1:28. 

Halt-mile,  club— Ormes  won;  time,  1:26  3-4. 

One-mile,  handicap  —  Newton,  140  yds.,  won;  time, 
2:26  3-4. 


SPORT    BY    THE    OCEAN. 


-Coates  Wins  the 


Good  Racing  at  Atlantic  City- 
Big  Race. 

Atlantic  City',  N.  .T.,  May  30. — [Special  tel- 
egram.]— The  Decoration  day  meet  of  the  Morris 
Guards  Athletic  Olnb  wiis  held  in  cloudy  and 
cool  weather.  Three  thousand  people  were  in 
attendance.     Summaiy : 

One-mile,  novice — D.  Crump,  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, 1;  J.  E.  Dreifuss,  Philadelphia  Turners  Cyclers,  2; 
time,  3:45. 

One-mile,  open— W.  D.  Osgood,  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, 1;  P.  R.  McCurdy,  South  End  Wheelmen,  2;  time, 
2:45  3-5. 

One-mile.  Atlantic  City  riders — Edward  Wiltbank,.  1;  A. 
J.  Parker,  2;  time,  2:56  3-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— D.  R.  Crump,  U.  of  P.,  120  yds  , 
1;  George  Merchon,  S.  E.  W.,  130  yds.,  2;  W.  D.  Osgood, 
U.  of  P.,  scratch,  3;  time,  5:28  1-5. 

One-mile,  boys'— W.  A.  Barbeau,  Riverside  Wheelmen 


is  riding  very  well. 

The  track  is  a  half-mile  circuit  with  good  sur- 
face and  curves.  The  management  was  good. 
Summary: 

One-mile,  novice— Bruce  Wallace,  1 ;  James  Moore,  2; 
lime,  2:40. 

Quarter-mile,  scratch— First  heat— Tom  Cooper,  1;  O. 
r.  Bernhardt,  3;  C.  L.  Bartbol,  3;  time,  :32. 

Second  heat— E.  B.  House,  1;  Conn  Baker,  2;  F.  F. 
Bough,  ;);  time,  :37 

F.nal— Cooper,  I;  Baker,  -2;  House,  3;  time,  :36  2-5. 

One-mile  liandicap-Conn  Baker,  scratch,  failed  to 
make  up  tlie  handicap;  F,  Brown,  1;  Bernhardt,  2;  J.  Es- 
peron.  3;  time.  i:;30. 

Half-mile,  .scratcl. —Cooper,  1;  Bernhardt,  2;  Rough,  3; 
lime,  1:20. 

One-mile,  3:50  class— W.  Grant,  1;  F.  A.  Joseph,  8; 
Bernhardt,  3;  time,  2:44  4-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap— Cooper,  1;  Esperon,  2;  Baker,  3; 
time,  1:11  4-3.  Cooper  and  Baker  scratch.  A  good  race, 
fast  and  plose  finish, 


One-mile,  club — Osmer  won;  time,  3:05. 

Half-mile,  handicap— Newton,  75  yds.,  won;  time, 
1:09  3-4. 

One  and  one-half-mile,  lap,  team  race— Prendergast 
Wheelmen  won;  time,  4:10  1-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap — Newton,  600  yds,  won;  tin^e, 
14:01  1-4. 


Track  Events  at  Chicago. 
The  crawd  in  the  afternoon  at  the  south  side 
track  was  small.  F.  W.  Osmuii  and  V.  Lass  fin- 
ished one,  two  iu  the  novice  race,  in  'i:7Q.  In 
the  mile  scratch,  class  B,  G.  H.  EUithorpe  was 
firet  in  ■2::i4  and  Githens  .secoud.  EUithorpe 
also  won  the  third-mile  class  1!  handicap,  ^vith 
Levy  Fecond.  Peck  ^^  on  the  two-mile  handicap 
iu  5;16  from  Cleaver;  Fisher  third.  The  mile 
scratch,  class  A  also  fell  to  Peck  in  3:0.5  l-.'i,  with 
Bicker  secoud  and  Dasey  third. 


1;  Edward  Wiltbank,  A  C.  W.  2;  time,  3:16  2-5. 

Half-mile,  open— George  M.  Coates,  U.  of  P.,  1;  G.  M. 
Merchon,  2;  time,  1:23  2-4. 

Quarter-mile,  open— G.  M.  Merchon,  ] ;  G.  M.  Coates,  2; 
time,  :3r  4  5. 

Two-mile,  championship  of  Atlantic  City— A.  J.  Parker, 
1,  J.  W.  Sharp,  9.\  time.  6:46, 

One-mile,  handicap— G.  M.  Coates,!;  W.  A.  Weutzeli, 
2;  R.  P.  McCurdy,  3;  time,  2:37.  There  were  twenty-five 
entries  and  the  prizes  were  the  most  valuable  of  the 
meet. 

Officers- Referee,  H.  E.  Miller,  Philadelphia;  clerk  of 
course,  W.  E.  Ed^e;  stai'ter,  Harry  Uhler,  Q.  C.  W.; 
scorers,  J.  S.  Westcott,  J  T.  Toder,  Harry  Faiibairn; 
timers,  H.  D.  Lecato,  Charles  Cramer. 


Hanauer  Race  Postponed. 

CiNciNN.VTi,  May  30. — [Special  telegram.]^ 
On  account  of  the  hea%'y  rain  the  Hanauer  road 
race  has  been  postponed  until  June  2, 


JOHNSON  SCORES  A  T  WORCESTER 


The  Company  Was  Comparatively  Easy— Titus 
Beaten  by  Graves. 

WoECESTBK,  Mass.,  May  30. — [Special  tele- 
gram.]— About  1,.100  people  saw  the  teu  events 
ridden  to-day  at  the  Bay  State  meet.  The 
weather  was  line  but  there  was  considerable 
wind.  Johnson  won  the  half-mile,  but  fell  out 
of  the  mile  event  on  account  of  trouble  with  his 
machine.  All  the  events  were  warmly  contested, 
and  altogether  it  was  a  fair  day's  sport.  The  Bay 
State  boys  captured  the  relay  race  prizes,  gold 
watches.     Summary: 

Oue-mile,  open,  class  A— Newton,  1;  Burns,  2;  Spurge, 
3;  time,  2:45. 

One-mile,  handicap— StyfEe,  90  yds.,  1;  Walker,  8; 
Burns,  :<;  time,  S:21  3  4. 

One-mile,  novice— Nystrom,  1;  Young,  3;  Gray,  3;  time, 
3:07. 

Two-mile,  relay- Bay  State  club,  1;  Worcesters,  2; 
Massasoit,  3;  time,  5:08. 

Half-mile,  boys'— Tyreburg,  1;  Edwards,  2;  Smith,  3; 
time,  1:17. 

One-mile,  2:00  class— Paulson,  1;  David,  2;  Walker,  3; 
time,  2:E0  3-4 

One  mile,  Worcester  county  championship— Adams,  1 ; 
Livermore'  3;  Paulson,  3;  time,  2:47. 

Halt-mile,  open,  class  B— John  S.  Johnson,  1;  Titus,  3; 
Coleman,  3;  time,  1:07  3-4. 

Onemile,  open— Graves,  1;  Titus,  2;  Coleman,  3;  time, 
2:31  3-4. 

One-mile,  handicap— Coleman,  100  yds.,  1;  Johnson,  2; 
Tiius,  3;  time,  2:22. 


D ANBURY  CELEBRATES. 


Two  Thousand  Five  Hundred  People  See  Good 
Races— Some  Good  Time  Recorded. 

Danbuby,  Conn.,  May  30.— [Special  tele- 
gram.]—The  races  of  the  Altair  Cycle  Club  at 
the  fair  grounds  were  a  great  success.  There 
were  2,500  people  in  attendance. 

In  the  one-half  mile  handicap  Thomson's  chain 
rode  the  sprocket.  Whittemore,  of  Stamford,  ran 
into  the  fence  100  yards  from  the  tape  in  the  one- 
mile  handicap  and  escaped  badly  bruised.  Fol- 
lowing is  a  summary  of  the  races: 

One-mile,  novice -George  Husk,  Danbury,  1;  W.  W. 
Marvel,  Hartford,  2;  Leighton  Foster,  New  Haven,  3; 
time,  2:37  2-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap— O.  G.  Spencer,  New  Haven,  40 
yds.,  1;  Sam  B,  Wheeler,  Danbury,  45  yds.,  8;  Harry  L. 
Bossa,  New  Canaan,  30  yds..  3;  time,  1:08. 

One-mile,  2:50  class— O.  G.  Spencer,  New  Haven,  1; 
Harry  L.  Bossa,  New  Canaan,  2;  Sam  B.  Wheeler,  Dan- 
bury, 3;  time,  2:37  1-2 

Half-mile,  boys— Willies  Small,  Danbury,  1;  Gus  Bor- 
man,  Danbury,  2;  time,  1:27  1-5. 

One  mile,  handicap— E.  M.  Alexander,  Hartford,  60 
yds  ,  1;  F.  O.  Borman,  Danbury,  90  yds.,  3;  S.  H.  Fanton, 
Danbury,  120  yds.,  3;  time,  2:25  4  .5. 

Two-mile,  A.  C.  C  ,  handicap— Sam  B.  Wheeler,  Dan- 
bury, scratch,  I;  George  Husk,  Danbury,  50  yds.,  2;  R. 
W.  Meiijies,  Danbury,  .^.O  yds.,  3;  time,  5:40  3  5. 

One-milf,  scratch— C.  S.  Thompson,  New  Haven,  1;  B. 
M.  Alexander,  Hartford,  i-;  C.  J.  Grey,  Unionvilie,  3; 
time,  2:35. 

«   »   I 

Winners  at  Baltimore. 
Baltimore,  Md.,  May  30.— [Special  telegram.] 
— The  weather  to-day  was  threatening,  with  high 
winds.  Attendance  at,  the  races  of  the  Clifton 
Wheelmen  reached  about  fifteen  hundred.  Sum- 
mary: 

One-mile,  novice -Knight,  1 ;  Ives,  2;  time,  2:44  4-5.  First 
prize,  gold  medal. 

Quarter-mile,  open— Clapp,  1;  Ostendorf,  2;  Jack,  3; 
time,  :33  4-5.    Prize,  diamond  pin,  gold  medal  and  saddle. 

One-mile,  Maryland  division  championship— Carr,  Jr., 
took  the  prize  by  default. 

Quarter-mile,  Maryland  division  championship  -Medal 
taken  by  Wilmer  by  default. 

Half-mile,  handicap— Clapp,  1;  Curtiss,  2;  Jack,  3;  time, 
1:13.  Prizes,  diamond  cuff  buttons,  toilet  set  and  um- 
brella. 

Ilalf-mile,  open— Sims,  1;  Clapp,  3;  Knight,  3;  time, 
1:15  I  5.    Prizes.water  set,  carving  set  and  cyclometer. 

One-mile,  handicap— Sims,    1;    Ives,  2;  Hatchings,  3; 


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Carr,  4;  time,  2:26  ]■.'>.  Prizes,  diamond  ring,  racing  robe, 
gold  studs  and  lamp. 

Two  mile,  handicap— Sims,  1;  Hutchings,  2;  French,  3; 
Carr,  4;  time.  5:41  1-5,  Prizes,  gold  watch,  carving  set, 
bicycle  suit  and  cyclometer. 

One-mile,  against  time — Sims,  2:21. 

The  races  wev,-  exciting  and  close.  Master  G.  W.  Ack- 
erman,  champion  .juvenile  club  swinger  of  America,  gave 
an  exhibition  of  club  swinging  while  riding  a  bicycle. 


A  ONE-MAN  SHOW. 


Gerke  Captures  All  Open  Events  at  Quincy— The 
State  Meet. 
QoiNCY,  III.,  May  30.— [Special  telegram.]— A 
number  of  races  occurred  to-day  at  Baldwin  Park, 


BUTLER  SCORES  AGAIN. 


Beats    the    World's    Record    in    the    Hoyland 
Smith  Race. 

NEwBEDFOKn,  Mass.,  May  30. — [Special  tele- 
gram.]— In  th(^  twenty-five-mile  road  race  pro- 
moted by  Hoylaiul  Smith,  held  here  to-day  the 
world's  record  was  broken  by  Nat  Bugler,  mnner 
of  the  Linscott  road  race.  The  road  was  in  su- 
perb condition. 

Westerners  Dropping  Records. 
Stockton,  Cal.,  May  20. — R.  T.  Long  of 'Frisco 
I  to-day  rode  a  standing  start  eighth  on  the  Goodale 


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Chicago  Road  Bace. — Waiting  for  the  Race  to  Start. 


followed  later  bj-  a  five-mile  road  race  around  the 
city  streets.  Sixteen  men  entered  for  the  latter. 
High  winds  prevailed,  but  800  people  attended. 
W.  H.  Gerke  won  nearly  everything.     .Samraary : 

One-mile,  novice— Weltin,  1;  C.  Hallerbers,  8,  time,  3:30 

Half-mile,  boys— Will  Henderson,  1;  Henry  Carter,  2; 
time,  1:30; 

One-mile,  open— W.;H.  Gerke,  1;  LouisBoquet,2;  A.  Wel- 
tin, 3;  time,  3:16. 

One-mile,  club  championship— Gerke,  1 ;  time,  3:58. 

Eoad  race— Gerke,  scratch,  1;  A.  Weltin,  3  mln  ,  2;  time, 
19:00 

Great  preparations  are  being  made  for  the  state 
meet  in  July.  There  will  be  a  road  race  on  the 
3rd,  track  races  and  a  hill  climbing  on  the  4th 
and  .5th. 


track  in  :16  2-5,  a  notch  under  the  record.  W.  S. 
Gover  of  San  Francisco  started  to  break  the  coa.st 
record  for  distances  six  to  ten  miles.  He  suc- 
ceeded for  the  distances,  as  well  as  for  four  and 
five  miles.  The  time  was:  Four  miles,  9:50  4-5; 
five  miles,  12:27  2-5;  six  miles,  15:00  1-5;  seven 
miles,  17:34;  eight  miles,  20:12;  nine  miles,  22:44; 
ten  miles,  25:09. 

Omaha,  Neb.,  May  27. — RusseU  Cogdon  yes- 
terday lowered  the  state  record  for  a  quarter  from 
34  to  29  seconds,  and  for  a  half-mile  from  1 :14  to 
1:04. 


Ram  at  Utica,  N.  Y. 

Utica,  N.  Y.,  May  30. — [Special  telegram.] — 
Eain  prevented  the  track  races  here  to-day,  only 
the  road  race  being  run.     HaU,  of  Yorkville,  was 


What  to  Call  Her. 
Bj'  the  way,  what  word  shall  we  use  to  desig- 
nate the  feminine  rider  of  the  shining  wheel '? 
One  used  above — bicyclene — would  seem  to  just 
about  hit  it.  The  word  "bicyclist"  is  already'  ap- 
plied to  the  male  rider,  and  if  used  for  both  is  not 
distinctive.     "Eicyclienne"   is  a  little  too  long. 


Chicago  Road  Race. — Dressing  Tents  of  the  Contestants. 


the  winner  in  1  hr.  30  sec,  Sheldon,  of  Utica, 
being  second  and  Gage,  also  of  Utica,  third.  The 
track  events  were  postiioned  until  June  18.  A 
number  of  fast  men  were  on  hand,  including 
Taxis,  C.  M.  Murphy,  Steenson  and  Kennedy. 


On  the  Road  at  Saratoga. 

Saratoga,  N.  Y.,  Jlay  30. — The  bicycle  road 
race,  over  a  distance  of  seven  miles,  this  morning, 
was  won  by  W.  J.  Totten  in  22:43.  W.  J.  Sear- 
ing was  second  in  23:00  and  F.  M.  Waterbury 
third  in  23:10. 


"Bicyclene"  is  just  right,  and  there  is  a  dainty 
dashiness  to  it,  too,  that  just  seems  to  fit  the  win- 
some lass  who  flits  by  so  speedily  and  gracefully. 
— Boston  Trarele>\ 


F.  F.  Ide,  of  the  Ide  Manufacturing  Company, 
Peoria,  was  a  spectator  of  the  Chicago  road  race. 
He  gives  a  flattering  report  of  this  season's  busi- 
ness so  far  and  says  they  have  enough  orders  on 
hand  to  keep  them  busy  for  at  least  two  months. 
Their  wheel  has  made  a  good  reputation  from  the 
Atlantic  to  the  Pacific. 


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THE  SAME  OLD  MISTAKE. 
Aceorcling  to  our  reports  from  Sou  Fraucisco 
1he  Eambler  team  received  anything  hut  a  cordial 
greeting  there.  The  hoys  made  the  same  mistake 
as  has  heen  made  h/  hundreds  before — that  of 
going  away  from  home  and  competing,  half- 
trained,  against  men  whose  abilities,  measured  at 
a  distance  of  thousands  of  miles,  has  been  miscal- 
cnlated.  They  were,  in  consequence,  unprepared 
to  treat  the  .  spectators  to  the  rebuke  they  de- 
served, by  defeating  their  favorites,  as  they  could 
have  done  somewhat  easily  if  in  proper  condition. 
They  will,  we  fear,  return  home  somewhat  disap- 
pointed. 

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WOODEN  BIMS  AND  LIGHT  WHEELS. 

A  few  more  such  tests  as  were  made  during  the 
past  week  will  convince  even  our  English  friends 
that  wood  rims  and  extremely  light  wheels  are 
successes  in  this  country.  What  would  an  Eng- 
lish rider  or  maker  think  if  he  saw  an  eleven-stone 
mau  scorching  over  the  poorly-laid  crosswalks, 
street-car  tracks  and  e.xtremely  rough  pavements 
on  a  twelve-pound  machine?  And  what,  also, 
would  be  his  opinion  if  he  saw  the  .same  machine, 
fitted  with  wooden  rims,  cover  eight  miles,  over  a 
road  as  above  described,  with  a  deflated  tire? 
Then  his  astonishment  would  be  increased  to  see 
this  identical  man  ride  this  same  feather-weight 
machine  off  a  sidewalk  twelve  inches  above  the 
level  of  the  street. 

We  do  not,  by  any  means,  advise  people  to 
flock  to  the  twelve-pound  machine  for  either  track 
or  road  use,  but  give  the  facts  to  show  what  light 
American  wheels  will  stand  over  extremely  poor 
roads.  Each  year  it  is  thought  the  weight  limit 
has  been  reached,  but  machines  continue  to  be 
made  lighter,  not  by  ounces,  but  by  pounds.  It 
is  true  there  is  a  limit  somewhere,  and  the  makers 
are  pretty  near  the  mark. 

It  has  been  pretty  thoroughly  dem- 
onstrated, even  so  early  in  the  season 
as  the  present  time,  that  wheels  weigh- 
ing from  twenty-one  to  twenty-four  pounds 
stand  up  quite  as  well  as  those  several  pounds 
hea^'ier.  A  great  many  wheels  of  such  weights 
were  ridden  last  year  on  the  road,  and  their  ap- 
parent stability  evidently  warranted  the  maker 


in  putting  out  light  roadsters  weighing  from 
twenty-one  to  twenty-four  pounds,  while  others 
have  gone  so  far  as  to  put  the  weights  down  to 
from  sixteen  to  twenty  pounds. 

English  makers  have  found  it  necessary  to  go 
back  to  machines  weighing  from  twenty-seven  to 
thirty  pounds  for  the  road,  having  been  convinced 
that  they  could  not  guarantee  a  lighter  wheel  for 
road  use. 

Wooden  rims,  too,  have  been  cut  down  until 
they  weigh  almost  nothing,  yet  somehow  we  sel- 
dom hear  of  them  giving  out.  Not  only  the  qual- 
ity and  construction  of  the  rim  itself  counts;  the 
manner  in  which  the  wheels  are  built  up  is  every- 
thing in  the  success  of  the  wood  rim.  A  wooden 
rim  with  carefully-drilled  spoke  holes,  suitable 
washers  and  carefully  adj  usted  spokes,  will  give 
little  trouble. 


CHICAGO  AND  IBVINGBON-MILBVBN. 

It  must  have  been  a  bitter  pill  for  the  pro- 
moters of  the  Irvington-Milburn  road  race  to 
swallow  when  they  learned  that  their  boasted 
'  'greatest  road  race  of  the  year' '  had  been  outdone 
by  the  Chicago,  in  the  number  of  entries,  to  the 
tune  of  nearly  three  to  one  and  that,  too,  in  spite 
of  the  fact  that  the  entry  fee  was  just  one-half  of 
that  for  the  western  event.  It  is  to  be  regretted 
that  what  once  promised  to  be  one  of  the  leading 
races  of  the  year  has  retrograded  to  such  an  extent 
as  to  be  subordinate  to  a  number  of  events  pro- 
moted by  enterprising  dealers,  and  so  far  beneath 
the  Chicago  as  to  be  beneath  comparison.  Why 
this  should  be  so  is  hard  to  understand,  for  in  the 
matter  of  prizes  the  makers  and  others  have  been 
generous.  The  thing  lacking,  to  make  the  race  a 
success,  is  "push."  The  infusion  of  a  little  Chi- 
cago energy  into  the  management,  the  arousing  of 
a  little  club  rivalry,  would  work  wonders  and 
make  of  the  now  one-horse  event  a  race  of  extraor- 
dinary importance. 


It  has  been  the  proud  boast  of  the  English 
cycling'press  that  the  American  papers,  more  par- 
ticularly those  devoted  to  cycling,  are  vastly  in- 
ferior to  their  British  contemporaries  in  the  mat- 
ter of  letter-press,  though  admitting  superiority 
in  point  of  typography  and  presswork.  The 
American  papers  may  be  a  little  crude,  but  it  is 
seldom  they  are  guilty  of  so  atrocious  a  blunder 
as  may  be  discovered  in  the  following  from  the 
Cyclist  of  May  16,  page  409:  "A  Chicago  _/irm  are 
introducing  a  new  bicycle  lock, "  etc.  The  italics 
are  ours.     Comment  is  unnecessary. 


Illinois  Road  Information. 

Chairman  A.  G.  Woodbury,  of  the  Illinois  road 

improvement  committee,  has  just  issued  a  blank 

(to  be  filled  in)  in  which  are  numerous  questions 

regarding  road  building  throughout  the  state,  as — 

How  many  miles  built  in  1893  ? 

Kind  of  hard  road  ? 

Number  of  miles  ? 

Cost  of  making,  per  mile  ? 

Cost  of  maintaining,  per  mi'e  ? 

Road  and  bridge  tax  (per  year  since  1884)  1 

What  is  the  value  of  land  per  acre  on  hard  roads  as 
compared  with  similar  land  on  dirt  roads  in  the  same  lo- 
cality y 

State  cost  of  material  for  building  roads  f.  o.  b.  cars  at 
most  available  points  for  this  county. 

Mr.  Woodbury  will  be  glad  to  send  blanks  to 
any  one  who  will  send  for  them. 


Ten  Miles  in  26:12. 
Richmond,  Mich.,  May  26. — In  a  ten-mile  road 
race,  over  a  level,  fast  road,  with  but  one  tnm, 
Thomas  W.  Cooper  won  the  time  prize  in  world's 
record  time,  26:12,  and  finished  in  fifth  position. 
The  first  place  was  won  by  B.  H.  Wark,  liom  the 
5-minute  mak,  while  C.  Barthol  won  second  time. 
George  Grant  was  second,  W.  Grant  third,  and 
Paul  Richter  fourth. 


LETTER-CARRIERS  ON  WHEELS. 


Chicago's  Postmaster  Will  Soon  Have  a  Num- 
ber of  Men  Mounted. 

No  one  nowadays  makes  any  pretentions  to 
limit  the  possibilities  of  the  bicycle,  or  attempts 
to  place  a  limit  on  its  field  of  usefulness.  In  the 
earlier  days  of  cycling  the  mission  of  th%i  wheel 
was  supposed  to  be  largely  in  the  way  of  pleasure, 
but  in  the  present  era  of  its  popularity  it  has  found 
its  way  into  and  become  a  component  part  of  all 
kinds  of  business  life.  To  confirm  this  statement 
we  have  only  to  state  that  the  United  States  gov- 
ernment will,  on  the  first  of  July,  make  a  special 
ruling  covering  the  use  of  the  bicycle  by  mail- 
carriers  throughout  this  country. 

Postmaster  Hessing  of  Chicago,  while  in  Wash- 
ington a  few  days  ago,  talked  over  the  subject  of 
Chicago  mail-carriers  using  the  wheel  in  the 
course  of  their  duties  with  the  postoffiee  authori- 
ties and  they  seemed  very  much  in  favor  of  the 
idea.  ^^Je/ee-  man  knowing  the  genial  P.  M. 
always  had  a  pleasant  word  for  a  reporter,  called 
at  the  postoffiee  and  without  any  formality  was 
soon  in  the  possession  of  the  facts  covering  the 
case.  Mr.  Hessing  stated  that  a  few  mail-carriers 
for  some  time  past  had  been  using  wheels  to  good 
advantage,  and  it  had  occurred  to  him  that  the 
service  might  be  materially  improved  by  their 
more  general  use.  "As  an  illustration,"  he  said, 
"take  Humboldt  park.  The  street  car  service  at 
this  point  is  very  poor  and  uncertain;  sometimes 
a  carrier  has  to  wait  twenty  to  thirty  minutes  be- 
fore he  can  be  transported  to  the  point  where  he 
begins  to  deliver  his  mail.  On  a  bicycle  their 
delay  would  be  obviated.  This  state  of  affairs 
exists  in  all  the  more  remote  parts  of  the  city, 
and  it  is  in  these  sections  that  the  bicycle  service 
would  be  the  most  advantageous." 

The  Chicago  postoffiee  has  an  annual  appropria- 
tion of  §20,000  for  transportation.  Heretofore  the 
lion's  share  of  this  bunch  of  money  has  found  its 
way  into  the  iron  chests  of  the  Yerkes  monopoly, 
but  from  now  on  it  may  be  different.  The  mail- 
carriers  who  can  use  a  bicycle  to  the  best  advant- 
age receive  from  Uncle  Sam  six  tickets  per  day, 
or  thirty  cents  in  money.  If  they  want  a  wheel 
they  can,  by  using  this  daily  allowance,  in  the 
course  of  a  year,  almost,  if  not  entirely,  pay  for  a 
iirst  class  bicycle.  When  the  wheel  is  paid  for  it 
is  of  course  the  property  of  the  carrier,  notwith- 
standing it  has  been  paid  for  by  Uncle  Sam's 
money. 

There  is  no  reason  to  think  that  the  government 
will  go  into  the  bicycle  business  any  more  than  it 
would  go  into  the  street  car  service,  but  it  can 
take  the  position  of  giving  the  public  the  quickest 
possible  service,  and  if  this  can  be  done  more 
speedily  on  a  bicycle  than  any  other  way  it  is  fair 
to  think  the  time  is  not  far  distant,  when  a  more 
substantial  recognition  will  be  made  in  favor  of 
the  silent  steed. 


Consistency,  Where  Art  Thou  ? 

There  are  many  inconsistencies  in  human 
nature.  The  man  who  swears  that  bicycles  should 
be  wiped  Irom  the  face  of  the  earth,  because  a 
rider  has  the  temerity  to  dash  silently  by  him  on 
the  street,  almost  breaks  his  submissive  neck  to 
get  out  of  the  track  of  some  big  brute  on  a  beer 
wagon  who  is  driving  his  horses  at  a  murderous 
pace. — Exchange. 

)  ♦  t • 

For  Sweet  Charity. 
The  Milwaukee  Wheelmen  recently  repeated 
their  minstrel  performance  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Milwaukee  firemen's  fund,  netting  that  worthy 
object  |600.  The  money  is  to  be  used  for  the 
benefit  of  the  families  of  the  firemen  who  lost 
their  lives  in  the  Davidson  Theatre  fire. 


FRED    RAU    THE    WINNER. 


COVERS  THE  COURSE  IN  57:i5-A  MEMBER 
OF  THE  M.  &  W.  CLUB. 


Peck,  of  the  Chicagos,  and  Bainbridge,  of  the 

Columbias,  Tied  for  First  Time— Scratch 

Men   Not  in  It  — Race  a  Huge 

Success. 


Fred  Itaxi,  M, 


THE  WINNER. 
&■  W.  Cluh,  lime, 

TIME  WINNERS. 


54:36. 


C.   M.   Peck,   Cllica ffo   C.   C, 

ir.  Bainhridge,  CoHimbia   W., 

A.,  Gardner,  Calumet  W.,  55:07. 

A.  i.  Ijeonhardt,  Calumet  W.,  55:10. 


The  greatest  road  race  on  earth,  at  least  in  point 
of  number  of  entries,  the  Chicago,  successor  to  the 
Pullman,  "vvas  one  of  surprises.  The  winner 
turned  up  in  Fred  Eau,  of  the  M.  &  W.  Club, 
who  started  on  the  7:30  mark  and  covered  the 
course  in  57:15,  while  no  less  than  two  of  bis  club- 
mates  were  among  the  first  four  to  finish.  The 
limit  man,  or,  rather,  boy,  was  sent  away  at  sharp 
10  o'clock  and  for  the  next  twelve  minutes  it  was 
a  hustle  to  get  the  men  off.  But  they  were  all 
sent  away  and  without  an  accident,  thoiigh  some 
came  to  grief  later  on.  A  minute  after  11  o'clock 
a  mounted  oflSoer  dashed  down  tbe  drive  to  clear 
the  crowd  and  give  notice  of  the  first  man's  ap- 
proach, and  a  second  later  No.  365  crossed  the 
tape.  He  won  the  race  by  a  dozen  open  lengths, 
but  only  got  away  from  a  bunch  of  a  half-dozen  in 
the  last  quarter-mile.  Then  they  came  thick  and 
fast  and  the  judges  were  kept  busy  indeed. 

Barrett  was  the  first  of  the  scratch  men  to  ap- 
pear, but  it  was  known  that  some  of  those  about 
the  2:00,  2:30  or  3:00  ma'ks  had  won  time,  for 
neither  Nessel  (1:00)  nor  the  scratch  men  had 
made  up  any  of  their  penalties. 

It  will  be  easily  understood,  even  by  the  inex- 
perienced, that  the  task  of  timing  so  great  a  num- 
ber of  men  is  a  diificult  one  and  to  be  entrusted 
only  to  men  of  recognized  ability.  The  timers 
did  their  work  to  perfection,  as  is  shown  by  the 
fact  that,  though  the  winners  of  the  time  prizes 
finished  a  long  way  apart  and  in  the  middle  of 
large  groups  of  other  men,  Messrs.  Hosford  and 
Morgan  differed  only  one  second  as  to  their  times. 
This  was  due  to  the  fact  that  Bainbridge  crossed 
the  tape  almost  neck  and  neck  with  another  man, 
and  to  distinguish  them  one  of  the  timers  recorded 
the  time  between  them  as  one  second,  while  th^ 


other  gave  them  both  the  same  time.  It  is  not 
yet  known  what  arrangement  will  be  made  for 
tlie  di.sposition  of  prizes  between  the  dead-heateis, 
but  it  is  probable  that  Ihey  will  add  them  to- 
gether and  divide  equally. 

The  scratch  men's  times,  as  taken  by  M.  A. 
Hosford,  were  as  follows:  Barrett,  57:13;  Lums- 
den,  60;.33;  Winship  60:52. 

THE   FAST   BRIGADE. 

The  following  table  shows  the  first  half-dozen 
men  in  point  of  time : 

Hdcp. 

C,  H.Peck,  r.  C.C 3:00 

W.  Bainbridge,  Cal.  W 2:00 

A.  Gardner,  Cal.   W 4:00 

A.  s.  Lnonhardt,  Cal.W S;00 

C.  V.  Dapey,  C.  C.  C S:0O 

C.  Tronvig- 7:  js 


Time. 
54:37 
54:37 
65:i7 
55:10 
55:15 
56:28 


OFFICERS   OF  THE   DAY. 


Eeferee — Thomas  F.  Sheridan. 

.Tudges— C.  E.  Eandall,  F.  J.  Fanning,  J.  A. 
Erickson,  G.  G.  Greenburg,  H.  M.  Gardiner. 

Assistants— H.  T.  Andrae,  A.  W.  Eotli.  M.  A. 
Lane,  S.  A.  Scheltes,  F.  W.  Gerould,  L.  D.  Hun- 
ger. ' 

Timers— F.  W.  Morgan,  E.  C.  Williams,  m;  A. 
Hosford,  J.  O.  Blake. 

Assistants— F.  T.  Fowler,  W.  A.  Davis,  W.  F. 
Eeed,  A.  F.  Harner. 

Starter— N.  H.  Van  Sicklen. 

Marshal — H.  L.  Pound. 

ORDER   OF   FINISH. 

The  order  of  finish  of  the  first  hundred  men 
was  as  follows: 


Fred  Eau,  M.  &  W.  C.  C IM 

3".  J.  Bezenek,  P.  C.  C ^ 7:00 

H.  Van  Herik,  M.  &  W.  C  <" 7:00 

J.  Skelton,  M.  &.  W.  C.  C 7:30 

A.  V.  Jackson,  L.  C.  C 9:00 

F.  Ward,  Pull.  C.  C 8:00 

A.  W.  Cleaver,  C.  C.  C 7:00 

J.  B.Lund,  C.W 6:30 

A.  M.  Kubec,  PI.  C.  C 7::M 

E.  J.  Yorke,  S.  S.  C.  C 2:00 

T.  Kirchner,  Wauwatosa 6:00 

G.  W.  Robinson,  Eng.  C.  C    8:00 

J.  R.  Felix,  PI.  C.  C 1:00 

A.  E.  Proulx,  Omaha   6:00 

D.  G.  Fisher,  C.  C.  C 7:00 

O.  Adams,  S.  S.  C.  C 6:00 

P.  Wilson,  S.  S.  C.  C 5:30 

A.  Gardner,  C.  W 4:00 

W.  T.  Niemann,  A.  C.  C 8:00 

W.  De  Cardy,  M.  C.  C 7:00 

H.  E.  Horn,  C.  W 6:20 

E.  A.  Koehler,  S.  S.  C.  0 7:30 

P.  Oftedahl,  C.W 0:20 

E.  S.  Church,  I.  C.  C 6:00 

L.  T.  FlausbuFK,  Kal.  C.  i    6:30 

F.  J.  Kugler,  C.  W 7:00 

H.  Vogt,  M.  &  W.  C.  C.  ■   ■  ■ 6:00 


5T:15 
VMM 
56:50 
57:21 
58:67 
58:10 
57:18 
66:56 
57:57 
62:28 
56:29 
58:36 
57:44 
66:d9 
57:66 
56:58 
66::!2 
55:07 
59:09 
58:13 
57:41 
58:62 
57:44 
57:29 
58:00 
58:32 
67:37 


RAMBLERS  IN  THE  WEST. 


THEY    HAVE    A    MAGNETIC    ATTRACTION    FOR 
PRIZES    AND    RECORDS. 


NSW    PACIFIC    COAST    RECORDS. 


On  May  33,  at  Stockton,  Cal.,  Rambler  riders 
smashed  the  Coast  Record  slate  to  "smither- 
eens." Good  men  up — "easy  running,"  "fast" 
wheels  alter  the  record  table  as  follows: 

STANDING  START. 

1-4  mile,  Otto  Zeigler,  Jr :301-2 

12    "      C.S.Wells 1:05  4% 

1  "      Otto  ZcigitT,  Jr., 2:1315 

2  "      W.  A.  Terrill 4:43  12 

3  "                i!o 7:13  15 

4  •'               do 9:'235 

5  "               do 12:S9  3-5 

FLYING  START. 

1-4  mile,  W.  F,  Foster -Ml') 

1-2    "              do           tm 

3-4     "                do            1:38 

1       "              do           2:13  l-.i 


NOT  ONE  FAST  MAN,   BUT    FOUR.      BUT— ALL    ON    FAST    RAMBLERS. 


IT'S  EASY  TO  DO  IT  ON  RECORD  BREAKING  WHEELS. 


You  ought  to  know  Ramblers.     If  not.  ask  any  Rambler  x^gent. 

Catalogue  free. 


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CHICAGO  RETAIL  STORE,  85  Madison  Street. 

CALIFORNIA:    T.  H.  B.  Varney,  1325  Market  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


^^^iice 


28    C.  H.  Peek,  C.  C.  W.... 


P.  Grpgg,   A.  C.  C 

A.  Smith,  I.e.  C 

H  Bentley,  L.  C.  C 

Graham,  I.  C.  O 

W.  Crocker,  Milwaukee 

F.  Stillwell,  I.  C.  C 

J.  Bolstad,  V.  C.  C, 

Tronvig,  V.  C.  C 

Hanson,  V.  C.  C 

E.  Engstrom,  Mars  C.  C 

J.  Volkman,  L.  CO 

P.  Hand,  Aurora 

A.  Rogers,  I.  C.  C 

H.  Schrader,  S.  S.  C.  C 

H.  Sample,  Cal.  C.  C; 

D.  Erskine,  L.  C.  C 

Lindquist,  L.  V.  C.  I' 

.J.  Quigley,  I.  0.  C 

A.  Hudson,  S.  S.  0.  C 

C.  Adams,  Vin.   C.  C 

.  Bainbridge,   C.   W 

W.  Schieferstein,  L.  V.  C.  C. 
S.  Hardy.  M.  C.  C 


30 

F. 

31 

G. 

32 

M. 

3;i 

A. 

34 

H. 

35 

J. 

36 

M. 

37 

C 

38 

H. 

39 

C. 

40 

F. 

41 

A. 

42 

F. 

41 

J. 

44 

C 

45 

J. 

46 

E. 

47 

W. 

48 

E. 

49 

E. 

51 

w. 

51 

J. 

52 

c. 

6:43 
6:10 


54:40 

5  :33 
57:59 
.'58:27 
69:08 
50:09 
55:41 
68:42 
55:28 
57:44 
57:15 
5S:18 
5.:21 
58:42 
59:23 
57:55 
58:28 
58:54 
59:07 
58:33 
59:44 
54:45 
50:10 
57:32 


W.  J.  Anderson,  1.  C.  C 3:30  56:56 

C.R.Curtis,  M.  C  C 3::W  f6:59 

A.  D.  Herriman.  i    C.  C 4:00  57:30 

W.  C  Bode,  I.  C.  C 6:03  19:31 

H.  Vailancourt,  May.  C  C 3::30  57:03 

W.  C.  Jacob,  Cal.  C.  C 6:00  59:34 

B.  C.  "Van  Nest,  S.  S.  (J.  0      5:00  5S::i5 

A.  F.  McCarthy,  L.  V  C.  C 6:10  69:46 

F.  F  Wing,  May.  G.  C 6:.30  60:07 

J.  M.  Arens,  L.  V.  C.  C 5:f  0  5.'-  ::)8 

W.  a.  Struggles,  S.  S.  C.  O C:W  60:03 

H.  Swenson,  A.  C.  C 7:(0  60:40 

J.  E  HurtubiSB,  t".  W 6:15  60:29 

C.  O.  Pierce.  Butte,  Mt .'■:30  59:l.i 

M.  E.  Griswold,  Washington  Heiglits . . .  7:00  60:63 

H.  Jaques,  A.  C.  C 10:00  63:55 

J.  E.  Parker,  M.  &  W.  C  C 4:00  57:56 

F.  W.  Leuthesser,  Cal.  C.  C 6:4-)  00:50 

O.  F.  Erickson,  S.  S.  C.  C 3:30  57:!0 

J.  D.  Adams,  C  O  C 4:15  58:22 

A.  Helmich.  Jr  ,  L.  V.  C.  C 3:30  57:38 

F.  Nessel,  C.  W 2:no  r0:09 

J.  P  Cudahy,  Qmaha  4::;o  .58:40 


FEED    BAU. 
Chicago  Soad  Race  Winner,  1894. — Sketched  from  life  by  H.  Thiede. 

THE    CROWD    IMBIENSE. 


:3 

F.  W.Uhl,  I.e.  C 

6:45 

59:23 

64 

J.  T.  Swarthout.  L.  C.  C 

6:30 

59:19 

F5 

C.  V.  Bachelle,  W.  o£  C.  C.  C 

6:10 

59:00 

66  H.  L.  Dodson,   C.  C.  C 

'<:00 

50:51 

57 

J.C.Smith.  L.  V.C.C 

6:00' 

58:55 

58 

F.  Jaeobson,  S.  S.  (.'.  C 

8:30 

61:26 

69 

M.  L.  Smith,  L.  V.  C.  C 

5:00 

57:57 

60 

J.  I.  Brandenburg,  C.  C.  C 

;f:30 

56:28 

61 

C.  Gruis,  L.  V.  C.  C 

6:20 

59:19 

62 

F.  Wilson,  S.  S.  C.  L 

5:00 

58:00 

63 

P.P.Lobig,  L.  V.C.C 

7:00 

60:02 

64 

W.  Christiansen,  C.  W 

6:20 

69:2.S 

65 

I.D.Wilson,  I.C.C 

7:30 

60:34 

66 

C.  R.  Gardine.  L.V.  C.  C 

3:30 

56:36 

67 

A.  P.  Flathe,  S.  S.  3.  C  

:0:00 

63:07 

68 

A.  L.  Leonhardt,  Cal.  C,  C 

2:00 

65:10 

69 

H.A.Hoyt,  M.  C.  C 

6:00 

59:41 

70 

C.  Swanson,  Elgin 

3:30 

56:42 

71 

F.  W.Osman,  S.  S.  C.  C 

2:30 

55:44 

72 

C.V.Dasey,  C.  C.  C 

2:00 

55:15 

73 

J.  B.  Woollas,  M.  C.  C 

3:00 

66:16 

74 

W.A.Thompson,   C    C.  C 

3::;0 

66:47 

75 

H.  S.  Roby,  Milwaukee 

6:.30 

.59:49 

76 

V.  M.  oilier,  L.  V.  C.  C 

5:00 

58:20 

77 

P.Strom,  C.W 

..,..  8:00 

61:25 

Fully  a   Quarter  of   a  Million  of   People    Saw 
the  Race. 

As  early  as  8:30  o'clock  hundreds  of  cyclists 
and  people  in  various  vehicles  were  pouring  into 
Lincoln  Park  and  gaining  the  most  advantageous 
positions.  The  walks,  drives,  grass  plats  and  the 
Grant  monument  were  being  thoroughly  covered 
with  humanity  of  all  ages,  sizes  and  colors. 
Fashionable  vehicles  and  tally-hos  were  lined  up 
along  the  side  drives  and  every  available  inch  of 
space  on  either  side  of  the  drive  was  taken  up  in 
short  time.  At  9:30,  when  the  men  were  prepar- 
ing to  line  up,  there  must  have  been  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  a  hundred  thousand  people  within 
sight  of  the  starting  point,  and  it  is  not  putting 
truth  to  one  side  when  vye  say  at  least  a  half- 
million  eyes  saw  the  race  at  different  points  along 
the  line.     It  reminded  one  of  Chicago  day  at  the 


world's  fair.  Either  side  of  the  drive  to  the  end 
of  the  park,  and  all  the  thoroughfares  through 
Edgewater  and  Evanston  were  lined  with  people 
— a  mass  ten  feet  deep  in  most  places  and  a  hun- 
dred deep  in  others.  The  force  of  city  and  park 
police  and  the  marshals  and  cyclists  were  almost 
unable  to  keep  the  crowd  back,  but  succeeded 
pretty  well,  though  one  or  two  riders  were  thrown 
by  running  into  people.  The  crowd  persisted  in 
cutting  the  ropes,  and  it  was  with  great  difficulty 
that  a  passage-way  was  at  all  made.  It  was  push 
and  haul  from  the  time  of  the  start  until  tlie  last 
man  had  crossed  the  tape. 
* 

MORNING  ARRANGEMENTS. 


Tents  Pitched,  Ropes  Stretched  and  Officers 
Out  Early. 
The  race  committee  was  early  on  the  ground 
and  long  before  the  crowd  arrived  had  stretched 
ropes  on  either  side  of  the  drive,  located  two  big 
trucks  for  the  officials  and  press  men  and  had 
pitched  the  small  tents  for  the  clubs  and  a  mas- 
sive one  for  those  whose  clubs  did  not  have  tents. 


What  tliey  can  do  now. 

A  large  number  of  city  and  park  policemen  was 

on  hand  and  kept  all  vehicles  off  the  drive.     As 

early  as  9  o'clock     cots,    Iraincrj,    etc.,    began 

arriving,  and  then  the  riders.     So  fir  as  the  race 

committee  was  concerned  it  did   its  work  well, 

but  the  police  force  was  entirely  inadequate  and 

of  little  use  in  keeping  a  crowd  back  as  compared. 

with  the  cyclists  themselves.     But  the  mounted 

police  made  up  for  what  the  others  lacked — the 

crowd  would  get  out  of  the  way  of  a  galloping 

horse. 

* 
*      * 

WEATHER  AND  COURSE. 


A  Strong  Northeast  Wind  Prevailed— Course 
Good  in  Most  Places. 
The  new  weather  man.  Professor  Moore,  had 
everybody  thoroughly  frightened  Tuesday,  for  he 
brought  out  a  cloudy  day  and  a  little  rain.  Be- 
.sides  this  he  switched  the  "\riud  around  to  the 
northeast  and  had  it  blowing  nearly  a  gale.  But 
a  beautiful  sunset  meant  a  clear  morrow  and  once 
again  Decoration  day  dawned  bright  and  sunny, 
but  cold  and  wiudj^.  The  Evanston  authorities 
had  promised  to  have  the  sand  road  around  Cal- 
vary rolled  early  in  the  morning,  but  did  not  keep 


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their  word,  so  this  portion  of  the  couree  was  as 
bad  as  ever  and  in  fis^es^very  difiicnlt  to  navi- 
gate. The  turn  from  the  Lake  Shore  drive  to  Bel- 
mont avenue  and  that  trom  Belmont  avenue  to 
Evanston  avenue  were  the  causes  of  many  nasty 
falls,  the  latter  one  being  the  woret  turn  on  the 
course.  It  must  be  admitted  the  course  is  a  little 
faster  than  the  Pullman,  for,  though  a  mile  longer, 
it  was  ridden  ^vithiu  a  few  seconds  of  the  time  made 
over  the  old  coui-se  last  vear.    There  ai-e  many,  how- 


proud  of  having  won  so  great  a  race.  He  rode  a 
Fowler  wheel,  fitted  with  Morgan  &  Wright  tires. 
Almost  everyone  knows  C.  H.  ("Polite")  Peck, 
who  is  tied  with  William  Bainbridge  of  the  Co- 
Inmbia  "Wheelmen  for  first  time.  Peck  never 
thinks  he  is  riding  in  good  shape,  but  manages  to 
crawl  through  to  a  good  position.  Besides  a  large 
number  of  prizes  captured  on  the  track  last  .sea- 
son he  won  the  Poorman  road  race.  He  is  a  Chi- 
cago C  C.  nwn  and  has  a  neat  little  cycle  depot 


ever,   who  state  they  would  rather  ride  the  Pull- 
man course. 

The  start  and  finish  of  the  Chicago  race  could 
not  be  excelled,  however.  That  long  stretch  of 
driveway  made  a  magnificent  finishing  point — ^but 
for  the  crowd. 

-X- 

*       * 

ABOUT  THE  WINNERS. 


Chicago  E<iail  Esce. — A71  Idea  of  the  Crowd  at  the  Start. 

on  Cottage  Grove  avenue.  After  the  road  race 
Peck  turned  in  and  won  all  the  class  A  events  at 
the  south  side  track  in  the  afternoon.  He  has 
been  riding  a  good  many  years,  though  but 
twenty-one  years  of  age.  His  mount  was  a  Ra- 
leigh with  Palmer  tires. 

William  Bainbridge  has  always  been  a  good 
rider  and  he  was  picked  by  a  good  many  to  win 
time — and  the  race,  if  he  received  a  large  start, 
His  friends  were  not  far  out  of  the  way.  Last 
year  he  broke  the  world's  ten-mile  road  record, 
covering  the  we.st  side  course  in  27 :54.  His  mount 
in  this  race  was  a  Thistle,  made  by  the  Fulton 
Machine  Works,  fitted  with  M.  &  W.  tires 

A.  Gardner,  another  Columbia  man,  also  rode  a 
'21-pound  Thistle,  with  M.  &  W.  tires.  Gardner 
had  two  falls  and  his  saddle  became  loosened. 
He  had  to  borrow  a  WTench  to  fix  this,  otherwise, 
his  friends  are  sure,  he  would  have  won  not  only 
the  first  time  prize  but  the  race.     As  it  was  his 


Something    of   the   Men  Who    Covered    Them- 
selves With  Glory. 
Fred  Ran,  the  winner  of  the  race,   is  not  yet 
seventeen  years  old  and  has  been  riding   but  two 
yeais.     He  lives  at   378  Augusta  street  and  is  in 


Around  the  first  turn. 

the  employ  of  Morgan  &  Wright,  the  tire  makers. 
This  is  not  only  his  first  race  but  the  first  time  he 
ever  entered  a  race.  He  said  he  kept  along  with 
several  7:00  and  7:30  men  pretty  much  all  the 
way,  overtaking  Yorke,  the  limit  man,  at  Calvary 
Cemetery  on  Clark  street.  His  companions  be- 
gan sprinting  as  soon  as  they  reached  Belmont 
avenue  on  the  return  trip,  but  he  merely  hung  on 
and  did  not  try  to  forge  ahead  until  a  short  dis- 
tance from  the  tape.  Then  he  turned  himself 
loose  and  won  easily.  He  is  a  husky-looking 
young  Genjian  and  modest,   though,   naturally, 


one,  the  cour.sc  being  covered  in  .5.'5:1().  Leon- 
hardt  holds  the  five-mile  American  road  record, 
made  over  the  Lake  View  course  a  year  ago.  He 
rode  a  17-pound  Jordan  \vith  Palmer  tires.  1 


OVER  300  MEN  STARTED. 


Everybody  Gets  off  Well  and  Without  a  Single 
Mishap. 
Probably  no  one  ever  saw  a  more  easily-handled 
lot  ot  men  than  this  throng.  They  obeyed  every 
request  or  order  of  the  starter  or  his  assistants, 
and  were  prompt  in  grouping  at  their  re.spective 
places,  signs  for  the  diflferent  starts  having  been 
erected  along  the  drive.  In  some  bunches  there 
were  over  forty  men,  and  two  rows  were  required. 
Every  rider  seemed  cool,  but  a  trifie  an.xious  to 
get  away,  and  in  the  6:00  and  7:00  bunches  a 
few  got  away  a  few  seconds  too  early  or  a  little 
too  late.  But  this  made  little  difference,  for  a 
second  later  they  were  pounding  away  for  all  they 
were  worth.  The  back-mark  men  were  the  ones 
to  get  away  rapidly,  particularly  those  back  of  the 
3:30  mark.  Knisely,  on  the  minute  mark  with 
Fred  Nessel,  went  oft'  like  a  shot  and  took  Xessel 
to  the  end  of  the  park  at  a  splendid  pace.  Then 
he  returned,  his  intention  being  to  go  no  farther. 
Barrett  led  oft"  with  the  scratch  men,  Lumsden 
and  Winship  following,  and  all  at  a  good  pace. 
When  the  scratch  men  had  gone  the  crowd  at- 
tempted to  block  the  drive,  and  it  was  by  hercu- 
lean efforts  that  it  was  kept  clear  for  nearlj'  an 
hour.  Once  the  crowd  attained  possession  of  the 
drive  there  would  have  been  no  finish,  for  it  would 
have  been  impossible  to  move  the  mob.  But  the 
crowd  was  kept  back. 

»      * 

HAPS    AND    MISHAPS. 


Broken  Wheels,  Punctured  Tires  and  Disabled 
Men  by  the  Score. 

Knot  of  Pullman  broke  his  chain. 

Solum  fell  at  the  first  tnm  and  broke  his  left 
crank. 

Thompson  fell  on  the  bad  road  and  broke  his 
wheel. 

Fortunately  for  Holmes,  who  was  riding  a 
Czar,  the  lire  of  which  punctured  early  in  the 
race,    Mr.   Ide,  of  the  Ide   Manufacturing   Com- 


Some  Faces  Seen  in  the  Crowd. 


time  was  55:07  and  his  position  at  the  finish  No 
18.  The  Thistle  scored  again,  with  Skelton,  the 
fourth  man,  up. 

A.  L.  Leonhardt  was  booked  to  mn  fii-st.  He 
is  a  strong  rider  and  ciinnot  be  shaken  once  he 
"tacks  on."  Though  he  did  not  get  among  the 
tiirte  prize  ■winners  his  performance  was  a  good 


pany,  happened  to  b3  near  and   loaned   him   his 
wheel. 

Barrett  and  Lumsden  sprinted  away  from  Win- 
ship  j  ust  as  the  scratch  men  got  on  the  Sheridan 
road.  On  the  cemetery  road  Lumsden  fell  behind 
through  some  man  falling  in  front  of  him.  From 
this  on  Barrett  went  alone.     Winship  lost  Lums^ 


Put  your  name  on  the    list   for  a 
handsome 


BEN-HUR 

SOUVENIR. 

Somefk'n'^  New  and  Beautiful. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 

CENTRAL  CYCLE 
MFG.    CO., 

20   GARDEN    STREET, 

INDIANAPOLIS,  IND. 

Ben-Hur  Bicycles  are  worth  $ioo. 


POPULAR  ST.  NICHOLAS  BICYCLES. 

Here  is  a  new  one 

just  out,  the  1894 

"VASSAR," 

the  finest  Ladies'  Wheel 
ever  built. 


ENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


den  by  some  four  blocks,  but  made  up  all  but  one 
before  the  finish. 

Barrett  rode  a  Hunger  and  Winship  and  Lums- 
den  Columbia  racers. 

Dasey  fell  crossing  the  railroad  on  the  return 
trip,  but  was  not  hurt. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gormully  were  among  the  early 
aiTivals  at  the  scene  of  action. 

Prince  Wells,  of  Louisville,  attended  the  race. 
He  says  the  Prince  "Wells  road  race  this  year  will 


that  they  could  pick  the  winner.  AVe  failed  to 
hear  a  single  man  name  any  one  of  the  first  half 
dozen,  however. 

Little  Gus  Steele  had  a  bad  tumble  a  block  be- 
fore the  finish,  some  one  having  run  into  him.  He 
was  severely  cut  and  was  carried  to  the  Chicago's 
tent,  where  his  wounds  were  dressed. 

W.  S.  Bull,  of  Butfalo,  was  among  the  specta- 
tors. Attracted  by  Fred  Patee's  whiskers  he 
made  his  way  up  to  and  on  to  the  platform  pro- 


if         1 


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among  the  men  they  have  a  good  "boss." 

The  men  located  at  the  turn  for  the  purpose  of 
checking  the  competitors  at  that  point  spoke  in 
the  highest  terms,  after  the  race,  of  the  treatment 
accorded  them  by  the  people  of  Evanston.  Every 
effort  was  made,  they  say,  to  keep  the  roads  in  as 
good  condition  as  possible,  while  an  abundance  of 
officers  were  provided  to  take  care  of  the  crowd, 
which  was  as  large  and  enthusiastic  as  at  the 
.start. 

*     * 

THE    PRIZE    LIST. 


Chiaicjo  Road  Race. — Turning  on  io  Kennmore  afeuue  from  North  Fifiy-ninth  street. 

vided  for  the  judges  despite  the  opposition  of  all 
the  policemen  in  the  park. 

H.  L.  Dodson  made  a  good  performance  on  an 
American  Hill-Climber  (the  two-speed,  com- 
monly called),  covering  the  course  in  56:51  and 
passing  close  to  300  men.  He  was  No.  54  and 
finished  in  filty-sixth  position. 

When  F.  W.    Morgan,    of   Morgan  &  Wright, 


be  larger  than  ever  before,  the  entries  and  prize 
lists  exceeding  all  previous  years. 

Knisely  paced  Nessel  through  the  park  and  re- 
turned in  just  fourteen  minutes. 

J.  W.  Johnson,  O.  Zimmerman,  Hlava  and 
others  returned  witn  punctured  tires. 

Cleaver  had  a  fall  while  turning  into  Belmont 
avenue,  but  was  delayed  only  a  little. 

AValden  fell  in  turning  into  Evanston  avenue 
and  wants  no  more  north  side  comers  in  his. 

Reiner  of  the  Lincoln  club  fell  while  going 
through  Edgewater,  and  was  quite  badly  hurt. 

Some  one  fell  in  front  of  Mundy  on  Clark  street 
and  disabled  his  machine  when  he  struck  him. 

The  New  York  Tire  Company  had  a  tent  on  the 
grounds  fitted  with   refreshments — of  both  kinds. 

Warnken  of  Milwaukee  ran  into  a  policeman 
early  in  the  race  and  returned  with  a  broken 
wheel. 

The  New  York  Tire  Company  had  thirty  tires  in 
the  race,  and  all  but  two  or  three  came  through 
without  a  mishap. 

At  the  finish  both  Davis  and  Emerson  hit  cam- 
eras which  were  near  the  tape,  the  latter  suffering 
a  badly  bruised  leg. 

Tommy  Andrews,  sporting  editor  of  the  Evening 
Wisconsin^  Milwaukee,  was  in  Chicago  Wednes- 
day, reporting  the  race. 

Peck  says  he  loaltd  for  two  miles  and  then  left 
the  other  three-minute  men  standing  still,  going 
it  alone  the  rest  of  the  way. 

It  may  be  taken  for  granted  that  the  scratch 
men  would  have  been  willing  to  have  shaken  the 
green  sashes  on  the  way  back. 

John  West  is  a  happy  man,  for  he  is  the  trainer 
of  the  M.  &  W.  team.  The  winner  of  the  race  has 
been  in  his  hands  about  six  weeks. 

Levy  was  badly  cut  and  bruised  through  a  fall 
on  Clark  street  near  Calvary  cemetery.  Another 
rider  had  fallen  and  Levy  ran  over  him. 

The  first  five  men  to  cross  the  tape  rode  Mor- 
gau  &  Wright  tires;  also  Bainbridge,  one  of  the 
first  time  winners — a  truly  remarkable  record. 

Lots  of  people  were  willing  to  wager,  on  paper. 


Besides  Three  Time   Prizes,  Forty-Eight   Other 
Articles. 
The  following  is  the  prize  list,  exclusive  of  the 
three  time  prizes,  which  will  aggregate  |400 : 

BICYCLES. 
Pope  Mfg.  Co.,  Columbia  racer,  $1G0. 
Hill  Cycle  Co  ,  Fowler,  $135. 
Gormully  &  JefEery  Mfg.  Co.,  Rambler,  $125. 
A.  Featherstone  &  Co.,  Eo.-vd  King,  $100. 
MasoD  &  Mason,  Soudan,  $100. 
Western  Wheel  Works,  Crescent,  $75. 
Monarch  Cycle  Co.,  Monarch,  $150. 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  Spalding,  $185. 
Derby  Cycle  Co.,  Derby,  $125. 
George  E.  Lloyd  &  Co.,  Waverly,  $85. 
Munger  Cycle  Co.,  Munger  racer,  $165. 
Sterling  Cycle  Co.,  Sterling,  $135. 
Woodrough  &  Hanohett  Co.,  Eagle,  $100. 
Thorsen  &  Cassady  Co.,  bicycle,  $125. 
Ralph  Temple  Cycle  Works,  Balladay-Temple  Scorcher, 
$150. 

MI.5CELLANE0US. 
Overman  Wheel  Co.,  check  for  merchandise,  $100. 
Morgan  &  Wright,  check  for  merchandise,  $50. 
Charles  F.  Stokes  Mfg.  Co.,  gold  watoh,  $50. 
"Evening  Journal,^'  silver  cup,  $43. 
Charles  T.  Wilt,  trunk,  $20. 
H.  W.  Davenport,  dental  work,  $20. 
Haskell  Bros.,  band  bag,  $10. 
L.  Jordan,  revolver,  $15. 
James  Wilde  Jr.  &  Co.,  sweater,  $5. 
J.  C.  Maurer,  razor,  $5. 
Gtaham  Cycle  Co.,  sweater,  $4. 
Gorman-Morrow  Mfg.  Co.,  shopsand  sweater,  S~.-f*. 


Chicago  Road  Race. — Around  Calvary  Cemvtery. 


went  iuto  the  dressing  tent  provided  for  his  men 
he  was  greeted  with  lusty  cheers.  A  night  or 
two  before  the  race  he  delivered  the  men  a  lecture 
which  many  of  them  declare  did  them  lots  of 
good.  "When  you  feel  a  lump  in  your  throats, . 
boys,"  said  he,  "swallow  it  again  quick.  You 
can't  win  the  race,  if  you  allow  it  to  stay  there." 
If  we  are  to  judge  by    the   expressions    heard 


Willoughby,  Hill  &  Co.,  sweater,  $5. 
Sterner  Cycle  Co.,  repairs,  $5. 
Alexander  Pepsin  Gum  Co.,  six  boxes  gum,  $3  60. 
Winter's  Cafe,  meal  tickets,  $11. 
Beeman  Pepsin  Gum  Co.,  pepsin  gum,  $5. 
Braddock  Hose  Supporter  Co.,  one  dozen  silk  hose, 
Palmer  Pneumatic  Tire  Co.,  set  Palmer  tires,  $25. 
The  Henry  Sears  Co.,  carving  set  and  case,  $20. 
Brunswick,  Balke  &  Collender  Co.,  billiard  cue. 
Cyrus  W.  Barr  Mfg.  Co.,  bicycle  suit,  $12. 


LIFE  PRESERVERS 

are  essential  and  safe  on  the  wheel  as  well  as  on  the  water.     In  both 
cases  they  must  be  buoyant,  air  tight,  pure  and  light. 

Should  the  tube  in  your  tire  be  adulterated  or  made  of  impure 
materia],  an  ai-cident  is  likely  to  occur  to  you  at  any  time.  You  have 
undoubtedly  experienced  much  trouble  with  adulterated  tubes,  but 
none  from  those  made  by 

EASTERN  RUBBER  MF6  CO., 

and  fitted  in  all 


CYCLONE, 

REX    AND 

CLIMAX 

PNEUMATIC   TIRES 


of  their  manu- 
facture. Eastern  Rubber  Mfg.  Co.  Tubes 
float  in  water  and  are  absolutely  pure,  and  each  one  bears  their  name.  No  other  manu- 
facturer so  acknowledges  the  tubes  of  their  make.     Write  for  samples  and  prices. 

Should  you  want  a  medium  Road  Cemented  Tire  buy  Climax.  Should  you  want  a 
Light  Road  Cemented  Tire  buy  Rex.  Should  you  want  the  best  Clincher  Tire  buy  Cyclone. 
Should  you  want  the  best  Combination  Tire  buy  the  Pease. 

You  should  send  at  once  for  samples  and  prices  of  Pease  Tires.  They  will  surprise  you. 
This  tire  is  of  the  Clincher  pattern  but  can  be  taken  off  and  put  on  easier  than  any  other 
tire  on  the  market.  No  matter  how  much  you  may  mash  the  rim,  yet  the  tire  is  easy  to 
operate  in  case  of  puncture. 

Write  us  for  best  prices  and  circulars. 


Address  all  Gommumcallons  lo 


Eastern  Rubber  Mfg.  Co., 


TRENTON.    N.    J. 


MENTION   THE   HEFEHE'i 


Excelsior  Supply  Co.,  pair  Bowen  pedals,  Mason  saddle, 

$12. 
Au  Bon  Marche,  silver  filigree  pitcher,  $10. 
J.  T.  Sbayne  &  Co.,  silk  hat,  $8. 
Farkhurst  &   Wilkinson,  set  Webb  tires,  pair  Brandt-n- 

berg  pedals,  $25.' 
Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Co  ,  set  N.  G.  L.  tires,  $15. 
Eastern  Rubber  Co.,  set  pneumatic  tires,  $15. 
E.  G.  Miller  Co  ,  bicycle  suit.  $12 
The  Hub,  bicycle  suit,  $13. 
Hyman,  Berg  &  Co.,  silver  match  box,  $10. 
R  Dunlap  &  Co.,  silk  hat,  $8. 
Raleigh  Cycle  Co.,  Lito  lamp,  $6. 

HISTORY  OF  THE  BIG  RACE. 


The  Story  of  the  Event  as  Told  by  the  "  Ref- 
eree" in  Days  Gone  by. 
While  the  coutest  of  this  week  is  not  the  old 
Pullman  it  is  a  worthy  successor  and  was  of  course 
Chicago's  annual  road  race.  It  is  seven  years  since 
the  event  was  first  run,  being  promoted  by  E.  D] 
Garden,  manager  of  the  Chicago  branch  of  the  Pope 
company,  to  boom  cycling,  which  was,  of  course, 
then  in  swaddling  clothes.  The  promotion  of 
such  an  event  was  suggested  to  Mr.  Garden  by  a 
hare-and-hounds  run  of  the  Chicago  B.  C.  in  the 
preceding  November  How  many  changes  there 
have  been — how  many  good  old-timers  have  gone 
completely  out  of  date,  and  how  many  improve, 
ments  there  have  been  since  that  score  or  so  of 
frozen  riders,  mounted  on  from  fifty  so  seventy- 
five-pound  ordinaries,  chased  three  alleged 
"hares"  over  the  boulevards  and  finally  ran  them 
to  earth  at  Jackson  Park !  There  were  no  encour- 
aging crowds  in  those  times;  no  |150  pneumatics 
and  no  diamond-studded  medals  or  sets  of  parlor 
furniture  to  the  winner  of  the  time  prize.  It  was 
a  case  of  lide  for  the  ride's  sake,  and  then  hustle 
home  w'th  a  ravenous  appetite  to  do  full  justice  to 
the  Thanksgiving  turkey. 

BUT   HOW  IT   GEEW  ! 

But  Garden  builded  better  than  he  knew,  and 
though,  in  these  days,  a  race  with  such  a  number 
of  entries  would  seem  a  puny,  insignificant  affair, 
at  that  time  it  was  an  unqualified  success,  and  all 
hands  rejoiced  when  it  was  announced,  with  a 
flourish  of  trumpets,  that  forty-one  men  had  sent  in 
their  names.  The  fact  is  that  Garden,  though  a 
new  comer,  had  attained  enviable  popularity  in  a 
remarkably  short  space  of  time,  so  that,  directly 
the  subject  of  a  road  race  was  mentioned  by  him, 
he  found  all  hands  ready  to  assist  him  in  the  pro- 
ject. It  ia  very  doubtful  whether,  at  that  time, 
he  had  any  idea  that  the  event  would,  within 
twelve  months,  be  regarded  as  the  greatest  affair 
of  the  kind  in  America.  Yet  so  it  is,  as  easily 
proven  by  the  results  of  subsequent  years'  races. 
Having  once  decided  that  a  road  race  should  be 
held,  Mr.  Garden  went  to  work  with  a  will  to 
make  the  event  popular  among  local  club  men. 
He  decided  that  none  but  members  of  local  clubs 
should  be  eligible  to  compete,  and  fixed  the  entry 
fee  at  $1.  Local  firms  donated  no  less  than 
twenty  prizes,  among  them  being  a  half-dozen 
wheels. 

WINSHIP   WON   PLACE   AND   TIME. 

There  were  thiity-five  actual  starters  in 
the  first  race,  whose  handicaps  ranged 
from  one  to  fifteen  minutes,  Van  Sick- 
len  being  at  scratch.  The  nearest  man  to  him 
on  the  programme  was  Ehlert,  who  declined  to  ac- 
cept a  start,  and  rode  from  scratch  also.  The  re- 
sult proved  that  H.  R.  Winship,  who  was  allowed 
8  min.  30  sec.  start,  had  been  greatly  underesti- 
mated, for  he  not  only  won  the  race,  but  carried 
ofif  the  medal  for  the  best  time,  also.  Ehlert  fin- 
ished twentieth  in  1  hr.  8  min.  30  sec.  Van  Sick- 
len  did  not  finish.  The  race  was  voted  a  magnifi- 
cent success. 

SEVENTY-ONE  STAETERS. 

Great  as  it  was,  however,  it  was  doomed  to  be 


completely  overshadowed  by  the  race  of  1888. 
This  time  the  jirize  list  was  about  the  same,  but 
the  entries  and  startei-s  were  more  than  doubled. 
When  the  eastern  papers  heard  th.it  eighty-si.x 
men  had  entered  they  smiled  pityingly  on  our 
ignorance  and  told  us  it  was  not  possible  to  start 
such  a  crowd  successfully.  But  they  were  mis- 
taken. Seventy-one  men  came  to  the  mark,  and 
all  got  away  without  a  mishap  of  any  conse- 
quence, and  when  all  had  gone,  Rhodes,  then  a 
professional,  started  to  beat  the  best  time  made 
by  the  amateurs.  Again  the  handicappers  were 
fooled,  this  time  by  Lumsden,  who  afterward 
proved  the  fastest  man  in  the  west.  The  time 
medal  was  again  won  by  Winship,  who  beat  Van 
Sicklen's  time  but  a  few  seconds. 

WON   BY   A   DARK    HORSE. 

The  following  j'ear,  1889,  brought  about  an- 
other tremendous  increase,  the  number  reaching 
123.  The  avenue,  too,  was  thronged  by  a  greater 
crowd  than  ever-  before,  despite  the  fact  that  the 
weather  was  at  its  worst.  Sixty-seven  riders 
braved  the  elements,  Lumsden,  A'an  Sicklen  and 
Andrae  being  at  scratch.     As  usnal,    the   winner 


phenomenon,    roile   in  .'")y:30.     Thirty-one  prizes 
were  ottered  this  year. 

CniCAGOS   IN    FRONT. 

This  brings  US  down  to  the  race  of  1891.  The 
list  this  time  bore  223  names.  Again  an  un- 
known man  won — indeed,  the  m.TJority  of  prize- 
winners were  men  who,  up  to  that  time,  ha<l 
done  nothing  by  which  their  abilities  could  be 
gauged— proving  conclusively  that  with  the  limit 
placed  at  twelve  minutes,  and  men  behind  pro- 
portioned accordingly,  it  is  simply  impossible  to 
do  justice  to  the  faster  men.  Nothing  could  show 
this  more  conclusively  than  the  fact  that  the  first 
of  the  scratch  men,  though  he  made  the  fastest 
time  on  lecord  over  the  course,  could  get  no  better 
than  seventieth  place.  The  race  was  won  by  R.  M. 
Barwise,  of  the  Chicagos,  in  56  min.,  while  Van 
Sicklen  made  the  best  time,  50:17,  Merrill  being 
one-fifth  of  a  second  behind  him,  just  ahead  of 
Barrett  and  Thome,  who  also  started  scratch. 

WIN.SniP   TO   THE   FRONT   AGAIN. 

The  race  of  1892  was  a  remarkable  one  in  many 
respects.  Stony  Island  avenne  for  a  mile  was  a 
foot  under  vater.     For  the  fin-t  time  in  its  liistory 


Chicago  Boud  Race. — Around  ilie 

turned  up  in  a  "dark  horse" — a  north-sider  this 
time — Frank  Bodach,  of  the  ^Eolus,  who  was 
given  eleven  minutes,  and  won  easily. 

LUMSDEN   WON   THE   TIME   PRIZE. 

By  this  lime  a  large  jump  in  the  entries  had 
come  to  be  looked  upon  as  a  matter  of  course,  so 
that  no  one  was  particularly  surprised  when  the 
list  for  1890  was  found  to  contain  186  names.  Up 
to  this  time  the  handicapping  had  been  done  by  a 
committee  of  one  or  more  membere  from  each  im- 
portant club  represented  in  the  race.  This,  for 
obvious  reasons,  was  not  found  a  success.  At  a 
mass  meeting  of  riders  it  was  decided  to  have  the 
handicapping  done  by  one  man,  and  the  choice 
fell  on  S.  A.  Miles,  of  ®^^/«e.  The  limit  re- 
mained at  twelve  minutes.  Again  a  "dark  horse" 
won,  and  it  is  estimated  that  7^000,  people  saw 
Charley  Knisely,  of  the  Illinois,  rol.I  into  Pullnian 
nearly  a  mfnute  ahead  of  his  nearest  competitor. 
His  start  was  ten  minutes,  and  his  time  1  hr.  1 
min.  26  sec.  Seventy-five  men  were  tiinedj  .and 
of  these  Lumsden  again  took  the  time  prize,  in 
57:38.  George  Thome's  time  was  exactly  one 
minute  slower,    and    Bert  Myers,   Peoria's  2:13 


Ceinetert),  approaching  the  Lake. 

the  race  was  won  by  a  man  behind  the  8:00  mark, 
J.  B.  Woolas,  with  6  min.,  being  the  lucky  man. 
The  entry  showed  a  large  increase  over  that  of 
'91,  for  no  less  than  387  names  were  turned  over 
to  the  handicapper.  Though  the  limit  was,  nom- 
inally, the  same  as  before,  it  was  really  reduced,  in- 
asmuch as  only  one  man — and  a  certain  absentee — 
figured  above  nine  minutes.  For  the  second  time 
the  Illinois  Central  road  deposited  its  thousands 
of  passengers  at  Pullman  a  few  moments  after  the 
winner  had  crossed  the  tape.  In  every  other  re- 
spect, however,  the  race  was  a  complete  success. 
Tens  of  thousands  of  spectators  blocked  the  road- 
way for  many  blocks.  The  time  prize  fell,  for  the 
third  time,  to  H.  R.  Winship,  winner  of  the  first 
race,  and  a  most  popular  win  it  was,  although 
assisted,  doubtless,  by  the  numerous  mishaps 
wTiich  befel  qther  riders. 

WON   ON    A   FLUKE. 

The  race  of  1893  was  over  a  longer  couree  by 
two  miles  than  the  previous  ones,  the  route  being 
through  South  Chicago  to  avoid  Stony  Island  ave- 
nue, which  was  torn  up.  Of  the  351  entrants  271 
started.     J.   F.    Guenther  of  the   Lincoln  club, 


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with  a  handicap  of  8  min.,  was  first  over  tbe  sand 
hill  and  first  into  Pullman,  hut  mistook  a  railroad 
track  for  the  finishing  point  and  dismounted  fifty 
yards  before  reaching  the  tape,  while  Marinus 
Nelson  of  the  Colnmbias  rushed  home  a  winner. 
Then  Gueuther  pushed  his  wheel  over  the  tape 
into  second  place.  But  for  the  little  "if  Ser- 
combe  would  have  won,  for  he  was  second  at  the 
sand  hill  and  rapidly  gaining  on  Guenther.  In 
turning  a  corner,  however,  he  fell  and  broke  a 
crank.  But  he  got  in  eighth.  A  3:30  man,  Mar- 
tin Nessel,  was  first  in  time,  .55  min.  17  sec,  and 
the  winner.  Nelson,  was  second  in  time.  The 
scratch  men,  Lumsden  and  Githens,  had  all  sorts 
of  trouble  and  the  1 :30  men,  Knisely,  Bliss  and 
Fred  Nessel,  not  being  able  to  get  through  the 
crowd,  finished  in  the  seventies,  and  sixth,  sev- 
enth and  eighth  iu  time. 

AN    I3IMENSE    SUCCESS. 

The  race,  however,  was  a  big  success,  the  num- 
ber of  entries  and   number  of  prizes  exceeding 


race  a  large  fish  traveled  alouj;  iu  front  of  him, 
acting  as  pacemaker. 

In  1891  Dick  Barwise,  a  ten-minute  man,  had 
the  lead  at  Harmon  court  and  was  never  headed, 
pounding  out  a  good  pace  all  alone  on  a  .50-pound 
cushion  tired  wheel,  covering  the  cour.--e  iu  a 
little  over  53  min.,  which  would  be  a  creditable 
performance  even  in  these  days  of  light,  pneu- 
matic-tired machines.  The  gatekeeper  at  the 
Fifty-ninth  street  crossing  of  the  Illinois  Central 
road  held  Barwise  a  full  minute,  while  a  long 
freight  train  passed.  Barwise  threatened  to  some 
day  get  even  with  him,  for  there  was  time  euoiigh 
to  allow  him  to  pass  in  front  of  the  train.  A 
week  or  so  later  Barwise  perched  himself  on  the 
rear  step  of  a  suburban  train,  and  when  he  passed 
the  aforesaid  gatetender  dumped  four  pounds  of 
loose  flour  on  him,  enveloping  the  man  cjui- 
pletely.     Barwise  thinks  he  is  even  with  him. 

Barrett  did  not  intend  to  ride  in  the  1893  race, 
but  agret d  to  go   in  and   pace   Bliss  and    Davis  if 


Chicago  Road  Race. — Rounding  into  Lincvlii  accnucfrom  the  Sheridan  Road. 


those  of  any  cycling  race  ever  held.  There  was  no 
trouble  about  people  getting  to  Pullman  to  see  the 
finish,  for  the  Illinois  Central  ran  world's  fair  ex- 
press trains  through  in  a  few  moments,  and  thou- 
sands were  lined  up  along  the  roads  leading  into 
Pallman,  while  1,500  were  seated  in  a  grand 
stand. 

CHANGED   TO   THE   KOETH   SIDE. 

Probably  because  of  the  poor  condition  of  the 
Pullman  course,  and  because  of  the  fact  that  the 
south  side  had  always  had  the  race,  the  north  and 
west  side  delegates  to  the  Associated  Cycling 
Clubs,  which  promotes  the  annual  event,  com- 
bined and  voted  to  hold  the  1894  race  over  the 
north  side  course,  while  the  south  siders  worked 
hard  to  keep  it  over  the  old  one.  Although  a  good 
many  preferred  to  maintain  the  Pullman  race 
proper  and  feared  the  number  of  entries  would  be 
decidedly  small,  such  proved  not  to  be  the  case, 
for  this  year's  list  of  421  (less  five,  which  were  re- 
jected) is  record,  while  the  prize  list  is  quite  as 
good  as  any  previous  one. 

* 
*     » 

INCIDENTS  OF  PREVIOUS  EVENTS. 


Little  Happenings  Brought  to  Light  in  After 
Talks  of  the  Pullman. 
Those  who  rode  in  the  1892  race  will  never  for- 
get the  water,  a  foot  deep,  which  covered  the 
Stony  Island  avenue  portion  of  the  course  a  dis- 
tance of  a  full  mile.  That  water  was  the  death 
of  some  cyclists  and  the  salvation  of  other — some 
riders,  when  they  plunged  into  it,  were  consider- 
ably refreshed,  while  others  were  so  chilled  as  to 
be  unable  to  ride.  Billy  Young  averred  that  in 
training  over  the   course  a  few  days  before  the 


they  would  buy  him  a  quart  of  champagne  before 
the  start.  The  champagne  was  purchased  and 
Barrett  took  care  of  it  all.  He  set  up  a  pretty 
lively  clip  for  a  time,  but  did  not  see  his  club- 
mates  pass  him — for  they  thought  the  pace  too 
slow.  He  said  afterwards  that  he  thought  he  was 
giving  them  a  good  pace.  His  tire  punctured  on 
the  way,  but  he  kept  on,  finishing  somewhere 
inside  of  No.  125.  Just  before  the  tape  was 
reached  he  had  a  tall,  but  bravely  picked  up  his 
wheel  and  ran  with  it  before  him  across  the  line, 
as  if  he  were  finishing  in  fiist  place. 

In  this  same  race  Davis  came  to  grief  on  South 
Chicago  avenue  through  a  punctured  tire.  And 
he  tells  the  story  himself  that  he  was  so  rattled 
he  tried  to  inflate  the  tire  by  placing  his  lips 
over  the  valve  and  blowing.     He  walked  home. 

A  scratch  man  a  few  years  ago  was  treated  with 
more  respect  than  nowadays.  Lumsden  would 
overtake  some  one  on  a  bad  piece  of  the  road  and 
would  say:  "Scratch  man — let  me  by,  please?" 
And  the  man  ahead  would  invariably  get  out  of 
his  way  as  soon  as  an  opportunity  presented 
itself.  Riders  have  been  known  to  dismount  and 
lift  their  wheels  out  of  the  way  when  they  heard, 
"Let  me  by,  old  man,  will  you,  please?"  They 
knew  it  was  Lummy. 


Time  and  Place  Winners. 

The  following  table  shows  the  M-iuners  of  the 
race : 

Name.                                   Club.       H'd'p.  Tim-. 

1887  H.  E.  Winship -.Owl         8:30  ]:02;55 

1688  A.  E.  Lumsden Fort  Dearborn       11:00  64:47 

1889  F.  Bodach .Eolus       11:00  1:00:13 

1890  C.  T.  Knisely Illinois       10:00  1:01:36 

1891  H.  51.  Barwis- Chicago       10:00  56:00 


1892  J.  B.  Woolas Lake  View         5:00  5:):40 

1893  M.  Kelson Columbia         6:00  65:44 

1891  Fred  Eau Morgan  &  Wright         7:30  57:1.5 

WINNEHS   1)1''   THE   TIME    PRIZE: 

Name.                                   Club.       H"d'p  Time. 

1587  H.  K.  Winship Owl         8:80  I:(2:55 

lf83  H.  R.  Winshi;' Kort  Dearborn         2:30  6.3:2 

1689  A.  E.  Lums  .en Chicago  scratch  5  ;45 

lt90  A.  E.  Lumsden Chicago  scratch  -57:38 

1891  N.  H.  Van  Sicklen Chicago  scratch  ,'j0:17 

1892  H.  E.  Winship Englewood         1::30  51:28 

lt93  M.  Ness>*l Columbia         3:30  55:17 

,QQ,  \  C.  H.  Peek Chicago         .3:00  i  > .  „. 

'°^' I  Wm.  Baiubndge Commljia         S:  0  (  ^'■-'' 


Entries  Made  and  Prizes  Won  by  Clubs. 
The  following  table  shows   the  uumber  of  en- 
tries and  number  of  prizes  won  by   the  leading 
clubs  in  the  Pullman  and  Chicago  races: 

M  I  M  I  I  I  1 1  |l  I  I  I  1  I  I  I  If 

Club     |l-7f8  8D90  91  93  93  94j  ^   ]  67  8S  89  90  91  9>  91^94  h 


I  I  M  i  I  I  I  1     I    I  I  I  I  I  I' 

Illinois  .  11 -39,31  44  40,67  :.9  48   8C9     9   6   0    9    6   2   6 


I   I   I   I   M   I   M 

Chicago  13,  9  i9  40  38  44  :3i  29   234 

1816  5l23l.36'2-.! 
I 
17  45 


Lincoln 
Colum'a 
^olus 
C  ok  Co 
Eng'w'd 
L.  View 
'o  Side 
MinVtte 
Calum*  t 


■a.  193 

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44    lOj 

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6  10    0    6  20  1i 

Mil' 

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1    5    9  10  17  15 
I     I      I      I     I 

8  1013  20  43     91 

1 

.6     46 

25     45 

16      15 


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5   4    4   5   3   o, 

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650 


Gladstone  Mvets  a  Cyclist. 
The  Horusey  C.  C.  possess  a  member  whose 
frantic  exuberance  just  now  has  to  be  held  in 
check,  says  Bicycling  News.  The  cause  of  this 
unwonted  excitement  is  that,  on  Saturday  week, 
during  a  club  run.  he  picked  up  a  fur  cape  and, 
upon  riding  after  the  carriage  from  which  it  had 
fallen,  found  himself  returning  the  garment  to 
Mrs.  Gladstone,  who  was  accompanied  by  her 
husband  and  grand-daughter.  When  at  last  he 
recovered  speech  he  begged  the  favor  of  a  hand- 
shake from  the  veteran  statesman,  which  was  at ' 
once  heartily  givpu,  and,  after  receiving  the 
thanks  of  the  party,  the  happy  wheelman  rode 
back  to  his  comrac'  es  in  such  a  state  of  excitement 
that  the  advisability  of  securing  him  to  his  saddle 
was  for  a  time  under  consideration. 


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THE. 

Eagle  Bicycle  MrG.  Co. 

TORRINQTON,  CONM. 

MENTION    THE    REFErtEC 


BADLY  MANAGED  RACES 


Midwinter  Fair  Officials  Ignore  Cycling— Result 
of  the  Events. 

San  FEANcisro,  May  19. — The  management  of 
the  cycling  events  at  the  midwinter  fair  to-day 
was  an  insult  to  the  wheelmen  and  a  disgrace  to 
the  exposition  managenieut.  A  flower  festival 
■was  hastily  arranged  during  the  week  for  Satur- 
day afternoon,  but,  notwithstanding  the  large 
area  of  ground  covered  by  the  exposition,  the 
place  selected  for  the  formation  of  the  floral 
parade  was  the  enclosure  of  the  bicycle  track. 
Ten  large  floats,  each  dra^vn  by  four  or  six  horses, 
were  first  driven  into  the  area  inside  the  track, 
then  driven  out  again.  In  about  an  hour,  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  floral  parade,  they  were  driven 
back  again.  Then  the  Mexicau  baud  marched  in 
and  took  up  a  position  on  the  track,  just  as  the 
men  were  on  their  marks  for  a  heat  of  the  half- 
jnile  handicap. 

T.  P.  Eobinson,  raistitled  colonel  aud  nick- 
named everything  imaginable,  and  who  mined 
baseball,  poses  as  director  of  amusements  of  the 
Midwinter  International  Enposition.  On  this  oc- 
casinu  he  was  resplendent  in  the  cast-off  uniform 
of  a  mounted  national  guardsman.  His  whole  at- 
tention was  devoted  to  the  Horal  parade.  In  one 
instance  the  pistol  had  just  been  fired  and  the 
men  under  way  when  he  ordered  the  gate  opened 
aad  a  large  float  driven  across  the  track.  When 
remonstrated  with  he  replied:  "'Oh,  let  them 
wait,"  meauiug  the  contestants.  Fortunately  the 
guards  at  the  gate  heeded  the  advice  of  an  irate 
wheelman  and  kept  the  gate  closed.  Later  on 
horses  and  vehicles  vrere  dri^-en  across  the  track 
after  the  contestants  had  started. 

No  programmes  were  furnished  except  those 
published  in  the  Mid-Winter  Fair  Daily;  no  num- 
hers  were  furnished  to  designate  contestants. 
Three  bands  on  the  grounds  aud  none  for  the 
cyclists;  no  badges  to  designate  officials  until  the 
races  were  half  over.  Then  the  track  was  cleared 
of  all  not  having  these  badges,  with  the  result 
that  the  press  representatives  of  both  local  and 
trade  papers  were  hustled  around  and  handled  as 
intruders.  No  bell  was  furnished  to  ring  on  the 
last  lap,  weak  jjolice  whistles  being  the  substitute 
used,  and  as  a  fitting  climax  to  this  hayseed  event 
there  were  no  prizes  for  the  winners ! 

The  bicycling  com  mi  ttee  was  as  helpless  as  a 
child;  its  requests  and  protests  were  alike  un- 
heeded. It  is  quite  probable  at  this  writing  that 
the  meet  billed  for  Saturday,  May  26,  will  not 
take  place,  as  the  bicycling  committee  is  thor- 
oughly disgusted  witli  the  treatment  received. 
Flower  festival,  floral  jjarade,  tight-rope  walking 
and  all  other  attractions  run  counter  to  the 
cycling  events  did  not  prevent  a  good  attendance. 
BMss  and  Diruberger  made  their  appearance. 
They  were  announced  as  not  in  condition,  but 
would  ride  inasmuch  as  they  had  been  so  adver- 
tised. Too  much  was  expected  of  them,  Bliss  not 
getting  better  than  fourth  in  the  final  of  the  one- 
mile  scratch,  and  Diruberger  taking  a  bad  fall  in 
the  half-mile  invitation,  which  he  otherwise 
would  have  won.     The  oiBcials  having  charge  de- 


serve credit  for  conducting  the  events  under  such 
adverse  circumstances.     The  summaries: 

One-mile,  novice— J.  Kitchen,  1;  M.  J.  Lindsey,  2; 
Thomas  Wall,  3;  time,  i-.Xi  4-5. 

Hal£-mi'e,  handicap— C.  C.  Gilbert,  30  yds.,  1;  H.  D.Ter- 
rill,  scratch,  2;  L.  W.  Pox,  45  yds.,  3;  time,  1:06  2-5. 

One-mile,  scratch,  class  A— H.  F.  Ttrrill,  1;  L.  W.  Fox, 
2;  time,  3:18. 

One  mile,  scratch,  class  B— O.  Zeigler,  Jr.,  1;  C.  S. 
Wells,  2;  W.  F.  Foster,  3;  lime,  2:59  4-5. 

Three  mile,  handicap,  class  A— H.  F.  Terrill,  scratch,  1; 
E.  Languetin,  50  yds,,  2;  J.  R.  Sampson,  75  yds,,  3;  time' 
8:20  1  5, 

Two  mile,  handicap,  class  B— A.  Terrill,  scratch,  1 ;  C. 
S   Wells,  1(0  yd<,,  2;  O,  Zeigler,  300  yds.,  3;  time,  5:48  4-5, 

Half-mile,  scratch,  invitation — Alexander,  ];  Long-,  3; 

time,  1:06  2-5. 

* 

DISCOURTEOUS    CALIFORNIANS. 


Bliss  and  Dirnberger   Unfairly  Treated  at   San 
Francisco. 

San  Fbancisco,  May  22, — It  was  a  sorry  day 
for"  the  members  of  the  Rambler  team  at  the  mid- 
winter fair  races  at  San  Francisco  on  the  19th, 
They  were  defeated  at  every  turn  and  showed  not 
a  whit  of  the   old-time  speed   that   the  east  saw 


Maude:  "Idon'tlikethose 
new  bicycle  suits,  do  you? 
1  wouldn'T:  wf»ar  one,'' 

Mae:  •■No;  I  think  they're 
just  horrid,  I  wouldn't 
wear  one,  either," 


The  reason  why. 


— Minneapolis  Tribune. 


carry  them  to  victory  so  often  last  year.  For 
three  weeks  the  two  men.  Bliss  and  Dirnberger, 
had  been  trained  at  Stockton.  At  first  Trainer 
Shafer  said  they  were  in  fine  fettle  and  would  be 
able  to  stand  any  work  by  race  day,  but  about  a 
week  before  the  races  the  men  began  to  loose 
ground,  and  in  spite  of  the  most  assiduous  care 
they  went  stale  and  could  not  ride  a  little  bit. 
Shafer  was  at  his  wits'  end  for  the  cause,  and  it 
was  not  until  he  had  described  his  men's  condi- 
couditiou  to  athletic  trainers  in  San  Francisco 
that  he  learned  that  this  stateness  was  a  custom- 
ary thing  in  all  branches  of  athletics  among  out- 
siders comiug  to  the  coast,  and  that  it  generally 
showed  up  in  about  three  weeks  after  a  man 
arrived,  being  caused  by  the  entirely,  differeut 
climate  of  this  coast.  That  was  some  comfort  to 
Shafer,  as  he  kuew  he  had  done  his  duty  and  was 
not  to  blame  for  the  men's  condition.  On  race 
day  the  men  were  confronted  by  the  question: 
Shall  we  ride  and  get  whipped  and  let  these  men 
think  we  are  "skates"  and  not  what  our  frieuds 
claim  to  be,  or  shall  we  say  we  are  sick  and  de- 
cline to  ride^?  That  question  iras  quickly  settled 
by  the  manager,  who  said  the  men  were  out  to 
ride,  not   to   quit,  and  that   the  public  expected 


them  to  ride,  and  that  it  would  be  better  not  to 
disappoint  the  public.  So  the  announcement  was 
made  to  the  stand  that  the  men  were  not  in  con- 
dition, which  announcement  was  very  kindly 
hissed  by  the  audience,  and  the  men  were  sent  to 
do  what  they  could.  Bliss  won  his  heat  in  the 
mile  open,  but  that  most  effectually  cooked  him, 
and  in  the  final  he  was  run  off  his  feet  and  could 
not  do  better  than  fourth,  being  beaten  by  Zeig- 
ler, Wells  aud  Foster.  It  was  a  bitter  pill  for  the 
visitor's,  and  Shafer  did  not  take  it  very  gleefully. 
There  was  one  consolation  for  them,  however,  in 
the  fact  that  the  only  men  who  could  beat  the 
easterners  in  were  the  very  men  that  Atkins  had 
had  in  training  at  Stockton  for  the  last  three 
weeks,  the  California  Rambler  team. 

The  men  were  in  no  shape  for  the  two-mile 
handicap  and  did  not  start,  but  when  the  call 
came  for  tlie  half-mile  Dirnberger  came  out  with 
blood  iu  his  eye;  but  alas,  for  poor  Mike,  it  was  a 
hoo-doo  day  for  him,  too.  He  was  placed  all 
right  in  the  final  rash,  and  came  around  the  turn, 
with  his  jaw  set,  as  we  all  have  seen  hiui  many  a 
time,  well  in  the  lead,  only  being  headed  by 
Wells,  who,  in  taking  the  turu,  swerve  I  a  little 
and  unintentionally  swung  in  front  of  Dirnberger, 
striking  his  front  wheel  and  bringing  him  to  the 
ground  with  a  crash,  buckling  his  front  wheel  and 
tearing  the  tire  ont  of  the  rim.  Wells  was  too 
badly  rattled  to  do  much  more  than  keep  glancing 
back  at  the  fallen  man,  and  Alexander,  who  was 
riding  la*t  at  the  turn,  swept  by  the  disordered 
crowd  aud  won  by  yards. 

The  friends  of  the  winuer  showded  their  cour- 
tesy by  cheering  loudly  for  the  winner  and  hoot- 
iug  and  jeering  at  the  fallen  man.  Diruberger 
was  badly  cut  up  by  the  gravel  in  the  track,  his 
sides  torn  and  his  ari..s  badly  strained,  but  barring 
accidents  will  be  able  to  ride  at  the  races  next 
Saturday  aud  will  demonstrate  to  the  Califoruians 
that  it  takes  more  than  a  tumble  to  lay  off  an 
eastern  man.  The  press  all  came  to  the  Rambler 
tent  and  wanted  the  easterners  to  explain  their 
defeat,  but  all  they  would  say  was  that  the  Cali- 
foruians rode  faster  thair  Bliss  and  that  there  was 
another  day  coming.  The  audience  reminded  one 
of  the  crowd  at  some  scrub  professional  walking 
match,  and  shouted  "pocket  him,"  and  made  of- 
fensive remarks  all  the  time  the  men  were  riding. 
Truly,  the  Califoruians  have  much  to  learn  from 
the  east  in  the  way  of  courtesy  on  the  track.  They 
seem  to  think  if  a  man  is  a  competitor  and  tries 
his  best  to  win  he  is  up  to  some  dirty  ■n'ork,  and 
they  openly  charge  the  writer  with  doing  dirty 
work  at  all  the  races  he  has  attended  here.  But 
that  point  can  be  quite  safely  left  to  the  judgment 
of  the  jieople  in  the  east  who  have  watched  him 
almost  as  long  as  these  men  here  have. 


KID  BANKER  SWEEPS  ALL. 


Good  Meet  at  Connellsville,  Pa. — A  Wheelman 
Meets  Death. 
Pittsburg,  Pa.,  May  27. — The  first  meet  of  the 
Couuellsville  wheelmen  was  held  yesterday  at  the 
new  track.  The  weather  was  all  that  could  be 
wished  for  and  the  attendance  large,  1,4.52  paid 
admissions,  including  many  ladies.  The  track  is 
new,  being  a  half  mile  and  built  of  cinders.  With 
the  turns  banked  more  it  will  be  one  of  the  fastest 
tracks  in  the  state.  Previous  to  the  races  there 
was  a  parade  of  100  wheelmen  over  the  streets  of 
the  town.  James  Barlin,  of  Greensburg,  who  took 
part  in  the  races,  was  killed  on  his  way  home.  He 
was  riding  in  the  baggage  car  and  just  before  the 
train  reached  the  tunnel,  200  feet  from  the  station, 
he  put  his  head  out  of  the  door  aud  was  caught  by 
the  wall.     He   fell   to   the  track  and  was  drawn 


'under  the  train  and  cut  to  pieces.  He  lived  ten 
■or  fifteen  minutes  after  he  was  picked  up.  The 
races  resalted  as  follows : 

One-mile,  novice-W.  S.  McLain,  1 ;  O.  S.  Griffith,  2;  W 
:b.  Childs,  3;  time,  2:49. 

One  mile,  tri-county— J.  H.  Snell,  1 ;  H.  Huffman,  2;  A 
<3.  Kail,  3;  time,  2:51 1-8. 

One-mile,  open— Arthur  Banker,  1 ;  J,  E.  Patterson,  2: 
G.  E.  Williams,  3;  time,  2:41 1-5. 

Two-mile,  club- K.  W.  Salsson,  1;  F.T.  Evans,  2;   S.  S. 
Suder,  3|  time,  6:38  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— G.  E.  Williams,   60  yds,,   1 ;  J.  E. 
Patterson,  60  yds.,  2;  A.  Banker,  sor.,  3;  tmie.  2:27. 

Half-mile,  open— A.  banker,  1 ;  Patterson,  2;  Paul  Nel' 
son,  3;  time,  1:12  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Williams,   120   yds,    1;    Snell,  80 
yds.,  2;  Kelson,  80  yds.,  3;  time,  5:26  2-3. 

One-mile,  3:00  class— W.  H.  Beazell,  1;  P.  E.  Jackson,  2; 
McLain,  3;  time,  2:58. 

Three-mile,  open— Banker,  1;  Patterson,  2;  Williams,  3; 
time,  8:49. 

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The  Wheeling-Pittsburg  Race. 
PlST.SBURG,  Pa.,  May  :28. — The  Wheeling- 
Pittsburg  road  race  on  Saturday,  being  promoted 
by  Ihe  Pitss,  promises  to  be  a  big  affair,  as  a 
number  of  good  men  have  sent  in  their  entries. 
A  special  train  will  follow  the  riders.  The  road 
parallels  the  tracks  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  all 
the  way  from  Wlieeliug  to  Washington,  only  los- 
ing sight  of  it  now  and  I  hen  when  the  train  goes 
through  tunnels  or  deep  cuts.  From  Wheeling  to 
West  Alexandria,  a  straight  stretch  of  fifteen 
miles  of  fine,  level  road,  the  liders  will  be  in 
sight  all  the  way,  the  railroad  running  within 
seventy-five  yards  of  the  pike  all  the  way.  From 
West  Alexandria  to  Vienna  the  road  is  out  o 
sight  on  account  of  a  deep  hollow.  At  Vienna 
the  e.\cursioni.-jls  can  look  back  from  the  train 
and  see  a  straight  stretch  of  almost  a  mile,  down 
which  the  ridei-s  will  be  coming  at  a  great  rate. 
Between  Vienna  and  Claysville  the  train  will 
follow  the  race  all  the  way,  and  again  between 
Claysville  and  Taylorstown  the  riders  will  be  in 
sight  most  of  the  way.  Three  opportunities  for 
seeing  the  racers  are  aflbrded  between  Taylors- 
town  and  Washington,  at  which  point  the  race 
course  leaves  the  line  of  the  railroad  and  comes  in 
over  the  Pittsburg  pike.  The  train  will  run  just 
fast  enough  to  follow  the  racers  all  the  way  from 
Wheeling  to  Washington  and  will  then  make  a 
fast  rnn  to  Pittsburg  to  get  in  in  .time  for  the 
finish. 

*  "    -X- 

Won  by  the  Limit  Man. 
PiTTTBUEG,  Pa.,  May  24. — The  annual  road 
race  of  the  Sharpsburg  Wheelmen,  held  j'ester- 
day,  had  thirteen  starters,  the  winner,  Pattersoni 
being  the  limit  man.  Gibson  was  a  good  third. 
All  starters  finished  within  a  few  minutes  of  each 
other.  The  order  ci  finish,  with  actual  riding 
time  was  as  follows:  Samuel  Patterson,  54:05; 
George  Carinichael,  54:37;  C.  K.  Gibson,  46:44; 
E,  M.  Wier,  53:56:  George  Wier,  50:15;  J.  R. 
■Shearman,  50:25;  John  L.  Martin,  .58:05;  W.  T. 
Armstrong,  .53:15;  John  Brinker,  54:45:  H.  W. 
Miller,  55:30;  J.  M.  Rolshouse,  06:35:  H.  Kj 
Mushbrush,  67:10. 

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Weinig  Beats  Callahan  and  Linneman. 
Buffalo,  May  26. — Forty  out  of  the  forty-five 
'entrants  in  the  Hazard  tweuty-five-mile  road  race 
were  starters.  Al  Weinig  not  only  won  first 
pri?e  but  made  the  best  time,  covering  the  course 
in  1  hr.  14  min.  20  sec,  beating  Linneman's  time 
over  three  minutes  and  just  passing  Callahan  at 
the  tape.  A  large  crowd  at  the  Parade  house  saw 
the  start,  at  3  o'clock.  Among  the  contestants 
was  P.  von  "Texas"  Boeckman,  "the  strong 
man,"  now  of  Jamestown.  Wolf  was  the  first 
man  to  make  the  turn,  followed  by  Werick,  while 


Weinig  and  Callahan  were  next.     The  first  fifteen 
finished  in  the  following  order: 

Name.  Hdcp.       Time. 

1  A.  E.  Weinig 3:30  1:14:50 

2  L.  A.  Lallahan  1:00  1:14:59  1^ 

3  C.    Werick 8:.30  1:20:43 

4  W.  L.  Runser 8:00  1:21:10 

5  A.  B.  Goehler 1:30  1:15:56 

6  Frank  Meyer 9:30  1:24:12 

7  E.Johnson 8:00  1:24:08 

8  J.  W.  Linneman scr.  1:17:34 

9  C.F.Brooks 8:00  1:26:26 

10  W.  L.   Steimal 6:00  1:2I:';8 

11  W.  B.   Blake 3:00  l:31:.'il 

12  C.   F.  Wedfll 7:00  1:25:34 

13  E.  o.  Holden 7:00  1:26:16 

14  W.Hayes 7:00  1:28:38 

15  J.  Young 7:00  1:28:38  1-4 


Opened  a  New  Track. 

Clinton,  la.,  May  6.— The  new  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
athletic  park  was  opened  to-day  with  three  inter- 
esting cycle  races,  which  resulted  as  follows: 

One-mile,  novice— W.  A.  Shumway,  1;  Sylvester  Lowell, 
2;  Guy  Burch,  3;  time,  3:46  1-5. 

Quai  ter-mile,  open— Frank  Hulbert,  1;  Charles  Rein- 
flend,  2;  C.  E.  Hilfinger,  3;  time,  :43  1-5. 

One-mile,  open— C.  E.  Hilsinger,  1;  William  Smith,  2;  C. 
T.  Boyschen,  3;  time,  3:20. 


Surveyor  Swears  It  Is  Correct. 
A.  F.  Sargent,  Jr.,  surveyor,  has  made  affidavit 
that  the  course  over  which  the  LinsC'itt   race  was 
rnn  is  twenty-five  miles  in  length. 


Kace  Notes. 

At  the  meet  at  London,  Ont. ,  Friday  last  F.  A. 
Foell,  of  Buffalo,  won  the  first  prize  in  the  2:50 
class,  in  half-mile  open,  and  the  second  prize  in 
the  mile  open.  L.  A.  Callahan  won  second  prize 
in  the  mile  2:50  class,  and  in  the  half-mile  open. 
W.  A.  Lutz  was  second  in  half-mile  1:20  class. 
The  Buffalo  Press  team  also  won  the  three-mile 
olnb  team  race. 

At  Stockton,  Cal.,  last  week  Thursday,  Ziegler 
and  Long  again  tied  the  standing  eighth-mile 
world's  record.  Foster  did  the  fiying  quarter, 
half,  three-quarters  and  mile  in  :30  1-5,  1:03,  1:38 
and  2:13  1-5,  and  Ziegler  the  standing  mile  in 
2:13  1-5.     All  are  new  Pacific  coast  records. 

British  Sporl  says  Eddie  Nelson,  of  Springfield, 
who  is  abroad  and  has  been  training  at  Heme 
Hill,  "is  stated  to  have  said  that  he  has  ridden  a 
mile  inside  2:02,  behind  pacers,  a  hundred 
times.''     Well,  he  hasn't. 

Entry  blanks  for  the  Poorman  road  race  are 
ready.  There  are  forty -three  prizes  and  an  excel- 
lent time  medal.  Further  details  on  application 
to  .T.  E.  Poorman,  Cincinnati. 

Four  bicycle  races  will  be  held  at  Marshall, 
Mich.,  on  June  15.  Blanks,  etc.,  of  Edward 
Gans.     Entries  close  June  11. 

At  the  games  of  the  Wheaton  (III.)  college 
Saturday  the  half  and  mile  bicycle  races  were  won 
by  Eochler,  Estep  second. 

Osmond  seems  to  be  faint-hearted,  though  he 
won  fair  lady.  He  has  given  up  racing  for  good, 
it  is  said. 


A  Gate  City  Item. 
The  Keokuk  (la.)  Cycling  Club  for  '94  has 
been  organized  with,  thirty-nine  members  and  a 
number  of  applications  are  on  bulletin  board. 
The  club  quarters  are  being  fitted  up  in  Gibbon's 
Opera  House  block.  The  following  officers  were 
elected:  President,  T.  L.  AVales;  vice-president, 
V.  0.  Townsend;  secretary-treasurer,  W.  B. 
Brinkman;  captain,  George  J.  Breitenstein. 


WANT    TO    TAX    THK    BICYCLES. 


Cincinnati  Officials  and  Wheelmen  Now  at  Log- 
gerheads over  the  Matter. 
Andrew  Schrauder,  of  the  Cincinnati  board  of 
legislation,  has  in  mind  an  ordinance  (said  to  be 
favored  by  other  city  officials  and  a  number  ot 
wheelmen)  compelling  each  bicycle  owner  to  pay 
an  annual  tax  of  :?3  and  regulating  the  speed  of 
cycles,  particularly  at  street  crossings.  W.  C. 
Munro,  chairman  of  the  committee  on  rights  and 
privileges  of  the  Ohio  division,  has  taken  up  the 
matter  and  proposes  fighting  the  passage  of  the 
proposed  ordinance.  To  Mr.  Schrauder  he  has  ad- 
dressed the  following  letter,  quoting  a  paragraph 
about  the  matter  which  appeared  is  a  local  paper: 

Assuming  the  statements  in  i  eference  to  your  inten- 
tions are  true,  I  would  like  to  ask  you  why  you  wish  to 
discriminate  against  the  bicycle  rider  by  selecting  him  as 
a  subject  for  special  legislation?  Would  it  not  be  just  as 
reasonable  to  require  a  person  to  take  out  a  license  to  ride 
a  horse  as  to  ride  a  bicycle?  As  a  matter  of  fact,  if  either 
were  to  be  required  to  take  out  a  license,  thei'e  would  cer- 
tainly be  much  more  reason  in  requiring  a  license  for 
horseback  riding,  as  the  horses  litter  the  streets  and  wear 
the  pavements,  adding  to  the  expense  of  street  cleaning 
and  repairing.  It  would  not  on'y  be  unjust,  but  impoli- 
tic, to  single  ont  the  cyclist  for  a  tax  of  this  kind.  If  you 
purchase  a  bicycle  you  pay  a  good  price  for  it,  and  you 
ali^o  pay  taxes  on  in.  Why  should  yon  pay  an  additional 
tax  for  the  privil-ge  of  using  it?  As  to  wheelmen  gener- 
ally being  heartily  in  favor  of  a  bicycle  license  because 
they  would  be  afforded  better  police  protection,  that  is 
'poppycock,"  pure  and  simple.  You  do  not  hear  of 
■wheelmen  clamoring  for  police  protection.  They  are  per- 
fectly willing  to  take  their  chances  under  existing  laws. 
If  they  are  run  down  by  reckless  drivers  they  have  a 
powerful  organization  at  their  backs  which  will  gladly 
pay  all  expenses  of  prosecution.  I  refer,  of  course,  to  the 
League  of  American  Wheelmen. 

Now  as  to  fast  driving.  Is  it  not  true  that  the  existing 
ordinance  relative  to  fast  driving  and  riding  on  the  city 
streets  applies  to  bicycle  riders  as  well  as  to  horse  rid- 
ers? Why  is  it  not  enforced?  Is  it  because  th^  wheeel* 
men  would  insist  upon  its  being  enforced  against  horse- 
men as  well  as  themselves.  The  park  policemen  are 
enforcing  this  orJinauce  against  horsemen  as  weU  as 
■wheelmen.  Why  can  not  the  existing  ordinance  be 
enforced  en  the  streets,  where  fast  driving  and  riding  are 
much  more  dangerous  than  in  the  parks?  It  might  be 
well  to  look  up  the  existing  laws  on  Ihe  subj  ct  of  fast 
driving  and  rding  and  see  if  their  enforcement  would  not 
sufficiently  regulate  the  cyclists  as  "well  as  others.  It 
would  be  unjust  and  impolitic  to  let  the  present  ordinance 
continue  to  be  a  dead  letter  as  it  applies  to  horsemen, 
and  proceed  to  enact  a  new  law  applying  to  wheelmen 
only,  and  enforce  that.  All  sensible  wheelmen  would  be 
glad  to  see  reckless  riders  arrested  and  fined  heavily  for 
any  fast  riding  on  the  crowded  streets.  A  few  such  ex- 
amples would-have  a  good  effect  on  others. 

Wheelmen  do  not  ask  for  any  special  privileges,  but 
would  like  to  have  fair  play. 

Mr.  Schrauder,  if  he  be  a  fair-minded  man,  will 
agree  with  Mr.  Munro  in  at  least  nearly  all  he 
has  written.  Furthermore,  if  the  Cincinnati 
wheelmen  pay  personal  property  faxes  on  bicycles 
they  cannot  be  compelled  to  pay  an  additional 
tax.  And  they  cannot  be  licensed  any  more  than 
a  horse  and  buggy,  inasmuch  as  they  are  not 
used,  as  a  rule,  as  vehicles  from  which  a  profit  is 
derived,  as  in  the  case  of  peddlers'  wagons. 


Lozier  &  Co.  on  Price  Cutting. 

One  of  the  cases  of  price  cutting,  reported  in 
last  week's  ^^e/e/ee-,  was  in  connection  with 
the  Cleveland.  In  a  letter  to  this  office  the  mak- 
ers say:  "We  are  very  much  interested  in  price 
cutting,  and  regret  to  know  that  the  article  refers 
to  a  Cleveland  wheel.  If  your  article  does  not  lo- 
cate the  offender  we  would  esteem  it  a  special 
favor  that  you  would  give  name  and  place,  if  pos- 
sible. We  want  to  hunt  these  people  out;  they 
are  no  value  to  the  cycling  business,  are  not  repre- 
sentatives of  this  conipan)',  and  we  can  assure 
you  that  if  they  were  we  should  immediately  cut 
them  off.  We  have  no  patience  with  price  cutting. " 


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CHICAGO     ROAD    RACE,     DECORATION     DAY. 

Fred  Rau,  first  place 
J.  J.  Bezenek,  second  place 
H.  Van  Herik,  third  place 
J.  Skelton,  fourth  place 
A.  V.  Jackson,  fifth  place 

WM.  BAINBRIDGE.  First  Tim. 

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HENRY    E.     GALLOWAY    DEAD. 


The  Vice-President  of   the  Indianapolis  Bicycle 
Company  Expires  Suddenly. 

Indianapolis,  May  28. — The  cycling  frater- 
nity lost  a  well-kiiowii  and  brilliant  ■■  ember  by 
the  death  of  Henry  E.  Galloway,  president  of  the 


Indianapolis  Eubber  Company  and  Tice-president 
of  the  Indiana  Bicycle  Company.  Until  recently 
be  had  never  known  what  a  day's  Illness  was, 
having  always  been  stout  and  hearty,  and  his 
death  was  a  sudden  shock  to  all  who  knew  him. 
He  was  taken  ill  a  week  ago  Wednesday  evening 
while  at  the  May  musical  festival,  and  wa- 
obliged  to  leave  the  hall  in  the  middle  of  the 
concert.  After  arriving  at  his  room  in  the  Deni- 
son  house  he  became  very  ill  with  griping  pain  in 
the  stomach,  which  was  so  severe  he  fell  to  the 
floor.  Dr.  Combs  was  called  and  pronounced  his 
illness  a  very  severe  case  of  stomach  trouble. 

He  felt  so  much  better  that,  against  the  advice 
of  the  doctor,  he  went  to  office,  but  \\as  soon 
taken  so  much  worse  there  that  Dr.  Combs  was 
called  and  Mr.  Galloway  was  taken  back  lohis 
hotel.  He  never  left  his  bed  from  that  time. 
Rapidly  he  grew  worse  and  Drs.  Cook  and  Jami- 
son were  called  in  consultation  and  remained 
with  him  until  he  died.  His  brother  was  here  in 
time  to  see  him  alive.  Mr.  Galloway  was  thirty- 
two  years  of  age,  being  born  in  Northfield,  Cook 
County,  111.,  in  1862.  He  acquired  an  education 
in  the  public  and  high-schools  of  Chicago,  and, 
having  developed  a  liking  for,  mechanics,  took  a 
position  at  the  cabinet-makers  bench  in  the  Pull- 
man shops,  where  he  soon  became  foreman  of  his 
department,  later  being  taken  into  the  office  of 
the  company  as  a  draughtsman.  He  left  this 
position  to  accept  one  as  traveling  salesman  for 
the  Drummond  Machine  Company,  and  soon  after 
was  made  manager  of  the  Chicago  branch.  He 
received  an  offer  from  Post  &  Co.  of  Cincinnati, 
which  he  accepted,  and,  when  that  company  dis- 
solved, went  with  Kinsey  &  Co.  of  the  same  c.'ty. 
During  these  years  of  travel  he  made  hosts  of 


friends  in  Indiana  and   Ohio,  more   especially  in 
this  city. 

The  first  of  this  year  he  accepted  the  vice-presi- 
dency of  the  Indiana  Bicycle  Company  and  came 
to  this  city  to  live.  He  had  many  friends  here  in 
Cincinnati  and  Chicago,  his  remains  being  taken 
to  the  latter  city  for  burial.  He  was  known 
among  his  friends  as  a  man  of  ability,  uprightness 
and  honesty,  and  those  who  knew  him  best  ex- 
pected a  bright  future  for  him.  The  Indiana  com- 
pany has  lost  a  valuable  man  and  one  whose 
place  will  be  hard  to  fill. 


BUYS  AMERICAN  GOODS. 


Clement,  the  French   Maker,   a   Recent  Visitor 
to   Indianapolis. 

iNniANAPOMS,  May  28. — A.  Clement,  of  Clem- 
ent &  Co.,  the  largest  cycle  manufacturers  of 
France,    located   in   Paris,    was  in  the  city  last 


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week.  Clement  &  Co.  employ  about  450  men  the 
year  round  and  turn  out  about  20,00(1  bicycles. 
Mr.  Clement  left  a  large  order  for  chains  with  the 
Indianapolis  Chain  and  Stamping  Company.  He 
says  the  chain  of  this  company's  manufacture  is 
the  best  he  has  ever  used,  and  although  they  cost 
a  little  more  the  quality  more  than  makes  up  for 
the  extra  cost. 

According  to  Mr.  Clement  the  American  wheels 
are  far  in  advance  of  those  made  on  the  other  side. 
The  fact  that  he  has  purcha-sed  a  large  amount  of 
American  machinery  is  enough  to  corroborate  this 
statement.  The  Clement  factory  is  being  en- 
larged, and  with  the  additional  machinery  pur- 
chased, the  output  will  be  increased  to  a  con- 
siderable extent. 

NOTE.S. 

C.  F.  Smith,  president  of  the  Indiana  Bicycle 
Company,   and   Joe  Tedrow,   one  of   the   stock- 


holders of  the  same  company,  returned  from  Mex- 
ico last  Thursday.  They  brought  with  llu-m  a 
pocketful  of  diamonds  and  opals  which  they  piii-- 
chased  in  the  City  of  Mexico.  Mr.  Smilh  and 
family  will  soon  leave  for  a  tour  of  Europe. 

F.  S.  Dickerson,  secretary  of  tlie  Munger  Cycle 
Company,  has  returned  from  a  long  business  trip. 

Harry  Hearsey  is  riding  a  17-pound  Cential, 
made  especially  for  his  use.  Jay  Twoays. 


HUSTLING  JOHN  CALDWELL. 


At  the  Head  of  a  Progressive  Firm  Which 
Handles  Accessories  and  Sundries. 
A  hustling  man  of  business  and  an  all  around 
good  fellow  is  .lohu  Caldwell,  a  likeness  of  whose 
genial  face  we  present  to  the  readers  of  ^^^e/ee-- 
Mr.  Caldwell  is  the  founder  of  the  firm  of  John 
Caldwell  &  Co.,  resident  agents  for  a  very  large 
number  of  manufacturers  of  bicycle  supplies  and 
sundries.  In  soliciting  agencies  Mr.  Caldwell 
has  made  the  best  use  of  his  long  experience  in 
the  business  and  has  carefully  selected  only  those 
manufacturers  the  standard  of  whose  goods  is 
strictly  first-class.  The  firm  represents  the  Barnes 
Tool  Company,  of  New  Haven,  Conn. ;  Persons  & 
Mueller,  New  York  city;  Roy  Oiler  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  New  York  city;  Buffalo  Drop  Forge 
Company;  Niagara  Cycle  Fittings  Company,  Buf- 
falo; Prince  Wells'  Graphone;  Connecticut  Manu- 
facturing Company,  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  a  great 
many  other  well-known  manufacturers  in  tlie 
trade.  The  concern  has  received  a  liberal  patron- 
age from  the  manufacturers  and  dealers  in  Chicago 
and  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  Mr.  Caldwell 
has  been  unable  to  do  much  traveling  outside  of 
Chicago  the  firm,  by  means  of  correspondence,  has 
worked  up  quit-  a  satisfactory  business.  It  is  the 
intention  of  the  firm  to  cover  the  territory  in  and 
around  Chicago  most  thoroughly,  its  object  being 


to  furnish  manufacturers  and  dealers  with  any- 
thing they  may  need  in  the  line  of  supplies  and 
sundries.  When  Mr.  Caldwell  first  organized  the 
house  it  was  his  intention  to  open  a  general 
supply  depot  and  carry  in  stock  everything  used 
in  the  construction  of  a  bicycle,  as  well  as  all  ac- 
cessories, but  owing  to  the  lateness  of  the  season 


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THE  RACING  SEASON 

abroad  has  just  opened  and  the  Dunlop  Special  Racing  Tire  is  having 

things  all  its  own  way. 

LOOK  AT  THIS  LIST 

OF    A   FEW 

OF  ITS  RMCMNT  WINS 


AT  EASTER,  every  race  in  Ireland  (Belfast  and  Dublin)  was  won  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
ATNOTTINGHAM,  all  races,  on  the  grass  track,  were  WON  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
HERNE  HILL,  April  21— The  Brothers  Ilsley  rode  the  fastest  half-mile  ever  ridden  on  the  fast- 
est track  in  Europe,  on  a  tandem  with  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
BRIXTON  CUP,  April  2S— WON  by  J.  Gibbons-Brooks  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
HERNE  HILL,  April  38— Half-mile  scratch  race  WON  by  P.  W.  Brown  on  DUNLOP  TIRES 
BRISTOL,  April  28-One-third  mile  scratch  race  WON  by  U.  L.  Lambley  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
HERNE  HILL,  May  5  -One  mile  professional  scratch  race  WON  by  T.  Jamrs  on  DUNLOP 
TIRES. 
"  "       May  5 — Ten-mile  professional  international  scratch  race   WON   by  Dumond  on 

DUNLOP  TJRES. 
"       May  5— Half-mile  amateur  handicap  WON  by  W.  Walker  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
HIGH  BEECH,  May  5— Ten-mile  cup  race  WON,  and  records  for  Two  to  Ten  Miles  BEATEN  by 

J.  Green  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
LANGHAM  Wheelers'  Road  Race-lst,  2nd  and  3rd  rode  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
ANFIELD  B.  O.  Road  Race— FASTEST  TIME  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
BORDEAUX,  April  29— Five  kilometres  international  race  WON  by  Lumsden  on  DUNLOP 

TIRES. 
VELODROME  de  la  SEINE,  April  39-Prix  National  race  WON  by  Anthony  on    DUNLOP 
TIRES. 
"  "        "  April  29— Prix  des  estranges  race  WON  by  Anthony  on  DUNLOP 

TIRES. 
ANGERS,  May  2— Ven  kilometres  international  race  WON  by  Anthony  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
"  May  3 — Ten  kilometres  international  tricycle  race  WON  by  Medinger  on  DUNLOP 

TIRES. 
VELODROME  BUFFALO,   May  3— One  thousand  metres  tandem  race   WON  by  Harris  »nd 

Bromley  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
VELODROME  de  la  SEINE,  May  6— Prix  de  Bordeaux  WON  by  Crooks  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
May  6— Prix  de  Marseille  WON  by  Fossier  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
May  6— Consolation  race  WON  by  Dumond  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
PARIS,  May  6— Societe  Velocipedique  Parisien  handicap  WONby  Levellier  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
LILI-E,  May  6 -Prix  hi-Senior  WON  by  KuhUng  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
FIGUERAS,  May  6— International  race  WON  by  Lambrecht  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
ANGERS,  May  6— International  race  WON  by  Gougoltz  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 

May  6— Tandem  race  WON  by  Cotterau-Gougoltz  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
CBAMPIONSHIP  HAUTE  SAONE— THREE  FIRST  MEN  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
UNION  VELOCIPEDIQUE  FRAN CAISE,   May  6— Ten  kilometre  race   WON  by  Quignolot- 

Nougier  on  a  tandem  with  DUNLOP  TIRES. 
BRUSSELS,  May  6— Humber  race  Bois  de  la  Cambre,  25  kUoiiietres,  FIRST  SIX  MEN  all  rode 
DUNLOP  TIKES. 
"  May  6— The  tricvcle  and  safety  professional  events  were  WON  by  Huret  on  DUN- 

LOP TIRES. 
May  6— Amateur  tricycle  race  WON  by  Hautvast  on  DUNLOP  TIRES. 


This  is  a  Dunlop  Year.    ©^©    You  Must  Ride  Them  to  Win. 


AMERICAN  DUNLOP  TIRE  CO.,  501-506  W.  I4tli  St.,  NEW  YORK. 


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it  was  not  deemed  advisable.  However,  before 
the  season  of  '95  opens  it  is  tbe  intention  to  cany 
out  tbe  original  idea,  and  Cbicago  may  expect  to 
have  a  concern  in  every  way  equipped  to  meet 
the  full  requirements  of  the  trade.  Mr.  Caldwell 
is  a  pleasant  gentleman,  and  prominent  in  his 
make-up  is  easily  seen  that  force  of  tirelesis  energy 
which  has  made  the  great  army  of  hustlers  and 
successful  business  men  of  America. 


THE    WEEKLY   TRADE   BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Vort  Wayne,  Ind.—A.  B.  White,  bicycles,  etc. ;  re- 
ported as  having  recorded  deed  for  $2,500. 

Spring  field  f  JWa«s.— Henry  G.  Brown,  manufacturer 
of  bicycle  saddles,  bags,  etc. ;  reported  to  have  placed 
chattel  mortgage  on  record  for  $2,000. 

Jirantford,  0««.— TheF.  S.  Henderson  Manufactur- 
ing Company  will  establish  a  factory  to  manufacture 
pneumatic  sulky  wheels,  etc. 

Miltcauheef  Wis. — Milwaukee  Bicycle  Company  in- 
corporated 

Council  Bluff/tf  Ja.— Graham  &  Son,  sporting  goods; 
reported  to  be  closing  out. 

J^eaveHivorthf   Kas John    Deckelman,    toys    and 

boys'  bicycles;  chattel  mortgages  placed  on  record  for 
$3.'i47,  and  mortgages  in  possession. 

JSarrle,  Ont — McAllister,  Story  &  Co.,  hardware  and 
bicycles;  dissolution,  reported. 

Dututli,  Minn — R.  C.  Kruschke,  sporting  goods,  etc. ; 
going  out  of  the  business. 

C/jtca^o— Barr  Tailoring  Company,  manufacturing  bi- 
cycle clothing,  hats,  shoes,  etc.;  incorporated;  capital 
stock  $.5,C0O. 

C/itcrt(7o— Chicago  Sporting  Goods  Company  incor- 
porated, dealing  in  guns,  fishing  tackle,  cutlery,  etc.; 
capital  stock  $10,000. 

Jlic/iland  Center,  JFis.— Chandler  &  Spiedel,  hard- 
ware; will  take  up  bicycles;  new  firm,  consisting  of  E.  M. 
Chandler  and  S.  D.  Seiedel. 

•Claflin,  Kaa.~W.  B.  Norris,  hardware,  bicycles,  etc.; 
succeeded  by  G.  A.  Rosenberry. 

Chiropee,  Mans  —Overman  Wheel  Company  will 
close  its  factory  Saturday  afternoons  for  the  present. 
The  night  work  at  this  plant  has  been  stopped  to  a  great 
extent. 

Tmingstown,  O.— Thomas  E.  Davey,  secretary  cham. 
bfi-  of  commerce,  is  negotiating  for  the  estabUshment  of  a 
bic-ycle  factor}'. 

Tbe  Czar  snd  Czarena. 
E.  B.  Preston  &  Co.,    415   Fifth   avenue,    Chi- 
cago,   an   old   established  manufacturing  house, 
have  in  this  week's  issue  announced  their  new 
ItiDe  of  wheels,  illustrated  with  a  cut  of  the  Czar. 


The  above  is  a  copy  of  their  trade-mark  i'or  both 
Czar  and  Czarena.  The  manager,  Charles  Jenk- 
ins, has  given  the  manufacture  of  bicycles  a  good 
deal  of  study,  and  for  some  months  wheels  have 
been  made  for  tbe  use  of  employes.  So  successful 
have  they  been  that  the  firm  was  induced  to  make 
for  the  market.  The  mac  ine  will  sell  for  |t25 
and  is  up  to  date,  having  28-inch  wheels,  a  9-inch 
held,  6-inch  tread  and  a  frame  23  inches  deep. 


How  Hunger  Tests  Wheels. 
"Birdie"  Hunger  last  week  unintentionally 
put  his  12-pound  machine  to  severe  test  and, 
strange  as  it  may  seem,  the  wheel  stood  it  thor- 
oughly. When  half  way  over  the  Cbicago  road 
race  course  one  of  the  tires  punctured.  Hunger 
had  no  repair  kit  with  him  so  decided  to  finish 


the  ride,  even  ,at  the  expense  of  a  wrecked  ma- 
chine. From  Evanston  to  tbe  Grant  monument, 
not  less  than  eight  miles,  he  rode  with  ore  tire 
flat,  bumping  over  rough  pavements  and  car 
tracks,  yet  the  wooden  rims  on  tbe  machine 
showed  no  damage  whatever.  Another  time  Hun- 
ger purposely  rode  off  of  the  sidewalk,  a  foot  drop, 
and  did  not  do  the  least  bit  of  damage.  All  of 
which  is  conclusive  evidence  that  Hunger's  wheels 
contain  good  material  and  good  workmanship. 


Harry  Hall's  New  Tandem. 
Harry  Hall  and  N.  Stone,  of  A.  G.  Spalding  & 
Bros. '  New  York  store,  were  recently  seen  on  one 
of  the  Brooklyn  drives  with  two  27-pound  Spald- 
ing bicycles  coupled  together,  forming  a  side-by- 
side,  four-wheel  tandem.  At  Howe's  road  bouse 
the  wheelmen  gathered  around  them  as  country- 
men do  at  a  circus. 


It  Is  Called  the  Palmer. 
It  is  with  pleasure  we  call  the  attention  of 
dealers  and  riders  throughout  the  country  to  the 
Palmer  wheel;  manufactured  by  the  Palmer  Cycle 
Company  at  51  and  53  West  Washington  street, 
Chicago.     The  company,  which  began  the  manu- 


(o  the  makers,  who  promised  to  investigate.  We 
are  in  reesipt  of  tbe  following  communication  on 
the  subject: 

La  Junta,  Colo.,  May  2G.— Editor  Referee  :  Referring 
to  above  item  [Mr.  Kiefer's  letter]  I  think  Mr.  Kiefermust 
be  mistaken  in  the  party. 

A.  H  J«nod  is  disposing  of  bis  stock  of  wheels  at  al- 
most any  price  he  can  get,  for  the  reason  that  he  wants 
to  close  out  his  business  and  leave  town. 

I  spent  several  days  in  Pueblo  this  week;  visited  not 
only  the  dealers  but  the  prominent  riders  as  well,  and  I 
know  bad  there  been  any  price  cutting  I  would  have 
heard  of  it.  C.  A.  Boylk. 

Recent  American  Patents. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,   re- 
ported especially  for   ^^g^yiee  by  W.  E.  Augin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

519,592,  adjustable  odometer;  Theodore  Schroeder,  New 
Prague,  Minn.;  filed  Aug.  1,  1893. 

519,69i,  device  for  attaching  pneumatic  tires  to  wheel- 
rims;  Leonhardt  H.  Brunemeyer,  Aurora,  III.;  filed  Feb. 
20,  1894. 

519,743,  brake  for  bicycles;  Elmer  S.  Sill,  Massena,  la.; 
filed  June  26,  1893. 

519,748,  tire  for  wheels  of  vehicles;  George  S.  Webb, 
Aurora,  111.;  filed  Dec.  16,  1893. 

519,781,  Sprocket  wheel;  Charles  Timm,  Morgan  Park, 
assignor  to  the  Uniou  Manufacturing  and  Plating  Com- 
pany, Chicago;  filed  Dec.  27,  1892. 

519,793,  bicycle  frame;  Lucius  M.  Wainwright,  lodian- 


The  Palmer. 


facture  of  wheels  in  November,  1893,  is  composed 
of  C.  Luis,  E.  B.  Palmer  and  J.  Eohde.  The 
Palmer  is  a  bicycle  thoroughly  up  to  date,  pos- 
sessing exclusive  features  of  worth  which  at  once 
impress  the  rider.  The  company  is  ruiming  its 
factory  to  its  full  capacity,  and  has  had  all  it 
could  do  to  supply  the  demand  promptly.  The 
Palmer  road  wheel  weighs  24  pounds,  the  light 
road  racer  16  pounds.  The  company  can  make  a 
racing  wheel  lighter  and  fully  guarantees  it. 
Agents  should  write  the  company  for  terms  and 
territory. 

Two  Speeds  for  All  Wheels. 
The  Two-Speed  Bicycle  Company  is  now  pre- 
pared to  fit  its  gear  to  any  bicycle  at  the  ex- 
tremely low  price  of  §25.  The  gear  has  been 
greatly  improved  of  late,  being  more  compact  and 
lighter  than  heretofore,  and  .so  constructed  that  it 
can  be  fitted  to  all  styles  of  safeties  without  add- 
ing weight  to  any  considerable  extent.  The  com- 
pany's advertisement  in  this  issue  describes  the 
working  of  the  gear  to  perfection. 


Thinks  It  Was  a  Mistake. 
In  last  week's  issue  we  piinted  a  letter  from   E. 
C.    W.   Kiefcr,   local  consul  of  tbe  L.  A.  W.  at 
Pueblo,  Colo.,  complaining  of  wholesale  price-cut- 
ting by  Avery  &  Burris.     The  matter  was  referred 


apolis,  assignor  to   Central  Cycle  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, same  place ;  filed  May  3,  1^93. 

519.790,  wheel;  Edward  Fox,  St.  Louis,  assignor  of  two- 
thirds  to  John  Harris  and  Justin  J.  McCarthy,  same 
place;  filed  Nov.  24,  1893. 

519,£07,  wheel  hub;  John  W.  Cloud,  Chicago;  filed  July 
15, 1S93. 

609.8J8,  B-heel  hub;  John  W.  Cloud,  Chicago;  filed  July 
15, 1893 

5.9.855,  bicycle;  Clarence  E.  Whitaker,  Lynn,  Mass., 
assignor  to  Josiah  C.  Bennett,  same  place;  filed  Sept.  19, 
1893 

519,933.  bicycle  gear,  Erick  J.  Swedlund,  Alwater, 
Minn.;  filed  June  3,  1893. 

519,976,  bicycle  tire;  Carelton  J.  Spofford,  Dolgeville, 
N.Y.;  filed  Feb.  19, 1894. 

520,009,  pedal;  Albert  Perkins,  Chicopee,  Mass.,  as- 
sigtor  to  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  New  York,  and  the 
Lamb  Knitting  Machine  Company,  Chicopee,  Mass. ;  filed 
May  28, 1893. 

520,017,  brake  mechanism  for  bicycles;  William  H. 
Binns,  Chicago,  III.,  assignor  to  the  Monarch  Cycle  Com- 
pany, same  place;  filed  Jan.  10,  1894. 

520,231,  drive  chain;  Howard  S.  Hart,  New  Britain, 
Conn.;  filed  Jan,  19,  189.'. 

520,245,  bicycle  mud  guard;  Robert  C.  Rudy,  Detroit^ 
Mich,,  assignor  by  mesne  assignments,  to  the  M.  E.  Gris 
wold  Company,  Chicago,  111.;  filed  April  6,  1893. 

5.0,258,  machine  for  extracting  spokes  from  hubs  of 
wheels;  James  H.  Davis,  Secane,  Pa.;  filed  April  4. 1893. 

520,295.  journal  bearing;  William  J.  Carter  and  John  J. 
Carter,  Dublin,  Ga.;  filed  May  4, 1893. 

520,396,  bicycle;  Sidney  A.  Grant,  Springfield,   assignor 
to  the  National  Cycle  Company,  Fitchburg,  Mass. ;  filed 
Nov.  22,  1893. 
Trade-marks — 34,733;    bicycles,    tricyclrs,    velocipedes 


^^foe. 


THE  PALMER 


GUARANTEED 

ROAD 

WHEEL 

24 

POUNDS^^ 

GET  YOUR 
SPECIAL  WHEELS 
MADE  BY 


THE   PALMER  CYCLE  CO., 

51-53  West  Washington  St.,  CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


20 

DERBYS 

Were  Ridden  in   the 

CHICAGO    ROAD    RACE 

And  Not  a  Break. 

A.TSr     lISrCOMPA.U^BJLE     RECORD. 


DBRBYS    are    the    Best    Wheels    on    Marth. 

DERBY  CYCLE  CO.,  ■'■"? 


[67  S.  Canal  street, 

CHICAGO. 


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and  parts  thereof;  the  Birmingham  Small  Arms  ard 
Metal  Company,  limited.  Birmingham,  Eng. ;  filed  Kob. 
20,  1894.  Essential  feature  the  representation  of  three 
piled  arms  and  the  letters  "S.  A." 

84.766,  pneumatic  wheel  tires;  Francis  L.  Cook,  Spring- 
field, Mass. ;  filed  April  21,  1894.  Essential  feature  the 
representation  of  an  eel,  the  skin  of  which  is  partly  sep- 
arated from  the  body  thereof. 

24.767,  hand  tools  for  the  care  of  cycles;  Ames  &  Frost 
company,  Chicago;  filed  May  12, 1893.  Essential  feature 
the  word  "Imperial/' 

A  Handy  Luggage  Carrier. 
The  J.  J.  Warren  Company,  of  AVorcester,  has 
jnst  issued  a  very  handy  and  complete  little  cata- 
logue of  its  leather  and  canvas  athletic  and  cycle 
goods.  Among  the  new  things  noticed  is  a  bicycle 
luggage  carrier,  made  to  fit  in  the  frame  of  the 


machine,  thereby  being  entirely  out  of  the  way. 
This  in  three  sizes  and  qualities — russet  leather; 
canvas,  bound  with  leather,  and  mackintosh  cloth 
— the  prices  being  $5,  |4  and  §3.  For  tourists  it 
is  just  the  thing.  The  company  has  so  many  de- 
sirable things  in  the  leather  line  that  it  will  pay 
dealers  and  riders  to  secure  one  of  these  little 
books. 

Trade  Notes. 

Someone  a'-road  is  publishing  the  "Life  o 
Thomas  Humber." 

Quadrant  No.  19,369  has  been  stolen.  Eeport 
to  A.  H.  Radell,  640  North   Clark  street,  Chicago. 

The  Kentucky  Cycle  Company,  Louisville, 
opened  its  new  store  at  545  Fonrt-h  avenue  on 
Wednesday  last. 

H.  B.  Barnes  of  Chicago,  who  has  lately  moved 
from  317  to  278  Dearborn  street,  is  making  a 
specialty  of  chronographs  and  timers. 

Dealer  Woodbury  of  DauviUe,  111.,  will  pay  $25 
for  the  return  of  model  38  Columbia,  No.  330, 
and  another  $25  for  the  conviction  of  the  thief. 

Terront  rode  1894  Palmer  road  tires  on  his 
Rome-Paris  trip  over  the  Alps  and,  it  is  reported, 
did  not  once  have  to  inflate  them.  Surely  this 
was  a  severe  test. 

W.  B.  Greenleaf,  who,  a  few  years  ago,  was  a 
well-known  Chicago  rider,  has  opened  a  cycle 
store  at  6304  Wentworth  avenue,  selling  Colnm- 
bias  and  other  machines. 

The  Pope  company  usually  issues  some  very 
handsome  printing  matter,  one  of  the  latest  being 
a  pamphlet  on  the  care  of  Columbia  bicycles  and 
repair  of  tires,  which  is  tastefully  illustrated. 

Daniel  J.  Smith  and  the  American  Wheelman 
Company  are  issuing  a  cyclists'  hand  book,  to  be 
ready  this  week,  which  will  contain  pictures  and 
biographies  of  the  leading  riders,  records,  articles 
^n  training,  etc. 

The  Scott  Cycle  Company  of  Cincinnati  tells  of 
a  good  performance  made  on  a  Monarch  in  the 
ninety-mile  road  race  from  Lexington  to  Coving- 
ton, Ky.,  May  5.  A  16-year-old  boy  won  second 
prize  without  accident  or  change  of  wheel,   while 


the   winner  had   to   change   wheels  no  less  than 
three  times  with  his  pacemakers. 

Wilhelm  &  Co.  write  that  they  were  blessed 
with  good  luck  last  week.  Monday  and  Tuesday 
they  were  threatened  with  a  flood  and  a  fire  Wed- 
nesday. Fortunately  the  lire  amounted  to  little 
and  as  the  rain  ceased  the  flood  was  averted. 

A.  H.  Radell,  well  known  to  Chicagoans,  has 
gone  into  business  at  640  North  Clark  street,  near 
North  Avenue.  He  will  sell  Ramblers,  Colum- 
bias,  Ariels  and  other  machines,  beside  repairing 
and  renting.  Sundries  of  all  kinds  will  be  kept 
in  stock. 

The  Overman  company  has  issued  a  pamjihlet 
descriptive  of  "The  Victor  Racing  Team,"  con- 
taining an  ingenious  treatise  on  the  "modern  rac- 
ing man  of  the  class  B  variety,  the  trainer  of  same 
and  the  power  behind  the  throne,"  represented  of 
course  by  a  $. 

The  A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hardware  Company,  of  St. 
Louis,  which  is  handling  Syracuse  wheels,  e.x- 
pects  to  be  well  represented  in  all  western  races 
this  summer.  The  Syracuse  will  have  a  good 
showing  at  the  Forest  Park  road  race  in  St.  Louis 
this  week  Saturday. 

Mrs.  A.  F.  Stuart  has  commenced  tlie  making 
of  ladies' tailor-made  bloomers  and  gaiters.  Slie 
is  with  the  Gorman-Morrow  Manufacluriu^i  Com- 
pany, 70  East  Madison  street.  Several  prominent 
lady  riders  are  now  wearing  her  costumes  and 
they  are  liighly  satisfactory  to  the  wearers. 

The  Hickory  Wheel  Company,  of  South  Frain- 
ingham,  Mass.,  is  making  inself  prominent  in  the 
matter  of  selling  machine  to  extra  heavy  riders. 
The  latest  addition  to  this  class  of  Hickorj'  riders 
is  Mr.  Dechirt,  of  Chamber.sburg,  Penn.,  who 
weighs  280  pounds  and  who  is  now  riding  a  regu- 
lar model  G,  weighing  30  pounds. 

Charles  M.  Becker,  132  Elms  street.  New  York, 
has  just  issued  his  second  catalogue  of  sporting 
apparel.  Cyclists'  costumes  for  men  and  women, 
including  several  styles  of  rational  dress,  are  a 
specialty.  Two  cards  are  neatly  arranged  to 
show  samples.  A  design  of  the  coat  and  trousers 
is  cut  out  of  the  card  and  the  sample  placed  on 
the  back,  showing  thereby  a  niiniture  suit. 

A.  P.  Fisher,  the  prominent  cycle  dealer  from 
Toronto,  closed  for  exclusive  control  in  the  Do- 
minion of  Canada  for  the  Halladay-Temple 
Scorcher.  Ralph  Temple  operated  the  deal,  which 
is  said  to  be  a  large  one,  particularly  for  this  ad- 
vanced season.  Mr.  Fisher  while  here  was  the 
guest  of  his  old  friend,  A.  G.  Crosby,  western  rep- 
resentative of  the  Spaul  'ing  Machine  Screw  Com- 
pany. 

^^g^k/ee-  takes  pleasure  in  calling  the  atten- 
tion of  its  readers  to  the  firm  of  Ward  &  Hawkings, 
287  South  Canal  street,  which  is  manufacturing 
the  Dodson  bar- lock  wood  rims.  The  rim  made 
by  this  concern  is  the  only  bar-locked  rim  made. 
The  firm  thinks  it  is  the  great  scientific  success  of 
the  year,  and  that  it  has  given  unwonted  satis- 
faction. The  firm  has  a  large  manufacturing 
plant  especially  adapted  for  making  rims,  and 
desires  to  extend  its  trade  to  all  parts  of  the 
United  States.  It  will  gladly  answer  all  in- 
quiries concerning  the  rims,  and  quote  prices. 


Miscellaneous  Jottings. 

Les  Touristes  Typographes  is  the  title  of  a  cy- 
cling club  recently  formed  by  Parisian  composi- 
tors. 

E.  J.  Meisenheimer,  a  popular  member  of  the 
racing  board  of  the  Milwaukee  Wheelmen,  is  re- 
ceiving congratulations.  It  is  a  case  of  twins,  and 
Ed  is  looking  about  for  a  Daisy  Bell  tandem  to 
take  the  pair  out  for  an  airing. 


Morgan  &  Wright  Tires 

APE  GOOD  TIRES. 


Our  Foot  Pump  is  Worth 


UNIVERSAL  CONNECTION. 
LENGTH,   i8  INCHES. 
FINELY  NICKELED. 
ALL  METAL. 
DISCOUNT  TO  TRADE. 

Ask  us  about  it  in  your  next  letter. 


MORGANA  WRIGHT 


-CHICAGO. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


POINTERS  ON 


MONARCH 


PARTS. 


START  OF  THE  CHICAGO  ROAD  RACE. 


WE  ARE 


always  on  the  alert  and  in  advance  of  our  competitors,  and  are  ever  ready 
to  produce  what  the  public  wants 

THE  MATERIAL 

from  which  Monarch  Bicycles  are  built  is  absolutely  the  best  that  money 
can  buy. 

EACH  PART 

is  so  carefully  prepared  for  the  special 
purpose  that  perfection  is  the  result. 

MONARCH  SPROCKETS 

are  threaded;  and  screw  to  place  and 
are  rem:;ved  without  the  slightest  dififi- 
cult)*. 


BEAR  SPROCEET. 

NICKEL  PARTS 

of  Monarch  Bicycles  are  heav- 
ily coppered  before  nickeling. 

THE  TUBING 

used  in  the  construction  of 
Monarchs  is  the  best  Mannes- 
man n  spiral  fibre. 


PEDALS. 


BINNS' 


Patent  Ball  Holder  and  Dust  Protector  is  absolutely  the  most  per- 
fect device  of  its  kind  in  use. 


MONARCH  HUBS 

are    turned   from   solid  steel    forgings, 

MONARCH  PEDALS 

are  absolutely  dust  proof. 


CRANK  SHAFT. 


ALL  MONARCH 

^   connections  are  Steel  Drop  Forgings;  not  an 
ounce  of  casting  is  used  in  any  form. 


DUST  PRO   F  BEARINGS  CASE 


Monarch  Parts  are  all  Interehangable.  Over  6,000  riders  will  tell  You  Monarehs  are  Best.  WHY? 

Monarch  Cycle  Co., 

Factory:    42  to  52  N.  HALSTED  STREET. 
Retail    Store, 
280  Wabash   Avenue, 
CHIOAaO. 


'^iSSSiS^ 


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AROUND     PARIS     AWHEEL. 


NEW  OFFICERS   WEEDED   IN   THE   UNION 
VELOCIPEDIQUE  OF  FRANCE. 


Two  World's  Records  Beaten— Americans  Doing 
Well  Now— Zimmy  to  Johnson— Match 
Races  all  the  Rage— Many  In- 
teresting Future  Events. 


Pabis,  May  18. — There  is  a  strong  feeling 
amongst  a  big  number  of  notabilities  connected 
with  the  cycle  world  in  France  that  the  oiiicials  of 
the  Union  Velocipedique  governing  board  should 
go  out  of  office,  at  least,  if  not  the  whole  of  them, 
the  greater  number.  The  present  members  retain 
what  they  call  their  ideas  of  sport  and  seem  to 
ignore  that  times  have 
changed ;  moreover,  they 
being  manufacturers  and 
cyclists  in  the  trade,  as 
well'  as  newspaper  men,  it 
necessarily  occurs  to  many 
who  may  give  the  matter  a 
thought  that  big  orders  and 
advertising  contracts  must 
at  times  hamper  them — 
"blood  is  thicker  than 
water. ' '  When  France  has 
at  the  head  of  the  union, 
men  who  are  by  their  tal- 
ent and  means  sportsmen, 
who  may  interest  them- 
selves for  sport's  sake,  then, 
and  then  only,  will  the 
present  and  future  progress 
of  cyclism  receive  that  im- 
petus, which  is  the  desire 
of  all  fervents  of  the  wheel. 
TWO    world's    eecobds 

BEATEX. 

On  Sunday,  the  14th  in- 
stant, at  the  Buffalo  track 

at  3   o'clock,  fifteen   men 

faced  the  starter  in  a  race 

of   100    kilometres    (\rith 

pacemakers).     The  French 

runners    were   represented 

by  .Jules  Dubois,  Nicodemi, 

Saibud,    Porcheron,    Mer- 

land,    Descoins,     Echalie, 

Guerry,  Cissac,  A.  Fossier, 

Buifel  and  Baraquin,  whilst 

America  jmt  up,  W  Mar- 
tin, Waller  and  Ashinger. 

Immediately     the     pistol 

shot    was  fired,    the  pace 

was  set  pretty  warm,  the  work  being  cut  out  by 

Waller,  Martin  and  Dubois.  At  the  thirteenth 
lap  Martin  punctured  but  soon  changed  his  ma^ 
chine,  losing  a  lap  in  so  doing.  At  the  twentj^- 
third  round  the  majority  of  the  field  were  laijped. 
Waller  being  in  the  group  and  l>'iug  last,  Ashinger 
also  suffering  the  same  fate  shortly  after.  The 
first  ten  kilometres  (6  miles  380  yards)  were  cov- 
ered in  15  min.  25  sec.  (record  held  by  Foumier, 
14  min.  19  sec),  the  leaders  at  this  stage 
being,  Guerry,  Dubois,  Echalie  and  Merland  with 
Martin  one  lap  behind.  The  pace  warmed  up 
and  the  twenty  Idlometres  were  done  in  30  min. 
14  sec.  (record,  Dubois  29  min.  59  sec).  Echalie 
spurted  shortly  after  and  broke  all  the  existing 
French  records  from  twenty-four  to  forty  kilome- 
tres (held  by  Dubois)  but  Dubois  did  the  same, 
being  behind  the  leader  with  Guerry  and  Martin 
close  up.  At  the  next  lap,  Echalie  gave  up  and 
jjjie  following  were  the  positions  at  the  eud  of  the 


second  hour — Dubois,  Guerry,  Martin.  During 
this  time  Jules  Dubois  beat  his  own  previous  rec- 
ord for  the  hour,  thirty-nine  kilometres,  707  me- 
tres, doing  forty  kilometres,  ninety  metres  ( twenty- 
four  miles,  1525  yards).  Later  on,  the  same  rider 
beat  the  fifty  kilometres  ( thirty-one  miles,  122 
yards)  record  held  by  Delansorne  in  1  hr.  17  min. 
34  sec.  Dubois  did  1  hi'.  15  min.  24  2-5  sec.  but 
unfortuuately'for  him  at  the  fifty-seventh  kilome- 
tre he  was  taken  with  cramps  in  the  leg's  and  had 
to  leave  the  track,  consequently,  Guerry  became 
firat  and  Martin  second.  A  tandem  now  took 
Guerry  along  at  an  awful  pace  and  all  the  records 
(belonging  to  Dubois)  from  fifty  to  sixty  kilome- 
tres were  beaten.  At  a  distance  of  seventy  kil- 
ometres (forty-three  miles,  822  yards)  the  placing 
was  as  follows: — Guerry,  Martin  (two  lajis  l)e- 
hiud),  Merland  (two  kilometres  back). 

Guerry  after  this  change  seemed  to  rise  up  like 


a  giant  refreshed,  was  told  that  if  he  hurried  he 
had  a  good  chance  of  beating  the  fifty  miles  I'ecord 
( held  by  Stocks  at  3  lire.  5  min.  45  4-5  sec. ,  in 
fact  he  beat  in  two  hours  all  the  records  held  by 
Dubois  and  he  also  put  new  figures  to  the  last  100 
kilometres  record  held  by  DesgTanges.  Guerry  is 
the  new  record  holder  for  this  last  distance  which 
he  navigated  in  2  hrs.'^36  min.  55  3-5  sec,  Martin 
wa.s  sexiond  and  Merland  third. 

I  have  jiLst  received  a  cable  from  Vienna  trom 
which  I  learn  that  Gerger  the  Austrian  has  beaten 
the  six  hours  record  (204  kilometres  500  metres) 
held  by  Desgranges  (the  Frenchman).  Gerger  cov- 
ered 206  kilometres  402  metres  in  six  hours. 
■WON   BY   THE  ANGLO-AMEEICANS. 

The  team  race  mentioned  in  my  la.st  letter  be- 
tween three  picked  men  from  the  west  of  France 
andWlieeler,  Brooks  and  the  Englishmpi,  Barden, 
was  duly  contested  at  Bayoune  and  resulted  in  a 
victory  fov  tfee  Anglo- American  lot,  Wheeler  being 


second  to  Harden,  who  is  in  l'(irm.  On  the  same 
afternoon,  Wheeler  won  au  international  race,  dis- 
tance 2,000  metres  (one  mile,  4'28  yards),  Bocon- 
nais  being  second  and  Barden  third.  A  consola- 
tion was  captured  l)y  .\ustin  Crooks. 

Wheeler,  Brooks  and  Barden  ran  anotlier  team 
match  yesterday  at  Bordeau.x — they  were  again 
succesful.  Other  races  took  place  on  the  snnie 
afternoon  when  Wheeler  also  won  the  lap  prize 
and  international  race  (5,000  metres).  Crooks 
took  the  handicap,  having  twenty-five  metres 
start,  Wheeler  securing  third  place   from   scrateli. 

MOEE   RECORDS    PALL. 

A  lovely  day  yesterday'  at  Buffalo,  on  which 
occasion  Baras  and  Meliue  made  an  attempt  to 
lower  the  hour's  tandem  record  and  they  suc- 
ceeded. Well  paced  throughout,  they  beat  the 
record  held  by  Stocks  and  Osmond  (forty-one  kil- 
ometres 908  metres).  The  Frenchmen  did  forty- 
three  kilometres  263  me- 
tres. Dubois,  who  had 
asked  permis.sion  to  hang 
on  to  the  tandem,  beat  the 
world's    record     for    ten. 

V  twenty,   thirty,    forty  and 

fifty  kilometres  and  also 
French  lionr  record.  He 
did  forty  kilometres  901 
metres  in  the  time. 

ZIM  TO  JOHNSON. 

I  saw  Zimmerman  and 
Troy  yesterday  and  asked 
them  if  it  was  true  that 
that  John  S.  Johnson  was 
really  about  to  become  a 
pro,  a  telegram  having 
reached  the  Vvlo  oifice  here, 
saying  that  Johnson  was 
going  to  race  for  money  on 
the  opening  day  of  the 
Walthara  track. 

'  'I  guess  not, ' '  said  the 
skeeter;  "why  I'll  tell  you 
again  what  I  will  do.  If 
Johnson  will  come  and 
race  me  in  Paris  for  £500, 
I'll  allow  him  ?300  ex- 
penses. ' ' 

Troy,  who  was  standing 
close  up  said:  "Tell 
iS^^i/iec-  that  we  are  al- 
^^-ays  ready  to  fix  up  with 
gold  not  checks." 

LINTON   vs.    GUERRY. 

A.  V.  Linton,  the  Welsh- 
man is  shortly  to  be 
matched  (fifty-mile  race) 
against  Gueriy,  the  French- 
man, who  is  in  his  zenith 
at  present.  What  a  day  for  Med'inger  on  Monday 
last.  He  finished  first  in  two  races  at  Buftalo  and 
ill  each  case,  Louvet  who  is  looked  on  as  a  future 
champion,  being  second  and  Maurice  Farnian 
third.  At  Remies  on  the  day  follo\N'ing  this  Ed- 
wards the  Englishman  and  Verheyan  the  German, 
won  the  tandem  race  easily. 

SOME  FUTURE   EVENT-S. 

Spa  (close  to  Cologne)  has  a  week's  racing  from 
the  22nd  to  the  27th  of  July.  A  special  track  is 
being  built  measuring  333  metres  to  the  lap. 
There  -will  be  three  road  races,  Paris-Spa,  Amster- 
dam-Spa and  Frankfort-Spa,  besides  some  sprints 
on  the  track.  Money  prizes  to  the  value  of  £432 
are  offered  and  should  attract  the  best  men. 

There  will  be  a  good  day's  racing  on  Sunday 
next  in  Paris.  Edwards  is  to  ride  two  races  with 
Medinger  at  the  Buffalo  path,  the  distances 
being  two  and  five  kilometres,  but  should  they 
each  win  one,  a  final  will  be  4eeide4  gvei  a 


^^^jftJ'ce^ 


ROYAL  LIMITED 


Beat  it 
If  you  can. 
It  will  take  you 
A  good  while. 


It's 

a  winner 

from  start  to 

,  .  .  .  .finish. 


The  royal  CYCLE  WORKS, 

MARSHALL,    MICH. 


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Newark,  N.  J., 


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RALPH  TEMPLE 

Sells    Bicycles" 

HALLADAY-TEMPLE  SCORCHER, 
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And  ROYAL  LIMITED; 

Sells  Wood  Ritns,  and  exchanges  for  Good  Second-hand 
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MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


distaueo  of  two  kilometres. 

On  May  31  there  will  be  a  siiecial  theatrical 
race  meeting  at  Bviffalo.  The  -well  known  comedy 
aitist,  Coquelin  Cadet,  is  to  he  starter. 

E.  de  PeiTodil,  who,  with  Willlaurae,  lately  es- 
tabli.shed  the  Pari.s-Vienna  re<'0rd,  is  about  to  ride 
a  six  houi-s'  matcli  at  Lille,  against  M.  Undeanx, 
the  Witworth  agent  in  Paris. 

The  new  track  at  Eonen  was  formerly  opened 
on  May  15,  ou  which  occasion  ahont  5,000  per.sons 
pa,s.sed  the  tni'ustiles. 

JIAETIN   BEATE^^ 

Martin,  not  being  satisfied  with  his  running 
against  Guerry  in  the  last  big  race  of  100  kilome- 
tres, challenged  the  latter  to  race  him  10  kilome- 
tres for  $100.  The  event  came  oft'  ye-sterday  and 
Martin,  who  should  have  started  oft'  at  once,  waited 
on  his  opponent  and  got  beaten  easily. 

OASSIGNABD'S   MONUMEMENT  tTNVEIJ.EI). 

The  monument  to  the  late  champion  Cassiguard 
was  duly  uuveUed  on  May  17  last  at  Bordeaux. 
No  doubt  yoirr  reader's  vdll  remember  that  a  pub- 
lic subscription  defraj^ed  the  cost.  Mabs. 


The  Hash  Cycle  Club. 

The  Hash  Cycle  Club,  of  Michigan  boulevard, 
is  the  name  of  it,  and  the  members  are  the 
women  boarders  of  the  house,  says  the  Chicago 
Herald.  One  of  them  is  not  yet  an  expert  and 
goes  out  alone,  or  with  a  woman  friend.  Thej' 
were  out  on  Eighteenth  street,  near  the  massacre 
gi'oup  where  Calumet  avenue  makes  as  pretty  a 
course  as  Hogarth  could  have  drawn.  The  mem- 
ber of  the  Hash  club  was  trying  in  vain  to  get  the 
wheel  and  hereelf  at  the  proper  equipoise,  but  one 
or  the  other  was  constantly  at  fault,  for  every 
time  the  member  tried  to  mount  the  wheel  tried 
to  get  out  of  the  way,  and  succeeded.  There  was 
a  Hibernian  gardener  near  by,  and  the  friend  of 
the  member  of  the  Hash  club  suggested  that  they 
call  the  gardener  to  assist  in  the  transaction. 
This  was.  done.  The  good-ratured  fellow  had 
doubtless  seen  many  wheels — probably  had  one  of 
his  own  once  a  week — but  he  had  never  been 
called  to  .study  one  or  give  instruction  about  it. 
He  made  several  attempts,  however,  and  each 
time  the  wheel  fell  over,  tearing  the  member  en- 
tangled in  her  skirts.  The  Irishman,  at  last, 
weary  of  the  undertaking,  said : 

""Well,  be  gob!  it's  the  fir-rst  toime  I  iver  tuk 
hold  o'  wan  or  thim  merry-go-rounds,  an'  it  is 
me  opinyan,  mum,  that  the  _only  safe  way  to  ride 
wan  is  to  get  oft'  and  lade  it,  mum. ' ' 

As  an  unadulterated  specimen  of  shamrock  Avit 
this  is  worth  framing. 


To  Denver  by  Boat  and  Rail. 

The  Mallory  steamship  line  has  issiied  a  circu- 
lar describing  its  scheme  to  take  a  party  to  the 
national  meet  via 
Galveston,  Tex.  One 
of  the  company's 
\five  boats  will  go 
I  directly  from  New 
York  to  Galveston, 
and  from  this  point 
it  is  but  forty-eight 
hours  by  rail.  The 
trip  by  boat  will  naturally  enough  be  a  pleasant 
one,  particularly  as  the  August  heat  and  dust 
win  be  partially  avoided.  The  company's  adver- 
tisement gives  details. 


George  C.  Blymer  and  W.  C.  "Whitall  of  Minne- 
apolis will  start  Saturday  for  a  trip  awheel  to  San 
Diego,  Cal.,  and  expect  to  make  the  trip  in  forty, 
days. 


^^^^t/'ce^ 


EVENTS     ON     THE     CONTINENT. 


Chief  German  Races  "Won  by  August  Lehr — 
Records  Lowered. 
FbANKFOBT-on-Main,  May  18. — [Special  cor- 
respondence.]— Four  starts,  four  victories — this 
was  the  way  A.  Lehr  took  part  in  the  races  at 
Bochum.  He  did  the  1,000-metre  event  in  1:34; 
that  of  4, 000  metres  in  7:22  r>-5;  the  5,000-metre 
race  in  9:00  2-5,  and  the  2,000-metre  handicap  in 
3:10  2-5,  in  all  events  F.  Opel  being  second,  G. 
Croess  third,  in  the  handicap  the  former  having  an 
advance  of  twenty-five  metres  and  Goe&s  of  fifty 
metres.  A  meet  at  Leipzig  brought  the  follow- 
ing results:  The  1,609-metre  race  (one  Englisli 
mile),  A.  Underborg  first,  A.  Heimann  second 
1.  Burger  third ;  time,  2:36  4-5.  The  2,000-metre 
ordinary  was  taken  by  H.  Roth  in  3 :34  4-5,  with 
R.  Mengler  second  and  A.  Eisner  third.  Ger- 
many's tricycle  champion,  Tischbein,  took  the 
1,000-metre  tricycle  race  in  2:00  2-5,  with  M. 
Herty  second  and  O.  Stumpf  third.  Herty  took 
the  2,000-metre  handicap  from  scratch  against 
Underborg  and  Stumpf,  scratch,  in  the  record 
time  of  3 :27  2-5.  Tischbein  has  held  the  record  at 
3:28  3-5  since  1892. 

"Well-known  Austrian  ridei-s,  such  as  G.  Zacha- 
riades,  M.  Lurion,  F.  Gergher  (the  new  Paris- 
"Vienna  record  man )  and  H.  Opel  took  part  in  the 
races  at  Vienna,  Lurion  succeeding  in  the  1,000- 
metre  event  in  1:24  4-5,  with  Opel  second  and  C. 
Riede  third.  The  ordinary  championship  of  Aus- 
tria, distance  2,000-metres,  fell  to  Max  Ehringer 
in  3:45;  Riede  took  the  5,0G0-metre  event  in 
7:50  2-5,  with  Opel  second  and  Lurion  third: 
Zachariades  the  one-hour  ride,  covering  3() 
kilometres  700  metres  (record),  with  Gerger  sec- 
ond and  C.  Finder  third.  Lehr's  competition 
records  for  ten,  twenty  and  thirty  kilometres  and 
one  hour  were  surpassed  in  this  race. 

Twelve  members  of  the  Berlin  Pedestrian  Club,' 
among  them  the  winner  of  last  year's  Berlin- Vienna 
walking  race  (a  counterpart  to  the  bicycle  race 
over  the  same  road)  started  for  a  march  from 
Berlin  to  Friedrichsruh  (near  Hamburg),  the  resi- 
dence of  ex-Chancellor  Bismarck,  to  present 
themselves  to  the  prince. 

Many  preparations  are  being  made  ou  both 
sides  of  the  Alps  for  the  international  distance 
race,  Milan,  Italy,  to  Munich,  Bavaria,  South 
Germany.  The  maximum  time  for  the  590-kilo- 
metres  is  fixed  at  55  hours,  and  any  rider  using 
less  than  that  will  receive  a  prize.  Special  prizes 
are  given  to  those  who  finish  in  le.ss  than  55 
hours. 

Charles  Terront,  owing  to  some  mistake  in  his 
maps — for  instance  the  distance  from  Florence  to 
Milan  being  360  instead  of  :260  kilometres — and 
heavy  rains,  used  some  fifteen  houre  more  for  his 
record  ride  from  Rome  to  Paris  than  he  figured 
on,  doing  the  1,80(1  kilometres  in  6  da.  15  hrs. 
32  min. 

Verheyeu  recently  beat  Farman,  that  rising 
French  star,  who  has  already  defeated  the  best 
French  and  English  riders,  in  a  2, 800-metre  race 
at  Lille.  Conrbe  was  third;  time,  5:56  2-5.  The 
1,800-metre  ordinary  race  fell  to  Kuhling  in  3:10, 
with  Farman  second.  Crooks  won  the  English 
one-mile  handicap  at  Paris  recently,  from  sixteen 
competitors,  in  2:14  4-5,  with  60  metres  start; 
Spoke,  70  metrs,  was  second,  and  Guerry,  90  me- 
tres, third. 

Jaap  Eden,  the  Dutch  champion,  riding  against 
time,  has  reduced  the  one  English  mile  record  for 
Holland  to  2:02  1-2. 

M.  J.  Djakow  won  the  championship  of  North 
Russia,  over  100  verst  (106.7  kilometres  or  66j 
miles),  in  3  hrs.  24  miu.  40  sec,  which  is  the 
Russian  record.  A  .M. 


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In  twenty  battles  Boney  rode  his  gray, 
Were  he  alive  he'd  ride  this  wheel  to  day. 
Yes!  Proudly  ride  in  an  "3m!pM\Sr  way.   {;'~z:r.Z, 


MANUFACTURED    BV 


[Copyright  1834  by  Charles  L.  Ames  ] 


AMES  &  FROST  COMPANY,  Blaekhawk  St.  and  Cherry  Ave.,  CHICAGO,  ILL 


"TRUTH,  Crushed  to  Earth,  Will  Rise  Again." 

What  special  points  are  con- 
sidered in  buying  a  wheel  ? 

STRENGTH. 

DURABILITY, 

WEIGHT, 

SPEED, 

PRICE. 

....THE.... 

KEATING 

is  the  Strongest  light 
wheel  in  the  world. 

Being   strong,    durability  it 
assured. 

The  KEATING 

is  the  Lightest  strong 
wheel  in  the  world, 

Being,  light  speed  is  assured.  ""^ 

With  these  assurances,     $  -1  O  R    A  r\ 
the  price  is  right  at kpIZO.UU. 


Don't   buy  until  you  have  seen  the  KEATING. 


KMATING  WHEBI,  CO.,   -   -  Holyoke,  Mass. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


'c/ce 


WILL  MOVE  TO  HARTFORD. 


POPE    MANUFACTURING    COMPANY'S    OF- 
FICES TO  BE  NEAR  THE  FACTORY. 


New   $50,000   Building  to   Be   Erected  —  Plans 

Drawn  and  Workmen   Already  Busy — 

Some     Facts    Concerning    the 

Company's  Business. 


The  Pope  Manufacturing  Company  ha-s,  after 
long  consideration,  and  largely  on  the  advice 
of  George  H.  Day,  decided  to  remove  its  general 
offices  from  Boston  to  Hartford.  The  move,  al- 
though decided  on  only  last  week,  has  been  so  fa- 
vorable considered  that  the  plans  for  the  building 
have  already  been  drawn. 

"The  significance  of  this  action,"  says  the 
Courant,  "is  that  the  great  Pope  concern  is  con- 
centrating its  forces  and  preparing  to  branch  out 
for  even  a  stronger  and  wider  hold  on  the  bicycle 
business  of  this  country  and  the  world  than  it  has 
ever  had  before.  The  removal  of  the  offices  to  this 
city  will  be  a  large  loss  to  Boston,  but  the  gain  to 
Hartford  will  be  proportionately  greater,  as  it 
means  the  removal  to  this  city  of  about  100  officers 
and  clerks  with  their  families.  The  building  esti- 
mates have  not  yet  been  made,  but  the  building 
will  cost  in  the  neighborhood  of  |I50,000. " 

The  Courant  has  collected  some  figures  iu  regard 
to  the  continuous  and  rapid  growth  of  the  Pope 
Manufacturing  Company  and  the  result  shows  that 
in  1883  the  company  employed  243  men  and  had 
about  100,000  square  feet  of  floor  space.  It  has 
since  absorbed  the  Hartford  Eubber  Works,  has 
organized  the  Hartford  Cycle  Company  and  has 
added  a  tube  department  to  its  works  on  the  cor- 
ner of  Laurel  and  Park  streets.  Including  the 
rubber  and  tube  works  the  company  has  nearly 
eight  acres  of  flooring,  about  four  times  as  much 
as  it  had  in  1888.  It  also  gives  employment  now 
to  nearly  1,200  men.  This  includes  those  at  the 
Hartford  Cycle  Company.  During  the  recent  de- 
pression in  business  the  company  seemed  to  be 
less  affected  than  other  kinds  of  business  and  its 
hands  were  more  generally  kept  at  work.  The 
class  of  men  who  have  been  selected  to 
take  clarge  of  the  different  departments  of  the  en- 
larged business  are  of  a  kind  to  reflect  credit  upon 
the  company,  for  rarely  will  be  found  a  corps  of 
men  their  equal. 

Speaking  of  the  new  building  the  Telegram  says 
that  although  the  design  is  not  quite  pe'-fected  in 
all  the  details,  the  following  statement  is  sub 
stantially  correct:     The  building  is  rectangular  in 


shape,  .'5O.\104  feet,  three  stories  in  height,  with  a 
well-lighted  basement.  It  is  to  face  the  south — 
about  fifty  feet  east  of  the  present  oflice  building, 
with  which  it  is  to  be  connected  hi  an  iron 
bridge  at  the  level  of  the  second  story,  which  will 
also  form  a  protection  from  the  weather  for  a  pas- 
sage underneath  connecting  the  ground  floors  of 
the  two  buildings.  The  front,  which  is  over  ItlO 
feet  wide,  is  divided  into  three  bays,  the  central 
one  of  which  has  a  finely  designed  porch  on  the 
ground  floor.  Each  bay  is  subdivided  into  three 
parts  by  pilasters  which  extend  from  the  level  of 
the  second  story  window,  where  they  are  united 
by  bold  semi-circular  arches.  These  arches  ex- 
tend entirely  around  the  outside  of  the  building, 
binding  the  whole  design  together  and  giving  a 
simplicity  and  dignity  to  the  composition. 

Above  those  arches  a  bold  cornice  crowns  the 
building.  The  trimmings  of  the  building  above 
the  basement  will  probably  be  filled  with  plate 
glass.  A  fine  vestibule  leads  through  swinging 
doors  to  a  broad   hall,  sixteen  feet   wide,  which 


runs  through  the  middle  of  the  building;  at  the 
end  of  this  hall  are  placed  the  staircase  and  ele- 
vator leading  to  the  upper  stories.  The  large 
room,  41x33  feet,  on  the  left  of  the  entrance,  is 
for  the  use  of  the  advertising  department,  and  the 
corresponding  room  on  the  right  of  the  entrance 
41x50  feet,  is  for  the  use  of  the  bookkeepers,  of 
whom  there  are  about  thirty.  A  large  vault  is 
built  in  the  rear  of  this  room  and  extends  through 
to  the  second  story. 

Behind  the  advertising  department,  and  sepa- 
rated from  it  by  a  passage  leading  to  the  other 
building,  are  the  cloak  rooms  and  toilet  rooms  for 
the  clerks  on  this  floor,  and  a  small  room  to  be 
used  as  a  centra! telephone  station.  There  are  no 
posts  or  colirmns  on  any  of  the  floors  to  obstruct 
the  rooms,  the  floors  being  supported  on  iron 
trusses.  The  second  floor  is  reached  by  the  ele- 
vator and  hy  a  commodious  staircase,  and  it  is  to 
give  accommodations  to  about  fifty  clerks  in  a 
room  40x38  feet,  a  portion  0*'  this  floor  at  the 


east  end  being  reserved  for  the  private  offices  of 
the  vice-president,  secretary  and  otl  ers.  Toilet 
rooms  for  the  clerks  and  for  the  officers  are  placed 
directly  over  those  on  the  floor  below.  The  third 
floor  is  to  contain  the  offices  of  the  president  and 
treasurer — a  small  dining  room  with  kitchen  and 
pantry,  a  library,  a  large  lecture  room  and  two 
other  private  offices.  All  the  rooms  are  to  be 
wainscoted  either  in  ash  or  oak;  the  floors  of 
(ieorgia  yellow  pine;  the  walls,  ceilings  and 
trusses  lathed  with  wire  lathing  and  plastered 
with  either  adamant  plaster  or  King's  Windsor 
cement. 

All  the  partitions  in  the  building  will  either  be 
of  brick  or  steel  lathing  fastened  to  light  channel 
iron,  and  the  whole  imbeded  in  "adamant,"  or 
King's  Windsor  cement,  making  a  solid,  fireproof 
partition  of  but  11-2  inches  thick.  The  whole 
construction  will  be  as  nearly  fireproof  as  can  be 
made  without  iron  beams  and  brick  arches. 

The  basement  will  be  asphalted  and  made  thor- 
oughly dry,  so  as  to  be  used  for  the  storage  of 
records,  etc. 

The  building  will  be  heated  and  ventilated  by 
a  combination  of  the  blower  and  direct  radiation 
systems. 

George  Keller  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  is  the  anhi- 
tect. 

The  Boston  office  employed  over  100  clerks,  the 
majority  of  whom  will  move  with  their  families 
to  this  city.  Colonel  Albert  A.  Pope  will  (on- 
tinue  to  reside  in  Boston,  but  will  make  frequent 
trips  to  this  city,  thus  still  keeping  his  hand  upon 
the  helm  of  one  of  the  greatest  establishments  in 
the  country. 

A  retail  office  will  be  maintained  at  the  same 
location  in  Boston. 

The  erection  of  the  new  structure  will  be  com- 
menced immediately.  Men  were  engaged  yester- 
day in  measuring  off  the  ground  for  the  founda- 
tion and  as  soon  as  that  is  finished  the  building 
proper  will  be  pushed  ivith  all  possible  speed.  It 
is  expected  to  be  finished  and  ready  for  occupancy 
by  the  first  of  September. 


Chorus.— Tlien  out  in  the  air,  'mid  scenes  that  are  fair, 
To  enjoy  their  life,  leaving  worry  and  care; 
For  we  all  ride  the  wheel  of  rubber  and  steel, 
And  ever  bright  and  contented  then  feel. 
The  above  is  the  chorus  of  the  new  bicycle  song 
entitled,  "J^or  We  All  Ride  the  Wheel,"  published 
by  the   National  Music   Company,   215   Wabash 
avenue,    CTiicago.      This  new  song  goes  free  of 
charge  with  the  present  popular  charming  waltz 
song,  '  ^American  Girl. ' '    This  song  can  be  secured 
from  the  above  address  and  also  at  all  the  leading 
music  dealers  in  the  United  States,  at  40  cents.— 
Adv. 


The  reason  the  people  got  the  time  prize  in  the   Chicago  Road    Race   is 
because  they  carried  a 

Perfection  Repair  Outfit 

in  their  left  hand  pocket. 

FERRIS-WHEELER  MFG.   CO., 


282    WABASH    AVENUE, 


CHICAGO 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


The  FASTEST  WHEEL  on  Earth 


THE  THISTLE 


WM.   BAINBRIDGE, 


ON    A 


19  POUND  THISTLE  ROAD  RACER, 

WINS    THE    TIME    PRIZE    OF    THE 

GREAT   CHICAGO  ROAD  RACE, 

(DECORATION    DAY.) 


Thistle  Cycles  are  Manufactured  by  the 


FULTON    MACHINE    WORKS, 


Factory,  82  to  86  Fulton  Street, 

Send  for   Catalogiae. 


CHICAGO. 


MCNTION  THE  REFEREE. 


Victory 


FOR 


The  Tribune! 


Maryland  State  Record  for  24  hours 

BROKEN  bolmee  c.  DAVIS  ON  A  ^g-LB.  TRIBUNE 

Through  Mud  and  Rain,  240  Miles,  in  15  Hours,  actual  riding  time. 
THE    CYCLOIDAL    SPROCKET    TELLS. 

If  you  would  win,  ride  a  Tribune.     Write  for  catalogue  and  agency. 


THE    BLACK    MFG.    CO.,    erie,  pa. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


WANTS  THE  RIDERS  FINED. 


A  Correspondent  Who  Would  Fine  Racers  for 
Disobedience. 
LiXTi.E  HiL'KMAX,  Kj'.,  May  23. — Editor 
i^^/g/ec-:  Here  it  is  nearly  the  1st  of  June.  I 
still  "stand  a-faroff, "  like  Peter,  keenly  watch- 
inji  the  antics  of  the  L.  A.  W.,  or  at  least  the  lead- 
ers. So  far  I  have  seen  no  progress  in  the  great 
"land  slide"  that  was  to  roll  in  new  members 
like  the  mighty  wa^  es  of  the  ocean,  that  send 
the  huge  ship  safely  into  harbor.  I  had  been  an 
active  member  of  the  L.  A .  W.  for  the  past  three 
years,  and  am  a  friend  yet  to  the  amateur  league. 
I  personally  like  all  wheelmen,  however  high  or 
low  his  calling,  so  he  rides  a  wheel;  I  admire  him 
provided  he  came  honestly  in  possession  of  his 
wheel.  While  I  so  stand  up  for  the  wheelman,  I 
am  bitterly  opposed  to  the  way  the  league  is  run. 
I  think  there  is  too  much  whisky  used  in  the 
management  and  not  enough  brains.  I  have  not 
the  will  or  brains  to  ran  it  myself,  but  there  are 
plenty  of  good,  sober  men  in  the  ranks  who  are 
in  every  way  qualified  to  make  the  thing  a  sure 
go.  I  think  the  league  has  run  into  the  petty 
whim  class  and  there  got  stuck.     I  am  for  the  L. 

A.  W.  when  it  gets  on  a  solid  financial  standing, 
repeats  discrimination,  and  rules  the  matter  in 
the  interest  of  all  wheelmen  alike. 

I  seriously  oppose  the  Bulletin  method  and  deny 
the  right  of  the  executive  board  to  go  behind  the 
scelie  and  undo  a  special  act  of  the  general  assem- 
bly.    I  am  opposed  to  the  two  class  rule,    A   and 

B,  because  it  is  discrimination,  and  not  equal 
rights  to  all  wheelmen.  Class  B  has  every  ad- 
vantage ot  the  amateur,  class  A.  Every  member  is 
posted  on  the  two  class  rule  and  it  is  not  neces- 
sary for  me  to  explain  in  detail  this  two  rule 
clause.     An  A  amateur  has  just  as  much  right  to 


a  high  priced  prize  as  a  class  B  member.  I  have 
always  had  in  ^^ew  a  much  better  plan  to  run 
this  L.  A.  W.  to  prosperity.  It  is  simply  a  system 
of  flues;  a  bona  fide  money  fine  for  all  disobedience 
of  the  laws  enacted  by  the  general  assembly. 
Nearly  all  clubs  fine  their  members  for  infractions 
of  the  rules.  What  does  a  dead  beat  care  for  ex- 
pulsion? What  does  a  hoodlum  care  tor  sus- 
picion? What  does  a  thief  care  for  honest  princi- 
ples? All  wheelmen  are  not  dead  beats,  hoodlums 
or  thieves,  but  there  are  plenty  who  are  not  above 
reproach.  Pass  some  good  league  rules;  pass 
some  good  racing  rules;  put  a  fine  on  the  tail  end 
of  each,  enforce  it  and  the  problem  is  solved. 
Some  men  do  not  hate  to  part  with  principle; 
some  do  not  hate  to  part  with  the  truth;  some  do 
not  hate  to  part  with  morality,  but  every 
"danged''  one  hates  to  part  with  his  money.  Fine 
them  for  infractions  of  the  roles,  small  fines  for 
small  offences,  and  big  fines  for  big  oftences;  then  if 
they  cannot  ride  like  gentlemen  let  them  both 
ride  to  the  devil.  I  would  love  to  stay  in  the 
leagufi  but  under  the  existing  rules  I  am  out  for 
at  least  a  time.  I  have  five  riders  in  my  family, 
the  youngest  five  years  old,  a  club  and  league 
of  my  own  with  a  bank  account  behind  it. 

J.  W.  OVEKSTEEET. 


A  Beautiful  Souvenir  for  Nothing. 

The  Central  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  of 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  has  issued  one  of  the  hand- 
somest souvenirs  ever  given  out  by  a  bicycle  man- 
ufacturer. It  is  a  photogravure  of  the  chariot 
race  by  AVagner.  It  is  well  worth  framing  and 
also  worth  the  readers'  time  to  write  for  it.  It 
will  be  sent  free  of  cost  to  all  applicants  who  will 
mention  ^^g/^/ee-  when  writing.  Don't  forget 
this, 


WHEELMAN     BADLY    HURT. 


Crashes  Into  Another  Rider — The    Washingtonr 
Denver  Relay  Ride. 

INDIAXAPOLIS,  M.ay  28. — One  afteincfon  of  last 
week,  while  William  Manning,  a  real  estate 
dealer,  was  riding  his  wheel  at  a  fast  gait  on  the 
South  Delaware  street  asphalt,  he  collided  with 
an  unlcnown  wheelman.  Manning's  bicycle  was 
completely  demolished  and  he  himself  was  ren- 
dered unconscious  by  his  sudden  .stop.  Seeing 
Manning's  condition  the  other  rider,  being  un- 
hurt, mounted  his  wheel  and  hustled  away.  A 
patrolman  who  was  a  witness  to  the  accident 
carried  Manning  to  ;i  neighboring  grocery.  His 
face  and  head  were  covered  with  gashes,  while  his 
limbs  and  body  were  painfully  bruised  in  many 
places. 

George  Dickson,  captain  of  the  Zig-Zag  club, 
rode  to  Crawfbrdsville  Sunday,  coming  home  by 
way  of  Lebanon,  thus  making  a  century.  He 
went  to  see  Mr.  Poutious  on  matters  pertaining 
to  the  Washington-Denver  relay.  The  schedule 
for  Indiana  is  nOw  complete,  the  state  being  di- 
vided into  twenty-three  relays,  total  distance 
being  lfi2  miles.  The  schedule  called  for  ten 
miles  per  hour,  making  16  hrs.  1.5  min.  to  cros.s 
the  state,  but  with  good  weather  the  distance 
should  be  covered  in  from  nine  to  ten  hours. 

"Birdie"  Hunger,  Tom  Roe  and  Fred  Dickin- 
son are  attracting  a  great  amount  of  attention  by 
flying  around  on  a  Munger  triplet. 

Thirt^y  Zig-Zag  members  took  a  windy  trip  to 
Kuightstown  and  return  Sunday.  On  account  of 
the  weather  quite  a  number  returned  on  thi 
train.  Jay  Twoay.s. 

John  Pallister  of  Iowa  made  a  double  century 
last  week  in  25  hours. 


^S^t/ae^ 


THE  RESULT 


of  the  corobination  of  the  best 

mechanical  skill  and 

fiDest  material  procurable  is  represented  in  the 


Ide  Wheels 


Their  success  is  phenomenal. 
Never,  "in  the  history  of  cycling," 
have  wheels  worked  themselves  to  the 
front  so  quickly,  wholly  on  their  merits. 


Our  Catalogue 


is  very  comprehensive  and  different 
from  any  others.    You  almost 
see  the  machines  themselves.    Shall 
we  send  it  to  you  ? 


HIGH-FRAME  IDE  SPECIAL— $14J. 

A  FEW  AGENTS. 

CHICAGO,  Sterner  Cycle  Go.  MILWAUKEE,  Columbia 
Carriage  Co.  CLEVELAND,  H.  JBeckenbach  &  Sons.  CINCIN- 
Na.ll,  Geo  H.  Link,  631  Vine  street.  COLUMBUS,  A.  L.  Yard- 
ley.  SPRINGFIELD,  O.,  P.  Slack's  Sons.  ROCHESTER.  Sibley, 
Lindsay  &  Curr.  UTICA,  A.E.Smith.  TERRE  HAUTE,  E.  D. 
Harvey.  EVANS¥ILLE.  C.  P.  Mingst.  FT.  WAYNE,  J.  W. 
Bell.  ST.  LOUIS,  Knight  Cycle  Co.  KANSAS  CITY,  Kansas 
Cty  Bicycle  Co.  LEXINGTON,  KY.,  Smith,  Watkins  &  Co. 
NASHVILLE,  J.  C.  Combs.  PITTSBURG,  Squires  Hardware 
Co.  PHILADELPHIA,  Levy  Cycle  Clock  Co.  WHEELING,  W. 
VA..  Carothers  &  Howo.  mention  the  referee 


F.  F.  IDE  MFG.  CO., 


PEORIA,  ILL. 


Never  Get  Left. 


CHICAGO    TIP    &    TIRE    CO., 


152  and  154  Lake  Street, 


FiK.  1,  showing  Tire  in  section  on  Wooden  Rim. 


AGENTS  FOR  : 
Boston  Woven  Hose  &  Rubber  Co.,  Boston. 
Elastic  Tip  Co. ,  Boston. 
Snell  Cycle  Fittings  Co.,  Toledo. 


CHICAGO,  ILL. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


ATTENTION,   AGENTS. 

Rochester 


D ICyCieS    are  made 


To  Supply  the  Demand  for  Fine  Quality 
Wheels. 

Our  prices  are  li^ht.      Why  not  write  us. 


ROCHESTER   CYCLE  MFG.  CO., 

Koch  ester,  KT.  Y. 


MENTtON   THE    REFEREE. 


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Oscar  Osen  rides  from  SanFrancisco  to  SanDisgo  distance  six  hundred 
forty  one  miles  over  five  mountain  ranges  in  three  days  twenty  two 
hours  thirty  minutes  one  twenty  five  pound  Phoenix  no  break  down  of 
any  kind  E.  MOHRIG. 

STOVMR  BICYCLn  MFG.   CO., 


SEND     FOR     CATALOGUE. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE- 


FREEPORT,     ILL. 


WIELDERS  OF  TIN  RATTLES. 


Chicago's  A.  C.  C.  Delegates  Charterized  as 
Such  By  Frank  Egan. 

Dealing  with  editorial  troubles  iu  the  above  re- 
calls to  me  the  attempt  at  a  censure  of  the  -wheel 
press  recently  made  by  the  Associated  Cycling 
Clubs  of  Chicago  For  an  unmitigated  piece  of 
impudence  commend  me  to  this.  But  what  right, 
real  or  assumed,  will  some  one  please  tell  me, 
does  any  gathering  of  cyclers  or  sane  men  dare  to 
arrogate  to  themselves  the  authority  to  pass  cen- 
sure upon  any  paper  which  they  may  deem  guilty 
of  the  high  crime  and  misdemeanor  of  not  turn- 
ing over  the  use  of  its  columns  to  the  free  adver- 
tising of  this  thing  or  that  ?  It  has  come  to  a 
pretty  pass  when  the  wielders  of  the  rattles  and 
the  blowers  of  penny  trumpets  can  in  their  infan- 
tile wisdom  dare  to  tell  a  man  how  much  puffing 
he  shall  bestow  upon  the  discordant  notes  these 
babes  make  from  their  rattles  and  their  trumpets  ! 
Some  kind  and  motherly  wet  nurse  should  be  se- 
cured and  put  in  charge  of  these  joyful  juveniles 
in  Chicasto,  and  they  should  be  kept  in  the  nur- 
sery until  they  have  become  thoroughly  weaned, 
or  else  their  tender  heads  may  cause  their  tender 
fingers  to  grasp  something  which  may  injure 
them. 

It  seems  to  be  the  unfortunate  prerogative  of 
associated  cycle  clubs  to  continually  be  guilty  of 
the  Hibernian  trick  of  putting  their  foot  in  it 
every  time  they  open  their  mouths.  Thus  we 
see  Nev?  York's  association  explaining  its 
barring  of  the  negro  by  saying  that  it  did  so  be- 
cause Chicago  did,  and  Chicago  attempting  to 
censure  the  wheel  press  because  New  York  did 
not.  These  be,  indeed,  mighty  reasons,  and  well 
calculated  are  they  to  govern  the  legislative  acts 
of  cycling's  rattle  wielders  and  penny  trumpeters. 


But  what,  think  you,  must  be  the  opinion  of  any 
man  possessing  ordinary  common  sense  when  he 
views  such  rattling  as  this  ?  Do  you  believe  that 
the  sport  is  benefitted,  elevated  or  fitly  repre- 
sented by  associations  whose  only  acts  of  note 
have  been  negro  baiting,  and  the  attempt  to  pro- 
cure journalistic  notice  by  the  persuasive  means 
of  a  censuring  club?  Well,  I  am  free  to  say  I  do 
not.  It  will  be  a  sorry  day  for  cycling  when  its 
press  comes  under  the  control  of  such  weaklings 
as  these  individuals  have  by  their  own  acts  shown 
themselves  to  be. — Sporting  Life. 


Columbus  Races  Postponed. 
CoLliMBUS,    0.,  May   30. [Special  telegram.] — 
Eain  is  falling   heavily.     The    races  have  been 
postponed  until  Saturday. 


A  veteran  cyclist  and  racer  of  Georgia  desires  to 
travel  his  state  for  a  good  wheel.  Strictly  busi- 
ness. Best  references.  Address  Fitzhugh  Lee, 
Covington,  Ga. — adv. 


Sunday  last  at  Springfield  Titus  rode  a  flying 
mile  in  2 :04  2-5,  being  paced  by  Tyler,  Taxis, 
Bald  and  Sanger.  His  quarters  were:  :31,  1:01, 
1:31  4-5.  

Allen  and  Sachtleben,  in  their  ride  around  the 
world,  secured  2,500  pictures  of  scenes  never  be- 
fore photographed,  by  means  of  kodaks. 


Otto  Neumann  of  Winona  is  credited  with  hav- 
ing ridden  from  that  place  to  La  Crosse,  Wis., 
forty-two  miles,  in  3  hrs.  12  min. 


L.  Louvet,  the  young  French  champion,  has 
challenged  Zimmerman  to  two  matches,  both 
two  kilometres.     In  case  each   should   win  one,  a 


thiid  shall  be  brought  out  on  the  same  day.     The 

stake  is  2,000  francs. 


Mrs.  A.  F.  Stewart,  of  7  East  Madison  street, 
Chicago,  makes  a  specialty  of  ladies'  tailor-made 
bloomers  ard  gaiters. 


WE     DELIVER     FREE 

at  your  express  office  for 


;^7.oo 


Our  Celebrated  All  Wool  Bloomer 

BICYCLE 
SUIT 

COAT-PANTS-CAP. 

Write  for  samples  and  measure- 
ment card.  Correspondence  with 
cycle  dealers  solicited. 

E.  G.  MILLER  &  CO., 

io6  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago. 

MENTION  THE  KBjTEREE. 


ARIEL 


ARIEL 


TURTLE  EACER-18  to  22  lbs. 
LIGHT  EOADSTER— 24  to  28  lbs. 
FULL  ROADSTER— 26  to  S2  lbs. 

and  the 
Lovely  TITANIA— 27  to  33  lbs. 

all  with  the 
Superb  Ariel  Lines  and  Finish. 

"Reasons  Why" 
will  tell  you  more  about 


CVCLE.S 


Good 
Stock 


Features: 
CORRECT  DESIGNS, 

REINFORCEMENT, 

DETACHABLE  SPROCKET, 
DETACHABLE  CRANK, 
COMMON  SENSE  DUST  -  PROOF  GEAR  CASE, 
Genuine  DUST-PROOF  BEARINGS  with 
ANTI-FRICTION  BALLS,  and  many  another 
"Trick  ot  Singularity." 


Ariels.«»»«  Counts. 

ARIEL    CYCLE    MANUFACTURING    CO.,    - 

Chicago  Store— 277  Wabash  Ave.  and  35  Van  Buren  St. 


Goshen,  Ind. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


GORMAN-MORROW  MFG.   CO., 

7    MADISON    ST.,    CHICAGO. 


JBICYCLES, 


stj:n^dries. 


ETC, 


All  Wool  Suits,  $5.00,  up.  Sweaters,  $2.00,  up. 

Bicycle  Repairing  and  Day  Storage. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


/I  SATISFIED  CUSTOMER 

IS  the  best  advt  rtisement.      This  is  the  way 
Ihey  talk  when  asked  how  they  like 

The  League  Ghainless 

after  a  forty-mile  ride  over  hills  and  muddy 
roads  :  "If  I  was  buying  50  bicycles,  49  of 
them  would  be  the  League  Cbainle&s 
and  the  fiftieth  a  chain  machine  for  a  relief." 

This  simply  voices  the  opinion  of  thousands  of  others 
who  have  ridden  the  LEAGUE  CHAINLESS 

Simplicity  47  tires  fitted  to  our  wheels  when  ordered. 
1894    SCORCHER,     27     POUNDS 

».«T,o«TH,«„„„  THE    LEAGUE  CYCLE   CO.,  HARTFORD,  CONN. 


"Fanning's  Miniature  Friction  Ball  Chain" 


WEIGHT,    22    OUNCES. 


PATENT     APPLIED     FOR. 

The  greatest  success  in  a  ball  bpanns  chain  ever  attained.  It  is  thn  rncosnized 
scientifl'i  solutiOQ  of  what  nn  ea,sj-  running  chaio  should  be.  Friction  reduced  lo  a  min- 
mum.  The  greatest  po.'isililespeeil.  Wears  ten  times  longer.  Ijoes  not  cntcb  or  bind 
on  sprocket,  i  an  be  run  i  ight  or  loose.  Stretches  nine  tioies  less.  It  is  as  flexible  as  a 
rag.  These  improvemenis  will  make  any  wheel  wear  a  greater  length  of  time.  No 
rider  of  a  bicycle  «liou'd  he  without  thi<i  great  improvement,  as  there  is  no  grease  to  get 
on  clotlies.  aud  it  is  a  self  c'eaner  fit  lajm  $0.OO.  Discount  lo  the  trade.  Express 
charges  prepaid  when  cash  accompanies  order. 

1-4  inch,  ai3-4  oun.-es,  51  links;    .5  10  inch,  23  3-4  ounces,  50  links-  T-16  inch   83  ounces 
50  links;  3-8  inch,  23  ounces.  60  links;  1-2  inch,  28  ounces,  50  links. 
MADE   IN   THE  ABOVE    SIZES. 


EUREKA  PUMP  BRACE 


joa  Main  St., 


MENTION  THE  BEPEREB. 


KEOKUK,  IOWA. 


Something  New 

Inflate  your  tires  as 
hard  and  as  often  as  yoii 
have  to  with  perfect  ease 
and  comfort. 

Will  fit  any  hand  pump 
and  go  in  tool  bag. 

Don't  blister  your 
hands  and  suffer  general 
dis.onifort  any  more. 

I'RICE  35  CMJfTS. 

Dealers  write  to  us. 


Eureka  Pump  Brace  Co, 

277uWabash  Ave.,  Chicago 


MENTION  THC   ■■»«■•■«. 


COST  OF  TOURING  ABROAD. 


Living  in  France,  Germany  and  Other  Places 
Is  Very  Cheap. 
The  expense  of  touring  abroad  need  not  deter 
those  having  aspirations  in  that  direction — that  is, 
provided  heavy  railway  charges  between  home 
and  the  port  whence  ship  is  taken  can  be  aver- 
aged over  a  fortnight  or  three  weeks.  "When  once 
France  or  Germany,  Holland  or  Belgium,  is 
reached,  living  is  found  to  be  as  cheap  as,  if  not 
indeed  cheaper,  than  in  England.  Certain  Shef- 
field riders  bent  on  Normandy  have  asked  our  ad- 
vice thereon,  and  in  return  we  may  say  that  it  is 
any  odds  on  their  living  far  better  and  cheaper  in 
that  country  than  they  would  do  if  touring  in 
England.  We  well  remember  the  disgust  pro- 
voked by  our  first  meal  after  landing  in  England 
from  a  tour  in  Normandy.  We  had  breakfast  at 
Radley's  hotel,  Southampton — a  modest  meal  of 
coflFee  and  toast,  and  not  a  whale  but  a  small  sole, 
with  a  little  marmalade  thrown  in  as  what  the 
Americans  call  fixings,  and  for  that  meal  we  were 
charged  three  shillings — or  was  it  three  shillings 
and  sixpence  ?  On  the  previous  evening  we  had 
dined  at  the  Hotel  de  I'TJnivers,  St.  Malo,  and 
had  partaken  of  about  six  courses  and  a  dessert, 
which,  together  with  a  half  share  of  a  bottle  of 
wine  and  a  syphon  of  soda,  had  cost  us  the  mag- 
nificent sum  of  three  francs,  fifty;  even  at  the 
house  of  Poulard  aine,  at  Mont  St.  Michel,  which 
is,  we  suppose,  one  of  the  best  known  hotels  in 
Europe,  and  where  consequently  we  should  not 
have  been  surprised  at  having  to  pay  a  rather 
heavier  bill  than  usual,  the  charge  for  dejeuner,  a 
meal  that  would  compare  well  with  dinner  at  an 
avei-age  English  hotel,  was  modest  in  the  extreme. 
In  the  matter  of  tips,  too,  ihe  French  servant  does 
not  look  for  anything  like  so  substantial  a  consid- 
eration as  your  English  hotel  servant.  Go  to  a 
swagger  Parisian  hotel,  and  you  will  be  charged 
much  the  same  prices  as  those  that  prevail  at  the 
Metropole  or  Savoy ;  but  let'  the  touring  cycler 
stick  to  the  provincial  towns,  and  he  will  return 
home  disgusted  with  the  fare  at  English  hotels  of 
the  same  class  and  their  charges. — British  Sport. 


Zimmy  i^  Expensive. 
Running  a  racing  team  must  be  an  expensive 
matter  for  manufacturers  if  many  men  get  any- 
thing like  the  princely  salaries  which  Zimmer- 
man is  said  to  be  obtaining.  We  understand  that 
his  retaining  fee  from  the  Raleigh  company  to 
ride  that  machine  during  the  present  season  is 
something  over  £1,000,  while  he  is  paid  very 
nearly  the  same  amount  for  graciously  permitting 
the  machine  to  be  tired  with  racing  Dunlops.  In 
addition  to  this,  «f  course,  we  all  know  that  he 
gets  £1,000  pounds  for  his  engagement  at  the 
Velodrome  Seine  and  Bafialo,  besides  one-third 
of  the  gate  at  these  grounds  whenever  he  com- 
petes, so  tbat,  all  being  well,  Zimmerman  ap- 
pears likely  to  clear  something  like  £4,000  or 
£5,000  for  his  holiday  trip -'in  Yurup."  These 
figures  have  never  been  dreamed  of  by  the  pro- 
fessional riders  of  former  days,  and  they  make 
even  the  larger  sums  said  to  be  received  by  star 
pugilists,  crack  jockeys,  and  other  such-like 
favored  individuals  look  small. — Cyclist. 

BLOOMERS 

MRS.    A.    P.    STUART 

Ladies'  Tailor-Made  Bloomers 

and  Gaiters. 

70  E.  Madison  St.,       -       CHICAGO. 
With  Gorman  &  Morrow  Mfg.  Co. 


^^^/^cc^ 


EDWIN   OLIVER, 
qbn\  eastern  agent. 


EASTERN   OFFICE, 

■VANS    HOUSE,  SPRlNOPIELDi    MASS. 


Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co., 

Main   Office,   64   to  70   Ohio   Street, 

^  CEEICAaO     ILL. 


UNION    DROP  FORGE   CO., 

OHICAGO. 


GARFORD    MFG.    CO., 

CLYRIA,    OHIO. 


General  U.  S.  Sale  Agents  for  the 

INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN   &  STAMPING  CO. 
INDIANAPOLIS,    IND. 


HUNT  MFG.   CO. 
WESTBORO,    MASS. 


C.    J.  SMITH   &  SONS   CO., 
MILWAUKIC.    WIS. 


SNELL   CYCLE    FITTINGS    CO., 
TOLCDOi    OHIO. 


Seam/ess  Steel  Tubing,  Cold  Rolled  Steel  and  Cycle  Manufacturers'  Supplies. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


ELLWOOD  IVINS  TUBE  CO.,  ^"AT&fr- 

/^~~\  /-^  ^-^  Seamless  Steel  Tubing. 

V  J     \  J  [  J      (  )     /I  /^*\  HIGHER   IN  CARBON  THAN    ANY   OTHER    MAKE 

.^^^^WWLJ  O  O    o     o 


MILL  OAK  LANE  STATION,  PHILADELPHIA. 


PHILADELPHIA  OFFICE: 
906  Filbert  Street. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


NO  OTHER   OILER  is  **Just  as  Good" 

AS    THE 

"PERFECT"    FOCKET    OILER. 


FULL  SIZE. 


P'KICJE,    flS    Cents    Each. 
The  "  Perfect "  is  absolutely  unequalled.    Be  as  careful  to  get  a  good  oiler  as  you  would  be 
in  buying  a  bicycle.  "star  "  oilers  ISe.    Oiler  or  Pump  Solders  35e.  Each. 

CUSHMAN  &  DENISON.  172  qth  Ave.,  New  York. 


The  First  iQ  America... 
Tlie  Largest  and  Best... 
In  tlie  World 


Shelby,  Ohio. 


Are  now  prepared  to  draw  all  shapes,  including  Round,  Square,  Corru- 
gated, Octagon  and  Half  Circle  with  double  re-entering  angles. 

RIDERS  OF  GOOD  BICYCLES  GIVE  IT  THE  PREFERENCE. 


MENTrON    THE    REFEREE. 


INDIANAPOLIS 

CHAIN  &  STAMPING  COMPANY 


iiiiMBpaiiiiiniiiinESMSBii. 


126,  128,  130  West  Maryland  Street,  -  INDIANAPOLIS,  IND., 

MAKERS  OF 

HIGH   GRADE    CYCLE    CHAINS. 


R.  B.  McMULLEN  &  CO., 

Chicago,  ni.,  and  Springfleld,   Mass.,— General   United 

States  Sales  Aeents. 


JOHN  S.  LENGS'  SON  &  CO. 


New  York  Depot. 


Ne""  York  City 


MENTION  THE  RCFCREC- 


INSIST  ON  LIGHT  TIRMS. 


3I  pounds  should  be  the  limit  for  a  Full  Road  Tire.     22  pounds  for  a  Light  Road  Tire. 
Our  tires  conform  to  these  weights,  and  are  strong  enough  to  stand  250  pounds  air  pressure. 
The   '*  Patented  Constrictive  Fabric"  enables  us  to  make  a  tire  of  great  strength.     It 
does  not  crack  or  burst,  therefore  our  tires  are  in  greater  demand  now  than  two  months  ago. 


PNEUMATIC     REPAIRS. 


Send    for    C  atalogue. 


NEW  YORK  TIRE  CO.,  23  warren  st,  new  york. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


No  wonder  this  fellow  has  wheels  in 
his  heai  after  reading  our  prices. 


RED  TICKET  SALE. 

A.  W.  Gump  &  Co.,  Dayton,  0. 

.  In  ordering,  refer  to  these  special  prices.     All  of  these  bicycles  are  new. 

J^'o.  34—yew  CoUnnbia  Safety,  3Todel  30,  $125.00    Grade $95.00 

JVo.  *^5—New  Royal  Limited,  '94  I^attertif  either  wood  or  steel  rims,  $125.00  Grade 75.00 

Ao.  26— New  Acme,  '9  4  l*attern,  diamond  frame,  wood  rims,  M.  &  W,  tires,  weight  35  pounds,  highest 

$125.00  Grade,  a  bargain , 75.00 

JVo.  27—A'ew   Columbia,  Model  29,  pneumatic  tires,  $125.00  Grade - H5.00 

Ho.  28  —  NewXadies'  ColuTnbia,  Model  31,  pneumatic  tires,  $125.00   Grade 95.00 

No.  29 — New  JEagle-Altair,  pnetitnatic  tires,  steel  rims,    $125.00  Grade 85.00 

No.  30 -Syracuse,  '94  Pattern,  $150.00  Grade,  wood  rims 95.00 

No.  31— New  Eagl*'-Altair,  pneumatic  tires,  aluminum  rims,  $135  00  Grade 95. OQ 

J*o,  32 — Neto  Diamond,  30 -inch  wheels,  pneumatic  tires,  full  ball  bearings 40,00 

No.  33— New  Scorcher,  pneumatic  tires,  full  ball  bearings,  $125.00  Grade ...    50. Ot 

No,  34 -New  Mail,  pneumatic  tires,  full  ball  bearings,  $t25.00    Grade 75. OO 

No.  35—I>uco,  24''in,.  Boys',  cushion  tires,  diamond  frame,  ball    bearings,  $25.00   Grade 12.50 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


Eclipse  Bicycles 


Model  A— 1125.00 
Ladies'  —  1S5.00 
Model  E—    85.00 


Model  B  — $100.00 
Ladies'  F—  100.00 
Ladies'  D—    85.00 


ECLIPSE  MODEL  E,  $100.00. 


EACH    MODEL 

is  Best  Value  at  its  price.      Six  thousand  riders  of  our  1894 
machines  can  testify  to  their  excellent  qualities. 
Liberal  prices  to  the  trade.     Prompt  shipments. 

ECLIPSE  BICYCLE  COMPANY, 

BEAVER  FALLS,  PA. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


WOOD  RIMS. 

Manufacturers  of    THE   BAR  LOCK  WOOD  RIM.     Patent  applied  for. 


WARD    &  HA  WRINGS,  ^s?  s.  canal  street.  Chicago,  ill 
JOHN  CALDWELL  &  CO.,  Agents, 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


615  Omaha  Building,  CHICAGO. 


JUST  WHAT  YOU  WANT  ! 

THE 


Pittsburg 
Stand . . . 

(PATENTED). 

Simple,   Strongi 

l*ortablef 

[  Cheap  and  Best.  ' 

For'use  in  Sales  Room, 
Club  House,  or  Home. 

Price,  $1  each 

For   sale    by    leading 

bicycle  dealers. 

Liberal  discount  to 

the  trade. 

Manufactured  by 

Wm  M.  Justice 
&Co., 

PITTSBURG,    PA. 

Mention  the  Referee. 


"According  to  Hoyle" 


Have  your   Bicycle  Repetired  and    Thoroughly    Over- 
hauled by  the  Veteran  Repairer. 

Over  twenty  years  factory  and  repair  shop  experience 
with  makers  c  C  Ru<tee,  Rover,  luval.  Rapid,  Rambler, 
Premier,  Humber,  Singer,  Swift,  &c.,  &c.  Highest 
testimonials  l^m  American  and  English  flyers  of  the 
path. 

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Be  sure  you  see  HOYLE,  2  and  i  La  Salle  Ave., 
End  of  Foot  Tunnel. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Two  Startlers  for  1894. 

The  Salsbury  Lamp  Works. 

LONG  ACRE .  LONDON 


C;C«flllU 


L      M 


This  invention  entirely  su- 
persedes the  ordinary  car- 
.(^  riage  candle.  Burns 
.^Jl  petroleum.  Saves  near- 
ly $3.00  a  week. 


SALSBURY'S 

Little  Champion 
209N. 

Fitted  with  our  newest 
and  best  system  for  connect- 
ing the  oil  tank  to  the  body 
It  cannot  rattle.  Fitted  with 
our  patent  spring  back  and 
quick  lighter. 

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PROMISING  LONG-DISTANCE  MAN. 


Some  of  Frank  Albert's  Performances  on  the 
Track. 
The  portrait  herewith  is  that  of  one  of  America's 
most  promising  long-distiince  riders,  Frank  Al- 
bert. Although  amoug  the  youngest  of  that  class 
he  has  acquired  a  well-known  reputation,  and  the 
future  holds  great  things  for  hiiu.  In  1892  he 
started  in  the  six-day  race  at  Madison  Sciuare  gar- 
den as  a  novice,  and  by  pluck  and  endurance  fin- 
ished   iu    fifth    pofition,    covering    1,800    miles. 


MiHTigW  rvf  «f  Jf!l««, 


Albert  has  ridden  100  miles  on  the  track  in  5  hrs. 
21  min.  Iu  the  recent  Madison  Square  garden 
race  he  finished  foarth,  covering  1,401  miles. 

His  most  notable  exhibition  of  pluck  was  his 
ride  from  New  York  to  Savannah  iu  Oct.  1H93, 
covering  the  distance  in  eighteen  days,  with  a 
two-days'  stop  at  Welden,  North  Carolina.  Mr. 
Albert  has  figured  prominently  iu  many  other 
long-distance  events  This  spring  he  had  numer- 
ous offers  to  go  to  Europe  and  join  the  American 
colony  of  racing  men,  but  declined,  as  he  intends 
devoting  himself  to  a  business  life.  He  is  now  as- 
sociated with  the  Cyclone  Combination  Cycle  Com- 
pany, of  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  and  will  shortly  rep- 
resent that  concern  on  the  road.  Later  on  he  will, 
perhaps,  be  seen  on  the  path  with  the  wheel 
which,  it  is  claimed,  a  rider's  speed  is  only  limited 
to  his  nerve. 


/.  W.  DILLON, 

MANUFACTURER   OF   THE 

Special  wheels  built  to  order.  Re- 
pairing of  all  kinds  promptly  at- 
tended to.     Prices  the  lowest. 

143  Jaeksgn  Boulevard,      CHICAGO, 


Heartley  Machine,  Variety 

Iron  ana  Tool  Works. 

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Manufacturer  Bicycle  Making 

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Oiling  Adjustable  Punch  Chuck.  Famous  Roller  Power 
Welding  and  Forming  Machine,  for  Welding  Tires  on  all 
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Sizing  and  Trueing  Tables.  Rtm  Punches,  special  for 
Punching  Rims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
Pedal  Crank  Shaft,  and  pressing  in  Ball  Racer  Cups. 
Special  Spoke  Heading,  Bending  and  Threading  Machine. 
Sprocket  Chain  Stretching  Machine.  Spoke  Wheel  Vices 
and  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  for  heat 
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clothesi^iiiie  of  our 

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IGreasolene  I 


Jor_bicycIe  chains 


4JJ 


AFTER  YOU  HAVE  FOUND 

that  plumbairo,  graphite,  soap,  etc.,  make  a  chain 
clean  and  hrighc.  Th^n  m'U  will  want  Bomethine 
that  lubricalee.  GreitBuIcne  is  the  ettifE  Nothing 
met  on  tbe  road  will  faze  if.  Endorsed  by  the 
hardy  road  r<d**rP  of  Ch  cago.  250"  miles'' worth 
l)iit  lip  in  a  collapsihle  tube  for  25  cents.  Ank  your 
dewlnr  for  it.  Insist  on  Greaeokne.  Atiial  will 
convince  3'ou. 

IJBEBAL  DtSCOUNT  TO  THE  TBADE. 

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rylENTIQN  THE   BEFEREe. 


It  Comes  "Dead  Easy"  to  Sell 

The  SYRACUSE  BICYCLE. 

Order  from  us  and  secure  prompt  shipment,  low  prices  and 
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$75.00  to  $40.00. 

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The  man  who  rides 


smiles  so 


The  man 
who  don't 
glowers  so. 


Betternail  the 
good  thing 
when  you 
see  it. 


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Thousands 

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already. 


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Per  set  of  toui ,  with 

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them  on. 


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invented. 
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Sugar  Cane  Mills— Triple  and  Multiple  Effects. 

SAMUEL  FISHER  &  CO.,  -  -  -  Nile  Foundry, 

Established 60  Years.  mention  the  rcfkr».  BIRMINaHAM,  EN6. 


LONG-DISTANCE  RIDING. 


Lawrence   Fletcher  Gives  Advice   Through  His 
Own  Experience. 

I  have  been  asked  to  contribute  a  special  article 
on  this  thread-bare  subject,  and  feel  that  I  have 
little,  if  anything,  to  say  which  is  not  already 
well  known,  so  I  will  iireiuise  by  remarking  that 
long  distances,  like  everything  else,  are  relative, 
and  that  the  long-distance  riding  of  -which  I  write 
is  road  riding,  pure  and  simple,  and  that  I  take 
little  or  no  interest  in  auy  performance  under 
twenty-four  hours,  as  I  become  more  and  more 
convinced,  yearly,  that  races  at  100  miles  are 
purely  gifts  for  path-racing  men  who  choose  to 
train  for  tlie  road,  in  that  with,.  I  think,  (he  soli- 
tary e.vceptiou  of  my  own  club  (the  An  field)  all 
the  events  promoted  at  this  distance  are  scratch 
races,  and  the  result,  bar  accidents,  is  a  foregone 
conclusion. 

I  hold  strong  opinions  on  this  head.  I  never 
train  and  never  have  trained.  1  simply  get  w-liat 
practice  I  am,  preferably  on  a  low-geared  tricycle, 
and  race  on  a  safety  when  the  time  comes. 

I  regard  this  as  the  most  important  point  of  the 
whole  game.  Porridge,  rice  pudding  and  bread 
and  milk,  are  easy  things  to  put  down  in  a  hurry 
and  to  digest  at  leisure,  and  I  have  latterly  come 
to  the  conclusion  that  if  you  must  drink  at  all, 
soda-water  and  peppermint  is  a  good  and  harmless 
"speed  drink,"  my  own  experience  being  that  but 
little  drink  is  required  when  the  before-mentioned 
liquid  food  is  taken.  Strong  peppermints  are  a 
capital  thing  to  carry  to  eat,  but  I  strongly  depre- 
cate the  unlimited  use  of  bananas,  a  cus- 
tom which  has  obtained  in  recent  years.  At 
night  they  do  no  harm  from  my  point  of  view,  but 
during  the  day  they  are  cold,  insipid  things  to 
take,  and  I  can  only  say  that  if  you  commenced  to 
eat  bananas  under  a  tropical  sun,  tlie  natives 
would  go  out  and  dig  j'our  grave  "one  time,"  and 
prepare  an  old  gun  case  to  bury  you  in  ne.xt  morn- 
ing at  sunrise.  Eipe  fruit  is  all  right  when  taken 
in  moderation,  but  alcoholic  stinmlant^  in  ;  ny 
shape  or  form,  are  not  permissible.  1  see  that  the 
question  of  sugar  being  good  Ibod^  lor  providing 
staying  power  has  cropped  up  this  j'ear,  and  I  can 
vouch  for  it  that  I  never  feel  any  ill  eiiccts  from 
taking  my  usual  ten  teaspoonfuls  in  a  bowl  of 
bread  and  milk,  and  I  know  also  that  G.  P.  Mills 
is  equally  fond  of  sweet  foods  and  drinks. 

I  have  all  my  life  believed  in  a  60  gear  and  a 
eJ-inch  crank,  and  have  found  these  figures  hith- 
erto suitable  for  every  purpose;  but  I  am  this  year 
experimenting  with  a  higher  gear  on  a  light  Bees- 
ton  Humber  and  have  so  far  had  no  fault  to  find 
with  it,  though  Northumberland  is  a  very  hilly 
country. 

If  you  are  to  get  speed  and  comfort  combined 
you  must  have  a  narrow  tread,  and  I  find  4J  per- 
fection, but  this,  of  course,  bars  the  use  of  a  gear 
case,  a  most  desirable  adjunct  to  long  distances  on 
the  road.  I  alwaj'S  use  a  comfortable  spring  sad. 
die,  and  although  it  pots  one  pound  onto  the 
weight  of  my  mount,  I  know  that  it  minimizes 
vibration,  completely  does  away  with  saddle  sore- 
ness, and  saves  both  the  tire  and  the  machine.  In 
"Wales,  at  Easter,  I  was  particularly  struck  by  the 
capital  invention  of  Neason,  of  the  Anfield, 
namely,  a  small  lens  and  shutter  in  the  back  of 
the  lamp,  which  permitted  one  to  see  the  time  by 
one's  watch  at  auy  hour  of  the  night.  This  should 
prove  a  great  boon  to  men  riding  against  time. 

The  general  tendency  is  still  for  a  backward  po- 
sition, and  I  am  of  opinion  that  reform  is  much 
required  in  this  essential  particular,  and  tliat  the 
majority  of  men  would  find  themselves  better 
suited   by  a  relatively  forward  position    and    a 


higher  handlebar;  not  a  le\el  bar,  for  a  level  bar 
breaks  the  back  and  makes  the  shoulders  ache, 
but  a  bar  well  lifted,  and  with  a  medium  drop  on 
it,  and  not  more  than  24  inches  in  length  o\er  all. 
I  believe  in  going  while  I  cau.  I  am  never 
troubled  with  bad  times,  but  at  some  period  of 
the  day  I  am  always  attacked  by  a  fit  of  the  slows. 


and  have  to  go  steady  IVu-  an  hour  or  so. 

Success  will  only  be  assured  by  cultivating  be- 
fore all  things  a  most  abominable  habit  of  deter- 
mination, and  if  any  man  is  convinced  that  he 
does  not  possess  this  characteristic  iu  a  very  large 
measure,  the  sooner  he  gives  up  all  hope  of  being 
a  long-distance  rider  the  lietter  for  him. — Wheeler. 


Do  You  Want  to  Baise  the  Wind? 


Many  of  our  dear,  spotless  amateurs 
are  doing  so  on  their  respectable 
prizes  to  prevent  a  diet  of  snow  balls. 
But  we  are  making  an  article  that  will 
beat  a  League  General  Assembly 
for  wind. 

There  will  be  no  protest  on  the  elec- 
tion of  this  pump  to  first  place  as  a 
friend  of  the  pneumatic. 

Hay  &  WiLLiTS, 

Dealers  in  Wind  Instruments,  Indianapolis,  Ind, 


Cable  Address, 
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Manufacturers  and  Jobbers  in  Arms,  Bicycles, 
Sporting  Qoods, 

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Bridgeport 

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HARRIS  COMBINATION  WRENCH. 


Wrench,  oil  can,  screw  driver  and  pump 
aU  combined  in  one. 

Made  of  drop  forged  steel,  case  hardened, 
and  weight  10  ounces,  or  3  ounces  less  than 
aU  the  other  tools  separate. 


Electrotypes  on  appUcation. 
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o^  Wee,ku/  Record  and  Rbvilw  ofOcling  jind  TttB  CycuMG  Trade. 


VOL.  13.  No.  6 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  JUNE  8,  1894 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


INTER-STATE   RELAY    WON    BY    JERSEY. 


Pennsy's  Team  Meets  with  Accidents,  but  Se- 
cures Second  Place  — New  York  Last. 
Philadelphia,  June  4. — The  representatives 
of  the  state  of  sand  and  mosquitoes,  thanks  to  the 
chapter  of  accidents  which  befell  the  Ke.ystone 
state  team,  won  the  inter-state  relay  race  Satur- 
day. The  distance,  150  miles,  was  covered  by 
six  relays  of  three  men  each,  three  states  being- 
represented — New  Jer-sey,  Pennsylvania  and  New 
York.  The  start  was  made  at  8:o5  from  the  New 
York  Times  office  and  the  finish  at  Rising  Sun 
Lane  and  Broad  street,  Philadelphia,  was  reached 
at  6:15:45.  The  elapsed  time  was  9:40:45;  the 
actual  riding  time  9:10:15.  The  fastest  relay  was 
ridden  by  E.  L.  Blauvelt,  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  he 
negotiating  the  distance  in  1:12,  although  J.  M. 
Baldwin's  covering  of  the  fourth  relay  in  1:14  was 

creditable  work. 

Pennsylvania's  misfortunes  began  with  the  first 
relay,  when  Marriott  caught  his  front  wheel  in  a 
railroad  track  and  was  thrown.  The  accident  oc- 
curred ten  yards  from  the  tinish  of  the  first  rela.y, 
while  he  was  iu  the  lead,  and  before  he  could 
gather  himself  together  Roome  (N.  J.)  crossed  the 
tape.  This  made  a  difference  of  ten  points,  as 
Jersey  gained  five  and  Pennsylvania  lost  five. 
Pennnsy  also  lost  live  points  by  Geyler's  trying  to 
make  a  short  turn  while  going  at  full  speed,  the 
resulting  loss  of  two  numbers  putting  him  in  last 
place,  whereas  he  had  been  comfortably  holding 
second  place,  a  lull  minute  ahead  of  third  man. 
But  the  crowning  hit  of  ill  luck  occurred  in  the 
last  relay,  which  was  conceded  to  be  Measure's 
beyond  doubt.  One  mile  from  the  start  Penn- 
sylvania's man  broke  his  wheel  and  lost  two  min- 
utes finding  another,  but  by  hard  riding  he  man- 
aged to  catch  his  competitors  and  was  again  iu  the 
lead,  when  he  pulled  off  a  handle-bar  and  was 
compelled  to  ride  to  Frankford  minus  a  bar.  At 
that  place  he  secured  his  third  mount  and  was  at 
least  four  minutes  behind  the  leader;  but  the 
handicap  was  too  much  to  overcome  and  he  crossed 
the  tape  one  minute  and  five  seconds  behind 
Davidson,  of  New  York — another  ten  points'  loss 
for  Pennsylvania. 

At  8:35  a.  m.  President  Luscomb,  of  the  league, 
gave  the  word  go  to  the  three  men  who  were  to 
ride  the  first  relay— AV.  C.  Roome,  Jersey  City; 
Frank  Marriott,  Philadelphia  and  Frederick 
Nagle,  New  York — each  machine  having  previously 
been  tagged  by  the  scorer  "8:35  a.  m."  Jersey's 
man  had  a  fall  on  the  Belgian  blocks  at  the  corner 
of  Broadway  and  Greenwich,  but  was  enabled  to 
catch  the  ferry-boat  which  carried  his  competitors 
to  Jersey  City.  The  four-mile  pound  over  cobble- 
stones and  corduroy  road  through  Jersey  City  was 
anything  but  pleasant,  but  after  clearing  this  bad 
stretch  the  meu  let  out  several  links  and  had  it 
hot  and  heavy  to  the  club  house  of  the  Passaic 


Wheelmen,  the  finish  of  the   first  relay.     Score — 
New  .lersey,  15;  Pennsylvania,  10;  New  York,  5. 

At  10:21  the  second  relay  was  sent  away — 
Charles  Church  (Pa.),  Frederick  McMahon  (N.  J.) 
and  C.  I'.  Stanbach  (N.  Y. ).  Church  reached 
the  Mansion  House,  Morristown,  the  end  of  the 
second  relay,  at  12:18,  McMahon  a  close  second 
and  Stanbach  far  behind;  score — New  Jersej',  25; 
Pennsylvania,  25;  New  York,  10. 

The  third  reLiy  left  Morristown  at  12:20  and 
included  E.  L.  Blauvelt  (N.  J.),  G.  A.  Murray 
(N.  Y. )  and  Louis  Geyler  (Pa.)  This  was 
the  fastest  twenty -five  miles  ridden  during  the 
day  and  had  it  not  been  for  Geyler's  ignorance  of 
the  route  he  would  at  least  have  captured  second 
place,  if  not  first.  Blauvelt,  to  whom  he  was 
hanging  like  a  leech  and  who  was  acquainted 
with  the  roads,  came  to  a  cross-roads  corner  and 
made  the  turn  O.  K.  Geyler,  who  was  not  ex- 
pecting the  turn,  tried  to  follow,  but  not  allowing 
for  leeway  was  carried  into  a  fence  and  while  ex- 
tricating himself  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  the 
New  York  man  come  bowling  along.  He  never 
saw  his  men  again  till  he  got  to  Wheat  Sheaf  Inn, 
near  Rah  way,  the  end  of  the  third  relay.  Blau- 
velt reached  this  point  at  1:32;  score — New  Jer- 
sey, 40;  Pennsylvania,  30;  New  York,  20. 

J.M.Baldwin  (N.  J.),  N.  S.  Paige  (N.  Y. ) 
and  William  Hall  (Pa.),  the  trio  for  the  fourth 
relay,  were  sent  away  from  Wheat  Sheaf  at  1 :33. 
Baldwin,  tie  first  man  to  show  up  at  Franklin 
Park,  outside  of  New  Brunswick,  the  end  of  the 
relay,  covered  the  twenty-five  miles  in  1:14,  only 
two  minutes  slower  than  Blauvelt  had  covered 
the  previous  relay.  Paige  was  second  and  Hall 
last:  score — New  Jersey,  55;  Pennsylvania,  35; 
New  York,  30. 

The  fifth  relay— C.  W.  Krick  (Pa.),  M.  Mc- 
Govern  (N.  J.)  and  R.  McDonald  (N.  Y.)— pulled 
out  of  Franklin  Park  at  3:02.  The  road  was  bad 
but  Krick  set  such  a  hot  pace  that  he  shook  the 
other  men  off  and  crossing  the  Delaware  at  Tren- 
ton kept  on  to  Wheat  Sheaf  Inn,  near  Tarrytown, 
the  end  of  the  fifth  relay,  which  he  reached  at 
4:38,  McGovem  finished  second,  with  McDonald 
last;  score — New  Jersey,  65;  Pennsylvania,  50; 
New  York,  35. 

Jersey  could  not  now  be  beaten.  The  last 
relay  left  Wheat  Sheaf  at  4:49  and  was  composed 
of  J.  W.  Davidson  (N.  Y.),  Charles  Mea.sure  (Pa.) 
and  Whitfield  Smith  (N.  J.).  Measure  started 
out  to  set  pace  but  met  with  a  series  of  accidents. 
Davidson  arrived  at  thefinish  at  6:15:45;  Measure, 
6:10:50;  Smith,  6:31;  total  score— New  Jersey ,  70 ; 
-Pennsylvania,  60;  New  York,  50. 

«  ♦  (■ 

There  will  be  a  special  race  at  the  Greenwich 
Wheelmen's  race  meet  in  Manhattan  grounds 
New  York  on  June  23,  between  W.  D.  Outer- 
bridge,  the  Bermuda  champion,  and  Fred  Titus, 
the  Riverside  Wheelmen's  flier. 


MILWAUKEE'S  NEWS  BUDGET. 


The   A.    C.   C.  Run  Decoration  Day — Preparing 
for  Big  Road  Races. 

■  Milwaukee,  June  4. — The  first  run  of  the  As- 
sociated Cycling  Clubs  took  place  in  connection 
with  the  memorial  exercises  on  Decoration  day. 
There  were  at  least  500  cyclers  in  line,  including 
man.y  lady  riders,  and  the  turnout  was  \'iewed  by 
many  thousand  people  along  the  line.  The  start 
was  made  down  town  and  the  finish  was  at  the 
Soldiers'  Home.  The  Mercury  club  made  a 
creditable  showing,  having  nearly  every  member 
in  line.  The  clubs  not  in  the  association  also 
turned  out  to  help  swell  the  ranks.  The  most  in- 
teresting sight  of  the  parade  to  spectators  was  two 
young  ladies  in  bloomer  costume,  sisters  of  Ed 
Roth,  the  well-known  racing  man.  This  is  the 
first  time  the  costume  has  been  worn  in  this  city, 
and  created  favorable  comment. 

The  Decoration-day  pot-hunters'  hopes  were 
not  realized,  the  only  rider  accomplishing  any- 
thing being  Lem  White,  of  the  Milwaukee  Wheel- 
men, who  captured  the  Menominee-Marinette 
road  race.  The  fifth  of  a  mile  track  at  Winona, 
Minn. ,  was  too  much  for  E.  A.  Vogel  and  H.  J. 
Warner. 

Everything  points  to  the  North  Side's  road  race, 
June  16,  being  very  successful,  the  fine  prize  list 
which  is  oftered  being  the  means  of  secuiing  many 
entries.  It  is  expected  that  at  least  250  men  will 
start.  The  course  is  straight,  with  no  hills,  and 
the  distance  about  sixteen  miles. 

At  present  routine  business  is  engaging  the  at- 
tention of  the  racing  board  of  the  Milwaukee 
Wheelmen,  preparatory  to  the  Waukesha-Milwau- 
kee road  race.  Prizes  are  being  donated  very  lib- 
erally. The  wheelmen  intend  giving  the  visiting 
riders  and  contestants  from  out  of  town  a  reception, 
and  entertaining  them  after  the  race  in^rand  style. 
The  chairman  of  the  board  reports  about  fifty  en- 
tries already,  notwithstanding  the  closing  of  same 
is  June  23.  The  course  at  present  is  in  excellent 
shape. 


President  Luscomb  Talks. 
New  Yoek,  June  5. — Presideut  Luscomb  re- 
turned from  Baltimore  last  Saturday,  where  he 
went  to  attend  the  meeting  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee. He  would  not  express  himself  on  the 
reason  the  change  was  made  in  the  editorship  of 
the  oificial  organ,  but  in  an  interview  he  said  the 
plan  out'ined  by  the  committee  was  the  wisest 
one  under  the  circumstances,  and  added  that  he 
thought  there  would  be  no  further  trouble  in 
handling  the  organ.  He  says  Secretary  Bassett 
will  immediately  remove  to  Chicago,  where  he 
will  remain,  that  everything  that  goes  into  the 
BuUe(i7i  will  be  under  his  inspection,  and  that  he 
will  be  held  responsiljlc  for  the  contents. 


^^^t/ce^ 


THE  BORDEAUX-PARIS  RACE 


LESNA  IS  FIRST,   CONSIDERABLY  AHEAD 
OF  LUCAS  AND  SANSOM. 


Something    About    the    Winner— Farman,    the 

Young    French    Crack— Sketch    of    the 

Velodrome  de  la  Seine  and  Its 

Surroundings. 


Parts,  May  20. — The  all-important  event,  the 
Bordeaux-Paris  road  race,  is  now  a  thing  of  the 
past,  althougli,  for  the  last  few  days  it  has  been 
the  chief  topic  of  conversation  in  the  French  cy- 
cling world.  The  first  race  took  place  in  1891,  on 
which  occasion  an  Englishman,  G.  P.  Mills  won, 
and  was  received  in  Paris  at  the  Porte  Maillot,  by 
a  crowd  of  10,000  persons.  The  following  year 
Stephanc,  a  Frenchman  walked  away  with  the 
race,  in  25  hrs.  37  min  Last  year  again  saw 
Siephaue  in  the  saddle,  but  he  met  more  than  his 
match  in  another  countryman  of  his,  Cuttereau, 
who,  strange  to  say,  beat  him  only  by  the  Itngth 
of  a  wheel.  This  year,  the  race  was  divided  inio 
three  categories,  and  a  part  of  the  route  was 
altered,  in  order  to  secure  better  roads,  the  extra 
distance  being  20  kilometres  (12  miles  760 
metres).  The  number  of  starters  were  87,  out  of 
102  entries.  The  lightest  machine  weighed  19j 
pounds  and  the  heaviest  36  pounds. 

The  start  was  given  by  Mr.  Jegher,  at  9:30 
a.  m.  to  the  "racing"  batch,  and  at  intervals  of 
30  seconds  to  the  tourists  and  veterans.  At  the 
end  of  15  kilometres  (9  miles  570  yards)  the 
leaders  were  Marius  Allard,  Sansom,  Lesna  and 
Jean  Allard,  a  second  group,  half  a  minute  away, 
being  Lucas,  Lumsden,  Waller  and  a  few  others. 


gether,  half  an  hour  after.  At  Poitier.-^,  235  kilo- 
metres, Lesna  and  Lucas  were  still  thirteen  min- 
utes apart,  with  Sansoai,  the  Englishman,  in 
third  position.  Blois,  which  is  a  distance  of  398 
kilometres  (248  miles)  was  reached  at  2  o'clock 
in  the  morning,  Lesna  still  being  first,  Lucas  and 
Sansom  lying  second.  Beaugency,  (429  kilome- 
tres) was  anived  at  at  about  3  a.  m.  the  men  be- 
ing still  in  the  same  positions.  Waller  being  fifth. 
Still  the  same  order  at  Orleans    (455   kilometres), 


Lucas  (English) It      11      37  a.  m 

Sanson!  (English) 12      SO  p.  m 

Lumsden  'Scotch) 1      48  p.  m 

Waller  did  not  finish  the  race,  whilst  Ashinger 
and  Martin  were  not  among  the  starters. 

The  winner  of  the  classic  event  of  the  year  was 
born  in  Switzerland  in  1863,  his  parents  being 
French,  but  he  having  since  been  naturalized  in 
this  country.  He  won  the  twenty-four-hour  patli 
race  at  Eoftalo,  in  September  last,  but  owing  to 
certain  documents   being  unduly  filled    in,    the 


Velodrome  de  la  Seine,  Paris. 


Velodrome  de  la  Seine,  Paris. 


At  Angouleme  (127  kilometres)  Lesna  was  first  to 
sign  the  contvole  sheet,  Lucas  being  second,  five 
minutes  later,  with  Lumsden  close  up.  At  Ruf- 
fec,  169  kilometres,  Lesna  and  Lucas  came  up  to- 
gether at  3:53  in  the  afternoon,  whilst  the  two 
AUards  registered  at  4:20,  Lumsden  and  Waller 
being  eight  minutes  behind.  Couhe-Verac,  200 
kilometres,  was  reached  at  5 :05  by  Lesna,  Lucas 
being  then  13  minutes  behind,  Lumsden  and 
Waller  had  also  lost  ground,  and  only  signed  to- 


and  at  Etampes  (519  kilometres)  there  was  no 
change  in  the  placing  of  the  men.  At  Versailles 
(573  kilometres  from  the  start)  Lesna  arrived  at 
9:i56  a.  m.,  Lucas  at  10:28,  Sansom  at  11:59  and 
Lumsden  at  12 :32  p.  m. 

The  goal  (Paris)  was  reached  on  Sunday  in  the 
following  times  and  order.  The  probable  winner 
was  given  in  the  last  number  of  i 


Lesna  (Fi'encli)  , 


hrs.  min.  sec, 
..10     41       7  a.  m 


Union  Velocipedique  de  France  refused  to  accept 
his  record,  which  was  even  better  than  Frank 
Shorland's,  who  has  twice  in  succession  won  the 
Cuca  Cocoa  cup.  Lesna  carried  off  the  Swiss 
tricycle  championship  in  1890.  He  has  won  sev- 
eral road  races  besides,  and  now  tells  me  he  in- 
tends resting  for  awhile,  after  which  he  hopes  to 
take  part  in  the  twenty-foar-hour  path  race  (Bol 
d'or)  which  will  take  place  June  24  on  Ihe  Buf- 
falo track.  Waller,  Martin  and  Ashinger  are  also 
entered.  »  *  » 

THE    VELODROME   DE    LA    SEINE. 


Largest    of    the    French    Tracks— Wood    Block 
Surface. 
This  elegant  track  lies  a  little  way  out  fiom 
Paris,  at  a  place   called   Levallois,    close  to   the 


LESNA. — By  permission 
river  Seine,  which  runs  parallel 


of  Le  Velo. 

with  it,  hence  its 


J 


name.  Tbe  proprietor  and  owner  is  M.  Clement, 
the  well-known  French  cycle  manufacturer,  at 
present  touring  through  the  states,  where  he  is 
purchasing  tools  and  machines  suitable  for  build- 
ing wheels  equal  to  the  high  grade  American 
makes.  The  surlace  is  composed  of  blocks  of 
wood  paving  about  Gx3  inches,  laid  on  a  solid 
cement  foundation,  the  lap  measuring  GOO  metres 
(547  yards)  while  the  ends  are  well  banked  up. 
The  straight  is  about  300  j'ards,  and  Zimmerman 
told  ^^gf^/ec-  man  that  he  preferred  it  to  the 
Buffalo  path,  as  theie  was  more  room  for  a  final 
struggle  to  the  post.  On  the  right  of  the  picture 
is  the  judge's  box,  the  tribune  fir  the  public 
being  opposite.  The  centre  stand  is  the  scoring 
board,  giving  the  numbers  on  all  four  siiles  at 
once.  The  runners'  quarters  are  unique,  having 
about  200  cabins,  furnished  in  first-rate  style  and 
cold  and  hot  douches.  I  hope  shortly  to  send 
yon  a  picture  showing  the   whole  of  the  quarters. 


MAURICE  FARM  AN. 


The  Youngest,  but  One  of  the  Best  of  the 
French   Cracks. 

The  runner  on  the  wheel,  given  in  ihe  pages  of 
this  issue,  represents  a  young  French  racing  man 
who  has  several  times  beaten  Harry  Wheeler,  be- 
sides being  the  only  rider  who  "boat"  the  Eng- 
lishman Edwards. 

Mr.  Farman  is  seventeen  years  of  age  and  has 
some  English  blood  in  his  veins.     He  started  rid- 


ing in  1892  and  the  following  year  did  lots  of  road 
work,  and  also  raced  successfully  in  the  provinces. 
He  made  a  mark  with  his  brother,  when,  at  the 
winter  track  in  Paiis,  they  raced  and  won  a  tan- 
dem race  against  Wheeler  and  Warwick.  He  has 
taken  a  prize  at  every  meet  where  he  has  raced, 
and  is  considered  one  of  the  best  men  in  this  coun- 
try. Maks. 
«  ♦   I 

The  Swedes  are  Particular. 
News  that  can  be  compared  to  a  bomb  has 
lately  struck  the  cyclists  of  Stockholm.  An  ordi- 
nance has  been  passed  compelling  the  cyclists  to 
register  their  names  and  to  carry  a  number  three 
inches  high  either  on  the  rear  of  the  saddle  or  on 
the  side  of  the  lantern.  The  same  ordnance  for- 
bids them  to  ride  upon  the  principal  streets  of  the 
city.  This  seems  strange  when  cj'cling  in  Swe- 
den is  x^atronized  by  the  king.  The  Royal  Home 
Tennis  Club,  of  which  the  Crown  Prince  is  a 
member,  has  given  a  portion  of  its  grounds  for  the 
construction  of  a  cycle  track.  Prince  Eugene  is 
an  enthusiastic  cyclist. 


OLD     MACHINES     AND     NEW. 


A  Little  Interesting  History  About  the  Progress 
of  Cycle  Building. 
I  am  in  receipt  of  a  very  interesting  letter  from 
E.  G.  Latta,  the  inventor,  anent  the  matter  of  the 
triangular  frame  for  safety  bicycles.  He  enclosed 
a  copy  of  liis  patent,  which  is  the  same  that  I 
mentioned  a  short  time  ago,  and  assures  me  he 
can  find  nothing  antedating  it,  which,  indeed,  I 
can  well  believe,  for  I  could  find  no  mention  of 
such  a  device  excepting  his,  though  I  made  a  very 
careful  search.  Mr.  Latta's  idea  covered  many 
points  beside  the  one  in  controversy,  but  he  cer- 
tainly had  described  a  triangular  frame  for  a 
safety  bicycle  as  early  as  Feb.  21,  1888,  though 
he  did  not  claim  It  as  patentable,  if  I  understand 
him.  The  machine  he  shows  is  a  very  queer  de- 
vice, being  a  folding  bicycle,  and  he  saj's  that  it 
was  easily  mastered,  but  adds,  soto  voce,  so  to 
speak,  that  it  had  a  habit  of  "folding  up  while 
being  ridden,  the  effect  of  which  i>\ay  easily  be 
imagined."  Just  so.  It  is  a  very  interesting  oc- 
cupation for  an  old-timer  to  look  back  over  the 
field  of  inventive  effort  during  the  last  twenty 
years,  and   were  I  a  rich   mau   I   think  I  should 


The  Facile  and  Kangaroo  each  had  its  day;  they 
were  mechanical  monstrosities,  and  the  Rudge  bi- 
cyclette,  with  its  endless  combination  of  curves 
and  twisted  tubing,  has  given  place  to  the  grace- 
ful safety  of  to-day. 

*        *        * 

The  "sun  and  planet"  movement  has  been 
many  times  applied  to  the  cycle,  and  lever  com- 
binations were  once  so  common  that  we  shoirld 
not  have  been  surjirised  to  have  seen  a  bicycle  all 
levers.  There  was  at  one  time  a  machine  of  this 
class  so  constructed  that  the  rider  merely  hopped 
up  and  sat  down  after  the  manner  of  a  boulevard 
horseback  rider,  his  weight  and  a  lever  doing  the 

rest  (supposedly). 

•*        *        * 

Strange  as  it  may  seem  to  modern  bicyclists, 
there  was  a  time  when  tricycles  were  not  only 
common,  but  verj'  popular.  The  Rudge  people 
had  one  to  which  they  applied  the  identical 
elongated  sprocket  device  which  has  made  the 
fame  and  fortune  of  the  Minneapolis  Swede.  They 
soon  found  it  a  poor  thing  and  dropped  it  years 
and  years  ago,  just  as  it  has  been  dropped  here, 
but  they  kept  the  form  of  their  machine,  which 
was  worse  than  the  sprocket — a  big  wheel   (50- 


A  8u</ffestion  to 

make  a  collection  of  the  freaks  which  have  been 
announced  as  world-beaters  since  first  I  bestrode 
my  original  Dujilex.  Of  course  there  have  been 
thousands  of  inventions  which  never  saw  ihe  out 
side  of  the  originators'  work  shops,  but  not  a  few 
men  have  wasted  their  little  all  tryiug  to  make 
the  world  believe  that  it  could  lift  itself  by  its 
boot  straps.  Nor  has  the  end  yet  come  to  pass. 
»        *        » 

Foremost,  perhaps,  among  the  freaks  which, 
although  absolutely  worthless,  still  gained  some 
fame,  was  what  was  known  as  the  Otto  tricycle, 
though  it  was  not  a  tricycle  at  all,  but  a  bicycle 
with  its  wheels  side  by  side  and  a  cushioned  seat 
between.  It  was  driven  by  a  couple  of  6-inch 
wheels  connected  bv  a  brass  ribbon,  and  was  a 
most  diabolical  institution.  Then  there  was  a 
machine,  the  name  of  which  has  slipped  me,  hav- 
ing the  large  wheel  of  an  ordinary  and  two  back- 
bones. Each  ended  in  a  little  wheel,  so  that 
headers  were  said  to  be  impossible,  for  the  rider 
had  a  little  wheel  before  as  well  as  behind,  and 
must  have  been  in  some  doubt  as  to  which  way 
he  was  going.  The  extraordinary  Challenge  was 
once  a  very  popular  machine,  but  would  rival 
Johnnie's  elliptic  as  a  dime-museum  freak   now. 


Police  Departments. 

inch)  on  one  side,  and  two  little  wheels  (10-inch) 
on  either  end  of  a  long  tube.  The  big  wheel  was 
the  driver,  the  little  ones  the  steerers.  If  you 
sailed  around  a  corner  towards  the  big  wheel  well 
and  good ;  if  toward  the  little  ones — but  that  is 
another  story,  as  Rudyard  would  say.  The  Stan- 
ley people  had  a  tricycle  so  geared  as  to  cause  the 
pedals  to  move  backicard,  and  they  advanced  many 
theories  to  prove  the  advantage  of  back  pedalling 
when  you  wanted  to  go  lorward,  and  so  on  ad  in- 
finitum. But  there  was  never  a  machine  before 
the  safety  that  could  compare  with  a  spider-web, 
graceftl,  easy-running  ordinary.  Piiaiisus. 


Ministers  on  Sunday  Riding. 

Rev.  Dr.  Brady,  of  the  People's  church,  Boston, 
says:  "I  take  the  gi'ound  that  it  is  not  really  so 
near  an  infraction  of  the  Sabbath  to  ride  a  bicycle 
to  church  as  it  is  to  ride  a  horse ;  the  horse  may 
need  rest,  the  bicycle  doesn't;  besides,  the  bicycle 
is  quieter  and  more  Sabatic. ' ' 

Rev.  Dr.  Scudder,  of  the  Baptist  tabernacle, 
Jereey  City,  preached  a  sermon  last  Sunday  in 
which  he  said  that  while  he  did  not  encourage  the 
riding  of  bicycles  on  Sunday,  he  had  arranged  to 
check  all  the  wheels  of  members  of  his  congrega- 
tion during  services. 


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MILE-STONES   ON  COUNTRY  BOADS. 

Some  months  ago  the  Century  Eoad  Club  made 
an  eifort  to  secure  the  erection  of  mile-stones  on 
country  roads,  but  of  late  little  has  been  heard  of 
the  project.  The  offer  of  a  manufacturer  "who 
desired  to  supply  a  number  of  stones,  provided  his 
name  might  appear  on  the  back,  was  rejected 
with  scorn,  the  wiseacres  who  declined  the  offer 
supposing  that  the  tourist  would  rather  flounder 
around  iu  ignorance  of  his  whereabouts  than  read 
the  odious  name  of  the  maker  aforesaid,  once  in  a 
great  while.  Ah!  what  great  heads  these  legisla- 
tors of  ours  have,  to  be  sure! 

The  subject  of  mile-stones  and  sign-boards  on 
country  roads — pro^dded  we  ever  get  the  roads, 
some  one  may  say — is  one  worthy  of  attention. 
Anyone  who  has  toured  abroad  is  well  aware  of 
the  convenience  of  these  institutions.  Indeed,  it 
is  a  wonder  that  more  consideration  has  not  been 
given  to  one  or  both  in  this  country.  If  the  Cen- 
tury Eoad  Club  is  too  busy  with  other  weighty 
matters  to  give  this  attention,  we  would  suggest 
that  the  L.  A.  W.,  one  of  whose  aims  is  to  facili- 
tate touring,  take  the  matter  in  hand.  It  would 
be  refreshing  to  see  the  old  body  take  a  turn  at 
something  new  and  something  which  would  prove 
a  lasting  reminder  of  its  efforts.  Nor  would  it  be 
necessary,  probably,  for  wheelmen  to  do  the  work 
alone,  for  horsemen  are  as  deeply  interested. 

In  the  great  effort  to  improve  the  highways  let 
not  the  humble  mile-stone  and  the  spectral  finger- 
post be  forgotten. 


THE  SEEDS  OF  DISCONTENT. 
There  have  lately  been  printed  in  the  cycling 
journals  reports  of  trials  of  extraordinarily  light 
machines,  which  are  bound  to  convey  to  the  pub- 
lic mind  an  erroneous  idea  of  the  possibilities  of 
cycle  construction,  and  which  may  lead  the 
public  to  express  once  more  its  discontent  when 
it  discovers  that  the  weights  for  '9.5  have  not  been 
materially  lessened.  The  continual  cry  for 
lighter  weights  is  desirable,  to  a  certain  extent, 
inasmuch  as  it  urges  the  maker  to  bend  his  ener- 
gies to  the  accomplishment  of  that  result.  It  is 
not  wise,  however,  to  mislead  the  public  into  be- 
lieving that  wheels  can  be  and  are  being  made  at 
from  a  dozen  to  eighteen  pounds  fit  for  use  on  the 


road  by  the  every-day  rider.  It  can't  be  done — 
yet.  The  fature  must  speak  for  itself.  In  sup- 
port of  the  statement  that  these  reports  do  arouse 
false  hopes  in  the  public  mind,  we  have  a  letter 
from  a  gentleman  in  the  country  who  wants  to 
invest  in  a  cheap  wheel  at  present.  He  doesn't 
want  to  buy  a  high  grade  because,  next  season, 
when  weights  are  from  ten  to  fifteen  pounds  less, 
he  will  want  a  new  one!  The  ordinary  of  old 
weighed  sixty  pounds.  It  took  ten  years  to  get 
it  down  to  thirty  for  a  substantially  constructed 
mount.  The  first  safeties  weighed  very  nearly  as 
much  as  the  first  ordinaries,  and  yet,  in  five 
years  we  have  wheels,  reliable,  safe  for  almost 
any  road,  at  twenty-five  pounds.  Surely  the 
maker  has  done  nobly,  and  every  ounce  below 
that  weight,  without  a  sacrifice  of  strength,  is  a 
veritable  triumph. 


CYCLING  PRESS  ENTERPRISE. 

Decoration  day  fell  on  Wednesday,  on  the  even- 
ing of  which  day  the  cycling  journals  of  Chicago 
usually  go  to  press.  Last  week  it  became  neces- 
sary either  to  ' '  hump  themselves ' '  to  something 
beyond  the  usual  speed  or  to  delay  publication. 
^^g/e/ee-  did  the  former,  and  with  excellent  ef- 
fect, for,  despite  the  numberless  race  meets  and  the 
somewhat  difficult  task  of  handling  the  Chicago 
road  race,  it  appeared  on  the  streets  before  9 
o'clock  Thursday  morning.  It  contained  reports 
of  all  the  principal  races,  including  over  a  dozen 
half-tone  illustrations  of  the  Chicago  race,  all 
sketched  on  the  spot,  except  the  picture  of  the 
winner,  who  was  rushed  to  our  office  and  there 
sat  for  the  artist.  The  paper  contained,  in  all,  no 
less  than  seventy-two  pages  of  matter.  The  com- 
plete edition  was  printed  and  mailed  twenty-fonr 
hours  ahead  of  its  local  contemporaries;  was,  in 
fact,  delivered,  in  some  places,  twelve  hours  be- 
fore they  were  placed  in  the  mail.  In  New  York 
^^gfk/ec-  was  delivered  at  least  as  early  and  at 
all  points  west  thereof  ahead  of  the  New  York 
pajiers,  neither  of  which  devoted  near  as  much  at- 
tention to  the  important  events  as  did  the  Chicago 
journals. 

We  mention  these  facts  here  because  we  have 
been  congratulated  on  having  accomplished  at 
least  an  unusual  and,  possibly,  an  unequalled  feat 
in  trade  journalism. 


Last  Wednesday  was  a  day  for  novices  and 
kids.  The  old-time  racing  men,  with  few  excep- 
tions, were  gloriously  left.  The  indications  are 
that  there  will  be  an  immense  crop  of  new  aspi- 
rants for  track  honors  later  on. 


The  Bicycling  World  displays  evidence  of  a 
vulgar  mind  at  its  head  by  supposing  that  adver- 
tising patronage  dominates  the  policy  of  its  con- 
temporaries. Possibly  its  opinions  are  governed 
by  its  ovra  guilty  conscience. 


Moulton  Bringing  Out  Good  Men. 

Trainer  Ed  Moultou  was  in  Chicago  last  week 
in  charge  of  the  Iowa  City  college  athletes  attend- 
ing the  western  inter-collegiate  championship  ath- 
letic meeting  at  the  south  side  grounds  Saturday. 
He  is  particularly  proud  of  young  Crum,  who 
seems  to  be  a  coming  sprintei-,  for  he  won  his 
heat  in  the  hundred-yard  run  in  :10.2-5  and  the 
final  easily  in  :10  1-5.  Cox,  another  of  Moulton's 
men,  won  the  mile  bicycle' event  in  2:46  4-5,  with 
Van  Doozer  of  the  Northwestern  second  and  Sti- 
vers, Eureka  college,  third.  Since  Moulton  has 
been  attending  the  college  boys  he  has  been 
studying  a  little  himself  and  has  found  out  a 
thing  or  two  about  anatomy  which,  he  believes, 
will  serve  him  well  in  training.  He  returns  to 
Chicago  July  1,  and  will  then  take  charge  of 
three  or  four  men. 


BRESLER'S  NEW  LEAGUE. 


To  Be  Known  as   the  Knights   of  the  Wheel — 
The  Constitution. 

True  to  the  prediction  made  some  time  since  by 
Joseph  Bressler  that  in  event  of  his  trial  by  the 
national  board  going  against  him  there  would  be 
another  league  formed  a  meeting  was  called  at 
which  time  there  assembled  Joseph  Bressler,  his 
brother  Eugene,  W.  E.  Metzger,  LeonCoquard,  A. 
H.  Griffiths,  Peter  Park,  W.  M.  Perrett  and  others 
and  at  which  meeting  the  proposition  of  some 
such  organization  was  discussed  and  a  committee 
appointed  to  draw  up  a  temporary  constitution 
irnder  which  an  organization  might  be  perfected. 
Then  an  adjournment  was  taken  till  May  29.  On 
this  date  a  small  concourse  of  wheelmen  appeared 
at  the  appointed  place  and  after  the  usual  in- 
formal small  talk  Mr.  Griffiths,  who  occupied  the 
chair,  called  the  meeting  to  order  and  previous 
minutes  being  disposed  of  the  constitution  to  be 
was  called  for  and  after  much  debate  and  altera- 
tion was  finally  adopted  as  follows: 
ARTICLE  I. 

Section  1.— This  organization  shall  be  known  as  the 
Knights  o£  the  Wheel. 

Sec.  a. —Its  object  shall  be  to  fraternize  the  great  mass 
of  riders  into  one  common  brotherhood  to  assume  juris- 
diction over  the  general  conduct  of  its  members,  to  pro- 
mote the  general  interests  and  welfare  of  cycling,  to 
ascertain,  defend  and  protect  the  rights  of  wheelmen,  to 
facilitate  touring  and  to  secure  improvement  in  the  con- 
dition of  public  roads  and  highways. 

The  national  body  shall  be  known  as  the  supreme  coun- 
cil of  the  wheelmen. 

ARTICLE  II. 

Sec.  1.— The  supreme  Knights  of  the  wheel  shall  have 

supervision,  control  and  appellate  jurisdiction  over  state 

bodies  and  shall  settle  all  disputes,  and  have  power  to 

grant  and  issue  charters  to  states. 

ARTICLE  m. 

Sec.  1. — The  officers  of  the  supreme  council  of  wheel- 
men shall  consist  of  supreme  consul,  supreme  vice-con- 
sul, supreme  secretary,  supreme  treasurer,  supreme  ser- 
geant-at-arms  and  assistant  sergeant-at-arms. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

Sec.  1. —There  shall  be  state  councils  of  this  organiza- 
tion, which  shall  receive  their  c'aarters  from  the  supreme 
council,  and  each  state  council  when  fully  organized  shall 
have  full  and  complete  control  over  its  internal  affairs, 
and  no  appeal  shall  be  taken  from  their  decision,  except 
in  questions  of  law. 

Sec  2.— The  council  shall  have  power  to  grant  and  issue 
charters  to  subordinate  councils,  which  shall  bear  the 
name  of  the  city  or  village  where  it  is  organized. 

Sec.  3.— Charters  shall  be  granted  to  but  one  council  in 
each  village  or  town. 

ARTICLE  T. 

Sec.  1.— Councils,  when  so  organized,  shall  have  the 
right  to  receive  and  initiate  members  into  said  organiza- 
tion. 

Sec  2.— Councils  shall  control  their  own  local  affairs 
and  no  appeal  shall  be  taken  from  any  decision  receiving 
a  two-thirds  vote,  except  in  cases  of  law. 

Sec  3.— Any  bicycle  rider  of  either  sex  (white),  of 
good  moral  chaiacter,  of  the  age  of  eighteen  and  up- 
wards, is  eligible  to  make  application  for  membership  in 
said  organization. 

Sec.  4.— Local  councils  shall  decide  on  the  amount  of 
their  dues  and  shall  pay  to  the  secretary  of  the  state 
council  a  certain  per  capita  tax  yearly  in  advance;  state 
council  to  pay  a  specified  per  capita  tax  to  supreme  treas- 
urer. 

Sec  5.— There  shall  be  a  degree,  with  form,  passwords, 
grip  and  other  tokens. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

Sec  1.— This  organization  shall  have  complete  control 
and  assume  jurisdiction  over  all  racing,  both  amateur  and 
professional. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

Sec  1. — There  shall  be  an  accident  insurance  in  connec- 
tion with  this  organilation,  to  be  optional  with  the  mem. 
ber. 

The  constitution  being  adopted  it  was  decided 
to  accept  charter  members  for  thirty  days  upon 
payment  of  §1  initiation  fee,  same  to  cover  one 
year's  dues. 


^^^/e^ 


SURPRISES    IN   THE    EAST. 


TYLER    APPARENTLY    DOING     "DONKEY- 
WORK  "  FOR  HIS  MATE,  SANGER. 


New  Riders  Coming  to  the  Front— Protest  Over 

the  Awarding  of  Prizes  at  Worcester — 

Hoyland  Smith's  Road  Race — 

Record  Not  Broken. 


Boston,  June  2. — ''Tjler  has  seen  his  best 
days"  was  the  verdict  of  the  unthinking  specta- 
tors who  last  Wednesday  saw  this  famous  rider 
thrice  defeated  by  Sanger  and  Bald.  They  only 
realized  that  he  had  been  beaten  and  did  not  for  a 
moment  think  of  the  good  work  he  had  done  in 
all  three  races  in  pacing  his  companion  and  stable- 
mate,  Walter  Sanger.  In  fact  it  really  looked  as 
though  that  was  all  for  which  Tyler  was  in  the 
game.  In  the  very  first  race  he  started  to  do  the 
"donkey- work"  and  did  it  with  a  will,  bringing 
the  field  along  at  a  rattling  pace  and  then  doing 
the  best  he  could  under  the  circumstances  in  the 
final  spurt.  In  the  mile 
handicap  he  did  the  pac- 
ing from  the  firing  of  the 
pistol  until  entering  in  on 
the  third  and  last  lap;  then 
he  withdrew  and  let  San- 
ger do  his  own  work  until 
the  finish.  Even  after  this 
Tyler  attempted  to  do  a 
flying  mile  against  record. 
He  did  no  better  than 
3:13.  The  work  of  Bald  is 
what  attracted  the  great- 
est attention,  however. 
He  opened  the  ball  by  de- 
feating the  doughty  Sanger 
in  grand  style.  But  it 
was  a  victory  won  at  the 
last  moment  and  one  cap- 
tured more  through  gen- 
eralship than  speed.  The 
men  were  coming  down 
the  home-stretch,  Sanger 
in  the  lead,  with  Bald 
hanging  on  to  his  rear 
wheel.  The  Milwaukean 
looked  around  and  smiled. 

Bald  saw  him  and  while  Sanger  was  wondering 
how  much  speed  Bald  possessed  the  latter  jumped 
and  caught  first  place  with  but  an  inch  or  two  to 
spare.  It  was  a  pretty  final  effort  and  captured 
for  Bald  the  applause  of  the  mighty  throng.  But 
after  this  Bald  did  not  seem  to  be  able  to  hold 
Sanger.  Even  in  the  mile  handicap  after  making 
his  own  pace  for  the  last  third  Sanger  possessed 
more  sprinting  abilities  than  did  either  Bald  or 
Taylor,  and  at  the  turn  into  the  home-stretch 
fairly  jumped  ten  yards  ahead  of  both  these  two 
men.  Taylor  seemed  a  great  disappointment  to 
his  hosts  of  triends  in  Waltham,  who  had  been 
expecting  him  to  at  least  defeat  Bald  and  make  a 
much  better  showing  in  comparison  with  Sanger 
and  Tyler  than  he  really  did. 

But  the  star  of  the  class  A  men  at  the  meet  was 
Porter.  He  is  riding  faster  than  he  ever  did,  and 
his  mile  in  the  handicap  at  2:18  was  as  clever  a 
piece  of  work  as  has  been  seen  upon  the  Waltham 
track.  Another  man  who  is  doing  particularly 
good  work  is  Dan  Connolly.  He  is  doing  quar- 
ters in  :29,  and  at  Waltham  on  Wednesday  lost 
one  of  the  races  only  through  a  lack  of  general- 
ship. However,  he  will  improve  in  time,  and 
you  can  expect  to  see  him  blossom  out  as  a  rider 
of  no  mean  ability.     As  for  the  race  meet  itself. 


it  was  without  doubt  the  greatest  one  yet  held  in 
this  vicinity,  the  box  office  returns  showing  that 
over  15,000  persons  were  in  attendance.  The  rac- 
ing was  of  a  high  class,  while  everything  ran  as 
smoothly  as  clock-work.  The  track  was  unusually 
free  from  obstructionists  during  the  races.  After 
the  tournament  the  executive  committee  of  the 
A.  C.  C.  tendered  a  complimentary  banquet  to 
the  officials,  prize  donators  .ind  all  who  had  by 
their  work  assisted  in  making  the  event  the  grand 
success  it  was.  Speeches  were  made,  but  no  sig- 
nificant remarks  here  dropped  from  the  lips  of  the 
members  of  the  national  racing  board,  or  from  the 
representatives  of  the  cycling  trade,  which  was 
represented  by  Mr.  Overman,  A.  0.  Very,  Colonel 
Ben  Lovell  and  H.  L.  Lovell. 

woecestee's  big  time. 
The  thirteenth  annual  sprini  meet  of  the  divi- 
sion, which  was  held  on  the  same  day,  demon- 
strated beyond  the  power  of  words  how  the  league 
is  regarded  here  in  Massachusetts,  and  it  also 
shows  what  pride  the  members  of  '  'one-fourth  the 
entire  league"  take  in  that  same  fourth.  There 
were  assembled  fully  3,500  league  members,  and 
the  renewals  during  the  day  amounted  to  over 


300,  while  the  applications  figured  over  200.  The 
parade  in  the  morning,  races  in  the  afternoon  and 
grand  ball  in  the  evening  furnished  sufficient 
amusement  for  the  visitors,  and  if  this  was  not 
enough  the  local  organizations  stood  ready — yes, 
eager — to  assist  in  the  entertainment  of  the  visit- 
ors. The  Massachusetts  club  entertained  several 
of  the  Ehode  Island  Wheelmen  and  the  New  York 
Touring  Wheelmen,  while  the  Press  club  again 
played  the  limit  by  entertaining  the  entire  dele- 
gations from  the  Newburyport,  Haverhill  and 
Taunton  clubs.  These  four  clubs  stick  together 
like  brothers  and  an  effrontery  to  one  is  an 
effrontery  to  all.  The  only  disagreable  feature  of 
the  entire  day  came  after  the  parade  judges  (Ray- 
mond, Miller  and  Elliott)  had  made  their  awards. 
They  gave  to  the  Press  club  the  first  prizes  for 
best  appearance  and  also  for  the  largest  number  of 
members  in  line;  to  the  Massac  usetts  club  was 
awarded  the  second  prizes  for  second  best  appear- 
ance and  second  largest  numbers;  to  the  Bostonian 
club  the  third  prize  for  best  appearance  and  to 
the  Eoxbury  Bicycle  Club  the  prize  for  the  thfrd 
largest  numbers  in  line.  Now  the  awarding  of 
the  first  tworprizes  to  the  Press  club  did  not  meet 
with  the  approval  of  the  Massachusetts  club,  or 
more  properly  speaking  with  that  of  a  number  of 


its  members.  So  they  got  together,  "chewelthe 
rag,"  and  decided  to  make  a  protest  against  the 
decision.  Buttonholing  Chief  Consul  Perkins  as 
he  was  busy  entertaining  distinguished  guests, 
they  aired  their  troubles  before  the  party.  The 
chief  consul  declined  to  accept  a  protest  until  it 
was  made  by  the  club  as  a  club  and  bearing  the 
signatures  of  the  president,  captain  and  secretary 
of  the  protesting  club.  Being  unable  to  secure 
this,  they  requested  that  the  prizes  be  withheld 
until  after  the  next  club  meeting,  which  occurs 
June  5.  Chief  Consul  Perkins  did  not  see  the 
justice  of  this  and  so  the  Press  club  got  its  new 
furniture  and  the  only  things  accomplished  by 
the  protest,  if  protest  it  can  be  called,  is  the  en- 
gendering of  a  little  bad  feeling  between  the  two 
leading  clubs  in  this  city.  The  matter  hinges 
simply  on  a  question  of  veracity  and  the  claim  is 
practically  that  the  of  the  Press  club  made  false 
returns.  But  such  is  not  the  case.  As  one  of  the 
members  of  the  latter  organization  said:  "It 
would  be  ruinous  for  President  Fourdrinier  to 
sign  any  false  statement,  and  I  know  he  would 
not  do  it  even  if  requested  by  the  club.  He  is  too 
much  the  honorable  man  for  that." 

HOYLAND       SMITH'S       BIG 
EACE. 

The  Hoyland  Smith  road 
race  produced  two  exceed- 
ingly clever  riders,  as  was 
shown  by  the  time  made 
and  the  names  of  the  prize 
winners.  The  man  who 
secured  this  race  is  a  New 
Bedford  boy  who  had  never 
ridden  a  race  in  his  life 
and  who  was  thought  so 
poor  that  he  was  given  the 
limit.  The  other  men  are 
more  or  less  known  in  this 
section,  while  a  few  were 
men  entirely  unknown  out- 
side their  own  particular 
circle.  Unusual  interest 
was  centered  in  this  race 
from  the  fact  that  Nat 
Butler  was  to  ride  from 
scratch.  Several  Boston 
men  went  into  the  race 
for  the  sole  and  simple  pur- 
pose of  seeing  if  Butler 
really  could  beat  them. 
One  was  Eben  Snow,  who  in  the  Linscott  had  ex- 
ceedingly bad  luck.  He  was  the  only  one  of  the 
lot  to  make  better  time  than  did  Butler  and  his 
time  was  only  twelve  seconds  faster  than  that 
made  by  Butler.  J.  P.  Clark,  an  old  war  horse, 
caught  the  third  time  prize,  while  Butler  caught 
the  second  and  Willie  Clark,  whom  it  had  been 
expected  would  beat  Butler's  time,  finished  just 
fifty-six  seconds  behind  him.  According  to  all 
reports  it  was  a  race  from  start  to  finish  and  fully 
twenfy-five  men  finished  within  four  minutes  of 
the  record  created  by  Butler  in  the  Linscott. 
Macomber,  who  won  the  race,  is  a  young  mechanic, 
who  has  never  ridden  for  anything.  Williams, 
who  won  second  prize,  is  a  member  of  the  Press 
club  and  surprised  not  only  himself  but  also  the 
club  in  riding  the  way  he  did.  Hills  and  Hanson 
are  riders  of  more  or  less  note  in  Providence,  while 
Eamsell  is  a  Lynn  rider.  Macomber's  time  was 
1  hr.  15  min.  23  sec.  [i^^/fe/«c-,  it  seems,  was 
misinformed  in  its  telegraphic  report  last  week 
that  the  twenty-five-mile  road  record  had  been 
broken  by  Butler  in  this  event.- — Ed.] 


Henry  Goodman,  the  popular  representative  of 
the  Hartford  Cycle  Company,  spent  a  few  da,^"" 
last  week  in  New  York. 


^S^tfee- 


ANOTHER 


Ci^^S!^Q?C 


WORLD'S  RECORD 


At  Stockton,  Cal ,  May  26, 

1-8    MILE    STANDING    START    IN    16  2-5    SEC. 

by  R.  L.   Long,  on  a  Rambler  Racer. 


R\3IIiI,ER    SUCCESSES    IN    TWMLVB    STATES: 


ON  THE  TR\CK. 

(SINCE   LAST  report) 
1st. 

Sparta,  III 3 

ObeiliD,  Ohio 1 

Clinton,  Iowa 1 

Baltimore,  Md 3 

SaltLaie,  Utah 2 

Ithaca,,  N.  Y 1 

New  York  City 1 

Grand  Ripids,  Mich 2 

Cincinnati,  Ohio 4 

Fremont,  Neb 1 

Detroit,  Mich 5 

Wichita,  Kas 4 

Bellefonte,  Pa 1 

San  Francisco,  Cil 2 


2nd.        3rd. 


ON  THE  ROAD. 

Pulaski,  Pa.,  25  miles,  1st  place,  1st  time  prizes. 
Lexington,  Ky.,  10  mihs,  1st  place,  3nd  time  prizes. 
Chcrapaign,    III.,    912    miles,    3rd  place,  1st  time 

prizes. 
Bloomington,  III.,  12  miles,  1st  place,  Ist  time  prices. 
Rookford,  HI.,  10  miles,  1st  and  3rd  place  prizes. 
Kansas  City,  Mo.,  10  miles,  1st  place  pi-ize. 


NEW   RAMBLER  RECORDS 

May  26,  1-4  mile  Nebraska  State  Record. 
■'     •'   1-2     '• 

"    13,  3       "     Cornell  College 
"   25,  10     "     American  Road       '■ 
"   30,  1-4     "     P  .cilio  Coast  Competition  Record. 


■  THE    EASIEST    AND    SUREST    WAY    IS    ON    A    RAMBLER.' 


$125  for  the  lightest  one  we  make. 


GORMULLY  &  JEFFERY  MFC.  CO., 


CHICAGO.  BOSTON.  WASHINGTON.  NEW    YORK. 

CHICAGO  RETAIL  STORE,  85  Madison  Street. 

MEriTlON  TUF   orr-tcRff 


COVENTRY,     ENGLAND. 


THE    FOREST    PARK    RACE. 


VAN  WAGONER  WINS  TIME,  WITH   LEVY, 
OF  CHICAGO,  SECOND. 


Horace  Rumsey  Captures  First  Place  from  the 

8:30    Mark  —  Harding's     Wheel     Goes 

Wrong  —  A  Trip  Over  the  De 

Soto   Road   Sunday. 


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St.  Louis,  Jiiue  4. — The  fourth  aiimial  Forest 
Park  road  race  was  run  off  Saturday  with  seventy- 
three  starters  out  of  303   entries,  and  nearly  all 

J 

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I   Blair  Ao«cnertT  -   5tart  . 

2.  TuRd  AT  Ortlort  Av'Er. 

3.  i^-tfioe-R  t1)LL 

4.  Dridoe  -Clayt<"1  r«»d 
.5  fin^n  -  Kirtcit)  miohwav 


managed  to  linish.  The  race  was  advertised  to 
start  at  3  o'clock,  and  an  hour  before  that  time 
the  entire  length  of  King's  Highway  and  the 
North  drive  was  crowded  with  spectators.  It  was 
found  that  a  passenger  train  crossed  Union  avenue 
at  3:57  p.  m.,  and  the  start  of  the  race  was  post- 
poned till  after  that  time  to  avoid  any  risk  of  acci- 
dent at  this  dangerous  crossing.  There  is  talk  of 
changing  the  course  next  year  so  the  men  can  use 
another  drive  and  go  under  the  Wabash  tracks  in- 
stead of  crossing  them  at  grade.  The  arrange- 
ments were  all  fairly  good.  A  good  long  stretch 
was  roped  off  at  the  finish,  but  it  did  not  do  much 
good,  as  the  crowd  was  so  unruly  that  one  of  the 
ropes  gave  way  and  the  police  had  their  hands 
full  the  rest  of  the  afternoon  keeping  this  place 
clear.  At  the  starting  point  there  was  such  a  jam 
that  it  was  almost  impossible  to  get  the  men  in 
their  places.     In  spite  of  this  Clerk   Emery  man- 


only  done  a  little  riding  amongst  the  men  train- 
ing for  the  race  a  good  many  of  the  mistakes 
would  have  been  avoided. 

The  course  was  in  good  shape,  much  faster  than 
last  year.  The  limit  men  were  given  the  word  at 
3:54.  Horace  Rumsey  took  the  lead  at  the  start, 
riding  from  the  8:30  mark  and  passing  the  eight 
men  ahead  of  him  before  the  completion  of  the 
first  lap.     He  was  never  headed  in  the  whole  race, 


was  grinding  away  like  a  threshing  machine. 
Yet  Bert  refused  to  change  wheels  and  gamely 
endeavored  to  hang  on  to  the  other  two  scratch 
men.  Cabanne,  who  started  on  the  same  mark 
with  Cox  and  Levy  had  a  fall  on  the  second  lap, 
but  was  already  beaten.  Carroll  Mulkey,  last 
year's  winner,  dropped  out  on  the  second  lap  and 
John  Bowman  ran  into  a  spectator  and  had  to  re- 
tire.    Several    other  men   finished   on   borrowed 


C.  A.  Jordan,  an  8:00  man  being  the  only  one 
that  kept  near  enough  to  him  to  be  dangerous. 
Alex  Laing  had  been  looked  upon  as  a  probable 
winner,  but  the  handicapper  sat  down  hard  on 
hiiii  and  starting  with  5:15,  sixth  place  was  the 
best  he  could  get.  The  only  back  mark  men  to 
make  a  showing  were  Cox  and  Levy,  2:30  men. 
If  Levy  had  only  been  willing  to  set  pace  part  of 
the  way  they  would  undoubtedly  have  secured 
first  and  second  time  prizes.     As  it  was,  Cox  had 


aged  to  get  all  his  men  into  line  in  time  to  re- 
ceive the  word  from  Starter  Stone,  but  it  kept 
him  hustling.  The  handicapping  was  not  very 
good,  in  fact,  some  of  it  was  "simply  rotten." 
But  this  was  largely  due  to  the  way  some  of  the 
men  filled  out  their  entry  blanks,  and  the  fact 
that  many  of  the  men  had  never  raced  before  and 
had  no  records  to  go  by.     If  the  handicappers  had 


to  set  pace  the  whole  distance  and  sixteenth  and 
eighteenth  places  were  all  they  got.  Of  the  scratch 
men  Van  Wagoner  managed  to  get  the  time  medal 
and  finished  about  thirty-fourth. 

He  set  an  awful  pace  from  the  very  start  aud  at 
the  end  of  the  first  lap  he  was  100  yards  ahead  of 
Grath  and  150  yaids  behind  Grath  came  Harding, 
'he  time  winner  of  the  la.st.  two  races.     His  chain 


machines  or  failed  to  finish  at  all,  owing  to  acci . 
dents.  Van  Wagoner's  time  is  said  to  be  54:30. 
The  offlcial  time  has  not  been  announced  on  un> 
of  the  meu  at  present  writing.  The  electric  tim- 
ing apparatus  worked  perfectly,  over  400  records 
being  taken,  but  Mr.  Eammel,  the  gentleman  in 
charge  of  it,  refused  to  give  a  time  sheet  to  (he 
press  till  he  had  figured  out  all  the  times  and  then 
compared  with  the  regular  timers.  Second  and 
third  prizes  are  in  doubt  but  will  probably  go  to 
Levy  and  Grath. 

Tuesday,    June    5. — The    timers    have    just 
handed   in   their  official   report.     It   shows  that 


JAMES  LEVY — Second  time  winner. 

twenty-three  men  rode  inside  of  Harding's  last 
year's  record  of  57:10  and  eveiy  man  of  the 
twenty-eight  who  secured  prizes  rode  inside  of  the 
record  of  1892.     Van  Wagoner  gets  first  time  prize 


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HAMILTON   ON  A  SYRACUSE 

Won  the  25  Mile  Handicap  Road  Race  at  Denver. 


Denver,  Col.,  Memorial  Day. — Bil'y  Hamilton,  the  Denver  cracker  jack,  won  the  celebrated 
35  mile  road  race,  taking  both  first  and  time  prizes  from  scratch.  He  flew  like  a  bird,  up  hill 
and  down,  through  mud,  slush,  rain  and  wind.  He  rade  a  SYRACUSE  Wheel,  and  in  tickled 
to  death  with  his  new  mount.  The  quarter  of  a  hundred  miles  was  made  in  1  hour,  33  min. 
Pretty  good  time  for  muddy  roads.  Within  the  first  eleven  miles  he  had  passed  the  entire  multi- 
tude of  91  contestants  and  crossed  the  tape  a  winner  four  minutes  ahead  of  the  second  man. 


At  Kirksville,  Mo.,  on  May  30  the  Syracuse  won  two  firsts  and  three  seconds.     In  the  one  mile 
open,  D.  Coburn,  on  a  Syracuse,  took  first  place. 

Other  winnings  at  Norwich,  Conn.,  Kansas  City,  Buffalo  and  St.  Louis, 

WESTERN    AGENTS: 

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MENTJOK  THE    REFEREi 


in  53:47;  Levy  of  Chicago,  secoud  time  in  53:51, 
and  Cox  of  the  St.  L.  C.  C.  third  time  in  53:53. 
The  time  of  the  other  scratch  men  was:  GiJith, 
54:56;  Harding,  55:20. 

Following  is  the  position  and  time  of  the  first 
twenty-five: 

Name.       Club.  Hdcp.       Time. 

1  Horace  Rumsey,  Pastime  A.  0 8:30  56:60 

2  C.  A.  Jordan,  St.  L.  C.  C f:00  56:39 

3  Ross  E.  Miller,  Wichita,  Kas 5:30  54:87 

4  Joe  Howard,  Ramblers  B.  C 5:15  54:13 

5  W.G.  Corf e.  Ramblers  B.  C 8:00  B7:r0 

B    Ales.  Laing,  St.  L.  C.  C 5:15  54:55 

7  Will  Coburn,  Ramblers  B.  C 5:15  55:17 

8  E.  A.  Kridler,  Ramblers  B.  C 6:00  56:06 

i9    Ernst  Stade,  W.  B.  B.  C 10:00        1:00:39 

10  W.  C.  Wioke,  Pastime  A.  C 4:30  55:03 

11  C.  L.  Knorr,  unattached 6:30  57:17 

12  J.  F.  Fades,  Decatur  C.  C S:CO  55:51 

13  G.  D.  Knight,  Ramblers  B.  C 7:00  57:55 

14  Emil  J.  Rotty,  St.  L.  C.   C 5:30  56:45 

15  A.  D.  Pomeroy,  unattache'1 8:30  59:49 

16  J.Levy,  Chicago  C.  C 2:30  53:51 

17  H.  W.  Ciooker,  Milwaukee  3:00  45:22 

18  Will  J.  Cox,  St.  L.  C  C 2:30  53:53 

19  C.  C.  Weaver,  St.  L.  C.  C 9:00        1:00:24 

20  H.  U  Ji.nes,  Pastime  A.  0 8:00  59:39 

21  W.  A.  Oraeper,  South  Side  C.  C 4:30  56:17 

i.'2    G.  E.  Tivy,  St.  L,  C.  C 4:30  5(5:51 

23  C.  T.  Burke,  Zig-Zag  Cyclers 4:00  55:53 

24  H.  C.  Chivers,  Y.  M.  C.  A 8:00        1:03:28 

25  Walter  P.  Grath,  Pastime  A.  C 5:15  56:53 

The  ofiicials  were:     Eeferee,    D.  "W.    Roberts; 

judges,  A.  F.  Shapleigh,  E.  L.  Hill  and  T.  H. 
Kennerly;  timers,  E.  C.  Klipstein,  Jerome  Karst, 
Ernest  Upmeyer  and  H.  Gr.  Koenig;  scorers,  E.  N. 
Sanders,  C.  C.  Croninger,  J.  C.  Matlack  and  H. 
Alrord;  starter,  Percy  Stone;  clerk  of  the  conrse, 
A.  ,T.  Emerv. 


OVER  THE  DE  SOTO  ROAD. 


Forty  St.  Louisans  and  Several  Visitors  Made 
the  Trip. 
St.  Louis,  June-  5. — Forty  of  the  local  men 
went  over  the  De  Soto  road  Sunday  to  show  this 
stretch  of  hills  to  the  visitors.  Van  Wagoner  and 
Bowman  rode  a  Syracuse  tandem  with  SJ-inch 
Palmer  tires  and  got  through  all  right.  C.  M. 
Fairchild,  the  Chicago  century  rider,  made  the 
round  trip,  finishing  in  about  fourteen  hours. 
This  is  the  ideal  run  for  the  local  wheelmen,  and 
club  runs  over  the  course  are  always  well  attended. 
It  is  true  the  grades  and  hills  are  terrific,  but  they 
can  all  be  climbed  by  a  good  rider,  and  the  fine 
road  and  magnificent  scenery  amply  repay  one  for 
the  hard  work  on  the  trip.  After  leaving  the  city 
and  passing  through  Carondelet  the  grades  are 
comparatively  easy  till  the  Meramec  river  is 
crossed — fifteen  jniles  below  St.  Louis.  From  this 
point  on  the  hills  come  at  you  in  rapid  succession 
— Maxville  hill,  Dangerous  hill,  Kimmswick, 
'Frisco,  "H.  &  D."  and  Bulltown  hill.  The  stop 
for  dinner  is  usually  made  at  Bulltown,  twenty- 
eight  miles  from  St.  Louis,  and  this  leaves  by  far 
the  easiest  part  of  the  ride  for  the  afternoon.  No 
more  hills  of  any  consequence  are  encountered  for 
half  a  dozen  miles,  then  around  a  sharp  turn  and 
you  come  upon  Roger's  hill  in  all  its  glory.  At 
first  signt  this  hill  looks  easy  to  a  green  man,  for 
he  can  only  see  to  the  first  turn  in  the  road;  but 
there  are  just  nine  of  these  turns,  and  by  the  time 
that  green  man  gets  to  the  top  he  is  in  a  frame  of 
mind  to  appreciate  the  opening  of  an  old  St.  Ijouis 
song: 

So  this  is  Rogers  hill: 

Sit  still,  my  heart,  sit  still. 

If  this  is  the  grade  of  which  they  talk, 

I  rather  guess  I'll  walk. 

After  Rogers  is  climbed  a  five  view  of  the  sur- 
roBudiug  country  is  to  be  had;  then  comes  the 
coasit  dowu  the  other  side  of  the  hill — that  is,  you 
lan  coast  if  you  don't  care  particularly  vfhat  hap- 
(ipnstoyou.     Two   more  hills  are  encountered — 


Sand  hill  and  the  "Big  3" — before  reaching  Hills- 
boro,  the  Jefferson  county  seat,  eight  miles  from 
De  Soto.  Then  dowu  Corker  (and  look  out  for 
the  turn  at  the  foot — bad  medicine!)  and  then  a 
long,  level  piece  of  splendid  gravel  road  to  Vic- 
toria creek.  Here  you  must  wade  or  take  your 
chances  of  riding  through — gravel  bottom  and  one 
foot  of  water.  St.  Louis  riders  generally  take  the 
train  home  at  Victoria,  as  the  remaining  three 
miles  into  De  Soto  are  hardly  worth  taking. 

Brainy  Exploit  of  No.  79. 
Policeman  No.  79,  Moser,  distinguished  him- 
self last  evening  by  arresting  E.  S.  Hartwell,  of 
the  D.  W.  C,  charging  him  with  riding  a  lamp- 
less  bicycle.  The  moss-covered  copper  arrested 
the  wheelman  when  he  was  carrying  his  machine 
and  he  had  not  been  on  it  for  several  hours.  Ser- 
geant Tarbox,  as  soon  as  he  heard  of  the  facts, 
released  Hartwell. — Denver  Neios. 


SHUT    OUT    THE    WHEELMEN. 


"For  He's  Going  to  Marry,"  etc. 
We  here  produce  the  likeness  of  Albert  B. 
Guenther,  of  the  firm  of  W.  A.  Guenther  &  Sons, 
of  Owensboro,  Ky.,  a  concern  well  known  in  the 
hardware  and  bicycle  business  throughout  Ken- 
tucky.    He  acts  in  the  capacity  of  financier  and 


general  manager  ot  this  large  establishment,  hav- 
ing been  connected  with  it  for  the  last  thirteen 
years.  He  takes  an  active  interest  in  the  wheel 
club  and  also  in  other  clubs,  and  is  director  in  tl  e 
Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Mr.  Guenther  took  a  life  partner  on  June  4 
On  that  day  he  was  married  to  a  very  pretty 
Kentucky  lady,  and  after  a  short  wedding 
trip  will  be  at  home  to  his  many  friends.  He  will 
be  on  hand  during  the  Kentucky  state  meet,  June 
13  and  14,  and  will  endeavor  to  make  it  pleasant 
for  all  visiting  wheelmen.  Our  congratulations 
are  extended. 


Hew  Track  and  New  Club. 
There  are  now  in  Aurora,  Mo. ,  about  seventy -five 
riders.  Recently  about  thirty  of  them  met  and 
organized  a  club,  naming  it  the  Aurora  Cycle 
Club.  After  the  election  of  officers  a  report  was 
read,  from  a  committee  of  cyclers  which  had  been 
looking  up  the  matter  of  making  a  quarter-mile 
track.  The  report  was  accepted,  and  Aurora  now 
has  a  fair  track.  A  local  rider  did  a  mile  in  2:58 
on  it.  It  is  the  intention  of  the  club  to  give 
county  races  about  every  two  or  three  weeks. 
Webb  City  and  Mouett,  will  also  give  races. 
Eiders  in  adjacent  counties  only,  will  be  allowed 
to  compete. 


Quaker  Cyclists  to  Be  Kept  Off  Chestnut 
Street— The  Traction  Ordinance. 
Philadelphia,  June  4. — As  announced  in  a 
previous  communication,  there  was  a  i)0ssibility 
of  the  cyclers  of  this  city  losing  some,  of  their 
privileges,  owing  to  the  reckless  riding  on  the 
newly-asphalted  streets  in  the  business  section  of 
the  city.  Friday  Select  Councilman  Patton  in- 
troduced an  ordinance  prohibiting  the  riding  of 
bicycles  on  Chestnut  street  between  the  hours  of 
9  a.  m.  and  4  p.  m. 

It  is  hard  lines  that  the  thousands  of  cyclers  in 
this  city  who  have  been  benefitted  by  the  as- 
phalting of  Chestnut  street,  and  who  are  content 
with  riding  in  a  rational  manner,  should  be  made 
to  suffer  for  the  misdeeds  of  a  handful  of  hair- 
brained  kids.  It  [is  a  much-to-be-deplored  fact 
that  several  accidents  have  occurred  owing  to  the 
"tin-can"  kids'  desire  to  attract  attention;  but 
the  only  solution  of  the  difficulty  seems  to  be  the 
prohibition  ordinance  of  Councilman  Patton,  un- 
less it  may  be  possible  to  induce  the  city  fathers  to 
mount  a  few  fast  "coppers"  on  up-to-date  wheels 
and  puU  in  a  few  of  the  embryo  Zims.  We  are  afraid 
the  last-mentioned  remedy  is  too  heroic  for  our 
sagacious  and  parsimonious  legislators. 

The  cycling  clubs  of  the  city,  while  deploring 
the  state  of  things  which  renders  necessary  the 
introduction  of  such  an  ordinance,  are  a  unit  in 
their  desire  to  put  an  end  to  reckless  riding,  not 
only  on  Chestnut  street  but  on  all  streets.  There 
will  be  an  attempt  made  to  down  the  proposed 
ordinance  and  to  remedy  the  evil  in  some  other 
manner,  which,  to  tell  the  truth,  is  ijot  at  present 
apparent. 

MAY  DEFEAT  THE  ORDINANCE. 
The  fight  against  the  ordinance  granting  per- 
mission to  the  People's  Traction  Company  to  lay 
double  tricks  on  Diamond  street  is  stUl  being 
kept  up,  and  the  prospects  appear  bright  for  kill- 
ing it  in  committee.  At  the  meeting  last  week  of 
the  sub-committee  of  the  council,  to  which  the 
ordinance  had  been  referred,  there  was  a  perfect 
avalanche  of  remonstrances  presented,  from  every 
class  of  citizens  and  from  every  portion  of  the 
city.  The  wheelmen's  protests  formed  no  small 
portion  of  the  general  kick,  and  if  the  sub-conimit- 
teemen  don't  report  the  bill  unfavorably  their 
heads  will  go,  sure,  at  the  next  election. 


Missouri  Division  Races. 
The  Missouri  division  races  on  July  3  and  4 
will  be  given  under  the  auspices  of  the  Spring- 
field Cycling  and  Athletic  Club,  composed  of  the 
wealthiest  men  in  Springfield,  which,  under  the 
guidence  of  Captain  J.  E  Peltz,  bids  fair  to  be- 
come a  solid  organization.  Visitors  to  the  meet 
may  rest  assured  that  everything  necessary  will 
be  done,  and  in  such  shape  as  to  insure  a  most 
enjoyable  time.  Springfield  is  fully  alive  to  her 
own  interests,  and  wishes  to  give  to  the  cyclers  a 
pleasant  reception  in  return.  The  prizes  secured 
np  to  date  are  good,  so  the  racing  men  will  not  be 
disappointed. 

Low  Gearing  with  a  Vengeance. 
In  opposition  to  high  geared  machines  a  tricycle 
has  been  made  by  a  Frenchman  to  have  the  lowest 
gear  possible.  The  apparatus  is  to  be  used  in 
simulated  races  upon  the  stage  of  the  Eden  Thea- 
tre, Paris.  The  development  of  the  machine  is 
nearly  ten  inches  in  one  revolution  of  the  pedals. 
One  can  imagine  what  energy  must  be  expended 
to  run  a  mile  an  hour  and  the  effort  to  be  applied 
to  arrive  at  the  tape  twenty  inches  in  advance. 
It  is  more  original  than  the  home  trainer. 


A  strictly  High  Grade  Wheel. 
Weight  2  2  to  27  lbs. 
Price,   $125.00. 


A  strictly  High  Grade  Ladies'  Wheel. 
Weight  26  lbs. 
Price  $1 15.00. 


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CHICAGO. 


TRADE   MATTERS   ABROAD. 


RUDGE  MACHINES  SCORING  THROUGHOUT 
ALL  ENGLAND. 


Good  New   Howe   Machines   at  Cheap  Prices — 
English  Makers  Cutting  Down  Weights 
—High  Frames  Popular,  but 
Not  so  Giraffes. 


London,  May  23. — ^Without  doubt  the  Eudge 
machines  are  enjoyiug  a  great  vogue  this  season 
among  the  representative  riders  and  racing  men 
all  over  the  country.  I  base  this  opinion  not  on 
what  I  hear  or  read,  but  on  the  number  of  ma- 
chines I  come  across  in  my  own  wanderings.  Put- 
ting aside  the  Humber,  which  year  in  and  year 
out  retains  the  eminent  place  it  holds  in  public 
iavor,  tTie  Eudge  safeties  may  be  considered  the 
machines  of  the  season.  Although  by  no  means 
low  in  price  they  are  within  the  means  of  a  far 
larger  number  of  riders  than  are  the  Beeston 
Humbers.  Of  course  I  refer  to  net  terms,  such 
as  are  procurable  from  country  agents.  Faith  in 
their  sterling  quality  is  being  strengthened  and 
increased  every  week  by  the  ordeals  they  undergo 
unscathed,  or  with  only  trifling  injury,  in  colli- 
sions ou  the  racing  path.  The  firm,  so  its  Lon- 
don manager,  AV.  J.  Harvey,  informs  me,  is  at 
present  flooded  with  orders,  but  in  a  few  weeks 
the  great  rush  will  subside  and  delivery  will  fol- 
low close  on  the  receipt  of  orders. 

During  the  past  fortnight  I  have  had  .in  oppor- 
tunity of  testing  a  light  Eudge  safety  ou  the  road. 
The  mount  lent  me  was  geared  to  63  inches  and 
fitted  with  Palmer  tires.  Including  its  Grose 
gear  case,  I  found  it  weighed  exactly  30  pounds. 
The  wheels  had  direct  spokes  back  and  front,  and 
"Westwood  rims.  The  handles  were  23  inches 
wide  with  felt  ends,  and  I  cannot  praise  too 
highly  the  comfort  under  all  conditions  of  these 
narrow  bars.  Down  hill,  at  speed,  they  give  a 
sense  of  safety,  a  steadiness  and  a  capacity  for 
suddenly  back  pedalling  which  the  spread-eagled 
rider  never  knows.  Of  course  the  tread  is  mod- 
erately narrow,  too.  The  bearings  possess  that  in- 
definable quality  which  stimulates  the  rider  to 
keep  up  his  best  pace,  because  he  never  feels  his 
power  ebbing  out  without  returning  the  expected 
equivalent  of  speed.  Altogether  the  Eudge  pos- 
sesses comfort,  pace  and  appearance  calculated  to 
impress  its  rider  with  an  almost  superstitious  con- 
viction of  the  superiority  of  his  mount  to  thore  of 
his  friends. 

GOOD   NEW   HOWES   CHEAP. 

The  New  Howe  company  is  making  great  head- 
way in  London  this  year.  Besides  a  large  num- 
ber of  branch  depots,  the  big  firm  has  secured 
betweeu  140  and  150  private  agents  in  the  metro- 
polis. Not  satisfied  with  re-pricing  its  '93  models 
at  wonderfully  reduced  figures  and  introducing  a 
cheap,  popular,  up-to-date  mount,  called  the  City 
Model,  at  S58.50  cash,  the  company  has  gone  a 
step  further  in  price-cutting.  Mr.  Mason  has  just 
returned  from  a  journey  in  the  south  on  a  new 
road  racer,  indistinguishable  in  appearance  from  a 
superior  machine,  a  thoroughly  desirable  safety, 
scaling  32  pounds  with  saddle  and  pedals,  and 
fitted  with  any  '94  pattern  tires  to  order.  This 
line  the  concern  is  giving  away  to  agents  for  .f  41. 
As  may  be  imagined,  Mr.  Mason  has  not  met  a 
single  trader  who  has  declined  him  an  order;  some 
ha\c  ordered  a  dozen,  others  more  or  less.  I  can- 
not help  thinking  that  the  ^'ast  factory  at  Glasgow 
will  find  it  difficult  to  cut  this  figure.     The  ma- 


chines sell  ea.sily  at  prices  varying  from  $51.15   to 
I61.3G,  which  gladdens  the  agents'  hearts. 

THE   QUjVnEANT   AND   SINGER. 

The  Quadrant  Cycle  Company  is  still  busy  turn- 
ing out  the  wonderful  8  B  tricycles,  weight  39 
pounds.  E.  E.  Shipton  carried  28  pounds  of  pho- 
tographic impedimenti  about  the  Isle  of  Wight  at 
Easter  on  one  of  these  mounts,  and  has  given  the 
company  a  testimonial.  Such  are  the  Touring 
Club  secretary's  ideas  of  the  pleasures  of  cycling. 

Singer  &  Co.  are  advertising  their  cycles  as  the 
lightest  made.  Many  smile  and  regard  this  an- 
nouncement in  the  light  of  a  jest  But  this  is  not 
the  case.  The  reputed  firm  is  actually  turning 
out  Modele  de  Luxe  safeties,  complete,  with  gear 
cases,  at  the  very  creditable  weight  of  28  pounds. 
These  are  special  orders,  of  course,  and  such 
mounts  are  not  to  be  found  gracing  the  stands  in 
Singer  depos  awaiting  the  convenience  of  casual 
customers. 

MOEK   LIGHT    WHEELS. 

Speaking  of  light  machines  reminds  me  that  J. 
Eickard,  of  the  Westminster  Cycle  Works,  Ken- 
nington,  whose  popular  safeties  I  referred  to  in 
my  last  letter,  is  making  road  racers  this  year 
weighing  23  jwunds.  Eickard  is  far  too  clever  a 
mechanic  to  attempt  impossibilities,  and  I  have  no 
doubt  that,  for  the  riders  for  whom  they  are 
madd,  these  machines  stand  well.  The  Notting- 
ham Machinists'  Company  has  also  achieved  a 
great  reputation  for  very  light  safeties.  I  remem- 
ber meeting  J.  H.  Ball  last  year  in  Derbyshire  on 
a  21-pound  safet.y,  which  seemed  to  carry  his  nine 
or  ten  stones  without  flinching.  The  Eeferee 
Cycle  Company  is  another  firm  turning  out  road 
racers  at  23  and  24  pound.a.  It  speaks  well  for 
this  concern  that  although  it  makes  no  attempt 
nowadays  to  boom  its  racers  by  means  of  record- 
breaking  on  the  path,  there  are  more  Eeferee  path 
racers  in  use  this  season  than  I  ever  remember 
seeing  in  the  past. 

HIGH   FEAMHS   AEE   POPULAR. 

I  feel  convinced  that  next  season  the  high  built 
frame  will  be  applied  to  every  first-class  safety 
built  for  a  rider  of  medium  or  full  height.  Every- 
one seems  agreed  that  an  exposure  saddle  pillar 
and  steering  tube  detracts  from  the  compactness 
of  a  machine's  appearance.  Besides  this,  it  in- 
troduces weakness  rather  than  rigidity.  Heavy 
riders  sometimes  bend  their  exposed  saddle  tubes. 
It  has  been  urged  that  a  high-built  frame  is  less 
saleable  second-hand  than  one  allowing  a  greater 
range  of  adjustment.  But  I  don't  agree  with  this 
idea,  for  we  never  found  trouble  in  getting  buyers 
of  similar  stature  to  ourselves  for  our  old  ordina- 
ries in  old  lang  syne. 

ABOUT  TIBES. 

The  Preston  Davies  Tire  Company  has  opened 
commodious  offices  and  a  depot  in  Gray's  Inn 
Eoad,  W.  C.  From  what  I  have  heard  from  Mr. 
Dring,  the  new  tire  is  going  very  well  indeed. 

Since  last  writing  I  have  seen  the  new  Seddon, 
and  although  the  attachment  is  not  exactly  im- 
portant in  its  action  I  like  its  strength  and  secur- 
ity. The  method  employed  foi  enlarging  or  re- 
ducing the  circumference  of  the  wires  is  very 
simple  and  neat  in  appearance — in  tact  it  is  only 
exposed  to  view  when  the  tire  is  deflated — and 
doesn't  appear  likely  to  get  out  of  order  from  fre- 
quent use.  The  latest  canvass  lining  ot  the  cover 
allows  the  rubber  to  stretch  circumferentially 
while  keeping  perfectly  firm  under  transverse 
strains.     This  increases  the  comfort  of  the  tire. 

The  Maltby  tire  has  been  improved  by  the 
introduction  of  a  new  metal  band  possess- 
ing several  advantages  over  the  former  one.  Eoad 
riders  speak  well  of  this  tire,  which  possesses 
marvelous  life. 


The  Palmer  tire  firm  has  just  issued  a  little 
supplement  to  its  pamphlet,  called  "Facts." 
The  latest  booklet  is  entitled  "Tips,"  and  deals 
fully  with  the  repair  of  Palmers. 

GIRAFFES   NOT   IN    FAVOR. 

It  now  seems  to  be  recognized  on  all  hands  that 
the  Giratfe,  or  high  safety,  has  entirely  failed  to 
catch  on  in  public  favor.  Early  in  the  season  I 
took  some  rides  on  one  of  these  mounts,  scaling, 
it  must  be  admitted,  nearly  40  pounds.  The 
position  was  pleasant  enough  and  the  steering  as 
steady  as  could  be  desired,  but  I  found  it  impos- 
sible to  get  more  than  fourteen  miles  an  hour  out 
of  the  mount  under  the  best  conditions.  The 
mounting  was  decidedly  awkward  on  an  up- 
grade, there  being  a  tendency  on  the  part  of  the 
steering-wheel  to  lift  olif  the  ground.  Against  a 
wind  or  up  steep  hills  one  felt  distinctly  out  of  it. 
Apart  from  these  peculiarities  the  machine  had 
points  which  would  appeal  to  the  tourist,  and  the 
upright  beha^ior  on  greasy  roads  was  all  that 
could  be  desired. 

The  action  between  the  North  British  Eubber 
Company  and  Macintosh  &  Co.  has  nearly 
reached  its  close.  From  the  proceedings  reported 
last  week,  it  is  pretty  evident  the  Clincher  people 
will  win  the  day. 

At  the  general  meeting  of  the  Cyclists'  Touring 
Club,  held  in  London  last  Thursday,  it  was  unan- 
imously decided  to  recommend  the  council  of  the 
club  to  take  steps  to  enable  members  to  co-oper- 
ate in  the  purchase  of  machines.  Some  sections 
of  the  trade,  chiefly  the  agents,  are  opposed  to 
this  policy,  but  I  think  it  will  induce  many  riders 
to  buy  new  mounts  who  would  otherwise  cling  to 
their  old    wheels,    and  so  benefit  the  trade  at 

large.  Stanley. 
1  ♦  » 

RIDING   WHEELS   NOW. 


Philadelphia's  "400"  Have  Given  Up  Coaching 
Parties. 
Philadelphia,  June  2. — ^^^eJVe-,  some 
weeks  ago,  in  enumeratiug  the  fads  of  the  elite  of 
the  principal  cities  of  the  country,  made  the  state 
ment  that  coaching  was  enabling  the  local  devo- 
tees of  fashion  to  withstand  the  ennui  inseparable 
with  a  residence  in  this  benighted  burg.  This 
was  true — at  the  time.  Now  the  blue  bloods  of 
the  Quaker  City,  having  tired  of  this  amusement, 
have  very  properly  taken  to  riding  the  bike.  This 
latest  hobby  bids  fair  to  become  as  fashionable 
with  the  local  "400"  as  it  is  popular.  A  coterie 
of  people  of  marked  social  standing  have  formed 
the  Centaur  Bicycle  Club,  with  headqnartei's  on 
the  outskirts  of  the  hallowed  precincts  of  Eitteu- 
house  Square.  The  club,  understand,  has  among 
its  members  some  ladies  and  gentlemen  whose 
blood  is  of  the  intensest  blue — ultramarine  isn't 
in  it.  The  question  of  a  proper  garb  is  agitating 
the  fair  members  of  the  club,  and  if  they  decide 
on  the  Jenness-Miller  cycling  costumes,  and  wear 
'em,  they'll  be  called  no  end  of  horrid  names. 
But  they're  the  people  who,  when  they  make  a 
break,  soon  have  a  large  following,  and  maybe 
this  staid  old  city  won't  be  torn  asunder  with  the 
eruption  which  is  bound  to  follow  the  appearance 
on  the  street  of  the  adopters  of  the  rational  cos- 
tume. The  dealers  of  the  city  aren't  a  bit  sorry 
at  this  latest  hobby  of  society's  darlings,  as  they 
are  reaping  an  abundance  of  shekels  in  conse- 
quence. 

«  ♦  « 

The  race  from  Munich  to  Salzburg — 150  kilo- 
metres— which  was  run  under  very  unfavorable 
circumstances,  fell  to  Max  Eeheis,  in  6  hrs.  11 
min.  12  sec,  with  James  Fischer  (winner  of  last 
year's  Vienna-Berlin  race)  second.  He  arrived 
only  one  second  later,  his  chain,  unfortunately, 
breaking  ten  yards  before  the  tape. 


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How  is  This  for  War? 


CxUN    NO.    I 


Pittsburg  Tire  Protector  Co.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

Gentlemen.— Your  Mr.  G.  B.  Ellis  put  a  set  of  your  Protectors  in  my  tires  a  tew  days  ago. 
a  guard  against  puncture  they  surpass  anything  I  have  ever  seen.    Wishing  you  success,  I  am 


Philadelphia,  Pa.,  May  16, 1894. 
I  have  ridden  them  40  or  50  miles  and  am  convinced  that  as 
Yours  very  truly,    Marshall  J.  Bailey, 

Century  Wheelmen,  Philadelphia. 


BATTERY    NO.    2. 

Pittsburg  Tire  Protector  Co.,  Pittsburg,  Pa.  Niles,  O.,  May  11,  '94. 

Gentlemen.— I  ordered  from  your  agent  one  pair  of  the  Hoffman  Tire  Protectors  and  will  say  that  they  excel  my  expectations.  I  could  not  perceive  any 
difference  in  the  resiliency  of  tires  when  riding,  \tter  having  ridden  10  miles  an  expert  could  not  detect  that  there  was  anything  in  my  tires.  I  cheerfully  rec- 
ommend the  Hoffman  Protector  to  all  wheelmen.  Very  truly  yours,        F.  J.  Van  Wyl. 


TERRIFIC    EXPLOSION    NO.    3. 


Alliance,  O.,  May  19, 1891. 


CHAS.  S.  KEITH,  Columbia  Bicycles.    Repairs  and  Accessories. 
Pittsburg  Tire  Protector  Co.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

Gentlemen.- In  compliance  with  yours  of  the  12th  inst.,  I  inserted  a  pair  of  the  Hoffman  Tire  Protectors  in  a  pair  o"  Morgan  &  Wright  tires.  While 
doing  so  a  friend  came  in  and  insisted  on  preparing  a  board  to  test  the  Protectors.  He  drove  about  two  dozen  fence  staples,  the  same  number  of  tacks  and 
wire  rails  through  a  3-8  inch  board,  and  placed  the  same  on  flag  stone  walk,  points  upward.  I  weigh  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  pounds  and  rode  backward  and 
forward  over  the  board.  He  weighs  one  hundred  and  forty-five  pounds,  and  did  the  same.  Another  gentleman,  weighing  one  hundred  and  eighty  pounds, 
did  the  same  without  injury  to  the  inner  tubes.  Not  being  satisfied,  I  procured  another  board,  eight  inches  by  six  feet  and  3  8  inch  thick,  and  drove  one 
pound  of  fence  staples  through  the  same,  points  projecting  3-8  inch,  and  repeated  the  operation,  riding  backward  and  forward  a  great  many  times  and  allowing 
any  person  present  to  do  the  same,  without  injury  to  the  inner  tubes;  so  I  am  forced  to  acknowledge  the  Hoffman  Tire  Protectors  all  you  claim  tor  them. 

Yours  respectfully,     Chas.  S.  Keith. 


RESULT    OF    THE    BATTLE    IN    ONE    WEEK. 

State  of  Pennltlvania,  i  „  „ 

ALLEGHENY   CoUNTY.  (■«.«■ 

Personally,  before  me,  a  Notary  Public  in  and  for  said  County,  came  W.  L  Paine,  who,  being  by  me  duly  sworn,  doeth  depose  and  says  that  the  sale  of  the 
Hoffman  Patent  Nonpunctureable  Bicycle  Tire  Protectors  aggregated  a  total  of  Eleven  Hundred  and  Fifty-Five  pairs,  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  United  States, 
during  the  week  ending  May  19th,  1894.  W.  L.  PAINE,  Secretary  Pittsburg  Tire  Protector  Co  ,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

j  — ' —  I     3woru  and  subscribed  before  me  this  23rd  day  of  May,  1894. 

— "-^  A.  K.  Stevenson,  Notary  Public,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 


THE  HOFFMAN  TIRE  PROTECTOR  WILL  BE  UNIVERSALLY  USED  by  every  rider  in  the  United  States.  It  can  be  in- 
serted into  any  tire  containing  an  air  tube.  Is  ooly  3-32  of  an  inch  thick.  Becomes  as  soft  as  a  rag  with  a  little  use.  Las's  a 
lifetime.     Every  pair  packed  in  an  elegant  embossed  gold  paper  box. 

PRICE   $5.00    PER    PAIR. 

Mannfaeiurers .'— -Yf s,  you  should  apply  for  them  now  for  next  season. 

Dealers  ! — Yes,  you  must  have  them  to  supply  your  trade. 

Riders  ! — Yes,  you  can't  afford  to  suffer  punctures  any  longer. 

Everybody !— Get  the  HOFFMAN  TIRE  PROTECTOR. 

Send  for  Descriptive  Catalotj.      >iienTION  the  REFEREE.      Agents  Wanted  Hveryirherv. 

PITTSBURG  TIRE  PROTECTOR  CO.,  -  34  McCance  Block,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 


RECORD-BREAKING  RAMBLERITES 


Californians,  Under  Atkins'  Care,  Clipping  Ott 
Figures  in  Chunks. 

Stockton,  Cal.,  May  26. — Wlien  Manager  At- 
kins came  to  IMs  coast  six  men  of  Varney's  Ram- 
bler team  were  turned  over  to  him  to  be  broken 
into  the  eastern  method  of  training.  While  not 
expected  to  make  world  beaters  of  these  men  he 
was  asked  to  show  what  could  be  done.  Compe- 
tent rubbers  were  hired  and  the  men  worked  out 
twice  each  day,  their  methods  watched  and  cor- 
rected, little  faults  cleared  away  and  the  men 
coached  daily  in  all  those  little  points  which  tend 
to  bring  out  all  there  is  in  a  man.  As  the  party 
will  soon  break  up  it  was  decided  to  send  the  men 
for  a  few  records,  j  ast  to  demonstrate  to  the  world 
at  large  how  they  had  improved  in  their  running 
in  the  last  few  weeks,  and  to  show  that  it  was  the 
training  that  made  the  men  fast,  not  the  man 
himself.  The  trials  were  made  May  22,  23  and 
24,  under  the  auspices  of  the  local  club,  the  Oak 
Leaf  Wheelmen,  with  a  full  board  of  officers  and 
comjietent  timers.  Otto  Zeigler,  of  San  Jose,  was 
sent  for  the  standing  quarter,  paced  liy  one  man, 
who  was  given  a  long  hand  icap,  and  made  a  new 
record  the  first  time,  doing  :30^ ;  best  previous, 
:32.  C.  S.  Wells,  of  San  Francisco,  was  paced  by 
two  ivcn  for  the  standing  half,  and  lowered  same 
one-tifth  of  a  second,  doing  1:05  4-5;  not  as  good 
as  he  could  or  should  have  done.  R.  L.  Long,  of 
Haywards,  tried  for  the  standing  eighth  of  :16  3-5, 
held  by  W.  J.  Edwards,  and  made  by  starting 
from  the  top  of  the  bank  on  a  four-lap  track. 
Long  started  on  the  turn  on  the  dead  level  at  the 
one-eighth  pole,  and  did  :16  3-5  three  times,  thus 
lieing  the  world's  eighth  record  each  time. 

W.  A.  Terrill  was  sent  for  the  three,  four  and 
five  mile  records  and  did  the  best  riding  of  the 
day.  The  pacemakers  in  their  anxiety  to  do  the 
act  right  carried  him  so  far  under  the  record  the 
first  mile  that  he  began  to  break  at  the  two  and 
continued  to  lower  them  until  the  five  was 
reached,  doing  the  two  in  4:43.2,  the  three  in 
7:13  1-5,  the  four  in  9:52  3-5,  the  five  in  12:29  2-5. 

On  the  next  day  a  second  matinee  was  held  and 
Long  and  Zeigler  again  tied  the  eighth,  while 
Zeigler  was  paced  a  mile — standing — in  2:13  1-5, 
breaking  the  previous  record  of  2:15  held  by  Ed- 
wards. W.  S.  Foster  was  sent  for  the  fl.xing 
mile,  the  first  time  the  flying  start  has  been  tried 
on  the  coast,  and  made  a  record  at  each  post  he 
))assed.  His  quarter  was  done  in  :30  1-5,  the 
half  in  1 :03,  the  three-quarters  in  1 :38,  and  the 
mile  in  2:13  1-5.  His  pacemaker  at  the  three- 
quai-ters  had  a  puncture  and  could  not  accom- 
pany him,  so  the  man  had  to  go  nearly  the  last 
half  alone,  which  accounts  for  the  slowness  of  the 
last  half.  The  three-quarter  time  was  taken  but 
by  two  watches,  and  will  not  hold. 

The  weather  still  continuing  favorable  and  the 
men  not  being  at  all  baked  by  the  previous  work, 
a  third  trial  was  make  on  the  following  day. 
Foster  was  sent  again  for  the  flying  mile  and  did 
2:09  4-5,  a  very  creditable  performance  and  the 
fastest  mile  that  has  ever  been  ridden  west  of  the 
Rockies.     He  was  also  sent  to  cut  his  flying  quar- 


ter, and   finely  paced   by  his   rival,    Zeigler,    lie 
mac'e  the  record  in  :29  2-5. 

The  event,  however,  which  interested  the  spec- 
tators most  was  the  trial  for  the  hour  with  Wells 
up.  So  far  the  record  was  twenty  and  a  half 
miles,  by  the  Sacramentorian,  or,  at  least,  on  the 
Sacramento  track.  The  gait  in  this  trial  was  a 
3:00  one.  Atkins  and  Shaf^r  figured  that  Wells 
could  stand  a  2:45  clip  for  the  first  five,  a  2:50 
clip  for  the  next  ten,  and  a  2:55  for  the  balance. 
His  first  pacers  took  him  at  a  2:41  clip  and  he 
stood  this  so  well  that  the  gait  was  not  slowed 
down  except  as  the  pacers  gradually  got  tired  out. 
Occasionally  the  miles  would  run  down  to  2:47, 
but  they  seemed  to  average  about  2:44  for  most  of 
the  way.  Wells  stood  the  pace  nicely  and  showed 
no  signs  of  being  tired  until  one  minute  before 
the  hour  was  up,  when  he  was  trou'']ed  with  a 
stitch  in  his  side  for  a  moment.  In  the  hour  he 
rode  22  miles,  1003  yards,  2  feet,  6  inches.  Fos- 
ter was  to  be  sent  for  the  ten-mile  record  on  Fri- 
day, but  a  shower  prevented. 


TUDOR  FIRST  IN  THE  HAN  AVER. 


The  Crescent  Wheelmen  Again  Win  the  Trophy, 
With  Points  to  Spare. 

Cincinnati,  June  2.  —  The  second  annual 
Hanauer  team  road  race,  postponed  from  Decora- 
tion day  on  account  of  rain,  took  place  this  after- 
noon, with  fine  weather,  over  the  same  course  as 
last  year,  from  Carthage  to  Springdale  and  return, 
tweh'e  and  a  half  miles.     As  a  team  race  the 


Ci'escent  Wheelmen— C.  E.  Tudor,  G.  H.  Bauers,  A.  N. 

French. 
Fonton  Wheelmen— C.  B.  Sawyer,  S.  Ruuuk,  H.  Oill. 
Oomet  Wheel  Club- II.    R.   Betts,  E.   H.  Adams,  J.  J. 

Walkef. 
Chicinnati  Bicycle  Club— C.  H.  Longley,  A.  M.  Donalil- 

son,  C.  H.  Closterman. 

The  Liberty  Bicycle  Club  was  entered,  but  its 
team  did  not  start.  The  men  got  away  at  4:26. 
The  road  was  in  good  condition  and  there  was  but 
little  wind.  It  was  therefore  expected  that  the 
best  time  made  last  year,  42:19,  would  be  low- 
ered, and  this  expectation  was  realized.  The  en- 
tire course  was  lined  with  spectators,  and  the  race 
created  great  excitement  among  the  rural  popula- 
tion along  the  road. 

The  first  contestant  to  reach  the  turning  point 
in  Springdale  was  Donaldson,  followed  by  Sid- 
well,  who  had  been  thrown  at  the  start,  but 
pluckily  remounted  and  soon  overtook  the  field. 
The  others  reached  the  turning  point  in  the  fol- 
lowing order:  French,  Tudor,  Longley,  Eunck, 
Houston,  Walker,  Sawyer,  Bauers  and  Betts. 
Michaels  abandoned  the  race  before  the  turning 
point  was  reached.  Closterman  met  with  a  bad 
accident  before  reaching  the  turn.  His  saddle 
broke,  which  gave  him  a  backward  fall  and  a 
number  of  bruises.  His  wheel  being  disabled,  he 
was  compelled  to  walk  back.  The  following  table 
tells  the  story  of  the  finish : 

Time.    Points. 

1  C.  E.  Tudor,  Ci  escent  Wheelmen .-8:4^  15 

2  A.  M.  Donaldson,  Cincinnati  B.  C 38:45  H 

3  A.  French,  Crescent  Wheelmen 38:52  13 

4  H.  M.  Sid  well,  Kenton  W.  C 39:00  18 

5  S.  Eunck,  Fenton  Wheelmen 40:50  11 

6  C.  S.  Longley,  Cincinnati  B.  C 40:65  10 

7  C.  H.  Houston,  Kenton  W.  C 4:00  9 

8  L.  B.  Sawyer,  Fenton  Wheelmen 43:40  8 

RECAPITULATION. 

Crescent  Wheelmen P5 

Cincinnati  Bicycle  Club 24 

Kenton  Wheel  Club 21 

Kenton  Wheelmen 19 

The  Crescents  will,  therefore,  retain  the  club 
trophy  for  another  year.  As  will  be  seen  by  the 
table,  the  first  four  finished  close  together.  Don- 
aldson was  only  a  couple  of  wheel  lengths  behind 
Tudor,  and   as  he  beat  French,   who  was  consid- 


Slart  of  the  Hanauer  Team  Eoad  Race. 


struggle  was  for  the  possession  of  the  handsome 
Hanauer  club  trophy,  which  is  contested  for  an- 
nually, and  which  is  held  by  the  Crescent  Wheel- 
men during  the  past  year.  There  were  also  six 
individual  prizes.  The  tape  was  stretched  at  the 
northwest  corner  of  the  fair  grounds  fence.  The 
starters  were  as  follows:  • 

Kenton  Wheel  Club— H.  M.  Sidwell,  F.  L.  Michaels,  C.  S. 
Houston. 


ered  the  fastest  rider  in  the  Crescent  club,  Donald- 
son stock  is  away  up.  Ix)ngley  was  considerably 
handicapped,  soon  after  the  start,  by  a  broken 
pedal.  Closterman's  accident  spoiled  the  pros- 
pects of  the  Cincinnatis'  team,  which  were  good. 
There  were  no  kicks  coming  from  anybody,  and 
the  best  of  feeling  prevailed  throughout.  At  the 
close  of  the  race  three  rousing  cheers  were  given 
for  Charles  Hanauer  &  Bros.,  who  furnished  all 


the  piizes  and  apparently  accomplished  the  im- 
possil)le  by  pleasing  everybody. 


QUAKERS    ON    THE    ROAD. 

Good  Time  in  a  Five-Mile  Race— Philadelphia 
Racing  Briefs. 
Philadedphia,  June  4. — The  second  annual 
tive-mile  road  race  of  the  West  Philadelyhia  Cy- 
clers, over  the  Bryn  Mawr-City  Line  course  on 
Montgomery-  Pike  last  Saturday  afternoon  re- 
sulted in  a  Garrison  finish.  Very  fair  time  was 
was  made,  John  Heishley  covering  the  course  in 
12:44  1-5  from  scratch.  The  race  was  won  by 
Fred  Storch,  a  2:30  man,  in  15:12.  The  sum- 
mary. 

Hdcp.    Time. 

Fred  Storch 2:30       15:12 

■"illiam  Anderson 1:00       13:43  3-5 

D.   C.   I^arkhill :45        ]3:2r 

J,  L.  Skiles :.30        13:14  1-3 

B.   liogHrs 1:0J       13:45 

John  Heishley scr.       12:44  1-5 

Ohai  le.s  Merrick 2:00        15:0S 

Clarence  RiKgs 1:15        14:24 

.I.\mes   Wall 2:00        15:04 

■H.  J.  Barr 8:00        15:06 

The  Q.  C.  W.'s  race  over  the  same  course  re- 
sulted in  a  win  for  J.  P.  Rich;  scratch,  with 
Frank  Dampman,  scratch,  a  close  second ;  Pollock, 
;3U,  third;  Thompson,  :30,  fourth;  Estoclet,  :30, 
tifth;  Uhler,  1:30,  sixth;  Reis,  1:45,  seventh;  Mus- 
selman,  2:45,  eighth;  Busby,  1:00  ninth;  Frick, 
3:1.5,  tenth;  C.  D.  Artman,  1:00,  eleventh. 

We  have  a  comer  here  in  the  person  of  Walter 
Whetstone,  of  the  class  of  '94,  of  the  Friends' 
Central  School.  Last  week  at  the  school's  annual 
sports  he  finished  first  in  a  mile  inter-school  race 
in  2:50,  won  the  one-mile  handicap  from  scratch  in 
2:38,  and  the  two-mile  handicap  I'rom  scratch  in 
5:35.     He  is  not  yet  eighteen  years  old. 

W.  J.  Greer,  the  manager  of  the  Union  Cycle 
Company's  local  branch,  who  is  chairman  of  the 
committee  in  charge  of  the  South  End  Wheel- 
men's seventh  annual  race  meet,  to  be  held  on 
June  23,  has  received  positive  assurance  from 
Sanger  and  Tyler  that  they  will  ride  in  all  the 
class  B  races  on  that  day.  Taxis  and  Taylor  will 
also  be  here. 

At  the  Neshaming  Falls  races  Decwation  day 
the  track  was  built  the'same  morning.  The  fact 
that  the  final  heat  of  the  mile  novice  was  won  in 
4:5.i  4-5  is  evidence  that  the  track  was  not  sand- 
])apered.  The  final  heat  of  the  mile  handicap 
was  won  in  3:28  4-5  by  W.  Trott. 


RACING    IN    TEXAS. 


A  Good  Road  Race— Colored  Cash  Prize  Riders- 
State  Meets. 
San  Antonio,  Tex.,  May  31.— The  Mission 
road  race,  the  first  event  of  this  kind  ever  held  in 
th  s  city,  was  successfully  run  on  Decoration  day, 
thanks  to  the  energy  of  the  popular  dealer,  W.  E. 
lioacli.  who  promoted  and  managed  the  affair. 
The  course  is  over  a  fairly  good  road,  with  just 
enough  s:ind  and  a  sufficient  number  of  small 
hills  to  make  it  interesting,  and  passes  the  old 
missions,  built  hundreds  ot  years  ago  by  Indians 
under  the  direction  of  Spanish  monks,  from  which 
missions  the  race  derives  its  name,  the  entire  dis- 
tance being  twelve  miles.  Considering  the  ter- 
rific wind  which  faced  the  riders  over  half  the 
distance  the  time  made  was  very  good.  The  win- 
ner was  a  dark  horse  and  suqjrised  everybody, 
being  a  comparatively  new  rider.  J.  A.  Roach 
made  best  time,  36:10,  with  Sam  Lavryer  second, 
in  36:54.  There  were  five  prizes,  and  the  follow- 
ing are  the  riders  who  took  positions:     J.  T.  Mc- 


Kenoeon,  12  min.  handicap,  1;  George  Walter, 
7min.  2;J.  A.  Roach,  scratch,  3;  J.  W.  Erps, 
4  min.,  4;  J.  A.  Bailey,  10  min.  5.  Although 
the  start  and  finish  were  two  miles  from  the  city 
a  large  crowd  of  spectators  witnessed  the  race, 
many  of  them  growing  so  enthusiastic  over  the 
event  as  to  offer  suificient  money  to  purchase 
prizes  for  another  race,  which  is  now  being  ar- 
ranged and  will  be  run  in  a  few  days. 

The  colored  riders  of  this  city  have  organized  a 
club  and  held  the  first  race  meet  at  the  fair 
grounds  track  Decoration  day.  There  were  fonr 
events,  the  first  prize  in  each  being  taken  by  the 
same  person.  Official  timers  were  absent,  and 
consequently  no  time  can  be  recorded.  For  these 
riders  evidently  the  "white"  amendment  is  not 
necessary,  as  the  list  contained  several  cash  prizes, 
the  largest  amount  offered  being  $2. 

A  stock  company  has  been  formed  under  the 
name  of  the  Texas  Division  L.  A.  W.  Race  Meet, 
which  has  taken  entire  charge  of  the  coming  state 
meet  July  3  and  4,  and  all  prospects  point  to  one 
of  the  best  and  most  successful  meets  held  in  the 
state. 

*     * 
SPORT  AT  WILMINGTON. 


Road  Race  Won  by  Clarence  Brower— Result  of 
the  Track  Events. 
Wilmington,  Del.,  June  2. — The  first  annual 
spring  meet  of  the  Wilmington  Wheel  Club,  was 
held  at  the  ball  park  this  afternoon.  The  races 
were  all  hotly  contested.  The  attendance  was 
500.  The  ten-mile  club  road  race  was  the  feature 
of  the  day.  The  riders  started  and  finished  on 
the  track.  Clarence  Brower  won  the  race  in 
33:41,  with  a  handicap  of  seven  minutes.  The 
time  prize  was  won  bj'  Robert  Wier  in  29:58.  The 
starter  got  considerably  mixed,  and  Wier  and 
Hanley  were  started  one  minute  ahead  of  their 
proper  mark.  Wier's  corrected  time  should  read 
29:.58.     Summary: 

H"d'p.    Time 

Clarence  Brower 7:00       33:41 

A.  Baker 7:00       34:45 

Robert  Weir 1 :00       29:58 

William  Kirk , 4:00       32:1 1 

F.  W.  Fipps 6:00        34:11 

A.  Newlin 0:00       34:12 

F.  H.  Mayne 6:00       .34:16 

L.  C.  Schwendeman 4:00       32:50 

A.  Ragen 8:00       36:52 

B.  F.  McDaniel 4:00       33:05 

J.  L.  Hanley 3:30       30:42 

J.A.Gebhart 3:00       32:16 

C.  B.  Jack scr.       30:16 

J.  E.  Booth 3:00       33:16 

C.  Elliott scr.        30:34 

William  Sheward 1:00       3-5:15 

TKACK  EVENTS. 

One-mile,  novice— J.  L.  Clark,  1;  T.  Buzzard,  2;  time, 
2:57  3-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap— Run  in  heats,  three  in  each  heat 
to  qualify— Final  heat,  T.  Buzzard,  80  yds.,  1;  W.  A.  Wen- 
zel,  75  yds.,  2;  Robert  McCurdy,  25  yds.,  3;  time,  1:11 

One-mile,  open— Robert  McCardy,  1;  W.  A.  Wenzel,  2; 
J.  L.  Hanley,  3;  time,  2:43. 

One-mile,  2:50  class— W.  C.  Seeds,  1;  S.  3ourtney,  2;  L. 
H.  Pyle,  3;  time,  2:40  4-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— S.  Courtney,  60  yds.,  1  ;  W.  C. 
Seeds,  75  yds.,  8;  T.  Buzzard,  150  yds.,  3. 


CHAMPIONSHIPS     AT    ANTWERP. 


The  New  Track  Now  Completed— Said  To  Be 
Very  Safe  and  Fast. 

The  following  letter  from  Mr.  Surmey,  honor- 
ary secretary  of  the  Int'^mational  Cyclists'  Asso- 
ciation, explains  itself: 

CovENTET,  Eng  ,  May  22.— Editor  Referee:  I  have  just 
heard  from  our  president,  Mr.  Jfrans  Netscher,  that  the 
new  track  at  Antwerp,  upon  which  the  world's  cham- 
pionships of  1694  will  be  contested,  has  now  been  com- 
pleted; that  he  has  personally  inspected  it  and  that  it 


has  been  tried  by  some  of  the  best  riders  in  Belgium. 
That  it  is  fast  is  proved  by  the  fact  that  a  tandem  pair 
did  the  flying  quarter  in  :26  4-5,  and  that  it  is  safe,  is  like- 
wise proved  by  the  fact  that  there  were  no  spills  at  the 
race  meeting  held  last  week,  although  it  rained  almost 
the  whole  day.  The  new  path  is  pronounced  one  of  the 
very  best  on  the  continent,  if  not  the  best.  There  is 
every  prospect  of  interesting  competition.^  Holland  has 
already  decided  to  send  a  team,  Scotland  is  also  consid- 
ering the  possibilities,  and  for  the  information  of  the  dif- 
ferent unions  I  am  in  a  position  to  inform  you  that  steps 
are  being  taken  to  secure  lodgings  for  competitors  close 
to  the  track  at  exceedingly  reasonable  rates,  so  that  the 
expense  of  taking  part  will  be  extremely  small.  Yours 
faithfully,  Henkt  Sturmey, 

Honorary  Secretary. 


A  REFEREE'S  BAD  DECISION. 


At  Plainfield  Charley  Murphy  Is  Shown  Fa- 
voritism. 
New  Yoek,  June  4. — The  new  kite  track  at 
Plainfield  was  opened  Saturday,  and  3,000  people 
were  treated  to  considerable  sport.  The  referee 
made  one  decision  which  has  never  been  equalled. 
In  the  mile  scratch  race  for  class  B  riders  Murphy 
fouled  two  of  the  riders,  and  when  the  claim  of 
foul  was  made  the  referee  ordered  the  race  to  be 
run  over  after  another  event;  but  when  they  were 
called  to  the  scratch  no  one  would  ride  with  Mur- 
phy. The  starter  made  ready,  and  when  the  shot 
was  fired  Murphy  started  out,  but  did  not  get  far, 
for  his  chain  flew  in  all  directions,  and  after  try- 
ing in  vain  to  keep  his  equilibrium,  he  was  forced 
to  dismount,  having  ridden  only  twenty-five 
yards.  The  referee  announced  that  the  race 
had  been  won  by  Murphy,  and  gave  him  the 
prize.     The  summary: 

Mile,  novice— J.  Jacobus,  1;  I.  N.  Lin,  2;  F.  G.  Hedge,  3; 
time,  2:37. 

Third-mile,  scratch,  class  B — Titus,  Murphy,  Wells,  Sil- 
vie,  Taylor  and  I  axis  started  Titus,  ];  Murphy,  2;  Wells, 
3;  time,  :45.    On  the  run-off  Murphy  had  a  walk-over. 

Mile,  scratch  local  riders— Charles  Brown,  1 ;  James 
Willis,  3;  A.  H.  Barnett,  3;  time,  2:35. 

Two-tliird  mile— W.  S.  Simms,  1;  Charles  Brown,  2; 
James  Willis,  3;  time,  1:44  4  5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B—Silvie,  CO  ydj.,  1;  Titus,  20 
yds.  2;  Wells,  60  j  ds.,  3;  time,  2:27  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— H.  U.  Maddox,  1;  A.  H.  Barnett,  2; 
L.  V.  Hoppe,  3;  no  time  given. 


Postponed  Columbus  Races. 
Columbus,  O.,  June  2. — The  races  postponed 
from  Decoration  day  on  account  of  rain  were  run 
to-day  at  the  Columbus  Driving  Park  in  the  pres- 
ence of  5, 000  people.  The  members  of  the  Colum- 
bus C.  C.  were  desirous  of  acknowledging  the 
many  favors  received  from  the  citizens,  and  there- 
fore arranged  to  give  the  races,  without  charging 
an  admittance  fee.  The  Driving  Park  association 
furnished  the  track  free  and  the  street  car  com- 
pany bore  the  expense  of  putting  the  track  in 
order  and  engaged  the  Barracks  band,  excellent 
music  being  furnished  during  the  races.  H.  E. 
Kiser  of  Dayton  showed  splendid  form  and  won 
three  good  races.     The  summary : 

One-mile,  3:00  class— P  L.  Fogle,  i ;  T.  Eddy,  2;  F.  Big- 
low,  3;  time,  2:56  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— H.  E.  Kiser,  90  yds.,  1;  T.Eddy, 
90  yds.,  S;  F.  Biglow,  100  yds.,  3;  tin,e,  6:14  1-5. 

One-mile,  2:40  class-Kiser,  1;  P.  Okey,  2;  J.  E.  Gatrtll, 
3;  time,  3:25  1-5. 

One-mile,  handicap- J.  E  Butler,  210  yds.,  1;  F.  R,  Mc- 
•Grew,  100  yds.,  2;  T.  Endy,  100  yds.,  3;  time,  2:27. 

One-mile,  open— Kiser,  1;  Eddy,  2;  Conn  Baker,  3;  time, 
2:42  1-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap— A.  L.  Baker,  100  yds,  won  in  13:43. 


Philadelphia's  Next  Meet. 
The  South  End  Wheelmen's  meet,   which  will 
be  held  at  Tioga  June  23,  promises  to  be  one  ol 
the  most  successful  of  the  season.     The  champion- 
ship of  Philadelphia  (which  event  was  assigne 


A 


the  club  bj'  the  racing  board)  will  be  ruu  off,  and 
there  promises  to  be  a  bitter  struggle  forthe  honor 
of  filliuE- Taxis' shoes.  Diamond  rings  valued  at 
$50  will  be  given  as  first  prizes  in  the  class  A 
events.  The  running  of  race  meets  has  become 
such  an  expensive  luxury  these  days  that,  with 
the  exception  of  one  other  club,  the  Quaker  City 
Wheelmen,  the  S.  E.  W.  is  the  only  organization 
to  indulge  in  the  game  this  year;  always,  of 
course,  excepting  the  annual  meet  of  the  Asso- 
ciated Cycling  Clubs,  which  is  not  a  club  event. 
The  committee  managing  this  latter  meet  is  hard 
at  work,  and  reports  the  receipt  of  promises  from 
many  of  the  "Busy  B's." 


Poorman's  Big  Race. 
It  will  be  well  worth  the  road  cracks'  time  to 
take  in  the  Poonnan 
road  race  .July  4,  as 
the  prize  list  is  somc- 
thiun  extraordinary. 
The  lime  medal,  il- 
lustrated herewith, 
is  beautiful.  It  is 
set  with  three  dia- 
monds and  is  valued 
at  S175.  Then  there 
are  over  forty  other 
prizes  including  five 
or  six  bicycles, 
watches,  clocks,  etc. 
Last  year  the  course 
was  eighteen  miles, 
starting  at  Hamilton 
a  n  d  fi  n  i  shing  at 
Chester  Park.  There 
were  113  entries,  79 
startcs  and  59  fin- 
ishers. This  year, 
however,  the  condi- 
tions will  be  different;  the  course  is  shorter  and 
the  road  is  not  so  good  as  in  the  last  event.  It 
will  start  as  usual  at  Hamilton,  but  the  finish  wiW 
be  at  the  Carthage  fair-groimds.  The  course  is 
just  fifteen  miles  and  the  limit  will  be  eight  min- 
utes. Several  of  the  Chicago's  best  men  have  al- 
ready entered. 

* 
*      # 

Duncan's  Tandem-Team  Defi. 
H.  O.  Duncan  has  issued  the  following  unusual 
challenge  in  Paris:  He  will  match  the  following 
tandem  teams  with  any  teams  in  the  world  for  any 
wager  and  any  distance:  Edwards  and  Verheyen, 
Maurice  and  Henri  Farman,  Baras  and  Miline, 
Langt  and  Chesney,  Collomb  and  Lambrecht.  If 
this  sensational  challenge  is  taken  up  there  will 
certainly  be  a  conflict  unprecedented  in  sporting 
annals. 


Cycle  Races  and  Athletics. 

AuEOBA,  Mo.,  June  1. — The  Webb  City  Ath- 
letic Association  on  Decoration  day  had  a  varied 
programme,  consisting  of  foot  races,  base  ball,  and 
three  cycle  races: 

Two-mile,  1894  riders— H.  Hamilton,  1;  H.  Zubrunn,  2; 
time,  8:40. 

Two-mile,  open — J.  Dutman,  1;  H.  Hailman,  2;  time, 
5:2.3. 

Half-mile,  open— H.  Hailman,  1;  A.  Weber,  S:  time, 
1:16  4  5. 

*       * 

Barden  on  His  Muscle. 
In  a  handicap  race  recently  at  Bordeaux,  Be- 
connais  was  followed  by  Wheeler  and  Barden  try- 
ing to  overtake  Crooks  and  Buisson,  when  Becon- 
nais  suddenly  crossed  over  to  the  pole,  hindering 
Wheeler  and  compelling  Crooks  to  go  to  the  top 


of  the  turn.  Barden  struck  Beconnais  with  his 
fist  as  he  passed  him.  Bioiiiuuiis  fell  and 
Wheeler  won  the  third  prize  Then  Beconnais 
struck  Barden  in  the  dres-^iii;;  loom.  Wheeler 
aud  Barden  said  tliey  did  not  wish  to  make  a  pro- 
test against  Becon  ais,  but  the  judges  fined  him 
$20  and  Barden  |1. 

*      * 
Races  at  the  Illinois  Capital. 

The  races  given  by  the  Capital  City  Cycling 
Club  of  Springfield,  III. ,  Decoration  day  resulted 
as  follows: 

.Mile,  novice— Sattley.  1;  Barnett,  2;  Cottle,  :3;  time, 
:j:06  1-2. 

Quarter-mile,  open— -Thayer,  I;  Caldwell,  2;  Sattley,  3; 
time,  :'i2  1-5. 

Flalf-mile,  tiandicap — McConnell,  30  yds.,  1;  Danner,  80 
yds.,  2;  Caldwell,  scratch,  H. 

Mile,  open— Thayer,  1;  Sattley,  8;  McConnell,  3;  time, 
3:02  1-2. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Barnett,  150  yds,  1:  Thayer,  scr., 
2;  Caldwell,  75  yds.,  3;  time,  5:45  1-4. 

Five-mile,  handicap— McConnell,  350  yds.,  1;  Edwards, 
60J  yds.,  3;  Stewart,  100  yds.,  3;  time,  15:21. 


Fast  Men  in  Wichita,  Kas. 
Wichita,  Kas.,  May  31. — The  Decoration  day 
races  held  by  the  Wichita  Cycling  Club,    were  a 
great  success.     State  records  were  broken,  and  the 


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very  fast  men. 

Half-mile,  handicap— Harry  Fehleisen,  35  yds.,  1;  Frank 
Rod-,  T5  yds.,  2;  G.  A.  Maxwell,  20  yds  ,  3;  time,  1:04  3-5. 

Mile,  2:50  c?ass- Harry  Fehleisen,  1;  Frank  Root,  3;  Burt 
Millison,  3;  time,  2:34  3-5. 

Half-mile,  1:20  class— G.  A.  Maxwell,  1;  Harry  Fehlei- 
sen, 3;  H.  D.  Higginson, 3;  time,  1:.34 

Mile,  handicap — M.  H.  Burt,  scratch,  1 ;  Frank  Root,  170 

yds.,  2;  H.  D.  Higginson,  170  yds.,  3;  Harry  Fehleisen,  70 

yds.  4;  time,  2:20  1-2. 

* 
*       * 

Race  Notes. 

Lesiia,  the  French  racer,  is  very  ill  at  Nice. 

Billy  Martin  is  a  certain  starter  in  the  French 
Bal  d'  Or  (gold  cup)  race,  June  24. 

Zimmerman  was  to  appear  for  the  first  time  m 
a  handicap  race  on  the  Buffalo  track,  Paris, 
June  3. 

C.  W.  Davis  was  not  placed  in  the  Chicago  road 
race,  but  the  judges  found  he  finished  No.  87, 
making  him  sixth  in  time — 55 :47. 

The  racing  men  who  go  to  Louisville  July  7 
vrill  have  plenty  of  opportunities  to  win  prizes. 
Prince  Wells'  road  race  m  the  morning  wiU  fur- 
nish four  bicycles  and  a  watch,  besides  smaller 
articles,   while   in   the  alteruoou   there    will    be 


twelve  races,  clas.ses  A  aud  B,  each  «ith  liom  two 
to  five  prizes,  aggregating  $l,40tl. 

The  first  bicycle  track  in  Mexico,  at  Guadala- 
jara, was  opened  this  week,  a  large  crowd  attend- 
ing.    Sterlings  scooped  everything,  report  says. 

Notwithstanding  all  the  fuss  made  over  the 
negro  by  the  promoters  of  the  Irvington-Milbum 
road  race,  two  black  men  were  permitted  to  ride. 

Both  the  Chicago  and  Irvington-Milburn  road 
races  liad  riders  of  the  name  of  Kau,  but  the  east- 
em  Kau  didn't  romp  home  fir=t  as  did  the 
other. 

A  report  from  ist.  Louis  is  that  H.  L.  Dodson, 
on  an  American  Hill-Climber  (two-.speed)  low- 
ered Harding's  De  Soto  record  of  .'{  hrs.  .57  min. 
to  3  lirs.  33  min. 

Some  time  in  .Inly  or  August  Van  Wagoner  ex- 
pects to  attack  the  road  records  from  ten  to  100 
miles,  at  Crawfordville,  Ind.  He  expects  to  have 
two  tandem  teams  assist  him. 

It  is  positively  amusing  to  read  Mr.  Raymond's 
notice  declaring  such  men  as  Bliss,  Diruberger 
and  Johnson  ineligible  to  ride  in  class  A  events. 
As  though  they  had  any  such  desire! 

E.  A.  Nelson,  of  Springfield,  not  having  been 
granted  a  license  to  ride  as  an  amateur  in  Eng- 
land, has  gone  to  France.  .Sunday  he  was  second 
to  George  Banker  in  a  2,000-metre  event. 

It  would  be  interesting  to  know  how  many 
men  who  have  taken  part  in  races  lately  could 
obtain  licenses  from  the  N.  C.  U.  in  England,  ac- 
cording to  the  regulations  and  decisions  of  that 
body. 

The  Albany  (N.  Y.)  County  Wheelmen  are 
considerably  agitated  because  they  cannot  have 
the  division  circuit  races,  as  they  had  planned, 
all  because  of  the  rule  providing  that  only  league 
clubs  shall  be  assigned  division  championships. 

The  second  meet  of  the  Waltham  C.  C.  will  be 
held  June  18.  There  are  five  events  on  the  card 
with  limit  prizes  in  both  classes,  while  special 
prizes  will  be  given  to  insure  fast  times.  H.  W. 
Robinson  will  be  the  referee  and  A.  D.  Peck  the 
starter. 

The  Framington  (Conn.)  C.  C.  gives  its  first 
race  meet  at  AVayside  Park  July  4.  The  pro- 
grumme  consists  of  seven  events — mile  novice, 
mile  open,  mile  handicap,  mile  3:00  class,  team 
race,  two-mile  handicap  and  boys'  race.  The 
prizes  are  valued  at  $310. 

Dasey  figures  he  would  have  won  time  in  the 
Chicago  if  he  had  not  had  a  fall.  He  had  caught 
Bainbridge,  but  after  the  fall  and  after  he  had 
remounted,  be  had  to  get  off  to  fix  his  saddle, 
during  which  time  Bainbridge  got  away  from 
him.  Peck  declares  he  had  done  little  training 
and  had  been  riding  miserably  up  to  the  day  of 
the  race. 

In  the  tandem  race  at  Paris  Wheeler  and 
Crooks  were  to  ride  together,  but  Crooks,  being  in- 
disposed, theotficials  authorized  Genet  to  ride  with 
Wheeler.  The  two  other  teams  then  abandoned 
the  race,  and  Wheeler  and  Genet  had  a  walk- 
over. There  was  great  excitement  and  chairs 
were  thrown  upon  the  track  by  the  disgusted 
spectators,  but  a  rain  storm  put  a  stop  to  the 
proceedings. 

The  management  of  the  Chicago  matinee  races 
can  hardlj'  look  for  a  good  attendance  unless  good 
racing  men  are  entered,  and  such  men  are  not 
anxious  to  ride  for  the  prizes  advertised.  For 
this  week  there  are  ten  events  and  seventeen 
prizes,  aggregating  $95  (list)  in  value,  an  average 
of  $5.60.  A  $10  bicycle  suit  (worth  $5)  is  the 
first  prize  in  a  five-mile  handicap,  while  the  third 
prize  in  this  event  consists  of  a  dozen  collars. 


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SHORT  NOTES  ABOUT  TRADE,  RACE  AND 
GENERAL  TOPICS. 


Good    Weather    and    Good    Trade  —  Tire    Com- 
panies  Not  Doing   Well — Several    Re- 
cords Broken  —  New  Tracks — 
Holbein  to  Be  Married. 


Beistol,  Kng.,  May  26. — The  weather  is  im- 
proving and  trade  has  also  developed  well  dur- 
ing the  past  two  weeks.  A  month  of  sunshine 
will  clear  out  the  remainder  of  last  year's  stock. 
Several  small  agents  are  still  holding  stocks  of 
solid?,  which  they  will  have  to  sell  at  a  n  'lo'is 
sacrifice.  One  firm  I  know  in  the  south  of  Ejl_, 
lajid  is  heavily  burdened  in  this  manner,  aiS-f  ^ 
ried  them  over  year  after  year  at  cost  pnce.      --^ 

Shareholders  in  the  majority  of  the  tire  com- 
panies must  have  bad  attacks  of  vertigo,  when 
they  see  the  forces  of  their  holdings  every  week. 
Not  more  than  one  concern  in  ten  is  in  a  satisfac- 
tory position,  and  with  competition  aeveloping 
quickly  there  seems  but  a  very  remote  probability 
of  any  improvement. 

Dunlops  seem  to  be  cutting  into  the  pobularity 
of  the  Palmers  in  England,  but  the  majority  of 
the  French  riders  prefer  the  latter.  There  has 
been  a  little  talk  in  regard  to  the  G.  &  J.  racer, 
bnt  nothing  mnch  has  been  done  in  up  to  the 
present. 

Several  manufacturers  are  experimenting  with 
nickel  steel,  and  this  metal,  if  it  can  be  properly 
manipulated,  will  be  the  basis  of  construction  in 
the  near  future., 

ABOUT  BACES,  EECOEDS   AND   EACEES. 

There  are  now  about  twenty-five  professional 
licenses  granted,  which  conclusively  proves  that 
the  majority  of  riders  do  not  care  very  much  for 
small  cash  prizes.  If  a  few  of  the  principal  clubs 
gave  something  like  £50  at  race  meetings  the 
movement  would  soon  develop,  but  at  present 
there  seems  no  tendency  in  this  direction. 

The  Civil  Service  Supply  Association  brought  off 
a  couple  of  cycling  handicaps  at  its  cricket  club 
sports  last  week.  The  one-mile  handicap  was 
won  by  George,  Anna  C.  C,  in  2:14  1-5,  and  the 
half-mile  by  G.  Piatt  Betts,  South  Eoads,  in  1:03. 

A  uew  rider.  Rose  Smith,  of  Gloucester,  is  a 
promising  amateur,  having  wsn  six  firsts  during 
the  past  ten  days.  His  speed  and  judgment  are 
very  good,  and  at  the  Cardiff  sports  he  wrested 
the  two-mile  race  from  Barrett  after  a  splendid 
spurt. 

S.  T.  Meager,  the  South  Wales,  racing  crack, 
has  returned  to  Cardiff  and  will  remain  there  to 
compete  with  local  riders,  occasionally  varying 
the  monotony  by  appearing  at  Heme  Hill.  He  is 
riding  very  well  this  season. 

At  Waterford  M.  Shallve  covered  two  miles  in 
5:00,  beating  the  previous  record  by  10  4-5  sec, 
and  William  McGladdery  at  Belfast  did  five  miles 
in  the  record  time  of  12:42. 

The  new  track  at  Alloa  was  opened  on  Whit 
Tuesday  with  about  2,000  spectators  present. 
There  were  four  events,  and  three  of  them  were 
won  by  the  scratch  men. 

Irishmen  are  very  proud  of  their  racing  police- 
man, T.  Torsney — ^his  prospects  this  year  are 
good.  In  1892  he  won  the  six  cycling  constabu- 
lary events  and  astonished  his  fellow  constables 
considerably. 

Wellingborough  annual  sports  were  held  on 
Whit  Tuesday  before  6,000  spectators.     Compe- 


tition in  the  three  events  was  fairly  keen,  but 
the  time  of  each  was  rather  long. 

The  N<irth  Road  club  fifty-mile  handicap  was 
decided  last  week — first,  A.  Brown,  scratch,  2 
hrs.  31  min,  23  sec.  There  was  one  front  driver 
in  the  race,  and  it  turned  up  last. 

The  Poly  C.  C.'s  annual  race  meeting  will  take 
place  June  30  at  Kensal  Rise.  The  programme  is 
good  and  a  large  entry  is  anticipated. 

H.  Hellier,  on  a  tricycle,  and  .T.  R.  Thompson, 
on  a  safety,  broke  the  northern  twenty-four-hour 
record  on  Saturday  last,  the  former  beating  his 
previous  distance  by  thirty-six  miles 

J.  W.  Stocks  has  been  refused  a  license  by  the 
N.  C.  U.,  and  the  news  has  caused  a  great  deal  of 
irritation  and  disappointment  amoug  his  friends. 

The  new  four-lap  track  at  Exeter  has  given  un- 
usual satisfaction  to  riders.  At  the  Whitsuntide 
meeting  not  one  man  fell. 

Stiff  winds  and  treacherous  tracks  were  the 
order  of  the  day  at  Whitsuntide,  and  thus  lowering 
of  records  was  practically  impossible. 

The  northern  safetj'  100-mile  road  record  has 
just  been  beaten  by  C.  Shafer;  time,  5  hrs.  30  min. 
11  sec. 

E,  A.  Nelson,  the  American,  has  recovered 
from  his  recent  fall  and  vnW  shortly  be  in  riding 
condition  again. 

Edwards  was  successful  in  two  out  of  three 
races  at  Paris  on  Sunday  last,  against  his  rival, 
Medinger. 

G.  P.  Mills  has  decided  to  go  for  the  London-to- 
Edinburgh  record  in  the  course  of  a  few  weeks. 

It  is  mooted  th<»t  a  new  track  will  be  laid  doAvn 
at  the  Crystal  Palace,  London. 

The  Surrey  Bicycle  Club  will  have  another  100- 
mile  event  at  Heme  Hill  June  30. 

MISCELLANEOUS    PAEAGEAPHS. 

The  Ci/cle's  special  commissioner  to  Constan- 
tinople has  had  a  remarkable  success.  Socially  he 
was  in  great  demand  in  all  the  stop-off  towns  en 
route,  and  the  amount  of  advertising  got  from  the 
venture  should  result  in  a  few  extra  dollars  to  our 
English  contemporary. 

The  Delvino  troupe,  Canadian  born,  are  good 
riders.  Sev^n  of  them,  including  two  ladies,  do 
their  three  hours  nightly  at  different  London 
theaters,  and  cycles  are  the  means  of  locomotion. 

Mr.  Stead,  of  the  Seview  of  Eerieu's,  is  an  ardent 
believer  in  cycling,  and  recommends  it  contin- 
ually. 

Montague  Holbein  intends  settling  down  at 
Catford  after  his  marriage,  which  takes  place  in 
the  autumn.  W.  J.  Walfoed. 


A  Wheel  of  Pure  Copper. 

Two  singular  bicycles  have  been  discovered  at 
Smyrna,  Asia  Minor.  They  have  the  usual  form 
and  are  built  entirely  of  pure  copper — the  only 
metal  worked  in  that  country.  The  wheels  have 
forty  spokes,  but  have  no  tire.  The  steering  is 
operated  by  a  copper  bar,  without  brake  or 
handles.  The  rear  wheel  is  the  same  size  as'the 
front,  and  is  placed  four  feet  distant  and  con- 
nected to  the  other  by  a  simple  copper  bar.  Up 
to  the  present  time  no  attempt  to  ride  it  has  been 
successful. 


For  the  Chicago-New  York  Record. 

A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros,  have  decided  to  start 
Harry  Trnax  from  Chicago  to  New  York  for  the 
record  between  those  points,  and  hope  to  have 
him  go  the  distance  in  9  da.  6  hrs.  His  route 
wiU  be  through  South  Bend,  Ind. ;  Elyria,  Paiiis- 
ville  and  Ashtabula,  0. ;  Buffalo,  Rochester,  Syra- 
cuse and  Albany,  N.  Y.  His  mount  will,  of 
course,  be  a  Spalding. 


THE  PASSING  OF  AH  SIN. 


THE  LEGEND   OF  iN   ULTRA-SANCTIMONIOnS  CLUB. 

[With  apologies  to  Truthful  James.] 
Iq  the  chief  New  England  city  there  existed  once  a  club. 
Which,  until   dissentions  entered,  led  bicycling  at  the 

•      "Hub." 
In  its  halls  a  "highland  welcome''  always  met  the  stran- 
ger's call; 
For  the  clubmen  had  this  watchword:   "Hospitality  for 
all." 

If  the  cyclist's  skin  was  yellow,  brown,  or  even  darkest 

hue, 
He  was  still  a  brother  wheelman  and  received  a  brother's 

due. 
In  the  banner  of  the  club  house  every  nation,  great  and 

small. 
Had  its  colors  represented ;  there  was  room  for  one  and 

all. 

William  Aspen,  young  and  handsome,  always  up  to  latest 

style, 
Oft  rode  tandem  with  Mike  Brady,  homely  son  of  Erm's 

Isle. 
"  Washee "  Lee,  the  Chinese  cyclist,  "Flying  Bike,"  the 

Indian, 
Were  like  all  the  colored  wheelmen — "Just  as  good  as 

any  man." 

Thus  for  years  the  club  had  prospered:  peace  and  har- 
mony supreme 

Made  the  club  house  quite  a  temple,  raised  in  honor  of 
this  theme: — 

"Man,  no  matter  where  you  find  him,  well  deserves  a 
brother's  name. 

Even  though  his  skin  is  darkened  and  himself  unknown 
to  fame." 

When  Ah  Sin,  the  Chinese  merchant,  made  i  equest  to 

join  the  club, 
There  went  up  a  sound  of  wailing  that  reechoed  round 

"The  Hub." 
Ah  Sin  was  an  expert  cyclist,  kind  of  heart  and  well  to  do. 
With  a  host  of  growing  "Sin-ners"— every  one  a  cyclist, 

too. 

When  the  meeting  came  in  session  to  decide  Ah  Sin's  re- 
quest 

Many  members  wished  to  take  him;  others  made  a  loud 
protest. 

Peace  no  longer  ruled  the  club  house;  in  its  place  dissen- 
sion came. 

And  to-day  a  club  once  happy  has  existance  but  in  name. 

But  Ah  Sin,  with  all  his  virtues,  never  had  his  life's  de- 
sire; 

Never  did  he  toast  his  cold  shins  at  the  cheerful  club- 
house fire. 

O'er  that  sanctimonious  threshold  any  mas  could  enter  in. 

But  it  was  forever  settled  every  door  was  closed  to  "Sin." 
RoBEKT  Bruce. 


Miscellaneous  Jottings. 

A  Belgian  cavalry  captain  has  invented  a  cellu- 
loid pneumatic  tire. 

The  young  German  prince  imperial,  who  until 
lately  used  a  tricycle,  now  rides  a  bicycle. 

Cycling  has  been  very  quiet  in  Kio  de  Janeiro. 
For  a  time  cannon  balls  only  made  mad  races, 
which  were  very  disagreeable. 

Hotels,  cafes  and  country  inns  in  France  keep 
a  supply  of  pumps,  wrenches,  etc. ,  everything 
necessary  to  repair  the  bicycles  of  excursionists. 

The  prince  regent  of  Bavaria  has  given  evidence 
of  his  interest  in  cycling  by  presenting  a  splendid 
prize  to  the  winner  of  the  Milan-Munich  road 
race. 

The  cycling  trade  is  on  the  ^increase  in  Spain. 
It  will  be  very  important  in  this  country,  if  we 
can  judge  by  the  increase  in  the  number  of  cy- 
clists. 

William  Van  Wagoner  and  his  wife  will  go  from 
the  meet,  at  Denver,  to  San  Francisco,  and  ride 
east  on  a  tandem.  They  will  carry  a  camera  and 
contribute  to  the  papers. 

A  novel  tricycle  has  been  announced,  the  wheels 
of  which  are  furnished  with  letters  which  print 
advertisements  upon  the  ground.  The  idea,  how- 
ever, IS  not  new,  as  Badfahr  Humor  published  a 
design  of  a  fantastic  apparatus  of  this  kind  sev- 
eral months  ago. 


RIDE 


MONARCH 


AND    KEEP    IN    FRONT. 

You  will  find  Monarchs  under  the  leaders.  We 
build  bicycles  that  stand  up,  and  Monarch  riders  will 
tell  you  so.  If  there  is  no  Monarch  agent  in  your 
vicinity  write  us  for  Catalogue  and  prices. 

MONARCH  CYCLE  CO.,  42  to  52  n.  Haisted  st,  Chicago. 

The  C.  F.   GUY  ON  CO..  97-99  Reade  St.,  NEW  YORK, 

Eastern  Dis  ributing  and  Sales  Agent. 


LARGEST  IN  THE  STATE. 


Success  of   the  Mercer  County  Wheelmen— Its 
Officers  and  Prominent  Members. 

The  pictures  presented  in  this  sljeteh  are  those 
of  Thomas  W.  Obert  and  Harry  B.  Salter,  captain 
and  secretary,  respectively,  of  the  Mercer  County 
Wheelmen  of  Trenton,  N.  J. 

This  organization,  although  yet  in  its  infancy, 
being  but  five  years  old,  claims  the  largest  mem- 


Capl.  ObeH. 
bership  of  any  bicycle  club  in  the  state,  having  a 
membership  of  203.  It  is  only  within  the  past 
two  years  that  the  club  has  built  itself  up  and 
Captain  Obert-  and  Secretary  Salter  had  a  big 
hand  in  it. 

Obert  is  twenty-nine  years  of  age  and  a  member 


of  the  Lenox  Decorating  Company.  He  is  a 
member  of  several  prominent  secret  societies  and 
an  accomplished  musician.  He  has  held  the  posi- 
tion of  captain  for  two  years  and  during  his  term 
of  office  has  brought  the  club  runs  of  the  organi- 
zation out  of  chaos  to  a  degree  of  excellency  which 
can  hardly  be  surpassed. 

Salter  is  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  is  a  jour- 
nalist by  prolession  and  holds  the  position  of 
assistant  city  clerk.     He  has  been  secretary  of  the 


Secretary  Sailer. 
club  for  two  years  and  in  that  lime  has  had   the 
pleasure  of  adding  over  one  hundred  new  mem- 
bers to  the  roll. 

The  club,  which  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
organizations  of  the  city  in  which  it  is  located, 
was  organized  on   Nov.    13,    1889,  and  notwith- 


standing the  unlucky  date  of  its  formation  has 
continued  to  prosper.  It  occupies  a  handsome 
club  house  at  128  North  Warren,  in  the  central 
part  of  the  city,  where  all  visiting  cyclists  are 
always  given  a  hearty  welcome,  as  many  who 
have  accepted  of  their  hospitality  can  attest. 

The  officers  of  the  club  are:  President,  Frank 
H.  Lalor;  vice-president,  Louis  Fischer;  secretary, 
Harry  B.  Salter;  treasurer,  E.  Frank  Cabezola; 
captain,  Thomas  "W.  Obert,  lieutenants,  Whit  H. 
Arnold,  Charles  Hodge,  E.  B.  Zerman;  buglers, 
Lin  D.  Closson  and  George  H.  Garwood. 

The  club  includes  among  its  members  some  of 
the  most  influential  citizens,  among  them  Post- 
master Frank  H.  Lalor;  City  Comptroller  Howard 
S.  Titus;  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons  T.  H.  E.  Eedway;  James  C. 
Beebe,  secretary  of  the  New  Jersey  Building  and 
Loan  Company;  City  Clerk,  C.  Edward  Murray 
and  many  others.  The  club  is  just  at  present 
considering  the  purchase  of  a  club  house  of  its 
own. 


Notes. 

On  the  evening  of  May  30  Miss  Cornelia  A., 
daughter  of  President  W.  A.  Skinkle  of  the  Cen- 
tury Road  Club,  was  married  to  Harrison  P. 
Smith  at  Cleveland,  O. 

Every  paper  in  New  York  commented  on  the 
lax  management  of  the  Irvington-Milbnm  race, 
and  all  unite  in  saying  it  was  one  of  the  poorest 
races,  as  far  as  management  is  concerned,  ever 
given  on  that  course. 

A.  relay  race  is  proposed  for  the  coming  fall 
from  the  Mexican  line  to  San  Francisco.  It  may 
be  arranged  to  carry  a  letter  from  the  governor  of 
Lower  California  to  the  governor  of  California. 
The  scheme  was  started  by  the  San  Francisco  Ex- 
aminer and  cycle  houses  of  that  city. 


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The  Thistle  is  a  very  much  talked  of  machine 
these  days,  on  account  of  the  prominent  place  ac- 
corded it  in  the  recent  Chicago  road  race.  There 
is  no  bicycle  manufacturer  in  the  country  who 
would  not  have  felt  honored  in  having  one  of  his 


A.  B.  Lcith. 


A.  J.  Adams. 


wheels  in  the  foreground  of  the  greatest  road  race 
ever  given  in  this  country,  and  the  makers  of  the 
Thistle  feel  that  their  efforts  have  not  been  in 
vain.  ^^/g/Bc-  man,  anticipating  the  desire  of 
wheelmen  generally  to  know  something  more  of 
this  famous  wheel,  made  a  tour  of  the  company's 
factory. 

The  plant  of  the  Fulton  Miichine  Works,   as  il- 


lustrated by  the  accompanying  sketches,  is  espe- 
cially interesting  at  this  time,  when  everybody 
desires  to  know  how  the  Thistle  is  made.  The 
factory  is  equipped  with  all  improved  machinery, 
much  of  which  was  especially  designed.  All  the 
special  tools  used  are  made  in  the  factory.  The 
greatest  pride  is  taken  in  the  improved  methods 
and  systematic  way  of  building  the  Thistle 
wheels. 

The  business  was  started  in  a  small  way  in  1891, 


B.  Hampton.  A. 

and  in  addition  to  building  wheels  in  limited 
numbers,  attention  was  given  to  repairing.  From 
this  humble  beginning  has  grown  the  successful 
time-prize  winner  of  the  '94  Chicago  road  race. 
In  1892  the  company  removed  to  the  present  loca- 


tion. The  tirst  wheel  made  by  the  Fulton  people 
was  a  double  frame,  but  later  it  was  abandoned 
and  the  present  style  was  adopted.  It  goes  with- 
out saying  that  the  company  has  successfully 
solved  the  problem  of  building  easy-running 
wheels,  and  is  also  able  to  build  machines  as  light 
as  riders  may  desire.  The  materials  used  and  the 
workmanship  in  the  Thistle  are  strictly  first  class, 
every  part  and  detail  of  its  construction  receiving 
the  closest  attention. 

The  line  of  Thistles  is  composed  of  six  different 
styles — model  1,  28,  30  and  32  pounds;  model  2, 
27  pounds;  model  3,  23  pounds,  and  model  4,  19 
pounds.  Model  5  is  the  track  racer,  16  pounds, 
built  no  measure  and  for  track  use.  The  ladies' 
wheel  is  worthy  of  special  notice.  It  weighs  29 
pounds,  including  mu  1  guards,  brake,  etc. ,  and  is 
daily  increasing,  in  popularity.  A  leading  feature 
of  the  Thistle  is  the  narrow  tread,  which  was  used 
first  in  1892. 

The  company  is  composed  of  A.  Yeoman,  B. 
Hampton,    A.    J.    Adams  and    A.    B.  Leith,  all 


Thistle,  secured  the  second  time  prize.  Fred 
Ran,  the  winner  of  the  Chic;igo  road  race,  first  ap- 
plied to  the  Fulton  people  lor  a  wheel  to  ride  in 
the  race,  but  owing  to  their  being  behind  on  or- 
ders they  were  unable  to  supply  him.  Had  they 
done  so  they  would  have  captured  everything  in 
sight. 


The  English  Puncture-proof  Band. 
Most  people  interested  in  cycling  are  on  the 
look-out  for  '  'the  perfect  tire  of  the  future, "  and 
in  the  application  of  the  puncture,  proof  band 
to  the  pneumatic  tire  it  seems  that  considerable 
strides  have  been  made  in  that  direction.     An  in- 


vestigation made  by  ^^^/ve-  man  into  the  claims 
of  the  Puncture-proof  Pneumatic  Tire  Company  re- 
vealed that  the  pad  rendered  the  tire  practically 
unpuncturable — that  it  is  impervious  to  the  usual 
terrors  of  the  road,  and  resisted  the  pressure  ot 
large  pins,    penknives,   and  even  bodkins;  that  it 


Scotchmen  and  all  natives  of  the  beautiful  city  of 
Aberdeen.  They  are  all  practical  mechanics  and 
skilled  in  the  building  of  cycles,  which,  no  doubt, 
has  enabled  them  to  achieve  their  present  well- 
merited  success. 

William  Bainbridge,   who  tied  for  first    time 


prize  in  the  Chicago  road  race,  has  always  ridden 
a  Thistle  and  has  attained  a  deserved  prominence. 
Last  year  he  broke  the  ten-mile  road  record  and 
also  won  the  Columbia  Wheelmen's  race  from 
scratch.     William  Gardner,    another  rider  of  the 


can  be  fitted  to  any  pneumatic  tire,  and  weighs 
about  three  ounces.  W.  A.  Vincent  and  his  part- 
ner, I.  Hubbard,  will  gladly  exhibit  the  mysteri- 
ous band  to  those  interested. 


Big  Business  of  the  W.  W.  W. 

That  1894  is  indeed  a  Crescent  year  no  one  who 
has  any  idea  of  the  business  being  done  by  the 
Western  Wheel  Works  can  doubt.  The  mam- 
moth factory  in  Chicago  is  taxed  to  its  utmost, 
notwithstanding  all  its  facilities,  to  keep  up  the 
supply  of  Crescent  wheels  to  its  New  York  ware- 
house alone.  One  of  the  pleasantest  oflSces  to 
Aasit  during  these  times  of  trade  depression  is  the 
Barclay  street  (N.  Y, )  office.  Trade  must  indeed 
be  poor  when  E.  L.  Coleman  is  not  in  a  happy 
frame  of  mind,  but  now  that  the  golden  stream  is 
flowing  his  way  he  is  not  only  happy  himself  but 
seems  to  have  infected  all  the  members  of  the 
staff  with  the  same  affection.  Even  the  "worked 
to  death"  aspect  of  Ed  Day  and  Theo.  Mersfles 
relaxes  occasionally  and  both  gentlemen  give  way 
to  a  brief  but  energetic  hilariousness  when  occa- 
sion presents.  The  winner  invariably  finds  it 
easy  to  laugh. 


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Something  About  Messrs.  Schindell  &  Johnson 
of  Hagerstown,  Md. 
Here  are  two  enthusiasts.  They  are  Messrs. 
Sehindell  and  Johnson  of  the  Punctureless  Tire 
Armor  Company.  The  former's  career  has  been 
most  remarkable.  First  he  joined  Stonewall's 
Brigade,  "fit"  in  the  war  and  then  went  to  a  busi- 
ness college.  Texas  was  his  home  jn  '66  and 
so8n  after  he  became  a  captain  in  the  Mexican 
army  and  served  through  the  campaign  of  the  re- 
public against  the  empire.  He  returned  to  Texas 
and  passed  two  years  as  a  cowboy  and  rancher. 
The  next  year  he  tried  cotton  planting  but, 
forced  to  leave  Texas  by  malaria,  went  to  Ken- 
tucky as  a  trainer  and  driver  of  trotting  horses. 
He  returned  to  Hagerstown,  became  business 
manager  of  a  fertilizer  factory  and  closed  out 
when  it  ceased  to  be  profitable.  He  originated 
and   sold   the  Fulcaster  seed  wheat,   started  the 


These  two  star  riders  are  known  as  the  "Union 
Twins."  The  new  Union  has  many  features 
which  go  to  make  it  the  excellent  wheel  it  is. 
The  forged  arch  front-fork  and  the  extremely 
narrow  tread — only  five  inches — and  the  hollow 
cranks  and  improved  crank  pin  are  some  of  the 
fine  points.  This  is  undoubtedly  a  Union  year, 
if  one  may  judge  by  the  large  number  of  Union 
riders  that  are  to  be  seen  everywhere. 


PHCEBUS  ON  TRADE. 


Charles  E.  Johnson. 


8.  M.  ScUndeJ. 


first  silk  mill  ever  built  in  the  south  and  was  its 
president  and  manager  for  five  years.  He  nego- 
tiated the  transfer  of  the  Crawford  bicycle  factory 
from  Washington  to  Hagerstown,  and  was  Mr. 
Crawford's  partner  for  awhile.  As  an  inventor 
he  got  out  the  snap  collar  now  used  by  the  fire 
companies,  the  boot  horse  shoe  used  by  the  ex- 
press companies  and  the  United  States  mail  de- 
partment for  temporarily  replacing  lost  shoes;  two 
smoke  burning  devices  for  boilers,  a  power  corn 
husking  machine,  a  number  of  improvements  in 
bicycle  parts,  and  finally  the  puncturless  armor 
for  pneumatic  tires. 

Charles  E.  Johnson,  secretary  of  the  company, 
has  ridden  for  a  number  of  years.  He  rode  the 
first  pneumatic  seen  in  Hagerstown,  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Hagerstown  Bicycle  Club,  and  has 
successfully  held  the  city  and  club  championships 
on  the  road  and  path  since  1891.  He  has  served 
the  past  two  years  as  one  of  the  board  of  directors 
of  the  same  institution. 


The  Union  Company's  New  Wheel. 

The  new  wheel  being  turned  out  by  the  Union 
Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  weighs  28  pounds. 
It  is  exactly  the  same  as  that  ridden  by  Harry 
Tyler,  except  that  it  is  fitted  with  M.  &  W.  road 
instead  of  racing  tires.  Sanger  rides  the  same 
kind  of  a  mount,  excepting  [that  his  wheel  is  two 
inches  higher  in  the  frame  and  has  a  longer  head. 


Triangle  Frames,  Valves,  Cranks  and  Other 
Things. 
I  am  much  obliged  to  Mr.  Young  for  backing 
me  so  strongly  in  the  matter  of  pneumatic  valves. 
He  has  hit  the  nail  fairly  on  the  head  when  he 
nominates  the  whole  bloomin'  lot  of  valves,  both 
great  and  small,  are  a  '  'delusion  and  a  snare. ' ' 
There  is  not  a  good  one  on  the  market  and  never 
will  be,  in  my  opinion,  so  long  as  the  valve  is  in 
the  tire.  It  is  a  burning  shame  that  the  magnifi- 
cent tires  that  are  so  common  this  season  should 
be,  every  one,  made  of  little  value  by  an  uume- 
chanical  and  unreliable  valve;  this,  too,  when  the 
remedy  is  plain  and  easy  of  accomplishment.  A 
valveless  tire  with  a  small  flexible  outlet  and  a 
pump  with  a  big  strong  valve  will  forever  settle 
the  difficulty;  will  be  cheaper  for  the  rubber  com- 
pany, and  a  thousand  times  more  satisfactory  to 
the  man  who  finally  pays  his  good  money  for 
them.  I  haven't  heard  a  word  from  the  tire 
makers — why  is  this  ?  Don't  be  bashful,  gentle- 
men; show  me  where  I  am  wrong. 
*        *        * 

Mr.  Franks,  of  Michigan,  who  writes  a  very 
pleasant  letter,  is  the  latest  claimant  of  the  tri- 
angle frame  idea.  Come  out  of  your  holes,  the 
rest  of  you;  we  want  yon  all,  for  there  is  no  telling 
what  may  come  of  this  thing  before  we  get  through 
with  it.  Mr.  Franks  presents  a  cut  of  his  ma- 
chine and  although  it  is  not  a  true  triangle  it 
comes  nearer  it  than  either  Latta's  or  Duryea's 
patents  do  and  has  in  the  matter  of  steering  the 
handsomest  lines  I  ever  saw. 

The  saddle  position  is  also  good  and  it  is,  tak- 
ing it  all  in  all,  a  very  neat  device  and  would 
make  a  seller  without  doubt.  There  is  a  mani- 
fest current  of  opposition  setting  in  against  the 
monkey-on-a-  stick  position  and  makers  will  have 
to  do  something  to  their  machines  in  order  to 
straighten  the  rider. 

*  X  -X- 

There  is  also  a  great  deal  of  murmuring  against 
light  machines  because  of  their  awkward  ten- 
dency to  go  down  under  a  strain.  Still  the  pub- 
lic has  been  educated  to  look  upon  very  light 
machines  as  the  proper  thing,  because  the  maker 
must  make  his  goods  stronger  and  no  heavier.  I 
believe  his  only  salvation  is  the  triangle.  The 
seat  and  the  handles  must  be  nearer  together  and 
the  handles  must  be  higher  without  having  a 
long,  limber  tube  sticking  up  out  of  the  head. 


That  androgynous  monstrosity  known  as  the 
Giraffe  won't  do;  the  geared  ordinary  won't  do;  a 
built-over  Humber  won't  do — therefore  there  are 
only  two  things  toward  which  to  turn — the  tri- 
angle frame  or  a  complete  change  in  the  whole 
established  order  of  things.  I  wish  Mr.  Franks 
would  give  us  his  ideas  on  saddles.  Like  valves, 
there  is  not  a  decent  one  on  the  market,  and 
there  ought  to  be;  it  is  high  time. 
*        *        * 

I  see  that  "W.  C.  Smith  has  made  an  improve- 
ment on  his  famous  Ariel  crank  and  fastening, 
and  the  cuts  he  presents  show  a  verj^  clever  idea 
indeed.  The  ordinary  way  of  keying  on  a  crank 
is  the  clumsiest  kind  of  saw-buck  mechanism. 
To  be  sure,  if  the  key  is  just  hard  enough  (for  if 
it  is  t»o  soft  it  will  smash  and  if  too  hard  the 
thread  end  will  twist  oif),  if  the  axle  is  just  right, 
if  the  key-seat  is  absolutely  perfect  and  the  as- 
sembler a  very  competent  workman,  the  key  may 
hold  the  crank  fairly  well  for  a  while;  but  if  it  is 
drawn  in  too  tight  and  one  falls  down  and  bends 
a  crank  ten  miles  from  anywhere,  he  will  prob- 
ably carry  his  machine  those  ten  miles.  If  it  is 
not  hard  enough  or  too  small  he  will  have  a  loose 
crank  until  he  goes  to  a  repair  shop,  and  will 
even  then  probably  have  one  within  two  hours 
after  such  a  visit.  Smith's  device,  it  would  seem, 
stops  all  such  maneuvers. 

»  *  * 
They  must  have  a  new  man  in  the  office  of  the 
factory  which  makes  the  Elliptic.  I  think  this 
because  of  the  challenge  issued  in  mixed  metaphor 
and  tangled  periods  by  that  firm  and  directed  to 
my  unfortunate  remark  a  couple  of  weeks  ago  re- 
garding the  "freak"  machine  ridden  a  couple  of 
years  ago  by  Johnson  at  Independence.     I  beg 


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yorr  pardon,  gentlemen;  I  supposed  that  that  par- 
ticular machine  was  like  the  rest  of  the  hatch  of 
even  date;  if  not,  I  am  sorry  I  spoke.  Still  you 
ought  not  to  have  been  too  hard  on  me,  for  if  the 
make  is  not  exactly  the  same  as  that  of  the  early 
Stover  machine,  even  to  accurate  measurement,  I 
will  eat  my  hat.  You  can  prove  this  as  easily  as 
I;  perhaps  easier.  At  any  rate,  I  saw  it  alongside 
of  a  Stover  once,  and  it  would  have  taken  a  sharp- 
sighted  man  to  tell  the  difl'erenee.         PHQiBUS. 


HENNING'S  NEW  SADDLE. 


Made  of  Cane  and  Leather  and  Designed  to  Be 
Very  Cool. 
F.  H.  Henning  of  Peoria  is  putting  on  the  mar- 
ket   a  new   saddle,    in   three   models,    which  is 
decidedly  different  from  anything  yet  seen.     The 


chief  claim  made  for  it  is  that  it  is  light  and  cool, 
the  top  )»eing  of  a  leather  band  (iu  model  A)  en- 
circling the  center  of  wicker  work.  Model  B  is 
made  almost  entirely  of  cane  and  model  C  has  a 
leather  top  with  cane  sides.  The  saddles  list  at  %ii 


How  to  Cement  Tires. 
Morgan  &  Wright,  in  a  little  pamphlet  on 
"Something  about  Tires,"  give  this  information: 
"It  should  be  noted  to  begin  with,  that  all  tiris 
must  be  fitted  to  rim  of  proper  diameter.  The 
best  cemented  pneumatic  tires  are  made  one-quar- 
ter inch  less  iu  diameter  than  the  rim,  but  if 
made  of  exactly  the  same  diameter,  like  the 
Morgan  &  Wright  racing  tire,  they  still  bind  on 
the  rim  with  great  force  when  inflated.  We  were 
requested  in  one  instance  to  fit  up  some  odd-sizi  d 
wheels  with  tires,  the  rims  being  one-cjuarter  of 
an  inch  smaller  than  the  tires.  With  an  over- 
sensitive desire  to  accommodate  we  obliged  our 
customer,  and  as  a  matter  of  course  paid  for  our 
experience  by  continual  complaint  thereafter  until 
the  wheels  were  changed  to  make  the  rims  the 
proper  size.  The  object  of  cement  is  more  to 
make  a  perfect  contact  between  rims  and  tire  than 
to  actually  hold  the  two  together.  Hence,  when 
the  wheels  are  first  fitted  the  rims  should  be 
warmed  and  the  tire  cemented  in  the  usual  way, 
10  form  a  bed  for  the  tire.  In  removing  tire  from 
rim  it  will  be  found  that  the  cement,  if  it  is  at  all 
thn  proper  material,  will  .stay  vA\h  thf  rim;   in  re- 


placing the  tire  it  is  only  necessary  to  spread  a 
very  thin  solution  of  rubber,  such  as  is  used  for 
mending  punctures,  on  the  old  cement,  using  the 
finger  or  any  convenient  means  for  so  doing.  Then 
springing  the  tire  on  the  wheel  it  is  found  to  hold 
with  a  tenacity  far  greater  than  the  heated  cement 
as  originally  used.  We  have  observed  instances 
in  which  the  rubber  was  actually  torn  from  the 
tire  in  an  effort  to  remove  the  latter  when  an  ex- 
cess of  liquid  cement  was  used.  In  case  no  solu- 
tion is  at  hand  it  will  be  foirnd  that  the  tire  sim- 
ply spmng  on  the  wheel  over  the  old  cement  can 
be  ridden  for  days  without  any  difficulty  arising." 


Carbo-Alumina  Company  to  Move  to  New  York. 

President  Stark  of  the  Carbo-Alumina  Com- 
pany, St.  Louis,  spent  Tuesday  and  Wednesday 
in  Chicago,  and  left  for  New  York.  He  goes  to 
organize  a  company  there  for  the  manufacture  of 
cycles.  It  was  originally  intended,  he  says,  to 
reorganize  in  St.  Louis  with  a  capital  of  $75,000, 
but  orders  for  next  season  now  show  that  the 
amount  would  be  inadequate. 


Mr.  Robey  is  Restrained. 
On  Wednesday  afternoon  Judge  Horton  issued 
a  temporary  injunction  restraining  G.  T.  Eobey 
from  doing  business  under  the  name  of  the  James 
Cycle  Importing  Company,  from  remodeling  '93 
.Tames  wheels,  selling  them  as  the  '94  pattern, 
and  from  using  a  transfer  purporting  to  be  that  of 
the  inaker.     Further  details  next  week. 


Travels  for  the  Hickory. 
James  T.  Bache  represents  the   Hickory  Wheel 
Company  west  of  Chicago.     His  territory  is  Min- 
nesota,   Iowa,    Nebraska,    Colorado  and  Kansas, 
and  he  is  now   making  Missouri.     This  is  his  first 


year  on  the  road,  but  he  has  always  had  consider- 
able to  do  with  the  wheel  business.  He  has  been 
out  since  the  first  of  the  year,  and  has  placed  liis 
share  of  Hickories. 

"The  most  common  expression  I  get,"  he  .says, 
"when  I  go  into  a  town  and  take  my  wheel  down 
the  street  is,  'Well,  that's  something  new  isn't 
it?  I  never  saw  one  like  that  before.'"  Never- 
theless he  has  succeeded  in  placing  many  good 
agencies.  

The  Pope  Company's  Removal. 

When  seen  hj^^g^/ee-  man  relative  to  the  re- 
moval of  the  Pope  Company's  office  to  Hartford, 
A.  E.  Patterson,  secretary,  said:  "This  is  done 
mainly  to  concentrate  our  force  in  one  place.  All 
the  clerks  and  meij  in  our  employ  will  be  given 
the  opportunity  of  accompanying  us  should  they 
so   desire,     (liir  oftiops  will    all  be   tra.n.sferrpd    to 


Morgan  &  Wright  Tires 

ARE  GOOD  TIRES. 

Our  Foot  Pump  is  Worth 

;$1.50. 


UNIVERSAL  CONNECTION. 
LENGTH,   i8  INCHES. 
FINELY  NICKELED. 
ALL  METAL. 
DISCOUNT  TO  TRADE. 

Ask  as  about  it  in  yout  next  letter. 


MORGAN  &  WRIGHT 


CHICAGO. 


rio:-*  TME  nspcwce. 


LIFE  PRESERVERS 

are  essential  and  safe  on  the  wheel  as  well  as  on  the  water.     In  both 
cases  they  must  be  buoyant,  air  tight,  pure  and  light. 

Should  the  tube  in  your  tire  be  adulterated  or  made  of  impure 
material,  an  accident  is  likely  to  occur  to  you  at  any  time.  You  have 
undoubtedly  experienced  much  trouble  with  adulterated  tubes,  but 
none  from  those  made  by 


EASTERN  RUBBER  MFG  CO, 


and  fitted  in  all 


CYCLONE, 

REX    AND 

CLIMAX 

PNEUMATIC   TIRES 


of  their  manu- 
facture. Eastern  Rubber  Mfg.  Co.  Tubes 
float  in  water  and  are  absolutely  pure,  and  each  one  bears  their  name.  No  other  manu- 
facturer so  acknowledges  the  tubes  of  their  make.     Write  for  samples  and  prices. 

Should  you  want  a  medium  Road  Cemented  Tire  buy  Climax.  Should  you  want  a 
Light  Road  Cemented  Tire  buy  Rex,  Should  you  want  the  best  Clincher  Tire  buy  Cyclone. 
Should  you  want  the  best  Combination  Tire  buy  the  Pease. 

You  should  send  at  once  for  samples  and  prices  of  Pease  Tires.  They  will  surprise  you. 
This  tire  is  of  the  Clincher  pattern  but  can  be  taken  oS  and  put  on  easier  than  any  other 
tire  on  the  market.  No  matter  how  much  you  may  mash  the  rim,  yet  the  tire  is  easy  to 
operate  in  case  of  puncture. 

Write  us  for  best  prices  and  circulars. 


Address  all  Communications  io 


Eastern  Rubber  Mfg.  Co., 


TRENTON,    N.    J. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE 


The  reason  the  people  got  the  time  prize  in  the   Chicago  Road    Race    is 
because  they  carried  a 

Pepfection  Repair  Outfit 

in  their  left  hand  pocket. 


FERRIS-WHEELER  MFG.   CO,, 


282    WABASH    AVENUE, 


CHICAGO 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Hartford  and  the  salesroom,  riding  school  and 
repair  floors  of  this  building  will  be  reserved  for 
our  own  use,  while  the  remainder  will  be  sublet 
to  responsible  concerns.  Colonel  Pope  will  re- 
main, that  is  reside,  in  Boston,  and  will,  of 
coni-se,  exercise  jurisdiction  over  all  departments, 
as  in  the  past.  He  will  probably  arrange  it  so 
that  he  will  spend  one-half  of  the  week  in  Hart- 
ford and  the  other  half  in  Boston.  The  removal 
of  the  offices  will  not  occur  until  fall,  by  which 
time,  it  is  hoped,  the  new  building  will  be 
ready.  Mr.  Dow  has  charge  of  the  arrange- 
ments for  the  special  vestibule  Pullman  train  to 
be  run  by  lis  from  this  city  to  the  Denver  meet. 
This  train  will  be  one  of  the  most  luxurious  that 
has  ever  traveled  out  of  Boston.  The  party  will 
be  limited  to  100,  and  the  entire  cost  of  the  trip 
will  not  exceed  §100." 


Recent  American  Patents. 
The  follovfing  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,   re- 
ported especially  for  ^^^e/ee-  by  W.  E.  Augin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

520,156,  variable  crank:  Charles  H.  Davids,  Brooklyn; 
assignor  o£  one-hal£  to  John  Stewart,  New  York  city; 
filed  Nov.  1,  1893. 

520,504,  pneumatic  tired  wheel;  Walter  Turner,  London, 
Eng.;  filed  July  28,1893;  patented  in  England  Dec.  82, 
1892. 

520.536,  pneumatic  tire;  Joseph  H.  Pierce  and  Amos  J. 
Dickson,  Glenwood  Springs,  Col.;  filed  Oct.  6,  1S93. 

530.537,  dust  guard  for  pedal  bearings:  Harry  M.  Pope, 
Hartford,  Conn.;  assignor  to  the  Pope  Manufacturing 
Company,  Boston,  Mass  ;  filed  Jan.  9, 1891. 

5'i0.6^6,  mechanical  movement;  Samuel  F.  .Alberger, 
Orchard  Park,  assignor,  by  direct  and  mesne  assign- 
ments, to  James  T.  MoCready,  Buft^ilo,  and  Hattie  L. 
Alberger,  Orchard  Park,  N.  T.;  filed  Feb.  14,  1S94. 

520,638,  driving  mechanism  for  cycles;  Frank  L.  Eager, 
Meriden,  Conn. ;  filed  Oct.  2;  1893. 

520,643,  pneumatic  tire;  EoberJ;  Hoffman,  Pittsburg,  Pa.; 
filee  Oct.  20, 1893. 

520,658,  signal  lantern  for  bicycles;  Frank  Rhind,  Meri- 
den, assignor  to  the  Bridgeport  Brass  Company,  Bridge- 
port, Conn.;  filed  Oct.  26,  1893. 

520,578,  bicycle;  Robert  Hundrich,  Chicago,  III.;  filed 
Dec.  22, 1893. 

520,728,  bicycle.  William  A.  Courtland,  New  YoJk 
city;  filed  March  13, 1894. 

Nimrods  Coming  to  America. 

Many  rideis  will  remember  W.  J.  Walford, 
manager  of  the  Nimrod  Cycle  Company,  of  Bris- 
tol, Eng.,  who  visited  this  country  in  the  winter 
nnd  was  present  at  the  cycle  show.  His  company 
represents  the  G.  &  J.  tire  in  England,  and  Mr. 
Walford,  besides  thoroughly  understanding  the 
business,,  is  fairly  familiar  with  the  trade  on  this 
side.  Tlie  Nimrod  company  has  decided  to  cater 
to  the  American  trade,  and,  having  been  ap- 
jnoaehed  by  persons  in  two  or  three  cities  alread.y 
in  regard  to  the  location  of  a  factory,  is  open  to 
correspond  with  others  interested. 

The  development  of  the  company   dnriiiKthe 


THE    CURTIS 


Adjustable  Pedal  Rubber 


Thousands 

of  them  sold 

already. 

•    •    •    •    • 

$1.50 

Per  set  of  f  oui ,  with 

screws  to  hold 

them  on. 


SENT 

Post  -  paid  on   re- 
ceipt of  price. 


Fit  any  rat-trap  pedal  -with.  straigh.t  plate. 
REED  &  CURTIS  MACHINE  SCREW  CO.. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


WORCESTER,   MASS, 


LADIES! 
Keep   Your  Skirts    Down 


This  you  can  do  most  effectively  by  using 

HOPPS-BRADDOCK 

BICYCLE  SKIRT   HOLDER. 

If  your  dealer  doesn't  carry  them,  send  us  postal  note  or  ex- 
press money  order  for  25c  (stamps  not  taken) ,  and  we  will  send 
you  a  pair  by  return  mail,  post-paid. 


Braddoek  Hose  Supporter  Co., 


358-366  Dearborn  St., 


CHICAGO. 


MKKT!aW  THE    KEPCRCE 


DO  YOU  CATCH  ON? 


High  Grade  Wheel 


-OF- 


Best  Weldless  Steel 


-AND- 


War ranted  Throughout 


-AI,!,' 


'NIMRODS" 


0.  K. 


U.  S.  A.  Agents  wanted  at  once. 
Apply  quickly. 

'NIMROD'  CYCLE  CO. 

BRISTOL,  ENGLAND. 

MENTtON  THE   REFEREE. 


" NIMRODS " 


N.  B. — The  NiMROD  Cycle  Co. 
will  open  up  in  the  States  in  a  few 
months. 


ARE  YOU  ON  TIME  ? 

OF 

Sundry  Wheels 

YOV 

Choose  the  Best 

AND 

Ride  to  Victory 

ON 

"NIMRODS." 


Agents  Wanted  Everywhere. 
Apply 

NIMROD"  CYCLE  CO. 

BRISTOL,  ENGLAND. 


No  w 

his 


onder  this  fellow  has  wheels  in 
head  after  reading  our  prices. 


RED  TICKET  SALE. 

A.  W.  Gump  &  Co.,  Dayton,  0. 

In  ordering,  refer  to  these  special  prices.    All  of  these  bicycles  are  new. 

No.  Si— New  Columbia  Safety,  Model  30,  $125.00   Grade $95.00 

No.  S5—New  Royal  JLimited,  >94  Pattern,  either  trood  or  steel  rims,  $1115  00  Orade 75.00 

No.  30— New  4ctne,  '0  *  Jfnttern,  diamond  frame,  -wood  rims,  M.  &  W.  tires,  weitjht  SS  pounds,  highest 

$125.00  Grnde,  a  bargain 7S.O0 

No.  27— New   Columbia,  model  29,  pneumatic  tires,  $125.00  Grade 85.00 

Ko.  28— New  ladles'  Columbia,  Model  31,  pneumatic  tires,  $135.00    Grade 9500 

No.  29 — Neu)  Magle-Altair,  pneumatic  tires,  steel  rims,   $125.00  Grade 85.00 

No.  30  -Syracuse,  '94  Pattern,  $15O.00  Grade,  wood  tims 95.00 

No.  31— New  Eagl^-Altair,  pneumatic  tires,  aluminum  rims,  $135  00  Grade 95.00 

Ao.  32—Neuj  Diamond,  30 -inch  tvheels,  pneumatic  tires,  full  ball  bearings 40. VO 

No.  33 — New  Scorcher,  pneutnatic  tires,  full  ball  bearings,  $125.00  Grade 50.00 

Ko.  34 -New  Mail,  pneumatic  tires,  full  ball  bearings,  $125.00    Grade 75.00 

No.  35—Duco,  24-in.  Hoys',  cushion  tires,  diamond  frame,  ball    bearings,  $25.00   Grade J2.50 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


Eclipse  Bicycles 


Model  A-1125.00 
Ladies'  —  135.00 
Model  E—    85.00 


Model  B  — $1C0.00 
Ladies'  F—  100.00 
Ladies'  D—    85  00 


EACH    MODEL 

i«  Be.st  Value  at  its  price.      Six  thousand  riders  of  our  1894 
machines  can  testify  to  their  excellent  qualities. 
Liberal  prices  to  the  trade.     Prompt  shipments. 

ECLIPSE  BICYCLE  COMPANY, 


ECLIPSE  MODEL  B,  $100.00. 


BEAVEU  J  ALLS,  PA: 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


We  Predicted  Early  in  the  Year,.,. 

That  the  Latest    BICYCLE 


WOULD    BE    A    SUCCESS!  A    MONEY    MAKER! 

A    POPULAR    WHEEL! 

Our  prediction  has  1  een  more  than  fulfilled  !  Our  agents  are  happy  !  They  SQiile  and  are  making  money  handling  this  first  class,  up-to- 
date  wheel !  They  are  snowing  us  under  with  orders,  and  we  are  happy  !  Why  not  join  the  procession  and  be  happy  too?  We  have  the  greatest 
snap  on  earth  to  offer  you — write  us  !    We  will  be  pleased  to  tell  you  about  it. 

STOKES  MFG.  CO.,  makers,  Chicago. 


Western  Branch  Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 


You  shoula  see  the  Union  Special. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


past  two  years  has  been  remarkable,  and  the 
name  of  Nimrod  is  well  known  both  by  scorcheis 
and  road  riders.  Bristol,  in  the  west  of  England, 
is  now  a  recognized  centre  of  the  cycling  in- 
dustry, and  this  is  largely  due  to  the  efforts  of 
our  correspondent,  who  has  spared  neither  time 
nor  expense  in  giving  the  public  the  best  value 
for  its  money.  During  Mr.  Watford's  late  visit  to 
the  United  States  he  was  able  to  gain,  by  his 
good-fellowship,  the  best  wishes  of  all  those  ^^•ith 
whom  he  came  in  contact,  and  it  is  well  known 
that  he  was  particularly  appreciated  at  Freehold 
and  ManasqvTan. 

Agents  who  want  a  good  wheel  are  referred  to 
the  advertisement  which  appeared  in  this  issue. 
As  this  machine  is  listed  at  the  reasonable  figure 
of  $100  it  should  quickly  work  its  wa^-  into  public 
favor.  Early  application  for  agencies  is  neces- 
sary and  should  be  made  at  present  direct  to 
Bristol.  Eng. 

Indianapolis  Trade  Good. 

iNniAXAPOLi.s,  June  4. — Curl  Fisher,  of  Rib- 
ble  &  Fisher,  is  riding  a  Snialley  '"Buck"  which 
is  the  greatest  freak  in  the  shape  of  a  bicycle  eyer 
e.xhibited  here.  In  addition  to  the  regular  Buck 
handlebars,  Fisher  has  an  additional  pair  fastened 
to  the  original  pair.  Its  appearance  is  not  unlike 
a  buck  with  a  double  set  of  horns.  Fisher  says 
he  bought  it  for  an  advertisement,  and  as  such  it 
is  doing  more  than  expected. 

"Bill"  Cody  made  a  short  visit  to  Indianapolis 
last  week,  but  soon  hustled  liack  to  Ohio,  where, 
oaid,  he  is  doing  a  big  business. 

W.  C.  Marion  of  the  Indiana  Bicycle  Company 
is  here  for  a  short  time. 

The  New  Yo^k  tires  are  all  the  go  here  now. 
They  seem  to  be  giving  good  satisfiiction. 

The  Central  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  is 
sending  out  many  copies  of  "The  Chariot  Race," 


which  seems  to  be  in  great  demand  all  over  the 
country. 

While  business  is  fair  with  Indianapolis  factor- 
ies, more  could  be  done  and  all  are  hustling  for 
business.  Jay  Twoays. 


The  Store  of  the  Dayton  Bicycle  Company,  Dayton,  0. 


Price-Cutting  in  Colorado. 

Denver,    Col.,   May    29.— Editor  ^^/efee-: 

In  your  issue  of  last  week  I  complained  of  Mes.'srs 

Avery  and   Burris,  of  Pueblo,  cutting  prices  and 

demoralizing  the  trade  in   Pueblo.     1  enclose  a 


clipping  from  a  Pueblo  daily  paper  in   which  the 
gentleman  replied  to  that  complaint. 

It  is  virtually  an  admission  that  the  charges  are 
true.  Are  the  makes  of  wheels  sold  by  this  firm 
to  be  offered  at  any  price  they  will  bring?  Is  i*; 
j  ust  to  the  persons  who  are  paying  list  prices  for 
these  same  wheels  at  other  places? 

Will  the  makers  of  these  wheels  cancel  the 
agencies  as  they  said  they  would  in  case  of  price- 
cutting?  If  not,  then  where  will  the  price-cutting 
cease  and  what  will  wheels  sell  at  next  year? 

Ed.  C.  W.  Kiefeb. 

The  reply  is  as  follows: 

PoEBLO,  Col.  May  28  —Editor  Chieftain:  Tlie  following 
clipping  was  sent  to  us  to-day  by  our  Imperial  bicycle 
Iiouse,  talcen  from  the  Referee  of  recent  date.  We  wish 
to  re-publish  it  for  the  benefit  of  the  author.  Regarding 
this  letter  we  have  no  defense  to  make,  except,  we  buy 
our  wheels  and  sell  them  upon  such  terms  as  will  suit 
ourselves  and  our  customers-    Yours  truly, 

Avery  &  Burris. 

In  addition  to  the  above  I  wish  to  say  that  Mr. 
Boyle  may  not  have  heard  of  any  price  cutting  in 
Pueblo  outside  of  the  retiring  agent  for  Columbias, 
but  I  am  nevertheless  correct  in  what  I  have  said. 
I  am  responsible  for  what  I  have  written  and  have 
no  other  object  than  to  maintain  prices  and  see 
the  business  of  selling  bicycles  conducted  on  a  fair 
basis.  From  the  position  you  have  assumed  I  be- 
lieve you  favor  these  principles. 

Ed.  C.  W.  Kitfer. 


[QuakerviUe  Trade  News. 

William  Briscoe,  at  his  newly-opened  agency  at 
1 108  South  Broad  street,  handles  the  Demorest 
Manuliujluring  Company's  Latest  and  the  Colum- 
bus. 

M.  J.  Bailey,  the  "only  man  who  made  a 
lound  trip  with  the  four-in-hand,"  and  lately 
connected  with  the  Union  Cycle  Company's 
blanch  office  in  this  city,  has  transferred  his  al- 


Morgan  sWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan^WrightTires 
are  good  tires 


This  is  the  tire  that  did  it  in  the  Chicago  Road  Race. 
It  weighs  three  pounds  to  the  set. 
We  guarantee  it  for  road  work. 


MORGAN  &  WRIGHT,  STYLE  S  2. 


FOR   26,   28  AND  30-INCH    WHEELS. 
Size  1  1-2  Inch  Cross    Section. 


This  Tire  S  took  first  and  third  time  prizes — there  was  no  second. 
This  Tire  S  took  first,  second,  third,  fourth  and  fifth  places. 
This  Tire  S  took  ten  places  out  of  first  twenty. 
This  Tire  S  took  eightei  n  places  out  of  first  forty. 
This  Tire  S  took  twenty  prizes  out  of  lorty-eight. 

Fifteen  styles  of  tires  were  in  the  race. 


We  want  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  in  the  Chicago  Road  Race  novices  on  our  S  2  Tire 
made  better  time  than  the  scratch  men  on  other  tires.  This  proves  that  the  speed  in  our  S  2  is 
as  great  as  in  any  tire  now  marketed.  Nearly  all  the  M.  &  W.  Tires  used  in  this  race  were 
Style  S_2. 


MORGAN    &    WRIGHT, 

CHICAGO. 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightDres 
are  good  tires  ' 


Two  Active  Old  Timers. 

George  D.  Gideon,  of  the  National  Racing  Board,  and 
A.  G.  Powell,  official  handicapper  for  this  district,  are 
two  Philadelphlans  who  are  not  only  protuinentin  cychng- 
affairs  of  the  present  day.  but,  as  pretty  nearly  every  one 
knows,  have  been  identified  with  ihe  sport  from  its  in- 
fancy. *****  Powell,  who  has  charge  of  F.  L. 
Donlevy  &  Go's  cycle  department,  can  still  outspurt 
many  of  th«  men  to  whom  he  allots  handicaps,  ahhoueh 
he  made  his  best  efforts  on  the  track  in  the  early  >0"s. 
Last  Saturday  he  acted  as  starter  at  the  Quaker  City 
■Wheelmen's  five  mile  handicap  road  race,  and  after  see- 
ine  the  scratcli  man  off,  put  up  his  watch,  mounted  his 
76-gear  machine,  and  started  for  the  finish,  arriving  im- 
mediately alter  the  fifth  man  and  beating  two  of  those 
who  were  on  the  scratch  mark.— Philadelphia  ''Cycling," 
May  II,  1894.    (Official  organ  Pa.  Div.  L.  A.  W.) 


He  Swears. 


Mr.  Powell  enclose.l  this  clipping  to  us  in 
a  letter  dated  May  i6,  and  he  makes  the 
following  statement  to  which  he  has  attached 
his  affidavit: 


"  See  what  the  DERBY  can  do.  On  any  other  wheel  I  never  could  beat  16  minutes  for  5  mil*  s  on  the  road,  with  the 
winrl  or  any  other  way  and  here  it  is,  on  the  first  trial,  against  the  wind,  in  14  minutes  and  20  seconds,  with  several 
seconds  lost  in  starting  after  the  others  were  away  and  the  official  start  made.  Tliere  is  no  doubt  the  bearings  do  run 
nicely.  Allow  me  to  say  that  I  think  t:ie  workmanship  on  the  machine  is  of  a  very  high  class.  Owing  to  the  satisfac- 
tion given  by  my  DERBY  I  state  with  plf-asure  that  the  gear  I  have  been  in  the  habit  of  using  the  last  couple  of  years  is 
64  to  6S  and  I  can't  see  that  the  76  on  the  DERBY  runs  any  harder.  All  hills  are  climbed  with  it  as  easily  as  with  lower 
gears  on  other  machines,  and  as  far  as  I  can  tell,  without  any  more  exertion.  I  have  taken  several  runs  of  from  70  to  80 
miles  through  hilly  country  and  always  finish  fresh.  A.  G.  Powell. 

Affirmed  and  subscribed  before  me  this  twenty-fourth  day  of  May,  1894,  the  facts  above  stated  are  true  and  correct, 

to  the  best  of  affiant's  knowledge  and  belief. 

\  SEAL    I  James  McGahey, 

(  ■   )  Notary  Public. 


If  you  want  a  Catalogue  or  any  further  information,  write  to 


DERBY   CYCLE    COMPANY, 


161-167  South  Canal  street, 


CHICAGO,  ILL. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


legiance  from  that  house  to  the  newly-established 
firm  of  Wright,  Walker  &  Co. 

The  Norman  Wheel  Company's  plant,  2128  to 
2120  Susquehanna  avenue,  has  been  enlarged  and 
is  about  to  put  a  new  model  on  the  market.  The 
time  is  not  far  distant  when  this  company  will 
outgrow  its  present  quartei-s;  indeed,  it  is  at  pres- 
ent on  the  lookout  for  a  larger  buildina;. 

The  Central  Cycle  Company,  located  at  1724-26 
North  Broad  street,  came  into  the  hands  of  the 
new  managers  last  Monday,  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co. 
of  Cleveland  having  bought  the  entire  interest  of 
the  first-mentioned  company,  with  the  intention 
of  opening  a  branch  store  for  the  Cleveland 
wheels.  J.  R.  Molony  will  assume  the  manage- 
ment. 

Philadelphia,  June  4. — The  "baby"  of  the 
large  family  of  local  cycle  firms  first  saw  the  light 
of  day  last  week^Wright,  Walker  &  Co.  They 
have  opened  an  establishment  at  17  South  Eighth 
street.  Their  leader  will  be  the  National,  with 
the  Eclipse  and  Wilhelm  as  cheaper  grades.  Mr. 
Walker  is  an  old  and  popular  member  of  the 
Century  Wheelmen. 


Cut  Prices  in  .Denver. 
George  E.  Hanuan,  of  Denver,  writes  us  that 
although  prices  have  heretofore  been  fairly  well 
maintained,  a  new  concern  in  the  business  is  sell- 
ing two  makes,  both  guaranteed  high  grade,  at 
from  $90  to  §110.  Some  customers  have  paid 
more  while  others  have  been  given  the  prices 
named.     The  makers  have  been  notified. 


Will  Be  a  Star  Traveler. 
Mr.  Marshall,  the  gentleman  whose  picture  ac- 
companies this  sketch,    covers  the  eastern   states 
for  the  Grand  Rapids  Cycle  Company.     He  is  one 
of  J.    Elmer  Pratt's  discoveries,  and  used  to  be  a 


little  "one-horse"  agent  for  G.  &  J.  at  East  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y.  One  time  while  Pratt  was  in  conver- 
sation with  Spalding  of  Syracuse,  Marshall 
dropped  in  and  began  to  talk  wheel  to  him.  It 
did  not  take  long  to  disco\er  that  he  was  a  pretty 
bright  fellow  and  a  hustler. 

The  Grand   Rapids  Cycle  Company  put  him  on 
the  road  four  or  five  months  ago  and  he  has  been  a 


great  success.  His  only  fault  is  that  he  works  too 
hard  and  does  not  take  time  enough  to  do  his 
work  as  thoroughly  as  he  should.  These  faults, 
however,  are  good  ones,  and  he  will  hereafter  he 
considered  among  the  star  travelers  of  the  cycle 
trade.  He  is  a  pleasant,  straight-forward  man, 
and  very  modest  as  to  his  own  capabilities. 


Trade  Notes. 

J.  E.  Poorman,  .Jr.,  is  on  a  trip  through  north- 
ern Ohio. 

There  is  a  prospect  of  the  Everett  Cycle  C^m 
pany  removing  to  Exeter,  N.  H. 

C.  G.  Field,  representing  the  Sterling,  is  on  his 
waj'  into  Washington  and  Oregon,  and  will  wind 
up  at  Denver. 

The  Cycle  Specialty  Company  of  Niles,  Mich  , 
opened  its  new  store  Monday.  On  Aug.  5  it 
gives  a  race  meet,  with  good  prizes  up. 

Louis    Block,   of   Denver,    formerly  with    th 
Stokes  company,  is  now  with   Gano  &  Co.,  the 
Columbia  agents,  and  is  doing  a  big  business  with 
the  Columbia. 

A.  H.  Bamett,  winner  of  first  time  and  first 
place  in  the  Irvington-Milburn  race,  rode  a 
Spalding  and  has  written  the  makers  a  very  flat- 
tering testimonial. 

This  week  the  King  B  will  be  pnt  on  the 
market  by  B.  B.  Emory  &  Co.,  Boston.  This  is 
a  173-ix)und  racer  which  will  contain  everything 
to  make  it  a  speedmaker  of  the  first  water. 

Samuel  Snell,  manager  of  the  Snell  Cycle  Fit- 
tings Company,  Toledo,  was  a  caller  at  j^^/St/ee. 
office  Wednesday.  Mr.  Snell  reports  business  ex- 
cellent, and  is  running  his  factory  night  and  day. 

The  Peerless  Manufacturing  Company  is  greatly 
elated  over  the  record  of  the  Triangle  on  Decora- 
tion day.  In  the  Cleveland  road  race  Triangle 
riders  captured  first  place,  first  and  third  times,  a 
special  prize,  four  other  place  prizes,  and  three 
firsts  and  five  seconds  in  the  track  races. 

Van  Wagoner  rode  a  Syracuse  wheel  in  the 
Forest  Park  road  race  and  won  first  time.  Sun- 
day he  went  over  the  De  ^oto  road  with  Bauman 
on  his   "ireak"'  tandsm.     The  machine  is  fitted 


The  Great  Hoyland  Smith  Record- 
Breaking  ^5  Mile  Road  Race 
was  Won  by  M.  X.  Macomber 


A  GOOD  MAN  ON  THE  BEST  WHEEL. 


He  Rode  A 


REMINGTON. 


Remington  Arms  Company, 


313-315  Broadway, 


NEW    YORK    CITY. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


THE  RESULT 


of  the  combination  of  the  best 

mechanical  skill  and 

finest  material  procurable  is  represented  in  the 


Ide  Wheels 


Their  success  is  phenomenal. 
Never,  ''in  the  history  of  cycling," 
have  wheels  worked  themselves  to  the 
front  so  quickly,  wholly  on  their  merits. 


Our  Catalogue 


is  very  comprehensive  and  different 
from  any  others.    You  almost 
see  the  machines  themselves.    Shall 
we  send  it  to  you  ? 


HIGH-FRAME  IDE  SPECIAL— $140. 


A  FEW  AGENTS. 

CHICAGO,  Sterner  Cycle  Co.  MILWAUKEE,  Columbia 
Carriage  Co.  CLEVELAND,  H.  Beckenbach  &  Sons.  CINCIN- 
NaIL  Geo  H.  I jnk,  631  Vine  street.  COI.UVIBUS,  A.  L.  Yard- 
ley.  SPRINGFIELD,  O.,  P.  Slack's  Sons.  ROCHESTEK.  Sibley, 
Lindsay  &  Curr.  UTIC.4,  A.E.Smith.  TEKKK  HAUTE,  K.  O. 
H.arvey.  EVANSVILLE.  C.  P.  Mingst.  FT.  WAYNE,  J.  W. 
Hell.  ST.  LOUIS,  Knight  Cycle  Co.  KAN.'^AS  CITY,  Kansas 
C.ty  Bicycle  Co.  LEXINGTON,  KY.,  Smith,  Watkins  &  Co. 
NASHVILLE,  J.  C.  Combs.  PITISBURG,  t-'quires  Hardware 
Co.  PHILADELPHIA,  Levy  Cycle  Clock  Co.  WHEELING,  W. 
VA.,  Carothers  &  Hown.  mention  the  referee. 


F.  F.  IDE  MFG.  CO., 


PEORIA.  ILL. 


with  3  l-2x28-incli  Palmer  tires,  and  Van  says  it 
rides  as  easily  over  railroad  tics  as  on  an  asphalted 
surface. 

The  new  store  and  offices  of  the  Wilson-Sryers 
Corapanj'  on  Warren  street,  New  York,  is  an  im- 
portant addition  to  the  cycle  row  of  the   metropo- 


wheel  are  of  the  hest  material,  and  eveiy  im- 
provement of  the  age  is  included,  such  as  dust- 
prool  bearings,  dust-proof  ]]edals,  light,  round 
cranks,  fine  nickel-plated  wire  tangent  sjiokcs, 
Gaiford  saddle,  upturned  handlebars  with  cork 
grips,  etc.  The  ^\heel  is  remarkably  rigid, 
weighs,  all    on,  only  29  pounds,  and  lists  at  l}il25. 


Fine  Performance  by  a  Lady. 

IMiss  ijizzic  Stahl  rode  a  century  on  Snnilny 
last,  with  S.  S.  White  of  the  Stovei'  company,  in 
10  hrs.  3.")  niin.  This  time  included  a  stoppage  of 
half  an  Iiour,  the  couple  being  detained  that 
lengih  of  time  at  Wilmette  lor  taking  to  the  side- 
walk, the  mad  being  lorn  up.  This  is  one  of  the 
most  remarkable  rides  ever  made  by  a  lady. 


BEET  HARDING, 
T/ie  ifcll  known  and  popular  racinr/  man. 

lis.  This  new  establishment  will  be  the  princi- 
pal honse  ot  the  Liberty  company,  and  there  the 
wholesale  trade  will  be  handled.  The  offices  on 
Liberty  street  will  be  evacuated. 

W.  H.  Williams,  assistant  manager  of  the  Pitts- 
burg Tire  Protector  Company,  is  in  Chicago  in  the 
interests  of  his  company  and  will  remain  for  two 
weeks,  then  proceed  to  the  coast.  He  says  the 
company  is  doing  an  immense  business.  Next 
year  the  company  will  put  on  the  market,  accord- 
ing to  Mr.  Williams,  a  llj-ounce  puncture-proof 
and  bursting-proof  tire. 

Hibbard,  Spencer,  Bartlett  &  Co.  have  just 
placed  on  the  market  a  very  handsome  ladies' 
wheel  made  by  the  St.  Nicholas  Manufacturing 
Company.  It  is  called  the  Vassar,  embodies  some 
new  features,  and  supplies  the  demand  for  light- 
ness without  sacrificing  strength.  The  fenders 
are  made  of  wood,  very  light,  strong,  and  match- 
ing the  wood  rims    in  color.     All  parts  of  the 


A  Sanctified  Spin. 

Mr.  Grimcheek.s — "Novv,  little  boy,  stop  that 
wicked  sport  and  come  into  Snnday-school.  Don't 
yon  know  it  is  sinful  to  lidea  bicycle  on  the 
Lord's  day?" 

Little  I'.uy  (triumphantly) — "Yes,  sir;  I  know 
most  of  'em's  wicked,  but  I  got  my  paw  to  blow 
this  wheel  up  yistidy,  an'  he's  a  Presberteriau 
elder." — Pad;. 


A  Pedigree  Traced. 


*'A  little  learning  is  a  dangerous  thing." — Pope. 
He  iMUbt  have  been  a  relation  ol:  the  one  who  now 
makes  bicycles  —Puck. 


The  new  song,  "For  We  All  Ride  the  Wheel," 
goes  free  of  charge  with  the  at  present  popular 
charming  "American  Girl"  waltz  song;  published 
by  the  National  JMusic  Comp.iny,  215  Wabash  a^•e- 
nue,  Chicago;  also  sold  by  all  other  leading  music 
stores  in  the  United  States  at  40  cents. — Adr. 


REFEREE     SUNDRY     COUPON     PRIZE. 

The  winner  is  C.  W.  Moiey,  of  Lafayette,  Ind.,  who  desires  a  saddle   because: — 'Sager  scorcher 
saddles  save  severe  shocks,  serious  soreness  and  sinful  swearing." 
Other  good  reasons  submitted  are  as  follows: 


^^^^/CC'  Free  Sundry  Coupon. 


IF  you  want  any  article  in  the  following  list,  out  out  the  head  line  of  this  coupon,  or 
the  entire  coupon,  if  you  ciioone,  and  send  it  to  us,  accompanied  by  the  name  of 
the  article  an  i  your  reason,  in  not  more  than  twenty  words,  why  you  think  you 
I               ought  to  have  it.       The  envelopes  should  be  marked  "  Sundry  I.  oiiipetiti(m."     On 
L      Friday  of  eacti  week  all  applications  received  up  to  that  time  will  be  examined  and  the- 
^     article  wanted  awarded  for  what  we  consider  the  best  reason  given. 

I  APPLICATIONS     MAY     COVER     THE     FOLLOWING     ARTICLES: 

L  Paraboliclamp.  Rod  Star  lubricant,  Ked  Star  illuminant.  Garford  saddle,  cyclone  pump.  Greasoline. 
American  cycle  compound.  Harris  wrench.  Bridgeport  cyclometer.  Perfection  repair  outfit.  Tirearnior. 
Perfect  oiler  Ked  Cross  cement  Knapp  bicycle  stand,  f^earch  light  lamp.  Barn^^s  wrench.  Koy  oiler. 
Eye  protector.  Wood  rim  tire  cement.  Kalamazoo  parcel  carrier.  Kalamazoo  child's  seat.  Lucas  lamp. 
Sunbeam  chain  lubricant.  Hunt  saddle.  Fanning  chain,  Dicks' wrench,  Curtis  pedals.  Ideal  valve, 
Evans'  tire  cement.  Gossamer  mud  guard.  Eureka  pump  brace,  Powell  &  Hammer  lamp.  H.  &  w,  pump. 
Heath  pump.  Pneumatic  tire  protector.  New  Decarture  beU.  Anti-Stiff,  Automatic  mud  guards. 
Stick  grapholine.  Flube  mud  guards.  Saddlebag,  Standard  cap.  Watch  carrier,  Griswold  mud  guard, 
Brandenburg  pedals.  Sager  saddle.  Spaulding  pedals.  Goodhue  cycle  lock.  Lubricator. 
Particulars  concerning  any  of  these  articles  mav  be  found  in  advertising  columns. 

^^^7«e,  334  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago.  >^ 


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J.    P.    Jones — "I  admire   'grit,'   but  not  inside  pedal  bearings,  hence  send  me  pair  of  Spalding's 
rnhher  pedals." 

H.  R.  Jaquay,  cyclone  pump — "Because  I  sell  bicycles  and  have  to  raise  the  wind." 


'  Good  Morning." 

'  Don't  be  a  Clam." 

'  See  that  Hump  ?  " 

'  Like  Mother  Used  to  Make. 
It  Stands  at  the  Head." 
\ot  Made  by  a  Trust." 
Children  Cry  for  it." 


Well! 


It's  nothing  to  the  size  of  the 


Lu-Mi-Num 


Boom. 


"  Used  every  week   day   brings 
rest  on  Sunday." 


"  Keeping     everlastingly    at    it 
brings  success." 

"  Yours  for  health," 

SI.  L.  R.  &  W.  G.  Co., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 

Ineorporaled  1873. 
Capital  $500,000. 

"  Second  Broadside"  ready;  send 
for  it. 

WENTION  THE   REFEREE- 


ANOTHER    VICTORY    FOR    THE 


££ 


THISTLE" 


THISTLE    RACER,    19    POUNDS. 


WM.    BAINBRIDGE 


-ON    A- 


19-Ponn(l  Thistle  Road  Racer 


WINS   THE   TIME    PRIZE   OF   THE 


(^r^at  Ql\iC^So  koad  ka^^. 


A.    GARDNER 

ON    A 

31    Pound    Thistle 

WINS    SECOND    TIME    PRIZE 

ii\  tt\^  5aii\^  kaQ^. 


SIX  STYLES. 

Ladies'  Thistle,  26  pounds. 
Thiistle,  Model  1,-38,  30  and  33  pounds. 
"  "      2,-27  pounds. 

"      3,-33 
"      4,-19 
"  "     5, — Track  Eacer,  16  pounds. 


LADIES'    WHEEL,    26    POUNDS. 


Thistle  Cycles  are  Manufactured  by  the 

FULTON    MACHINE 

Factory,  82  to  86  Fulton  Street, 

Send  for  Catalogue, 


WORKS, 

CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


ADVANTAGES    OF    COUNTRY    RIDING. 


No  Lamp  Required,  No  Fines,  No  Fast  Horses 
to  Scare,  Etc. 
The  wandering  cyclist  in  this  country  is  a  most 
favored  being  in  comparison  with  wheelmen  in 
other  lands.  He  is  not  ridden  down  by  the  sport- 
ing proprietors  of  fast  trotters.  He  is  not  served 
with  a  summons  for  riding  on  the  wrong  side  of 
the  road,  or  fined  because  he  does  not  keep  his 
lamp  alight  after  sunset.  He  is  allowed  to  ride 
on  the  footpaths  in  most  country  districts,  and  he 
can  take  part  in  races  in  the  public  parks.  When 
such  privileges  are  abused  wheelmen  should  be 
prominent  in  "discovering  and  denouncing  the 
offender.  It  is  all  very  well  to  talk  or  write 
about  the  freemasonry  of  the  wheel,  but  wheu 
cads  who  happen  to  own  a  bicycle  make  them- 
selves obnoxious  to  the  public  and  bring  discredit 
on  the  general  body  of  wheelmen,  some  effective 
steps  should  be  taken  to  show  that  cyclists  are 
ready  to  mete  out  punishment  to  the  offenders. 
The  freemasonry  of  the  wheel  should  not  mean 
screening  dastards  from  the  punishment  they 
have  earned.  Even  if  the  ordinary  instincts  of 
manliness  are  disregarded,  the  instinct  of  self- 
preservation  should  point  out  the  necessity  of 
making  any  wheelman  who  commits  an  offense 
against  the  common  law  of  humanity  suffer  for 
his  misdeeds  in  order  that  retribution  shall  not 
be  enacted  from  the  innocent  as  well  as  the 
guilty. — Irish  M'heelman. 


Fin  de  Cycle. 
Ardent  Cyclist — I  can't  understand  your  ob- 
jection to  cycling,  Miss  Gloria.  It's  fine,  healthy 
exercise — develops  the  muscle,  strengthens  the 
frame,  and  all  that  sort  of  thing,  you  know.  Un- 
graceful? How  can  you  say  so?  Well,  I  shouldn't 
like  to  give  it  up.  I  don't  know  what  I  should 
be  without  it. — Exchange. 


Bicyclists  will  find  the  famous  turnpike  road, 
which  parallels  the  B.  &  O.  railroad  throughout 
the  Shenandoah  valley,  Virginia,  the  most  charm- 
ing trip  in  America. 


WE     DELIVER     FREE 

at  your  express  office  for 

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BICYCLE 
SUIT 

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Write  for  samples  and  measure- 
ment card.  Correspondence  with 
cycle  dealers  solicited. 

E.  G.  MILLER  &  CO., 

106  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago. 

MENTION  THE  REFEEEE. 


Ever  Blister  Your  Fingers 


Trying  to  inflate  your  tires  with  that  little  Cigarette 
box  usually  given  with  wheels,  and    usually  called  by 

act  of  courtesy,  a  pump? 

You  buy  a  $125.00  wheel  and  get  a  20  cent  pump 
and  waste  $2.00  worth  of  labor  trying  to  open  a 
stubbon  valve 


Hay  &  WiLLiTS 


70  N.  Pennsylvania  St.,  Indanapolis,  Ind. 


CTCZONE  FTTKF  SEZZS  FOR  $1.50  and  $3.00. 


Mr.NTIOK   THE    REFEREC. 


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CINCINNATI  RACING  MAD. 


All  Celebrations  Now  Include  Road  Races — The 
Division  Meet.  ' 

CinciNjSTATi,  0.,  June  11. — Entry  blanks  are 
out  for  two  afternoons  of  track  racing  to  be  given 
in  connection  with  the  foni'teeuth  annual  meet  of 
the  Ohio  division,  to  be  held  in  Cincinnati  July  1 
to  4,  inclusive.  There  are  101  prizes  offered  for 
the  track  races  alone  and  the  aggregate  value  is 
$3,500.  Among  the  principal  prizes  are  eight 
high-grade  bicycles,  four  diamond  studs,  four 
diamond  scarf  pins,  pair  of  diamond  cuff  buttons, 
$50  toilet  set,  $35  camera,  round  trip  ticket  to 
Denver,  gas  range,  $50  silver-jilate  tea  service, 
gold  watch,  silver  coffee  service,  light  road  wagon 
and  three  suits  of  clothing.  In  all  respects  the 
management  has  set  a  pace  that  will  be  difficult 
to  follow  hereafter.  The  meet  will  practically 
begin  with  the  lantern  parade  of  the  evening  of 
June  30.  From  that  time  on  till  the  close  of  the 
meeting  the  visitors  will  be  well  entertained. 
Briefly  stated,  the  programme  will  be  as  follows: 
Saturday  evening,  June  30— Lantern  parade  and  recep- 
tions at  club  liouses. 

Sunday,  July  1— Morning— Combined  run  to  Hamilton 
to  see  the  finishes  of  tlie  championship  road  races  of  the 
Cincinnati  Bicycle  Club  and  the  Brighton  Bicycle  OJub. 
Afternoon— Out-door  concert  at  Eden  Park.  Evening- 
Guard  mount  at  Fort  Thomas;  receptions  at  club  houses. 
Monday,  July  S — Morning — Business  meeting.  After- 
noon—Short runs.  Evening— Steamboat  ride  to  Coney 
Island. 

Tuesday,  July  3— Morning— Parade,  annual  photograph 
and  hill-climbing  contest.  Afternoon- Track  races. 
Evening— Zoo  concert. 

Wednesday,  July  4 — Morning — Poorman's  road  race. 
Afternoon— Track  races.  Evening— Receptions  and  dis- 
tribution of  prizes. 

Eoad  races  seem  to  have  taken  a  hold  on  the 
general  public  here,  as  well  as  the  cycling  frater- 
nity. For  instance,  last  month  the  outlying  vil- 
lage of  Lynwood  celebrated  the  completion  of  its 
water  works  plant  and  had  a  road  race  as  one  of 
the  features  of  the  affair.  Last  Saturday  the  sub- 
urban village  of  Norwood  held  a  jubilee  over  the 
completion  of  its  water  works  system,  and  the 
exercises  included  a  road  race,  which  the  enter- 
tainment committee  placed  in  charge  of  Charles 
Hanauer  &  Bros.,  who  donated  the  prizes  for  it, 
with  the  exception  of  the  gold  souvenir  medal  for 
the  winner,  which  was  given  by  Ren  Mulford, 
Jr.,  sporting  editor  of  the  Times-Star.  The  race 
proved  to  be  one  of  the  best  features  of  the  pro- 
gramme, and  was,  of  course,  witnessed  by  thou- 
sands. The  course  was  from  Norwood  to  Silver- 
ton  and  return,  ten  miles.  L.  B.  Sawyer,  of  the 
Cincinnati  Bicycle  Club,  won  the  race  in  29:50; 
J.  J.  Wolker  second,  J.  V.  MoUer  third,  F.  H. 
AUsup  fourth.     The  others  were  unplaced. 

The  Comet  Wheel  Club's  second  annual  open 
handicap  road  race  will  take  place  Saturday  after- 
noon,   June  23,  over  the  same  course  as  last  year. 
The  first  combined  century  run  for  this  season 


took  place  yesterday  and  was  well  attended,  al- 
though the  weather  was  red  hot.  Those  who 
were  too  fatigued  to  make  the  return  trip  by 
wheel  were  taken  in  hand  by  members  of  the 
Dayton  Bicycle  Club  and  royally  entertained. 
Those  who  succeeded  in  making  the  century  were: 
S.  E.  Pigman,  G.  M.  Hewes,  H.  Pattison,  O. 
Meininger,  G.  W.  Gano,  J.  K.  Wallace,  G.  C. 
Jacob,  A.  Knight,  G.  O'Brien,  C.  Dnnham,  S. 
Baeracco,  and  several  Comets,  whose  names  could 
not  be  learned. 


A    LADY    RECORD     HOLDER. 


Mademoiselle  Renee  Debatz  and  Some  of  Her 
Performances. 
This  young  lady  has  been  riding  a  sasety  for 
nearly  two  years,  but  previously  was  more  accus- 
tomed to  ride  a  tricycle.  She  is  a  well-kno\vn 
figure  in  Parisian  cycling  circles,  and  is  present  at 
every  meeting  held.  The  first  race  she  competed 
was  one  given  for  lady  theatrical  people  only,  but 
in  this  event  she  had  a   fall,  and  was  beaten  by 


SPORT  FOR  REVENUE  ONLY. 


Mademoiselle  de  Saint  Sauver.  She  was  not 
satisfied  with  the  result,  and  challenged  the  lady 
in  question,  and  on  the  day  of  the  meeting  won 
easily.  She  at  present  holds  Paris  safety  records 
(ladies')  one  hour,  paced  and  unpaced.  During 
the  last  season  she  raced  and  beat  Mademoiselle 
Savigny,  but  had  to  take  second  place  with 
Madam  Dorval.  At  a  later  date  she  rode  a  match 
at  the  Velodrome  Buffalo  against  Mademoiselle 
Dutiieux  (seventeen  years  of  age)  of  Lille,  the 
last  named  gaining  a  lap  on  her  and  thus  estab- 
lishing herself  lady  champion  of  the  world. 

Mademoiselle  Debatz  is  a  brunette,  of  medium 
height  and  of  pleasing  disposition.  The  whole  of 
her  present  costume  is  made  of  cream-colored 
flannel,  with  waistband  in  blue  serge.  The 
stockings  are  black  and  the  sho.;s  of  Russian 
leather.  She  asks  me  to  state  through  ^^s^^/ee- 
that  she  hopes  to  see  all  her  jimerican  sisters  in- 
dulge in  this  charming  pastime.  JiARS. 


A  Milwaukee  Club  Charges  for  Admission  to 
Its   House— Race   Notes. 

Milwaukee,  June  11. — The  opening  of  the 
club  house  of  the  North  Side  Cycling  Club  took 
place  Thursday  evening,  the  7th  inst.  The  policy 
of  the  club  seems  to  have  changed  considerably, 
and  it  is  now  in  business  for  revenue  only.  It 
most  generously  threw  open  its  doors  to  the  pub- 
lic for  the  nominal  stun  of  twenty-five  cents  per 
capita. 

Pertaining  to  the  North  Side  Cycling  Club's 
road  race,  everything  seems  to  have  been  success- 
ful as  far  as  prizes,  etc.,  are  concerned,  but  the 
officers  seem  to  have  over-estimated  the  number  of 
entries.  Same  will  fall  short  by  a  good  many  of 
the  number  claimed  for  it. 

H.  J.  Warner,  with  a  full  line  of  Andrae  bicy- 
cles, has  left  for  a  short  trip  through  Kentucky 
and  other  southern  points. 

As  far  as  the  eye  can  reach  the  outlook  for  the 
success  of  the  Waukesha^Milwaukee  road  race  on 
July  4  seems  to  be  bigger  and  grander  than  ever. 
Three  time  prizes  have  already  been  secured,  be- 
sides unusual  contributions  from  all  parts  of  the 
country. 

Cycling  Booming  in  Quebec. 

Quebec,  Can.,  June  9. — Cycling  seems  to  have 
taken  on  a  new  life  here.  The  Quebec  Bicycle 
Club  has  now  a  membership  of  thirty  and  several 
new  members  will  be  voted  in  at  the  next  meet- 
ing. The  club  has  two  runs  each  week  which  arc 
well  attended.  Members  are  compelled  to  wear 
the  uniform  of  the  club  at  club  runs.  At  the  last 
meeting  of  the  Quebec  Athletic  Associatiou  it  was 
voted  to  spend  $2,000  on  a  one-fourth  mile  cycle 
track  and  work  was  commenced  the  following  day. 

Fifteen  or  twenty  members  will  attend  the  Can- 
adian league  meet  at  Montreal,  July  2,  leaving 
here  on  the  boat  June  30.  There  are  several  very 
fast  men  in  the  city  and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  as 
soon  as  the  track  is  finished  it  will  give  quite  a 
boom  to  cycling. 

Among  the  visitors  to  our  city  recently  was 
T.  T.  Cartwright,  rcjpresentative  of  the  Warwick 
Cycle  Company.  While  the  Warwick  was  a  fairly 
well  known  wheel  before  Mr.  Cartwright  came  it 
is  safe  to  say  that  the  company  benefitted  consid- 
erably by  his  visit.  Quebec. 


Lindquist  Not  Dead. 

A  report  was  circulated  about  Chicago  last  week 
that  E.  Lindquist,  of  the  Lake  View  C.  C,  who 
was  thrown  after  crossing  the  tape  in  the  Decora- 
tion day  road  race,  had  died  from  his  injuries.  It 
^^  as  only  a  rumor,  as  he  is  recovering  rapidly.  He 
endeavored  to  brake  the  wheel  with  his  foot;  the 
machine  wabbled  and  threw  him  face  down, 
breaking  his  left  shoulder  and  dislocating  the  jaw 


GOSSIP    FROM   AUSTRALIA. 


THE  RACING  SEASON  THERE  NOW  AT  AN 
END— LITTLE  MONEY  MADE. 


The  League's  New  Rules  Ready— Big  Twenty- 
Four-Hours'  Race — Want  the   Duty  on 
Bicycles  Removed— Cyclists  in 
the  Mining  Region. 


Melbouene,  May  12. — The  racing  season  is  all 
over  now,  as  far  as  ordinary  track  races  are  con- 
cerned. During  the  six  months  just  ended  about 
£1,500  pounds  in  hard  cash  has  been  distributed 
as  prizes  to  lucky  race  winners  in  Victoria.  These 
prizes  were  divided  amongst  nearly  a  hundred 
riders,  so  you  can  easily  imagine  that,  as  far  as 
money-makiug  is  concerned,  there  are  not  many 
fat  livings  in  the  game  in  this  part  of  the  world. 
Some  men  who  are  continually  racing  don't  win 
as  much  as  would  pay  for  a  new  spoke,  while 
many  only  win  enough  to  keep  them  in  lamp  and 
lubricating  oil. 

THE   LEAGUE   EEADY   FOE   BUSINESS.  . 

So  far  the  League  of  Victorian  Wheelmen  has 
progressed  quietly,  being  chiefly  occupied  in  fram- 
ing rules,  which  are  now  nearing  completion,  and 
will  be  ready  to  start  next  racing  season  in  Octo- 
ber. At  present  the  league  has  full  sway  over 
Victoria  and  now  requires  all  riders  running  under 
its  rules  to  be  paid  up  members  of  the  league. 
There  is  some  talk  of  the  league  taxing  prizes  and 
placiug  the  money  thus  obtained  to  a  reserve 
fund,  with  the  object  of  expending  it  in  the  pur- 
chase of  central  grounds  lor  racing.  The  tax  is  to 
be  something  like  2  per  cent. ,  and  sports  pro- 
moters will  have  to  pay  this  to  the  league,  but 
will  be  entitled  to  deduct  2^  per  cent,  oft'  prizes 
when  paying  them  over  to  winners.  It  is  thought 
that  winners  will  not  object  to  paying  this  small 
sum  any  more  than  promoters,  who  have  the 
league  patronage  and  advice.  In  a  few  years, 
under  such  a  system,  the  funds  would  accumulate 
to  no  small  extent,  and  riders  would  reap  fall  ad- 
vantage in  splendid  grounds.  The  scheme  is  only 
in  the  incubator  stage,  however,  but  it  will  hatch, 
I  believe,  in  due  time. 

A   TWENTY-FOUE-HOUES'    EACE. 

On  May  23  the  first  twenty-four-hours'  track 
race  ever  held  in  Australia  is  to  commence  on  the 
Exhibition  oval,  Melbourne.  The  number  of 
starters  has  been  limited  to  twenty,  as  the  track 
(a  five-lap  asphalt)  will  not  hold  more  safely. 
The  prize  money  totals  £250.  It  is  believed  about 
300  miles  will  be  covered.  All  who  pedal  three 
centuries  will  be  paid  a  £5  note,  which  is  at  the 
rate  of  four  pence  per  mile.  I  fancy  Arthur  Tur- 
ner will  be  a  street  ahead  of  the  others  at  the 
finish.  The  event  comes  too  late  in  the  year, 
only  three  weeks  before  the  shortest  day,  and  the 
nights  are  very  cold  riding  out  of  doors.  L.  B. 
Scharp  is  another  favorite.  He  has  trained  by 
walking  and  as  he  generally  suffers  from  saddle 
soreness  in  long  events  he  has  this  time  adopted 
the  extraordinary  proceeding  of  tanning  his  pos- 
terior parts  with  a  decoction  of  wattle  bark  tan. 
The  money  to  run  the  aflair  has,  I  am  told, 
mainly  been  found  by  the  trade.  At  any  rate  the 
promoters  cannot  hope  to  make  much  money  out 
of  it.. 

WANT  NO    DUTY   ON   BICYCLES. 

A  short  time  ago  a  decided  effort  was  made  to 
get  the  duty  taken  off  bicycles  and  parts.  At 
preserit  the  duties  levied  amount  to  about  30  per 
cent,  and,  practically  speaking,  no  machines  are 
made  here,  consequently  the  lax   simply    resolves 


in^o  a  revenue  tax  and  not  a  protective  duty  at 
all.  The  tariff  committee  received  a  deputation 
from  the  league — Messrs.  A.  D.  Muirhead,  the 
chairman;  Ben  Garnett,  the  secretary  and  G.  S. 
Geddes,  Singer  &  Co.  's  representative,  attending 
and  giving  evidence.  Garnett  had  prepared  a 
long  address  on  the  advantages  derivable  from 
wheeling  and  all  that  good  men  of  the  world  had 
said  in  favor.  The  commission  was  much  im- 
pressed. The  same  week  a  public  demonstration 
took  place  in  the  city,  300  wheelmen  assembling 
in  uniform  and  riding  around  as  a  silent  protest 
against  the  impost. 

ONE   GOES — ANOTHEE  EETUENS. 

George  Burston,  president  of  the  Melbourne 
Bicycle  Club  has  left  these  shores  for  England  for 
the  fourth  pleasure  trip,  chiefly  for  wheeling 
through  old  England  and  on  the  continent.  Bur- 
ston has  a  fair  share  of  this  world's  goods  and, 


just  started  a  cycling  express  to  convey  messages 
from  point  to  point  over  the  district,  as  the  rushes 
are  miles  apart.  There  are  many  camels  in  West 
Australia  which  have  been  imported  from  the 
east,  and  they  make  hard  tracks  with  their  big 
hoof-prints  that  suit  cycling  first-rate — so  Sum- 
merhayse  and  Bambet  should  do  verj'  well,  as  no 
doubt  lucky  miners  will  pay  handsomely  when 
they  want  a  fast  message  sent.  There  5s  scarcely 
any  water  in  the  place  except  salt  water  which 
has  to  be  condensed  before  drinking. 

AEEANGING   THE   NEXT   AUSTEAL. 

The  Melbourne  Bicycle  Club  is  now  arranging 
the  programme  for  the  next  Austral  meeting,  to 
be  held  in  November.  The  same  old  value.  £250 
in  hard  cash,  will  be  given  for  the  Austral  wheel 
race  of  two  miles.  The  club  has  been  fortunate 
in  obtaining  the  services  of  A.  P.  Muirhead  to 
manage  the  meeting.     He  is  the  best  man,  with- 


The  Cyclists'  Tally-So. 


what  is  better,  a  fine  constitution,  and  he  sens- 
ibly makes  the  best  of  his  young  life,  spending 
glorious  spring  days  among  the  lanes  of  Eng- 
land. 

George  S.  Geddes  has  returned  from  England, 
whither  he  went  some  months  ago  to  patent  a 
new  method  of  hardening  tubing.  He  expects  to 
get  the  letters  patent  in  six  months,  and  also  to 
make  a  very  comfortable  thing  out  of  the  patent. 

CYCLISTS   AS     MINEES  -^  A   MINEES'    MESSENGEE 
SEEVICE. 

The  Coolgardie  gold  mines  in  West  Australia 
have  attracted  a  number  of  Melbourne  cyclists 
there.  Among  them  are  Summerhayse,  Bambet, 
C.  Kellow,  W.  S.  McCome  and  C.  Kerr,  late  sec- 
retary of  the  Melbourne  club.  They  all  went 
over  with  the  intention  of  gold  digging,  as  the 
precious  metal  has  been  picked  up  by  the  ounce 
there.  But  they  find  it  much  harder  work  than 
grafting  in  offices.      The  two  first  named  have 


out  the  shadow  of  a  doubt — has  had  more  experi- 
ence at  running  meetings  than  anyone  else,  and 
besides  has  a  good  head  that  studies  economies 
and  delights  in  a  heavy  cofier  for  his  club  when 
all  is  over.  Send  your  American  friends  along 
and  see  the  race  of  the  world.       An  Idle  Boy. 


Paris  Police  Very  Strict. 
The  police  of  Paris  have  received  very  strict 
orders  to  arrest  every  cyclist  whose  machines  is  not 
furnished  with  a  bell,  a  regulation  number  and  a 
lantern  at  night.  Farman  and  Perrodil,  the  latter 
the  cycling  author,  were  arrested  recently.  Cyclists 
must  also  carry  their  permits  to  ride  in  the  city. 


Another  Cycling  Daily. 
A  new  daily  has  appeared  in  Paris  called  the 
Actualist.       It    is    a    kind    of   illustrated    daily 
graphic  and  largely  filled  with  cycling,  a  subject 
a  la  mode  with  the  Parisians. 


^^j^k/ce. 


M.  C.   W.   LANDS   THE   CENTURY   "RAG." 


Trenton's  Crack  Organization  Has  Eighty  Sur- 
vivors in  the   Newark-Philadelphia   Run. 

Philadelphia,  June  11.— The  Mercer  County 
Wheelmen,  a  sketch  of  ■which  organization  ap- 
peared in  the  last  issue  of  ^^gferee.,  won  the 
first  prize  in  the  second  annual  Newark-Philadel- 
phia century  run  last  Saturday,  finishing  in  good 
shape  at  the  Century  Wheelmen's  club  house  with 
eighty  survivors  out  of  a  total  of  eighty-five  start- 
ers. Second  place  was  captured  by  the  Quaker 
City  Wheelmen,  with  fifty-five  survivors.  Third 
place  will  go  to  either  the  Time  Wheelmen  or  to 
Bunnell's  club,  the  Phila-Penn  Wheelmen,  both 
Philadelphia  clubs,  each  organization  claiming  to 
have  brought  in  twenty-six  men.  The  centui-y 
rim  committee  will  settle  the  dispute.  The  spe- 
cial prize  to  the  club  with  a  membership  of  thirty- 
five  or  under  having  the  largest  percentage  of  fin- 
ishers, was  won  by  the  Turner  Cyclere,  who  safely 
brought  through  all  of  their  twenty-one  entries. 

There  were  482  men  in  line  in  front  of  the  Con- 
tinental Hotel,  Newark,  at  4:07  p.  m.  Saturday, 
when  the  bugle  call  "To  wheel!"  resounded  along 
Broad  street,  ^and  at^the  finish  at  [Broad  [and   Co- 


up the  seven  minutes  lost  at  the  start.  From 
Plainfield  to  Hopewell  Captain  F.  L.  F.  Martin, 
of  the  Plainfield  Bicycle  Club,  was  the  pacemaker, 
and  the  objective  point  was  reached  exactly  on 
schedule  time.  At  Hopewell  J.  C.  Tattersall,  of 
the  Mercer  County  Wheelmen,  took  the  lead  and 
brought  the  weary  and  dusty  procession  to  Tren- 
ton and  dinner  at  1  p.  m. 

After  a  rest  of  two  houi-s  in  Jersey's  capital, 
where  the  majority  of  the  riders  took  advantage  of 
the  local  Y.  M.  C.  A.  's  invitation  to  use  the  large 
pool  bath  connected  with  the  institution,  a  start 
was  made  for  Bristol,  which  point  was  reached  at 
4;10  o'clock.  Here  Joseph  Estodet,  of  the  Quaker 
City  Wheelmen,  was  entrusted  with  the  pace- 
making.  He  set  such  a  fast  pace  that  when  the 
head  of  the  proces.sion  debouc'-ed  onto  the  Broad 
street  asphalt  there  were  only  sixty  riders  in  sight, 
the  rest  being  strung  out  for  miles  behind.  It  is  a 
novel  custon  to  make  a  halt  here  in  order  to  allow 
the  stragglers  to  catch  up  with  the  main  body  and 
make  a  parade,  as  it  were,  down  Broad  street  and 
into  the  city;  but  the  pacemaker  kept  on,  vrith 
the  result  that  the  large  crowd  assembled  at  the 
finish  to  welcome  the  run  were  greatly  disap- 
pointed,'[as  after  the'first  batch  of  half  a  [hundred 


rival  at  Trenton  quite  a  number  of  badges  and 
tickets  of  groggy  M.  C.  W.  men  were  transferred 
to  clubmates  who  had  not  started  from  Newark, 
but  who  afterwards  rode  through  to  Philadelphia, 
dropping  their  checks  en  route  and  thus  being 
credited  as  survivoi-s.  While  this  may  have  been 
done,  it  certainly  was  not  indulged  in  to  an  extent 
suflicieut  to  make  np  tlie  difl'erence  of  the  M.  C. 
W. 's  eighty  survivors  and  the  A.  C.  W.'s  fitty- 
five.  However,  the  run  committee  will  investi- 
gate the  matter. 

On  Sunday  morning  the  Associated  CycUng 
Clubs  entertained  the  survivors  at  Belmond  Man- 
sion, in  Fairmount  Park,  after  which  the  out-of- 
town  riders  were  conducted  to  the  several  depots 
by  the  local  wheelmen,  where  they  took  trains  for 
home 

One  unpleasant  feature  of  these  annual  century 
runs  was  again  called  to  notice  by  the  practice  ot 
would-be's,  who  imagine  that  to  finish  first  is  the 
goal  aimed  at,  whereas,  the  idea  is  rather  a  con- 
test as  to  endurance  between  clubs,  and  not  indi- 
viduals. Three  of  these  "tin-can"  riders  left  the 
run  at  Hopewell  and  arrived  in  Philddelphia 
about  two  hours  ahead  of  the  main  body.  One  of 
these  misguided  enthusiasts  put  his  head  down 


^ysr    0K^' 


A     BIED'S-EYE     VIEW    OF    DENVER. 


lumbia  avenue,  Philadelphia,  there  were  425  men 
(not  to  mention  two  of  the  three  representatives  of 
the  weaker  sex  who  started).  The  run  was  suc- 
cessfully managed,  and  too  much  credit  cannot 
be  given  to  Captain  Cain,  of  the  Time  Wheelmen, 
of  this  city,  for  his  hard  and  conscientious  work  in 
bringing  the  run  to  a  successful  termination  after 
the  idea  had  been  abandoned.  In  addition  to  the 
large  representation  of  Philadelphia  riders,  there 
were  in  line  delegations  from  most  of  the  clubs  in 
New  York,  New  Jersey,  Brooklyn,  Trenton,  New 
Haven,  Hartford,  and  Chester,  Pa. ,  with  a  goodly 
smattering  of  the  unattached  element. 

The  three  ladies  who  started  were :  Mrs.  Smith, 
of  the  New  York  Touring  Club  (who  was  attired 
in  the  rational  costume,  and  who  was  the  cause  of 
much  wonderment  to  the  Jersey  yokels);  Mrs.  A. 
F.  Williams,  of  the  N.  C.  W.  and  Mrs.  E.  John- 
ston, unattached.  The  bloomerite  alone  failed  to 
finish. 

The  first  stage  of  the  journey,  to  Plainfield, 
twenty-five  miles,  was  made  in  good  time,  Charles 
F.dge,  the  pacemaker  from  Newark  to  that  point, 
cutting  out  a  lively  pace  and   more   than  making 


or  more  riders  came  in  the  run  presented  the  ap- 
pearance of  a  long,  thin  line  of  stragglers,  bunches 
of  two  and  three  riding  through  the  narrow  lane 
in  the  vast  crowd  of  spectators  at  Broad  and  Co- 
lumbia avenue. 

The  fact  that  Nicetown  lane,  which  has  always 
been  the  tele  noir  of  Philadelphia  cyclers,  was 
being  macadamized  necessitated  a  change  of  route 
at  Frankfort,  the  run  coming  into  Philadelphia 
over  the  Asylum  pike  and  Old  Second  street.  The 
condition  of  these  thoroughfares  was  such  that  it 
was  a  severe  strain  on  the  weaker  riders,  and 
quite  a  number  were  almost  out  of  the  game  when 
thej'  finished. 

The  system  of  checking  adopted,  while  success- 
ful in  the  main,  was  the  cause  of  some  dissatisfac- 
tion, a  claim  being  made  that  the  M.  C.  W, 
"doubled  up,"  and  were  thus  enabled  to  have  a 
larger  percentage  of  survivors  than  they  otherwise 
would  have  been  able  to  bring  through.  To  ex- 
plain: Each  rider  at  the  start  was  given  a  badge 
and  a  bunch  of  tickets  bearing  his  number,  one  of 
which  was  to  be  deposited  at  each  of  several  desig- 
nated places.     The  malcontents  claim  that,  on  ar- 


when  he  heard  the  bugle  call  at  Newark  and  rode 
through  without  stops,  and  the  Sunday  papeis 
were  the  gainers  to  the  extent  of  a  two-column  ad, 
fifty  deep,  lauding  the  merits  of  his  mount,  he 
ha^Tiig  accomplished  the  wonderful  (!)  feat  of  rid- 
ing "101  miles  in  10  hrs.  50  min."!  This  "tin- 
can"  rider  has  been  backed  by  the  local  agent  for 
the  wheel  he  rode  to  ride  the  distance  against  any 
participant  in  the  run  for  a  prize  valued  at  |50.  If 
he  doesn't  back  out  there  are  at  least  twenty  men 
who  were  in  line  who  will  run  him  off  his  legs  in 
the  first  fifty  miles. 

Another  unpleasant  feature  was  the  refusal  of 
the  committee  to  allow  colored  clubs  to  enter  the 
competition.  The  dusky-hued  enthusiasts  threaten 
to  cause  trouble  in  consequence. 


Cyclists  Want  a  Speedway. 
The  wheelmen  of  Buffalo,  following  the  action 
of  the  horsemen,  will  petition  the  park  commis- 
sioners for  a  speedway  in  the  park  meadows. 
Petitions  will  be  circulated  among  the  cyclists  for 
signatures  by  the  members  of  the  I'.nflalo  Bicycle 
Club. 


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ILL    LUCK   OF    THE    SCRATCH    MEN. 

It  seems  strange  that,  except  in  three  cases,  the 
scratch  men  in  the  prominent  races  so  far  this 
season  have  been  hopelessly  beaten  for  time  by 
men  having  from  two  to  four  minutes'  start  over 
them.  The  exceptions  were  in  the  Denver  race 
on  Decoration  day,  when  Hamilton  won  the  race 
from  .scratch;  in  the  Forest  Park  race,  when  Van 
Wagoner  won  time  from  scratch  by  a  very  small 
margin,  and  in  the  Martin  road  race,  when  Cala- 
han,  from  scratch,  won  thirty-ninth  place  and 
broke  record.  The  excellent  times  being  made  on 
the  road  this  year,  by  new  men  in  many  in- 
stances, also  cause  some  wonderment.  It  is  not 
difficult  to  ligure  out  the  scratch  men's  failure  to 
show  more  prominently,  aside  from  the  fact  that 
' 'they  didn't  ride  fast  enough."  Starting  consid- 
erably ahead  of  the  scratch  men  are  riders  nearly 
their  equal,  usually  in  bunches  of  from  five  to 
ten,  while  it  is  generally  the  case  that  there  are 
not  to  exceed  two  or  three  on  the  back  mark. 
They  have  been  put  there  because  they  have,  at 
some  time,  made  good  records.  The  riders  in  the 
neighborhood  of  two  and  three  minutes  have, 
usually,  but  from  tifteen  to  thirty  seconds  to 
make  up  ere  they  are  among  riders  who  prove 
good  pace  makers.  It  also  gives  considerable  en- 
couragement to  pass  such  men  and  to  think, 
"Well,  there's  another  out  of  the  way."  But  the 
poor  scratch  man,  particularly  if  alone  or  with 
some  one  not  his  equal,  must  plug  along,  hoping 
to  overtake  some  good  men,  but  frequently  pass- 
ing only  those  who  have  practically  dropped  out 
of  the  race.  Such  has  been  the  case  in  several 
events  this  year. 

Beyond  the  fact  that  the  scratch  men  in  the 
Chicago  road  race  did  not  ride  last  enough,  there 
;ii-e  reasons  why  they  made  so  poor  a  showing, 
lieing  buti  little  inside  the  hour,  whereas  the  best 
time  was  some  live  or  six  minutes  better.  The 
.s<  ratch  meu  had- been  riding  as  well,  if  not  better, 
llian  those  who  actually  won  time,  so  it  is  reason- 
.able  to  suppose  that  they  were  capable  of  a  better 


performance.  Being  old  hands  at  the  racing 
game,  they  likely  figured  to  save  themselves  the 
first  half,  while  riding  against  the  strong  north 
wind,  and  to  do  their  work  coming  back.  The 
less  experienced  and  more  enthusiastic  riders 
starting  ahead  of  them  did  not  figure  this  way, 
and  plugged  all  the  way  out,  thereby  making 
time  on  t  le  scratch  men.  On  the  return  trip  the 
wind  was  so  strong  with  the  riders  that  a  novice 
could  ride  about  as  fast  as  a  scratch  man,  so  that 
the  lead  gained  in  going  out  was  maintained.  If 
a  south  wind  had  prevailed  we  imagine  the  result 
would  have  been  materially  different. 

In  the  Irvington-Milburn  race  Murphy  was 
alone  on  scratch  and,  consequently,  at  a  decided 
disadvantage.  Few  men,  placed  in  a  similar 
position,  would  have  any  show  for  time. 


"SUPREME"  BOSH. 

The  opening  chorus  by  the  Michigan  league 
promoters  is  not  calculated  to  draw  recruits  to  the 
cause.  The  name  of  the  organization  is  boyish 
and  nonsensical,  as  are  the  titles  of  the  officers  and 
some  of  the  provisions  of  its-  constitution.  De- 
grees,  passwords  and  grips  are  not  in  line  with 
the  work  with  which  the  association  proposes  to 
deal.  The  county  supervisor  needs  logical  argu- 
ments, without  mystery,  to  convince  him  that 
the  farmer  wants  a  better  road  to  his  farm  and 
that  he'll  never  get  his  crops  to  market  without 
it.  The  organization  does  not  seem  to  us  to  be 
one  which  demands,  or  can  flourish  on  secrecy. 
If  it  is  intended  to  rival  the  old  league  its  work- 
ings should  be  above  board.  There  has  been  too 
much  secrecy  already.  If  we  are  to  have  a  wheel- 
men's fraternal  society,  all  well  and  good,  but  for 
the  present  we  want  no  "supreme"  champions 
and  no  "supreme"  pot-hunters. 

The  promoters  are  attempting  too  much  at  the 
outset.  They  want  to  control  racing,  amateur 
and  professional — something  of  a  job  in  itself,  we 
have  understood;  they  want  to  improve  the  high- 
ways; to  defend  the  rights  of  wheelmen;  to  as- 
sume jurisdiction  over  street  riding;  to  facilitate 
touring;  and  to  insure  members  against  accident. 
The  attainraent'of  any  one  of  these  objects  will 
use  up  all  the  cash  and  all  the  energy  the  pro- 
moters can  put  into  the  organization  for  a  year  or 
more.  Some  of  the  objects  may  be  reached.  It 
were  better  to  abandon  high-sonnding  titles  and 
to  cling  tightly  to  what  little  substance  they  have 
in  hand  than  to  grasp  at  the  illusive  shadow  and, 
in  the  end,  lose  it  all. 

The  L.  A.  W.  has  nothing  to  fear  from  its  as- 
piring rival  in  its  present  form. 


ABOUT  AMERICAN  ROAD  RECORDS. 

They  are  hard  up  for  record  breaking  feats  in  America, 
and  have  had  to  fall  back  upon  road  performances  for 
bogus  "world's"  records.  A  race  of  twenty-five  miles 
was  recently  held  at  Maiden,  Ma?s. ,  and  the  winner's  time 
was  1  hr.  11  min.  28  2-5  sec,  or  about  half  a  minute  per 
mile  slower  than  the  Australian  twenty-five  miles  record, 
and  nearly  as  much  slower  than  the  English  record,  not 
officially  recognized  at  this  distance.  Moreover,  the  first 
twenty  men  are  announced  tD  have  broken  the  world's 
record,  the  slowest  time  of  the  twenty  being  1  hr.  14  rain. 
51  sec.  So  that  it  appears  as  though  everyone  who  did 
twenty  miles  an  hour  all  through  has  been  credited  with 
breaking  the  world's  record.  Which  is  American,  to  say 
the  least  of  it.  ■  ' 

Have  the  American  cycle  papers  not  the  common  hon- 
esty to  refuse  to  allow  these  deliberate  lies  to  be  promul- 
gated? Even  leaving  out  the  Australian  twenty-five  miles, 
and  Oxborrow's  reported  twenty-five  miles  in  England, 
by  no  method  of  calculation  can  1:11:28  2-5  be  said  to  have 
beaten  record,  much  less  can  the  twentieth  man's  1:14:- 
51.  Because,  although  no  record  at  a  shorter  distance 
than  fifty  miles  is  recognized  in  England,  it  is  known  that 
the  English  record  for  fifty  miles  is  2:21:40,  which,  divided 
by  two.  gives  1:10:53  as  the  longest  possible  time  for  half 
the  distance;  so.  how  can  they  pretend  that  their  twenty- 
five  miles  in  1:11:28  2-5  beats  Pellant's  twenty-five  miles  in 
1:10:53?    The  whole  tale  of  American  claims  to  world's 


road  records  is  a  disreputable  yam  of  buncombe.— "An 
Old  File"  in  "Irish  Cyclist." 

In  the  language  of  Barbara,  in  the  opera  '  'Black 
Hussar,"  disrejiutable  yam  of  buncombe  is  good. 
By  degrees  the  go-ahead  American  has  crept  past 
his  neighbor  across  the  pond  until  now  he  has 
begun  to  be  a  formidable  rider  on  the  road,  a  po- 
sition in  cycling  he  had  scarcely  hoped  to  hold 
for  at  least  years  to  come.  And  this  is  what  is 
worrying  "An  old  File,"  who  has  apparently  be- 
come so  dull  as  not  to  be  able  to-  keep  up  with  the 
times.  In  the  account  of  the  Linscott  road  race 
which  our  friend  read  there  may  have  been  some 
slight  inconsistencies,  but  the  fact  remains  that 
Butler  did  break  record  in  this  event — world's 
record  at  that.  If  no  one  abroad  takes  the  trouble 
to  record  the  time  at  twenty-five  miles,  or 
recognizes  time  for  any  distance  under  fifty 
miles,  that  is  not  our  fault — we  do.  One  cannot 
guess  at  intermediate  distances.  If  a  man  should 
ride  a  mile  in  1:40  it  is  naturally  correct  that  his 
quarters  would  be  within  record  time,  but  would 
any  governing  body  credit  him  with  record  for 
quarters  if  they  were  not  separately  timed?  Most 
assuredly  not — and  the  cases  are  parallel. 

American  records  always  have  been  bitter  piUs 
to  the  average  Englishman.  For  years  and  years 
he  went  on  claiming  world's  records  for  all  dis- 
tances when  Windle  and  others  had  ridden  sec- 
onds faster.  Even  now  we  doubt  if  the  English- 
men admit  that  America  holds  all  the  short 
distance  records. 

We  plead  ignorance  relative  to  the  Australian 
twenty-five-mile  record,  which  would  be,  accord- 
ing to  the  Irish  Cyclist,  58  min.  58  '3-5  sec,  for  the 
distance,  or  about  1:41  J  for  each  mile!  This  is  a 
little  faster  than  Americans  can  ride,  at  least  for 
twenty-five  miles.  The  writer  likely  means  about 
a  half  minute  slower  than  the  Australian  twenty- 
five-mile  record,  inasmuch  as  no  twenty-five-mile 
record  has  been  claimed  under  the  hour. 


A  BAD  beginning  sometimes  makes  a  good  end- 
ing, but  it  appears  at  present  that  race-goers  may 
see  considerable  trickery  on  the  part  of  members 
of  class  B  teams  before  the  racing  season  closes  un- 
less a  prompt  preventative  is  applied.  It  has 
commenced  already,  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  and  Chi- 
cago furnishing  examples  of  the  schemes  to  which 
racing  tricksters  may  resort  in  order  to  aid  fellow 
team  members  to  win.  The  makers  employing 
teams  can  easily  stop  this  chicanery.  They  can- 
not hope  to  increase  the  popularity  of  their  bi- 
cycles by  allowing  trickery  on  the  part  of  their 
riders,  and  we  have  no  doubt  will  lose  no  time  in 
putting  a  stop  to  such  practices.  Fi'rthermore, 
the  referees  of  race  meetings  should  exercise  their 
full  authority  in  governing  men  who  resort  to  dis- 
reputable methods  and  thus  endeavor  to  rid  the 
path  of  its  objectionable  characters. 


In  Canada  a  relay  ride  is  to  be  held  by  means 
of  which  the  promoters  hope  to  do  something  for 
the  public  good.  Members  of  each  club  repre- 
sented by  the  riders  are  asked  to  go  over  their 
route  and  take  notes  of  the  road.  These  notes 
will  be  used  by  the  Ontario  Good  Roads  Associa- 
tion, and  will  be  published  in  pamphlet  form  by 
the  agricultural  department  of  the  Ontario  govern- 
ment and  distiibuted  throughout  the  counriy 
gratis. 

One  of  our  esteemed  local  contemiioiaries 
published  last  week  what  purported  to  be  a  list  of 
the  quantity  of  matter  printed  concerning  Decora- 
tion day  races,  ^^^ree-  was  grossly  misrepre- 
sented, both  as  to  the  number  of  events  reported 
and  the  quantity  of  matter  presented.  As  a  mat- 
ter of  fact  ^^^/t/ve-  printed  considerably  more 


matter  concerning  the  Chicago  road  race  than  its 
contemporary;  presented  more  pictures  and  hetter 
pictures,  and,  what  is  more  important  still,  was 
in  the  mails  twenty -four  hours  ahead  of  any  other 
cycling  journal  in  America — apiece  of  enterprise 
of  infinitely  greater  importance  than  the  amount 
of  space  covered,  and  which  our  friends  forgot  to 
mention. 

A  twenty-four-hour  beating  does  require  some 
explanation. 

The  reference  to  H.  E.  Winship,  in  an  eastern 
contemporary,  as  "the  old  skate,"  showed  execra- 
ble taste  on  the  part  of  the  writer.  Winship  has 
accomplished  greater  deeds  in  the  road  race  than 
any  other  rider.  His  record  as  a  racer  will  com- 
pare favorably  with,  and  as  a  gentleman  is  im- 
measurably superior  to,  those  of  many  racing 
men,   the  aforesaid  writer  not  excepted. 


We  notice,  with  alarm  for  the  sanity  of  the 
younger  generation  of  cyclists,  a  growing  inclina- 
tion on  their  part  to  publish,  among  other  clnb 
matters,  a  "club  yell."  While  the  practice  of 
some  such  outburst  on  special  occasions  is  unobjec- 
tionable and  even  pleasing,  club  yells  in  pamphlet 
form  are  not  likely  to  improve  the  public's  opin- 
ion of  cyclists. 

We  cheerfully  note  the  claim  of  the  Paufic  Cy- 
clist that  Edwards'  short  distance  records  were  noi 
made  irom  the  top  of  a  steep  banking,  as  lately 
stated  by  ^^/^/ee-  correspondent.  The  records 
were  made  on  a  mile  track,  with  a  dirt  sur- 
face. 


Two  friends  in  cycling  garb  arrayed, 
A  solemn  vow  together  made, 

One  summer  day: 
"Each  will  the  other's  fortunes  share 
And  each  the  other's  sorrows  hear 

Along  the  waj'. 

"  Let  pain  or  pleasure  mark  our  path, 
Whate'er  the  hidden  future  hath. 

For  us  in  view; 
Though  loads  be  rough  and  hills  be  steep, 
Together  we  will  ever  keep 

The  journey  through." 

From  happy  homes  they  cycled  far 
Without  a  thought  or  word  to  mar 

Their  pleasant  way ; 
They  oft  repeated;  "We  will  share 
Each  other's  joy,  each  other's  care 

From  day  to  day." 

The  steeples  of  their  native  town 
Were  sighted  as  the  sun  went  down, 

When  bark:  a  voice — 
Sweet  music  to  one  cyclist's  ear, 
A  note  he  long  had  sighed  to  hear — 

Made  him  rejoice. 

By  chance  they'd  met  upon  the  way 
One  cyclist's  blushing  fiance. 

One  arm  ae  thi  ew 
About  her  slender,  supple  waist; 
One  fervent  kiss  she  gave,  in  haste, 

And  onward  flew. 

Alas  for  vows  that  do  not  biad! 
How  frail  the  oaths  of  all  mankind 

When  love  is  near: 
Who  would  have  shared  that  precious  kiss; 
That  instant  of  supernal  bliss  ? 

No  man,  I  fear. 


^^^^/ce 


ROAD-RACING  COSTUMES. 


Wheeler  and  Louvet"  were  "first  in   the"  tandem 
race  May  28. 


The  uational  holiday  obtained  from  the  powers 
that  be  by  the  G.  A.  E.,  and  known  as  Decoration 
day,  has  become  a  representative  wheelmen's  com- 
petition holiday.  J  am  not  sentimentally  in- 
clined, and  though  I  have  a  great  respect  for  the 
men  who  fought  and  bled  for  the  rights  and  liber- 
ties of  the  per  pie  who  inhabit  these  United  States, 
I  have  little  or  no  respect  for  religious  or  secular 
holidays,  and  can  find  no  sympathy  for  those  who 
fly  to  arms  because  all  alike  do  not  pay  tribute  to 
their  preconceived  notions  regarding  the  sacred- 
ness  of  certain  seasons.  If  the  cyclists  or  anyone 
else  find  it  more  convenient,  more  pleasurable  or 
more  profitable  to  tbllow  the  dictates  of  their  own 
sweet  way  and  hold  road  events  upon  Decoration 
day  or  Fourth  of  .July,  I  see  no  valid  reason  why 
they  should  not  do  so.  If  they  prefer  to  ride  into 
the  countiy  on  what  is  known  as  "the  Sabbath," 
I  can  find  no  reason  for  saying  them  nay. 

But  there  is  a  certain  mythical  personage  to 
whom  we  all  bend  the  knee  in  secret,  if  not 
openly,  and  to  the  edicts  of  whose  high  priests 
and  priestesses  we  either  openly  or  secretly  con- 
torm — Mrs.  Gi'undy.  There  has  never  been  a 
time  in  the  history  of  our  sport  when  it  has  re- 
ceived so  much  attention  trom  the  lay  press  and 
the  people,  and  in  the  same  breath  I  must  say 
there  has  never  been  a  time  when,  as  a  sport,  it 
was  so  undignified  and  over-bearing,  and  this  at 
just  the  turning-point  when  every  efibrt  should  be 
made  to  dignify  and  popularize  it  before  the  peo- 
ple. I  read  with  much  interest  the  various  ac- 
counts of  the  Chicago  and  Irvington-Milburn  road 
races  as  given  in  the  great  daily  papers,  and  I  am 
sorry  to  say  that,  although  great  prominence  was 
given  them,  the  comment  is  guardedly  unfavora- 
ble to  the  events  from  a  standpoint  of  recreation  or 
dignity.  The  following  clipping  from  Eugene 
Field's  "Sharps  and  Flats"  is  a  fair  specimen  of 
criticism,  and  as  it  comes  from  a  genial,  whole- 
souled  man,  well  into  his  prime  b''t  not  given  to 
unreasonable  prejudices,  and  as  it  is  really  pretty 
near  true,  it  ought  to  carry  some  weight  with  the 
bare-legged,  scampering,  hump-backed  youths 
who  have  no  more  sense  than  to  wear  bathing 
costumes  in  a  city  road  race : 

We  have  heard  so  much  about  the  healthfulness  of  bi. 
cycling  that  we  took  the  time  and  trouble  to  see  the  road 
race  alone  the  north  shore  yesterday.  It  may  conduce 
to  development  of  the  chest  and  expansion  of  the  lungs 
for  a  human  being  to  hump  himself  like  a  scared  mon- 
key, as  we  saw  those  ambitious  wheelmen  humping 
themselves,  but  we  protest  that  it  does  not  present  an 
edifying  spectacle.  Doubtless  the  queer  old  theory  that 
men  and  women  should  sit  and  stand  erect  and  with 
shoulders  thrown  back  has  been  exploded.  We  observed 
that  in  90  per  cent  of  the  examples  presented  yesterday 
the  calf  measurement  exceeded  the  measurement  around 
the  chest,  and  we  suppose  that  presently  the  human 
lungs  will  become  as  useless  and  as  dangerous  an  adjunct 
as  the  vermiform  appendix  row  is,  and  will  have  to  be 
excerpted  in  many  instances. 

Viewing  the  thing  from  the  standpoint  of  beauty  and 
of  are  simply,  we  confess  that  we  cannot  conceive  of  any 
other  performance  more  hideously  grotesque  or  more 
humiliating  to  a  manly  beholder  than  is  that  of  the  aver- 
age cyclist  trying  to  make  fast  time  on  his  wheel. 
Here  is  another; 

The  foreshortened  retrospect  of  Decoration  day  which 
one  gets  on  May  31  always  has  a  singular  effect  as  of 
graves  bedecked  with  bicycles  and  flannel-shirted  young 
men  racing  on  hoops  of  forget-me-nots.  It  is  a  comming- 
ling of  tears  for  the  heroic  dead  and  whoop-lah's :  for  the 
stoop-shouldered  person  who  won  the  road  race. 

It  was  the  most  incongruous  of  chances  which  made 
the  day  of  the  nation's  sacredest  remembrance  also  the 
day  of  the  triumphing  bicycle-rider.  Scarcely  anything 
could  be  less  in  keeping  with  this  exalted  day  than  a  bi- 
cycle-race is.  A  horse-race  may  be  inspiring;  there  is 
the  glow  and  cheer  of  daring  and  brawny  expertness 
about  foot-ball;  base  ball  has  the  charm  of  swiftness  and 
skill — when  a  good  club  plays  it.  In  a  bicycle-race  there 
is  a  young  man  in  a  sweater  bent  double  over  a  low.  wab- 
bling little  machine  whii-h  is   half    invisible,   presenling 


an  ungainly  figure  suggestive  of  neither  speed  nor  skill 
but  simply  of  brute  endurance. 

It  is  regrettable  that  the  bicyclist,  before  he  incorpo- 
rated himself  a  feature  of  Decoration  day,  did  not  think 
up  some  details  tor  visual  effect  merely.  Howevei-,  the 
bicyclist  has  evidently  come  into  Decoration  day  to  stay. 
Evidently  written  by  a  holiday-worshipping 
reporter;  he  is  not  as  near  right  as  the  laughing 
writer  of  "Sharps  and  Flats,"  for  he  does  not  see 
the  skill  nor  appreciate  the  tremendous  speed  o( 
the  winner  of  a  modern  road  race,  nor  does  he  ap 
preciate  the  fact  of  public  approval  as  testified 
unto  by  the  thousands  of  spectators  who  thronged 
Lincoln  Park,  Nevertheless  the  sight  of  a  parcel 
of  half-naked,  humped-up  boys  in  a  public  park 
or  street,  or  on  a  country  road,  is  by  no  means 
edifying  or  dignified.  Foot-ball  players,  base- 
ball players,  cricketers  or  lavni  tennis  players 
dress  themselves  in  accordance  with  the  dictates 
of  Mrs.  Grundy.  Runners,  jumpers,  wrestlers, 
etc.,  do  not  appear  in  their  athletic  habiliments 
except  upon  the  especially  prepared  enclosures 
provided  for  their  use.  But  cyclists  seeni  to 
think  that  the  public  has  no  rights  in  the  matter 
of  decency  and  tradition  which  they  are  bound  to 
respect,  and  stalk  openly  about  in  street,  park  or 
road  in  costumes  which  would  paralyze  a  South 
Sea  Islander.  This  very  thing  has  had  much  to 
do  with  the  slow  growth  of  the  sport,  and  I  fear 
me  much  that  the  recent  action  of  the  ladies  in 
the  matter  of  knee  breeks  will  not  help  the  matter 
much,  for  next  to  a  bow-legged,  hump-backed 
youth  trying  to  scorch  on  a  dinky  safety,  a  bow- 
legged  female  in  knee  breeches  and  corsets  i.s 
about  the  most  ridiculous  thing  upon  this  mun- 
dane sphere.  Phckbils. 


Man  or  Woman  ? 


E=^> 


"  How  old  are  you,  sonny  '! " 

"  Eh  ?    Well,  tell  me  first  are  you  a  man  or  woman  ? 

— Le  Cy3le. 


Preparations  at  Denver. 
.J.  A.  McGuire,  of  Denver,  in  a  letter  to  this 
office,  siiys:  "The  contract  for  the  building  of 
our  track  has  been  let,  and  work  commenced  to- 
day, and  everyone's  great  ambition  now  turns  to 
the  success  of  the  national  meet.  The  executive 
committee,  which  has  full  charge  of  the  affair,  is 
composed  of  fifteen  of  Denver's  representative 
business  men,  and  they  are  fully  capable  of  the 
big  undertaking.  The  Denver  Wheel  Club,  au 
organization  of  over  300  wheelmen,  will  manage 
the  racing  portion  of  the  meet.  I  hope  to  see 
^^^t/ee-  stafi'  here  at  the  time,  and  if  our  alti- 
tude fails  so  make  you  dizzy  we'll  try  something 
that  will.  In  fact,  however,  our  altitude  is  all 
right,- and- the  eastern  cracks  will  all  he  right 
in  it." 


IT    IS    A    REPETITION    OF    1893-- 

EVERYTHING    RAMBLER! 

A    GLORIOUS    RECORD    THIS— 

and  the  season  only  just  begun. 


RAMBLER    RECORD    FOR    1894. 


Prize  winnings  reported  since  Jan.  1,  1894: 
111  firsts      71  seconds.     31  thirds.      5  fourths. 
14  first  time.     3  second  time. 

TOTAI^235  PRIZES. 


On  Decoration  Day  only. 

63  firsts.    43  seconds.     20  thirds.     1  fourth.     5 
first  time.     3  second  time. 

TOTAL—133  PRIZES. 
Sorry  a>out  those  fourths — but,   the   other 
fellows  wanted  something. 

Records  Broken  on  Ramblers  since  January  i,  1894. 

WOBJOD. 

1-8   mile,    standing    start,     World's     Record, 
16  2-5  sec. 

AMERICAN    JtOAD. 
10  mile,  competition,  American  Road  Record. 

STATE. 

Missouri  2  mile  Competition  Record. 
Nebraska  1-2  mile  Time  Record. 

1-4    " 
Texas  1-2  mile  Competition  Record. 
15  California  Competition  and  Time  Record. 

COUMSE. 

DeSoto— St  Louis. 
College  Hill — Cincinnati, 
Hanauer — Cincinnati. 

COJOZEGE. 

Cornell  University  2  mile  Record. 

STATE    CBAMPIONSMIPS. 

Maine — One  half  mile. 
Maine — One  mile. 

SVNVItY. 

Bermuda— 12  mile  Road  Record. 
Bermuda — One  mile  Championship. 
One  mile  Record  for  five-lap  track. 

PACIFIC     COAST. 

STANDING  START.  FLYING  START. 

1-8  mile  1-4  mile 

1-4    "  1-2    " 

1-3    "  3-4    " 

1       "  1        " 

3       "  5  mile  competition 

3       "  1-4  "  " 

1  hour,  against  time 

RAMBLERS   ARM   SWIFT— Catalogue  tells  all  about  them. 

GORNULLY  &  JEFFERY   MFG.  CO., 

CHICAGO.  BOSTON.  WASHINGTON.  NEW    YORK.  COVENTRY,    ENGLAND. 

CHICAGO  BRANCH,  85  Madison  Street,     paptttto  nnAQT     T.  H.  B.  Varney,  1335  Market  St.,   San  Francisco,   Gal. 
MENTION  THE  REFEREE.  fAOiJi'iu  uuAfti,    p  ,j,_  MerrUl  Cycle  Co.,  Portland,  Ore 


QUAKER    CITY    GOSSIP. 


The  Trolly  Ordinance  Killed— The  A.  A.  U.- 
L.  A.  W.  Muddle— Taxis'  Condition. 

Philadelphl\,  .Tnne  11. — The  ordinance  ask- 
ing permission  for  the  People's  Traction  Company 
to  trolley  Diamond  street  from  Twenty-second  to 
Thirty-third  is  practically  dead.  It  received  its 
first  knock-down  on  Tuesday  last,  when  the  sub- 
committee of  the  council's  street  railway  commit- 
tee decided  to  report  the  ordinance  back  to  the 
general  committee  with  a  negative  recommenda- 
tian.  The  vote  was  unanimous,  which  goes  to 
show  that  the  organization  fighting  the  ordinance 
got  in  some  pretty  good  licks  during  the  last 
week.  In  this  connection  it  may  be  stated  that 
Thomas  Hare,  president  of  the  Associated  Cycling 
Clubs  of  Philadelphia  and  also  of  the  Century 
"Wheelmen,  who  was  one  of  the  vice-presidents  of 
Diamond-Street  Anti-Track  Association,  played 
an  important  part  in  the  general  work  of  downing 
the  ordinance  in  the  sub-committee. 

The  knock-out  blow  was  administered  last  Fri- 
day, at  the  meeting  of  the  general  committee, 
when  the  sub-committee's  report  was  received 
and  acted  upon.  When  the  question  was  put  and 
noses  counted,  it  was  ascertained  that,  as  a  result 
of  the  organized  opposition  to  the  measures,  not  a 
single  vote  was  cast  in  its  favor,  and  it  was  there- 
fore reported  back  to  the  city  council  with  a  neg- 
ative recommendation.  Subsequently  the  council 
tacitly  assented  to  the  reports  by  unanimously 
agreeing  to  a  resolution  discharging  the  committee 
fixim  farther  consideration  of  the  subject. 

THE   CHESTNT-T   STREET   ORDINANCE. 

The  local  cycling  contingent  is  up  in  arms  as 
a  result  of  the  introduction  into  council  by  Mr. 
Patton  of  the  ordinance  (mentioned  in  last  week's 
letter)  prohibiting  bicycle  riding  on  Chestnut 
street  between  10  a.  m.  and  4  p.  m.  The  asser- 
tion is  made  that  such  an  ordinance  would  not 
have  a  ghost  of  a  show  when  it  was  taken  to 
pieces  and  shown  up  in  its  true  light.  The  deci- 
sion by  a  Pennsylvania  judge  that  the  bicycle  is 
practically  a  road  vehicle,  and  as  such  is  liable  to 
all  the  restrictions  and  may  enjoy  all  the  privi- 
leges of  vehicles  in  general,  would  seem  to  indi- 
cate that  there  is  no  more  justice  in  depriving 
cyclers  of  their  rights  on  Chestnut  street  than 
there  would  be  to  bar  horse-ears  or  private  car- 
riages. On  this  line  the  ordinance  will  be 
fought.  In  the  meantime  a  strict  look-out  is 
being  kept  for  scorchers,  and  the  cycling  clubs 
and  the  better  element  among  the  unattached 
riders  say  they  will  do  everything  in  their  power 
to  assist.the  city  otHcials  in  putting  a  stop  to  the 
pernicious  and  dangerous  practice  of  riding  bicy- 
cles at  full  speed  over  the  city  streets.  The 
papers  seem  to  be  against  the  cycler  and  in  favor 
of  the  ordinance;  but  there  is  every  indication 
that  this  vrill  be  one  of  the  few  instances  where 
"the  power  of  the  press"  will  go  for  naught. 

GIDEON  ON  THE  L.  A.  W.-A.  A.  XI.  MUDDLE. 

George  D.  Grideon,  the  local  member  of  the 
racing  board,  on  being  shown  the  New  York  Dis- 
patch relative  to  possible  trouble  between  the  L. 
A.  "W.  and  the  A.  A.  U.  over  the  two-class  rule 
adopted  by  the  former,  said:  "The  matter  is 
probably  the  result  of  a  misunderstanding,  and  I 
do  not  apprehend  any  trouble  between  the  two 
organizations.  There  vnR  be  no  change  in  the 
friendly  relations  now  existing  between  them  un- 
less the  A.  A.  U.  attempts  to  assume  jurisdiction 
over  the  sport,  which  is  hardly  likely  to  occur,  as 
nothing  could  be  gained  even  were  such  an  object 
accomplished. 

If  the  A.   A.  IT.   refuses  to  recognize  class  B 
amateurism,   the  L.  A.  W.   will  not  question  its 


right  to  adopt  such  a  course.  Any  amateur  ath- 
letic organization,  or  any  race  promoter,  may  de- 
clare any  meet  or  meets  open  to  class  A  men 
only,  and  exclude  class  B  events,  and  its  privi- 
lege to  do  so  \vill  not  be  questioned.  The  only 
point  claimed  by  the  league  is  that,  whether  the 
races  are  class  A  or  class  B,  they  must  be  held 
under  the  L.  A.  W.  rales  governing  the  respective 
classes,  and  the  rules  of  the  former  class  are  cer- 
tainly as  strictly  amateur  as  those  governing  any 
branch  of  the  athletic  sport  in  the  country. 

"The  position  of  the  A.  A.  U.  is  precisely  the 
same  as  that  of  the  Intercollegiate  Athletic  Asso- 
ciation. The  latter  decided  that  it  would  not 
recognize  cliiss  B  men  as  eligible  to  any  races 
given  by  clubs  belonging  to  the  association,  and 
their  right  to  make  such  a  demand  was  promptly 
acknowledged  by  the  racing  board.  Accordingly 
all  collegiate  events  are  open  only  to  class  A 
riders,  but  the  rules  of  the  association  require 
that  sanction  for  all  such  events  must  be  obtained 
from  the  league  board,  and  that  they  must  be 
run  under  the  rules  of  that  organization  govern- 
ing class  A  races." 

TAXIS'    FALL   AT   PLAINFIELD. 

I  saw  Taxis  the  other  day,  and  the  reports  at 
first  circulated  that  his  injuries  are  not  severe 
seem  to  have  been  without  foundation.  In  addi- 
tion to  having  his  ear  almost  cut  off  he  had  a  big 
cut  over  the  eye  and  another  down  the  side  of  his 
face.  Coupled  with  the  fact  that  he  is  minus  the 
services  of  four  teeth  and  has  to  live  on  spoon 
victuals  as  a  result  thereof,  it  is  apparent  that 
Billy  hit  the  Plainfield  track  a  pretty  hard 
whack.  Indeed,  it  was  two  houi-s  before  he  re- 
gained consciousness.  The  impression  is  general 
that  the  mix-up  was  due  either  to  carelessness  or 
deliberation  on  the  part  of  Charles  Murphy.  At 
any  rate,  eye-witnesses  are  emphatic  in  their  con- 
demnation of  Murphy's  riding  in  that  race,  and 
claim  that  the  foul  was  intentional.  Taxis  him- 
self refrains  from  commenting  on  the  accident, 
bnt  it  is  evident  that  his  opinion  agrees  in  the 
main  with  that  of  most  of  the  contestants  and 
spectators.  The  result  will  probably  be  that 
Billy  will  be  thrown  out  of  training  for  a  couple 
of  months  if  not  for  the  whole  season,  in  addition 
to  which  his  "mug"  is  badly  twisted.  / 


The  Dub.— -"Hi I  Hi!  Hi!  Hey  there!  I  say,  look  out!" 
The  Deaf  Person. — "matins  to  me  I  have  a  buzzing  in  the 
ears." — Exchange. 


A  Literary  Gem. 
W.  0.  Caldwell  is  learning  his  little  son, 
Wayne,  to  ride  a  bicycle,  and  it  is  fun.  W.  O. 
goes  ahead  on  his  wheel  while  the  boy  keeps  up 
the  rear  with  a  string  attcched  to  his  wheel 
worked  by  W.  O.  What  W.  O.  wUl  thiok  of 
next  remains  to  be  .seen. — Galesburg  (111. )  Mail. 


Thought  Them  Spies. 
Some  French  cyclists  were  arrested  at  Mayence 
for  spies,  bnt  were  .soon  relea-sed. 


DEFENDS  THE  CYCLISTS. 


The  Chicago  "Journal"  Takes  the  Winnetka 
Authorities  to  Task. 

Of  all  the  vile  roads  that  disfigure  the  land.scape 
and  discouiage  pleasure  riding,  either  by  carriage 
or  bicycle,  between  Chicago  and  Milwaukee  those 
of  Winnetka  are  probably  the  very  vilest,  says  the 
Evening  Journal  editorially.  We  say  "probably"' 
advisedlj',  because  part  of  the  Sheridan  Eoad  ha» 
been  laid  out  and  widely  advertised  between  here 
and  Waukegan,  and  the  unhappy  wight  who  has 
been  allured  to  try  its  unflagged  perils  knows  tliat 
no  one  township  through  which  it  runs  can  safely 
claim  pre-eminent  impassability.  But  .Jordan  was 
a  smooth  and  attractive  boulevard  to  travel  along- 
side of  the  Sheridan  Eoad  or  almost  any  other 
piece  of  nnparallel  ditches  in  Winnetka. 

But  Weunetka  has  several  rods  of  passable  side- 
walks which  the  weary,  jolted,  dust-laden  bi- 
cyclist has  been  wont  to  take  to  escape  death. 
This  passes  in  front  of  the  place  of  a  justice  of  the 
peace,  who  for  the  past  two  Sundays  has  been  act- 
ing the  part  of  the  spider  toward  the  flying  bi- 
cyclists who  trespassed  thereon  contrary  to  the  or- 
dinances ot  Wirmetka  in  such  cases  made  and  pro- 
vided. Yesterday  he  is  said  to  have  mulcted 
sixteen  riders  §5  apiece  before  noon,  and  on  the 
first  soft,  sweet  Sunday  in  .Tune  preceeding  he  col- 
lected S2.30  from  the  unwary  pedalers.  Evidently 
this  shrewd  J.  P.  has  a  mint  if  the  bicyclists  do 
not  take  to  the  lake  and  swim  around   Winnetka. 

The  bicyclists  of  Illinois  should  secure  the  pas 
sage  of  a  law  forbidding  the  trustees  of  any  town- 
ship where  the  roads  are  not  in  a  reasonable  state  of 
passability  for  man  and  beast  from  prohibiting 
riding  on  sidewalks  or  private  grounds.  The  au- 
thorities of  Winnetka  have  no  right  to  collect  a 
cent  from  trespa.ssers  who  are  forced  onto  their 
sidewalks  by  their  beastly  roads. 

He  Wanted  His  Money  Back. 

Last  Monday  morning  a  strapping  Swede 
walked  into  a  Lincoln,  Neb.,  dealer's  store.  His 
face  bore  evidence  of  recent  contact  with  Mother 
Earth,  for  it  was  badly  cut  and  lacerated;  one  arm 
was  tied  in  a  sling,  and  with  the  other  hand  he 
pushed  a  wrecked  bicycle.  A  glance  at  the  pair 
told  the  whole  story,  but  "Yonny  Yonson"  was 
not  satisfied  until  he  could  unbirrden  himself. 

"Here,  mister;  here's  you  old  wheel.  I  tank  I 
want  money  back.  Bicycle  no  dam  good.  Break 
down  and  trow  me  all  out.  Wagon  take  me  to 
hospital.-    Yust  come  out  now. " 

And  thus  he  jabbered  away,  much  faster  than 
one  could  write  it  down.  The  proprietor  exam- 
ined the  wheel  and  assured  "Mr.  Yonson"  he 
would  have  it  all  fixed  up  for  him  in  a  few  days. 
But  that  did  not  suit  him  at  all;  he  wanted  his 
money  back,  and  raised  such  a  fuss  that  a  crowd 
soon  gathered  in  front  of  the  store.  To  pacify 
the  fellow  the  dealer  took  him  out  the  back  way 
and  set  up  the  beer  at  the  n'earest  saloon. 


Changed  to  a  Cyclists'  Club. 
A  club  was  formed  some  years  ago  in  Belgium 
called  "The  Vagabond  Turtle  Club. "  Its  mem- 
bers made  excursions  throughout  the  county  in 
the  summer  on  foot.  The  club  was  composed  of 
doctors,  lawyers  and  professional  gentlemen  and 
ladies  and  even  young  girls.  Little  by  little  the 
members  became  cyclists  and  its  name  has  been 
changed  to  the  "Cycling  Turtle  Club."  The 
badge  is  represented  by  a  handsome  tortoise,  upon 
whose  carapoce  is  engraven  a  cycle  wheel.  As  to 
the  president,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Brussels, 
his  authority  is  symbolized  by  a  living  turtle 
badge.  When  a  new  president  is  elected  the 
transference  of  the  turtle  is  very  ceremonious. 


....Red  Wizard  Tires.... 


Established  a  splendid  reputation  in  1893  and 
have  maintained  it  in  1894. 

Repairers  who  wish  to  do  honest  work  are 
using  these  tires  with  great  success. 

They  ride  well,  wear  well  and  are  easily 
repaired. 

Write  for  terms  and  prices. 


HARTFORD    RUBBER    WORKS    CO., 

HARTFORD,    CONN. 


MENTION   THE    REFER": 


RIDE 


MONARCH 


AND    KEEP    IN    FRONT. 

You  will  find  Monarchs  under  the  leaders.  We 
build  bicycles  that  stand  up.  and  Monarch  riders  will 
tell  you  so.  If  there  is  no  Monarch  agent  in  your 
vicinity  write  us  for  Catalogue  and  prices. 

MONARCH  CYCLE  CO.,  42  to  52  n.  Haisted  st.,  Chicago. 

The  C.  F.   GUrON  CO..  97-99  Reade  St..  NEW  YORK, 

Eastern  Dis'ributing  and  Sales  Agent. 


^^^efce. 


RACING  BOARD  MATTERS. 


To  theEefebee: — AVe  rely  ou  you  to  assist  us 
in  seeing  that  the  rules  are  enforced,  to  keep  the 
racing  path  free  of  all  taint,  and  to  see  that  each 
competitor  has  an  equal  chance  to  win  any  posi- 
tion he  may  be  entitled  to  by  reason  of  his  abili- 
ties. 

With  the  element  of  trade  rivalries  entering  so 
largely  into  the  class  B  races,  extra  care  and 
prompt  punishn'ent  is  needed  to  impress  on  racing 
men  and  public  alike,  that  no  shadow  of  wrong 
doing  will  be  tolerated  or  permitted  and  any  man 
guilty  of  wiUful  foul  or  unfair  dealing  in  connec- 
tion with  cycle  racing  will  be  promptly  and 
sharply  dealt  with. 

We  ask  that  yon  will  report  any  suspicious  rid- 
ing, attempts  to  pocket  or  foul  competitors,  prear- 
ranged races,  etc.  We  ask  you  to  remember  that 
we  are  ready  to  suspend  for  a  sufficiently  long 
period,  any  man  guilty  of  these  acts.  That  we 
want  full  and  complete  details  made  out  while 
occurrence  is  fresh  in  your  mind. 

Read  the  rules  carefully  and  make  your  decis- 
ions conform  therewith.  You  may  place  time 
limits  ou  any  race.  See  that  ihey  are  reasonable 
and  fair  limits,  then  stick  to  them.  Competitors 
and  trainers  should  not  be  disputed  with.  The 
competitor,  if  treated  fairly,  can  have  no  just 
grievance,  and  the  trainer  has  no  business  to  dis- 
pute the  referee's  decision. 

Receive  any  protest,  and  carefully  examine  into 
it  before  rendering  a  decision. 

Remember  that  if  your  decisions  are  in  direct 
lines  with  the  rules,  yours  is  the  highest  authority 
of  the  meet.  No  racing  man,  either  attendant  or 
manager  can  alter  or  amend  it,  and  should  not 
be  listened  to,  except  as  you  have  need  of  sach 
testimony  to  enable  jou  to  get  at  a  just  decision, 
and  such  testimony  should  only  be  tendered  when 
you  ask  for  it. 

If  your  decision  is  contrary  to  the  rules,  the 
racing  man  has  his  redress  by  a  protest  and  refer- 
ence to  the  national  racing  board  to  secure  a 
reversal.  In  all  such  cases  the  prizes  should  be 
held  pending  the  final  decision. 

To  THE  Contestant:  Ride  fair,  or  else  do  not 
ride  at  all.  This  is  fair  warning.  Too  much  team 
work  will  result  in  too  little  in  the  future.  Rid- 
ing to  instructions,  when  such  instructions  are 
calculated  to  injure,  destroys  or  lessens  a  competi- 
tor's chances  in  an  unfair  manner,  will  not  be 
permitted  to  go  unpunished. 

Be  careful,  if  a  class  A  man,  what  character  of 
prizes  you  ride  for.  The  rules  are  plain  on  this 
point.  Many  men  suffer  under  this  clause  of 
rules  this  week. 

Be  sme  and  protest  any  man  whom  you  think 
should  be  in  class  B  by  reason  of  his  competing 
outside  the  two  hundred  mile  limit.  You  run  a 
risk  by  competing  with  him  unless  under  protest. 

To  all  men  riding  in  class  A  who  should  be  in 
class  B,  a  final  warning  is  given.  It  would  be  a 
more  graceful  aet  to  go  voluntarily  where  you  be- 
long, than  by  declaration  from  this  board.  * 

SUSPENSIONS. 
The  following  are  suspended  from  all  competition  in 
class  A  events,  pending  investigation  as  to  their  standing 


in  said  class.  This  does  not  debar  them  from  class  B 
events:  Messrs.  G.  E.  Williams,  L.  W.  Kearns,  Paul 
Tackson,  J.  H.  Sauers,  C.  E.  Foster,  R.  M.  Kopp,  W.  B. 
Childs,  W.  S.  McLain,  Jr.,  A.  L.  Banker,  Pittsburg,  Pa., 
and  H.  R.  Steenson,  Ilion,  N.  Y. 

The  following  are  declared  in  class  B;  violation,  clause 
3  of  class  A  rules:  Messrs.  A.  P.  Joubert,  Ballows  Falls, 
Vt.;  Charles  Willard,  Hanover,  N.  H.;  Albert  Craigus, 
Springfield,  Mass. ;  Sherman  Snow,  B.  M.  Jewell,  H.  C. 
White,  Louis  Jorry,  E.  T.  O'Connor,  Claremont,  N.  H.; 
R.  A.  Burnham,  Shelburn  Falls,  Mass. ;  M.  A.  Hagan, 
South  DeerSeld,  Mass.;  Alfred  Brufee,  G.  L.  Graves,  H. 
W.  Putman,  A.  H.  Davey,  Greenfield,  Mass. ;  P.  H.New- 
ton, Edwin  Park,  D.  L.  Park,  Bernardson,  Mass.;  C.  A. 
Carey,  William  Bernard,  T.  S.  Carey,  H.  C.  Hall,  W.  C.  D. 
Thomas,  G.  H.  Rist,  C.  N.  Founier,  Turners  Falls.  Mass. ; 
A.  J.  Newhall,  F.  Baron  Stow,  Conway,  Mass  ;  C.  J. 
Fisher,  Orange,  Mass.;  F.  Ruddock,  Buckland,  Mass; 
Teb  Barnard,  Montague  City,  Mass.;  F.  J.  Maile,  F.  E. 
Chapin,  F,  H.  Fulton,  Mt.  Hernon,  Mass.;  F.  B.  Williams, 
Warwick,  Mass. ;  Allen  Jones,  George  E.  McCIeary,  W.  A. 
Purber,  George  Smith,  Douglass  McRea,  J.  W.  Gilmore, 
H.  T.  Passmore,  E.  C.  Farrar,  Bath,  Me.;  A.  Ames,  Au- 
burn, Me.;  v\  illiam  Adams,  Fred  B.  Groves,  Lewiston, 
Me. 

For  competing  in  unsanctioned  races  on  June  8  the  fol- 
lowing are  suspended  for  two  weeks  from  June  11: 
Messrs.  H.  S.  Landell,  J.  W.  Johnson,  A.  B.  Vorhis,  Ger- 
mantown.  Pa. 

For  competing  in  handicap  events  not  officially  handi- 
capped the  following  are  suspended  for  two  weeks  from 
June  7:  Messrs.  A.  E.  Wilson,  Matlock,  Mass. ;  B.  Wells, 
South  Framingham,  Mass.;  David  Putnam,  Marlboro, 
Mass.;  August  Searle,  South  Framingham,  Mass.;  Thomas 
Hall,  Natick,  Mass.;  F.  Yeager,  Coehitaats,  Mass. 

COLORS  ASSIGNED. 
BLACK. 

Suit;  red  and  green  sash;  B.  C.  Tylar,  East  Los  An- 
geles, Cal. 

Suit;  red  band  round  neck  and  bottom  edge  of  pants;  J. 
F.  Kirlen,  ITtica,  N.  Y. 

Suit ;  orange  V  let  in  at  neck  front  and  back  of  shirt, 
stripe  of  same  down  side  of  pants;  G.  H.  EUithorpe,  Chi- 
cago, III. 

Suit;  yellow  D  on  shirt;  E.  Tucker,  Dover,  N.  H. 

Suit;  two  red  stripes  round  sleeves  and  down  sides  of 
pants;  F.  W.  Osman,  Chicago,  111. 

Suit;  black  and  purple  cap:  S.  Nagles,  Warsaw,  Wis. 

Suit;  light  red  sash  round  sleeves  and  waist,  four  dark 
red  stars  on  shirt,  letters  R.  S.  A.  A.  on  same;  E.  Scott* 
New  York. 

Pants;  orange  stripe  sides  of  pants,  orange  and  red  al- 
ternating striped  shirt;  H.  H.  Hurlbut,  Davenport,  la. 

Suit;  yellow  band  with  letters  V.  E.  W.  in  black  thereon 
on  shirt;  W.  Slaven,  Sufifern,  N.  Y. 

Suit;  lavender  stripes  sides  of  pant  and  round  sleeves; 
F.  S.  Reeves,  Chicago. 

BLUE. 

Royal  blue  suit;  old  gold  sash;  S.  A.  Cramer,  New  York. 
Yale  blue  suit;  Yale  gray  sash;  A.  G.  Spencer,  New 
Haven,  Conn. 

GRAY. 

Suit;  black  trimmings;  Conn  Baker,  Columbus,  O. 
Suit;  maroon  trimmings;  A.  L.  Baker,  Columbus,  O. 
Suit;  dark  green  trimmings;  E.  L.  Baker,  Columbus,  O' 

GARNET. 

Suit;  Nile  green  and  black  sash  and  cap;  B.  Scott,  New 
York. 

RED. 

Suit;  green  sash;  E.  Perry,  East  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Shirt;  blue  pants,  white  sash;  H.  Park,  Washington. 

LAVENDER. 

Suit;  black  band  round  bottom  of  shirt  and  pants,  and 
round  sleeves  of  shirt;  F.  Wing,  Ottawa,  III. 
Suit;  white  sash;  H.  A.  Hoyt,  Chicago. 

PURPLE. 

Suit;  old  gold  sash;  Tourist  Cycle  Club,  Patter- 
son, N.  J. 

Suit;  two  yellow  bands  round  sleeves  and  down  sides  of 
pants,  emblem  on  shirt;  V.  Loos,  Chicago,  111. 

CARDINAL. 

Shirt;  black  pants,  club  emblem  oq  shirt;  R.  D.  Kauf- 
mann,  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa. 

CRIMSON. 

Full  suit,  socks  and  cap;    white  sash;  R.  E.  Emerson, 


Chelsea,  Mass. 

Suit:  white  band  round  sleeves  and  bottom  edge  of 
shirt  and  sides  of  pants,  white  I'ap;  C.  E.  Walling,  Ken- 
dalville,  Ind. 

PINK. 

Suit;  blue  belt;  F.  J.  Marvin,  Spokane,  Wash. 
Suit;  navy  blue  band  sides  of  pants;  A.  T.  Osborn,  Lun- 
dys  Lane,  Pa. 

ORANOE. 

Suit;  white  maltese  cross  on  a  blue  ground  on  shirt ; 
W.  J.  Cos ,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Suit;  cherry  diamond  on  shirt;  J.  W.  Coburn.  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 

Suit;  white  sash;  P.  J.  Dasey,  Chicago. 

Suit;  dark  and  Ught  blue  S  on  shirt:  L.  Carpenter,  Bay 
City,  Mich. 

WHITE. 

Suit;  cherry  diamond  on  shirt;  D.  Coburn,  St.  Louis, 
Mo. 

Suit;  light  blue  sash,  cherry  diamond  on  shirt;  W.  Co- 
burn,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Suit;  gold  sash,  cherry  diamond  on  shirt;  T.  W.  Coburn, 
St.  Louis,  Mo 

Suit;  black  sash,  cherry  diamond  on  shirt;  L.  Cobura, 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Suit;  black  and  garnet  sash;  A.  C.  Watson,  Rahwaj. 
N.J. 

Suit;  light  blue  short  stripes  set  in  lengthwise  round 
sleeves  and  bottom  edge  of  pants;  F.  R.  Fuller,  Hartford, 
Conn. 

Suit;  blue  and  gray  sash  over  right  shoulder,  blue 
stripes  on  pants;  R.  F.  Kelsey,  Pottstown,  Pa. 

Suit;  black  band  down  side  of  shirt  and  pants;  C.  S. 
Merrill,  Boston. 

Suit;  blue  band  round  neck,  sleeves  and  bottom  edge  of 
pants,  orange  sash;  A.  J.  Hargan,  Newark,  N.  J. 
sn.vER. 

Full  suit;  A.  W.  Olmstead,  Springfield,  Mass. 
The  national  circuit  meet  scheduled  .at  Newark, 
0. ,  Jvrly  23,  has  been  transferred  by  rousent  from 
the  League  of  Licking  Wheelmen  to   the   Licking 
Cycling  Club,  same  place  and  date. 

SAXCTIONS   GBANTED. 

Sanction  has  been  granted  the  Rome  Cyclers  to  hold 
matinee  races  during  the  months  of  June,  July,  August 
and  September  for  practice  purpose,  no  prizes  to  be 
awarded.  It  is  understood  that  this  sanction  is  not  oper- 
ative on  any  date  sanctioning  a  regular  meet. 

Sanction  has  been  granted  for  a  half-mile  without- hands 
race,  June  20  or  21.  Arrow  Cycle  Club,  De  Bois,  Pa. 

Sanction  has  been  granted  the  New  Jersey  Athletic 
Club  to  hold  two-miles  Fulton  county  championship. 

Sanction  has  been  granted  the  Kanaweola  Bicycle  Club, 
Elmira,  N.  Y.,  to  run  a  one-mile  championship  for 
Broome  and  Chesing  counties. 

DATES     ASSIGNED. 
JUNE. 

20— Findlay  Cycling  Club,  Findlay,  O. 
82  -  Salt  Lake  Cycle  Track  Ass'n,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 
2:J— Cottrell  &  Hirons,  Wallingtord,  Conn. 
23  25— J.  F.  Sterling,  Saugus,  Mass. 
23— Orange  County  A.  C  ,  Santa  Ana,  Cal. 
■  18-20— Chautauqua  Fair  Association,  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 
28-29— Sumter  Track  and  Park  Association,  Sumter,  S.  C. 
27-i8— Oxford  Agr,  Society,  Oxford,  Pa.    Two  events. 
13— Knights  of  Pythias,  Wellsburg,  W.  Va. 
16— Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Wilmington,  Del. 
11— Pennsylvania  State  College  A.  A.,  State  College,  Pa. 

JULY. 

4— W.  H.  St.  John,  Yazoo.  Miss. 

6-7— Randay  Cycle  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 
14— Cortland  Wheel  Club,  Cortland,  N.  Y. 

4— Utica  Trade  Assembly,  Utica,  N.  Y. 
21 — Metropolitan  Association  A.  A.  W.,  Saratoga,  N.  Y. 

4— Y.  M.  C.  A..  Binghampton,  N.  Y. 
27— Albany  County  Wheelmen,  Albany,  N-  Y. 

4— Boonton  A.  C,  Boontoo,  N.  J. 

4— Calais  B.  C.  Calais,  Me. 

4 — Newton  Centre  Imp.  Ass'n,  Newton  Centre,  Mass. 

4 — Y.  M.  C  A.  Ath.  Ass'n,  Lowell,  Mass. 

4 — Foxboro  Driving  Park,  Foxboro,  Mass. 

4  5— Richmond  Cycling  Club,  Richmond,  Ind. 

4 — Easton  Athletic  Association,  Fasten,  Pa. 

4 — Beethoven  Singing  Society,  Wheeling,  W.  Ta. 

4 — Pittsburg  Athletic  Association,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

4— R.  H.  Bringham  &  lo.,  Hudson,  Mass. 

4— A.  H  0.  of  Milford,  Mass. 

2— Athol  Cycle  Club,  Athol.  Mass. 

4 — Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
J4 — J  H.  Clancy,  Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 

4— M.  J.  Slason,  Malone,  N.  Y. 

4— City  ot  Troy,  Troy,  N.  Y. 

AUGUST. 

1— Warsaw  Cycle  Club,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

SEPTEUBER. 

3— Central  Federation  of  Labor,  Albany,  N  Y. 
8— Utica  Trade  Assembly,  Utica,  N.  Y. 


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THE  FIRST  GUN  OF  THE  SEASON. 

AND    AS    IT    HAPPENED,   IT   WAS   A 

Gatling  Gun. 

At    the   Twenty- five    Mile    Road    Race   of  the  Cleveland    Wheel  Club 

"TRIANCLE" 


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Won  almost  everything  in  sight. 


FIRST  PLACE.  FIFTH   PLACE.  ,„    Jg^     Traclc     EvCIltS 

FIRST  TIME.  SIXTH  PLACE. 

THIRD  TIME.  TENTH  PLACE. 

FOURTH  TIME  32nd  PLACE  TRIANGLE       WHEELS 

SIXTH  TIME.  38th  PLACE. 

FORTIETH  PLACE. 
And  Special  Prize  for  Novice.  -=^^s*^Took     Nlfie     PHZCS. 


The  Peerless  Mfg.  Company, 


CLEVELAND,    OHIO. 


MENfJON  THE    REFEREE. 


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5— Utica  Cycling  Club,  Utica,  N.  Y. 
3-Staten  Island  Ath.  Club,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 
10— Los  Angeles  Ath.  Club.  Los  Angeles,  Oal. 
H.  E.  EAYMOND, 

Chairman  Racinn;  Board. 


WON  BY  SPALDING. 


The  Martin  &  Dressing  Road  Race  Falls  to  a 
Local  5:00  Man. 
Louisville,  Ky.,  June  13. — [Special.] — The 
Martin  &  Dressing  ten-mile  road  race  this  morn- 
ing was  won  by  John  Spalding,  a  Louisville  rider, 
who  started  with  a  handicap  of  live  minutes. 
Black  of  Fort  Wayne  wa.s  the  only  sci-atch  man. 
Githens  of  Chicago  and  Hunger  of  Lidianapolis 
did  »ot  put  in  an  appearance.  Spalding's  time 
was  28  minutes.  Close  behind  him  came  E.  J. 
Daubert  of  this  city,  and  G.  P.  Miller,  another 
Louisville  boy,  was-third;  H.  K.  Smith  of  Osbom, 
Ohio,  was  fourth.  The  first  time  prize  was  wou 
by  E.  V.  Minor  of  Indianapolis.  He  was  a  1  ;30 
man  and  covered  the  ten  miles  in  26:.54;  Gus 
Steele  of  Chicago  made  it  in  27:24. 


THE  HILL  CLIMBER  SCORES. 


The  De  Soto  Record  Knocked  Sky-high  by  a 
Chicago  Man. 

We  reported  in  a  brief  paragraph  last  week, 
that  word  had  been  received  from  St.  Louis  that 
the  record  over  the  De  Soto  road  had  been  broken 
by  H.  L.  Dodson,  of  Chicago,  mounted  on  an 
American  Hill  Climber.  The  time  reported  was 
so  extr.iordinary,  however,  as  to  cause  doubt  as  to 
-its  authenticity.  From  information  received, 
however,  there  seems  to  be  no  reasonable  doubt 
that  Dodson  covered  the  distance  in  3  hr.,  2  miu., 
lowering  Harding's  record  31  minutes. 

He  started  from  the  club  house  of  the  South 
Side  Cycling  Club  at  7:20  a.  m.,  timed  by  C.  W. 
Brasie  and  a  number  of  members  of  the  club. 
BuUtovrn  was  reached  at  8:50,  Victoria  at  10:00 
and  De  Soto  at  10:23.  The  latter  time  was  taken 
by  Bra,sie  and  a  number  if  wheelmen.  Dodson 
says  he  rode  many  hills  without  difficulty  and 
that  the  ride  from  Victoria  was  made  in  a  cold, 
miserable  rain.  He  intends  to  tackle  the  round- 
trip  record,  which  is  now  something  over  nine 
hours.  On  this  occasion,  to  prevent  any  possi- 
bility of  doubt,  a  number  of  checkers  and  timers 
should  be  appointed,  for  if  Dodson's  record  is 
correct  it  furnishes  the  finest  testimonial  that 
could  possibly  be  obtained  of  the  merit  of  the 
American  Hill  Climber,  the  machine  ridden. 
There  must,  indeed,  be  something  remarkable 
about  a  machine  which  transforms  an  ordinary 
rider  into  a  world-beater.  The  wheel  weighed 
twenty-four  pounds,  the  gears  being  60  and  71. 
Messrs.  Eay  and  Burnham,  the  active  men  of  the 
company  which  is  building  these  machines,  have 
abundant  confidence  that  the  record  above 
described  can  be  lowered  considerably  by  a  num- 
ber of  Chicago  ridere. 

Dodson  speaks  in  the  highest  terms  of  his 
treatment  by  St.  Louis  riders. 


LOCAL  RACES  POORLL  ATTENDED 


Not  Over  300  People  in  the  Grand  Stand — 
Good  Racing,  However. 
The  second  race  matinee  at  the  south  side  ball 
grounds  last  Saturday  was  poorly  attended,  but 
those  who  were  there  saw  good  racing.  The 
small  crowd  consisted  chiefly  of  cyclists,  and  it 
was  evident  little  had  been  done  to  acquaint  the 


general  public  with  what  is  going  on  each  week. 

James  Levy  of  the  Chicago  C.  C.  called  down 
the  wrath  of  the  crowd,  the  officials  and  his  clnb- 
raates  by  a  deliberate  attempt  to  run  EUithorpe 
off  the  track  in  the  two-mile  handicap.  Levy 
made  pace  all  the  way  after  Githens,  EUithorpe 
and  Steele  caught  him.  At  the  beginning  of  the 
last  lap  he  noticed  EUithorpe  coming  up  on  the 
outside  for  position,  and  immediately  began  to 
swing  wide,  at  the  same  time  keeping  just  in 
front  of  the  Ohio  man.  EUithorpe  nearly  struck 
the  fence  on  the  south  embankment.  In  the 
meantime  Githens  and  Steele  kept  the  pole  and 
went  out  for  home,  with  Levy  after  them.  But 
EUithorpe  caught  them  on  the  homestretch  and 
won  in  the  last  thirty  yards.  l..evy  finished  third, 
Githens  second;  and  the  former  came  in  for  a  de- 
served roasting  from  the  officials  and  spectators. 
Referee  Van  Sicklen  suspended  him  from  the 
track  for  thirty  days  for  foul  riding,  but  raised 
the  suspension  when  EUithorpe  pleaded  for  him 

But  one  fall  occurred,  Leonhardt  and  Erskine 
coming  together  in  the  final  of  the  third-mile 
open. 

After  the  races  Githens,  paced  by  Lumsden, 
Dasey  and  Barrett,  rode  a  flying  mile  in  2:13  2-5. 
Thompson  surprised  himself  and  fnends  by  easily 
vrinning  two  handicap  events,  coming  out  of  the 
bunch  and  finishing  well  ahead  and  strong.  The 
summary : 

One-mile,  novice— First  heat— C.  R.  Curtis,  I ;  E.  S. 
Church,  2;  F.  A.  Follinger,  3;  time,  2:39  1-5. 

Second  heat^J.  D.  Erskine,  1;  B.  C.  Van  Nest  2;  H.  R. 
Upp,  3;  time,  8:31. 

Final  heat— Erskine,  1;  Van  Nest,  2;  Curtis,  3;  time, 
2:40. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— W.  A.  Thompson,  C.  3. 
C,  40  yds.,  1;  A.  W.  Cleaver,  0.  C.  C,  70  yds.,  2;  C.  V. 
Dasey,  C.  C.  C,  40yds.,  3;  A.D.  Herriman,  L  C.  C,  leO 
yds.,  4;  time,  4:48  4-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— G.  A.  EUithorpe,  Peach- 
ton,  O.,  10  yds.,  1;  H.  A.  Githens,  C.  C.  C,  scratch,  2; 
James  Levy,  C.  C.  C,  50  yds.,  3;  Gus  Steele,  C.  C.  C,  30 
yds.,  4;  time,  5:28  4-5. 

Fi/e-mile,  handicap,  class  A— W.  A.  Thompson,  100  yds., 
1;  C.V.  Dasey,  100  yds.,  2;  6.  E.  Bicker,  S.  S.  C.  C,  280 
yds.,  3;  C.  H.  Peck,  C.  C.  C,  80  yds.,  4;  time  14:25  2-5. 

Third-mile,  scratch,  class  A— First  heat— J.  D.  Erskine, 
L.  C.  C,  1;  A.  W.  Cleaver,  C.  G.  C,  2;  time,  -At. 

Second  heat— George  K.  Barrett,  C.  C.  C,  1 ;  A.  L.  Leon- 
hardt, Calumet  C.  C,  2;  time,  :48  1-5. 

Third  heat-C.  H.  Peck,  C.  C.  C,  1;  A.  D.  Herriman,  I. 
C.  C,  2;  time,  :47. 

Final  heat— Barrett,  1;  Cleaver,  2;  time,  :47. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— A.  D.  Herriman,  80  yds., 
1;  B.  C.  Van  Nest,  S.  S.  C.  C,  100  yds.,  2;  A.  L.  Leonhardt, 
Calumet  C.  C,  60  yds..  3;  time  2:18  1-5. 

The  programme  for  this  week's  matinee  in- 
cludes a  mile  boys'  race,  three-mile  lap  race  (class 
A),  mile  handicap  (class  B),  third-mile  scratch 
(B),  third-mile  scratch  (A),    and  a  coUege  team 

race. 

* 

ON    A    MUDDY    TRACK. 


Cracks  Have  a  Hard    Time    of    it  at    Oneonta, 
New  York. 

Oneonta,  Y.  Y.,  June  9. — The  races  here  on 
Thursday  were  witnessed  by  3,000  people,  and 
notwithstanding  a  miserable  track,  fairly  good 
time  was  made.  A  large  portion  of  the  back 
.stretch  was  wet  and  soggy  and  dangerous.  In 
order  to  ride  at  all  the  men  had  to  go  in  a  proces- 
sion, and  it  was  only  careful  work  that  prevented 
several  disasters.  The  men  drew  for  positions. 
Tyler  and  Sanger  were  here,  but  the  latter  did 
not  ride.  Helfert  of  Utica  won  the  flve-mile 
division  championship  in  16:52  1-5,  but  Referee 
Santee  called  it  no  race  on  account  of  the  time 
limit  of  fifteen  minutes.  Kennedy  intended 
being  here,  but  his  injuries  of  "Wednesday  com- 
pelled him  to  remain  in  Troy.     The  summaries: 

Halt  mile,  novice— J.  T.  Folsom,  Binghampton,  1;  R.  V. 
White,  Scranton,  2;  time,  1:21  4-5. 


One-mile,  2:40  class— W.  J.  Helfert,  1 ;  F.  A.  Foell,  Buf- 
falo, 2;  C.  J.  Iven,  Rochester,  3;  time,  2:45. 

One-mile,  open— H.  C.  Tyler,  1;  Watson  Coleman,  2;  O. 
S.  Brandt,  3;  time,  2:39. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— W.  J.  Helfert,  Utica,  40 
yds.,  1;  F.  A.  Foell,  Buffalo,  2;  R.  A.  Gregory,  Scranton, 
no  yds.,  3;  time,  5:30. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— J.  S.  .Johnson,  scratch,  1; 
H.  B.  Arnold,  120  yds.,  2;  E.  C.  Bald,  scratch,  3;  time, 
5:35  3  .5. 

Half-mile,  2:30  class,  class  A— H.  R.  Steenson,  1;  C.  J. 
Iven,  2;  Lynn  Palmer,  3;  time,  1:10. 

Five-mile,  state  championship — W.  J.  Helfert.  1;  C.  F. 
Kibby,  Richfield  Springs,  2:  C.  J.  Iven,  3;  time,  16:58  1-5. 
No  race. 


MID-WINTER    FAIR    RACES. 


Through     Mismanagement     They    Prove    Flat 
Failures. 

San  Francisco,  June  6.— The  league  meet  set 
for  May  26  was  postponed  and  the  mid-winter 
fair  people  tried  to  run  things  by  annoimcing  the 
postponed  races  for  June  2.  As  they  had  no  sanc- 
tion for  this  latter  date  and  as  they  have  treated 
the  racing  men  contemptibly,  they  were  com- 
pelled to  call  the  affair  off"  at  the  last  moment, 
although  they  advertised  through  the  daily  press 
that  races  would  be  held  June  2.  I  am  informed 
by  a  gentleman  connected  with  the  jewelry  house 
here  which  made  the  medals  that  they  are  the 
flimsiest  things  ever  turned  out,  and  that  a  social 
club  on  a  Sunday  picnic  would  not  disgrace  itself 
by  presenting  such  medals.  Again  the  merchants 
on  whom  the  orders  for  prizes  are  drawn  dishonor 
them.  To  be  candid,  the  fair  is  a  failure,  and  the 
people  have  been  "faked"  so  often  that,  to  use  an 
expression  of  the  street,  "they  are  dead  leary 
of  if 

The  weather  is  unusual,  raining  as  I  write,  and 
this  keeps  the  .attendance  at  the  fair  below — very 
much  below — expectations.  As  a  German  who 
has  a  small  concession  at  the  fair  expressed  it, 
"Even  the  Almighty  is  against  the  mid-winter 
fair. ' '  I  am  afraid  there  is  a  gigantic  steal  some- 
where. As  a  show  it  is  good,  but  the  manage- 
ment— oh-^ !  !  ! 

De  Young,  the  director-general,  proprietor  of 
the  Chronicle,  is  the  most  unpopular  man  in  San 
Francisco.  .Just  to  illustrate — Stratton  &  Stoim, 
the  well-known  New  York  cigar  manufacturers, 
placed  a  cigar  of  excellent  quality  upon  the  mar- 
ket under  the  brand  "Director  General,"  with  a 
picture  of  "Mike"  (De  Young).  After  most  per- 
sistent advertising  they  have  decided  to  recaU  the 
brand.     The  local  agent  told  me  the  complaint 


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MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


was  everywhere  the  same — "Smokers  won't  use  a 
cigar  with  that  label  on  the  box."  If  Hearst  of 
the  Examiner  was  in  Pe  Young's  place  the  expo- 
sition would  have  been  the  success  it  deserves  to 
be. 

On  Decoration  day  the  Bay  City  Wheelmen 
held  a  meet  at  Central  Park  on  the  five-lap 
cement  track.  At  twenty-five  cents  they  had  a 
large  gate  and  good  races,  Zeigler  lowering  the 
([Darter-mile  competition  coast  record  to  :30  4-5. 
This  shows  the  sport  is  popular  and  that  only  the 
management  killed  cycle  racing  at  the  mid-winter 
fair.  I  write  thus  simply  to  give  the  inside  of 
what  pertains  to  the  sport  in  San  Francisco. 


TEN-MILE   RECORD   LOWERED. 


Bettner  Covers  That  Distance  on  the  Road  in 
27:17  4-5- 
New  Yokk,  June  11. — In  the  ten-mile  team 
race  for  the  championship  of  Union  County,  N.  J., 
■jX  Elizabeth,  W.  H.  Bittner  not  only  finished 
first,  but  broke  Willis' record  of  27:26,  doing  the 
distance  in  27:17  4-5,  while  Willis  was  but  a  foot 
behind  him.  Two  teams,  of  six  men  each,  were 
entered  from  the  Elizabeth  A.  C,  and  the  Eliza- 
beth Wheelmen,  among  the  starters  being  A.  H. 
Harnett,  winner  of  the  Irvington-Milburn  road 
race.  The  road  was  in  beautiful  shape,  and  a 
great  crowd  saw  the  race.  Bamett  was  only  a 
fifth  behind  Willis,  and  Laggran  a  fifth  behind 
Bamett,  the  four  men  finishing  in  a  bunch.  Dan- 
ley's  time  was  27:25.  The  Elizabeth  Wheelmen 
won  the  race,  scoring  45  point's  to  33  for  the  E. 
A.  C. 

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JOHNSON     WASN'T    IN    IT. 


Beaten  at  Utica  by  Sanger,  Bald  and  Others — 
Good  Racing. 

Utica,  N.  Y.,  June  9. — To-day's  races  of  the 
Eemington  B.  C.  at  Ilion  were  the  best  of  the 
season,  the  finishes  all  being  close  and  exciting, 
the  times  good,  and  not  an  accident  of  any  sort. 
Johnson  was  on  hand,  but  was  unable  to  win 
once,  being  beaten  bj'  Sanger,  Bald  and  others. 
The  cream  of  the  talent  of  both  classes,  excepting 
Bliss,  Dirnberger  and  Taxis,  was  on  hand. 

The  race  of  the  day  was  the  half-mile  open, 
class  B,  with  all  the  cracks  as  starters.  Sanger, 
Bald  and  Kennedy  pulled  out  of  the  bunch  at  the 
last  quarter  and  made  a  close  race  for  home,  fin- 
ishing in  the  order  named,  the  othtrs  being  con- 
siderably back.  In  the  mile  handicap  Taylor  at 
twenty  yards,  was  the  nearest  to  scratch,  Titus 
having  thirty-five  yards  and  Kennedy  forty.  The 
field  was  caught  at  the  half,  and  at  the  three- 
quarters  Kennedy  and  Titus  started  the  sprint, 
the  latter  winning  by  a  half-length  from  the 
Chicago  man. 

Sanger,  Murphy  and  Johnsou  distanced  the 
field  in  the  mile  open,  and  the  Milwaukeean  de- 
feated Johnson  by  at  least  two  lengths.  In  the 
half-mile  handicap  Johnson,  scratch,  suffered  an- 
other defeat,  by  Bald,  20  yards. 

Among  the  class  A  men  young  McDonald 
showed  improved  form,  defeating  Helfert  and 
Jenney  with  but  little  trouble.  Tyler  ro  le  an 
exhibition  half  in  1:03  3-5.     The  summary: 

Half-mile,  opeD,  Class  A — Raymond  McDonald,  1 :  W,  .T. 
Helfort,  2;  F.  J.  Jenny,  3;  time,  1:19  45. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1;  Bald,  2:  Kennedy, 

time,  1:11 1-5. 

One-mile,  county  championship— H.  R.  Steenson,  1;  K. 
B.  Witherbee,  3;  time,  2:53, 

Quarter-mile,  state  championship— McDonald,  1;  Hel- 
fert, 2;  Jenny,  3;  time,  :34. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B — ^Titus,  35  yds  ,  1;  Kennedy, 
40  yds.,  2;  Coleman,  55 yds.,  3;  time,  2:'5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— F.  W.  Palmer,  90  yds.,  1 ; 


J.  E.  Ayers,  85  yds.,  2;  H.  R.  Steenson,  20  yds.,  3;  time, 
3:29. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1;  Johnson,  3;  Murphy, 
3;  time,  2:41. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— Helfert,  1:  McDonald,  2;  Jenny, 
3;  time,  3:19  3-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Bald,  20  yds.,  1;  Johnson, 
scratch,  2:  F.  Miller,  50  yds  ,  3;  Coleman,  80  yds.,  4;  time, 
1:07  1-5. 


"Press"  Race  Won  by  Williams. 

PiTTSBUBG,  Pa.,  Jnne  9. — George  S.  Williams 
to-day  won  the  Wheeling-Pittsburg  road  race, 
promoted  by  the  Preas,  covering  the  course 
in  4  hrs.  38  min.  55  sec.  Of  the  fifty-seven 
starters  thirty-five  were  within  |the  seven 
hours'  time  limit.  Others  finished  in  the  follow- 
ing order:  L.  W.  Kearns,  .John  H.  Flowers,  P. 
F.  Farrell,  C.  W.  Wakefield,  .lohn  Arbenz,  C.  K. 
Gibson,  C.  B.  Brehm,  H.  Whiteshire,  T.  H. 
Gough,  W.  G.  Johnson,  E.  Milberg,  C.  W. 
Scheck,  Max  Kennedy,  J.  Henning,  G.  R.  Max- 
well. 

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Philadelphia  Racing  Mems. 
Phii.adklphia,  June  11. — .\t  the  commence- 
ment sports  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  last 
week,  W.  D.  Osgood  won  the  two-mile  handicap 


from  scratch  in  5:10;  D.  R.  Crump,  130  yards, 
was  second  and  G.  M.  Coates,  scratch,  third.  Os- 
good also  won  the  one-mile  scratch  race  in  2 :44  2-5 ; 
Crump,  second  and  Coates  third. 

At  the  Caledonian  Athletic  Club's  games  at 
AVashington  Park  last  Saturday,  over  a  lumpy 
grass  track  W.  D.  Osgood,  U.  of  Pa.,  20  yards, 
won  the  one-mile  handicap  in  3:14;  E.  P.  Rich, 
Q.  C.  W. ,  scratch,  was  second  and  C.  M.  Bailey, 
U.  of  Pa.,  100  yards,  third. 

Captain  Allen,  of  the  Century  Wheelmen,  has 
accepted  the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen's  challenge 
for  a  team  road  race.  The  teams  will  cou^prise 
six  men  each,  and  the  date  has  been  fixed  for  Sat- 
urday,   Sept.    8.     Both  teams  are  training  hard. 

George  M.  Coates,  the  university  crack,  has 
been  appointed  captain  of  the  U.  of  Pa.  track 
team. 

Lively  Work  at  Youngstown. 

YouNGSTOWN,  O.,  June  7. — Seven  thousand 
people  attended  the  meet  of  the  Mahoning  Cycle 
Club  yesterday,  which  had  been  postponed  from 
Decoration  day.  The  weather  was  fine  and  the 
racing  good,  every  event  being  hotly  contested. 
The  twenly-five-mile  handicap  was  the  event  of 


the  day,  the  winner,  John  Felber  being  a  sixteen- 
year-old  boy,  who  covered  the  distance  in  1:25:- 
00  2-5.     Summaries: 

Half-mile,  club  championship— C.  H.  Stein,  1;  C.  C. 
Knox,  3;  time,  1:17  1-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— T.  C.  Fry,  45  yds.,  1;  G.  H.  Hale,  25 
yds.,  2;  C.  H.  Stein,  40  yds.,  3;  time,  2:30. 

Quarter-mile,  club— C.  H.  Stein,  1;  J.  D.  Eaney,  2;  time, 
:39  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap- G.  H.  Hale,  .50  yds.,  1;  T.  C.  Fry, 
90  yds..  2;  Stein,  85  yds.,  3;  time,  5:18. 

Quarter-mile,  open— S.  H.  Bannister,  1;  Stein,  2;  Hale, 
3;  time,  :31. 

One-mile,  club  championship— J.  D.  Raney,  1;  time, 
3:28  4-5. 

Twenty -five-mile,  handicap  —  John  Felber,  15  min. 
Oimit),  1;  L.  Fomes,  15  min.,  2;  W.  J.  Scball,  7  1-2  min.,  :J; 
time,  1:25:00 2-5.    Time  prize,  Schall,  1:18:10  2.5. 

• 

*  * 

Some  Facts  About  the  Paris-Bordeaux-Race. 

The  Paris-Bordeaux  road  race  had  three  classes, 
speed,  roadsters  and  veterans  and  the  proportion 
of  finishers  was  as  follows: 

Starters.  Arrivals  Per  cent. 

Speed ■. . .  .48 18 42,89 

Roadsters 29 17 58.63 

Veterans 16 18 75.00 

93  47  54  02 

The  veterans  had  the  largest  proportion  of  fin- 
ishers, the  roadsters  next  and  the  speed  racers 
last. 

The  lightest  man  in  the  Bordeaux-Paris  road 
race  was  Pepin  in  the  speed  cla.ss,  who  weighed 
106  pounds;  the  heaviest  was  in  the  veteran  class, 
215  pounds;  the  youngest  eighteen;  the  oldest 
sixty-two; -the  tallest  six  feet;  the  shortest  five 
feet  one  inch;  the  lightest  machine  weighed  20 
pounds;  the  heaviest  39 J  pounds. 

One  of  the  best  amateurs  of  Bordeaux  found 
himself  upon  the  road  jnst  as  Waller  was  pas.sing 
alone.  Waller's  tire  had  just  burst  and  he  had 
changed  with  his  pacemaker.  While  running 
Waller  took  a  flask  from  the  tool  bag  of  his  pace- 
maker and  was  about  to  drink,  when  his  pace- 
maker stopped  him.  The  flask  contained  ma- 
chine oil. 

I^sna  the  winner  of  the  Paris-Bordeaux  load 
race  has  proven  to  the  Englishmen  that  the  rival 
of  Shorland,  who  beat  his  twenty-four-hour  rec- 
ord, is  not  a  competitor  "to  be  sneezed  at. " 

*  * 

Fisher  First  in  the  Milan-Munich  Race. 
Beeux,  June  12. — The  cj-clists  who  started 
from  Milan  at  7:30  o'clock  yesterday  morning,  in 
a  race  to  Munich,  arrived  at  Brixon,  Tyrol,  at 
10:45  o'clock  last  night.  Gerger,  of  Gratz  Wivs 
leading,  with  Hirsch,  of  Leipzig,  closely  following. 
Fisher,  of  Munich,  pa.ssed  Rossenheim  at  9:45 
this  morning,  and  Reheish,  of  Munich,  at  10;.52^ 
followed  by  Gerger,  Hirsch,  Trifond,  Guilianova 
and  Costa,  the  latter  three  of  Milan.  Fisher  ar- 
rived at  Steinhausen,  a  suburb  of  Munich,  at  1 :12 
p.  m.,  where  he  received  an  ovation.  Reheish 
finished  second.  The  others  encountered  heavy 
rains  and  b.id  roads  most  of  the  way. 


Wheeler  Beaten  in  England. 
Harry  Wheeler  and  other  professionals  com- 
peted at  Birmingham,  Eng.,  Saturday.  The 
American  won  his  heat,  but  finished  third  in  the 
final,  Harris  winning  in  2:51  4-5,  with  Edwards 
second.  The  five-mile  amateur  race  fell  to  Green, 
of  Newcastle,  in  11:10,  with  Watson  second  and 
Odon  third.  Peterson,  of  Copenhagen,  won  the 
one-mile  amateur  race. 

*      * 
Alabama  Division  Meet. 
BiKMiNGHAM,    Ala.,   June  11.— Following    is 
the  result  of  the  races  held  at  the   Alabama  divi- 


sion  meet  June  7  and  8.  Several  visitors  were  in 
attendance  from  Florence,  Montgomery  and 
Atlanta: 

FIRST  DAY. 

One-mile,  novice— J.  P.  Fleck,  1;  W.  H.  Pickens,  3;  A. 
L.  OelB,  3;  time,  3:36  3-5. 

Quarter-mile,  division  championship — Ed  Warren,  Jr., 
1;  Dick  Teates,  3;  W.  M.  Bunting,  3;  time,  :33 1-6. 

Two-mile,  boys',  handicap— Joe  J.  Smith,  50  yds.,  ] ;  P. 
A.  Hickman,  scratch,  2;  Frank  Lytle,  70  yds.,  3;  time, 
5:42  4  6. 

One-mile,  open— Ed  Warren,  Jr.,  1;  G.  F.  Quinn,  2; 
Dick  Yeates,  3;  time,  2:44  8-5. 

Five-mile,  division  championship— Ed  Warren,  Jr.,  I; 
J.  H.Norris,  «;  W.  M.  Bunting,  5;  time,  14:19. 

Half-mile,  Birmingham  championship  —  Ed  Warren, 
Jr.,  1;  Albert  L.  Geis,  3;  Dick  Yeates,  3;  time,  1:15. 

One-mile,  handicap— Ed  Warren,  Jr.,  scratch,|l;  George 
E.  Quinn,  scratch,  2;  W.  E.  Lunn.  45  yds.,  3;  time,  2:29. 

Quarter-mile,  boys'— Frank  Lytle,  1;  Nick  Hickman,  2; 
Louis  Edwards,  3;  time,  :4.S. 

SECOND  DAY. 

One-mile,  3:00  class— J.  P.  Fleck,  1;  W.  H.  Pickens,  2; 
W.  M.  Bunting,  3;  time,  2:49 1-5 

Two-mile,  Birmingham  championship— Ed  Warren,  Jr., 
1;  A.  L.  Geis.  2;  Dick  Yeates,  3;  time,  5:30. 

One-mile,  boys — Joe  J.  Smith,  1;  P.  A.  Hickman,  2;  Ken- 
dall Spear,  3;  time,  3:54. 

One-mile,  division  championship — Ed  Warren,  Jr.,  1; 
Dick  Yeates,  2;  W.  M.  Bunting,  3;  time,  2:49. 

Third-mile,  open— W.  M.  Bunting,  1;J.  P.  Fleck,  2;  G. 
E.  Quinn,  3;  time,  :47  1-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap— A.  L.  Geis,  250  yds.,  1;  G.  E. 
Qninn,  scratch,  2;  J.  P.  Fleck,  235yds.  3;  time,  33:36  2-5. 

One-mile,  invitation— W.  M.  Bunting,  1;  Joe  J.  Smith, 
2;  J.  P.  Fleck,  3. 

Was  a  Biddle  Day. 
Knoxville,  Tenn.,  Jnne  9. — After  being  post- 
poned tvfice  the  races  of  the  Knoxville  Wheelmen 
and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  were  held  yesterday.     The  snm- 
maries: 

Quarter-mile,  open— H.  Hosrich,  1 ;  W.  E.  Gibbins,  8;  A. 
M.  Ross,  3;  time,  :40  4  5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— C.  Biddle,  100  yds,  1;  W.  P.  Bid- 
die,  scratch,  2;  Charles  Nuchols,  100  yds.,  3. 

One  mile,  club  championship— W.  P.  Biddle,  1;  A.  M. 
Ross,  2;  H.  Hosrich,  3;  time,  2:48  3-5. 

Two-mile,  lap— W.  P.  Biddle,  1;  Charles  Nuchols,  2; 
time,  6:13  2  5. 

Half-mile,  open— A  M.  Ross,  1;  H.  Hosrich.  2;  time, 
1:23  3-5. 

Five  mile,  handicap— H.  Hosrich,  175  yds.  1;  C.  Biddle, 
400  yds.,  2,  W.  P.  Biddle.  scratch,  3;  time,  15:32  3-.,. 

The  next  meet  will  be  on  July  4,  with  Biddle's 
first  annual  twelve-mile  road  race  in  the  forenoon. 
The  first  prize  is  a  $50  gold  medal.  P.  B.  Parke 
was  thrown  in  the  two-mile  handicap  and  had  his 
collar  bone  broken.  If  he  could  have  competed 
some  of  the  results  might  have  been  changed. 


U.  of  C.  Road  Race. 

The  second  annual  road  race  of  the  University 
of  Chicago  Cycling  club  will  occur  Friday  morn- 
ing at  9  o'clock,  starting  fi-om  Fifty-first  street 
and  Drexel  boulevard.  The  course  of  five  miles 
extends  west  on  Fifty-first,  street,  north  on  Grand 
boulevard,  east  on  Oakwood  boulevard,  south  on 
Drexel  boulenard  to  the  starting  point.  Entries 
are:  W.  B.  Pershsng,  H.  C.  Durand,  E.  L.  Dough- 
erty, W.  L.  Archibald,  F.  C.  Smith,  Louis  Wolfi; 
S.  S.  Barrett,  W.  C.  Vaughan,  G.  A.  BUss,  C.  T. 
Tolman,  Fred  Gleason,  C.  V.  Bachelle,  C.  S. 
Beach  and  G.  W.  Perbocv. 


Race  Notes. 

The  Highlands  W.  C.  of  Denver  gives  its  an- 
nual meet  Saturday  at  the  D.  A.  C.  park. 

The  new  track  at  Eiverton,  N.  J.,  now  under 
course  of  construction,  will  be  opened  July  4. 

At  Oberlin,  O.,  Saturday  E.  C.  and  L.  C.  John- 
son and  Vantine  and  Ellis  captured  all  the  races. 

In  the  professional  ten-kilometre  race  at  Velo- 
drome, Paris,  MedingT  finished  first.     He   was 


disqualified,  however,    for  foul   riding,    and   the 
race  was  given  to  Whee'er. 

On  June  28  a  fifteen-mile  handicap  bicycle  race 
will  be  held  at  New  Canaan,  Conn. ;  also  a  race  for 
boys. 

Lesna  is  recovering  so  fast  from  his  late  illness 
that  he  is  expected  soon  to  be  seen  upon  the  Buf- 
falo track. 

Last  week  at  Wichita,  Kas.,  M.  H.  Burt  de- 
feated Albert  E.,  a  2:12  pacer,  in  a  half-mile  race, 
his  time  being  l:00i. 

Prizes  to  the  value  of  $1,000  will  be  offered  at 
the  bicycle  tournament  at  Marinette,  Wis.,  to  be 
held  June  22  and  23. 

The  Eau  Claire-Chippewa  Falls  (Wis.)  road 
race  occurs  this  week  Saturday.  A  large  number 
of  entries  has  been  received. 

The  ten-mile  of  the  Denver  W.  C,  held  Satur- 
day, was  won  by  F.  W.  France  in  28:44,  Eenshaw 
capturing  the  time  prize  in  27:0.5. 

The  Belle  Isle  course  at  Detroit  is  to  be  meas- 
ured again  in  order  that  the  trouble  over  records, 
which  occurred  last  year,  may  be  avoided. 

The  Dayton  (O. )  Bicycle  Club  will  give  a  meet 
on  Saturday,  June  30.  The  track  is  a  half  mile 
and  fast,  and  $1,500  in  prizes  will  be  offered. 

Asbury  Park  should  have  a  fair  share  of  the 
cracks  Jnly  4.  The  A.  P.  A.  A.  has  arranged  a 
programme  of  eight  events  for  both  classes,  with  a 
good  prize  list. 

The  Kanaweola  B.  C,  of  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  is 
making  extensive  preparations  for  its  annual 
meet,  to  be  held  July  4.  Eight  races  are  on  the 
programme,  with  three  prizes  in  each  event. 

A  doubt  is  now  aroused  about  Terront's  record 
from  Rome  to  Paris.  He  is  asked  to  give  explana- 
tions on  the  course  followed  across  the  Apennines, 
and  from  Turin  to  the  Mont  Cenis  pass  in  the 
Alps. 

The  citizens  of  Jackson,  Miss.,  propose  having  a 
tournament  July  4.  There  are  nine  races,  and 
prizes  to  the  value  of  $425  will  be  awarded.  The 
races  will  be  under  the  auspices  of  the  Jackson 
Cycling  Club. 

The  manager  of  the  Brussels  track  sent  a  spe 
cial  agent  to  Paris  to  make  arrangements  for  Zim- 
merman to  race  with  Pratin,  but  up  to  the  pres- 
enttime  he  has  not  been  successful.  Anangements 
may  be  made  later. 

The  Chicago  racing  men  who  do  not  go  to  the 
state  meet  at  Quincy  will  be  at  South  Bend,  Ind., 
as  well  as  the  Indiana  talent.  The  citizens  ha^e 
been  liberal  in  donating  prizes,  or,  rather,  in  giv- 
ing money  for  the  purchase  of  prizes.  The  prizes 
are  not  specified,  the  winners  having  the  pri\ilege 
of  selecting  merchandise  to  a  stated   amount.     A 


special  prize,  worth  $25,  will  be  given  the  rider 
breaking  the  track  record  of  2:19. 

The  Wheeling  Intelligencer  fifteen-mile  handicaji 
road  race  at  Wheeling  June  5  was  a  success.  Ont 
of  twenty-three  entries  eighteen  started  and  six- 
teen finished.  The  winner  was  L.  R.  Dillon,  of 
Wheeling;  time,  52:40. 

The  Northampton  (Mass.)  Bicycle  Club  will 
hold  a  meet  June  30.  There  will  be  seven  events 
with  valuable  prizes.  Northampton  has  a  fine 
half-mile  track  and  promises  to  give  racers  a  good 
reception.     Entries  close  June  23. 

C.  6.  Menills  and  Robert  Lindmueller,  of  the 
Cleveland  Wheel  Club,  will  attempt  this  week, 
Friday,  starting  at  8  o'clock,  to  break  Spooner's 
twenty-four-hours'  record  of  376  miles,  1,605 
yards,   made  two  years  ago  at  the  Parkside  track. 

Two  amateur  match  races  are  on  the  tapis — 
Outerbridge  vs.  Titus  and  Willis  vs  Bettnei.  The 
last  named  broke  Willis'  ten-mile  record  Saturday 
and  defeated  Willis  as  well,  hence  the  challenge. 
The  Titus-Outerbridge  match  will  be  held  June 
23  at  Manhattan  Field. 

The  new  bicycle  track  now  being  built  at  Pleas- 
ure Beach,  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  will  be  opened 
June  18-19  by  a  race  meet  under  the  auspices  of 
the  Bridgeport  Wheel  Club.  The  annual  spring 
meet  of  the  Connecticut  division  will  be  held  at 
the  same  time  and  place.  Prizes  to  the  value  of 
$2,000  will  be  offered. 

Cycle  races  were  held  at  Athens  May  23  before 
the  royal  family  and  the  presidents  of  the  cycle 
clubs.  Six  races  were  run  and  prizes,  composed 
of  medals,  watches  and  laurel  wreaths,  were  pre- 
sented to  the  winners.  Ten  thousand  people 
were  present,  not  including  250  cyclists.  The 
Pan  Hulenic  Club  will  soon  give  a  series  of  grand 
races  upon  the  Phalere  track. 

During  a  busy  day  at  the  Buffalo  track,  Paris, 
the  following  wheelmen  can  be  seen  training: 
Zimmerman,  Banker,  Wheeler,  Starbuck,  Hew- 
son.  Harden,  Farman,  Spoke,  Nelson,  Eshod, 
Edwards,  Baras,  Soibud,  Descoins,  Hurst,  Des- 
granges,  Mathiew,  DeMadec,  Girardin,  Jean  Al- 
lard,  Vigneaux,  Voigt,  Stephane,  Tricat,  Perrodil, 
Bouvay,  Champsau,  Sperry  and  Clerc. 

The  South  End  Wheelmen,  of  Philadelphia, 
have  arranged  the  following  programme  for  their 
tournament  on  June  23:  Class  A — Mile  novice, 
mile  handicap,  mile  scratch,  mile  2:40  class,  mile 
championship  of  Philadelphia.  Class  B — Mile 
scratch,  third-mile  scratch,  mile  handicap.  Valu- 
able prizes,  diamonds  and  wheels,  will  be  given 
as  first  prizes,  with  seconds  in  proportion. 

The  fifty-second  annual  games  of  the  New  York 
Athletic  Club  were  held  at  Travers  Island  Satur- 
day afternoon.  Two  bicycle  events  were  on  the 
programme.  The  mile  relay  race,  Boston  and 
New  York  being  represented,  was  won  by  the  lat- 
ter team  in  2:34  2-5  as  against  2:35  4-5,  previous 
relay  team  race  record.  I.  A.  Powell  from  110 
yards  won  the  two-mile  handicap  in  5:04  3:5, 
with  W.  J.  Ehrich  (180  yards)  second. 

The  events  for  the  thirteenth  annual  race  meet 
of  the  Kings  County  Wheelmen,  to  be  held  June 
30  at  the  Parkway  Driving  Club,  half-mile  track, 
Brooklyn,  are  as  follows:  Class  A — One-mile 
novice,  one-mile  scratch,  three-mile  team,  two- 
mile  handicap.  Class  B  —  One-mile  handicap, 
two-mile  handicap,  one-mile  scratch.  The  prizes 
consist  of  high-grade  bicycles,  watches,  and  other 
valuable  articles  with  no  inflated  values.  The 
club  has  advices  that  all  the  crack  riders  will  at- 
tend. Among  those  expected  are  Bliss,  Dim- 
berger,  Titus,  W.  F.  and  C.  M.  Murphy,  Sanger, 
Tyler,  Johnson,  Bamett,  Wells,  McDonald, 
Brown,  Willis,  Bald  and  Callahan. 


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A  Tremendous  Scoop 

For  Palmer  Tires. 


/T  TELLS  THE  SAME  OLD  STORY  OF  SPEED  AND  RELIABILITY. 


CHICAGO  ROAD  RACE.     i8  miles. 
IRVINGTON-MILBURN    ROAD    RACE. 

25  miles.     New  York. 
CLEVELAND    ROAD    RACE,     Cleveland. 

25  miles. 
MARTIN  ROAD  RACE.      25  miles. 

Buffalo. 
DECORATION    DAY    TRACK    RACES. 

Chicago. 
HAZARD    ROAD    RACE.      Buffalo. 

25  miles. 
FOREST  PARK  ROAD  RACE.    St.  Louis 

17  miles. 
NORTH  ROAD.     50  miles.     England. 


Time,  First,  54:35. 

Time,  First  and  Second.  Place,  1st,  3nd,  3rd, 
4th.  World's  Record,  1:11:18.  Best 
previous  on  Palmers,  1:11:28  1-5. 

Time,  First  and  Third.  Place,  First  ten 
men,  also  numbers  13-14-15-19-30- 31-22-37-82- 
35-36-38-39. 

Time,  First,  Third  and  Fourth.  Flace,  First, 
Second,  Third,  Fourth  and  Fifth.  World's 
Record,  1:10:37.     Best  previous  on  Palmers, 

1:11:18. 

Mi^bt  Races.  Might  Firsts,  Six  Seconds 
Seven  Tliirds, 


Time,  First  and  Second,  1:14:29.     Place,  First 
and  SecoQd. 


Time,  First,  Second  and  Third.  Place,  First. 
Second  and  Third.  Course  record  broken  by  3 
minutes. 


First    \  1  to  finish. 


ALL  THIS  ON  PALMERS. 


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MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


VJe/^e^ 


5   THE  JORDAN  SPECIAL   \ 


This  may  practically  be  termed  the  testing 
season  for  light  wheels.  There  is  such  a  wide 
range  of  opiaion  by  readers  and  manufacturers 
concerning  the  proper  weight  of  wheels  that  in 
the  argnment  the  rider,  who  may  not  possess  the 
necessary  experience  and  who  has  not  arrived  at 
that  point  of  learning  held  by  the  "knowing 
ones,"  is  at  sea.  Beyond  question  the  light 
wheels  of  to-day  are  simply  marvelous,  and  reflect 
the  highest  praise  on   American  makere,  who  ex- 


Jordan's  Show  Room. 

eel  the  world.  At  the  end  of  the  season,  when 
the  ground  is  carefully  gone  over,  then,  and  not 
till  then,  will  the  comparison  prove  where  the 
light  wheels  stand. 

One  of  Chicago's  leading  makere  of  light  spe- 
cial wheels  is  Louis  Jordan,  who  has  attained  a 
splendid  reputation  for  building  wheels  that  are 
not  only  as  light  as  any  rider  can  desire,  but  are 
also  strong  enough  to  stand  the  most  severe  tests 
on  the  road  and  track.     Mr.  Jordan  is  a  skilled 


at  this  time  over  the  successful  work  of  his  HJ- 
pound  wheel,  which  went  through  the  Chicago 
road  race  without  a  scratch.  It  was  the  lightcs-t 
wheel  among  the  325  machines  which  were  lined 
up  before  the  starter,  and  it  was  a  question 
whether  a  machine  of  its  class  could  stand  the 
terrible  strain  incident  to  such  a  race.  But  it 
proved  its  superior  merits,  and  Mr.  Jordan  takes 
great  pleasure  in  showing  it  to  callers  as  the 
lightest  survivor  of  the  greatest  race  of  the  year. 

This  experience  proves  that,  while  all  manufac- 
turers may  not  be  able  to  build  light  wheels  snc- 
cessfuUy,  Mr.  Jordan  has  demonstrated  his  ability 
to  do  so,  and  so  far  as  he  is  concerned  light 
wheels  ai'e  a  success.  In  addition  to  the  Mi- 
pound  wheel  he  had  twelve  other  machines  in  the 
race,  ranging  from  16  to  18  pounds,  all  of  which 
received  no  injury.  '  Leonhardt,  who  rode  to 
fourth  position  in  time,  was  mounted  on  a  Jordan 
special  weighing  16  pounds. 

The  Jordan  special  racing  and  path  wheels  are 
distributed  all  over  the  country,  and  their  ad- 
mirers are  legion.  Mr.  Jordan  is  in  receipt,  al- 
most daily,  of  letters  from  riders  from  all  sections 
in  which  they  can  not  express  themselves  too 
complimentary  of  the  superior  qualities  of  the 
Jordan.  Mr.  Jordan  |s  agent  for  the  Telegram 
wheels  and  Sanger  racer,  made  by  the  Telegram 
Cycle  Company  of  Milwaukee. 


Mixed  with  a  Drove  of  Sheep. 

A  singular  accident  happend  to  a  French  cyclist 
recently.  He  was  riding  in  the  suburbs  of  Paris 
when  several  sheep,  frightened  by  hi^  bell,  passed 
in  Iront  of  his  machine  in  place  of  running  away. 
Before  he  could  stop  he  threw  those  sheep,  killing 
one  by  passing  over  its  body  and  broke  the  legs  of 
another,  while  the  cyclist  himself  was  thrown  to 
the  ground  and'badly  bruised. 


Section  of  Louis  Jordan's  Factory. 


mechanic,  thoroughly  versed  in  all  the  details  of 
cycle  construction,  and  lias  grown  up  with  the 
cycle  trade.  There  is  not  a  rider  in  Chicago  who 
is  not  familiar  with  him,  and  there  are  hundreds 
who  will  willingly  attest  to  the  superior  excel- 
lence of  his  wheels.     Mr.  Jordan  is  highly  elated 


Correction. 

The  weight  of  the  Union  Special  was  wrongly 
stilted  in  our  last  issue.  It  weighs  twenty  to 
twenty-two  pounds,  aecoiding  to  tires,  using 
Palmer  track  racing,  Palmer  road  racing  and  M. 
&  AV.  S  2  special  light  weight  road  tires. 


TO   'rilE   DENVER   NATIONAL   MEET. 

Arrangements  are  rapidly  nearing  completion 
for  the  National  League  Meet  in  Denver,  Colo- 
rado, August  13  to  18,  1894.  Keeping  pace  with 
the  different  committees  and  officers  having 
chirge  of  this  approaching  event,  which  will  prob- 
ably go  down  in  the  annals  of  the  National 
League  as  the  most  enjoyable  summer  meeting 
ever  held,  we  lind  the  Chicago  &  Alton-Union 
Pacific  through  line,  which  on  more  than  one 
former  occasion  has  proved  itself  worthy  of  the 
patronage  so  liberally  bestowed  upon  it  liy  the 
wheelmen.  Arrangements  are  complete  whereby 
through  trains,  through  sleeping  cars,  dining  cars, 
and  baggage  and  express  cars  fitttd  Ibi  the  spec  al 


accommodation  of  the  wheelmen  and  their  whecl;^, 
will  be  run  by  the  Chicago  &  Alton-Union  Pacilie 
through  line  from  Chicago,  Bloomington  and  St. 
Louis  to  Denver.  There  will  he  no  extra  charge 
by  "The  Alton"  for  this  special  service  over  and 
above  the  regular  excursion  rates  which  the  com- 
pany has  made  for  the  meeting,  which,  by  the 
waj',  are  e.\tremel,\'  low.  Individuals,  delegate.^, 
ofScers  or  committees  having  the  transportation 
arrangements  to  make  (or  ttiemselves,  their  clubs, 
their  friends  or  families,  should  lose  no  time  in 
correspinding  with  the  undersiuned  in  order  to 
obtain  the  lowest  rates  and  absolutely  the  best 
accoiumodations  to  and  from   Denver,  Colorado. 

,      ;  ,  K.  SOMERVILLE, 

City  Passenger  &  Ticket  Agent,  Chicago  &  Alton 
E.  E.,  19.5  Clark  Street,  Cliicago  Illinois.— Jrfr. 

Irene  Cycle  L  oclcs 


One  word  is  all  we  have  to  sf>y. 

COMPARE 

not  only  our  price,  but  styles  and  quality  of  our 

lilOVOCE   LOOKS. 
We  invite  the 'est.     We  believe  the  judgment 
of  hundreds  aui  ing  the  past  will  be  yours. 
Your  orders  solicited. 

SAFETy  SECURER,  Sieel  Bar. 

.    398,  Steel,  50c.    400,  Brass,  75c. 

It  securely  locks  the  chain  between  sprocket 
wheels,  preventing  any  movement.  "Thieves' 
cannot  steal  nor  "bus}  bodies"  try. 

W.H.Dieffenbacher&Go., 

154-1^6  LAKE  ST.,   CHICAGO. 

MENTION   THE    HEFSRCS, 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 

ARE  good  tires 


THIS  IS  THE  TIRE  THAT  DID  IT  IN  THE  CHICAGO  ROAD  RACE. 
IT  WEIGHS  THREE  POUNDS  TO  THE  SET. 

WE  GUARANTEE  it  for  road  work. 


MORGAN  &  WRIGHT,  STYLE  S  2. 


FOR   26,   28  AND  30-INCH    WHEELS. 
Size  1  1-2  Inch  Cross   Section, 


This  S  2  Tire  took  first  and  third  time  prizes — there  was  no  second. 
This  S  2  Tire  took  first,  second,  third,  fourth  and  fifth  places. 
This  S  2  Tire  took  ten  places  out  of  first  twenty. 
This  S  2  Tire  took  eighteen  places  out  of  first  forty. 
This  S  2  Tire  took  twenty  prizes  out  of  forty-eight. 
Fifteen  styles  of  tires  were  in  the  race. 


We  want  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  in  the  Chicago  Road  Race  novices  on  our  S  3  Tire 
made  better  time  than  the  scratch  men  on  other  tires.  This  proves  that  the  speed  in  our  S  2  is 
as  great  as  in  any  tire  now  marketed.  Nearly  all  the  M.  &  W.  Tires  used  in  this  race  were 
Style  S  2. 


MORGAN  &,  WRIGHT, 


CIIICAOO. 


Morgan  xWrightTires 

ARE  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 

ARE  GOOD  tires 


The  Great  Hoyland  Smith  Record- 
Breaking  ^5  Mile  Road  Race 
was  Won  by  M.  L.  Macomber 


A  GOOD  MAN  ON  THE  BEST  WHEEL. 


He  Rode  A 


REMINGTON. 


Remington  Arms  Company, 


313-315  Broadway, 


NEW    YORK    CITY. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


GAVE    OUT    TIME    PRIZES. 


The  A.  C.  C.  of  Chicago  Winding  up  the  Sea. 
son's  Work— Tracks  in  the  Parks. 

The  A.  C.  C.  of  Chicago  closed  its  season's 
work  Monday  night,  when  it  fixed  up  the  matter 
of  time  prizes  in  the  Chicago  road  race,  decided 
to  hold  a  banquet  and  passed  resolutions  regard- 
ing tracks  in  the  public  parks.  The  sum 
of  $400  was  set  apart  to  purchase  time 
prizes,  60  per  cent  to  the  iirst,  2.5  per  cent  t«  the 
second  and  1.5  per  cent  to  third.  Peck  and  Bain- 
bridge,  being  tied  for  first  time,  will  recive  mer- 
chandise to  the  value  of  1340,  equally  divided, 
while  Gardner,  winner  of  third  time,  will  receive 
$60  worth.  It  was  not  decided  just  when  the 
banquet  would  be  given,  this  being  left  in  the 
hands  of  a  committee. 

Regarding  the  proposition  to  ask  the  various 
park  commissioners  to  provide  bicycle  tracks  in 
the  parks,  the  committee  having  the  matter  in 
charge  submitted  the  following  resolutions,  which 
were  adopted: 

Whereas,  Special  provisions  have  been  made  in  tlie 
parl^  for  the  indulgence  of  athletic  sports  of  every  kind 
with  the  exception  of  cycling,  and 

Whereas,  Cycling  is  considered  to  have  far  more  devo- 
tees than  any  other  form  of  outdoor  exercise,  and  cy- 
clists do  not  enjoy  any  greater  privilege  than  the  use  of 
the  park  driveways,  under  certain  important  restrictions 
as  to  speed,  and  no  opportunity  is  afforded  for  the  devel- 
opment of  speedy  riding;  therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  Associated  Cycling  Clubs  of  Chi- 
cago, representing  directly  the  largest  and  most  influen- 
tial bicycle  clubs  in  the  city,  and  indirectly  the  gieat 
body  of  unattached  wheelmen,  consider  it  but  just  that 
the  park  commissioners,  in  providing  facilities  for  foot* 
ball,  baseball,  cricket,  tennis,  equestrianism  and  the 
speeding  of  horses  in  the  parks,  should  also  give  equal 
recognition  to  cycling— the  greatest  outdoor  sport;  and 
be  it  further 

Resolved,  That  the  commissioners  of  the  north,  south 
and  west  "parks  be  petitioned  to  assign  a  portion  of  each 


of  the  larger  parks  for  a  speeding  track  or  path  and  to 
construct  such  track  or  path  of  suitable  service  and 
standard  measurement  for  the  exclusive  use  of  cyclists, 
and  the  use  of  the  same  to  be  governed  by  such  regula- 
tions as  the  boards  may  adopt. 

The  treasurer  reported  that  the  total  receipts 
from  entry  fees  to  the  road  race  amounted  to  $838 ; 
that  he  had  expended  on  account  of  the  race,  up 
to  date,  $298.24,  which,  added  to  the  bills  just 
presented  by  the  auditing  committee,  and  to  the 
§400  appropriated  for  time  prizes,  left  a  balance  of 
$96.07,  net  proceeds  from  the  race,  to  which 
should  be  added  .$50  due  from  the  publisher  of  the 
programme. 

A  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  the  authorities 
of  Evanston,  the  Lincoln  Park  commissioners. 
Chief  of  Police  Brennan,  Captains  Shaack  and 
Schuettler,  the  donators  of  prizes  and  the  cycling 
and  city  press  for  their  generous  support  and  as- 
sistance in  carrying  the  road  race  to  a  successful 
conclusion.  The  South  Side  C.  C.  was  admitted 
to  niembership  and  the  association  adjourned  to 
June  2.5. 

The  Chicago  daily  papers  are  supporting  the 
proposition  to  build  tracks  in  the  park,  as  will  be 
seen  by  the  follo^ving: 

There  aresome  excellent  reasons  why  the  park  commis- 
sioners of  the  north,  west  and  south  sides  sho<ild  accede 
to  the  request  contained  in  certain  resolutions  passed 
Monday  night  by  the  Associated  Cycling  Clubs  of  Chi- 
cago, as  represented  in  a  general  committee.  The  cyclers 
ask  that  a  reasonable  portion  of  each  of  the  parks  be  set 
aside  for  a  speeding  track  exclusively  tor  bicycles.  They 
allege,  and,  as  we  believe,  truly:  (1)  That,  whereas  the 
commissioners  have  devoted  space  to  all  other  outdoor 
sports  they  have  made  no  provision  for  bicycles,  beyond 
giving  to  them  the  use  of  the  roadways  under  resirictions 
which  prevent  the  development  of  speed.  (2  That  cycling 
has  more  devotees  in  Chicago  than  any  other  sport. 

Both  of  these  assertions  are  doubtless  true.  There  are 
probably  no  less,  and  probably  many  more,  than  50,000 
bicyclers  in  Chicago,  a;ttached  and  unattached  to  the 
various  clubs.  So  far  as  we  know  they  are  law-abiding 
and  entirely  respectable  citizens  of  both  sexes,  and  their 


number  is  constantly  growing.  They  practice  the  sport 
which  combines  usefulness  and  other  practical  advan- 
tages in  a  very  hi^h  degree.  Those  who  have  taken  time 
to  observe  the  facts  have  seen  the  "wheel"  rolling  stead- 
ily into  business  as  well  as  recreation.  It  already  has  a 
place  in  the  military.  It  is  no  longer  a  "fad"  or  a  mere 
diversion. 

The  park  commissioners  ought  to,  and  no  doubt  will, 
see  their  way  to  giving  substantial  encouragement  to  so 
large  and  respectable  a  body  of  citizens  in  a  very  reason- 
able request. — Times. 

There  does  not  appear  to  be  anything  unrersonable  in 
the  request  of  the  Associated  CycUng  Clubs  that  the  park 
commissioners  should  provide  facilities  for  the  wheelmen 
such  as  have  been  granted  to  the  tennis  and  baseball 
players  and  the  owners  of  fast  horses.  The  bicyclers  as 
for  the  construction  of  tracks  where  they  may  practice 
fast  riding  without  danger  to  themselves  or  to  anyone 
else.  If  the  park  commissioners  can  see  their  way  clear 
to  granting  the  request  they  would  not  be  likely  to  en- 
counter any  public  opposition.  The  proposed  tracks 
would  leave  the  "scorching"  idiot  no  excuse  for  lunning 
over  poople  on  the  boulevards,  and  to  that  extent,  at 
least,  would  prove  a  distinct  public  benefit. — Herald. 


Gave  Flesh  for  a  Brother  Wheelman. 

The  friends  of  H.  Gillispie,  who  received  a  seri- 
ous accident  in  the  Chicago  road  race,  will  be  glad 
to  learn  that  he  is  improving,  but  it  ^vill  be  sev- 
errl  weeks  before  he  will  be  able  to  attend  (o  busi- 
ness. Gillispie  ran  into  a  coal  wagon  near  Rogers 
Park  and  had  his  leg  badly  cut.  The  accident 
has  proven  more  .serious  than  was  at  first  thought. 
Sunday  five  of  his  friends  went  to  his  home  on 
Indiana  avenue  and  were  put  to  the  trying  ordeal 
of  having  flesh  cut  from  tleir  bodies  for  the  pur- 
pose of  grafting  onto  his  leg.  They  stood  the  test 
of  friendship  without  a  murmur,  and  the  opera- 
tion was  very  successful.  The  Inter  Ocean,  with 
which  Gillispie  was  a  trusted  employe,  has  in- 
formed him  that  his  position  will  be  ready  for  him 
when  he'recovers,  and  that  his  salary  will  be  paid 
him  during  his  illness. 


ROYAL  LIMITED 


Beat  it 
If  you  can. 
It  will  take  you 
A  good  while. 


It's 

a  winner 

from  start  to 

finish. 


The  royal  CYCLE  WORKS, 

MARSHALL,    MICH. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


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SEND    STAMP   TO_ 


Howard  A.  Smith  &  Co., 


Newark,  N.  J., 

For  Encyclopedia  of  Cyclers'  Wants. 
Acknowledged  Headquarters  for 


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MVNT'ON   THE    REFCnfCK 


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Perfectly  \oiseless,  Vustproof  and  Water- 
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Notbing  to  get  out  of  order  and  can  be  adjusted 
lo  any  wheel.  A  high  grade  cyclometer  within  the 
reach  of  every  bicyclist. 

PRICE,  $3.50. 

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wheels.  Send  for  catalog  of  sundries.  Sold  by  al! 
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f^V    THE    REFEK-- 


THB 

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The    Halliday-Temple 
Scorcher, 

Actual   scale   weight,    Road   Wheel,    26    lbs. 

ROAD  RACING.  23  Lbs. 

TOURIST  WHEEL,  fitted  with  Griswold's 
Rubber  Mud  Guards,  Rubber  Pedals,  Brake 
complete,  28  lbs. 


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for  your  Second-hand  Wheel. 

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MENTION    THE    REFEREE, 


Two  Active  Old  Timers, 

Georg:e  D.  Gideon,  of  the  National  Racing  Board,  and 
A.  G.  Powell,  official  handicapper  for  this  district,  are 
two  Philadelphians  who  are  not  only  prominent  in  cycling 
affairs  of  the  present  day,  but,  as  pretty  nearly  every  one 
knows,  have  been  identified  with  the  sport  from  its  in- 
fancy. *****  Powell,  who  has  charge  of  F.  L. 
Donlevy  &  Go's  cycle  department,  can  still  outspurt 
many  of  the  men  to  whom  he  allots  handicaps,  although 
he  made  his  best  efforts  on  the  track  in  the  early  'bO's. 
Last  Saturday  he  acted  as  starter  at  the  Quaker  City 
Wheelmen's  five-mile  handicap  road  race,  and  after  see- 
ins  the  scratch  man  off,  put  up  his  watch,  mounted  his 
76-gear  machine,  and  started  for  the  finish,  arriving  im- 
mediately after  the  fifth  man  and  beating  two  of  those 
who  were  on  the  scratch  mark. — Fhiladelpma  **Cycling," 
May  11,  1894.    (Official  organ  Pa.  Div.  L.  A.  W.) 


He  Swears. 


Mr.  Powell  enclosed  this  clipping  to  us  in 
a  letter  dated  May  i6,  and  he  makes  the 
following  statement  to  which  he  has  attached 
his  affidavit: 


"  See  what  the  DERBY  can  do.  On  any  other  wheel  I  never  could  beat  16  minutes  for  5  miles  on  the  road,  with  the 
winii  or  any  other  way  and  here  it  is,  on  the  first  trial,  against  the  wind,  in  14  minutes  and  20  seconds,  with  several 
seconds  lost  in  starting  after  the  others  were  away  and  the  official  start  made.  There  is  no  doubt  the  bearings  do  run 
nicely.  Allow  me  to  say  that  I  think  the  workmanship  on  the  machine  is  of  a  very  high  class.  Owing  to  the  satisfac- 
tion given  by  my  DERBY  I  state  with  pleasure  that  the  gear  I  have  been  in  the  habit  of  using  the  last  couple  of  years  is 
64  to  68  and  I  can't  see  that  the  76  on  the  DERBY  runs  any  harder.  AU  hills  are  climbed  with  it  as  easily  as  with  lower 
gears  on  other  machines,  and  as  far  as  I  can  tell,  without  any  more  exertion.  I  have  taken  several  runs  of  from  70  to  bO 
miles  through  hilly  country  and  always  finish  fresh.  A.  G.  Powell. 

Affirmed  and  subscribed  before  me  this  twenty-fourth  day  of  May,  1894,  the  facts  above  stated  are  true  and  correct, 
to  the  best  of  affiant's  knowledge  and  belief. 

(I  James  McGahey, 

\^^^^-  f  Notary  Public. 


If  you  want  a  Catalogue  or  any  further  information,  write  to 


DERBY    CYCLE    COMPANY, 


161-167  South  Canal  street, 


CHICAGO,  ILL. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


GOOD     RACES     AT     ROCHESTER. 


Road  Race  in  the  Morning — A  Quadruplet 
Race. 
KOCEIESTEE,  N.  Y.,  June  13. — [Special  tele- 
gram.]— At  least  7,000  people  attended  the  races 
of  the  Lake  View  Wheelmen  to-day.  The  weather 
was  fine,  but  Tuesday's  rain  made  the  track  a 
little  soft  and  the  load  very  bad.  The  twelve- 
mile  road  race  for  lociil  riders  was  won  by  E. 
Barnes  (4:30  handicap)  iu  39:31;  E.  H.  Schenck 
(2:30)  second.  H.  Uhlen  (1:00)  won  the  time 
prize,  doing  the  course  in  36:51.  Johnson  rode 
an  exhibition  mile  iu  2:09  1-5.  The  track  races 
resulted  as  follows: 

One  mile,  novice— F.  S  Hunt,  1;  Charles  Merrick,  2; 
time,  2:31  4  5. 

One  mile,  open,  class  B— Johnson,  1 ;  Sanger,  2;  Titus, 
3;  time,  2:2615. 

One  mile,  handicap,  class  A— E.  F.  Leonhardt,  110  yds.' 
1;  A.  B.  Qoehler,  40  yds.,  2;  F.  Jenny,  15  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:13  4-5. 

One  mile,  tandem — Bald  and  Kennedy,  1;  Johnson  and 
C.  Callahan,  2;  time,  2:31. 

One  mile  open,  class  A— McDonald,  1;  Helfert,  2;  E. 
Callahan,  3;  time,  2:37  1-5. 

Two-mile,  class  B — Sanger,  1;  Bald,  2;  Taylor.  3.     , 

One  mile,  city  championship — W.  LeMessurier,  1:  F. 
Kanimer.  2;  George  McTaggert,  3;  time,  2:28. 

One  mile,  handicap,  class  B— Titus,  30  yds.,  1 ;  Coleman, 
CO  yds.,  2;  Taylor,  30  yds.,  3;  time,  3:14. 

One  mile,  quadruplet — Johnson,  C.  Callahan,  C.  Mur- 
phy and  Taylor.  1;  Bald.  Sanger,  Tyler  and  Kennedy,  2; 
time,  2:10.    Last  halt,  :56. 

Half-mile,  class  B— C.  Murphy,  1;  Taylor,  2;  Coleman 
3;  time,  1:16. 

*   ♦  « 

Transportation  to  the  Meet. 
The  league's  transportation  committee  has  in- 
teri-iewed  the  raihoad  companies  and  arranged  a 
number  .of  official  routes.  It  is  said  that  the  se- 
lection of  the  Alton  and  Union  Pacific  routes 
from  Chicago  is  due  to  to  the  fact  that  they  were 
not  only  the  best  friends  the  league  had  at  the 


meetings  of  the  Central  Traffic  Association,  which 
consiclered  the  matter,  but  the  first  to  offer  a  rate 
and  accommodations  which  the  committee  consid- 
ered ecxuitable.  The  routes  selected  are  as  follows: 

One  route  via  the  Boston  &  Albany,  New  York  Central 
and  Michigan  Central,  to  connect  at  Chicago,  with  the 
Chicago  &  Alton  and  Union  Pacific  for  Denver. 

One  route  via  the  Pennsylvania  system  and  lines  to 
connect  at  Chicago  with  the  Chicago  &  Alton  and  Union 
Pacific  for  Denver. 

One  route  via  the  New  York  Central  system  to  connect 
at  Chicago  with  Chicago  &  Alton  and  Union  Pacific  for 
Denver. 

One  route  via  the  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  &  Dayton  to 
connect  at  Chicago  with  the  Chicago  &  Alton  and  Union 
Pacific  for  Denver. 

One  route  via  the  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  and  connections 
to  connect  at  Chicago  with  the  Chicago  &  Alton  and 
Union  Pacific  for  Denver. 

One  route  via  the  Monon  to  connect  at  Chicago  with 
Chicago  &  Alton  and  Union  Pacific  for  Denver. 

All  routes  from  Chicago,  Bloomington  and  St.  Louis 
are  via  the  Chicago  &  Alton  and  Union  Pacific. 

One  route  via  the  Union  Pacific  system  for  Denver. 

One  route  *'Around  the  Circle"  (excursion)  via  the  Den- 
ver &  Eio  Grande. 

One  route  via  the  Mallory  steamship  Unes  to  Galveston 
to  connect  with  the  Santa  Fe  to  Denver,  with  an  alterna- 
tive of  returning  by  all  rail. 

The  rate  for  the  best  train  service  from  Chicago  as  at 
present  fixed  is  $27.50  for  the  round  trip,  and  S53.50  from 
New  York,  with  other  points  in  proportion.  The  official 
routes  named  will  meet  any  lower  rate  made  prior  to 
August  13.  The  indications  are  that  these  rates  will  be 
modified  by  that  date. 

Members  are  requested  to  notify  at  once  the  initial  road 
of  their  intentions  to  attend  the  meet,  concentrate  the 
travel,  and  thereby  facihtate  the  arrangements  for  spe- 
cial trains  with  sleeping  and  dining  cars,  and  accommo- 
dations for  wheels. 


Will  Have  Fifty-Six  Starters. 
The  Century  bicycle  run,  which  is  to  start  from 
Pittsburg  on  June  17,    is  assuming  proportions 
until  now  it  is  a  great  deal  bigger  than  Byrt  Max- 
well, the  originator,  imagined  at  the  beginning. 


It  will  be  christened  the  first  annual  Pittsburg 
century  run.  The  intention  of  the  promulgators 
is  to  make  a  run  every  year  and  give  prizes  to  the 
one  who  makes  the  best  time  iu  100  miles.  The 
foUoAving  neighboring  towns  will  be  represented 
in  the  coming  run  with  the  number  that  have  sig- 
nified their  intention  of  going:  Erie  3,  Litchfield 
2,  Midway  5,  Girard  7,  Wen  City  10,  Columbus  3, 
Oswego  4,  Fort  Scott  12  Pittsburg  10;  making  in 
all  56.  They  wll  congiegate  and  start  on  Broad- 
way between  Third  and  Fourth  streets  at  5  o'clock 
on  the  momuig  of  the  run. — Pittsburg   (Kas.) 

Headliglit. 

■  ♦  » 

Wheelmen  Win  Two  Points. 
In  the  senate  at  Boston  last  week  an  amend- 
ment to  the  bicycle  bill  to  require  riders  to  carry 
a  brake  was  lost,  twelve  to  thirteen.  The  motion 
to  refer  the  whole  bill  to  the  next  council  was 
lost,  nine  to  thirteen.  The  amendment  for  a  con- 
tinuously sounding  bell  was  voted  down. 


Good  Roads  Literature. 

An  advance  copy  of  I.  B.  Potter's  new  publica- 
tion Country  Roads  has  been  received.  The  quan- 
tity of  matter  crowded  into  its  sixty-four  pages  is 
remarkable  and  fully  proves  the  author's  st.ite- 
ment  that  he  has  tried  to  place  in  it  more  practical 
information  than  can  be  found  in  any  bound  vol- 
ume sold  in  the  scientific  book  stores  at  twenty 
times  the  price. 

Starting  in  with  a  chapter  describing  the  need 
of  good  roads  and  the  losses  incurred  through  bad 
ones  the  work  proceeds  to  show  the  necessity  of 
proper  drainage  and  how  to  procure  it..  Tools, 
size,  cost,  etc. ,  are  all  dealt  with  in  this  chapter. 
Then  follow  chapters  on  the  improvement  of  sur- 
face, cross  drains  and  culverts,  bridges,  etc. 

The  issue  may  be  obtained  of  I.  B.  Potter, 
Potter  Building,  New  York,  at  the  nominal  price 
of  ten  cents. 


Aba 


THE  CYCLONE 

MECHANICALLY     FASTENED     CLINCHER     TIRE 


-JS- 


positively  the  only  practical  Clincher  Pneumatic  Tire  yet  offered,  and  the  only  one  con- 
structed on  a  self-locking  principle. 

Will  not  creep  on  account  of  our  novel  method  of  locking  the  shoe  and  tube  to  the  rim. 

Cannot  be  punctured  by  the  ends  of  the  spokes,  as  a  thick  part  of  the  tire  lies  just  over 
the  spokes'  ends,  protecting  the  tube. 

Cannot  blow  off  rim,  as  the  Keystone  Wedge  securely  locks  the  flanges  of  the  tire  into 
the  clincher  hooks  of  the  rim,  even  when  entirely  deflated,  as  the  weight  of  ma- 
chine or  rider  will  cause  the  wedge  to  lock  the  tire.  This  is  not  true  of  any  other 
mechanically  fastened  tire. 

It  is  constructed  on  commonsense   principles. 

For  repair  work  the  Cyclone  Tire  can  be  used  on  G.  &  J.  style  of  rims.     Try  them. 

Climax  and  Rex  Road  Tires 

Are  the  best  Cemented  Tires,  Perfect  Tubes,  Perfect  Shoes,  Perfect  Valves. 
Inner  Tubes,  pure  and  warranted  at  popular  prices. 

W     Write  for  circulars,  prices  and  samples.     Address  all  communications. 


Eastern  Rubber  Mfg.  Co., 

^         TRENTON,    N.    J. 

T^lo  +  T>iVMTfinff    Urvnpoc"  ■        Jtoom  706,  46  Tan  Bur  en  St.,  Chicago.  90  Chambers  St.,  \ew  Tork. 

1/iOll  lUUlUi^     nUUotJa  .        Day  JCubber  Co.,  St.  I,ouis,  ITn.  S.  F.  Bayward  .t-  Co.,  l^ittsburg.  Pa. 

M.  C.  Lecato,  JPhiladelphia,  I'a. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE 


^^^j'ee^ 


WEIGHT    OF   RACING    MACHINES. 


The  weight  of  bicycles  has  lieen  reduced,  ap- 
parently, to  the  lowest  point. 

It  has  been  claimed  that  it  could  be  demon- 
strated that  to  lighten  the  machine  lessened  the 
work  of  the  rider  or  increased  the  speed  sensibly. 
It  is  not  so.  The  greatest  number  reason  in  this 
way:  If  a  machine  is  used  weighing  twenty-six 
pounds  in  place  of  twenty-four  pounds,  the 
weight  is  incresised  one-twelfth,  or  eight  per  cent 
of  the  weight  to  be  handled,  and,  therefore,  the 
effort  to  be  produced;  so  a  machine  should  be 
used  as  light  as  possible.  This  deep  reason- 
ing does  not  need  any  refutation.  Others, 
more  observing,  have  noticed  that  the  weight  to 
be  moved  includes  not  only  that  of  the  machine 
but  that  of  the  rider  also,  which  is  much  heavier 
(140  pounds,  say),  and  that  to  increase  the 
weight  of  a  twenty-four  pound  machine  by  two 
two  pounds  only  increases  the  effort  one-eightieth. 

Those  who  are  enthusiastic  on  the  subject  of 
light  machines  will  tell  you  that  no  detail  should 
be  neglected  on  a  track,  and  they  add,  gravely, 
that  this  one-eightieth  extra  effort  can  be  felt  by 
the  legs,  especially  when  sprinting.  They  will 
also  say  that  since  the  use  of  the  extra  light  ma- 
chine records  have  been  greatly  lowered,  and,  on 
the  other  hand,  that  many  comparative  trials 
have  been  made  by  the  same  man  on  the  same 
day,  under  the  same  conditions,  and  with  heavy 
and  light  machines — the  superiority  of  light  ma- 
chines being  indisputably  proven.  It  will  be  the 
most  difficult  thing  to  convince  one  that  these 
last  reasons  are  wrong. 

They  claim  that  the  legs  will  distinguish  a  vari- 
al  ion  of  two  pounds  in  the  weight  of  a  machine. 
Make  the  ibllowing  experiment:  Ride  around 
the  track  as  rapidly  as  possible  with  any  machine 
you  may  select,  and  have  the  time  taken.  The 
starter  will  have  a  two-pound  weight  in  his  hand 
which  he  can  hook  to  the  saddle  or  not,  as  he 
pleases.  The  lap  is  made  in  :26,  for  example. 
Before  the  rider  knows  the  result  ask  him 
whether  the  weight  was  attached  to  the  saddle  or 
not.  He  win  say  yes  or  no — by  guess,  probably. 
Try  the  experiment  ten  or  twenty  times,  and  he 
will  not  guess,  on  an  average,  more  than  half  the 
time,  and  the  average  of  the  time  will  be  the 
same.  To  conclude,  the  indications  furnished  by 
the  legs  is  only  the  fruit  of  a  lively  imagination. 

STEEL  BALLS  AND  BALL  BEARINGS 


The  industrial  struggle,  or,  more  modestly, 
trade  competition,  is  not  what  it  has  been  in  the 
past,  now  that  the  most  improved  machinery  is 
nsed.  Those  who  use  old  machinery  and  tools 
are  far  behind  the  times.  The  machinery  nsed  in 
America  and  England  is  far  in  advance  of  that 
used  in  other  countries  in  the  manufacture  of  bi- 
cycles; most  especially  has  the  machinery  of  the 
United  States  reached  a  high  state  of  perfection. 
All  the  bearings  of  bicycles  are  now  furnished 
with  balls.  The  old  bearings  swam  in  oil,  which 
is  evidently   ^vrong.     The  anatomy  of  the  hum.in 


frame  teaches  us,  in  fact,  that  it  is  sufficient  to 
make  the  moving  parts  round  that  rub  together, 
and  a  verj'  little  oil  is  used,  and   the  loss  of  this 

synovia  is  as  serious  for  machines  as  for  animals. 

So  the  oil  both  has  been  replaced  by  movable  steel 
balls,  which  lessen  the  friction  greatly.  The 
building  of  bicycles  in  the  United  States  with  ball 
bearings  is  a  great  industry.  Mr.  Clement,  the 
great  French  bicycle  manufacturer,  lately  came  to 
this  country  to  purchase  improved  machinery  to 
use  in  his  lactories. 

The  difliculty  in  manufacturing  steel  balls  was 
to  find  a  metal  that  would  not  wear.  Now  cruci- 
ble and  diamond  steel,  having  a  fine  grain,  is 
used.  It  was  necessary  to  have  machines  which 
ceuld  turn  the  balls  exactly  and  make  them  per- 

ectly  spherical.  Machines  for  such  purposes  are 
now  to  be  had.  There  is  nothing  mysterious 
about  them,  and  they  regulate  the  finishing  of  the 
balls  within  the  thousandth  of  an  inch — it  is  per- 
fection. 

Several  factories  in  the  United  States  and  one 
in  England  produce  80,000  balls  per  day.  Ball 
bearings  are  already  used  upon  carriage  axles,  and 
we  can  look  forward  to  their  application  to  car 
axles.  This  change  is  not  very  pleasant  news  for 
the  manufacturers  of  the  old  oil  bearings  and  oil 
dealers. 

Quaker  City  Trade  Notes. 

Philadelphia,  June  11. — Jack  Greer,  mana- 
ger of  the  Union  Manufacturing  Company's  local 
branch,  has  accepted  the  challenge  recently  issued 
by  Frank  Dampman,  of  this  city,  for  a  team  race 
of  five  miles,  teams  to  be  composed  of  four  men 
each,  actual  employes  of  the  respective  establish- 
ments. The  pressure  of  business  at  the  present 
time  will  necessitate  putting  off  the  race  till  some 
future  date.  The  Union  team  will  i^robably  com- 
prise Greer,  Measure,  Flenard  and  another  not 
yet  selected. 

M.  J.  Bailey,  at  present  connected  with  the 
newly-established  firm  of  "Wright,  Walker  &  Co., 
has  been  appointed  local  agent  for  the  Wheelmen's 
Protective  Company,  which  insures  the  owner  of 
a  wheel  against  loss  by  theft  for  a  nominal  con- 
sideration. 

The  Chinnick-Gates  Cycle  Company,  composed 
of  Edwin  Chinnick  and  Robert  E.  Gates,  has  es- 
tablished at  1326  Columbia  avenuo,  an  agency  for 
the  sale  of  the  Syracuse  and  Telegram  makes, 
which  promise  to  find  favor  with  the  local  cycling 
element. 

Joseph  Lindschultz  will  hereafter  conduct  all 
his  business  at  his  main  store,  Tenth  and  Oxfuid 
streets,  sickness  in  his  family  necessitating  the 
abandonment  of  his  branch  establishment  at  Broad 
and  Parrish  streets.  Mr.  Lindschultz  is  uptown 
agent  for  the  Columbias. 

E.  A.  Richwine,  23  North  Thirteenth  street,  has 
secured  the  PI  iladelphia  agency  lor  the  Emperor, 
which  is  manufactured  by  the  Michigan  Manu- 
facturing Company. 


Cycles  at  the  Antwerp  Exposition. 
Two  cycles  of  different  construction  to  run 
upon  the  rails  were  exhibited  at  the  Antwerp  ex- 
position. They  are  quadricydes.  One  has  a 
(omplicated  construction  and  the  other  consists 
of  two  bicycles  connected  by  strong  rods.  The 
wheel  felloes  are  arranged  to  run  upon  the  rails. 
These  quadricydes  are  used  by  the  engineers  of 
the  government  railway.  A  special  bicycle  used 
by  the  telegraph  company  in  its  repair  depart- 
men  for  the  inspection  of  its  lines  and  also  for  the 
epair  of  telephone  lines,  was  also  shown.  A 
large  tool-bag,  containing  the  material  for  repairs, 
occupies  the  whole  inside  of  the  frame.     A  tricy- 


Morgan  &  Wright  Tires 

ARE  GOOD   TIRES. 

Our  Foot  Pump  is  Worth 


UNIVERSAL  CONNECTION. 
LENGTH,   i8  INCHES. 
FINELY  NICKELED. 
ALL  METAL. 
DISCOUNT  TO  TRADE. 

Ask  us  about  it  in  your  next  letter. 


MORGANS  WRIGHT 


-CHICAGO. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


DO  YOU  CATCH  ON? 


High  Grade  Wheel 


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Best  Weldless  Steel 


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Warranted  Throughout 


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'NIMRODS' 


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OF 

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Ride  to  Victory 

ON 


0.  K. 


U.  S.  A.  Agents  wanted  at  once. 
Apply  quickly. 


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NIMROD-  CYCLE  CO.  S^-JZ'Z:::'^^^  "NIMROD"  CYCLE  CO. 

BRISTOL,   ENGLAND.  months. 


BRISTOL,  ENGLAND. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


No  wonder  this  fellow  has  wheels  in 
his  head  after  reading  our  prices. 


RED  TICKET  SALE. 

A.  W.  Gump  &  Co.,  Dayton,  0. 


Hn.  24- 

No.  S6- 

Ko.  37- 
Ko.  28- 
No.  29- 
No.  30- 
2fo.  31- 
Ao.  32- 
Xo.  33- 
JVo.  34- 
Ifo.  35- 


In  ordering,  refer  to  these  special  prices.    All  of  these  bicycles  are  new. 

-New  Columbia  Safety,  Model  30,  $125.00   Grade 

-New  Acme,  '&4  l*attern,  diamond  frame,  wood  rims,  M.  &  W.  tires,  iveight  25  pounds,  highest 

$125.00  Grade,  a  bargain 

■Neiv   Columbia,  Model  29,  pneutnatic  tires,  $125.00  Grade 

■New  Xadies'  Columbia,  Model  31,  pneumatic  tires,  $125.00   Grade 

-New  JEagle-Altair,  pneutnatic  tires,  steel  rims,   $125.00  Grade 

-Syracuse,  '94  Pattern,  $150.00  Grade,  wood  rims 

New  Eagle- Altair,  pneumatic  tires,  alutninum  rims,  $13500  Grade 

-Neuj  Diamond,  30 .inch  ujheels,  pneumatic  tires,  full  ball  bearings 

-New  Scorcher,  pneumatic  tires,  full  ball  bearings,  $125.00  Grade 

Neuj  Mail,  pneumatic  tires,  full  ball  bearings,  $135.00   Grade 

-Huco,  24-in.  Soys',  cushion  tires,  diamond  fraine,  ball    bearings,  $25.00   Grade 


$95.00 

75.00 
85.00 
95.00 
85.00 
95.00 
95.00 
4O.00 
50.00 
75.00 
12.50 


MENTION    THE    REPEREE. 


Eclipse  Bicycles 


Model  A— $125.00 
Ladies'  —  135.00 
Model  E—    85.00 


Model  B  — $1C0.00 
Ladies'  F—  100.00 
Ladies'  D—    85.00 


ECLIPSE  MODEL  B,  $100.00. 


EACH    MODEL 

is  Best  Value  at  its  price.      Six  thousand  riders  of  our  1894 
machines  can  testify  to  their  excellent  qualities. 
Liberal  prices  to  the  trade.     Prompt  shipments. 

ECLIPSE  BICYCLE  COMPANY, 

BEAVER  FALLS,  PA. 

DEERE  &  WEBBER  CO.,  Jobbers,  Minneapolis 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


^^/tfce^ 


cle  was  shown  whose  rear  wheels  were  very  near 
together  and  set  obliquely. 


NEW  THINGS  IN  TIRES  AND  RIMS. 


A  Combination  Cushion  and  Pneumatic  Tire 
With  Three  Compartments. 
This  tire  has  hollow  sections,  as  shown  in  the 
eut,  and  resembles  a  cushion  tire  more  than  a 
pneumatic,  but  the  central  space  is  an  air  cham- 
ber and  its  principle  is  in 
the  shape  of  the  chamber. 
It  has  three  sections,  a 
central  and  two  smaller 
side  spaces.  Under  pres- 
sure the  tire  flattens,  but 
it  can  not  exceed  a  certain 
limit,  being  limited  by 
projections  between  the 
chambers.  This  is  what  the  inventor  claims,  but 
it  does  not  seem  to  be  an  important  change  from 
the  old  oashiou  tiie. 

A   NEW   NONPUNCTUEABLE   TIEE. 

The  Rittenhous  & 
Schaefer  pneumatic  tire, 
shown  in  section,  has  a 
■metallic  tissue  to  pro- 
tect the  air  chamber 
from  perforation.  The 
metallic  cloth  can  be 
included  in  the  canvas 
to  form  the  casing  of 
the  tire  or  covered  on 
both  sides  with  rubber  or  rubber  canvas  glued  to  it. 
A  JOINTED  TIEE. 

The  Ockeden  jointed  tire 
must  have  occurred  tti  the 
inventor  by  the  sight  of 
shrimp  shells.  It  consists 
of  separate  pieces  of  rub- 
ber, or  other  material, 
placed  one  upon  the  other, 
like  shingles  on  a  roof,  and 
attached  to  the  felloe  by  bolts.  Its  use  on  cycle 
■wheels  will  bring  it  in  contact  with  mud  and  dust 
and  destroy  its  usefulness. 

AN   EASILY  EEPAIKED   TIEE. 

The  Eevoux  tire  has  a  cover  with  flanges  and 
is  held  above  the  felloe  by  means  of  two  metallic 
bands  with  hooks. 
These  hooks  have  a 
threaded  hole  in  the 
centre,  into  which  the 
spokes  are  placed  before 
mounting  the  wheel. 
It  can  be  taken  ofi' 
quickly.  By  this  sys- 
tem it  is  only  necessary 
to  loosen  the  portion  where  the  air  chamber  is  to 
be  repaired. 

HOT.LOW  FELLOES. 

These    felloes  are  made 
of  sheet  steel.      To  avoid 
soldering  and  brazing  there 
is    a   rivited    longitudinal 
joint,  which  allows  the  use 
of  tempered  steel  of  supe- 
rior     quality,     combining 
strength      and      lightness. 
There  is  an  inside  support- 
piece  and   an  outside 
?  reinforcement.    The  felloes 
II '  '  II        are    made  of    steel  bands 
by  rolling  or  drawing. 


Trade  Notes. 
F.  A  Wieske  &   Co.,    have  opened  a  neat  store 
at  Champaign,  111.,  andwill  handle  [the  Andrae, 


Derby  and  Crawford  lines,   besides  conducting  an 
extensive  repair  shop. 

The  American  Wheel  Company  of  Hagerstowu, 
Sid.,  has  just  received  a  new  lot  of  machiney, 
which  is  being  placed  in  position. 

Two  hundred  and  fifty  persons  in  Elmira  formed 
a  club  for  the  purchase  of  bicycles,  and  succeeded 
in  buying  250  $125  bicycles  for  5i58.  Twenty  fac- 
tories made  bids  to  supply  the  wheels. — Waterloo 
(N.  Y.)  Neii'S. 

J.  W.  Mann  of  Bloomsburg,  Pa.,  cycle  and 
sporting  goods  dealer,  who  has  been  confined  to 
his  bed  since  May  10  with  la  grippe,  muscular 
rheumatism  and  irritation  of  the  lungs,  is  just  able 
to  be  around  again. 

The  Eastern  Rubber  Manufacturing  Company 
has  opened  permanent  offices  in  the  Isabella  build- 
ing, 48  Van  Buren  street,  Chicago,  with  J.  Mac- 
watty  in  charge.  A  full  stock  of  Climax  Cyclone 
and  Rex  tires  is  carried  in  stock. 

H.  T.  Davis  and  O.  P.  Tedford  are  promoting 
a  cycle  exhibit  in  connection  with  the  national 
meet  at  Denver.  They  have  received  the  endorse- 
ment of  Chief  Consul  McCruire  and  propose  secur- 
ing a  large  downtown  store  for  the  exhibit. 

H.  S.  Thurber,  the  Iowa  Waverley  traveler, 
made  a  record  the  other  day.  He  visited  an  in- 
land town,  eight  miles  from  any  railroad,  placed 
the  agency  and  took  an  order  in  thirty  minutes. 
The  place  has  seven  inhabitants,  one  store  and  a 
creamery. 

The  A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hardware  Company,  of  St 
Louis,  is  becoming  more  and  more  delighted  with 
the  Syracuse  wheels,  which  it  handles  in  the  west. 
The  recent  winnings  on  these  wheels  have  sur 
prised  not  a  few,  and  the  eyes  of  all  are  turned  on 
the  crimson  rims. 

With  the  exception  of  the  Monarch,  Sieg  & 
Walpole  and  Featherstone,  all  the  Chicago  down- 
town bicycle  stores  were  closed  at  1  o'clock  last 
Saturday,  an  agreenent  having  been  reached 
among  the  managers  and  proprietors,  excepting  in 
the  cases  mentioned,  to  close  Saturday  afternoons 
the  rest  of  the  season. 

The  Overman  Wheel  Company  has  just  issued 
nine  neat  little  pamphlets  bearing  the  following 
titles:  ''The  Repairer's  Tale  of  Woe,"  "An  Up- 
to-Date  Pneumatic  Tire,"  "Brevity  the  Soul  of — 
Cycling,"  "His  Money's  Worth  in  a  Victor," 
"Pocket  Catalogue,  Victor  Bicycles,  1894," 
"About  Light  Wheels, "  "The -Victor  Pneumatic 
Tire,"  jnd  "Points  of  Excellence  in  Victor  Bi- 
cycles for  1894." 


A.  C.  C.  of  C.  Banquet. 

The  date  of  this  event  will  be  Thursday,  June 
21,  and  the  location  the  Grand  Pacific  Hotel.  A 
limited  nvimber  of  tickets  will  be  on  sale  to  those 
not  included  in  the  list  of  guests  and  can  be  ob- 
tained on  and  after  Slonday  next,  of  H.  M. 
C4ardner,  1360  Old  Colony;  E.  J.  Porter,  800 
Isabella,  or  K.  F.  Peterson,  250  Wabash  avenue. 


fioad  Riders  at  Mt.  Vernon. 
Mt.  Veenon,  O.,  June  6. — The  Mt.  Vernon 
Cycling  Club  give  a  road  race  to-night  over  a 
course  seven  and  five-eighths  miles  long.  Sydney 
Waldon,  scratch,  made  the  course  in  23:17,  tak- 
ing the  time  prize  and  fourth  place.  The  other 
riders  were  given  three  minutes'  start  and  came 
in  as  follows:     Walter  Spittle  first,  Guy  Forbing 

second,  Charles  McKee  third. 

*  ♦  « 

Divided  skirts  are  very  objectionable  garments 

in  Texas.     The  city  council  of  El  Paso  has  passed 

an  ordinance  prohibiting  ladies  from  appearing  on 

the  streets  attired  in  them. 


Mf.  Dealer 


When  you  handle  a  bicycle  that 
compels  favorable  comment  from 
everyone,  even  your 

COMPETITORS, 

you    have    a   wheel    that    is 

OUT  OF  SIGHT. 

Your  life  is  then  like  a 

4th  OF  JULY 

AND 


CHRISTMAS 


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St.  L.  R.  &  W.  G.  Co., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 

Ineorporated  1873. 
Capital  $500,000. 

"  WE  KEEP  OUR  PROMISES." 

MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


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MFG.    CO., 

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20   GARDKN    STREET, 

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INDIANAPOLIS,  IND. 

Ben-Hur  Bicycles  are  worth  $ioo. 

The  SNELL  CYCLE  FITTINGS  CO., 


TOLEDO.   OHIO. 


frames: 


See  our  "  High  Back,"  weight  12  1-2  lbs. — makes  a 
28  lb.  wheel. 

Get  a  sample  one  and  try  it. 


lamps: 


This  trade  has  been  usually  left  to 
jobbers  to  Import.       We  are  running  a 
Lamp  plant  DAY  AND  NIGHT.     Buy  our  "  Tom 
Thumb "    and  5  other    small    (up-to-date)    Lamps. 
Support  American    made    Lamps.       Write  for  the  only 
"  Katalog." 

storeroom  fur  Kew  England  States:    ISTjASTIC  TIP  CO.,  370  Atlantic  Ave..  Boston,  Mass. 

Storeroom  for  Illinois.  Indiana,  Wisconsin  and  Michigan:     CHJ  CA  60  TIP  &  TinB  CO.,  158  and  154  Lake  St. 

Storeroom  lor  New  'i  ork,  New  Jersey,  Marjland,  Pennsylvania:    <7.  S.  1,ENQS'  SON  &  CO.,  4  Fletcher  St.,  New  York. 


MENTION  THE   REFEBEfc. 


MORE  RECORDS  ABROAD. 

Gerger  Makes  New  Hour  Figures — Italian  and 
German  Races. 
Feaxkfobt-OjST-the-Maix,  May  30. — [Special 
correspondence.] — F.  Gerger,  the  new  Paris- 
Vieuna-Graz  record  holder,  lately  went  for  several 
track  records,  succeeding  in  his  six-hours'  ride  at 
Graz  in  lowering  some  fifty  Austrian,  several  Ger- 
man and  the  following  world's  records: 

hrs.  min.  sec. 

170  kill  metres 4    .W    54 

110  miles 5     7    19  4-5 

ISOkllometres 5    12    27 

190  kilometres 5    .SO      .=) 

120miles 5    35    353-5 

200  kilometres 5    48    22 

5  hours 172  kilometres,  899  metres 

5  1-2  hours 189  kilometres,  964  metres 

6  hours 206  kilometres,  402  metres 

Lurion  and  Lugert,  two  other  Austrian  riders, 
reduced  in  a  2,000-metre  tandem  handicap  the 
world's  record  for  that  distance  to  2:47,  which 
time  was  surpassed  the  following  day  hy  sixteen 
seconds  at  a  meet  at  Milan  hy  the  Italian  riders, 
Gnesutta,  Marohaud  and  Bozino  in  a  triplet. 
On  May  24,  at  Vienna,  Lurion  and  Lugert.  rode 
.)00  metres  in  :34  1-5,  thus  improving  the  world's 
record  hitherto  held  hy  the  French  professionals, 
Foumier  and  Louvet,  hy  1  2-5  seconds.  Both 
riders  furthermore  rode  1,000  metres  in  1:13  1-5, 
which  time  is  within  one  second  of  the  French- 
men's world's  record. 

The  Italian  distance  ride,  Milan  to  Tuain,  .526 
kilometres,  in  which  112  men  started  (amongst 
them  one  over  fifty  years  of  age,  on  an  ordinary), 
feU  to  E.  Sauli,  in  26  hrs.  25  rain.  48  sec,  with  G. 
Toesca  second  and  Luigi  Masetti  (who  during  the 
world's  fair  went  by  wheel  to  Chicago  and  rode 
back  to  Italy)  third.  The  first  prize  consisted  of 
2,000  lire  (some  ?400)  and  a  cup. 

.Joseph  Fischer  (winner  in  last  year's  Vienna- 
Berlin,  and  second  in  this  year's  Munich-Salzburg 
races)  took  the  principal  safety  event  at  the 
Mtmich  meet,  10  kilometres  in  21:07  4-5. 

Alvin  Vater,  once  the  continent's  safety  cham- 
pion, lately  started  in  several  races,  but  could  not 
come  up.  His  best  days  seem  to  have  gone.  Three 
or  four  years  ago  he  was  the  most  feared  competitor 
of  Lehr,  who  this  season  has  not  yet  found  his 
master.  jSText  to  Lehr  Fritz  Opel  is  the  best  Ger- 
man rider,  his  latest  record  having  been  eleven 
first  prizes  in  three  days.  Last  week  he  took  the 
championship  of  Hesse,  5,000  metres,  in  8:42  4-5, 
which  the  four  brothers  Opel  now  have  held.  Last 
.year's  winner,  M.  Herty,  did  not  start  this  time. 
The  championshii)  of  Thuringia,  5,0110  meti'es, 
which  was  brought  out  at  Coburg,  fell  to  H.  Kil- 
ian  in  8:31  4-5;  that  for  the  Palatinate,  4,000  me- 
tres, to  K.  .Toerns  in  6:56.  M.  Luriau  took  the 
3,000-metre  championship  of  Austria  in  4:36  4-5, 
and  the  5,000-metre  championship  of  the  Austrian 
Alps  territory  in  8:07  1-5,  both  events  being  run 
at  Graz,  in  cycling  mattere  the  ^aris  of  Austria. 

A.  M. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Wheelinfff  W.  Ya. — K.  Hoge  Company,  hardware 
and  bicycles;  appointed  agent  for  the  Yost  wheel. 

Appleton,  Wi8 — The  Winnebago  Outing  Company, 
incorporated  by  George  M.  Miller,  Thomas  W.  Orbison 
and  Walter  L.  Conkey;  capital  stock  $6,000. 

San  Francisco,  Cal.—The  Firth  Wheel  Company; 
incorporated  by  Victoi  D.  Bubose,  Charles  R.  Johnson 
and  others;  capital  stock  $60,000. 

Detroitf  Mich Miller  &  Warren;  bicycles;  reported 

.IS  having  recorded  chattel  mortgage  for  $982. 

Boston,  Mass. — The  Union  Cycle  Company,  839  Co- 
lumbus avenue,  will  erect  a  new  manufacturing  plant  at 
Uighlandville,  Mass. 


H UMBER  PATTERN  FRAME 


Long  Wheel  Base. 


Guaranteed  finest   quality   of 
finish  and  material. 


A  frame  on  which 
manufacturers    and 
agents    may      put 
their    name    with- 
out fear  of  being 
disgraced. 


ESTABLISHED  1648.      INCORPORATED  1886. 


THOS.  SMITH  &  SONS,  of  Saltley,  Ltd., 

SIRMISGSAIU,    Elfa.. 

Manufacturers  of  all  Mnds  of  cycle  component  parts,  at 
reasonable  prices,  consistent  with  good  workmanship. 

Prices  on  application. 


PRESS    ON 


THE  CLIP 

—The  ^Vheel  Takes  a  Rest 


Stop  it  ?    You  bet  it  does.     A  bit  of  com- 
mon sense  that  will  pay  for  itself 
a  hundred  fold  when  an 
emergency  comes. 
It  fits  any  wheel  and  is  Simple  as  a  collar 
button.      PRICE,  $2.00. 

Can  be  had  of  your  nearest  dealer.    Mention  this  paper. 


THE    CLIP    COMPANY, 


WARWICK,     N.    Y. 


Keirark,  JV.  J". — Henry  Roemer,  sporting  goods;  re- 
ported as  having  recorded  chatael  mortgage  for  $600. 

Springfield,  O Rubber  Tire  Wheel  Company;  in- 
corporated, with  a  capital  stock  of  $10,000. 

yeu)  Tork— The  National  Board  of  Trade  of  Cycle 
Manufacturers,  incorporated;  capital  stock  $10,000;  to 
foster  trade  and  to  promote  interests  in  cycling.  The 
trustees  are:  Albert  A.  Pope,  of  uoston;  A.  W.  Spalding; 
A.  Coleman,  Frederick  J.  Stimson,  Alfred  W.  Kiddle,  W. 
F.  Wilson  and  Edward  J.  Day  of  New  York  city;  A.  Ken- 
nedy Child  of  Hartford,  Conn.;  W.  A.  Tiedding,  Charles 
M.  Richards  and  Elliott  Mason  of  Brooklyn;  Jacob  S. 
Bretz  of  Westfield,  N.  J.,  and  Theodore  F.  Merseles  of 
Jersey  City. 

louisville,  Kj;.— Kentucky  Cycle  Company,  incorpo- 
rated; dealing  in  cycles,  sporting  goods,  etc.;  capital 
stock  $60,000. 

JLong  Beach,  Cal L.  A.  Bailey,  hardware  and  bi- 
cycles; reported  gone  out  of  business. 

Tnnker,  JV.  F.— Hodgman  Rubber  Company ;  special 
meeting  of  stockholders  called  June  14,  to  increase  capi- 
tal stock  from  $350,000  to  $450/00. 

franklin,  Mass All  the  rubber  works  here  re- 
sumed operations  on  the  4th  instant,  after  three  months' 
idleness. 

A  Very  Proper  Order. 

On  account  of  the  recent  accident  ou  the  Galena 
division  to  bicycle  riders,  the  Chicago  and  North- 
western railroad  has  issued  orders  forbidding  all 
persons  from  riding  bicycles  on  its  right  of  v.ay, 
and  instructing  employes  to  enforce  the  order. 


Red  Cross  Wood  Rim  Tire  Cement. 


For  "Wood  and 

Metal  Rims. 


t^-  RIM  TIRE  CEW| 

»NSfill6EER  TIRES  10  ««*! 


Something  entirely 
new.  Saves  90  per 
cent  of  time  and  labor. 
Always  ready.  Easily 
applied.  Cheapest. 
Best  and  Cleanest. 

Impossible  for  a  tire 
to  creep  on  either  steel 
or  wood  rims.  Is  not 
affected  by  water  or 
heat.  Should  be  in 
every  factory  and  re- 
pair shop  throughout 
the  country. 

One  ounce  of    this 
Cement  will  reach  as 
far  as  one  pound  of 
the  solid  cement. 
Sample  can  sent  prepaid  upon  receipt  of  50c. 
Send  for  discount  to  ihe  trade. 

MANUFACTURED   BY 

ARLINGTON  U.BETTS&  CO., 

TOLEDO,  OHIO. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREF. 


BUILT    TO    RIDE. 

RIDDEN    TO    WIN. 

The  Waverley  renders  a  good  score  in  the   Road  Races 
held  on  Decoration  Day 

Ziy  Zag  Moad  HacCf  IndianapoliSf  Jnd.f  Decoration  Dap. 

Bonfleld— 1st  and  Time  Prize,    Waverley,      O^Donnell — 2Qd,  Waverley.      Kurtz— 3rd. 
Eobinson— 4tli. 

Several  others  finisbed  later  whose  names  were  not  learned. 

Decatur,  III.,  Road  Jtace,  Decoration  Day. 

From  the  Decatur  News. 

WAVERLEY      WINS. 

WHAT  THEY  KODK. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  prize  winners  and  the  wheels  they  rode: 
I,  B.  L.  Weaver— Waverley.     3.  Guy  Righter—Waverlej^.     3.  S.  Woods.     4,  W.  Coon- 
radt— 'A^averley.     5.  J.  Sanford,     6.    Roy  Hall.     7    Alvie  Wilson- Waverley.     8.    H. 
Shuttle.    9.  Henry  Marcott     10.  Ira  Cloliey.    11.  Ed  Eckels.    13.  Bob  VaU. 


MoBBisoN,  111.,  June  1,  1891. 
Indiana  Bicyle  Co  ,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Deak  Sirs;— April  21,  189d,  I  purchased  of  your  local  agent  a  Waverley  Scorcher. 
During  the  past  year  I  have  ridden  same  about  3,20J  miles,  iacluding  eleven  century 
runs.  ■  The  wheel  is  in  just  as  perfeci;  condition  as  the  day  I  bought  it,  and  I  shall  con- 
tinue to  ride  it  the  rest  of  this  season. 

The  boys  all  consider  my  wheel  a  beauty,  and  some  of  them  are  very  sorry  thev 
ever  invested  .$150  in  the  so-called  high  grade  wheels  when  they  would  have  derived 
more  satisfaction  from  an  $85  Waverley. 

I  hold  the  Whiteside  County  road  records  from  Sterling  to  Morrison,  16  miles,  in  one 
hour  and  one  minute.  From  Fulton  to  Morrison,  13  miles,  in  37  minutes.  Two  of  my 
century  runs  were  made  under  eight  hours. 

My  wheel  has  given  entire  satisfaction  and  I  will  ride  no  other. 

Yours  respectfully,  Alfked  C.  Adams. 

Why  squander  $150  for  a  bicycle  when  you  can  get  a  better  wheel 
for  $85?    You've  got  a  good  head.    Think  this  out. 
Our  catalogue  is  free  by  mail. 


Indiana  Bicycle  Co., 


INDIANAPOLIS.  IND  ,  U.  S.  A. 


ilENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


A  High  Grade  Wheel  Free. 


Here  is  Your  Chance.  Boys  and  Girls. 

k  THIRTY  DAYS'  CONTEST 

Tu  the  person  sending  us  the  greatest  number  of 
paid  up  subscriptions  to  THE  AMERICAN  WHEELMAN 
by  July  I,  we  will  give  a  High  Grade  Wheel,  Ladies' 
or  Gentlemen's. 

Subscriptions  $2  per  year,  six  months  subscription 
at  $1  will  count  as  one. 

It  is  easy  work  getting  subscriptions  for 

THE  AMERICAN  WHEELMAN. 

SAMPLE  COPIES  FREE. 

Published  every  Thursday  at 

23  Park  Row,  NEW  YORK,  by  the 

AMERICAN  WHEELMAN  PUB.  CO. 


The  Standard  of  Excellence 


'^,       i     THE  NATIONAL  > 


^^F  one  year  may  be  but  a  medicore  the  next.  The  development  of  the  bicycle  has  been  attained  by 
^"^  the  constantly  increasing  number  of  master  mechanics  devoting  themselves  to  the  improve- 
ment and  simplification  of  its  parts.  By  this  annual  addition  of  mechanical  mind  the  scope  of  this 
application  is  ever  broadening,  and  every  year  adds  to  the  questions  of  merit  to  be  decided  by  the 
inquiring  rider. 

THE    1894    NATIONAL 

Presents  improvements  valuable  to  aU  riders  and  the  results  of  the  tests  of  their  value  are  in  evidence. 
Attention  to  detail,  care  in  the  manufacture  of  bearings  and  the  fitting  of  parts,  thoroughness  in  the 
inspection  and  gauging  of  each  and  every  piece,  modern  machinery  and  tools  and  knowledge  in  their 
use,  coupled  with  a  practical  mechanical  undeistanding  of  the  requirements  to  be  met,  have  produced 
the  National,  which  takes  its  position  as  did  Cassius,  "A  better,  not  an  older  soldier,  Brutus." 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


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NATIONAL   CYCLE    MANTG    CO., 


BAY    CITY,    MICHIGAN. 


ADVERTISING     AND     CONSISTENCY. 


How  the  Attitude  of  Some  Papers  Change  After 
Receiving  a  Contract. 
Sweet  are  the  uses  of  advertisement.  Some 
people  have  got  the  idea  that  advertising  is  a 
useless  thing,  and  look  upon  the  advertisement 
canvasser  and  the  newspaper  proprietor  a.s  a  sort 
of  charity.  Th^y  generally  begin  by  giving  an 
order  more  from  friendship  than  anything  else, 
and  are  surprised  when  they  find  that  they  have 
only  cast  their  bread  upon  the  waters.  For  there 
is  not  the  slightest  doubt  that  the  money  ex- 
pended on  advertising  a  good  article  is  well  spent. 
Of  course  no  one  will  contend  that  advertising 
will  create  a  perpetual  demand  for  a  rubbish  ar- 
ticle; but  where  a  man  has  a  good  article  to  sell 
there  is  nothing  like  letting  the  public  know  it. 
Those  who  ridicule  the  uses  of  advertising  must 
find  it  profitable.  These  firms  are  not  managed 
by  Jugginses,  but  by  shrewd  men  of  business  who 
calculate  the  return  on  every  penny  they  spend. 
Of  course  the  newspaper  proprietor  also  benefits  by 
the  transaction,  and  is  grateful,  at  least  with  one 
or  two  exceptions.  There  are  ingrates  in  this 
world  who  will  accept  the  welcome  ads.  and  then 
snarl  at  the  very  people  on  whose  support  they 
are  dependent.  To  the  disinterested  spectator 
the  attitude  of  some  of  these  papers  toward  ad- 
vertisers is  most  amusing.  They  remind  us  of 
pictures  of  children  in  the  show-card  of  a  certain 
chocolate  manufacturer.  'Before"  receiving  an 
advertisement  they  are  all  frowns,  but  the  adver- 
tisement comes  as  a  sop  to  C'erberns,  and 
"after"  its  receipt  their  laces  undergo  a  complete 
transformation.  The  attitude  of  a  certain  writer 
in  an  English  paper  towards  a  popular  and  speedj' 
tire  before  and  after  receiving  an  advertisement 
from  the  makers  is  excruciatingly  funny.  Previ- 
ous to  the  appearance  of  the  advertisement  in  the 
columns  of  his  paper  he  never  recommended  the 
tire.  It  was  probably  this,  that  and  the  other 
thing,  but  it  was  not  tried,  and  it  would  be  safer 
to  get  another  tire  which  was  advertised  in  the 
paper  for  which  he  wrote.  Now  the  other  firm 
has  taken  a  large  space  for  its  advertisement  in 
that  paper,  and  be  has  now  no  hesitation  in  recom- 
mending its  tire.  Yet  he  is  one  of  the  ''inde- 
pendent" school,  and  is  continually  boasting  of 
his  emancipation  from  the  shackles  of  the  adver- 
tiser.— Irish  Wheelman. 


HE  IS  NOT  TOO  OLD. 


,^5»<^ 


A  Veteran  Who  Is  Well  Able  to  Keep  Up  with 
the  Procession. 
The  name  of  John   B.    Albnght  is  familiar  to 
our  readers   who  have  that  gentleman  to  thank 
for  many  an  interesting  item  on  cycling.     Mr.  Al- 
bright was  particu- 
^■•-  larly    pleased    with 

the  ^^^/ee-'s  re- 
cent editorial  on  the 
subject  of  cycling 
for  middle-aged  and 
elderly  persons,  and 
sends  us  a  picture  of 
himself  as  living  ev- 
idence of  the  tnilli 
of  its  remarks.  Mr. 
Albright  is  sixty- 
three  years  of  age  aud  rides  a  sixfy-six-ineh  gear 
with  ease.  Feeling  quite  able  to  keep  up  with 
the  procession  he  may,  as  he  very  truly  says,  be 
excused  for  saying  that  he  is  not  yet  "too  old. " 


A  committee  of  three  is  at  work  drafting  a  new 
constitution  for  the  Chicago  C.  C. 


£DWIN  OLIVER, 
gen\  eastern  agent. 


EASTERN   OFFICE, 
EVANS   HOUSE,  SPHINaplELDi    MASS. 


Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co., 

Main  Office,  64r  to  70  Ohio  Street, 


-CHIC^aO     ILL. 


UNION    DROP  FORGE  CO., 
CHICAGO. 


GARFORD    MFG.    CO., 

ELYRIA,    OHIO. 


General  U.  S.  Sale  Agents  for  the 

INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN   &  STAMPING   CO. 

INDIANAPOLIS.    IND. 


HUNT  MFG.   CO. 
WESTBORO,    MASS. 


C.    J.  SMITH   &  SONS   CO., 
MILWAUKEE,    WIS. 


SNELL  CYCLE    FITTINGS    CO., 
TOLEDO,   OHIO. 


Seam/ess  Steel  Tubing,  Cold  Rolled  Steel  and  Cycle  Manufacturers'  Supplies. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


ELL  WOOD  IVINS  TUBE  CO.,  ^^i^T'^fr' 

Seamless  Steel  Tubing. 

Of  \  /''"N.  HIGHER   IN  CARBON  THAN    ANY   OTHER    MAKE 

*^   O  O  -O      o      „ 


THE    BEST. 


MILL  OAK  LANE  STATION,  PHILADELPHIA. 


J     PHILADELPHIA  OFFICE : 
I  906  Filbert  Street. 


ilENTION    THE    RCPEREE. 


The  Best  Oiler  in  tbe  World 


PBICE  aSc.  MACH. 

This  Oiler  has  won  every  test  in  competition  with  other 
oilers.  Although  higher  in  price  it  has  been  adopted  by 
the  leading  manufacturers  as  being  without  an  equal  for 
high  grade  machines. 


THE  NEXT  BEST. 


PItlCJE  IBc.  EACB. 

This  is  an  excellent  Oiler  at  the  price.  We  guarantee 
it  second  to  none  but  the  "  PERFECT." 


Oiler  Holders,  250.  each.    Pump  Holders,  25c.  each. 

CUSHMAN  &  DENISON,  172  9th  Ave.,  New  York. 


MENTION    THE    REPEREE. 


SEA/ViLESS 


The  First  in  America... 
The  Largest  and  Best... 
In  the  World 


Shelby,  Ohio. 


Are  now  prepared  to  draw  all  shapes,  including  Round,  Square,  Corru- 
gated, Octagon  and  Half  Circle  with  double  re-entering  angles. 

RIDERS  OF  GOOD  BICYCLES  GIVE  IT  THE  PREFERENCE. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


INDIANAPOLIS 

CHAIN  &  STAMPING  COMPANY 


126,  128,  130  West  Maryland  Street,  -  INDIANAPOLIS.  IND., 

MAKERS  OF 

HIGH    GRADE    CYCLE    CHAINS. 


R.  B.  MoMULLEN  &  CO., 

Chicago,  ni.,  and  Springfield,    Mass.,— General   United 
States  Sales  Aeents. 


JOHN  S.  LENGS'  SON  &  CO. 


New  York  Depot, 


New  York  City 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE- 


KEYSTONE  TIRE. 


Any  one  can  pull  a  string 
tight  in  a  groove.  This  is  all 
that  is  necessary 

TO  ATTACH  THE 

"KEYSTONE." 


Write  for  Catalogue  Prices  and 
Valuable  Information. 


■lENTtON    THE    REFEREE, 


ERIE  RUBBER  CO.,  erie, pa. u s.a. 


Bridgeport 

Brass 

Company, 

Bridgeport,  Conn. 

AND.....,ai|f|i 

19  Murray  St., 
NEW  YORK. 


SEARCH  LIGHT 

Burns  Kerosene. 


A  radical  change  in  lamp 
construction. 

The  only  first  class 

bii:ycle  lamp. 


Have  you  seen  the 

"Vulcan"  Torch? 

Indispensable  to  all 
Dealers  in  Supplies. 


Price  $3.50  eaeh. 


—THE— 

"BRIDGEPORT" 

Double  Stroke, 

the   handsomest    Bell    in 
the  market. 


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Wrench,  oil  can,  screw  driver  and  pump 
aU  combined  in  one. 

Made  of  drop  forged  steel,  case  hardened, 
and  weight  10  ounces,  or  3  ounces  less  than 
aU  the  other  tools  separate. 


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THE  DAYTON  Y.  M.  C.  A.  HOME. 


Always  Open  to  Visiting  Wheelmen— Growth 
of  the  Club. 
In  the  spring  of  1891  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Wheel- 
men of  Dayton,  0.,  was  first  organized  and  Frank 
J.  Otter  was  elected  president,  H.  A.  McGinnis, 
captain  and  Victor  Landis  -secretary,  who,  with 
the  xisnal  coips  of  vice-presidents,  lieutenants, 
etcetera,  in  order  to  give  every  member  an  office, 
built  the  foundation  of  the  club  and  started  on  its 
course  the  largest  and  most  influential  one  in  the 
city.  The  mounts  of  the  members  were  about 
evenly  divided  between  the  good  old  ordinary  and 
the  puny,  so-called,  safety.  Pneumatic  tires  were 
unheard  of  and  Columbias  and  Victors  held  prom- 
inence. But  a  change  came  and  low  mounts  were 
substituted  for  high,  cushion  tires  for  solid,  spring- 
forks  for  rigid,  and  what  a  change! 

During  the  second  year  of  its  existence  S.  Eufus 
Jones  presided  and,  with  the  assistance  of  Captain 
McGinnis  and  Secretary  Landis,  the  course  of  the 
club  ran  smoothly  along.  Last  season  Frank 
Massey  presided,  Walter  Allen  captained  the  club 
aud  Charlie  Fletcher  called  the  roll.  The  usual 
club  runs  were  enjoyed  and  a  pleasant  summer 
was  passed. 

The  club,  having  neither  room-rent  nor  gas  bills 
to  pay,  is  enabled  to  charge  only  nominal  dues 
aud  yet  offers  the  same  advantages  as  its  veteran 
friend,  the  Dayton  Bicycle  Club.  The  dues  are 
collected  but  once  a  year  (happy  secretary-treas- 
urer!) and  only  those  members  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
who  have  paid  their  dues  can  take  an  active  part 
in  the  management  of  the  club.  For  the  season 
of '9-i  the  club  has  the  following  officers:  Presi- 
dent, J.  M.  Switzer;  first  vice-president,  J.  W. 
Marquardt;  second  vice-president,  W.  S.  Zehring; 
captain,  P.  N.  Sigler;  first  lieutenant.  Earl  H. 
Kiser;  second  lieutenant,  Bruce  Shepherd;  third 
lieutenant,  J.  Henry  Merkle  and  secretary-treas- 
urer, Charles  C.  Fletcher.  The  now  club  has 
eighty  names  on  the  roll  aud  hopes  to  double 
the  present  membership  before  the  season  closes. 
No  club  runs  are  held  on  the  Sabbath,  but  this 
does  not  bar  the  members  from  riding  on  that  day, 
should  they  feel  so  inclined.  Last  season  the 
club  adopted  a  gray  bloomer  suit  as  the  club  uni- 
form and  will  probably  not  make  a  change  until 
next  season. 

A  neat  card-board  folder  has  been  issued  by  flie 
club  to  be  circulated  among  the  wheelmen  of  the 
city  setting  forth  the  advantages  of  membership 
in  the  club,  a  list  of  club  runs,  the  club  yell,  the 
list  of  officers,  the  rules  and  regulations  governing 
club  runs.  Traveling  wheelmen  will  always  re- 
ceive a  welcome  at  the  hands  of  the  secretaries  of 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  the  members  of  the  club  will, 
one  and  all,  assist  you  in  exploring  the  sights  of 
our  city  and  the  surronnding  country. 

McScOECHER. 


Quite  Right,  This. 

There  is  something  exceeding]}'  unsportsman- 
like about  the  manner  in  which  one  or  two  Ameji- 
can  racing  men  have  been  boasting  about  their 
ability  to  beat  Zimmerman,  now  that  all  possibil- 
ity of  meeting  him  is  over.  It  seems  to  be  (|uite 
tile  thing  for  any  "smart  Aleck"  who  wants  a  lit- 
tle cheap  iKitorieiy  to  de<'lMj(',  or  gel  his  tminer  to 
declare  for  him,  that  nothing  but  the  merest  acci- 
dent prevented  him  from  defeating  Zimmerman 
last  year,  and  that  he  was  simply  aching  to  per- 
form that  easy  task  during  1894,  if  he  had  only 
got  the  chance. — Irish  Cyclmt. 


The  new  song,  "For  We  All  Ride  the    Wheel,' 
expresses  the  sentiments  of  all  cyclists, 


Do  You  Want  to  Raise  the  Wind? 


Many  of  our  dear,  spotless  amateurs 
are  doing  so  on  their  respectable 
prizes  to  prevent  a  diet  of  snow  balls. 
But  we  are  making  an  article  that  will 
beat  a  League  General  Assembly 
for  wind. 

There  will  be  no  protest  on  the  elec- 
tion of  this  pump  to  first  place  as  a 
friend  of  the  pneumatic. 

Hay  &  WiLLiTS, 

Dealers  in  Wind  Instruments,   Indianapolis,   Ind. 


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Have   your   Bicycle   Repaired   and    Thoroughly    Over- 
hauled by  the  Veteran  Repairer. 

Over  twenty  years  factory  and  repair  shoj*  ezperience 
with  makers  c(  Budge,  Rover,  Euval,  Rapid,  Rambler, 
Premier,  Homber,  Singer,  Swift,  &c.,  &c.  Highest 
testimonials  from  American  and  English  flyers  of  the 
path. 

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Give  me  a  trial  and  be  convinced. 

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ii 


Rome  was  not  Built  in  a  Day." 

Neither  was  THE  SYRACUSE. 


PUT    IT 

TO 

PRACTICAL    UbE, 

The  Syracuse. 


WIN  ON  'EM, 

— AND — 

SECURE  FAME  ON  'EM. 


Tlie    Syracuse 

IS   BUILT    FOR     USE. 


IT'S  THE   PROPER 

WAY 

TO  BE  "IN  IT." 


Experienced  workmanship,  however, 
two  years  of  experiments  THE  SYR 
occupied  by  concerns  twenty  and 
model  of  simpHcity,  hghtness  and 
SYRACUSE. 

LllSTKED    TO    THIS 


has  demonstrated  that  with  less  than 
AC  USE  has  reached  the  standard 
thirty  times  as  old.  It  is  to-day  a 
strength.     Young  and  old  enjoy  THE 

IS    THE    FA.CT 


That  hundreds  of  the  fastest  riders  in  the  west  are  mounted  on  THE  SYRACUSE.  Think  of  it! 
Hamilton  won  the  25  mile  race  at  Denver  on  The  Syracuse.  Other  winners  at  Norwich,  Conn.,  Kansas 
City,  Buffalo  and  St.  Louis, 

A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH  HARDWARE  CO., 

The  Syracuse  Will  Fit  You.  ^^-   I-OllTIS,   MIO. 


WHAT'S   THE   USE 

TRYING 

TO   DO    UP 


The  Syracuse. 


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THOS.    WALLS,  President. 


T.  P.  WALLS,  Treasurer. 


JOHN  I.  "WALLS,  Secretary 


Preliminary  Announcement. 

IMMENSE  AUCTION  SALE  fe  CYCLES 

We  have  notices  from  three  or  four  large  jobbers  that  they  will  sell  through  us,  in  June,  over  3,000 
Bicycles,  all  high  grade  '93  and  '94  goods.  This  will  be  the  largest  sale  of  wheels  ever  made.  Full  particu- 
lars later. 

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Everybody  wonders  why  Phrenix  riders 
(^ontimially  cry 

RIDE   A    PHCENIX 

aiul  wliy  do  they  ut^ver  walk.  TU<ise  peoj^le  have 
nevei'  examined  Phreaix  spokos,  torging.'^.  tubings 
and  bearings,  but  after  an  investigation  tliey  invari- 
ably remark:  '•'No  wonder  we  ai'e  going  right  ahead. 
Come  with  us.-' 


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BUSINESS    COMBINED    WITH     PLEASURE. 


A  Suggestion  for  a  Barbers'  Handicap- How  It 
Would  Work. 

Many  people  recollect  barber  shops  in  which 
two  shafts  ran  along  the  ceiling  with  a  pully  at 
each  chair,  over  which  ran  an  elastic  belt.  A 
cylindrical  hair  brush  was  placed  in  the  lower  end, 
and  by  a  little  stretching  of  the  elastic  belt  the 
brush  revolved  rapidly  and  the  dandrnffflewoft'in 
showers.  Now,  the  latest  invention  is  placed  back 
of  the  barber's  chair.  It  consists  of  a  cycle  whose 
pedals  are  operated  by  the  barber,  making  a  won- 
derful motor.  A  belt  revolves  the  shaft  which 
operates  the  roller  held  by  the  barber  for  handle- 
bars. The  artist  directs  the  brush  and  you  may 
believe  the  head  is  cleaned  in  a  few  moments. 

This  is  progress  and  a  great  improvement  upon 
hand  friction.  "Eeady  sir;"  and  rrrrrrr.  The 
roller  brush  revolves  like  a  street  sweeper.  It 
stops  just  as  your  nerves  give  you  the  impression 
that  you  are  going  to  have  a  violent  headache  and 
your  hair  is  as  clean  and  shiny  as  a  new  dollar. 
Think  what  a  benefit  to  the  barber,  condemned 
by  his  trade  to  be  in  a  perpetual  state  of  quasi-im- 
mobility. His  digestion  is  poor,  the  head  heavy, 
and  the  legs  stiff.  A  customer  comes  in,  he  gets 
on  the  machine,  then  one,  two,  three, — and  the 
pleased  barber  •finds  at  the  end  of  the  day  that  he 
has  accomplished  a  journey  from  Chicago  to  Ev- 
anston  and  back  for  the  good  of  his  health. 

Why  not  organize  a  barbers'  race  in  this  maii- 
ner  ?  Let  all  the  barbers  in  a  shop  be  at  their 
posts,  each  one  having  a  customer.  The  proprie- 
tor gives  the  signal^ — rrrrrrrrrrr — they  are  started. 
What  splendid  sprinting!  What  a  rubbing  of 
scalps!  We  advise  a  handicap.  Think  what  the 
bald  heads  will  miss! 

1  ♦  * 

Picked  Out  Cyclists. 
With  a  view  to  having  the  state  militia  better 
prepared  and  equipped  for  emergencies.  Captain 
AV.  S.  Campbell,  of  the  adjutant  general's  office, 
last  evening  organized  what  wiU  be  known  as  the 
Gatling  Gun  Company,  says  the  Inter  Ocean.  The 
men  are  picked  and  enlisted  from  Company  C, 
Governor's  Guard,  Fifth  Infantry,  and  detailed  for 
assignment  at  headquarters  with  the  Fifth  here. 
The  men  were  taken  from  the  bicycle  corps — 
strong,  active  young  men,  none  of  them  under 
six  feet  in  height.  Drill  will  begin  immediately 
and  the  men  prepared  for  quick  and  effectual 


Province  of  Quebec. 

Cycling  has  not  taken  as  firm  a  hold  here  as  it 
has  in  the  western  prosinces;  stUl  there  are  more 
riders  than  ever  before,  and  the  number  is  steadily 
increasing.  A  correspondent  who  has  visited  a 
number  of  cities  in  the  province  finds  the  ladies 
are  very  backward  in  riding  wheels.     They  are 


only  just  getting  started.  In  Sherbrooke  the  cycle 
club  has  offered  a  prize  of  $20  in  gold  to  the  firat 
lady  rider,  and  it  promises  to  be  a  race  between 
several  to  be  the  firet  to  appear  on  the  streets  with 
their  bicycles.  In  Quebec  there  are  only  two  lady 
riders,  and  they  never  appear  in  public.  There 
are  now  on  the  way  two  ladies'  wheels,  and  as 
soon  as  they  arrive  two  leaders  of  society  will  at 
once  learn  to  ride.  As  soon  as  they  appear,  it  is 
safe  to  say,  more  will  follow  suit.  In  Cookshire 
there  are  several  lady  riders  and  the  number  will 
be  increased  before  the  season  ends.  The  Cana- 
dian Wheelmen's  meet  at  Montreal  June  30  and 
.July  2  will  be  attended  by  a  large  number  of 
wheelmen  from  this  part  of  the  province. 


A  DUSKY  BEAUTY  IN  BLOOMERS. 


Chicago  People  Somewhat  Surprised  to  See  a 
Colored  Wheelwoman  Thus  Attired. 
There  are,  in  Chicago,  quite  a  number  of  col- 
ored cyclists  and  not  a  few  colored  wheel  women; 
but  one  of  the  latter  in  bloomers  had  not  made 
her  appearance  on  the  boulevards  until  last  week. 
She  was  riding  on  Michigan  avenue  in   graceful 


style,  in  an  erect  but  apparently  comfortable  po- 
sition, and  mounted  on  an  1894  pattern  wheel. 
Her  costume  consisted  of  a  neat  waist,  rather 
large  bloomers  of  blue  material  and  leggings  to 
match  It  was  only  natural  that  she  attracted  the 
attention  of  aU,  but  merely  because  it  was  novel 
to  see  a  colored  woman  in  bloomers. 


Good  Road  Advocates  Will  Meet. 
During  the  national  editorial  convention  at  As- 
buiy  Park,  July  5  and  6,  the  National,  New  York, 
New  Jersey  and  Maryland  leagues  for  good  roads 
will  meet  at  the  same  place  in  order  to  interest 
and  instruct  the  newspaper  men  regarding  good 
roads  and  road-making,  iijrangements  have  al- 
ready been  made  for  an  exhibition  of  road-making 
machinery  and  practical  road  constacuction. 


WORE  BLOOMERS  FORTY  YEARS  AGO. 


The  Lady  After  Whom  the  Bifurcated  Dress 
Was  Named  Living  in  Iowa. 
Not  many  people  know  how  the  name  of  bloomer 
came  to  be  applied  to  the  style  of  woman's  dre.ss 
sometimes  called  the  divided  skirt,  says  the  Chi- 
cago Herald.  Mrs.  Amelia  Bloomer,  after  whom 
the  garment  was  christened,  resides  with  her  bus- 
band  in  Council  Blufis,  their  residence  to-day 
being  the  one  in  which  they  took  up  their  abode 
forty  years  ago,  when  Council  Blufts,  now  a  city 
of  2.5,000  people,  was  a  somewhat  straggling  vil- 
lage of  three  hundred  souls.  Mrs.  Bloomer,  now 
76  years  old,  carries  her  years  easily,  her  fifty-four 
years  of  married  life  having  been  immarred  by 
other  than  the  fleeciest  of  temporary  clouds.  It 
was  in  1851  that  she  began  to  wear  the  costume 
which  is  now  known  throughout  the  English- 
speaking  world  as  the  bloomer.  She  was  then 
living  at  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y.,  where  she  was  pub- 
lishing a  temperance  paper  called  the  Lily.  In 
addition  to  being  a  prohibition  advocate  the  paper 
also  devoted  considerable  space  to  the  subject  of 
woman  suflrage.  A  Mrs.  Miller,  who  in  18.51  paid 
a  visit  to  Seneca  Falls,  appeared  in  the  bifurcated 
dress,  and  Mrs.  Bloomer  published  a  description 
of  it.  She  and  Elizabeth  Cady  Stanton  adopted 
the  style  and  advocated  its  general  adoption.  Mrs. 
Bloomer  wore  the  costume  on  several  lecture 
trips,  and  in  this  way  it  became  associated  with 
and  finally  known  by  her  name.  By  and  by 
Horace  Greeley  took  the  subject  up,  and  was  fol- 
lowed by  other  editors,  the  result  being  that  the 
bifurcated  became  known  all  over  the  countiy  as 
the  bloomer. 


An  Octogenarian  Wheelman. 
A  Portland  man  was  in  Sanford  last  week  and 
reports  that  everybody  is  riding  the  bicycle  there, 
from  the  toddler  to  the  gi-ay-haired  grandfather. 
He  saw  George  Goodall,  the  owner  and  originator 
of  the  plush  mills,  and  now  about  eighty  years 
old,  pedalling  rapidly  along  the  street  on  a  pneu- 
matic. It  was  not  a  bicycle,  nor  yet  a  tricycle  of 
the  old  kind,  but  a  special  machine  undoubtedly 
built  especially  for  the  old  gentleman.  It  was 
like  any  pneumatic-tired  safety,  except  that  there 
are  two  rear  wheels  instead  of  one.  They  were 
about  two  feet  apart,  and  of  course  the  machine 
would  stand  alone.  The  chain  passed  around 
cogs  on  the  axle  between  the  two  rear  wheels. 
Mr.  Goodall  is  doubtless  the  oldest  wheelman  in 
the  state. — ^Portland  Daily  Press. 


S»'veral  Days  Behind. 
Harry  Truax,  who  left  Chicago  May  30  in  an 
attempt  to  break  the  Chicago-New  York  record, 
found  exceedingly  bad  roads,  met  with  two  or 
three  accidents  and  was  sick.  As  a  result  he  was 
thirteen  days  making  the  trip. 


GOIN'  DOWN  THE  RIVER." 


JOLLY    TIME    BY    150    CYCLISTS    ON    THE 
OHIO  RIVER  TRIP. 


The   Steamboat  Excursion  of  the  Kentucky  Di- 
vision Proves  a  Success— But  the  Boat 
Tired   of   Its   Load   and    Sank 
at  Last. 


On  board  the  steamer  "City  of  Madison," 
June  18. — The  most  novel,  most  enterprising,  and 
from  all  s'"andpoints,  in  the  writer's  opinion,  Ihe 
most  pleasurable  division  meet  ever  held  since  the 
organization  of  the  League  of  American  Wheelmen 
in  the  blue-grass  state,  vras  that  given  by  the  Ken- 
tucky division,  June  12  to  18,  inclusive.  It  has 
been  the  custom  in  years  gone  by  when  the  meets 
have  been  held  in  tbe  central  parts  of  the  states  to 
attend  them  awheel,  eacb  city  making  up  grand 
touring  parties.  This  year  Owensboro  was  se- 
lected for  the  meet.  It  is  in  the  western  part  of 
the  state,  and  on  account  of  the  hills  that  sur- 
round it  touring  parties  were  not  deemed  advis- 
able. At  the  last  meet,  at  Harrisburg,  the  lead- 
ing lights  of  the  Kentucky  division  conceived  the 
itlea  of  running  a  steamboat  excursion  on  the  Ohio 
river  from  Covington  to  Owensboro,  a  distance  of 
about  350  miles.  The  idea  "caught  on  "  at  once. 
To  make  the  excursion  partake  some  of  a  social 
affair  it  was  announced  that  special  arrangements 
would  be  made  for  ladies,  and  every  member  of 
the  division  was  duly  instructed  to  bring  his  wife, 
sweetheart'  or  sister. 

On  Monday  evening  at  8  o'clock,  amid  the  fir- 
ing of  cannon,  the  playing  of  the  band  and  the 
rousing  cheers  of  the  wheelmen,  the  commodious 
steamer  City  of  Madison  left  her  pier  at  Coving- 
ton and  steamed  down  the  Ohio  river,  having  on 
board  as  gay  and  enthusiastic  a  crowd  of  ladies 
and  gentlemen  as  could  possibly  be  gathered  to- 
gether. The  excursion  was  accompanied  by  Web- 
er's famous  brass  and  string  band,  of  Cincinnati. 
IjOuLsville  was  the  stop  on  Monday  morning  lor 
breakfast,  and  here  the  boat  stayed  until  noon, 
giving  the  excursionists  an  opportunity  to  "take 
in"  the  Martin  &,  Dressing  road  race  and  "do" 
some  of  the  most  attractive  features  of  the  city. 
The  Louisville  delegation,  headed  by  W.  W. 
Watts,  and  consisting  of  about  sixty  ladies  and 
gentlemen,  joined  the  partjf. 

Through  the  Louis'i'ille  and  Portland  canal  the 
boat  reached  New  Albany  in  time  for  the  races  in 
the  afternoon. 

At  8  o'clock  in  the  evening  the  500-pound 
gun  "Old  Cro"  fired  the  signal  for  starting,  and 
we  were  off  for  Evansville,  175  miles  down  the 
river.  At  Owensboro  a  stop  of  an  hour  was  made 
to  take  on  a  delegation  from  that  place.  The 
good  ship  arrived  in  Evansville  about  noon,  and 
was  met  at  the  landing  by  representatives  of  the 
Evansville  Wheelmen,  brass  bands  and  cheers. 
In  the  afternoon  there  were  races  and  in  the  even- 
ing a  grand  hop  and  social  entertainment. 

At  1  o'clock  the  City  of  Madison  steamed  back 
to  Owensboro,  Ky.,  where  she  remained  for  two 
days  to  give  the  excursionists  an  opportunity  to 
revel  in  Kentucky's  famous  hospitality.  Danc- 
ing formed  one  of  the  most  enjoyable  features  of 
the  trip. 

how  the  excursion  originated. 
The  excursion  was  the  idea  of  Messrs.  Ed.  H. 
Croninger,  chief  consul  of  Kentucky,  W.  W. 
Watts,  0.  W.  Lawson  and  Ed  Meglemry,  who 
also  formed  the  committee  in  charge.  These  gen- 
tlemen devoted  both  time  and  money  to  make  the 


affair  a  success,  and  succeeded  admirably.  The 
return  was  made  Sunday,  Louisville  being 
reached  Moniiay  morning. 

In  every  way  the  excursion  was  a  phenomenal 
success,  except,  perhaps,  financially. 

Preparations  had  been  made  lor  about  200 
people  who  had  signified  their  intention  to  at- 
tend, but  only  about  125  actually  accompanied 
the  excursion.  The  entire  expense  of  the  trip 
was  $2,100.  This,  however,  was  easily  met, 
all  feeling  that  they  had  received  more  than  their 
money's  worth. 

Following  is  a  list  of  those  who  accompanied 
the  excursion: 

Covington,  Ky. — Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  H.  Cron- 
inger, Miss  Josie  Croninger,  Charles  M.  and  Clif- 
ford Croninger,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  W.  Clendening, 
Miss  Minnie  McLanghHn,  S.  F.  Bartrim,  Thomas 
M.  Walsh,  J.  M.  Fisher,  John  W.  Taylor,  A.  E. 
McLaughlin,  F.  L.  Meeharls,  Harry  Sidwell, 
Clarence  McLnin,  Kobert  McLain,  C.   E.  Nadand, 


O. ;  F.  F.  Rough,  South  Bend,  Ind. ;  F.  H.  Plaice, 
Lima,  O. ;  E.  Weil,  Lima,  O. ;  W.  C.  Kunkle,  St. 
Clairesville,  O. ;  Archie  Donaldson,  Dayton,  Ky.; 
Charles  Langley,  Dayton,  Ky. ;  Curry,  Harrisburg, 
Ky. ;  Harber,  Harrisburg,  Ky. ;  A.  D.  Euff, 
Owensville,  Ky. ;  J.  J.  Nesbitt,  Owensville,  Ky. ; 
Dan  Hemphill,  Nicholasville,  Ky. ;  Tom  Dew- 
hurst,  Lexington,  Ky. ;  E.  Lawless,  Lexington, 
Ky. ;  P.  Hopper,  Cleveport,  Ky. ;  John  Selbert, 
Frankfort,  Ky. ;  J.  M.  Cromwell,  Cynthrona,  Ky. ; 
E.  C.  Troe,  Covington,  Ky. ;  Gans  P.  Walmot, 
Lexington,  Ky. ;  W.  Arthur  Williams,  Lexing- 
ton, Ky. 


A   SERIOUS    WIND-UP. 


The  Steamer  Strikes   a   Snag  and  Goes  to  the 
Bottom— All  Hands  Safe. 

A  serious  accident  occurred  Monday  morning. 
At  4:20  the  river  steamer,  City  of  Madison,  ran 
onto  the  government  dyke  opposite  Madi.son,  Ind. 


The  Ohio  River  Excursion. — The  Boys  Enjoy  a  Swim. 


C.  S.  Houston,  W.  M.  Semple,  Howard  Hunter, 
E.  C.  Toie. 

Louisville — Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  W.  Watts,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Jenkins,  G.  E.  Johnson, 
George  W.  Herbert,  Mrs.  Herbert,  Misses  Marga- 
ret, Julia  and  Emma  Steinberg,  Miss  Mamie 
Wies*^,  Miss  Minnie  Bennett,  Miss  May  Dailey, 
George  L.  Martin,  Howard  Seffries,  Carl  Thome, 
Ed.  Meglemery  E.  S.  Watt  and  daughter. 

Chicago — Mrs.  F.  E.  Spooner,  W.  H.  Seward 
of  i^^/6/Be,  N.  H.  Van  Sicklen  of  the  Bearings, 
Gus  Steele,  H.  E.  Githens,  James  Levy. 

Cincinnati — Henry  EUard  Gordon  E.  Law, 
A.  E.  Bloomfield. 

Dayton,  Ky. — Archie  Donaldson,  Charles 
Longley. 

Indianapolis — G.  W.  Eiable,  E.  V.  Minor, 
W.  F.  Bonfield. 

Mr.  Wellis,  Springfield,  Mass. ;  W.  C.  Kimball, 
Clairsville,  O. ;  Conn  Baker,  Columbus,  O. ;  J.  E. 
Eddy,  Columbus,  0. ;  E.  O.  Bauman,  Dayton,  O. ; 
W,  H.  Bell,  Dayton,  0. ;  O.  P.  Bemhart,   Toledo, 


Fortunately  no  lives  were  lost,  but  the  excureiou- 
ists  will  probably  never  forget  the  fright.  Had 
the  accident  occurred  in  the  night  loss  of  life 
would  probably  have  ensued. 

The  steamer,  on  striking  the  dyke,  slid  along 
until  she  had  knocked  a  hole  in  the  hull  about 
seventy-five  feet  long,  when  she  immediately  filled 
with  water,  Ijaug  over  on  her  side.  The  danger 
of  the  aftair  was  in  the  momentary  possibility  of 
the  boat  breaking  apart,  but,  fortunately,  the  pil- 
ing of  the  dyke,  iirmly  imbedded  in  the  hull,  held 
her  together.  Most  of  the  party,  in  abbreviated 
costume,  were  rescued  by  river  shoremen  in  skiffs. 
The  remainder,  the  boat  crew  and  the  baggage 
were  taken  off  by  a  river  boat. 

The  echo  of  the  signal  of  distress  which  the 
steamer  gave  at  the  time  of  the  accident  had 
scarcely  died  away  before  hundreds  of  people  on 
the  Madison  side  lined  the  banks.  The  excite- 
ment for  the  time  was  intense.  A  majority  of  the 
party  took  the  afternoon  boat  for  Cincinnati, 
while  a  number  who  had  important  business  to 


attend  to  took  their  departure  by  rail. 

l)n  the  steamer  there  were  about  !?10,0(I0  worth 
of  bicycles.  None  was  lost.  Herb  Githens  got 
down  on  the  lower  deck  just  in  time  to  see  one  oi' 


Tlie   Wrecked  Steamer. 

his  trunks,  containing  a  copper  rimmer,  sail 
gracefully  down  the  Ohio.  The  united  efforts  of 
four  colored  men  secured  the  trunk. 

The  cornet  player  of  Weber's  band,  as  he  wa.s 
taken  away  fiom  the  boat,  played  "  Pull  for  the 
shore,  sailor." 

At  the  sound  of  the  distress  whistle  Steele 
emerged  from  his  stateroom  clad  in  a  ghastlj'  smile 
and  a  life  preserver.  Just  as  the  boat  was  about 
to  leave  he  made  Levy  go  back  after  his  diamonds. 
The  clerk  on  the  boat  was  in  charge  of  the  valu- 
ables of  the  party.  After  the  wreck  he  was  un- 
able to  get  at  them,  but  later  succeeded. 


Another  Blow  to  Professionalism. 
Soon  after  the  Catford  meeting  it  was  rumored 
that  we  had  seen  the  iirst  and  last  of  professional 
racing  at  Heme  Hill.  I  paid  little  attention  to 
this  at  the  time,  but  the  fact  was  somewhat  forci- 
bly brought  to  my  mind  on  Friday  morning,  when 
I  noticed  in  the  SpoHsinan  a  letter  from  the  pro- 
prietors (Peacock  Bros. )  to  the  effect  thai,  the  pro- 
posed attempt  at  record  by  T.  James  would  not 
be  allowed  to  take  place  in  the  leading  cycling 
enclosure.  In  itself  this  may  mean  little,  if  any- 
thing, beyond  the  individual  case  to  which  it 
refers;  but  coupling  it  with  the  previous  rumors, 
it  would  seem  as  if  the  professional  really  is  to 
have  no  home  in  the  South  London  enclosure. 
The  Messrs.  Peacock  have  doubtless  good  rea- 
sons for  what  they  have  done.  They  are  business 
men  and  have  consequently  to  study  the  meaning 
of  the  word  "expediency."  I,  therefore,  give  them 
credit  for  having  an  interested  motive  for  the 
course  of  action  they  have  taken,  which,  in  my 
opinion  has  been  either  the  outcome  of  something 
that  has  been  done  by  the  professional  or  his  fol- 
lowers, or  from  the  pressure  that  has  been  put  on 
them  by  their  amateur  patrons.  Before  a  man 
can  be  made  free  of  Heme  Hill  he  must  be  able  to 
term  himself  an  amateur.  It  can  only  be  con- 
strued to  be  another  hard  knock  at  riding  for 
money. — Sport  and  Play. 


Man  and  Bicycle  Wanted. 
A  reward  is  offered  for  the  capture  of  B.  H. 
Warner,  who,  it  is  alleged,  stole  a  Relay  Special, 
No.  5,010,  from  the  store  of  A.  A.  Hall,  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  June  7.  He  is  described  as  tall 
and  slim,  twenty-five  years  old,  with  dark  hair 
and  small,  dark  moustache. 


Heavy  but  Swift. 
Last  week  Sam  T.    White  of  the  Stover  com- 
pany rode  from  Davenport  to   Muscatine,  la.,  in  2 
hrs.  25  min.,  eleven  minutes  under  the  best  pre- 
vious record — and  he  weighs  200  pounds,  too. 


NEW     KENTUCKY    OFFICERS. 


The  Annual  Meeting,  Parade  and  Reception- 
Pretty  Girls  and  Hospitality. 
OwENSBORO,  Ky.,  June  15.— AVheu  the  dele- 
gates to  the  teuth  annual  conventiou  of  the  Ken- 
tucky division  arrived  here  to-day  they  found 
everything  in  readiness  and  a  warm  and  hearty 
reception.  Many  of  the  business  houses  and  pri- 
vate residences  were  decorated  with  the  colors  of 
Owensboro  Wheel  Club,  under  whose  auspices  the 
meet  is  given.  Many  delegates  arrived  yesterday, 
but  the  majority,  including  the  Ohio  river  excur- 
sion, came  to-day.  Long  before  9:30— the  time 
for  the  parade — the  stands  around  the  public 
si|uare  presented  an  animated  appearance.  From 
8:30  to  9  Weber's  band  of  Cincinnati,  which  ac- 
companied the  excursion,  gave  a  concert  in  front 
of  the  Rudd  House.  Promptly  at  9:30  the  parade 
started,  headed  by  (.irand  Marshal  George  L. 
Martin  of  Louisville,  Chief  of  Staff  James  Keeley 
and  the  aides,  Messrs.  E.  H.  Croninger,  O.  W. 
Lawson,  Mark  Stewart,  A.  R.  Johnson  and 
Walter  Stout.     Along  the  line  of  march  thousands 


reached  616.  Only  two  divisions  in  the  country 
have  exceeded  Kentucky  during  the  past  year  in 
per  cent,  of  increase — New  York  and  Massachu- 
setts, both  old  divisions. 

The  report  of  the  treasurer  showed  the  division 
to  be  in  excellent  ficancial  condition.  At  the  con- 
clusion of  the  reading  of  reports  and  routine  busi- 
ness the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the 
coming  year:  Chief  Consul,  Edward  A.  Neuhaus, 
Louisville;  vice-consul,  T.  O.  Welden,  Owensboro; 
secretary-treasurer,  Owen  Lawson,  Louisville, 
who  succeeds  himself.  The  representatives  nomi- 
nated were:  John  Clendenning,  Covington;  W.  P. 
Hastings,  Shelby ville;  Walter  Pratt,  Madison- 
ville  (two  to  be  elected). 

Maysville  will  have  the  meet  in  '95.  The  con- 
test between  that  city  and  Madisonville  was  a  hot 
one,  but  the  delegates  at  last  decided  in  favor  of 
the  former  The  Maysville  delegates  say  it  was 
the  telling  speech  of  Colonel  Watts  that  did  it. 

In  the  evening  the  delegates  were  entertained 
by  what  was  intended  to  be  an  informal  party  at 
the  Osceola  Club,  but  which  proved  to  be  a  full- 
dress  affair — much   to  the  regret  of  many  of  the 


The  Ohio  Birer  Excursion. — A  Group  of  ike  Fair  Ones. 


of  people  greeted  and  cheered  the  more  than  200 
wheelmen  who  were  in  line.  One  of  the  promi- 
nent features  was  the  appearance  of  Prince  Wells 
ot  Louisville  on  a  unicycle,  which  proved  quite  a 
novelty.  After  a  march  of  about  an  hour  and  a 
half  the  parade  terminated  at  headquarters  at  the 
Osceola  club. 

THE   KENTUCKY   DIVISION   MEETING. 

The  Osceola  club  rooms  were  entirely  filled 
with  the  delegates  and  their  friends  when,  at 
10:30,  Chief  Consul  Croninger,  of  Covington, 
called  the  meeting  to  order.  Mayor  Hickman  de- 
livered the  address  of  welcome,  in  behalf  of  the 
city  of  Owensboro,  extending  to  the  visitors  the 
city's  hospitality  and  the  traditional  key,  which 
is  supposed  to  unlock  everything  in  sight.  George 
V.  Triplett  delivered  an  address  of  welcome  on  be- 
half of  the  Owensboro  Wheel  Club,  which  was  re- 
sponded to  by  W.  W.  Watts,  of  Louisville.  Chief 
Consul  Croninger  read  the  annual  report.  From 
a  membership  of  twenty  in  1888  the  division  has 
increased  its  membership  until  in  April,   1894,   it 


'  'short-pants  brigade, ' '  who  were  more  than  fas- 
cinated with  the  charms  of  the  famous  beauties  of 
the  south.  The  delegates  who  attended  the  en- 
tertainment will  for  a  long  time  to  come  carry 
with  them  a  fond  recollection  of  Owensboro's 
beautiful  girls  and  princely  Kentucky  hospitality 
extended  by  the  citizens  of  the  beautiful  little  city 
on  the  banks  of  the  Ohio. 


The  Boat  Several  Hours  Behind. 

Albany,  N.  Y.,  June  18. — The  boat  vs.  bicy- 
cle race,  from  New  York  to  this  point,  ended  at  2 
o'clock  this  morning,  when  the  oarsman,  A. 
Anthe,  reached  town.  Anthe  was  to  row  up  the 
Hudson  in  forty-eight  hours,  and  beat  Lewis  F. 
Schaeffer,  who  started  on  a  bicycle  twenty-four 
hours  later.  Schaeffer  encountered  rain  and  bad 
roads  between  Hudson  and  Albany,  but  reached 
this  city  between  9  and  10  Sunday  evening. 
Anthe  was  also  delayed  by  the  storm  and  did  not 
reach  here  till  2  o'clock  this  morning. 


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The  Referee  needs  a  -wide-awake  New  York 
cori-espondent;  one  with  newspaper  experience 
and  well  posted  on  cycling,  both  sport  and  trade. 
Address,  Caxton  building,  Chicago. 


A  REFEREE'S  ERROR. 
President  Luscomb  refereed  a  race  meet  in  New 
York  state  last  week,  and,  possibly  remembering 
a  precedent  set  in  a  somewhat  similar  case  by 
Mr.  Raymond  last  year,  rendered  a  decision  so 
palpably  unfair  as  to  demand  an  investigation  and 
decision  by  the  racing  board  for  the  benefit  of  ref 
erees  of  future  meetings.  After  one  of  the  races 
one  of  the  men  who,  by  some  means  or  other,  was 
not  at  the  post  when  the  race  was  started,  entered 
a  protest.  The  referee  ordered  the  race  run  over 
again.  Some  of  the  men  who  had  already  ridden 
declined  to  start  a  second  time,  these  including 
the  m^  who  won.  We  are  of  opinion  that  they 
were  fully  justified,  and  that  the  referee's  decision 
was  an  injustice  as  well  as  contrary  to  all  law. 
The  racing  rules  distinctly  state  that  competitors 
must  keep  themselves  informed  as  to  the  progress 
of  events.  If  the  complainant  failed  to  do  so  the 
fault  was  his.  The  men  were  duly  called;  the 
starter  dispatched  them  in  due  form.  The  referee, 
therefore,  had  no  right  to  interfere. 

In  the  case  referred  to  above,  in  which  Mr.  Ray- 
mond made,  as  we  believe,  a  faulty  decision,  the 
circumstances  "were  somewhat  different,  a  com- 
petitor discovering,  after  the  start,  that  a  tire  was 
punctured.  If  we  are  to  run  races  a  second  time 
because  of  such  matters  as  these,  every  competi- 
tor who  falls,  gets  a  poor  push-off  or  strikes  an  ob- 
struction, will  be  entitled  to  protest.  "We  main- 
tain that  the  officials  of  every  race  meet  have  an 
abundance  of  trouble  to  get  the  men — particularly 
the  fast  men — to  the  mark,  and  that  the  referee's 
duty  was  rather  to  make  .in  example  of  the  dila- 
tory competitor  than  to  encourage  him  to  still  fur- 
ther delay  subsequent  events.  It  will  soon  become 
a  question  of  who  is  to  rule  the  meet,  the  oiEcials 
or  the  competitors. 


A  LUNACY  COMMISSION  NEEDED. 
The  members  of  the  English  licensing  committee 
seem  to  have  reached  the  last   stage  of  insanity. 
They  require  every  licensee  to  agree  to  a  forfeiture 


of  his  license  in  case,  after  he  has  accomplished 
any  creditable  performance,  the  maker  of  the 
wheel  he  rides,  or  of  the  chains,  guards,  tires  01 
what  not  with  which  it  is  fitted,  see  fit  to  adver- 
tise the  fact.  Of  all  the  preposterous  laws  ever 
laid  dovm  for  the  government  of  free  men  this 
seems  to  us  to  be  the  least  consistent  with  com- 
mon sense.  It  is  enough  to  cause  even  the  most 
ardent  supporters  of  amateurism  to  become  dis 
gusted  with  the  farce  and  wonder  whether,  after 
all,  such  a  mythical  title  is  worth  preserving. 


ITEMS  OF  INTENSE  INTEREST. 
Xhe  following  item  is  from  the  cycling  column 
of  the  Philadelphia  Record : 

A  man  who  writes  cycling  news  for  bread  and  butter 
soon  tires  of  the  business  methods  of  the  weekly  cycling 
press. 

When  we  remark  that  the  following  items  are 
also  from  the  same  paper  comment  becomes  un- 
necessary and  it  is  shown  conclusively  that  bread 
and  butter  must  be  cheap  in  the  Quaker  City : 

The  man  who  would  ask  Billy  Taxis  to  "  lend  me  your 
ear"  could  be  accommodated  if  Billy  felt  in  the  humor, 
and  he  could  throw  in  a  few  teeth  besides. 

A  couple  of  girls  who  recently  appeared  in  Philadelphia 
in  knickerbockers  seemed  a  little  on  the  "chippie"  order, 
but  they  looked  pretty  cute  even  at  that. 

The  Referee  boasts  of  the  great  number  of  entries  to 
the  Chicago  tin-can  road  race.  Its  pictures  show  that 
they  were  a  bum  lot  of  riders.  The  best  of  them  could 
not  go  on  a  track  and  beat  a  baby  coach.  Racing  men 
ride  on  a  track;  the  road  is  for  the  tin-can  brigade. 

Now,  isn't  he  awfully  interesting  ? 


SET  TEE  WORLD  AN  EXAMPLE. 

It  is  a  crime  against  a  bounteous  nature  for  nine  out  of 
every  ten  cyclers  to  go  spinning  by  at  the  rate  of  fifteen 
miles  an  hour  all  humped  over  like  a  hunchback,  with 
thei."  face  nearly  on  a  level  with  their  heels.  Wouldn't 
it  be  a  good  plan  for  some  of  the  leading  Oskaloosa  cy- 
clers to  set  the  example  of  upright  poture  when  out 
wheeling  and  remedy  this  growing  evil y— Oskaloosa  (la.) 
Times. 

Yes,  we  think  it  would.  There  can  be  no  doubt 
the  example  so  set  by  the  leading  Oskaloosa  cy- 
clers would  put  the  whole  cycling  world  to  shame 
and  drive  the  '  'bicycle  stoop' '  out  of  the  market. 


The  Chicago  Evening  Journal  hopes  to  see  the 
day  when  more  prizes  will  be  given  among  ama- 
teurs for  graceful  riding  than  fast  riding.  One 
can  easily  imagine  the  intense  excitement  a  con- 
test between  the  graceful  riding  champions  would 
cause,  at  Springfield,  for  example!  If  the 
Journal's  young  man  rode  a  wheel  he  would  have 
ribbons  on  his  handlebars  and  tassels  on  his  mud- 
guards. 

The  Buffalo  News  has  pirated  the  Chicago  Her- 
ald's idea  of  inviting  wheelmen  to  contribute  short 
articles  on  the  subject,  "Why  do  you  wheel?" 
Unless  the  riders  of  Buffalo  can  answer  the  ques- 
tion more  satisfactorily  than  those  of  Chicago 
have  done,  they  had  better,  for  the  credit  of  their 
city  and  cycling,  decline  the  invitation. 


Class  B  does  not  seem  to  flourish  as  well  as 
could  be  desired.  It  takes  time  for  a  radical 
change  to  get  into  proper  working  order.  The 
official  notices  recently  issued,  howeve,  have  made 
great  additions  to  the  ranks  of  the  paid  men  and 
entries  will,  no  doubt,  become  more  plentiful  as 
the  season  advances. 


There's  more  truth  than  poetry  in  what  one 
young  lady  wrote  to  a  Chicago  paper:  "No  lazy 
person   will  ride  a  wheel:    it  takes  pluck  and 

energy." 

1  ♦  I 

Riders  must  soon  learn  that  they  will  do  better 
with  low  gears  on  the  road,  at  least  for  anything  | 


but  short  work  over  very  level  country.  Carlisle, 
in  his  Land's  End  to  John  o'  Groat's  record  ride, 
made  876  miles  in  3  da.  14  hrs.  45  min.  and  used 
a  machine  fitted  with  a  sixty-inch  gear. 


The  Colored  Brother  Again. 

An  incident  occurred  in  connection  with  the 
century  run  yesterday  which  must  necessarily 
lower  the  committee  in  the  minds  of  fair  thinking 
sportsmen.  Several  days  ago  a  number  of  mem- 
bers of  the  Meteor  Wheelmen,  of  this  city,  applied 
to  the  committee  for  badges  and  permission  to 
take  part  in  the  run.  Their  request  was  refused, 
the  only  reason  given  being  that  the  applicants 
were  colored  men.  As  the  event  was  one  open  for 
all  respectable  cyclers,  and  had  so  been  advertised, 
the  action  of  the  committee  was  inexplicable,  es- 
pecially as  the  men  were  members,  not  of  an  un- 
known organization,  but  of  a  club  which  has  won 
a  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  best-dressed  and 
best-behaved  wheeling  clubs  in  the  city.  The 
action  of  the  committee  was  unwarranted  and  un- 
called-for, and  now  becomes  all  the  harder  to 
understand  when  it  is  known  that  badges  were 
sent  to  members  of  the  Eagle  Wheelmen,  of 
Newark,  N.  J.,  which  is  a  well-known  colored 
club  and  three  of  whose  members  finished  the  run. 
Their  presence  certainly  did  not  detract  from  the 
pleasure  of  the  run  to  those  who  participated,  as 
they  were  intelligent,  well-behaved  men,  and  the 
men  who  wanted  to  go  from  this  city  were  their 
equals  in  every  respect.  The  century  run  com- 
mittee have  certainly  nothing  to  be  proud  of  in 

their  ill-treatment    of  their  fellow-townsmen. 

Philadelphia  Record. 


Honored  Their  Champion. 

Saturday  evening  last  about  fifty  members  of 
the  Plzen  Cycling  Club  lx)arded  an  elaborately 
decorated  hay  wagon,  left  the  club  house  about 
7:30  p.  m.  and,  amid  cheei-s  and  tooting  of  horns 
proceeded  to  278  N.  Troy  street,  where  they  sur- 
prised James  Bezeuek,  winner  of  second  prize  in 
the  Chicago  road  race.  Taking  him  back  to  the 
lub  house  they  adjourned  to  an  adjoining  hall, 
where  friends  and  ladies  of  the  club  already 
awaited  them  with  a  splendidly  laid  table.  Dur- 
ing the  banquet  several  speeches  were  made, 
.among  them  oue  by  F.  Liska,  president  of  the 
club,  and  a  presentation  speech  by  Joseph  Kastuer 
who  presented  Mr.  Bezenek  with  an  elegant  silk 
club  cap.  After  banqueting,  the  guests  enjoyed 
dancing  till  early  hours  Sunday  morning. 


Picniced  in  the  Rain. 
The  annual  picnic  of  the  Milwaukee  Wheel- 
men to  Fish  Creek  Park  took  place  in  the  rain 
Sunday.  The  start  was  made  at  9  a.  m.  and  the 
park  was  reached  in  due  time  by  the  twenty-five 
members  who  participated.  They  had  no  sooner 
arrived  than  rain  began  to  fall  in  torrents.  Many 
of  the  members  started  back  early,  but  were  com- 
pelled to  walk  a  good  share  of  the  distance.  There 
would  have  been  nothing  left  for  the  remain- 
der to  do  but  put  up  in  a  barn  all  night,  but  for 
the  forethought  of  the  riders  who  returned 
early.  A  bus  was  sent  out  from  town  and  at  1 
o'clock  in  the  morning  they  reached  home,  wet 
to  the  skin. 


Englewood  Club  Reorganized. 
The  Englewood  Wheelmen  is  the  name  of  a  new 
club  jnst  formed  to  succeed  the  Englewood  C.  C, 
defunct.  The  membership  is  nearly  iifty  and 
meetings  are  held  at  440  Sixty-third  street.  The 
officers  are:  Captain,  Otto  T.  Mueller;  first-lieu- 
tenent,  Henry  Frasch ;  secretary-treasurer,  R.  P. 
Rice. 


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FINE    ROADS    IN    EUROPE. 


SOME   OF    THEM    OVER    1,500  YEARS    OLD 
AND  STILL  GOOD. 


Solid  Masonry  Used  for  Foundations  in    Many 
Places— Something    About    Their    Con- 
struction and  Materials  Used — 
Fine  for  Cycling. 


However  ohstinate  any  citizen  of  the  United 
States  traveling  in  Europe  may  be  iu  contending 
that  the  institutions  of  his  own  country  are  the 
best  iu  the  world,  he  has  to  confess  that  that 
country  of  his  has  much  to  learn  in  the  way  of 
road-making,  writes  a  Dresden  correspondent  of 
the  New  York  Evening  Posi.  Latin  literature 
bears  testimony  to  the  value  placed  by  the 
Romans  on  good  roads,  and,  among  other  heir- 
looms handed  down  by  the  Roman  Empire  to 
luodern  Europe,  the  Rouian  roads  constitute  one 
which  the  experience  ot 
1,500  years  has  shown  the 
wisdom  of  preserving  and 
improving.  The  desira- 
bility, indeed  the  neces- 
sity, of  maintaining  the 
best  possible  means  of 
communicating,  not  only 
between  important  centres, 
but  between  such  centres 
and  all  parts  of  the  land, 
is  recognized  by  European 
governments,  and  the 
Strassenbau,  or  care  of  the 
highways,  is  an  important 
department,  which  receives 
the  careful  attention  of 
government  officials. 

Roads  in  Europe  are  not 
mere  strips  of  land  set 
apart  for  public  use  and 
left  to  be  worn  into  tracks 
as  the  necessities  of  com- 
munication may  occasion. 
They  are  structures  just  as 
truly  as  are  public  build- 
ings, scientifically  planned 
and  built,  and  sharply 
differentiated  from  the  sur- 
rounding country.  The 
roadway  has  its  given 
width,  on  levels,  is  usually 
raised  somewhat  above  the 
adjacent  land,  is  bordered  on  both  sides  by  deep 
trenches  or  canals  for  proper  drainage,  and  where 
necessary  is  supported  by  solid  masonry.  The 
sides  are  planted  with  fruit,  poplar,  basswood 
and  other  trees,  or  protected  by  stone  walls  at 
dangerous  points,  as  the  case  may  be. 

DELIGHTFUL  BICYCLE   TRIPS. 

All  ditches,  brooks  and  small  water  courses  are 
spanned  by  stone  culverts,  often  of  elaborate  con- 
struction, while  projecting  spurs  of  rock  on  the 
mountain  slopes  are  pierced  by  tunnels.  Slanting 
sides  are  usually  covered  with  grass,  which  is 
kept  neatly  trimmed.  This  prevents  washing  by 
rains  and  adds  permanency  to  the  structure. 
Many  roads,  especially  in  the  mountainous  re- 
gions, with  their  winding  buttresses,  culverts, 
walls  and  tunnels,  are  monuments  of  the  highest 
engineering  skill.  Among  such  may  be  men- 
tioned the  Via  Flaminia,  the  Simplon,  St.  Goth- 
ard,  Stelvio,  Brenner  and  Ampezzo  strassen. 

An  American,  accustomed  to  the  too  often  neg- 
lected clay  and  sand  roads  of  his  own  land,  can 


not  fail  to  be  impressed  with  the  care  displayed 
in  the  construction  and  maintenance  of  European 
highways  of  minoi  as  well  as  of  leading  irajwr- 
tance.  A  good  road  is  a  condition  essential  to 
satisfaction  in  bicycling.  So  far  as  this  condition 
is  concerned  Europe  approaches  as  nearly  as  may 
be  to  the  bicyclists'  paradise.  To  make  a  bicycle 
tour  almost  anywhere  in  middle  or  western 
Euix)pe  is  a  privilege  the  enjoyment  of  which  can 
be  appreciated  only  by  one  who  has  had  the  ex- 
perience. Seldom  can  an  unridable  highway  be 
found,  except  possibly  where  repairs  are  being 
made  or  accident  has  occurred.  On  many  routes 
for  considerable  distance  the  surface  is  so  hard 
and  smooth  that  on  the  level  stretches,  with  a 
good  machine,  one  may  easily  ride  eighteen  to 
twenty  or  even  twenty-two  kilometres  per  hour. 

AS   GOOD  AS   A  TEACK. 

Snch  is  the  road  from  Dresden  to  Leipsic  via 
Meissen,  111  kilometres,  nearly  all  the  way  level, 
where  one  might  imagine  himself  riding  on  a  pre- 
pared track.  This  is  only  an  example  of  many 
similar  stretches  to  be  found  in  Saxony,  Wurtem- 


CYCLING    IN    THE    ENGLISH    ARMY. 


Great  Progress  Being  Made  in  This  Branch — 
Some  Late  Improvements. 
Cycling  in  the  English  army  is  fully  up  to  that 
of  other  European  countries.  Since  February, 
1888,  when  the  queen  ordered  the  organization  ol 
a  volunteer  cycling  corps,  under  the  name  of  the 
Twenty-sixth  Middlesex  regiment,  the  progress 
has  been  rapid  and  the  cycling  corps  has  been 
much  improved  during  the  past  seven  years  as  to 
its  armament,  equipment  and  machines.  These 
troops  to-day  have  a  determined  place  in  the 
army,  and  its  officers  are  impatiently  waiting  to 
show  what  services  it  can  render  in  time  of  war. 
The  Twenty-sLxth  Middlesex  is  the  model  corps 
of  the  military  cyclists.  But  numerous  battalions 
of  volunteers  also  form  posts  of  other  sections  di- 
vided among  the  regiments,  which  take  part  \v 
the  drills  of  these  regiments. 

In  1890  the  service  of  the  military  cyclists  wa? 
clearly  defined  by  well  formulated  regulaticno 
which  prescribed  all  the  commands  for  the  differ- 
ent movements  in  the  sad- 
dle and  on  foot  that  the 
military  cyclists  cjuld  be 
called  upon  to  execute. 
The  uniform  of  the  cyclists 
is  simple,  handsome  and 
commodious;  the  gun  is 
attached  to  the  frame  of 
the  machine  under  the 
saddle,  the  stock  in  the 
rear.  Officers  frequently 
ride  tricycles. 

The  Frenchmen  have  re- 
cently made  a  trial  in 
their  companies  of  safeties 
coupled  together  by  an  in- 
genious arrangement,  to 
carry  small  field  mitrail- 
leuses. It  is  not  known 
what  this  system  will 
show  in  practice,  although 
it  seems  very  practical  at 
first  sight.  Each  rider  can 
use  his  machine  indepen- 
dently at  any  moment. 
The  field  of  action  of  Eng- 
lish military  cycling,  in 
some  respects,  is  much  in 
advance  of  other  countries; 
it  is  used  not  only  for 
carrying  orders,  scouting 
and  messenger  service, 
but    is     also     assigned    a 


berg,  upper  Bavaria,  Switzerland,  Italy,  Austria, 
France,  England,  and  even  Spain.  Not  all  high- 
ways are  by  any  means  in  such  perfect  condition. 
Like  other  works  of  man,  they  will  wear  out  and 
become  uneven,  but  the  wear  is  rarely  allowed  to 
proceed  so  far  that  riding  upon  them  is  attended 
with  discomfort  or  danger. 

The  materials  out  of  which  roads  are  made  in 
Europe  may  be  classed  under  three  varieties — 
trap  or  basalt,  granites,  including  some  of  the 
harder  sedimentary  rocks,  and  limestones.  Where 
the  first  two  are  easily  obtainable  they  are  exclu- 
sively used,  trap  being  preferred  to  the  granites. 
In  many  regions  limestone,  being  the  only  mate- 
rial at  hand,  has  to  be  employed.  Trap,  having 
the  densest  and  hardest  structure,  makes  the  most 
durable  road.  Being  more  resistant  to  crushing 
force  and  lea-sst  affected  by  frost,  it  is  particularly 
adapted  to  roads  which  are  used  for  heavy  team- 
ing, outwearing  granites  for  this  purpose.  The 
harder  rocks  of  the  granite  series  make  very  ser- 
viceable roads  even  for  teaming,  and  excallent 
ones  for  drivrac. 


place 
ants. 


in  the  tactics  as  skirmishers  and  combat - 


Walked  Into  the  Trap. 
Thomas  Clifford  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  was  re- 
cently approached  by  a  stranger  who  reported 
himself  in  such  straightened  circumstances  that 
he  was  willing  to  sell  his  Columbia  bicycle  for  a 
small  amount  of  money.  He  agreed  to  bring  the 
wheel  around  for  inspection.  Two  days  passed 
and  the  man  did  not  appear.  On  the  third,  how- 
ever, he  brought  the  machine,  and  Mr.  Clifford 
quietly  sent  his  son  out  the  back  way,  summoned 
an  officer  and  had  the  man  arrested.  Inside  of  an 
hour  from  the  time  the  wheel  was  stolen  its  right- 
fill  owner  had  it  in  his  possession.  Mr.  Clifford 
has  just  received  the  Columbia  reward  of  $50  for 
recovering  this  wheel  and  causing  the  arrest  and 
conviction  of  the  thief 


W.  M.  Brewster  will  not  be  able  to  go  to  Eng- 
land this  year,  as  he  expected.  Messrs.  Post  and 
Marion  will  go  a  few  weeks  hence. 


A  TOUGH  RIDE--A  WONDERFUL  TEST. 


WEIGHT    OF    RAMBLER    NO.    8,    25    Lbs 


MENTtON  THE   REFEREE 


FINE  RACING  DOWN  EAST. 


JOHNSON    RIDES   A    MILE   IN    2:03   3-5    ON 
THE  WALTHAM  TRACK. 


Several  New  Lights  in   the   Class   A    World- 
Many  Track  Records   Broken— All   the 
Big  Guns  Take  Turns  in  Win- 
ning—The Details. 


Boston,  June  16. — The  cyclers  in  this  vieiuitv 
to-day  witnessed  some  of  the  best  cycle  racing  it 
has  ever  been  the  lot  of  man  to  see.  Commenciii;; 
at  KeiMlville  early  in  tlie  inomiug  until  the  cou- 
clnding  event  at  Waltham  in  tlie  aftenioou  there 
wa.s  racing  enough  to  suit  almost  anyone.  And, 
as  nsual,  tliere  were  more  or  less  surprises.  At 
the  races  of  the  Hyde  Fark  Kovers  at  Readville, 
Nat  Butler  jumped  out  of  the  3:00  cla&s  into  tlie 
2:20,  doinj;  a  mUe  trom  scrat<;h  in  the  handiciip 
race  in  2-23  4-5  to  the  great  surprise  of  every  one. 
In  the  final  heat  he  fairly  ran  away  from  all  the 
low  mark  men  but  failed  to  get  a  place.  In  the 
second  heat  of  this  race  E.  H.  Snow,  a  2:35  man 
won  the  heat  from  scratch  in  2:26  2-5,  but  was 
not  in  the  same  class  with  Butler  when  they  came 
together  in  the  final.  Both  these  men  are  con- 
sidered as  among  the  most  promising  in  their 
class  and  >S^g/fe/'ee  predicts  that  they  will  be 
heard  from  anon.  Their's  was  the  main  featme 
of  the  class  A  ridere. 

Two  new  men  made  their  debut  in  class  B,  both 
being  proteges  of  Pete  Berlo.  One  was  his  brother, 
Leonard  J.,  and  the  other  George  C.  Cutter,  men 
who,  as  class  A  riders  never  did  any  brilliant 
work,  but  who  now  have  the  reputation  of  having 
finished  in  the  same  race  with  Tyler  and  Sanger. 
Cutter,  howe\er,  has  the  greater  glory,  as  he  fin- 
ished next  to  Tyler  in  the  mile  open,  they  being 
the  only  two  in  the  race,  and  beat  out  Sanger-  in 
the  mile  handicap.  Leonard  Berlo  fiuished  third 
in  the  handicap.  These  were  the  only  three  men 
in  the  race,  and  Sanger  could  easily  have  won 
from  his  mark  had  he  been  in  condition.  One 
might  wonder  why  these  two  third-rate  men  en- 
tered class  B.  They  believed  that  if  they  only  won 
one  or  two  prizes  in  class  B  during  the  season  the 
aggregate  value  wottld  be  greater  than  their  win- 
nings in  class  A.  And  they  were  right.  The 
svimmary  of  the  Hyde  Park  Rovers'  races  is  as 
follows: 

One-mile,  novice— final  heat— J.  W.  Boswer,  1;  H.  R. 
Dring,  2;  W.  Marriott,  3;  time,  2:57. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— H.  C.  Tyler,  1;  G.  R.  Cutter,  8; 
time,  2:32  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— final  heat— (}.  Cutter,  1 ; 
J.  C.  Wettergreen,  2;  E.  H.  Garrett,  40  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:23  2-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Cutter,  110  yds.,  ];  W.  0. 
Sanger,  scratch,  2;  Leonard  Berlo,  110  yds.,  :3;  time, 
2:26  1-5 

One-mile,  2:.'j0  class— final  heat— W.  S.  Butter,  1;  C. 
Doubleday,  2;  J.  J.  McLaughlan,  3;  time,  2:41  4-5. 

EECOKDS   AT   WALTHAM. 

The  greatest  racing  of  the  day,  however,  was  at 
Waltham  in  the  afternoon,  when  both  track  and 
world's  records  were  broken  and  created.  The 
lir.st  record  to  go  by  the  board  was  the  mile  track 
fi  ying  start,  aiid  the  creator  of  the  new  time — 
2:03  2-5 — being  Johnson.  He  was  paced  in  his  at- 
tempt to  lower  the  world's  record  by  Callahan 
and  Cutter  on  a  tandem  and  Murphy  on  a  single, 
but  the  best  he  could  do  was  to  cro;itc  ii  new  tnick 
record,  and  ride  the  laslest  mile  ever  ridden  in  a 
l)ublic  trial.  H:s  time  lor  the  ((uarler  Wiis  :28  1-5, 
half  1:01,  three-quarters  1:35,  mile  2:03  3-5,  which 
is  4  1-5  seconds  less  thau  that  made  by  Zimmer- 
man last  year.  Tyler  tried  to  lower  Windle's 
)ialf-mile  record,  flying  .start,  of  :56  3-5,   but  the 


best  he  did  was  :59  1-5.  He  only  had  a  pace- 
maker for  a  quarter,  Lou  Warren,  of  Hartford. 

The  next  attempt  at  lecord  was  made  by  A.  W. 
Porter,  to  establish  a  class  A.  mile,  flying  start, 
record.  He  had  as  pacemakers  Hagtjerty,  Will- 
iams and  Robinson,  three  of  his  clubnates,  and 
they  carried  him  along  at  a  rapid,  even  pace,  in 
these  times:  Quarter,  :302-5;half,  1:0]  4-5;  three- 
quarters,  1:34  4-5;  mile,  2:06,  which  is  below  the 
mark  created  by  Zimmerman. 

Pete  Berlo  and  A.  B.  Rich  then  went  for  and  se- 
cured the  half-mile  tandem,  flying  start,  profes- 
sional record,  doing  the  half  in  :57,  one  second  be- 
low the  record.  The  <]uarter  was  dore  in  :28  4-5. 
The  other  record  to  go  was  the  track  competitive, 
2:13,  made  by  Sanger  Memorial  day.  This  was 
done  by  C.  M,  Murphy  in  the  mile  handicap,  he 
winning  the  event  in  2:12  1-5. 

MACiNIVIOENT    KACINC. 

The  racing  was,  without  doubt,  the  best  ever 
seen  on  the  Waltham  track.  George  F.  Taylor 
appeared  on  a  new  mount,  the  Victor,  while  War- 
ren remained  faithful  to  the  Rambler,  Sanger  and 
Tyler  to  the  Union,  Berlo  and  Cutler  to  the  Berlo. 
It  was  announced  that,  although  present,  Sanger 
would  not  compete,  as  he  was  ill,  and  he  certainly 
did  look  tmder  the  weather,  as  did  also  Harry 
Tyler. 

The  first  class  B  event — the  third-mile  open — 
was  a  brilliant  exhibition  of  speed,  Tyler  winning 
out  in  :43  2-5.  But  he  met  his  Waterloo  in  the 
subsequent  event,  the  mile  invitation.  At  the 
pistol  Mirrphy  and  Callajhau  tbrged  to  the  fore  and 
and  rode  abreast.  Johnson  and  Tyler  rode  to- 
gether, watching  each  other  and  seemingly  caring 
naught  for  the  pace  set  by  the  two  leaders.  War- 
ren did,  however,  and  he  kept  them  company  as 
they  rapidly  increased  the  distance  between  them- 
selves and  the  recognized  champions  of  the  cracks. 
Coming  around  on  the  first  lap  the  crowd  yelled 
'  'fake' '  and  hissed,  an  unusual  proceeding  for  a 
Waltham  audience.  This  seemed  to  rattle  Tyler, 
as  with  one  look  at  his  most-feared  opponent  he 
started  after  the  leaders.  Rapidly  he  overhauled 
the  two  and  wasjust  in  their  rear  with  Johnson, 
when  Murphy  and  Callahan  opened  out  as  if  to  let 
Johnson  by.  Instead  of  that,  however,  Tyler  went 
through  and  Johnson  came  up  an  the  outside, 
while  Murphy  at  the  pole  pedalled  like  a  fiend. 
Johnson  coming  up  )n  the  outside  got  a  tremen- 
dous pace  and  fairly  flew  by  Tyler,  who,  evidently 
losing  heart,  made  no  great  attempt  to  pass  Mur- 
phy, the  latter  evidently  being  satisfied  with  fin- 
ishing third  to  Johnson's  fii'St  and  Tyler's  second. 
When  the  judges'  decision  was  made  known  the 
crowd  hissed  all  names,  but  was  equally  liberal  in 
applause  when  the  men  later  came  out  to  for  rec- 
ords. 

The  mile  handicap,  class  B,  outside  the  good 
work  of  Murphy  and  Callahan,  was  somewhat  un- 
interesting, owing  to  the  desire  of  all  the  men  to 
work  no  harder  than  was  positively  necessary,  as 
they  were  all  sure  of  winning  prizes,  there  being 
euough  to  go  around.  The  class  A  racing  was 
brilliant  from  start  to  finish,  and  produced  some 
clever  men.  Porter  proved  himself  the  king  of 
class  A  men,  while  Pettigrew,  Nelson,  Mays,  Rob- 
inson, Wisner,  Butler  and  Suow.  showed  vast  im- 
provements over  their  old  form.  The  summary 
of  the  afternoon's  events- 

Third-mile,  open,  class  A— final  hea^-A.  W.  Porter,  1; 
William  Pettigrew,  8;  C.  G.  Williams,  3;  time,  :43  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— final  li'at — I.  J.  Mc- 
Laughlan, ^5  yds.,  1;  C.  G.  Williams,  85  yds.,  2;  Nat  But- 
ler, LU  yds.,  :i;  time,  2:13  4-5. 

Third-mile,  open,  class  B— H.  C.  Tyler,  1 ;  C.  M.  Muiphy, 
2;  G.  F.  Taylor,  3;  time,  ;43  2-5. 

One-mile,  invitation,  class  B— J.  S.  Johnson,  1;  CM. 
Murphy,  2;  H,  O.Tyler,  3;  C,  H.  CaH^ljan,  4;  tjuie, 
2:15  1-5. 


One-mile,  handicap,  class  B — Murphy,  scratch,  1 ;  Calla- 
han, 60  yds.,  2;  Warren,  65  yds.,  3;  time,  2:12  4-5. 

LITTLE   fB.\CKS   \T  MII.FOKD. 

The  races  at  Milford  Saturday  afternoon  were 
decidedly  interesting.  The  mile  open  was  a 
complete  surprise,  many  looking  for  a  battle 
royal  between  Chub  Nelson,  James  Clark  and 
Dan  Connolly.  On  the  first  lap  Nelson  and  Con- 
nolly led,  Nelson  going  up  for  the  place,  but 
Burns  and  Connolly  wouldn't  have  it,  so  down 
the  back  and  up  the  homestretch  they  came  neck 
and  neck,  Clark  winning  in  2:58  2-5,  with  Wal- 
lie  Rogers,  of  Taunton,  second,  and  E.  H.  Snow 
third.     Summary : 

One-mile,  novice— final  heat^M.  C.  Honig,  1;  F.  C. 
Paine,  2:  C.  A.  McCuUom,  3;  time,  2:33  2-5. 

One-mile,  3:(XI  class— final  heat— C.  H.  Brown,  1;  H.  A. 
tSeavy,  2;  Fred  Elmer,  3;  time,  2:34  2-5. 

One-mile,  open— final  heat— James  Clark,  1;  W.  B. 
Rogers,  2;  E.  H.  Snow,  3;  time,  2:38  2-5. 

One-mile,  open,  ladies'— Grace  Smith,  Boston,  1;  Lena 
Cutler,  Boston,  2;  Mamie  Little,  Holliston,  3;  time, . 
3:50  1-2. 

Ten-mile,  handicap— J.  C.  Trask,  1;  George  Bruce,  2; 
Frank  Mayo,  3;  time,  27:02  1-2.  Time  prize  won  by  James 
Clark  in  26:32  1-2. 

NEW  TRACK   OPENED. 

The  summary  of  the  races  on  the  new  track  at 
Wayside  Park,  South  Framingham,  was  as  fol- 
lows: 

One-mile,  novice— T.  S.  Butler,  1 ;  J.  H.  Hall,  2;  time, 
2:44. 

Quarter- mile,  open — B.  R.  Livermore,  1;  S.  P.  Swett,  2; 
time,  :36  4-5. 

Half-mile,  open— T.  S.  Connolly,  1;  W.  A.  Fogwell,  2; 
time,  1:15  3-5. 

One-mile,  lap— A.  F.  Weisner,  1;  G.  O.  Putnam,  2;  S.  P. 
Swett,  8. 

Quarter-mile,  invitation — A.  F.  Hogwell,  1 ;  time,  :36  3-5. 


Lonsr  years  ago,  when  cycles  were  constructed 
One  wheel  a  trifle  smaUer  than  its  mate, 

A  most  distressing  tragedy  conducted 
One  chronic  grumbler  to  his  mournful  fate. 

The  smaller  wheel  would  grumble  to  its  neighbor: 
*'You  have  a  perfect  picnic  all  the  while; 

You  turn  at  leisure  while  I  buzz  and  labor, 
And  make  more  revolutions  to  the  mile, 

"As  you're  aware,  than  you  do."    "Yes,  I  know  it," 
In  gentle  accents  said  the  larger  wheel: 

"I  cannot  help  my  size,  so  do  not  Ihrow  it 
Forever  in  my  tire.    I'm  sure  I  feel 

"A  hub-felt  sympathy  with  your  aflliction; 

The  brunt  and  weight  of  things  I  have  to  bear; 
I'm  thoroughly  tired;  and  yet  'tis  my  conviction 

Our  treatment  was  not  meant  to  be  unfair." 

The  small  wheel,  with  a  whirl  of  deep  derision, 
Turned  up  its  rim  in  haughty,  fierce  disdain, 

And.  that  same  moment,  came  into  collision 
With  the  rear  car  of  a  fast-moiing  train. 

Ah,  nevermore  'twill  grumble  to  its  neighbor 

About  the  hardships  of  its  daily  lot! 
'Twas  knocked  so  far  from  scenes  of  earthly  labor 

Its  mere  existence  was  at  once  forgot. 

So  falls  the  grumbler  on  life's  field  of  action. 
Forgotten,  quite,  upon  his  dying  day. 

Moral:  Don't  drive  your  neighbors  to  distraction. 
But  dodge  the  breakers  (hat  obslrnet  your  way. 

The  3Iiehigan  Cyclist  has  been  reiluced  from  Jl 
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same  time.  F.  H.  Escott,  of  Grand  Rapids,  is  ttp 
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QUAKER      RACING      NEWS. 


PHILADELPHIA  RIDERS    SCOOP   THE  GOOD 
THINGS  AT  THE  WOODBURY  MEET. 


West  Philadelphia  Cyclers'   Team   Defeats  the 

Quaker   City   Wheelmen  —  Saturday's 

Big   Meet  —  A    Hundred-Mile 

Race  for  $50. 


Philadelphia,  June  18. — The  third  iinnual 
meet  of  the  Woodbury  Wheelmen,  at  C4reeu's 
Park,  Woodbury,  N.  J.,  was  well  attended  by 
the  local  flyers,  and  a  goodly  proportion  of  the 
plunder  fell  to  their  respective  lots.  The  surprise 
of  the  afternoon  occurred  in  the  final  of  the  mile 
open,  which,  among  others,  M.  D.  Osgood,  the 
speedy  University  of  Pennsylvania  man,  quali- 
fied, and  the  talent  couldn't  see  it  any  other  way 
than  that  he  must  win  in  a  walk.  But  C.  W. 
Pierson,  of  the  Vineland  Wheelmen,  romped 
under  the  wire  a  winner  in  2:38 J.  (t.  F.  Gauch, 
the  winner  of  the  half-mile  boys'  race  earlier  in 
the  afternoon,  sneaked  second  place  right  at  the 
tape.  Gouch's  time  in  the  boys'  race  (1:13|)  was 
If  seconds  faster  than  Osgood's  time  in  the  final 
heat  of  the  half-mile  open.  The  attendance  was 
about  1,500.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— final  heat— H.  Cramer,  1 ;  C.  Stetson, 
2;  time,  2:54 1-4. 

Half-mile,  boys  imder  17— Q.  F.  Gauch,  1;  C.  Stetson, 
2;  time,  1:13  1-1. 

Quarter-mile,  open— J.  J.  Diver,  1;  K.  D.  Osgood,  2; 
time,  :34 1-4. 

One-mile,  championship  of  Gloucester  county — W.  W. 
Henderson,  1;  W.  Eulon,  2;  time,  3:09. 

Half-mile,  open— final  heat — ^W.  M.  Osgood.  1;  E.  Mc- 
Curdy,  2;  time,  1:15. 

Half-mile,  championship  of  Gloucester  county  —  W. 
Rulon,  1;  H.  Cramer,  2;  time,  1:16  3-4. 

One-mile,  open— final  beat— Pierson,  1 ;  Gauch,  2;  Os- 
good, 3;  time,  2:38 1-2. 

Ten-mile,  championship  of  Woodbury— Henderson,  1; 
Cramer,  2;  time,  32:29 1-2. 

Q.  C.  W.-W.  P.  C.    FIVE-MILB    TEAM   ROAD    BACK. 

The  much-heralded  five-mile  road  race  between 
the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen  and  the  West  Phila- 
delphia Cyclers  was  brought  to  an  issue  on  the 
Bryn  Mawr-City  Line  course  on  Saturday,  and 
resulted  in  the  discomfiture  of  the  Quakers.  The 
teams  lined  up  at  the  start  included:  Quaker 
City — Dampman,  Eich,  Manning,  Thompson, 
Estoclet  and  Pollock;  West  Philadelphia — Heish- 
ley,  Meredith,  Skiles,  Parkhill,  Eogers  and  An- 
derson. Shortly  after  the  start  Rich  punctured 
his  rear  tire.  At  the  Ardmore  toll  gate  Damp- 
man  had  a  mix-up  with  an  outsider,  and  before 
he  could  untangle  himself  was  far  in  the  rear. 
He  pxUled  out  sufficiently  to  cross  the  tape  sixth. 
Anderson  tried  [to  push  a  wagon  off  the  course 
with  his  front  wheel.  Meredith  and  Heishley 
crossed  the  tape  first  and  second.  Meredith  nego- 
tiated the  distance  in  13 :10,  which  is  very  good 
time  when  the  fact  is  taken  into  consideration 
that  all  hands  started  from  scratch.  The  score 
of  points  was:  West  Philadelphia  Cyclei'S,  45; 
Quaker  City  Wheelmen,  33. 

BIG  MEET  NEXT  SATURDAY. 

The  first  real  meet  of  the  S(^ason,  that  of  the 
South  End  Wheelmen,  at  Tioga  on  Saturday,  will 
be  one  of  unusual  interest  to  wheelmen  here- 
abouts, not  only  on  account  of  the  fact  that  such 
noted  fliers  as  Sanger,  Bald,  Tyler,  Taylor,  Ken- 
nedy, Graves,  Arnold,  Mulliken  and  po.ssibly 
Taxis,  will  appear,  but  also  because  the  champion- 
ship of  Philadelphia,  which  has  heretofore  been 
held  by  Taxi.s,  is  to  be  definitely  settled.  Pre- 
viously this  event  was  a  foregone  conclusion  iiom 
the  pistol  shot.       This  year  Taxis'  class  B  aspira- 


tions will  prevent  his  entering  the  race,  and  the 
lesser  lights  are  having  a  mighty  scramble  in  their 
efforts  to  fill  Billy's  shoes.  The  galaxy  of  125- 
pound  (or  less)  would-be  stars  who  spend  three 
or  four  hours  daily  at  Tioga  is  astonishing.  The 
number  of  dark  horses  would  knock  Tou'ec's 
stable  silly — as  regards  number  only,  however. 
The  betting  on  the  result  of  this  race — although, 
of  course,  on  the  dead  quiet — is  assuming  propor- 
tions which  would  make  Pittsburg  Phil's  eyes 
bulge.  Among  the  "sure  things"  and  "lay- 
downs"  are  Maniolt,  Wenzel,  Rich,  Osgood, 
Lagen,  Diver,  Mead,  Measure,  Gauch  and  Mer- 
shon. 

PHILADELPHIA  TURNER  CYCLERS'  ROAD  RACE. 

The  Philadelphia  Turner  Cyclers  held  their  an- 
nual five-mile  road  race  over  the  Bryn  Mawr- 
City  Line  Saturday  afternoon.  There  were  eight 
starters.  The  times  of  the  first  three  men  were: 
F.  Boyd,  14:32J;  H.  Schwartz,  14:36J;  Leo  Jones, 
15:42  J 

LECATO'S   100-MILE   RACE. 

The  first  to  arrive  in  this  city  on  the  day  of  the 
Newark-Philadelphia  century  run  was  mounted 
on  a  League  Chainless;  he  did  the  job  in  a  little 
under  eleven  hours.  Mr.  Le  Cato,  the  agent  for 
the  above  wheel,  has  offered  a  .'?50  cash  prize  to 
the  rider  lowering  this  record,  it  being  stipulated 
that  the  record  must  be  smashed  by  a  man 
mounted  on  a  L.  C.  Some  of  the  local  ex-cash 
prize  leaguers  are  going  for  the  money,  among 
them  Swank,  Kelly,  Kuhn,  Hart  and  Laugley. 
The  start  from  Newark  is  to  be  made  at  an  hour 
that  will  bring  the  contestants  on  the  Tioga  track 
during  the  South  End's  meet.  In  addition  to  the 
half-a-hundred  to  first  man,  each  rider  covering 
the  distance  in  less  than  record  time  is  to  receive 
a  gold  medal.  Arrangements  ha\  e  been  made  for 
chocking  the  contestants  en  route.  The  checking 
stations  will  be:  Orange,  Scotch  Plains,  Bound 
Brook,    Sommerville,    Blawenburg,    Pennington, 


Trenton,  Bristol,  Cornwall's  and  Frankford.  M. 
J.  Bailey,  who  covered  the  round  trip  with  the 
coach  last  month,  is  confident  he  can  lower  the 
figures  con.siderably,  but  as  $50  is  not  a  sufficient 
consideration  to  induce  him  to  forfeit  his  amateur 
standing,  he  will  not  compete  lor  the  prize,  but 
will  be  content  with  the  accruing  glory  if  he 
succeeds. 

RACING   BRIEPLETS. 

N.  H.  Swank,  the  ex-prize  league  man,  will 
.shortly  take  a  hack  at  the  Montgomery  avenue 
five-mile  road  record,  which  is  now  held  by 
Charles  Lagen,  of  the  Century  Wheelmen. 

The  Q.  C.  W.  's  annual  century  run,  which  has 
heretofore  been  from  Harrisburg  to  Philadelphia, 
will  be  brought  off  in  September  over  a  new  route. 

At  the  Q.  C.  W.'s  Fourth  of  July  meet  at 
Tioga,  the  following  events  will  be  decided  :  Mile 
novice,  <)Uarter-mile  sci'atch,  mile  scratch,  third- 
mile  handicap,  mile  handicap,  mile  2:50  class, 
mile  Q.  C.  W.  handicap,  mile  club  team  race 
(championship  of  Philadelphia). 

Gus  Seeding,  who  is  reported  to  have  received 
an  X  for  beating  the  coach  from  New  York  to 
Princeton,  and  who  sent  a  denial  of  the  charges  to 
Chairman  Raymond,  has  received  a  communica- 
tion to  the  effect  that  his  denial  must  bear  the 
affidavit  of  the  person  who  is  alleged  to  have 
given  the  money. 

The  new  Eiverton  track  will  be  ready  for  the 
initial  race  meet  on  July  4.  Bunnell  says  it's  the 
best  quarter-mile  track  in  the  world.  Eight  class 
A  events  and  lots  of  diamonds  wiU  be  the  induce- 
ments held  out  to  attract  the  fast  men. 

At  the  Wilmington,  Del.,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  sports 
Saturday  J.  Lee  Hanley  won  the  two-miles  in 
5:36  2-5,  and  Robert  Weir  won  the  mile  in  2:40. 

The  mile  scratch  event  at  the  annual  sports  of 
the  Bank  Clerk's  Athletic  Association,  at  the  U.  of 
Pa.  track  on  Saturday,  was  won  by  F.  Porter;  F. 
Delaney,  2;  time  3:03. 


NOT  A  HIGHWAYMAN,   BUT   QUITE   AS   DANGEROUS. 


Oh,  nr>,  de;\r  reader,  this  dangeroii.s-lookiug  iudividual  is  not  a  highwayman— he  is  the  justice  of 
the  peace  (the  next  thing  to  one)  of  a  Chicago  suburb,  lying  in  ambu,sh  for  the  unwary  cyclist,  who, 
driven  to  despair  by  the  miserable,  fathomle.ss  streets  of  the  village,  should  dare  tp  ride  on  its  side, 
walks. 


GARDNER  WINS  TIME  PRIZE. 


The  North  Side  Cycle  Club  of  Milwaukee 
Holds  a  Good  Road  Race. 
Milwaukee,  June  18. — The  third  annual  road 
race  of  the  North  Side  Cycling  Club  passed  off 
without  a  hitch  on  Saturday  afternoon.  The 
course  from  Cedarbnrg  to  Milwaukee  was  much 
better  than  anticipated,  the  rain  of  the  previous 
night  settling  the  dust  somewhat.  The  weather 
was  admirable,  theie  being  hardly  any  wind  of 
which  to  speak.  About  2,500  people  lined  up  at 
the  finish  to  witness  the  event.  The  first  to  fin- 
ish was  A.  M.  Chandler,  of  Waupaca,  who  came 
in  at  least  thirty  seconds  ahead  of  the  next  man. 
Chandler,  being  used  to  the  sand  roads  around  his 
home,  had  less  trouble  than  many  of  the  other 
riders  in  pushing  through  the  du.it,  which  was 
three  inches  deep  in  some  places.  The  first  ten 
prize  winners  are  as  follows: 

Hdcp.       Time. 

A.  M.  Chandler,  Waupaca  5:30  53:30 

Joseph  Dolister,  Chicago 6:30  55:f0 

Tracy  Holmes,  Vincennes 4:00  62:45 

Harry  Crock,  Milwaukee  3:t0  62:00 

J.  S.  Skelten,  Chicago 3:00  .52:15 

E.  A.  Cliiford,  Milwaukee f  :00  56:30 

Nels  Andersen,   Waupaca 5:30  5S:05 

6.  A.  Seeley,  Milwaukee 6:30  56:10 

T.  F.  Andersen,  Waupaca 4:00  63:58 

T.  N.  Kirchner,  Milwaukee 4:00  64:00 

TIME   WI.SKERS. 

A.  Gardner,  Chicago scr.  50:69 

Harry  Crocker,  Milwaukee 3:00  52:00 

J.  S.  Skelten,  Chicago 3:00  52:15 

Tracy  h  olmes,  Vincennes 4:00  52:45 

Bainbridge,  of  the  Columbia  Wheelmen,  Chi- 
cago, made  no  showing  whatever.  There  were 
forty-nine  prizes,  the  first  being  a  $950  piano. 


FRANCE  AND    THE   FATHERLAND. 


The  Week's  Report  of  Interesting  Racing - 
Records  Lowered  by  Lehr. 

Frankfoet-on-the-Main,  June  :5. — This  sea- 
son's first  meet  at  the  German  sporting  center, 
Frankfort,  took  place  last  Sunday,  and  being  at- 
tended by  prominent  riders  and  an  immense 
crowd  (the  entrance  cards  did  not  suffice),  proved 
a  success  in  every  way.  Five  German  records 
were  lowered,  three  of  them  by  Lehr,  Frankfort, 
and  one  each  by  Goess,  Frankfort,  and  Joerns, 
Mannheim.  One  hundred  and  fifteen  riders  had 
entered,  among  them,  besides  the  above-men- 
tioned, being  Frank  Opel,  M.  Gehrig,  T.  Herbel, 
H.  Hofmann,  Vater,  Sckley  and  Habick,  hut 
the  latter  three  were  not  admitted  ou  account  of 
having  started  against  professionals  at  Muel- 
hausen. 

The  2,000-metre  guests'  race  fell  to  Joerns  in 
2:54,  with  G.  Haun,  Dormstadt,  second,  and  H. 
Hoftnaun,  Munich,  third.  Lehr  took  the  princi- 
pal safety  event,  6,000  metres,  in  9:21  1-5,  with 
Opel  second  and  Goess  third.  He  also  Avon,  in 
splendid  style,  from  scratch,  the  one  mile  lujuili- 
eap,  with  Opel,  20  metres,  second,  and  (Joess, 
41)  metres,  third;  time  2:16  4-6. 

Another  2,000-metre  race  fell  to  Haun,  in  3:11, 
with   F.    Verheyeu    (younger    brother    of   Alex. 


Verheyeu,  uow  a  French  professional)  second,  and 
F.  Schrodt  third.  The  latter  and  Gehrig  took  the 
one-mile  tandem  handicap,  with  40  metres  start,  in 
2:15.  Opel  and  Goess,  scratch,  could  not  get  up, 
and  Lehr  and  Hofmann  had  to  give  up  ou  account 
of  their  machine  going  wrong. 

The  races  were  finished  at  about  7  o'clock.  Later 
ou  the  prizes  were  distributed  at  a  hotel  and  some 
dancing  made  the  finish  of  the  festival — for  that 
is  what  the  cycling  races  are  iu  Germany,  a  festi- 
val for  the  riders  as  well  as  the  public,  and  not 
merely  a  matter  of  money -making. 

On  the  same  day  races  were  run  at  Berlin,  in 
which  Underborg,  Herty,  Tischbein,  Heimann, 
Stumpf,  Lurion,  Luegert,  Muenduer,  Burger, 
Eisner,    Mulach,    Spitzig,      etc.,    were     starters. 


Here  two  German  records  were  lowered.  Under- 
borg won  the  one-mile  tricycle  handicap  from 
scratch,  against  the  scratchmeu  Herty  and  Stumpf, 
in  2:40  2-5,  while  Herty  took  the  2,000-metre  tri- 
cycle in  3:51  2-5,  against  Underborg  and  Heine, 
Hanover.  O.  Muenduer,  the  well-known  dis- 
tance rider,  took  the  3,000-metre  handicap,  with 
50  metres  start,  in  5:52,  against  Heimann,  scratch, 
and  Heine  50  metres,  but  could  only  secure  third 
place  in  the  principal  2,000-metre  event,  which 
fell  to  Heimann,  in  3:36  1-5,  Burger  being  sec- 
ond. Heimann  furthermore  took  the  2,000-metre 
tandera  handicap,  together  with  Mulach,  from 
scratch,  in  2:45  3-5.  Lurion  and  Luzerfc  were 
second  and  Tischbein  and  Stoess,  the  Vieima 
riders,  third.  A  match  occurred  between  cyclists 
and  foot-racers,  standing  start.  The  cyclists 
pushed  themselves  off  a  barrier.  Six  heats  were 
run  of  eight-five  metres  each,  a  cyclist  against  a 
foot  racer.  The  latter  took  four  heats,  but  the 
final,  between  the  best  cyclist  and  the  best  foot 
r.acer,  resulted  in  a  dead  heat. 

The  opening  of  tlie  above-uientioucd  Mnel- 
hausen  meet  was  a  3,0()0-nietre  tricycle  race, 
which  Herty  won  iu  4:42  4-5  (German  record), 
with  Zimmerman  (of  course  not  A.  A. )  second 
and   Habich   tliird.      The    iulernatioual    10,000- 


metre  race  fell  to  Barden,  member  of  the  English 
branch  at  Paris,  in  17:23  4-5,  with  A.  Verheyen 
second  and  the  German  amateurs,  Zimmerman 
and  Vater,  third  and  fourth,  respectively.  Fos- 
sier,  Paris,  took  the  3,000-metre  consolation  race 
in  5:19  4-5,  with  RoUiu  of  Nancy  second  and  the 
German  rider,  Lix,  third. 

The  English  rider,  Edwards,  recently  having 
beaten  Medinger  in  a  match,  to-day  had  another 
with  the  French  champion,  Louvet,  at  the  Buf- 
falo track,  Paris,  for  a  l,000i-ii'ancs  stake.  The 
distance  was  2,000  metres,  and  Edwards  took  two 
of  the  three  heats,  thus  winning  this  match,  too. 

The  recent  one-hour  match  between  Dubois  on 
a  safety  and  Baraswith  Melin  on  a  tandem,  which 
was  won  by  the  tandem  crew,  who  covered  43 
kilometres  263  metres  (world's  record)  is  respon- 
sible for  the  reduction  of  the  three-kilometre,  the 
five  kilometre  and  all  the  following  world's  rec- 
ords up  to  forty-three  kilometres.  Dubois  only 
covered  forty  kilometres  ninety-one  metres  in  oue 
hour,  but  continuing  his  ride  he  also  beat  a 
world's  record,  that  is,  fifty  kilometres  in  1  hr. 
13  min.  44  3-4  sec. 

In  a  meet  at  Ghent,  Belgium,  races  both  for 
amateurs  and  professionals  were  arranged.  Huet 
and  next  him  Stoht  of  the  professionals,  and 
Hautvast  as  amateur,  proved  that  they  still  stand 
in  front  ranks.  A.  M. 

KENTUCKY  DIVISION  RACES. 


Chicago  Men  Win  a  Goodly  Share— Githens 
Breaks  the  Mile  State  Record. 
OwENSBORO,  Ky.,  June  15. — [Special  Corre- 
spondence.]— The  two  days'  races  of  the  Kentucky 
division,  notwithstanding  the  hot  weather,  proved 
a  great  success.  The  grand  stand  was  filled  to 
over-flowing,  fully  15,000  visitors  being  present 
both  days.  The  racing  was  excellent  although  no 
unusually  fast  time  stands  to  the  record  of  the  meet. 
The  most  interesting  event  of  the  first  day  was 
the  one-mile  division  championship,  which  was 
warmly  contested.  The  track  was  in  excellent 
condition  and  of  the  half-mile  order.  The  races 
were  numerous  and  were  run  off  with  admirable 
promptness,  which  added  very  materially  to  the 
pleasure  of  the  occasion.  Edward  H.  Croninger, 
chief  consul  of  the  state,  officiated  as  referee; 
Prince  Wells,  of  Louisville,  was  the  starter,  and 
the  judges  were  W.  W.  Watts,  Louisville,  Edward 
A.  Neuhaus  Jr.,  Louisville  and  John  Trixton  .Tr., 
Owensboro.     Following  is  the  summary: 

MKST    DAY. 

Half-mile  novice— F.  P.  Hopper,  Cloverport,  1;  James 
Keeley,  Owensboro,  2;  time,  1:31. 

One-mile  handicap,  class  B— Conn  Baker,  Columbus 
C.  C,  65  yds.,  1;  James  Levy,  Chicago  C.  C,  65  yds.,  8; 
Gus  Steele,  Chicago  C.  C,  35  yds.,  3;  time,  3;23. 

Halt-mile,  open,  class  A,  final  heat— O.  P.  Bernhardt, 
Toledo,  1 ;  E.  O.  Bauman,  Dayton,  8;  F.  F.  Rough,  South 
Bend,  3;  time,  1:15. 

One-mile,  division  championship— F.  D.  Cartwright, 
Bowling  Green,  1;  Hugh  Caperton,  Louisville,  3;  H.  Van 
Antwerp,  Mt.  Sterling,  3;  time,  2:32. 

Half-mile,  O.  W.  C.  championship— Walter  K.  Stout, 
Owensboro,  1;  A.  Eosenfleld,  Owensboro,  2;  J.  C.  Pfeiffer, 
Owensboro,  3;  time,  1:80  1  2. 

Two-mile  handicap,  class  B— T.  R.  Eddy,  Columbus,  £00 
yds.,  1;  Cliff  E.  Baker,  Columbus,  200  yds.,  2;  Conn  Baker, 
Columbus,  100  yds.,  3;  time,  6:06. 

One  mile,  open,  class  B— Gus  Steele,  Chicago  C.  C,  1; 
H.  A.  Githens,  Chicago  C.  C,  3;  James  Levy,  Chicago 
C.  C,  3:  time,  2:37. 

One-quarter-mile,  Kentucky  riders,  final  heat— H. 
Van  Antwerp,  Mt.  Sterling.  1;  Chas.  H.  Langley,  Dayton, 
3;  A.  L.  Donaldson,  Dayton,  3;  time,  :351-2. 

One-mile,  Kenton  Club  championsliip,  class  A— Chas.  S. 
Houston,  Covington,  1;  H.  M.  t^idwell,  Covington,  2;  Clar- 
ence McljCau,  Covington,  3;  time,  2;;i7. 

SKCOND   DAY. 

One-mile,  Kentucky  riders  only,  class  A— H.  Van  Ant- 
werp, Mt.  Sterling,  1 ;  H.  M.  Sid  well,  Covington,  2;  A.J. 
Newira,  Tjcroi^e,  f);  tin^e,  2:.M. 


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Tft'O-mile,  liaudicap.  class  A — R.  O.  Baumann,  Dayton, 
]80y(Is.,  1;  E.  L.  Winig,  Owensboro,  190  yds.,  a;  Fred  D. 
Cartwright,  Rowlingr  Green,  3;  time,  -1:52. 

Half-mile,  class  B— final  heat— H.  A.  ttithens,  1;  0ns 
Steele,  2;  Levy  and  Baker  tied  for  third  place;  time,  1:3). 

Half-mile,  division  championship,  class  A— H.  Van  Ant- 
werp, 1;  H.  M.  Sidwell,  2;  F.  P.  Hopper,  Cloverport,  3; 
time,  1:11. 
»  One-mile,  open,  class  B— Gus  Steele,  1;  Conn  Baker,  S; 

E.  C.  Baker,  3;  time,  2:33. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— O.  P.  Barnhart,  Toledo,  1 ;  F. 

F.  Rough,  South  Bend,  2;  J.  B.  Hedges,  Sharpsburg,  3; 
time,  3:04. 

One-mile,  Pennyrile  championship,  class  A— J.  D.  Cart- 
wright,  Bowling  Green,  1;  W.  R.  Stout,  Owensboro,  2; 
time,  2:36. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B—H.  A.  Githens,  1;  Conn  Baker, 
2;  F.  H.  Place,  3;  time,  IXi. 

Three-mile,  Louisville  Cycling  Club  championship,  class 
A— George  Martin,  Louisville,  1;  time,  9:25. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  progi'amme  H.  A. 
Githens  of  the  Chicago  C.  C.  went  for  the  state 
record.  He  was  paced  the  mile  by  Steele,  Baker 
and  Place,  and  went  over  the  tape  in  2:20  1-2, 
breaking  the  record.  Githens  received  for  his 
performance  a  $6.5  watei-  set. 


MARTIN  df  DRESSING'S  RACE. 


Further  Particulars  About  the  Southern  Event — 
Louisville  Enthusiasm. 

Louisville,  Ky.,  June  13. — The  Louisville 
people  turned  out  in  thousands  to-day  to  witness 
the  Martin  &  Dressing  road  race.  The  start  and 
finish  were  on  St.  Catherine  street.  Louisville 
is  very  enthusiastic  over  cycling.  Everybody  is 
more  or  less  interested.  One  of  the  judges  ad- 
journed court  so  that  everybody  connected  with  it 
might  see  the  race. 

Seven  of  the  first  ten  men  to  finish  were  Louis- 
ville riders.  The  race  was  won  by  John  Spaul- 
ding  of  Louisville,  in  28:00.  He  was  one  of  the 
five-minute  men. 

The  time  prize  was  won  by  E.  V.  Minor  of 
Indianapolis,  time  26:.54,  which  perfonnance 
breaks  the  Kentucky  record. 

It  was  given  out  that  Gus  Steele  of  Chicago  had 
won  the  time  prize,  but  in  the  official  count  the 
prize  was  given  to  Minor. 

Marion  Black  of  Fort  Wayne  was  the  only 
scratch  man  to  start.  Just  before  the  turn  he 
punctured  his  tire  and  was  out  of  the  race.  He 
rode  the  'first  five  miles  in  13  minutes. 

The  first  ten  men  to  finish  were : 

Hdcp.  Time. 

John  Spaulding,  Louisville 5:00  28:00 

E.  H.  Doubert,  Louisville 6:00  29:00 

G.  P.  Miller,  Louisville 6:30  29:54 

H.  K.  Smith,  Osborne,  0 6:00  29:36 

E.H.Sale,  Louisville 5:00  28:48 

B.  W.  Twyman,  Louisville 5:00  28:48 

T.  Callahan,  Louisville 6:30  30:18 

G.  P.  Fawcett,  Louisville 6:00  30:00 

M.  Lawson,  Louisville 7:00  31:00 

J.  H.  Carson,  Georgetown,  Ky 6:30  30:30 

J.  Friedman,  Louisville 5:00 

Martin  &  Dressing,  the  cycle  dealers,  promoted 
the  race.  The  firm  is  composed  of  George  Mar- 
tin, Edward  H.  Dressing  and  Charles  Martin 
The  prizes  aggregated  $1,000,  in  actual  value,  and 
were  forty-three  in  number.  The  members  of  the 
press  were  given  a  tally-ho  ride  and  an  admirable 
opportunity  to  view  the  race. 


DAVIS  IS  IMPROVING. 


Won  Four  Races  at  the  Chicago  Track  Last 
Week— The  Matinee. 
There  was  considerable  sport  ot  the  Chicago 
track  last  week.  Thursday  the  Schiller  theatre 
and  Chicago  Herald  people  held  a  few  friendly 
athletic  contests.  On  the  list  were  two  bicycle 
events,  but  as  there  was  no  one  to  ride  they  were 


thrown  open  and  Davis  won  liolli,  with  Harrctt 
second. 

Saturday  aft<'rnooii  the  athletic  giiinoa  ol'  the 
I)e  r,;i  S;illi'  Institute  were  held,  a  nunilier  of  bi- 
cycle races  being  on  the  programme,  resulting  as 
follows: 

One-mile,  handicap— H.  J.  Prussing,  six  yds.,  1;  E.  I. 
Cudahy,  2;  time,  2:40  4-5. 

One-third-mile,  13  years— M.  D.  Harmon,  1;  P.  A.  Sun- 
derland, 2;  D.  J.  Sullivan,  3;  time,  :59 

One-third,  14  and  15  years,  handicap — C.  E.  Foley,  5 
yds.,  1;  R.  P.  Pattee,  3,  2;  F.  P.  Curran,  8,  3;  time,  :51  4-5. 

One  third,  seniors,  open— J.  V.  Clinnin,  1;  F.  S.  Cum- 
mings,  2;  W.  S.  Callinan,  3;  time,  :48  3-5. 

One-mile,  14  and  15  years — E.  L  Cudahy,  1;  C.  E.  Foley, 
2;  E.  M.  Grus,  3;  time,  2:39  4-5. 

One-mile,  seniors,  championship— J.  M.  Cudahy,  1;  E. 
S.  Cummings,  2;  H.  J.  Prussing,  3;  F.  E.  Coles,  4;  time, 
2:50. 

One-halt-mile,  13  years,  handicap— M.  J.  Harmon, 
scratch,  1;  P.  A.  Sunderland,  5  yds.,  2;  D.  J.  Sullivan,  10 
yds.,  3;  time,  1:301-5. 

Something  like  600  people  saw  the  matinee 
races,  which  followed  the  De  La  Salle  games.  The 
third-mile  scratch  was  run  in  three  neats,  Davis 
winning  the  final  from  Ballard  with  ease.  From 
forty-five  j^irds  he  won  the  mile  handicap,  coming 
out  of  the  bunch  and  winning  by  yards.     Dasey 


l:3.'i;  mile,  2:07.  Sanger,  on  account  of  illness, 
refused  to  .ide  at  first,  but  alter  some  persuasion 
by  the  officials  <onsented  to  ride  in  the  half-mile 
open.  He  won  the  race  in  1:1:5  2-5,  coming  in 
about  two  lengths  ahead  of  Tyler.  The  sum- 
mary: 
One-mile,  3:00  class— A.  C.  M.  Stevens,  1 ;  C.  J.  Guy,  2; 

B.  Zalamea,  3;  time,  2:41. 

Halt-mile,  handicap,  class  B— W.  P.  Wells,  70  yds.,  1; 
H.  C.  Tyler,  E,cratch,  2;  E.  C.  Bald,  scratch,  3;  time,  1:06. 

One-mile,  handicap,  Connecticut  riders,  class  A — C.  R. 
Newton,  scratch,  1 ;  R.  H.  Barnes,  7o;yds.,  2;  time,  2:34. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B-F.  J.  Titus,  25  yds.,  1;  A. 
D.  Kennedy,  50  yds.,  2;  Watson  Coleman,  40  yds  ,  2;  time, 
2:20  1-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  Rockville  Wheel  Club,  class  A— H. 

C.  Kite,  1;  B.  E.  Hyde,  2;  time,  2:29. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1:  Tyler,  2:  Murphy, 
3;  time,  1:13  ^5. 

One-mile,  3:10  class,  city  riders,  class  A — E.  J.  Silcox,  1; 
F.  C.  Smith,  2;  time,  3:00  M. 

Half-mile,  handicap.  Eastern  Connecticut  Cycling  Club, 
class  A— C.  R.  Newton,  scratch,  1;  J.  H.  Hurley,  SO  yds., 
2;  I.  A.  Hagbuy,  70  yds.,  3:  time,  1:09  4-5. 

Quarier-mile,  state  championship — W.  J.  Tenzler,  1;  B. 
Zalamea,  2;  C.  S.  Merrill,  3;  time,  :36  4-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Tyler,  1;  Murphy,  2;  Taylor, 
3;  time,  3:00. 

One-mile  team.  Eastern  Connecticut  club,  class  A — 


Marlin  &  Dresmig  Road  Race. — Start  of  the  Scratch  3Ian. 


won  the  three-mile  lap  race  from  Bicker  by  only 
one  point.     The  summary : 

One-mile,  boys'— J.  Byrnes,  1;  F.  C.  Biddlecomb,  2;  A. 
Schroeder,  2;  time,  3:42  2-5.  The  last  quarter  was  ridden 
in  :.32  2-S. 

Third-mile,  scratch,  class  A— final  heat— C.  W.  Davis,  1; 
E.  W.  Ballard,  2;  Van  Nest,  3;  time.  :44  4  5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— C.  W.  Davis,  45  yds.,  1;  I. 
D.  Wilson,  140  yds,,  2;  B.  C.  Van  Nest,  140  yds.,  3:  W.  A. 
Thompson.  55  yds  ,  4;  time  2:15. 

Three-mile,  lap  race,  class  A— C.  V.  Dasey,  1,  nineteen 
points;  6.  EJ  Becker,  2,  eighteen  points;  A.  P.  Peck,  3,  five 
points;  time,  8:20  3-5. 

CRACKS    AT    ROCKVILLE. 


Sanger  Sick  but  Rides— Titus  Goes  a  Mile 
in  2:07. 
EOCKVILLE,  Conn.,  June  18. — Saturday  saw 
some  great  racing  at  the  Rockville  Wheel  Club's 
meet,  all  the  cracks  being  ijresent.  It  was  at- 
tended by  upwards  of  1,800 people.  The  weather 
was  fine  and  the  track  in  as  good  condition  as 
could  be.  Titus,  riding  against  the  state  record 
of  2 :15,  made  by  Windle,  succeeded  in  beating  it 
with  apparently  the  greatest  ease,  being  paced  by 
Tyler,  Taylor  and  Murphy.  His  time  was: 
Quarter,    :34   4-5;  half,  1:05  4-5;   three-quarters. 


Willimantic,  20  points,  1 ;  Rockville,  17,  2;  Norwich,  8,  3; 

time,  2:44  4-5. 

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THE    FOX    RIVER    HANDICAP. 


Hard,  of  Aurora,  Wins  the  Race,  and  Lund,  of 
Chicago,  the  Time  Prize. 

The  first  Elgin-Aurora  (111. )  road  race  was  run 
last  Saturday.  The  course  between  the  towns 
named  is  a  portion  of  the  famous  century  course, 
twenty-two  miles  in  length,  and  as  a  rule  is  one 
of  thi  finest  roads  in  the  state.  It  follows  the 
Fox  river  the  entire  length,  passing  through  St. 
Charles,  Geneva  and  Batavia.  A  long  spell  of 
hot  weather,  however,  was  followed  by  a  heavy 
shower  Friday  night,  and  the  road  was  heavy  in 
consequence. 

The  race,  which  is  to  be  an  annual  event,  man- 
aged alternately  by  the  wheelmen  of  Elgin  and 
Aurora,  was  not  properly  boomed.  Forty-two 
entries  were  received,  but  these  could  have  been 
doubled  by  judicious  work. 

The  limit  men  were  started  from  Elgin 
promptly  at  10  o'clock.  They  were  Young,  of 
Joliet  and  Serviss,  of  Ottawa.  With  the  excep- 
tion of  Swanson,  of  Elgin,  all  the  back-markere 
were  Chicagoans,  Fred  Nessel  and  A.  Gardner  oc- 


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onpyiug  the  post  of  honor.  The  latter,  however, 
did  not  appear,  Nessel  therefore  being  at  a  dis- 
advantage, his  nearest  opponent  having  two  min- 
utes' start. 

At  Aurora  suitable  arrangements  have  been 
made  for  the  officials,  but  the  crowd  insisted  on 
blocking  the  road.  There  was  great  excitement 
when  Perry  Hard,  of  Aurora,  came  in  sight,  a 
few  yards  ahead  of  a  bunch  of  his  opponents.  He 
held  his  lead  to  the  finish,  winning  by  five  or  six 
yards,  the  same. separating  second  and  third  men. 
Table  of  finishers  and  actual  times: 

Hdcp.       Time. 

1    P.  Hard 4:30       1:08:.51 

8    S.H.Rowland 6:00       1:10:22 

3  J.J.Young 8:30        1:12:23 

4  A.  Adams 6:00       1:10:30 

5  J.B.Lund 2:30        1:07:46 

6  C.  W.  Eogers 5:30       1:10:52 

7  C.  H.  Sample 3:.30       1:09:16+ 

8  C.  Swanson 2:00       1:07:51 

9  C-.  Hamlin 8:00       1:14:?8 

10  F.  W.  Leuthessen 6:30       1:13.26 

11  F.  Schineer 7:00       1:14:21 

12  F.  Nessel scr        1:08:34 

18    W.Christiansen 5:30       1:16:08 

14  G.A.Hancock 4:00       1:14:40 

15  W.  W.  Raymond 7:00       1:17:41 

16  A.T.Webb 4:30       1:15:18 

17  H.  W.  Settaw 8:00       1:81:33 

18  J.  A.  Green 6:30       1:24:17 

19  H.  L.  BunneU 7:00       l:u7:20 

20  C.  C.  Higgins 7:00       1:27:25 

21  F.Wing 4:30        ':24:56 

22  G.E.Serviss 8:30       1:22:52 

The  winner  rode  an  Imperial  wheel  with  Webb 
tires.  A.  T.  Webb  rode  a  machine  of  home  man- 
ufacture, weighing  fifteen  jjonnds. 


CONNECTICUT     DIVISION     MEET. 


Titus  the  Star  of  the  Two  Days — Good  Racing 
Throughout. 
Bbidgepokt,  Conn.,  June  18.— Although  San- 
ger, Johnson,  Tyler  and  the  other  cracks  were  not 
present,  the  opening  day's  races  of  the  Connecti- 
cut division  meet,  on  the  new  three-lap  track  at 
Pleasure  Beach,  were  extremely  successful.  Titus, 
Miller  and  McDonald  were  head  and  shoulders 
above  everybody  else,  the  former  defeating  Bald 
twice,  though  the  latter  won  the  two-third  mile 
open  in  nice  style.  I.  A.  Silvie,  who,  though  a 
class  B  rider,  pays  his  own  expenses,  was  second 
and  nearly  won  the  rac»,  beating  Kennedy  on  a 
long  sprint.  The  mile  open,  won  by  McDonald, 
was  outside  the  time  limit  of  2 :40,  and  was  run 
over,  McDonald  again  winning.     Summary: 

One-mile,  novice— Frank  Parsons,  1;  Willis  Lauthier,  8; 
H.  Jennings,  3;  time,  2:38  3-5. 

Two-thirds-mile,  open,  clais  B— Bald,  1;  I.  A.  Silvie, 
2;  E.  F.  Miller,  3.  A.  D.  Kennedy,  4;  W.  Coleman,  5; 
time,  1:44. 

Two-mile,  state  championship— C  W.  Heyer  1 ;  W.  F. 
Fryer,  2;  O.  G.  Spencer,  3;  time,  5:33  2-5. 

One-mile  handicap,  class  B— E.  F.  Miller,  75  yds.,  1;  W. 
C.  Coleman,  15,  2;  F.  J.  Titus,  scratch,  3;  A.  D.  Kennedy, 
85,  4;  time,  2:19. 

One-mile,  open,  final  heat — Raymond  McDonald,  1;  E. 
W.  Heyer,  2;  G.  C.  Smith,  3;  time,  2:43 1-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B-F.  J.  Titus,  1;  E.  C.  Bald,  8; 
A.  D.  Kennedy,  3;  time,  2:26  3-5. 

SECOND   DAY. 

Beidgepokt,  Conn.,  June  19  — The  second 
day's  racing  was  a  disappointment.  Sanger  did 
not  ride  at  all  and  Johnson  broke  his  wheel  in 
his  first  race  and  did  not  start  again.  Tyler  was 
first  in  the  two-thirds-mile  open  and  Bald  second. 

There  was  a  row  between  Eeferee  Tracy  and 
the  contestants  in  the  mile  open.  After  the  first 
heat  he  put  a  2:35  time  limit  on  the  race,  and 
when  the  men  protested  they  were  told  to  shut 
up.  Bald,  Titus,  Graves  and  others  refused  to 
ride,  and  the  second  heat  was  turned  into  the 
final,  Miller  winning  and  beating  ont  Murphy, 


Taylor  and  Callahan.  Titus,  paced  by  Tyler, 
Callahan,  Bald  and  Kennedy,  rode  a  mile  in  a:!-!. 
The  summary: 

One-mile,  3:00  class-  S.  B.  Wheeler,  1;  C.  J.  Grey,  3;  .\. 
W.  Olmstead,  3;  time,  2:45  3-5. 

One-mile,  class  B—E.  F.Miller,  1;  CM.  Murphy,  2;  G. 
F.  Taylor,  3;  time,  2:33  2-5. 

One-mile,  county  championship — F.  C.  Hoyt,  1;  Thomas 
Aston,  2;  B.  B.  Gregory,  3;  time,  2:38. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— F.  J.  Titus,  25  yds.,  1 ;  W. 
Coleman,  40  yds  ,  2;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  50  yds.,  3;  F.  C. 
Graves,  60  yds.,  4;  time,  2:22  8  5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— F.  H.  Allen,  60  yds.,  1;  T. 
Aston,  90  yds.,  2;  E.  W.  Heyer,  ,50  yds.,  8;  W.  W.  Fryer, 
150  yds.,  4;  time,  2:20  2-5. 

Two-thirds-mile,  class  B— Tyler,  1;  Titus,  2;  Bald,  3; 
Taylor,  4;  time,  1:46. 

Third-mile,  class  A— E.  McDonald,  2;  C.  T.  .\elson,  2;  F. 
Parsons,  3;  time,  :45  1-5. 


NEW  YORK'S  STATE  MEET. 


Johnson  the  Only  Star  Present — Road  Race, 
Excursion,  Etc. 

LocKPOET,  N.  Y.,  June  17. — The  twelve-mile 
race  at  Olcott,  the  di^asion  meeting,  an  excursion 
to  Niagara  Falls  and  the  afternoon's  races  served 
to  keep  Lockport's  wheelmen  busy  the  last  two 
days.  Some  600  attended  the  excursion,  which 
returned  at  1  o'clock  Saturday  morning.  Chief 
Consul  Luscomb  headed  the  parade  in  the  morn- 
ing, which  was  a  big  success.  The  clubs  making 
the  best  showing  were  the  P.  C.  C.  and  Ramblers 
of  Buffolo,  Lockport  Wheelmen,  P.  C.  C.  of  Lock- 
port,  Lake  View  Wheelmen  and  Tonawanda  Cy- 
clers. Mrs.  Kate  Chase  Seymour  led  the  ladies' 
division,  numbering  eighty. 

Nearly  fifty  members  attended  the  division's 
business  meeting,  all  the  big  men  being  on  hand. 
The  reports  showed  the  division  in  good  shape, 
but  arrangements  were  made  whereby,  it  is  ex- 
pected, many  new  members  will  be  gained. 

THE  EOAD   EACE. 

The  road  race  was  won  by  A.  A.  Price,  ftom  the 
5:30  mark,  in  37:03.  Myndert  Wemple  finished 
second,  running  over  the  tape,  having  had  a  fall. 
But  he  was  disqualified  because  he  hid  not  get 
the  wheel  over  also.  Blake,  1 :00,  was  given  sec- 
ond place,  time,  32:40J;  Wuter,  6:00,  third, 
37:49;  Van  Wagoner,  scratch,  fourth,  32:12; 
Southern,  5:00,  fifth,  37:18;  Wyman,  6:00,  sixth, 
38:45;  Christ,  3:00,  seventh,  37:00;  Penseyreswas 
tenth  and  Weinig  fifteenth.  Van  Wagoner  was 
first  in  time;  Blake,  second,  Penseyres,  third  and 
Weinig,  fourth. 

THE  TEACK   EVENTS. 

The  track  racing  attracted  a  big  crowd,  which 
saw  so'Te  good  work,  Johnson,  of  coui-se  being  the 
star.  The  Minnesota  man  did  an  exhibition  mile 
in  2 :14  2-5.     The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice— A.  A.  Price,  1;  J.  F.  Honnegger,  2;  F. 
Meyers,  3;  time,  2:2:3. 

One-mile,  handicap— O.  S.  Brandt,  1;  C.  H.  Callahan,  8; 
Horace  Allen,  3;  time,  8:14  3-5. 

Half-mile,  &tate  championship— L.  A.  Callahan;  1;  Paul 
Von  Boekman,  2;  Horace  Allen,  3;  time,  1:16  3-5. 

One-mile,  tandem — Callahan  and  Penseyres,  1;  time, 
2:38  2-5. 

One-mile,  club  championship— A.  A.  Price,  1;  time, 
2:36  1-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap— A.  B.  Goehler,  1;  E.  F.  Leonhart, 
8:  L.  A.  Callahan,  3;  time,  13:19. 

One-mile,  2:50  class — John  Penseyers,  1;  A.  T.  Mundie,  2; 
W.  E.  Detemple,  3;  time,  2:51 1-5. 

One-mile,  state  championship — F.  A.  Foell,  1;  Paul  Von 
Boekman,  2;  time,  2:82  3-5. 

One-mile,  open — J.  S.  Johnson,  1;  O.  S.  Brandt,  2;  C.  H. 
Callahan,  3;  time,  2:87  3-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— A.  B.  Goehler,  scratch,  1;  W.  Lutz, 
100  yds.,  2;  P.  Penseyres,  90yds.,  3  time,  4:53. 

One-mile,  team  race— Press  Cycling  Club,  of  Buffalo,  1; 
time,  2:45. 

One-mile,  county  championship— F.  E.  Page,  1;  A.  T. 
Mundie,  2;  A.  A.  Price,  3;  time,  2:34. 


Three-mile,  lap  race— A.  B.  Goehler,  1;  E.  F.  Leonlmii, 
2;  J.  Penseyres,  3;  Goehler,  sixteen  points. 


ENDED  IN  A    DISPUTE. 


Belle  Isle  Race  furnishes  a  Surprise— Table  of 
the  Winners. 

Deteoit,  Mich,  May  26.— The  Detroit  Wheel- 
men to-day  held  their  fifth  annual  road  race  over 
the  Belle  Isle  course,  and,  as  was  expected,  the 
twenty-five-mile  record  for  road  riding  was  low 
ered.  The  timeannounced  was  1  hr.  9  min.  26  1-5 
sec. 

Great  store  wa.s  set  by  the  Rambler  team  and 
considerable  surprise  was  felt  when  it  was  found 
that  W.  W.  Grant,  with  two  and  a  half  minutes' 
start,  captured  first  time  and  second  place,  while 
his  brother  George,  who  had  ridden  with  him  all 
the  way,  was  less  than  a  second  behind.  Thus 
the  Victor  people  are  celebrating. 

Beyond  a  doubt  Grant  is  entitled  to  the  record, 
and  yet  I  doubt  if  he  gets  it,  as  no  sooner  had  Mr. 
Weston,  who  represents  the  Victor  in  Detroit,  in- 
dulged in  a  little  hugging  and  patting  himself,  so 
to  speak,  on  the  back,  than  up  blew  one  Holmes, 
whose  name  is  John,  and  who  is  closely  allied 
with  the  Rambler  people,  and  claimed  that  the 
timers  had  taken  the  time  of  the  first  man  in  and 
guessed  at  the  rest.  This  led  to  a  disgraceful 
wordy  debate.  Which  statement  is  correct,  how- 
ever, I  am  as  yet  unable  to  certify. 

Following  is  the  summary  as  finally  announced: 

Elapsed 
Rider.  Start    Finishes.         Time. 

Schaflfer 4:.54        1:16:56         1:10:56 

W.Grant 4:57:30    1:16:661-5    1:09:261-5 

G.Grant 4:57:30    1:16:36  2-5    1:09:26  2-5 

Woodman 4:54:30    1:16:563-5    1:18:863-5 

Taylor 4:66         1:16:56  4-5    1:10:564-5 

Baird - 4:57:30    1:16:57  1:09:27 

Allen 4:52        1:17:062-5    1:15:06  2-5 

Anger 4:52         1:17:07  1:15:07 

WaUace , 4:56         1:17:10  1:15:07 

Ho£E 4:53:30    1:17:30  1:14 

Miller 4:54-       1:17:52         1:1:3:52 

Barthel 5:00        1:80:10         1:10:10 

Patterson 4:58:30    1:20:101-5    1:11:401-6 

Cooper .5:00         1:20:103-5    1:10:103-5 

ComstOCk 4:59:30    1:20:11  1:10:41 

Lutes 4:56:50    1:20:113-5    1:13:413-5 

Talley 4:57         1:80:12  1:13:12 

MoU 4:57         1:20:123-5    1:13:123-5 

Weis'nh'gen 4:51        1 :21:40         1:20:40 

Martin 4:.52:30    1:21:46         1:19:16 

Templeton 4:67        1:21:47         1:14:47 

Moore 4:65        1:21:48         1:16:48 

Garrells 4:54        1:21:55         1:17:65 

Hosier 4:54         1:22:17  1:18:17 

Scherin 4:57  1:23:19  1:15:19 

Bankson 4:52         1:22:19  1:20:29 

Walton 4:63         1:22:35  1:19::35 

Elwell 4:54         l:24:!i2  1:20:22 

Burrell 4:52         1:86:30  l:a4::30 

Brown 4:50  1:26:47  1:26:47 

[The  Belle  Isle  course  is  one  of  the  grandest 
conceivable,  but  is  hardly  a  fair  one  for  a  road 
race.  It  is  five  nules  in  circumference  and,  as  a 
rule,  finer  than  most  of  the  mile  tracks  on  which 
races  occur.- — Ed.] 

*     * 
Michigan  Meet  at  Port  Huron. 

The  Port  Huron  Wheelmen  are  making  elabo- 
rate arrangements  for  the  Michigan  division  meet 
July  4  and  5.  There  are  to  be  seven  races  each 
day,  with  three  prizes,  all  good,  in  each.  ,  In  ad- 
dition to  the  race  prizes  the  largest  and  second 
largest  attending  clubs,  in  uniform,  will  receive 
prizes;  also  the  person  having  the  best  decorated 
wheel  it  the  procession.  The  new  cinder  track, 
bunt  by  the  P.  H.  A.  C,  is  a  quarter-mile  path, 
very  nicely  proportioned,  wide,  and  exceedingly 
well  banked.  It  is  pronounced  by  the  best  riders 
and  men  of  good  judgment  to  be  the  fastest  track 
in  Michigan.     The  grounds  are  nicely  located  in 


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MENTION   THE   REFEREE 


the  sontrheni   portion   of  tlie  city,    within  half  a 

block   of  the   l>oat  landing  at  the  street  railway 

compaay's  dock;  within  two  blocks  of  the  tnnnel, 

and  within  i!0(l  feet  of  (he  Beard    street   ierniinns 

of  the  city  electric  railway,  on  which  cars  will  he 

run  every  few  minntes  for  the  accommodation  of 

the  crowd. 

* 
»      * 

New  Coast  Records. 
That  the  Pacitic  coast  cyclists  are  fast  is  shown 
by  t"he  following  up-to-date  table  of  records: 
Distance.    Name.  Time. 

1-8  mile.  R.  L.  Long  (world's  record) :16  2-5 

1-4  mile,  Otto  Ziegler :30 1-2 

1-2  mile   C,  S.  Wells l:0.i  4  5 

1  mile,  Otto  Ziegler 2:13  1-5 

a  miles,  W.  A.  Terrill 4:43  1-2 

Smiles,  W.  A.  Terrill 7:13  1.5 

4  miles,  Walter  F.  Foster 9:50  4-5 

5  miles,  Walter  F.  Foster 12:27  2  5 

6  miles,  Walter  F.  Foster    15:00  1  5 

7  miles,  Walter  F.  Foster J7-M 

8  miles,  Walter  F.  Foster 20:12 

9  miles,  Walter  F.  Foster 22:44 

10  miles,  Walter  F.  Foster 25:09 

11  mile.?,  C.  S.  Wells S9:;i3  :i-5 

12miles!,  C.  S.  Wells .32:14  4-5 

13  miles,  C.  S.Wells .31:.571-5 

14  miles,  C.  S.  Wells .37:34  3-5 

15  miles,  C.  S.  Wells 40:12  :j-5 

16  miles,  C.  S.  Wells 43:57  1-5 

17  miles,  C.  S.  Wells 4.5:35  4-5 

18  miles,  C.  S.  Wells 48:18  3-5 

19  miles,  C.  S.  Wells r,0:52  2-5 

20  miles,  C.  S.  Wells 53:19 

PLYING  START. 

1-2  mile,  Walter  F.  Foster 1:03 

3-4  mile,  Walter  F.  Foster 1:36  1-5 

1  mile,  Walter  F.  Foster 2:09  4-5 


The  New  Canadian  Records. 
Hyslop,  the  Canadian  crack,  has  recently  placed 
all  the  Canadian  records   up  to   five  miles  to  his 
credit,  excepting  those  in   competition.     The  fig- 
ures at  present  are  as  follows: 


Previous  best. 
a.  31.  Wells.... 
J.  S.  Johnson . . 


:29  4-5 
1:05  4-5 


>'".  A.  Rhodes.. 
W.  A.  Rhodes. . 

W.  Hyslop 

W.  A.  Rhodes. . 


t  mile,  flying :2Dl-2 

;  mile,  flying 1:01  4-5 

1  mile,  flying 2:10  1-5 

2  miles,  standing 4:4^< 

3  miles,  standing. ...  7:11 

4  miles,  standing 9:36  2-5       W.  Hyslop 10:05 

Smiles,  standing 11:57  W.  A.Rhodes 12:33  1-5 

CANADIAN  COMPETITION  RECORDS. 

imile,  flying C.  C.  Harbottle :30  2-5 

i  mile,  standing J.  S.  Johnson :33  1-5 

i  mile,  flying J.  S.  Johnson 1:05  4-5 

1  mile,  standing F.  J.  Osmond 1:07  1  5 

1  mile,  standing W.  Hyslop 2:24  1-5 

2  "  "  A.  A.  Zimmerman 5:03  2-5 

3  "  "  W.  M.  Carman 7:38 

4  "  '•  G.M.Wells l':15 

5  "  "  W.  Hyslop i3:033-5 


Professional  Beauties  in  France. 
Barrenne,  a  Parisian  photographer,  had  prom- 
ised to  take  the  pictures  of  the  winners  of  the 
Paris-Bordeaux  road  race,  and  when  Lesna  awoke 
from  his  long  period  of  unconsciousness  caused  by 
pneumonia,  the  first  thing  he  said  was:  "Bar- 
renne cannot  take  my  photograph."  Oh,  the 
glory  that  reigns  supreme  in  the  life  of  a  cham- 
pion! The  poor  winner  thinks  of  nothing  but 
having  his  features  immortalized. 


Three  Colorado  Records  Broken. 

Denver,  Colo.,  June  17. — Three  state  records 
were  broken  at  the  meet  of  the  Highland  Wieel 
Club  at  D.  A.  C.  Park  yesterday  afternoon,  the 
half-mile  handicap  by  Bob  Gerwing,  who  made 
the  distance  in  1:08  but  did  not  finish  first;  the 
one-mile  record,  by  J.  C.  Febles,  in  2:21  1-5;  the 
five-mile  record,  by  W.  W.  Hamilton,  who  cv- 
ered  the   course  in   13:09,  a  reduction  of  twenty- 


one  ."Seconds  from  the  previous  state  record.  The 
weather  was  fine,  the  track  in  good  condition  and 
(lie  attendance  large.     Suinraary: 

One-mile,  uoviee— G.  A.  Phillips,  1;  W.  A.  Shaver.  2;  B. 
.\.  llo.'irord,  :i;  time,  2:W  11. 

Quarter -mile,  club  championship — (Jeorge  Packer,  1;  G. 
A.  Phillips,  2;  J.  M.  Hopkins,  3;  no  time  taken. 

Half-mile,  handicap— final  heat— J.  C.  Febles,  20  yds., 
1 ;  Bob  Gerwing,  sor.,  2;  H.  C  Clark,  10  yds.,  3;  time, 
1:07  3-5.    Gerwing's  time,  1:08,  state  record. 

One-mile,  3:00  class— Febles,  1;  Banks,  2;  time,  2:21  15. 

Two-mile,  lap— H.  Clark,  1,  18  point;  McGuire,  2,  16; 
Gerwing,  3;  time,  5:11  2  5. 

One-mile,  club— George  Packer,  1;  Phillips,  2;  Barrows, 
3;  time,  2:31 1-5. 

Half-mile,  open— Gerwing,  1;  Banker,  2;  Lanagan,  3; 
time,  1:28  2-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap— Hamilton,  scr.,  1;  McGuire,  30 
yds.,  3;  Hemstreet,  scr,,  3;  time,  13:09,  state  record. 


Barden's  Rash  Challenge. 

Barden's  papa  said  he  would  bet  that  no  tan- 
dem team  in  the  world  could  beat  his  son  on  a 
safety  for  five  miles.  Baron  and  Meline  have 
taken  up  the  challenge. 

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Track  Named  After  the  King 
A  new  cycle  track   has  been   inaugurated   at 
Turin,    Italy,    called   the   "Humbert,"  after  the 


]  :ll!  3-5,  which,  considering  the  condition  of  the 
track,  w:is  good.     The  snmm.ary: 

One-mile,  oiwn  EailclilT  Druniston,  1;  Lester  Oillon, !.'; 
I,  li.  Klennan,  3;  time,  3:ii2  2  5. 

Quarter-mile,  open— E.  Johnston,  1 ;  Goetz,  2;  L.  John- 
ston, 3;  time,  :;39  3-5. 

One-mile,  open  E.  Johnston,  1;  Fry,  2;  Kccles,  3;  time, 
3:27  1-5. 

Two  mile,  state  championship  -Beazell,  1 ;  Heh,  2;  Roh- 
baeh,  3;  time,  6:441-5. 

One-mile,  handic.%p— Eocles,  120  yds.,  1;  I.  Mayer,  2;  L. 
R.  Dillon,  3;  time,  2:32  4-5. 

One-mile,  P.  A.  C.  championship— Bannister,  1;  Heh,  2; 
Thumm,  3;  time,  3:;u  2-5. 

Halt-mile,  handicap— E.  Johnston,  scratch,  1;  Eceles, 
60  yds.,  2;  time,  1:13  3  5. 

One-mile,  2:.30  class— Goetz,  1;  McLaine,  2;  Rohbach, :!; 
time,  3:07  3-5. 

Five-mile,  open— Fry,  1,  Keams,  2;  time,  18:32. 


Rambler  Team  at  Crown  Point. 

It  seems  to  be  the  opinion  that  the  Rambler 
team  has  been  greatly  strengthened  by  the  ad- 
dition of  I.umsden.  Bliss,  Githens  and  Lnmsden 
are  all  members  of  the  Chicago  club  and  very  close 
personal  friends,  so  they  ought  to  work  well  to- 
gether. Manager  Atkins,  the  three  members  of 
the  team  and  trainers  Lyman  and  Shafer  are  now 
at  Crown  Point,  Ind.,  and  will  make  that  place 
their  training  ground  until  July  4,  when  they 
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Martin  ct-  Dressing  Read  Eace. — Start  of  the  Limit  Men. 


king.  It  is  said  to  be  one  of  the  best  in  Europe. 
Races  were  to  be  run  June  10,  14  and  17.  There 
were  to  be  ten  good  international  races  having 
10,000  francs  (|:2,000)  in  prizes.  The  grand  prize 
ofTurin  is  1,500  francs  ($300)  for  the  first,  SI  30 
for  the  second,  $80  for  the  third  and  $40  for  the 
fourth.  The  track  is  wood  and  modeled  afte''  the 
Heme  Hill  track. 

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P.  A.  C.  Races  at  Pittsburg. 
PiTTSiiiBG,  Pa.,  June  18.  —  The  races  run 
Saturday  under  the  auspices  of  the  P.  A.  C,  were 
a  decided  success,  financially  and  otherwise.  The 
weather  being  bright  and  pleasant  until  close  to 
the  end  of  the  races,  an  unusually  large  crowd 
had  gathered — so  large,  in  fact,  that  500  were 
glad  to  obtain  standing  room.  Most  of  the  real 
racing  was  furnished  by  Cleveland  men,  who  got 
away  with  about  all  there  was  in  the  way  of 
prizes,  the  best  local  riders,  A.  Banker,  P.  Nel- 
son and  C.  Gibson,  having  been  transferred  into 
class  B  at  the  last  moment.  A  class  B  race  was 
arranged  for  them,  but  they  refused  to  start. 
The  event  of  the  day  was  the  half-mile  handicap, 
won  by  E.  C.  Johnston,  scratch,  his  time  being 


start  on  the  eastern  circuit.  Lumsden  has  been 
riding  quarters  in  close  to  :28,  Githens  is  imjirov- 
ing  wonderfully  and  Bliss  is  also  "coming  cm" 
well.  It  i.s  safe  to  s.ty  the  tiio  will  be  heard  of 
later. 

« 

New  Canadian  Competition  Record. 

Sabnia,  Out.,  June  14. — The  Sarnia  Bicycle 
Club  held  an  interesting  race  meeting  on  its  Bay 
View  Park  cinder  track  last  evening.  Hyslop, 
the  Canadian  champion,  went  against  the  Cana- 
dian one-mile  competition  record,  and  lowered  it 
from  2:23  1-2  to  2:22.     Summaries: 

One-mile,  handicap— Moore,  40  yds.,  1;  Loughead,  100 
yds.,  2;  Hyslop,  scratch,  3;  time,  2:^2. 

Quarter-mile,  handicap— McLeod,  15  yds.,  1;  Rogers,  30 
yds.,  2;  time,  :34  2-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap — Rogers,  1;  Moore,  2;  Loughead,  3; 
time,  1:07  4-5. 

Three-mile,  handicap— Loughead,  200  yds.,  1 ;  McLeod, 
120  yds.,  3;  Patterson,  120  yds.,  3;  time,  8:48  4-5. 


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Madison,  Wis.,  June  17. — The  first toui-nament 
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the  Camp  Randall  track  Friday  was  participated 
in  by  some  fifty  men,  including  half  a  dozen  from 
Milwaukee  and  ten  from  Evansville,  Mt.  Horeli 
and  Stoughton.  There  was  a  good  crowd  and  ex- 
cellent time  was  made.     The  snramary: 

One-mile  novice— Fred  Burgess,  1;  B.  W.  James,  2; 
Ward  LambersoD,  3;  time,  2:40. 

One-mile  handicap — Court  Lamereux,  1 ;  Percy  Tracy, 
2;  Glaus  Peterson,  3;  time,  2:22 1-2. 

One-half  mile,  open— W.  A.  Bremer,  1;  Frank  Vanwart, 
2;  H.  L.  HuU,  3;  time,  1:17  1-4. 

Two-mile,  handicap— L.  H.  Fales,  1;  0.  B.  Cbapmaj,  2; 
Prank  K.  Chare,  3;  time,  5:10. 

One-quarter  mile,  open— F.  D.  Warner,  1 ;  G.  F.  Hodges, 
8;  Frank  Vanwart.  8;  time,  :89. 

Three-mile,  handicap— Fred  Burgess,  1 ;  L.  P.  Holmes, 
8;  B.  W.  Park,  3;  time,  7:46. 

One-mile,  open— J.  D.  Freeman,  1;  Frank  Vanwart,  2; 
G.  F.  Hodges,  3;  time,  2:34  1-4. 

One-mile  Dane  County  championship— J.  D.  Freeman, 

1;  C.  S.  Berryraan,  2;  F.  D.  Warner,  3;  time,  2:39. 

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*       -s 

Small  Meet  at  Medina,  0. 

Medina,  O.,  June  16. — The  bicycle  races  here 
yesterday  were  well  attended.  L.  C.  Johnson,  in 
the  mile  handicap,  broke  the  track  record,  doing 
2:21  1-2.     Summary: 

One-mile,  novice— F.  G.  Rentz,  Medina,  O.,  1;  Fred 
Dibble,  Wadsworth,  2;  J.  E.  McDowell,  Medina,  3;  time, 
3:07 1-2. 

Half-mile— W.  A.  Manville,  Medina,  1.  S.  Spitzer,  Me- 
dina, 2;  A.  Auble,  Jr.,  Wadsworth,  3;  time,  1:23. 

Half-mile,  boys'— J.  E.  McDowell,  Medina,  1;  Balph 
Wood,  Medina,  2;  W.  A.  Nichols,  Medina,  3;  time,  1:44. 

One-mile,  open— A.  I.  Brown,  Cleveland,  1;  L.  C.  John 
son,  Cleveland,  2;  A.  B.  Ellis,  Oberlin,  3;  time,  2:43. 

Quarter-mile — W.  G.  Manville,  Medina.  1;  A.  Auble, 
Wadsworth,  2;  S.  Spitzer,  Medina,  3   time,  :36. 

Two-mile  lap— L.  C.  Johnson,  1 ;  A.   B.  Ellis,   2;    F. 
Bailey,  Akron,  3. 

One-mile,  open— W.  G.  Manville,  1;  A.  Auble,  2;  S. 
Spitzer,  3;  time,  3:18. 

One-mile,  handicap,  special — L.  C.  Johnson,  1;  A.  B 
Ellis,  2;  A.  Auble,  3;  time,  2:21 1-2. 


Grand  Rapids'  Postponed  Meet. 

Grand  Eapids,  Mich.,  Jime  16. — The  post- 
poned Decoration  day  races  were  held  Wednesday 
at  Comstock  park,  a  good  crowd  being  present  in 
spite  of  many  counter  attractions.     The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice— J.  F.  Carter,  1;  John  Vandermei,  2; 
George  Bowen,  3;  time,  2:43. 

Quarter-mUe,  G.  E.  B.  C— Frank  Richmond,  1 ;  Troop 
Eichmond,  8;  time,  :39. 

Two-mile,  open— W.  Evans,  1;  C.  L.  Greenwood,  2;  G. 
A.  Beelby,  3;  time  6:49— no  race,  time  limit,  6:10. 

Two-mile,  handicap— G.  E.  Bowen,  240  yds.,  1 ;  W.  D. 
Phippen,  200,  2;  W.  G.  Critchlow,  180,  3;  time,  5:58. 

Half-mile,  open— Frank  Schultz,  1;  Frank  Eichmond,  2; 
Fred  Ickes,  3;  time,  1:24. 

One-mile,  G.  E.  B.  C.  championship— Walkover  for 
Troop  Richmond. 

One.mile,  open— W.  Evans,  1;  F.  Schultz,  2;  G.  A. 
Beelby,  3;  time,  2:46. 


Matinee  Races  at  Syracuse. 
Syeacuse,  N.  Y.,  June  17. — The  matinee  races 
of  the  Syracuse  Athletic  Association,  held  yester- 
day afternoon  at  the  state  fair  grounds,  were  a 
disappointment  to  the  association  and  the  audi- 
ence. There  was  a  very  small  attendance,  less 
than  a  hundred  people.     The  summary : 

Quarter-mile,  scratch- final  heat— J.  M.  Scovel,  1 ;  W. 
H.  Bex,  2;  H.  Lamon,  3;  time,  :34. 

Half-mile,  handicap— E.  Van  Wagenen,  70  yds.,  1; 
Scovell,  40,  2;  Allen,  40,  3;  time,  1:05  1-4. 

One-mile,  handicap— J.  Gardner,  5  yds.,  1;  J.  McMahon, 
70,  2;  time,  2:21  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— McMahon,  100  yds.,  1 ;  Benjamin, 
5,  2;  Lewis,  125,  3;  time,  5:19  2-5. 


New  Albany's  Six  Events. 
New  Albany,  Ind.,  June  16. — Six  events  were 
decided  Wednesday  at  the  fair  grounds,  the  meet 
being  under  the  aus  ides  of  the  N.  A.  C.  C.     The 


Chicago  crowd  captnred  the  class  B  events,  while 
the  others  were  divided.     The  .summary: 

One  mile,  novice— O.  T.  Burke,  I ;  Charles  PfeilVr,  ■■!■,  \. 
Cox,  3;  time,  2: 10  4-5. 

Twe-mile.  class  B— H.  A.  Gitbens,  1;  Jame  Levy,  2;  (ius 
Steele,  3;  time,  8:24  4^5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— O.  P.  Beinhart,  I;  Hugh 
Caperton,  2;  time,  2:27. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A — Marion  Black,  1;  C.  A.  Wes- 
cott,  8;  C.  H.  Langley,  3;  time,  2:312-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Steele  won  the  first  trial  in 
2:42  1-5,  but  time  limit  being  2:25  was  ordered  run  over; 
Gitbens  won  in  2:40  8-5.  Another  trial  ordered,  but  the 
men  refused  to  ride. 

Bemhart  won  two  half-mile  heats,  out  of  three,  and  the 

race. 

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University  C.  C.  Road   Race. 

The  second  annual  road  race  of  the  ITniversity 
of  Chicago  Cycling  Club  was  held  Saturdaj'  morn- 
ing. The  start  was  made  at  Fifty-first  street  and 
Drexel  boulevard,  and  the  course  extended 
through  Washington  Park  to  Grand  boulevard, 
north  to  Oakwoods,  east  to  Drexel  and  south  fo 
Fifty-first,  being  a  little  over  five  miles  in  length. 

The  1 :30  men  and  all  back  of  that  mark  were 
by  mistake  started  twenty  seconds  too  late.  Du- 
rand,  with  50  sec.  start,  won  in  14:43;  Tolmaii, 
:50,  second  in   14:58;  Beech,    1:10,   third,    15:3!t; 


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Calahan,  1:10,    fourth,    15:40;   Bachelle,    scratch, 
fifth,  14:37  2-.^.     The  latter  won  the  time  nrize. 


Slow  but  Interesting  Races. 
Caelinville,  111.,  june.l9. — The  races  given 
by   the  CarHnville   C.    C.   at  the  fair  grounds  re- 
sulted as  follows: 

One-mile,  novice— G.   F.  Dennis,   1;    James  Towey,  2; 
Leonard  Moore,  3;  time,  2:59. 

Quarter-mile,  open— William  S.  Ruby,  1:  E.  B.  Peebles, 
2;  M.  R.  Thayer,  3;  time,  :34  1-4. 

One-mile,  open— W.  S.  Euby,  1;  E.  E.  Anderson  2;  J. 
F.  Feries,  3;  time,  2:37  3-4. 

One-mile,  3:00  class— John  W.  Coburn,  1;  W.  S.  Ruby,  2; 
R.  B.  Peebles,  3;  time  2:41 1-2. 

Half-mile,  handicap— A.  C.  Burgdorff,  65  ydss.,  1;  J.  F. 
Feries,  65,  2;  S.  A.  McClure,  100  yds.,  3;  time,  1:05  3-4. 

Two-miles,  6:00  class— R.  B.  Peebles,   1 ;    Dave  Coburn, 
2;  Jordan  B.  Cottle,  3;  time,  6:26  1-2. 

Halt-mile,  open— J.  W.  Coburn,  1;  M.  R.  Tbayer,  2;  W. 
S.  Euby,  3;  time,  1:151-8. 

Five-miles,  handicap-Dave  Coburn,  160  yds.,  1;    J.  W. 
Coburn,  100,  2;  J.  B.  Cottle,  450,  3;  time,  13:45  3  4. 


At  Seaforth,  Canada. 
Seafoeth,  Can.,  June  13. — The  Seaforth  Bi- 
cycle Club  held  its  club  races  here  this  evening, 
which    were    fairly    attended.     The    programme 
consisted  of  a  half-mile  named  race,  between  Liv- 


ingstone and  Winters;  a  two-mile  handicap  and 
half-mile  lx)ys'  race.  In  the  half-mile  named  race 
Winters  won.  The  two-mile  handicap  resulted: 
.\.  McLean,  100  yds.,  1;.!.  Leatherland,  600  yds., 
2;  A  Winteis,  scratch,  3.  Boys'  race — W.  I'apst, 
1 ;  D.  Wilson,  2;  A.  Forlies,  3. 


Seven  Races  at  Elizabeth. 
Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  June  17. — The  first  annual 
meet  of  the  Elizabeth  A.  C.  Cyclers  was  held  at 
Waverly  yesterday  before  a  good  crowd.  Mc- 
Donald had  things  all  his  own  way  in  the  class  A 
events,  while  Blauvelt  followed  him  closely.  The 
summary : 

One-mile,    novice,  final  heat— P.  L.  Coffin,  1;  George 
Eioe,  2;  time,  3:88  2-5. 

One-mile,  scratch,  class  A— final  heat— E.  McDonald,  1; 
E.  L.  Blauvelt,  2;  time,  1:46  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— final  heat — F.  E.  Doup,  140  yds.,  1; 
I.  N.  Line,  140  yds.,  2;  time,  2:07  3-5. 

Half-mile,  scratch,  class  A— final  heat^Eay  McDonald, 
1;  Charles  Brown,  2;  time,  1:14  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— F.  F.  Goodman,  100  yds.,   1;  J.  W. 
Davison,  150  yds.,  2;  time,  4:44  2-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap— final  heat— F.  A.  Nagel,  60  yds., 
1;  W.  H.  Betner,  65  yds.,  2;  time,  1:03  2-5. 

Two-mile  team,  lap— Riverside  Wheelmen,  11  points; 
Elizabeth  Athletic,  U;  Elizabeth  Wheelmen,  4. 


Lumsden  Becomes  a  Ramblerite. 
Lumsden's  connection  with  the  Pope  company 
ended  on  Saturday.  He  is  to  realize  his  ambi- 
tion in  the  shape  of  a  whole  season's  racing.  He 
joins  the  Eambler  team  in  place  of  Dimberger, 
between  whom  and  Manager  Atkins  some  tronltle 

recently  occurred. 

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Race  Notes. 

Fort  Worth,  Tex.,  is  to  have  a  new  track. 

Races  will  be  held  at  Dixon,  111.,  this  week 
Saturday. 

At  the  Eureka  (111.)  college  sports  Tuesday, 
Stivers  won  the  bicycle  race  in  2 :37. 

It  has  been  supposed  that  EUithorpe  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Eambler  team.  This  is  denied,  i  ow- 
ever. 

Thursday  last  at  San  Jose,  Cal.,  Wilbur  J. 
Edwards  rode  a  flying  eighth  in  :14,  as  against 
the  record  of  14  2-5. 

The  bicycle  tournament  which  was  to  have 
been  held  at  Marinette,  Mis.,  June  22  and  23,  has 
been  postponed  to  July  17  and  18. 

The  question  of  cycle  racers  wearing  stockings 
is  creating  some  excitement  in  Paris.  The  com- 
missioners have  shot  a  few  fines  into  the  ranks  of 
the  racers. 

Merrills  and  Lindmueller  Cleveland  had  to 
postpone  their  attack  on  the  twenty-four-hour 
record  last  Friday  because  at  the  last  moment 
they  could  not  secure  the  track. 

Tojudgebythe  programme  of  the  races  at  the 
south  side  grounds,  Chicago,  last  Saturday,  there 
must  have  been  a  remarkable  change  in  the  form 
of  some  of  the  racing  men  in  the  last  few  days! 

The  second  twelve-mile  road  race  at  San  An- 
tonio, Tex.,  June  8,  was  won  by  W.  Frommer, 
who  had  an  eighteen  minutes'  handicap.  J.  A. 
Roach  won  the  time  medal,  from  scratch,  in  34:19. 
The  Ohio  division  officers  have  issued  an  exten- 
sive and  handsome  prospectus  of  the  state  meet, 
to  be  held  at  Cincinnati  July  2,  3  and  4.  It  in- 
cludes a  number  of  excellent  half-tone  plates  of 
fanious  wheelmen. 

A  small  meet  was  held  at  Beloit,  Wis.,  Mon- 
day by  the  Wisconsin  Bicycle-Racing  Circuit  As- 
sociation. Sol  Reitler,  of  Beloit,  carried  off  first 
prizes  in  the  five  and    two-mile  handicaps;    J. 


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Gregg,  of  Madison,  won  the  half-mile  novice,  and 
Frank  Moore,  Beloit,  won  the  local  half-raik- 
championship. 

France  and  Switzerland  both  claim  Lesna,  the 
twenty-four-hour  record  man  and  winner  of  the 
Paris-Bordeaux  road  race.  He  was  bom  of 
French  parents  in  Switzerland,  bat  performed  his 
military  duties  in  France. 

The  new  third-mile  track  of  the  Rover  Wheel 
Club  and  Pueblo  A.  C,  of  Pueblo,  C!olo.,  was  fin- 
ished last  Friday  and  will  be  formally  opened 
next  Wednesday.  It  has  a  cinder  surface.  The 
grand  stand  will  seat  2,000  persons. 

Two  or  three  racing  men,  members  of  the  First 
Regiment,  Chicago,  failed  to  appear  when  the 
regiment  was  called  out  recently  to  quell  the  riot 
at  Pana,  and  are  in  danger  of  having  mattera 
made  interesting  for  them  in  consequence. 

The  New  Jersey  A.  C.  will  give  in  connection 
with  its  Fourth  of  .July  celebration  at  Bayonne 
City,  N.  J.,  a  one-mile  and  a  two-mile  bicycle 
race,  both  handicap,  open  to  class  A  riders,  also  a 
two-mile  scratch  rate,  open  to  Hudson  County 
riders  only.  The  entries  will  close  with  James 
E.  Sullivan,  241  Broadway,  New-  York,  on  Mon- 
day, June  2,5. 

Lee  Richardson,  son  of  Manager  Richardson  of 
the  Monarch  Cycle  Company,  will  give  an  exhibi- 
tion of  trick-riding  a*^  the  Fourth  of  July  races  at 
South  Bend.  Young  Richardson  is  an  expert  and 
cannot  fail  to  make  a  favorable  impression.  All 
his  work  is  done  on  a  safety. 

Secretary  Bassett  is  no w  in  Chicago  '  'awaiting 
results."  He  thinks  the  league's  membership 
will  reach  20,000  this  year,  of  which  number 
14,000  are  now  on  the  books. 

A  young  negro  by  the  name  of  Boyd  Gray  came 
into  town  Saturday  afternoon  on  a  bicycle.  He 
started  from  New  York  on  May  10,  and,  according 
to  his  own  statement,  has  quite  an  extensive  pro- 
gramme to  carry  out.  He  proposes  to  wheel  around 
the  world  in  eighteen  months  and  earn  enough 
blacking  shoes  on  his  way  to  pay  a  mortgage  of 
$800  on  his  father's  farm  near  Atlanta,  Ga. — 
mica  (N.  Y.)  Herald. 


Well  Ahead  of  Schedule  Time. 
MosTEEAL,  .Tune  16. — The  couriers  on  the  big 
relay  ride  were  just  33  hrs.  26  min.  carrying  the 
message  from  the  mayors  along  the  route  to  Presi- 
dent Lane  of  the  C.  W.  A.,  arriving  at  1:26:38 
this  afternoon.  The  average  was  seventeen  miles 
per  hour.  Courier  Harvey  of  the  last  division 
reached  the  finishing  point  and  handed  the  packet 
to  Acting-Mayor  Costigan,  4  hrs.  9  min.  22  .sec. 
ahead  of  schedule  time.  The  signatures  of  Lord 
Aberdeen  and  Lieutenant-Governor  Kirkpatrick 
of  Toronto  were  affixed  to  the  document  in  To- 
ronto yesterday. 


Do  You  Want  Trade  in  Mexico  and  South 
America? 
The  Commercial  Intelligence  Department  of  the 
Associated  Trade  and  Industrial  Press,  918  F 
street,  Washington,  D.  C,  has  compiled  from 
first  sources  a  list  of  leading  hardware,  vehicle 
and  implement  dealers  in  Mexico  ;ind  South 
American  countries,  which  will  be  sent  on  neatly 
type-written  sheets,  to  any  address,  on  receipt 
of  11.00.— ^dc. 


A  Ladies'  Century  Run. 
The  Jlisses  Hegerty  and  Porter  extend  an  invi- 
tation to  lady  riders  to  join  them  in  a  ladies'  cen- 
tury run  on  Sunday.  They  will  leave  Halsted  and 
Washington  streets  at  4  a.  m.,  with  escorts.  Ar- 
rangements have  been  made  to  have  the  group 
photogiaphed   at   Elgin,   on  the  banks  of  the  Fox 


■  PHCEBUS  "  ON  THE  HUMP. 


Comments  Also   on   the  "  Poor  Old   L.  A.  W." 
and  the  Riders'  Expression. 

Let  it  be  uuderstood  Ihat  the  humped-back  style  of  bi- 
cycling is  now  wholly  optional.  It  is  a  matlei'  of  handles. 
The  back-humping  handle  rt?presents  the  machine  as  it  is 
formed  for  racing.  A  racing  man,  like  a  camel  or  a  .iack- 
labbit,  has  to  hump  himself  for  speed.  But  handles  can 
be  put  on  any  machine  which  will  enable  the  rider  to  sit 
up  like  a  happy,  healthy  and  independent  American  gen- 
tleman out  for  pleasure  and  not  for  business.  There  is 
no  excuse  for  the  hunchback  off  the  race  track. — New 
York  Sun. 

There  is  much  reason  in  the  above.  Dignity 
has  much  to  do  with  the  ultimate  success  of  any 
sport,  and  now  that  cycling  is  attracting  such  a 
large  part  of  the  public  interest  it  is  time  the  pro- 
prieties be  considered  and  some  share  of  popular 
approval  be  obtained  by  a  just  acknowledgment  of 
the  rights  of  art  and  decency.  That  a  rider  can 
obtain  a  greater  degree  of  speed  and  a  greater  im- 
munity from  slips  and  falls  while  at  high  speed 
by  adopting  the  "monkey-on-a-stick"  attitude 
there  is  no  gainsaying;  also  it  is  an  indisputable 
fact  that  a  very  abbreviated  costume,  particularly 
as  to  the  matter  of  legs  and  arms,  is  an  essential  if 
fast  work  is  contemplated.  All  this  being  true 
and  unquestioned,  nevertheless  it  is  also  a  fact 
that  one  can  jog  along  at  an  eight-mile-an-liour 
gait,  even  though  he  sit  erect,  as  nature  intended 
he  should,  and  wear  comfortable  garments  to  cover 
his  nakedness,  as  the  rules  of  polite  society  ordain. 
That  the  manufacturers  of  bicycles  are  in  a  sense 
to  blame  for  the  humpback  style  so  prevalent, 
there  is  no  doubt.  Long,  limber,  ultra-light  and 
closely-built  machines  are  the  hobby  of  every  lit- 
tle Johnny-Jump-Up  factory  in  the  land,  and  a 
deal  more  stress  is  laid  upon  the  weight  of  some 
well-enameled  dinkey  than  upon  its  strength  or 
ridable  qualities.  What  is  needed  is  a  shorter 
wheel  base,  a  longer  head,  and  handlebars  that 
are  somewhere  in  the  range  of  vision.  The  tri- 
angle frame  ^vill  settle  all  the  trouble  and  place 
cyclists  again  among  those  who  believe  that  looks 
alone  are  worth  a  great  deal,  even  if  it  be  only  as 
a  sop  thrown  to  the  public.  Anent  this  subject 
here  is  another  clipping,  this  time  from  the  city  of 
beans  and  culture,  and  it  mentions  a  fact  which 
can  be  verified  at  any  time  by  noticing  the  expres- 
sion of  any  number  of  riders  anywhere : 

The  Society  for  the  Beautifying  of  Boston  should  ofTer 
a  prize  to  be  given  to  the  first  bicycle-rider  that  succeeds 
in  maintaining  a  ''pleasing  expression''  when  on  the 
wheel. — Boston  Journal. 

Why  is  it  that  the  soulful  cyclist,  be  he  on  road 
or  path,  carries  with  him  a  countenance  which  in 
its  solemn  gloom,  rivals  the  famous  portrait  of 
Dante,  after  he  had  smoughed  around  among  the 
sulphur  and  biimstone  piles  of  Sheol  for  a  week  or 
two.  Cyclists,  as  a  rule,  are  lively  enough  and, 
as  a  class,  considerably  above  the  average  in  the 
matter  of  intelligence.  Off  the  machine  or  at  the 
festal  board  they  are  gay  enough  and  were  it  not 
for  the  "hump"  and  the  tendency  toward  "club 
calls"  no  one  would  doubt  their  sanity  or  agreea- 
bility.  But  the  moment  they  are  on  the  saddle, 
male  and  female  alike,  take  on  the  appearance  of 
awe  and  solemnity,  which  has  made  them  the  jest 
of  every  penny  pen-slinger  who  wanted  copy  for 
the  last  twenty  years.  Why  is  if?  Does  any  one 
know? 

-;;-         -:<-         * 

An  editorial  in  the  last  Bulletin  sends  forth  a 
wail  that  would  bring  tears  from  the  town  pump, 
and  the  cause  for  woe  lieth  in  the  matter  of  non- 
renewals of  L.  A.  W.  memberships.  Less  than 
halt  the  members  have  renewed  and  a  paltry 
20,000  will  cover  the  memberships.  Poor  old 
worn  out  L,  A.  W. — what  earthly  excuse  is  there 
for  its  existence,  anyhow?    The  \Norlil  has,  at  last, 


recognized  the  sport;  the  courts  have  recognized 
the  rights  of  cyclists,  and  Potter  has  started  Coun- 
try Roads.  Therefore,  in  these  matters  its  u-el'ul- 
ness  is  at  an  end.  It  long  since  lost  control  of 
road  racing  and  dare  not  assume  it.  Again  class 
B  has  ruined  its  iulluence  on  the  track,  and  Zim 
is  a  professional.  The  Bulletin  has  passed  through 
all  the  phases  of  despair  and  incompetency  and 
has  at  last  settled  info  the  rot  so  long  occupied  by 
"(Jil  can  Tommy"  style  of  literature,  except  in 
the  matter  of  "Points  of  View,"  which  are  worse. 
Bicycling  has  a  solid  basis;  fraternity  among 
wheelmen  if  a  thing  of  the  past;  amateurism  is 
dead  and  we  no  longer  expect  rates  at  the  L.  A.  W. 
hotels,  for  we  have  long  since  learned  that  they 
mean  second  table  and  a  garret  bed  room.  And 
now  come  the  disgruntled  Michiganders  with  a 
new  wheelmen's  fraternity  and  with  it  a  plethora 
of  signs,  grijis,  passwords  and  degrees,  with  "su- 
preme champions,''  "grand  jiast  bottle  holders," 
"mighty  chief  rul)l)er-downs"  and  all  the  rest  of 
it,  including  an  insurance  policy.  Why  should 
the  L.  A.  W.  members  renew?  Answer  me  that, 
sor.  Ph(Ki«is.  ^ 

"  MAYOR  "    SLUSSER    BUSY. 


His  Time  Fully  Taken  Up  in  Selling  Wheels 
and  Attending  Receptions. 
"Mayor"  K.  W.  Slusser,  of  Knoxville,  J\Io.,  is 
the  most  popular  man  in  that  place,  chiefly  lie- 
cause  he  is  a  good  fellow  and  a  cyclist.  He  still 
rei^resents  the  Shapleigh  Hardware  Company,  of 
St.  Louis,  on  the  road,  but  manages  to  dro))  into 


Knoxville  long  euonsili  to  attend  all  the  receptions, 
balls,  picnics,  lunchcnns,  etc.,  gi\en  in  his  honor 
by  the  pretty  ladies  of  the  place — and  they  do  say 
that  he  has  to  be  there  about  lour  evenings  out  of 
each  seven. 


Cycle  Thieves  Are  Numerous. 

C.  H.  Peck,  one  of  the  first  time  winner's  in  the 
Chicago  road  race,  is  minus  three  wheels.  Friday 
last  thieves  broke  into  his  store  at  Drexel  boule- 
vard and  Fortieth  street  and  stole  a  new  Fowler, 
No.  4,417;  a  Ben  Hur,  No.  1,1.59,  and  a  quantity 
of  tires,  sundries,  etc.  Besides  this  an  individual 
who  rented  a  Central,  "C.  B.  L.,  385,"  has  not 
returned  the  same. 

Henrjf  Thiede,  ^^/g/iec-  artist,  also  had  a 
wheel  stolen  la.st  week,  from  the  Caxton  building. 
It  was  a  28-pound  1892  South  Road,  with  U.  &  W. 
tires  and  a  three-spring  saddle. 

All  But  a  Dozen  Finished. 

The  fourth  annual  century  run  of  the  Illinois 
C.  C.  of  Chicago  occurred  over  the  Elgin-Auroia 
course  Sunday,  seventy-six  members  and  two 
ladies  starting,  and  sixty-four  finishing  inside  the 
sixteen-hour  limit.  The  start  was  made  in 
groups  between  4  and  5  o'clock.  Breakfast  was 
had  at  Elgin  and  dinner  at  ^Vnrora.  H.  R.  Upp 
covered  the  course  in  7  hrs.  34  min.,  being  fir.-t 
in;  F.  II.  Slanwood  .second,  7:55;  F.  C.  Edding- 
ton  tl  ird,  9:14;  W.  P.  Eisenberg  and  A.  E.  Wood 
fourth,  9:18.  Miss  Hagerty  finished  in  12  hrs.  45 
mill.,  and  Mi.ss  Poitcr  llfteen  piinules  later. 


MEMORIAL    DAYS    FOR    THE 


££ 


THISTLE" 


ANOTHR    VICTORY 


AT    THE 


Cedarburg- Milwaukee   Road   Race  (ON  A  THISTLE)  A.  Gardnp:r  won 
First  Time  and  J.  Skelton  Third  Time  and  Fifth  Place.  ^ 


Thistle  Cycles  are  Manufactured  by  the 


Memorial  Day  at  San  Diego,  Cal. 

First  in  three  mile  championship. 

First  in  three  mile  handicap. 

Second  in  five  mile  handicap. 

Third  in  one  mile  handicap  (from  scratch). 

Second  in  one  mile  championship. 

Third  in  half  mile  championship. 

First  in  25  mile  team  race. 

At  Los  Angeles. 

First  in  one  mile  maiden. 
First  in  one  mile  open. 

Warsaw,  Ind. 

First  in  half  mile  handicap  (from  scratch). 

CHICAGO  ROAD  RACE. 

FIRST  and  THIRD  TIME. 


FULTON    MACHINE    WORKS, 


Factory,  82  to  86  Fulton  Street, 

Send  for  Catalogne, 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


^j^/ee. 


\    HOME  OF  THE   DERBY   i 


Chicago  manufacturei-s  of  bicycles  are  decidedly 
"in  it"  this  season,''  and  one  in  the  foremost 
ranks  is  the  Derby  Cycle  Company,  located  on 
Canal  street.  The  manufacturers  of  the  Derby 
have  every  reason  to  feel  proud  of  their  machine 
and  the  satisfaction  it  has  given.  On  the  first  of 
January  they  placed  a  limit  figure  on  the  number 
of  wheels  they  expected  to  turn  out.  The  number 
has  been  largely  exceeded,  and  from  present  indi- 
cations there  will  not  be  a  '94  wheel  in  the  fac- 


tory on  the  first  of  August.  The  company  claims 
it  has  the  strongest  wheel  in  the  market  because 
of  its  double  frame.  The  prosperity  of  the  Derby 
in  Chicago  is  widespread,  many  Chicagoans  ex- 
pressing a  preference  for  it;  but  its  popularity 
does  not  stop  here.  The  company  has  unsolicited 
testimonials  from  all  sections  of  the  United 
States,  all  of  which  speak  in  the  highest  terms  of 
the  strength  and  easy  running  qualities  of  the 
wheel. 

In  view  of  the  conspicuous  position  attained  by 
the  Derby  in  the  '94  trade,  something  concerning 
the  manner  in  which  it  is  made  will  no  doubt 
interest  our  readers  and  prove  a  matter  of  knowl- 
edge to  those  contemplating  the  selection  of  a 
wheel.  We  illustrate  several  parts  of  the  factory, 
but  do  not  expect  to  give  an  adequate  conception 


of  the  extensive  works.  The  extensive  factory 
is  equipped  with  every  essential  piece  of  machin- 
ery and  requirement  neces.'iiiry  to  produce  high 
cla.>5s  work.  The  smallest  details  are  most 
carefully  looked  after,  and  each  part  is  thoroughly 
examined  and  tested  before  it  becomes  a  part  of 
the  machine.  Only  the  most  skilled  workmen  are 
employed,  and  only  the  best  material  obtainable 


is  used.  The  striking  indi\iduality  of  the  Derby 
is  the  double  frame — and  it  is  the  only  entire 
double  frame  bicycle  built  in  this  country.  The 
committee  of  awards  of  the  World's  Columbian 
Exposition  had  the  following  to  say  concerning 
the  Derby  wheels:  "The  frame  of  the  men's 
machine  is  well  proportioned  and  the  material 
and  workmanship  are  fiist-olass.  The  details  are 
good,  the  crank  fastening  being  simple  and  effiy 
cient.  The  ladies'  bicycle  contains  structural 
features  which  are  considered  a  distinct  advan- 
tage in  the  art;  the  carrying  of  the  rear  braces 
under  the  crank  hanger  and  forward  to  the  rise  of 
backbone  strengthens  this  latter  at  the  point  of 
greatest  strain  without  lessening  the  space  for  the 
dress  for  mounting,  and  serves  to  more  firmly  the 
crank  hanger. ' ' 

Another  feature  worthy  of  special  note  is  the 
bearings,  which  are  made  from  selected  steel, 
tempered  by  a  new  process,  and  ground.  The 
balls  used  are  carefully  tested  and  gauged  to  the 
one  ten-thousandth  part  of  an  inch,  thereby  re- 
ducing the  friction,  to  a  minimum  and  making 
them  almost  impervious  to  wear.  Two  styles  of 
Derby  wheels  are  manufactured — the  gentlemen's, 
weighing  31  pounds,   and   the  ladies'   wheel,    33 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

C/ticucT'),  Jit.— The  Natiooal  Cycle  Exhibition  Com- 
pany, iooorporatei;  capital  stock  $30,000. 

Cfcictf/^.— Sie^  &  Walpole  Maaufacturing  Company, 
incorporated;  capital  stock  S50,00(l.  Will  manuCacture 
bicycles. 

Elgin,  111, — Fowler  Bicycle  Company,  of  Chicago,  is 
negotiating  for  a  site  for  a  bicycle  factory,  to  accommo- 
date 200 ,  hands. 

Cliicnpee  Falls,  aTass.— The  SpiUio?  ^ycle  factory 
is  to  be  considerably  enlarged. 

New  Torh,  If.  F.— The  Wilson-Myers  company  will 
open  New  York  headquarters  and  stock  depot  at  No.  -1 
Warren  street,  which  is  now  remodeled  for  that  purpo.se. 

Rending,  Pa — W.  H.  Wilhelm  &  Co.,  311  Bingaman 
street,  bicycle  manufacturers,  have  received  proposition 
from  Hamburg  Board  of  Trade  to  move  their  plant  to 
that  place. 

Stoughton,  Mass.  —  D.  W.  Lambert,  bicycles;  re- 
ported to  have  sold  real  estate  to  the  value  of  $570. 

Kew  York,  JV.  F.— The  Raleigh  Cycle  Company;  judg- 
ment of  $188  reported  entered. 

JVeto  York,  tT.  F.— Persons  &  Muller  Manufacturing 
Company,  saddles;  reported  attached. 

Portland,  Ore. — W".  G.  Beck  Arms  Company,  sport 
ing  goods,  etc. ;  assignment  reported. 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind — C.  H.  Miller,  sporting  goods;  re- 
ported to  have  placed  on  record  a  real  estate  mortgage 
for  $300. 

Xi/nn,  JJfress.— John  C.  Garrood,  bicycles;  reported  to 
have  placed  on  record  chattel  mortgage  for  $2,500. 

Worcester,  Mass — Leroy  M.  Alexander,  manufac* 
turer  of  bicycles;  reported  to  have  placed  on  record 
$1,000  mortgage  on  machinery,  tools  and  fixtures. 

Newark,  X.  J.— Henry  Eoemer,  sporting  goods,  etc. ; 
reported  to  have  called  a  meeting  of  creditors. 


pounds.  They  are  finished  in  any  style  of  enamel 
desired.  The  company  also  manufactures  a  light 
racing  wheel,  with  wooden  rims  and  light  tires,  to 
order.  The  Derby  Cycle  Company  has  also  made 
a  decided  hit  with  its  Pease  detachable  tire,  which 
i  t  uses  e.xclnsively,  and  which  time  and  experi- 
ence have  proven  to  possess  the  essential  quali- 
lications  of  a  reliable  detachable  tiie.  It  can  be 
removed  quickly  from  the  rims,  leaving  the  inner 
tulie  accessible  at  any  point  for  quick  repair.  It 
will  not  blow  oflf  the  rim;  creeping  is  entirely 
avoided,  and  exploding  is  obviated  by  the  excel- 
lent material  used  in  construction.  The  tires 
ln\  e  made  a  good  record  this  season,  and  are  daily 
i'lcrcasing  their  popularity. 

T!ie  Derby  Cycle  Company  has  recently  made  a 
contiact  with  the  employes  of  the  postoffice  de- 
|iavtnient  in  this  city  to  furnish  bicycles,  which 
will  l)e  utilized  in  carrying  mails.  It  isfurn- 
isli ing  second-hand  wheels  on  which  the  carriers 
nuiy  learn.  In  this  manner  it  will,  no  doubt,  dis- 
pose of  a  laige  number  of  wheels. 


Eridgeport,  Conn. — Lyon  &  Grumman,  are  putting 
new  bicycle  stand  on  market. 


By  Relay  Across  Ohio. 
The  relay  ride  across  the  state  of  Ohio,  from 
Sandu.sky  on  the  lake  to  Portsmouth  on  the 
river,  took  place  Monday  of  last  week  under  the 
auspices  of  several  newspapers  along  the  line. 
The  start  was  made  from  Sandusky  at  5:10  a.  m., 
the  latter  carrier  arriving  at  Portsmouth  at  5:48 
p.  m.,  the  entir'<  distince  of  240  miles  being  co\- 
ered  in  12  hrs.  18  min. 


Races  at  Johnstown,  Pa. 

The  races  at  Johnstown,  Pa.,  last  Thurf<day, 
were  not  satisfactory  to  most  of  the  spectators, 
who  had  assembled  in  large  numbers,  inasmuch 
as  they  were  tame  and  lacking  in  spirit.  The 
half-mile  novice  was  won  by  Winy,  in  1:38. 
Greer,  who  also  started,  had  a  serious  fall.  S.  S. 
Powell  rode  against  Black  Jack,  a  pony,  ridden 
by  J.  Thomas,  for  half  a  mile,  the  pony  winning 
easily  in  \  ;15  J, 


ROYAL  LIMITED 


Beat  it 
If  you  can. 
It  will  take  you 
A  good  while. 


Its 

a  winner 

from  start  to 

finish. 


The  royal  CYCLE  WORKS, 

MARSHALL,    MICH. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE 


^.(g)(§) 


SEND    STAMF   TO_ 


Howard  A.  Smith  &  Co., 

Newark,  N.  J., 


For  Encyclopedia  of  Cyclers'  Wants. 
Acknowledged  Headquarters  for 


CYCLE  SUNDRIES. 


MENT  ON  THE    REFEhKS 


Bridgeport  Cyclometer 

$3.50. 

Kegisters  1,000  miles  accurately  and  repeats,  or 
can  be  set  back  to  zero  at  any  time. 

I'erfectly  Noiseless^  Dustproof  ami  Water- 
proof, 

NoLhinp:  to  get  out  of  order  and  can  be  adjusted 
to  any  wheel,  a  high  ^rade  cyclometer  within  the 
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POPE    COMPANY'S    TRIP    IS   OFF. 


Will  Wot  Run  Special  to  Denver— Boston  Trade 
Brevities. 

The  idea  of  runuing  a  special  excursion  from 
Boston  to  the  Denvsr  meet  has  been  abandoned  by 
Ihe  Pope  Mannfacturing  Company.  Owing  to  the 
great  mass  of  business  brought  about  by  their  pro- 
posed removal  and  the  absence  from  this  city  of 
Treasurer  E.  W.  Pope,  it  was  deemed  advisable 
to  give  up  the  idea. 

There  is  one  man  above  all  others  in  this  town 
who  is  exceedingly  popular  with  eastern  racing 
men.  He  is  Mr.  Glazier,  of  the  Gornuilly  &  Jef- 
fery  company,  who  appears  at  all  the  meets  in  the 
New  England  states,  and  looks  after  the  welfare 
of  the  men  who  ride  Ramblers.  But  he  is  de- 
cidedly unselfish,  and  will  do  almost  anything  to 
accommodate  a  racing  man. 

Treasurer  Walker  and  President  A.  W.  Pope,  of 
the  Hickory  "Wheel  Company,  entertained  the 
members  of  the  non-commissioned  staff  of  the 
First  Brigade  while  they  were  in  camp  at  Fram- 
ingham  last  week.  A  visit  through  the  manufac- 
tory and  a  peep  into  Arthur's  private  stock  made 
a  most  pleasent  afternoon's  visit. 

A.  H.  Overman  sailed  for  England  Saturday,  to 
transact  some  business  relative  to  the  Boynton 
Elevated  Bicvcle  Road. 


EARLY  CLOSING  IN  PHILADELPHIA 


Union  Branch  Takes  the  Lead — Changes  and 
Gossip  of  the  Trade. 

Philadelhiiia,  June  10.  —  Realizing  that 
something  must  be  done  at  once,  in  the  early-clos- 
ing movement  among  the  dealers.  Jack  Greer, 
manager  of  the  local  branch  of  the  Union  Cycle 
Manufacturing  Company,  took  the  bull  by  the 
horns  and  armounced  that  during  the  summer 
months  the  Union  headquarters  will  he  open  till 
10  p.  m.  on  Fridays,  closing  on  Saturday  after- 
noons at  2  o'clock.  This  is  a  good  move  and  the 
other  dealers  should  lose  no  time  in  following  his 
example. 

Old  Abe  5owell,  the  ofacial  L.  A.  W.  handi- 
capper  of  this  district,  has  "shaken"  his  old  love 
—the  firm  of  Frank  L.  Donlevy  &  Co.,  833  Arch 
street — and  has  taken  on  the  new — the  Pennsyl- 
vania Bicycle  Company,  local  agent  for  the 
League  Chainless. 

Joseph  Estodet,  the  Q.  C.  W.  crack,  formerly 
with  the  Crlobe  Steam  Heater  Company,  agent 
tor  the  Sylph  wheels,  will  hereafter  be  found  with 
the  Union  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company 's  branch, 
1406  South  Penn  Square. 

One  W.  Montague  Perrett,  who  parts  both  his 
name  and  his  hair  in  the  middle,  and  who  has  a 
reputation  for  course-clerking  second  to  none,  in 
addition  to  a  happy  faculty  of  disposing  of  more 
goods  than  any  other  bicycle  salesman  in  Mana- 
yank,  will  exercise  his  ability  in  the  firsi-named 
specialty  at  the  South  End's  meet  on  the  23d. 


J.  Magbe  Clark,  of  the  Clark  Cycle  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  of  Baltimore,  Md. ,  was  in  town  last 
week  in  the  interest  of  his  firm. 


SIXTEEN    YEARS    ON    THE   ROAD. 


D.  C.  Henry,  Who  Has  Represented  the  Buf- 
falo Tricycle  Company  Twelve  Years. 
Few  men  have  been  continually  on  the  road  as 
long  as  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  D.  C.  Henry, 
of  the  Buffalo  Tricycle  Company.  He  has  been 
traveling  sixteen  years,  and  joined  the  Buffalo 
Tricycle  Company  about  the  second  year  of  its 
e.vistence,  or  twelve  years  ago.  He  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  company  ever  since,  and  has 
never  handled  any  other  line  of  wheels.  Mr. 
Henry  also  represents  three  other  houses  as  man- 
ufacturer's agent,   and  travels  for  them   in   the 


New  England  states.  New  York,  Pennsylvania, 
portions  of  New  Jersey,  Maryland  and  Virginia. 
His  territory,  being  large,  he,  as  a  rule,  only 
makes  the  principal  towns  and  cities.  Bicycles 
for  the  first  half  of  the  year  are  his  leading  line, 
the  others  being  simply  side  issues.  His  sales 
have  steadily  increased,  each  year's  sales  being 
larger  than  the  preceding  year,  and  for  the  past 
three  yeai-s  that  increase  has  been  quite  marked — 
largely  due,  he  says,  to  the  superior  class  of  bicy- 
cles turned  out  by  his  company. 

Mr.  Henry  finds  that  there  are  more  new 
riders  than  ever  before,  by  a  large  majority,  a  fact 
which  he  attributes  to  two  things — reduction  in 
prices  and  the  improvements  and  perfection  at- 
tained in  the  construction  of  bicycles. 


CLINCHER  TIRE  PATENT  SUIT. 


Mr.  Gormully  Refers  to  the  Late  Decision.— No 

Suit  Against  G.  and  J. 

The  English   courts  having  decided  the  suit  of 

the  North  British   Rubber  Company  against  the 

Macintosh   Company,  for  infringement  of  clincher 


tire  patents,  in  favor  of  the  former,  the  ([nestion 
naturally  arises,  what  effect  will  the  deei.sion  have 
on  American  makers,  if  any.  The  house  most 
deeply  interested,  inasmuch  as  its  tires  are  used, 
under  certain  agreements,  by  some  of  the  largest 
concerns  in  America,  is  the  G.  and  J.  company. 
The  following  extracts  from  a  letter  written  by 
Mr.  Gornmlly  to  the  Wheel  is  therefore  inter- 
esting: 

"In  your  issue  of  June  15  I  notice  a  statement 
in  prominent  type  that  a  lerdiet  has  been  given 
in  re  the  Clincher  tire  in  England  in  the  case  of 
the  North  British  Rubber  Company  vs.  Macintosh 
&  Co. ;  and  it  also  states  in  the  article  that  a 
suit  is  pending  against  our  company  in  this  coun- 
try for  an  infringement  of  the  same  patent,  or, 
rather,  for  the  same  invention  in  an  American 
pitent,  and  that  such  suit  is  being  eagerly  watched . 

"The  article  also  purports  to  describe  an  inter- 
view with  the  writer  where  the  English  suit  was 
referred  to  and  its  eft'ect  upon  our  company,  and 
state  that  he  refused  to  give  an  expression  of  opin- 
ion on  the  matter. 

"Now,  under  the  above  circumstances,  it  is 
just  to  ourselves  to  state  that  there  is  no  suit 
pending  against  our  company  for  an  infringement 
of  any  such  patent;  that  such  a  suit  was  begun, 
but  was  dismissed  by  the  North  British  Rubber 
Company. 

"When  spoken  to  on  the  subject  through  the 
telephone  in  New  York  I  replied  that  I  could  not 
express  an  opinion  as  to  the  English  suit  until  I 
had  seen  the  exact  terms  of  the  decree.  In  that 
reply  I  referred  absolutely  to  the  case  which  has 
j  ust  been  heard  in  England ;  and  I  now  inform 
you  that  any  litigation  of  the  North  British  Rub- 
ber Company  against  other  English  parties  on 
their  patents  has  nothing  whatever  to  do  with 
their  standing  in  this  country,  and  I  am  fully  of 
the  opinion — and  am  upheld  in  that  opinion  by 
eminent  counsel — that  Mr.  Jefiery's  American 
pneumatic  tire  patents  are  ahead  of  and  cover 
everything  of  any  practical  valxre  that  can  be 
claimed  for  any  clincher  tire  patent  of  the  North 
British  Rubber  Company  or  any  other  party  ' ' 


NOVELTIES  NOTABLY  ABSENT. 


Observations  of  the  English  Trade— A  Cyclists' 
Touring  Club  Scheme. 

LoNDOKf,  June  6. — Perhaps  there  is  no  fact 
which  strikes  the  continuous  observer  of  the  cycle 
trade  in  England  more  forcibly  nowadays  than  the 
utter  absence  of  any  important  novelties  or  inno- 
vations. Since  the  straight  tube  or  Humber  type 
of  safety  frame  became  universally  recognized  as 
the  correct  model,  the  attention  of  makers  has 
been  restricted  to  minor  improvements,  which  are 
generally  ignored  by  the  lay  public.  The  bottom 
bracket,  bearing  cups,  chain  adjustu^ents,  steering 
locks,  fork  crowns  and  similar  minute  parts,  have 
to  be  closely  examined  by  the  .searcher  for  origin- 
ality.    The  most  trifling  improvements  embodied 


Put  your  name  on  the   list    for  a 
handsome 


BEN-HUR 

SOUVENIR. 

Somethinc  New  and  Beautiful. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 

CENTRAL  CYCLE 
MFG.    CO., 

so   GARDEN    STREET, 

INDIANAPOLIS,  IND. 

Ben-Hur  Bicycles  are  worth  $ioo. 


The  SNELL  CYCLE  FITTINGS  CO., 


TOLEDO,    OHIO 


frames: 


See  our  "  High  Back,"  weight  12  1-2  lbs. — makes  a 
28  lb.  wheel. 


lamps: 


This  trade  has  been  usually  left  to 
jobbers  to  Import.       We  are  running  a 
Lamp  plant  DAY  AND  NIGHT.     Buy  our  "  Tom 
Thumb "    and  5  other    small    (up-to-date)    Lamps. 
Support  American    made    Lamps.       Write  for  the  only 
"  Katalog." 

storeroom  for  New  England  States:    EZASTIC  TIP  CO.,  370  Atlantic  Ave..  Boston,  Mass. 

Storeroom  for  Illinois,  Indiana,  Wisconsin  and  Michigan:     CBICJLGO  TIP  &  TIJtB  CO.,  153  and  154  Lake  St 

Storeroom  for  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Warjlancl,  Pennsylrania:    tT.  S,  ZENOS'  SON  <t-  CO.,  4  Fletclier  St ,  New  York. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


in  the  high-giade  wheel  of  this  season  will  be 
found  included  in  the  second  grade  cycles  of  next 
year.  It  is  indeed  easy  to  keep  up  with  the 
march  of  improvement  and  yet  a  few  firms  are  su- 
pine enough  to  misread  the  warnings  of  the  time, 
and  by  neglecting  to  revise  their  patterns  at  the 
proper  season  find  themselves  compelled  to  sell  ofl" 
large  stocks  at  ruinous  reductions.  A  wide  tread, 
a  non-detachable  gear  wheel  and  small  section 
tubes  are  quite  suificient  to  render  almost  unsal- 
able a  safety  with  '94  pattern  tires  weighing  only 
30  pounds. 

In  spite  of  the  splendid  improvements  in  tri- 
cycles there  is  not  the  faintest  indication  of  any 
general  revival  in  their  populaijty-  "Within  the 
last  two  years  several  of  the  select  few  who  re- 
mained faithful  to  the  three-wheeler,  and  achieved 
performances  on  it  have  gone  over  to  the  safety. 
For  example,  F.  T.  Bidlake,  whom  many  may  re- 
gard as  a  tricyclist  because  of  his  notable  suc- 
cesses on  that  mount,  habitually  rides  a  safety  on 
the  road;  Ward,  another  tricyclist  of  the  past,  is 
now  a  safetyist;  A.  J.  Wilson  and  Heni-y  Sturmey, 
both  tricyclists  for  years,  are  now  never  seen  on 
their  once  favorite  mounts.  It  is  anticipated  that 
this  season  will  see  the  last  of  the  N.  C.  U.  cham- 
pionships for  the  three-traek  machine.  I  shall  not 
be  surprised  if  the  neglected  tricycle  is  entirely 
absent  from  the  Heme  Hill  twenty-four  hours' 
race.  Not  a  single  tricycle  race  has  been  heard  of 
in  England  this  year. 

And  similarly  it  is  with  the  front-driver,  which 
last  year  was  taken  up  by  a  number  of  firms. 
With  the  exception  of  the  Crypto  Cycle  Company 
I  do  not  know  a  single  house  which  has  built  any 
front-drivers  this  year.  The  temptation  to  pur- 
chase safeties  seems  irresistable  and  thus  it  is  that 
the  absolute  universality  of  pattern  prevails 
throughout  the  trade. 

However  convenient  the  present  state  of  things 
may  be  for  the  little  makers  who  are  copyists, 
and  the  large  makers  of  parts  who  supply  them,  I 
fail  to  see  how  it  can  prove  otherwise  than  disas- 
trous to  the  trade  as  a  whole  in  the  future.  While 
fresh  ideas  continue  to  enter  the  pastime  the  de- 
mand for  machines  may  not  seriously  diminish, 
but  the  necessity  on  the  part  of  clubmen  to  buy 
new  machines  every  other  season  or  so  is  steadily 
falling  off.  Prices  are  undoubtedly  falling,  or,  in 
other  words,  the  demand  for  first-quality  wheels 
is  restricted  to  a  diminishinsj  minority  of  firms. 

I  looked  in  the  other  day  at  Taylor,  Cooper  & 
Bednell's  depot,  where  the  Raglans  are  sold.  The 
racers  and  road  racers  are  nice  machines,  but  call 
for  no  comment.  What  struck  me  was  the  Regal 
Raglan,  an  attractive  light  roadster  constructed  of 
large  tubes,  weighing  33  pounds  with  a 
brake  and  guards.  Few  men  buy  mounts  with 
brake  and  guards  nowadays,  but  the  Raglan  peo- 
ple make  their  fitments  removable  without  any 
excressences  in  the  form  of  lugs  disfiguring  the 
machine.  The  Regal  Raglan  has  a  detachable 
gear  wheel,  of  couree,  while  its  bearing  cups  are 
oil-containing  as  well  as  dust  proof,  and  a  neat 
steering  lock  is  fitted. 

John  Marston  has  just  issued  a  new  catalogue 
for  '94  and  '95.  The  chief  novelty  is  the  Sunbeam 
J.  M. ,  a  special  road  racer,  weighing  31  pounds, 
and  listed  at  §75  with  Ariel  non-slipping  tires — a 
kind  of  Boothroyd  pattern  tire  made  by  Bates  & 
Co.  This  is  a  cheap,  good,  second-grade  wheel, 
and  the  price  quoted  is  subject  to  the  usual  cash 
discount.  The  Sunbeams  are  going  very  well  this 
year,  I  learn. 

The  Whitworth  firm  shows  wisdom  in  not  con- 
fining its  moderately  light  roadsters  to  the  re- 
quirements of  the  scorcher  class  of  customer.  Its 
No.  2  L.  R.  weighs  34  pounds  fully  equipped,  and 
possesses  a  level  handlebar,  allowing  a  non-racing 


rider  to  keep  his  spine  as  nature  made  it.  The 
No.  2  is  guaianteed  to  carry  a  12-stone  rider,  al- 
though when  stripped  its  weight  is  only  28 
pounds. 

Dan  Albone  has  once  more  regained  personal 
possession  and  control  of  the  Ivel  factory  at  Big- 
gleswade. Ivels  were  very  popular  years  ago  and 
I  believe  Albone  is  quite  capable  of  recovering  the 
position  lost  through  the  management  of  the  con- 
cern while  worked  as  a  company. 

The  Resilient  tire  syndicate  has  lately  been 
formed  to  work  a  new  tire  possessing  peculiar 
qualities.  Its  specialty  consists  not,  thank  good- 
ness, in  its  mode  of  attachment  to  the  rim,  for  the 
public  is  sick  of  fancy  attachments,  but  in  the  in- 
creased resilience  due  to  special  elastic  cover-lining 
employed.  Marriott  &  Cooper  are  interested  in 
the  tire,  which  they  have  each  tried  and  found 
positi%'ely  speedy.  Canvas  linings  being  things 
of  the  past  I  think  the  new  tire  will  command  at- 
tention. 

I  seldom  see  Clinchers  in  the  London  district, 
but  I  am  told  this  good  tire  is  largely  used  in  the 
Midlands.  Lately  some  grand  performances  have 
been  achieved  with  their  aid.  Carlisle  and  Mills 
both  used  Clinchers  on  their  remarkable  record 
journeys  last  week. 

The  Maltby  Tire  Syndicate  is  now  manufactur- 
ing its  tire  at  the  Para  Rubber  Mills,  West  Dray- 
ton. Its  city  office  is  at  15  Walbrook,  E.  C, 
instead  of  95  Aldeisgate  street. 

The  invention  of  a  stout,  hard  riding  vetei-an 
wheelman,  Harvey's  patent  puncture  resisting 
band  is  now  styled  the  Acme  band  and  sold  at  $3 
each  at  174  Clerkenwell  Raod,  E.  C.  It  unites  a 
very  light  but  thoroughly  efficient  non-slipping 
band  with  a  protection  against  puncture  by  means 
of  a  flexible  steel  ribbon  surrounded  by  canvas  and 
embedded  in  the  tread  of  the  band.  The  bands 
weigh  only  eight  ounces  each,  and  are  just  the 
things  to  cement  round  a  racing  tire  for  winter 
riding. 

Wheeling  for  once  has  cordially  joined  with 
Henry  Sturmey  in  attempting  to  ridicule,  dis- 
courage and  condemn  the  decision  of  the  Touring 
Club  to  assist  its  members  to  co-operate  in  the 
purchase  of  high  grade  cycles  and  thereby  reduce 
their  individual  expense  in  procuring  a  new 
mount.  Mr.  Sturmey  told  the  club  that  the  pro- 
posed scheme  would  so  injure  the  agents  through- 
out the  country  that  they  would  become  the 
enemies  of  the  club.  Also,  that  if  the  members 
combined  to  order  machines  they  would  be  cheated 
in  one  way  or  another.  This  may  sound  fearfully 
thin,  but  Wlieeling  has  invented  a  more  ridiculous 
objection.  Wheeling  premises  that  out  of  the 
16,000  members  only  about  100  would  buy  new 
mounts  in  any  one  year  and,  therefore,  their  pat- 
ronage is  not  worth  encouraging  by  reduced  quo- 
tations for  aggregate  orders,  as  the  hypothetical 
hundred  orders  would  be  split  among  a  dozen  or 
so  of  the  best  known  firms.  I  know  there  are 
many  moss-grown  crooks  in  the  Cyclists'  Touring 
Club  but  it  is  contrary  to  everyday  experience  to 
suppose  that  only  one  in  every  160  buys  a  new 
machine  in  any  given  year.  I  am  strongly  of  the 
opinion  that  it  is  most  desirable,  alike  for  riders 
and  the  trade  at  large,  that  every  man  who  wants 
a  cycle  should  be  supplied,  however  slender  the 
margin  of  profit  he  can  affi)rd  to  pay.  Were  this 
general  we  should  not  have  so  many  failures  in 
trade.  Quick  returns  are  wanted,  not  shops  full 
of  obsolete  stock  which  might  have  been  cleared 
at  the  proper  period  without  undue  sacrifice. 

Stanley. 


Spalding  Makes  Reply. 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros,  have  filed  their,  answer 
in  the  Overman-Spalding  suit  and  have  also  com- 


menced suit  on  their  own  account  for  $160,000, 
alleging  breach  of  contract,  delivery  of  inferior 
wheels,  sale  of  machines  in  plaintifl''s  territory, 
failure  to  carry  out  guarantee  and  a  number  of 
other  matters  of  minor  importance.  Spalding  & 
Bros,  are  represented  by  ex-Governor  Robinson,  of 
Massachusetts  and  William  A.  Redding,  of  New 
York.  

SPOKES    BY    THE    MILLION. 


Every  Month    Sees   That   Many  Made   at   One 
Factory— The  Houses  Supplied. 

Although  known  but  little  to  the  cycling  fra- 
ternity outside  of  the  trade,  the  Excelsior  Needle 
Company,  of  Torrington,  Conn.,  is  an  imijortaut 
factor  in  the  cycling  trade.  The  company  claims 
to  have  been  the  first  manufacturer  of  cold 
swaged  cycle  spokes,  and  to  be  the  largest,  hav- 
ing since  Jan.  1  produced  them  at  the  rate  of  a 
million  per  month.  The  company  supplies  some 
of  the  largest  concerns  in  the  trade. 

The  greatest  care  is  taken  in  the  making  of 
these  spokes  and  in  testing  the  wire  before  swag- 
ing. Every  coil  is  carefully  tested  both  for  ten- 
sion and  torsional  strength,  and  unless  it  passes  suc- 
cessfully through  a  test  which  makes  it  absolutely 
safe  for  cycle  construction,  is  rejected.  The  pro- 
cess of  cold  swaging  not  only  increases  the  tor- 
sional strength,  but  has  been  proved  by  careful 
tests  to  increase  the  tensile  strength  from  twelve  to 
fifteen  per  cent. 

The  Excelsior  Needle  Company  is  now  at  work 
on  machinery  which  will  increase  its  capacity 
very  materially  next  year.  It  already  numbers 
among  its  customers  the  following  makers:  Pope 
Manufacturing  Company,  League  Cycle  Com- 
pany, Warwick  Cycle  Company,  Union  Cycle 
Company,  Iver  Johnson  &  Co.,  Lamb  Manufac- 
turing Company,  Remington  Arms  Company,  E. 
C.  Stearns  &  Co.,  Syracuse  Cycle  Company,  Roch- 
ester Cycle  Company,  I.  A.  Weston  &  Co.,  Buf- 
falo Tricycle  Company,  Buffalo  Wheel  Company, 
George  N.  Pierce  &  Co.,  Fenton  Metallic  Manu- 
facturing Company,  Peerless  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, Winton  Bicycle  Company,  Eclipse  Bicycle 
Company,  Crawford  Manufacturing  Company,  W. 
H.  Wilhelm  &  Co.,  Relay  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, Acme  Manufacturing  Company,  Sterling 
Cycle  Works,  Monarch  Cycle  Company,  Royal 
Cycle  Works,  St.  Louis  Refrigerator  &  Wooden 
Gutter  Company,  Julius  Andrae  and  Lozier  Man- 
ufacturing Company. 


INDIANA'S    CYCLING    CENTER. 


Items  Gathered  Among   the   Trade  Men  of    In- 
dianapolis. 

Indianapolis,  June  18. — On  account  of  the 
death  of  Mr.  Galloway,  C.  F.  Smith  has  jrast- 
poned  his  trip  abroad.  Messrs.  Patee  and  Goetz 
are  doing  the  work  formerly  done  by  Mr.  Gallo- 
way, whose  position  will  probably  not  be  filled, 
for  the  present,  at  least. 

"Birdie"  Munger  seems  to  have  forgotten  that 
he  lives  in  IndianapoUs.  Dickinson  says  that  as 
long  as  he  sends  in  orders  for  wheels  every  day  he 
can  stay  in  Chicago.  The  Munger  company  has 
taken  a  contract  to  build  1,000  wheels  for  a  St. 
Louis  concern.  Fred  Dickinson  secured  the 
order.  Mungers  are  very  popular  here  and  more 
are  ridden  than  any  other  make  of  strictly  high 
grade  wheels. 

The  Central  Manufacturing  Company  is  now 
occupying  its  new  building,  and  turns  out  wheels 
at  a  lively  rate.  Cody  is  still  in  Ohio,  which 
seems  to  be  a  favorite  stamping  ground  with 
him. 

The  Progress  Manufacturing  Company  has 
opened   a    retail    store    on   North    Pennsylvania 


RIDE 


MONARCH 


AND    KEEP    IN    FRONT. 

You  will  find  Monarchs  under  the  leaders.  We 
build  bicycles  that  stand  up,  and  Monarch  riders  will 
tell  you  so.  If  there  is  no  Monarch  agent  in  your 
vicinity  write  us  for  Catalogue  and  prices. 

MONARCH  CYCLE  CO.,  42  to  52  n.  Haisted  st,  Chicago. 

The  C.  F.  GUYON  CO.,  97-99  Reade  St..  NEW  YORK, 

Eastern  Distributing  and  Sales  Agent. 


THE  "JAMES "-CAUTION. 

I  have  been  granted  an  injunction  by  Judge  Horton  restraining  G.  T.  Robie,  of  250  and  252  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  from  using  the 
name  of  the  JAMES  CYCLE  IMPORTING  COMPANY,  also  restraining  G.  T.  Robie  from  remodeling  the  '93  "JAMES"  into  high 
frames,  and  calling  them  the  "94  Model,  and  further  restraining  G.  T.  Robie  from  purchasing  or  using  any  more  of  the  James  trade  mark. 
I  am  the  sole  importer  of  the  "JAMES"  and  always  have  been  since  the  "JAMES"  was  Hrst  put  on  the  market,  and  have  seven  years 
more  before  my  cont  act  expires  with  Harry  W.  James,  the  manufacturer. 

I  should  be  pleased  to  correspond  with  any  one  who  has  baen  offered  or  purchased  a  '94  Model  James  from  the  firm  calling  them- 
selves the  James  Cycle  Importing  Co.,  at  350  and  352  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago. 


The  '94  Model  has  the  new  Patent  Hub,  as  per  cut  shown,  which  is 
superior  to  any  on  the  market.  These  Hubs  retain  enough  oil  to  run 
Sod  miles,  and  to  tighten  up  the  cones  they  are  screwed  outwardly  in- 
stead of  inwardly,  as  on  all  other  machines. 

Special  Prices  on  1893  Models. 

James  Road  Racer,  25  lbs.,  Steel  Rims,  same  as  '93  Model,  -  -  - 

22     "     Wood     "  «       «         «  .  . 

"       23  and  25  lbs.,  high  frame  Wood  or  Steel  Rims,  same  as  '93  Model 


(<         ii 


$70 
75 
85 


(SOLE  IMPORTER) 

JAMMS    BRIDGMR, 

103   ADAMS   ST.,  -  -     ..: _-_  -  CHICAGO,    ILL. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


street,  directly  across  from  Hay  &  Willits  and 
Ribble  &  Fislier.  The  Progress  company  is  sell- 
ing wheels  at  low  prices  and  on  long  terms. 

Jay  Twoays. 


Recent  American  Patents. 
The  folloAving  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,    re- 
ported especially  for   ^^g/^/ee-  by  W.  E.  Augin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

520,785,  ear  protector;  Carl  Jung,  Berlin,  Germany; 
filed  Oct.  10, 1S93. 

520,790,  tricycle;  Augustus  Leininger  and  Edward 
Shreiner,  Canton,  O.,  filed  Sept  21,  1893. 

520,  791,  elastic  gear;  Charles  A.  Lieb,  New  York;  filed 
Nov.  3,  1890. 

520,796,  bicycle;  Charles  E.  Mayne,  Toledo,  O. ;  filed  July 
17,  189.3. 

530,803,  printing  attachment  for  bicycles;  Edmond  Red- 
mond, Rochester,  N.  Y  ;  filed  Nov.  27,  1893. 

520,817,  machine  for  setting  tires;  Johnathan  B.  West, 
Rochester,  N.  Y.;  filed  May  20,  1893. 

520,826,  bicycle,  Edward  D.  King,  Milwaukee,  Wis.; 
filed  Sept.  16,  1893. 

520  827,  reversible  traversing  movement;  Louis  Koss, 
Indianapolis,  Ind.;  filed  Aug.  22.  1893. 

520,899,  aquatic  bicycle;  Jacob  E.  Eonk,  FortWingate, 
N.M.;  filed  Feb.  14,  1804. 

520,901,  wheel  tire;  Obadi  ih  .'-'eeley.  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  as- 
signor to  E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co.,  same  place;  filed  June  13, 
1893. 

520  9.3.3.  anti-friction  wheel  hub;  Edwin  F.  Moore,  To- 
ronto, Can. ;  filed  Feb.  S3.  1'  94. 

521.005,  shield  for  pneumatic  tin's;  Samuel  M.  tcliindel, 
Hagerstown,  Md.;  filed  Nov.  4,  1893. 

.521.006,  shield  for  pneumatic  tires;  Samuel  M.  Schicidel, 
Hagerstown,  Md.;  filed  Nov.  4,  18;i3. 

521,007,  drive  chain;  Joseph  Appleby,  Birmingham. 
Eng. ;  filed  Oct.  6,  1893;  patented  in  England,  May  24,  1892. 

521,1:33,  attachment  f.r  bicycles:  Maurice  E.  Blood, 
Kalamazoo,  Mieh.;  assignor  to  the  Kalamazoo  Cycle  Com- 
pajy,  same  place;  filed  Oct.  10, 1892. 

.521,133,  multiple  gearing;  William  H.  Bright,  Morrow, 
O.,  assignor  of  eleven-twelfths  to  Peter  13.  Dunham,  Jonah 
Anderson,  Annie  V.  Bright,  F.  M.  Couden,  A.  W.  Starkey 
A.  Selzer,  D.  B.  Wilson,  Albert  Ruttei-er,  A.  C.  Bowman 
and  Eugene  Dunham,  same  place;  filed  Nov.  10,  1893. 


Milwaukee  Trade  Doings. 

H.  Kanaska,  the  young  professional,  and  W. 
Merteus  have  opened  a  store  on  Winnebago  street 
for  the  sale  ol'  the  Andrae  and  Ciawford  lines. 
The  firm  has  the  agency  lor  the  north  side. 

Clement,  Williams  &  Co.,  Broadway,  are  hand- 
ling the  product  of  the  Pope  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany and  Ames  &  Frost.  This  department  is  run 
in  connection  with  the  furniture  business  of  the 
above  firm,  and  is  in  charge  of  J.  H.  Clement,  a 
very  enthusiastic  wheelman. 

W.  A.  Bremer  &  Co.,  East  AValter  street,  have 
secured  the  agency  of  the  Telegram  cycles,  man- 
ufactured by  the  Telegram  Cycle  Manufacturing 
Company. 

The  Julius  Andrae  Cycle  Company  is  turning 
out  a  23-pound  special  road  racer  which  is  meet- 
ing with  approval.  It  also  reports  a  brisk  de- 
mand for  its  Sunbeam  chain  lubricant,  which  is 
finding  more  favor  every  day. 


Good  Business  in  Minneapolis. 

The  dealers  all  agree  that  never  were  there  so 
many  wheels  sold  as  there  have  been  this  year. 
And  it  has  be6n  an  unexpected  turn  of  matters, 
too.  The  most  gratifying  part  of  it  is  that  the 
high-grade  wheels  have  held  their  own  remarka- 
bly and  the  belief  is  expressed  by  so  well-posted  a 
man  as  Mr.  Winter,  Kennedy  Bros.'  bicycle  man, 
that  there  is  likely  to  be  no  change  in  prices  on 
high-grade  wheels  for  at  least  two  years.  This  is 
the  way  Mr.  Winter  talks  about  the  matter: 

"  At  the  beginning  of  the  season  we  believed 
that  the  demand  would  be  for  low-grade  wheels. 
Happily  this  has  not  proved  so.  As  in  most 
branches  of  sport  bioycledom  is  full  of  what  are 
known  as  cranks.  A  rider  gets  a  comfortable 
mount  which  suits  him  and  straightway  he  be- 
gins to  crack  lib  up  as  the  best  wheel  made  and  to 


H UMBER  PATTERN  FRAME 


Long  Wheel  Base 


Guaranteed  finest    quality   of 
finish  and  material. 


A  frame  on  which 
manufacturers    and 
"agents    may     put 
their    name    with- 
out fear  of  being 
disgraced. 


ESTABLISHED  1848.      INCORPORATED  1886. 


THOS.  SMITH'&  SONS,  ofSaltley,  Ltd.. 

Manufacturers  of  all  kinds  of  tjycle  component  parts,  al 
reasonable  prices,  consistent  with  good  workmanship. 

Prices  on  applical  ion 


HY-LO 

lAiTAATAAEOUS 


A  rian  Convinced-^^ 

...."  Am  forced  to  the  conclusion  that  it  is  an  advan- 

liige  over  single  speed  gears  now  in  use" 

R.  PERKINS,  Gen.  Mang'r  Liberty  Cycles. 
That's  an  opinion  worthy  consideration. 

LOUIS  ROSENFELD  &  CO.,  20  Warren  St.,  N.Y.  City. 


SPECIAL  SALE  OF  LAMPS. 


No.  1,  Cycle  Light, 
No.  2,  Bola, 
No.  3,  Bola, 


CASH    PRIOES- 

55c  I  No.  4,  Bell  Rock, 

80        No.  5,  Bell  Rock, 

$1.00  "     No.  6,  Bell  Rock. 


1.25 
3.50 
2.25 


These  are  all  imported  Lamps  and  are  worth  double  the  price. 
Cash  must  accompany  order. 


JOHN    CALDWELL    &    CO., 


615  Omaha  Building, 


Chicago,  III. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


THn  BMST  ON  MARTH. 


^^.dgiMSJMNKU^,^ 


Thousands  of  Them  Sold. 


Have  you  our  prices  on   Sundries?     If 
not  drop  us  a  line. 


Ferris-  Wheeler  Mfg.  Co., 


289  Wabash  Ave.,  CHICAGO 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


NEW  YORK  TIRES  ARE  FAST ! 


Our  Racing  Tire  weighs  24  oz.  per  pair 
Our  Road  Tire  weighs  2|  lbs.        "       " 


THE  STRONGEST  AND  LIGHTEST  TIRE  IN  THE  WORLD 


NO  RACES  LOST  THROUGH  BURSTING 


Recent  Events  Won  on  Our  Tires : 

Harrisburg,  Pa.,  20  miles  Road  Race — Time  Prize  by  J.  Kline. 
Mansfield,  Mass.,  Road  Race,  June  9 — ist,  3rd,  4th,  5th  prizes. 

//  Other  Light  Tires  are  Giving  You  Trouble,  Try  Ours. 
NEW    YORK    TIRE    CO.,    23    Warren    St.,    NEW    YORK, 

Eastern  Agents  for  the  Plymouth  Wooden  Rim.    All  8iz.es  in  stock.     Send  for  circulars  and    mention  the  referee 


The  Great  Hoyland  Smith  Record- 
Breaking  25  Mile  Road  Race 
was  Won  by  J5.  L-  Macomber 


A  GOOD  MAN  ON  THE  BEST  WHEEL. 

He  Rode  A.     m 

REMINGTON. 

Remington  Arms  Company, 

313-315  Broadway,  -  -  NEW    YORK    CITY. 


MEtlTCOM    THE    REFEREE. 


try  to  persuade  his  friends  to  accept  his  judgment 
and  buy  a  similar  one.  These  people  buy  high- 
grade  wheels,  but  a  man  or  a  woman  who  is  just 
getting  the  craze  usually  wants  a  cheap  wheel,  as 
they  are  'not  sure  whether  they  won't  get  tired  of 
it. '  It  is  a  hard  matter  to  convince  them  that  it 
is  true  economy  to  buy  a  high-grade  wheel.  But 
no  one  who  ever  tried  wheeling  ever  got  over  the 
craze  and  the  rider  soon  becomes  dissatisfied  with 
his  cheap  mount.  Every  machine  built  nowadays 
is  fitted  with  pneumatic  tires.  A  solid-tired 
wheel  is  a  real  curiosity  now,  while  one  of  the  old 
ordinaries  is  a  veritable  freak.  You  can  buy  one 
for  $5  and  the  solid-tired  safeties  are  sold  for  a 
song.  The  pneumatic-tired  wheels  run  all  the 
way  from  $50  to  $125,  according  to  material  and 
workmanship.  The  standard  makes  are  better  to 
buj'  that  cheap  wheels,  not  only  for  their  excel- 
lence, but  because  one  can  get  extras  and  repairs 
easily  and  quickly. — Minneapolis  Journal. 


Trade  Notes. 

Warren  Anderson,  of  the  Pope  company,  and  A. 
O.  McGarrett,  of  the  Overman  company,  were 
Chicago  visitors  Monday. 

Morgan  &  Wright  have  established  a  New  Eng- 
land shipping  depot  with  the  Elastic  Tip  Com- 
pany, 370  Atlantic  avenue,  Bo.ston.     Dealers  and 


repairers  can  buy  tires  and  parts  there  at  the 
same  prices  as  in  Chicago,  and  save  time  and  ex- 
press charges. 

It  wa.s  reported  in  Buffalo  last  week  that  George 
D.  Hazard  had  left  town  hurriedly.  Mr.  Hazard 
has  gone  oi't  of  business,  but  is  still  in  Buffalo. 
Cut  prices  are  given  as  his  reason  for  retiring. 

Attention  is  called  to  the  advertisement  of  Her- 
man Boker  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  who  are  offering 
Psycho  cycles  at  greatly  reduced  prices.  This 
matter  is  worthy  of  the  attention  of  the  rider  and 

the  agent. 

«  ♦  I 

Boy's  Road  Race  Saturday. 
The  Washington  Avenue  C.  C.  holds  a  fifteen- 
mile  road  .  race  Saturday,  the  start  and  finish 
being  at  the  pavilion  in  Washington  Park.  The 
handicaps  are:  J.  M.  Gilchrist,  Ned  McKey, 
8:00;  F.  Lyman,  7:30;  H.  Spear,  H.  W.  Craig, 
Lewis  Russell,  T.  Foot,  7:00;  J.  Stever,  H.  G. 
Philips,  6:30;  J.  B.  Blake,  A.  Kluefer,  6:00;  F. 
Dunham,  M.  C.  Eussel,  G.  Manierre,  C.  Porter- 
field,  5:30;  M.  Gillson,  F.  Linden,  S.  Garrett, 
4:30;  R.  Chase,  4:00;  F.  B.  Lyman,  F.  C.  Lewis, 
T.  G.  Vent,  3:30;  F.  S.  Young,  2:45;  H.  I^rd,  (i. 
R.  Forman,  2:00;  T.  Elliott,  H.  McKey,  :30; 
F.  B.  Lawrence,  H.  Ballard,  P.  M.  Walters, 
scratch. 


THE  MYSTERY  OF  THE  COLD  WATER  CLUB. 


'.''^  ¥..j.  . 


Mr.  Soakley,  member  of  the  Cold  water  (la.)  B.  C,  was  a  temperance  man  from  the  word  go.  He 
would  talk  temperance  to  the  boys  until  they  became  weary.  It  seemed  strange,  however,  that  his 
appearance  was  a  veritable  contradiction  to  his  preaching;  in  fact,  his  nose  loomed  up  out  of  his  fat  face 
like  a  strawberry  on  a  saucer.  But  as  Mr.  S.  occupied  a  very  dignified  position  among  the  good  people 
of  Sodawaterville  no  questions  were  asked,  and  the  color  of  his  countenance  remained  a  mystery  to 
them  all— until  when  one  day,  on  a  club  run,  he  lagged  behind  the  rest  of  the  party.  As  it  had  been 
his  custom  to  do  this,  at  first  no  attention  was  paid  to  his  absence.  As  he  staid  away  longer  than  usual 
this  time  his  frif  nds  became  alarmed  and  started  a  search  for  him.  Their  efforts  were  in  vain  for  a 
time;  they  finally  found  him,  but  in  what  a  condition!  He  was  exchanging  .pleasant  mumbles  with  a 
glass  filled  vrith  good  old  bourbon,  which  he  held  in  his  right  hand.  His  left  rested  gracefully  upon  a 
faucet  attached  to  the  frame  of  his  bicycle.  Of  course,  this  explained  his  absence,  his  nose,  and  his 
generally  soaked  appearance. 

It  is  needless  to  say  that  he  regretted  his  sins,  moved  into  another  state,  here  successfully  con- 
ducted a  saloon,  and  lived  happily  thereafter. 


Morgan  &  Wright  Tires 

ARE  GOOD  TIRES. 

Our  Foot  Pump  Is  Worth 


UNIVERSAL  CONNECTION. 
LENGTH,   i8  INCHES. 
FINELY  NICKELED. 
ALL  METAL. 
DISCOUNT  TO  TRADE. 

Ask  us  about  it  in  your  next  letter. 


MORGAN  &  WRIGHT 


-CHICAGO. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


^^tree^ 


Mr.  Rider ....      o 


Have  you  heard  some  dealer  or  traveling  man  tell  you 


is  "No  Good" 


That's  all  right,  he  is  paid  for  it,  that  is,  to  *•'  roast "  more  or  less  all  wheels  but 
his  own,  and  he  roasts  hardest  where  he  is 

MOST    AFRAID. 

You  had  better  take  the  testimony  of  disinterested  parties,  those  who  use  the  machine  every  day,  who 
have  paid  their  money  and  feel  they  have  received  their  money's  worth.  Send  for  our  "'Second  Broadside;" 
it  is  full  of  good,  true  letters  from  people  in  all  parts  of  the  country  who  say  our  1894  machine  is  even  better 
than  our  '93  pattern,  and  it  SIMPLY  KNOCKS  THE  SPOTS  out  of  all  the  very  best  of  all  the 
steel  machines.     They  Ought  to  know.     They  have  eaten  the  pudding.     Have  a  bite  with  us. 

ST.  L.  R.  &  W.  G.  CO.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Incorporated  1873.     Capital  $500,000. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


WE  KEEP  OUR  PROMISES 


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Western  Wheel  Works'  Crescent  Bicycles. 


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1894    CRESCENT,    $75.00. 

Straight  line  Frame.    Weight  36  lbs.    Geared  to 

60    in.     "Wheel  base  40  in.     Morgan  &.  Wright 

Pneumatic  Tires.    Made  in  8  different  styles 

and  sizes. 

$20.00    TO    $90.00. 
Get  Our  Catalogue .^-^^^■^. 


We  are  now  making  agencies  for  this  splendid  line  of  wheels  in  Wisconsin, 
Minnesota,  Michigan,  No.  and  So.  Dakota,  Northern  Iowa  and  Northern  Illinois. 

Secure  this  Valuable  Agency  NOW. 

WRITE      US    FOR    AGENCY     PROPOSITION. 


THORSEN    &    CASSADY    COIVIPANY, 

Western   Agent   Remington,  Lovell  Diamond  and  Western  Wheel  Works'  Cycles 
141  and  X43   Wabash    A  v.,    CHICAGO,    mention  the  referee. 


EVEN  NOVICES  MAKE  GREAT  TIME  ON 

WEBB  TIRES. 

Elgin- Aurora  Road  Race,  June  i6 — distance  22  miles — 
A.  P.  Hard,  first;  time  i  hr.  8  min.  51  sec. 

WEBB  TIRES  finished  first,  third,  sixth  and  ninth- 
four  prize  winners  out  of  six  sets  of  tires  in  the  race. 

WEBB  TIRES  are  the  easiest  to  attach  and  detach 
in  the  market.     There  is  no  exception. 


prt^.s  tl^-  huilon 
■JTu  hr&^doce,  the  rtsf^ 


PARKHURST  &  WILKINSON, 


148-164  Kinzie  Street, 


CHIC  A  CO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


TO   THE   DENVER   NATIONAL  MEET. 

Arraiigements  are  rapidly  nearing  completion 
for  the  National  League  Meet  in  Denver,  Colo- 
rado, August  13  to  18,  1894.  Keeping  pace  with 
the  different  committees  and  officers  having 
charge  of  this  approaching  event,  which  will  prob- 
ably go  down  in  the  annals  of  the  National 
League  as  the  most  enjoyable  summer  meeting 
ever  held,  we  find  the  Chicago  &  Alton-Union 
Pacific  through  line,  which  on  more  than  one 
former  occasion  has  proved  itself  worthy  of  the 
patronage  so  liberally  bestowed  upon  it  by  the 
wheelmen.  Airangements  are  complete  whereby 
through  trains,  through  sleeping  care,  dining  cars, 
and  baggage  and  express  cars  fitted  for  the  spec-al 


accommodation  of  the  wheelmen  and  their  wheels, 
will  be  run  by  the  Chicago  &  Alton-Union  Pacific 
through  line  from  Chicago,  Bloomington  and  St. 
Louis  to  Denver.  There  will  be  no  extra  charge 
by  "The  Alton"  for  this  special  service  over  and 
above  the  regular  excursion  rates  which  the  com- 
pany has  made  for  the  meeting,  which,  by  the 
way,  are  extremely  low.  Individuals,  delegates, 
officers  or  committees  having  the  transportation 
arrangements  to  make  for  themselves,  their  clubs, 
their  friends  or  families,  should  lose  no  time  in 
corresponding  with  the  undersigned  in  order  to 
obtain  the  lowest  rates  and  absolutely  the  best 
accommodations  to  and  from  Denver,  Colorado. 

R.  SOMEEVILLE, 

City  Passenger  &  Ticket  Agent,  Chicago  &  Alton 
R.  R.,  195  Clark  Street,  Chicago  Illinois.— Jdc. 

Irene  Cyc/e  Locks 

No.  0893  STEEL,  75c. 

No.  114  NICKEL  PLATED  BRASS,  $1. 


One  word  is  all  we  have  to  say. 

COMPARE 

not  only  our  price,  but  styles  and  quality  of  our 

BICYCLE   LOCKS. 
We  invite  the  test.    We  believe  the  judgment 
of  hundreds  auring  the  past  will  be  yours. 
Your  orders  solicited. 

SAFE  TV  SECURER,  Steel  Bar. 

398,  Steel,  50o.    400,  Brass,  75c. 
It  stcurely  locks  the  chain  between  sprocket 
wheels,  preventing  any  movemeiit.    "Thieves" 
cannot  steal  nor  "busybodies"  try. 

W.H.Dieffenbacher&Go., 

154-U6  LAKE  ST.,    CHICAGO. 

MKNTION  THB   REFCRCC. 


SLEEPLESS  CYCLING  AND  HEALTH. 


Men  Who  Have  Made  Wonderful  Rides  and 
Their  Condition  To-day. 
Since  the  journey  from  Land's  End  to  John-o'- 
Groat's  was  first  made,  the  Lancet  has  always  de- 
cried such  pertbrmances.  "It  is  true,"  says  a 
writer  in  the  Manchester  Guardian,  '  'that  there 
cannot  be  very  much  good  in  riding  day  and  night 
for  three  days  and  three-quarters,  and  very  little 
pleasure.  But  to  say  it  will  do  a  man  permanent 
injury  is  another  matter.  The  men  who  have  held 
the  Land's  End  to  John-o'-Groat's  record  are 
about  as  healthy  a  set  of  individuals  as  one  can 
possibly  imagine,  although  in  some  cases  it  is 
many  years  since  they  broke  the  record,  and  they 
have  had  a  good  spell  of  hard  physical  work  since. 
Take  J.  H.  Adams,  T.  R.  Marriott,  E.  Oxborrow, 
L.  Fletcher,  G.  P.  Mills  and  T.  A.  Edge.  Adams, 
since  he  rode  from  end  to  end,  has  for  ten  years 
been  a  constant  competitor  in  short-distance  races, 
he  has  won  more  amateur  championships  than  any 
other  man,  and  now  no  healthier  specimen  could 
be  found.  Marriott  is  getting  on  for  fifty  years  of 
age,  but  at  times  when  he  has  returned  from  a 
cycling  tour — his  holiday  is  always  spent  thus — 
he  rides  in  his  club's  road  races,  and,  partially  fit 
though  he  is,  the  youngsters  find  him  a  very  hard 
nut  to  crack.  When  G.  P.  Mills  eight  years  ago 
rode  five  days  with  but  six  hours'  sleep  the  Lancet 
gave  little  hopes  of  his  living  above  six  months, 
yet  he  is  with  us  still  and  enjoys  good  health  ap- 
parently, to  judge  from  his  recent  performance. ' ' — 
British  Sport. 


The  Gear  Mills  Used. 
The  fact  of  Mills  having  accomplished  his  record 
ride  from  Edinburgh  to  London  on  the  recently 
introduced  Bondard  or  Peveril  gear,  has  caused  a 
lot  of  talk  about  this  recent  invention.  I  have 
been,  so  far,  unable  to  get  a  look  at  a  machine 
thus  fitted,  but  I  have  seen  a  sketch  of  it,  and  for 
the  life  of  me  I  can't  make  out  where  the  advan- 
tage to  be  gained  comes  in.  It  appears  to  me  to 
consist  of  a  double  axle.  On  the  side  opposite  the 
chain  there  is  an  internally  toothed  gearing  on  the 
Sun  and  Planet  .system,  and  on  the  driving  wheel 
side  the  crank  pinion  is  smaller  than  the  hub 
sprocket.  It  therefore  seems  to  uie  that  it  really 
means  gearing  up  to  gear  down  again,  with  the 
addition  of  some  amount  of  weight  and  friction. 
On  the  other  hand  we  have  Mills'  ride  as  a  proof 
that,  to  say  the  least,  there  is  something  in  it; 
while  other  unbiased  men  who  have  tried  it 
speak  favorably  as  to  the  power  that  is  to  be  gained 
by  its  use.  Now  that  such  an  enterprising  busi- 
ness man  as  Mr.  M.  D.  Rucker  has  taken  it  up, 
whatever  advantage  it  possesses  over  machines 
geaied  in  the  ordinary  manner  will  not  be  hid 
from  the  light  of  day.  He  doesn't  make  many  mis- 
takes.— Sjjort  and  Play. 


Iowa  Division's  Programme. 
The  Iowa  division  meet  at  Oskaloosa  .luly  4  and 
5  promises  to  eclipse  all  pievious  Iowa  meets.  In 
addition  to  the  two  days'  racing,  there  will  be  the 
usual  banquet,  smoker  and  general  good  time.  It 
will  be  distinctly  a  league  afiair.  All  admission 
and  entertainment  is  free  to  league  members  who 
hold  1894  tickets  and  the  races  will  be  open  only 
to  members  of  the  league.  The  meet  will  be 
made  noteworthy  by  a  grand  Fourth  of  July  cele- 
bration, with  Henry  Watterson  as  an  attraction. 
The  wheelmen  will  participate  in  the  exercises  of 
the  d.ay.  The  Iowa  brigade  K.  of  P.  band  will 
enliven  the  races  by  its  presence;  and  aside  from 
the  usual  entertainment,  there  will  be  morning 
runs  and  a  night  parade  in  which  visiting  wheel- 
men will  be  expected  to  take  a  leading  part. 


Heartley  Machine,  Variety 

Iron  and  Tool  Works. 

Geo.  W,  Heartley, 

Toledo,  O., 

901-903-905    WAIEB,    Cor.    ZOCTTSI   ST. 

Manufacturer  Bicycle  Making 

Machinery  and  Tools. 

Special  Patented  Machinery  and  Tools  for  the  manu- 
facture of  Bicycle  and  Metal  Wheels,  Punches,  Presses, 
Dies  and  Drop  Forging  Dies,  etc.  The  New  Ideal  Self- 
Oiling  Adjustable  Punch  Chuck.  Famous  Roller  Power 
Welding  and  Forming  Machine,  for  Welding  Tires  on  all 
Irregular  Shaped  Work;  forms  Mud  Guards  and  drawing 
Brace  ends,  etc.  Rim  Roller  and  Truing  Machines.  Rim 
Sizing  and  Trueing  Tables.  Rim  Punches,  special  for 
Punching  Rims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
Pedal  Crank  Shaft,  and  pressing  in  Ball  Racer  Cups. 
Special  Spoke  Heading,  Bending  and  Threading  Machine. 
Sprocket  Chain  Stretching  Machine.  Spoke  Wheel  Vices 
and  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  for  heat 
ing  to  Weld  and  Braze,  etc. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 

ALLEN'S  DIGEST 

OF 

UNITED    STATES    PATENTS 

— FOR — 

Cycles  or  Velocipedes 

with  Attachments— 1789-1891,  two  Vols.,  1,503 
pages,  and  Cycle  monthly  of  the  CURRENT 
Issues  of  patents  containing  the  references  cited 
by  nmnber,  name  and  date  in  the  examination  of 
applications  can  be  seen  and  examined  at  the 


ofBces  of 


THE  REFEREE, 

134    Dearborn    Street,    CHICAGO 

— AND— 

21  Park  Row,  NEW  YORK. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


WHEN  ON 
YOUR  WHEEL 

wear— for  enjoyment,  for  ap- 
pearance and  to  save  your  walking 
clothes — one  of  our 

Bloomer 
Bicycle 
$7.50  Suits. 

It  ineludes  Coat.  Bloomer.  Ti  oiis 
ers  of  the  best  nil  wool  cassimere, 
and  Stanley  I.S94  Cap.  Suit  De- 
livered Free.  Write  for  samjjles 
and  booklet  tellintj  alt  about  our 
complete  bicycler's  outfit— Free. 

I'MON  BICYCLE  CLOTHfSC)  CO., 
Sl»  MarketSl.,         Chleaffo,  IIL 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


Use .. 


IGreasolene 

Jor^icycle  chainsi 


AFTER  YOU  HAVE  FOUND 

that  plumba2;o,  graphite,  soap,  etc.,  make  a  chafin 
clean  and  bright.  Then  you  will  waut  somethine 
that  lubricates.  Greaeolene  i8  the  stiifi.  Nothing 
met  on  tbe  road  will  faze  it,  Endoreed  by  the 
hardy  road  riders  of  Chicago.  2500  milee*"  worth 
put  up  in  a  collapsible  tube  for  25  cents.  Ask  your 
dealer  for  it.  Insist  on  Greaeolene.  A  trial  will 
convmce  you. 

LrBERAL  DISCOUNT  TO  THE  TRADE. 

J.  G.  OALROW,  MAKER.  WINNETKA,  ILL. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


HERE'S  NEWS. 


GREAT  NEWS. 


John  S.  Johnson  Has  Purchased 


THE 

SYRACUSE 

BUILT  FOR   USE 


THE    SYRACUSE. 

And  further  intends  that  his  brother  Anton,  another  flyer,  shall  ride  it  in 
all  his  races. 


THE 

SYRACUSE 

BUILT  FOR   USE 


MY!  BUT  THEY  ARE  COMING  OUR   WAY. 


WE  ARE  PLEASED  AND  SO  ARE  THEY. 


Have 


you 


heard 


THE 

SYRACUSE 

BUILT  FOR  USE 


racer? 


road 


that 


from  WM.  VAN  WAGONER, 


At  Lockport,  on  June  15,  he  made  12  miles  on  the  road  on  The  Syracuse,  In  the   World's  record  time  of 
32  min.,  13  sec.     The  Syracuse  is  built  for  Use  and  Victory. 


WESTERN  AGENTS- 


A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH  HARDWARE  CO.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Syracuse  Cycle  Co.,  Manufacturers, 


Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  U.  S.  A. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


To  the  Trade 


NEW  LINE  OF  MIDGET  AND  BEACON  LAMPS. 


OUR  PRICES  WILL  SURPRISE  YOU. 


Deliveries  in  any  quamity  can  be  made  at  once. 


We  Invite  Correspondence. 


Tk  GEORGE  PEARCE  COMPANY,  '( 

67  South  East  Street, 


JIENT!ON    THE    REFEREE 


INDIANAPOLIS,  IND. 


"  He  who  brings  the  buyer  and  the  seller  together  does  good  to  both." — Cobden. 

THOS.   WALLS,  President. 


T.  P.  WALLS,  Treasurer. 


JOHN  I.  WALLS,  Secretary 


Preliminary  Announcement. 


IMMENSE  AUCTION  SALE  fe  CYCLES 

We  have  notices  from  three  or  four  large  jobbers  that  they  will  sell  through  us,  in  June,  over  3,000 
Bicycles,  all  high  grade  '93  and  '94  goods.  This  will  be  the  largest  sale  of  wheels  ever  made.  Full  particu- 
lars later. 

THE    WEST    SIDE    AUCTION    HOUSE    COMPANY, 


Telephone  W.  592. 


209  and  211   W.  Madison  St.,  CHICAGO. 


Consignments  solicited.     Account  sales  rendered  and  settlements  made  in  cash  day  after  sale. 
References  by  permission  to  the  Hide  and  Leather  Bank,  Chicago. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


ANOTHER   FOOLISH  SCHEME. 


English  Licenses  Revoked  if  a  Rider's  Perform- 
ance Is  Advertised. 

The  licensing  scheme  of  the  N.  C.  U.  is  a  veiy 
fine  cofSn;  it  keeps  on  having  last  nails  driven 
into  it.  In  the  cause  of  purity  in  amateurism, 
many  strange  tricks  have  been  played,  and  not  a 
few  traps  have  been  laid,  but  the  latest,  sweetest 
and  most  glorious^  act  of  the  cycling  parliament 
transcends  all  others  in  its  sheer  insolence,  in  its 
cool  expectancy  that  a  man  will  pledge  himself 
and  a  large  circle  of  men  over  whom  he  has  no 
control,  and,  over  and  above  that,  that  he  will 
pledge  himself  to  abide  by  the  consequences  of  a 
forbidden  act  of  any  man  or  woman  in  the  whole 
world.  This  is  so  extravagant  as  to  be  scarcely 
credible  and  would  be  really  funny  in  a  comic 
play.  Possibly  the  union  men  are  living  up  to 
their  admission  that  their  scheme  is  a  tarce.  The 
special  or  trade  licensing  committee  has  revoked 
trade  licenses  with  one  fell  swoop.  All  their  dis- 
criminating has  been  wasted,  licensed  men  are  no 
longer  licensed ;  they  have  been  circularized  offi- 
cially on  behalf  of  the  licensing  committee  to  this 
effect,  that  a  license  will  be  issued  on  their  sign- 
ing the  following  form  of  undertaking.  Here  it  is 
in  its  entirety: 
To  the  licensing  committee,  National  Cyclists'  Union. 

Gentlemen:  I  hereby  agree  that  the  license  to  be  issued 
to  me,  in  pursuance  of  the  circular  letter  of  the  29lh  May, 
shall  be  at  once  revoked  in  the  event  of  any  record  win  or 
performance  made  or  done  by  me  being  advertised 
whether  with  or  without  my  consent,  and  whether  by  me 
or  by  any  maker  of  a  cycle,  tire,  part,  or  accessory  of  a 
cycle,  or  by  any  other  person  whatsoever.  And  I  further 
agree  that  you  shall  be  sole  judges  as  to  whether  any 
breach  of  this  condition  has  been  made. 

The  monstro  s  character  of  such  a  declaration  is 
self-evident.  Ihere  is  no  possibility  of  a  man  em- 
ployed by  a  firm  of  makers  pledging  himself  to 
accept  responsibility  for  the  advertisement  of  the 
firm  that  supplies  his  firm  with  chains  and  rims. 
Shorland  could  pledge  that  Humber  &  Co.  would 
not  advertise  his  wins.  S.  F.  Edge  could  do  the 
same  with  Eudge  &  Co. ;  but  what  control  have 
they  over  the  advertisements  of,  say,  the  Duulop 
or  the  Palmer  tire  ?  How  are  they  to  prevent 
lamp,  bell  or  tool-wallet  merchants  from  using 
their  names  ? — Irisli  Cyclist. 


Good-By  to  the  Quadrant. 
The  Quadrant  company's  Boston  store  is  to  be 
closed.     Mr.  Priest  is  expected  in  Chicago  shortly, 
when  the  local  branch  will  probably  close  also. 

JUST  WHAT  YOU  WANT  ! 

THE 


Pittsburg 
Stand  .  .  . 

(PATENTED). 


Simple,   Strong, 

J^ortable, 
Cheap  and  JBest. 

For  use  in  Sales  Room, 
Club  House,  or  Home. 

Price,  $1  each 

For  sale    by    leading 

bicycle  dealers. 

Liberal  discount  to 

the  trade. 

Manufactured  by 

Wm  M.  Justice 
&Co.. 

PITTSBURG,    PA. 

Uentlon  the  Beteree. 


Ever  Blister  Your  Fingers 


Trying  to  inflate  your  tires  with  that  little  Cigarette 
box  usually  given  with  wheels,  and    usually  called  by 

act  of  courtesy,  a  pump? 

You  buy  a  $125.00  wheel  and  get  a  20  cent  pump 
and  waste  $2.00  worth  of  labor  trying  to  open  a 
stubbon  valve • .     .     .     . 


Hay  &  WiLLiTS 

.70  N.  Pennsylvania  St,  Indanapolis,  Ind. 


CYCLONE  PUtIP  SEZLS  FOJt  $1  SO  and  $2.00. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


WHY  NOT- 


Yoiuir  Owe  PMtmr  ? 


OUR  CATALOGUE  TELLS  HOW.        -        -        SHALL  WE  SEND  YOU  ONE?  • 
We  Furnish  Complete  Outfits.  J 


CHICAGO 


THE  HANSON  &  VAN  WINKLE  CO.,  J 

Newark,  N.J.  NEW  YORK  • 


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POINTERS 


\  Strength,  Speed,  Weight, 


OIE  '  ^         ~"    I  Ease  of  Running. 

fJOHN  P.  LOVELL  ARMS  CO., 

NTL  Manufacturers  and  Jobbers  in  Arms,  Bicycles, 

Sporting  Goods, 

BOSTON,  MASS. 

Agents  Wanted. — Write  for  terms. 


L  Bicycle  Catalogue  free  to  all. 

Send  for  one  —  it  will  interest  you. 


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^ENTtON    THE    REFEREE 


"According  to  Hoyle 


Have  your  Bicycle   Repaired  and   Thoroughly    Over- 
hauled by  the  Veteran  Repairer. 

Over  twenty  years  factory  and  repair  shop  experience 
with  makers  c  t  Rudge,  Rover,  Rival,  Rapid,  Rambler, 
Premier,  Humber,  Singer,  Swift,  &c.,  &c.  Highest 
testimonials  from  American  and  English  flyers  of  the 
path. 

yiOKXn-prATiiro,  PA.iifxiif&, 

X!lfAMXlZl,IlfG,  EIC. 

Be  Bure  you  see^HOYLE,  2  and  4  La  Salle  Ave,, 
End;of  Foot  Tunnel. 

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FOR 

Bicycle  Repairing 

Use  our  new  9  inrh  and  10  inch 
Screw  Cutting 

JFOOT  I^ATHES, 

specially  designed  for  this 
class  of  work.  Write  for  cata- 
logue and  prices  of  lathes  and 
tools. 


Sebastian  Lathe  Co.,  ^""Lc^^l^f^,  a^"'' 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


$2  '  ^^/ee^  -  $2 


BUILT    TO    RIDE. 

RIDDEN    TO    WIN. 

The  Wairerley  renders  a  good  score  in  the  Road  Races 
held  on  Decoration  Day, 

Zig  Zag  Road  Hace,  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Decoration  Dap. 

Bonfield— 1st  and  Tim©  Prize,    Waverley.      O'Donnell— 2Qd,   Waverley.      Kurtz— 3rd. 
Robinson — 4th, 

Several  others  finished  later  whose  names  were  not  learned. 

Decatui'f  III.,  Road  Race,  Decoration  Day, 

From  the  Decatur  News. 

WAVERLEY      WINS. 

WHAT  THEY  RODE. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  prize  winners  and  the  wheels  they  rode: 
I.  B.  L.  Weaver— Waverley.     2.  Guy  Righter — Waverley.     3.  S.  Woods.     4.  W.  Coon- 
radt— Waverley.     5.  J.  Sanford,     G.    Roy  Hall.     7    Alvie  Wilson— Waverley.     8.    H. 
Stiuttle.    9.  Henry  Marcott     10.  Ira  Clokey.    11.  Ed  Eckels.    12.  Bob  Vail. 


Morrison,  111.,  Juno  I,  1894. 
Indiana  Bicyle  Co  ,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Dear,  Sirs;— April  2i,  1893,  I  purchased  of  jour  local  agent  a  Waverley  Scorciier. 
During  the  past  year  I  have  ridden  same  about  3,200  miles,  including  eleven  century 
runs.  The  wheel  is  in  just  as  perfect  condition  as  the  day  I  bought  it,  and  I  shall  con- 
tinue to  ride  it  the  rest  of  this  season. 

The  boys  all  consider  my  wheel  a  beauty,  and  some  of  them  are  very  sorry  they 
ever  invested  $150  in  the  so-called  high  grade  wheels  when  they  would  have  derived 
more  satisfaction  from  an  $85  Waverley. 

I  hold  the  Whiteside  County  road  records  from  Sterling  to  Morrison,  16  miles,  in  one 
hour  and  one  minute.  From  Fulton  to  Morrison,  13  miles,  in  37  minutes.  Two  of  my 
century  nms  were  made  under  eight  hours. 

My  wheel  has  given  entire  satisfaction  and  I  will  ride  no  otlier. 

Yours  respectfully,  Alfred  O.  Adams. 

Why  squander  $150  for  a  bicycle  when  you  can  get  a  better  wheel 
for  $85?    YouVe  got  a  good  head.     Think  this  out. 
Our  catalogue  is  free  by  mail. 


A  High  Grade  Wheel  Free. 


Indiana  Bicycle  Co., 


INDIANAPOLIS,  IND..  U.  S.  A. 


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Here  is  Your  Chance.  Boys  and  Girls. 

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To  the  person  sending  us  the  greatest  number  of 
paid  up  subscriptions  to  THE  AMERICAN  WHEELMAN 

by  July  I,  we  will  give  a  High  Grade  Wheel,  Ladies' 
or  Gentlemen's. 

Subscriptions  $2  per  year,  six  months  subscription 
at  $1  will  count  as  one. 

It  is  easy  work  getting  subscriptions  for 

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^^F  one  year  may  be  but  a  medicore  the  next.  The  development  of  the  bicycle  has  been  attained  by 
^"^  the  constantly  increasing  number  of  master  mechanics  devoting  themselves  to  the  improve- 
ment and  simplification  of  its  parts.  By  this  annual  addition  of  mechanical  mind  the  scope  of  this 
application  is  ever  broadening,  and  every  year  adds  to  the  questions  of  merit  to  be  decided  by  the 
inquiring  rider. 

THE    1894    NATIONAL 

Presents  improvements  valuable  to  all  riders  and  the  results  of  the  tests  of  their  value  are  in  evidence. 
Attention  to  detail,  care  in  the  manufacture  of  bearings  and  the  fitting  of  parts,  thoroughness  in  the 
inspection  and  gauging  of  each  and  every  piece,  modern  machinery  and  tools  and  knowledge  in  their 
use,  coupled  with  a  practical  mechanical  undeistanding  of  the  requirements  to  be  met,  have  produced 
the  National,  which  takes  its  position  as  did  Cassius,  "A  better,  not  an  older  soldier,  Brutus." 


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^^^A/W\AAn/WVW»>-«VVWVVWVW^ 


NATIONAL   CYCLE    MANT'G    CO., 


BAY    CITY.    MICHIGAN. 


<J\  Weeklj/  Record  and  Rbvilw  ofO'clingjind  TttL  CycuMG  Trade. 


VOL.  13,  No.  9. 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  JUNE  29.  1894 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


A  MILE  DONE  IN  1:56  FLAT. 


ON    THE    THIRD-MILE    WALTHAM    TRACK 
JOHNSON  DOES  THE  TRICK. 


The    Day    Anything    but    Perfect    for    Record- 
Breaking — Ran  Away  from    His   Pace- 
makers   at   the   Finish— Other 
Fast  Trials. 


BoSTOJf,  June  26. — [Special  telegram.] — The 
mile  ■world's  record,  flying  start,  was  brought 
down  a  few  notches  at  Waltham  this  afternoon, 
and  the  man  who  did  this  wonderful  r-erformance, 
eclipsing  all  others,  was  none  other  than  John  S. 
Johnson,  who  has,  for  the  past  year  or  so,  been 
looked  upoii  as  anything  but  the  fast  man  he 
proved  to  be.  Consequently  the  Boston  racing 
public  has  had  the  privilege  of  seeing  this  clean- 
cut  little  fellow  do  a  mile  in  1;56  flat.  This  per- 
formance proves  beyond  doubt  that  both  Johnson 
and  the  track  are  all  that  has  been  claimed.  No 
happier  trio  could  be  found  yesterday  than  John- 
sou,  Eck  and  Mr.  Bradstreet,  the  owner  of  the 
track.  They  Arere  as  happy  as  a  boy  with  his 
first  trousers.  Kecord  went  by  the  board  in  the 
presence  of  almost  1,000  spectators. 

C.  M.  Muiphy  came  witliin  six  seconds  of  the 
two-mile  record,  and  Arthur  Porter  came  within 
one  second  of  the  class,  a  record  created  by  him- 
self June  17.  Previous  to  trial  for  time  there 
were  several  races,  but  the  record  breaking  was 
the  most  important  feature. 

NOT   A   GOOD   DAY. 

The  afternoon  w.ts  anything  but  a  perfect  one 
for  record  breaking.  A  strong  wind  was  blowing 
fresh  across  the  track  and  the  sun  was  obscured 
from  view.  Twice  did  the  men  emerge  from 
their  training  quarters  before  essaying  the  feat, 
only  to  retire,  as  the  wind  was  blowing  too 
freshly. 

HOW   THE   EECOKD   FELL. 

It  was  soon  seen  that  if  the  record  was  to  go 
to-day  the  attempt  must  be  made  at  once,  so 
Johnson,  attended  by  Tom  Eck,  came  out  of  his 
quarters.  The  Murphy  brothers  on  a  tandem 
and  Callahan  and  Cutter  on  another,  did  the 
pacing.  A  few  laps  were  done  to  warm  up,  then, 
at  the  word  from  Eck,  the  trial  commenced.  The 
Murphy  brothers  fairly  tore  down  the  home- 
stretch, Johnson  hanging  on  with  build  >g  tenac- 
ity. Crossing  the  tape  the  starting  gun  was 
flred,  and  then  Johnson  said  something  to  his 
pacemakers.  They  increased  their  speed.  So 
rapidly  did  they  cover  the  ground  that  the  spec- 
tators iairly  held  their  breath  in  suspense.  The 
riders  were  out  for  a  record  and  proposed  to  have 
it,  and  by  their  excellent  work  covered  the  first 


quarter  in  28  2-5  sec,  and  the  fii-st  third  in  37 
sec.  The  Murphys  worked  with  a  will  and  John- 
son stuck  to  them  like  a  demon  to  Saul.  They 
reached  the  half  in  58  1-5  sec.  Then  Callahan 
and  Cutter  went  in  and  cut  pace.  They  picked 
Johnson  up  in  pretty  style,  and  on  the  back- 
stretch  seemed  to  run  away  from  him.  A  word 
from  the  ambitious  record-breaker  called  them 
back,  and  before  they  again  got  into  fast  work 
Johnson  was  on  even  terms  wioh  them.  This 
caused  a  loss  of  at  least  a  couple  of  seconds,  but 
the  tandem  team  soon  picked  up  and  brought 
Johnson  into  the  stretch  in  gallant  style.  Here, 
however,  the  paced  became  the  pacemaker,  for  he 
fairly  flew  away  from  them,  finishing  the  mile  in 
1:56,  which  now  stands  as  world's  record,  as  it 
lowered  Windle's  performance  by  four-fifths  of  a 
second. 

When  seen  in  his  dressing-room  Johnson  said : 
"This  is  the  fastest  tiack  in  the  world;  a  mile  can 
be  done  in  1 :50  on  it.  I  do  no  more  training  at 
Springfield."     This  shows  the  track  is  all  right. 

OTHEES   TEY  FOK    RECCED. 

An  attempt  was  made  by  C.  M.  Murphy  for  the 
two-mile  record  of  4:15,  held  by  Harry  Tyler,  but 
owing  to  poor  pacem.aking  and  the  heavy  wind  he 
was  unable  to  do  better  than  4:20  4-5.  Arthur 
W.  Porter  was  likewise  unsuccessful  in  an  effort  to 
lower  his  mile  record  of  2:06,  doing  no  better  than 
2:07.  AVhen  one  comes  to  consider  the  conditions, 
which  were  decidedly  against  the  men,  the  record 
of  Johnson  is  a  great  one.  Unfortunately  the 
timers  did  not  take  official  time  for  any  distance 
but  quarters  .and  the  mile.  Had  they  done  so  i 
is  probable  records  could  have  been  claimed  for 
other  distances  than  the  mile,  as  Johnson  must 
have  done  the  three-quarters  under  record.  Sum- 
mary : 

Third-mile,  open— H.  C.  Seavey,  1;  J.  C.  Wettergreen,  2; 
F.  M.  Haggerty,  3;  time,  :44  4-5. 

Mile,  invitation— E.  A.  McDuffee,  1;  F.  M.  Haggerty,  2; 
Gaston  Plaintiff,  3;  time,  8:40. 

Third-mile,  consolation— L.  Callahan,  1;  John  Bianchi, 
2;  F.  Mayo,  3;  time,  :46  3-5. 


WILL  TALK  ABOUT  GOOD  ROADS. 


A  Novelty  in  Rational  Dress. 

A  lady  is  reported  to  have  been  seen  in  Lincoln 
Park  with  something  of  a  novelty  in  the  line  of 
rational  dress.  '  'Not  that  it  was  immodest, ' '  quotes 
the  Inter  Ocean;  "it  was  merely  radical,  and  from 
an  artistic  standpoint  certainly  was  a  gem.  Per- 
haps it  was  a  Parisian  importation.  Of  a  light 
summer  material  of  light  chestnut  in  color,  it 
consists  of  a  blouse,  the  skirt  of  which  hung 
almost  to  his  knees.  Under  the  blouse  knee 
breeches,  comfortably  but  not  inartistically  loose 
and  quite  short.  Below  them  very  thin,  elastic 
tan  leggings.  The  wearer  was  physically  superb, 
sat  her  wheel  like  a  soldier,  and  was  altogether  a 
stunning  sight." 


Meeting  of  All  Those  Interested  to  Be  Held  at 
Asbury  Park  Next  Week. 

The  appended  extracts  from  a  letter  of  the  sec- 
retary of  the  New  Jersey  State  Road  Improvement 
Association  to  a  state  commissioner  of  agriculture 
will  be  of  interest  to  all  who  contemplate  attend- 
ing the  natioii.al  road  conference  at  Asbury  Park, 
N.  J.,  July  Sand  6. 

' '  The  conference  is  for  the  purpose  of  promoting 
organization  for  road  improvement  where  such 
organization  does  not  alreadj'  exist;  for  strengthen- 
ing the  hands  of  existing  organizations,  and  for 
the  gathering  and  dififasion  of  general  information 
on  the  subject  of  road  improvement. 

' '  We,  in  New  Jersey,  have  reaped  the  benefit 
of  good  organization,  and  its  results  in  practical 
legislation.  Several  of  onr  counties  have  now 
complete  road  systems,  and  road  building  by  state 
aid  is  fairly  inaugurated.  Full  details  of  our  ex- 
perience will  be  communicated  to  the  conference 
by  those  who  have  administered  the  state  aid  law, 
and  those  who  have  benefitted  by  it. 

"This  is  not  to  be  a  convention  of  delegates, 
but  a  conference  of  road  associations,  state,  county, 
township  and  municipal  autorities;  corporations, 
.and  individuals  concerned  in  road  imi^rovement. 

"We  are  in  communication  with  boards  of 
trade,  agricultural  societies,  wheelmen's  associa- 
tions, wagon  and  carriage  builders,  manufacturers 
of  road  machinerj',  as  well  .as  civil  engineers,  road 
overseers  and  supervisons  of  roads,  and  many  citi- 
zens interested  in,  but  not  oiEd.ally  connected 
with,  road  improvement. 

"We  meet  to  interchange  views  and  give  and 
get  all  the  information  we  can  to  promote  the 
cause  of  road  improvement.  Manufiicturers  of 
road  machinery  will  be  present  with  their  plants 
to  crush  rock  and  lay  down  roads,  materials  for 
which  will  be  furnished  by  the  municipality." 


A  Band  of  Cycling  Coxeyites. 

A  crowd  of  cycling  Coxeyites  is  to  pass  through 
Ohio  the  first  week  in  .Tnly.  Several  riders  at 
Cincinnati,  enthnsi.astic  in  the  improvement  of 
highways,  are  origanizing  a  company.  Their  pur- 
pose is  to  leave  Cincinnati  July  5  and  proceed  to 
Columbus,  where  they  will  strike  the  national 
pike  .and  follow  it  through  Zanesville,  Wheeling 
and  Pittsburg  and  on  to  W.ashington,  where  they 
will  advocate  the  passage  of  Coxey's  good  roads 

bill. 

1   »  ■ 

The  Illinois  State  Meet. 

Are  you  going  to  Quiucy?    If  so  Secretary  B.  F. 

WhitCj  704  Association  building,  Chicago,  wishes 

to  hear  from  you  at  once.     In  order  to  secure  a 

rate  from  the  railroad  company  it  is  necessary  that 

he  should  know  how  many  .are  going  and  whether 

on  July  2  or  3. 


AROUND     PARIS     AWHEEL. 


TROY  TALKS  ABOUT  THE   CONDITION   OF 
ZIM  AND  HIS  OTHER  MEN. 


The    "  Skeeter "    Will    be    Fit    in    a    Little 

While  —  Several    Big    Races    On    the 

Tapis— Linton  Won  a  Good  Race 

— Mr.  Clement  Home. 


Paris,  June  16. — Goiug  along  one  morning  to- 
wards the  Buffalo  track,  dreaming  about  the 
future  glories  of  the  America''  and  English  racing 
men  at  present  located  in  this  city,  I  walked 
almost  into  the  arms  of  a  gentleman  who  was 
muffled  up  in  an  overcoat  which  reached  to  his 
feet. 

"Pardon,  Monsieur,"  said  I. 

"Rather,"  said  he,  as  he  took  down  his  collar; 
and  I  found  it  was  Troy.  His  soft  felt  hat  was 
drawn  tightly  down  on  his  head,  similar  to  the 
Italian  "banditti." 

"Well,  Mr.  Eefekee  man,  consider  yourself 
•  lucky,  because  had  it  been  a  Frenchman  there 
might  have  been — an  argument." 

We  walked  towards  the  path,  chatting  about 
various  mattei-s,  the  weather  being  the  most  im- 
portant topic  of  conversation,  because  for  days  we 
have  had  nothing  but  rain,  wind  and  cold,  conse- 
quently training  has  been  almost  impossible  ex- 
cept under  diificulties. 

'  'Why, ' '  said  Troy,  "do  you  call  this  weather? 
Even  smoky  London  couldn't  give  this  points. 
Zim  has  a  nasty  cold,  which  has  thrown  him  back 
a  lot,  so  much  so  that  matters  are  not  at  all  satis- 
factory. The  boy  goes  regularly  to  bed  at  9:30, 
and  when  he  wakes  in  the  mornuig  he  appears  to 
be  heavy  -ind  drowsy.  Wait  until  the  weather 
breaks — then  Zimmerman  will  show  you  what  he 
can  still  do,  despite  the  crowiugs  of  some  of  the 
sceptics." 

"By  the  way,  I  notice  Starbuck  is  under  your 
wing. ' ' 

"Yes;  I  take  an  interest  in  him,  and  have  at- 
tached him  to  the  Raleigh  team. 

"He  is  riding  in  the  twenty -four  hour  path  r.ice 
(Bal  d'  or),  is  he  not?" 

"Rather;  and  he  won't  be  last  in  the  crowd.  I 
am  quite  satisfied  that  he  is  capable  of  a  good 
performance.  He  rode  wonderfully  well  on  the 
first  day  of  the  six-day  race  at  Madison  Square 
Garden;  then  again,  he  did  well  in  the  fifty-mile 
race,  on  which  occasion  he  whipped  a  good  field 
at  the  same  place.  He  is  a  dark  horse — keep  your 
eye  on  him." 

"What  about  Austin  Crooks?" 

"He  is  coming  on  by  degrees.  He  has  too 
much  fat,  but  his  big  heart  and  jiluck  carries  him 
through.  He  has  won  several  firsts.  Why,  at 
Lille,  on  the  4th,  he  won  a  2,40(l-metre  interna- 
tional, beating  such  good  men  as  Fossier  Jacque- 
lin,  Bupont  and  Dutrieux. 

The  "skeeter"  coming  up,  our  conversation 
ended. 

BAI,  D'OE  TWEKTY-FODE-HODE  EACE. 

This  event  is  run  on  June  23  and  24,  and  is 
eagerly  looked  forward  to  by  all  interested  in 
cycling.  There  is  a  chance  of  Frank  Shorland's 
record  going,  and  in  consequence  of  its  being  so, 
international  entries  close  on  Thursday  next,  but 
I  anticipate  the  list.  America  will  be  represented 
by  Starbuck,  Martin,  "Waller  and  Ashinger;  Eng- 
land by  Linton,  Lumsdeu,  Sansom  aud  Lucas, 
and  France  by  Williams,  Huret,  Stephane,  Hou- 
den,  Parmentier  aud  Masclet.  The  event  is  sim- 
ilar to  the  English  Cuca  Cup  race,  Menier,  the 
chocolate  manufacturer,  giving  the  prizes. 


Koster  &  Biall's  Hall  is  not  the  only  place 
where  there  is  a  special  room  for  storing  wheels. 
The  Ambigue  Theatre,  over  here,  has  followed 
the  example. 

LAP  TEIALS   AGAINST  TIME. 

An  interesting  competition  took  place  Thurs- 
day afternoon,  at  Buffalo,  running  lap  trials 
againist  the  watch;  but  bad  times  were  made, 
owing  to  the  heavy  head  wind  which  lasted  all 
the  time.  The  Englishman,  Barden,  won  the 
first  prize,  doing  25  sec.  dead  (333  metres).  None 
of  the  American  boys  entered  for  the  event. 

ANOTHER  EOAD   EACE — PAEIS-DINANT. 

This  race  is  to  be  run  Aug.  26,  when  a  new  fea- 
ture will  be  introduced.  Those  engaged  in  the 
event  will  wear,  on  the  arm,  a  badge  of  linen  in 
black  and  white,  which  badge  will  have  to  bear 
the  stamp  of  each  "controle"  (registering  place), 
so  it  will  be  impossible  for  any  errors  to  occur. 
The  value  of  the  first  prize  is  1,000  francs  ($200) ; 
second,  500  francs  ($100);  third,  300  francs  ($60). 


were  Linton  (Englishman),  Jules  Dubois  and 
Gucrry  (Frenchmen),  the  last  named  having  re- 
cently put  new  figures  to  the  fifty-mile  world's 
record.  I  need  not  enter  into  the  full  details  of 
the  race,  it  being  sufficient  for  me  to  state  that 
Linton  won  a  grand  race  by  one  lap,  (333  metres), 
the  second  man  being  Dubois. 

RACING   CYCLISTS'    LEAGUE. 

The  N.  C.  U.  will  possibly  have  to  contend 
against  the  above  league,  which  is  on  the  point  of 
being  formed  The  refusal  of  licenses  has  raised 
the  hornet,  which  will  ultimately  sting  them. 
The  action  of  the  English  cyclists  is  much  ap- 
proved in  this  country.  Mars. 


New  Club  at  Worcester,  Mass. 
A  club  has  been  formed  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  to 
be  known  as  the  Vernon  Bicycle  Club,  with  a 
membership  of  fifty.  All  niembers  of  the  club 
must  be  members  of  the  L.  A.  W.  It  is  the  in- 
tention of  the  promoters  to  hold  a  meet  in  the 


There  are  smaller  sums  in  proportion  offered  right 
up  to  the  fourteenth  man. 

EETUEN    OF   ME.    CLEMENT. 

This  prominent  French  cycle  manufacturer  has 
just  returned  to  Paris"  after  his  trip  to  the  states. 
He  is  enthusiastic  with  the  pleasant  and  agreeable 
reception  he  received  from  the  American  people, 
and  desires  me  to  state  this  through  the  columns 
of  ^^g/t/ee-  When  Mr.  Overman  comes  to 
Paris  he  may  look  out  for  a  great  reception. 

IMPORTANT    NEWS   ABOUT    ZIM. 

M.  Badnel,  the  director  of  the  Buffalo  and  Seine 
tracks,  is  about  taking  a  team  to  Geneva,  com- 
prised of  Zimmerman,  Kid  "NVheeler,  Baras  and 
the  brothers  Farman.  He  has  booked  a  date  for 
the  Geneva  track,  and  consequently  the  Skeeter 
will  first  race  in  Switzerland. 

FIFTY-MILE  MATCH    BETWEEN   THEEE  MEN. 

Sunday  last  the  three-cornered  match  of  fifty 
miles  took  place  at  the  Buffalo.     The  opponents 


fall.  Among  the  riders  arc  James  J.  Casey  and 
William  Krave,  considered  two  of  the  best  in 
Worcester.  The  officers  for  the  present  year  are: 
E.  T.  Gallagher,  president,  T.  E.  Griffin,  secre- 
tary and  treasurer;  J.  P.  Dyer,  captain;  T.  F. 
Hartnett,   first  lieutenant;    J.   F.    Casey,  second 

lieutenant. 

1  ♦  « 

Knee  Pants. 
The  wheelmen's  ball  a  thought  suggests — 

The  proverb's  oft  been  riven— 
We  should  not  throw  a  stone  to  strike 

The  glass  house  where  we're  living. 
Our  town  thrice  welcomed  the  "bike"  boys, 

We  wished  them  all  success. 
And  though  they  left  dress-suits  at  home 

We  love  them  nevertheless. 
The  maids'that  did  not  like  knee  pants, 

And  gave  their  grievance  airing. 
By  that  same  act  themselves  condemned 

And    some    things    iliey  were    wearing. — 
Owensboro  (Ky. )  Messenger. 


IT    HAS    COME    AT     LAST. 


ENGLISH   RACING  MEN  REVOLT  AGAINST 
THE  LICENSING  SCHEME. 


Forty  Cracks  Discuss  the  Situation  and  Present 
an  Ultimatum  to  the  N.  C.  U.'s  Gen- 
eral Committee,  Which  Acceeds 
to  Their  Demands. 


It  has  come  at  last — the  English  racing  men 
have  revolted,  formed  a  league  and  propose,  in  the 
future  to  have  something  to  say  in  racing  matter. 
The  following,  from  the  Ci/cTe,  is  a  condensed  story 
of  the  strike.  iS^/fe/Cc.  agrees  with  its  bright 
English  contemporary  on  the  failure  of  the  licens- 
ing scheme  and  hopes  the  Racing  Cyclists'  League 
■will  carry  its  point.     On  the  result  the  Cycle  says: 

"  The  racing  men  of  England,  exasperated  by 
the  arbitrary  and  unjust  manner  in  which  the  li- 
censing system  has  been  made  to  work,  are  at 
length  np  in  arms,  and  are  combining  to  obtain  a 
voice  in  controlling  the  legislation  which  directly 
aifects  them. 

"The  dissatisfaction  at  the  licensing  system, 
which  we  have  consistently  represented,  culmi- 
nated on  Friday  last  in  an  open  revolt  of  the  rac- 
ing men  gathered  together  at  Birmingham  to  com- 
pete for  the  championships  of  England.  These 
racing  men  were  the  pick  of  the  country's  cracks; 
they  came  from  all  parts,  and  with  one  voice  con- 
demned the  N.  C.  U.  for  its  attitude,  and  firmly, 
but  respectfully,  dem.inded  an  improved  state  of 
affairs.  A  crowded  and  enthusiastic  meeting  was 
held,  .and  after  a  lengthy  discussion  it  wasdec'ded 
that  none  of  the  forty  odd  men  wonld  mount  in 
ihe  championships  of  the  following  day  unless  the 
general  committee  of  the  N.  C.  U.  acceeded  to 
their  cl.iims.  Knowing  that  to  simply  demand 
an  immediate  abolition  of  the  licensing  scheme 
would  be  an  unconstitutional  request,  and  one 
which  the  general  committee  of  the  N.  C.  U.  was 
powerless  to  comply  with,  it  was  decided  that  the 
signatures  of  all  the  entrants  in  the  N.  C.  U. 
championships  should  be  attached  to  an  ultimatum 
to  the  following  effect : 

"Invipw  of  the  fact  that  the  licensing  scheme  has 
proved  iinworltable,  and  as  a  protest  against  the  arbi- 
trflry  manner  in  which  it  ha.s  been  administered  by  the 
lieensinp  committees,  we,  the  undersigned  racing  men, 
holders  of  N.  C.  U.  licenses,  refuse  to  ride  in  any  further 
races,  "under  N.  C.  U.  rules,  unless  the  licensing  scheme 
be  abolished,  or  a  sufficient  guarantee  be  given  that  the 
whole  question  be  gone  into  within  twenty-one  days,  and 
that  a  guarantee  be  also  given  that  no  licenses  be  with- 
drawn in  the  meantime,  in  consequence  of  this  decision. 

"  Every  racing  man  present  readily  afiSxed  his 
signature  to  this  ultimatum,  and  a  committee, 
consisting  of  C.  P.  Sisley,  Frank  P.  Wood,  .1. 
Mackenzie,  P.  W.  Scheltema-Beduin  and  A.  C. 
Hills,  was  elected  to  represent  the  racing  men. 

"Next  morning  the  ultimatum  was  presented 
to  the  members  of  the  general  committee  of  the  N. 
C.  U.,  and  although  they  were  at  first  disposed  to 
treat  the  movement  lightly,  they  soon  began  to 
see  the  seriousness  of  the  position,  and  that  the 
racing  men  were  firm  and  meant  business.  To 
further  strengthen  the  racing  men's  hands,  the 
union  oificials  were  threatened  by  the  proprietors 
of  the  track  whereon  the  championships  were  to  be 
held,  that  if  the  .advertised  entrants  did  not 
mount,  they  would  require  a  very  large  indem- 
nity in  c.TSe  the  ground  should  be  wrecked  by  the 
crowd.  Accordingly  the  N.  C  U.  officials  had  to 
give  way  with  the  best  grace  they  could  muster, 
and  the  racing  men's  representatives  took  back 
the  following  document: 

"  We,  the  UDdersigned  members  of  the  general  commit- 
tee of  the  union,  undertake  that  we  will  at  the  nest  meet 


ing  of  that  bo<ly,  on  Monday,  June  IS,  propose  a  motion 
for  a  special  general  meeting,  at  which  the  abolition  of 
the  licensing  rules  shall  be  proposed,  and  we  will  all  vote 
for  the  calling  of  such  council  meeting,  and  will  use  our 
personal  induence  with  the  other  members  of  the  general 
committee  to  that  elTect,  and  we  give  our  personal  assur- 
ance that  we  will  oppose  any  action  against  any  man  in 
consequence  of  anything  that  has  been  done  up  to  this 
time.'^ 

"To  this  were  appended  the  signatures  of  Rob- 
ert Todd,  E.  B.  Turner,  J.  H.  Hurley,  J.  A. 
Church,  H.  L.  Clark,  F.  P.  Low  and  W.  H. 
Halliwell.  This  guarantee  the  racing  men  agreed 
to  accept,  under  the  circumstances,  and  tints  they 
saved  tlie  N.  C.  U.  championship  meeting  from 
ruin  and  wreckage. 

During  the  day  the  unsportsmanlike  treatment 
Jaap  Eden,  Lehr,  Lurion  and  Nelson — .all  foreign 
visitors  entered  for  the  championships — helped  to 
fan  the  fl.ame  which  had  risen,  and  the  racing  men 
having  secured  one  victory,  were  in  a  suitable 
mood  to  take  advantage  of  their  strong  position. 
Accordingly  the  propos.al  to  form  a  racing  men's 
le.ague,  which  w.as  brought  forward  at  a  meeting 
held  after  the  championships,  was  recaved  with 
acclamation,  and  among  the  founders  of  what  is 
likely  to  prove  a  most  powerful  combination,  with 
great  possibilities  of  doing  good  work  on  behalf  of 
the  thousands  of  racing  men  tip  to  the  present  un- 


organized, and  without  a  voice  in  controlling 
their  own  affairs,  are:  Lewis  Stroud,  P.  W.  Brown, 
G.  E.  Osmond,  H.  Champeny,  L.  Ains worth,  F. 
W.  Weatherley,  U.  L.  Lambley,  G.  A.  Heuson, 
W.  Hodge,  P.  W.  Scheltema-Beduin,  Frank  P. 
Wood,  H.  B.  Hoch,  T.  Osborne,  T.  A.  Palmer, 
W.  Brodbridge,  A.  E.  George,  G.  Hunt,  J.  Green, 
C.  G.  Thiselton,  R.  Roderwald,  A.  C.  Hills,  G.  C. 
Cheveau,  F.  W.  Polchampton,  W.  C.  Jones,  A. 
Greaves,  H.  W.  Bradbury,  P.  L.  Renouf,  W.  God- 
win, R.  C.  Ayton,  W.  Henie,  J.  A.  Robertson,  E. 
A.  Dodd,  A.  J.  Watson,  E.  James  .and  C.  P.  Sis- 
ley. 

"  The  league  has  made  an  excellent  start  with 
this  representative  list  of  supporters,  and  the  work 
of  organization  is  being  rapidly  pushed  forward 
by  the  working  committee.  The  league's  first  ef- 
forts will  be  directed  towards  obtaining  adequate 
representation  in  the  union  for  the  racing  men,  so 
that  they  may  have  ^ome  voice  where  they  have 
hitherto  had  none.  A  strong  protest  is  also  being 
drawn  np  ag.ainst  the  present  licensing  scheme, 
and  every  licensed  racing  man  in  the  country  will 
be  invited  to  sign  it.  At  the  special  council  meet- 
ing to  be  held  in  three  weeks'  time  this  protest 
vrill  be  formally  handed  to  the  union,  and  is 
bound  to  carry  great  weight.  The  Racing 
Cyclists'  League  is  a  body  which  can  do  great 
things  for  the  sport,  and  it  is  setting  to  work  on  a 
reasonable  and  constitutional  basis. 

"  Its  first  aim  must  be  perfect  organization   and 


thorough  unity;  but  it  is  not  setting  itself  np  in 
opposition  to  any  existing  union  or  .association, 
and  whatever  it  may  ultimately  eflect  in  the  way 
of  reform  on  the  racepath,  its  methods  wilt,  we 
hope,  .always  be  marked  by  moderation  and  good 
sense" 


COMMENT  AND  CRITICISM. 


Official  Recognition  Slow— Bloomers— The  Cycle 
Board  of  Trade. 

An  interesting  experiment  was  tried  yesterday  by  Post- 
master Hesing  to  test  the  value  of  the  bicycle  as  a  means 
of  delivering  mails.  Two  special-delivery  messengers 
were  given  seven  messages  each  to  be  delivered  over  the 
same  circuit.  One  of  them,  A.  E.  Smith,  was  given  a  bi- 
cycle, while  the  other,  Straube,  was  told  to  deliver  his 
messages  by  means  of  the  street  cars  and  elevated  roads. 
The  contest  resulted  in  a  complete  victory  for  the  bicycle 
man,  who  started  out  at  10:95  o'clock  and  returned  to  the 
postofHce  at  12:00  o'clock.  Straube,  starling  out  at  the 
same  time,  did  not  return  until  1:4.5  o'clock.  The  result 
of  the  race  will  be  sent  to  Washington  with  a  request  that 
the  postofifice  department  give  its  official  sanction  for  the 
use  of  bicycles  in  the  special-delivery  service. 

Official  recognition  of  anything  new  or  anything 
outside  of  the  time-honored  ruts  of  official  red 
tape  is  proverbially  slow,  hence  it  is  that  the  post- 
office  department  has  just  begun  to  experiment 
with  the  cycle  in  order  to  discover  facts  which 
were  well  known  to  everybody  outside  of  official 
influence  pretty  nearly  a  decade  ago.  Postmaster 
Hesing  has  learned  a  verj'  simple  and  well  known 
(to  others)  problem — that  a  man  on  a  bicycle  can 
cover  about  four  times  as  much  territory  in  a  given 
time  as  a  man  on  foot;  also  that  the  man  on  the 
bicycle  is  entirely  independent  of  broken  cables 
or  open  bridges  and  that  it  doesn't  cost  five  cents 
per  ride  every  time  he  changes  his  route.  It  has 
taken  a  long,  long  time  to  disabuse  a  certain  class 
of  minds  of  the  idea  that  "none  but  dudes  ride 
them  things' '  and  to  replace  this  fallacious  but 
popular  doctrine  wi.h  the  plain,  hard  doctrine  of 
common  sense  and  every-day  experience.  Of 
course  the  bicycle  man  would  be.at  the  other  chap; 
but  he  ought  to  have  been  in  more  than  an  hour 
and  a  half  ahead  of  the  man  of  shoe  leather  and 
street  cars,  every  thing  else  being  equal. 
*        *        * 

The  National  Board  of  Trade  of  Cycle  Manufac- 
turers has  at  last  made  a*  move  by  being  incorpo- 
rated under  the  laws  of  New  York.  If  name  has 
anything  to  do  with  success  it  ought  to  be  a 
mighty  successful  organization.  Those  who  at- 
tended to  the  preliminary  meeting  of  the  thing, 
however,  are  not  particularly  impressed  with  its 
probable  usefulness.  Nevertheless  it  is  a  step 
toward  a  very  necessary  object,  and  even  if  the 
N.ational — and  the  rest  of  it — does  fall  very_  short 
of  attaining  the  position  such  an  organization 
should  possess,  it  is  to  be  hoped  it  will  not  stand 
in  the  way  of  a  trade  association  for  the  real  ben- 
efit of  the  cycle  manufactmeis  and  dealers. 
Judging  from  a  recent  letter  from  Mr.  Gormully, 
he  nmst  have  had  a  very  sudden  change  of  heart, 
for  he  denies  having  had  or  having  any  desire  to 
have  a  place  on  its  board.  Phcebis. 


Not  All  Parisians  Like  Bloomers. 
Last  year  persons  wearing  cycling  costumes 
were  not  admitted  to  the  paddock  of  the  Autenil 
t'-ack.  At  Longchanips,  Paris,  this  year  wheel- 
men will  be  allowed  in  the  paddock,  also  lady 
cyclists — if  their  costumes  are  proper  and  they 
wear  a  skirt.  Those  with  zouave  trousers  will  be 
refused  admission. 


Courts  Made  Him  Pay. 
The  couris  of  Turin,  Italy,  have  condemned 
Cody,  "the  king  of  cow  boys,"  to  pay  450  francs 
($90)  to  Fortunato,  the  wbeelm.an.  The  450 
francs  is  the  amount  of  a  wager  for  a  horse  vs. 
bicycle  match  won  by  Fortunato. 


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ABOUT    TEE    1895    CYCLING    SHOW. 

It  has  already  been  annonuced  that  a  cycle 
show  will  he  held  in  Chicago  next  winter.  A 
company  has  been  formed  by  gentlemen  who  con- 
trol the  cycling  journals  of  that  city  for  the  pur- 
pose of  operating  it.  Having  been  close  observers 
of  the  methods  employed  by  other  promoters,  not 
only  in  the  United  States  but  in  England  as  well, 
their  confidence  in  their  ability  to  conduct  a  show 
successfully,  and  in  a  manner  conducive  to  the 
best  interests  of  the  trade,  is,  perha^is,  natural. 

So  far  as  we  are  advised,  no  real  effort  has  yet 
been  made  toward  the  promotion  of  :t  show  in 
any  other  city.  New  York  and  Buffalo  have  been 
referred  to  by  the  press,  the  former,  naturally, 
being  regarded  with  some  favor.  In  a  budget  of 
matter  sent  out  to  the  press  by  the  secretary  of 
the  trade  association,  too,  a  reference  is  made  to 
New  York  which  would  lead  the  unobserving  to 
suppose  that  the  national  show  had  been  made  a 
fixture  in  that  city  for  all  time.  As  a  matter  of 
fact,  we  believe,  the  association  has  recognized  no 
movement  in  this  direction. 

Chicago  and  the  great  west  needs  a  show  and  is 
eniiiled  ■  to  it.  No  exhibition  of  importance,  or 
that  could,  by  any  stretch  of  the  imagination,  be 
called  national,  has  ever  been  held  in  this  country 
one  hundred  miles  or  more  away  from  the  Atlan- 
tic. The  result  is  that  only  a  small  proportion  of 
the  country's  agents  have  been  able  to  attend. 
We  believe  it  would  be  strictly  in  conformity 
with  facts  were  we  to  state  that  not  five  per  cent 
of  the  agents  whose  homes  are  500  miles  away 
from  New  York  city  in  any  direction  have  ever 
attended  a  cycle  show.  It  is  time  these  agents 
were  given  a  chance  to  see  what  is  going  on  in 
the  world;  to  mingle  vrith  the  trade  at  large  and 
to  ascertain  by  what  means  the  better  posted 
dealers  of  the  east  conduct  and  improve  the  busi- 
ness. 

The  west  needs  a  stimulant.  However  enthu- 
siastic one  may  be,  and  no  matter  how  full  of 
vigor,  one  cannot  stand  outside  of  the  bakery  and 
thrive  on  the  aroma  arising  from  the  sweetmeats 
with  which  the  more  fortunate  dally  on  the  in- 
side. We  have  seen  this  exemplified  the  present 
season.  The  bulk  of  the  business — and  a  far 
larger  proportion  of  it  than  most  people  imagine, 


too — has  always  been  done  in  the  east,  but  this 
year  appearances  indicate  that  the  proportion  will 
be  larger  than  usual.  The  trend  of  the  salesmen 
has  been  eastward.  The  sport  has  boomed  in  the 
east  this  spring  far  more  than  in  the  west.  The 
west  nseds  a  tonic.  It  needs  the  injection  of  new 
energy,  new  ideas.  It  needs  something  to  show 
the  western  agent,  the  western  rider  and,  most  of 
all,  the  western  public  the  wonderful  progress 
cycling  has  made.  To  secure  all  this  we  need 
more  attention  to  the  west  at  the  hands  of  the 
governing  bodies  both  of  sport  and  trade.  If  the 
eastern  factories  were  content  to  cater,  year  after 
year,  to  the  same  set  of  agents;  if  they  desired  to 
confine  the  bulk  of  their  business  to  the  compara- 
tively narrow  confines  of  a  few  Atlantic  states — 
then  it  would  be  well  enough  to  dump  the  show 
down  in  their  midst  once  every  twelve  montns. 
But  the  manufacturer  doesn't  want  that.  The 
history  of  cycling  in  this  vast  country  shows  ex- 
traordinary liberality  on  the  part  of  those  makers 
who  have  been  able  to  afford  it  in  their  endeavors 
to  cover  the  whole  ground,  to  set  at  defiance  the 
thousands  of  miles  which  separate  the  ends  of  the 
continent  and  to  drive  their  trade  and  their  influ- 
ence on  civilization  everywhere.  An  opportunity 
now  presents  itself  for  all,  irrespective  of  size, 
inespective  of  wealth,  to  join  in  the  movement; 
to  place  the  wheel  more  prominently  before  a 
great  western  public  and  to  educate  it  up  to  the 
standard  already  attained  by  its  eastern  friends. 

For  these  reasons  every  one  connected  with  the 
management  of  the  Chicago  show  has  absolute 
faith  in  its  success.  No  one  has  the  least  doubt 
tl  at  the  sympathy  and  assistance  of  the  trade  as- 
sociation will  be  gained,  despite  the  predomi- 
nance of  eastern  interests  in  its  management. 

Chicago  wants  all  the  trade,  in  or  out  of  the 
association,  big  or  little,  old  or  new,  to  be  inter- 
ested in  its  show,  and  promises,  through  her 
cycling  press,  which — we  say  it  with,  we  hope, 
pardonable  pride — has  found  it  necessary  to  lower 
its  colors  to  that  of  no  other  city  in  the  world, 
that  the  management  shall,  in  no  matter,  however 
small,  fall  short  of  anj'  heretofore  held. 

We  commend  to  the  maker,  to  the  agent  and  to 
our  contemporaries  in  other  cities,  which  have  the 
real  interests  of  the  trade  at  heart,  a  careful  con- 
sideration of  these  facts,  in  the  hope  that  the 
Chicago  show  may  receive  at  their  hands  the 
same  cordial  support  which  has  been  accorded 
eastern  events  by  the  trade  and  press  of  Chicago 
and  the  west  in  years  gone  by. 


ANOTHER  MOSSBACK. 
Out  at  Aurora,  111. ,  a  town  so  close  to  Chicago 
that  no  excuse  exists  for  a  display  of  such  gross 
ignorance  as  has  been  forced  upon  its  good  people, 
there  resides  a  thorough-going  mossback  editor 
who  combines  with  his  ignorance  of  current  events 
many  of  the  qualities  generally  attributed  to 
maiden  ladies  of  forty-five  and  upward.  Two 
weeks  ago  a  road  race  occurred  in  Aurora.  Here 
was  the  mossback's  opportunity.  He  hates  wheel- 
men and  all  devotees  of  manly  sport,  and  so,  in 
his  report  of  the  event,  absolutely  ignoring  truth 
of  course,  he  told  of  how  "many  of  the  riders  were 
completely  exhausted,  while  some  came  in  with 
blood  oozing  from  their  mouths  and  nostrils." 
Not  content  with  this  he  made  the  same  and  other 
equally  preposterous  statements  a  day  or  two 
later,  while  commenting  on  the  death  of  a  wheel- 
man at  Moline.  Strange  as  it  may  seem  to  this 
person  the  public  has  no  sympathy  with  the  lugu- 
brious ideas  ho  seeks  to  inculcate  in  the  public 
mind.  Just  so  long  as  bicycles  are  made,  proba- 
bly, riders  will  race.  That  all  may  do  so  wisely 
we  do  not  claim,  but  we  have  a  decided  objection 


to  the  employment  of  absolute  falsehood  in  the  at- 
tempt to  injure,  in  the  public  mind,  this,  the  fin- 
est of  outdoor  sports  Happily  the  people  of  Au- 
rora are  too  far  advanced  to  jiermit  any  such 
impudence  to  influence  their  opinions. 


DON'T  BE  A  MONKEY! 
The  constant  wail  of  the  press,  no  matter 
whether  its  complaint  be  based  on  just  grounds  or 
not,  invariably  leaves  a  not-easily-shaken  impres- 
sion on  the  public  mind.  If  the  public  "saw  it  in 
the  paper"  there  must  be  something  in  it,  in  the 
intelligent  public's  opinion.  Therefore  the  con- 
s'ant  outcry  of  the  press  against  "the  bicycle 
stoop"  is  harmful  to  the  sport.  Few  wheelmen 
have  any  great  amount  of  sympathy  with  this  out- 
cry and  yet  all  of  us  see,  almost  daily,  on  our 
streets,  riders  who  seem  to  delight  in  assuming 
the  most  grotesque  positions  of  which  their  frames 
are  capable.  .  These  are  the  people  who  do  the 
harm.  The  racing  man — and  there  will  always 
be  racing  men  on  our  boulevards  as  long  as  the 
law  allows  them — has  a  right  to  stretch  his  back 
and  his  neck  too,  for  that  matter.  His  purpose  is 
obvious.  But  the  assumption  of  a  monkey-on-a- 
stick  attitude  is  inconsistent  with  a  five-mile-an- 
hour  pace  and  shows  the  culprit  to  be  devoid  ot 
care  for  public  opinion,  the  interest  of  the  sport 
and,  last  of  all,  his  own  well-being. 


ZIMMERMAN'S    SUCCESSOR. 

Although  the  season  is  pretty  well  advanced 
the  successor  to  Arthur  A.  Zimmerman  as  ama- 
teur champion  of  this  country  has  not  been  un- 
earthed, and  when  that  individual  is  found  we 
question  if,  in  all  respects,  he  will  be  a  worthy 
one.  The  indications  at  present  are  that  he  will 
be  selected  from  among  Sanger,  Berlo,  Tyler, 
Johnson  and  Titus,  though  it  :s  by  no  means  im- 
probable that  Bliss,  Dirnberger,  Lumsden  or  Tay- 
lor might  come  in  for  the  honor.  At  least  it  has 
been  a  game  of  see-saw  between  Sanger,  Johnson, 
Bald  and  Tj'ler,  with  Titus,  Taylor  and  Murphy 
close  up.  One  would  think  Sanger  the  best  of 
this  lot,  but  he  has  done  no  better  than  the  others 
so  far,  nor  as  well,  in  fact.  Johnson  has  shown 
more  speed  in  time  trials,  but  has  not,  by  any 
means,  led  the  field  more  than  his  share  of  times 
down  the  homestretch. 

Sanger  has  been  sick,  or  played  sick,  or  some- 
thing of  the  kind,  on  several  occasions,  but  has 
managed  to  deport  himself  exceedingly  well  at 
others  for  a  fellow  not  feeling  at  his  best.  Tyler, 
from  all  reports,  has  not  yet  reached  the  top  notch 
of  condition.  Fred  Titus  has  made  an  excellent 
showing;  Bald  has  been  riding  as  well  as  any  one; 
Bliss,  Lumsden,  Githens  and  Dirnberger  have 
not,  in  reality,  begun  their  season's  campaign; 
Taxis  is  laid  up  for  repairs. 

Naturally  one  looks  for  this  year's  champion 
from  among  the  class  B  men,  the  big  guns,  but  it 
is  not  unlikely  that  a  class  A  man  may  bob  up 
and  scoop  everything.  Tbere  is  a  host  of  them — 
in  every  state — and  they  are  riding  even  faster 
than  the  paid  amateurs.  From  the  even  way  the 
class  B  men  are  riding  one  might  think  it  a  "put- 
up  job, "  but  in  view  of  the  fact  that  they  repre- 
sent so  many  different  machines  this  theory  must 
give  way  to  the  argument  that,  up  to  date,  one  is 
little  better  than  the  other.  Whoever  shall  step 
into  Zim's  shoes  will  find  they  do  not  fit  him. 


THE  RAGING  MEN'S  REVOLT. 
The  close-fisted,  narrow-minded  policy  of  the 
N.  C.  U.  regarding  licenses  has  about  ruined  ama- 
teur racing  in  England,  or  would  have  cone  so 
had  not  the  racing  men  been  party  to  a  sudden 
and,  apparently,  effective  revolt.     From  its  incep- 


tion  the  licensing  scheme  has  been  a  rank  failitre 
— ^an  injustice  to  the  sport  and  the  trade.  It  has 
been  the  means  of  driving  into  professional  ranks 
the  best  men  England  had;  it  has  been  tlie  direct 
cause  of  the  loss  of  the  one-mile  championship;  it 
has  sei  racing  back  a  peg  or  two,  Avliereas  the  gov- 
erning body  should  have  advanced  it. 

Those  who  are  responsible  for  ihe  English  ama- 
teur rules  do  not  take  kindly  to  our  two-class  ar- 
rangement, but  it  must  be  said  that  the  liberal 
policy  of  the  league  has  done  more  to  advance 
racing,  and  consequently  the  sport  and  trade,  than 
anything  else,  whereas  Ihe  case  is  quite  revereed 
in  England.  There  appears  to  be  such  a  thing  as 
being  altogether  too  good.  The  Englishmen  are 
purists  with  a  vengeance — so  good,  in  fact,  that 
they  are  apt  to  be  looked  upon  with  suspicion. 
Their  extremely  white  amateur  mantle  must  soon 
fall,  else  it  will  be  the  means  of  !  reeding  humbug- 
gery  and  deceit. 

Racing  men  are  at  all  times  willing  to  be  gov- 
erned, but  they  have  been  played  beyond  the 
limit  and  now  propose  to  have  a  word  or  two  to 
say  themselves.  They  intend,  through  their  re- 
cently formed  league,  to  dictate  to  the  N.  C.  U. 
It  will  be  an  easy  matter  for  this  racing  men's 
league  to  number  among  its  members  every  racing 
man  of  any  prominence  in  all  England.  Then 
ground  owners  and  meet  promoters  must  come  to 
them — and  the  big  bugs  in  the  N.  C.  U.  will  be 
turned  down. 

America  needs  no  racing  men's  league.  Up  to 
date  the  two-class  arrangement  has  worked  to  per- 
fection and  has  resulted  in  grand  radng,  with 
men  of  somewhere  near  equal  ability  being  pitted 
against  one  another. 


A  QUESTION  OF  AUTHORITY. 
Even  now,  when  all  seems  so  quiet  and  peace- 
ful, there  is  war  between  the  league's  executive 
committee  and  the  publishers  of  the  Bulleiin. 
Twice  has  Secretary  Bassett  been  sent  to  Chicago 
to  assume  control  of  the  paper,  without  having 
done  so.  The  publishers  simply  say  him  nay; 
the  secretary  wires  the  committee;  the  committee 
wires  him  to  go  to  Boston ;  he  goes — gladly — and 
there  you  are!  Nobody  seems  to  know  just  what 
the  row  is  all  about.  The  league  wants  to  boss 
the  job  and  the  publishers  having  possession  re- 
fuse to  allow  it  to  do  so.  We  presume  there  are 
some  other  matters  hinging  on  this  and  which 
will  come  to  light  sooner  or  later.  Meanwhile 
those  who  know  won't  tell. 


We  regretted  to  see  a  child  eulogized,  in  one  of 
Monday's  papers,  as  "the  only  thirteen-year-old 
girl  who  ever  made  a  century"  over  the  Elgin- 
Aurora  course.  The  child's  parents,  if  she  has 
any  and  they  are  able,  should  prevent  a  repetition 
of  so  foolhardy  a  performance,  while  the  ladies  of 
the  party  should  by  all  means  discourage  it.  We 
take  it  for  granted  that  they  were  in  no  way  re- 
sponsible for  the  first  attempt,  which  can  result 
only  in  harm  to  thj  young  rider. 


Sprinkled  Tacks  on  the  Road. 

The  cycle  haters  have  sewed  carpet  tacks  for  the 
second  time  in  one  of  the  avenues  of  Brussels. 
Four  cyclists  returning  from  the  Groendael  races 
had  their  tires  perforated  through  the  work  of 
pneumaticides.  The  entrance  to  the  park  resem- 
bled a  vast  hospital  where  the  cyclists  examined 
their  pneumatics  and  tried  to  repair  them 


CENTURY  WINS  THE  M.  A.  C.  C.  BANNER. 


Reward  Offered. 
Lost,  June  2G,    flat,  gray  paper-covered  packet 
of  racing  men's  photos,  between  Chicago  Athletic 
Club  and  Ct/ding  Life  office^    Keward  for  prompt 
delivery  at  latter  place. 


Philadelphia's  Crack  Club  Finishes  Eighty- 
three  Men  Out  of  Eighty-six. 

Philadelphia,  June  25.  —  The  Century 
Wheelmen  Saturday  demonstrated  the  right  to 
occup3'  a  place  in  the  front  rank  of  road-riding 
organizations  of  the  country  when  they  captured 
first  place  in  the  annual  century  run  of  the  Metro- 
politan Association  of  Cycling  Clubs,  having 
eighty-three  survivors  out  of  a  total  of  eighty-six 
starters.  This  record  is  all  the  more  creditable 
when  the  hot  weather  is  taken  into  consideration. 
There  were  between  500  and  600  starters  from 
Newark,  and  of  this  large  number  only  about  350 
finished  at  Asbury  Park  within  the  prescribed 
time,  and  of  this  number  eight-three  were  Cen- 
turions. General  Humidity  got  in  his  deadly 
work,  and  men  dropped  out  by  the  dozen,  o\ving 
to  the  excessive  heat,  the  thermometer  registering 
100°  at  some  of  the  towns  on  the  route.  Of  the 
fifteen  ladies  who  started  only  five  finished. 

The  start  was  made  from  Washington  Park, 
Newark,  at  5  a.  m.  Carl  Von  Lengerke,  captain 
of  the  Atalanta  Wheelmen  of  Newark,  set  the 
pace  for  the  first  stage  of  the  journey,  and  did  his 
work  well,  keeping  up  a  steady  grind  and  arriv- 
ing on  schedule  time;  indeed,  the  run  was  on 
time  at  almost  every  point  along   the  route.     A 


strong.  The  survivors  were  met  at  Interlaken, 
outside  of  town,  by  the  mayor  and  councilman, 
accompanied  by  a  brass  baud  and  a  goodly  dele- 
gation of  local  wheelmen.  Cannons  boomed  and 
fireworks  flared  all  along  the  route  to  the  finish. 
Second  prize  was  captured  by  the  Montclair 
Wheelmen,  and  third  goes  to  the  Manhattan  Bi- 
cycle Club.  In  the  ranks  of  the  Century  Wheel- 
men rode  Harry  Wright,  the  veteran  base  ball 
manager  and  present  chief  of  umpires  in  the  na- 
tional league.  The  Asbury  Park  Wheelmen  did 
honors,  and  Senator  Bradley  tendered  the  use  of 
his  Koman  baths  to  the  dusty  horde.  On  Sunday 
the  visitors  were  taken  to  Manasquan,  Champion 
Zimmerman's  home,  where  the  plunder  gathered 
by  that  worthy  during  many  years  on  the  path 
was  inspected,  and  after  dinner  the  out-of- 
towners  were  escorted  to  the  station  and  em- 
barked for  home. 

NEW  YOKK  TUBNEK  CYCLERS'  CENTURY  KUN. 

The  second  annual  visit  of  the  New  York  Turner 
Cyclers  to  their  Philadelphia  brethren  last  Satur- 
day and  Sunday  was  hugely  enjoyed  by  the  par- 
ticipants, and  the  Gofhamites  are  loud  in  their 
praises  of  the  reception  tendered  them.  Leaving 
New  York  at  3:30  a.  m.  on  Saturday,  they  fol- 
lowed the  century'route  through  Jersey,  via  Tren- 
ton, to  this  city,  arriving  in  town  at  9  p.  m., 
where  they  were  taken  in  hand  by  the  reception 


The  Ocean  Hotel,  Asbury  Park. 


roundabout  route  was  necessary  in  order  to  make 
the  full  100  miles,  which  led.  the  run  through  the 
most  beautiful  part  of  northern  New  Jersey.  The 
roads,  generally  speaking,  were  good. 

Paterson  was  reached  at  6:40  a.  ni.,  and  at 
Montclair,  farther  on,  the  Montclair  Wheelmen 
had  spread  a  tasty  lunch  along  the  roadside  for 
the  thirsty  and  hungry  riders.  The  heat  was  be- 
ginning to  be  felt  and  the  run  was  stretched  out 
for  a  distance  of  eight  or  ten  miles.  At  New 
Brunswick,  which  was  reached  at  12  o'clock,  only 
457  arrived  safely,  the  rest  having  dropped  out 
en  route.  Century  lost  one  man,  eighty-five  re- 
porting for  d'nuer.  One  and  a  half  hours  had 
been  set  apart  for  this  necessary  function,  but  the 
extreme  heat  had  told  on  many  of  the  riders,  and 
it  was  not  until  2  o'clock  that  the  bugle  sounded 
for  the  mount. 

Red  Bank  was  reached  at  5:45,  according  to 
schedule.  A  reception  committee  met  the  run  on 
the  outskirts  of  the  town  and  acted  as  an  escort 
to  the  town  hall,  where  a  lunch  was  served  of 
milk,  iced  tea,  lemonade  and  sandwiches.  The 
run  was  strung  out  to  such  a  length  that  it  was 
nearly  8  o'clock,  two  hours  after  the  leaders 
reached  this  point,  that  the  last  man  passed 
through.  Quite  a  number  dropped  out  here,  al- 
though the  sea  breeze  was  beginning  to  freshen 
things  a  little. 

The  van  of  the  procession  reached  the  Ocean 
Hotel,  at  Asbury  Park,  at  exactly   7:45,  over  300 


committee  and  bathed  inside  and  out,  though  no 
ivith  the  same  liquid.  On  Sunday  a  short  ride  to 
inspect  the  beauties  of  Fairmount  Park  and  an 
elaborate  dinner  at  the  headquarters  of  the  Phila- 
delphia Turner  Cyclers  were  enjoyed  by  visitors 
and  hosts,  after  which  the  former  were  escorted  to 
Broad  street  station,  where  they  took  the  train  for 
home.  The  visit  is  to  be  returned  later  in  the 
season. 

CHIEF   CONSUL    BOYLE,    THE    CYCLERS'    FRIEND 

The  ordinance  introduced  into  the  council  by 
Mr.  Patton,  relative  to  keeping  cyclers  off  Chest- 
nut street  between  the  hours  of  10  a.  m.  and  4 
p.  m.  has,  through  the  efforts  of  Chief  Consul 
Boyle,  who  is  assistant  district  attorney  of  this 
city,  been  laid  over  until  autumn  meeting  of  the 
council,  when  the  matter  will  be  discussed  at 
length  by  the  city  fathers.  Mr.  Boyle  has  issued 
an  appeal  to  the  local  cyclers  cautioning  them 
against  abusing  the  privileges  they  now  possess, 
and  intimating  that  the  result  of  the  discussion  of 
this  ordinance  by  our  sapient  solons  will  depend 
very  much  on  the  manner  in  which  they  (the 
wheelmen)  comport  themselves  in  the  interim. 
That  the  chief  consul's  appeal  has  met  with  in- 
stant recognition,  the  discontinuance  of  protests 
from  pedestrians  attests.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that 
Mr.  Patton  will  see  things  in  their  proper  light, 
when  the  cyclers  indicate  by  their  future  conduct 
that  they  are  repentant,  and  vdW  hold  no  more 
road  races  or  trick-riding  exhibitions  on  our  most 
crowded  thoroughfare. 


(S^M'fl  (  Hambler  nMl  Juno  )  'H-t 


Cant  Read  It?     That's  Easy! 


It  is  a  clipping  from  a  native  paper  published 
at  Bombay,  India.  It  simply  pays  the  usual 
compliments  to  THE  RAMBLER,  saying 
"it  is  the  fastest,  best  and  most  popular 
bicycle  made." 


NO     BO  UN  DA  RIES 


Limit  The  Sphere   Of  Rambler    Popularity. 


The  earth  is  girded  by  Rambler  riders — and 
thus  does  the  world  pay  homage  to  "high 
art"  in  cycle  building. 


IF    NOT—WHY    NOT,    JOIN    THE     "WELL     MOUNTED?" 

Rambler  agents  solicit  comparisons.     Catalogue  free. 


GORMULLY  &  JEFFERY  MFG.  CO., 

85  Madison  Street,  174  Columbus  Avenue,  1325  14th  Street,  N.  W.,  Cor.  57th  Street  and  Broadway,  27  Union  Street, 

CHICAGO.  BOSTON.  WASHINGTON.  NEW  YORK.  COVENTRY,    Eng. 

419-421  Flatbush  Avenue,  Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  201  Woodward  Ave., 

BROOKLYN,  N.  Y.  DETROIT,    MICH. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


RELIGION  AND  ADVERTISING. 


An  Interesting  Communication  Anent  a  Late 
Sermon. 
It  has  already  been  told  how  a  certain  preaehcr 
in  a  Massachuseits  town  preached  a  sermon  to  cy- 
clists and  illnstrated  it  by  means  of  a  couple  of 
Keating  cycles  mounted  on  the  pulpit.  Not  all 
the  good  people  seem  to  nvjee  that  the  scene  was 
in  all  respects  proper.  A  writer  contributes  the 
following  interesting  letter  on  the  subject  to  the 
Springfield  Bepuhlican: 

Springfield,  Mass.,  June  11  — Your  correspondent  was 
very  sorry  to  miss  the  Keating  wh*  el  devotions  in  Willi- 
mansett,  but  he  has  read  the  advertisement  of  the  church 
and  the  firm,  and  the  sermon  on  "Wheeling  to  the  Celes- 
tial city,"  and  has  not  wondered  that  so  many  wheelmen 
come  over  to  the  North  end  liridge  and  seem  to  think  that 
West  Springfield  is  on  the  way.  We  have  always  thought 
so;  and  of  course  a  really  religious  ride  could  not  have 
anything  better  in  it  than  the  First  churcli  spire  or  the 
general  orthodox  feeling  that  you  have  as  you  whirl 
along,  of  a  certain  refined  churcbliness  in  tlie  scenery. 
It  is  always  a  Sunday  landscape  over  here.  We  are  be- 
ginning to  see  in  these  bicycle  days  tlmt  the  gospel  if  it 
i:j  to  adapt  itself  to  the  times  must  be  taken  at  long  range; 
and  we  are  wondering  if  we  are  not  just  far  enough  away 
from  Springfield  to  do  siime  real  evangelislic  work  and 
attract  you  on  ball-bearings  and  pneumatic  tires  to  eter- 
nal truths. 

We  have  no  Keating  Baptists  here,  but  negotiations  are 
in  progress  which  will  probably  end  in  our  having  a  Pope 
manufacturing  church  at  the  toot  of  Mittineague  hill. 
There  are  rumors  also  that  other  denominations  will  be 
duly  represented,  and  it  was  asserted  yesterday  on  good 
authority  that  if  the  Overman  Christians  can  find  a  site 
at  the  end  of  a  good  road,  far  enough  off  to  do  any  real 
good,  we  will  soon  have  a  Victor  chapel  rising  out  of  the 
woods— for  Springfield  church-goers.  Several  designs 
have  been  offered  for  the  Columbia  church,  and  it  is 
thought  the  building  can  be  at  once  historical,  advertis- 
ing and  religious.  It  follows  in  the  main  the  early  re- 
naissance (of  bicycle  architecture)  and  is  planned  like 
the  old  high  bicycle  of  years  ago  in  a  horizontal  position, 
so  that  seen  from  above  it  will  be  a  perfect  memorial  of 
those  dear  old  reverent  header  days  when  men  were  first 
beginning  to  teach  the  world  the  religious  possibilities  of 
riding  a  bicycle.  The  main  auditorium  wilt  have  the 
graceful  lines  of  the  big  front  wheel  model;  and  the  little 
wheel  behind  with  the  curving  corridor  leading  to  it  will 
be  used  for  a  chapel,  bicycle  check-room  and  Sunday- 
school  library.  The  Keating  idea  of  having  two  bicycles 
in  the  pulpit  to  help  the  minister  to  a  plan  for  his  sermon 
is  ob.iected  to  by  some  of  our  good  people  as  advertising 
the  manufacturer  more  than  the  bible  and  as  giving  the 
apostles  a  rather  commercial  air,  but  it  is  thought  that 
the  prejudice  will  be  overcome.  The  Christian  endeavor 
society  will  distribute  Sunday-school  quarterlies  and  Co- 
lumbia catalogues  at  the  close  of  the  sermon,  and  invite 
all  to  remain  to  the  after  service. 

It  is  a  wonder  that  no  one  has  seen  before  that  if  it  is 
proper  for  good  Christians  living  on  a  "railroad,  in  the 
country  to  advertise  Castoria  on  their  henneries,  it  is 
equally  proper  for  good  Christians  to  advertise  a  particu- 
lar make  of  bicycle  in  their  churches.  We  are  in  great 
need  of  putting  reUgion  and  business  together,  and  of 
course  it  is  a  deal  easier  to  put  them  together  in  "Our 
model  No.  10"  Sunday  service  than  during  the  week;  but 
while  there  is  no  reason  to  object  to  a  service  for  wheel- 
men, there  is  certainly  a  difference  between  a  service  for 
wheelmen  and  a  service  for  the  wheels.  We  are  accus- 
tomed to  seeing  at  a  concert  in  big  letters  the  name  of 
the  music  firm  on  the  piano,  but  what  are  the  newspapers 
going  to  do  if  a  business  firm  can  hire  a  whole  church 
and  have  the  praises  of  its  wares  sung  forth  with  the 
accompaniment  of  religion  and  a  pipe  organ?  Who  will 
want  to  pay  for  ten  inches  in  a  newspaper  column  when 
we  have  a  pulpit,  or  why  in  the  clothing  business,  for  in- 
stance, buy  a  real  live  donkey  to  walk  with  trousers 
through  the  streets— as  we  saw  the  other  day— when  a 
minister  can  be  had  tor  half  the  price?  Why  should  peo- 
ple object?  Does  it  make  a  church  service  any  less  true 
to  have  an  advertisement  expressed  or  implied  in  it?  and 
if  a  clergyman  can  pay  the  expenses  of  his  Sunday-school 
by  making  advertising  allusions  in  the  course  of  his  ser- 
mon why  shouldn't  he  do  it  and  give  anything  that  is  left 
over  to  foreign  missions?  Perhaps  the  heathen  would 
think  it  irreverent,  but  it  would  do  them  good  to  be  con- 
verted, and  then  they  could  be  gradually  evolved  into  the 
ability  to  put  religion  and  business  together.  There  is 
little  doubt  that  the  street  railway  company  would  be  in- 
terested in  having  street  car  services — at  a  good  10-cent 
distance,  and  why  shouldn't  some  struggling  church  near 
Springfield  establish  a  well-advertised  vesper  service  for 
Goddords  and  get  help  on  their  pastor's  salary  from  some 


enterprising  firm  interested  in  themselves  and  the  gospel? 

Advertising  is  getting  to  be  a  fearful  and  wonderful 
thing.  There  is  almost  nothing  left.  Cliffs  tell  us  of 
soap,  and  we  are  scrawling  our  needs  and  ambitions  all 
over  the  beautiful  earth.  The  sea  is  growing  daily  more 
beautiful— because  nothing  can  be  printed  on  it,  and  the 
very  sky  has  been  appropriated  down  in  New  Yoi  k  for 
business  purposes.  We  saw  the  advertisement,  stretch- 
ing across  the  heavens,  thrown  from  a  powerful  electric 
light,  "Houses  to  let,"  a  few  weeks  since,  and  it  fluttered 
on  the  dark  clouds  across  the  universe  the  name  of  a  real 
estate  firm- and  seemed  to  wave  it  in  the  face  of  God. 
And  the  stars  marched  on.  One  almost:  had  to  rub  one's 
eyes.  We  had  always  heard  of  mansions  in  the  skies, 
but  thought  that  New  York  was  the  last  place  they 
would  be  advertised  in. 

What  next?  Now  that  we  have  made  a  poster  of  infi- 
nite space,  it  is  no  wonder  that  we  begin  to  see  the  ad- 
vantage both  to  religion  and  bicycling  of  making  a  bill- 
board of  the  gospel  and  a  run  and  picnic  of  the  New  Tes- 
tament—with lemonade.  We  repeat:  There  is  a  differ- 
ence between  a  bicy:;le  service- in  its  place— and  bicycle 
advertising  in  a  church;  a  difference  between  a  minis- 
ter's riding  a  wheel  he  has  bought  in  the  streets  and  rid- 
ing a  wheel  the  house  of  God  has  been  bought  with  in  the 
pulpit.  Let  us  gladly  grant  ihe  best  of  motives,  all  man- 
ner of  mitigations  and  explanations  in  an  individual  in- 
stance, the  fact  remains  that  a  church  that  signs  the  ad- 
vertisement of  a  service  with  the  name  of  a  particular 
firm  is  guilty  of  trading  with  what  ought  to  be  the  unap- 
proachable dignity  of  sacred  things.  We  face  on  all 
sides  a  grave  danger  in  the  worship  of  God  which  we  can 
not  afford  to  trifle  with,  and  with  all  welcome  to  all  that 
brings  religion  and  living  things  closer  together,  may 
that  reverence  which  is  forever  the  freshness  and  the 
childhood  of  the  human  spirit,  be  always  upon  our 
churches,  and  the  cross  of  Christ,  which  is  the  tender 
symbol  of  sacrifice  for  all  the  world,  be  held  too  high 
above  suspicion  to  have  our  advertisements  written 
across  it— or  our  love  of  gain  printed  with  its  simple  mes- 
sage. 

But  the  writing  of  the  very  name  of  the  cross  makes  it 
hard  to  misjudge.  It  was  confusion.  It  was  a  blunder. 
It  was  not  meant — but  this  is  what  it  means.  This  is  its 
effect  upon  the  public  mind.  The  intention  will  take  care 
of  itself;  but  the  consequences  need  to  be  openly  dealt 
with,  and  all  earnest  men  must  face  the  trend  of  the 
time,  and  fight  the  danger  that  is  all  around  us.  There 
must  be  something  that  cannot  even  be  suspected  of 
being  bought.  Gerald  Stanley  Lee. 


Not  So  Shocking. 


She  might  have  been  taken  for  a  bloomer  girl, 


but  she  wasn't. — Life. 


Nat  Butler  is  now  riding  a  Lovell  Diamond. 


PROGRAMME    OF    THE    NATIONAL    MEET. 


Arrangements  Being  Made  for  Tours,  Recep- 
tions, Races,  Etc. 

From  the  Denver  EcpuUkan  it  is  learned  that 
the  executive  committee  in  charge  of  the  arrange- 
ments for  the  national  meet  in  August  is  rapidly 
formulating  a  programme  for  the  occasion.  The 
details  have  not  been  definitely  settled,  but  a 
general  outline  has  been  arranged.  The  meet 
begins  Monday,  Aug.  13,  and  lasts  during  the 
entire  week.  Coliseum  hall  has  been  engaged 
and  will  be  the  headquarters  of  the  league.  Here 
bureaus  of  information  will  be  established  and 
open  house  will  be  kept  continually. 

Monday  loreiioon  will  be  devoted  to  the  recep- 
tion of  arriving  delegates  and  visitore  and  their 
assignment  to  their  stopping  places.  On  Monday 
afternoon  a  big  parade  will  occur,  to  be  followed 
by  short  runs  about  the  city.  In  the  evening 
will  be  held  the  formal  reception,  preceded  by  an 
entertainment. 

Tuesday  will  be  "touring  day."  In  the  morn- 
ing four  divisions  will  start  upon  runs.  The  first 
will  go  by  rail  to  Palmer  Lake  and  take  a  tifty- 
eight-mile  coast  from  the  top  of  the  Divide  to 
Denver,  stopping  en  route  at  Perry  Park. 

Tbe  second  division  leaves  the  city  at  7  a.  m. 
and  rides  to  Greeley  and  return,  providing  a  cen- 
tury run  for  the  ambitious  ones.  The  third  divi- 
sion goes  over  the  same  road  to  Platteville  and 
return,  a  ride  of  seventy  miles,  and  the  fourth  to 
Brighton,  only  a  twenty-five  mile  ride.  Dinner 
will  be  provided  at  Greeley,  Platteville  and  Brigh- 
ton, free  to  all  wheelmen.  In  the  evening  an 
informal  entertainment  will  be  held  at  head- 
quarters. 

On  Wednesday  the  monster  league  picnic  will 
probably  occur.  Mount  Lookout,  above  Golden, 
has  been  thought  to  be  the  best  location.  There 
are  several  routes  of  varying  length,  and  the  trip 
can  be  made  partly  or  wholly  on  wheels,  or  by 
other  mode  of  transportation.  This  evening  will 
be  left  unoccupied. 

Thursday,  Friday  and  Saturday  will  be  the 
great  race  days.  The  mornings  will  be  devoted  to 
trial  heats,  and  the  afternoons  to  the  races.  The 
new  one-third-mile  track  at  Broadway  Athletic 
Park  is  rapidly  assuming  form,  and  will  be  made 
one  of  the  best  in  the  country. 

On  Thursday  evening  will  occur  the  grand  ball 
at  the  Coliseum.  The  grand  illuminated  parade 
will  occur  on  Friday  evening,  followed  by  a  ban- 
quet. A  farewell  reception  and  entertainment 
will  take  place  ou  Saturday  evening,  at  which  the 
prizes  will  be  presented. 

The  touring  committee  will  arrange  a  ride  from 
Denver  to  Colorado  Springs  and  Manitou  after  the 
meet,  and  it  is  expected  that  more  than  1,000 
wheelmen  will  participate.  The  ascent  of  Pike's 
Peak  will  be  made,  and  the  more  daring  will  in- 
dulge in  the  finest  "coast"  in  the  world,  from  the 
summit  to  Manitou. 


Half    Rate    to  Asbury   Park  and    Return,    via. 
B.  &  0.  R.  R. 

On  account  of  the  National  Educational  Associ- 
ation meeting,  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad 
will  sell  excursion  tickets  to  Asbury  Park  and  re- 
turn, July  7,  8  and  9,  at  the  rate  of  $22  for  the 
round  trip.  Stop-over  privileges  will  be  granted 
at  Philadelphia,  Baltimore  and  Washington;  also 
at  Deer  Park,  Oakland  and  Mountain  Lake  Park, 
the  famous  summer  resorts  of  the  Allegheny 
Mountains. 

Tickets  will  be  good  to  return  via.  Niagara 
Falls  without  additional  cost. 

For  particulars  apply  at  City  Ticket  Office,  No. 
193  Clark  street,  Chicago. 


The  Tire  Question. 


IN  selecting  single  tube  tires  wheelmen  should  not 
lose  sight  of  the  fact  that  in  the  face  of  the 
strongest  opposition,  the  grand  achievements  of  the 
Columbia  Tire  have  turned  the  tide  of  popular  favor 
to  this  form  of  construction. 

The  Columbia  is  every  day  demonstrating  its 
right  to  claim  the  leadership  among  the  Pneumatic 
Tires  of  the  world  as  the  simplest,  fastest,  mo^t  dur- 
able, and  easiest  to  repair,  either  temporarily  or 
permanently. 


Hartford  Rubber  Works  Co., 

Hartford,  Conn. 


MENTrON  THE   REFERS 


The  national 


Showing    application   of  Chain   Adjust- 
ment. 


SIMPLE. 
NEAT. 


POSITIVE. 
EFFECTIVE, 


Nothing  to  break  or  bend. 
Worked  by  the  fingers. 


IMPROVEMENTS  AHEAD    OF    ALL    OTHERS. 


NATIONAL   CYCLE    MIANT'G    CO., 


BAY    CITY.    MICHIGAN. 


VICTORY  FOR  WHEELMEN. 


MASSACHUSETTS  RIDERS  WILL  NOT  HAVE 
TO   CARRY  LANTERNS. 


The  New   Law  Provides  for  a   Speed   of   Ten 

Miles   an   Hour,   and  that   Bells  Must 

Be    Carried  —  Wheelmen    Will 

Celebrate. 


Boston,  June  25. — There  is  great  rejoicing 
among  the  wheelmen  of  Massachusetts;  they  have 
won  a  most  glorious  victory  over  the  cities  and 
towns  of  the  state  in  securing  the  enactment  of  a 
new  law  regulating  the  use  of  bicyeles  and  other 
vehicles,  and  have  at  the  same  time  killed  not 
only  the  famous  Durant  bill,  but  all  regulations 
governing  the  use  of  the  road  by  cyclers  horeto- 
fore  existing.  This  new  law,  which  goes  into 
operation  on  July  14,  is  the  only  one  ever  passed 
by  the  legislature  which  is  of  vital  importance  to 
the  cyclers,  and  furthermore  is  the  only  one  of  di- 
rect benefit  to  them.  It  places  a  uniform  law  on 
cycles  thronghout  the  state;  provides  that  a  wheel 
shall  not  be  ridden  faster  than  ten  miles  an  hour, 
and  that  a  suitable  bell  shall  be  attached  thereto. 
It  also  makes  special  provisions  for  the  granting  of 
licenses  to  ride  faster  than  ten  mile  an  hour,  thus 
permitting  road  racing,  and  practically  legalizing 
that  branch  of  the  sport.  Not  one  word  does  it 
say  about  a  lantern,  and  as  it  kills  all  town  or 
city  heretofore  existing  regulations  regarding  bi- 
cycles and  prevents  the  enactment  of  further  laws 
by  towns  or  cities,  the  cyclers  will  not  be  forced 
to  carry  lanterns  on  and  after  July  14.  The  lan- 
tern law  has,  indeed,  been  a  hardship  for  the 
wheelmen  of  the  state.  Some  towns  had  them  and 
others  hadn't,  and  in  order  to  be  on  the  safe  side 
one  had  to  carry  a  lantern  with  him  wherever  he 
might  go. 

Then  again,  in  many  small  towns,  the  local 
officials  were  ever  vigilant  and  watchful  for 
cyclers  without  lanterns,  and  would  often  waylay 
them  and  bring  them  before  the  justice.  It  was, 
indeed,  hard  lines  for  the  men  who  got  canght, 
and  more  than  one  cycler  has  sworn  vengeance 
against  the  blue-coated  police  of  the  Newtons  and 
Saugus.  The  euactmeiit  of  this  law  was  secured 
mainly  throngh  the  efforts  of  Chief  Consul 
Perkins,  who  has  fought  the  lantern  regulations 
of  the  several  cities  and  towns  with  a  determina- 
tion to  win  or  die.  And  he  has  won.  When  the 
Durant  bill,  which  provided  that  the  speed  should 
not  exceed  six  miles  an  hour  and  that  cyclers 
shonld  dismount  when  within  twenty  feet  of  a 
vehicle,  was  first  proposed,  the  chief  consul  made 
a  journey  to  the  state  house  and  by  attending 
every  hearing  upon  the  matter,  finally  induced 
the  committee  to  permit  of  his  drafting  a  pro- 
posed bill.  This  he  did,  and  not  only  did  he 
draft  the  bill  but  he  worked  hard  for  its  enact 
ment  As  will  be  seen  by  reading  the  bill,  it 
does  not  place  any  particular  hardship  upon  the 
rider,  but  rather  gives  him  everything  his  own 
way  The  pen  with  which  the  governor  signed 
the  bill  making  it  a  law  is  now  in  the  possession 
of  Chief  Consul  Perkins,  who  preserves  it  as  a 
souvenir  of  his  latest  most  successful  battle  with 
the  state  legislature.  This  is  a  week  of  war  with 
officials.  The  battle  for  a  revision  does  not,  how- 
ever, end  here,  lor  the  local  cyclers  have  petitioned 
the  park  commissioners  to  repeal  the  lantern  law 
in  the  public  parks,  and  now  that  the  state  legis- 
lators have  done  such  on  the  highways,  it  is  more 
than  likely  that  the  park  commissioners  will  do 
likewise.     A  grand  jubilee  in  celebration   of  the 


bill  is  to  be  held  by  the  cyclers  of  this  vicinity 
July  14.  Arrangements  are  now  being  perfected 
by  a  special  committee  for  tlie  event,  which  will 
be  held  at  one  of  the  sea  shore  resorts  around 
Boston.  The  programme  has  not  yet  been  ar- 
ranged, but  the  idea  is  to  have  a  gigantic  clam 
bake,  and  a  general  whooping-up  of  things. 
Leading  dignitaries  in  the  state  and  league  will 
be  invited  to  participate  in  the  festivities,  and  it 
is  sincerely  hojjed  that  Messrs.  Luscomb  and 
Willison  will  lie  able  to  make  such  anangements 
as  will  permit  of  their  helping  the  local  men  to 
celebrate.  Each  and  every  wheel  will  have  a 
bell,  and  all  lanterns  will  be  strictly  tabooed  and 
Saugus  and  the  Xewtons  will  be  overflooded  with 
wheelmen  without  the  light  that  shines.  The 
bill  as  enacted  read: 

(Chap.  479. ) 

An  act  to  regulate  the  use  of  bicycles  and  similar  veh- 
icles. 

Be  it  enacted,  etc.,  as  follows: 

Sec.  I.  Whoever,  without  the  permit  p.-ovided  for  ia 
sec.  3  of  this  act,  rides  in  a  public  highway  or  townway, 
street,  square  or  park,  a  bicycle  or  tricycle  at  a  rate  of 
speed  exceeding  10  miles  an  hour,  or  rides  such  machine 
on  a  sidewalk,  or  ride'=:  such  a  machine  in  the  streets, 
squares  or  parks  of  any  city  when  the  same  is  not  pro- 
vided with  a  suitable  alarm  bell  adapted  for  use  by  the 
rider,  or  after  sunset  rides  the  same  in  any  public  way, 
square  or  park,  whether  within  or  without  the  limits  of  a 
city,  when  such  machine  is  not  provided  with  such  suita- 
ble alaiTu  bell,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding 
820  for  each  oiTence,  and  shall  be  further  liable  for  all 
damages  occasioned  to  any  person  by  such  unlawful  act. 

Sec.  8.  The  term  "sidewalk"  as  used  in  this  act,  shall 
mean  any  sidewalk  laid  out  as  such  by  a  city,  town  or 
fire  district,  and  any  walk  in  a  city  or  village  which  is  re- 


BOTHERING    THE     MEDICS. 


They  Cannot,  Evidently,  Understand  the  Mak- 
up  of  Long-Distance  Cyclists. 
Sporting  and  medical  authorities  are  engaged  in 
a  heated  controversy  over  what  the  health  experts 
denounce  as  the  mania  for  cycling,  say  a  London 
letter  to  the  Chicago  HeraJd.  The  doctors  warn 
fast  wheelers  that  they  are  hastening  t  oward  "the 
goal  of  death"  by  excessive  and  protracted  exer- 
tion. It  is  probably  true  that  the  wheel  fever 
has  not  been  on  long  enough  for  a  competent  and 
dispassionate  judgment  upon  the  real  influence  ot 
the  new  creatiou  on  pliysical  endurance.  The 
feat  of  a  wheelman  who  rode  three  days  fourteen 
hours  and  fifteen  minute^  without  a  moment  of 
repose  for  sleep,  and  the  fact  that  nevertheless  he 
slept,  has  set  the  scientific  world  by  the  ears.  It 
raises  new  questions  about  the  real  nature  of 
sleep  and  intensifies  discussion  about  the  possible 
effects  of  such  exercise  upon  the  circulatory  sys- 
tem. When  the  doctors  continue  to  disagree,  all 
sorts  of  fantastic  projects  are  announced  among 
the  wheel  fanatics,  for  we  have  reached  that 
period  of  the  sport,  and  another  year  will  either 
dispel  many  of  the  doctors'  theories  as  based  on 
incomplete  data,  or  will  disclose  among  enthusi- 
asts of  the  cycle  diseases  that  will  have  depressing 
effects  upon  that  gymnastic.  A  cycling  carnival 
is  projected  for  October,  at  which  all  previous  per- 
formances, especially  the  brilliant  ones  of  last 
year  at  Heme  Hill,  when  the  festival  was  opened 
by  the  lord  mayor,  will  be  eclipsed.     Naturally 


served  by  custom  for  the  use  ot  said  pedestrians,  or  which 
has  been  specially  prepared  for  their  use.  It  shall  nob 
include  crosswalks,  nor  shall  it  include  footpaths  or  por- 
tions of  public  ways  lying  outside  of  the  thickly  settled 
parts  of  the  cities  and  towns,  which  are  worn  only  by 
travel,  and  are  not  improved  by  such  cities  or  towns,  or 
by  abutters.  The  terms  "bicycle'"  and  "tricycle,"  as  used 
in  this  act,  shall  be  deemed  to  include  all  vehicles  pro- 
pelled by  the  person  riding  the  same,  by  foot  or  hand 
power.  The  terms  "park"  and  "square,"  as  used  in  this 
set,  shall  not  include  any  spaces  under  the  control  of  the 
park  commissioners,  or  of  a  park  board,  or  a  special  park 
department  of  a  town  or  city  having  power  to  make  reg- 
ulations relative  to  such  spaces,  and  this  act  shall  not  in 
any  way  abridge  the  powers  of  such  commissioners, 
board  or  department. 

Sec.  3.  The  mayor  of  a  city  or  selectmen  of  a  town 
may  in  their  discretion,  upon  any  special  occasion,  grant 
permits  to  any  person  or  persons  to  ride  such  machines, 
during  a  special  time,  upon  specified  portions  of  the  pub- 
lic ways  of  such  city  or  town,  at  anj  rate  of  speed,  and 
may  annex  such  other  reasonable  conditions  to  such  per- 
mits as  they  shall  deem  proper,  permit  the  use  of  veloci- 
pedes or  other  similar  machines  by  children  on  any  side- 
walk in  any  public  way,  square  or  park  m  such  city  or 
town. 

Sec.  4.  Proceedings  for  the  enforcement  of  the  penal- 
ties imposed  by  this  act  shall  be  instituted  within  sixty 
days  from  the  time  the  offence  is  committ  d. 

Sec.  5.  No  city  or  town  shall  have  any  power  to  make 
any  ordinance,  by-law  or  regulation  respecting  the  use  of 
bicycles  or  tricycles,  except  as  provided  in  section  3  of 
this  act;  and,  except  as  provided  in  said  section  3,  no  or- 
dinance, by-law  or  regulation  heretofore  or  hereafter 
made  by  a  city  or  town  in  respect  to  bicycles  or  tricycles 
shall  have  any  force  or  effect. 

Approved  June  14, 1694. 


fitted  as  Englishmen  are  for  success  in  physical 
competitions,  the  triumphs  of  the  Frenchman,  the 
Swiss  and  the  South  African  cyclist  on  English 
and  French  runs  remain  marvels  of  the  past  two 
years. 


Photographs  of  the  wrecked  steamer  City  of 
Madison  can  be  had  of  G.  L.  Spalding,  Madison, 
ind.,  for  25  cents. — Adv. 


Bicycle  Not  a  Vehicle  in  France. 
The  court  of  appeals,  Paris,  has  decided  that 
the  driver  of  a  vehicle  is  not  obliged  to  give  half 
of  the  road  to  a  bicycle,  as  he  is  to  another  ve- 
hicle, as  "the  safety  can  not  be  considered  a 
vehicle."  It  is  like  the  bat  of  LaFontaine,  either 
a  bird  or  mouse,  according  to  the  needs  of  the 
case.  It  is  a  vehicle  when  it  is  a  question  of  ap- 
plying police  regulations  to  it  and  paying  taxes; 
but  it  is — no  one  knows  what,  when  it  desires  to 
profit  by  concessions  made  to  vehicles. 


The  "Scottish  Cyclists"  Road  Book. 
S^/S/ee  is  indebted  to  the  publishers  of  th 
Seoitish  Cyclist  for  a  copy  of  its  cyclists'  road  book 
and  annual,  which  contains  much  valuable  infor- 
mation for  tourists.  It  gives  routes  in  a  very  t-on- 
venient  form,  together  with  the  racing  rules  of 
the  Scottish  Cyclists'  Union,  and  much  other  val- 
uable information. 


First  Place  and  First  Time. 
FosTOBiA,  O.,  June  23. — The  fifteen-mile  road 
race  to  Bascom  and  return,   held   Thursday,   had 
twelve  starters,  Harry  C.  Wood  being  the  winner 
of  first  place  and  first  time — 54:30. 


^^^^/^ce 


THE  SOUTH  END  MEET. 


Rich  Wins  the  Philadelphia  Mile  Champion- 
ship—Sanger  First  in  the  Mile  Scratch. 
Philadelphia,  June  25. — The  legitimate  rac- 
ing season  was  inauguiated  in  Philadelphia  Satur- 
day afternoon,  the  occasion  being  the  annual  meet 
of  the  South  End  Wheelmen  at  Tioga  track.  The 
crowd,  fuUj'  5,000,  was  largely  composed  of  the 
fair  sex,  and  the  bloomerites  were  out  in  force, 
there  having  apparently  been  a  preconceived  move 
by  the  hesitating  owners  of  rational  costumes,  who 
embraced  this  opportunity  to  make  their  first  ap- 
pearance in  their  new  togs,  trusting  by  force  of 
numbers  to  disarm  criticism.  The  opinion  is  uni- 
ver.sal  that  the  girls  looked  "too  lovely  for  anj'- 
thiiig,"  and  there  promises  to  be  a  mad  rush 
among  those  who  are  not  lucky  enough  to  possess 
a  bifurcated  costume  to  get  into  the  game  without 
delay. 

Although  the  track  was  pronounced  fast  by  the 
talent,  the  tendency  to  loaf  was  painfully  appar- 
ent, even  the  novices,  who  are  generally  over- 
anxious to  get  away  from  the  tape,  "jollied" 
along  the  first  two  laps,  and  at  the  bell  the  race 
pioper  would  begin.  Si >  it  was  almost  the  entire 
afternoon,  the  killing  finishes  in  the  procession  of 
what  were  practically  third-mile  races  alone  re- 
lieving the  monotony.  Several  spills  and  a  dead 
heat  furnished  something  out  of  the  usual.  The 
dead  heat  in  question  was  between  Measure  of  the 
Century  Wheelmen,  and  Kriuk,of  Sinking  Springs, 
Pa.  In  the  run-oft'  Measure'.s  tire  gave  way  and 
Krick  had  a  walk-over. 

Two  heats  and  a  final  brought  forth  the  succes- 
sor to  Taxis  as  one-mile  champion  to  Quakerburg 
After  two  loafing  laps  in  the  final  the  whole  hunt 
sped  away  at  the  bell  for  the  final  third,  and  a 
beautiful  race  resulted.  The  finish  was  so  close 
between  R.  P.  Rich,  of  the  Quaker  City  Wheel- 
men, and  W.  D.  Osgood,  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  that  the  decision  of  the  .judges  was 
greeted  by  a  commingling  of  cheers  and  hisses, 
the  decision  that  Rich  got  to  the  tape  six  inches 
ahead  of  Osgood  being  questioned  by  many  pres- 
ent. The  time,  3:08,  was  the  slowest  mile  ridden 
during  the  afternoon,  and  the  contestants  were 
greeted  with  the  "Dead  March"  each  time  they 
passed  the  stand ;  they  were  callous,  however,  and 
not  one  of  them  could  be  kicked  or  cajoled 
into  making  pace. 

The  class  B  raees  were  no  better  as  regards  time ; 
«ven  in  the  third-mile  the  men  reserved  their 
spurt  until  they  struck  the  turn  coming  into  the 
stretch.  Clapp  beat  Sanger  out  by  a  nose  in  the 
first  heat,  and  Taylor  had  the  second  heat  well  in 
hand  from  the  jjistol  shot.  In  the  final  Taylor 
led  to  the  stretch,  when  Clapp  came  on  strong 
and  pushed  his  front  wheel  across  the  tape  about 
three  inches  ahead  of  Harry  Tyler's. 

The  class  B  mile  handicap  saw  Taylor  the  prac- 
tical scratch  man  on  the  30-yard  mark.  He  caught 
his  men  before  he  had  gone  a  hundred  yards  and 
won  with  a  lot  up  his  sleeve  in  the  slow  time  of 
•2:47  4-5. 

The  mile  scratch,  class  B,  was  expected  to  be 
the  race  of  the  afternoon,  and  it  was  thought  the 


track  record  might  be  broken.  But  it  was  not  to 
be.  Sanger,  indeed,  started  out  at  a  pretty  good 
clip,  but,  soon  tiring  of  doing  the  donkey-work, 
dropped  back,  and  held  the  field  safe  until  coming 
into  the  stretch  when  he  let  out  a  couple  of  links 
and  won  as  he  pleased  in  2:40  3-5.  A  limit  of 
2:35  had  been  placed  on  this  race,  but  the  referee 
allowed  the  race  to  stand  as  run. 

The  class  A  mile  handicap  necessitated  the  run- 
ning of  two  preliminary  heats  and  a  final.  The 
race  was  won  bj'  W.  D.  Osgood,  the  University 
flyer,  who  won  his  heat  in  the  fastest  time  of  the 
afternoon,  2:16  4-5  (from  the  65-yard  mark). 
His  time  in  the  final  heat  was  2:19  3-5. 

The  winner  of  the  third  mile  scratch  race,  class 
B,  E.  E.  Clapp,  of  the  Arlington  Wheelmen,  was 
protested,  owing  to  alleged  crooked  riding. 
Summary: 

One-mile,  novice,  first  heat — A.  W  Rich,  1;  W.  Ham- 
mer, 2;  J.  C.  Gracey,  3;  time,  f  :58  3  5. 

Second  heat— C.  Church,  1 ;  R.  E.  Manley,  2;  W.  L. 
Fullaway,  3;  time,  2;44  3-5. 

Final  heat— Church,  1;  Manlej',  2;  Hammer,  3;  time, 
3:013-5. 

Third  mile,  scratch,  class  B,  first  heat— E.  E.  Clapp,  1 ; 
W.  C.  Sanger,  2;  TV.  H.  MuUiken,  3;  time,  :53. 

Second  heat— G.  F.  Taylor,  1;  H.  C.  Tyler,  2;  W.  W. 
Helfert,  3;  time,  :51  2-5. 

Final  heat— Clapp,  1;  Tyler,  2;  Taylor,  3;  time,  :43  1-5. 

Mile  handicap,  championship  South  End  Wheelmen — 
F.  B.  Marriott,  scratch,  1;  W.  A.  Wenzell,  20  yds.,  2;  W. 
Heenan,  60,  3;  time,  2:30  2-5. 

One  mile,  scratch,  class  A,  first  heat— C.  H.  Measure,  1; 
J.  F.  Ermentrout,  2;  R.  Weir,  3;  time,  2:45  4-5. 

Second  heat— C.  W.  Krick,  1;  G.  C.  Smith,  2;  B.  B. 
Stevens.  3;  time,  2:52. 

Final  heat— D»ad  heat  between  Measure  and  Krick;  R. 
Weir,  3;  time,  2.56  3-5. 

One  mile  championship,  Frankford  Wheelmen— L.  D. 
Castor,  I;  G.  B.  Cocker,  2;  W.  M.  Linn,  3;  time,  2:43  1-5. 

One  mile  handicap,  class  B— George  F.  Taylor,  30  yds., 
1;  O.  S.  Brandt,  70  yds.,  2;  F.  C.  Graves,  60  yds.,  3:  time, 
2:47  4-5. 

One  mile,  championship  of  Philadelphia — First  heat— R. 
P.  Rich,  I;  D.  C.  Griffiths,  2;  G.  B.  Mershon,  3;  time, 
2:59  2-5. 

Second  heat— W.  D.  Osgood,  1;  C.  L.  Lagen,  2;  J.J. 
Diver,  3;  time,  3:02. 

Final  heat— Rich,  ];  Osgood.  2;  Diver,  3;  time,  3:08. 

One  mile  handicap.  cla'S  A— First  heat — C.  Church,  95 
yds.,  1;  W.  W.  Henderson,  130  yds.,  2;  J.  A.  Mead  85 
yds.,  F;  time,  2:17  2-5. 

Second  heat— W.  D  Osgood,  63  yds.,  1;  D.  C.  Griffilh", 
1.30  yds..  2;  W.  Rulon,  125  yds,,  3;  time,  2:16  4-5. 

Final  heat— Osgo  Jd,  ] ;  Griffiths,  2;  Diver  (scratch— 4th 
place  in  second  heat),  3;  time,  2:19  3-5. 

One  mile,  scratch,  class  B— W.  C.  Sanger,  1;  W.  H.  MuUi- 
ken, 2;  O.  S.  Brandt,  3;  time,  2:40  8-5. 

One  mile,  2:40  class,  class  A— First  heat— J.  Graucb,  1; 
B.  B.  Stevens,  2;  J.  B.  Corsor,  3;  time,  2:!3. 

Second  heat— J.  A.  Mead,  1;  C.  H.  Measure.  2;  C.  L. 
Lagen,  3;  time,  2::i9. 

Final  heat— Corfon,  1;  Grauch  2;  Mead,  3;  time,  2:393-5. 


EVENTS  OF  THE  FOURTH. 


If  there  is  a  hamlet  in  these  United  States  of 
America  which  will  not  hold  a  road  race  or  a  race 
meet,  or  which  will  not  be  represented  at  such  an 
aifair,  we  should  like  to  hear  of  it — at  any  rate 
we  haven't  heard  of  the  exception  yet.  With  the 
possible  exception  of  New  York,  Connecticut  and 
Massachusetts,  each  division  in  the  country'  will 
hold  its  annual  meet,  the  programme  extending 
from  one  to  four  days.     Road   races  of  national 


imporlaace  are  also  billed  for  the  glorious  Fourth, 
while  small  meets  are  to  be  without  number.  It 
would  be  unnecessary  and  almost  imijossible  to 
give  the  programme  of  all  these  events. 

For  once  the  cracks  hare  decided  to  split  up, 
spread  themselves  over  the  country  and  gobble  up 
all  the  good  things  thej'  can.  The  class  A  men 
will,  of  course,  attend  their  respective  division 
meets,  though  many  are  on  the  hunt  for  snaps. 

The  two  great  road  events  are  the  Poorman  and 
Waukesha-Milwaukee  races.  The  former  has 
grown  so  extensively  as  to  rank  next  to  the  Chi- 
cago Decoration  day  event,  at  least  in  point  of 
number  of  entries.  This  year  no  less-  than  200 
men  have  sent  intentions  to  compete  and  among 
the  number  may  be  seen  the  names  of  Van  Wag- 
oner, McDufi'ee;  Hamilton,  of  Denver;  Gardner, 
Bainbridge,  Peck,  Dasey,  Nicolet,  Barrett  and 
Hunger  of  Chicago,  and  many  of  the  Ohio  and 
Indiana  cracks.  The  Milwaukee  race  may  not  be 
as  large  as  usual.  The  §2  entry  fee  kept  many 
out,  while  Chicagoans  were  not  pleased  with  their 
treatment,  especially  in  the  matter  of  handicaps 
in  previous  years.  The  Milwaukee  wheelmen 
must  get  over  the  idea  of  having  a  committee  do 
the  handicapping  if  they  would  make  the  race  the 
success  they  wish  it  to  be.  Following  the  Poor- 
man  race  will  be  the  track  events  at  Cincinnati, 
and  all  those  who  ride  in  the  road  race  will  likely 
take  part  in  these,  as  well  as  others. 

The  Illinois  division  meet  at  Quincy  has,  un- 
fortunately, been  given  the  go-by  by  the  cream  of 
both  class  A  and  class  B  riders.  Those  in  charge 
of  the  meet  have  secured  a  valuable  lot  of  prizes 
and  have  arranged  a  splendid  programme,  so  that 
some  racing  men  who  intend  going  on  pot-hunt- 
ing tours  may  wish  they  had  patronized  their  own 
division  show.  South  Bend,  Ind.,  will  catch 
those  Chicagoans  who  do  not  go  to  Cincinnati  and 
Milwaukee.  The  Indiana  division  meet  is  at 
Richmond,  and  from  this  point  and  South  Bend 
the  racing  men  will  go  to  Fort  Wayne  for  July  6 
and  7. 

All  the  Missouri  riders  will  journey  to  Spring- 
field, where  the  division  meet  is  to  be  held,  and 
for  which  elaborate  arrangements  have  been 
made.  Among  rther  places  where  large  meets 
are  to  be  given  are  Harttord,  Conn. ;  San  Antonio, 
Tex. ;  Jacksonville,  Fla. ;  Detroit,  Mich. ;  Winona, 
Minn.;Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.,  division  meet;  SjTacuse, 
N.  Y.;  Plainfield,  N.  J.;  Scranton,  Pa. ;  Balti- 
more; Stockton,  Cal. ;  Oakland,  Cal.;  Buffalo; 
Philadelphia;  Charleston,  S.  C  ;  Manchester,  N. 
H  ,  division  meet;  Port  Huron,  Mich.,  division 
meet;  Oskaloosa,  la.,  division  meet;  New  York, 
Riverside  Wheelmen's  meet.  July  7;  Prince 
Wells'  road  race  at  Louisville  Jirly  7. 


THE  WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE. 


Preparations  Wow  About  Complete  for  the  Big 
Fourth  of  July  Event. 
The  racing  board  of  the  Milwaukee  Wheelmen 
is  sparing  no  eflbrts  to  make  this  year's  Wauke- 
sha-Milwaukee road  race  a  success  from  every 
point  of  view.  Anyone  who  has  ever  had  the 
pleasure  of  being  on  a  jjrize-solicitiug  committee 
knows  what  a  difficult  task  it  is  to  solicit  prizes 
for  a  road  race.  This  ye  ir  especially,  when 
business  has  been  so  poor,  makes  the  work  exceed- 
ingly difficult.  Through  the  eiforts  of  this  com- 
mittee, however,  m.iny  valuable  prizes  and  dona- 
tions have  been  received  by  the  club,  exceeding 
last  year's  list  consider.ibly.  The  course  is  in 
first-class  condition  now,  showing  comparatively 
little  or  no  dust,  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  other- 
wise industrious  farmers  have  not  covered  the 
road  with  gravel  and  stones  as  they  usually  have 


^^tfc^ 


done.  The  path  is  perfectly  smooth  and  has  a 
hard  surface.  The  riders  will  start,  as  iu  pre- 
vious j'ears,  from  in  front  of  the  court  house  in 
Waukesha,  and  fiuish  at  the  corner  of  Twenty- 
eiglith  street  and  Grant  avenue,  Milwaukee.  The 
limit  men  will  be  sent  oft"  promptly  an  10  o'clock, 
rain  or  shine.  Care  has  heen  exercised  in  select- 
ing this  time,  for  then  no  train  'viU  cross  the  path 
during  the  race.  Provided  the  weather  is  favora- 
ble the  records  of  last  year  should  be  considerably 
reduced.  Last  year  there  were  two  or  three  trains 
intercepting  the  riders  at  diiferent  points,  which 
caused  a  delay  of  several  minutes  to  quite  a  num- 
ber. 

The  boulevard  at  the  finish  will  be  blocked  off 
by  mounted  police  and  kept  entirely  clear  for  the 
three-quarters  of  a  mile,  giving  riders  a  good 
chance  in  crossing  the  tape.  A  dista)ice  of  fifty 
yards  beyond  the  tape  will  be  cut  off  for  scoring. 
A  suiScieut  number  of  tents  will  be  put  up  on  ad- 
jacent lots  for  the  comfort  of  the  riders.  The  Mil- 
waukee Wheelmen  will  also  throw  open  their  club 
house,  bath-rooms,  etc.,  for  the  participants,  and  a 
man  will  be  in  attendance. 

»      * 
OUAKERBURG  RACE  NEWS. 


The  Q.  C.  W.  Want  Another  Road  Race— The 
Division  Meet— Race  Briefs. 
Philadelphia,  June  25. — The  chapter  of  ac- 
cidents which  befel  the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen's 
team  in  its  recent  five-mile  road  race  with  the 
West  Philadelphia  Wheelmen  was,  in  the  opinion 
of  the  members,  the  cause  of  their  defeat,  as  rar- 
rated  in  last  week's  letter.  Feeling  that  Fortune 
had  been  unkind  to  them,  and  wishing  to  demon- 
strate that  such  was  the  case,  the  Quakers  sent  a 
challenge  for  another  race,  under  the  same  condi- 
tions, which  was  promptly  accepted  by  the  W. 
P.'s.  Preparations  were  being  made  for  this  sec- 
ond race  when  the  W.  P.  team  sent  a  communica- 
tion to  the  Q.  C.  men  withdrawing  thrir  accep- 
tance of  the  second  challenge,  the  reason  given 
being  that  the  men  had  gone  out  of  training.  The 
fact  that  most  of  the  W.  P.  team  are  entered  in 
local  track  races  between  now  and  the  4th  of 
July  would  seem  to  indicate  that  they  had  con- 
cluded to  "let  well  enough  alone,"  aud  were  con- 
tent to  rest  on  the  laurels  already  gained.  The 
Quakers  feel  highly  aggrieved  at  what  they  con- 
sider the  unfair  treatment  of  the  West  Philadel- 
phiaus,  and  intimate  that  the  latter  are  afraid  to 
meet  thera  again.  This  \iew  of  the  matter 
would  seem  to  have  some  foundation  iu  fact, 
■especially  when  it  is  taken  into  consideration  that 
the  W.  P.  team  has  accepted  a  cVaUenge  to  com- 
pete with  a  team  representing  the  Chester  Cyclers. 
Public  opinion  is  with  the  Quakers,  and  it  is  just 
barely  possible  that  the  W.  P.  team  will  recon- 
sider its  action,  in  which  event  there  will  take 
place  one  of  the  hottest  road  races  this  burg  has 
had  the  fortune  to  witness  in  a  great  many  sea- 
sons. 

AFTER  THE   FIVE-MILE  EECOED. 

Right  here  it  is  brought  to  mind  that  the  five- 
mile  record  over  the  Bryn  Mawr-City  Line  course, 
which  has  been  the  scene  of  most  of  the  road  races 
in  the  last  few  years,  is  in  danger  of  being  broken. 
The  record  of  12:09,  made  by  Charlie  Lagen  of  the 
■Century  Wheelmen,  has  stood  for  almost  a  year, 
notwithstanding  that  several  attempts  have  been 
made  to  fracture  it.  Hall  of  the  Wissahickon 
Wheelmen,  who  made  the  best  record  of  any 
Philadelphia  rider  in  the  Irvington-Milburn  road 
race,  has  undertaken  the  job  on  several  occasions, 
but  each  time  he  failed  by  a  few  seconds  of  ac- 
complishing the  feat.  He  is  to  make  another  at- 
tempt in  the  near  future,    and  is  confident  that 


with  proper  pacing  he  can  do  the  trick  under  12 
minutes.  The  course  is  mostly  either  level  or 
slightly  down  grade,  and  Lagen  fieclares  that  if 
Hall  should  (apture  the  record,  he  will  hold  it 
but  a  short  time,  as  he  considers  it  his  especial 
property. 

THE   PESXSYLVANIA   DIVISION  MEET. 

The  meet  of  the  Pennsylvania  division  at 
AVilkes-Barre  July  3  and  4  promises  to  be  the 
most  successful,  in  point  of  numbers  and  attrac- 
tions offered,  of  any  yet  held.  An  elaborate 
schedule  of  entertainment  has  been  prepared, 
which,  if  successfully  carried  out,  will  provide 
the  participants  with  a  continual  round  of  pleas- 
ure for  the  entire  two  days,  and  indeed  it  is  a 
question  if  it  will  not  be  necessary  to  put  in 
about  twenty-sis  houre  a  day  in  order  to  take  in 
the  wliule  sliooliug  match.  The  first  day  will  be 
taken  up  with  tiips  to  near-by  places  of  interest, 
including  visits  to  the  bowels  of  the  earth  and 
journeys  to  the  tops  of  mountains  (a  train  ride  up 
the  moirntain  and  a  coast  back  to  town  on 
wheels!)  lantern  parades  and  lunches.  On  the 
second  day  the  visitors  will  visit  an  ice  cave  ( !), 
indulge  in  a  parade,  be  photographed,  witness 
the  races,  and  in  the  evening  take  in  a  minstrel 
show  of  the  famous  Centurj'  Wheelmen  minstrels 
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On  the  glorious  Fourth  the  visitors  will  hie 
them  to  Scranton,  only  sixteen  miles  distant, 
where  the  Scrantons  will  endeavor  to  outdo  their 
Wilkes-Barre  brethreir  iu  the  way  of  entertain- 
ment. A  huge  race  meet  in  the  afternoon  and  a 
reception  at  the  club  house  of  the  vSoulhern 
Wheelmen  in  the  evening  is  a  portion  of  the  pro- 
gramme, not  to  mention  visits  to  the  coal  mines, 
street  works  and  sich,  with  a  trip  over  the  gravity 
road  and  a  fine  display  of  fireworks.  Taken  all 
in  all,  the  trip  promises  to  exceed,  in  the  amount 
of  enjoyment  possible  to  be  had,  anything  of  the 
kind  ever  attempted  by  the  Pennsylvania  divi- 
sion, and  the  railroads  have-  entered  into  the 
spirit  of  the  thing  and  will  give  reduced  rates  to 
all  wheelmen  who  wish  to  lake  iu  this  glorious 
Wilkes-Barre-Scrauton  trip. 

LE  CATO'.S   EACE   A   FIZZLE. 

The  100-mile  road  race  from  Newark  to  Pbila- 
delijliia,  inaugurated  by  Mr.  LeCato,  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Bicycle  Company,  who  stipulated  that 
the  contestants  were  to  ride  League  Chainless 
wheels,  and  the  finish  of  which  was  to  take  place 
on  the  track  during  the  afternoon,  resulted  in  a 
fizzle,    only    one    man,    Swank,    starting.       He 


dropped  out  at  Bound  Brook  aud  trained  home, 
there  being  nobody  on  hand  to  keep  tab  on  him 
in  his  endeavor  to  break  the  existing  record. 

nACIKG    HEIEFS. 

Sims,  of  Swarthmore,  reduced  the  Tioga  track 
record  last  Thui'sday  to  2:11  2-.").  Two  days  be- 
fore he  lowered  the  Viueland,  N.  J.,  track  record 
to  2:15;  old  record,  2:17. 

The  Hart  ('ycle  Company  is  fitting  up  a  room 
at  Tioga  for  Columbia  lidcrs. 

Rich,  who  won  the  mile  championship  of  Phila" 
delphia  at  the  Tioga  track  last  Saturday,  will 
shortly  be  challenged  by  several  men  who  think 
the  laurel  wreath  will  suit  thi'ir  cjmplexion  bet- 
ter than  it  does  Rich's. 


FAST  TRACK  AT  HOMESTEAD. 


Young  Banker  Rides  a  Mile  in  2:21  4-5,  and 
Others  Do  Well. 
PiTTSBUEG,  Pa.,  June  24. — The  meet  of  the 
Homestead  B.  C.  yesterday  was  productive  of  fast 
times.  The  novice  race  was  run  in  2:38,  and  Art 
Banker  rode  the  mile  handicap  in  2:214-5.  The 
hill-climbing  contest  of  the  Ann  street  hill  at  1 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon  was  won  by  George  S. 
Weir,  of  Sharpsburg;  Andrew  Streigle  second. 
The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— George  Kedfern,  1;  John  L.  KpUj,  2; 
W.  L.  Adley,  8;  time,  2:38  1-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open — A.  L.  Banker,  1;  Paul  Nelson,  2;  J. 
E.  Patterson,  3;  time,  -M. 

Half  mile,  open— Bert  Morrison,  1;  W.  H.  Beazel,  2;  D. 
R.  Crump,  3;  time,  1:15. 

Hdlf-mile,  boys'— Paul  J.  McLaiu,  1;  Ray  Shepp,  2; 
Willie  Bair,  3;  time,  1:20  2  5. 

Half-mile,  handicap— A.  S.  Hammer,  50  yds.,  1;  A.  L. 
Banker,  scratch,  2;  C.  E.  Foster,  70  yds.,  3;  time,  1:05  4-5. 

One  mile,  novice,  local  riders — J,  C.  Miller,  1;   J.  C 
Funk,  2;  Andrew  Striegel,  3;  time,  2:38. 
..One-mile,  open— J.  W.  Kearcs,  1;  Joseph  Sauers,  2;  R. 
Eccles,  3;  lime,2:3P.    Beazell  would  probably  have  won 
the  race  but  for  the  smash-up  on  the  last  quarter. 

One-mile,  3.0D  class — J.  O.  Sauers,  1;  Harry  Baker,  2; 
H,  K.  Sherman,  3;  time.  2:34  3-5. 

One-mUe,  handicap — A,  L  Binker,  scratch,  1;  J.  E. 
Patterson,  GO  yds.,  2;A,  S.  Hammer,  ICO  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:21  4-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— L.  W.  Keams,  15  yds.,  1;  BTt 
Morrison,  CO  yds.,  2;  J.  H.  Sauers,  scratch,  3;  time,  5:00 

Five-mile,  open— A.  L.  Banker,  1;  Paul  elson,  2;  J.  G. 
Patterson,  3;  time,  14:07  2-5  Special  prizes  for  second, 
third  and  fourth  miles  all  won  b,y  Banker. 

Ono.mile,  boys  under  18— J.  E.  Kelley,  1;  George  Red- 
fern,  ?.;  W.  S.  Lodley,  3;  time,  2:42  2-5. 


'TWAS  A   CAB  ANNE  DAY. 


The  St.  Louis  Rider  Won  Every  Race  in  Which 

He  Started  and  Broke  a  State  Record. 
.  St.  Louis,  June  23. — The  Pastime  Athletic 
Club's  summer  games,  postponed  from  last  Satur- 
day on  account  of  the  weather,  took  place  to-day 
in  the  presence  of  a  small  audience.  Five  bicycle 
events  were  on  the  card,  the  principal  race  being 
one  mile,  club  members,  for  the  Sanford  diamond 
medal  This  had  to  be  won  twice  to  retain  owner- 
ship, and  as  Grath  and  Cabanne  had  each  won  it 
once  the  race  attracted  a  good  deal  of  attention. 
Cabanne  won  the  race  by  a  good  margin,  though 
if  Grath  had  used  a  little  head  work  in  the  early 
part  of  the  race  and  played  for  a  good  position  he 
might  have  won,  as  he  made  a  much  better  spurt 
coming  down  the  stretch.  It  was  certainly  a 
Cabanne  day,  he  winning  every  event  in  which  he 
started  with  the  deception  of  the  five-mile  handi- 
cap and  iu  that  he  broke  the  state  record  by  ovt  r 
a  minute.  There  were  four  bad  falls  during  tho 
afteruoon,  but  none  of  them  serious.  Harding, 
the  St  \j.  C.  C.  crack,  started  in  two  of  the  races, 
but  was  clearly  out  of  condition  and  ii'ade  a  poor 
showing.     Considerable  dissatisfaction  was  caused 


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MENTION  THE   REFEHEE. 


by  the  actions  of  the  referee,  first  in  putting  a. 
time  limit  on  a  handicap  race  and  then  iu  refusing 
wheelmen  the  right  to  throw  water  on  some  of  the 
contestants  in  the  five  mile  race.  H.  A.  Canfield 
was  also  very  much  in  evidence  in  his  capacity  of 
chairman  of  the  state  racing  hoard.  It  is  a  won- 
der how  he  can  manage  to  hold  the  position, 
knowing  as  little  as  he  does  about  state  racing  af- 
fairs. He  was  unable  to  give  any  kind  of  infor- 
mation whatever  when  the  question  came  up  as  to 
what  the  various  state  records  were,  and  the  fig- 
ures had  to  be  obtained  from  other  parties.  The 
summaries: 

One-mile,  novice— E.  Henrieh.  Washington,  Mo  .  1;  R. 
J.  Leacock,  P.  A.  C,  2;  time,  2:32  2  5. 

One-mile,  Sanfbrd  medal,  P.  A.  C.  members  only— L.  D. 
■Cabanne,  Ir^.  A.  Orath,  2;  time,  2:24. 

One-mile,  open — L.  D.  Cabanne,  1;  E.  A.  Grath,  2;  tim*^, 
2:27  2-5. 

One-mile,  handicap  (run  in  two  heats)— final— L.  D 
Cabanne,  scratch,  1:  J.  W.  Coburn,  R.  0.  C,  35  yds.  2: 
time,  2:22. 

Five-mile,  handicap— E.  S.  Willis,  P.  A.  C,  250yds,]; 
W.  C.  Wicke,  P.  A.  C,  150  yds.,  2;  time,  12:50.  Cabanne's 
time  from  scratch,  13:00  4-5 

Some  of  the  members  of  the  St.  Louis  Cycling 
Club  have  put  iu  their  ajiplications  to  the  Pastime 
club  and  will  race  under  P.  A.  C.  colors.  They 
have  been  forced  to  do  this,  as  the  Pastimes  have 
the  only  track  here  that  is  fit  to  train  on,  and 
they  feel  that  they  must  have  equal  training 
facilities  if  they  would  win  any  races.  Harding 
and  Cox  were  the  first  to  join,  and  they  only  did 
so  after  exhausting  all  means  to  secure  another 
track,  and  offering  the  Pastimes  their  own  price 
for  the  track  privileges  without  joining  the  club. 


WON    BY    AN    OUTSIDER. 


J.  P.  Mollier  Captures  First  Place  in  the  Comet 
W.  C.'s  Road  Race  at  Cincinnati. 

ClJfClNNATF,  June  23. — Frank  S.  Davis,  of  the 
Orescent  AVheelmen,  won  the  time  medal  iu  the 
Comet  "Wheel  Club's  second  annual  ten-mile  road 
race  to-day  in  28:37,  beating  last  year's  record  by 
5  min.  23  sec.  J.  P.  Mollier,  also  of  the  Crescent 
Wheelmen,  finished  first,  in  28:58,  making  second 
best  time.  The  club  championship  medal,  for 
best  time  made  by  the  Comet  Wheel  Club,  was 
captured  by  H.  L.  Melvin,  his  time  being  34:25. 
Tlie  course  was  same  as  last  year,  from  Liuwood 
to  Newton  and  return,  going  via  Plainville  and 
returning  via  the  Union  bridge,  the  finish  being 
aljout  square  from  the  starting  place,  near  the 
Union  hotel.  The  roads  were  very  dusty  but 
otherwise  in  fair  condition.  The  spectators  at 
the  start  and  finish  were  much  more  numerous 
than  last  year. 

The  mercury  stood  at  94°  in  the  shade  at  3:30 
p.  m  ,  when  twenty  out  of  the  twenty-four  en- 
trants faced  the  starter.  Seventeen  finished  and 
eleven  made  better  time  than  last  year's  record  of 

34  min.     The  summary: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

1  J.  P.  Moller,  Crescent  Wh.elmen 2:U0  28:58 

2  T.  E.  Blackwell 4:00  31:45 

3  L.  B.  Sawyer,  Cincinnati  B.  C 2:00  SO:  i3 

4  Frank  Anderson,  Star  C.  C 6:00  34:14 

5  C.H.Baker,  Linwood  C.  C r:00  33:30 

6  Frank  S.  Davis,  Cresent  Wheelmen scr.  28:37 

7  E.  L.  Mattingly,  Comet  W.  O  6:00  34:33 

8  J.  Mitchell,  Star  C,  C 3:00  31:39 

9  C.  H.  Closterman,  Cincinnati  B.  C 1:00  30:10 

10  G.  B.  Backus.  Comet  w.  C B:00  r5:12 

H  H.  L.  Melvin,  Comet  W.  C 5:00  34:25 

12  Stanley  Runck 0:30  30:13 

13  Robert  Ralston '■ 4:00  33:47 

14  K.  P.  Seybold,  Comet  W.  C 6:00  36:28 

!■)  C.  H.  Longley,  Cincinnati  B.  C scr.  31:38 

16  F.  N.  Albers,  Crescent  Wheelmen scr.  33:19 

17  Otto  Anders,  Star  C.  C 4:(0  4l:;0 

In  addition  to  the  two  medals  furnished  by  the 

club,  and  won  by  Davis  and  Mehdn,  as  previously 


stated,  the  first  twelve  men  received  prizes  con- 
sisting of  cycling  sitndries,  which  were  donated 
by  local  dealers.  The  oflicials  were:  Starter, 
George  B.  Miles;  judges,  Dr.  C.  M.  Sparks,  AV.  C. 
Monro  and  H.  W.  Brown ;  scorers,  M.  S.  Turner, 
F  P.  Everhard  and  S.  C.  Matthews;  timers,  A.  M. 
Crane  and  T.  V.  Walker.  The  Comet  Wheel  Club 
enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the  only  lociil  club 
which  gives  open  road  races. 


TITUS     DEFEATS     OUTERBRIDGE. 


The  Bermuda  Champion  Distanced— Greenwich 
Wheelmen's   Meet. 

New  York,  June  22. — The  meet  of  the  Green- 
wich wheelmen  at  Manhattan  field  brought  out 
3,000  spectators,  the  match  between  Titus  aud 
Outerbridge,  and  the  announcemeul  that  Johnson 
would  go  for  record,  being  the  cause  of  the  crowd. 
The  track  was  far  from  good,  aud  .Tohnson  did  only 
2:19  2-5,  as  against  2:21},  the  track  record,  in 
the  match  race  Titus  "rode  rings"  around  the 
Bermuda  champion,  making  all  the  pace  aud  win- 
ning ea.=ily  by  a  hundred  yards  in  2:34  1-5,  not- 
withstanding a  game  knee,  the  result  of  his  late 
fall. 

Johnson  fell  in  the  mile  handicap,  and  the  other 
three  men,  being  bunched,  loafed  until  the  stretch 


Murphy's  time  made  at  Syracuse.  Jenny,  after 
winning  three  races  in  class  A,  cut  under  the 
half-mile  record  of  1:02  2-5,  held  by  Johnson. 
He  was  paced  by  Foell  and  tlie  Murphy  Brothers. 
Lutz  won  the  2:40  cl.iiss  in  a  pretty  finish.  The 
half-mile  open  w;is  run  three  times,  owing  to  the 
time  not  meeting  the  limit,  Tyler  won  the  first 
and  last  race,  and  Sanger  the  second.  In  the  last 
Sanger,  .Johnson  and  Bald  played  for  po.sitions 
but  lost,  and  finished  riding  easy.  The  mile 
open  race  went  to  Johnson.  The  tightest  finish 
of  the  meet  was  the  two-mile  handicap,  when  tlie 
Murphy  brothers  entered  into  a  firm  argument  in 
their  fight,  j  ust  squeezed  by  Steeiison  on  either 
side,  C.  M.  receiving  the  decision  by  inches  only. 
The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice— C.  W.  Smiih,  I;  Matt  Roberts,  2;  D, 
S.  Earn,  3;  time,  3:26  2-5. 

One-mile,  2:40  class— W.  A.  Lutz,  1 ;  F.  W.  Fisher,  2;  F. 
A.  Batchelor,  3;  time,  2:44  3-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B,  time  limit  :10— Tyler,  1;  Bald, 
2;  Sanger,  3;  time,  1:18.  No  race.  Eun-over— Sanger,  1; 
Taylor,  2;  Johnson,  3;  time,  1:19  2-r,.    Declared  oft. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A,  time  timit,  1:'5— F.  J.  Jenny, 
1:  W.  A.  Lutz,  2;  F,  A.  Foell,  3;  time,  1:14  2-5 

One-mile,  tandem— W.  A.  Lutz  and  L.  A.  Cal'ahan,  1; 
Benjamin  and  Murray,  Syracuse,  i;  Ackerman  and  Mc- 
Taggert,  Syracuse,  3;  time  2:35  1-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Johnson  ,  1 ;  C.  M.  Murphy, 
2;  Bald,  3;  Tyler,  4;  time,  2:31. 

One-mile,  team  race — Prendergnst  and  Fisher,  Century 
Cycle  Club,  Syracuse,  1;  Higgins  and  Palmer,  Rome,  2; 
ten  to  five  points;  time,  2:34  2-5. 


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was  reached,  when  Warren  went  out  aud  won 
from  C.  Callahan.     The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice— final- W.  S.  Ottman,  E.  W.,  1;  Doug- 
las T.  Maltby,  R.  C.  C,  2;  time,  2:40  4-5 

One  mile  handicap,  class  A— C.  K.  Granger,  R.  W.,  80 
yds.,  1;G.  S.  Henshaw,  G.  W.,  100  yds.,  2;  time,  2:19  2  5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B  -A.  W.  Warren,  Hartford, 
50  yds.,  1;  C  Callahan,  75  yds.,  2;  time,  2:23  4-5. 

Halt-mile,  open,  class  A— Raymond  MacDonald,  1:  Blau- 
velt,  2;  time,  1:13  1-4. 

Five-mile,  handicap— M.  Scott,  C.  W.,  120  yds.,  1;  F.  F. 
Goodman,  120  yds.,  2;  time,  12:26. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— John  S.  Johnson,  1;  A.  W. 
Warren,  2;  time,  2:38  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— F.  P.  GoDdman,  55  yds  ,  1;  A.  H. 
Barnett,  10  yds.,  2;  time,  4:38  2-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B  riders— John  S.  Johnson,  1;  A. 
W.  Warren,  2;  time,  2:38  4-5. 


GOOD    SPORT    AT    UTICA. 


Class  B  Men  Divide  Things  Up  Quite  Evenly- 
State  Records  Go. 
UriCA,  N.  Y.,  June  23.— The  Utica  C.  C.  tour- 
nament Thursday  was  one  of  the  largest  and  most 
successful  meets  of  the  season.  Four  thousand 
people  were  present.  W.  A.  Lutz,  of  Buffalo, 
went  down  in  the  bunch  in  the  mile  open,  and  in 
some  manner  caught  his  hand  iu  his  own  si>rocket 
wheel.  The  little  finger  was  cut,  off.  Sanger 
broke  the  state  record,  doing  2:06   2-5,   lowering 


Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— C.  M.  Murphy,  scratch,  1 ; 
W.  F.  Murphy,  25  yds.,  2;  H.  R.  Steenson,  85  yds.,  3;  Ken- 
nedy, 25  yds.,  4;  time,  5:19  2-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— F.  J.  Jenny,  85  yds.,  1;  F. 
A.  Batchelar,  120  yds.,  2;  F.  A.  Foell,  40  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:19  2-5. 

Half-mile,  final  run-over- Tyler,  1;  E.  F.  Miller,  2;  W.  F. 
Murphy,  3;  time,  1:06. 

«       * 

The  Racine-Milwaukee  Road  Race. 
The  Eacine-Milwaukee  twenty-and-a-half-mile 
road  race  of  the  Mercury  Cycling  Club,  of  Mil- 
waukee, promises  to  be  one  of  the  big  events  of 
the  west.  The  raciug  board  has  secured  some 
sixty  prizes,  ranging  from  high-grade  bicycles  to 
^3  hats.  Four  wheels  are  already  on  the  list  and 
the  board  expects  to  double  the  list  of  prizes  by 
the  time  of  the  race,  Saturday,  July  21 .  Although 
early  entries  are  coming  in.  Tiie  fee  is  §1.  Upon 
measurement  the  course  has  been  found  to  be  just 
tweuty  and  a  half  miles  There  is  but  one  small 
hill,  out  of  Racine;  the  last  seven  miles  is  decid- 
edly down  grade,  aud  the  road  is  wide  and  gener- 
ally hard  aud  firm.  There  are  a  lew  railroad 
crossings,  but  it  has  been  ascertained  that  there 
will  be  no  trains  to  bother  the  riders.  The  are  no 
turns  or  intersecting  roads  to  confuse  riders,  as 
the  course  is  almost  a  straight  line.  The  handi- 
capping will  be  done  by  the  handicapper  of  the  A. 
C.  C.  of  Milwaukee,  assisted  by  the  chairmen   o 


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the  racing  Iwards  of  the  four  clubs.  There  will 
be  two  silver  time  trophies,  oue  being  about  two 
feet  high,  while  the  third  time  prize  is  a  ^25  gold 
medal.  Entries  close  July  16  with  Gus  Simmer- 
liug,  369  East  Water  street,  Milwaukee. 


Colorado  Men  in  Class  B. 
No  less  than  forty-three  Colorado  class  A  riders 
are  bemoaning  their  fate,  for  the  division  racing 
board  has  transferred  them  to  class  B,  all  because 
they  raced  for  prizes  not  permitted  in  class  A 
events.  Among  those  who  have  been  transferred 
are:  A.  C.  Blake,  P.  C.  Wright,  E.  J.  Smith,  K. 
Brannon  and  L.  J.  Parker,  of  Colorado  Springs; 
L.  H.  Dalson,  of  Canon  City;  H.  B.  Brayton,  B. 
S.  Crockett,  J.  A.  Conner,  T.  A.  Wilson,  W.  A. 
Hahu,  L.  Kuebel,  W.  R.  Covars,  J.  F.  Covars,  C. 
F.  Edmond,  L.  B.  Black,  H.  Jackson,  J.  A.  Gro- 
ver,  G.  E.  Reynolds,  Roy  Brown,  E.  E.  Scot*    H. 

E.  Dickson,  A.  E.  York,  A.  H.  Brown  and  J.  S. 
Cannon,  of  Pueblo;  G.  A.  Phillips,  B.  A.  Hasford, 
T.  0.  Currey,  W.  A.  Shaver,  A.  B.  Church, 
George  Packer,  J.  A.  McGuire,  R.  Gerwing,  H. 
Clark  and  O.  M.  Langan,  of  Denver;  C.  I.  Him- 
street,  of  Cheyenne;  J.  C.  Feebles,  A.  J.  Banks, 
W.  W.  Hiimilton  H.  R.  Renshaw,  H.  Peterson,  F. 
W.  Bowman  and  Ned  Hopkins,  of  Denver.  Con- 
sequently there  are  few  good  class  A  men  left. 
Boles,  Block  and  Collier  being  among  the  num- 
ber. 

*  * 
First  Place  and  First  Time. 
The  fifth  annual  road  race  of  the  Washington 
Avenue  C.  C.  was  held  Saturday  morning,  the 
course  being  from  Washington  Park  to  Western 
avenue  on  Fifty-filth  street,  north  I o  Thirty-fifth 
street,  east  to  Michigan  boulevard  and  back  to 
the  starting  point.  Harvey  Lord,  from  (he  two- 
minute  mark,  won  fii-st  place  and  time  in  40:23. 
The  course  was  supposed  to  be  fifteen  miles,  but 
was  ten  and  a  half  The  first  half-dozen  finished 
as  follows: 

Hdcp.       Time. 
Harvey  Lord '.':00  40:23 

F.  B.  Lyman :3:30  i'^-Ao 

Mile  Gillson 4:80  46:00 

F.  Dunham 5:30  45:03 

M.  O.  Russell 5:30  47:15 

H.  McKey scr.  41:48 


Hilsendegen  Race  July  24 
This  year's  Hilsendegen  road  race  will  be  held 
July  24  over  the  Belle  Isle  course  at  Detroit.  The 
prize  list  will  aggregate  in  value  close  to  |3,000. 
Most  of  the  road  cracks  of  the  country  are  likely 
to  compete  in  this  race  in  order  to  get  a  show  at 
the  record,  now  held  by  W.  W.  Grant  at  1  hr.  9 
min.  26  1-5  sec.  Waller's  time  over  the  course 
last  year  was  1  hr.  6  min.  10  sec,  but,  it  is 
claimed,  the  course  was  short.  Mr.  Hilsendegen 
may  have  some  trouble  in  securing  entries  from 
some  of  the  good  men  because  of  the  trouble  over 
last  year's  second  time  prize,  won  by  James  Clark, 
the  claim  being  made  that  the  prize  of  a  horse  and 
buggy  oftered  Clark  was  not  the  one  advertised 
and  exhibited. 

*  * 
Virginians  Hold  a  Meet. 
Richmond,  Va.,  June  25.— The  thermometer 
stood  at  102°  yesterday  and  is  likely  the  cause  of 
the  poor  attendance  at  the  races  of  the  Owl  C.  C. , 
not  over  200  people  being  present.  The  features 
of  the  meet  were  the  hard  finishes  of  Temple,  in 
the  mile  open,  and  Nye,  in  the  mile  state  cham- 
pionship. Much  sport  was  occasioned  in  the  mar- 
ried men's  half-mile  race.  H.  S.  Fulper,  the 
traveling  man  for  the  Remington  Arms  Company, 


was  importuned  at  the  last  moment  by  some  of 
the  starters  to  enter,  so  taking  otf  coat,  vest  and 
hat,  and  borrowing  a  |)air  of  trouser  guards  lie 
accommodated  them  by  coming  in  first  in  1:24, 
riding  the  last  eighth  hands  off.      The  summai-y: 

One-mile,  novice— W.  L.  Frentiss,  1;  M.  I.  Peatrass,  S; 
A.  S.  Jones,  3;  time,  2:50. 

Half-mile,  open— J.  T.  Temple,  1;  L.  S.  Guy,  2;  W.  D. 
Robinson,  3;  time,  1:14  1-5. 

One-mile,  open— L.  G.  Carr,  1;  W.  D.Nye,  2;  W.  E. 
Robinson,  3;  time,  2:37  1-5. 

One-mile,  division  championslup— W.  D.  Nye,  1;  A.  T. 
Temple,  2;  Guy  Hall,  3;  time.  2:46. 

Quarter  mile,  open— L.  G.  Carr,  1;  W.  T.  Robinson,  2; 
time,  :36. 

One-mile,  Richmond  riders— J.  T.  Temple,  1;  W.  T.  Tig- 
nor,  S;  T.  Yeatts,  3;  time,  2:41 1-5. 

Two-mile,  open— F.  H.  Harvey,  1;  W.  D.  Nye,  2;  L.  G. 

Carr,  3;  time,  5:46  2-5. 

* 
*       * 

A  New  Crack  at  Kansas  City. 

Kansas  City,  June  24. — The  meet  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Kansas  City  Athletic  Cluli  and  the 
Kansas  City  Cyclists  took  place  at  Fairmount  park 
yesterday  before  a  crowd  of  about  500  people.  S. 
M.  Hocker,  a  new  man,  created  a  sensation  by 
winning  first  in  four  out  of  the  si.x  events.  Con- 
don, of  Omaha,  took  the  halt-mile  open,  Burt,  of 
Wichita,  withdrawing  after  the  first  heat,  which 
was  not  inside  the  time  limit,  and  was  beaten  in 
the  mile  open  by  H.  C.  Wood.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— S.  M,  Hocker,  1;  Carl  Henderson,  2; 
W.  H.  Maxwell,  3;  time,  2:43  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— S.  M.  Hocker,  90  yds.,  1;  W.  H.  H. 
Maxwell,  2;  C.  E.  Jacques,  3;  time,  2:15. 

Half-mile,  open— Russell  Condon,  1;  H.  C.  Wood,  2;  H- 
R.  Warren,  3;  time,  1:14  3-5. 

Ooe-mile,  3:00  class— S.  M  Hocker,  1 ;  Carl  Hender.son, 
2;  Charles  Williams,  3;  time,  3:09  1-5. 

One-mile,  open— H.  C.  Wood,  1;  E.  Condon,  2;  C.  Kin- 
dervater,  3;  time,  2:33. 

Three-mile,  handicap— S.  M.  Hooker,  1;  W.  H.  Maxwell, 
2;  C.  Kindervater,  3:  time,  7:45. 


At  Swanton,  Ohio. 

SwANTON,  O.,  June  23. — The  meet  here  Thurs- 
day brought  out  a  large  number  of  Toledo  wheel- 
men. Cleveland  was  represented  by  Brown  and 
Johnson.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— H.  F.  Dimke,  1;  Barney  Oldfield,  2; 
C.  O.  Laskey,  3;  time,  3:45  4-5. 

Halt-mile  open— A.  I.  Brown,  1;  E.  C.  Johnson,  2;  O.  P. 
Bernhart,  S;  time,  1:19  1-8 

Half-mile,  local— Rufus  Metz,  1;  Levi  Lautz,  2;  Ernest 
Miller,  3. 


One  mile,  handicap  -H.  F.  Dimke,  140  yds.,  1;  R.  E. 
Calkins,  120,  2;  A.  G.  Herman,  160,  3;  time,  2:18  3-4. 

One-mile,  Fulton  County  handicap— H.  F.  Dimke,  75 
yds.,  1;  O.  L.  Brailey,  scratch,  2;C.  D.  Trobridge,  70  yds  , 
3;  time,  2:30  2-5. 

One  mile,  open— E.  C.  .Johnson,  1;  Marion  Black,  2; 
Waite  St.  John,  3;  time,  2:.33  3  4. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  final— R.  F.  Goetz,  40  yds  ,  1 ;  A.  G. 
Herman,  300,  1;  O.  P.  Bernhart,  00,  3;  tiaie,  4:55  4-5. 


Nearly  Twenty  Miles  in  the  Hour. 
OSBOBN,  O.,  June  25. — The  Smith  road  r.ace 
was  run  to-day  according  to  the  schedule,  and 
was  finished  in  a  pouring  rain.  The  nineteen  and 
a  half  mile  cour.se  was  ridden  in  better  time  than 
could  be  expected,  considering  the  condition  of 
the  road  and  weather.  The  first  time  prize  was 
awarded  to  Earl  H.  Kiser,  Dayton,  0.,  whose 
time  was  59:52,  aud  who  finished  fourteenth.  In 
fact  he  was  the  only  man  to  finish  under  sixty 
minutes.  Second  time,  0.  W.  Niswouger,  Oran, 
O.,  60:51.     Summary: 

Earle  E.  Forrer 62:55 

F.  O.  Rontson 63:50 

F.  C.  Fritz 65:04 

J.  Wagner 67:04 

J.  H.  Fortney 67:20 

F.  S.  Davis 63:55 

X.  A.  Jones 68:02 

William  Shepherd 65:0! 

W.  E.  Sarcom 67:10 

[  W.  H.  Sandow 66:3  1 

The  usual  large  mob  was  in  attendance  at  th  e 
start  and  finish.  The  hardicapping  was  simply 
outrageous.  Dayton  riders  took  the  first  time 
prize,  first,  twelfth  and  fourteenth  places.  The 
Crescent  Scorchere  took  second,  tenth  and  twelfth 
places,  and  second  time  prize. 


Meet  at  Wausau,  Wis. 

Wausau,  Wis.,  June  22. — The  second  annual 
meet  of  the  Wisconsin  Valley  Cycling  Club  was 
held  to-day.  The  weather  was  fine,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  a  breeze  blowing  from  the  southeast. 
The  track  was  in  fine  condition  and  the  meet  a 
success.  The  programme  began  with  a  parade 
from  the  Bellis  House,  headed  by  the  Third  Regi- 
ment band.  The  winners  of  the  several  events 
were  as  follows:  Mile  novice,  Alfred  Hanson,  2:55; 
half-mile  open,  Roy  Reed,  1:18;  mile  3:00  class, 
A.  M.  Chandler,  3:06;  mile  open,  Roy  Reed,  3:08: 
mile  circuit.  Chandler,  3:17  };  half-mile  l:30class, 


A    CLUB    RUN    IN    IOWA. 


Pop  Field,  who  is  doing  Iowa  for  tbe  Sterling  people,  sends  us  some  pictures  taken  on  a  recent 
Lone  Tree  run  from  Iowa  City.  ■  One  of  them  shows  the  boys  iu  somewhat  picturesque  attitude. 
They  have  halted  for  a  rest  on  the  way  home  aud,   by  the  look  of  things,    are  enjoying  it    hugely. 


ROYAL  LIMITED 


Beat  it 
If  you  can. 
It  will  take  you 
A  good  while. 


Its 

a  winner 

from  start  to 

,   .  .  .  .finish. 


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N.  Andereon,  l:15i;  two-mile  handicap,  Joe  Ste- 
vens, 275  yards,  r>:09;  mile  circuit  championship, 
Anderson,  2:59;  mile  circuit  handicap,  Hanson,  ;i5 
yards,  2:18;  pennant  race  won  by  Stevens  Toint, 
represented  by  O.  E.  Virum,  2:46. 

# 
*     « 

Good  Man  on  a  Good  Wheel. 

If  any  evidence  was  w.anting  to  establih  the 
lact  that  Czar  bicycles  are  light  running,  1  hat  of 
the  Cedarburg-Milwaukee  road  race  will  prove  it. 
Tracy  Holmes,  of  the  Vincenues  Bicycle  Club, 
Chicago,  finished  third  and  made  fourth  time. 
Holmes  had  a  handicap  of  4  minute.'!,  the  two 
who  finished  lieforc  him  having  5.]  and  6  minutes. 


The  course  was  very  rough,  for  even  at  its  best  it 
is  not  an  ideal  road.  Within  winning  dietance 
of  the  finish  Holmes  was  unfortunate  in  taking  a 
header  into  a  ditch,  and  this  delay  cost  him  the 
race.  He  made  a  plucky  ride,  and  exhibited 
staying  qualities  which  will  ensure  him  recogni- 
tion in  future  events.  He  is  nineteen  years  of 
age.  His  mount  was  a  Czar,  which  weighed  22J 
pounds.  The  machine  went  through  in  admirable 
style. 

*  * 
Wet  Track  at  Emporia 
Empokia,  Kas.,  June  22. — The  wet  weather 
and  muddy  track  made  the  meet  poor,  but  a  large 
crowd  was  in  attendance.  The  mile  novice  was 
won  by  O.  V.  Vernon,  Salina,  Kas. ;  quarter-mile 
open,  by  W.  H.  Fehleisen,  Wichita,  1:15  4-5;  one- 
mile  handicap,  by  Art  Clark,  Emporia,  2:20  3-5; 
half-mile  local,  by  G.  D.  Griffith,  1:32  1-5;  one- 
mile  open,  by  M.  H.  Burt,  AVichita,  3:11;  fourth- 
mile  open,  by  M.  H.  Burt,  :37. 

Championship  of  DeKalb  County. 
Sycamore,  111.,  June  2S. — The  championship 
of  DeKalb  Connlj',  over  the  nine-mile  course  from 
here  to  Cortland  and  return,  was  won  by  Peter 
Nelson  in  28:34J.  B.  Swanson  came  in  five  sec- 
onds later  and  A.  Wiltberger  was  third. 


Butler  Makes  Another  Record. 

Boston,  ,Tune  25. — Nat  Butler's  fame  is  not  to 
die  just  yet  awhile.  Saturday  he  added  another 
laurel  to  his  wreath  by  securing  the  fifteen-mile 
road  record,  bringing  it  down  to  40:27.  He  will 
not,  however,  claim  a  record,  as  it  is  thought  that 
the  course  was  short,  perhaps  an  eight  i  of  a  mile. 
The  occasion  was  the  annual  fifteen  mile  road  race 
of  the  Carabridgeport  Cycle  Club.  There  were 
nineteen  starters  and  every  man  finished  without 
accident. 

The  race  was  a  hot    one,  both    from  a  weather 


standpoint  and  in  the  work  put  in  by  the  racers. 
Butler  says  it  was  the  hardest  race  he  was  ever  in. 
He  was  the  only  scratch  man  and  tlie  limit  was 
01  minutes.  Butler  came  in  third  and  won  the 
time  medal. 

It  was  particularly  stipulated  at  the  start  that 
pacemaking  was  debarred,  and  one  of  the  check- 
era  near  Coolidge's  Corner  had  an  altercation  with 
Cutter  and  Berlo,  who  were  on  a  tandem,  for  an 
alleged  attempt  at  pacing.  The  checker  warned 
the  pair  to  quit.  They  did  so,  but  it  is  alleged 
that  they  smaslied  the  checker's  wheel  by  running 
into  it  for  this  interference.  As  a  result,  both 
Cutter  and  Berlo  wero  roughly  handled;  The 
summary: 

n'd'p     Time. 

Fr«l  Cunuingham G:30       ^6;17 

At  Briand 6::50       46:17  1-2 

Nat  Butler scr.       40:37 

Ell  Kehew 3:00       44:00 

B.  F.  Girard...... 2:30       43:<!1 

F.  B.  Tingley 5:00       47:15 

O.  G.  Kelley 4:00       47:17 

James  Smith 3:00       40:19 

Alt  Topman  5:00       48:58 

R    Mugridge 1:00       44:20 

E,  Wilkins 2:00       48:15 

R.  B.  Churchill 5:00       49:35 

R.  H.  Kaulbach 3:00       47:35 

G.  W.  Bean,  Jr 6:30       31:07 

F.  J.  Lenoir 5:00       50:10 


A  Southern  Road  Race. 
Mejiphis,  Tenn.,  June  24. — The  ten-mile  road 
race  of  the  Memphis  C.  C,  held  yesterday  at  5 
o'clock,  fell  to  E.  H.  Hippel,  who  also  won  the 
time  prize.  Fifteen  out  of  the  eighteen  entrants 
started  and  all  but  two  finished.  Collier,  who 
won  third  time,  broke  down  near  the  finish,  else 
he  would  likely  have  won  first  time.  Z.  N.  Oli- 
ver made  second  best  time.     The  summary: 

Hdcp.       Time. 

E.  n.  Hippel ' 5  31 :3T 

L.  W.  Bowker 7  35:11 

M.  M.  Lewis 6  34:53 

Z.N.   Oliver 1  31:58 

C.  H.  Collier 1  32:02 

Parker 5  36:12 

H.  L.  Sawyer 7  39:00 

J.  L..Canale 3i  36:38 

W.  O.  White 5  3r:31 

F.  White 6  38:33 

W.  H.  Whitehead 0  32:36 

Ed  traig 0  32:36| 


Toledoans  at  Findlay. 

Toledo,  O.,  June  22. — A  number  of  Toledoans 
took  part  in  the  Findlay  club  races  yesterday, 
and,  besides  winning  peveral  other  races,  carried 
off  the  honors  in  the  event  of  the  day,  the  team 
race.     The  summaries: 

Half-mile,  open— Bernhardt,  1;  Van  Tine,  2;  Darling,  3; 
time,  1:17  4  5. 

One-mile,  handicap— Bernhart,  50  yds.,  1;  Martin,  50,2; 
Calkins,  12.j,  3;  time,  2:25. 

Quarter-mile,  open— Van  Tine,  1 ;  Darling,  2;  Bernhart, 
3;  time,  :34. 

One-mile,  3:00  class— Darling,  1;  Martin,  2;  Parker,  3; 
time,  2:46. 

Three-mile,  handicap— Bernhart,  scratch,  1;  Martin, 
290  yds.,  2;  Black,  scratch,  3;  time,  7:38. 

One-mile  team--Toledo  C.  C,  1;  Findlay  C.  C,  2;  time, 

2:59. 

* 
*       * 

Race  Notes. 

Beginning  Saturday  the  South  Side  C.  C.  of 
Chicago  will  hold  a  series  of  six  handicap  club 
road  races. 

Four  road  races — five-mile  handicap,  two-mile 
open,  one-mile  open,  one-mile  novice — will  be 
held  at  Attica,  Ind.,  July  4. 

Jefferson,  la.,  June  27. — As  some  of  the  fast- 
est men  in  the  state  competed  in  this  afternoon's 
races,   good  time    was    made    throughout.     The 


track  is  said  to  be  the  best  in  the  state.  The  win- 
ners: One-mile,  Hiblis,  2:28;  quarter-mile.  Culver, 
:.33;  two-mile,  Enwright,  5:37;  three-mile,  En- 
wright,  8:41;  one-mile.  Garrison,  2:39, 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  will  see  some  of  the  good 
men  July  6  anil  7.  There  are  sixteen  events  on 
the  two-days'  programme,  the  aggregate  prize 
value  being  ?i2,fl00. 

Bliss,  the  little  record-breaker,  is  training  in 
Indiana.  It  may  be  asked  why  he  is  not  taking 
advantage  of  the  first-class  south  side  track  in 
Chicago.  The  answer  must  be  that  his  employers 
do  not  want  him  to.  The  fact  seems  to  be  that 
Bliss  wants  to  marry  and  would  much  rather 
hold  hands  than  train  while  he  is  in  this  city. — 
Ittler  Ocean. 


THE  CHAMPION  OF  KENTUCKY. 


F.  D.  Cartwright  Looked  Upon  as  the  Coming 
Blue  Grass  Rider. 
F.  D.  Cartwright,  winner  of  the  Kentucky  di- 
vision championships,  whose  picture  is  produced 
in  this  issue,  was  one  of  the  dark  horses  for  cham- 
pionship honors.  No  other  event  in  the  recent  two- 
days'  meet  created  so  much  interest  and  enthusi- 
asm as  the   mile   division    chamiiionship,  and  the 


fight  among  the  riders  was  a  hard  one.  Young 
Cartwright,  of  Bowling  Green,  won  the  race  with 
ease.  In  the  homestretch  he  gathered  the  hunch 
under  his  wing  and  spurted  away  without  ap- 
parent effort,  much  to  the  pleasure  of  his  friends 
and  to  the  surprise  of  every  one.  He  is  supposed 
to  be  the  coming  rider  of  the  state. 


Charter  for  the  Boynton  Bicycle  Railroad. 
A  bill  to  incorporate  the  Boston  and  Lowell  Bi- 
cycle Kailway  Company  with  a  capital  of  §3,000,- 
000,  to  construct  and  operate  an  elevated  and  sur- 
face railway  under  the  Boynton  patents,  between 
Lowell  and  Boston  has  been  sent  to  engrossment 
in  the  Massachusetts  legislature.  This  is  a  com- 
pany which  has  been  organized  to  manage  the 
Boynton  system,  which  has  already  been  explained 
in  ^^^/^/ve-,  and  in  which  Mr.  Overman  is 
greatly  interested. 


To  Avoid  the  Hump. 


s 


Racing 


seems  to  be  the  great  fad 
this  year.  The  general  demand  is  for  a 
Hght,  fast  wheel.  Lightness  and  fast- 
ness don't  always  go  together.  They 
do  in 

The  Sterling, 

but  then  that's  because  the  SterHng  is 
more  rigid  and  stronger  for  its  weight 
than  most  of  its  competitors. 

How?    Why?    Cat  tells. 

Sterling  Cycle  Works, 

246-248  Carroll  Ave.,  CHICAGO. 

SPMCIAI,    AGENTS: =^ 

L.  C.  JAN.DORF  &  CO.,  116-118  W.  125th  St.,  New  York. 
STOKES  MFG.  (  O.,  Chicago,  Milwaukee,  Denver. 


s 


Many  a  Man 

Would  like  to  race 
but  he  can't  hope  to  win  prizes  on 
his  roadster.  Or  if  he  has  a  racer 
he's  afraid  to  do  too  much  road 
work  on  it.  .  For  such  a  case  we 
recommend  the  Sterling  Expert, 
high  or  low  frame;  weight,  stripped, 
26  lbs.  It  will  stand  as  hard  wear 
as  any  35-lb.  wheel,  and  will  do 
better  racing  than  many  a  20-lb. 
racer.  It  is  strong,  rigid  and  easy- 
running.     A  little  high  in  price, 

But— 


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Paste  a  Pointer  in  your  liat : 

The  CI^BVMLAND  wins  when  it  is  put  in 

competitive  test. 

ROAD  RACES, 

TRACK  EVENTS, 

STATE  RECORDS, 

TIME  PRIZES. 

We  gather  all  the  Class  A  events  and  yet  we  have 
no  racing  team  or  men.  We  win  our  laurels  with 
pure  amateurs  and  we  have  lots  of  them. 

104  entries  of  The  Cleveland;  85  prizes. 

41  FIRST  PRIZES  ON  THE  TRACK 

II  SECOND     "  "        "  " 

Three  Stat"   Records,    Two    State   Championships 

and  the  1-4,  1-2  and  i  mile  records  of 

Canada. 


Tlie  OLEVEL^^STD  for  speed. 

The  CLE:V^Ji:LA.]SrD  for  records. 

The  CJL.E  VELi^ISTD  for  a  champion. 


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ENGLISH    TRADE    TOPICS. 


The  PevrU  Gear  and  What  Tests  Have  Proved 
— Maltby's  New  Gear. 
London,  Jnne  16. — The  Peveril  gear  (Bon- 
dard's  patent)  is  a  novelty  about  -which  everyone 
is  inquiring  just  now,  and  information  concerning 
its  beha%ior  is  very  scarce.  M.  D.  Rucker,  of 
Humber  &  Co.,  has  kindly  promised  me  a  practi- 
cal trial  of  a  machine  fitted  with  the  gear  at  an 
early  date,  so  I  hope  to  speak  from  actual  test  in 
my  ne.xt  letter.  F.  T.  Bidlake  has  tried  the  gear 
and  is  by  no  means  favorably  impressed,  although 
it  must  be  borne  in  mind  he  tried  a  gear,  intended 
for  a  single  safety,  fitted  to  a  tandem.  The  Bou- 
dard  patent  involves  practically  a  double  bracket, 
and  adds  from  IJ  to  2  pounds  in  weight,  as  well 
as  §10  to  $15  cost  to  a  machine.  Sansom  used  it 
in  the  Bordeaux-Paris  race  without  experiencing 
benefit  from  it.  On  the  other  hand,  Mills  is  said 
to  have  been  very  pleased  with  his  Boudard  gear 
during  his  Edinburg-to-London  ride.  An  experi- 
enced engineer,  whom  I  met  during  a  recent  visit 
to  Birmingham,  had  just  tried  up  a  long  hill  a 
light  safety  geared  to  over  70  inches  fitted  with 
the  gear.  He  was  charmed  with  the  ease  of  work- 
ing and  completely  mystified.  Everyone  who  has 
examined  the  gear  agrees  that  theoretically  there 
can  be  no  advantage,  yet  the  Humber  people  are 
thoroughly  satisfied  the  invention  will  prove  a 
commercial  success.  A  larger  chain  wheel  than 
usual  is  fitted  to  the  back  wheel  hub,  and  the  in- 
loothed  wheel  driven  by  the  cranks  gears  up  a 
small  pinion  which  runs  on  a  second  spindle  and 
and  revolves  over  three  times  as  fast  as  the  crank 
axle.  The  power  is  transferred  by  means  of  the 
usual  chain  to  a  rather  larger  toothed  wheel  on 
the  hub,  thus  gearing  down  somewhat  the  driving 
wheel.  The  rider's  pedalling,  therefore,  js  geared  up 
to  be  geared  down  again — a  seemingly  unnecessary 
complication.  I  am  told  that,  in  spite  of  the  state- 
ment recently  made  by  the  chairman  of  the  Com- 
ponent Parts  Company,  arrangements  for  the 
manufacture  of  the  Boudard  patent  by  that  com- 
pany had  not  bi^  concluded  up  to  Saturday  last. 
Humber  &  Co.  are  advertising  successes  on  Pev- 
eril-geared  Humbers. 

THE   CLINCHER   PATENT   SUIT. 

On  Monday  last  the  long  deferred  decision  in 
the  case  of  the  Nortli  British  Rubber  Company  vs. 
Mackintosh  &  Co.  was  given  by  Justice  Romer. 
The  judgment  was  in  favor  of  the  plaintiif,  the 
Clincher  tire  makers,  and  the  council  of  the  de- 
fendants, Mackintosh  &  Co. ,  gave  notice  of  appeal. 
It  is  thought  likely  that  very  prolonged  litigation 
will  follow  before  the  issue  is  finally  settled,  as 
there  are  several  tire  firms — the  Nedderman,  Con- 
tinental, Excelsior  and  others — whose  rights  will 
becoQie  worthless,  equally  with  those  of  Mackin- 
tosh &  Co.,  if  the  decision  be  upheld. 

MAXTBY  TIBBS   HONOEED — MALTBY'S  NEW  GEAE. 

Honors  have  been  falling  thick  and  fast  on  Ar- 


thur Maltby,  vhose  patent  speed  tire  has  been 
shown  at  several  foreign  exhibitions.  The  Maltby 
tire  has  been  awarded  several  gold  medals,  a  mag- 
nificent jewel  decoration  and  an  enamel  and  gold 
cross.  The  tires  were  tested  before  these  awards 
weremadf  and  found,  as  claimed,  fast  and  nn- 
puncturable.  A.  W.  Harris,  by  the  way,  who 
uses  Dunlop  tires  with  the  Maltby  bands  intro- 
duced, won  the  mile  professional  championship 
last  Saturday  at  Birmingham.  Arthur  Maltby's 
latest  achievement  is  the  invention  of  a  wonderful 
speed  gear,  which  can  be  altered  in  thirty  seconds 
from  120,  for  use  with  the  wind,  to  60  inches  for 
use  against  it.  Maltby  has  been  conducting  ex- 
periments on  the  road  on  a  safety  weighing  27 
pounds,  and  is  greatly  delighted  with  the  be- 
havior ^  the  gear.  As  soon  as  the  foreign  patents 
have  been  secured  the  details  of  the  novelty  will 
be  made  public. 

HUMBER   TRICYCLES  SCORING. 

The  Humber  firm  has  been  turning  out  some 
gems  of  tricycles  from  Beeston  this  year.  From 
the  pace  of  one  of  my  friends  who  has  one,  I  ha\o 
been  expecting  to  hear  of  performances  upon 
them.  The  first  has  just  come  along.  On  Mon- 
day W.  R.  Toft,  of  the  Anfield  B.  C,  broke  the 
London-to-Brightou-and-back  tricycle  record  by  1 
hr.  2  min.  32  sec,  his  full  time  being  6  hrs.  21 
30  sec.  The  previous  best  was  7  hrs.  24  min.  2 
sec,  by  W.  AV.  Robertson,  of  the  North  Road 
Club,  made  last  yaar. 

THE   PEESIL   A   FAILURE. 

There  never  has  been  a  more  hopeless  invention 
placed  upon  the  English  market  than  the  Pereil 
wheel.  Spring  wheels  have  never  been  any  use, 
being  heav}',  ugly,  and  fearfully  slow  up  hills. 
The  Persil  Flexible  Wheel  Tire  Syndicate  is  now 
being  wound  np  voluntarily.  Authority  has  been 
given  by  the  members  of  the  syndicate  for  the 
formation  of  another  company  to  be  called  the 
New  Persil  The  Company,  which,  doubtless,  will 
in  due  course  be  wound  up  also. 

BOOMING  PNEUMATIC  SADDLES. 

Continued  efl'orts  are  being  made  by  Guthrie  & 
Hall  to  boom  the  pneumatic  saddle.  Carlisle 
used  one  in  his  great  end-to-end  ride.  The  si'.d- 
dles  have  been  improved  in  style,  material  and 
shape,  and  are  now  being  oifered  to  the  trade  at  a 
lower  price  than  hitherto — $3.  The  firm  has  also 
a  new  patent  tire  valve,  which  has  no  parts  to  get 
out  of  Older,  and  a  new  tire  inflator,  which  is  so 
designed  as  to  rest  upon  the  tire  during  inflation, 
and  so  relieve  the  left  wrist  of  all  strain. 

GIVES  A   TWO-YEARS'    GUARANTEE. 

Since  I  last  wrote  anent  the  introduction  of 
cheap  wheels,  I  have  made  a  little  tour  round  the 
South  of  London,  where  many  well-known  firms 
have  theii-  works.  My  impressions  were  amply 
confirmed  by  what  I  found  here.  Mr.  Rowe,  of 
Clapham  Pavement,  a  small  but  reputed  maker  of 
the  Paragon  cycle,  has  introduced  a  No  2  safety 


at  $90.  He  complained  that  his  business  in  the 
fine  Paragon  sulkies,  to  whicli  he  turned  attention 
last  year,  had  not  come  up  to  his  expectations. 
All  Rowe's  work  is  conscientiously  turned  out, 
and  does  him  great  credit.  He  is  building  tan- 
dem safeties,  weighing  44  pounds,  warranted  for 
two  years.  He  fits  forks  and  steering  heads  which 
are  carefully  strengthened  to  bear  the  weight  of 
two  riders  at  speed.  A  couple  of  Catford  men  are 
using  one  of  the  tandems. 

•  EVERETT'S  SPRING  SPOKES. 

Last  week  .1.  D.  Everett  of  Belfast  brought  to 
London  some  wheels  fitted  with  his  new  system 
of  spring  spokes.  Each  spoke  is  made  in  two 
parts,  connected  by  a  lielical  spring,  and  the  ends 
of  the  spokes  are  so  formed  that  they  can  be  read- 
ily attached  to  or  detached  from  the  ends  of  the 
straight  parts  of  the  spoke.  Tlie  trade  was  in- 
vited to  view  the  wheels  at  Euston  Hotel. 

SOME  OF  TEIGWELL'S   NOVELTIES. 

Trigwell  &  Co.,  of  Brixton  Hill,  .also  offer  a  sec- 
ond grade  Regent  safety  at  |70 — a  roadster  weigh- 
ing 34  pounds.  Mr.  Trigwell  built  many  fiorit 
drivers  last  season,  but  of  course  this  is  all  over 
now.  He  showed  me  a  neat  and  strong  Trigwell 
fork  crown  and  the  Trigwell  pedal,  which 
dispenses  with  a  nut  inside  the  crauks,  while 
being  readily  detachable  without  disturbance  of 
the  balls.  This  pedal  will  undoubtedly  be  in 
demand  among  the  trade,  now  that  a  narrow 
tread  has  become  a  sine  quo  non  on  even  a  road- 
sten  The  Trigwell  improved  hollow  rim,  besides 
being  very  light  and  stiff,  ofl'ers  three  thicknesses 
of  metal  at  the  ])oint  where  it  receives  thejjull  of 
the  spoke  head,  and  is  a  sterling  article. 

MACBETH'S    SCORING   NOW. 

Macbeth  &  Co.  have  now  weathered  their  liqui- 
dation aad  settled  down  once  more  to  business  at 
Bedford  road,  Clapham.  The  Macbeth  racer,  with 
wood  rims  and  Palmer  tires,  has  a  45.inch  tread 
and  fcales  under  20  po''nds.  Piatt  Belts,  one  of 
our  best  handicap  riders  at  this  moment,  uses  a 
Macbeth,  and  rode  second  to  Petersen  in  the  mile 
amateur  championship  IsuA  Saturday.  Petersen, 
of  Deumark,  bj'  the  way,  .who  won  the  champion- 
ship, used  a  Humber  with  Dunlops.  Piatt  Betts, 
to  continue,  has  this  season  broken  the  half  .and 
one-mile  handicap  records.  The  Macbeth  firm 
has  just  opened  agencies  in  Johonnesburg  and 
Paris.  They  deserve  all  success  in  the  future, 
and  place  their  faith  in  one  quality — the  best. 

LANGTON   &   CO.  QUITE   UP  TO   DATE. 

Langton  &  Co.,  of  Coldharbour  Lane,  Brixton, 
are  also  doing  a  brisk  trade.  The  Langton  racer 
retains  its  place,  and  to-day  Thistleton  and  Hoch, 
two  well-known  London  riders,  use  these  mounts. 

Mr.  Langton  show  d  me  the  frames  of  several 
tandem  safeties  he  is  building,  with  big  tubes, 
weighing  44  pounds  for  the  road  .and  40  for  the 
path.  He  has  a  neat  method  of  providing  the 
adjustment  of  the  rear  rider's  handle,  either  for- 


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Started    and    finished   without    a   scratch. 


Guaranteed  Road  Wheel,  24  Pounds. 


WE  MAKE  THE  HIGHEST  GRADE. 


Get  your  Special  Wheels  made  by  the 


PALIVIER  CYCLE  CO., 


5  1   to  53  W.  Washington  St., 


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CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


Two  Active  Old  Timers, 

Georpre  D.  Gideon,  of  the  National  Racing  Board,  and 
A.  G.  Powell,  official  handicapper  for  this  district,  are 
two  Philadelphlans  who  are  not  only  prominent  in  cycling 
affairs  of  the  present  day,  but,  as  pretty  nearly  every  one 
knows,  have  been  identified  with  the  sport  from  its  in- 
fancy. *****  Powell,  who  has  charge  of  F.  L. 
Donlevy  &  Co''s  cycle  department,  can  still  outspurt 
many  of  the  men  to  whom  he  allots  handicaps,  although 
he  made  his  best  efforts  on  the  track  in  the  early  '80's. 
Last  Saturday  he  acted  as  starter  at  the  Quaker  City 
Wheelmen's  five  mile  handicap  road  race,  and  after  see- 
Insr  the  scratch  man  off,  put  up  his  watch,  mounted  his 
76-gear  machine,  and  started  for  the  finish,  arriving  im- 
mediately after  the  fifth  man  and  beating  two  of  those 
who  were  on  the  scratch  mark. — Philadelphia  "Cycling,''' 
May  11,  1891.    (Official  organ  Pa.  Div.  L.  A.  W,) 


He  Swears. 


Mr.  Powell  enclose.l  this  clipping  to  us  in 
a  letter  dated  May  i6,  and  he  makes  the 
following  statement  to  which  he  has  attached 
his  affidavit: 


"  See  what  the  DERBY  can  do.  On  any  other  wheel  I  never  could  beat  16  minutes  for  5  miles  on  the  road,  with  the 
wiQ'1  or  any  other  way  and  here  it  is,  on  the  first  trial,  against  the  wind,  in  14  minutes  and  20  seconds,  with  several 
seconds  lost  in  starting  after  the  others  were  away  and  the  official  start  made.  There  is  no  doubt  the  bearings  do  run 
nicely.  Allow  me  to  say  that  I  think  the  workmanship  on  the  machine  is  of  a  very  high  class.  Owing  to  the  satisfac- 
tion given  by  my  DERBY  I  state  with  pleasure  that  the  gear  I  have  been  in  the  habit  of  using  the  last  couple  of  years  is 
64  to  68  and  I  can't  see  that  the  76  on  the  DERBY  runs  any  harder.  All  hills  are  climbed  with  it  as  easily  as  with  lower 
gears  on  other  machines,  and  as  far  as  I  can  tell,  without  any  more  exertion.  I  have  taken  several  runs  of  from  70  to  80 
miles  through  hilly  country  and  always  finish  fresh.  A.  G.  Powell. 

Affirmed  and  subscribed  before  me  this  twenty-fourth  day  of  May,  1894,  the  facts  above  stated  are  true  and  correct 
to  the  best  of  affiant's  knowledge  and  belief. 

(„_..     I  James  McGahey, 

r"^^^-  J  Notary  Public. 


If  you  want  a  Catalogue  or  any  further  information,  write  to 

DERBY   CYCLE    COMPANY, 

161-167  South  Canal  street,  .  .  _ 


CHICAGO,  ILL. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


BEAUTIFUL    ILLUSTRATED    CATALOGUE    FREE)    SEND    FOR   ONE. 


ward  or  backward,  as  well  as  higher  or  lower. 
Also  I  examined  an  ingenious  detachable  chain 
wheel  for  tandems,  which  maintains  a  narrow 
tread  while  allowing  of  au  easy  attachment  of 
sprocket  wheels  when  necessary.  The  Laiigton 
safeties  weigh  26  pounds,  and  many  are  fitted 
witl?  Clincher  tires,  which  seem  to  find  greater 
Aivor  in  the  south  of  London  than  in  the  north 
Mr.  Langton  is  keenly  alive  to  the  modern  re- 
quirements (f  lady  riders,  and  is  among  those 
who  recommend  the  back  seat  on  a  tandem  safety 
for  a  lady  wearing  rational  dress. 

WOEKING  OVEKTIME 

Linley  &  Biggs  are  so  busy  building  the  26- 
pound  safeties  they  txiin  out  tor  road  work  that 
they  have  had  no  time  to  consider  tandem  orders. 
Their  works  and  show-rooms  are  in  Chapham 
High  street,  and  the  many  sterling  points  em- 
bodied in  their  wheels  command  for  them  a  local 
custom  which  renders  the  firm  independent  of 
foreign  trade.  They  make  no  second-grade  stutt', 
and  are  at  present  working  overtime.      Stanley. 


A   REPREHENSIBLE  PRACTICE. 


Salesmen  Who  Delight  in  Misrepresenting 
Rivals— An    Example. 

In  no  trade,  perhaps,  have  salesmen  been  al- 
lowed to  more  freely  misrepresent  the  product  of 
rival  houses  than  in  the  cycle  business.  We 
have  on  more  than  one  occasion  stated  our  opin- 
ions plainly  on  this  subject  and  give  space  with 
pleasure  to  the  following  communication  in  the 
hope  that  all  salesmen  who  indulge  in  this  re]ire- 
hensible  practice  may  take  w-arning  and  desist. 
Injustice  to  Mr.  Sinsabaugh,  however,  it  must  be 
stated  that  he  denies  that  he  was  riding  along  a 
railway  at  the  time  of  the  accident  described: 

Chicago,  June  21. — Editor  ^^^/Be:  We  have 
noticed  a  tendency  on  the  part  of  the  bicycling 
press  to  exercise  a  sort  of  espionage  over  the  trade 
and  those  directly  connected  with  the  trade,  with 
a  view  of  correcting  existing  abuses  aud  placing 
the  bicycle  business  upon  a  higher  and  more  stable 
basis.  We  think  the  idea  of  reporting  agents  who 
cut  prices  a  good  one.  We  ourselves  are  very 
thankful  to  have  those  things  called  to  our  atten- 
tion, and  always  make  strenuous  efforts  to  remedy 
such  abuses. 

Much  as  has  been  said  about  bicycle  salesmen, 
it  is  a  fact,  however  deplorable,  that  the  impres- 
sion seems  to  have  gone  abroad  in  the  trade  that 
anyone  can  sell  wheels.  In  accordance  with  this 
idea  racing  men,  workmen  from  the  bench  and 
others  vpith  no  business  qualifications  are  sent  out 
as  full-fledged  salesmen.  It  seems  as  though  their 
first  thought  is,  not  to  expatiate  upon  the  good 
points  of  the  wheels  which  they  are  endeavoring 
to  sell,  but  to  inform  prospective  customers  of  the 
bad  points  in  other  wheels.  If  uo  true  statement 
can  be  found  derogative  to  prospective  wheels, 
they  manage  to  invent  one. 

We  do  not  believe  in  personalities  as  a  rule,  but 
think  that  when  a  person  wilfully  attempts  to  do 
us  injury  in  a  commercial  way,  we  are  justified  in 
exposing  his  methods,  in  order  to  warn  our  own 
agents  and  other  manufacturers  against  him.  We 
regret  the  necessity  of  referring  to  the  selling 
methods  employed  by  one  J.  P.  Walters,  a  sales- 
man for  the  Stover  Bicycle  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany. AVe  have  been  notified  by  many  of  our 
agents  that  his  first  move  on  entering  the  pres- 
ence of  a  prospective  agent,  is  to  lay  down  his 
card,  upon  which  he  has  posted  a  half-tone  clipped 
from  a  recent  bicycle  paper.  The  cut  we  refer  to 
was  one  of  the  associate  editor  of  the  Bearings^  re- 
produced from  a  photograph  taken  directly  after 
an  unfortunate  fall  which  he  received.     Upon  this 


clipping  he  (the  salesman)  has  written,  "Hurt  on 
a  Kambler."  He  then  proceeds,  not  to  extol  the 
merits  of  his  own  goods,  but  by  insinuation  and 
direct  misstatenients,  to  run  down  the  Kambler, 
selecting  that  wheel,  perhaps,  as  his  only  competi- 
tor worthy  of  notice. 

All  well-informed  wheelmen  and  agents  will 
understand  that  the  best  bicycle  on  earth  may 
meet  with  a  misfortune.  It  is  not  alwaj's  the 
fault  of  the  wheel,  but  very  often  the  fault  of  the 
rider.  In  this  instance,  Mr.  SiuLabaugh,  the  edi- 
tor whom  we  mentioned  as  having  been  hurt,  was 
riding  a  borrowed  Rambler — one  of  the  very  few 
which  we  loaned  out  last  year.  It  was  a  track 
wheel,  and  Mr.  Sinsabangh  was  warnrd  acalnst  the 


cipled  methods,    but  that  he   has  ignored   their 
orders. 

We  trust  you  will  not  think  this  too  personal 
to  give  it  sjiace  in  your  paper,  for  the  reasons 
stated  in  the  fii'st  part  of  this  letter,  and  thank 
you  in  advance  for  its  publication  in  the  interest 
of  the  trade.     Yours  very  truly, 

GOEMULLY  &  JeFFERY   MANUFACXUEING   Co. 


THE  CYCLE  BOARD  OF  TRADE. 


Plan  of  Operation   Decided  On — The  Incorpora- 
tors and  Officers. 
For  some  reason,  unknown,  the  secretary's  re- 
port of  the  proceedings  of  the  National  Board  of 


Ideas  from  the  Akron  Company's  catalogue. 


use  of  the  wheel  on  the  road.  He  persisted  in  ig- 
noring the  request,  saying  that  he  "know  the 
Kambler,  and  was  not  afraid  to  use  it. "  At  the 
time  the  wheel  broke,  he  was,  as  we  learn  from 
good  authority,  racing  along  a  railway  on  a  bad 
roadbed.  While  we  deplore  the  accident,  we  still 
insist  it  was  not  the  fault  of  the  wheel,  but  that  of 
the  rider.  He  d"d  not  seem  to  think  so,  and  conse- 
quently (we  can  see  no  other  reason)  published 
the  half-tone  in  question,  knowing  that  a  large 
number  of  club  mates  and  others  were  aware  that 
he  was  riding  a  Eambler. 

AVe  wish  to  state,  in  justice  to  the  Stover  Bi- 
cycle Company,  that  they  assure  us  th.'it  this  man 
Walters  has  been  ordered  to  desist  in  his  unprin- 


Trade  of  Cycle  Manufacturers  reached  < 
twenty-four  hours  behind  the  other  Chicago  papers. 
The  following  facts,  however,  are  gleaned  there- 
from: 

The  association  was  incorporated  under  the  laws 
of  New  York,  and  thirteen  directors  were  chosen. 

The  membership  is  divided  into  two  classes,  ac- 
tive and  associate.  The  active  members  are  the 
stockholders;  the  associate  members  are  those  per- 
sons, who,  by  the  payment  of  annual  dues,  "be- 
come participants  in  its  advantages  without 
liability."  Any  maker  or  agent,  as  we  understand 
it,  may  become  an  associate  member,  but  the 
active  list  is  confined  to  a  number  of  the  larger 
makers  to  whom  the  whole  of  the  capital  stock, 


Memorial  Days  for  the 

THISTLE. 


99 


ANOTHER  VICTORY  at  the  Cedarburg-Milwaukee  Boad 
Race  (On  a  Thistle),  A.  Gardner  won  First  Time  and  J. 
Skelton  Third  Time  and  Fifth  place. 

MEMORIAL  DAY  AT  SAN  DIEGO,  CAL. 

First  in  three  mile  championship. 

First  in  three  mile  handicap. 

Second  in  five  mile  handicap. 

Third  in  one  mile  handicap  (from  scratch). 

Second  in  one  mile  championship. 

Third  in  half  mile  championship. 


First  in  25  mile  team  race. 

AT  LOS  ANGELES. 

First  in  one  mile  maiden. 
First  in  one  mile  open. 

WARSAW,  IND. 

First  in  half  mile  handicap  (from  scratch). 

CHICAGO  ROAD  RACE.    First  and  Third  Time. 


Thistle  Cycles  are  manufactured  by  the 


FULTON  MACHINE  WORKS, 


Factory,  82  to  86  Fulton  Stieet, 


CHICAGO 


ENTIO.4   THE    REFEREE 


SEND   FOR  CATALOGUE. 


amoUQting  to  flO.OOO  in  1,000  shares  of  $10  each, 
has  heeu  aUolted.  Ou  this  subject  the  circular 
receive  I  says: 

"It  was  not  deemed  advisable  to  ofl'er  tbis  stock 
generally,  beciiuse  of  the  delay  necessarily  en- 
tailed by  soliciting  subscriptions  thereto,  and  be- 
cause of  the  fact  that  the  conduct  of  the  organiza- 
tion in  all  particulars  of  which  they  vould  have  a 
prime  interest,  would  be  in  the  hands  of  its  asso- 
ciate members.  *  *  *  It  has  been  we  think, 
wisely  determined  that  the  large  manufacturers 
who  have  the  greatest  interest  involved,  should  he 
the  ones  to  subscribe  to  the  capital  stock,  and  sat- 
isfactory results  have  attended  the  etforts  of  the 
committee  in  this  direction." 

It  is  intended,  if  the  membership  becomes  large 
enough,  to  organize  a  bureau  of  information,  a 
board  ol  arbitration  to  adjust  disputes  letween 
members,  and  possibly  committees  ou  annual  (x- 
liibits,  race  meets,  etc. 

Foreign  makers  are  eligible  to  membership. 
The  directors  are:  Albert  G.  Spalding,  Albert 
A.  Pope,  E.  Lindsay  Coleman,  William  F.  Wilson, 
Henry  A.  Lozier,  E.  Phillip  Gormully,  E.  C. 
Stearns,  A.  Kennedy  Child,  Joseph  McKee,  Wil- 
liam J.  Bruff,  Walter  Measure,  William  A.  Eed- 
ding,  Mr.  Hurlbert. 

ColoneJ  Pope  has  been  elected  president;  A.  G. 
Spalding  and  E.  L.  Coleman,  vice  presidents; 
William  A.  Bedding,  treasurer;  A.  Kennedy  Child, 
secietary. 

Blank  applications  for  membership  will  be  fur- 
nished by  the  secretary,  whose  address  is  Hart- 
ford, Conn. 

Enlarging  the  Waverly  Factory. 

The  Indiana  Bicycle  Company  is  preparing  to 

erect  an  extensive  addition  to  its  already  spacious 

plant  in  Indianapolis.     The  new  building  will  be 

especially  designed  to  accommodate  the  enamel- 


ing, brazing  and  case-hardening  departments. 
The  removal  of  the  latter  from  its  i^resent  location 
will  permit  of  a  large  increase  in  the  capacity  of 
the  drop  forge  department,  where  the  f  ictory  has 
been  somewhat  crippled  for  space. 


AN  ENERGETIC  YOUNG  SALESMAN. 


Mr.  King  Has  Placed  Some  of  the  Most  Im- 
.  portant  Imperial  Agencies. 
W.  E.  King  is  a  young  man  in  appearance  as 
well  as  in  years  and  comparatively  so  in  the  bicy- 
cle business.  His  first  experience  in  that  line  was 
with   Ames  &  Frost  Company  of  Chicago,  with 


which  house  be  is  still  connected.  He  graduated 
rapidly,  however,  and  after  a  short  time  in  the  of- 
fice the  house  recognized  in  Mr.  King  a  valuable 
man  for  the  load.  He  is  a  very  airreeahle  talker, 
quick  to  recognize  the  wants  of  his  customers  and 
also  the  needs  of  the  house  which  he  represents. 


He  has  traveled  extensively  through  the  west, 
south  and  e.%it.  He  is  not  the  kind  of  man  who 
t.alks  about  the  busines-i  he  has  done  and  is  doing 
but  it  is  known  to  those  who  know  him  best  that 
some  of  the  most  valuable  agencies  of  this  com- 
pany were  placed  through  his  efl'orls. 


GOOD  AND  BAD  SADDLES. 


The  Michigan  Triangle  Man  Makes  a  Few 
Suggestions. 

Allecjan,  Mich.,  .June  25. — Editor  ^^/t/ve-: 
I  lave  been  asked  by  '"Phcebus"  for  my  opinion 
on  the  saddle  question,  but  the  subject,  like  the 
article  under  discussion,  is  a  decidedly  hard'  one, 
and  if  improperly  handled  will  cause  as  much 
soreness  among  our  saddle  manufacturers  as  im- 
properly made  saddles  do  to  the  masses  of  uncom- 
plaining cyclers.  Without  giving  my  opinion  as 
to  the  merits  or  faults  of  any  of  our  various  makes 
of  saddles,  I  wish  to  raise,  tor  an  instant,  the  cur- 
tain from  a  picture  which  is  familiar  to  every  ad- 
mirer of  the  wheel.  We  have  all  seen  this  same 
picture  so  many  times  that  we  have  come  to  look 
upon  it  with  disgust  and  contempt.  If  you  recog- 
nize in  this  the  likeness  of  yourself,  or  your  wheel, 
or  the  wheel  that  you  manufacture,  I  can  not  help 
it,  but  hope  you  will  stop  and  consider  that  you 
are,  and  h.ive  been,  receiving  the  just  criticisms 
and  ridicule  of  both  the  press  and  the  public. 

The  picture  is  simply  this — "A  man  on  a 
wheel."  How  simple  the  subject;  yet  look  at 
it.  You  meet  this  same  man  on  ordinary  oc- 
casions and  you  do  not  notice  in  him  any  signs  of 
insanity,  but  mount  him  on  his  wheel  he  becomes 
a  fit  subject  for  an  insane  asylum.  Those  "grace- 
fully low-dropped  handlebais"  have  made  him 
hump  himself  until  he  resembles  a  deformed 
dwarf.     That  saddle,  be  it  ever  so  finely  finished, 


be  its  springs  ever  so  nicely  adjusted,  has  been 
placed  so  far  backward  and  ujiward  on  the  saddle- 
I)OSt  that  you  would  think  its  only  object  was  to 
act  as  a  rear  brace,  instead  of  a  comfortable  seat. 
This  is  bad  enough;  but  look  at  him  again  and 
think  of  the  grand  mind  that  planned  that  wheel. 
Notice  the  tread — very  narrow.  Notice  the  sad- 
dle— very  broad.  Notice  the  effect.  It  is  un- 
necessary to  dwell  further  on  the  position  of  the 
saddle,  in  relation  to  the  handlebai-s  and  pedals. 
Common  sense  and  a  little  experience  tells  us 
where  it  should  be  placed.  A  good  rule  for  a  be- 
ginner is  to  place  the  center  of  the  saddle  directly 
over  the  pedal  when  it  is  at  its  extreme  backward 
point.  Insist  on  having  your  wheel  fitted  with 
np-tumed  handlebars,  never  allowing  the  grips  to 
drop  lower  than  the  nose  of  your  saddle.  Even 
now,  if  you  have  purchased  a  diamond-frame 
wheel  with  an  extremely  long  wheel  base,  you 
will  be  obliged  to  reach  lor  your  handlebars,  caus- 
ing in  a  measure  the  effect  described  above.  Let 
it  be  distinctly  understood  that  the  most  perfect 
saddle  in  existauce,  placed  in  exactly  the  proper 
position,  becomes  uncomfortable  and  absolutely 
injurious  to  its  rider,  unless  the  balance  of  the  ma- 
chine is  also  correctly  built. 

Wheel  mannlaclurers  for  '95  must  look  to  their 
laurels.  Diamond-frame  wheels — and  Vte  wheels 
of  the  country,  too — are  being  sold  to  agents  (?) 
at  forty  per  cent,  discount  now;  "what  will  the 
harvest  be' '  next  year '?  Let  some  bold  manufac- 
turer grasp  the  new  ideas;  let  him  build  a  triangle 
wheel,  and  let  him  build  it  right — then  watch  the 
result.  Were  I  to  give  to  you  my  ideas  of  a  per- 
fect saddle,  and  I  have  them,  it  would  lose  all  its 
perfection  if  fitted  to  the  majority  of  our  cycles,  as 
I  belong  1o  the  ninety  and  nine  who  ride  for  busi- 
ni'S.s  and  pleasure,  while  wheels  are  built  for  the 
scorcher  and  racing  man.  Ikvjkg  Fkakks. 


THE  DATE  HAS  BEEN  FIXED. 


Luminum  vs.  Stearns  Controversy  to  Be  De- 
cided at  Cornell  University  July  9. 

A  letter  from  the  St.  Louis  Refrigerator  and 
Wooden  Gutter  Company  informs  ns  that  the  long 
pending  negotiations  between  that  company  and 
the  Stearns  company  have  at  last  progressed  to  a 
point  where  it  is  believed  that  the  test  of  frames 
will  be  actually  brought  about. 

The  date  has  been  set  for  .Tuly  9,  and  the  testa 
are  to  occur  at  Cornell  University,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

From  what  we  already  know  of  the  possibilities 
of  the  metal  used  by  the  St.  Louis  concern  we 
have  no  doubt  that  the  test  will  be  of  great  inter- 
est to  all  makers  and  the  trade  at  large. 


PROTECTS  YOUR   TIRE. 


Something  About  the  Pittsburg  Protector  and 
the  Inventor,  Mr.  Hottman. 
Since  the  advent  of  the  pneumatic  and  its  gen- 
eral use,  the  question  of  puncture  has  been  a  most 
serious  one;  and  how  to  overcome  this  common 
danger  has  received  the  attention  of  some  of  the 
brightest  minds  associated  with  the  trade.  About 
a  year  and  a  half  ago  Robert  Hoffman,  one  of  the 
old-time  wheelmen  of  Pittsburg,  conceived  the 
possibility  of  making  a  tire  protector.  The  idea 
seemed  practicable,  and  he  immediately  set  to 
work.  After  making  several  trial  pairs  they  weje 
inserted  into  tires,  and  for  a  year  or  more  were 
given  severe  tests  by  riders  in  and  around  Pitts 
burg.  It  was  the  intention  to  .assail  every  weak 
point  in  the  protection  and  give  it  tests  which 
would  be  convincing  of  its  superior  merit.  The 
manner  in  which  the  tire  protector  has  withstood 
all  the  tests  is  very  gratifying  to  the  inventor.  It 
is  claimed  that  with  the  use  of  the  Hoffman  pro- 


tector the  possibility  of  a  puncture  is  now  reduced 
to  a  minimum,  without  the  slightest  sacrifice  of 
the  resiliency  of  the  tire.  During  the  last  few 
months  the  protector  has  been  placed  on  the  mar- 
ket by  the  Pittsburg  Tire  Protector  Company, 
which  reports  a  large  demand  from  all  sections. 
W.  H.  Williams  is  the  company's  traveling  repre- 
sentative and  has  placed  a  number  of  large  orders 
both  in  the  east  and  west.     Robert  Hoffman,   the 


inventor,  whose  likeness  is  presented  herewith, 
is  among  the  pioneers  of  riders.  From  early 
childhood  he  has  ridden  a  wheel.  Starting  with 
the  velocipede  he  has  changed  from  one 
wheel  to  another,  as  the  art  of  construction 
progressed,  and  has  now  given  the  cycling  world 
one  of  its  greatest  inventions.  He  is  a  wheelman 
whom  any  cycler  visiting  Pittsburg  will  be  glad 
to  meet.  Mr.  Hoffman  extends  a  cordial  invita- 
tion to  the  trade  to  call  and  get  better  astxuainted 
when  in  Pittsburg. 


Recent  American  Patents. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,  re- 
ported especially  for  ^^^/g/ie«.  by  W.  E.  Augin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

521,167,  felloe  for  bicycle  wheels;  Asa  P.  Squires,  Chic- 
opee  Falls,  Mass.;  filed  March  CO,  1894. 

521,235,  mechanism  for  oiliDg  bearings;  David  Gessner, 
Worcestei,  Mass  ;  filed  March  18,  lfc91. 

521,273,  bicycle  tire;  Robert  P.  Scott,  Cadiz,  O. ;  filed 
Feb.  12, 1894. 

521,330,  pneumatic  tire;  Albert  J.  Burns,  Fairport,  N. 
Y.;flled  Jan.  4, 1894. 

521,863,  bicycle;  Alfred  H.  Bishop,  Toledo,  O.,  assignor 
to  the  Snell  Cycle  Fitting  Company,  same  place;  filed  Sept. 
25, 1693. 

521,383,  felley  for  wheels;  Jeremiah  T.  Mosely,  Shelby- 
ville,  Tex.;  filed  Jan.  12,  189). 

521,399,  ball  bearings;  Michael  Wogan,  United  States 
Navy ;  filed  March  9,  189 1. 

Trade  marks— 24  8  0,  bicycle;  Edward  K.  Tryon,  Jr.,  & 
Co  ,  Philadelyhia,  Pa.;  filed  May  17, 1891;  essential  feature 
the  word  "Apollo." 

Quakerville  Trade  Notes. 

The  Herder  Cutlery  Company,  12(j  South 
Eleventh  street,  has  secured  the  services  of  J.  E. 
Lancaster  as  manager  of  its  bicjxle  department. 
This  gentleman  has  been  heretofore  the  local 
agent  for  the  Premiers,  which,  with  the  Imperial, 
will  be  handled  in  connection  with  the  Fowler. 

D.  Walter  Harper,  late  of  the  Clifton  Cycle 
Company,  is  now  with  William  Trallbrd,  at 
Twelfth  and  Oxford  streets. 

W.  C.  Henry,  of  the  Buffalo  Tricycle  Company, 
was  in  town  last  week. 


from   the  express  cars  as  commonly  as  any  other 


Trade  Notes. 
We  are  told  that  cycling  has  taken  a  boom  in 
North  Dakota  and  that  new  wheels  are  unloaded 


The  Monarch  Cycle  Company  hits  recently 
established  an  agency  in  New  Orleans  with  E.  C. 
Fenncr  one  of  the  leading  dealers  in  the  south; 
also  an  agency  at  Weeksburgh,  Miss.,  with  Lee, 
Richardson  &  Co. 

Harry  Chapman,  of  the  Peerless  Manufacturing 
Company,  is  going  to  England  in  August  and 
would  be  glad  to  undertake  a  few  business  com- 
missions. He  can  be  addressed  in  care  of  the 
company  at  Cleveland,  O. 

Alfred  Howes,  165  Euclid  avenue,  has  taken 
the  agency  for  the  Union  wheels  for  Cleveland. 
He  expects  to  associate  with  him  two  or  three  of 
the  leading  spirits  in  town,  and  promises  to  cap- 
ture his  share  of  the  trade. 

Man.ager  Richardson,  of  the  Monarch  Cycle 
Company,  states  that  the  company  has  arranged 
to  build  500  wheels  immediately,  which  will 
make  the  entire  outijut  for  the  year  over  7,000 
wheels.  This  has  been-  a  very  successful  year  for 
the  Monarch  company. 

Hay  &  Willits,  of  Indianapolis,  take  exception 
to  our  correspondent's  statement  concerning  the 
number  of  Monger  cycles  used  in  that  city.  They 
claim  to  have  sold  more  Ramblers  than  the  makers 
have  Mnngers,  and  believe  their  books  will  show 
that  Victors  are  more  extensively  ridden  than  the 
local  product. 

The  Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Company,  313 
and  315  Broadway,  New  York,  writes  that  the  de- 
mand for  its  cyclometers  has  been  so  great  that  it 
is  turning  them  out  at  the  rate  of  about  1,500  per 
week  and  is  only  now  in  a  position  to  execute  or- 
ders promptly.  There  never  has  been  so  heavy  a 
demand  for  cyclometers  befoie,  but  by  reason 
of  the  low  price  many  persons  who  never  thought 
of  using  cyclometers  are  now  using  them. 

A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  of  New  York,  Chicago 
and  Philadelphia,  or  the  Lamb  Manufacturing 
Company,  of  Chicopee  Falls,  Mass.,  will  send  free 
to  any  address  a  handsome  hanger,  containing  a 
lithograph  picture  of  A.  H.  Barnett,  of  the  Eliza- 
beth Wheelmen,  the  winner  of  the  Irvington- 
Milburn  road  race.  The  hanger  is  nicelj'  mounted 
and  is  suitable  for  any  club  room  or  cycle  store. 
Send  a  postal  card  and  the  hanger  will  be  sent  by 
mail. 

George  W.  Marble,  of  the  Indiana  Novelty 
Manufacturing  Company,  leaves  on  Wednesday 
for  a  trip  to  Europe.  He  expects  to  visit  England, 
Ireland,  Scotland,  France  and   Germany  in  the 


The  Store  of  3Iillhouse  Brothers,  Galena,  III.,  agents 
for  the  Sterling  cycles. 

interest  of  the  well-known  Plymouth  interlocked 
wood  rim.  Mr.  Marble  has  arranged  with  S. 
Guiterman  &  Co.,  of  London,  to  handle  the  rims 
in  the  British  Isles.  He  will  also  make  arrange- 
ments to  have  the  rims  pushed  in  Germany  and 
France.  Some  of  the  leading  racing  men  in 
Europe  are  using  the  Plymouth  rims. 


TO   RIDERS:  We  want  you  as  agents  for  the  James 

Track  Macer,  18  to  30  pounds. 
Xoad  Macer,  33,  34  and  36  pounds. 

Write  for  prices,  catalogue  and  photos  of  the  James. 


J.  BRIDGER, 


MENTION  THB   REFKREV 


WEIGHTS   GUARANTEi-D       t"3  Adams  Street, 


CHICAGO 


THE    CYCLING    LETTER    CARRIER    WINS. 


Interesting  Test  Made  by  tlie  Postoffice  Offic- 
ials at  Chicago. 

A  test  to  discover  the  quickest  method  of  de- 
livering the  special  delivery  mail  in  Chicago  was 
made  Wednesday  morning  at  the  postoffice  under 
the  personal  supervision  of  Postmaster  Hesing. 
Arthur  E.  Smith  of  the  special  delivery  depart- 
ment mounted  on  a  Derhy  represented  the  cycling 
contingent;  Herman  Straube  was  mounted  on  one 
of  the  best  horses  he  could  tind  in  Chicago  and 
John  Morris  rode  in  ii  light  buggy  behind  Post- 
master Hesing's  fast  trotter.  Three  other  con- 
testants, who  were  not  in  the  race  from  the  start, 
traveled   on  foot,   elevated  roads  and  cable  cars. 

Each  carrier  was  instructed  to  cover  certain 
ground  at  an  ordinary  pace,  no  undue  haste  being 
permitted'.  The  route  was  from  the  Adiims  street 
entrance  of  the  postoffice  to  Sixty-third  street  and 
Madison  avenue  by  a  zigzag  course.  Nine  stops 
were  made  in  each  instance,  the  time  being  taken 
and  a  signature  secured.  Arthur  E.  Smith  on  his 
bicycle  returned  to  the  postoffice  in  1  hr.  20 
min.  Edlch  stop  was  figured  at  three  min- 
utes. Strahbe  on  his  horse  made  the  distance  in 
1  hr.  46  mih.,  while  Morris,  with  the  trotter, 
was  unable    to  do    better    than   1   hr.    55  min. 

This  test,  supplementing  the  one  made  a  few 
days  ago,  should  prove  conclusively  to  the  post- 
office  department  the  desirability  of  employing 
cycles  as  the  means  of  travel  for  all  carriers  in 
outlying  districts.  It  is  one  more  excellent  testi- 
monial to  the  benefits  of  the  wheel. 


MISS  PORTER'S  FAST  CENTURY. 


Covers  the  Elgin-Aurora  Course  in  g  Hrs.  lo 
Min. — Other  Chicago  News. 

The  ladies'  century  run  over  the  Elgin-Aurora 
course  last  Sunday  proved  a  very  pleasant  and 
successful  affair.  The  start  was  made  from  Hal- 
sted  and  Washington  streets  at  4:30  a.  m.  The 
party  was  composed  of  the  following  ladies,  with 
escorts  who  rode  under  club  colors:  The  Lake 
View  club  had  the  largest  number.  Miss  Libby 
Douglass,  Miss  Elma  Mosher,  Miss  C.  Demerling 
and  Miss  Lizzie  Stahl;  Illinois  club.  Miss  Lucy 
Porter  and  Miss  Hepgerty;  Lincoln  club.  Miss 
Kelly  and  Mrs.  Fairchild;  South  Side  Cycling 
Club,  Miss  Inez  A.  Whittaker;  Columbia  Eagles 
Club,  Miss  Annie  Porter;  Chicago  club.  Miss 
Edith  Osgooly.  The  entire  party  rode  the  course, 
finishing  inside  of  the  regular  time  limit.  Miss 
Annie  Porter  covered  the  100  miles  in  9  hrs.  10 
min.  Miss  Inez  A.  Whittaker  was  the  youngest 
member  of  the  party,  being  but  thirteen  years 
old.  Her  time  was  14  hrs.  All  the  ladies  wore 
the  bloomer  costume,  which  in  a  measure  is  re- 
sponsible for  their  excellent  showing.  The  run 
was  not  intended  for  time,  but  Miss  Porter,  re- 
membering that  she  had  an  engagement  in  the 
early  part  of  the  evening,  had  to  break  the  record 
to  keep  it. 

A  dozen  or  more  members  of  the  Chicago  club 
rode  and  walked  to  Pox  Lake  Saturday  last. 
Starting  at  1  o'clock,  they  had  been  out  but  a 
short  time  when  rain  overtook  them.  A  hay 
wagon  conveyed  half  the  number  the  last  eight 


RACER.    19  lbs. 


\   ATFST   strictly  High  Grade. 
f^^y  A"  Sizes  and  Prices. 

a^RF^j^T-    Latest  Improvements. 

Dnf/VTPi?<?5S*''^"§^t^'  Speed,  Weight, 
t-UUM  I  CK^>  I  £^3g  Qf  Running. 

fJOHN  P,  LOVELL  ARMS  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers  in  Arms,  Bicycles, 
Sporting  Goods, 

BOSTON,  MASS. 


J  Bicycle  Catalogue  free  to  all. 

Send  for  one  — it  will  interest  you, 


Agents  Wanted.— Write  for  terms. 


'\riENTION   THE    REFEREE 


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Jordan  Special/* 


13-lb.,  ir,-lb.,  33-lh.,  38-lb. 


ALSO    AGENT    FOR   OTHER    HIGH-GRADE    WHEELS. 

' — -       Oldest  and  Largest  Jiepair  Shop  in  the  West. 

Any  make  of  wheel  altered  to  Wood  Rims,  and  Ousbions  to  Pneumatic  Tires. 
Japanning  and  renickeling.    Agent  for  the  Telegram. 


LOUIS  JORDAN, 


71-73  E.  Bandolpli  Street, 

cnicA^ao. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE.. 


miles,  while  the  others  walked,  the  party  reaching 
Limpincott's  at  midnight. 

A  numher  of  the  jEoIus  club  membere  made 
the  trip  to  Benton  Harbor  Sunday.  The  club  has 
been  presented  with  a  handsome  silver  cup  by 
Alderman  Keats,  to  be  used  as  a  trophy  in  the 
club's  road  races  this  season. 


Chicago  Association's  Banquet. 
The  Associated  Cycling  Clubs  of  Chicago  held  a 
banquet  at  the  Grand  Pacitic  Hotel  on  Thursday 
of  last  week,  at  which  the  career  of  the  .association 
and  the  proper  ch.innels  for  the  exercise  of  its 
energies  in  the  future  were  discuesed.  About 
torty  delegates  and  represent.atives  of  the  press 
were  in  attendance  and    listened    patiently    to  a 


great  deal  of  sensible  advice,  given,  however,  by 
a  number  of  somewhat  prosy  speakers.  Taken 
altogether,  the  affair  lacked  that  vim  which 
characterizes  most  cycling  events,  but  it  is  hoped 
that  it  has  been  the  means  of  bringing  to  the  at- 
tention of  the  delegates  methods  by  which  the 
strength  and  iiiflnence  of  the  cyclists  of  Chicago 
may  be  made  felt.  It  is  the  intention  of  the 
a.ssociation,  we  understand,  to  take  a  more  active 
part  in  cycling  hereafter  than  in  the  past,  and  to 
follow  in  general  detail  the  plans  of  the  associa- 
tions of  other  cities. 


Charles  F.  Storkes,  Jr. ,  vice  president  of  the 
Stokes  Manufacturing  Company,  and  his  bride 
are  visiting  Chicago  iriends. 


Heartley  Machine,  Variety 

Iron  and  Tool  Works. 

Geo.  W.  Heartley, 

Toledo,  O., 

901-903-90B    WAIER,    Cor.    LOCUST    ST. 

Manufacturer  Bicycle  Making 

Machinery  and  Tools. 

Special  Patented  Machinery  and  Tools  for  the  manu- 
facture of  Bicycle  and  Metal  Wheels,  Punches,  Presses, 
Dies  and  Drop  Forging  Dies,  etc.  The  New  Ideal  Self- 
Oiling  Adjustable  Punch  CSiuck.  Famous  Roller  Power 
Welding  and  Forming  Machine,  for  Welding  Tires  on  all 
Irregular  Shaped  Work;  forms  Mud  Guards  and  drawing 
Brace  ends,  etc.  Rim  Roller  and  Truing  Machines.  Rim 
Sizing  and  Trueing  Tables.  Rim  Punches,  special  for 
Punching  Rims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
Pedal  Crank  Shaft,  and  pressing  in  Ball  Racer  Cups. 
Special  Spoke  Heading,  Bending  and  Threading  Machine. 
Sprocket  Chain  Stretching  Machine.  Spoke  Wheel  Vices 
and  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  for  heat 
ing  to  Weld  and  Braze,  etc. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 

ALLEN'S  DIGEST 

OF 

UNITED    STATES    PATENTS 

— FOR — 

Cyeles  or  Velocipedes 

with  Attachments— 1789-1891,  two  Vols.,  1,503 
pages,  and  Cycle  monthly  of  the  CURRENT 
Issues  of  patents  containing  the  references  cited 
by  number,  name  and  date  in  the  examination  of 
applications  can  be  seen  and  examined  at  the 


ofiScesof 


THE  REFEREE, 

334   Dearborn   Street,    C3HI0AG0 

— ANI>— 

21  Park  Row.  NEW  YORK. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE- 


WHEN  ON 
YOUR  WHEEL 

wear— for  enjoyment,  for  ap- 
pearance ami  tu  save  yoxir  walking 
clothes— one  of  our 

Bloomer 
Bicycle 
$7.50  Suits. 

It  inoludep  Coat,  liloomer.  Trous 
ers  of  the  best  nil  wool  eassiineie, 
and  Stanley  3894  Cap.  Suit  De- 
livered Free.  Write  for  samples 
and  booklet  tell  ing  all  abont  our 
complete  bicycler's  outrit— Free. 

^NIO^  BICYCLE  CLOTIIINO  CO., 
31»  UnrketSL.,         Cliicaeo,  lU. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


Use.. 


AFTER  YOU  HAVE  FOUND 

that  plurabaffo,  graphite,  soap,  etc.,  make  a  chain 
clean  and  bright.  Then  >im  will  want  somethine 
that  lubricates.  Grensnh'De  ie  the  Rtiiff.  Nothing 
met  on  the  road  will  faze  it.  Endorsed  by  the 
hardy  road  riders  <»f  Chicago.  2500  miles' worth 
put  up  in  a  collapBible  tube  for  2.5  cents.  Ask  your 
dealer  for  it.  Insist  on  Greasoiene.  Atiialwill 
convince  yon. 

IIBERAL  DISCOUNT  TO  THE  TRADE. 

J.  G.  CALROW,  MAKER.  WINNETKA^  ILL. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


ONE  OF  THK  WAVERLEY  MEN. 


Mr.  Ladd  New  in  the  Cycle  Business  but  Very 
Successful. " 
With  the  present  season  S.  M.  Ladd  made  his 
initial  bow  to  the  cycling  trade,  covering  Illinois 
and  Wisconsin  in  the  interest  of  the  Indiana  Bi- 
cycle Company.  Mr.  Ladd  is  a  practical  me- 
chanic of  long  experience.     He  is  wide-awake  to 


the  interests  of  his  house  and  is  a  firm  believer  in 
cycling,  having  joined  the  ranks  in  1870  on  the 
''boneshaker."  Mr.  Ladd  is  senior  member  of  the 
firm  of  S.  M.  Ladd  &  Co.,  of  Morrison,  111.,  deal- 
ers in  musical  goods,  jewelry  and  bicycles.  While 
on  the  road  his  store  is  in  charge  of  his  partner, 
M.  E.  Ladd  and  J.  P.  Duflin. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Canideirif  Jf.  J".— International  Wheel  &  Tire  Com- 
pany; has  been  incorporated,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$200,000. 

WorcesteVf  Mass, — L.  M.  Alexander,  bicycles;  re- 
ported as  having  recorded  chattel  mortgage  for  $1,000. 

Jjouisville,  Sy. — G.  S.  Maxwell  wants  to  buy  bicycle 
parts  ready  for  assembling. 

Xew  Yorlc,  N.  r.-A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros,  fllert  suit 
for  SIIJO.OOO  against  Overman  Wheel  Company.  Ex-Gov- 
emor  Robinson,  of  Chicopee,  Mass.,  and  William  A.  Red- 
ding, of  New  York,  engaged  as  counsel.  In  their  reply 
the  Spaldings  allege  that  in  1892  and  1893  the  Overman 
Wheel  Company,  in  violation  of  their  contract,  suppHed 
them  with  defective  wheels,  which  they  were  obliged  to 
make  good  to  their  customers,  and  for  overcharging  for 
advertising,  and  for  violations  of  the  contract  claims 
$160,000  damages. 

Jtuffalo,  y.  Y. — George  D.  Hazard,  bicycle  dealer  at 
600  Main  street,  reported  closed  out. 

Xeuj  York,  JT.  Y  —The  Dubois  Tire  Company,  incor- 
porated by  Howard  M.  Dubois,  of  Philadelphia,  William 
H.  Gray  and  Thomas  E.  Challinger,  of  New  York  city; 
capital  stock,  $5,000. 

Atlanta,  Ga.  —  The  Lowry  Hardware  Company; 
bought  out  the  bicycle  stock  and  business  of  the  Nun- 
nally  Company. 

Indianapolis f  Jm<J.— Central  Cycle  Company  has 
completed  its  new  building. 

Toledo,  Ohio, — Moornan  Bros.,  manufacturers  of 
sculls  and  oars,  will  establish  factory  at  Galveston,  Tex. 

Newark,  y.  J".— Henry  Roemer,  sporting  goods,  re- 
ported as  having  confessed  judgments  for  $1,238. 

Newtown,  Conn.— The  Sandy  Hook  Hardware  Co., 
incorporated,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $10,000.  May  take 
up  bicycles, 

Maquon,  Ill.—Q.  G.  Shearer,  new  hardware  store, 
will  probably  take  up  bicycles. 

Ijuveme,  Minn. — Huntington  Bros.,  (C.  E.  &  G.  L.) 
opened  new  hardware  store,  bicycle  manufacturers  may 
address  concerning  agency. 

Mitchell,  S.  J>.— W.  J.  Healey,  has  bought  out  the 
hardware  business  of  Booth  Bros.,  and  may  add  bicycles. 

Marion,  Ind. — Marion  Hardware  Co.,  has  been  incor- 
porated, with  a  capital  stock  of  $12,000.  Will  probably 
take  up  bicycles. 


Bvffalo,  Minn — E.  McKnight,  hardware  and  bicy- 
cles, succeeded  by  D.  O.  McGaffey. 

Galveston,  Tex — J.  P.  Davie  &  Co.,  hardware,  bicy- 
cles, etc.,  reported  sold  6ut. 

Xelfast,  Me — Stickney  &  Wiggin,  dissolved,  Stickney 
continuing  the  business  of  the  hardware,  etc.  May  be 
addressed  concerning  bicycle  agency. 

Wausan,  Wis.- Gottleib,  Kurth  &  Son,  new  hardware 
store  opened.    Will  add  bicycles  later  on. 


■^5AY£y0UR(HAirl« 

All  Record  Breakers 

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25*PERSTICK. 

SOLE  IMPORTER 

Prince  ¥ell3> 

LOU/SV/LLE,  XY. 


THE    NO.    1 

LAMSON   CARRIER 


The  most  popular  carrier.  It  weighs  but  a  irirte,  fits 
nearly  all  machines,  does  not  interfere  with  the  use  of 
lantern  or  brake  and  will  carry  a  large  package,  t'ent 
by  mail  for  J*ricef  $1.  There  are  no  nuts  or  thumb 
screws  to  loosen  and  let  down  your  bundle.  These  and 
other  carriers  made  by 

G.  H.  LAMSON,  Poriland,  Me. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREb 

aUST  WHAT  YOU  WANT  ! 

THE 


Pittsburg 
Stand . . , 

(PATENTED). 


Simple,   Strong, 

I*ortabl€f 
Cheap  and  Best. 

For  use  in  Sales  Room, 
Club  House,  or  Home. 

Price,  $1  each 

For  sale    by    leading 

bicycle  dealers. 

Liberal  discount  to 

the  trade. 

Manufactured  by 

Wm.  M.  Justice 
&  Co., 

PITTSBURG,    PA. 

Mention  the  Referee. 


The  Automatic  Mud  Guard. 


(Patented  November  28, 1893.) 


This  Guard  can  be  attached  to  any  wheel. 


The  only  Guard  in  the  World  that 
Rolls  Up. 

This   Guard,   when  not  in  use,  can  be  rolled  up  in  a  compact  form  by 

simply  touching  a  catch. 

You  must  see  it  to  appreciate  its  merits. 

PRICE,  $3.00,  COMPLETE  SET. 

Send  for  descriptive  circular  and  discounts  to  the  trade. 

THE  AUTOMATIC  MOD  GDARD  CO., 

KOLHEbiEK,   JN.    Y.       Mention  referee. 


CHICAGO 


Palace  Sleeping 
-»  Dining  Car  Line 


Eastern  and  Canadian  Points. 


In  connection  with  the  GREAT  WESTERN 
DIVISION  of  the  GRAND  TRUNK  RAIL- 
WAT,  it  is  the  FAVORITE  ROUTE  to 

Niagara  Falls,    Thousand  Islands, 

and  Rapids  of  the  St.  Lawrance.  and  to  the  Seaside  and  Mountain  Resorts 
in  the  East. 

CTTR/rH/ITT'D  TTVTTTJTCnPC  Should  send  their  address  to  E.H.Hughes, 
O U  IVl  iVl  ti rV  lUUrVlOliJ  General  western  passenger  Agent,  Chicago  & 
Grand  Trunk  Ral!  vay,  103  South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  lU.,  and  ask  for  particulars  re- 
garding Summer  Tours.  Chicago  to  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands,  the  Adiron- 
dacks,  the  White  Mountains,  and  the  summer  resorts  of  the  coast  of  Maine,  which  will 
be  sent  to  all  applicants  free  of  charge,      sale  of  summer  tourist  tickets  begins 

Magnificent  New  Pullman  Sleepers    * 


DAILY  BETWEEN 


CHICAGO  AND   DETROIT. 


CHICAGO  AND  SAGINAW  VALLEY. 


CHICAGO  AND  ALL  CANADIAN    POINTS. 


CHICAGO  AND   BOSTON. 


Pnmrlicin  RQ<Trrarr<u  Passengers  for  Canada  can  now  have  then- Baggage 
\_clllcH-iictn  Udg^ctg^;.  examined  and  passed  customs  and  checked  to  destina- 
tion at  our  depot  in  Cliicago,  thereby  avoiding  annoyance  and  delay  at  the  Canadian 
frontier. 

For  Tickets  at  I>owest  Hates,  apply  at  Ticket  Offices  in  the  west,  or  to 

E.  H.  HUGHES, 

General  Western  Passenger  Agent,         -        103  South  Ciark  Street,  CHICAGO. 


W.  J.  SPICER,  General  Manager. 

GEO.  B.  REEVE,  Traffic  Manager. 

W.  E.  DAVIS,  Gen.  Pass'r  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

CBICAGO  <e  GHANn  TS.UlfS.  XT. 


L.  J.  SEARGEANT,  General  Manager. 
N.  J.  POWER,  General  Passenger  Agent. 
G.  T  BELL,  Ass'tGen'l  "  '. 

OKAyi>    TRUNK    RAIZWAF. 


QUEEN  CITY    # 
%     FOR  1894. 

Geo.  N.  Pierces  Co.,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 


MANUFACTURERS. 


New  1894  Pattern  Queen  City;  Wt.,  32  Lbs. 


New  1894  Ladies'  Queen  City;  Wt.  38  Lbs. 
THESE  ARE  OUR  LIST  PRICES: 

28  in.  "Diamond"  frame,  flOO 
28  "   "Ladies"  "         100 

26  "   Diamond  "  65 

26  "   Combination     "  65 

24  "   Diamond  "  55 

94  "   Combination     "  55 

All  full  Ball  Bearings  .  .  . 

.  .  .  and  Pneumatic  Tires. 
We  are  now  ready  to  make  prices  and 
give  agencies  for  1894. 

O.  W.  Hackett  Hardware  Co.  are  General  Agents 
in  the  Northwest  for  the  Queen  City  Wheels.  They 
carry  full  stock  and^wiU  quote  prices  to  the  trade. 


mention  the  referee. 


LONG-DISTANCE    RIDING. 


"The  Tramp"  in  the  Irish  Wheelman  Doesn't 
See  Where  the  Fun  Comes  in. 
I  am  not  cue  of  those  who  sympathize  with  the 
craze  for  long-distance  riding,  especially  when  it 
is  carried  to  such  an  excess  f'at  the  "victim"  has 
to  go  without  sleep  for  several  days.  I  really  fail 
to  see  where  the  fun  comes  in.  I  am  not  an  ex- 
tremist in  my  views  ou  oue  side,  neither  believing 
with  some  rabid  enthusiasts  that  it  is  actually 
good  ibr  a  man,  or  with  the  other  equally  bigoted 
section  who  state  that  it  is  the  fate  of  these  young 
competitors  to  succumb  or  break  down  long  be- 
fore the  sun  of  their  life  has  reached  its  full  me- 
ridian. The  latter  theory  is  knocked  on  the  head 
by  the  existence  of  such  health}'  individuals  as 
G.  P.  Mills,  Laurence  Fletcher,  Frank  Shorland. 
On  the  other  hand,  I  cannot  but  believe  that  sudi 
pi-olonpied  exertion  must  have  some  injurious  ef- 
fects on  the  system.  It  caunot  conduce  to  the 
health  of  any  man  to  exist  almost  four  days  with- 
out sleep,  for  it  is  a  well-known  fact  that  in  some 
countries  the  loss  of  sleep  is  inflicted  as  one  of  the 
most  extreme  puuishments,  and  in  some  cases  the 
prisoners  who  are  compelled  to  live  without  sleep 
lose  their  reason.  Of  course,  there  is  a  great  dif- 
ference in  the  constitution  of  people,  and  the  men 
who  undertake  these  marvellous  feats  are  usuallj' 
men  possessed  of  exceptional  powers  of  endurance, 
with  those  powers  developed  to  their  highest  ex- 
tent by  a  gradual  and  systematic  system  of  train- 
ing. J.  F.  Walsh  informed  me  that  he  felt  no 
ill  effects  after  going  through  a  Cuca  Cup  24,  ex- 
cept a  slight  numbness  in  the  fingers,  caused  by 
riding  a  machine  fitted  with  handles  of  too  short 
diameter  for  his  abnormally  long  fingers.  This 
numbness  in  the  hands  seems  to  be  generally  ex- 
perienced after  one  of  these  terribly  long  rides,  and 
I  have  heard  several  lona;-di stance  men  complain 
of  it.  That  the  recent  long  distance  ride  of  R.  H. 
Carlisle  cannot  have  injured  him  very  much  is 
proved  by  the  fact  that  he  actnally  scaled  si.v 
pounds  heavier  after  the  race  than  he  did  before 
leaving  Land's  End.  Carlisle's  ride  was  certainly 
a  magnificent  performance,  and,  to  my  mind,  even 
more  creditable  than  that  of  Geo.  P.  Mills.  Tlie 
latter  was  mounted  on  a  tricycle,  and  though  it 
may  not  be  quite  as  speedy  as  the  two- wheeler,  I 
think  it  is  much  the  more  comfortable  mount  of 
the  two  for  a  Land's  End  to  John  o' Groat's  jaunt. 
There  must  always  be  a  greater  expenditure  of 
nervous  energy  by  the  unconscious  eftbrt  required 
to  keep  a  safety  upright  than  is  required  solely  for 
the  propulsion  of  a  tricycle.  I  shall  watch  with 
interci-t  for  the  result  of  Geo.  P.  Mills'  attempt  to 
shift  Carlisle's  figures  on  a  safety. — The  Irish 
Wheelman. 


"According  to  Hoyle" 

Have  your  Bicycle  Repaired  and    Thoroughly    Over- 
hauled by  the  Veteran  Repairer. 

Over  tTwenty  years  factory  and  repair  shop  experience 
with  makers  c  t  Eudge,  Rover,  Rival,  Rapid,  Rambler, 
Premier,  Hmnber,  Singer,  Swift,  &c.,  &c.  Highest 
testimonials  from  American  and  English  flyers  of  the 
path. 

NICK£!Z-PZATIir0,  PA.INXINO, 

EirA.MMI,I.lNa,  X!1C. 

Be  sure  you  seelHOYLE,  2  and  <  La  Salle  Ave., 
End^of  Foot  Timnel. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 

FOR 

Bicych  Repairing 

Use  our  new  9  inch  and  10  inch 
Screw  (Jutting 

FOOT  LATHnS, 

Specially  designed  for  this 
das'?  of  work.  Write  for  cata- 
logue and  prices  of  lathes  and 
tools. 

Sebastian  Lathe  Co..  '°^^^^^^^,,l'!'''' 

MIFNTION  THE    REF^Ree. 


H UMBER  PATTERN  FRAME 


Long  Wheel  Base. 


Guaranteed  finest   quality   of 
finish  and  material. 


A  frame  on  which 
manufacturers    and 
agents    may     put 
their    name    with- 
out fear  of  being 
disgraced. 


ESTABLISHED  1848.      INCORPORATED  1886. 


THOS.  SMITH  &  SONS,  of  Saltley,  Ltd., 

BIItMINOBAM,     Ey<t.. 

Manufacturers  of  all  kinds  of  cycle  component  parts,  at 
reasonable  prices,  consistent  with  good  workmanship. 

Prices  on  application. 


S  TO  DO,-- ! 

I       FIrst=Clas§  Platmsr 


YOU  MUST   HAVE  GOOD   MATERIAL 


AND  A  KNOWLEDGE  OF  THE  BEST  METHODS. 


CAN  OUR  EXPERTS  BE  OF  SERVICE  TO  YOU  i 


THE  HANSON   &  VAN  WINKLE  CO. 
Newark,  N.  J. 


a   CHICAGO  Newark,  N.  J.  NEW  YORK  g 

SPECIAL  SALE  OF  LAMPS. 


No.  1,  Cycle  Light, 
No.  3,  Bola, 
No.  3,  Bola, 


CASH    T^RIOES. 

55o    I  No.  4,  Bell  Rock, 

80        No.  5,  Bell  Rock, 

$1.00        No.  f),  Bell  Rock. 


1.25 
3.50 

3.35 


These  are  all  imported  Lamps  and  are  worth  double  the  price. 
Cash  must  accompany  order. 


JOHN    CALDWELL    &    CO., 


615  Omaha  Building, 


Chicago,  III. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


THn  BMST  ON  MARTH. 


Thousands  of  Them  Sold. 


Have  you  our  prices  on   Sundries?     If 
^g^4^  not  drop  us  a  line. 


Ferris- Wheeler  Mfg.  Co., 


289  Wabash  Ave.,  CHICAGO 


MENTION  THE    REFBRSS. 


^^j^/e^ 


Holy  Moses 


Was  discovered  in  the 

BULL    RUSHES 

in  the 


WATER. 


MANY    GOOD    THINGS 

HAVE    BEEN    DISCOVERED, 
But  the  Boss  Find  of  Recent  Time 


THE 

SYRACUSE 

BUILT  FOR  USE 


»^I[IS]I^=° 


THE 

SYRACUSE 

BUILT  FOR   USE 


In  Watching  Those  Crimson  Rims 

reflect  how  many  victories  have  been  scored  in  the  short  period  of  its  existence. 
Nothing  can  compare  with  them.     All  weights.     All  sizes. 


WESTERN  AGENTS- 


A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH  HARDWARE  CO.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


To  the  Trade 


li/EIV  LINE  OF  MIDGET  AND  BEACON  LAMPS. 


OUR  PRICES  WILL  SURPRISE  YOU. 


Deliveries  in  any  quantity  can  be  made  at  once. 

We  Invite  Correspondence. 


Tk  GEORGE  PEARCE  COMPANY 

67  South  East  Street, 

INDIANAPOI,IS,  IND 


dlENT^ON    THE    REFEREE. 


"  He  who  brings  the  buyer  and  the  seller  together  in  honest  trade  does  good  to  both." — Cobden. 


THOS.   WALLS,  President. 


T.  P.  WALLS,  Treasurer. 


JOHN  I.  WALLS,  Secretary 


The  West  Side  Auction  House  Company,  (incorporated) 

209  and  211  West  Madison  St.,  CHICAGO. 

AUCTION    SALE    OF    HIGH    GRADE    BICYCLES, 


ON 


SATURDAY,     JUNM    30,    at    s:oo  o'clock. 


Ladies'  and  Gentlemen's  High  Grade  '94  Model  wheels,  standard  makes,  pneumatic  tires.    Sale  without  reserve.     Consignments  solicited. 
Settlements  made  in  cash  day  after  sale.    Reference  by  permission  to  the  Hide  and  Leather  Bank,  Chicago. 


NEXT  SALE  JULY  7. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


TELEPHONE.  W,  592. 


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c/»  Weekl^ Record  and  Rbvilw  ofOcungjimd  th&  C^cung  Tr/idb. 


Vol.  13,  No.  10. 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  JULY  6.  1894. 


$2  Per  Year. 


THE   STANDARD    OF    COMPARISON   IN^ 


BICYCLES 


IS   ALWAYS   A 


COLUMBIA 


"Just  as  good  as  a  Columbia"  has  been  worn  threadbare  by  dealers  in  other  makes,  but  no  Columbia 
rider  is  ever  deceived  by  the  assertion.     Old  wheelmen  know  that  Columbias  are  unequalled. 

STANDARD    1894    PRICE,    $125.00. 


Pope   Manufacturing  Co..  =°'™'' chSo™"ha«tpok» 


Ships  that  pass  in  the  night  do  not  create  such  a  sensation  as 


UNION    SPECIALS 


that  pass  in  the  day. 


WEIGHT,    20    LBS.       PRICE,    $150.00. 

This  beautiful  wheel  exhibits  an  advance  in  constructive  methods  which   has  hitherto  been  unthought 
of.     Its  riding  qualities  are well,  try  it. 


UNION    CYCLE    MFG.    CO., 


Branches. 


PHILADELPHIA.     CHICAGO. 


239  Columbus  Avenue,  BOSTON,  MASS. 


"Triangle"    Wheels. 

MODEL  C. 

A  Roadster  of  approved  design.     Guaranteed  to  do  the  work  it  is  intended  for. 

Weights  (all  on)  30  pounds. 

MODEL  D. 

A  Ladies'  Wheel  of  rare  beauty,  incomparable  in  construction  and  workmanship. 

Weight  (all  on)  30  pounds. 

MODEL  E. 

A    Light    Roadster,    high  frame,   guaranteed  right  up  to  the  top  notch.     The 
scorcher's  delight.  Weight,  25  pounds. 

MODEL  F. 

A  Racer,  finer  than  silk,  ridden  by  some   of  the  best  men  in  the  country,  and 
always  ahead  of  the  field.  Weight,  1 8  pounds. 

WRITE    FOR    CATALOGUE   AND    GET    FULL    PARTICULARS. 


The  Peerless  Mfg.  Co., 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE- 


CLEVELAND,    OHIO. 


OUR    LATEST. 


THE  ENVOY  SCORCHER 

A  Light  Wheel  for  Scorching  Purposes. 


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Finest  Material.     Beautiful  Lines.    Superb  Finish.     Fully  Guaranteed. 

SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE.  See  Our  FLEETWim  and  ENVOY. 


BUFFALO  TRICYCLE  CO.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


tMENTIQJM  THE   REFEREE. 


Talk  About  Road  Races! 


G.  &  J.  TIRES 

ON  THE  ROAD 

seem  to  enjoy  the  same  privilege  of   "  Prize  Taking  "  as  appropriated  by  "  G.  &  J." 
Tires  on  the  tracks  of  this  whole  land. 


Won  on  Ramblers  Alone  Fitted  With  G.  &  J.  Tires. 

ICO  miles,  Dallas  to  Van  Alstj'ne,  Tex.,  1st  time  prize. 
10    "       Greensboro,  N.  C,  road  race,  Snd  place,  1st  time. 
10    *•       San  Francisco  road  race,  1st,  2nd,  3rd,  4tli  and  1st  time. 
90    "       Lexington  to  Covington,  Ky.,  1st  place. 

6  "       College  Hill  road  race,  Cincinnati,  1st  time  and  record. 
45    "       De  Soto  course — new  record 

25    "  Pulaski,  Pa.,  road  race,  1st  and  2nd  place,  1st  time. 

912'*  Champaign,  111.,  road  race,  3rd  place  and  1st  time. 

li    "  Bloomington,  111.,  road  race,  1st  place  and  1st  time. 

10    *'  Richmond,  Mich  ,  road  race,  1st  and  2nd  time  prizes. 

8    "  .  Quincy,  Mass  ,  road  race,  1st  and  3rd  place. 

7  *'  Vineland  to  Millville,  N.  J.,  1st  place,  1st  time. 

10    "       Dewhm^t  road  race,  1st  and  3rd  place  and  2nd  time. 

13  "       Utica,  N.  y.,  road  race,  2nd  place. 

10  "  Taunton,  Mass.,  road  race,  2nd  place. 

10  ''  York,  Pa  ,  road  race,  1st  and  3rd  places. 

10  "  Kansas  City  road  race,  1st,  2Dd  and  5th  places. 

20  "  Washington  C.  H.,  Ohio,  road  race,  2nd  and  3rd. 

6  "  Chicopee  Falls,  Mass.,  road  race,  1st  place,  1st  time. 

10  "  Wilmington,  Del,  road  race,  2nd  and  4th  places. 

14  '■  Brockton,  Mass.,  road  race,  1st  time. 
10  "  Bangor,  Me.,  road  race,  2ad  place. 

5    "       West  Philadelphia  road  race,  1st,  2ad,  3rd,  and  1st  and 

2Qd  time  prizes. 
2o    "       Youngstown,  O.,  road  race,  3rd  place  and  1st  time. 
10    "       Spokane,  Wash.,  road  race,  1st  time. 

8  **       Ocean  View,  Va.,  road  race,  1st  and  2nd  place,  1st  time 

and  new  record. 
10    "       Lament  and  Whittemore  road  race,  1st  place  and  1st  time. 
20    "       Sewickley  road  race,  1st  time. 

15  "       Kansas  City,  Mo.,  road  race,  1st  t'me. 

Cedarville  to  Milwaukee  road  race,  1st  place, 

"G.    &    J.    TIRES    ARE    FAST." 

And  Fast  Men  in  these  17  States  Show  by  Eesults  that  their  "Confidence  was  not  Misplaced." 


Any  dealer  or  maker  will  supply  the  G.  &  J.  Tires. 


GORMULLY    &   JeFFERY    MfG.    Co., 

CHICAGO.    BOSTON.    WASHINGTON.   NEW  YORK.    BROOKLYN.    DETROIT.    COVENTRY,  ENGLAND 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


SINCE    PNEUMATIC    TIRES 
WERE    INTRODUCED 


■fr 


"%■ 


Every  English  Championship  but  two, 
Every  Irish  Championship  but  one, 
Every  Scottish  Championship  was 


Won  On  Dunlops. 


k'®'^^®'^ 


At  Birmingham,  June  9, 
All  the  N.  C.  U.  Championships 

WERE    WON    ON    DUNLOPS. 


K®'^^®'^ 


IN    CANADA,   at 

St.  Thomas,  i  mile,  1st  and  2nd.  Toronto,  i  mile  novice,  ist. 

Stratford,  i  mile,  ist.  "         1-2  mile  handicap,  ist. 

WERE    WON    ON    DUNLOPS. 


•-e^^e-* 


"  I  think  they  are  the  fastest 

path  tires  I  have  ever  seen  tried." 

Harry  Wheeler. 


American    Dunlop   Tire   Company, 

504-506  West  Fourteenth  Street, 
NEW  YORK. 


^/ce 


A  strictly  High  Grade  Wheel. 
Weight  22  to  27  lbs.     Price,  $[25.00. 


A  strictly  High  Grade  Ladies'  Wheel. 
Weight  26  lbs.      Price  $1 15.00. 


In  the  Cedarburg-Milwaukee  Road  Race,  Tracy  Holmes  on  a  33^  pound  Czar 
finished  in  third  position,  and  made  fourth  time. 

THE  CZAR  SCORCHER 


WEIGHT,  WITH  LIGHT  ROAD  TIRES,  25  Lbs.  NET. 


Our  wheels  are  fully_  guaranteed  to   be  perfect  in  material,  workmanship  and  construction.  \  \  Agents 
"Wanted.     Write  us  for  territory. 

E,    B.    PRESTON   &  CO., 

403-417    Fifth    Avenue, 

IVIANUFACTURERS,  -  -  -  CHICAGO, 


MENTION  THE  BEFEPEE. 


MANUFACTURED    BV 


[COPTEIGHT  1894  BY  CHARLES  L.  AmES.] 


AMES  &  FROST  COMPANY,  Blaekhawk  St  and  Cherry  Ave.,  CHICAGO,  ILL 

"TRUTH,  Crushed  to  Earth,  Will  Rise  Again." 


What  special  points  are  con- 
sidered in  buying  a  wheel? 

STRENGTH, 

DURABILITY, 

WEIGHT, 

SPEED, 

PRICE. 

....THE.... 

KEATING 

is  the  Strongest  light 
wheel  in  the  world. 

Being   strong,    durability  is 
assured. 

The  KEATING 

is  the  Lightest  strong 
wheel  in  the  world, 

Being,  light  speed  is  assured. 


With  these  assurances,     tfj  -1  O  C    A  A 
the  price^s  right  at )^  1  Z  0 .  U  U . 


Don't   buy  until  you  have  seen  the  KEATING. 


KEATING  WHEBL  CO.,   -  -  Holyoke,  Mass. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


^^tre^ 


NEW  YORK  TIRES  ARE  FAST ! 

Note  who  rides  them  and  what  they  do. 

WALTHAM,  MASS.,  June  13,  1894- 

5  Firsts 

2  Seconds 

2  Thirds 

Witli  special  prizes  for  other  events. 
New  York  Tires  won  19  prizes  out  of  ^2  oflfered. 

RE.4DV1LLE,  MASS.,  June  18,  1894- 

3  Firsts 
5  Seconds 
5  Thirds 

LYNN,  June  16. 1894— 

Road  race,  Nahant  to  Lynn— Our  tires  finished  1st,  2nd  and  3rd, 
winning  all  important  prizes,  time  and  place. 

MII-FORD,  MASS.- 

2  Firsts 
2  Seconds 
1  Third 

UTICA,  June  21  and  23, 1894— 

J.  S.  Johnson, 
on  our  tires,  finished  first  both  days  in  one  mile  open. 

All  fast  men  use  our  tires. 

The  lightest  and  strongest  in  the  world. 

If  other  light  tires  are  giving  you  trouble,  try  ours. 

NEW    YORK    TIRE    CO.,    23    Warren   St.,    NEW    YORK. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


The  Great  Hoyland  Smith  Record- 
Breaking  25  Mile  Road  Race 
was  Won  by  M.  L.  Macomber 


A  GOOD  MAN  ON  THE  BEST  WHEEL. 


He  Rode  A 


REMINGTON. 


Remington  Arms  Company, 


313-315  Broadway, 


NEW    YORK    CITY. 


HENTLOM   THE    REFEREE. 


THE 


MOTOR  CYCLE  CO., 

S.  W.  Gor.  Public  Square  and  Ontario  Street, 

CLEVELAND,    O. 

Capital  Subscribed,  ;?»5oo.ooo. 


The  Motor  Cycle  is  not  destined  to  take  the  place  of  the 
'-r^  Bicycle,  but  to  take  the  place  of  wheeled  vehicles  drawn  by  horses! 
"  "^  thus  reaching  a  class  of  people  which  foot  power  machines  could 
never  hope  to  reach,  and  making  for  dealers  in  bicycles  a  machine  for  which  there  is  a  demand 
the  year  round.  Again,  the  Motor  Cycle  is  a  road  maker  and  will  flatten  down  and  even  rough 
places,  rolling  them  down  to  a  smooth  surface.  It  does  not  scare  at 
the  cars,  run  away,  or  require  feeding.  There  is  no  expense  ex- 
cept when  in  actual  use,  which  is  but  a  few  cents  per  day.  We 
Guarantee  these  machines  to  make  greater  speed  than  any 
running  horse  over  the  same  course.  We  further  guarantee  each 
and  every  machine  for  one  year,  and  a  certificate  of  guarantee  ac- 
companies every  machine.  The  engines  will  by  far  outlast  the  best 
make  of  cycles. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


WE  ARE  AFTER  THEM 

(Not  Track  Records.) 


Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  May  9,  1894. 
"  I  must  admit  that  the  FALCON  is  the  easiest  running  wheel 
that  I  ever  mounted,   and   I   say  this  from  experience.     ON   HILL 
CLIMBING  it  is  certainly  GREAT." 

Yours  respectfully, 

L.  C.   M. 


FALCONS    are    winning   their   way    FAST    and    SURE. 


The  Yost  Mfg.  Co., 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


TOLEDO,    O. 


Sanger's  World  Records 


(In  Competition)  were  made  on  a 


SANGER    RACER 


Sanger    Racer,   $150. 


Catalogues   telling   all    about    these 

Modern  Wheels,  free  on 

application. 


TELEGRAM  CYCLE  MFG.  CO. 


Agents  wanted  in  new  territory. 


All  stjles  now  ready  for  delivery. 


I^adies'  Telegram,  $125. 


MILWAUKEE,  WIS. 


Chicago    Agency: 

Louis  Jordan,  71  and  73  Randolph  Street. 


FEATURES. 


Absolutely  Dust  Proof  Bearings. 
Adjustable  Handle  Bar 
$5.00  extra. 
Interchangeable  Sprocket  Gear. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Telegram  Light  Roadster,   $12$- 


SOMETHING  NEW 

IN  CYCLE  CONSTRUCTION 


-THE- 


Phillips  Wheel 

is  made  with  the  only  correct  mode  of 
propulsion 

KYPHOSIS    BICYCLARIUM 

a  disease  unknown  to  riders  of  the  PhiUips 
wheels. 

Write  at  onee  for  full  details. 

PHILLIPSIWHEELWO.,  Rochester,  N.Y 


MENTiON  THE   REFEREE. 


No  Rider^^ 

can  afford  to  be  without  this 
brake  —  Comfort,  Economy, 
Safety  —  all  demand  it.  It  is 
automatic  and  as  quick  in 
action  as  thought  itself. 

BAILEY ^G.    CO., 

207  S.  Canal  St., 

CHICAGO. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


R  p  ^  I  I  R  F  ^iid  examine  the  '94  model  Weston 
ui^  ^\J  r\\^  Fork  Cyclometer.  Its  valuable  and 
special  features  will  appeal  to  vou.  Registers  ten  thou- 
sand miles.  Adjusted  for  pneumatic  tires,  etc.  Price, 
$7.00.  While  some  are  listed  higher  and  others  lower, 
none  can  exceed  it  in  quality.  I  want  a  reliable  agent  in  every 
town,  city  and  club  in  the  country.  Write  tor  terms  to 
[Mention  this  paper.]      FRANK.  C.   WBSTON,  Bangor,  Me. 


THE    CURTIS 


Adjustable  Pedal  Rubber 


Thousands 

of  them  sold 

already. 

$1.50 

Pergetof  four,  with 

screws  to  hold 

them  on. 


One  of  the 
nicest  things  ever 

invented. 
•    •    •    •    • 

SENT 

Post  -  paid   on   re- 
ceipt of  price. 


Fit  any  rat-trnp  pedal  Avith.  straight  plaLe. 
REED  &  CURTIS  MACHINE  SCREW  CO., 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


WORCESTER.   MA.SS. 


DO  YOU  CATCH  ON? 


High  Grade  Wheel 


-OF- 


Best  Weldless  Steel 


-AND- 


War ranted  Throughout 


-AJ,!,- 


'NIMRODS' 


0.  K. 


"  NIMRODS " 


ARE  YOU  ON  TIME  ? 

OF 

Sundry  Wheels 

YOU 

Choose  the  Best 

AND 

Ride  to  Victory 

ON 

"NIMRODS." 


U.  S.  A.  Agents  wanted  at  once. 
Apply  quickly. 


Agents  Wanted  Everywhere. 
Apply 


N.  B. — The  NiMROD  Cycle  Co. 
ill  opei 
months. 


'NiuROD-  CYCLE  CO.  s:;^:;-:rz:-ri:^  'nimrod-  cycle  co. 

BRISTOL,  ENGLAND. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


BRISTOL,  ENGLAND. 


Have   you    noticed    that    ECLIPSE    BICYCLES    are    creating  a 

SENSATION? 

They  are  GOOD  WHEELS  TO  RIDE  and  GOOD  WHEELS  TO  SELL.     Six  thousand  riders  can  tell  of  the 

Supeiior  Qualities  of  our  1894  machines. 

Energetic  Agents   Wanted.  OataJoane   Free. 

ECLIPSE  BICYCLE  CO.,      Beaver  Falls,  Pa. 

DEERE  &  WEBBER  CO.,  Jobbers,  Minneapolis. 


cB%fls.. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


FENTON   WHEELS 

Are 
Unquestionably  high  grade, 
Made  of  the  finest  materials. 
Beautiful  in  design, 
Light  running. 

Have 
The  Fenton  Adjustable  Handle  Bar, 
Built-up  wood  rims. 
Southard's  cranks. 
Perry's  chains. 

Will 
Challenge  comparison. 
Sell  on  their  merits. 
ReUable  agents  wanted. 
Correspondence  with  dealers  solicited. 

FENTON  METALLIC  MFG.  CO.,  Jamestown.  N.  Y. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


Did  You  Ever 


e  e  e  e 


See  this  tried  on  a  Steel  Frame? 

No,  and  you  probably  never  will. 


loo  lbs.  applied  to  the  side  of  rear 
fork  would  wreck  it. 

This  frame  looks  all  right  though, 
don't  it  ? 

/t's  the  J^Qni^nu:^ 


We  keep  our  promises." 


St.    L.    R.   &  W.  G.  Co., 

ST.  LOUIS.  MO. 


MENTION  the:  referee. 


NEW  HOWES 

Have   you   seen   the    LATEST    Dust-Proof  Brackets,  Tangent   Spokes,    Detachable 
Sprockets,  Detachable  Cranks,  Patent  Steering  Lock  ?  Every  racing  man  should  see  our 

20-POUND  AND  24-POUND  MACHINES 

before  selecting  his  mount.      |^"  Reliable  Agents  wanted  where  the  company  is  not 
already  represented. 

Agent:  AMOS    SHIRLEY, 

978  Eighth  Ave.,  NEW  YORK 


I   Address  pro  tern  American  Representative— 

HENRY   H.  THOMPSON, 

MENTiON  THE  REFEREE.  978  EIGHTH  AVE.,  NEW  YORK 


EVEN  NOVICES  MAKE  GREAT  TIME  ON 

WEBB  TIRES. 

Elgin- Aurora  Road  Race,  June  i6 — distance  22  miles-::- 
A.  P.  Hard,  first;  time  i  hr.  8  min.  51  sec. 

WEBB  TIRES  finished  first,  third,  sixth  and  ninth- 
four  prize  winners  out  of  six  sets  of  tires  in  the  race. 

WEBB  TIRES  are  the  easiest  to  attach  and  detach 
in  the  market.     There  is  no  exception. 


I  Joti  presa  the  button 


PARKHURST  &  WILKINSON, 


148-164  Kinxie  Street, 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


A   REPAIRER'S  Tale  of  Woe, 


CAN    ACTUAL    OCCURRENCE.) 


'  I'll  tell  you  a  fact,  young  man — we  get  less  repair  work  out  of  Victor  riders 
than  of  those  of  any  other  machines  that  are  used  half  as  much.  If  we  de- 
pended on  Victors  for  a  living,  so  far  as  repairs  on  'em  is  concerned — We'd 
starve  to  death.'" 


Victors  spend  their  time  on  the  road- 
not  in  the  repair  shop. 


OVERMAN    WHEEL   CO., 


BOSTON. 
DETROIT. 
CHICAGO. 


PHILiDELPHIA. 
NEW  YORK. 
DENVER. 


PACIFIC  COAST. 

SAN  FKANCISCO.  LOS  ANQELES. 

PORTLAND, 


J\  Week L^RpCORD  AND  RpV)E.W  OFOCLINGJlllDTtt&CyCUMGTRftDE. 


VOL.  13.  No.  10 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK.  JULY  6.  1894 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


MARVELOUS    RIDING    THIS. 


Linton  Rides  Six  Hours  at  an  Averege  of  2:38 
to  the  Mile. 
.T.  M.  ICrvviu,  writiug  from  Paris  to  the  Chicago 
Jieivrd,  ?ays:  Jjinton,  the  Welsh  long-distance 
rider,  and  Huret,  a  Parisian  who  has  recently 
c-ome  to  the  front  as  an  apostle  of  endurance  on 
the  bicycle,  have  just  reduced  a  table  of  times 
and  tlistances  in  a  six-hour  race.  Linton  proved 
winner  of  the  race,  crossing  the  line  a  few  feet  in 
advance  of  his  opponent,  and  the  distance  covered 
was  ;i19,8t)ti  kilometres,  or  13()  miles  1,088  yards. 
This  necessitates  an  average  speed  of  2:38  to  the 
mile,  or  2'2  miles  1,:!53  yards  an  honr,  and  at  one 
])eriod  of  the  contest  six  or  seven  miles  were  cov- 
ered at  2:a.'"5,  2:2()  and  2:27  to  the  mile. 

The  "going"  fairly  opened  the  eyes  of  the 
Americans  who  witnessed  the  perfonnance,  and 
tliey  declared  they  had  never  seen  anything  like 
it  in  ''the  States." 

llie  100-kilometre  (62-mile)  time  of  2:45:63, 
made  by  Meintjes,  the  South  African,  at  Chicago, 
August  12,  1893,  "as  beaten  by  11:28,  and  the 
100  miles  which,  a  few  years  ago,  when  done 
under  six  hours,  raised  a  great  commotion,  were 
covered  in  4:14:39  2-5,  indicating  a  speed  of 
2:32  4-5  to  the  mile. 

The  surface  of  the  Buftalo  track  is  of  cement 
and,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  it  is  somewhat 
treacherous  and  positively  dangerous  at  one  of 
the  turns,  the  season  of  1894  has  already  wit- 
nessed the  breaking  of  a  dozen  or  more  world's 
records. 

Short  disfamces  are  not  so  available  011  this  (rack, 
o\*ing  to  its  small  size  and  consequent  interfer- 
ence with  short  and  flying  sprints,  but  for  the 
larger  figures  it  seems  peculiarly  adapted. 

Xot  to  the  track  alone  is  dne  the  many  meritor- 
ious performances,  ibr  it  nmst  be  remembered 
that  here  in  France  the  long-distance  race  is  move 
encouraged  than  in  America  and  the  riders  train 
for  that  kind  of  work. 

The  long-distance  race,  of  ten  to  one  hundred 
miles,  is  enjoyed  by  the  French  public,  while  in 
America  perhaps  the  people  would  go  home  and 
leave  the  riders  to  themselves. 

In  Paris  the  people  look  for  long  waits  between 
the  several  events  of  the  afternoon's  sport  and 
spend  the  time  chatting  over  refreshments,  while 
in  Chicago  it  is  well  known  that  they  howl  for 
the  next  as  soon  as  one  race  is  finished.  The 
average  Frenchman,  whose  business  seems  to  go 
on  in  some  mj'sterionsly  successful  way  ^vhile  he 
enjoys  himself,  is  content  to  sit  and  talk  with  his 
IVicnds  at  tile  side  of  llie  (rack  while  theaftei'^ 
nuuu  is  lieiug  useil  up  with  perhaps  two  hours  of 
racing  and  three  hours  of  conversation  and  ab- 
sinthe. 

i\t  the  Bullalo  track  there  is  a  cafe  and  a  bullet, 


and  with  the  minor  amusements,  the  pretty 
women  and  the  music  there  is  perhaps  a  little 
more  to  iiiteiest  the  spectator  than  at  the  average 
.\merican  racing  course,  where  very  unsightly 
grand-stands  and  a  generally  dull  color  meet  his 
eye. 

The  six-hour  race  won  by  Linton  began  at  5:40 
o'clock  in  the  evening  and  fully  3,000  people  re- 
mained to  see  the  finish,  which  was  practically 
midnight.  It  was  the  evening  of  Grand  Prix  day, 
and  in  honor  of  the  occasion  the  inclosure  was 
Ijrilliantly  illuminated  with  electric  lights  and 
festoons  of  Japanese  lanterns, 


WAS   ZIM  FAKING? 


LUSCOMB  IS  WELL  SATISFIED. 


Thinks   the  Massachusetts  Law  a  Good   One — 
Other  Opinions. 

New  Yokk,  July  1. — The  gastric  juice  was 
quietly  percolating  through  his  just-enveloped 
luncheon  when  I  called  on  President  Luscomb  on 
Friday  for  the  latest  league  news.  Ergo  he  was 
even  more  affable  and  communicative  than  usual. 
After  a  little  chat  over  the  reminiscences  and  con- 
troversies of  the  past — for  we  had  not  met  in  some 
eight  or  ten  years,  and  then  generally  on  opiwsite 
sides  of  the  fence — he  thus  addressed  me  in  the 
following  boiled-down  quotation: 

"That  Massachusetts  law ?  Excellent^a  com- 
promise that  should  give  satisfaction  to  the  road 
racers  and  the  antis  as  well.  I  am  strongly  op- 
lX)sed  to  making  a  race  track  of  the  roads,  you 
kno w ;  but  similar  legislation  would  be  advisable 
in  other  states,  where  there  has  been  complaint. 
AVe  have  had  no  trouble  over  it  in  New  York,  as 
our  road  racers  have  all  gone  over  to  Jersey. 

' '  League  growing  ?  During  the  last  week  I 
have  sent  out  over  7,000  of  my  little  pink  circulars 
of  appeal  for  members  for  use  -of  our  chief  consuls, 
and  they  are  already  bearing  abundant  fruit. 

".A.ny  other  news?  Let  me  see — yes.  Viee- 
Consnl  Charles  W.  Wood,  of  Syracuse,  who  has 
been  our  most  faithful  vice-consul  for  five  years, 
has  resigned  just  through  press  of  business,  and  I 
have  appointed  Dr.  E.  M.  Santee,  of  Cortland,  in 
his  place;  and,  by  the  way,  I  have  appointed 
Sterling  Elliott,  chairmgji  of  our  road  improve- 
ment committee,  to  represent  New^  York  at  the 
good  roads  congress  at  Asbury  Park  on  July  5 
and  6. 

"AH?  Yes,  that's  all  to-day.  Come  again  in 
yorrr  rounds;  I  should  be  glad  to  tell  ^^/e/ve^ 
anything  I  am  permitted  to  give  out.  Cond 
day."  ^ 

The  New  League's  Organ. 

A  new  cycle  paper  is  to  be  started  in  Detroil. 
In  the  appeal  to  the  manufacturers  a  free  circula- 
tion of  10,000  is  guaranteed,i!for  it  will  be  the 
organ  of  the  new  league  organized  by  Bresslev, 


The   Losing  of  His   First   Race    Said   to  Have 
Been  Intentional. 

If  it  should  prove  that  the  surmises  in  a  per- 
sonal letter  from  a  gentleman  in  Florence,  Italy, 
to  a  friend  in  Boston  are  true,  Zimmerman  will 
have  lowered  himself  considerably  in  the  estima- 
tion of  even  those  who  have  1-een  his  staunchcst 
supporters.  Indirectly  he  is  charged  with  faking 
in  order  that  he  and  Wheeler  might  win  all  in 
sight,  some  4,000  lire.  The  following  two  letters 
explain  themselves: 

Boston,  .July  2. — Editor  ^^g/^/ve-  ■  Knowing 
that  you  always  like  to  receive  interesting  items, 
and  believing  at  the  same  time  that  you  like  to 
uphold  honesty  in  bicycle  racing,  I  would  like  to 
submit  to  you  the  following,  which  is  an  exact 
copy  of  a  letter  which  I  received  from  a  friend  of 
mine  in  Ita.ly,  who  was  at  Florence  the  date  that 
Zimmerman  was  defeated  by  Harry  Wheeler  and 
others.  I  send  this  letter  hoping  that  you  will 
pirblish  the  same,  as  1  think  it  will  be  of  some  in- 
terest to  the  bicycling  world  in  general.  Very 
truly  yours,  R.  A.  Geeeni;. 

"Florence,    Italy,  June,    1894. — Dear  E : 

I  must  tell  you  a  little  about  Zimmerman's  per- 
formance here  last  Sunday,  to  see  what  yon  think 
of  it.  They  agreed  to  give  him  2,000  lire  to  come 
here,  provided  he  did  not  win  the  first  prize, 
which  was  2,000  lire.  If  he  won  the  first  prize  he 
was  not  to  have  the  money  oft'ered  to  get  him 
here.  He  brought  Harry  Wheeler  here  with 
him,  although  he  was  not  invited  to  do  so.  They 
say  all  Florence  turned  out  to  see  him,  and  the 
crowd  gathered  was  greater  than  would  turn  out 
to  greet  the  king;  a  crowd  of  whom  the  Ameri- 
cans here  were  particularly  jubilant.  This  was 
the  result — Wheeler  won  and  Zimmerman  came 
in  seventh  man,  being  beaten  by  five  local  Flor- 
entines. The  people  of  Florence,  especially  the 
Americans  with  whom  we  have  talked,  are  thor- 
oughly indignant  with  him,  and  are  disgusted, 
for  the  probable  explanation  is  that  he  and 
Wheeler  between  them  conspired  to  take  the 
4,000  lire.  Do  you  believe  that  Zimmerman  and 
Wheeler  seem  such  as  this?  I  have  always  heard 
of  them  as  being  gentlemen.  Should  like  to  hear 
what  they  think  of  it  in  bicycle  circles  at  home. 
We  leave  for  Milan  to-morrow.  W.  B.  G." 


All  for  Good  Roads. 

A  big  meet  is  on  the  tapis  for  Aug.  31  and 
Scpl.  1  and  3  at  Aslmry  Park  under  the-  auspices 
ol'tlie  A.  P.  W.,  the  proceeds  to  go  to  the  Good 
Roa<ls  Improveiiieiit  department  of  the  L.  A.  W. 
An  endeavor  will  be  made  to  ijull  off  a  match  be- 
tween'Jobnson  and  Sanger  a§  a  special  feature. 


HURET  WINS  THE  BOL  D'OR 


COVERS    OVER    460    MILES    IN    TWENTY- 
FOUR    HOURS. 


Shorland's  Record   Broken   By   Nearly  Thirty- 
Five  Miles— History  of  the  Thirty-Five 
Men  Entered  in   the  Big  Path 
Event. 


[The  cable  tells  us  that  Hnret  won  the  Bol 
d'Or,  the  big  twenty -four-honr  path  race  in  Paris, 
covering  636  kilometres  946  metres,  or  460  miles 
1023  yards,  34  miles  583  yards  more  than  Shor- 
land  rode  in  the  Cuca  Cocoa  twenty-four-hour 
race.  This  figures  an  average  of  19  miles  320 
yards  per  hour — nearly  a  3-minute  gait  all  the 
way. — Ed.] 

Paris,  June  10. — "Coming  events  cast  their 
shadows  before' '  is  a  true  proverb,  and  to  prove  it 
the  world  of  wheelmen  in  this  country  is  already 
entering  into  the  chances,  pro  and  con,  of  its 
"fancies"  for  the  twenty-four-hour  event,  which 
commences  Saturday  next  at  Buffalo.  The  fol- 
lowing is  the  list  of  entries: 
Name.  Nationality.  Machine. 

De  Perrodil French Gladiator 

Dorez French Metropole 

Bobart French Dupont 

Huret French Gladiator 

Dubois French Dupont 

Poppry Italian Jeanne  d'  Arc 

Williams French Hurtu 

Jean  AUard French   Gladiator 

Marius  Allard French Gladiator 

Meyer Danish Eudge 

Eivierre French Hurtu 

Sansom English Humber 

Baraquin French Clement 

Pachot French Pachot 

Lucas English Eudge 

Linton English Whitworth 

Berthier French Gladiator 

Ashinger American Vincent 

Champagne French Vincent 

Swiftness French Rudge 

Oxborrow English Humber 

Fortuny French Phoebus 

Bertrand French Humber 

Lumsden English F.  Clement 

Stephane French Phoebus 

Among  this  lot  it  will  be  noticed  that  seventeen 
Frenchmen,  five  Englishmen,  one  Dane,  one  Ital- 
ian and  one  American  are  about  to  do  battle.  The 
start  will  be  at  6  p.  m.  Saturday  eveninjr,  by  Mr. 
DeCam,  of  the  Paris  Pedale.  The  referee  and 
jndge  is  Paul  Eosseau,  of  the  Velo. 

On  this  special  occasion  no  colors  will  be  worn 
by  the  competitors,  who  are  obliged  to  wear  a 
white  jersey  with  their  number  on  the  back, 
while  the  pacemakers  must  wear  their  registered 
colors.  The  prizes  will  be  very  numerous,  divided 
as  follows: 

First — The  cup,  which  must  be  won  three  times,  to  be 
come  the  absolute  property,  1,000  francs  ($200),  an  extra 
500  francs  ($100)  if  Shorland's  record  is  broken  (6S6  kilo- 
metres 970  metres,  or  486  miles  410  yards),  and  a  chance 
of  winning,  by  means  of  a  $100  bond  in  the  Credit  Fon- 
cier  (six  chances  in  the  year)  a  sum  of  £4,000. 

Second— 1,000  francs  ($800). 

Third— SOO  francs  ($160). 

Fourth— 500  francs  ($100). 

Fifth— 300  francs  ($60.) 

All  those  who  ride  at  least  400  kilometres  (about  250 
miles)  will  receive  a  medal  as  a  souvenir. 

PEEFOEMANCES   OF  THE  MEN. 

Shephene  has  competed  in  most  road  races  held 
in  France  op  to  the  present  date.  In  1892  he  won 
the  Bordeaux-Paris  race,  beating  the  previous 
time  made  by  Mills  by  IJ  hours.  The  following 
year,  1893,  he  was  whipped  by  Cottereau  only  by 


a  wheel.  His  two  twenty-four-hours'  records,  in 
which  he  covered  631  kilometres  and  673  kilome- 
tres respectively,  and  also  his  match  with  Corre, 
1,000  kilometres  (621  miles,  677  yards)  speak  as 
to  his  abilities.    He  will  be  a  dangerous  opponent. 

Huret  came  prominently  before  the  French  pub- 
lic last  winter,  during  the  time  he  was  racing  at 
the  Winter  track.  He  got  fifth  place  in  the 
twelve-hours'  event,  but  his  proper  position  would 
have  been  second  had  the  lap-scorei-s  not  made  a 
mistake.  He  next  ran  a  good  second  to  Williams 
in  the  twenty-four-houis'  race  in  the  same  build- 
ing, his  most  brilliant  effort  being  when  he  won 
the  day  race,  beating  such  good  men  as  Linton, 
Williams,  Meyer,  Waller  and  Ashinger.  He 
should  nearly  win  this  race. 

Williams  was  the  winner  of  the  last  twenty- 
four-hours'  race  at  the  Winter  track,  on  which  oc- 
casion he  beat  Shorland's  record,  but  having  been 
accomplished  under  cover  the  record  stands  for 
nothing.  He  got  third  in  the  eight^days'  race,  be- 
hind Huret  and  Linton.  He  is  likely  to  boimce 
the  lot  who  are  now  engaged. 

Marius  Allard  has  taken  part  several  times  in 
the  Bordeaux-Paris,   and  won  the  Paris-Nantes- 


land.  He  has  also  been  riding  in  the  states  and 
lately  in  Paris.  I  believe  that  at  the  last  minute 
he  will  not  start. 

The  rest  who  are  entered  are  more  or  less  good 
in  small  events,  so  that  I  do  not  expect  them  to 
do  wonders.  Poor  old  "A.sh"!  he  does  try,  but 
he  is  altogether  out-classed  over  in  this  country. 
The  following  men  should  be  in  at  the  finish  on 
Sunday:    Huret,   Lintou,  Stephane  and  Williams. 


Jack  Keen's  Old  Trainer. 
Edwards,  the  English  rider,  is  cared  for  by  a 
negro  named  Albert  Pearce.  H.  O.  Duncan  and 
Snberbie,  in  their  training  book,  devote  some 
space  to  the  following  anecdote:  To  show  the 
point  to  which  severe  training  is  pushed,  John 
Keen,  the  old  professional  champion  of  Eng- 
land, brought  Albert  Pearce  from  America  to 
train  him.  While  at  Newcastle  he  was  com- 
pletely under  his  care  and  was  faithful  to  his  du- 
ties. He  did  not  leave  his  charge  a  moment. 
Keen  one  racing  day  went  into  a  place  to  drink  a 
glass  of  port  wine,  which  was  allowed  him  in 
small  quantities ;  but  he  drank  two  or  three  glasses 
during  the  forenoon.  The  uegro  was  not  satisfied, 
mjrx, . f  , 


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SKETCHES  FROM  GAY  PAREE. 


and-back  in  1892,  beating  Dubois  and  Stephane. 
Allard  also  held  the  twelve-hours'  path  record  last 
year,  which  he  made  at  the  Buffalo  track,  381 
kilometres  (236  miles,  1,514  yards).  He  need 
not  be  considered  very  dangerous. 

J.  Allard  has  just  brought  himself  prominently 
before  the  public  by  winning  the  Eennes-Brest- 
and-back,  and  also  the  twelve-hours'  path  race 
held  at  Antwerp. 

Linton  holds  the  English  100-mile  record,  and 
has  shown  himself  a  first-class  man.  He  has 
beaien  Dubois  and  Dubois  has  beaten  him, 
while  he  also  took  second  place  in  the  eight-days' 
event  in  Paris.  At  Heme  Hill,  London,  he  took 
third  position  behind  Wridgeway  in  a  twelve- 
hours'   race.     He  may  possibly  win  the  Bol  d'Or. 

Lucas  is  known  now  in  Paris  by  his  wonderfiil 
courage  and  energy  during  the  last  Bordeaux- 
Paris  race,  where  he  came  in  second,  having  had 
no  pacemakers  or  food  during  half  the  journey. 
He  is  more  a  road  than  a  path  racer,  and  holds 
the  London  to  York  record  still. 

Lumsden  is  a  racer  who  is  well  known  in  Scot- 


but  dared  not  say  anything  in  the  presence  of  the 
others.  When  the  third  glass  was  filled  he  asked 
the  barmaid  for  a  cigar,  and  as  he  reached  for  a 
match  tipped  the  glass  over,  as  if  accidentally,  and 
with  a  dig  of  his  elbow  and  an  expressive  look 
whispered  to  Keen  to  make  an  excuse  to  get  away 
and  not  drink  any  more.  He  thought  the  others 
were  friends  of  an  adversary  and  wished  to  make 
Keen  drink  to  injure  his  training. 


A  Cycling  Editor's  Challenge. 
P.  d'Aliste,  a  writer  of  the  Veloeipedique 
Illustre,  believing  himself  insulted  by  an  article 
which  appeared  in  the  Paris-Pedale,  written  by  E. 
Mousset,  sent  his  seconds  to  him  with  a  chal- 
lenge; thereupon  Mousset  made  a  retraction,  and 
the  drawing  of  blood  was  averted. 


Down-Town  Bicycle  Storage. 
Harry  May  has  made  arrangements  to  store  bi- 
cycles during  the  day  at  his  barber  shop,    300 
Dearborn  street,  opposite^the  Old  Colony  building. 


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Business  Manager. 

THEY  MUST  NOT  DIE. 
No  sooner  does  some  rider  make  a  remarkable 
performance  in  long-distance  work — Carlisle  in 
his  Land's  End-John  o'  Groat's  trip,  Shorland  in 
his  twenty-foui-honrs'  race,  Terront  in  his  Milan- 
Paris  record  ride,  and  Shock  in  his  six-days'  race, 
for  examples — than  all  the  medical  journals  and 
like-to-see-their-names  -  before  -  the  -  public  physi- 
cians set  about  to  prove  the  injury  which  will, 
sometime,  accrue  to  these  men.  At  least  some  rid- 
ers have  been  punishing  themselves  in  this  same 
manner  for  years,  but  as  yet  no  one  has  heard  of 
their  breaking  down  in  mind  or  body.  Cycling — 
and  such  marvelous  feats  connected  therewith,  of 
which  one  hears  from  day  to  day — is  young,  to  be 
sure,  and  it  has  not  been  proved  that  in  later 
years  these  men  will  not  suffer  a  breaking  down, 
physically.  It  mast  be  remembered  that  these 
men  are  trained  to  withstand  such  strains.  Some 
of  them  have  been  at  it  for  fifteen  years  and  show 
no  signs  of  trouble.  Judging  by  the  past  we 
should  dislike  to  stay  in  a  dungeon  cell  until  Shor- 
land, Mills,  Carlisle,  Lesna,  Shock,  Terront  and  a 
few  other  long-distance  men  shall  go  to  pieces 
physically.  Age  being  equal,  we  shouldn't  hesi- 
tate to  wager  a  goodly  sum  that  they  will  outlive 
their  critics.  But  if  one  should  die  within  a  few 
years — from  cholera,  or  smallpox,  or  pneumonia, 
or  even  the  result  of  injuries  received  in  a  railroad 
disaster — these  medical  critics  would,  doubtless,  to 
prove  their  assertions,  lay  it  all  to  over-exertion  in 
long-distance  riding.  Therefore,  long-distance 
men,  see  that  you  do  not  die  before  the  allotted 
three-score  vears  and  ten. 


TAXING   AND   LICENSING  BICYCLES. 

The  bicycle-licensing  scheme  in  operation  at 
Indianapolis  has  not  proved  the  success  antici- 
pated. According  to  a  local  paper  there  have 
been  issued  by  the  city  comptroller  1,967  bicycle 
licenses,  and  yet  the  tax  duplicate  in  the  county 
aasessor's  office  shows  that  but  thirty-seven 
owners  of  bicycles  have  returned  them  for  taxa- 
tion. This  fact  is  an  astounding  one,  since  every 
bievcle  of  the  1,967  ought  to  have  been  given  in 
to  the  asscpsor,  as  all  are  taxable,  no  matter  what 
the  value. 

County  As.seasor  Wolf  is  undecided  as  to  what 


action  will  be  taken  in  the  matter.  The  average 
value  of  the  bicycle  is,  perhaps,  according  to  his 
calculation,  |5(l.  Since  the  vehicle  license  went 
into  effect  the  assessor  has  a  means  of  ascertaining 
who  are  the  owners  of  bicycles,  and  he  is  deter- 
mined that  every  one  of  them  shall  be  placed 
upon  the  duplicate,  but  at  what  value  is  unde- 
cided. To  assess  all  at  the  average  value  loight 
be  a  just  course  of  procedure,  but  it  might  also 
be  an  injustice  to  the  owners  of  the  cheaper 
wheels,  who  would  be  compelled  to  pay  taxes  on 
more  than  the  value  of  ihe  wheels  owned  by  them. 
Still  Mr.  Wolf  is  of  the  opinion  that  such  a  course 
would  simply  be  a  just  punishment  for  the  failure 
to  give  in  the  bicycle  when  the  assessor  made  his 
rounds;  the  only  injustice  being  done  is  not  being 
able  to  assess  the  same  punishment  upon  owners 
of  the  bicycles  which  are  worth  more  than  the 
average  price. 

The  Eefeeee  ha.s  several  times  called  atten- 
tions to  the  fact  that  bicycles,  not  being  vehicles 
from  which  a  profit  is  derived — to  the  owner — as 
is  the  case  with  peddlere'  wagons,  etc. ,  cannot  le- 
gally be  licensed.  A  bicycle  is,  undoubtedly, 
personal  property  and  may  be  taxed  as  such.  But 
it  would  be  quite  unfair  to  levy  a  personal  prop- 
erty tax  upon  them  and  demand  a  license  fee  be- 
sides. If  the  city  and  county  is  to  each  receive  a 
fee  from  the  owner  of  a  bicycle,  as  well  might  the 
state  and  national  go^■ernments. 

Those  cyclists  who  paid  license  fees  to  the  city 
authorities  of  Indianapolis  were  quite  right  in  not 
making  returns  to  the  county  assessor,  and  if 
the  thirty  seven  owners  who  did  make  such  re- 
turns also  paid  the  license  fees,  they  were  simply 
bled  to  that  extent. 


CHICAGO'S  MATINEE  FIZZLES. 

It  is  clearly  evident  that  the  Chicago  matinee 
races  were  grossly  mismanaged — or,  rather,  that 
they  were  far  from  what  they  were  intended.  It 
was  the  desire  of  the  committee  giving  them  to 
make  money  and  thereby  help  overcome  the  losses 
occasioned  by  the  international  meet  last  August. 
But,  on  the  contrary,  they  have  proved  a  losing 
game.  They  need  not  have  been  such,  ior  Chi- 
cago pet  pie  have  before  turned  out  to  s^'C  good  bi- 
cycle races  and  would  do  so  again.  The  trouble 
was  with  the  management,  which  was  vested  in 
one  man,  who  was  never  to  be  found  and  who 
proved  himself  incapable,  apparently,  of  running 
successful  bicycle  meets. 

Little  or  no  advertising  was  indulged  in.  The 
racing  men  and  the  cycling  and  daily  press,  to 
say  nothing  of  the  public,  from  which  it  was 
naturally  expected  the  shekels  would  flow,  knew 
absolutely  nothing  of  the  events  to  come  until  a 
few  hours  prior  to  the  day  upon  which  they  were 
to  be  held.  There  were  no  posters,  no  litho- 
graphs, no  newspaper  advertisements,  but  few 
announcements  in  the  dailies — no  advertising  at 
all,  in  fact.  The  prizes  were  not  much,  it  is  true, 
but  that  matters  little,  for  good  men  entered  and 
were  willing  to  race  for  the  glory  and  the  train- 
ing they  might  obtain.  And  they  did  ride,  too, 
with  the  result  that  some  excellent  racing  was 
.seen. 

Successful  meets,  linaucially  and  otherwise, 
have  been  held  in  Chicago,  but  they  were  made 
successful  only  by  hard  work  and  liberal  advertis- 
ing. Racing  men  of  national  reputations  were 
sought  and  obtained  and  the  fact  made  known  to 
the  public.     The  result  was  a  good  attendance. 

Matinee  meets  were  given  at  the  Parkside 
grounds  two  years  ago  and  each  netted  the  pro- 
moters a  handsome  profit.  And  Parkside  was  not 
blessed  with  the  accomodations  to  be  had  at  the 
south  side  ball  park,  nor  is  it  so  near  the  heart-  of 
the  city.     The  Chicago  public  has  not  sickened  Of 


track  racing,  for  as  yet  it  lias  bad  none  this  year. 
All  of  which  goes  to  prove  that  misiuauagement  is 
responsible  for  the  se\('ral  nnsuccesslul  matinee 
races  recently  held. 


"Seven  records  sma.shed  !  American  times 
beaten!  !"  Such  is  the  heading  in  the  Cijclut, 
and  record  is  claimed  for  from  three  to  ten  miles 
inclusive.  They  are  English  but  not  all  world's 
records.  The  American  figures  are: 
.3    Windle Springfield Oct.  17, 'S3 6:43 

4  Meintjes "        Sep.  U, '93 8:57  3-5 

5  "       "        ■•         11:061-5 

6  "        "         "  13:431  5 

7  "       '         ■•         16:054-5 

8  "       "        '•  ie:Si61-5 

9  "        •'         "  23:46  3-5 

10  "       ■'        "         23:04  3-5 

The  English  claim  for  records  is  based  on  the 
loUovring,  made  in  a  teurmile  paced  race  at  Heme 
Hill: 

3 Green 6:53 

4 Henie 9:04  2-5 

5 •'      11:272-5 

6 "      13:481-5 

7 "       16:032-5 

8 Watson 18:26 

9 "      20:601-5 

10 "      -. 23:042-5 

Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  they  captured  the 
eight  and  ten-mile  records  each  by  a  fifth  of  a  sec- 
ond. They  should  hardly  be  claimed  as  competi- 
tion records  for  they  were,  strictly  speaking, 
made  against  time  inasmuch  as  pacemaking  was 
allowed.  However,  we  must  congratulate  our 
friends  abroad  on  holding  two  world's  records. 


The  subject  of  the  proper  gear  for  road  work 
has  received  considerable  attention  at  home  as 
well  as  abroad.  Since  the  topic  has  been  so  gen- 
erally commented  upon  a  well-known  Chicago 
rider  has  been  studying  gears  in  a  practical  way, 
trying,  respectively,  sixty-four,  seventy,  sixty- 
six  and  sixty-three,  and  has  decided  to  retain  the 
last  named  for  all-around  road  riding.  A  person's 
chances  of  having  favorable  winds  are  one  in 
four,  except,  possibly,  wheie  they  have  "prevail- 
ing winds,"  so  that  for  every  time  one  has  an  ad- 
vantage with  a  high  gear  he  must,  naturally,  be 
at  a  disadvantage  three  times.  Even  where  the 
wind  is  unfavorable  one  way  and  fovorable 
the  other  —  on  an  out  -  and  -  home 
trip,  for  instance— it  is  not  a  stand-off,  for 
the  advantage  gained  with  the  wind  hardly  over- 
comes the  labor  ot  pushing  a  high  gear  against  it. 
For  machines  weighing  troni  twenty  to  twentj'- 
five  pounds,  we  should  recommend  a  sixty-three 
or  sixty-iour-inch  gear,  and  tor  those  from  twenty- 
five  to  thirty  pounds  a  sixty  will  be  found  quite 
sufficient. 

Tiie  League  of  American  Wheelmen  has  just  ruled  a 
big  batch  oi  men  who  '■pi-efei'red"  to  ride  under  class  A 
into  class  B  In  other  words  withdrawn  their  licenses, 
as  it  would  be  in  England.— Cyclist 

Not  a  bit  of  it ;  onr  riders  in  class  B  are  not  pre- 
vented from  competing,  as  is  the  case  when 
licenses  are  withdrawn. 


It  would  appear  that,  from  the  way  foreigners 
have  been  treated  by  the  N.  C.  IT.,  that  body 
wished  to  prevent  outsiders  from  competing  in 
the  English  championships.  If  such  is  the  case  it 
would  have  been  far  more  honorable  to  close  thasc 
events  to  the  outside  world. 


Foeeignees  have  been  doing  some  wonderful 
riding  of  late,  particularly  in  long  distances, 
Huret's  460  miles  in  twenty-four  hours  and  Lin- 
ton's 136  miles  in  six  hours  being  samples.  The 
former  averaged  over  nineteen  miles  per  hour  and 
Linton's  speed  was  2:38  to  the  mile. 


Zimmerman  has  been  defeated — at  Florence  and 
again  at  Paris — but  we  have  enough  confidence  in 
the  Skeeter  to  say  "Wait !" 

«  ♦  » 

Wanted — Information  leading  to  the  where- 
abouts of  the  Consolidated  Order  of  Pothuntera. 


EVENTS  ON  THE  CONTINENT 

THE  MILAN-MUNICH  RACE  WON  BY  JOSEPH 
FISHER  OF  MUNICH. 


Fourteen    Men    Inside    the    Fifty-Five    Hours' 
Limit — Germans  Taking   to  Profession- 
alism —  An  Old  Club  —  Other 
Foreign  News. 


Frankfoet-on-Main,  Jane  17. — [Special  cor- 
respondence. ] — Again  Joseph  Fischer,  of  Munich, 
winner  of  last  year's  A'ienna-Berliu  road  race 
(582.5  kilometres)  took  the  paltii  of  victory  in  this 
season's  most  prominent  (so  far  as  Germany  and 
Italy  are  concerned)  distance  ride,  having  covered 
the  587  kilometres  in  29  hrs.  32  miu.  30  sec.  I 
never  noticed  such,  hearty,  endless  cheers  as 
those  with  which  Fischer,  who  passed  the  tape  in 
excellent  condition,  was  rewarded  by  the  public, 
numbering  thousands  and  thousands  who  were 
waiting  at  the  end  station,  Municb-Steinhausento 
congratulate  the  winner.  Nearly  one  and  one- 
half  hours  later  Max  Reheis,  of  Wasserburg,  third 
in  the  Vienna-Berlin  race,  passed  the  mark;  after 
another  hour  Franz  Gerger,  of  Graz,  fifth  in  the 
Vienna-Berlin.  H.  Fr.  Hirsch,  of  Magdeburg, 
was  fourth;  O.  Gruettner,  Berlin,  fifth;  Constanzo 
Trifoni  was  the  first  Italian  in,  sixth.  Fourteen 
men  out  of  the  forty-six  who  started  covered  the 
distance  in  the  limit  of  55  hours,  the  maximum 
time,  up  to  which  a  medal  is  given.  After  having 
taken  a  bath  and  slept  for  about  three  hours, 
Fischer  sat  down  and  took  a  meal,  declaring 
that  he  would  just  as  soon  continue  the 
trip  immediately.  Indeed,  judging  by  his  ap- 
pearance, I  could  believe  he  would.  Hirsch,  near 
Munich  was  attacked  by  a  farmer,  who  lashed  his 
whip  over  Hirsch's  head  and  drove  onto  the  ma- 
chine. An  officer  took  the  tough  into  custody. 
The  arrangements  at  the  start — Milan — as  well  as 
all  along  the  Italian  roads,  were  very  poor.  The 
public  did  not  take  interest  in  the  matter  at  all, 
but  everything  wore  quite  a  diiferent  character 
after  the  riders  had  entered  Austrian  and  German 
territory.  Refreshments  were  provided  and  pace- 
makers assisted  witli  skill  and  devotion.  The 
way  over  the  Brenner  defile  was  well  liglted  dur- 
ing the  night,  but  having  suffered  from  heavy 
i-ains  was  in  bad  shape.  Fischer  four  times  had 
to  dismount  and  push  his  wheel  for  a  considerable 
distance.  Rain  and  unfavorable  winds  prevailed 
most  of  the  time,  aud,  cousidering  all  these  dis- 
advantages, we  must  declare  the  performance  of 
the  winner,  who,  besides,  rode  with  a  knee 
heavily  swollen  by  coming  in  a  collision  with 
three  other  riders,  a  splendid  one.  A  few  days 
before,  Fischer  took  part  in  a  track  race  at  Burg- 
hausen,  which  he  won  from  eleven  competitors, 
with  Endl  second.  Reheis,  who  just  came  back 
from  a  sixty-two-kilometre  road  race,  started  after 
a  three-minnte  rest,  secured  third  place. 

A  IV^'ENTY-FIVE  YEAR   OLD   CLUB. 

The  oldest  bicycle  club  of  Germany,  and  prob- 
ably of  the  world,  the  Munich  Velocipede  Club, 
commemorates  this  day  its  twenty-fifth  anniver- 
sary. Inaugurated  in  1869,  six  out  of  its  seven 
founders  are  still  alive  and  are  honorary  members 
in  connection  with  the  club.  The  celebration 
will  last  for  four  days,  consisting  of  championship 
races,  banquets,  dances  and  excursions. 

PROFESSIONALISM   IN   GERMANY. 

The  amateur  system  in  Germany  must  go  to 
pieces  pretty  soon,  the  south  especially  being  in 
tavor  of  a  professional  institution.     The  start  of 


Vater,  Breitling  and  ITabisli  against  jirofessiouals 
at  Mulhouse  has  given  new  impulse  (o  the  move- 
ment and  although  those  men  uere  expelled  from 
the  D.  R.  B.  quite  a  lot  of  riders  competed  willi 
them  at  Karlsruhe,  thus  being  thrown  in  the 
same  pot.  At  present  some  of  the  new  profes- 
sionals are  taking  part  in  the  races  at  Turin, 
Italy,  with  success.  A.  M. 


Fkanicfl'RT-on-Main,  June  10. — [Special  cor- 
respondence.]— Last  Sunday  I  risked  a  tour  to 
Wiesbaden,  the  health  resjrt  of  world-wide  fame, 
to  witness  the  races  for  which  entries  had  been 
made  by  over  a  hundred  riders.  Amongst  the 
spectators  was  his  majesty,  the  King  of  Denmark 
who  like  most  of  the  public  seemed  to  enjoy  the 
courses.  Xot  quite  as  enjoyable  were  the  races 
for  many  a  rider  who,  on  account  of  too  short  con- 
structed curves,  was  compelled  to  come  in  coutact 
with  mother  eartli.  Lehr  would  surely  have 
taken  jiart,  if  he  had  not  left  for  England  the  pre- 
ceding day,  to  compete  in  the  X.  C.  XT.  chamiiion- 
ships.  It  has  since  become  known  that  no  license 
has  been  granted  to  him  over  there,  .Taap  Eden, 
the  Dutch  champion.  Nelson,  aud  Luriou, 
Vienna,  having  to  share  his  fate.  F.  Opel  won 
the  3000-metre  principal  safety  by  fifteen  metres 
from  Niemann,  Hannover,  with  Schrodt,  Frank- 
fort, third;  time,  8:01.  In  the  2000-metre  handi- 
cap the  scratch  men,  Opel  and  Joerns  had  to  stofi 
as  the  track  was  barred  by  some  fallen  riders,  thus 
Bannspach,  Frankfort,  (80  metres)  taking  the 
event  iu  3:02  1-5.  A  1,000-metre  handicap  fell  to 
Biermann  (30  metres)  in  1:26  3-5,  who  rode  very 
light  and  easy  that  day.  In  the  one  English  mile 
tandem  handicap  the  crews,  Opel  and  Lauenroth 
(scratch)  and  .Toerns  and  Biermann  (20  metres) 
did  not  start,  as  the  advances  given  to  their  com- 
petitors seemed  to  them  too  liberal;  Goebel  and 
Mayence  and  Scheid  and  Coblenz  (90  metres)  took 
the  event  "in  2:18  2-5. 

A  meet  took  place  the  same  date  at  Straubing, 
Bavaria,  Hans  Hofmann,  Munich  being  the  lion 
of  the  day.  The  whole  event  consisted  in  four 
courses.  Hofmann  started  in  three  of  them  and 
won  them  as  he  liked. 

The  Belgian  city.  Spa,  grown  notorious  by  a 
beauty  show  which  was  held  there  a  few  seasons 
ago,  will  have  a  grand  cycling  wrek  in  next 
month  under  the  management  of  the  sporting 
papers  La  BicycMte  and  Paris  Vdo.  Three  big 
distance  races  will  be  run  during  that  time,  Paris- 
Spa,  Frankfort  -  Spa  and  Amsterdam-Spa  and 
seven  days  of  track  racing.  Some  30,000  francs 
are  fixed  for  prizes  and  it  is  hoped  that  the  king 
of  Belgium  will  accept  the  protectorat. 

Forty-nine  entries  have  arrived  for  the  inter- 
national road  race  Milan-Munich,  the  start  for 
which  will  be  to-morrow.  Twenty-si.x  Germans 
aud  Austrians  take  pai't,  among>,t  them  the  prom- 
inent distance  ridei-s  Joseph  Fischer,  F.  Gerger, 
G.  Sorge,  M.  Reheis,  P.  Mueudner,  0.  Gruettner, 
H.  Francis  Hirsch  and  A.  Schmal,  twenty-one 
Italians,  amongst  them  L.  Masetti  and  two  Swiss 
riders.  Many  presents  consisting  of  cash  and  ob- 
jects of  value  have  been  sent  to  the  county  by 
clubs,  papers  and  manufacturers.  The  regent 
of  Bavaria  donated  a  prize  of  honor.  The  term 
for  the  entries  to  the  distance  race  Dresden-Berlin 
will  close  next  week.  The  race  takes  place  on 
the  1st  of  July,  a  two  days  meet  at  Berlin  adjoin- 
ing, on  which  occasion  the  ordinary  and  tricycle 
championships  of  Europe  for  1,000  and  5,000 
metres  respectively  will  be  brought  out.  Picken- 
pack  took  the  ordinary,  Fischbein  the  tricycle 
championship  last  season,  where  the  Berlin 
meet  ruli  at  the  same  date  was  preceded  by  the 
Vienna-Berlin  course.  A.  M. 


WANTS     MR.     FRANK'S     IDEA. 


"Phoebus"  Would  Like  to  Know  About  That 
New  Saddle— Other  Comment. 
Mr.  Franks  is  a  very  sensiljle  sort  ol'  a  chap, 
and  knows  how  to  manipulate  the  quill  as  well  as 
the  calipeiB.  It  is  a  pity  there  are  not  more  like 
him  to  contribute  to  the  cycling  press.  A  little 
more  theory,  speculation  and  real  knowledge  re- 
garding the  utility  and  mechanical  side  of  the 
sport  from  everyday  thinking  cyclists  would  ha\e 
a  tendency  to  better  its  conditions.  Mr.  Frank, 
however,  has  stopped  short  of  the  matter  in  hand. 
We  readily  grant  that  no  matter  how  perfect  a 
saddle  may  or  could  be,  its  influence  is  greatly 
lessened  by  injudicious  or  ignorant  placing,  or  by 
mechanical  inconsistencies  of  construction  iu  the 
machine  upon  which  it  is  placed.  Nevertheless 
the  nearer  perfect  the  saddle  the  better  it  is  for 
the  rider,  no  matter  if  he  can  not  grasp  the  situa- 
tion and  use  it  the  way  it  should  be  used.  There- 
fore, if  Mr.  Frank  has  an  idea,  and  is  in  a  posi- 
tion to  give  it  to  the  public  without  harm  to  him- 
self, we  shall  be  mighty  obliged  to  him  if  he 
would  describe  it.  The  safety  bicycle  has  not 
begun  to  approach  the  perfection  of  mechanical 
detail  arrived  at  by  the  best  types  of  the  g.  o.  o. 
))efore  its  fall,  aud  it  is  certainly  a  fact  that  the 
saddle  and  the  general  design  of  the  modern 
safety  are  decidedly  faulty.  The  "hump"  is  not 
a  pleasant  thing  to  see,  either  on  or  off  the  bicy- 
cle, and  there  are  a  gi'eat  many  men  who  would 
ride  if  they  were  not  afraid  of  making  themselves 
ridiculous,  but  who  ai-e  deterred  by  the  ungainly 
and  I'nhealthful  position  assumed  by  would-be 
scorchers.  It  is  high  time  that  a  regular  and 
systematic  onslaught  be  made  upon  this  phase  of 
the  sport,  for  it  is  doing  a  lot  of  harm  and   no 

good  whatever. 

*  *        * 

The  National  Board  of  Trade  of  Cycle  Manufac- 
turers has  made  its  debut  with  a  fanfare  of  trum- 
pets and  a  glittering  array  of  talent  at  its  van, 
and  is,  presumably,  ready  to  do  something;  there- 
fore let  me  ask  why  it  is  that  we  are  not  made 
acquainted  with  its  objects.  We  are  told  that  it 
has  a  capital  of  $10,000  (if  it  can  sell  its  stock); 
that  it  has  a  large  and  expensive  board  of  ofBcers; 
that  it  is  located  in  New  York,  presumably  for  the 
purpose  of  backing  a  show  in  that  city;  that  it  has 
active  and  associate  membei-s, — but  there  is  never 
a  word  regarding  the  objects,  other  than  the  above, 
that  it  intends  to  accomplish.  We  wait  in  anxious 
suspense  for  some  indication  that  it  is  to  be  a  use- 
ful as  well  as  an  ornamental  attachment  to  the 
wheels  of  sport  and  trade.  There  is  plenty  of 
work  cut  out  for  such  an  organization  and  the 
National  (and  the  rest  of  it)  has  had  ample  time 
to  formulate  some  sort  of  creed.  Let  us  know  at 
once,  gentlemen,  what  you  have  to  offer  us  for  onr 
allegiance  and  our  dollars. 

*  -s-         ■;■:■ 

A  pneumatic  hub  for  safety  bicycles  is  the  latest 
anti-vibratory  device  offered  the  fin-de-siecle  rider, 
and  it  is  not  nearly  such  an  mttre  device  as  one 
would  think.  It  is  certainlj'  a  move  in  the  right 
direction,  for  it  takes  the  wear  and  tear  from  the 
extremity  of  the  wheels  and  places  it  where  it  be- 
longs— close  to  the  wearing  parts.  A  pneumatic 
tire  is,  and  always  has  been,  a  makeshift.  Rub- 
ber and  canvas  are  very  delicate  and  destructable 
materials,  and  can  never  be  a  satisfactory  com- 
bination when  they  must  receive  the  brunt  of  the 
hard  work ;  but  put  them  inside  the  wheels  next 
to  the  hub,  cover  them  with  leather,  and  a  jar-re- 
sisting spring  can  be  made  which  would  last  a 
lifetime.  Make  the  wheels  with  a  wide,  flat  rim, 
covered  with  a  thin  coat  of  half  vulcanized  rubber, 
and  the  discomfort  of  bent  and  buckled  rims,  and 
defiated  and  leaky  tires  would  at  once  be  con- 
signed to  the  limbo  of  the  things  which  worry. 

Ph(ebus. 


MRS.    E.    P.    COCKRELL,    OF    CHICAGO. 

As  she  appears  on  the  boulevards,  attired  in  an 
approved  rational  costume.  A  true  wheel- 
woman,  enthusiastic  over  the  comfort  she  de- 
rives from  her  costume,  and  swears  by  her 

LADIES'    RAMBLER,    MODEL    "C" 

WHICH    WEIGHS,    STRIPPED,    24    POUNDS. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


®^/^5/^ce 


SMASH   RECORDS    GALORE. 


IN  PARIS  LINTON   DOES   SOME  VERY  RE- 
MARKABLE   RIDING. 


Rides  aig  Kilometres  806  Metres  in  Six  Hours 
and  Defeats    Buret   Only   By  Inches— 
2im   Lost   His    First    Race- 
French  Notes. 


Paeis,  .Tune  10. — Sunday  last,  notwithstanding 
the  fact  that  the  biggest  horse  race  of  the  year  was 
being  contested  at  Longohamps,  (Grand  Prix  de 
Paris)  Buffalo  held  a  very  successful  meeting  in  the 
day  and  another  also  in  the  evening.  The  grounds 
were  artistically  illuminated  with  lanterns  and 
colored  lamps,  which  made  the  whole  scene  ap- 
pear picturiisqne.  M.  Baduel  and  Tolstoi  are  to 
be  congratulated  oh  the  brilliant  success  which 
Crowned  their  efforts.  During  the  early  part  of 
the  day,  the  most  noticeable  event  was  the  Prix 
de  Bretagne,  a  .'5,000-metre  (Smiles  190  yards) 
scratch  race,  in  which  event,  Tom  J  imes,  the 
Welsliman,  just  arrived  in  Paris,  whipped  both 
Maurice  Farman  and  Louvet,  who  took  second 
and  third  places,  respectively. 

At  5:35  p.  m.  there  was  a  si.N;  hour's  race,  the 
following  men  taking  part:  Linton  (English), 
Huret  (French),  Meyer  (Dane),  Piquet,  Perrodil, 
AUard,  Buffel,  Baraquin,  Guerry  (Frenchmen), 
Lumsdeu  (English),  Starbuck  (American)  and 
Descoius  (French).  Immediately  the  pistol  shot 
was  fired,  the  pace  was  set  warm  and  at  five  miles 
from  the  start,  Starbuck,  Meyer  and  Descoius  were 
lapped,  the  leaders  then  being  Huret,  Linton, 
Lumsden,  Allard,  Guerry  and  Piquet.  At  the 
end  of  the  first  hour's  run,^  the  positions  were: 
Guerry,  Huret,  Linton,  Lumsden,  each  with  39 
kilometres  211  metres.  The  record  was  held  by 
Meintjes  at  41  kilometres  888  metres. 

Shortly  after  this  time  Starbuck  and  Piquet  re- 
tired altogether  from  the  race.  Lumsden  was  left 
on  thirty-third  mile  and  lost  a  lap,  the  two  lead- 
ing men  then  being  Huret  and  Linton,  Guerry 
having  dropped  out  fagged.  The  distance  covered 
with  the  positions  at  the  second  hour:  Hutetand 
Linton  with  77  kilometres  292  metres  to  their 
credit,  previous  record  being  held  by  Stocks  at 
78  kilometres  640  metres. 

FIFTY-MILE   BECOKD   BEATEN. 

The  pacing  from  this  stage  was  simply  grand 
and  Linton  who  is  made  of  the  right  stuff,  beat 
Guerry's  previous  best  (2  hrs.  5  min.  4  1-5  sec.) 
for  fifty  miles,  doing  2  hrs.  4  min  52  sec.  Huret 
was  close  up  and  from  this  point  also  determined 
to  attach  a  record.  He  did  too,  beating  the  100 
kilometres  figures  held  by  Guerry,  2  hrs.  36  min. 
55  3-5  sec.  Huret's  time  now  stands  at  2  hrs.  34 
min.  25  sec.  Linton  was  not  far  off  and  at  the 
third  hour,  the  scoring  board  noted : 

Huret  and  Linton,  116  kilometre.'!  125  metres; 
Allard  115  kilometres  125  metres.  Lumsdeu  and 
Tthe  others  were  some  laps  behind.     Desgranges 

150  kilometres'  figures,  4  hre.  13  min.  45  sec, 
\were  later  on  lowered  by  Linton,  who  brought 
them  down  to  3  hrs.  57  min.  44  sec.  After  a  run 
■of  four  hours  the  placard  noted :  Huret  and  Linton 

151  kilometres,  343  metres  (record,  Linton,  142 
kilometres,  479  metres. 

ONE  HUNDRED  MILES  WORLD  EECOED  LOWERED. 

Linton,  who  seemed  to  have  a  shadow,  Huret, 
behind  him  did  all  he  could  t  o  get  away ,  and 
tried  frequently  to  show  him  a  clean  pair  of  heels, 
but  it  was  no  use;  they  were  like  twins.  Linton, 
however,  was  the  first  to  cross  the  tape  at  the  100 
miles,  w^iit  ji  he  ^covered  in  4  hrs.  14  min.   39  2  5 


sec.  thus  beating  his  own  previous  best,  by  fifteen 
minutes.  These  were  the  scores  at  the  fifth  hour: 
Huret  and  Linton,  186  kilometres,  761  metres 
(record,  Schwemer,  172  kilometres,  378  metres). 
The  pace  was  now  forced,  and  Huret  captured 
the  200  kilometre  record.  He  negotiated  the  dis- 
tance in  5  hrs.  24  min.  8  sec.  as  against  5  hrs.  52 
min.  7  sec.  (De?giange. )  Both  Huret  and  Linton 
from  this  point  went  away  at  a  pace  which  would 
upset  some  of  the  so-called  sprinters  and  when  the 
bell  rang  Linton  just  managed  to  win  by  half  a 
wheel  from  Huret,  Allard  being  third  and  Lums- 
den fourth.  The  six  hours  world  record,  held  by 
Gerger,  at  206  kilometres,  640  metres,  was  beaten 
easily  by  both  Linton  and  Huret,  the  final  figures 

standing  as  follows: 

ICilo.    Metres 

Linton 819  806 

Huret 219  806 

Allard 207 

Lumsden  *03 

Meyer 197 

Baraquin 176 

Since  the  Englishman  won  he  has  been  chal- 
lenged by  Soibnd,  and  "Choppy"  Warburton, 
Linton's  trainer,  has  accepted  the  defl.  Date  and 
stakes  are  not  yet  determined. 

ZIM   DID   LOSE  HIS  FIEST   EACE. 

Zim  scooted  from  Paris  en  route  for  Florence  on 
Thursday  evening  last,  in  company  of  Kid 
Wheeler.  The  weather  here  has  been  very  bad, 
nothing  but  rain,  rain,  every  day,  so  that  the 
skeeter  did  right  in  going  to  warmer  climes  so  as 
to  get  fit.  He  .laid  he  would  not  race,  but  the 
Velo  said  he  would  and — he  did,  and  got  licked  by 
Wheeler.  Something  is  e\'idently  wrong  with 
Arthur  Augustus,  but  he  will,  I  am  confident, 
give  the  majority  of  those  he  will  meet  later, 
ta-ra-ra.  Every  one  has  to  get  used  to  climate  and 
food,  so  that  this  had  a  lot  to  do  with  the  training 
of  fresh  comers. 

ZIM'S   CHALLENGE   ACCEPTED. 

M.  Baduel,  of  the  Buffalo  track,  has  just  issued 
a  challenge  for  Zim,  "to  race  anyone  tor  any 
sum."  A  young  runner  Tricot  has  "fooled"  the 
"boss"  of  the  track  and  has  accepted,  putting  up 
a  stake  of  $4.  He  wishes  for  an  advertisement, 
and  has  very  cleverly  got  it.  What  price  '  'Johnny" 
Johnson? 

BOEDEAUX-PAEIS  SCANDALS. 

Since  the  conclusion  of  this  race  several  men 
have  been  accused  of  having  been  "towed"  along 
by  their  pacemakers.  The  following  men  have 
been  dii^qualified  by  the  U.  V.  F. :  Sansom  (Eng- 
lish), Obei  (French)  and  Nemo  (French).  The 
case  against  Marius  Allard  is  not  yet  concluded. 
The  Paris-Spa  race  with  prizes  value  £1,000  will 
take  place  on  July  21. 

LEHE  BEATS  TEN  KILOMETRES  EECOED. 

Lehr,  the  German  amateur,  who  had  his  license 

refused  by  the  N.  C.  U.  came   to  Paris  after  the 

championships,    and  set  to  work  to  beat  a  record. 

He  was  elegantly  "paced"  on  Thursday,  and  beat 

the  existing  record  for  the  ten  kilometres  by  1  2-5 

second.  Maes. 
1  ♦  « 

Highwaymen  Kill  a  Cyclist. 

Omaha,  July  2. — A  special  to  the  Bee  from 
Holredge,  Neb.,  says:  Last  night  two  masked 
men  took  possession  of  the  streets  and  held  up 
everj'body  who  came  along.  Len  Rudstrom,  a 
business  man,  and  Elmer  E.  Drummond,  an 
Adams  express  messenger,  were  riding  by  on  bi- 
cycles, when  they  were  ordered  to  halt  and  hold 
up  their  hands.  Rundntrom  complied  with  the 
order,  but  Drummond  did  not  stop,  and  was 
shot.  He  fell  from  his  wheel  and  died  in  a  mo- 
ment. While  one  robber  stood  guard  the  other 
searched  Rudstrom,  and  then  Drummond's  body 
and  secured  $5,  a  revolver  and  a  watch,  They 
then  ran  off  in  the  darkness, 


DEATH  AND  RECORD. 


How  an  Enthusiastic  Cyclist  from  the  Country 
Timed  His  Flight  to  Eternity. 
Mr.  Shovem,  the  oflicial  timer  ol  the  Pumpkin- 
burgh  B.  C,  and  one  of  our  greatest  bicycle  en- 
thusiasts, met  his  death  in  a  frightful  manner 
upon  his  visit  to  Chicago  last  week.  While  en- 
jojang  a  view  of  the  city  from  a  window,  thirty- 
two  stories  high,  he  leaned  over  too  far  and,  prob- 
ably bewildered  by  the  grand  spectacle  of  chim- 


neys and  smoke  that  met  his  gaze,  lost  his 
balance  and  fell  to  the  ground,  450  feet  below. 
It  seems,  however,  that  he  died  without  agony, 
tor  with  a  faint  smile  upon  his  lips  and  a  weak 
gesture  towards  a  stop-watch,  which  he  held, 
tightly  clutched  in  his  right,  he  was  heard  to  say, 
in  a  hardly  audible  whisper:  "One  hundred  and 
fifty  yards  in  :2  4-5,  fiying  start — beat  that,  if 
you  can  !" — Pumpkinburgh  Truth. 


President  Luscomb's  Good  Roads  Policy. 

President  Luscomb  has  advised  New  York 
wheelrnen  to  urge  local  boards  of  supervisors  to 
take  advantage  of  the  good  road  law,  which  is 
similar  to  the  famous  enactment  which  has  given 
New  Jersey  her  fine  roads,  and  has  further 
advised  them  to  support  or  oppose  at  the  polls  all 
candidates  for  supervisors  according  to  their  stand 
on  this  question.  Many  friends  of  good  roads 
and  successful  crusaders  therefor  think  he  errs  in 
the  latter  advice,  believing  that  favorable  legisla- 
tion can  be  better  obtained  by  jiersonal  persuasion 
than  by  politics  and  that  it  is  bad  policy  to  make 
enemies  of  either  party,  as  the  support  of  both  is 
needed  to  secure  what  is  desired.  The  Jersey 
law  is  a  bright   example  of  the  wisdom  of  this 

course. 

1  ♦  * 

Prince  and  Shock  vs.  Cowboys. 
Jack  Prince's  bi-weekly,  bicycle,  electric-light 
amateur  hippodrome  scheme  at  Manhattan  Field 
has  gone  by  the  board ;  but  the  irrepressible  vet- 
eran, nothing  daunted,  is  out  with  a  new  shekel- 
coaxing  game.  This  time  it  takes  the  form  of  a 
six-day,  twelve-hours-a-day  race  between  himself 
and  Albert  Shock  and  two  cowboys  and  twenty 
horses,  riders  and  bicyclers  to  be  changed  every 
hour.  It  will  be  run  during  the  week  beginning 
July  16.  Prince  and  Shock  are  in  training  and 
'tis  said  are  reeling  off  fives  in  14:00  with  ease, 
and  keeping  it  up,  too, 


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do  me  much  good  this  season,  had  purchased  a Hoad  Racer  a 

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Cincinnati,  June  30.- — The  Ohio  meet  began 
with  the  grand  lantern  parade  of  this  evening, 
which  was  a  complete  success.  As  three  valuable 
prizes  were  offered  for  the  best  decorated  wheels 
in  line,  the  result  was  the  finest  display  of  the 
kind  ever  seen  here.  The  fireworks  dispensed  by 
the  occupants  of  the  tally-ho.  was  an  attractive 
feature  of  the  parade.  The  wheelmen  were  pre- 
ceded by  a  body  ,of  mounted  police,  which  cleared 
a  passage  for  the  wheels,  the  streets  being  lined 
by  thousands  of  spectators. 

TWO  EOAD  RACES. 

Cincinnati,  July  1. — Several  hundred  cyclists 
wheeled  to  Hamilton  to-day  to  see  the  finishes  of 
two  road  races.  The  first  was  the  second  annual 
championship  race  of  the  Brighton  Bicycle  Club, 
of  Cincinnati,  starting  at  the  Glendale  toll  gate 
and  finishing  at  the  first  toll  gate  south  of  Hamil- 
ton, distance  ten  miles.  A  head  wind  was  blow- 
ing and  last  year's  record  of  30min.,  made  by 
Robert  Bahmann,  was  not  equalled.     Summary: 

A.  L.  Amot 3-3:30 

T.  Bruckner 33:00 

O.  Burger  33:30 

A.  Steins 34:00 

J.  Schweigert  35:00 

E.  Bahmann 36:00 

W.  Bieler 38:00 

K.  Flaig 40:00 

The  eleventh  annual  championship  race  of  the 
Cincinnati  Bicycle  Club  was  from  Carthage  to  the 
first  toll  gate  south  of  Hamilton,  fifteen  miles, 
and  notwithstanding  the  head  wind,  three  of  the 
contestants  succeeded  in  smashing  the  previous 
record,  held  by  H.  G.  Hook,  of  49  min.  Sum- 
mary: 

L.  B.  Sawyer 46:15 

C.  H.  Closterman 46:S0 

C.  H.  Longley 47:30 

H.  Gill 50.00 

T.  L.  Wayne 63:00 

A.  Knight 65:30 

The  weather  to-day  has  been  hot,  but  the 
breeze  made  it  bearable.  Many  who  did  not 
care  to  undertake  the  ruu  to  Hamilton  attended 
the  open-air  concert  in  Eden  Park  this  afternoon. 
There  was  also  a  well-attended  run  to  Fort 
Thomas,  which  is  on  a  high  bluif  east  of  New- 
port, Ky. 

THE    division   MEETING. 

Cincinnati,  July  2.- — The  visitors  are  now  ar- 
riving in  large  numbers  and  the  meet  promises  to 
surpass  all  its  predecessors.  Mr.  Morrow,  the 
well-known  one-armed  rider  of  Ada,  0. ,  arrived 
at  11  o'clock,  having  ridden  fifty-five  miles  this 
morning.  He  is  sixty-five  years  old  and  seems  as 
vigorous  and  enthusiastic  as  wiien  he  attended 
the  meet  here  in  1890.  He  never  misses  a  state 
meet  and  always  rides  on  his  wheel. 

At  the  business  meeting  of  the  division  this 
afternoon  Parker  G.   Reed,   of  Chillicothe,   was 


nominated  for  chief  consul,  George  R.  Prout,  of 
Sandusky,  for  vice-consul,  and  A.  B.  Howson,  of 
Chillicothe,  for  secretary-treasurer.  The  follow- 
ing were  nominated  for  representatives-at-large: 
A.  E.  Mergenthaler,  Fostoria;  J.  A.  McGee, 
Dayton;  H.  G.  Hook,  Cincinnati;  W.  H.  Chubb, 
Cleveland;  E.  P.  Moore,  Columbus,  C.  L.  Oberly, 
Canton.  The  above  nominations  are  tantamount 
to  an  election,  as  according  to  a  new  by-law 
adopted  to-day  no  further  nominations  can  be 
made. 

The  secretaiy-treasurer's  report  showed  a  bal- 
ance of  |2, 677,  but  there  has  been  a  large  falling 
off  in  membership,  which  is  understood  to  be 
principally  due  to  the  unsatisfactory  condition  of 
the  Bulletin  matter  and  to  the  discontinuance  of 
the  road  book. 

The  cycle  stores  and  club  houses  are  all  hand- 
somely decorated  for  the  occasion,  the  finest  deco- 
rations being  seen  at  L.  A.  W.  headquarters,  i.  e., 
the  Associated  Cyclers'  Club  house,  20  West 
Ninth  street. 

paeade  not  a  success. 
Cincinnati,  July  3. — The  wheelmen  who  are 
doing  the  meet  took  a  steamboat  ride  last  night, 
the    executive    committee    having    chartered    a 


many  who  are  taking  advantage  of  the  Fourth  of 
July  rates  are  expected  to-night  and  if  the  parade 
could  have  been  held  on  the  Fourth  it  would 
have  been  a  large  one.  The  riders  in  line,  how- 
ever, made  a  splendid  appearance  and  some  of  the 
wheels  were  very  tastefully  decorated.  There 
were  twenty-five  ladies  in  the  parade,  which  was 
led  by  the  wheelmen's  band,  the  members  of 
which  wore  Brother  Jonathan  suits.  The  First 
Regiment  band,  drawn  by  four  horses,  occupied  a 
central  position.  The  parade  wound  up  in  Eden 
Park,  where  an  address  of  welcome  was  made  by 


On  the  Poorman  course. 

Mayor  Caldwell,  which  was  responded  to  by  Wil- 
liam Littleford  on  behalf  of  the  wheelmen,  after 
which  the  annual  photograph  was  taken. 
hill-climbing  contest. 
The  next  event  was  the  hill-climbing  contest, 
up  the  side  of  Mount  Adams,  which  it  had  been 
thought  impossible  to  ascend  on  a  wheel,  as  in  ad- 
dition to  being  very  steep  the  surface  of  the  road 
is  in  horrible  condition.  There  were  four  contest- 
ants. O.  W.  Nieswonger,  of  Oran,  0.,  won  first 
prize  by  making  the  ascent  in  3  min.  35  sec.  H. 
L.  Dodson,  of  the  Chicago  C.  C,  reached  the  top 
in  4  min.  45  sec,  winning  second  prize.     Thomas 


The  Poorman  Pace — Start  1893. 


steamer  for  the  occasion.  Three  wagon  loads  of 
beer  in  kegs  were  rolled  onto  the  boat  just  before 
the  start,  and  as  there  were  also  plenty  of  fire- 
works on  board  it  is  almost  superfluous  to  add 
that  the  boys  had  a  glorious  time.  The  lady 
cyclists,  with  a  few  male  escorts,  made  a  trip  to 
Coney  Island  on  one  of  the  regular  boats.  This 
morning  the  annual  parade  took  place.  In  point 
of  numbers  it  was  a  disappointment,  the  railroads 
having  given  it  a  black  eye  by  refusing  to  make 
reduced  rates  to  the  visiting  wheelmen.     A  great 


L.  Wayne,  of  Cincinnati,  won  third  prize  by  get- 
ting about  half  way  up. 

THE  TEACK   E\'ENTS. 

The  track  i-aces  at  Carthage  fair  grounds  this 
afternoon  were  only  fairly  well  attended  but  a 
large  crowd  is  expected  to-morrow.  Sanger  did 
not  ride  to-day,  the  rather  thin  excuse  given  by 
the  announcer  being  a  punctured  tire.  It  was 
stated  that  he  would  positively  ride  to-morrow. 
The  summary: 

One-mUej  novice— E.  H.  Taylor,  l;  Charles  Kruger 


^^^^fefc^ 


W.  A  Boss,  3;  time,  2  56  2-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B—H.  C  Tyler,!;  E.  A.  McDuf- 
fee,  2;  E.  C.  Johnson,  3;  time,  1:14. 

One-mile,  oppn.  Class  A— First  heat— O.  P.  Bemhart,  1; 
E.  O  Baumann,  2;  E.  S.  CumminSj  3:  time,  2:85  1-5. 

Second  heat— L.  C.  Johnson,  1;  E.  H.  Kiser,  2;  0.  E. 
Tudor,  3;  time,  8:38. 

Final  heat^-EUis,  1;  L.  C.  Johnson,  2;  Bernhart,  8;  time, 
8:44. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B — H.  L.  Dodson,  250  yds.,  1; 
E.  A.  McDuffee,  140,  8;  F.  H.  Plaice,  360,  3;  time,  5:02  8-5. 
Sanger  and  Tyler,  scratch,  did  not  start.  E.  C.  Johnson 
and  R.  F.  Goetz  fell  on  third  lap. 

Quarter-mile,  state  championship— W.  J.  Klinger,  1 ;  L. 
B.  Sawyer,  2:  A.  I.  Brown,  3;  time,  :.37  1-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— II.  C.  Tyler,  ];  R.  F.  Goelz,  2; 
E.  A.  McDufEee,  3;  time.  2:80 1-5. 

One-mile,  state  championship,  class  A— A.  I.  Brown,  1; 
L.  B.  Sawyer,  2;  L.  C.  Johnson,  3;  time,  8:39  1-5. 


road  race,  but  it  was  hardly  expected  that  such 
men  as  Van  Wagoner,  Peck,  McDuflee  and  Gard- 
ner, the  talent  of  America's  road  riders,  should  be 
beaten  off  by  a  comparatively  new  man.  Yet 
such  was  the  case;  and,  further,  the  scratch  men 
could  do  no  better  than  fifth  and  sixth  in  time. 
Things  might  have  been  different,  however,  had 
not  Van  Wagoner  wrecked  his  machine  through 
a  fall  and  had  not  Peck  been  thrown  into  a  state 
of  unconsciousness  in  the  same  way.  He  broke 
a  pedal  and  was  thrown  against  a  rock,  receiving 
severe  cuts  and  bruises,  necessitating  his  removal 
to  the  finishing  point  in  a  wagon.  Bainbridge, 
who  tied  with  Peck  for  first  time  in  the  Chicago 
race,  gave  up.     Gardner  and  McDuffee,  two  other 


On  the  Poorman  course — Guenther  and  Wylie — 1S9S. 


Two-mile,  lap,  class  B—H.  C.  Tyler,  1;  R.  F.  Goetz,  2; 
H.  L  Dodson,  3;  time,  5:38  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— C.  C.  Van  Tyne,  30  yds., 
1;  L.  C.  Johnson,  scratch,  2;  F.  L,  Talley,  50  yds.,  3: 
time,  2:16. 

* 

POORMAN'S  BIG  EVENT. 


A  New  Man  Captures  Time— Cracks  AH  Beaten 
—  Good  the  Winner. 

THE  WINNER 

Hdop.           Time. 
D.  J.  Good,  New  Carlisle 7:30 46:18 

TIME  WINNERS. 

W.  S.  Furman,  Gran,  O., 8:30 48:48 

H,  L.  Dodson,  Chicago  C.  C, 8:00 44:18 

O.  Neiswonger,  Oron,  O., 3:00 44:16 

Cincinnati,  July  4. — It  was  by  no  means  sur- 
prising that  a  7:30  man  should  win  the  Poorman 


I  siratch,  fought  it  out,  the  former  finishing  in 
sixty-second  place  and  eight  seconds  ahead  of  the 
eastern  man. 

Harry  Dodson  of  the  Chicago  club,  on  a  two- 
speed  machine,  proved  his  ability  as  a  road  rider 
and  hill  climber  by  securing  second  time,  while 
Neiswonger,  who  last  year  ran  second  to  Zimmy 
in  the  ordinary  championship,  was  third  in  time. 
This  was  probably  the  greatest  surprise  of  the 
day.  The  handicapper  had  honored  Messrs. 
Poorman,  Stokes  and  Herrick  with  positions  at 
scratch,  but  they  thought  that  honor  enough  and 
did  not  start. 

The  course  this  year  was  fifteen  miles  long, 
three  miles  shorter  than  last  year,  when  the  finish 
was  at  Chester  Park.  This  year  the  finish  was  at 
the  fair  grounds  track  at  Carthage,  where  some 
1,800  people  had  gathered.  Of  the  165  entrants 
all  but  fifty  started.     The  limit  was  "eight  min- 


utes and  the  first  squad  was  sent  away  from  the 
railroad  near  Hamilton  at  10:08,  and  as  soon  as 
the  back  markers  had  gone  the  special  train  for 
officials  and  others  moved  out,  reaching  Carthage 
in  time  for  all  to  see  Good  win  the  race  by  three- 
quarters  of  a  minute  from  Smith,  who  also  started 
from  the  7:30  mark. 

The  road  at  the  start  was  a  little  rough,  and  in 
others  somewhat  dusty,  but  on  the  whole  almost 
perfect.  The  first  ten  place  winners  were  as  fol- 
lows: 

Hdcp.       Time. 

D.J.  Good,  New  Carlisle ....7:30       46:18 

H.  K.  Smith,  Osborn 7:30       47:05 

T.K.Eddy,  Columbus 6:00       45:44 

G.  S.  Eeigger,  Cincinnati 5::'0       45:25 

F.  Norris 5:00       44:66 

F.    O.  RoutjOD 6:00        45:56 

Al  Schuchai  t,  Cincinnati  6::J0       45:35 

C.  H.  Closterman,  Cincinnati 5:30       45:36 

C.  S.  Hardy,  Chicago 5:00       45:08 

John  Hedges 7:ro       47:15 

W.  S.  Furman,  Oran 2:30       42:48 

Best  eight  in  time: 

Il'd'p.  time; 

1— W.  S.  Furman,  Gran  8:.30  43:48 

2— H.  S.  Dodson,   Chicago ....2:0J  44:12 

3—0.  Neiswonger,  Oran 3:00  44:16 

4— C.  G.  Merrills,  Cleveland  3:30  4 1:30 

5 — A.  Gardiner,  Chicago scr.  44:34 

6— Ed  McDufae,  Boston  scr.  44:42 

7— Joe  Skelton,  Chicago 2:30  44:44 

8-A.  T.  Heywood,  Chicago 4:30  44:50 

THE   LAST   DAY. 

CINCINNATI,  July  4. — The  second  day's  races 
were  the  best  of  all,  inasmuch  a  little  record- 
breaking  was  thrown  in.  Tyler  rode  a  flying  half 
in  one  minute,  being  paced  by  E.  C.  Johnson  and 
Sanger.  Sanger  did  a  mile  in  2:13  and  made  his 
own  pace  half  the  distance. 

Peck  of  Chicago  put  in  an  appearance  and  rode, 
though  covered  with  bandages  as  a  result  of  his 
injuries  in  the  road  race.  Trick  riding  by  Sid 
Black  and  glass-ball  shooting  by  Dr.  Carver  served 
to  vary  the  monotony  of  so  much  racing. 

Sanger,  in  the  mile  handicap,  caught  his  nearest 
man,  who  had  100  yards,  and  got  in  the  bunch, 
but  was  outsprinted  by  E.  C.  Johnson.  The 
summary: 

Half-mile,  class  B—W.  C.  Sanger,  1;  H.  C.Tyler,  2;  E. 
C.  Johnson,  3;  time,  1:10. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— O.  P.  Bernhardt,  1;  L.  C.John- 
son, 2;  G.  E.  Bicker,  2;  time,  2:36  3-5. 

Half-mile,  state  championship— A.  I.  Brown,  1;  P.  W. 
Klinger,  2;  A.  B.  Ellis,  3;  time,  1:<0. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B—H.  C.  Tyler,  1;  E.  C.Johnson, 
2;  B.  F.  Goetz,  3;  time,  8:39. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— C.  C.  Van  Tine,  CO  yds., 
1;6.  E.  Bicker,  190,  8;L.  C.  Johnson,  scratch,  3;  time, 
4:57  4  5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— E.  C.  Johnson,  100  yds  ,  1 ; 
W.  C.  Sanger,  scratch,  2;  R.  F.  Goetz,  100,  3;  time,  2:13  5-5. 
Sanger's  time,  2:13. 

Two-mile,  state  championship — A.  I.  Brown,  1 ;  O.  P. 
Bemhart,  8;  C.  C.  Van  Tine,  3;  time,  6:21. 

Two-mile,  lap,  class  B — W.  C.  Sanger,  1,  13  points;  Conn 
Baker,  2,  6  points;  R.  F.  Goetz,  3,  4  points;  time,  5:30  1-5. 

One  mile,  special,  class  B — W.  C.  Sanger,  1 ;  H.  ^ . 
Tyler,  2;  E.  C.  Johnson,  3;  time,  2:31  1-3. 


Mills  Breaks  the  End-to-End  Record. 
G.  P.  Mills  had  figured  to  set  the  Land's  End- 
John  o'Groat's  record  at  close  to  3  da.  6  hrs.,  or  8 
hrs.  5  min.  better  than  the  time  made  by  Car- 
lisle. He  figured  closely,  for  he  finished  eleven 
minutes  inside  the  schedule,  doing  the  676  miles 
in  3  da.  5  hrs.  49  min.  Mills  started  at  6  a.  m. 
June  18,  with  Shorland  as  pacemaker,  doing 
twenty  miles  the  first'  hour.  He  gained  time  for 
a  while,  but  later  found  muddy  roads  and  his 
tire  punctured,  which  delayed  him.  He  reached 
Gloucester  late  Monday  night.  Penrith  was 
reached  Tuesday  night  and  Edinbnrgh  at  7:30 
Wednesday  morning.  Heavy  roads  were  en- 
countered, but  Perth  wa3  reached  at  11:37  and 
John  o'  Groat's  at  11 :49. 


I  4th  of  JULY  RACES.  | 


ILLINOIS  DIVISION  MEET. 


Good  Racing,   Hill   Climbing,  Parades,  Picnics, 
and  Huns. 

QuiNCY,  111.,  July.  4. — It  cannot  be  said  tbat 
tlie  eleventh  annual  meet  of  the  Illinois  division 
civatcd  as  much  interest  to  division  members  and 
the  racing  men  as  those  of  previovs  years,  but  it  is 
not  in  any  way  the  fault  of  the  officers  or  the  pro- 
moters of  the  affair,  for  they  had  done  everything 
to  make  it  a  success  except  in  one  point — they 
should  have  sent  a  missionary  among  the  racing 
men  and  secured  their  entries.  The  Quincy  B.  C. 
had  matters  in  charge,  but  its  oflScers  took  pains 
to  make  it  an  affair  of  the  Gem  city  rather  than  a 
club  matter,  and  everybody  in  the  place  was  in 
terested,  some  of  the  most  prominent  men  in  town 
being  actively  engaged  in  committee  work. 

The  railroad  strike  frightened  away  many  who 
had  thought  of  attending,  and  it  was  not  until  the 
last  moment  that  even  a  reasonable  number  of  en- 
tries was  secured.  As  it  was  the  class  B  races 
were  robbed  of  their  interest  because  of  the  very 
few  starters,  while  few  of  the  good  riders  of  the 
division  cared  to  compete  for  championship  hon- 
ors— they  preferred,  evidently,  to  go  a- "pot-hunt- 
ing," for  they  were  scattered  in  all  directions. 

Notwithstanding  the  drawbacks  the  people  of 
Qnincy  saw  some  good  racing  and  the  visitors, 
thongh  few,  had  a  good  time.  The  visitors  began 
arriving  Tuesday  morning,  though  the  majority 
reached  town  that  night  and  found  quarters  prin- 
cipally at  the  Tremont  and  Newcomb  houses. 

KOAD   RACE   AND   EXCURSION". 

Tuesday  morning  was  given  up  to  a  ten  and  a 
lialf  mile  road  race,  starting  at  Eighth  and  State 
streets,  running  out  on  the  Fowler  road  and  back 
around  other  streets  to  the  starting  point.  The 
couree  was  rolling  and  the  surface  fine,  the  last 
half-mile  being  brick  pavement  and  down  hill. 
There  were  three  time  and  three  place  prizes.  The 
race  had  only  a  few  starters,  the  winner  being 
Fred  Gilham  of  Edwardsville,  a  3:30  man,  whose 
time  was  38:13,  while  Carl  Swanson  of  Elgin  cap- 
tured the  time  prize  in  36 :30. 

After  the  road  race  the  visitors  were  taken  up 
the  river  by  steamer  to  Canton,  many  returning 
toward  evening  by  wheel. 

CUTTING   WINS   AT  HILL   CLIMBING. 

This  morning  the  wheelmen  took  short  runs  in 
and  about  the  city  before  the  parade,  which  was 
headed  by  a  band  and  in  which  many  participated, 
a  goodly  share  of  the  wheels  being  gaily  deco- 
rated. At  9  o'clock  the  hill-climbing  contest 
on  -the  Hampshire  street  hill  took  place.  The 
climb  was  ii-om  Front  to  Third  streets.  924  feet, 
with  a  total  rise  of  over  90  feet,  the  surface  being 
macadam.  C.  D.  Cutting,  now  of  Peoria  but  for- 
merly of  Chicago,  won  the  contest,  climbing  the 
hill  in  43  2-5  sec. ,  with  J.  H.  Kingsbury,  also  of 
Peoria,  second,  who  was  but  three-fifths  of  a  sec- 
ond worse  off  in  time.  It  took  W.  H.  Hill  52 
sec,  J.  P.  Dryesdale  44  3-5  sec.  and  C.  W.  Sah- 
land  46  sec.  to  get  to  the  top.  There  were  short 
runs,  a  picnic  and  for  to-night  a  grand  lantern 
parade  is  scheduled. 

THE   TRACK   RACES. 

The  half-mile  track  at  Baldwin  Park,  Thir- 
teenth and  Maine  streets,  was  in  excellent  condi- 


tion and  the  weather  all  that  could  be  desired. 
The  crowd  in  attendance  was  estimated  at  from 
4,000  to  5,000 — at  any  rate  it  was  near  the  latter 
figure.  E.  W.  Ballard,  of  the  Chicago  C.  C,  and 
W.  J.  Anderson,  of  the  Illinois  club  of  Chicago, 
won  about  all  the  events  to  which  they  were  eli- 
gible in  class  B  and  class  A,  respectively,  as  the 
summary  shows.  Fisher  of  Peoria  gave  an  exhi- 
bition of  trick  riding,  Keator  rode  a  half  on  a 
nnicycle  in  1:59  2-5,  and  Ballard  and  Keator 
went  a  half  on  the  tandem  in  1:10  1-5.  Sum- 
mary: 

One-mile,  novice,— Joseph  J.  Bezenek,  Chicago,  1 ;  Fred 
Wilms,  QuiDcy,  2;  Fred  Gillham,  Edwardsville,  3;  time, 
2:39. 

Quarter-mile,  division  championship— W.  J.  Anderson, 
Chicago,  1;  N.  B.  Taylor,  Quincy,  3;  A.  W.  Cleaver,  Chi- 
cago, 3;  time,  :3:.34 1-5. 

On>--mlle,  open,  class  B— E.  W.  Ballard,  Chicago,  1;  W. 
C.  Wioke,  St.  Louis,  3;  B.  J.  Leacoob,  St.  Louts,  3;  Roy 
Keator,  Chicago,  4;  time,  2-A7  1-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A— W.  J.  Anderson,  Chicago,  1 ; 
N  B.  Taylor,  Quincy,  3;  Charles  Cutting,  Peoria,  3;  time, 
1  ;13  1 2. 


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One-mile,  division  championship — W.  J.  Anderj^on,  1; 
A.  W.  Cleaver,  3;  William  Vaughan,  3;  time,  3:43. 

One-mile,  Quincy  championship— N.  B.  Taylor,  1 ;  C.  W. 
Sahland,  3;  tune,  3:10  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— E.  W.  Ballard,  scratch.  1 ; 
T.  S.  Todhunter,  Peoria,  150  yds.,  2;  R.  J.  L»acock,  100 
yds.,  3;  W.  C.  Wicke,  40  yds.,  4;  Roy  Keator,  W  yds.,  5; 
time,  2:21. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— W.  J.  Anderson,  250  yds., 
1;  William  TurnbuU,  Danville,  175  yds.,  2;  G.  B.  Wilkin- 
son, Elgin,  175  yds.,  8;  A.  D.  Herriman,  Chicago,  l".";  yds., 
4;  Joseph  J.  Bezenek,  130  yds.,  5;  time,  5:00  3-5. 


NATIONAL  CIRCUIT  OPENED. 


Bliss,  Lumsden  and  Porter  Showed  Well  at 
Waltham— Porter's  Fast  Mile. 
Boston,  July  4. — The  Eambler  team — Bliss, 
Lumsden  ar.d  Githens — made  its  appearance  at 
"Waltham  to-day,  and  in  the  presence  of  several 
thousand  people  gobbled  all  the  class  B  events 
worth  having.  The  races  were  tame  notwith- 
standing its  being  an  all-diamond  meet,  and  the 
opening  one  of  the  national  circuit,  Bliss'  handicap 
riding  in  the  mile  and  Porter's  mile  in  2:03  being 
the  only  features.     Porter's  quarters  were  :30  2-5, 


:i)8  4-5,  1:30  4-5,  2:03,  and  this  after  having  been 
in  three  events. 

Bliss  was  on  scratch  and  beat  out  W.  F.  Murphy 
(20  yards),  Githens  (40),  and  others.  Lumsden 
seemed  in  good  shape  and  ran  a  close  second  to 
Bliss  each  time,  while  Githens  was  clearly  off. 
The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— R.  H.  MfDonnough,  1;  O.  W,  Tinker, 
3;  W.  J.  Ballon.  3;  time,  2:33  1-5. 

One-mile,  2:40  class;  class  A— Final  heat— L.  P.  Callag- 
han,  1;  A.  McLaughlin,  2;  time,  2:46. 

Two-third  mile,  open,  class  B — J.  P.  Bliss,  1;  A,  E. 
Lumsden,  2;  Dan  Cjnnelly,  3;  time,  1:27. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— A.  W.  Porler,  1;  F.  M.  Hag- 
gerty,  3;  C.  G.  Williams,  3;  time,  3:36  3  5. 

One-mile,  invitation,  class  B— J.  P.  Bliss,  1;  A.  E.  Lums- 
den, 2;  Dan  Connelly,  3;  time,  2:27. 

One-milt!,  handicap,  class  A— Final  heat— F.  B.  Emer- 
son, 110yds.,  1;  John  Bianehi.  95yds.,  2;  E.  A.  Tosi,  100 
yds.,  3;  E.  J.  Clark,  f>5  yds.,  4;  time,  2:13  3-5. 

One-mile,  liandieap,  class  B— J.  P.  Bliss,  scratch,  1;  G 
Lemke,  175  yds.,  2;  W.  F.  Murphy,  New  iork,  20  yds.,  3 
H.  A.  Githens,  Chicago,  40  yds.,  4;  time,  2:13  2-5. 

AT  FRANKLIN    PARK. 

Franklin  Park  was  the  scene  of  the  races  pro- 
moted by  the  city  of  Boston,  and  fully  5,000 
people  were  spectators.  The  roadway  was  in  ex- 
cellent condition,  but  racing  was  far  from  excit- 
ing.    The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— C.  Loring,  1;  A.  A.  Peterson,  2;  time, 
2:46. 

Quarter-mile,  boys— C.  W.  Laskey,  1;  A.  W.  Lincoln,  2; 
time,  :43 

Two-mile,  handicap— J.  S.  Dunn,  Jr.,  150  yds.,  1;  W. 
Winjersky,  110,  2;  E.  T.  Bailey,  250,  3;  time,  5:10. 

Quarter-mile-J.  A.  Farrall,  1;  F.  L.  Connolly,  2;  time, 
:59  1-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— C.  F.  Johnquet,  1;H.  B.  Tileston, 
2;  lime,  3:21  2-5. 

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Comparatively  Unknown  Man  Does  30  3-5  Sec. 
from  a  Standstill. 

The  most  meritorious  perfonnance  at  the  state 
meet  at  Richmond,  Ind.,  was  by  Carl  Kiser, 
who  won  the  class  A,  quarter  in  :30  3-5.  Kiser 
liails  from  Dayton,  0.  He  further  distingnished 
himself  by  winning  the  mile  handicap.  Marmon 
and  A.  W.  T.  Bonefield  took  the  state  champion- 
ships, the  former  at  a  quarter  and  the  latter  at  five 
miles.     The  winners  were: 

One-mile,  novice.  Robert  C  jnley,  Richmond,  Ind.,  9:29 
3-5.  OnH-mile,  handicap,  class  A,  Kiser,  9:20  3-5.  One- 
mile,  Richmond  Cycling  Club,  T.  Schraeder,  2:29.  Half 
mile,  class  B.  Morris  Townley,  Indianapolis,  1:17  2-5. 
Q  i»rter-mile,  open,  class  A,  Kiser,  :30  3-5.  Quarter-mile, 
Inoiana  division  championship.  Waller  Marmon,  Indian- 
apolis, :31  2-5.  One-mile,  open,  class  B,  E.  V.  Minor,  In- 
dianap  >!is,  9:35  4-5.  One-mile,  handicap,  Richmond 
Cycling  Club,  class  A,  T.  Schraeder.  8:33  2-5.  Two-mile, 
open,  c^ass  A,  W.  T.  Bonefield,  Indianapolis,  5:53  1-2.  Five- 
mile,  Indiana  division  L.  A.  W.  championship,  class  A, 
W.  T.  Bonefield,  Indianapolis,  14:48  3-5. 

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SMALL    MEETS   OF   THE  FOURTH. 


Road  and  Track  Events  All  Over  This  Big 
Country. 
C.  K.  Updegraff  has  good  reason  to  remember 
this  year's  fourth,  for  he  celebrated  by  capturing 
the  three  principal  events  at  Steuhenville,  O.  He 
won  the  quarter  in  35  sec. ,  and  two  one-mile 
events  in  fair  time.  G.  H.  Hall  won  the  two-mile 
open  as  well  of  the  half,  but  in  the  latter  he  was 
disqualified  on  an  alleged  foul. 

Frank  "Wing,  of  Ottawa,  111.,  won  a  well-de- 
served victory  in  the  two-mile  handicap  at  Monti- 
cello.  The  three-mile  handicap  fell  to  Henry 
Dilatush.  These  races  may,  however,  be  the  sub- 
ject of  an  investigation.  Owing  to  the  .strike  the 
promoters  were  unable  to  reach  the  official  handi- 
capper  in  time  and  the  races   were,    we   presume, 


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MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


handicapped' on  the  spot.  The  board  will  hardly 
take  any  serious  action.  A  one-mile,  open,  at  the 
same  meeting  was  won  by  Will  Ruby,  another  de- 
serving rider.  The  fastest  time  of  the  day  was 
made  by  Max  Schultz,  in  the  novice  race,  which 
he  won  in  2 :49  3-5.  The  same  rider  won  a  fifteen- 
mile  road  race  from  a  dozen  starters  in  47 :09. 
Scott  "Williams  was  second  and  E.  F.  Brown  third. 

A  road  race  formed  a  part  of  the  festirities  at 
Troy,  N.  Y.  E.  S.  Homer,  captain  of  the  T.  B.  C, 
was  the  winner,  H.  W.  Hudson,  second,  M.  G.  B. 
Randel,  thu-d,  C.  W.  Flack,  fourth. 

At  Sheboygan  Falls,  Wis. ,  the  Fourth  of  July 
was  celebrated  by  a  bicycle  race  from  Plymouth 
to  Sheboj'gan  Falls,  a  distance  of  nine  miles, 
which  was  won  by  Charles  M.  Cody  in  34:30. 
The  fastest  time  was  made  by  H.  E.  Thomas  in 
31:30. 

Percy  Shoemaker,  said  to  be  a  visitor  from  Cali- 
fornia, beat  C.  E.  Miller  and  others  in  a  two-mile 
handicap  at  Anderson,  Ind.  Miller  won  the  half- 
mile,  open,  in  1:16. 

Von  Boeckman  came  to  the  front  again,  at 
Titusville,  Pa. ,  winning  the  five-mile  handicap 
from  a  long  start.  Schelhammer  rode  from  the 
sixty  yard  mark  in  13 :43  and  also  won  the  mile 
handicap  in  2:26.  The  half-mile  handicap  fell  to 
toL.  G.  Fentoninl:01. 

The  races  advertised  for  Winona,  Minn. ,  were 
abandoned.  The  public  has  been  given  a  little 
too  much  of  it  and  needs  a  rest. 

Will  Littlejohn,  scratch,  was  unable  to  over- 
come the  handicaps  given  his  competitors  in  a 
five  and  a  quarter-mile  road  race  at  Independence, 
la.,  but  he  won  the  time  prize  in  15:46 J.  Frank 
Hammond,  won,  with  Eoy  Campbell  second. 

Freeport,  111.,  held  a  road  race  which  might 
have  been  a  far  greater  success  but  for  the  strong 
rivalry  existing  between  local  factories.  The  dis- 
tance was  thirteen  miles.  Arthur  Numan  was 
first  in  45  min.  Later  a  second  race  was  run, 
Roy  Harden  winning.  The  best  time  was  made 
by  Heuman,  ot  Elgin,  37:22,  who  was  not  a  com- 
petitor, however. 

A  road  race,  with  fifty-five  entries,  occurred  at 
Beaver  Falls,  Pa.  The  course  was  from  Pittsburg 
to  Beaver  Falls  and  B.  G.  Gobel  won  in  1:53:30. 
,T.  H.  O'Brien  and  J.  H.  Aiken  were  second  and 
third  respectively.  Track  races  resulted  in  the 
winning  of  the  mile  championship  of  the  county 
by  C.  C.  Augherbaugh,  and  a  five-mile  handicap 
by  J.  H.  Snell. 

The  Humboldt  (Kas.)  Wheelmen  made  their 
first  efibrt  in  promoting  a  race  meet  and  5,000 
people  showed  their  appreciation  of  good  racing. 
Bert  Wiley  won  the  half  and  mile  open,  and 
James  the  half-mile  novice  and  two-mile  handi- 
cap, the  latter  from  the  200-yards  mark.  The 
times  were  slow,  owing  to  the  heavy  track. 

Schuely  Park,  Pittsburg,  was  packed  with  peo- 
ple. W.  H.  Paerstel  won  no  less  than  four 
events,  the  novice  in  2:37  2-5;  mile  handicap, 
2:25;  two-mile  handicap,  5:17  3-5  and  three-mile 
handicap,  8:04.  G.  S.  Weir  won  the  four-mile 
handicap  in  11:42  1-5. 

The  fourth  was  a  great  day  for  state  meets. 
The  Nebraska  gathering,  at  Kearney,  suffered 
severely  on  account  of  the  strike  but  the  public 
turned   out  in  force  at  the  races.     Boles,  of  Den- 


ver, was  present  and  took  the  quarter-mile,  open, 
from  Will  Pixley,  the  erstwhile  "boy  wonder"  of 
Omaha,  and  the  open  mile,  class  B.  Yule,  a  Lin- 
coln rider,  was  to  the  front  in  the  mile,  two-mile 
and  five-mile  handicaps.  Burnett,  of  the  same 
town,  won  the  state  championship  in  2:44  1-5  fol- 
lowed home  by  Omaha  men,  Condon  and  Pixley, 
in  the  order  named. 

The  Kanaweola  B.  0.  of  Elmira,  N.  Y. ,  held 
races  on  the  Fourth.  The  2:50  class  fell  to  C.  R. 
Knox  in  2 :354 .  with  Eberlee  second  and  Freeman 
third.  L.  H.  Tucker  won  the  half-mile  open  in 
1:16 J;  Bright  the  two-mile  handicap  from  210 
yards  in  4:49;  C.  T.  Freeman  the  mile  champion- 
ship for  the  southern  tier  of  counties,  2 :41i  and 
Eberlee  the  quarter-mUe  open  in  :37}. 

The  sixth  district  Y.  M.  C.  A.  held  its  second 
aimnal  tournament  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.  N.  F. 
Maltby  won  the  one-mile  novice,  in  2:42. 
The  two-mile  handicap  went  to  J.  F.  Folsom  in 
5:35  and  the  one-mile  for  Y.  M.  C.  A.  men  was 
taken  by  C.  T.  Miner  in  2:55,  as  were  also  the 
three-mile  handicap  for  Y.  M.  C.  A. ,  the  one-mile 
city  championship  and  the  five-mile  handicap  for 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  in  8:38,  2:32  and  15:11,  respectively. 
A.  F.  Deffendorfer  took  the  half-mile  open  in  1:12 
and  R.  E.  Wright  the  one-mile  open  in  2:50. 

To  be  in  style  the  Utica  (N.  Y. )  wheelmen 
promoted  a  road  race,  distance  three  and  a  half 
miles.  L.  J.  Turner  won  it  in  11  min.  George 
Dressley  won  the  novice  race  and  then  the  half- 
mile  open,  while  Charles  Johnson  won  the  two- 
mile  handicap  and  Gus  W.  Gage  the  two-mile 
open.     The  times  were  slow. 

H.  P.  Rich  won  a  two-mile  race  at  Philadelphia 
in  5:44  3-5.   - 

At  Cresco,  la.,  the  local  club  held  open  races. 
The  mile  open  went  to  E.  S.  Garrison,  in  2:43 
and  the  half-mile  open  to  Maitin  Bender  in  1:20. 
The  other  events  were  unimportant. 

The  Reading  (Pa.)  Press  Club  drew  4,000 
people  to  its  races,  three  of  which  fell  to  Silas 
Slutzman,  and  one,  the  novice,  to  Charles  A. 
Miller.  Slutzman  gobbled  the  mile  open  in 
2:34  1-5,  the  half-mile  open  in  1:13  2-5,  and  the 
2.50  class  in  2:40  2-5 — not  a  bad  afternoon's 
work. 

An  organization  vpith  an  original  name,  at 
least,  is  the  Frog  Wheel  Club,  of  WilUmantic, 
Conn.  The  frog  croaked  on  the  4th  when  W.  E. 
Steele,  a  Hartford  youngster,  won  the  boys'  race 
and  the  half-mile  handicap.  T.  H.  Fould,  a 
Springfielder,  won  the  3:00-class  and  the  mile 
handicap. 

At  the  Tioga  track,  Philadelphia,  the  Quaker 
city  wheelmen  held  their  fourth  annual  meet.  J. 
A.  Mead  won  the  mile  club  championship  in 
2:37  2-5.  The  South  End  club  won  the  Philadel- 
phia team  championship  and  the  Call  cup,  though 
it  took  two  races  to  decide,  the  first  being  a  tie. 
Frank  Marriott  and  J.  B.  Clifet  were  badly  hurt 
in  a  fall  in  the  third-mile  handicap. 

When  a  scratch  man  wins  a  road  race  the  fact 
is  worthy  of  notice  in  big  letters.  John  Reitzner, 
of  Milwaukee,  did  the  trick  in  a  ten-mile  event  at 
Beaver  Dam,  Wis. ,  covering  the  distance  in  37 
min.  and  beating  his  nearest  competitor,  W.  E. 
Duke,  one  minute,  by  fifteen  yards.  Three  track 
events  were  run.     E.  H.  Smith  beat  Reitzner  in  a 


mile  open,  and  also  took  the  quarter.  In  the 
two-mile  h,indicap  A.  Williams  finished  first, 
Duke  second  and  Reitzner  third. 


EVENTS    ABOUT    CHICAGO. 


The  Matinee  Races  Fizzle  Out — On  the  North 
Side. 
Three  races  were  run  at  the  south  side  ball 
park,  before  a  mere  handful  of  people,  and  it  Is 
probable  no  more  matinees  will  be  given.  The 
novice  was  run  in  thiee  heats,  the  winner  being 
H.  R.  Upp,  with  Jones  second  and  Adams  third; 
time,  3:13  1-5.  Van  de  Sande  won  the  third- 
mile  flying  start  easily  in  :49  1-5,  with  Upp  sec- 
ond and  J.  D.  Adams  third.  The  mile  handicap 
was  a  good  race,  being  won  by  Upp  from  the 
thirty-yard  mark.  Van  Nest  (100)  second  and  Van 
de  Sande  (90)  third;  time,  2:24. 

EVAN.STON'S   ROAD   RACE. 

I.  K.  Walker  won  the  annual  Evanston,  111., 
road  race,  over  a  course  extending  from  the  Ave- 
nue House  in  Evanston  to  Winnetka,  a  distance 
of  eleven  aad  a  third  miles.  Arthur  Davis  came 
in  second,  followed  by  Charles  Arndt.  The  time 
winner  was  W.  J.  Doyle,  who  covered  the  course 
in  42:04.  The  race  was  watched  by  a  large 
crowd. 

RAVENSWOOD   CLUB  RACES. 

The  Ravenswood  club  held  its  races  on  the  road 
with  the  following  result: 

One-mile,  handicap— G.  S.  Cawthome,  :20,  1;  A.  E. 
Stephens  :30,  2;  G.  F.  Wendt,  :20,  3;  time,  2:55. 

Quarter-mile— A.  B.  Jackson,  1;  G.  S.  Cawthome,  2;  J. 
E.  Pollock,  3;  time,  :39  1-2. 

Two-mile,  handicap — AleoEaffen,  :4C,  1;  H.  E.  Simon, 
:20,  2;  G.  F.  Mendt,  :40,  3;  time,  5:33. 

Five-mile,  handicap— R.  J.  Ingersol,  2:30,  1;  Robert 
Brunton,  2:30,  2;  Alec  Rafeen,  1:00,  3;  time,  16:43. 


TWO  RECORDS  AT  SCR  ANTON. 


State  Figures  Established  by  Taylor  and 
Titus — A  Serious  Accident. 

ScKANTON,  Pa.,  July  4. — This  city  turned  out 
not  less  than  5,000  spectators  to  the  bicycle  races, 
which  were  well  contested.  Titus  lowered  the 
state  record,  made  by  Taxis  at  Wilkes-Barre,  to 
2:11  4-5,  this,  of  course,  with  pacemakers.  Tay- 
lor, Waltham,  Mass.,  made  a  new  record  in  com- 
petition for  the  state  in  the  mile  handicap;  time, 
2:17  4-5.  The  race  was  won  by  H.  R.  Steenson, 
of  New  York. 

An  accident  that  may  result  fatally  occurred  in 
the  novice  race.  Harry  Wallinger,  who  made  the 
pace,  became  fatigued  at  the  third  quarter  and 
dropped  to  the  rear.  A  spectator,  thinking  all 
the  riders  had  passed,  stepped  on  the  track  and 
collided  with  Wallinger.  He  was  injured  inter- 
nally and  two  doctors  declared  he  would  die  in  an 
hour.  He  rallied,  however,  and  was  removed  to 
the  hospital. 

C.  M.  Murphy  was  disqualified,  after  he  had 
finished  second  in  the  third  event,  for  foul  riding. 
He  did  not  prorest,  but  claimed  that  Titus  and 
Helftier  were  doing  team  work  and  had  him 
pocketed. 

D.  J.  Canary,  of  Chicago,  gave  an  exhibition  of 
fancy  riding.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice,— W.  S.  Shiffer,  1;  Peter  Weyandt,  2; 
Julius  Wall,  3. 

HaH-mile,  open,  class  A— J.  B.  Corser,  1;  A.  L.  Banker, 
2;  C.  H.  Measure,  3;  time,  1:45  4-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B-F.  J.  Titus,  1;  0.  M.  Murphy, 
2;  Q.  F.  Taylor,  3;  time,  2:8i. 

One-mile,  northwestern  Pennsylvania  championship, 
class  A— H.  G.  Newman,  1.  B.  A.  Gilmore,  2:  E.  A.  Greg- 
ory, 3;  time,  2:35  2-5. 

One-mile,  state  championship,  class  A— A.  L.  Banker, 
1;  C.  W.  Krick,  2;  C.  H.  Measure,  3;  time,  8:36  3-5. 


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Race  (On  a  Thistle),  A.  Gardner  won  First  Time  and  .T. 
Skelton  Third  Time  and  Fifth  place. 

MEMORIAL  DAY  AT  SAN  DIEGO,  CAL 

First  in  three  mile  championship. 

First  in  three  mile  handicap. 

Second  in  five  mile  handicap. 

Thikd  in  one  mile  handicap  (from  scratch). 

Second  in  one  mile  championship. 

Third  in  half  mile  championship. 

Fjrst  in  25  mile  team  race. 

AT  LOS  ANGELES. 

First  in  one  mile  maiden. 
First  in  one  mile  open. 

WARSAW,  IND. 

First  in  half  mile  handicap  (from  scratch). 

CHICAGO  ROAD  RACE,    First  and  Third  Time. 


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MENTION    THE    REFEREE 


CLEANING   THEM    OUT 

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rotten  and  corrupt  police  departments  in  New  York  city.  Its 
right  to  INVESTIGATE.  We  want  you  to.  The  more  attention 
paid  to  THE  SYRACUSE  the  quicker  it  is  sold.  Honest  material 
and  honest  workwanship  help  to  make  it  popular.  WHY  IS  IT 
that  world's  records  are  reduced  with  ease  on 


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MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


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One-mile,  handicap,  class  B — H.  R.  Steenson,  1;  C.  M. 
Murphy,  8;  F.  J.  Titus,  3;  time,  2:17  4-5. 

One-mile,  open,  clais  A— J.  B.  Corser,  1;  A.  L.  Banker, 
2;  C.  W.  Krick,  8;  time,  i-M  1-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— G.  F.  Taylor,  1;  F.  J.  Titus,  2; 
C.  K.  Murphy,  3;  time,  1:14  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— W.  G.  Keller  1 ;  H.  W. 
Lewis,  2;  C.  H.  Measure,  3;  time,  5:07  8  5. 


THE    TEXAS    STATE    MEET. 


Tackaberry  Wins  AH  the  Division  Cham- 
pionships. 
San  Antonio,  Tex.,  July  4.— The  Texas  divi- 
sion meet  began  yesterday  and  closed  to-day,  and 
in  the  two  days  no  less  than  five  state  record 
were  lowered.  Yesterday  Hnbbard  cut  the  half- 
mile  time  from  1 :13  1-5  to  1 :12,  and  later  Wael- 
dermadeitin  1:11  2-5.  To-day  Tackaberry  put 
the  figures  at  1:11  1-5.  Roberts  cut  the  mile 
time  from  2:.38  3-5  to  2:25  3-5,  and  the  two-mile 
irom  5:29  1-5  to  5:19.  Hofifheinz  rode  five  miles  in 
14:03,  as  against  the  record  of  14:54,  and  a  tan- 
dem record  of  2:46  3-5  was  established.  Sum- 
mary: 

FIRST  DAY. 

One-mile,  novice— J.  W.  Fuller,  1;  Frank  Eobards,  8; 
George  Waller,  S;  time,  3:44  8-5. 

Quarter-mile  division  championship— W.  A.  Tackaberry 
1;  R.  A.  Hubbard,  2;  Jacob  Waelder,  3;  time,  0:32 1-2. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A— R.  B.  Hubbard,  1;  G.  L.  Solo- 
mon, 8;  Jacob  Waelder,  3;  time,  1:12. 

Half-mile,  1:30  class,  class  A— Jacob  Waelder,  l;  Fam 
La-wyer,  8;  Hugo  Hoflheinz,  3;  time,  1:81  3-5. 

Mile  open,  class  A— W.  B.  Tackaberry,  1;  E.  D.  Hub- 
bard, 3;  G.  L.  Solomon,  8;  time,  S:39  2-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Jacob  Waelder,  1;  H.  W. 
Smith,  2;  Frank  Crothers,  3;  time,  1:11  2-5. 

One-mile,  3:00  class— Jacob  Waelder,  1 ;  H.  W.  Hale,  2; 
W.  H.  Smith,  3;  time.  2:49. 

Two  miles,  handicap,  class  A— R.  Hugo  HofEheinz,  1; 
J.  W.  Fuller,  2;  Sam  Lawyer,  3;  time,  5:08  1-5. 

SECOND  DAY. 

Halt  mile,  novice— M.  Fuller,  1 ;  T.  J.  McKennon,  2; 
Bert  P.  Briscoe,  3;  time,  1:30. 

One-mile,  state  championship— W.  B.  Tackaberry,  1 
R.  D.  Hubbard,  3;  J,  A.  Roach,  3;  time,  2:34  3-5. 

One-mile  handicap— Frank  Roberts,  1;  J.  A.  Roach,  2 
Jacob  Waelder,  3;  time,  2:25  2-5. 

Half-mile,  state  championship— W.  B.  Tackaberry,  1 
George  L.  Solomon,  2;  R.  D.  Hubbard,  3;   time,  1:11  1-5. 

One-mile  open,  class  B—W.  A.  Parker,  1;  J.  A.  Roach, 
2;  Hugo  HofEheinz,  3;  time,  3:37. 

Five-mile  handicap,  class  B— Hugo  Hoflheinz,  1;  Sam 
Lawyer,  2;  H.  W.  Hale,  3;  time,  14:03. 


TAXIS    IS   NOIV    CONVALESCENT. 


Establishes  a  New  Record  to  Prove  It— Penn- 
sylvania Division  Races. 

Wii.kes-Baeee,  Penn.,  July  4. — Taxis,  having 
evidently  recovered  from  the  effects  of  his  late 
fall,  made  his  appearance  here  to-day  and  estab- 
lished a  new  state  record.  It  stood,  previously 
at  2:19  4-5  and  was  lowered  to  2:14  1-4.  It  is  es- 
timated that  3,000  people  were  present  at  the 
races,  which  were  run  in  connection  with  the 
Pennsylvania  division  meet.  Bald,  Murphy, 
Graves,  Banker  and  Taylor  were  among  the 
starters.     Summaries : 

One-mile,  novice,  class  A— E.  A.  Gilmore,  1;  H.  G.  New- 
man, 2;  Oscar  J.  Smith,  3;  time,  2:33  2-5. 

One-fourth  mile,  state  championship,  class  A,  final 
heat— A.  L.  Banker,  1;  J.  J.  Diver,  2;  C.  F.  Williams,  3; 
time,  :33  4-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B—W.  W.  Taxis,  1;  F.  C.  Graves, 
2;  C.  M.  Murphy,  3;  time,  1:10. 

One-mile,  county  championship— George  D.  Stroh,  1; 
W.  G.  Keller,  3;  H.  M.  James,  3;  time,  3:34. 

Two-  mile  handicap,  class  B— E.  C.  Bald,  1 ;  Fred  J. 
Titus,  2;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  Jr.,  3;  time,  6:30  2-5. 

Half-mile,  state  championship— J.  B.  Corser,  1;  C.  F. 
Williams,  2;  A.  L.  Banker,  3;  time,  1:14  3-6. 

One-mile  open,  class  B— F.  0.  Graves,  1;  George  F. 
Taylor,  2;  E.  C.  Bald,  3;  time,  8:87  4-5. 


Two-mile  handicap,  class  A— C.  H.  Measure,  1;  C.  W. 
Krick,  2;  J.  B.  Corser,  3;  time,  5:01  3  5. 


Bald  at  Lockport. 
LocKPOET,  N.  Y.,  July  4. — The  twenty-five 
mile  road  race  to  Pekin  was  the  main  event  of  the 
tournament  of  the  Press  Cycling  Clnb  and  the 
Pastimes  of  Lockport.  Of  forty-eight  entrants 
forty  started.  The  finish  was  most  exciting,  as 
Ed  Peters,  the  winner,  was  thrown  by  the  crowd 
and  obliged  to  push  his  wheel  ahead  across  the 
tape.  His  time  was  1:16:05.  Ed  J.  Leonard 
won  the  time  prize  from  scratch  in  1:11:15,  break- 
ing the  record  of  the  course,  .although  the  road 
was  rough  and  muddy  in  places.  At  the  track, 
which  was  in  fine  condition,  a  strong  wind  inter- 
fered with  the  riders.     Summary : 

One-mile,  novice — William  Schram,  1;  C.  E.  Lang,  8; 
George  Gardner,  3;  time,  3:08  4-5. 

Halt-mile,  open— F.  A.  Foell,  1;  L.  A.  Callahan,  8;  A.  B. 
Goehler,  3;  time,  1:08  4-5. 

One-mile,  Niagara  county  championship— A.  F.  Mun- 
die,  1;  W.  E.  De  Temple,  8;  H.  G.  Winter,  3;  time,  2:49. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— E.  C.  Bald,  1;  C.  H.  Callahan, 
2|  W.  J.  Edwards,  3;  time,  1:11 1-5. 

One-mile,  handicap- E.  F.  Leonhert,  1;  C.  J.  Ditty,  2; 
J.  S.  MoFarland,  3;  time,  2:20  1-5 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— E.  C.  Bald,  scratch,  1;  C. 
H.  Callahan,  2:  W.  J.  Edwards,  3;  time,  2:21 3-5. 

Two-mile  team — Won  by  the  Rambler  Bicycle  Club  of 
Buffalo, -18  points;  time,  6:44  2-5. 

Cne-mile,  Pastime  club  championship— M.  Wemple,  1; 

B.  J.  Green,  3;  Frank  Gould,  3;  time,  2:55  4-6. 
One-mile,  2:50  class— L.  A.  Callahan,  1;  F.   W.  Julier,  2; 

C.  J.  Ditty,  3;  time,  1:32  8-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— E.  C.  Bald,  1;  C.  H.  Callahan, 
8;  W.  J.  Edwards,  3;  time.  v.':33  1-5. 

Three-mile,  handicap— A.  B.  Goehler,  scratch,  1;  L.  A. 
Callahan,  20  yds.,  2;  E.  P.  Leonhert,  3;  time,  7:45  4-5. 

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Nelson's  Collar  Bone  Broken. 
Haetfoed,  Conn.,  July  4. — Old  Charter  Oak 
park  contained  3,500  people  to-day,  but  the  rac- 
ing was  not  the  best,  owing  to  a  muddy  track. 
C.  T.  Nelson  of  Springfield  suffered  a  broken 
collar  bone  through  a  fall  occasioned  by  his 
wheel  slipping  from  him.  Rich  and  Berlo  rode  a 
tandem  mile  in  2:12.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— E.  G.  Kellogg,  1;  W.  Russell,  2;  M.  E. 
Elwell,  3:  time,  s:44  2-5. 

One-mile,  2:30  class— H.  H.  Maddox,  1 ;  LA.  Silvie,  2; 
W.  H.  Wells,  3;  time,  8:33. 

Half-mile,  state  championship— R.  M.  Alexander,  1 ;  E, 
W.  Heyer,  8;  time,  1:12  2  5. 

Half-mile,  open— A.  W.  Warren,  1 ;  H.  H.  Maddox,  8; 
C.  T.  Nelson,  3;  time,  1:32. 

One-mile,  Hartford  county  championship— C.  Guy,  1 ; 
1;  R.  M.  Alexander.  8;  J.  H.  Jones,  3;  time,  3:47. 

One-mile,  3:80  class— W.  W.  Taxis,  1;  A.  W.  Warren,  3; 
L  A.  Silvie,  3;  time,  2:37. 

One-mile,  3:00  class— F.  G.  Kellogg,  1;  C.  J.  Guy,  2;  F. 
J.  Harvey,  3;  time,  2:47  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  open— G.  H.  Thacher,  1;  A.  W. 
Warren,  2;  E.  Berwatchez,  3;  time,  2:84. 

One-mile,  handicap— E.  Hansen,  1;  C.  Stevens,  2;  W.  W. 
Frazer,  3;  time,  8:27. 

One-mile,  open— W.  W.  Taxis,  1 ;  H.  B.  Arnold,  2;  A.  W. 
Warren,  3;  time,  2:45  2  5. 

One-mile,  handicap— E.  Hanson,  1;  C.  M.  Stevens,  2;  S. 
J.  Harvey,  3;  time,  2:-.7. 

Johnson  Wouldn't  Ride. 

Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  July  4. — The  bicycle  races 
here  were  se«n  by  3,000  people.  No  records  were 
broken  and  the  track  was  rather  heavy  on  account 
of  rain.  John  S.  Johnson  did  the  "baby  act"  by 
refusing  to  ride  because,  in  the  half-mile  open, 
class  B,  a  time  limit  was  placed.  In  the  mile 
novice  Wilkin  won  in  2:34  3-5,  and  the  half-mile 
open,  class  B,  went  to  Watson  Coleman  in 
1:07  1-5.  The  quarter-mile  city  championship, 
class  A,  went  to  Fisher,  who  also  won  the  one- 
mile  open  in  2:25.  The  one-mile  city  championship 
was  taken  by  E.  H.  Murray  in  2:32  1-5.  A.  D 
Kennedy  won  the  one  and  the  two-mile  open  in 


2:28  and  4:59  4-5,  respectively.  The  one-legged 
championship  was  won  by  John  R.  Cunningham 
in  1 :23  2-5,  and  the  mile  tandem  city  champion- 
ship was  captured  by  Bex  and  Murray  in  3:09  2-5. 
The  mile  handicap,  class  B,  went  to  F.  C.  Graves 
'85  yards)  iu  2:24  2-5,  and  the  half-mile  open, 
class  A,  to  A.  J.  Prendergast  in  1:17. 


A  Coast  Record  Broken. 

Stockton,  Cal.,  July  4 — In  the  races  to-day  of 
the  Oak  Leaf  Wheelmen,  at  the  Good  water  track. 
Otto  Zeigler  won  the  two-mile  handicap  from 
scratch,  doing  the  distance  in  4 :46  1-5,  breaking 
the  coast  record.  In  the  novice  race  Joseph  Quad 
fell  and  broke  his  collar  bone.     Summary: 

Half-mile,  class  B—W,  F.  Foster,  1;  Otto  Zeigler,  2;  O. 
L.  Davis,  3;  tune,  1:16  3-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Otto  Zeigler,  1;  W.  A. 
Terrill,  3;  Oscar  Osen,  3;  time,  4:46 1-6. 

Half-mile,  division  championship,  class  A— Archie  Reid, 
1;  E.  E.  Languetin,  2;  A.  W.  Small,  3;  time,  1:17  2-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— A.  H.  Jarman,  110  yds.,  1 ; 
Leo  Salbach,  160  yds  ,  2;  time,  3:19. 

One-mile,  handicap,  O.  L.  W.— A.  Baker,  scratch,  1 ;  W. 
Fisher,  85  yds.,  2;  A.  J.  McKain,  10  yds.,  3:  time,  8:33. 


Field  Day  at  Rockford. 

RooKFOED,  111.,  July  4. — The  Rockford  Cycling 
Club's  field  day,  held  at  the  fair  grounds,  was  a 
decided  success.  More  than  a  dozen  events  took 
place,  with  many  participants  from  this  city  and 
adjoining  towns.  Over  1,000  people  were  present 
to  watch  the  races.  The  third-mile  track,  over 
which  they  were  run,  was  in  a  superb  condition, 
and,  but  for  the  fact  that  a  strong  wind  was 
blowing,  some  records  might  have  been  broken. 
Addison  Burr,  a  young  rider  of  this  city,  who 
started  scratch  in  nearly  every  event,  was  the 
hero  of  the  day.     The  summary: 

Third-mile,  club  handicap— H.  C.  Southgate,  1;  B.  Bay 
Waite,  8;  Fred  Huber,  3;  time.  Mi. 

One-mile,  open — Addison  Burr,  1;  F.  Moore,  of  Beloit, 
2;  John  Durno,  3;  time,  2:37  1-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— M.  Brantlgham,  1;  Web  Stevens,  2; 
Lee  Burr,  3;  time,  2:41f. 

One-mile,  club  handicap— H.  C.  Southgate,  1;  Addison 
Burr,  2;  F.  Van  Ward,  3;  time,  2:35J. 

Third-mile,  open— G.  Moore,  1;  Addison  Burr,  8;  Don 
Van  Wart,3;  time,  :50i. 

Two-mile  club  team  race — Won  by  Anderson,  Angle- 
mire  and  Southgate. 

Five-mile  club  handicap— Addison  Burr,  1 ;  Fred  Huber, 
8;  Ray  Waite,  3;  time,  15:30*. 


The  New  Hampshire  Meet. 

Manchestke,  N.  H.,  July  4. — The  twelfth  an- 
nual meet  of  the  New  Hampshire  di^'ision  was 
held  at  Varick  Park.  The  leading  events  were 
the  two  championships,  Caldwell  winning  the 
mile  from  Hall.  Caldwell  also  won  a  prize  for  the 
fastest  mile,  2:27.     Summaries: 

Mile,  novice— Henry  Berwin,  1;  J.  W.  Manning,  8;  C.  F. 
Williams,  3;  time,  2:37  1-4. 

Half-mile,  state  championship— E.  W.  Sargent,  1;  H.  E. 
Caldwell,  2;  time,  1:861-2. 

Half-mile,  open— Hugh  Robson,  1;  James  Clark,  2;  H 
D.  Mattison,  3;  time,  1:14  1-2. 

Mile,  tandem— Caldwell  and  Mattison,  1;  Hall  and  John- 
son, 2;  time,  2:5!  1-8. 

Mile,  state,  championship— H.  E.  Caldwell,  1 ;  W.  Sar- 
gent, 2;  time,  2:30  1-4. 

Mile,  open— H.  E.  Caldwell,  ! ;  James  31ark,  2;  J.  C 
Wettergreen,  3;  time,  8:87. 

Mile,  handicap- F.  H.  Allen,  1 ;  J.  W.  Mannmg,  2;  W.  M. 

Petligrew,  3:  time.  :'':48, 

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AsBrKV  Park,  N.    J.,    July  4. — The  bicycle 
races  held  here  this  afternoon  were   witnessed  by 
a  large  crowd.     Above  all  other  riders  Raymond 
MacDonald   of  the  Riverside  Wheelmen   dLstjn 
guished  himself.     He  won  the  one-mile  open  iu 


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2:42  4-5,  the  lap  race  in  2:47  1-5,  and  the  two- 
thirds-mile  open  in  2:04  2-5,  easily,  and  was 
heartily  cheered  by  the  crowd  for  his  clever  work. 
Charles  Davison  captured  first  in  a  mile  open 
and  the  mile  handicap,  his  times  being  2:49  and 
2:22,  respectively.  The  mile  novice  was  won  by 
George  E.  Taylor  in  2:46;  Harry  B.  Martin  came 
in  first  in  the  third-mile  har'dicap  in  :43,  and  the 
two-mile  handicap  went  to  John  S.  Parker,  his 
time  being  6:03  2-5. 

The  Missouri  Division  Meet. 

Speingfield,  Mo.,  July  4. — The  Missouri 
division  began  its  ninth  annual  meet  to-day,  150 
members  attending,  while  1,000  people  watched  a 
dozen  closely  contested  and  interesting  races. 
The  track  was  perfection  itself,  as  was  the 
weather.  Cabanne  from  St.  Louis  did  some  won- 
derful riding,  winning  five  times,  although  he  was 
always  closely  pressed  toward  the  finish.  Sum- 
mary: 

One-mile,  clasi  A— Henry  Upmeyer,  1 ;  W.  P.  Gratli,  2; 
W.  J.  Brunner,  3;  time,  2:35*. 

One-mile,  Missouri  division  championship— L.  B. 
Cabanne,  1;  time,  2:3r. 

One  mile,  3:00  class— W.  J.  Brunner,  1;  William  Coburn, 
2;  William  Draper,  3;  time,  2:32. 

Two  miles,  Missouri  division  championship,  class  A — 
E.  A.  Grath,  1;  time.  5:20. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— L.  D.  Cabanne,  1;  James 
Levy,  2;  M.  H.  Burt,  3;  time.  1:07  1-3. 

Two  miles,  6:40  class— Sam  Hocker,  1;  Frank  Ferguson, 
2;  Dave. Coburn,  3;  lime,  6:19  1-5. 

Two  miles,  handicap,  class  B—L.  D.  Cabanne,  40  yds,, 
1;H.  C.Wood,  80  yds.,  2;  J.  W.  Coburn,  UO  yds.,  3; 
time,  4:50. 

One-mile,  consolation— A.  G.  Harding,  1 ;  George  Tiry, 
2;  A.  L.  Brunner,  3;  time,  2:33  3-5. 

Two  mile.s,  lap  race,  class  B—L.  D.  Cabanne,  sixteen 
points,  1;  H.  R.  Warren,  nine  points,  2;  H.  C.  Wood,  five 
points,  3;  time,  5:30  2-5. 

Five  miles,  handicap,  class  B—L.  D.  Cabanne,  80  yds., 
1;E.  A.  Grath,  80  yds.,  2;  C.  Kindervater,  120  yds.,  3; 
time,  13:57  1-5. 

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Michigan  Championships  Run. 

Poet  Hueon,  Mich.,  July  4.— The  railroad 
strike  prevented  many  from  attending  the  divi- 
sion meet  here  to-day,  though  there  was  a  large 
local  attendance.  The  track,  a  new  one,  was  not 
in  the  best  condition  owing  to  a  heavy  rain.  A 
time  limit  of  2:40  was  placed  on  the  mile  cham- 
pionship, but,  though  it  was  ridden  in  2:47,  it 
was  allowed  to  stand.  Gus  Steele,  of  the  Chicago 
C.  C,  won  all  the  class  B  events.     The  summary; 

One-mile,  novice— W.  F.  Stelhvagen,  1:  L-iSter  Kowley, 
2;  Arthur  W.-ight,  3;  lime.  2:59. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  A,  final— Thomas  Cooper,  1; 
H.  L.  Morris,  2;  L.  T.  Flansburg,  3:  time,  ::i5  1-5. 

Half-mile,  class  B-6us  Steele,  1;  Will  Evans,  2;  C.  M. 
Bortree,      time,  1:19. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A— Fred  Longhead,  1;  Percy 
Patterson,  2;  A.  McLeod,  3;  time,  1:14  2  5. 

Mile  handicap,  class  B— Gus  Steele,  scratch,  1;  Will 
Evans,  30  yds.,  2;  M.  Bortree,  60  yds.,  3;  time,  2:48  1-5. 

One-mile,  state  championship— Thomas  Cooper,  1;  F. 
A.  Eichmond,  2;  W.  W.  Grant,  3;  time,  2:471. 

<3uarter-mile,  Port  Huron  Wheelmen— Percy  Patterson, 
1;  Charles  D.  Beard,  2;  Lance  McKay,  3 ;  time,  :36  1-5. 

Special  one-mile,  handicap— Percy  Patterson,  scratch, 
llHarry  Tudhope,  SSyds.,  2;  W.  F.  Stellwagen,   45  yds.. 


Chicagoans  Win  Nearly  All. 

South  Bend,  Ind.,  July  4. — Chicago  people 
were  here  in  large  numbers  to  witness  the  races 
of  the  South  Bend  Cycling  Club  at  the  driving 
park,  who,  in  spite  of  the  railroad  strike  had  found 
little  trouble  in  obtaining  transportation  to  this 
city.  The  races,  which  were  of  unusual  interest, 
were  witnessed  by  fully  2,000  people,  the  weather 
being  bright  and  pleasant.  C.  W.  Davis  of  the 
Chicago  C.  C,  paced  by  his  clubmates,  rode 
against  the  track  record  of  2:24  and  succeeded  in 
lowering  it  one  second. 

G.  H.  EUithoipe,  also  a  Chicago  man,   tried   to 


lower  the  track's  trotting  record  of  2:19  unpaced, 
but  was  unsuccessful,  being  unable  to  do  better 
than  2:28.  EUithorpe  had  a  "walkover"  in  two 
class  B  events,  being  the  only  contestant.  The 
summaries : 

One-mile,  novice— Dohman.  1 ;  W.  C.  Porter,  2;  E.  E. 
Maurer,  3;  time,  2:33  4-5. 

One-half  mile  open— George  Emerson,  1 ;  C.  W.  Davis, 
2;  E.  Walling,  3;  time,  1:12  2-5. 

One-mile  handicap— Charles  Kolb,  1;  L.  C.  Eoberts,  2; 
J.  W.  Vanderbeek,  3. 

Half-mile,  Fouth  Bend  Cycling  Club  Men;bjrs— Albert 
Anderson,  l;Arihur  Oren,  2;  F.   F.  BoLgs,  3;  time,  1:  4 

Two-mile  lap  race — C.  W.  Davis,  13  points,  1;  George 
Emerson,  8  points.  2;  C.  G.  Sinsabaugli,  4  points,3  ;  time, 
5:54  1-3. 

Five-mile  handicap— Charles  Kolb,  1;  G.  E.  Waiting,  2; 

Dohman,  3. 

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Standing  Quarter  in  129  3-4. 

Pateeson,  N.  J.,  July  4. — On  the  track  :it 
Clifton  to-day  G.  P.  Eoyce,  in  the  quarter-mile 
open,  covered  tlie  distance  in  :29|  from  a  standing 
start,  as  against  George  Smith's  rerord  of  :31  1-5. 
There  were  nine  starters,  but  Royce  crossed  the 
tape  yards  ahead  of  the  second  man.  Blauvelt 
rode  a  paced  mile  in  2:15J-  as  against  Zipmu-r- 
mau's  record  for  the  track  of  2:19. 

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Dasey  Beaten  By  a  Boy. 

OSKALUOSA,  la.,  July  4. — The  two  days'  race 
meet  of  the  Iowa  division  opened  in  this  city  to- 
day. It  was  largely  attended,  the  weather  being 
bright  and  pleasant  and  the  track  in  a  splendid 
condition.  The  winning  of  the  state  champion- 
ship races  and  the  breaking  of  records  were  the 
features  of  the  day. 

C.  V.  Dasey  of  Chicago,  who  was  one  of  the 
contestants,  was  beaten  by  George  Miersteim,  a 
boy  from  Sioux  City,  who  previously  won  the 
half-mile  race  for  boys.     The  summary: 

Half-mile,  novice— Walter  F.  McNeill,  1  W.  J.  Ashley, 
2;  J.  A.  Weare,  3;  time,  1:13  3-5. 

One-mile,  open— A.  E.  Caldwell,  1;  S.  H.  Eowland,  2; 
A.  B.  Edmonds,  3;  time,  2:31. 

Half-mile,  state  championship— S.  H.  Eowland,  1;  W.  J. 
Ashley,  2;  A.  E.  Johnson,  3;  time,  1:10  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— I.  M.  Dodge,  1;  George  Miersteim, 
2;  Charles  L.  Berg,  3;  time,  4:55  2-5. 

One-mile,  state  championship— C.  W.  Ashley,  1 ;  Walter 
F.  McNeill,  2;  S.  H.  Eowland,  3;  lime,  2:58. 

Half-mile,  boys— George  Miersteim,  1;  Frank  Williams, 
2;  Fred  E.  Spaulding,  3;  time,  1:16. 

Two-mile,  open— George  Miersteim,  1;  C.  V.  Dasey,  2; 
W.  O.  Hibbs,  3;  time,  5:07. 

Team  race— Grinnell,  1;  Sioux  City,  2;  time,  2:36. 


Road  Race  on  Long  Island. 

New   Yoek,     July   14. — The  twenty-five-mile 

Freeport  Jamaica  road   race  came  off  to-day,  and 

fifty  eight  competitors  went  through.     As  usual 

the  tune    prize  fell  in  an  unexpected    quarter, 

George  P.  Kuheke,  a  three-minute  man,  winning 

it  in  1:13:05.     Summary; 

Bdep.  Time. 

F.  D.    White 6:00  1:14:38 

C.  H.  Appleby 3:30  1:15:40 

G.  A.  Murray 1:30  1:13:41 

L.   H.Adist 1:00  1:20:02 

E  A.  Willis 6:00  1:16:04 

A.  W.   W.Evans 8:00  1:18:07 

G.B.Smith 5:00  1:15:09 

W.H.  Graham 6:00  1:16:09 

T.  F.   Dunn 5:30  1:15:40 

E.A.  Laws.. 7:30  1:17:40 


MuUiken  and  Sims  at  Baltimore. 

Baltimoee,  Md.,  July  4. — Some  people's  ex- 
pectations were  not  satisfied  by  to-day's  races  at 
the  Park  track,  inasmuch  as  the  division  of  the 
classes  prevented  a  meeting  of  some  of  the  best 
riders.  Although  this  detracted  somewhat  from 
the  sport,  the  events  were  interesting  and  appre- 
ciated by  the  spectators.     W.  F.   Sims,    a  Wash- 


ington rider,  had  things  his  own  way  in  the  class 
A  races,  and  Mulliken  proved  the  fast  man  of 
class  B,    capturing   two   prizes.      The  summary: 

One-mile  novice— T.  Wells  Cole,  1;  J.  S.  Knapp,  2;  W. 
E.  Ferguson,  3;  time,  2:35. 

Half-mile  open,  class  A-W.  F.  Sims,  1;  W.  F.  Hutch- 
ings,  2;  E.  H.  Carr,  Jr.,  3;  time,  1:11 1-6. 

Quarter-mila  hindicap,  class  A— P.  H.  Goodwin,  20 
yds.,  1;  W.  E.  Ferguson,  30  yds.,  2;  J.  L.  Ives,  25  yds.,  3; 
t  me,  :33  2-5. 

One-mile  open,  class  B— W.  H.  Mulliken.  1;  M.  F.  Car- 
ter, 2;  C.  E.  (ianse,  3;  time,  2:37. 

Quarter-mile  open,  class  B— W.  H.  Mulliken,  1;  M.  F. 
Carter.  2:  C.  E.  Ganse,  3;  time,  :36. 

One-mile  open,  class  A— W.  F.  Sims,  1;  A.  Ostendorf,  2; 
J.  M.  White,  3:  time,  2:25  2-5. 

One  mile  handicap,  class  B—H.  A.  French,  10  yds.,  K 
J.  M.  White,  scratch,  2;  C.  Ganse,  20  yds.,  3;  time,  2:28  2-5 . 


Jenney  Scoops  All  Open  Events. 

Wateetown,  N.  Y.,  July  4. — F.  J.  Jenney,  of 
Utica,  had  things  all  his  own  way  in  the  open 
events  at  Riverside  Park  to-day,  winning  no  less 
than  three.  A  ten-mile  road  race  was  run  in  the 
morning.  It  had  fifteen  starters,  S.  F.  Harris 
winning  from  the  four- minute  mark  in  33:47, 
while  the  time  prize  fell  to  J.  N.  Willis,  a  three- 
minute  man,  in  32:46      The  summary: 

One  mile,  northern  New  York  championship— Harry 
Laraon,  won :  time,  2:.30  2-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open — F.  J.  Jenny,  1;  E.  Smith,  2;  C.  A. 
Benjamin,  3;  time,  :32  2-5. 

One  mile,  Jefferson  county  championship — G.  L.  Pot- 
ter won;  time,  2:44  2-5. 

One-mile,  open— F.  J.  Jenney,  1;  E.  Smith,  2;  John 
Gardner,  3;  time,  2:41  4r-5 

One-mile,  handicap,  central  and  northern  New  York- 
E.  Smith,  1;  F.  Ferris,  2;  s.  M,  Humes,  3:  time,  2:18  1-5. 

Half  mile,  open— F.  J.  Jenney,  1;  C.  A.  Benjamin,  2;  H. 
S.  Higgins,  3;  time,  1:15. 

Two  mile,  handicap- Frank  Orman,  I ;  F.  J.  Jenney,  2; 
A.  F.  Ferris,  3;  time,  4:44  1-5. 

Record  for  Novice  Races. 
At  Keeue,  N.  H.,  ;tt  the  Monadnock  C.  C.'s 
races  F.  L.  Knapp  won  the  half-mile  open  in 
1;09J;  mile  Cheshire  championship,  2:58;  mile 
handicap,  2:20 J;  and  the  mile  open,  2:41^-.  The 
novice  race  went  to  F.  H.  Townsend  in  2:290  and 
tlie  two-mile  handicap  to  I.  W.  Coombes  in  5:01J 


When  Pures  Become  Impure. 

The  New  York  World  has  perpetrated  the  fol- 
lowing clever  little  skit  in  class  A  and  class  B 
distinction : 

The  class  A  and  class  B  distinctiun  on  the  programme 
was  not  exactly  plain  to  many  of  the  spectators.  They 
were  not  coQversant  with  the  "pure  aniat*-ur"  and  "soiled 
dove"  divisions  of  the  L.  A.  W.  There  was  ono  young 
fellow^  in  the  grand-stand  who  tried  to  make  it  clear  to 
his  best  girl,  but  the  dear  thing  was  not  equal  to  it. 

"The  class  A  riders  are  pure  amateurs,"  he  said  at 
last,  in  desperation.  "You  understand  that  much,  I 
trust  " 

"Oh,  George  !"  said  Golden-Hair,  noticing  the  irony, 
"I'm  afraid  I  am  too  dreadfully  stupid.  Y'ou  say  both 
class  A  and  class  B  riders  are  amateurs,  but  that  class  A 
is  composed  of  pure  amateurs.  V7hat  makes  class  B  im- 
pure ?" 

'  They  are  paid  money  by  manufacturers  to  ride  their 
wheels  in  races." 

"But,  then,  they  caunot  bu  amateurs,  can  they  ?  Dear 
me,  it  is  really  so  perplexing  They  receive  pay  for  rid- 
ing and  still  remain  amateurs.    How  is  that  possible  ?" 

"Just  write  and  ask  the  League  of  American  Wheel- 
men," answered  George,  gruffly.  "I'm  not  good  at 
answering  conundrums." 

"Now,  don't  be  cross,  dear,"  cooingly  said  Blue-Eyes. 
"I  only  want  to  know,  don't  you  know.  Only  one  ques- 
tion more  and  I  shan't  bother  you  any  further.  When 
do  the  pure  amateurs  crystallize,  so  to  speak;  become 
impure  amateurs  ?" 

"The  moment  they  can  ride  fast  enough,"  was  George's 
response.  '  

Ex-Captain  Stamm  to  Marry. 
George  C.   Stamm,    ex-captain  of  the  Lincoln 
C.  C,  Chicago,  is  to  be  married  Tuesday  evening 
next  to  Miss  Edith  Marion  at  St.  Peter's  Episco- 
pal church. 


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THE  WINNER. 

George  M.  Chapin,  Junior  C.  C 

TIME  WINHEBS. 

Charles  Grant,  Tillman,  Ind.  I 

H.  W.  Kroeker,  Milwaukee,    f  

G.  G.  Biggs,  St.  P.  C.  C 


..47:00 
..47:01 


As  had  been  anticipated,  the  winner  of  the 
Waukesha  -  Milwaukee  road  race  turned  out 
to  be  a  dark  horse.  George  Chapin,  the 
lucky  man  (or  boy,  rather,  for  he  is  but  seven- 
teen years  of  age),  who  started  from  the  9:30 
mark,  covered  the  course  in  49:16,  and  a  cheer 
went  up  from  the  crowd  as  he  sped  across  the 
tape.  He  won  with  apparent  ease,  arriving  26 
sec.  ahead  of  the  next,  and  fully  2  min.  16  sec. 
earlier  than  the  third  man.  This  is  not  only  his 
first  victory,  but  also  the  first  race  the  young  man 
ever  entered. 

Promptly  at  10  o'clock  the  limit  man  started 
from  Waukesha,  and  ten  minutes  later  the  scratch 
men  had  left.     It  was  a  beautiful  start;  there  was 


George  M.   Chapin. 

not  a  single  hitch  in  getting  the  men  away,  and 
not  a  single  accident  occurred,  although  some  of 
the  contestants  encountered  small  mishaps  along 
the  road.  The  scramble  for  time  resulted  in  a  tie 
between  Charles  Grant,  of  TiUman,  Ind.,  and  H. 
W.  Krocker,  of  the  Milwaukee  Wheelmen.  G. 
G.  Bigges  came  in  for  third,  with  T.  L.  Bird  his 
follower  by  two  seconds.  No  arrangements  have 
as  yet  been  made  as  to  the  disposal  of  the  time 
medals. 

Fred  and  Martin  Nessel,  of  the  Columbia  Wheel- 
men, were  the  only  scratch  men  who  were  amongst 
the  first  finishers,  their  times  being  47:25  and 
50:14,  and  their  positions  sixty-fifth  and  nintieth. 
A.  P.  Peck  of  the  Lincoln  Cycling  Club,  Chicago, 
■who  had  been  mistaken  for  C.  H.  Peck,  and  was 
placed  on  scratch,  came  in  some  time  later.  The 
first  five  in  time  were: 

Hdep.      Time. 

Charles  Grant .' 5:00  47:00 

E.  W.  Krocker _ 1:(0  47:00 

G.  G.  Biggs 3:00  47:01 

Thos.  L.  Berel B:00  4  m 

Fred  Nessel sor.  47:S5 

THE   PRIZE   WINNERS. 

The  order  of  finish  of  the  first  twenty-five  men 


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is  as  follows: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

G.  M.  Chapin,  J.  C.  C 9:30  49:16 

C.  Eeinke,  N.  &  T.  C.  C 8:80  48:50 

Charles  Grant,  Tillman,  Ind 5:00  47:00 

R.  C.  Franke,  Milwaukee 9:00  51:54 

J.  E.  Cordes,  M.  W 9:00  62:04 

W.  E.  Hastings,  J.  C.  C 9:30  52:3") 

W.  Schrader,  J.  C.  C 5:00  48:10 

G.H.SeeJey,  B.  V.  W 5:30  48:51 

P.  D.  Price,  Waukesha 7:30  50:52 

Gus  Gregg,  Milwaukee 8:00  61:30 

H.  G.  Walker,  W.  C.  C 6:00  49:42 

J.  Dolister,  Burlington 5:00  48:48 

G.  G.  Biggs,  St.  P.  C.C 3:00  47:01 

T.  L.  Bird,  St.  P.  C.  C 3:00  47:03 

W.  M.  Baikie,  Milwaukee 9:30  53:51 

E.  A.  Clifford,  M.  C.  C 5:30  50:12 

Dick  C.  Meyer,  M.  W 4:30  49:13 

Ben  Cline,  Tillnaan,  Ind 5:00  49:44 

0.  J.  Tank,  U.  P.  C.  C 9:(0  63:55 

T.  H.  Kirchner,  U.  S  C.  (^ 3:30  48:28 

Albert  Brandt,  Wauwatos-a 9:00  54:00 

E.  W.  Roth,  M.  W 2:30  47:32 

Anton  Stoltz,  M.  C.  C 4:00  49:07 

E.L.Fielding,  M.  W , 5:30  50:49 

George  Hanshalter,  Milwaukee 9:30  54:43 

Although  earlier  in  the  morning  the  weather 
was  threatening  and  cloudy,  by  the  time  the 
men  were  ready  to  start  the  sun  shone  its  love- 
liest, with  just  enough  of  a  breeze  blowing  to 
make  one  feel  comfortable.  The  race  was  im- 
mensely enjoyed  by  a  tremendous  crowd  which 
had  gathered  at  the  start  and  finish  all  along  the 
course.  The  police  proved  quite  able  in  handling 
the  masses.  A  great  many  visitors  from  near- 
by cities,  notably  Chicagoans,  were  at  land. 
Quite  a  number  of  the  starters  were  people  from 
the  "windy  city,"  and  of  course  the  Chicago 
"bloomer  girl"  was  also  largely  represented. 
Most  ot  these  people  suffered  great  inconvenience 


THE   400  ALL  t)W   WHEELS. 


Names  of  Recent  Swell  Converts — The   Groom 
in  Attendance. 

New  Yobk,  3. — I  have  taken  pains  this 
week  to  investigate  the  extent  of  the 
bloomer  craze  and  of  feminine  bicycling  in 
general  in  New  York.  A  conservative  esti- 
mate places  the  number  of  women  cyclers  in 
New  York  at  2, 000.  But  a  small  portion  of  them 
are  members  of  the  three  exclusively  feminine,  or 
"unmixed"  clubs.  The  Excelsior  has  100  mem- 
bers, of  whom  some  thirty  wear  bloomers.  Fifty 
out  of  the  seventy-five  members  of  the  Interna- 
tional are  bag-trowsered,  as  are  twenty  of  the 
fifty  women  in  the  mixed  Tourist.  Over  300 
bloomer  wearers  frequent  the  park  and  the  River 
side  drive.  A  still  more  marked  evidence  of  the 
cyclist  craze  is  that  fashion  has  put  on  it  the  seal 
of  approval.  The  ladifjs  of  the  400  who  formerly 
from  their  hunting  hacks,  spikes,  tandems, 
brakes  and  coaches  turned  up  their  aristocratic 
noses  at  those  '  'vulgar  wheelmen' '  and  '  'horrid 
women  bicyclers, ' '  are  the  latest  converts.  Let 
rae  give  you  some  of  the  names  of  them,  all  of 
which  you  will  read  "among  those  present"  at 
the  highest  social  functions,  I  picked  on  a  tour 
among  the  bicycle  schools:  Mesdames  Henry 
Clews,  C.  P.  Huntington,  M.  McK.  Twombly, 
Clement  C.  Moore,  Lloyd  Ashingwall,  De  Gar- 
mundia,  Fred  Nelson,  Stuyvesant  Fish,  Schieif- 
lin,  Richard  Mortimer,  Blakely  Hall,  Vanderpoel, 
Cryce  Gray,  George  Griswold,  Walter  Watrous, 
Frederic  Betts,  the  Misses  De  Garmendia,  Rum- 
sen,  Turnure,  Sands,  Fairchild,  Pill,  Post,  Webb 
and  Sturtevant.  The  ladies  generally,  when  not 
escorted  by  men  on  Avheels,  are  chaperoned  by  an 
accompanying  groom  on  horseback  or  matron  in  a 
carriage.  The  extent  of  the  new  fad  of  the  400  is 
so  great  that  one  of  the  uptown  riding-school  pro- 
prietors tells  rae  that  he  is  going  to  establish  a 
branch  academy  in  New  York  this  summer. 


Cracks  of  the  Eastern  Clubs. 
New  YoKK,  .July  1. — Willi  the  Miirijhy  boys. 
Wells  and  others  of  the  Kings  County  Wheel- 
men in  class  B,  and  most  of  the  others  b-'ing 
addicted  solely  to  road  riding,  the  Riverside 
Wheelmen  have  become  the  riders  of  the  amateur 
path.  They  have  a  big  stable  with  snch  good 
men  in  it  as  MacDonald,  Goodman,  Barbean, 
Granger,  Nagel,  Gaber  and  SoSinger,  and  at  the 
Plainfield,  Greenwich,  Waverly  and  K.  0.  W. 
meets  gr.nbbed  a  big  share  of  what  was  in 
sight.      They   are   laigely    represented  in     class 


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Finish  of  the   Waukesha-Milwaukee  road  race. 


on  the  lake  steamers,  which,  owing  to  the  strike, 
were  crowded  almost  beyond  their  capacity. 

The  course  was  in  excellent  shape,  and  with  a 
wind  on  the  backs  of  the  riders  it  was  just  the  day 
for  record  breaking,  yet  the  time  made  was  not 
as  good  as  last  year.  The  number  of  entries  suf- 
fered a  slight  decrease,  as  compared  with  last 
year.  It  is  only  just  to  add  that  the  ofScials  in 
whose  hands  the  success  of  the  event  rested  per- 
formed their  task  well,  and  that  to  these  is  due 
the  greatest  credit. 

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Johnson's  records  of  a  half  on  a  quarter-mile 
track,  1:00,  las  been  allowid  by  the  racing 
board. 


B.  The  old  timers  of  the  K.  C.  W.  like 
McLaren,  Bridgman,  Hawley  and  Steves  are  com- 
plaining bitterly  because  their  boys  will  not  get 
out  on  the  track  and  do  something.  The  Eliza 
beth  Athletic  Club  was  relying  on  Brown  and 
Blauvelt  only,  when  Bettner,  Morris,  Lochrs, 
Price,  Woodward,  Caldwell  and  Quirk  could  make 
a  good  showing  as  their  road  and  track  records 
prove.  Bamett  and  Willis  are  doing  all  the  rid- 
ing for  the  Elizabeth  Wheelmen  with  such  well 
tried  flyers  as  Davey  Calkins,  Ooyte,  Clint  Gil- 
bert, Gus  Saggrin  and  Arthur  Drake  in  the  stable. 
Scott  is  doing  all  the  work  for  the  Crescents, 
Davidson  for  the  Washingtons,  George  Smith  for 
the  New  Yorks,  the  Coffin  brothers  for  the  Orange 
A.  C.  and  Donp  for  the  K.  C.  W.  So  all  the  cap- 
tains but  the  lucky  Riverside  one  are  sad  at 
heart. 


K.     C.     JV.'S    BIG    MEET. 


Splendid  Class  B  Racing— Titus  Nearly  Breaks 
the  State  Record,  Doing  2:05. 

Beooklyn,  June  30. — The  thirteenth  animal 
meet  of  the  Kings  Connty  Wheelmen,  held  to- 
day at  the  Parkside  Driving  Club's  half-mile 
track,  was  in  every  respect  a  notable  event — 
notable  because  this  veteran  and  famous  club,  the 
mother  of  road  scorchers  and  track  flyers  galore, 
gave  it;  notable  in  the  presence  of  all  the  local 
class  A  big  guns  and  in  the  big  fields  of  class  B 
cracks,  embracing  almost  the  whole  of  the  manu- 
faclurers'  eastern  outfits  except  Johnson,  Tyler 
and  Sanger;  notable  for  a  couple  of  genuine  class 
B  races,  that  did  much  to  assuage  the  hard  feel- 
ings hereabouts  against  the  paid  amateurs,  and 
though  badly  paced,  but  very  creditable,  goes 
against  the  watch ;  notable  for  abominable  press 
arrangements  and  outrageous  invasions  of  the 
track  and  official  circle ;  but  notable  on  the  whole 
for  an  excellent  afternoon's  sport  with  gratifying 
pecuniary  outcome. 

The  track  was  in  very  good  condition,  though 
at  times  a  rather  nasty  mud  on  the  backstretch 
gave  trouble.  The  novice  race  gave  birth  to  two 
very  promising  youngsters  in  George  Gaber  and 
Thomas  Gate,  who  reeled  off  trial  heats  in 
2:34  1-2  and  2:31  2-5,  respectively.  The  mile 
cla«s  B  handicap  brought  out  a  field  of  seventeen, 
the  biggest  output  of  the  manufacturers  yet.  In 
fact  the  trade  was  very  largely  in  evidence  during 
the  afternoon,  the  Columbia,  Spalding,  Victor, 
Eambler,  Eclipse,  Sterling,  Stearns  and  Raleigh 
people  having  strings  out.  The  race  resulted  in 
the  usual  class  B  fizzle — at  least  as  lar  as  the 
work  of  the  back  mark  men — Bald ,  Titus,  Tay- 
lor, Hulburt  and  the  Murphys — was  concerned. 
The  scratch  pair  collared  Charley  Murphy  in  a 
furlong,  and  Brother  Willie  and  Helfert  were 
gathered  into  the  bunch  at  the  quarter.  Then 
the  sextette  slowed  down  to  a  loaf  (though 
the  long  mark  bunch  was  within  easy  sprinting 
distance)  and  quit  the  game  altagether  at  the 
three-quarters,  leaving  the  leaders  to  make  a  very 
good  fake  of  it  in  second-rate  amateur  time. 

The  class  A  mile  had  so  many  entries  that  four 
heats  were  required.  The  first  three  resulted  in 
in  wheels-apart  finishes  between  "Whiskers"  Da- 
vidson, Charlie  Brown,  George  C.  Smith.  Doup, 
Nagel,  Blauvelt,  and  Allen,  of  Springfield,  with 
Smith,  of  I'.ellmore,  and  Mont  Scott  from  the  walk- 
over added.  Great  things  were  expected  from  the 
final,  as  these  men,  with  McDonald,  Roger,  Willis, 
Goodman  and  Barnett  added,  are  the  pick  of  the 
class  A  of  this  section.  The  first  trial  resulted  in 
a  loaf  and  a  stretch  sprint,  in  which  Allen  beat 
Blauvelt  by  half  a  wheel,  \\  ho  was  two  lengths 
ahead  of  Brown.  The  time  was  2:53.  Referee 
Raymond  declared  it  no  race  and  ordered  another 
trial  with  a  2:40  limit.  It  resulted  the  same  as 
the  first,  with  G.  D.  Smith  third  in  place  of 
Brown,  who  failed  to  start.  Time,  2:43  3-5,  and 
no  race. 

The  two-mile  class  B  handica))  had  a  dozen 
starters  and  was  quite  a  race.     Titus  and  Bald 


soon  caught  Charlie  Murphy  and  captured  Billy 
at  the  quarter,  who  made  pace  lor  a  half-mile  and 
then  quit.  The  scratch  men  reached  the  half  in 
1 :05  and  the  mile  in  2:10,  where  (bar  Maddox, 
who  was  making  a  runaway  race  of  it),  they 
reached  the  flying  leaders  and  rounded  the  mile- 
and-a-half  mark  in  3:30.  Fifty  yards  from  home, 
which  Maddox  had  reached  hands  down,  Charlie 
Murphy  went  through  with  a  paralyzing  sprint, 
beating  Bald  for  second  by  a  wheel,  who  was  four 
lengths  ahead  of  Titus.  Bald's  time  from  scratch 
was  4:48. 

Barnett,  the  Irvington-Milbum  wiimer,  who  is 
rapidly  getting  the  hang  of  track  riding,  did  some 
rather  good  work  in  the  trial  and  final  of  the  class 
A  two-mile  handicap.  Starting  from  the  sixty- 
yards  mark  he  came  within  three  lengths  of 
4 :42  3-5.  He  rode  his  second  half  in  the  final  in 
1:11;  his  middle  mile  in  2:.30,  ard  his  last  half  in 
1:09].  He  took  the  lead  at  the  mile  and  a  half, 
but  had  gone  too  fast  lo  last  and  sat  up  fifty  yaids 
from  home,  when  he  had  a  place  well  iu  hand. 

With  Brandt,  Miller  and  Maddox  to  pace  him 
Titus  covered  a-  mile  in  2:05,  a  second  slower 
than  the  state  record.  Raymond  McDonald,  who 
owing  to  the  non-arrival  of  his  wheels  had  not 
appeared  before,  came  out  with  a  strange  maihine 
for  a  mile  trial.  .  George  C.  Smith  carried  him  to 
the  quarter,  Doup  took  him  to  the  half  and  Blau- 
velt brought  him  through  the  last  half  He  did 
2:08 

The  class  B  men  put  up  quite  a  nice  little  race 
in  tlie  mile  scratch.  Titus  was  an  absentee  on 
account  of  his  time  trial.  Bald  with  his  wobbling 
sprint  that  some  day  will  strew  his  competitors  on 
the  track,  beat  Charley  Murphy  out  by  two 
lengths  in  2:16  4-5,  the  last  half  in  1:05.  Taylor 
was  a  length  behind  Murphy. 

For  probably  the  first  time  on  record  the  track 
race  was  run  without  a  run  before  or  after.  The 
Riverside  Wheelmen  trio  fairly  played  horse  with 
the  other  three  teams  as  they  did  with  the  prize 
offered  by  the  Brooklyn  Eagle  to  the  club  making 
the  most  points  in  the  class  A  events.  The  sum- 
mary: 

One-mile,  novice,  class  A— First  heat— S.  T.  Thompson, 
1;  Samuel  Johnpon,  9;  Charles  Shading,  3;  time,  2:42. 

Second  heat— George  Gaber,  1 ;  W.  N.  Stanley,  8;  Wil- 
liam.Waller,  3;  time,  2:34^. 

Third  heat— Thomas  Gate,  1;  A.  Kluge,  2;  U.  D.  Mo- 
Gurn,  3;  time,  2:31  2-5. 

Fourth  heat— J.  W.  Tieford,  1 ;  L.  E.  Blackwell,  Jr.,  2; 
J.  W.  HeEEeman,  3;  time,  2:42. 

Final  heat— Gate  first  by  four  lengths,  Gaber  second 
lapped  by  Thompson,  third. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— E.  F.  Miller,  110  yds.,  1; 
A.  D.  Kennedy,  Jr.,  CO  yds.,  2;  F.  C.  Graves,  80  yds.,  3; 
time,  2:lli. 

One-mile,  scratch,  class  A — First  heat — J.  W.  Davidson, 
1;  Charles  Brown,  2;  G.  C  Smith,  3;  time.  2:29  3-5. 

Second  heat— F.  L.  Blauvelt,  1;  F.  H.  Allen,  2;  F.  E. 
Doup,  3;  time,  2:402-5. 

Third  heat— Fred  Nagel,  1;  A.  Kluge,  2;  W.  A.  Bar- 
beau,  3;  time,  2:58  8  5. 

Fourth  heat-M.  Scott,  1;  G.  V.  Smith,  2;  G.  P.  Kuhlie, 
3;  time,  3:16  8-5. 

Final  heat— Time  limit,  2:40,  first  trial— Allen,  1 ;  Blau- 
velt, 2;  Brown,  3;  time,  2:53. 

Second  trial— Allen,  1;  Blauvelt,  2;  G.  D.  Smith,  3: 
time,  2:43  3-5.    No  race. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B — H.  H.  Maddox,  (UO)  1 ;  C. 
M.  Murphy,  (20)  2;  E.  C.  Bald,  (scratch)  3;    F.  J.  Titus, 


(scratch)  4;  lime,  4:44, 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Eight  in  final,  first  heat — 
F.  D.  White,  (160)  1;  K.  A.  BullHnger,  (190)  2;  L.  G.  Hoppe, 
(140)  3;  time,  4:45  2-5. 

Second  heat— F.  E.  Doup,  (150)  1;  A.  H.  Barnett,  (60) 
2;  E.  L.  Blauvelt,  (50)  3:  W.  A.  Barbeau,  (140)  4;  G.  B. 
Smith,  (160)  5;  time,  4:42  3-5. 

Final  heat— Smith,  1;  Barbeau,  2;  Hoppe,  3;  Thomas 
Gate,  (18il)  4;  time,  4:44. 

One-mile,  scratch,  class  B— Bald,  1 ;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2; 
Taylor,  3;  Warren,  4;  time,  2:16  4-5. 

Three-mile,  team  race- Riverside  Wheelmen,  (C.  K. 
Granger,  F.  F.  Goodman,  E.  A.  Bofflnger)  42  points,  1; 
South  Brooklyn  Wheelmen  (J.  Elder.  E.  A.  Willis,  N. 
Kluge)  14  points,  2;  Greenwich  Wheelmen  (C.  S.  Hen- 
shawandJ  Whelpley,  only>  3  points,  :5;  Brooklyn  Ram- 
blers (Thomas  Gate,  W.  D.  Fowler,  Charles  Mc  Manus)  2 
points,  4;  time.  8:3i. 

Club  prize  for  points  in  class  A  races,  (first  3,  second  2, 
third  1)  Riverside  Wheelmen,  7  pomts,  I;  Brooklyn  Ram- 
blers, :i  points,  2;  W.  W.,  B.  B.  C,  S.  B.  W.  and  G.  W.,  1 
point  each. 

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QUAKER  RACING  NEWS. 

Suspensions  Removed— Two  Good  Road  Races 
— Notes. 
Philadelphia,  July  2. — The  ban  of  suspen- 
sion which  the  racing  board  placed  upon  Mc- 
Curdy,  Grouch,  Henzel,  Heishley  and  Mershon 
just  previous  to  the  South  End  races  last  week, 
and  which  prevented  their  appearance  upon  the 
track,  has  happily  been  removed.  George  Gideon 
had  forwarded  the  testimony  he  had  gathered  to 
Chairman  Raymond,  and  the  fact  that  the  latter's 
decree  of  suspension  arrived  just  a  short  time  pre- 
vious to  the  races,  and  was  immediately  acted 
upon  by  Mr.  Gideon,  has  caused  a  deal  of  unnec- 
essarily harsh  comment.  He  certainly  did  the 
only  thing  possible  under  the  circumstances — in- 
deed, had  he  delayed  communicating  the  result 
of  tiie  board's  deliberations  to  the  men  concerned 
he  could  have  .justly  been  accused  of  neglect  of 
duty.  Mershon  immediately  went  before  a 
notary  and  made  affidavit  that  the  charges  that 
his  training  expenses  were  defr.ayed  by  a  cycling 
firm  were  untrue,  and  upon  the  presentation  of 
the  affidavit  to  Mr.  Gideon  was  allowed  to  ride. 
The  others  viewed  the  festivities  from  the  grand 
stand,  but  have  since  answered  the  charges  to  the 
complete  satisfaction  of  the  racing  board. 

QUAKER   CITY-FRANKFOKD   EOAD   RACE. 

The  Quaker  City  team  won  the  five-mile  team 
road  race  from  the  representati%'es  of  the  Frank- 
ford  Wheelmen  over  the  Bryn  Mawr-City  Line 
course  Saturday  afternoon.  Charles  Church,  the 
first  man  to  cross  the  tape,  was  protested  by  the 
Frankford  team,  who  intimated  that  he  was  a 
"ringer,"  and  Church,  in  revenge,  rode  the 
Frankford  men  oft'  their  legs.  The  time,  13:24, 
was  good,  when  the  stiff  headwind  is-  taken  into 
consideration.     The  men  crossed  the  tape  in  the 

following  order: 

Points. 

Charles  Church,  Q.  C.  W 8 

W.B.  Pollock,  Q.C.  W 7 

O.  R.  H.  Thompson,  Q.  C.  W b 

L.  D.  Castor,  Frankford 5 

Joseph  E<toclet.  Q  C.  W 4 

M.  Lynn,  Frankford 3 

A  B.  Tomlinson.  Frankford 2 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Frankford 1 

Totals 25    11 

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suspended  from  the  track  for  two  years.  The 
offence  consisted  in  sending  a  series  of  anonymous 
letters  to  George  Gideon,  of  the  racing  board,  re- 
flecting upon  the  amateur  standing  of  certain 
Washington  riders.  This  ukase  of  the  hoard  re- 
moves from  the  racing  path  one  of  the  most  prom- 
ising riders  in  the  east. 

* 

JOHNSON    DEFEATS    SANGER. 


He  Also  Shows  Tyler  His  Heels  —  Dayton's 
Good  Meet. 

Dayton,  O.,  June  30. — The  race  meet  of  the 
Dayton  Bicycle  Club  was  held  this  afternoon  and 
was  witnessed  by  6,000  people.  Sanger  and 
Tyler,  Johnson  and  Callahan  and  the  two  John- 
sons of  Cleveland  were  the  principal  attractions. 
Several  dark  horses  were  brought  into  promi- 
nence, among  them  Kiser  of  Dayton  and  Goetz  of 
Cleveland.  The  track  was  in  first-rate  shape, 
having  been  harrow^;d  and  scraped  and  rolled 
with  a  seven-ton  roller.  The  wind  was  at  a 
standstill.  The  track  is  up-hill  on  the  first  turn 
of  the  half-mile,  and  the  stretch  is  slightly  up- 
hill also.  The  baekstretch  is  downhill.  The 
only  tendency  to  loaf  was  noticed  in  the  fifth 
race,  a  class  A  event,  which  was  run  in  two  heats. 
To  stop  this  warfare  a  limit  of  2:30  was  placed  on 
the  final,  which  was  waived  when  the  timers  an- 
nounced 2:33  1-5. 

L.  C.  Johnson  broke  the  state  mile  competition 
record  in  the  mile  handicap,  class  A,  and  John  S. 
Johnson  lowered  the  track  record  to  2:13,  in  the 
Diamond  race.  The  half-mile  class  A  event  on 
account  of  the  large  field,  was  divided  into  two 
heats  and  the  times  of  the  first  three  men  in  each 
heat  were  taken,  and  the  prizes  were  awarded  to 
the  three  riders  with  the  best  time.  In  the  quar- 
ter-mile the  first  three  men  in  the  first  heat  took 
the  first  three  prizes.  In  the  half,  the  first  man 
in  the  second  heat  took  first  prize,  and  the  first 
and  second  men  in  the  first  heat  took  second  and 
third.     By  this  plan  no  final  was  necessary. 

In  the  half-mile  open,  class  B,  Johnson  played 
his  old  trick  of  trailing  Sanger  until  the  stretch 
when  he  jumped  out  and  won  after  a  driving 
finish.  Kiser,  who  won  the  quarter,  class  A  race, 
has  just  recovered  from  a  severe  case  of  malarial 
fever  but  was  able  to  win  time  in  the  Osboru  road 
race  last  Monday  and  do  marvelous  work  to-day. 
The  summary: 

Oue-mile,  novice— Claude  Doty,  1;  O.  Wright,  2;  E.  S. 
Cummins,  3;  D,  J.  Good,  4;  time,  -:31  3-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B— H.  C.  Tyler,  1;  J.  S.  John- 
son, 2;  E.  C.  Johnson,  3;  R.  F.  Goetz,  4;  time,  :31 3-.5. 

One-mile,  handicap— L.  C.  Johnson,  1;  Claude  Doty,  2; 
F.  S.  Talley,  3;  C.  E.  Tudor,  4;  O.  Wright,  5:  time,  2:14  ,-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— J.  S.  Johnson,  1;  E.  F.  Goetz, 
2;  W.  C.  Sanger,  3;  F.  H,  Plaice,  4;  time,  1:06  4-5. 

One-mile,  class  A — First  heat— L.  C.  Johnson,  1;  O,  P 
Bernhardt,  8;  K,  O.  Bauman,  3;  time,  2:46  4  5. 

Second  heat— A.  I.  Brown,  1;  C  Van  Tine,  8;  W.  C.  Har- 
mon, 3;  time,  2:58. 

Final  heat— L.  C.  Johnson,  1;  A.  I.  Brown,  2;  O.  P.  Bern- 
hart,  3;  time,  2:33  1-5. 

Quarter-mile  class  A— First  heat— Earl  H.  Kiser,  1; 
time,  38  flat;  L.  C.  Johnson,  8;  time,  32  1-6;  R  O.  Bau- 
man, 3;  time,  3:2  8-5. 

Second  heat;— C.  Van  Tine,  1;  time,  33  1-5;  H.  I.  Brown, 
2;  time,  83  2-6;  W.  J.  Klinger,  3;  time,  33  3-5;  no  final. 
Best  time  taken  as  guide. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— R.  F.  Goetz,  1;  E.  C. 
Johnson,  2;  W.  C.  Sanger,  3;  Conn  Baker,  4;  time,  4:43. 

Halt-mile,  class  A— First  heat— F.  S.  Talley,  1;  time, 
1:10  3-5;  O.  P.  Bernhart,  2;  time,  1:10  4-5;  C.  E.  Tudor,  3; 
time,  1:11. 

Second  heat-C.  Van  Tine,  1;  time,  1:10  25;  A.  I. 
Brown,  2;  time,  1:11;  Earl  Foirer,  3;  time,  1:112  5;  no 
final.    Best  time  taken  as"a  guide. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B,  Diamond  race — ^R.  F.  Goetz, 
1st  quar.;  time,  :36  1-5;  E.  C.  Johnson,  2nd  quar. ;  time, 
1:08  3-5;  C.  H.  Callahan,  3rd  quar. ;  time,  1:41  3-5.  Place— 
J.  S.  Johnson,  1 ;  H.  C.  Tyler,  2;  C.  H.  Callahan,  3;  time, 
2:13. 

One-male,    handicap,    club   race — George  V.  Allen,  1; 


Frank  Rudy,  2;  Walter  Reenan,  :^;  C.  H.  Hilkey,   4;  time, 
2:41  3-5 


Y.  M.  C.  A.  Races  at  St.  Louis. 

St.  Louis,  July.  1. — The  races  given  by  the  Y. 
M.  C.  A.  Cycling  Club  at  the  Pastime  grounds 
yesterday  were  all  closely  contested.  E.  A. 
Grath,  of  the  P.  A.  C,  now  holds  the  honor  of 
breaking  the  state  record  for  one  mile  in  competi- 
tion. He  covered  the  mile  in  2:20  1-5.  The  best 
previous  record  was  2:22.  All  the  events  on  the 
programme  but  two  were  confined  to  club  mem- 
bers. The  sport  throughout  was  excellent,  and 
the  large  crowd  in  attendance  was  greatly  pleased. 
In  the  fifth  race  "W.  G.  Corfe  collided  with  J.  J. 
Howard  and  fell.  Those  who  were  behind  him 
crashed  into  his  wheel  and  all  were  unseated  but 
Kreidler,  Howard  and  Cnnditf,  who  came  in  first 
second  and  third,  respectively.  E.  E.  Anderson, 
of  Roodhoase,  111.,  in  an  exhibition  half-mile 
broke  the  state  record  of  1:06,  his  time  being 
1:04  2-5.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— Ben  Clegg,  1;  F.  A.  Johnson,  2;  G.  D. 
Eastman,  3;  time,  2:49, 2  5. 

Quarter-mile,  flying  start— E.  A.  Kreidler,  1 ;  F.  F.  How- 
ard, 2;  time,  :c3. 

One-mile,  handicap — E.  A.  Grath,  scratch.  1 ;  William 
Coburn,  40  yds.,  2;  time,  2:80 1-5. 

Hundred  yards,  slow  race— Fred  Hattersley,  1;  time, 
5:43. 

Thrpe-mile,  scratch— E.  A.  Kreidler,  1;  J.  J.  Howard,  2: 
time,  8:32. 

Quarter-mile,  unicycle  race— F.  A.  Padgett,  1;  A.  H. 
Woods,  2;  time,  1:13  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  free  for  all— R.  J.  Leacock,  140 
yds.,  1;  C.  L.  EUers,  90  yds.,  2;  W.  A.  Grasper,  100  yds.,  3! 
time,  5:00. 

One-mile,  scratch— J.  J.  Howard,  1;  E.  A.  Kreidler,  2;  F- 
F.  Howard,  3;  time.  2:51  2-5. 


Koad  Race  at  Boone,  la. 

Boone,  la.,  June  29. — Owing  to  the  delay  of 
one  of  the  entrants  yesterday's  road  race  suffered 
half  an  hom's  delay  and  took  place  at  10:30  in- 
stead of  at  10  o'clock  sharp,  as  had  been  an- 
nounced. It  was  witnessed  by  a  large  number  of 
people  who  had  assembled  along  the  route  and  at 
the  start  and  finish. 

It  proved  an  interesting  contest,  being  a  close 
and  hotly  contested  finish.  The  first  man  to 
cross  the  tape  was  L.  P.  Savage,  closely  followed 
by  P.  Starks.  The  time  medal  was  captured  by 
Hewitt,  who  covered  the  course  in  34:10.  It 
proved  a  tie  between  Savage  and  Hunt  for  second 
time. 

Of  the  sixteen  starters  twelve  finished,  the 
other  four  meeting  with  accidents.  Despite  the 
fact  that  nearly  all  riders  had  bad  falls,  the  tiire 
made  is  considered  very  good.  The  first  five  fin- 
ishers and  their  time  were: 

Hdcp  Time 

L.  P.  Savage 6:00 35:40 

P.  Starks 7:00 36:S0 

Le  Roy  Hunt .'^:00 35:40 

Art  Crary 4:00 35:45 

O.  Oberlin 6:00 .35:46 


Prince  Wells'  Big  Meet. 
The  Prince  Wells'  road  race,  which  takes  place 
Saturday  at  Louisville,  closed  with  over  a  hundred 
entries.  This  is  the  largest  list  of  entries  ever  re- 
ceived for  any  similar  event  in  the  south.  Many 
of  the  crack  riders  will  be  present  for  the  road 
race  and  the  Auditorium  races,  which  follow  the 
Poorman  road  race  and  the  Ohio  meet  at  Cincin- 
nati. Ths  entries  for  the  scratch  races  do  not 
close  till  to-day  (Friday).  In  1892  the  time  prize 
was  won  by  N.  H.  Van  Sicklen,  and  in  1893  by 
Charles  T.  Knisely.  Foi  the  time  prize  this  sea^ 
son  there  will  be  a  hot  contest,  there  being  no  less 
than  twenty-five  entries  from  Chicago.     One  of 


the  chief  events  of  the  meet  is  the  Auditorium 
derby,  for  which  a  silver  cnp,  two  feet  high,  is 
given  by  Manager  Daniel  Qailp  annually.  This 
race  is  open  to  class  B  men  only.  Among  the 
prizes  are:  A  Itombler  racer,  a  Cleveland  racer,  a 
Temple  Scorcher,  a  Crescent  Scorcher,  a  ladies' 
Crescent,  $150  gentlemen's  solid  gold  watch,  $125 
diamond-studded  ladies'  watch,  three  gentlemen's 
gold  watches,  several  diamond  lockets,  diamond 
cufi"  buttons  and  many  other  elegant  prizes, 
amounting  to  §l,.50O  in  all. 


The  Reids  Take  Everything. 

EiPON,  Wis.,  June  28. — Good  racing  was  the 
feature  of  the  state  circuit  races  yesterday. 
Thouh  the  Reid  boys  announced  last  year  that 
they  would  not  appear  on  the  track  this  year, 
they  captured  everything  yesterday.  The  sum- 
mary: 

One-mile,  novice— W.  E.  Soule,  3;  C.  H.  Dunbar,  8;  F. 
A.  Jackson,  3;  time,  3:05  1-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— E.  H.  Smith,  25  yds.,  I;  George 
Briggs,  75  yds.,  2;  Walter  Sackett,  45  yds.,  3;  time,  2:29. 

Halt-mile,  open— Roy  Reid,  1;  Edward  Diebler,  8;  time, 
1:15*. 

Two-mile,  handicap— George  Briggs,  160  yds,  1;  J.  G. 
Seelig,  scratch;  time,  5:35^. 

Quarter-mile,  open— Roy  Reid,  1;  E.  H.  Smith,  2;  time, 
48  2-5. 

Half  mile,  Ripon  (  ycling  Club  handicap— Ike  Corliss, 
65  yds  ,  1 ;  W.  E.  Soule,  40  yds.,  2;  F.  A.  Jackson,  40  yds  , 
3;  time,  1:131. 

One-mile,  open— Roy  Reid,  1;  Ed  Diebler,  2;  George 
Briggs,  3. 

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Fifteen  Men  Finished. 
Palmyra,     Wis.,     June    28. — The    Palmyra 
Wheelmen's  ten-mile  road  race  to-day  had  twenty- 
one  starters  and  fifteen  finishers: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

Frank  Hackett,  Palmyra 4:00  31:00 

Ed  Uglow,  Palmyra 7:00  34:-.o 

Melvin  Halverson,  Palmyra 6:00  33:87 

Richard  Bass,  Palmyra 6:)  0  33:40 

A.  B.  Sperbeck,  Palmyra 2:00  29:50 

C.  Crittenden,  Hebron 4:00  32:00 

Will  Marshall,  Hebron 4:00  32:26 

A  E.  Becker,  Ft.  Atkinson 5:00  33:30 

H.  Wickingson,  La  Grange 5:30  34:05 

J.  Crowley,  Little  Prairie 3:00  31:40 

H.  Strutz,  Oak  Hill 4:80  33:30 

F.  E.  Mack,  Ft.  Atkinson 6:00  34:32 

A.  E.  Brounhaus,  Hebron 5:80  c5:20 

I.  Wilbur,  Whitewater 6:30  36:25 

B.  Hibbard,  Hebron 5:30  36:15 


They  Had  a  G.  0.  0.  Race. 

Detroit,  Mich.,  Jtme  28. — The  races  at  Rich- 
mond yesterday  were  over  a  fast  track  and  the 
track  records  were  broken.  Walter  Stuber  rode  a 
half  against  time  in  1:06  3-5.     Summary: 

One-mile,  novice— T.  Taylor,  1;  A.  A.  Allan,  2;  L.  A. 
Wissenhagen,  5;  time,  2:37  4-5. 

Half-mile,  open— Tom  Cooper,  1;  W.  W.  Grant,  2:  John 
Schafler,  8;  time,  1:06  4-5. 

Half-mile,  ordinary— J.  Stuber,  1;  W.  Corey,  2;  Fred 
Johnson,  3;  time,  2:47. 

One-mile,  handicap— Tom  Cooper,  1 ;  F.  Longhead,  2- 
John  SchaSEer,  3;  time,  2:18  1-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap— Tom  Cooper,  1;  Louis  McKenzie 
2;  W.  B.  Hurlburt,  3;  time,  1:05  8-5. 

One-mile,  local— Otis  Kohn,  1 ;  Louis  McKenzie,  2;  Chub 
Bailey,  3;  time,  2:31  4-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap— Tom  Cooper,  1;  John  Schaffer,  2; 
G.  D.  Grant,  3;  time,  12:57. 

Quarter-mile,  championship  of  St.  Clair  and  Macomb 
countie-s,  best  two  in  three— Percy  Patterson,  10  points; 
Harvey  laeier,  8  points;  Saner  McKay,  6  points;  Chub 
Bailey,  5  points. 

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Smashed  Record,  Men  and  Wheels. 
Oakland,  Cal.,  June  26. — The  ten-mile  road 
race  of  the  Oakland  Cycle  Corps  at  San  Leandro 
yesterday  resulted  in  the  smashing  of  the  coast 
record  for  that  distance.  It  also  resulted  in  quite 
a  serious  pile-up  of  five  of  the  contestants,  four  of 


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ROAD  RACES, 

TRACK  EVENTS, 

STATE  RECORDS, 

TIME  PRIZES. 

We  gather  all  the  Class  A  events  and  yet  we  have 
no  racing  team  or  men.  We  win  our  laurels  with 
pure  amateurs  and  we  have  lots  of  them. 

104  entries  of  The  Cleveland;  85  prizes. 

41  FIRST  PRIZES  ON  THE  TRACK 

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Three  Stat»i   Records,    Two    State   Championships 

and  the  1-4,  1-2  and  i  mile  records  of 

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whom,  however,  escaped  without  serious  injury. 
Thirteen  men  in  all  entered,  Neece,  Decker,  Hor- 
ton,  Griffith,  Pettis  and  Whistler  soon  taking  the 
lead.  They  were  well  bunched  about  a  mile  from 
the  finish,  when  Whistler  collided  with  one  of  the 
wheelmen  and  they  were  soon  all  spilt  upon  the 
road. 

Several  of  the  wheels  passed  over  Weistler,  skin- 
ning his  face  and  bruising  him  quite  badly.  He 
was  compelled  to  withdraw,  while  the  other  men 
picked  themselves  up  as  quickly  as  possible  and 
continued  the  race.  Griflitn  finished  first  in  30 
minutes,  heating  the  coast  record  of  30:15.  Decker 
was  second,  Horton  third,  Pettis  fourth  and  Neece 

fifth. 

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Good  Sport  at  Toledo,  0. 

Toledo,  O.,  July  1. — The  exposition  grounds 
were  packed  yesterday  to  witness  the  bicycle 
races.  None  but  local  men  were  present,  but  the 
events  were  sharply  contested,  resulting  as  fol- 
lows: 

ODc-mile,  novice— George  Mallert,  1 ;  Grant  Rollins,  2; 
Otto  West.  3;  time,  2:40  1-5. 

One-mile,  open— William  Diemer,  1;  F.  .  Northrup,  2; 
James  Pinkerton,  3;  time,  2;5'1 1-5. 

Two-third  mile,  open— Frank  Rigby,  1;  O.  S.  Brailey,  2; 
F.  H.  Wallace,  8;  time,  2:00  2-5. 

One-mile,  ordinary— John  Swindeman,  1;  W.  E.  Mc- 
Kecknie,  2;  George  Wtiney,  3;  time,  3:2:8 1-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— H.  F.  Wallace,  1;  W.  A.  Parker,  2; 
Grant  Rollins,  3;  time,  5:03  4-5. 

Third-mile— Orval  Eeddick,  1;  Harry  Dunier,  2;  Fred 
Hill,  3;  time,  1:00  4-5. 

Two-mile,  open— Frank  Eigby,  1 ;  O.  S.  Brailey,  ■>;  H.  F. 
Wallace,  3;  time,  5:50. 

Ten-mile,  handicap— George  Mallert,  1;  J.  Wilhelm,  2; 
John  M-  Glover,  3;  time,  32:30.  Special  tiuie  prize,  ten 
miles,  FreJ  Schreim,  28:57 


Results  at  Berlin,  Wis. 
Bbklin,  Wis.,  June  29. — There  was  a  large  at- 
tendance at  the  state  circuit  bicycle  races  here  to- 
day, and  fast  time  was  made.     The  results  are  as 
follows: 

One-mile,  novice— Erb  Whipple,  1 ;  George  Waring,  3; 
time,  2:S5. 

Half  mile,  open— Roy  Reed,  1;  Ed  Smith,  2;  time,  1:22. 

Two-mile,  open— Nels  Anderson,  1;  A.  M.  Chandler,  2; 
time,  5:30. 

Quarter-mile,  open— Roy  Reed,  1;  George  Waring,  2; 
time,  3:43  3-4. 

One-mile,  handicap,  Berlin  club— F.  Glazier,  210  yds., 
4;  Percy  Talbot,  420,  2:  time,  3:23  3-4. 

One-mile,  open— Kels  Anderson,  1;  Eoy  Reed,  2;  time, 
2:40. 

Five-mil-",  handicap— Nels  Anderson,  1;  A.  M.  Chandler, 
2;  time,  13:50. 

Road  Race  at  Windsor,  Ont. 
Windsor,  Out.,  July  4. — The  Windsor  annual 
road  race  took  place  on  Monday.  The  distance 
was  about  thirteen  miles.  There  wf  re  nine  start- 
ers out  of  twelve  entries.  The  two  scratch  men 
were  Carpenter  and  Lebmann,  between  whom 
there  is  considerable  rivalry.  Webster,  with  a 
handicap  of  seven  minutes,  won  the  race  and  won 
the  time  prize  in  38 :28.  Lebmann  was  nowhere 
A.  D.  Bowlby  is  the  chief  promoter  of  all  cycle 
events  in  the  city  and  he  deserves  considerable 
credit  for  his  hard  work  in  the  past. 


Died  at  Dead  Man's  HiU 
Leavenworth,  Kas.,  June  30. — The  Leaven- 
worth Wheelmen's  first  road  race  was  run  Wed- 
nesday evening.  The  distance  was  five  miles,  the 
course  being  from  Delaware  street  and  Broadway 
to  the  Grant  monument  at  Fort  Leavenworth  and 
return.  There  were  fifteen  starters,  but  only  ten 
finished.  A  gale  was  blowing  from  the  south  and 
several  of  the  contestants  had  to  give  up  when 
they  reached  "Dead  Man's  hill"  on  the  return 


trip.  J.  S.  Talson  won  first  prize,  time,  17:40; 
Hugh  Walker,  second,  18:15;  Samuel  McDonald, 
third,  18:45;  B.  F.  Harper,  fourth,   19:10. 


Denverites  Win  Colorado  Championships. 
Cheyenne,  Wyo.,  July  1. — At  the  second  bi- 
cycle tournament  held  here  Saturday,  the  western 
record  for  the  third-mile  was  lowered  2  4-5  sec- 
onds by  Harris,  who  covered  that  distance  in 
44 '25.  The  one-mile  Wyoming  state  champion- 
ship was  won  by  Thompson  in  2:25  2-5.  The 
half-mile  and  one-mile  events  both  went  to  Ger- 
wiug,  of  Denver,  whose  time  v\as  1 :12  and 
2:26  1-5,  respectively.  The  winner  of  the  five- 
mile  handicap  was  McGuire,  also  a  Denver  man. 
His  time  was  13:00  2-5. 


Zim  Loses  Again. 

Paris,  July  1. — A.  A.  Zimmerman  was  beaten 
to-day  in  a  race  at  the  Velodrome  by  Houben, 
a  Belgian. 

A  Paris  dispatch,  dated  July  2,  said:  In  yes- 
terday's 3,000-metfe  match  race  at  the  Velodrome, 
Louben,  the  Belgian  rider,  beat  both  A.  A.  Zim- 
merman and  Harry  Wheeler,  the  two  Americans, 
in  the  final.  Ziuimermau  had  jireviously  been 
beaten  by  the  Belgian  in  an  e.Kciting  race  the  same 
day. 

■^-       » 

A  Fast  Seventy  Five  Miles. 
Tucson,  Ariz.,  June  30. — Record  time  was 
made  in  the  seventy-five-mile  race  from  Nogales 
to  this  pr)int,  E.  E.  Brown,  of  Phcenix,  finishing 
first  in  4  hrs.  36  min.  30  sec.  Wilson  Avas  second 
and  but  a  minute  behind  Brown,  while  Salter, 
who  finished  third,  was  in  seven  minutes  after  the 

first  man. 

* 

Broke  a  Local  Record. 

Sunday  W.  L.  Steinmal  of  the  Buffalo  Ram- 
blers' Bicycle  club  reduced  the  record  of  the  Dun- 
kirk century  course  from  7:28,  held  by  Roberts  of 
the  Mohawks,  to  7:07. 


Race  Notes. 
Only  seven  men  started  in  the  Lake  View  C. 
C.'s  five-mile  road  race  Saturday,  though  there 
were  twenty-seven  entries.  The  race  and  time 
prize  were  won  by  S.  R.  Brown,  from  the  one- 
minute  mark,  whose  time  was  15:33.  Oster,  1:45, 
was  second,  15:44,  and  Eystrom,  1:00,  third, 
16:00. 

Chicago's  matinee  races  had  to  be  postponed 
last  Saturday  on  account  of  rain.  Probably  fifty 
people  were  in  the  grand  stand,  and  not  one  of 
the  regularly  appointed  officials  was  on  hand. 
The  only  race  run  was  the  novice.  Hanley, 
Stanton  and  Roberts  qualified  in  the  first  heat 
(time,  2:44  3-5),  and  Van  de  Sande,  Curtis  and 
Fallinger  in  the  second  (time,  2:37  3-5).  Van  de 
Sande  won  the  final,  Hanley  second  and  Curtis 
third— time,  2:44  2  5. 


Cyclers  in  the  Express  Business. 
The  suspension  of  traffic  on  the  railroads 
brought  the  bicycle  into  use  as  a  special  carrier. 
A  large  requisition  for  stamps  was  leceived  at 
Springfield,  111.,  Monday  by  Revenue  Collector 
Wilcox  from  Decatur  by  telegraph  from  the  De- 
catur Br  wing  Company,  with  instructions  to  send 
by  special  messenger.  Two  wheelmen  left  at 
dark  with  the  stamps,  amounting  in  value  to 
many  thousands  of  dollars.  The  distance  is  forty 
miles. 


WHEELMAN    FATALLY    HURT. 


Attempted  to  Cross  in  Front  of  a  Train— The 
Chestnut  Street  Ordinance. 
Philadelphia,  July  2.  —  While  returning 
from  a  bicycle  trip  in  South  Jersey  last  Sunday 
evening,  Henry  McGleas,  of  1012  South  Third 
street,  was  struck  by  the  Atlantic  City  accommo- 
dation train  at  the  Mount  Ephraim  avenue  cross- 
ing of  the  Reading  railroad,  Camden.  Mc(;ieas 
and  several  companions  had  left  the  city  early  in 
the  morning,  and  were  on  their  return,  when  Mc- 
Gleas, who  was  in  a  hurry  to  get  home,  left  bis 
companions  and  pushed  ahead.  He  arrived  on 
the  outskirts  of  Camden  about  nightfall,  and  in 
attempting  to  cro.ss  ahead  of  the  train  was  caught 
by  the  pilot  of  the  engine  just  as  he  reached  the 
centre  of  the  track.  The  bicycle  was  wrecked 
and  McGleas  was  hurled  twenty  yards.  He  was 
taken  to  Cooper  Hospital,  where  it  was  found 
that  his  skull  was  fractured,  in  addition  to  which 
he  was  suffering  from  a  compound  fracture  of  the 
right  leg  and  had  broken  both  arms.  He  was 
still  unconscious  at  this  writing,  and  the  physi- 
cians have  very  little  hopes  of  his  recovery. 

THE   chestnut   STREET   ORDINANCE. 

The  first  gun  in  the  fight  against  the  ordinance 
prohibiting  the  riding  of  bicycles  on  Chestnut 
street  between  the  hours  of  10  a.  m.  and  4  p.  m. 
was  fired  last  week,  when  the  Wissakickon 
Wheelmen  of  Germantown,  at  their  monthly 
meeting,  passed  the  following  resolutions: 

Kesolved,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  club  that  the  pro- 
pn.sed  effort  to  exclude  whee'men  from  Chestnut  street 
meeis  the  emphatic  disai  proval  of  the  club,  and  that  a 
couimit  tee  be  appointed  to  wait  upon  the  councilmen  of 
our  ward,  and  urge  them  to  oppose  any  such  ordinance. 

This  will  be  followed  by  numerous  others  of  the 
same  kind,  and  it  is  hoped  that  by  the  time  the 
ordinance  comes  up  in  the  fall  the  cyclers  will  be 
thoroughly  organized  and  in  a  ])osition  to  carry 
on  a  stiff  fight. 


Big  Men  Entered  for  Saturday. 

The  Riverside  boys  are  training  at  Manhattan 
Field;  so  are  Cobb  of  the  Harlems,  Cramer  of  the 
Hamistons,  and  Muller,  of  P.  &  M.  saddle  fame. 
Goodman  and  Granger  have  gone  the  two  miles  in 
4:46.  The  dangerous  corners  are  this  time  really 
being  banked  and  a  top  dressing  of  brick  dust  is 
being  put  on.  The  Riverside  meet  at  Manhattan 
Field  on  Saturday  promises  to  be  one  of  the  big- 
gest of  the  season  thereabouts.  There  will  be  a 
mile  novice,  a  2:30  class,  a  two-mile  handicap  and 
a  half-mile  scratch  for  class  A;  and  a  mile  scratch, 
mile  and  two-mile  handicaps,  a  ten-mile  invita- 
tion race  for  prizes  of  extraordinary  value  for  class 
B.  For  the  last-named  race  Sanger,  Bahl,  Ken- 
nedy, Titus,  Miller,  Helfeit,  Bliss,  Githens  and 
Lumsden  are  among  those  who  have  accepted. 


Send  Mail  Abroad  Care  "Wheeling". 
London,  June  19. — Editor  S^^/«e: — As 
there  will  doubtless  be  a  goodish  number  of  Amer- 
ican cyclists  coming  over  to  England  during  the 
summer  and  autumn,  and  it  may  be  a  conven- 
ience to  them  to  have  some  place  where  their  mail 
can  be  addressed  to  them  in  London,  I  write  to 
say  that  we  shall  be  very  pleased  to  take  charge 
of  any  letters  which  may  be  addressed  to  Ameri- 
can cyclists,  care  Wheeling,  152  Fleet  street, 
London,  E  C.  Our  offices  are  central  and  easy  of 
access  for  riders  to  call  for  their  mail.  Yours 
faithfuUj',  Percy  Low,  Manager  Wheelivg. 


Three  Centuries  in  Thirty-three  Hours. 
Sunday  last  T.    C.    Booth,  of  the    Cleveland 
Wheel    Club  covered  302  miles  in  33  hrs.,  and 
over  roads  which  were  muddy   in  places.     His 
double  century  time  was  16  hrs.  ZO  min. 


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GORMULLY  &   JEFFERY    MFG.    CO., 

85  Madison  street,                         174  Columbus  Avenue,  1325  14th  Street,  N.  W.,                          Cor.  57th  Street  and  Broadway. 

CHICAGO.                                    BOSTON.  WASHINGTON.                                       NEW    YORK. 

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27  Union  Street, 
COVENTRY      Eno 


FROZE  OUT  THE  DUMMIES. 


Cycle  Board  of  Trade  Organized— Will  Not 
Touch  on  Prices. 

New  York,  July  2. — Secretary  KeDuedy  Child 
having  fled  to  Hartford  with  the  minutes  of  the 
meeting  of  the  National  Board  of  Trade  of  Cycle 
Manufacturers  held  at  55  Liberty  street  last  week, 
Treasurer  W.  A.  Redding  was  good  enough  to 
help  me  out  irom  memory. 

"The  meeting,"  he  said,  "was  merely  to  freeze 
out  the  dummies  and  perfect  a  permanent  organi- 
zation, which  was  effected  by  the  election  of  the 
following  oflicers:  Albert  A.  Pope,  president;  A. 
G.  Spalding,  first  yice-president;  E.  Lindsay  Cole- 
man, second  vice-president;  A.  Kennedy  Child, 
secretary;  W.  A.  Eedding,  treasurer;  A.  G.  Spald- 
ing, R.  P.  GormuUy,  R.  Lindsay  Coleman,  H.  A. 
Lozier  and  W.  F.  Wilson,  executive  committee. 
The  matter  of  cycle  show  or  shows  of  1894  was  re- 
ferred to  the  executive  committee  to  report  at  the 
next  meeting  in  September. ' ' 

The  by-laws  having  been  drafted  by  Frederic  J. 
Stimson,  the  board's  counsel,  I  went  to  him  for  a 
more  explicit  statement  as  to  the  scope  and  pur- 
poses of  the  organization. 

"We  are  organized,"  said  he,  "under  the  New 
York  state  law  relating  to  boards  of  trade.  Under 
that  law  a  sinking  fund  was  demanded.  This  was 
met  by  the  issuance  of  1,000  shares  of  stock  at  $10 
each.  The  membership  is  divided  into  stoclt 
holders  and  associate  n- embers.  The  by-laws 
place  a  low  limit  on  the  stock  that  can  be  held  by 
any  one  member  and  provide  that  no  stockholder 
can  assign  or  sell  his  stock  to  another  stockholder. 
A  new  stockholding  member  must  purchase  his 
stock  either  from  the  board  itself,  if  there  be  any 
unsold,  or  from  a  stockholder.  It  is  the  object  of 
the  promoters  to  make  the  association  as  demo- 
cratic as  possible  all  interested  in  the  trade  of 
repute  and  responsibility  being  cordially  invited 
to  become  stockholders.  It  is  a  mistake  to  think 
that  Pope,  GormuUy  or  Spalding,  or  any  of  the 
other  big  guns,  will  have  any  more  say  in  its  run- 
ning than  the  humblest  stockholder,  as  the  limit 
I  have  spoken  of  and  the  prohibition  against 
transfers  among  stookholdere  will  prevent  any  ac- 
cumulation in  the  hands  of  any  individual  or 
clique.  The  associate  members  pay  an  initiation 
fee  of  S5,  I  think.  They  have  a  voice  in  all  the 
general  meetings,  can  be  appointed  in  committees 
and  create  committees  of  their  own  in  connection 
with  the  stockholders;  but  the  law  prohibits  their 
voting  at  stockholders'  meetings.  Various  com- 
mittees will  be  appointed  by  the  general  body, 
one  of  the  most  notable  of  which  will  be  on  repu- 
tation. In  a  few  words  it  will  be  a  cycling  Dun 
or  Bradstreet,  of  which  inquiries  may  be  made 
by  which  investigations  will  b©  pursued  as  to  the 
business  reputation  or  financial  standing  of  any 
one  in  the  trade,  a  small  fee  being  charged  to  de- 
fray the  committee's  expenses.  Another  impor- 
tant committee  wiU  be  that  on  cycle  shows,  which 


will  either  promote  them  itself  or  authorize  com- 
petent outsiders  to  do  so.  This  committee  will 
place  its  ban  on  those  getting  up  these  shows  for 
mere  pecuniary  gain  and  on  irresi^onsible  dollar 
chasers. ' ' 

"How  about  the  regulation  of  prices  and  pun- 
ishment for  cuts?" 

"The  cycle  board  never  had  any  such  pui-pose 
as  that  in  its  organization;  but  it  certainly  would 
lie  within  its  powers  to  make  laws  for  the  protec- 
tion of  its  members  and  to  punish  them  for  a  vio- 
lation thereof.  But  I  don't  think  that  question 
will  ever  arise,  as  we  organized  merely  for  mutual 
benefit  and  protection  and  not  as  a  combine  to 
regulate  prices. ' ' 

OPENS  ON  THE  TREAD. 


A  Chicago   Man  Gives  His  Ideas  of  a  Tire  for 

Sulkies  and  Buggies. 

The  accompanying  sketches  illustrate  a  tire  in 

which  the  inventor,   at  least,    sees  considerable 

merit,  though  he  has  not  as  yet  made  a  sample 


pair.  For  the  present  he  prefers  not  to  have  his 
name  mentioned,  but  communications  addressed 
to  "Tire  Inventor,"  care  this  office,  ^v^ll  reach 
him.  The  tire  is  cemented  to  the  rim  in  the  or- 
dinary way,  access  to  the  inner  tube  being  gained 
at  the  tread,  at  which  point  the  sides  of  the  tire 
meet,  or  nearly  so,  being  fastened  over  little  hooks 
inbedded  in  a  portion  designed  to  protect  the 
tube,  from  a  part  of  the  corrugation  and  upon 
which  the  greatest  amount  of  wear  wdll  come. 
The  hooks  are  very  small,  being  no  larger  or 
longer  than  a  pin  three-quarters  of  an  inch  in 


length.  The  sides  of  the  tire,  it  is  claimed,  fit 
so  snugly  to  the  center  portion  that  dirt  cannot 
possibly  cheep  in,  while  the  tube  is  amply  pro- 
tected. It  is  not  claimed  that  a  racing  tire  can  be 
made  under  the  present  plan,  but  that  for  buggies, 
sulkies,  etc. ,  it  will  fill  a  long-felt  want  as  a  quick- 
repafr  tire. 

GOTHAM    TRADE    GOSSIP. 


Companies  All  Moving  Down  Town — Ladies 
Learning  to  Ride. 
New  Yobk,  July  1. — Bitycles  seem  now  to  be 
entitled  to  be  classed  among  the  necessities,  and 
very  necessary  necessities  at  that;  for  despite  the 
hard  times  in  other  trades  the  dealers  down  town 
and  up  around  the  park  are  as  happy  as  cows  in 
clover,  and  report  business  at  least  twenty-five 
per  cent  ahead  of  last  season.  "They  laughed  at 
me,"  said  Elliott  Mason  of  ihe  Pope  company, 
"when  I  came  down  town,  and  prophesied  fail- 
ure. Now  all  the  companies  have  their  main 
salesrooms  below  Canal  street.  W.  M.  Wright 
was  the  pioneer  dealer  in  1879,  with  headquarters 
on  the  comer  of  Fulton  and  Broadway.  I  suc- 
ceeded him  in  a  store  on  Thirty-fourth  street. 
After  that  Schuyler  and  Duane  on  Maiden  Lane, 
and  later  on  Broadway,  were  the  sole  Columbia 
rivals.  They  handled  imported  wheels,  and  later 
on  R.  "V.  R.  Schuyler  sold  Yales  and  Harvards  on 
Vesey  street.  Now  down-towners  sell  two  to  one 
to.  the  uptown  dealers. ' ' 

MORE   LADIES   LEARNING   TO   RIDE. 

'  'We  are  giving  lessons  to  two  ladies  to  every 
gentleman,"  said  "Professor"  Ike  Thompson,  of 
the  Adelphi  Hall  Riding  Academy,  the  well 
known  trick  rider  and  instructor.  "The  400  have 
the  craze  and  I  am  pretty  well  acquainted  vrith 
most  of  Mc  AUister's  friends  now.  Mr.  Bowman 
is  going  to  establish  a  branch  of  our  riding  school 
at  Newport  this  season  to  keep  our  academy  up  to 
date  and  in  the  social  swim."  And  then  he 
rushed  off  to  save  two  or  three  lovely  specimens 
of  aristocratic  femininity  from  self  destruction. 

INGENIOU.?   ADVERTISEMENTS. 

The  Eclipse  trainir  put  forth  a  novel  ad.,  which 
attracted  much  attention  at  the  K.  0.  W.  races 
yesterday.  At  the  end  of  a  string  he  led  a  bow- 
legged,  tough-faced,  dead  hard  bulldog.  Its 
blanket  bore  the  legend  "Eclipse  Bicycles;"  on  its 
head  was  perched  a  black-banded,  white  plug 
hat  cocked  rakishly  over  its  right  eye;  and  in  its 
mouth  the  brute  carried  a  dndeen  with  enviable 
nonchalence.  Jimmy  Fadden  would  have  had 
his  heart  broken  with  envy  had  he  seen  him.  A 
much  more  acceptable  ad.,  however,  was  that  in- 
troduced by  Charley  Schwalbach  to  bring  his 
Ramblers  to  notice — free  stages  between  the 
various  railroads  and  the  track. 

WAR   OF   WITS   AMONG   AD^•ERTISERS. 

Speaking  of  ads. ,  the  Spalding  and  Columbia 
people  in  the  dailies  are  ha\'ing  a  war  of  wits. 


RIDE 


MONARCH 


AND    KEEP    IN    FRONT. 

You  will  find  Monarchs  under  the  leaders.  We 
build  bicycles  that  stand  up,  and  Monarch  riders  will 
tell  you  so.  If  there  is  no  Monarch  agent  in  your 
vicinity  write  us  for  Catalogue  and  prices. 

MONARCH  CYCLE  CO.,  42  to  52  n.  Haisted  st.,  Chicago. 

The  C.  F.  GUY  ON  CO..  97-99  Reade  St..  NEW  YORK. 

Eastern  Disributing  a\id  Sales  Agent. 


An  Honest  Tale  Speaks  Best,  Plainly  Told 


THE  KING  of  easy  selling  Bicycles,  has  a  wonderful,  honest  tale  to  tell,  which  is  told  in  a  few  plain  words.     Write  us.     Let  us  tell  it  to  you.     It 
will  interest  you.    There  is  money  in  it     It  is  one  of  the  greatest  "snaps"  of  the  19th  century,  and  costs  but  a  3-cent  stamp  to  learn  all  about 
it.    Incidentally  we  would  remark  that  we  also  have  some  rare  bargains  in  new  wheels  of  '93  pattern. 

Stokes    Mfg.    Co.,    Makers,    CHICAGO. 

Have  you  seen  the  Uni.n  Special  for  '94— Weight,  30  lbs. 


^v^STERN  BRANCH— Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE 


ATTENTION,   AGENTS. 

Rochester 


Bicycles 


are  made 


To  Supply  the  Demand  for  Fine  Quality 
Wheels. 

Our  prices  are  tight.      Why  not  write  ns. 


ROCHESTER   CYCLE  MFG.  CO., 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE, 


Rochester,  IST.  Y. 


First  out  come  the  Spaldings  with  a  big  display 
ad.  of  Barnett's  winning  the  Irvington-Milburn 
race  and  the  time  prize  also  on  their  wheel.  Then 
follows  the  Pope  company  with  this  reply,  dis- 
played with  equal  liberality:  "Ten  bicycles  were 
donated  by  as  many  leading  manufacturers  to  be 
offered  as  prizes,  the  winner  of  flrst  place  to  take 
his  choice.  Mr.  A.  M.  Bamett,  the  winner,  chose 
a  Columbia,  although  he  rode  another  wheel  in 
the  race."  To  which  the  Spaldings  replied  yes- 
terday: "The  Spalding  was  his  choice  to  ride  in 
the  race  and  he  still  rides  a  Spalding. ' '  So  stands 
the  war  and  ye  ad.  man  laughs. 


NEW  IDEAS  IN  HUBS  AND  HEADS. 


Made  of  Tubing  and  Designed  to  Save  in 
Weight  and  Expense. 
The  CuUum  Wheel  Company,  554  Larrabee 
street,  Chicago,  has  recently  brought  out  some- 
thing entirely  new  in  hubs,  method  of  attaching 
spokes  thereto  and  in  steering  heads.  The  claim 
is  made  that  both  the  hub  and  steering  head  used 
in  the  Cullum  wheels  are  much  lighter  and  can  be 


OuUum's  steering  head. 

made  for  much  less  than  those  of  the  prevailing 
styles.  The  hub  consists  of  a  piece  of  tubing 
slightly  counterbored  in  each  end,  wherein  fits 
the  inside  cones.  The  sprocket  is  screwed  on 
(with  a  left-hand  thread)  and  is  locked  by  the 
outer  cone  (right-hand  thread),  or  it  may  be 
locked  by  a  small  screw.  The  cone  in  the  other 
end  is  used  for  adjusting,  a  nail  being  inserted 
through  a  little  hole  in  the  tubing  and  into  a  slot 
in  the  cone.  All  that  is  necessary  then  is  to  hold 
the  nail  and  turn  the  wheel. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  bend  a  spoke  nor   mar  it 


hea\'y.     This,   he  says,    can  be  overcome,  as  any 
desired  gauge  or  size  of  tubing  may  be  used. 

The  Cullum  steering- 
head  will  likely  meet 
the  approval  of  the 
builder*  of  light  wheels, 
as  it  is  simplicity  itself 
The  fork-head  is,  of 
course,  iubing,  with  a 
tapering  thread  at  the 
top  and  bottom.  In- 
side the  tubing  on  the 
frame  are  also  threaded 
(tapering)  portions. 
The  fork-head  is  merely 
screwed  in  and  the  han- 
dlebar lock-nut  screwed ' 
down  until  the  handle- 
bar post  is  securely  fas- 
tened. The  threads  are 
twenty-four  to  the  inch, 
so  that  there  can  be  no 
play — or,  if  theie  is,  all 
one  has  to  do  is  turn 
the  fork-head  around 
until  it  is  tight  and 
re-set  the  lock  nut. 
The  wheel  which  Mr. 
Cullum  exhibited  was 
fitted  with  his  own 
hubs  and  steering-head, 
and  each  part  seemed 
to  work  splendidly,  the 
head  quite  as  freely  as  one  with  ball  bearings. 


A  NEW  MOTOR  VEHICLE. 


Will  Run  Thirteen  Miles  An  'Hour  at  an  Ex- 
pense of  Seventy-Five  Cents  a  Day. 

A  new  vehicle — the  Cyclist  claims  it  to  be  the 
carriage  of  the  future — has  recently  been  invented 
and  constructed  under  the  supervision  of  the  Eag- 
lan  Works,  Coventry,  which,  because  in  its  main 
parts  it  bears  a  strong  resemblance  to  the  bicycle, 
may  be  of  interest  to  the  cycle  trade.  It  offers 
accommodation  for  a  party  of  four  and  has,  of 
course,  four  wheels,  all  of  the  same  size — 24-inch, 
fitted  with  4-inch  pneumatic  tires,  which,  as  well 
as  all  other  working  parts,  run  upon  ball  bear- 
ings. The  motive  jjower  is  furnished  by  a  series 
of  twenty-four  accumulator  cells  hidden  beneath 
the  seats.  Beneath  the  framework  is  carried  the 
motor,  with  which  these  cells  are  connected. 

To  place  the  motor  mechanism  in  connection 
with  the  driving  gear,  a  spindle,  being  arranged 
with  a  feather  so  that  it  may  be  moved  back  and 
forth  by  means  of  a  lever  at  the  rider's  left,  car- 
ries a  roller  or  two,  so  situated  that  they  jam  be- 
tween two  large  metal   discs,    which  face  each 


Oultum's  neio  Jmh. 


in  the  least  in  putting  a  new  one  in.  The  spoke 
is  so  bent  ( see  cut)  that  it  goes  into  the  holes  in 
the  hub  readily  and,  when  in  the  rim,  cannot  pos- 
sibly be  dislodged.  Mr.  Cullum  showed  a  sample 
of  his  hub,  and  it  mnst  be  admitted  that  it  was 
simple  and   all  he  claimed  for  it,  though  a  trifle 


other  in  the  rear  end  of  the  carriage.  Speed  and 
power  are  regulated  by  sliding  this  roller  in  or 
out  from  the  centre  of  the  discs. 

The  discs  are  in  turn  connected  vith  the  bal- 
ance gear,  which  drives  the  two  rear  wheels,  by  a 
footbed  gearing  and  a  chain. 


The  carriage  weighs  about  1,0(10  poirnds,  the 
accurrrulator  alone  weighing  about  500  pounds 
which  is  considerably  less  than  the  weight  of  any 
electric  carriage  placed  upon  the  market  hereto- 
fore. The  regulating  of  the  power  or  speed,  being 
done  entirely  by  the  shifting  arrangerrrent  men- 
tioned above,  the  electric  nrotor  runs  constantly  at 
the  same  .speed,  which  saves  an  enormous  waste  of 
electricity,  which  necessarily  occurs  if  the  currerrt 


rs  subject  to  a  constarrt  alter  Uron  A  ^try  cflec- 
tr\e  bnke,  whrch  acts  on  the  bilince  geir,  is 
worked  by  the  right  foot  of  the  driver. 

The  machine  runs  with  a  speed  of  from  three 
and  a  half  to  thirteen  and  a  half  miles  an  hour  ac- 
cording to  the  condition  of  the  roads.  The  trial 
trip  of  the  machine,  from  Coventry  to  Birming- 
ham, a  disfance  of  eighteen  miles,  is  pronounced  a 
success,  the  machine  averaging  a  speed  of  about  • 
10  miles  an  hour.  As  the  amount  of  electricity 
stored  in  the  accumulators  will  last  for  a  trip  of 
from  seventy  to  eighty  miles,  and  as  the  cost  of 
recharging  does  not  exceed  seventy-five  cents,  the 
machine  may  be  run  at  a  very  trifling  expense. 

JOHN  GRIFFITHS'  MISSION. 


He  Will,  'Tis  Said,  Close  the  Raleigh  and 
Premier  American  Branches. 
It  has  been  rumored  in  trade  circles,  though 
very  quietly,  however,  that  the  visit  to  this  coun- 
try of  John  Griffiths  was  for  the  purpose  of  clos- 
ing out  the  American  business  of  the  Ealeigh  and 


Premier  companies  and  the  removal  of  these  con- 
cerns, together  with  the  Fairbanks  Wood  Rim 
Company,  to  England.  No  one  in  Chicago  knows 
anything  about  the  move.  It  is  known  that  it  has 
been  decided  to  close  the  Ealeigh  branch  in  Chi- 
cago, ho^Vever,  and  the  place  will  probably  soon 
be  vacated. 

THE    SCENE    OF    THE    SHOW. 


Chicago's  Spacious  Armories  an  Ideal  Location 

—Their  Advantages. 

It    would  be  difficult    to   find  more    suitable 

quarters  for  the  location  of  a  cycle  exhibit  than  is 

furnished  by  the  armories  of  the  Second  Regiment 


The  CLEVELAND  MACHINE  SCREW 
COMPANY,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 


Oil  Cups  Collar  Screws 

Cap  Screws  Specialties 

Cones  Crank  Keys 

Studs  Chain  Rivets 


Casehardening 
Air  Valves 
Special  Screws 
Turned  Nuts 


Nippies 
Set  Screws 
Stips 


We  also  manufacture  AUTOMATIC  SCREW  MACHINES  for 
Turned  Work  of  every  description. 

Having  purchased  the  entire  plant  of  the  Grant  Anti-Fric- 
tion Ball  Co.,  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  we  are  prepared  to  fill  orders 
promptly  for 


STEEL  BALLS 

For  all  Anti-Friction  Purposes. 

BICYCLE  BALLS  A  SPECIALTY. 

Most  Complete  Plant  in  the  U.  S. 

Sole  Owners  of  the  RICHARDSON-GRANT  System  of  Grinding.  Also 
the  N.  SAWYER  Hardening  Process.  Present  Capacity,  1,000,000  Per 
Month.  Large  Additions  Now  Being  Made.  We  claim  to  make  the  BEST 
Ball  in  the  world.  Users  of  our  Balls  guaranteed  against  damage  caused 
by  Balls  being  defective.     Write  for  Prices  and  Samples. 


MENTION  THE   Rer»  ^^F. 


Two  Active  Old  Timers. 

George  D.  Gideon,  of  the  National  Racing  Board,  and 
\.  G.  Powell,  official  handicapper  for  this  district,  are 
two  Philadelphians  who  are  not  only  prominent  in  cycling 
affairs  of  the  present  day,  but,  as  pretty  nearly  every  one 
knows,  have  been  identified  with  the  sport  from  its  in- 
fancy. *  *  *  »  Powell,  who  has  charge  of  F.  L. 
Donlevy  &  Go's  cycle  department,  can  still  outspurt 
many  of  the  men  to  whom  he  allots  handicaps,  although 
he  made  his  best  efforts  on  the  track  in  the  early  '80"s. 
Last  Saturday  he  acted  as  starter  at  the  Quaker  City 
Wheelmen's  five  mile  handicap  road  race,  and  after  see- 
inff  the  scratch  man  off,  put  up  his  watch,  mounted  his 
76-gear  machine,  and  started  for  the  finish,  arriving  im- 
mediately after  the  fifth  man  and  beating  two  of  those 
who  were  on  the  scratch  mark.— Philadelphia  "Cycling," 
May  II,  1894.    (Official  organ  Pa.  Div.  L.  A.  W.) 


He  Swears. 


Mr.  Powell  enclosed  this  clipping  to  us  in 
a  letter  dated  May  i6,  and  he  makes  the 
following  statement  to  which  he  has  attached 
his  afifidavit: 


"  See  what  the  DERBY  can  do.  On  any  other  wheel  I  never  could  beat  16  minutes  for  5  mUes  on  the  road,  with  the 
wind  or  any  other  way  and  here  it  is,  on  the  first  trial,  against  the  wind,  in  14  minutes  and  30  seconds,  with  several 
seconds  lost  in  starting  after  the  others  were  away  and  the  official  start  made.  There  is  no  doubt  the  bearings  do  run 
nicely.  Allow  me  to  say  that  I  think  the  workmanship  on  the  machine  is  of  a  very  "high  class.  Owing  to  the  satisfac- 
tion given  by  my  DERBY  I  state  with  pleasure  that  the  gear  I  have  been  in  the  habit  of  using  the  last  couple  of  years  is 
64  to  68  and  I  can't  see  that  the  76  on  the  DERBY  runs  any  harder.  All  hills  are  climbed  with  it  as  easily  as  with  lower 
gears  on  other  machines,  and  as  far  as  I  can  tell,  without  any  more  exertion.  I  have  taken  several  runs  of  from  70  to  80 
miles  through  hiUy  country  and  always  finish  fresh.  A.  G.  Powell, 

Affirmed  and  subscribed  before  me  this  twenty-fourth  day  of  May,  1894,  the  facts  above  stated  are  true  and  correct 
to  the  best  of  affiant's  knowledge  and  belief. 


i 


James  McGahet, 


Notary  Public. 


If  you  want  a  Catalogue  or  any  further  information,  write  to 

DERBY    CYCLE    COMPANY, 

161-167  South  Canal  street,  -  -  -  CHICAGO,  ILL. 

BEAUTIFUL    ILLUSTRATED    CATALOGUE    FREE;    SEND    FOR    ONE. 

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TO   RIDERS:  We  want  you  as  agents  for  the  James 

Traeh  Maeer,  IS  to  30  -pounds^ 
Road,  Macvr,  32,  94  and  S6  jitnmds. 

Write  for  prices,  catalogue  and  photos  of  the  James. 

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WEIGHTS  GUARANTEED.      it^S  Adams  Street, 


CHICAGO 


and  Batter}'  D.  They  are  on  the  lake  front,  at 
the  foot  of  Adams  street,  within  five  minutes' 
walk  of  all  the  leading  hotels,  theatres,  restau- 
rants, etc.,  and  all  well  known  to  the  puhlic  as 
the  scene  of  nearly  every  important  event  requir- 


been  applied  for  to  locate  the  stand  on  the  strand, 
just  as  a  livery  company  would  seek  a  license  for 
a  hack  stand,  and  the  originators  of  the  project 
argue  that  if  carriage  and  donkey  stands  are  suc- 
cessfully run  and  are  allowed  on  the  beach,    why 


ing  extensive  iloor  space. 

The  buildings  are  handsomely  fitted,  have 
50,000  feet  of  floor  space,  banquet  halls,  offices, 
and  every  convenience  that  could  be  wished. 

The  show  is  to  be  held  under  the  management 
of  the  National  Cycle  Exhibition  Company, 
which  hopes  to  secure  the  co-operation  of  the 
trade  association  and  of  all  manufacturers  inter- 
ested in  the  cycle  trade.  The  company  is  com- 
posed of  the  principals  of  the  cycling  press  of 
Chicago. 

Philadelphia  Trade  Notes. 

The  Hart  Cycle  Company  has  followed  the  ex- 
ample of  the  Union  Cycle  Company's  branch,  and 
will  close  at  3  o'clock  on  Saturday  afternoons  dur- 
ing July  and  August. 

The  interest  of  Robert  E.  Gates  in  the  Chinnick- 
Gates  Cycle  Company  has  been  bought  by  the 
other  member  of  the  company,  Edwin  Chin- 
nick,  who  vrill  hereafter  conduct  the  business 
under  his  own  name  at  the  same  establishment,  at 
No.  1326  Columbia  avenue. 

The  Union  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company's 
branch  store,  at  1406  South  Penn  Square,  wiU  lose 
a  valuable  man  in  the  person  of  Charles  Measure, 
son  of  the  treasurer  of  the  Union  company,  who 
goes  to  Cleveland  next  week  to  take  charge  of  a 
bicycle  department  which  is  to  be  opened  in  con- 
nection with  the  ait  store  now  conducted  by 
Alfred  Homes,  of  that  city. 

Atlantic  City,  the  seaside  pleasure  resort  par  ex- 
cellence of  the  Atlantic  coast,  is  to  be  the  scene  of 
operations  of  a  company  which  will,  at  so  much 
per  hour  or  day,  hire  bicycles  to  the  pleasure- 
seekers  of  that  iar-famed  resort.     A  license  has 


not  bicycles?  The  result  of  the  enterprise  is 
awaited  with  a  great  deal  of  interest  by  the  cycling 
fraternity  hereabouts. 


Wilhelm  Building  a  New  Factory. 

W.  H.  Wilhelm  &  Co.,  Reading,  Pa.,  write 
under  date  of  .Tune  30  as  follows:  "Our  business 
having  increased  beyond  the  capacity  of  our  pres- 
ent factory,  we  have  been  compelled  to  look  else- 
where for  larger  and  more  suitable  quarters,  and 
have  secured  a  site  at  Hamburg,  Pa. ,  a  live  town 
about  eighteen  miles  north  of  this  city,  where  we 
will  build  new  and  larger  works.  We  have  al- 
ready begun  work  oh  the  buildings,  and  expect 
by  Oct.  15  to  have  everything  in   working  order. 

"As  soon  as  all  details  have  been  arranged  we 
will  give  you  full  particulars  regarding  buildings, 
etc.  We  expect  to  start  work  in  our  new  place 
with  about  S.iO  men. ' ' 


The  New  Lovell  Productions. 
The  John  P.  Lovell  Arms  Company  has  issued 
its  June  circular,  in  which  it  describes  as  its  latest 
production  a  handsome  23-pound  semi-racer,  list^ 
ing  at  $125,  and  the  Giraffe,  33  pounds,  at  the 
same  price.  The  latter  wheel  is  the  same  in  con- 
struction as  the  model  18  excepting  the  frame. 
The  crank  shaft  is  ten  inches  higher  and  the  head 
is  twenty  inches  long.  The  semi-racer  is  furnished 
with  21,  23  and  25-inoh  frames. 


Snell's  Business  Growing. 
The  Snell  Cycle  Fittings  Company  of  Toledo 
has  up  to  the  present  been    working    twenty- 
three  hours  a  day.     .July  ha.^  opened   up  well  in 
the  way  of  orders,    and   the  probability  is  that 


next  year's  capacity  will  be  doubled.  Mr.  Snell 
goes  east  next  week  for  that  purpose.  He  will  be 
accompanied  by  Superintendent  Hughes  and  also 
Mr.  Bennett  of  the  drop  forging  department. 


Testing  Lu-Mi-Num  Parts. 
The  Lu-Mi-Num  people  have  just  issued  a  well- 
printed  eight-page  pamphlet  showing  half-tone 
pictures,  from  photographs,  of  a  few  tests  made. 
Portions  of  the  machine — the  frame,  handlebar, 
front  fork,  etc. — were  placed  on  a  block  of  wood 
and  on  either  end  stood  a  heavy  man  ( Messrs. 
Conkling  and  Shockley).  There  appeared  to  be 
no  give  to  the  parts. 


M.  &  W.  Tires  Score  Again. 
A  telegram   from  Cincinnati   infonns  us  that 
Good,  the  winner  of  the  Poorman  road   race  at 
Cincinnati,  was  mounted  on  M.  and  Vf.  tires. 


Trade  Notes. 

C.  G.  Morgenthaler,  representing  Rouse,  Hazard 
&  Co.,  is  now  traveling  through  Missouri. 

The  Ellwood  Ivins  Tube  Company  has  estab- 
lished a  Chicago  branch  at  208-210   Lake  street. 

The  Kirkpatrick-Pope  saddle  case  was  argued 
before  the  United  States  circuit  court  at  New 
Haven  on  Saturday. 

The  bicycle  trade  in  Canada  this  year  has  l)eeu 
enormous,  every  little  town  and  village  through- 
out the  Dominion  having  been  large  buyere. 

The  Eastern  Rubber  Manufacturing  Company, 
of  Trenton,  N.  .!.,  is  now  manufacturing  it's  Cy- 
clone clincher  tires  with  either  plain  or  con-u- 
gated  treads. 

L.  W.  Lapham,  manager  of  the  bicycle  depart- 
ment of  Rogers  &  Baldwin  Hardware  Company, 
Springfield,  Mo.,  was  mamed  Wednesday  even- 
ing .June  27. 


May  Represent  America  at  Brussels. 
The  Saltonstall  international  mile  cup,  which 
will  have  to  be  resigned  by  Zimmerman,  who 
won  it  last  year  at  Chicago,  will  probably  be  run 
for  in  Brussels  on  Aug.  13.  Chairman  Raymond 
has  been  urging  Charley  Brown  to  go  over  and 
have  a  trial  for  it.  Brown  says  he  is  willing  pro- 
vided no  better  amateur  will  consent.  He  has 
the  means  to  afford  it  ami  if  he  goes  they  cannot 
freeze  him  out  on  any  quibble  as  to  his  amateur 
standing.  If  the  time  made  )iy  the  amateurs  in 
the  recent  English  championships  be  any  criterion 
of  what  they  can  do  over  there  he  would  not  be 
going  on  a  wild  goose  chase  if  he  "took  the  trip. 


Cyclers  Going  Abroad. 

A  party  of  seven  wheelmen  from  the  Brooklyn 
Polytechnic  is  to  sail  for  Londonderry  on  Fiiday 
of  this  week  for  a  tour  of  Ireland  and  Scotland. 
They  will  be  gone  seven  weeks.  A  large  party  of 
New  York  doctors  will  make  a  month's  tour 
awheel  of  Germany  and  France,  sailing  Aug.  18. 


Johnny  Johnson's  Birthplace. 

Trainer  Gus  Berghold,  a  Swede,  tells  that 
Johnnie  Johnson  came  from  .a  to«  n  by  the  name 
of  Wittsjo.  That  he  should  have  fled  from  it  goes 
without  saying. 


KEYSTONE  TIRE. 


Any  one  can  pull  a  string 
tight  in  a  groove.  This  is  all 
that  is  necessary 

TO  ATTACH  THE 


(( 


KEYSTONE." 


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Valuable  Information. 


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ERIE  RUBBER  CO.,  erie,pa.,u.sa. 


Bridgeport 

Brass 

Company, 

Bridgeport,  Conn. 

19  Murray  St., 
NEW  YORK. 


—THE— 

"SEARCHLIGHT" 

Burns  Kerosene. 


A  radical  change  in  lamp 
construction. 

The  only  first  class 

bii:ycle  lamp. 


Have  you  seen  the 

Vulcan"  Torch? 

Indispensable  to  all 
Dealers  in  Supplies. 


Price  $3.50  each. 


—THE— 

"BRIDGEPORT" 

Double  Stroke, 

the   handsomest    Bell    in 
the  market. 


SEND  FOR  PRICES. 

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Never  Get  Left. 


CHICAGO    TIP    &    TIRE    CO. 

152  and  154  Lake  Street, 


AGENTS  FOE : 


Fig,  1,  showing  Tire  in  section  on  Wooden  Rim. 


Boston  Woven  Hose  &  Rubber  Co. ,  Boston.  C^rilO  ACjO,     IL^L^. 

Elastic  Tip  Co. ,  Boston. 

SneU  Cycle  Fittings  Co.,  Toledo. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


SANCTIONED  RACE  MEETS. 


JUIjT. 

6— Warren  Cycle  Club,  Warren.  Pa. 

6-7— Randay  Cycle  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

6-7— Ell  wood  Driving  &  Cycling  Ass'j,  EUwood,  Pa. 

7— Riverside  Wheelmen,  New  York  city. 

7— Prince  Wells,  Louisville,  Ky. 

7— W.  H.  Foster,  Calais,  Maine. 

7— Hopedale  Cycle  Co  ,  MiUford,  Mass. 

9— Catholic  Legion,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
10— Peabody  Bicycle  Club,  Peabody,  Mass. 
14— Cortland  Wheel  Club.  Cortland,  N.  Y. 
14— St.  Mary's  Temperance  Society,  Milford,  Mass. 
21— Metropolitan  Association  A.  A.  W.,  Saratoga,  N.  Y. 
21— Rockville  Wheel  Club  Rockville.  Conn. 
21— Orange  Athletic  Club  Cyclers,  East  Orange,  N.  J. 
2.3— Licking  Cycling  Club,  Newark,  Ohio. 
23— Metropolitan  Assn.  of  C.  C,  Waverly,  N.  J. 
27— Albany  County  Wheelmen,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
28— Mercury  Wheel  Club,  Flushing,  L.  I. 
30-Lafayette  (Ind.)  Band. 

AUGUST. 

1— H.  E.  Elam,  Suffock.  Va. 

1— Retail  Grocers'  Ass'n,  Ridgewood  Park,  Brooklyn,  NY 

1— Warsaw  Cycle  Club,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

1— Vermont  division,  St.  Albans,  Vt. 

2— Fremont  Cycling  Club,  Fremont.  O. 
Warsaw  Cycle  Club,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

2— F.  E.  Low,  Steubenville,  O. 

4— Clinton-Lancaster  Ath.  Ass'n,  Clinton,  Mass. 

4— Barre  Bicycle  Club,  Barre,  Vt. 

6— Associated  Cycling  Clubs,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

7— St.  Clair  Wheelmen,  St.  Clair,  Mich. 

8-F.  E.  Low,  Steubenville,  O. 

10 11— Asbury  Park  Athletic  Ass'n,  Asbury  Park,  N.  J. 
11— St.  George  Athletic  Club,  New  York. 
11— Ancient  Order  of  Forresters,  Edgewood  Park,  N.  Y. 
13  to  18 — National  Ifague  meet,  Denver,  Colo. 
14 — Charles  Hanauer  &  Bro.,  Cincinnati. 
16— F.  E.  Low,  Steubenville.  0. 
16— Boston  Caledonian  Club,  Arlington,  Mass. 
20-21— Rovers  Whefl  and  Athletic  Club,  Pueblo,  Colo. 
23— Mt.  Clemens  Wheelmen,  Mt.  Clemens,  Mich. 
23— F.  E.  Low,  Steubenville,  O. 
24— Ottumwa  Bicycle  Club,  Ottumwa,  Iowa. 
25— Mercer  County  Wheelmen.  Trenton.  N.  J. 
a8— Saratoga  Wheelmen.  Saratoga,  N.  Y. 
a8-2<)-St.  Johns  Wheelmen,  St.  Johns,  Mich. 
.30— F.  E.  Low,  Steubenville,  O. 
30-Fennell,  Shaw  &  Co.,  Frankfort,  Ind. 
30-31 — American  Wheelman's  meet.  New  York. 

SEPTEMBER, 

1— Ramblers  Cycle  Club.  Wallingford.  Conn. 

1— American  Wheelman's  meet.  New  York. 
Norristown  Wheelmen,  Norristown,  Pa. 

1— Cortland  Athletic  Association.  Cortland,  N.  Y. 

3— Central  Federation  of  Labor,  Albany,  N  Y. 

3— Utica  Trade  Assembly,  Utica,  N.  Y. 

3— Staten  Island  Ath.  Club,  Sraten  Island,  N.  Y. 

3— Watertown  Cyclers.  Watertown,  N.  Y. 

3— Columbus  Cycling  Club,  Columbus,  O. 

3— Pueblo  Rovers  and  Athletic  t'lub,  Pueblo,  Colo. 

.3— Quincy  Bicycle  Club.  Quincy.  111. 

3— Syracuse  A.  C.  Cyclers,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

3— Union  County  Roadsters.  Rahwav,  N.  J. 
Acme  Athletic  Cmb,  Oakland,  Cal. 
Waltham  Cyi'le  Club,  Waltham,  Mass. 

3— Wave  Bicycle  Club.  Wave,  Mass. 

3-4— Hartford  Wheel  i  lub,  Hartford,  Conn. 

4— Columbus  Cycling  Club.  Columbus,  O. 

5— Utica  Cycling  Club.  Utica,  N.  V. 

5-6-St.  Johns  Wheelmen,  St.  Johns,  Mich. 

6— Waltham  Bicycle  Park  Association,  Waltham,  Mass. 

6— Chillicothe  Wheelmen.  Chillicothe,  O. 

6— F.  B.  Low,  StPubPuville.  (}. 

7-  Chillicothe  Wheelmen,  Chillicothe,  O. 

8— Bay  State  Bicycle  Club,  Worcester,  Mass. 

9— Associated  Cycling  Clubs,  Chicago  111. 
10— Garden  City  Cyclers,  Jan  Jose,  Cal. 
10— Los  Angeles  Ath.  Club.  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ni2-n—spri7iiifi-ld  Ki.  Club,  fijiri nn field  Mass. 
l'-12  13-BarneRtable  Agr.  Society,  Barnestable,  Mass. 
13- F.  E.  Low,  Steubenville,  O. 
18-21— Oswego  Co.  Agr.  Society,  Oswego.  N.  Y 
19— Saratoga  Co.  Aijricultural  S'y,  Mechanicsville,  N.  Y. 
20— Kent  County  Fair  Society,  Grand  Kapids,  Mich. 
25-2'')— Maryland  Bicvcle  Club.  Baltimore. 
30-31— Austin  Cycle  Club,  Austin,  Minn. 

OCTOBER 

1— Olympic  Club  Wheelmen,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 
2— Danbury  Agricultural  Society,  Danhury,  Conn. 


Smith's  Tour  to  Niagara. 
"Luggage-Carrier"  Smith  has  airaDged  his  1894 
tour  to  start  at  Detroit  Aug.  2  and  arrive  in 
Niagara  Aug.  9,  a  distance  of  280  miles.  The 
route  includes  Leamington,  Morpeth,  Wallace- 
town,  St.  Thoma.s,  London,  Woodstock,  Brant- 
ford,  Hamilton  and  St.  Catherines.  A  year 
hence  Mr.  Smith  will  conduct  a  tour  through 
Europe. 

M.  Bordeaux  Whisky. 
The  manager  of  the  Bordeau.x  track  is  named 
Busquet.  Wheeler  and  Crooks  found  the  name 
difficult  to  pronounce,  so  called  him  "Whisky." 
He  is  now  known  in  Paris  as  "  Bordeaux 
Whisky." 

»  ♦  I 

A  Deaf  and  Dumb  Mute's  Trip. 
A  deaf  and  dumb  cyclist  of  Chicago  has  under- 
taken a  journey    through     Germany,    Belgium, 
France  and   Italy.     The  trip  of  the  courageous 
cyclist  will  take  four  or  five  months. 


EDWIN   OLIVER, 
gkn'l  kastkrn  aoknt. 


EASTERN   OFFICE, 

■VANS    HOUSE,  SPRINGFIELD,    MASS. 


Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co., 

Main   Office,   64=  to  70   Ohio   Street, 


CHICJ^LaO     ILL. 


UNION    DROP  FORGE  CO. 

OHIOAOO. 


GARFORD    MFG.    CO.. 

ELYRIA,    OHIO. 


General  U.  S.  Sale  Agents  for  the 

INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN   &  STAMPING   CO. 

INDIANAPOLIS.    IND. 


HUNT  MFG.   CO. 

WESTBORO,    MASS. 


C.    J.  SMITH   &  SONS   CO., 

MILWAUKEE,     WIS. 


SNELL  CYCLE    FITTINGS    CO., 

TOLEDO,    OHIO. 


Seam/ess  Steel  Tubing,  Co/d Ro//ed  Steel  and  Cycle  Manufacturers'  Supplies. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE- 


ELLWOOD  IVINS  TUBE  CO.,  ^V^T^#ofr' 

Cold  Drawn  Seamless  Tubing. 

OOoo  o   „ 


The  Strongest,  Stiffest  and  Most  Elastic  Made.    Seamless  Tubing  in  all  Metals. 
OFFICES  :    906  Filbert  Street,  Philadelphia.       233-2L0  Lake  Street,  Chicago. 

MILL  OAK  LANE  STATION,  PHILADELPHIA. 


rilENTtON    THE    RI^FEREE. 


NO  OTHER   OILER  is  "Just  as  Good" 

AS    THE 

"FERFECT"    POCKET    OILER. 


FULL  SIZE. 


FMICE,    SB    Cents    Each: 
NO  OTBER  OILER  regulates  the  supply  of  oil  to  a  drop. 
JVO  OTBER  OHjER  is  as  clean  and  tight. 
JfU  OTHER  OILER  is  as  well  made  and  durable. 

CUSHMAN  &  DENISON,  172  9th  Ave.,  New  York. 


The  First  ifl  America... 
The  Largest  and  Best. . . 
In  the  World 


Shelby,  Ohio. 


Are  now  prepared  to  draw  all  shapes,  including   Round,  Square,  Corru- 
gated, Octagon  and  Half  Circle  with  double  reentering  angles 

RIDERS  OF  GOOD  BICYCLES  GIVE  IT  THE  PREFEREN'CE. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE 


INDIANAPOLIS 

CHAIN  &  STAMPING  COMPANY 


126,  128,  130  West  Maryland  Street,  -  INDIANAPOLIS,  IND. 

MAKERS  OF 

HIGH    GRADE    CYCLE    CHAINS. 

R.  B.  MoMULLEN  &  CO.,  JOHN  8.  LENGS'  SON  &  CO. 

Chicago,   III.,  and  Sprinerfield,    Mass.,— General    United 


and  Springfield,    Mass., 
States  Sales  Aeeots. 


New  York  Depot. 

MCNTION  THE    REPCReC' 


Ne"  York  City 


Heartley  Machine,  Variety 

Iron  and  Tool  Works. 

Geo.  W.  Heartley, 

Toledo,  O., 

901-903-905    WAIEB,    Cor.    ZOCUST    ST. 

Manufacturer  Bicycle  Making 

Machinery  and  Tools. 

Special  Patented  Machinery  and  Tools  for  the  manu- 
facture of3icycle  and  Metal  Wheels,  Punches,  Presses, 
Diesland  Drop  Forging  Dies,  etc.  The  New  Ideal  Self- 
Oiling  Adjustable  Punch  Ohuck.  Famous  Boiler  Power 
Welding  and  Forming  Machine,  for  Welding  Tires  on  all 
Irregular  Shaped  Work;  forms  Mud  Guards  and  drawing 
Brace  ends,  etc.  Eim  Roller  and  Truing  Maehines.  Rim 
Sizing  and  Trueing  Tables.  Rim  Punches,  special  for 
Punching  Bims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
Pedal  Crank  Shaft,  and  pressing  in  Ball  Racer  Cups. 
Special  Spoke  Heading,  Bending  and  Threading  Machine. 
Sprocket  Chain  Stretching  Machine.  Spoke  Wheel  Vices 
and  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  for  heat 
ing  to  Weld  and  Braze,  etc. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 

ALLEN'S  DIGEST 

— OF — 

UNITED     STATES    PATENTS 

— FOR — 

Cycles  or  Velocipedes 

with 'Attachments  — 1789-1891,  two  Vols.,  1,503 
pages,  and  Cycle  monthly  of  the  C0RBBN1' 
issues  of  patents  containing  the  references  cited 
by  number,'name  and  date  in  the  examination  of 
apphcations  can  be  seen  and  examined  at  the 


offices  of 


THE  REFEREE, 

334   Dearborn  Street,   OHIOAGO 

— AKD— 

81  Park  Row,  NEW  YORK. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


WHEN  ON 
YOUR  WHEEL 

wear— for  enjoy nient,  for  ap- 
pearance and  to  save  your  waUcinp 
clothes— one  of  our 

Bloomer 
Bicycle 
$7.50  Suits. 

U  includes  Coat.  Bloomer.  Tioiii^ 
ers  of  the  best  all  wool  cassiniere 
and  Stanley  I«W  Ca)>.  Suit  de- 
livered Free.  "Write  for  samples 
and  booklet  telling  all  about  onr 
complete  bicycler's  outfit— Free. 

IMO.V  KirVCI.E  CLOTHINO  CO., 
319  MarketSt.,  Cliicnsro,  ill. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


Use .  .  . 

IGreasolene ' 

for  bicycle  chains  i 

AFTER  YOU  HAVE  FOUND 

that  plumbaijo,  graphite,  soap,  etc.,  make  a  chain 
clean  and  bright.  Then  you  will  want  Hometbiner 
that  lubricates.  Greasolene  ie  the  stuff.  Nothing 
met  on  the  road  will  faze  ii.  Endoreed  by  the 
hardy  road  riders  of  Chtcago.  3300  miles' worth 
put  up  in  a  collapsible  tube  for  25  cents.  APk  ynnr 
dealer  for  it.  ItieiHt  on  GreHRoiPne.  Atiialwill 
ponvinee  you. 

I.IBKRAL  UiacOUNT  To  TUK  TKADK. 

J.  G.  CALBOW,  MAKER.  WINNETKA,  ILL. 

MENTION  THS   PEFil^ES. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Detroit,  Mieh.—ADivev;  Rudolph,  bicycles;  reported 
to  have  discharged  a  chattel  mortgage  tor  $700. 

Sioux  City,  la Montford  &  Ellis,  sporting  goods; 

reported  to  have  given  a  bill  of  sale  for  .$3,300. 

JVew  Britain,  Conn.—B.  B.  Arnold;  leased  bicycle 
manutactury  and  repair  shop  to  Clinton  W.  Cowles,  of 
Plainville. 

Springfield,  JUass.—The  Planer  Wire  Mill;  reported 
sold  to  Hermann  Baiimann  and  Jacob  Mueller  of  New 
York,  for  $75,000. 

Kockton,  Ill.-O.  T.  Bartholomew,  hardware;  sold 
out  to  Phelps  &  White,  who  may  take  up  bicycles. 

Birmingham,  Conn The  Wilcox  &  Howe  Com- 
pany has  commenced  manufacture  of  steel  forgings  for 
bicycles. 

Chicago,  III  — Bailey  Manufacturing  Company,  207 
South  Canal  street;  putting  on  the  market  improved  au- 
tomatic brake  for  bicycles. 

Kepler,  JCas.— T.  A.  Morrison;  opened  new  hardware 
store  and  wants  bicycle  agency. 

Zamont,  JIfo.— Brumley  &  Painter,  hardware;  suc- 
ceeded by  S.  Brumley,  who  will  add  bicycles. 

Oltumwa ,  Ja — Jam*s  Kennedy,  new  hardware  store 
opened;  corresiwndence  concerning  bicycle  agency. 

Worcester ,  Mass —J .  TS.  Wakefield;  putting  on  the 
market  a  cycle  wrench. 

C/iicdjro.— National  Cycle  Exhibition  Company  incor- 
porated; capital  stock  $30,000. 

Springfield,  Mass.— The  bicycle  railway  is  projected 
between  this  place  and  Holyoke.  Routes  have  been  sur- 
veyed, and  the  consent  of  property  owners  along  the 
route  is  said  to  have  been  obtained.  It  is  proposed  to 
have  the  road  built  as  far  as  possible  over  private  land, 
both  for  the  sake  of  gaining  speed  in  transit,  as  well  as  to 
avoid  complications  about  the  use  of  roads. 

Bichmond,  JmeJ.— The  Creamer  &  Scott  Company  in- 
corporated; manufacturing  wheel  vehicles,  etc.;  capital 
stock  $100,000. 

Portis,  Xns.— The  D.  F.  Bartlett  Hardware,  suc- 
ceeded by  A.  H.  Bartlett,  who  may  be  addressed  concern- 
ing bicycle  agency. 

Zeominster,  Mass.— W,  S.  Beed  Toy  Company;  filed 
annual  statement.  Fixed  capital  $35,000;  assets— land  and 
water-power  $15,700.  buildings  $40,510,  machinery  $8,966, 
cash  and  debts  receivable  $46,379,  manufactures  and  mer- 
chandise $28,734,  patent  rights  $4  598,  miscellaneous  $25,- 
OOO,  debts  $35,483,  profit  and  loss  $44,764,  reserve  for  de- 
preciation $60,000,  total  $165,247. 

Ifewton  Centre,  Mass.—E.  E.  Brown,  bicycles,  new 
store  opened  in  the  Bray  block. 

Fort  Worth,  Tex.  -  A.  J.  Anderson,  sporting  and  rub- 
ber goods,  wholesale  and  retail,  assigned;  liabilities  $50,- 
000,  assets  said  to  be  $75,000. 

Cleveland,  O.— The  Buckeye  Observation  Wheel 
Company,  incorporated  by  George  F.  McKay  and  others; 
the  capital  stock  is  placed  at  $200. 

Itos  A^ngeles,  Cal.—R.  Woods  &  Sons,  hardware,  bi- 
cycles, etc.,  reported  sold  out. 

Baltimore,  JUd.—Bogge  &  Koch,  importers  of  toys, 
bicycles,  etc..  Christian  Eogge  deceased. 

Waynesburg,  P«.— Munnell  &  Hunnell,  hardware 
and  bicycle.",  execution  for  $5,000  reported  as  having 
been  recorded. 

Gainesville,  Tea:.— Leeper  &  Graves,  hardware,  suc- 
ceeded by  C.  C.  Graves,  who  may  be  addressed  concern- 
ing bicycle  agency. 


Motormen  Dread  Bicycles. 
Bicycles  are  a  source  of  dread  to  electric  car 
motormen  on  account  of  the  risks  the  wheelmen 
take.  "The  danger, "  .said  a  motonnan  recently, 
"is  when  the  streets  are  wet  and  slipperj'.  I  have 
seen  the  bicycle  wheels  throw  a  machine  upside 
down  as  (juickly  as  a  man  can  be  thrown  by  a 
banana  peeling.  Only  a  day  or  two  ago  I  thought 
sure  that  I  was  going  to  kill  a  boy.  My  car  was 
going  pretty  fast,  and  the  boy,  who  ^^  as  coming 
out  of  another  street  at  a  cliijping  gait,  not  only 
tried  to  cro?s  in  front  of  the  car  but  to  go  up  the 
street  down  which  the  car  was  coming.  Just  as 
lie  made  the  cnr\e  the  wheels  flew  Irom  under 
his  machine  and  threw  him,  with  his  head,  right 
slioulder  and  right  arm  on  the  track.  I  .slnit  my 
eves  and  tried  to  stop  the  <"ir,  thougii  knowing  it 
<  oidd  uol^  be  done  in  time.  15y  wonderful  chance 
tlie  boy,  ill  throwing  up  hi.s  arm  to  ward  off  the 
blow,  held  it  just  right  for  the  car  fender  to  strike 
bini  on  tlie  muscular  part  of  tlic  iiiiii  and  burl 
Tiiiii  to  one  side,  clear  of  danger.  A  bruised  arm 
was  liis  only  injury,— Louisville  Courkr-Journal. 


MONEY  TO  LOAN 


s  to  salt,  from 

^ $5.00  to  $1,000.  for  5 

years,  at  6  per  cent.  intereBt.  NtTpaymeDtB  of  any  kind 
required  until  appHcatioD  for  a  loan  has  been  granted. 
SECURITY  REQUIRED.  Resleslate.houaefi.atoreP.Btocka, 
bonds,  jewelry,  boueebold  goods,  furDiture,  niercbandlse, 
borscs.  cattle,  livestock, farniiDgimplemeDtR, and  luacbinery 
of  all  kinds,  or  any  otherproperty,  real  orperaonal,  of  value ; 
'  a  note,  eadorsed  by  person  worth  amount  of  money  hor- 
ned, ^ill  be  accepted  as  security.  Don't  tieiitate  to  write 
and  oak  for  a  Loan.  Address,  MUTUAL  SAVINGS  AND 
LOAN  CO..  TentO  and  Walnut  Streets.  Philadelphia.  Fa, 


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The  most  popular  carrier.  It  weighs  but  a  trifle,  fits 
nearly  all  machines,  does  cot  interfere  with  the  use  of 
lantern  or  brake  and  will  carry  a  large  package.  Sent 
by  mail  for  Price,  .$1.  There  are  no  nuts  or  thumb 
screws  to  loosen  and  let  down  your  bundle.  These  and 
other  carriers  made  by 

G.  H.  LAMSON,  Portland,  Me. 

MENTION    THE    REFEHEt 

JUST  WHAT  YOU  WANT  ! 

THE 


Pittsburg 
Stand . . 


(PATENTED). 

Simple,   Strong, 

Portable, 
CheapZand  Best. 

For  use  in  Sales  Room, 
Club  House,  or  Home. 

Price,  $1  each 

For   sale    by    leading 

bicycle  dealei's. 

Liberal  discount  to 

the  trade. 

MaDti  factored  by 

Wm  M.  Justice 
&  Co., 

PITTSBURG,    PA. 

Mentionlthe  Referee. 


Oyclists,  Oarsmen, 
Ballplayers  and 
Athletes  gen- 
erally use 

Anti-Stiff, 

To  Strengthen  the 
Muscles. 

It  has  a  particularly 
Warming,  Comforting 
and  Stimulating  effect 
on  all  Weak  or  Stiff 
Muscles;  quick  in  ac- 
tion, clean  and  pleasant 
in  use. 

For  sale  by  Drug- 
gists and  bealera 
in  Sporting  Goods. 

E,  Fougera  &  Co., 

Sole  Agents. 

26-30  N.William  St. 

New  York. 


FRANCIS   WILLARD  AND  HER  WHEEL. 


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The  best  Compound  for  Lubricating  Chains 
ever  offered. 

Dealers  write  for  prices. 
Samples  by  mail  25c. 


JULIUS    ANDRAE, 


MENTION  REFEREE. 


MILWAUKEE,  WIS. 


CLUB    PINS 

DESICNS     ON    APPLICATION 

3  WINTER  ST. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


^nU  for  Catalugue. 


Curtis- 
Child 
Mfq. 
Co., 

PHlLAI)EL,PniA,  PA. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


It  Proved   to  Her  a   Complexion-Improver   and 
Eye-Brightener. 

Mis.s  l''iaucis  Willard,  |)ivsident  oltlic  National 
W.  C.  T.  v.,  told  a  Xew  York  World  rciinrter  the 
cause  of  hiT  nocid  health,  nbtaiueil  while  iin  her 
visit  to  ICnKland.  ''  I  have  had  a  fjood  rest,"  she 
said  "  I  am  an  eight-hour  woman.  I'^ight  hoii  rs 
for  worli,  eight  hours  for  slei'p  and  eight  houi>; 
for  what  you  will,  and  one  da>'  iu  st'\en  for  the 
soul,  is  m>-  programme.  I  put  iu  eight  hours  a 
day  at  my  desk.  We  had  Jour  stcnographtTs 
come  down  fiom  London  every  morning,  aud 
Lady  Henry  and  I  kept  them  going  all  the  time. 
But  that  sort  of  work  didn't  hurt  me.  It  is  speak- 
ing iu  ]iublic  that  takes  the  heart>  out  of  me.  For 
ten  years  I  averaged  one  address  a  day  the  year 
round.  When  I  weut  abroad  I  was  talked  out. 
I  did  very  little  talking  while  I  \\as  away,  and 
the  rest  was  a  cure. ' ' 

"  But  who  is  your  complexion-impn)ver  and 
eye-brightener  ?' ' 

"Sir  Benjamin  AVard   Kichardson,  one    of    the 
gxeatest  hygienists  of  Great  Britain." 
"  What  did  he  prescribe  ?" 
' '  The  bicycle. ' ' 
' '  And  you  took  it  ?" 

"  Yes,  in  large  doses.  It  took  ]ue  thirty  houra 
to  learn.  First  I  began  with  three  assistants. 
Then  I  got  along  with  tw-o.  For  a  long  while  I 
rode  with  one  and  now  I  go  alone.  I  had  a  short 
blue  suit,  sweater  and  divided  skirt,  cap  and 
shoes,  and  I  exercised  every  day,  winter  and  warm 
weather,  for  half  or  a  full  hour.  It  was  hard 
work,  but  I  wa,s  determined  to  master  it. ' ' 
"  Did  you  get  many  black  and  blue  jpots?" 
"  No,  because  I  didn't  fall.  I  wasn't  allowed. 
Jly  girls  took  too  good  care  of  me.  Even  after  I 
conquered  they  came  with  me.  AATiile  I  was 
learning  I  wrote  a  book.  I  simply  talked  and  a 
stenographer  reported  me.  I  have  called  it  '  How 
I  Learned  the  Bicycle  and  Ketlections  by  the 
Way.'" 

'  •  How  did  you  learn  to  ride  the  bicycle  V" ' 
' '  Well,  I  had  two  rules  and  I  rode  up  to  them. 
The  major  premise  I  took  was  '  'I  will  not  fall. ' ' 
That  is  rule  1.  There  is  an  old  Yorkshire  ijroverb, 
'It's  dogged  as  does  it,' which  I  took  for  rule  2. 
I  used  to  repeat  it  a  dozen  times,  and  although  it 
made  the  girls  laugh  it  helped  me.  When  I  got 
luy  couiage  up  to  pitch  I  would  tell  the  girl  to 
stand  aside  and  exert  her  moral  influence;  she  was 
not  to  touch  me  unler  the  bane  of  treason:  what  I 
wanted  was  her  moral  influence  and  it  sustained 
me.  I  learned  to  ride  as  I  learned  to  walk.  I 
define  bicycling  as  walking  six  inches  above 
ground.  The  pedals  are  six  inches  fi'om  the 
ground,  and  the  same  confidence  by  which  the 
child  learns  to  walk  helps  the  .adult  to  ride." 

">fo,  I  didn't  go  out  on  the  highway.  Lady 
Henry  Somerset  had  a  tricycle  and  we  took  our 
exercise  on  the  grounds.  The  estate  is  immense 
and  the  roads  and  dri^  es  left  nothing  to  be  de- 
sired. I  brought  my  wheel  with  me.  Lady 
Henry  presented  it  to  me.  If  1  had  bought  one 
of  course  I  should  have  selected  an  American  bi- 
cycle, for  I  am  too  loyal  to  believe  that  American 
labor  or  American  skill  is  se-^cjud  to  any  work- 
manship. I  called  it  the  '(}ladys,'  because  it 
made  me  gladsome  in  mj  spirit.  The  day  I  took 
my  first  ride  I  gave  Gladys  the  white  ribbon." 
"Shall  you  ride  to  EvanstonV" 
"<!)h,  yes.  And  I  expect  to  sec  the  white  rib- 
lion  on  all  the  wheels  on  the  road." 

Wants  the  President's  Help. 
A'ice  Consul  Black  of  Illinois  has  interested  Con- 
gressman Springer  in^the  Washington-Denver  re- 


lay ride.  Saturday  Mr.  Springer  called  on  Presi- 
dent Cleveland  and  asked  him  to  send  the  message 
to  the  western  lity.  .Mr.  Cleveland  gave  no 
promise,  bnt  apparently  looked  upon  the  proposi- 
tion favoral)ly,  and  will  decide  later  as  to  .sending 
the  message. 


PATENTS 


Procured  in  the  United 
States  and  Foreign  Count- 
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description  with  model,  photograph  or  sketch,  and 
I  will  let  you  know  whether  you  can  obtain  a  pat- 
ent    All  mformation  free. 

W.  B.  AUGHINBAUGH, 
McGill  Bldg.908,  24  "G"  Street  Washington,  D.  0 


GALL'S  RAGING  SHOE. 


A  light  and  durable  hand-sewed  shoe  without  blocks. 
Horse  hide  uppers,  oak  tanned  soles,  can  be  tapped  or 
cleated.  Worn  by  most  of  the  crack  riders.  Size,  8; 
weighs  but  9  oz.  Price,  $150;  bv  mail,  $l.t)0.  We  are 
headquarters  for  racing  suits.  Send  t'c.  stamp  for  80 
page  illustrated  catalogue  of  athletic  goods. 

S.  B.  CALL. 

229  Main  Street,  SJ^RTNGFIET^Tf,  MASS. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


ACROSS  ASIA 
ON  A  BICYCLE 


Is  the  title  of  an  interest- 
ing narrative  now  running 
in  the  Ce7{iury.  The  authors  "^ 
took  a  Kodak  with  ihem  on 
their  perilous  lourney,  and 
secured  a  magnificent  series 
of  views,  many  of  which  are  used  in  illustrating  their 
articles.     In  a  recent  letter  they  say 

2500  Kodak  Views, 

"  The  Kodak  was  carried  over  our  shoulders  on  a 
bicycle  journey  of  .5,044  miles,  a  feat  that  would 
have  been  impossible  wi:h  an  ordinary  hand  camera 
and  Ihe  necessary  supply  of  glass  (plaies  and  we 
secured  some  2,500  unique  and  valuable  photographs. 
Thos.  G.  .\lle.n-,  Jr. 
W.  L.  Sachtleben.'' 


"ySentf  fflr  Kodak 
s        CatalogHc. 


EASTHAN  KODAK  CO., 

Rochester,  N.Y. 


"According  to  Hoyle" 

Have   your   Bicycle   Bepaired   and    Thoroughly    Over- 
hauled by  the  Veteran  Repairer. 

Over  twenty  years  factory  and  repair  shop  experience 
with  makers  c  C  Budge,  Rover,  Kval,  Rapid,  Rajnbler, 
Premier,  Humber,  Singer,  Swift,  &c.,  &o.  Hiehest 
testimonials  from  American  and  English  flyers  of  the 
path. 

NICXMr-FIjATXNa,  PA.INTIira, 

BNAyitlJ.j4lNG,  JE1C. 

Be  sure  you  see'  HOYLE,  2  and  4  La  Salle  Ave., 
End"of  Foot  Tunnel. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


FOR 

Bicycle  Repairing 

Use  our  new  9  inch  and  10  inch 
Screw  Cutting 

FOOT  I^ATHES, 

specially  deaigued  for  this 
class  of  wurk.  Write  for  cata- 
logue and  pricfs  of  lathes  and 
tools. 

Sebastian  Lathe  Co,,  '%V~U!'"'' 

I^^NTipN  THE   REFEREg, 


THE    PURE    ONE'S    DOWNFALL. 


A  Temptation  Far  Too  Strong  to  Long 
Resist. 
Did  you  ever  think  liow  the  pure  amateur  was 
led  to  fall  from  his  high  estate  and  became  but  a 
groveling  money-grabber?  Of  course  you  didn't. 
Perhaps,  though,  you  will  like  to  know!  If  so, 
imagine  this  dialogue: 

Money:  Come  hither,  speedy  sprinter,  and  dally 
thou  with  me! 

Pure  One:  A  vaunt,  thou  siren! 
Money:  Nay,  nay,    my  speedy  me;  I  am  not   a 
siren.     I  am  that  which  sweetens  all  the  world. 
Pure  One:  I  say  thou  art  a  siren. 
Money:  Why  speakest  falsely,  dear?   I  tell  thee 
I  no  siren  am.     Come  nearer,  sweet,    and  lay  thy 
hands  on  me ! 

Pure  One:  I  would  not  touch  thee  for  the 
world. 

Money:  Nay,  nay;  how  can  a  touch  do  harm? 
The  sun  doth  touch  the  flowers  to  make  them 
bloom. 

Pure  Oue:  A  vaunt,  thou  temptres.s!  I  said 
thou  wert  a  siren,  did  I  not? 

Money:  Thou  didst,  most  speedy  one;  yet  how 
many  things  are  said  by  thee  and  thine  thou 
swcirest  not  to!  I  tell  thee  thou  art  wrong  to  say 
that  I  a  siren  am. 

Pure  One:  If  not  a  siren,  then,  I  prithee,  tell 
me  what  thou  art. 

Money:  I  said  to  touch  me.  Come  and  lay  thy 
hands  on  me.  Thoul't  know  by  that  I  am  not 
what  thou  say'st  I  am. 

Pure  One:  The  high  priests  of  purity  say  I  must 
not  touch  thee. 

Money :  Art  coward,  too  ? 
Pure  One:  Thou  liest  if  thou  say'st  me  that. 
Money:  Fie,  fie,  most  noble  speedmaster!  Come 
nearer  now  and  lay  thy  hands  on  me,  that  by  thy 
touch  thou  still  may'st  heal  the  wound  that  thou 
hast  made  by  that  last  word  of  thine. 
Pure  One:  Is  healing  in  my  touch? 
Money:  I  know  there  is. 
Pure  One :  How  knowest  thou  ? 
Money:  I  could  not  tell  thee  if  I  would. 
Pure  One:  And  wonldst  thou  if  thou  conldst? 
Money:    Dost  the  speedman  tell  all  that  he 
canst? 

Pure  One:  How  cute  thou  art!  That  little  slur 
deserves  a  blow. 

Money:  Thou  dar'st  not  touch  me. 
Pure  One:  Say'st  thou  I  dare  not? 
Money:  Aye,  that  I  said,  and  stand  here   wait- 
ing for  the  blow. 

Pure  One  (approaching):  Thou  knowest  that 
the  Scripture  says  for  every  blow  a  kiss. 

Money  (blushing):  Then  thou  mast  touch  me 
not. 

Pure  One  (coyly) :  And  if  I  did? 
Money:  Thou  wouldst  be  doing  wrong  and  of- 
fending thy  high  priests,  even  St.  Eaymondus. 

Pure  One:  But  thou  art  very  fair,   and  it  were 
worth  a  frown  from  him  to  have  a  kiss  of  thine. 
Money  (crawing  away ) :  Nay,  nay;    thou  must 
not. 

Pure  One  (more  boldly):  And  prithee,  why 
must  not?  Thou  sayest  me  "Nay"  and  "Nay," 
yet  give  no  reason  why.  If  it  be  true  I  must  not, 
then  must  I  know  why.  '  'Must  not' '  is  not  must. 
Money  (still  receding):  I  say  thou  must  not; 
St.  Eaymondus!     Is  not  that  enough? 

Pure  One  (impatuously; :  Ha,  ha,  thou  pretty 
one,  to  think  that  that  is  argument!  Hast  ever 
known  a  speed  man  to  wait  on  that?  If  that  is 
all  the  refuge  that  thou  hast,  then  art.  thou  miue, 
indeed. 

Pure  One  grabs  Money;  Money  smiles,  and  St. 
Eaymondus  adds  another  to  his  list  of  fallen 
angels. — F.  A.  E.,  in  SpoHing  Life. 


H UMBER  PATTERN  FRAME 


Long  Wheel  Base. 


Guaranteed  finest   quality   of 
finish  and  material. 


A  frame  on  which 
manufacturers    and 
agents    may     put 
their    name    with- 
out fear  of  being 
disgraced. 


ESTABLISHED  1848.      INCORPORATED  1886. 


THOS.  SMITH  &  SONS,  of  Saltley,  Ltd., 

BIMMINaSAM,     MKG.. 

Manufacturers  of  all  kinds  of  uycle  component  parts,  at 
reasonable  prices,  consistent  with  good  workmanship. 

Prices  on  application. 


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O  ARE  YOU  TRYING  TO 

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o 
o 
o 

o 

O    SEND  FOR  OUR 

O    SPECIAL  CATALOGUE  OF    + 


Preveet  TairiniJsh 


OR  RUST  ON  YOUR  FINE  METAL  GOODS? 

^CELLULOID  LACQUER! 


;  THE  HANSON  &  VAN  WINKLE  CO.,  g 

\   CHICAGO  Newark,  N.J.  NEW  YORK    g 

00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 

SPECIAL  SALE  OF  LAMPS. 


CASH    T^RIOES. 


No.  1,  Cycle  Light, 
No.  2,  Bola, 
No.  3,  Bola, 


55o 
80 
$1.00 


No.  4,  Bell  Eock, 
No.  5,  Bell  Rock, 
No.  6,  Bell  Rook, 


1.35 
2.50 
2.35 


These  are  all  imported  Lamps  and  are  worth  double  the  price. 
Cash  must  accompany  order. 

JOHN    CALDWELL    &    CO.. 


615  Omaha  Building, 


Chicago,  III. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


TRADEniftK 

lAiTAATAAEOUS 

c/Ia^oEaBlE  oEaR 


A  nan  Convinced^*- 

...."  Am  forced  to  the  conclusion  that  it  is  an  advan- 
tage over  single  speed  gears  now  in  use" 

R.  PERKINS,  Ccn.  Mang' r  Liberty  Cycles. 

That's  an  opinion  worthy  consideration. 

LOUIS  ROSENFELD  &  CO.,  20  Warren  St.,  N.Y.City. 


TO  ANY  ADDRESS 

ONE  YEAR 

$2,00. 

Sample  Copies  on  Application. 


GARFORD 
SADDLMS 


1894 


styi^b;  e-z 


R.  B.  McMullen  &  Co.. 

CHICAGO,   m. 


We  make  the 
largest  and 
most  complete 
line  of  saddels 
upon  the 
market 


ELYRIA     o. 


MENTION   THE    REFER>: 


AMDAL  MEET  L.  A.  W. 

Denver,  Col.,  Angnst  13tli  to  18th. 


Avoid  the  heat  and 
dxist  of  railway  travel. 
Special  Rates  of 
Passage  to  this 
Meeting  quoted  by 
the 

Mallory  S.  S.  Line 

EITHER  WAY  BETWEEN 

NEW  YORK    and 
DENVER,  via 

Galveston,  Texas. 


This  means  a  delightful  ocean  trip  on  one  of  the  elegant  steamships 
of  the  line,  and  only  a  short  run  of  forty-eight  hours  by  rail  to  Denver. 

Elegant  Passenger  Accommodations— State  rooms,  large 
and  airy,  tastefully  furnished,  each  containing  two  berths  and  a  sofa; 
baths,  smoking  rooms  and  promenade  deck  all  combine  to  mahe  this 
the  most  luxurious  and  comfortable  route  by  which  wheelmen  and 
their  families  and  friends  in  our  eastern  states  can  travel  to  or  from 
this  meeting.  State  rooms  can  be  secured  in  advance.  Our  60-page 
hand  book  mailed  free  to  any  address. 

For  wheelmen's  special  rates,  one  way  or  round  trip,  and  sailing 
lists  apply  to 

C.  H.  MALLORY  &  CO.. 


Pier  20,  E.  R. 


NEW  YORK. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


The  SNELL  CYCLE  FITTINGS  CO., 

TOLEDO,    OHIO. 


frames: 


See  our  "  High  Back,"  weight  12  1-2  lbs. — makes  a 
28  lb.  wheel. 


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«/?/ 


Get  a  sample  one  and  try  it. 


lamps: 


^e/. 


Of 


This  trade  has  been  usually  left  to 
jobbers  to  Import.       A  e  are  running  a 
Lamp  plant  DA/  AND  NIGHT.     Buy  our  "  Tom 
Thumb "    and  5  other   small    (up-to-date)     Lamps. 
Support  American    made    Lamps.      Write  for  the  only 
"  Katalog." 

storeroom  for  New  England  States:    ET^ASTIC  TIP  CO.,  370  Atlantic  Ave..  Bostok,  Mass. 

Storeroom  for  Illinois.  Indiana,  Wisconsin  and  Michigan:     CBJCAftO  TJf  &  TIBB  CO.,  152  and  154  Lake  =t 

Storeroom  for  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Maryland,  Pennsylvania:    J".  S.  ZMN6S'  SOlf  &  CO.,  4  Fletcher  St ,  New  York. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


SURE  GRIP. 


FITS  EVERY  NIPPLE. 

Does  not   wear   off   the 
corners.     Saves  time. 
Patent  allowed. 


THE- 


PERFECT 

NIPPLE 

GRIP. 

Are  }ou  a  Fraciical  Wheelmen?    This  Tool  will  interest  you. 
It  fills  a  Zong  Felt  Want  for  Wheelmen  and  Repairers. 
The  Hest  Tool  for  Truing  -up  your  Wheels, 

The  Grip-Jaws  open  automatically  by  means  of  a  spring 

Write  for  Circulars  and  Prices. 

THE  DUDLEY  &  MEUNIER  MFG.  CO. 

273  West  Water  St ,  MILWAUKEE,  WIS. 

" THERE  ARE  OTHERS" 

But  None  Quite  so  Popular. 

TheRedStarChainLuMcant 


PRICE  35  CENTS. 


STILL    REMAINS    THE    FAVORITE    WITH    RIDERS. 


It  is  Graphite,  in  stick  form. 

Does  not  contain  grease. 

Sales  last  season,  122,480  sticks. 

-  CJse  the  best  for  its  cheaper  in  the  end.     All  wide  awake  dealers 
Keep  the  "  Red  Star  "  Specialties.     Sample  sent  on  receipt  of  price. 


Red  Star  Mannfactaring  Co. 


239  Water  Street, 


NEW  YORK. 


MENTION   THE    REFER»F 


The  Buffalo  Trouser  Guard. 

The    Best,    Lightest   and    Most    Practical. 


MADE    OF    TBE 

Best  Tempered 
Spring  Steel. 

^^         Will  not  bind  on  the  ankle 
or  rust  trousers. 


Seud  for  sample  pair  by  mail,  15 
cents.  Write  for  discount  Sold 
hy  all  dealers  in  Bicycles  and 
Sundries. 


PATENT  APPLIED  FOR. 


LITO 


VERSUS 


BEST. 


BUFFALO  TROUSER  GUARD  CO.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


ACCORDING  to  Grammarians, 
the  word  "  best,"  when  used 
in  conjunction  with  a  noun,  is  an 
adjective  of  the  superlative  or 
highest  degree;  yet  how  often  you 
hear  this  word  used  by  makers  in 
describing  their  machines.  Any 
of  my  readers  know  that  this 
statement,  emanating  from  so 
many,  cannot  possibly  be  true. 
Some  may  be  speaking  conscienti- 
ously, believing  their  goods  to  be 
the  best;  others,  alas,  know  too 
well  how  far  they  fall  short  of 
this  point  of  excellence,  yet  use  it 
with  the  same  or  more  assurance, 
than  those  who  verily  believe  that 
their  g;oods  are  superior  to_|  all 
others. 

Many  words  at  present  used  in 
the  English  language  have  a 
totally  different  meaning  assigned 
to  them  than  when  first  origin- 
ated; would  it  not  be  degenerating  to  the  English  language  if  by  custom 
we  were  to  look  upon  the  word  "best"  as  mieaning  anything  else  to  that 
which  is  highest  in  point  of  quality  or  excellence?  I  have  no  desire  to 
give  all  the  praise  to  one  maker,  but  I  would  recommend  my  readers  to 
examine  MILLER'S  NEW  LITO,  and  if  your  opinion,  after  comparing 
with  others,  is  the  same  as  mine,  you  wiU  understand  why  the  makers 
find  no  necessity  in  saying  it  is  the  best. 

RALEIGH  CYCLE  CO.. 

2081-3  Seventh  Ave..    NEW  YORK. 

OJSKJEBAJj    AGJENTS    FOR    TBE     UNITED    STA.TES, 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE* 

IN  THEN 

GREAT    LOmSVILLE    ROAD    R&CE 

•  •  •  • 

HELD  BY  MARTIN  &  DRESSING, 

There  were  seventy-five  starters,  five  of  whom  were  mounted  on  Wav- 
erleys.  Four  out  of  the  five  Waverleys  showed  up  in  the  first  twelve  at 
the  finish.  How  is  that  for  a  showing  ?  Five  out  of  seventy-five  got 
fo.ur  out  of  the  first  twelve  places.    What  better  average  could  you  ask? 

It  is  not  necessary  to  buy  $150.00  racing  machines  and  hire  pro- 
fessionals to  ride  them.  The  Waverley  has  made  a  showing  second  to 
none  this  year,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  they  are  ridden  only  by 
men  who  buy  and  pay  for  their  own  mounts  instead  of  by  professionals 
who  are  hired  to  win. 

The  following  from  the  Indianapolis  Journal  explains  itself: 

"Waverley  Wheels  Win. 

GREENFIELD  RACES. 

Mile  novice — A.  U.  Boyd,  first Waverley 

Mile  open,  handicap — Thomas  David,  first Waverley 

Mile  open,  boys — W.  Atkins,  first Waverley 

Half-mile  dash-E.  P.  Boll,  first Waverley 

Quarter-mile — Morris  Townley,  first Waverley 

Five  Firsts        1 

Three  Seconds  >-on  wheels  selling  at $85.00 

Tnree  Thirds    1 

Ride  a  Waverley  if  you  want  to  win.     They  make  racers 
out  of  old  men  and  boys. 

The  Waverley  leads  all  high  grade  bicycles  In  the  estimation  of 
wheelmen,  who  appreciate  our  efforts  to  give  them  thoroughly  High 
Grade  Wheels  at  Medium  Prices.  More  Waverleys  have  been  sold  this 
season  than  any  other  high  grade  wheel  in  the  world.     Investigate. 

Catalogue  and  full  description  free  by  mail. 


Indiana  Bicycle  Co,, 


INDIANAPOLIS.  I  NO.,  U.  S.  A. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


EMBRACE 

the  opportunity.     Only  a  few  wheels  to  spare  outside  of  our  contract  orders. 


and 


Are  the  quickest  sellers  and  the  most  satisfactory.    Nothing  but  Edged  Tool  Steel  Dust  Proof  Bearings 

\^^K    TREAT    AGENTS   W^ELL. 


THE'^fcf^^S^^^^J^^^J^i^ 


Manufacturers, 


ii6  to  122  N.  Lincoln  Street, 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


CHICAGO 


AT  LAST  'TWAS  DONE 

The  Greatest  Invention  Under  the  Sun  ! 

THE    FLYING    MACHINE   OF    TO-DAY    IS m 

The  LEAGUE  CHAINLESS  SAFETY. 

It  ia  "  cold  piz,en"  to  makers  of  the  clothes-destroying  Ohain  ! 

It  is  the  cleanest,  smoothest  and  neatest  in  the  world  ! 

It  is  the  greatest  improvement  of  =ill !    See  and  judge  for  yourself. 

MADE  FOR  LADIES  AND  GENTLEMEN. 

THE    LEAGUE    CYCLE    CO., 

HARTFORD,     CONN. 


MENTION    THE     REFEREE. 


"Fanning's  Miniatnre  Friction  Ball  Chain" 


WEIGHT,    22    OUNCES. 


PATENT     APPLIED      FOR. 

Th«  (greatest  success  in  a  ball  bpanner  chain  ever  attained.  It  is  the  recosnized 
scientific;  solution  of  what  an  easy  running  chain  should  be.  Friction  reduced  to  a  min- 
imum. The  greatest  possible  ppeed.  Wears  ten  times  longer,  I  toes  not  catch  or  bind 
on  sprocket.  Can  be  run  tight  or  loose.  Stretches  nine  times  less.  It  is  as  flexible  as  a 
rag.  These  improvements  will  make  any  wheel  wear  a  greater  length  of  time.  No 
rider  of  a  bicycle  should  be  without  tbi«?  gr4'at  improvement,  as  there  U  no  grea<=e  to  eet 
on  clothes,  and  it  is  a  self  cleaner,  PRICE  $6.00,  Discount  to  the  trade.  Express 
charges  prepaid  when  cash  accompanies  order. 

1-4  inch,  21 3-4  ounces,  50  links;  5-16  inch.  223  4  ounces  50  links;  7-15  inch,  23  ounces, 
50  links;  3-8  inch,  23  ounces,  50  links;  1-3  inch,  28  ounces,  50  links. 


MADE   IN    THE  ABOVE    SIZES. 


O. 


302  Main  St., 


KBiOKVK,  IOWA. 


Right  in. 


For  Fine  Catalogue  Engravings  by  the  Half 
tone  and  Zinc  Etching  processes. 

Send  for  specimens  and  prices. 


Columbian  Engraving  Co.,       ) 


Slt9  Dearborn  St.. 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THB   REFEREE. 


MENTION  THE  EEFEEEE. 


It  Comes  "Dead  Easy"  to  Sell 

The  SYRACDSE  BICYCLE. 

Order  from  us  and  secure  prompt  shipment,  low  prices  and 
beautiful  goods 

<^NINE  STYLES, 

^11    Winners— ISTo    Blanks. 

We  also  have  an  elegant  line  of  medium  grade  goods  from 
$75.00  to  $40.00. 


SEND    FOR    CATALOGUE ^m. 

SOLID  COMFORT  SADDLES. 
NOXALL  CHAIN  LUBRICANT. 

,  A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH  HDW.  CO., 

'^  ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


He  who  brings  the  buyer  and  the  seller  together  in  honest  trade  does  good  to  both." — Cobden. 


THOS.   WALLS,  President. 


T.  P.  WALLS,  Treasurer. 


JOHN  I.  WALLS,  Secretary 


The  West  Side  Auction  House  Company,  (incorporated) 

209  and  211  West  Madison  St.,  CHICAGO. 

AUCTION    SALE    OF    HIGH    GRADE    BICYCLES,    on 


SATVRDAY,     J^I^Y    7,    at    2:00    o'clock. 

Ladies"  and  Gentlemen's  High  Grade  '94  Model  wheels,  standard  makes,  pneumatic  tires.     Sale  without  reserve.     Consignments  solicited. 
Settlements  made  in  cash  day  after  sale.     Reference  by  permission  to  the  Hide  and  Leather  Bank,  Chicago. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


TELEPHONE.   W.  592. 


ARIEL 


ARIEL 


TURTLE  EAGER- 18  to  32  lbs. 
LIGHT  ROADSTER— 2J  to  28  lbs. 
FDLL  ROADSTER— 26  to  32  lbs. 

and  the 
Lovely  TITANIA— 27  to  32  lbs. 

all  with  the 
Superb  Ariel  Lines  and  Finish. 

"Reasons  Why" 
will  tell  you  more  about 


ARIEt. 


Ill  I  III 


CVcLES  ' 


/y- 


Ariels.»««» 


Good 

Stock 

Counts. 


Featdees: 
CORRECT  DESIGNS, 

REINFORCEMENT, 

DETACHABLE  SPR'  CKET, 
DETACHABLE  CRANK. 
COMMON  SENSE  DUST  -  PROOF  GEAR  CASE, 
Genuine  DUST-PROOF  BEARINGS  with 
ANTI-FRICTION  BALLS,  and  many  another 
"  Trick  of  Singularity." 


ARIEL    CYCLE    MANUFACTURING    CO.,    - 

Chicago  Store — 277  Wabash  Ave.  and  35  Van  Buren  St. 


Goshen,  Ind. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


T^  Brighton 

Best  Wheel  on  Earth  for  $100. 

Write  for  Discounts  and  Territory, 


Entry  blanks  for  Poorman  Road  Race  now 
ready.  41  prizes,  including  $200  time  medal, 
Columbia  Racer,  Union  Racer,  Warwick 
Racer,  Brighton  Racer,  Falcon,  Gold  Watch, 
Office  Clock,  Vase,  Carving  Set,  etc. 
Entry  fee  $1.00. 

J.  E.  Poorman, 

MENTION  THE   REFEREK.  S    IF.   FIFIM-ST.,    CINCINNATI,    O. 


DON'T  BE  TIMID 


ONE  CENT  will  neither  make  us  rich  nor  you  poor,  but  if  you  will  invest  that  amount  in  a 
postal  card  and  send  us  your  name  and  address,  we  will  mail  you 


Our  ^g4   Catalogue 


showing  what  we  are  all  looking  for- 


THE  BEST  line  of  Bicycles  of  all  grades  that  can  be  found  anywhere.       Dealers,  write 
for  Discounts. 


D.  SNITJER, 


ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


"PUNCTURELESS  ARMOR"  is  the  best 


12  REASONS  WHY 


IT  IS,  FROM  DATA  ON  HAND 


1 — It  is  covered  by  three  patents  in  all  forms. 

3 — All  others  are  imitations  in  some  form. 

3 — It  was  the  first  put  on  the  market  in  America. 

4 — The  only  one  tested  before  30,000  people  in  public  shows, 

5 — Over  brad  awls,  wire  nails  and  barbed  wire  fencing. 

6 — The  lightest  of  all;  weighs  but  3  ounces. 


7 — The  thinnest  and  strongest  of  all. 

8 — The  only  one  guaranteed  or  money  refunded. 

9 — The  cheapest,  for  any  one  can  put  it  in  his  tire. 
10  — Abrmt  six  hundred  agents  selling  it  and  doing  well. 
11 — About  7,000  sets  in  daily  use  and  giving  satisfaction. 
12 — No  one  can  afford  to  make  long  rides  without  it. 


Price,  $3  oo  per  pair.     More  agents  wanted.     Circulars  and  terms  sent.     Made  only  by 

PUNCTURELESS  TIRE  ARMOR  COMPANY,  -    HAGERSTOWN,  MD. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


WHEELS 

FOR  BICYCLES  AND  SULKIES. 

■\X7-l_rfr-pT   C    ot  aU  grades  for 
VV  riIlIZ,J-,0    Safety  Bicycles. 

HUBS.     SPOKES. 

NIPPLES.     RIMS. 

TIRES   OF   ALL    KINDS. 


^       Large  and  small  manufacturers  and  dealers 
~  supplied. 


I.  A.  WESTON  &  CO., 


*WT  OW   THE    RCFKHBC 


Jamesvtlle,  N   Y. 


THE  FIRST  AND  THE  BEST 


DO   NOT  ALLOW  YOUR  ORDERS   FOR 

HEATH  BALL  VALVE  PUMP  and 

UNIVERSAL  COUPLING 

to  be  filled  with  INFJtlJSfGING  IMITATIOlfS.  If  your  whole- 
saler CAN  NOT  or  IFXEi  NOT  fill  your  orders  with  our  Pump 
(he  certainly  can  buy  them  from  us),  WE  WILIJ,  and  at  a  price 
that  will  Interest  you. 

JtJEMMMJBER,  we  repair  or  replace  any  broken  pump  of  our 
make,  if  sent  to  us,  FBEE  OF  CSAJtGE. 

RETAIL    PRICE.    $2.00. 
^~  Dealers,  send  for  Revised  Wholesale  Prices.  „^i 

S.  F.  HEATH  CYCLE  CO., 

(Mention  this  paper.:)  MINNEAPOI^IS,    MINN. 

ELASTIC  TIP  CO.,  iSlx^ot^Sl^if"''- 


HEADQUARTERS  FOR 

BICYCLES 

OF  ALL  KINDS. 


40  Styles  in  Stock. 

Prices  Low 

Agents  Wanted, 

Send  for  Catalogue 

£.  C.  MEACHAM  ARMS  CO., 

ST.  LOUIS.  MO. 

v>.       www,      ...-■.  MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


HDMBOLDT  PARK  CYCLE  COMPANY, 

ARTHUR  SCHMALZ,    manager, 

898    W.    NORTH    AVE., 

MANUFACTURERS     AND     DEALERS     IN 


CYCLES, 

Repairing,  Renting  and  Exchange. 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THE   HEPEREK. 


B^RTSTES'     IMI^JRO^ED     BICYCLE     A^TREI^^CH. 

ODR  WRENCHES  ARE 
light,  strong,  neat  in 
appearance  and  the  moat 
convenient  for  use  of  any 
in  marliet.  They  are  all 
steel,  with  case-hardened 
.laws,  flnely  finished  and 
nickel-plated;  wts.,  from 
4  1-2  to  7  omices;  the  '94 
being  the  lightest,  and  the 
'93  the  heaviest.  Send  for 
3irciilar.  mention  the  referee. 


'92  PATTERN. 


'93  PATTERN.  '94  PATTERN. 

BARNES   TOOL   CO.    i^-^ii^n,    NEW   HAVEN.    CONN. 


V^N      OPPEIS'     &    CO.,    LIMITED. 

Forwarding,  Commission  and  Insurance  Ags.,  162Alder6gate  St.,  LONDON,  B.  O.  (Eng). 

^AHD     AT 

ZXrXlSFOOZ,        PAJSIS,        EMMEItlCB,        WMSEI,,        MOSAniO, 

14  South  John  St.    14  Rue  Tavart.       Germany.  Germany.       Argentine  RepubUc. 

TEE  LARGEST 

Forwarders  of  Bieyeles  and  Aeeessories  in  the  World. 

Low  Through  Rates  from  any  part  of  Europe.    Correspondence  invited. 

CABLE  ADDRESS;— 

"Vanoppen,"  Iiondon,  Liverpool,  Paris,  JEmmerich  &  Wesel. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


Goodhue  Cycle  Lock 

It  is  strong,  has  a  business-like  Chain,  and  is 
finished  in  full  nickel. 


Price  $i.oo.  Good  discount  to  dealers.  Good  for  bicycle  riders, 
traveling  men  and  others.  Over  4,000  different  combinations.  Can  be 
operated  easily  in  the  dark.     Manufactured  by 

Independent  Eleetrie  Co.,  i':^.'*c^fci^r* 

Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson,  Chicago,  General  Western  Agents. 
Howard  A.  Smith  &  Co.,  Newark,  N.  J.  Selling  Agents. 

MENTION  THE   REFEhEE 

J.  J.  WARREN  CO.,  Worcester,  Mass.,  U.  S.  A., 

MANVFACXUJRBnS    OF    SVBERXOB 

BICYCLE  SADDLE  LEATHERS  AND  TOOL  BAGS. 

Send  for  TUustrated  Catalogue  and  Price  List. 


^^!lblK 


Weight    Rfduced   to 

A-l  oz. 

Reliable, 

Durable, 

Warranted, 
fRfCe,  $S.2S,  I'oatpaid. 

Electro  and  Disct.  to  Trade. 

LEVY  CYCLE  CLOCK  Co. 

1817  Kidge  av.,  Phila.,  Pa. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


THE  EMPIRE  CYCLES 

F/TTED  WITH   PNEUMATIC  TIRES. 

Our  machines 
cannot  be  ex- 
celled for  easy 
riding,     quality 


and  prices. 


Send   for   Ijists. 

PERRY  RICHARDS  &  CO., 


Empire  Cycle  Works, 


Woi.VERHAMPT'^N 


aBENTION    THr?    REFEREE. 


The  MDELLER 
BICYCLE  STAND.... 

It  is  movable  or  stationary,  and  will 
support  either  front  or  back  wheel. 

It  is  adjustable,  and  can  be  used  with 
any  safety  bicycle. 

It  is  made  of  the  best  wrought  iron, 
and  weip:hs  only  3 1-2  pounds. 

It  supports  the  machine   in   such   a 
manner  that  it  does  not  scratch  the  en- 
ameling or  plating. 
Mnameled  Stand,  each  -    $1,00 
Nickel'plated  Stand,  each,    X.SO 

FOR  SALE  BY  THE  TRADE. 


H. 


.Co. 


) 

DI^CATUR,  11,1,. 

Correspondence  solicited  from  the  trade, 
and  will  send  electros  on  application. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


kk 


Jordan  Special," 


13-lb.,  10-lb.,  32-lb.,  38-lb. 


ALSO    AGENT    FOR   OTHER    HIGH-GRADE    WHEELS. 

' .1    Oldest  and  Largest  Repair  Shop  in  the  W»st. 

Any  make  of  wheel  altered  to  Wood  Kims,  and  Cushions  to  Pneumatic  Tires. 
Japautiiuj;  and  renickeling.    Agent  for  the  Telegram. 

71-73  JB.  Randolph  Street, 
CBICAUO. 

MSNTieM  THf   R^F^R««. 


LOUIS  JORDAN, 


The  Automatic  Mud  Guard. 


(Patented3November^28,p.893.) 

This  Guard  can  be  attached  to  any  wheel. 


The  only  Guard  in  the  World  that 
Rolls  Up. 

This   Guard,   when  not  in  use,  can  be  rolled  up  in  a  compact  form  by 

simply  touching  a  catch. 

You  must  see  it  to  appreciate  its  merits. 

PRICE,  $3.00,  COMPLETE  SET. 

Send  for  descriptive  circular  and  discounts  to  the  trade. 

THE  AUTOMATIC  MOD  GUARD  CO., 

ROCHESTER,     N,    Y.         Mention  EEFEEEE. 


CHlc^GO 


Palace  Sleeping 
-  Dining  Car  Line 

TO 

Eastern  and  Canadian  Points. 


In  connection  with  the  GREAT  WESTERN 
DIVISION  of  the  GRAND  TRUNK  RAIL- 
WAT,  it  is  the  FAVORITE  ROUTE  to 

Niagara  Falls,    Thousand  Islands, 

and  Rapids  of  the  St.  Lawrance,  and  to  the  Seaside  and  Mountain  Resorts 
in  the  East. 

CTTlXiriWirD  T'r»TT"DTCTC  Should  send  their  address  to  E.H.Hughes, 
O  U  lYl  IVl  El  rv  1  U  U  rv  1  iJ  1  O  General  Western  Passenger  Agent,  Chicago  & 
Grand  Tnink  Rail  Tay,  103  South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  111.,  and  ask  for  particulars  re- 
garding Summer  Tours.  Chicago  to  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands,  the  Adiron- 
dacks,  the  White  Mountains,  and  the  summer  resorts  of  the  coast  of  Maine,  which  will 
be  sent  to  all  applicants  free  of  charge. 


SALE  OF  SUMMER  TOURIST  TICKETS    BEQINS 


Magnificent  New  Pullman  Sleepers 


DAILY  BETWEEN 


CHICAGO  AND   DETROIT. 


CHICAGO  AND  SAGINAW  VALLEY. 


CHICAGO  AND  ALL  CANADIAN    POINTS. 


CHICAGO  AND   BOSTON. 


r'onorliQn  TKocrcrrxcrf  Passengers  for  Canada  can  now  have  their  Baggage 
\.^cLiIclulctii  Jjdg^dgc.  examined  and  passed  customs  and  checked  to  destina- 
tion at  our  depot  in  Chicago,  thereby  avoiding  annoyance  and  delay  at  the  Canadian 
frontier. 

For  Tickets  at  Lowest  Rates,  apply  at  Ticket  Offices  in  the  west,  or  to 


E.  H.  HUGHES, 


General  Western  Passenger  Agent, 


103  South  Clark  Street,  dnCAOO. 


W.  J.  SPICER,  General  Manager. 

GBO.  B.  REEVE,  Traffic  Manager. 

W.  E.  DAVIS,  Gen.  Pass'r  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

CJBICAGO  &  GIlAlfJ>  TRTTJnS XT. 


\  L.'J.  SEARGEANT,  General  Manager. 
'  N.J.  POWER,  General  Passenger  Agent . 
G.tT  BELL,  Ass't  Gen'l 

OKAlfn    T«ir\K     ItAITjWAV. 


QUEEN  CITY    ® 
%     FOR  1894. 

Geo.N,Pierce&Oo.,BDffalo,N.Y. 


MANUFACTURERS. 


New  1894  Ladies'  Queen  City;  Wt.  38  Lbs. 


THESE  ARE  OUR  LIST  PRICES: 

28  in 

.  "Diamond"  frame,  $100 

28  " 

"Ladies" 

100 

26  " 

Diamond 

65 

26  " 

Combination 

65 

24  " 

Diamond 

55 

^4  " 

Combination 

55 

New  1894  Pattern  Queen  City;  Wt.,  32  Lbs. 


All  full  Ball  Bearings  .  .  . 

.  .      and  Pneumatic  Tires. 
We  are  now  ready  to  make  prices  and 
give  agencies  for  1894. 

C  W.  Hackett  Hardware  Co.  are  General  Agents 
in  the  Northwest  for  the  Queen  City  W  lioels.  They 
carry  full  stock  andj,wiU  quote  prices  to  lUe  trade. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE 


A  complete  line  from  22  to  28-inch" 

THE  CRAWFORD  MFG.  CO., 

HAGERSTOWN,    MD., 

AND  72  READE  ST.,  New  York. 


SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


FOX'S 


ENGLISH 


RUBBER 


CEMENT 

Cheapest.      Quick  Drying:.     Labor  Saving.      Easiest 
Applied.      The  Most  Superior  Cement       n 

Yet  produced  for  cementing  tires  to  wood  rims  without  heat.  For  cementing  tires  to  steel  rims 
it  is  unequalled.  This  process  of  making  cement  was  originated  by  Mr.  Fox  in  Coventry,  Eng- 
land, and  is  the  only  genuine  English  cement  now  used  in  this  country.  The  leading  manufac- 
turers use  it,  among  them  A.  Featherstone  &  Co.,  Chicago;  Ames  &  Frost  Company,  Chicago, 
and  the  Sterling  Cycle  Works,  Chicago.  We  would  like  to  correspond  with  every  bio  cle  factory 
in  the  United  States.  We  have  got  the  cement  that  will  do  your  work  the  best.  Full  particulars 
and  prices  on  application.     Mention  this  paper. 

FOX    ENGLISH    CEMENT,   3016   Butler  St.,  CHICAGO. 

FRESS  oisr 


THE  CLIP 

-The  Wheel  Takes  a  Rest 


Stop  it  ?    You  bet  it  does.     A  bit  of  com- 
mon sense  that  will  pay  for  itself 
a  hundred  fold  when  an 
emergency  comes. 
It  fits  any  wheel  and  is  Simple  as  a  collar 
button.       PRICE,  $2.00. 

Can  be  had  of  your  nearest  dealer.    Mention  this  pajier. 


THE    CLIP    COMPANY, 


WARWICK.     N.    Y. 


RACER.    19  lbs. 


M' 


Nl 


1   ATFST   strictly  High  Grade. 
.^^^  *  '-^^  *     M\  Sizes  and  Prices. 
(^3EST.    Latest  Improvements. 

on fA/TPiPQJ  Strength,  Speed,  Weight, 
F'Um  1  t^K:^  I  g^^^  ^^  Running. 

JOHN  R  LOVELL  ARMS  CO., 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers  in  Arms,  Bicycles, 
Sporting  Goods, 

BOSTON,  MASS. 

Agents  Wanted.— Write  for  terms. 


I  Bicj'clG  Catalogue  free  to  all. 

Send  for  one  —  it  will  interest  you. 


ment:oi^  the  referee 


SOMETHING     NEW. 


This  elegant  article  of 
graphite,  for  lubricating 
and  keeping  chains  in 
perfect  condition,  will 
eventually  be  sold  by 
every  dealer  in  wheels 
and  bicycle  sundries. 

Until    such    time    we 

« 

.shall  be  glad  to  send  a 
sample  package,  postage 
paid,  on  receipt  of  12  c(s. 


JOS  DIXON 
CRUCIBLE  CO., 

Jersey  City,  N.  J, 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


No.  679.; 

DIXON'S 
GRAPHITE 

CYCLE  \ 
LUBRICANt 

lianiifactured  only  by  tit 
ISS.DIXON  CRUCIBUC 

ERSEY   CITY,  N.J. 

I 


The  KNAPP  BICYCLE  SUPPORT 

Adjustable  to  any 
vrheel.  Most  con- 
venient house  sup- 
port, and  best  show 
stand  made.  It 
allows  the  wheels 
and  pedals  to  ro- 
tate freely  and  does 
not  have  to  be 
screwed  to  the 
floor.  Finished  in 
rich    gold   bionze 

Price  $1.35. 
Discount  to  the  trade. 


F.  A.  KNAPP, 


DANBURY,  CONN. 

ENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


RED  CROSS 

COLORED    ENAMELS. 


+ 


I 


n 


li^J-L, 


ii:y*«\lCE; 


60C^^' 


For  Brilliancy,  Durability 
and  High  Grade  Finish,  tliere 
is  no  enamel  on  the  market 
equal  to  the  Red  Cross  We 
will  warrant  this  enamel  not  to 
contain  one  particle  of  Asphal- 
tum 

We  can  furnish  it  in  all  the 
following:  12  colors:  While, 
Black,  Cream,  Yellow.  Rose, 
Kobm  egg  Blue,  Deep  Blue. 
Orango,  Primrose.  Vermillion, 
Light  Green,  Cycle  Blue  and 
Drab. 

Kither  air-drying  or  baking 
furnished  in  bulk  in  any  quan- 
tity desired. 


Priee  per  Can,  50e. 


Send  for  catalogue  and  dis- 
counts to  the  trade  on  Red 
Cross  Sundries,  manufactured 
by 


ARLINGTON  U.BETTS&  CO. 

TOLEDO,  OH'o 

MENTION   TME    REFPR^ 


YES 


A.  H.  BARNETT,   the  winner   of  the   great   Irvington- 
Milburn  Road  Race,  selected  as  a  prize  a Wheel. 


WHY? 


BECAUSE 


Avhich  was  one  of  the  ten  Prizes,  was  selected  by  him  as  his  time  prize,  which  all  recognize 
as  {THE  MOST  IMPORTANT  PRIZE.)  The  other  Bicycle  selected  as  the  extra  prize,  was 
his  second  choice,  and  we  admire  his  good  taste.  All  this,  however,  is  immaterial,  as 
the  fact  remains  that  he  rode  the  Spalding  Bicycle  in  order  to  win  the  two  bicycles 
above  referred  to,  and  is  still  riding  a  Spalding  Bicycle,  and  expects  to  win  more 
wheels,  diamonds  and  reputation  with  it. 


The  Spalding  Bicycle 


IS  THE  FASTEST  AND  EASIEST 

RUNNING  BICYCLE  BUILT 


LAMB  MANUFACTURING  CO..  ^-■<^'^^- 

CHICOPEE   FALLS,   MASS. 


A.  G.  SPALDING  Is  BPOS..  ^^^"a'c\^nts, 


New  York, 


Chicago, 


Philadelphia. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


One  Point 


The  beginning  of  a  wheel  (co  be  finished  later.) 


Of  the  many  in  which  the  Warioick  excells — the  Warivick  Dust  Proof  Bearings 
fitted  to  the  wheel  throughout,  even  to  the 


Pedals 


other  points  of  equal  excellence — the  result  is  a  bicycle  that  is 

Perfection. 

INVESTIGATE    THE    WARWICK. 
YOU    WII,L    BUY. 

YOU    WnL    BE    SATISFIED. 


Send  for  Catalogue  for  full  particulars. 

WARWICK  CYCLE  MFG.  CO.,        Springfield,  Mass. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


THEY  ARE  GREAT  SELLERS, 


ROAD   KINGS 


AND 


ROAD  QUEENS 


Strictly  High  Grade  :  :  Price,  ;8100  to  ;S5110 


ROAD    KING. 

ROAD^KING — Wheels,  28  inches;  Wood  or  Steel  Rims;  Weight,  25  to  28  pounds;  any  kind  of  Pneumatic 

Tires  wanted. 


OUR  .  .  . 


.  .  .  OUR 


DUKE  DUCHESS 

PRINCE  PRINCESS 

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CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  JULY  13.  1894 


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THE  LU-MI-NUM-STEARNS  CONTEST. 


St.  Louis   People   Ready    But    Stearns  Doesn't 
Come  to  Time. 

Buffalo,  July  10. — [Special  telegram.] — At 
this  writing  the  test  between  the  St.  Louis  Re- 
frigerator and  Wooden  Gutter  Company  and  E.  C. 
Steams  &  Co.,  or,  rather,  between  aluminum  and 
steel  bicycles,  has  not  taken  place  as  agreed  at 
Cornell  College,  Ithaca.  Messrs.  Grayson,  Conk- 
ling,  Chriscelius  and  Professors  Flood  and  John- 
son, of  St.  Louis,  arrived  at  Ithac^  expecting  the 
test  to  be  made.  They  had  with  them  twelve 
machines,  apparatus,  etc.  Mr.  Stearns  also  ar- 
rived, but  said  he  understood  this  to  be  only  a 
preliminary  test  and  had  made  no  preparations, 
having  on  hand  no  machines.  Mr.  Redding  has 
not  put  in  an  appearance. 

Professors  Johnson  of  St.  Louis,  Thurston  of 
Cornell  University,  and  the  gentleman  represent- 
ing the  Steams  interests,  had  a  long  conference  as 
to  the  tests  to  he  made,  while  Messrs.  Grayson 
and  Steams  also  conferred  at  length  and  went 
over  all  the  correspondence  between  the  two  con- 
cerns. 

Mr.  Grayson  shows  every  inclination  to  proceed 
with  the  tests,  but  Mr.  Steams  raised  a  technical- 
ity about  the  payment  of  the  money,  to  which 
Mr.  Grayson  3aelded  immediately.  Then  again 
Mr.  Stearns  insisted  upon  a  test  by  having  the 
machines  ridden.  To  this  Mr.  Grayson  objected, 
because  it  couldn'  t  be  measured,  but  he  did  agree 
to  the  acceptance  of  any  decision  the  professors 
might  reach.  It  was  mutually  agreed  that  the 
frames  should  be  of  the  same  weights. 

Aiter  this  preliminary  skirmishing  Mr.  Stearns 
was  asked  when  he  would  be  ready,  but  the  latter 
couldn't  say;  he  was  not  sure  that  he  had  three 
complete  machines  in  the  iactory  or  that  he  had 
the  parts  and  could  not  know  until  he  returned 
home. 

Mr.  Grayson  was  willing  to  stay  a  week  if  nec- 
essary, with  all  hands,  in  order  to  complete  the 
tests,  but  even  then  could  get  little  satisfaction. 
Mr.  Steams  wanted  the  professors  to  act  as  advo- 
cates, making  Professor  Thurston  virtually  judge. . 
To  this  proposition  Professor  Johnson  refused  pos- 
itively, saying  he  was  here  as  an  investigator  and 
not  as  a  champion  of  either  side.  Mr.  Grayson 
finally  asked,  if  technicalities  prevented  this  test, 
whether  Mr.  Steams  would  be  willing  to  waive 
all  other  considerations  and  submit  the  frames  to 
the  professors  for  their  decision.  But  Mr.  Stearns 
was  not  ready  to  give  an  answer.  Up  to  7  o'clock 
the  session  between  Messrs.  Grayson  and  Steams 
lasted,  but  vrith  no  result.  Then  the  latter  left 
for  Syracuse,  promising  to  telephone  Tuesday 
what  he  would  do. 

The  judges  will  meet  again  Tuesday  to  arrange 
the  work  and^will  be  ready'^to  >;o  ahead  with  the 


tests  if  the  heads  of  the  two  concerns  come  to  any 
agreement. 

STEARNS   DIDiSr'T   SHOW    UP. 

Buffalo,  July  11.— [Special  telegram.] — At 
this  hour,  3;25,  there  is  no  chance  whatever  of  any 
test  being  made.  Mr.  Stearns  did  not  telephone 
his  answer  as  he  said  he  would  and  at  noon  Mr. 
Grayson  telephoned  Syracuse,  but  could  not  get 
Stearns.  Later,  he  tried  again,  but  Mr.  Stearns 
was  not  there  and  had  left  word  that  he  would  let 
them  know  to-raorrow.  Mr.  Grayson  and  party 
have  left,  disgusted,  after  making  every  reason- 
able concession.  There  is  little  prospect  of  a  test 
at  present,  if  at  all.  All  parties  had  been  in- 
structed to  appear  with  frames  ready  for  the  test, 
but  the  Stearns  side  didn't  show  up. 


THE    LONG    ISLAND     CENTURY. 


The  Monster  Run  Next  Sunday  From  Sag 
Harbor  to  Brooklyn. 
New  Yoek,  July  9. — In  magnitude  the  open 
century  run  from  Sag  Harbor  to  Brooklyn  next 
Sunday  bids  fair  to  rival  the  recent  trip  of  the  400 
from  Newark  to  Asbury  Park.  The  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  end  of  the  cavalcade  will  start  by 
steamer  on  Saturday  at  5:30  p.  m.  from  Pier  26, 
East  river.  New  York.  The  riders  will  wear 
handsome  numbered  silk  badges.  An  entrance 
fee  of  §1  will  be  charged,  and  entries  may  be 
made  with  Clemens  Weiss,  secretary,  117  Wall 
street.  New  York.  The  schedule  is:  Leave  Sag 
Harbor,  5  a.  m. ;  Canoe  Place,  7:15;  Quaque,  8:30; 
West  Hampton,  8:50;  Eastport,  9:20;  Center 
Nerviches,  10;  arrive  Patchaque  (dinner),  11:30; 
leave  Patchaque,  1  p.  m. ;  Babylon,  3;  Seaford,  4; 
Valley  Stream,  5;  Jamaica,  5:45;  arrive  at  Bed- 
ford avenue,  Brooklyn,  7  o'clock.  Each  survivor 
will  receive  a  commemoration  medal. 


Where  Bicycles  Were  of  Use. 
To  the  Daily  Paniagraph  of  Bloomington,  111., 
and  its  readers  the  bicycle  has  proved  of  great 
value  during  the  strike  blockade.  By  having  the 
entire  delivery  done  per  wheel,  the  advertising 
management  of  the  paper  not  only  succeeded  in 
supplying  its  news-hungry  patrons,  but  did  it 
almost  as  promptly  as  if  trains  had  been  running. 
As  the  Daily  JPaniagraph  goes  over  a  large  area,  it 
may  be  imagined  that  its  patrons  were  very 
pleasantly  surprised. 


Won  from  Scratch. 
A  road  race  was  held  Saturday  from  South  Chi- 
cago over  an  eight-mile  course — through  South 
Shore,  and  Windsor  Park.  There  were  nine 
starters  out  of  the  seventeen  entrants.  H.  F. 
Brandenburg  (1:00  and  no  scratch  man)  won 
the  race  in  24:50.  Ed  Davis,  who  also  had  a 
minute's  start,  finished  fourth. 


NO  LAMPS  IN  THE  PARKS. 


Boston's    Park    Authorities   Expunge  the   Rule 
Providing  for  Lights. 

Boston,  July  9. — Chief  Consul  Perkins  has  se- 
cured another  victory  for  the  wheelmen.  Hereto- 
fore when  riding  through  the  parks  at  night 
cyrlers  have  been  compelled  to  carry  lanterns,  but 
through  the  efforts  of  the  energetic  chief  consul 
that  portion  of  the  park  constitution  relating  to 
the  carrying  of  lanterns  has  been  expunged.  So 
far  so  good.  It  is  a  fact  that  the  disrepute 
brought  upon  the  sport  is  due  to  that  class  of 
wheelmen  vulgarly  termed  "jays"  and  "John- 
nies," who,  with  back  bent  almost  double,  go 
rushing  through  the  crowded  streets  carrying  with 
them  danger  to  the  pedestrians  and  others. 
These  gentlemen  are  now  to  receive  attention  from 
the  chief  consul,  who  is  to  hold  a  conference  witli 
the  police  commissioners  of  Boston  as  to  the  best 
ways  and  means  of  bringing  an  end  to  these  per- 
formances. 

The  celebration  in  honor  of  the  enactment  of 
the  new  regulations  referring  to  bicycles  and  other 
vehicles  upor  the  road,  which  was  to  occur  last 
Saturday,  has  been  postponed  one  week  owing  to 
Bliss"  trials  against  record  occurring  on  the  day 
originally  decided  upon. 


Will  Race  for  the  Keats  Cup. 
Saturday  afternoon  at  3  p.  m.  the  ^Eolus  C.  C. 
will  run  its  firet  five-mile  race  for  the  beautilul 
silver  cup  which  was  recently  presented  to  the 
club  by  Alderman  Keats.  The  race  will  be  made 
over  the  usual  west  side  course,  starting  at  Kedzie 
avenue,  and  judging  from  the  number  of  entries 
promises  to  '  e  most  interesting.  The  cup  will  be 
competed  for  in  a  series  of  five  races,  the  winiiei-s 
of  each  race  to  run  a  final  to  decide  the  owner.sliip 
of  the  cup.  The  club  has  been  fortunate  enough 
to  secure  another  silver  trophy  from  Martin  Wald, 
and  on  the  following  Saturday  the  riders  will 
compete  for  it  over  the  same  course  and  in  a  simi- 
lar way. 

*  ♦  « 

Zim  and  "the  Kid"  Win. 

A  cable  dispatch  from  Paris,  dated  Sunday,  says 
Zimmerman  made  his  first  appearance  at  the  Vel- 
odrome Buffalo  that  day.  He  was.  matched  fpr 
1500  a  side  against  Edwards,  the  English  rider. 
In  the  first  race,  distance  one  kilt  metre,  Edwards 
went  to  the  front,  closely  followed  by  Zimmer-' 
man.  On  the  third  lap  Zimmerman  let  himself 
out  and  won  by  several  lengths.  The  flaial  lap, 
one-third  of  a  kilometre,  was  covered  in  23  2-5 
sec,  beating  the  record.  In  the  second  race,  two 
kilometres,  Zimmerman  won  by  a  good  length, 
thus  securing  the  stakes.  Harry  Wheeler  won 
the  third  race  on  the'general  programme. 


BURET'S     GREAT    RECORD. 


DETAILS  OF  THE  BIG  TWENTY-FOUR  HOUR 
RACE  IN  PARIS. 


Average  Pace  Over  Nineteen    Miles  Per  Hour- 
Small    Fry    Killed    Off    Early    in    the 
Game— The   Score  by  Hours— 
Zim  and  Wheeler. 


Paris,  June  26. — The  day  was  fine  and  the  air 
still  on  Saturday  at  6:10  p.  m.,  when  Mr.  Decam 
sent  the  following  eighteen  men  out  of  an  entry 
of  twenty-five  on  a  twenty-four-hour  path  ride  at 
the  Velodrome  Buffalo:  Williams,  Marius 
AUard,  Ashinger,  Huret,  Pachot,  Bertrand,  Swift- 
ness, Dubois,  Dorrz,  Meyer,  Rivierre,  Champagne, 
Baraquin,  Lucas,  Fortuny,  J.  Allard,  Coppy  and 
Eobart.  The  absentees  before  the  start  were: 
Linton,  Stephane,  Lumsden,  De  Perrodil,  San- 
som,  Oxborrow  and  Berthier. 

Immediately  the  pistol  was  fired  Williams  took 
the  lead,  closely  followed  by  Huret,  M.  Allard 
and  Lucas,  the  rest  of  the  field  falling  off  from  the 
'  'terrible' '  pace  set,  in  fact,  an  uninitiated  would 
have  thought  that  it  was  a  ten-mile  spin  instead 
of  a  twenty-four-hour  drag.  Fifteen  laps  from  the 
start  Huret  fell  at  the  banking,  but  was  up  at 
once  on  a  new  machine,  and  away  he  went  after 
the  leaders,  but  he  was  ultimately  lapped  by 
Williams,  who  rode  like  a  madman,  Marius  Al- 
lard being  also  doubled  five  laps  later,  and  Ash- 
inger, who  seems  blest  with  bad  luck,  fell,  causing 
Lucas, 'who  was  behind,  to  tumble  and  cut  his 
head.  This  did  not  deter  Lucas  for  long,  for  in 
about  half  a  minute  he  was  up  and  away,  although 
still  bleeding.     The  scores  after  the  first  sixty 

minutes  were  as  follows: 

Kilo.  Metres 

Williams 39  250 

Meyer 39  160 

Marius  Allard 39  000 

Huret 88  250 

Kivierre 37  000 

l)orez 37  COO 

Jean  Allard ; 37  COO 

Robart 36  000 

Dubois 33  606 

(Record  held  by  Meintjes,  41  kilometres  868  metres.)  ^. 

During  the  next  hour  Huret,  who  was  going 
great  guns,  made  up  a  lot  of  ground  and  finally 
lapped  Williams,  who  lost  what  he  had  gained 


C.  HUBET. 

— From  Veloce  Sport. 

and  a  bit  more  besides,  the  scores  standing  thus 
at  the  second  hour: 

Kilo.  Metres 

Huret -....77  ^gg 

Meyer 75  ggj 

M.  Allard , ,, 74  333 


Kilo.       Metres. 

Williams 73  383 

Rivierre) 73  000 

(-horland's  record,   68  kilometres  783  metres,  beaten.) 

There  was  a  tremendous  change  during  the 
third  hour,  Williams  having  lost  courage,  lapped 
altogether,  whilst  Lucas,  the  Englishman,  on  the 
contrary  improved  his  position,  the  checkers  noting 

at  the  end  of  the  hour: 

Kilo.       Bletres 

Huret in  666 

Meyer 109  333 

M.  Allard 106  333 

Lucas 106 

Rivierre 105 

(Record,  116  kilometres,  125  metres,  held  by  A.  V.  Lin- 
ton). 

FOURTH   HOUR. 

The  particulars  to  note  during  this  stage  con- 
sisted in  the  giving  up  of  several  competitors, 
twelve'only  remaining  in  the  race,  the  Aveather 
being  then  very  warm  and  oppressive.     Scores: 

Kilo.       Metres 

Huret 145  218 

Meyer 140  066 

Lucas 13!i  666 

M. Allard 138  (66 

Rivierre 136 

(Record,  !51  kilometres,  343  metres,  held  by  Huret). 

The  next  stage  was  a  big  struggle  for  supremacy 
between  Huret  and  Lucas,  whilst  Marius  Allard 
worked  himself  into  a  better  position.  The 
checkers  were  found   not  to  have  reckoned  eiglit 


MEYEB. 

— From  Veloce  Sport. 

laps  covered  by  the  Englishman,  Lucas.  A  com- 
plaint was  made,  and  the  error  was  rectified,  the 
distance  and  positions  being  as  under,  although  in 
the  next  hour  Lncas  appears  better,   his  scores 

being  only  then  altered. 

Kilo.  Metres 

Huret ISO  448 

Lucas ]7;i  333 

M.  Allard  170  666 

Meyer 169  666 

Rivierre .167  333 

(Record  held  by  Huret,  186  kilometres,  761  metres). 

SIXTH   HOUR. 

No  incidents  to  remark  during  this  period,  ex- 
cept the  fact  that  Huret  and  Lucas  hung  on  to 
each  other  like  grim  death.     Scores: 

Kilo.       Metres 

Huret 212  333 

Lucas : . .  .207 

M.  Allard 205  333 

Meyer 204  666 

Rivierre 198 

(Record,  Linton,  219  kilometres,  603  metres) 

SEVENTH   HOUR. 

The  records  were  then  attacked,  when  230  kilo- 
metres were  covered,  the  figures  of  Dubois  and 
Sohelmer  suffering.  At  the  finish  of  the  sixty 
minutes,  the  positions  were  as  appended : 

Kilo.       Metres 

Huret 245  20 

Lucas 239  693 

Meyer 233 

Allard  ,..,, 233  666 


Kilo.       Hetres. 

Rivierre 282  666 

(Shorland's  record,  2i8  kilometres,  886  metres,  beaten). 

EIGHTH  HOTJE. 

All  past  records  were  now  being  beaten  by  sev- 


BIVIERBE. 

— From  Veloce  Sporl. 

eral  of  the  leaders,  including  the  last  one  made  by 

Wridgway.     Scores: 

Kilo  Metres 

Huret !i76  966 

Lucas 2U  633 

Allard S6i  666 

Meyer 262  666 

Rivierre 251  8:13 

(Shorland's  record,  255  kilometres,  935  metres,  beaten). 

NINTH    HOUR. 

Lucas  and  Huret  were  still  close  to  each  other, 
and  the  track  was  well  filled  with  spectators, 
many  of  whom  had  remained  since  the  start. 
Positions. 

Kilo.    Metrts. 

Huret 318  841 

Lucas 303  508 

Meyer 295 

Allard   293 

(Linton's  record,  y90  kilometres,  170  metres,  beaten.) 

TENTH  HOUR. 

The  electric  lamps  were  still  alight,  although  it 
was  just  daybreak,  the  scene  appearing  weird  and 
strange.  Huret  got  off  for  a  moment,  during 
which  time  Lucas  gained  four  laps  on  him,  the 
following  being  the  record  at  the  close  of  the  hour: 

Kilo.    Metres 

Huret 341  105 

Lucas f36  772 

Meyer 32"  333 

Allard  323  666 

(Linton's  record,  321  kilometies,  331  metres,  broken.) 

ELEVENTH   HOUR. 

The  race  now  assumed  a  serious  aspect,  the 
visitors  hesitating  as  to  naming  the  winner. 
Huret,  who  asked  for  some  eau  de  cologne  on  a 
sponge,  passed  some  (like  the  good  fellow  he  has 
always  been)  to  Lucas,  who  used  it  and  shook 
hands  with  the  little  Frenchman.  The  positions 
were  as  follows  at  the  end  of  the  time: 

Kilo.    Metres. 

Huret 371  671 

Lucas 367  -638 

Meyer 358 

(Wridgway's  record,  354  kilometres,  81  metres,  beaten.) 
TWELFTH   HOUR. 

Lucas  was  taken  with  cramps  in  the  stomach 
and  had  to  give  over  for  good,  his  head  bleeding 
at  the  same  time.  From  this  point  Huret  slowed 
down,  the  marking  board   showing  the  following 

figures: 

Kilo.    Metres. 

Huret 403  1 80 

Meyer 389  666 

(Wridgway's  record,  386  kilometres,  862  metres,  beaten.) 
THIRTEENTH   HOUR. 

During  this  hour  Allard   suddenly  gave  up, 


^S^ki'ee^ 


being  discouraged,    so  that  the  men  were  thus 

placed  at  the  end  of  the  hour: 

Kilo.    Metres. 

Huret 4.30  185 

Meyer 419 

Rlvierre 400 

(Shorland's  record,  391  kilometres,  336  metres,  beaten.) 

Now  was  the  time  the  pacemakers  had  a  chance 
of  resting,  the  pace  being  very  moderate  and  the 
positions  more  or  less  assured.  Fresh  spectators 
arrived,  while  many  of  those  who  had  remained 
all  night  retired  to  a  well-earned  repose.  The  in- 
cidents during  the  rest  of  the  race  were  not 
of  much  importance,  except  that  all  records  up  to 
the  twenty-fourth  hour  have  been  beaten,  so  that 
I  simply  give  the  hourly  results  to  the  end. 

FOURTEENTH   HOUK. 

Kilo.    Metres 

Huret 459  776 

Meyer 449  333 

Rivierre  435  666 

(Shorland's  record,  420  kilometres,  164  metres,  beaten.) 

FIFTEENTH   HOUE. 

Kilo.    Metres. 

Huret 487  981 

Meyer 4, 7 

Bivierre 452 

(Shorland's  record,  447  kilometres,  891  metres,  beaten.) 

SIXTEENTH   HODE. 

Kilo.    Metres. 

Huret 515  533 

Meyer 508  525 

Eivierre 480  583 

(Shorland's  record,  469  kilometres,  695  metres,  beaten.) 

SEVENTEENH   HOTJE. 

Kilo.    Metres. 

Huret 542  488 

Meyer 535  488 

Rivierre 508 

(Shorland's  record,  495  kilometres,  24  metres,  beaten.) 

EIGHTEENTH   HOTJE. 

Kilo.    Metres. 

Huret 5^0  70 

Meyer '563  736 

Rivierre 534 

(Shorland's  record,  531  kilometres,  537  metres,  beaten.) 

NINETEENTH   HOUE. 

Kilo.     Metres, 

Huret .■JC6  CSl 

Meyer 58  <  tSl 

Rivierre ESS  6C6 

(Shorland's  record,  545  kilometres,  963  metres,  be  ten  ) 
TWENTIETH   HOUE. 

Kilo.     IVIftrP*? 

Huret 6  !2  156 

Meyer 615  393 

Rivierre 583  90 

(ShDrland's  record,  570  kilometres,  142  metres,  beatt'n  ) 

TWENTY-FIBST   HOUE. 

Kilo.    Jleti  e^ 

.Huret    6.'i0  10 

Meyer  642  6  6 

Rivierre  608  333 

(Shorland's  record  693  kilometres,  635  metres,  beaten.) 
TWENTY-SECOND   HOUE. 

Kilo.    Metres. 

Huret 678  463 

Meyer  671 

Rivierre    ...635  666 

(Shorland's  record,  621  kilometres,  713  metres,  beateti.) 
TWENTY-THIED    HOUE. 

Kilo.    Metres. 

Huret    708  318 

Meyer    698  666 

Rivierre    666  a33 

(Shorland's  record,  652  kilometres,  163  metres,  beaten.) 
TWENTY-FOUETH   HOUE. 

Kilo.    Metres. 

Huret (457  miles  1,648  yards)  736  946 

Meyer 727  £05 

Rivierre- 696 

Bertrand 632 

Baraquin  ...., 601  333 

Robart 576 

Coppy  4C7  333 

Thus  the  first  three  placed  men  have  beaten 
Shorland's  Cuca  Cocoa  cup  record,  the  winning 
man,  Huret,  doing  a  most  marvellous  performance. 
Ashinger  is  altogether  "too  bad"  to  compete  over 
here;  he  should  have  gone  back  home,  with  the 
money  which  was  subscribed  for  him. 

Immediately  the  race  terminated   the    public 


rushed  onto  the  track  and  wanted  to  "shoulder" 
the  winner,  who  very  modestly  refused,  and  went 
into  his  tent  to  be  rubbed  down. 

HARRIS,    THE  ENGLISHMAN,    WINS. 

Harris,  who  has  just  returned  from  England 
after  winning  the  mile  professional  championship, 
ran  on  Thursday  last  at  Buffalo  in  two  races.  He 
got  first  in  each  event,  his  most  formidable  oppo- 
nent, Barden,  having  had  a  bad  fall  at  the  bank- 
ing. Zimmerman  will  ran  his  fiist  match  on 
the  1st  of  July  against  Harris. 

ZIMMERMAN   AND   WHEEI.EE   WIN. 

The  Skeeter  won  one  race  and  "Kid  "  Wheeler 
another  at  Florence.  Zinimy  complains  of  the 
tbxy  way  the  Italians  had  of  trying  to  cause  him 
to  fall.  The  two  hoys  are  having  a  fine  time  in 
Italy  before  returning  to  Paris.  On  Sunday  they 
both  ran  in  the  international,  in  which  race 
Wheeler  got  first  and  Zim  second  positions.  In 
the  American  vs.  Italian  match,  the  Yankee  boys 
were  again  in  the  front,  beating  some  of  the  best 
racers  in  the  world. 

Linton  and  Soibud  will  race  a  fifty-mile  match 
( with  pacemakers)  at  Lyons  on  July  23. 


A    RISING    STAR. 


Young    Brown  of   Elizabeth,  Who  May  Repre- 
sent America  Abroad. 
Charles  Brown,  of  the  Elizabeth   Athletic  Club, 
was  not  prominent  on  the  track  until  this  season, 
when  his  performance  at  Asbury  Park,  Plainfield, 


M 


Manhatian  Field,  Waverly  and  Parkville  have 
placed  him  in  the  front  rank  of  the  eastern  class  A 
cracks,  with  no  undisputed  superiors  except  Mac- 
Donald.  Before  this  year  he  has  confined  his  atten- 
tion almost  solely  to  road  riding,  having  won  the 
Union  county  (N.  J. )  ten-mile  road  champion- 
ship of  1893  in  29:49  1-5,  and  of  1893  in  30:34 1-5. 
This  year  he  was  -tipped  as  a  sure  winner;  bat 
met  with  a  break-down  at  the  turn,  notwith- 
standing which  he  finished,  on  a  strange  wheel, 
sixth,  in  38:21.  He  has  a  tandem  road  record  of 
27:26,  made  with  Sallonstall  last  season.  He  is 
good  on  the  track  for  quarters  in  :30,  halves  in 
1 :03,  and  miles  under  2  :'20.  Born  in  New  York 
twenty-four  years  ago;  his  weight  is  158  pounds, 
and  his  i-eight  five  feet  ten  inches.  If  no  other 
faster  and  better  amateur  can  be  persaaded  to  go 
over  he  will  probably  have  a  try  for  the  Sallon- 
stall international  mile  championship  cui)  at  Brus- 
sels on  Aug.  13. 


Bound  for  Chicago. 
W.   F.    Livingston    and   C.  E.    Sands,    of   the 
Clermont  Wheelmen,    left  New    York  Saturday 
last  at  4  a.    m.    in  an  attempt  to  break  the  New 
York-Chicago  record. 


ZIM'S  IMPRESSIONS  OB  PARIS. 


The  Frenchmen  Do   Not   Unders'^.and   His   Me- 
thodical Way  of  Training. 

"As  I  promised  when  I  left  Freehold,"  Zim- 
merman is  reported  by  a  French  paper  as  having 
written  to  Brotner-iu-Law  McDermott,  "I  ^vill 
give  you  some  of  my  impressions  since  I  arrived 
in  France.  My  field  of  observation  is  confined  to 
cycling,  the  exactions  of  my  training  preventing 
me  from  frequenting  any  other  world  than  that  of 
the  cyclists.  But  the  extent  of  cycling  in  France, 
and  especially  in  Paris,  is  such  that  it  would  ne- 
cessitate several  letters  to  give  all  my  impressions. 
The  spectators  at  the  Buffalo  and  :^eme  tracks 
when  they  see  my  slow  gait  and  careless  air  think 
I  am  a  hundred  miles  from  those  who  pass  me  on 
the  track.  The  infatuation  of  the  Parisians  for 
cycling  races  is  such  that  there  are  races  reserved 
to  the  real  racers,  dramatic  artists  (men  and 
women),  employes  of  the  great  stores,  city  em- 
ployes and  other  corporations.  Is  the  ignorance 
of  this  people  of  other  athletic  sports  the  cause  of 
the  sudden  love  of  the  easiest  and  least  athletic  of 
all  physical  exercises,  or  is  it  owing  to  the  splen- 
did roads  of  the  country  so  well  adapted  to  this 
means  of  locomotion  ? 

' '  Do  not  imagine  there  is  a  great  number  of  rac- 
ing men  in  France;  there  are  thirty  in  Paris,  al- 
ways the  same  who  take  part  in  the  races.  One  of 
the  principal  reasons  which  prevents  the  recruit- 
ing of  racing  men  is  the  fear  of  ridicule.  The 
public  is  not  at  all  generous  toward  a  beginner. 
If  he  is  troubled  in  following  the  pace  or  falls  at  a 
turn,  he  is  guyed  unmercifully  by  the  crowd.  I 
am  a-^tonished,  with  the  number  of  cyclists,  that 
there  are  not  more  good  racers.  Considering  the 
total  lack  of  method  in  training  of  the  French 
cyclists  it  does  not  prove  that  they  are  not  physi- 
cally fit  to  do  better. 

"They  are  astonished  at  the  metliodical 
training  of  the  foreigners.  As  to  myself — • 
the  most  methodical  of  methodical — I  am  a  real 
phenomenon.  The  French  scorch  from  moining 
till  night  upon  llie  track  and  do  not  know  what 
they  are  doing.  I  keep  np  tlie  regular  training 
without  paying  any  attention  to  what  passes 
around  me,  without  being  tempted  to  follow  their 
continual  sprints.  Every  moment  one  of  them 
passes  me  like  an  arrow,  looking  into  my  (ace  as 
much  as  to  say,  'Well,  old  Zimniy,  try  to  follow 
me!'  They  call  that  se /ojVe  ?a  pii/e  in  their  lan- 
guage. They  work  too  much;  they  do  not  under- 
stand my  system.  If  they  do  not  understand  how 
to  train  they  are  naturally  vigorous,  energetic  and 
courageous,  and  are  always  to  be  feared." 


Cycling  Progressing  in  Japan. 
One  need  not  roll  his  steel  horse  over  the  four 
quarters  of  the  globe  to  know  the  brave  little  peo- 
ple who  have  made  so  much  progress  in  the  coarse 
of  the  century  and  who  assimilated  so  rapidly  the 
civilization  of  the  old  world.  The  little  Japan- 
ese soldiers  now  wear  a  cap,  pantaloons  and 
leather  shoes,  and  are  no  longer  soldiers  armed 
with  a  lance  and  shield.  The  Japanese  are  learn- 
ing to  cycle  and  are  enthusiastic  over  it.  There 
is  now  a  cycle  factory  near  Yokahama.  Cycles  are 
taxed,  and  there  is  a  monthly  cycling  paper 
printed  at  Tokio. 


Twenty-four  Hour  Grind  at  Putney. 

The  press  dispatches  report  that  in  a  twenty- 
four  hour  race  which  started  at  Patney  at  8 
o'clock  Friday  evening,  twenty-three  men  com- 
peted. H.  R.  Carter  of  London  won,  covering 
423  milas  1,364  yards.  Eickfold,  of  Putney,  was 
second,  with  385^  miles  to  his  credit.  Shorland's 
record  for  the  same  is  426  miles. 


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NOT    TEE    VICTORY    IT    SEEMS. 

It  is  generally  admitted  that  Chief  Consul  Per- 
kins of  Massachusetts,  and  his  associates,  ac-hieved 
a  great  victory  in  having  the  Bay  State  legisla- 
ture pass  a  hill  regulating  cycling  which  is  ex- 
tremely favorable  to  the  devotees  of  the  jiaslime. 
The  new  law,  which  i'i  now  in  Ibrce,  provides, 
among  other  things,  that  bicycles  shall  not  be 
ridden  at  a  rate  of  speed  exceeding  ten  miles  per 
hour,  and  that  it  shall  not  be  necessary  to  carry  a 
lamp  at  any  time. 

Most  wheelmen  agree  that  a  lamp  is  a  nuisance 
iu  more  respects  than  one.  and  are  too  willing  to 
be  relieved  of  the  burden.  The  experience  of  a 
member  ofthe  Refebek  staff,  however,  would  sug- 
gest that  it  is  positively  dangerous  for  a  wheel- 
man to  ride  ou  crowded  streets  and  boulevards  at 
night  without  a  lighted  lamp.  Only  a  few  even- 
ings since  several  collisions  were  narrowly  averted 
while  riding  about  Washington  pai  k  and  acro.»s 
Midway  plaisance,  driveways  where  there  is  not 
one  cyclist  to  ten  in  the  west  and  north  side 
parks.  At  night  a  lamp  is  far  from  being  a  nui- 
sance, but  is,  rather,  a  guard  again.st  CDllislons 
with  other  vehicles,  to  say  nothing  of  the  «arn- 
ing  it  gives  the  pedestrians.  For  his  own  safety  a 
cyclist  should  be  too  willing  to  carry  a  lamp. 

For  the  reason  above  gi  ven  we  can  not  agree 
that  the  new  Ma.<sachuselts  law  is  of  such  great 
benefit  to  the  wheelman,  who,  without  a  lamp  at 
uight,  is  placed  in  far  greater  danger  than  is  the 
pedestrian.  It  would  have  been  a  far  greater 
victorj'  had  Mr.  Perkins  secured  the  passage  of  an 
universal  light  law.  We  doubt  not  that  Massa- 
chusetts will,  in  the  future,  furnish  a  list  of  seri- 
ous accidents  as  a  result  of  the  recent  legislative 
act. 


HISSING  THE  BLOOMEBITES. 

Chicago  is  a  progressive  place;  its  people  aie 
abreast  of  the  times;  innovations  are,  as  a  rule, 
generously  received.  Because  of  these  facts,  there- 
fore, it  is  not  pleasant  for  The  Referee  to  remind 
the  world  that  the  people  in  some  localities — tho.-^e 
from  whom  better  actions  are  expected — have 
placed  themselves  on  a  level  with  the  inhabitants 
of  Shantytown  and  PoUockville  in  hissing  those 
ladies  who  have  seen  fit  to  appear  on  the  public 


highway  attired  in  rational  cycling  costumes,  or 
bloomers.  It  is  reported  upon  good  authority 
that  of  late  a  number  of  residents  along  Michigan 
avenue — that  aristocratic,  densely-populated  and 
much-traveled  thoroughfare — have  delighted  them- 
selves by  this  practice. 

Public  opinion  goes  a  long  way  towards  the 
success  or  failure  of  any  project,  and  on  this  ac- 
count the  bloomerites  naturally  feel  a  little  timid 
about  continuing  to  wear  the  new  costume.  But 
the  opinion  of  a  few  Michigan  avenue  snobs  is  not 
public  opinion  by  any  means.  The  public's  ap- 
proval of  the  bloomer  has  been  announced  and  the 
wearers  of  the  costume  need  have  no  fear.  It 
might  be  well  to  say  here,  however,  that  some 
who  have  adopted  the  bloomer  costume  show  ex- 
tremely poor  taste  in  using  any  but  the  most 
plainly  made,  particularly  as  to  the  waist.  The 
more  plain  the  entire  costume,  and  the  less  one 
attempts  to  hide  the  fact  that  she  is  wearing 
bloomers,  the  less  attention  will  she  attract.  As  a 
rule  the  bloomers  seen  nowadays  have  too  much 
material  in  their  make-up  and  too  many  frills  are 
put  upon  the  waist. 


The  New  York  Sun  thinks  "one  reason  why 
the  general  public  does  not  display  more  eager- 
ness in  the  matter  of  attendance  at  bicycle  races 
is  to  be  found  in  the  bewildering  number  of 
classes  and  divisions  into  which  bicyclers  are  di- 
vided. Such  is  not  the  case,  however.  There 
are  but  two  classes,  A  and  B,  though  there  are 
class  races.  And  it  ought  not  to  be  much  trouble 
to  understand  these.  In  horse  racing  there  are 
many  more  classes  than  in  cycle  racing,  but 
people  manage  to  understand  them. 


On  the  face  of  it,  it  does  not  seem  probable  that 
Zimmerman  would  be  a  party  to  such  a  scheme 
as  that  with  which  an  American  in  Florence, 
Ita,ly,  charges  him^ — as  printed  in  The  Referee 
last  week.  Zimmerman  has  been  considered  too 
honorable  to  condescend  to  throw  a  race  for  any 
consideration.  His  friends  and  admirers  in  this 
country  would,  doubtless,  like  to  hear  his  side  of 
the  story  before  passing  opinion. 


The  cycle  corps  in  Chicago  has  had  a  taste  of 
active  service  the  last  week,  and  the  members 
thereof  have  materially  aided  the  officers  of  the 
militia  who  have  been  engaged  in  putting  down 
riots.  The  signal  corps  belonging  to  the  first  reg- 
iment has  been  on  duty  in  the  messenger  service, 
and  has  been  able  to  deliver  orders,  etc.,  in  better 
time  than  any  other  means. 


Club  of  the  Paris  400. 

The  great  project  so  long  contemplated  of  a 
high-toned  cycle  club  in  Paris  is  soon  to  be  real- 
ized. It  is  to  be  called  the  "Pneu."  One  of  the 
editors  of  the  Bicyclelte  is  very  active  in  the  forma- 
tion of  the  club,  which  is  to  be  very  select,  and 
the  revenue  derived  from  the  relatively  high  dues 
will  enable  them  to  do  many  things.  There  will  be 
no  revenue  from  the  "Kitty,"  as  gambling  will 
not  be  allowed.  The  directors  will  be  composed 
of  artistic,  literary  and  fashionable  notabilities, 
which  will  give  the  club  a  great  send-off. 


Some  Well  Aged  Racing  Men. 
The  speed  of  racing  men  is  weakened  by  age; 
hut  there  are  some  remarkable  exceptions.  In 
France  most  ofthe  best  men  are  not  young;  some 
of  them  thirty  years  of  age  have  preserved  their 
sprinting  power.  Lesna,  of  long  distance  fame,  is 
thirty-one  years  of  age;  Charles  Terront,  the  road 
rider  is  lorty,  many  others  like  Dubois  and  Steph- 
ane  have  passed  thirty. 


ST.  LOUISIANS  IN  TROUBLE. 


They    Have    Ridden    in   Unsanctioned   Races— 
Class  B  Men  in  the  P.  A.  C. 

St.  Louis,  July  9.— Class  B  and  L.  A.  W.  sanc- 
tions are  making  things  lively  for  sone  of  the  local 
wheelmen.  There  w  is  a  meet  at  the  fair  grounds 
on  a  Sunday  some  weeks  ago,  01,  rather,  an  ath- 
letic meet  with  one  bicycle  event  on  the  pro- 
gramme, and  the  race  had  to  be  left  off  owing  to 
the  refusal  of  the  league  officials  to  give  a  sanction. 
Then  a  race  was  booked  here  for  the  4lh  of  July, 
but,  owing  to  bad  weather,  was  postponed  to  yes- 
terday (Sunday).  Bowman,  Ro"e,  and  one  or 
two  other  riders  went  in  under  the  original  sanc- 
tion, covering  July  4,  and  if  they  are  brought  up 
before  the  racing  board  for  it  intend  to  show  tight 
and  make  a  test  case  out  of  it. 

At  Springfield  July  4  Grath,  Cabanne  and  Fi- 
lers rode  in  class  B  events.  Kow  the  Pastime 
Athletic  Club,  to  which  they  belong,  threatens  to 
expel  them  for  so  doing,  as  the  P.  A.  C.  belongs 
to  the  A.  A.  U.  and  the  latter  body  will  not  allow 
its  men  to  be  in  class  B.  Just  how  the  Pastime 
affair  will  end  is  keeping  the  other  clubs  guessing, 
and  in  case  the  class  B  men  are  expelled  the  oth- 
ers expect  to  make  a  slight  gain  in  membership. 

It  is  said  that  J.  W.  Cox  has  resigned  from  the 
Stearns  team  at  St.  Louis  owing  to  inability  to 
get  in  proper  form. 

In  the  mile  bicycle  race  Sunday  at  the  grocers' 
picnic:  John  W.  Bownan,  scratch,  was  first;  AVill- 
iam  L.  Howe,  65  yards,  second;  time,  3:00. 


A    CHICAGO     CYCLIST     MURDERED. 


W.  F.  Perionnet   Dies   from    Injuries   Received 
from  Another  Wheelman. 

The  Illinois  club  of  Chicago  mourns  the  h  ss  of 
one  of  its  most  popular  members,  W.  F.  Pei  inn- 
net,  whose  death  Tuesday  was  the  result  of  a 
blow  administered  Saturday  by  another  wheel- 
man, J.  W.  Nichols,  who  is  now  in  custody.  Mr. 
Perionnet  was  returning  awheel  from  the  Illinois 
road  race  Saturday  afternoon  in  the  company  of 
two  ladies.  They  passed  Nichols  and  a  com- 
panion, who,  it  is  alleged,  made  insulting  re- 
marks. Perionnet  dismounted  to  demand  an 
apology.  In  a  moment  he  was  engaged  in  a 
struggle  with  Nichols  and  received  a  blow  on  the 
head  over  the  ear. 

So  little  did  it  bother  him  that  he  participated 
in  the  club  run  Sunday,  and  not  until  Tuesday 
noon  did  he  feel  any  ill  effects.  About  that  time 
he  complained  of  pains  in  the  head  and  a  little 
later  was  unconscious.  He  remained  in  this  con- 
dition until  5  o'clock,  when  he  died.  Mr.  Perion- 
net was  an  old  Cook  County  man,  but  joined  the 
Illinois  club  after  the  dissolution  of  the  former. 
He  was  well  known  and  well  liked,  and  was  an 
excellent  rider.  He  finished  fifteenth  in  the  1892 
Pullman,  and  won  many  club  events. 


The  Feelings  of  a  Long-Distance  Man. 

"At  the  fourth  hour,"  quotes  a  long-distance 
man,  "the  singular  feelings  commenced  that  I 
have  often  felt — a  general  absence  of  all  physical 
suffering.  The  pain  in  the  legs  disappeared  little 
by  little;  I  became  a  simple  piece  of  inacbinerj'. 
At  the  fifth  hour  the  change  was  complete;  I  then 
had  a  sensation  of  supreme  comfortableness  and. 
like  many  riders,  had  the  feeling  of  always  rol- 
ling. Is  it  a  torpor  of  the  brain?  or,  because  the 
body  being  trained,  the  mind  is  disengaged  from 
matter  and  we  dream?  The  exterior  world  seems 
vague  and  almost  ecstatic;  like  the  land  of  Africa 
appearing  under  a  tropical  tree  in  the  northern 
regions. ' ' 


BAY   STATE'S    ROAD    LAW. 


HOW  THE  MEASURE  WAS  BROUGHT  ABOUT 
AND  PASSED. 


Systematic  and   Thorough  Investigation  as    to 
the  Needs   and  Costs   of   Better  High- 
ways Were   First  Made — Com- 
mission and  Its  Powers. 


The  entire  country  i»  thoroughly  aroused  to  the 
importance  of  highway  improvement,  hut,  while 
there  is  a  strong  concensus  of  opinion  as  to  the 
value  of  the  object  sought,  comparatively  few 
agree  in  regard  to  the  best  means  of  pushing  the 
reform  to  a  successful  issue.  For  this  reason  all 
road  legislation  attracts  national  attention,  the 
enactments  of  one  legislature  being  carefully  stud- 
ied and  oftentimes  forming  the  basis  of  laws  for 
other  states.  The  coui'se  pursued  by  Massachu- 
setts has  been  particularly  interesting  and  success- 
ful. In  point  of  fact  the  old  Bay  State  has 
practically  taken  the  lead  in  the  vigorous  agitation 
of  this  question,  and  it  is  therefore  not  surprising 
to  find  her  road  laws  as  well  perfected  as  any  now 
in  existence. 

So  early  as  1890  Colonel  Albert  A.  Pope  founded 
a  road  department  in  the  Massachusetts  Institute 
of  Technology  and  not  long  after  this  Professor 
N.  S.  Shaler,  the  eminent  geologist  and  dean  of 
the  Lawrence  Scientific  School,  began  to  arrange 
for  special  instruction  on  this  subject  at  Harvard 
College.  The  reform  had  gained  such  headway 
that  in  1892  the  state  recognized  a  public  demand 
in  appointing  temporary'  commissioners,  who  pro- 
ceeded to  make  a  series  of  inquiries  to  determine 
the  actual  condition  of  the  highways  throughout 
the  commonwealth,  and  the  methods  by  which 
they  could  most  effectually  be  improved.  Under 
the  auspices  of  this  commission  prrblic  meetings 
were  held  in  each  county,  and  at  these  gatherings 
free  and  extended  discussions  took  place  bringing 
out  many  points  of  detailed  information  which 
will  be  of  material  assistance  in  furthering  the 
work  so  well  inaugurated.  Photographs  were 
taken  of  about  600  miles  of  highways  and  systemati- 
cally arranged  in  albums  for  convenient  reference. 
In  addition  to  this  considerable  attention  has  been 
paid  to  locating  the  different  road  materials  which 
would  be  of  use  in  constructing  new  and  repairing 
old  roadways. 

At  the  end  of  the  year  so  satisfactory  a  report 
was  rendered  that  the  legislature  passed  a  law 
(1893)  making  the  highway  commission  a  perma- 
nent one,  providing  means  to  insure  the  success- 
ful continuance  of  its  labors,  and  regulating  the 
manner  in  which  towns  and  counties  could  peti- 
tion for  the  construction  of  state  roads.  The  law 
just  passed  is  of  great  importance  because,  while 
supplementing  and  therefore  in  a  measure  modi- 
fying the  previous  enactments,  it  will  be  more  ef- 
fectual in  carrying  out  the  spirit  and  intention  of  the 
original  statute.  An  appropriation  of  $300,000  is 
made  for  the  construction  of  state  roads,  but,  as  a 
quarter  of  the  sum  expended  in  each  county  must, 
according  to  the  provision,  be  returned  by  the 
county  to  the  c6mmonwealth,  the  available  funds 
will  practically  be  increased  to  |375,000. 

Additional  discretionary  power  is  granted  to  the 
commissioners,  so  that  they  can  now  take  imme- 
diate action  upon  the  petition  of  county  commis- 
sioners, the  mayor  and  alderman  of  a  city,  or  the 
selectmen  of  a  town,  without  referring  the  matter 
to  the  legislature  for  approval.  It  is  required, 
however,  that  not  more  than  ten  miles  of  state 
road  be  constructed  in  one  county  without  the  ap- 
proval of  the  governor  and  council,  and  that  there 


be  a  fair  distribution  of  the  work  throughout  the 
entire  state. 

Following  the  good  example  taken  by  the  iiam- 
ers  of  our  national  constitution  the  terms  of  office 
for  those  first  appointed  as  highway  commissioners 
was  so  arranged  that  one  will  serve  for  three  years 
and  the  other  for  one  year.  After  that  each  com- 
missioner will  hold  of&ce  for  three  years.  This 
will  always  keep  two  men  of  experience  in  con- 
nection with  the  work  on  Massachusetts  highways. 
The  state  has  provided  a  public  ofiice  for  the 
commissioners,  where  they  may  be  consulted  at 
reasonable  times  and  without  charge  by  the  offi- 
cers of  counties,  cities  or  towns  having  the  care  of 
and  the  authority  over  the  public  roads. 

The  topographical  work  will  be  interesting  and 
of  importance  because,  among  •  other  things,  the 
commissioners  are  collecting  and  collating  detailed 
information  concerning  the  geological  formation 
of  the  commonwealth,  so  far  as  it  relates  to  the 
material  suitable  for  road  building.  This  to- 
gether with  their  special  maps  showing  the 
county,  city  and  town  boundaries  and  also  the 
public  roads  will  be  of  great  assistance  both  to 
those  seeking  advice  about  the  building  and  re- 
pairing of  highways,  and  to  the  commissioners 
themselves,    whose  duty  it  is  to  give  such  advice. 

In  order  to  facilitate  the  collection  of  road 
statistics  county  commissioners  and  city  and  town 
ofiicers  having  the  care  of  public  roads  and 
bridges  are  required  to  furnish  the  commissioners, 
on  request,  any  information  which  may  be  needed 
concerning  the  roads  and  bridges  within  their 
jurisdiction.  It  is  the  plan  of  the  commission  to 
build  sections  of  roads  which  will  from  year  to 
year  be  extended,  and  ultimately  connect  the 
great  centers  of  trade  in  the  commonwealth,  join- 
ing also  with  the  important  highways  of  adjacent 


states  and   thus  affording  a  completeness  of  com- 
munication which  will  be  of  inestimable  value. 

The  advisability  of  requiring  the  use  of  broad 
tired  draft  wagons,  especially  on  macadamized 
surfaces,  has  already  been  strongly  advocated  and 
it  is  probable  that  the  near  future  will  see  legisla- 
tion on  this  phase  of  the  question,  a.s  all  agree 
that,  with  the  construction  of  the  best  roads,  we 
must  have  regulations  for  their  proper  preserva- 
tion and  maintenance  at  the  least  expense. 


CYCLING    IN     THE     GERMAN    ARMY. 


Nearly  a  Thousand  Machines  Are  to  Be  Bought 
by  the  Government. 

The  introduction  of  cycling  in  the  German 
army  is  definitely  decided.  Last  autumn  tests 
were  made  during  the  general  drills;  they  have 
been  kept  up  since  then  and  the  result  being  sat- 
isfactory, the  adoption  of  the  safety  as  a  means  of 
rapid  communication  has  been  decided  upon.  An 
appropriation  has  been  added  to  the  new  war 
budget  for  the  purchase  of  machines  destined  for 
the  infantry  and  chasseur  regiments. 

Each  battalion  will  be  provided  with  two 
wheelmen.  In  all  830  machines  will  be  pur- 
chased at  first.  The  military  cyclists  during 
marches  will  keep  up  communication  between  the 
difierent  army  corps  in  motion;  when  there  are 
advance  posts  they  will  run  between  them  and 
the  main  body  of  troops.  In  the  city  service  the 
cyclists  will  act  as  soldiers.  They  will  also  be 
used  for  relay  service,  taking  the  place  of  cavalry, 
and  in  fortresses  they  will  perform  orderly  ser- 
vices exclusively.  The  average  amount  fixed  by 
the  budget  for  the  purchase  of  a  machine  is  300 
marks  ($71.40). 


THE  WAY  OUT  OF  IT. 


Scene — A  country  road ;  two  colored  women  cyclers  resting. 
Mrs.  Ruby  Black:  "Dey  won't  let  my  husban'  in  de  league." 
Miss  Lillie  White:  "When  I  marries,  my  husban's  gwine  ter  b'long  to  de  league." 
Mrs.  Black:  "Didn't  I  tole  you  dey  won't  let  any  colored  gemmen  jine?" 

Miss  White:  "Colored  gemmen — who's  gwine  to  marry   a  nigger?     When  I  marries  I'ze  gwine 
to  Bostin  an  marry  a  white  gemmen. " 


RAMBLERS 
KEEP 
ON 
WINNING. 


JULY   4th,  (more  reports  to  come) 

1 1 2  Prizes  (including  55  firsts.) 
SI  MCE  OUR  LAST    REPORT. 

300  Prizes  (including  140  firsts.) 
UP  TO  DATE  FOR  THE  SEASON. 

538  Prizes  (including  254  firsts.) 


SINCE      LAST     REPORT     RAMBLERS     SCORED 


AS    FOLI<0WS: 


ON   THE   TRACK. 

1st.         2ad.       3rd.       4th 

Waltham,  Mass 3              2                         1 

HartforJ,  Conn.,  CfastRStmile)  4              4                         4 

Baltimore,  Md., 4                           3 

Kttsburg,  Pa., 4 

Richmond,  Mich.,  (7 events)...  7              1            1 
St.  Louis,  Mo., a              1 

ON    THE    ROAD. 

10  miles,  Spokane,  Wash.,  1st  time. 

8i    "       "  Ocean  View,"  Va.,  1st,  2nd,  and  1st  time. 
10      "       Lamont  and  Whittemore,  1st,  and  1st  time. 
20     "       Sewickley,  Pa.,  1st  time. 
15      "       Kansas  City,  Mo  ,  1st  time. 

Cedarburg-Milwaukee,  Wis.,  1st. 
20  miles,  "  Record  "  road  race,  Pittsburg,  1st. 

5      "       "  Handy  "  road  race,  Chicago,  1st  time. 

5      "       Pottsville,  Pa.,  1st. 

10  "       Auburn,  N.  Y.,  1st,  and  1st  time. 

Aurora-Oswego,  111.,  1st  and  5th. 
110     "       Dallas  to  VanAlstyne,  Tex.,  1st,  and  1st  time. 
25      "       Johnston,  Pittsburg,  1st  and  4th. 
32      "       Beaver  Falls,  Pa  ,  2nd,  3rd,  4th,  5th. 
2~      "       "Stevenson,"  at  Greenburg,  Pa.,  1st. 
15      "       Cannonsburg,  Pa.,  1st,  Snd,  and  1st  time, 
m    "       "Smith"  road  race,  Osborne,  C,  1st. 
8      "       Philo,  111.,  1st  time  and  2ud  time. 

11  "       Warren-Niles  road  race,  3rd,  and  2nd  time. 
15      "       Appleton-Neenah,  Wis.,  1st  and  3rd. 

1      "       Ridgewood,  N.  J.,  1st. 
10     "       "  Maynard"  road  race,  Garfield,  N.  J.,  1st,  and 

1st  time. 
25      "       "Schwalbaeh"  road  race,  2nd  time  and  3rd 

time. 
14}    "       Montlcello,  HI.,  2nd  and  3rd,  also  1st  and  5th, 
and  2nd  time  on  G.  &  J.  tires. 
Brighton  club  road  race,  Cincinnati,  1st, 
Comet  club  road  race,  Cincinnati,  1st. 

And  others,  making  a  total  of  300  prizes 

140  firsts.                 10  fourths. 
78  seconds.            13  first  time. 
55  thirds.                 3  second  time. 

Stocliton,  Cal -. 3              5 

New  York 1              1 

Skaneatles,  N.  Y 4              1 

Oneonta,  N.  Y 2  and  2  county  champ's's. 

Owensboro,  Ky 1              3  club           " 

Dubois,  Pa 3 

Kansas  City,  Mo 1              1 

Rock  Island,  HI 5              3  in  5  events. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y 2                           1            1 

Nashville,  Tenn  2              1            2 

Marysville,  Cal 3  in  five  "A"  events. 

Beverly,  Mass 3  every  open  event. 

Richmond,  Va., 3              4            3 

Auburn,  N.  Y 4              8            1 

Bridgeport,  N.  Y 1              1            1            1 

Lookport,  N.  Y 1               1             1             1 

Emporia,  Kas 1              1            1            1 

Witchall,  Pa .*? 3 

Philadelphia,  Pa 2            1 

Santa  Anna,  Cal 3  every  "B"  event. 

Houston,  Tex 2              3            3 

Appleton,  Wis 2              2            1  county 

championships 

Marshall,  Mich 2              3            1  and  best 

mile 

Fremont,  Neb 2              2 

New  Albany,  Ind 2  and  fastest  mile  of  meet 

Syracuse,  N,  Y 2              2            1 

Alameda,  Cal 3              1 

Portsmouth,  Va 4              2            4  in  7 

events 
Quincy,  111 2              3                         1 

And  others,  making  a  total  of  300  prizes 

140  firsts.                   10  tourtbs. 
78  seconds.              13  first  time. 
55  thirds.                   3  second  time. 

EVIDENTLY    NOVICES    AND    CLASS    "A"    "PURES"    HAVE  BEEN  STUDYING 

"HOW   TO   WIN." 

Why  not  do  likewise— RIDE  A  RAMBLER  ? 


GORMULLY     &    JeFFERY    MeG.    Co., 


85  Madison  Street, 
CHICAGO. 


174  Columbus  Avenue, 
BOSTON. 
419-421  Flatbush  Avenue, 
BROOKLYN,    N.    Y. 


1325  14th  Street,  N.  W., 
WASHINGTON. 


Cor.  5Tth  Street  and  Broadway,  27  Union  Street, 

NEW   YORK.  COVENTRY,    ENG. 

Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  201  Woodward  Ave., 
DETROIT,    MICH. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


TALKED    OF    GOOD    ROADS. 


RESULTS  OF  THE  TWO-DAYS'  CONFER- 
ENCE AT  ASBURY  PARK,  N.  J. 


National    Good    Roads    Conference     Formed- 

Speeches   by    Potter,    Perkins,    Elliott 

and  Others— Recommendations 

to  State  Legislatures. 


AsBi'EY  Park,  N.  J.,  July  8. — As  a  result  of 
the  two-days'  good  roads  oonvention  the  National 
Good  Roads  Conference  was  formed.  At  first  it 
was  thought  best  to  leave  out  the  ■word  '  'good, ' ' 
but  there  was  a  generous  protest  and  it  was  left 
in  Good  speeches  were  heard  from  fanners  and 
01  here  after  reports  had  been  heard  from  the  var- 
ious states.  Mr.  Potter  furnished  an  interesting 
talk.  While  abroad  he  had  noticed  that  the  coun- 
try whose  government  takes  the  leading  position 
of  looking  after  highways  had  invariably  the  best 
roads.  France,  which  has  130,000  miles  macadam 
roads,  was  cited  as  an  example.  In  that  country 
the  government  spends  ?)18,000,000  a  year  in 
keeping  the  roads  in  repair.  England's  roads  are 
good,  but  they  are  not  universally  so.  Mr.  Potter 
suggested  the  organization  of  a  road  commission 
iu  all  the  states,  part  of  whose  duty  it  would  be 
to  disseminate  literature  and  information  concern- 
ing good  roads.  It  is  decidedly  wrong,  continued 
Mr.  Potter,  to  put  out  road  bonds  at  a  premium 
of  five  and  six  per  cent.  If  the  state  government 
would  only  endorse  them,  as  is  done  in  England, 
there  would  be  a  big  saving  in  interest. 

WHAT  MASSACHUSETTS  HAS  DONB. 

Mr.  Perkins,  of  Ihe  Massachusetts  highway 
commission,  laid  particular  stress  on  the  benefits 
whioh  could  be  derived  all  over  the  country  if 
other  states  followed  the  example  set  by  Massa- 
chusetts and  organized  highway  commissioners. 
The  Old  Bay  state  has  §300,000  to  spend  on  the 
roads  for  the  balance  of  the  year.  He  advocated 
a  plan  whereby  all  states  shall  appropriate  a  cer- 
tain amount  every  year  for  the  building  and  bet- 
terment of  roads.  Where  roads  are  built  in  Mas- 
sachusetts the  state  appropriates  twenty-five  per 
cent  of  the  cost,  and  the  commission  has  complete 
possession  of  the  road.  It  can  say  whether  or  not 
electric  cars  shall  run  on  it,  or  telegraph  or  tele- 
phone poles  put  down.  Mr.  Perkins  spoke  against 
the  evil  of  allowing  politics  to  dominate  road  im- 
provement. Country  roads  should  not  be  over 
fifteen  feet  wide,  and  in  many  cases  gravel  can  be 
used  to  disadvantage.  He  suggested  building 
two  miles  of  roads  in  each  country  at  first,  and 
inceasing  the  number  every  year  until  the  whole 
county  was  blanketed  with  them.  The  continual 
patching  of  roads  was  referred  to  as  a  waste  of 
time  and  money. 

LENGTH,    NOT   WIDTH. 

Sterling  Elliott  said  it  required  as  much  educa- 
tion to  build  a  good  road  as  it  did  to  build  a 
house.  As  for  wide  roads,  he  would  rather  have 
two  miles  of  eight-foot  roads  than  one  mile  of  six- 
teen-foot. The  introduction  of  the  bicycle  and 
the  important  part  it  now  plays  in  locomotion 
was  dwelt  upon.  In  closing  he  said  that  had  not 
the  League  of  American  Wheelmen  stirred  up 
this  important  question,  it  is  doubtful  if  the 
national  conference  would  have  been  held. 

The  committee  on  organization  recommended  a 
permanent  organization,  to  hold  meetings  annu- 
ally; that  an  advisory  committee  composed  of  one 
member  from  each  state  and  territory  be  ap- 
pointed to  co-operate  with  state  road  associations 
and  all  friends  of  giod   roads;  that  an  executive 


committee  be  appointed;  that  Governor  Fuller,  of 
Vermont,  the  president  of  the  conference,  be 
chairman  of  both  the  executive  and  advisory  com- 
mittee; and  that  he  be  given  power  to  make  such 
changes  from  time  to  time  as  he  may  consider 
necessary  for  the  further  advancement  of  the  con- 
ference. 

EESOLUTIONS  ADOPTED. 

These  resolutions  were  also  adopted,  being  a 
report  of  the  committee  on  resolutions: 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  to  the  legislatures  of 
the  several  states  the  establishment  of  a  temporary  high- 
way commission  to  consider  such  legislation  and  methods 
of  road  improvement  as  it  is  wise  to  adopt,  and  report 
thereon. 

We  further  recommend  the  organization  of  a  road  im- 
provement association  or  league  in  the  several  states, 
where  not  already  established,  and  that  these  establish 
branch  associations  in  ;he  counties. 

In  connection  with  the  campaign  of  education  we  fur- 
ther urge  the  boards  of  trade,  the  agricultural  societies 
and  all  other  industrial  and  commercial  organizations, 


THREE    CLASSES    IN    PARIS. 


Racing  Men  Divided  in  a  Manner  Similar  to 
our  Scheme. 
Considering  the  great  development  of  cycling  in 
Paris  and  the  always  increasing  number  of  men 
who  ride  in  the  track  races,  the  managers  of  the 
tracks  have  decided  to  inaugurate  a  new  syteem  of 
classification.  Those  in  the  "speed  races"  are 
nearly  always  the  same,  and  it  is  thought  many 
who  never  took  a  prize  will  become  discour- 
aged and  abandon  the  track,  and  people  will 
soon  lose  interest  in  the  races.  To  remedy  this 
and  encourage  the  beginners  they  will  have  a 
junior  class,  as  is  done  in  Belgium.  This  class 
once  existed  in  France,  but  has  been  a  dead  letter 
for  some  time  past.  This  jtmior  class  will  be  re- 
established but  given  a  greater  field  than  form- 
erly. The  plans,  which  have  been  thoroughly 
studied,  will  be  put  iu  operation  on  the  Buffalo 


and  the  press  in  the  several  states  to  co-operate  with 
these  leagues  and  road  improvement  Eissociations,  and 
we  also  urge  the  universities  and  colleges  of  the  country 
to  provide  instructions  in  highway  engrineering. 

We  reconunend  a  limited  system  of  state  roads  or  state 
aid  as  the  first  step  toward  comprehensive  road  improve- 
ment, furnishing  standard  and  object  roads  and  repre 
senting  the  commonwealth's  share  in  these  common 
roads,  and  supplemented  by  county  and  township  sys- 
tems. 

After  the  conference  the  delegates  inspected  the 
operations  of  steam  rollers,  crushers,  dump  carts, 
etc.,  exhibited  by  manufacturers  of  road  making 
machinery.  That  part  of  Main  street,  between 
Summerfield  and  Monroe  avenues,  was  picked 
over  and  rolled  to  demonstrate  how  to  repair  a 
road. 


Bicycle  Men  Go  Out. 
The  strike  crept  into  the  bicycle  trade  as  early 
as  Tuesday,  when  a  hundred  ofWarman&Schub's 
employes  walked  out  at  4  o'clock.  They  had  no 
grievance,  but  thought  a  general  strike  had  been 
ordered, 


and  Seine  tracks. 

The  men  will  be  divided  into  three  classes,  ac- 
cording to  the  amount  of  prizes  to  be  offered . 
Nothing  has  yet  been  decided  as  to  the  number 
and  value  of  the  prizes,  but  the  basis  of  the  plan 
is  as  follows:  Two  or  three  prizes  of  $20  for  the 
third  class,  |25  for  the  second  and  §40  for  the 
first  class.  Others,  who  have  not  won  prizes, 
will  not  be  in  any  class. 

Some  of  the  names  of  those  who  wUl  be  in  the 
first  class  have  been  given  out  by  the  managers: 
Houben,  Stoht  and  Huet,  Belgians;  Zimmerman, 
Wheeler  and  Crooks,  Americans;  Schofield,  Ed- 
wards, Barden  and  Harris,  Englishmen;  Lonvet, 
Fournier,  Medinger,  Maurice  Farman,  Medin- 
ger,  Baros,  Anthony,  Dumond,  Fossier,  Maline, 
Cottereau,  Hermet,  Frenchmen;  EuscelU,  Alaino, 
Pasta,  Italians;  Verheyen,  German.  All  these 
have  already  appeared  upon  the  Parisian  tracks. 


C.  R.  Clark  has  left  the  Stokes  Manufacturing 
Company  and  returned  to  Cleveland. 


The  Tire  Question. 


NOTWITHSTANDING  the  strong  prejudice  a 
determined  opposition  growing  out  of  the  com- 
bined attack  of  nearly  every  American  bicycle  manu- 
facturer, the  Columbia  single  tube  pneumatic  tire 
has  established  for  itself  an  enviable  reputation  and 
turned  public  opinion  to  the  single  tube  form  of 
construction. 

We  claim  to  know  something  about  the  bicycle 
business  and  something  about  tire-',  and  we  predict 
t  at  the  single  tube  tire  will  be  the  tire  of  the  future 
and  that  the  Columbia  will  be  the  leader  because  of 
its  superiority  in  quality  and  construction. 


Hartford  Rubber  Works  Co., 

Hartford,  Conn. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREIi 


THE  PALMER 


MAKES   A    RECORD. 

IN  THE  CHICAGO  ROAD  RACE 

8   PALMERS 

started   and    finished   without   a   scratch. 


Guaranteed  Road  Wheel,  24  Pounds. 


WE  MAKE  THE  HIGHEST  GRADE. 


Get  your  Special  Wheels  made  by  the 


PALIVIER  CYCLE  CO., 


51  to  53  W.  Washington  St., 


SEND    FOR    PRICES,   ETC. 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


RACING  BOARD  MATTERS. 


J.  F.  McLain,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  is  suspended 
from  all  track  racing  for  three  months  from  July 
6,  for  rendering  false  information  to  the  referee  of 
a  meet,  and  competing  with  men  under  susp'en- 
sion. 

Gus  Soeding,  Jr.,  Philadelphia,  is  declared  a 
professional  for  violating  clause  a,  amateur  rule. 

R.  D.  Hunt,  A.  W.  Berowins,  George  Lillie, 
Jr.,  WilHam  Drummond  and  A.  C.  Duckworth, 
Topeka,  Kas.  are  suspended  pending  an  investi- 
gation into  their  amateur  standing. 

William  Morris  Covington,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
is  suspended  from  all  track  racing  for  two  weeks 
from  July  6,  for  entering  and  competing  in  a 
novice  race,  having  previously  won  a  prize. 

The  suspension  placed  on  V.  S.  Reed,  Youngs- 
town,  O.,  is  removed. 

Sanction  has  been  granted  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  at 
Glens  Falls,  N.  Y.,  to  hold  local  races  during 
July,  August  and  September,  each  week,  either 
Monday  or  Friday  evenings.  Sanction  not  to  be 
operative  on  any  date  assigned  for  a  regular  meet 
at  or  near  this  place. 

The  following  are  declared  in  class  B  for  viola- 
tion of  clauses  a,  d  and  e,  class  A  amateur  rule : 
E.  Berwatcbez,  Springfield,  Mass. ;  A.  Banker, 
Pittsburg;  D.  Connolly.  T.  C.  Connolly,  Eagle, 
Mass.;  B.  Cleveland,  Buffalo;  M.  F.  Carton,  Bal- 
timore; H.  L.  Dodson,  Chicago;  H.  A.  French, 
Baltimore;  C.  E.  Ganse,  Washington;  A.  E. 
Lumsden,  Chicago;  GusLemke,  Rosindale,  Mass.; 
W.  H.  Mnlliken,  Baltimore;  Ray  MacDonald, 
New  York;  E.  A.  McDuffee,  Everett,  Mass.;  E. 
V.  Miner,  Indianapolis;  C.  T.  Nelson,  Spring- 
field, Mass.;  Jay  Newson,  Nashville,  Tenn. ;  E.  P. 
Roll,  Indianapolis;  Morris  Townley,  Indianapolis; 
J.  M.  White,  Baltimore. 

SANCTIONS   GRANTED. 


14— Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Memphis,  Tenn. 

14 — LoaisviUe  Athletic  Club,  Louisville,  Ky. 

14— Pontiac  Cycling  Club,  Pontiac,  111. 

14— J.  Clyde  Miller,  Homestead,  Pa. 

14- Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Waterford,  N.  Y. 

17-18— Marinette  bicycle  tournament,  Marinette,  Wis. 

13 — Iron  Moulders'  Union,  Jackson,  Mich. 

21— Pontiac  Cycling  Club,  Pontiac,  111. 

83— St.  Theresa  Church,  Neshanning  Falls,  Pa. 

2.3— Pontiac  Cycling  Cub,  Pontiac,  111. 

27— W.  M.  Boyst,  Port  Jarvis,  N.  Y. 

ADOUST. 

8-9  10 — Leavenworth  Co.  Wheelmen,  Leavenworth,  Kas. 
15  16-17— Pontiac  Cycling  Club,  Pontiac,  DI. 
18- Penna.  Bicycle  Club,  Philadelphia. 
39— Austin  Cycling  Club,  Austin,  Minn. 

OCTOBER. 

4— Muscatine  Wheelmen,  Muscatine,  la. 


PRINCE  WELLS'  RACE. 


Robert  Adams  is  First,  While  Levy  Wins  the 
Time  Prize. 
Louisville,  Ky.,  July  8.— With  fully  10,000 
people  as  witnesses  and  the  eight-mile  course  in  a 
comparatively  good  condition  sixty -two  wheelmen 
competed  in  the  Prince  Wells  road  race  yesterday 


The  start,  which  took  place  at  the  Auditorium 
track  was  made  at  3:56  sharp,  when  the  5:30  men 
were  sent  away.  The  starter  succeeded  admir- 
ably in  getting  "the  men  that  followed  off  in  time. 
At  exactly  3:28:52  Robert  Adams  of  Somerset, 
Ky.,  a  five  minute  man  passed  through  the  gate 
on  his  return  and  crossed  the  tape,  winning  the 
race  in  30:22,  followed  by  E.  J.  Daubert. 
The  first  four  ^viuners  and  their  handicaps  are 

as  follows: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

E.  Adams,  Somerset,  Ky 5:00  30:22 

E.  J.  Daubert,  Louisville 8:00  28:53 

J.  P.  Tawcett,  Louisville 3:30  28:53 

W.  R.  Stout,  Owensboro 3:30  29:16 

James  Levy,  of  the  Chicago  Cycling  Club,  who 
finished  twenty-fifth,  going  over  the  course  in 
27:12,  won  first,  and  Arthur  Gardner,  of  the  Co- 
lumbia Wheelmen,  Chicago,  who  did  it  in  27:14, 
captured  the  second  time  prize.  Both  men  started 
from  scratch.  Hugh  Caperton,  of  Louisville,  was 
third  in  the  matter  of  time,  with  28:08.  Of  the 
sixty-two  starters  forty-eight  finished.  The 
course  from  the  outset  to  Bloomer  avenue  proved 
as  bad  as  had  been  feared,  the  scene  of  quite  a 
nuDnber  of  smash-ups,  five  wheels  going  down  in 
a  bunch  at  one  time,  but  no  one  was  seriously 
hurt.  The  heavy  wind  greatly  interfered  with 
the  riders  on  the  return  trip. 

Several  races  which  were  run  on  the  Audito- 
rium track  in  the  evening  furnished  500  specta- 
tors with  some  fairly  good  sport..  The  mile  han- 
dicap, class  A,  was  won  by  Kimble,  the  one  and 
one-half-mile  handicap,  B,  by  E.  C.  Johnson,  and 
the  two-mile  open  by  H.  L.  Dodson  of  Chicago. 


RICHMOND'S  SECOND  DAY. 


Sanger  Makes  a  Splendid  Ride  in  the  Two- 
Mile  Handicap. 

Richmond,  Ind.,  July  5. — Sanger,  Tyler,  Goetz 
and  E.  C.  Johnson,  together  with  the  crowd  of 
Cincinnati  fiyers,  participated  in  the  second  day's 
races  here  to-day.  Tyler  was  suffering  Irom  a 
severe  headache  and  the  quarter-mvle  open  event 
was  the  only  one  in  which  he  appeared.  That  he 
won  easily  in  :31  3-5.  The  day  was  a  favorable 
one  for  good  races  but  the  track  was  not  as  good 
as  it  was  yesterday,  being  a  little  soft.  Good 
pacemakers  were  put  in  each  open  race,  which  did 
a  great  deal  toward  making  fast  time.  The  most 
exciting  race  was  the  two-mile  state  championship. 
The  result  was  a  dead  heat  between  Bonfield  and 
Marmon  of  Indianapolis,  Black  of  Ft.  Wayne  rid- 
ing a  close  third. 

The  two-mile  handicap,  class  B,  was  a  great 
race,  the  half-mile  sprint  of  Sanger  being  indeed 
wonderful.  Minor  of  Indianapolis  had  250  yards 
and  made  the  best  possible  use  of  it,  making  the 
last  mile  all  alone  and  winning  the  race  by  about 
twenty-five  yards.  Sanger  rode  fully  three- 
eighths  while  Minor  went  a  quarter. 

The  Richmond  Cycling  Club  gave  a  banquet  to 
visiting  wheelmen  in  the  evening,  about  seventy- 
five  enthusiastic  wheelmen  participating.  The 
summary : 

Half-mile,  division  championship — Walter  Marmon,  1; 


W.  T.  Bonfleld,  2;  Marion  Black,  3;  time,  1:07  4-5. 

Quarter-mile  open,  class  B — H.  C.  Tyler,  1;  E;  C.  John- 
son, 2;  E.  P.  Eoll,  3;  time,  :31  3-5. 

One-mile  open,  class  A— A.  I.  Brown,  1;  L.  D.  Mimger, 
2;  O.  P.  Bernhart,  3;  time,  2:19  2-5. 

Half-mile  open,  class  B — Sanger,  I ;  E.  C.  Johnson,  2; 

E.  P.  Roll,  3;  time,  I  02  4  6.    Last  quarter,  :29  4-5. 
Halt-mile,  heats,  class  A— A.  I.  Brown,  11  points,  1;  O. 

P.  Bemharl,  9  points,  2;    C.  0.  Vantine,  7  points,  3;  time, 
1st  heat,  1:13  15:  2nd  heat,  1:11 1-5. 
One-mile  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1;  E.  C.  Johnson,  2;  R. 

F.  Goetz,  3;  time,  2:19  4-5. 

One  mile,  division  championship — W,  T.  BonHeld,  1; 
Marmon,  2;  Black,  3;  time,  2:23  1-5. 

Two-mile  handicap,  class  B— Minor,  250  yards,  1 ;  San- 
ger, scratch,  2:  Goetz,  scratch,  3;  Minor's  time,  4:46  2-5; 
Sanger,  4:49  2-5. 

Indiana  is  now  without  a  two-mile  champion, 
this  race  resulting  in  a  dead  heat  between  Bonfield 
and  Marmon  of  Indianapolis.  They  decided  not 
to  run  the  race  over  but  tossed  up  for  the  medals, 
Bonfield  securing  the  first  prize. 


CRACKS  COME  TO  GRIEF. 


Callahan,  of  Buffalo,  Wins  Time  in  a  Twenty- 
five-Mile  Race  at  Providence. 

Providence,  R.  L,  July  9. — Providence  saw  a 
first  rate  road  race  last  Saturday  when  Callahan 
and  Leonert,  of  Buffalo,  and  Van  Wagoner,  But- 
ler, Snow  and  Harvey  did  battle  with  each  other 
from  scratch  in  a  twenty-five-mile  event  of  the 
Rhode  Island  Wheelmen.  This  was  the  first  time 
these  flyers  had  come  together  and  the  outcome  of 
their  struggle  was  watched  vrith  as  much  interest 
as  was  that  of  the  race  itself.  Van  Wagoner,  how- 
ever, came  dangerously  near  being  left  out  of  the 
race.  The  morning  of  the  event  a  gentleman  by 
the  name  of  Campbell,  said  to  be;  a  member  of  the 
Rhode  Island  club,  had  him  arrested  for  debt,  and 
as  it  was  only  through  the  influence  of  a  member 
of  the  club,  who  promised  to  assume  all  responsi- 
bility, that  Van  Wagoner  was  released  in  time  to 
participate  in  the  race.  It  did  him  but  little 
good,  however,  as  on  the  very  first  lap  he  with- 
drew and  Snow  pxmctured  his  tire,  so  that  at  this 
early  stage  of  the  game  two  of  the  best  men  were 
hors  de  combat.  The  real  battle,  consequently, 
lay  between  the  two  Buffalonians  and  the  Boston 
boys.  Harvey,  of  Ottawa,  was  soon  lost  in  the 
shuffle.  The  three  men  worked  together  all 
through  the  race  and  on  the  final  sprint,  which 
was  set  by  Leonert,  Butler  got  lost  and  Callahan 
managed  to  capture  first  time  prize,  he  doing  the 
distance  in  1:10:45  2-5. 

The  race  itself  was  won  by  A.  M.  Shepard,  of 
Meridan,  who  covered  the  course  in  1:13:44,  H.  T. 
Morelock,  of  this  place,  being  second,  while  H.  B. 
HUls,  also  of  Providence,  made  the  best  time  of 
the  local  men,  1:13:49. 

* 

MANY  PROTESTS  FILED. 


Riders  in  the  Schwalbach  Road  Race  Were 
Helped  by  Pacemakers. 
Brooklyn,  July  9.— The  Charles  Schwalbach 
twenty -five-mile  handicap  road  race  on  the  Fourth, 
over  the  new  Parkville-Jamaica  course,  a  brief 
statement  of  the  resiilts  of  which  appeared  in 
^^.fk/ee-  of  last  week,  made  a  name  for  the  new 
course,  was  remarkable  in  having  sixty-eight 
starters  out  of  seventy  entries,  and  in  general  was 
a  credit  to  its  promoter.  The  course,  a  dead  level 
twelve  and  one-half  miles  stretch  of  billiard  table 
macadam,  extends  from  Parkville  through  Mil- 
bum,  RockvUle  Centre,  Pearsall's  and  Springfield 
to  Jamaica.  The  Long  Island  Railroad  crosses  it 
at  Rockville  Centre  and  two  small  division  lines 
at  Pearsall's  and  Springfield.  On  aU  these  the 
trains  are  not  ftequent  and  it  is  easy  by  a  consnl- 
tation  of  the  time  t?ibles  to  find  a  time  for  a  race 


A   WORLD'S    RECORD 


-ON   A- 


MONARCH 


MASTER    LEE    RICHARDSON 


Rides  Half-Mile  Backwards  in  2::?7i  at 


FORT   WAYNE,    IND.,   JULY    7th. 


The  only  event  of  the  kind  ever  recorded  in  the  history  of  cycling. 

We  are  always  in  front  and  up  to  date. 

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MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


without  risk  of  interference  by  trains.  That  it 
will  ever  rival  the  historic  Irvington-Milbum 
course  in  popularity  is  doubtful;  but  it  is  cer- 
tainly a  relief  to  know  that  it  is  ready  as  an  ac- 
ceptable and  available  dernier  ressort  should  the 
Jersey  authorities  drive  the  road  racers  from  the 
Essex  County.  Thirty-five  prizes  were  oifered 
and  a  time  cap.  Baruett,  the  Irvington-Milbum 
winner,  was  expected  to  start  from  scratch  and  the 
handicaps  were  arranged  on  this  basis;  but  he 
failed  to  appear  Five  thousand  spectators  saw 
the  race.     The  first  fifteen  men  to  finish  were: 

H'd'p.  Time, 

F.D.  White 6:00  1:14:38 

H.R.Eoe 5:00  1:15:17 

C.Tearl 5:30  1:15:19 

L.  D.  Adsit 10:00  1:20:02 

E.A.  Willis 6:00  1:16:04 

A.W.Evans 8:00  1:18:07 

G  B  Smith 5:00  1:15:09 

W.H.Graham 0:00  1:16:09 

T.F.Dunn 6:30  1:15:40 

E.  A.  Laws 7:30  1:17:40 

G.P.Kuhlke 3.00  1:13:05 

E.F.Eaw 9:00  1:19:25 

C  W.Young. 9:0a  1:21:00 

C.  H.  Appley 3:30  1:13:40 

G.A.Murray 1:30  1:13:41 

In  the  Irvipgton-Milbum  race  eighty- five  fin- 
ished out  of  140  starters,  thirty  beat  1:17:00,  and 
forty-nine  did  better  than  1:20:00.  In  the  Schwal- 
bach  fifty-seven  finished  out  of  sixty-eight  starters; 
ten  beat  1 :17  :O0,and  twenty  did  better  than  1 :20 :00, 
altogether  a  very  favorable  comparison  consider- 
ing the  fact  that  the  race  was  confined  almost  ex- 
clusively to  local  men,  most  all  the  road  racers 
being  engaged  in  the  various  track  events  else- 
where. The  first  ten  men  on  a  time  basis  to  fin- 
ish were: 

1  G.  P.  Kuhlke 1:13:05 

2  C.  H.  Appley ' .  .1:13:40 

3  G.  A.  Murray 1:13:41 

4  F.  D.  White 1:14:38 

5  G.  B.  Smith 1:15:09 

6  H.E.  Roe 1:15:17 

7  C.  T.  Earl 1:1^:19 

8  T.  F.  Dunn 1:15:40 

9  E.A.   Willis 1:16:04 

10    W.  H.  Graham 1:16:09 

Several  protests  were  entered  for  pace-making. 
Bensinger  and  Phillips,  of  the  K.  C.  W.,  who 
were  out  on  a  tandem  for  fun  were  the  cause  of 
some  of  the  complaints,  and  an  especially  offi- 
cious negro  iu  the  employ  of  one  of  the  dealers 
was  the  chief  offender.  Keferee  Pattee  has  sum- 
moned all  the  protested  men  to  appear  before 
him,  so  no  decision  can  be  rendered  for  several 
days.  The  referee  states  that  it  is  evident  there 
was  considerable  pacemaking  in  the  race. 


FINE  SPORT  AT  FORT  WAYNE. 


Gus  Steele  Defeats  Sanger  in  a  Driving  Finish 
—Great  Trick  Riding. 

FoBT  Wayne,  Ind.,  July  8. — The  tournament 
of  Friday  and  Saturday  was  promoted  by  private 
individuals  for  the  good  of  the  sport.  About 
1200  was  the  net  cost  to  those  individuals  when 
all  the  money  was  paid  out.  Both  days  were 
windy,  the  breeze  retarding  the  men  on  the  back- 
stretch,  but  making  good  finishes.  The  half-mile 
track  at  Cantelever  park  is  sandy,  but  a  brave 
attempt  was  made  to  put  it  into  shape,  with  ex- 
cellent results.  The  attendance  was  about  2,500 
for  both  days. 

Sanger  and  Tyler  came  down  from  Cincinnati 
and  Richmond  and  J.  S.  Johnson  came  in  from 
Port  Huron  with  Gus  Steele,  standing  upon  a 
crowded  train  all  the  way  and  dining  on  coffee 
and  sinkers.  Steele  rode  splendidly  in  several 
events  the  first  day,  but  on  the  second  captured 
the  hearts  of  the  people  by  his  magnificent  burst 


of  speed,  defeating  Sanger.  This  was  in  the  two- 
mile  handicap.  Sanger  was  on  scratch  alone  and 
Callahan  had  140,  Goetz  and  Steele,  17.5,  Roll  200 
and  Plaice  300  yards.  Sanger  caught  the  field  at 
a  mile  and  a  quarter.  Then  Goetz,  thinking  the 
third  lap  was  last,  sprinted  from  the  bunch  and 
gained  100  yards.  The  bell  sounded  and  Goetz, 
seeing  his  error,  sprinted  to  hold  his  lead.  Sanger 
came  out  and  did  donkey  work,  catching  Geotz  in 
the  last  quarter.  Steele  was  holding  on  to  Sanger, 
taking  a  sleighride,  as  Kennedy's  trainer  says 
Johnson  does  when  he  meets  Sanger.  As  Sanger 
came  down  the  stretch  he  looked  around  just  in 
time  to  catch  sight  of  a  lithe  little  figure  in  black 
jumping  by  him.  Sanger  jumped  then  and 
so  did  Steele;  and  Sanger  jumped  again,  so  did 
Steele,  and  Steele  jumped  best  for  he  went  over 
te  tape  six  inches  to  the  good.  Officials  and  spec- 
tators howled  .and  threw  hats  high  iu  air  over  the 
pretty  finish. 

Johnson  appeared  in  only  one  race  of  the  sec- 
ond day,  the  mile  open.     Steele  paced  in  the  first 


young  Lee  Richardson,  son  of  L.  M.  Richardson, 
of  the  Monarch  Cycle  Company.  Richardsan  rode 
a  half-mile  backwards  on  a  safety  in  2 :43  on  the 
first  day,  and  on  the  second  day  did  2:37  2-5.  In 
both  performances  he  did  what  no  other  man  ever 
accomplished.  The  lad  reverses  all  things  and 
goes  exactly  opposite  to  what  the  bicycle  was 
built  and  intended  to  perform.  Black  was  willing 
less  than  a  week  ago  to  wager  .$50  that  such  a 
thing  could  not  be  performed.  He  does  not  falter 
and  backing  into  the  wind  never  wavered.  The 
summary : 

One-mile,  novice— Albert  Fransen,  Marion,  1;  George 
Waldschmidt,  Fort  Wayne,  2;  C.  E.  Urbans,  Fort  Wayne, 
3;  time,  2:40. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Sanger,  scratch,  1;  Gus 
Steele,  90  yds.,  2;  E.  C.  Johnson,  80  yds.,  3;  E.  F.  Goetz, 
90  yds  ,  4;  G.  H.  Ellithorpe.  60  yds.,  5;  F.  H.  Plaice,  Lima, 
150  yds.,  6;  time,  3:12. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A — Final  heat— A.  I  Brown,  1 ;  C. 
C.  Van  Tine,  2;  O.  P.  Bernhardt,  3;  W.  L.  Swendeman,  4; 
C.  E.  Miller,  5;  time,  1:21  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A,  Fort  Wayne  riders— W.  H. 
W.  Peltier,  20  yds.,  1;  Marion  Black,  scratch,  2;  T.  Heller, 


half  and  Roll  helped  along  the  second.  But  Roll 
was  too  erratic  and  the  men  would  not  follow 
him.  At  the  turn  for  home  Johnson  swung  wide 
in  good  going,  while  Tyler  held  closely  to  the  pole 
for  a  time,  hemming  Sanger  between  himself  and 
the  pole.  When  all  were  clear  Johnson  had  the 
best  of  it  and  Sanger's  speed  had  been  materially 
lessened.  Johnson  won  by  several  lengths  in 
2:31.  The  limit  was  2:20  and  the  race  had  to  be 
run  again.  Sanger,  Tyler  and  Johnson  were  the 
only  comers,  Johnson  took  the  pace  for  a  quarter, 
Tyler  made  it  to  the  half  and  Sanger  pulled  John- 
son to  three-quartei-s,  where  Johnson  came  on 
alone,  winning  in  2:14,  well  nigh  a  record  mile 
for  scratch  events.  The  men  rode  to  get  the  race 
under  2:20  and  took  place  as  in  the  first  race. 

Tyler  and  Sanger  took  the  open  events  of  Fri- 
day, and  met  for  the  first  time  Saturday  in  the 
half-mile  open.  Again  Sanger  crossed  ahead  of 
Tyler. 

But  the  feature  of  the  meeting  was  the  riding  of 


100  yds.,  3;  Wm.  McLiUan,  30  yds.,  4;  time,  2:27  4-5. 

Two-mile,  lap,  class  B—H.  C.  T,yler,  13  points,  1;  Gus 
Steele,  7  points.  2;  R.  F.  Goetz,  4  points,  3;  time,  5:124-5. 

One-mile,  twelfth  district,  class  A— Marion  Black,  1 ; 
George  E.  WaUing,  2;  I.  W.  Leonard,  3;  W.  H.  W.  Peltier, 
4;  time,  2:40. 

One-mile  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1;  E.  C,  Johnson,  2;  E. 
F.  Goetz,  3;  time,  2:32  4-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— C.  C.  Van  Tine,  1;  A.  I.Brown, 
2;  O.  P.  Bernhardt,  3;  F.  F.  Eough,  South  Bend,  4;  time, 
2:56 1-5. 

SECOND  DAY. 

ODe-mile,  handicap,  class  A— O.  P.  Bernhardt,  30  yds., 
1;  C.  C.  Van  Tine,  65  yds.,  2;  Marion  Black,  30  yds,  ■'); 
time,  2:19  2-5. 

Ilalf-mile,  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1;  Tyler,  2;  Steelfl,  3; 
Goetz,  4;  lime,  1:09  1-4. 

Two-mile,  lap,  class  A— A.  I.  Brown  and  C.  C' Van  Tine, 
tie;  O.  P.  Bernhardt,  3;  time,  6:18  4-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Gus  Steele,  175  yds..  1; 
Sanger,  scratch,  2;  Charles  Callahan,  3:  time,  5:04. 

One-mile,  championship  of  Allen  County,  class  A— W. 
H.  W.Peltier,  1;  Marion  Black,  2;  William  Cohagen,  3; 
Thomas  Heller,  4 ;  time  2:44  1-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— John  S.  Johnson,  1;  Sanger,  2; 
Tyler,  3;  time,  2:14  4-5. 


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*       * 

THE  BIG  RIVERSIDE  MEET. 


Raymond    MacDonald    Jumps    into   Class    B  — 
Some  Creditable  Riding. 

New  Yoek,  July  7. — Judging  by  the  showing 
made  to-day  at  Manhattan  Field,  on  the  occasion 
of  Ihe  fourth  annual  races,  of  the  Riverside 
Wheelmen,  they  have  enough  racing  men  of 
their  own  in  both  the  classes  to  furnish  good 
fields,  close  contests,  fast  races  and  local  record 
breaking  galore  for  a  meet  on  their  own  hook; 
but  they  very  kindly  consented  to  let  in  outsiders 
and  permitted  them  in  the  extremity  of  their  hos- 
pitable generosity  to  carry  off  twelve  of  the 
twenty-six  prizes.  Six  thousand  within  the 
grounds,  2,000  on  the  aqueduct  and  1,000  on 
Deadhead  Hill  saw  big  fields,  exciting  finishes, 
fast  times,  two  very  creditable  tries  against  the 
watch  and,  above  all,  excellent  and  prompt  man- 
agement. 

Veteran  Jack  Gruilding,  the  groundmaster,  who 
trained  the  champion  Amer'can  athletes  of  by- 
gone days  when  the  present  generation  of  racers 
was  riding  in  Jour-wheeled  wicker  baskets,  had 
been  hard  at  work  on  the  track  since  daylight  and 
had  obliterated  all  the  dama  es  done  by  the  rain 
of  the  day  before.  Thirty  loads  of  clay  had  been 
put  at  the  turn  at  the  beginning  of  the  home- 
stretch, making  it  much  safer  than  at  the  Grreen- 
wich  meet  two  weeks  ago;  still  it  took  a  bold  and 
clever  rider  to  navigate  the  corners  and  altogether 
the  path  was  fully  ten  seconds  slow  to  the  mile. 

The  attentions  of  the  committee  to  the  press 
were  unceasing  and  most  acceptable,  from  the  con- 
stant serving  of  cigars  and  enforced  soft  stuff  (the 
latter  with  profuse  apologies)  to  the  painstaking 
information  about  the  starters,  fractional  times 
and  wheels  ridden. 

Announcer  Burris  again  used  the  megaphone 
standing  in  the  middle  of  the  field  and  aiming  it 
with  deadly  precision  to  all  points  of  the  compass. 
After  many  years  of  hard  use  Freddie's  lungs  are 
having  a  much  needed  rest.  Big  is  the  head  of 
the  great  American  inventor. 

Brown,  Willis  and  Barnett  are  taking  a  rest, 
having  gone  a  trifle  stale  after  their  two  months' 
hard  work  on  the  road  and  path,  and  were  missed. 
Teddy  Goodman  is  also  overworked  and  should 
give  his  game  knee  a  holiday,  though  his  pluck 
carried  Mm  into  second  place  in  the  mile  open. 
George  Smith  is  getting  back  into  his  old  form 
and  Fred  Eoyce  is  likely  to  prove  a  tough  cus- 
tomer before  the  season  closes — ^he  is  on  the  con- 
stant improve. 

The  2:30  mile  was  a  pretty  easy  win  for  Eoyce, 
the  quarter-mile  record-holder,  who,  barring 
Brown  and  Blauvelt,  outclasses  the  other  local 
amateurs,  now  that  MacDonald  has  jumped  the 
fence  into  the  B  field.  Dawson,  Bofinger,  Dar- 
mer  and  Goodman  made  a  hammer  and  tongs 
fight  for  second  place.  George  Smith  mside  a 
good  win  from  way  back  in  his  trial  for  the  two- 
mile  handicap,  but  coijldn't  quite  get  there  in  the 
final,  the  Riverside  trio  having  been  treated  rather 
leniently  by  the  handicapper. 

Charley  Murphy  was  in  running  humor  in  the 
class  B  scratch,  settled  some  old  scores  with  Titus 
and  wiped  out  Bald's  victory  over  him  at  the  K. 
C.  W.  meet  the  week  before.  He  came  with  a  great 
rush  at  the  finish,  winning  by  three  lengths,  Titus 
just  managing  to  get  in  ahead  of  Bald  by  a  slight 
margin.  This  trio  disposed  of  the  others  without 
much  difficulty. 

Steenson  rode  his  Remington  rather  rapidly  in 
the  class    B  mile    handicap,   winning  from  the 


eighty-yard  mark  in  2:19  1-5,  excellent  second 
class  time  for  the  track.  Thanks  to  an  easy  pace 
set  by  the  front  mark  men  in  the  two-mile,  class 
B  handicap,  Helfert  had  no  difficulty  in  catching 
them  in  200  yards  and  running  away  from  them 
in  the  sprint. 

Some  thought  that  Eoyce  could  give  MacDonald 
a  hustle  and  perhaps  a  beating  in  the  amateur 
half;  but  he  couldn't  come  within  gun  shot  of  him 
nor  stay  with  him  a  little  bit  in  the  sprint.  Be- 
fore the  start  MacDonald's  retirement  from  class  A 
with  this  race  was  announced.  He  went  out  with 
red  fire  and  the  band  playing;  but  his  exit  from 
class  A  wasn't  a  marker  to  his  debut  in  class  B  in 
the  ten-mile  race.  In  the  latter  the  Murphy 
brothers,  Titus,  MacDonald,  Silvie,  Maddox,  Con- 
noUey  and  Helfert  were  the  starters.  Titus  stole 
a  couple  of  yards  on  the  pistol,  but  Charley  Mur- 
phy at  the  first  turn  cut  loose  at  high  pressure 
and  it  looked  as  though  the  ex-road  champion 
were  going  to  try  to  ride  his  opponents  to  a  stand- 
still. Titus  took  up  the  running  at  the  half, 
where  Connolley  dropped  out,  and  kept  the  pace 
warm  up  to  the  mile  post  in  2:31.  At  this  point 
Helfert  had  enough  of  it.  From  here  on  one 
would  have  thought  the  millennium  had  come; 
for  with  extreme  courtesy  the  riders  paced  half 
miles  in  turn.  Maddox  took  them  by  the  two- 
mile  fiag  in  5:15  1-5  and  MacDonald  led  at  the 
three  miles  in  8:04 — exit  Silvie.  From  here  on 
until  the  last  mile  the  quintette  rode  together  at 
a  fair  pace.  The  fourth  mile  was  done  in  2:33, 
with  10:37  as  the  total;  five  miles,  13:27;  six 
miles,  16:19.  Titus  took  the  field  a  fast  leap  in 
the  seventh  mile ;  but  they  dropped  back  to  a  loaf 
again,  finishing  seven  miles  in  19:11  2-5,  eight  in 
22:05,  and  nine  in  25:12.  The  first  quarter  was 
run  at  a  43  clip  and  the  half  in  1 :24.  On  the 
back  stretch  of  the  third  lap  MacDonald  cut  loose 
and  was  six  yards  to  the  good  before  the  others 
exactly  knew  what  had  happened.  Titus  was 
the  first  to  perceive  and  set  sail  for  the  ex-A  young- 
ster, Charley  Murphy  being  in  hot  pursuit  also 
two  lengths  behind.  The  three-quarters  was 
reached  in  2:03  2-5.  Inch  by  inch  Titus  was 
pulling  up  on  his  flying  clnbmate,  Charley  Mur- 
pHy  also  hanging  on  two  lengths  behind  like  grim 
death.  The  grandstand,  bleachers.  Deadhead 
Hill  and  the  aqueduct  went  crazy  as  MacDonald 
rounded  into  the  last  100  yards  a  length  ahead 
and  bedlam  broke  loose  as  the  muscular  midget . 
crossed  the  tape  the  winner  of  his  first  class  B 
race  by  six  inches,  Charley  Murphy  the  same  old 
two  lengths  behind  Titus,  and  a  wheel  ahead  of 
Brother  Billy,  who  led  Maddox  a  length.  Time, 
27:45  2-5,  last  half,  1:09  2-5,  last  quarter,  :30. 
MacDonald  will  hereafter  be  a  member  of  the 
Columbia  team. 

Two  time  trials  were  made  by  Smith  and  Titus, 
respectively,  but  Resulted  in  nothing  very  remark- 
able, as  will  be  seen  by  the  summary.  The  R. 
W.  won  the  Liberty  '  'loving  cup, ' '  given  by  the 
Wilson-Meyers  Company,  easily  with  four  firsts, 
six  seconds,  three  thirds  and  one  fifth,  all  others 
distanced.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice — final  heat— L.  Sehultze,  1;  T.  F. 
Dunn,  2;  L.  D.  Lidsit,  3;  time,  3:44  1  5. 

One-mile,  scratch,  2:30  class— first  heat— M.  Scott,  1; 
Eay  Dawson,  2;  C.  Granger,  3;  time,  2:41. 

Second  heat— G.  F.  Royce,  1;  K  A.  Bofinger,  2;  W.  L. 
Darmer,  3;  time,  2:34  4  5. 

Final  heat— Eoyce,  1;  F.  F.  Goodman,  2;  Darmei,  3; 
time,  2:40  1-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— first  heat^G.  C.  Smith,  30  yds.,  1; 
G.  B.  Kuhlke,  130,  8;  L.  V.  Mockridge,  290,  3;  time,  4:57. 

Second  heat^-E.  A.  Bofinger,  180,  yds.,  1 ;  M.  Scott,  80, 
2;  C.  Granger,  ISO,  3;  time,  4;50  8-5. 

Final  heat— iiofinger,  1;  Granger,  3;  C.  M.  Ertz,  8; 
time,  4:50. 

One-mile,  scratch,  class  B— C.  M.  Murphy,  1,  by  three 
lengths;  Titus,  2;  Bald,  3;  time,  2:83 1-5.  I.  A.  Silvie. 
Jr.,  W.  D.  Edwards,  D.  ConnoUy,  W.  J.  Helfert,  H.  R. 


and  O.  S.  Brandt  also  ran. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— H.  R.  Steenson,  80  yds., 
1;  H.  H,  Maddox,  100  yds.,  2;  E.  F.  Miller,  3;  time,  2;19  1-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— W.  J.  Helfert,  scratch,  1, 
by  two  lengths;  E.  F.  Miller.  50  yds.,  2;  O.  J.  Brandt,  80, 
3;  time,  5:17  2-5.  Maddox,  40,  Steenson,  50;  Connolly,  40. 
and  W.  H.  Wills,  90,  also  ran. 

Half-mile,  scratch— Raymond  MacDonald,  1,  by  ten 
yards;  G.  R.  Royce,  2;  E.  L.  Blauvelt,  3;  time,  1:11 1-5. 

Half-mile,  against  time— G.  C.  Smith;  time,  1:05  8:5; 
paced  by  E.  L.  Blauvelt  and  G.  F.  Royce.  Track  record 
1:01,  made  by  MacDonald. 

One-mile,  against  time  (2:19  8-5)  made  by  J.  S.  John- 
son—F.  J.  Titus,  time,  2:12  2  5;  paced  by  Miller,  Steenson, 
W.  F.  Murphy  and  Helfert. 

Ten-mile,  scratch,  invitation,  class  B— Raymond  Mac- 
Donald, 1,  by  six  inches;  F.  J.  Titus,  8;  C.  M.  Murphy,  3; 
W.  F.  Murphy,  4;  H.  H.  Maddox,  5;  times,  2:31;  5:15  2-5, 
8:04,  10:37,  13:27,  16:19, 19:11  2-5,  28:05,  25:12,  27:45  2-5. 


FIVE    MILES    IN    12:13. 

Wenzel,    of    Philadelphia,    Does     Fast    Road 
Work — Quaker  Race  News. 

Philadelphia,  July  9.— The  third  monthly 
handicap  road  race  of  the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen 
took  place  last  Saturday  over  the  five-mile  course 
from  Bryn  Mawr  to  City  Line.  The  five-mile 
competition  road  record  was  lowered  to  12:15  by 
W.  A.  Wenzel  from  scratch.  Dampman  and 
Thompson,  the  other  scratch  men,  were  also  in- 
side the  record.  The  first  six  men  finished  as 
follows: 

Hdcp.       Time. 

W.  A.  Wenzel scr.  18:15 

F.  M.  Dampman scr.  19:15  2-6 

0.  R.  H.  Thompson scr.  12.16 

P.  K.  Manning :30  13:00 

A.  P.  Lee 2:00  14:31 

Joseph  Estoclet :30  13:03 

The  scratch  men  alternated  in  pacemaking  until 
the  halt-minute  men  were  caught,  and  the  three 
finished  close  together.  Shortly  after  the  race 
William  Hall,  who,  as  has  been  mentioned,  had 
designs  on  Lagen's  record  for  this  course,  made  an 
attempt  to  lower  the  figures,  and  came  within  a 
few  seconds  of  doing  it.  His  time  was  12:16  1-5. 
He  was  paced  by  Butcher,  Griffith,  Estoclet  and 
Wenzel. 

Bunnell  is  thinking  of  trying  the  experiment  of 
racing  by  electric  light  on  the  new  Eiverton 
track.  "Bunny's  Pets,"  the  P.  A.  W.  wnM  also 
hold  a  meet  on  the  track  early  in  the  fall. 

The  ranks  of  class  A  in  this  vicinity  have  been 
filled  to  overflowing  by  the  establishment  of 
class  B. 

It  is  whispered  that  cash  prize  racing  will  be 
seen  here  in  the  fall. 

Joseph  Black  arrived  in  this  city  Friday  after- 
noon, having  covered  the  distance  from  Cleveland, 
O.,  since  4  a.  m.  the  previous  Monday. 


That  Trouble  at  Plainfield. 

The  investigation  into  the  Plainfield  case  (oJ 
foul  committed)  was  completed  last  week.  After 
a  careful  canvas  of  the  riders  and  officials,  it  was 
demonstrated,  Mr.  Raymond  says,  that  the  orig- 
inal fault  lay  with  the  men  riding  on  the  pole. 
Having  taken  into  consideration  every  mitigating 
circumstance  put  forth  in  hehalf  of  the  men  at 
fault.  Wells  was  suspended  for  ten  days  and  Titus 
disqualified  from  any  place  or  prize;  the  original 
race  as  run  to  stand. 

*      * 
The  International  Championships. 

CovENTBY,  Eng.,  June  30. — Editor Refebee: 
I  have  pleasure  in  informing  you  that  definite  ar- 
rangements have  now  been  completed  for  the 
holding  of  the  world's  championships  at  Antwerp. 
The  short  and  middle  distance  events  (the  one 
mile  and  the  ten  kilometres  championships)  will 
be  run  Aug.  12.     The  long  distance  championship, 


'^fC4^ 


(100  kilometres)  will  take  place  on  the  following 
day,  Monday,  Ang.  13,  and  the  international 
team  race  will  be  held  on  the  18th,  thus  giving 
all  the  competitors  plenty  of  time  to  rest.  Spe- 
cial arrangements  aie  being  made  for  the  conven- 
ience of  competitors,  and  as  the  international  ex- 
hibition will  he  on,  the  week  will  make  an 
exceedingly  enjoyable  and  interesting  holiday  for 
anyone  who  can  find  time  to  he  present.  In  ad- 
dition to  the  countries  that  I  mentioned  in  my 
last  as  sending  teams,  I  am  now  able  to  inform 
you  that  Germany  has  definitely  decided  to  be 
represented  in  this  meeting,  so  that  the  contests 
grow  in  interest  every  day.     Henby  Stuemet. 


The  Illinois  C.  C.  Race. 
The  five-mile  road  race  of  the  Illinois  C.  C. 
over  the  Humboldt  park  boulevard  course  drew  a 
large  number  of  spectators.  There  were  twenty- 
one  finishers  out  of  twenty-five  starters.  H.  Gr. 
Aimer  won  the  race  from  the  2 :00  mark,  while 
W.  J.  Anderson  captured  the  time  prize  in  13:34. 

The  summary: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

H.  G.  Aimer 2;00. .   14:49 

A.B.Wood 1:00 14:06 

F.  J.  Hinkley 1:00 14:09 

J.  Fleischman 1:00 14:10 

C.  Klagstad :30 13:43 

F.  A.  Rogers :30 13:4:i 

P.  H.  Waldman 1:15 14:30 

A.  M.  Graham :45 14:08 

W.  J.  Anderson  :10 1.3:34 

H.  R.  Upp :15 13:40 

K.  J.  Tobin 2:00 15:86 

C.  Hageman :45 14:15 

\V.  J.  Quigley :45 14:34 

K.  J.  WfSt 1:30 15:35 

L.  E.  Lange 1 :00 16:09 

H.  R.  Smith 1:15 15:25 

.V.  D.  Herriman :10 14:il 

I.  D.  Wilson :I5 14::W 

F.  J.  Eagle 1 :00 16::33 

J.  J.  McDermott ! .  .1:30 15:45 

H.  L.  Carson 1:30 16:a3 


Wisconsin  Circuit  Races. 

Eau  Claire,  Wis.,  July  9. — The  state  circuit 
races  here  to-day  were  well  attended.  The  sum- 
mary: 

One-mile,  novice — McDonough,  1;  William  Sogers,  3; 
time,  3:18. 

One-mile,  handicap— L.  E.  Kraft,  1;  B.  Williams.  2; 
time,  8:331-2. 

Halt-mile,  open^John  Ebert,  1;  P.  H.  Sercomb,  2;  time, 
1:83. 

Two-mile,  handicap — L.  E.  Kraft,  1;  John  Ebert,  2; 
time,  5:28. 

Quarter-mile,  open — B.  Williams,  1:  P.  H.  Sercomb,  2; 
time,  :35. 

Five-mile,  handicap— John  Ebert,  1;  L.  E.  Craft,  2; 
time,  17:59. 

One-mile,  open— John  Ebert,  1;  P.  H.  Sercomb,  2; 
time,  2:10. 

One-mile,  Eau  Claire  circuit  championship— B.  B. 
Thomas,  1;  B.  Williams,  2;  time,  3:10. 


Will  Show  the  Boys  a  Few  Tricks. 
Lew  Geyler,  the  "all-round  man"  from  Phila- 
delphia, with  a  weakness  for  bicycle  selling,  lec- 
turing, journalism,  photography  and  a  few  other 
fads,  has  decided  to  don  his  racing  togs  again  in 
an  endeavor  to  show  some  of  the  youngsters  the 
way  to  the  tape.  Lew  claims  that  he  is  as  good 
as  ever,  and  will  take  Charlie  Measure's  place  on 
the  Century  Wheelmen's  team. 

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Think  It  Was  a  Fluke. 

The    Quaker    City   Wheelmen   and  the  West 

Philadelphia  Cyclers  are   "rushing    into  print" 

about  three  days  a  week  in  order  to  convince  the 

cycling  public  that  the  pleasant  relations  existing 


between  the  two  clubs  have  not  been  strained  in 
the  least  by  the  refusal  of  the  latter  organization 
to  allow  its  racing  men  to  meet  the  Quakers'  flyers 
in  a  second  race,  after  the  frrat  race  had  been  lost 
to  the  Quakers  by  a  series  of  exasperating  acci- 
dents. The  continued  refusal  of  the  W.  P.  C. 
team  to  accept  the  second  challenge,  however,  is 
causing  much  unfavorable  comment,  and  there  is 
an  impression  prevailing  among  the  fraternity 
that  the  West  Philadelphias'  victory  was  the  re- 
sult of  a  "beastly  fluke,"  and  that  a  second  race 
will  prove  the  truth  of  their  assertion. 

»  * 
The  Good  Roads  Tournament. 
The  programme  of  the  Good  Roads  Tournament 
at  Asbury  Park  is  as  follows:  Thursday,  Aug.  30 
— One-mile  novice,  two-third  mile  scratch,  one- 
mile  handicap,  two-mile  handicap  for  New  York 
and  New  Jersey  riders,  two-mile  class  B  handicap, 
one-mile  class  B  scratch.  Friday,  Aug.  31 — One- 
mile  novice,  two-mile  handicap,  one-third  mile 
scratch  for  New  Jersey  riders,  one-mile  class  B 
tandem,  two-third  mile  class  E  scratch,  five-mile 
class  B  scratch.  Saturday,  Sept.  1 — One-mile 
novice,  one-mile  scratch  for  New  York,  New  Jer- 


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Road  Race  at  Pontiac. 
Faiebuey,  111.,  July  11. — In  a  road  race  given 
by  the  Pontiac  Bicycle  Club  yesterday,  over  a 
course  extending  from  Fairbnry  to  Pontiac,  a  dis- 
tance of  fifteen  and  a  quarter  miles,  the  winner 
was  Joe  Lord,  whose  time  was  50:22.  He  was 
closely  followed  by   Charles  Smith.     Seven  men 

started. 

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*  * 

The  Pontiac  Races. 

C.  L.   Whitson  is  managing  a  three-days'   meet 

to  be  held  at  Pontiac,  111.,  Aug.    15,  16   and  17. 

Not  less  than  three  prizes  are  offered  in  each 

event,  and  in  the  five-mile  handicap  there  are 

five. 

* 

*  « 

A  New  loo-Mile  Road  Race. 

Novelties  in  racing  are  much  sought  by  the  race 
promoters  of  Boston.  The  latest  thing  decided 
upon  is  the  holding  of  a  100-mile  road  contest 
from  Maiden  to  Newburyport  and  return.  J.  M. 
Linscott,  the  father  and  manager  of  the  Linscott 


road  race,  has  decided  to  hold  such  an  event  in 
September,  directly  following  the  B.  A.  A. 
twenty-five  mile  race.  He  has  already  secured 
the  promised  appearance  of  some  of  the  fastest 
road  riders  in  the  country.  Coming  directly  after 
the  B.  A.  A.  race,  as  the  event  will,  the  crack  rid- 
ers of  the  country  being  present,  the  race  ought  to 
have  a  large  field  of  entries. 

*  ^  ■» 
Race  Notes. 

The  Press  club  of  Butfalo  holds  a  big  meet  on 
July  25  or  Sept.  1. 

Charley  Schwalbach  talks  of  getting  up  a  100- 
mile  handicap  on  the  Parkville-Jamaica  course  in 
the  fall. 

Marinette  (Wis. )  gives  a  two-days'  tournament 
July  17  and  18  with  over  a  thousand  dollar's 
worth  of  prizes. 

Bliss  will  go  for  records  at  Waltham  this  week 
Saturday,  and  a  week  later  Sanger  and  Tyler  will 
make  the  attempt. 

Harman  &  Bell's  race  meet  at  Lima,  O. ,  July 
31,  will  include  five  events  for  each  classes.  The 
prizes  are  up  to  the  limit. 

Seven  races  wUl  be  on  the  Warsaw  (Ind.) 
C.  C.'s  programme  for  Aug.  1.  Nothing  but  dia- 
monds are  offered  for  prizes. 

The  report  was  current  during  the  week  that 
Johnson  had  decided  to  join  the  professional  col- 
ony in  Paris,  but  Eck  says  he  will  stay  in  class  B. 

The  German  racers,  Breitling,  Zimmerman, 
Mehler,  Halbrisch,  Herty  and  Schlee,  have  been 
classed  as  prolessionals  by  the  Deutscher  Eadfahr 
Bund. 

The  Mercury  Wheelmen  of  Flushing,  L.  I  , 
have  postponed  their  race  meet  trom  July  2i  to 
Sept.  8,  the  dispute  with  the  Jockey  club  having 
been  amicably  adjusted. 

There  doesn't  appear  to  be  much  danger  of 
Willie  Sanger  beating  his  big  brother — he  was 
nearly  six  minutes  longer  in  covering  the  Wau- 
kesha-Milwaukee course  than  the  time  winner. 

The  Mercury  C.  C.'s  road  race  from  Eacine  to 
Milwaukee  occurs  next  week  Saturday.  Already 
there  are  tour  |125  prizes,  one  $75,  three  $50,  one 
$30,  three^$20  and  over  fifty  smaller  ones.  The 
course  is  level,  twenty  and  a  half  miles  long,  and 
smooth  and  hard. 


A  Family  Affair. 

It  is  a  Buffalo  man,  Henry  J.  Vom  Scheldt  who 

shares  the  joys  of  his  riding  with  his  four  sons. 

Bertie  sits  just  back  of  the  handlebars;  Arthur, 

the  youngest,   immediately  in  front;  Willie  has  a 


seat  over  the  front  wheel,  while  Heniy  is  perched 
over  the  rear  wheel.  The  family  of  five  has  this 
season  toured  several  hundred  miles,  and  have  yet 
to  have  an  accident. 


^^^fce^ 


RAYMOND  DEFENDS  CLASS  B. 


Though  Given  But  a  Two-Months'  Trial,  He 
Thinks  It  Has  Come  to  Stay. 
New  York,  July  8. — Chairman  Raymoncl,  of 
the  racing  board,  is  a  charming  man  to  meet  and 
a  most  communicative  conversationalist  to  an  in- 
terviewer. This  I  had  learned  on  several  pre- 
vious occasions  and  it  was  further  proved  by  a 
chat  I  had  with  him  at  his  oflSce,  236  Flatbush 
avenue,  Brooklyn,  last  Friday  afternoon.  Mr. 
Raymond  is  a  handsome  man.  I  say  this  in  all 
sincerity  for  the  information  of  the  curious  readers 
of  ^^^/\e€-,  not  merely  by  any  of  thanks  for 
past  favors  and  in  hopes  of  others  to  come.  A 
finely  shaped  nose,  the  perfection  of  a  rich  mus- 
tache, a  delicately  chiseled  chin,  soft  brown  eyes 
that  look  into  yours  with  frank,  almost  childlike, 
candor,  and  the  neatest  of  up-to-date  clothes  that 
are  quiet  and  not  obtrusively  dudish.  Such  is 
the  pen  photo  of  the  shady  amateur's  ogre  and 
the  wily  manufacturers  hete  noir,  at  whose  word 
tricksters  tremble  and  promateurs  prostrate  them- 
selves. To  j  ump  in  medias  res  at  once  I  fired  the 
follo\ving  query  as  a  starter: 

"What's  the  use  of  class  B  anyhow,  Mr.  Ray- 
mond?" 

"As  Grover  Cleveland  once  put  it,  'We  were 
conlronted  by  a  condition  not  a  theory. '  In  its 
temptations  to  manufacturers  cycle  racing  offers 
chances  for  advertising  not  afforded  by  any  other 
sport  and  so  it  is  almost  sui  generis.  To  be  sure 
your  running-shoe  maker  may  advertise  that 
Champion  So-and-So  uses  his  shoes,  your  boat 
builder  that  such  and  such  a  crew  rows  in  his 
boat,  your  tenuis  dealer  that  Dwight  or  Hobert  or 
Chace  uses  his  racket,  and  your  baseball  manu- 
facturer that  his  ball  is  the  official  league  one,  or 
that  Rope  Conner  uses  his  bats;  but  the  value  of 
such  advertising  is  no  temptation  to  support  a 
runner,  an  oarsman,  a  tennis  player  or  a  ball 
tosser.  With  the  bicycle  manufacturer  there  is 
every  temptation,  as  this  is  his  most  valuable 
method  of  advertising.  There  were  many  men 
willing  to  have  their  expenses  paid  and  to  receive 
a  salary  for  riding  who  did  not  care  to  trust  to 
the  precarious  living  afforded  by  racing  for  wagers 
or  purses,  or  were  averae  to  the  low  associations 
general  professionalism  would  bring.  So  we 
established  class  B,  a  radical  change  from  all  the 
previous  legislation  which  had  been  attempted 
and  failed." 

'  'But  do  you  not  think  that  you  make  a  dis- 
tinction without  a  difference,  and  that  a  strict  en- 
forcement of  the  definition  of  professional  would 
answer  the  same  purpose  j  ust  as  well?' ' 

"No;  for  the  reasons  I  have  just  given,  and 
from  the  fact  that  in  its  constitution  the  L.  A.  W. 
declares  one  of  its  objects  to  be  to  promote  cycle 
racing.  Professional  racing  has  been  and  always 
will  be  a  failure.  The  N.  C.  A.  made  the  best 
attempt  at  it  last  season  that  has  ever  been  made, 
and  .still  it  proved  a  failure.  To  enter  into  pro- 
fessionalism the  L.  A.  W.  would  have  to  go  down 
into  the  mire  and  stay  there  most  of  the  time. 
Gentlemen  would  never  consent  to  do  that." 

"But  in  permitting  the  class  B  men  to  ex- 
change their  prizes  do  you  not  practically  permit 
them  to  run  for  money  or  an  equivalent?" 

"Logically  and  consistently  I  can  answer  no. 
The  whole  idea  of  class  B  is  to  permit  the  i-iders 
in  it  to  support  themselves  by  it.  Cloihes,  furni- 
ture and  other  articles  of  personal  use  are  as 
necessary  to  a  man's  support  as  his  board,  his 
traveling  expenses  and  the  wheel  he  rides.  You 
see  how  strictly  we  draw  the  line,  permitting 
class  A  men  to  race  only  for  jewelry,  plate  and 
other  luxuries,  and  forbidding  them  to  compete 
for  necessaries. 


'  'Are  not  the  same  temptations  offered  the  man- 
ufacturers to  secretly  subsidize  men  in  class  A  to 
ride  their  wheels  as  there  was  before?" 

"No;  for  not  only  is  the  danger  of  detection 
greater,  as  we  now  can  suspend  on  mere  suspicion, 
but  class  B  gives  them  an  opportunity  for  this 
kind  of  advertising  without  danger  or  need  of 
subterfuge. ' ' 

"  As  a  matter  of  fact  have  not  the  class  B  races 
so  far  created  less  interest  than  the  contests  of 
class  A  ?  Do  not  people  take  greater  interest  in 
contests  which  they  know  to  be  battles  for  glory 
and  without  suspicion  of  being  '  fixed '  before- 
hand?" 

"  So  far  as  most  of  the  local  meets  thus  far  here- 
abouts are  concerned,  yes;  but  at  the  big  meets, 
no.  At  Waltham  the  people  sat  quiet  while  the 
class  A  races  were  beiog  run,  and  got  up  and 
yelled  like  a  lot  of  baseball  cranks  at  the  class  B 
contests.  At  the  K.  C.  W.  meet  last  Saturday 
you  saw  the  fuss  the  spectators  made  in  the  two 
good  class  B  races.  You  mrrst  recollect  that  class 
B  has  had  but  two  months',  trial.  It  is  unreason- 
able to  expect  its  success  or  failure  to  be  estab- 
lished in  so  short  a  time.  The  new  class  is  con- 
stantly being  augmented  by  volunteers  and 
compulsory  transfer's.  As  its  numbers  increase 
the  competition  among  the  teams  will  be  so  great 
that  the  riders  will  have  to  race  to  win,  or  lose 
their  positions.  I  think  class  B  has  come  to  .stay. 
If  I  undertook  to  answer  all  the  criticisms  of  me 
by  the  newspapers  it  would  take  all  my  time,  and 
you  know  I  have  to  work  to  earn  my  living. ' ' 

"  I  have  myself,  Mr.  Raymond,  been  one  of  the 
critics  of  you  and  class  B  and  I  am  sure  @^/g/\ec- 
will  be  only  too  glad  to  give  me  space  to  tell 
what  you  have  said  on  this  question.  Thank  you. 
Good  day,  sir." 


GERMAN    RACING    MEN    BUSY. 


Good  Contests  at  Munich — The  Italian  Cham- 
pionships—German Pros. 
FfiANKFOKT-osr-THE  Main,  June  26. — [Special 
correspondence.] — The  interest  of  the  German 
sporting  world  during  the  past  few  days  was  con  - 
centrated  in  Bavaria's  capital,  Munich,  where, 
after  the  successful  finish  of  the  Italian-German 
distance  ride,  and  in  commemoration  of  the 
Munich  Velociped  Club's  twenty-fifth  anniver- 
sary, some  hotly  contested  races  were  held.  The 
weather  was  as  favorable  as  could  be  wished,  and 
in  consequence  the  crowd  was  immense.  August 
Lehr  took  all  six  events  in  which  he  started  (gen- 
erally F.  Opel  being  a  good  second),  and  lowering 
five  German  records.  He  is  in  form  as  fine  as 
ever,  and  much  indignation  has  been  roused  here 
by  the  N.  0.  U.'s  unsportsmanlike  act  in  not 
granting  a  license  to  the  representatives  of  a  for- 
eign body  which,  being  invited,  sent  Lehr  fitted 
with  the  credentials  as  an  amateur.  England's 
one-mile  ordinary  champion  of  1889  probably 
would  have  added  the  title  of  safety  champion  for 
'94  to  his  wreath  of  victories.  My  friend  on  the 
other  side  of  the  Vosges  mountains  probably  re- 
ports about  the  record  trials  at  the  Buffalo  Velo- 
drome, Paris,  where  Lehr  did  not  succeed  in  beat- 
ing the  ten  kilometre  world's  record,  for  which  be 
was  starting,  although  he  lowered  the  French 
record  for  two  and  ten  kilometres,  and  the  Ger- 
man for  three  to  ten  kilometres.  The  principal 
cause  for  this  ill  success  was  Lehr's  position  as  an 
amateur,  which  does  not  allow  him  to  accept  the 
services  of  professionals  as  pacemakers. 

LONG  DISTANCE  MEN  COMPETE. 

The  4,000-metre  event  for  the  competitors  in 
the  Milan-Munich  distance  race  fell  to  F.  Heine, 
of  Hannover  (eighth  in  said  ride),  with  P.  Con- 


nelli,  of  Milan,  second,  and  F.  Gerger,  of  Graz,  in 
third  place;  time,  6:46  1-.5.  Fischer  and  Reheis, 
the  first  and  second  in  the  road  race,  entered  but 
did  not  start.  George  Goess,  of  Nuremberg,  took 
the  .5,000-metre  safety  championship,  .and  If. 
Roth,  of  Munich,  the  ordinary  championship  of 
Bavaria  for  the  same  distance,  in  8:12  2-5  and 
9:20  2-5,  respectively.  There  followed,  besides, 
an  event  for  privates  and  one  for  coriiorals  of  the  • 
Bavarian  army,  a  3,000-metre  guests'  race  for  the 
Italian  riders  who  took  part  in  the  distance  ride. 
Trifoni  (sixth  in  the  ride  and  the  first  of  the 
Italians)  landed  first,  in  4:43  4-5,  with  Cominelli 
second  and  Costa  (seventh  in  the  Milan-Munich 
ana  thus  second  of  the  Italians)  third. 

NELSON  DEFEATS  BANKBE. 
The  two  American   riders,.  Nelson  and  Banker, 
had  a  mile  race  at  Munich,  which  resulted  in  a 
narrow  victory  for  the  former  in  2:13,  the  time 
being  a  new  German  record  for  that  distance. 

NEW   CHAMPIOKS  MADE. 

The  safety  and  tricycle  championships  of  Italy 
for  five  and  four  kilometres,  respectively,  were 
run  at  Modena,  N.  Pasta  winning  the  former  in 
8:38  3-5,  and  the  latter  in  7:50  3-5,  but  the  time 
limit  of  7:42  not  being  reached  the  race  was  not 
allowed.  G.  Nuvolari  won  the  title  of  champion 
in  distance  riding  for  '94,  winning  the  100-kilo- 
metre race  in  3  hrs.  15  min.  2-5  sec. 

The  championship  of  Austria,  in  mountain  rid- 
ing up  the  Lemmering,  for  which  more  entries 
were  received  this  year  than  ever,  as  for  the  fiist 
time  cash  prizes  were  fixed,  fell  for  the  third  time 
to  G.  Zachariades  of  Vienna,  in  33:54  1-5  for  the 
ten  kilometres.  J.  Lugert,  of  Vienna,  was  sec- 
ond, and  J.  Parzes,  of  Vienna,  third. 

GEEMAN   PROS   IN    ITALY. 

The  new  German  professionals,  Vater,  Wsbich, 
Herty  and  others,  now  seem  to  be  earning  their 
daily  bread  under  Italy's  blue  sky.  Vater  is 
getting  in  shape.  At  Turin  he  won  the  5,000- 
metre  event,  with  1,000  lire  as  the  prize,  against 
Ferrairo,  Alaino  and  Buni.  Vater  and  Habich 
were  third  in  a  4,000-metre  tandem  race,  the 
latter  winning  the  consolation  event.  Herty 
started  at  Florence,  winning  the  first  heat  of  the 
principal  2, 000-lire  ($400)  safety  race  against  the 
Italians  Dani  and  Bonini,  and  poor  Zim  (who  did 
not  show  what  was  expected)  fourth.  Olligs  won 
the  second  heat,  against  Leoni,  Wheeler  and 
Baroni.  Wheeler  took  the  final  heat,  with  Herty 
second  and  Dani  third.  Herty  took  the  tricycle 
event,  against  the  Frenehman,  Courbe,  and  the 
Italian,  Pasta. 

The  entries  for  the  Dresden-Berlin  distance  ride 

closed  to-day.  111  entries  having  been  made. 

A.  M. 
♦— « — • 

To  Make  Aluminum  Tubing. 
Captain  Hunt,  president  of  the  Pittsburg  Re- 
duction Company,  which  produces  aluminum  in 
large  quantities  and  supplies  that  metal  to  the  St. 
Louis  Refrigerator  and  Wooden  Gutter  Company, 
will  establish  a  plant  at  Niagara  Falls  to  be  oper- 
ated by  the  water  power  which  is  expected  to  be 
in  working  order  inside  of  six  months.  He  is  al.'O 
interested  in  a  mill  in  Connecticut  where  ex- 
haustive experiments  are  to  be  made  with  alloys 
for  tubing.  The  company  has  great  expectations 
of  being  able  to  produce  something  remarkable  in 
this  line.  The  company  supplies  the  metal  used 
in  the  construction  of  the  Eagle  rims. 


Chicago  Tourists  Resting. 
ASBUEY  Park,  N.   X,   July  9. — Paul  Young 
and  Harry  Crugdon,  of  Chicago,    are  resting  at 
Asbury  Park  after  their  1,050  mile  trip  from  Chi- 
cago to  New  York  in  eighteen  days. 


Sterling 
Riders 
Win 
Races 


Sterling  Cycle  Works, 

246-248  Carroll  Ave., 


CHICAGO. 


SP^CIAI,    AGMNTS: 


L.  O.  JANDORF  &  CO.,  116-118  W.  125th  St.,  New  Yobk. 
STOKES  MFG.  CO.,  Chicago,  Milwaukee,  Denver. 
SALT  LAKE  CYCLE  CO.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 


ONE  MONTH 

of  racing  on  the  Sterling  shows  the  following 
results: 


ROCHESTER,   N.  Y. 
DIXON,  ILL. 

GRAND  ISLAND,  NEB. 

WACO,  TEXAS. 
SAN  ANTONIO,  TEX. 

SALT  LAKE  CITY. 

ROCKVILLE,   CONN. 
HARRISBURG,  PA.     - 
PORT  HURON,  MICH. 
ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 
SIOUX  CITY,  lA. 


WILEXSBARRE,  PA.       Taxis  won  halt-mUe  open  and  broke  state  mile 
record. 


Steimal  brealrs  LeEoy  century  record.  Time,  6hr. 
35  min.,  against  strong  liead  wind  on  return  trip. 

Wm.  Trein  takes  1st  in  mile  open. 

Geo.  Dowing  takes  1st  in  mile  novice. 

A.  D.  Kennedy,  2nd  in  mile  hep.,  beating  Johnson. 

A.  D.  Kennedy,  8nd  in  mile  open. 

A.  D.  Kennedy,  2nd  in  half-mile  handicap, 

1st  in  mile  open. 

1st  In  quarter-mile  open. 

2nd  in  ten-mile. 

Parker  broke  Texas  record  and  holds  Southern 
championship. 

J.  A.  Roach  broke  southern  record  for  mile  in 

competition.    Time,  2:25  3-5. 

J    A.  Roach  won  Ist  time  in  13-mile  road  race, 

breaking  southern  record.    Time,  34:19. 

J.  W.  Puller  took  2nd  time. 

Weller  broke  3-mile  state  record. 

Weiler  broke  4-mile  state  record. 

C.  A.  Emise  and  A.  P.  Senior  broke  100-mile  state 

record. 

Weiler  broke  half-mile  state  record. 

Kennedy  won  2nd  in  mile  handicap. 

J.  A.  Kline  took  1st  time  and  2nd  place  in  20-mile 
road  race.    Time,  61  min. 

Six  firsts,  fire  seconds,  seven  thirds. 

Cabanne  won  mile  from  scratch,  breaking  local 
time  record  and  winning  the  Sanford  medal. 

George  won  1st  time  in  28 1-2  mile  road  race  after 
being  run  over  by  an  ice  wagon  one  mile  from  tiie 
wind  up.  His  wheel  was  knocked  up  but  not 
broken  ard  he  remounted  and  finished  in  good 


SYRACUSE,  N.  Y. 


Kennedy  2nd  in  half-mile  open;  3rd  in  the  mile 
handicap. 


The  Great  Hoyland  Smith  Record- 
Breaking  ^5  Mile  Road  Race 
was  Won  by  JE.  L-  Macomber 


A  GOOD  MAN  ON  THE  BEST  WHEEL. 


He  Rode  A, 


REMINGTON. 


Remington  Arms  Company, 


313-315  Broadway, 


NEW    YORK    CITY. 


niENVlOW   THE    REFEREE. 


^^^J'ce^ 


A  JUSTIFICATION  OF  THE  LIGHT- 
WEIGHT CRANKS. 


If  American  wheels  were  ever  made  too  light, 
and  a  halt  had  to  be  called  to  enable  them  to  be 
increased  in  weight;  if  there  was  ever  a  year  that 
the  new  light  wheels  were  not  an  improvement 
over  their  heavier  predecessors;  if  there  was  ever 
a  year  when  breakages  not  due  to  reckless  riding 
were  more  frequent  than  they  had  been  the  year 
before,  when  the  wheels  were  heavier;  if  any 
wheels  better,  stronger,  easier-running  and  capar 
ble  of  long  life  under  reasonable  usage  than  those 
put  but  this  year  can  be  found,  then  let  those  who 
would  cry  halt  come  to  the  front  and  receive 
praise  for  their  words  of  wisdom. 

The  reluctance  of  makers  to  leave  a  wheel  of  a 
tried  model  and  build  one  lighter,  that  must  nec- 
essarily be  somewhat  of  an  experiment,  is  easy  to 
understand.  But  it  has  been  proved  that  the 
maker  who  does  not  do  this  is  distanced  by  rivals 
who  do  just  this  thing,  and  live  and  thrive  on  it. 
Equally  easy  is  it  to  understand  why  a  dealer 
should  hesitate  to  recommend  the  lightest  wheel 
to  his  customers.  But  he  finds  that  it  is  short- 
sighted policy  to  push  heavy  wheels  and  have  less 
trouble  with  them  while  his  competitor  steals 
away  hia  trade  by  giving  the  riders  the  light 
wheels  for  which  they  are  crazy. 

When  the  American  makers  were  forced  to 
make  a  beginning  at  cutting  down  weight,  and 
brought  out  forty-pounders,  the  air  was  full  of 
prophecies  that  the  featherweights  would  go  to 
pieces  and  return  to  plague  their  makers.  But 
they  stood  up  as  well,  semetimes  even  better,  than 
the  heavy  ones,  and  the  next  year  there  was  a 
greater  demand  than  ever  for  a  still  further  re- 
duction. The  thirty-pounders  then  put  out  stood 
equally  well,  and  although  some  cried  that  the 
limit  had  been  reached,  others  insisted  that  there 
was  yet  room  for  improvement.  So  there  was, 
and  the  twenty-five  pound  wheel  of  to-day  will 
stand  more  hard  work  than  the  fifty-pound  mon- 
strosity of  nearly  a  half-dozen  years  ago. 

In  the  face  of  such  experience,  is  it  any  wonder 
that  the  cry  is  "On  to  Richmond?"  Do  not  the 
improvements  each  year  more  than  keep  pace 
with  the  reductions  in  weight,  so  that  the  latter 
does  not  mean  a  sacrifice  of  strength?  Should  not 
the  makers  build  tor  the  intelligent  rider  as  well 
as  for  the  Jonah?  It  is  hard,  of  course,  but  there 
are  very  few  of  us  in  the  bicycle  business  for  fun 
alone,  and  we  can  rest  assured  that  if  we  don't 
make  or  sell  light  and  lighter  wheels  some  one 
else  will.  S.  W.  M. 


NEW  YORK  TRADE. 


The  Spaldings  Give  Employes  an  Outing — Hon- 
ors Evenly  Divided. 
New  Yoek,  July  9. — A  party  of  over  fifty  rid- 
ers of  Spalding  wheels  and  employes  of  A.  G. 
Spalding  «& Bros.,  had  a  sail  down  to  the  Jersey 


coast  yesterday  and  a  run  along  the  shore.  They 
landed  at  Highland  Beach  and  wheeled  through 
Normandie  and  Neversink  to  Seabright,  where 
they  were  most  hospitably  entertained  by  A.  G. 
Spalding  at  his  summer  residence.  They  then 
proceeded  to  Monmouth  Beach,  where  J.  W. 
Spalding  lias  a  cottage,  and  here,  too,  they  met 
with  a  most  cordial  reception.  Among  those  in 
the  party  were  E.  H.  Towle,  general  manager;  W. 
B.  Stillwell,  head  of  the  repair  department;  J.  F. 
Borland,  chief  of  the  installment  department;  C. 
F.  Quinby,  manager  of  the  wholesale  department; 
B.  H.  Divine  and  H.  Stone,  up-town  and  Brook- 
lyn agents,  representatives  of  the  Spalding;  J.  C. 
Priez,  of  the  Columbia  Rubber  Company;  A.  H. 
Barnett,  winner  of  the  Irvington-Milburn  road 
race,  and  H.  Truax,  who  recently  rode  from  New 
York  to  Chicago  in  twelve  days. 

HONOES   EVENLY   DIVIDED. 

In  the  class  B  races  at  Manhattan  Field  on  Sat- 
urday honors  were  pretty  well  distributed  among 
the  teams  represented.  The  Spalding  won  one 
first,  three  seconds  and  one  third ;  the  Remington, 
one  first;  the  Columbia  and  Rambler,  one  third 
each,  and  the  Eclipse,  one  fourth. 

NEW  THING  FOE   .4NN0UNCEES. 

The  megaphone,  which  created  a  revolution  in 
announcing  at  the  K.  C.  W.  and  R.  W.  meets, 
consists  of  a  peculiarly  constructed  case  of  light, 
weather-proof  papier  mache.  It  certainly  proved 
very  efficient  at  the  distances  demanded  on  this 
occasion,  and  it  is  claimed  that  in  the  winter, 
even,  or  in  any  open  country  where  there  are  no 
obstructions,  it  is  not  difficult  to  talk  and  hear  at 
the  distance  ot  a  mile,  while  a  loud  call  can  be 
heard  about  two  miles.  The  megaphone  is  four 
feet  in  length  and  weighs,  including  the  tripod 
stand,  but  seven  pounds.  J.  H.  Bennett  &  Co., 
76  Cortland  street.  New  York,  are  its  manufac- 
turers. Announcer  Fred  Burris,  59  Wall  street, 
is  agent  for  it. 

THE  CYCLE  BOARD  OF  TEADE. 

Treasurer  W.  A.  ,  Redding,  of  the  National 
Board  of  Trade  of  Cycle  Manufacturers,  tells  me 
that  applications  for  membership  and  stock 
should  be  made  to  A.  Kennedy  Child,  secretary, 
Hartford,  Conn. ,  who  will  see  that  they  are  re- 
ferred to  the  membership  committee.  The  limit 
of  stock  any  ir  ember  can  hold  is  fifty  shares  at 
%W  each. 

With  the  Fourth  of  July  exodus  from  the  city 
the  trade,  after  a  season  of  unexampled  pros- 
perity, begins  to  feel  the  first  symptom  of  dull- 
ness, though  the  dealers,  happy  in  well-filled 
coffers,  are  by  no  means  complaining. 

SCHWALBACH'S   BIG  STORE. 

Charles  Schwalbach,  promoter  of  the  Parkville- 
Jamaica  road  race  on  the  Fourth,  is  the  pioneer 
bicycle  dealer  of  any  importance  in  Brooklyn, 
though  T.  Hunt  Sterry  had  a  small  store  in  the 
City  of  Churches  before  Charley  opened   his  big 


place  on  Prospect  Park  Plaza  in  1882.  Schwal- 
bach's  present  place  on  Flatbush  avenue,  oppo- 
site the  park  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  com- 
fortable bicycle  establishments  in  the  country. 
Ramblers  and  Imperials  are  the  leaders  he  shows 
in  a  50x75  foot  salesroom.  In  his  rental  depart- 
ment are  sixty  wheels.  The  riding  hall  and  bi- 
cycle school  has  a  floor  area  of  6,500  square  feet. 
There  are  also  locker  rooms  for  women  and  men 
fitted  with  all  the  needed  toilet  appurtenances. 
A  big  repair  shop  and  tire  setting  room  are  among 
the  other  features  of  the  establishment.  Schwal- 
bach's  quUl-drivings  are  occasionally  seen  in  the 
columns  of  the  cycling  press.  Over  the  nom 
de  plume  of  "  Gossip  "  his  controversies  with 
'  'Jonah' '  are  well  remembered  by  the  old-timers. 


SELLS    EVERYTHING, 


But  Childs'  Seats,  Carriers,  etc.,  are  His 
Specialties. 
H.  M.  Kindle  is  the  Kalamazoo  Cycle  Com- 
pany's regular  traveler  who  visits  the  trade  every- 
where and  who  now  is  quite  well  known  to  most 
of  the  houses  east  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  He 
carries  with  him  a  full  line  of  samples  of  the  well 
known  Kalamazoo  parcel  carrier,   childs'  seats. 


baby  carriers,  trouser  guards  and  other  special- 
ties. He  also  carries  samples  of  nearly  every 
kind  of  cycle  sundry  made,  which  the  house  jobs 
largely  with  its  own  manufactured  specialties. 
Mr.  Kindle  attended  to  the  company's  exhibit  at 
the  world's  fair,  and  showed  up  its  goods  in  a 
way  which  has  been  of  great  benefit  to  it  since 
then.  He  is  a  bicycle  enthusiast  and  a  hustler  in 
the  trade. 

B.  T.  Bruce  Goes  Under. 

B.  Taylor  Bruce,  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  formerly 

of  the  firm  of  Rankin  &  Bruce,   has  assigned   to 

Frank  W.  Tillinghast.     A  dull  season  and  close 

competition  are  given  as  the  causes.     Some  time 


^^j^j'ce^ 


ROYAL  LIMITED 


Beat  it 
If  you  can. 
It  will  take  you 
A  good  while. 


It's 

a  winner 

from  start  to 

,  .  .  .  .finish. 


The  royal  CYCLE  WORKS, 

MARSHALL,    MICH. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


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SEND    STAMP   TO, 


Howard  A.  Smith  &  Co., 

Newark,  N.  J., 


i'or  Encyclopedia  of  Cyclers'  Wants. 
Acknowledged  Headquarters  for 


CYCLE  SUNDRIES. 


MZNT  ON  THE    RCFEHiCa 


A  GOOD  THING 

to  take  with  you  on  your  vacation 
A  BRIDGEPORT  CYCLOMETER 

cin  be  depended  upon  to  record  exactly  the 
distance  you  travel  on  a  bicycle. 

COSTS  ONl,Y  $3.50. 

Every  instrument  guaranteed  and 
thoroughly  tested  before  leaving  the  works. 

Registers  1,000  miles  and  repeats,  or  can 
be  set  back  to  zero  at  wiU. 

Send  for  illustrated  catalogue  of  Sundries. 
Sold  by  all  bicycle  dealers. 

THE  BRIDGEPORT  GUN  IMPLEMENT  CO. 


Exchange 

Your  old   wheel  for  a   '94    High 
Frame  Lightweight  Bicycle, 

THE  BEST. 


Halladay-Temple  Scorchers 


BE  HAPPY— BUY   THE   BEST. 


3 11  Broadway, 


NEW  YORK. 


M5>9VraH  THE   RBPERb£. 


RALPH  TEMPLE  CYCLE  WORKS, 

158  22nd  Street,  CHICAGO. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


ago  Rankin  accepted  the  position  of  manager  of 
the  Pope  Manufacturing  Company's  store  and 
Bruce  took  up  the  business.  There  was  a  number 
of  accounts  outstanding,  but  witli  a  good  season 
he  hoped  to  straighten  them  out  this  year.  Dull 
business  and  poor  collections  rendered  him  unable 
to  meet  his  bills  and  an  attachment  was  placed  on 
the  store  in  the  interest  of  Belcher  &  Loomis  for 
some  $200.  The  assignment  is  made  for  the  bene- 
fit of  creditors,  and  the  business  will  be  wound  up 
as  soon  as  possible. 


NEW  THINGS  IN  TIRES. 


The  Diamond  Rubber  Company  and  Its  Three 
New  Styles. 
As  is  said  in  its  catalogue,  the  Diamond  Rubber 
Company  is  a  new  name  bat  "old  soldiers' '  in  the 
manufacture  of  rubber  comprise  iis  membership. 
The  works  are  located  at  Akron,  O.,  the  company 
having  been  organized  in  April  by  nine  men  who 
have  been  pretty  much  all  their  lives  in  the  rub- 
ber business.  The  superintendent,  Walter  Sher- 
iKjndey,  was    with    the   Goodrich    company,    in 


Emergency  Tire. 

charge  of  a  department,  for  over  twenty-two 
years,  while  every  workman  with  the  concern  has 
had  from  a  dozen  to  a  score  of  years'  of  experience. 
The  company  is  putting  four  tires  on  the 
market,  the  Emergency,  Akron  Flyer,  Diamond 
and  Reindeer — suggestive  names.  The  Emergency 
is  inflated  through  the  tread  by  means  of  a  hypo- 
dermic needle,  and  is  self-healing.  Bat,  in  case 
of  a  serious  accident,  it  has  a  diaphragm  (which  is 


Tlie  Diamond. 

at  the  base  of  the  tire  when  the  same  is  inflated) 
and  a  valve,  so  that  the  tire  is  then  practically 
converted  into  an  inner  tube  tire. 

The  Akron  Flyer  is  a  very  light  single  tube  tire 
built  hy  a  new  process,  and  for  racing  purposes. 

The  Diamond  is  laced  all  the  way  around,  and 
has  an  endless  tube.  The  illustration  gives  a 
good  idea  of  this  tire.  The  Reindeer  is  also  a 
double-tube  tire  (with  either  endless  or  closed 
ends  tube)  and  opens  only  at  one  point — near  the 
valve.  The  makers  guarantee  the  tires  to  be  of 
the  best  materials  and  made  in  the  best  possible 
manner. 

Bicycles  Burned  at  Louisville. 
Louisville,  Ky.,  July  6. — A  fire  in  G.   M. 
Allison's  establishment,  448    "West  Main  street, 
threatened  to  destroy  $12,000  worth  of  bicycles 


and  typewriters  last  night.  After  it  had  burned 
through  the  second  and  third  floors,  and  damaged 
the  building  next  door,  it  was  finally  brought 
under  control.  The  bicycle  stock  was  almost 
totally  destroyed.  Mr.  Allison  estimates  his  loss 
at  $4,  .500. 

ONE  OF  GUMP'S  HUSTLERS. 


G.  V.  Allen  With  the  Dayton  House  for  the 
Past  Three  Years. 
G.  V.  Allen  has  been  engaged  with  the  firm  of 
A.  W.  Gump  &  Co. ,  Dayton,  0. ,  for  the  past 
three  years  and  of  course  has  had  his  share  of  the 
experiences  which  fall  to  all  travelers.     His   firm 


handles  the  Western  Wheel  Works  and  Smalley 
lines  in  Ohio,  Kentucky,  Tennessee  and  West 
Virginia  and  up  to  date  has  had  a  fine  season's 
trade — far  better,  in  fact,  than  any  previous  year. 


The  American  Hill-Climber's  Record. 
So  many  doubts  have  existed  as  to  H.  L.  Dod- 
son's  De  Soto  record,  made  on  an  American  Hill- 
CUmber,  or  two-speed  machine,  that  it  is  but  fair 
to  say  many  have  cl  anged  their  minds  since  he 
climbed  the  big  hill  at  Cincinnati  and  has  proved 
himself  a  worthy  opponent  to  some  of  the  best 
men  on  the  path.  Dodson  and  Nieswonger  are 
the  only  persons  who  have  ever  reached  the  top  of 
the  Cincinnati  hill.  A  t  Carthage  he  was  first  in 
the  two-mile  handicap  and  fourth  in  the  two-mile 
lap  race,  against  such  a  man  as  Sanger.  He  se- 
cured second  time  in  the  Poorman  road  race,  was 
first  in  the  two-mile  scratch  event  at  Louisville 
Saturday,  and  second  in  the  mile  handicap.  Si'rely 
this  is  a  good  record  for  one  machine  and  certainly 
shows  its  good  qualities. 


Recent  American  Patents. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,   re- 
ported especially  for  ^^/fe^iec-  by  W.  E.  Augin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

521,48-3,  pneumatic  tire  and  rim  for  wheels;  James  W. 
Smallman,  London,  England;  filed  Nov.  11, 189J;  patented 
in  England,  France,  Germany  and  Canada. 

621,496,  ice  velocipede;  Louis  Grieneisen,  Philadelphia 
Pa.;  filed  Dee.  5, 1893. 

581,614,  oiler  for  bicycles,  etc.;  Ludwig  Hirsch,  New 
\oT\;  filed  Oct.  9, 1893. 

5«1,619,  cycle  canopy  and  support;  William  T.  Jordan, 
Augusta,  Ga. ;  filed  Feb.  7,  1894. 

531,661,  tire  tightener;  WiUiamT.  Mackey,  Vancouver, 
Can.,  assignor  of  three-fifths  to  John  W.  Weart  and 
Archibald  B.  Docksteader,  same  place;  filed  Sept.  26, 1893. 

521,673,  unicycle;  Henry  J.  Saoksteder;  Louisville,  Ky.; 
filed  Oct.  17, 1893. 

521,682,  register  for  rotation  of  vehicle  wheels,  etc.; 
Hugh  D.  Studabaker,  Bluff  ton,  Ind.;  filed  Nov.  27,  1893. 

521,692,  vehicle  wheel;  Charles  L.  Ames,  Oak  Park,  lU.; 
filed  Nov.  28, 1893. 


521,721,  electric  lamp  for  bicycles;  George  Mayr,  Brook- 
lyn, assignor  of  one-half  to  Elkin  Farmer,  New  York; 
filed  Nov.  7, 1893. 

621,740,  pneumatic  tire;  Pardon  W.  Tillinghast  and 
Frank  Mallalieu,  Providence,  B.  I.;  filed  March  3, 1894. 

521,761,  velocipede,  George  H.  Day,  Hartford,  Conn., 
assignor  to  the  Pope  Manufacturing  Company,  Boston ; 
filed  April  20,  1892. 

531,786.  monooycle;  John  W.  Finch,  Northampton, 
Mass.;  filed  May  31,  1893. 

5J1,S05,  fabric  tor  bicycle  tires;  George  C.  Moore,  East- 
hampton,  Mass.;  filed  Jan.  12,  1894. 

521,928,  tire-heater;  John  A  C  lUaway,  Lampasas,  Tex. ; 
filed  Oct.  12,  1892. 

521,913,  saddle  for  bicycles;  Franklin  E.  Weaver,  Tor- 
rington,  Conn.;  filed  March  30,  1894. 

521,987,  ball  bearing:  James  H.  Myers,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.;  filed  Sept.  27,  1893. 

521,998,  combined  skirt  and  trousers;  Bernhard  Zeller 
and  Henry  Crager,  New  York;  filed  Dec.  7,  1893. 

522,047,  wheel  rim  and  method  of  making  same;  Charles 
F.  Cowdrey,  Fitohburg,  Mass.;  filed  March  21, 1894. 

522,063,  canopy  for  bicycles,  Lancaster  Z.  Jenkins,  I'hil- 
adeloliia;  filed  April  26,  l(-93. 

622,090,  wheel  for  bicycles;  George  W.  Smiley,  and  For- 
est W.  Dunlap,  London,  End.,  said  Dunlap  assignor  to 
said  Smiley;  filed  Aug.  3,    89!. 

5  2,136,  chain  wrench;  John  H.  Vinton,  Boston,  assignor 
to  the  Trimont  Manufacturing  Company,  Portland,  Me. ; 
filed  Dec.  11,  1893. 

523,133,  rubber  tire;  3harles  K.Welch,  London.  Eng. ; 
filed  Feb.  13,  1892;  patented  in  England,  France,  Belgium, 
Canada,  Denmark,  South  Australia,  Victoria,  New  South 
Wales,  Queensland,  New  Zealand,  Austria-Hungary  and 
Italy. 

.522.141,  tire  for  bicycles;  Eden  M  Ballantine,  Philadel- 
phia; filed  Jan.  17,  1894. 

623,162,  tire  tightener;  Edward  W  Vandivar  and  Eli  A. 
Thnston,  Avondale,  Ala.:  filed  April  7,  1894. 

Design — 23,395,  bicycle  framn;  i-'rank  G.  Stark,  St. 
Louis,  assignor  to  the  Carbo-Alumina  Metal  Company, 
same  place;  filed  Jan.  8,  1894;  term  of  patent  fourteen 
years. 

Extremely  Light  New  York  Tires. 
Frank  White,  of  the  New  York  Tire  Company, 
expects  to  visit  England  and  France  at  an  early 
day  to  introduce  his  tire  on  the  continent.  The 
New  York  tire  has  met  with  great  success  this 
season  and  has  been  especialty  popular  in  the 
east.  Mr.  White  says  the  company  will  sliortly 
place  on-  the  market  a  new  racing  tire  to  weigh 
twelve  ounces  to  the  pair  and  strong  enough  to 
carry  a  man  the  weight  of  Sanger  with  ease.  He 
also  lays  claim  to  the  fact  that  he  can  make  a 
racing  tire  that  will  weigh  only  six  ounces  to  the 
set.  This  statement  is  made  to  .show  the  wonder- 
ful strength  of  the  fabrics  and  materials  used  in 
the  construction  of  the  tires. 


New  Things  in  Ramblers. 
The  GormuUy  &  Jeffery  Manufacturing  Com 
pany  has  recently  turned  out  several  new  Ram- 
blers. The  new  tandem  is  constructed  on  the 
same  lines  as  the  Rambler  tandem  which  has 
already  been  illustrated  in  these  columns.  It  has 
also  a  racing  tandem,  built  considerably  lighter, 
and  fitted  witn  G.  &  J.  racing  tires.  The  new 
racers,  just  completed  for  the  Rambler  team,  tip 
the  scales  at  16  pounds,  and  are  [fitted  with  G.  & 
J.  racing  tires.  The  latest  is  a  Rambler  for  tall 
men,  which  has  34-inch  wheels  and  correspond- 
ingly tall  frame.  A  goodly  number  of  the  latter 
have  already  been  sold. 


Trade  Notes. 

Walter  Measure,  of  the  Union  company,  has 
been  in  Chicago  for  a  week.     ■ 

The  inquiries  for  American  wheels,  ijarts,  etc. , 
from  France  are  on  the  increase. 

J.  F.  Palmer,  of  the  Palmer  Tire  Company,  is 
now  in  England  on  business  and  pleasure. 

Contracts  for  all  foundations  were  placed  July  3 
for  Wilhelm  &  Co.'s  new  factories  at  Hamburg, 
Pa. ,  and  ground  was  broken  July  5.  All  other 
contracts  for  buildings,  etc.,  will  be  given  out  in 
the  next  ten  days  and  the  firm  expects  to  get  into 


^^tJ'ee^ 


Memorial  Days  for  the 

THISTLE/' 

ANOTHBR  VICTORY  at  the  Cedarburg-MUwaukee  Eoad 
Race  (On  a  Thistle),  A.  Grardner  won  First  Time  and  J. 
Skelton  Third  Time  and  Fifth  place. 

MEMORIAL  DAY  AT  SAN  DIEGO.  CAL 

First  io  three  mile  championship. 

First  in  three  mile  handicap. 

Second  in  five  mile  handicap. 

Third  in  one  mile  handicap  (from  scratch). 

Second  in  one  mile  championship. 

Third  in  half  mile  championship. 

First  in  25  mile  team  race. 

AT  LOS  ANGELES. 

First  in  one  mile  maiden. 
First  in  one  mile  open. 

WARSAW.  IND. 

First  in  half  mile  handicap  (from  scratch). 

CHICAGO  ROAD  RACE.    First  and  Third  Time. 


Thistle  Cycles  are  manufactured  by  the 


FULTON  MACHINE  WORKS, 


Factory,  82  to  86  Fulton  Stieet, 


CHICAGO 


ENTIO?!    THE    REFEREE 


SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE. 


ALL    ROADS    LEAD   TO 

Why 


Don't  Ask 

the  reputation 
is  too  well 

that.     Get 

^ 

the  wet  in 

OS 

riding  this 

of  this  wheel 
known  for 
in  out  ©f 
time  by 
wheel. 
Do  it! 


THE  SYRACUSE 


BUILT    FOR    USE. 


MANUFACTURED 

USED 

SOLD 


from  the  best  material. 

by  the  finest  workmanship. 

to  the  advantage  of  everybody  and  for  the  benefit  of  the  masses. 

by  the  fastest  riders  in  the  world. 

for  the  pleasure  there  is  in  it. 

among  the  wealthy  as  well  as  the  poor. 

to  winning  everything  that  comes  its  way. 

to  accommodate  millions, 
to  aid  the  TARIFF  BILL, 
among  every  tribe  and  nation, 
to  men  and  women  of  reputation. 


TAKE  IT. 
HIRE  IT. 
EXCEL  ON  IT 
SELL  IT. 
YELL  FOR  IT. 
RIDE  IT. 
ANCHOR  ON  IT. 
CINCH  ON  IT. 
USE  IT. 
SURE  OF  IT. 
EARN  IT. 


"Western    Ageiits_ 


A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH  HDW.  CO.,    sr.  louis,  mo. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


them  early  in  October.    Orders  for  new  machinery 
have  also  been  placed. 

F.  A.  Elwell,  of  touring  fame,  has  purchased  Sk. 
No.  8  Rambler,  which  he  will  ride  on  future 
Elwell  tours. 

"W.  &  B.  Douglass,  Middletown,  Conn.,  are 
showing  a  splendid  line  of  pumps  for  bicycle  and 
sulky  uses,  including  large  and  small. 

This  is  the  time  luggage  carriers  come  into 
play.  Lamson's  list  includes  no  less  than  a  dozen 
distinct  patterns,  available  for  all  purposes. 

At  Oskaloosa,  la.,  July  4,  Ross  E.  Miller, 
mounted  on  a  Syracuse,  broke  I  he  state  record, 
making  ten  miles  in  26:41.  The  old  recoi'd  was 
27:20. 

C.  H.  Sieg  got  as  far  as  Colorado  on  his  trip  to 
the  west  and  here,  on  account  of  the  strike,  had  to 
stay.  He  was  delayed  five  days  aud  decided  to 
return  to  Chicago. 

The  Rambler  people  report  that  they  have  re- 
cently made  large  shipments  of  wheels  to  Bom- 
bay, India,  Japan  and  South  Africa  and  that  their 
Mexican  trade  is  very  promising. 

Frank  C.  Weston,  of  Bangor,  Me.,  reports  a 
very  flattering  reception  of  his  10,000-mile  fork 
cyclometer.  He  has  received  many  letters  testi- 
fying to  its  accuracy  and  generally  satisfac- 
tory results. 

R.  L.  Coleman,  vice-president  and  general 
manager  of  the  Western  Wheel  Works,  Chicago, 
accompanied  by  his  wife,  sailed  for  Europe  on  the 
4th  inst.  During  their  absence,  which  will  cover 
a  period  of  about  two  months,  they  will  visit 
England  and  France.  Mr.  Coleman  is  in  need  of 
a  good  rest,  aud  the  trip  is  made  purely  for 
pleasure. 

The  WiLson-Myers  Company  of  New  York  re- 
ports a  very  good  business  this  season,  and  a 
much  better  one  than  it  anticipated  early  in  the 
year.  The  concern  is  already  arranging  for  its 
Liberty  models  for  1895,  and  expects  next  season 
to  manufacture  more  extensively  than  this.  The 
Liberty  salesrooms  on  Warren  street  are  having 
an  elegant  new  front  put  in,  and  when  complete 
will  be  among  the  handsomest  in  the  city. 


A  Prize  Winner  at  Dayton. 
■    These  wheels  were  ridden  by  Frank  W.  Huber 
and  Richard  Bursnall  in  the  Mardi   Gras   lantern 
parade  given  by  the   Dayton  Bicycle  Club  June 
29,  and  took  second  prize.     The  Ferris  wheel  in 


position  stood  thirteen  feet  high  and  was  eight 
feet  in  diameter;  thirty-six  inches  between  bear- 
ings and  carried  eighteen  cars  which  were  20x9x9 
inches  each,  lighted  by  two  candles. 


COMBINATION  LOCK  FOR  LOCKERS. 

Among  the  new  articles  which  have 
been  offered  to  the  trade  this  year 
possibly  none  has  been  better  received 
by  both  dealers  and  riders  than  the 
Goodhue  cycle  lock,  which  was  illus- 
trated in  these  columns  some  time  ago. 
The  accompanying  illustration  shows  a 
modification  of  the  same  principle  as  ap- 
plied to  lockers  for  gymnasiums,  clubs, 
etc. ,  and  for  postoffice  boxes,  iis  well  as 
many  other  uses.  By  turning  the  keys 
in  their  proper  positions  the  bar  may 
easily  be  slipped  back  and  the  door 
opened. 

Over  four  thousand  combinations  may 
be  obtained  by  using  only  the  most 
natural  positions  for  the  pins,  and  by 
special  arrangements  this  number  may 
be  indefinitely  increased.  These  locks 
are  manufactured  and  placed  upon  the 
market  by  the  Independent  Electric 
Company,  Thirty-ninth  street  and  Stew- 
art avenue,  Chicago. 

The  Goodhue  lock  as  fitted  for  a  bicy- 
cle lock  has  proved  one  of  the  best 
things  on  the  market  inasmuch  as  one 
does  not  have  to  depend  upon  a  key  to 
open  it.  It  would  require  an  expert  a 
good  many  hours  to  open  one  if  he  did 
not  know  the  combination. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

.Setv  Haven,  Conn. — Pomeroy  Bros.,  bicycles  at  67 
Grange  street,  reported  attached  by  the  Garven  Manu- 
facturing Company,  of  New  Yorlf,  for  $256. 

Minneapolis,  Minn.— The  Heatli  Cycle  Manufactur- 
ing Compauy,  started  its  factory  Monday,  July  2,  and  the 
first  high  grade  wheel  constructed  in  this  city  was  ex- 
hibited at  705  Nicollet  avenue,  Wednesday. 

Detroit,  JHicA.— Huber  &  Metzger,  bicycles,  'at  13 
Grand  River  avenue,  store  btirglarized,  and  cash  and  bi- 
cycle badges  stolen. 

JEaseter,  N.  ff.— Everrtt  Bicycle  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany of  Everett,  Mass.,  will  probably  be  removed  to  this 
place.  President  McCune  of  the  Everett  company,  is  en- 
deavoring to  rent  a  factory  building  here. 

Indianapolis,  Xnd. — The  Indiana  Bicycle  Company, 
will  erect  a  $2,000  factory  building. 

Rangor,  Jlfe.— Frank  C.  Weston,  ^bicycles,  gone  out 
of  business. 

Ifew  Haven,  Conn  — New  Haven  Wheel  Company, 
has  shut  down  its  plant  because  of  business  depression. 

Providence,  jB.  I.—B  Taylor  Bruce  bicycles,  re- 
ported assigned  to  Frank  W.  Tillinghast.  Dull  business, 
and  poor  collections  rendered  him  unable  to  meet  bills, 
and  an  attachment  was  placed  on  his  store  in  the  interest 
of  Belcher  &  Loomis,  for  $200. 

Providence,  B.  J.— Rankin  Cycle  and  Typewriter 
Company,  not  incorporated,  reported  attached. 

Boston,  Mass — Stirk  Manufacturing  Company,  bi- 
cycles. Albert  Stirk  and  others  reported  to  have  placed 
on  record  a  chattel  mortgage  for  $1,200. 

Holyoke,  Mass.—lhe  Keating  Wheel  Company, 
manufacturing  bicycles,  reported  to  have;[|disoharged 
chattel  mortgages. 

Mverett,  Mass.— Evevett  Cycle  Company,  manufac- 
turing bicycles,  reported  to  have  placed  on  record 
chattel  mortgage  for  $2,000. 

Washington,   D.    C The   Brott   Bicycle   Railway 

Company,  annual  meeting  held,  the  following  officers 
elected:  General  L.  A.  Grant,  president;'  Colonel  George 
F.  Brott,  vice-president;  P.  P.  Little,  secretary  and 
treasurer. 

Danville,  Fa.— Patrick  &  Peterson,  hardware,  has 
been  succeeded  by  Peterson  &  Wray,  who  will  accept  bi- 
cycle agency. 

lexington,  Sy.—BeLong  &  Co.,  hardware,  suc- 
ceeded by  Smith,  Watson  &  Co.,  who  will  take  up  bi- 
cycle. 

Detroit,  Mich. — Charles  Ege,  bicycles,  reported  as 
having  recorded  chattel  mortgage. 

San  Antonio,  Tex. — Texas  Hardware  Company  has 
opened  new  hardware  store,  and  will  accept  agency  for 
good  bicycle. 


Montrose,  S.  D.— Ellis  Bros ,  new  hardware  store 
opened,  will  handle  bicycles. 

Mount  Carmel,  -Ph.— Beddall  &  Dengler,  new  hard- 
ware store  opened,  will  handle  bicycles.  John  Wardrop 
will  be  admitted  to  the  firm. 

l^awtuchet,  B.  I.— John  B.  Sawyer  &  Co.,  hardware 
and  bicycles,  reported  assigned  to  Edwin  D.  Mc- 
Guinness. 

Hartford,  Conn, — Sampson  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, has  been  incorporated  by  C.  F.  Doebler  and  others, 
with  a  cash  capital  of  $10,000.  Machinery  and  hardware 
will  be  manufactured,  and  the  company  may  take  up  bi- 
cycles and  bicycle  specialties  later  on. 

Fort  Worth,  Tesc.— Finn,  Fowkes  &  Co.,  new  hard- 
ware store  opened,  will  handle  bicycles. 

Troy,  N.  Y, — The  Nielsen  Mantifacturing  Company 
has  been  incorporated  by  C.  Fogarty  and  others,  with  a 
capital  stock  of  $10,000,  to  manufacture  hardware  novel- 
ties bicycle  specialties,  etc. 

San  Antonio,  .Teas.— Edward  Persch,  hardware  and 
-bicycles,  reported  assigned. 

Wa/yneshoro,  Va Maslin,  Wayland  &  Coyner,  new 

hardware  firm,  invites  correspondence  with  bicycle  man- 
ufacturers. 

New  Tork  —The  Peck,  Stow  &  Wilcox  Company,  27 
Chambers  street,  is  putting  on  the  market  bicycle 
wrench,  finely  polished  and  blued. 

San  Diego,  Cal.—Z.  C.  Mathes,  of  National  City, 
Cal.,  will  open  store  at  839  Sixth  ateet,  and  will  handle 
bicycles  and  specialties. 

Hawley,  JKinn.— Southwell  &  Rushfeldt,  are  about 
to  open  hardware  store,  and  will  handle  bicycles. 

Dana,  la Brown  Bros.,  hardware,  bicycles,  etc., 

reported  to  have  placed  on  record  chattel  mortgage  for 
$5,641. 

Winston,  N.  C— Chamber  of  Commerce  is  offering 
inducements  for  the  location  of  a  bicycle  factory  in  that 
place.    Address  secretary  for  information. 

Carrollton,  Ark. — Warren  &  Boyd,  will  open  hard- 
ware store,  and  invite  correspondence  with  manufac- 
turers of  middle  grade  bicycles. 

Waterville,  Wash — C.  M.  Stephens  &  Co.,  hard- 
ware, bicycles,  succeeded  by  E.  L.  Sessions,  who  will 
push  the  bicycle  business. 


Bunnell  is  booming  the  Eiverton  track  for  all 
it  is  worth,  and  has  enlisted  the  services  of  sev- 
eral Philadelphia  newspaper  sporting  men,  who 
not  only  praise  the  new  fouj-lap  track,  but  in 
their  efforts  to  bring  it  prominently  before  the  cy- 
cling public,  depreciate  the  Tioga  track,  which 
is  its  superior  both  in  construction  and  location. 

Cushman  &  Denison,  makers  of  the  Perfect 
pocket  oiler,  report  sales  as  being  far  in  excess  of 
any  previous  season.  Although  the  price  of  the 
oiler  was  reduced  from  50  to  25  cents,  many  im- 
provements have  been  added  from  time  to  time. 


KEYSTONE  TIRE 


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tight  in  a  groove  This  is  all 
that  is  necessary 

TO  ATTACH  THE 


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Valuable  Information. 


MENTrON    THE    REFEREE. 


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Bridgeport 

Brass 

Company, 

Bridgeport,  Conn. 

AND ..■■nllv 

19  Murray  St., 
NEW  YORK. 


—THE— 

"SEARCHLIGHT" 

Burns  Kerosene. 


A  radical  change  in  lamp 
construction. 

The  only  first  class 

BHYCLE  LAMP. 


Have  you  seen  the 

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Indispensable  to  all 
Dealers  in  Supplies. 


Price  $3.50  each. 


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Double  Stroke, 

the    handsomest    Bell    in 
the  market. 


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Never  Get  Left. 


CHICAGO    TIP    &    TIRE    CO. 

152  and  154  Lake  Street, 


AGENTS  FOE  : 


Fig,  1,  showing  Tire  in  section  on  Wooden  Rim. 


Boston  Woven  Hose  &  Eubber  C©. ,  Boston.  CHICAGO,     ILLt 

Elastic  Tip  Co.,  Boston. 

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Form  No.  1. 


THE  IVBSTERltf  UNION  TBX^EGRAPK  COmPANlT. 


INCORPORATED 


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THOS.  T.  ECKERT,  President  ar\d  General  Manager. 


BLISS  IS  BOSTON'S  IDOL. 


The  Little  Chicagoan  to  Go  for  Records  Satur- 
day-Others  iWill  Try  Also. 
Boston,   July    9. — Conservative   Boston  is  at 
present  furnishing  a  great  example  of  the  fickle- 
ness of  human  nature.      She,   like  other  large 
cities,  has  pets  for  to-day  which  are  forgotten  to- 
morrow.    Sanger  at  one  time  was  the  pet  and 
pride  of  the  race  going  public,  and  in  the  eyes  of 
these  same  he  was  a  much  greater  favorite  here 
than  was  the  illustrious  Zimmerman.    Then  came 
Johnson,  before  whose  brilliant  star  Sanger's  rep- 
utation and  fame  melted  away.     But   Johnson 
was  not  long  to  survive  as  the  pet  of  the   Boston 
public.     Little  "Pinky"  Bliss  came,  saw  and  con- 
quered and  by  his  phenomenally  good   work  on 
the  Fourth   of  July   has   taken  possession  of  the 
.  place  of  honor  heretofore  accorded  to  Sanger  and 
Johnson.     Who  will  be  the  next  pride  and  pet  of 
Boston  is  the  question  of  the  morrow.     At  pres- 
ent,  however,    Bliss  maintains  his  own  and  will 
undoubtedly  do  so  until  the  reappearance  of  the 
Union  team.     He  and   Manager  Atkins  believe 
they  can  pull  the  mile  record   down  to   1 :50  on 
this,  the  famous  Waltham  track,  and  instead  of 
continuing  on  the  circuit  after  the  races  on  the 
Fourth,    they  remained  at  Waltham  and  are  now 
in  strict  training  for  the  public  trial  against  time 
to  occur  next  Saturday.     Bliss  will  be  paced  on 
each  third  by  a  tandem  team  and  in  the  matter  of 
pacemaking  is  where  the  shoe  pinches.     The  rac- 
ing rules  provide  that  an  amateur  of  class  A  shall 
not  pace  an  amateur  of  B  and  in  order  to  get 
proper  pacemakers  an   effort  will  be  made  to  se- 
cure a    special   sanction   permitting  such  to  be 
done.     The  only  men  with  Bliss  are  Githens  and 
Lumsden,    and  it  is  expected  that  Porter  and 
Clark,  Haggerty  and  Williams  will  compose  the 


other  two  pacemaking  teams  providing  the  sanc- 
tion can  be  secured. 

[Bliss  is  reported  to  have  ridden  a   flying  mile 
in  1  ;59  on  Tuesday.  — Ed.  ] 

That  the  Rambler  team  is  out  for  records  tliere 
is  no  question,  and  that  the  Union   eompauy  does 
not  propose  to  let  its  laurels  be   plucked  without 
an  effort  is  shown   by  the  fact  that  this  morning 
Manager  SidweU  telegraphed  Sanger  and  Tyler  at 
Asbury  Park   to  immediately  come  to    Boston. 
They  are  expected  here  Wednesday    noon  and 
will  immediately  go  into  training  at  Waltham 
with  the  avowed   purpose  of  not  only  lowering 
Johnson's  time  but  also  for  the  purpose  of  de- 
creasing whatever  time  may  be  made  by  Bliss 
next  Saturday.      Furthermore    they    are   to    go 
against  the  watch  for  the  unpaced   records.     Yea, 
verily,   are   we  in  a  season   of  record  breaking. 
How  have  the   mighty  fallen!     Springfield,   once 
the  home  of  all  record-breaking  performances,  is 
evidently  in   danger  of   losing  her  laurels  to  a 
younger  but  equally  fast  sister  track  at  Waltham. 
Then,  if  this  be  not  enough,  Johnny  Johnson  will 
again  appear  upon  the  scene,  and  after  Sanger 
and  Tyler  are  through  with  their  performances 
will  go  for  record  against  the  watch.    He  does  not 
intend  to  confine  his  efforts  solely  to  the  mile, 
but  is  also  to  go  for  the  hour  record.     In  addition 
to  Bliss'  work  next  Saturday  Porter  is  to  try  for 
the  mile  class  A  and  Butler  for  the  hour  record. 

This  is  all  the  record-breaking  we  know  of,  and 
is  practically  all  about  which  the  cyclists  are 
talking.  In  fact  the  talk  is  racing  and  nothing 
but  racing,  and  so  swiftly  are  the  events  follow- 
ing upon  the  heels  of  each  other  that  it  is  ex- 
tremely difficult  to  keep  track  of  the  race  meets. 
Talk  about  your  race-promoting  territories  — 
come  to  Boston  and  you  will  see  it  with  a  ven- 
geance.    The  riders  dream  about  racing  and  it  is 


only  when  Chairman  Raymond  scatters  a  broad- 
side among  the  ranks  of  the  flyers  that  we  get 
anything  like  a  sensation.  His  recent  wholesale 
expulsion  of  class  A  flyers  spread  confusion  among 
the  ranks  of  the  men,  and,  true  to  relate,  the 
lightning  came   pretty  near  striking    the  right 

place. 

«  ♦  » 

MR.  STEARNS  ON  FRENCH  RACING. 


Says  It  Is  in  Beer-Garden  Style,  and  Believes 
Zim  Made  a  Mistake. 
E.  C.  Stearns,  who  returned  recently  from  a 
trip  to  France,  has  a  somewhat  poor  opinion  of  the 
future  of  racing  in  that  country.  "They  conduct 
their  races  in  a  place  like  a  beer  garden,"  said  he 
to  ®^^/ie€- man.  "The  tracks  are  five  laps  to 
a  mile.  The  last  night  I  was  present  there  were 
not  more  than  400  people  present.  They  sit 
around  little  tables  and  talk  while  the  race  is  in 
progress  and  half  of  them  don't  know  when  it  fin- 
ishes. 

"I  did  not  see  Zimmerman  after  his  defeat.  I 
am  sure  it  was  a  poor  speculation  on  his  part  to  go 
there.  The  isrizes,  as  a  rule,  are  small — ranging 
from  $30  to  $40 — and  when  the  craze  dies  out 
what  is  he  to  do  ?  For  the  makers  of  the  machine 
he  rides,  of  course,  it  is  a  good  thing,  but  Zim- 
merman has  made  a  mistake. 

"  They  have  a  very  different  system  of  racing 
to  ours.  Here  we  have  large  tracks  and  long 
sprints.  There  the  tracks  are  small,  banked  at 
the  ends  so  that  one  cannot  walk  up  them  and  the 
sprints  never  exceed  150  yards.  Zimmerman  was 
afraid  at  first  that  be  might  not  be  in  it  at  this 
style  of  racing,  and  this,  perhaps,  delayed  his  first 
appearance. ' ' 


The  Century  Road  Club  is  now  without  a  secre- 
tary, Mr.  Templeton  having  resigned  because  of  a 
press  of  business. 


New  York  Tires  Are  Fast 


Winning  Traek  and  Road  Events  Everywhere. 


Waltham.  Mass.,  July  4. 
A.  W.  Porter,  one  mile,  2  :o3,  without  pacemakers,  on  New  York  Tires. 


One  Mile  Open. 

A.  W.  Porter,  ist, 
F.  M.  Haggarty,  2nd, 
C   G.  William,  3rd. 


One  Mile  Handicap. 

Gus  Bumke,  2nd, 
W.  F.  Murphy,  3rd. 


Clifton,  N.  J.,  July  4. 
A  World's  Record  in  Competition. 

G.  Fred  Royce,  1-4  mile,  29  3-4  seconds. 


Three-Mile  Club  Handicap. 

G.  F.  Royce,  ist. 

t.  A.  McMahon,  2nd. 

G.  A.  Beckwith,  3rd. 

Besides  3  firsts,  4  seconds,  3  thirds,  in  other  events. 


One-Mile  Championship 

G.  Fred  Royce,  ist. 
G.  A.  Beckwith,  2nd. 


HiGHLANDViLLE,  Mass.,  July  4. 
lO-Mile  Road  Race. 
First  and  Third  Time  Prizes. 

All  fast  men  want  our  Tires. 


The   Lightest  and   Strongest  in  the  world. 
If  other   Light   Tires  are  giving  you  trouble  try  ours. 


New  York  Tire  Co., 


23  Warren  Street, 


NEW  YORK. 


Eastern  Agents  FOR  PLYMOUTH  WOODEN  RIM.    All  sizes  in  stock. 
Western  Representative— C.  M.  FAIRCHILD,  277  Wabash  Ave.,  CHICAGO. 

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U\  We&KLj/RpCORD  AND  KpVIE.W  OPOCLlNGJlNDTtt&CyCUMGTR/lDB. 


VOL.  13.  No.  12 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  JULY  20.  1894 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


ZIM'S  DEFEAT  AT  BRUSSELS. 


Won  His  Heat  But  Beaten  By  Houben  in  the 
Final. 
Paeis,  July  3. — On  Friday  last  Arthur  Augus- 
tus, Troy  and  Wheeler  left  Paris  for  Brussels, 
which  city  they  duly  reached  in  the  evening.  At 
the  station  to  receive  the  party  -was  a  group  com- 
posed of  the  principal  officials  of  the  track,  news- 
paper men,  and  quite  a  big  crowd  of  cyclists. 
Zim  gave  a  handshake  to  most  of  those  who  had 
come  to  meet  him  and  his  party,  and  then 
adjourned  to  the  Grand  Hotel,  where  rooms  had 
been  retainrd  for  them.  The  following  morning 
the  Skeeter  and  the  Kid  went  to  the  track.  They 
got  dressed  and  went  a  lap  quietly,  taking  care- 
ful note  of  the  banking  and  turns.  A  competent 
authority  in  Brussels  after  seeing  them  ride  thus 
expressed  himself:  '  'The  impression  is  good  to  see 
those  two  Americans  on  their  machines.  Their 
pedal  action  appears  perfect  and  the  stroke  seems 
to  be  regularly  kept  up,  the  strength  appearing  to 
come  from  the  thighs  only,  in  fact  they  look  to 
me  like  human  machines. ' '  After  the  boys  had 
done  their  ten  miles  they  retired  to  their  cabins, 
where  Ene  did  the  needful,  and  later  on  in  the 
afternoon  the  whole  party  had  a  look  round  tne 
town.  The  following  day  (Sunday)  was  the  day 
of  the  meet,  and  at  2  p.  m.  '  'everybody  and  his 
wife"  were  to  be  seen  at  the  Velodrome,  which 
lies,  about  four  miles  out  of  the  town  in  the  Bois 
de  la  Cambre.  The  race  of  the  day  was  the 
"grande  internationale,"  scratch,  distance  2,000 
metres.     The  following  is  the  summary : 

First  heat,  class  B—Borrizowski,  1;  Fonteyo,  2;  Kade- 
maker,  3;  time,  4:06  4-5.  Last  lap  (}-mile)  covered  in 
30  1-5  sec. 

Second  heat,  class  C— Zimmerman,  1;  Huet,  2;  Girar- 
din,  3;  Time,  3:16.    Last  lap  :30  4-5. 

This  heat  interested  the  visitors,  not  too  numer- 
ous, in  consequence  of  the  prices  being  raised. 
From  the  start  Huet  led  and  only  when  the  bell 
rang  did  Zim  dash  for  his  man,  and  he  just  man- 
aged to  nip  him  on  the  post. 

Third  heat,  class  C— Louvet,  1;  Garet,  2;  Wheeler,  3; 
time,  4:00  3-5. 

In  an  involuntary  way  Wheeler  closed  in  Garet, 
and  Louvet  just  managed  to  get  through  on  the 
tape  by  a  quarter  of  a  wheel.  Garet,  after  the 
heat,  lodged  a  protest  against  the  Kid,  which  was 
allowed,  the  jury  deciding  that  Wheeler  was  also 
hindered,  consequently  he  was  admitted  in  the 
final. 

Fourth  heat,  class  C— Medinger  and  Houben,  dead 
heat. 

Final  heat— Houben,  1;  Zimmerman,  2;  Medinger,  3; 
time,  4:001-5. 

This  was  the  event,  all  policemen,  gendarmes, 
ticket  takers  and  waiters  climbing  all  over  the 
place  to  watch.  The  pace  was  warm  at  once, 
Houben  doing  donkey  work  at  the  second  round, 
Zim  hanging  way  back  on  him,  with  Wheeler 
close  up.     At  the  next  lap  Huret  took  the  lead, 


which  position  he  kept  till  the  bell  rang,  when 
Houben  got  in  front.  Zim,  who  appeared  to  be 
shut  in,  came  through  in  grand  style,  and  got  on 
level  terms  with  the  Belgian  champion  at  the  last 
turn,  but,  although  he  fought  the  battle  gamety, 
he  got  beaten  by  the  length  of  a  wheel,  Medinger 
coming  in  third.  The  scene  at  the  close  beggars 
description.  The  crowds  rushed  to  the  centre  of 
the  track,  and  Houben  was  obliged  to  come  out  of 
the  runners'  quarters  and  salute  them,  after 
which  they  weni  back  to  their  seats,  and  wit- 
nessed the  rest  of  the  races. 

Immediately  after  the  meeting  Willis  B  volun- 
teered to  match  either  Zimmy  or  Wheeler  against 
Houben  for  10,000  francs  (§2,000)  the  race  to  be 
run  the  next  day  or  even  later  in  Paris,  but  his 
offer  is  still  open,  Houben  very  wisely  waiting  to 
think  it  over.     A  match  will  surely  come  off. 


A  FRIGHTFUL  ACCIDENT. 


LADIES'  CENTURY  RECORD  BROKEN. 


Miss  Bicker  Covers  the  Elgin-Aurora  Course  in 
8  brs.  54  min. 
Miss  Hattie  Bicker  of  the  South  Side  Cycling 
Club  last  Sunday  broke  Miss  Porter's  Elgin-Au- 
rora century  record  of  9  hrs.  22  min. ,  covering  the 


course  in  8  hrs.  54  min.  Pacemaking  was  done 
by  Messrs.  Spike,  Dameier,  Lawson,  Earle, 
Bicker  and  others.  The  young  lady  rode  a  twenty- 
five-pound  ladies'  wheel  geared  to  sixty-four 
inches  and  was  attired  in  bloomers.  In  the  first 
hour  she  covered  eighteen  miles.  The  following 
table  gives  her  times  at  different  points: 

Addison 20  1-3  miles 1  hr.  07  min. 

Elgin 38         "      2  hr.  30  min. 

Aurora 60         "      4  hr.  55  min. 

Chicago 104         "      8  hr.  51  min. 

At  St.  Charles  Miss  Bicker  dismounted  for  a 
short  rest,  but  was  up  and  away  in  a  few  mo- 
ments. The  ride  did  not  seem  to  bother  her  in 
the  least,  for  she  was  on  her  wheel  again  Monday 
evening,  while  some  of  her  pacemakers,  who  are 
known  to  be  strong  riders,  '  'had  all  they  wanted. ' ' 
The  roads  from  Aurora  to  Chicago  were  far  from 
good,  being  rough  and  dusty. 


A   Young    Lady   Cyclist  Knocked   Down  by  a 
Van  and  Instantly  Killed. 

Philadelphia,  July  14. — On  Wednesday  last 
while  returning  from  a  trip  through  Fairmount 
Park,  Miss  Nellie  Byrne,  living  at  Delhi  and 
Cumberland  streets,  was  knocked  down  and  run 
over  by  a  heavily-laden  van  belonging  to  the 
Guarantee  Storage  Warehouse  Company,  and 
instantly  killed.  The  accident  occurred  at  the 
intersection  of  Broad  street  and  Ridge  and  Fair- 
mount  avenues,  at  5  o'clock,  at  which  time  the 
traffic  is  very  heavy  at  this  point. 

Miss  Byrne,  who  was  somewhat  of  a  novice, 
having  had  her  wheel  about  a  month,  was  riding 
rather  unsteady  at  the  time,  and  being  in  a  maze 
of  wagons  and  carriages,  discovered,  as  she 
thought,  an  opening  through  which  she  endeavored 
to  guide  her  wheel.  She  turned  quickly  to  the 
left  and  was  struck  in  the  breast  by  the  pole  of 
the  van,  knocking  her  down,  and  before  the  driver 
could  check  his  team,  the  front  wheel  passed 
directly  over  the  skull,  crushing  her  head  into  a 
shapeless  mass.  She  was  immediately  carried  to 
the  sidewalk,  but  had  expired.  No  information 
as  to  her  place  of  residence  being  obtainable  at  the 
time,  the  body  was  removed  to  the  morgue. 

The  driver  of  the  van  was  arrested.  He  was 
nearly  prostrated  by  the  occurrence,  but  as  far  as 
the  evidence  of  bystanders  goes]  he  was  not  driv- 
ing recklessly  at  the  time,  although  he  was  on  the 
left  side  of  Ridge  avenue  on  his  way  down   town. 

Miss  Byrne  was  but  nineteen  years  old  and  was 
considered  to  be  a  very  pretty  girl.  There  is  no 
doubt  in  the  minds  of  those  who  saw  the  occur- 
rence that  the  girl  was  bewildered  by  the  number 
of  wagons  and  trolly  cars  passing  at  that  time,  and 
the  evidence  at  the  coroner's  inquest  wiU  proba- 
bly clear  the  van  driver  of  aU  blame. 


Who  is  Corwin  ? 
Nevs^Yobk,  July  18. — [Special  telegram.] — J. 
J.  Corwin,  of  Chicago,  arrived  yesterday  in  eight 
and  a  half  days,  winning  a  thousand  dollar  wager 
for  George  Hudnut,  of  the  board  of  trade,  from 
Jacob  Schelesinger,  that  Corwin  could  not  ride  it 
in  ten  days. 

McDermott  and  Miles  Off  for  Europe. 

New  Yoke,  July  18. — [Special  telegram.] — 
Brother-iu-Law  Joe  McDermott  sailed  for  Europe 
to-day  on  the  Germanic  to  join  Zimmy.  S.  A. 
Miles,  of  ^^g^/ee.,  accompanied  by  his  wife, 
took  the  same  steamer. 


Lesna  Is  Well  Again. 
Lesna,  the  winner  of  the  Paris-Bordeaux,   has 
entirely  recovered  from  his  iUness.     After  visiting 
Geneva  he  will  commence  training  when  author- 
ized by  his  physician, 


MILE    FIGURES     DROPPED. 


BLISS  DOES  THE  FLYING  MILE  IN  1:544-5 
AND  THE  STANDING  IN  2:00  FLAT. 


Butler  Does   a   Class   A   Mile   in  2.01  2-5   and 
Sanger  an  Unpaced  Mile  in  2-1 1  2-5 
on  Waltham's  Famous   Third- 
Mile  Track. 


Boston,  July  16. — Three  more  world's  records 
have  been  added  to  the  list  of  laurels  held  by  the 
Waltham  track  and  the  fame  and  reputation  of 
Springfield  as  the  home  of  records  is  decidedly  in 
danger  of  being  lost  to  its  younger  yet  equally 
brilliant  sister.  Julian  P.  Bliss,  the  star  of  the 
star  aggregation  of  flyers  now  liding  Eamblers,  is 
the  latest  man  to  lower  the  world's  records  on 
this  track,  and  to  his  credit,  be  it  said,  not  only 
did  he  get  below  the  best  on  record  in  the  way  of 
time  but  he  also  performed  a  feat  never  heretofore 
accomplished  by  any  rider  in  the  same  day — that 
of  establishing  two  world's  mile  records  within  an 
hour.  Heretofore  the  rider  has  been  content  with 
getting  the  mile  and  the  intermediate  records, 
and  then  ceased.  But  not  so  Bliss,  for  he  did  bis 
flying  mile  against  the  watch  in  1 :54  4-5,  and 
then  within  the  hour  brought  the  standing  mile 
record  down  to  2:00  flat.  And,  right  here,  it 
might  be  said  that  his  standing  start  record  was 
all  the  word  standing  implies.  It  was  a  flat- 
footed  standing  start,  the  rider  being  pushed  from 
the  mark  at  the  firing  of  the  pistol,  and  not  a 
single  inch  did  his  trainer  walk  in  sending  the 
plucky  little  fellow  off  on  his  record-breaking 
contest.  Bliss'  work  was  without  a  single  fault, 
and  both  he,  Manager  Atkins  and  Trainer  Caffery 
have  every  reason  to  be  proud  of  the  work.  An- 
other youngster  who  did  phenomenally  good  work 
was  Nat  Butler,  who,  with  exceedingly  crude 
training,  did  the  class  A  mile  in  2:01  2.5,  break- 
ing Porter's  record  of  2:03. 

Saturday  proved  a  great  record-breaking  day 
for  the  Waltham  track,  Bliss  getting  no  less  than 
four  world's  records  thereon,  Butler  six  class  A 
records,  and  a  tandem  team,  composed  of  Wil- 
liams and  Haggerty,  getting  six  world's  records. 
Yea,  verily,  are  records  going  at  Waltham,  but 
the  end  is  not  yet. 

The  first  trial  against  time  was  made  during  the 
heats  in  the  third-mile  invitation,  when  there  was 
but  little  wind  to  prevent  the  rider  from  making 
the  effort  of  his  life.  Bliss,  in  his  pink  costume 
and    accompanied  by  the  three  tandem   teams, 


Bamhler  team — Lumsden,    Trainer   Caffery,    Bliss, 
Githens. 

came  out  and  did  a  little  preliminary  work. 
Manager  Atkins  was  everywhere,  looking  after  his 
men.  The  officials  glanced  Hist  at  the  flag  over 
the  judges'  stand,  then  at  the  track,  and  then  at 


the  little  fellow  who  was  destined  not  on^  to 
break  the  flying  mile  record,  but  also  to  lower 
Tyler's  standing  mile  record. 

At  last  the  men  were  deemed  sufiSciently 
warmed  up  to  warrant  their  being  sent  for  the 
record.  The  word  was  given  and  down  the  stretch 
came  the  tandem,  ridden  by  Berlo  and  Cutter, 
with  Bliss  hanging  onto  the  rear.  As  they  crossed 
the  line  the  word  was  given,  and  away  went  the 
trio  in  search  of  glory. 

The  tandem  team  bent  down,  its  wheels  re- 
volved with  the  rapidity  of  a  locomotive,  and  lit- 
tle Bliss,  with  head  low,  eyes  fixed  upon  the  rear 
wheel  of  the  tandem,  traveled  as  he  had  never 
traveled  before. 

Faster  and  faster  went  the  team  and  the  first 
quarter  was  done  in  28  4-5  seconds.  AVithout  eas- 
ing a  bit  the  trio  w-ent  to  the  third  in  37  1-5  sec- 
onds. Here  a  new  tandem  team  was  called  into 
service,  the  riders  being  Brandt   and  McDuffee. 


JULIAN  ''PYE"  BLISS. 

This  team  worked  with  a  will  and  brought  the 
rider  to  the  half  in  :55  3-5  and  the  two-thirds  in 
1:00  1-5. 

At  this  point  the  greatest  tandem  team  of  them 
all,  Githens  and  Lumsden,  came  out  to  do  their 
little  toward 

CREATING   THE   RECORD. 

They  made  a  pretty  pick-up,  but  Bliss  was 
anxious  to  do  better  than  they  and  fairly  sprinted 
ahead  of  them.  That  this  was  bad  policy  was 
readily  seen,  for  instead  of  gaining  he  must  have 
lost  two  seconds  by  this  act. 

The  tandem  team,  seeing  how  things  were 
going,  passed  Bliss,  pulling  him  to  the  three- 
quarter  mark  in  the  record  time  of  1:25. 

From  here  home  it  was  a  splendid  piece  of 
sprinting.  Bliss,  who  looked  as  though  he  was 
well  played  out,  made  the  final  effort,  and,  amid 
the  applause  of  the  crowd,  finished  the  mile  in  the 
phenomenal  time  of  1:54  4-5,  which  lowers  the 
record  recently  made  by  Johnson. 

Without  waiting  to  hear  the  official  announce- 
ment of  the  time,  the  fiyer  was  carried  into  the 
training  quarters  and  given  a  vigorous  rubbing 


doAvn.     This  completed,   he  announced    that  he 
was  ready  to  have  a  go  at  Tyler's  standing  record. 

BUTLER'S  EECOED. 

Before  he  did  so  [Butler  and  his  Lovell  Diamond 
racer  came  out  for  a  trial  against  the  class  A 


Billy  Corcoran  in  full  uniform. 

flying  start  record,  held  by  A.  W.  Porter.  He 
got  a  good  start,  and,  paced  by  Haggerty  and 
Williams  on  a  tandem,  did  great  work,  and  this 
after  having  ridden  a  hard  race. 

For  two-thirds  of  a  mile  the  tandem  remained 
by  the  racer.  Then  it  gave  way  to  Jimmy  Clark, 
who,  despite  the  fact  that  he  had  already  ridden 
four  hard  races,  was  game  to  the  last.  The  sprint 
for  which  Clark  is  noted  was  given  at  the  very 
start  and  kept  up  the  entire  third  mile,  and  even 
then  Butler  passed  his  pacemaker  on  the  run  for 
home,  which  fact  shows  that  he  had  something 
left  up  his  sleeve. 

As  they  came  into  the  stretch  Clark  tried  hard 
to  increase  the  pace,  but  Butler  proved  the  better 
and  crossed  the  line  in  the  time  of  2:01  2-5. 

His  intermediate  times  also  stand  as  records. 
They  are,  quarter,  :30;  third,  :39  4-5;  half,  :58  3-5; 
two-thirds,  1:20;  three-quarters,  1:31. 

BLISS   OUT  AGAIN. 

Then  came  Bliss  for  his  mile  standing-start 
record.  He  got  away  with  the  pistol,  and  the 
tandem  was  ridden  by  Brandt  and  McDuffee.  It 
was  simply  wonderful  how  quickly  he  got  into  a 
sprint,  and  once  there  the  team  kept  him  hard  at 
it.  The  men  carried  him  to  the  quarter  in  :32 
and  brought  him  around  to  the  third-mile  mark 
in  :43  4-5,  and  to  the  half  in  1:02  2-5. 

Here  Lninsden  and  Githens  commenced  work. 
They  made  as  clever  a  pick-up  as  was  seen  on  the 
track  throughout  the  day,  and  carried  Bliss  to  the 
two-thirds  in  1 :21  2-5,  the  three-quarters  in 
1:31  1-5,  and  then  home  in  the  record  time  of 
2:00. 

Of  the  three  official  watches  two  denoted  the 
even  two  minutes,  while  one  watch  said  1 :59  3-5, 
but  the  former  was  given  as  the  official  time, 
which  is  two-fifths  of  a  second  better  than  the 
record  held  by  Tyler. 

STILL  MORE   RECORDS. 

Another .  series  of  records  created  were  those 
made  by  Haggarty  and  Williams  on  the  tandem. 
They,  paced  by  Callahan  and  Metz,  did  the  mile 
in  1:59  3-5,  creating  a  new  world's  record.  The 
intermediate  times,  which  also  stand  as  record, 


are:  Quarter,  :29;  third,  :38  3-5;  half,  :58;  two- 
thirds,  1:18  2-5;  three-qnarters,  1;28. 

The  only  unsuccesssnl  attempt  at  record  break- 
ing was  that  made  by  Jack  Wettergreen,  of  the 
Maiden  Bicycle  Club.  Paced  by  Pettigrew  and 
Nat  Butler  he  attempted  to  get  below  Tyler's 
:57  4-5  for  the  half-mile  flying  start,  but  the  best 
he  could  do  was  1:01  1-5. 

The  summary  of  the  races  follows: 

Third-mile,  invitation,  class  A— Final  heat— J.  A.  Far- 
rel',  1;  F.  M.  Haggerty,  8;  James  Clark,  3;  time,  :45. 

One  mile,  invitation— Final  heat — F.  M.  Haggerty,  Wal- 
tham,  1;  James  Clark,  2;  John  Bianchi,  3;  time,  2:35. 

SANGER'S    UNPAGED   MILE. 

Boston,  July  17. — Sanger  to-day  did  an  nn- 
paced  flying  start  mile  in  2:11  2-5,  which  is  a 
world's  record  and  the  first  of  a  number  of 
attempts  which  will  be  made  at  this  game.  His 
intermediate  times  were:  Quarter,  :29  4-5;  third, 
:40;  half,  1:01  2-5;  two-thirds,  1:24;  three-quar- 
ters, 1 :35  4-5.  But  Sanger  has  ridden  unpaced 
faster  than  this,  for  at  Springfield  last  year  he 
rode  from  scratch  in  the  mile  handicap  in 
2:08  1-5. 

Saturday  Tyler  will  go  for  paced  records.  Mr. 
Eaymond  has  sanctioned  professional  pacemaking 
for  this  date. 


R.  C.  Lennie  as  a  Lecturer. 

Last  week  the  Ironton,  O. ,  Columbia  agent,  F. 
A.  Dopuy,  gave  a  banquet  and  entertainment — 
the  former  at  a  well  known  caterer's  establish- 
ment and  the  entertainment  at  the  Masonic  opera 
house.  At  the  opera  house  R.  Columbia  Lennie 
talked  on  "Benefits  of  Cycling  and  Bicycle  Con- 
struction," while  at  the  banquet  his  topic  was, 
"Our  Benefactor:  Founder  of  the  Manufacture  of 
Bicycles  in  the  United  States — Colonel  Albert  A. 
Pope."  

Johnson  on  Palmer  and  New  York  Tires. 
Johnson's  mile  in  1 :56  was  made  with  a  Palmer 
tire  on  the  rear  wheel  and  a  New  York  Tire  Com- 
pany's on  the  front!  "Possibly  the  Palmer  is  en- 
titled to  the  more  credit, ' '  remarked  a  wheelman, 
to  which  a  ti-iend  of  the  other  side  replied :  '  'Yes, 
but  the  New  York  got  there  first  and  holds  the 
record." 


^j^e/ce 


ROAD  RECORDS  BROKEN. 


Herrick  Does  Twenty-five  Miles  in  1:07:46  1-5 
and  Barthel  Fifty  in  2:21:35  i-5- 
Detroit,  July  15. — Shortly  after  the  Grant 
boys  won  the  times  prize  in  the  Detroit  Wheel- 
men's race  of  a  month  ago,  and  incidentally  loped 
ofi' a  few  minutes  from  the  world's  twenty-five 
mile  recorc",  the  members  of  the  Rambler  team 
have  been  in  active  training  for  a  try  at  the  new 
record  and  any  morning  F.  H.  Herrick  and  C.  S. 
Barthel  might  have  been  seen   pacing  each   other 


F.  m  HEEBICK. 

around  the  five-mile  circle  in  beautiful  Belle  Isle 
park.  Finally,  having  put  a  Zimmeresque  finish 
in  their  condition,  they  announced  July  14  as  the 
day  for  trial.  J.  H.  Gould,  president  of  the  De- 
troit Wheelmen,  was  referee ;  Dr.  R.  C.  Rudy, 
John  Karney  and  O.  Carmichael,  judges.  The 
watches  were  held  by  John  T.  Holmes,  W.  C. 
Eands  and  a  newspaper  reporter  with  a  name 
about  a  yard  long,  but  who  passes  as  Van. 
Checkers  were  stationed  at  the  various  turns  and 


The  Track  at  Waltham,. 


a  number  of  local  fliers,  among  whom  were  the 
Grant  boys,  were  ready  to  do  the  pacing,  Gus 
Steele  of  Chicago  also  being  on  hand. 

At  10 :10  the  word  was  given  and  Tom  Cooper 
started  the  pacing  at  a  very  lively  rate.  In  and 
out  they  went,  pedalling  as  for  dear  life,  being 
taken  up  at  different  points  by  fresh  pacemakers 
until  Steele  led  them  over  the  tape  for  the  first 
five  miles  in  12:56,  thirty-four  seconds  better  than 
A.  Leonhardt's  record  made  in  Chicago.  On  they 
flew,  and  crossed  the  tape  for  the  second  time  in 
26:10  2-5,  or  13:04  2-5  for  the  lap.  The  third  lap 
was  done  in  13:10  and  the  fourth  in  13:30  1-5. 
Shortly  after  this  lap  was  completed  ^errick  was 
troubled  with  his  stomach,  but  managed  to  hang 
on,  finishing  the  fifth  lap  in  14:55  3-.5,  or  1:07:- 
46  1-5  for  the  twenty-five  miles. 

Barthol  could  have  bettered  this  by  at  least  a 
couple  of  minutes,  but  wanted  Herrick  to  have 
the  honor  of  the  twerty-five-mile  record,  as  he 
was  out  for  records  up  to  fifty  miles,  which  he  ac- 


BARTHEL. 

cordingly  made,  finishing  as  fresh  as  when  he 
started,  in  2:21:35  1-5.  His  only  comment  was 
that  he  wished  he  had  continued  for  the  century. 
Following  is  a  list  of  times: 

Miles.    Time.    Time  of  Lap.    Previous  Record. 

r;:56       12:56 

26:10,^5-. 13:04  2-5 

89:10  2^5 13:10 

62:S0  3  5 13:301-5 

1:07:461-5 14:55  3-5 

1:21:22       13:45  4-5 

1:35:66       14:34 

1:50:27       14:31 

2:05:394-5 15:1245 

2:21:351-5 15:25  2-5 


Herrick        5. 

10., 

15., 

20. 

"  25. 

Barthel      30. . 


35... 
40... 
45... 
50... 


13:30 

27:2S 
41:30 
55:44  1  5 
1:09:201-5 


2:32:20 


The  English  fifty-mile  road  record  is  2:21:46. 


Tube  Factory  in  Spain. 
The  cycle  industry  is  advancing  everywhere 
and  the  time  is  not  far  distant  when  each  country 
will  not  be  tributory  to  its  neighbor.  A  tube 
manufactory  has  been  established  at  Bilboa, 
Spain,  for  the  manufacture  of  cycle  tubing 
especially. 


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BLOOMEBS. 

The  Eefeeke  has  done  its  best  to  encourage 
the  use  of  rational  dress  by  ladies  while  riding  bi- 
cycles. It  raises  a  protest,  however,  to  the  un- 
seemly, unsightly  bundles  of  tom-foolery  adopted 
by  certain  of  the  members  of  the  fair  sex  as  preju- 
dicial not  only  to  the  interests  of  common-sense 
costumes  but  of  cycHng.  The  caricatures  re- 
cently reproduced  by  a  local  contemporary  were 
not  creditable  either  to  the  subjects  or  to  the 
paper.  Had  they  been  used  to  illustrate  grotesque 
possibilities  they  would  have  answered  the  pur- 
pose admirably,  for  only  a  very  small  number  of 
them  could  possibly  be  expected  to  be  copied. 
The  '  'pull-the-string-and-the-fignre-moves' '  cos- 
tume is  not  wanted  by  common-sense  wheelwomen. 
As  we  have  previously  remarked,  the  more  strenu- 
ous the  eiFort  to  disguise  the  fact  that  bloomers 
are  bloomers  the  more  grotesque  the  costume  be- 
comes. Every  item  of  fol-de-rol  makes  the  wearer 
the  more  conspicuoxis  and  the  more  objectionable 
to  those  who  desire  rational  dress  for  use  and  the 
comfort  it  assures.  There  is  nothing  of  which  to 
be  afraid  or  ashamed  in  a  rational  costume  built 
for  business  and  the  passing  of  objectionable  re- 
marks thereon  discloses  only  the  poor  breeding  and 
uncultured  mind  of  the  critic  and  need  not,  in  the 
least,  distress  the  criticised.  At  best,  that  is  the 
view  taken  of  the  matter  by  members  of  the  mas- 
culine sex.  By  all  meens  blue-pencil  the  frills 
and  furbelows. 


MR.   LUSCOMB'S  DECISION. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  a  recent  decision  of 
Mr.  Luscomb's,  ordering  a  race  to  be  run  over  be- 
cause one  of  the  contestants  was  not  at  the  mark 
in  time  to  start,  was  criticised  by  the  Refeeee. 
It  appears  that  the  facts  were  not  correctly  re- 
ported, however.  Mr.  Raymond  says  of  the  mat- 
ter :  "There  were  four  left  instead  of  only  one. 
The  starter,  away  on  the  other  side  of  the  track, 
without  any  signal  or  instructions  whatever,  shot 
oif  the  pistol,  and  we  afterwards  learned  that  he 
did  so  at  the  request  of  one  of  the  contestants, 
who  said:  'Oh,  go  ahead;  we  are  cold  and  there  is 
no  one  else  to  come. '  The  clerk  of  the  course 
was  not  even  there.     The  starter  cannot  start  the 


race  until  the  clerk  reports  everything  in  readi- 
ness." 

This  puts  an  entirely  new  face  on  the  matter, 
and  under  the  circumstances  Mr.  Luscomb  was 
justified  in  Ms  decision,  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  it  was  a  little  rough  on  the  innocent  competi- 
tors. Unquestionably  the  incident  was  the  result 
of  those  dOatory  tactics  for  which,  some  of  the 
"star  attractions",  are  noted. 

LU-MI-NUM-8TEABNS  TEST. 

It  was  as  long  ago  as  Jan.  26  that  the  Repeeee, 
after  having  watched  the  course  of  events,  printed 
the  following: 

What  a  singular  thing  it  is  that,  with  two  big  houses 
eager  for  a  test  of  the  relative  merits  of  their  wheels,  it 
has  been  necessary  to  carry  on  a  six-months'  correspon- 
dence, and  that  they  seem  no  nearer  the  test  now  than  at 
the  outset.  The  opinion  is  gaining  ground,  and  now  seems 
pretty  general,  that  one  of  the  concerns  wants  the  test 
while  the  other  does  not,  and  is  seeking  a  loophole  for 
escape.  For  once,  in  a  way,  St.  Louis  doesn't  seem  so 
very  far  behind. 

Perhaps  it  was  only  natural  that  one  firm  should 
take  exception  to  this  statement.  But,  as  matters 
have  turned  out  within  the  past  ten  day.s,  the 
Referee  was  not  far  oif  the  track,  as  one  may  see  by 
consulting  the  news  columns  in  this  issue.  No 
one  who  is  inclined  to  be  fair  can  say  that  the  St. 
Louis  Refrigerator  and  Wooden  Gutter  Company 
has  not  more  than  met  E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co.  half 
way  in  the  matter  of  a  test  between  the  machines 
made  by  the  respective  houses.  The  St.  Louis 
company  has  conceded  nearly  everything,  was  on 
hand  with  its  machines  and  anxious  for  the  test ; 
but  not  so  with  Stearns.  The  chairman  of  the 
board  of  judges  set  July  9  as  the  date  for  the  tests 
to  be  made,  and  under  date  of  June  '24  Stearns  & 
Co.  wrote  that  this  was  satisfactory.  The  notice 
was  also  to  the  effect  that  both  parties  to  the  test 
be  prepared  to  go  on  with  them  and  have  on  hand 
each  a  dozen  machines.  The  St.  Louis  peoxjle 
were  there,  but  Mr.  Steams  alone  showed  up, 
with  no  machines  —  nothing  but  himself.  He 
quibbled  about  weights  and  was  unable  to  say 
what  he  could  do  or  when — in  other  words,  he 
cravsiished.  The  judges  were  inclined  to  be  len- 
ient and  have  given  Stearns  one  more  chance  to 
come  to  time  and  have  fixed  upon  Monday  next 
as  the  time  and  St.  Louis  as  the  place  for  holding 

the  test.    ' 

>  ♦  » 

ALUMINUM  FOR  CYCLES. 

The  claim  has  been  made  that  the  new  metal 
used  by  a  St.  Lonis  house,  composed  of  ninety-five 
per  cent  aluminum  and  five  per  cent  of  some- 
thing nobody  has  been  able  to  find  out,  will  revo- 
lutionize cycle  construction.  Maybe — ^mayhenot. 
The  late  fiasco  at  Cornell  University  will  go  a 
long  way  to  strengthen  the  belief,  in  the  public 
mind,  that  the  faith  of  its  discoverer  in  its  powers 
is  well  founded.  Tests  which  we  have  witnessed 
were  really  wonderful,  but  it  must  not  be  sup- 
posed for  a  moment  that  the  discovery,  even 
though  it  stands  the  test  of  time  and  proves  all 
that  its  makers  claim  for  it,  will  turn  the  cycling 
world  upside  down,  or  even  seriously  interfere 
with  business  for  the  present. 

It  is  entirely  creditable  to  the  cycle  trade  that 
this  discovery  has  been  made  in  its  interest  and 
that  the  application  of  the  metal,  so  far,  has  been 
confined  to  the  construction  of  cycle  frames.  But 
consider  for  a  moment,  the  effect  the  discovery 
will  have  on  business,  should  time  corroborate  the 
claims  made  for  it.  Every  work  in  which  metal 
is  used  will  be  afiected.  It  is  no  wonder  that 
eminent  men  among  the  metallurgists  are  anxious 
to  investigate  and  that  Professor  Thurston,  of  Cor- 
nell, after  seeing  a  steel  fork  break  under  a  pres- 


sure of  400  pounds,  was  surprised  to  see  one  of  the 
new  metal  sustain  a  weight  of  1,000  and  still  be 
able  to  cany  more.  The  quantity  used  in  cycle 
construction  will  eventually  prove  a  very  small 
drop  in  the  bucket  of  material  which,  under  the 
circumstances  above  supposed,  will  be  called  into 
play.  Every  week,  almost,  sees  an  improvement 
in  the  quality  of  the  metal  produced. 

Every  wheelman  may  rest  assured  that  his  pet 
maker  is  keenly  alive  to  the  progress  of  eveuts. 
He  is  noting  through  unknown  channels  the  re- 
sults of  the  season's  wear  and  tear.  He  knows 
that  time  alone  can  tell  the  story  9,nd  when  the 
necessary  time  has  elapsed  he  will,  if  he  is  a  wide- 
awake maker,  lose  no  time  in  securing  for  his  own 
use  his  share  of  the  good  thing,  just  as  he  now 
secures  his  parts  and  tubing.  Great  changes  come 
upon  us  slowly.  Aluminum  has  been  talked  of 
as  a  possible  material  for  cycle  construction  for 
twenty  years.  It  is  still  in  its  swaddling  clothes, 
bidding  fair  to  some  day  turn  out  a  champion. 
And  if  it  does  it  is  encouraging  to  know  that  the 
present  secret  is  in  hands  of  men  with  practically 
unlimited  means  and  energy  to  push  it.  In  the 
meantime,  while  thousands  will  be  willing  to  try 
the  experiment,  steel  frames  will  continue  in  de- 
mand as  heretofore. 


BLISS'  REMARKABLE  FEAT. 

They  were  magnificent  performances,  those  of 
little  Julian  P.  Bliss  in  putting  the  flying  mile 
record  down  to  1:54  4-5  and  the  standing  to  2:00 
flat.  And,  mind,  this  on  a  third-mile  track,  with 
men  on  bicycles  for  pacemakers — no  horses,  no 
wind  shields,  etc.  Bliss  is,  of  course,  proud,  but 
no  more  so,  'tis  said,  than  his  best  girl;  his  team 
mates,  Lumsden  and  Githens;  his  manager,  Mr. 
Atkins ;  his  clubmates,  the  members  of  the  Chi- 
cago C.  C. ,  the  owner  and  manager  of  the 
Waltham  track,  and  last,  but  not  least,  for  the 
public  glories  with  him,  the  maker  of  the  machine 
and  tires  he  used,  the  GormuUy  &  Jeffery  Manu- 
facturing Company.  Zimmerman  once  said  that 
he  thought  Bliss  could  "hang  on  to  a  locomotive" 
and  we  believe  he  could. 

Two  other  young  men  are  worthy  of  praise  also 
—Messrs.  Herrick  and  Barthol,  of  Detroit,  who 
on  Saturday  broke  the  twenty-five  and  fifty  miles 
road  records,  doing  1:07:46  1-5  and  2:21:35  4-5, 
respectively.  It  was  another  victory  for  Rambler 
machines  and  G.  &  J.  tires. 


Theee  are,  at  present,  three  candidates  in  the 
field  for  the  '95  show.  No  definite  announcement 
has  reached  us  from  New  York,  but  it  is  under- 
stood the  Garden  management  is  in  the  field  again. 
So  far,  however,  Chicago's  organization  is  in  the 
best  shape,  and  even  at  this  early  date  has  shown 
that  it  means  business. 


Says  the  Cycle  Record:  "Is  it  possible  that  Mr. 
Stearns  concedes  that  the  aluminum  frame  is 
stronger  than  the  steel  frame  ?  If  so,  the  time  is 
not  far  off  when  steel  will  be  used  but  little,"  etc. 
Nay,  nay,  good  Mr.  Editor.  "What  Mr.  Stearns 
may  concede  has  no  bearing  whatever  on  what 
other  makers  may  do. 


ZiMMEEMAsr  has  borne  out  the  predictions  of 

his  friends — he  has  commenced  to  win  and  will 

likely  continue  on  this  line  all  summer.     He  was 

a  good  while  getting  in  form  but  from  now  on  we 

imagine  he  will  show  the  foreigners  a  trick  or 

two  about  sprinting. 

*  ♦  * 

Nowadays,  at  least,  the  west  is  decidedly  in 
it — Bliss,  Johnson,  Sanger. 


^^/^i/ice 


ASBURY  PARK'S  BIG  MEET. 


TWO   DAYS    OF   EXCITING    SPORT,   WITH 
SEVERAL  BAD  ACCIDENTS. 


An   OverofScions   Marshal   Who    Prevented   In- 
jured Men  from  Being  Cared  for— Hen- 
dricks Has  Two  Ribs  Broken- 
Smith  Improving  in  Form. 


ASBUEY  Park,  N.  J.,  .Tuly  13.— Orders  are 
good  things,  but  should  not  be  so  strict  that  they 
cannot  be  broken  in  the  common  cause  of  human- 
ity. Managers  of  racing  teams  may  or  may  not 
have  added  privileges  around  a  track  but  it  cer- 
tainly should  be  their  privilege  to  attend  their 
men  in  ease  of  a  fall.  But  even  this  privilege  was 
denied  the  manager  at  the  Asbury  Park  meet  of 
to-day.  In  the  second  heat  of  the  mile  open,  class 
B,  the  contestants  were  jus*-,  romnding  the  last 
turn.  Interest  in  this  particular  contest  was 
high,  for  Macdonald,  the  erstwhile  pure;  Barnett, 
the  hero  of  the  Irvington-Milburn  and  Edwards, 
the  Californian,  were  among  the  contestants  with 
such  men  as  Bald  and  Taylor.     Suddenly  some- 


off  on  hunts  for  records — Johnson  at  Toronto, 
Bliss,  Lumsden  and  Githens  at  Waltham. 

The  two-mile  handicap,  second  heat,  was  too 
much  for  Bald  (20  yards),  C.  M.  Murphy  (30 
yards)  and  Kennedy  (80  yards).  The  three  made 
a  pretty  run  to  qualify,  changing  pace.  When 
the  field  had  been  caught  Steensou  at  once  set  out 
at  a  merry  clip  for  home.  It  was  too  much,  and 
Bald,  Murphy  and  Kennedy  stopped. 

In  the  final  Sanger  (scratch),  Titus  (20  yards) 
and  Taxis  (20  yards)  made  the  run,  changing 
pace  for  the  field.  Maddox,  the  red-hot  local  fa- 
vorite, had  170  yards.  He  is  a  great  pacemaker 
and  was  forced  to  cut  the  two  miles  by  the  field. 
Had  he  been  given  a  little  help  the  back-mark- 
ers would  not  have  caught  the  field.  When  the 
two  bunches  came  together  there  was  a  mix-up. 
Sanger  played  for  place,  also  Titus,  while  Graves 
took  the  sleighride  behind  Sanger.  On  the  finish 
Graves  made  a  sprint  on  the  inside  and  Titus  on 
the  outside  of  Sanger.  Graves  was  two  lengths  to 
the  good,  Titus  six  inches  ahead  of  Sanger,  Ken- 
nedy fourth. 

The  class  A  mile  open  had  a  limit  of  2:40,  was 
run  in  2 :48  3-5  and  declared  no  race,  and  no  run- 
over,  by  Referee  Raymond.  Blauvelt,  Coffin  and 
Royce  made  it  red  hot  in  the  mile  Jersey  cham- 


At  Asbury  Park — Lafai/ette  Street. 


one  wobbled,  Macdonald  struck  the  wheel  and 
then  the  ground;  Coleman  and  Edwards  went 
down  and  Barnett  went  over  the  embankment  to 
avoid  the  bunch.  Macdonald  slid  twenty  feet, 
maybe  yards,  and  a  number  of  people  started  to 
his  aid.  Among  the  number  was  Wells,  who 
sought  to  look  after  his  man,  Barnett.  Marshal 
S.  W.  Kirkbride  rushed  over  and  grabbed  Wells, 
ordering  him  back.  Wells  naturally  resented  and, 
when  the  marshal  increased  his  officiousness, 
may  have  said  something  emphatic.  The  marshal, 
after  Wells  had  started  back,  followed  him  up, 
pushing  him.  The  outrage  was  so  apparent  that 
those  in  the  grandstand  hissed. 

The  races  were  all  good  and  exciting  through- 
out. Sanger  rode  grandly  and  won  the  heat  and 
final  of  the  mile  open.  After  the  fall,  in  which 
Bald  became  rattled  and  failed  to  qualify,  Sang- 
er's warmest  competitor  was  Titus.  He  finished 
second  to  Sanger  in  the  mile  open,  with  Murphy 
third.  Tyler  also  failed  to  qualify,  because  of  a 
.jump  of  Kennedy's  almost  at  the  tape.  Tyler  did 
not  ride  in  the  second  and  only  other  class  B  event 
of  the  day,  the  two-mile  handicap. 

Johnson,  Callahan  and  the  Rambler  team  were 


piouship,  making  a  blanket  finish.  The  sum- 
mary: 

Mile  novice— First  heat — M.  A.  Carpenter,  1 ;  Cliarles 
Woolley,  2;  William  D.  Knecht,  3;  time,  2:37. 

Second  heat- Joseph  Harrison,  1 ;  Alfred  J.  Hargan,  2; 
Albert  G.  Brown,  8;  time,  2:48  3-5. 

Final  heat^Albert  G.  Brown,  1;  M.  A.  Carpenter,  8; 
Alfred  J.  Hargan,  8;  time,  2:44  3-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— First  heat— George  O.  Smith, 
1;  E.  L.  Blauvelt,  2;  R.  0.  McCurdy,  3;  time,  2:42  2-5. 

Second  heat^G.  Fred  Royce,  1;  W.  F.  Sims,  8;  Charles 
Brown,  3;  time,  3:03  4  6. 

Third  heat— W.  R.  Osgood,  1;  W.  L.  Darmer,  2;  James 

B.  Pierson,  3;  time,  2:48  4-5. 

Final  heat— Charles  Brown,  1;  G.  Fred  Joyce,  8;  George 

C.  Smith,  8;  time,  8:48  3-5.  Time  limit  8:40;  no  race  and 
no  run  over. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— Sanger,  1 ;  Titus, 
2;  Kennedy,  3;  time,  2:37. 

Second  heat— Taylor,  1;  Graves,  3;  lUurpby,  3;  time, 
2:45  1-5. 

Final  heat— Sanger,  1;  Titus,  2;  Murphy,  3;  time, 
2:25  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— First  heat^Harry  B. 
Martin,  65  yds.,  1;  R.  Dawson,  55  yds.,  8;  M.  Scott,  25 
yds.,  3;  time,  2:18. 

Second  heat— W.  F.  Sims,  40  yds.,  1;  Leon  Cubberly, 
120  yds.,  2;  (Jeorge  Hugo,  lOO  yds.,  3;  time,  2:16  4-5. 

Third  heat-George  B.  Cobb,  110  yds.,  1;  Charles  P. 
Davison,  110  yds.,  2;  Francis  A.  Wat-son,  130  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:14  3-5. 


Final  heat^Sims,  1:  Scott,  2;  Martin,  3;  time,  2:18  4-5. 

Two  mile,  handicap,  class  B— First  heat— Harry  H. 
Maddox,  170yds.,  1;  Titus,  20  yds..  2;  Graves,  ISO  yds., 
3;  time,  4:50  2-5. 

Second  heat— E.  J.  Miller,  140  yds.,  1;  A,  W.  Warren, 
140  yds.,  2;  H.  B.  Arnold,  100  yds  ,  3;  time,  4:47. 

Final  heat-Graves,  1;  Titus,  2;  Sanger,  3;  time,  4:47. 

One-mile,  division  championship,  time  limit,  2:45— E. 
Leighton  Blauvelt,  1;  George  W.  Coffin,  2;  G.  Fred  Royce, 
3;  W.  C.  Roome,  4;  time,  2:40  3-6. 


SECOND   DAY'S  EVENTS. 


Steenson  and  Murphy  Called  to  Time;  for  Doing 
Team  Work. 

Asbury  Park,  July  15. — No  records  were 
broken  during  the  second  day's  racing  of  the  meet 
of  the  Asbury  Park  Wheelmen,  but  Hendricks,  a 
competitor  in  the  class  A  two-mile  handicap,  had 
two  ribs  broken  in  one  of  the  several  falls  during 
the  day.  The  day  was  grand  for  racing.  A  slight 
wind  blew  down  the  homestretch  and  the  air  from 
off  the  ocean  was  invigorating.  The  attendance 
was  hardly  what  was  to  be  expected,  with  7,000 
school  teachers  in  the  place  and  Ocean  Grove 
hotels.  But  Zimmeman  is  now  abroad  for  "filthy 
lucre' '  and  no  one  can  take  his  place  in  the  hearts 
of  his  townspeople. 

Brother-in-Law  Joe  McDermott  was  present  and 
said  to  ^^/S/ee  man:  "There  is  no  use  talking, 
it  took  Arthur  to  wake  up  these  people. ' '  Papa 
Zimmerman  was  there  also,  as  a  timer,  but  the 
races  lacked  their  lustre  without  Arthur.  Zim- 
mie ,  cabled  his  partner,  Burtis,  from  Paris,  to  put 
up  a  |50  diamond  for  the  class  A  man  who  could 
break  his  record  for  a  half  mile  on  this  track,  1 :07. 
George  C.  Smith  accepted,  but  the  prize  did  not 
seem  to  be  forthcoming  and  Smith  would  not 
start  without  a  guarantee. 

The  races  were  close  and  exciting  in  every  in- 
stance; they  were  surprising  in  several  instances. 
George  C.  Smith  inaugurated  a  surprise  party 
when  he  captured  his  heat  of  the  class  A  mile 
open,  defeating  Dawson,  Blauvelt  and  others.  In 
the  final  there  was  a  limit  of  2 :45  and  the  first 
two  laps  ( two-thirds  mile)  consumed  two  minutes. 
Smith  cut  out  and  sprinted  an  entire  third  in  :45, 
the  last  quarter  in  29  4-5,  winning  by  six  inches 
from  Charlie  Brown. 

Harry  Tyler  was  crowded  over  the  bank  in  the 
first  heat  of  the  mile  open  when  several  men 
rushed  for  the  narrow  space  left  with  four  men 
abreast.  Taylor  defeated  Sanger  in  the  heat  and 
Maddox  crowded  Sanger  so  close  that  Titos  was 
crowded  out,  as  was  Taxis,  Helfert,  Miller  and 
others. 

Bald,  Kennedy  and  Murphy  qualified  in  the 
second  and  the  final,  as  may  be  imagined,  was 
warm.  Sanger  and  Kennedy  each  paced  a  lap 
and  Murphy,  coming  to  the  front,  closed  Sanger 
in  a  pocket. 

Bald  rode  around  the  outside  and  had  a  fair 
lead  when  Murphy  broke  for  him.  Sanger  went 
for  the  outside  and  the  lead.  On  the  dangerous 
lower  banking  he  maintained  his  speed  and 
rounded  into  the  homestretch  in  the  lead.  Mur- 
phy made  it  warm  traveling  and  gained  second, 
while  Kennedy  just  gained  third  by  a  narrow 
margin  from  Bald. 

In  the  final  of  the  two-mile  handicap,  Sims,  of 
Washington,  was  on  scratch  and  made  a  right 
plucky  ride.  Sims  hung  on  and  overcame  a  long 
lead,  but,  after  catching  the  field,  sat  up,  with  a 
severe  pain  in  his  side.  It  was  in  the  third  heat 
of  this  race  that  the  most  serious  accident  of  the 
day  resulted.  Osgood,  Darmer  and  Coleman  were 
riding  in  the  bunch.  At  the  first  turn  of  the  last 
lap  there  was  a  sudden  raise  into  the  air  of  a  num- 
ber of  bare  legs  and  four  men  rolled  over  the 
track.     Osgood,   a  football  player  of  note,  arose 


THEY  CAN'T  DO  IT!!! 

Ramblers  Will  Hold  the  Mil    World's  Records 

BECAUSE 


THERE    IS    NO    FASTER    WHEEL    MADE, 

and   the 

G.   ^  J."   Tires  are  the   Fastest  on  Earth. 


a 


ONE  MILE  WORLD'S  REx^ORD 
AGAIN    BROKEN. 

Again  on  a  Rambler. 

JULIAN  PIE  BLISS 

ON     HIS 

RAMBLER    RACER 

paced  by  Ramblers,  rides 

1  mile,  standing  start,  in  2  minutes  flat. 
1  mile,  flying  start,  in  1:54  4-5. 

BOTH    NBW    WORI^D'S    RECORDS. 

Done  at  Waltham,  Mass.,  July  14,  1894. 


This  is  the  first  time,  on  record  where  two  new  mile  world's  records  were  made  by  one 
man  in  one  day— which  is  ANOTHER  RECORD. 


THERE  MAY  BE  OTHER  WAYS,    BUT  THE   WAY  TO   DO  IT  IS 

ON    A    RAMBLER. 

On  with  the  fight— "G.  &  J.  Tires"  are  Right  "in  it." 


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CHICAGO. 


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BOSTON. 


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WASHINGTON.  NEW  YORK.  COVENTRY,    ENG. 

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MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


smiling,  and  Darmer  jumped  for  his  wheel, 
mounted,  and  was  away  after  the  bunch.  Not  so 
Hendricks,  who  lay  on  the  banking  unconscious 
and  with  three  ribs  broken.  He  was  unconscious 
all  the  afternoon. 

Tyler,  Titus,  Helfert,  from  the  first  heat,  and 
Murphy,  Steenson  and  Taxis  from  the  second 
heat,  made  history  in  the  half-mile  open  final. 
Steenson  was  giving  up  as  they  passed  the  stand, 
but  in,  a  hoarse  whisper  Brother  Charles  told 
Steenson  to  go  ahead.  This  he  did,  and  Murphy 
followed.  Then  Steenson  quit  and  Murphy  im- 
proved his  lead. 

Chairman  Raymond  said  the  first  act,  when 
Steenson  paced  Murphy  to  the  front,  was  legiti- 
mate, but  when  Steenson  quit  Raymond  at  once 
ordered  the  disqualification  of  both  men  for  team 
work.  Tyler  got  on  a  wonderful  move  and  as 
Murphy  went  down  the  straight  Tyler  overhauled 
him  and  won  by  six  inches.  Taxis  and  Titus 
made  a  close  third  and  fourth,  respectively,  and 
were  advanced  one  place  each  in  the  summary. 

C.  Fred  Royce,  the  quarter-mile  record  holder, 
won  the  division  championship  in  :33 1-5  very 
handily. 

Maddox,  local  favorite,  had  180  yards  in  the 
two-mile  handicap,  B,  and  should  have  won  his 
heat  handily  from  that  mark.  Sanger  and  Titus 
were  placed  on  scratch,  an  added  honor  for  Titus, 
who,  winning  his  novice  race  but  a  year  ago,  is 
placed  on  scratch  with  the  mighty  man  of  cycling 
of  to-day.  Titus  won  his  heat,  although  Sanger  but 
tried  to  qualify.    Graves  also  defeating  Sanger. 


Final  heat— Time  limit  3:45— G.  C.  Smith,  1 ;  Charles 
Brown,  2;  E.  L.  Blauvelt,  3;  J.  B.  Pearson,  4;  G.  R.  Cobb, 
5;  time,  8:45.    Last  quarter,  :29  3-5. 

O^ie-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— George  F.  Taylor, 
1;W.  C.Sanger,  8:  H.  H.  Maddox,  3;  W.  W.  Taxis,  4; 
time,  2:48. 

Second  theat—E.  C.  Bald,  1;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  2;  C.  M. 
Murphy,  3;  time,  8:03. 

Final  heat— Limit  2:40— W.  C.  Sanger,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy, 
2;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  3;  E.  C.  Bald,  4;  time,  2:36. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A — First  heat — J.  H.  Harri- 
son, 220  yds.,  1;  W.  C  Eoome,  140  yds.,  2;  H.  C.  McCurdy, 
120  yds  ,  3;  Ray  Dawson,  120  yds.,  4;  time,  4:59. 

Second  heat— Fred  Shatto,  120  yds.,  1;  G.  W.  Coffin,  40 
yds.,  2;  F.  B.  Dnup,  100  yds.,  3;  W.  F.  Sims,  scratch,  4; 
time,  5:04  4-5. 

Third  heat— James  B.  Pearson,  70  yds.,  1;  C.  R.  David- 
son, 160  yds.,  2;  George  B.  Cobb,  Jr.,  150  yds.,  3;  M.  A. 
Carpenter,  200  yds.,  4;  time,  5:00. 

Final  heat— G«orge  W.  Coffin,  40  yds.,  1 ;  W.  L.  Darmer, 
110  yds.,  2;  Ray  Dawson,  120  yds.,  3;  W.  C.  Roome,  140 
yds.,  4;  time,  4-54  1-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— H.  C.  Tyler,  1;  F. 
J.  Titus,  2;  W.  H.  Helfert,  3;  time,  1:17  2-5. 

Second  heat— C.  M.  Murphy,  1;  H.  R.  Steenson,  2;  W, 
W.  Taxis,  3;  time,  1:16 1-5. 

Final  heat— H.  C.  Tyler,  1 ;  CM.  Murphy,  2;  W.  W, 
Taxis,  3;  F.  J.  Titus,  4;  time,  1:17  1-5. 

Quarter-mile,  division  championship— C.  Fred  Royce,  1 
Chas.  Brown,  2;  E.  L.  Blauvelt,  3;  time,  :83  1-5. 

Two-mile  handicap,  class  B— First  heat— F.  J.  Titus, 
scratch,  1;  Fred  Graves,  150  yds.,  2;  W.  C.  Sanger, 
scratch,  3;  G.  Taylor,  35  yds.,  4;  H.  H.  Maddox,  180  yds. 
5;  time,  4:44  1-5. 

Secondheat—H.  A.  Allen,  240  yds.,  1;  L  A.  Silvie,  220 
yds,,  2;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  80  yds.,  3;  E.  C.  Bald,  20  yds.,  4; 
A.  W.  Warren.  140  yds.,  5;  time,  4:41  2  5. 

Final  heat— H.  H.  Maddox,  180  yds.,  1 ;  I.  A.  Silvie,  220 
yds.,  2;  F.  C.  Graves,  150  jds.,  3;  time,  4:37 1-5. 

Five-mile   division  championship — E.    L.  Blauvelt,  1 


A  Scene  at  Asbury  Park. 


Bald  (20  yds.)  and  Kennedy  (80  yds.)  also  quali- 
fied in  the  second  heat,  in  which  Arnold  and 
Thatcher  went  down  in  a  fall.  In  the  final  Mad- 
dox rode  grandly  and  demonstrated  his  good  abil- 
ities. The  back-mark  men  all  stopped  at  the 
beginning  of  the  last  lap,  the  field  being  eighty 
yards  or  more  ahead.  Maddox  came  into  the 
straight  vidth  Silvie  (220  yds.)  close  up.  The 
latter  slipped  a  pedal,  yet  made  a  tight  finish. 
Graves  (150  yds.)  finishing  a  good  thiad. 

Blauvelt,  on  a  borrowed  wheel,  won  the  five- 
mile  division  championship  from  CoflSn,  Brown, 
Roome,  Williams  and  Monte  Scott,  who  ran  in 
order  named  and  closed  one  of  the  best  day's  sport 
of  the  season. 

Sanger,  Tyler,  Dumbleton,  Webb  and  Manager 
Sidwell  left  here  to-day  for  Boston,  where  they  go 
for  the  unpaeed  records  on  Waltham  track  Mon- 
day or  Tuesday  and  perhaps  for  the  paced  records 
if  pacemakers  can  be  obtained. 

Messrs.  A.  G.  and  J.  W.  Spalding  were  specta- 
tors of  the  races  to-day  and  became  quite  excited 
with  the  sport.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— First  heat— George  C.  Smith, 
J;  Ray  Dawson,  2;  E.  L  Blauvelt,  8;  time,  2:44  2-5. 

Second  heat-  C.  Fred  Royce,  1;  W.  F.  Sims,  2;  Charles 
Brown,  3;  time,  2:42  4-5. 

Third  heat— James  B.  Pearson,  1;  George  B.  Cobb,  Jr., 
2;  John  Hershley,  3;  time,  2:38. 


Geo.  W.  Coffin,  2;    Chas.  Brown,  3;   W.  C.  Roome,    4; 
time,  14:18. 


Zim  Ofiers  an  Excuse. 


In  an  interview  Zimmerman  excuses  himself  as 
follows:  "It  perhaps  seems  strange  that  I  was 
beaten  in  Florence.  The.  Italians  are  tricky. 
Every  other  moment  they  started  and  took  several 
lengths  from  us,  sometimes  even  thirty  yards,  .so 
in  order  for  one  of  us  to  win  we  were  obliged  to 
watch  all  of  them.  When  one  of  them  started 
one  of  us  followed  and  obliged  him  to  keep  the 
outside  for  several  laps.  All  the  Italian  racing 
men  use  a  high  gear  and  they  can  keep  up  a  dev- 
ilish sprint  for  three  laps,  which  was  terrible  for 
us,  who  were  not  used  to  such  tactics.  Po.sta  and 
Pontecehy  are  very  dangerous  racers  when  they 
have  several  countrymen  to  assist  them. 


The  Clover   Club's  Races. 

On  Thursday  of  last  week  the  Clover  Bicycle 
Club,  of  Chicago,  held  two  road  races — one  over  a 
course  supposed  to  be  two  miles  long,  and  the 
other  over  a  ten-mile  stretch.     Results: 

Two-mile,  handicap— W.  M.  Breckenridge,  scatch,  1;  C 
J.  Guthrie,  lOO  yds.,  2;  D.  A.  Reed,  100  yds..  3;  time,  4:32- 

Ten-mile,  handieap— W.  M.  Breckenridge,  scratch,  1; 
C.  J.  Guthrie,  scratch,  2;  Roland  Beale,  3:00  <J;  time,  ;;9;13, 


ARRANGING    MANY    MEETS. 


Some  Will  Be  Purely  Class  A  Events— Pros  to 
Have  a  Chance. 

Philadelphia,  July  16.— The  indifterent  per- 
ioimances  of  the  class  B  riders  in  their  only  ap- 
pearance in  this  city  (at  the  South  End  meet)  has 
opened  the  eyes  of  the  local  cycling  clubs  to  the 
possibility  of  holding  successful  meets  without  the 
presence  of  the  big  B's  of  Chairman  Raymond's 
already  well-filled  hive.  Whether  or  not  the  air 
of  this  city  is  detrimental  to  fast  riding  no  one 
seems ,'tol  know,  but  the  fact  was  apparent  to 
everyone  that  the  work  of  the  star  honey-gathers 
of  Raymond's  apiary  on  June  23  at  Tioga  partook 
very  much  of  the  drone  order,  in  spite  of  a  fast 
track  and  a  perfect  day.  On  the  other  hand  the 
class  A  races  were  full  of  vim  and  dash,  and  the 
experience  of  the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen  on  the 
Fourth,  while  not  much  of  a  success  financially, 
shows  the  possibilities  of  a  well-conducted  meet 
confined  to  class  a  men.  It  must  be  remembered, 
in  this  connection,  that  the  numerous  other  at- 
tractions of  the  Fourth  militated  very  greatly 
against  a  big  gate.  The  racing  was  all  that  coul 
be  desired,  and  drew  forth  much  favorable  com- 
ment from  the  spectators. 

The  Quakers'  meet  having  indicated  the  pub- 
lic's opinion  of  a  strictly  class  A  meet,  several 
other  clubs  have  applied  for  sanctions  for  meets  to 
be  confined  to  the  "pures."  The  first  of  these, 
that  of  the  Tioga  Cricket  Club,  wiU  take  place  at 
Tioga"  on  Aug.  4.  The  programme  vrill  include: 
One-mile  novice,  mile  scratch,  one-third  mile 
scratch,  mile  2:40  class,  two-mile  handicap  and 
mile  handicap  for  T.  C.  C.  members  only. 

On  the  following  Saturday  the  Park  Avenue 
Wheelmen  (which  organization,  now  called  the 
Phila-Penn  Wheelmen,  will  at  the  August  meet- 
ing resume  its  original  title)  will  hold  forth  at 
Riverton.  One  or  two  class  B  races  may  creep 
into  the  P.  A.  W.  programme,  possibly  a  five-mile 
professional  scratch  race  for  a  purse,  the  contest- 
ants to  include  Swank,  one  of  last  year's  cash 
prize  league  men,  and  Shock,  the  long-distance 
rider.  The  majority  of  the  events,  however,  wiU 
be  of  the  class  A  variety. 

On  Aug.  18  the  Tioga  track  will  be  the  scene  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club's  meet.  The  B's 
win  will  be  conspicuous  by  their  absence  on  this 
occasion  also.  The  programme  is  as  follows: 
Mile  novice,  quarter-mile  scratch,  mile  scratch, 
third-mile  scratch,  third-mile  handicap,  mile  2:50 
class.  The  prizes  will  consist  of  diamonds  worth 
S600. 

The  Century  Wheelmen  are  contemplating  hold- 
ing a  meet,  open  to  club  members  only.  The 
programme  will  include  fat  and  thin  men's  races, 
single  and  married  men's  races  and  a  handicap — 
all  one  mile.  In  addition  there  vrill  be  run  a 
five-mile  handicap. 

This  programme  of  race  meets,  with  probably 
one  or  two  to  .:ear  from,  will  give  this  city  a  race 
meet  every  Saturday  in  August  and  possibly  Sep- 
tember, the  A.  C.  C.  meet  on  the  22nd  of  the  lat- 
ter month  at  Tioga  being  the  last  scheduled. 


Richardson's  Half-Mile  Backward. 

Young  Lee  Richardson's  trick  of  riding  a  half- 
mile  backward  is  not  performed  in  the  manner 
depicted  in  ^^/^/ee^  of  last  week.  As  a  matter 
of  fact  the  wrong  picture  was  labeled.  He  sits  on 
the  wheel  in  the  ordinary  manner  and  pedals 
backward,  a  most  diflScult  piece  of  work.  From 
a  picture,  taken  while  riding  backward  and  which 
is  before  us,  one  could  not  distinguish  which  way 
he  is  going. 


The  Tire  Question. 


NOTWITHSTANDING  the  strong  prejudice  and 
determined  opposition  growing  out  of  the  com- 
bined attack  of  nearly  every  American  bicycle  manu- 
facturer, the  Columbia  single  tube  pneumatic  tire 
has  established  for  Itself  an  enviable  reputatiou  and 
turned  public  opinion  to  the  single  tube  form  of 
construction. 


We  claim  to  know  something  about  the  bicycle 
business  and  something  about  tire",  and  we  predict 
that  the  single  tube  tire  will  be  the  tire  of  the  future 
and  that  the  Columbia  will  be  the  leader  because  of 
its  superiority  in  quality  and  construction. 


HARTFORD  RUBBER  WORKS  CO., 

Hartford,  Conn. 


MKNTION  THE    REFERE* 


...  HARTFORDS ... 


For  Men,  Ladies,  Boys  and  Misses. 
Workmanship  and  Material  the  best. 
Guaranteed  for  one  year. 
Option  of  Steel  or  Wood  Rims. 
Option  of  Single  or  Double  Tube  Tires. 
Send  for  our  1894  Catalogue. 
The  Hartford  Special,  weight  25  pounds. 
Write  for  description  of  this  Bicycle. 


HARTFORD  CYCLE  CO. 

HARTFORD,  CONN. 


dIENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


Those  Cranks  Again 


eeeS'-olN   THE^^eeee 


HILL -CUM RING   CONTEST 

at  the  Illinois  Div.  L.  A.  W.  State  Meet  at 
Quincy,  July4, 1894, 

Ide  Specials  with 

Elliptical  Spring  Cranks 

WON  FIRST  SECOND  AND 
THIRD  PRIZES; 

also,  ten  track  prizes. 

WHAT    MORE   DO    YOU    WANT 

to  convince  you  that  they  are  unequalled  for  all  kinds  of 
riding? 

Our  catalogue  will  tell  vou  more.    Send  for  it. 

P.  S. — Have  you  noticed  in  the  ads  of  other  makers  where  they  acknowledge  that  the  world  pays  homage  to  "  HIGH  ART  "  in  bicycle 
construction?    Well,  it's  a  fact,  and  we  are  the  only  makers  of 


F.  F.  IDE  MFG.  CO., 


NIF.MTION  THE  REFEREE. 


'^""^^^    PEORIA.  LILL. 


THE  DENVER  PROGRAMME. 


NATIONAL     MEET     COMMITTEE    GUARAN- 
TEES VISITORS  A  GOOD  TIME. 


Complete   Arrangements  Made   for  the  Care  of 

Guests  —  Beautiful   Runs  and   Outings 

Arranged— The  Big  Programme 

in  Detail. 


The  Colonulo  loiumittee  Of  the  L.  A.  W. 
has  outlined  the  followiug  programme  for  the  en- 
tertainment of  guests  during  the  six  days  of  the 
national  meet,  to  be  held  in  August.  The  pro- 
gramme can  hardly  be  deemed  at  this  date  as 
entirely  official  and  settled,  but  it  has  been  very 
thoroughly  discussed  at  several  meetings  of  the 
committee,  and  it  is  safe  to  say  the  leading 
features,  as  now  announced,  will  be  adhered  to, 
and  if  any  subsequent  changes  are  introduced 
they  mil  be  confined  to  details. 

Coliseum  hall,  the  largest  open  assembly  room 
in  Denver,  accommodating  upward  of  3,000  peo- 
ple, has  already  been  leased  for  the  entire  period 
covered  by  the  meet,  ii-om  August  13  to  18,  in- 
clusive. This  will  be  used  as  the  permanent 
headquaiters  of  the  league  and  as  a  general  ren- 
dezvous for  visitors.  The  hall  will  be  opeu  at  all 
honi-s,  in  charge  of  the  proper  officials,  and  will 
contain  standing  bureaus  of  information,  includ- 
ing guides  whenever  desired. 

MOjSIDAY,    AUG.    13. 

The  morning  will  be  devoted  to  an  informal  re- 
ception at  head()narters.  A  visitore'  registration 
book  will  be  proxided,  and  every  member  of  the 
league,  upon  registratiou,  will  be  presented  with 
an  official  souvenir,  containing  many  magnificent 
illustrations  of  Colorado  scenery  and,  in  addition 
to  much  other  interesting  matter,  the  entire  offi- 
cial and  unofficial  programme  of  the  meet. 

The  bureau  of  information  at  headquarters  will 
have  a  complete  list  of  hotels,  restaurants  and 
juivate  houses  where  rooms  can  be  secured,  in- 
cluding tariff  of  charges  in  all  cases,  and  will 
afford  every  possible  aid  toward  locating  all  visi- 
tors comfortably. 

In  the  afternoon  a  general  day  parade  of  all  the 
wheelmen  is  contemplated,  at  the  end  of  which  a 
number  of  "rides  about  town"  will  be  organized 
for  distances  varying  from  five  to  twenty  miles, 
within  the  city  limits. 

In  the  evening  a  formal  reception  will  be  given 
at  headquarters,  where  addresses  will  be  made, 
followed  by  an  entertainment. 

TUESDAY,  AUG.    14. 

The  morning  and  afternoon  will  be  given  up  to 
several  of  the  famous  Colorauo  runs,  it  being  the 
intention  of  the  committee  in  this  connection  to 
so  diversity  the  runs  as  to  meet  the  capacity  of 
eveiy  visitor.  One  division  will  be  taken  by  rail- 
road to  Palmer  Lake,  at  tlie.sumniit  of  the  divide, 
and  will  make  the  run  back  to  Denver  on  wheels, 
a  distance  of  fifty-lour  miles  of  continuous,  easy 
descent.  A  short  detour  from  the  main  road  will 
take  the  wheelmen  to  Perry  Park,  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  of  the  smaller  natural  parks, 
where  dinner  will  he  provided  by  the  committee. 
Leaving  Perry  Park  alter  dinner,  the  party  will 
reach  home  comfortably  before  6  p.  ni. 

A  second  division  will  be  taken  northward  from 
Denver  over  the  finest  prairie  road  in  the  west.  It 
is  the  intention  to  separate  this  division  into  three 
scctiofi.s.  The  lirst  section  will  leave  Denver  at  7 
a.  ni.  and  ride  lo  (ireeley  and  return,  adistanceof 
til  miles,  thus  aflbrding  those  who  so  wish  an  op- 
portunity of  doing  a  century  in  the  shadow  of  the 
great  range  of  the  Rockies,  which   lies  parallel  to 


the  run  for  the  entire  distance.  For  those  less 
ambitious  a  second  section  will  start  at  8  a.  m. 
over  the  same  road,  but  with  the  town  of  Platte- 
ville  as  an  objective,  the  entire  run  being  seventy 
miles.  Finally  a  third  section  will  start  at  9  a. 
m.,  riding  only  as  far  as  Brighton  (twenty  miles) 
and  return.  Dinner  will  be  furnished  by  the 
committee  at  each  of  the  three  places  named — 
Greeley,  Platteville  and  Brighton — and  no  league 
member  on  either  division  will  be  under  any  ex- 
pense for  the  day. 

Each  of  the  runs  here  outlined  is  eminently 
characteristic  of  Colorado,  and  they  are  selected 
with  that  object.  Under  ordinarily  favoi'able  con- 
ditions the  ride  from  Palmer  Lake  to  Denver  is 
probably  as  enjoyable  as  any  similar  distance, 
practicable  for  wheels  in  the  country,  while,  on 
the  other  hand,  the  the  lide  to  Greeley  is  over  a 
unique  prairie  road,  as  nearly  perfect  as  a  natural 
road  can  be,  flanked  by  a  beautiful  and  imposing 
view  of  the  mountains  for  the  whole  way. 
Twenty-five  miles  of  this  road  is  the  surveyed 
course  of  the  annual  Denver  road  raee,  and  no 
distances  can  be  ridden  easier  than  the  rides  here 
proposed.  Mr.  McGuire,  chief  consul  of  the  Colo- 
rado di\ision,  has  covered  his  century  over  this 
course  in  6  hra.  6  rain. — record  time. 

In  the  evening  of  this  day  a  general  smoker  and 
entertainment  to  league  members  ^vill  be  given  at 
headquarters. 

WEDNESDAY,    AUG.    15. 

After  much  consultation  and  the  rejection  of 
many  other  plans  the  committee  has  agreed  upon 
the  following  scheme  of  entertainment  for  this 
daj' :  It  is  proposed  to  have  a  monster  league  pic- 
nic and  to  have  it  on  top  of  a  mountain.  Mount 
Lookout,  in  the  celebrated  Chimney  Gulch,  is  ad- 
mirably suited  to  this  purpose,  being  only  seven- 
teen miles  distant  fiom  Denver  and  easily  ac>;essi- 
ble  over  good  roads,  and  has  been  accordingly 
selected  for  the  day.  It  is  hoped  that  this  will  be 
essentially  a  picnic  on  wheels.  Free  transporta- 
tion b.y  busses  and  carriages  from  Golden  to  the 
top  of  the  mountain  (three  miles)  vrill  be  pro- 
vided for  such  league  members  as  desire.  Tickets 
for  other  than  league  members  will  be  sold  at 
§1.50  each.  Tne  road,  however,  is  entirely  siuted 
for  wheels,  with  some  excellent  walking  towards 
the  last,  and  those  who  go  in  carriages  will  miss 
the  ride  home,  which  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the 
neighborhood.  Everybody  is  expected  to  have  a 
good  time  on  this  day  and  a  pleasant  memory 
after  it.  No  effort  will  be  spared  by  the  commit- 
tee to  accomplish  this  end.  The  season  of  the 
year  is  likely  to  insure  good  weather,  and  it  is  be- 
lieved that  no  other  form  of  entertainment  will 
unite  so  many  pleasures  Which  are  special  to  this 
locality.  The  usual  league  photograph  will  be 
taken  on  Mount  Lookout,  with  the  Eockies  form- 
ing the  background.  The  ride  home  may  be 
taken  in  various  ways  and  at  various  distances, 
each  of  which  is  a  substantial  coast.  By  skirting 
the  foothills  into  the  town  of  Morrison  this  coast 
can  be  prolonged  to  a  dehghtfiil  ride  of  twenty-six 
miles.     The  evening  of  this  day  will  be  left  open. 

THUESDAY,    AUG.    16. 

Morning,  trial  heats;  afternoon,  races. 

A  new  third-mile  track,  fifty  feet  wide,  has 
been  laid  out  at  the  Denver  Wheel  Club  athletic 
grounds,  in  the  heart  of  the  city,  and  no  expense 
will  be  spared  to  make  it  the  fastest  in  the  conn- 
try.  In  the  evening  a  grand  ball  will  be  given  at 
Coliseum  Hall. 

FKIDAY,    AUG.    17. 

Morning,  trial  heats;  afternoon,  races;   evening, 
grand    illuminated   pai'ade.     There  will  also  be  a 
banquet  at  7  o'clock  to  L.  A.  W.  officials. 
SATURDAY,    AUCi.    18.. 

Morning,  trial  heats;  afternoon,  races;   evening. 


farewell  reception,  entertainment  and  presentation 
of  prizes. 

SUNDAY,    AUG.    19. 

Following  the  meet  it  is  proposed  to  organize  a 
grand  tour  of  the  wheelmen  from  Denver  to  Colo- 
rado Springs  and  Manitou.  The  attractions  of 
these  places  are  too  generally  known  to  require 
comment,  and  all  visiting  wheelmen  will  un- 
doubtedly .spend  some  time  there  before  retunung 
home.  The  ride  from  Denver  (seventy-five  miles) 
will  amply  repay  those  who  join  the  party.  The 
touring  committee  of  the  Colorado  division  will 
arrange  and  publicly  announce  at  a  later  time  all 
details  of  this  ride.  It  is  expected  that  upward  of 
a  thousiiud  wheelmen  will  be  ready  at  the  start  on 
Sunday  morning. 


A  FABLE. 


Once  it  happened  that  as  a  sweet  and  beautiful 
young  maiden  named  Amateurism  was  cycling 
along  the  highway  she  noticed  a  particularly  deep 


and  nasty  puddle,  which  athletes  call  "Prol'e.s- 
sionalism. ' ' 

Thereupon  the  .tender  heart  of  the  maiden  was 
moved  with  pity  for  the  wheelmerr,  whose  sight 
and  nostrils  were  offended  by  this  grievous  thing. 

So  she  spake  unto  hei-self  and  said:  "Behold, 
am  I  not  fair  and   pure  and  beautiful?    Are  not 


my  garments  as  white  as  the  untrodden  snow  and 
as  fair?  Therefore,  I  will  cast  myself  into  the 
puddle  and  purify  it.'' 

But  when  she  had  cast  herself  into  the  mire 
ajid  rolled  in  it,  the  effect  on  the  puddle  was  not 
perceptible,  but  the  eft'ect  on  the  maiden ! 

Moral. — Find  it  in  class  B. — Sporting  Life. 

A  Bicycle  Ride  in  the  Air. 
A  balloon  a,scension  was  made  in  Brussels  with 
a  bicycle   and    ri<ler   suspended    from  the  basket. 
After  ascending   13,000   feet   it  came   down   and 
landed  safely  at  Bouffioulx. 


THIS    PAGE 


is  reserved  for 


E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co., 


to  announce  the  result  of 


THAT  TEST. 


But  it  is  paid  for  by 


THE  LU-MI-NUM  PEOPLE, 


"We  Keep  Our  Promises." 


YESTERDA  Y'S  BAL  TIMORE  RA  CES. 


Sanger  Beaten  in  the  Mile  Open  by  Several 
Riders— Big  Entry  List. 

Paek  Cycle  Track,  Baltimore,  July  18. — 
[Special  telegram.] — The  Maryland  di\'ision  races 
opened  here  this  morning  with  the  trial  heats,  be- 
ginning at  11  o'clock.  There  were  fifty  entries 
for  the  class  B  events  alone  and  all  the  stai-s  are 
here.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat,  three  to  qualify— 
G.  F.  Taylor,  1;  W.  W.  Taxis,  8;  F.  J.  Titus,  3;  time,  3:13. 
Miller  and  Carter  also  started. 

Second  heat-C.  M.  Murphy,  1;  E.  C.  Bald,  2;  W.  3.  Hel- 
fert,  3;  time,  2:41.  Kennedy  and  W.  F.  Murphy  also 
started.  A  foot  between  first  and  second  and  second  and 
third,  while  Helfert  beat  W.  F.  Murphy  by  four  inches 
for  third. 

Third  heat— W.  C.  Sanger,  1;  J.  P.  Bliss,  2;  A.  E.  Lums- 
den,  3;  time,  3:11.  Sanger  made  all  the  pace  and  only 
beat  Bliss  by  a  fraction,  who  was  six  inches  ahead  of  his 
team  mate,  Lumsden,  who  beat  Maddox.  Bliss  had  the 
pole  and  was  first  into  the  stretch, 

Finafheat^C.  M.  Murphy,  1;  Titus,  2;  Bliss,  3;  Sanger, 
4;  Bald,  5;  Helfert,  6;  Taylor,  7;  Taxis,  8;  time,  2:17  3-5. 
Sanger  played  his  game  poorly  and  got  no  position. 

Three-mile  handicap,  class  A— first  heat,  four  to  qual- 
ify_W.  L.  Eckhardt,  230  yds.,  1;  T.  Wells  Cole,  xOO  yds., 
2;  W.  E.  Ferguson,  225  yds.,  3;  W.  F.  Sims,  scratch,  4; 
time.  7:28  2-5.  Sims  rode  a  level-headed  race,  the  near- 
est man  at  the  start  being  at  the  150-yard  mark. 

Second  heat— E.  L.  Blauvelt,  scratch,  1;  E.  P.  McCurdy, 
50  yds.,  2;  Charles  orown,  50  yds.,  3;  W.  D.  Osgood,  50 
yds.,  4;  time,  8:17  2S.    A  hard  struggle  for  Blauvelt. 

Final  heat— W.  L.  Eckhardt,  230yds.,  1;  T.  W.  Cole,  200 
yds  ,  J?  W.  F.  Sims,  scratch,  3;  E.  L.  Blauvelt,  scratch, 
4;  R.  P.  McCurdy,  50  yds.,  5;  tmie,;7:29  1-5. 

Two-mile  handicap,  class  B — W.  C.  Sanger,  scratch,  1 ; 
F.  J.  Titus,  20  yds.,  2;  E.  C.  Bald,  20  yds.,  3;  C.  M.  Mur- 
phy, scratch,  4;  Davis,  2';5  yds.,  5;  A.  E.  Lumsden,  45 
yds.,  6;  time,  4:43  2-5. 

One-mile,  lap,  class  B— G.  F.  Taylor,  8  points,  1;  H.  A. 
Githens,  7  points,  2;  W.  F.  Murphy,  6  points,  3;  Ray  Mac- 
donald.  4;  time,  2:26. 

Two-mile,  lap,  class  A — E.  L.  Blauvelt,  23  poinns,  1: 
Charles  Brown,  17  points,  2;  R.  P.  McCurdy,  2  points,  3; 
time,  5:05. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— H.  A.  French,  130  yds.,  1 ; 
W.  A.  Weber,  1-30  yds.,  2;  Bliss,  scratch,  3;  Kennedy,  30 
yds.,  4;  Helfert,  30  yds.,  5;  time,  2:18  2-5. 

Johnson  went  for  the  half-mile  record,   but, 

being    poorly    paced,    could  do  no  better   than 

1:01  1-5, 

* 
*      * 

THE  BIG  CHICAGO  MEET. 


If  Hard  Work  Will  Do  Anything  it  Will  Be  a 
Success. 

The  national  circuit  meet  to  be  held  in  Chicago 
on  Aug.  2,  3  and  4,  promises  to  be  a  big  success  if 
the  eflforts  of  the  committee  and  the  interest  with 
which  the  Chicago  cycling  public  looks  toward  it 
count  for  anything.  Although  a  little  belated, 
from  now  on  until  the  day  for  the  big  event  ar- 
rives it  will  be  extensively  advertised.  As  many 
and  valuable  prizes  are  ofiTered,  and  as  no  other 
dates  for  racing  will  be  granted  on  these  dates,  it 
can  be  safely  said  that  all  the  cracks  and  promi- 
nent class  B  men  will  make  it  a  point  to  be  pres- 
ent. An  attempt  will  be  made  to  establish  a  rec- 
ord for  the  mile,  unpaced,  flying  start,  for  class  B, 
which  will,  of  course,  be  an  interesting  perform- 
ance. 

Although  the  surface  of  the  track  has  been 


somewhat  cut  up  (having  been  used  as  a  camping 
ground  for  the  militia,  and  gun  carriages,  xiatrol 
wagons,  etc.,  have  been  driven  over  it  during  the 
recent  strike  troubles)  the  public  may  rest  assured 
that  it  will  be  in  as  good  a  condition  as  ever,  as 
uo  money  will  be  spared  to  restore  it  thereto,  and 
confirm  its  reputation  as  one  of  the  fastest  tracks 
built.  The  proverbial  fine  weather  which  always 
supports  Chicago  in  events  of  this  kind  we  can 
almost  venture  to  guarantee.  It  is  said  that  a 
series  of  special  contests  will  be  run  for  Johnson 
and  Sanger  and  probably  Bliss,  as  a  third  man. 


AMERICANS  TO   THE  FRONT. 


Zimmerman  Wins  Three  Races  at  Paris  — 
Wheeler    Also    Wins. 

Paeis,  July,  15. — Fifteen  thousand  people  as- 
sembled to-day  at  the  Buffalo  Velodrome  to  wit- 
ness the  contests  between  Zimmerman  and  Barden. 
Their  first  race,  one  mile,  was  easily  won  by 
Zimmerman,  who  finished  a  dozen  lengths  ahead 
of  his  competitor. 

It  the  second  race,  five  miles,  Zimmerman  fol- 
lowed Barden  with  pacemakers  until  the  fifth  lap 
was  reached.  Then  he  let  himself  out  and  shot 
ahead  with  such  rapidity  that  Barden,  seeing  there 
was  no  possible  chance  to  win,  retired.  Zimmer- 
man's time  was  11:59  2-5. 

Zimmerman  then  won  another  race  easily. 
Wheeler  finishing  second.  The  crowd  went  wild 
over  Zimmerman's  victories  and  he  was  given  an 
enthusiastic  ovation.  A  number  of  the  spectators 
waved  small  American  flags  when  they  saw  how 
easily  Zimmerman  vanquished  his  opponents. 

Pakis,  July  14. — At  the  Velodrome  to-day,   in 

the  ten-kilometre  bicycle  race,   Harry  Wheeler 

was  first  and  Banker  was  second.     Both  Wheeler 

and  Banker  are  Americans. 

* 
•       * 

QUAKER  CITY  RACING  NEWS. 


Making  Records  on  the  New  Riverton  Track — 
Race  Meet  at  Berwick— Brieflets. 

Philadelphia,  July  16. — The  presentation  of 
medals  to  the  originators  of  the  scheme  of  making 
a  quarter-mile  track  at  Eiverton  last  Saturday 
afternoon  was  made  the  occasion  for  holding  a 
couple  of  club  races,  and  for  breaking  existing 
track  figures.  M.  J.  Bailey,  the  hero  of  the  ride 
with  the  coach  from  Philadelphia  to  New  York 
and  return,  was  the  winner  in  both  of  the  club 
events.     Summary : 

One-mile,  scratch— M.  J.  Bailey,  1;  Charles  Lodge,  2; 
S.  H.  Avis,  3;  time,  2:41 1-5. 

One-mUe,  handicap — M.  J.  Bailey,  scratch,  1;  Charles 
Lodge,  scratch,  2;  S.  H  Avis,  scratch,  3;  time,  2:36  2-5. 

After  the  races  Joe  Diver,  of  the  Bank  Clerks 
A.  A.,  rode  a  mile  against  time  in  an  endeavor  to 
beat  R.  P.  Rich's  track  record  for  the  half-mile  of 
1:09  .and  J.  B.  Pearson's  2:30  for  the  mile.  He 
did  the  half  in  1 :08  1-5  and  the  mile  in  2:27  1-5. 
De  Witt  Griffith,  of  the  Wissahickon  Wheelmen, 
failed  by  one  and  one-fifth  seconds  to  beat  the 
track  quarter-mile  record  of  32  seconds. 

W.  A.  Wenzel,  of  the  Quaker  City  ^^^leelmen, 


took  a  hack  at  the  five-mile  track  record,  and, 
pace  1  by  Bailey,  Diver,  Hall  and  others,  nego- 
tiated the  distance  in  12:46  4-5.  The  first  mile 
was  covered  in  2:96  1-5,  one  second  faster  tlan 
Diver's  attempt. 

The  record-breakers  were  picsented  with  appro- 
priate souvenii-s,  and  the  afternoon's  sport  wound 
up  with  an  exhibition  quarter  by  John  Cum- 
mings,  the  one-legged  rider,  who  rode  the  dis- 
tance in  :40  flat. 

BERWICK'S    EACE   MEET. 

The  meet  of  the  Berwick  Bicycle  Club  on  Sat- 
urday afternoon  at  the  fair  grounds  was  a  huge 
success.  The  festivities  opened  with  a  fifteen- 
mile  road  race,  starting  from  the  court  house  at 
Bloomsburg,  and  fini.shing  on  the  Berwick  fair 
grounds  track.  There  were  twenty  starters.  The 
roads  were  in  a  frightful  condition,  but  the  con- 
test was  a  hot  one  and  resulted  in  a  victory  for  F. 
S.  G.  Stalder,  Jr. ,  of  the  Keystone  Wheelmen,  of 
WilUamsport,  Pa.,  in  44  min.  18  sec.  A.  N. 
Auder,  of  the  same  <Iub,  was  second,  and  Burt 
Anderson,  of  the  Scranton  Bicycle  Club,  was 
third. 

In  the  track  races,  J.  6.  Harman,  of  Blooms- 
burg, captured  the  mile  Columbia  county  cham- 
pionship, with  J.  N.  Harry,  of  Bervrick,  second, 
and  R.  S.  Swayze,  of  the  same  to^Ti,  third.  The 
one-mile ,  open,  class  A,  went  to  J.  B.  Corser,  of 
Pottsville,  in  2:54|;  J.  O.  Henderson,  of  Lewis- 
town,  second  and  R.  A.  Gregory,  of  Scranton, 
third.  The  latter  also  won  the  quarter-mile  slow 
race  in  9:38.  In  the  one-mile  club  race  J.  N. 
Harry  finished  first,  followed  by  R.  S.  Swayze 
and  I.  G.  Pursell.  The  half-mile  open,  class  A, 
went  to  Corser,  of  Pottsville,  with  Henderson,  of 
Lewistown,  second  and  Gregory,  of  Scranton, 
third. 

BRIEFLETS. 

At  the  Park  Avenue  Wheelmen's  meet  at 
Riverton,  Aug.  11,  the  riders  will  be  furnished 
with  colored-silk  jockey's  jackets,  in  order  that 
the  spectators  may  readily  distingnish  the  con- 
testants. They  are  so  made  that  they  can  be 
easily  put  on  and  taken  ofi'.  Another  feature  will 
be  a  score  card  large  enough  to  be  seen  from  all 
parts  of  the  field,  making  an  announcer's  services 
unnecessary. 

On  Tuesday  last  the  Lagen  brothers,  of  the 
Century  Wheelmen,  rode  a  mile  on  the  tandem  at 
Tioga  track,  paced,  in  2:21,  and  five  miles,  un- 
paced, in  12:54. 

Charles  Measure's  removal  to  Cleveland  de- 
prives the  Century  Wheelmen  of  one  of  their 
fastest  men,  and  will  materially  lesson  their 
chances  in  the  five-mile  road  race  with  the 
Quaker  City  Wheelmen's  team  in  September  over 
the  Bryn  Mawr-City  Line  course. 

V.  J.  Kelly  is  in  active  training  in  anticipation 
of  the  resumption  of  professional  racing  in  this 

city  in  the  fall. 

* 
*      * 

GERMAN  RACING  NEWS. 


Lehr  Still  Winning— Many  Pros  Now  in  Ger- 
many. 

Feankfoet-on-the-Main,  June  30.  —  The 
Austrian  derby,  the  principal  event  in  last  Sun- 
day's meet  at  Vienna,  was  won  by  August  Lehr, 
who,  besides,  succeeded  in  wiuning  three  first 
prizes  and  breaking  a  record,  whilst  the  American, 
Banker,  won  two  seconds.  The  derby  was  the 
best  two  in  three  heats  over  one,  ten  and  five  kilo- 
metres, in  all  of  which  the  competitors,  after  pre- 
liminary rides  on  the  previous  day,  had  to  start. 
Lehr's  trophy  consisted  of  a  ion  for  1,000  and  the 
blue  ribbon. 

The    German  cash-prize  league  is  inci'casiug, 


YOU    SEE    THEM    EVERY    DAY, 

WORLD'S  RECORDS 


But  not  such  as  are  made  on  the 


MONARCH 


Half-Mile  backwards  in  any  given  time  has  never  been 
accomphshed  except 


ON  A  MONARCH. 


Lee  Richardson  did  the  act  in  2:37  1-5  at   Fort  Wayne,    Ind.,   Jnly   7. 
You  can't  do  it  on  any  other  wheel.     Try  it  and  be  convinced. 


MONARCH   CYCLE   CO., 

Lake  and  Halsted  Streets,  -  -  ^^^^^^  CHICAGO. 

The  G.  F.  GUY  ON  GO.,  97-99  Reade  St.,  New  York, 

Eastern  Distributing  and  Sales  Agent. 

RETAIL    SALESROOM,    280    WABASH    AVENUE,    CHICAGO 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


«r   ^  V  <v  ▼  V 


about  another  dozen  riders  h<aviug  been  excluded' 
by  the  T).  K.  P.  and  some  fifty  more  (amongst 
them  Germany's  best  riders,  of  whose  participa- 
tion the  pecuniary  success  of  any  meet  is  depend- 
ant) are  likely  to  be  put  on  the  blackboard.  It  is 
quite  evident  that,  shonld  this  occur,  the  promo- 
tors  of  meets  will  arrange  nothing  but  cash  prize 
e%'ents. 

*  * 
Won  By  a  Long-Mark  Ilan. 
Dayton,  O.,  July  13. — The  Miamisbarg  15 J 
mile  handicap  road,  race  was  run  this  afternoon, 
there  being  thirty-eight  starters  and  all  but  seven 
finished.  The  handicap  limit  was  ten  minutes 
and  fifteen  men  were  lined  up.  One  of  the  limit 
men  lan  over  a  dog  near  the  start  but  continued 
ill  the  race.  Harry  Crouinger,  in  avoiding  a  col- 
lison  with  another  competitor,  collided  with  a 
telegraph  pole,  breaking  his  rim  at  the  joint.  He 
had  already  passed  four  men  and  was  rapidly 
gaining  on  others.  Clifford  Crouinger,  a  brother 
of  Harry  and  E.  H.  Crouinger,  of  the  racing 
board,  took  third  place  and  is  a  promising  young 
rider.  He  is  but  seventeen  years  of  age.  W.  S. 
Furman,  winner  of  the  time  prizes  at  Lima  and 
Poorman,  started  on  scratch  but  broke  a  pedal  and 
was  unable  to  finish.  Cliiford  Bouch  of  this  city, 
took  tirat  place  and  G.  Morris  of  Hamilton,  fin- 
ished second.  Earl  H.  Kiser,  Dayton,  took  first 
time  prize,  time  43:35.     The  summaries: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

Cliflord  Bouch,  DaytOE, 10 SO:.?? 

G.  Morris,  Hamilton 4 45:00 

Clifford  Croninger,  Covington,  Ky 9 50:37 

Stanley  Kepler,  Dayton, 8 60:06 

J.  K.  Hansen,  Dayton, 10 52:41 

W.  Mitchell,  Miamisburg 10 53:06 

W.  H.  Sando,  Bloomers, 5 48:10 

T.  J.  Murphy,  Columbus, 8 51:15 

EarlH.  Kiser,  Dayton sor 4S::35 

E.  S.  Cummins,  Springfield 4 i7-:i7 

Irwin  Artz,  Daj^n, 10 54:07 

F.  A.  Lesher,  Dayton, 7 51:21 

W.  L.  Braley,  Springfield, 1 45:45 


^olus  Club's  First  Race. 
The  .Eolus  C.  C.'s  first  road  race  of  the  season, 
held  over  the  Humboldt  park  course  Saturday, 
was  won  by  H.  Swenson  from  the  one-minute 
mark,  while  two  of  the  scratch  men,  Mittlestaedt 
and  Bodach,  covered  the  course  (nearly  five  miles; 
in  12:53  and  12:58,  respectively.  Of  the  twenty- 
five  starters  all  finished.  Just  before  the  finish 
McDonald  came  to  grief  by  running  into  a  by- 
stander. As  he  had  a  good  lead  over  Swenson  he 
likely  would  have  won  the  race  but  for  the  acci- 
dent.    The  order  of  finish  follows: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

H.  Swenson 1:00  13:08 

W.  Niemann 0:45  13:13 

E.  McDonald 0:45,  13:15 

W.  Bodach 0:45  13:20 

J.Neumann OM  13:09 

F.P.  Gregg 0:30  13:15 

H.  Jaques 1:30  14:S0 

C.  E.  T.  Mittlestaedt scr.  12:63 

F.  Bodach scr.  12:58 

T.  Solum 7. . .  .scr.  14:08 


Zig-Zag  Boys  Working  Hard. 
The  indications  now  are  that  Indianapolis  will 
have  one  of  the  largest  and  most  successful  raca 
meets  given  this  year.  Entries  and  inquiries  for 
blanks  are  coming  in  at  a  lively  rate  and  each  race 
will  have  a  large  number  of  contestants.  Tom 
Eck  has  notified  the  Zig-Zag  club  that  his  whole 
team  will  he  on  hand  and  that  Johnson  will  try 
for  the  mile  record  on  both  days.  Birdie  Monger, 
who  is  chairman  of  the  track  committee,  says  he 
will  have  the  path  in  perfect  condition  and  that 
when  he  is  through  with  it  it  will  be  one  of  the 


f:i.stest  in  the  world.  The  owners  :ire  very  anx- 
ious to  secure  .some  of  the  bicycle  records  and  will 
give  all  the  as,s)stance  in  their  power  U>  get  the 
track  in  perfect  condition,  Kaciug  men  will  he 
well  taken  care  of,  ample  dressing  room  accom- 
modations being  within  a  few  feet  of  the  track. 
The  rooms  are  large,  light  and  airy. 

Sid  Black  has  been  engaged  and  will  give  ex- 
hibitions on  both  days.  In  order  to  induce  a 
large  attendance  of  ladies  they  will  be  admitted 
free  on  Friday,  the  27th.  Special  railroad  rates 
have  been  secured  and  a  large  number  of  outside 
cyclists  vrill  help  swell  the  crowd.  Arrangements 
have  been  made  for  a  special  train  to  leave  Toledo 
shortly  after  the  races  there  on  the  26th  for  the 
accommodation  of  the  ridera  who  are  following 
the  circuit.  The  prize  list  is  growing  every  day, 
over  $1,000  worth  already  having  been  secured 
for  class  B  events  alone.  There  will  be  eight 
races  each  day,  lour  each  classes  A  and  B. 


A  Johnson-Brown  Day. 

Cleveland,  O.,  Jnly  15. — Yesterday's  races 
of  the  Lakeside  club  began  in  the  afternoon  and 
were  finished  in  the  evening  under  the  glare  of 
the  electric  lights.  It  was  something  of  an  L.  C. 
Johnson  and  A.  I.  Brown  day,  the  two  men  cap- 
turing no  less  than  seven  firsts,  while  the  foimer 
put  the  track  record  (held  by  E.  C.  Johnson  at 
2:25)  down  to  2:21  1-5.  The  cup  race  was  the 
most  important  on  the  card,  A.  I.  Brown  being 
the  winner.  Goetz  did  an  exhibition  half  in  1 :09. 
The  summary : 

One  mile,  novice— Fred  J.  Baird,  1;  Louis  Gimm,  2; 
Grant  Calboun,  3;  time,  2:43  1-5. 

Half  mile,  open— A.  I.  Brown,  1;  A.  B.  Ellis,  2;  Frank 
Kigby,  3;  time,  1:25. 

One-raile,  2:40  class— A.  B.  Ellis,  1;  C.  B.  Haskins,  2; 
Comstock,  3;  time,  2:44  2-5. 

One-mile,  handicap — L.  C.  Johnson,  1;  A.  I.  Brown,  2; 
Updegraff,  3;  time,  2:47  1-2. 

Three-mile  lap — A.  Auble,  1;  Comstock,  2;  Brown,  3; 
time,  8:36. 

One-mile,  championship  cup  race—A.  J.  Brown,  1;  A. 
Auble,  2;  G.  Meyers,  3;  time,  2:26  1-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open — A.  X.  Brown,  1;  Frank  Rigby  2; 
Frank  Trappe,  3;  time,  :34  4-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— Baird,  ];  Haskins,  2;  Comstock,  3; 
Johnson's  time,  2:21 1-5. 

Half-mile,  open — A.  I.  Brown,  1 ;  L.  C.  Johnson,  2;  Frank 
Eigby,  3;  time,  1:81. 

Two-miles,  handicap— Dahike,  1;  Calhoun,  3;  Baird,  3; 
time,  4:54. 

One-mile,  invitation — L.  C.  Johnson,  1;  A.  I.  Brown,  2; 
Frank  Eigby,  3;  time,  3:10. 


Johnson  at  Toronto. 

Toronto,  Ont.,  July  14. — Johnny  Johnson  to- 
day won  the  only  two  races  in  which  he  started 
and  broke  Hyslop's  Canadian  mile  record  of  2:08, 
doing  2:05  2-5.  The  races  were  given  by  the 
Athenaium  B.  C.  and  were  attended  by  nearly 
5,000  people,  though  the  mercury  was  close  to  the 
bubbling-over  point.     The  summary : 

Quarter-mile,  open — Harbottle,  1;  Davidson,  2;  McLeod, 
3;  time,  :32  2-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— J.  S.  Johnson,  1;  C.  H.  Calla- 
han, 2;  time,  1:08. 

One-mile,  tandem— Robertson,  Doane,  Athenaeum,  1; 
Davidson,  McKellar,  R.  C,  3;  Lutz,  Callahan,  Press  C.  C, 
3;  time,  3:19. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B — J.  S.  Johnson,  1:  C.  H.  Calla- 
han, 2;  Ben  Cleveland,  3;  time,  2:15  2-5. 

Two-mile,  lap  race— A.  B.  Goehler,  I ;  Carman,  3  C.  A. 
Callahan,  3;  time,  4:51  3-5. 

One-mile,  open— Marshall  Wells,  1;  C.  H.  Callahan,  2; 
McCarthy,  3;  time,  2:34  2-5. 

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Little  Yorkey  Wins  a  Race. 
E.  J.  Yorkey,  the  boy  who  had  the  limit  in  the 
Chicago  road  race,  won  the  first  of  a  series  of  five 
races  of  the  South  Side  0.  C.   Saturday,   his  time 


being  26:54  :ind  )iis  start  fi\c  minutes.  The 
course  was  over  Garfteld  boulevard  from  Halsted 
west  to  "Western  avenue  ;ind  north  to  Thirty-third 
street  and  return  to  the  starting  point  over  the 
same  cour.se.  Under  the  rules  the  men  finishing 
first,  second  and  third  and  the  winner  of  the  time 
prize  are  qualified  to  ride  in  the  final  race.  Bicker 
won  the  time  prize  in  26 :09,  finishing  tenth,  and 
W.  J.  Thumston  (7:00),  G.  Freely  (7:00)  were 
second  and  third,  respectively. 


Their  First  Road  Race. 
Independence,  Kan.,  July  11.— The  ten-mile 
handicap  road  race  held  here  last  night  was  natur- 
ally an  object  of  great  interest,  it  being  the  first 
event  of  the  kind  ever  held  in  this  city.  Conse- 
quently it  was  witne&sed  by  many  people,  who 
had,  long  before  the  hour  of  starting,  assembled 
on  Lexington  road,  where  the  race  was  run.  Bert 
Fletcher,  with  a  handicap  of  six  minutes,  was  the 
winner.  His  riding  qualifications  were  greatly 
underestimated.  .T.  D.  Eubank  won  the  time 
prize  from  scratch,  covering  the  course  in  32:11. 
The  men  finished  in  the  following  order: 

H'd'p.    Time 

B.  Fletcher 6:00       33:04 

S.Stone 10:00       38:10 

E  Humphrey 8:30       36:44 

J.  Eobinson 6:30       35:20 

H.  Rogers 10:00        ,39: 14 

S.  Sawyer 10:(.0       39:14 

T.  N.  Smith 4:S0       35:27 

C.Helmig 5:00       35:58 

W.  Alexander 7:30       .38:55 

J.  D.  Eubank scr.       32:11 

W.Bartholomew 1:C0       33:16 

H.  Crump scr.       32:17 

E.D.Wright scr.       32:18 


Good  Day  for  Tom  Cooper. 

Bay  City,  Mich.,  July  12. — But  for  a  strong 
southeast  wind  riders  would  have  made  some  fast 
time  at  the  Cyclone  Cycling  Club's  midsummer 
races,  which  were  run  off  at  the  fair  grounds  this 
afternoon.  A  large  crowd  was  present  and  the 
track  was  in  fine  condition.  Patterson,  of  Port 
Huron,  was  hurt,  the  wind  having  blown  him 
against  the  fence.  Tom  Cooper,  of  Detroit,  car- 
ried off  the  honors  of  the  day,  winning  four  out  of 
the  seven  events.  Gns  Steele  of  the  Chicago  Cy- 
cling Club  rode  a  mile  against  the  horse  Bicycle 
Johnny,  and  won  easily  in  2:26 J.     The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice — Harry  Stever,  Owosso,  1;  C.  A.  Allen, 
West  Bay  City,  2;  Fred  Hatch,  Bay  City,  3;  time,  2:37. 

Quarter-mUe,  open — Tom  Cooper,  Detroit,  1;  Luther 
Carpenter,  Bay  City,  3;  H.  L.  Morris,  Vassar,  3;  time  :85. 

Two-mile,  handicap— W.  F.  Stellwager,  Wayne,  150 
yards,  1 ;  B.  E.  Kellerman,  Flint,  170  yards,  2;  Charles 
Eussell,  180  yards,  3;  time,  5:02. 

Half-mile,  open— Tom  Cooper,  1;  Percy  Patterson,  Port 
Huion,  2;  E.  E.  Bush,  Cairo,  3;  time,  1:09. 

One-mile,  Bay  County  championship- Luther  Carpen- 
ter, 1;  Charles  Wilson,  2;  C.  A.  Allen,  3:  time,  2:41. 

One-mile,  open— Tom  Cooper,  1;  Charles  Greenwood, 
Grand  Eapids,  2;  Percy  Patterson,  3;  time,  2:47. 

Five-mile,  handicap — Tom  Cooper,  scratch,  1;  H.  L. 
Morris,  400  yards,  2;  B.  E.  Kellerman,  500  yards,  3;  time, 
13:37 1-3. 

*       ♦ 

Ulbricht  Won  Time  and  Broke  Record. 
Over  2, 000  people  saw  the  start  of  the  seventeen- 
mile  road,  race  from  Los  Angeles  to  Santa  Monica, 
Cal.,  July  4.  Eighty-six  riders  assembled  at  the 
starting  point  at  Second  and  Hill  streets.  At  ex- 
actly 8:48  the  limit  men,  with  a  twelve-minute 
handicap,  were  sent  off  and  at  9  o'clock  the  four 
scratch  men  were  away.  John  Gardner  of  Duarte 
was  the  first  man  to  cro.ss  the  tape  at  the  finish- 
ing point,  covering  the  course  in  59:02.  Emil 
Ulbricht,  the  ex-Chicago  man,  took  the  first  prize 
in  the  matter  of  time,  breaking  the  reeord  by 
going  over  the  course  in  57 :01 .     D.    E.   Whitman 


came  in  for  second  place,  but  was  disqualified,  as 
he  had  submitted  to  the  handicap  committee  an 
incorrect  report  as  to  ids  riding  history;  C; 
Washburn  took  second  time  prize  in  57:42.  E.  E. 
Martinez,  fell  and  broke  his  collar  bone.  This 
was  the  only  accident  of  any  seriousness  that  oc- 
curred. At  Thirty-second  street,  in  Santa  Monica, 
a  large  and  enthusiastic  crowd  viewed  the  finish. 


Renshaw  and  Lawton  Champions. 

CoLOEADO  Springs,  Colo.,  July  14. — The  post- 
poned division  meet  was  held  to-day,  the  crowd 
being  large  and  the  weather  fine.  The  mile  state 
record  was  lowered  to  2:23  by  Lawton,  the  previ- 
ous figures  being  2:24  1-5.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— Fred  E.  Brown,  1;  W.  A.  Beck,  2; 
time,  2:33i. 

Quarter-mile,  open— A.  E.  Carruthers,  1 ;  F.  C.  Lawton, 
2;  time,  :34. 

One-mile,  state  championship — F.  0.  Lawton,  1;  Charles 
Pugh,  2;  time,  2:23. 

Two-mile,  lap— Harry  C.  Clark,  1;  F.  C.  Thompson,  8; 
time,'.6:46. 

One-mile,  handicap — W.  A.  Beck,  50  yds.,  1 ;  W.  E.  Carr, 
50  yds.,  2;  Louis  Block,  scratch,  3;  time,  2:25  1-5. 

Five-mile,  state  championship— H.  R.  Renshaw,  1;  W. 
A.  Beck,  2;  time,  13:47^. 

One-mile,  2:40  class— E.  B.  House,  1 ;  G.  A.  Phillips,  2; 
time,  2:40}. 

Two-mile,  state  championship — H.  R.  Renshaw,  1;  G.  A. 
Phillips,  2;  time,  6:26. 

Half-mile,  open— F.  C.  Thompson,  1;  E.  B.  House,  2; 
time,  1:08  3-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap — A.  E.  Carruthers,  75  yds.,  1; 
Charles  Pugh,  75  yds.,  2;  James  Collier,  20  yds.,  3;  time, 
14:05. 

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«     «- 

Four  Firsts  for  Carl. 
Black  Eivee  Palls,  Wis.,  July  13. — There 
were  nine  good  races  here  to-day  in  spite  of  the 
fact  that  a  gale  was  blowing  and  the  track  was 
slow.  The  meet  was  the  third  in  the  Wisconsin 
circuit,  but  few  other  than  local  men  competed. 
The  work  of  young  Monsas,  who  won  his  novice 
to-day,  was  the  feature  of  the  meet.  The  sum- 
mary: 

One  mile,  novice— Carl  Monsas,  1;  H.  H.  Richards,  2; 
time,  2:46. 

Half-mile,  open— Bert  Williams,  Eau  Claire,  1;  E.  Krohn, 
2;  time,  1:16. 

One-mile,  handicap— Carl  Monsas  (130  yards),  1 ;  B.  H. 
Bright  (40  yards),  2;  time,  2:34. 

Quarter-mile,  open— H.  H.  Richards,  1;  Bert  Hicks, 
Merriman,  2;  time,  :38  1-2. 

One-mile,  Jackson  County  championship — H.  H.  Rich- 
ards, 1;  E.  Krohn,  2;  time,  2:43. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Ben  Bright  (80  yards),  1 ;  S.  H. 
Castle  (80  yards),  2;  E.  Krohn,  (scratch)  3;  time,  5:41. 

One-mile,  1894  riders— Carl  Monsas,  1;  G.  O.  Banc,  2; 
time,  2:60. 

One-mile,  open— Ben  Bright,  1;  Bert  Williams,  Eau 
Claire,  2;  time,  2:48. 

Five-mile,  open— Carl  Monsas,  1:  S.  H.  Castle,  2;  time, 


Completely  Exhausted  But  a  Winner. 

Topeka,  Kas.— July  11.— The  winner  in  the 
road  race  to  Pauline  and  return,  run  here  last 
evening,  turned  up  in  Albert  E.  Taylor,  a  3:00 
man.  His  time  was  31 :49,  and  although  com- 
pletely exhausted  when  he  crossed  the  tape  he 
won  easily.  The  time  prize  was  won  by  E.  J. 
Eawson,  one  of  the  scratch  men,  who  went  over 
the  ten-mile  course  in  30:27.  Of  the  sixteen 
starters  all  finished  but  one,  who  was  taken  sick 
soon  after  starting.  (Jeorge  Bartels  came  in  for 
second  place,  his  time  being  31:49. 


Denver's  New  Track. 

The  Denver  Wheel  Club  turned  out  in  full  force 

and  rode  out  to  the  Broadway  park,   where  they 

pneumatically  rolled  the  new  track,  says  a  Denver 

paper.     The  work  upon  the  new  bicycle  track  is 


progressing  wellj  but  it  will  be  a  week  or  two  be- 
fore it  can  be  put  in  racing  shape.  The  founda- 
tion of  the  track  is  the  well  packed  earth  native 
to  the  bank  of  Cherry  creek.  The  surface  is  made 
of  packed  clay  mixed  with  fine  gravel.  The  entire 
track  is  well  drained,  especial  attention  having 
been  paid  to  this  portion  of  the  construction.  The 
effects  of  some  heavy  showers  will  not  last  long 
and  ten  minutes  of  sunshine  will  place  it  in  good 
condition  any  time. 

No  fast  miles  were  made  over  the  track,  as  the 
ground  is  still. heavy,  and  as  a  consequence  it  was 
more  work  than  play.  Within  thirty  days,  the 
managers  claim,  they  vdll  have  the  fastest  one- 
third  of  a  mile  track  in  America  and  that  it  will 
only  be  excelled  by  the  wooden  tracks  of  Britain. 


The  Newark-Princeton  Century. 
New  York,  July  16.^The  100-mile  road  race 
from  Newark,  N.  J. ,  to  Princetonjand  return  took 
place  Saturday,  104  out  of  a  total  of  131  entrants 
coming  to  the  mark.  Many  staid  out  on  account 
of  the  excessive  heat.  Several  hundred  people 
had  gathered  at  the  starting  point  when  the 
forty-minute  men  were  sent  off.     Van  Wagoner, 


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who  was  scratch,  did  not  start,  and  A.  W.  W. 
Evans  of  the  New  York  Athletic  club  and  J.  T. 
Marshal  of  the  Manhattan  Bicycle  Club  were  the 
virtual  scratch  men.  Evans  of  New  York  won 
the  first  time  prize,  and  was  the  third  to  finish. 
Conkllu  finished  first  in  6:27:30,  and  Clowan 
second. 


The  Racine-Milwaukee  Race. 
Final  preparations  for  the  Mercury  Cycling 
Club's  Racine-Milwaukee  road  race  on  Saturday 
are  about  completed.  The  aggregate  of  the  list  of 
prizes  so  far  obtained  foots  up  about  |1,200,  and 
it  is  expected  there  will  be  trom  100  to  150  start- 
ers. The  course  is  a  straight-away  one  about 
twenty  miles,  and  is  usually  in  good  condition. 


St.  Paul  Men  Win  Time  Prizes. 

Eau  Claiee,  Wis.,  July  16.— The  Chippewa 
Falls-Eau  Claire  road  race,  which  took  place  this 
morning,  was  won  by  E.  E.  Haskell  of  Menomi- 
nee, with  a  handicap  of  nine  minutes,  in  1:05:50. 
The  fi,rst  time  prize,  a  |50  gold  medal,  was 
awarded  to  B.  B.  Bird,  of  St.  Paul,  who,  with  a 
handicap  of  three  minutes,  went  over  the  seventeen 
and  three-quarters-mile  course  in  59:42.     George 


T.  Biggs,  alscr  of  St.  Paul,  a  one-minute  man, 
won  second  time,  covering  the  distance  in  59:44. 
Out  of  twenty-two  starters  eighteen  finished. 


Races  at  Nelllsville,  Wis. 

Neillsville,  Wis.,  July  11. — A  heavy  wind 
interfered  seriously  with  the  riders  at  the  Neills- 
ville races  to-day,  and  was  the  cause  of  the  rather 
slow  time  made.  The  track  was  in  fine  condition. 
A  time  limit  of  2:40  being  placed  on  the  one 
mile  open  it  resulted  in  no  race.     The  summaries: 

One-mile,  novice- Bert  Hicks.  I;  T.  W.  Smith,  2;  time, 
2:41. 

Half-mile,  open— W.  W.  Wilson,  1;  P.  E.  Virum,  2; 
time,  2:37  1-2. 

One-mile,  handicap — F.  Huntzicker,  75  yards,  1;  F.  W. 
Smith,  100  yards,  2;  time,  2:31  1-4. 

One-fourth  mile,  open— P.  E.  Virum,  1 ;  W.  W.  Wilson, 
2;  time,  :33  1-4. 

One-mile,  Clark^County  championship— F.  Huntzicker, 
1;  H.  Shofield,  2;  time,  2:49  3-4. 

Two-mile,  handicap — W.  W.  Wilson,  scratch,  1;  F. 
Huntzicker,  190  yards,  2;  time,  5:39. 

One-mile,  open — No  race. 

Five-mile  handicap — P.  E.  Virum,  150  yards,  1;  F. 
Huntzicker,  460  yards,  2;  time,  14:37  3-4. 


Chicago  Men  at  Marinette. 

Marinette,  Wis.,  July  17.- — The  races  to-day 
resulted  as  follows: 

One-mile,  novice— D.  J.  Simonsky,  Menominee,  1;  H.  H. 
Hewitt,  Menasha,  2;  H.  Stoltz,  Milwaukee,  3;  time.  2:54}. 

Ona-mile,  open— W.  J.  Anderson,  Chicago,  1;  A.  M. 
Chandler,  Waupaca,  2;  N.  Anderson,  Waupa<^  3;  time, 
2:43i. 

Two-mile  handicap— E.  S.  Baer,  Appleton,  1;  A.  L.  Wil- 
liams, Beaver  Dam,  2;  Julius  Holman,  Appleton,  3;  time, 
4:44}. 

Half-mile,  Marinette  business  men— W.  C.  Campbell,  1; 
W.  J.  Rache,  2;  J.  McGillan,  3;  time,  1:25. 

Half-mile,  open— W.  J.  Anderson,  Chicago,  1;  A.  D. 
Herriman,  Chicago,  2;  A.  M.  Chandler,  Waupaca,  3;  time, 
1:14|. 

Half-mile,  ladies— Pauline  Fairchild,  1:  Adeline  Whit- 
man, 2;  Emma  Loughhead,  Marinette,  3;  time,  1:44. 

One  mile,  handicap— E.  S.  Baer,  Appleton,  1;  A.  D.  Her- 
riman,  Chicago,  2;  A.  C.  Homar,  Appleton,  3;  time,  2:19}. 


Race  Notes. 

An  eleven  and  a  half  mile  road  race  wUl  be  held 
at  Davenport,  la.,  July  25;  also  a  hiU-cUmbing 
contest. 

George  D.  Gideon,  the  local  member  of  the  rac- 
ing board,  who  had  been  in  the  employ  of  Eld- 
ridge  &  Bro.  for  years,  has  been  taken  into  the 
firm.  '- 

The  Hartford  Wheel  Club  has  decided  to  give  a 
one-day  meet  at  Charter  Oak  Park  Sept.  3.  The 
announcement  alone  is  a  guarantee  that  it  will  be 
a  big  affair. 

The  Milwaukee  Associated  CycUng  Clubs  is 
now  engaged  in  working  on  the  L.  A.  W.  meet 
which  takes  place  at  National  Park  Aug.  6.  The 
programme  has  not  as  yet  been  decided  upon. 

C.  E.  Hawley  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  calls  our  at- 
tention to  a  typographical  error  in  the  issue  of 
July  6,  in  re  Mills'  Laud's  End-John  o'  Groat's 
ride.     The  distance  was  876  miles  instead  of  676. 

Race  meet  promoters  who  disire  to  arrange  for 
exhibitions  by  the  phenomenal  young  trick  rider, 
Lee  Richardson,  can  do  so  by  addressing  L.  M. 
Richardson,  care  Monarch  Cycle  Company,  Chi- 
cago.— Adv. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  Dayton,  0.,  is  already  pre- 
paring for  its  field  day  events  to  be  held  on  Labor 
day,  Sept.  3.  The  sprinting  and  bicycle  events 
will  be  contested  on  the  quarter-mile  clay  track 
at  the  Athletic  Park.  The  programme  will  in- 
clude, beside  other  athletic  events,  a  mile  novice, 
and  half,  one,  and  two-mile  bicycle,  open.  Entry 
blanks  may  be  had  by  addressing  W.  E.  Day  of 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.     Entries  close  Aug.  25. 


SUi^Bm^i^lmiSm— 


^^/fe/1C^ 


WAS    IT    A    BACK -DOWN? 


STEARNS     MAKES     EXCUSES     FOR    NOT 
BEING  READY  FOR  THE  TEST. 


The  Board   of   Judges   Fixes    Next  Monday  as 
the    Time    for    the    Final    Test  —  St. 
Louis  People  are  Greatly  Dis- 
pleased with  Stearns. 


Having  been  the  only  paper  represented  at  the 
conference  at  Cornell  University  between  Mr. 
Steams,  representing  E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co. ,  and  Mr. 
Grayson,  representing  the  St.  Louis  Refrigerator 
and  Wooden  Gutter  Company,  ^^/g/ee  is  in  a 
position  to  state  accurately  what  c^-cuxred  and  the 
position  occupied  by  the  principals  to  the  proposed 
test  between  the  Lu-Mi-Num  and  steel  frames. 
Notice  had  been  sent  to  the  numerous  cycling 
journals,  and  published,  that  the  tests  would  oc- 
cur at  the  university  on  Monday  of  last  week. 
Five  professors  had  been  chosen  to  conduct  the 
tests,  of  whom  Professor  Thurston,  of  the  univer- 
sity, was  supposed  to  be  the  entirely  independent 
one,  two  having  been  chosen  by  each  of  the  prin- 
cipals to  the  controversy.  In  due  course  Mr. 
Flad,  of  St.  Louis,  was  notified  by  Professor 
Thurston  to  have  his  principals  present  with 
twelve  machines  on  the  date  named  above,  for  the 
purpose  of  deciding  on  the  form  the  tests  should 
take  and  proceeding  with  them.  Mr.  Flad  noti- 
fied the  St.  Louis  people,  who  in  due  course  ar- 
rived at  Ithaca  with  their  machines. 

Monday  morning  no  sign  of  a  representative  of 
the  Stearns  company  appeared.  About  middle- 
day,  however,  the  president  of  the  concern  arrived, 
but,  much  to  the  surprise  of  everyone,  without 
machines.  Inquiry  showed  that  he  had  not  the 
remotest  idea  of  going  beyond  a  conference,  which, 
he  understood,  was  the  sole  purpose  of  the  meet- 
ing. Naturally  Mr.  Grayson,  representing  the  St. 
Louis  company,  was  somewhat  displeased.  He 
stated,  however,  that  he  was  there  in  good  faith, 
ready  to  proceed ;  that  he  was  willing  to  waive  all 
technicalities,  insisting  only  that  both  machines 
be  subniitted  to  the  same  tests,  which  must  be 
such  as  could  be  measured ;  that  he  would  agree 
to  any  tests  the  j  udges  decided  on,  and,  rather 
than  have  the  trial  abandoned,  would  wait  a  week 
for  his  opponents  to  get  ready. 

Mr.  Stearns  declared  that  he  was  unable  to 
state  when  he  could  be  ready ;  that  he  did  not  be- 
lieve there  were  three  complete  machines  in  his 
factory;  that  he  wasn't  sure  the  parts  were  on 
hand  to  complete  them,  and  couldn't  tell  anything 
about  it  until  he  returned  to  Syracuse.  He  piom- 
sed  to  telephone  the  result  of  his  investigation 
next  day.  Next  day  came  and  up  to  noon  no 
reply.  Then  Mr.  Steams'  representative  tele- 
phoned to  Syracuse,  but  his  principal  could  not 
be  found.  Later  in  the  day  a  second  attempt  was 
made.  Mr.  Stearns  was  away,  but  had  left  word 
that  he  would  give  an  answer  the  next  day. 

By  this  time  Mr.  Grayson  had  come  to  the  con- 
clusion that  he  was  being  humbugged.  He  found 
himself  with  an  expensive  staff  of  men,  uncertain 
whether  he  would  get  even  an  answer  and  certain 
there  would  be  no  test,  and  decided  that  the 
proper  thing  to  do  was  to  break  camp,  which  he 
forthwith  proceeded  to  do,  declaring  that  if,  after 
this  fiasco,  the  test  ever  occurred,  it  would  have 
to  be  in  St.  Louis. 

Professor  Johnson,  however,  remained  with  his 
confreres.  There  was  a  matter  of  expenses  to  be 
settled,  as  well  as  a  possible  award  of  the   empty 


honor  of  victory,  or  whatever  it  may  be  called,  to 
the  St.  Louis  people. 

TEST  AT  ST.    LOUIS  MONDAY. 

The  report  of  the  board  of  judges  consisted  of 
several  pages  of  typewritten  matter  and  was 
signed  by  R.  H.  Thurston,  J.  B.  Johnson  and  C. 
E.  Lipe,  the  two  last  mentioned  representing  the 
St.  Louis  and  Steams  interests,  respectively, 
while  Professor  Thurston  was  chairman  and  was 
the  fifth  judge,  selected  by  the  other  four.  The 
judges'  report,  in  brief,  follows: 

The  judges,  excepting  Mr.  Kedding,  met  July  9  at  Sib- 
ley College,  Cornell  University,  and  organized,  Dr.  Thurs- 
ton being  made  chairman.  By  agreement  only  Messrs. 
Thurston,  Johnson  and  Lipe  met  in  the  afternoon,  Mr. 
Flad  absenting  himself  because  of  Mr.  Bedding's  absence. 
The  challenge  was  read.  Motions  were  made  and  car- 
ried, in  effect,  as  follows:  That  members  of  the  board 
maintain  the  attitude  of  disinterested  judges  of  methods 
and  results,  not  that  of  advocates;  that  kind  of  tests,  and 
manner  of  making  same  be  agreed  on  in  advance;  that 
tests  be  made  upon  frames  of  as  nearly  equal  weight  as 
may  be  found  practicable;  that,  in  the  absence  of  the 
second  judge  on  the  part  of  Steams,  it  is  agreed  that  Mr. 
Flad  retire  from  the  board  and  that  board  proceed  as  a 
committee  of  three  with  tests. 

Messrs.  Steams  and  Grayson,  being  present,  said  an 
order  would  be  signed  by  them  authorizing  the  Wheel- 
man Company  to  pay  over  sums  deposited  on  order  of 
two  of  judges,  being  a  majority. 

July  10.— Question  of  interpretation  of  words  "by  far" 
discussed.  Agreed  that  a  minimum  of  15  per  cent,  be 
adopted  as  fairly  representing  that  phrase.  No  frames 
having  come  from  Stearns,  judges  inspected  aluminum 
frames  and  witnessed  tests  on  other  steel  frames. 

July  11. — Resolutions  reciting  the  history  of  the  case 
and  deciding  that  Stearns  &  Co.  had  defaulted  and  were 
the  losers  were  not  carried.  Decided  that  if  another  ap- 
pointment be  made  for  a  test  the  board  will  then  meet  in 
St.  Louis;  thai  the  five  judges  be  so  notified;  that  each 
competitior  is  notified  to  hare  one  dozen  frames  (each 
weighing  as  nearly  as  possible  to  five  pounds)  on  hand; 
that  the  board  adjourns  to  meet  at  Washington  Univei  - 
sity,  St.  Louis,  July  23;  and  that  either  principal  failing 
to  appear  with  twelve  frames,  etc  ,  shall  be  considered  as 
having  defaulted. 

A  LETTER  TO  STEAENS  &  CO. 
St.  Louis.  July  16  —Messrs.  E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co.,  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y.— Gentlemen:  It  had  been  our  fixed  determina- 
tion to  enter  into  no  more  newspaper  controversies  with 
you  in  relatioj  to  the  competitive  tests  between  your 
frames  and  ours,  but  your  actions  in  rushing  into  print  in 
a  frantic  endeavor  to  defend  the  indefensible  course  of 
your  Mr.  Stearns  at  the  meeting  for  the  proposed  test  on 
July  9,  and  the  effort  you  make  in  the  letters  which  you 
have  written  to  the  press  to  put  this  matter  in  a  false 
light  and  thrown  an  inference  of  blame  on  us,  makes  it 
necessary,  in  the  interest  of  truth  and  fairness,  for  us  to 
write  this  open  letter. 

Our  attention  is  called  to  the  publication  of  your  letters 
in  the  last  issue  of  the  Wheel  to  this  matter.  We  also 
know  that  you  did  furnish  this  matter  to  other  cycling 
papers,  and  we  feel  warranted  in  assuming  that  you  fur- 
nished it  to  all  of  the  prominent  ones.  Your  exceeding 
haste  to  do  this  even  before  the  sessions  of  the  board  of 
judges  had  been  completed  shows  clearly  that  you  felt 
the  weakness  of  your  position  and  felt  the  need  of  defend- 
ing it  in  advance  by  whatever  means  you  could  com- 
mand. We  know  that  the  cycUng  press  is  heartily  sick 
and  tired  of  this  whole  controversy  and  o^  the  transparent 
efforts  of  one  of  the  parties  to  prolong  it  and  use  it  for 
free  advertising  purposes. 

Now  we  must  call  your  attention  to  the  history  and  offi- 
cial records  of  this  case  and  point  out  to  you  plainly  who 
is  right  and  who  is  wrong — who  has  shown  good  faith  and 
who  has  not— and  leave  the  public  to  judge  of  the  merits 
of  the  case  as  it  actually  stands.  It  appears  from  the 
correspondence  that  nearly  a  year  ago  you  expressed 
yourself  ready  for  the  test  and  willing  and  anxious  to 
proceed  at  once,  and  you  laid  stress  upon  this  point. 

Now,  gentlemen,  were  you  ready  as  you  then  stated? 
If  so,  why  were  you  not  ready  the  other  day,  after  some 
eight  months'  additional  time  for  preparation?  To  come 
down  to  more  recent  events,  early  in  May  Professor 
Thurston  suggested  that  the  stakeholders  furnish  him  and 
both  principals  with  a  statement  of  the  terms  imder  wh  oh 
they  held  the  money.  This  was  done,  a  copy  being  sent 
to  you  with  the  others,  and  your  continued  silence  for 
two  months  left  plain  inference  that  everything  was  sat- 
isfactory to  you.  Why  did  you  not  do  as  business  peo- 
ple should  do  and  have  this  matter  straightened  out  to 
your  satisfaction  during  the  intervening  weeks  and  thus 
have  one  less  obstable  to  the  test  being  brought  about  as 
proposed?    Also  in  connection  with  this  matter  why  do 


id 


you  write  to  the  press  that  it  was  finally  adjusted  by  our 
agreeing  to  place  our  money  subject  to  the  order  of  a  ma- 
jority of  the  judges?  Why  did  you  not  state  the  facts 
and  say  immediately  upon  objection  being  raised  by  you 
we  told  you  to  fix  the  matter  to  suit  yourselves?  Also, 
why  did  you  not  add  in  your  communication  to  the  press 
that  you  spent  the  best  part  of  one  day  arguing  and  rais- 
ing objections,  and  that  we  gave  way  to  your  every  re- 
quest and  suggestion  with  two  exceptions,  and  that  these 
two  were  so  manifestly  improper  as  to  be  ridiculous — 
namely,  your  demand  that  the  judges  appointed  by  the 
respective  parties  should  act  as  advocates  and  not  as 
impartial  judges-  This  you  knew  beforehand  we  would 
not  tolerate,  nor  are  our  judges  a  class  of  men  who  would 
consent  to  serve  under  such  conditions 

Secondly,  your  preposterous  demand  that  the  term 
''far  stronger"  should  be  defined  as  meaning  fifty  per 
cent  stronger.  The  judges,  who  are  experts,  finally  gave 
this  a  broad  interpretation  of  fifteen  per  cent  stronger. 
This,  gentlemen,  we  think  shows  very  plainly  the  spirit 
in  which  you  are  treating  this  matter  and  we  believe  that 
when  it  becomes  publicly  known  that  you  were  unwilling 
ing  to  enter  in  a  contest  with  us,  unless  the  requirements 
were  that  our  frame  should  be  once  and  a  half  times  as 
strong  as  yours,  we  believe  you  will  get  a  species  of  ad- 
vertising and  publicity  for  which  you  are  not  looking. 

Now,  gentlemen,  when  you  sent  copies  of  Professor 
Thurston's  letters  for  publication,  why  did  you  not  send 
correct  and  complete  copies  ?  The  letter  of  Professor 
Thurston  dated  June  12  contains  the  following,  which 
you  omitted  in  your  transcript;  "Tests  may  be  preceded 
with  before  the  board  at  this  meeting  in  the  case  or  may 
be  deferred  should  it  seem  necessary  until  no  further 
reason  exists  for  the  delay. .  It  would  be  a  great  advan- 
tage to  all  concerned,  board  and  principals,  if  this  work 
be  completed  immediately.  There  would  seem  to  be  no 
reason  why  the  work  might  not  be  begun  and  completed 
promptly."  It  was  on  the  strength  of  this  letter  in  its 
entirety  that  we  presented  ourselves  on  July  9  prepared 
for  test. 

We  do  not  think  ourselves  quite  so  silly  as  to  go  to  the 
expense  of  transporting  five  men,  twelve^ .bicycles,  and 
an  outfit  of  testing  apparatus  a  thousand  miles  without 
an  understanding  that  we  are  going  to  the  right  place  at 
the  right  time,  and  we  must  confess  that  it  is  almost  be- 
yond our  belief  that  in  face  of  Professor  Thurston's  plain 
letter  you  should  attempt  to  set  up  the  claim  of  misun- 
derstanding and  state  that  you  did  not  expect  that  to  be 
the  meeting  for  test. 

Next  to  this  in  point  of  assumption  probably  stands 
your  demand  that  before  you  would  come  to  a  test  you 
must  be  informed  as  to  all  of  the  different  tests  that 
were  to  be  made  and  be  permitted  to  build  a  special  lot 
of  frames,  with  a  frame  of  particular  design  to  resist 
each  particular  test.  We  are  surprised  that  you  ^ould 
make  such  a  very  broad  confession  of  weakness  as  this 
demand  shows.  We  propose  going  into  this  test  in  a 
spirit  of  fairness  and  sincerity;  we  shall  use  standard 
stock  pattern  frames,  such  as  we  are  furnishing  the  pub- 
lic in  our  bicycles. 

Now,  in  closing,  we  v/ish  to  make  plain  our  reasons  for 
leaving  the  point  of  meeting  on  Tuesday  night,  the  TOth. 
As  we  were  notified  to  be  present  and  ready  for  test  on 
the  9th,  we  were  present  and  ready  for  test  and  the  great- 
est error  we  made  was  that  we  did  not  leave  Ithaca  on  ■ 
Monday  night  after  your  failure  to  appear  for  test.  Had 
we  done  this  we  could  have  claimed  a  default;  but  we 
were  not  looking  for  defaults,  we  wanted  a  test,  and  we 
felt,  as  we  then  told  you,  that  we  would  stay  there  a  num- 
ber of  days  and  wait  for  you  rather  than  come  home 
without  having  the  test. 

When  you  left  on  Monday  night  you  promised  to  inform 
us  by  telephone  or  otherwise  by  neon  on  Tuesday  when 
you  could  be  ready  for  test.  Receiving  no  word  from 
you  we  had  inquiries  sent  to  you  twice,  but  could  get  no 
word.  But  very  late  in  the  afternoon  did  receive  word 
that  you  could  tell  us  nothing  at  that  time,  but  very 
likely  would  give  us  some  information  the  next  day.  We 
see  that  in  your  communication  to  the  papers  you  ex- 
plain this  by  stating,  that  the  foreman  of  some  certain 
department  was  out  of  the  city  and  you  could  not  send 
the  information  because  of  that.  It  seems  strange 
to  us  that  it  should  have  taken  you  all  day  long  to  find 
out  that  this  foreman  was  out  of  the.city.  Common  cour- 
tesy should  have  impelled  you  to  advise  us  of  this  in  the 
morning-  On  receiving  this  second  "stand  off"  (to  use  a 
very  expressive  bit  of  slang)  from  you  we  felt,  on  re- 
membering the  obstructive  and  dilatory  course  you  had 
pursued  from  the  beginning,  that  we  were  being  played 
with  and  that  one  excuse  would  doubtless  follow  another 
so  long  as  we  were  foolish  enough  to  remain  there.  We 
therefore  did  what  we  should  have  done  on  Monday  night, 
packed  up  and  went  home  in  disgust. 

Now,  gentlemen,  one  last  word,  we  must  frankly  say  to 
you— that  we  are  thoroughly  tired  of  t'ais  whole  business, 
the  great  mass  of  the  publi3  have  for  some  time  doubted 
your  sincerity  and  we  reluctantly  find  ourselves  in  the  same 
frame  of  mind,  but  if  you  do  mean  business  and  are  wil- 


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MENTION   THE    REFEREE 


ling  to  come  to  a  test  under  anything  like  fair  meaus  we 
will  be  at  your  disposal  at  St.  Louis  at  any  reasonable 
tjuie  aftei"  receiving  any  i-easonable  notice.  We  have 
spent  several  hundred  dollars  to  go  to  the  place  chosen 
by  you  for  the  test,  within  forty  miles  of  your  factory. 
Now  if  you  want  any  more  of  it  you  will  have  to  come  out 
here  after  it  fcr  we  are  tired  of  playing  hide  and  seek 
with  you  doing  all  of  the  hiding.  If  you  will  come  to  the 
front  like  business  men  and  show  any  spirit  of  sincerity 
or  earnestness  you  will  find  us  ready  to  promptly  grant 
every  condition  you  can  impose  that  will  be  anywhere 
near  reasonable.  But,  to  put  the  matter  in  a  nut-shell, 
we  wish  you  to  either  fish  or  cut  bait  at  once.  Yours 
truly,  The  St.  L.  R.  &  W.  G.  Co.. 

L.  W.  C3onkling,  Manager. 

STEARNS  ASKED   FOR  A   STATEMENT. 

On  Wednesday  of  last  week,  the  day  the  St. 
Tjouis  party  broke  camp,  ^P^/^/ee  representative 
wrote  E.  C.  Steams  &  Co.  requesting  a  statement 
of  their  views  ot  the  matter  of  the  test.  In  re- 
sponse the  Syracuse  people  wrote:  "We  challenge 
the  St.  Louis  people  with  an  attempt  to  hedge  on 
part  of  their  challenge,  as  will  be  seen  by  compari" 
son  of  the  challenge  and  statement  of  the  mann'^r 
in  which  their  money  was  placed  in  the  hands  of 
tiie  Wheelman  Company;  also  an  ill-advised  and 
hasty  action  in  flying  by  night  with  their  ma- 
chines and  testing  apparatus  without  advising  us." 
Then  follows  the  iirm's  statement,  as  requested  by 
the  Referee: 

AVHAT  STEARNS   ^t   CO.    SAY. 

Editor  Referee:  Pursuant  to  the  call  for  a  prelimin- 
ary meeting  by  Professor  Thurston,  the  fifth  judge,  on 
July  9  at  Ithaca,  the  St.  Louis  Refrigerator  and  Wooden 
Gutter  Company  were  represented  by  Messrs.  Flad  and 
Johnson.  E.  C.  Steams  &  Co.  were  represented  by 
Ke^rs.  liipe  and  Stearns,  Mr.  Redding  not  being  present. 
Upon  the  meeting  being  called  to  order  we  insisted  first 
that  the  amount  placed  by  the  St.  Louis  people  in  the 
hands  of  the  Wheelman  Company,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  as  a 
forfeiture,  should  be  made  payable  to  the  order  of  the 
judges,  in  accordance  with  terms  of  the  challenge. 

That  the  St.  Louis  people  did  not  place  their  money 
there,  in  accordance  with  terms  of  the  challenge,  we 
herewith  submit  copy  of  the  Wheelmen  Company's  letter 
underdateof  May  11,  which  stated  that  disposition  of 
their  money  is  to  be  made  on  decision  of  the  judges  as 
shown,  and  also,  along  side  of  same,  the  challenge,  so 
that  each  paragraph  may  be  compared.  We  wish  to  call 
attention  to  the  fact  that  the  St.  Louis  people  have  en- 
tirely ignored  section  1  of  the  challenge  and  have  intro- 
duced section  1  of  the  Wheelman  Company's  statement, 
which  is  entirely  new  matter. 

The  next  point  to  come  up  was  question  of  weights.  It 
seems  that  the  St.  Louis  people  understood  that  the  test 
was  to  take  place  immediately  on  their  arrival,  whereas 
our  understanding  of  the  matter  was  this  meeting  was  to 
be  a  preliminary  one,  where  the  judges  would  settle  upon 
rules  to  govern  the  tests,  kind  of  tests  frames  would  be 
subjected  to,  weight  of  frames,  terms  of  challenge,  etc., 
and  then  adjourn  to  as  early  a  subsequent  date  as  possi- 
ble for  making  the  test. 

That  we  were  not  in  error  in  this  interpretation  of  the 
matter,  we  herewith  enclose  copy  of  call  for  meeting 
issued  by  Professor  Thurston.  It  will  be  noticed  that  he 
speaks  of  the  meeting  as  a  preliminary  meeting  for 
arranging  details  and  simply  proposed  that  each  party 
have  on  hand  a  dozen  machines.  The  St.  Louis  people 
'  came  prepared  with  one  dozen  frames,  weighing  6^  to  7 
pounds. 

We  were  not  advised  anything  about  question  of  weight 
of  frames  and  could  not  match  these  weights  without 
making  special  frames  out  of  extra  heavy  gauge  of 
tubing.  We  could  not  come  to  a  test  prepared  with 
frames  without  first  having  agreed  upon  weights  prior  to 
the  meeting  or  at  the  meeting.  We  do  not  propose  to 
enter  a  contest  and  not  have  frames  weight  for  weight 
equal.  We  do  not  make,  except  to  special  order,  frames 
weighing  as  heavy  as  6^  to  7  pounds. 

Mr.  Steams  left  Ithaca  on  the  night  of  July  9  to  proceed 
to  Syracuse  in  order  that  we '  might  make  up  frames 
weighing  same  as  those  made  by  the  St.  Louis  people, 
and  it  was  agreed  that  he  would  telephone  the  day  fol- 
lowing, stating  when  we  could  have  that  weight  of  frames 
ready.  Upon  his  arrival  at  Syracuse  he  found  the  man- 
ager of  that  department  out  of  town  for  the  day  and 
telephoned  to  Ithaca  that  it  would  be  the  next  day  before 
he  could  set  a  positive  date.  Since  then  we  have  learned 
that  the  St.  Louis  people  have  taken  their  frames,  testing 
machines,  etc.,  and  have  left.  The  reason  of  this  move 
we  are  tmable  to  say. 

The  judges  have  arranged  all  preliminary  details,  set- 


tled upon  mles  to  govern  tests,  etc.,  and  hav«  adjoiinipd 
to  meet  for  final  test  Monday  .Ttily  23. 

K.  V.  STRAUNSit  C'l. 

CALL  FOR  THE  MEETING. 

Messrs.  E.  C  Stearns  &  Co.— Gentlemen:  The  board 
of  judges  on  bicycle  tests  will  hold  a  preliminary  meeting 
at  this  place  on  Monday,  the  96th  iost .  for  organization 
and  a  preliminary  and,  if  necessary,  provisional  construc- 
tion of  the  programme  of  work.  Failing  to  secure  a 
quorum  the  meeting  will  occur  on  Monday,  the  2nd  of 
July,  The  earlier  date  is  made  to  meet  the  convenience 
of  the  members  from  St  Louis,  who  desire  to  attend  the 
meeting  of  the  A.  S  C.  E.,  June  19-23,   at  Niagara  Falls. 

Should  any  objection  appear,  in  consequence  of  the  ab- 
sence of  Mr.  Stearns,  it  is  possible  that  the  work  may  not 
be  proceeded  with  at  this  first  meeting;  but  it  is  antici- 
pated that  at  least  the  programme  may  be  so  adjusted 
that  little  delay,  if  any,  may  arise  from  this  issue,  and 
such  modifications,  if  any,  as  may  prove  wise,  may  be 
made  by  brief  correspondence  and  the  work  then  carried 
on  without  delay  or  interruption. 

It  is  proposed  that  a  dozen  machines  be  shipped  to  the 
chairman  of  the  board  (marked  "Not  to  be  opened  with- 
out orders  from  the  consignee")  in  advance  of  the  meet- 
ing.   They  will  be  stored  until  required. 

R.  H.  Tbijrston,  Chairman 
THE   STATEMENT   AND  CHALLENGE 
THE     *'  WHEELMAN  "    STATE-  CHALLENGE. 

MENT.  If  the  judges  do  not  tes- 

Should  three  out  of  the       tify.that  the  Lu-Mi  Num  is 
five  judges,  selected  for  the       "by    far''     the    stronge>-t 
contest,    decide    that   the       frame,  we  will  contribute 
aluminum  frame,  made  by       $500  to  any  charitable  in- 
the  St.  Louis  people  in  their       stitution  the  manufacturer 
construction  of  the  Lu-Mi-       of  such  bicycle  contesting 
Num  machines,  is  stronger       may  name, 
than  the  frame  used  in  the 
Stearns  wheel  no  particu- 
lar   strength    designated, 
we  are  to  return  the  de- 
posits to  the  respective  de- 
positors. 

Should  three  out  of  the  If  it  is  proven,  and  the 

five  judges  decide  that  the       judges  so  testify,   that  the 
aluminum  frame   used  in       Lu-Mi  Num    is     twice    as 
the  construction  of  the  Lu-       strong  as  the  steel  tubing 
Mi-Num  bicycles  is   twice       frame  contesting,  the  man- 
as  strong  as  that  used  by       ufacturer  of  such  bicycle 
the  Stearns  people,  we  are       shall  contribute  $50C  to  any 
to  return  to  the  St.  L.  R.  &       charitable    institution    we 
W.  G.  Co.  the  amount  of       may  name, 
their    dep'^sit,    $500,    and 
turn  over  $500  of  the  de- 
posit ma'le  by  E.  C.  Stearns 
&  Co.  to  any  charity  which 
the  St  Louis  people  shall 
designate,  and  the  balance 
of  $250  is  to  be  returned  to 
E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co. 

If  three  out  of  the  five  And  further,  if  the  con- 

judges  selected  decide  that       test  shows  that  the  Lu-Mi- 
the   aluminum    frame     is       Num      is      three     times 
three   times  as  strong  as       stronger    than    the   steel 
that  used  in  the  Stearns       frame  bicycle  contesting, 
wheel  we  are  to  return  the       the  manufacturer  of  such 
entire   deposit  of   the  St.       bicycle     shall     contribute 
Louis    concern    and   turn       $750  to  such  charitable  in- 
over  the  entire  amount  de-       stitution  as  we  may  name, 
posited  by  the  Stearns  peo- 
ple. $750,  to  any  charity 
designated  by  the  St.  L.  R. 
&  W.  G.  Co. 

In  case  three  out  of  the 
five  judges  decide  that  the 
frame  used  in  the  Stearns 
wheel  is  as  strong  as  the 
aluminum  frame,  we  are 
to  return  to  E.  C.  Stearns 
&  Co.  the  entire  deposit 
made  by  them,  $750,  and 
turn  over  the  deposit  made 
by  the  St.  Louis  people. 
$500.  to  any  charity  E.  C. 
Steams  &  Co.,  may  desig- 
nate. 


Brutal  Road  Hog  Punished. 
While  riding  to  his  home  about  midnight  last 
week  Tuesday,  Irving  E.  Dorland,  of  Kearney,  N. 
J.,  treasurer  of  Kearney  township,  was  attacked 
by  a  man  in  a  carriage.  After  slashing  Mr.  Dor- 
land  with  his  whip,  the  man  drove  rapidly  away. 
Mr.  Borland  followed  him,  however,  and  finally 
had  him  arrested.  He  was  fined  $10  the  next 
morning. 


BURET  AND  MEYER. 

The  Two  Foreigners  Who  Clipped  the  Twenty- 
four-Hour  Record. 
Nineteen  niiles  and  over  per  hour  for  twenty- 
four  hours  is  certainly  a  wonderful  pace,  yet  such 
is  the  record  of  Huret  and  Meyer  in  the  recent 
Bol  d'Or  race  at  Paris,  as  detailed  in  ^^^^/ee- 
last  week.  Huret  needs  little  introduction.  He 
is  a  lad  who  was  lormerly  a  baker,  but  the  Glad- 
iator company  took  him  in  hand  and  helped  make 


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0.  HOEET. 

a  world-beater.  He  showed  his  qualities  first  in 
the  eight-day  race  at  the  Winter  tra-jk.  His 
record  of  457  miles  1,648  yards  in  twenty-four 
hours  certainly  gives  him  the  title  of  champion  at 
long  distances. 

Charles  Meyer,  who  was  second  in  the  Bol  d'Or 
is  a  Danish  rider  who  has  been  well  to  the  front 
in  a  great  roany  races  on  the  road.  He  won  the 
championship  of  Normandy  and   was  Terront's 


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MEYER. 

principal  pacemaker  in  his  ride  from  St.  Peters- 
burg to  Paris.  In  the  twenty-four  hours  he  cov- 
ered 452  miles  734  yards,  about  five  and  one-half 
miles  less  than  Huret's  record. 


Mr.  Templeton  Has  Not  Resigned. 
Secretary  Templeton  requests  ^^^/ee-  to  cor- 
rect the  statement  that  the  Century  Eoad  Club  is 
without  a  secretary  and  that  he  has  resigned.  Hif 
term  expires  July  30  and  he  has  notified  the  prea 
ident  that  he  shall  be  unable  to  continue 
ofiice  after  that  date. 


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THE 


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The  injunction  heretofore  obtained  by  me  restraining  G.  T.  Robie  (trading  as  the 
James  Cycle  Importing  Co.)  from  reconstructing  and  remodeling  the  '93  James, 
and  selling  it  as  the  '94  James,  also  making  "James"  trade  mark,  was  dissolved  by 
Judge  Horton,  because  I  was  not  Mr.  James  himself.  G.  T.  Robie  can  now  re- 
model the  '93  Model  and  sell  them  to  the  public  as  '94  Models.  The  genuine  1894 
Model  "James"  has  the  new  patent  hub,  as  per  cut,  shown  above^and  can  only 
be  supplied  by  me. 

'*  James  "  1893  Model,  24  and  26  inch  frame,  $75.00 
"'James"  1893  Model,  20  inch  frame,        -       70.00 


JAMES   CYCLE    IMPT'G.    CO., 


ADDRESS  ALL  LETTERS 


TO- 


JAMES    BRIDGER,    103  Adams  St.    CHICAGO,    ILL. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE, 


NATIONAL  CIRCUIT  MEET 


CHICAGO,  ILL. 

Aug.  2nd,  3rd  and 


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PROGRAMME: 

FIRST  DAY— Aug.  2nd— All  trial  heats  for  BOTH  DAYS,  beginning  at  2  p.  m. 


1.  1  mile  novice. 

3.  Third-mile  open,  class  B. 

3.  3-mile  open,  class  A. 


1.  Quarter-mile,  class  A. 

2.  Half-mile  open,  class  B. 

3.  2-mile  handicap,  class  A. 


SECOND  DAY— Aug.  3rd— Beginning  at  2  p.  m.: 

4.  Half-mile  handicap,  class  B.  7.  1  mile  handicap,  class  A. 

5.  1  mile  open,  class  A.  8.  Third-mile  open,  class  A. 

6.  1  mile,  unpaced,  flying  start,  class  B.      9.  1  mile  handicap,  class  B. 

THIRD  DAY— Aug.  4th— Beginning  at  2  p  m.: 

4.  1  mile  open,  class  B.  7.  3-mile  lap,  class  A. 

5.  1  mile  open,  class  A  8.  1  mile  handicap,  class  B. 

6.  Quarter-mile  open,  class  B.  9.  Two-thirds  mile,  class  A. 


10   3- mile  lap,  class  A. 


10.  1  mile  consolation,  class  B. 

11.  1  mile  consolation,  class  A. 


No  entries  accepted  unless  on  official  blank.      Entrance  fee  in  class  A  events,  50  cents,  and  in  class  B  events,  $1.00.      Fees  must  accompany 
all  entries. 


Track  at  38tli  St.  and  Wentwortli  Ave.    Admission,  50c.;  ReserYed  Seats,  78c. 

Entries  close  July  34.     Apply  for  entry  blanks  and  make  all  entries  to  H.  S.  CORNISH,  manager,  135  Michi°;an  Ave.,  Chicago. 


BUFFALO  AND  THE  SHOW. 


The  Local  Trade  Association  Will  Manage — 
The  Big  Building. 

If  Bnf&Io  holds  a  cycle  show  in  1895,  as  it 
threatens  to  do,  it  will  be  conducted  under  the 
auspices  of  the  local  trade  association.  This 
sprang  into  existence  two  years  ago  and  among  its 
members  are  the  following  leading  makers  and 
dealers:  Sweet  &  Johannot,  H.  C.  Martin  &  Co., 
W.  G.  Schack,  Queen  City  Cycle  Company,  Clin- 
ton Cycle  Works,  Gibson  &  Prentiss  Cycle  Com- 
pany, George  F.  Lutz  &  Son,  Niagara  Cycle  Fit- 
tings Company,  Spaulding  Machine  Screw 
Company,  Buffalo  Tricycle  Company,  George  N. 
Pierce  &  Co.,  and  Strauss  &  Rogers.  Its  ofi&cers 
are  George  B.  Johannot,  president;  H.  C.  Martin, 
vice  president;  Charles  Haberer,  treasurer;  R.  F. 
Kelsey,  secretary. 

The  building  in  which  it  is  proposed  to  hold 
the  show  is  the  Sixty-fifth  Regiment  State 
Arsenal,  located  on  Broadway,  within  five  min- 
utes' ride  of  Main  street.  Its  width  is  178  feet, 
saidjto  be  four  feet  greater  than  Madison  Square 
Garden,  and  its  length  258  feet.  Practically  the 
entire  floor  space  is  available  for  exhibits,  afford- 
ing 172  spacss  averaging  11x121  feet — this  after 
allowing  space  for  a  central  stage.  Galleries  at 
either  end  hold  3,000  people. 


PNEUMATICS  FOR  CARRIAGES. 


New  York  Tire  Company  Exemplifies  Its  Ad- 
vantages— Mr.  Bidwell's  Claims. 

That  carriage  wheels  can  be  fitted  with  pneu- 
matic tires  which  are  durable  and  not  unsightly, 
beside  possessing  other  advantages  too  numerous 
to  mention,  has  been  demonstrated  satisfactorily 
by  the  New  York  Tire  Company.  Mr.  Bidwell 
claims  to  have  been  the  first  to  fit  pneumatics  to 
carriages  in  New  York.  For  his  own  use  he  had 
made,  a  year  ago,  a  set  of  If-inch  tires  and  put 
them  on  a  road  cart.  It  has  been  driven  daily, 
distances  varying  from  ten  to  thirty  mUes,  and  in 
all  that  time^has  had  but  two  punctures. 

"Driving  this  rig, "  said  Mr.  Bidwell,  duiing  a 
drive  on  Saturday,  "is  altogether  different  to  the 
usual  thing.  It  isn't  necessary  to  stop  at  any- 
thing. Beside  that  the  tires  save  the  wagon  won- 
derfully. After  a  year's  use,  as  you  see,  there 
isn't  a  sign  of  a  rattle.  See  it  hold  this  comer. ' ' 
And  around  the  corner  he  went,  without  the  sign 
of  a  slip,  at  a  pace  which  scared  a  neighboring 
driver  out  of  his  wits. 

"What   if  the    tire  punctures?" 

"Go  right  ahead.  One  tire  punctured  some 
time  ago,  but  I  drove  it  thirty  miles  without  in- 
juring it  greatly." 

Meanwhile  "the  breeze-inspiring  trotter" 
jogged  along  contentedly,  seemingly  heedless  of 
the  usual  jar  of  small  obstructions.  Street  car 
tracks,  the  bane  Of  the  driver's  existence,  were  ex- 
perimented with,  and,  as  with  a  bicycle,    there 


was  no  sign  of  "skidding"  or  unpleasant  side  jolt. 
It  is  difficult  to  understand  why  men  who  drive 
regularly  still  stick  to  the  heavy  iron  tire  while 
pneumatics  are  at  their  command.  Lack  of  edu- 
cation is  probably  responsible.  The  New  York 
Tire  Company  has  been  making  some  efforts  to  se- 
cure the  trade  of  carriage  men  and  will  in  future, 
do  more  in  this  direction.  Central  Park,  with  its 
magnificent  drives,  will  see  more  and  more  of 
them  in  the  near  future  and  eventually  the  rig 
with  solid  tires  will  be  as  far  out  of  date  as  were  a 
couple  of  solid  tired  safeties  seen  on  Riverside 
drive. 

SELLS  MONARCHS  IN  THE  SOUTH. 


A  Newspaper  Schooling  Which  Has  Served  R. 
F.  Bunting  Well. 
R.  F.  Bunting,  who  has  been  working  the 
southern  territory  for  the  Monarch,  has  just  fin- 
ished the  states  of  Tennessee,  the  Carolinas, 
Georgia,  Alabama,  Mississippi  and  Louisiana,  and 
is  now  endeavoring  to  supplant  the  broncho  with 


the  wheel.  This  is  his  first  season  in  the  trade. 
He  was  formerly  a  newspaper  man,  serving  as 
managing  editor  of  the  Florence  (Ala.)  Berald 
for  several  years,  and  his  success  on  the  road  is 
traceable  to  the  methods  of  newspaperdom,  which 
stick  with  him.  Mr.  Bunting  is  a  native  of  Nash- 
ville, is  twenty-seven  years  old,  and  was  a  football 
player  when  a  student  at  one  of  the  Tennessee 
universities.  He  is  a  worker,  and  has  the  reputa- 
tion of  being  rather  modest.  He  has  lived  in  five 
or  six  southern  states  and  is  thoroughly  acquainted 
with  the  trade  from  Richmond  to  San  Antonio. 
He  has  just  opened  the  southern  headquarters  for 
the  Monarch  at  Galveston,  Tex. 


A  LESSON  FOR  CYCLE  MECHANICS. 


What  a  Few   of   This   Class   Gained  and  Lost 
in  Striking. 
The  Chicago   Tribune  points  out  the  folly  of 
those  mechanics  employed  by  Warman  &  Schub, 


who  struck  last  week  in  order,  it  is  assumed,  to 
help  the  Pullman  strikers,  in  the  following:  "One 
hundred  men  employed  in  a  bicycle  factory  on 
the  west  side  went  out  Tuesday  afternoon  and 
have  gained  whatever  glory  or  notoriety  there  is 
in  being  the  firet  of  the  Chicago  workingmen  to 
abandon  work  and  stop  their  own  wages  for  the 
purpose  of  hurting  George  Pullman's  tender  feel- 
ings. The  smart  way  they  went  about  it  was  to 
stop  the  business  of  the  firm  that  pays  them 
wages  in  order  by  hurting  the  firm  to  make  it  try 
to  hurt  the  railroads,  so  that  they  being  damaged 
would  be  coerced  into  trying  to  bulldoze  Pullman 
to  re-employ  his  strikers  who  walked  out  because 
he  refused  to  pay  them  the  old  high  protection 
wages  under  the  low  protection  policy  of  the  party 
they  had  helped  vote  into  power.  On  the  credit 
side  is  this  notoriety.  On  the  debit  side  is  the 
loss  of  wages  amounting  to  about  §200  or  $250  a 
day.  Do  the  accounts  balance  ?  It  is  the  idea  of 
the  men  that  their  employer  will  be  so  hurt  by 
their  going  out  that  he  will  hunt  around  to  find 
some  way  of  harming  Mr.  Pullman  or  that  he  will 
attack  some  one  else  to  make  that  somebody 
thump  Pullman.  The  men  forget  that  while  they 
are  out  §250  a  day  their  employers  lose  simply 
their  profits  during  the  time  the  shop  is  idle.  The 
plant  remains.  The  raw  materials  will  not  spoil 
in  the  storehouse.  The  money  the  firm  has  in 
the  bank  which  would  have  gone  to  pay  their 
wages  will  remain  where  it  is  till  their  sympathy 
epidemic  is  over.  But  these  hundred  men  with 
their  wives  and  children  are  losing  what  they 
never  can  get  back  again.  A.  day's  wage  thrown 
away  never  can  be  regained.  While  these  hun- 
dred workmen  are  strutting  up  and  down  saying 
proudlj',  'We  were  the  first  to  strike'  against  our 
bread  and  butter  the  old  employes  at  Pullman 
will  be  asking  what  good  this  does  them,  and 
George  Pullman  when  he  reads  the  dispatch  will 
wonder  what  these  bicycle  men  are  striking  for 
when  he  does  not  use  a  bicycle  and  had  no  idea  of 
buying  one. ' ' 


ENGLISH  TRADE  GOSSIP. 


Giraffes  Not  in  Favor  —  Building  Light  Ma- 
chines— Rudge  Loses  Philpot. 
London,  July  7. — The  electrical  carriage  re- 
cently built  by  Taylor,  Cooper  &  Bednall  at  the 
Raglan  works,  Coventry,  is  not  as  much  a  novelty 
as  an  improvement.  It  has  24-inch  wheels  with 
4-iQch  pneumatic  tires,  and,  complete,  weighs 
1,000  pounds.  In  London  we  have  been  familiar 
with  an  electric  parcel  van,  which  has  been  seen 
for  months  threading  its  way  through  the  thickest 
trafiic  in  the  west  end  without  hitch  or  difiiculty. 
But  this  vehicle  has  ordinary  carriage  wheels,  and, 
although  it  works  smoothly  on  the  well-paved 
routes  of  central  London,  its  speed  would  doubt- 
less suffer  on  the  uneven  macadam  of  the  suburbs 
and  country.  Prior  to  the  invention  of  Messrs. 
Blumfield  and  C.  R.  Garrard,  recently  turned  out 


The  road  conf  rontinif  Grover  (Jnows  more  rocky  every  day, 
But  on  the  wheel  <&tw!^>£M«3iii)  hell  try  and  Keep  his  way. 


by  the  Raglan  firm,  the  lightest  electrical  carriage 
on  the  market  weighed  two  and  a  half  tons. 
Further  comment  is  unnecessary.  Not  the  lea.st 
important  advantage  of  electrical  traction  iu 
crowded  cities  will  be  .  the  hygenic  gain  by  the 
cleanliness  of  pavement  being  preserved. 

GIKAFPE  NOT  POPULAR. 

Your  contemporary,  OycH«(7  ii/e,  seems  to  be 
nnder  the  Impression  that  the  Guafte  has  caught 
on  in  England.  As  I  have  said  before  this  is  not 
the  case.  One  I'ider,  however,  consistently  adopts 
the  mount.  I  allude  to  Henry  Sturmey,  who,  by 
the  way,  weighs  over  thirteen  stone  and  custom- 
arily rides  a  safety  weighing  40  pounds.  Of  courae 
his  Girafte  does  not  exceed  this  weight,  and  be  as- 
sures me  he  finds  it  a  pleasant  and  sufficiently 
speedy  mount  for  all  his  purposes.  His  case  is 
exceptional,  however,  for  to-day  the  average  club 
man  rides  a  wheel  of  little  over  30  pounds  iu 
weight  and  hankers  for  something  lighter  still. 

A  SLIDING-SEAT  SAFETY. 

I  recently  tried  Byron's  sliding-seat  safety,  a 
machine  on  a  decidedly  novel  principle.  The 
portion  of  the  frame  which  supports  the  siiddle 
swings  on  a  hinge  at  the  bottom  bracket,  enabling 
the  rider  to  assume  any  position  at  pleasure  in 
ascending  hills.  The  machine  is  not  heavy  or 
unpleasant  to  ride,  once  its  peculiarity  is  mastered ; 
and  vibration  is  greatly  minimized.  It  is  difficult 
to  credit  that  there  is  not  a  loss  of  power,  bxit  Mr. 
Byrne,  the  inventor,  assured  me  that  the  machine 
possessed  pace,  and  from  my  brief  trial  I  was  un- 
able to  contradict  him.  Anyhow,  the  sliding  seat 
is  prodigiously  easy,  and  a  host  of  advantages  are 
claimed  for  it. 

LIGHT  TANDEMS    W.VNTED. 

No  type  of  machine  has  been  more  neglected  by 
the  trade  of  late  years  than  the  tandem  bicycle. 
It  is  easy  to  get  a  light  tricycle  but  where  to  buy 
a  light  tandem  I  don't  know.  I  have  lately  been 
riding  one  of  Marriott  &  Cooper's  Olympias,  cer- 
tainly the  best  machine  extant  for  a  lady  and 
gentleman,  but  the  we'ght,  85  pounds,  is  reallj' 
loo  appalling.  The  machine  is  of  couise  geared 
low  and  runs  well  on  the  level,  the  steering  being 
specially  convenient,  but  up  hill — oh,  the  toil  of 
it;  And  it  is  up  hill  that  one  always  judges  a 
machine.  I  am  told  by  a  competent  authority 
that  there  should  be  no  difficulty  iq  building  a 
tandem  to  cany  twenty  stone  weighing  60 
pounds.  Perhaps  one  day  Marriott  &  Cooper  mil 
place  such  a  tandem  on  the  market. 

EUDGE  LOSES   PHILPOT    AND   EDGE. 

Both  S.  F.  Edge  and  R.  L.  Philpot  have  re- 
signed their  connection  with  the  Rudge  Cycle 
Company.  S.  F.  Edge's  retirement,  it  is  rumored, 
I  cannot  say  with  what  truth,  was  due  to  his  ac- 
ceptance of  a  conditional  license  from  the  union, 
under  which  his  performances  must  not  be  adver- 
ti.sed  in  connection  with  his  name.  As  regards 
Mr.  Philpot,  it  is  said  that  it  is  very  possible  we 
shall  shortly  hear  of  the  R.  L.  Philpot  Cycle  Com- 
pany. 

SMALL  TIEES   ON   THE  EOAD. 

It  is  worthy  of  mention  that  several  riders  have 
adopted  pneumatic  tires  of  small  diameter  for 
road  use  on  light  machines.  One  and  one-fourth 
inch  Palmers  are  becoming  (juite  familiar,  and 
even  the  oue-incb  size  is  said  to  answer  well  for 
speed  work  on  moderately  good  roads.  Johnnie 
Price  informs  me  that  the  Palmer  staff  is  doubled 
iu  preparation  for  next  year's  business.  The  com- 
pany'will  have  six  travelers  u))0n  the  road  and 
more  than  one  iiiippitant  novelty  is  in  the  l)a(-lc- 
groinid  for  i)rod action  at  the  Stanley  show. 
A    LADY'S   GOOD   TEICVCLE    EIDE. 

Mention  of  tricycles  reminds  me  that  Mr.  Stur- 


mey hiis  been  testing  a  No.  8  B  Quadrant  tricycle, 
weighing  about  45  pounds,  all  on,  and  tells  nie 
the  speed  quite  exceeded  his  expectations.  He 
covered  sixteen  miles  of  give  and  take  road  inside 
the  hour  without  undue  effort ;  no  poor  feat  con- 
sidering his  weight.  It  is  surprising  what  a  de- 
cent rider  can  accomplish  on  an  up-to-date  tri- 
cycle. Mrs.  Von  Koppelow,  the  mother  of  the 
racing  man  of  that  name,  who,  be  it  noted,  wears 
rational  dress,  recently  rode  down  to  Silchester 
with  the  Society  of  Cyclists  and  biick  again  to 
Chisvick  after  dining  with  the  society  at  Reading. 
This  meant  over  eighty-eight  miles  in  the  day, 
and  yet  was  no  special  feat  for  this  lady  tiicyclist, 
whose  riding  form  and  pace  would  astonish  many 
men. 

A  millionaiee's  machine. 

The  Elswick  Cycle  Company  has  lately  com- 
pleted a  beautifully-finished  Elswick  safetj^,  to 
the  order  of  a  Parisian  millionaire.  The  mount  is 
gold  plated  throughout  and  presents  a  splendid 
appearance,  some  $150  worth  of  gold  having  been 
applied  to  this  purpose. 

I  have  written  in  the  past  about  light  safeties 
built  by  W.  Travers,  who  now  resides  in  Wolver- 
hampton. His  latest  achievement  is  a  roadster 
with  IJ-inch  Palmer  tires  (roadster  pattern\  tan- 
gent spokes,  wooden  rims,  and  42'-iuch  tiead, 
wonderfully  strong  by  tests  upon  the  road,  and 
yet  weighs  only  19f  pounds  complete. 

THE   PNEUMATIC    HUB. 

Doig's  pueumatic  hub  has  not  been  beard  of 
since  the  last  Stanley  show  until  last  Saturday, 
when  E.  Dance  used  one  on  his  safety  in  the  Sur- 
rey 100  miles  scratch  race.  Unfortunately, 
although  Dance  was  a  hot  favorite,  being  last 
year's  winner  and  had  displayed  marvellous  form 
in  practice,  he  suffered  from  a  saddle  trouble, 
which  compelled  him  to  retire  before  the  finish. 
I  understand,  however,  he  wiJJ  start  in  the  Cuca 
race  and  his  performance  will  be  instructive.  In 
conjunction  with  a  racing  mount  and  pneumatic 
tires  the  Doig  hub  is  said  to  enable  the  rider  to 
cover  long  distances  on  the  track  without  being  sen- 
sible of  fatigue  and  also  to  admit  of  a  higher  gear 
being  used  with  advantage. 

SINGEE   STEERING-LOCK   PATENT   VOID. 

The  result  of  the  steering-lock  action  brought 
by  Singer  &  Co.  against  the  Rudge  Cycle  Com- 
pany came  as  a  great  surprise  to  the  trade. 
Justice  Romer  arrived  at  the  conclusion  that  the 
device  used  by  Singer  was  nothing  more  than  a 
"common  catch-on  bolt"  patented  by  a  certain 
Mr.  Russell  many  years  ago  for  the  purpose  of 
locking  the  steering  of  an  ordinary  while  being 
ridden,  an  obviously  preposterous  contrivance, 
alleged  never  to  have  existed  except  on  paper. 
Consequently  the  Singer  patent  is  declared  worth- 
less and  the  firm  can  no  longer  claim  royalties 
from  other  makers  adopting  the  device. 

STANr.EV. 

MUST  COME  TO  LIGHT   WEIGHTS. 


The  "Irish  Cyclist"  Says  the  American  Makers 
Are  Ahead  of  Foreigners. 
Under  the  caption  "Will  America  Invade  Us?" 
the  Irish  Oyclist  hits  the  nail  squarely  on  the  head: 
"It  is  not  at  all  easy  for  the  ordinary  Briton  to 
understand  how  the  American  manufacturer  gets 
his  machines  down  as  low  iu  weight  as  he  nn- 
doubtedly  does.  The  reduction  has  been  a  sud- 
den oue.  In  ]K!)9  American  nuicliines  were  all 
round  fur  heavier  than  those  of  P.ritish  make,  be- 
sides being  interior  in  design.  Towards  the  end 
of  the  season  a  craze  for  light  weights  .set  iu,  and 
the  autumn-riding  cyclists  who  could  ,  afford  two 
machines  a  year  were  done  on  mounts  that  scaled 


considerably  less  than  these  of  the  spring-time. 
In  1893  weights  went  down  all  round  to  the  tune 
of  eight  or  nine  pounds,  and  during  the  present 
summer  they  have  been  reduced  still  further, 
until  the  average  American  light  roadster  now 
scales  a  good  deal  less  than  its  British  compeer — 
and  this  in  the  face  of  the  fact  that  American 
roads  are  notoriously  bad.  Twenty  to  twenty- 
five  pounds  is  the  usual  weigbt  of  .i  roadster; 
thirty-jiouud  machines  are  in  very  snuill  demand, 
and  many  men  will  ride  mounts  scaling  under 
twenty,  with  much  less  result  in  the  way  of 
break-downs  than  one  would  naturally  expect. 
Ladies'  safeties  have  been  correspondingly  re- 
<luced.  Many  are  advertised  from  twenty-five  to 
thirty  pounds'  weight,  and  some  e\eu  Ijelow 
twenty  pounds.  Anything  over  thirty  is  consid- 
ered decidedly  heavj'. 

"Last  year  the  English  mauniacturers  declined 
to  believe  in  these  weights.  Subsequently  they 
declared  that  such  light  machines  would  never 
stand  even  English  roads,  let  alone  the  rough 
tracks  that  do  duty  for  highways  in  An\erica. 
Time  has  proved  the  fallacy  of  both  conclusions. 
Of  course  we  hear  of  breakdowns,  but  the  propor- 
tion is,  if  anything,  smaller  than  corresponding 
circumstances  bring  forth  in  England  in  the  case 
of  heavier  wheels.  The  truth  has  to  be  faced — 
that  Ameiican  manufacturers  are  getting  up  to,  if 
not  ahead  of  their  English  brothers.  Here  is  an 
extract  from  the  ^merjeofi  Wheelman,  which,  if  a 
little  grandiloqirent,  yet  possesses  a  certain  sub- 
stratum of  truth: — 'From  the  English  makers  we 
learned  how  to  make  the  first  light  wheels,  but  it 
took  only  a  short  time  to  leam  all  they  knew, 
aud  to  cast  them  and  their  methods  aside  as  one 
would  a  stjueezed  sponge.  The  wheels  of  to-day 
are  far  in  advance  of  anything  that  can  be  pro- 
duced on  the  other  side. ' 

"The  question  immediately  suggested  by  this 
statement  is,  how  long  will  it  be  before  American 
manufacturers  import  their  products  into  Creat 
Britain  in  such  large  quantities  as  seriously  to  in 
terfere  with  our  own  trade  ?  There  is  no  prohibi- 
tive duty  on  this  side  to  prevent  their  doing  so  as 
soon  as  they  recognize  the  possibilities  of  the  sit- 
uation, and,  as  a  matter  of  fiict,  one  or  two  Amer- 
ican makers  are  already  fairly  well  represented  iu 
the  British  Isles.  The  cycling  public  are  more 
than  ever  greedy  for  reduced  weights,  and  f-o  sonu 
as  they  grasp  the  fact  that  America  can,  aud  will, 
turn  out  lighter  practicable  machines  than  Eng- 
land, just  so  soon  will  they  'go  for'  American  pro- 
ductions in  preference  to  English.  We  think 
manufacturers  in  general  should  seriously  con- 
sider this  matter.  What  man  has  done,  ni;m  can 
do.  If  America  can  turn  out  reliable  twenty- 
four-pound  roadsters,  the  teat  should  not  be  an 
impcssible  one  to  English  raechaniciil  skill  and 
English  capital.  In  any  case,  the  matter  lies  in  a 
niitshell — if  England  cannot,  or  will  not,  do  this, 
America  is  certain  in  the  near  future  to  gaiu  pos- 
session of  a  large  share  of  licr  h(]me  trade.  Per- 
sonally we  do  not  approve  ol  feather-weights,  1  ut 
the  public  will  have  them,  and  the  trade  must 
supply  the  demand  which  exists  whether  tliey 
like  it  or  not." 


Abuse  of  Tire  Guarantees. 
Speiiking  of  the  present  system  of  guaranteeing 
tires  one  of  the  makers  said,  a  few  daj's  ago,  that 
he  could  see  no  reason  why  the  guarantee  on  tires 
should  be  more  liberal  than  on  wheels.  "Rideis 
take  racing  tires,  ride  them  on  the  road  and  sub- 
ject them  to  the  same  abuses  as  road  tires,"  said 
he.  "Then,  it' anything  goes  wrong,  thcv  expect 
us  to  replace  the  tire.  There  is  only  one  remedy 
and  that  is  for  a  few  of  the  more  important 
makers  to  agree  on  a  uniform   guarantee  and  to 


Sterling 
Riders 
Win 
Races 


Sterling  Cycle  Works, 

246-248  Carroll  Ave., 


CHICAGO. 


SPMCIAI,    AGJSNTS: 


L.  O.  JANDORF  &  CO.,  116-118  W.  125th  St.,  New  York. 
STOKES  MFG.  CO.,  Chicago,  Milwaukee,  Denver. 
SALT  LAKE  CYCLE  CO.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 


ONE  MONTH 

of  racing  on  the  Sterling  shows  the  following 
results: 


ROCHESTER,   N.  Y. 
DIXON,  ILL. 

GRAND  ISLAND,  NEB. 

WACO,  TEXAS. 
SAN  ANTONIO,  TEX. 

SALT  LAKE  CITY. 

ROCKVILLE,   CONN. 
HARRISBURG,  PA. 
PORT  HURON,  MICH. 
ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 
SIOUX  CITY,  lA. 

WILKESBARRE,  PA. 
SYRACUSE,  N.  Y. 


Steimal  breaks  LeEoy  century  record.  Time,  6hr. 
35  min.,  against  strong  head  wind  on  return  trip. 

Wm.  Train  takes  1st  in  mile  open. 

Geo.  Dowing  takes  1st  in  mile  novice. 

A.  D.  Kennedy,  2nd  in  mile  hep.,  beating  Johnson. 

A.  D.  Kennedy,  ?nd  in  mile  open. 

A.  D.  Kennedy,  Snd  in  half-mile  handicap. 

1st  in  mile  open, 

1st  in  quarter-mile  open. 

2nd  in  ten-mile. 

Parker  broke  Texas  record  and  holds  Southern 
championship. 

J.  A.  Roach  broke  sonthern  record  for  mile  in 

competition.    Time,  2:25  3-5. 

J    A.  Roach  won  1st  time  in  13-mile  road  race, 

breaking  southern  record.    Time,  34:19. 

J.  W.  Fuller  took  2nd  time. 

Weiler  broke  3-mile  state  record. 

Weiler  broke  4-mil6  state  record. 

C.  A.  Emise  and  A.  P.  Senior  broke  100-mile  state 

record. 

Weiler  broke  half-mile  state  record. 

Kennedy  won  2nd  in  mile  handicap. 

J.  A.  Kline  took  1st  time  and  3nd  place  in  aOmile 
road  race.    Time,  61  min. 

Six  firsts,  five  seconds,  seven  thirds. 

Cabanne  won  mile  from  scratch,  breaking  local 
time  record  and  winning  the  Sanford  medal. 

George  won  1st  time  in  28 1-2  mile  road  race  after 
being  run  over  by  an  ice  wagon  one  mile  from  the 
wind  up.  His  wheel  was  knocked  up  but  not 
broken  acd  he  remounted  and  finished  in  good 
shape. 

Taxis  won  half-mile  open  and  broke  state  mile 
record. 

Kennedy  2nd  in  half-mile  open;  3rd  in  the  mile 
handicap. 


The  Great  Hoyland  Smith  Record- 
Breaking  25  Mile  Road  Race 
was  Won  by  S.  L-  Macomber 


A  GOOD  MAN  ON  THE  BEST  WHEEL. 


He  Rode  A 


REMINGTON. 


Remington  Arms  Company, 


313-315  Broadway, 


NEW    YORK    CITY. 


NENTtON   THE    REFEREE. 


refuse,  absolutely,  to  replace  tires  which  are  dam- 
aged by  unnecessary  abuse.  This  guarantee  busi 
ness  costs  all  the  way  from  $20  to  $100  a  day, 
according  to  the  size  of  the  lactory,  and  can  only 
be  remedied  when  one  or  two  of  the  makera  cease 
giving  away  tires  to  every  claimant." 


Raleigh  Company  Will  Remain. 
•  The  John  Griffiths  Cycle  Corporation,  by  John 
Griffiths,  chairman;  the  Raleigh  Cycle  Company 
of  England,  by  Alfred  Du  Cros,  director,  and  the 
Ealeigh  Cycle  Company  of  this  country,  by  George 
S.  Macdonald,  manager,  deny  emphatically  that 
Mr.  Griffiths  is  in  this  country  for  the  purpose  of 
closing  up  the  Raleigh  business.  They  state  that 
it  is  a  permanent  business  and  that,  furthermore, 
it  is  the  intention  of  the  company  to  increase  its 
business  largely. 

Stood  4,000  Pounds. 
In  a  test  of  steel  frames  at  Cornell  last  week, 
samples  of  the  Sterling  and  Eclipse  were  "put 
through  the  mill. "  It  will  probably  surprise  the 
reader  to  leam  that  each  frame,  supported  only  at 
the  head  and  the  rear  axle,  and  "  ith  the  weight 
applied  at  the  saddle-post,  sustained  4,000  pounds. 
One  did  better.     Guess  which! 


Good  Showing  for  a  Youngster. 
Through  their  up-to-date  lines,  good  material 
and  excellent  workmanship  the 
machines  made  by  E.  B.  Preston 
&  Co.,  the  Czar  and  Czarina, 
though  on  the  market  but  a  short 
time,  have  won  favor  which 
many  machines  have  been  striv- 
ing hard  to  gain  for  years.  As 
yet  but  the  two  styles  have  been 
put  on  the  market,  the  Czarina 
weighing  26  pounds  and  listing 
at  $115,  while  the  Czar  is  made 
in  weights  from  22  to  27  pounds, 
at  $125.  With  light  roatt  tires 
the  Czar  at  25  pounds  makes  an 
excellent  all-around  machine. 
One  of  the  first  races  in  which  a 
Czar  was  used  was  the  Cedar- 
burg  -  Milwaukee  road  event, 
Tracy  Holmes  securing  third  posi- 
tion and  fourth  time  on  a  22J- 
pound  machine.  Next  season  the  makers  will 
branch  out  somewhat,  and  will,  doubtless  do  a 
big  business, 

Milwaukee  Trade  Notes. 

Julius  Andrae  has  moved  his  Sunbeam  chain 
lubricant  factory  to  more  spacious  quarters,  now 
occupying  the  building  next  to  the  retail  store, 
227  West  Water  street. 

The  Telegram  Cycle  Company  is  now  applying 
its  patent  device,  the  crossing  of  the  tubing  at  the 
seat  post,  to  road  racer.  Heretofore  this  was  only 
seen  on  Sanger  racers. 

H.  J.  Warner,  of  the  Julius  Andrae  Cycle 
Works,  has  been  traveling  through  the  south 
breaking  ice  for  1894  and  placing  agencies.  Mr. 
Warner  reports  trade  only  fair. 


The  Czar  has,  since  coming  on  the  market  in 
May,  made  a  good  reputation  and  will  rank 
among  the  best. 

Charles  Gorman,  formerly  with  the  Capitol 
Manufacturing  Company,  has  been  engaged  by  the 
Eldridge  National  Manufacturing  Company,  P>el- 
videre,  111. 

Clemens  &  Co.,  of  Indianapolis,  have  opened  a 
branch  store  at  Richmond,  Ind.,  where  they  are 
agents  for  the  Central,  Ben  Hur,  Monger,  Crescent 
and  Clemens  Indian. 

The  former  proprietors  of  the  Century  Cycle 
Manufacturing  Company  will  open  a  factory  in 
September  at  Shelbyville,  Ind.,  where  they  will 
manufacture  wheels  for  the  season  of  1895. 

Walter  E.  Haas  &  Co.,  Dayton,  O.,  have 
accepted  the  Victor  agency,  which  was  lately  held 
by  Charles  F.  Fox  &  Co.,  of  that  city,  and  will 
push  the  Victors  in  connection  with  Eagles  and 
Fentons. 

The  Hill  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  is  ne- 
gotiating with  capitalists  in  Elgin  and  the  result 
may  be  that  the  Fowler  will  be  made  in  that 
place  next  year.  It  is  intended  to  organize  a  new 
stock  company. 

Any  person  actively  engaged  in  the  cycle  tratle, 
or  kindred  industries,  will  be  furnished  a  copy  of 
the  charter,  by-laws  and  other  literature  of  the 
National  Board  of  Trade  of  Cycle  Manufacturers 


Trade  Notes. 

D.  J.  Canary  returned  to  Chicago  from  the  east 
during  the  week. 

C.  A.  Boyle,  one  of  G.  &  J.'s  popular  travelers, 
was  in  Chicago  during  the  week. 

E.  B.  Preston  &  Co.,  Chicago,  are  already  mak- 
ing arrangements  to  largely  increase  their  capacity 
for  1895.  Two  extra  floors  are  being  fitted  up 
with  new  machinery,  and  in  about  a  month  work 
will  commence  on   the  models  for  next  season. 


by  sending  complete  address  and  a  two-cent  stamp 
to  Secretary  A.  Kennedy-Child,    Hartford,    Conn. 

Terry  Andrae,  Milwaukee;  H.  G.  Rouse,  Peoria, 
and  Birdie  Munger,  Indianapolis,  were  among  the 
visitors  in  Chicago  this  week. 

D.  Clinton  Herby  who  has  lately  been  in  charge 
of  the  bicycle  department  of  Charles  F.  Fox  & 
Co. ,  Dayton,  O. ,  has  resig  ned  his  position  and 
will  go  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  will  work  in  the 
large  store  of  Charles  Hananer  &  Bros. 

George  R.  Bidwell  expresses  himself  as  willing 
to  vote  for  one  show  next  winter,  and  that  at 
Chicago.  He  is  well  pleased  with  the  progress  of 
the  New  York  Tire  Company's  business  under  Mr." 
Fairchild's  management  in  the  Windy  City. 


Philadelphia  Trade  Notes. 

Harry  Goodman,  representing  the  Hartford 
Cycle  Company,  was  in  town  last  week. 

W.  M.  Perrett,  ha^ng  severed  his  connection 
with  the  Raleigh  Cycle  Company,  will  devote  his 
time  to  working  for  the  American  WJieelman,  and 
managing  the  Asbury  Park  race  meets. 

The  Spalding  people  last  week  reported  the 
theft  of  half  a  dozen  wheels  from  customers  who 
had  left  them  standing  outside  their  establish- 
ment at  Eleventh  and  Chestnut  streets. 


THE  ARIEL  CRANK. 


C.  K.  Anderson's  Successful  Career  as  a  Cycle 
Salesman. 
The  portrait  herewith  is  a  fair  likeness  of  C.  K. 
Anderson  (better  known  as  "Andy")  of  the  Ariel 
Cycle  Manufacturing  Company.  During  the  win- 
ter months  he  traveled  through  northern  Indiana 


and  Illinois  and  met  with  such  success  that  he 
was  sent  to  Chicago  to  solicit  the  city  and  suburban 
trade.  While  doing  this  work  he  became  so  well 
acquainted  with  the  trade  and  the  boys  that  he 
was  put  in  the  Chicago  store  as  Mr.  Plumb's  as- 
sistant. He  is  a  westerner,  having  lived  four 
years  in  Helena,  Mont. ,  where  every  person  knew 
him  as  the  "Ariel  crank."  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Chicago  C.  C.  Andy  claims  no  racing  ability, 
but  on  club  runs  will  always  be  found  with  the 
leaders. 


RIDING  BEFORE  EMPTY  SEATS. 


Jack  Prince  Gives  Up  His  Six-Day  Horse  vs. 
Man  Contest. 

Nev?-  Yoek,  July  17. — [Special  telegram] — 
Jack  Prince's  latest  venture  in  the  race  exhibition 
line  is  a  twelve-hour-a-day,  six-day  race  between 
himself  and  Albert  Schock  on  bicycles  against 
'Alexander  and  Brulinninger  on  horses.  As  far  as 
attendance  went  they  did  not  have  a  very  encour- 
aging opening  at  Manhattan  field  yesterday,  a 
skimp  five  hundred  covering  the  maximum 
attendance  during  the  day.  Men  and  horses 
were  changed  every  hour,  yet  several  horses  broke 
down  during  the  day.  The  cyclists  finished  the 
hundred  miles  in  5  hrs.  40  min.,  beating  the 
horses  four  miles.  At  midnight  the  score  was : 
Bicyclists,  207 J  miles;  horses,  209  miles. 

New    York,   July  18. — [Special  telegram] — 

The  bicycle  vs.  horse  six-day  race  at   Manhattan 

field  collapsed  yesterday,  Jack  Prince  looking  at 

the  unanswerable  empty  seats  and  threw  up  the 

sponge. 

*   ♦   * 

Will  Change  the  Course. 
The  Milwaukee  Wheelmen  have  about  decided 
to  change  the  course  for  their  road  race  next  year. 
Instead  of  starting  from  Waukesha  the  riders 
will  leave  Twenty-e'ghth  and  Grand  avenue,  Mil- 
waukee, ride  to  Ehn  Grove  over  the  Blue  Mound 
road  and  return,  finishing  at  the  starting  point. 
The  racing  board  seems  to  have  struck  the  iwpular 
fancy  in  making  this  move  and  it  is  suggested 
that  the  event  be  called  the  Milwaukee  road  race. 
The  Wheelmen  will  probably  have  a  club  race 
over  the  course  some  time  in  September. 


Some  cruel  wag  has  intimated  that  the  loss  of 
an  ear  has  improved  Taxis'  time  wonderfully,  but 
says  that  he'll  miss  it  when  coming  down  the 
stretch  before  the  wind,  Billy  didn't  lose  his  ear, 
by  the  way;  it  is  still  there. 


THE  ECLIPSE  RACER  STARTS  AT  THE  FRONT 

G.  Marshall  Wells  wins  4  out  of 
5  Canadian  Championships 


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On    an    Eclipse. 


G.  E  "Williams  wins  First  Time 
Prize  in  the  Pittsburg  to  Beaver  Falls 
Road  Race,   riding  an  Eclipse  Track 

Racer  irom  start  to  finish,  over  hilly  roads, 
without  a  scratch. 

T.  C.  Fry  wins  Second  Time  Prize  and 
Second  Place  in  the  Johnstown  35 -Mile 
Road  Race,  Pittsburg,  July  2,  on  an 
Eclipse  Model  A. 


The  Eclipse  Racer  wins  5  first,  3  second  and  3  third  prizes  at  Beaver,  Pa. ,  July  4. 

NO  BETTER  RACER  MADE  THAN  THE  ECLIPSE.     PRICE,  $125.00. 

Eclipse  New  Model  B,  $100.00,  equal  to  any  $135.00  machine  on  the  market. 

TO  BE  IN  IT  RIDE  AN  ECLIPSE. 

ECLIPSE  BICYCLE  CO.,  Beaver  Falls,  Pa. 

DEERE    &    WEBBER   CO.,    jobbers,    MINNEAPOLIS. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


Watch  the  Sun  Beam 


on  the 


Crimson  Rims! 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


The  following  are  the  by-laws  of  the  Arlon  Tur- 
tle Cycling  Club,  an  organization  formed  ior  the 
ideal  lazy  man  in  Belgium : 

Article  1.  This  club,  organized  at  Arlon,  to  be  called 
the  Turtle  Cyolin?  Club. 

Art.  a.  The  object  of  the  club  is  to  make  excursions  as 
often  and  as  slowly  as  possible. 

Art,  3.  The  badge  of  the  club  will  be  a  turtle:  "No 
haste." 

Art.  4.  The  club  adopts  the  solid  tire  for  machines,  be- 
cause it  is  the  only  non-puncturable;  however  cushion 
tires  are  admitted  and  pneumatics  tolerated. 

Art.  5.  All  members  of  the  club  are  equal  and  have  the 
same  rights. 

Art  6.    They  will  run  two  by  two  during  excursions: 


they  are  forbidden  to  leave  the  ranks 

Art.  7.  The  ordinary  speed  of  the  club  will  be  eight 
miles  an  hour;  members  are  strictly  forbidden  to  make 
more  than  twelve  miles  an  hour. 

Art.  8.  They  are  also  forbidden  to  get  tired  or  warm; 
every  member  who  feels  himself  getting  warm  can  claim 
a  moderation  in  the  gait. 

Art.  9.  The  club  will  atop  frequently  at  cafes  of  good 
reputation;  white  wine  is  the  only  drink  authorized,  ex- 
ception made  for  members  who  want  something  else. 

Art.  10.  The  members  are  strictly  forbidden  to  join 
temperance  societies. 

Art.  11.  Members  are  forbidden  to  take  part  in  speed 
races. 

Art.  19.  However,  the  club  can  organize  races.  In  that 
case  the  prize  will  always  be  given  to  the  one  who  arrives 
last. 


Mugl  know  LaFontaine' s  fable  by  heart. 

Art.  13.  The  members  of  the  club  will  not  wear  a  uni- 
uniform,  but  can  wear  a  badge  on  their  caps  consisting  of 
a  turtle  carrying  a  bicycle  on  its  back. 

Art.  14.  Short  trousers  are  not  allowed  to  members 
who  do  not  have  presentable  calves. 

Art.  15.  To  be  admitted  into  the  club  it  is  necessary: 
OL.)  to  be  at  least  thirty  years  of  age;  (M.)  to  have  been 
vaccinated;  (3.)  to  be  examined  by  the  physician  of  the 
club;  (^.)  to  be  vouched  for  by  two  members  who  will 
guarantee  that  the  candidate  cannot  make  on  an  average 
more  than  ten  miles  an  hour;  (5.)  to  know  the  fable  of 
La  Fontaine,  "The  Hare  and  the  Turtle,"  by  heart. 

Art.  16.    The  applicant  must  receive  the  unanimous  vote 


of  the  members  in  general  assembly,  and  after  proof  that 
he  is  sufficiently  slow. 

Art.  17.  n  he  captain,  owning  the  only  pneumatic  in 
the  club,  is  named  the  ''dean  of  the  club"  as  an  honorary 
title. 

Art.  18.  The  title  of  "dean"  carries  with  it  no  privi- 
leges; he  is  to  represent  the  club  when  necessary. 

Art.  19.  Mr.  Charles  Netzer  is  named  secretary  of  the 
club  because  he  has  the  only  solid  tire. 

Art.  20.  The  secretary  is  specially  charged  to  order  the 
dinners  for  each  excursion  at  a  reasonable  time  in  ad- 
vance, so  the  hotels  and  restaurants  will  be  ready  upon 
the  arrival  of  the  club.  He  is  also  charged  with  the  infla- 
tion of  the  pneumatics  at  all  grand  stops 

Art.  21.  By  reason  of  the  trickery  practiced  upon 
cyclists  by  the  customs  officers  on  the  frontiers  the  secre- 


Some  of  the  members — Strictly  forbidden  to  join 
temperance  societies. 

tary  is  directed  to  correspond  with  all  the  different  cus- 
tom offlces  in  order  to  lessen  the  difficulties  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  club  when  on  excursions. 

Art.  22.  Mr.  Arthur,  who  has  the  ungrateful  task  of 
teaching  cycling  science,  will  have  the  title  of  "honorary 
professor"  of  the  club. 

Art.  23.  All  infractions  of  the  rules  of  the  club  will  be 
punished  by  a  fine  of  a  gallon  of  wine,  to  be  furnished 
during  excursions. 

ADDITIONAL  ARTICLE. 

Mr.  Octave  Dumont,  having  proven  that  he  can  make 
only  a  mile  and  a  half  in  an  hour,  which  is  the  ideal  of 
the  club,  is  made  honorary  president. 


An  Enterprising  Rockford  Man. 
G.  W.  Anderson,  a  prominent  rider  of  Eoek- 
ford.  111.,  left  that  place  on  a  '22-pound  Monarch 
Saturday  evening,  July  7,  at  11  o'clock,  for  Chi- 
cago to  get  the  Chicago  Sunday  papers,  which, 
owing  to  the  strike,  could  not  be  sent  by  tram. 
He  left  this  city  with  150  papers  strapped  to  his 
back,  the  whole  weight,  rider  and  papers,  being 
194  pounds.  He  reachedjEockford  Sunday  at  8:30 
p.  m.,  having  traveled  213  miles  inside  of  twenty- 
three  hours.  Mr.  Anderson  claims  that  the 
wheel  stood  the  severe  test  over  some  of  the  worst 
sand  roads  in  the  country,  and  when  he  took  the 
bearings  apart  they  were  almost  free  from  dust. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Bicycle  Insurance  Abroad. 
An  insurance  company  has  been  incorporated  at 
Mannheim,  Germany,  for  specially  insuring  cy- 
clists against  accident.  Every  cyclist  belonging 
to  a  club  can  be  insured.  In  case  of  death  or  to- 
tally incapacitated  for  work  he  receives  $1,000, 
and  fifty  cents  per  day  during  temporary  incapac- 
ity, at  a  cost  of  §1  per  year.  It  costs  §1.50  for 
those  who  use  ordinaries. 


Bicycle  Rink  in  New  York. 
Early  in  December  Madison  Square  Garden  is 
to  be  opened  as  a  bicycle  rink,  where  lessons  will 
be  given  and  wheels  rented  and  sold.  It  will  re- 
mind many  an  old  timer  of  ventures  of  a  similar 
nature  in  the  old  velocipede  days. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Syracuse,  y.  T.—T>.  H.  Hull,  who  has  conducted  a 
bicycle  store  an  James  street,  arrested,  charged  with 
stealing  a  bicycle. 

Detroit — Ddtroit  Cycle  Company  sued  by  the  Peerless 
Manufacturing  CompaDy  for  bicycle  and  bicycle  sundriss 
to  the  amount  of  $2,70."j.  The  peerless  company  asks  for  a 
receiver  and  for  an  injunction  restraining  defendant 
from  collecting  moneys  on  contract  The  Gormully  & 
Jeffery  Manufacturing  Company  and  Edwin  B.  Robinson 
are  also  made  defendants  in  the  suit. 

Jjockport,  JV.  T F.  W.  KorfE,  bieycleagent;  reported 

recently  closed  by  sheriff. 

Newton,  SSass  — Williams  &  Doame.  new  firm  com- 
posed of  George  F.  Williams  and  Francis  H.  Doame; 
opened  new  bicycle  repairing  establishment  in  the  Big- 
gins &  Nickerson  block. 

Salem,  Ore.— The  Northwestern  Bicycle  Association 
incorporated  by  R.  D.  Inman,  E.  G.  Jones,  Walter  Reed, 
B.  W.  Hoyt,  I.  Van  Humanson  and  R.  C.  Wright,  to 
manuf act  ure  and  sell  bicycles,  vehicles,  boats,  athletic 
and  sporting  goods;  capital  stock  $5,000,  divided  into  500 
shares. 

JPhiladefphia.—J.  H.  Marlow,  302  Susquehana  ave- 
nue, is  putting  on  the  market  improved  bicycle  stand  and 
home  trainer. 

Houston,  T«x.— Rierson  &  Spore,  bicycles;  reported 
as  having  dissolved. 

Boston  — John  P.  Lovell  Arms  Company  closed  con- 
tract for  agency  in  London,  Eng.,  and  booked  orders  for 
India.  This  company  has  recently  opened  a  branch  store 
at  131  Broad  street. 

RocTiPSter,  y.  Y. — Rochester  Cycle  Manufacturing 
Company;  J.  F.  Dorthy,  stockholder,  began  a  litigation 
to  require  company  to  show  its  books  to  Frank  F.  Wells, 
who  was  formerly  treasurer  and  business  manager.  The 
company  was  organized  in  1890  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$20,000,  since  increased  to  840,000,  of  which  Mr.  Wells 
owns  84,600. 

Brie,  Pa.  — The  Erie  Rubber  Company  has  resumed 
operations  with  bright  prospects.  The  Mooney  Bicycle 
Tubers  are  being  manufactured. 

Stoughton,  Mass .—Ch&vles  Anderson  opened  new  bi- 
cycle store. 

4.kron,  O.— The  B.  F.  Goodrich  Rubber  Company 
closed  its  doors  for  t*he  season  yesterday  (July  13),  and 
the-company  gave  an  excursion  to  its  employes. 

Hiineston,  la.—T.  C.  Ballew,  bicycles,  etc.;  is  erect- 
ing a  new  store  building. 

Indianapolis,  Ind. —  Central  Cycle  Manufacturing 
Company  assessed  at  8CO,000  by  county  board  of  review; 
Century  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  assessed  at  812.- 
325. 

Toronto,  Can.— The  Comet  Bicycle  Manufacturing 
Company  will  erect  a  factory  VOxlCO  feet,  seven  stories  in 
height. 

Ctiatham,  JT.  F,— Charles  Etman,  bicycles  etc  ;  store 
destroyed  by  Are;  partially  insured. 


Recent  American  Patents. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,  re- 
ported especially  for  ^^/t/ve-  by  W.  E.  Augin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

5;2,166,  traveling  case  for  bicycl<"s;  Emery  Andrews, 
Kennebunk,  Me. ;  filed  July  11, 1693 

522,325,  hub  band;  Jared  Maris,  Cincinnati,  O.;  filed  May 
24,  1893 

523,'248,  carriage  wheel;  Martin  V.  Woncher,  Brooklyn, 
N.Y.;  filed  Oct.  10,  1893. 

582,335,  adjustable  bearing  for  conneciing  rods  or  links; 
Wilhelm  Brockhausen  and  Friederich  Brnckhausen,  Riga, 
Russia;  filed  July  8,  1893;  patented  in  Belgium. 

5-32,402,  vehicle  axle;  William  H.  Bustin,  Watertown, 
Mass.,  assignor  to  the  Bustin  Manufacturing  Company, 
Portland,  Me.;  filed  Nov.  11, 1893. 

522,427,  sprocket  wheel  for  chains ;  William  A.  Leggo, 
Jr.,  Hartsdale,  N.  Y.;  filed  Sept.  8,  1893. 

522,647,  bicycle  gearing;  Alonzo  D.  Anthony,  Groton,  N. 
Y.;  filed  March  23,  1893. 

522,5r0,  bicycle;  Samuel  A.  White,  Harrisburg,  Pa.; 
filed  Sept.  26,  1893; 

1   ♦   » 

Ran  Down  an  Old  Man. 

An  accident  due  to  the  carelessness  of  the 
scorcher  happened  in  Detroit  a  week  ago  yester- 
day. E.  Taylor,  seventy  years  of  age  and  one  of 
Detroit's  best-known  citizens,  was  run  down  at 
the  corner  of  Woodward  avenue  and  Sproat  street 
by  a  cyclist.  Besides  being  badly  bruised  he  sus- 
tained a  severe  nervous  shock. 


TWO 


Years  ago  the  "Nimrod"  Cycle  Company 
manuf  aciured  6  bicycles  weekly.    .    .    . 


TO-DAY 

The  "Nimrod"  Cycle  Company  manufactures  150  bicycles  weekly 


CAN 


Any  other  cycle  firm  show  such  an  extra- 
ordinary development  f 


a 


NIMROD" 


CYCLES  are  SPEEDY,  RELIABLE  and  CHEAP. 
CYCLES  are  monopolizing  all  the  best  class  of  trade. 
RIDERS  are  found  in  every  part  of  the  world. 


You  should  see  a  catalogue.     Post  free,  one  stamp, 
TJ.  S.  A.  Agents  wanted  at  once.     Apply  quickly. 


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NIMROD"  CYCLE  CO.,  -    Bristol,  England. 

N.  B. — The  "Nimrod"  Cycle  Company  wUl  open  up  in  the  States  in  a  few  months. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


STAB! 


THE. 

Hoffman 

Tire 

Protectors 

HAVE 

SET  A  PACE 

WHICH  Is  KEEPING   UP 

WITH  TREMENDOUS 

RESULTS  AGAINST 

PUNCTURES.  '^^^CrOf^  ^INNERTUBE 

From  ocean  to  ocean  testimonials  are  coming  in,  reciting  their  praises. 


P/^^ 


CHOP! 


Insert  a  pair  in  your  tires  and  get  away  forever  from  puncturing  yonr  air  tubes.      They  fit  any  tire  but  a  hose  pipe  style.      Go  inside, 
strong  as  steel.      PRICM,  $5.00  per  set.      Guaranteed.     Send  for  catalogue  and  mention  this  paper. 

PITTSBURG    TIRE     PROTECTOR    COMPANY. 


Soft  but 

PITTSBURG,     PA. 


ATTENTION,   AGENTS. 

Rochester 

Bicycles    are  made 

To  Supply  the  Demand  for  Fine  Quality 
Wheels. 

Our  prices  are  ti^bt.      Why  not  write  us. 


ROCHESTER  CYCLE  MFG.  CO., 

JRochester,  N.  Y. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


t^  WeEKU/ RECORD  AND  RpVlE.W  OF (>CLlMGJ1NDTH&CyCUMGTRftDE. 


VOL.  13.  No.  13 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  JULY  27.  1894 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


FACTS  ABOUT  THE  LEAGUE. 


Membership  Greatly  Reduced — Secretary  Bas- 
sett  Will  Move  West  Next  Week. 
Boston,  July  21 — It  has  been  -with  consider- 
able pride  that  Chief  Consul  Perkins  has  referred 
to  the  Massachusetts  division  as  "one-fifth  of  the 
league."  Massachusetts  is  more  than  one-fifth,  it 
is  almost  a  quarter.  The  New  England  states 
claim  almost  a  third  of  the  entire  membership, 
which  fact  tends  to  show  that  the  good  work  done 
in  the  Old  Bay  state  is  causing  its  sister  divisions 
in  the  east  to  do  a  hustle.  Yet,  despite  the  fact 
that  this  section  possesses  more  members  than 
does  any  other  in  the  country,  the  office  of  the 
secretary  is  to  be  removed  to  far  Chicago,  there  to 
witness  the  ever  increasing  growth  of  the  organi- 
zation. The  league  to-day  possesses  22,181  mem- 
bers, 5, 105  of  which  are  in  Massachusetts,  2,938 
in  Pennsylvania,  2,606  in  New  York,  1,504  in 
Ohio,  1,325  Illinois,  1,002  in  Connecticut  and  the 
remainder  scattered  throughout  the  remaining 
territory.  Kentucky  (and  the  south),  which 
fought  so  valiantly  against  the  admission  of  the 
colored  man  and  promised  such  large  increases  in 
membership,  has  fallen  oif  considerably.  But 
this,  peihaps,  is  owing  greatly  to  confusion 
attendant  upon  the  official  organ,  and  then,  again, 
perhaps  it  isn't.  However,  this  is  not  the  only 
division  that  has  lost  in  membership,  as  almost 
every  one  in  the  league  is  in  that  position.  Massa- 
chusetts, however,  has  stood  nobly  by  the  old  ship 
in  her  most  troubleous  times  and  by  so  doing  has 
demonstrated  that,  although  considered  as  the 
league  kicker,  it  knows  what  is  its  duty  at  the 
time  of  danger.  It  is  sorry,  however,  to  see  the 
office  of  the  secretary  taken  from  Boston  and  given 
to  Chicago,  which  is  in  a  state  that,  numerically, 
can  not  compare.  But  even  to  this  it  doesn't  obj  ect, 
as  it  considers  it  for  the  best  interest  of  the 
league  at  large. 

Next  Saturday  will  witness  the  closing  of  the 
offices  of  the  secretary  here  in  Boston  and  the  fol- 
lowing week  Abbott  Bassett,  after  being  dined 
and  wined,  will  leave  his  old  home  and  com- 
panions for  the  city  of  his  forced  choice.  Of 
Abbott  Bassett  too  much  cannot  be  said  in  his 
praise.  As  a  moving  and  guiding  spirit  of  the 
younger  element,  the  careful  and  cautious  sage  of 
the  older  league  politicians,  he  has  become  known 
throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  this  land. 
No  man  is  more  closely  identified  with  the  ups 
and  downs,  aspirations,  successful  or  otherwise,  of 
the  league  than  is  Abbott  Bassett,  who  for  years 
has  had  tales  of  woe  poured  into  his  ears  by  the 
unfortunate.  Abbott  and  his  retinue  leave  Bos- 
ton Aug.  6,  and  the  Friday  evening  previous 
thereto  he  will  be  the  honored  guest  of  the  Bi- 
cydhifi  World  at  a  dinner  given  in  his  honor. 
The  Associated  Cycling  Clubs,  in  whose  organiza- 
tion none  was  more  active  than  Abbott,  will  ten- 


der him  a  complimentary  farewell  banquet  on  the 
evening  of  Aug.  4.  After  this  Bassett  comes  from 
the  "wild  and  wooly,"  the  east  remaining  but  as 
a  memory  to  him. 


CHAMPION  OF  LILLE. 


A  Young  Man  Who  Has  Plenty  of  Wealth  and 
Likes  to  Ride. 
Gaston  Courbe  is  a  native  of  Lille,  where  he 
lives  with  his  uncle  and  aunt,  who  spend  no  end 
of  money  on  the  young  man.  Courbe,  who  is 
twenty  years  of  age,  is  champion  of  his  city,  and 
at  the  present  time  is  riding  tandem  in  Italy  with 
an  Englishman  named  Searle,  and  they  are  "scoop- 
ing the  pools."      He  got  third  position  in  the  last 


DENVER  TRACK  COMPLETED. 


fifty  kilometres  tricycle  championship,  which 
event  was  run  at  the  Seine  track,  and  Gaby  and 
Medinger  just  finished  in  front  of  him. 


A  Plucky  Negro  Lad. 
For  a  novel  purpose  Boyd  Gray,  a  colored  boy, 
undertook  to  cross  the  continent  and  return,  start- 
ing from  New  York,  May  20.  His  object  is  simply 
to  try  to  obtain  enough  money  with  which  to 
pay  off  a  mortage  on  his  father's  farm  near  At- 
lanta, Ga.  Thursday  morning  he  arrived  in  Chi- 
cago. It  is  his  aim  to  shine  the  shoes  of  the 
mayor  and  chief  of  police  in  eveiy  town  he  visits, 
which  nets  a  little  more  than  the  ordinary  fee, 
and  has  already  enabled  him  to  put  a  little  on  the 
shelf.  He  is  talkative  and  seems  a  very  bright 
boy.  His  mount  is  an  old  style  safety  with  solid 
tires.     He    figures   his   trip    will   last  eighteen 

months. 

1   m   ' 

Detroit  Wheelmen's  Tour. 

The  Detroit    Wheelmen's    tour    from    Detroit 

through    Canada  to   Niagara,    starts   next    week 

Thursday   with  a  large  party,  including  several 

ladies.     The  party  will  be  in  charge  of  "Luggage 

Carrier"  Smith.    • 


Trials  Against  Time  Prove  It  Very  Fast— Boles 
vs.  Hamilton. 

Denver,  Colo.,  July  22. — The  Denver  Wheel 
Club's  new  third-mile  track  was  formally  opened 
yesterday,  the  eccasion  being  the  one  and  five 
mile  match  races  between  Boles  and  Hamilton. 
The  wind  was  very  strong  and  fast  time  was  im- 
possible, though  the  condition  of  the  track  was 
grand.  If  the  work  on  it  from  now  until  the 
meet  improves  it  half  as  much  as  the  x^ast  two 
weeks'  surfacing  has  done,  it  will  be  nne  of  the 
fastest  tracks  in  the  United  States. 

On  this  track  the  national  championships  are  to 
be  decided  at  the  time  of  the  Denver  meet.  It  is 
a  third-mile,  fifty  feet  wide  on  the  homestretch, 
thirty-five  on  the  turns  and  forty  on  the  back- 
stretch.  The  surface  is  loam  and  fine  sand,  the 
same  as  that  used  in  the  make-up  of  Denver's 
sand-papered  roads.  Louis  Block,  chairman  of 
the  committe  which  bad  the  construction  of  the 
track  in  charge,  is  of  the  opinion  that  it  will  prove 
as  fast  as  the  Waltham  track,  upon  which  John- 
son and,  later.  Bliss  broke  the  mile  record.  He 
says  the  only  possible  fault  the  "cracks''  can 
find  with  it  is  the  straights,  which  are  only  100 
yards  long,  but  the  turns  are  so  very  gradual  that 
this  makes  very  little  difference.  The  races  re- 
sulted as  follows: 

One-mile,  match — Boles,  1;  Hamilton,  2;  time,  2:29. 
Hamilton  set  pace  until  the  last  eighth,  when  DOles 
spurted  and  beat  him  out  a  length. 

Five-mile,  class  A— Harry  Clark,  1;  Phillips,  2;  Pugh, 
3;  time,  14:49  3-5. 

Two-mile,  class  B— Gerwing,  1;  Banks,  2;  Coulter,  3; 
time,  5:28  1-5. 

Louis  Block  rode  a  mile  standing  start  against 
the  state  record,  made  the  14th  by  Lawton  at  Col- 
orado Springs.  He  succeeded,  despite  the  wind, 
in  breaking  it  one  second;  time.  2:22.  The  five- 
mile  match  race  resulted  in  a  victory  for  Hamil- 
ton, who  showed  better  generalship  than  he  has 
ever  been  credited  with  possessing.  The  wind 
was  blowing  a  gale  against  the  riders  on  the  back- 
stretch.  At  every  lap  as  they  turned  on  the  back- 
stretch  Hamilton  spurted  each  a  little  further 
than  the  time  before.  In  this  way  he  rode  the 
spurt  all  out  of  Boles,  whose  strength  is  not  as 
great  as  Hamilton's  but  whose  speed  is  greater. 
Boles  made  a  game  fight  at  the  finish  but  lost  by 

a  length. 

°  1   »   I 

Slow  Time  in  Oregon. 

Six  starters  came  to  the  mark  to  contest  in  the 
second  heat  of  the  ten-mUe  medal  race  a  week  ago 
last  Tuesday  at  Salem,  Ore.  The  time  in  the  first 
laps  was  disgustingly  slow,  the  referee  being  com- 
pelled to  warn  the  men  on  several  occasions. 
Chester  Murphy  was  the  winner,  his  time  being 
31:33  1-5.  The  event  was  witnessed  by  a  large 
crowd. 


ZIM'S   CRUSHING  VICTORY. 


HOW  THE  SKEETER  EASILY  VANQUISHED 
ENGLAND'S  CHAMPION  PRO. 


Simply    Rode    Rings    Around    Him — Return    of 
George   Banker  from  Germany— Nelson 
111  at  Vienna — Wheeler's  Vic- 
tory—The Saint  Velo. 


Paeis,  July  10. — [Special  corresporidence.] — 
Arthur  Augustus  Zimmerman  has  now  fallen  from 
his  amateur  pedestal  after  Chairman  Eaymond's 
recent  decree,  and  so  much  the  better,  because 
whilst  under  the  ban  Zimmie  was  beaten  at  Flor- 
ence and  at  Brussels;  but  on  Sunday  last,  at  Buf- 
falo, he  had  his  revenge  and  once  again  became  the 
idol  of  the  Parisian  public,  who  came  in  large 
numbere  to  mtness  his  debut  in  paris.  The  event 
in  question  was  a  match  against  A.  C.  Edwards, 
the  Englishman  who  recently  whipped  Medinger 
and  Louvet,  the  two  best  French  cracks.  The 
conditions  were  that  two  races  be  contested  over 
distances  of  one  and  two  kilometres,  and  that,  in 
the  event  of  each  man  winning  one,  there  should 
be  a  "decider"  over  a  distance  of 
one  kilometre  (1,094  yards).  The 
stake  was  §500  a  side.  The  prices 
of  admission  were  much  increased, 
the  boxes  costing  $3.25  per  person; 
the  grand  stand  $2;  the  tribunes 
$1,  and  the  pelouse  40  cents. 
There  were  present  at  3  p.  m.  about 
four  to  five  thousand  people,  and 
later  on  possibly  more. 

The  first  race  was  the  prix  de 
Nancy,  scratch,  5,000  metres.  Ee- 
boul,  a  Frenchman,  got  first,  and 
Austin  Crooks,  of  Buffalo,  could 
only  get  second.  There  was  an 
interval  before  the  big  race  of  the 
day,  and  there  were  sighs  of  anx- 
iety just  before  Zim  and  Edwards 
came  across  the  grass  to  the  starting 
point.  Before  they  mounted  they 
shook  hands,  the  crowd  getting 
wild  with  excitement.  Edwards 
was  shoved  off  by  H.  0.  Duncan, 
whilst  Troy,  who  was  elegantly 
dressed  in  a  flannel  suit,  pushed  the  Skeeter. 

THE  EACE. 

Edwards  won  the  toss  for  position  and  chose  the 
inside.  Immediately  they  were  dispatched  on 
their  journey  the  Englishman  led,  Zim  lying  al- 
most level  on  the  outside  until  the  bell  rang,  when 
he  started  getting  under  way,  and  when  he 
reached  the  last  straight  but  one  he  dashed  past, 
left  Edwards  standing,  and  won  amidst  great  ex- 
citement by  twenty  lengths,  the  last  lap  (333 
metres;  being  done  in  :23  2-5.  Such  a  shout  has 
never  yet  been  heard  at  Buffalo.  The  people 
stood  still,  as  it  were,  petrified,  whilst  the  "fljing 
man,"  as  he  was  called,  walked  quietly  back  to 
his  quarters  wearing  that  smile  which  he  did  not 
leave  behind  in  the  land  of  the  stars  and   stripes. 

WHEELEB   ALSO   WINS. 

After  the  public  had  .sobered  down  again  the 
prix  de  Malines,  a  2,000  metres  scratch  race,  was 
contested.  In  the  final  there  were  four  good  men 
— Louvet,  Wheeler,  Leneuf  and  James,  and  as 
the  bell  rang  for  the  finish  Kid  Wheeler  came 
away  and  won  as  he  liked  from  Louvet  and 
Leneuf,  who  finished  in  the  order  named.  The 
boy  was  loudly  cheered,  and  merited  it. 

'/AM   OUT  AGAIN. 

Once  more  the  voices  were  hushed,  as  the  whis- 


per went  round,  "Here  they  are  again, "  and  the 
two  opponents — Zim  and  Edwards — came  along 
side  by  side,  the  Englishman  in  black,  with  the 
coat  of  arms  of  Newcastle  embroidered  on  his 
vest,  the  American  champion  having  on  a  blue 
vest,  and  a  grenat  colored  sash,  with  the  eagle  in 
white,  shovring  on  the  corner.  Ladies  waved 
their  handkerchiefs,  men  their  hats,  and  yoimg- 
sters  paper  fans,  which  have  advertisements 
printed  on  them  and  are  sold  for  two  cents,  at 
each  meeting — cute  'uns,  please  note — ^^^/t/ee- 
man  gives  you  a  tip. 

At  the  signal  the  men  slowly  left  their  marks, 
and  the  public  seemed  nervous  and  irritated, 
which  feeling  increased  as  the  runners  neared  the 
end  of  the  race.  Zimmerman  led,  Edwards  con- 
tenting himself  with  hanging  on  to  his  back 
wheel.  The  faces  at  the  moment  of  Eue  and 
(Backus,  Zim's  "Dark  Secret",  who  is  now  in 
Paris  telling  fairy  tales  and  standing  champagne 
iced  drinks  to  his  friends),  were  studies,  both  the 
nigs  anxious  to  see  the  Skeeter  win.  Matters 
went  on  quietly  until  the  last  lap,  when  Zim  took 
matters  easily,  and  walked  in  again,  victor  by 
about  four  lengths.  The  ball  was  over;  the  flying 
Yankee  showed  of  what  stuff  he  was  made  when 
fit. 


good  time.  "How  about  prizes,"  said  I;  "sup- 
pose you  got  some  checks?" 

"Yes,  I  did,  but  only  about  enough  to  cover  the 
cost  of  my  journey,  as  I  took  a  trainer  along 
with  me." 

"But  where  is  Nelson?" 

"I  was  compelled  to  leave  him  behind  at  Vienna, 
he  caught  a  fever  and  will  be  laid  up  some  time, 
at  least  I  am  told  so. " 

"What  are  you  going  to  do?" 

"Start  training  at  once,"   and  with  that  we 


BDWAEDS   SAYS   KIM   IS   CHAMPION. 

Immediately  the  race  was  finished  I  went  in  to 
see  Edwards. 

"Well,"  said  I,  "how  are  you?" 

"All  right,  Mr.  Referee,  but  very  tired.  I  told 
you  that  Zim  was  champion  of  the  world  and  I 
am  again  the  first  to  own  it;  he  is,  without  a 
doubt." 

I  then  made  my  way  to  Zim's  quarters.  He 
was  being  rubbed  down  by  Willis  B,  who  was  all 
smiles.     I  asked  the  Skeeter  how  he  felt. 

"First  class,"  said  he,  "but — gad — I  never  ex- 
pected to  win  by  so  much.  Edwards  is  a  danger- 
ous man  in  a  race,"  but — well,  Zim  is  modest. 

So  soon  as  the  race  was  over  Troy  received  a 
cable  from  Medinger,  who  volunteered  to  run 
against  Arthur  Augustus. 

"He  can  do  so, "  said  Troy,  "but  for  no  less  a 
sum  than  10,000  francs  (|2,000).  He  is  like  a 
good  many  others,  here  and  in  America,  who  wish 
to  get  a  good  advertisement,  but  he  must  pay  for 
it,  or  win  it." 

GEOECiE   HANKEE   BACK   FEOM   GEEMANY. 

Some  little  time  ago  Banker  and  Nelson  left 
Paris  together  to  compete  in  the  land  of  sauer- 
kraut. They  were  invited  by  Lehr  of  Germany 
and  Lurion  of  Austria.  The  boys  went,  and  Ban- 
ker is  just  back,  and  tells  me  that  he  had  a  fairly 


THE    SAINT    VELO. 

France  is  noted  for  its  saints,  even  a  Saint  Velo, 
a  day  devoted  to  a  cycle  parade.  Last  Sunday, 
those  who  took  part  in  the  cavalcade,  carried  ban- 
ners and  flags  on  which  one  could  prominently 
read- — "TJm  velo  est  une  voiture"  (a  cycle  is  a 
vehicle).  This  was  meant  as  a  mild  manifestation 
against  a  verdict  given  in  a  recent  law  case  in  the 
course  of  which  the  lawyer  said  that  "a  cycle  was 
not  a  vehicle." 

"It  must  be,"  replied  the  plaintiff. 
'  'Why, ' '  asked  the  lawyer. 
'  'Because  I  pay  six  francs  a  year  for  owning  a  ma- 
chine,   and,    moreover,    I  have  to  obtain  (like  all 
other  cyclists)  special  permission  from  the  prefect 
of  police  to  circulate  on  a  wheel  in 
the  streets  of  Paris." 

Notwithstanding,  the  wheelman 
lost  the  case — hence  the  protest  last 
Sunday.  By  the  courtesy  of  the 
leading  French  daily,  Le  Velo,  I 
am  able  to  send  you  a  group  taken 
by  its  special  artist  on  the  spot. 

ZIMMERMAN'S    NEXT  MATCH. 

This  will  be  run  on  Sunday  next, 
at  the  Seine  track.  Barden,  the 
Englishman  is  his  opponent  this 
time.  The  conditions  of  the  match 
run  as  follows:  "Two  races  shall 
be  contested  over  distances  of  one 
mile  and  five  miles,  the  last  event, 
with  pacemakers;  the  stakes  to  be 
10,000  francs  (§2,000)."  Zim 
looks  all  over  a  winner,  bar  acci- 
dents, although  B-a  r  d  e  n  may 
trouble  him  in  the  five  miles. 
[Zim  did  win.  See  report  in  race 
columns. — Ed.] 

NEGEOES    ON   WHEELS. 

Rue.  Wheeler's  helper,  has  issued  a  challenge 
to  ride  a  wheel  against  any  other  man  of  color  in 
this  country.  Backus  has  accepted ;  so  has  Pearce, 
of  Chicago,  who  is  waiting  on  Edwards.  "There 
is  bound  to  be  some  sport,"  so  says  Zim,  who  is 
looking  forward  to  the  event.  The  "Dark  Secret" 
is  buying  up  all  the  greenbacks  available,  so  as  to 
l)ack  himself  with  American  money,  he  not  yet 
being  able  to  understand  the  decimal  system. 

ZIMMEEMAN   TO   TRAVEL. 

On  July  22  he  is  to  race  at  the  Seine,  in  Paris; 
July  29  he  will  compete  at  the  Velodrome  du 
Pare,  Bordeaux;  from  the  5th  to  the  20th  of 
August  he  will  be  racing  at  Heme  Hill,  London, 
Leicester,  Birmingham  and  Newcastle. 

"HOUBEN   IS   SICK. 

The  Belgian,  Houben,  who  beat  Zimmerman,  is 
lying  seriously  ill,  having  had  a  nasty  fall  at 
Namur  whilst  training  He  is  confined  to  his 
bed,  and  it  is  rumored  he  mil  never  be  able  to 
race  again.  I  trust  the  news  is  a  little  untrue, 
but  time  alone  will  prove.  There  will  be  a  week's 
racing  at  Spi  from  July  21  to  27.  Maes. 


The  Dear  Thing. 
The  sultan  of  Turkey  has  forbidden  cycle  riding 
in  his  kingdom.     He  considers  cycling  immoral 
and  dangerous  for  the  society  of  the  government 


GOSSIPY    GOTHAM    GOSSIP. 


BROOKLYN  LADIES  NOT  PARTICULARLY 
FAVORABLE  TO  BLOOMERS. 


Special  League  Train  for  the  Denver  Meet — Pot- 
ter Doing  Well  With  His  Good  Roads 
Library — K.  C.  W.  Occupies  Its 
New  Home. 


New  Yoek,  July  21. — Bloomerism  does  not 
seem  to  meet  with  much  favor  in  the  sedate  City 
of  Churches.  The  Imperial,  the  leading  woman's 
club,  unanimously  refases  to  accept  the  innova- 
tion. Its  oostume  is  made  in  the  fashion  set  by 
the  anti-bloomerites  among  the  French  and  is 
claimed  to  do  away  with  all  objections  without 
the  resort  to  the  radicalism  of  trouserettes.  The 
cap  of  black-braided  green  is  very  jaunty.  Next 
on  the  way  down  comes  a  frogged  jacket  of  hunt- 
ing green,  cut  a  la  miltaire.  The  skirt  is  of  the 
same  color  and  is  made  of  French  wadded  percale. 
There  are  straps  and  buttons  to  shorten  it  whiie 
riding.  The  straps  are  loosened  after  dismount- 
ing from  the  wheel,  making  a  walking  skirt  of 
conventional  length,  the  buttons  and  hanging 
straps  having  the  effect  of  dainty  trimmings  at 
the  waist.  Silk  bloomers  are  the  only  garment 
worn  beneath  the  skirt.  These  and  the  material 
of  the  lining  prevent  any  friction  and  the  padded 
skirt  bottom  prevents  any  exposure  of  limb  by 
raising  or  any  outlining  of  the  form — while  pedal- 
ing. Its  wearers  claim  that  it  is  a  thoroughly 
easy-riding,  and  at  the  same  time  conventionally 
modest  skirt.  I  am  no  man  milliner;  but  I  trust 
I  have  conveyed  some  idea  of  the  construction  of 
a  costume  advocated  so  enthusiastically  by  lead- 
ing Brooklyn  wheelwomen. 

SPECIAL   LEAGUE  TRAIN  FOE   DENVEE. 

Major-President  Luscomb  had  started  to  join 
the  Thirteenth  Regiment  of  Brooklyn  at  the  state 
camp,  when  I  called  to  see  him  yesterday;  but 
his  man  Friday  let  a  piece  of  next  week's  Bulletin 
news  out  of  the  bag.  A  special  train  is  to  leave 
New  York  for  the  Denver  meet  on  Aug.  10,  pro- 
viding at  least  one  hundred  will  pony  up  $85  each 
for  fare,  meals,  and  sleepers,  to,  throughout  and 
back  from  the  L.  A.  W.  meet,  for  the  train  will 
be  sidetracked  there  and  used  as  a  boarding  and 
lodging  house.  This  will  be  a  saving  of  about 
twenty  dollars,  so  that  no  difficulty  should  be  ex- 
perienced in  filling  the  sine  quo  non.  M.  C. 
Eoach,  general  eastern  passenger  agent  of  the 
New  York  Central,  No.  413  Broadway,  will  be  in 
charge  of  the  excursion  from  start  to  finish. 

IREEPEESSIBLE  JOE  OFF   FOR  EUROPE. 

Joseph  M.  Bressler,  the  deposed  Michigan  chief 
consul,  was  in  town  on  Friday  en  route  to  Europe. 
He  distributed  "Knights  of  the  Wheel"  grips  and 
passwords  at  random,  and  incidentally  called  on 
President  Luscomb  just  to  show  that  there  was  no 
hard  feeling.  He  says  he  has  promised  to  put  up 
a  quarter  of  the  $50,000  required  to  buy  a  league 
baseball  club  for  Detroit  next  year.  All  hail  and 
ion  voyage  to  the  High  Muck-a-Muck  of  the  Noble 
Order  of  Irrepressibles ! 

POTTEE   IS   DOING    NICELY. 

Editor  Isaac  B.  Potter  speaks  very  cheerfully  of 
the  success  and  very  hopefully  of  the  future  of  his 
"Good  Eoads  Library"  and  the  work  it  is  to  do 
for  the  cause.  He  says  he  has  a  regular  subscrip- 
tion list  already  of  nearly  2,000,  but  that  the 
main  feature  of  its  distribution  will  be  in  bulk  by 
state  fair  and  road  improvement  associations  in 
aid  ol  the  battle  of  better  highways.  For  instance 
at  the  Syracuse  fair  10,000  copies  are  to  be  dis- 


tributed. He  sells  his  good  road  pamphlets  to 
agricultural  societies,  road  improvement  associa- 
tions, bicycle  and  wagon  dealers  and  all  others 
interested  in  the  crusade  for  use  in  their  mission- 
ary work  at  greatly  reduced  rates  (regular  sub- 
scription, 50  cents  per  year;  single  copies,  10 
cents)  and  in  no  way  enters  the  field  as  a  compet- 
itor of  the  journals  of  any  trade  but  simply  in 
furtherance  of  the  purposes  indicated  in  the  title 
of  his  serial  pamphlets.  He  is  doing  a  great  work  , 
for  good  roads  and  deserves  encouragement. 

THAT  LATEST  FAILURE  OF   PRINCE'S. 

There  is  an  inside  history  to  the  Prince-Alex- 
ander horse-bicycle  fizzle  this  week  at  Manhattan 
Field  through  poor  attendance.  Alexander,  it 
seems,  was  the  promoter  of  the  hor.se-bieycle  fi- 
asco at  Madison  Square  Garden  last  winter,  which 
was  backed  by  the  newspaper  boys.  He  threw 
them  dovni  in  a  hole  by  quitting  on  that 
occasion  and  they  warned  him  that  he  would 
get  hurt  with  them  some  day.  This  latest  venture 
gave  them  a  chance,  and,  barring  one  paper  whose 
sporting  editor  was  financially  interested,  the 
boys  gave  it  the  printer's  ink  freeze  out  with  the 
result  above  noted.  By  the  way,  Dave  Holland, 
the  unlucky  backer  of  the  recent  Greenwich 
Wheelmen  meet  failure,  is  said  to  have  had  a 
finger  in  this  spoiled  pie  and  to  have  dropped  near 
to  four  figures  by  the  slump. 

INTO  A   NEW  MANSION. 

The  veteran  and  always  alive  King's  County 
Wheelmen  have  jumped  once  more  into  the  lead 
of  the  clubs  of  the  metropolitan  district  by  the 
purchase  this  week  of  what  will  make  the  most 
elegart  and  spacious  of  all  the  club  houses.  On 
the  first  of  October  they  will  leave  their  old  house 
(handsome  enough,  it  strikes  me,  to  satisfy  any 


club)  and  take  possession  of  their  new  home  at 
78  Herkimer  street,  between  Bedford  and  Nos- 
trand  avenues,  in  the  swell  "Hill"  district  of 
Brooklyn.  It  is  a  three-story  and  basement, 
gabled  Queen  Anne  brick  structure,  up-to-date 
and  very  handsome  in  all  its  appointments,  hav- 
ing solid  mahogany  iloors  and  stairways  with  hard 
wood  finishings  throughout.  It  stands  on  a  lot 
100  feet  square,  which  will  give  tennis  courts  and 
ample  lawns.  This  sees  the  Long  Island  Wheel- 
men, the  first  house  owners  in  Brooklyn,  and 
raises  them  a  very  liberal  limit. 

TOM  STEVENS  BACK. 

Around-the-World-on-a-Bicycle  Stevens  has  just 
returned  from  India,  where  with  eagle  eye  and 
unerring  camera  he  has  been  investigating  the 
jugglers  and  fakirs  of  that  country.  Tom  has 
some  great  fairy  tales  to  tell,  some  wonderful  pic- 
tures to  show,  and  will  go  on  the  lecture  platform 
this  autumn. 


Fatal  Spot  for  Cyclists. 

A  peculiarly  disastrous  spot  for  bicyclists  seems 
to  be  the  canal  at  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Mich.,  which 
has  swallowed  up  Iwo  victims  within  a  week. 
Cliiiord  Preslau,  a  well-known  and  popular  young 
man,  rode,  as  was  his  custoin,  along  the  north 
pier  on  his  » ay  to  Dunbar  &  Sullivan's  machine 
shop,  where  he  was  employed,  when  suddenly  his 
wheel  slipped,  throwing  him  head  first  into  the 
water.  Only  one  man  had  seen  the  accident,  but 
could  not  aid  the  unfortunate  young  man,  who 
sank  at  once.  After  three  hours'  vain  search  with 
grappling  hooks  a  diver  succeeded  in  bringing  the 
body  to  the  surface.  A.  A.  Carlisle,  an  employe 
of  the  same  firm,  came  to  his  death  in  exactly  the 
same  way  and  within  a  few  feet  of  the  same  spot 
the  Wednesday  previous. 


ARE  THERE  MANY  WHEELMEN  THERE? 


Frank — "  Where  is  Scorcher  these  days;  he  is  never  at  the  club?  " 

j^ed — "He  is  perfecting  an  invention  of  his — a  tire — asbestus,  I  believe.'" 

Frank—' '  Asbestus  !    What  in  h ' ' 

Fred—"  Ah,  that's  just  it.     He  doesn't  want  to  give  up  cycling  when  be  dies. 


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TEE  NATIONAL  3IEET. 

The  indications  are  that  the  national  meet  at 
Denver  will  eclipse  any  of  those  of  previous  years. 
They  are  a  hustling  lot,  those  far  westerners,  as  is 
shown  by  the  manner  in  which  they  have,  up  to 
date,  conducted  the  affairs  of  the  big  event. 
Denver's  representatives  to  the  national  assembly 
promised  to  give  all  visitors  a  good  time  and  we 
believe  the  promise  will  be  well  kept.  Already 
they  have  completed  a  fast,  safe  and  up-to-date 
track;  they  have  formulated  a  magnificent  pro- 
gramme of  races,  runs,  receptions,  etc. ;  they  have 
advertised  the  meet  wonderfully  well,  and  if  they 
are  not  overburdened  with  cyclists  from  all  parts 
of  the  country  the  wheelmen  at  large  must  be  an 
unappreciative  set. 

But,  from  present  indications,  there  will  be  no 
trouble  about  securing  a  crowd,  for  there  seems 
to  be  a  great  desire  among  cyclists  to  journey  to 
Denver.  Easterners  will  not  go  so  much  to  see 
the  racing  as  to  take  in  the  beauties  of  the 
Eockies,  for  they  can  see  all  the  racing  they  de- 
sire at  home.  A  visit  to  Denver  will  never  be  re- 
gretted; the  grand  scenery,  the  beautiful  roads, 
the  long,  delightful  coasts,  to  say  nothing  of  re- 
ceptions, races,  etc.,  will  never  be  forgotten  by 
those  fortunate  enough  to  spend  the  week  from 
Aug.  13  to  18  in  Colorado's  metropolis. 


CHICAGO'S  CYCLE  SHOW. 
From  the  evidence  produced  elsewhere  in  this 
issue  it  will  not  be  difBcult  for  the  trade  people 
at  large  to  believe  that  Chicago's  proposed  cycle 
show  is  bound  to  be  a  success.  The  makers  of 
bicycles,  tires  and  sundries  have  this  early  been 
extremely  prompt  in  responding  to  the  letters  sent 
out  by  the  company  promoting  the  afl'alr  and 
have  not  hesitated  to  order  space  liberally.  The 
armory  buildings  are  so  conveniently  located  as 
regards  hotels  and  the  business  center,  and  the 
stands  have  been  so  admirably  arranged,  that 
manufacturers  coi'ld  hardly  find  the  least  bit  of 
fault.  There  are  indications  that  nearly  every 
larse  manufacturer,  and  a  majority  of  the  smaller 
ones,  will  support  the  Chicago  show,  even  if  a 
similar  affair  is  held  in  the  east,  while  not  a  few 
have  already  expressed  their  determination  to  ex- 
hibit in  the  west  only.     New  York  wiU  undoubt- 


edly hold  a  show,  and  a  successful  one,  and  the 
western  makers  ivill  not  pass  it  by,  while  the 
eastern  makers  will,  we  believe,  do  their  share 
toward  supporting  that  to  be  held  in  Chicago. 


CALLED  TO  TIME. 
The  National  Cyclists'  Union  of  England  may 
find  itself  in  an  uncomfortable  position  ere  long. 
The  Deutsche  Eadfahr  Bund,  Germany's  governing 
body,  has  taken  decisive  action  regarding  the 
treatment  accorded  Lehr,  who  journeyed  to  Eng- 
land to  participate  in  the  championships,  and  has 
demanded  of  the  N.  C.  U. — 

1.  To  express  regrets  regarding  the  treatment  ac- 
corded Lehr, 

2.  To  deelare  that  in  future  it  wi  1  recognize  the  ama- 
teur licenses  issued  by  the  D.  R.  B. 

3.  To  pay  Jjehr's  traveling  expenses. 

Failing  to  comply  with  these  requests  the  N.  C. 
U.  will  find  itself  before  the  National  Cyclists' 
Association  at  its  meeting  at  Antwerp.  The  won- 
der Is  that  other  governing  bodies,  which  have 
been  treated  rather  shabbily  by  the  autocratic  Eng- 
lish organization,  have  not  demanded  some  sort  of 

apology. 

1   ♦   I 

It  should  be  extremely  gratifying  to  the  makers 
of  at  least  one  American  machine  that  the  French 
cyclists  are  greatly  taken  with  its  lines  and  gen- 
eral get-up.  Foreigners  are  surprised,  yet 
charmed,  with  the  American  light-weights,  and 
unless  the  manufacturers  abroad  come  down  in 
the  matter  of  weights,  Mr.  Mecredy's  query, 
"Will  America  Invade  Us?"  will  be  most  eflTec- 
tually  answered  in  the  affirmative. 


There  will  be  a  mighty  struggle  next  month 
for  national  championship  honoi-s.  Every  class  B 
man  of  note  has  now  become  a  full-fledged  '  'circuit 
chaser,"  and  the  big  'uns  are  see-sawing  in  such  a 
manner  as  to  put  guessing  as  to  the  outcome  of 
the  championships  quite  out  of  the  question. 
There  are  eight  or  ten  favorites,  with  even  money 
on  one  against  any  other  one. 


The  dear  old  American  eagle  sat  on  his  lofty 
perch  for  many  a  week  apparently  dumb,  but 
knowing  full  well  his  time  would  come.  Now  he 
is  more  than  screeching — and  all  over  Zim's  vic- 
tories abroad.  We  feel  justified  in  saying  "We 
told  yon  so, ' '  for  we  believed  Arthur  Augustus 
would  soon  prove  practically  invincible. 


If  Mr.  Raymond  keeps  his  eagle  eye  open  much 
longer  he  will  have  no  class  A  men  to  trouble  him. 
His  vigilance  has  called  out  words  of  commenda- 
tion from  all  sides.  There  is  little  doubt  that 
many  class  A  men  were  quite  as  well  fixed,  finan- 
cially, as  some  of  the  best  of  the  semi-professionals. 


We  are  now  willing  to  make  affidavit  that  Chi- 
cago girls  do  not  have  such  enormously  large  feet 
as  our  jealous  eastern  friends  claim.  The  num- 
ber of  "bloomer  girls"  in  Chicago  is  large — larger 
than  that  in  any  other  city,  bar  Paris — and  we 
have  had  a  good  chance  to  judge. 


The  old-fogies  of  the  N.  C.  U.  of  England  have 
brought  down  upon  their  heads  the  wrath  of  the 
English  racing  men  and  the  German  governing 
body.  They  are  behind  the  times  over  there — 
they  need  a  few  Raymonds  to  brace  them  up. 


Me.  Raymond  should  put  a  time-limit  on  the 
president  of  the  league;  we  understand  he  has 
been  soldiering  of  late. 


Colonel  Watts,   Louisville,    Ky. :   Will  you 
kindly  inform  us  what  has  been  the  increase  in 


the  league's  membership  in  Kentucky  and  the 
south  since  the  adoption  of  the  anti-negro  or 
white  amendment  ? 


Somehow  or  other  the  following  seems  a  bit 
familiar: 

We  commence  a  new  volume— our  twenty-sevenlh  to- 
day. B.  N.,  as  all  our  readers  know,  is  the  oldest  cycling 
paper  in  the  world. 


OFFICIAL  TIMERS  NEEDED. 


Some  Little  Irregularities  Noticed  in  Connec- 
tion with  the  Clocking  at  Waltham. 
Almost  every  man  knows  how  to  start  a  timer, 
but  comparatively  few  know  how  to  handle  one 
when  it  comes  to  timing  a  record-bi-aaking  or  com- 
petitive event.  All  may  think  they  do,  but  the 
facts  remain  that  they  don' t,  and  the  result  is  that 
confusion  ofttimes  results.  Too  great  care  cannot 
be  taken  in  timing  a  record  trial,  and  the  watches 
held  thereon  should  be  in  the  hands  of  men  of 
experience  and  should  be  split  seconds  and  not 
the  ordinary  stop  watch.  While  not  in  the  least 
desiring  to  cast  any  reflections  upon  the  times 
recently  made  in  trials  in  Boston,  for  they  are 
above  question,  it  can  truly  be  said  that  they 
showed  the  necessity  for  the  appointment  of  offi- 
cial timers.  On  the  first  trial  there  were  no  less 
than  nine  timers  appointed,  but  the  referee  very 
properly,  before  the  trial,  stated  that  he  would 
accept  the  time  of  but  three  of  them,  consequently 
the  three  official  timers  were  decided  upon  previ- 
ous to  the  event.  On  the  next  trial,  despite  the 
action  of  the  referee  at  the  previous  event,  the 
names  of  the  same  nine  men  were  again  found  on 
the  score  card,  but  again  only  three  were  chosen. 
On  the  following  trial  there  was  no  score  card,  and 
the  three  timers  wer5  on  hand,  so  that  everything 
was  satisfactory.  At  one  of  these  trials,  at  least, 
two  of  the  watches  held  were  not  split  seconds, 
and  consequently,  while  the  mile  can  be  accepted 
without  question,  the  intermediate  times  are  open 
to  criticism.  This  can  hardly  be  justice  to  the 
men  who  trained  for  those  events,  and  certainly 
emphasizes  the  necessity  of  the  appointment  of 
official  timers — men  of  experience,  who  know  how 
to  handle  a  watch  at  such  events,  even  if  they 
haven't  worked  in  a  watch  factory  all  their  lives. 


A  Club  of  Prominent  Citizens. 
There  has  recently  been  organized  at  Raleigh, 
N.  C. ,  the  first  cycle  club  in  the  city  under  the 
name  of  the  Capitol  City  Cycle  Club.  It  is  com- 
posed of  some  of  the  leading  citizens,  having  for 
its  president  Judge  T.  B.  Womack;  vice-presi- 
dent. Dr.  A.  W.  Knox;  secretary-treasurer,  H. 
W.  Jackson,  teller  in  Commercial  and  Farmer's 
Bank;  captain,  E.  H.  Baker,  a  prominent  citizen 
and  society  man.  The  executive  committee  is 
composed  of  Messrs.  Womack,  Jackson,  Knox, 
Charles  Root,  secretary  of  the  North  Carolina 
Home  Insurance  Company,  and  Dr.  Battle.  The 
charter  membership  is  thirty.  The  meeting  room 
is  over  Briggs'  hardware  and  bicycle  store  on 
Fayette^dlle  street.  As  the  members  are  all  well- 
to-do  and  pushing  citizens  we  may  expect  a  good 
report  later  regarding  race  meets,  etc. 


"Frolicsome  Yankees." 
The  Veloce  says:  "There  is  an  American  club  in 
Iowa  called  the  'Keokuk  C.  C     The  pronuncia- 
tion is  like  the  crowing  of  a  cock — frolicsome 
Yankees. ' ' 

Drivers  To  Be  Blacklisted. 
The  Brussels  cyclists  will  take  the  number  of 
every  driver  who  interferes  with  them  on  the 
streets  and   publish   the  number  so  he  can  be 
shunned. 


WEST  PHILADELPHIA  BEATEN. 


The  Chester  B.  C.  Team  Captures  the  Five- 
Mile  Road  Race— Other  News. 
Philadelphia,  July  23. — The  Bryn  Mawr- 
City  Line  five-mile  course  was  the  scene  of  a  bit- 
ter struggle  for  supremacy  Saturday  afternoon  be- 
tween the  teams  representing  the  Chester  Bicycle 
Club  and  the  West  Philadelphia  Cyclers.  It  was 
a  most  stubbornly-fought  contest,  and  it  took  the 
announcement  of  the  scorers'  count  to  satisfy  the 
crowd  of  cyclers  gathered  at  the  finish.  The  start 
was  made  with  an  ominous-looking  thunder-cloud 
coming  up  rapidly  from  the  southwest,  right  in 
the  teeth  of  the  riders.  The  time,  12:40,  was 
phenomenal,  when  this  fact  is  taken  into  consid- 
ation.  The  men  remained  bunched  from  the 
start  until,  after  passing  the  last  toll  gate,  the 
crowd  at  the  finish  could  be  descried  by  the 
riders,  when  all  banc's  settled  down  to  the  most 
desperate  kind  of  work,  and  it  was  only  by 
almost  superhuman  efforts  that  Church  was  en- 
abled to  push  his  front  wheel  across  the  tape  in 
advance  of  that  of  Heishley,  West  Philadelphia's 
crack,  making  one  of  the  closest  finishes  ever  seen 
in  a  road  race  over  this  course.  As  is  evidenced 
by  the  fast  time,  the  pace  was  very  hot,  and  each 
man  took  a  turn  at  the  donkey  work  until  the  top 
of  the  long  down  grade,  half  a  mile  from  the 
finish,  was  reached,  when  everybody  let  out  sev- 
eral links.  A  feature  of  the  race  was  the  appear- 
ance in  the  West  Philadelphia  team  of  Louis  Hill, 
Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club's  veteran  racer,  his 
first  appearance  in  a  speed  trial  since  1889.  Louis 
wasn't  in  it  very  deep,  however,  as  a  glance  at 

the  summary  will  testify: 

Points. 

Church,  Chester  B.  C - 12 

Heishley,  W.  P.  C U 

Dampman,  Chester  B.  C  , 10 

Meredith,  W.  P.  C-, 9 

Stuart,  Chester  B.  C 8 

Parlihill,  W.  P.  C, 7 

Ruiiifbra,  Chester  B.  C 6 

Wahl.W.  P.  C, 5 

Buzzard,  Chester  B.  C  , 4 

Jones,  Chester  B.  C, 3 

HUl,  W.  P.  C 8 

Schuyler,  W;  P.  C, 1 

U  34 
Immediately  after  the  race  W.  A.  Wenzel,  of 
the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen,  went  for  Lagen's 
record  of  12:09  for  the  course,  but  the  high  wind 
prevented  him  from  doing  better  than  12:42. 
vineland's  five-mile  eoad  event. 
The  annual  five-mile  road  race  of  the  Vineland 
Wheelmen  Saturday  was  won  by  a  dark  horse — or, 
rather,  pony — a  veritable  "kid,"  named  Henry 
Garton,  with  a  handicap  of  *wo  minutes,  holding 
his  own  against  such  old-timers  as  the  Pierson 
brothers.  The  course  was  a  triangle,  starting  at 
the  Baker  House,  thence  to  Main  avenue,  to  Mal- 
aga road,  to  starting  place.  Garton's  time  was 
15:15.  Charles  Pierson  finished  second  in  15:33, 
and  V.  F.  Thompson  third  in  15:36. 

LOWERING  TRACK   RECORDS    AT  EIVERTON. 

The  standing  ofler  of  prizes  by  the  originators 
of  the  new  quarter-mile  track  at  Eiverton  to  any 
rider  fracturing  any  of  the  existing  track  records, 
brings  out  a  lot  of  aspiring  fast  ones  every  Satur- 
day. Last  Saturday  afternoon  was  no  exception, 
and  E,  P.  Eich,  in  his  attempt  on  the  half-mile 
record,  lowered  Diver's  figures  to  1:06  2-5.  Last 
week  Jonn  Grouch,  of  the  Golden  Eagle  Wheel- 
men, did  a  mile  in  2:24,  but  the  trial  not  being  in 
accordance  with  the  rules  prescribed  by  the  asso- 
ciation the  figures  will  not  be  accepted,  and  W. 
A.  Wenzel's  2:26  stands. 

At  the  meet  of  the  Park  Avenue  Wheelmen  on 
Aug.  11,  the  tri-county  championship  of  Glouces- 
ter,   Camden  and  Burlington  counties  is  to  be  de- 


cided. The  preliminary  heats  will  be  run  Aug. 
4,  and  the  three  men  from  each  county  ([ualifying 
for  the  final  will  have  a  week  of  preparation  for 
the  event. 

RACING   BRIEFS. 

The  meet  of  the  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Clnb  at 
Tioga  on  Aug.  18  will  be  a  record  breaker,  indeed, 
if  only  for  the  fact  that  the  management  intends 
to  provide  a  sumptuous  lay-out  for  the  newspaper 
men  on  the  grounds  during  the  meet,  where  every 
gastronomic  delight  will  be  in  evidence  or  on  tap. 
The  festivities  will  be  held  in  a  large  tent  back  of 
the  grand  stand,  and  will  be  an  evidence  of  the 
management's  appreciation  of  the  newspaper 
men's  services  in  their  behalf 

There  is  a  lad  named  O'Neil  now  training  at 
Tioga  to  whom  quarters  in  :30  flat  and  miles  in 
2:24  are  as  nothing.  He  goes  into  all  the  scrub 
races,  but  never  wins;  but  when  anybody  holds  a 
watch  on  him  he  canters  around  the  third-mile 
track  at  a  rate  which  shakes  off  many  of  his  pace- 
makers.    He  is  a  comer,  and  no  mistake. 

The  handicap  at  the  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club's 
meet  at  Tioga  on  Aug.  18  will  be  a  feature  of  the 
afternoon's  sport  in  that  three  of  the  old  timers 
will  "get  up"  in  it — George  Gideon,  the  argus- 
eyed  lieutenant  of  Eaymond;  Abe  Powell,  the 
ofScial  handicapper  of  this  district,  and  John 
Wells,  the  noted  hil'.  climber,  who  is  at  present 
manager  of  Charles  S.  Smith  &  Co.,  Eambler 
agents,  in  this  city.  As  Abe  will  handicap  him- 
self, the  result  is  a  forgone  conclusion. 

The  Tioga  Cricket  Club,  has  secured  permission 
from  Chairman  Eaymond  to  hold  a  "special"  race, 
open  only  to  winners  of  places  in  the  other  races 
at  its  meet,  which  will  be  brought  otf  Aug.  4.  It 
will  ol  necessity  be  the  last  race  on  the  programme, 
and  the  prizes  will  be  something  considerably 
better  than  those  for  the  other  races. 

The  Lagen  brothers  have  been  cutting  Tioga 
tandem  records  with  a  vengeance.  Week  before 
last  they  negotiated  a  mile  in  2:21.  Last  Monday 
they  took  another  hack  at  the  mile,  and  knocked 
off  eight  seconds,  doing  2:13.  Thursday,  with 
pacing  not  of  the  first-class,  they  brought  the 
half-mile  figures  down  to  1 :04  2-5. 


BELITTLING    THE    TIOGA    TRACK. 


The  Bicycle— a  Dangerous  Animal. 
The  runaway  horse  is  scarcely  more  terrible 
than  the  runaway  bicycle,  says  the  Cincinnati 
Times-Star.  A  pretty  boy  was  carefully  pedaling 
down  Sycamore  hill  this  morning  oehind  a  cable 
car  when,  in  attempting  to  get  around  the  car,  he 
lost  his  balance,  and,  quick  as  lightning,  the  ma- 
chine threw  him  to  the  ground,  then  sprang  to  its 
tires  and  began  terrorizing  the  neighborhood.  It 
first  dashed  madly  at  the  cable  car,  but  missed  it, 
and,  getting  in  front,  sprang  down  the  steep  grade 
at  the  rate  of  four  miles  a  minute,  its  pedals  flut>- 
tering  like  fly-wings — simply  a  blur.  When  a 
horse  runs  away  it  may  be  stopped  with  a  bullet 
or  at  least  slowed  up  by  people  waving  to  it,  but 
you  can't  scare  a  bicycle  or  subdue  it  with  guns. 
Ten  seconds  later  the  machine  was  lying,  a  heap 
of  rubbish,  against  the  canal  bridge  pier  and  a 
runaway  milk  wagon,  a  crushed  market  basket, 
fifty  drivers  trying  to  quiet  their  terrified  horses 
and  at  least  a  hundred  people  choking  for  breath, 
were  strewn  along  its  wake. 


Brown  Will  Not  Go  to  Europe. 
Charlie  Brown  says  with  three  months  of  road 
and  path  racing  he  is  run  down  and  pretty  well 
tired  of  it,  and  that  it  is  very  improbable  that  he 
will  go  to  Antwerp  for  the  Saltonstall  cup,  or  be 
seen  on  the  path  after  next  Saturday,  until  the 
circuit  riders  return  to  eastern  parts  in  the  au- 
tumn. 


A  Young  Pencil-Pusher  Wielding  a  Dangerous 
Influence. 

Philadelphia,  July  21. — An  intimation  was 
given  in  these  columns  a  week  or  so  ago  of  the 
methods  adopted  by  the  newswaper  boomer  of 
Bunnell's  Eiverton  track.  Not  content  with 
praising  the  pretty  and  well-built  little  Jersey 
track,  the  worthy  O.  S.  B.'s  mouthpiece  must 
needs  vent  his  spleen  on  the  Tioga  tr.ack.  Why, 
no  one  seems  to  know.  The  aforesaid  pencil- 
pusher  asserted  that  when  the  time  came  the  class 
B.  entries  to  the  A.  C.  C.  meet  at  Tioga  in  Sep- 
tember would  not  be  forthcoming;  in  fact,  he  let 
very  few  opportunities  slip  to  give  the  Tioga  peo- 
ple a  dig,  condemning  the  management  of  the 
grounds,  blaming  the  ofiSeials  at  race  meets  and 
finding  fault  with  the  construction  of  the  track. 
His  intention  of  giving  the  track  a  black  eye,  as  it 
were,  with  out-of-town  riders,  who  are  not  in  a 
position  to  know  the  facts  of  the  case,  is  meeting 
with  dipapprobation  in  all  quarters,  he  apparently 
having  nothing  to  gain  by  inducing  prospective 
out-of-town  entrants  to  stay  at  home.  With  a  view 
to  finding  whether  or  not  there  was  auy  truth  in 
the  statement  that  Sanger,  Tyler,  et  al.,  would 
not  enter  any  more  races  on  the  Tioga  track,  an 
interview  was  had  with  quite  a  number  of  th 
class  B  men  at  Asbnry  Park,  and  they  were  unani- 
mous in  asserting  tha*.  the  statements  are  entirely 
without  found.ation.  This  habit  of  finding  fault 
with  everything  in  which  he  hasn't  an  interest  is 
characteristic  of  this  young  man  and  is  much  to  be 
regretted,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  he  wields  a  dan- 
gerous influence,  because  the  paper  for  which  he 
growls  has  the  largest  circulation  of  all  the  Phila- 
delphia dailies. 


The  Italians'  Clever  Trick. 
A  good  policy  to  prevent  a  decrease  of  the  gold 
reserve  has  been  adopted  by  the  Italian  custom 
house  officials.  Every  rider  who  passes-  the  fron- 
tier— and  there  are  a  good  many  foreign  tourists 
who  enjoy  the  beauties  of  Italy  awheel — has  to 
deposit  42  francs  in  gold  for  his  machine,  which 
he  is  supposed  to  get  back  upon  leaving  the  coun- 
try, but  instead  of  gold  he  must  accept  silver,  and 
sometimes,  as  it  happened  a  fortnight  ago  to  nine 
Austrian  riders,  one  is  told  that  there  is  no  money 
in  the  treasury  at  that  very  moment,  and  one  may 
sail  homeward  with  the  belief  that  it  will  be  sent 
to  him.  The  nine  above  mentioned  are  still  wait- 
ing for  the  deposit,  378  francs. 


Annual  Century  Road  Club  Run. 

The  fourth  annual  run  of  the  Century  Eoad 
Club  will  be  held  Sunday.  The  start  will  be  made 
from  Washington  boulevard  and  Halsted  street 
and  riders  may  start  at  any  time  between  4  and  6 
a.  m.  The  ride  will  be  via  Elgin  and  Aurora, 
and  the  starting  point  will  be  the  finish.  No 
record  will  be  taken  of  rides  commencing  before  4 
a.  m.  or  finishing  later  than  3  p.  m.  Participants 
must  ride  down  into  Elgin  and  not  shorten  the 
road  by  turning  off  at  the  light  tower ;  they  must 
register  at  Elgin  and  Aurora.  The  run  is  not  re- 
stricted to  members  of  the  club,  and  wheelmen 
generally  are  invited  to  take  part  in  it. 


Bicyclist  vs.  Pedestrian. 
Millochaut,  a  French  cyclist,  has  challenged 
Eomage,  the  famous  pedestrian,  to  a  race  upon 
a  temporary  track  at  Havre.  The  cyclist  is  to 
make  400  kilometres  (250  miles)  while  the  walker 
makes  103  miles. 


JULY  14th,  1894 


Official  World's  Record  Day. 


From  Maine  to  California  the  Press  heralded  the 
startling  details  of  Bliss'  Wonderful  Feat — 

Two  World's  Mile  Records  Broken  by  One  Man  in  One  Day 
THE    FIRST   TIME    IN    HISTORY 

Upon  the  heels  of  this  announcement  wires  flashed 
throughout  the  land  the  news  of  other  splendid  per- 
formaoceB  at  Detroit,  Mich  — on  same  day. 

All  World's  Road  Records  From  5  to  50  Miles  Broken 


COOPER.  BAKTHEL. 

5  Miles  1?.56         I  15  Miles  39.10  30  Miles  1.21  22       I        40  Miles  1.50  27 

10      "      26.10         I  20      "      .52..50  35      "      1.35.56        |        45      "      3.05.39 

25  Miles  1.07.46  1-5  .50  Miles  2.21.35  1-5 


Then  the  Colorado  State  Mile  Record  Went— Same  Day 

And  in  the  Cortland,  N.  Y. ,  16  Mile  Road  Race,  the  only 
two  Ramblers  entered  took  ]st,  2nd  &  let  time  prizes  and 
BROKE  THE  COURSE  RECORD-same  day. 

Every  One  of  These  Record  Breakers  Rode  Ramblers 
Fitted  With  Corrugated 

"G.   &  J."    RACING    TIRES 


FAST  TIRES  AND  FAST  WHEELS  DO  WONDERS  FUR  ANY  RIDER. 
No  sliding  scale  on  Rambler  Prices — $125  for  all  weights. 


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MENTION  THE   REFEREE, 


GERMAN    RACING  EVENTS. 


GEORGE  BANKER   SCORES  SEVERAL  POP- 
ULAR VICTORIES. 


The  Governing  Body   Defied  by  a  Berlin  Com- 
mittee —  Championship  Results  —  Tan- 
dem   Records    Broken  —  Ama- 
teurs Want  Cash. 


Fkankfobt-on-the-Main,  July  7. — [Special 
correspondence] — Onr  Pittsbura;  friend,  G.  A. 
Banker,  at  present  racing  in  Germany,  has  been 
doing  pretty  well  so  far.  The  German  record 
list  credits  him  with  two  best  times  in  competi- 
tion, one  mile  in  2:13  and  2,000  metre*!  in 
2:48  3-5.  Besides  his  victories  at  Munich  and 
Vienna,  second  after  Lehr  in  the  Austrian  derby 
and  first  in  the  2,000  metre  handicap  from  scratch, 
last  week  he  took  two  events  at  Triest  froih  the 
Italian  crack,  Dani,  and  other  first  class  riders  in 
2:51  for  the  mile  and  8:14  1-5  for   five  kilometres. 

GERMAN   CHAMPIONSHIP  EACES. 

The  European  champiorwhip  races,  preceded  by 
the  road  race  from  Dresden  to  Berlin  (206.8  kilo- 
metres), which  fell  to  H.  Weiss,  from  103  com- 
petitors, in  the  splendid  time  of  7  hrs.  29  min. 
17  2-5  sec. ,  with  P.  Schlink  second,  A.  Koecher 
third  and  the  well  known  distance  riders  Reheis, 
Heine  and  Muendner,  fourth,  fifth  and  sixth,  re- 
spectively, in  the  course  of  which  event  the  Ger- 
man road  records  from  seventy-five  kilometres 
upwards  were  broken  by  considerable  margins, 
took  place  last  Sunday  and  Monday  at  the  Ger- 
man capital  and  were  witnessed  by  over  10,000 
people. 

DEFIED   THE   D.    K.    B. 

Although  the  race  for  the  European  safety 
championship  was  conferred  on  the  Frankfort  Bi- 
cycle Club,  to  be  brought  out  in  the  autumn,  the 
Berlin  committee  decided  to  run  it,  not  earing 
whether  the  D.  E.  B.  sanctioned  it  or  not,  and 
it  spite  of  the  participation  of  Opel,  who,  by  hav- 
ing started  against  Lachariaetes,  was  put  on  the 
professional  list,  all  men  declared  themselves  ready 
to  start,  disregarding  the  union's  regulations.  A. 
Heimann  took  the  event  from  Opel  and  G.  Haun 
in  9:24  3-5  for  the  5,000  metres,  horribly  slow 
time  for  an  European  championship  race.  The 
Dutch  imion,  for  the  reasons  above  stated,  with- 
drew the  entrance  of  its  representative,  Jaap 
Eden. 

BROKE  TANDEM  RECORDS. 

After  the  races  M.  Gehrig  and  G.  Haun  went 
for  a  10,000  metre  tandem  ride  and  beat,  besides 
three  German,  the  following  world's  records: 

Metres.  Time. 

500  :321-5 

2,600  3:144-5 

3,000  3:57 

3,500  4:352.5 

4,500   5:592-5 

5,000  6:403-5 

5,500  7:204-5 

6,000  8:044-5 

6,500  8:44  3-5 

7,000     9:352-5 

7,500  10:08  3-5 

8,000  10:49  3-5 

8,500  11:29  4-5 

9,000   : 12:13  3  5 

9,500  13:5 1 

10,000  13:30  4-5 

The  last  named  time  is  nine  seconds  inside  the  French- 
men's (Baras  and  Meline)  world's  record. 

NEW  TRICYCLE    CHAMPION. 

O.  Stumpf ,  of  Berlin,  took  the  European  tricycle 
championship,  5,000  metres,  in  10:06  1-5  from  M. 
Gehrig,  with  A.  Underborg  third,  last  year's  win- 


ner, Tischbein,  not  competing.  E.  Praesent,  of 
Hamburg,  succeeded  in  getting  the  10,000  metre 
ordina'y  championship,  as  well  as  the  7,500 
metre  ordinary  race  for  the  emperor's  prize,  which 
has  to  be  won  four  successive  years  before  becom- 
ing the  property  of  anyone.  H.  Roth,  of  Munich, 
last  year's  ^vinner,  secured  second  place  in  this 
event. 

AMATEURS   WANT  CASH   PRIZES. 

Gehrig,  as  well  as  Mnlack,  also  started  in  the 
European  safety  event,  securing  fourth  and  fifth 
places,  respectively.  They  will  have  to  share  the 
fate  of  Heymann,  Opel  and  Haun,  which  probably 
will  be  a  temporary  exclusion  from  the  German 
tracks.  The  annual  meeting  of  the  D.  E.  B.'s 
delegates  will  take  place  at  Hannover,  Aug.  3-7, 
and  it  is  hoped  that  the  present  movement  in 
favor  of  cash  prize  racing  will  be  considered  and 
settled  satisfactory  to  all  parties.  The  Berlin  del- 
egates will  work  for  a  law  permitting  racing  men 
to  accept  cash  and  yet  remain  amateurs. 

N.    C.    U.   CALLED  UPON  TO  SETTLE. 

In  the  matter  of  Lehr,  the  D.  E.  B.  has  asked 
the  N.  C.  U.— 

1.  To  express  regrets  over  the  treatment  accorded  Lehr. 

2.  To  state,  that  in  future  it  is  willing  to  recognize  the 
amateur  licenses  given  by  the  D.  R.  B. 

3.  To  pay  Lehr  his  traveling  expenses. 

Should  the  N.  C.  U.  not  comply  with  this  re- 
quest the  matter  will  be  submitted  to  the  inter- 
national congress  at  Antwerp  for  arbitration. 

LEHR   AT   GRATZ. 

As  expected  Lehr  again  took  all  the  events  in 
which  he  started  at  Gratz — a  2,000-mile  race  to  be 
run  in  five  heats  and  a  final  over  one  English  mile, 
which  he  won  easily  from  R.  Eiedl  of  Vienna, 
with  A.  Fitsch  third,  Gerger  fourth  and  Fuchs 
fifth,  and  a  100-kilometre  event  which  he  took 
from  Finder,  in  2  hrs.  58  min.  34  sec,  followed  by 


Gerger,  Fuchs,  Haderer  and  Schneider,  all  finish- 
ing in  less  than  the  former  record  time.  Proba- 
bly in  an  attack  of  presumption,  the  Swiss  cham- 
pion, Gaston  Beguin,  who  took  part  in  some  events 
at  the  above  meet,  securing  a  second  or  third 
place,  challenged  Lehr  for  a  100-kilometre  match 
to  be  run  at  Gratz  between  Sept.  9  and  16,  1,000 
francs  to  be  the  -stake  with  100  francs  deposit  to  be 
forfeited  to  the  poor  of  Gratz  should  one  of  the 
parties  not  start.  A.  M. 


Two  Seventy-Year-Old  Racers. 

A  race  between  two  riders,  each  nearly  seventy 
years  of  age  and  a  heavy  weight,  is  too  good  a 
thing  to  escape  unmentioned.  Conneaut,  O. ,  is 
the  town  which  claims  the  two  game  old  gentle- 
men, H.  Fairbrother  and  S.  J.  Case.  The  former 
was  riding  on  Harbor  street  one  day  last  week, 
followed  by  the  latter.  When  the  two  came 
abreast,  Mr.  Fairbrother  said :  "Now,  come  on ;  I 
don't  know  whether  you're  the  better  man,  but 
we'll  see!"  So  down  the  road  they  started  at  a 
2:30  clip — not  far,  however,  before  the  pace 
proved  too  much  for  Mr.  Fairbrother  and  he  had 
to  give  up.  Immediately  after  recovering  his 
breath  he  challenged  the  victor  to  a  race — "seven- 
teen times  around  the  track,  when  it  ain't  so 
beastly  hot."  Eye  witnesses  describe  the  race  as 
an  extremely  interesting  one.  '  'It's  the  first  time 
I  ever  was  beaten,"  said  Fairbrother  to  an  ac- 
quaintance afterward,  "and  I  don't  like  it  a  bit." 

The  Warren  Wheel  Club,  of  Warren,  O.,  will, 
on  Aug.  15,  16  and  17,  in  connection  with  the 
Oak  Grove  Driving  Club's  meeting,  give  a  series 
ot  races.  Prizes  aggregating  .$600  in  value  are  to 
be  awarded.  The  main  event  will  be  a  twenty- 
five-mile  handicap,  to  take  place  the  third  day  of 
the  meet. 


A  promising  young  rider  is  L.  D.  Cabanne,  of  St.  Louis,  who  may  safely  be  termed  the  champion  of  the  city  at 
the  other  end  of  the  bridge.  Starting  in  1889  he  has  won  in  various  branches  of  sport  no  less  than  1 19  firsts,  forty-three 
seconds  and  sixteen  thirds.  He  was  once  a  swimmer,  holding  the  championship  for  the  state  for  three  years.  Then 
he  became  a  sprinter,  with  marked  success,  holding  the  230-yard  hurdle  championship  of  the  C.  A.  A.  A.  U.  for  two 
years  He  began  cycling  in  1890,  while  living  in  Omaha,  and  won  everything  there,  beating  Prxley,  Peabody  and 
others.  In  the  fall  of  1890  he  returned  to  St.  Louis,  defeated  Bert  Myers,  Harding  and  others  in  the  half  and  mile  open 
events  and  running  second  to  Lumsden  in  the  two  mile.  Last  year  he  beat  the  St.  Louis  cracks  and  ran  second  to 
Githens  This  year  he  was  fifth  in  time  in  the  Forest  Park  road  race,  but  fell  and  had  to  change  wheels,  which 
lost  him,  he  says,  2  m-n.  48  sec,  whereas  his  time  was  but  1  min.  38  sec.  slower  than  the  time  winner's.  At  the  division 
races  at  Springfield  he  won  the  six  events  in  which  be  started.  His  record  for  a  mile  is  2:09  and  for  two-thirds,  1:28_ 
He  stands  5  feet  9 1-2  inches  high  arid  weighs  163  pounds. 


THE  COLUMBIA 
SINGLE  TUBE  RACING  TIRE 


Faultless  in  quality  of  material,  workmanship 
and  style  of  construction,  it  is  the  fastest  and 
at  the  same  time  the  most  reliable  racing  tire 
in  the  world        , 

Columbia  Tires  Stay  in  Place  and  Never  Burst 

Racing  men  w^ho  do  not  already  use  them 
should    apply    to   us    for  terms  and  prices. 

POPE     MANUFACTURING    COMPANY, 

BOSTON.  NEW   YORK.  CHICAGO.  HARTFORD. 


>4C£NTION    THE    REFEAEE.. 


THE  $125  BEAUTY 


Captures  the  hearts  of  the  public 
as  well  as  the  prizes  at  the  races. 


THE   SYRACUSE 


BUILT    FOR    USE 


WRIT  You  can  tell  it  by  the 

TO 

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HARDWARE 

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MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


THE  FUTURE  OF  CHEAP  WHEELS. 


Great  as  are  the  strides  cycling  has  taken  in  the 
past  few  years,  it  is  perfectly  plain  that  we  are 
only  at  the  beginning  of  the  mighty  movement 
destined  to  revolutionize  the  methods  of  locomo- 
tion. The  wheel  is,  even  yet,  the  vehicle  of  but  a 
small  portion  of  the  population,  and  ii  will  not 
have  fulfilled  its  destiny  until  it  has  left  far  in  the 
rear  the  successive  stages  of  its  existence  during 
which  it  could  only  be  classed  as  a  luxury  and 
beyond  the  reach  of  the  great  majority. 

As  we  have  seen  the  bounds  into  popular  favor 
following  upon  the  introduction  of  the  safety  and 
the  invention  of  the  pneumatic  tire,  so  we  are  now 
engaged  in  wondering  at  the  much  greater  one  re- 
sultant upon  the  placing  upon  the  market  of  good 
cheap  wheels.  Every  manufacturer  of  strictly 
high  grades  who  can  report  an  increased  business 
is  enabled  to  do  so  only  because  of  the  great  in- 
crease in  the  whole  number  of  riders.  The  maker 
of  cheap  wheels,  on  the  other  hand,  has  had  a 
business  of  which  his  most  sanguine  expectations 
fell  far  short.  This  has  been  true  not  only  of  the 
established  makers  of  cheap  wheels,  but  of  nearly 
all  the  new  ones,  many  of  whom  had  anything  but 
rose-colored  ideas  regarding  success  the  first  year. 
It  is  true  the  demand  for  the  best  wheels  has  been 
a  remarkably  good  one,  considering  the  general 
backwardness  of  business,  but  it  has  been  only 
the  makers  of  cheap  wheels  who  have  complained 
of  two  much  business. 

It  has  been  the  custom  for  men  of  experience  in 
the  cycling  world — both  in  and  out  of  the  trade — 
to  decry  cheap  wheels,  and  to  adopt  the  English 
phrase  of  "cheap  and  nasty,"  as  if  the  two  were 
inseparable.  They  have  known  from  the  experi- 
ence of  the  past  that  even  if  the  cheap  wheels  were 
honestly  built  (and  it  very  frequently  happened 
that  they  were  not)  they  were  still  vastly  inferior 
to  the  standard  ones  in  nearly  all  the  qaalities 
which  go  to  make  a  good  wheel.  They  remem- 
bered, too,  that  in  nearly  every  instance  the 
maker  of  an  honest  cheap  wheel  spared  no  pains 
to  improve  it  every  year — and  to  add  something 
to  its  price;  that  it  was  very  rarely  that  a  man 
bought  a  second  cheap  wheel,  learning  by  experi- 
ence that  the  veterans  pursued  a  sound  policy  in 
paying  a  little  more  and  getting  ^ood  wheels. 

But  this  must,  in  a  great  measure,  be  changed. 
The  maker  of  the  bicycle  can  truly  say,  '  'The 
world  is  my  oyster,"  and,  while  not  forgetting  the 
men  who  have  placed  the  wheel  where  it  is  to-day, 
turn  to  that  vastly  greater  number  who  have  yet 
to  experience  the  delights  of  a  bicycle  ride.  It  is 
indisputable  that  there  is  no  better  bait  with 
which  to  catch  these  partiallj'  interested  fish  than 
that  of  cheapness.  Whether  the  present  prices  of 
high-grade  wheels  are  too  great  matters  not;  it  is 
enough  that  the  public  believes  this  to  be  the  case 
and  stands  aloof,  waiting  for  a  break  in  prices. 
If  the  public  labors  under  the  impression  that  the 
break  has  come,  and  that  the  $75  or  |85  wheel  is 


the  equal  of  the  $125  or  $150  one,  it  makes  little 
difference.  While  dis-illusion  is  sure  to  come  it  is 
a  fact  that  the  chasm  that  yawns  between  the  two 
is  much  more  capable  of  being  bridged  than  it 
was  a  few  years  ago. 

Then  let  us  realize  the  fact  that  the  cheap  wheel 
is  the  medium  which  is  to  bring  into  our  ranks 
thousands  and  thousands  of  riders  who  either 
could  not  or  would  not  pay  the  price  asked  for 
first-class  wheels.  The  success  this  year  of  those 
makers  who  listed  their  wheels  at  a  low  figure  has, 
beyond  doubt,  been  noticed  by  the  host  of  makers 
who  catalogue  their  goods  at  one  price  and  sell 
them  at  a  much  lower  one,  and  it  will  be  a  mat- 
ter of  much  surprise  if  the  hint  is  not  taken  and 
such  wheels  listed  next  year  at  prices  in  accord 
with  their  real  value.  S.  W.  M. 


A  CYCLE  SHOW  AT  CHICAGO? 


How  New  York  Manufacturers  and  Dealers 
Feel  About  It. 

New  York,  July  21.— Seeing  how  near  a  Chi- 
cago cycle  show  in  1895  is  to  the  heart  of  you 
westerners  in  general  and  ^^^^/ee-  in  particular, 
I  thought  it  might  interest  you  to  know  how  New 
York  manufacturers  and  dealers  regard  the  propo- 
sition, and  so  I  have  made  a  sort  of  pulse-feeling 
tour  of  the  town.  With  excusable  selfishness  and 
local  pride  naturally  to  be  exhibited  most  of  them 
favored  their  own  city  only,  though  some  wanted 
a  show  in  both  of  the  great  cities  or  in  Chicago 
alone,  and  I  found  some  who  made  no  bones  of 
expressing  their  entire  disapproval  of  any  cycle 
show  at  all.    But  let  them  speak  for  themselves — 

J.  W.  Spalding  of  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.:  "It 
is  entirely  too  early  to  talk  about  where  the  show 
is  to  be  held.  One  show,  however,  is  enough.  It 
is  too  much  to  ask  of  the  manufacturers  to  support 
two,  as  they  are  a  very  great  expense  and  trouble. 
New  York,  of  course,  is  the  centre  for  the  bulk  of 
the  trade  and  for  this  reason  is  the  more  desirable 
place.  If  the  Chicago  people  want  a  show  let 
them  have  one  and  let  their  local  manufacturers 
exhibit  at  it;  but  I  repeat  it  is  too  much  to  ask  of 
us  manufacturers  to  show  at  two.  But  you  know 
that  a  committee  of  the  cycle  board  of  trade  has 
the  matter  under  consideration  and  will  report  in 
September." 

S.  Winkle,  manager  of  Godfrey's  Eclipse  and 
Lovell  agency: 

"  Two  shows  by  all  means.  Buffalo  and  Phila- 
delphia? Nonsense!  They  have  not  the  attrac- 
tions or  facilities  of  New  York  and  Chicago  to 
offer.  Let  the  w  estemers  show  at  Chicago  and 
the  easterners  at  New  York." 

George  E.  Bidwell,  of  the  New  York  Tire  Com- 
pany: "Cycle  shows  do  trade  good,  for  they  at- 
tract agents  to  them ;  but  as  far  as  accomplishing 
any  practical  good  with  the  general  public  they 
are  no  good.  There  should  be  but  one  show. 
Two  are  too  expensive,  however.  The  Chicago 
people  think  they  in  justice  should  be  given  next 


year's  show.  Very  well;  that's  natural.  If  it  be 
given  them  New  Yorkers  should  turn  to  and  help 
them — provided  always,  and  I  emphasize  this, 
that  good  management  be  assured. ' ' 

At  the  Eastern  Rubber  Company,  the  maker  of 
the  Cyclone  Tires,  a  soft-eyed,  gentle- voiced  aud 
very  pretty  girl  was  in  charge.  She  hadn't  given 
much  thought  to  the  subject,  but  was  of  the 
opinion  that  if  they  had  enough  good  roads  in  the 
west  for  the  encouragment  of  bicycle  riding  that  it 
would  be  the  fair  thing  to  give  the  show  to  Chi- 
cago." 

Mr.  L'Hommedieu,  of  the  Columbia  Rubber 
Works  Company,  the  Palmer  tire  makers:  "I  am 
opposed  to  cycle  shows;  they  break  up  trade.  The 
work  at  the  factories  is  delayed  until  it  is  seen 
what  the  other  manufacturers  have  put  forth  at 
the  show.  If  we  must  have  one,  however,  I  favor 
New  York." 

At  the  Monarch  agency  a  gentleman  who  did  not 
care  to  have  his  name  quoted  and  did  not  pretend 
to  speak  authoritively  for  the  establishment,  said 
he  favored  two  shows. 

Mr.  Webster,  manager  of  the  Union  agency: 
"I  favor  two  shows  by  all  means.  Westerners 
will  not  come  to  a  New  York  show  and  Easterners 
would  never  go  to  a  Chicago  show. ' ' 

G.  Minturn  Worden,  manager  of  the  bicycle 
department  of  the  Remington  Arms  Company: 
'  'We  arewilling  to  go  on  record  as  being  opposed  to 
cycle  shows  altogether.  The  manufacturers  have 
to  choose  between  not  showing  their  new  things 
at  all  and  having  them  stolen  if  they  do  show 
them.  If  we  must  have  a  show  I  favor  two  shows. 
Chicago  is  entitled  in  that  event  to  one  by  all 
means.  She  has  more  cycle  manufacturers  than 
any  other  city  in  the  country  and  it  is  an  injustice 
to  make  her  buyers  from  Kansas,  Colorado,  Ne- 
braska and  the  Pacific  slope  come  to  New  York  if 
they  would  see  the  latest  products  of  the  manu- 
facturers. ' ' 

Elliot  Mason,  manager  of  the  New  York  agency 
of  the  Pope  Manufacturing  Company :  "Let  Chi- 
cago have  all  the  shows  she  wants;  but  New  York 
is  the  only  place  for  the  eastern  trade." 

William  C.  Overman,  New  York  representative 
of  the  Overman  Wheel  Company:  "To  the  big 
and  long-established  manufacturers  cycle  shows 
don't  amount  to  a  whoop.  We  have  our  entire 
equipment  of  agents  and  travelers  for  reaching  the 
trade.  To  the  small  makers,  however,  a  cycle 
show  is  a  great  thing,  since  they  cannot  afford  to 
maintain  an  expensive  traveling  force,  such  as  I 
have  maintained.  At  one  of  these  shows  they 
make  almost  their  entire  arrangements  for  the  dis- 
tribution of  their  goods.  One  show,  of  course 
brings  about  a  more  general  gathering;  but  the 
country  is  big  enough  to  support  two,  one  in  New 
York  and  one  in  Chicago." 

J.  S.  Bretz,  manager  of  the  Liberty  bicycle 
agency:  "I  do  not  speak  for  my  employers;  but 
the  action  of  the  Chicago  wheel  papers  in  forming 
a  cycle  show  a-ssociation  strikes  me  personally  as 


an  act  of  discourtesy  to  the  National  Board  of 
Trade  of  Cycle  Manufactures,  an  association  of  the 
manufacturers  formed  largely  for  this  purpose." 

F.  W.  Ensworth,  manager  of  H.  A.  Lozier  & 
Co.'s  New  York  branch:  "I -will  not  assume  to 
furnish  brains  to  Mr.  Spaulding,  Mr.  Gormully 
and  other  gentlemen  of  the  board  of  trade  commit- 
tee having  this  question  under  consideration. ' ' 

S.  B.  Bowman,  of  up-to^rn  Columbia  store: 
"New  York,  and  New  York  only." 

Mr.  Fisher,  Syracuse  company  branch:  "New 
York;  for  more  people  will  come  from  the  west  to 
New  York,  than  will  go  from  the  east  to  Chicago." 

Mr.  Tinkham,  of  the  Bidwell-Tinkham  Com- 
pany, agent  for  Stearns  and  the  Tourist:  "New 
York,  and  New  York  only.  I  speak  personally 
and  do  not  pretend  to  present  the  opinions  of  my 
principals." 

Mr.  Eay,  of  the  G.  &  J.  agency:  "I  have 
nothing  to  say;  I  leaye  that  to  Messrs.  Gormully 
and  Jeffery." 

Harry  Jandorf,  of  L.  C.  Jandorf  &  Co.,  agents 
of  the  Sterlmg:  "New  York." 


NO    TEST    YET. 


Stearns  at  St.  Louis  But  There  Is  a  Disagree- 
ment. 

St.  Louis,  July  24. — ^^^e/ee-  correspondent 
was  at  the  Washington  University  all  this  after- 
noon, and  yet  has  no  news  of  the  Stearus-Lu-Mi- 
Num  test.  Mr.  Stearns  and  Mr.  Grayson,  the  lat^ 
ter  of  the  St.  Louis  Refrigerator  and  Wooden 
Gutter  Company,  were  there  with  the  judges,  but 
the  trial  did  not  come  off,  and  at  present  writing 
there  is  no  telling  when  it  will.  There  was  a 
great  deal  of  talking  done,  but  that  was  all.  Mr. 
Stearns  claims  the  test  is  to  be  weight  for  weight 
and  wants  a  handicap  on  account  of  his  wheel 
being  so  much  lighter  than  the  other.  Mr.  Gray- 
son will  not  make  this  concession.  He  also  re- 
fuses to  allow  Mr.  Steams  to  put  in  a  wheel  the 
same  weight  as  the  Lu-Mi-Num,  as,  he  says,  the 
Steams  company  does  not  make  a  road  wheel  of 
that  weight  and  he  will  not  allow  the  Stearns 
people  to  make  a  wheel  for  the  test,  as  he  will 
not  compete  against  a  specially-made  frame. 
They  were  still  talking  at  5:30. 

St.  Louis,  July  25. — [Special  telegram.]— No 
test  yet  [3:11  p.  m.];  only  an  animated  talking 
match. 

WHERE   THE  BUYER  MISCUED. 


Pope  Company  Did  Not  Care  to  Sell  Its  Repu- 
tation to  a  Department  Store. 

The  story  is  told  upon  a  buyer  of  one  of  the 
greatest  department  stores  in  Chicago,  if  not  in 
the  world,  who  a  season  or  two  ago  called  upon 
the  Chicago  representative  of  the  Pope  Manufac- 
turing Company.  He  wanted  the  Pope  company 
to  make  for  him  1,000  wheels,  to  cost  within  a 
figure  that  would  enable  him  to  sell  them  at  a 
price  which,  even  low-grade  wheels  selling  at  stiff 
prices,  as  they  were  at  that  time,  would  have 
proved  a  sensation. 

"Can  you  make  them  for  me?"  he  asked  of  the 
Pope  representative. 

"Oh,  certainly,"  was  the  reply.  "I  presume 
you  would  want  to  advertise  the  fact  they  were 
turned  out  by  the  Pope  company  ?" 

"Exactly,"  was  the  enthusiastic  answer.  "That 
is  just  my  object  in  wanting  to  give  your  company 
the  contract. ' ' 

"  And  you  would  want  to  call  them  Columbia 
Juniors,  or  something  of  that  sort,  I  presume, " 
quietly  ventured  the  Pope  representative. 

"  Just  the  scheme, "  said  the  department  store 
buyer  delightedly.   "We  vpiU  advertise  the  wheels 


and  the  Pope  company  to  the  skies,  and  sell  the 
entire  lot  in  two  weeks. ' ' 

' '  AnA  you  would  wane  us  to  pay  part  of  the 
advertising  bills,  I  suppose,  in  view  of  the  liberal 
order  given  ?' ' 

' '  Not  a  cent, ' '  answered  the  buyer  in  a  burst  of 
generosity.  "We  wiU  stand  that  ourselves;  but 
if  you  want  to  make  me  a  better  price  as  an  oflset 
I  Avon' t  object." 

The  Pope  representative  looked  thoughtfully 
through  the  door  of  the  private  ofiBce  at  the  rows 
of  glistening  Colnmbias  that  extended  from  one 
end  of  the  store  to  the  other,  and  said: 

"  You  see  those  wheeLs  outside  there?" 

"Yes,"  answered  the  buyer,  expectantly. 

"You  must  have  passed  them  on  your  way  to 
my  office,  did  you  not?" 

'  'Certainly, ' '  with  some  surprise. 

'  'And  you  did  not  expect  to  find  any  further 
stock  inside  this  office?' ' 

"Why,  no!"  this  time  with  more  surprise. 

"I  am  glad  to  hear  it,"  said  the  Pope  manager, 
dryly.  "I  have  rather  inferred  from  your  propo- 
sition that  you  expected  to  find  a  car  load  or  two 
of  them  in  my  head. ' ' 

"I  came  here  for  business,  sir,  not  pleasantry," 
remarked  the  department  store  buyer  with  rising 
dignity  as  he  began  to  realize  that  he  was  being 
chaffed. 

"Another  thing  I  am  glad  to  hear,"  smiled  the 
Pope  representative,  "but  you  have  been  indulg- 
ing only  in  jjleasantry  since  you  entered  my  office. ' ' 
Then  with  a  change  of  voice  and  manner — "My 
dear  sir,  the  Pope  company  has  spent  too  much 
time,  effort  and  money  in  building  up  the  reputa- 
tion of  its  products  to  allow  a  concern  like  yours 
to  monkey  with  it.  No  machine  that  comes  out 
of  the  Pope  factory  will  ever  be  put  up  for  sale  in 
your  show  window,  unless  you  should  put  up  a 
bond  not  to  sell  it  for  less  than  contract  price. ' ' 

'  'But  you  said  you  could  make  these  wheels  for 
me,"  asserted  the  buyer,  with  rising  wrath. 

'  'We  can,  but  we  won't, ' '  laconically  replied  the 
Pope  man. 

"Very  well,"  said  the  buyer,  "you  shall  see 
'Columbia'  wheels  on  sale  in  our  store  within 
twenty-lour  hours,  at  $50  each." 

"Go  ahead,"  replied  the  Pope  representative, 
"and  I'll  have  men  there  to  buy  as  many  of  them 
as  you  will  put  up  at  that  price.  It  costs  us  more 
tlian  that  to  make  them. ' ' 

It  was  needless  to  say  that  the  threat  of  the  de- 
partment store  buyer  was  not  carried  out. — Sport- 
ing Goorls  Dealer. 


KNOWS   THE   TRADE   WELL. 


Something  About  George  H.  Pixley  and  His 
Life  as  a  Salesman. 
It  is  generally  conceded  that  no  man  is  more 
fitted  for  the  army  than  the  soldier;  and  the  same 
rule  applies  to  a  commercial  life,  and  no  man  is  so 
fitted  to  sell  goods  as  a  successful  salesman.  In 
the  subject  of  the  sketch  is  one  of  the  most  success- 
ful salesmen  in  the  cycle  trade,  and  the  firm  of 
Bigelow  &  Dowes  in  handing  over  the  entire 
charge  of  its  bicycle  business  to  him  has  not  mis- 
placed its  confidence.  George  H.  Pixley  is  a  gen- 
tleman, a  southerner  and  trained  business  man. 
He  was  born  in  Virginin,  but  being  somewhat 
pugnacious,  he  made  himself  famous  by  licking 
his  school  teacher,  for  which  olfense  his  estimable 
parents  sent  him  to  the  College  of  St.  Joseph, 
Ottawa,  Can.,  an  institution  with  a  discipline 
sufficiently  severe  to  cope  with  such  a  disposi- 
tions as  he  had.  Here  he  developed  a  taste  for 
athletics.  After  a  thorough  training,  at  seventeen 
he  entered  the  employment  of  Commodore  Fisk, 


where  he  worked  the  lightning  rod  business. 
After  that  he  represented  the  Hall  Safe  and  Lock 
Company,  and  next  worked  his  way  up  to  be 
superintendant  of  agencies  in  the  Wheeler  &  Wil- 
son Manufacturing  Company.  In  1891  he  joined 
the  forces  of  Lozier  &  Yost  and  spread  Little 


Giaufs  all  over  the  land.  Next  we  find  him  with 
E.  L.  Coleman  &  Co.,  Western  Wheel  Works 
agents.  The  Crawford  Manufacturing  Company, 
the  maker  of  the  line  of  wheels  for  which  Bigelow 
&  Dowes  are  the  New  England  agents,  lias  lelt  the 
good  effects  of  having  such  a  salesman  for  its 
goods  as  Mr.  Pixley. 


NEW  YORK  DEALERS  HAPPY. 


A  Remarkably  Prosperous  Season— Some  In- 
terviews with   Leading  Dealers. 

New  Yoek,  July  21. — Winnowing  the  truth 
from  the  to-be-expected  advertising  chaff  of  some 
twenty  dealers  visited,  the  season,  under  the  cir- 
cumstances of  hard  times,  has  been  without,  doubt 
remarkably  prosperous,  and  business  has  been 
prolonged  unusually  far  into  the  season.  Many, 
mainly  new  comers  and  smaller  dealers,  boast, 
doubtless  with  good  reason,  of  an  increase  of  25 
per  cent  over  last  year;  but  the  long-established 
and  big  concerns  are  content  to  hold  their  own  in 
the  face  of  the  adverse  circumstances  of  hard 
times  and  increased  competition  as  a  satisfactory 
step  forward. 

' '  No  mercantile  business  in  the  country, ' '  said 
William  C.  Overman,  of  the  Overman  Wheel 
Company,  "has  suffered  so  little  as  the  wheel 
trade  from  the  hard  times.  Bicycles  have  been 
called  luxuries,  too;  but  there  must  be  either  an 
increased  demand  for  this  variety  of  luxury  or 
they  have  passed  into  the  category  of  necessities," 

In  this  connection  a  gentleman  not  in  the  trade 
quoted  a  manufacturer  as  saying  that  the  demand 
for  bicycles  was  c'ue  to  some  extent  to  the  hard 
times.  "Many  horse  owners  of  moderate  means," 
he  said,  "have  been  compelled  to  sell  their  ani- 
mals. Used  to  their  riders  through  the  country 
the  wheel  has  presented  itself  as  an  inexpensive 
substitute  and  the  sale  of  their  horses  has  given 
them  cash  in  hand  for  the  purchase  of  bicycles  for 
themselves  and  their  friends." 

"The  season  opened,"  said  F.  W.  Ensworth  of 
the  Cleveland  eastern  distributing  agency,  "with 
every  discouragement.  The  Warwick  and  Majes- 
tic cats  seemed  likely  to  knock  the  bottom  out  of 
prices;  but  here  we  are  selling  wheels  at  |il50 
easily  and  as  far  into  the  summer  as  the  middle 
of  July.  Then  again  we  get  no  letters  this  year 
a?  last  from  retailers  telling  us  that  such  and  such 


a  company  has  oifered  this  and  that  inducement 
and  asking  us  what  we  have  to  give  in  the  way  of 
disconnte.  Last  year's  failures  seem  to  have 
weeded  out  the  fakire  and  the  trade  is  now  stand- 
ing up  and  doing  business  on  a  legitimate  basis, 
vrilling  to  tal-e  and  give  reasonable  profits." 

"Too  busy  to  talk,"  is  the  invariable  reply  of 
of  Elliott  Mason,  the  Columbia  representative,  to 
the  query  "How's  trade?"  Sid  Bowman,  the 
Coltimbia  uptown  man,  gives  about  the  same 
answer. 

"Master  Mechanic  Binn,"  said  a  Monarch  rep- 
resentative, "has  just  been  in  here  from  Chicago 
and  says  the  output  is  500  ahead  of  what  was 
originally  counted  on  and  that  on  his  return  he 
would  probably  have  to  put  still  another  500  in 
the  stocks." 

'  'We  cannot  get  the  wheels  from  the  factory  as 
fast  as  we  order  them, ' '  said  Carl  von  Lengerke,  the 
Lu-Mi-Xum  agent.  "That  is  the  only  complaint 
we  have  to  make." 

"Our  factory  is  running  up  to  10  o'clock  every 
night  to  suply  our  orders  for  tires,"  was  the 
answer  at  the  Eastern  Rubber  Company. 

The  above  are  mere  simple  straws  showing  the 
way  the  wind  is  blowing.  In  all  the  other  estab- 
lishments the  weathercock  pointed  in  the  same 
direction. 

GOTHAM  TRADE  NOTES. 


News  and  Gossip  About  the  Various  Wheels 
and  the  Men  Who  Make  and  Sell  Them. 
New  Yoek,  July  21.— By  far  the  busiest  shop 
in  all  Knickerbockerville  this  week  has  been 
without  doubt  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.'  old  place 
at  243  Broadway,  where  they  are  '  'selling  out  re- 
gardless of  cost, "  preparatory  to  moving  to  the 
main  establishment  on  Nassau  street.  To  see  the 
front  plastered  with  gaudy  signs,  and  crowds  at 
the  windows  and  doors  clubbed  into  order  by  a 
gray-uniformed  "special"  and  to  hear  the  yells 
of  the  for-the-time-being  fakirs  within  one  can 
hardly  realize  that  he  is  on  Broadway  in  front  of  a 
conservative  house  of  long  standing  and  not  at  a 
fake  auction  sale  in  Chatham  Square.  Within 
George  Jerome  is  '  'making  argument' '  in  a  lan- 
guage that  casts  suspicions  on  his  previous  busi- 
ness connections  and  in  a  fog-horn  voice  that 
would  cause  Freddie  Burris  to  drop  dead  with 
envy  should  he  happen  to  be  passing,  to  say 
nothing  of  knocking  a  whole  megaphone  factory 
out  of  business.  Hardly  less  obstreperous  '  'puU- 
ers-in"  are  Harry  Wells,  L.  P.  Brown,  Bob  Smith, 
Fred  Lelant  and  E.  H.  Hitchcock,  to  say  nothing 
of  a  score  of  small-fry  shouters  and  '  'hand-me- 
downs.  "  It  is  safe  to  say  that  Aug.  1  there  will 
be  nothing  to  move,  and  that  the  place  will  be  as 
bare  as  Bill  Nye's  think  box. 

INSTRUCTING  THE  400. 

Sid  Bownan  opened  this  week  at  Newport,  at 
Masonic  Hall,  a  branch  of  his  Adelphi  Hall  riding 
school  with  Ike  Johnson  in  charge.  As  the  school 
of  Ward  McAllister's  daughter  and  a  lot  of  other 
400  notables,  the  place  has  the  endorsement  of  the 
powers  that  be  to  start.  This  fact,  added  to 
the  other,  that  just  to  please  his  customers  and 
give  the  place  a  multi-milionaire  tone  his  charges 
are  double  the  regular  rates,  should  put  the  ven- 
ture high  np  in  the  social  and  financial  swim.  A 
daughter  of  President  Cleveland's  cousin,  by  the 
way,  was  the  first  Newport  pupil.  And  again 
"Sid"  sent  to-day  an  instructor  up  to  Mrs.  Colis 
P.  Huntington's  country  place  to  give  a  lesson  to 
her  and  her  daughter,  the  Princess  Hatzfeld. 

A    FINE   BIG   STORE   AXD   SCHOOL. 

The  Bidwell-Tinkham  Cycle  Company's  place 
at  Fifty-ninth  street,  near  the  Grand  Circle,  is 
undoubtedly   one  of  the  largest,  handsomest  and 


most  complete  retail  wheel  establishments  in  the 
country.  It  has  a  frontage  of  seventy-five  feet 
with  a  depth  of  100  feet.  The  salesroom  is  50x100 
feet.  Mr.  Tinkham  says  lie  is  going  to  lay  out  in 
it  a  thirty-lap  track  and  is  going  to  send  a  team 
against  all  the  (his)  track  records,  standing,  flying, 
paced,  unpaced,  in  competition  and  in  trial.  On 
the  second  floor  is  a  storage  room  ha\  ing  100 
"boarders,"  for  whose  owner's  convenience  adjoin- 
ing are  lockers  and  dining  rooms  and  a  marble 
and  tiled  shower  bath.  Above  is  a  100x50  feet 
riding  hall  with  padded  walls  and  posts.  In  the 
adjoining  portion  of  the  t'uilding  is  a  big  repair 
shop  on  the  second  floor,  where  t«n  men  are  em- 
ployed. Beneath  is  the  rental  department  with 
over  a  hundred  wheels.  The  rental,  "boarding" 
and  repair  departments  are  in  practically  a  sepa- 
rate building,  so  that  there  is  no  annoyance  from 
the  bringing  of  broken  or  dirty  wheels  into  the 
salesroom.  Altogether  it  is  a  model  establish- 
ment. 

A   IJBEETY    PICNIC. 

The  Liberty  Wheelmen  of  Queon's  county  are 
to  have  a  picnic  at  Dietz's  Metropolitan  Park 
on  Tuesday  evening.  Features  of  the  affair  will 
be  the  presentation  to  the  ilub  by  Alexander 
Schwalbach,  of  the  Liberty  Cycle  Company,  of  a 


silk  banner  won  by  tl-.em  in  the  Long  Island  cen- 
tury run  last  Sunday  and  a  bowling  match  be- 
tween teams  from  the  Liberty  club  and  the  Lib- 
erty company. 

"AEE   unions   IN    IT?" 

"On  the  first  day  at  Asbury  Park,  riding  variouii 
makes  of  wheels,"  said  Manager  Webster, 
"George  Smith  failed  to  win  a  race;  but  the  next 
day  he  tried  a  Union  Special  and  beat  the  men 
who  h:id  won  from  him  the  day  before.  Smith 
tells  me  he  has  ridden  fourteen  other  makes  of 
wheel,  but  that  the  Union  is  the  fastest  of  them 
all.  Then  again  Evans,  the  winner  of  the  time 
prize  in  the  Atlanta  century,  rode  a  Union.  Are 
the  Unions  in  it?" 

GOTHAM   TRADE   NOTES. 

.    Colonel  Pope  was  in  town  Friday. 

Art  Taylor,  of  the  Eclipse,  ran  down  to  town 
from  Beaver  Falls,  Pa.,  on  Thursday. 

James  S.  Henderson,  the  New  York  representa- 
tive of  the  Tribune  cycles,  is  touring  a- wheel  in 
Virginia. 

The  constitution  and  by-laws  of  the  National 
Board  of  Trade  Cycle  Manufacturers  have  been 
completed  by  Lawyers  Redding  and  Stimson  and 


have  been  forwarded  to  Secretary  A.  Kennedy- 
Child  at  Hartford  to  be  printed. 

Frank  Ray,  the  G.  &  J.  agent,  rejoices  that 
Rambler  riders  won  the  first  and  second  time  and 
handicap  prizes  in  the  Cortlandt  road  race,  the 
men  being  on  borrowed  wheels  at  that.  In 
the  Atlanta  100-mile  race  Ramblers  were  first, 
fourth,  fourteenth,  fifteenth  and  seventecntii 
prizes  and  the  second  time  jirize. 

Seymour  F.  Frasiek,  manager  of  the  Brooklyn 
Cycle  Company,  h.as  returned  from  a  Kili-iiiile 
business  tour  through  Long  Island  It  took  liiui 
but  two  days,  in  which  time  he  visited  agencies  at 
Flushing,  Whitestone,  Roslyn,  Glen  Cove,  Oyster 
Bay,  Hnntingt(m,  Hieksville,  Fannini^dale, 
Auntyville,  Freeport,  Nashville  Centre  and 
.lamaiea.  To  cover  these  places  by  train  « Duld 
have  taken  at  least  four  days.  They  all  expect  to 
be  quoted  this  week. 


G.  &f  J. -KENWOOD  SUIT  SETTLED. 


Both  Concerns  Will  Use  the  Two  Styles  of 
Tires  Hereafter. 
An  important  patent  suit  was  ended  last  I'eek 
when  the  Kenweod  and  G.  «.*(:  J.  companies  noti- 
fied their  respective  attorneys  to  end  the  the  ease 
pending  as  speedily  as  possible.  The  Kenwood 
company  will  continue  to  use  its  own  tire  or  the 
G.  &  J.  if  it  desu-es,  while  the  G.  &  J.  company 
also  has  the  right  to  use  both  tires  and  will  manu- 
facture each.  The  Kenwood  company  has  sent  a 
circular  to  its  agents  stating  that  it  has  sold  to  the 
G.  &  J.  company  its  tire  patents,  but  reserving 
the  right  to  manufacture  tires  or  buy  them  IVora 
Qt.  &  J.  The  Kenwood  tire  hereaftei  will  ha\e 
G.  &  J.'s  guarantee.  The  Kenwood  company 
will  use  the  Kenwood,  G.&  J.,  Morgan  &  Wright 
or  Webb  tires  on  its  wheels,  as  desired. 


Frenchmen  Like  the  Columbia. 

The  celebrated  American  machine,  Columbia, 
that  has  lately  made  its  appetirauce  upon  the 
French  market,  of  which  the  Compagnie  Generale 
des  Cycles,  23  Avenue  des  Champs  Elysees,  are 
the  agents  for  nearly  the  whole  of  Europe,  has  be- 
come the  style.  Everybody  wishes  to  ride  one  of 
these  excellent  machines,  which  charms  all  the 
happy  ones  who  make  excursions  at  the  present 
moment  upon  our  roads.  It  would  be  curious  to 
gather  some  statistics  upon  the  number  of  these 
machines  which  have  only  been  sold  by  the  Man- 
ege Petit,  one  of  the  numerous  branches  of  the 
Compagne  Generale  des  Cycles — we  would  be  as- 
tonished at  the  result,  which  proves  that  nothing 
succeeds  like  success. — Paris-Velo. 


Has  Not  Recorded  a  Mortgage. 

The  Everett  Cycle  Company  of  Everett,  Mass., 
maker  of  the  McCuue  cycle,  writes  denying  the 
report  in  ^^/6/>ee-'s  trade  bulletin  that  it  has 
placed  on  record  a  moi-tgage  for  ?2,000. 


Trade  Notes. 

C.  R.  Overman,  of  the  Chicago  Victor  brapch,  is 
at  the  seashore. 

The  value  of  cycles  exported  by  England  in 
1892  during  the  first  five  months  reached  £487,- 
600;  the  first  five  months  of  1894,  £678,235. 

A.  M.  Scheftey  &  Co.  say  their  trade  is  keeping 
up  remarkably  well  and  that  in  sundries  they 
have  sold  four  times  as  much  as  they  did  last 
year.  A.  G.  Ceely  has  recently  ceased  his  con- 
nection with  the  finn. 


Some  of  the  best  meh  in  the  state  are  expected 
as  participants  in  a  series  of  races  to  be  held  on 
Bossart's  track,  Latrobe,  Pa.,  on  July  28.  Prizes 
are  valued  at  f  500. 


CHICAGO'S     CYCLE     SHOW. 


IX  IS  RECEIvmG  LIBERAL  SUPPORT  FROM 
ALL   SECTIONS. 


Nearly  a  Third  of  the  Spaces  Already  Taken— 

Something  About  the  Two  Buildings— 

What     the     Different    Dealers 

Think  About  It. 


The  Chicago  cycle  show,  to  be  beld  in  the  two 
armory  buildings  on  Michigan  avenue  from  Jan. 
7  to  12,  inclusive,  is  an  assured  success,  for  al- 
ready a  third  of  the  spaces  have  been  taken  and 
the  management  is  receiving  inquiries  and  orders 
for  space  daily.  At  the  last  count  there  were 
thirty-nine  out  of  the  115  spaces  reserved  and  it  is 
now  thought  several  additional  stands  will  be  ar- 
ranged on  either  side  of  the  stage. 

The  area  of  the  two  buildings  is  over  20,000 
square  feet  and  this  space  is  cut  up  into  115  parts, 
all  of  which  are  advantageously  located  on  the 
ground  floor.  There  are  two  main  entrances,  one 
for  each  building,  from  Michigan  avenue.  Second 
Regiment  armory,  the  north  building,  is  set  aside 
for  wheel  exhibits  exclusively.  Battery  D,  to  the 
south,  will  contain  the  exhibits  of  tires,  saddles, 
machinery,  forglngs  aud  sundries.  The  two  build- 
ings are  connected  by  a  wide  passage-way,  as 
shown  in  the  diagram. 

SHOW   WILL   BK   WELL  MANAGED 

Everything  is  being  done  to  make  the  show  a 
success,  not  as  a  spectacle,  but  in  point  of  value 
to  the  exhibitor  and  the  trade  at  large.  The  man- 
agement believes  that  more  agents  intent  upon 
the  purchase  of  goods  will  be  in  attendance  at  the 
Chicago  show  than  were  ever  in  attendance  at  any 
previous  cycle  show.  The  exhibition  will  be 
thorough  in  every  respect;  the  wants  and  needs  of 
every  one  in  attendance  will  be  suited  and  met. 
The  trade  newspapers  will  be  treated  well  and  af- 
forded every  convenience  for  the  pursuit  of  their 
representatives  free  of  charge,  special  rooms  hav- 
ing been  arranged  foi  their  convenience.  By  look- 
ing at  the  diagram  of  the  two  halls  it  will  be 
noticed  that  great  care  has  been  taken  in  dividing 
the  spaces  for  the  exhibits. 

SPACES   ALEEADY   TAKEN. 

The  following  have  secured  spaces  already : 


E.  C.  Steams  &  Co. 
Marion  Cycle  Co. 
Stover  Bicycle  Co. 
Monarch  Cycle  Co. 
Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 
Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 
Julius  Andrae. 
Meteor  Cycle  Co. 
Shelby  Tube  Works. 
New  York  Tire  Co. 
Morgan  &  Wright. 
New  Departure  Bell  Co. 


F.  F.  Ide  Mfg.  Co. 
Derby  Cycle  Co. 
Kenwood  Mfg.  Co. 
Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 
Lamb  Mfg.  Co. 
Munger  Cycle  Co. 
Sterling  Cycle  Works. 
Eclipse  Bicycle  Co. 
Warman-Schub  Co. 
R.  B.  McMullen  &  Co. 
Palmer  Tire  Co. 
Hartford  Tire  Co. 
C.  J.  Smith  &  Sons. 


WHAT   PEOPLE  THINK. 

That  the  trade  may  obtain  an  idea  of  the  feel- 
ing among  agents  in  various  parts  of  the  country, 
we  publish  a  few — and  only  a  few — of  the  letters 
alfeady  received: 

Put  us  dowu  as  being  heartily  in  favor  of  having  the 
national  cycle  show  in  Chicago,  and,  having  already 
made  application  for  space,  you  may  rest  assured  that 
we  will  do  all  in  our  power  to  make  fae  show  a  success. 
We  consider  Chicago  the  only  place  to  hold  a  show. — 
Stover  Bicycle  Manfacturing  Company,  Freeport,  III. 

It  is  undoubtedly  more  than  due  to  the  western  manu- 
facturers and  dealers  that  they  have  a  cycle  show  of  a 
national  character  and  you  may  expect  our  hearty  co-op- 
eration.— The  Columbia  Rubber  Works  Company. 

All  the  support  we  can  give  will  be  gladly  given  and  we 
heartily  indorse  all  the  efforts  that  are  being  made  in  the 
direction  of  a  Chicago  show.— Telegram  Cycle  Manufac- 
iuring  Company,  Milwaukee. 

Your  idea.'!  are  riabt.    The  attendance  at  the  eastern 


exhibitions  has  been  nade  up  in  the  main  of  eastern 
agents  and  the  west  has  contributfd  •  omparatively  little 
in  that  way  to  them.  We  think  that  the  idea  of  gather- 
ing these  people  together  at  some  centrally  located  place, 
where  all  different  makes  of  bicycles  can  be  seen  together 
and  comparisons  drawn,  is  a  very  good  one  and  will,  we 
believe,  meet  with  the  hearty  support  of  the  cycle  manu- 
facturers, and,  we  are  sure  of  the  local  western  agents, 
too  — Woodrough  &  Hanchett  Company,  Chicago. 

We  are  satisfied  with  the  results  of  the  New  York  show 
but  the  agents  were  mostly  from  adjacent 
states.  Consequentlj;  we  believe  that  a  show  advertised 
as  you  are  advertising  yours  will  result  in  even  more 
beneficial  results  than  the  one  at  New  York.  Will  specify 
in  a  few  days  the  spaces  that  we  wish  set  aside.— Ealph 
Temple  Cycle  Works,  Chicago. 

We  think  a  show  for  the  western  field  will,  undoubt- 
edly, be  a  good  thing  and  we  shall  certainly  patronize  it. 
—Indiana  Bicycle  Company,  Indimapolis 

Are  much  in  favor  of  a  Chicago  show  and  will  do  all 
we  can  to  aid  you— Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Company,  Chi- 
cago. 

We  are  very  much  in  favor  of  a  show  in  Chicago.  We 
do  not  see  why  it  should  not  get  it,  as  it  is  the  most  cen- 
terally  located  and  there  are  factories  enough  in  it  to 


it  can  demand  a  show.— E.  L.  Partoh,  Rock  Rapids,  la. 

Certainly  should  have  attended  the  shows  of  '91  and  '94 
if  they  had  been  nearer  home,  and  shall  be  on  hand  at  the 
Chicago  exhibit.— A.  G.  Woodbury,  Danville,  III. 

Pleased  to  hear  of  the  Chicago  show,  and  will  be  there. 
— F.  H.  Noble,  Casey,  la. 

By  all  means  let  us  have  a  show  in  the  west.— Fulton 
Hardware  Company,  Portland,  Ind. 

I  deem  it  very  important  to  have  a  show  in  the  west. 
Time  and  money  prevent  the  majority  of  western  agents 
from  attending  a  show  in  the  east.— O.  E.  Pifield,  Benton 
Harbor,  Mich. 

Let  Chicago  have  a  show  that  will  set  the  whole  west 
talking  "wheels."  There  are  enough  factories  and  agents 
in  the  west  to  make  it  a  success,  and  it  the  easterners 
doa't  want  to  come  we  can  do  without  them.— W.  A. 
Green,  Amboy,  111. 

Have  a  western  cycle  show  by  all  means.  We  promise 
to  be  there.— J.  Lonn  &  Sons,  Laporte,  Ind. 

Am  decidedly  in  favor  of  a  western  show.  It  would  un- 
doubtedly increase  the  interest  in  cycling  affairs  in  the 
west.— C.  A.  Peck,  Berlin,  Wis. 

Of  course  we  favor  a  western  show.  Will  do  all  we  can 
to  awaken  interest.— Journal.  Berlin,  Wis. 

We  cast  our  vote  for  Chicago  first,  last  and  all  the  time. 


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make  a  show  of  themselves.— Jackson  Pneumatic  Wheel 
Company,  Jackson,  Uich. 

We  are  confident  that  the  Chicago  show  will  bring:  a 
large  attendance.  The  business  is  mcreasing  wonder- 
fully in  the  west.— Lindsay  Bros.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

It  is  true  that  most  of  the  manufacturers  are  located  in 
the  east  but  cannot  see  any  reason  why  the  west  should 
not  be  recognized  in  the  way  of  an  exhibition.  We  are 
strongly  in  favor  of  the  idea.  Chicago  is  the  city  of  all 
cities  for  a  cycle  show.— J.  E,  Poorman,  Cincinnati. 

The  wesc  is  a  large  field  and  Chicago,  the  largest  cycle 
manufacturing  center  in  the  country  it  is  time  that  a 
show  was  given  in  the  west.  Facilities  for  reaching  it 
are  the  best.— The  Nubia  Iron  Enamel  Company,  Cragin, 

We  indorse  your  entire  plan  and  will  take  great  pains 
to  encourage  all  our  agents  to  attend,  realizing  as  we  do 
the  great  benefit  they  will  derive  from  it. — Lee-Clarke- 
Anderson  Hardware  Company,  Omaha,  Neb. 

The  west  certainly  needs  and  deserves  a  show.— W.  A. 
Little,  Grinnell,  la. 

There  should  certainly  be  a  show  in  Chicago.— W.  H. 
Stoutt.  Ulrichsviile,  O. 

I  believe  the  v  estei  n  trade  has  reached  the  point  where 


The  great  west  needs  a  cycle  show  and  Chicago  is  the 
place  to  have  it.— Tinker  Bros.,  Maquoketa,  la. 

I  am  heartily  in  favor  of  holding  the  next  cycle  exhibi- 
tion in  Chicago.— C.  A.  Lighty,  Monticello,  Ind, 

A  western  cycle  show  is  needed  by  all  means.  It  will 
give  us  western  retail  dealers  the  same  chance  that  our 
eastern  brothers  have  enjoyed  in  the  past,  viz.,  the  op- 
portunity to  advance  themselves  in  the  knowledge  of  the 
different  makes  of  bicycles  and  pick  the  wheels  that  suit 
their  trade.— F.  A.  Wilkes  &  Co.,  Champaign,  III. 

Count  me  in  for  Chicago  in  1895.— T.  Frank  Ireland, 
Belding,  Mich. 

After  nine  years  in  the  cycle  business  we  know  of  many 
makes  of  wheels  that  have  never  been  shown  in  our  city. 
However  great  the  eastern  trade  I  do  not  think  it  will  be 
hurt  by  the  manufacturers  showing  their  goods  in  the 
west,  which  means  Chicago.— James  Cook,  Paris,  111. 

Think  a  western  show  will  result  in  much  good,  not  only 
for  the  agents  but  the  manufacturers  as  well.~F.  R. 
Zelt,  Medford,  Wis. 

We  believe  that  a  show  in  Chicago  will  be  a  success  and 
think  that  all  agents  in  the  west  should  unite  in  urging 
the  manufacturers  to  consider  the  claims  of  the  dealers 
located  west  of  Buffalo.    It  is  simply  impossible  for  the 


majority  of  dealers  id  the  west  to  attend  a  show  in  the 
east  and  the  makers  ought  to  realize  the  fact  that  a  large 
proportion  of  the  wheels  are  sold  in  the  west.— Frank  B. 
Taylor  Company,  JaDkson,  Mich. 

Am  much  pleased  to  have  a  show  in  Chiea«o  and  feel 
sure  it  will  be  a  great  thing  for  every  dealer  in  the  west, 
or  course  I  shall  attend,— C.  M.  Wiseman,  Big  Rapids, 
Mich. 

We  certainly  think  an  exhibition  should  be  held  in  the 
west,  as,  while  it  is  true  that  the  greater  number  of 
wheels  are  sold  in  the  east,  the  future  market  is  in  the 
west.  Past  experience  demonstrates  that  Chi::ago  makes 
a  success  of  any  exhibition  it  takes  hold  of.— Michigan 
Manufacturing  Company,  Jackson,  JJich. 

The  Chicago  show  will  be  a  success  and  the  proper 
course  for  manufacturers  to  successfully  iutroduce  their 
goods,  is  to  exhibit.— L.  L.  Benjamin,   Marshalltown,    la. 

Are  heartily  with  you  for  a  Chicago  show.  There  is 
much  in  it  for  the  dealer.    Waiting  for  the  salesman  to 

fet  around  with  his  samples  in  May,  when  one  should 
ave  a  stock  in  and  be  delivering  in  April,  is  poor  busi- 
ness. When  western  agents  can  go  to  a  cycle  show,  se- 
lect the  wheels  they  want,  make  contracts  and  arrange 
for  early  deliveries  as  eastern  agents  have  done,  they 
will  know  how  to  value  a  western  snow. — Fisher  Governor 


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Company,  Marshalltown,  la. 

Would  be  very  glad  to  have  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago 
and  should  attend.— W.  P.  Dennison,  DeWitt,  la 

I  heartily  indorse  the  project  of  having  a  cycle  show  in 
Chicago  and  should  attend.— 0.  C.  Swarfz,  Walker  la 

Think  an  exhibition  In  Chicago  would  be  a  great  thing 
tor  western  agents,  h  hould  be  sure  to  be  on  hand— H 
E.  Mattocks,  Chenoa,  111. 

Are  heartily  in  favor  of  having  a  show  in  Chicago.  We 
will  surely  attend  a  western  show  in  preference  to  an 
eastern  one  and  will  do  all  we  possibly  can  for  its  suc- 
cess.—Charles  Hanauer  &  Bros.,  Cincinnati,  0. 

There  are  some  pretty  fine  wheels  made  in  the  west 
and  if  those  eastern  chaps  do  not  care  to  exhibit  and  ad- 
vertise their  goods  in  the  west  let  them  sell  them  in  the 
east  and  we  will  patronize  the  west.— John  Smith,  De 
Pere,  Wis. 

I  cannot  afford  the  expense  of  a  trip  to  the  east  but 
can  and  will  come  to  Chicago.  Everybody,  both  east  and 
west,  knows  that  Chicago  never  does  a  thing  but  it  does 
it  well.— U.  S.  Alderman,  Nevada,  la. 

Pleased  to  see  the  cycle  show  in  Chicago  the  coming 
year  and  appreciPte  the  steps  taken  towards  the  advance- 


ment in  the  west.— W.  D.  Ennis  &  Co.,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Emphatically  in  favor  of  a  western  show.  I  believe  a 
majority  of  dealers  in  small  western  cities  would  not 
consider  the  outlay  for  an  eastern  trip  as  a  paying  in- 
vestment, could  make  the  trip  to  Chicago  at  nominal 
cost  as  well  as  at  a  great  saving  of  time.— E.  A.  Thomas, 
Troy,  O. 

Chicago  certainly  should  have  a  cycle  show.  We 
would  not  attend  one  at  either  New  York  or  Philadelphia 
on  account  of  the  distance,  but  will  attend  one  at  Chi- 
cago.—W.  R.  Tilton  &  Sons,  Prairie  Depot,  O. 

Give  us  a  show  in  the  west  by  all  means  and  we  think 
your  success  will  be  greater  than  that  of  either  New  York 
or  Philadelphia.  -G.  M.  Lesher,  Fremont,  O. 

Am  in  favor  of  a  Chicago  show  and  wilt  attend  and  do 
all  in  my  power  to  aid  it.— Horace  Brown,  Muskegon, 
Mich. 

Am  strongly  in  favor  of  a  show  in  Chicago,  and  will 
gladly  attend.— A.  A.  Brabant,  Marinette,  Wis. 

Record  us  in  favor  of  a  western  show.— Sickles,  Preston 
and  Nutting  Company,  Davenport,  la. 

Am  in  favor  of  a  western  show,  and  Chicago  is  the 
place.    Will  attend.— Ed  J.  Carroll,  Green  Bay,  Wis. 

A  national  show  in  the  west  and  in  Chicago  is  "the 
stuff." — Mosher  Bros..  Cuba,  111. 


LOUISVILLE  RACE  GOSSIP. 


To  Be  in  the  Circuit — A  New  Track — Harvey 
Rides  274  Miles  in  Twenty-Four  Hours. 
Louisville,  Ky.,  July  23. — The  Louisville 
Cycle  Club  has  applied  for  sanction  for  a  meet  in 
the  national  circuit,  the  races  to  be  run  on  the 
new  Fountain  Ferry  three-lap  track  Oct.  2  and  3. 
The.se  dates  follow  the  Wheeling,  "W.  Va.,  dates, 
leaving  one  day's  travel  and  one  day's  rest  for  the 
racing  teams. 

The  arrangements  are  about  complete  for  the 
new  three-lap  track,  which  is  to  be  at  Fountain 
Ferry  park,  just  west  of  Louisville  a  few  miles. 
This  is  a  delightful  resort  and  the  grand  stand 
will  be  situated  directly  along  the  river  front.  A 
stock  company  will  immediately  be  organized  and 
work  will  be  commenced  on  a  business-like  basis. 
The  company  will  be  known  as  the  Fountain 
Ferry  Cycle  Association. 

Thursday  C.  A.  Harvey  knocked  the  boulevard 
record  of  228  miles  in  24  hours  into  a  cocked  hat. 
At  6:30  a.  m.  he  started  over  the  gravel  course 
leading  to  Iroquois  park  and  iinished  at  6:18  Fri- 
day morning.  He  had  twelve  minutes  more  to 
go  but  having  the  record  by  a  good  margin  and 
there  not  being  sufficient  time  to  complete  another 
lap  he  stopped  with  274  2-5  miles  to  his  credit. 
Harvey  is  a  young  man  of  fine  build  and  intelli- 
gence and  is  employed  with  Martin  &  Dressing. 
His  total  rests  occupied  one  hour  and  twenty 
minutes,  which,  with  the  twelve  minutes  at 
the  finish,  leaves  22  hrs.  28  min.  actual 
riding  time.  The  claim  at  first  was  294  miles 
but  an  maccuracy  was  discovered.  Harvey 
rode  a  Waverley.  His  checkers  and  timers 
were:  C.  P.  Pfeffer,  A.  J.  Schmeck,  William 
Reuff,  Max  Brunn,  H.  C.  Shreve,  0.  R.  Reed  and 
G.  W.  Keeley,  and  the  pacemakers  George  L. 
Martin,  Ed  Dressing,  Charles  Martin,  C.  G.  Pfef- 
fer, J.  W.  Spalding,  Louis  Ackley,  J.  W.  Wrock- 
lege,  J.  Goullon,  Henry  Schnhmann,  J.  S, 
Carpenter,  A.  S.  Willis,  Hugh  Caperton,  W.  Mc- 
Keever,  B.  W.  Twyman  and  Percy  Hopper. 


West  Shore  Special  for  Denver. 

For  the  accommodation  of  eastern  wheelmen 
who  are  anxious  to  be  present  at  the  Denver 
meet,  a  special  train  will  leave  New  York  on  Fri- 
day, Aug.  10,  for  the  west  over  the  West  Shore 
railroad.  Connections  will  be  made  with  the 
Wabash  or  Nickel  Plate  to  Chicago  and  the  Rock 
Island  to  Denver,  while  the  Boston  and  New  Eng- 
land wheelmen  will  start  over  the  Fitchburg  road. 
The  train  will  arrive  in  Chicago  at  9:35  p.  m., 
Aug.  11,  and  leaves  twenty-five  minutes  later. 
Denver  will  be  reached  on  Monday,  Aug.  13.  A 
special  car  for  the  transportation  of  bicycles  will 
be  carried.  Secure  additional  information  and 
sleeping  cars  by  early  application  to  C.  A.  Shee- 
han,  5  Vanderbilt  place,  New  York. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Wasliington,  2>.  C— Washington  Cycle  Company, 
W.  S.  McArthur,  manager,  opened  New'  store  at  No.  924 
Ninth  street,  N.  W. 

St.  Louis,  afo.— The  Wheel  Protective  Company,  in- 
corporated, protecting  bicycle  owners  from  loss;  capital 
stock  $2,000. 

Quincy,  Mass — Quincy  Cycle  Company;  William  L. 
Ripley  reported  to  have  recorded  chattel  mortgage  for 
$800. 

Za  Fontaine,  Jw<J.— McCord  &  Co.,  handle  manufac- 
turers; works  destroyed  by  flre  at  a  loss  of  $10,000,  with 
$4,000  insurance.    Factory  will  be  rebuilt. 

Xew  rdrfc. —Persons  &  Muller  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, bicycle  saddles,  at  Nos.  42  and  50,  West  Sixty- 
seventh  street,  in  the  hands  of  the  sheriff,  on  an  attach- 
ment for  $S,718  in  favor  of  Joseph  Sidenburg. 

Toronto,  Can.— The  Comet  Cycle  Company;  the  cost 
of  the  factory  building  and  warehouse,  reported  last 
week,  will  be  $25,000.  The  building  permit  calls  for  a  flve- 
story  brick  warehouse  and  factory  building. 

ColcJiester  Conn.— The  Colchester  Rubber  Company, 
oiHce  to  be  removed  to  Providence  about  Aug.  1,  and  as 
soon  as  possible  machinery  formerly  used  in  the  local 
factory  will  be  set  up  in  Woonsocket. 

2few  Torh,  X.  T — A.  G.  Spalding  &  Co.,  will  vacate 
retail  store  at  243  Broadway  on  Aug  I,  and  thereafter  en- 
tire wholesale  and  retail  business  will  be  transacted  at 
126  and  130  Nassau  street  Commencing  with  the  I6th, 
the  entire  stock  of  bicycling,  athletic,  tennis  and  ball 
players  uniforms,  as  well  as  all  kinds  of  apparatus,  sport- 
ing goods,  etc.,  is  being  sold,  regardless  of  cost. 

Medford,  Mass.—Tred  M.  Kimball,  has  opened  a 
bicycle  repair  store  at  No.  10  Harvard  avenue. 

BonJiam,  .Tea;.- Ragsdale,  McKenney  &  Co.,  hard- 
ware, bicycles,  etc  ,  succeeded  by  C.  Davis  &  Co. 

J-ouisville,  Ky.— Standard  Cycle  Company,  com- 
posed of  Ed.  A.  Mathey,  and  Charles  Van  Overbeck, 
opened  new  bicycle  store  at  616  4th  avenue,  will  handle 
sporting  goo^s,  as  well  as  bicycles,  anddo  arepaiiing 
business. 

Houston,  letB. —Rierson  &  Spore,  bicycles,  succeeded 
by  Pearl  &  Hierson. 

St.  JLouis,  Ho.— A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hardware  Co.,  ac- 
cepted agency  tor  League  Cycle  Company's  Chalnless 
bicycle. 

JVeic  Castle,  JTnd. —Reading,  Speeder  Bicycle  Com- 
pany, in  negotiation  for  location  of  factory,  guaranteeing 
to  employ  200  men  within  a  year. 

Indianapolis .  Ind. — The  Indiana  Bicycle  Company, 
on  the  12th  instant,  reported  to  have  turned  out  the 
10,000th  bicycle  manufactured  by  it  since  Jan.  1,  1894. 

Indianapolis,  Ind. — Central  Cycle  Company  report 
that  for  the  first  six  months  of  this  year  it  manufactured 
and  sold  more  bicycles  than  ever  before  in  a  like  period, 
working  thirty  more  men,  and  selling  twenty-five  per 
cent,  more  wheels  than  in  the  flist  half  of  1893. 

Howling  Green,  Xj/.— Settle  &  Porter,  bicycles,  suc- 
ceeded by  Settle,  Porter  &  Miller. 

Marion,  JKy.— Marion  Hardware  Company,  bicycles, 
etc ,  reported  gone  out  of  business. 

Jtrownsvllle,  Tenn. — Anderson  Bros.,  bicycles,  sold 
out  to  and  succeeded  by  P.  B.  Anderson. 


Recent  American  Patents. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,   re- 
ported especially  for  €^£/ee  t>y  W.  E.  Augin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

522,610,  bicycle;  Thomas  Miller,  Jr.,  Springborough,  0.; 
filed  Sept.  26, 1893. 

522,663,  pneumatic  tire;  Wilham  P.  Jaus,  Indianapolis, 
Ind.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Carl  H.  Schuller,  same  place; 
filed  Feb.  15, 1894. 

522,689,  pneumatic  tire  for  bicycles;  John  Mariani, 
Boston,  Mass.;  filed  June  5,  1893. 

522,814,  pneumatic  tire;  Charles  K.  Welch,  Coventry, 
England,  assignor  to  the  Pneumatic  Tire  Company,  lim- 
ited, Dublin,  Ireland;  filed  Feb.  10,  1894.  Patented  in 
England,  France  and  Belgium. 

522,908,  bicycle;  Hosea  W,  Libbey,  Boston,  Mass. ;  filed 
Nov.  18,  1892. 

522,941,  wheel;  Godfried  Laube,  Huron,  S.  D.,  assignor 
of  one-half  to  Joseph  Hymans,  Del  Rio,  Texas;  filed  Oct., 
23, 1893. 

Trade-marks— 25.005,  bicycles,  sulkies,  road  carts  and 
light  or  pleasure  vehicles;  Central  Cycle  Manufacturing 
Company,  Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  filed  May  24,  1894,  Essen- 
tial feature— a  pictorial  representation  of  a  chariot  race. 

Monday,  at  Utica,  Jeimey  broke  the  class  A 
half-mile  record,  his  time  being  1:00  1-5.  The 
previous  record  was  1 :01  1-5.     . 


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CHICAGO'S     CYCLE     SHOW. 

IT  IS  RECEIVING  LIBERAL  SUPPORT  FROM 
ALL   SECTIONS. 


Nearly  a  Third  of  the  Spaces  Already  Taken- 

Something  About  the  Two  Bulldings- 

What    the     Different    Dealers 

Think  About  It. 


The  Chicago  cycle  show,  to  be  held  iu  the  two 
armory  buildings  on  Michigan  avenue  from  Jan. 
7  to  12,  inclusive,  is  an  assured  success,  for  al- 
ready a  third  of  the  spaces  have  been  taken  and 
the  management  is  receiving  inquiries  and  orders 
for  space  daily.  At  the  last  count  there  were 
thirty-nine  out  of  the  115  sp.ices  reserved  and  it  is 
now  thought  several  additional  stands  will  be  ar- 
ranged on  either  side  of  the  stage. 

The  area  of  the  two  buildings  is  over  20,000 
square  feet  and  this  space  is  cut  up  into  115  parts, 
all  of  which  are  advantageously  located  on  the 
grouud  floor.  There  are  two  main  entrances,  one 
for  each  building,  from  Michigan  avenue.  Second 
Regiment  armory,  the  north  building,  is  set  aside 
for  wheel  exhibits  exclusively.  Battery  D,  to  the 
south,  will  contain  the  exhibits  of  tires,  saddles, 
machinery,  forgings  and  sundries.  Tlie  two  build- 
ings are  connected  by  a  wide  passage-way,  as 
shown  in  the  diagram. 

SHOW   WILL  UE  WELL  MANAGED 

Everything  is  being  done  to  make  the  show  a 
success,  not  as  a  spectacle,  but  in  point  of  value 
to  the  exhibitor  and  the  trade  at  large.  The  man- 
agement believes  that  more  agents  intent  upon 
the  purchase  of  goods  will  be  in  attendance  at  the 
Chicago  show  than  were  ever  in  attendance  at  any 
previous  cycle  show.  The  exhibition  will  be 
thorough  in  every  respect;  the  wants  and  needs  of 
every  one  in  attendance  will  be  suited  and  met. 
The  trade  newspapers  will  be  treated  well  and  af- 
forded every  convenience  for  the  pursuit  of  their 
representatives  free  of  charge,  special  rooms  hav- 
ing been  arranged  foi  their  convenience.  By  look- 
ing at  the  diagram  of  the  two  halls  it  will  be 
noMced  that  great  care  has  been  taken  iu  dividing 
the  spaces  for  the  exhibits. 

SPACES  ALREADY  TAKEN. 

The  following  have  secured  spaces  already: 


E.  C.  Steams  &  Co. 
Marion  Cycle  Co. 
Stover  Bicycle  Co. 
Monarch  Cycle  Co. 
Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 
Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 
Julius  Andrae. 
Meteor  Cycle  Co. 
Shelby  Tube  Works. 
New  York  Tire  Co. 
Morgan  »&  Wright. 
New  Departure  Bell  Co. 


F.  F.  Ide  Mfg.  Co. 
Derby  Cycle  Co. 
Kenwood  Mfg.  Co. 
Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 
I.,amb  JIfg.  Co. 
Munger  Cycle  Co. 
Sterling  Cycle  Works. 
Eclipse  Bicycle  Co. 
Warman-Schub  Co. 
E.  B.  McMuUen  &  Co. 
Palmer  Tire  Co. 
Hartford  Tire  Co. 
C.  J.  Smith  &  Sons. 

WHAT  PEOPLE  THINK. 

That  the  trade  may  obtain  an  idea  of  the  feel- 
ing among  agents  in  various  parts  of  the  country, 
we  publish  a  few — and  only  a  few — of  the  letters 
already  received : 

Put  us  down  as  being  heartily  in  favor  of  having  the 
national  cycle  sho^  In  Chicago,  and,  having  already 
made  application  for  space,  you  may  rest  assured  that 
we  will  do  all  in  our  power  to  make  fae  show  a  success. 
We  consider  Chicago  the  only  place  to  hold  a  show  — 
Stover  Bicycle  Manfacturing  Company,  Freeport,  111, 

It  is  undoubtedly  more  than  due  to  the  western  maou. 
facturers  and  dealers  that  they  have  a  cycle  show  of  a 
national  character  and  you  may  expect  our  hearty  co-op- 
eration—The Columbia  Rubber  Works  Company. 

All  the  support  we  can  give  will  be  gladly  given  and  we 
heartily  indorse  all  the  efforts  that  are  being  made  in  the 
direction  of  a  Chicago  show.— Telegram  Cycle  Manufac- 
turing Company,  Milwaukee. 

Your  ideas  are  riebt.    The  attendance  at  the  eastern 


■     tho  main  of  eastern 

exhibitions  has  been  n  "de  up  in  tl  e^  ^^j_^^,y  ,  (He 
aeentsand  the  west  ha-sconlnbutJ-a'Ou'K  f  gather- 
fn  that  way  to  them.  We  think  that  '""..'"foeatedplace, 
Sg?besr,iople  loKetherat  S»f.S"^^&n  togUer 
where  all  different  °>abes  of  bicydes  W.  o  ^^^  ^m^  ^^ 
and  comparisons  drawn,  is  a  very  goo"  "  „cle  manu- 
Selieve,  meet  with  the  hearty  support  o^^  tne  y^_^  ^^^^^^^ 
fucturers  and.  we  are  sure  of  tbe  wu^  rhicaeo. 
^  -Woodrough  &  Hanehett  Company,  Ch^^"-^  ^how 
'we  are  satisfied  with  the  --esuto  o^ '^  ^om  adjacent 
but     the      agents      were      mostly      irom  y^^ 

states.    Consequently  we  beheve  'hat^sno     ^^^^ 
as  you  are  advertising  yours  will  resmi    ^^n^eify 
beniflcial  results  than  tie  "°«  f'^'^^J^t  aside.-ltolph 
in  a  few  days  the  spaces  that  we  wlsn  sei  !«■>■ 
Temple  Cycle  Works,  Chicago.  j,,  unjoubt- 

We  think  a  show  tor  the  western  i«.u        ^      ^^^  jt. 
edly,  be  a  good  thing  and  we  shall  certainly  i» 
-Indiana  Bicycle  Company  '"d^^PX^  and  will  do  all 
weranio  ^11.  fo^^^.i^^io^^'^'^fS^  O"--^^'  '^"■ 

%°e  are  very  much  in  favor  of  a^^^oV^^^L'-^^t  cSi^ 
j^U^So1Itrd''I,;^S^"?e'fa'c;on^"enoagh  in  it  to 


it  ™n  demand  a  show.-E.  L.  Partoh,  Rock  Rapids,  la. 

rnrtainly  should  have  attended  the  shows  of  '91  and  '94 
■f  Thor  had  been  nearer  home,  and  shall  be  on  hand  at  the 
rhSo  «hlbit.-A.  a.  Woodburv.  Danville,  III. 

pf^d  to  hear  of  the  Chicago  show,  and  will  be  there. 

V  H  Noble.  Casey,  la. 

p'.7  nil  means  let  us  have  a  show  m  the  west.— Fulton 
Hardware  Company,  Portland  Ind. 

I  deem  it  very  important  to  have  a  show  in  the  west. 
Timn  and  money  prevent  the  majority  of  western  agents 
Fr^attending  a  show  in  the  east.-O.  E.  Pifleld,  Benton 

Tpt  Chicago  have  a  show  that  will  set  the  whole  west 
t.ltini?  "wheels."  There  are  enough  factories  and  agents 
in  the  west  to  make  it  a  success,  and  it  the  easterners 
doa-t  wMt  to  come  we  can  do  without  them.-W.  A. 

'^ nlve  a'western  cycle  show  by  all  means.  We  promise 
tn  he  (here  -J.  Lonn  &  Sons,  Laporte,  Ind. 

Am  decidedly  in  favor  of  a  western  show.  It  would  un- 
doubtedly increase  the  interest  iu  cycling  affaire  in  the 
„pst  — O  A  Peck,  Berlin.  Wis. 

Of 'course  we  favor  a  western  show.  WiU  do  all  we  can 
fn  awaken  interest.— Journal,  Betlin.  Wis. 

We  cast  our  vote  for  Chicago  first,  last  and  all  the  time. 


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majority  of  dealers  id  the  west  to  attend  a  show  ia  the 
east  and  the  makers  ought  to  realize  the  fact  that  a  large 
proportion  of  the  wheels  are  sold  in  the  west.— Frank  B. 
Taylor  Company.  Jackson,  Mich. 

Am  much  pleased  to  have  a  show  in  Chicago  and  feel 
sure  it  will  be  a  great  thing  for  every  dealer  in  the  west. 
Of  course  I  shall  attend.— C.  M.  Wiseman,  Big  Rapids, 
Mich. 

We  certainly  think  an  exhibition  should  be  held  in  the 
west,  as.  while  it  is  true  that  the  greater  number  of 
wheels  are  sold  in  the  east,  the  future  market  is  in  the 
west.  Past  experience  demonstrates  that  Chicago  makes 
a  success  of  any  exhibition  it  takes  hold  of  .—Michigan 
Manufacturing  Company,  Jackson,  Slich. 

The  Chicago  show  will  be  a  success  and  the  proper 
course  for  manufacturers  to  successfully  introduce  their 
goods,  is  to  exhibit.— L.  L.  Benjamin,    IVlarshalltown,    la. 

Are  heartily  with  you  for  a  Chicago  show.  There  is 
much  in  it  for  the  dealer.    Waiting  for  the  salesman  to 

get  around  with  his  samples  in  May,  when  one  should 
ave  a  stock  in  and  be  delivering  in  April,  is  poor  busi- 
ness. When  western  agents  can  go  to  a  cycle  show,  se- 
lect the  wheels  they  want,  make  contracts  and  arrange 
for  early  deliveries  as  eastern  agents  have  done,  they 
will  know  how  to  value  a  western  show.— Fisher  Governor 


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make  a  show  of  them5elves.-Jackson  Pneumatic  Wheel 
Company,  Jackson,  Mich. 

1.™  jr?  confident  that  the  Chicago  show  wUl  bring  a 
large  attendance.  The  business  is  Increasing  wonder- 
fully in  the  west.-Lindsay  Bros.,  Milwaukee,  Wis 

It  IS  truo  that  most  of  the  manufacturers  are  located  In 
he  east  but  cannot  see  any  reason  why  the  west  should 
•lot  bij  recognized  in  the  way  of  an  exhibition.  We  are 
strongly  in  favor  of  the  idea.  Chicigo  is  the  city  of  aU 
cities  for  a  cycle  show.-J.  E.  Poormln,  Cincinnati 

The  west  is  a  large  field  and  Chicago,  the  largest  cycle 
m«nufacturmg  center  In  the  country  it  is  time  that  a 
show  was  given  in  (he  west.  Facthties  for™ aching  it 
are  the  best.-The  Nubia  Iron  Enamel  CompanyrCragii, 

We  indorse  ytjur  entire  plan  and  will  take  great  Dain« 
0  encourage  all  our  agems  to  attend,  realiSng  at  we  dn 
the  great  benefit  they  will  derive  fi^om  it!_U„  cTarke 
Anderson  Hardware  Company,  Omaha,  Neb  ^'"''«- 

LiWe'orinnllMa"''"^'"^  ""^""^  »  show.-W.  A. 

StoStruSs^JM^i'"^'*  "  ^"°"  '°  Chicago.-W.H. 

I  believe  the  vi  est  em  trade  has  reached  the  point  where 


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The  great  west  needs  a  cycle  show  and  Chicago  is  the 
place  to  have  it.— Tinker  Bros.,  Maquoketa,  la. 

I  am  heartily  in  favor  of  holding  the  next  cycle  exhibi- 
tion m  Chicago.— C.  A.  Lighty,  Monticello,  Ind. 

A  western  cycle  show  is  needed  by  all  means.  It  will 
give  us  western  retail  dealers  the  same  chance  that  our 
eastern  brothers  have  enjoyed  in  the  past,  viz.,  the  op- 
portunity to  advance  themselves  in  the  knowledge  of  the 
different  makes  of  bicycles  and  pick  the  wheels  that  suit 
their  trade.— F.  A.  Wilkes  &  Co.,  Champaign,  111. 

Count  me  in  for  Chicago  in  1695.— T.  Frank  Ireland, 
Belding,  Mich. 

After  nine  years  in  the  cycle  business  we  know  of  many 
makes  of  wheels  that  have  never  been  shown  in  our  city. 
However  great  the  eastern  trade  I  do  not  think  it  will  be 
hurt  by  the  manufacturers  showing  their  goods  in  the 
wrat,  which  means  Chicago.^James  Cook,  Paris,  111. 

Think  a  western  show  will  result  in  much  good,  not  only 
tor  the  agents  but  the  manufaclurere  as  well.— F.  B, 
Zelt,  Medford,  Wis. 

^e  believe  that  a  show  in  Chicago  will  be  a  success  and 
think  that  all  agents  in  the  west  should  unite  in  urging 
the  manufacturers  to  consider  the  claims  of  the  dealers 
located  west  of  Buffalo.    It  is  simply  impossible  tor  the 


Company,  Marshalltown,  la.  . 

Would  be  very  glad  to  have  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago 
and  should  attend.— W.  P.  Dennison,  DeWitt,  la 

I  heartily  indorse  the  project  of  havmg  a  oyt;  e  show  in 
Chicago  and  should  attend.— O.  C.  Swar.z,  Walker,  la. 

Think  an  exhibition  in  Chicago  would  be  a  great  tiling 
for  western  agents.  ^  hould  be  sure  to  be  on  hand.— H. 
E.  Mattocks.  Chenoa,  111,  ^       ■    ^-  -ar^ 

Are  heartily  in  favor  of  having  a  show  m  Chicago.  We 
will  surely  attend  a  western  show  in  preference  to  an 
eastern  one  and  will  do  all  we  possibly  can  for  its  suc- 
cess.—Charles  Hanauer  &  Bros.,  Cincinnatl,.0., 

There  are  some  pretty  fine  wheels  maoe  in  the  west 
and  if  those  eastern  chaps  do  not  care  to  exhibit  ana  aa- 
vertise  their  goods  in  the  west  let  them  sell  them  in  the 
east  and    we  will  patronize  the  west — John  bmnn,  uo 

TtMnot  afford  the  expense  of  "Wp  to  the  east  but 
can  and  will  come  to  Chicago.  Everybody,  both  east  ana 
west,  knows  that  Chicago  never  does  a  thing  but  it  does 
it  well.-U.  S.  Alderman,  Nevada,  la.  m„i„. 

Pleased  to  see  the  cycle  show  ■■'Chicago  the comiiig 
year  and  appreci»  te  the  steps  taken  towards  the  advance 


ment  in  the  west.— W.  D.  Ennis  &  Co.,  Terre  Haute,  Ind, 

Emphatically  in  favor  of  a  western  show,  I  believe  a 
majority  of  dealers  in  small  western  cities  would  not 
consider  the  outlay  for  an  eastern  trip  as  a  paying  in- 
vestment, could  make  the  trip  to  Chicago  at  nominal 
cost  as  well  as  at  a  great  saving  of  time.— E.  A,  Thomas, 
Troy,  O, 

Chicago  certainly  should  have  a  cycle  show.  We 
would  not  attend  one  at  either  New  York  or  Philadelphia 
on  account  of  the  distance,  but  will  attend  one  at  Chi. 
cage— W.  R.  Tilton  &  Sons,  Prairie  Depot,  O, 

Give  us  a  show  in  the  west  by  all  means  and  we  think 
your  success  will  be  greater  than  that  of  either  New  York 
or  Philadelphia,  -G,  M.  Lesher.  Fremont,  O. 

Am  ill  favor  of  a  Chicago  show-  and  will  attend  and  do 
all  in  my  power  to  aid  it,— Horace  Brown,  Muskegon, 
Mich. 

Am  strongly  in  favor  of  a  show  in  Chicago,  and  will 
gladly  attend,— A.  A.  Brabant,  Marinette,  Wis. 

Record  us  in  favor  of  a  western  show.— Sickles,  Preston 
and  Nutting  Company,  Davdoport,  la. 

Am  in  favor  of  a  western  show,  and  Chicago  is  the 
place.    Will  attend.— Ed  J.  Carroll,  Green  Bay,  Wis. 

A  national  show  in  the  west  and  in  Chicago  is  "the 
stuff."— Mosher  Bros,.  Cuba.  III. 


LOUISVILLE  RACE  GOSSIP. 


To  Be  in  the  Circuit — A  New  Track — Harvey 
Rides  274  Miles  in  Twenty-Four  Hours. 

Louisville,  Ky.,  July  23. — The  Louisville 
Cycle  Club  has  applied  for  sanction  for  a  meet  in 
the  national  circuit,  the  races  to  be  run  on  the 
new  Fountain  Ferry  three-lap  track  Oct.  2  and  3. 
The,se  dates  follow  the  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  dates, 
leaving  one  day's  travel  and  one  day's  rest  for  the 
racing  teams. 

The  arrangements  are  about  complete  for  the 
new  three-lap  track,  which  is  to  be  at  Fountain 
Ferry  park,  just  west  of  Louisville  a  few  miles. 
This  is  a  delightful  resort  and  the  grand  stand 
will  be  situated  directly  along  the  river  iiont.  A 
stock  company  will  immediately  be  organized  and 
work  will  be  commenced  on  a  business-like  basis. 
The  company  will  be  known  as  the  Fountain 
Feriy  Cycle  Association. 

Thursday  C.  A.  Harvey  knocked  the  boulevard 
record  of  228  miles  in  24  hours  into  a  cocked  hat. 
At  6:30  a.  m.  he  started  over  the  gravel  course 
leading  to  Iroquois  park  and  finished  at  6:18  Fri- 
day morning.  He  had  twelve  minutes  more  to 
go  but  having  the  record  by  a  good  margin  and 
there  not  being  sufficient  time  to  complete  another 
lap  he  stopped  with  274  2-5  miles  to  his  credit. 
Harvey  is  a  young  man  of  fine  build  and  intelli- 
gence and  is  employed  with  Martin  &  Dressing. 
His  total  rests  occupied  one  hour  and  twenty 
minutes,  which,  with  the  twelve  minutes  at 
the  finish,  leaves  22  hrs.  28  min.  actual 
riding  time.  The  claim  at  first  was  294  miles 
but  an  inaccuracy  was  discovered.  Harvey 
rode  a  Waverley.  His  checkers  and  timers 
were:  C.  P.  Pfeffer,  A.  J.  Schmeck,  William 
Eeuff,  Max  Brnnn,  H.  C.  Shreve,  0.  K.  Reed  and 
G.  W.  Keeley,  and  the  pacemakers  George  L. 
Martin,  Ed  Dressing,  Charles  Martin,  C.  G.  Pfef- 
fer, J.  W.  Spalding,  Louis  Ackley,  J.  W.  Wrock- 
leg'e,  J.  Gonllon,  Henry  Schuhmann,  J.  S. 
Carpenter,  A.  S.  Willis,  Hugh  Caperton,  W.  Mc- 
Keever,  B.  W.  Twyman  and  Percy  Hopper. 

West  Shore  Special  for  Denver. 
For  the  accommodation  of  eastern  wheelmen 
who  are  anxious  to  be  present  at  the  Denver 
meet,  a  special  train  will  leave  New  York  on  Fri- 
day ^ng.  10,  for  the  west  over  the  West  Shore 
railroad.  Connections  will  be  made  with  the 
Wabash  or  Nickel  Plate  to  Chicago  and  the  Rock 
Island  to  Denver,  while  the  Boston  and  New  Eng- 
land wheelmen  will  start  over  the  Fitchburg  road. 
The  train  will  arrive  in  Chicago  at  9:35  p.  m., 
Aug  11,  and  leaves  twenty-five  minutes  later. 
Denver  will  be  reached  on  Monday,  Aug.  13.  A 
special  car  for  the  transportation  of  bicycles  wiU 
bV  carried.  Secure  additional  information  and 
sleeping  care  by  early  application  to  C.  A.  Shee- 
han,  5  Vanderbilt  place,  New  York. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Washington,  J>.   C Washington  Cycle  Company. 

W.  S.  McArthur,  manager,  opened  New' store  at  No.  924 
Ninth  street,  N.  W. 

St.  LouiSf  Jfo.— The  Wheel  Protective  Company,  in- 
corporated, protecting  bicycle  owners  from  loss;  capital 
stock  $2,000. 

Qulncy,  Mass Quincy  Cycle  Company;  William  L. 

Ripley  reported  to  have  recorded  chattel  mortgage  for 
$800. 

Za  .Fontaine,  Jnd.- McCord  &  Co.,  handle  manufac- 
turers; works  destroyed  by  flre  at  a  loss  of  $10,000,  with 
$4,000  insurance.    Factory  will  be  rebuilt. 

Neiv  York Persons  &  Muller  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, bicycle  saddles,  at  Nos.  42  and  60,  West  Sixty- 
seventh  street,  in  the  hands  of  the  sheriff,  on  an  attach- 
ment for  $:''.,T18  in  favor  of  Joseph  SIdenburg. 

Toronto,  Can.— The  Comet  Cycle  Company;  the  cost 
oC  the  factory  building  and  warehouse,  reported  laat 
week,  will  be  $25,000.  The  building  permit  calls  for  a  five- 
story  brick  warehouse  and  factory  buildiug. 

Colchester  Conn.- The  Colchester  Rubber  Company, 
office  to  be  removed  to  Providence  about  Aug.  1,  and  as 
soon  as  possible  machinery  formerly  used  in  the  local 
factory  will  be  set  up  in  Woonsocket. 

Xeu)  York,  X.  T.—A.  G.  Spalding  &  Co.,  will  vacate 
retail  store  at  243  Broadway  on  Aug.  1,  and  thereafter  en- 
the  wholesale  and  retail  business  will  be  transacted  at 
126  and  130  Nassau  street  Commencing  with  the  16th, 
the  entire  stock  of  bicycling,  athletic,  tennis  and  ball 
players  uniforms,  as  well  as  all  kinds  of  apparatus,  sport- 
ing goods,  etc,,  is  being  sold,  regardless  of  cost, 

Medford,  Jtfas*.— Fred  M.  Kimball,  has  opened  a 
bicycle  repair  store  at  No.  10  Harvard  avenue. 

Bonham,  .Tea).— Ragsdale,  McKenney  &  Co.,  hard- 
ware, bicycles,  etc  ,  succeeded  by  C.  Davis  &  Co. 

XouisviUe,  Ky.— Standard  Cycle  Company,  com- 
posed of  Ed.  A.  Mathey,  and  Charles  Van  Overbeck, 
opened  new  bicycle  store  at  616  4th  avenue,  will  handle 
sporting  goods,  as  well  as  bicycles,  and  do  a  repali  ing 
business. 

Houston,  lex Rierson  &  Spore,  bicycles,  succeeded 

by  Pearl  &  Rierson. 

St.  Louts,  Ho A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hardware  Co.,  ac- 
cepted agency  for  League  Cycle  Company's  Ohalnless 
bicycle. 

Jfew  Castle,  Jnd.— Reading,  Speeder  Bicycle  Com- 
pany, in  negotiation  for  location  of  factory,  guaranteeing 
to  employ  200  men  within  a  year. 

Indianapolis.  Ind ^The  Indiana  Bicycle  Company, 

on  the  12th  instant,  reported  to  have  turned  out  the 
10,000th  bicycle  manufactured  by  it  since  Jan.  1, 1894, 

Indianapolis,  Ind,— Central  Cycle  Company  report 
that  for  the  first  six  months  of  this  year  it  manufactured 
and  sold  more  bicycles  than  ever  before  in  a  like  period, 
working  thirty  more  men,  and  selling  twenty-five  per 
cent,  more  wheels  than  in  the  flist  half  of  1893. 

Bowling  areen,  Ky Settle  &  Porter,  bicycles,  suc- 
ceeded by  Settle,  Porter  &  Miller. 

Marion,  Ky.- Marion  Hardware  Company,  bicycles, 
etc  ,  reported  gone  out  of  business. 

Brotonsvllle,  Te«n.— Anderson  Bros.,  bicycles,  sold 
out  to  and  succeeded  by  P.  B,  Anderson, 


Recent  American  Patents. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,   re- 
ported especially  for  l^^bree.  by  W.  E.  Angin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

522,610,  bicycle;  Thomas  Miller,  Jr.,  Springborougb,  O.; 
filed  Sept.  26, 1693. 

522,663,  pneumatic  tire;  WUUam  P.  Jaus,  Indianapolis, 
Ind,,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Carl  H.  SchuUer,  same  place; 
filed  Feb.  15, 1894, 

522,689,  pneumatic  tire  for  bicycles;  John  Marlanl, 
Boston,  Mass.;  filed  June  6, 1893. 

522,814,  pneumatic  tire;  Charles  K.  Welch,  Coventry, 
England,  assignor  to  the  Pneumatic  Tire  Company,  Um- 
ited,  Dublin,  Ireland;  filed  Feb.  10,  1894.  Patented  in 
England,  France  and  Belgium. 

522,908,  bicycle;  Hosea  W.  Libbey,  Boston,  Mass.;  filed 
Nov.  18,  1898. 

522,941,  wheel;  Oodfried  Laube,  Huron,  S.  D.,  assignor 
of  one-halt  to  Joseph  Hymans,  Del  Rio,  Texas;  filed  Oct., 
23,  1693. 

Trade-marks— 25.005,  bicycles,  sulkies,  road  carls  and 
light  or  pleasure  vehicles;  Central  Cycle  Manufacturing 
Company,  Indianapolis,  Ind.;  filed  May  24,  1894.  Essen- 
tial feature— a  pictorial  representation  oE  a  chariot  race. 


Monday,  at  Utica,  Jenney  broke  the  class  A 
half-mile  record,  his  time  being  1:00  1-5.  The 
previous  record  was  1 :0I  1-5. 


"COCK    OF    THE    WALK." 


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"SECOND  BROADSIDE" 
ALL  INTERESTING 


St.  Louis,  Mo. 


We  Are  Too  Busy  Building  Bicycles 

To  keep  tab  on  records  made  on 

MONARCHS 

We  employ  no  racing  men  and  announce  no  records  except  those  of 
importance.  Our  record  of  an  increase  in  our  business  of  over  Seven 
to  One  in  two  years  is  quite  enough  to  demonstrate  that  our  produc- 
tion is  unsurpassed  and  that  this  fact  is  becoming  generally  known. 


MONARCH   CYCLE  CO., 

Lake  and  Halsted  streets,  ^^^^^^ CHICAGO. 

The  G.  F.  GUYON  CO.,  97-99  Reade  St.,  New  York, 

Eastern  Distributing  and  Sales  Agent. 

MEN'  ON  THE  REFEHEE.  RETAIL    SALESROOM,    280    WABASH    AVENUE,    CHICAGO 


HUNDRED-MILE  ROAD  RACE. 


The  Event  to  Be  Held  at  Chelsea,  Mass., 
Sometime  in  October. 
A  hundred-mile  road  race  will  be  held  about 
the  middle  of  October  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Winnisimmett  Cj'cle  Club  of  Chelsea,  Mass.  The 
idea  of  holding  such  a  race  originated  with  Mr. 
Linscott,  promoter  of  the  Linscotb  road  race.  The 
route  as  at  first  considered  was  from  Boston  to 
Newbnryport  and  retarn,  Imt  it  has  been  decided 
to  make  it  a  circuitious  one,  so  the  spectators  can 
witness  the  progress  of  the  race.  Then  again 
should  a  rider  become  disabled  he  could  immedi- 
ately be  taken  care  of  by  the  wheelmen.  Such 
being  the  case  it  was  practically  decided  to  take  a 
course  twelve  and  one-half  miles,  beginning  at 
Nichols  street,  Chelsea,  continuing  through  Ever- 
ett, Saugus,  and  around  to  the  starting  point. 
The  course  is  comparatively  flat;  by  taking  the 
hill  on  the  downward  trip  at  the  finish  no  hill  of 
any  consequence  will  have  to  be  climbed.  This 
will  make  the  course  considerable  faster  and  it  is 
thought  record  could  be  lowered  thereon. 


GOOD  RIDING  AT  PITTSBURG. 


The  Bad  Quarter-Mile  Track  Causes  Many 
Falls,  However. 

PiTTSBUEG,  Pa.,  .Tnly  19. — Pittsburg  may  well 
feel  proudof  its  meet,  for  seldon  have  races  been 
so  successfully  brought  to  a  close.  Arthur  Banker, 
the  local  pride,  had  a  snap  in  class  A  events,  of 
which  there  were  seven.  Six  class  B  events  went 
to  six  different  riders — Githens,  Titus,  Taxis,  Mad- 
dox.  Bliss  and  Bald.  Three  time  trials  were  made, 
and  the  whole  consumed  onle  two  and  three-quar- 
ters hours.  There  was  much  local  feeling  against 
the  officials  because  of  their  comparative  inexperi- 
ence. 

The  crowd  was  appreciative  and  numbered 
3,500,  including  the  elite  of  the  city.  The  ladies 
were  in  the  majority.  The  Pittsburg  Athletic 
Club  track  is  new,  a  quarter-mile,  and  located 
six  miles  out,  at  East  Liberty.  It  is  very  rough 
and  poorly  shaped,  with  bad  turns  and  one  very 
dangerous.  On  this  Sanger  came  so  near  falling 
in  the  mile  handicap  that  he  quit  and  refused  to 
go  in  any  of  the  future  races.  He  declared  he 
needed  a  pneumatic  saddle  to  ride  on  suck  a  sur- 
face. There  was  a  rise  in  the  surface  at  the  dan- 
gerous corner,  which  threw  the  men. 

John  S.  Johnson  rode  in  only  one  race,  was 
badly  beaten,  and  quit.  Eek  said  he  was  sick. 
Chairman  Raymond  was  referee.  The  worthy 
chairman  made  one  decision  that  looked  very  im- 
fair — the  disqualifying  of  Callahan  in  the  five-mile 
handicap.  Titus  was  also  disqualified,  both  for 
"team  work." 

ONLY   THREE  STAETEES. 

In  this  race  there  were  but  three  starters  out  of 
the  nineteen  entrants.  The  others  refused  to  ride. 
Maddox  had  310  yards.  Taxis  260  and  Callahan 
210.  The  latter  caught  Taxis,  who  at  once  settled 
down  to  a  slow  pace,  while  Maddox,   his  team 


mate,  went  madly  away  to  a  great  lead.  Calla- 
han made  three  ineffectual  attempts  to  catch  Mad- 
dox and  finally  settled  down  with  Taxis,  while 
Maddox  gained  his  lap. 

Callahan  beat  Taxis  for  second  and  both  were 
disqualified.  Callahan  was  the  lone  outsider,  and 
just  where  he  was  guilty  of  team  work  seems  hard 
to  determine. 

Every  finish  in  class  B  in  the  other  five  events 
was  close  and  exciting.  Bald  paced  all  the  way 
and  won  tne  quarter  mile,  closely  pressed  by  little 
Miller,  whose  riding  was  a  surprise.  But  the 
mile  opep  was  the  race  of  the  meeting.  Specinl 
prizes  at  the  quarters  were  won  by  Titus,  Mac- 
donald  and  Kennedy.  Bliss  had  the  lead  going 
down  the  back  stretch,  and  around  the  turn  Jolm- 
son  came  up.  Bliss  swung  wide  on  the  corner, 
and  crowding  Johnson  out  allowed  Taxis  a  clear 
field  on  the  pole.  Taxis  improved  his  chances 
and  came  well  with  Kennedy  and  Taxis  in  close 
tow.  Bliss  tried  to  regain  lost  ground,  but  failed 
by  six  inches  at  the  tape.  Kennedy  and  Titus 
were  pushing  up  too  close  tor  Johnson  to  get  in  and 
Johnnie  was  compelled  to  take  sixth.  It  was  a 
tight  finish,  sufficiently  close  to  be  very  exciting. 

NEW   STEELING   MAN. 

Maddox,  the  new  Sterling  man,  showed  his 
sterling  qualities  at  the  close  of  the  mile  handicap 
when  he  fought  a  tight  little  finish  with  Titus  and 
won,  according  to  the  many,  but  Titus  was  given 
the  decision.  Taxis  was  evidently  playing  for 
Maddox  to  win,  for  he  looked  a  winner  all  down 
the  stretch  and  was  a  close  third. 

Bliss  won  the  half-mile  open  rather  easily  and 
Githens  the  half-mile  handicap  from  Bald  in  a 
a  warm  finish,  the  win  of  Bliss  in  1 :07  1-5,  and 
that  of  Githens  in  1 :04. 

Titus,  paced  by  Callahan,  Kennedy,  W.  F. 
Murphy  and  Maddox,  and  poorly  picked  up,  rode 
a  mile  in  2:07  1-5,  breaking  his  own  state  record 
of  2 :09  and'  making  a  new  record  for  a  quarter- 
mile  track. 

Bliss  failed  in  his  attempt  to  lower  Johnson's 
half  on  a  quarter-mile  track  of  1 :00,  doing  1 :00 1-5. 
Banker  rode  a  quarter  in  :31  flat. 

There  was  a  bad  fall  of  eight  of  the  twenty 
starters  in  the  A  half-mile  handicap  at  the  dan- 
gerous comer.  One  man  was  seriously  huit. 
Charlie  Murphy  fell  in  the  half-mile  handicap, 
W.  F.  Mnrphy  was  run  off  the  track  and  protests 
were  entered  against  Lnmsden  for  Brother 
Charles'  fall  and  against  BUss  for  running  Helfert 
wide  on  the  turn.     The  summaries: 

One-mile,  novice— C.  E.  Porter,  1;  A.  W.  Hemic,  S;  T. 
W.  Kennedy,  3;  time,  2:34. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B— E.  C.  Bald,  1;  E.  F.  Miller, 
2;  H.  A.  Githens,  3;  W.  W.  Taxis,  4;  CM.  Murphy,  5;  W. 
J.  Helfert,  6;  time,  :32  8-5. 

Halt-mile,  handicap,  class  A— S.  O.  Griffith,  Alleghany, 
60  yds.,  1 ;  T.  W.  Kennedy,  Sharpsburg,  75  yds.,  8;  W.  H. 
Beazell,  Homestead,  45  yds.,  3;  time,  1:06. 

One  mile,  open,  class  B— W.  W.  Taxis,  1;  J.  P.  Bliss,  8; 
A.  D.  Kennedy,  8;  F.  J.  Titus,  4;  J.  S.  Johnson,  5;  time, 
2:31  4-5. 

Halt-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Githens,  20  yds.,  1;  Bald, 
5  yds.,  2;  Maddox,  40  yds.,  3;  Helfert,  30  yds  ,  4;  time, 
1:04. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— P.  E.  Jackson,  90  yds.,  1; 
K.  T.  Langen,  100  yds.,  2;  T.  W.  Kennedy,  150  yds.,  3;  S. 
O.  Griffiths,  120  yds.,  4;  time,  2:17  1-5. 


Third  mile,  state  championship— A.  L.  Banker,  1;  Paul 
NHson,  3;  W  H.  Beazell.  3;  time,  :47  3-5. 

One-mile,  special  race — A.  L.  Banker,  1 ;  J.  E.  Patter- 
son, 2;  W.  H.  Beazell,  3;  time.  2:40. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Titus,  10  yds.,  1;  Maddox, 
70  yds.,  2;  Taxis,  60  yds.,  3;  Helfert,  60  yds.,  4;  Miller,  80 
yds..  5;  time,  8:18  4  5. 

Halt  mile,  opi-n.  class  A— A.  L.  Banker,  1;  G.  G.  Augh- 
enbaugh,  8;  W.  H.  Beazell,  3:  time,  1:12. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Maddox,  310  yds..  1;  C. 
H.  Callahan,  210  yds  ,  2;  Taxis,  2.)0  yds.,  3;  time,  13:21  4-5. 

One  mile,  open,  class  A— A.  L.  Banker,  1 ;  P.  E.  Jack- 
son, 2;  time,  2:41  3  5. 


TITUS'  GREAT  LAP  RACE. 


At   Cleveland   He   Wins   Every   Lap   During   a 
Frightful  Storm. 

Cleveland,  O.,  July  20.— Fred  J.  Titus  forged 
another  link  in  the  chain  of  success  he  is  rapidly 
building — a  reputation  honestly  and  conscien- 
tiously earned  within  only  a  few  weeks  over  a 
year.  This  was  at  the  Cleveland  Wheel  Club's 
meet,  afternoon  session.  He  captured  the  three- 
mile  lap  race,  winning  every  lap  and  the  race  by 
200  yards  from  Githens  with  Maddox  third  and 
Conn  Baker  a  poor  fourth.  Charlie  and  W.  F. 
Murphy,  Gus  Steele  and  Levy  of  Chicago  had 
been  compelled  to  drop  out  by  Titus,  who  set  a 
murderous  pace  in  a  severe  rainstorm.  He  rode 
the  three  miles  in  8:06  3  5,  undoubtedly  the  fast- 
est unpaced  three  miles  ever  officially  timed.  The 
man  rode  finely,  maintaining  one  steady  gait, 
2:42  1-5  to  the  mile,  throughout. 

All  afternoon  clouds  had  been  forbidding  and 
the  events  had  been  rushed  to  carry  out  the  after- 
noon's programme  before  the  rain.  The  storm 
had  apparently  passed  when  the  wind  veered  and 
a  wind  storm  of  great  severity  struck  the  grounds. 
The  men  had  mounted  for  the  lap  race  and  were 
awaiting  the  pistol  shot  when  a  cloud  of  dust 
whirled  over  them  and  hid,  for  the  moment,  rac- 
ing men,  officials  and  grand  stand  in  which  a 
thousand  people  hesitated  between  a  desire  to  see 
the  race  and  an  inclination  to  get  to  the  cars. 
amid  dust  and  wind. 

As  the  pistol  shot  sounded,  a  black  pall  de- 
scended on  the  track  and  the  racing  men  went 
away  into  the  night.  On  the  backstretch  they 
were  scarcely  visible.  Lightning  was  now  play- 
ing pranks  in  great  banks  of  black  clouds  directly 
over  the  oval  and  the  wind  was  blowing  hard. 
Through  this  Titus  came  like  a  spectre  twelve 
times  past  the  stand.  One  after  another  the  men 
dropped  out  until  Githens  and  Maddox  were  left 
to  fight  for  second  and  Conn  Baker  out  but  riding. 
Titus  was  encouraged  to  keep  it  up  by  the 
plaudits  of  the  crowd  and  finished  just  ahead  of 
the  rainstorm,  in  which  Githens  crossed  the  tape  a 
length  ahead  of  Maddox,  as  he  had  done  in  ten 
other  laps. 

one  eace  postponed. 

The  final  heat  of  the  half-mile  open,  class  A, 
was  the  only  event  carried  over.  It  rained  and 
blew  all  evening.  The  club  won  out  last  season 
some  §3,000,  but  will  hardly  come  out  even  this 
year.  Every  team  was  represented  but  not  all 
rode.  Sanger  and  Johnson  viewed  the  races  from 
near  the  dressing  tent.  The  latter  pair  gave  the 
track  a  fair  trial  previous  to  the  races  and  sprinted 
together  aroimd  one  of  the  banks,  which  they 
could  not  hold. 

There  were  no  tumbles,  but  several  ran  over  the 
banking,  which  is  only  eighteen  inches.  Lnms- 
den and  Bliss  went  over  and  Callahan,  through  a 
slip,  forced  C.  M.  Murphy  over,  following  him- 
self. These  worthies  continued  their  plunge  over  a 
pile  of  sand  and  inti  the  wheels  near  the  dressing 
tent. 

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ere,  knowing  every  inch  of  the  track,  had  little 
difficulty  in  beating  Bliss  and  Bald  in  the  mile 
handicap,  and  came  through  the  center  of  the 
bunch  at  that.  H.  A.  Lozier  was  so  disappointed 
over  not  being  able  to  see  the  big  men  meet  that 
his  sporting  blood  was  all  aroused  and  he  offered 
$500  toward  a  popular  subscription  to  build  a  safe 
track. 

Tom  Cooper,  of  Detroit,  made  a  good  showing 
in  several  class  A  events.  To-night's  races  are 
indefinitelj'  postponed. 

A  mysterious  black  box  passed  around  quietly 
to-day  had  much  to  do  with  the  hesitency  of  the 
big  men  to  ran  any  risks,  having  said  they  would 
not  ride.  This  box  contained  over  $2,000  worth 
of  diamonds  and  jewelry,  the  prizes  purchased  by 
Frank  Chapman  for  the  Toledo  meet.  The  sum- 
maries; 

One-mile,  novice— Final  heat— H.  E.  Meckling,  1 ;  F.  G. 
Heinrich,  2;  Z.  Davidson.  3;  time,  2:47. 

Quarter-mile  class  B— First  heat-E.  C.  Johnson,  1;  W. 
W.  Taxis,  2;  Gus  Steele,  3;  time,  :35. 

Second  heatr-E.  F.  Goetz,  1;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  2;  H.  A. 
Githens,  3;  time,  :35  1-5. 

Third  heat— J.  P.  Bliss,  1;  E.  C.  Bald,  2;  J.  Levy,  3 : 
time,  :35. 

Final  heat^E.  C.  Johnson,  1;  W.  W.  Taxis,  2;  E.  C. 
Bald,  3;  E.  F.  Goetz,  4;  time,  :36. 

One-mile,  Cayahuga  county  championship— Final  heat 
— F.  J.  Baird,  140  yds.,  1;  J.  T.  Graves,  110  yds.,  2;  L.  C. 
Booth,  130  ydi.,  3;  G.  Calhoun,  100  yds  ,  4;  time,  2: 19  2-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open.  A— First  heat— F.  B.  Eigby,  1;  F. 
1..  Trapp,  2;  A.  I.  Brown,  3;  time,  :36  2  5. 

Second  heat— A.  B.  Ellis,  I ;  C.  T.  Williams,  2;  L.  C. 
Bom,  3;  time,  :35  2-5. 


Bliss'  Pacemakers — McDuffee,  Brant. 

Third  heat— Tom  Cooper,  1;  W.  A.  Lutz,  2;  E.  F. 
Leonert,  3  time,  :35  2-5. 

Final  heat— Tom  Cooper,  1;  F.  B.  Eigby,  2;  A.  B.  Ellis, 
3;  time,  :34  4-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Fu-st  heat— Ben  Cleveland, 
140  yds.,  1;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  40  yds.,  2;  E.  C.  Johnson,  80 
yds.,  3;  J.  Levy,  90  yds.,  4;  E.  F.  Muller,  50  yds.,  5;  time, 
2:31 1-5. 

Second  heat— E.  P.  Goetz,  90  yds.,  1;  H.  H.  Maddox,  90 
yds.,  2;  CM.  Murphy,  .30  yds.,  3;  C.  Baker,  80  yds.,  4;  C. 
H.  Callahan,  60yds.,  5;  time.  2:31. 

li'inal  heat— E.  C.  Johnson,  80  yds.,  1 ;  E.  P.  Goetz,  90 
2;  H.  H.  Maddox,  90  yds.,  3;  E.  F.  MUler,  70  yds.,  4;  A.  D- 
Kennedy,  40  yds.,  6;  time,  2:13  4-5. 

Half-mile  open,  class  A — First  heat— A.  I.  Brown,  1;  C. 
T.  Williams,  2;  F.  B.  Eigby,  3;  time,  1:13. 

Secondheat— A.  B.  Ellis,  1;  O.  P.  Bernhardt,  2;  L.  A 
Callahan,  3;  time,  1:16. 

Third  heat— Tom  Cooper,  1;  L.  C.  Johnson,  2;  L.  C. 
Dom,  3;  time,  1:18  2-5.    Not  finished,  owing  to  rain. 

Three-mile,  lap  race— F.  J.  Titus,  1;  H.  A.  Githens,  2;  H. 
H.  Maddox,  3;  time,  8:06  .3-5. 


CLEVELAND'S  SECOND  DAY. 


Ten-Mile  Scratch  Race  Run  in  25:45,  Sanger 
Winning. 
Cleveland,  O.,  July  21 — The  event  of  the 
two-days'  meet  was  the  ten-mile  open,  class  B, 
with  diamonds  valued  at  §200,  $100  and  $60  as 
prizes.  This  race  came  fourth  on  the  afternoon 
programme  of  to-day  and  was  won  by  Sanger. 
The  Milwaukee  man  was  but  a  foot  abeadjof  Titus 


for  almost  a  quarter  mile,  and  had  Titus  reserved 
his  strength,  as  Sanger  did,  the  race  might  have 
been  his.  But  Titus  wanted  to  push  things  and 
in  the  fifth  mile  w^nt  out  ahead  of  the  pacemakers 
and  made  lively  going  for  a  mile.  Sanger  took 
matters  coolly  and  remained  in  his  usual  position 
from  the  start  to  the  last  two  or  three  miles. 
"hit  'ee  up." 
Titus  yelled  once  or  twice  to  the  paceuiakei's  to 
"Hit  'er  up,"  and  Trainer  Young  asked  the  pace- 
makers to  go  faster.  Sanger  said  before  the  race 
that  he  would  start  and  ride  until  he  wont  over 
the  banking.  Luckily  fate  reserved  this  act  to 
the  last.  Sanger  was  going  so  fa.st  at  the  fini.sh 
that  he  could  not  slow  down,  and  over  the  bank 
he  went.  His  wheel  carried  him  across  100  yards 
of  green  sward  and  over  three  guy  ropes  of  a  tent, 
bringing  up  against  another.  He  laughed  good- 
naturedly  over  the  incident  and  said  that  he  had 
the  exact  thickness  of  thefence  boards  100  feet 
away  all  figured  out,  when  he  suddenly  turned  a 
somersault. 

A   EEMAKKABLE    RACE. 

This  was  the  eventful  ending  of  a  great  race,  in 
which  ten  miles  were  ridden  faster  than  ever  be- 
fore on  a  quarter-mile  track  and  the  world's  ten- 
mile  competitive  record  only  escaped  a  drubbing 
by  thirteen  seconds.  The  race  was  run  in  25 :45. 
The  record  is  25:32,  held  by  Ray  Macdonald  and 
made  in  his  first  race  among  the  semi-pros  at 
Manhattan  Field  July  7.  Macdonald  was  a  warm 
competitor  for  a  time  in  to-day's  race.  He  was 
still  sore  around  the  knees  irom  his  Asbury  Park 
fall  and  dropped  in  the  fourth  mile. 

Gus  Steele,  the  Murpbys,  Ben  Cleveland  and 
others  dropped  under  the  terrible  pace. 

HAD   GOOD   PACEMLAKEES. 

Twelve  started,  Kennedy  and  Levy,  Chicago; 
Callahan,  Buffalo,  and  Maddox,  Asbury  Park, 
being  pacemakers.  For  a  time  Manager  Bode 
thought  Maddox  would  be  in  at  the  finish,  but  he 
dropped  and  acted  as  pacemaker.  With  Titus  in 
front  the  pacemakers  could  "hit 'er  up"  all  they 
could;  when  Sanger  got  the  front  this  could  not  be 
done.     Maddox  tried  it  and  failed. 

Had  this  man's  pace  been  followed  the  world's 
record  for  any  kind  of  a  track  would  surely  have 
fallen. 

BALD    WAS   GAME. 

At  eight  and  three-fourths  miles  Bald  fell  in 
front  of  the  grand  stand  thiough  striking  Sanger's 
wheel.  The  fact  of  the  matter  seems  to  be  that 
Bald  found  his  pedal  loosening  and,  while  looking 
at  it,  struck  Sanger.  He  quickly  mounted,  rode 
a  lap  alone  without  toe  clips  and  then  taking 
Murphy's  pace  made  a  game  attempt  to  pick 
up  lost  ground.     He  was  third  at  the  finish. 

TITUS   WAS     "baked." 

Titus  felt  little  of  the  strain  when  he  came  out 
for  the  three-mOe  lap  race  a  half-hour  later  and 
attempted  his  feat  of  yesterday  of  going  the  full 
distance  unpaced.  Be  went  half  way  against  a 
good  field  and  had  won  eighteen  points  when  he 
became  "baked"  and  slowed  down.  He  keiit  on 
the  track  and  had  he  remembered  the  distance 
rule,  would  have  been  awarded  the  race  with 
eighteen  points,  as  C.  M.  Murphy,  who  won,  had 
only  thirteen. 

teiaxgle  men  wix. 
Titus  and  Kennedy  were  both  distanced  at  the 
evening  races.  E.  C.  Johnson  was  the  victor  in  a 
most  exciting  mile  handicap,  riding  from  the 
eighty-yard  mark  in  2:13  1-5,  and  Goetz,  the  sec- 
ond member  of  the  Triangle  team,  a  ninety -yard 
man,  was  second.  Goetz  won  the  two-mile  han- 
dicap of  the  evening  in  4:50  from  180  yards.  These 
men  are  so  well  acquainted  with  the  eccentricities 


of  the  track  that  they  are  a  match  for  any  stranger 
colujihias  win  qi;abtees. 

The  Columbia  team  walked  away  with  the  two 
quarters.  Bald  won  the  afternoon  quarter  by 
dare  devil  riding,  needful  to  beat  E.  C.  Johnson 
as  he  did  a  foot  at  the  tape. 

In  the  evening  races  Asa  Windle  shoved  Mac- 
donald far  ahead  of  the  bunch  and  the  lad  could 
not  be  headed,  although  E.  C.  Johnson  could  take 
the  turns  better.  He  rode  the  fastest  quarter  of 
the  meet,  :33  4-5,  and  that  by  electric  light. 

class    a   events   (JOOD. 

All  the  class  A  events  filled  well  and  required 
at  least  three  heats.  These,  owing  to  the  with- 
drawal of  the  Eambler,  Victor  and  Eck  combina- 
tions, were  the  most  exciting  of  the  meeting. 
Tom  Cooper,  of  Detroit,  now  a  member  of  the 
Eambler  team,  and  A.  1.  Brown,  a  member  of  the 
Cleveland  team,  just  organized,  nearly  divided 
the  spoils  in  the  open  class  A  events.  Cooper  win- 
ning two  and  Brown  three.  The  summmaries: 
satueday  afteenoon. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A— (yesterday's  postponed  race) 
—Tom  Cooper,  1;  A.  I.  Brown,  2;  O.  P.  Bernhart,  3;  time, 
1:14  4-5. 

One-mile,  3:00  class— First  heat— E.  Lindmueller,  1; 
George  KUpfell,  2;  W.  Heinrich,  3;  A.  F.  Brooks,  4; 
time,  2:56  3-5. 

Second  heat— E.  F.  Leonert,  1;  C.  B.  Haskins.  2;  P.  J. 
Mclnty.-e,  3;  time,  2:53. 

Third  heat— L.  Guenn,  1;  C.  E.  Dahlke,  2;  T.  M.'Sour 
beak,  3;  F.  Davidson,  4;  time,  2:!>6. 

Fourth  heat— J.  T.  Coe,  1;  F.  W.  Julier,  2;  C.  G.  Mer- 
rills, 3;  T.  C.  Booth,  4;  time,  2:48  1  5. 


HUs^'  Pacemakers — Githens^  Liun>drn. 

Final  heat— E  F.  Leonert,  1;  F.  \'l .  Julier,  2;  C.  G. 
Merrills,  3;  time,  2:43  1-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat-E.  C.  Bild,  1 ; 
Conn  Baker,  2;  W.  J.  Helfert,  3;  James  Levy,  4;  time,  :36. 
Second  heat — C.  M.  Murphy  and  E.  C.  Johnson  qualify 
without  riding. 

Third  heat— R.  Macdonald,  1;  J.  S.  Johnson,  2;  E.  F. 
Miller,  3;  time,  :35. 

Final  heat— Johnson  not  starting— K.  C.  Bald,  1 :  C.  M. 
Murphy,  2;  E.  C.  Johnson,  3;  tim.-.  :.3.i. 

One  mile  handicap,  class  A— Gus  Von  Den  Stemen,  160 
yds.,  1;  Gus  Meyers,  90  yds  ,  2;  R.  l.imliiiueiler,  iiOyds.,  3; 
time,  8:27  2-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A — First  heat — T.  Cooper,  1 ;  F. 
L.  Trapp,  2;  A.  L.  LeJeal,  3;  time,  1:18  3-5. 

Second  heat — A.  I.  Brown,  1;  L.  C.  Johnson,  2;  W.  A. 
Lutz,  Buffalo,  3;  time,  1:11  3-5. 

Third  heat— E.  K.  UptegrafEe,  1;  Claud  Doty,  2;  O.  P. 
Bernhardt,  3;  C.  T.  WilUams.  4;  time,  1:15  3-5. 

Final  heat^-A.  I.  Brown,  1;  T.  C  joper,  2;  W.  A.  Lutz,  ' ; 
time,  1:13  3-5. 

Ten-mile,  open,  class  B— Time  limit  29:00— W.  C. 
Sanger,  1;  F.  J.  Titus,  2;  E.  C.  Bald,  3;  time,  25:45.  Times 
by  miles,  2:40,  5:13  3-5,  8:00,  10:30  2-5,  12:59,  15:32,  18:02 
20:84  3  5,  23:10  3-5,  25:45. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  A— First  heat — A.  I.  Brown. 
C.  G.  Merrills  and  T.  Cooper  qualified  without  liding. 

Second  heat— Claud  Doty,  1;  T.  J.  Eigby,  2;  E.  K.  Upte 
graff,  3;  time,  :35  1-5. 

Third  heat— W.  A.  Lutz,  1;  C.  H.  Christ,  2;  W.  C.  Emer 
ick,  3;  time,  :36  1  5. 

Final  heat— A.  I.  Brown,  1:  T.  Cooper,  2;  W.  A.  Lutz,  S; 
time,  ::i5. 

Two-mile,  haudicap,  class  A — First  heat — J.  T.  Graves, 
210  yds.,  1;  F.  W.  Julier,  l-SJ  yds.,  3;  L.  Guenn,  240  yds ,  j; 
time,  .5:00  3-5. 


The  Test 


Of  a  good  wheel  is  wear.  Looks, 
lightness,  varnish,  enamel,  all  count  for 
nothing.  Any  bicycle  can  be  got  up  to 
look  high-grade.  Will  it  wear?  Will 
it  stand  fast  riding,  riding  over  rocks  and 
ruts,  falls,  bumps,  collisions?  Will  it 
come  out  as  straight  and  as  rigid  as  ever  ? 
Will  the  bearings  run  as  easily  as  ever  ? 
Will  it  do  without  repairs  for  a  month  at 


a  time,  and  save  its  owner  the  loss  of 
time,  money  and  worry  caused  by  those 
small  breakages  continually  occurring  on 
so  many  wheels?  The  Sterling  has 
been  tested  by  thousands  of  practical  and 
impractical  cyclists.  Without  excep- 
tion they  all  say  that  it  has  stood  the 
test. 

More  about  it  in  the  catalogue. 


Sterling  Cycle  Works, 

246-248  Carroll  Ave., 

CHICAGO. 


SPMCIAI,    AGENTS: 


STOKES  MFG.  CO.,  Chicago,  Milwaukee,  Denver. 
L.  O.  JANDORF  &  CO.,  116-118  W.  125th  St.,  New  York 
SALT  LAKE  CYCLE  CO.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 


niENTeOAl   THE    REFEREE. 


The  Great  Hoyland  Smith  Record- 
Breaking  25  Mile  Road  Race 
was  Won  by  JB.  L.  Macomber 


A  GOOD  MAN  ON  THE  BEST  WHEEL. 


He  Rode  A 


REMINGTON. 


Remington  Arms  Company, 


313-315  Broadway, 


NEW     YORK     CITY. 


«E.NTiON    THE    REFEREC 


Second  heat— F.  J.  Baird,  260  yds.,  1;  Olto  Mayo,  ICO 
yds.,  2;  O.  P.  Bernhardt,  30  yds.,  3;  time,  5:01  4-5. 

Thirdheat—T.  J.  Call,  260  yds.,  1;  R.  Lindmueller,  190 
yds.,  3;  G.  Calhoun,  200  yds.,  3;  time,  5:01  3-5. 

Final  heat— F.  J.  Baird,  260  yds.,  1;  Otto  Mayo,  100  yds., 
2;  O.  P.  Bernhardt,  30  yds.,  3;  F.  W.  Julier,  180  yds.,  4; 
time,  4:.5»l-5. 

Three-mile,  lap  race,  class  B— C.  M.  Murphy,  1 ;  W.  J. 
Helfert,  2;  W.  W.  Taxis,  3;  lime,  8:49  2-5. 

EVENING   RACES. 

One-mile,  2:40  class,  class  A— First  heat— A.  B.  Ellis,  1; 
F.  B.  Rigby,  2;  W.  A.  Lutz,  3;  time,  3:12  1-5. 

Second  heat— R.  K.  UpteRrafif,  1;  G.  D.  Comstook,  2;  F. 
W.  Julier,  3;  time,  2:54  3-5. 

Third  heat— F.L.Trappe,l;  E.  F.  Leonert,  3;  C.  H. 
Christ,  3;  time,  2:42  1-5. 

Final  heat^F.  B.  Rigby,  1;  W.  A.  Lutz,  2;  E.  F.  Leon- 
ert, 3;  time, 

Quarter-mile,  class  B— First  heat— E.  C.  Johnson,  1; 
Ray  Macdonald,  2:  W.  H.  Helfert,  3;  time,  :34. 

Second  heat— C.  M.  Murphy,  1;  R.  F.  Goetz,  2;  E.  P. 
MuUer,  3;  time,  :34  4-5. 

Final  heat— Ray  Macdonald,  1;  E.  3.  Johnson,  2;  C.  M. 
Murphy,  3;  time,  :33  4-5. 

One-mile  open,  class  A— first  heat— C."  F.  Leonert,  1 ;  L. 
A.  Callahan,  2;  A.  I.  Brown,  3;  time,  2:35. 

Second  heat— O  P.  Bernhardt,  1;  T.  Cooper,  2;  L.  C. 
Johnson,  3;  time,  2:38  2-5. 

Final  heat— T.  Cooper,  Ij  O.  P.  Bernhardt,  2;  A.  L 
Brown,  3;  time,  2:38  3-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  A— first  heat— J.  T.  Cull,  75 
yds.,  1;  G.  D.  Comstook,  25  yds.,  2;  F.  W.  Julier,  45  yds., 
3;  time,  1:072-5. 

Second  heat— F.  B.  Rigby,  20  yds.,  1;  L.  C.  Johnson, 
scratch,  2;  John  Bartl,  80  yds.,  3;  time,  1:06  1-5. 

Third  heat— T.  C.  Booth,  75  yds.,  1;  R.  K.  Uptegrafe,  20 
yds.,  2;  G.  Calhoun,  50  yds.,  3;  time,  1:06  2-5. 

Fourth  heat— F.  J.  Baird,  75  yds.,  1;  G.  B.  Haskins,  45 
yds.,  2;  C.  T.  WiUiams,  25  yds.,  3;  tune,  1:04  1  5. 

Final  heat— F.  J.  Baird,  75  yds.,  1 ;  T.  J.  Cull,  75  yds.,  2: 
F.  B.  Rigby,  20  yds.,  8;  time,  1:03  4-5. 

One-mile  handicap,  class  B—E.  C.  Johnson,  80  yds.,  1; 
R.  F.  Goetz,  90  yds.,  2;  James  Levy,  90  yds.,  3;  W.  H. 
Helfert,   60  yds.,  4;  E.  F.  Miller,  7C  yds.,  5;  time,  2:13  1  5. 

Quarter-mile  open,  class  A— A.  I.  Brown,  1;  T.  Cooper, 
2;  F.  B.  tligby,  3;  time,  :34. 

Two-mile  handicap,  class  B—K.  F.  Goetz,  ISO  yds,  1; 
Gus  Steele,  140  yds.,  2;  H.  H.  Maddox,  180  yds.,  3;  James 
Levy,  ISO  yds.,  4;  time,  4:50. 

Three.mile  lap  race,  class  A— Tom  Cooper,  1;  O.  Mayo, 
2;  G.  D.  Comstock,  3;  time,  8:48  2-5. 


CABANNE  BREAKS  RECORDS. 


The  St.  Louis  Crack  Has  Things  His  Own  Way 
—  Canfield  Resigns. 
St.  Louis,  July  21.— The  Pastime  Athletic 
Club  gave  a  benefit  to  its  trainer,  Thomas  Aiken, 
this  afternoon  in  the  presence  of  a  large  crowd. 
The  programme  was  a  mixed  one.  The  feature  of 
the  bicycle  races  was  the  riding  of  L.  D.  Cabarme, 
who  won  each  race  iu  which  he  started  and  broke 
two  state  competition  records,  reducing  the  half- 
mile  from  1 :07  1-5  to  1 :05  4-5,  and  the  two-mile 
from  5:11  to  5:00  flat,  and  this  in  the  face  of  a 
strong  wind.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— E.  A,  Upmeyer,  1;  J.  G.  Cabanne,  ■!; 
time,  2:59  4-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— E.fE.  Anderson,  scratch, 
1 ;  Will  Coburn.  35  yds  ,  2;  time,  2:26  1-5. 

One-mile,  scratch,  class  B-L.  D.  Cabanne,  ];  J,  W.  Co- 
hum,  2;  time,  2:27  4  5. 

Two-mi'e,  handicap,  class  A— E.  E.  Anderson,  scratch, 
1:  A.  G.  Harding.  30  yds.,  2;  time,  5:11 1-5. 

Half-mile  handicap,  class  B— L.  D  Cabanne,  scratch,  1 ; 
J.  W.  Cobm-n,  35  yds.,  2;  time,  1:03  4-5. 

One-mile,  scratch,  class  A— A.  G.  Harding,  1;  Will  Co- 
bum,  2;  time,  2:42  :3-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— L.  D.  Cabanne,  scratch,  1 ; 
J.  W.  Coburn,  140  yds.,  2;  time,  5:00. 

CANFIELD   RESIGNS. 

H.  A.  Canfield  has  resigned  as  chairman  of  the 
Missouri  division  racing  board.  At  the  division 
meeting  at  Springfield,  July  4,  charges  of  incom- 
petency were  made  against  him,  and  it  was  voted 
that  Chief  Consul  Holm  investigate  his  way  of 
discharging  the  duties  of  his  oflSce  and  remove 
him  if  it  be  found  for  the  good  of  the  division. 
His  resignation  followed,  and  it  is  now  ?aid  that 
on  account  of  this  affair  the  firm  of  Canfield  & 


Sachtleben  has  refused  to  meet  its  guarantee  on 
the  August  tournament  of  the  Associated  Cycling 
Clubs. 

W.  P.  Laing  has  sent  for  a  Kambler  triplet  to 
be  used  on  the  Pastime  track  in  record  breaking 
attempts. 

L.  D.  Cabanne,  who  has  doue  such    fine   riding 
here  the  last  few  weeks,  will  represent  St.    Louis 
on  tlie  national  circuiu,  his  first  appearance  being 
at  Indianapolis,  Friday. 
» 

DODSON  WON  TIME. 


Racine-Milwaukee  Road  Race  Held  Over  a  Slow 
Course. 
Milwaukee,  Wis.,  July  23. — A  remarkably 
pretty  finish  was  the  feature  of  the  Raeine-Mil- 
waukee  road  race  which  came  off  Saturday  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Mercury  Cycling  Club.  The 
2,500  people  wliich  had  assembled  at  the  finishing 
point  let  go  of  a  mighty  cheer  as  George  Seeley, 
of  the  Cream  City  Cycling  Club,  a  five  and  one- 
half  minute  man,  fairly  flew  across  the  tape  with 
a  bunch  of  four  riders,   Weilep,    Burton,    Waru- 


W.  Warnke,  North  Side 6:30  1: 10:21i 

R  C.  Frank,  North  Side 6:00  1:09:52 

A.  Ulrich,  North  Side  club 1-.':00  1:15:5s 

Theodore  Kirchner,  N.  S.  C 4  00  1:08:40 

G.  Schilberg,  N.  S.  C 11:00  1:15:46 

G.  Snyder,  N.  S.  C 11:00  1:15:58 

Theodoro^Rhodes,  Mercury  C 10::)0  1:15:1.1 

* 

HERE  IS  A  STATE  OF  THINGS. 


A  Scratch  Man  Who  Started  from  the  Limit 
Mark — A  Referee's  Decision. 
There  is  quite  a  dispute  in  Medford,  Mass.,  as 
to  who  won  the  first  prize  in  the  recent  road  race 
of  the  Medford  Bicycle  Club.  A  young  man  by 
the  name  of  Shannon  was,  according  to  the  pro- 
gramme, placed  on  the  five-minute  or  limit  mark, 
while  according  to  the  newspapers  he  was  on 
scratch.  However,  he  went  by  the  .score  card  and 
was  started,  without  any  objections,  from  the 
limit  mark.  He  covered  the  course  and  won 
hands  down.  He  was  immediately  protested  on 
the  grounds  that  he  had  not  covered  the  course, 
but  this  did  not  hold,  as  he  was  checked  by  every 
checker  that  was  out.  Then  came  the  protest 
that  he  started  from  the  wrong  mark,    it   being 


Sterling  Racing  3Ien  at  Port  Huron — SteeU  in  the  foreground. 


ken  and  Franke  but  twenty  feet  behind.  These 
four  finished  in  the  order  named  and  so  closely  as 
to  render  it  almost  impossible  for  the  judges  to 
discern  their  positions.  Seeley'stime  was  1:10:00. 
As  a  heavy  rain  fell  during  the  morning,  putting 
the  course  iii  a  very  bad  condition  in  places,  and  as 
the  riders  ad  to  face  a  stiff  north  wind,  the  time 
made  was  very  good.  H.  L.  Dod.?ou,  of  the  South 
Side  Cycling  Club  of  Chicago,  covered  the  twenty- 
mile  course  in  1:08:10.  He  bad  a  handicap  of 
two  and  one-half  minates.  Second  in  time  was 
Cxeorge  E.  Williams,  of  Pittsburg,  scratch,  and  T. 
Kirchner  of  the  North  Side  Cycling  Club,  handi- 
cap four  minutes  was  third,  going  over  the  course 
in  1:08:30  and  1:08:40,  respectively.  Fifty-six 
men  finished.  .Tames  Levy  of  the  Chicago  Cy- 
cling Club,  whose  name  appeared  in  the  entries 
as  that  of  a  scaatch  man,  did  not  start.  Follow- 
ing are  the  first  ten  men  at  the  finish: 

Hdcp.  Time 

George  Seeley,  Cream  City 5:30  1:10:00 

A.  Weilep,  Cream  City 8:00  1:11:50+ 

A.  C.  Burton,  .ak)lus,  Chicago 6:00  1:09:61 


claimed  that  he  was  a  scratch  man.  The  referee 
disqualified  Shannon,  but  in  a  later  convei'sation 
is  said  to  have  told  him  that  he  did  so  because  the 
president  of  the  club  ordered  him  to  do  so.  If 
the  things  are  as  represented  the  Medford  club 
ought  to  be  instructed  as  to  the  road  racing  rules, 
and  the  gentleman  involved  has  a  good  thing 
against  the  organization.  Be  that  as  it  may  he 
has  placed  the  matter  in  the  hands  of  legal  talent 
and  will  make  a  great  hid  for  the  gold  watch  that 
was  offered  as  the  first  prize. 


TO   BREAK   RECORDS  SATURDAY. 


Three  Tandem  Teams  Will  Assist  Tyler- 
Class  A  Men  to  Try  Also. 
Boston,  July  22. — Owing  to  the  inability  to 
secure  eflScient  pacemakers  Tyler's  trial  against 
Bliss'  records  was  postponed  from  yesterday  after- 
noon until  next  Saturday.  Then,  it  is  hoped, 
Tyler  will  do  better  both  from  the  flying  a 


The  makers  of  these  celebrated  wheels  have  not  paid  any  attention  to  racing  this  year.  They  have 
not  had  to.  They  have  been  busy  filling  orders.  But  the  boys  will  have  them.  And  they  ride  them  and 
win.     Here  are  a  few  results  : 

RACF.S    WON 

Waukesha  Road  Race — (Conceded  Hie  most  important  race  of  the  season  outside  of  Chicago) First 

Oskaloosa,  Iowa — Half-mile  championship   ;....... t.. Second 

"  "    — One  mile  " First 

"  "    — Quarter-mile     "  First 

_"  "    — Two-mile  "  First 

Abilene,  Kansas —    Imperials  took  everything  on  the  Fourth 

Wheaton,  Illinois— One  mile  handicap  First 

_"  "      — Half-mUe        "         First 

Chicago  High  School  C^ampion.s7itp— Five-mile  championship     First 

"  '■  "  "  — Quarter-mile        "  First 

"  "  •'  "  — One  mile  "  Third 

Aurora-Oswego  Road  Race — Eecord  broken  nearly  five  minutes First  and  Second 

New  York  Mills — Ten-mile  road  race '. Fourth 

Portland,  Oregon— Three  gold  medals First 

Colfax,  Wasliington— Ten-mile  handicap;  coast  record  broken    First 

"  "  — One  mile  county  championship    First 

"  "  — One  mile  state  championship Second 

AI,I,    IMPMRIAI,    ROAD    WHMSIS. 

Plenty  more  to  come.    The  best  part  of  the  season  for  riding  is  to  come.     Do  not  fail  to  get  an  IMPERIAL. 

AMES  &  FROST  COMPANY,  Blackkf  k  Street  and  Cherry  Avenue,  CHICAGO. 


^^^j'ee^ 


standing  start  than  did  Bliss.  A  special  sanction 
has  been  obtained  from  Cliairnian  Raymond  per- 
mitting Tyler  to  take  advantage  of  professional 
pacemaking,  and  consequentlj'  he  will,  on 
this  trial,  have  the  assistance  of  Peter  Berlo  and 
Rich,  two  men  who  can  push  a  tandem  with  the 
best  of  them.  McDnffee  and  Cutter  and  Leonard 
Berlo  and  Lon  Warren  will  probably  make  up 
the  remaining  two  teams,  and  together  these  six 
flyers  ought  to  be  able  to  pull  the  plucky  Tyler 
around  the  track  in  record-breaking  order.  Nat 
Butler  will  also  make  a  trial  for  the  two-mile 
world's  record  on  this  day,  while  it  is  more  than 
probable  that  Porter  will  endeavor  to  regain  his 
lost  laurels  by  again  capturing  the  mile  class  A 
recard.  If  he  does  it  will  create  a  great  deal  of 
rivalry  between  him  and  Bntler  and  will  result  in 
another  series  of  trials  between  them.  In  addi- 
tion to  the  record-breaking  trials  there  will  be 
three  open  races — mile,  two-mile  lap  and  half- 
mile  events. 

* 
*      * 

FOUR  CHINAMEN  RACE. 


Interesting  Contest  at  Alameda,  Cal.— Other 
Good  Events. 

Despite  the  intense  heat,  fully  2,000  people 
were  present  at  Reliance  Athletic  Park,  Alameda, 
Cal.,  to  watch  the  races  promoted  by  the  Acme 
Athletic  Club.  A  fine  entertainment  rewarded 
them  for  their  three  hours'  torture  in  the  boiling 
sun.  With  one  exception,  the  two  mile  division 
championship,  the  races  were  furiously  contested. 
The  two-mile  Chinese  race  was  irresistibly  funny 
and  kept  the  crowd  roaring.  Four  Chinamen, 
Dong  Wing,  Woo  Fow,  Jewe  Sac  and  Charles  W. 
Fong  had  entered.  Arrayed  in  racing  suits  with 
their  queues  shorn,  they  mounted  and  pedaled 
away  for  dear  life.  From  the  very  start  they 
"worked  like  niggers,"  which,  of  course,  resulted 
in  their  complete  exhaustion  before  the  race  was 
ended.  Fong  was  the  only  one  who  finished  with 
any  show  of  gameness,  in  fact,  he  attended  strictly 
to  business  and  won  by  a  half-mile  from  Sac. 
Dong  Wong,  who  was  given  a  handicap  of  100 
yards,  and  Woo  Fow  were  a  mile  behind.  The 
time  wss  6:24.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— W.  F.  Pettis,  1;  J.  M.  Colquhoun,  2; 
time,  2:40  1-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open— O.  S.  Wells,  1;  E.  L.  Lons,  2;  time, 
:36  2-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— J.  H,  Diectman,  90  yds.,  time, 
2:24 1-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— H.  C.  Smith,  1;  Eussell  Gushing, 
2;  time,  6:23. 

Two-mile  division  championship— G.  A.  Nissen,  I;  Gil- 
bert, 2;  B.  C.  Lund,  3;  time,  6:28. 

Half-mile  club  championship— M.  F.  Rose,  1;  O.  L. 
Piokard,  2;  time,  1:13  2-5. 


AN  OFF  RACING  WEEK. 


The  Easterners  Enjoy   a   Much    Needed  Rest— 
M.  A.  C.  C.  Races  Saturday. 

New  Yoek,  July  21. — This  is  the  first  week 
since  Decoration  day  opened  the  racing  that  no 
meet  has  been  scheduled  hereabouts.  One  at 
Orange  Oval  for  to-day  has  mysteriously  disap- 
peared from  the  fixture  column  and  another 
booked  for  to-day  at  Flushing  has  been  postponed 
until  Sept.  8  on  account  of  the  hippodrome  horse 
race  men  having  frozen  the  Mercury  Wheelmen 
out  of  the  track.  The  impure  circuit  riders  have, 
of  course,  winged  their  flight  to  the  west,  and 
Brown  and  Blauvelt,  of  the  local  pure  cracks,  were 
the  only  ones  to  go  gunning  for  the  oriole  prizes. 
So  our  racers  of  high  and  low  degree  have  had  a 
well-needed  rest  forced  on  them;  for  incessant 
road  and  path  pedaling-pnshing  baa  made  many 
of  them  go  stale.     But  their  respite  will  not  be  a 


THE    SPALDING    TEAM. 


W.  H.   Wells,  Manager. 
E.  J.  Miller. 


F.  J.  Titus. 


W.  B.   Young,  Trainer. 
W.  J.  Helfert. 


long  one,  for  next  Saturday,  at  Manhattan  Field, 
the  wheels  will  be  started  whirring  again  in  the 
Metropolitan  Associated  Cycling  Clubs'  races, 
where  a  mile  novice,  scratch,  handicap  and  2:30, 
a  half-tnile,  scratch  and  handicap,  a  two  mile 
handicap,  and  a  five  mile  team  race  will  bring 
out  the  pick  of  the  pures  between  and  across  the 
two  rivers  w:th  a  silver  cup  to  the  club  scoring 
the  most  points  as  an  additional  inducement  for 
rival  stables  to  empty  their  stalls.  The  Riverside 
A  team  was  absent  at  Asbtiry  Park  and  Balti- 
more, presumably  to  give  Goodman,  Barbean, 
Granger  and  the  other  flyers  a  rest  before  this 
championship  cup  contest.  With  Macdojjald  in 
class  B,  Brown  and  Blauvelt,  of  the  Elizabeth 
Athletic  Club,  should  beat  out  the  Riversides  in 
the  team  race  providing  they  can  scare  up  a 
running  mate  among  their  lazy  comrades. 


GREATEST  OF  THE  SEASON. 


Toledo's  Meet  of  Wednesday  a  Wonderful  Suc- 
cess. . 
Toledo,  O.,  July  2.5.— [Special  telegram.] — 
To-day's  meet  of  the  Toledo  Cycling  Club  was  the 
greatest  of  the  season  so  far.  All  preparations 
were  simply  elaborate.  There  were  diamond 
prizes  for  every  lap  and  for  every  heat.  The  class 
B  events  had  no  less  than  thirty-five  entrants. 
Three  hundred  enthusiasts  from  Wauseon,  headed 
with  a  band,   were  on   hand   booming  their  big 


meet  of  Aug.  7.     The   races  were  close  and  excit- 
ing.    The  summary : 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— J.  G.  Ruse,  120  yds.,  1;  D. 
St.  Armond,  120  yds.,  2;  F.  C.  Schrein,  120  yds.,  3;  A.  S. 
Herman,  160  yds.,  4;  time,  2:18. 

Third-mile,  class  B— J.  P.  Bliss,  1;  W.  W.  Taxis,  2;  E. 
C.  Johnson,  3;  L.  C.  Cabanne,  4;  E.  C.  Bald,  5;  Ray  Mac- 
donald,  6;  time,  :46.    Won  by  six  inches. 

One-mile,  2:25  class,  class  B— R.  F.  Groetz,  1;  James 
Levy,  2;  F.  C.  Graves,  3;  Gus  Steele,  4;  time,  2:34  4-5. 

Half-mile  open,  class  A — Tom  Cooper,  1 ;  L.  C.  Johnson, 
2;  O  P.  Bernhardt,  3;  Frank  Rigby,  4:  time,  1;15  1-5. 

Two  mile  handicap,  class  B— A.  D.  Kennedy,  100  yds  , 
1;  L.  D.  Cabanne,  180  yds.,  2;  H.  A.  Gitbens,  90  yds.,  3; 
T.  K.  Eddy,  260  yds.,  4;  A.  E.  Lumsden,  70  yds.,  5;  time, 
4:  :6  1-5. 

* 

Road  Racing  at  Salt  Lake. 
To  compare  the  speed   of  the  elevated  trains 
with   that  of  bicycles  a  road  race  was  run  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  Utah,  a  week  ago   Tuesday.     Follow- 
ing are  the  results: 

Hdcp.       Time. 

Arthur  Liday 1 :30    15:23  2-5 

Morley  Has-sard 1:30    15:27 

William  Freebi  ain Per.    14:23  2-5 

Fred  May Scr.    14:23  3-5 

JohnFenton :30    14:23  4  5 

C.H.  Clive 1:45    15:40 

Claud  Russell 1:45    15:40  8-5 

George  Hineboogel 1:00    16:00 


Juniors  Have  a  Meet. 
Poet  Huron,    Mich.,    July  20. — Yesterday's 
races  given  by  the  Junior  Bicycle  Club  on  the 


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athletic  club's  cinder  track  were  of  marked  inter- 
est. Some  good  time  was  made  and  P.  J.  Griffin, 
a  new  rider,  in  an  exhibition  turn  made  the  quar- 
ter in  :40.     Summaries: 

One-mile,  novice— Campbell,  1;  Mann,  2;  Viscount,  3: 
time,  3:11. 

Quarter-mile  club— Markey,  1;  Turney,  2;  Mann,  3; 
time,  :45. 

Half-mile,  open— Campbell,  1;  Bently,  2;  McIUwain,  3; 
time,  1:23. 

Half-mile  club  handicap— Pomeroy,  1;  Markey,  2; 
Turner,  3;  time,  1 :25. 

Two  mile  handicap— Bentley,  50  yds.,  1;  Beard,  3;Mc- 
Illwain,  3;  time,  6:23. 

Quarter-mile,  flying  start— R.  Aikman,  1;  Mills,  2: 
time,  :38j. 

Halt-mile  club— Markey,  1;  Pomeroy,  2;  Viscount,  3; 
time,  1:40. 

Quarter-mile  handic!«p— Aikman,  25  yds.,  1;  McKay,  2; 
time,  :37. 

Quarter-mile,  open— McKay,  1;  Aikman,  2;  Goodfellow, 
3;  time,  :36. 

Quarter-mile— Sanberg,  1;  Aikman,  2;  time,  :38. 

* 
*       » 

Heywood  Beat  Leonardt. 
The  Calumet  Cycling  Club's  annual  road  race, 
which  was  run  over  the  Lake  View  course  last 
Saturday  resulted  in  a  victory  for  W.  D.  Fer- 
guson, a  four-minute  man,  with  W.  Thompson 
second.  The  intersection  of  Gault  place  and 
Sheridan  drive  was  the  starting  and  iinishing 
point.  A  number  of  valuable  prizes  was  offered. 
The  fight  for  time  was  the  most  interesting,  the 
contestants  being  the  scratch  men,  Heywood  and 
and  Leonardt.  It  was  won  by  the  former,  who 
beat  Leonardt  ( who  held  the  club  record  tor  the 
distance)  by  one  second,  going  over  the  course  in 
13:01.  All  of  the  starters  finished,  in  the  follow- 
ing order: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

W.  G.  Ferguson 4:00 15:21 

William  Thompson 2:00 13:42 

J.  G.  Posselt 2:30 14:52 

G.  A.  Jacobs 2:30 14:67 

G.  L  Israel 2:30 15:04 

P.  Cullman 2:30 15:13 

W.  C.  Jacobs 1:30 14:16 

K.  Richards ^  .  .  .3:00 16:01 

A.  T.  Heywood scr. 13:01 

A.  L.  Leonardt scr 13:03 

W  Limeball 2:00 15:16 

C.  Blackenheim 2:00 16:15 

H.  Ambas 3:00 17:19 

F.  W.  Leuthesser 1 :30 15:52 

C.  Diessel 3:00 17: 15 

S.  D.  Kingsley 4:00 18:45 


Events  at  Lima,  0. 

Lima,  O.,  July  20. — Very  successful  were  the 

.  races  of  the   Lima  Cycling  Club   on  Wednesday 

evening  last  before  a  large   crowd  of  spectators. 

The  feature  of  the   day   was  the  mile  handicap, 

won  by  Peace,  the  scratch  man.     Summaries: 

Halt-mile  open— Peace,  1;  Thomas,  2;  Bell,  3;  time, 
1:14  3-4. 

One-mile  open— Edsell,  1;  Marshall,  2;  Woods,  3;  time, 
2:45. 

One-mile  handicap— Peace,  scratch,  1;  Crimmel,  125 
yds.,  2;  Thomas,  75  yds.,  3;  time,  2M. 


Burr  Won  Everything. 

EocKFOKD,  111.,  July  19. — Ad  Burr  winning 
every  event  at  the  cycling  clnb's  races  held  Tues- 
day at  the  fair  grounds  made  things  rather  one- 
sided, although  his  time  was  good  in  every  in- 
stance. He  won  the  mile  handicap  in  2:28  3-5 
with  Huber  second.  The  third-mile  he  took  in 
:47  2-.5  ^vith  Huber,  who  made  a  splendid  show- 
ing, again  a  very  close  second. 

The  ten-mile  event  was,  a.s  a  matter  of  course, 
the  race  of  the  day.  It  was  a  hotly-contested  per- 
formance. Burr  finished  in  27  :.^7  with  Ed  Cam- 
lin  a  good  second.  But  for  the  bad  condition  of 
the  track  this  race  might  have  fallen  to  Searle, 


who  did  claim  the  race  on  a  foul,  which,  however, 
was  not  allowed  by  Referee  McPherson.  The 
races  were  attended  by  a  large  crowd. 


Lake  View  Record  Broken. 
The  Lake  View  Cycling  Club  gave  the  first  of 
its  annual  road  races  last  Saturday  over  the  regu- 
lar Lake  View  course,  with  fourteen  starters.  H. 
Jordan,  the  winner,  broke  all  records  over  this 
course,  covering  it  in  12:.58,  and  upon  his  arrival 
at  the  finish  was  cheered  by  a  crowd  of  several 
hundred  people.  The  scratch  men  were  pretty 
well  bunched   at  the  finish.     Following  is  the 

order  of  the  finish. 

Time. 

H.Jordan 12:58 

C.  R.  Jardine ,.12:58} 

J.  W.  Schieferstein 12:59 

L.  Weidlinger 15:03 

0.  Gruis  13:47 

H.  Lovell 14:05 

Val  Oilier 13:09 

L.  Bohman 13:12 

F.HuU 15:14 

E.  Teseh 14:15 

F  Roeder 15:01 

L.  Schmeiderskamp 15:15 

E.  A.  Smith 14:32 

S.  Brown 14:34 


Rac<-s  at  Ashland,  Neb. 
Ashland,  Neb.,  July  21. — With  a  large 
attendance  the  race  meet  opened  here  to-day, 
favored  by  fine  weather.  Hugheye,  who  was 
fouled  in  the  mile  race,  created  a  new  track 
record,  doing  the  distance  in  2:31.  The  race  was 
won  by  Fredericksen  in  2:38.  The  quarter  and 
half-mile  events  went  to  Hall  in  :37  4-5  and 
1:16  4-5.  Hughett,  Lincoln,  with  a  handicap  of 
440  yards,  was  the  winner  in  the  five-mile  handi- 
cap: time,  13:13. 

*     * 

Newark  Races  Postponed. 
Nbwaek,  O.,  July  24. — Newark's  races  were 
indefinitely  postponed  to-day.  The  League  of 
Licking  Wheelmen,  the  promoter,  at  once  asked 
for  a  sanction  between  Aug.  25  and  Aug.  .SO. 
During  this  lime  the  circuit  chasers  are  enroute 
from  St.  Louis  to  Asbury  Park  and  the  team 
managers  to-day  expressed  a  willingness  to  stop 
over.  Rain  all  Monday  and  until  Tuesday  morn- 
ing made  the  track  unrideable. 


Texas  Records  Dropped. 
Fort  Wokth,  Tex.,  July  21. — The  state  meet 
was  concluded  to-day  with  a  series  of  extremely 
interesting  events,  several  records  being  broken. 
In  the  half-mile  handicap  Edgar  Boreen,  of  Dallas, 
lowered  the  state  record  five  seconds,  and  W.  B. 
Tackaberry,  in  the  two-mile  handicap,  knocked  off 
sixteen  seconds  from  the  Texas  record.  The  sum- 
maries: 

Half-mille,  novice— Clyde  Markley,  1;  time,  1:15. 

Half-mile,  handicap- Edgar  Boreen,  of  Dallas,  1;  timei 
1:06  1  5. 

Two-mile,  class  B— Harry  Van  Renssalaer,  1 ;  time.  6:21 . 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— W.  B.  Tackaberry,  1;  time, 
6:08  2-6. 

Five-miles,    class  B— Harry  Van  Renssalaer,  1;    time, 

13:54  4-5. 

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New  Track  at  Asheville,  N.  C. 
Asheville's  Cycle  Club  is  the  name  of  a  hustling 
little  organization  in  Asheville,  N.  C.  Although 
but  about  one  year  old  it  is  at  present  (through 
the  efforts  and  kindness  of  a  citizen,  Mr.  Carrier) 
having  built  what  will  undoubtedly  be  the  fastest 
bicycle  track  in  the  south.  Situated  as  it  is  in 
Asheville,   the    leading  mountain  resort    of  the 


south,  it  will  certainly  bring  many  of  the  cracks 
next  spring  for  early  training.  The  track  is  at 
Carrier's  driving  park,  inside  the  horse  track.  It 
is  a  quarter-mile,  kite  shaped,  twenty-five  yards 
wide  on  back  stretch  and  thirty-five  on  the  finish, 
banked  seven  feet  on  the  .short  corner  and  four 
and  one-half  on  the  others.  It  is  composed  of  a 
surface  of  cinders  and  clay  mixture  over  a  stone  bed. 
The  clay  used  is  peculiar  to  that  neighborhood 
and  excellent  for  the  purjiose.  Races  will  be  held 
there  soon  as  the  track  is  completed. 


Zimmy  Is  Himself  Again. 
Zimmy  has  at  last  regained  the  favor  of  the 
fickle  public.  The  ovation  brought  him  last  Sun- 
day at  the  Velodrome,  when  the  crowd  during  the 
tandem  race  burst  through  the  enclosure  and  in- 
vaded the  track,  clearly  demonstrated  this  fact. 
And  Zimmy  deserved  it.  The  1,000-metre  race 
was  won  by  him  in  a  canter,  with  Wheeler  second 
and  Louvet  third.  In  the  mile  handicap  forty 
men  toed  the  mark,  some  with  a  start  of  100 
metres  and  Zimmerman  on  scratch.  In  a  beauti- 
ful race  Zim  overhauled  the  entire  field  and  won 
easily,  several  lengths  ahead  of  the  second  man, 
amid  thunderous  applause. 


Race  Notes. 

The  American  five-mile  record  was  beaten  Fri- 
day afternoon  by  A.  B.  Goehler  of  Buffalo,  at  the 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  race  meet  at  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  the 
time  was  12:31. 

Of  the  Canton,  111.,  road  race  held  last  Thurs- 
day, Alec  Anderson  was  the  winner.  His  time 
was  21 :20.  Fred  Thompson  won  first  time  as  well 
as  second  place,  his  time  being  17 :48.  The  race 
was  run  over  a  six-mile  course. 

In  the  two-mile  bicycle  race  at  the  annual 
championship  meeting  of  the  Amateur  Athletic 
Union,  held  at  the  Woodlawn  Oval  in  Saratoga 
last  Saturday,  George  C.  Smith  was  the  winner 
in  5:32  3-5.     James  G.  Budd  was  second. 


DENVERITES  WORKING  HARD. 


The  Press  Committee  Doing  Grand  Work— About 
Round-Trip  Tickets. 
Denvek,  Colo.,  July  22. — One  but  needs  look 
at  the  press  work  done  by  the  Denver  boys  to  ob- 
tain some  idea  of  the  kind  of  workera  they  are. 
Since  the  return  of  the  delegates  from  the  Louis- 
ville assembly,  March  1,  there  has  been  633  read- 
ing .articles  in  the  cycle  papers  of  the  country  up 
to  last  week's  issues.  This  does  not  include  ad- 
vertisements of  any  description  or  the  illustrations. 
Every  feature  of  the  meet  is  being  attended  to  as 
studiously  as  is  the  press  work.  George  L.  Mc- 
Carthy, as  chairman  of  the  press  committee,  is  to 
be  credited  with  a  great  deal  of  the  work. 

ABOUT   ROUND-TRIP   TK'KETS. 

The  nation.al  transportation  committee  has  had 
its  attention  called  to  a  feature  connected  with 
the  sale  of  round  trip  tickets  to  the  meet,  which 
it  might  be  well  to  impress  upon  everybody's 
mind.  These  tickets,  instead  of  being  good  to  re- 
turn at  any  time  until  their  limitation,  have  a 
clause  printed,  so  small  as  to  be  unnoticeable,  that 
reads:  "Good  to  return  Aug.  19,  Aug.  26,  or  Sept. 
13,"  or  three  similar  dates.  Denver  does  not 
want  to  keep  people  here  longer  than  they  care  to 
remain  and  so  has  asked  the  committee  to  have 
the  matter  properly  arranged,  which  will  doubt- 
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your  ticket  read  it  thoroughly,  get  it  ILxed  right 
and  then  come  and  see  us  and  we  know  you  will 
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Address  an  letters  to   JAMES    BRIDGER,    103  Adams  St ,    CHICAGO,    ILL. 


UBNTION  THE    REPERCK 


VEXATIONS    OF    MILITARY    CYCLING. 


FEOM   THE   PKENOH. 

"Lieutenant,  yon  are  not  sharp;  you  are  always 
punished  Avhen  you  are  the  weekly  drill  master." 

Thus  spoke  the  room-mate  of  Lieutenant  Block. 
The  bugle  sounded  t<»  the  four  corners  of  the  bar- 
racks as  the  lieutenant  reclined  upon  his  bed, 
having  a  well-earned  rest — the  drill  had  been 
hard,  not  a  minute's  respite.  The  quarterly  in- 
spection was  near  and  the  colonel  intended  to 
drill  the  regiment  before  the  general. 

The  devilish  trumpet  kept  up  its  blasts,  calling 
the  officers  to  headquarters. 

"What  in  thunder  do  they  want?  Do  you 
want  to  bet  they  don't  want  anything?"  said  the 
lieutenant. 

"It  is  that  devil  of  an  adjutant,  who  wants  to 
be  assured  that  I  have  not  gone  away.  "What  a 
beastly  business  it  is!     If  I  had  known — " 

While  talking  to  himself  he  brushed  his  uni- 
form; the  adjutant  must  be  joking.  As  usual,  he 
was  the  last  one  to  arrive. 

"Oh!  you  aie  there,  are  you?  Is  it  necessary 
to  get  an  order  from  the  president  to  bring  you?" 

"No,  adjiitant." 

"Well!  follow  me." 

A  circle  of  officers  was  formed  around  the  adju- 
tant to  hear  the  colonel's  orders  to  the  officers  of 
the  week . 

"You  understand  the  orders,  do  you  not?  You, 
Lieutenant  Block,  are  to  take  twelve  men  every 
day  and  drill  them  upon  bicycles,  with  the  as- 
sistance of  Corporal  Fleming  of  the  Twenty -eighth 
of  the  line. " 

Comical  idea,  thought  Lieutenant  Block,  to 
ride  bicycles  in  the  army;  and  with  this  reflection 
he  went  to  the  mess,  where  the  orders  were  com- 
mented upon  on  all  sides.  The  next  day  the 
lieutenant  with  twelve  men  went  to  the  infantry 
drill  grounds,  where  the  bicycling  exercises  com- 
menced. 

The  duties  of  a  professor  is  tiresome,  the  in- 
structors start  the  men,  who  fall  in  the  middle  of 
the  grounds.  They  only  stop  to  see  if  anything 
is  broken,  laugh,  then  do  the  same  thing  over 
again.  It  was  tha  same  during  the  whole  iieriod 
of  instruction. 

One  day  the  colonel,  desiring  to  see  with  his 
own  eyes  what  progress  had  been  made,  appeared 
upon  the  drill  ground.  Judge  of  his  astonishment 
when  he  saw  that  only  five  men  out  of  the  twelve 
could  scarcely  balance  themselves  upon  the  bicy- 
cles and  then  only  with  great  efforts 

"  Corporal  Flemming,  what  is  the  meaning  of  | 
this?  What  have  you  been  doing  for  the  past 
three  weeks  ?  For  those  weeks  that  you  have 
drilled  the  men  they  cannot  hold  themselves  on 
the  machines,  and  inspection  day  comes  in  a 
week.  Do  you  think  I  can  exercise  these  men  be- 
fore the  general  ?" 

"Colonel,  I  do  not  understand  why;  I  have 
done  my  best.  One  day  the  squad  does  very 
well  and  the  next  squad  can  do  nothing." 

' '  And  you,  lieutenant,  in  place  of  standing  like 
an  I,  explain  yourself.  Have  you  followed  my 
orders  ?     Do  you  recollect  my  orders  ?' ' 

"  Perfectly,  colonel.  They  were  to  take  a  squad 
of  twelve  men  every  day  to  the  infantry  drill 
grounds  and  there,  under  the  instruction  of  Cor- 


poral Fleming,  the  cyclist,  teach  them  to  ride  the 
cycle  and  the  different  exercises  of  the  cycle." 

"  It  is  very  clear  that  you  have  not  followed  my 
instructions." 

"Pardon  me,  colonel,  I  have  followed  ihem. 
Each  day  I  have  taken  twelve  men.  The  whole 
regiment  has  been  there;  it  was  the  last  lot  to- 
day." 

"Lieutenant,  you  will  be  confined  to  your  room 
for  fifteen  days  for  interpreting  my  orders 
wrongly. ' ' 

And,  furious,  the  colonel  of  the  Fifty-second  in- 
fantry returned  to  his  quarters. 

"Deuce  take  the  business,"  murmured  the  lieu- 
tenant as  he  assembled  his  last  lot,  "they  will  not 
catch  me  again. ' ' 

That  is  why  there  were  no  cycling  exercises  of 
the  Fifty-second  infantry  on  inspection  day. 


MORTALITY  LIST  SCARED  HIM. 


So  Charles  G.  Adams  Took  to  the  Cycle  Trade 
With  Good  Success. 
Charles  G.  Adams  .says  he  tours  through  the 
country  in  the  interest  of  and  upon  the  "only 
wheel  on  earth — the  Columbia."  He  is  now  just 
past  the  quarter-century  mark  in  the  matter  of 
age.  For  seven  years  he  was  in  the  insurance 
business,    but  the  mortality  tables  increased  so 


alarmingly  he  was  led  to  believe  the  salvation  of 


STAGE  PEOPLE  ARE  CYCLING. 


humanity  was  through  the  medium  of  cycling. 
His  convictions  forced  him  to  secure  a  position 
with  the  Pope  Manufacturing  Company  some  four 
years  ago.  The  first  two  years  were  spent  in  the 
factory  and  the  last  two  he  has  been  on  the  road 
in  western  New  England.  "It  is  what  one  does, 
not  what  one  says  of  himself, "  he  states.  Well, 
if  he  had  not  been  successful  he  would  not  have 
remained  with  the  Pope  company  for  four  years. 


Veterans  Have  a  Race. 
Something  unique  in  the  way  of  racing  was 
furnished  by  the  Cleveland  Wheel  Club  last  Wed- 
nesday, viz  :  A  veteran's  road  race  over  a  ten-mile 
course.  Witnesses  claim  it  was  one  of  the  fun- 
niest things  they  had  ever  seen,  as  the  old  timers, 
mounted  on  all  sorts  of  machines,  endeavored  to 
knock  off  a  hunk  of  the  course  record.  The  win- 
ner was  Hillgar,  the  limit  man  (5  min. ),  who 
managed  to  navigate  the  course  in  'M  :56.  A  four 
and  one-half  minute  man,  Ted  Waustall,  won 
first  time  in  31:01.  Wilcox  was  second,  being 
only  five  seconds  slower  and  Boyer  came  in  for 
third  in  13:13. 


Delia  Fox,  Maggie   Cline,    Kenyon   Bishop  and 
Others  Have  Learned  or  Are  Learning. 

The  stage  beauties  have  been  struck  by  the 
cycling  craze  and  several  of  the  New  York  cycle 
row  dealers  have  "strings"  of  them  in  training, 
or,  rather,  are  pining  willing  beaux  to  their 
strings.  Sid  Bowman  converted  Maggie  Cline  re- 
cently to  a  Columbia  and  has  acted  with  such 
discretion  that  the  Bowery  songstress  has  not  had 
to  issue  the  order  "Throw  him  down,  McClusky" 
yet.  She  has  so  far  progressed  that  she  now 
makes  her  "entrances"  a-wheel.  Plump  and 
pretty  little  Delia  Fox  proved  an  apt  pupil,  learn- 
ing in  four  lessons  and  the  "Willie  boys"  are 
watching  for  her  to  imitate  Maggie's  great  act  on 
the  stage.  Fisher,  of  the  Syracuse  agency,  is  the 
teacher  of  Miss  Kenyon  Bishop,  of  "The  County 
Circus"  company,  and  hopes  none  of  the  boys  will 
see  what  this  week's  Drumalic  Neus  had  to  say 
about  it.  Mr.  Tinkham,  the  instructor  of 
Pauline  Hall,  has  had  a  wl  ole  ha — or  large  array 
of  stage  stars  in  tow,  including  the  lea  ling  beau- 
ties of  the  Casino  and  Hallen  &  Hart  troupes. 
None  of  the  thespian  cycliennes,  by  the  way,  wears 
bloomers,  excusing  themselves  on  the  professional 
ground  that  they  show  'em  for  business  and   not 

for  pleasure. 

1   •   I 

"Beauties  of  the  South." 

The  south  is  as  well  known  for  i  ts  beautiful 
women  as  it  is  for  "niggers 
and  cotton."  The  beauty 
herewith  needs  no  intro- 
duction to  the  old-time 
cyclists  of  either  the  north 
or  south,  but  possibly  the 
younger  generation  does 
not  know  "Whiskers" — C. 
H.  Fenner,  of  New  Orleans 
— who  has  been  in  the 
front  ranks  of  cycling  in 
his  part  ot  the  country  for, 
lo,  many  years.  As  a 
dealer  he  is  extremely  suc- 
cessful, and  as  a  cyclist 
and  one  of  the  boys  he  is 
"away  up."  To  know 
Fenner  is  to  know  one  of 
the  most  active  cyclists  and  good  fellows  to  be 
found  anywhore. 


WHEN  ON 
YOUR  WHEEL 

wear— for  enjoyment,  for  appear- 
ance anil  to  save  your  walking- 
clothes — our  specia.!    gi-ude 

Bloomer 
Bicycle 
$6.50  Suit. 

Itincludes  Coat,Blooiner  Trous 
ers  of  the  best  all  wool  cassimere, 
and  Stanley  1891:  Cap.  Suit  0c- 
Hvered  Free,  "Write  forttamplea 
and  booklet  telling-  all  about  our 
bit-ycler's  compute  outtit— Free. 

ITMON  BICYn-E  CLOTHING  CO., 
21  'J  Market  St.,       Chlcsffo,  lU. 


SANCTIONED  RACE  MEETS. 


28— Homestead  A.  A  ,  Homestead,  Pa. 

S8— Metropolitan  Ass'd  C.  C,  Manhattan  Field. 

28— Mercury  Wheel  Club,  Flushing,  L.  I. 

30 -Lafayette  Cind.)  Band. 

AUGUST. 

1— H.  E.  Elam,  Suffock.  Va 

1— Retail  Grocers'  Ass'n,  Eidgewood  Park,  Brooklyn,  NY 

1— Warsaw  Cycle  club,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

1 — Vermont  division,  St.  Albans,  Vt. 

3- Fremont  Cycling  Club,  Fremont.  O. 

a— H.  E.  Elam,  Local  Consul,  Suffolk,  Va. 
Warsaw  Cycle  Club,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

3— F.  E.  Low,  Steubenville,  O. 

3,  9,  16,  2.3.  30— Marine  City  W.  P.  A.,  Marine  City,  Mich. 

3— A.  E  &  H.  H.  Stever,  Owosso,  Mich. 

3— Litchfield  A.  and  C.  A  ,  Litchfield,  111 

4 — Whitinsville  B.  (J ,  Whitinsvilie,  Mass. 

4— Tioga  Cricket  Club,  fhiladelphia,  Pa. 

4— Crescent  and  Kexleigh  Ath.  Clubs,  Denver,  Colo. 

4— Clinton-Lancaster  Ath.  Ass'n,  Clinton,  Mass. 

4 — Barre  Bicycle  Club,  Karre,  Vt. 

6— Associated  Cycling  Clubs.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

7— St.  Clair  Wheelmen,  St.  Clair,  Mich. 

8— F.  E.  Low,  Steubenville.  O. 

8— Oneonta  Wheel  Club,  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

8-9  10— Leavenworth  Co.  Wheelmen,  Leavenworth,  Kas. 

9-10- Ingalls'  Park  Co  ,  Joliet,  III. 
10-11— Asbury  Park  Athletic  Ass'n,  Asbury  Park,  N.  J. 
11— St.  George  Athletic  Club,  New  York. 
11 — Allegheny  Athletic  Ass'n.  Pittsburg,  Pa. 
11 — Ancient  Order  of  Forresters,  Edgewood  Park,  N.  Y. 
11— "Keystone  B.  C  ,  Lancaster,  Pa. 
13  to  18 — National  league  meetf  Denver,  Colo, 
14 — Charles  Hanauer  &  Bro.,  Cincinnati. 
14— Maple  City  A.  C,  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y. 
15-16-17-Pontiac  Cycling  Club,  Pontiac,  111. 
16— F  E.  Low,  Steubenville.  O. 
16— Boston  Caledonian  Club.  Arlington.  Mass. 
18— Penna.  Bicvcle  Club,  Pliiladelphia. 
20-iI— Hovers  Wheel  and  Athletic  Club,  Pueblo,  Colo 
2--.23— Virden  C.  C    Virden,  ill. 
SJ3— Mt.  tremens  Wheelmen,  Mt.  Clemens,  Mich. 
23— F.  E.  Low,  Steubenville,  O. 
24— Ottumwa  Bicycle  Club.  Ottumwa,  Iowa. 
25 — Associated  Cycling  Clubs.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
25 — Mercer  County  Wheelmen,  Trenton,  N.  J. 
25— Homestead  B.  C,  Homi'stead,  Pa. 
25— Albany  B.  C,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
28— Saratoga  Wheelmen,  Saratoga,  N.  Y. 
28-29-St.  Johns  Wheelmen,  St.  Johns,  Mich. 
29— Austin  Cycling  Club.  Austin,  Minn. 
30— F.  E.  Low,  Steubenville,  O. 
30— Fennell,  Shaw  &  Co.,  Frankfort,  Ind. 
30— Agency  Iowa  Fair,  Agency,  la, 
30-31— American  Wheelman's  meet.  New  York. 
3 1— Vermont  Wheel  Club,  Brattleboro,  Vt. 

SEPTEMBER. 

1- Ramblers  Cycle  Club.  Wallingford.  Conn. 
1— American  Wheelman's  meet.  New  York. 

Norristown  Wheelmen,  Norristnwn,  Pa. 
1 — Conland  Athletic  Association.  Cortland,  N.  Y. 
1— Keystone  B.  C  .  Lancaster,  Pa. 
1 — Neshaming  Falls  Co.,  Nesha  uing  Falls,  Pa. 
3-Yi.rk  W.  C  ,  York,  Pa. 
3— N.  J.  A.  C,  Bergen  Point,  N.  J. 
3— Rose  of  N.  E   Wheel  Club,  Norwich,  Conn. 
3— Central  Federation  of  Labor,  Albany,  N  Y. 
3 — Ulica  Trade  Assembly.  Utica,  N.  Y. 
3-Staten  Island  Ath.  Club,  Sraten  Island,  N.  Y. 
3— Watertown  C.vclers.  Waterto^n,  N.  Y. 
3— (^olumbus  Cycling  Club.  Columhus.  O. 
3— Poughkeepsie  Bicycle  club,  Poughkeepsie.  N.  Y. 
3— Pueblo  Rovers  and  Athletic  Club,  Pueblo,  Colo. 
3— Quincy  Bicycle  Club,  Quincy.  111. 
3— Syracuse  A.  C.  Cyclers,  Syracuse.  N.  Y. 
3— Union  C''>unty  Roadsters.  Rahwav,  N.  J. 

Acme  Athletic  Cub,  Oakland,  Cal. 

Waltham  Cyi.-le  Club,  Waltham,  Mass. 
3— Wave  Bicycle  Club.  Wave,  Mass. 
3— Hartford  Wheel  Club,  Hartford.  Conn. 
4— Columbus  Cycling  Club,  Columbus,  O. 
5-Utica  Cycling  Club.  Utica,  N.  Y. 
5-6— St.  Johns  Wheelmen.  St.  Johns.  Mich. 
6— Waltham  Bicycle   Park  Association,  Waltham,  Mass. 
6 -Chillicothe  Wheelmen.  Chillicothe,  O. 
6-F.  R.  Low.  Steubenville.  O. 

6  13,  20.  -.z?- Marine  i  .'ity  W.  P.  A..  Marine  City,  Mich . 

7  Chillicothe  Wheelmen,  Chillicothe,  O. 

8— Bay  State  Bicycle  Club,  Worcester,  Mass, 

8— Mercury  W.  C  .  flushing.  N.  Y. 

8— McCeesport  Cyclers,  McKeesport,  Pa. 

9— Associated  Cychng  Clubs,  Chicago  111. 
10— Garden  City  Cyclers,  Jan  Jose,  Cal. 
10— Los  Angeles  Ath.  Club.  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ni2-K—'>priniififld  Bi.  Club,  Sprlnfffteld  Mass. 
l'-12  13— Barnestable  Agr.  Society,  Barnestable,  Mass. 
13— F,  E.  r,ow,  Steubenville,  O 
13  -  E.  M.  Patterson.  Mercer,  Pa. 
18-31— Oswego  Co.  Agr.  Society,  Oswego,  N.  Y. 
19— Saratoga  Co.  Asrricultural  S'y,  Mechanicsville,  N.  Y. 
20— Kent  County  Fair  Society,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
21— Pennsylvania  Wheelmen,  Reading,  Pa. 
25— PrenOergast  Wheelmen.  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 
25  26— Maryland  Bicvcle  Club.  Baltimore. 
28— The  Ramblers.  Denver.  Colo. 
30-31- Austin  Cycle  Club,  Austin,  Minn. 

OCTOBER 

1— Olympic  Club  Wheelmen,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
2— Danhury  Asricultural  Society.  Danbury,  Coim. 
4— Muscatine  Wheelmen,  Muscatine,  la. 

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Screw  Cutting 

FOOT  LATHES, 

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class  of  work.  Write  for  cata- 
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MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


EDWIN   OLIVER, 
gen'l  eastern  agent. 


EASTERN  OFFICE, 
EVANS   HOUSE,  SPRINQPIBLDi    MASS. 


Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co., 

Main  Office,  Q4=  to  70   OMo  Street, 

CECICAG^O     ILL. 


UNION    DROP  FORGE  CO. 
OHICAOO. 


GARFORD    MFG.    CO., 

ELYRIA,    OHIO. 


General  U.  S.  Sale  Agents  for  the 

INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN   &  STAMPING  CO. 

INDIANAPOLIS,    IND, 


HUNT  MFG.   CO. 
WESTBORO,    MASS. 


C.    J.   SMITH   &  SONS   CO., 
MILWAUKEE,    WIS. 


SNELL  CYCLE    FITTINGS    CO. 
TOLEDOi   OHIO. 


Seam/ess  Steel  Tubing,  Cold  Rolled  Steel  and  Cycle  Manufacturers'  Supplies. 


MENTION  THE   REPEREE. 


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The  Strongest,  Stljfegt  and  Host  Elastic  Made.     Seamless  Tubing  in  all  Metnla, 

OFFICES  :    906  Filbert  Street,  Philadelphia.       208-210  Lake  Street,  Chicago. 

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MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 

CHAIN  &  STAMPING  COMPANY 


126,  128,  130  West  Maryland  Street,  -  INDIANAPOLIS,  IND., 

MAKERS  OF 

HIGH    GRADE    CYCLE    CHAINS. 


R.  B.  McMULLEN  &  CO., 

Chicago,   III.,  and  Springfleld,    Mass.,— Greneral    United 
States  Sales  Aeent^;. 


JOHN  S.  LENGS'  SON  &  CO. 


New  York  Depot. 


New  York  City. 


MENTION   THE    REFCRE& 


zA  Weeki^  Record  and  Rbvilw  ofC^cling  jind  th&  CycuMG  Trade. 


VOL.  13,  No,  14 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  AUGUST  3.  1894 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


"THERE'S   MUSIC  IN  THE  AIR." 


"  Good  Roads  "  Potter  Fires  his  First  Gun  in  the 
Campaign  for  the  N.  Y.  Chief  Consulship. 

New  Yoek,  July  30. — Isaac  B.  Potter,  the 
high  apostle  of  good  roads,  former  editor  of  Good 
Boads  and  present  editor  of  the  Good  Boads 
Library,  has  the  New  York  chief  consulship  bee  in 
his  bonnet,  and  the  officers  of  the  Kings  County 
Wheelmen,  Montank  Wheelmen,  Prospect  Wheel- 
men, Park  Circle  Wheelmen,  of  Brooklyn ;  with 
the  Albany  County  Wheelmen  and  several  other 
clubs  from  the  state  at  large,  have  made  it  buzz 
all  the  harder  by  signing  the  following  petition 
to  the  nominating  committee,  which  needs  no 
comment  and  gives  fall  justification  for  the 
prophecy  of  the  head  lines  : 

New  York,  July  23.— To  the  nominating  committee, 
New  York  division  League  of  American  Wheelmen. — 
Gentlemen:  We  beg  leave  to  submit  for  your  considera- 
ti^  the  names  of  three  league  members  whose  services 
in  'behalf  of  our  state  division  are  well  known  and  who, 
we  believe,  are  qualified  in  the  highest  degree  to  admin- 
ister the  affairs  of  our  state  division,  and  to  make  it  great 
in  numbers  and  prosperity  in  a  degree  commensurate 
with  the  importance  of  the  state  itself.  In  behalf  of 
many  wheelmen  in  our  respective  localities  and  repre- 
senting also,  we  believe,  the  sentiment  of  a  large  number 
of  league  members  throughout  the  state,  we  beg  to  sug- 
gest the  following  nominations:  For  chief  consul,  Isaac 
B.  Potter,  of  Brooklyn;  for  vice  consul,  W.  E.  Underhill, 
of  Schenectady;  for  secretary-treasurer,  W.  S.  Bull,  of 
Buffalo. 

In  suggesting  these  nominations,  we  are  moved  by  a 
condition  of  affairs,  which  we  believe  should  govern  your 
committee  very  largely  in  its  determination.  We  refer 
to  the  very  marked  decline  in  our  division  membership 
as  compared  with  other  large  states,  and  the  indifferent 
methods  and  zeal  with  which  during  the  last  two  years 
the  work  of  recruiting  our  membership  has  been  pushed. 
As  compared  with  Massachusetts,  New  York  state  has 
nearly  two  and  one-half  times  the  population  of  the  Bay 
state  and  by  a  reasonable  estimate  about  two  and  one- 
half  times  as  many  wheelmen.  In  February,  1891,  our 
division  exceeded  the  Massachusetts  by  766  members;  in 
February,  1892,  the  Massachusetts  division  exceeded  ours 
by  388  members;  in  February,  1893,  the  Massachusetts 
division  exceeded  the  New  York  division  by  399  mem- 
bers; in  February,  1894,  the  Massachusetts  division  ex- 
ceeded ours  by  over  1,770,  and  in  the  present  month  of 
July,  1894,  the  Massachusetts  division  exceeds  ours  by 
2,499  members. 

In  the  same  manner,  one  year  ago.  New  York  exceeded 
Pennsylvania  by  744  members,  while  the  secretary's  re- 
port in  the  present  month  shows  that  Pennsylvania  has 
333  members  in  excess  of  our  own.  Here  we  see  a  loss  of 
nearly  1,100  as  compared  with  Pennsylvania,  and  a  loss 
of  nearly  3,200  as  compared  with  Massachusetts,  New 
\  ork  having  dropped  from  the  first  place  to  the  third  in 
the  list,  while  several  other  states  are  gaining  upon  us. 

In  saying  that  this  showing  is  not  creditable  to  the  New 
York  division  we  intend  no  reflection  upon  the  officers 
who  have  managed  our  affairs  within  the  last  three  years. 
No  one  will  question  the  ability  and  capacity  of  our  pres- 
ent chief  consul,  but  it  is  conspicuously  true  that  his  time 
is  largely  devoted  to  official  duties  (civil  and  military) 
outside  of  the  woi  k  of  our  state  division,  an  it  is  there- 
fore due  to  no  fault  of  his  that  much  time  is  requirad  of 
him  in  attention  to  other  matters,  which  might  have 
otherwise  been  devoted  to  the  affairs  of  the  chief  consul . 
ship.    We  submit  this  matter  to  your  thoughtful  atten- 


tion and  urge  upon  you  its  importance.  Your  duty  is 
one  that  should  be  performed  with  the  greatest  care  and 
discrimination,  and  with  the  sole  view  of  bringing  the  best 
results  to  the  members  whom  you  represent. 

H.  E.  Ducker  of  Buffalo  and  Mayor  Jacob  W. 
Clnte  of  Schenectady,  an  old  and  enthusiastic  L. 
A.  W.  member,  are  among  the  signers. 


JACK  NAPOLEON. 


The  Mascot  of  the  Columbia  Team  and  the 
Pet  of  the  Circuit  Chasers. 
He  is  old,  thirteen  years;  he  is  homely,  for  he 
shows  innumerable  scars  and  is  minus  a  tail,  but 
he  is  an  object  of  attraction  at  all  meets  on  the 
circuit.  Everybody  seems  to  be  his  friend,  and 
the  ladies  take  especial  delight  m  stroking  his 


toughened  and  scarred  hide.     He  is  on  all  the  par- 

rades,  dressed  in  a  handsome  blanket,   with  the 

words  "Columbia  Team"   worked  thereon,    and 

wears  his  dicer,  pipe  and  specks  with  becoming 

dignity.     Jack  is  the  property  of  W.  F.  Murphy, 

who  has  owned  him  a  long  time  and  who — so  he 

states  himself — ^has  refused  an  offer  of  3)700  for  the 

beast. 

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SHORLAND'S  BIG  RECORD. 


Covers  460   Miles   900   Yards    in    Twenty-Four 
Hours. 

It  was  thought  that  Huret  had  put  the  twenty- 
four-hour  record  almost  beyond  the  reach  of  man 
when  he  covered  nearly  458  miles  a  short  time 
since.  But  Shorland  evidently  had  his  mind  bent 
on  winning  the  Cuca  Cocoa  cup  race  and  breaking 
record.  The  race  was  held  Friday  and  Saturday 
at  the  Heme  Hill  track,  London.  Shorland  per- 
formed the  remarkable  feet  of  covering  460  miles 
900  yards  in  the  twenty-four  hours,  while  his 
nearest  opponent  was  Peterson,  who  was  thirty 
miles  behind.  Chappie  of  Chelsa  covered  426 
miles. 


THE  WASHINGTON-DENVER  RELAY. 


The  Complete  Schedule,  as  Arranged  by  Vice 
Consul  Black. 
Arthur  D.  Black,  of  Jackson\ille,  vice  consul  of 
the  Illinois  division,  has  arranged  a  schedule  for 
the  Washington-Denver  relay,  which  starts  next 
Monday,  at  noon.  He  figures  that  if  the  roads 
and  weather  are  favorable  this  time  will  be  beaten 
by  twenty-four  hours.  Everything  is  now  in  per- 
fect shape,  with  the  exception  of  some  minor  mat- 
ters between  Wa.shington  and  Wheeling,  which 
will  be  iixed  up  this  week.    The  schedule  follows: 

Washington,  D.  C ....18.         m Aug.    6 

Hagerstown,  Md 77 7.3-i  p  m "      6 

Cumberland,  Md 169 445a.m "      7 

Wheeling,  W.  Va.  east.  lime.  2-56 5.2i  p.m "      7 

Wheeling,  W.  Va.  cent.  time,  see 4.35    "    "      7 

Zanesville,  0 315.... 10.50    "    ....      "      7 

Ohio-Indiana  line 565 10.50    " 

Indianapolis,  Ind 638 6.07  a  m, 

CrawfordsviUe,  Ind 685. . .  .10.52    " 

Danville,  111 727... .  3.04  p.m "      9 

Bement,  III 787....  8.34    "    ....      "      9 

Illiopolis,  111 8!6....13.20a.m "10 

Jacksonville,  III 888....  5.47    "    ....      "10 

Kushville,  111 930.. ..10.01     "     ....      "    10 

Eoseville,  111 980....  221pm "    10 

Burlington,  la 1016. ...5.46    '■    ....      "    10 

Mt.  Pleasant,  la 1044 8,:36    "    "    10 

Fairfield,  la 1068....  10  47    "    ....     "10 

Oskaloosa,  la 1126 3.38a.m "    1 

Prairie  City,  la 1170 7.21    " 

Stuart,  la 1246....  1.13  p.m. 

Atlantic,  la 1282 5.19    " 

Omaha,  Neb 1352 U.02    " 

Fremont,  Neb 1389 2.02  a.m. 

Schuyler,  Neb UiO 4.32    " 

Columbus,  Neb 1436....  5.36    " 

Central  City,  Neb 1501. ..  .12  06  p.m. 

Grand  Island,  Neb 1533. ...  2  06    " 

Kearney,  Neb.,  cent.  time... 1566 5  51    " 

Kearney,  Neb.,  mtn.  time  . . .  i565 4  51    " 

North  Platte,  Neb 1686. . . .  2.51  a.m. 

Julesburg,  Colo 1771  ...in.si    " 

Cheyenne,  Wyo 1921 3.41  a.m. 

Greely,  Colo 1980. ...  7.26    " 

Denver,  Colo 2037 12.         m. 


Mile.  Londonderry  Starts. 

New  Yoek,  28. — Mile.  Londonderiy  started 
from  the  city  hall  on  her  tour  of  the  world  12 :35 
to-day.  A  Nellie  Bly  hat  was  her  top  dres,sing, 
the  rest  of  the  costume  being  a  linen  waist  and 
a  blue  skirt  of  conventional  length.  An  Alpine- 
hatted  and  long  trousered  courier  accompanied 
her  in  her  chase  up  Broadway  after  an  advance 
agent,  who  had  set  out  per  car  wheels  the  night 
before.  Six  hoodlums  yelled  ' '  hurrah' '  and  then 
forgot  all  about  her. 


Postmaster  Hessing  Enthusiastic. 

Postmaster  Hessing,  of  Chicago,  it  is  said,  will 
send  a  man  over  the  Chicago-New  York  route  next 
month  in  order  to  determine  the  practicability  of 
the  wheel  in  long-distance  work. 


BIG  RECORDS  AT  WALTHAM. 


TYLER  DOES  NOT  BEAT  BLISS'  RECORD- 
LOWERS  INTERMEDIATE  FIGURE. 


Nat  Butler  Breaks  No  Less  Than  Six  World's 

Records,  Doing  the  Two    Miles  in  the 

Remarkable  Time  of  4:07  2-5 — 

A  Half-Mile  Backwards: 


Boston,  July  28.— Of  all  the  so-called  race 
meets  ever  foistered  upon  an  unsuspecting  crowd, 
that  seen  at  Waltham  yesterday  must  take  pre- 
cedence. But  it  was  not  the  fault  of  the  manage- 
ment but  of  the  so  unsullied  amateurs  of  class  A, 
who,  being  dissatisiied  with  the  prizes  offered, 
followed  the  example  of  the  illustrious  Debs  and 
went  on  a  strike,  refusing  to  ride  for  the  prizes. 
The  prizes  offered  in  the  invitation  races  were 
fully  the  equal  of  any  offered  at  an  invitation  race 
meet,  held  for  the  simple  purpose  of  giving  the 
flyers  an  opportunity  to  go  for  records.  The  first 
prizes  were  |20  diamonds,  the  seconds  pneumatic 
tires  and  the  thirds  pedals,  whereas,  a  week  or  so 
ago,  the  field  was  content  to  ride  for  pneumatic 
tires  and  pedals.  But  the  pure  class  A  men,  who 
consider  the  promateurs  beneath  their  notice, 
wanted  more  valuable  prizes  and,  thinking  that 
they  would  secure  them  by  refusing  to  ride,  went 
on  strike.  The  trouble,  it  is  said  by  a  party  on 
the  inside,  was  ail  concocted  in  the  private  train- 
ing quarters  of  the  Waltham  cluD,  which  club,  by 
the  way,  is  the  only  organization  having  special 
training  quarters.  One  gentleman  said  the  real 
cause  of  the  trouble  was  not  so  much  the  value  of 
the  prizes  offered,  as  it  was  because  a  certain 
rider  was  not  given  an  opportunity  of  winning  a 
|50  diamond  by  going  for  the  class  A  record.  In 
order  to  ascertain  how  much  truth  there  was  to 
this  statement,  Mr.  Bradstreet  was  visited  by 
i^^^/Be  representative.  He  could  not  remem- 
ber that  the  gentleman  in  question  had  asked  him 
to  give  him  a  $50  diamond  if  he  went  for  the  class 
A  record,  but  he  would  not  deny  that  he  had,  and 
he  was  under  the  impression  that  the  man  had 
visited  his  ofiSce  that  day. 

BUT  THEY   FINALLY   EODE. 

When  the  bell  rang  for  the  first  trial  heat  of  the 
third-mile  open,  only  one  rider,  J.  0.  Wetter- 
green,  of  the  Maiden  Bicycle  Club,  came  out  to 
the  starting  point.  Then  it  was  discovered  that 
the  men  had  taken  the  action  noted  above.  Some 
little  time  was  lost  by  Mr.  Sidwell  talking  vfith 
the  men  of  class  A,  but  no  concessions  were  made 
by  either.  Then  it  was  decided  to  make  the 
events  class  B  races,  and  the  riders  of  that  class 
around  the  track  were  invited  to  compete.  Two 
tandem  teams,  consisting  of  Lambert  and  Mc- 
Duffee  and  Berlo  and  Cutter,  went  a  third-mile, 
the  former  winning  handily.  Then  as  Wetter- 
green  was  being  sent  for  his  walkover  in  the  third- 
mile  invitation,  the  other  men  of  class  A  came  out 
and  rode.  This  ended  the  trouble  for  the  day.  In 
order  that  it  should  not  be  repeated  on  the  mor- 
row the  original  schedule,  which  comprised  all 
class  A  races,  has  been  changed  to  an  all  class  B 
programme. 

TYLEE   GOT  TWO   EECOEDS. 

The  day  was  anything  but  a  record-breaker,  the 
wind  blowing  extremely  fresh  across  the  track,  so 
much  so  that  Nat  Butler  gave  up  all  idea  of  going 
for  the  two-mile  record  until  to-day.  Harry  Tyler 
came  out  and  did  a  little  practice  work  and  then 
made  an  attempt  to  beat  Bliss'  standing  mile 
record.  He  got  away  with  the  word  and,  paced 
by  Berlo  and  Cutter,  did  some  good  work  on  the 


first  third,  doing  the  quarter  in  :32  2-S  and  the 
third  in  :42,  which  was  slower  than  the  work  of 
Bliss  at  those  marks.  On  the  next  lap,  however, 
paced  by  Rich  and  Berlo,  he  commenced  to  show 
his  ability  to  make  time.  The  pick-up  was  per- 
fect and  the  half  was  reached  in  1:01  2-5,  one 
second  faster  than  Bliss,  and  the  two-thirds  was 
done  in  1 :20  2-5,  which  increased  his  total  gain 
over  Pinkey's  work  to  :01  2-5.  Here  came  the 
hitch  that  certainly  cost  Tyler  a  record.  Lambert 
and  McDufifee  were  to  pick  Tyler  up  and  carry 
him  for  the  last  lap.  They  got  under  way  long 
before  Tyler  or  the  tandem  got  near  them,  and 
were  going  so  fast  that  there  was  evidently  no 
prospect  of  the  tail-enders  ever  catching  them. 
Consequently,  Rich  and  Berlo  had  to  make  pace 
for  the  entire  two-thirds  and  did  nobly,  bringing 
Tyler  to  the  three-quarters  mark  in  1 :30  3-5,  which 
was  three-fifths  better  than  the  time  made  by 


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and  Nat  Butler,  the  Cambridgeport  phenomenon, 
reaped  in  the  other  six.  Nat  was  exceedingly 
jubilant  over  his  success,  while  Harry  Tyler  was 
proportionately  crestfallen  at  his  ill-luck.  Tyler 
made  a  great  bid  for  the  flying  start  mile  record, 
and  at  the  three-quarter  mark  was  an  even  seven 
seconds  ahead  of  Bliss'  time  for  that  distance, 
but  his  pacemakers  ran  away  from  him  a"  d  the 
Springfield  boy  could  do  no  better  on  this  trial 
than  get  four-fifths  of  a  second  outside  of  the 
record. 

A   BAD   FALL. 

Not  disheartened  in  the  least  by  his  misfortune, 
the  plucky  Springfield  man  took  a  rest  and  then 
came  out  for  another  trial.  He  was  traveling  like 
a  fiend  and  in  record-breaking  time  when  he  acci- 
dentally touched  the  rear  wheel  of  the  tandem. 
Down  he  went  like  a  shot,  and  in  less  time  than 
it  takes  to  tell,  he  had  bounded  10  his  feet  and  was 


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Bliss.  But  the  tandem  team  was  exhausted  and 
could  not  bring  the  plucky  rider  home  in  record 
time,  the  time  for  the  mile  being  2:01  1^.  The 
third-mile  tandem  race  was  won  by  Edgar  Lam 
bert  and  E.  A.  McDuffee.  The  mile  invitation, 
class  A,  by  J.  Farrell,  with  J.  C.  Wettergreen 
second  and  F.  Haggerthy  third  in  :44  4-5,  and  the 
mile  invitation,  class  A,  by  C.  G.  Williams,  with 
William  Pettigrew  second  and  James  Clark  third; 
time,  2:46  3-5. 

ONE   EEOOED   SECURED. 

To-day,  however,  eight*  world's  records  were 
lowered  and  had  it  not  been  for  the  unfortunate 
accident  that  happened  to  Tyler  there  is  no  doubt 
that  the  total  of  the  new  records  would  have  been 
materially  increased.  As  it  was  there  is  no  rea- 
son to  complain,   for  Tyler  captured  two  records 


about  to  remount,  when  his  trainer  led  him  off  to 
the  training  quarters.  Here  it  was  discovered 
that  he  had  received  a  severe  abrasion  of  the  en- 
tire left  side,  while  his  right  arm  and  shoulder 
were  one  mass  of  abrasions.  He  desired  to  try  his 
luck  again,  but  neither  Mr.  Sidwell  nor  Mr.  Webb, 
his  trainer,  would  listen  to  such  a  thing,  and  Tyler 
retired  from  the  track  the  most  disappointed  man 
that  ever  left  that  famous  spot.  He  had  set  his 
heart  on  getting  under  the  record  time  made  by 
BUss,  and  this  was  the  greatest  disappointment  of 
his  racing  career. 

won't  GIVE   UP,    HOWEVER. 

When  asked  if  Tyler  would  give  up  his  effort, 
Mr.  Sidwell,  his  manager,  said:  "No,  sir;  we  shall 
stay  here  until  we  take  that  record  away  with  us. 
Harry  can  and  will  do  the  mile  in   1 :52.     We 


shall  make  another  attempt  just  as  soon  as  Harry 
is  able  to  ride,  which  will  probably  not  be  for  a 
week  or  so."  However,  Tyler's  efforts  did  not 
go  for  naught;  he  captured  the  half  *  and  three- 
quarter  mile  world's  record  and  it  is  a  question  if 
he  does  not  also  secure  the  two-thirds  record. 

BUTLER   IS   A   AVONDEE. 

Heretofore  Nat  Butler  has  been  content  to  se- 
cure class  A  records,  but  he  went  in  search  of  and 
captured  larger  game,  in  the  shape  of  no  less  than 
six  world's  records,  which,  for  a  youngster  of  his 
experience,  is  something  decidedly  unusual.  And 
in  this  trial  for  the  two-miles  record  the  youngster 
made  better  time  than  did  Windle,  whose  years 
of  experience  counts  considerable  in  his  favor,  and 
then  again  his  performance  was  done  with  the  aid 
of  men  who  have  not  been  trained  for  weeks  at 
pacemaking,  as  were  the  men  who  assisted  Windle 
in  his  performance.  Consequently,  it  is  all  the 
more  creditable  to  the  plucky  youth,  whose  short 
racing  career  has  been  a  most  brilliant  one  and 
whose  future  is  full  of  promise.  When  he  gets  a 
little  more  experience  in  track  racing,  Butler 
ought  to  be  able  to  hold  his  own  with  any  man  on 
the  track. 

TYLEE'S   FIRST  TRIAL. 

But  as  for  record  trials  and  the  day.  The  latter 
was  all  that  could  be  desired.  Scarcely  a  breath 
of  wind  was  stirring  in  the  early  part  of  the  after- 
noon and  consequently  it  was  decided  to  send  the 
men  tor  record  then.  Tyler  and  his  pacemakers 
came  out  first,  and  after  taking  a  few  trial  trips 
around  the  track  were  found  to  be  in  proper  tune  for 
the  great  trial.  The  several  tandems  were  located 
at  their  starting  point,  while  that  ridden  by  Leon- 
ard Berlo  and  Cutter  came  down  the  stretch  at  a 
rattling  rate  with  Tyler  hanging  on  the  rear  wheel. 
As  they  crossed  the  tape  a  yell  went  up  and  the 
pacemakers  increased  their  speed,  carried  Tyler  to 
the  quarter  in  :28  1-5  and  to  the  third  in  :37  1-5. 
Here  Pete  Berlo  and  Eich  made  as  pretty  a  pick- 
up as  was  ever  seen  and  increased  the  pace  con- 
siderably. Tyler  bent  his  back,  pedaled  with  a 
vengeance  and  came  to  the  half  in  :55  4-5*,  which 
is  now  the  world's  record  for  that  distance,  and 
was  :06  C-5  faster  than  the  time  made  by  Bliss  in 
his  tiial.  Every  one  thought  it  was  a  record  mile 
and  the  hopes  and  aspirations  of  the  friends  of 
Tyler  were  at  the  highest  notch,  while  the  inter- 
est of  the  audience  was  at  fever  heat.  Tyler  was 
still  riding  strong  and  the  tandem  was  doing  its 
work  in  noble  manner,  bringing  him  to  the  two- 
thirds  in  fine  style  in  1:14  1-5. 

WHERE   HE    LOST   GROUND. 

Here,  as  on  Friday,  occurred  the  unfortunate 
pick-up  that  cost  Tyler  the  record.  The  tandem 
riders  had  been  changed  to  Warren  and  Arnold, 
and  they  picked  Tyler  up  pretty  well,  but  forgot 
in  their  eagerness  to  bring  him  home  in  record 
time  that  he  had  already  ridden  two-thirds  of  a 
mile  at  top  speed  Once  started  the  tandem  pair 
fairly  fie  v  over  the  track,  running  away  from 
Tyler  on  the  backstretch,  so  much  so  that  they 
had  to  slow  up  in  order  to  bring  him  to  the  three- 
quarter  mark  in  the  record  time  of  1:24  1:5,  which 
was  seven  seconds  ahead  of  Bliss'  time.  This 
proved  the  straw  that  broke  the  camel's  back,  for 
on  the  last  quarter  Tyler  did  not  do  his  usual 
good  work,  finishing  the  mile  in  1 :55  3-5,  which 
is  just  four-fifths  of  a  second  outside  the  record  of 
Bliss. 

BUTLEE  TAKES  A   HAND. 

No  sooner  had  Tyler  disappeared  into  his  train- 
ing quarters  than  out  came  Nat  Butler  for  his  two 
miles  trial  against  record.  He  lost  little  time  in 
getting  warmed  up  and  then,  at  a  signal,  caught 
on  to  the  tandem  ridden  by  Callahan  and  Metz, 
and   came  down  the  stretch  like  a  whirlwind — at 


a  pace  that  seemed  disastrous  for  his  records.  At 
the  word  he  increased  his  speed.  The  tandem 
riders  on  the  backstretch  were  seemingly  riding 
very  easily,  yet  they  reached  the  quarter  in 
:29  3-5  and  the  first  third  in  :39.  Without  in- 
creasing the  pace  they  continued  and  many  a  per- 
son believed  they  were  not  riding  in  record  time, 
but  the  men  knew  their  business  and  also  the 
pace  they  were  traveling,  for  they  reached  the 
half  in  :.59  1-5,  :03  2-5  slower  work  than  that  of 
Tyler.  It  was  a  good,  steady  pace  throughout, 
one  that  counted  in  the  long  run  far  better  than 
would  a  quick,  jerky  pace,  and,  realizing  such  to 
be  the  case,  the  pacemakers  kept  plugging  away 
in  dead  earnest.  Butler  was  sticking  to  them 
like  the  demon  to  Saul,  and  did  the  two-thirds  in 
1 :20  2-5,  the  three-quarters  in  1:31  and  the  mile 
in  2:03  2-5. 

A   FAST    SECOND   MILE. 

Here  a  change  of  pacemakers  was  made,  the 
tandem  team  giving  way  to  Williams  and  Hag- 
gerty.  The  same  even  pace  was  continued  and  it 
still  seemed  as  though  the  riders  were  not  greatly 
exerting  themselves,  but  they  were  traveling  in 
grand  style,  as  the  one  mile  and  a  quarter  was 
done  in  2:36,  one  and  a  third  in  2:45  2-5,  one 
and  a  half  in  3 :05  2-5,  one  and  two-thirds  in 
3 :26  2-5  and  the  one  and  three- fourths  in  3 :36  4-5. 
From  this  mark  home  Butler  got  his  racing  shoes 
on,  beat  out  his  pacemakers  and,  amid  the  great 
applause  of  the  delighted  crowd,  placed  his  ma- 
chine across  the  finish  in  the  record  time  of 
4 :07  2-5.  His  intermediate  times  from  the  one  to 
two  miles  are  all  world's  records. 

HALF-MILE  BACKWARDS. 

During  the  afternoon  Fred  St.  Onge  rode  a  half- 
mile  backwards  in  1:37  1-5  and  Peter  Berlo,  paced 
by  Lambert  and  Eich,  attempted  to  establish  a 
new  professional  half-mile  record.  His  time  was 
:58  2-5.  Two  class  B  races  were  held,  the  man- 
agement not  caring  to  trust  to  the  fickleness  of 
the  class  A  men  again,  and  they  resulted  as  fol- 
lows: 

Third-mile  iavitation — Harry  Arnold,  1 ;  E.  A.  McDuffee, 
2;  Lon  Warren.  3;  time,  :47. 

One-mile  invitation— Harry  Arnold,  1;  E.  A.  McDuffee, 
2;  W.  A.  Rhodes,  3;  time.  8:57  1-5. 

*  [Our  correspondent  is  wrongs.  The  half-mile  world's 
record  is  :55  flat  and  was  made  by  Johnson,  at  Independ- 
ence, la.,  and  not  with  horse-pacing.— Ed.] 


Zim  Outshines  Them  All. 
Zimmerman,  the  bicyclist,  is  the  one  star  amid 
the  gloom  that  has  settled  down  upon  American 
athletes  abroad,  says  the  Chicago  Herald.  The 
Yale  men  have  been  ignominously  licked  and  the 
Vigilant  is  evidently  outclassed  by  the  Britannia, 
but  Zimmerman — victorious  and  all-conquering 
Zimmy — continues  to  carry  the  stars  and  stripes 
to  triumph  in  the  presence  of  wondering  Europe. 
Englishmen,  Frenchmen,  Dutchmen,  Germans, 
Italians  and  Eussians  have  gone  down  before  the 
sweep  of  his  sinewy  legs  and  the  hum  of  his  high- 
geared  wheel.  He  is  the  hope  of  the  nation,  and 
it  is  mere  quibbling  to  say  that  he  doesn't  reprcr 
sent  the  United  States  because  he  was  unfortun- 
ate enough  to  be  born  in  New  Jersey. 


Kiser  and  Furman  Will  Ride. 
A  road  race  well  be  run  Aug.  29  at  Xenia,  O., 
under  the  auspices  of  Messrs.  Williams  &  Bry- 
son  and  the  management  of  the  Xenia  Bicycle 
Club,  which  will  attract  all  the  pot-hunters  in  the 
state.  Earl  H.  Kiser,  Dayton,  has  promised  to 
enter,  likewise  AV.  S.  Furman,  of  Oran,  0.  The 
course  is  from  Xenia  to  Yellow  Springs,  by  way 
of  Old  Town,  thence  to  Clifton,  and  return,  a  dis- 
tance of  about  twenty  miles. 


H.  B.  HART'S  RIGHT-HAND   MAN. 


Lou  Geyler,  Columbia  Salesman,  Correspondent, 
Photographer,  Racer,  Etc. 

There  is  no  better  known  or  more  successful  ex- 
ponent c  f  the  bicycle  trade  in  Philadelphia  than 
H.  B.  Hart,  the  pioneer  in  that  business  in  the 
Quaker  City,  and  who  has  handled  Columbias 
ever  since  the  days  when  every  high  wheel  was 
called  a  Columbia.  Mr.  Hart's  success  has  been 
phenomenal,  and  is  in  large  measure  due  to  his 
business  sagacity  and  foresight  in  gathering  about 
him  a  coterie  of  assistants  second  to  none  in  a 
similar  business  in  this  country.  Foremost  among 
his  energetic  staff  is  Louis  Geyler,  than  whom 
there  is  none  in  his  native  burg  better  qualified  to 
talk  up  the  beauties  and  durability  of  the  Colum- 
bia. Mr.  Geyler  has  been  selling  bicycles  since 
1891,  when  he  abandoned  the  jewelry  business 
and  cast  his  lot  with  the  Dalsen  Cycle  Company, 
local  agent  for  Eovers  and  Victors.  After  a  sea- 
son with  this  concern  he  assume^  charge  of  the 
bicycle  department  at  John  Wanamaker's, 
whence,  on  Jan.  1,  1893,  he  was  called  to  occupy 
his  present  position  with  the  Hart  Cycle  Company. 

Mr.  Geyler  has  earned  a  well-deserved  reputa- 
tion as  a  writer  concerning  matters  cycling,  and 
his  recent  series  of  articles  on  the  country  roads 
around  Philadelphia,  which  has  been  a  feature  of 
Philadelphia  Cycling  for  the  past  three  months, 
has  attracted  wide-spread  attention.     His  hobby 


^y'^r^^ 


LOUIS  GEYLEB. 

of  photography,  of  which  he  has  made  good  use  in 
furnishing  illustrations  for  his  articles,  has  en- 
abled him  to  gather  one  of  the  most  complete  sets 
of  views  of  suburban  Philadelphia  extant,  and  the 
work  on  them  is  pronounced  by  experts  to  be  ex- 
cellent. Mr.  Geyler's  first  essay  as  a  correspon- 
dent was  in  1890,  when,  under  the  nom  de  plume 
of  "Argus,"  he  furnished  a  weekly  melange  of 
Quaker  City  cycling  news. 

Adopting  the  wheel  as  a  means  of  recreation  in 
1888,  he  first  attracted  attention  as  a  racing  man 
by  securing  second  place  in  the  novice  race  at  the 
national  meet  at  Niagara  Falls  in  1890.  Since 
then  he  has  shown  his  opponents  the  way  across 
the  tape  in  many  a  track  race,  and  his  perform- 
ances on  the  road  have  shown  that  he  is  no  slouch 
in  that  department  of  the  game.  He  finished  fifth 
in  the  Irvington-Milburn  race  in  1891,  and  was 
one  of  the  team  of  Century  Wheelmen,  which 
landed  the  Tryon  cup  in  the  same  year. 

What  the  well-known  Tom  Peck  is  to  the  Pope 
company's  store  in  Boston,  Mr.  Geyler  is  to  Hart's 
concern  in  Philadelphia;  and  everybody  in  search 
of  information  concerning  routes  goes  to  Lou,  and 
as  for  holding  a  race  meet  without  him  as  an  offi- 
cial— that  is  one  of  the  imnossibilities! 


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WELL-DE8EBVED  PUNISHMENT. 
It  was  a  well  merited  punishment  Justice  Ker- 
sten  of  Chicago  administered  to  one  Emanuel 
Eggleston,  who  so  lowered  himself  as  to  laugh 
and  hoot  at  Mrs.  Jane  McCullom  because  she  pre- 
ferred to  attire  herself  in  bloomers  and  ride 
through  Lincoln  park.  Of  course  the  man  prof- 
fered all  sorts  of  excuses  for  his  conduct,  but  the 
stern  justice  said  "Twenty-iiTe  dollars  and  costs." 
Emanuel  only  smiled,  according  to  his  story,  but 
it  proved  an  expensive  smile.  He  probably  did 
not  know  that  justice  court  smiles  and  saloon 
smiles  are  different — one  costs  more  than  the  other 
— hut  ignorance  of  the  law  excuses  no  one. 
Emanuel  probably  has  been  taught  a  lesson;  like- 
wise those  bloomer-hatei-s  who  read  of  his  disas- 
ter. It  is  to  be  hoped  a  few  Michigan  avenue  res- 
idents, who  not  long  ago  hissed  a  party  of  ladies 
attired  in  bloomers,  will  heed  the  warning  given 
in  Justice  Kersten's  act. 


THE  BACING-MEN'8  LEAGUE. 

The  recently-formed  American  League  of  Rac- 
ing Cyclists  bids  fair  to  become  a  prominent  factor 
in  racing  affairs  and  will,  we  believe,  prove  an  aid 
to  the  League  of  American  Wheelmen  in  more 
ways  ihan  one.  It  is,  perhaps,  natural  that  the 
organizers  should  be  characterized  as  a  set  of  sore- 
heads, but  such  is  not  the  case.  The  organization 
is  solely  for  the  purpose  of  protecting  the  racing 
cyclists  and  improving  the  quality  of  the  contests. 
Those  who  have  been  constant  attendants  at  race 
meets  know  too  well  that  in  many  instances  the 
racing  men  have  not  been  fairly  treated.  Little 
injustices  crop  up  almost  every  day  and  it  is  to 
remedy  these  evils  that  the  association  took  root. 

The  chief  grievance,  perhaps,  which  the  men 
have,  is  in  the  matter  of  the  valuation  of  prizes. 
It  is  a  fact  that  prize  values  are  inflated  enor- 
mously— anywhere  from  twenty-five  to  fifty  per 
cent.  At  a  recent  meet  a  bicycle  put  up  as  a 
prize  was  valued  at  $150,  whereas  the  same  pa1> 
tern,  new,  went  begging  for  a  purchaser  at  $50. 
Another  case  is  that  of  a  diamond  being  valued  at 
§300,  while  it  cost  less  than  §175.  The  racing 
men  are  begged  to  attend  the  meet;  they  are 
promised  royal  treatment  and  valuable  prizes,  but 
find,  upon  competing,  severe  time-limits  and 
prizes  worth  about  half  their  advertised  value.  In 


good  faith  they  send  in  their  entries;  they  keep  in 
top-notch  condition  in  order  to  give  the  public 
good  racing,  and  travel  hundreds  of  miles  only  to 
receive  a  two-thirds  portion  of  what  they  thought 
they  would  secure. 

It  has  been  erroneously  reported  that  the  racing 
men  rebel  at  paying  entry  fees.  They  do 
think  it  would  he  but  reasonable  on  the  part 
of  promoters  to  charge  them  for  only  those 
events  in  which  they  start.  This  is  by  no 
means  an  unreasonable  request,  for  few 
names  are  scratched  from  the  programme  when 
the  race  is  called,  and  the  men  cannot  always  tell 
in  just  which  events  they  wish  to  ride.  The  dif- 
ference to  the  promoter  would  be  trifling,  but  to 
the  racing  man  considerable  during  the  season. 
The  members  of  the  prominent  teams  have  been 
refused  permission  to  start  until  their  fees  were 
paid,  although  it  was  known  that  the  bill  would 
be  paid  by  a  responsible  house — and  this  forms 
another  grievance.  As  yet  the  men  have  shown 
no  disposition  to  strike,  but  they  would  be  justi- 
fied in  so  doing  if  many  time-limits  were  placed 
upon  races  like  that  at  Indianapolis  Saturday. 
The  referee  thought  the  race  should  be  ridden  in 
2:16  and  placed  that  limit.  It  had  rained  for  a 
period  of  fifteen  minutes  but  a  few  moments  be- 
fore and  the  track  was  heavy  and  sticky.  But  the 
men  rode  and  made  the  mile  in  2:22,  which  was 
allowed  to  stand  when  considerable  pressure  was 
brought  to  bear  upon  the  referee. 

Mr.  Raymond  has  criticised  the  movement 
rather  severely,  making  himself  believe  that  those 
who  are  in  charge  of  the  new  league  are  incap- 
able of  governing  themselves.  He  should  bear  in 
mind  that  some  of  the  of&cers,  at  least,  have  had 
quite  as  much  and  more  experience  in  racing  mat- 
ters than  himself  and  are  men  of  known  ability. 
We  do  not  agree  with  him  that  the  affair  will  end 
in  a  fizzle,  though,  of  course,  we  might  be  mis- 
taken. At  any  rate,  looking  at  the  case  in  a  fair 
light,  one  eaimot  blame  the  racing  men  for  pro- 
tecting their  own  interests  as  best  they  can. 


An  alarming  development  of  the  bicycle  craze  is  to  be 
found  in  the  case  of  Rev.  Mr.  Henson,  of  Brazil,  Ind. 
Mr.  Henson  mounted  his  bicycle  two  weeks  ago  for  a  ride 
into  the  country.  He  did  not  return  until  the  day  before 
yesterday,  and  immediately  upon  his  arrival  he  threw 
one  of  his  children  out  of  the  window  and  threatened  to 
kill  his  wife.  Whether  his  insanity  was  caused  by  an 
effcrt  to  repair  a  punctured  tire  or  by  an  unsuccessful 
attempt  to  ride  without  touching  the  handlebar  is  a  ques- 
tion that  must  interest  every  person  that  owns  a  bicycle. 
—Chicago  Herald. 

Mr.  Henson  was  probably  one  of  those  divines 
who  had  never  known  what  it  was  to  enjoy  a 
little  pleasure  until  someone  prevailed  upon  him 
to  mount  a  bicycle.  It  is  more  than  likely  that 
he  was  so  overcome  with  delight  and  brooded  over 
his  past  life  of  forbidding  a  little  recreation  and 
pleasure  that  his  brain  became  a  little  dazzled. 


We  sincerely  hope,  for  the  welfare  of  all  con- 
cerned, that  the  Misses  Bicker  and  Porter  or  their 
friends  will  not  enter  a  newspaper  controversy 
over  their  respective  qualifications  as  centurions. 


Newark's  Beautiful  Track. 
Newark,  0.,  has  one  of  the  most  prettily-lo- 
cated and  well-surrounded  tracks  in  the  country. 
Years  ago  the  mound  builders  were  rampart  here. 
Inside  an  enclosure  a  mile  in  circumference,  the 
pretty  half-mile  track  is  located.  The  mound 
surrounds  the  track  closely  on  three  sides,  and  is 
from  ten  to  fifteen  feet  high.  This  shields  the 
track  from  all  winds  and  the  thick  woods  do 
much  to  beautify  the  grounds.  It  would  be  an 
ideal  place  for  record  breaking,  were  it  not  for  a 
slight  rise  on  one  side  of  the  track. 


JOHNSON  LEAVES  STEARNS. 


Trouble  Over  Railroad  Fare  the  Indirect  Cause 
of  the  Split. 
Johnny  Johnson  and  his  old-time  trainer,  Tom 
Eck,  have  this  time  ceased  their  connection  with 
Steams — or,  at  least,  there  is  but  the  very  slight- 
est hope  that  the  Minneapolis  man  will  again  be 
seen  on  one  of  Stearns'  machines.  He  rode  his 
last  race  on  this  wheel  at  Toledo  and  immediately 
telegraphed  to  Indianapolis  for  a  Hunger.  On 
this  machine  he  made  his  appearance  at  the  Zig- 
Zag  club's  meet.  Neither  Johnson  nor  Eck  cared 
to  state  their  grievance  with  the  Syracuse  firm  for 
the  newspapers,  but  all  the  racing  men  were 
familiar  with  the  difficulty. 

According  to  the  stories  fioating  about,  Johnson 
realized  that  other  men  were  receiving  as  much — 
and  others  considerably  more — salary  from  their 
respective  house  as  was  Johnson  from  Stearns. 
Sanger,  for  instance,  is  said  to  draw  $350  every 
month  from  the  Union  people,  besides  expenses, 
whUe  talk  places  Johnson's  salary  at  $250  a 
month,  and  out  of  this  he  must  pay  all  his  ex- 
penses except  railroad  fare.  It  is  said  that  when 
Johnson  went  to  Toronto  he  sent  in  his  usual  bill 
for  transportation,  which,  for  some  reason  was  not 
honored  by  Stearns  &  Co.  To  make  a  long  story 
short,  Johnson  and  Eck  said  they  would  quit  un- 
less this  were  paid.  It  evidently  was  not  paid, 
for  they  have  given  up  the  Stearns  and,  until 
some  other  arrangements  are  made,  Johnson  will 
ride  a  Munger. 

Johnson  told  a  Referee  man  that  he  did  not 
know  for  whom  he  would  ride  but  was  quite  cer- 
tain he  would  not  be  seen  aga;n  on  a  Stearns. 

After  Chicago  Johnson  will  go  direct  to  Minne- 
apolis, skipping  Ripon  and  Milwaukee.  He  says 
he  may  not  be  home  for  a  couple  of  years  and  de- 
sired to  make  a  lengthy  visit  with  his  mother. 

This  suggested  that  possibly  Johnson  intended 

joining  the   American   colony  of  pros  in  France. 

He  did  not  say  he  would  not  go,   adding  that  he 

could  not  tel]   what  he  would  do,  but  giving  the 

impression  that  if  things  did  not  go  along  well  in 

America,  he  would  take  a  whirl  at  the   French 

professionals. 

1  ♦  » 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  D.   Munger  Now. 

An  earthquake  would  not  have  surprised  racing 
men  and  trade  men  more  than  the  announcement 
that  L.  D.  Munger,  familiarly  known  as  Birdie, 
had  taken  unto  himself  a  wife.  Although  the 
ceremony  was  performed  last  week  Wednesday 
the  bride  and  groom  kept  the  secret  until  after 
the  Indianapolis  meet  and  then  the  latter  let  it 
out  to  a  few  very  close  friends.  Everybody  knows 
it  now.  The  bride  was  Mrs.  E.  L.  Gray  and  the 
wedding  took  place  at  her  home  in  Marion,  Ind., 
a  short  distance  from  the  groom's  place  of  busi- 
ness, Indianapolis.  She  is  an  exceedingly  hand- 
some woman  and,  it  is  said,  is  blessed  with  a 
goodly  share  of  this  world's  goods.  Birdie  has, 
of  course,  been  receiving  the  congratulations  of 
his  friends  and  he  has  those  of  ^^^/tfee--  Mrs. 
Munger  may  well  be  congratulated,  for  a  superior 
mechanic,  a  greater  hustler  and  a  better  good  fel- 
low never  lived  than  Birdie  Munger. 


Bloomers  in  Louisville. 


Quite  a  stir  was  created  in  good  old  Puritanic 
Louisville  on  a  recent  Saturday  by  the  appearance, 
in  broad  daylight,  of  a  lady  in  bloomers.  Miss 
Lily  Duff  braved  public  opinion  and,  in  company 
with  Ed  Dressing,  rode  down  Fourth  avenue  and 
other  streets,  causing  a  great  deal  of  gossip,  as  the 
first  appearance  might  have  been  expected  to  do. 
Later  in  the  day  four  other  ladies  were  seen 
abroad  in  similar  costumes. 


RECORDS   STILL  DROPPING. 


IN 


THE    HILSENDEGEN     RACE    BARTHEL 
DOES  REMARKABLE  RIDING. 


Covers  the   Twenty-Five  Mile    Course  in    i  hr. 
5  min.  58  sec. — The   Race  Won   By  L. 
C.  Done,  of  Cleveland,  a  Ten- 
Minute  Man. 


Detroit,  .July  28. — A  clear,  bright,  warm  day 
and  a  good  stiff  breeze  is  what  greeted  the  cycling 
population  of  this  beantiful  city  this  mpruing 
when  they  began  to  calculate  the  chances  of  a 
new  twenty-five  mile  record   being  established  on 


L.   C.  Done. 

the  now  famous  Belle  Isle  course,  and  in  spite  of 
the  very  fast  men  bunched  on  the  lower  marks  in 
to-day's  race  it  was  hardly  thought  the  record 
would  go,  as  a  stiff  wind  is  Father  Time's  best 
ally  in  holding  up  records.  One  hundred  and 
fifty  names  tbund  places  on  the  programme,  rang- 
ing from  the  two  men  who  had  the  limit  of  thir- 
teen minutes  down  to  the  eleven  scratch  men.  L. 
A.  Callahan  of  Buffalo,  who  has  been  in  town  for 
a  few  days,  annou  aced  that  the  men  who  beat  his 
time  would  be  obliged  to  do  better  than  1:03, 
which  statement  he  supplemented  by  dropping 
out  on  the  first  five  miles,  admitting  the  pace  to 
be  too  hot.  W.  C.  Rands,  who  went  in  to  push 
the  pace,  found  things  pretty  warm. 

The  start,  which,  owing  to  the  course  being  a 
trifle  short  of  five  miles,  was  about  a  mile  from 
the  finishing  point,  between  which  two  points 
stretches  a  long  avenue  about  seventy-five  feet  wide 
and  roped  in  on  both  sides,  giving  plenty  of  room 
for  a  good  start  and  finish.  At  thirteen  minutes 
before  4  o'clock  the  limit  men  opened  the  ball 
and  led  the  procession  past  the  judge's  stand, 
closely  followed  by  groups  of  ten  to  fifteen,  till  at 
4  o'clock  the  scratch  men  an  1  thirty-second  men 
swept  by,  making  in  all  135  starters. 

Of  the  scratch  men  Charles  Barthel  was  setting 
the  pace  and  a  rattling  hot  one  it  was,  too,  as  the 
absence  of  Callahan,  Rands  and  Herrick  from  the 
ranks  testified  when  they  filed  by  the  first  time 
round,  with  Barthel  still  setting  the  pace.  At 
the  end  of  fifteen  miles  the  first  brigade  had  made 
np  time  on  everybody  excepting  G.  E.  Williams 
of  Beaver  Falls,  Pa. ,  and  W.  DeCurdy  of  Chicago, 
who  were  riding  together  and  evidently  pacing 
each  other.     At  twenty  miles  the  relative  posi- 


tions were  unchanged,  the  scratch  men  having 
gained  but  ten  seconds  on  Williams  and  DeCurdy 
in  the  whole  distance. 

The  crowd,  which  easily  numbered  25,000,  was 
impatiently  watching  for  the  winner,  and  a  few 
minutes  later  three  men  shot  into  view,  riding  in 
a  bunch  and  coming  at  a  beautiful  pace.  The 
wind,  which  had  hitherto  obstructed  the  riders  in 
the  stretch,  had  died  away,  and  the  impatient 
crowd  became  stilled  as  it  watched  the  struggle. 
For  the  entire  mile  the  three  could  have  hidden 
under  a  blanket.  On  they  came  till  within  a 
hundred  feet  of  the  tape,  when  Louis  C.  Done,  of 
Cleveland,  who  had  been  riding  second,  pulled 
to  the  front,  winning  by  half  a  length  from  George 
Morris,  of  Hamilton,  both  ten-minute  men.  The 
third  man,  A.  F.  Little,  of  Ilderton,  Ont.,  fell  just 
as  be  crossed  the  tape. 

The  men  came  in  rapidly,  furnishing  several 
exciting  finishes,  till  finally  Barthel  and  the  Grant 
boys,  all  that  were  left  of  the  scratch  men,  came 
tearing  down  the  stretch.  The  roadway  was  en- 
tirely clear,  giving  them  every  advantage  possible. 
Barthel,  who  was  leading,  was  setting  a  terrific 
pace  and  seemed  to  increase- it  at  every  jump. 
Hanging  to  his  rear  wheel  came  the  Grant  broth- 
ers, who  already  held  the  competition  record. 
Also  riding  in  tlie  bunch  came  C.  0.  Harbottle,  of 
Toronto,  and  L.  C.  W.  Rolls,  of  this  city.  When 
almost  to  the  tape  the  Grant  boys  weakened  and 


A.  MoHat,  Detroit 13  1:15:54 

C.  Wilson,  Bay  City 7  1:10:27 

A.  VV.  Straight,  Detroit . . .  .^ 5  1:08:30 

F.  0  Rouston,  Oran,  O...." 8  1:11:36 

J.  F.  Prietlis,   Detroit 10  1:13:36 

W.  G.  Preseott,  Findlay,  0 7  1:10:44 

W.  H.  Sande,   Oran,  0 10  1:14:10 

B.  Lobdell,  Detroit 9  1:13:03 

H.  F.  Brandan,  Detroit 13  1:15:05 

Dr.  MacFarlane,  Stratford,  Ont 8  1:12:15 

H.  F,  Plaice,  Lima,  0 6  1:10:15  15 

P.  F.  Johnson,  Detroit 9  1:13:15  8-5 

B.  B,  Brown,  Detroit 7  1:11:16 

A.  Gardner,  Chicago 8:30  1:06:52 

A.  A.  Allen,  Detroit 5  1:09:22  1-5 

H.  Davidson,  Toronto 3:30  1:07:5-31-5 

T.  Taylor,  Detroit 3  1:07:22  3-5 

J.  Sltelton,  Chicago 3:30  1:07:25 

F.  S.  Talley,  Detroit 2:30  1:06:55 

L  Gimm,  Cleveland 4  1:08:27 

C.  G.  Merrills,  Cleveland 8:30  1:07:31 

B.  Fishback,  Columbus 3:30  1 :08:02 

A,  C.  Banker,  Chicago 5  1:09:38 

T.  Holmes,  Chicago 3:30  1:08:08  1-5 

G.  T.  Briggs,  St.  Paul 2:30  1:07:08  3-5 

H.  K.  Smith,  Osborn,  0 7  1:11:44 

R.  Shewmaker,  Argos.  Ind 7  1:11:51 

C.  Kellogg,  Detroit 2    .  1:17:27 

F.  G.  Hood,  Detroit 9  1:14:28 

F.  C.  Fritz,  Oran,  0 9  1:14:36 

P.  A.  Meisner.  Detroit 11  1:15:36  15 

J.I.  Brandenberg,   Chicago 3:80  ]:0;):06  2-5 

M.  Edson,  Detroit 8  1:13:40 

M.  Gorrels,  Detroit 7  1:12:53 

R.W.Lester,  Buffalo, 10  1:15:56 

D.  .Mallisrean.  Detroit 13  1:18:661-5 

W.  Billingsley,  Columbus 8  1: 13:56  2-5 


Start,  mUendegen  Race,  1893. 


Barthel  captured  time  in  1  hr.   5  min.  58  sec, 
world's  reco'd  for  competition. 

The  crowd  surged  around  the  winner  and  the 
greatest  race  Detroit  has  ever  seen  was  over.  The 
result: 

Name  and  place.  Hdep.         Time. 

L  C.  Done,  Cleveland  10  1:10:24 

George  Morris,  Hamilton,  Ont 10  1:10:24  1-5 

A .  K.  Little,  Ilderton,  Ont 9  1 :09:24  2-5 

C.  W.  Storey,  Cleveland 10  1:10:24  35 

J.  J.  Bluvin,  Detroit 12  1:12:24  4-5 

R  Redenbo,  Oran,  0 10  1:10:26 

E.  B.  Phelps,  Port  Edwards,  Ont 9  1:09:58 

C  S.  Porter,  V?ayne,  Mich 9  1:10:01 

J.  Phillips,  Detroit 12  1 :12:23 

F.  Bedore,  Detroit 9  1:10:23  1-5 

A.  Cameron,  Detroit 10  1:11:24 

J.  E  Gatrell,  Windsor,  Ont 8  1:09:25 

W.  J.  Rosier,  Detroit    8  1:09:26 

J.  E.  Carpenter,  Windsor 9  1:10:2? 

H.Thompson,  Detroit 11  ^      ,-13:152-5 

G.  .  Williams,  Beaver.Falls 4  1:06:16 

W.  DrCurdy,  Chicago 4  1:06:16  1-5 

M.Miller  Detroit ..12  1:14:23 

E.  P.  Mills,  Detroit 12  1;14:?.2 1-5 

E.  M.  Stoffeit,  Ann  Arbor U  1:13:50 


C.  Bleasdale,  Detroit 12 

C.  Barthel,  Detroit Ser. 

C.  Harbottle,  Toronto 1 

L.  C.  W.  Rolls,  Detroit 12 

G.  D.  Grant,  Detroit Scr. 

W.  W.  Grant,  Detroit Scr. 


1:17:57 
l:0.i:58 
1:06:58  3-5 
1:07:59 
1:05:59  1-5 
1:05:59  2-5 


Zim  Keeps  On  Winning. 
Paris,  July  29. — In  Bordeaux  to-day  A.  A. 
Zimmerman,  the  American  crack,  beat  Loste,  the 
best  rider  in  southern  France,  and  several  wheel- 
men of  local  fame.  The  race  for  the  Toulouse 
prize  at  the  Velodrome  Buffalo  to-day  was  won  by 
Lumsden,  with  Starbuck,  the  American,  second 
and  Muringer  third.  The  tandem  race  of  5,0UO 
metres  was  won  by  Verheyen  and  Louvet.  Fos- 
sier  and  Crooks  were  second. 


Houben  Not  Hurt. 
It  was  rumored  that  Houhen  had  fallen  and 
fractured  Ms  leg  badly,  and  it  was  thought  Zim- 
merman would  not  have  a  chance  to  take  his  re- 
venge, but  the  wounds  prove  to  be  only  slight 
bruises. 


'^/e^ 


WHAT  DO  YOU  THINK  OF  THAT? 


283  Prizes 


WON    ON    RAIMBLERS 


In  One  Day 


«« 


ARE  RAMBLERS  FAST?" 


Late  reports  run  up  the  number  of  Eambler  winnings 
on  July  4th  to  383. 

148  firsts  8  fourths 

75  seconds  7  first  times 

43  thirds  3  second  times 


PLEASE  NOTE 

COMPARE  LISTS 

that  this  splendid 

of  RAMBLER 

record  is  not 

winnings,  plesise, 

the  work 

with  others 

of  a  few 

of  like  nature 

"pot  hunters,"  BUT 

(for  several  weeks  back). 

that  of  the 

RAMBLER  WINNINGS  are 

CREAM  of  LOCAL  TALENT, 

not  confined  to 

in  18 

large  meet  (class  '  B"), 

diflfeient  states — 

but  large  and  small 

men  who  BUY,  not  borrow, 

pay  tribute  to 

whee's. 

RAMBLER  riders,  and 

MOSTLY  GLASS  "A." 

"G.  &  J.  Racing  Tires.', 

Which  leads  us  to  reiterate  that 


ii 


G.  &  J.  Tires  are  the  Fastest  in  the  World" 


And  there  is  nothing  "  Local "  about  Ramblers. 


86  Madlscm  Street, 
CHICAGO. 


GORMULLY    &    JeFFERY    MfG.    Co., 


174  CoTumbus  Avenue, 
BOSTON. 
419-421  Flatbush  Avenue, 
BROOKLYN,    N.    Y. 


1335  14th  Street,  N.  W., 
WASHINGTON. 


Cor.  57th  Street  and  Broadway,  27  Union  Street, 

NEW   YORK.  COVENTRY      ENG. 


Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  aOl  Woodward  Ave., 
DETROIT,    MICH. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


^^/^/ice 


ZIM    IS    A    WINNER    NOW. 


DISPOSES    OF   MR.  BARDEN    WITH  NEAT- 
NESS  AND   DESPATCH. 


Beats  the  Englishman   Two   Races   Straight- 
Wheeler  Is   Second   to   Louvet— George 
Banker   Now  a   Professional- 
Other  French  Cycle  News. 


Paeis,-  July  17.— The  one  and  only,  Arthur 
Augustus  Zimmerman,  demolished  the  English- 
man, Barden,  in  two  events  (run  as  a  match)  at 
the  Seine  Velodrome,  Levallois,  close  to  the  city 
centre,  Sunday.  The  interest  taken  in  this  second 
match  was  so  great  as  to  bring  a  crowd  of  8,000 
spectators,  and  many  were  Americans  too  amongst 
the  company.  One  youngster  unfurled  the  stars 
and  stripes  and  continually  waved  his  banner 
whilst  the  Skeeter  raced,  much  to  his  amusement, 
for  Arthur  looked  up,  and  brought  out  tlmt  smile 
which  must  be  greatly  missed  in  the  cycling 
world  across  the  herring  pond.  The  conditions 
which  had  been  drawn  up  stated  that  Barden  race 
against  Zimmie,  distances  of  one  and  five  miles, 
the  last  event  with  pacemakers.  Should  each  win 
one,  there  should  be  a  third  as  a  concluder,  dis- 
tance to  be  decided  by  a  toss.  The  winner  was  to 
be  invited  to  compete  in  the  final  of  the  Prix  de 
Valenciennes.  The  "card"  of  events  was  a  capi- 
tal one,  comprLsing  amateur,  professional  and 
tandem  races,  besides  the  sensational  match,  Zim 
vs.  Barden. 

ZIM   WON   BY   TEN    LENGTHS. 

After  a  quarter  of  an  hour's  wait,  during  which 
time  the  public,  which  was  impatient  and  excited, 
whistled  on  the  ends  of  keys  and  shouted,  the  two 
opponents  came  slowly  out  and  rode  to  the 
.starting  point,  which  was  about  100  metres  before 
reaching  the  judge's  box.  Zim  had  ou  his  usual 
sky-blue  vest  and  black  pants,  whilst  Barden  wore 
a  red  and  yellow  striped  jersey  and  black  pants. 
Troy  pushed  off  the  boy,  whilst  old  Joe  Brough- 
ton  did  the  needful  for  Barden.  At  once,  at  the 
start,  the  Skeeter  led,  Barden  close  up  to  his  hind 
wheel,  whilst  the  crowd  climbed  on  to  the  balus- 
trades and  chaire  to  watch  the  tactics  of  the  men. 
No  one  seemed  to  speak,  so  anxious  was  each. 
Meanwhile,  at  the  straight  before  the  last  bank, 
the  Englishman  drew  level  on  the  outside,  but  did 
not  live  there  long,  for  with  a  vigorous  tread  Zim 
forged  ahead,  and  gradually  increasing  his  pace, 
jumped  his  man  and  won  by  ten  lengths  in  the 
ordinary  time  of  3:06  1-5.  There  was  a  breeze 
blowing  which  no  doubt  prevented  good  figures. 
Immediately  there  were  shouts  of  "bravo  Zim! 
Long  live  Zim!"  and  the  American  flag  was  ido- 
lently  waved  to  and  fro  by  tl'e  youngster  before 
mentioned.  Zimmy  coolly  walked  back  to  his 
den  receiving  shakes  of  the  hand  all  along  the 
route,  and  rested,  while  the  heats  of  elimination 
were  being  run  oif,  in  the  Prix  de  Valenciennes, 
a  2, 000  metres  scratch,  in  the  final  of  which,  the 
winner  of  the  match  was  to  be  asked  to  compete. 

ZIM  WINS   THE   FIVE   MILE  ALSO. 

After  another  tedious  interval,  Zim  and  Barden 
made  their  appearance  and  went  to  the  starting 
point,  but  waited,  as  there  was  a  refusal  to  start 
on  the  part  of  Barden,  who  said  there  were  not 
suflficient  pacemakers  visible.  Discussions  went 
on,  and  meanwhile  Zim  did  a  quiet  lap  all  to 
himself,  much  to  the  delight  of  the  public.  This 
(■(imedy  lasted  almost  half  an  hour,  during  which 
time  the  spectators  groaned,  sang,  whistled  and 
yelled  and  finally  applauded,  when  they  saw  the 
matter  arranged.     The  starter  did  not  keep  them 


waiting  long,  for  in  two  seconds  the  runners  were 
sent  on  their  journey,  Zim  allowing  Barden  to  do 
the  donkey  work.  A  tandem  took  them  on  .shortly 
after  the  commencement  at  the  corner  and  the 
pace  was  very  warm,  Barden  putting  in  all  he 
was  worth,  and  despite  the  American's  low  gear 
(68)  Zim  hung  on,  although  he  became  shaken 
up.  So  they  went  at  a  mad  rate  for  five  laps,  but 
it  was  apparent  that  somebody  would  be  dead 
shortly  and  true  enough,  Barden  fell  graduall.y 
away  from  the  tandem  and  gave  up.  The  mo- 
ment the  Yankee  saw  this  he  put  the  pace  on  and 
finished  the  rest  of  the  journey  alone,  covering 
the  five  miles  in  11:59  2-5  (record,  Meintjes, 
11:06  1-5).  The  applause  was  great,  the  band 
struck  up,  but  instead  of  playing  "Yankee 
Doodle"  brought  out  the  Eussian  national  hymn. 
"Snakes,''  said  the  Americans  present,  "give  us 
something  we  know. ' ' 

LOUVET  BEATS   WHEELER. 

When  the  conversations  were  toned  down,  the 
prix  de  Liege,  a  scratch  race,  was  contested,  the 
heats  5,000  metres  and  the  final  2,000  metres. 
The  first  serie  (heat)  was  won  by  Louvet,  with 
Austin  Crooks  second;  the  ne.xt  by  Wheeler,  Far- 
man  second ;  the  following  by  Dumond,  with  Her- 
met  second  (George  Banker  having  given  in  after 
two  laps  had  been  covered).  The  final  found  the 
following  men  together:  Dumond,  Wheeler,  Lou- 
vet, Crooks,  Farman  and  Hermet.  As  soon  as 
started  the  Frenchman,  Hermet,  went  to  the 
front,  the  rest  in  Indian  file,  until  the  last  lap, 
when  the  whole  group  sprinted,  and  after  a  desper- 
ate struggle  Louvet  just  managed  to  beat  Harry 
Wheeler  by  inches  only.  Dumond  was  third; 
time,  3:22  3-5. 

ZIM    WINS    THE   FINAL. 

Again  a  delay  ere  the  final  of  the  prix  de  Valen- 
ciennes was  fought  out,  and  all  eyes  were  fixed  on 
Zimmerman,  who,  as  before  stated,  was  to  com- 
pete in  this  race.  There  was  a  field  of  five  men: 
Zim,  Wheeler,  Hermet,  Dumond  and  Maurice 
Farman.     At  the  pistol  shot  Hermet  dashed  in 


front,  Zim  next,  Wheeler  and  the  rest  close  up; 
and  this  order  was  maintained  two  rounds,  when 
Farman  went  to  the  head  of  the  group,  continuing 
to  the  home  stretch,  where  Zimmerman  sprinted 
and  won  easily  by  half  a  wheel  from  the  Kid, 
Maurice  Farman  being  thud.  Time,  4:17  3-5. 
The  spectators  were  most  enthusiastic  and  cheered 
loudly.  A  tandem  race  concluded  the  programme, 
Antony  and  Farman  beating  Fossier  and  Crooks, 
who  took  second  place,  and  Fournier  Louvet  third. 

ZIM'S   FIRST   HANDICAP   RACE. 

The  Skeeter's  first  handicap  in  Paris  is  an- 
nounced to  take  place  on  Sunday  next  at  the 
Seine  track,  on  which  occasion  there  will  be  a  big 
gang,  as  all  confidence  is  restored  in 
the  powers  of  the  Vhomme  volant,  or 
"flying  man,"  as  he  is  called  in  France. 
On  Aug.  1  M.  Baduel  will  take  along  with  him 
to  England  Zim,  Wheeler,  Fournier,  Louvet,  Ed- 
wards and  Harris.  This  is  a  combination  troupe 
which  is  to  receive  a  fi.xed  sum  per  meeting  and 
all  expenses  paid.  Of  course  the  star  of  the  show 
will  be  the  Skeeter.  Races  are  being  organized 
for  them  at  Heine  Hill,  Glasgow,  Birmingham, 
Newcastle  and  Lancashire,  so  that  there  is  a  pros- 
pect of  a  good  tour. 

TROY    GOT    ANGRY. 

On  Sunday,  before  the  racing  commenced,  Troy 
came  up  to  ^^e^jve-  man  and  said: 

"Look  you  here;  I  learn  that  some  malicious 
persons  have  stated  that  Zim  may  lose  the  race  to- 
day, purposely.  Now,  we  have  never  done  any 
crooked  work  in  racing,  and  we  never  shall;  and 
to  prove  my  words  I  am  ready  to  bet  1,000  or 
5,000  francs  at  once  that  my  man  wins  to-day. 
Would  I  be  such  a  crank  to  do  that  if  the  race 
was  'squared'  ?" 

"No,  sir,"  said  ^^^/«e  man,  and  Troy's 
features  became  the  same  as  usual,  whilst  a  weight 
seemed  to  be  lifted  off  his  mind. 

BANKER   A   PRO  NOW. 

George  Banker,  of  Pittsburg,  has  just  left  the 
amateur  ranks  and  intends  filling  up   the  profes- 


Mrs.  Arthur  Goodwin  is  llie.wifeof  the  popular  representative  oE  the  Preston  Davies  Tire  and  Valve  Company 
of  England.  She  is  a  most  enthusiastic  cyclist,  a  member  o£  the  Lady  Cyclists'  Association  and  the  Holborn 
Cycling  Club  and  is  a  strong  advocate  of  rational  dress.  The  costume  in  whioh  she  appears  above  is  the  most  up- 
to-date  in  England,  the  only  objectio.i  to  it  being  that  it  appears  to  be  made  of  rather  heavy  material. 


RED    WIZARD    TIRES 


are  well  made,  of  fine  material,  in  our  own  factory 
under  proper  supervision.  Manufacturers  and  re- 
pairers have  used  them  in  large  quantities  and  they 
have  given  the  very  best  of  satisfaction     .... 

MEDIUM  IN  PRICE.     RELIABLE  IN  QUALITY.     DIFFICULT  TO  PUNCTURE. 
EASY  TO  REPAIR.     WE  RECOMMEND  THEM. 


POPE  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY, 

BOSTON.  NEW   YORK.  CHICAGO.  HARTFORD. 

MENTION   THE    REFEAEE. 


HOW  TO  BE  HAPPY 


THOUGH    MARRIED 


Go  down  in  your  jeans  for 
$125  and  then  purchase 


THE   SYRACUSE 


BUILT    FOR    USE 


WRITE  It  in  a  beauty — staunch  as  the  "  Rock  of  Ages' 

TO  strong  enough  to  carry  a  whole  family. 

A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH 

HARDWARE 

CO., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO., 

FOR  FULL  DETAILS. 


CRIMSON    RIMS 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE, 


^^^t/ee^ 


sional  group.  He  is  hard  training  and  is  bent  on 
chasing  the  merry  shiner.  James  Michael,  of 
Wales,  the  youthful  winner  of  the  last  Surrey  100- 
mile  race,  in  which  he  beat  the  best  men  of  Eng- 
land, has  signified  his  intention  to  a  friend  of 
turning  professional.  The  letter  which  has  just 
been  shown  me,  states  that  he  will  '  'come  to  Paris 
on  Friday  next,  and  beg  of  you  to  see  Choppy 
Warburton  and  tell  him  to  meet  me  at  the  station. 
I  want  him  to  look  atlter  me,  as  I  intend  to  take 
part  in  most  of  the  big  races  which  are  about  to 
take  place  all  over  the  continent."  "Still  they 
come, "  is  the  cry.     Any  more  coming  up  ? 

EDWARDS   BADLY   BEATEN. 

Edwards,  the  Englishman,  raced  against  Lam- 
brecht,  a  Frenchman,  last  Sunday  at  Lyons,  and 
got  whipped  in  the   two   events  contested   (i.e. 


iS^^/ee  has  been  allowed  to  copy  the  list,  the 
same  not  yet  being  public  anywhere. 

CHALLENGE   FROM   MLLE.    DDTEIEDX. 

This  young  lady  whose  portrait  we  have 
already  published,  is  a  native  of  Lille,  eighteen 
years  of  age,  and  holds  the  title  of  lady  champion 
of  the  world,  but  cannot  get  any  lady  to  race  her. 
Her  challenge  has  appeared,  in  which  she  says: 
"I  am  open  to  race  any  lady,  from  ten  kilometres 
to  one  hour,  with  or  without  pacemakers,  for  any 
reasonable  sum."  All  the  answers  to  her  chal- 
lenge run  on  the  same  lines:  "No  lady  is  allowed 
to  train  on  the  tracks  at  Paris,    consequently  they 

cannot  get  fit. " Why  do  they  not 

go  and  train  at  the  Lille  track  ? 

DUBOIS   WINS   FROM   LINTON. 

A.  V.  Linton  was  beaten   hv  Jules   Dubois  in 


Pedestrian  obstacle  race  between  Europeans,  Niggers, 
Arabs  and  AnDamites. 

Camels  race.    All  animals  eligible 

Match  between  a  cyclist  and  a  horse  ridden  by  a  boy. 
Stake — honor. 

For  the  first  time  in  France:  match  between  a  camel 
and  an  African  donkey.  Stakes,  .100  francs.  (Who  will 
touch  the  money  y) 

Cycle  racing.    [Least  important,  evidently.] 

Every  afternoon  the  camels  train  in  view  of  the  forth- 
coming event. 

HOUBEN    IMPROVING. 

Houben,  the  Belgian  rider,  who  had  a  serious 
fall  at  Namur  whilst  training,  is  slowly  improv- 
ing. The  complications  feared  at  the  time  have 
been  fortunately  averted,  consequently,  Zimmer- 
man may  yet  be  able  to  have  his  revenge  match 
with  him. 

The  grand  prix  de  Paris  is  now  a /ait  accompli. 


A    PUZZLE— FIND    THE    MOST    MODEST    COSTUME. 


We  would  like  to  ask  the  people  of  a  prominent  residence  street  who  recently  hissed  the  wheelwomen  wearing  bloomers — Which  is  the  most  im- 
modest, the  bloomer  or  the  opera  costume  ?  Mothers  profess  to  be  scandalized  at  the  sight  of  bloomers,  while  the  daughters  regret  they  cannot  ride  a 
wheel;  but  mothers  look  on  complaicently  as  their  daughters  go  bathing,  clothed  in  a  costume  which  clings  closely  when  wet.  What  do  you  think, 
mesdames,  of  the  low-necked  dresses  at  the  opera,  whose  tendency  is  io  open  quite  to  the  waist  and  the  shoulder-straps  of  which  are  but  infinitesimal  ? 
Is  the  wheelwoman  in  bloomers  immodest  ? 


1,000  metres  and  2,000  metres).  The  grand  in- 
ternational race  fell  a  prey  to  Verheyen,  the 
speedy  German  professional,  and  Billy  Martin 
was  second. 

LYONS-PARIS-LYONS. 

This  big  road  race,  which  was  postponed  owing 
to  the  death  of  the  late  President  Camot,  is  defi- 
nitely fixed  for  the  27th,  28th  and  29th  of  July. 
The  following  men  are  entered:  Pontneau,  Paris; 
Jules  Arlaud,  Paris;  Marius  Allard,  Aries;  Picot, 
Loyns;  Joyenx,  Castillonnies;  Billaz,  Lyons; 
Rivierre,  Paris;  Guignand,  Irigny;  Renaud,  Bor- 
deaux; Mathand,  Montaiguet;  Meyer,  Dieppe: 
Jardinet,  Rethondes;  Waller,  America;  Lame, 
Montaignet;  Larcher,  Paris:  Millot  de  Thizy, 
Rhone;  Laplace  Araedee,  Lyons:  De  Gontaut, 
IjOt-et-Garoune;  Chatel,  Marseilles;  Burki,  St. 
ptienne.     By  kind  permission  of  the  organizers, 


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the  100  kilometre  race,  which  took  place  at  Buffalo 
on  Saturday.  Linton,  who  has  raced  Dubois  be- 
fore, waited  this  time  for  his  opponent,  who  fell, 
whereas  at  the  winter  track,  Dubois  did  not  wait 
for  Linton.  All  this  mock  chivalry  leaves 
an  open  door  to  trickery  and  should  be  stopped  at 
once.  Comparisons  are  odious,  but  I  simply  ask 
this  as  an  example:  Would  a  steeple  chase  jockey 
wait  for  another  in  a  race,  if  there  were  a  fall  at  a 
hurdle?  No.  Why?  Because  he  would  cer- 
tainly be  disqualified.  "The  least  said  the 
soonest  mended,"  so  I  leave  the  matter  to  be 
handled  more  fully  in  another  article. 

CYCLING   NOT   IN   IT. 

This  is  a  true  copj"^  of  an  advertisement  culled 
from  a  journal  published  at  Lyons.  ■ 

Next  Sunday  at  the  Velodrome  from  '^  to  .5  p  ni.,  the 
following  events  will  take  place: 


The  Municipal  Council  has  voted  a  sum  of  2,000 
francs  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  a  cup,  to  be 
won  three  times  before  becoming  the  actual  prop- 
erty of  the  competitor.  This  is  the  first  step  to- 
wards getting  a  larger  grant  next  time. 


Admission  Only  Ten  Cents. 
'  The  list  of  events  for  the  Plainfleld,  N.  J.,  Cres- 
cent Wheelmen's  races  of  Aug.  18  has  been  de- 
cided on  as  follows:  Mile  novice,  mile  handicap, 
five-mile  handicap,  mile  2:35  class,  mile  scratch, 
two-mile  handicap.  The  races  are  all  for  class  A 
men.  No  B  class  races  will  be  ridden.  The  Cres- 
cent Wheelmen  will  give  the  local  riders  a  chance 
to  show  their  speed  without  any  outside  opposi- 
tion, Aug.  4.  This  event,  coming  on  Saturday, 
will  aflbrd  the  town  a  chance  for  a  half  holiday. 
The  admission  will  be  ten  cents,  so  as  to  have  the 
people  Ijecome  interested  in  cycle  races. 


GOTHAM   TRADE. 


Business  Still   Maintains   a  Good   Pace — Trade 
Paragraphs. 

New  Yoek,  July  27. — "Advertising  has  been 
good  and  collections  remarkably  prompt,"  said  a 
prominent  advertising  drummer.  "In  the  face  of 
hard  times  this  indicates  a  very  satisfactory  state 
of  trade.  With  the  establishment  of  neve  papers 
has  come,  of  course,  the  opposition  of  rate  cutting; 
but  established  papers  can  always  get  their  prices 
if  they  stick  to  them  and  will  not  lose  anything 
worth  considering  by  refusing  so  to  do.  The.new- 
comers  in  the  trade  are  naturally  cautious  about 
making  long  contracts;  but  of  course  established 
companies  having  set  aside  their  advertising  ap- 
propriation at  the  beginning  of  the  season  are  very 
ready  to  sign  them.  As  to  collections  one  can 
tell  pretty  easily  when  there  is  danger  of  a  smash 
coming  and  then  it  is  a  case  of  get  there  as 
soon  as  you  can  and  the  devil  catch  the  hindmost. 
With  the  established  concerns,  as  I  have  said,  col- 
lections are  prompt." 

"It  is  remarkable  how  business  keeps  up," 
said  Mr.  Wilson  of  the  Wilson-Myers  Company, 
by  way  of  postscript  to  last  week's  state-of-trade  in- 
terviews. "It  generally  comes  pretty  well  to  a 
standstill  after  the  Fourth;  but  here  we  are  sel- 
ling Libertys  about  as  fast  as  ever  as  far  as  I  can 
see." 

Manager  Webster,  of  the  Union  company,  puts 
forth  the  following  clever  variation  of  the  familiar 
installment  sale  advertisement.  "Why  pay  fifty 
cents  an  hour  rent,  when  you  can  iuy  a  Union  for 
one  cent  and  a  half  an  hour"?' ' 

George  Jerome,  Harry  Wells,  Fred  Leland,  Bob 
Smith,  L.  P.  Brown  and  E.  H.  Hitchcock,  "the 
shouters"  and  "pullers  in"  at  Spalding's  clearing 
sale  at  the  old  Broadway  store,  collapsed  as  to 
their  lungs  yesterday  and  were  compelled  to  hand 
over  the  little  their  persuasive  eloquence  had  left 
unsold  to  the  auctioneer.  After  Aug.  1  A.  G. 
Spalding  &  Bros,  will  be  found  only  at  the  Nassau 
street  establishment.  By  the  way,  Frank  J. 
Borland,  of  the  installment  department,  more  than 
hints  at  his  necessity  before  long  for  "a  bicycle 
built  for  two. "  This  is  by  authority  and  per- 
mission. 

Manager  Bretz,  of  the  Wilson-Myers  Company, 
is  away  on  his  vacation. 

Charles  R.  Overman,  of  the  Tictor  company  and 
Russell   Gardner  are  in  town  for  a  few  dayt. 


CONVICTS    TO     MAKE    BICYCLES. 


The  Derby  Company  Makes  a  Contract  with 
the  Indiana  State  Prison. 
lNDi.\NAPOLis,  July  ,31.— The  prison  directors 
at  Michigan  City  yesterday  signed  a  contract  with 
the  Derby  Cycle  Company  f'.r  the  employment  of 
a  large  number  of  convicts  in  the  manufacture  of 
l)i(-yeles.  A  large  factory  building  will  be  put  up 
at  once  vrithin  the  walls  of  the  prison,  the  dimen- 


sions to  be  56x150  feet,  three  stories  high.  About 
200  convicts  will  be  employed.  The  Derby  com- 
pany, lately  reorganized,  is  composed  of  H.  A. 
Christy,  of  Chicago;  Hon.  W.  B.  Hutchinson,  of 
Michigan  City;  Captain  D.  F.  AUen  and  D.  A. 
Coulter,  of  Frankfort,  Ind. 


SELLS  IMPERIALS. 


C.  R.  Nelson  and  What  He  Has  Observed  in 
His  Travels. 
Ever  since  the  Ames  &  Frost  Company  began 
building  bicycles  C.  R.  Nelson  has  been  selling 
Imperials,  chiefly  in  Illinois  and  southern  Wis- 
consin. He  says  he  finds  that  three  wheels  have 
been  sold  this  season  for  every  one  a  year  ago,  the 
\vheel  craze  having  become  epidemic,  particularly 
in  towns  with  less  than  a  thousand  people,  some 
lit'  which  have   put  in  from  forty   to   fifty  new 


wheels  this  year,  just  as  a  startor.  Merchants,  he 
says,  are  finding  that  it  is  a  profitable  undertak- 
ing to  handle  wheels,  but  that  they  need  educat- 
ing in  the  business  to  some  extent. 


TEST  POSTPONED  AGAIN. 


A  Squabble  Over  Weights  in  the   Lu-Mi-Num- 
Stearns  Controversy. 

The  much-postponed  Ln-Mi-Num-Stearns  test 
has  again  been  put  off  until  September.  Whether 
it  will  then  take  place  is  a  matter  of  doubt,  judg- 
ing by  the  past.  There  was  a  hitch  OAer  weights 
of  frames.  The  St.  Louis  people  advance  the 
claim  that  Steams  was  ou  hand,  but  with  the 
lightest  frame  he  makes  and  proposed  to  go  into 
the  test  with  a  straight  percentage  allowance,  i.e., 
.should  one  frame  be  20  per  cent  or  25  per  cent 
heavier,  it  should  be  loaded  20  per  cent  or  25  per 
cent  heavier.  This,  the  St.  Louis  people  say,  is 
not  a  correct  theory,  and  the  judges  refused  to 
proceed  under  it,  but  that  they  offered  to  allow 
Stearns   25  per  cent  for  addition  in  Aveight,  which 


was  not  accepted.  They  also  say  that  they  oftered 
to  test  their  frames  against  the  heaviest  frames 
Stearns  makes  on  even  terms,  should  the  latter  be 
heavier  than  those  of  the  Lu-Mi-Num,  and  finally 
agreed  to  the  postponement  that  Stearns  might 
make  a  heavier  frame  for  the  test. 

Mr.  Stearns  puts  his  side  of  the  case  in  the  fol- 
lowing light:  ■  "  We  came  prepared  to  make  the 
tests  in  accordance  with  the  unanimous  vote  of 
the  judges  while  at  Ithaca;  that  is,  in  case  our 
frames  did  not  weigh  the  same  as  the  aluminum 
there  was  to  be  due  allowance  made  for  the  differ- 
ence in  weights.  Upon  our  arrival  at  St.  Louis 
the  St.  Louis  people  until  to-day  [Friday]  de- 
clined to  enter  the  contest  with  any  allowance  for 
dift'erence  in  weight,  their  frames  weighing  (i\ 
pounds  and  our  frame.i  weighing  4J  pounds.  That 
we  were  in  no  way  responsible  for  the  delay  and 
were  prepared  to  proceed  with  the  test  upon  the 
basis  required  by  the  judges  is  shown  by  the  fol- 
lowing unanimous  vote  of  the  judges: 

"Kesolved:  1  hat  this  board  do  exonerate  F.  C.  S"  teams 
&  Co.,  ooe  of  the  parties  to  this  test,  from  any  blamw  for 
any  delay  which  has  occurred  at  this  meeting,  and  fur- 
ther from  any  censure  because  test  had  not  been  made 
at  this  session  of  the  board. 

'  'This  motion  was  seconded  by  Mr.  Johnson  and 
unanimously  adopted." 

The  two  sides  of  one  of  the  last  chapters  of  this 
long-drawn-out  story  are  told  and  we  must  wait 
another  six  weeks  or  so  before  we  may  write 
"Finis." 

THE  NEW  YORK  SHOW. 


Was  Kennedy  Child  Authorized  in  Stating  That 
It  Will  Be  Held  in  New  York? 

New  Yoek,  .Tuly  27. — While  making  my 
rounds  yesterday  I  ran  across  several  well-founded 
stories  that  A.  Kennedy  Child,  secretary  of  the 
National  Board  of  Trade  of  Cycle  Manufacturers, 
had  sent  telegrams  to  one  or  more  of  the  local 
dealers  stating  that  the  committee  had  decided  on 
New  York  in  January  as  the  place  and  time  for 
holding  the  next  cycle  show.  Llewellyn  H. 
Johnson,  was  said  to  have  received  one  and  Wey- 
man  another.  The  sources  were  indisputably  re- 
liable, so  I  busied  myself  in  investigating  the 
authority  Mr.  Child  had  for  this  action. 

"ff  Mr.  Child,"  said  Treasurer  AVilliam  A. 
Redding  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  "sent  out  such  a 
statement,  he  was  not  authorized  so  to  do.  The 
committee  was  appointed  with  directions  to  re- 
port at  the  September  meeting. ' ' 

In  the  absence  of  A.  G.  Spaulding,  a  member 
of  the  committee,  in  Chicago,-  his  brother,  .T.  Wal- 
ter Spalding,  said:  "We  have  heard  nothing  of  it 
here  and  we  would  certainly  know  it  if  it  were 
true. ' ' 

"I  am  a  member  of  the  committee,"  said  W. 
F.  Wilson,  of  the  Wilsou-Jlyers  Company,  "and 
the  committee  could  have  taken  no  action  with- 
out my  knowledge  or  participation.  We  act 
merely  as  representatives  and  arc  bound  not  to 
make   a  report   until  after  a  full   hearing  of  all 


^^^/lee 


sides  and  an  investigation  of  their  claims  and 
then  to  decide  on  what  we  deem  best  for  the  trade 
at  large  apart  from  personal  considerations  or 
preferences.  Personally  I  am  in  favor  of  New 
York,  though  as  a  member  of  the  committee  I 
shall  strive  to  act  for  the  best  interests  of  all. 
The  New  York  show  was  the  only  one  that  has 
been  financially  successful.  Manager  Sanger,  of 
Madison  Sqnare  Garden,  despite  his  lack  of 
cycling  experience,  possessed  such  great  manage- 
rial ability  as  to  make  the  show  a  success.  With 
what  he  learned  from  his  first  trial  he  should  be 
able  to  make  it  a  bigger  go  than  ever  the  next 
time. ' ' 

At  the  Pope  company  they  had  had  no  notifica- 
tion of  anj'  such  action  having  been  taken,  though 
their  personal  opinion  was  that  the  show  would 
be  held  in  New  York.  Inasmuch  as  the  commit- 
tee was  directed  to  report  to  the  officers  at  large, 
uo  determination  it  reaches  can  in  any  event  be 
final  until  confirmed  at  the  September  meeting. 

The  cycling  reporters  on  the  dailies  in  comment- 
ing on  the  dispatches  say  that  thfereby  the  .Chicago 
cycling  papers'  scheme  has  been  punched  in  the 
head  or  at  the  best  been  made  but  a  side  show. 

New  Yoek,  .July  28.— The  following  was  re- 
ceived since  the  above  facts  were  learned : 

Hartford,  Conn.,  July  26.— Frank  W.  Sanger,  man- 
ager ot  Madison  Square  Garden,  New  York.  Dear  Sir: 
Colonel  Albert  A.  Pope,  president  of  this  corporation, 
has  given  me  the  official  announcement  that  the  first 
annual  exhibition  of  cycles,  under  the  auspices  of  this 
corporation,  will  be  held  at  the  Madison  Square  Garden, 
in  January,  1895.  I  shall  be  glad  if  you  will  therefore  go 
ahead  with  the  plajs  in  order  that  we  may  have  a  dia- 
gram as  speedily  as  possible.    Yours  faithfully, 

A.  Kennedy-Child. 

"I  know  nothing  of  this,"  said  F.  .T.  Stimson, 
counsel  of  the  board  of  trade,  after  he  had  read  it. 
"I  have  nothing  to  say  about  it  beyond  the  state- 
ment that  my  recollection  of  the  action  of  the 
board  was  that  the  matter  was  referred  to  the  ex- 
ecutive committee  to  report  to  the  board  in  Sep- 
tember for  final  approval." 

Messrs.  J.  W.  Spalding  and  A.  G.  Spalding 
were  out  of  town,  and  Mr.  Sargent,  who  was  in 
charge  knew  nothing  about  it.  William  A.  Red- 
ding was  also  out  of  town. 

W.  J.  Wilson  was  too  busy  to  consider  or  talk 
about  the  matter  and  had  nothing  to  say  beyond 
what  is  reported  in  the  previous  interview. 
^^^^/ee-  man  saw  Senator  Morgan's  telegram 
irom  Child  which  read :  '  'Cycle  show  endorsed  by 
board  of  trade,  New  York,  January." 


TO  QUIT  THE  RETAIL. 


Stokes  Company  to  Devote  Its  Attention  Solely 
to  Wholesale. 
The  announcement  is  made  that  on  the  first  of 
next  month  the  Stokes  Manulacturing  Company 
will  give  up  its  retail  business  and  confine  its  at- 
tentions to  the  wholesale  •  line.  Mr.  Stokes  said 
he  would  secure  suitable  offices,  etc.,  and  carry  on 
a  strictly  wholesale  bu.siness.  He  was  probably 
moved  to.  this  action  through  the  unsatisfactory 
condition  of  the  Chicago  retail  trade  during  the 
greater  portion  of  the  seasons,  and  feels  that  there 
is  more  money  and  less  worry  in  the  wholesale 
line. 

FOREIGN    DUTIES    ON  BICYCLES. 


A  Table  Compiled  for  the  Benefit  of  Ameri- 
can Exporters. 
There  is  little  doubt  that  the  American  maker 
of  bicycles,  tires  and  parts  will,  at  no  distant  day, 
be  well  represented  abroad.  The  experiment  is 
being  tried,  and  others  will  not  be  slow  to  follow 
suit.  England  is  practically  a  free  trade  country, 
but  other  nations  impose  duties.     The  French  9-nA 


Belgian  duties  will   be    found  in  the 
table: 


following 


FRENCH   CUSTOM   DUTIES. 

ARTICLBS. 

BASE. 

GEN'L 
TARIFF 

MINIM'M 
TARIFF 

100  kilo. 
220  lbs. 

840.00 

2,  SO 
2.60 
2.  to 

2.40 

4.00 

400 
14.00 

8.00 

4.00 
8.00 
10.00 

5.00 
6.00 
4.00 
10.00 

.80 

2.40 

3.00 

2.40 
4.20 
4.80 

10.00 

20.00 

45  00 

UOOO 

1000.00 

50.00 

12.00 
1ft  no 

S3O.0O 

2.00 

2.40 
1.60 

2.20 
3.30 

Iron  or  steel  wire  from  1  to  2 
millimetres  diameter,annealed, 
zinced,  galvanized  or  not 

From  1-2  to  1  millimetre 

Axles  and  tires,  rough  forged . . . 

Steel,    ;n  sheets   or  bands,   hot 
rolled  6-10  millimetres  or  less  in 
diameter,  cut  any  shape 

Iron,  cold  rolled,  any  thickness. 

Machine   tools  weighing  550  to 
2,200  lbs  

3.20 

Weighing  less  than  550  lbs 

General  machinery,  machinery 
not   named  operated    by  me- 

10.00 
2.00 

Detached  pieces  of  machinery  of 
fore:ed  iron,  steel  or  malleable 

3  00 

From  2,2  lbs   to  220  lbs. . 

5.00 

7.00 

Detached   pieces   of  machinery 
rough  or  worked  of  pure  cop- 
per or  alloy,  molded,  bearings, 
etc.,  weighing  22  lbs  or  more, 

3.00 

5.00 

Below  22  lbs.  rough 

3.00 

8.00 

Straight   cylindrical   tubes    not 
turned  or  polished ... 

Metallic  construction  in  general, 
pieces  of  one  or  several  parts, 
drilled  or  adjusted,  each  piece 
weighine  at  least  U  lbs    per 
running  metre  (39  37  inches) . 

Metal  work  not  named  in  iron  or 
steel,  weighing  11  lbs.  per  run- 
ning metre  (39.37  inches) 

Non    welded    tubes   of   iron    or 
steel,  insidu  diampter  of  9  mil- 
limetres or  more  (3  8  inch) 

Less  than  9  mi'limetres 

.70 

1.80 

2.00 

1.80 
2.80 

3.60 

Tubes  of  interior  diameter  of  10 

millimetres  or  more,  soft  steel. 

Cast  or  tempered  steel,  pressed 

800 
16  00 

Soft  cast  or  tempered  steel,  9  to 

40  00 

90.00 

2  millimetres 

Bicycles  and  parts  (net) 

Caoutchouc    (rubber)    not    vul 

800  00 
44  00 

800 

Belts,    tubes  and   other  rubber 
work,  in  rubber  work,  in  caout- 
chouc or  guttapercha,  pure  or 
mixed,  supple  or  hard,  com- 
bined  or  not   with   fabric  or 

14  00 

BELftlAN   CUSTOM   DUTIES. 

' 

ARTICLES. 

base; 

TARIFF 

Caoutchouc,   crude 

Caoutchouc,    worked    (including  sticks 
and  sheets  not  cut,  without  the  addi 
tion  of  fabric  and  taose  not  in  the 
class  ot  notions,  hardware  or  furni- 

220  lbs. 

$2.60 
10  per 

Machines  and  tools  of  cast  iron 

.40 

Iron  and  steel  rough,  cast  and  old  iron , . 

.10 
.40 

Drawn  or  rolled  

20 

Parts  of  machinery  and  tools  of  copper, 
rubber,  etc.,  same  as  worked  copper 
lubber,  etc. 

Worked  aluminum 

10  per 
ct.  val. 



-Butler 


LOVELL'S  BIG  BUSINESS. 

Over  io,ooo  Wheels  Made  this  Season- 
Rides  One  of  the  Racers. 
D.  R.  Harvey,  manager  of  the  bicycle  depart- 
ment of  the  John  P.  Lovell  Arms  Company, 
Boston,  recently  expressed  himself  to  @^^/iec- 
man  as  being  more  than  satisfied  with  the  com- 
pany's business  during  the  past  season.  "Lovell 
demands,"  said  he,  "are  constantly  growing  into 
popularity.  Y'ou  may  guess  as  much  when  I  tell 
you  that  we  have  made  and  sold  10,000  wheels 
this  year.  We  are  experimenting  on  our  models 
for  next  year,  for  we  expect  to  make  few  changes, 
as  this  year's  line  is  strictly  up  to  date  and  em- 
braces all  the  now  popular  ideas  in  cycle  con- 
struction. ' '  This  is  the  first  year  the  company 
has  made  a  racing  wheel,  and  it  at  once  jumped  in- 
to a  merited  popularity,  the  demand  exceeding  the 
capacity  to  build.     There  is  no  iiuestion  that  the 


racer  is  fast.  Nat  Butler  at  Waltham  introduced 
the  Lovell  Diamond  racer  to  the  fast  brigade  and 
and  did  a  half  in  :59  and  a  mile  in  2:01,  besides 
his  two-miles  world's  record  of  4:07  2-5  last  Sat- 
urday. The  Lovell  Diamond  people  have  every 
reason  to  feel  gratified  over  their  success,  and  the 
popularity  of  their  wheels. 


Recent  American  Patents. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,   re- 
ported especially  for  ®^/8:/ree  by  W.  E.  Augin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

522.244,  apparatus  for  training  athletes;  Meloe  L.  Wend- 
ling,  Paris,  France;  filed  Aug.  1, 1893.  Patented  in  France, 
Belgium  and  England. 

522,965,  cyclometer;  Joseph  Butcher,  Melrose,  Mass.; 
filed  June  23,  1893. 

523,031,  pneumatic  tire;  Robert  S.  Anderson,  Toronto, 
Ont.,  assignor  of  one-fourth  to  .John  Thomas  Beatty,  same 
place;  filed  Dec.  6, 1893. 

523,051,  vehicle  wheel;  Newton  D.  Penoyer,  Fort  Worth, 
Tex. ;  filed  Dec.  4,  1893. 

62.3,108,  clip  for  wheel  rims;  Charles  S.  Dikeman,  Tor- 
rington.  Conn.;  filed  Feb.  5,  1894. 

523,115,  bicycle  saddle;  Arthur  L.  Garford,  Elyria,  O.; 
filed  July  5,  1892. 

523,150,  wheel;  William  A.  Orr  and  Benjamin  S.  Rey- 
nolds, Scranton,  Pa.;  filed  Jan.  25,  1894. 

523,186,  bicycle;  Peter  Weber,  Milwaukee;  filed  Feb.  3, 
1894. 

523.245,  variable  speed  and  power  gearing  for  veloci- 
pedes; Alfred  B.  Stebbins,  Canisteo,  N.  Y.;  filed  Aug.  3, 
1893. 

623,240,  variable  speed  gearing  for  bicycles,  etc. ;  Alfred 
B.  Stebbins,  Canisteo,  N.  Y.;  filed  Jan.  8,  1894. 

52i,270,  pneumatic  tire;  John  B.  Dunlop,  Sr.,  and  John 
B.  Dunlop,  Jr.,  Dublin,  Ireland;  said  Dunlop,  Jr.,  assignor 
to  said  Dunlop,  Sr,;  filed  July  6,  1893. 

52-1,282,  pneumatic  tire;  Thomas  B.  Jeffery,  Chicago; 
filed  March  10, 1S94. 

523,283,  pneumtaic  tire;  Thomas  B.  Jeffery,  Chicago; 
filed  March  26,  1894. 

523,288,  machine  for  upsetting  or  shrinking  tires;  James 
B.  Little,  Quincy,  111.,  assignor  to  the  J.  B.  Little  Metal. 
Wheel  Company,  same  place;  filed  June  U,  1892. 

523,314,  wheel  tire;  Thomas  B.  Jefi:ery,  Chicago,  as- 
signor to  the  Gormully  &  Jeffery  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, same  place;  filed  Jan.  16,  1892. 

Design— 'J3,482,  bicycle  frame;  Frederick  C.  Avery,  Chi 
cago:  filed  March  19, 1894;  term  of  patent  fourteen  years 


Condition  of  the  League  Cycle  Company. 
At  a  special  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the 
League  Cycle  Company,  held  Thursday  last  in 
Hartford,  the  following  statement  of  its  financial 
condition  was  submitted: — Liabilities,  |75,000; 
assets,  exclusive  of  patents,  comprising  stock, 
plant  and  account  receivable,  .S90,000.  It  was  de- 
cided to  decrease  the  original  capital  from  ^100,-' 
000  to  $50,000  and  to  further  increase  it  by  a  new 
addition  of  §100,000.  The  following  gentlemen 
were  appointed  on  formal  vote  an  advisory  com- 
mittee to  complete  the  reorganization  of  the  cor- 
poration and  to  place  before  its  creditors  a  state- 
ment of  the  financial  condition  with  a  view  to 
prevent  any  act  antagonistic  to  the  general  inter- 
ests of  both  creditors  and  stockholders:  Lucius 
F.  Robinson,  A.  H.  Parker,  A.  L.  Carleton,  Elliott 
Burrin,  A.  Kennedy  Child.  The  showing  of  the 
corporation  justifies  the  committee  in  strongly  rec- 
ommending the  creditors  to  extend  every  leniency 
and  assures  them  that  at  no  time  pending  the 
complete  reorganization  of  the  corporation  will 
their  claims  be  in  any  manner  jeopardized.  Pro- 
visional subscriptions  made  at  this  meeting  indi- 
cate that  the  additional  capital  stock  provided  for 
will  be  obtained. 


What  Tire  Armors  Will 
The  Punctureless  Tire  Armor 
that  merit  wins  where  the  fellow 
silver  spoon  fails  and  presents 
record  to  prove  the  assertion :  Jan. 
was  first  shown  to  the  public  at 
show,  where  30,000  people  saw 
naUs,  etc.,  without  puncturing. 


Stand. 

Company  says 
born  with  the 

the  following 
8-15  the  armor 
the  New   York 

it  ridden  over 
Jan.  29  to  Feb. 


3,  exhibited  at  the  Philadelphia  show,  when  20,- 
000  people  saw  it  ridden  over  400  yards  of  sharp 
steel-wire  nails  and  barbed  wire,  and  no  punc- 
tures. June  1,  no  traveling  men  out,  but  500 
agents  selling  the  armor  in  every  state  and  terri- 
tory. July  1,  hundreds  of  testimonials  on  hand  to 
the  effect  that  the  armor  has  been  used,  for  from 
six  to  eight  months  under  all  conditions,  with  no 
punctures  and  no  loss  of  resiliency.  July  15,  a 
set  removed  after  eight  months'  use  over  rocks, 
thorns,  nails,  etc.,  showing  no  puncture  to  the 
tube  and  not  the  least  bit  of  damage.  The  com- 
pany thinks  this  is  a  pretty  good  record.  We 
agree  with  it. 

Quaker  City  Trade  Topics. 
Philadelphia,  July  30. — Stillman  G.  Whit- 
taker,  now  representing  the  Densmore-Yost  Com- 
pany, was  in  town  last  week  on  business. 

E.  Werner,  a  cycle  dealer  of  903  North  Broad 
street,  is  in  hard  luck.  Last  week  a  dog  took  a 
chunk  but  of  his  anatomy,  and  a  few  days  later 
he  was  euchred  out  of  an  $85  bicycle  and  some 
cash  by  a  gentlemanly-looking  stranger,  who  ten- 
dered a  check  which,  after  the  bicycle  had  been 
delivered,  was  found  to  be  worthless.  The  check 
was  for  an  amount  greater  than  the  purchase  price 
of  the  wheel,  and  the  sharper  made  such  a  good 
impression  on  Mr.  W.  that  he  unhesitatingly  gave 
him  the  balance  in  cash. 

F.  C.    Chapman  has  taken  the  place  made  va- 


peninsula  The  board  of  directors  of  the  new 
company  is  made  up  as  follows:  General  James 
Jourdon,  president  of  the  King's  County  elevated; 
Nicholas  Stout,  Jose  F.  Navarry,  George  W.  Ber- 
gen, a  director  of  the  Brooklyn  City  Railroad; 
John  M.  Crane,  president  of  the  Atlantic  Avenue 
Eailroad;  George  M.  Tileston,  chairman  of  the 
board  of  supervisors  of  Suffolk  County;  C.  Howard 
Schrimser,  Oscar  L.  Sehwencke,  and  Frank  C. 
Sumner,  treasurer  of  the  Hartford  Trust  Company. 


Want  a  Coasting  Contest. 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros,  have  suggested  that  a 
coasting  championship  be  held  in  connection  with 
the  good  roads  tournament  at  Asbury  Park  the 
end  of  this  month ;  that  an  entrance  fee  of  $100 
be  charged  each  manufacturer,  and  the  contest  be 
held  providing  that  six  entries  can  be  received 
from  six  manufacturers  of  America,  each  to  enter 
his  own  bicycle,  limiting  the  weight  of  the  bicycle 
and  of  the  rider.  In  case  the  managers  of  the 
good  roads  tournament  do  not  care  to  accept  this 
challenge,  any  meet  promoter  can  count  upon  re- 
ceiving the  entry  of  the  Spalding,  as  A.  G.  Spald- 
ing &  Bros.,  think  their  machine  will  out- 
coast  any  other. 

A  New  Chain-Cleaning   Device. 
C.  O.  Furbush,  Jr.,  410  Florida  avenue,  N.  W., 
Washington,  has  just  put  on  the  market  a  chain 
cleaner  and   lubricator  which  consists  of  a  hollow 


Plant  of  the  Sltelby  8leel  Tube  Cu. 


cant,  in  the  Union  Cycle  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany's branch  store  by  the  removal  of  Charles 
Measure  to  Cleveland. 

On  Wednesday  execution  was  issued  against 
Joseph  Landschutz,  bicycle  dealer  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  Tenth  and  0.x  ford  streets,  on  a 
•?udgment  note  for  $2,100,  dated  on  the  20th  inst., 
payable  in  one  day,  in  favor  of  Henriette  D. 
Landschutz. 

K.  of  S.  Scores  Well. 
The  Centaur  company  has  received  the  foUovring 
information  from  Russia:  "On  a  Kipg  of  Scorchers 
Kohout,  of  Odessa,  has  beaten  the  twelve  and 
twenty-four  hours'  Russian  record,  the  former  by 
7  versts,  230  fad,  and  the  twenty-four  hours  by  14 
versts,  130  fad,  making  a  total  of  505  versts,  478 
fad.  George  Browne  (C.  F.  C.  consul  for  southern 
Russia)  has  also  taken  all  before  him  on  the  Demon 
Scorchers,  winning  the  half,  two,  five,  ten  and 
twenty-five  mile  championships  of  his  district. 
The  latter  named  held  the  championship  for  Spain 
in  1890. 

To  Build  the  Boynton.Road. 
The  Boynton  Bicycle  Eailroad  Company  pro- 
poses to  build  a  section  of  the  road  immediately. 
Starting  at  the  terminus  of  the  Kings  County  ele- 
vated road  it  Brooklyn  it  will  run  to  Hempstead 
and   Freeport,   and  also  traverse  the   Rockaway 


cylinder,  loosely  mounted  into  a  sleeve  or  holder, 
by  which  it  is  secured  to  the  lower  tube  of  the 
machine,  and  which  admits  of  a  free  up-and-down 
motion  with  each  vibration  of  the  chain,  through 
its  contact  with  the  brush  at  the  lower  extremity. 
The  upper  end  is  closed  with  a  movable  cap,  by 
which  means  the  cylinder  is  filled  with  a  lubri- 
cant, consisting  of  one  part  of  powdered  graphite 
and  two  parts  of  lubricating  oil,  and  which  is  con- 
ducted througn  an  opening  in  the  center  of  the 
blush  and  spread  upon  the  chain.  The  continu- 
ous action  of  the  brush  upon  the  chain  keeps  it 
lubricated,  and  removes  all  accumulations  of  dust. 
It  retails  for  50  cents. 


The  Meteor  in  Chicago. 
The  Meteor  Cycle  Company  has  now  a  Chicago 
branch,  in  charge  of  Mr.  Anderson,  late  of  the 
Ariel  company.  It  is  located  on  Van  Buren  street, 
one  door  west  of  Wabash  avenue,  the  most  avail- 
able store  on  cycle  row.  The  store  is  being  hand- 
somely fitted  up  and  will  be  open  for  business  this 
week ;  in  fact  it  is  open  no w,  two  handsome  ma- 
chines, a  ladies'  and  gentlemen's  being  on  show. 


large  and  profitable  business  in  Brazil,  where 
cycles  are  practically  unknown.  The  bureau  sug- 
gests that  it  will  be  easy  and  not  particularly  ex- 
pensive to  send  out  an  agent  with  a  consignment 
of  good  machines  to  such  places,  for  example,  as 
Jacarehy.  Report  comes  to  the  bureau  that  a 
cyclist  who  went  there  had  his  machine  sent  to 
him,  and  on  taking  his  first  ride  created  a  genuine 
sensation  and  received  offers  from  hundreds  of 
people  who  wanted  to  buy  his  bicycle  on  the 
spot.  

Cleveland  People  Busy. 
A  Eefbeee  representative  called  upon  the 
Cleveland  people  this  week  and  as  usual  found 
everything  in  a  rush.  The  headquarters  of  this 
popular  wheel  is  not  the  most  spacious  in  the 
country,  but  is  a  veritable  bee-hive  for  business, 
for  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co.  are  pushers.  They  have  a 
racing  team  on  the  circuit  this  season  and  if  smiles 
count  are  more  than  pleased  with  results.  A.  I. 
Brown  and  L.  C.  Johnson  are  doing  good  work 
and  Mr.  Lozier  and  staff',  especially  the  staff,  can 
talk  records  and  all  the  parlance  of  the  track  to 
perfection.  They  made  a  good  find  in  Cabanne, 
who  is  one  of  the  surprises  of  the  .season. 


Good  Field  in  Brazil. 
According    to    information     received    by     the 
Bureau  of  American   Republics,    at  Washington, 
American   bicycle   mauufacturei-s  should    find   a 


Trade  Notes. 

The  Lamb  Manufacturing  Company,  maker  of 
the  Spalding,  feels  very  much  elated  with  the 
success  it  has  had  this  year  and  reports  that  its 
entire  product  has  been  disposed  of  At  the  fac- 
tory they  are  now  at  work  on  the  models  for  '95, 
and  it  is  the  intention  to  show  them  quite  early. 
Dealers  and  riders  can  rest  assured  that  the  Spald- 
ing for  '95  will  be  greatly  improved  and  be  a 
model  machine. 

J.  Willard  Parker,  of  the  Niagara  Cycle  FittingN 
Company,  is  at  present  enjoying  his  vacation  and 
much  needed  rest.  During  the  past  year  the 
company  has  done  a  large  business.  On  the  first 
of  August  it  will  commence  work  on  two  large 
contracts.  It  is  at  present  sending  out  the  third 
edition  of  its  catalogue,  '  'The  Finishing  Touches, " 
illustrated  with  reproduction  of  famous  paint  ngs. 

W.  A.  Rubey  &  Co.  of  Louisville  have  com- 
pleted a  machine  which  is  called  the  Rubey.  It 
is  a  high  grade  machine  and  is  a  credit  to  the 
firm.  The  weight  is  about  23  pounds  and  a  num- 
ber of  orders  are  now  iu  the  builder's  hands. 
They  expect  big  business  on  this  wheel. 

The  latest  comer  in  the  Louisville  trade  is  the 
Standard  Cycle  Company,  composed  of  Edward 
Mathey  and  Charles  Yan  Overbeke.  They  are  lo- 
cated at  616  Fourth  avenue,  and  handle  the  Ori- 
ent, Lyndhurst,  Eagle,  Warwick  and  Brighton. 

Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson  will  make  an  elab- 
orate display  of  bicycle  materials,  etc.,  for  manu- 
facturing, also  dealers'  sundries,  at  Denver  during 
the  league  meet.  The  exhibit  will  be  in  charge 
of  G.  G.  Brandenburg. 


Miss  Porter  Cuts  Figures  Again. 

Miss  Annis  Porter,  of  the  Columbian  Eagle 
Wheelmen,  again  lowered  her  record  over  the 
Elgin-Aurora  course  Sunday,  starting  from  Hal- 
-sted  street  and  Washington  boulevard  with  R.  E. 
Isham  at  3:10  a.  m.  and  arriving  at  the  starting- 
point  again  at  11:28  a.  m.,  making  the  run  in  8 
hrs.  18  min.,  lowering  her  previous  record  (9  hrs. 
10  min. )  fifty-two  minutes.  The  time  was  as 
follows:  Halsted  and  Washington  streets  (start), 
3:10  a.  m. ;  Elgin,  38  miles,  6:20  a.  m. ;  Aurora, 
60  miles,  8:17  a.  m. ;  Halsted  and  Washington 
streets,  104  miles,  11:28  a.  m.  Miss  Porter  seemed 
to  stand  the  ride  well  and  felt  no  ill  effects,  as  she 
was  out  on  the  boulevards  in  the  afternoon. 


®^;^:/ice 


COLD  WATER  FOR  CYCLISTS. 


Mons.  Kneipp  Tells  How  Beneficial  May  Be 
Its  Frequent  Use. 

Mons.  Seb  Kneipp,  whose  principles  of  cold 
tvater  cure  have  been  adopted  by  thousands 
throughout  the  world,  made  a  speech  on  cycling 
on  the  occasion  of  the  Woenishofen  Bicycle  Club's 
first  anniversary  ( Woerrishofen  is  the  reverend 
gentleman's  parish).  Mons.  Kneipp  thinks  very 
well  of  the  wheel  and  said  if  he  were  not  seventy- 
three  years  old  he  would  start  to  ride.  He  rec- 
ommends to  the  wheelmen  abundant  washing, 
especiallj'  to  walk  before  and  after  a  long  tour  for 
three  to  four  ininiites  in  cold  water,  up  to  the 
calves,  which  is  supposed  to  strengthen  the 
muscles  considerably.  Also,  that  to  dismount 
during  a  trip  and  do  the  same  is  extremely  re- 
freshing and  strengthening,  and  that  those  few 
minutes  of  bathing  would  often  produce  more 
good  results  than  hours  of  resting.  Pouring  water 
over  the  knees  is  still  better.  Two  to  three  half 
baths  during  the  week,  for  only  five  to  seven  sec- 
onds, followed  by  some  exercise,  is  a  real  treat  to 
the  body,  especially  when  it  is  perspiring,  in  spite 
of  all  the  old-women  stories  about  cooling  down 
before  bathing.  Of  course  undressing  in  a 
draught  must  be  avoided.  After  be-sprinkling 
the  breast  with  cold  water,  a  sitting  bath  even  in 
the  strongest  sweat  could  not  do  harm  to  the 
body. 

Mons.  Kneipp  said  that  once  during  a  long 
walk  he  was  very  thirsty  and  when  approaching 
a  brook  the  idea  struck  him  that  the  body  ought 
to  be  able  to  absorb  moisture  just  as  well  as  it  is 
able  to  perspire.  He  stepped  in  the  water  and 
soon  his  thirst  had  gone  and  he  felt  like  a  new 
man.  He  recommends  this,  but  for  only  a  few 
seconds  at  a  time,  and  not  whilst  the  flesh  is  in  a 
cold  state.  He  furthermore  said  he  was  not 
against  beer-drinking,  but  who  was  seeking  his 
succcess  in  beer  never  would  find  it.  The  less 
the  taken  the  better,  but  he  who  could  not  stand 
a  glassful  was  no  good.  He  recommends  an  up- 
right position  and  considers  it  better,  if  it  could 
be  managed,  that  the  whole  foot  be  in  use  whilst 
pedaling,  instead  of  overworking  half  of  it.  In 
his  plain  way  he  said  he  had  hoped  to  please  the 
cyclists  by  giving  them  some  hints  on  how  to  pre- 
serve health,  but  each  one  could  do  whatever  he 
liked. 


A  TRAVELER'S  LESSON. 


He  Spoke  Rather  Hastily  and  Lost  a  Customer 
Thereby. 

The  following  good  story  which  has  never  ap- 
peared in  print,  is  told  at  the  expense  of  a  certain 
bicycle  salesman  who  travels  for  an  eastern  manu- 
facturer. One  evening  last  March  he  found  him- 
self at  the  best  hotel  in  a  small  Kansas  town. 

About  the  only  amusement  a  traveler  can  find 
in  one  of  these  small  towns  is  a  social  game  of 
cards,  cinch  being  the  favorite  game.  It  not  in- 
frequently happens  that  only  one  or  two  of  the 
boys  have  finished  their  writing  (asking  the 
house  for  a  remittance )  and  are  then  ready  to 
while  away  an  hour  or  two  with  the  pasteboards. 
When  such  is  the  case  some  of  the  town  boys, 
who  make  the  hotel  office  their  loafing  place,  are 
always  ready  to  join  in  the  game.  When  there 
are  more  loafers  than  can  find  places  at  the  table, 
they  stand  behind  their  friends'  chairs  and  look 
over  their  shoulders.  After  examining  another's 
hand,  they  return  to  the  first  man  and  make  re- 
marks about  the  various  hands.  Such  as  "Oh, 
Gee,  Bill;  you've  got  a  corker  !" 

On  the  evening  in  question,  the  game  was 
played  with  the  bicycle  man  and  a  shoe  drpmmer 


on  one  side,  and  two  of  the  jays  on  the  other. 
The  game  went  well  until  the  bicycle  man  be- 
came tired  of  bearing  the  outsiders  chip  in  to  his 
game,  and,  looking  one  of  the  bystanders  fall  in 
the  face,  said:  "I  think  it  is  about  time  that  you 

d farmers  shut  up  and  go  home.     We  know 

bow  to  play  this  game,  and  don't  need  any  advice 
from  hayseeds. ' ' 

After  that  there  were  no  further  interruptions, 
but  the  feelings  of  the  bicycle  man  can  better  be 
imagined,  than  described  when,  the  following 
morning,  his  customer  took  him  up  town  to  see  a 
banker  who  contemplated  purchasing  a  bicycle 
and  he  wanted  him  to  help  effect  the  sale.  The 
merchant  began  with:  "Mr.  Brown,  shake  hands 
with  Mr.  Blank ;  he  is  the  traveling  agent  for  the 
Scorcher  wheel  and  I  brought  him  up  to  explain 
to  you  the  merits  of  his  wheel. ' ' 

The  banker  glared  at  the  bicycle  man  and  said : 
"Oh,  no  !  I  don't  think  I  want  to  talk  to  yon — you 
are  the  fellow  that  called  me  a  farmer  last  night." 
The  bicycle  man  tried  to  apologize  but  it  was  no 
go,  and  it  is  needless  to  say  that  he  did  not  sell 
that  man  a  wheel.  He  said  afterwards,  when 
telling  the  story,  that  he  learned  a  lesson  and 
heseafter  would  make  it  a  point  to  treat  all  men 
alike,  for  you  can't  tell  a  man's  occupation  by  his 
style  of  dress,  especially  in  these  western  towns. 


LOUISVILLE  JOTTINGS. 


Want  More  Class  Races. 
Considerable  talk  has  been  indulged  in  by  the 
men  on  the  circuit  relative  to  class  races.  There 
have  been  no  2:15,  2:20  or  2:25  class  races  in  class 
B,  yet  there  are  many  candidates  for  all  those 
classes.  Many  of  the  men  have  no  show  in  a  race 
with  the  Big  4,  and  would  make  most  interesting 
class  racers. 


Circuit  Races  Given  Up— A  Talked-of  Women's 
Race. 

Louisville,  Ky.,  July  30. —  The  Louisville 
Cycle  Club  will  not  promote  a  race  meet  on  the 
national  circuit,  as  intended.  This  conclusion 
was  arrived  at  after  mature  deliberation  on  the 
part  of  the  committee,  and  after  it  had  applied  for 
Oct.  2  and  3.     The  reasons  are  purely  local. 

Cartwright's  suspension  for  thirty  days  has 
made  the  Bowling  Green  boy  many  friends,  since 
it  is  thought  snap  judgment  was  taken  on  him  and 
no  opportunity  allowed  him  for  his  own  defense. 
He  was  charged  with  falsifying  his  entry  at  Owens- 
boro. 

LouisviUe's  chances  for  a  track  are  brighter  than 
ever.  Mr.  Landenwich  will  build  a  three-lap 
cement  track  at  Fountain  Ferr,y.  This  is  the  lat- 
est and  surest  rumor. 

There  is  a  report  that  a  women's  race  is  to  be 
promoted  in  Louisville.  It  so,  there  are  only  a 
few  of  Louisville's  women  riders  who  would  lay 
aside  their  womanly  modesty  to  make  themselves 
less  thought  of  by  mankind  the  world  over. 
There  could  be  no  other  result,  and  Louisville 
women  are  sensible.  They  will  not  pose  as  gladi- 
ators. As  examples  of  refinement  and  grace  there 
is  a  crop  in  Louisville  which  could  not  help  being 
first  if  it  tried. 


For  the  half-mile  championship  of  Stork  County, 
0.,  a  race  was  run  between  Frank  Orr  and 
Charles  Geckler,  at  Alliance,  at  the  fair  grounds 
Thursday.  The  contest  was  witnessed  by  a  large 
crowd  and  was  a  victory  for  Orr,  who  won  in  the 
second  and  third  heats.     Best  time,  1:17. 


^^/Q^ 


WILL   BE   A    BIG    SUCCESS. 


OVER  SIXTY  PER  CENT  OF  THE  CHICAGO 
SHOW  SPACES  NOW  SOLD. 


Gormully    &    Jeffery   Take   Five    Spaces — Tire 

Companies    Nearly    All    Represented — 

Plat  Showing  Location  of  the 

Buildings — Opinions . 


The  Chicago  cycle  show  of  1895  is  now  an  as- 
sured success,  fully  60  per  cent  of  the  space  having 
already  been  contracted  for,  vchile  several  con- 
cerns have  stated  their  intention  of  exhibiting,  but 
have  as  yet  been  undecided  as  to  the  spaces  de- 
sired. During  the  week  the  Gormully  &  Jeffery 
Manufacturing  Company  secured  three  spaces  in 
the  bicycle  department  and  two  in  the  tire  de- 
partment. E.  C.  Steams  &  Co.  haye  also  taken 
three  spaces  in  the  bicycle  department,  and  the 
Union  company  two.  In  the  tire  department  the 
following  firms,  outside  of  the  Gormully  &  Jefifery 
Manufacturing  Company,  have  contracted  for 
space:  Palmer  Tire  Company,  Indiana  Eubber 
Company,  New  York  Tire  Company,  Eastern 
Rubber  Manufacturing  Company,  Morgan  & 
Wright,  Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Company  and 
Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson,  the  latter  in  behalf  of  the 
Webb  tire. 

In  the  sundry  department  spaces  have  so  far 
been  taken  by  R.  B.  McMuUen  &  Co.  for  the  Gar- 
ford  Manufacturing  Company,  Union  Drop  Forge 
Company,  Hunt  Manufacturing  Company  and  the 
Shelby  Steel  Tube  Company.  Four  spaces  have 
been  reserved  for  these  exhibits.  In  the  same  de- 
partment Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson  have  secured 
spaces  for  the  Rich  &  Sager  Company,  Ellwood 
Tube  Company  and  the  Cleveland  Machine  Screw 
Company.  On  Monday  H.  G.  Rouse,  of  Peoria, 
visited  the  offices  of  the  National  Cycle  Exhibition 
Company  and  contracted  for  over  five  hundred 
square  feet  of  space  to  be  used  for  the  exhibits  of 
Rouse,  Hazard  &  Co.  and  the  Western  Wheel 
■works. 

The  following  firms  have  already  secured  space: 


F.  P.  We  Mfg.  Co. 
Derby  Cycle  Co. 
•Kenwood  Mfg.  Co. 
Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 
Lamb  Mfg.  Co. 
MuDger  Cycle  Co. 
Sterling  Cycle  Works. 
Eclipse  Bicycle  Co. 
Warman  Schub  Cycle  H'se. 
Palmer  Tire  Co. 
Hartford  Tire  Co. 
Gormully  &  Jeffery  Mfg.  Co. 
Eagle  Bicycle  Mfg.  Co. 
R.  B.  MiMuUen  &  Co. 

C  J.  Smith  &  Sons. 

Oarford  Mfg.  Co 

Hunt  Mfg.  Co. 

Union  Drop  Forge  Co. 


E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co. 
Marion  Cycle  Co. 
Stover  Bicycle  Co. 
Monarch  Cycle  Co. 
Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 
Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 
Julius  Andrae. 
Meteor  Cycle  Co. 
Shelby  Tube  Works. 
Morgan  &  Wright. 
New  Departure  Bell  Co. 
New  York  Tire  Co. 
Yost  Mfg.  Co. 
Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson. 

Rich  &  Sager. 

'  leve'd  Mach.  Screw  Co. 

Ellwood  Tool  Co. 

Webb  Tire  Co. 


Rockford  Tool  &  Sundry  Co.    Hill  Cycle  Co. 


Grand  Rapids  Cycle  Co. 
James  Cycle  Co. 
Rouse,  Hazard  &  Co. 
Crawford  Mfg.  Co. 
E.  B.  Preston  &  Co. 
Relay  Mfg  Co. 
Braddock  Hose  Co. 
Eastern  Rubber  Works. 
H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co. 


A.  Featherstone  &  Co. 
National  Cycle  Mfg  Co. 
Fulton  Machine  Works. 
Shapleigh  Hardware  Co. 
W.  H.  Wilhelm  &  Co. 
Two-Speed  Bicycle  Co. 
Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Co. 
M.  E.  Griswo'd. 
St  L.  R.  &  W.  G.  Co. 
Wp.^tem  Wheel  Works. 

The  management  of  the  show  has  just  gotten 
out  a  detailed  plat  of  the  business  portion 
of  the  city,  which  shows  the  relative  po- 
sitions of  the  exhibit  buildings  with  the 
various  hotels,  theatres,  railroad  stations,  cycle 
stores,  manufacturing  establishments  and  various 
public  institutions.  It  is  very  complete  in  detail 
and  is  something  by  which  any  visitor  may  readily 
find  his  way  about  the   city.     During  the  week 


the  promoters  of  the  .show  have  received  numer- 
ous letters  of  inquiry  regarding  spaces  which  may 
yet  be  had,  and  the  prices  thereof,  with  assurances 
from  a  large  number  of  makers  of  bicycles,  sun- 
dries and  tires  that  they  will  secure  space  and 
show  their  goods. 

The  smaller  jobbers  and  agents  throughout  the 
middle  and  western  states  are  enthusiastic  over 
the  prospects  of  being  able  to  visit  a  show,  not 
having  had  that  privilege  heretofore  on  account 
of  the  great  distance  which  they  would  be  com- 
pelled to  travel  in  order  to  reach  New  York  or 
Philadelphia.  It  will  be  seen  by  the  accompany- 
ing letters  that  these  agents  are  sure  to  visit  the 
Chicago  show. 

As  yet  no  definite  programme  of  the  amuse- 
ments has  been  decided  upon,  but  the  promoters 
state  that  they  will  have  something  decidedly  in- 
teresting and  a  little  more  than  the  usual  trick- 
riding  exhibitions. 

Plans  are  being  promoted  for  the  arrangement 
of  the  offices,  refreshment  rooms,  newspaper  head- 
quarters and  other  conveniences.  In  the  rooms 
designated  for  the  cycling  press  will  be  placed  a 
number  of  desks,  at  least  one  foi  every  paper  de- 
siring quarters,  with  as  many  stenographers  as 
will  be  found  neces.sary,  so  that  newspaper  men 
will  have  little  difficulty  in  despatching  matter  to 
their  respective  papers  without  having  to  '  'grind 
copy"  for  several  hours.  The  promoters  state  that 
they  intend  seeing  that  those  granted  privileges 
shall  be  reasonable  in  their  prices  and  furnish 
only  the  best  to  the  patrons  of  the  show.  The 
Chicago  public,  at  least,  is  becoming  decidedly  in- 
terested in  the  affair,  and  there  promises  to  be  a 
large  attendance  of  not  only  cyclists  but  non- 
cyelists.  Taking  it  all  in  all  it  may  safely  be  said 
that  the  Chicago  show  will  be  an  unqualified  suc- 
cess. The  following  are  some  of  the  expressions 
of  opinion  from  dealers  referred  to  above: 

In  regard  to  the  discussion  which  is  now  taking  place 
relative  to  holding  a  nat  onal  cycle  exhibition  in  1895,  and 
which  discussion  seems  to  be  open  to  everybody,  permit 
me  to  say  a  word  as  a  western  agent. 

It  is,  I  think,  conceded  by  all  that  a  carefully  conducted 
cycle  show  is  of  the  greatest  benefit  to  everyone  inter- 
ested in  cycling,  from  the  novice  to  the  manufacturer. 
All  receive  an  inspiration  that  can  only  come  from  the 
assembling  of  the  people,  where  new  acquaintances  are 
formed  and  old  ones  renewed.  This  being  the  case,  it 
seems  to  me  that  tho  only  point  where  discussion  may 
run  into  disagreement  is,  "Where  shall  the  exhibition  be 
held?"  This  is  of  the  utmost  importance,  for  to  be  a  suc- 
cess it  must  be  where  the  people  will  attend.  Now  no  one 
VI  ill  contend  that  it  should  be  held  in  Florida,  neither  will 
anyone  say  it  should  be  held  in  Arizona,  but  all  will  unite 
in  saying  that  it  should  be  held  where  the  greatest  good 
will  result  to  the  greatest  number  of  people.  Now,  I  take 
it  that  the  manufacturer  wants  to  place  his  goods  on  exhi- 
bition where  he  can  show  them  to  the  largest  number  of 
people  who  are  not  now  familiar  with  his  wares.  I  will 
concede  that  the  bulk  of  the  manufacturing  is  done  in 
the  east,  but  I  want  to  ask  if  the  companies  are  satisfied 
with  just  gelling  what  trade  there  is  right  around  home 
when  there  is  a  possibility  of  opening  up  new  territory 
that  is  sure  to  bring  golden  results? 

Now,  a  word  in  regard  to  our  western  country.  I  will 
vpntiu'e  to  say  that  we  have  the  finest  country  in  the 
world  for  cycling.  Our  roads  cannot  be  duplicated;  one 
may  travel  all  day,  if  he  choose,  without  being  bothered 
with  poor  roads;  no  dismounting  for  hills,  valleys,  sand  or 
stone.  The  possibilities,  I  say,  cannot  be  counted.  How- 
ever, there  will  be  no  forward  movement  without  some 
effort.  The  western  agent  is  full  of  vigor  and  is  doing  his 
share  to  arouse  the  enthusiasm  of  the  people.  We  have 
our  local  meets  and  we  enjoy  them  and  the  impression 
lasts  for  a  short  time;  but  I  tell  you  what  the  western 
agents  need  more  than  anything  else  is  to  attend  a  na 
tional  exhibition  and  there  meet  the  manufacturers  and 
get  acquainted  with  their  ideas  and  methods— learn  how 
they  do  business  in  the  east;  and  there  will  be  such  a 
spread  of  cycling  enthusiasm  as  will  waken  the  whole 
eastern  nation.  Now,  when  an  exhibition  is  given  in  New 
York,  we  don't  know  anything  about  it;  it  is  too  far  from 
us.  What  we  need  and  desire  and  what  everyone  inter- 
ested in  the  manufacture  of  cycles  should  desire,  is  that 
an  exhibition  be  held  at  Chicago  next  year.  Chicago  can 
be  reached  by  everyone,  and  when  anything  is  to  be  held 


at  Chicago  everybody  knows  it.  Let  us,  then,  have  a 
show  at  Chicago  that  will  eclipse  anything  of  the  kind 
ever  given,  and  we  will  not  venture  to  picture  (he  im- 
mense good  that  will  come  from  it.— W.  W.  Winden, 
Howard,  S.  D. 

If  it  is  the  desire  of  the  eastern  manufacturers  to  de- 
velop the  western  territory  we  think  they  would  natur- 
ally cultivate  the  western  field,    It  is  not  expected  that 


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expect  to  reap  a  crop  in  western  field.— H.  &  D.  Folsom 
Arms  Co.,    New  Orleans. 

I  think  that  Chicago  is  the  most  suitable  place  that  can 
be  found  for  the  annual  cycle  exhibition.  I  believe  a 
larger  number  of  dealers  would  attend  the  show  if  held 
in  Chicago.  Out  of  eighteen  or  twenty  dealers  hei  e,  I 
believe  I  was  the  only  one  who  attended  the  New  York 
show.    Should  the  exhibition  be  held  in  Chicago,  I  believe 


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that  fully  50  per  cent,  of  the  dealers  here  would  attend.  I 
shall  certaiuly  attend  the  Chicago  show,  and  I  know  of 
any  number  of  others  who  will  do  likewise.  I  think  New- 
York  is  too  far  east  to  secure  a  very  large  attendance  of 
dealers,  as  those  who  live  in  the  south  and  west  are  put 
to  too  much  expense  for  the  benefit  that  would  arise 
from  attending  a  show  —Prince  Wells,  Louisville,  Ky. 
It   is  my  impression  that  the  greater  portion  of  the 


agents  in  our  section  of  the  country  would  prefer  going 
to  Chicago  rather  than  go  east  for  the  purpose  of  seein,; 
a  cycle  show.— Powell  Bros.,  Aiken,  S.  C. 

We  favor  the  holding  of  one  show  and  prefer  it  to  be  in 
Chicago  or  Buffalo.  -The  George  Worthington  Company, 
Cleveland,  O. 

The  demand  for  bicycles  is  growing  rapidly  in  the  west 
and  we  believe  it  would  be  to  the  advantage  of  the  east- 
ern manufacturers  to  show  their  goods  in  Chicago,  as  the 


average  western  dealer  cannot  afford  to  go  east  to  see  an 
exhibit.  We  hope  Chicago  will  be  successful  In  hei" 
efforts.— Deere  &  Weber  Company,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

I  know  of  no  city  in  the  United  States  so  suitable  for 
holding  a  oycle  show  as  Chicago.  Count  me  as  favoring 
Chicago.  The  cycle  trade  interests  of  the  west  need  de- 
velopment and  attention. — E.  S.  McLaIn,  Newton,  Kas. 

We  heartily  endorse  the  project  of  holding  a  cycle 
show  in  f'hicago  and  believe  the  enterprise  will  have  the 
hearty  co-operation  of  all  western  dealers.  It  seems  to 
us  that  there  can  be  no  scheme  set  forth  that  would  be  of 
more  benefit  to  the  trade  than  a  national  show,  follow- 
ing, as  it  does  the  national  meet,  held  also  in  the  west. 
Please  consider  us  with  you  in  every  sense  of  the  word.— 
.  Stokes  Manufacturing  Company. 

Manufacturers  should  be  anxious  to  increase  their 
trade  in  both  west  and  south.  Chicago  is  the  most  con- 
venient place  for  the  show  and  will  attract  the  largest 
number  of  visitors.- J.  H.  Fall  &.  Co.,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

We  could  not  attend  a  show  iu  any  o  her  city  east  of 
Detroit.  We  favor  a  show  at  Chicago.— Brewster  Manu- 
facturing Company,  Holly,  Mich. 

We  have  had  a  representative  at  eastern  shows  the  last 
three  years,  and  are  glad  to  know  that  there  will  be  a 
show  in  Chicago,  and  in  January.  Getting  a  reduction  in 
rai'road  and  hotel  rates  will  be  much  appreciated.  Let 
Chicaso  have  the  show  of  1895.- J.  H.  Fall  &  Co.,  Nash- 
ville, Tenn. 

If  necessary  have  two  shows  in '95,  but  by  all  means 
have  one  in  Chicago.  Then  thousands  of  westerners  wil 
have  the  opportunity  to  visit  the,  to  them,  first  cyele 
show.  It  is  my  belief  that  the  "95  show  in  Chicago  will  be 
profitable  to  all  concerned.— .\.  C.  Katt,  Fort  Wayne.  Ind. 

A  show  in  Chicago  would  do  a  great  deal  for  the  trade 
in  the  west.  It  would  be  well  attended  from  Nebraska 
and  western  Iowa — M  O.  Daxon,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Are  heartily  in  favor  of  having  the  next  cycle  show  in 
Chicago,  and  think  that  many  more  agents  will  attend 
than  if  held  at  any  other  point  —A.  W.  Gump  &  Co.,  Day- 
ton, O. 

There  are  few  of  the  dealers  west  of  Ohio  who  have  at- 
tended the  shows  in  the  past.  Hence,  with  few  excep- 
tions, the  western  dealers  have  much  to  learn.  There  is 
no  doubt  that  the  trade  in  the  west  can  be  very  materially 
increased  by  means  of  a  national  exhibit  in  Chicago. — D. 
Snitjer,  St.  Louis. 

It  is  a  move  in  the  right  direction.  The  people  in  the 
east  are  not  aware  of  the  cycle  interest  west  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi.— Krebs  Bros  ,  Cedar  Rapids,  la. 

By  all  means  Chicago  should  have  a  show.  The  writer 
attended  the  New  York  show,  and  is  reasonably  well  ac- 
quainted with  the  smaller  dealers  in  Indiana,  but  outside 
of  Indianapolis  people  did  not  see  any  agents.— Hay  & 
VTillits,  Indianapolis. 

Of  course  Chicago  is  the  place.  If  eastern  manufac-. 
turers  know  what  is  good  for  them  they  will  sectu'e 
space.— A.  Wilsey,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

You  may  depend  on  our  patronage  for  a  show  held  in 
Chicago.— St.  Louis  Refrigerator  and  Wooden  Gutter 
Company,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Of  course  a  show  should  be  held  in  the  west.  I  shall  be 
glad  to  attend.  Eastern  manufacturers  will  find  it  to 
their  advantage  to  pay  attention  to  the  trade  out  here, 
as  some  of  them  have  alieady  found  out.— J.  P.  Van 
Doozer,  Ashland,  Wis. 

Have  a  show  in  Chicago.  I  will  use  all  my  influence  to 
boom  it,  and  shall  take  pleasure  in  attending  every  day 
of  its  continuance.— Geo.  Hilsendegen,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Manufacturers  must  be  made  to  understand  the  scope 
of  the  west  and  its  possibilities.  The  sooner  they  do  this 
the  better  it  will  be  for  them.  I-  hope  to  attend  a  Chi- 
cago cycle  show.— C.  T.  Tupper,  George,  Iowa. 

The  west  should  have  the  show.  The  bulk  of  the  new 
agents  m  the  next  decade  must  come  from  the  west,  and 
the  sooner  the  makers  begin  getting  them  the  better.— 
N.  P.  Spafford,  Aurora,  Neb. 

We  will  be  in  line  when  the  time  comes.— W.  H.  Wil- 
helm  &  Co.,  Reading,  Pa. 

We  indorse  the  Chicago  show  most  heartily.  One  of 
our  firm  will  surely  attend,  and  possibly  two  or  three.— 
Frank  T.  Miles  Company,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

I  approve  of  the  efforts  being  made  to  secure  the  show 
in  ChiCf.go.— C.  J.  Bahler,  Walnut  Creek,  O. 

I  see  no  reason  why  Chicago  should  not  be  the  best 
place  on  earth  to  hold  a  cycle  show.  She  is  ahead  of  the 
world  in  all  her  undertakings.— M.  R.  Hull,  Rushville,  Ind. 

We  think  that  a  show  in  Chicago  would  develop  the 
western  trade  and  stimulate  western  manufacture,  and 
as  the  south  is  interested  more  or  less  in  the  development 
of  the  west,  the  Chicago  show  would  be  almost  a  direct 
benefit  to  it.  Chicago  is  without  doubt  the  place  to  hold 
the  show.— Calhoun  Bros.,  Beaufort,  S.  C. 

We  think  Chicago  Is  the  best  place  for  the  exhibit.— 
Brown  Bros.,  Ogden,  Utah. 

Chicago  has  shown  the  world  what  she  could  do  with  a 
world's  exhibition,  and  she  would  not  make  a  failure  of  a 
national  cycle  show.  It  the  eastern  manufacturers  wish 
to  successfully  compete  with  the  makers  in  the  west  for 


trade  in  this  section,  let  them  exhibit  at  Chicago.  H  the 
show  is  held  in  Chicago  thousands  of  agents  can  easily 
reach  it  in  one  day.— E.  J.  Roberts,  Frankfort,  Ky. 

We  think  it  is  time  the  west  got  a  share  of  the  show 
business  and  Chicago  is  the  only  place  to  hold  it.— A.  B. 
White,  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind. 

Let  there  be  a  show  held  in  Chicago  in  1895~J-  M.  Er- 
iekson,  Sharon  Springs,  Kas. 

A  show  in  Chicago  will  benefit  the  west.  Much  more  so 
than  one  held  farther  east.— W.  E.  Disher  &  Co.,  St.  Ed 
wards,  Neb. 

More  wheels  are  manufactured  within  20U  miles  of  Chi- 
cago than  there  are  within  the  same  radius  of  New  York 
or  Philadelphia.  The  western  trade  is  growing  faster 
than  the  eastern.  However,  western  dealers  who  sell 
from  fifty  to  20O  wheels  in  a  season  will  not  take  the  time 
nor  go  to  the  expense  of  a  trip  to  New  York  city,  but  will 
go  to  Chicago.  Chicago  is  centrally  located  for  visitors 
from  St.  Louis,  Nashville,  Minneapolis,  Louisville,  Evans- 
ville,  Kansas  City,  Omaha,  Peoria,  St.  Paul,  Indianapolis, 
Cincinnati,  Columbus,  Cleveland  and  many  other  large 
cities.  We  believe  that  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago  would 
be  a  greater  success,  and  would  pay  exhibitors  a  greater 
return  than  one  held  in  any  eastern  city.  One  of  our 
firm  will  be  sure  to  attend,  but  never  it  the  show  is  held 
in  the  east.— W.  A.  Guenther  &  Son,  Owensboro,  Ky. 

With  the  national  meeting  in  Denver  and  a  national 
show  in  Chicago  we  will  keep  up  the  reputation  of  the 
west,  and  don't  you  forget  it.  I  do  not  know  of  any  agent 
in  this  state  who  has  ever  attended  a  national  show.  If 
the  show  is  held  in  Chicago  I,  with  perhaps  all  the  others 
from  Kansas,  will  certainly  be  in  attendance.  I  will  make 
it  a  point  to  have  a  large  delegation  with  me. — W.  H. 
Bant,  Holton,  Kas. 

It  would  be  a  great  injustice  to  agents  and  those  inter- 
ested in  the  advancement  of  cycling  in  the  west  not  to 
give  them  the  advantage  of  attending,  at  as  small  cost  as 
possible,  a  national  cycle  exhibition.  It  is  true  that  most 
of  the  manufacturing  interests  are  in  the  east,  but  every- 
body knows  that  thousands  of  their  agents  are  scattered 
throughout  the  west,  and  many  thousands  more  of  their 
wheels  are  ridden  in  the  west  than  in  the  east.  Recog- 
m'zing  this,  why  not  give  the  west  a  chance  and  let  them 
have  a  cycle  show?— S.  C.  Vickers,  Washington,  Ga. 
Cbicago.  I  never  attended  any  of  the  eastern  shows,  but 
would  attend  every  one  held  in  Chicago.  Very  few  south- 
ern agents  have  ever  attended  an  exhibition  in  Philadel- 
phia and  New  Y''ork,  and  we  in  the  south  join  with  the 
western  agents  in  a  general  demand  for  the  next  cycle 
show  to  be  held  in  Chicago.— J.  E.  Combs,  Nashville, 
Tenn. 

We  feel  like  demanding,  with  others,  the  right  to  hold  a 
cycle  show  in  the  west.  Western  dealers  and  cyclists 
have  been  too  long  deprived  of  the  privilege  of  attending 
a  show  on  account  of  their  being  held  in  the  east.  I  feel 
that  the  west  merits  the  coming  show.— Starr  Bros., 
Osago,  111. 

I  think  that  Chicago  is  decidedly  the  best  place  for  a 
cycle  show,  both  on  account  of  its  location  and  also  for 
the  numerous  wheel  factories  located  there.— M.  D. 
Oflutt,  Midway,  Ky. 

The  Chicago  show  would  be  of  great  importance  to 
western  agents.  It  is  sure  to  be  well  attended  by  them.— 
G.  H.  Scripps,  Rushville,  111. 

We  trust  that  Chicago  will  be  successful  in  holding  its 
cycle  show,  as  it  certainly  is  one  of  the  headquarters  for 
cycle  manufacture.  We  shall  be  pleased  to  give  it  such 
support  as  is  possible,  which,  at  the  furtherest,  would  be 
attendance.— Edwin  L.  Rose,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

I  do  not  see  why  the  west  is  not  entitled  to  a  show.  I 
will  surely  attend  one  it  it  is  held  at  Chicago.— Matt  Eed- 
linger,  Freeport,  III. 

A  show  held  in  Chicago  would  be  of  vast  benefit  to  the 
west.— Elmer  Lovejoy,  Laramie,  Wyo. 

While  I  am  an  eastern  agent,  I  think  that  the  west 
ought  to  have  a  show  and  that  Chicago  is  the  place  to 
hold  it.  I  can  attend  a  show  held  in  Chicago  much  easier 
than  one  held  in  New  York  or  Philadelphia.— C.  B.  Scoot, 
Bethany,  W.  Xa.. 

1  am  heartily  in  favor  of  a  show  at  Chicago  and  will 
attend.— A.  C.  Snyder,  York,  Neb. 

Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  show.— R.  B.  Curtis,  Dts 
Moines,  la. 

I  favor  Chicago  as  the  site  for  the  show  and  will  at- 
tend.—W.  F.  Vandervoort,  Castlewood,  S.  Dak. 

I  certainly  think  it  time  Chicago  had  a  good  represent- 
ative cycle  show  and  we  guarantee  a  good  attendance  of 
agents.— Knight  Cycle  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

I  am  willing  lo  do  all  in  my  power  to  enlist  the  co-oper- 
ation and  secure  the  attendance  of  those  in  my  vicinity 
to  the  end  that  the  Chicago  cycle  show  may  be  a  success. 
— T.  B.Myers,  Winfield,  Kas. 

Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  show.— S.  F.  Cogswell, 
Wolf  Point,  Mont. 

Do  not  favor  an  eastern  show  at  all.  Would  attend  one 
in  Chicago.- Miller  &  Gangrier,  Mulberry,  Ind, 

Om-  voice  will  be  heard  advocating  a  cycle  show  in 
Chicago.— Lee  Richardson,  Vicksburg,  Miss. 


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Companies    Nearly    All    Represented— 

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The  Chicago  cycle  show  of  1895  is  now  an  as- 
sored  success,  fully  60  per  cent  of  the  space  ha\ing 
already  been  contracted  for,   while  several  con- 
cerns have  stated  their  intention  of  exhibiting,  but 
have  as  yet  been  undecided  as  to  the  spaces  de- 
sired.    During  the  week  the  Gormuily  &  Jeft'ery 
Manufacturing   Company  secured  three  spaces  in 
the  bicycle  department  and   two  in  the  tire  de- 
partment.    E.   C.   Steams  &  Co.  haye  also  taken 
three  spaces  in  the  bicycle  department,    and   the 
Union  company  two.     In  the  tire  department  the 
following  firms,  outside  of  the  Gormully  &  Jeffery 
.Manufacturing    Company,    have    contracted    for 
space:    Palmer  Tire   Company,    Indiana    Rubber 
Company,    New   York    Tire    Company,    Eastern 
Rubber     Manufacturing    Company,     Morgan    & 
Wright,    Chicago    Tip    and   Tire  Company   and 
Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson,  the  latter  in  behalf  of  the 
Webb  tire. 
In  the  sundry  department  spaces   have  so  far 
.    been  taken  by  ]{.  B.  McMulIen  &  Co.  for  the  Uar- 
ford    Manufacturing  Company,  Union  Drop  Forge 
Company,  Hunt  Manufacturing  Company  and  the 
Shelby  Steel  Tube  Company.     Four  spaces   have 
been  reserved  for  these  exhibits.     In  the  same  de- 
p;irtment  Parkhurst  &   Wilkinson   have  secured 
spaces  for  the  Kich  &  Sager  Company,  Ellwood 
Tube  Company  and  the  Cleveland  Machine  Screw 
Company.     On  Monday  H.  G.   Rouse,   of  Peoria, 
visited  the  offices  of  the  National  Cycle  Exhibition 
Company  and   contracted    for  over  five  hundred 
siinare  feet  of  space  to  be  used  for  the  exhibits  of 
Rouse,    Hazard   &   Co.    and   the  Western  Wheel 
works. 

The  following  firms  have  already  secured  space: 
F.  P.  Ide  Mfg.  Co.  E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co. 

Derby  Cycle  Co.  Marlon  Cycle  Co. 

•Kenwood  Mtg.  Co.  Stover  Bicycle  Co. 

Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co.  Monarch  Cycle  Co. 

Lamb  Mfg.  Co.  Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 

Monger  Cycle  Co.  Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 

SttTllng  Cycle  Works.  Julius  andrae. 

Eclipse  Bicycle  Co.  Meteor  Cycle  Co. 

Warman  Schub  CycleHse.      Shelby  Tube  Works. 
Palmer  Tire  Co.  Morgan  &  Wright. 

Hartford  Tire  Co.  New  Departure  Bell  Co. 

Gormully  &  Jeffery  Mfg.  Co.    New  York  Tire  Co. 
Eagle  Bicycle  Mfg.  Co.  Yost  Mfg.  Co. 

^;  P-A-^' "l!"?  •?  ^-  Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson. 

C,.  J^  S,mith  &  hons.  Rich  &  Sager. 

i,^?«,^'^  '^°  '  '''«'''  M"ch.  Screw  Co. 

Hunt  Mfg.  Co.  Ellwood  n'ool  Co. 

l.nion  Drop  Forge  Co.  Webb  Tire  Co. 

Rockford  Tool  &  Sundry  Co.    Hill  Cycle  Co, 
A.  Featherstone  &  Co.  Grand  Rapids  Cycle  Co. 

National  Cycle  Mfg  Co.  James  Cycle  Co. 

Fulton  Machine  Works  Rouse,  Hazard  &  Co. 

Shapleigh  Hardware  Co.  Crawford  Mfg.  Co. 

W.  H.  WUhelm  &  Co.  E.  B.  Preston  &  Co. 

Two-Speed  Bicycle  Co.  Relay  Mfg  Co. 

Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Co.         Braddock  Hose  Co. 
M.  E.  Griswo'd.  Eastern  Rubber  Works. 

St   r,.  B.  &  W.  G.  Co.  H.A.Lo/.ier&Co. 

WVstem  Wheel  Works. 

The  management  of  the  show  has  just  gotten 
.>ut  a  detailed  plat  of  the  busineW  portion 
of  the  city,  which  shows  the  relative  po- 
sitions of  the  exhibit  buildings  with  the 
various  hotels,  theatres,  railroad  stations,  cycle 
stores,  manufacturing  establishments  and  various 
public  institutions.  It  is  very  complete  in  detail 
and  is  something  by  which  any  visitor  may  readily 
lind  his  way  alwut  the  city.     During  the  week 


the  promoters  of  the  show  have  reccive<I  numer- 
ous lettere  of  imiuiry  regarding  spaces  which  may 
yet  be  had,  and  the'priccs  thereof,  with  assurances 

_  .  ..  .  .i-   i.:».rolr>a      fliin- 


from  a  large  number  of  makera  of  bicycles,  sun- 
dries and  tires  that  they  will  secure  space  and 
show  their  goods. 

The  smaller  jobbere  and  agents  throughout  the 
middle  and  western  states  are  enthusiastic  over 
the  prospects  of  being  able  to  visit  a  show,  not 
having  had  that  privilege  heretofore  on  account 
ofthe  great  distance  which  they  would  be  com- 
pelled to  travel  in  order  to  reach  New  York  or 
Philadelphia.  It  will  be  seen  by  the  accompany- 
ing letters  that  these  agents  are  sure  to  visit  the 
Chicago  show. 

As  yet  no  definite  programme  of  the  amuse- 
ments baa  been  decided  upon,  but  the  promoters 
state  that  they  will  have  something  decidedly  in- 
teresting and  a  little  more  than  the  usual  trick- 
riding  exhibitions. 

Plans  are  being  promoted  for  the  arrangement 
of  the  offices,  refreshment  rooms,  newspaper  head- 
iiuarters  and  other  conveniences.  In  the  rooms 
designated  for  the  cycling  press  will  be  placed  a 
number  of  desks,  at  least  one  foi  every  paper  de- 
siring quarters,  with  as  many  stenographers  as 
will  be  found  neccs-sarj',  so  that  newspaper  men 
will  have  little  difficulty  in  despatcliing  matter  to 
their  respective  papers  without  having  to  "grind 
copy"  lor  several  houre.  Tlie  promoters  state  that 
they  intend  seeing  that  those  granted  privileges 
shall  be  reasonable  in  their  prices  and  furnish 
only  the  best  to  the  patrons  of  the  show.  The 
Chicago  public,  at  least,  is  becoming  decidedly  in- 
terested in  the  affair,  and  there  promises  to  be  a 
large  attendance  of  not  only  cyclists  but  non- 
cyclists.  Taking  it  all  in  all  it  may  safely  be  said 
that  the  Chicago  show  will  be  an  unqualified  suc- 
cess. The  following  are  some  of  the  expressions 
of  opinion  from  dealers  referred  to  above: 

In  regard  to  the  discussion  which  is  now  taking  place 
relative  to  holding  a  nat  onal  cycle  exhibilioo  in  18'J5,  and 
which  discussion  seems  to  be  open  to  everybody,  permit 
me  to  gay  a  word  as  a  western  agent. 

It  is,  I  think,  conceded  by  all  that  a  carefully  conducted 
cycle  show  is  of  the  greatest  benefit  to  everyone  inter- 
ested in  cycling,  from  the  novice  to  the  manufacturer. 
All  receive  an  inspiration  that  can  only  come  from  the 
as.sembling  of  the  people,  where  new  acquaintances  are 
formed  and  old  ones  renewed.  This  being  the  case,  it 
seems  to  me  that  the  only  point  where  discussion  may 
run  into  disagreement  is,  "Where  shall  the  exhibition  be 
held?"  This  is  of  the  utmostimportance,  for  to  be  a  sue. 
cess  it  must  be  where  the  people  will  attend.  Now  no  one 
will  contend  that  it  should  be  held  in  Florida,  neither  will 
anyone  say  it  should  be  held  in  Arizona,  but  all  will  unite 
in  saying  that  it  should  be  held  where  the  greatest  good 
will  result  to  the  greatest  number  of  people.  Now,  I  take 
it  that  the  manufacturer  wants  to  place  his  goodso'n exhi- 
bition where  he  can  show  them  to  the  largest  number  of 
people  who  are  not  now  familiar  with  his  wares.  I  will 
concede  that  the  bulk  of  the  manufacturing  is  done  in 
the  east,  but  I  want  to  ask  it  the  companies  are  satisfied 
with  just  gelling  what  trade  there  is  right  around  home 
when  there  is  a  possibility  of  opening  up  new  territory 
that  is  sure  to  bring  golden  results? 

Now,  a  word  in  regard  to  our  western  country  I  will 
v-nturetosay  that  we  have  the  finest  country  m  the 
world  for  cycling.  Our  roads  cannot  be  dupUcated-  one 
may  travel  all  day.  if  he  choose,  without  beiag  bothered 
with  poor  roadsi  no  dismounting  for  hills,  vaUeys  sand  or 
stone.    The  possibilities,  I  say,  cannot  be  counted     How 

XA^tT  '""  \''  ""  '"'■"■'"■''  "'°'"^'""  ""^"'^^  some 
effort.  The  western  agent  ,s  full  of  vigor  and  is  doing  his 
share  to  arouse  the  enthusiasm  of  the  people.  We  have 
our  local  meets  and  we  enjoy  them  and  the  impresmon 
lasts  for  a  short  time;  but  I  tell  you  what  the  weston 
agen  s  need  more  than  anything  else  is  to  attend  a  nT 
tional  exhibition  and  there  meet  the  manufactureis  and 
get  acquainted  with  their  ideas  and  methods  lelrL  ^ 
they  do  business  in  the  east:  and  there  wm~b  ."" 

spread  Of  cycling  enthusiasm  as  w  ,  wlkL  thff  ,' 
eastern  nation.    Now,  when  an  e^mL^t.t  ''^°''' 

York,  we  don't  know  anything  ahl:  *  ?t  istoTf "" 
us.  What  we  need  and  desire  and  what  everv  ."''"" 
ested  in  the  manufacture  of  cycles  sWh,^™"  ^°^'- 
an  exhibition  be  held  at  Chicago  next  y"el,  '  oWea"  '"" 
be  reached  by  everyone,  ant  when  an^igfs  toTheM 


at  Chicago  everybody  know.s  it.  Let  us,  then,  have  a 
show  at  Cliicago  that  will  eclipse  anything  of  the  kind 
ever  given,  and  we  will  not  venture  to  picture  the  im- 
mense good  that  will  come  from  it.-W.  W.  Winden, 
Howard,  S  D. 

If  it  is  the  desire  of  the  eastern  manufacturers  to  de- 
velop the  western  territory  we  think  they  would  natur- 
ally  cultivate  the  western  field.    It  Is  not  expected  that 


that  fully  50  per  cent,  of  the  dealers  here  would  attend.  I 
shall  certainly  attend  the  Chicago  show,  and  I  know  of 
any  number  of  others  who  will  do  likewise.  I  think  New 
York  is  too  far  east  to  secure  a  very  large  attendance  of 
dealers,  as  those  who  live  in  the  south  and  west  are  put 
to  too  much  expense  for  the  benefit  that  would  arise 
from  attending  a  show  —Prince  Wells,  Louisville,  Ky. 
It  is  my  Impression  that  the  greater  portion  of  the 


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they  can  plow  and  plant  the  eastern  ground  and  then 
expect  to  reap  a  crop  in  western  field.- H.  &  D.  Folsom 
Arms  Co.,   New  Orleans. 

I  think  that  Chicago  is  the  most  suitable  place  that  can 
be  found  tor  the  annual  cycle  exhibition.  I  believe  a 
i  rM  '"""^"  °'  dealers  would  attend  the  show  if  held 
la  Chicago.  Out  of  eighteen  or  twenty  dealers  heie,  I 
believe  I  was  the  only  one  who  attended  the  New  York 
show.    Should  the  exhibition  he  held  in  Chicago,  I  believe 


agents  iu  our  section  of  the  country  would  prefer  going 
to  Chicago  rather  than  go  east  for  the  purpose  of  seeing 
a  cycle  show.— Powell  Bros,,  Aiken,  S.  C. 

We  favor  the  holding  of  one  show  and  prefer  it  to  be  in 
Chicago  or  Buffalo.  -The  George  Worthington  Company, 
Cleveland,  O. 

The  demand  for  bicycles  is  growing  rapidly  in  the  west 
and  we  believe  it  would  be  to  the  advantage  of  the  east- 
ern manufacturers  to  show  their  goods  in  Chicago,  as  the 


avei-age  western  dealer  cannot  attord  tn  „^    »  .  . 
I   know  of  --      -  ' 


HiDDeapolis,  Minn. 


Chtcago.  The  cycle  trade  infeestsThrwei  ,T^ 
ve^pment  and  attention.-E.  iZtlXTtl  "Z 

We  heartily   endorse  the  proiect  of  holdinr  , 

^ow  in  Chicago  and  believe  L  enterprise  t^fhav^th: 
hearty  co-operation  of  all  western  dealers  Tl"  ""'"  ™ 
us  that  there  can  be  no  scheme  set  fc«Mbat  we'd  be    f 

Sras^H  do'°'?b"'"'r"'?  ^  '■^"°-'  ^how  "low 
lag.  as  It  does  the  "afonal  meet,  held  also  in  the  west 

s^r,r'  r  "^ "'"  ^°"  "■  ^^"^  -°^« »'  the;rd.!!' 

.  btokes  Manufacturing  Company. 

Manufacturers  should    be  anvin„i>  »„  ■ 
trade  in  both  west  and  south     clZL  s  ZZl  """" 
venient  place  for  the  show  and  Xurlt  1^    r^    i 
number  of  v,s,tors.-J.  H.  Fall  i  Co.,  Nashville,  Tenn 

any  o  her  city  east  of 


We  could  not  attend  a  show  i 


f.Tl''  ^"f''™'-^^'"""''  Chicago.-Brewster  Manu- 
facturing Company,  Holly,  Mich 

,Zl """'  ^"'^  a  --epresentative  at  eastern  shows  the  last 

howin't^h'"  Z'"'^"  '°  """-tt" 'here  Will  be  a 

show  in  Chicago,  and  in  January.  Getting  a  reduction  in 
railroad  and  hotel  rates  will  be  much  appreciated.  Le. 
Chicajo  have  the  show  of  1895.-J.  H.  Fall  &  Co.,  Nash 
ville,  Tenn. 

If  necessary  h.ve  two  shows  in  '95,  but  by  all  means 
have  one  m  Chicago.  Then  thousands  of  westerners  wil 
have  the  opportunity  to  visit  the,  to  them,  first  cyele 
show.  It  is  my  belief  that  the  M  show  in  Chicago  will  be 
profitable  to  all  concerned.-A.  C.  Katt,  Fort  Wayne  Ind 
A  show  in  Chicago  would  do  a  great  deal  for  the  trade 
m  the  west.  It  would  be  well  attended  from  Nebraska 
and  western  Iowa  -M  O.  Daxon,  Onuha,  Neb. 

Are  heartily  in  favor  of  having  the  next  c.vcle  show  in 
Chicago,  and  think  that  many  more  agents  wiU  attend 
than  if  held  at  any  other  point  -A.  W.  Gump  &  Co  Day- 
ton, O. 

There  are  tew  of  the  dealers  west  of  Ohio  who  have  at- 
tended the  shows  in  the  past.  Hence,  with  few  excep- 
tions, the  western  dealers  have  much  to  learn.  There  is 
no  doubt  that  the  trade  in  the  west  can  be  very  materially 
increased  by  means  of  a  national  exhibit  in  Chicago.— D. 
Snitjer,  St.  Louis. 

It  is  a  move  in  the  right  direction.  The  people  in  the 
east  are  not  aware  of  the  cycle  interest  west  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi.—Krebs  Bros  ,  Cedar  Rapids,  la. 

By  all  means  Chicago  should  have  a  show.  The  writer 
attended  the  New  York  show,  and  is  reasonably  well  ac- 
quainted with  the  smaller  dealers  in  Indiana,  but  outside 
of  Indianapolis  people  did  not  see  any  agents.— Hay  & 
Willits,  Indianapolis. 

Of  course  Chicago  is  the  place.  If  eastern  manufac- 
turers know  what  is  good  for  them  they  will  secure 
space.— A.  Wilsey,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

You  may  depend  on  our  patronage  for  a  show  held  in 
Chicago.— St.  Louis  Refrigerator  and  Wooden  Gutter 
Company,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Of  course  a  show  should  be  held  in  the  west.  I  shall  be 
glad  to  attend.  Eastern  manufacturers  will  find  it  to 
their  advantage  to  pay  attention  to  the  trade  out  here, 
as  some  of  them  have  alieady  found  out.— J.  F,  Van 
Doozer,  Ashland,  Wis. 

Have  a  show  in  Chicago.  I  will  use  all  my  influence  to 
boom  it,  and  shall  take  pleasure  in  attending  every  day 
of  its  continuance.— Geo.  Hilsendegen,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Manufacturers  must  be  made  to  understand  the  scope 
of  the  west  and  its  possibilities.  The  sooner  they  do  this 
the  better  it  wUI  be  for  them.  I-  hope  to  attend  a  Chi- 
cago cycle  show.— C.  T.  Tupper,  George,  Iowa, 

The  west  should  have  the  show.  The  bulk  of  the  new 
agents  in  the  next  decade  must  come  fi'om  the  west,  and 
the  sooner  the  makers  begin  getting  them  the  better.— 
N.  P.  Spafford,  Aurora,  Neb. 

We  will  be  in  line  when  the  time  comes.— W.  H.  Wil. 
helm  &  Co.,  Beading,  Pa. 

We  indorse  the  Chicago  show  most  heartily.  One  of 
our  firm  will  surely  attend,  and  possibly  two  or  three.— 
Frank  T.  Miles  Company,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

I  approve  of  the  efforts  being  made  to  secure  the  show 
in  Chicpj;o.-C.  J.  Bahler,  Walnut  Creek,  O. 

I  see  no  reason  why  Chicago  should  not  he  the  best 
place  on  earth  to  hold  a  cycle  show.  She  U  ahead  of  the 
world  in  all  her  undertakings.-M.  R.  HlUI.  Rushville,  lad. 
We  think  that  a  show  in  Chicago  would  develop  the 
western  trade  and  stimulate  western  manufacture,  and 
as  the  south  is  interested  more  or  less  m  the  development 
of  the  west,  the  Chicago  show  would  be  almost  a  direct 
benefit  to  it.  Chicago  is  without  doubt  the  place  to  hold 
the  show.-Calhoun  Bros.,  Beaufort,  S.  C. 
We  think  Chicago  is  the  best  place  for  the  exhibtt.- 

'cragrh^Town  fhfworld  what  she  could  do  with  a 
wot^^s  exu?i,  on  and  she  would  not  make  a  failure  of  a 
noriase-vmuii      ,  j^  .^  jnauufacturers  wish 

national  cycle  show.    If  »he  easwia 


trade  in  this  section,  let  them  exhibit  at  Chicago.    If  the 
show  is  held  in  Chicago  thousands  of  agents  can  easily 
reach  it  in  one  day,-E.  J.  Roberts,  Frankfort,  Ky. 
We  think  it  is  time  the  west  got  a  share  of  the  show 

business  and  Chicago  is  the  only  place  to  hold  it A.  B. 

White,  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind, 

Let  there  be  a  show  held  in  Chicago  In  1895-J.  M.  Er 
icksoD,  Sharon  Springs,  Kas. 

A  show  in  Chicago  will  benefit  the  west.  Much  more  so 
than  one  held  tarther  east.-W.  E.  Disher  &  Co.,  St.  Ed 
wards.  Neb. 

More  wheels  are  manufactured  within  200  mUes  of  Chi- 
cago than  there  are  within  the  same  radius  of  New  York 
or  Philadelphia.  The  western  trade  is  growing  faster 
than  the  eastern.  However,  western  dealers  who  sell 
from  fifty  to  200  wheels  in  a  season  wiU  not  take  the  time 
nor  go  to  the  expense  of  a  trip  to  New  York  city,  but  will 
go  to  Chicago.  Chicago  is  centrally  located  for  visitors 
from  St.  Louis,  Nashville,  Minneapolis,  Louisville,  Evans- 
ville,  Kansas  City,  Omaha,  Peoria,  St.  Paul,  Indianapolis, 
Cincinnati,  Columbus,  Cleveland  and  many  other  large 
cities.  We  believe  that  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago  would 
be  a  greater  success,  and  would  pay  exhibitors  a  greater 
return  than  one  held  in  any  eastern  city.  One  of  our 
firm  WiU  be  sure  to  attend,  but  never  if  the  show  is  held 
in  the  east.-W.  A.  Quenther  .t  Son,  Owensboro,  Ky. 

With  the  national  meeting  in  Denver  and  a  national 
show  in  Chicago  wo  wUI  keep  up  the  reputation  of  the 
west,  and  don't  you  forget  it.  I  do  not  know  of  any  agent 
in  this  state  who  has  ever  attended  a  national  show.  If 
the  show  is  held  in  Chicago  I.  ivith  perhaps  all  the  others 
from  Kansas,  will  certainly  be  in  attendance.  I  will  make 

it  a  point  to  have  a  large  delegation  with  me W.  H. 

Bant,  Holton,  Kas. 

It  would  be  a  great  injustice  to  agents  and  those  inter- 
ested in  the  advancement  of  cycling  In  the  west  not  to 
give  them  the  advantage  of  attending,  at  as  small  cost  as 
possible,  a  national  cycle  exhibition.  It  is  true  that  most 
of  the  manufacturing  interests  are  in  the  east,  but  every- 
body knows  that  thousands  of  theu-  agents  are  scattered 
throughout  the  west,  and  many  thousands  more  of  iheir 
wheels  are  ridden  iu  the  west  than  in  the  east.  Recog- 
nizing this,  why  not  give  the  west  a  chance  and  let  them 
have  a  cycle  show?— S.  C.  Vickers,  Washington,  Ga. 
Chicago.  I  never  attended  any  of  the  eastern  shows,  but 
would  attend  every  one  held  In  Chicago.  Very  tew  south- 
ern agents  have  ever  attended  an  exhibition  in  Philadel- 
phia and  New  York,  and  we  in  the  south  join  with  the 
western  agents  in  a  general  demand  for  the  next  cycle 
show  to  be  held  in  Chicago.-J.  E.  Combs,  Nashville 
Tenn. 

We  feel  like  demanding,  with  others,  the  right  to  hold  a 
cycle  show  in  the  west.  Western  dealers  and  cyclists 
have  been  too  long  deprived  of  the  privilege  of  attending 
a  show  on  account  of  their  being  held  in  the  east.    I  feel 

that   the  west  merits  the  coming  show Starr  Bros., 

Osago,  HI. 

I  think  that  Chicago  Is  decidedly  the  best  place  tor  a 
cycle  show,  both  on  account  of  its  location  and  also  for 
the  numerous  wheel  factories  located  there.— M.  D. 
Offutt,  Midway.  Ky. 

The  Chicago  show  would  bo  of  great  importance  to 
western  agents.  It  is  sure  to  be  well  attended  by  them.— 
G.  H.  .Scripps,  Rushville,  III. 

We  trust  that  Chicago  will  be  successful  in  holding  its 
cycle  show,  as  it  certainly  is  one  of  the  headquarters  for 
cycle  manufacture.  We  shall  be  pleased  to  give  it  such 
support  as  is  possible,  which,  at  the  furtherest,  would  be 
attendance.- Edwin  L.  Rose.  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

I  do  not  see  why  the  west  is  not  entitled  to  a  show.  1 
will  surely  attend  one  if  it  Is  held  at  Chicago.— Matt  Red- 
Unger,  Freeport,  III. 

A  show  held  in  Chicago  would  be  of  vast  benefit  to  the 
west.- Elmer  Lovejoy,  Laramie,  Wyo, 

While  I  am  an  eastern  agent,  I  think  that  the  west 
ought  to  have  a  show  and  that  Chicago  is  the  place  to 
hold  it.  I  can  attend  a  show  held  In  Chicago  much  easier 
than  one  held  in  New  York  or  Philadelphia.— C.  B.  Scoot, 
Bethany,  W.  \'a. 

I  am  heartily  in  favor  of  a  show  at  Chicago  and  will 
attend.— A.  C.  Snyder,  York.  Neb. 

Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  show.— R.  B.  Curtis,  Dts 
Moines,  la. 

I  favor  Chtcago  as  the  site  for  the  show  and  will  at- 
tend.—W.  F.  Vandervoort,  Castlewocl.  8.  Dak. 

I  certainly  think  it  time  Chicago  had  a  good  represent, 
ative  cycle  show  and  we  guarantee  a  good  attendance  of 
agents.— Knight  Cycle  Co..  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

I  am  willing  to  do  all  In  my  power  to  enlist  the  co-oper- 
ation and  secure  the  attendance  of  those  in  my  vicinity 
to  the  end  that  the  Chicago  cycle  show  may  be  a  success. 
— T.  B.Myers,  Winfleld,  Kas. 

Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  show. — S.  F.  Cogswell, 
Wolf  Point.  Mont. 

Do  not  favor  an  eastern  show  at  all.    Would  attend  one 
in  Chicago. — Miller  &  Gangrier,  Mulberry,  Ind, 
Our  voice  will  be  heard  advocating  a  cycle  show  iu 


.tionai  cyc.e  ="""•-;  makers  in  the  west  for       Chlcago.-Lee  Richardson.  Vicksburg,  Misx. 

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AW  ASSOCIATION  FORMED  BY  THE  B  MEN 
AT  INDIANAPOLIS. 


It  is  Intended  to  Help  Correct  Several  Existing 

Evils,  but  Not  to  Clash  with  the  League 

—Mr.  Raymond   Says  It   Will 

Be  a  Fizzle. 


down    with   Pabst 


■'Do  we  work  for  a  dollar  a  day?' 
"No  !  !  !  !" 

'  'Down    with    aristocracy 
beer!  !  !" 

Tills  was  the  cry  of  the  circuit  chasers,  as  the 
class  B  men,  their  trainers  and  the  managers  are 
called,  shortly  before  and  during  the  Indianapolis 
meet  Friday  and  Saturday  last.  Of  course  it  was 
a  joke,  but  probably  had  its  origin 
when  little  blue  buttons  were 
given  those  who  favored  a  rac- 
ingmen's  league.  On  the  button 
were  the  letters  "A.  L.  E.  C." 
— Ameiican  League  of  Eacing  Cy- 
clists, the  name  of  the  organization  perfected  on 
Friday  and  Saturday  nights  at  the  Denison  house, 
Indianapolis. 

The  forty  or  fifty  circuit  chasers  who  met  Friday 
night  were  presided  over  by  E.  C.  Bode,  while 
F.  E.  Spooner  acted  as  secretary.  As  the  chair- 
man stated,  the  organization,  then  proposed,  was 
not  to  antagonize  any  other  organization,  but 
would,  rather,  consider  the  L.  A.  W.  the  parent 
organization  and  would  keep  within  its  rules  and 
aid  it  in  every  way.  There  were  matters  which 
needed  correction,  a.*!,  for  instance,  arranging 
things  .so  as  to  bring  about  a  true  valuation  of  prizes. 
The  opinion  also  prevailed  that  it  was  but  just 
that  these  men,  who  give  the  best  kind  of  races, 
be  not  compelled  to  pay  entry  fees  except  for  those 
events  in  which  they  started.  The  Zig-Zag  club 
had  acted  a  little  "uppish"  in  this  matter,  de- 
mandi  lig  fees  in  advance  from  the  managers  of 
teams  of  the  best  houses  in  the  country,  while  the 
managers  thought  their  houses  were  good  for  the 
debt. 

Various  other  matters — the  officers,  objects,  or- 
ganization, etc. — were  talked  over  and  a  commit- 
tee, consisting  of  Messrs.  Bridgeman,  Atkins  and 
Eck,  was  appointed  to  draft  a  constitution.  The 
committee  reported  at  the  Saturday  night  meeting 
as  follows,  and  the  constitution  was  adopted: 

Article!.  This  organization  shall  be  known  and  desig- 
noted  as  the  American  League  of  Raciog  Cyclists. 

Art  2  Objects:  The  banding  together  for  material 
prelection;  to  increase  the  interest  ia  cycle  racing  and  to 
work  ia  harmony  with  the  L.  A.  W.  racing  board  in  con- 
trolling, through  direct  representatives,  which  shall  voice 
the  sentiments  of  the  racing  contingent  of  the  country, 
not  only  in  regard  to  the  proper  management  of  race 
meeting,  but  as  lo  the  value  of  prizes  and,  in  facr,  any- 
thing that  ia  of  material  interest,  such  as  improving 
transportation  facilities  and  the  Increasing  of  the  number 
of  circuits  in  order  that  the  interest  in  racing  may  be 
more  general  throughout  this  country  during  the  seasoD ; 
to  facilitate  the  filing  of  entries  with  race  meet  pro- 
moters; etc. 

Art.  3  Officers:  The  officers  of  this  organization  shall 
be  and  rank  as  follows:  President,  vice-president,  secre- 
tary-treasurer and  a  board  of  directors,  consistmg  of  the 
president  and  four  other  members  of  the  organization, 
two  of  whom  shall  be  racing  men.  ^ 

Art.  4.  Membership:  Any  one  interested  in  cycle  rac- 
ing shall  be  eligible  to  membership  in  this  organization 
upon  being  recommended  by  two  active  members  and 
elected  by  the  board  of  directors. 

It  wa$  decided  to  make  the  initiation  fee  |2  and 
the  annual  dues  $3.  The  first  annual  meeting 
will  be  held  in  September  at  Springfield.  The 
officers  elected  were  as  follows:  President,  JVT.  L. 
Bridgeman.  of  the  Columbia  team:  vice-president. 


E.  C.  Bode,  Sterling  team;  secretary-treasurer,  W. 
H.  Kirkpatrick,  Dunlop  company;  directors,  A. 
L.  Atkins,  Eambler  team;  H.  C.  Tyler,  Union 
team;  W.  F.  Murphy,  Colirmbia  team,  and  T.  W. 
Eck. 

Already  the  league  is  growing.  When  Secre- 
tary Kirkpatrick  reached  Chicago  he  began  mis- 
sionary work  and  soon  had  all  the  racing  men  in 
line.  Before  another  week  passes  the  organization 
will  have  a  very  large  membership. 

VFHAT  CHAIRMAN   RAYMOND   THINKS. 

New  York,  July  28. — "What  nonsense!"  re- 
marked Chairman  Eaymond  when  asked  his  opin- 
ion of  the  new  racing  men's  league.  "They  have 
never  shown  themselves  capable  of  managing 
themselves,  and  should  be  grateful  that  they  have 
been  put  into  a  class  by  themselves  under  the  care 
of  a  racing  board.  Now  that  they  have  a  protec- 
tive league  of  their  own  I  don't  suppose  they  will 
come  to  us  any  more  for  favors.  What  are  their 
grievances  ?  None,  that  I  can  see,  and  there  is  no 
excuse  for  this  league  as  there  was  for  the  English 


COLORADO  SPRINGS'  PROGRAMME. 


Visitors  to  the  National  Meet  Will  Be  Treated 
in  a  Royal  Manner. 

The  Colorado  Springs  Wheel  Club,  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce  and  the  SunHower  Carnival  Club 
have  joined  forces  this  year  to  ofter  the  L.  A.  W. 
tourists  every  chance  and  inducement  to  visit  the 
Pike's  Peak  region,  and  to  have  an  immensely 
good  time  while  there.  The  following  programme 
has  been  arranged  covering  the  four  days  immedi- 
ately after  the  Denver  meet,  and  every  wheelman 
is  invited  to  take  advantage  of  the  hospitality  ex- 
tended by  ft)lorado  Springs. 

Sunday,  Aug.  19. — The  wheelmen  who  make 
the  proposed  run  from  Denver  will  be  met  by  a 
delegation  from  the  Colorado  Springs  Wheel  Club 
and  escorted  into  the  city.  Those  who  come  by 
train  will  be  welcomed  bj'  another  committee  from 
the  same  club.  In  the  evening  there  will  be  a 
grand  sacred  and  classical  concert  at  the  Casino,  a 
most  beautiful  building  on   the  bank  of  a  little 


Scenes  in  and  about  Denver. 


one.  So  they  complain  that  they  have  to  pay 
their  entrance  fees  in  races  in  which  they  do  not 
start,  and  in  advance,  too  ?  Let  them  remember 
that  they  are  amenable  to  the  same  rules  that  all 
the  racing  men  are,  and  that  they  by  no  means 
constitute  a  privileged  class.  They  have  evidently 
been  foolish  enough  to  follow  two  or  three  'sore- 
heads' like  a  lot  of  sheep.  The  whole  thing  will 
end  in  a  fizzle. ' ' 


Race  for  the  Wald  Cup. 
The  first  race  in   the  series  for  the  Wald  cup 
was  run  by  the   ^olus  Cycling  Club  Saturday 
over  the  Humboldt  Park  course  with  the   follow- 
ing result: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

G.  Miller 1 :30 1.5:1 5 

A.  C.  Puttron :15 14:00 

H.  Swenson :15 14:05 

W.T.Niemann :16 14:  5 

T.  Solum :45 14:40 

W.  Titley 1:00 l.'i:40 

H.  Buttron 1:15 V>:K 

R.H.McDonald      -M 15:20 

H.  Jacques 1:15 16:10 

C.  W.  Titley :30 16:00 


lake  at  the  foot  of  Cheyenne  mountain,  which  the 
people  of  Colorado  Springs  regard  as  their  own 
particular  pleasure  resort. 

Monday,  Aug.  20. — In  the  early  morning  four 
cog-trains  will  carry  all  who  can  be  accommodated 
to  the  top  oT  Pike's  Peak,  14,147  feet  above  the 
level  of  the  sea.  The  ride  is  one  of  the  greatest 
treats  Colorado  can  offer,  and  L.  A.  W.  rate.'  have 
been  arranged  for,  all  through  the  week,  for  those 
who  cannot  go  on  Monday  morning.  In  the  after- 
noon concerts  will  be  given  by  the  orchestras  at 
the  different  hotels,  and  a  short  run  will  be  made 
to  Williams'  Canon  and  the  world-famous  Garden 
of  the  Gods.  In  the  evening  there  will  be  a  ball 
at  the  Antlers  Hotel. 

Tuesday,  Aug.  21. — Morning  run  up  Ute  Pass 
to  Cascade  Canon.  At  3  o'clock  a  run  and  ex- 
cursion to  North  and  South  Cheyenne  Canons  and 
the  famous  Seven  Falls.  Dinner  will  be  served 
at  the  Casino  at  6  o'clock  and  a  concert  will  be 
given  there,  as  well  as  a  ball  at  the  Alamo  Hotel. 

Wednesday,  Aug.  22. — This  is  Colorado  Springs' 


A  MOST  GENEROUS  GIFT  BY  A  VERY  GENEROUS  FIRM. 


Something  About  a  Beautiful  and  Valuable  T  ophy  Off-;red  by  Morgan  &  Wright,  the 
Well-known  Tire  ivlanufaeturers,  for  the  Unpaeed,  Flying  Start  Mile  Record. 


It  seems  to  be  the  general  opinion  among  the  Class  B  racing  men  that  thp  contest  for  the  "  Morgan  &  Wright  Unpaoed  Record 
Trophy"  will  be  decidedly  interesting.  The  men  now  in  Chicago  have  expresse  I  their  intention  ot  having  a  try  for  the  $1,00)  prize:  aod 
by  $1,000  It  is  not  meant,  as  is  sometimes  the  case,  half  that  sum,  but  the  net  value.  The  cut  herewith  is  the  exact  size  of  the  medal  and 
the  cost  ot  the  gold  contained  in  the  same  is  exactly  $569.68,  while  the  labor  in  making,  together  with  the  engraving,  amounts  to  $99.41- 
The  morocco  case  called  for  an  expenditure  of  $20.  The  back  plate  is  508J-  pennyweight  and  is  24  karat  gold.  The  wreath  is  20  karat 
green  gold,  weighing  27  pennyweight  The  center  is  ot  14  karat  red  gold  and  weighs  23  pennyweight.  The  letters  in  the  center  are  blue 
enamel.  Under  the  enamel  letters  "  Morgan  &  Wright  Unpaeed  Record  Trophy,"  is  a  highly  polished  surface  of  red  gold,  which  is 
called  the  center,  and  which  gives  a  grand  effect.  Around  the  center  is  a  wreath  of  green  gold.  The  case  containing  the  medal  is  ten 
inches  long,  six  inches  wide  and  four  inches  deep,  being,  as  it  would  %em,  something  of  a  pretentious  affair. 

The  donors  of  the  prize  state  that  the  melting  value  of  the  plate  alone  is  $500.  The  metal  has  been  assayed  by  the  United  States 
mint  at  Philadelphia,  and  is  stamped  on  the  back  as  being  24  karat  fine.  The  certificate  of  the  mint  assay  will  be  given  to  the  winner 
with  the  trophy,  which  is  a  guarantee  that  it  is  all  that  is  claimed  for  it.  The  medal  will  be  awarded  to  the  person  holding  the  unpaeed 
flying  start,  mile  record  at  the  end  of  the  present  season,  and  each  time  the  record  is  broken  thereafter  a  souvenir  fac-simile  of  the  medaj 
will  be  presented.  Sanger  has  set  the  ball  rolling  by  riding  a  mile,  unpaeed,  in  2:11  ]-5.  Titus  expresses  himself  as  being  anxious  to  put 
the  figure  considerably  lower.  The  first  attempt,  beyond  that  of  Sanger,  to  be  made  for  the  medal  will  be  this  week  at  the  Chicago  meet, 
when  all  the  big  men  will  have  a  go  at  the  record.  The  medal  is  by  far  the  most  costly,  and  probably  the  most  handsome,  of  anything 
ever  offered  in  the  line  of  prizes  in  this  country,  and  will  provoke  a  desperate  struggle  among  the  crackerjacks  of  the  nation.  The  racing 
men  themselves  are  not  more  eager  to  appreciate  the  generosity  of  the  popular  Chicago  firm  than  the  general  public,  at  least  that  part  of 
it  interested  in  cycles  and  cycle  racing.  Few  firms  have  yet  shown  an  equal  generosity,  although,  of  course,  many  have  given  smaller 
prizes  amost  without  number.  But  to  pay  in  tl^e  neighbor]>OQd  of  $1,000,  in  actual  cash,  for  fhe  benefit  of  the  sport  ip  a  little  more  thfth 
we  might  expect  at  this  age. 


great  fete  day- — the  aDuual  Sunflower  carnival. 
Thousands  of  Colorado  people  will  swell  the 
throng  of  visitois,  special  trains  arriving  fiom  all 
over  the  state.  At  10  o'clock  the  club  will  hold 
a  race  meet  at  the  Country  club's  track,  where  so 
many  state  records  have  been  broken.  There  will 
be  eight  events,  four  in  each  class.  At  about  4 
o'clock  the  annual  flower  parade  will  occur. 
From  six-horse  coach  to  burro  cart,  every  vehicle 
is  decorated  with  flowers  in  most  exquisite  or 
unique  design.  It  is  a  singularly  charming  sight 
and  one  must  see  it  to  realize  its  beauty. 

The  cyclists  iiart  of  the  carnival,  a  grand  lan- 
tern parade,  will  begin  at  7:30.  It  is  expected 
that  every  prominent  wheel  will  be  represented. 
Fine  prizes  will  be  offered.  Lanterns  will  be  on 
sale  at  nominal  sums  and  all  visiting  wheelmen 
are  invited  to  decorate  their  wheels  and  partici- 
pate in  the  parade.  The  closing  feature  of  the 
city's  programme  will  be  a  grand  league  ball  at 
the  Casino,  beginning  at  9 :30  and  lasting  as  long 
as  any  one  cares  to  dance.  Charles  Wibnott  Daw- 
son, h.  A.  Pease,  Pres.  C.  S.  W.  C. 

Bicycle  committee  of  Carnival  Club. 


BUFFALO  CYCLING  BUDGET. 


What  the  Wheelmen  of  the  Queen  City  of  the 
Lake  Are  Doing. 

Buffalo,  Aug.  A. — The  local  class  A  crowd 
has  been  very  much  in  evidence  during  July. 
Steinal,  the  long  distance  man,  started  the  ball 
rolling  on  the  first  of  the  month  by  clipping  the 
wings  of  the  100-mile  Buffalo-Dunkirk  record, 
formerly  held  by  Van  Wagoner.  He  took  a  re- 
spectable slice  off  the  previous  mark  in  the  face  of 
several  delays  and  break-downs.  Goehler,  the 
speedy  class  A  Eamblerite,  has  also  distinguished 
himself  and  has  earned  a  record  that  vsdll  secure 
to  him  a  place  on  one  of  the  teams  of  circuit 
cha»ers  as  soon  as  he  says  the  word.  Several  team 
managers  have  made  propositions  to  him,  but  he 
prefers  for  the  present  to  remain  in  the  ranks  of 
the  pure  whites.  His  first  work  of  note  during 
the  month  was  the  winning  of  eight  firsts  at  Ell- 
wood,  Pa.,  July  6  and  7,  the  first  time  that  a 
single  rider  has  scored  eight  firsts  at  one  meet, 
and  in  addition  to  this  the  second  first  in  four  laps 
of  a  five-mile  team  race  over  a  mile  track.  Groehler, 
Lutz  and  Cleveland,  composing  a  Buifalo  team, 
competed  for  the  $450  EUwood  trophy  and  played 
with  lour  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio  teams  and  won 
the  prize  hands  down. 

On  July  7  L.  A.  Callahan  and  E.  F.  Leouert, 
beat  out  Nat  Butler,  Van  Wagoner,  Snow  and 
Harvey,  the  Canadian  crack,  from  scratch  in  the 
twenty-five-mile  Providence  road  race  and  won 
first  and  second  time  prize  in  record  time.  A 
week  later  Goehler  defeated  the  Canucks,  Davidson 
McCarthy  and  Harbottle  in  a  two-mile  lap  race  at 
Toronto,  and  inside  a  mark  of  4:51  for  the  two 
miles,  a  record  for  the  distance  on  a  three-lap 
track.  Right  on  the  heels  of  this  came  the  tall  of 
the  five-mile  American  competion  record,  formerly 
held  by  A.  E.  Lumsden,  of  12:36  3-5.  Goehler 
was  also  the  hero  of  this  performance  and  did  the 
trick  in  a  five-mile  handicap  at  a  Jamestown  meet. 
He  overcame  a  handicap  limit  of  850  yards  and 
won  iirst  place  by  a  big  margin.  When  it  is  con- 
"sidered  that  the  local  riders  have  no  track  to  train 
on  and  have  to  contend  with  a  rigid  police  re- 
gime as  to  fast  riding,  even  in  the  outskirts  of  the 
city,  these  performances  are  really  commendable. 
Goehler,  Lutz  and  L.  H.  Callahan  have  such  con- 
fidence in  their  speed  that  they  will  compete  in 
the  class  A  events  at  Denver. 

In  a  half-mile  handicap  at  Utica  Friday,  Jeuuey 
put  the  standinS  sturt  competition  record  for  class 
;V  riders  down  to  1;02. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Bloomington,  III  — G.  H.  McCord,  hardware,  bi- 
cycles, etc.,  store  burned.  Loss  $6,000,  insurance  $4,000. 

Truer,  Jfa.— Hyde,  hardware,  bicycles,  etc.,  store 
burned.    Loss  83,000.  insurance  $900. 

Wastiington,  Pa J.  M.  Morrow  &  Co.,  hardware, 

etc.,  sold  out  to  D.  I).  Baker,  who  will  handle  bicycles. 

Shreveport,  io.— J.  S.  Hutchinson,  hardware,  bi- 
cycles, etc  ,  attachments  made,  aggregating  claims  to 
the  amount  of  $35,803.46. 

Newark,  N.  .7 — H.  H.  Thompson,  rubber  goods,  re- 
moved to  more  commodious  quarters,  at  169  Market 
street. 

Orange,  Jtte.— Tolman  &  Grout,  new  firm,  organized 
to  manufacture  bicycle  chains. 

lfe^e  Torfc.— Central  America  Caoutchouc  Company, 
Gimited),  office  formerly  at  44  Beaver  street,  ordered  dis- 
solved by  supreme  court,  William  McNeven  Purdy,  treas- 
urer, appointed  receiver.  Company  was  incorporated  in 
1883,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $34,C00,  to  get  rubber  in  Cen- 
tral America.  The  directors  of  the  company  are:  Law- 
rence Drake,  J.  Harsen  Halsteart,  Edward  W.  Ditmars 
and  Mr.  Purdy  who  own  nearly  all  the  stock. 

West  field,  Mass. — John  Dupont  has  opened  a  bicycle 
repair  shop.  Invites  correspondence  with  manufacturers 
of  bicycle  supplies. 

Sew  Castle,  Ind.  —The  Speeder  Cycle  Company,  in- 
corporated by  Henry  J.  Adams.  B.  A.  Beading,  A.  L. 
Bowman,  J.  W.   Holloway  and  Daniel  Monroe,  to  manu- 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Your  Name  Is  Valuable 


WE  WILL  SEND   YOU  IN   EXCHANGE  FOR 
YOUR    RESIDENCE   ADDRESS  SOMETHING 
OF  EQUAL  VALUE 

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facture  bicycles,   and  the  attachment  for  speeding  in- 
vented by  Dr.  Jacob  Reading.    Capital  stock  $30,000. 

Bristol,  Jf .  J.— The  National  India  Rubber  Company, 
factory  damaged  by  fire,  fully  insured. 

Butte   City,  Btont Butte  Cycle  Company,  certified 

to  increase  of  capital  stock  $1 000. 

Warren,  O.— The  Paige  Tube  Company,  reports  opera- 
tions to  full  capacity  in  all  departments,  on  double  time. 

Bochford,  III Woodruff's  hardware  store,  818  West 

State  street,  opened  bicycle  repair  department. 

Newton,  Mass The  Newton  Rubber  Company  has 

resumed  operations  after  a  brief  shut  down  to  make  re- 
pairs and  take  account  of  stock. 

Worcester,  Mass. — The  Goes  Wrench  Company  is 
putting  on  the  market  an  improved  wrench,  specially  de- 
signed for  bicyclists.  A  patent  on  the  wrench  has  re- 
cently been  obtained. 

Springfield,  Mass. — The  Tuttle  Rubber  Works, 
stock,  tools  and  machinery  purchased  by  A.  B.  .Jenkins, 
of  Jenkins  Bros.,  New  York  city,  at  public  auction.  The 
price  paid  being  $87,500. 

Weatherford,  Tex  — R  W.  Foat,  hardware  and  im- 
plements, about  to  move  into  larger  and  more  commo- 
dious quarters,  and  will  take  up  bicycles. 

Hatrleij,  JJfiTCw.— Rushfeldt,  Southwell  &  Co.,  new 
hardware  firm,  invites  correspondence  with  manufactur- 
ers of  bicycles. 

Beebe,  A.rk Cole  &  Browning  arp  establishing  handle 

factory,  and  invite   correspondence  with  manufacturers 
of  bicycles. 

Holyoke,  Mass F.  H.  McRee,  about  to  open   bi- 
cycle store. 
Everett,  Mass, —The  Everett  Cycle  Company,  which 


on  July  4  was  reported  by  Dun's  Commercial  Agency  as 
having  placed  on  record  a  chattel  mortgage  for  $2,000, 
denies  the  accuracy  of  that  report,  and  affirms  that  said 
mortgage  was  given  in  last  January  and  discharged  in 
April  last. 

Neta  Tork.—The  Hodgman  Rubber  Company  is  mak- 
ing arrangements  for  enlarging  its  plant  near  Tuckahoe. 

Houston,  Tex.— J.  B.  Morris  Sons,  hardware,  bi- 
cycles, etc.,  reported  made  deed  of  tnist  to  George  A. 
Rai.e,  giving  prrferences  amounting  to  $129,937. 


WILL  RACE  ANY  LADY. 


Mile.  Dutrieux,  Who  Has  Beaten  All  the  French 
Lady  Riders. 
Mile.  Dutrieux  is  a  charming  French  lady  of 
but  eighteen  summera  and  who  lives  at  Lille.  She 
has  been  carefully  trained  by  her  brother,  who  is 
a  racing  man  himself,  and  now  claims  the  title  of 
lady  champion  of  the  world.  She  made  herself 
somewhat  famous  the  day  she  went  to  Paris  and 
beat  Mile.  Debatz.    Mile.  Dutrieux  is  now  holder 


of  the  hour,  paced  and  unpaced,  records  for  women 
and  is  open  to  race  any  lady  in  the  world  for  any 
reasonable  stake.  Any  letters  forwarded  to 
will  be  sent  on  to  her. 


QUAKER  CLUBS   AMALGAMATE. 


The  P.  B.  C.  and  W.  P.  C.  Are  Made  One— Other 
Philadelphia  News. 

Philadelphia,  July  30. — The  amalgamation 
deal  between  the  Pennaylvania  Bicycle  Club  and 
the  West  Philadelphia  Cyclers  has  been  consum- 
mated, and  the  result  is  that  the  former  organiza- 
tion, whose  name  has  been  retainefl,  has  advanced 
to  the  second  position,  in  point  of  members  and 
general  effectiveness,  among  the  numerous  bicycle 
clubs  of  this  city.  The  Century  Wheelmen,  with 
close  on  325  members,  is  the  banner  cycling  organ- 
ization ;  but  the  newly  formed  co-partnership  is 
likely  to  give  the  Centurions  a  brush  for  the  honor 
of  being  considered  the  largest  and  most  active 
bicycle  club  in  the  Quaker  City. 

The  Associated  Cycling  Clubs,  of  Philadelphia, 
decided  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  organization,  to 
give  up  its  present  permanent  headquarters.  The 
reason  tor  this  step  is  that  the  expense  of  keeping  an 
office  is  unwarranted  by  the  business  of  the  associa- 
tion in  view  of  the  fact  that  a  cycle  show  in  this 
city  is  hardly  probable  tor  some  years  to  come. 


J.  D.  Cline,  of  the  Cleveland  Machine  Screw 
Company  was  in  Chicago  last  week  and  closed  a 
very  important  contract  with  Parkhurst  &  Wil- 
kinson, who  will  hereafter  handle  the  former's 
goods. 

The  English  exportation  of  cycles  for  the  month 
of  May  reached  £177,23.S,  the  highest  figure  for  a 
single  month.  In  Aijri)  it  was  £171,405;  in  May, 
1893,  £167,304. 

Mr.  Crawford,  of  the  Crawford  Manufacturing 
Company,  was  in  Chicago  Monday.  He  left  for 
the  northwest  the  same  day. 


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JAMES    CHARLTON, 

General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent. 


GEO.    CHARLTON, 

Assistant  General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent. 


ROBERT  SOMERVILLE,  City  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent. 


195    SOUTH    CLARK    STREET. 


CHICAGO,     J^iy  isth,  i894, 


TO  MEMBERS  L .  A .  W . : 

Gentlemen: --This  brief  communication  is  simply  to  inform  you 
that,  at  the  request  of  your  committee  on  Transportation  of  the 
Annual  Meet,  arrangements  have  been  completed  for  ''Official  Spec- 
ial Trains''  for  L.  A.  W.  members  and  their  friends,  Chicago  to 
Denver,  Colo.,  via  the  Official  Route,  Chicago  &  Alton--Union 
Pacifc  Line.   These  Special  L.  A.  W.  Trains  will  leave  Chicago  at 
6  P.  M. ,  Bloomington  at  9 : 45  P.  M. ,  and  St.  Louis  at  8:40  P.  M. , 
Saturday,  August  11th,  1894,  via  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad. 

The  Official  trains  will  be  the  finest  in  all  their  appoint- 
ments of  any  trains  ever  run  out  of  Chicago  for  the  accommodation 
of  Wheelmen,  and  will  consist  of  ''double  decked''  baggage  cars 
for  the  accommodation  of  wheels;  Palace  Reclining  Chair  cars  free 
of  extra  charge.  Palace  Sleeping  oars  and  Dining  cars. 

Rate  for  passage  tickets  to  Denver  and  return  will  be  as 
follows : 

From  Chicago,  |27.50;  from  Bloomington,  $24.40;  and  from  St. 
Louis,  $22.50. 

Cost  of  double  berth  in  Palace  Sleeping  cars  will  be  $6.00 
from  Chicago;  $5.50  from  Bloomington,  and  $5.50  from  St.  Louis. 

In  order  that  the  necessary  equipment  of  Palace  Reclining 
Chair  cars  free  of  extra  charge.  Palace  Sleeping  cars  and  special 
baggage  cars  may  be  provided,  you  are  earnestly  requested  to 
notify  the  undersigned  on  receipt  of  this  notice,  or  as  soon 
thereafter  as  possible,  if  you  will  take  passage  with  the  Official 
Trains  and  what  accommodation  you  desire  to  have  reserved  for  you. 

Yours  truly. 


195  Clark  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


City  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent, 
Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R. 


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BLISS  DEFEATS  SANGER. 


Wins  the  Half-Mile  Open  at  Lima,  0.,  on 
Tuesday. 
Lima,  O.,  July  :U. — Little  Julian  Bliss  scored 
a  great  victory  to-day  by  defeating  all  the  cracks, 
including  Sanger,  in  the  half-mile  open  and  iii  the 
splendid  time  of  1 :0.5  3-5,  for  the  track  was  not  at 
its  best.  Murphy  was  leading  at  the  last  quar- 
ter, when  Bliss  ■went  around  and  secured  the  pole, 
Taylor  following  him  closely,  with  Sanger,  Mur- 
phy and  Brown  close  up.  Bliss  was  not  headed 
and  won  nicely,  ^vith  Brown  a  good  second,  jnst 
ahead  of  Mui-phy. 

Sanger  took  the  mile  open  from  Murphy.  Bliss 
and  Taylor  were  neck  and  neck  for  second  down 
the  stretch,  but  sat  up  and  allowed  Murphy  to 
pass  them.     Bliss  was  second. 

Brown  won  the  quarter-mile  open  bj'  a  length 
from  Taylor,  who  at  the  start  was  held  back  by 
two  riders  who  pocketed  him.  L.  C.  .Johnson 
was  a  close  third.  Cooper  won  several  good  races, 
and  was  second  in  the  two-mile  handicap,  break- 
ing the  class  A  competitive  record,  doing  4:39  2-5. 
Cooper  rode  well  but  Schreim,  290  yards,  was  in 
the  jump  when  Cooper  caught  the  last  man. 
Sanger  rode  a  half  in  1 :00  flat.     The  summary : 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— Bliss,  1 ;  Taylor,  2;  Sang«r,  3; 
Brown,  4;  C.  M.  Murphy,  5;  time,  liO")  3-5. 

Half-mile,  opeii.  class  A— Tom  Cooper,  l;KliDger,  2; 
Kiser,  8;  time,  1:16. 

Two  mile  handicap,  clas"  B— Furman,  340  yds  ,  1;  Baker, 
170yds.,  2;  Githens,  90yds.,  3;  Graves,  90  yds,,  4;  time, 
4:42  3-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B— Brown,  1:  Taylor,  2;  L.  C. 
Johnson,  3;  C.  M.  Murphy,  4;  time,  :32  2  5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— Ctooper,  1;  Kiser,  2:  Klinger,  3; 
time,  2:36. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2; 
Bliss,  3;  Plaice,  4;  time,  2:20  2-5. 

Two-mile  handicap,  class  A— Schreim,  290  yds,  1; 
Cooper,  scratch,  2;  Edsell,  310  yds.,  3;  Kiser,  Dayton,  25 
yds.,  4;  time,  4:39  3-5. 

Two-miie  lap  race,  class  B— C.  M.  Murphy,  1;  Baker,  2; 
Taylor,  3;  Callahan,  4:  time,  5:45. 


IN  SOUTHWEST  MISSOURI. 


A  Well-Attended  Meet  at  Aurora,  with  Good 
Races. 
Aurora,  Mo.,  July  28. — About  2,500  people 
saw  the  races  which  occurred  here  yesterday.    The 
weather  was  fine  and  the   racers  in  good   trim. 
There  were  eight  events  on  the  programme,    and, 
with  one  exception,  it  was  fully  carried  out.     The 
people    are    enthusiastic    on    the    cycle  subject, 
and  those  from  all  the  surrounding  country   wUl 
come  in  to  the  next  races.     The  idea  of  construct-   [ 
ing  a  good  third-mile  track   has  been   broached,    '. 
and  some  of  the  leading  men  of  the  city  are  favor-   ; 
able  to  this  idea,  and  no  doubt  in   a   short  time   * 
.Aurora  will  have  a  splendid  track,  grandstand, 
etc.     Suitable  ground  can  be  had  at  once.     Alex-   ' 
ander  of  Carthage,  Dameron  of  Marionville,    Ber- 
diuger  of  Springfield,  and  George   Wilson   of  Mt. 
Vernon  were  the  visiting  racers,   and  they   made   ' 
our  home  men  hustle  to  keep  out  of  their  way.  In   ; 
Dustman,    Loy    and  White,    Aurora   has    three   ' 
>yhee]ineii  who  i^re,  withont  a  doubt,  the  peer  of  i 


southwestern  Missouri  riders.  They  are  pretty 
evenlj'  matched,  and  a  good  race  is  on  between 
them.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice- -Berlinger,  1;  Irby,  2;  White,  3;  time, 
2:47i  . 

Half-mile,  open— Dustman,  1;  I^oy,  2;  Berlinger,  3;  time, 
1:21. 

Two-mile,  haudtcap — Gray,  150  yds.,  I :  Wilson,  scratch, 
?!;  Irby,  50  yds.,  3;  time,  5:23. 

Half-mile,  fat  men  (minimum,  100  pounds)— Van  Frank, 
1:  Floumoy,  2;  Duncan,  3;  time,  1:51. 

One-mile,  Lawrence  County  championship  —  Loy,  1; 
Irby,  2;  Gray,  3;  time,  2:47f. 

One-mile,  consolation — Dameron,  1;  Loy,  2;  time,  3:31. 

* 
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FIVE-MILE  RECORD  BROKEN. 


Titus  Covers  the  Distance  from  Scratch  in 
12:28  4-5. 
LAFAYErrE,  Ind.,  July  30. — The  tournament 
here  was  held  on  an  ideal  racing  day,  on  a  fine 
track  and  before  a  larger  crowd  than  that  at  In- 
dianapolis. The  track  is  a  half-mile,  the  surface 
being  clay,  which  had  been  worked  to  a  beautiful 
degree  of  smoothness. 

The  referee  slipped  up  on  one  matter,  which 
only  the  racing  board  can  settle.  At  the  start  of 
the  mile  open  there  was  no  fall,  yet  the  referee 
ordered  the  race  called  back;  he  did  not  like  the 
start.  The  fact  was  Levy's  starter  jumped  the 
the  pistol  and  Levy  should  have  been  disqualified. 
Some  of  the  men  came  back,  while  othera  went 
ahead.  Murphy  was  told  the  race  should  not 
have  been  called  back  and  that  the  men  riding 
might  finish  and  he  could  protest,  whereupon  he 
started  in  the  race  over  again,  riding  the  full  mile 
with  the  avowed  intention  of  protesting.  His 
time  was  not  taken  and  his  brother  entered  a  pro- 
test immediately  after  the  race,  which  Sanger  won 
by  two  feet  from  Cabaune,  and  by  two  and  a  half 
feet  from  Titus,  who  pushed  up  close  on  the  other 
side,  Kennedy  being  a  strong  fourth,  C.  M.  Mur- 
phy, Ray  Macdonald  and  Bliss  in  the  order  named 
close  up 

The  half-mile  was  a  surprise.  It  was  run  in 
two  heats.  Johnson  did  not  quality.  Bliss  did  in 
the  second,  in  which  he  was  third.  In  the  final 
Taylor  rounded  into  the  tarn  in  the  lead,  Bliss 
just  back  of  him  and  Sanger  beside  Bliss.  Bliss 
shoved  his  wheel  between  Taylor's  rear  wheel  and 
Sanger's  front  wheel  and  went  through.  Taxis 
jumped  into  Bliss'  poiitionjust  as  Taylor  made 
his  jump,  Sanger  went  forward  and  watched  Tay- 
lor closely,  but  the  latter  died  rapidly  and  Taxis 
passed  on  the  inside.  Sanger  was  watching  Taylor 
so  closely  he  did  not  spy  Taxis  until  too  late. 
Then  he  jumped,  but  Taxis  had  his  speed  and 
moved  too  fast  for  Sanger,  who  was  a  foot  behind 
when  the  tape  was  crossed.  Kennedy  jumped 
into  third  place,  but  Cabanne  pushed  him  close. 
Taxis  took  the  quarter-mile  in  good  style,  Mac- 
donald riding  strongly  down  the  straight.  So 
hard  did  he  work  that  he  nearly  brought  Bald 
down.     Bald  ran  a  close  third. 

The  five-mile  handicap  topped  off  the  day  nicely, 
wth  Titus,  the  scratch  man,  breaking  the  compe- 
tition record,  doing  12:28  4-5  the  last  mile  in 
2:41.   the  first   in  2:33  3-5,  two.  4:45  3-5,  three, 


7:16  and  four  9:47  1-5.  Cabanne  had  fifty  yards, 
Githens  100,  Macdonald  180,  Callahan  170. 
Levy  and  Steele  each  300,  Edwards  and  W.  F. 
Murphy  400  and  Leacock  flOO.  The  latter  main- 
tained his  lead  for  a  way,  Murphy,  Edwards, 
Levy,  Steele  and  Maddox  rapidly  picking  him  up. 
Titus  gathered  in  Githens,  Cabanne  and  Callahan. 
At  four  miles  Titus  let  out  for  the  leaders  and  in 
a  quarter  was  in  the  lead.  Cabanne  slowed  up 
until  Githens  and  Callahan  caught  up  and  then 
quickened  his  pace  and  caught  up  again  and  paced 
for  a  quarter.  Titus,  who  had  been  told  to  go 
ahead  and  break  the  record,  jumped  into  the  lead 
and  rode  strongly.  Cabanne  rode  stronger  and  inch 
by  inch  gained  until  he  fought  his  way  over  the 
tape  juft  a  toot  to  the  good,  Githens  a  foot  be- 
hind Titus,  Maddox  a  foot  behind  Githens  and 
Callahan  fifth.     The  summary: 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B — Taxis,  1;  Macdonald,  2; 
Bald,  3;  Levy,  4;  time,  :31. 

Half  mile,  open,  class  A— Bernhart,  1;  Ferguson,  2; 
Eisendardt,  3;  time,  1:08  3-5. 

Half  mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— Sanger  1 ;  Ken- 
nedy, 2.  Cabanne,  3;  time,  1:21  2-5 

Second  heaf^-Maddox,  1;  Taylor,  2;  Bliss,  3;  Levy,  4; 
time,  1:17. 

Final  heat — Taxis,  1;  Sanger,  2;  Kennedy,  3;  Taylor,  4: 
Cabanne,  5;  time,  1:16  4  5.    Last  quarter,  :30  4-5. 

One  mile,  open,  class  A — Rigby,  1:  Miller,  2;  Bernhart, 
3;  Eisenharet,  4;  time,  2:34. 

One  mile,  open,  class  B — Sang-Br,  1;  Cabanne,  2;  Titus, 
3;  Kennedy,  4;  C.  M.  Murphy,  5;  Macdonald.  6:  time, 
2:16  1-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  class  B — Cabanne,  50  yds.,  1;  Titus, 
scratch,  2;  Githens,  100  yds.,  3;  Maddox,  280  yds.,  4; 
Steele,  31  yds.,  5;  Callahan,  175  yds.,  6;  time,  12:28  4-5- 

world's  record. 

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TYLER  RIDING  VERY  FAST. 


Does  a  Standing  Start  Mile  in  Private  in 
1:592.5. 
Boston,  July  31. — [Special  telegram.] — Harry 
Tyler  this  afternoon  proved  that  he  can  do  some- 
thing remarkable  in  the  matter  of  speed,  even  if 
he  didn't  break  the  mile  record  a  few  days  ago. 
In  a  private  trial  he  did  the  mile,  standing  start, 
in  1:59  2-5.  The  quarter  was  made  in  :32  2-5; 
third,  :41  4-5;  half,  1:01  1-5  and  three-quarters  in 

1:21  3-.5. 

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TANDEM  RECORD  BROKEN. 


In  Pacing  Levy  and  Steele  Go  a  Half  in  Fifty- 
Eight  Seconds. 
Indianapolis,  July  27. — There  was  a  vast  dif- 
ference between  the  meet  of  the  Zig-Zag  club  ot 
this  season  and  that  of  last.  The  great  grand- 
stand, said  to  seat  10,000  people,  looked  bare  in 
comparison,  the  centre  only  being  filled,  while 
last  season  the  crowd  overflowed  the  stand.  The 
club  expected  a  large  crowd  on  Saturday.  Tyler 
was  the  only  racing  crack  lacking.  He  w-as  at 
Waltham  after  records.  Inadequate  transporta- 
tion facilities  afforded  to  the  grounds  is. 
perhaps,  a  reason  for  the  slim  attendance.  Tnen 
again,  the  local  press  outdid  itself  on  the  entiy  fee 
trouble  and  hurt  the  Zig-Zag  club.  It  misquoted 
a  number  of  the  racing  men  and  managers  and 
hurt  both  ways. 

Sanger  won  the  mile  open.  It  was  a  close  and 
exciting  contest  under  a  2 :20  limit  with  pacemak- 
ers. Sanger,  as  usual,  was  well  back  of  the  bunch 
but  came  out  around  the  turn  and  gained  the  lead. 
He  was  not  headed,  J.  S.  .Johnson,  Titus,  Ken- 
nedy .'ind  Cabanne  being  so  close  up,  in  the  order 
named,  that  a  blanket  would  easily  have  covered 
the  bunch.  The  last  quarter  took  but  :30  4-5  and 
the  race  2:17  1-5.  In  the  mile  open  race  of  last 
year  tor  the  tfl.OOiJ  diamond  Zimmerman  set  a 
scratch  mile  record  of  1:V?.  that  has  not  yet  been 
broken. 
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which  Bliss  rounded  the  turn  and  shot  by  man 
after  man  nntil  an  eighth  from  home  he  w^as  lead- 
ing and  never  was  headed.  Cabanne  beat  Bald 
for  second  and  Kennedy  was  fourth. 

One  of  the  prettiest  pieces  of  riding  of  the  day 
was  Githens'  performance  in  the  half-mile  handi- 
cap, when  he  went  straight  through  the  field 
from  thirty  yards,  a  dare-devil  performance,  and 
won  in  1:02  2-5.  A.  I.  Brown  and  L.  C.  Johnson 
followed  Githens  closely  and  both  say  the  per- 
formance was  a  most  meritorious  one. 

Titus  put  up  a  pretty  contest  in  the  two-mile 
handicap.  From  scratch  he  caught  Taylor  and 
Taxis,  who  had  sixty  yards,  and  the  bunch  was 
gradually  gathered.  On  the  sprint  Titus  won, 
Graves  (120  yards)  second,  Taylor  i,60  yards) 
third  and  Maddox,  who  had  started  the  sprint, 
was  fourth. 

Johnson's  poor  showing  to-day  is  accounted  for 
by  his  being  on  a  strange  mount,  and  in  addition 
very  sore  from  his  fall  in  the  quarter  mile  at  To- 
ledo. 

Bliss  came  out  for  a  try  at  the  flying  mile 
record.  Levy  and  Steele  on  a  tandem  took  him 
to  the  half  in  ;58,  which  gave  them  a  record,  and 
here  Githens  and  Lumsden  picked  him  up  well. 
Before  the  quarter  pole  was  reached,  however, 
Githens'  saddle  clip  broke  and  he  was  compelled 
to  slow  down.  As  it  was  the  mile  was  made  in 
2:03  3-5,  which  figure  stands  as  state  record.  Pel- 
tier and  Black  did  a  standing  half  in  1:00  3-5.  The 
summary: 

One-mile,  novice— M.  S.  Good,  1;  EaJio  Norton,  2;  E.  S" 
Church,  3:  time,  2:31 1-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  B— H.  A.  Githens,  30  yds.,  1; 
A.  I.  Brown,  35  yds.,  2;  L.  C.  Johnson,  40  yds.,  3;  H.  L. 
Dodson,  55  yds.,  4;  time,  1:02  2-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  A — First  heat — E.  H.  Kiser,  1: 
W.  J.  Klinger,  2;  Will  Bonfleld,  3;  O  P.  Bemhart,  4;  E. 
G.  Conley,  5;  time,  :32  3-5. 

Second  heat— F.  B.Rigby.l;  E.  D.  MeKeon,  2;  H.  H. 
Dronberger,  3;  D.  J.  Good,  4;  G.  W.  Kome,  5;  lime,  :33  2-5. 

Final  heat— Eigby,  1;  Klinger,  2;  Bonfleld,  3;  time, 
:.32 1-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B  (time  limit,  2:20)- W.  C.  Sanger, 
1;  John  S.  Johnson,  2;  F.J.Titus,  3;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  4; 
time,  2:17  1-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— W.  P.  Comingore,  180 
yds.,  1;  Eano  Norton,  180  yds.,  2;  W.  Atkins,  180  yds.,  3; 
James  Shoafif,  180  yds.,  4;  F.  E  Ferrees,  125  yds.,  5;  time, 
2:10. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— J.  P.  Bliss,  1;  L.  D.  Cabatme, 
2;  E.  C.  Bald,  3;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  4;  E.  C.  Johnson,  5;  time, 
1:08  1-5. 

One-mile,  2:40  class,  class  A— First  heat— E.  H.  Kiser,  1; 
F.  A.  Thomas,  2;  Eano  Norton,  3;  W.  R.  Watson,  4;  F.  E. 
Frerees,  Jr.,  5:  time,  2:36  2-5 

Second  heat— D.  J.  Good,  1;  O.  E.  Lome,  2;  F.  P.  Gang- 
mer,  3;  E.  S.  Church,  4;  E  D  McKeon,  5;  time,  2:44 1-5. 

Final  heat— Kiser,  1;  McKeon,  2;  Good,  3;  Thomas,  4; 
time,  2:45. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— P.  J.  Titus,  scratch,  1 ;  F. 
C.  Graves,  120  yds.,  2;  George  F.  Taylor,  60  yds.,  3;  H.  H. 
Maddox,  110  yds.,  4;  time,  4:45.    First  mile,  2:25  1-5. 


BLISS  MAKES  A  GOOD  WIN. 


Captures   the    Mile    Open    at  Indianapolis   the 
Second  Day. 

Indianapolis,  July  28. — Rain  was  a  disagree- 
able feature  of  the  second  day,  a  wind  and  rain 
storm  coming  up  in  the  middle  of  the  afternoon. 
Rain  fell  so  hard  that  Sanger  went  and  donned 
his  street  clothes  and  came  out  on  the  track  as  the 
rain  ceased  falling,  but  would  not  start  then. 
The  rain  made  the  track  a  little  heavy.  Walking 
on  the  track  was  difficult,  as  the  top  would  cling 
to  the  shoes.  The  mile  open,  B,  was  run  while 
the  track  was  yet  sticky  and  was  a  pretty  conte-st. 
The  referee  placed  a  limit  of  2:16,  almost  prohib- 
itive. The  men  objected  strongly  and  three  pace- 
makers were  arranged  along  in  Iront.  But  at  the 
start  one  broke  down  and  the  other  two  simply 
could  not  pull  the  race  under.      Bliss  worked 


grandly  down  the  straight,  passing  man  after 
man  and  an  eighth  from  home  the  la.st  one,  Ken- 
nedy, who  had  led  from  the  turn  down.  Cabanne 
and  Titus  followed  BMss  closely  and  also  beat 
Kennedy,  who  ran  wide  of  the  pole  into  fourth 
place,  ahead  of  Charley  Murphy.  Johnson  got 
into  a  pocket  back  of  a  half  dozen  men  and  could 
not  get  through.  Though  the  time  was  only  2:22 
the  referee  allowed  the  race  to  stand. 

Surprise  parties  sometimes  occur  and  Ballard 
was  the  first  of  the  day.  In  the  strong  wind  on 
the  stretch  he  found  his  speed  in  the  mile  handi- 
cap and  Levy  followed  him  closely.  W.  F.  Mur- 
phy was  also  a  close  finisher,  all  of  them  ahead  of 
Cabanne,  the  twenty-yard  man.  Titus,  the 
scratch  man,  could  not  catch  the  field  in  the  stiff 
wind  on  the  backstretch,  Cabanne  having  just 
enough  start  to  catch  the  bunch  before  striking 
the  wind.  Ballard's  time  from  ninety  yards  was 
2:10  1-5,  good  going  for  a  windy  day. 

The  long  markers  had  a  picnic  in  the  tbree- 
mile  handicap  and  Taxis,  Maddox,  Titus,  Ca- 
banne and  the  back  markers  only  overhauled  the 
bunch  at  the  quarter.  But  Titus  and  Cabanne 
were  brought  low  in  a  collision  and  Maddox  and 
Taxis  could  not  get  up.  Leacock  (450  yards),  the 
long  marker,  won  from  Roll  (500  yards)  and  Fine- 


Three-mile,  handicap,  class  B— R.  J.  Leaoock,  450  yds., 
1;  E.  P.  Roll,  500  yds.,  2;  J.  H.  Finehout,  500  yds.,  8; 
time,  7:21. 


NEW  YORK'S  BIG  MEET. 


None  of  the  Very  Big  Men  Present,  but   Good 
Racing,    Nevertheless. 

New  Yoek,  July  28. — Despite  the  midsummer 
dullness  and  heat  and  a  surfeit  of  racing  this  sea- 
son, the  second  annual  meet  of  the  Associated 
Cycling  Clubs  at  Manhattan  Field  this  afternoon 
drew  the  largest  entry  list  with  the  largest  fields 
of  starters  of  the  season.  Five  thousand  people 
within  the  grounds  saw  the  races,  of  whom  about 
two  thousand  paid  admission;  for  15,000  "comps" 
had  been  given  out  for  the  bleachers.  There  was 
the  usual  flock  of  "sparrows"  perched  on  the  aqua- 
duct  and  a  respectable  herd  of  '  'goats' '  climbed 
about  the  rocks  on  Deadhead  Hill. 

Jack  Prince's  merry-go-round  show  had  cut  the 
track  to  pieces  and,  barring  a  six-foot  path  on  the 
inside,  it  was  atrociously  and  dangerously  soft. 
Unless  Receiver  Friedman  does  something  in  the 
way  of  stiffening  the  comers  he  will  find  that  the 
cycling  geese  will  lay  their  golden  eggs  hereafter 


Start   of  the  mile  open,  Indianapolis,  Friday. 


out  (also  500),  Taxis  and  Maddox  fourth  and 
fifth. 

Brown  of  Cleveland  made  a  run  in  the  start  of 
the  quarter-mile  that  gave  him  enough  lead  to 
win  from  Macdonald,  who  is  fast  coming  up,  E. 
C.  Johnson  and  Githens  running  inches  apart  into 
third  and  fourth  places. 

Bliss  was  started  in  this  race  but  for  some  mys- 
terious reason  struck  the  fence.  Bliss  says  he 
may  have  struck  in  a  soft  spot.  He  did  not  com- 
pete in  the  races  thereafter.     The  summary: 

One  mile,  handicap,  Zig-Zag  club— A.  Trieb,  140  yds., 
1;  O.  R.  Lome,- 100  yds.,  2;  F.  P.  Robinson,  100  yds.,  3 
time,  2:17  4-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— E.  W.  Ballard,  90  yds.,  1 
James  Levy,  lOO  yds.,  2;  W.  F.  Murphy,  100  yds.,  3;  L.  D. 
Cabanne,  20  yds.,  4;  time,  2:10 1-5. 

One-mile,  2:30  clas»,  class  A— E.  H.  Kiser,  1;  F.  B 
Rigby,  2;  W.  J.  Klinger,  3;  time,  2:28  4-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B— A.  I.  Brown,  1;  ftay  Mac- 
donald, 2;  H.  A.  Githens,  3;  time,  :30  4-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A- F.  A.  Thomas,  240  yds., 
1;  H.  Dronberger,  240  yds.,  2;  O.  P.  Bemhart,  scratch,  3; 
Rano  Norton,  180  yds ,  4;  time.  4:55.  Bemhart's  last 
quarter,  :28  2-5 

One  mile,  open,  class  B— J.  P.  Bliss,  1;  L  D.  Cabanne, 
2;  F.  J.  Titus,  3;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  4;  C.  M.  Murphy,  5;  time, 
2:22  1-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A— O.  P.  Bemhart,  1;  W.  J. 
Klinger,  2;  E.  D.  McKeon,  3;  time,  1:07  2-5. 


in  some  of  the  surban  fields,  and  serve  him  good 
and  right,  too,  for  his  penny-wise-pound-foolish 
policy. 

There  was  for  once  too  much  of  a  good  thing, 
and  though  the  officials  worked  like  beavers  the 
races  took  from  2  fo  7  o'clock  to  run  off.  This 
was,  however,  largely  due  to  a  rearrangement  of 
the  heat  segregations  in  the  handicaps,  which  the 
tumbles  in  the  half-mile  and  mile  handicap 
frightened  the  officials  into  making.  A  new  and 
very  satisfactory  method  of  running  an  over- 
crowded final  was  tried  in  the  mile  novice,  by 
consent  of  the  twenty-one  men  who  qualified. 
They  were  divided  into  two  heats  and  the  prizes 
went  to  the  placed  men  in  the  faster  heat.  Rat- 
tling good  rushes  from  start  to  finish  were  the 
result. 

The  mile  scratch  furnished  a  hair-raising  last 
lap.  On  the  backstretch  Smith  led,  vrith  Good- 
win close  up.  Blauvelt,  two  lengths  back, 
rushed  through  in  a  mad  race  for  the  pole  at  the 
turn,  but  George  and  Teddy  got  there  in  time  to 
force  him  to  the  outer  edge.  The  leaders  navi- 
gated the  turn  splendidly  and  set  sail  up  the 
stretch  neck  and  neck.  Smith  vpinning  from  Good- 
win by  a  nose,  Blauvelt  being  two  lengths  back, 


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having  been  outgeneraled  in   tbe  turn.     The  last 
half  vas  run  in  1  ;08  2-5. 

The  half-mile  scratch,  -with  Smith,  Rojce, 
Nagel,  Ermintront,  Goodman,  Scott,  Coffin  and 
Blauvelt  as  startei-s,  was  looked  upon  as  likely  to 
prove  the  feature  of  the  day's  racing  and  so  ii/  did, 
hut  a  very  disastrous  one.  As  they  rounded  into 
the  backstretch  Smith  was  leading,  followed 
closely  by  Goodwin  and  Blauvelt,  the  race  lying 
between  these,  Koyce  having  been  beaten  off  at 
the  fii-st  turn  of  the  last  lap.  The  people  were  up 
on  the  seats  yelling  with  excitement,  when  sud- 
denly Smith  pulled  his  feet  out  and  fell.  Good- 
win struck  his  rear  wheel  and  went  down.  Blau- 
velt swung  wide  into  the  fence  and  was  wrecked. 
Then  the  other  five  piled  themselves  on  top  of  the 
heap.  A  lot  of  badly  broken  wheels  was  tlie  re- 
sult, bat  fortunately  no  one  was  badly  hurt. 
Blauvelt  was  bruised  too  badly  to  race  any  more, 
and  George  Smith  had  to  close  his  career  for  the 
day  on  account  of  his  broken  wheel.  Teddy 
Goodwin,  with  his  usual  great  head,  was  the  first 
to  recover  his  senses,  and  picked  up  his  wheel  and 
started  on  a  run  for  the  finish;  but  Coffin  and 
Ermintrout  grabbed  wheels  and  took  the  first  and 
second  prizes,  Teddy  winning  third  "in  a  walk." 
From  here  on  the  fields  were  cut  down,  and  much 
delay  was  experienced  in  getting  the  men  on  their 
marks. 

Blauvelt  (scratch)  and  Scott  (fifteen  yards)  did 
some  good  riding  in  the  trials  of  the  mile  handi- 
cap, the  former  winning  his  heat  in  2:24,  and  the 
latter  coming  within  thirty  yards,  all  told,  of 
2:21.  In  the  final  there  was  enother  smash-up  on 
the  last  lap,  Darmer  ialling  at  the  first  turn  and  a 
dozen  men  piling  in  a  heap.  Fortunately  again 
nothing  but  wheels  hurt. 

In  the  2:30  mile  Barbeau  did  up  Eoyce  very 
neatly  in  2:29  1-5.  The  latter  is  rather  an  over- 
rated man  at  distances  above  the  si)rints,  or  his 
friends  tell  the  tiuth  when  they  say  he  has  gone 
stale.  The  half-mile  handicapping  was  a  triumph 
for  the  man  who  made  the  allotments,  the  heats 
and  final  being  altogether  about  the  best  racing  of 
the  day  The  trials  were  run  in  1:06  2-5,  1:06  4-5, 
1:06  4-5,  1:07  2-5  and  1:07  4-5,  and  the  final  in 
1:05  4-5. 

In  the  five-mile  team  race  the  contestants  re- 
fused the  concession  of  Eeferee  Eaymand  permit- 
ting them  to  score  by  miles  instead  of  laps,  and 
as  a  result  they  panned  out  at  the  finish  about  as 
tired  lot  of  boys  after  their  twenty  sprints  as  one 
ever  saw.  Eoyce  made  the  running  for  a  mile 
and  then  threw  up  the  sponge.  From  here  on 
the  fight  was  between  Goodman,  Earl,  Kohlke 
and  Doup,  the  former  winning  by  good  j  udgment 
and  great  pluck;  for  he  is  in  far  from  good  racing 
trim.     The  summary: 

One-mile  novice— Final  heats  (prizes  to  go  to  to  one, 
two,  three  in  the  fastest  heat)  First  heat— Steve  Dunn,  1; 
O.  Hedstr.im,  2;  A.  Kluge,  3;  time,  2:34  1-5 

Second  heat— J.  G.  Tucker,  1;  C.  A.  Durling,  2;  Leibold, 
3;  time,  8:32  4-5.    The  placed  men  in  this  heat  won  the 
prizes. 
One  mile  scratch— G.  C.  Smith,  1    F.  F.  Goodman,   2; 

E.  L.  Blauvelt,  3;  time,  2::33 .3-5. 

One-mile  handicap— Final  heat — E.  A.  Roffinger,  70^  ds., 
1;  George  Cobb,  75,  2;  VV.  C.  Eoonae,  CO,  3;  J.  W.  Judge, 
63,  4;  time,  2:21. 

Half-mile  scratch— G.  W.  Coffin,  1;  J.  F.  Ermentrant,  2; 

F.  F.  Goodman,  3;  all  fell  and  no  time  taken. 
Two-mile  haddicap  (Brst  two  in  final)- Fij  st  heat— C. 

A.  Church,  110  yds.,  1;  L.  V.  Mockridge,  300,  2;  time, 
4:53  4  5. 

Second  heat— H.  K.  Roe,  170  yds  ,  1;  F.  E.  Doup,  80,  S; 
time,  4:52  2-5. 

Twomile  handicap— Final  heat— E.  A.  Bofflnger,  120 
yds.,  1;  W.  C.  Roome,  110,  2;  J.  W.  Judge,  120,  3;  time, 
4:14  4.5. 

One-mile,  SM  class— W.  A.  Barbeau,  1 ;  G.  F.  Royce,  2; 
M  Scotr,  3;  time.  2:-.i9  1-5. 

Haitmile  handicap— Final  heBt— W.  A.  Whelpley.  90 
yds.,  1;  W.  F.  Wahrenberger,  CO,  2;  O.  Hedstrom,  90,  3: 
time,  1:05  4-5. 


Five  mile  team  race — Riverside  Wheelmen  (F.  F.  Good- 
man, J.  W.  Judge,  E.  A.  Bofflnger)  89  points,  1 :  Green- 
wich Wheelmen  (H.  J.  New,  A.  L.  Ford,  G.  P.  Kulilke) 
87  points.  '•';  King's  County  Wheelmen  (F.  E.  iJoup,  C.  F. 
Earl,  O.  W.  Young)  '4  points,  3;  New  York  Wheelmen 
(J.  P.  Instone,  F.  E.  Fink,  U.  F.  Wakbj)  39  points,  4; 
Tourist  Cycle  Club  (G.  F.  Royce,  G.  A.  Beckwilh,  only 
two  starters)  20  points,  5;  time,  13:29  2:5. 

Club  contest  for  cup— Riverside  Wheelmen,  25  points, 
1;  Greenwich  Wheelmen,  14  points,  2.  The  other  clubs 
nowhere. 

»       * 

BEST   OF  THE  SEASON. 


Toledo's  Successful  Meet  Closed — Scratch  Record 
Nearly  Broken. 
Toledo,  O.,  July  26. — Sanger  called  heads,  the 
dollar  thrown  from  Frank  Chapman's  hand  turned 
tail,  and  the  big  Milwaukeean  was  out  just  §350 
in  value  of  prizes  to  the  Minneapolitan,  John  S. 
Johnson.  This  figure  represents  the  diflerence  in 
value  between  first  and  second  prizes  in  the  great 
mile  open  race  of  the  second  day  of  the  Toledo 
Cycling  Club's  race  meet.  Sanger  and  Johnson 
had  run  a  dead  heat,  so  the  judges  called  it;  a 
great  number  of  spectators  gave  it  to  Sanger,  few 
gave  it  to  .lohnson,  although  Henry  Goodman, 
who  was  at  the  tape,  says  he  thought  daylight 
fiashed  between  the  tires  of  Johnson  in  front  and 
Sanger  second.  There  was  a  question  and  it  was 
called  a  dead  heat.  Sanger  would  have  preferred 
to  runjt  over,  but  Johnson  (having  a  special  mile 
to  do  a  few  minutes  after,  which  he  rode  in 
2:05  3-5,  paced  by  Steele  and  Levy  on  a  tandem 
and  C.  M.  Murphy  for  the  last  half)  preferred  to 
accept  the  proposition  to  toss  the  coin.     In  fact. 


The  Crowd   at  Toledo. 

he  jumped  at  the  proposition.  The  two  will 
hardly  see  another  such  prize,  a  magnificent  brass 
bedstead,  canopy  topped,  with  silk  bedclothes, 
and  furniture  of  mahogany  all  silver  trimmed. 
The  race  was  run  in  two  heats  and  a  final  on  the 
half-mile  track,  which  was  in  rather  poor  shape, 
and  sandy  away  from  the  iDole. 

Johnson  won  the  first  heat,  C.  M.  Murphy  a 
close  second,  Gus  Steele  and  Conn  Baker  running 
in  ahead  of  Bliss,  who  did  not  half  try.  Bliss  had 
a  chill  j  ust  before  this  race,  and  won  the  previous 
two-third  mile  race  on  nerve.  Sanger  did  not 
win  the  second  heat,  Cabanne  shooting  over  the 
tape  past  Sanger  and  Bald,  Taxis  running  fourth. 

A   MIGHTY    STRUGGLE. 

The  final  was  a  great  race.  W.  F.  Murphy 
took  the  pace  and  made  it  lively.  C.  M.  Murphy, 
Bald,  Steele,  Cabanne,  Sanger,  Johnson  and  Taxis 
got  away  in  the  order  named,  and  held  it  for  the 
first  half.  At  the  first  turn  Steele  slowed  down 
and  Cabanne,  Sanger  and  Johnson  all  but  col- 
lided. In  the  confusion  Sanger  nearly  got  away 
from  Johnson,  working  to  the  front  in  good  style 
but  in  soft  going.  At  the  turn  Sanger  passed 
Conn  Baker,  who  joined  in  and  paced  the  second 
half  and  into  the  straight  led  by  several  lengths, 
with  Johnson  at  his  rear.  C.  M.  Murphy  closed 
up  on  Johnson.  A  bare  hundred  yards  from 
home  Johnson  shot  out.  He  was  a  foot  behind  at 
the  ten-yard  mark  and  tie  at  the  tape.     Sanger 


was  going  his  best,  but  made  another  jump  when 
it  was  too  late,  ten  yards  over  the  tape.  C.  M. 
Murphy  was  left  as  if  standing  when  Johnson 
jumped,  and  finished  just  the  length  back. 
Cabanne  was  on  Murphy's  rear  and  Taxis  quit  on 
the  stretch. 

CLOSE  TO   KKCOED   TIME. 

The.  race  was  run  in  2:14,  only  a  second  slower 
than  tbe  fastest  scratch  race  of  the  year,  that  of 
Johnson  at  Dayton,  June  30,  and  two  seconds 
slower  than  record,  2:12  by  Zimmerman  at 
Indianapolis  last  year.  The  crowd  yelled  and 
shi'ieked  in  enthusi;ism,  shouting  "Sanger, 
Sanger."  All  deploi-ed  Johnson's  lack  of  sports- 
manlike spirit  in  taking  Sanger's  pace  throughout 
so  persistently  and  rest  running  his  own  race. 
Bald  says  Johnson  asked  him  as  they  came  out 
for  the  final  to  let  him  (.Tohnson)  hold  Sanger's 
wheel  when  he  got  It  and  not  freeze  him  out.  In 
the  great  race  of  the  first  day  Johnson  was  gouged 
out  of  his  position  by  Bald,  who  was  in  turn 
shoved  out  by  Titus,  who  again  in  turn  gave  way 
to  Johnson.  The  latter  was  left  by  Sanger's 
jump. 

Sanger  won  .$850  in  prizes  at  this  meet.  He 
captured  the  half-mile  open  in  his  usual  clever 
style,  both  he  and  Murphy  beating  Johnson. 
Sanger  gained  the  lead  on  the  backstretch,  and 
Murphy  took  the  pole  back  of  him.  Johnson  on 
the  outside  made  an  ineffectual  attempt  to  better 
his  position. 

cabanne's  clevek  win. 
One  of  the  prettiest  races  of  the  meet,  and  the 
fastest,  was  the  mile  handicap,  the  last  of  the 
day,  in  which  Titus  at  twenty  yards  was  virtually 
scratch.  Kennedy  had  fifty  and  Cabanne  ninety 
yards.  The  field  of  a  score  bunched  early  and  for 
the  final  Maddox  secured  the  lead  and  made  a 
game  attempt  to  win.  But  Cabanne  <ame  out 
strong .  and  rapidly  collect*  d  Maddox  into  the 
fold. 

The  field  came  up  and  Kennedy,  who  yesterday 
beat  Cabanne,  was  pocketed.  It  was  clearly  Ken- 
nedy's race  could  he  clear  the  field.  This  he 
found  impossible,  Cabanne  finishing  strong  in 
2:08  1-5,  the  fastest  handicap  of  the  reason,  Ken- 
nedy second  and  Titus  third,  only  a  yard  back  of 
the  winner.  Titus'  performance  is  equivalent  to 
2:09  2-5,  two  seconds  better  than  record  and  two- 
fifths  of  a  second  faster  than  Sanger's  fast  race  at 
Milwaukee  on  a  short  track.  Had  Titus  started 
scratch  the  record  would  have  been  his.  Bald  and 
E.  C.  Johnson,  who  has  no  superior  at  quarter- 
mile  work,  had  it  out  in  the  quarter  and  the  race 
was  Bald's  to  all  appearances,  though  giren  to 
Johnson. 

THE   CLASS  A   EVENTS. 

Tom  Cooper  remains  top  notch  in  the  class  A 
events  of  Ohio  and  Michigan,  and  is  much  sought 
by  team  managers.  L.  D.  Cabanne,  of  St.  Lonis, 
had  his  first  opportunity  of  meeting  the  big  men 
and  carried  away  as  many  prizes  as  anybody. 
His  showing  was  an  excellent  one  and  earned  him 
a  position  on  the  Cleveland  team.  This  was  John 
S.  Johnson's  last  day  on  a  Stearns,  report  saying 
he  will  ride  another  wheel. 

NEW   TEAMS   OUT. 

The  Yost  Manufacturing  Company  has  secured 
at  this  meet  two  westerii  men  and  one  from  the 
eastern  and  will  start  a  team  at  once.  Steele  is 
one  of  the  men. 

E.  F.  Miller,  of  the  Spalding  team,  starts  home 
to-day  for  a  mouth's  rest  and  to  recover  from  his 
bruises  caused  by  several  falls. 

Seventy-five  of  the  circuit  chasers  take  a  special 
train  of  three  sleepers  and  a  baggage  car  to-night 
for  Indianapolis.  The  Toledo  meet  is  over,  and 
was  one  of  the  grandest  of  the  season,    with  the 


"  The  important  thing  in  a  contest  for  supremacy  is  to  have  an  abiding  faith  in  the  ultimate 
triumph  of  that  which  appeals  to  the  intelligence  of  the  people." 


The  National 


Appeals  to  the 
intelligence 
of  all  riders. 

IT  WINS  ON  ITS  MERITS 

Its  "  ultimate  triumph  "  is  sure  for  it  substantiates  all  claims 
made  for  it.  Watch  its  increasing  popularity.  Ask  your 
dealer  for  it  or  send  for  catalog 

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AENTION   THC    REFEREE. 


The  makers  of  these  celebrated  wheels  have  not  paid  any  attention  to  racing  this  year.  They  have 
not  had  to.  They  have  been  busy  filling  orders.  But  the  boys  will  have  them.  And  they  ride  them  and 
win.     Here  are  a  few  results  : 

RACF.S    WON 

Waukesha  Road  Race — (Conceded  the  most  important  race  of  the  season  outside  of  Chicago) First 

Oshaloosa,  7o2«a— Half-mile  championship   Second 

"  "    — One  mile  "  First 

"  "    — Quarter-mile     "  First 

_"  "    — Two-mile  "  First 

Abilene,  Kansas —    Imperials  took  everything  on  the  Fourth 

Wheaton,  Illinois— One  mile  handicap  First 

_"  "      —Half-mile        " First 

Chicago  High  School  Championship— Five-mile  championship     First 

"  "  "  "  — Quarter-mile        "  First 

"  "  •'  "  —One  mile  " Third 

Aurora-Oswego  Road  Race— Record  broken  nearly  five  minutes First  and  Second 

New  York  Mills— Ten-mile  road  race Fourth 

Portland,  Oregon— Three  gold  medals    First 

Colfax,  Was/iingiton-Ten-mile  handicap;  coast  record  broken    First 

"■  "  — One  mile  county  championship    Firs* 

"  "  — One  mile  state  championship Second 

AI,I,    IMPMRIAI,    ROAD    WHEBIS. 

Plenty  more  to  come.    The  best  part  of  the  season  for  riding  is  to  come.     Do  not  fail  to  get  an  IMPERIAL. 

AMES  &  FROST  COMPANY,  BMhai k  Street  and  Cherry  Avenue,  CHICAGO. 


most  up-to-value  list  of  prizes  ever  oftered. 
Everything  was  run  with  a  prolific  hand,  yet  the 
club  cleared  expenses  the  first  day.  The  total 
attendance  was  about  10,000.     The  summary: 

One- mile,  2:40  class,  class  A— First  heat— R.  F.  Dailery, 
1;  F.  B.  Rigby,  2;  W.  H.  St.  John,  3;  A.  G.  Herman,  4; 
time,  3:11 1-5. 

Second  heat— P.  W.  Klinger,  1;  E.  Calkins,  2;  E.  St.  Ar- 
mand,  3;  C.  O.  Lasley.  4;  time,  2:28  2-5. 

Final  heat— F.  B.  Rigby,  1;  P.  W.  Klinger,  2;  VF.  St. 
John,  3;  E.  St.  Armand,  4;  time,  2:36  2-5 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— J.  S.  Johnson,  1 ; 
C.  M.  Murphy,  2;  C.  Baker,  3;  F.  J.  Titus,  4;  R.  F.  Goetz, 
5:  time,  1:13. 

Second  heat— L.  D.  Cabanne,  1;  W.  C.  Sanger,  2;  G.  F. 
Taylor,  3;  B.  C.  Bald.  4;  H.  11.  Maddox,  5;  time  1:09. 

Final  heat— W.  C  Sanger,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2;  J.  S. 
Johnson,  3;  G.  F.Taylor,  4;  E.  C.  Bald,  5;  time,  1:114-5 
Won  by  six  inches. 

Two-third-mile,  class  B— First  heat— F.  J.  Titus,  1;  H. 
Elinsman,  2;  E.  C.  Johnson,  3;  James  Levy  4;  time,  1:41. 

Second  heat^H.  H.  Maddox,  1;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  2;  J.  P. 
Bliss,  3;  A.  I.  Brown,  Cleveland,  4;  time,  1:41  3-5. 

Final  heat— J.  P.  Bliss,  I;  F.  J.  Titus,  2;  A.  D.  Kennedy, 
3;  H.  H.  Maddox,  4;  time,  1:40.  Levy  won  special  at  end 
of  first  lap. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— First  heat— O.  P.  Bemhart,  1 ; 
L.  C.  Johnson,  2;  F.  C.  Sohrein,  3;  O.  L.  Brailey,  4;  time, 
8:39  4-5. 

Second  heat— Tom  Cooper,  1;  M.  Hoachstetter,  2; 
Claude  Doty,  3;  E.  Calkins,  4:  time,  2:34  4-5. 

Final  heat— Tom  Cooper,  1;  O.  P.  Bemhart.  a;  L  C 
Johnson,  3.  Not  inside  limit,  run  over— Tom  Cooper,  1; 
O.  P.  Bernbart,  2;  L.  O.  Johnson,  3;  M.  Hoachstetter,  4; 
time,  2:36  4-5. 

Quarter-mile  open,  class  B— First  heat— E.  C.  Johnson, 
1;  H.  A.  Githens,  2;  C.  H.  Callahan,  3;  time,  :32  2  5. 

Second  heat— L.  Cabanne,  1;  E.  C.  Bald,  2;  Ray  Mac- 
donald,  3;  W.  J.  Edwards,  4. 

Third  heat— G.  F.  Taylor,  1;  F.  C.  Graves,  2;  time, 
:33  3  5. 

Final  heat— E.  C.  Johnson,  Cleveland,  1;  E.  C.  Bald,  2; 
H.  A.  Githens,  3;  L.  D.  Cabanne,  4;  time,  : 33  2-5. 

Two-mile  handicap,  class  A— C.  O.  Lasley,  300  yds.,  1; 
J.  G.  Ruse,  2.30  yds.,  2;  P.  W.  Klinger,  60  yds.,  3;  J.  W. 
Clouse,  250  yds.,  4;  time,  4:51  3-5. 

One-mile  open,  special  sanction,  $500  bedroom  set — 
First  heat— J.  S.  Johnson,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2;  Gus  Steele, 
3;  Conn  Baker,  4;  time,  2:22. 

Second  heat— W.  C.  Sanger,  1;  E.  C.  Bald,  2;  L.  D.  Ca 
banne.  3;  W.  W.  Taxis,  4;  time,  2:32  1-5. 

Final  heat^-W.  C.  Sanger  and  J.  S.  Johnson,  dead  heat; 
C  M.  Murphy,  3;  L.  D.  Cabanne,  4;  E.  C.  Bald,  5;  time, 
2:14. 

One-mile  handicap,  class  B— L.  D.  Cabanne,  90  yds.,  1; 
A.  D.  Kennedy,  50  yds.,  2;  F.  C.  Graves,  50  yds.,  3;  F.  J 
Titus,  20  yds.,  4;  H.  H.  Maddox,  80  yds.,  5;  time,  2:08  1-5 


NOTES  OF  THE  CIRCUITS. 


Breezy  Paragraphs  from  the  "Referee's"  Cor- 
respondent About  the  Racing  Men. 

"Papa"  Atkins  has  a  traveling  commission 
from  the  house  to  photograph  everything  Ram- 
bler. 

George  Taylor  is  rapidly  rounding  into  shape 
and  will  make  the  best  of  them  hustle  within  a 
short  time. 

Tom  Cooper,  of  Detroit,  and  Mike  Dirnberger, 
greatly  resemble  each  other  in  actions,  looks  and 
style  of  riding. 

The  Columbia  team  will  retire  for  a  rest,  at  the 
close  of  the  season,  to  Colonel  Pope's  thousand- 
acre  game  preserve  in  Maine. 

Steele  and  Levy  have  invested  in  a  tandem  and 
expect  to  win  quite  a  number  of  special  prizes  by 
pacing  men  in  special  record  miles. 

Some  of  the  boys  made  monkeys  of  themselves 
at  the  New  Worden  house  in  Newark.  The  land- 
lord said  they  were  "tougher  than  horsemen." 

W.  J.  Edwards,  the  Califomian,  had  several  of 
the  ligaments  of  his  leg  badly  torn  in  his  fall  at 
Asbury  Park,  and  is  not  able  to  do  himself  justice, 
as  yet. 

Fort  Wayne  lost  $250  on  the  tournament  and 
Indianapolis  about  §300.  Toledo  cleared  expenses 
the  first  day  and  Cleveland  probably  lost.  The 
successful  race  meet  manager  knows    how  and 


when  to  advertise  and  the  secret  of  doing  his  ad- 
vertising cheaply. 

The  mile  handicap  at  Indianapolis,  won  from 
ninety  yards  in  2:08  1-5  by  Cabanne,  with  Titus 
(twenty  yards)  only  a  length  back,  was  the  fastest 
handicap  of  the  season. 

Fred  Graves,  one  of  the  Victor  team,  is  "coming 
np. ' '  He  won  three  thirds  at  Toledo  and  did  bet- 
ter than  this  at  Indianapolis.  Graves  has  had 
bard  work  getting  in  shape. 

A.  D.  Kennedy  and  E.  F.  Miller  have  ridden 
in  hard  luck  of  late.  Both  ride  strong  but  just 
fail  to  get  placed.  They  are  seldom  amongst  the 
"also  ran,"  however,  being  fourth  or  fifth  as  a 
rule. 

F.  J.  Jenney  still  holds  out  against  the  machin- 
ations of  team  managers,  who  are  playing  cards  to 
catch  this  big  bug  in  class  A.  Jenney  is  a  great 
hulking  fellow  and  has  the  form  and  constitution 
to  stand  hard  training. 

Gus  Von  Den  Steinen,  of  Cleveland,  won  his 
first  race  at  Cleveland  after  many  years  of  good- 
natured  eifort.  He  is  a  ."small  man  and  rides  a 
big  gear.  The  crowd  went  wild  over  his  victory 
in  the  handicap  for  the  world  trophy. 

Herman  Klinsman,  "Eck's  Minnesota  cyclone." 
returned  to  Rochester,  Minn.,  from  Indianapolis. 
Klinsman  weighs  196  pounds,  uses  a  6J-inch 
crank,  76  geared  18-pound  machine,  and  pulls  the 
wheel  all  to  pieces.  He  is  to  ride  a  heavier  wheel, 
shorter  cranks  and  smaller  gear. 

C.  C.  Van  Tine,  of  Findlay,  O.,  is  one  of  the 
quietest  men  on  the  racing  ciicuit.  He  appears 
at  a  race  meet,  is  placed  in  nearly  every  race,  dis- 
appears as  mysteriously  as  he  came,  seldom  travels 
with  the  crowd,  yet  bobs  up  serenely  in  the  next 
stopping  place.  His  head  is  always  normal  and 
this  is  one  of  the  man's  most  pleasing  features. 

Columbia  bicycles  no  longer  have  blue  rims,  but 
the  Columbia  team  has  adopted  blue  bands  for 
the  straw  hats  worn  by  the  seven  members  of  the 
party,  "not  to  say  anything  of  the  dog,"  which 
also  has  a  blue  rim  to  its  little  straw  hat.  The 
entire  team  in  a  carriage  en  route  to  the  races,  all 
in  white  suits  and  their  hats  with  blue  bands,  is 
an  attractive  sight. 

An  Ohio  state  circuit  is  being  rapidly  formed 
which  will  hold  a  number  of  the  big  men  in  the 
west  and  prevent  their  attending  the  good  roads 
tournament  at  Asbury  Park.  Cleveland  Aug.  1, 
Columbus  Labor  day  and  the  day  following, 
Springfield  Sept.  6,  Portsmouth  Sept.  7,  Sandusky 
Sept.  8.  Wauseon  will  probably  secure  a  national 
circuit  date  about  Aug.  28.  Each  meet  will  vie 
with  the  east  in  a  prize  list. 

Eddie  Bald  has  nine  firsts  that  he  has  won  in 
scratch  races  in  which  either  Sanger,  Tyler  or 
Johnson  has  competed.  Sanger  has  beaten  Bald 
three  more  times  than  Bald  has  beaten  Sanger. 
Sanger's  percentage  of  wins  among  the  big  men  is 
the  largest,  and  by  big  men  is  meant  Sanger, 
Bald,  Tyler  and  Johnson.  Bliss  has  not  been 
on  the  circuit  as  long  as  the  others,  but  if  he 
keeps  on  winning  will  soon  rank  in  the  lead  on 
percentage. 

*      * 

QUAKES  CITY  RACING  JOTTINGS. 


Race  Meet  of  the  Pottsville  Wheelmen's  Asso- 
ciation—Other Racing  Matters. 
Philadelphia,  July  30. — The  race  meet  of 
the  Potts^dlle  Wheelmen's  Association  last  week 
was  attended  by  1,500  people.  The  races  were 
well  contested,  although  a  poor  track  rendered 
the  time  slow.  The  novice  was  won  by  Lam- 
bruskini  in  2:59  4-5,  with  Haesler  second  and 
Gehrihg  third.  Bernet  captured  the  mile  open  in 
2:58.      J.  B.  Corser  established  a  half-mile  record 


for  the  track  of  1 :14  3-5.  Bernet  once  more  dis- 
tinguished himself  by  scooping  the  five-mile  hand- 
icap in  16:15. 

The  annual  five-mile  road  race  between  teams 
rejjresenting  the  Eclipse  and  Golden  Eagle  Wheel- 
men will  be  run  ofl"  Aug.  11  over  the  Btyn  Mawr- 
City  Line  course,  Philadelphia. 

C.  F.  Earp  leads  in  the  race  for  the  cup  offered 
by  the  Kiverton  Athletic  Association,  for  the  best 
showing  on  the  track  during  the  present  season, 
he  having  nine  points  to  his  credit.  M.  J.  Bailey 
and  C.  B.  Brooksbank  are  tied  for  second  place, 
each  having  scored  eight  points. 

George  M.  Coates,  Jr. ,  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania crack,  has  reached  Labrador  and  will 
put  in  the  remainder  of  the  summer  with  the  uni- 
versity exploring  party. 

,Toe  Diver  and  H.  C.  O'Neill,  two  of  the  fastest 
local  men,  have  been  admitted  to  membership  in 
the  Century  Wheelmen,  thereby  greatly  strength- 
ening their  racing  team. 

A  two-mile  professional  race,  held  at  Washing- 
ton Park  last  week,  was  won  by  G.  Soeding  in 
7:11  1-5.     Swank  was  second  and  Klutkee  third. 

Thursday  afteanoon  John  Grouch  went  against 
Wenzel's  mile  record  of  2:26  2-5  for  the  Rivertou 
track,  and  succeeded  in  negotiating  the  distance 
in  2:24,  although  the  pacing  was  very  poor. 

The  class  A  Rambler  team,  which  includes  Mc- 
Curdy,  Mershon,  Grouch,  Heishley,  Church,  Har- 
mer  and  Wenzel,  will,  at  the  end  of  the  present 
season,  go  after  all  the  local  records.  Taxis,  Rich, 
Lagen  and  Diver  also  claim  to  be  yearning  for 
notoriety  in  this  direction. 

A  three-mile  handicap  road  race  for  boys  was 

run  off  at  Vineland  last  week,  and  resulted   in  a 

victory   for  John  Pennine,  who,  with  a  handicap 

of  a  ninute  and  a-half,    covered  the  distance  in 

7:45;  Harry  Walls,    scratch,    second,  and  Edward 

Dare  third. 

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*      * 

Race  Notes. 

A  series  of  bicycle  races  will  be  the  main  fea1>- 
ure  of  the  open  handicap,  field  day  of  the  Dayton, 
O.,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  on  Labor  day. 

The  Sarnia  ( Ont. ;  Bicycle  Club  will  hold  its 
fourth  aimual  race  meet  on  Wednesday,  Aug.  15, 
entries  close  Saturday,  Aug.  11. 

Last  Wednesday  C.  E.  Green  (5:00)  won  an 
eleven-mile  road  race  at  Davenport,  la.,  in  37:10. 
Boyschou  won  the  time  in  34 :52. 

E.  N.  Sanders,  of  the  firm  of  Jordan  &  Sanders, 
has  been  appointed  chairman  of  the  Missouri  rac- 
ing board,  vice  H.  A.  Canfield,  resigned. 

Wabash,  Ind.,  will  enjoy  a  good  day's  sport  on 
August  3.  A  race  meet  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Dragon  Cycle  Club  will  be  given  at  the  fair 
grounds  that  day. 

The  Victor  Cycle  Club  arranged  a  race  meet  to 
take  place  at  St.  Charles,  Mo.  It  has  been  re- 
fused sanction,  as  the  meet  is  on  Sunday  and  is 
now  talking  of  holding  the  meet  without  sanction. 

The  national  circuit  tournament  at  St.  Louis 
to  be  held  Aug.  24  and  25  will  be  under  the  man- 
agement of  the  Associated  Cycling  Clubs,  and  not 
under  the  Pastime  Athletic  Club  as  first  adver- 
tised. 

The  various  committees  of  the  Associated  Cy- 
cling Clubs  of  St.  Louis  are  now  at  work  to  com- 
plete arrangements  for  the  meet  of  Aug.  25.  C. 
C.  Hildebrand  took  in  part  of  the  circuit  and  se- 
cured a  number  of  entries.  Tde  prize  list  will  be 
first  class  in  every  respect.  Already  four  high 
grade  wheels  have  been  secured  and  one  $100- 
diamond  medal.  There  will  be  at  least  three 
prizes  for  each  event,  beside  specials  for  the  quar- 
ters.    The  track  is  fast,    as  recent  performances 


show.  Some  entertainmeDt  will  be  arranged  for 
the  night  of  the  races  for  the  visitors.  Entries 
for  the  handicap  events  close  Aug.  18  for  the  other 
events  Aug.  23. 

St.  Louis  is  more  than  proud  of  the  way  Date 
Cabanne  is  holding  up  the  honors  of  his  town 
while  on  the  circuit.  His  club  mates  are  talking 
of  meeting  him  at  the  depot  on  his  return  with  a 
brass  band. 

At  the  Pastime  Athletic  Club  grounds,  St. 
Louis,  the  national  circuit  meet  of  the  Asso- 
ciated Cycling  Clubs  of  that  city  will  take  place 
Aug.  25.  The  value  of  the  prizes  assures  a  series 
of  interesting  events. 

The  Century  Cycle  Club  of  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  will 
will  hold  its  first  race  meet  Labor  Day,  Sept.  3. 
An  attractive  programme  of  class  A  events  is  being 
arranged  and  will  be  mailed  on  application  to 
F.  W.  Donna,  Secretary. 

A.  committee  of  the  Manhattan  Bicycle  Club 
has  in  consideration  an  open  fifty-mile  handicap 
road  race  for  fifty  prospective  prizes.  The  "first 
race"  is  announced  for  August,  the  impressioa 
being  that  some  uew  serial  scheme  is  to  be  sprung. 

Frank  Hackett  of  Palmyra,  with  a  5:00  handi- 
cap, won  the  Sun  Prairie-Madison  (Wis. )  twelve 
aud  one-half  mile  road  race,  with  H.  N.  Scoville 
of  Di.xon,  111.,  second.  Crocker  of  Milwaukee  won 
the  time  (40:38)  from  scratch  and  Heilson  was 
third. 

The  good  roads  tournament  which  takes  place 
at  Asbury  Park,  N.  J.,  on  Aug.  30,  31  and  Sept. 
1,  promises  to  be  a  grand  success.  Throughout 
the  country  it  has  aroused  the  utmost  interest 
among  cyclists,  and  it  is  certain  that  most  of 
America's  crack  men  will  compete.  The  track 
will  be  vastly  improved. 

A  race  meet  will  be  held  at  Ingall's  Park, 
Joliet,  111.,  Aug.  9  and  10.  The  list  of  valuable 
lirizes  offered  will  not  fail  to  attract  the  best  men 
from  far  and  near.  The  Joliet  races  have  always 
enjoyed  the  reputation  of  being  of  an  extremely 
interesting  nature.  This  year's  event  promises  to 
eclipse  all  the  previous  ones. 

South  Jersey  has  the  racing  craze  and  the  fol- 
lowing meets  are  announced:  Mercer  County 
Wheelmen  at  Trenton  on  Aug.  25;  Riverton  A.  A. 
for  Gloucester,  Camden  and  Burlington  County 
riders  at  Eiverton,  trials  Aug.  4  and  finals  Aug. 
11;  Burlington  County  fair  at  Mt.  Holly,  first 
week  in  October  and  Ocean  County  Wheelmen's 
meet  Labor  day. 

Sept.  12  promises  to  be  the  gala  day  of  the  fifth 
annual  state  fair  to  be  held  in  Syracuse  Sept. 
6-13.  The  New  York  State  Fair  Association  has, 
readily  recognizing  the  interest  taken  in  cycling 
by  the  public,  set  aside  this  day  for  what  will  cer- 
tainly be  a  most  interesting  race  meet.  Harry  R. 
Schell,  chairman  of  the  S.  A.  A  cycling  division 
committee,  which  so  successfully  ran  last  year's 
labor  day  meet,  has  charge  of  affairs  The  track, 
which  is  located  on  the  fair  grounds,  is  a  good 
one,  the  cracks,  who  were  present  at  the  Labor  day 
meet  last  year,  having  pronounced  it  as  one  of  the 
fastest  in  the  state.  E.xcursion  rates  can  be  had 
over  all  railroads.  Trains  run  directly  into  the 
grounds. 

Letter  Carriers  Have  a  Race. 
A  thousand  spectators  saw  the  first  ten-mile 
road  race  of  the  Chicago  letter  cairiers  Sunday,  at 
Palmer  Square.  C.  W.  Green,  of  the  Madison 
street  station,  won  the  prize  offered  by  Postmaster 
Hessing  with  an  eight-minute  handicay,  and  the 
time  prize  was  won  by  A.  E.  Smith,  of  the  north 
division  station,  who  covered"  the  distance  in  29 :1S. 


Smith  and  G.  S.  Olson,  the  scratch   men,   sloweC 
up  on  the  last  lap,    thinking   they  had  finished. 

The  Summary: 

Hdep.  Time. 

C  W.Green 8:  0  36:00 

Carl  Dietrich 2:03  29:18 

G.  B.  Wheeler  . . . : 8:00  36:30 

G.C.Russell  3:30  3!!:00 

C.  J.  Coagenkuecht  6:30  34:10 

A.  E.  Smith Scr.  29:15 

G.  S.  Olson Scr.  29:15  2-5 

G.  H.  Stone 5:00  33:30 

C.  B.  Grhham  ,5:00  33:45 

C.  0.  Gordon 8:00  36:30 

C.  W.  Iverson ■. 5:00  33:00 

Charles  Brown  4:30  32:30 

B.  E.  Whitney 2::M  31 :00 

F.  Gray 2:30  31:05 


Where  Racing  Men  May  Rest. 
No  better  arrangement  for  the  racing  men  could 
be  imagined  than  to  take  up  a  week  or  ten  days' 
residence  with  Tony  Landenwich,  at  Fountain 
Ferry,  Louisville,  with  its  cool  walks  and  shady 
groves.  The  training  quarters  and  track  within 
200  yards  of  the  sleeping  apartments  are  a  con- 
venience of  some  considerable  magnitude. 


France's  New  Bicycle  Law. 

The  following  is  the  text  of  proposed  laws  to  be 
presented  to  the  house  of  deputies  in  France: 

Art.  1.  Bicycles  and  other  vehicles  propelled  by  human 
traction  are  vehicles  in  the  proper  sense  of  the  word. 

Art.  2.  Vehicles  running  upon  the  ordinary  roads, 
whatever  the  number  of  wheels  may  be,  or  motor  power, 
human,  animal  or  mechanical,  have  a  common  right.. 

Art.  3.  On  national,  district  or  local  roads,  as  in  the 
city  streets,  no  one  can  drive  a  vehicle  without  carrying  a 
special  badge  or  certificate  regulated  by  the  public  ad- 
ministration. 

Art.  4,  Vehicles  of  all  kinds  will  be  taxed  progres- 
sively, based  upon  the  amount  of  motor  power,  beginning 
with  average  man  power. 


If  such  a  law  is  adopted  it  will  put  an  end  to 
the  difficulties  now  surrounding  cyclists,  owing  to 
the  decree  of  the  French  snpretne  court  that  ''a 
bicycle  is  not  a  vehicle." 


Additional  Opinions  on  Chicago's  Show. 

Chicago  is  the  city  in  which  to  hold  the  cycle  show. 
"Why  manufacturers  a^-e  so  slow  io  realizing  this  is  a 
mystery.  A  show  held  in  Chicago  in  1895  would  be  of  in- 
calcuable  good  to  the  trade.-  E.  W.  Swarthout,  Aurora, 
Ind. 

We  are  in  favor  of  holding  a  sho  w  in  Chicago.  It  will 
increase  western  trade  and  will  give  the  manufacturers 
of  the  east  an  opportunity  of  selling  their  goods  in  larger 
numbers,  owing  to  the  presence  of  agents ^W.  W.  Stan- 
ton, Quakertown,  Ind. 

I  am  very  much  in  favor  of  a  show  in  Chicago.  Tiie 
west  is  deserving  of  as  much  or  more  consideration  than 
the  east.— J.  G.  Bicker  &  Co.,  Dubuque,  la. 

We  concur  in  the  idea  of  a  show  for  Chicago.  Will  at- 
tend.— F.  A.  Banks,  Escanaba,  Micti. 

By  all  means  have  a  show  in  Chicago.— E.  F.  Colson, 
Cleveland.  O. 

The  holding  of  a  show  in  Chicago  would  be  of  more 
general  benefit  than  one  held  in  the  east. — ^The  Ranney 
Cycle  Company,  Akron,  O. 

A  show  can  be  held  in  Chicaeo  with  equal  or  greater 
benefit  than  in  the  east,— W.  G,  Blish,  Niles,  Mich, 

The  west  is  proving  itself  to  be  the  best  field  for  the 
selling  of  wheels.  It  has  been  its  own  advertiser.  Chi- 
cago should  have  the  exhibition.  Will  attend.— F.  C. 
Weygant,  Ada,  Minn. 

Let  us  have  a  show  in  Chicago  in  1893.— Olsmiih  Arms 
Company,  Guthrie,  O  T. 

I  should  think  that  the  manufacturers  would  find  it  to 
their  interest  not  to  confine  themselves  to  the  east  in  ex- 
hibiting,—N.  B,  Schmidt,  Woodstock,  Va. 

I  hope  that  Chicago  will  obtain  the  national  cycle  show 
tor  1895, -B,  E,  Dakin,  Washington,  D.  !;, 

The  eastern  shows  have  been  so  far  away  that  we  have 
had  neither  time  nor  money  to  devote  thereto;  besides, 
we  are  interested  in  building  the  wi!d  and  woolly  west. 
Let  Chicago  have  the  show  by  all  means. — Hutchison  & 
Phillips,  Sioux  City,  la. 

If  there  is  no  show  at  Pittsburg  we  will  turn  all  our  in 
fluences  to  Chicago.— Scott's  Sons,  Cadiz,  O. 


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TYLER  CUTS  THE  MILE  TIMES. 


Does  a  Standing  Mile  in  1:573-5  and  a  Flying 
Mile  in  1:53  4-5. 

This  has  been  a  week  of  record  breaking  extra- 
ordinary. Tyler  has  captured  both  the  flying 
and  standing  mile  world's  records,  and  is  now 
resting.  After  his  failure  a  week  ago  and  his 
severe  fall  it  was  thought  Tyler  would  not  go  for 
the  records  for  a  week  or  so,  but  he  did,  and 
Thursday  regained  the  mile  standing  start  record, 
doing  the  distance  in  1 :57  3-5. 

The  day  was  not  an  ideal  one  as  the  wind  was 
at  times  strong.  It  was  almost  6  o'clock  before 
Tyler  determined  to  make  his  trial.  The  first 
tandem  riders  were  Berlo  and  Cutter.  Tyler  lost 
time  in  getting  under  way,  fully  a  second  before 
he  caught  on.  The  first  quarter  was  in  :32  1-5, 
and  the  third  in  :42.  Berlo  and  Eich  made  a 
pretty  pick-up  and  carried  him  to  the  half  In 
world's  record  time  of  1 :00  2-5.  Tyler  reached 
the  two-thirds  in  1:19  1-5— another  world's 
record.  On  his  next  two  distances  he  created  two 
more  wo»ld's  records. 

The  pick-up  by  McDuffee  and  Lambert  as 
Tyler  entered  the  last  lap  was  pretty.  The  three- 
quarter  pole  was  reached  in  1 :29.  In  order  to 
lower  the  record  Tyler  must  travel  the  remaining 
quarter  in  :30  4-5.  He  did  it  in  :28  3-5,  and  the 
mile  in  1 :57  3-5.  His  fastest  quarter  was  the  sec- 
ond, :28  2-5,  his  slowest  the  first,  :32  1-5,  while 
the  third  quarter  was  :29. 

Saturday  he  again  went  for  the  mile  flying  start 
and  succeeded  in  securing  it.  Down  the  stretch 
came  the  tandem,  ridden  by  Berlo  and  Cutter,  and 
hanging  on  was  Tyler,  traveling  the  quarter  in 
:28  2-5,  which  was  one-fifth  more  than  the  time 
made  by  Bliss.  The  third  was  reached  in  :37  4-5, 
two-fifths  slower  than  Bliss. 

Here  Rich  and  Berlo  picked  up  Tyler  as  prettily 
as  one  could  wish.  The  pacemakers  traveled  at  a 
rattling  gait,  and  reached  the  half  in  :.')6  3-5,  one 
second  slower  than  Bliss. 

From  this  out  they  commenced  to  gain  on  the 
time  made  by  Bliss,  and  passed  the  two-thirds  in 
1:15  1-5. 

In  changing  pacemakers  a  second  was  lost,  and 
the  last  team  did  not  do  the  work  of  which  it  is 
capable.  They  were  slow,  but  made  a  great  ef- 
fort to  retrieve  themselves,  and  rode  a  fast  third. 
They  took  Tyler  to  the  three-quarter  mark  iu  1 :25, 
equal  to  the  time  made  by  Bliss,  and  in  the  sprint 
carried  him  the  last  quarter  in  :28  4-5,  bringing  him 
home  in  1:53  4-5. 

The  first  half  was  ridden  iu  :56  3-5,  and  the 
second  in  :57  1-5.  The  quarters  were  :28  2-5, 
:28  1-5  and  :28  2-5.  The  time?  for  the  thirds 
were  :37  4-5,  :38  and  :38. 

After  a  rest,  Tyler  stated  that  he  would  go  for 
the  uupaced   mile,  but  in  his  attempt  he  did  not 


touch  the  figures  of  his  stable  mate,  domg  it  in 
2:14  2-5. 

During  the  afternoon  Warren  rode  a  quarter  in 
:30,  unpaced,  and  Berlo  did  :29  4-5,  without  pace- 
makers, while  Thatcher  of  New  Haven  went  to 
break  Johnson's  third-mile  record.  He  did  the 
quarter  in  :29  1-5  and  the  third  in  :38  2-5,  and 
later  Warren  did  the  quarter  in  :30  and  the  third 
in  :42  2-5. 

Thursday  afternoon,  BUly  Rhodes,  the  old  war 
horse,  who  jumped  into  class  B  of  his  own  voli- 
tion, did  the  flying  unpaced  quarter  in  :29  3-5, 
which  is  world's  record. 


THE  WASHINGTON-DENVER  RELAY. 


Fast  Time  Is  Being  Made  and  the  Riders  Are 
Ahead  of  the  Schedule. 

Promptly  at  noon  Monday  Chief  Con.sul  CTeorge 
B.  French  and  Ronsaville,  of  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia division  started  from  the  White  House  on 
the  relay  race  from  Washington  to  Denver,  to  be 
run  in  conjunction  with  the  forthcoming  meet  at 
Denver.  The  two  wheelmen  bore  a  letter  from 
Private  Secretary  Thurber  to  Governor  Waite. 
Representative  Springer,  of  Illinois,  arranged  the 
preliminaries  for  the  wheelmen.  The  letter  borne 
by  the  riders  as  follows: 

To  the  Governor  of  Colorado,  Dear  Sir:  At  the  request 
of  thei  League  of  American  Wheelmen  the  President  di- 
rects me  to  herewith  inclose  the  itinerary  of  a  proposed 
iourney  from  Washington,  D.  C,  to  Denver,  Colo.,  by  bi- 
cycle. By  the  programme  fixed  the  messenger  will  leave 
the  executive  mansion  at  !•?  o'clock  noon  to  day,  and  it  is 
expected  that  the  inclosed  will  be  delivered  by  relays  to 
you  at  Denver  on  the  14th  inst.,  at  noon.  Respectfully, 
Henry  Thukber,  Private  Secretary. 

The  distance  between  Washington  and  Denver 
by  the  route  chosen  is  2,037  mile?,  which  it  is  ex- 
pected to  traverse  in  eight  days. 

Hageestown,  Pa  ,  Aug.  6. — Horton,  of  George- 
town, a  rider  in  the  Washington-Denver  relay,  ar- 
rived here  this  afternoon  at  5:10,  two  hours  and 
twenty  minutes  ahead  of  scheduled  time. 

Uniontown,  Pa.,  Aug.  7. — The  relay  riders 
left  Somerville  at  7:35  a.  m.,  and  arrived  at  Un- 
iontown  at  9:57. 

Brownsville,  Pa.,  Aug.  7. — The  relay  passed 
here  at  10:17. 

Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  Aug.  7. — The  Washing- 
ton-Denver relay  race  passed  through  Wheeling, 
at  3:15  p.  m.,  seventy  minutes  ahead  of  time. 
St.  Clairsville,  O.,  was  reached  at  4:03  and 
Henrysburg,  O.,  thirty  miles  from  Wheeling, 
at  5:07. 

Zanesville,  O.,  Aug.  7. — The  Washington- 
Denver  relay  message  arrived  at  9:14  p.  m.,  one 
hour  and  thirty-six  minutes  in  advance  of  sched- 
ule time. 

Richmond,  Aug.  8. — The  message  reached  here 
at  8:32  a.  m.,  14  hrs.  17  min  ahead  of  time. 

Indianapolis,  Aug.  8. — Botfield  paced  the  rid- 
ers into  the  city  at  1:52  p.  m.  to-day  and  immme- 
diately  Clements  and  Rio  were  away  to  Crawfords- 
ville,  fifty  miles. 


BASSETT  LEAVES  BOSTON. 


Given  a  Farewell  Banquet  and  Bid  Adieu  by 
Many  Friends. 

Boston,  Aug.  6. — Abbot  Bassett,  whose  fidelity 
and  trustworthiness  in  performing  his  duties  as 
secretary  of  the  league  have  long  since  insured 
him  the  highest  esteem  of  all  the  members  of  that 
organization,  who  has,  in  fact,  for  the  last  thirteen 
years  been  the  pride  of  the  Boston  wheelmen,  and 
whose  popularity  is  best  shown  by  the  fact  that  he 
is  known  by  the  vast  majority  of  cyclers  through- 
out the  land  as  "Papa"  Bassett,  Abbot  Bassett, 
that  '  'grand  old  man  of  American  cycling, ' '  has 
left  the  snug  haven  of  his  beloved,  bean-lamed 
Boston  and  gone  to  Chicago,  where  he  will  hence- 
forth be  obliged  to  grope  his  way  through  the 
darkness  of  western  incultivity  and  hold  ofiice 
with  the  same  straightforwardness  that  character- 
ized the  work  in  his  late  home.  Indeed,  Mr. 
Bassett  will  be  very  much  missed  here.  At  the 
banquet  arranged  at  the  Hotel  Nantasket,  on  Fri- 
day evening,  by  his  many  friends,  in  "Papa's" 
honor,  the  deepest  regret  was  manifested  in  many 
speeches.  Everybody  had  a  friendly  word  to  say 
for  the  honored  guest.  Mr.  Bassett's  response  was 
full  of  emotion. 

Ned  Hodges,  president  of  the  oldest  bicycle  or- 
ganization in  America,  sat  at  the  head  of  the 
table;  the  post  of  honor  was  occupied  by  Mr.  Bas- 
sett. Amongst  the  many  distinguished  men  in 
cycledom  present  were  Colonel  Pope  and  Colonel 
Ben  Lovell,  also  Will  Pitman,  the  man  who  won 
the  first  bicycle  race  ever  held  in  America. 

At  3  o'clock  this  afternoon  Abbot  Bassett  said 
the  parting  words  to  his  friends,  a  host  of  whom 
had  accompanied  him  to  the  Albany  depot.  A 
basket  of  beautiful  flowers  was  presented  him  by 
the  Rovers'  Cycle  Club,  of  Charlestown,  through 
ex-Chief  Consul  Robinson,  just  as  the  train  was 
about  to  depart.  We  hope  that  Chicago  may  ap- 
preciate, as  Boston  does,  the  value  of  the  man  who 
has  always  striven,  and  does  now  imceasingly 
strive,  to  gain  the  position  which  is  due  cycling. 
Truly,  Boston's  loss  is  Chicago's  gain. 

[Mr.  Bassett  reached  Chicago  early  this  week. 

Among  other  things  he  had  to  say  was  that  the 

league  had  decided   not  to  go  to  the  expense  of 

sending  any  of  the  officers  to  the  national  meet  at 

Denver.     This  is  economy  with  a  vengeance. — 

Ed.] 

«  ♦  I 

The  Last  Half-Mile  Backward. 

M.  C.    Lawrence  of  Toledo,    rode  a  half-mile 

backward  at  Ripon  in  1:47,  bitt  not  in  the   same 

manner  as  young  Richardson   when  he  did  the 

trick  in  2 :37.     Richardson  sits  in  the  ordinary 

position  and  runs  the  machine  backwards,  while 

Lawrence  merely  turns  himself  about  and   runs 

the  machine  forward,  a  vastly  inferior  trick. 


CYCLING      IN     AUSTRALIA. 


THE  BICYCLE  BEING  USED  IN  THE  WEST- 
ERN GOLD  REGIONS. 


IS    Carried    Across    Lonesome    Deserts — 
The  Twenty-four  Hours'  Contest  a  Fi- 
nancial Failure — A  Lonely  Isle 
of  the  Sea. 


Melbourne,  July  6. — The  bicycle  is  being  put 
to  thorough,  practical  use  in  western  Australia — 
the  country  where  so  much  gold  has  been  un- 
earthed In  the  past  few  months.  Here  there  is  a 
large  expanse  of  country,  thousands  of  square 
miles  in  extent,  with  scarcely  any  made  roads, 
and  yet  bicycles  are  penetrating  north,  south, 
east  and  west,  the  riders  finding  a  way  over  camel 
tracks,  tramping  miners'  paths  or  rough  cartways. 
These  wheelmen — there  are  about  a  dozen  of 
them — carry  letters  and  telegrams  at  five  shillings 
a  message  from  one  distant  point  to  another. 
From  Coolgardie  to  Southern  Cross  it  is  120  miles, 
and  E.  Summerhayes,  the  leader  of  the  cycling 
express  riders'  company,  rode  the  distance  in 
twenty-four  hours.  At  places  there  are  great 
plains  of  sand  from  six  to  eighteen  miles  across 
In  the  daytime  these  can  be  passed  over  all  right 
by  keeping  to  the  foot-padded  track,  but  at  night 
crossing  them  is  like  entering  "the  valley"  for 
such  solitude  is  seldom  met  with  elsewhere. 
Summerhayes  did  not  carry  any  eatables  on  this 
journey,  trusting  to  pot  luck  with  teamsters  en 
route.  He  is  an  easy-going  card,  has  plenty  to 
say  and  just  the  sort  to  knock  along  with  the  mul- 
tifarious characters  he  meets  on  the  road.  I  don't 
suppose  cycling  is  doing  such  great  work  in  any 
other  part  of  the  world  as  in  western  Australia, 
for  there  are  no  means  of  communication  except 
by  slow  camels  or  horses,  and  the  latter  cannot  get 
enough  water,  so  their  dead  carcasses  stink  on  the 
roadside.  These  bicycle  messengers  get  about  £6 
a  week  ;n  wages  and  many  a  liltle  nugget  from 
lucky  gold  diggers. 

ROAD   RACING   GOING  ON. 

In  Melbourne  for  a  couple  of  months  there  have 
been  a  great  many  club  road  races,  and  a  tremen- 
dous lot  of  energy  has  thus  gone  to  waste.  Last 
winter  there  was  a  series  of  organized  contests  be- 
tween all  the  clubs  of  Melbourne,  and  each  of  the 
individual  riders  was  looked  upon  as  someone  if 
he  was  good  enough  to  get  enlLsted  as  one  of  the 
six  each  club  was  entitled  to  have  in  a  team.  It 
did  a  wonderful  lot  of  good  for  the  sport  on  the 
road  and  brought  cycling  into  regular  prominence. 

LEAGUE  DOING  BUSINESS. 

The  League  of  Victorian  Wheelmen  has  about 
five  hundred  members  now  and  is  getting  along 
slowly,  doing  good  work  in  a  quiet  way.  Lnst 
week  it  sold  three  local  championships,  one,  five 
and  ten-mile  distances  at  £5  each.  The 
club  that  purchases  the  right  to  run  these  events 
has  to  pay  £15  for  each  race,  made  up  as  follows: 
Medal,  £5;  cash  prize,  £5;  right,  £5.  The  Mel- 
bourne club  bought  the  one  and  five  miles  for  £30, 
to  run  at  the  Austral  meeting  in  December,  and 
the  Bendigo  club  got  the  five  miles  for  New  Year's 
day  at  Bendigo,  100  miles  distant  from  Melbourne. 

Although  the  league  is  the  governing  body  of 
cycling  in  Victoria,  where  road  racing  is  illegal,  it 
actively  supports  road  racing.  It  has  just  com- 
pleted arrangements  for  three  road  contests, 
twenty-five,  fifty  and  100  miles,  respectively,  to 
be  competed  for  by  league  club  teams  of  four  each, 
in  July,  August  and  September.  It  seems  to  me 
that  the  league  should  not  have  directly   counte- 


nanced road  races,  because,  being  illegal,  the  po- 
sition of  the  league  becomes  very  awkward  if  the 
law  prosecutes  the  members  individually  for  road 
racing,  as  the  league  must  lock  its  members  up, 
especially  if  it  has  previously  urged  them  to  race. 

CRACKS  IN   THE  TRADE. 

G.  W.  Chrisp,  who  won  the  twenty-four  hours' 
contest  at  the  Exhibition  Melbourne  on  May  24, 
soon  after  entered  the  employ  of  the  Austral  Bicycle 
Agency  Company  as  a  salesman.  Chrisp  is  a  good 
all-round  man  and  can,  no  doubt,  sell  a  wheel  to 
advantage.  It  is  odd  how  nearly  all  the  good 
riders  drift  into  the  bicycle-selling  business.  One 
would  think  the  selling  business  was  a  big  magnet 
and  the  crack  riders  little  needles  to  get  drawn 
into  the  work  as  they  do.  Why  should  a  crack 
rider  be  a  crack  salesman  ?  Pardon  me,  sir,  for 
appearing  to  be  a  fool;  I  can  answer  the  question 
myself.  Crack  riders  are  sometimes  makers'  ama- 
teurs, and  makers  debit  such  salaries  to  "adver- 
tising account." 

RACING   MEN'S   LEAGUE   FIZZLES. 

Your    readers  will  remember    the  old   racing 


-had  after  the  balance  had  been  struck.  Any 
balby  idiot  might  have  known  that  the  public 
would  not  poke  round  a  track  on  cold  nights  in 
the  depth  of  winter.  If  the  event  had  been  held 
in  summer  the  committee  lads  would  have  had 
rolls  of  notes  to  stuff  under  their  pillows. 

BEAUTIFUL  TASMANIA. 

Tasmania,  an  island  about  150  miles  south  ot 
Australia,  is  a  charming  land  for  the  wheel.  It 
has  a  road  130  miles  long  from  end  to  end,  and 
many  fine  branch  roads  to  various  coasts.  The 
climate  is  delightful  and  scenery  superb.  Eoads 
sldrt  placid  rivers  in  the  south,  pass  through  fern 
glens  and  by  heath  clad  forest  slopes  which  lead 
up  to  lofty  snow  clad  mountains.  Some  coast 
roads,  level  as  still  lakes,  run  for  miles,  skirting 
the  bright  blue  sea,  or  at  times  climb  upward 
round  rock  bound  parts  where  mountainous  bil- 
lows dash  unrelentingly  and  burst  in  frothy 
showers  of  snow  white  spray.  It  is  a  conservative 
little  isle  of  the  sea,  where  the  customs  of  old 
ages  cling  about  the  hostelries  as  naturally  as  ivy 
on  a  crumbling  abbey  in  old  Ireland.     A  week 


men's  association — or  the  jockey  club,  as  it  was 
facetiously  dubbed.  It  was  gotten  up  solely 
amongst  racing  men  and  they  were  going  to  boss 
the  show  and  have  all  race  promoters  under  their 
thumbs.  The  thing  went  flat  after  one  race  meet- 
ing was  run  at  a  loss.  Recently  one  of  the  cred- 
itors sued  the  secretary  for  a  £25  account  and  got 
a  verdict.  Ever  since  the  said  secretary  has  been 
trying  to  squeeze  a  dollar  a  member  out  to  square 
accounts,  but  up  to  date  has  only  found  a  fifth  to 
toe  the  line. 

A   BIG   LOSS. 

Another  bad  venture  from  a  financial  stand- 
point was  the  twenty-four  hours'  contest.  About 
a  dozen  brave  lads  banded  themselves  into  a  com- 
mittf  e  to  run  this  show,  and  when  it  was  all  over 
they  found  each  man  must  pay  up  £19  to  square 
accounts.  The  sore  seats  some  of  the  riders  in  the 
tw(;nty-four  hours'  event  had  were  not  half  bad 
compared   to   the  raw  hearts  the  committee  men 


over  there  awheel  rejuvenates  the  mind  of  any 
tired  citizen  and  is  just  the  place  for  a  bicycle. 

ZIM   GOING  TO   AUSTRALIA. 

A  rumor  has  reached  Melbourne  that  Zimmer- 
man, and  Pope  and  Harris,  the  two  English  riders, 
vrill  visit  Melbourne  for  the  next  Austral  wheel 
race  in  December.  Some  mention  has  been  made 
as  to  payment  of  expenses,  but  the  Melbourne 
club  cannot  permit  any  expenses  to  be  paid,  as  this 
is  against  the  principles  of  Australian  amateurism, 
where  men  are  paid  cash  prizes  but  no  expenses 
allowed. 

CYCLING   ON   THE   BOOM. 

Cycling  is  rapidly  increasing  in  this  part  of  the 
world.  New  agents  are  opening  shops  and  the  old 
ones  seem  to  be  doing  good  business.  I  am  sur- 
prised there  are  no  American  wheels  here.  We 
are  only  a  month  away  from  you  and  a  good  class 
of  wheel  should  fiud  a  fair  field  of  sale  here. 

An  Idle  Boy. 


AROUND     PARIS     AWHEEL. 


ZIMMERMAN  AND    WHEELER    AND  THEIR 
MORE  RECENT  VICTORIES. 


Several  Big  Road  Events    Run— Zim  and  That 

Italian  Affair— A  Letter  from    Florence 

About  the  Matter  Denying  Mr. 

Greene's  Assertion. 


Paris,  July  24. —  "The  victory  is  ours," 
shouted  Troy  at  the  conclusion  of  the  meet- 
ing last  Sunday  at  the  Seine  Velodrome,  and 
right  well  was  it  earned  by  the  Skeeter, 
who  showed  the  rest  of  the  competitors  a  clean 
pair  of  heels  each  time  he  raced  in  the  three 
events.  Arthur  Augustus  is  on  the  warpath  and 
woe  to  the  man  who  meets  him  in  a  race,  for  he  is 
at  the  ne  plus  iiUra  of  his  fonn  at  the  present  time. 
There  was  a  sea  of  faces — numbering  about  eight 
thousand  —  on  Sunday,  when  the  preliminary 
rounds  of  the  prix  de  Bade,  a  scratch 
event,  run  in  five  heats  of  2,000  metres 
each  and  a  final  of  1,000  metres,  was  run.  It  is 
useless  to  give  the  details  of  the  running  of  each 
man,  it  being  sufficient  to  mention  that  Wheeler, 
Zimmerman,  Medinger,  Louvet  and  Verheyen 
qualified  for  the  final,  which  resulted  in  a  popular 
win  for  Zimmie,  Wheeler  being  second  and  Med- 
inger third.  The  Kid  made  most  of  the  racing 
and  lost  by  half  a  wheel  only.  The  ovation  ac- 
corded the  mnner  was  of  the  best. 

After  this  race  was  an  interval  of  ten  minutes, 
during  which  time  the  public  fell  on  the  iced 
drinks  at  the  buffet,  the  weather  being  gloriously 
fine  and  warm.  The  boys  no  doubt  went  in  for 
egg  lemonade,  their  favorite  drink  in  this  country. 
Again  the  bell  rang  for  the  mile  handicap,  in 
which  Zim  was  on  scratch,  giving  starts  of  from 
30  to  100  metres,  and  meeting  such  men  as 
Wheeler,  James,  Crooks,  Hermet,  Fossier,  Meline, 
Louvet,  etc.,  the  field  numbering  twenty  starters. 
As  the  runners  were  sent  on  their  journey  the  race 
was  set  going  warm,  and  only  at  one  lap  from 
home  did  the  Yankee  backmarker  come  up  with 
the  tail-end  of  the  leaders,  which  position  he  kept 
until  the  last  straight,  when  the  group  broke  up 
and  ■  Zimmerman  went  past  on  the  outside  and 
won  a  splendid  race  in  2:09  1-5,  a  French  record, 
Jacquelin  (60  metres)  second,  Mercier  (90  metres) 
third.  The  "flying  Yankee,"  in  speaking  of  the 
applause,  said:  "I  shall  never  forget  the  splendid 
reception  I  have  received  from  the  French  public 
this  day, ' '  and  if  you  will  allow  yours  truly  to 
express  his  opinion,  Zim  merited  it,  for  he  won 
grandly. 

FOUENIEE  BEATS  EECOBD. 

On  Saturday,  the  weather  being  fine,  Foumier, 
who  thinks  he  can  stand  well  against  Zimmerman, 
succeeded  in  beating  the  ten-kilometre  record, 
previously  held  by  Dubois  at  14  min.  8  1-5  sec. 
The.new  holder,  clocked  by  Perrodil  and  Mousset, 
has  put  the  figures  at  13  min.  37  2-5  sec. 

WHEELER   IN   ENGLAND. 

Harry  Wheeler  has  gone  to  stop  a  few  days  at 
Brighton,  the  English  watering  place,  where  he 
intends  taking  into  his  Inngs  a  stock  of  ozone  be- 
fore taking  part  in  the  professional  races,  which 
are  to  be  held  shortly  in  different  parts  of  Eng- 
land and  Scotland.  Zim  leaves  Paris  in  ten  days 
for  England,  where  he  will  have  to  meet  Edwards 
and  Harris  in  several  competitions. 

NO    TIMEKEEPERS. 

A  fair  number  of  records  made  in  races  lately 
cannot  be  officially  recognized  by  the  Union,  one 
of  its  rules  stating  that  in  the  case  of  a  record    two 


authorized  watch-holders  must  he  present,  and  as 
there  are  only  two  holding  licenses,  and  one  is 
now  away  in  the  country,  nothing  can  be  done. 
Mouset  and  Perrodil  had  to  get  special  sanction  to 
time  Foumier.  Possibl.Y  the  old  women  on  the 
committee  will  reform. 

PARia-SPA. 

Twenty-eight  men  ranged  themselves  under  the 
orders  of  the  starter  at  the  Perte  Doree,  Paris  last 
Saturday  at  8  p.  m.,  ready  to  start  for  Spa.  Wal- 
ler represented  America,  Laoaille  England,  Poppy 
Italy,  whilst  the  rest  were  composed  of  French 
and  Belgians.  No  sooner  was  the  flag  dropped 
than  away  went  Williams  and  Stephane,  closely 
followed  by  Merland,  the  first  runners  to  register 
being  these  three  men.  At  Meaux  Stephane 
signed  first,  Williams  next  and  Merland  in  order. 
Reims  was  reached  at  1 :48  a.  m.,  the  three  be- 
fore-named men  were  still  together,  whilst  Dinant 
came  in  \ierw  to  Stephane  at  8  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing, Williams  signing  seven  minutes  later.  Guig- 
nard  was  now  in  position  of  third  man.  So  the 
order  was  continued  until  within  two  hours  of 
Spa,  where  Stephane  got  away  alone  and  reached 
the  post  first  at  2:55  p.  m.  Williams  got  second 
place  half  an  hour  after,  Garin  just  beating 
Guignard  by  a  few  lengths  for  third  position. 

LYONS-PAEIS-LYONS. 

This  race,  which  has  created  so  much  interest, 
will  commence  on  Friday  next.  The  list  of  run- 
ners I  have  already  sent  you,  and  some  fast  times 
are  anticipates" . 

zim's  replv. 

When  I  last  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  Zimmer- 
man, Wheeler  and  Troy,  I  felt  it  was  my  duty,  as 
special  correspondent  of  ^^/g/Bc-  in  Paris,  to 
know  the  roisoK  d'efre,  of  a  certain  Mr.  Greene's 
letter  from  Florence,  which  has  appeared  in  print 
in  the  Ameiican  cycling  press. 

"Well,  what  does  all  this  mean,  Zim  ?" 

"  It  means  that  it  is  a  d d  lie.     Mr.  Greene 

has  got  hold  of  the  wrong  end  of  the  stick.  I  be- 
lieve he  is  one  ot  the  promoters  of  a  track  at  Bos- 
ton, where  they  asked  me  to  come  last  year  and  I 
refused,  notwithstanding  which  they  billed  me, 
drew  a  big  gate,  and  when  the  pxiblic  complained 
they  said  it  was  my  fault.  Naturally  I  protested, 
but  got  nothing,  and  they  (the  promoters)  have 
since  had  their  knife  into  me.  This  is  evidently 
the  reason  of  the  roast.  Write  to  Florence  and 
you  will  no  doubt  get  full  satisfaction." 


Paris,  July  26. — As  stated  in  last  notes,  I 
wrote  to  Florence  so  as  to  "sift  out"  the  truth 
about  the  accusations  brought  against  Zimmer- 
man, whilst  in  Florence,  by  an  American  named 
Mr.  Greene  and  have  received  the  following  letter 
in  reply : 

FiRENZE,  July  24. 
To  H.  J.  Marse,  special  correspondent  to  the  Referee, 
Paris.  Dear  sir:  Your  esteemed  letter  duly  reached  me 
and  I  must  own  frankly,  that  when  I  read  the  articles 
published  on  Zimmerman  whilst  at  Florence,  I  was  sur- 
prised and  sorry  to  see  that  there  were  some  people  so 
entirely  bad,  who  possibly  for  some  interest  unknown, 
should  have  written  facts  which  are  absolutely  false. 
You  ask  me  on  my  honor  for  the  truth.  The  following 
statements  I  give  you  on  ray  word  of  honor.  Mr.  Bruel 
the  Raleigh  agent  in  Paris,  wrote  to  me  about  Zimmer- 
man coming  to  Florence,  at  the  same  time  asking  me  to 
make  an  offer.  I  replied  that  I  would  guarantee  Zim- 
merman 2,000  francs  in  gold,  that  is  to  say,  if  he  won  the 
first  prize  which  was  1,000  francs,  I  would  pay  him  an- 
other 1,000  francs,  and  in  case  of  his  not  winning  any- 
thing, I  would  still  pay  him  2,00D  francs  To  Mr.  Wheeler 
I  made  no  offer,  he  having  come  to  Florence  with  Zim,  of 
his  own  accord.  As  already  stated,  Zimmerman  got 
fourth  only  and  as  arranged  I  paid  him  a.OOO  francs, 
whilst  to  Wheeler  who  got  first,  I  paid  the  prize,  namely, 
1,000  francs.  For  running  at  the  next  two  days  race 
meetings,  I  gave  Zimmerman  and  Wheeler  1,500  francs 
in  gold,  plus  hotel  expenses  during  their  stay  in  Florence 
and  whatever  prizes  they  might  win.    This  is  the  truth. 


and  moreover  I  believe  that  Zimmerman  and  Wheeler 
are  too  gentlemanly  and  honorable  to  accept  proposi- 
tions as  stated  by  Mr.  Greene,  if  there  were  persons  cap- 
able of  making  such  offers.  I  am,  yours  truly,  Guiseppe 
Alberti. 

LYONS-PA  EIS-L  YONS. 

To-night  the  start  will  be  given  in  this  import- 
ant road  race,  to  a  big  crowd.  There  are  forty- 
six  entries,  and  up  to  this  morning  there  are  no 
forfeits,  although  at  the  last  minute  there  are 
sure  to  be  some  absentees.  Lucas,  the  English- 
man, will  about  win,  whilst  Meyer,  the  Dane,  and 
Rivierre,  the  Frenchman,  will  take  second  and 
third  places.  Guignard,  Marius  and  Jules  Arland 
are  dangerous  outsiders. 

STAEBUCK-LINTON. 

France  is  a  country  where  discussions  often 
take  place,  the  same  as  in  many  other  countries. 
Here  is  a  chance  for  some  of  our  journalistic 
opponents  to  get  a  drop  on  us — but  out  of  evil 
Cometh  good,  which  means  that  Willis  B.  Troy 
has  matched  the  Welshman,  A.  V.  Linton  against 
Starbuck,  the  American,  over  a  distance  of  fifty 
English  miles,  for  a  stake  of  500  francs  ($100)  a 
side.  Why  has  Troy  deserted  his  countryman  ? 
Time  will  prove. 

ZIMMERMAN   OFF   TO   BORDEAUX.  ■ 

To-night  at  6  o'clock  the  Skeeter,  M.  Baduel 
and  Willis  B.  leave  Paris,  per  express,  for  Bor- 
deaux, where  there  are  some  interesting  races  on 
Sunday,  in  which  the  professional  king  takes 
part,  alter  which,  he  will  go  to  London  via  Paris. 

CB<X)KS   AT  SPA. 

This  Buffalo  boy — now  a  man — won  two  races 
at  Spa  on  Monday,  and  on  Wednesday  whilst  with 
Fossier  as  a  partner,  won  the  tandem  race.  He  is 
likely  to  scoop  in  several  others  before  the  close 
of  the  month. 

foueniek's  ten  kilometres  eecoed. 

Only  a  few  days  ago,  did  this  man  break  the 
previous  record  held  by  Dubois,  by  :31  2-5.  Not 
content  with  this  he  felt  he  could  do  better,  and 
the  evening  being  fine,  yesterday  he  renewed  the 
attack  and  succeeded  in  placing  the  ten  kilome- 
tres record  at  13:27  2-5. 


Telephone  Men  Use  Wheels. 

The  Bell  Telephone  Company  is  very  much 
alive  to  the  utility  of  the  wheel  and  has  placed  an 
order  with  the  Hanauers,  of  Cincinnati,  for  thirty 
model  D  Victo/s  for  the  use  of  inspectors,  who  are 
now  taking  riding  lessons.  Some  of  the  inspec- 
tors are  decidedly  opposed  to  the  new  order  of 
things.  One  of  them  said:  "I  was  instructed  to 
go  to  Hanauer's  this  morning  to  take  a  lesson, 
and  you  should  have  seen  me.  I  ran  against  the 
wall,  got  my  feet  tangled  up  in  the  spokes  and 
fell  all  over  myself  I  can't  learn  to  ride  the 
blamed  thing.  I'm  not  going  up  there  again,  and 
I  told  them  so,  too."  This  compulsory  bicycle 
riding  will  seem  funny  to  those  who  have  long 
been  anxious  to  ride  a  wheel  Bnd  have  only  been 
prevented  by  the  lack  of  means.  Hitherto  each 
of  thess  inspectors  has  had  a  horse  and  buggy  for 
his  work,  and  most  of  ^hem  have  no  desire  to  ride 
bicycles,  but  it  is  likely  that  all  will  learn  rather 
than  lose  positions. 

1   •   I 

From  Boston  to  Denver. 

Frank  C.  Delvin  left  Boston  July  21  to  ride  to 
Denver  inside  of  forty-five  days.  He  reached 
Chicago  Tuesday  of  this  week  and  was  away  on 
Wednesday.     He  will  strike  Oskaloosa  and  follow 

the  relay  rout«. 

«  ♦  I 

Indiana's  First  Lady  Centurion. 
Miss  Margaret  Henderson,  of  Terre  Haute,   is 
Indiana's  first  lady  centurion.     Sunday  she  cov- 
ered the  hundred  miles  in  9  hrs.  45  min. 


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CHICAGO'S  CYCLE  SHOW. 
The  one  fact  that  nine-tenths  of  the  space  of  the 
forthcoming  Chicago  cycle  show  has  heen  sold  to 
manufacturers  for  exhibition  purposes  indicates 
its  success  and  shows  that  the  makers  believe  they 
will  be  benefitted  by  a  show  in  the  west.  They 
have  not  overlooked  the  hundreds  of  letters  of  the 
western  agents  who  have  expressed  their  delight 
in  the  prospect  of  visiting  a  cycle  show ;  they  have 
realized  the  importance  of  the  western  trade  and 
propose  to  cut  their  way  into  it  more  than  ever, 
using  the  show  as  a  starting  point;  they  see  at  a 
glance  the  excellent  arrangement  of  the  spaces  in 
the  buildings  and  the  convenient  location  of  the 
structures  in  relation  to  the  business  district  and 
hotels  of  Chicago,  and  they  have,  secretly  per- 
haps, noted  a  little  western  energy  and  appreciate 
the  fact  that  whatever  Chicago  does  it  does  well. 
Chicago  never  gives  poor  shows  and  proposes  that 
the  cycle  exhibition  shall  be  no  exception  to  the 
rule. 


THE  NATIONAL  MEET. 
At  the  present  writing  everything  points  to  a 
strict  fulfillment  of  the  promises  made  by  the 
Denver  delegation  to  the  national  assembly  when 
that  western  city  was  voted  the  1894  national 
meet.  There  can  be  no  doubt  that  a  magnificent 
programme  for  the  entertainment  of  guests  has 
been  prepared,  and  that  the  various  committees 
have  worked  harmoniously  and  with  one  object  in 
view — to  make  the  affair  a  huge  success.  Den- 
ver's hospitality  has  been  shown  on  more  than 
one  occasion;  it  is  particularly  well  adapted, 
through  its  beautiful  scenery,  exhilirating  atmos- 
phere and  remarkable  roads,  for  a  meeting  place 
for  cyclists.  We  are  satisfied  that  none  will  re- 
gret the  trip  and  that  the  Denverites  will  be 
found  as  hospitable  set  of  people  as  could  be 

imagined. 

»  ♦  > 

ZIMMY  AS  AN  ACTOR. 
The  story  has  leaked  out  through  a  personal 
Iriend  of  Leander  Richardson,  editor  of  The  Dra- 
matic News,  that  Zimmy  has  been  stage  struck  and 
will  tread  the  boards  the  coming  season  a  la  Cor- 
bett,  Sullivan,  Dixon,  Jackson  and  other  fistic 
tavorites,  in  a  bicycle  play  now  being  written  for 
him  by  the  versatile  Leander,    Fair  haired,  sweet- 


tempered  Harry  Wheeler  is  to  be  shoved  before 

the  footlights  also  in  the  role  of  a  heavy  villian, 

who  puts  tacks  on  the  track  in  a  race  in  which  he 

and  Zimmy  compete  for  a  fortune  and  incidentally 

the  hand  of  the  heroine.  A  puncture-proof  tire  to  the 

rescue  !  Eed  lights!   Curtain!   Whether  Troy  will 

shine  in  the  galaxy  has  not  been  given  out,  though 

it  is  hinted  that  .several  of  the  Parisian  soubrettes, 

about  Zimmy's  affairs  with  whom  the  tonirue  of 

gossip  has  been  wagging,  will  be  in  the  cast.     It 

only  needs  a  knock-out  go  between  Luscomb  and 

Potter,  and  Raymond  posing  as  a  "living  picture" 

of  Justice  sorting  out  the  classes,  Jupiter  defying 

the  impures,   or  Ixion  at  the  wheel,  to  complete 

what  is  sure  to  be  the  greatest  bicycle  show  on 

earth. 

«  ^  > 

AN  UNDESERVED  CRITICISM. 
Whoever  was  responsible  for  the  criticism,  in 
the  Inter  Ocean,  of  Sanger  because  he  did  not 
mount  his  machine  at  the  Chicago  races  Friday 
and  Saturday,  not  only  showed  poor  judgment 
and  a  lack  of  knowledge  of  the  facts,  but  a  lack  of 
newspaper  schooling  as  well.  Sanger  was  sick, 
reports  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding,  and  had 
been  suffering  since  leaving  Indianapolis.  This 
fact  was  too  well  known  to  those  following  the  cir- 
cuit. Otherwise  there  would  have  been  no  earthly 
reason  for  his  not  competing.  There  was  no  one 
whom  he  feared  to  meet,  for  be  has  met  all,  and, 
at  least,  had  as  high  an  average  as  any.  To  term 
the  man  Walter  Crybaby  Sanger  appears  to  be  the 
work  of  a  would-he  paragraphist  of  high  order. 
The  big  fellow's  popularity  among  the  racing  men 
was  clearly  shown  when  a  number  of  them  gath- 
ered in  front  of  the  press  stand  and  gave  vent  to 
their  disapproval  of  the  criticism  in  ((uestion — and 
within  hearing  of  the  person  who  was  responsible 
for  the  words.  The  Inter  Ocean  was  not  blamed 
in  the  least,  for  it  was  too  well  known  that  the 
paper  had  been  imposed  upon. 


This  is  the  time  of  the  year  for  the  freaks. 
Chicago  has  j  ust  seen  the  cyclist  bootblack  who, 
by  shining  the  shoes  of  chiefs  of  police  and  may- 
ors, hopes  to  clear  a  mortgage  now  on  his  father's 
farm.  And  Mile.  Londonderry  —  whose  correct 
name  ends  with  ski  or  sky,  or  something  of  the 
kind — is  bearing  down  upon  us.  She  ought  to  be 
caged,  and  it  is  not  to  the  credit  of  any  bicycle, 
saddle  or  tire  maker  to  aid  her  in  beating  her  way 
about  the  country.  Cyclists  along  her  route 
would  be  doing  the  cause  a  good  turn  by  ignoring 
her  completely. 


It  would  be  well  if  the  racing  board  should  lay 
out  an  entry  blank  and  compel  meet  promoters  to 
use  that  particular  form.  The  rules  say  the  en- 
trant must  give  his  iest  two  performances,  where- 
as most  blanks  read  "last  two. "  The  position  of 
the  scratch  men  at  the  finish,  and  the  start  of  the 
winner,  in  addition  to  the  start  and  place  secured 
by  the  entrant,  should  be  given,  otherwise  the  in- 
formation is  inadequate. 


Those  who  have  entertained  the  opinion  that 
the  Chicago  cycle  show  would  be  a  failure  will 
probably  not  be  pleased  to  know  that  all  the  space 
that  remains  unsold  can  be  had  for  a  thousand 
dollars.  In  other  words,  one-tenth  of  the  space  is 
unsold,  and  the  show  five  months  away. 


With  what  pride  does  the  novice  or  the  2:50 
class  man  strut  about  a  track  clad  in  a  bath  robe 
or  horse  blanket,  even  on  a  ninety-in-the-shade 
day.  They  are  not  responsible,  however;  they 
have  seen  pictures  of  some  of  the  big  fellows  ffiid 
believe  in  being  thorough  sports. 


AMENDMENT  TO  CLASS  B  RULES. 


Chairman  Raymond  Talks  of  a  Proposed  One 
and  Other  Topics  of  Interest. 

New  York,  Aug.  4. — "I  have  always  opposed 
restriction  in  the  matter  of  giving  out  league 
news, ' '  said  Chairman  Raymond,  '  'and  as  far  as  I 
could,  without  violating  regulations,  I  have  done 
my  best  for  the  newspaper  boys  in  the  way  of  see- 
ing that  they  are  all  treated  alike,  and  get  as 
much  racing  hoard  news  as  possible.  They  are 
our  friends,  are  constantly  advertising  bicycling 
and  are  doing  their  best  to  boom  the  sport.  Why 
should  we  muzzle  them  when  they  can  be  our 
best  friends  and  are  eager  to  reciprocate  any 
favors  we  may  show  them  ?' ' 

Assured  of  his  sentiments  in  this  matter  and  a 
kindly  greeting,  the  week's  visit  to  Mr.  Raymond  is 
always  looked  forward  to  as  the  most  pleasant  and 
most  fruitful  of  the  entire  round.  "An  off  week, 
hey?"  he  asked  with  his  cheery  smile;  "then  let 
me  see  what  I  can  do  for  you.  You  may  as  well 
be  the  first  to  have  it,  Mr.  Referee,  so  here  goes 
Anent  this  desertion  of  Stearns  by  Johnson,  the 
legality  of  which  I  have  urged  Mr.  Stearns  to  test 
in  a  court  of,  law  I  have  in  mind  an  amendment 
to  the  class  B  rules,  which  is  all  I  think  that  will 
be  needed  to  make  them  perfect  and  above  all  put 
a  stop  to  all  this  contract  jumping  of  riders  from 
the  manufacturers.  It  is  a  rank  injustice  after 
they  have  paid  §500  or  §1,000  in  training  ex- 
penses during  the  winter  and  in  developing  a 
rider,  that  he  should  be  permitted  to  jump  to  an- 
other firm,  which  may  happen  to  offer  higher 
wages.  Of  course  the  latter  can  easily  afford  this 
when  another  has  borne  the  main  part  of  the  bur- 
den of  winter  training  and  development.  Now,  I 
propose  to  offer  an  amendment  at  the  next  meet- 
ing of  the  racing  board,  providing  that  all  con- 
tracts of  B  men  with  manufacturers  shall  be  regis- 
tered with  the  racing  board  and  bear  on  their  face 
certificates  to  that  effect.  We  will  then  see  that 
the  contracts  are  enforced,  as  we  will  have  a  right 
to  do,  since  we  will  to  some  extent  become  parties 
to  the  contracts.  We  have  created  class  B  and  I 
deem  it  a  duty  that  we  see  that  the  manufactur- 
ers do  not  lose  when  they  make  investments  for 
this  class  Of  advertising  through  men  authorized 
by  us  to  ride  for  this  very  purpose." 

' '  Do  you  not  think  that  this  absence  from  the 
circuit  of  men  engaged  in  making  time  trials  de- 
tracts from  the  sport,  not  only  by  preventing  the 
constant  meeting  of  the  cracks,  but  by  putting  a 
premium  on  time  over  competition  ?' ' 

"  By  no  means.  But  one  or  two  men  are  ab- 
sent on  time  trials  at  a  time,  most  of  the  record 
attempts  being  after  the  close  of  the  racing  season. 
It  is  time  we  are  after  and  in  which  the  reading 
public  is  interested,  and  these  every-day  accounts 
of  marvelous  performances  are  a  big  and  constant 
advertisement  of  bicycling. ' ' 

"When  do  you  leave  for  Denver?" 

"  I  go  on  the  9th,  joining  Joe  Goodman's  party 
at  Boston.  I  did  expect  to  go  on  the  league  spe- 
cial from  here,  but  that  failed  to  materialize,  so  I 
am  glad  to  take  advantage  of  Gioodman's  offer. 
We  will  have  two  special  sleepers  as  far  as  Chi- 
cago, where  we  will  j)ick  up  a  big  crowd  and  have 
a  train  to  ourselves  to  Denver. ' ' 

' '  Anything  special  in  the  wind  there  ?' ' 

"Nothing  except  that  I  am  going  to  stir  up  the 
western  members  of  the  board  to  a  more  strict 
weeding  out  of  class  A,  such  as  we  have  had  here 
in  the  east." 


Aug.  24,  in  connection  with  the  Decatur  (III.) 
trotting  meeting,  will  be  held  four  bicycler  aces — 
mile  novice,  quarter-mile  open,  half-mile  open, 
mile  open,  all  class  A,  with  ^341  wortli  of  prizes, 


RIDING  FAST  IN  GERMANY. 


Lehr,  Eden  and  Others  Still  Scooping  In 
Everything. 
Feankfort-on-Main,  July  -21. — [Special  cor- 
respondence].— The  races  at  Leipsic,  to  which 
everyone  caring  for  cycling  over  here  was  looking 
forward  with  interest,  brought  qnite  an  unex- 
pected result.  For  the  first  time  the  German 
champions,  Lehr,  Opel  and  Hofmann,  were  com- 
peting against  the  Dutch  cracks,  Eden  and  Rade- 
maker,  and  Lehr  suifered  his  first  defeat  for  the 
season,  Eden  being  the  triumphant.  It  occurred 
in  the  5,000  metre  event,  to  which  the  firsts  of  the 
four  preliminary  heats  were  admitted.  Eden,  in 
trying  to  rush  forward  on  the  homestretch,  came 
in  collision  with  Opel  and  Schubert,  who  both 
gave  up  in  consequence.  Bold  as  Eden  is,  he 
pushed  himself  through  between  Lehr,  who  was 
leading,  and  the  inner  side,  which  margin  was  so 
narrow  that  Lehr,  to  avoid  an  accident,  decreased 
his  speed  for  a  few  seconds,  which  moment  Eden 
made  use  of  to  hurry  to  the  tape  near  by  with 
Lehr  second,  R.  Roderwald,  of  Coventry,  third, 
Hofmann,  of  Munich,  fourth  and  Rademaker  fifth; 
time,  9:37  4-5.  Lehr,  as  well  as  Opel  and  Schu- 
bert, desisted  from  entering  a  protest  against  the 
foreigner,  but  that  Eden  is  inferior  not  only  to 
Lehr  (in  the  preliminarj'  heat  of  said  race  he 
only  ranged  fourth),   the  following  events  will 


prove:  One  English  mile  race  for  the  wander  prize 
of  the  city  of  Leipsic,  defender  A.  Lehr,  who  cai<ie 
in  firsi  with  R.  Roderwald  second,  F.  Opel  third, 
time,  2:32  2-5.  Eden  gave  up  in  the  last  lap, 
seeing  there  was  no  chance  for  him,  the  prize  be- 
comes Lehr's  property. 

H.  Hofmann  succeeded  in  the  3,000  metre 
handicap  with  twenty  metre  start  advance  against 
F.  Opel  twenty  metres  and  0.  Stumpf  sixty 
metres  in  4:28  3-5,  whilst  the  latter  two  took  the 
2,000  metre  tandem  event  agaiust  Lehr  and  Hof- 
mann, with  Mengler  and  Schubert  third,  Hof- 
mann losing  his  pedal,  Lehr  had  the  tandem  left 
to  himself,  which  he  brought  in  second. 

In  his  native  country  Jaap  Eden  has  been  very 
successful  lately,  winning  at  Amheim  the  three 
events  over  one  mile  and  five  and  ten  kilometres 
for  the  Dutch  championship,  in  which  Rade- 
maker, Scheltema-Beduin,  J.  Silp  and  other  good 
men  competed. 

TANDEM   EECOED   BROKE}?. 

Riding  against  time,  the  Swiss  cyclists,  Pin- 
cbart  and  Kuebler,  succeeded  in  breaking  the  one 
kilometre  world's  tandem  record,  hitherto  held 
by  the  Frenchmen,  Louvet  and  Fournier,  at  1:13 
by  one  and  four-fifth  seconds,  the  new  time  being 
1:11  1-5;  Kuebler  besides  took  the  10,000  metre 
championship  of  Switzerland  in  17:12,  whilst  E. 
Kapp  won  the  ordinary  championship  over  the 
same  distance  in  20:48.     "Whilst  in  France  and 


THE  DETROIT  RAMBLER  TEAM. 


W.  JEC.  SiirlhnH.         Tom  Cooper,  Horace  Edwards,  Trainer.  Chas.  Barthol.        F.  M.  Eerrick. 

George  H.  Formahls,  Manager. 


England  the  ordinary  has  completely  disappeared 
from  the  track,  Germany,  Austria,  Switzerland 
and  a  few  smaller  states  seem  to  be  unable  to  pro- 
gress with  the  spirit  of  the  age  and  banish  the  old 
furniture  from  their  tracks.  They  seem  to  be 
surpassed  in  that  like  old  folks,  who  prefer  to  in- 
dulge in  the  recollections  of  their  childhood. 

TO  SETTLE   A   DISPUTE. 

The  protest  of  Reheis,  second  in  the  Milan- 
Munich  distance  race,  against  Fischer,  the  winner, 
has  been  rejected  by  the  sporting  committee  of 
the  event,  and  in  the  interest  and  for  the  reputa- 
tion of  sport,  the  two  riders  agreeing  to  withdraw 
the  law  suit  and  settle  the  matter  by  a  twenty- 
four-hour's  match  at  the  Munich  track  under  the 
management  of  said  committee,  500  to  1,000 
marks  each  ride.  The  net  receipt  shall  be  used 
in  favor  of  the  population  of  certain  Bavarian  dis- 
tricts, who  have  been  badly  damaged  by  recent 

cyclones. 

«  ♦   > 

A  SEVERE  PENALTY. 


E.  E.  Clapp,  of  Washington,  Suspended  for  a 
Period  of  Three  Years. 
Philadelphia,  Aug.  6. — The  case  of  E.  E. 
Clapp,  the  Washington  racing  man,  which  has 
been  under  consideration  for  some  time,  has  been 
acted  upon  by  the  racing  board,  and  the  unfortun- 
ate flyer  has  been  unanimously  debarred  from 
participation  in  track  events  for  the  period  of  three 
years.  His  last  appearance  on  the  track  was  at 
the  South  End  meet,  .Tnne  23,  when  he  beat 
Sanger,  Tyler,  Taylor  and  a  lot  of  other  stars 
from  scratch.  Shortly  after  the  Norfolk,  Va. ,  meet 
in  May,  Mr.  Gideon  received  two  letters,  stating 
that  the  members  of  the  Washington  Road  Club 
who  participated  in  the  races  had  received  their 
traveling  expenses  from  the  club.  These  letters 
were  after  followed  by  a  postal  card  couched  in 
much  the  same  language  and  to  the  same  effect, 
and  signed  by  H.  R.  Kruger.  The  board  investi- 
gated the  charges  and  received  some  statements 
from  the  accused  men,  the  treasurer  of  the  clnb, 
and  from  Chief  Consul  O'Neill  of  the  West  Vir- 
ginia division,  in  which  absolute  denial  of  the 
charges  was  made.  Letters  were  written  to  the 
"Mays,"  but  they  were  returned  as  "uncalled 
for,"  while  a  communication  addressed  to  L.  M. 
Krueer,  who  claims  to  be  the  only  person  bearing 
that  name  in  Washington,  elicited  the  response 
that  he  had  never  written  such  a  card.  A  fiirther 
investigation  resulted  in  the  father  of  Clapp  stat- 
ing that  he,  and  not  his  son,  was  the  author  of  the 
May  letters.  The  board  claims  that  Clapp  wrote 
the  Kmger  postal,  which  is  not  denied.  On  the 
ground,  therefore,  that  the  letter  is  a  forgery  of 
the  name  of  Mr.  Kruger,  who  is  captain  of  the  In- 
vincible Road  Club,  and  on  the  charge  of  imfair 
dealing,  the  racing  board  imposes  the  above-men- 
tioned penalty. 


A  Wisconsin  Relay. 
Milwaukee,  Aug.  6. — It  took  5  hrs.  16  min. 
to  bring  the  message  from  Governor  Peck  at  Madi- 
son to  the  mayor  of  Milwaukee.  The  start  was 
made  at  12  m. ,  Saturday,  and  was  carried  into 
Watertown  four  minutes  late.  From  there  on,  the 
Milwaukee  riders  took  hold  and  made  up  three 
minutes  of  the  lost  time.  They  would  probably 
have  pushed  ahead  of  time  had  it  not  been  for 
delay  at  a  bridge  here. 


Denver  Track  Very  Fast. 
Denver,  Colo.,  Aug.  7.— [Special  telegram.] — 
With  a  flying  start  O.  E.  Boles  to-day  rode  a  mile 
on  the  Denver  Wheel  Club's  new  track  in  2:03 
2-5. 


BUT  THAT'S  NOT  ALL!! 


25  MILES 


1:05:58 


WORLD'S  ROAD  RECORD 


Again  broken,  at  Detroit,  Mich.,  in 
the  Hilsendegen  Road  Race,  July  38, 
by  Chas  Barthel  on  his  Rambler 
Racer  fitted  with  G.  &  J.  TIRES 
with  STEEL  Rli^S. 


TWICE    IN    15  DAYS 
ON    A    RAMBLER 


A  Few  More  Good  Records 


(Ramblers  Break  Them  Fyery  Week.) 


Class  A,  3  mile,  by  T.  Cooper,  at  Lima,  Ohio. 
Woman's  100  mile  Road  Record,  8  hrs.  18  sec. 
(Made  on  a  diamond  frame  No.  8  Rambler.) 
1-3  Mile  Colorado  State  Record. 
1-8    "      Virginia       '■  " 

Texas  "  " 

Washington  " 


5 

1 

10 
1-4 
1-3 
1 


Michigan     " 


Pacific  Coast  1  mile,  standing  start  record 
"  "      1     "        flying  start  record. 

"  "    1-2  "       competition  record. 

"  "    10  "       competition  road  record. 


RAMBLER  WINNINGS  SINCE  LAST  REPORT 

(There  are  too  many  to  itemize.)     Total--27o   PrlzeS. 

137  firsts,    74  seconds,  48  thirds,  7  fourths,  10  first  time,  4  second  time. 


Any  Rambler  Agent  will  tell  you  how  to  Win— Ask  Him. 


GORMULLY     &    JeFFERY    MfG.    Co., 


85  Madison  Street, 
CHICAGO. 


174  Columbus  Avenue, 
BOSTON. 
419-421  Flatbush  Avenue, 
BROOKLYN,    N.    Y. 


1325  ]4tli  Street,  N.  W., 
WASHINGTON. 

Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  201  Woodward  Ave, 
DETROIT,    MICH. 


Cor.  57th  Street  and  Broadway,  27  Union  Street, 

NEW    YORK.  COVENTRY      ENG. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


The  faces  of  those  responsible  for  the  three  days' 
meet  at  Chicago  wore  a  worried  expression  on 
Thursday,  the  time  set  for  the  running  of  the 
heats,  for  but  932  persons  paid  their  little  quarter 
or  half  to  see  the  pures  and  crackerjacks  in  an  en- 
deavor to  become  eligible  to  compete  for  dia^ 
monds,  jewelrj',  a  parrot  or  a  monkey,  but  there 
were  in  all  about  eleven  hundred  souls  about  the 
grounds,  exclusive  of  racing  men,  and  they  were 
too  numerous  to  mention.  When,  on  Friday,  the 
turnstiles  registered  but  1,400  and  a  fraction,  be- 
sides the  200-odd  ofiicials,  pressmen  and  others,  it 
was  a  foregone  conclusion  that  the  meet  would  be 
a  financial  failure.  But,  happily,  it  proved  other- 
wise, for  on  Saturday  one  was  reminded  of  the 
last  day  of  the  international  meet,  for  the  turnstile 
registers  counted  up  to  over  6,200  at  3  o'clock  and 
many  came  after  that. 

The  absence  of  Johnson  and  Tyler,  and  Sanger's 
indisposition  preventing  him  from  riding,  doubt- 
less had  much  to  do  with  keeping  down  '  'the 
gate,"  though  there  was  an  evident  anxiety  to  see 
the  other  stars,  Bliss,  Titus,  Cabanne  and  others 
of  less  fame.  The  big  Milwaukeean  appeared  but 
once  on  the  track,  on  Thursday,  when  he  made  a 
magnificent  sprint  after  losing  ground  on  the 
north  turn — of  which  he  seems  to  be  afraid  since 
his  last  year's  fall — and  was  content  with  a  second 
to  Charles  Murphy.  Sanger  has  been  sick  since 
he  left  Indianapolis,  as  have  many  of  the  others. 
and  was  in  no  condition  to  ride,  so  he  donned  his 
clothes  and  looked  on.  Tyler,  his  team  mate,  was 
at  Waltham  cha.sing  records,  and  Johnson  had 
gone  to  Minneapolis  to  rest.  He  was  clearly  off  at 
Indianapolis  and  preferred  to  get  in  good  shape  for 
Denver  rather  than  pick  up  a  few  sparklers. 

BUT  THEKE  WERE    OTHEES. 

Bliss,  of  course,  was  a  prime  favorite  and  his 
riding  after  two  severe  falls  made  him  all  the 
more  popular.  Titus  and  Cabanne  came  in  for  a 
goodly  share  of  attention,  for  their  riding  on  the 
circuit  had  been  watched.  The  fonner  was  quite 
up  to  expectations,  for  he  was  reckoned  on  as 
having  the  next  best  chance  to  Sanger  for  the  un- 
paced  mile  prize,  which  he  won  on  his  first  trial. 
Sanger  did  not  try  at  all. 

GAKDNEE  A   BRIGHT  STAR. 

But  the  one  bright  star  of  the  meet  was  A. 
Gardner  of  the  Columbia  Wheelmen,  second  time 
winner  in  the  Chicago  road  race,  who  not  only 
qualified  for  every  class  A  event,  but  was  first  in 
six  out  of  the  eight,  including  the  unpaced  mile 
for  class  A  riders,  which  he  reeled  off  in  2:17  1-5, 
far  better  time  than  that  of  most  of  the  class  B 
men  and  not  far  away  from  Titus'  time.  It  was 
natural,  then,  that  team  managers  were  after  him, 
but  to  no  purpose.  The  ease  with  which  Davis 
romped  home  in  the  trials  made  him  a  favorite  for 
the  finals,  but  Gardner's  long,  powerful  sprint, 
which  was  doubled  in  the  last  hundred  yards,  was 


enough  to  leave  him   entirely  out  of  the  game 
most  of  the  time. 

MEET  GENKEALLY    WELL   BUST. 

The  events  were  run  off  with  great  promptness, 
the  spectators  were  enthusiastic  over  every  half- 
way meritorious  performance  and  went  wild  over 
the  big  ones,  and  the  officials  did  their  work  well 
except  in  two  particulars — they  would  not  keep 
the  track  cleared  and  the  daily  pressmen,  upon 
whom  they  had  relied  largely  for  a  booming,  were 
given  little  attention,  except  after  repeated  howls 
for  information.  The  crowd  on  the  track  was 
large  at  times — there  appeared  to  be  a  half-hun- 
dred oflSeials  (or  gentlemen  wearing  badges)  and 
about  three  starters  and  trainers  for  each  racing 
man,  but  they  didn't  interfere  with  the  racing 
and  perhaps  added  to  the  liveliness  of  the  situation. 

FIVE   TUMBLES — Nq   DAMAGE. 

There  were  just  five  tumbles,   and   Bliss  was 


A.  Gardner. 

mixed  up  in  two  of  them,  one  of  which  he  had  all 
to  himself  In  the  beginning  of  the  last  lap  of 
the  class  B,  mile  open,  Saturday,  Burt  went  down 
and  a  hundred  yards  further  away  Bliss  and  Tyler 
came  together,  Cabanne  and  Taxis  going  over 
them.  Taxis,  it  was  thought,  had  broken  his 
arm,  but  it  was  only  sprained ;  Cabanne  was  de- 
void of  some  skin  when  he  got  up,  and  Bliss  had  a 
wrecked  wheel  to  show  that  he  was  in  the  game. 
The  field  opened  up  and  Kennedy  got  home  in 
front  of  Taylor  by  several  lengths,  while  Bald  was 
so  frightened  he  forgot  to  sprint,  but  ran  third, 
ten  lengths  ahead  of  Lumsden .  Bliss  came  around 
the  turn  in  the  quarter-mile  open  at  a  fearful  pace, 
but  clear  of  everybody,  and  just  as  he  reached  the 


stretch,  down  he  went,  and  over  and  over  and  over. 
He  actually  turned  three  complete  somersaults, 
and,  though  he  .struck  on  his  head,  was  little  the 
worse  off.  The  tumble  was  <;aused  by  the  buck- 
ling of  his  rim,  made  of  light  aluminum.  Every- 
body thought  him  killed,  but  he  came  out  after- 
wards for  a  half-mile  against  time,  which  he  made 
in  :58  3-5,  good  time,  considering  the  strong  wind. 
He  was  paced  by  Lumsden  and  Githeus  on  a  tan- 
dem. Adams  fell  on  the  start  of  the  quarter-mile 
open,  class  A,  and  when  the  race  was  run  again 
three  or  four  others  went  down.  Levy  went  down 
in  one  race,  but  was  unhurt. 

THE  MONKEY   AND  THE  PARROT. 

Such  were  the  consolation  prizes  for  classes  A 
and  B.  Ballard,  Goehler  and  Graves  came  out 
for  the  bird,  and  after  loafing  about  the  track  for 
some  time  Ballard  jumped  to  the  front  and  stayed 
there.  He  is  now  teaching  Polly  to  say  its  prayers. 
Goehler  was  a  good  second  and  the  time  2:55.  G. 
S.  Maxwell  "copped"  the  monkey,  while  Reeves 
and  Jones  followed  him  in  some  lengths  behind. 

JACK   ON   DECK. 

Jack  Napoleon  Murphy,  Columbia  ma°cot  and 
racing  men's  friend,  came  in  for  all  kinds  of  at- 
tention when  brought  before  the  grandstand  in 
full  uniform.  The  band  played  "The  Bowery" 
and  "Papa  Wouldn't  Buy  Me  a  Bow- Wow"  and 
Jack  seemed  to  smile  approvingly,  but  he  was  no- 
ticed to  bark  at  the  men  who  were  chasing  the 
monkey  and  the  parrot.  The  usual  chestnntty 
tiick-riding  exhibition  was  not  a  feature,  much  to 
the  relief  of  the  spectators 

ME.    AND   MES.    MUNGEE. 

All  eyes  were  turned  towards  the  carriage  gate 
Friday,  when  a  spanking  team  drawing  a  spider 
was  seen  coming  across  the  enclosure.  In  the 
vehicle  were  L.  D.  Munger  and  his  bride,  who 
were  compelled  to  hold  an  impromptu  reception 
then  and  there,  while  the  kodak  fiend  hovered 
about  on  all  sides.  They  were  too  busily  engaged 
in  receiving  the  congratulations  of  their  friends  to 
see  much  of  the  racing,  and  soon  left  to  complete 
purchasing  the  necessary  furniture,  etc.,  with 
which  to  adorn  a  handsome  home  in  Indianapolis. 

HEATS   OF   THURSDAY. 

The  racing  on  Thursday,  when  the  heats  were 
run,  were  not  of  a  very  exciting  nature,  though 
there  were  some  pretty  scrambles  for  eligibility, 
with  good  times  on  the  average,  but  exceedingly 
slow  ones  in  some  instances.  For  convenience  the 
results  of  the  heats  are  given  with  the  finals,  run 
on  the  two  days  following. 

UNPAGED   RECORDS. 

The  last  thing  on  Friday's  programme  was  the 
unpaced  mile  race,  class  B.  Out  of  the  thirty-odd 
entrants  but  nine  made  the  attempt,  and  Titus 
gobbled  the  prize,  as  everyone  thought  he  would 
when  it  was  known  Sanger  would  not  try.  The 
men  drew  for  positions  and  the  first  man  to  start 


^^^fce^ 


THE  TIRE  QUESTION 

A  tire  that  combioes  all  the  best  riding 
qualities  with  perfect  ease  of  repair  and 

.^^DURABILITY 

must  meet  with  public  favor  and  sooner  or  later  disarm  opposition.  The  single  tube  cemented  to  the  rim  is  the  highest  type  of  pneu- 
matic yet  invented,  and  the  firmly-established  and  rapidly-growing  popularity  of  this  type  is  due  entirely  to  the  persistency  with 
which  the  Pope  Manufacturing  Company  has  clung  to  the 


COLUMBIA   TIRE 


and  the  magnificent  record  which  it  has  made  on  the  celebrated  COLUMBIA  BICYCLES. 


HARTFORD  RUBBER  ROGER  B.  M'^MULLEN  &  CO. 

AArORKS    CO.,      <^<d<A  HARTFORD,    CONN. 


Genera!  U.  S.  Agents, 
64  to  70  Ohio  Street,  CHICAGO,  and  309  Broadway,  NEW  YORK. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


BARGAINS  ARE  BARGAINS 


CHOOSE  A  BEAUTY 

WIN  A  BUYER 

BUY  A  SELLER 

SELL  A  WINNER 


Your  bargain  is  your  bargain.  If  you  bargain  for  your  bargain 
and  are  not  suited  with  your  bargain,  your  bargaining  is  due  to 
your  own  bargain.      Bargains  in 

THE   SYRACUSE 


ARE    FREQUENT 


But  the  price  is  always  the  same — no  need  to  bargain.  Seeing, 
riding  and  inspecting  is  buying  and  winning.  Try  it  and  see 
for  yourself.     It  is  a  bargain. 


SYRACUSE  CYCLE  CO., 


WESTERN  AGENTS: 

A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH 

HARDWARE 

CO.,  MANUFACTURERS, 

SYRACUSE,  N.  Y.,  U.  S.  A. 


ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


was  Tom  Cooper,  the  erstwhile  class  A  cracker- 
jack  from  Detroit.  The  mnd  was  strong  at  all 
times,  though  some  fared  better  than  others.  It 
was  pretty  heavy  when  Bald  tried,  but  light  when 
Maddox  and  Titus  went  out.  It  was  hardly  ex- 
pected that  Sanger's  record  of  2:11  2:5  would  be 
dropped.  The  fractional  times  show  how  the  men 
rode: 

Third.    Two-thirds.    Mile. 

Tom  Cooper :42  2-5       1:34  3-5       2:24 

L.  D.  Cabanne :4a  1-5       1:29  2-5       2:19  2-5 

H.H.  Maddox :44  8-5        1:28  4-5       2:15 

E.C.BaKl :444-5        1:32  3-5        2:24 

C.M.Murphy :42  2-5        1:30  4-5        2:8i  2-5 

G.  H.  Ellithorpe :44  3-5       1:31  2:21 

F.J.Titus :42  1:27  3-5        2:14  2-5 

F.C.Graves :45  1:332-5       2:223-5 

A.B.Goehler :46  1:323-5       2:194-5 

The   men   were  to  have  two  trials  and  three 


Dasey 

Gardner 

Van  den  Fnde. 
Church 


:44  4-5....  1:33  2-5....  2:26  2  6 
:41  2-5.  ...1:28  2-5.... 2:17  1-5 
:46  2-5.. ..1:39  3-5.. ..2:4215 
:45       ....1:322-5... .2:3125 


EXHIBITION   SPINS. 

"L-a-d-i-e-sa-n-dg-e-n-t-1-e-m-e-n,"  drolled  out 
the  announcer,  '  'I  am  requested  to  announce  that, 
notwithstanding  the  injuries  he  has  received,  Mr. 
J.  P.  Bliss  will  ride  an  exhibition  half-mile — with 
pacemakers.  Then  Lumsden  and  Githens  on  a 
tandem  came  out,  followed  by  Bliss.  The  crowd 
cheered  as  the  men  limbered  out  once  around  the 
track,  while  some  gave  expression  to  their  sympa- 
thy, for  great  red  blotches  were  on  their  arms. 
People  mistook  them  for  blood  patches,  but  they 
were  Referee  stickers — the  advertising  man  had 
been  at  work.     The  tandem  came  down  the  stretch 


passed   him  and  set  sail  for  home,  finishing  the 
last  half  also  in  1:01  and   consequently  the  mile 

in  2:02. 

* 
*      * 

GOOD  RACING  FRIDAY. 


Exceedingly  Close  Finishes,  but  No  Startling 
Time  Hade. 

The  novice  race  was  at  first  given  to  Horn,  but, 
as  in  other  cases,  the  judges  changed  their  minds 
and  said  Hageman  won.  Bliss  won  the  third-mile 
open  from  Bald  by  a  yard,  after  a  splendid  sprint, 
for  he  was  late  in  getting  out  of  the  bunch,  Brown 
being  a  close  third.  Murphy  and  Taxis  being  a  few 
yards  back.  The  crowd  thought  well  of  this  per- 
formance and  made  the  fact  known  thoroughly. 

Emerson  began  a  long  sprint  in  the  two-mile 


1:29  4-5 

2:20 

1:27  3-5 

2:16  1-5 

1:27  3-5 

2:15  4-5 

made  a  second  attempt,  though  the  wind  was 
stronger  and  increased  during  the  rest  of  the  day. 
Titus  would  not  have  to  ride  unless  someone  beat 
his  time  of  the  day  before — and  he  did  not  ride. 
The  result: 

Third.    Two-thirds.    Mile. 

Cabanne :43  2-5 

Murphy :43  4-5 

Maddox :41 1-5 

Then  the  class  A  men  came  out  to  battle  for  a 
gold  slab  worth  $50,  which  Gardner  won,  beating 
aU  the  class  A  men  in  time  and  all  but  three  of 
the  semi-pros.     The  result: 

Third.    Two-thirds.    Mile. 

:47  1-5.... 1:33  2-5.... 2:26  3  5 

:43  3-5. ...  1:35  25. . .  .2:30  1-5 

:47  3-5. . .  .1 :37  1-5. . .  .2:25  3-5 

:43       ....1:80  15.,.. 2:22  3  5 

:44  4-5.... 1:34  4  5.... 2:28 

, :46  4-5. ..  .1:37       ....2:318-5 

:43  2-5. ...  1:33  1-5. ..  .2:25  3-5 

:44  4-5. . .  .1:36  4-5. . .  .2:30 


Maxwell 

Eeeves 

Bainbridge. . 

Upp 

Sinsabaugh . 

Bubey 

A. P.  Peck.. 
Cutting 


at  a  good  pace,  BUss  hanging  on  beautiiuUy  and 
keeping  the  pole  around  the  turns  well.  The  first 
third  was  covered  in  :38  1-5  (a  1:.54  3-5  clip)  and 
the  half  in  :58  1-5,  good  going  considering  the 
strong  wind  on  the  back  stretch.  Bliss  tried  to 
outsprint  the  tandem  pair,  but  the  high-geared 
Daisy  Bell  thing  was  too  much  for  him  going  down 
wind. 

TITUS  DOES  2:02. 

"Soubrette"  Kennedy  and  "Mother"  Murphy 
came  out  on  a  tandem  to  help  Titus  in  an  attempt 
on  the  mile  flying  start  record.  They  took  him 
the  first  third  in  :39  and  to  the  half  in  1 :01.  Here 
it  looked  as  if  they  must  pass  Macdonald,  the 
next  pacer,  for  they  were  almost  on  top  of  him 
and  he  barely  moving.  But  he  made  a  jump  and 
got  away  beautifully,  Titus  never  losing  an  inch. 
C.  M.  Murphy  was  to  take  the  last  quarter,  but 
before  he  got  under  way  Titus  and   Macdonald 


open.  A,  but  Gardner  passed  him  on  the  stretch 
and  beat  him  by  two  lengths,  while  Davis,  who 
had  the  pole  all  the  way,  was  beaten  out  by  Bain- 
bridge. 

The  half-mile  handicap  was  the  only  event  run 
in  heats  Friday.  In  the  first  Bald  at  ten  yards 
was  virtually  scratch.  At  the  quarter  aU  were 
bunched.  Maddox  (45)  began  the  sprint  but 
Bald  went  up  on  the  outside  and  won  easily,  Tom 
Cooper  (20)  beating  Kennedy  (15)  for  second.  In 
the  second  heat  the  limit  man,  Leacock  (85),  was 
never  headed,  so  Macdonald  (30),  Taylor  (20)  and 
Lumsden  (25)  fought  it  out,  finishing  in  the  order 
named  and  all  qualifying.  Bliss  on  scratch  caught 
the  bunch  in  the  third  heat  at  the  last  turn  and 
led  Cabanne  in,  just  quaUfjing.  Steele  (50), 
Burt  (55)  and  Ballard  (25)  being  in  ahead  of  him. 
In  the  final  Leacock  was  caught  at  the  quarter 
and   everybody  was  in  the  bunch  entering  the 


straight.  Then  they  spread  out,  Steele  leadiDg, 
but  Macdonald  and  Kennedy  dug  out  and  nipped 
him  near  the  tape,  relegating  him  to  foui  th. 

Sinsabaugh  made  the  running  in  the  mile  open, 
A,  but  Van  de  Sande,  Gardner,  Davis  and  Ander- 
son only  were  in  the  fight  down  the  stretch.  An- 
derson's jump  put  him  in  second  place,  Van  de 
Saude  having  won,  while  Gardner  nipped  Davis 
for  third. 

The  mile  handicap.  A,  would  have  been  a  gift 
to  Hanley  at  160  yards,  for  he  does  practice  miles 
in  2:20.  But  he  was  taken  with  a  chill  and  was 
in  bed  the  two  days.  With  140  yards  it  was  no 
wonder  Gardner  won.  They  were  bunched  on  the 
first  lap  and  Gardner  won  as  he  liked. 

In  the  mile  B  handicap  Titus  from  scratch 
caught  the  bunch  on  the  second  turn,  but  Leacock 
(160)  was  leading.  At  the  third  Titus  got  the 
pole.  On  the  last  lap  Maddox  ( 90)  went  out 
after  Leacock,  but  finished  only  second,  twenty 
yards  to  the  lead,  while  Billy  Murphy  (75)  led 
Titus  home  for  third. 

The  two-mile  lap  race,  class  A,  was  easy  for 
Gardner,  who  won  all  but  the  fourth  lap,  which 
he  gave  to  his  clubmate,  Bainbridge,  so  as  to 
bring  him  in  second.  Gardner  won  easily  with 
eighteen  points,  Bezeneck  being  second  and  Bain- 
bridge third.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— First  heat — C.  Hageman,  1;  H.  E. 
Heil,  2;  A.  Hess,  3;  H.  Jordan,  4;  time,  2:33  4-5. 

Second  heat-W.  F.  Corey,  1;  A.  B.  Horn,  2;  R.  J.  West, 
3;    W.  Fahig,  4;  time,  3:13  2-5. 

Final  heat— C.  Hageman,  1;  A.  B.  Horn,  2;  H.  Jordan, 
3;  time,  2:59  4-5. 

Third-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat^Tay lor,  1;  Bald, 
2;  Githens,  3;  time,  :49  4-5. 

Second  heat— Brown,  1;  Kennedy,  2;  C.  M.  Murphy,  3; 
time,  :48  1-4. 

Third  heat— Bliss,  I;  Macdonald,  2;  Taxis,  3;  time, 
:51  3-5. 

Final  heat— Bliss,  1 ;  Bald,  2;  Brown,  3;  time,  :4o. 

Two-mile,  open,  class  A— Fir.st  heat— O.  L.  Emerson,  1 ; 
C.  W.  Davis,  2;  W.  L.  Swindenian,  3;  time,  5:49  8-5. 

Second  and  third  heats  combined — A.  Gardner,  1;  J. 
Skelton,  2;  H.  R.  Upp,  3;  W.  Bainbridge,  4;  A.  L.  Leon- 
hardt,  5;  time,  6:15  1-5. 

Final  heat^Gardner,  1;  Bmerson,  2;  Skelton,  3;  Swen- 
deman,  4;  time,  5:01  3-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— First  heat— G.  E.  Bicker,  1; 
6.  A.  Maxwell,  2;  J.  D.  Adams,  3;  time,  3:04  2-5. 

Second  heat— A.  Gardner,  1:  H.  R.  Upp,  2;  6.  L.  Emer- 
son, 3;  time,  3:05  4-5. 

Third  heat— F.  C.  Van  de  Sande,  1;  C.  W.  Davis,  2;  W. 
J.  Anderson,  3;  time,  2:54  4  5. 

Final  heat— Van  de  Sande,  1;  Anderson,  2;  Gardner,  3; 
time,  2:43. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— First  heat — Titus,  scratch, 
1;  Levy,  80  yds.,  3;  0.  M.  Murphy,  30  yds.,  3;  W.  F.  Mur- 
phy, 15  yds.,  4;  Bald,  5;  time,  2:20  3-5. 

Second  heat— Burt,  110  yds.,  1;  H.  L.  Dodson,  100  yds., 
2;  K.  J.  Leacock,  160  yds.,  3;  Goehler,  65  yds.,  4;  Ray  Mac- 
donald, (iO  yds.,  5;  A.  I.  Brown,  50  yds.,  6;  time,  2:17. 

Final  heat— Leacock,  1;  Maddox,  3;  W.  F.  Murphy,  3; 
Titus,  4;  time,  2:18  2-5. 

Third-mile,  open,  class  A— First  heat— C.  G.  Sinsa- 
baugh, 1;  F.  0.  Van  de  Sande,  2;  J.  Skelton,  3;  6.  E. 
Bicker,  4;  time,  :49  4-5. 

Second  heat— C.  W.  Davis,  1;  W.  J.  Anderson,  2;  H.  R. 
Upp,  3;  G.  A.  Maxwell,  4;  time,  :49. 

Final  heat— Bicker,  1;  Anderson,  2;  Davis,  3;  time, 
:50  1-5. 

Halt-mile,  handicap,  class  B  — First  heai^Bald,  10 
yds.,  1;  Cooper,  20  yds.,  2;  Kennedy,  15  yds.,  3;  Maddox 
45yds.,  4;  time,  1:05  2  5. 

Second  heat— Leacock,  85  yds.,  1;  Macdonald,  25  yds., 
2;  Taylor,  20  yds.,  3;  Lumsden,  25  yds.,  4;  time,  1:03  3-5. 

Third  heat— Steele,  50  yds.,  1;  Burt,  55  yds.,  2;  Ballard, 
25  yds.,  3;  Bliss,  scratch,  4;  time,  l:0i. 

Final  heat— Macdonald,  1;  Bald,  2;  Kennedy,  3;  time, 
1:02. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— First  heat— W.  L,  Swende- 
man,  120  yds.,  1;  A.  Gardner,  1,0  yds.,  2;  Maurice  Green, 
130  yds.,  3;  J.  D.  Adams,  40  yds.,  4;  time,  2:23  3-5. 

Second  heat— W.  A.  Hanley,  160  yds.,  1 ;  A.  Anderson, 
180  yds.,  2;  W.  P.  Jones,  170  yds.,  3;  A.  V.  Jackson,  Jr., 
160  yds.,  4;  time,  2:16  3  5. 

Third  heat  Cthirteen  starters)- J.  Skelton,  100  yds.,  1; 
W.  Bainbridge,  90  yds.,  -;  J.  J.  Bezenek,  90  yds.,  8;  E.  S. 
Church,  ISO  yds.,  4;  time,  2:18  2-5. 

Final  heat— Gardner,  1;  Skelton,  2;  Bezenek,  3;  time, 
«:16. 


One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Leacock,  160  yds.,  1;  Mad- 
dox, 90yds.,  2;  W.  F.  Murphy,  75  yds.,  3;  time,  2:18  a-5. 

Twomile,  lap,  class  A— Gardner,  18  points,  1 ;  J.  J.  Be- 
zenek, 5  points,  2;  W  Bainbridge,  4  points,  3  jtime,  5:08 
4-5. 


SATURDAY'S  FINE  SPORT. 


interesting    Class  B   Handicap   and    Two   Bad 
Tumbles. 

Saturday's  events  were  more  interesting  than 
those  of  the  previous  day.  The  ball  was  opened 
with  the  quarter-mile  open,  class  A.  Adams  fell 
at  the  start,  but  the  others  kept  on,  despite  being 
called  back.  Then  it  was  decided  to  postpone 
the  race  for  a  time.  On  the  second  trial  another 
fall  occurred,  Adams  and  Bicker  going  down. 
Anderson's  jump  again  landed  him  a  winner  by  a 
small  margin  over  Davis,  Sinsabaugh,  who  had 
made  the  running,  being  third. 

In  the  half-mile  open,  B,  Taxis  had  the  pole, ' 
but  Cabanne  took  it  at  the  quarter.     Coming  into 
the  stretch  all  spread  out  and  rushed  for  home, 
Cabanne    beating  out    Kennedy    for  first,    with 
Charley  Murphy  third. 

Bliss  jumped  for  the  pole  in  the  mile  open  and 
secured  the  coveted  position,  a  game  he  invariably 


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works.  Burt  took  the  pace  early  but  fell  when 
the  last  lap  was  reached.  The  crowd  was  movinjj 
well  to  keep  under  the  2:25  limit,  and  on  the 
backstretch,  as  all  were  playing  for  position, 
Bliss  and  Taylor  became  mixed  up,  the  former 
going  down,  with  Cabanne  and  Taxis  on  top  of 
him.  Bald  nearly  got  into  the  mess  and  was  too 
frightened  to  make  a  sprint,  so  Kennedy  romped 
home  au  easy  winner  over  Taylor,  who  was  ten 
lengths  ahead  of  Bald,  Lumsden  being  fourth. 

Emerson  thought  to  capture  the  A  open  by  a 
long  hard  sprint,  but  Gardner  went  up  on  the 
stretch  like  a  shot  and  won  with  little  effort.  In 
the  three-mile  lap  race,  class  A,  he  again  showed 
his  speed,  winning  five  lap.s  and  letting  Bain- 
bridge have  four,  keeping  Dasey  down  to  third 
position. 

The  ridera  were  all  bunched,  in  the  two-mile 
handicap,  at  the  mile.  Gardner  (250)  sprinted  a 
whole  quarter  and  won  by  twenty  lengths  from 
Bezeneck  (180),  A.  P.  Peek  being  third  and 
Church  fourth. 

Bliss  came  around  the  turn  in  the  quarter-mile 
open  at  a  fearful  pace  and  was  going  to  the  front. 
Just  as  the  stretch  was  reached  his  rim  buckled 
and  over  and  over  he  went.  Luckily  no  one  was 
near  him  and  he  was  not  inj  ured.  Tom  Cooper 
was  on  the  pole  and  had  hard  work  to  beat  ont 


C.  M.  Murphy,  who  had  gone  around  Bliss  and  to 
the  outside  of  the  track.     Taylor  was  third. 

The  mile  open  was  the  event  of  the  meet  and 
one  of  the  prettiest  races  of  the  season,  according 
to  the  "circuit  chasers. "  Brown  broke  down  at 
the  start  and  was  out.  Titus  from  scratch  caught 
the  field  at  the  quarter,  but  Leacock  (160)  was 
keeping  his  long  lead  well.  At  the  second  lap 
Cabanne  (20)  jumped  ahead,  took  the  pace  and 
slowed  it  down,  apparently  to  permit  his  club- 
mate,  Leacock,  winning.  A  little  past  the  half 
Ballard  pulled  out  of  the  bunch,  and  made  a  strug- 
gle to  catch  the  long-marker.  Down  the  stretch 
Graves  went  after  Ballard.  Leacocck  still  led, 
but  at  the  last  quarter  Maddox  went  out  like  a 
shot,  caught  Leacock  on  the  last  turn  and  won  by 
ten  lengths,  while  Cabanne,  Githens  and  Lumsden 
struggled  for  third,  finishing  in  the  order  named, 
but  well  bunched.  The  race  was  run  in  2:14  4-5, 
while  Titus'  time  was  2:16   1-5.     The  summary: 

SATUBDAY'S   EVENTS. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  A— First  heat— C.  W.  Davis, 
1;  W.  J.  Anderson, .3;  C  G.  Sinsabaugh,  3,  time,  ::i3  3-5. 

Second  heat — .\..  Gardner,  I;  J.  D.  Adams,  2;  J  Skelion, 
3;  time,  :36  1  5. 

Thh-d  heat— G.  S.  Maxwell,  1;  W.  S.  Ruby  3;  G.  B. 
Bicker,  3;  time.  :35  1-5. 

Final  heat— Gardner,  1;  Ruby,  2;  Anderson,  3;  time, 
:S4  4-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— Taylor,  1 ;  Bald, 
2;  Githens,  3;  time,  1:19  2-5. 

Second  heat— Titus,  1;  Sanger,  2;  Kennedy,  3;  time, 
1:14  1-5. 

Third  heat— Taxis,  1;  Macdonald,  2;  Cabanne,  3;  time, 
1:19  15. 

Final  heat- Cabanne,  1;  Bald,  2;  Murphy,  3;  time,  1:1C. 

Two-third  mile,  open,  class  A — First  heat— F.  0.  Van  de 
Sande,  1;  W.  J.  Anderson,  2;  C.  W.  Davis,  3;  time,  1:54. 

Second  heat— A.  Gardner,  1;  J.  Skelton,  2;  J.  D.  Adams, 
3;  lime,  1:51  4-.';. 

Third  heat— G.  A.  Maxwell,  1;  W.  S.  Ruby,  2;  G.  E. 
Bicker,  ;J;  time,  1:16. 

Final  heat- Gardner,  1;  Van  de  Sande,  2;  Davis,  3; 
time,  1  -M  2-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— Bald.  1;  Taylor,  2; 
Burt,  Wichita,  Kas.,  3;  time,  3:05  1-5. 

Second  heat— Kennedy,  1;  Lumsden,  2;  Brown,  3;  time, 
2:53  2-5. 

Third  heat— Cabanne,  1 ;  Taxis,  2;  Bliss,  3;  time,  2:36  3  5. 

Final  heat— Kennedy,  1;  Taylor,  2;  Bald,  3;  time, 
2:20  4-5. 

One  mile,  open,  class  A— First  heat— G.  E.  Bicker,  1; 
A.  Gardner,  2;  G.  S.  Maxwell,  3;  J.  Skelton,  4;  W.  Bain- 
bridge, 5;  time,  3:01  4-5. 

Second  heat— W.  J.  Anderson,  1 ;  C.  W.  Davis,  2;  H.  E. 
Upp,  3;  G.  L.  Emerson,  4;  W.  L.  Swenieman,  5;  time, 
3:01. 

Final  heat— Gardner,  1;  Emerson,  2;  H.  R.  Upp,  3; 
time,  2:25. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat — Bald,  1; 
Githens,  2;  Taylor,  3;  time,  :34  2-5. 

Second  heat— C.  M.  Murphy,  1;  Brown,  2;  Kennedy,  3; 
time,  ;32. 

Third  heat— Cooper,  1 ;  Bliss,  2;  Taxis,  3;  time,  :32  2-5. 

Final  heat— Cooper,  I;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2;  Taylor,  3; 
time,  -M  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— First  heat— A.  Gardner, 
250  yds.,  1;  J.  J.  Benzenek,  18.1  yds.,  3;  W.  A.  Hanley,  300 
yds.,  3;  J.  Skelton,  UOO  yds.,  4;  VV.  Bainbridge,  800  yds.,  5; 
W.  M.  Staley,  300  yds.,  6;  time,  4:38  4-5. 

Secoud  heat — W.  L.  Swendeman,  250  yds.,  1;  A.  V. 
Jackson,  Jr.,  3r0  yds.,  2;  A.  P.  Peck,  240  yds.,  3;  I.  D.  V?il- 
son,  260  yds.,  4;  W.  P.  Jones,  320  yds.,  5;  A.  C.  Adams,  290 
yds.,  6;  H.  .Tordan.  7;  time,  4:48  1-5. 

Final  heat— Gardner,  I;  J.  J.  Bezeneck,  2;  Peck,  3;  time, 
2:43  2-5. 

Three-mile,  lap,  class  A— A.  Gardner,  23  points,  1 ;  W. 
Bainbridge,  12  points,  2;  C.  V.  Dasey,  10  points,  3;  time, 
7:4.5. 

One-mile,  handicap— Maddox,  60  yds.,  1 ;  Leacock,  160 
yds  ,  2;  Cabanne,  :.0  yds.,  3:  time,  2:14  4-5. 

One-mile,  consolation,  class  B— Ballard,  1;  Goehler,  2; 
Graves,  3;  time,  2:55  4-5. 

One-mile,  consolation,  class  A — G.  S.  Maxwell,  1 ;  F.  S. 
Reeves,  2;  W.  P.  Jones,  3:  time,  2:40  3-5. 


Handicapper  Patitz  Retained. 
Chairman  Raymond,  after  conferring  with  Chief 
Consul  Morrison  of  Wisconsin,    has  decided   that 
Handicapper   Patitz   will  be   retained,    notwith- 
standing numerous  protests. 


GUNTHER'S  FAST  CENTURY. 


J.  F.  QimTHER. 


Covers  the    Elgin-Aurora    Course  in    6  Hrs.  50 
Min. 

The  great  event  of  the  Century  Road  Club,  the 
annual  run  over  the  Chicago-Elgin-Aurora  course, 
took  place  last  Sunday.  The  weather  man's 
habitual  prediction  of  "fair  and  warmer,"  which 
has  lately  called 
forth  so  many 
u  n  c  o  m  p  limen- 
tary  remarks  and 
profanity  m  u  t- 
tered  aloud  and 
unfit  for  publica- 
tion, wasforonee 
greeted  with  joy 
by  a  part  of  Chi- 
cago's people, 
and  these  people 
were,  of  course, 
the  members  of 
said  club.  Al- 
though the  entries  were  smaller  than  usual,  the 
scorcher  fraternity  having  gained  the  upper  hand 
long  ago,  the  interest  and  enthusiasm  were  greater 
than  ever.  Alas,  where  are  the  days  when  the 
jovial  300  pounder  merrily  waddled  along  in  be 
coming  company,  when  Tefreshment  and  beer 
stops  seemed  the  sole  purpose  of  the  run?  They 
are  cast  away  with  the  good  old  ordinary  and  solid 
tired  safety  and  the  club-member  over  thirty, 
whose  figure  shows  a  marked  tendency  towards 
rounding  into  the  soft,  mellow  architecture  of 
beautiful  embonpoint  (vulgo  "potgut")  now  sits 
at  home  and  indulges  in  ice  cold  lemonade  or 
stronger  stufi^,  knowing  the  accomplishments  of 
the  new  generation  only  from  hearsay.  And,  in- 
deed, he  who  cannot  go  over  six  or  seven  miles 
an  hour,  would  aflbrd  an  everlasting  source  of 
amusement  to — ^yes,  to  our  ladies,  many  of  whom 
think  nothing  of  going  over  the  course  in  from 
nine  to  eleven  hours  with  but  few  stops. 

The  interest  with  which  the'  century  rides  are 
being  met  by  the  ladies  of  the  club  is  something 
phenomenal;  many  of  them  were  participants  iu 
last  Sunday's  run,  and  their  number  will  doubt- 
less increase  from  year  to  year.  The  ladies  as 
well  as  the  gentlemen  started  out  with  a  will  at 
record  breaking.  Miss  Annis  Porter,  of  the  Co- 
lumbian Eagles,  who  holds  the  ladies'  record  of 
8:18  over  the  course,  started  out  to  beat  it,  failing 
to  do  so  however  by  but  two  minutes.  Miss 
Bicker,  who  had  challenged  Miss  Porter  for  a  race 
over  the  course,  failed  to  put  in  her  appearance, 
thus  depriving  her  fellow  members  of  an  .interest- 
ing performance. 

J.  F.  Gunther  and  J.  F.  Swarthout,  both  mem- 
bers of  the  Linct  In  club,  succeeded  in  lowering 
the  record  over  the  course,  the  former's  time  being 
0:48  and  the  latter' s  7:01.  The  record  has  so  far 
been  held  by  Charles  D.  Cutting,  of  the  Minnette 
Club.  Gunther,  with  Swarthout,  left  at  4:04  a. 
m.,  arrived  again  at  the  finishing  point,  Halsted 
street  and  Washington  boulevard,  at  10:54.  Harry 
Geer,  a  lad  but  seventeen  years  of  age,  went  over 
the  course  in  7:59,  adding  another  century  bar  (of 
which  be  already  possesses  forty)  to  his  collection. 
During  the  time  between  4  and  7:34  a.  m.,  all  en- 
trants had  left  the  starting  point — 163  in  all. 
Good  time  was  made  from  the  start  until  May- 
wood  was  reached,  the  course  being  on  the  boule- 
vard. From  there  to  Addison,  road  improvements 
severely  interfered  with  the  cyclists,  and  from 
Addison  to  Elgin  the  roads  are  notoriously  bad. 
From  here  the  pedalers  had  little  or  nothing  to 
complain  about  the  course. 

Gunther,  who  created  the  new  record,  is  an  old 


a' d  enthusiastic  "century  crank,"  who  has  run 
forty-six  centuries  in  his  day.  The  records  over 
the  Waukegan-Libertyville  course  of  6:30  and  the 
one  over  the  Wheeling-McHenry  course  of  4:00 
are  also  held  by  him.  A  diamond  medal  will  be 
the  well-deserved  reward  for  his  magnificent  per- 
formance of  Sunday. 

The  ladies,  most  of  whom  wore  the  bloomer 
costume,  who  finished  in  the  contest,  and  their 
respective  times,  are  as  follows: 

Start.  Finiah.  Time. 

AnnisPorter .4:00  12:22  8:2i 

Lillian  Swarr 4:00  2:42  10:43 

Lizzie  Heggurty 4:20  3:09  10:49 

Mrs  George  Bunker 4:41  3:18  10:37 

Mrs.  C.  M.  Fairchild 4:0S  3:32  11:26 

Mrs.  M  J.  Kelly 4:06  3:»i  11:26 

Mrs.  C.  C.  Palmer 4:44  5:02  12:20 

Lucy  Porter 4:48  5:55  13:07 

The  firet  twenty  five  gentlemen  to  cross  the  line 
at  Halsted  street  and  Washington  boulevard  were: 

Start.  Finish.  Time. 

J.  F.  Gunther 4:00  10:54  B:50 

J.  F.  Swarthout 4:04  11:07  7:03 

F.  H.  Stanwood 4:08  11:24  7:10 

H.  P.  Searle 4:09  11:27  7:18 


LUSCOMB  MAY  RUN. 


Has  Nothing  to  Say  About  the  Chief  Consul- 
ship, Being  Too  Busy  to  Talk. 
New  York,  Aug.  4.— The  receipt  ot^^^/^/ee- 
to-day  gave  the  wheelmen  the  first  general  notifi- 
cation they  have  had  of  the  contents  of  the  peti- 
tion to  the  nominating  committee  now  in  circula- 
tion in  behalf  of  Isaac  B.  Potter,  of  Brooklyn,  for 
chief  consul;  W.  E.  Underbill,  of  Schenectady,  for 
vice  consul  and  W.  S.  Bull,  of  Buffalo,  for  secre- 
tary-treasurer. As  to  whether  Mr.  Luscomb  will 
be  a  candidate,  as  reported  in  an  interview  else- 
where, he  has  "  nothing  to  say  on  that  subject  for 
publication."  That  he  will  eventually  be  a  can- 
didate, however,  is  very  generally  surmised  from 
his  recent  appointment  of  Dr.  E.  M.  Santee,  of 
Cortlandt,  as  vice  consul,  and  that  gentleman's 
entry  into  the  field  as  a  candidate  for  a  continua- 
tion of  the  occupancy  of  that  office  and  not  for  an- 
other higher  one,  to  which  it  is  thought  he  would 
have  been  an  aspirant,  with  Mr.  Luscomb  out  of 
the  hunt.  Should  Mr.  Luscomb  enter  the  field 
there  is  every  probability  that  the  campaign  will 


.lliiHjH !];//. 


A       PoODIM'FOCJTHE    K0DM<    riEMD  - 

Seen  at  the  Chicago  Meet. 


A.  P.  Peck  4:27 

Harry  Geer 4:10 

M.  H  Bentley 4:15 

O.  F.  Bohmal 5:03 

F.  A.  Rogers 4:00 

George  Thompson 4:27 

F.  W.  Michener 4:00 

C.  Trombig 5:16 

C.  E.  Engstrom 4:0D 

Hart  Hansen 6:16 

P.  E.  C  Peter 4:37 

M.  F.  Dornbush 4:49 

Dr.  O.  W.  Baker 4:12 

H.  M.  Taylor 4:29 

C.  E.  Napier 4:19 

M.  E.  Grisvrold 4:10 

J.  V.  Bursik 4:59 

W.  H.  Newby 4:15 

E.  P.  Filbeck 4:09 

George  H.  Hull 4:08 

J.  M.  Arens 4:20 


12:17 

7:48 

12:17 

8:01 

12:18 

8:03 

12:39 

7:36 

12:52 

8:.62 

12:68 

8:21 

1:03 

9:08 

1:26 

8:10 

1:26 

9:26 

1:26 

8:10 

1:31 

8:E4 

1:33 

8:32 

2:02 

9:30 

2:02 

9:38 

2:02 

9:43 

2:02 

9:52 

2:08 

9:09 

2:12 

9:57 

2:08 

9:69 

2:08 

10:00 

2:28 

10:08 

Zim  Wins  and  Quits. 
Paeis,  Aug.  5. — A.  A.  Zimmerman,  the  Amer- 
ican cyclist,  to-day  made  his  last  appearance  for 
the  season.     He  took  part  in  a  2,000-metre  race  at 
the  Seine  Velodrome,  and  won  easily. 


become  exceedingly  vigorous  on  both  sides.  Lns- 
comb's  multifarious  military  and  masonic  duties, 
as  obstacles  to  full  justice  and  time  being  given  to 
the  league,  and  the  great  falliug-olf  in  member- 
ship, will  doubtless  be  the  points  that  will  be  at- 
tacked. Mr.  Luscomb  has,  however,  naturally  a 
large  following,  and  should  he  enter  the  field  will 
not  lay  down  his  sword  without  a  hard  fight.  Dr. 
Santee,  by  reason  of  the  work  accomplished  in 
getting  out  the  New  York  road  book,  has  popu- 
larity and  will  make  a  strong  running  mate  for 
the  major.  On  the  other  hand  Potter,  through 
his  labors  on  good  roads,  and  Bull,  with  the 
record  of  a  previous  successful  administration  as 
chief  consul,  as  candidates  from  the  extremes  of 
the  state,  with  a  most  popular  central  New 
Yorker — Underbill— added,  \vill  make  a  trio  of 
most  formidable  antagonists  to  tackle  the  powers 
that  be;  how  strong  may  be  judged  from  their 
claim  that  already  over  twelve  hundred  signatures 
have  been  obtained  to  their  petition  for  nomina- 
tion. 


Morgan  sWrightTIres 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


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Are  Good  Tires 


They  Hold  ALL  the  World's  Records  From    One- 
Half  Mile  to  Two  Mile  Flying  Start. 


Also    (^ne    Mile    Flying    Start    Made   by   Tyler 
August  2nd,    1:53  4-5 


On  July  85th  they  won  3  World's  Eecords. 

On  July  28th    "      "      8 

OnJulySlst     "      "      1        " 

On  Aug.  2d      "      "     4        "  " 


Both  TYLER  and  BUTLER  Rode  Morgan  &  Wright  Tires 


At  the  National  Meet  at  Chicago,    August  3rd  and  4th,    Morgan   & 

Wright  tires  won  20  places  out  of  a  possible  36.     They  took   Eight 

firsts,  five  seconds  and  Seven  thirds. 


MORGAN   &  WRIGHT, 

CHICAGO. 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


FINE  WORK  AT  RIPON. 


Kennedy  Lowers  the  Track  Record  Made  by 
Zim  to  2:11. 

RiPON,  Wis.,  Aug.  7. — This  is  the  city  the 
wheelmen  on  the  ciicuit  looked  forward  to  more 
than  any  city  in  the  countrj^.  It  has  4,000  in- 
habitants and  all  feel  it  their  duty  to  attend  the 
bicycle  races. 

Schools,  banks  and  stores  close  and  thousands 
come  in  from  the  country.  The  track  is  a  record- 
breaker,  as  demonstrated  to-day  when  Macdonald 
did  a  half,  with  tandem  pacing,  in  :57  and  Titus 
and  Cabanne  on  the  tandem  lost  enough  time  in 
slowing  for  him  to  have  broken  record.  Kennedy 
showed  improvement,  going  from  scratch  in  the 
mile  handicap  with  Titus,  whom  he  paced  for  a 
half,  in  2:11  1-5,  and  Kennedy's  time  was  a  new 
track  record,  against  2:13,  by  Zimmerman. 

Louis  Reed  rode  from  scratch  in  the  mile  han- 
dicap for  local  riders  in  2:15  and  finished  the  last 
quarter  alone. 

Sanger  won  the  two  mile  open ;  never  was  a 
prettier  finish  seen  than  this  final.  Maddox  went 
into  the  lead  at  the  bell  but  died  at  the  quarter, 
when  Titus  led  out.  But  Maddox  came  out  and 
led  into  the  long  stretch.  Sanger  rode  strongly, 
winning  place  by  less  than  a  length  ftom  Charles 
Murphy.  The  fight  for  third  was  hot,  there  being 
four  or  five  abreast.  The  judges  gave  third  to 
Cabanne.  A  limit  of  5:20  had  been  placed  and 
the  time  was  5:40,  but  was  allowed. 

Kennedy  did  his  first  work  from  scratch  in  the 
mile  handicj>p.  He  was  entered  but  not  handi- 
capped and  started  with  Titus  rather  than  not 
ride.  The  two  did  game  work  pacing  and  never 
caught  the  field  until  the  turn.  Both  failed  to 
secure  a  winning  position.  Lumsden  came 
from  the  bunch  and  with  one  of  his  old  time 
sprints  won  the  race  by  two  lengths  from  Brown, 
Goetz  defeating  Githens  for  third.  Titus  and 
Kennedy  were  in  the  bunch  of  a  dozen  close  be- 
hind, Titus  in  the  first  row  of  six  abreast  and  Ken- 
nedy in  the  second  row  of  six  or  seven.  Ken- 
nedy won  the  %\^()  diamond  offered  for  a  new 
track  record. 

Louis  Reed  was  the  king  bee  in  the  open  events 
of  class  A,  as  he  was  last  year.  In  the  special  han- 
dicap he  did  2:15  easily.  Roy  Reed,  his  brother, 
had  not  been  training  as  hard  and  was  hardly  in 
the  finishes.  Willie  Sanger,  brother  of  the  crack, 
was  a  good  fighter  ail  through  but  not  in  shape, 
having  had  no  care.  E.  H.  Smith,  a  lad  of  18 
years,  won  the  boys'  race  in  2:28  3-5,  undoubtedly 
the  record  for  boys'  races  and  faster  than  the  nov- 
ice race  record  of  2:29  4-5. 

Titus,  Kennedy,  Githens  and  Cabanne  made 
the  finishing  moments  of  the  half  mile  open  inter- 
esting. The  entire  race  was  hammer  and  tongs, 
and  Titus  won  by  a  half  length  in  1 :06,  good  for 
the  track.     The  summaries: 

One-mile,  novice— A.  H.  Krugmeir,  1;  H.  G.  McWil- 
liams,  2;  C.  E  Eenilce,  3;  time,  2:38  3-5. 

Half-mile  state  championship— Final  heat— Louis  Beed, 
1;  Will  ganger,  2;  Roy  Eeed,  3;  A.  M.  Chandler,  4;  time, 
1:09. 

Two-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat —Titus,  1;  Cabanne, 
2;  Bald,  3;  Taxis,  4;  time,  5:02  2-5. 


Second  heat— Maddox,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy,  3;  Macdonald, 
3;  Sanger,  4;  time,  5:16  3  5. 

Final  heat— Sanger,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2;  Cabanne,  3; 
Taxis,  4;  time,  5:40. 

Half-mile  handicap,  class  A — First  heat — A.  H.  Krug- 
meir, 65  yds.,  1;  0.  E.  Renike,  85  yds.,  2;  E.  H.  Smith,  35 
yds,  3;  Harry  Miller,  40  yds.,  4;  .T.  G.  Seelig,  40yds.,  5; 
time,  1:03  1-5. 

Second  heat-C.  F.  Williams,  65  yds  ,  1 ;  F.  K.  Cnare,  60 
yds.,  2:  E.  A.  Clifford,  60  yds.,  3;  H.  G.  McWilliams,  85 
yds.,  4;  B.  W.  Park,  60  yds.,  5;  time,  1:03. 

Final  heat— C.  F.  Williams,  65  yds.,  1 ;  A.  H.  Krugmeu-, 
63  yds.,  2;  J.  G.  Seelig,  45  yds.,  E.  A.  Clifford,  60  yds.,  tie 
forthird;  time,  1:01  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B — Lumsden,  80  yds.,  1; 
Brown,  70  yds.,  2;  Goetz,  70  yds.,  3;  Githens,  65  yds.,  4; 
time,  2:10. 

Two-mile  state  championship— Louis  Eeed,  Eipon,  1; 
W.  F.  Sanger,  2;  A.  M.  Chandler,  3;  time,  5:34  4-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— Titus,  1:  Kennedy,  2;  Githens, 
3;  Cabanne,  4;  time,  1:06. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— C.  F.  Williams,  270  yds., 
1;  J.  G.  Seelig,  210  yds.,  2;  Smith,  160  yds.,  3;  time, 
4:40  3-5. 

EECOKDS   THE   SECOND   DAY. 

RiPON,  Wis.,  Aug.  8. — [Special  telegram.] — 
To-day  was  warm,  and  a  stiff  wind  blew  on  the 
backstretch.  Fully  5, 000  people  were  in  attend- 
ance at  the  races.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A — J.  G.  Seelig,  80  yds.,  1;  A. 
M.  Chandler,  SO  yds.,  2;  F.  L.  Moore,  85  yds.,  3;  0.  E, 
Eeinke,  160  yds  ,  4;  time,  2:134  5.  Williams,  from  scratch, 
finished  in  the  bunch  in  2:22. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— Cooper,  1; 
Bald,  2;  Githens.  3;  Taxis,  4;  time,  :33. 

Second  heat— Macdonald,  1;  Brown,  2;  Cabanne,  3: 
time,  :33. 

Final  heat— Cooper,  1;  Bald,  2;  Brown,  3;  Cabanne,  4: 
Macdonald,  5;  time,  :31  3-5.  Cooper  won  by  a  foot.  Bald 
being  second  by  six  inches. 

One-mile  state  championship— Louis  Eeed,  1;  A.  M. 
Chandler,  2;  W.  F.  Sanger,  3;  time,  2:33  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Titus,  scratch,  1 ;  E.  C. 
Johnson,  120  yds.,  2;  Kennedy,  40  yds.,  3;  Githens,  91  yds., 
4;  time,  5:11 1-5.  This  was  Titus'  greatest  win,  all  in  the 
last  ten  yards. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Cabanne,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2; 
Brown,  3;  Taxis,  4;  Banger,  5;  time,  2:33  4  5.  Murphy  was 
disqualified  for  foul  riding. 

Quarter-mi'e  state  championship— Louis  Eeed,  1 ;  W.  F. 
Sanger,  2;  F.  L.  Moore,  3;  time,  :32.  This  puts  all  the 
state  championships  to  Reed's  credit. 

Three-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Goetz,  210  yds.,  1; 
Githens,  130  yds.,  2;  Edwards,  400  yds.,  3;  Cooper,  100 
yds.,  4;  Maddox,  100  yds.,  5;  time,  7:09. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  class  A— C.  E.  Reinke,  575  yds.,  1; 
A.  L.  Williams,  600  yds.,  2;;C.  S.  Williams,  80  yds.,  3;  E. 
A.  Clifford,  310  yds.,  4;  time,  12:18  2-5. 

Titus  and  Cabanne  broke  the  mile  standing 
tandem  record  of  1 :59  4-5,  made  July  14  at  Wal- 
tham  by  Hegarty  and  Williams,  doing  1 :59.  The 
first  half  was  :58.  Bald  broke  the  state  record  of 
2:06,  doing  2:02,  Titus  and  Cabanne  pacing  him 
the  first  half  in  :.58,  W.  F.  Mnrphy  and  Mac- 
donald took  him  the  last  half. 


SUSPENSIONS  WILL  COME. 


An  ex-League   Official  Participates   in  an   Un- 
sanctioned Race. 

St.  Louis,  Aug.  5. — The  Montesano  Colored 
Bicycle  and  Athletic  Club  gave  its  first  meet  at 
the  New  Sportman's  Park  this  afternoon.  The 
attendance  was  small,  mostly  composed  of  mem- 
bers of  the  colored  "400,"  though  a  number  of 
white   wheelmen  were  in  attendance.     The  races 


were  interesting,  Henry  Stewart  canying  oft"  most 
of  the  honors.  He  is  by  far  the  best  colored  rider 
in  the  city,  having  considerable  speed  and  good 
form.  No  fast  time  was  made  owing  to  the  con- 
dition of  the  quarter-mile  track. 

At  St.  Charles,  Mo.,  the  Victor  Cycle  Club  of 
St.  Louis  gave  its  first  meet.  And  as  a  result 
most  of  the  members  are  now  eligible  for  suspen- 
sion, as  the  races  were  not  sanctioned  and  the 
riders  all  knew  it,  and  had  been  warned  by  Chief 
Consul  Holm  not  to  compete.  H.  A.  Canfield  car- 
ried off  nearly  every  event.  This  was  a  queer 
spectacle,  the  ex-chairman  of  the  state  racing 
board  being  one  of  the  ring-leaders  in  a  violation 
of  the  L.  A.  W.  rules.     The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice— C.  L.  Knower,  1;  Geo.  Harrison,  3; 
time,  2:37. 

One-mile,  handicap— H.  A.  Canfield,  1;  E.  Devoy,  2; 
time,  2:40. 

Quarter-mile  scratch— Canfield,  1;  Knower,  2;  time,  :37. 

Two-mile,  handicap— A.  Devoy,  1;  W.  W.  Gardner,  2; 
time,  5:57. 

Half-mile  handicap— E.  Devoy,  1;  Canfield,  3;  time,  1:41; 

One-mile  club  championship— Canfield,  1;  E.  Devoy,  8; 
time,  2:41. 

Ten-mile,  handicap— W.  L.  Sachtleben,  1 ;  G.  L.  Dobyns, 
2;  time,  30:55. 

R.  H.  Laing,  H.  G.  Wolzendorf,  E.  J.  Rotty 
and  Fred  Jones,  all  of  the  St.  Louis  C.  C.  left  Sat- 
urday for  a  tour  of  Yellowstone  Park.  They  will 
take  in  the  national  meet  on  their  way  home. 

* 
*      * 

GIDEON  PUNISHES  LOAFERS. 


Three   Events  Decided   "No  Race,"  Not  Being 
Ridden  Within  the  Time  Limits. 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  6. — Saturday  the  class  A 
riders  in  this  vicinity  were  given  an  inkling  of 
"Racing  Board"  Gideon's  ideas  as  to  how  races 
should  be  ridden.  As  referee  at  the  meet  of  the 
Tioga  Cricket  Club,  he  placed  reasonable  time 
limits  on  the  finals  of  all  scratch  events,  and  it 
was  not  until  he  had  decided  the  first  three  '  'no 
race"  on  account  of  loafing  that  the  contestants 
tumbled  to  the  fact  that  he  was  in  earnest. 

The  first  heat  of  the  novice  was  won  in  2:46  3-5, 
and  Gideon  argued  that  the  final  should  be  run  in 
2:47.  When  the  announcer  imparted  the  informa- 
tion that  the  referee  had  adhered  to  his  determina- 
tiou  of  no  run  over  there  were  howls  of  dissatis- 
faction. When,  in  the  mile  scratch,  the  winner  cut 
the  tape  eleven  and  a  fifth  seconds  too  late,  and 
the  referee  repeated  his  performance,  the  flyers 
knew  something  was  up.  When  the  men  Uued 
up  for  the  final  of  the  2:40  class,  Gideon  shouted 
out:  "  Remember,  boys,  2:45  or  no  race  !  "  The 
warning  fell  unheeded,  for  the  dockers  all  had 
3:00  1-5,  and  the  T.  C.  C.  still  holds  the  prizes. 

One  feature^of  interest  to  the  1, 800  people  pres- 
ent was  the  winning  of  the  second  heat  of  the  two- 
mile  handicap  by  a  mere  boy,  J.  E.  Lindley,  of 
the  Mercer  County  "V\Tieelmen,  who,  from  the  220- 
yard  mark  negotiated  the  distance  in  4-53  3-5. 

The  last  event  was  a  novelty  in  its  way,  for 
which  a  special  sanction  had  been  obtained.  The 
entries  were  limited  to  winners  and  place  men  in 
tne  other  events.  It  was  a  mile  handicap  with  ten 
starters.  With  Royce  and  Simms  on  scratch  the 
fastest  time  of  the  meet  resulted.  Royce  was 
was  away  like  a  shot  with  Simms  hanging  to  him. 
The  scratch  men  overhauled  Blauvelt,  and  settled 
down  to  catch  the  long-markers,  who  were  hold- 
ing their  own ;  but  at  the  bell  Royce  and  Simms 
held  their  men  safe.  Coming  into  the  stretch 
Simms  let  himself  out  too  soon,  for  100  yards 
from  the  tape  Royce  collared  him  and  won  by 
three  lengths  in  2:26  3-5.     The  summary: 

Mile,  novice— Final  heat  (time  limit  2:47)- V  F.lThomp- 
son,  1;  B.  Peck,  2;  J.  W.  Kinnier,  3;  time,  3:06  1-5.  No  race. 

Mile,  scratch— Final  heat  (time  timit|2:40)— G.  P.  Eoyce, 
1;  E.  Blauvelt,  2;  M.  Scott,  3;  time,  3:51 1-5.    No  race. 


. . ANNUAL . . . 


100-MILE  ROAD  RACE 

OF   THE    CENTURY    ROAD    CLUB    OF    AMERICA 

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J.  r.  GUNTHER 


The  race  was  run  over  .the   Chicago-Elgin-Aurora  course,   August   5th, 
and  won  by  J.  F.  Gunther  in  the  remarkable  time  of 

6  Hours  and  48  Minutes. 


J.  F.  GUlfTBJBB. 


E.  B.  PRESTON  &  CO., 


403-417    FIFTH    AVENUE,    CHICAGO 


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Mile,  2:40  class— Final  heal  Ctime  limit  2:45)— F.  H.  Pres- 
ton, 1;  C.  B.  Jack,  2;  W.  L.  Darmer,  3;  time,  3:00  1-5.  No 
race. 

Mile,  handicap,  Tioga  C.  C— A.  W.  Rich,  85  yds.,  1;  J. 
D.  Lagen,  70  yds  ,  2;  J.  A.  Mead.  35  yds.,  8;  time,  2:23  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Final  heat— C.  W.  Kriclt,  100  yds., 
1;  R.  P.  Mc3urdy,  120  yds.,  2;  R.  Weir,  165  yds.,  3;  time, 
4:53  4-5. 

Third-mile,  scratch— Final  heat-  Royce,  1;  Simms,  2; 
Price,  3;  time,  :47  3  5. 

Mile  invitation,  handicap,  open  to  winners  in  other 
events— Royce,  scratch,  1;  Simms,  scralch,  2;  Price,  40 
yds..  3;  time,  2:^6  3  5. 

EIVEBTOJf    MATTERS. 

The  preliminary  heats,  to  determine  each  coun- 
ty's representatives  in  the  tri-county  champion- 
ship, the  final  of  which  is  to  he  run  off  at  tlie  P. 
A.  W.  meet  Aug.  11,  were  decided  Saturday  at 
Riverton.  In  addition  there  were  three  races  lor 
club  members.     Summary: 

Burlington  county— C.  F.  Earp,  1;  W.  J.  Soust,  2;  M.  J. 
Bailey,  3;  time,  2:45. 

Gloucester  county -H.  Creamer,  1;  W.  W.  Henderson, 
2;  Marion  Davis,  3;  time,  2:40. 

Camden  county— W.  Rulon,  I;  E.  Lockvrood,  2;  S.  H. 
Avis,  3;  time,  2:48  3  5. 

Mile  handicap^  members  only- J.  G.  Satterthwaite,  1; 
C.  F.  Earp,  2;  M  J.  Bailey,  3;  time,  2:37. 

One-mile  club,  scratch— W.  J  Soust,  5  points,  1 ;  M.  J. 
Bailey,  4  points,  2;  C.  F.  Earp,  3  points,  3;  C.  Brooksbank, 
2  points,  4;  W.  E.  Winslow,  1  point,  5;  time,  2:11. 


MILWAUKEE'S    USUAL    STYLE. 


The  Race  Meet  Atrociously  Managed  and  the 
Racing  Men  Disgusted. 

Mii.wAiKEE,  Aug.  7. — The  old  remark  that 
"there's  something  rotten  in  the  .state  of  Den- 
mark," might  aptly  be  applied  to  the  city  of 
Milwaukee,  whenever  reference  is  made  to  the 
management  of  cycling  interests  in  that  city  of 
beer,  more  beer  and  boze.  The  national  circuit 
meet,  held  here  to-day,  has  been  another  example 
of  the  rottenness  the  incapability  and  smallness  of 
the  wheelmen  of  the  Cream  City,  and  it  is  doubt- 
ful if  a  worse  managed  national  meet  has,  or  will 
be  held  anywhere  on  the  circuit. 

Everything  except  the  racing,  was  of  the 
rankest  order,  and  the  memory  of  the  Milwaukee 
national  meet  of  1894  will  long  remain  fresh  in 
the  minds  of  the  visiting  riders. 

The  ofiScials  were  poorly  posted  and  the  timers 
wanted  to  catch  time  of  first  four  men.  The 
track  was  rotten  and  unsate.  It  was  not  in  any 
such  shape  as  last  year  when  Sanger  made  2 :09  4-5, 
in  his  first  race  home  after  returning  from  abroad. 
He  could  not  have  ridden  within  twenty  seconds 
of  that  time  to-day,  considering  the  condition  of 
the  track. 

Sanger  and  his  trainer,  Dumbleton,  were  still 
sick  from  their  experience  with  Chicago  water 
and  Sanger  would  not  have  ridden,  had  this  not 
have  been  his  home 

The  attendance,  largely  in  his  honor,  was 
nearly  5,000,  1,000  of  whom  were  boys  and  on 
the  inside  of  the  track. 

The  prizes  were  seldom  over  $50  in  value,  for 
class  B  events  and  optional  orders  on  merchants 
of  the  city. 

The  Associated  Cycling  Clubs  of  Milwaukee, 
gave  the  meet  and  the  Milwaukee  Wheelmen, 
not  being  members  of  the  association,  refused  to 
have  anything  to  do  with  the  meet. 

Last  season  the  Milwaukee  Wheelmen  lost  |900 
on  their  race  meet  and  this  season  this  association 
of  cycling  clubs  gives  a  poorly  managed  meet  and 
6,000  people  paid  to  come  in.  The  club  makes  a 
mint  of  money  and  then  refuses  to  come  forward 
with  the  prizes. 

The  prize  list  was  lost  and  the  prizes  not  col- 
lected. The  men  had  ridden  for  wind  and  wind 
alone. 


The  racing  however  was  good.  Sanger  took  the 
two  open  events,  the  half  mile  from  E.  C.  .Tohu- 
son,  Kennedy  and  Titus,  and  the  mile  open  from 
C.  M.  Murphy,  Kennedy  and  Macdonald.  Both 
were  pretty  finishes  and  the  crowd  went  wild  over 
Sanger's  win  in  each  instance.  This  concluded 
Sanger's  part  of  the  programme  and  he  retired. 
Titus  started  scratch  in  the  mile  handicap,  rode 
grandly  to  the  quarter,  caught  Cabanne,  25  yards 
and  the  field  and  passed  to  the  froiit.  At  the 
three  quarters,  E.  C.  Johnson  took  the  pole  and 
L.  C.  Johnson  closed  in  on  the  other  side  of  Titus. 
Titus  was  second  a  foot  back  of  E.  C.  and  six 
inches  ahead  of  L.  C. 

Kennedy  had  the  two  mile  handicap  a.s  good  as 
won  from  50  yards  when  at  the  three  quarters. 
Brown,  L.  C.  .Johnson  and  (ioetz  spread  out  in 
front  and  started  a  game  battle  in  which  Kenudey 
could  have  no  say,  as  he  was  forced  the  outside  in 
the  ruck.  The  three  Clevelanders  finished  in  the 
order  named.     Summaries  follow: 

One  mile,  open,  class  B — Sanger,  1;  E.  C.  Johnson,  2: 
Kennedy,  3;  time,  2:33. 

One-mile,  2::iO  class- C.  T.  Williams,  1;  W.  F.Sanger,  2: 
William  Howie,  3;  E.  A.  Clifford,  4;  time,  2:27  1-2 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— E.  C.  .Johnson  (65  yards). 
1;  A.  L.  Johnson  (S5  yards),  2;  Titus  (scratch),  3;  time, 
2:16. 

Half  mile,  tandem— A.  I  Brown  and  Cabanne  made  0:58 
against  a  record  of  0:56. 

Two  mile  handicap,  class  B— Brown  (180  yards)  1:  A. 
L.  Johnson  (1:35  yards),  2;  Goetz  (155  yards),  3;  time, 
5:26  1-2. 

Half  mile,  open,  class  B— Sanger,  ];  Titus,  2;  Kennedy, 
3;  Macdonald,  4;  lime,  1:09. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  class  A— H.  Crocker  (50  yards),  1; 

J.  F.  Reitzner  (23  yards),  2;  W.  F.  Sanger  (110  yards),  3; 

E.  A,  Clifford  (75  yards),  4;  Anton  Stolz  (175  yards),  5; 

tii^e,  13:20. 

* 

Results  at  Owosso,  Mich. 

Owosso,  Mich.,  Aug.  3. — Five  hundred  people 
witnessed  the  bicycle  races  at  Owosso  to-day.  A 
stiif,  cold  breeze  kept  many  away,  and  interfered 
with  the  making  of  good  time.  There  were  seven 
events,  all  passing  off  in  good  shape.  The  sum- 
maries: 

One-mile,  novice- S.  Amspoker,  Owosso,  1;  C.  F.  Lay- 
man, Owosso,  2;  B.  J  Miller,  Ionia,  3;  time,  2:S3i. 

Halt-mile,  open— O.  P.  Rernhart,  Toledo,  1:  W.  H. 
Steuber,  Detroit,  2;  Percy  Patterson,  Detroit,  3;  time, 
1:13. 

Two  mile,  handicap— H:  R.  Morris,  Vassar,  1 ;  H.  L. 
Morris.  Vassar,  2;  C  S  Porter,  Wayne,  3;  time,  5:06. 

One-mile  county  championship — M.  Wesher,  Uvid,  1; 
S.  Amspoker,  Owosso,  2;  P.  A.  Hathaway,  Owosso,  3; 
time,  2:48;. 

Quarter  mile,  open— O.  P.  Bernhart,  Toledo,  1;  Percy 
Patterson,  Detroit,  2;  H.  R.  Morris,  Vassar,  3;  time.  :34. 

One-mile,  open— O.  P.  Bernhart,  Toledo,  1;  Percy  Pat- 
terson, Detroit,  3;  H.  R.  Morris,  Vassar,  3;  lime,  2:34i. 

Five-mile,  handicap — H.  L.  Morris,  Vassar,  1;  C.  S.  Por- 
ter, Wayne,  3;  H.  R.  Morris,  Vassar,  3;  time,  13:17. 


Kid  Wheeler  a  Good  Winner. 

Birmingham,  Eng.,  Aug.  7. — Harry  Wheeler 
won  the  mile  handicap  bicycle  race  here  to-day. 
Wheeler  started  from  the  thirty-five-yard  mark 
and  won  by  four  yards  in  2:2(3.  Edwards,  of 
London,  was  second  and  James,  of  Cardiff,  third, 
both  of  whom  also  started  from  the  thirty-five- 
yard  mark.  George  Banker,  of  Pittsburg,  was 
beaten  in  his  heat.  Zimmerman  did  not  com- 
pete. 

A  Novel  Contest. 
Buffalo,  Aug.  6. — A  novel  contest  to  deter- 
mine the  comparative  speed,  grit  and  endurance 
of  cyclists,  runners  and  walkers,  took  place  at 
Lockport  a  few  days  ago.  Nine  well-trained  ath- 
letes were  selected  from  the  local  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
gymnasium — three  cyclists,  three  runners  and 
three  walkers.  The  course  traveled  was  from 
Lockport  to  Olcott,    a  distance  of  twelve  miles, 


over  a  sandy  route.  The  walkers  received  a 
handicap  of  eighty-nine  minutes  over  the  wheel- 
men, and  the  runners  a  stait  of  forty  minutes. 
Two  of  the  walkers  finished  first,  only  heads 
apart,  in  two  hours,  an  excellent  performance. 
Ten  minutes  later  one  of  the  runners  finished, 
covering  the  route  in  1  hr.  34  min.  This  speed 
is  greater  than  that  usually  obtained  by  the 
olden-time  Indian  couriers,  and  shows  well  for 
the  athletes.  The  cyclists  covered  the  course  m 
41  min.  30  sec,  just  nine  minutes  behind  Van 
Wagoner's  record  of  the  course.  The  order  of 
start  and  finish  follows: 
Name.  Start.    Finish.         Time. 

F.  Frazer.  walker 5:4)       7:45  2:00:00 

L.  Brandt,  walker 5:45       7:45:03       2:00:03 

H  Austin,  walker 5:45       not  finished. 

A.  Burge,  runner 6-:i2       7:.55  1  :'.'3:0O 

J.Cameron,  runner 6:3i       notfinished. 

C.  Watson,  runner 6:32       not  flniphed. 

M.  Green,  cyclist 7:14        7:55:30  41:30 

M.  Wemple,  cyclist 7:14        7:55:40  41:40 

G.  Allen,  cyclist 7:14        7:6s':.50  4l;i>0 


Springfield's  Programme. 

The  Springfield  Bi.  C.  announces  the  tbllowing 
excellent  programme  and  prize  list  for  its  fall 
races: 

WEDNESDAY,   SEPT.   12. 

One-mile,  novice.  A— Gold  medal,  $25;  silver  medal, 
$15:  silver  medal,  $10. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  B— Diamond  stud,  $85;  diamond 
stud.  $65;  diamond  stud,  $45. 

One  mile,  scratch,  B— Diamond  stud,  $100;  diamond 
stud,  $76;  diamond  stud,  $50. 

One-mile.  2:40  class,  A — Diamond  stud.  $.50;  diamond 
stud,  $35;  diamond  stud.  $20. 

One-mile,  2:10  class.  B — Diamond  stud,  $125;  diamond 
stud.  $?6;  diamond  stud,  $50. 

Half-mile,  1:15  class.  A— Gold  watch,  $50;  silver  watch, 
$:15;  silver  watch,  $-0. 

One-mile  international  invitation,  unpaced,  B— Dia- 
mond stud,  $:i00.  A  $50  diamond  will  be  given  each  rider 
making  the  mile  inside  a  time  limit,  which  will  be  an- 
nounced later. 

Two-mile,  five-minute  class,  B-'94  Victor  bicycle,  $125; 
diamond  stud,  $65;  diamond  stud,  $45 

One-mile,  handicap.  A— Diamond  stud,  $50;  diamond 
stud,  $35;  diamond  stud,  $20. 

One-mile,  handicap,  B — Diamond  stud,  $100;  diamond 
stud,  $6.i;  diamond  stud,  $45. 

THtlRSDAT,   SEPT.    13. 

One  mile,  2:30  class,  A — Diamond  stud,  $50;  diamond 
stud,  $:15;  diamond  stud,  %-iQ. 

Half-mile,  open,  B— "94  Columbia  bicycle,  $125;  dia- 
mond stud,  $65;  diamond  stud,  $45. 

One-mile,  handi?ap,  A — Diamond  stud,  $50;  diamond 
stud,  $3i;  diamond  stud,  %-iQ. 

Half-mile.  1:05  class,  B— Diamond  stud,  $85;  diamond 
stud,  $65:  diamond  stud,  $45. 

One-mile  international  record,  B— Diamond  stud,  $300; 
diamond  stud,  $150;  diamond  stud,  $75. 

Two  mile,  handicap,  A — Diamond  stud,  $50;  diamond 
stud,  $35;  diamond  stud,  $20. 

Half-mile,  handicap.  B— Spalding  bicycle,  $125;  dia- 
mond stud,  $65:  diamond  stud,  $45. 

One-mile,  2:20  class,  A— Diamond  stud,  $'0;  diamond 
stud,  $25;  diamot]d  stud,  $25. 

One-mile,  handicap,  B— Diamond  stud.  $100;  diamond 
stud,  $65;  diamond  stud,  $45. 

Record  riding. 


Ten-Mile  Iowa  Race. 
Roy  Upton  Lyons  was  the  winner  of  the  hotly- 
conteste,d  ten-mile  race  at  Fullon  Driving  Park, 
Clinton,  la.,  Wednesday.  Although  hard  pressed 
by  the  seven  participants  he  scored  on  laps  and 
time.  Owing  to  the  brisk  wind  the  time  made 
was  not  exraordinary.  W.  J.  Wilson,  Clinton, 
was  a  good  second,  Charles  Green,  Clinton,  third, 
George  Hilsinger,  Grinnell,  fourth;  time,  33:04 
1-5. 

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Quarter-mile,  open— F.  G.  Eigby,  1;  O.  P.  Berahart,  2; 
A.  McLeod,  3;  time,  :35  4  5. 

Half-mile,  open— O.  P.  Bernhart,  1;  A.  McLeod,  2;  F. 
G.  Eigby,  3;  time,  ]:15  3  6. 

Mile,  local— Daniel  C.  Mills,  1;  E.  C.  Mitchell,  2;  Wil- 
liam E.  Hennessey,  3;  time,  3:00  4-5. 

Mile,  3:00  class— Lester  Kowley,  1;  E.  B.  Phelps,  2;  H. 
D.  Ludhope.  3;  time,  3:4'7. 

Five-mile,  handicap— Lester  Eowley,  1;  E.  C.  Cameron, 
2;  C.  G.  Porter,  3;  time,  13:41. 


Scots  Have  a  Race  or  Two. 

Milwaukee,  Aug.  4. — At  the  annual  Scotch 
picnic,  Aug.  1,  E.  A.  Clifford,  from  275  yards, 
won  the  two-mile  handicap,  with  A.  Stoltz,  sec- 
ond and  H.  Zerhel,  third;  time,  4:53.  In  the 
mile  handicap,    William   John   was  first,  E.  A. 


C.  M.  Hendrickson 2:00 29:2-3  1-5 

M.  R.   Paige ,,.■. sor '.f7:8S 

S.  J.  Graham 1:  0 28:28  1-5 

I.  D.  Phillips scr 2T:38  2-5 

E.  F.  H  au 1:00 29:09 

T.  L.  Eaine 1::M 29:41 

F.  G.  Hedge 0:45 28:S8 

G.  A.  Needham 2:00 30:28 

A.  G.  Kipp --OO 3i:2;i 

F.  L.  Blauvelt 3:00 3:3:25 

W.  E.  Kipp 2:00 31  30 

Doup  won  easily,  though  tlie  fight  between  the 
next  four  was  a  rattling  good  one. 


Races  at  Fremont,  Ohio. 

Three  thousand  people  were  at  the  second  an- 
nual race  meet  of  the  Fremont  (O.)  Cycling  Club, 
Aug.  2.  There  were  272  entries  in  nine  eveuts, 
all  for  class  A  riders.     The  suniraarie.s: 


A  Group  'of  Monarch  Eiders,  all  Employees  of  the  Monarch  Cycle  Compimy. 


Clifford,  second  and  D.    C.    Meyer,    third;   time, 
2:20. 

The  Milwaukee  Wheelmen  intend  gi^^ng  a 
meet  sometime  in  the  fall,  which  will  be  princi- 
pally made  up  of  class  A  events. 


Events  at  Fulton. 

Fulton,  111.,  Aug.  4. — The  races  to-day  were 
well  attended,  and  good  sport  was  famished  in 
the  mile  open.     Sammaries: 

Five-mile,  open — John  Betzer,  1;  A.  H.  Bannister,  2;  W. 
L  Anthony,  3;  time,  17:24. 

One-mile,  open— W.  J.  Wilson,  1;  Eoy  Upton,  2;  H.  L. 
McKinkinzie,  3;  time,  2:34. 


The  K.  0.  W.  Road  Race. 
Brooklyn,  Aug.  4. — Twelve  men  started  this 
afternoon  in  the  King's  County  Wheelmen  ten- 
mile  club  handicap  on  the  Merrick  road  near  Ja- 
maica. Notwithstanding  a  stiff'  wind  part  of  the 
journey,  Donp  and  the  two  scratch  meu  put  up 
some  very  creditable  time.     The  result: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

F.  E.  Doup 0:45 27:51 


One-mile,  handicap— F.  C.  Schrien,  140  yds.,  1;  T.  J. 
Cull,  140  yds.,  2;  L.  V.  King,  160  yds.,  3;  time,  2:12  3-5. 

One-mile,  2:40  class— A.  B.  Ellis,  1;  T.  J.  Cull,  2;  J.  G. 
Swindeman,  3;  time,  2:30  4-5. 

Club  handidap— Charles  Miles,  200  yds.,  1 ;  Sol  M.  Wolf, 
160  yds.,  2;  C.  P  Marvin,  scratch,  3. 

Halt-mile,  open— O.  P.  Bernhart,  1;  S.  C.  Van  Tine,  2; 
P.  W.  Klinger,  3;  time,  1:11  3-5. 

One-mile,  open— O.  P.  Bernhart,  1:  P.  W.  Klinger,  2;  A. 
B.  Ellis,  3;  time,  2:39  2  5. 

Five-county  championship— R.  F  Darling,  1;  T.  J.  Cull, 
2;  J.  V  McFall,  3;  time.  2:57  8-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— P.  C.  Schrien,  270  yds.,  1;  T.  J. 
Cull,  2S0  yds.,  2;  L.  V.  King,  320  yds.,  3;  time,  4:44  3-5. 


Zim  Wins  in  England. 
Birmingham,  Aug.  G. — A  ten-day  bicycle  tour- 
nament began  here  to-day.  In  the  quarter-mile 
race,  riding  alone,  Irom  a  flying  start,  A.  A.  Zim- 
merman finished  in  28  2-5  seconds.  George 
Banker  made  the  distance  in  29  2-5  seconds  and 
Harry  Wheeler  in  :>!  seconds. 


Race  Notes. 
The   Monroe   (Wis.)   A.   C.    gives  six  races  lor 
class  A  riders  Aug.    23 — mile  handicap,    quarter- 


mile  handicap,  mile  oipen,  half-mile  boys'  handi- 
cap, quarter-mile  open,  two-mile  handicap. 

Galesburg,  III.,  will  hold  a  class  A  meet  the 
latter  part  of  this  month. 

The  Vermont  Wheel  Club  gives  seven  events 
and  .'?600  in  prizes  at  Brattleboro,  Aug.  30. 

The  second  annual  meet  of  the  South  Dakotji 
division  will  be  held  in  Mitchell,  Sept.  24  and  25. 

The  Hartford  Wheel  Club's  programme  for  Sept. 
3  is  as  follows:  Class  A — mile  2:45  class,  mile 
handicap,  mile  division  charapion.ship,  mile  open, 
mile  club  handicap.  Class  B — mile  handicap, 
half-mile  handicap,  quarter-mile  open,  mile  open. 

The  visitors  and  racing  men  will  be  offered  a 
splendid  opportunity  to  witness  five  days  of  good 
racing  in  Utah  after  the  meet  at  Denver.  The 
railroad  route  from  Denver  to  Salt  Lake  City 
passes  through  some  of  the  grandest  and  most 
beautiful  mountain  scenery  in  the  world,  and  as 
the  railroads  have  made  a  specially  low  rate  to 
Utah  a  great  many  will  take  Advantage  of  the  op- 
portunity. Salt  Lake  City  holds  a  meet  Aug.  22- 
23,  Logan,  Aug.  25,  Ogden,  Aug.  27  and  Provo 
Aug.  29.   Over  .'i>l,700  in  prizes  have  been  offered. 


BUFFALO  NEEDS  A  TRACK. 


Various    Schemes    Have    Been    Proposed     but 
None  Carried  Out. 

IjUFPALo,  Aug.  4. — In  the  wake  of  the  increase 
in  racing  men  in  Butt'alo,  cycling  track  schemes 
galore  have  followed.  Unquestionably  what  Buf- 
falo needs  to  make  the  city  a  cycling  power  sec- 
ond only  to  Waltham  or  Springfield,  is  a  first- 
class  and  record-breaking  track.  The  city  is  one 
of  the  most  handsome  in  the  country,  and  could 
well  support  such  an  organization.  But  with  all 
the  hue  and  cry,  and  schemes  in  embryo,  there  is 
still  no  prospect  of  even  the  ultimate  establish- 
ment of  a  good  quarter  or  third-mile  oval.  True, 
attempts  have  been  made.  A  proposition  was 
made  to  the  Press  C.  C.  by  a  wealthy  wheelman 
to  back  that  organization  financially,  if  it  would 
go  ahead  with  the  construction  of  a  track.  A 
well-known  cycle  dealer  has  oflered  to  build  a 
track  if  a  suitable  site  were  offered  to  him.  The 
city  has  been  asked  to  place  a  tax  on  bicycles, 
and  to  use  the  revenue  in  building  a  track  on  an 
unoccupied  square  in  the  heart  of  the  park  and 
boulevard  section  of  the  city,  but  all  to  no  pur- 
pose. There  seems  to  be  a  lack  of  interest  on  the 
part  of  the  cycling  clubs  to  make  a  determined 
effort  iu  the  proper  direction.  The  dealers  may 
also  be  to  blame,  but  when  the  clubs  take  no 
action,  the  trade  could  hardly  be  expected  to  take 
the  fight  upon  their  own  shoulders. 


May  Stop  Road  Racing. 
Newtown,  one  of  Cincinnati's  suburbs,  is  uj)  in 
arms  against  road  racing,  and  the  village  authori- 
ties declare  that  no  more  road  races  shall  be  run 
through  that  place.  The  course  of  the  Comet 
Wheel  Club's  annual  race  has  been  through  New- 
town, and  the  Linwood  C^cle  Club  had  contem- 
plated giving  a  race  over  the  same  course  some 
time  this  month.  This  may  be  the  "cloud  no 
bigger  than  a  man's  hand"  that  will  doom  road 
racing  in  this  vicinity,  that  is,  if  the  other  vil- 
lages in  the  county  should  follow  the  example  of 
Newtown,  which,  however,  is  considered  doubt- 
ful. 

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arriving  8:48  at  night  and  doing  the  200  miles  in 
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Such  overwhelming  proof  of  the  speed  qualities  of  the  Sterling  cannot  well  be  passed  without  some  ejacula- 
tion of  delight. 

Taxis,  Kennedy,  Maddox,  Steel  and  Levy  did  it. 

.5  firsts,  6  seconds  and  6  thirds  at  the  big  national  meet  at  Chicago.  Maddox  rides  the  unpaced  mile  in  2:15, 
runsaway  from  all  the  big  men  in  the  mile  handicaps  both  days  and  altogether  makes  a  wonderful  showing 
for  a  comparative  novice.    Watch  him  ! 

Coulter  in  mile  open  at  Kearney  lowers  the  Nebraska  State  record  to  2.07  1-5,  and  Sterlings  win  four  races. 
At  Owosso,  Mich.,  Percy  Patterson  rakes  in  his  customary  half  dozen  prizes;  up  at  Pentwater  everything 
goes  Sterling;  down  at  Louisville  the  Sterling  takes  six  out  of  eight  races,  and  out  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Weiler 
takes  Utah  championship.  To  cap  it  all,  in  the  big  Century  Road  Club  run,  Stanwood  on  a  30  lb  Sterling 
is  one  of  the  three  who  break  the  Elgin-Aurora  IOC  mile  record. 
Keep  up  with  the  procession,  boys,  ride  a  winner.     Ride  a  STERLING. 


Sterling   Cycle  Works, 

236-240  Carroll  Ave., 

CHICAGO. 


SPMCIAI,    AGENTS: 


STOKES  MFG.  CO.,  Chicago,  Milwaukee,  Denver. 
L.  O.  JANDORF  &  CO.,  116-118  W.  125th  St.,  New  York. 
SALT  LAKE  CYCLE  CO.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 


NENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


DERBY  PEOPLE  DENY  IT. 


Say  They  Will  Not  Have  Wheels  Built  By 
Convicts. 

As  the  EEFEEEEgoes  to  press  the  story  that  the 
Derby  company  will  have  wheels  made  at  the 
Indiana  state  prison  is  emphatically  denied  by 
Mr.  Chrisly,  who  says  the  company  is  building  a 
factory  at  Elmwood.  We  cannot,  therefore,  ac- 
count for  the  stories,  which  come  from  Michigan 
City  as  well  as  Indianapolis.  In  reorganizing  the 
company,  says  a  Michigan  City  paper,  W.  B. 
Hutchinson,  of  Michigan  City,  and  Captain  D.  F. 
Allen  and  D.  A.  Coulter,  of  Frankfort,  take  stock 
in  liberal  proportions.  The  capitalization  is  |200,- 
000  and  the  directors  will  be  the  three  gentlemen 
named  above,  together  with  Mr.  Christy  and  a  re- 
tired pork  packer  of  Chicago,  named  Wilson.  The 
election  of  officers  has  not  been  held,  but  Mr. 
Christy  will  be  the  general  manager. 

The  company  has  been  figuring  with  the  direct- 
ors of  the  penitentiary  for  some  time  upon  a  con- 
tract and  the  deal  has  just  been  closed.  It  pro- 
vides for  the  lease  of  100  convicts  immediately  and 
fifty  additional  in  si-t  months.  The  contract  is  to 
run  for  five  years  and  in  consideratson  the  state, 
through  the  board  of  directors,  has  agreed  to  erect 
a  suitable  shop  for  the  use  of  the  company.  The 
building  will  be  of  Roeske  brick,  three  stories 
high,  56x150  feet  iu  dimensions.  It  will  be  built 
directly  in  the  rear  of  the  chapel  and  diningroom. 
The  work  will  be  commenced  immediately  and 
will  be  done  by  free  and  convict  labor,  under  the 
supervision  of  Warden  French.  The  structure 
will  be  patterned  after  the  last  shop  erected  and 
uow  used  by  the  Amazon  Hosiery  Company.  It 
will  contain  three  lactory  floors  and  have  every 
modern  convenience.  The  floors  will  be  laid  with 
two-inch  hemlock,  with  an  inch  yellow  pine  floor- 
ing laid  diagonally,  thus  adding  greatly  to  the 
strength  and  durability.  The  cost  of  the  structure 
will  be  about  $10,00(1  and  Mr.  French  hopes  to 
have  it  ready  ibr  use  in  sixty  days,  when  the  new 
contract  will  begin  operations. 


CARL  VON  LENGERKE. 


A  Prominent  Figure  in  the  Trade  and  the  Pro- 
motion of  Century  Runs  and  Road  Races. 
Carl  Von  Lengerke,  manager  for  Von  Lengerke  & 
Detnold,  shooting  arms  dealers  and  agents  for  the 
Lu-Mi-Num,  Warwick  and  Kenwood  wheels,  at 
No.  8  Murray  street.  New  York,  was  born  in 
Oldenburg,  Germany,  twenty-seven  years  ago,  is 
five  teet  eight  inches  in  height  and  weighs  16S 
pounds.  He  began  riding  in  1881  and  racing  in 
1892,  when  he  won  a  novice  race  at  Waverly. 
His  only  road  race  was  the  Irvinglon-Milburn 
last  year,  which  he  won  from  the  seven-minute 
mark  in  1:18:.31,  actual  time,  making  the  pace 
from  seven  and  one-half  miles.  Mr.  Von  Len- 
gerke resides  in  Newark,  and  is  a  trustee  of  the 
Atalanta  Wheelmen.     He  was  captain  of  the  club 


until  that  office  was  abolished  aud  a  road-board 
substituted.  He  is  chairman  of  the  club's  dele- 
gates to  the  M.  A.  C.  C. ,  is  vice-president  of  the 
A.  C.  C.  of  N.  J.  and  chairman  of  the  committee 
in  charge  of  the  big  Jersey  handicap  road  race  to 
be  run  on  Labor  day.  As  chief  promoter  and 
director  of  the  recent  Newark-Asbury   Park  cen- 


tury run  he  displayed  marked  executive  abilities. 
As  a  trap  and  target  shooter  he  has  won  great 
fame,  numbering  his  prizes  literally  by  the  score. 


NEW  YORK  TRADE. 


C.  R.  Overman  on  the  Outlook  for  Next  Year — 
Small  Paragraphs. 
New  Yoek,  Aug.  4. — Charles  R.  Overman,  that 
hustler  ot  hustlers,  has  been  in  town  for  several 
days,  and  stopped  long  enough  from  his  lap-mak- 
ing around  the  Warren  street  establishment  of  the 
Victor  people  to  say :  "Trade  is  gradually  segre- 
gating itself  into  three  classes — the  established 
houses;  the  new-comers  and  experimenters,  pos- 
sessed problematically  of  merit  or  no  merit;  and 
the  fakirs  and  tin-plate  makers — and  the  first  class 
is  reaping  the  benefit  of  it.  The  day  has  gone 
when  mere  talk  will  sell  a  wheel.  People  now-a- 
days  know  what  they  want,  can  tell  a  good  thing 
when  they  see  it,  and  buy  carefully.  Coiumou 
sense  tells  them  that  they  can  rely  on  the  houses 
that  haA'e  passed  through  years  of  experience,  and 
that  the  very  length  of  their  existence  is  a  proof 
of  the  merit  of  the  goods  they  have  to  sell.  Cut 
prices  next  year  ?  Of  course  the  fakire  will  cut. 
They  always  have  and  always  will ;  but  legitimate 
trade  is  now  down  to  a  business-like  basis,  and 
there  is  no  danger  of  any  radical  revolution  in 
price  competition. ' ' 

A.  O.  Very,  of  the  Warwick  Cycle  Company, 
has  been  in  town  this  week. 

Charles  E.  Overman  will  probably  journey  to 
the  Denver  meet  with  Joe  Goodman's  party. 

William  C.  Overman  has  been  laid  up  at  his 
cottage  at  Auverne  for  a  few  days  with  a  sore 
throat.     G.  Mintum  Worden,    of  the  Remington 


company,  is  also  on  the  sick  list;  likewise  James 
E.  Sullivan. 

The  engagement  of  marriage  of  Henry  L.  Sal- 
tenstall,  of  the  American  Wheelman,  has  just  been 
announced. 

Harry  Hanford,  an  old  K.  C.  W.  man,  now 
traveling  for  the  Raleigh  company,  has  been  visit- 
ing his  old  friends  and  haunts  the  past  fortnight. 

F.  C.  Gilbert  &  Co.,  the  Columbia  agents  at 
Elizabeth,  are  going  into  the  manufacture  of  me- 
dium-grade, low-priced  wheels  next  season,  and 
are  making  arrangements  for  an  output  of  1,000 
with  which  to  start. 


BIG   ORDER  FROM  ABROAD. 


Clement  &  Co.    Purchase  a   Ball-Making  Plant 
from  the  Cleveland  Company. 

M.  Clement,  of  the  well  known  firm  of  Clement 
&  Co.,  bicycle  manufacturers  Paris,  France,  re- 
cently visited  this  country  for  the  purpose  of  in- 
vestigating our  manner  of  building  wheels,  but 
more  especially  vhe  making  of  parts.  During  his 
stay  he  did  his  work  thoroughly,  visiting  with  his 
secretary  all  of  the  principal  bicycle  manufactur- 
ers and  makers  of  parts,  and  carefully  noted  the 
output  of  each.  During  his  tour  he  risited  the 
Cleveland  Machine  Screw  Company,  and  was 
shown  its  plant  for  the  manufacture  of  steel  balls. 

Mr.  Clement  was  so  favorably  impressed  with 
the  method  and  the  excellence  of  the  balls  that  he 
immediately  began  negotiations  for  the  purchase 
of  a  similar  plant  and  the  exclusive  right  to  man- 
ufacture the  balls  in  France.  After  completing 
his  trip  and  seeing  all  to  be  seen  in  this  line,  hav- 
ing previously  visited  England,  he  placed  an 
order  with  the  Cleveland  company  for  a  plant 
with  a  capacity  of  10,000,000  balls  annually. 
The  plant  purchased  by  Mr.  Clement  cost  him 
three  times  what  he  would  have  had  to  pay  for 
other  plants  of  a  similar  capacity,  but  he  expressed 
himself  as  being  more  than  satisfied. 

The  entire  plant  is  to  be  completed  by  Oct.  1, 
the  company  up  to  the  present  time  having 
shipped  sixty  cases  of  machinery.  J.  J.  Grant, 
the  inventor  of  the  new  process,  and  Rollin 
White  will  go  to  France  as  soon  as  the  plant  is 
completed  and  superintend  the  erection  and  start- 
ing of  it.  The  Cleveland  company  has  reason  to 
led  gratified  over  this  business,  as  it  is  three 
times  larger  than  any  previous  year. 


KENNEDY  -  CHILD    INTERVIEWED. 


His  Authorization  for  the  Announcement  of  the 
Cycle  Show  m  New  York. 

New  Yoek,  Aug.  fi. — Secretary  Child,  of  tlie 
National  Board  of  Trade  of  C.ycle  Manufacturers, 
was  in  town  to-day.  "What  authorization  had 
you,  Mr.  Child,  lor  your  announcement  that  the 
board  of  trade  had  decided  upon  the  Madison 
Square  Garden  for  the  cycle  show  of  1895?" 

"This  letter,"  he  replied,  producing  one  of  the 
date    of   .July  24,    signed   by   Colonel   Pope,    ir> 


The  Thistle  Riders  Were 


Distinctly  In  It 


At  the  National  Circuit  Meet  at  Chicago,  August  and  to  4th,  winning  eleven 
firsts  out  of  the  twelve  Class  A  events.  On  Friday  C.  Hageman  won  the  one 
mile  novice,  A.  G.  Gardiner  ist  and  J.  Skelton  3rd  in  the  two  mile  open. 


F.  C.  Van  de  Sande  ist  and  A.  G.  Gardiner 
3rd  in  the  one  mile  open.  A  G.  Gardiner  ist 
and  J.  Skelton  3rd  in  the  one  mile  handicap, 
A.  G.  Gardiner  ist  and  Wm.  Bainbridge  3rd 
in  the  two  mile  lap. 


On  Saturday  A.  G.  Gardiner  won  first 
place  in  all  the  Class  A  events,  going  unpaced 
mile  in  2:17  1-5,  breaking  the  1-3  mile  world's 
unpaced  record  in  40  1-5  seconds  (the  only 
record  broken  at  the  meet),  and  Wm  Bain- 
bridge won  second  prize  in  the  three  mile  lap 
race  F.  C.  Van  de  Sande  won  second  prize 
in  the  2-3  mile  open.  At  Warsaw,  Ind., 
August  ist,  D.  H.  Grant  won  two  firsts,  one 
second  and  two  thirds. 


Good  Men  on  Good  Wheels 


Better  Ride  a  Good  Wheel 
and  be  "In  It."- 


SOME    or    THE    PRINCIPAL    THISTLE    AGENTS  .... 

Mason  &  Ma'=on,  Chicago  Agents. 

Ulbrect  &  Kitchen,  Los  Anj^eles,  Cal ,  Central  and  Lower  Cal. 

B.  C   Lund,  Oakland,  Cal.,  Bay  Counties,  Cal.  agents. 

Wm.  Hall  &  Co.,  Germantown,  Pa.,  Pa.  and  New  Jersey  agts. 

C.  H.  Edwards,  Sao  Diego.  Cal. 
G.  Smith,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

C.  L.  Bosler,  Waukegan,  III. 

J.  W.  Staiger,  Fort  Howard,  Wis. 

D.  H.  Grant,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

D.  G.  Currie,  Manistique,  Mich. 

The  Fulton  Machine  Works, 


Factory,  82  and  86  Fulton  Street, 


CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


^/ce 


which  he  said  he  authorized  Child  to  announce 
to  the  trade  and  press  that  the  show  would  be 
held  in  Madison  Square  Garden.  "Mr.  Eedding 
and  Mr.  Stimson,"  he  continued  when  his  atten- 
tion was  called  to  what  they-  had  to  say,  as  re- 
ported exclusively  in  ®^^/«^,  '  'are  not  mem- 
bers of  the  committee  and  you  must  have  misun- 
derstood Mr.  Wilson,  for  he  was  present  at  one  of 
the  meetings.  Several  meetings  of  the  executive 
committee  forma  and  otherwise  have  been  held. 
Its  proceedings  are  not  a  matter  of  record  as  are 
those  of  the  board  of  directors.  For  certain  rea- 
sons it  was  best  that  the  announcement  should  be 
made  and  a  majority  of  the  committee  gave 
consent  to  it.  Mr.  A.  G.  Spalding  was  one  of 
that  majority.  You  will  notice  that  all  the  gen- 
tlemen you  have  quoted  speak  guardedly.  f 
shall  start  for  Denver  on  Thursday. ' ' 

A  reference  to  my  original  interview  with  the 
gentleman  mentioned  above  will  show  that  no 
statement  was  made  that  Mr.  Bedding  or  Mr. 
Stimsan  were  members  of  the  executive  commit- 
tee and  that  J.  W.  Spalding  did  not  pretend  to 
speak  for  his  brother,  but  thought  he  would  know 
if  such  action  had  been  taken.  Mr.  Spalding's 
reply  was  made  by  telephone  through  a  clerk  in 
his  office,  though  be  subsequently  answered  per- 
sonally a  question  by  me  about  the  Sanger  letter, 
Stating  that  he  knew  nothing  about  it. 


SPACES  NEARLY  TAKEN. 


Less  Than  a  Thousand  Dollars'  Worth  Left  for 
the  Chicago  Show. 
During  the  week  the  following  concerns  took 
space  for  the  Chicago  sho w :  Pope  Manufacturing 
Company,  Ames  &  Frost  Company,  Buffalo  Tri- 
cycle Company,  Ariel  Cycle  Company,  Black 
Manufacturing  Company,  Columbus  Bicycle  Com- 
pany, Diamond  Rubber  Company,  C.  J.  Whipple, 
Peerless  Manufacturing  Company,  Royal  Cycle 
Works.  At  present  there  are  but  two  spaces  left 
in  the  bicycle  department  and  eight  in  the  tire 
and  sundry  building;  over  nine-tenths  of  all  the 
space,  in  point  of  value,  has  been  taken.  Up  to 
date  the  following  concerns  have  contracted  for 
space: 

Pope  Mfg.  Co  Ames  &  Frost  Co. 

Buffalo  Tricycle  Co.  Ariel  Cycle  Co. 

Black  Mfg.  Co.  Columbus  Bicycle  Co. 

Diamond  Rubber  Co  0.  J.  Wliipple. 

F.  F.  Ide  Mfg.  Co.  E.  C.  Stearos  &  Co. 

Derby  Cyclt*  Co.  Marion  Cycle  Co. 

Kenwood  Mfg.  Co.  Stover  Bicycle  Co. 

Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co.  Monarch  Cycle  Co. 

Lamb  Mfg.  Co.  Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 

Munger  Cycle  Co.  Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 

Sterling  Cycle  Works.  Julius  Andrae. 

Eclipse  Bicycle  Co.  Meteor  Cycle  Co. 

Warman  Schub  Cycle  H  se       Royal  Cycle  Works. 
Palmer  Tire  Co.  Morgan  &  Wright. 

Hartford  Tire  Co.  New  Departure  Bell  Co. 

Gormully  &  JeflEery  Mfg.  Co.    New  York  Tire  Co. 
Eagle  Bicycle  Mfg.  Co.  Yost  Mfg.  Co. 

R.  B.  M  iMuUen  &  Co.  Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson. 

(;.  J.  Smith  &  Sons.  Rich  &  sager. 

Garford  Mfg  Co  

Hunt  Mfg.  Co. 

Union  Drop  Forge  Co. 

Shelby  Tube  VI  orks. 
Rockford  Tool  &  Sundry  Co.    Hill  Cycle  Co. 
A.  Featherstone  &  Co.  Grand  Rapids  Cycle  Co. 

National  Cycle  Mfg  Co.  James  Cycle  Co. 

Fulton  Machine  Works  Rouse,  Hazard  &  Co. 

Shapleigh  Hardware  Co.  Crawford  Mfg.  Co. 

W.  H.  Wilhelm  &  Co.  E.  B.  Preston  &  Co. 

Two-Speed  Bicycle  Co.  Relay  Mfg  Co. 

Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Co.  Braddock  Hose  Co. 

M.  E.  Griswold.  Eastern  Rubber  Works. 

St  L.  R.  &  W.  G.  Co.  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co. 

Western  Wheel  Works.  Peerless  Mfg.  Co. 

A  FEW   MORE   AGENTS'    OPINIONS. 

Chicago  is  pre-eminently  the  place  for  the  national 
cycle  show.  It  is  central  for  hosts  of  dealers.— L.  D. 
Loomis,  La  Crosse,  Wis. 

Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  next  cycle  show.  The  west 
should  not  be  slighted.    Let  us  combine  for  the  sanction 


leve'd  Mach.  Screw  Co. 
Elhvood  Tube  Co. 
Webb  Tire  Co. 


of  the  Chicago  show.— A.  W.  Snell  &  Sou,  Oshkosh,  Wis. 

B.7  all  means  let  us  have  a  cyile  show  i)i  Chicago.  We 
need  il,.  It  will  pay. — American  Sprirtiug  Gfiods  Com- 
pany, St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Like  many  agents  in  llio  west  we  are  unable  to  attend 
an  eastern  show.  We  will  attend  a  show  held  in  Chicago. 
— Decker  &  Sons,  Brazil,  Ind. 

It  is  no  more  than  right  that  the  west  should  be  favored 
with  the  show.— H.  Hendrickson,  Rushville,  Wis. 

Any  assistance  we  can  give  for  the  furtherance  and 
promotion  of  the  Chicago  cycle  show  will  be  cheerfully 
given,— Riddle  &  Fisher,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

We  favor  holding  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago.— E.  Davis  iS: 
Co.,  Middleport,  O. 

I  approve  of  holding  a  cycle  show  in  Chicagfi  and  will 
attend  it. — Emory  P.  Robinson,  Sidney,  0. 

I  favor  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago  and  certainly  will  at- 
tend it. — Henry  Harwood,  Ishpeming,  Mich. 

Have  the  national  cycle  show  in  Chicago  in  1S95  and  it 
will  add  greatly  to  the  trade  interests  of  mabers  and 
agents.  It  will  educate  our  people  to  a  higher  standard 
in  the  knowledge  of  bicycles.  Every  agent  will,  or  should, 
lend  his  influence  and  attend  — E.  S.  McBurney,  Delevan, 
Wis. 

The  show  should  be  held  in  Chicago.  Will  attend.— 
Horton  &  Crouder,  Wadesboro,  N.  C. 


C.   H.    Schub. 
This  man  is  now  headed  towards   Denver   with 
a  full  line  of  samples  of  the  Cataract   and   White 


City  wheels,  made  by  the   Warmaii-Scliuh  house. 
—Adv.  

Buffalo  and  the  Cycle  Show. 
Buffalo,  Aug.  5. — In  many  ways  Butfalo  is 
the  slowest  town  in  existence,  and  this  applies 
also  to  the  cycle  trade.  Early  in  the  year,  and 
before  other  cities  had  made  a  movement  for  the 
'95  cycle  show,  the  Bison  city  put  in  its  oar  for 
the  big  plum.  But,  also,  after  a  half-hearted 
attempt  had  been  made  matters  were  permitted  to 
lie  in  statu  quo  in  the  expectation  that  the  Ameri- 
can trade  would  consider  that  there  would  be  no 
place  like  the  Queen  city.  And  what  does  Chi- 
cago do  ?  With  its  usual  progressiveness  and  en- 
ergy it  goes  ahead  and  prepares  for  the  exhibition, 
and  the  trade  falls  right  in  line.  Chicago  deserves 
the  show,  and  the  Buffalo  trade  does  not  deserve 
the  name  of  '  'trade, ' '  for  not  even  making  a  half- 
hearted attempt  after  the  initial  step  was  taken. 
Of  course  when  it  was  seen  by  the  local  manufac- 
turers and  dealer.s  that  the  prize  had  been  taken 
out  of  the  realm  a  bit  of  grumbling  was  indulged 
in,  but  the  trade  did  not  even  rouse  from  its 
lethargy  sufficiently  to  make  an  efforti  to  regain 
lost  ground. 

The  greatest  trouble  with  the  bicycle  business 
in  Buffalo  is  the  fact  that  there  are  too  many  small 


manufacturers;  firms  which,  when  they  have 
turned  out  ;J00  wheels  a  yeai',  consider  they  ha^■e 
done  a  nisliin;;'  business. 

Trade  Notes. 
The  Union  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  has 
purchased  the  stock  and  good  will  of  the  Milwau- 
kee Bicycle  Company.  .Tames  lleiter,  manager  of 
the  old  house,  will  be  retained  by  the  Union  com- 
pany. The  company  will  give  up  the  ageucy  of 
the  Sterling  and  Wellington,  which  have  found  a 
good  sale  in  the  city. 

The  "Reed  &  Curtis  Machine  Screw  Company" 
has  been  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  Massachu- 
setts, with  Albert  B.  Curtis  president  and  general 
manager,  and  Frank  E.  Reed  treasurer,  and  suc- 
ceeds to  the  business  of  '  'The  Reed  &  Curtis  Ma- 
chine Screw  Company." 

It  is  evidently  Zimmerman's  intention  to  show 
the  foreigners  that  American-built  wheels  are 
equal  if  not  superior  to  the  best  of  those  made  in 
England  and  France.  He  has  cabled  the  Sterling 
Cycle  Works  for  a  special  Sterling  racer  and  one 
will  be  sent  him  at  once. 

The  Waltham  Cycle  Company  has  accepted  the 
Spalding  challenge  for  a  coasting  contest,  believing 
the  Orient  to  be  a  better  coaster.  Spalding's  terms 
are  accepted,  but  the  Orient  makers  are  willing  to 
subseriDe  half  toward  a  hundred-dollar  prize  lor 
the  winner. 

H.  J.  Cassady,  who  has  just  retired  from  the 
Thorsen  &  Cassady  Company,  has  not  arranged 
definite  plans  for  the  future,  but  has  taken  offices 
at  rooms  501  and  502  No.  60  Wabash  avenue.  He 
will  be  away  from  Chicago  from  Aug.  15  to 
Sept.  5. 

Lee  Richardson  will  give  four  exhibitions  dur- 
iug  the  meet  at  Denver  next  week.  The  Monarch 
Cycle  Company  has  presented  him  with  a  gold 
medal  as  a  reward  for  his  recent  half-mile  record 
backward. 

F.  S.  Dickinson,  secretary  of  the  Munger  com- 
pany, has  been  spending  a  few  days  in  Chicago. 
He  is  just  recovering  from  a  sick  spell,  but  ex- 
pects to  regain  his  health  by  a  several  weeks'  stay 
at  Denver. 

Otto  Ziegler,  who  recently  broke  the  half-mile 
competition  and  mile  standing  start  coast  records, 
and  W.  F.  Foster,  who  holds  the  mile  flying 
start  record  for  the  coast,  ride  Ramblers. 

A  good  site,  with  buildings,  within  150  miles  of 
CUicago,  and  on  two  lines  of  railway,  is  offered 
free  to  some  responsible  bicycle  manufacturer. 
Further  particulars  on  application. 

The  March-Davis  Cycle  Company  has  begun 
suit  in  the  superior  court  for  $628.35,  which  the 
company  claims  is  due  for  bicycles  furnished 
March  while  in  its  employ. 

The  Ithaca  Drop  Forge  Company,  Ithaca,  N. 
Y. ,  received  an  order  last  week  from  the  Syracuse 
Cycle  Company  for  36,000  pieces  of  drop  steel 
forgings  for  1895. 

George  L.  Martin  and  Ed  Dressing,  the  Louis- 
ville, Ky. ,  dealers,  dtiring  the  past  week  married 
sisters.  They  are  spending  the  week  in  Chicago. 
Corfe  &  Duff  Cycle  Company  is  the  style  of  a 
new  concern  at  St.  Louis.  It  will  handle  the 
Svracuse. 


More  Cops  on  Wheels. 
The  Cincinnati  police  department  has  just  pur- 
chased two  bicycles  for  the  use  of  sergeants  in  the 
Cumminsville  and  Fulton  districts.  If  the  exper- 
iment is  a  success  a  further  supply  of  wheels  will 
be  procured.  The  question  of  furnishing  the  park 
police  with  bicycles  is  also  under  consideration 


NATIONAL  HISTORY 

9  Raees- 
7  Firsts 
2  Seconds 

ALL  ON  A  MODEL  A 
ROAD  MACHINE 

What   will   the    NATIONAL   RACER   win? 
Watch  It — It's  a  Bird. 

NATIONAL  CYCLE  MFG.  CO.,  BAY  CITY,  MICH. 


L^ENTION   TKI3    REFEREE. 


The  makers  of  these  celebrated  wheels  have  not  paid  any  attention  to  racing  this  year.  They  have 
not  had  to.  They  have  been  busy  filling  orders.  But  the  boys  will  have  them.  And  they  ride  them  and 
win      Here  are  a  few  results  : 

RACF.S    WON 

Waukesha  Road  Race — (Conceded  the  most  important  race  of  the  season  outside  of  Chicago) First 

Oshaloosa,  Iowa — Half-mile  championship   Second 

"  '•     — One  mile  "  First 

"  "    — Quarter-mile     "  First 

"  "    — Two-m  le  "  First 

Abilene,  Kansax —    Impciiiils  took  everything  on  the  Fourth 

Wheaton,  Illinois— Our  ihAk  haudicap  First 

_"  "      — Half-mile        "         First 

Chicago  High  School  C/iampwnsJ'iip— Fi\u-mile  onampionship     First 

"  '•  "  "  — Quarter-mile        "  First 

"  "  ■'  "  —One  mile  "  Third 

Aurora-Oswego  Road  Race— Record  broken  nearly  five  minutes First  and  Second 

New  York  Mills — Ten-mile  road  race Fourth 

Portland,  Oregon— Three  gold  medals     First 

Colfax,  WasftingioK— Ten-mile  handicap;  i;oa^i,  lecord  broken     First 

"  "  — One  mile  county  championship    First 

"  "  — One  mile  state  championship Second 

AI,!,    IMPMRIAI,    ROAD     WHMMl,S. 

Plenty  more  to  comely  The  best  part  of  the  season  for  riding  is  to  come.     Do  not  fail  to  get  an  IMPERIAL. 

AMES  &  FROST  COMPANY,  Blackliawk  Street  and  Cherry  Avenue,  CHICAGO. 


<J\  Wee,ku/ Record  AND  Revilw  oFOcuNGjiriDTttEiCycuMG  Trade. 


VOL.  13,  No.  16. 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  AUGUST  17.  1894. 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


ROAD  RACE  EPIDEMIC. 


Buffalo's  Road  Horses  Will  Have  Many  Con- 
tests. 

Buffalo,  Aug.  12. — A  road  race  fever  is  epi- 
demic in  this  city  j  ust  at  present.  No  less  than 
four  of  such  events,  are  already  scheduled,  with  a 
fifth  in  prospect.  The  iirst  will  he  an  open 
scratch  event  from  Buffalo  to  Pittsburg,  a  distance 
of  242  miles.  The  race  is  being  promoted  by  the 
Pittsburg  Press,  and  will  be  open  to  all.  The 
Pittsburg  men  will  come  on  to  Buffalo  and  will 
ride  back,  and  the  Buffalo  men  will  ride  to 
Pittsburg  in  the  race  and  train  it  back.  In 
addition  to  this,  five  picked  men  in  the  race  will 
be  selected  to  represent  Pittsburg  as  a  team  in 
competition  for  a  handsome  trophy  offered  by 
Pittsburg  jewelers.  Buffalo  and  Cleveland  teams 
will  also  compete  for  this  trophy,  and  the  points 
scored  by  the  different  teams  in  the  order  of  finish 
of  the  individual  team  riders  will  decide  the  win- 
ning quintette.  The  Bison  city  will  have  an  ex- 
ceptionally strong  team  and  stands  an  excellent 
chance  of  taking  the  trophy.  The  team  for  Buf- 
falo wiU  consist  of  F.  E.  Klipfel,  the  old  century 
war  horse;  W.  L.  Steimal,  holder  of  two  century 
records;  H.  E.  Weinig,  W.  E.  Beaki  and  B.  Cleve- 
land. Buffalo  men  are  confident  of  dovming  the 
smoky  cityites,  who  have  made  a  big  bluster. 

On  Sept.  3,  Labor  day,  Penseyres  and  Haberer, 
the  makers  of  the  Globe  bicycle,  will  run  a  road 
handicap  at  twenty-five  miles.  A  substantial 
prize  list  is  being  gotten  up,  and  first  place  will 
be  worth  about  |200  to  the  winner.  Three  time 
prizes  will  be  up,  so  as  to  bring  out  a  good  field 
of  scratch  men.  It  was  at  first  expected  to  run 
the  race  over  the  Martin  course,  on  which  L.  A. 
Callahan  made  a  twenty-five-mile  road  record  of 
1:10:37.  But  the  route  is  in  poor  shape  at  pres- 
ent, and  since  Barthol  has  placed  a  record  of 
1:05:58  on  the  Belle  Isle  course,  a  similar  Buffalo 
route  will  be  selected  so  as  to  lower  the  Detroit 
record,  if  possible.  A  splendid  six-mile  stretch  of 
park  roads,  perfectly  level  and  as  smooth  as  a  bil- 
liard table,  extends  from  the  Parade  hous^e,  the 
start  and  finish  of  the  Martin  road  race,  through 
the  Buffalo  park  system.  At  the  end  of  the 
stretch  two  park  roads  run  parallel,  with  a  wide 
turn  at  the  end  connecting  them.  This  could  be 
made  the  outer  turn  of  the  race,  and  by  covering 
the  route  twice,  with  the  start  and  finish  at  the 
Parade  house,  an  ideal  course  would  be  had,  and 
one  which  would  be  on  a  par  with  the  Belle  Isle 
course.  Another  point  would  be  that  the  race 
could  be  witnessed  from  any  point  of  the  route. 
The  only  trouble  will  be  with  the  local  police,  in 
view  of  the  strict  speed  ordinance  existing  here. 
A  petition  is  being  circulated  to  recind  the  ruling 
in.  this  instance,  and  from  present  indications  the 
race  will  be  run  over  the  proposed  course. 

Closely  following  upon  the  heels  of  this  event 


will  be  a  fifty-mile  road  race  over  the  well-known 
Buffalo-Corfu  course.  The  race  will  be  run  by  an 
evening  paper  here,  and  will  be  a  handicap  with 
a  twenty -five-minute  limit.  The  priies  will  be 
excellent,  as  the  journal  will  spare  no  expense  in 
making  the  race  a  success,  both  from  a  spectator's 
and  a  racing  man's  point  of  view.  Every  one  fin- 
ishing within  3  hrs.  15  min.  will  probably  receive 
a  gold  medal,  and  in  addition  about  thirty  place 
and  four  time  prizes  will  be  awarded.  An  effort 
will  be  made  to  get  Barthol,  the  Detroiter  who 
holds  the  present  record  of  2:21:20,  and  the  Grant 
brothers  here,  to  compete  with  the  Buffalo  scratch 
brigade  on  its  own  grounds.  Leonert  and  L.  A. 
Callahan  especially  are  feeling  sore  over  their  de- 
feat in  the  Hilsendegen  at  Detroit,  and  would 
like  another  opportunity  of  matching  grit  with 
the  Detroit  men. 

In  addition  to  the  above  a  100-mile  road  race 
over  the  Buffalo-Erie  course,  and  a  return  race 
from  Pittsburg  to  Buffalo,  is  in  contemplation. 
With  these,  and  with  the  fifty-mile  western  New 
York  road  championship,  the  local  road  plugs  will 
have  their  hands  full  till  late  in  September. 


THE  NEW  YORK  CHIEF  CONSULSHIP. 

Chief  Consul  Luscomb  Still  Silent  and  "  Good 
Roads"  Potter  Gaining  Recruits. 

New  Yoek,  Aug.  13.— Chief  Consul  Luscomb 

still  keeps  a  tight  upper  jaw  as  to  his  intentions 

in  the  matter  of  running  again  for  the  state  chief 

consulship.     Potter  keeps  a-hustling  and  now  has 

1,500  signers  to  his  petition  for  nomination,  among 

whom  are  the  presidents  and  consuls,  or  both  or 

either,  of  the  following  clubs  outside  of  all  the 

Brooklyn    clubs     but    Luscomb's    Ivong    Island 

Wheelmen,  of  course:    Albany  County  Wheelmen 

and  Albany   Bicycle  Club;   Troy   Bicycle  Club; 

trtica     Bicycle     Club;     Grammeroy    Wheelmen, 

Washington  Wheelmen,  New  York  Wheelmen  and 

New    York    Tourists,    of    New    York;     Oceanus 

Wheelmen,    of    Queens,    L.    I.,    and     Lockport 

Wheelmen. 

I   ♦  » 

Don't  Get  Angry. 
When  an  accident  happens  to  a  cyclist  on  the 
street  and  the  policeman  is  taking  notes  to  make 
his  report,  the  wheelman  should  not  show  his 
anger  and  shake  his  fist  in  the  face  of  the  teamster 
or  pedestrian,  but  should  keep  cool  and  tell  ex- 
actly how  the  accident  happened  when  he  was 
riding  at  a  reasonable  speed,  and,  if  it  is  at  night, 
that  his  lantern  was  lighted,  etc.  The  police- 
man's report  is  based  upon  the  statements  of  those 

interested. 

«  ♦  I 

Papa's  Bow. 

We  looks  towards  you  and  we  likewise  bows!— Abbot 
Bassett. 

This  was  not  when  Mr.    Bassett  reached  Chi- 
cago, hut  when  he  was  leaving  Boston. 


TO  PROTECT  STREETS. 


Cleveland  Has  An  Ordinance  Regulating  Widths 
of  Tires. 
The  city  fathers"  of  Cleveland,  0.,  believe  in 
protecting  and  saving  the  streets  as  much  as  pos- 
sible and  have  adopted  an  ordinance  regulating 
the  widths  of  tires  under  various  conditions.  The 
ordinance  reads  as  follows: 

It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  trans- 
port, haul  or  convey,  or  cause  the  same  to  be  done,  any 
load,  w  eight  or  burdt-n  over  or  through  any  of  the  public 
streets,  avenues  or  alleys  of  the  city  of  Cleveland,  on  any 
wagon  or  other  wheeled  vehicle  having  a  tire  of  less  than 
(he  following  widths  for  the  following  loads  in  ton 
weights  of  2,000  pounds,  the  weight  of  the  vehicle  in- 
cluded: 

On  four-wheeled  vehicles,  for  any  load  or  burden  ex- 
ceeding one  and  one-half  tons  weight,  and  not  exceeding 
two  and  one-half  tons  weight  (the  weight  of  the :  wagon 
or  other  four-wheeled  vehicle  included),  not  less  than 
two  and  one  fourth  (2})  inches  In  width. 

For  any  load  or  burden  exceeding  two  and  one-half 
tons  weight,  and  not  exceeding  six  tons  weight  (the 
weight  of  the  wagon  or  other  four-wheeled  vehicle  in- 
cluded), not  less  than  three  (3)  inches. 

For  any  load  or  burden  exceeding  six  tons  weight  and 
not  exceeding  eight  tons  weight  (the  weight  of  the  wagon 
or  other  four-wheeled  vehicle  included),  not  less  than 
three  and  one-fourth  (30  inches. 

For  any  load  or  burden  exceeding  eight  tons  weight 
(the  weight  of  the  wagon  or  other  four-wheeled  vehicle 
included),  not  less  than  four  (4)  inches. 

On  all  two-wheeled  vehicles  used  for  like  purposes,  the 
width  of  tires  shall  be  as  follows: 

For  any  load  or  burden  exceeding  one  ton  weight  and 
not  exceeding  two  tons  weight  (weight  of  the  vehicle  in- 
cluded), not  less  than  three  (3)  inches. 

For  any  load  or  burden  of  two  tons  weight  and  over 

(weight   of    vehicle    included),   not  less  than  four  (4) 

inches. 

1   ♦  > 

Troubles  of  a  Fair  Princess. 
The  bicycle  has  played  a  wicked  turn  to  poor  lit- 
tle Princess  Loctitia  Bonaparte,  of  Turin,  sister-in- 
law  of  the  King  of  Italy.  She  was  taking  a  bicycle 
ride  in  company  with  some  friends  when  she  met 
a  company  of  infantry,  whose  major  did  not  salute 
her.  The  princess  wrote  to  the  commanding  gen- 
eral at  Turin,  who  had  the  major  arrested,  but 
the  minister  of  war  notified  King  Humbert,  who 
ordered  the  major  released  and  put  his  sister-in- 
law  under  arrest  for  two  months  and  forbids  her 
near  the  court  livery.  The  marquis  de  Moneri- 
odlo,  honorary  cavalier  of  the  princess,  was  dis- 
missed by  order  of  the  king. 


The  Good  Roads  Tournament. 

The  good  roads  tournament  at  Asbury  Park, 
Aug.  30  and  31  and  Sept.  1,  promises  to  be  one  of 
the  biggest  eastern  meets  Of  the  year.  The  class 
B  mile  championship  is  expected  to  bring  together 
Sanger,  Johnson,  Bliss  and  Tyler.  The  winner 
of  each  trial  heat  will  receive  a  handsome  prize 
and  the  winner  of  the  final  a  magnificient  trophy. 
An  elegant  cup  will  also  be  given  to  the  winner 
of  the  class  A  mile  championship  of  the  pures  of 
the  district. 


ENVER  Colo.,  Aug.  13.— [Special 
telegram.] — Denver  to-day  is  in 
holiday  attire  in  honor  of  the 
visiting  members  of  the  L.  A.  W. 
and  the  large  number  of  wheel- 
men from  all  parts  of  the  union. 
She  is  dealing  out  hospitality  in 
a  royal  manner.  Every  public 
building,  many  of  the  private  houses,  and  all 
the  principal  thoroughfares  of  the  city  are  pro- 
fusely decorated  in  honor  of  the  occasion.  The 
city  is  crowded,  not  only  with  wheelmen  but 
with  many  non-cyclists  who  have  come  into 
town  to  see  the  circus  and  the  races.  The 
incoming  trains  are  all  packed  and  indications 
point  to  a  still  larger  number  of  people  before 
the  races  begin  on  Thursday.  It  is  estimated 
that  at  this  writing  there  are  2,000  visi- 
tors in  the  city.  A  large  percentage  of  the 
attendance  seems  to  be  irom  that  section  of  the 
country  west  of  Buffalo,  although  there  are  league 
members  from  all  sections  of  the  union,  Chicago 
being  liberally  represented. 

Committees  fery  Ffficient^ 
The  visitors  are  properly  cared  for,  all  the  com- 
mittees being  competent  and  the  arrangements 
absolutely  perfect.  The  "Windsor  hotel  is  head- 
quarters for  the  majority,  although  a  good  many 
find  a  stopping  place  at  the  Brown's  Palace,  and 
some  have  taken  quarters  in  private  dwellings 
and  boarding  houses.  That  the  meet  is  doing  for 
the  league  what  the  western  members  claimed  it 
would  is  shown  in  the  fact  that  to-day  alone  over 
a  thousand  members  were  enrolled  at  the  league 
headquarters  in  the  Coliseum  Hall.  A  large 
number  of  ladies  attired  in  bloomer  costumes  have 
put  in  their  appearance  and  are  attracting  no  end 
of  attention. 

Tt€0  League  Officinls  yresent 
The  only  two  officials  of  the  league  who  have  so 
far  shown  up  are  Mr.  Raymond,  chairman  of 
the  [racing  board,  and  Treasurer  Brewster. 
The  Denverites  are  indignant  over  what  they 
term  a  slight.  They  claim  that  the  substance 
of  Mr.  Luscomb's  reply  to  the  imitation  sent 
him  to  act  as  one  of  the  judges,  was 
to  the  effect  that  on  account  of  the  late 
arrival  of  the  card  he  found  it  impossible  to 
arrange  his  business  so  as  to  be  present.  Not  only 
Denver,  but  many  of  the  visiting  wheelmen, 
claim  the  slight  intentional,  and  merits  the  indig- 
nation heard  expressed  on  every  side.  His  ab- 
sence seems  suicidal  to  his  further  popularity, 
and  there  is  a  strong  feeling  that  the  officials,  in 
claiming  the  league  to  be  too  poor  to  be  repre- 
sented, have  acted  unwisely  in  the  matter.  The 
Denver  people  think  that  both  Luscomb  and 
Bassett  should  have  been  present. 

Hoiiit'  of  the  yisitors, 
A  large  number  of  the  trade  people  are  here, 
amonsj  them  being  A.  G.  Crosby,  Chicago,  repre- 
senting the  Spaulding  Machine  Screw  Company; 
J.  T.  White,  Siipei  intend ent  Hauce  and  J.  P. 
Walters,  of  the  Stover  company;  C.  M.  Fairchild, 


New  York  Tire  Company ;  Maurice  Penrose.  Hart- 
ford Rubber  Company;  E.  J.  Porter,  Palmer  Tire 
Company;  F.  J.  Fanning,  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros., 
and  others.  The  Illinois  club,  of  Chicago,  was 
well  represented,  having  come  over  the  Eock  Is- 
land road,  Messrs.  Jacquish,  Porter,  Boyle,  Stim- 
son,  Gardner,  Whitson,  the  Misses  Porter  and 
Fagerty  and  others  being  in  the  party.  J.  J. 
Clare  and  C.  W.  Davis  of  the  Chicago  club  also 
arrived  on  the  same  train.  They  report  an  ex- 
ceedingly pleasant  trip,  and  state  that  the  train 
which  bore  them  westward  was  completely  smoth- 
ered in  Refeeee  stickers. 

tTohnson  and  Tyler  Absent, 
It  is  absolutely  stated  that  Tyler  and  Johnson 


local  photographer,  showed  stereopticon  views  of 
the  mountain  scenery  hereabouts. 


RAIN  ON  TUESDAY. 


Parade    Postponed — Some    of   the   People  who 
are  About  Town. 

Denver,  Colo.,  Aug.  14. — [Special  telegram.] — 
The  second  day  finds  the  national  meet  a  great 
success  so  far,  and  everybody  seems  pleased  with 
the  treatment  received  by  the  clubs  and  the  Den- 
ver committees.  Denver  hospitality  is  pronounced 
simply  immense.  There  has  been  no  set  programme 
for  today.  The  big  parade,  on  account  of  the 
fall  of  rain  at  the  time  announced  for  the  start- 


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will  not  be  here  to  ride,  but  all  the  other  crack 
cla.«s  B  men  will.  Davis  and  Gardner,  of  Chicago, 
are  the  two  class  A  men  who  are  looked  upon  to 
scoop  in  the  majority  of  the  pure  amateur  prizes. 
They  report  themselves  in  excellent  condition  and 
ready  to  do  battle.  There  is  excellent  prospects 
of  superb  racing.  The  track  is  in  magnificent 
condition,  the  weather  is  fine  and  everything 
points  to  a  large  attendance  at  the  races.  The  vis- 
itors today  were  entertained  with  runs  about  the 
city,  and  in  the  evening  Mr.  Rivers,  the  crack 


ing,  has  been  postponed  until  Friday.  This 
evening  a  big  smoker  is  on  at  the  Coliseum  hall, 
which  is  packed  to  the  doors.  Music  is  in  abund- 
ance, likewise  refreshments,  and  the  affair  is  a 
success  from  every  point  of  view.  At  11  o'clock 
this  morning  all  the  visiting  wheelmen  repaired 
to  the  capital  building,  where  Mr.  Rivers  took  the 
usual  photograph. 

More  Cominff  to  Town. 
During  the  day  300  additional  wheelmen  were 
registered  at  the  league  headquarters,  and  hun- 


dreds  more  came  into  town  without  making  them- 
selves known.  Notwithstanding  the  slight  rain 
which  fell  the  track  will  undoubtedly  be  in  superb 
condition  for  Thursday's  racing.  It  was  visited 
by  a  number  of  wheelmen,  as  well  as  racing  men, 
and  all  pronounced  it  a  record  breaker. 
J'ohnson  Will  Hide. 

It  has  been  stated  that  unless  Johnson  rides  in 
the  races,  and  on  a  Stearns  wheel,  he  will  surely 
be  suspended,  because  he  did  not  give  the  re- 
quired two  weeks'  notice  of  his  proposed  absence. 
But  all  doubts  as  to  his  appearance  were  set  at 
rest  when  a  telegram  was  received  from  him  stat- 
ing that  he  would  be  on  hand  and  would  ride. 
Wheels  on.  Shotv. 

Brown's  Palace  is  headquarters  for  the  manu- 
facturers, where  the  Mimger,  Columbia,  Stearns, 
Fowler  and  Lu-Mi-Num  are  on  exhibition.  At 
the  Windsor  the  Stover  company  and  Eouse, 
Hazard  &  Co.  have  exhibits.  Among  the  trade 
people  to  be  seen  here  are  the  following:  L.  M. 
Richardson,  wife  and  son,  Monarch  Cycle  Compa- 
ny; Thomas  Hay,  Hay  &  Willitts;  H.  T.  Hearsay; 

C.  H.  Sehub,  Warman  &  Schub;  Joe  Yost,  Tol- 
edo; Fred  S.  Dickinson,  Hunger  Cycle  Company; 
A.  L.  Dow,  Pope  Manufacturing  Company;  A. 
McGarrett,  Overman  Wheel  Company;  C.  H. 
Overman,  Chicago;  A.  H.  Overman,  Boston;  Wil- 
liam Herrick,  Morgan  &  Wright;  F.  Howard  Tut- 
tle,  Stearns  &  Co.;  W.  H.  Kirkpatrick,  Dunlop 
Tire  Company;  A.  F.  Shapleigh,  St.  Louis;  Frank 
T.  Fowler,  Hill  Cicyle  Company;  W.  J.  Paul,  H. 
A.  Lozier  &  Co. ;  Fred.    Patee,    ludiana   Bicycle 

Company. 

OtJier  Visitors. 

Some  of  the  prominent  wheelmen  already  on 
hand  are;  H.  H.  Beardsley,  Gus.  Sachs,  F.  D. 
Beardsley,  St.  Louis;  W.  H.  Pray,  S.  L.  Hadley, 
E.  E.  ZiLn,  L.  T.  Hedson,  Indianapolis;  H.  H. 
Miller,  GilHert  Blass,  Sterling  Tern,  Washington, 

D.  C. ;  J.  F.  Walterson,  C.  B.  Sraallis,  Frank 
Tod,  J.  C.  Crawford,  Warren  Barr,  F.  D.  Mor- 
rison, Omaha  Wheel  Club;  E.  H.  Neustadl,  Mil- 
waukee Wheel  Ciub;  Paul  Tentsch,  yEolus  C.  C, 
Chicago;  E.  H.  Miller,  C.  C.  Walton,  E.  M.  Neu- 
man,  F.  I).  Pagon,  C.  E.  Graham,  O.  C.  Graham, 
J.  P.  Parker,  C.  H.  Lippencoott,  M.  A.  Steele,  J. 
H.  Fuller,  W.  T.  Hortz,  Burton  F.  White,  secre- 
tary Illinois  division,  T.  F.  Sheridan,  N,  H.  Van 
Sicklen  and  wife,  G.  K.  Barrett,  C.  A.  Cox,  L.  J. 
Berger,  F.  J.  Wagner,  F.  B.  Lawson,  W.  H.  Sew- 
ard and  others. 


FAST  UNPAGED  MILE. 


Otto  Ziegler  Does  2:09  1-5  on  the  New  Denver 
Track. 

Denvee,  Colo.,  Aug.  1.5. — [Special  telegram] 
— Otto  Ziegler  tried  for  the  unpaced  flying  mile 
record  on  the  new  track  to-day  and  did  2:09  1-5, 
or  :01  1-5  better  than  Sanger's  record.  The  pro- 
per officials  were  on  hand. 

All  the  crack  B  men  except  Tyler  and  the  Chi- 
cago Eamblerites  are  on  hand,  including  .Tohnson. 
The  coast  is  well  represented.  Today  was  taken 
up  with  runs  in  accordance  with  the  programme. 

Abbott  Bassett  is  billed  to  arrive  today. 


END  OF  THE  RELAY  RIDE. 


The  Pouch  Arrives  in  Denver  37  Hrs.  23  Min. 
Ahead  of  Time. 
Denvee,  Colo.,  Aug.  12. — [Special  telegram.] 
— George  L.  McCarthy  of  the  Denver  Wheel  Club 
rolled  into  Denver  from  Sand  Creek  and  up  to  the 
court  house  steps,  where  Governor  Waite  and 
General  McCook  received  the  messages  of  Presi- 
dent Cleveland  and  General  Greely,  at  10:40  to- 
night, 37  hrs.   23   min.    ahead  of  the  scheduled 


time  of  eight  even  days.  Another  message,  from 
the  Ganymede  B.  C.  of  Council  Bluffs,  la- 
beled "Another  Chunk  of  Ice,"  took  the  president 
to  task  for  slighting  the  wheelmen  by  having  his 
secretary  write  the  message.  When  McCarthy 
left  Sand  Creek  rockets  were  sent  up,  which  gave 
the  signal  to  the  large  crowd  at  the  court  house. 
When  the  packet  arrived  Mr.  Hilton  handed  it  to 
A.  D.  Black,  who  in  turn  handed  it  to  the  gov- 
ernor, who  congratulated  all  who  had  had  any- 
thing to  do  with  the  affair  and  sent  a  telegram  to 
the  president.  General  McCook  read  his  message 
and  replied  to  General  Greely.  In  western  Ne- 
braska the  riders  encountered  terrific  sand,  rain 
and  wind  storms,  but  bravelj'  plunged  through 
all. 

The  Refeeee  left  the  relay  riders  leaving 
Indianapolis  for  Crawfordsville  Aug.  8,  which 
place,  fifty  miles  distant,  was  reached  in  5  hrs.  29 
min.  at  6:29  or  16   hrs.  11   min.   ahead  of  time. 


WHAT  I  WOULD  DO. 


That  Is  if  I  were  Chief  Consul  of  New  York, 
Says  Potter. 
New  York,  Aug.  13. — "This  imposition  on  the 
part  of  some  of  the  railroads  of  the  state  should  be 
remedied,"  said  Candidate  Isaac  B.  Potter.  "I 
it  be  my  good  luck  to  be  elected  chief  consul  of 
New  York  I  will  make  the  matter  an  early  sub- 
ject of  attention.  The  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  road 
demands  not  only  twenty-five  cents  for  carrjang  a 
wheel,  but  a  release  from  all  damages,  thus  per- 
mitting them  to  toss  the  bicycle  from  one  end  of  a 
car  to  another  without  liability.  This  road  and 
the  Long  Island  charge  in  some  cases  more  for 
thirty  jwunds  of  wheel  than  for  a  five  cent  fare 
with  100  pounds  of  luggage  allowed." 


Chicago  Woman,  of  Course. 
The    wheelwomen    of  Cincinnati  are  slow  in 
adopting  the  bloomers.     Early  last  spring  the  fact 


At  9:54  the  message  was  in  Danville,  111.  Its 
arrival  at  other  points  on  the  route  follows: 

Aug  9— Decatur,  111.,  4;20  a.m. ;  Illiopolis,  5:29,  16  hrs. 
51  min.  ahead;  Springfleld,  7:1S,  19  hrs.  30  min.  ahead; 
Jacksonville,  9:37,  £0  hrs.  10  min.  ahead;  Roseville,  4:40 
p.m.;  Gladstone,  0:30;  Burlington,  la.,  7:58,  21  hrs.  54  min. 
ahead;  Mt.  Pleasant,  22  hrs.  24  min.  ahead. 

Aug.  10— Oskaloosa,  la.,  4:35  a.m.,  S3  hrs.  23  min,  ahead; 
Prairie  City,  7:14,  24  hrs.  20  min.  ahead;  Des  Moines,  8:30; 
Stuart,  11:14;  Atlantic  City,  2:50  p.m.,  £C  hrs.  29  min. 
ahead;  Council  Bluffs,  7:53  p.m.;  Omaha,  8:08. 

Aug.  11  —Schuyler,  Neb.,  1  a.m.,  20  hrs.  36  min.  ahead; 
Columbus,  3:18;  Grand  Island,  8:46;  Gibson,  10:ii5;  Kear- 
ney, 11:30;  North  Platte,  6:18  p.m. 

Aug.  12.— Cheyenne,  Wye,  in  10  hrs.  14  min.  from 
Julesburg,  156  miles;  Denver,  10:40,  37  hrs.  23  min.  ahead. 


Two  Hundred-Mile  Record  Broken. 

Buffalo,  Aug.  15' — Stimal  and  Fuhrman  of 
the  Buffalo  Ramblers  today  finished  200  miles 
over  the  Buffalo-Erie  course  in  15  hrs.  50  min. 
30  sec. ,  breaking  the  course  record  an  hour  and  a 
quarter  and  lowering  the  best  previous  record  1 
hr.  38  min. 


was  printed  in  the  paper  there,  and  subsequently 
in  all  the  cycling  journals  of  the  land,  that  two 
girls  had  asked  Cincinnati'sehief  of  police  for  per- 
mission to  ride  in  bloomere.  Since  then  two 
lady  cyclers  have  freqaently  appeared  in  bloomers 
but  always  after  nightfiill.  It  was  announced  in 
one  of  the  local  papers  that  two  Chicago  ladies 
would  wear  bloomers  in  the  state  meet  day  parade, 
but  they  fiiiled  to  do  so.  It  remained  for  Miss 
Florry  Wells  of  Chicago,  to  show  the  way  to  the 
Cincinnati  wheelwomen.  She  not  only  wore 
bloomers  but  rode  a  diamond  frame  on  the  streets 
of  Cncinnati  last  Saturday  in  broad  daylight.  One 
of  the  Sunday  papers  gave  her  a  half-column  not- 
ice, and  a  very  favorable  one. 


Prince  and  Shock  Go  West. 
Jack   Prince  and  Albert  Shock  have  winged 
their  flight  to  Butte,  Mont;,  where  tbey  are  un- 
der contract  with  a  local   theatrical  manager  for  a 
bicycle-cowboy  contest. 


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THE  GREAT  BELAY  BIDE. 

To  Arthur  D.  Black  and  all  who  participated  in 
the  recent  Washington-Denver  relay  ride  the 
Eeferee  extends  its  heartiest  congratulations. 
We  had  confidence  enough  in  those  who  took  part 
to  believe  they  would  carry  the  message  from  the 
White  House  into  Denver  on  schedule  time,  or 
veiy  nearly  so,  providing  they  were  favored  with 
good  weather;  but  we  did  not  dream  that  the 
riders  would  deliberately  show  Mr.  Black  "so 
poor  at  figures' '  in  cutting  down  his  estimate  of 
the  necessary  time  a  day  and  a  half  and  over. 
But  they  did — they  willfully  set  aside  his  figure 
of  an  even  eight  days  ibr  the  trip  and  covered  the 
distance  in  6  da.  10  hrs.  40  min.  The  perform- 
ance was  a  demonstration  of  American  pluck, 
energy  and  skill.  The  absence  of  breakdowns  of 
any  luaterial  note  proves  the  excellence  of  Ameri- 
can machines  and  tires,  for,  he  it  known,  the 
wheels  used  in  this  event  weighed  anywhere  from 
seventeen  to  twenty-five  pounds  and  were  forced 
over  the  poorest  apologies  for  roads. 

What  means  of  locomotion  could  have  out- 
stripped the  bicycle  in  this  journey  ?  Nothing, 
save  the  steam  engine,  which  is  blessed  with 
roads  at  least  a  little  better  than  those  over  which 
the  relay  riders  were  compelled  to  travel.  Given 
roads  as  smooth  as  the  steel  rail  the  bicycle  riders 
could  have  cut  the  time  made  one-half.  The  per- 
formance will  naturally  be  brought  to  the  atten- 
tion of  the  postoifice  and  military  authorities; 
they  will  see  in  the  bicycle  .something  wherein 
their  departments  may  be  bettered,  and,  a  few 
years  hence,  the  poor  old  horse  will  be  out  of  a 
job. 

«  ♦  ♦ 

POTTER  VS.  LUSCOMB. 
It  is  possibly  a  little  too  early  to  offer  a  predic- 
tion ou  the  outcome  of  the  New  York  division 
election,  but  inasmuch  as  Mr.  Potter  has  already 
been  placed  in  nomination  and  has  the  active  sup- 
port of  a  very  large  number  of  the  more  prominent 
clubs  and  individuals,  it  appears  as  if  he  surely 
had  better  than  a  fighting  change.  It  seems  to  be 
the  opininn  of  those  in  a  position  to  know,  that, 
notwithstanding  Mr.  Luscomb's  statement  that  he 
is  too  busy  to  talk,  he  will  be  in  the  field  when 
the  proper  time  comes.  Mr.  Potter's  friends  have 
already  begun  an   active  campaign,   and,  we  be- 


lieve, have  much  the  best  of  the  fight.  The  condi- 
tion of  the  division  is  far  from  what  it  could  and 
should  be,  considering  the  area  and  cyclist  popula- 
tion of  the  state,  having  run  down  materially 
since  Mi'.  Luscomb  became  the  head  of  the  na- 
tional body.  With  his  legal  and  military  duties 
attracting  a  goodly  share  of  his  attention  it  is  only 
natural  that  either  the  interests  of  the  league  at 
large  or  those  of  the  New  York  division  should 
suffer.  No  man  could  properly  attend  to  so  many 
duties,  and  the  division,  being  of  less  importance 
than  the  national  organization  or  Mr.  Luscomb's 
private  business,  naturally  is  slighted. 

Mr.  Potter  is  not  so  situated — his  private  busi- 
ness is  such  that  his  time  could  be  devoted  to  the 
division  without  interference  one  with  the  other; 
in  fact,  his  private  business  is  such  as  to  be  of  ma^ 
terial  good  to  the  division.  He  is  a  fighter — Lus- 
comb is  not,  according  to  an  intimate  friend  ot 
both,  who  says  the  present  chief  of  the  New  York 
division  and  the  national  body  looks  upon  defeat 
as  a  green-eyed  monster  and  prefers  to  keep  out 
the  fight  rather  than  be  licked.     It  may  be  a  case 

of— 

He  who  fights  and  runs  away 
May  live  to  fight  another  day. 


OFFICIAL  REFEREES  NEEDED. 

It  is  clearly  evident  that  to  promote  such  racing 
as  the  public  now  demands  the  league  must  again 
overhaul  its  rules.  The  time  has  arrived  when  it 
is  as  essential  to  have  official  referees,  starters, 
clerks,  and  even  judges  as  it  is  handicappers  or 
members  of  the  racing  board.  An  official  referee 
is,  of  course,  the  mostr  important,  for  a  well- versed 
man  in  cycle  racing  could  see  that  things  were 
properly  run.  Tvro  or  three  late  cases  have 
brought  the  matter  more  forcibly  to  mind,  as,  for 
instance,  Baltimore,  Indianapolis  and  Minneap- 
olis. A  referee  becomes  a  useless  piece  of  property 
when  he  becomes  so  arrogant  as  to  refuse  a  team 
manager  the  right  to  enter  a  protest  on  behalf  of 
one  of  his  men,  who  may  be  at  the  moment  in  the 
hands  of  a  trainer;  areferee  is  unfit  forduty  when 
he  places  prohibitive  time-limits  on  races  in  order 
to  prevent  the  men  carrying  away  a  few  %'aluable 
prizes — when  the  gate  is  small  and  a  dollar  .saved 
is  a  dollar  earned. 

It  has  been  the  history  of  this  year's  races  that 
the  racing  men  do  not  grumble  at  what  some 
would  term  unreasonable  limits,  so  long  as  they 
can  see  a  possible  show  to  get  below  the  time,  but 
they  naturally  enough  resent  prohibitive  limits. 
At  Indianapolis  the  B  men  went  into  a  losing 
game  when  they  started  in  the  mile  open,  after  a 
fifteen-minutes'  rain,  with  the  track  extremely 
sticky,  upon  Which  a  2:16  limit  had  been  placed. 
The  three  pacemakers  put  in  could  not  have 
ridden  the  mile  in  that  time  if  they  had  broken  it 
up  into  relays.  It  was  "ride  all  the  way"  and 
they  were  six  seconds  off. 

But  the  exhibition  of  supreme  ignorance  con- 
cerning races,  rules,  customs,  etc.,  was  ou  the  part 
of  the  referee  at  Minneapolis  when  he  placed  a 
7:1.^  limit  ou  a  three-mile  lap  race.  The  bare 
statement  is  enough  to  open  the  eyes  of  anyone 
who  has  the  slightest  familiarity  with  racing. 
Possibly  the  referee  was  of  that  weak-willed  nat- 
ure which  allows  a  little  pressure  to  overcome  his 
better  judgment.  In  either  case  he  was  incapa- 
ble. The  chairman  of  the  racing  board  himself 
says  he  seldom  places  a  limit  under  2:30  for  a  mile 
open,  and  is  usually  satisfied  if  the  men  are  within 
five  seconds  of  the  time,  but  the  Minneapolis  of- 
ficial thought  to  save  a  thousand-dollar  piano  or 
make  the  men  ride  at  a  2:25  clip  for  three  miles, 
or  within  two  .seconds  of  record  time. 

Such  actions  as  have  been  noted  should  call  out 
piotests  from  every  person   who   believes  in   fair 


play  and  nothing  could  more  clearly  show  the 
need  of  official  referees.  There  are  numerous 
reasons  for  the  presence  of  official  timers,  judges, 
starters  and  clerks,  but  the  most  important  is  the 
ofScial  referee.     Let  us  have  a  change. 


ZIMMERMAN  IN  FLORENCE. 
After  carefully  reading  both  sides  of  the  story 
about  Zimmerman's  doings  iu  Florence,  Italy,  con- 
cerning prizes,  etc.,  one  must  naturally  come  to 
the  conclusion  that  both  are  right.  "W.  B.  G.," 
who  wrote  to  R.  A.  Green,  of  Boston,  says  in  sub- 
stance that  Zimmerman  was  guaranteed  2,000  lira 
in  gold;  Guiseppe  Albert!,  who  was  responsible 
for  his  being  there,  admits  he  guaranteed  Zimmer- 
man 2,000  francs.  The  only  question  remaining 
unsettled  seems  to  be,  was  Wheeler  taken  along 
to  gobble  first,  while  Zim  knew  he  would  get  his 
2,000  at  all  hazards?  The  letter  of  "  W.  B.  G." 
to  E.  A.  Green,  and  that  of  Guiseppe  Alberti  to 
the  Referee's  Paris  correspondent,  read  as  fol- 
lows: 

FiEKNZE,  Italy,  July  24.—  Florence,  June,  1894.— 

*  *  *  The  following  *  *  *  They  agreed  to 
statements  I  give  you  on  give  him  [Zimmerman] 
my  word  oE  honor.  Mr.  2,000  lira  to  come  here,  pro- 
Bruel,  the  Raleigh  agent  in  vided  he  did -not  win  the 
Paris,  wrote  to  me  about  first  prize,  which  was  2,000 
Zimmerman  coming  to  lira.  If  he  won  the  first 
Florence,  at  the  same  time  prize  he  was  not  to  have 
asking  me  to  make  an  of-  the  money  offered  to  get 
f er.  I  replied  that  I  would  him  here.He  broughtHarry 
guarantee  Zimmerman  Wheeler  here  with  him,  al- 
2,000  francs  in  gold,  that  is  though  he  was  not  invited 
to  say,  if  he  won  the  first  to  do  so.  They  say  all 
prize,  which  was  1,000  Florence  turned  out  to  see 
francs,  I  would  pay  him  him,  aad  the  crowd  gath- 
another  1.000  francs,  and  ered  was  greater  than 
in  case  of  his  not  winning  would  turn  out  to  greet  the 
anything  I  would  still  pay  king;  a  crowd  of  whom  the 
him  2,1 00  francs.  To  Mr.  Americans  here  were  par- 
Wheeler  I  made  no  offer,  ticularly  jubilant.  This 
he  having  come  to  Flor-  was  the  result  —  Wheeler 
ence  with  Zim  of  his  own  won  and  Zimmerman  came 
accord.  As  already  stated  in  seventh  man,  being 
Zimmerman  got  fourth  beaten  by  five  local  Flor- 
only,  and  as  arranged  I  entines.  The  people  of 
paid  him  2,0.0  francs,  Florence,  especially  the 
whilst  to  Wheeler,  who  got  Americans  with  whom  we 
first,  I  paid  the  prize,  have  tallied,  are  thor- 
namely,  1,000  francs.  For  oughly  indignant  with  him, 
running  at  the  next  two  and  are  disgusted,  for  the 
days'  race  meetings  1  gave  probable  explanation  is 
Zimmerman  and  Whee'er  that  he  and  Wheeler  be- 
1,;^00  francs  in  gold,  plus  tween  them  cr-nspired  to 
hotel  expenses  during  their  take  the  4,000  lira.  *  »  * 
stay  in  Florence  and  what-  W.  B.  G. 

ever  prizes  they  might  win. 
This  is  the  truth,  and  more- 
over I  believe  that  Zim- 
merman and  Wheeler  are 
too'  gentlemanly  and  hon- 
orable to  accept  proposi- 
tions as  stated  by  Mr. 
Greene,  if  there  were  per- 
sons capable  of  making 
such  offers. 

Guiseppe  Alberti. 

We  cannot,  with  all  due  respect  to  the  cham- 
pion, see  where  W.  B.  G.  is  so  far  out  of  the  way, 
unless  it  be  that  he  says  "2,000  lira"  instead  of 
"2,000  francs."  At  any  rate  Zimmerman  was  to 
get  2,000  francs,  whether  he  won  or  not;  he  was 
fourth  and  did  get  the  2,000.  And  it  is  admitted 
that  Wheeler  won  and  got  the  1,000  francs.  Look- 
ing at  the  matter  in  an  unprejudiced  way,  the  bur- 
den of  Ihe  proof  is  on  Zimmerman,  yet  no  one 
would  doubt  him  when  he  s.ays  he  was  not  faking. 
It  is  now  a  question  of  believing  or  doubting  the 
honesty  of  the  man. 


Another  hoodlum,  in  the  person  of  a  Brooklyn 
driver,  has  been  given  a  little  dose  of  justice  for 
deliberately  running  down  a  cyclist.  For  bis 
gayety  he  will  spend  fifty  days  in  jail,  in  default 
of  a  $.50  fine.  Justice  is  evidently  around  punch- 
ing up  her  dispensers. 


SHE  KISSED  THE  SKEETER. 


ZIM   WINS   A   GOOD   RACE  AND  A  YOUNG 
LADY  EMBRACES  HIM. 


He  Also   Does   a   Little   Record-Breaking  —  The 
Lyons-Paris-Lyons    Race    Won    by   Ri- 
vierre— Wheeler,  Banker  Star- 
buck  and  Crooks. 


Paris,  July  31. — [Special  correspondence.] — 
"Nothing  succeeds  like  succe.ss"  is  personified  in 
the  person  of  Arthur  Augustus  Z'mmerman,  who 
smothered  the  cocky  little  moustached  Bordeaux 
champion,  Henri  Loste,  last  Sunday  in  the  pri.x; 
d'Amerique,  a  5,000-metre  scratch  race,  contested 
in  four  heats  and  a  final.  There  were  not  many 
entries,  but  what  was  lacking  in  quaniiius  was 
made  up  in  qualUus.  What  a  crowd  assembled ! — 
estimated  at  10,000  spectators — a 
record  for  a  provincial  town.  The 
following  four  riders  met  in  the  final 
and  fought  it  out:  Loste,  Vigneaux, 
Zimmerman  and  Leneuf.  Soon  after 
the  pistol  shot  Loste  settled  down 
close  to  Zim,  who  moved  mechani- 
cally and  appeared  less  hurried  than 
when  he  is  training.  Each  man  did 
a  little  of  the  donkey  work,  and  only 
at  the  bell  did  Zim  pile  on  speed, 
and  as  the  lot  came  up  the  home- 
stretch the  speed  merchant  came 
away  and  won  a  good  race  by  the 
length  of  a  wheel  from  Loste,  who 
straggled  very  gamely.  Vigneaux 
was  a  bad  third.  The  reception  was 
great,  and  above  the  prize  theSkeeter 
got  a  lovely  kiss  planted  on  the 
right  cheek  by  a  young  miss,  Mile. 
Jeanne  Virgile,  who  was  very  enthu- 
siastic over  the  event.  Troy  looked 
on  and  smiled,  whilst  Zim  blushed. 

Ivinls   Ayainst  Time. 

After  a  len-niinutes'  interval  thir- 
teen (mystic  number)  men,  including 
the  American  boy,  came  out  Jbr  a  lap 
(333  metres)  competilion  against  the 
watch.  Fortuny  did  :23  '2-5,  Favier 
:24  4-5,  Loste  :24.  Zimmerman  got 
well  into  his  stride  at  once  and  did 
:22  dead,  which  is  a  record,  Wheeler, 
the  last  time  he  was  at  Bordeaux, 
having  done  it  in  :23  1-5.  Every- 
one was  delighted  with  the  day's 
sport,  and  Zimmerman  carried 
away  with  him  the  good  wishes  of  all  present. 
Lyons -Par  is -I/1/ons. 

At  last  'tis  finished,  and  the  1,040  kilometres 
(646  miles,  440  yards)  were  covered  by 
the  winner  in  53  hre.,  thus  beating  Corre's 
1,000-kilometre  road  record  by  seven  hours. 
If  your  readers  remember,  in  my  last  let- 
ter I  gave  Lucas  as  the  probable  winner. 
Well,  he  did  not  start;  but  I  also  gave 
Meyer  and  Ki\ierre  for  second  and  third  places. 
These  three  men  finished  in  this  order:  Eivierre, 
French,  first;  Meyer,  Danish,  second;  Joyeux, 
French,  third. 

A.ustin  Crooks  at  Spa. 

The  Buffalo  boy  has  been  getting  into  shape 
lately,  and  has  come  on  so  much  that  in  the  100 
kilometres  (62  miles  odd)  race  (paced)  on  Thurs- 
day at  Spa,  he  simply  swamped  the  Belgian  rec- 
ords, as  per  list  given: 

10  kilometres  in 15  min.  1115  SiC. 

20  "         "  3d    "     31  1-5    ' 

30  "  "  46    "     112  5 


40  kilometres  iu , 1  hr.  40  ruin.  41  3-5  sec. 

60 

60  •■  "  

70  '• 

so         " 

9J 
100 


1   ' 

'     16    ' 

44  4  5 

1 

•    32    ' 

22 

1   ' 

'    50    ' 

!  0.^-5 

2    ' 

'      7     ' 

36  2-5 

2    ' 

25     ' 

41  1-5 

2    ' 

'    40    ' 

44  3  5 

During  the  first  hour  Crooks  did  39  kilometres, 
441  metres. 

wheeler  and  ffanher. 

As  I  have  already  mentioned,  the  Kid  went  to 
England  and  is  taking  in  the  sea  air,  prior  to 
joining  Zim,  Edwards,  Harris,  Verheyen,  Max 
aud  Hewson,  who  are  taking  part  in  the  profes- 
sional races  about  to  be  held  at  Heme  Hill,  New- 
castle, Birmingham,  Glasgow  aud  other  places. 
George  Banker  is  getting  on  finely.  He  is  after 
French  gold  and  means  having  some.  He  went 
to  Cette,  scooijed  the  pool  and  is  now  hunting  for 
more,  which  he  will  get  likely  as  not. 

IiUmsdenf  the  Scotchmaiif   Wins. 

The  weather  was  disturbed   last  Sunday,  not- 


something  a  la  Noah,  and  the  men  were  soaked  to 
the  skin.  The  track  became  slippery  and  the 
pace  slowed  down.  Two  laps  from  the  finish 
Lum.sden  tried  to  leave  Starbuck,  who  would  not 
be  shaken  off,  and  the  two  were  together  in  the 
homestretch.  But  Starbuck  fell,  consequently 
Lumsden  rolled  in  a  winner,  the  American  get- 
ting into  second  position.  It  was  very  unluckj- 
for  Starbuck,  who  might  have  won,  although 
Lummy  wants  a  lot  of  beating. 

Linton  vs.  Starbuck. 
This  100  kilometre  match  takes  place  next 
Thursday  at  the  Buffalo  track.  Troy  tells  me  he 
did  not  put  up  the  money  for  Linton,  but  for 
Starbuck.  My  opinion  is  that  if  Linton  is  at  all 
in  form  he  will  easily  beat  Starbuck,  although 
Star  is  moving  very  well  at  present. 


To  Aid  the  Meet  Promoter. 
The  American  League  of  Racing  Cyclists'  charter 
list  has  been  closed  with  fifty-eight  names.  This 
includes  all  the  prominent  class  B 
men,  their  managers  and  trainers. 
The  organization  has  already  bene- 
fitted the  tourists  through  its  trans- 
portation committee,  which  selectE 
the  route  and  dickers  for  rates.  The 
organization  is  following  out  lines 
entirely  in  keeping  with  its  main 
object,  working  with  the  racing 
board  in  the  enforcement  of  the  rules. 
In  keeping  with  this  policy  is  the 
following  resolution,  offered  by  Mr. 
Atkins: 

Whereas,  Ceriaiu  racing  men  and  team 
managers  have  in  the  past,  in  several  in- 
stances, entered  themselves  or  their  teams 
at  certain  race  meets  and  both  failed  to 
appear  or  to  serve  proper  notice  as  pro- 
vided for  in  the  L.  A.  W.  rules;  therefore, 
be  it 

Uesolted,  by  the  board  of  directors  of 
the  American  League  of  Racing  Cyclists 
that  a  repetition  of  this  offense  "witl  result 
in  the  suspension  of  said  rider  or  team  for 
such  time  as  this  board  remains  in  office. 


ir.  JI.  KIRKPATRICK, 
Of  the  JDunloj)  'Ram,  Secretary- Treasurer  American  League  Racing  CycUsIs 

withstanding  which  there  was  a  (iiir  gate  at  the 
Buflalo  track.  The  first  race  was  the  prix  de 
Viucenues,  a  2,000  metre  scratch,  run  in  heats. 
The  final  was  easily  won  by  Louvet,  Mercier  was 
second  and  Hermet  third.  Everybody  of  uote 
was  away,  so  that  accounts  for  his  poor  victory. 
In  the  tandem  race,  Crooks  and  Fossier  could  only 
get  second  to  Louvet  aud  Verheyen,  who,  I  think 
will  be  disqualified.  The  interesting  feat  of  the 
day  was  the  fifty  kilometres  (paced)  event,  which 
brought  out  a  field  of  nine  men:  Starbuck,  Ru- 
deaux.  Bolder,  Lumsden,  Hewsou,  Muringer, 
Jacquelin,  Genet  and  Grosjean.  The  first  few 
laps  were  slow,  thanks' to  the  ab.sence  of  pace- 
makers, but  later  on  they  came  out  aud  the  pace 
was  accelerated,  three  men  only  being  able  to 
hang  to  the  hind  wheel  of  the  tandem — Lums- 
den, Starbuck  and  Muringer — the  latter  being 
lapped  sometime  after.  On  went  the  two  leading 
men,  lap  after  lap,  breaking  on  the  way  the 
French  records  from  thirteen  to  twenty-six  kilo- 
metres; but,  unfortunately,  the  rain  came  down, 


A  Road  Hog's  Just  Punishment. 

To  pay  $50  or  serve  fifty  days  in 
the  penitentiary   was  the    sentence 
13a*sed    upon     Otto    Schramm,     an 
employe  of  a  Brooklyn  caterer,   by 
Justice  Quigley.     On  July  20  he  had 
deliberately  run  down  aud  injured 
AValluce  Smith,  who  was  riding  a  bi- 
cycle on  Tompkins  avenue.     Early 
iu  the  day  it  had  rained  heavily  and 
Smith  was  riding  between  the  tracks, 
when  Schramm,  who  came  up  behind^ 
called  out  to  him  to  clear  the  road,   although  he 
had  no  right  to  do  so.  Smith  having  the  right  of 
way.     As  Smith  did  not  turn  out,  Schramm  drove 
up    alongside  of  him  and   pulled    to  the  right, 
striking  Smith's  bicycle  with  a  wheel  of  his  wagon, 
demolishing    it    and   injuring    Smith,    who   had 
Schramm  arrested.     Justice  Quigley   resolved  to 
make  an  example  of  Schramm,   remarking  that 
drivers  are  too  careless  and  do  not  seem  to  regard 
wheelmen  as  human  beings. 


Slipping  on  Cement  Tracks. 

On  some  cement  tracks  there  are  turns  where 
men  frequently  fall.  An  examination,  by  an 
architect,  of  the  dangerous  turns  shows  that  there 
is  no  defect  iu  construction  and  they  do  not  need 
to  be  made  over.  The  trouble  consists  simply  in 
that,  under  the  action  of  the  burning  sun,  the 
cement  is  disintegrated  aud  forms  an  exceedingly 
slippery  dust,  upon  which  the  wheels  slide.  Sev- 
eral means  have  been  suggested  to  remedy  this 
trouble  and  will  be  tried. 


THE  AMERICAN^ ATHLETK 

CJune  8,  1894.] 

THE  LADIES'  MILE. 


..g,  the  trotn  ;  ^1-  - 

,  .'-ither  braid,  ribbon  or  rubber.  I  wiaL.  ^...'--..ge  this  to  1. 
"Lionc,  as  I  find  that  the  ribbon  will  not  always  admit  of  enou^ 
freedom.  It  did  very  well  while  1  was  riding  niy  single,  but  last 
week  we  purchased  a  Rambler  taudem,  I  wish  all  of  you  could  see 
that  wheel.  It  is  a  perfect  beauty,  trim,  neat  and  chic  looking. 
We  call  the  Rambler  "  our  trotting  sulky  "  and  the  Columbia  "the 
road  wagon."  Well  the  new  tandem  has  a  V  frame,  making  a 
much  higher  step,  so  the  ribbon  strap  and  the  dress  parted 
company,  hut  rubber  obviates  this  difficulty  as  it  stretches  to  the 
length  required  for  the  high  step.  In  addition  to  being  a  beauty. 
the  Rambler  tandem  is  one  of  the  most  comfortable  wheels  I  was 
ever  on,  and  what  we  especially  remarked  was  that  it  became  so 
upon  our  first  mounting  it.  This  is  not  entirely  owing  to  the 
saddles,  t'lough  they  ride  like  the  old  ones,  but  to  the  fact  that  the 
wheel yf/i.  Riders  will  understand  what  this  term  means.  To  the 
non-rider  it  is  impossible  of  explanation.  The  tandem  is  built 
with  an  extra  long  base,  longer  in  fact  than  I  consider  necessary. 
This  makes  the  wheel  extremely  sensitive  to  the  movements  of  the 
front  rider,  but  to  our  surprise,  with  all  its  length,  it  is  perfectly 
rigid;  far  more  so  than  our  old  one.  The  weight  is  about  fifty-three 
pounds,  less  than  half  of  what  we  have  been  pushing,  consequently 
with  that  and  the  vas:ly  improved  mechanical  construction  of  the 
whole  apparratus  we  are  not  worried  bv  any  hill  we  encounter, 
and  welcome  most  of  them,  for  if  we  go  up  we  know  we  have  a  y 
grand  coast  down.  We  have  already  tested  the  hill-climbing 
"  capabilities  of  our  new  double  mount  and  found  them  first  clasi 
jw  if  the  tire  question  turns  out  to  be  solved  as  satisfactorily, 
i,,be  charmed  beyond  question. 

Margery- 


TANDEMS 


For  Man  and  Woman,  50  lbs. 
For  Two  Men,      -       -   44    " 
Racing  Tandem,        -       33    " 


$200 
200 
200 


ALL  FITTED  WITH      G.  &,  J.  TIRES," 
WITH  STEEL  RIMS. 


C( 


THAT 

BICYCLE 

BUILT 

FOR 

TWO." 


f-HE    BICYCLING   WORLto 


And  tandems  this  season  show 
a  distinct  advance,  one  of  the  best  of  the 
whole  lot— in  fact  the  best  that  I  know  of 
tor  a  lady  and  gentleman  —  being  the 
Rambler  Tandem,  just  put  upon  the  mar- 
ket bytheGormuUy  &  Jeftery  Mfg.  Co.  An 
excellent  feature  of  this  machine  is  the 
elevation  of  the  rear  seat  which  permits 
the  gentleman  to  see  over  the  lady's  head, 
while  instead  of  the  awkward  and  danger- 
ous handle  bar  steering  connection,  the 
steering  points  are  connected  by  a  low  bar 
snugly  fitted  to  the  frame  which  gives  a 
clearance  on  each  side  of  both  seats,  an 
inestimable  advantage.  It  is  very 
o,  while  for  ease  of  running  it  is 
silence. 


GORMULLY     &    JeFFERY    MfG.    Co., 


85  Madison  Street, 
CHICAGO. 


174  Columbus  Avenue, 
BOSTON. 
419-421  Flatbush  Avenue, 
BROOKLYN,    N.    Y. 


1S35  14tli  Street,  N.  W., 
WASHINGTON. 


Cor,  57th  Street  and  Broadway, 
NEW  YORK. 


27  Union  street, 
COVENTRY      ENG. 


Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  801  Woodward  Ave., 
DETROIT,    MICH. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


STIRRED    UP    A    BIG   ROW. 


TIME-LIMIT  OF  7:15  PLACED  ON  A  THREE- 
MILE  LAP  RACE. 


The  Men   Refuse   to   Ride   in   This   and  Other 

Events— Titus    and    Cabanne    Cut    the 

Mile   Tandem  Record   to   1:52 

4-5 — Some  Good  Racing. 


Minneapolis,  Aug.  11.— The  Minneapolis 
Track  Association  is  not  apt  to  again  hold  a  na- 
tional circuit  meet.  The  racing  men  and  promot- 
ers of  the  meet,  which  closed  so  disastrously 
to-day,  parted,  at  the  sudden  close  of  the  races, 
mutual  enemies.  The  Minneapolis  pnhlic  -will 
never  again  consent  to  appear  as  spectators  at  a 
meet  conducted  by  such  arbitrary,  unjust  and 
tyrannical  managers  as  those  who  conducted  to- 
day's failure.  Never  before  was  a  referee  met 
with  so  little  regard  for  proprieties,  so  little 
knowledge  of  races,  so  little  sense  as  to  what  was 
right  and  what  was  wrong,  and  never  did  race 
meet  management  treat  visiting  wheelmen  with 
so  little  respect  as  on  this  occasion.  As  a  rule  the 
B  men  are  looked  upon  as  honorable  visitors  and 
treated  as  such.  The  Minneapolis  people  did  not 
look  upon  them  in  this  way,  rather  as  so  many 
head  of  blooded  stock  trotted  around  the  country 
for  exhibition  purposes,  without  feeling  and  with- 
out manhood.  They  fight  bitterly  in  every  race, 
but  they  stand  together  and  those  who  attempt  to 
tread  on  their  corns  are  promptly  squelched.  It 
was  so  to-day  and  the  Minneapolis  people,  disap- 
pointed though  they  were  by  the  non-appearance 
of  the  cracks  in  the  contest  for  the  thousand-dollar 
piano,  departed  ftom  the  grounds  in  perfect  sym- 
pathy with  the  men  who  had  been  so  shabbily 
treated. 

To  Declare  a  Hoycott! 

The  Minneapolis  management  will  not  again  be 
able  to  secure  a  national  circuit  sanction  after  the 
facts  of  to-day's  doings  on  the  part  of  the  olficials 
become  known.  The  management  says  it  wants 
nothing  more  to  do  with  class  B  men,  so  the  entire 
matter  is  mutual.  It  also  says  it  will  boycott 
wheels  th?t  were  ridden  by  men  on  the  track  to- 
day, but  this  it  will  have  difficulty  in  doing,  as  the 
dear  public,  which  it  did  not  try  to  please,  was  in 
complete  sympathy  with  the  men.  The  manage- 
ment says  it  will  force  the  league  to  '  'fire' '  these 
men,  when,  if  the  truth  be  known,  the  managers 
of  the  meet  will  run  against  snags  should  they 
try  to  secure  another  sanction. 

tfohnson  Is  Disgusted. 

John  S.  Johnson,  himself  a  native  Minneapoli- 
tan,    was  so  disgusted  with  the  whole  business 
that  he  will  never  again  race  in   Minneapolis,  nor 
does  he  want  to  hail  from  this  benighted  burg. 
The  Cause  of  the  Trouble. 

The  trouble  began  early  and  the  friction  was 
constantly  on.  The  referee  passed  an  insulting 
remark  the  first  day,  which  foreboded  trouble. 
This  was  kept  up  the  second  day,  when  the 
scratch  men  failed  to  appear  in  the  handicaps.  He 
did  consent  to  raise  the  limit  five  seconds,  making 
it  2:25,  on  the  run-over  of  yesterday's  mile  open, 
but  still  refused  to  put  in  pacemakers,  and  as  the 
teams  to-day  have  been  weeded  down  to  solid  tim- 
ber, no  man  of  another  team  wished  to  pace  at 
that  clip  and  kill  his  chances  for  the  finish.  The 
contest  was  a  beautiful  win  for  Macdonald,  closely 
pressed  by  his  stable  companion  Bald,  the  two 
running  on  the  pole  and  defeating  Sanger  and 
Johnson,  who  were  fighting  like  fiends  for  first 
place.     Johnson  defeated  Sanger  a  foot.     At  the 


start  Macdonald  took  the  pace.  He  held  it  for  a 
quarter  when  Bald  took  it  to  the  half.  Then 
Macdonald  started  out  for  home  and  led  over  the 
tape  in  2:40  1-5  after  doing  three-quarters  of  the 
pacing. 

Yet  the  referee  refvised   to  allow  the  race  and 
ordered  it  run  over  (but  it  never  was),  trouble  of 
a  serious  nature  culminating  and  knocking  the 
entire  meet  higher  than  a  cooked  hat. 
An  Unjust  Time  Li7nit. 

The  trouble  came  in  the  three-iiiile  lap  race  for 
a  thousand-dollar  piano,  the  supposed-to-be  race 
of  the  meeting.  There  was  lined  upon  the  tape  a 
representative  group  of  all  America's  racing  men, 
representing  all  territory  from  California  to  New 
York.  Johnson  had  the  pole;  Sanger  was  next ; 
then  came  Githens,  Edwards,  Goehler,  Bald, 
Gcoetz  and  Charlie  Murphy.  A  good  race  was  ex- 
pected,  three  times  'round  the  track  aud  a  good, 


age  speed  of  2:25  to  the  mile,  when  he  had  placed 
a  limit  of  2:25  on  the  mile  open  and  the  men  had 
clearly  proven  their  inability  to  get  inside  that 
limit  without  pacemakers.  He  wanted  them  to 
ride  better  than  world's  record  time  in  a  scratch 
race,  in  a  lap  race  at  that,  and  without  pac- 
ing. The  men  dismounted  at  once  and  stood 
there  in  amazement  at  the  consummate  nerve  of 
this  individual.  When  he  refused  to  change  this 
limit  all  started  for  their  dressing  rooms  and  at 
once  donned  street  clothes  and  parked  their 
trunks. 

Raised  the  Limit  Ten  Seconds. 

Manager  Atkins  appealed  to  the  referee  to  at 
least  raise  the  limit  to  nine  minutes.  He  raised 
it  to  7 :25  and  gave  the  men  ten  minutes  in  which 
to  appear. 

As  the  remark  had  been  previously  passed  that 
they  could  afford  to  waste  no  money  on  B  men,  it 


JULIAN  "PYE"  BLISS. 
The  Little  Chicago  Sccord-BreaJcer,  who  will  soon  Attempt  to  Regain  the  Mile  Times. 


long  sprint  for  a  quarter  straight  away  on  each. 
But  the  referee  may  have  had  an  object  in  view 
when  he  calmly  placed  a  time  limit  of  7:15  on  the 
race.  The  management  had  lost  money  and  must 
have  known  that  such  a  limit  was  prohibitive. 
The  three-mile  competitive  record  was  made  by 
Johnson  on  a  still  day  (while  the  wind  blew  hard 
to-day)  last  year  and  was  made  in  a  handicap  race 
in  7:15.  Time  limits  are  seldom  if  ever  placed  on 
lap  races  and  these  never  reached  nine  minutes, 
for  the  men  have  killing  sprints  at  the  close  of 
every  lap  and  cannot  afford  to  kill  themselves  on 
the  back  stretch. 

They  Wouldn't  Hide. 
Yet  the  referee  placed  a  limit  of  7:15,  an  aver- 


may  have  been  they  saw  a  chance  to   save  that 
piano.     It  certainly  looked  that  way. 
The  Crotvd  li.ic7sed. 
The  men  did  not  come  back  and  the  crowd 
howled  in  derision  when  told   why  they  had  left. 
"Take  the  limit  oft' !     Take  it  off !' '   the  people 
cried,   showing  their  sympathies  clearly  with  the 
men. 

The  Fiano  Was  Saved. 

When  the  mile  consolation  race  was  called  the 
men  eligible  to  that  were  found  to  be  also  on  a 
strike.  A  large  part  of  them  refused  to  ride  if 
the  time  limit  was  not  raised  and  the  lap  race 
run.  The  crowd  howled  then  and  the  officials 
from  their  eyre  encouraged  their  men  to  ride, 


THE  HARTFORD  ^^ 

RUBBER  WORKS  CO.  ^  ^ 


T 


Are  Expert  Tire  MaWprs  — ^ 

Experience  and  Equipment  second  to  None. 

HE  SINGLE  TUBE  PNEUMATIC,  cemented  to  the  rim,  is  the  tire  of  the  future.  It's  no 
experiment.  Thousands  of  COLUMBIA  Bicycles,  over  every  conceivable  kind  of  road  and 
,^Ty  under  all  conditions,  have  demonstrated  the  superiority  of  the  single  tube  form  of  construc- 
*  tion.  It's  the  tire  to  use,  the  tiie  to  recommend.  But  there  are  single  tube  tires  and 
single  tube  tires.  The  bicycle  manufacturer  or  dealer  who  wishes  to  use  this  form  should  remem- 
ber that  we  have  had  more  experience  in  making  it  than  any  other  concern  on  earth,  that  our  pat- 
ented methods  produce  a  tire  excelling  in  durability,  resiliency  and  speed,  together  with  ease  of 
repair,  and  that  our  facilities  insure  a  minimum  of  cost  and  promptness  in  delivery. 


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WORKS    CO.,       ■<3kK«a  HARTFORD,    CONN. 


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MEiNTlON  THE    REFEREB. 


No  Thermometer 


is  needed  to  inform  one  that  the  weather  lately  has  been 

Scorching^^^^^^---- 

Many  a  race  is  heated,  too,  but  the  rider  of  a  pair  of 

.    .    .    CRIMSON   RIMS— 

those  brilliant  symbols  of  a  clean  built 

SYRACUSE 

is  cool.     That's  why  they  Win — The  wheel  inspires  Confidence — Confidence  begets  Victory — They 
are  sure  of  it — and,  so,  it's  easy,  always. 


WESTERN  AGENTS: 
A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH 
HARDWARE 
CO., 

ST  LOUIS,  MO.  SYRACUSE,  N.  Y.,  U.  S.  A. 


SYRACUSE  CYCLE  CO., 


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MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


^^efce. 


doing  all  the  clapping  themselves.  The  race  meet 
was  over,  the  piano  waa  sjived  and  the  public 
again  humbugged,  this  time  by  no  fault  of  the 
racing  men.  It  is  very  doubtful  if  7:25  could 
have  been  mode  if  all  had  turued  about  and  paced 
one  man.  this  was  Charlie  Murpliy's  scheme 
after  the  race  was  over,  to  have  paced  Johnnie 
Johnson  and  allowed  him  to  win  the  piano. 
'Janftem  Itttcord  Lowered.. 

But  there  was  oue  bright  redeeming  feature 
about  the  meet.  On  Friday  the  laste,st  mile  ever 
ridden  on  a  bicycle,  with  bicycle  pacing,  was 
rolled  off  with  apparent  ease  by  Fred  J.  Titus  and 
L.  D.  Cabanue  on  a  tandem.  The  time,  1 :52  4-5, 
caught  by  several  watches,  is  just  one  second 
faster  than  Tyler's  world's  record  of  1 :53  4-5. 
Last  Wednesday  the  pair  cut  four-filths  of  a  sec- 
ond off  Hegerty  and  Williams'  record  of  1:59  4-5 
and  it  was  said  then  they  were  capable  of  better 
work.  This  they  proved  and  had  Tyler  been  here 
he  might  have  had  the  pleasure  of  following  the 
tandem  for  a  mile  in  a  second  better  time. 
yot  a  Good  Day. 

The  day  was  warm   aud   the  wiud   blew  in  all 
directions.     Cabanne  and   Titus,    in  long  pants, 


from  home.     Sanger  will  hereafter  shun  Chicago 
water  and  Chicago  reporters. 

A.  T^.    K.  C.  Shou:i  lu  Hand. 

The  A.  L.  R.  C.  aud  its  symliol,  tlie  right  hiuid 
of /ellowship,  could  be  seen  Friday  in  occurrences 
before  the  races.  The  special  train  bearing  the 
party  of  forty  from  Kipon  came  mto  town  at  about 
1:20. 

Orders  left  to  have  the  trunks  sent  out  at  ouce 
were  not  obeyed,  and  when  hall'  the  trunks  came 
out  late  in  tlie  afternoon  the  owners  of  the  wheels 
refused  to  get  up  in  a  race  until  all  the  men  hud 
their  wheels.  The  IJambler  and  Cleveland  teams 
were  supplied,  but  Managers  Atkins  and  Hoyt 
and  Johnson  said  no,  and  the  race  was  not  run, 
although  repeatedly  called,  litstead  one  class  A 
event  after  another  was  ruu  until  the  class  A  men 
rebelled  at  so  much  labor. 

Limit  of  3O0   Ta.rd.i  in.  a  Mile 

Things  were  very  hard  for  class  A.  In  the  mile 
handicap  the  limit  was  300  yards.  Two-mile  it 
was  500.  The  backmarkers  had  no  earthly  show, 
and  Sanger,  Johnson  or  any  of  the  B's  could  never 
have  qualified  with  such  a  crowd  ahead.  B.  B. 
Bird  won  the  mile  state  championship,   both  race 


Club  Jlivicletisla  tie  Occirle7ite,   Guadalnja,  Mexico.     Champion  of  Hit  Countrij  on.  (he  Bight. 


took  a  trial  spin  for  a  warming  up  and  with  no 
thoughts  of  record  work.  Time  dragged  while 
waiting  for  the  second  load  of  trunks  and  the 
committee  was  induced  to  offer  a  prize  for  an  ex- 
hibition tandem  mile.  This  was  to  be  ?)25.  If 
the  record  should  be  broken,  three  times  that 
figure  would  be  the  value.  The  former  record 
was  unpaced,  but  to-day  Manager  Atkins  prof- 
fered his  crack  tandem  team,  Lumsden  and  Gith- 
ens,  to  pace  the  first  half 

The  hour  was  about  5:15  when  the  pacing  tan- 
dem started  from  a  pistol  shot.  The  first  quarter 
was  not  particularly  fast,  :29  1-5,  but  the  half 
was  :57,  very  fast,  and  then  the  record  breakers 
cut  out  for  themselves.  The  three-quarters  fell  in 
1 :25,  twenty-eight  seconds  for  the  third  quarter. 
The  last  quarter  was  :27  4-5 ;  total  time,  1:52  4-5. 
One  B  It  ace  Friday. 

The  class  B  races  yesterday  were  three  in  num- 
ber, but  the  mile  open  was  the  only  event  run. 
Under  a  time  limit  of  2:20  the  race  was  run  in 
2:34  and  called  off.  Johnson  beat  Sanger  out  six 
inches,  jumping  by  Bald  at  the  three-quarters. 
Sanger  lost  a  length  here  and  was  not  equal  to  the 
task  of  making  that  length  up,  although  he  was 
almost  neck  aud  neck  with  Johnson  a  few  yards 


and  run-over.  He  set  all  pace  iu  the  first  and 
won,  yet  was  ordered  to  run  it  over  because  four- 
teen seconds  over  the  limit  of  2 :30. 

The  three-mile  lap  race  for  a  thousand-dollar 
piano,  and  five-mile  handicap  were  carried  over. 

Fine  J'iece  of  Handicapping. 

In  the  last-named  event  was  probably  the  great- 
est piece  of  handicapping  ever  seen,  as  follows: 
Johnson,  Sanger,  Bliss,  Tyler,  Titus,  scratch;  Ca- 
banne, 100  yards;  Lumsden,  Edwards,  Githens, 
160;  Goehler,  210;  Macdonald,  190;  Bald,  200; 
Brown,  2:25;  E.  C.  Johnsou,  250;  Goetz,  275;  W. 
F.  Murphy,  300;  Tracey  Holmes,  310.  It  was  ex- 
pected all  the  scratch  men  would  start  with  100 
yards  intervening  between  them  and  next  man 
and  Bald,  who  belongs  near  scratch,  200  yards 
ahead  and  halfway  to  limit. 

JiliSM  Unable  t*>  Ride. 

Bliss  has  the  tendons  in  his  wrist  badly  strained 
as  a  result  of  his  Chicago  falls,  and  the  doctor  to- 
day certifies  that  he  will  be  unable  to  use  the 
wrist  in  a  race  for  ten  days.  Johnson's  rest  has 
done  him  good  and  it  is  rumored  he  will  rest  yet  a 
little  longer  and  then  go  east  after  the  records 


held  by  Tyler,    .lohnson  will  not  turu  pro  or  cro.ss 
the  pond  lor  wealth. 

iinod.  Hacluif  .'  €iturday 

Several  good  races  were  run  to-day. ,  Though 
Tom  Cooper  had  been  shoved  away  back  in  the 
handicaps  to  where  he  was  virtually  scratch,  the 
back -mark  men  not  starting,  he  cleverly  captured 
the  two-mile  handicap  from  sixty  yards  and  the 
three-mile  from  sevcnIj'-Hve  j'aids,  both  in  good 
time  and  against  suppor.edly  better  men. 

B.  B.  Bird  from  s'-x.'.tch  went  to  the  front  in  the 
mile  handicap  (the  limit  having  been  cut  irom 
300  yards  of  yesterday  to  seventy-five  yards)  iu 
2:18  2-5.  There  were  twenty-eight  starters  in 
this  race.  Bird's  tire  exploded  in  the  two-mile 
event  as  he  was  nearing  home  a  winner,  alter  hav- 
ing pulled  the  team  iuside  time  limit  of  5:20.  W. 
E.  Merten,  a  St.  Paul  man,  who  had  ridden  over 
from  home,  twelve  miles,  iu  thirty-five  minutes 
and  arrived  just  iu  time  to  start,  covered,  won 
the  contest  in  good  scyle  by  a  length.  Bird  won 
the  five-mile  state  championship.  The  sum- 
maries: 

FRIDAY, 

One-mile,  novice — A.  E.  Mertens,  1;  E.  J,  Clarke,  2; 
John  Nillson,  3;  time,  2:3U. 

One-mile,  state  championship,  time  limit  2:30 — B.  B. 
Bird,  1;  J.  O.  Ewiiig,  2;  Charles  Hoter,  3;  time,  2:44};  de- 
clared no  race  and  ordered  run  over.  Run-over — Barney 
Bird,  1;  M.  0.  Ewing,  2;  Charles  Hofer,  3;  time,  2:35i. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Bert  L.  Mead,  300  yds.,  1; 
PeteSalher,  300  yds.,  2;  L.  A.  States,  300  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:05.1. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Bert  L.  Mead,  500  yds  ,  1; 
J,  O.  Kwing,  300  yds.  2;  G.  A.  Madison,  :325  yds.,  3;  time, 

4:27. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— John  S.  Johnson,  1;  Sanger,  2; 
E.  C.  Johnson,  3;  Macdonald,  4;  Goetz,  .'5;  time,  2:331-5; 
time  limit,  -:20;  no  race  and  ordered  run  over. 

Ten-mile,  team  race,  Blinneapolis  vs.  St.  Paul— St.  Paul, 
1;  Minneapolis,  2;  time,  y7:44. 

SATURDAY. 

One  mile,  2:40  class.  A— A.  E.  Mertens,  1;  W.  J.  Martin, 
2;  J.  O.  Ewinj?,  3:  time,  2:25  1-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Cooper,  60  yds.,  I;  E.  C. 
Johnson,  90  yds.,  2;  Githens,  60  yds.,  3;  Lumsden,  60  yds., 
4;  lime,  5:08  1-6. 

Two-mile,  open,  class  A— W.  V.  Becker,  1;  W.  J.  Mar- 
tin, 2;  J.  K.  McColloch,  3;  lime,  5:19  4-5. 

Three  mile,  handicap,  class  B— Cooper,  75  yds.,  1;  Ca- 
banne, 60  yds.,  2;  I  umsden,  75  yds.,  3;  W.  F.  Murphy, 
140  yds.,  4;  time,  5:33. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— B.  B.  Bird,  scratch,  1;  W. 
J.  Martin,  40  yds.,  2;  W.  E.  Becker,  40  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:1S  4-5. 

Five-mile,  state  champiouship— B.  B.  Bird,  1 ;  W.  E. 
Becker,  2;  A.  J  Sweet,  3;  time,  14:18  1-5. 


Stanwood  off  for  Record. 
A  crowd  of  200  or  more  gathered  at  the  north 
entrance  to  the  city  hall  Saturday  to  sec  young 
Stanwood,  of  the  Illinois  club,  start  on  his  trip  to 
New  York  iu  an  attempt  to  break  Wylie's  record 
of  10  da.  4  hrs.  39  min.,  made  last  year.  At  1:15 
sharp  H.  P.  Walden,  chairman  of  the  road  records 
committee  of  the  Century  Koad  Club,  gave  the 
word  to  go.  He  was  given  a  certificate  as  to  the 
time  of  starting,  signed  by  Mr.  Walden,  C.  M. 
Fail-child,  C.  P.  Eoot  and  J.  P.  Walters.  His 
route  will  take  him  through  Buftalo,  Rochester 
and  along  the  Hudson.  Hfe  is  mounted  on  a  Ster- 
ling, fitted  with  Palmer  tires,  and  hopes  to  cover 
the  distance  in  nine  days. 

The  Only  Way  Out. 

Pedestri.an:  "Oh,  these  plaguey  cyclists!  I 
wish  they  had  never  been  born ;  oue  cannot  take  a 
walk." 

Stranger:  "Say,  there  is  a  way  to  prevent  all 
this  trouble! " 

Pedestrian:  "What!  really;  you  think  so? 
How?" 

Stranger:  "  Buy  a  safety  and  ride  yourself"— 
Pcdale  MiKtaire, 


^^^/ce 


SHORLAWD'S  BIG  RACE. 


Marvelous  Work  in  the  First  Ten  Miles  and 
First  Two  Hours. 
Aneut  the  Cuca  Cocoa  cup  race,  we  learn  from 
the  Bicycling  News  that  at  8  p.  m.  sharp  the  men 
got  off  to  a  capital  start  paced  by  Soanes  and 
Chase  on  a  tandem.  The  string  settled  down  to 
a  hot  pace,  Ilsley  and  Clark  who  were  riding  to 
schedule  at  once  falling  back,  Knight,  Nixon  and 
the  veteran  Sames  also  being  left.  After  foui' 
miles  had  been  covered  Shorland  began  sprinting, 
and  at  once  drew  away,  with  Bidlake  in  close  at- 
tendance, but  the  latter  soon  ceased  to  persevere, 
and  fell  into  the  slow  string.  Shorland  went 
ahead  at  a  terrific  pace,  with  the  obvious  inten- 
tion of  breaking  up  his  opponents.  The  idea  that 
.he  could  make  himself  safer  by  these  tactics  is  ob- 
viously untenable,  as  though,  of  course,  on  the 
road  a  man  may  get  clear  away  from  all  his  sur- 
roundings, it  is  not  so  on  the  path  where  the  gain- 
ing of  the  lap  lands  the  men  amongst  the  other 
competitors  again.  The  fancied  Fontaine  was 
content  after  a  brief  struggle  to  let  the  holder  go, 
but  when  he  was  again  lapped  he  went  more 
strongly.  Amazement  was  general  when 
"Record  !"  was  announced  for  eleven  miles  in  a 
twenty-four  hours'  race,  but  Shorland  covered  that 
distance  in  25  min.  37  1-5  sec,  the  previous  best 
being  25  min.  4.3  2-5  sec.,  by  ,T.  W.  Stocks,  Aug. 
30.  Fifteen  miles  were  covered  in  35  min.  15 
sec,  against  Stocks'  35  min.  20  3-5  sec,  and  then 
Shorland  steadied  a  bit,  but  covered  no  less  than 
24  miles  1,460  yards,  against  25  miles  690  yards, 
Stocks'  record.  Something  going  wrong  with 
Shorland's  machine,  he  made  a  quick  change,  the 
two  hours'  score  being  48  miles  70  yards,  against 
Stocks'  48  miles  600  yards.  At  the  end  of  the 
third  hour  the  score  read  Shorland  69  miles  874 
yards  (previous  record  Michael's  70  miles  1,255 
yards).  McNish  retired  with  a  score  of  64  miles. 
Fontaine  was  now  going  better  than  ever,  and 
gaining  on  Shorland,  and  at  the  end  of  the  fourth 
hour  he  was  only  three  laps  to  the  bad,  Shorland's 
distance  being  90  miles  1.555  yards,  apaiiist 
Michael's  92  miles  765  yauls,  Fontaine  9u  miles; 
Horton,  wno  had  caught  Wridgway,  third,  with 
89;  Wridgway  fourth. 

Record  fell  by  4  min.  53  see.  at  102  miles,  and 
Fontaine  was  still  in  pursuit,  but  the  latter  was 
suffering  from  saddle  soreness  and  because  be 
would  not  eat  the  food  provided  for  him.  Shor- 
land was  not  happy  either,  and  resting  for  a  few 
minutes  before  the  twelve  hours  were  up  missed 
world's  record  by  only  a  little  bit.  At  twelve 
hours: 

Miles.    Yards. 

1.  .Shorland 848         1,006 

2.  Fontaioe  242  100 

3.  Horton 241  250 

.  4,  Petersen 231  878 

5.  Ilsley ...281  252 

Shortly  after  half  distance  Fontaine's  bolt  was 
shot.  He  was  suffering  from  saddle-soreness.  In 
the  sixteenth  hour  Fontaine  retired,  and  Chappie, 
with  Horton  third,  ran  into  second  place.  This 
was  an  effort  on  the  part  of  the  latter,  who  retired 
at  304  miles.  Wridgway,  overwhelmed  with 
sleep,  had  stopped  at  222  miles,  shortly  after  the 
expiration  of  the  eleventh  hour,  but  after  a 
couple  of  hours'  sleep,  woke  up  and  paced  for 
many  miles  upon  a  tandem  in  the  course  of  the 
afternoon.  Thereafter  the  race  resolved  itself,  as 
far  as  Shorland  was  concerned,  into  a  procession. 
He  was  having  a  bad  time  and  suffered  from  the 
heat,  and  also  without  question  from  the  tremen- 
dous pace  at  which  he  had  journeyed  over  the  first 
seven  or  eight  hours.  Still  he  stuck  pluckily  to 
his  task  and  kept  just  inside  the  French  record. 

In  the  twenty-second  hour  the  men  were  riding 


in  the  following  order,  Petersen  taking  second 
place:  Shorland,  423  miles,  1,540  yards;  Petersen, 
397  miles;  Chappie,  394;  Clark,  fourth;  Ilsey,  fifth; 
Buckley,  sixth  and  Field,  seventh.  At  the 
twenty-third  hour  Shorland  had  covered  440  miles 
663  yards,  whilst  ChapiJle  came  round  again  and 
was  pursuing  Petersen.  The  final  hour  was  a 
repetition  of  the  final  bonr  of  the  previous  Cuca 
races.  The  crowd,  which  had  been  abnormally 
silent  in  the  earlier  hours,  woke  np.  Shorland's 
twenty-third  hour  had  given  him  only  16  miles 
883  yards,  which  compared  unfavorably  with  his 
18  miles  1,620  yards  in  the  1893  Cuca,  and  it  is  an 
evidence  of  fact  that.Shorland  in  better  condition 
had  ridden  a  much  harder  race,  for  in  his  twenty- 
fourth  hour  he  covered  but  20  miles  633  yards — 
a  marvelous  performance,  and  one  which  is  really 
better  than  his  21  miles  20  yards  in  the  1893  Cuca. 
The  scene  at  the  conclusion  was  indescribable, 
waving  of  hats,  cheering,  etc.,  and  after  every 
man  had  crossed  the.  tape  and  got  off  the  crowd 
came  over  the  fence  and  surrounded  the  tent  in 
which  Shorland  was,  cheering  enthusiastically, 
whilst  Hnret  and  Wheeler  came  in  for  a  tremen- 
dously warm  reception  for  the  services  they  had 
Tendered  in  pacing.     The  finish: 

Miles     Yards. 

F.  W.  Shorland 460         1,296 

J.  H.  Petersen 4:M  998 


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C.  Chappie 427  504 

J.  P.  E.  Clark 421  I.COO 

A.  F.  Ilse.v 408  1,008 

F.  Buckley 363  120 

Durrant  Field 360  126 

Shorland  rode  a  Humber  with  Dunlop  tires; 
Petersen  also  used  Dunlops,  while  Chappie  and 
Clark  used  Palmers. 


To  Beat  Jules  Verne's  Hero. 
Leuse  and  Lnmley,  the  tAvo  Russian  cyclists, 
have  undertaken  a  difficult  journey.  Jules 
Yeme's  hero  took  eighty  days  to  go  around  the 
world,  but  these  cyclists  intend  to  make  it  in 
seventy-two  days.  They  start  from  Moscow,  go 
through  Bulgaria,  Germany,  cross  France  near 
Nice,  thence  to  Italy.  They  bad  a  splendid  re- 
ception at  Rome.  They  embark  at  Naples  for 
Egypt,  then  Asia  and  finally  America. 


Will  Ride  the  Goat  Wow. 
To  provoke  added  life  in  the  Keokuk  (la.) 
C.  C.  a  committee  has  prepared  a  ritual,  with  es- 
pecial reference  to  the  initiation,  the  ceremony  of 
which  will  be  something  original.  The  members 
are  now  riding  the  goat  and  new  onpa  will  be  put 
through  with  a  vengeance. 


Xetters  Carried  By  Cyclists  During  the  Strike 
from  Fresno  to  'Frisco. 
The  Refeeee  is  indebted  to  Arthur  C.  Banta, 
the  Victor  agent~~at  Fresno,  Cal. ,  for  one  of  the 
original  stamps  issued  for  use  on  the  Fresno-San 
Francisco  bicycle  mail  route  during  the  big  strike. 
Two  kinds  were  issued,  the  adhesive  stamp  being 
in  green  and  the  one  on  envelopes  in  brown. 
From  the  examiner  we  learn  that  the  service  was 


daily  for  mail  matter,  and  the  intermediate  points 
covered  were  White's  Bridge,  Pacheco  Pass,  Gil- 
roy  and  San  Jose.  Envelopes  were  sold  for 
twenty-five  cents,  reading:  "Fresno  and  San 
Francisco  Bicycle  Mail  Route."  Above  the  legend 
were  the  letters  "A.  R.  XJ.,"  and  below  the  woid 
"Strike,"  while  in  the  centre  was  a  representa- 
tion of  a  cyclist  on  the  wheel,  and  on  the  two 
sides,  "25  cents."  Mail  matter  was  deposited  at 
the  Victor  agency  in  Fresno  and  at  the  Overman 
Wheel  Company's  office  in  'Frisco,  and  when  the 
town  to  which  it  was  addressed  was  reached  it 
was  deposited  in  the  local  postoffice  and  at  once 
delivered.  This  was  the  only  regular  service  for 
mail  between  Fresno  and  Sau  Francisco  from  .July 
6  to  July  14.  The  distance,  210  miles,  was  di- 
vided into  six  relays,  and  the  schedule  time  eigh- 
teen hours. 


The  Difference,  You  Know. 
My  impressions  of  the  American  cycling  char- 
acter were  confirmed  by  a  little  incident  that 
happened  recently.  At  the  start  for  the  North 
Road  Club's  twelve  hours'  race,  just  outside 
Hitchin,  there  were  two  American  gentlemen, 
who  are  touring  in  England,  and  came  out  to  see 
the  start.  They  were  greatly  iistonisbed  to  find 
that  nobody  was  jiresent,  save  the  thirty  competi- 
tors, the  starter,  and  two  or  three  local  members. 
They  enquired: — Where  were  the  crowds?  and 
seemed  not  to  understand  what  was  the  use  of 
holding  a  race  unless  you  had  plenty  of  spectators 
to  apnlaud  your  prowess.  The  episode  was  typi- 
cal of  American  ideas.  Our  transatlantic  cousins 
seem  almost  as  excitable  over  their  sport  as  the 
French,  and  unless  they  can  boom  and  brag,  they 
do  not  seem  capable  of  enjoying  cycling  for  its 
own  sake.  Hence  it  is  that  we  see  gigantic 
scrambles,  with  hundreds  of  competitors,  for  short 
distances,  dignified  by  the  name  of  road  races; 
and  hence  it  is  that  the  Americans  take  such  de- 
light in  organizing  monster  tours,  gigantic  meets, 
and  Brobdignagian  century  runs. — Irish  Cyclist. 

Pinkert's  Tricycle  Boat. 

Mr.  Pinkert,  of  Hamburg,  the  inventor  of  the 
tricycle-boat,  is  at  Calais  awaiting  patiently  for 
good  weather  so  he  may  cross  to  Dover.  The  ex- 
periment was  tried  once  but  the  sea  was  too  high. 

The  inventor  embarked  and  followed  the  shore 
for  some  distance  and  then  bravely  attacked  the 
open  sea,  but  was  obliged  to  give  it  up.  The  Pin- 
ketti  cycle  has  the  shape  of  an  ordinary  tricycle, 
with  front  and  rear  wheels  which  look  like  life 
preservers.  The  saddle  is  placed  on  a  level  with 
the  handles  and  the  cyclist  is  high  enough  to  be 
beyond  the  reach  of  the  waves, 


KID  BANKER  S  COLORS  LOWERED. 


Beaten  by  P.  E.  Jackson  in  a  Quarter-Mile  at 
Pittsburg. 

Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Aug.  l:i. — The  races  of  tlie 
Alleghenj'  A.  O.  at  Recreation  Park  Saturday 
brought  out  some  three  thousand  people,  who  saw 
good  racing  and  the  colors  of  A.  L.  Banker  low- 
ered. Although  the  race  was  slow  the  finish  was 
desperate,  and  Jackson,  of  the  Pittsburg  Century 
Club,  crossed  the  tape  a  half-wheel  length  to  the 
good ,  while  Banker  beat  out  Hammer  for  second. 
This  was  the  only  event  in  which  Banker  started. 

A  nine-year-old  youngster  named  "Williams  rode 
a'standing  quarter  in  :44  3-5,  good  going,  age  con- 
sidered. Otto  Mayo,  of  Erie,  was  slightly  inj  ured 
through  a  fall  in  the  half-mile  open,  occasioned 
through  looking  around.     The  summry: 

One-mile,  novice— H.  H.  Hummel,  1;  George  H.  Lowrey, 
2;  Homer  Leslie,  3;  time,  2:43  2-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open — Paul  E.  Jackson,  1;  A.  L.  Banker, 
2;  A.  S.  Hammer,  3;  time,  :39  3-5. 

One-mile,  -3:00  class— George  E.  Boyd,  1;  Sidney  S. 
Smith,  2;  H.  H.  Hummel,  3;  time,  2:43  2-5. 

Half-mile,  open— H.  L.  Baker,  1;  Paul  E.  Jackson,  2;  A. 
S.  Hammer,  3;  time,  1:21. 

Two-mile,  handicap-B.  G.  Goble,  140  yds.,  1:  T.  W. 
Kennedy,  ISO  yds.,  2;  Otto  Mayo,  75  yds  ,  3;  time,  5:16  2-5. 

One-mile,  open— Otto  Mayo,  1;  A  S.  Hammer,  2;  Paul 
E.  Jackson,  3;  time,  2:46  2-5. 

One-mile,  A.  A.  A.  championship — George  E.  Boyd,  1; 
11.  H.  Hummel,  2;  Sidney  S.  Smith,  3;  time,  2:45. 

Half-mile,  handicap— Ed  Steytler,  1 ;  Paul.  E.  Jackson, 
2;  Sidney  S.  Smith,  3;  time,  1:134-5. 

One  mile,  2:30  class— Otto  Mayo.  1;  A.  S.  Hammer,  2; 
T.  W.  Kennedy,  3;  time,  2:46  4-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— H.  H.  Hummel,  1;  George  E.  Boyd, 
2;  Paul  E.  Jackson,  3;  time,  2:31. 


ZIM  BREAKS  A  RECORD. 


Puts  the'^English  Standing  Quarter  Figure  Down 
Three  Notches. 

Just  by  way  of  amusement  Zimmennan  is  win- 
ning firsts  and  dropping  records  in  England.  Sat- 
nrday  at  the  Heme  Hill  track  he  dropped  the 
EngUsh  standing  quarter  figure  of  :31  2-5  to 
:30  4-5,  while  Joey  Schofield  could  do  no  better 
than  :31  4-5  and  George  Banker  was  still  worse 
off,  doing  :39  1-5. 

Zini  and  Verheyen  came  together  in  the  last  lap 
of  the  five-mile  "international"  event  and  were 
consequentlj'  out  of  it.  Zimmerman  was  not  hurt, 
but  Verheyen  received  serious  injuries.  Edwards 
won  the  race  in  12:19,  with  Harry  Wheeler  second 
and  Louvet  third. 

Harris  and  Banker  won  the  five-mile  taudem 
race,  with  Edwards  and  Relph  second  and  James 
and  Max  third.  Louvet  and  Wheeler  started,  but 
their  chain  broke  on  the  first  lap. 


MANY  CHICAGO  ROAD  RACES. 


In  the  Plzen's  Event  Mikula  Wins  Place  and 
Preucil  the  Time. 
Eoad  races  were  abundant  in  and  near  Chicago 
Saturday,  the  Plzen,  iEolus,  South  Side,  Viking 
and  Wheaton  clubs  holding  contests.  The  Plzen's 
race  was  over  the  ten-mile  course  from  Douglas  to 


Humboldt  parks  and  returu.  The  race  was  won 
by  Mikula  in  3(1:00  from  the  4:15  mark,  while 
Preucil  was  first  in  time,  finishing  a  length  ahead 
of  Bezeuek,  both  men  starting  from  scratch.  Preu- 
cil, it  might  be  mentioned,  has  developed  into 
considerable  of  a  speed  merchiint  within  the  past 
year.  He  bought  his  first  wheel,  a  J40  ordinary, 
in  I519I,  and  immediately  began  scorching,  receiv- 
ing his  first  leg-pulling  lesson  in  a  trip  to  Windsor 

Park.     The  summary: 

Hdcp  Time. 

F.  Mikula 4:15  :30:00 

J.  Nejdi 3:4.1  29:38 

E.  Hovorka 8:00  29:15 

A.  Vesely .' 3:00  29:10 

F.  Vylela 5:15  31:30 

J.  J.  Lidra 4:15  30:50 

Joseph  Kilberger 3:15  31:05 

F.  Holpueh 6:30  34:45 

F.  Baumel 3:45  32:16 

F.  I-.  Korwpasek 3:45  32:19 

George  Hegner 5:15  3i:50 

F.  M.  Preucil Scr.  28:27 

J.  J.  Kilberger 1:20  30:25 

J.  J.  Bezenek Scr.  28:27 

R.  Vasumpaur 7:S0  37:40 

I.  Simek 6:00  36:12 

Charles  Utosh 5:15  35:52 

Joseph  Hlava 1:21  32:50 

John  Prosek 4:15  36:27 

Solum  Qualifies  This  Time. 
The  second  of  five-mile  races  for  the  Keats  cup 
was  held  Saturday  by  the  members  of  the  ^Eolus 
C.  C.  over  the  Humboldt  park  course,  Buttron 
winning  time  in  13:40,  while  Solum  was  first  in 
place  and  second  in  time,  13:50.  Jacques  ran  into 
a  horse  and  Gregg  and  Drake  piled  on  top  of  him, 
but  none  was  injured  sufficiently  to  prevent  fin- 
ishing.    The  summary: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

T.  Solum 1:0) 13:50 

A.  C.  Buttron :10 13:40 

R.   McDonnell :a0 13:.>3 

E.  F.  Urban 1:15 13:65 

F   P.  Gregg :20 14:25 

W.  T.  Niemann :aO 14:27 

C.  s.  Drake 1 :15 Vt.3d 

H.  Jaques 1:15 15:42 

F.  J.  Olis :45 15:30 

F.  H.  Schuler 1:00 l.i:55 

E    M elchoir 1 :00 15:58 

Humboldt  ParU  Record  Dropped. 

The  Humboldt  park  five-mile  course  record  was 
lowered  Saturday  to  13:38  by  Ole  Pedersen,  who 
started  scratch  in  the  Viking  C.  C.  's  road  race. 
Hansen,  another  scratch  man,  was  second  in  time, 
beiug  two  seconds  behind  Pedersen.  The  sum- 
mary: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

John  Pretorius 2:00        13:59 

George  Hougen 1:00       14:00 

E.  Christensen 1:00       14:.31 

Ole  Pedersen Scr.       13:38 

Hart  Hansen Scr.       13:40 

L.  W.Anderson 1:3D        15:53 

M.  J.  Bolstad 1:00        16:26 

Struggles  Into  First  Place. 

The  third  of  the  South  Side  C.  C.'s  road  races 
over  the  ten-mile  course  from  Fifty-fifth  and  Hal- 
sted  streets  to  Western  avenue,  Thirty-fifth  street, 
Michigan  boulevard  and  return,  was  run  Satur- 
day, W.  E.  Struggles  winning  first  place  and  sec- 
ond time,  while  Bicker  beat  out  Spike,  0.smun 
and  Wilson,  who  started  from  scratch  with  him, 
and  had  three  seconds  to   spare  for  time.      The 


second  man  to  fini.sh,  Frank  Wilson,  struck  a 
spectator  just  as  he  crossed  the  tape  aud  was  se- 
verely hurt.     The  summarj': 

Hdcp,  Time. 

W.  E.  Struggles 4::jO 29:27 

Frank  Wilson 6:30 :51:49 

J.  J.  Oesch 7::;0 32:59 

J,  Schrader 4:00 29:34 

E.  J.  Yorkey 2:30 29:35 

Ralph  Earle 2:03 29:36 

C.  E.Jones 4:30 32:48 

F.  H.  Wilson 1 :00 30:12 

G.  E.  Bicker scr 29:24 

P.  B.  Wilson scr 29:28 

E.  W.  Spike scr 29:33 

P,  W.  Osmun scr 29:37 

A  Sixty- JSight-Tear-Old  Racer. 
The  Wheaton  Wheelmen  held  a  road  race  from 
Wheaton  to  Glen  Ellyn,  six  and  one-half  miles, 
Saturday,  the  race  being  won  by  Charles  Watson 
in  13:30  from  the  eight  minute  mark.  Browu 
was  second  from  the  five-minute  mark  in  ]S:].> 
and  Waterman  third  in  19:30  from  the  two-minute 
mark.  Hammett  won  the  time  prize.  Thomas 
Le^vis,  sixty-eight  years  old,  was  a  starter  and 
covered  the  course  in  34:15. 


JEFFRIES   DIDN'T  FINISH. 


He  Was  Taken  Sick  in  His  Twenty-four  Hours' 
Ride— Louisville  Race  News. 

Louisville,  Ky.,  Aug.  1"2. — Howard  Jeft'ries 
failed  to  complete  his  twenty-four  hours'  ride  on 
account  of  illness.  However  he  placed  new  fig- 
ures on  the  100-mile  "boulevard  record.''  It  now 
stands  5  hrs.  53  min.  It  is  a  wonder  he  lasted  as 
as  long  as  he  did  under  such  trying  circumstances, 
the  heat  being  almost  a  blaze.  His  ride  of  135 
miles  occupied  8  hrs.  16  min.  33  sec. 

The  tjack  committee  reports  progress  of  a  most 
encouraging  nature.  Only  about  thirty  shares  of 
stock  at  5>10  a  share  are  required  to  complete  the 
300,  when  organization  takes  place.  The  Foun- 
tain Fen-y  Bicycle  Association  expects  to  manu- 
facture some  bicycle  history  for  the  universe  next 
year. 

The  West  End  Labor  Club  gave  a  series  of  races 
Friday  at  the  National  Park  rink.  Peter  Miller 
defeated  Ed  McLaughlin  in  a  ten-lap  race  and  C. 
A.  Harvey  worsted  Max  Brunu  on  roller  skates. 

*       * 
EASTERN  CLASS  A  CRACKS. 


About  the  Candidates  for  the  Jersey,  York 
State  and  Pennsylvania  Championships. 

A  race  at  the  good  roads  tournament  at  Asbury 
Park  on  Aug  30.-Sept.  1,  which  is  exciting 
much  discussion,  is  the  class  A,  mile  championship 
of  New  York,  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania.  It 
is  pretty  generally  conceded  that  the  \ictor  will 
come  from  W.  F.  Sims,  of  Penusj'lvania ;  George 
C.  Smith,  of  New  York:  and  Charley  Brown,  Eddie 
Blauvelt  and  Fred  Royee,  of  New  Jereey,  unless 
Jenny  should  go  down  from  LTtica,  in  which  case 
he  ought  to  be  in  it  and  perhaps  a  trifle  better  of 
the  lot.  With  Jenny  out  of  the  calculation,  how- 
ever, there  has  been  .so  much  in  and  oitt  running 
by  the  remaining  quintette  that  even  the  handi- 
capper  is  puzzled,  and  has  keijt  shutfling  them 
around  the  marks  until  finally  he  has  landed  them 
all  in  scratch.  At  A.sbury  Park,  the  last  meeting 
of  the  entire  quintette,  they  all  but  Sims  had  their 
turn  at  winning.  Brown,  Blauvelt  and  Smith 
divided  up  the  three  mile  races.  Royce  had  to  be 
satisfied  with  a  second,  but  got  his  revenge  by 
winning  the  quarter. 

Sims  had  a  tumble  in  the  mile  scratch,  and  won 
some  heats  places  brilliantly  from  back  marks  in 
the  handicaps.  Though  he  was  a  winner  at  Bal- 
timore  and   has  done  some  good   work   he    has 


ST.     LOUIS'    NEW    TRACK. 


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If  the  qualify  of  the  tuk'Ut  eutered  and  the  (|  uautity  and  value  of  the  prizes  offered  count  for  anything,  the  national  circuit  meet  of  the  Asso- 
ciated Cycling  Clubs  of  St.  Louis  on  Saturday,  Aug.  :2.i,  is  an  assured  success,  as  all  the  best  riders,  including  such  men  as  Bliss,  Cabanne,  Bald, 
Murphy  and  Taxis  are  entered,  and  the  prize  list  amounts  to  |1,.">00  in  value,  so  arranged  that  there  is  "honey"  for  all  the  B's.  One  ijoint  which  vitally 
altects  the  success  of  the  meet  is  the  track,  and  in  the  Pastime  circle,  on  which  these  races  will  be  held,  the  A.  A.  C.  has  one  of  the  fastest  and '^safest 
tracks  in  the  West,  if  not  in  the  country.  It  is  a  three-lap  track,  well  banked  at  the  turns  and  with  a  surface  of  clay  and  .ed  cinders,  which  is  redilv 
made  as  smooth  as  a  billiard  table.  The  upper  turn  is  large  and  the  homestretch  is  about  forty  feet  wide,  so  there  is  plenty  of  room  for  passing.  The 
training  quarters  and  dressing  rooms  are  arranged  with  all  conveniences  for  the  racing  men,  having  showerbaths,  lockei-s,  cots,  etc  ,  all  under  the 
careful  supervision  of  Trainer  Tom  Aitkeu.  The  trial  heats  will  be  run  in  the  morning.  Entries  to  the  handicaps  close  on  Saturday  and  the 'open 
events  on  Thursday  with  W.  P.  Laing,  1728  Olive  street.     Entry  blanks  may  be  had  at  ^^g^/ee-  office. 


hardly  done  enough  to  cast  the  scale  of  probabil- 
ity in  his  favor,  as  compared  with  the  other  four. 
At  the  quarter  and  half  it  will  hardly  be  disputed 
that  the  placing  is:  Royce,  Smith,  Brown,  Blau- 
velt,  Sims.  At  two  miles  and  up  George  and 
Fred  are  hardly  in  it  with  such  experienced  dis- 
tance road  riders  as  Charley  and  Eddie,  and  Brown 
should  beat  Blanvelt  twice  out  of  three  times.  At 
the  mile  Royce  has  shown  himself  about  the  slow- 
est of  the  bunch,  which  is  rather  astonishing,  in 
view  of  the  sprint^at-the-flnish  tactics  employed 
in  most  of  the  races.  At  a  .stiff  pace  Smith  does 
not  seem  likely  to  be  able  to  finish  with  Brown 
and  Blanvelt.  Brown  has  more  speed,  endurance 
and  muscle  than  his  clubmate;  but  Blauvelt  is 
one  of  the  headiest  riders  on  the  track.  Head 
being  as  important  a  factor  in  racing 
as  limb,  to  his  faculty  of  always  doing 
the  right  thing  in  the  right  way  at 
the  right  time,  Blauvelt  owes  whatever  victories 
he  has  won  over  Brown.  Blauvelt  has  had  a 
chance  to  show  what  is  in  him  by  a  trial  against 
time  in  2:14,  and  a  mile  in  competition  in  2:15 
1-2.  Brown  has  done  2:17  1-2  in  competition- 
Remember,  though,  that  Smith  is  now  far  from 
at  his  best,  bnt  is  on  the  improve,  and  that  more 
training  will  make  a  stayer  of  Royce. 


As  to  the  prominent  runners  up  and  dangerous 
ones  a  word  or  two:  Skyrocket  Willis  is  liable  to 
make  any  one  of  them  hustle  at  any  time.  In 
fact,  this  young  man  is  liable  to  anything  good  or 
bad  at  any  time;  but  he  is  such  an  uncertain 
quantity,  and  his  star  has  been  under  a  cloud 
sufficiently  long  to  leave  him  out  of  the  question 
at  present.  Minty  Scott  is  a  good  one,  but  has 
shown  himself  hardly  more  than  a  close  chaser  to 
this  quintette.  A  2:12  4-.'i  trial  at  Plaiufield  re- 
cently, however,  makes  him  a  dangerous  possi- 
bilitj'.  George  Coffin  is  constantly  on  the  im- 
prove and  will  bear  watching,  as  will  also  Doup, 
of  Brooklyn,  and  Osgood,  of  Philadelphia,  though 
a  trifle  less  closely.  Teddy  Goodman,  the  inter- 
collegiate winner,  is  but  a  mere  stripling.  A 
little  rest  and  more  experience,  however,  will, 
through  him,  make  a  sixtette  of  the  crack  quin- 
tette. And,  by  the  way,  his  Riverside  clubmates 
are  liable  to  spring  a  new  championship  candidate 
at  any  time. 

*         -X- 

Bay  City's  Good  Programme. 
,  The  Bay  City  (Mich. )  Wheelmen  have  arranged 
an   exceedingly    clever  programme  of  races  for 
Labor  day  and   propose   to  catch   the  A  and   B 
riders  by  offering  $1,700   worth  of  prizes  in  the 


eleven  events.  This  will  be  the  third  annual 
meet  of  the  clnb,  the  two  previous  meets  being 
highly  successful.  Not  less  than  three  prizes  are 
up  for  each  event,  while  two  have  four  or  five  re- 
.specti\ely.  The  programme  is:  Class  A — Mile 
novice,  mile  open,  mile  Bay  county,  half-mile 
open,  two-mile  handicap,  five-mile  handicap. 
Class  B — Half-mile  open,  two-mile  handicap,  mile 
state  record,  mile  handicap.  Diamonds,  watches, 
jewelry,  a  piano  and  numerous  smaller  articles 
constitute  the  prizes.  The  entries  close  Aug.  28. 


NEW  CANUCK  RECORDS. 


Harbottle  and  Davidson  Lower  Competition 
Figures. 
TOKONTO,  Out.,  Aug.  11. — Although  a  strong 
wind  prevailed  it  did  not  prevent  a  couple  of 
Canadian  records  being  lowered  at  the  Rosedale 
track,  the  occasion  being  the  meet  of  the  Toronto 
B.  0.  In  the  half-mile  open  Harbottle  put  up  a 
new  scratch  figure  for  the  distance  of  1:05  1-5, 
while  in  the  half-mile  handicap  Davidson  rode 
from  scratch  in  1 :04  1-5,  finishing  in  the  bunch 
bnt  outside  of  a  place.  Lyon  not  only  won  the 
novice  race  bnt  the  hsilf-mile  handicap  as  well. 


The  three-mile  team  rac-e  was  won  by  the  Toronto 
club  from  the  Athenaums,  but  it  was  declared  olf 
because  of  a  foul  at  the  finish.     The  summary: 

Half-mile,  open— C.  C.  Harbottle,  1;  Harley  Davidson, 
2;  H.  M.  McKellar,  3;  time,  1:05  1  5. 

Two-mile,  5:40  class— A.  Rogers,  1;  Alt  Young,  2;  James 
Crow,  3;  time,  5:12. 

Half-mile,  handicap— F.  H.  B.  Lyon,  To  yds.,  1;  B.  Pan- 
ter,  60  yds.,  2;  R.  E.  McCalla,  50  yds.,  3;  time,  1:03  2-5. 

One-mile,  2:B0  class— J.  B.  Crow,  1;  Walter  Hulse,  2;  A. 
Bergoine,  3;  time,  2:30  2-5. 


GOOD  RACING  AT  RIVERTON. 


E.  A.  Bofinger  Wins  the  Five-Mile  Handicap, 
Mile  2:40  Class  and  Breaks  a  Track  Record. 
Philadelphia,  Aug.  13. — The  rejuvenated 
Park  Avenue  Wheelmen's  fifth  annual  race  meet, 
which  was  a  class  A  affair,  was  brought  off  at 
Riverton  Saturday  before  a  crowd  estimated  at 
between  3,000  and  4,000.  In  but  one  instance 
was  Referee  Bunnell  compelled  to  order  a  run- 
over  when  the  time  limit  had  not  been  honored. 
The  track  was  fine  and  the  times  excellent.  A 
dark  horse  was  brought  to  light,  in  the  person  of 
E.  A.  Bofinger,  of  New  York,  who  made  his  ap- 
pearance in  the  second  heat  of  the  mile,  2:40  class. 
He  made  the  ru\ining  from  the  pistol  shot,  and  in 
spite  of  the  predictions  that  he  wouldn't  last  the 
four  laps,  fooled  all  badly,  for  he  was  under  a 
double  pull  when  he  crossed  the  tape  lengths 
ahead  of  the  field.  Time  2:;37  1-5.  He  also  fin- 
ished first  in  the  final  of  this  event;  time,  2:32. 
This  "phenom."  repeated  his  performance  in  the 
mile  handicap,  when  he  went  back  to  scratch  in 
an  endeavor  to  break  the  track  competition  record, 
which  he  did,  despite  a  strong  wind,  clipping 
three  and  one-fifth  seconds,  covering  the  distance 
in  2:23  4-5.  Bofinger  also  got  up  in  the  five-mile 
handicap,  which  was  a  scorcher  from  start  to  fin- 
ish. Pushed  hard  by  McCurdy  (75),  he  finished 
first,  in  12:54.  The  programme  was  good  and  the 
events  were  run  with  a  promptitude  which  did 
credit  to  the  clerk  and  his  assistants.  There  were 
seventy-eight  entries  for  the  mile  handicap, 
necessitating  the  running  of  seven  heats  and  a 
final. 

The  new  method  of  designating  the  contestants 
by  jockeys'  colored  jackets  was  a  success,  there 
being  not  the  slightest^  difficulty  in  picking  out 
the  different  riders  when  the  bunch  was  going  up 
the  backstretch.  The  "hole"  for  the  timers  and 
judges,  another  of  the  innovations  produced  by 
"Bunny"  was  given  its  trial,  and  was  voted  a 
success.  W.  A.  Rulon  captured  the  tri-county 
championship,  open  only,  to  riders  of  Camden, 
Burlington  and  Gloucester  counties.  The  sum- 
mary: 

One-mile,  novice— Final  heat^C.  F.  Earp,  1;  J.  W.  Kin- 
nier,  2;  time,  2:39  13. 

»  ne  mile,  open — Final  heat — R.  P.  Rich,  1;  W.  N.  Price, 
2;  J.  A.  Mead,  3;  time,  2:48  2-5. 

One-mile,  2:40  class— Final  heat— E.  A.  Bofinger,  1;  J. 
A.  Gebhardt,  2;  R.  Weir,  3;  time,  2:32. 

One-mile,  handicap,  championship  Americus  Wheel- 
men—Frank Johns,  £0  yds.,  1;  HaiTy  Hochstadter, 
cratch,  2;  S.  P.  Johns,  75  yds.,  3;  time,  2:49  2-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— Final  heat— James  A.  Gebhardt, 
145  yds.,  1;  Robert  Weir,  50  yds.,  2;  Charles  W.  Pearson, 
65  yds.,  3;  time,  2:18  3-5. 

One-mile,  P.  A.  W.  handicap  (handicapped  by  seconds) 
—Howard  Pyle,  50  sec,  1;  H.  Bishop,  30  sec,  2;  T. 
Hatcher,  20  sec,  3;  time,  3:22. 

Tri-county  championship,  Burlington,  Camden  and 
Gloucester  Counties,  one  mile— W.  A.  Rulon,  Camden 
County,  1;  M.  J.  B^iely,  Burlington  County.  2;  W.  W. 
Henderson,  Gloucester  County,  3;  time,  2:^&-2-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap— E.  A.  Bofinger,  75  yds.,  1;  R.  P. 
McCurdy,  75  yds.,  2;  C.  W.  Pearson,  300  yds.,  3;  time, 
12:54. 

Race  Steet  at  Zancaater. 

The  first  annual  meet  of  the  Keystone  Bicycle 
Club  was  held  at  McGrann's  park  Saturday.  A 
good-sized  crowd  was  present.     John  B.  Coi'ser,  of 


Pottsville,  captured  three  firsts  and  second.     The 
.summary : 

Mile,  novice— W.  C.  Gi"ube,  1;  George  Kehr,  2;  Harry 
Miller,  3;  time,  2:41. 

Quarter-mile,  open— J.  B.  Corser,  1;  W.  Y.  Pearsol,  2; 
Graig  G.  Stewart,  3;  time,  :34i. 

One-mile,  K.  B.  C.  championship— H.  H.  Farmer,  1; 
La--''«  Mills,  2;  >v.  w.  Gable,  3;  time,  2:40}. 

Haltr-^iile,  open,  CfiarlesW.  Krick,  1;  John  B.  Corser,  2; 
Craig  G.  Stewart,  3;  time,  1:12;. 

One-mile,  open— Corser,  1;  Krick,  2;  Stewart,  3;  time, 
2:42. 

One-mile,  Lancaster  County  chimpionship— Pearsol,  1; 
C.  G.  Gable,  2;  time,  2:43. 

Two-mile,  open— Corser,  1;  Kriclc,  2;  George  B.  Ilonii, 
Columbia,  3;  time,  5:25^. 

Qolden  JEaffle  Wheelmen's  Jtoad  Haee. 

The  first  five-  mile  road  race  of  the  Golden  Eagle 
Wheelmen  was  run  Saturday  over  the  llryn  Mawr- 
City  Line  course.  The  fastest  time  was  made  by 
.7.  Grouch,  scratch,  he  covering  the  course  in  14:18. 
The  winner,  H.  Miller,  with  3:10  handicap,  cov- 
ered the  course  in  16:40.     Summary: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

H.  MilbT 3:10        16:40 

T.  C.  Benner 2:10        16:01 

G.  Miller 1:10        15:04 

A.  E.  Leatherman 1:10       15:12 

S.  C.  Meyers \:tO       15:.34 

H.  Madison 1:50        15:37 

F.  Bong 1:15        15:21 

J.  Peters 1:15        15:40 


TYLER  AT  ASBURY  PARK. 


Wins    the  Pick   of  the    Races— Referee   and    B 
Men  in  a  Squabble. 

AsBUKY  Park,  Aug.  10. — There  are  no  evi- 
dences of  hard  times  down  this  way,  and  when 
the  wheelmen  arrived  in  town  to-daj'  for  the  two- 
days'  meet  of  the  Asbury  Park  A.  A.  those  who 
had  not  been  prudent  enough  to  engage  rooms 
ahead  walked  from  hotel  to  hotel  for  hours  and  in 
the  end  gladly  accepted  a  cot  in  a  parlor  or  dining 
room.  The  residents  and  transients  seem  to  be 
waking  up  to  the  realization  that  within  their 
very  gates  Ihey  have  c.Ncellent  and  freciuent 
chances  for  seeing  a  fair  share  of  the  best  of  the 
cracks  of  both  classes.  The  Fourth  of  July  fake 
and  the  hot  shell  resulted  in  but  meagre  attend- 
ance at  the  recent  .Tersey  division  meet,  even 
though  a  gala.xy  of  crackerjacks  was  on  the  pro- 
gramme. This  time,  however,  the  management 
was  blessed  with  perfect  weather  and  a  new-born 
interest  in  cycling,  the  result  being  that  the  pretty 
and  well-appointed  grounds  held  very  near  to 
3,000  pretty  summer  girls  and  well-appointed 
summer  boys  and  the  promoters  are  filled  with 
joy  for  to-day  and  hope  for  to-morrow,  while  the 
visiting  wheelmen  are  owning  the  board  walk  to- 
night and  all  the  choice  femininity  that  is  thereon. 
Referee  Was  Late. 

A  rather  vexatious  delay  marked  the  start 
owing  to  the  referee  having  got  on  a  wrong  train 
and  not;  dashing  up  to  the  entrance  gate  from 
Long  Branch  with  foam-flecked  chargers  until 
about  sixty  minutes  after  the  hour  appointed.  But 
they  did  not  wait  all  this  time  for  him,  however, 
Captain  Dimon,  of  Philadelphia,  being  appointed 
pro  tempore.  The  band  played  a  soft  melody  of  the 
Bradleyite  pei-suasion  as  a  curtain  raiser,  following 
it  with  other  soft  melodies  of  other  persuasions 
during  the  afternoon,  thus  lending  contrasting 
sanctity  and  softness  to  the  really  exciting  doings 
on  the  track  from  beginning  to  end.  The  track, 
by  the  way,  was  considerably  better  than  last  time 
and  was  accountable  for  but  two  inconsequential 
falls,  a  happy  contrast  to  its  death  dealing  destruc- 
tion among  the  B's  on  their  first  visit. 
Broke  the  Jfovice  Record. 

The  mile  novice  developed  a  very  promising 
Ashury  Park  youngster  in  Harrison,  who  made  a 


runaway  race  of  it  in  2:25  1-5  and  subsequently 
gathered  in  the  mile  handicap  from  the  130-yard 
mark  in  2:13 — rattling  good  going  for  a  novice  on 
such  a  track.  The  first  heat  of  the  two-third-mile 
class  B  resulted  in  a  hair-raising  finish  for  the 
eight  starters.  Tyler,  of  course,  won  the  second 
heat  as  he  wished,  though  Fred  Graves  and  Cole- 
man gave  him  a  very  good  chase  in  the  final. 
Royce  Still  a  Winner. 

The  mile  for  New  .Jei'sey  riders  h;i(l  all  the 
musquito  marvels  in  it  except  Charley  Brown 
and  (ieorge  Coffin.  The  result  was  the  old  story 
of  liad  judgment  by  the  others  bringing  good  luck 
to  Fred  Royce.  The  pace  was  made  slow,  leav- 
!  ing  the  quarter  miler  to  win  as  he  pleased  on  the 
spurt,  when  a  Dist  pace  has  almost  invariably 
beaten  him  in  the  x):ist. 

Sffuftbhled  with  the  Referee 

The  class  B  mile  resulted  in  a  rather  good  trial 
heat  for  Tyler  and  a  runaway  for  him  in  the  final. 
The  second  heat  produced  one  of  the  best  finishes 
of  the  day  and  a  S(iuabble  between  the  winners  of 
the  places  and  the  referee.  The  latter  placed  a 
limit  of  2  ;40  on  the  heat  and  despite  the  exciting 
finish,  but  2:45  3-5  was  made.  He  decided  no 
heat,  no  run  over  and  no  start  in  the  final.  In 
the  final  Taylor  and  Arnold  brought  their  wheels 
to  the  scratch  claiming  that  the  referee  could  not 
set  a  time  limit  in  a  heat  and  in  any  event  could 
not  forbid  a  run-over.  The  referee  decided  that 
the  rules  gave  him  power  to  fix  a  time  limit  on  a 
race  and  that  a  heat  was  as  much  a  part  of  the 
nice  as  the  final.  Taylor  and  Arnold  announced 
their  intention  of  protesting  to  Chairman  Ray- 
mond. 

In  the  third-mile  George  Smith  won  his  heat  in 
:45  3-5  and  Fred  Royce  his  in  ;46  3-5.  A  great 
final  was  looked  for  between  the  much  improved 
px-champion  quarter-miler  and  the  present  record 
holder,  but  Royce  failed  to  face  the  starter  for  the 
rest  of  the  day,  leaving  the  prize  a  picnic  for 
Smith. 

Still  Another  How. 

The  two-mile  B  handicap  brought  more  trouble 
between  Taylor  and  the  referee.  Taylor  had  sent 
in  his  entry  after  the  handicaps  had  left  the  hand- 
icapper's  hands  and  the  programme  placed  him 
on  scratch.  Mr.  Prial,  referee  and  handicapper, 
told  him  to  go  on  the  thirty-yard  mark,  but  Tay- 
lor insisted  on  occupying  the  scratch  line,  where- 
upon the  referee  ordered  him  from  the  track. 
Tyler  did  not  start.  Barneft,  the  Irvington-Mil- 
burn  winner,  set  a  hot  pace  up  to  the  stretch, 
when  he  quit  and  left  Miller,  MuUiken  and  Silvie 
to  an  inches-apart  finish  in  4:38  2-5. 

Smith  (scratch),  Dawson ':55),  Sims  ( :27)  and 
Allen  (25)  did  rather  good  work  in  their  trials  in 
the  handicap,  as  the  summary  will  show;  hut 
Harrison  and  Baldwin  proved  a  deal  too  good  for 
their  marks  and  could  not  be  caught.  Sims  is 
getting  faster  all  the  time  and  will  bear  watch- 
ing. 
The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice— Final  heat— J.  H.  Harrison  won  by  30 
yards,  G.  H.  Murray  beating  S.  A.  Dunn  10  yards;  time, 
2:25  1-5. 

Two-thirds-mile,  class  B— Final  heat— Watson  Coleman 
1;  E.  F.  Miller,  2;  G.  F.  Taylor,  3;  time,  1:43. 

Second  heat— H.  C.  Tyler,  1;  Fred  Graves,  2;  J.  G.  Sil- 
vie, 3;  time,  1:33  4-5. 

Final  heat— Tyler  won  by  two  lengths.  Graves  beating 
Coleman  by  a  wheel;  time,  1:42. 

One-mile,  Jersey  riders— First  heat— G.  F.  Royce,  1;  E. 
L.  Blauvelt,  2;  Ray  Dawson,  3;  time,  2:521-5. 

Second  heat— Monte  Scott,  1 :  W.  L.  Darmer,  2;  Harry 
Martin,  3;  time,  2:37  4-5. 

Final  heat— Royce  won  by  10  yards,  Blauvelt  beating 
Scott  by  two  wheels;  time,  3:37  1-5. 

One-mile,  class  B— Final  heat— Tyler,  1;  Coleman,  2;  W. 
H  Helfert,  3;  time,  2:26. 

Second  heat— Miller,  1;  H.  B.  Arnold,  2;  Taylor,  3;  timf, 
2:45  3-5. 


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One-half  mile  1:00  3-B 

Two-thirds  mile 1:19  1-5 

Three-quarters  mile    1:29 

One  mile    1:57  3-5 

One  mile,  Flying  Start    1:53  4-5 


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JULY   25.        JULY    28. 

One-quarter  mile ;»»  4-5....    :SS  3-5 

One-third  mile   :39  3-5 :39 

One-half  mile :B9  4-S....    :39  1-5 

Two-thirds  mile l:St  1-S....1:20  3-5 

Three-quarters  tnile  1:31  4-5 1:31 

One  mile  3:04  1-5.... 3:03  3-5 

One  and  one-qr.  Tniles 3:35  1-3...  .3:36 

07ie  and  one-third  miles  ..'i:45  ....3:45  3-5 

One  and  one-half  miles 3:05  3-5 3:03  3-5 

One  and  txvo-thirds  miles.  .3:36  4-5 3:36  3-5 

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Finnlheat— Tyler  won  by  three  lengths;  Coleman  beat 
Helfert  halt  a  wheel;  time,  2:37  1-5. 

Tbira-mile,  open— Final  heat— Smith,  1;  A.J.  Prender- 
gast,  2;  time,  :45  3-5. 

Second  heat— F.  C  Everitt,  1;  W.  F.  Sims,  ?;  time,  :49 
25. 

Third  beat— Royce,  1:  Martin,  2;  time,  :46  3-5. 

Fourth  heat-F.  U.  Allen,  1;  W.  A.  Barbeau,  2;  lime,  -A" 
1-5. 

Final  heat— Smith  won  by  a  length,  Allen  second  by  a 
wheel,  Martin  winning  third  from  Barbeau  by  inches; 
time,  ;45  1-5. 

Twon)ile  handicap,  clnss  B— Miller,  ISO  yds  ,  I ;  W.  H. 
Mulliken,  ISO  yds.,  a;  I,  G.  Silvie,  170  yds  ,  3;  time,  4:3S  2-5. 

One-mile.  handicap-First  heat^H.  B.  Scott,  130  yds., 
1;  Smitii,  scratch.  2;  time,  2:17. 

Second  heat— Ray  Dawson,  65  yds.,  1;  J.  M.  Baldwin, 
100  yds..  2;  time,  2:17  3-5. 

Third  heat— Sims,  27  yds.,  1;  (J.  H.  Murray,  100  yds.,  2; 
time,  2:16. 

Fourth  heat— H.  R.  Roe,  100  yds.,  1;  H.  C.  Bailey,  135 
yds..  2;  time,  2:20  3-5. 

Fifth  heat— Harrison,  i:M  yds  ,  1;  Harry  Reid,  120  yds., 
?.:  time,  2:15  1-5. 

Sixth  heat— Allen,  25  yds.,  1;  B.  L.  Jacobus,  115  yds.,  2; 
time,  2:24  1-5, 

Final  heat— Won  by  Harrison  by  two  lengths,  Baldwin 
heating  Sims  by  a  wheel;  lime,  2:13. 


ASBURY'S  SECOND  DAY. 


An  Immense   Crowd   Swarms  in   to  See   Some 
Excellent  Eacing. 

ASBUEY  Paek,  Aug.  11. — "Founder"  Bradley 
never  had  such  a  big  crowd  as  gathered  at  Asbnry 
Park  to-day,  the  overflow  of  which  is  walking  the 
streets  to-night  bedle.ss,  and  the  beach  seems 
likely  to  be  the  downy  <'Ouch  of  many.  Some 
5,000  of  this  crowd  found  its  way  within  the  gates 
of  the  Asbury  Park  Athletic  Association  to  wit- 
ness the  second  day's  races  and  saw  a  long  string 
of  trials  and  finals  run  oil' in  less  than  two  hours, 
ranch  of  which  promptness  was  due  to  the  hust- 
ling qualities  of  Clerk  of  the  Course  Perrett,  to 
whom  also  the  press  is  in  debt  for  unremitting 
Javors.  The  track  was  as  good  as  a  gravel  path 
could  be,  bar  always  the  insufficient  banking  of 
the  corners,  universally  and  repeatedly  complained 
of  by  riders  and  press.  With  so  liber.al  an  outlay 
for  an  extensi  ve  grand  stand  and  capacious  giounds, 
it  seems  strange  that  the  sine  (/wn  jiok  of  a  track, 
well  banked  oorneis,  should  be  missing.  This 
should  be  remedied  it  tlie  ambition  of  the  Brad- 
leyites  to  make  it  one  of  tlie  crack  cycle  courses  of 
the  country  is  to  be  re;ilized. 

Hartiett  C'otriinf/   Up. 

The  B  mile  handicap  proved  about  the  prettiest 
bit  of  handicapping  of  the  season.  In  both  of  the 
trials  and  the  final  the  three  placed  men  were  only 
inches  apart  and  the  whole  bunch  within  two  or 
three  yards  of  the  winner.  In  this  race  Barnett, 
the  Irvington-Milburn  winner,  captured  his  first 
prize  since  he  became  impure.  He  seems  now  to 
have  come  to  the  realization  that  a  fast  pace  well 
sustained  throughout  is  his  only  chance,  though 
he  is  improving  in  his  sprint.  These  tactics  also 
came  near  winning  him  a  place  in  the  five  mile?. 
SmitJi's  JPretty  Finish. 

George  Smith  won  the  two-thirds  handicap  very 
handily  from  scratch  and  in  this  and  other  races 
of  the  meet,  to  say  nothing  of  his  go  against  time 
referred  to  later  on,  left  but  little  doubt  that  his  is 
the  best  one  of  the  Smith-Brown-Royce-Sims- 
Blauvelt  quintette,  about  whose  relative  merits 
there  has  been  so  much  discussion.  The  final  of 
this  race  resulted  in  a  nasty  fall  for  Eoyce,  who 
says  his  nervous  system  is  badly  shaken  by  it 
though  he  has  no  bruises.  A  nest  of  good  ones 
was  in  it.  Half-way  down  the  backstretch  Royce 
cnt  loose  for  his  usual  runaway,  but  Smith  was 
not  to  be  caught  napping  and  beat  him  at  his 
own  game,  gaining  the  curve  first  and  taking  the 
pole,  forcing  Royce  to  the  outer  edge  all  the  way 


round.  Two  lengths  behind  came  lUanvelt  and 
Sims.  When  they  reached  the  stretch  Smith  had 
a  lead  of  two  wheels,  Royce  turned  short  and 
rushed  direct  for  Smith's  rear  wheel  near  the 
hole.  This  brought  him  into  collision  wi'h  Blau- 
velt  and  a  cropper.  Blauvclt  says  it  was  Roj'ce's 
iault  in  cutting  short  and  Koyce  says  it  was  Blan- 
velt's.  But  wherever  the  fault  lay,  Smith  had  a 
good  lead  and  was  a  snre  winner. 
A  Little  Zim. 

The  two  boys'  races  showed  that  Asbury  Park 
is  a  veritable  nursery  of  racing  youngsters,  ^vhose 
times  would  do  credit  to  l)oys  of  less  tender 
3'ears.  An  "A.  Zimmerman"  was  a:<iong  the 
startere  and  received  the  constant  plaudits  of  the 
grand  stand.  He  was  a  mere  tot,  bore  a  very  marked 
resemblance  to  Zim,  the  Great,  rode  in  good  form 
and  set  the  field  at  very  lively  pace  until  he  was 
passed  by  the  bigger  boys  in  the  stretch. 
Taylor  Still  Stubborn. 

The  first  heat  of  the  B  mile  was  a  renewal  of 
the  Taylor-Prial  imbroglio  of  the  day  before.  The 
referee  set  a  time  limit  of  3:35.  Taylor  was  in  a 
stubborn  mood  and  the  others  seemed  resolved  to 
back  him  up,  for  the  heat  was  a  rank  loaf  in  2:59 
1-5.  The  decision  was  no  heat  and  no  lun-over. 
This  made  the  second  heat  the  final.  In  this 
Tyler  showed  some  hair-raising  sprinting,  which 
set  the  stand  wild  with  delight.  His  lack  of  lazi- 
ness in  all  his  races  here  has  established  iiim  as  a 
strong  favorite  with  the  Asbuiy  Parkers. 
Fn-st  Hal/'  /or  Qeori/t'  Stuitli. 

An  alleged  cabled  lilty-dollar  diamond  from 
Zimmerman  to  the  one  who  should  beat  bis  track 
record  of  1 :07  ibr  the  half  was  Geoige  Sinith's  in- 
ducement fcu'  a  go  against  it.  Harry  Martin  took 
him  the  first  quarter  in  good  shape,  but  Sims  was 
rather  slow  in  picking  him  up  on  the  last,  result- 
ing in  a  hang  fire  "or  a  second  or  two  at  least. 
Notwithstanding  this  and  the  track  George  did 
1:02  2-5,  but  two-tilths  of  a  second  slower  than 
Jenney's  go  at  Utica  to-d:iy.  Between  the  two 
lies  the  class  A  championship. 

The  mile  handicap  for  pu res  resulted  in  2:21  :>-5, 
2:21  2-5,  2:22,  2:24  and  2:21  lor  the  heats  with 
2:19  1-5  for  the  final.  The  back-mark  men  did 
all  the  winning,  and  showed  some  inspiring  pick- 
ing up  of  their  fields. 

The  live-mile  opeu  for  cla-^s  B  wound,  up  Ihe 
meet  in  grand  style,  though  disastrously  to  some. 
Taylor's  saddle  went  wrong  the  second  lap  and  he 
was  forced  to  quit,  as  was  Heifer*-,  in  the  second 
mile  through  some  tire  trouble.  Arnold  fell  in 
the  third  mile  and  Graves,  Brandt  and  Silvie  in 
the  fourth.  A  time  limit  of  1-1:00  was  set.  The 
men  divided  the  pace  making  very  fairly.  Taylor 
and  Miller  took  them  to  the  mile  in  2:40  1-5,  Bar- 
nett to  the  two  miles  in  5:08  2-5,  Tyler  and  Graves 
to  the  third  in  7:42  2-5,  aud  to  the  fourth  in 
10:20.  At  four  and  one-half  miles  Barnett  took 
up  the  running,  carrying  them  along  at  top  speed, 
but  could  not  hold  them  in  the  final  sprint,  Tyler 
fairly  running  away  from  the  bunch  by  twenty 
yards.  Miller  beating  Mulliken  a  yard,  the  rest 
close  up.     Time  12:46  2-5.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— Final  heat— W.  D.  Knecht,  1;  G.  W. 
Evans,  2;  J.  E.  Fink,  3;  time,  2:33. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B — Fir.st  heat — I.  A.  Silvie, 
130  yds.,  1  by  inches;  W.  J.  Helfert,  65  yds..  S  by  inches; 
A.  W.  Warren,  ?0  yds.,  3;  time,  2:35.  H.  R.  Steenson 
(100),  Fred  Grau  (80)  and  W.  K.  Mulliken  (110)  a'so  ran. 

Second  heat— A.  H.  Barnett,  100  yds.,  1;  W.  Coleman, 
50  yds.,  2;  E.  F.  Miller,  85  yds.,  3;  time,  2:25. 

Final  heat— Silvie,  1;  Helfert,  2;  Barnett,  3;  time, 
2:23  2-5. 

Two-thirds  mile,  class  A — Final  heat— G.  C.  Smith,  1; 
W.  F.  Sims,  2;  Monte  Scott,  3;  time,  1:37. 

One-mi  e,  handicap,  class  A — Ray  Dawson.  70  yes.,  1: 
E.  L.  Blauvelt,  20  yds.,  3;  3J.  Spott,  30  yds,,  3;  time, 
2:19  1-5. 


Five-miles,  open,  class  B — Harry  Tyler,  1;  E.  F.  Miller, 
;  W.  H.  Mulliken,  3;  time,  12:46  2-5. 


The  Higham  Road  Race. 
H.  W.  Higham,  the  old  English  professional 
champion,  who  has  lor  the  last  twelve  years  fol- 
lowed the  bicycle  business  in  Washington,  now 
comes  out  as  a  race  promoter.  He  is  making  ar- 
rangements Ibr  a  twenty-mile  road  race,  open  to 
all,  to  be  held  on  the  AVashiugton  Conduit  road 
Oct.  10.  The  course  is  of  the  high  class  lot,  being 
finely  macadamized,  and  should  the  proper  man 
start,  the  chances  lor  the  present  twenly-mile  rec- 
ord holding  would  be  very  slim.  It  was  on  this 
road  that  Whall,  Feister  and  Yeatman,  in  the 
order  named,  broke  what  was  claimed  to  be  the 
American  twenty-four-hour  road  record.  It  is 
also  here  that  in  the  days  of  the  old  ordinary  that 
the  Columbia  and  Arlington  teams  fought  so  des- 
perately for  the  championship  of  the  District  of 
Columbia.  Donations  received  of  many  of  the 
large  manufacturers  have  swelled  the  prize  list 
considerably,  and  the  riders  there  hope  that  it 
will  prove  bait  to  outsiders,  that  they  may  have  a 
tap  at  them  off  their  own  lawns. 


The  Phila  A.  C.  C.   Annual  Meet. 

The  annual  race  meet  of  the  As.sociated  Cycling 
Clubs  of  Philadelphia,  which  will  be  brought  off 
Sept.  22,  promi.'^es  to  be  the  banner  event  of  the 
year  in  that  bailiwick.  Coming  as  it  does  right 
in  line  with  Ihe  circuit,  there  is  every  probability 
that  there  will  be  a  large  entry  list.  The  Tioga 
track  will  be  specially  prej)ared  for  this  event, 
and  everything  will  be  done  to  make  Ihe  visiting 
cyclists  comfortable.  The  first  prizes  in  both 
classes  >•  ill  consist  principally  of  diamonds,  and 
will  be  up  to  the  full  limit  allowed  under  the 
rules,  special  sanction  having  been  received  from 
the  racing  board  for  a  prize  of  exceptional  valne 
in  the  cUlss  B  mile  opeu.  The  foUo wing  pro- 
gramme will  be  run  off:  Cla.ss  B — Mile  open,  mile 
handicaf),  mile  2:25  class,  third-mile  open.  Class 
A — Mile  novice,  mile  open,  two-mile  handicap, 
mile  2:30  class. 


Jersey's  Big  Road  Race. 

"The  Jersey  road  race,"  as  the  twenty-five-mile 
handicap  of  the  A.  C.  C.  of  New  Jersey  is  called, 
promises  to  rival  in  the  magnitude  of  the  entry 
list  and  excel  in  time  results  the  Irvington-Mil- 
burn race,  for  it  is  winning  the  cordial  support  of 
the  mannfacturers  as  evinced  by  their  libei'al  con- 
tributions to  the  prize  list  and  is  to  be  run  on  an 
almost  dead  level  course  picked  from  the  famous 
macadam  roads  of  Union  County.  It  will  start 
from  Elizabeth  on  Labor  day  at  11:30,  the  course 
being  to  Springfield,  Westfield,  Eahway  and 
Elizabeth,  with  the  finish  at  Rahway,  where  a 
big  track  meet  is  to  be  given  by  the  Union 
Oonnty  Roadsters  in  the  afternoon. 


Mile  in  1:46  1-5. 
W.  E.  Newton,  manager  of  the  Taooma,  Wash., 
branch  of  the  North  Pacific  Cycle  Company,  writes 
the  Palmer  Tire  Company  that,  on  Aug.  8,  Charles 
Frazier  rode  ten  miles  in  23  min.  flat  and  one 
mile  in  1 :46  1-5.  The  course  was  a  .straight-away 
on  the  beach  at  Long  Branch. 


Made  an  Unofficial  Record. 
Spooner's  twenty-four  hour  record  of  374  miles 
1,605  yards  has  bee-  beaten  by  A.  A.  Hanson,  of 
Minneapolis,  who  covered  376  milea  474  yards  in 


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23:55:30.  Hanson  started  at  2  o'clock  on  Thurs- 
day last  and  kept  on  riding  until  the  next  day  at 
2.  During  Thursday  night  it  rained  and  it  was 
not  thought  he  would  be  able  to  finish  his  task. 
He  had  but  one  timer  and  one  scorer  all  night, 
everybody  else  having  gone  home.  The  plucky 
young  rider  never  gave  up,  however,  and  felt  lit- 
tle the  worse  for  his  creditable  performance.  The 
finish  was  vritnessed  by  an  immense  crowd.  It  is 
disappointing  that  his  plucky  rido  cannot  be  al- 
lowed as  record.  In  the  late  fall  or  early  spring 
it  is  Spooner's  intention  to  try  for  the  record. 

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Burt  At  His  Home. 

Leavenworth,  Kas.,  Aug.  9. — The  eighth 
annual  meet  of  Kansas  wheelmen  opened  in  this 
city  to-day.  The  track  was  slow.  The  sum- 
mary: 

One-mne.  novice,  class  A— B.  Fibbs,  1;  Fred  Feish,  2: 
tipie.  2:41}. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— M.  H.  Burt,  I;  H.  L.  Dodson, 
2;  time,  1:17  3  5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— M.  Stevens,  1 ;  F.  Eber- 
hardt.  2;  time,  2:24  1-5. 

Two-miles,  handicap,  class  B— M.  H.  Burt,  1;  C.  Kinder- 
water,  2:  time.  5:09. 

One-mile,  state  championship— M.  Stevenson,  1 ;  W.  H. 
Hazlett,  2;  time,  2:30  3-5. 

Two-miles,  6:00  class— G.  A.  Maxfield,  1;  O.  V.  Vernon, 

2;  time,  5:45. 

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Matinee  at  Plainfield. 

Plainfield,  N.  J.  Aug.  8. — The  first  of  a 
series  of  matinee  races  for  local  riders  was  run  on 
the  Circuit  Wheelman's  track  this  afternoon.  The 
summary: 

Monte  Scctt,  mile  paced  against  Charles  Brown's  track 
record  ol'  2:17;  time,  2:09. 

Third-mile  open— Monte  Scott,  1;  H.  B.  Scott,  2;  C. 
Eydell,  3. 

Andrew  Fritts,  Nate  Titsworth  and  A.  E.  Hinricks  mile 
against  time  on  a  triplet.    Time,  2:15 1-5. 

Mile  handicap— Monte  Scott,  1;  C.  Rydell,  2;  time,  2:19J. 

A.  H.  Barnett,  against  time,  standing  start  and  un- 
paced;  time,  one  mile,  2:24^,  two  miles,  5:00:>. 

Two  miles  handicap,  VictorWheelmen  (colored)  —Won 
by  Joseph  Baldin,  scratch;  time,  5:53^. 


The  Mercer  County  Meet. 
The  Mercer  County  Wheelmen  is  the  largest 
club  in  New  Jersey,  having  a  membership  of 
nearly  300.  It  will  hold  its  annual  meet  at  Tren- 
ton Aug.  25.  The  best  of  the  class  A  riders  of 
Philadelphia,  New  York,  Brooklyn  and  New  Jer- 
sey will  compete.  The  events  will  be:  Mile 
novice,  2:40  scratch  and  handicap,  half-mile 
scratch  and  handicap,  two-mile  handicap  and 
team  race  for  New  York,  New  Jersey  and  Penn- 
sylvania clubs.  The  club,  by  the  way,  is  about 
to  erect  a  handsome  and  commodious  club  house. 


Road  Records  Accepted. 

The  following  records  have  been  accepted  by 
the  road  records  committee  of  the  Century  Eoad 
Club  of  America: 

J.  W.  Linneman,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.— One  hundred  miles; 
time,  5:37:15;  Oct  22,  1893— state  and  national  record,  also 
record  from  Erie  to  Buffalo. 

W.  H  Bettner,  Elizabeth,  N.  J.— Ten  miles;  time,  27:17 
4-5;  June  9, 1894— state  record. 

L.  Wilmans,  Dallas,  Tex.- Twenty  miles;  time,  1:06:00; 
June  30,  1894— state  record. 

0.  H.  Collier,  Memphis,  Tenn.— Ten  miles;  time,  29:S0; 
July  28, 1894-state  record. 


Three  Events  at  Cleveland. 

Cleveland,  O.,  Aug.  11. — The  field  day  sports 
of  the  Forest  City  Guards,  held  at  C.  A.X.  Park, 
this  afternoon,  included  three  bicycle  events,  two 
of  which  went  to  Updegraff,  the  Lakeside  class  A 
man.     He  won  the  open,  but  it  was  outside  of  the 


time  limit,  and  he  refused  to   run   it  over.     The 
summary: 

Half-mile,  open— R.  K.  Updegraff,  1;  Joe  Graves,  2; 
Grant  Calhoon,  3;  time,  1:15. 

One  mile,  open— Joe  Graves,  1;  G.  D.  Comstock,  2;  G. 
Calhoon,  3;  time,  2:44. 

Two-mile,  open-E.  K.  Updegraff,  1;  Joe  Graves,  2; 
Louis  Dorn,  3;  time,  5:46  2-5. 


Races  at  Crescent  Oval. 
Crescent  Oval,  as  the  fine  third-mile  track  of 
the  Crescent  Wheelmen  at  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  is 
called,  has  presented  a  livelj'  spectacle  this  week 
by  reason  of  the  large  number  of  men  training 
there  for  Saturday's  meet.  The  track  is  a  very 
popular  one  with  wheelmen  of  the  metropolitan 
district  as  it  is  the  only  scientifically  constructed 
course  in  the  vicinity  of  New  York. 


Linton  Breaks  Record. 

Paris,  Aug.  12.— The  100-kilometer  match  be- 
tween Linton  and  Starbuck  took  place  to-day  at 
the  Velodrome  Buffalo  and  was  won  by  Linton, 
who  beat  record.  He  covered  fifty  miles  in 
1:58:59. 

*       * 
Race  Notes. 

"Dute"  Cabanne  attributes  his  good  health  to 
onions,  of  which  he  is  particularly  fond. 

Culver  doesn't  believe  in  ankle  motion;  he 
thinks  "digging  and  clawing"  quite  sufficient. 

The  Chicago  C.  C.  is  to  hold  a  road  race  this 
fall  in  which  tandem  teams  will  be  permitted  to 
start. 

At  Utica  Saturday  Jenney  rode  a  half  in  compe- 
tition in  1 :02,  and  with  George  a  flying  tandem 
half  in  :58. 

The  Eockford  C.  C.'s  ten-mile  road  race  last 
Friday  was  won  by  Cleveland  (1:15)  in  28:14. 
Burr  won  a  mile  event  from  scratch  in  2:32. 

A  ten-mile  road  race  at  Champaign,  111.,  last 
Thursday  was  won  by  John  Maguire  from  the 
6:30  mark  in  38:16.  Nicolet  won  the  time  prize 
in  33  min. 

Eacing  by  electric  light  will  soon  be  tried  on 
the  five-lap  track  at  Wilmington,  Del.  It  is 
stated  that  O.  S.  Bunnell,  of  cash  prize  league 
fame,  is  at  the  head  of  the  scheme. 

The  Century  Road  Club,  through  H.  P.  Wal- 
den,  chairman  of  the  road  records  committee,  has 
pa.ssed  on  Graves'  200  mile  record,  Springfield  to 
Boston  and  back,  17  hrs.  28  min.  30  sec. 

Wednesday  last  at  Birmingham,  Eng.,  Zimmy 
won  the  ten-mile  open,  with  Banker  second  and 
Wheeler  fourth.  Zim  also  won  the  mile.  Banker 
second  (but  disqualified)  and  AVheeler  si.'cth. 

A  committee  from  the  Woodbury  A.  A.  visited 
Eiverton  last  week  to  inspect  the  track,  and  will 
report  the  advisability  of  buildiug  a  track  of  the 
same  size  and  on  the  same  lines  as  that  at  Eiver- 
ton. 

The  Mercer  County  Wheelmen,  of  Trenton,  N. 
J.,  will,  in  the  near  future,  hold  a  class  A  meet,  a 
feature  of  which  will  be  an  inter-state  club  team 
race,  to  the  winners  of  which  will  be  awarded  a 
handsome  silk  banner. 

Frank  Chapman,  who  was  in  Chicago  last  week, 
says  the  Toledo  C.  C.  lost  about  §500  on  its  last 
meet.  It  is  probable  that  another  meet  will  be 
given  in  order  to  even  up.  The  date  has  not  been 
selected,  but  it  will  follow  Danville,  probably. 

A  new  scheme  to  insure  proper  judging,  timing 
and  scoring  will  be  inaugur.ited  at  the  Eiverton 
track  on  the  occasion  of  the  P.  A.  W.  meet.     A 


pit  three  feet  deep  will  be  dug,  so  that  the  officials 
will  he  on  a  line  with  the  le\el  of  the  track. 

Ed  Miller,  of  Vineland,  N.  J.,  Titus'  stable 
mate,  is  in  Philadelphia,  taking  a  much  needed 
rest.  He  is  very  anxious  to  beat  Taxis,  and  will 
meet  the  Quaker  city  fast  man  for  the  first  time  at 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  immediately  after  the  Denver 
meet. 

Charley  Brown,  the  crack  class  A  flyer,  will  be 
missing  from  the  track  until  next  season,  and  pei'- 
haps  permanently.  He  has  developed  some  heart 
trouble  by  overwork,  and  the  doctore  have  forbid- 
den his  mounting  a  wheel  for  three  months  at 
least. 

E.  J.  Lambert,  Jamaica  Plains,  Mas.s.,  has  been 
declared  a  professional;  B.  Van  Velsar,  A.  J.  San- 
derson and  J.  H.  Carroll,  of  Buffalo,  have  been 
suspended  until  Aug.  31 ;  Byrd  E.  Moore's  suspen- 
sion has  been  removed ;  and  for  "ringing"  F.  L. 
Jewell,  of  Marlboro,  Mass;,  has  been  suspended 
until  Oct.  2. 

Races  were  held  at  Joliet  last  Friday.  King 
won  the  mile  county  handicap  in  2:20.},  with 
ShiflFer  second  and  Cogwin  third.  A.  L.  Leon- 
haidt,  C.  V.  Dasey  and  P.  J.  Dasey  took  the 
three  prizes,  in  the  order  named,  in  the  mile  open 
(time  2:28)  and  Max  Schultz  won  the  three-mile 
handicap,  with  Hales  second  and  Leonhardt  third; 
time,  7:36i. 

The  West  End  Wheelmen,  of  Wilkes  Barre, 
Pa. ,  will  commence  suit  against  E  C.  Steams  & 
Co.,  it  is  said,  for  damages.  The  W.  E.  W.  con- 
ducted the  state  meet  on  July  2  and  3,  and  had 
contracted  for  the  appearance  of  Johnson.  The 
record  breaker,  however,  did  not  materialize,  and 
as  the  club  had  advertised  that  he  would  posi- 
tively appear,  it  claims  it  was  injured  by  his  non- 
appearance. 

*  ♦  « 

Time  Wheelmen's  Century  Run. 
Philadelphia,  Aug.  13 — Tlie  second  annual 
century  run  of  the  Time  Wheelmen  of  this  city, 
will  take  place  on  Labor  day,  Sept.  1,  from  Phila- 
delphia, via  West  Chester,  to  Wilmington  and 
retirm.  Three  prizes  will  be  awarded.  The  first 
will  be  the  George  W.  Childs  cup,  which  must  be 
won  three  times  before  it  becomes  Ihe  property  of 
the  successful  club.  The  club  winning  it  shall 
hold  it  for  one  year,  and  return  it  to  the  commit- 
tee one  week  before  the  annual  run.  Two  ban- 
ners are  to  be  awarded  to  the  second  and  third 
clubs.  The  Time  Wheelmen  won  last  year's  run, 
and  are  hot  after  the  first  prize  this  year.  The 
schedule  for  the  run  follows: 

Leave.  Time.  Miles. 

Philadelphia 4.30a.m — 

Wayne 6.15  "    15 

West  Chester 7.45    '    30 

Chadd's  Ford 8.45  "    .38 

Wilmington 10.30  "     50} 

Chadd's  Ford 11.45  "    63 

Westchester^-^;:::;;;:;;;;;;;;;  l;^P-;;;;:;^ 

Wayne 5.15"    86 

Philadelphia 7:00  "    101 


We  Hadn't  Heard  of  This. 
A  drunken  competitor  started  the  other  day  in 
the  Poorman  road  race — one  of  the  big  events  of 
the  American  cycling  year.  He  asserted  when 
starting  that  he  had  had  two  quarts  of  champagne; 
and  he  carried  in  addition,  in  a  basket  on  his 
handlebar,  one  bottle  of  whisky,  one  of  beer  and 
one  of  port  vrine  tonic.  The  curious  part  of  the 
story  is  that  he  managed  to  finish,  unplaced,  of 
course,  after  upsetting  several  other  competitors 
on  the  way,  including  Chicago's  hottest  favorite. 
With  this  latter  incident  in  view  some  of  the  spec- 
tators who  were  present  gave  it  as  their  opinion 
that  he  was  not  by  any  means  as  intoxicated  as  he 
seemed. — Irish  Cyclist. 


CLASS  A  RIDERS  ARE  THE  MTIOML'S  TEAM... 


They  want  the  Best 
"They  pay  the  freight" 
They  bny  the  Nationals 
They  win  the  races . . 


Two  Firsts — Two  Seconds — Four  Thirds.    Eight  Places — Five  Races. 

National  Racers  are  Fast  and  Staunch,  Easy  Running  and  Winning. 
WEIGHT,  20  POUNDS.     PRICE,  $125.00. 

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UflENTION    TKS    REFEREE. 


The  makers  of  these  celebrated  wheels  have  not  paid  any  attention  to  racing  this  year.  They  have 
not  had  to.  They  have  been  busy  filling  orders.  But  the  boys  will  have  them.  And  they  ride  them  and 
win.     Here  are  a  few  results  : 

~"  RACFS    WON 

Waukesha  Road  Race — (Conceded  the  most  important  race  of  the  season  outside  of  Oliicago) First 

Oshaloosa,  Iowa- — Half-mile  championship   Second 

"  "    — One  mile  "  First 

"  "    — Quarter-mile     " First 

"  "    — Two-m'le  " 

Abilene,  Kansas —    Imperials  took  everything  on  the  Fourth 

Wheaton,  Illinois— Oae  mile  handicap  .: First 

_"  "      — Half-mile        "         First 

Chicago  High  School  Championship— Five-raile  championship    : First 

"  '■  "  "  — Quarter-mile        "  First 

"  "  ■'  "  — One  mile  "  Third 

Aurora-Oswego  Road  Race— Record  broken  nearly  five  minutes. First  and  Second 

New  York  Mills— Ten-mile  road  race Fourth 

Portland,  Oregon— Three  gold  medals First 

Colfax,   Washington— Ten-mile  handicap;  coast  record  broken    First 

"  "  — One  mile   county  championship     First 

"  "  — One  mile  state  championship Second 

ALI,    IMPERIAL    ROAD    WHMBLS. 

Plenty  more  to  come.     The  best  part  of  the  season  for  riding  is  to  come.     Do  not  fail  to  get  an  IMPERIAL. 

AMES  &  FROST  COMPANY,  Blackhawk  Street  and  Cherry  Avenae,  CHICAGO. 


THE  CHICAGO  CYCLE  SHOW. 


Up  to  the  present  time,  at  least,  the  eastern 
cycling  papers  have  not  tumbled  over  one  another 
in  an  endeavor  to  say  a  good  word  for  the  Chicago 
show.  One  recognizes  the  fact  that  ' '  it  will  have 
a  large  local  patronage, ' '  or  words  to  this  effect. 
"We  can  now  easily  heUeve  that  one  editor  does 
not  read  his  exchanges,  for  if  he  did  he  wonld 
have  found  that  sixteen  and  not  six  eastern  con- 
cerns had  secured  space,  while  now  the  number  is 
increased  to  twenty-one.. 

That  the  trade  in  the  west  and  south  is  taking 
a  lively  interest  in  the  show  is  now  well  known 
and  we  have  every  confidence  in  believing  that  it 
will  be  the  largest  show  in  point  of  agents'  attend- 
ing ever  held.  We  also  believe  that  from  a  manu- 
facturer's standpoint  it  will  be  the  most  profitable. 
We  have  every  assurance  that  the  Chicago  show 
will  be  the  commencement  of  what  we  might  call 
a  business  exhibit;  that  is,  agents  will  come  here 
for  no  other  purpose  than  to  buy.  Heretofore  the 
shows  held  in  Philadelphia  and  New  York  have 
not  been  productive  of  much  business,  although 
that  held  in  New  York  was  an  improvement  on 
those  in  Philadelphia.  With  Chicago  things  will 
different.  Here  we  will  have  buyers  from  hard- 
ware houses,  carriage  and  implement  dealers  and 
from  the  exclusive  agent. 

The  assurance  of  a  large  attendance  is  not  mere 
guess  work  on  the  part  of  the  management,  for  if 
the  reader  will  observe  the  letters  published  he 
will  be  convinced  that  we  are  not  claiming  too 
much.  For  instance:  Edwin  Mowrig,  a  very  large 
and  successful  agent  in  California,  writes:  "The 
Chicago  show  may  look  for  the  presence  of  every 
dealer  of  any  prominence  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Ishall  certainly  attend."  Prom  Westernport,  Mo., 
C.  A.  Pagenhardt  writes:  "  Will  attend  the  Chi- 
cago show."  Another  California  dealer,  L.  C. 
Black,  San  .Joe,  writes:  "I  can  and  will  attend  the 
Chicago  show. ' '  Still  another  from  the  same  state 
the  Logan  Company,  of  HoUister,  says-  "Count 
on  fifty  agents  to  attend  the  Chicago  show. ' '  E. 
A.  Gibbs,  Sherman,  Tex.,  writes  that  he  "  will  he 
pleased  to  attend  a  Chicago  show,"  and  from 
Tacoma,  Wash.,  E.  A.  Kimball  writes  that  he 
shall  attend  the  show  in  Chicago.  Even  a  voice 
is  heard  from  New  Mexico.  The  Jaffa-Praegar 
Company,  of  Roswell,  says:  "A  lepresentative  of 
our  firm  will  certainly  attend  the  Chicago  show. ' ' 
We  merely  make  these  quotations  from  the  corres- 
pondence that  the  anxiety  to  attend  a  cycle  show 
is  not  entirely  with  agents  immediately  surround- 
ing Chicago  but  is  universal  as  far  as  the  west  and 
south  are  concerned.  In  another  column  will  be 
found  a  few  more  opinions  of  agents. 


THE  1895  TRADE. 


Already  large  orders  are  being  booked  by  some 
of  the  big  factories  for  1895,  and  the  prospects  are 
that  trade  will  commence  much  earlier  than  any 


year  in  the  past.  With  the  tariff  question  settled 
and  the  country  generally  in  an  improved  finan- 
cial state,  next  year  ought  to  be  equally  as  good 
as  this.  There  is  no  question  that  everyone  was 
surprised  at  the  volume  of  trade  in  bicycles  this 
year.  The  reader  will  remember  that  so  early  as 
January  the  most  courageous  were  compelled  to 
speak  discouragingly  of  the  prospects  for  1894,  and 
little  did  they  expect  that  their  factories  would  be 
kept  running  full  time  until  August  last.  Agents 
also  started  in  conservatively  and  only  placed 
small  orders.  They  have  been  very  careful  and 
consequently  haTe  been  in  a  better  position  to  pay 
their  accounts — and  have  done  so. 


GOOD  LUCK  TO  CHICAGO'S  SHOW. 


Is  the  Sentiment  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  Says 
Secretary  Kennedy-Child. 
New  Yoek,  Aug.  13.- — Secretary  Kennedy- 
Child  handed  ^^^yee  correspondent  a  ropy  of 
the  by-laws  and  charter  of  the  National  Board  of 
Trade  of  Cycle  Manufacturers  this  afternoon  with: 
"Say,  Mr.  Eepeeee,  do  disabuse  the  minds  of 
those  Chicago  people  of  any  possible  impression 
that  the  hoard  of  trade  is  in  any  way  antagonistic 
to  the  Chicago  cycle  show.  On  the  contrary,  from 
what  I  can  hear  the  manufacturer  wish  it  good 
luck.  Why,  I  myself,  in  behalf  of  three  of  the 
biggest  manufacturei-s,  have  engaged  space.  The 
board  of  trade  has  passed  no  restrictive  or  prohib- 
itive resolutions  against  Chicago,  nor  has  it  any 
intention  of  so  doing.  All  we  have  to  announce  is 
that  the  national  show  v(»ll  be  held  Madison  Square 
Garden,  New  York,  beginning  Saturday,  Jan.  19, 
and  continue  through  the  following  week,  includ- 
ing two  Saturdays.  I  have  received  several  letters 
from  doubtless  irresponsible  people  declaring  that 
Chicago  show  will  be  the  national  show.  The 
Chicago  cycle  papers,  I  am  sure,  sanction  no  such 
claim  and  can  be  relied  on  to  carry  out  their  pro- 
ject on  the  lines  they  have  laid  dOAvn.  I  shall  be 
very  glad  to  give  ^^g^e/ee-  any  information  it 
may  desire  at  any  time." 


A  FELT  SADDLE  COVER. 


Something  Tending  to  Prevent  Chafing  and 
Slipping  and  to  Absorb  Perspiration. 
Having  been  long  engaged  in  the  felt  manufac- 
turing business,  and  the  probability  of  felt  making 
a  comfortable  cyclers'  seat  suggesting  itself,  the 
members  of  the  Felt  Saddle  Pad  Company,  of 
Fredonia,.  N.  Y.,  have  developed  the  idea  until 
they  are  now  satisfied  that  it  will  at  least  improve 
upon  the  leather  seat.  Having  formed  a  new  com- 
pany, which  is  termed  the  Felt  Saddle  Pad  Com- 
pany, they  are  actively  pushing  their  product. 
The  idea  is  ^that  the  pad,  or  felt  cover,  shall  be 
used  as  a  supplement  to  the  regular  leather  seat, 
and  to  that  end  they  will  furnish  covers  that  will 
fit  exactly  any  pattern  or  size  of  saddle  of  Ameri- 


can make.     The  cuts  give  a  fairly  good  idea  of  the 
thickness  and  appearance  of  these  felt  covers. 

The  felt  seat  is  to  be  placed  on  top  of  the  leather 
saddle,  and  can  be  laced  on.     The  principal  ^^rtue 


claimed  by  its  makers  is  the  non-chafing  nature  of 
their  material;  also  that,  as  the  material  lacks  the 
smoothness  of  leather,  slipping  is  impossible;  one's 
seat  is  firmer,    and  this  effect,  it  is  added,  is  in- 


creased by  the  felt  absorbing  perspiration,  which 
leather  does  not  do.  Each  cover  is  perforated, 
tending  to  freer  circulation  of  air,  and  therefore  a 
cooler  seat.  The  covers  weigh  about  one  and  one- 
half  ounces,  are  about  one-foarth  inch  in  thick- 
ness, and  will  retail  at  about  IJl  each.  The  com- 
pany states  that  it  has  broad  patents  on  "felt  as 
applied  to  bicycle  saddles." 


THE   STOKES   FAILURE. 


The   Sterling   Company  Asks  That  a  Receiver 
Be  Appointed 

The  closing  of  the  Stokes  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany's store  by  the  sherifl"  as  reported  last  week, 
has  been  food  for  conversation  among  trade  people. 
The  store  was  closed  on  a  writ  of  attachment  se- 
cured by  the  Sterling  company,  to  which  the 
Stokes  company  was  indebted  to  the  extent  of 
nearly  §.'5,000.  Since  that  time  the  Sterling  people 
have  asked  for  a  receiver  for  the  Stokes  company 
and  the  latter  concern  has  confessed  judgment  in 
favor  of  its  bank  for  a  large  amount. 

A  year  ago  the  Stokes  and  Sterling  concerns 
were  practically  one,  but  on  Nov.  1  a  complete 
separation  took  place.  Stokes  carried  over  a  large 
number  of  machines,  including  800  or  400  Ster- 
lings. Stokes  was  to  have  the  Sterling  agency  for' 
Cook  County,  Milwaukee,  Colorado  and  Wiscon- 
sin, though  he  has  not  had  to  exceed  seventy-five 
1894  Sterlings,  according  to  Mr.  Dickerson. 

In  the  attachment  proceedings  the  Stokes  com- 
pany is  represented  as  having  a  capital  stock  of 
^100,000,  but  it  is  averred  that  the  tangible  assets 
are  not  worth  over  §1,000,  while  there  is  an  in- 
debtedness of  145,000,  of  which  §;25,000  is  said  to 
be  past  due.  Mr.  Stokes  is  said  to  have  been  a 
stockholder  in  the  Union  company  to  the  extent 
of  $75,000,  but  the  Sterling  company  declares  he 
has  hypothecated  this  on  a  $42,000  indebtedness. 
The  bill  charges  that  Stokes  has  transferred  $85,  - 


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000  worth  of  goods  to  the  Union  company  and  to 
have  disposed  of  $20,000  in  accounts. 

Mr.  Dickerson  says  Mr.  Stokes  told  him  he 
would  meet  the  notes  due  (|1,000  last  week  and  a 
like  sum  this  week)  hut  might  want  a  little  ex- 
tention  on  the  open  account.  "When  the  note  be- 
came due  and  was  not  paid  word  was  sent  to  Mr. 
Stokes  at  his  home  asking  what  he  proposed 
doing,  to  which  no  answer  was  made,  his  only 
statement  being  that  he  was  going  to  close  the 
store  the  next  week  and  go  into  the  jobhmg  trade. 
Mr.  Dickerson  says  the  sundries,  fixtures  and  the 
1116  found  are  not  worth  over  §1,000.  It  is  un- 
derstood to  the  Eclipse  company,  which  made  the 
Wellington  for  Stokes,  is  due  about  $5,000.  The 
Simonds  Hardware  Company  has  an  account 
against  Slokes  for  |2,200  and  both  concerns  have 
been  asked  to  join  in  the  application  for  a  receiver. 

The  Stokes  collapse  can  in  no  manner  att'ect  the 
Sterling  company  because  of  its  insignificance. 
Wherever  there  has  been  any  object  in  doing  so 
the  Sterling  company  has  discounted  all  its  bills, 
has  had  a  remarkably  successful  year  and  besides 
the  entire  plant  can  show  net  assets  of  .550,000. 
It  has  shipped  this  season  twice  as  many  machines 
as  it  had  contemplated  and  believes  now  its  ca- 
pacity will  have  to  he  doubled  to  take  care  of 
next  year's  business. 


FRENCH  PATENTS    ON  BICYCLES. 


HOW  LU-MLNUM  FRAMES  ARE  TESTED. 


Great  Progress  Being  Made  in  the  Manufac- 
ture of  Machines  and  Parts. 

One  of  the  best  proofs  of  the  advance  of  cycling 
in  France  is  shown  in  the  number  of  patents  is- 
sued for  bicycles  and  the  diflerent  accessories; 
there  were  603  patents  in  1892  and  073  in  1893. 
A  number  of  foreign  patents  are  included  in  this 
list,  but  ihe  fact  of  foreigners  asking  for  patents 
in  France  shows  that  they  recognize  the  import- 
ance of  cycling  in  that  country.  The  French  are 
as  ingenious  in  inventions  as  other  people,  but  in 
manufacturiag,  perfect  as  it  is,  there  is  still  room 
for  improvement.  They  are  adopting  American 
machinery,  which  is  ahead  of  any  other  country. 
We  call  ourselves  the  inventors  of  the  world,  but 
we  must  admit  that  some  great  inventions  and 
improvements  come  from  other  countries.  Many 
inventions  credited  to  England  first  saw  the  light 
in  France. 

The  French  are  accused  of  being  boastful  and 
not  at  all  serious,  which  may  be  true  of  a  certain 
class,  but  it  is  not  true  when  it  is  a  question  of 
workers  in  whatever  degree  of  the  social  scale  they 
may  be  placed.  Engineers  and  artisans  are  men 
who  are  well  up  in  their  trades.  They  keep  up 
with  the  current  of  progress  and  contribute  their 
part  to  the  world  of  art  and  industry.  What  is 
said  in  a  general  way  can  be  applied  to  the  manu- 
facture of  cycles.  They  invent  and  improve  and 
are  not  at  all  behind  other  countries,  but  there 
has  been  more  hand  work  until  recently,  as  there 
is  in  all  European  countries. 

The  patents  upon  the  imnrovements  for  bicycles 
proves  that  they  endeavor  to  manufacture  them 
under  the  best  conditions  and  of  superior  (|uality. 
The  object  of  the  inventors  is  to  make  better  and 
cheaper  machines  and  to  economize  in  their  man- 
ufacture. The  English  manufacturers  send  their 
goods  to  France  and  some  ol  them  have  incorpo- 
rated large  companies  to  manu'"acture  there.  The 
American  cycle  builders  are  also  placing  their 
machines  upon  the  French  market. 


Enlarging  Its  Plant. 
The  Grand  Rapids  Cycle   Company,    of  Grand 
Rapids,    Mich.,   has  purchased  a  residence  lot  ad- 
joining the  present  factory  building,   will   imme 
diately  have   the  residence  thereon  removed  .and 


A  very  clear  idea  of  the  manner  of  gauging  the  frames  of  the  Lu-Mi-Num  may  be  gained  by  a 
glance  at  the  illustrations  herewith.  The  St.  Louis  Eefrigeralor  &  Wooden  Gutter  Company  writes 
that,  so  far  as  it  is  known  to  the  concern,  "this  apparatus  brings  frame-making  down  to  a  little  finer 
point  than  any  other  cycle  manufacturer  has  attempted."  This  machine  is  used  regularly  in  the  fac- 
tory. The  surface  gauge  strikes  firat  the  upper  steering-head,  then  the  seat-post  socket  center,  the 
rear-axle  center  and  the  lower  steering-head  center,  thus  the  frame  is  shown  to  be  perfect  in  alignment. 

The  second  illustration  of  the  four  to  the  right  shows  the  gauge  for  determining  that  the  rear  axle 
and  crank-shaft  are  parallel.  The  other  three  illustrations  show  measurements  in  con- 
nection therewith.  They  show  the  vertical  distortion  of  the  frame  accurately  after  it  has  been  subjected 
to  any  strain.  The  surface  gauge  is  also  used  for  testing  purposes,  as  it  shows  the  lateral  distortion  of 
the  frame  after  the  load  is  applied.  Measurements  can  be  taken  to  the  thousandth  part  of  an  inch, 
though,  as  a  rule,  the  hundredth  part  sufiSces. 


will  erect  a  new  three-story  and  basemejt  brick 
building  to  cover  the  entire  ground.  "In  this 
new  building,"  Mr.  Wilmarth,  the  secretary, 
writes,  "we  will  fit  up  very  pleasant  and  conven- 
ient offices.  The  building  will  be  particularly 
used  for  our  assembly  room,  shipping  department, 
stock  room  and  japanning.  This  building  will 
enable  us  to  largely  increase  our  product  for  1895, 
all  of  which  indicates  the  continued  prosperity 
and  growth  of  our  company. ' ' 


COMING  TO  CHICAGO. 


Additional    Advices    from    Agents    Throughout 
the  Country. 

No  city  in  the  Union  is  more  favorably  located  or  has 
as  many  advantageous  reasons  to  oiler  for  holding  the 
cycle  show  than  Chicago.— J.  W.  BearJ,  Batesville,  O. 

Nothing  would  give  me  greater  pleasure  than  an  oppor- 
tunity to  attend  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago.  It  would  give 
an  opportunity  of  exclianging  ideas  with  manufacturers. 
We  hope  the  project  will  be  a  success. — Harrington  Bros., 
Pawnee  City,  Neb. 

Thus  far  the  east  has  had  a  monopoly  on  the  cycle 
shows,  and  it  is  only  right  that  the  west  should  be  given 
a  chance.— J.  Kicholsen,  Austin,  Minn. 

Put  us  down  for  Chicago.— Schulenburg  Cycle  Com- 
pany, Detroit,  Mich, 

Comparatively  tew  agents  from  the  west  will  go  east  of 
Chicago  to  attend  an  exhibition,  while  if  held  at  Chicago 
the  majority  will  attend  and  thus  create  a  new  interest 
in  cycling.  As  matters  now  stand  we  western  agents  are 
usually  a  season  behind  our  brothers  in  the  east,  as  we 
have  no  way  of  finding  out  what  is  in  the  market.  With- 
out a  doubt  a  national  cycle  show  held  in  Chicago  would 


boom  business  both  for  agents  and  manufacturers, — W. 
M-  Barllett,  Mt.  Pleasant,  la 

Have  the  big  show  in  Chicago  — C.  H.  Smith,  Detroit, 
Mich. 

A  show  in  Chicago  is  needed.  Will  attend.— E.  L.  Tol- 
letson,  Mabel,  Minn. 

Will  attend  a  show  in  Chicago  and  believe  nearly  all 
western  ag»-nts  will  do  liljewise.  New  York,  Buffalo  and 
Philadelphia  are  too  far  away  for  us. — Wheelock  &  Con- 
way. Kearney,  Neb. 

We  think  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago  would  tend  to  greatly 
benefit  and  cultivate  the  trade  in  the  ^  est.  We  heartily 
endorse  if.— L.  C.  Clark  &  Co.,  Danville,  Va. 

We  would  be  very  glad  to  see  a  show  held  in  Chicago. — 
W.  P.  Biddle  &  Bro.,  Knoxville,  Tenn, 

T  he  best  jjlace  for  the  show  is  Chicago.  It  would  be  of 
great  benefit  to  the  western  trade.  I  will  attend  and  will 
personally  do  all  I  can  for  its  success. — S.  G.  Stone, 
Butler,  Ind. 

West  of  New  York  city  Chicago  is  the  most  suitable 
place  for  a  show.— Mead  &  Prentiss,  Chicago. 

A  show  in  Chicago  would  be  of  incalculable  benefit.— S_ 
A.  Keeiie,  Noblesville,  Ind. 

T7e  are  heartily  in  favor  of  a  national  cycle  show  in 
Chicago.  Us  results  will  show  a  wonderful  effect  upon 
the  west.  Sales  will  be  increased  wonderfully.  We  will 
attend  without  I  ail.— Wright  &  Anderson,  Mantorvillc, 
Minn. 

Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  cycle  show  What  can  we 
do  to  get  it  ?— Headley  Salmon,  Denver.  Colo. 

We  dealers  in  the  south  cannot  afford  to  make  a  trip  to 
Philadelphia  or  New  York.  Tlie  south  and  west  are  fast 
coming  to  the  front.  There  is  no  reason  _why  the  south 
should  not  have  some  of  the  advantages  offered  at  a  cycle 
show.  Therefore,  I  say  "on  to  Chicago."- W.  E.  Roach, 
San  Antonio,  Tex. 

As  matters  now  stand  the  only  time  we  see  any  sample 
wheels  is  when  some  traveling  representative  of  a  manu- 
facturing concern  comes  our  way  with  a  fraction  of  his 


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Galesburg,  III  ,  August  Cih,  1894. 
ST.  L.  K.  &  W.  G.  CO.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Gentlemen: — Yours  of  the  4th  is  at  hand.  We  do  not  believe  that  you  have 
eviT  tried  a  300  pound  man  on  your  wheels  or  you  would  not  hesitate  to  guarantee 
it.  I  put  a  man  on  mine  weighing  205  pounds^  and  another  on  behind  weighing 
136  pounds,  and  they  rode  all  over  town.  Then  I  got  on  in  front,  and  I  weigh 
193  pounds,  and  put  a  man  in  the  saddle  weighing  140  pounds,  and  we  rode  up 
and  down  our  highest  hiQs. 

I  believe  your  wheel  is  all  right  for  the  305  pounder,  and  I  will  wager 
$35.00  on  it. 

Tours  truly, 

O.  B.  CHURCHILL  &  CO. 


We  Keep 

Our  Promises." 


St.  L.  R.  ^  W.  G.  Co., 
St.  Lours,  Mo. 


line.  If  the  show  is  held  in  Chicago  w«  shall  certainly 
attend.  I  could  not  attend  a  show  in  the  east— Charles 
A.  Morrell,  Gothenburg,  Neb. 

We  do  not  think  the  trade  association  could  do  better 
than  encourage  a  cycle  exhibition  at  Chicago  — M. 
Gavett,  Chicago. 

Depend  upon  my  earnest  co  operation  in  this  matter. — 
A.  B.  Johnson,  Losantrette,  Md. 

I  will  attend  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago.— F.  H.  Holcomb, 
Fochelle,  111. 

A  western  show  is  an  absolute  necessity.  I  have  been 
prevented  from  att ending  former  shows  by  reason  of  the 
expense  attached  to  the  excursion  and  the  time  con- 
sumed in  attending.  It  is  very  unsatisfactory  to  be  com- 
pelled to  depend  on  traveling  men  for  a  glimpse  of  foods 
which  all  should  be  afforded  an  opportunity  of  seeing.— 
W.  F.  Korton,  Hickaville,  O. 

A  show  held  in  Chicago  would  be  of  great  benefit  to  all 
western  agents.  We  will  attend.— Brown  &  Isenberger, 
No.  Manchester,  Ind. 

Push  and  shove  and  let  us  have  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago 
in  1895.— L  W.  Neer,  Urbana,  O. 

We  certainly  will  not  miss  the  opportunity  of  attending 
the  Chicago  show.  It  is  not  likely  that  w«  would  feel  in- 
clined to  go  to  Nhw  York  or  Philadelphia.— Knatp  & 
Spaulding,  Sioux  City,  la. 

Many  western  agents  do  not  see  all  the  wheels  that  are 
made.  A  cycle  show  in  Chicago  will  remedy  this  diffi- 
culty. We  want  to  see  the  whole  line.— Brister  &  Seward, 
Russell ville,  Ky. 

It  wiU  be  to  the  interest  of  manufacturers  and  agents 
to  have  a  cycle  show  held  in  Chicago  in  1895.  Chicago  is 
central  for  east,  south  and  west.— Frank  O.  Prouse,  Hop- 
kinsville,  Ky. 

Eastern  shows  have  been  too  far  away  for  us  to  attend, 
and  we  think  that  is  the  case  with  all  southern  dealers. 
The  west  needs  the  presence  of  ihe  show.— E.  D.  White- 
side, Golden  City,  Mo. 

The  holding  of  a  show  at  Chicago  would  suit  me. — E. 
Parkl.  Listerville,  S.  D. 

We  are  very  anxious  indeed  to  have  the  cycle  show  at 
Chicago  instead  of  in  the  east.  We  are  very  anxious  to 
attend  the  exhibition  this  year,  but  if  it  is  held  in  the  east 
do  not  know  that  we  will  have  time  to  attend.  It  is 
always  our  intention  to  handle  wheels  made  in  the  west, 
and  we  can  get  these  wheels  without  going  to  the  eastern 
market  to  look  after  them.  We  think  the  manufacturers 
would  do  well  to  exhibit  in  the  west,  as  their  goods  in  the 
east  are  known  and  what  they  most  desire  is  to  extend 


their  territory. — Avery  Planter  Company,  Kansas  City, 
Mo. 

If  the  show  is  held  further  east  than  Chicago  it  will  be 
impossible  for  me  to  attend.  It  is  difficult  for  us  to  pre- 
serve patience  while  working  to  have  the  traveling  men 
from  the  vai  ious  houses  call  upon  us  with  their  samples. 
By  the  time  they  reach  us  the  best  part  of  the  season  is 
over.— H.  Weber,  Cole  Springs,  Colo. 

We  are  eastern  agents,  but  yet  we  think  that  a  cycle 
show  at  Chicago  will  be  of  grear  advantage  to  the  west- 
ern agents  and  manufacturers.  There  is  an  immense  ter- 
ritory thickly  settled  to  the  south  and  west  of  Chicago 
whose  people  would  go  to  a  show  at  Chicago  but  would 
hesitate  at  the  distance  and  expense  of  a  journey  to  New 
York.— P.  H.  Lachiotle  &  Co.,  Columbia,  S.  C. 

There  is  no  reason  why  Chicago  should  not  have  the 
national  show,  as  it  is  the  only  city  on  this  continent 
where  everything  goes  with  a  whirl.  It  is  easily  accessi- 
ble from  all  parts  of  the  union.— George  Guthrie,  Oak 
Harbor,  O. 

Il  would  be  greatly  to  our  advantage  to  have  a  show  in 
Chicago.  We  will  certain!}'  attend  if  it  is  located  there. 
—Flint  Buggy  Company,  Flint,  Mich. 

By  its  central  location  a  show  held  in  Chicago  would  be 
sure  to  be  very  largely  attended  by  agents;  moreover,  it 
would  acquaint  eastern  makers  with  many  of  their  cus- 
tomers.—W.  C.  Sanford,  Battle  Creek.  Mich. 

Chicago  should  have  the  show  in  1895.— F.  A.  Lewis, 
Lafayette,  Ind. 

Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  cycle  shosv.- The  Bourbon 
Cycle  Company,  Paris,  Ky. 

The  fact  that  the  majority  of  the  cycle  factories  He  in 
the  east  would  seem  to  make  it  a  matter  of  sound  busi- 
ness judgment  for  these  concerns  to  introduce  their 
goods  into  the  great  wheel  demanding:  west,  and  no  way 
could  this  be  done  so  thoroughly,  easily,  or  with  as  great 
a  profit  as  by  having  and  patronizing  an  exhibition 
in  Chicago.— L.  J.  Noftzger  &  Co.,  No.  Manchester,  Ind. 
I  vote  for  Chicago.— V.  C.  hazor,  Salt  Lick,  Ky. 
A  show  in  Chicago  meets  my  approval  and  I  will 
attend  —P.  P.  Erwin,  RushvilJe,  Ind. 

I  am  in  favor  of  seeing  a  cycle  show  held  in  the  west. 
If  it  is  held  there  1  know  it  will  be  a  cracker,  for  there  is 
nothing  the  west  undertakes  that  it  does  not  do  well.— W. 
E.  Beachley,  Hagerstown,  Md.,  D.  P.  S. 

By  all  means  let  Chicago  have  the  show.— W.  J.  Henry, 
Valparaiso,  Ind. 

The  dealers  in  this  section  of  the  country  are  unani- 
mously in  favor  of  Chicago  as  the  show.    In  all  the  years 


that  are  past  I  have  heard  of  but  one  dealer  who  has  at- 
tended a  show  from  Texas.  I  have  heard  numerous  ex- 
pressions of  dissatisfaction  from  them  on  this  account, 
they  intimating  that  ihey  would  like  to  attend  one  if  it 
was  held  in  proximity  to  them.  I  believe  that  a  show 
held  in  Chicago  would  be  as  successful  as  any  ever  held, 
and  probably  more  so,  and  I  am  sure  there  will  be  many 
visitors  at  it  from  this  state.- Entrekin  &  Trieller,  Dallas, 
Tex. 

The  best  interests  of  the  agen's  throughout  the  north- 
west will  be  served  if  a  cycle  show  is  held  in  Chicago.  We 
hope  for  its  successful  achievement.— Mallory  Bros. 
Reading,  Mich. 

We  will  visit  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago  in  1895,  but  will 
not  go  farther  east.  Are  satisfied  that  the  western  trade 
is  in  need  of  an  exhibition  —C.  Zamboni  &  Sons,  Owa- 
tonna,  Minn. 

Chicago  is  the  only  place  for  the  show  in  1895. — W.  O. 
Allen,  Plymouth,  Mich. 

We  will  attend  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago.— Wellbaum 
Bros.,  Brookford,  O. 

A  show  in  Chicago  will  prove  a  benefit  to  both  manu- 
facturers and  dealers.  —  Hemle,  Sarber  &  Dye,  Col- 
grove,  O. 

I  know  of  no  better  place  for  holding  a  show  than  Chi- 
cago. It  is  equidistant  from  all  the  centers  of  industrial 
activity  in  the  United  States,  moreover,  an  opportunity 
would  be  offered  to  the  agents  of  the  northwest  to  see  the 
exhibition  without  much  expense.— F.  L.  Austin,  Good 
Thunder,  Minn. 

A  show  held  in  Chicago  should  and  would  have  as  lib- 
eral support  as  one  conducted  in  the  east.  A  cycle  show 
should  be  held  in  Chicago  every  year.— J.  C.  McSpadden, 
St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

Heretofore  cycle  shows  have  been  valueless  to  us  on  ac- 
count of  being  held  in  the  east,  making  it  inconvenient 
for  us  as  western  dealers  and  agents  to  attend  them. 
We  hope  the  Chicago  show  will  be  a  success.— Sha whan 
&  Boonshot,  Petersburg,  Ind. 

A  cycle  show  in  Chicago  would  be  of  inestimable  bene- 
fit to  western  dealers.  Heretofore  we  have  never  at- 
tended a  show  on  account  of  its  location  being  so  far  from 
home  and  tbe  expense  attached  to  the  trip  being  so 
heavy.— D,  N.  Weaver  Cycle  Company,  Elkhart,  Ind. 

A  show  in  Chicago  would  be  very  largely  attended.  We 
will  be  there.— H.  E.  Richards  &  Co.,  Toledo,  O. 

We  have  been  in  the  trade  for  five  years,  but  have 
never  had  an  opportunity  of  witnessing  a  cyele  exhibit 
until  we  saw  the  one  at  the  world's  fair.    We  will  attend 


the  show  in  Chicago.— Griffiths  Hardware  Company, 
Rushville,  HI. 

It  will  be  good  to  have  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago. — Union 
Transfer  Company,  Council  Bluffs,  la. 

We  vote  for  Chicago  as  being  the  best  and  most  con- 
venient point  for  holding  a  cycle  show,  all  things  consid- 
ered. It  will  accommodate  more  agents  and  will  un- 
doubtedly be  of  more  benefit  to  manufacturers.— S.  F. 
Heatb  Cycle  Company,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Let  us  have  a  weslern  cycle  show.  We  cannot  do  with- 
out it.— E.  B.  Hunter,  Vincennes,  Ind. 

We  believe  that  a  western  cycle  show  would  be  a  gi-eat 
success.  It  would  start  the  trade  out  earlier  with  the 
western  agents.  We  hope  Chicago  will  obtain  the  show. 
— F.  H.  Blodgett,  Beloit,  Wis. 

It  is  due  to  the  westei  n  dealer  that  a  show  should  be 
held  at  Chicago.  The  manufacturers  ought  to  recognize 
the  western  trade,  as  they  are  now  depending  on  it  so 
much.— McKinst«r  &  Co.,  Adrian,  Mich. 

The  national  cycle  show  for  the  coming  year  ought  to 
be  held  in  Chicago.  If  it  is  I,  as  well  as  a  number  of  oth- 
ers in  my  neighborhood,  will  be  able  to  attend,  whereas 
we  will  not  be  able  to  go  to  an  eastern  city.— M.  B.  Willis, 
Jr.,  Auburn,  lad. 

Would  like  very  much  to  see  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago 
next  winter,  and  have  always  regretted  the  lack  of  it. 
Will  certainly  visit  it.— A.  W.  Woodward,  Eockford,  111. 


Chicago  Show  Exibitors. 

Up  to  date  the  following  concerns  have  con- 
tracted for  space  for  the  Chicago  cycle  show : 

Pope  Mfg.  Co.  Ames  &  Frost  Co. 

Buffalo  Tricycle  Co.  Ariel  Cycle  Co. 

Black  Mfg.  Co.  Columbus  Bicycle  Co. 

Diamond  Rubber  Co.  C.  J.  Whipple. 

F.  F.  Ide  Mfg.  Co.  E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co. 

Derby  Cycle  Co.  Marion  Cycle  Co. 

Kenwood  Mfg.  Co.  Stover  Bicycle  Co. 

Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co.  Monarch  Cycle  Co. 

Lamb  Mfg.  Co.  Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 

Hunger  Cycle  C  >.  Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 

Sterling  Cycle  Works.  Julius  andrae. 

Eclipse  Bicycle  Co.  Meteor  Cycle  Co. 

Warman  Schub  Cycle  H'se.  Royal  Cycle  Works. 

Palmer  Tire  Co.  Morgan  &  \Vi  ight. 

Hartford  Tire  Co.  New  Depar'ture  Bell  Co. 

Gormully  &  Jeffery  Mfg.  Co.  New  York  Tire  Co. 

Eagle  Bicycle  Mfg.  Co.  Yost  Mfg.  Co. 

E.  B.  M  iMullen  &  Co.  Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson. 

(;.  J.  Smith  &  Sons.  Rich  &  sager. 

Oarford  Mfg  Co  '  Icve'd  Mach.  Screw  Co. 

Hunt  Mfg.  Co.  Ellwood  'fuhe  Co. 

Union  Drop  Forge  Co.  Webb  Tire  Co. 

Sl]elby  Tube  w  orks. 

Rockford  Tool  &  Sundry  Co.  Hill  Cycle  Co 

A.  Featherstone  &  Co.  Grand  Rapids  Cycle  Co. 

National  Cycle  Mfg  Co.  James  Cycle  Co. 

Fulton  Machine  Works  Rouse,  Hazard  &  Co. 

Shapleigh  Hardware  Co.  Crawford  Mfg.  Co. 

W.  H.  Wilhelm  &  Co.  V.  B  Preston  &  Co. 

Two-Speed  Bicycle  <~o.  Relay  Mfg  Co. 

Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Co-  Braddock  Hose  Co. 

M.  E.  Griswo'd  Eastern  Kubber  Works. 

St  L.  R.  &  W.  G.  Co.  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co. 

Western  Wheel  Works.  Peerless  .Mfg.  Co. 

During  the  week  the  following  coucerus  ipplied 
for  space: 

Spaulding  Mach.  Screw  Co.  A.  U  Betts  &  Co. 

Simonds  Rolling  Mach.  Co.  Reed  &  Curtis. 

Kalamazoo  Cycle  Co.  Hill  Machine  Co. 

J.  J.  Warren  &  Co.  Waltham  Mfg.  Co. 

Acme  Mfg.  Co.  Norderer  Bros. 

Remington  Arms  Co.  Central  Cycle  M  fg.  Co. 

Marble  Cycle  Mfg.  Co.  Indiana  Novelty  Co. 
Excelsior  Supply  Co. 


Recent  American  Patents. 
The  follomng  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,   re- 
ported especially  for  •^^/g/Be  t>y  W.  E.  Augin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

523.341,  bicycle  seat;  Arthur  L.  Girard,  Lincoln,  Neb.; 
filed  Sept.  19, 1893. 

533.342,  wheel ;  Henry  S.  Glick,  Casey,  III. ;  filed  Nov.  1, 
1893. 

623,346,  drive  chain  link;  Charles  E.  Hart,  New  Britain, 
Conn.,  assignor  to  the  Stanley  Works,  same  place;  filed 
Jan.  29, 1892. 

533,365,  pneumatic  tire;  George  C.  Moore,  Easthamp- 
ton,  Mass.;  filed  April,  12, 1894. 

533,386,  bicycle  saddle;  Reinhard  T.  Torkleson,  Worces- 
ter, Mass.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  John  O.  Speirs,  same 
place;  filed  June  20,  1893. 

533,441,  chain  shackle  or  coupling;  Robert  J.  Rae.  Lon- 
don, Eng. ;  filed  Dec.  27,  1893.  Patented  in  England, 
France,  Belgimn  and  Italy. 

533,443,  device  for  iDfiating  pneumatic  tires;  Robert  H. 
Rice,  Fremont,  0.;  filed  Nov.  4;  1893. 


523,463,  pants  guard;  John  CoUister,  Cleveland,  0.; 
filed  Nov.  28,  1892. 

523,495,  elastic  metallic  tire;  Gregor  Walzel,  New  York, 
assignor  of  one-half  to  Stephen  Lee,  same  place;  filed 
Oct.  28,  1893. 

523,506.  spindle  for  vehicle  axles;  William  M.  Barnes, 
Circleville,  O.;  filed  April  24,  1894. 

.533,557,  trousers  clasp  or  guard;  George  A.  Tower, 
Richmond,  Va.;  filed  March  12,  1^9l. 

523,663,  bicycle;  Melvin  h.  Wilcox,  Bay  City,  Mich., 
assignor  to  the  National  (  ycle  Manufacturing  Company, 
same  place;  filed  March  6,  1894. 

533,565,  speed  indicator  for  bicycles;  Eugene  Boulier, 
Les  Lilas,  France;  filed  May  10,  1893.  Patented  in  France, 
Belgium,  Italy,  England,  Luxemburg,  Switzerland  and 
Austria-Hungary. 

533,596,  pedal  and  crank  for  velocipedes;  Nicholas  Ru- 
binstein, Charles  Ciuley  and  Ernest  Clarke,  Coventry, 
Eng.;  filed  Nov.  28, 1893. 

52:3,638,  tricycle;  Ephraim  Herrington,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  as- 
signor of  two-thirds  to  Alfred  F.  Green  and  Robert  P. 
Horton,  same  place;  filed  Feb.  8, 1893. 

5.'3.739,  apparatus  for  clamping  peripheral  bands  on 
wheels;  Frank  P.  Pfieghar,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  filed 
March  11, 1893. 

533,831,  bicycle  wheel;  George  H.  Chinnock,  New  York; 
filed  March  31, 1894. 

523,849,  spindle  bearing;  Edgar  J.  Carroll,  Worcester, 
Mass.,  assignor  to  William  T.  Carroll,  same  place;  filed 
Sept.  23,  1893. 

533,877,  drive  chain;  Ellory  A.  Baldwin,  Upton,  Mass.; 
filed  Nov.  7, 1892. 

533.899,  bell;  William  R.  Mackay,  Meriden,  Conn.,  filed 
May  28,  1894. 

523,909,  spindle  retainer;  Edgar  J.  Carroll,  Worcester, 
Mass.,  assignor  to  William  T.  Carroll,  same  place;  filed 
Dec.  20,  1693. 

523.942,  bicycle;  Fayette  H.  Peck,  Clinton,  N.  Y. ;  filed 
April  14,  1893. 

533.943,  bicycle;  Fayette  H.  Peck,  Clinton,  N.  Y.;  filed 
Aug.  12,  1893. 

533.944,  seat  post  for  bicycles;  Albert  Perkins,  Chicopee, 
Mass. ;  filed  April  38, 1694. 

533  '.152,  supporting  attachment  for  bicycles;  Henry  W. 
Woodward,  Chicopee,  Mass  ;  filed  May  57,  1693. 

52:3.964,  driving  mechanism  for  bicycles  or  similar  vehi- 
cles; Walter  P.  Jencks,  l.akewood,  assignor  to  himself 
and  George  L.  Vose,  Providt-nce,  R.  I. ;  filed  May  23,  1894. 


Big  Deal  in  Steel  Balls. 

The  Niagara  Cycle  Fittings  Comiiany  of  Buffalo 
advises  us  that  on  Saturday  it  contracted  with  the 
Excelsior  Machine  Company,  of  the  same  place, 
for  the  sole  selling  agency  for  its  well  known 
make  of  balls.  These  balls  have  been  well  and 
favorably  known  at  home  and  abroad  for  the  past 
seven  years.  For  this  reason,  Mr.  Parker  writes, 
his  company  has  accepted  the  agency  with  Ihe 
confidence  that  it  can  give  the  trade  the  best  balls 
and  at  unheard-of  prices.  Notwithstanding  the 
high  standing  of  the  quality  of  the  balls  improve- 
ments are  being  constantly  made,  so  that  during 
the  next  season  the  capacity  will  be  50,(100,000. 
Each  ball  is  guaranteed  to  be  "within  a  quarter 
of  one  one-thousandth  of  an  inch  of  absolute  per- 
fection." 

Zimmerman  May  Kick 

When  he  knows  The  American  Ormonde  Cycle 
Company,  10  Barclay  street.  New  York,  is  selling 
Raleigh  bicycles,  brand  new,  same  as  in  '94  cata- 
logue, for  1?59.  We  understand  the  company  has 
300  to  sell,  and  if  §.5  is  sent  to  guarantee  express 
chai^jes  it  will  send  C.  O.  D.  for  the  balance,  with 
privilege  of  examination.  Hurry  up,  riders;  send 
for  particulars.  Bargains  like  these  are  not  offered 
every  day.  

Louisville  Has  Many  Dealers. 

Louisville,  Ky. ,  seems  blessed  with  its  share  of 
cycle  agents  and  all  seem  to  be  prospering.  This 
is  the  list:  G.  M.  Allison  &  Co.,  422  West  Main 
street;  Prince  Wells,  632  Fourth  avenue;  Jefleris 
Bros.,  301  West  Chestnut  street:  Martin  &  Dres- 
sing, C26  Fovuth  avenue:  Kentucky  Cycle  Com- 
pany, 54.5  Fourth  avenue;  Standard  Cycle  Com- 
pany, 616  Fourth  avenue;  R.  C.  Whayne,  560 
Fourth  avenue;  A.  C.  Lewis,  415  Fourth  avenue; 
R.  J.  Walker,  620  Third  avenue;  Charles  C.  Nolt- 


ing  &  Co.,  543  First  street;  W.  A.  Kubey  &  Co., . 
414  Secontt  street;  Spalding  &  Stiglitz,  801  West 
Jeftereon  street;  Captain  Mann,  Sixth  and  Broad- 
way; M.  L.  Huddleson,  344  Third  street;  Schuh- 
mann  &  Winkler,  623  Fifth  street;  C.  F.  Thurn, 
.Tr.,  312  First  street;  James  S.  Carpenter,  .Tr., 
Third  street  and  Weisinger  avenue;  C.  Dreher  it 
Son,  1020  Third  street;  Ward  and  Tichnor,  Third 
street  and  Breckinridge  avenue;  G.  D.  Maxwell, 
room  506,  Columbia  building;  Bicycle  Hospital, 
430  East  Broadway;  The  Albin  Company,  Seventh 
and  Market  streets;  C.  F.  Zanger,  528  Second 
street. 

M.  &  W.  Gobbling  Up  the  Records. 
The  performance  of  Tyler  and  Butler  during  the 
past  few  weeks  on  Morgan  &  Wright  tires,  in 
lowering  so  many  world's  records,  must  be  grati- 
fying to  that  popular  firm  of  tire  makers.  At  the 
present  stage  of  the  battle  Morgan  &  Wright  tires 
hold  world's  record  above  the  half  to  two  miles, 
standing  start  and  the  flying-start  mile,  while  it 
is  tied  for  one  or  two  other  records.  The  sum- 
mary of  record  winnings  for  the  past  two  weeks  is 
as  follows:  July  25,  two  world  records;  July  28, 
eight;  .July  31,  one;  Aug.  2,  four;  and  the  mile 
flying  start,  made  by  Tyler  Aug.  2  in  1 :53  4-5. 
At  the  meet  held  in  Chicago  Morgan  &  Wright 
tires  won  twenty  places  out  of  a  possible  thirty- 
six,  taking  eight  firsts,  five  seconds  and  seven 
thirds.  

Furnishes  Contestants'  Numbers. 

The  Keystone  Cycle  Supply  Company,  box  572, 
Philadelphia,  is  sending  out  samples  of  contestants' 
numbers  on  trainers'  badges,  which  are  so  neatly 
gotten  up  and  so  reasonable  in  price  that  it  should 
find  no  trouble  in  supplying  e^ery  mett  promoter 
with  its  goods.  The  numbers  are  well  priuted  on 
muslin,  and  with  the  the  trainers'  badges,  sell  for 
—twenty-five,  $2;  fifty,  )J3.50;  100,  |6.  This 
system  not  only  saves  the  promoter  expense  but 
considerable  time  and  trouble.  The  wonder  is 
that  some  one  did  not  think  of  the  scheme  long 
ago.  Judging  by  the  sample  sent  @^/g/\ec.  't  is 
just  the  thing  that  is  desired. 


A  Matter  of  Credit. 
During  times  like  those  of  the  present,  credit 
ratings  are  looked  into  more  carefully  than  usual. 
It  is  one  thing  to  sell  goods  and  another  to  get  the 
money.  One  of  the  pioneer  bicycle  houses,  A.  W. 
Gump  &  Co.,  Dayton,  0.,  has  made  it  a  strict 
rule  for  more  than  twenty  years  never  to  let  a 
bill  go  unpaid  when  it  is  due.  In  fact,  almost 
all  of  its  purchases  are  made  on  a  spot-cash  basis, 
the  consequences  being  that  today  it  has  all  its 
bills  paid  and  money  waiting  for  bargains,  of 
which  it  gives  its  customers  the  benefit. 


Strong  Trade  Combination. 

Messrs.  Martin  &  Dressing. 

Mesdames  Martin  &  Dressing. 

The  last-named  firm  commenced  business  very 
recently  and  the  members  thereof,  being  sisters 
(nee  Korony)  of  many  graceful  accomplishments, 
it  may  be  said  the  two  firms  and  the  four  mem- 
bers thereof,  are  partners  all  .around  for  better  or 
for  worse.  Sincere  congratulations  and  the  hope 
is  that  "the  worse"  will  never  have  the  hardi- 
hood to  appear  and  that  "the  better"  will  con- 
tinue forever  and  a  day. 


Trade  Notes. 

E.  C.  Bode  is  now  looking  after  oflice  matters  at 
the  Sterling  works. 

In  the  annual  run  of  the  Century  Road  Club 
of  America  Gunther,  who  was  first  and  who  broke 
the  Elgin- Aurora  course  record,  was  mounted  on 


a  Czar,  fitted  with  New  York  Tire   Company's 
tires. 

E.  M.  Barwise,  of  the  Stokes  company,  is  in 
Michigan  on  a  fishing  trip. 

Olson  &  .Ellingson,  druggists,  succeed  O.  I. 
Olson  as  hicycle  agents  in  Eed  Wing,  Minn. 

T.  T.  Cartwright,  of  the  Warwick  company, 
has  just  returned  to  Springfield  from  a  trip  in 
Canada. 

O.  B.  Jackson,  manager  of  the  Pope  company's 
Chicago  store,  has  returned  from  a  five  weeks' 
eastern  trip. 

Morgan  &  Wright  have  entered  suit  against  the 
Newton  Rubber  Works,  Boston,  for  the  infringe 
ment  of  their  patents. 

As  soon  as  the  Sterling-Stokes  affair  is  settled 
President  Dickerson,  of  the  former  concern,  will 
take  a  trip  to  the  Pacific  coast. 

Snyder  &  Straub,  Faribault,  Minn.,  intend 
moving  into  larger  quarters  and  starling  a  repair 
shop.     They  have  had  a  good  trade  this  year. 

A  dozen  or  more  travelers  will,  it  is  stated,  be 
on  the  road  for  the  Sterling  Cycle  Works  next  sea- 
son. The  company  is  now  working  on  '95  models. 

John  Palmer  says  that  the  Palmer  tire  has  had 
an  exceptionally  good  season  in  England.  Mr. 
Palmer  arrived  home  a  few  days  ago  well  pleased. 

William  Herrick,  of  Morgan  &  Wright,  returned 
to  Chicago  last  week  from  Waltham,  where  he  ob- 
served Tyler  and  Butler  break  records  onM.  &  W. 
tires. 

Following  the  Denver  meet  William  Herrick, 
of  Morgan  &  Wright,  will  take  a  trip  in  the 
Eockies  to  rest  up  preparatory  for  a  long  siege  on 
the  road. 

F.  M.  Smith  &  Bro.,  St.  Paul,  are  building  a 
19-pound  racing  wheel,  with  a  sample  of  which 
they  have  won  several  races.  Three  rows  of  balls 
are  used  in  the  crank  hanger. 

Morgan  &  Wright  announce  to  Chicago  riders 
that  their  tire  repair  department  will  not  receive 
bicycles  after  Aag.  1.5,  and  riders  who  desire  tires 
repaired  must  remove  the  wheels  from  the  ma- 
chines. 

Frank  Chapman,  Toledo;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  M. 
Wainwright  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  J.  Keck,  Indian- 
apolis; Walter  Measure,  Boston;  J.  C.  Bo  we, 
Syracuse;  H.  E.  Raymond,  Brooklyn  and  H.  G 
Rouse,  Peoria,  were  visitors  to  Chicago  during 
the  past  week. 

James  Bridger,  Flora  Jeannette  Bridger  and 
Frederick  J.  Bridger  have  incorporated  the  .Tames 
Cycle  Importing  Company,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
|5,000.  Mr.  Bridger  has  already  given  a  large 
order  for  ]895  James,  which  are  to  have  a  number 
of  improvements. 

The  Pope  Manufacturing 
Company  is  giving  away  a 
neat  little  souvenir  pin  at  the 
national  meet  at  Denver,  a 
good  idea  of  which  may  he  had 
by  a  glance  at  the  accompany- 
ing illustration.  The  pin  is 
made  of  sterling  silver,  mak- 
ing it  so  valuable  that  it  will 
be  surprising  if  the  demand 
does  not  e.Nceed  the  supply. 
W.  Smalley  Daniels,  of  the 
Marble  Cycle  Manufacturing 
Company,  was  in  the  city  Wed- 
nesday. He  says  the  Marble 
company  has  had  a  good  sea- 
son and  that  this  year  new 
buildings  have  been  erected  and  the  capacity  al- 
most doubled. 


EDWIN   OLIVER, 

GEN'L    EASTERN    AGENT. 


EASTERN   OFFICE, 
EVANS    HOUSEi   SPRINGFIELD,    MASS 


Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co., 

Main  Office,  64  to  70   Ohio  Street, 

riTTTn  A  (^o.  III. 

General  U.  S.  Sale  Agents  for  the 


UNION    DROP  FORGE  CO. 

CHICAGO. 


GARFORD    MFG.    CO., 

ELYRIA,    OHIO, 


INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN   &.  STAMPING   CO. 

INDIANAPOLIS,    IND. 

C.    J.   SMITH   &  SONS   CO., 

MILWAUKEE.     WIS. 


HUNT  MFG.   CO. 

WESTBORO,     MASS. 


SNELL  CYCLE    FITTINGS    CO., 

TOLEDOi    OHIO. 


Seamfess  Steel  Tubing,  Cold  Rolled  Steel  and  Cycle  Manufacturers'  Supplies. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


ELLWOOD  IVINS  TUBE  CO.,  ''^^V^'^T' 

Cold  Drawn  Seamless  Tubing. 

OOoo  o 


The  Strongest,  Stljfest  and  Most  Elastic  Made.     Seamless  Tubing  in  all  Metals. 
OFFICES  :    906  Filbert  Street,  Philadelphia.       208-21O  Lake  Street,  Chicago. 

MILL  OAK  LANE  STATION,  PHILADELPHIA. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


THE    KING   OF   OIL    CANS. 


!   FULL  SIZE. 


Price,  25  Cents  Each. 

The  "  Perfect "  is  absolutely  unequalled.  Does  not  leak.  Regulates  supply  of  oil  to  a 
drop.  For  a  high  grade  wheel  the  "  Perfect"  is  a  necessity  if  you  wish  to  obtain  the  greatest 
amount  of  pleasure  and  comfort. 

We  make  cheaper  oilers.     Also  Holders  to  attach  oiler  or  pump  to  wheel. 

CUSHMAN  &  DENISON,  1729th  Ave.,  New  York. 


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WE  FURNISH  COMPLETE- 


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SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE. 
THE  HANSON  &  VAN  WINKLE  CO.. 

Newark,  N.J.  NEW  YORK 


INDIANAPOLIS 

CHAIN  &  STAMPING  COMPANY 


126,  128,  130  West  Maryland  Street,  -  INDIANAPOLIS,  IND., 

MAKERS  OF 

HIGH   GRADE    CYCLE    CHAINS. 


R.  B.  McMULLEN  &  CO., 

Chicago,  111.,  and  Springfield,    Mtiss.,— General   United 
states  Sales  Agents. 


JOHN  S.  LENGS'  SON  &  CO. 


New  York  Depot. 


MENTION  THE  EEFCHEB- 


New  York  City 


A  TRAVELER  OF  EXPERIENCE. 


Began 


Business  in  Indiana  and  is  Now  in 
Pennsylvania. 
The  first  experience  wbich  E.  B.  Parker  bad  iu 
the  cycle  trade  was  in  1887,  when  lie  had  a  curb- 
stone agency  in  a  small  Indiana  town  for  G.  & 
J.'s  goods,  doing  business  through  the  Indiana 
Bicycle  Company.  In  1S89  a  jtartnership  was 
formed  and  the  Warwick  and  Kagle  were  added 
to  the  line.  The  next  year  Mr,  Parker  went  to 
Washington  and  was  on  the  Hoor  for  L.  B.  Graves 
&  Co.,  which  firm  was  bought  out  by  G.  it  J.  on 
Feb.  2,  1891,  and  established  as  a  branch  house. 
He  left  G.  &  J.  the  following  November  on   ac- 


count of  a  death  in  his  family,  and  iu  April,  1893, 
went  to  Chicago  and,  in  conjunction  with  H. 
Hamilton,  established  the  Wooster  cycle  checking 
station  at  the  world's  fair.  This,  like  many  other 
schemes  of  its  class,  was  a  fizzle.  In  June  he  took 
a  place  under  C.  H.  Plumb  in  the  retail  store  of 
the  Ariel  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company.  Mr. 
Parker  also  made  a  trip  on  the  road  for  the  same 
house,  working  Illinois.  Jan.  1  last  he  went  to 
Philadelphia  to  travel  for  the  Pennsylvania  Bi- 
cycle Company,  which  subsequently  decided  to 
quit  jobbing.  Then  he  made  arrangements  to 
travel  Pennsylvania  for  the  Warwick  Company. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Everett,  Mass —Everett  Cycle  Company,  a  most 
careful  investigation  proves  conclusively  the  error  of  the 
recent  report  by  Dun's  Commercial  Agency,  that  this 
company  had  recorded  a  chattel  mortgage  for  82,000. 
The  court  official  in  charge  t^tates  over  his  own  signature 
that  the  mortgage  referred  to  was  recorded  as  far  back 
as  Feb.  9,  and  was  discharged  April  '28. 

launton,  llfoss.—TbeDean&  Eodgers  Cycle  Com- 
pany, reported  about  to  sell  out  its  bicycle  business. 

Washington,  It.  C The  Goodyear  Rubber  Com- 
pany, tires,  etc.,  at  309  Ninth  street,  about  to  remove  to 
larger  quarters  at  H07  Pennsylvania  avenue 

Washington,  D.  C — George  A.  You"g,  bicycle  re- 
pair shop,  removed  to  303  Fourth  street,  N.  E.,  and  suc- 
ceeded by  Young  &  Thompson. 

Hosfon,  Mass — Frederick  R.  Wright,  until  recently 
president  and  general  manager  Wheelman's  Registration 
Company,  tendered  resignation.  Wright  was  arrested 
on  3rd  instant,  charged  with  selling  goods  bought  on  in- 
stallment. 

Convers,  Jit.— Gate's  bicycle  store  recently  destroyed 
by  fire. 

Springfield,  Mass — The  Berkshire  Cycle  Company, 
Anthony  Auffhauser,  Jr.,  member,  has  withdrawn  from 
the  firm,  H.  E.  Blake,  succeeding  as  sole  owner  of  the 
business. 

Springfield,  Mass S.  A.  Grant,  inventor  of  the 

Universal  wheel,  reported  to  be  organizing  a  company  to 


Springfield  .(Mass.)  Ladles'  Bicycle  Cluh. 


put  his  invention  upon  the  market.  It  consists  of  a  wheel 
with  a  wooden  frame,  made  with  stout  hickory,  except 
the  fork,  which  is  of  ste^l  tubing.  The  r.ew  company,  it 
is  said,  will  be  capitalized  at  $600,000,  and  New  York  cap- 
italists are  reported  to  be  interested. 

St,  JToseph,  Mo.—E.  B.  Preston  &  Co.,  rubber  goods, 
opened  new  headquarters  at  Nos.  Ill  and  113  South  Third 
street,  H.  A.  Walker,  local  manager. 

Tndianapolts,  Tnd. — Root  &  Co.,  bicycles,  etc.,  re- 
ported failed.  The  debts  amount  to  between  $15,000  and 
$20,000.  The  head  of  the  firm  is  Daniel  Root,  of  Connells- 
ville,  who  was  not  identified  with  the  management. 

Salem,  Mass. — Whittier  &.  Pollard,  bicycles,  closed 
their  Salem  branch,  and  will  remove  stock  to  their  Lynn 
store. 

Benton,  Tex.—I.  E.  Pondor,  bicycles,  has  opened  a 
bicycle  repair  department. 

Jtvffalo,  N.  r.— Buffalo  Cycle  Works  factory  at  Ken- 
sington, advertised  for  sale.  Particular.^  will  be  fur- 
nished by  O.  E.  Harries,  trustee,  43  Pearl  street. 

Nfw  York. — The  Park  Row  Cycle  Company,  opened 
new  cut  price  store,  21  Park  Row. 

Indianapolis,  Ind The  Tester  Modeling  Machine 

Company,  has  brought  suit  against  Henry  C.  Smith  aiid 
the  Central  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company,  for  SIO.COO, 
alleged  to  be  due  upon  a  contract.  Plaintiff  alleges  that 
it  entered  into  a  contract  with  Smither  to  complete  the 
construction  of  a  certain  lot  of  bicycles,  then  in  process 
of  construction,  for  a  consideration  of  $20  a  bicycle. 
Under  this  contract,  it  alleges  that  it  has  completed  the 
construction  of  790  wheels.  For  441  of  these  it  has  re- 
ceived a  contract  price,  and  for  the  remaining  319,  it  asks 
judgment  against  the  defendants. 

Boston,  J/rt5»-— Stirk  Cycle  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, manufacturers  bicycles,  reported  dissolved,  George 
Harriott  retires,  style  same. 

Coiincil  Bhiffs,  Ja S.  M.  Williamson  &  Co  ,  bi- 
cycles, S.  M.  Williamson,  reported  realty  mortgage  for 
$500. 

Bageratown,  Md.—The  Surbridge  bicycle  factory, 
reported  sold  for  $6,000,  to  the  directors  of  the  Surbridge 
Bicycle  Company.  The  directors  are  Frederick  A.  Baker, 
John  D.  Main,  S.  M.  Schindel  and  others. 

Kew  Haven,  Conn — Cycle  Exchange,  bicycles, 
Charles  H.  Hilton,  owner,  reported  assigned. 

Boston,  Mass.— George  A  Hunt,  bicycles,  reported 
to  have  recorded  mortgage  (or  Feb.  14, 1894,  (or  $160  dis- 
charged. 

The  Quaker  City's  Blue  Blood  Cyclers. 
Philadelphia,  Aug.  11. — The  swell  Centaur 
Bicycle  Club,  composed  exclusively  of  members  of 
Philadelphia's  "400,"  has  not  yet  made  much  of 
a  splurge  in  the  cycling  circles  of  this  city,  for  the 
simple  reason  that  most  of  its  members  have  been 
out  of  the  city  since  June  1  and  will  not  return 
till  September,  but  the  few  members  whose  busi- 


ness necessitates  their  remaining  during  the  sum 
mer  months  are  just  now  distu-ssing  various 
schemes  for  admitting  women  to  membership 
The  number  of  ladies  of  Philadelphia's  upper  crust 
who  have  mastered  the  intricacies  of  bicycle  ridinar 
during  the  past  year  has  increased  500  per  cent., 
and  that  they  will  be  admitted  to  membership  in 
this  most  exclusive  of  bicycle  clubs  is  almost  cer- 
tain; but  npou  what  basis  nobody  is  just  at  pres- 
ent in  a  position  to  tell.  The  ladies  who  have 
expressed  a  willingness  to  join  have  iu  course  of 
erection,  or  already  finished,  some  of  the  genuine 
Paris  cycling  costumes,  which  they  will  flash 
upon  us  easily-horrified  Quakers  some  fine  day. 
Indeed,  some  of  the  costumes  are  said  to  out-Paris 
Paris.  When  this  e.-iposition  of  ultra-French  cos- 
tumes opens  the  plebeian  cycleresses  may  be  ex- 
pected to  tumble  over  one  another  iu  their  frantic 
efforts  to  copy  the  creations  whicli  have  been  in- 
spired by  Gallic  taste,  and  the  day  may  not  be  far 
distant  when  the  bloomer  costume  will  be  as  com- 
mon on  our  streets  as  wheelwomen  themselves. 


You  Icnow  that  Attitude — Who  is  it? 


LOOK  HERE! 

We  are  ofifering  anew,  latest  pattern,  highest  grade,  $125.00  Pneumatic 
Tire  Safety,  28  inch  wheels,  full  ball  bearings,  perfectly  new,  for  the  low  price 
of  $68.00. 

We  are  offering  a  28  inch  Pneumatic  Tire  Safety,  perfectly  new,  diamond 
frame,  $85.00  grade,  for  the  low  price  of  $40.00. 

We  are  offering,  a  24  inch,  Cushion  Tire  Boy's  Safety,  with  diamond 
frame,  ball  bearings  to  both  wheels,  $25.00  grade,  for  $12.00. 

Full  description  of  any  of  these  and  many  others  sent  on  request 


N*^  wonder  this  fellow  has  whpels  in 
his  head  after  reading  our  prices. 


A.  W.  GUMP  &  CO., 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


DAYTON,  OHIO. 


A  PHILADELPHIA  OUTFIT. 


A  Professor  of  Calcimining,  His  Outfit  and  His 
Popular  Conveyance. 
An  amusing  sight  was  witnessed  on  South 
Broad  street,  Philadelphia,  one  morning  a 
short  time  since.  A  colored  cycler  was 
pedaling  away  for  dear  life  down  that  fam- 
ous thoroughfare,  attracting  a  great  deal  of 
attention.  It  was  not  that  he  was  colored, 
for  colored  wheelmen  are  common  enough  in  that 
city,  but  because  he  had  fastened  to  his  wheel  a 
bucket  containing  whitewash,  while  towering 
above  his  licad  was  the  brush  with  which  he  ap- 
plied the  snowy  liquid.     The  bucket  was  attached 


to  the  baudlebar,  while  the  brush  was  fastened  in 
such  a  manner  that  it  resembled  a  flagstiift'  for  all 
the  world.  From  his  appearance  it  was  evident 
he  was  one  of  the  "professors  of  calcimining''  so 
numerous  in  the  Quaker  city.  He  wore  a  wide- 
brimmed  straw  hat,  which  was  entirely  out  of 
keeping  with  the  rest  of  his  raake-up,  and,  which 
had  evidently  belonged  to  some '9.3  dude.  The 
tools  he  carried  in  no  way  interfered  with  his  pro- 
s'res^,  and  he  managed  his  wheel  like  a  veteran. 
Verily,  the  wheel  is  making  itself  useful  to  all 
professions.  The  wheel  he  rode  was  a  boys'  solid, 
a  size  too  small  for  him. 


Two  Ladies  Touring. 
Tlie  Misses  Mary  and  Addie  Birkicht,  two  St. 
Louis  ladies,  are  making  a  bicycle  tour  awheel  in 
Missouri,  giving  lectures.  They  are  attired  in 
bloomers  and  talk  dress  reform  while  on  their 
travels. 

Bicycle  Thief  Caught. 
Charles  E.  Wheeler,  the  man  who  stole  a  bicj'cle 


The   Perfect  Nipple  Grip. 


Are  you  a  practical  wheelman  ? 
This  tool  will  interest  you. 


It  fills  a  long  felt  want  for 
wheelmen  and  repairers. 

The  best  tool  for  truing  up  your 
wheels. 


PATENT  ALLOWED. 

The  DUDLEY  &  MEUNIER  MFG.  CO., 

Mailed  post-paid  on  receipt  ot  $1.25 


Fits  every  nipple — does  not 
wear  off  the  corners — saves 
time. 

The  grip- jaws  open  automatic- 
ally by  means  of  a  spring. 

WRITE  FOR  CIRCUIiAES  AND  PRICES. 


S72    W.     Water    Street, 

mHjWatjkee,  wis. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


from  J.  K.  Everts  in  Kalamazoo  .Tuly  4,  was  ex- 
amined by  Detective  Andy  Rohan  in  the  presence 
of  Under  Sheritf  Vosburg  of  Kalamazoo  and  Mr. 
Everts  Monday.  He  admitted  the  theft.  Wheeler 
hired  the  bicycle  from  Mr  Everts  for  an  hour, 
pretending  he  wanted  to  ride  around  and  see  the 
town. 


A  Scorcher  at  Fifty-five. 
W.  W.  Swett,  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Minne- 
apolis Cycle  Track  Association,  is  quite  an  enthu- 
siastic rider  for  one  of  his  years,  fifty-five.  He 
uses  the  bicycle  not  only  tor  pleasure  but  for  bu,si- 
ness  as  well.  His  residence  is  in  Minneapolis. 
A  short  time  ago,  having  some  business  in  Fari- 
bault, he  rode  his  wheel  the  entire  distance,  sixty 
miles  in  five  hours. 


A  Chance  for  $50. 
Stolen — Columbia,  model  :i7,  No.  .542;  up- 
turned handlebar;  road  tire  on  rear  wheel.  Stolen 
from  Sixty-first  street  and  Ellis  avenue,  between 
8  and  9  p.  m.  Thursday,  Aug.  9.  §50  reward  for 
recovery  of  wheel  and  information  leading  to  the 
arrest  and  conviction  of  thief  Address,  Pope 
Manufacturing  Company,   291    Wabash-  avenue. 


Frederick  Iteach,  Rambler  agent  in  Minneapolis, 
says  he  has  sold  more  bicycles  this  year  than  any 
previous  year  since  he  entered  the  business.  He 
has  one  of  the  best-equipped  repair  shops  to  be 
found  anywhere,  and  as  he  does  good  work  is 
always  busy. 


In  less  than  fifteen  days  10,000  catalogues  of 
the  celebrated  American  machine,  the  Columbia, 
have  been  sent  to  all  parts  of  France.  It  is  a 
proof  that  everything  handled  by  the  Compagnie 
Generale  des  Cycles,  of  Paris,  is  welcomed  by  the 
public. — Paris  Velo. 


GOOD  ROADS 
TOURNAMENT, 

Asbury  Park,  N.  J., 

AUG.   30,  31,  and   SEPT.  1. 

NATIONAL    CIRCUIT. 


To  be  giyen  annually.  Promoted 
by  "  The  American  Wheelman." 
23  Park  Row,  New  York. 

Entire  profits  for  road  improve- 
ment crusade. 

An  attractive  program  of  Class  A 
and  B  events. 

For  entry  blanks,  address 


W.  M.  PERRETT, 

Care  of  "American  Wheelman," 
Z3  Park  Row,        -         -         New  York. 


iJ\  We&KLj/ RECORD  AND  KpVJE.W  OFG^CLlNGJINDTttEiCyCUMGTRADB. 


VOL.  13.  No    17 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  AUGUST  24.  1894. 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


LUSCOMB  RUNS  AWAY. 


That  He  May  Live  to  Fight  Another  Day — Santee-, 
to  Oppose  Potter. 

New  Yoek,  Aug.  20. — Chief  Consul  Luscomb 
has  chosen  the  alternative  suggested  editorially  in 
iS^^/ec-  of  last  week  and  set  forth  in  the  head- 
lines. 

'  'Is  it  true,  Mr.  Luscomb,  that  yon  have  decided 
not  to  run?' '  asked  ^^^(k/ce-  man. 

"Yes;  I  will  not  run  if  there  be  any  opposition. 
I  have  been  elected  chief  consul  unanimously 
three  times.  If  any  other  man  wants  to  do  the 
■work  he  is  welcome  to  it." 

The  Luscomb  ticket  will  not,  probably,  be  sent 
to  the  nominating  committee  separately.  The 
Cortland  Wheelman  will  nominate  Dr.  E.  M. 
Santee,  of  road  map  fame,  for  chief  consul;  the 
Riverside  Wheelmen  will  name  George  C.  Pen- 
nell,  of  New  York,  the  former  secretary-treasurer 
of  the  division,  for  secretary-treasurer ;  and  Dr.  W. 
J.  Packwood,  of  the  road  improvement  committee, 
of  Buffalo,  will  be  relied  on  to  split  as  best  he  can 
the  Bull  following  among  the  Bisons  by  running 
for  the  vice-consulship.  This  ticket  is  recognized 
as  a  Luscomb  aftair,  and  Mr.  Luscomb's  absence 
from  it  will  hardly  prevent  the  Luscomb  and  Pot- 
ter factions  from  locking  horns. 

The  nominating  committee  will  meet  Saturday 
in  New  York.  This  again  gives  excuse  for  a 
squabble;  for  article  4,  sections  3  and  5,  of  the  di- 
vision constitution  provide  that  the  nominating 
committee  must  report  the  nominations  to  the 
secretary-treasurer  on  or  before  Aug.  1,  and  failing 
so  to  do  the  chief  consul  and  secretary-treasurer 
shall  act  in  their  stead.  Of  what  use,  theiiij  is 
this  meeting,  since  this  has  not  been  done  and  the 
committee  has  no  longer  any  power  to  make  any 
nominations,  the  power  now  resting  with  the  chief 
consul  and  secretary-treasurer  alone?  The  two 
tickets  now  in  the  field  are,  therefore,  independent 
ones  under  section  6,  without  official  opposition, 
unless  Luscomb  and  Raisbeck  nominate  one  of 
them  officially. 

Buffalo  Solid  for  Potter 
Buffalo,  Aug.  20.— The  "Good  Roads"  Potter 
state  ticket  is  receiving  splendid  support  in  this 
locality.  It  is  conceded  that  while  Luscomb  is  a 
'  'mighty  good  fellow' '  personally,  he  is  not  the 
man  for  the  place  at  the  head  of  division  affairs. 
Luscomb  sees  that  defeat  stares  him  in  the  face, 
and  has  refused  a  renomination,  but  his  supporters 
are  quietly  floating  a  ticket,  of  which  Dr.  E.  M. 
Santee  is  the  head.  The  secretary  of  the  division 
has  not  yet  received  notice  of  the  existence  of  the 
ticket,  but  it  is  well  known  and  the  Potter  con- 
tingent is  making  preparations  to  lead  off  any 
undue  diplomacy  that  may  be  indulged  in  by 
Luscomb  heelers  in  advocating  the  Luscomb 
course. 

In  W.  S.  Bull,  of  Buffalo^  for  secretary-treasurer, 


no  better  man  could  be  found.  Mr.  Bull  is  an 
ex-consul  of  the  division,  is  thoroughly  conversant 
in  league  affairs,  and  is  up  to  date  in  cycling  mat- 
ters. Friends  of  both  gentlemen  are  very  numer- 
ous hereabouts,  while  the  Luscomb  crowd  has  but 
few  admirers,  and  it  is  safe  to  say  this  contingent 
will  receive  but  little  support  in  Erie  county. 


A  LIVERYMAN  CONVERTED. 


How  an  Ohio  Man  Used  the  Bicycle  in  Col- 
lecting a  Bill. 
Ed  LThrich,  a  liveryman  of  Uhrichsville,  O.,  is  a 
convert  to  belief  in  the  value  of  the  wheel  as  a 
means  of  rapid  locomotion.  He  wasn't  always 
so.  It  is  only  recently  that  he  was  heard  to 
curse  the  bicycle  for  hurting  the  livery  business. 
This  is  the  way  he  came  to  change  his  mind:  At 
midnight  he  was  aroused  by  a  messenger  from  a 
hotel,  who  told  him  a  traveling  fakir  who  owed 
Ed  a  good-sized  livery  bill  was  about  to  leave 
town  on  a  train  due  in  a  very  few  minutes.  Ed 
had  learned  to  ride,  and  his  brother's  wheel  was 
handy.  Throwing  on  his  clothes  rather  than 
dressing  he  mounted  the  wheel.  As  he  turned 
down  Third  street  the  Panhandle  express  came  in 
with  a  rush  and  a  roar.  It  was  a  mile  to  the  sta- 
tion. Ed  bent  over  the  handlebars  and  sprinted. 
Every  second  seemed  a  minute  and  every  minute 
dragged  like  an  hour.  Over  the  bridge  he  went 
and  along  the  brick-paved  street  he  flew  at  record- 
breaking  pace.  As  he  pulled  up  at  the  station 
the  train  had  just  changed  engines,  and  the  con- 
ductor was  calling  "All  aboard  !"  Ed  sprang  on 
the  train,  found  his  man  in  a  sleeping  car  and  col- 
lared him.  Then,  seeing  the  fellow's  satchel,  he 
seized  that,  and  got  off  the  train  just  as  it  began 
moving.  The  satchel  and  contents  are  worth 
more  than  the  claim  against  the  owner,  and  Ed 
thinks  he's  ahead,  thanks  to  the  bicycle. 


THE  LEAGUE  IN  POLITICS. 


Broke  Wylie's  Record. 

New  Yoek,  Aug.  20.— [Special  telegram]— 
Frank  Stanwood  of  the  Illinois  club,  who  left 
Chicago  Aug.  4  in  an  attempt  to  break  the  record 
made  by  H.  H.  Wylie  between  New  York  and 
Chicago,  which  stood  at  10  da.  4  hrs.  39  min., 
reached  the  city  hall  at  10 :03  last  night  covering 
1020  miles  in  8  da.  7  hrs.  48  min.  He  rode  a 
Sterling,  fitted  with  Palmer  tires,  and  had  no 
trouble  with  machine  or  tires  whatever. 


The  First  Cuca  Cocoa  Race. 

The  first  Cuca  Cocoa  race  took  place  twenty- 
five  years  ago.  The  distance  was  two  miles  and 
was  won  by  Tolman,  who  rode  a  boneshaker 
weighing  sixty-eight  pounds.  The  time  made 
was  9:57.  The  difference  in  weight  and  speed  of 
the  present  time  is  somewhat  different,  but  that 
was  good  going,  all  things  considered. 


President  Luscomb    Takes  Steps   to  Push  Sev- 
eral Divisions  Into  the  Fold. 

New  York,  Aug.  15. — President  Luscomb  has 
sent  out  the  following  letter  to  the  chief  consuls 
of  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey,  Connecticut,  Mary- 
land, Missouri,  Illinois  and  Ohio: 

New  York,  Aug.  4.— The  executive  committee  of  the 
L.  A.  W.  will  shortly  take  measures  for  aa  active  cam- 
paign for  highway  improvement  and  for  general  state 
laws  preventing  cities  and  villages  from  enacting  special 
ordinances  restricting  the  rights  of  wheelmen. 

As  such  lesislation  must  be  secured  in  the  states  I 
write  to  ask  if  your  division  will  co-operate  with  the  na- 
tional executive  committee  in  the  prosecution  of  this 
work.  If  so,  will  you  advise  me  as  soon  as  possible 
whether  your  legislature  meets  this  year  and  when  you 
elect  senators  and  assemblymen  ?  Also,  in  which  direc- 
tion you  deem  such  work  most  judicious. 

1  am  desirous  that  the  league  take  such  active  part  in 
the  coming  fall  campaign  as  will  convince  representatives 
in  the  legislatures  that  the  wheelmen  are  sufBciently 
organized  and  in  such  strength  a'*«.to  command  attention 
to  their  reasonable  demands  fro  *  aose  who  make  our 
laws.    Yours  fraternally,  aLES  H.  Ldscomb, 

^.  President  L.  A.  W. 
The  chief  consuls  of  Pe^  sylvania  and  New 
Jersey  have  been  already  cc Timunicated  with  on 
the  subject  and  have  given  their  hearty  endorse- 
ment of  the  movement.  A  meeting  will  be  held 
at  Boston  on  Labor  day,  at  which  the  subject  will 
be  discussed  and  the  iirst  gun  of  the  campaign 
fired.  C.  F.  Cossum,  chairman  of  the  committee 
on  rights  and  privileges,  will  deliver  an  address 
on  the  subject  -  ' 


Pros  Coming  to  America. 
New  Yoek,  Aug.  21 — [Special  telegram.] — 
There  is  talk  of  bringing  Zimmerman,  Banker 
and  Wheeler  and  some  well  known  foreign  pro- 
fessionals here  to  race  at  indoor  meetings.  The 
scheme  is  well  backed  financially.  "Old  Man" 
Zimmerman,  however,  says  that  Zimmy  has  re- 
ceived a  flattering  offer  of  the  same  character 
abroad,  and  may  not  return. 


Cyclist  Defeats  the  Cowboy. 

Munich,  Aug.  19. — A  long-distance  contest  be- 
tween J.  Fischer  on  a  bicycle  and  Cody,  an 
American  cowboy,  on  horseback,  ended  to-day  in 
a  victory  for  the  cyclist.  The  conditions  pro- 
vided that  the  contestants  should  ride  seven  hours 
a  day  for  three  days.  Fischer  covered  160  miles 
and  Cody  130. 


Zimmerman  Wins  Another  Race. 
London,  Aug.  19. ^Zimmerman  won  a  five- 
mile    professional    race    at    Gosforth  yesterday. 
Wheeler  was  second  and  Banker  third. 


A  Question  of  Duty. 
Wheel  woman,  to  fat  policeman:    "Tell  me,  Mr. 
Policeman,  when  we  have  no  bell,  do  you  have  to 
catch  us?" — Le  Cycle. 


AROUND  ENGLISH  TRACKS. 


A   MEMBER   OF   THE    "REFEREE"  STAFF 
ON  A  TOUR  OF  OBSERVATION. 


Have     Their     Faults,     Likewise     Their     Good 
Points — About  Betting— Americans  Win- 
ning Everything — Home  People 
Abroad. 


BiEMlNGiiAM,  Aug.  6. — The  last  two  days 
have  been  positive  Fourths  of  July  for  the  trio  of 
American  professionals,  Zim,  Wheeler  and 
Banker.  They  have  vehipped  the  representatives 
of  the  tight  little  island  soundly  and  should  their 
good  fortune  hold  out  to-morrow,  the  last  day  of 
Sport  and  Play's  twenty-fourth  international  tour- 
nament, even  some  of  our  most  ardent  upholders 
of  amatnerism  who  are  in  town  at  the  moment 
will  have  great  reason  to  feel  proud  of  the  Yankee 
professionals. 

There  have  been  some  things  to  admire  and 
some  to  criticise  in  connection  with  the  meeting. 
Yesterday,  bank  holiday,  there  was  a  crowd  of 
spectators  which,  at  Springfield,  would  have  been 
put  down  at  nearly  30, 000,  but  which,  the  pro- 
moters here  tell  us,  reached  about  half  that  num- 
ber. To-day,  despite  continued  cloudy  weather, 
there  was  if  anything,  an  increase,  for  although, 
technically,  the  holiday  ended  Monday  at  mid- 
night, not  a  stroke  of  work  does  the  British  work- 
man do,  or  indeed,  is  he  e.xpected  to  do  until 
Thursday. 

There  is  one  indisputable  fact  about  the  British 
workman,  when  he  makes  holiday  he  goes  into  it, 
heart  and  scul.  "They'll  get  hard  up  about 
Wednesda}',"  said  a  cycle  maker  to-day,  "and  if 
the  oifice  were  open  they  would  be  around  want- 
ing an  advance  on  next  week's  wages  !"  It  is  no 
exaggeration  to  say  that  thousands  will  not  do  a 
stroke  of  work  during  the  entire  week.  Hence 
the  promoter  of  sport  of  any  kind  is  sure  of  a  big 
gate  so  lon^  as  the  workman's  sixpence  holds  out. 

There  is  sport  in  every  joint  of  an  Englishman. 
The  latest  cricket  match  is  discussed  with  far 
greater  interest  and  by  twenty  times  as  many 
people  as  the  latest  political  item.  The  pre- 
mier's movements  may  go  to  the  deuce  so  long  as 
the  premier's  colt  is  running  at  a  race  meet.  The 
papers  issue  sporting  extras  galore.  It  is  gener- 
ally believed  that  Americans  are  ever  ready  to 
bet.  As  a  matter  of  fact  Englishmen  bet  any- 
where, on  anything,  any  sum,  from  sixpence  up, 
and  when  no  betting  is  permitted  parties  of  from 
four  to  a  dozen  may  be  seen  making  up  a  sweep- 
stake. 

Apropos  of  this  habit  the  following  yarn  isn't 
bad.  A  party  of  Birmingham  book-makers  went 
shooting.  One  was  accidentally  shot  and  killed. 
None  of  them  cared  about  the  job  of  breaking  the 
news  to  the  wife  of  the  victim  and  they  event- 
ually drew  lots.  The  loser,  in  a  great  state  of 
nervousness  found  the  deceased's  late  residence 
and  knocked  at  the  door.  A  happy  thought  struck 
him.  He  would  give  the  lady  a  gentle  hint  before 
telling  all  the  truth.  So  when  she  appeared,  in 
answer  to  his  summons,  he  asked : 

■  'Is  the  "Widow  Smith  at  home  ?" 

"My  name  is  Mi-s.  Smith,  sir,"  replied  the 
lady,  "but  I  am  not  a  widow." 

Here  an  inspiration  seized  her  visitor.  '  'Ah, 
indeed,"  he  said,  "what'll  you  bet." 

I  have  said  above,  "when  no  betting  is  permit- 
ted." Believers  in  everything  that  comes  from 
the  pen  of  Mr.  Hillier  may  wonder  what  this 
means,  for  has  he  not  assured  us  that  there  is  no 
betting  at  English  race  meetings  ?     In  spite  of  the 


assurance,  however,  very  convincing  proofs  were 
given  at  Liverpool  on  the  occasion  of  the  Liver- 
pool Center's  championship  races  ten  days  ago 
that  Mr.  Hillier's  ears  do  not  catch  the  sounds 
from  all  quarters.  "I'll  bet  even  money  on  the 
field."  "Two  to  one,  bar  one."  "I'll  take  six 
to  four."  "Three  to  one,  bar  Smith."  These 
and  similar  words  were  bawled  by  the  bookmak- 
ers with  all  the  force  at  their  command.  And  the 
English  bookmaker  generally  manages  to  make 
himself  heard.     Around  the  grounds  were  posters 


ou  both  sides  of  sheets  of  tin,  so  that, 
when  placed  in  the  frame,  they  are  s^eeu 
on  both  sides  of  the  ground.  While  one 
"telegraph  steward"  hangs  the  numbers  of 
the  winners,  another  places  on  another  frame  the 
numbers  of  the  starters  in  the  next  event.  There 
is  still  room  for  a  great  improvement,  however. 
No  time  is  ever  obtainable,  and  in  the  case  of  a 
change  in  the  order  of  events  the  pablic  often  be- 
comes confused.  It  would  also  be  well,  perhaps, 
it  the  afortsaid   "stewards"  could  be  made  to  un- 


A.  GARDNER,  of  Chioasro,  mounted  on  a  Thistle,  with  M.  &  W.  tires,  who  showed  his  heels  to  the  cla^s  .\. 

craclss  at  Denver 


bearing  in  large  type  the  words,  "No  betting  al- 
lowed!" After  awhile  the  police  remonstrated 
and  thereafter  there  was  less  noise  but  an  abun- 
dance of  betting.  At  the  Sport  and  Play  meeting, 
however,  what  betting  there  was,  was  carried  on 
quietly. 

Returning  once  more  to  the  meeting  we  find  in 
the  system  of  announcing  a  distinct  imjirovement 
on  our  own  plan  of  hiring  the  man  with  the  fog- 
horn voice.  The  "telegraph  board  "  is  made  up 
of  a  number  of  small  squares,  like  a  window  frame 
with   the  glass  out.     The  numbers  are  painted 


derstand  that  the  public  could  obtain  a  far  better 
view  of  the  board  if  they  would  stand  away  from 
the  front  of  it. 

In  cycle  racing,  as  in  everything  else  here,  disci- 
pline is  the  order  of  the  day.  Here  the  officials, 
instead  of  the  competitors,  conduct  the  meeting. 
If  a  man  fails  to  appear  within  a  certain  time 
after  the  bell  rings,  away  go  the  others  without 
him.  This,  howerer,  does  not  prevent  the  meet- 
ing spreading  out  over  a  ridiculous  length  of  time. 
To-day,  for  example,  racing  commenced  at  2. 
It  must  have  been  after  7;30  before  the  last  event 


was  run — and  this  for  a  programme  which  would 
have  lieen  run  oft'  at  a  well-conducted  American 
meeting  in  four  hours.  But  the  public  doesn't  seem 
to  mind  the  ''intervals  of  ten  minut«s" — which 
spread  out  to  half  an  hour,  in  the  least.  Frequent 
trips  to  the  bar,  the  arrangement  of  "sweeps," 
etc.,  occupy  the  time.  Tn  short,  the  meeting  is 
conducted  in  an  easy-going-plenty-of-time  style 
evidently  altogether  satisfactory  to  the  English, 
but  which  would  drive  an  American  crazy. 

The  accommodations  for  the  public  are  vile. 
Seventy  per  cent,  of  the  spectators  at  Aston 
stand.  Twenty  per  cent,  occupy  the  roughest  sort 
of  "lileachers,"  while  ten  per  cent,  are  comforta- 
bly seated,  but  fifty  feet  away  from  the  rails  while 
their  view  is  obstructed  by  the  crowd  in  the  en- 
closure around  the  edge  of  the  track. 

And,  oh!  the  crowd  inside  the  ring.  To  be 
sure  not  to  exaggerate  I  counted  them,  as  did  a 
friend.  The  total  was  111  persons — almost  as 
many  people  as  we  have  seen,  all  told,  at  some 
American  race  meets.  I  am  assured,  however, 
that  far  better  management  is  in  order  at  Heme 
Hill  and  of  this  more  next  Saturday  when  the 
Americans  race  there. 

The  professionals  have  a  great  hold  on  the  affec- 
tions of  the  Birmingham  public.     Their  races  yes- 


probablj'  a  shade  the  fa.stcr.  All  the  Americans  won 
heats  in  the  scratch  race,  as  did  Harris  and  Ed- 
wards, so  that  the  final,  to-morrow,  should  result 
in  the  race  of  the  meeting — for  second  place. 

Among  the  Americans  and  others  well  known 
in  America,  afpresentin  Birmiughamare:  Messrs. 
Past  and  Hubble,  of  Hartford;  J.  M.  Erwin;  the 
Du  Cros  boys,  en  masse;  Mr.  Marble,  of  the  In- 
diana Novelty  Company;  Harry  Chapman  of  the 
Peerless  Company  and  others. 

Joe  McDermott  is  in  Germany  on  business.  He 
expects  io  return  on  the  18th  or  25th,  accompanied 
by  W.  J.  Walford,  of  the  Nimrod  Cycle  Company, 
Bristol,  who  has  already  made  several  trips  to 
America.     The  latter  comes  on  business. 

Mr.  Mar'-le  has  had  the  best  of  luck  with  his 
wood  rims.  They  are  to  be  handled  by  Messrs. 
S.  Guiterman  &  Co. ,  of  35  Aldermanbury,  London, 
whose  representative,  A.  J.  Liddle,  has  ac- 
companied Mr.  Marble  to  nearly  all  the  principal 
cities  of  Great  Britain.  The  latter  goes  to  Ger- 
many and  France  also,  and  if  he  doesn't  bring 
home  one  of  the  old  English  castles  the  only  rea- 
son will  be  his  inability  to  secure  transportation 
for  it.  He  has  learned  more  about  Stratford  and 
Kenilworth  than  the  natives  themselves  know. 

Mr.  Jelfery,  ofG.  &J.,  has  started  for  home  but 


A  FINE  BICYCLE  ROADWAY. 


Now  Being  Built  in  Brooklyn  from  Prospect 
Park  to  Coney  Island. 
Brooklyn,  Aug.  18. — A  meeting  of  the  Brook- 
lyn Good  Roads  Association  has  just  been  held  to 
take  immediate  steps  to  raise  funds  to  complete 
the  bicycle  roadway  now  in  course  of  construction, 
along  the  boulevard  between  Prospect  Park  and 
Coney  Island.  It  will  be  of  the  best 
gravel,  hard  rolled,  fourteen  feet  in  width,  run 
between  two  rows  of  fine  trees  and  be  five 
and  a  half  miles  in  length,  constituting 
withoiit  doubt  the  finest  exclusive  bicycle 
path  in  the  world.  Superintendent  Ulrich, 
of  the  park  commission,  a  deputy  commis- 
sioner, ''Good  Roads"  Potter  and  President 
George  Stebbins,  of  the  Brooklyn  Bicycle  Club: 
President  W.  O.  Tate,  of  the  Montauk  Wheelmen, 
and  Charles  Schwalbach  and  Mr.  Angel,  of  the 
Long  Island  Wheelmen,  went  over  it  recently  on 
an  official  tour  of  inspection.  They  found  it  had 
been  graded  and  rolled  for  three  and  a  half  miles, 
though  all  the  gravel  had  not  been  put  on.  A 
thousand  feet  had  been  laid  with  three  qualities 
of  gravel.  A  medium-wzed  road  gravel  with  a 
fine  gravel  top  dressing  to  be  well  rolled,  was 


WHEELING     FROM    PROSPECT     PARK     TO     CONEY     ISLAND,     LONG     ISLAND. 


Two  and  a  half  miles  of  the  old  patli  now  in  usi 


Portion  of  the  new  palh-vay. 


terday  and  to-day  aroused  by  far  the  greatest 
interest.  Monday's  event  was  somewhat  novel. 
It  consisted  of  quarter-mile  trials,  with  flying 
start,  each  man  riding  alone.  Nobody  knows 
just  what  the  trials  proved,  except  that  the  Amer- 
icans carried  off  all  the  money.  George  Banker 
was  the  first  of  them  to  try.  He  did  :29  2-5, 
Wheeler  followed  with  :29  4-5  and  Zimmerman, 
after  riding  in  Paris  the  previous  day  and  riding 
all  night,  closed  the  agony  with  :28  2-5.  James, 
:30,  proved  the  best  of  the  English  riders,  Harris 
being  a  fifth  slower. 

To-day's  races  were  a  one-mile  handicap  and 
the  heats  of  a  mile  scratch.  Banker  succumbed 
to  Relph  in  his  heat  in  the  former  and  Zim  did 
not  appear.  Wheeler,  35  yards,  won  his  heat  and 
the  final,  in  the  latter,  defeating  Edwards  and 
James  from  the  same  mark.  There  is  warm  ri- 
valry between  Wheeler  and  Edwards.  In  the 
final  of  the  mile  scratch  Zim  won  as  he  pleased, 
by  ten  yards,  with  Banker,  James,  Harris,  Hew- 
son  and  Wheeler  after  him  in  the  order  named. 
Banker  was  disqualified  for  passing  on  the  inside, 
and  Wheeler  was  crowded  out  at  the  last  turn  but 
one,  and  again  at  the  last  corner,  giving  him  uo 
chance  to  get  through.  At  Glasgow,  last 
Saturday,      each      scored    once.      Wheeler       is 


talks  of  spending  a  whole  year  in  England.  Mr. 
Overman  has  gone  to  Paris,  where,  I  hear,  Mr. 
Moore  has  placed  a  Cleveland  agency.  Mr.  Cole- 
man is  also  reported  to  have  sold  Crescents  to  the 
Columbia  agency  there.  There  is  quite  a  little 
anxiety  among  English  makers  over  the  threatened 
invasion  by  Americans.  S.  A.  M. 


Activity  At  Quebec. 

Quebec,  Can.,  Aug.  16. — Cycling  here  is  at  its 
height  just  now,  the  cycle  club  having  two  runs 
weekly.  This  city  is  the  Mecca  of  all  tourists,  and 
cyclists  are  taking  advantage  of  the  chance  to 
sight  see  it  in  large  numbers.  Twenty-two  cy- 
clists from  Detroit,  two  from  St.  Paul  and  several 
others  were  here  this  week. 

On  Tuesday  last  Captain  J.  W.  Roy  gave  a  gar- 
den party  at  his  summer  residence  in  Baumont. 
There  was  a  good  torn-out  of  members.  The 
guests  of  honor  being  T.  T.  Cartwright  of  the 
Warwick  Cycle  Company,  Springfield,  and  C.  P. 
Miller,  representative  of  the  Dunlop  Tire  Com- 
pany. Mr.  Cartwright  was  the  guest  of  Lieu- 
tenant George  Van  Felsonat  the  club  house  of  the 
Torilli  Club  at  South  Raymond.  The  fishing  was 
excellent,  the  catch  being  about  twenty  ponnds. 


chosen. 

The  total  cost  will  be  $5,500.  As  wheelmen 
are  entitled  as  taxpayers  to  the  same  privileges  as 
horsemen  the  road  should  have  been  built  at  the 
city's  expense;  but  it  was  realized  that  red  tape 
would  prevent  the  completion  of  the  road  for  some 
two  years,  so  the  wheelmen  have  agreed  to  raise 
by  subscription  among  themslves, ;  manufacturers 
and  dealers  the  $3,500  needed  to  complete  it  at 
once,  the  park  commissioners  having  contributed 
the  balance  of  the  $5,500  in  labor.  There  is  no 
doubt  of  the  money  being  raised  promptly. 


To  Aid  Cyclists  and  Chanty. 
The  Fabrique  Nationale  Beige  has  placed  tool 
chests  along  the  principal  roads  for  the  use  of  cy- 
clists. They  contain  medicines,  collodion,  per- 
chloride  of  iron,  ammonia,  arnica,  bandages, 
everything  needed  to  repair  a  tire;  an  assortment 
of  balls,  spokes,  screws,  nuts,  wrenches,  oil-can, 
thread,  needles,  wire  and  some  accessories,  such 
as  saddle  springs,  pedal  axles,  cones,  etc.  The 
boxes  are  fixed  to  the  wall  of  one  of  the  principal 
cafes  and  the  key  is  to  be  found  there.  The  use 
of  the  materials  is  free,  but  there  is  a  box  in 
which  the  cyclist  can  place  something  if  he  desires 
and  which  goes  to  the  poor. 


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WHERE  MR.  LUSC03IB  ERRED. 
Mr.  Luscomb's  financial  policy  in  conducting 
league  affairs  is  to  be  highly  commended,  for,  we 
understand,  that  organization  has  been  dragged 
out  of  a  deep  rut  of  debt  in  a  short  space  of  time 
and  when  the  resources  of  the  league  were  at  a 
low  ebb.  But  it  is  doubtful  if  any  league  member 
believes  he  took  the  right  stand  in  maintaining 
that  the  league  was  too  poor  to  send  its  chief  of- 
ficers to  its  yearly  gathering.  Whatever  other 
expenses  were  to  be  incurred  this  should  have 
been  one  of  them  and  the  executive  ofiScers  would 
have  been  upheld  had  they  added  a  few  hundred 
dollars  to  the  "other  side  of  the  ledger"  in  order 
to  have  the  league  properly  rejjresented.  It  was 
Mr.  Luscomb's  duty  to  be  present  at  the  national 
meet,  business  or  no  business.  He  should  have 
figured  on  such  cases  before  he  sought  the  oflSce. 
Mr.  Luscomb  states  that  he  intended  no  slight;  it 
looks  as  if  he  did.  He  acknowledges  he  protested 
against  leaving  the  member.^  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee off  the  list  of  officials  to  have  charge  of  the 
races.  Perhaps  the  Denverites  had  good  reason 
for  so  doing;  perhaps — with  all  dne  respect  to 
Messrs.  Willison  and  Perkins — they  found  officials 
even  more  capable  to  fill  the  positions;  perhaps, 
if  they  found  they  wanted  honorary  officials,  they 
were  duty  bound  to  name  those  who  had  been 
prominent  in  aiding  them  in  arranging  for  the 
meet  and  in  carrying  it  to  a  successful  issue.  Mr. 
Luscomb  is  right  when  he  says  there  is  no  fear  of 
secession ;  but  it  is  also  a  fact  that  he  has  not 
gained  in  popularity  among  western  league  mem- 
bers. 


CROWNED  WITS  SUCCESS. 
Those  returning  from  the  national  meet  cannot 
say  too  much  for  the  manner  in  which  Denver  con- 
ducted affairs  and  dealt  out  hospitality;  every- 
thing in  connection  with  the  meet  was  superb;  it 
was  the  grandest  affair  of  the  kind  ever  held  in 
this  country  and  it  may  be  a  long  time  before  the 
equal  of  it  will  be  seen.  The  Referee  thought 
it  would  be  so — we  congratulate  Denver,  also 
Otto  Ziegler,  the  little  wonder  from  the  coast, 
who  has  the  honor  of  being  the  first  man  from  the 
other  side  of  the  Rockies  to  carry  home  champion- 
ship honors.  Other  than  Ziegler  no  one  came  in 
tor  more  attention  than  Gardner,  of  Chicago,  who 


has  proved  himself  cock-of-the-walk  in  class  A. 
Within  the  last  year  the  west  has  come  remark- 
ably to  the  front  in  the  racing  world.  It  is  splen- 
didly represented  by  Sanger,  Bliss,  Johnson,  Cab- 
anne,  Kennedy,  Gardner,  Ziegler,  Wells,  Bird 
and  a  host  of  others  against  Tyler,  the  Murphys, 
Maedonald,  Taxis,  Maddox,  Bald  and  a  good  crop 
of  class  A  men.  The  championships  are  now 
equally  divided  between  the  east  and  west. 


RECORDS  PAST,    PRESENT  AND   FUTURE. 

Last  year  at  this  time  Johnson  had  ridden  the 
fastest  mile  of  the  season.  His  time  was  2 :07  and 
the  papers  teemed  with  the  wonderful  news. 
Here  it  is  only  August  but  the  mile  record  has 
already  received  three  sound  drubbings,  has  been 
shattered  all  to  bits  and  is  now  1 :53  4-5,  only  two 
and  four-fifths  seconds  slower  than  the  best  time 
of  last  season,  made  about  Christmas  time.  A 
tandem  has  been  ridden  faster  than  any  bicycle 
heretofore  with  bicycles  for  pacing.  The  year's 
close  will  see  a  many-cornered  and  plucky  fight 
for  records.  Guesses  at  the  probable  records  as 
they  will  stand  at  the  close  of  the  season  become 
more  wild  daily,  and  one  guess  from  a  man  "who 
knows"  places  the  limit  as  1:46  foi  the  paced  mile. 
Old  Father  Time  will  receive  a  series  of  drub- 
bings before  this  season  closes  which  will  never  be 
forgotten. 

In  these  days  when  records  are  being  hammered 
down  to  below  two  minutes,  one  performance  of 
only  four  years  ago  is  entirely  forgotten.  That 
was  Bert  Myers'  ride  down  hill  in  2:11.  The 
papers  teemed  with  doubting  expressions  and  it 
was  held  that  "no  man  could  keep  his  feet  on  the 
pedals  and  go  at  such  a  terrible  pace.  ■ '  Later, 
when  Johnson  made  his  records  with  horse  pacing, 
there  was  a  howl  and  the  doubters  were  many. 
To-day  the  doubters  are  silent;  they  have  had  the 
wind  taken  out  of  their  sails  so  repeatedly  and  so 
thoroughly  they  could  express  no  doubt,  and 
their  mouths  are  forever  sealed.  And  Bert  Myers 
and  his  mile  in  2:11,  where  are  they? 


And  now  Mr.  Luscomb  says  he  will  not  be  a 
candidate  for  chief  consul  of  New  York,  but  he 
has  a  man  in  mind  who  will  give  Mr.  Potter  a 
good  rub.  Mr.  Luscomb  likely  decided  not  to  be- 
come a  candidate  when  he  saw  Potter's  forces 
growing  so  rapidly.  As  predicted  in  ^^^/lec-, 
rather  than  be  defeated  he  kept  out  of  the  fight. 
But  he  does  not  hesitate  to  trot  out  some  one  else 
for  slaughter.  It  was  not  expected  he  would  sup- 
port Potter — he  is  not  his  friend,  politically,  by 
any  means.  We  are  not  attempting  flattery  when 
we  say  Mr.  Luscomb  will  have  no  easy  task  to 
find  a  person  who  could  make  so  good  a  fight 
against  Mr.  Potter  as  he  could  himself  The 
election  of  the  good  roads  advocate  is  practically 
assured  now. 


The  "dull  season"  of  the  1894  cycle  trade  is 
now  fairly  on  so  far  as  the  retailer  is  concerned, 
while  with  the  manufacturer  the  season  of  1895 
has  just  begun,  for  he  is  busily  engaged  in  pre- 
paring his  new  models  or  in  fixing  up  his  shop  for 
another  campaign.  The  past  season  has  been  a 
remarkably  good  one  and  the  prospects  for  an- 
other one  of  prosperity  are  bright.  Nearly  all  the 
makers  have  overhauled  their  factories  and  put  in 
additional  machinery;  many  have  increased  their 
floor  space  and  added  to  their  facilities  generally 
in  anticipation  of  a  still  larger  trade  in  1895  than 
they  had  during  1894. 


Through  a  misleadine'  report  the  Referee  was 
made  to  say  that  suit  had  been  brought  against 
the  Central  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  of  In- 
dianapolis for  $10,000,  alleged  to  be  due  a  manu- 


facturing concern  upon  a  contract  for  a  large 
number  of  wheels.  We  are  pleased  to  state  that 
no  such  suit  has  been  brought  against  the  Central 
company;  it  is  against  the  Century  company. 


The  French  claim  that  the  wooden  rim  is  not 
an  American  invention,  as  a  Frenchman  named 
Gras  constructed  a  velocipede  with  wooden  rims 
in  1873.  All  of  which  may  be  true,  but  the 
wooden  rim  for  use  on  a  modern  bicycle,  with 
pneumatic  tires,  is  purely  American. 


Prizes  of  the  Good  Roads  Meet. 
Bicycles,  diamonds,  medals,  rings,  kodaks  and  a 
great  manj'  other  things  in  bewildering  number 
and  variety  are  the  baits  which  alone  could  and 
would  not  fail  to  draw  the  very  best  talent  in  the 
country  t»  the  good  roads  tournament  at  Asbury 
Park,  Aug.  30  and  31  and  Sept.  1,  even  if  the  pur- 
pose in  promoting  it  would  not  make  every  racing 
man  of  any  notability  think  it  his  duty  to  attend, 
if  he  possibly  can.  Indeed,  the  number  and  value 
of  prizes  donated  by  cycle  manufacturers  and 
every  business  catering  to  the  cycling  world  has 
seldom,  if  at  all,  been  surpassed.  The  third  day 
promises  to  be  the  most  conspicuous  one,  inas- 
much as  the  prizes  offered  on  that  day  are  the 
most  valuable,  with  an  upright  grand  piano  val- 
ued at  |500  and  a  championship  badge  as  the 
prize  in  the  crowning  event  of  the  meet,  the  cham- 
pionship one-mile  open,  class  B.  A  hard  battle 
will,  no  doubt,  be  fought  between  the  cracks.  Be- 
sides this  several  high-grade  bicycles  will  be 
worth  racing  for.  Three  thousand  five  hundred 
dollars  is  the  total  value  of  prizes,  of  which  $1,000 
has  been  donated  by  friends  of  the  good  roads 
movement. 


Columbus  Meet  Will  Be  Successful. 

The  Columbus  Cycling  Club's  Labor  day  races, 

which   were  partially   abandoned    owing  to  the 

differences  of  opinion   of  some  of  the  members, 

have  been  revived  and  everything  is  going  through 

with  a  whirl.     It  will  be  a  one-day  meet,  Sept.  3. 

The  prize  list,  when  completed,  will  reach  $1,500 

and  will,  in  every  respect,  be  in  keeping  with  the 

previous  efforts  of  the   club.     The  driving  park 

track,  which  is  known  to  be  one  of  the  fastest  as 

well  as  the  safest  in  the  country,  has  been  secured. 

Several   of  the  fastest  riders  the  states  afford  have 

signified   their  intention   to  be  presest,   and  the 

meet  promises  to  be  the  most  successful  ever  held 

in  the  city. 

*  ♦  * 

Louisville's  New  Track. 
A  preliminary  meeting  of  subscribers  to  stock 
in  the  Fountain  Ferry  (Louisville)  Bicycle  Asso- 
ciation was  held  Sunday.  The  meeting  was  large 
and  enthusiastic,  and  arrangements  were  entered 
into  for  incorporation  during  the  week.  Even 
those  who  have  attempted  to  decry  the  scheme 
were  ready  enough  to  come  out  prominently  in 
favor  of  it  after  the  success  of  the  matter  had  been 
assured  by  the  promoters,  of  whom  John  Page, 
W.  J.  Baird,  Thomas  R.  Crump  and  Tony  Landen- 
wich  did  the  lion's  share  of  the  work. 


To  Ride  to  Church. 
The  recent  big  ride  of  the  wheelmen  of  Jer.sey 
City  to  Rev.  Dr.  Scudder's  tabernacle  has  ar- 
roused  the  ambition  of  the  cyclists  of  the  City  of 
Churches  to  do  the  same.  Preparations  are  in  pro- 
gress to  this  end. 


A  Chance  for  the  Girls. 

The  Tamaqua  ( Pa. )  Recorder  offers  to  send  the 
paper  free  for  a  year  to  the  first  girl  who  will, 
clad  in  bloomers,  ride  through  the  principal  street 
of  that  town. 


mE  great  army  of  wheelmen 
and  wheelwomen,  represent- 
ing almost  every  section  of 
the  union,  which  attended 
the  fifteenth  annual  meet  of 
the  League  of  American 
Wheelmen  at  Denver  last 
week,  will  have  something 
pleasant  of  which  to  think  and  remember 
for  years  to  come.  In  the  full  sense  of 
the  term  "Denver  did  herself  proud"  and  the 
lavish  western  hospitality  was  of  such  a 
genuine  quality  that  every  visiting  wheelman 
came  under  its  subtle  influence  and  gave  up  with- 
out a  struggle  to  the  pleasures  of  the  passing  hour. 
Other  meets  of  the  fourteen  preceeding  ones  have 
no  doubt  been  enjoyable  and  each  one  perhaps 
notable  for  some  particular  feature,  bnt  the  Den- 
ver aifair  will  go  down  in  history  as  the  particular 
one  where  princely  hospitality  reigned  and  where 
everyone  was  made  to  feel  perfectly  at  home.  A 
visit  to  Denver  at  any  time  is  a  pleasure  not  to  be 
overlooked,  for  perhaps  no  place  in  the  universe  is 
more  fascinatins;  to  the  tourist  than  this  famous 
Queen  City  of  the  Plains.  For  the  cyclist  Denver 
has  many  and  varied  charms;  no  city  in  the  coun- 
try can  excel  it  in  beautiful  stieets;  its  adjacent 
roadways  ate  magnificent — hard,  smooth,  and  of 
"sand-papered"  order.  The  tours  enjoyed  by 
visiting  wheelmen  will  not  soon  be  forgotten  and 
their  memory  will  be  kept  fresh  in  comparison  by 
those  in  the  east,  whsre  the  good  roads  votaries 
compile  their  theories,  etc. 

JProniises  Made  Oood. 

The  Denver  wheelmen  made  good  every  prom- 
ise of  their  delegates  at  the  Loxiisville  assembly 
and  have  done  more,  thus  adding  fresh  laurels  to 
the  reputation  of  an  enterprising  and  generous- 
hearted  people.  To  enumerate  the  features  of 
Denver's  mid-summer  cycling  carnival  is  no  easy 
task,  for  everything  moved  along  in  such  perfect 
harmony  and  in  such  a  natural  way  that  one  is 
led  to  forget  that  a  programme  was  being  carried 
out.  The  arrangements  of  the  meet  were  of  the 
ideal  kind,  and  carried  out  in  a  masterly  way. 
From  the  time  the  visitor  stepped  olf  the  cars 
until  his  departure,  there  was  no  lack  of  attention 
and  the  uniform  care  every  one  received  added  a 
special  charm  to  the  affair.  Too  much  praise  can- 
not be  given  the  officers  in  charge. 

City  Gaily  Decorated. 

The  city  was  gaily  decorated,  and  many  of  the 
decorations  were  worthy  of  note,  especially  those 
of  the  leading  dealers  and  the  cycling  clubhouses. 
On  Monday  the  wheelmen  began  their  invasion  of 
the  city,  the  special  official  train  arriving  at  7:30, 
and  from  this  time  on  every  incoming  train  added 
to  the  host  of  the  riders  of  the  sUent  steed.  The 
Windsor  was  announced  as  the  league  headquar- 
ters and  a  majority  of  the  visitors  stopped  there. 
Brown's  Palace  was  headquarters  for  the  manu- 
facturers, salesmen  and  race-track  prima  donnas. 


while  hundreds  of  visitors  were  scattered   among 
other  hotels  and  the  homes  of  friends. 
Welcomed  the  Guests. 

There  was  no  set  programme  for  the  first  day  of 
the  meet.  In  the  morning  an  informal  reception 
was  held  at  the  Coliseum,  where  league  members 
registered,  presented  their  credentials  and  received 
the  official  badge  and  souvenir.  During  the  after- 
noon touring  parties  visited  leading  points  of  in- 
terest near  the  city.  In  the  evening  an  informal 
reception  was  held  at  the  Coliseum,  which  was 
beautifully  decorated  for  rhe  occasion.  James  H. 
Brown  welcomed  the  guests  on  behalf  of  the 
wheelmen,  extending  to  all  visitors  a  cordial 
greeting  and  a  hearty  welcome  to  Colorado,  which. 


with  its  picturesque  scenery  and  magnificent 
roads,  is  truly  a  paradise  for  wheelmen.  He 
hoped  the  visitors  would  learn  to  love  all  these  as 
Colorado  wheelmen  did.  Mayor  Van  Horn  ex- 
tended to  the  wheelmen  a  most  hearty  welcome  to 
Denver.  He  spoke  in  a  happy  vein,  and  among 
other  things  said :  '  'Your  badge  of  a  delegate  to 
this  meet  of  the  League  of  American  Wheelmen 
will  be  sufficient  for  us  to  do  all  we  can  for  your 
comfort  and  safety  under  all  circumstances  and  at 
all  times."  C.  A.  Rivers'  famous  stereopticon 
exhitition  of  mountain  scenery  in  Colorado  made 
an  immense  hit,  and  ended  the  entertainment  of 
the  day. 

TUESDAY  A  DAY  OF  FUN. 


Sight-Seeing  in  Order — The  Parade  Spoiled  By 
Rain — A  Big  Smoker. 
There  are  so  many  points  of  world-wide  reputa- 
tion in  and  around  Denver  to  interest  the  visitors 
that  it  is  next  to  impossible  to  keep  them  to- 
gether; they  were  everywhere.  The  arrangement 
committee  did  its  work  well  and  hundreds  eacb 
day  enjoyed  the  runs  laid   out  for  them.     On 


Tuesday  morning  a  jolly  party  boarded  the  train 
for  the  Mecca  of  all  tourists.  Pike's  Peak.  The 
party  was  a  notable  one,  in  it  being  Chairman 
Eaymond;  Charles  R.  Overman,  W.  C.  Overman 
and  Luther  White  of  the  Overman  Wheel  Com- 
pany; A.  G.  Crosby,  Cy  Davis,  C.  E.  Wood,  F.  B. 
Lawson.  Arriving  at  the  summit  the  party  en- 
countered a  blizzard,  but  that  did  not  dampen 
the  enthusiasm  for  advertising  ^^^/Be,  for  on 
the  gravestone  of  the  highest  grave  in  the  world 
will  be  found  the  familiar  stickers  of  this  paper. 
More  l^eople  Come  In. 

By  Tuesday  evening  almost  1,500  people  had 
signed  the  register  at  headquarters,  and  league 
badges  were  almost  as  plentiful  on  the  streets  as 
the  advocates  of  tree  silver.  The  impromptu  en- 
tertainment the  night  before  had  given  the  visit- 
ors an  opportunity  to  get  acquainted  and  Tues- 
day found  them  sight-seeing  and  strutting  around 
with  one  another  as  if  all  came  from  the  same 
section,  instead  of  representing  almost  every  state 
in  the  union.  Ihe  second  day  of  the  meet  seemed 
more  animated  than  the  first.  A  programme 
which  required  some  hustling  to  get  through  kept 
everybodj'  on  the  move.  At  11  o'clock,  preceded 
by  a  band,  several  hundred  wheelmen  and  a  third 
as  many  wheelwomeu  took  up  the  line  of  march 
to  the  state  capital  building,  where  C.  A.  Rivers, 
the  well-known  photographer  of  Colorado  mount- 
ain scenery,  was  to  take  the  annual  photograph. 
The  group  was  artistically  arranged  and  con- 
tained about  .500  faces.  In  the  foreground  a  bevy 
of  fair  bloomerites  made  a  pretty  eifect,  while  the 
magnificent  proportions  of  Colorado's  new  capitol 
furnished  the  background. 

Sain  Spoiled  the  I*arade. 

The  event  of  the  day  was  to  have  been  the 
grand  parade  at  2  o'clock,  but  the  weather — that 
was  the  rub.  As  has  been  the  case  for  the  past 
fifteen  years,  with  one  exception,  it  rained. 
League  members  were  not  surprised,  for  they  are 
used  to  it.  All  the  details  of  the  parade  had  been 
carried  out,  everything  was  in  perfect  order  for 
the  start,  but  at  that  particular  moment  it  began 
to  rain.  Great  large  drops  fell  in  generous  pro- 
fusion, and  then  there  was  a  wild  scramble  for 
shelter.  In  an  instant  the  Coliseum  here  was  a 
mass  of  wheels  and  humanity,  but  it  could  accom- 
modate only  a  part  of  the  crowd  and  the  rest  be- 
came soaked.  It  was  a  great  disappointment,  for 
had  the  weather  been  agreeable  Denver  would 
have  witnessed  one  of  the  most  picturesque  sights 
of  the  year;  and  she  has  had  many  gatherings  and 
parades  during  the  summer. 

TJ-e  Smoker  Was  Grand. 

The  annual  smoker  in  the  evening  at  the  Coli- 
seum was  an  event  that  will  find  no  worthy  imi- 
tation in  the  nejir  future.  It  was  what  might  be 
called  a  product  of  the  "wild  and  woolly  west," 
and  in  no  other  section  of  the  country  could  it  be 
duplicated  with  the  proper  eflfect.  From  night- 
fall until  the  wee  sma'  hours  of  the  morning  a 
thousand  shrieking,  howling  wheelmen  pawed  up 


THE  GREAT  UNPAGED ! 

OTTO    ZEIGLER,    Jr., 


-ON      HIS- 


RAMBLER  RACER 


FITTED      WITH      THE 


Fastest  Tires  on  Earth--"G.  &  J." 

rode  a  mile  unpaced,   flying  start,  at  the  National  Meet,  Denver, 

IN    2:09   1-5, 

Beating  Sanger's  Record  of  2:ri. 

ANOTHER     WORLD^S    RECORD. 

on  a  RAM BLER"of  course—this  week's  record. 

Any  "  dub"  can  ride  a  mile  "unplaced" — in  fact,  some  wheels  and  tires  land  good  men  in  that  position  at 
the  finish  regularly.  BUT — to  ride  a  mile  "unpaced,"  there  is  where  the  "mettle"  of  the  man  and  the  speed  of  the 
wlieel  and  tires  are  demonstrated. 

"it    was     easy    for     MR.     ZEIGLER--ON    THOSE    TIRES    AND     BEARINGS." 


CATALOGUE   OF    ALL    FAST    RAMBLERS,    FREE    AT    RAMBLER    AGENCIES. 


GORMULLY    &    JeEFERY    MeG.    Co., 

85  Madison  Street,                     174  Columbus  Avenue,  13-35  14tli  Street,  N.  W.,                     Cor.  5rth  Street  and  Broadway,           27  Union  Street, 

CHICAGO.                           BOSTON.  WASHINGTON.                                 NEW  YORK.                  COVENTRY^    ENG. 

419-421  Flatbush  Avenue,  Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  SOI  Woodward  Ave., 

BROOKLYN,    N.    Y.  DETROIT,    MICH. 

MENTtON  THE   REFEREE. 


^S^k/ee^ 


THE    PACIFIC     COAST     RAMBLER     TEAM. 


C,  D.  WELLS.       E.  AYLWATJD,  Trainer. 
E.  F.  LONa.       W.  F.  FOSTEE.       A.  L.  ATKINS,  Manager. 


W.  A.  TEERILL. 
OTTO  ZIEGLEE,  Jr. 


W.  H.  HALEY. 


the  sawdust  of  the  rink,  executed  war  dances  and 
did  everything  grotesque  and  humorous.  A  pan- 
demonium reigned,  hut  every  one  was  good- 
natured  and  everyhody  enjoyed  it,  even  the  ladies 
in  the  gallery  applauded  and  urged  the  inn- 
makers  on.  The  smoker  was  far  ahead  of  any- 
thing of  the  kind  heretofore  offered  at  annual 
gatherings — something  unique.  The  immense 
hall  was  arranged  in  German  beer  garden  style, 
with  small  tables  scattered  everywhere.  In  the 
center  was  the  stage,  roped  oif  for  the  exhibitors 
of  the  manly  art.  The  entertainment  began 
promptly  at  8  o'clock  with  one  of  Sonsa's  marches 
and  then,  in  rapid  order,  a  meritorious  and  a 
varied  programme  of  everything  in  the  variety 
line  followed,  the  smoker  coming  to  a  close  with 
a  four-round  bout  between  Kid  Eyan  of  Chicago 
and  the  Montana  kid. 

*** 

WEDNESDAY'S   RUNS. 


Trips  Made  to  All  Sections  of  the  Surrounding 
Country  by  Hundreds. 
Wednesday  was  the  day  set  apart  by  the  ar- 
rangement committee  to  afford  the  visitors  an  op- 
portunity to  see  and  ride  over  the  sand- papered 
roads  which  are  so  dear  to  the  heart  of  every  Colo- 
rado wheelmen.  The  runs  around  Denver  are  so 
diversified  that  it  was  thought  all  tastes  could  be 
agreeably  suited;  and  such  was  the  case.  The 
most  widely  advertised,  and  perhaps  the  most  lib- 
erally patronized,  waa  the  famous  century  course 
to  Greely,  the  run  to  that  point  being  conducted 
by  Captain  Perkins,  of  the  Ramblers.  Sixty 
registered  for  the  start,  but  the  effect  of  the  high 


altitude  or  some  other  mysterious  influence  over- 
came the  party,  for  the  time  consumed  going  over 
the  course  was  better  suited  to  one  of  hills  than 
the  so-called  sand-papered  one.  M.  M.  Huyett, 
of  Nebraska,  and  three  companions,  so  far  as 
known,  made  the  best  time  which  was  11  hrs.  3 
min. 

Sad  to  Ford  a  Creek. 

Morrison  was  visited  by  forty  gentlemen  and 
ten  lady  riders,  conducted  by  Captain  Branden- 
burg. On  account  of  the  recent  rain  the  course 
was  rough  and  the  party  had  to  ford  a  creek,  the 
bridge  having  been  washed  away  by  the  storm. 
The  return  was  made  via  Turkey  Creek.  The 
most  novel  excursion  of  the  day  was  to  Perry 
Park,  the  second  Garden  of  the  Gods,  which  was 
participated  in  by  almost  a  hundred  ladies  and 
gentlemen.  The  party  left  over  the  Eio  Grande 
in  the  morning,  stopping  fiist  at  Palmer  Lake. 
From  this  point  a  run  was  made  to  Perry  Park. 
Here  the  visitors  were  introduced  to  the  magnifi- 
cent scenery  which  has  made  this  neighborhood 
world-famous.  After  doing  justice  to  an  ample 
spread  they  started  on  the  novel  experience  of 
coasting  back  to  Denver,  a  distance  of  fifty-two 
miles.  The  trip  will  long  be  remembered  for  the 
many  thrilling  and  exciting  incidents  which  oc- 
curred along  the  way. 

Sand-Fwpered  and,  Dusted  Daily. 

Captain  Jefferson  escorted  a  party  of  cracker- 
jack  riders  to  Brighton,  a  distance  of  thirty-five 
miles.  The  course  is  sand-papered  and  dusted  off 
every  morning  and  is  consequently  fast.  The 
time  spoken  of  by  the  party  is  simply  incredible, 
and  to  cause  no  hard  feelings  wiU  not  be  an- 


nounced until  after  the  meet.  At  the  conclusion 
of  the  run  their  spirits  overcame  them  and  they 
stormed  an  east-side  grocery  store  and  enjoyed  a 
feast  of  watermelons. 

While  the  touring  ones  were  enjoying  the 
sights  awheel,  something  like  a  thousand  wheel- 
men were  taking  in  the  excursion  around  the  loop 
to  Silver  Plume.  This  trip  is  certainly  one  of  the 
greatest  treats  in  store  for  the  visitor,  and  the 
supremely  magnificent  scenery  and  wonderful 
scientific  engineering  was  never  more  praised  or 
appreciated  than  by  the  wheelmen. 
In  the  JSvening. 

Special  arrangements  nad  been  made  for  taking 
care  of  the  guests  in  the  evening.  The  Ramblers 
had  prepared  a  carnival  at  Eletch's  Garden,  while 
the  Denver  Wheel  Club  entertained  its  friends  at 
Manhattan  Beach.  Both  entertainments  were 
largely  patronized.  At  Manhattan  Beach  fully 
2,000  wheelmen  were  in  attendance.  They  owned 
the  theater.  Box  parties  were  numerous  and  the 
festivities  were  kept  until  a  late  hour. 


'AH,  THE  LADIES." 


They  Cut  a  Dash  with  Their  Bloomer  Cos- 
tumes— A  Pretty  Reception. 
The  ladies  '  'cut  quite  a  figure"  at  the  meet  this 
year  and  were  considered,  by  unanimous  consent, 
to  be  a  great  attraction.  Attired  in  the  rational 
dress  costume  they  were  the  target  of  hundreds  of 
eyes  whenever  they  appeared  on  the  streets.  It 
was  a  sight  new  to  Denver's  populace,  birt  from 
the  expressions  of  approval  heard  on  every  side  by 


^SINGLE-TUBE   PNEUMATIC 


TH 


Properly  constructed,  is  the  best  riding,  best  wearing, 
most  easily  repaired,  and  most  satisfactory  all-around 
tire  ever  put  on  a  bicycle,  and,  best  of  all,  it  stays  on 
the  rim. 

^e  Make  It.      We  Best  Know  How  to  Make  It. 

You  who  want  this  tire  for  your  wheels  should  place 
orders  quickly.  The  demand  is  becoming  almost  unani- 
mous for  the  Single-Tube,  and  there  is  a  limit  even  to  our 
capacity. 


HARTFORD  RUBBER        ROGER  B.  MCMULLEN  &  CO. 

lAfORKS    CO.,       <3k.®®  HARTFORD,    CONN. 


General  Selling  Agents, 
64  to  70  Ohio  Street,  CHICAGO,  and  309  Broadway,  NEW  YORK. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


A   CRIMSON    STREAK 

went  whirling  across  the  tape  at  Denver,  last  week,  when 

TURNBULL^-.^ 

won  the  One  Mile  Novice  Race  on  a  Crimson  Rim 

SYRACUSE 

in  the  remarkable  time  of  2:23!.     That  was  a  whipper  for  all 

WORLD'S  RECORDS 

-THAT'S     THE     WAY     IT'S     DONE. 


THE  SYRACUSE  CYCLE  CO., 


WESTERN  AGENTS: 
A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH 
HARDWARE 
CO., 

ST  LOUIS  MO  SYRACUSE,  N.  Y..  U.  S.  A. 


MEMTION  THE   REFEREE. 


the  fair  riders  of  the  Queen  City  it  will  not  be 
long  before  all  will  be  up  to  date  in  the  matter  of 
cycling  dress.  It  requires  courage  of  a  genuine 
quality  to  appear  in  public  in  a  costume  that  dif- 
fers in  so  marked  a  degree  Irom  the  conventionali- 
ties of  decades  of  fashion ;  but  when  once  the  start 
is  made  it  soon  becomes  a  matter  of  wonder  why 
someone  had  not  thought  of  it  before.  It  was  ex- 
pected the  day  parade  of  Wednesday  afternoon 
would  be  an  occasion  which  would  do  much  to 
relieve  the  anxiety  of  those  who  are  not  yet  con- 
verted to  the  new  order  of  things.  Nearly  all  the 
visitors  had  intended  to  participate  and  many 
pretty  and  novel  costumes  would  no  doubt  have 
been  shown.  Among  the  noted  cyelestriennes 
who  were  pronounced  advocates  of  the  "bloomer 
girl"  at  the  meet  were:  Miss  Lucy  Porter,  Miss 
Lizzie  Heggerty,  Miss  Louise  V.  Churchill,  of  Chi- 
cago; Mrs.  F.  J.  OUiver,  Mrt.  A.  A.  Herring,  Mrs. 
M.  F.  Van  Horn,  Mrs.  J.  W.  George,  Lincoln, 
Neb. ;  Mrs.  D.  Eldridge,  York,  Neb. ;  Miss  Lillie 
Munson,  New  York;  Mrs.  W.  H.  Shepley,  Spring- 
field, Mo.;  Misses  Goodwin  and  Pritchard,  Des 
Moines,  la.;  Mrs.  B.  O.  Bennington,  Atlanta,  la  ; 
Mrs.  W.  B.  Walker,  Kearney,  Neb. ;  Mrs.  A.  E. 
Lane,  Omaha;  Miss  Mary  L.  Brownell,  Council 
Blutfs;  Mrs.  C.  E.  Denig,  Cheyenne;  Mrs.  F.  E. 
Greene,  Omaha;  Mrs.  W.  L.  Henkels,  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Rivers,  Mrs.  C.  E.  Wilber  and  the  Misses  McFar- 
land,  Geraghly,  Houck,  Pannall,  Hammond, 
Hatch,  Walker  and  Marguerite  Koss,  of  Denver. 
On  Friday  evening  the  ladies  of  the  Rational 
Dress  Reform  Club  were  entertained  by  one  of  the 
members,  Mrs.  Brocker,  of  California  street.  The 
party  was  largely  attended  by  the  visiting  ladies 
and  their  friends. 


SOUVENIRS  GALORE. 


t 


The  Referee  Badge  Quite  in  Demand— Other 
Fine  Things. 
The  badge  fiend  has  always  been  an  object  lesson 
at  any  of  the  league 
meets  and  Denver 
proved  no  e.xcepliou  to 
the  rule.  From  the 
first  day  the  demand 
for  badge  decorations 
wa.s  immense.  There 
were  badges  and  souve- 
nirs of  every  conceiva^ 
ble  style  and  color,  aud 
when  once  an  enthusi- 
ast gets  them  all  on  he 
presents  an  appearance 
as  glittering  as  a  circus 
parade.  Most  all  the 
man  ufacturers  had 
something  in  the  line  of 
a  souvenir.  Perhaps  the 
most  sought-after  was 
that  given  by  the  Over- 
man Wheel  Company. 
It  had  the  company's 
'  trade  mark  and  '  'L.  A. 
W.,  Denver,  1894" 
stamped  on  oxidized 
silver,  suspended  from 
a  purple  ribbon'.  It  was 
beautiful.  The  Colum- 
bia also  had  something  out  of  the  ordinary — a 
stick  pin  of  silver  representing  a  pneumatic  tire 
with  the  word  Columbia  across  the  center  in  blue 
enamel.  You  saw  them  everywhere.  These  were 
the  principal  novelties  in  silver.  Badges  were  in 
numbers  galore,  ^^/g/ee  badge,  printed  in 
three  colors,  was  "a  winner."     Among  others  was 


the   Monarch,    the  Phoenix,  Yost,    (Sterling,  Oor- 
mully  &  Jetfery  and  Bearings. 


THURSDAY'S  PROGRAMME. 


"The  Grand   Old   Man"    of    American   Cycling 
Arrives. 

Bright  and  early  Thursday  morning  the  genial 
face  of  Secretary  Bassett  illuminated  the  rotunda 
of  the  Windsor.  At  once  "Papa"  began  an  all- 
around  hand-shake.  He 
expressed  himself  to 
^^gftfee-  man  as  being 
very  much  pleased  over 
the  prospects  of  a  good 
meet.  The  "old  man," 
as  he  has  come  to  be 
known  among  league 
members,  was  con- 
fronted by  many  ob- 
stacles in  his  endeavor 
to  get  to  Denver.  He 
has  not  yet  unpacked 
his  car  loiid  of  belong- 
ings from  his  old  home 
at  Boston,  aud  is  sur- 
rounded by  at  least  two 
weeks  ot  office  work. 
Notwithstanding  Pres- 
ident Luscomb's  an- 
nouncement that  he 
would  not  allow  the 
league  officers  expenses 
to  go   to  the  meet  the 

genial  secretary  was  there,  much  to  the  delight  of 
jiiis  hosts  of  friends. 

A  Reception  and  Hall. 

The  league  reception  and  ball  Thursday  evening 
at  the  Broadway  theatre  was  a  grand  affair  and  a 
pronounced  success,  fully  1,200  people  participat- 
ing. The  grand  march  was  led  by  Secretary 
Bassett  and  Miss  Mosier,  of  Denver,  and  there  were 
200  couples  in  line.  The  programme  was  unique 
in  the  shape  of  a  pneumatic  tire,  which  was  in- 
tended for  a  souvenir.  The  scene  as  viewed  from 
the  balcony  was  an  animated  one  and  left  an  im- 
pression that  will  long  be  remembered. 

BIG  BANQUET  FRIDAY. 


A  Magnificent  Spread  at  the  Windsor — Speeches 
by  Men  of  Prominence. 

On  Friday  evening  the  annual  banquet  of  the 
otficers  of  the  league  was  held  at  the  Windsor. 
This  affair  is  always  looked  forward  to  with  great 
pleasure  by  the  officials  aud  those  invited  to  meet 
them,  and  this  year's  feast  of  good  things  aud  flow 
of  reason  under  the  shadow  of  the  Rockies  was  no 
exception.  The  banquet  was  elegant  in  all  its 
appointments.  The  tables  were  artistically  ar- 
ranged in  three  long  tiers,  stretching  away  from  the 
head  table,  which  was  occupied  by  the  toastmaster 
and  the  prominent  speakers.  The  colors  of  the 
L.  A.  W.  were  beautifully  blended  with  the  floral 
decorations,  which  were  in  profusion.  The  cen- 
tral figure,  which  occupied  a  conspicuous  position 
at  the  head  of  the  banquet  table,  was  a  floral  wheel, 
of  regular  size  and  perfect  in  design.  It  was  com- 
posed of  vari-colored  flowers,  which  gave  a  very  real- 
istic imitation  of  a  bicycle.  At  the  base  of  the  design 
in  purple  were  the  familiar  letters,  "L.  A.  W. " 
The  scene  was  greatly  enhanced  and  beautified  by 
the  mellow  glow  of  the  hundreds  of  colored  can- 
dles, which  were  used  for  illumination  and  which 
added  a  unique  picturesqueness  to  the  affair. 
A   Venerable  Wlieelman. 

The  toastmaster  was  Judge  Julius  B.   Bessell, 


of  Denver,  who,  despite  his  silvered  locks,  declared 
he  was  a  wheelman  and  considered  it  a  proud 
distinction  to  belong  to  the  L.  A.  W.  He  made  a 
great  hit  in  his  happy  way  of  introducing  the 
speakers  of  the  evening. 

Ex- Vice  President  Thomas  F.  Sheridan,  of  Chi- 
cago, responded  to  the  toast  "The  L.  A.  W."  In 
a  clear,  forcible,  yet  very  entertaining  way  he  told  of 
the  beginning,  the  subsequent  growth  aud  the 
grand  development  and  future  possibilities  of  the 

league. 

Mr.  Raytnond  Well  Heceived. 

"The  Racing  Board"  was  responded  to  by  Mr. 
Raymond,  who,  upon  arising,  was  greeted  with 
round  after  round  of  applause,  attesting  fully  his 
great  popularity.  Mr.  Raymond's  speech  fairly 
sparkled  with  wit  and  his  flights  of  word  painting 
seemed  at  times  to  soar  above  the  domes  of'  the 
great  mountains  near  at  hand.  His  story  told  was 
of  the  trials  of  the  racing  men  and  their  allies,  the 
race  promoters.  In  concluding  his  remarks  he 
warmly  congratulated  the  Denver  boys  on  their 
splendid  track  and  on  the  bouquet  of  "world's 
records'  they  hold  as  souvenirs  of  the  meet. 
Denverites  Talk. 

E.  S.  Hartwell,  in  a  happy  vein,  spoke  of  the 
Denver  Wheel  Club  and  his  remarks  were  very 
pleasantly  received.  He  was  followed  by  W.  P. 
Hillhouse,  chairman  of  the  executive  committee, 
who  had  for  his  subject  "The  Executive  Commit- 
tee." Notwithstanding  the  practical  side  of  the 
subject,  he  succeeded  in  making  a  speech  full  of 
bright  sayings  and  gave  his  hearers  much  valu- 
able information. 

Colorado  lost  nothing  in  the  skillful  aud  mas- 
terly way  she  was  described  by  E.  B.  Light,  sec- 
retary of  the  board  of  trade.  Much  can  be  said  of 
this  great  state.  He  told  of  its  beauties,  its  re- 
sources and  its  scenery.  The  latter,  he  said,  sur- 
passed anything  of  its  kind  on  earth.  He  also 
gave  statistics  of  the  mineral  and  wealtl  -produc- 
ing industries.  In  concluding  his  remarks  he 
spoke  for  the  citizens  of  the  state  as  appreciating 


the  honor  conferred  on  it  by  the  league  in  select- 
ing Denver  as  the  place  to  hold  the  meet. 
State  of  the  Treasury . 

'  'Pop' '  Brewster,  in  a  humorous  way,  attempted 
to  tell  the  boys  about  the  condition  of  the  treas- 
ury, but  from  some  reason  or  another  he  rambled 
off  into  other  avenues  and  at  the  conclusion  of  his 
remarks,  which  evoked  no  end  of  laughter,  they 
were  undecided  as  to  whether  to  touch  "Pop"  for 
a  five  or  not. 

The  last  regular  toast  of  the  banquet,  "The 
Denver  Meet,"  was  responded  to  by  Louis  Block, 
of  the  executive  committee.     In   his  remarks  he 


told  the  story  of  the  committee's  visit  to  Louis- 
ville,  of  the  struggle  for  the  meet  and  its  success. 
He  spoke  of  the  promises  made  and  all  of  which 
he  hoped  had  been  fulfilled.     He  regretted  that, 


notwithstanding  the  expression  of  approval  heard 
on  every  side  over  the  success  of  the  meet,  that 
the  boys  had  omitted  to  send  a  personal  invita- 
tion to  one  perhaps  known  to  all,  whose  name 
was  Charles  H.  Luscomb.  He  thought  this  gen- 
tleman had  made  a  great  mistake  in  pleading 
poverty  for  an  excuse  in  not  coming.  He  thanked 
the  national  officers  for  coming  and  giving  the 
affair  the  fervor  of  a  national  meet  by  their  pres- 
ence. 

He  said  Denver  was  proud  of  her  success,  and 
extruded  a  cordial  hand-shake  to  all  the  visitors. 
In  addition  to  the  regular  speakers,  the  toast- 
master  called  on  D.  J.  Canary,  George  K.  Barrett 
and  "the  grand  old  man  of  the  league,"  Abbot 
Bassett,  its  venerable  secretary. 


CLOSE  OF  THE  MEET. 


Presenting  of  the  Prizes  and  the  Grand  Wind- 
Up  at  Coliseum  Hall. 

The  meet  closed  in  a  blaze  of  glory  Saturday 
evening  with  the  presenting  of  the  prizes  to  the 
victors  at  the  Coliseum  hall.  This  spacious  audi- 
torium was  filled  to  overflowing,  and  a  more  rol- 
licking, congenial  set  of  fellows  never  assembled. 
While  the  clans  were  gathering  the  band  played 
lively  airs  and  everybody  was  bubbling  with  good 
feeling.  When  the  "standing  room  only"  sign 
had  been  displayed  in  front  of  the  building,  the 
venerable  father  of  the  Denver  Wheel  Club, 
"Pop"  Hartwell,  stepped  to  the  front  of  the  stage 
and  proceeded  to  call  out  the  names  of  the  prize 
winners.  As  it  always  happens  in  events  of  this 
kind  the  opportunity  for  a  "jolly"  is  too  good 
to  let  go.     When  the  name  of  the    modest    son 


of  Beerville  was  announced,  from  out  of  the 
depths  came  the  inquiry:  "Who  wears  wooden 
shoes?"  For  an  instant  there  was  a  death-like 
silence  and  then  with  a  mighty  roar  the  crowd 
yelled,  "Sanger!"  Everybody  "got  a  shot"  and 
the  familiar  cry,  '  'Do  we  work  for  a  dollar  a  day?' ' 
and  the  response,  "No;  down  with  the  aristoc- 
racy," was  afterward  heard;  also  an  occasional 
volcanic  eruption  in  the  shape  of  a  roar  of  "Who 
will  take  Zimmy's  place?"  Everybody  seemed 
filled  with  enjoyment;  even  the  ladies  in  the  gal- 
lery applauded  as  if  in  approval.  About  the  mid- 
dle of  the  programme  Louis  Block  relieved  Mr. 
Hartwell,  who  was  carried  off  the  stage  in  a  fit  of 
nervous  prostration.  Then  the  fun  was  resumed. 
fTohnson's  Prize. 

"Who  gets  the  nightingale?"  yelled  a  man 
with  a  fog-horn  voice.  "Johnny  Johnson," 
yelled  every  man  in  the  room,  and  a  committee 
was  appointed  to  bring  in  the  "bird."  In  the 
arms  of  a  dozen  wheelmen  the  burro  was  carried 
onto  the  stage,  and  a  second  later  the  kite-track 
hero  was  astride  of  his  possession.  The  burro 
smiled  his  innocent,  Chinese-like  smile— Johnny 
smiled  too,  but  not  in  the  same  way — while  the 
crowd  cheered  and  hollered  until  it  was  feared  the 
echo  would  crack  some  of  the  prize  diamonds  on 
exhibition.  Johnson,  like  the  others,  took  mat- 
ters in  a  pleasant  way,  and  later  relieved  himself 
of  the  responsibility  of  his  new-found  friend  by 
giving  him  to  Van  Sicklen,  who  in  turn  presented 
him  to  Bobbie  Hill,  of  the  Windsor  Hotel,  where 
he  will  be  glad  to  renew  old  friendship  with  any 
of  the  wheelmen  going  that  way. 

Everybody  Satisfied. 

Not  a  single  complaint  was  made  about  the 
prizes;  they  were  of  full  value  and  everybody  was 
more  than  satisfied. 

When  the  band  played  "Home,  Sweet  Home," 
and  the  crowd  began  to  dissolve  into  the  night, 
on  every  side  could  be  heard  good  words  for  the 
beautiful  Queen  City  of  the  Plains.  The  Denver 
wheelmen  have  done  themselves  proud,  and  their 
genuine  western  hospitality  will  long  be  a  pleas- 
ant remembrance  of  every  visitor. 

Jlemetnbered  By  the  Denver  Wheel  Club, 

The  Denver  Wheel  Club  very  gracefully  remem- 
bered the  officers  and  visitors  who  returned  home 
on  the  official  train,  by  sending  them  two  large 
baskets  of  fruit  and  a  dozen  bottles  of  Mum's  ex- 
tra dry.  Attached  to  the  basket  was  a  note  as 
follows:  "With  the  compliments  of  the  Denver 
Wheel  Club.  We  trust  it  will  not  be  a  dry  ride 
across  the  plains."  It  is  needless  to  say  this 
parting  act  of  kindness  was  duly  appreciated.  On 
the  following  day  a  telegram  was  sent  back  to 
Denver,  signed  by  Raymond,  Pattee,  Sheridan, 
Dickinson,  Seward,  Paul,  Easton  and  others, 
which  read :  '  'We  are  drinking  to  the  health  of 
the  Denver  boys.    Who  will  take  Zimmy's  place? 


GARDNER  ON  THE  ROAD. 


He  Wins  Time  in  the  Twenty-Five  Mile  Event 
Sunday. 
The  Troxell  road  race,  as  was  anticipated, 
proved  a  great  event  and  was  a  fitting  finale  for 
the  week's  sport.  As  Chairman  Raymond  re- 
marked at  the  banquet,  Denver  does  nothing  in  a 
retail  way,  and  the  prize  list  for  the  road  race 
proved  his  remark  true,  for  they  were  certainly 
worthy  of  the  attention  of  the  cracks  of  the  coun- 
try. The  race  was  over  the  Sand  Creek  course,  a 
distance  of  twenty-five  miles,  and  the  novelty  of 
the  affair  was  that  the   Union   Pacific  road  ran 


special  trains  of  observation  cars  along  the  route. 
Promptly  at  9  o'clock  the  trains  left  the  Union 
depot  and  an  hour  later  the  start  was  made.  The 
entry  list  was  among  the  largest  of  the  season, 
ninety-eight  in  number,  nearly  all  of  whom 
started.  It  is  estimated  that  about  3,000  people 
on  the  trains  witnessed  the  race,  to  say  nothing  of 
the  thousands  at  the  finish.  The  race  proved 
very  exciting  and  was  one  of  uncertainty,  as  no 
one  was  conceded  to  have  a  cinch.  The  scratch 
men  were:  L.  A.  Callahan,  Buffalo;  B.  B.  Bird, 
St.  Paul;  William  Bainbridge,  Chicago;  H.  L. 
Dodson,  Chicago;  A.  Gardner,  Chicago  and  W.  F. 
Murphy,  Brooklyn,  all  of  whom  have  attained 
prominence  in  this  branch  of  the  sport. 

L.  H.  Dobson,  a  thirteen-minute  man,  of  Canon 
City,  won  the  race  in  1:24:38,  while  Gardner,  the 
class  A  premier,  sustained  the  confidence  of  his 
friends  and  won  the  time  prize  in  1:22:41.  Gard- 
ner put  up  a  great  race  and  the  time  would  have 
no  doubt  tumbled  close  to  the  record,  had  not  a 
strong  wind  prevailed  from  start  to  finish.  He 
secured  the  $500  chest  of  solid  silver,  which  is 
one  of  the  most  magnificent  prizes  ever  offered  in 
a  road  race.  Following  is  a  list  of  the  first  thirty 
finishers: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

L.  H.  Dobson 11:00 1:24:38 

A.  J.  Banks 10:30 1:24:31 

W.  M.  Enright 11:00 1:25:33 

M.  M.  Kreutz 10:00 1:24:60 

a.  A.  Maxwell 9:00 1:83:51 

Vf.  K.   Fehlershem 10:00 1:24:55 

C.  S.  Price 9;0J 1:2:3:56 

W.   Schnell 8:00 1:22:57 

0.  M.  Langan 8:00 1:22:58 

John  Fortune •. 12:00 1;26:.')9 

E.  F.   Smith 8:30 1:28:30 

B.  E.  Miller 8:30 1:23:52 

G.  E.  O'Brien 8:00 1:25:38 

H.  E.  Eenshaw 6:00 1:24:09 

H.  E.  Fredericlsson 7:00 1:25:13 


Eobt.  Gerwing  6:00 1:24:17 

T.I.  Jensen 8:30 1:26:49 

H.  M.  Turk 7:00... ....  .1:25:21 

W.  H.  Holloway 10:00 1:28:23 

G.  A.Philips 8:00 )  .1:27:25 

L.  Gumming 10:30 1:30:12 

B.  T.  Smith 8:00 1:27:57 


^^^^i/^ce 


K.  B.  Hamilton 10:00 ]:30:48 

F.  H.  McCall 11:00 1:32:  3 

C.  F.  Edmond 10:00 1:31:53 

C.  Pugh 8:00 1:30:03 

A.  Gardiner scr 1 :22:41 

W.  F.  Murphy scr l:2i:12 

F.  6.  Barnett 4:00 1:26:44 

H.  L.  Dodson scr 1:22:45 


THE   RACING   BEGUN. 


From  the    Start    Records    are    Shattered    Into 

Fragments. 
.  Denver,  Colo.,  Aug.   16. — [Special  correspon- 
dence.]— With  Denver's  tirst  clay  as  a  criterion, 
the  present  national  meet  will  be  the  greatest  in 
the  history  of  the  league,  and  with  to-day's  at- 


:26  2-5,  the  last  quarter  of  the  third  heat  of  the 
mile  open.  Had  Charley  Murphy  made  the  jump 
sooner  Sanger  might  have  lowered  Tyler's  record 
of  :2:5  4-5. 

KiU  Oh,  How  Different! 

The  meet  of  to-day  had  but  few  more  cracker- 
jacks  than  did  Minneapolis  last  Saturday.  One 
was  reminded  of  Minneapolis  because  everything 
was  so  very  different.  To-day's  races  were  run 
under  few  time  limits;  pacemakers  were  em- 
ployed in  the  open  events;  there  was  no  strike; 
the  men  were  asked  to  do  nothing  unreasonable 
and  between  8,000  and  10,000  people  can  well  be 
envied  for  their  good  luck  in  seeing  such  a  day's 
riding.  In  only  two  of  the  eight  races  was  there 
a  '  'cinch' '  winning.     These  were  the  novice  race, 


have  always  been  made.  This  is  the  first  time  in 
the  history  of  cycling  that  scratch  race  time  has 
been  brought  below  that  of  handicap  records.  The 
former  mile  record  was  2:11  2-.'5,  made  by  Sanger 
at  Springfield.  The  best  previous  time  for  a  mile 
scratch  race  was  2:12,  made  at  Indianapolis  by 
Zimmerman  last  year.  Better  time  than  2:10  3-5 
has  been  made  for  the  mile  in  competition  but 
never  claimed. 

The  best  previous  time  for  five  miles  was  Titus' 
own,  made  at  Lafayette  July  30,  of  this  year,  in  a 
handicaiJ  from  scratch.  Bat  he  could  never  have 
had  that  record  to  his  credit,  for  he  made  it  on  a 
horse  track  and  was  not  set  back  properly.  To- 
day's five-mile  record  stands  pre-eminently  the 
world's  record  in  competition,   the  pride  of  all 


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out:  niLP  VEbTtRN  CHAMPIOMHIP 

Vv'E-LU'bl-EADnSCi  ,  CABamhE 


tendance  as  a  criterion  the  D.  C.  W.  park 
will  never  hold  the  crowd  that  will 
apply  for  admission  on  Friday  and  Saturday. 
With  four  world's  records  smashed  in  one  day 
what  will  be  the  record  of  the  meet? 

Denver's  track  is  a  success  for  speed  and  safety. 
The  surface  is  fast  and  the  curves  are  perfectly 
safe.  In  eight  races  to-day  and  about  twenty 
heats  the  only  falls  recorded  were  on  account  of 
fouling  and  in  no  way  owing  to  the  track.  Four 
world's  records  with  seven  closely-contested  races 
is  surely  a  record,  of  which  to  be  proud.  Twenty 
last  quarters  were  ridden  to-day  in  thirty  seconds 
each,  most  of  them  in  time  between  twenty-seven 
and  twenty-eight  seconds,  and  one  only  three- 
fifths  outside  of  record.     The  latter  was  Sanger's 


in  whi(  h  the  winner  was  pulled  out  by  two  pace- 
makers and  did  2:23.3-5,  six  seconds  under  the 
best  record  for  novice  riders,  and  the  two-mile 
handicap,  class  B,  which  Barnett  of  Lincoln,  Neb., 
with  190  yards,  improved  his  opportunities  to  such 
an  extent  that  he  was  able  to  win,  practically 
hands  down,  from  A.  D.  Kennedy  of  Chicago,  who 
had  sixty  yards  and  was  virtually  scratch  man. 
Competitive  Jffcorda  Drop. 
In  the  mile  open,  for  a  §500  piano,  Tltns  low- 
ered the  mile  competitive  record  to  2:10  3-5,  and 
in  the  five-mile  national  championship  the  same 
rider  clipped  nine  and  two-fifths  seconds  off  the 
competitive  record.  Both  these  records,  made  in 
scratch  events,  lower  the  competitive  figures  made 
in  handicap   events   where   the  previous  records 


America,  for  it  was  made  in  a  national  chani]  ion- 
ship,  probably  the  first  record  ever  broken  in  a 
national  championship  contest.  And  such  cham- 
pionships as  those  of  to-day,  never  were  ran  before 
Both  the  half  and  five  were  fought  right  to  the 
tape. 

Thnt  "  Higll  Air." 

Regarding  the  high  air  and  the  "  croakers' " 
warnings  that  no  man  from  below  (we  are  over  a 
mile  above  Lake  Michigan)  they  tell  us,  would  be 
able  to  ride  fast,  and  that  the  men  of  the  lower 
countries  would  receive  a  sound  drubbing  from 
the  local  men.  Sanger  declares  that  he  feels  no 
ill  effects,  but  says  he  may  before  the  meet  is  over. 
The  California  riders,  Otto  Ziegler  of  San  Jose, 
Walter  Foster  and  C.  S.  Wells  of  San  Francisco, 


^^efce^ 


have  been  doing  such  work  in  training  that  the 
people  of  the  plains  counted  heavily  on  their 
scooping  all  in  sight.  The  men  clearly  demon- 
strated their  ability  to-day  to  give  royal  battle  to 
their  friends  of  the  east. 

First  Sard  Battle. 
There  seemed  to  be  a  mutual  understanding 
among  the  men  oi  the  east  that  the  western  riders 


must  be  beaten  and  it  may  be  the  east  thought  to 
do  the  trick  by  setting  a  record  pace.  For  this 
was  what  was  done  in  every  race  and  California 
was  in  nearly  every  tight  finish.  The  prettiest 
battle  of  the  morning  heats  was  between  Macdon- 
ald  and  Ziegler  in  the  first  heat  of  the  half-mile 
championship.  Ziegler  rounded  into  the  straight 
ten  yards  to  the  good,  riding  strongly.  Mac- 
donald  worked  like  a  Trojan  down  the  stretch 
and  was  bnt  a  length  back  ten  yards  from  home. 
Five  yards  from  the  tape  the  men  were  tie  and  at 
the  tape  Macdonald  had  won  by  six  inches.  Both 
are  boys  but  both  tought  out  several  battles  right 
royally  for  national  honors. 

Coulter  Kept  the  Times  JJown. 

One  of  the  surprises  of  the  day  was  the  fine 
showing  made  by  Coulter  of  Toledo,  who  in  his 
ride  across  country  with  companion  on  Yost  ma- 
chines arrived  in  Denver  in  time  to  train  for  these 
races.  While  he  won  nothing  during  the  day  he 
was  responsible  for  many  fast  finishes.  His  sprint 
is  strong,  but  not  enough  to  carry  him  to  the  tape 

a  winner. 

6ood  Class  A  Men. 

About  thirty  riders  were  entered  in  each  class 
and  the  A's  were  composed  of  riders  from  all  parts 
of  the  country  as  far  east  as  Buffalo,  Louie  Calla- 
han, the  twenty-five  mile  road  record  holder  and 
W.  A.  Lutz  being  Bison  city  representaiives. 

Heiler  and  Gunse  of  Salt  Lake  City  ably  repre- 
sented the  Mormons  and  Gardner  and  Davis  of 
Chicago  did  the  World's  Fair  City  proud.  Gard- 
ner rode  in  two  races  and  won  the  mile  open  with 
one  of  those  characteristic  sprints  which  landed 
him  a  winner  on  so  many  occasions  at  Chicago. 
But  in  the  third-mile  the  Chicago  boy  was  pock- 
eted so  securely  he  cou.ld  win  no  better  than 
fourth. 

G.  S.  Maxwell  of  Winfield,  Kas.,  and  E.  E. 
Anderson  of  Roodhouse,  111. ,  made  good  records 
in  the  A  events.  Of  the  class  A  riders  B.  B.  Bird 
of  St.  Paul  was  the  only  man  to  avail  himself  of 


the  privilege  accorded  class  A  men  of  competing 
in  the  championships  and  he  was  a  close  fourth  in 
the  five-mile  race. 

fTohnson  on  Sand 

Johnson  was  present.  The  clerk  failed  to  call 
him  for  his  heat  of  the  half-mile  championship. 
He  started  in  his  heat  of  the  mile  open  but  some- 
thing went  wrong  with  his  machine  and  he  was 
out  of  it  for  the  day.  The  only  other  notable  ab- 
sentees were  Harry  Tyler  and  the  Rambler  team, 
whom  report  declares  have  gone  to  try  for  records. 
Johnson,  by  the  way,  will  follow  the  circuit 
through  to  Asbury  Park,  go  to  Waltham  from 
there  and  then  to  Springfield  to  prepare  for  what 
he  considers  the  real  national  championships. 
Hecord  for  Novices. 

Chaffin  and  Phillips  paced  to  so  good  effect  in 
the  mile  novice  race  that  Tumbnll  of  Denver  was 
puUed  out  of  a  good  twenty  yards  from  Jacquish 
of  Chicago,  a  brother  to  L.  C.  Jacquish,  the  racing 
board  member.  Frain  was  a  good  third  and  the 
time,  2:23  3-5,  breaks  the  best  previous  novice 
race  time  six  seconds. 

A.  Mot  Salf-Wile. 

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Wells,  Bald,  Sanger,  Titus,  Cabanne,  Murphy  and 
Taxis  qualified  for  the  half-mile  championship. 
The  result  was  a  victory  for  the  Columbia  team, 
with  Bald  and  Macdonald  in  front.  At  the  start 
Titus  and  Cabanne  went  to  the  front  and  led  down 
the  stretch,  Sanger  being  back  in  the  bunch  with 
Bald.  On  the  backstretch  Coulter  went  up  from 
back  and  at  the  turn  had  a  good  lead.  Ziegler 
was  after  him  before  the  turn  was  reached  and 
Macdonald  was  away  like  a  rocket  after  Ziegler. 
Bald,  Cabanne,  Titus  and  Sanger  were  hot  on  the 
trail.  Ziegler  collared  Coulter  at  the  turn  and 
Macdonald  entered  the  straight  fighting  with  his 
opponent  from  the  land  of  fruits  and  flowers.  The 
battle  appeared  to  be  between  these  two  when 
Bald  suddenly  shot  by  the  front  of  Sanger,  Titus 
and  Cabanne  and  was  away  after  the  leader. 
Twenty  yards  from  home  he  had  passed  Coulter 
and  was  rapidly  nearing  Macdonald  and  Ziegler. 
At  the  tape  Bald  had  won  by  three  inches  and 
Macdonald  was  second,  six  inches  ahead  of  Zieg- 
ler, Coulter  a  length  back.  Sanger,  Titus  and 
Cabanne  sat  up  and  were  out  of  it  at  the  turn. 
The  race  was  run  in  1 :05  1-5  and  the  last  quarter 
:27  2-5. 

L.  A.  Callahan,  the  Buffalo  lad,  fought  the  mile, 
2:30  class  A,  and  won  by  a  foot  from  G.  L.  Heiler 
of  Salt  Lake  City,  Maxwell  of  Winfield,  Kan.,  a 


close  third  and  J.  D.  Park  of  Denver  fourth. 
The  Great  Mile  JEtace  and  Record. 

Sanger,  Brown,  Bald,  Titus,  Wells,  Macdonald, 
Coulter,  Goetz,  Ziegler  ar>d  Taxis  was  the  order 
as  the  men  lined  up  for  the  great  mile  open,  with 
a  §500  piano  as  a  prize.  Maddox  was  there  to 
pace,  as  was  W.  F.  Mnrphy.  The  former  made  it 
merry  going  and  past  the  stand  the  men  were 
working  with  a  will  that  has  not  been  seen  this 
season.  All  had  strung  out,  Maddox  and  Mnrphy 
making  a  great  pace.  Maddox  dropped  and  Mnr- 
phy made  it  warm  at  the  half  He  had  drawn 
ahead,  the  crowd  refusing  to  further  follow  his 
killing  pace.  Then  Sanger  worked  up  and  was 
neck  and  neck  with  Wells,  leading  Titus,  Ziegler 
and  Foster,  with  the  rest  close  up.  Foster  drew 
up  from  the  outside  and  was  rapidly  nearing  the 
front  when  Sanger  forced  ahead  and  rounded  the 
last  turn  in  the  lead.  Titus  had  held  Sanger's 
rear  wheel  throughout  and  into  the  stretch  got 
beeween  Sanger's  wheel  and  the  pole.  Sanger 
would  not  move  over,  and  for  an  instant  the  men 
had  their  handlebars  locked.  Still  Sanger  would 
not  move,  and  Titus  rode  over  the  pole,  shot  along 
in  the  sand  for  several  yards,  just  missed  the  post 
of  the  rope  fence  by  the  stand,  and  with  a  terrific 
sprint  on  the  very  pole  went  over  the  tape  six 
inches  ahead  of  Sanger,  Brown  gaining  a  clever 
decision  over  the  big  Milwaukeean  by  a  ride  down 
the  center  and  by  while  Titus  and  Sanger  were 
arguing  the  case  of  "who  owned  the  pole. "  Bald 
was  close  up  a  little  wide  of  Sanger,  Goetz,  Fos- 
ter and  Coulter  in  the  order  named,  and  Ziegler 
was  buried  out  of  sight.  Macdonald  and  Taxis 
dropped  out  at  the  half,  the  latter  claiming  to 
have  been  fouled  by  Titus.  The  time,  2:10  3-5, 
breaks  the  competitive  record  of  2:11  2-5,  made 
by  Sanger  at  Springfield  last  year  in  a  handicap, 
and  also  the  mile  scratch  competitive  record  of 
2:12  made  by  Zinnermanlast  year  at  Indianapolis. 

Titus  was  promptly  disqualified  by  Referee 
Raymond,  tor  forcing  himself  between  Sanger  and 
(he  pole.  Sanger  had  swxmg  around  the  turn 
wide  and  Titus,  who  had  forced  Taxis  away  from 
Sanger  on  the  first  turn  of  the  last  lap,  a  position 
he  voluntarily  vacated  and  regaining  shoved 
Taxis  over  the  pole,  swung  close  and  for  the  sec- 
ond had  clear  space  ahead.  But  to  Sanger  be- 
longed the  pole.  Titus  instead  of  trying  to  pass 
around  the  outside  forced  himself  forward  and 
was  shoved  over  the  pole. 

Fall  in  the  Sandicap. 

The  two-mile  handicap,  class  B,  had  Kennedy, 
60  yards,  as  virtual  scratch  man  and  Bertie  Banks 
at  300  yards,  forcing  out  at  limit.  Barnett  with 
190  yards  soon  caught  Banks  and  gaining  a  long 
lead  won  the  race  handily.  Of  the  back  bunch 
Kennedy  gained  the  lead  on  the  last  lap  and 
made  it  warm  throughout,  winning  by  a  half 
length  from  L.  C.  Johnson,  who  was  third.  Boles 
of  Denver  a  close  fourth  pud  Maddox  fifth.  On 
the  last  lap  a  man  in  black,  who  could  not  be  dis- 
covered, fouled  Goetz  and  Dodson  and  as  a  result 
McGuire  and  Hamilton  fell  with  him.  Goetz 
was  knocked  out  and  will  not  ride  again  this  sea- 
son. 

Gardner's  sprint  placed  him  in  good  stead  in 
the  half-mile  open,  for  he  was  held  back  in  the 
bunch  until  Maxwell  had  rounded  into  the  turn; 
At  this  point  Maxwell  and  others  spread  out  and 
Gardner,  coming  grandly  through  the  center,  out- 
sprinted  the  field  in  a  good,  clean  finish.  Ander- 
son, of  Roodhouse,  was  second.  Maxwell  third, 
and  Kiser,  of  Dayton,  O.,  fourth.  Anderson  won 
the  third-mile  from  Kiser,  Callahan,  third,  with 
Gardner,  of  Chicago,  and  Kreutz,  close  up. 
JBrolee  Hia  Own  JRecord. 

Lee  Richardson,    who    rode    a  half-mile  back- 


■wards  in  2:37  2-5,  found  such  work  difficult  on  a 
■third-mile  track.  He  fell  once  after  going  an 
eighth,  but  started  again  from  the  mark  and  rode 
the  half  in  2:35,  breaking  his  reeoi-d  two  and  two- 
fifths  seconds.     The  summary: 

Half  mile,  national  championsliip— First  heat— Ray 
Macdonald,  1;  OttoZiegler,  Jr.,  8;  A.  I.  Brown,  3;  B.  B. 
Bird,  4;  time,  1:14  2-5.    Last  quarter  :30. 

Second  heat-C.  E.  Coulter,  1;  C.  S.  'Wells,  2;  E.  C.  Bald, 
3;  ■W.  C.  Sanger,  4;  time,  1:13  1.6.    Last  quarter  :30 1  5. 

Third  heat— F.  J.  Titus,  1;  L.  D.  Cabanne,  3; 'W.  F. 
Murphy,  3;  W.  W.  Taxis,  4;  time,  1:15.  Last  quarter  :31. 

Final  heat— Bald,  1;  Macdonald,  2;  Ziegler,  Jr.,  3;  Coul- 
tei,  4;  time,  1:05  1-5.    Last  quarter  :37  2-5. 

One-mile,  8:30  class,  A— First  heat— L.  A.  Callahan,  1; 
George  L.  Heiler,  8;  James  P.  Gunn,  3;  James  D.  Park,  4; 
time,  3:03  3-5.    Last  quarter  :30  3-5. 

Second  heat— G.  A.  Maxwell,  1;  H.  C.  Clark,  3;  A.  G, 


Bird,  3;  James  Collier,  4;  W.  A.  Shaver,  5;  time,  1:1-3  1-5. 
Last  quarter,  :29. 

Final  heat— Gardner,  1;  Anderson,  2;  Maxwell,  3;  Kiaer, 
4;  time,  1:10.    Last  quarter,  :37  3-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— First  heat — L.|C.  Johnson, 
140  yds.,  1;  W.  W.  Hamilton,  130  yds.,  2;  Maddox,  100 
yds.,  3;  Brown,  100  yds.,  4;  Boles,  100  yds.,  6;  McGuire, 
150  yds.,  6;  Gerwing,  170  yds.,  7;  W.  F.  Murphy,  100  yds., 
8;  time,  4:33  4-5. 

Second  heat— F.  Q.  Barnett,  193  yds.,  1;  Bertie  Banks, 
300  yds.,  8;  Kennedy,  60  yds.,  3;  Goetz,  140  yds.,  4;  Wells, 
160  yds.,  6;  Foster,  ICO  yds.,  6;  Coulter,  100  yds.,  7;  Con- 
don, 190  yds.,  8;  H.  L.  Dodson,  180  yds.,  9;  0.  H.  Callahan, 
130  yds.,  10;  time,  4:26  1-5. 

Final  heat— Bamett,  1;  Kennedy,  2;  L.  C.  Johnson,  3; 
Boles,  4;  time,  4:33  2  5. 

One-third  mile,  open,  class  A— First  heat— Gardner,  1; 
Kiser,  3;  L.  A.  Callahan,  3;  time,  :42  3-6.  Last  quarter,  :80. 

Second  heat— Davis,  1;  Evans,  2;  Hard,  3;  time,  ;46  2-5. 


ence] — To-day  eclipsed  yesterday's  grand  record; 
two  records  fell  yesterday,  four  fell  to-day,  one  in 
the  most  sensational  race  ever  run  and  that  a  na- 
tional contest.  One  record  was  broken  t^wice,  the 
half  mile  being  ridden  for  the  first  time  in  history 
in  less  than  one  minute  though  unofficially  timed, 
but  in  the  heat  ridden  in  a  minute  flat.  The  most 
important  record  was  the  unpaced  mile,  the  new 
time  being  2:10  1-5. 

The  day  was  warm  and  pleasant,  the  air  bracing 
but  different  from  that  of  yesterday  and  a  number 
of  men  went  to  their  tents  gasping  for  breath  after 
finishing  a  long  race.  They  claimed  to  lack  the 
"something  necessary"  needed  to  make  their 
wheel  respond  to  their  pressure.     This  emanates 


Harding,  3;  F.  H.  Claflin,  4;  time,  3:56  3  6.  Last  quarter 
:88  3  5. 

Third  heat— B.  B.  Bird,  1;  C.  W.  Davis,  2;  W.  Bain- 
bridge,  3;  C.  A.  Benjamin,  4;  time,  2:48  4-5.  Last  quarter 
:30  1-5. 

Final  heat— Callahan,  1;  Heiler,  2;  Maxwell,  3;  Park,  4; 
time,  2:38  3-6. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B -First  heat — Coulter,  1;  Goetz, 
■2;  Baia,  3;  Taxis,  4;  time,  2:43  1-5.    Last  quarter,  :30. 

Second  heat— Wells,  1;  Titus,  2;  Macdonald,  3;  Ziegler, 
-4;  time,  2:37.    Last  quarter,  ;27  3-5. 

Thirdheat— Sanger,  1;  Brown,  2;  Foster,  3;  C.  M.  Mur- 
phy, 4;  time,  2:38 .1.5.    Last  quarter,  :C6  3-5. 

Final  heat— Titus,  1;  Brown,  2;  ^anger,  3;  Bald,  4; 
■Goetz,  5;  Foster,  6;  Coulter,  7^  time,  3:10  3-5.  Titus  dis- 
'quahfled. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A— First  heat — A.  Gardner,  1;  E. 
E.  Anderson,  2;  L.  A.  Callahan,  3;  C.  M.  Evans,  4;  C.  A. 
^Benjamin,  5;  time,  1:05.    Last  quarter,  :28. 

Second  heat— E.  H.  Kiser,  1;  «.  A,  Maxwell,  3;  B.  B. 


Last  quarter,  :31  2-6. 

Third  heat— E.  E.  Anderson,  1;  Weiler,  2;  W.  A.  Lutz 
and  M.  M.  Kreutz,  dead  heat,  3;  time, ,  :44  2-5.  Last  quar- 
ter, :29  4-5. 

Final  heat— Anderson,  1;  Kiser,  2;  Callahan,  3;  Gardner, 
4;  time,  :44  4-5. 

Five-mile,  national  championship— heats  third-mile 
only— First  heat— Ziegler,  1;  Titus,  3;  Cabanne,  3;  time, 
:49;  last  quarter,  :29  1-5. 

Second  heat^Maddox  and  Callahan  qualify  by  riding 
third  mile. 

Third  heat— C.  M.  Murphy,  1;  G.ietz,  8;  Bird,  3;  time, 
:53  3  5. 

Final  heat— Titus,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2;  Ziegler,  3;  Bird, 
4;  time,  12:19  1-5. 


A  DAY  OF  RECORD-BREAKING. 


Figures  For  Many   Distances  Fall   During   Fri- 
day's Races. 
Denver,  Colo.,  Aug.  17.— [Special  Correspond- 


from  one  race  in  a  great  part  and  as  the  last  mile 
was  the  fastest  ever  ridden  in  competition,  2:07  2-5 
and  the  first  was  2:14  1-5,  it  may  have  had  a  lot 
to  do  with  the  case. 

The  Coast  to  the  Front. 

California  showed  finally,  winning  two  open 
contests,  the  western  championship  and  being 
prominent  in  every  B  contest.  It  proved  the  cor- 
rectness of  the  predictions  of  Sanger  that  the  peo- 
ple from  the  slope  would  run  away  from  the 
easterners. 

Maddox  Makes  a  Record. 

To-days  heats  were  late  in  starting  and  pro- 
grammes were  nil.  During  the  wait  for  these 
necessary  articles,  Maddox  made  a  try  for  the 
mile  unpaced  record.      He  killed  himself  off  in 


\g^^/ce 


the  first  half  and  failed  to  break  record  doing 
2:13  3-5.  But  he  was  not  to  be  downed  and  his 
afternoon's  performance  was  a  grand  one,  clipping 
a  second  and  a  fifth  from  the  record  held  by 
Sanger.  The  fractional  times  are  given :  Quarter, 
:31  4-5;  third,  :42  3-5;  half,  1:03  4-5;  two-thirds, 
1:25  4-5;  three-quarters,  1:36  4-5;  mile,  2:10  1-.5. 
Maddox  receives  two  of  the  Morgan  &  Wright  $25 
gold  slabs  for  his  rides,  as  both  break  Tyler's  rec- 
ord on  that  style  of  tire.  Three  other  records  are 
chalked  np,  as  follows:  Half-mile,  1:00,  E.  C. 
Bald;  two  miles,  4:23  1-5,  O  Ziegler;  five  miles, 
12:15  1-5,  B.  B.  Bird. 

Killed  Off  the  Cracks. 
The  two-  mile  championship  was  the  race  of  the 
day,  nine  men  starting  and  only  two  finishing. 
Coulter  started  the  pace  of  what  was  to  be  a 
wicked  race  for  every  inch  of  the  distance.  Titus 
fell  in  behind  Coulter,  Bald  next,  Kennedy,  Zieg- 
ler, Cabanne,  Foster,  Sanger  and  Murphy  follow- 
ing. Kennedy  was  first  to  drop,  going  out  in  the 
first  lap.  Ziegler  closed  the  gap.  Coulter  took 
but  the  one  lap,  giving  way  to  Gerwing,  who  got 
away  slowly.  But  he  finished  the  mile,  which 
was  made  in  2:14  1-5.  Two  others  dropped,  and 
Cabanne,  following,  the  gap  was  a  wide  one  which 
Sanger  had  to  fill  as  L.  C.  Johnson  took  up  the 
pace  for  the  last  mile.  Sanger  was  not  equal  to 
the  emergency  and  sat  up  around  the  turn. 
Charlie  Murphy  jumped  away  from  Sanger  and 
passed  the  field  at  full  speed  and  was  quicklj'  up 
with  Johnson,  who  was  several  lengths  ahead  of 
Titus.  The  latter  was  after  Murphy  and  suc- 
ceeded in  closing  the  gap,  but  killed  himself  in 
the  effort.  Then  Bald,  Brown  and  Foster  dropped 
out  and  Cabanne  who  could  not  catch  up  five 
yards  on  Ziegler  also  dropped.  The  last  lap  was 
a  battle  between  Murphy,  Titus  and  Ziegler, 
Murphy  getting  to  the  last  turn  well  in  the  lead. 
Titus  quit  here  and  Ziegler  was  left  to  catch 
the  Brooklyn  man,  which  he  did  as  the  round 
into  the  homestretch  was  made.  Then  Ziegler 
with  a  great  sprint  won  by  thirty  feet  from  Mur- 
phy, Titus  being  the  only  man  left  of  that  great 
field  to  finish  third.     The  last  mile  was  made  in 

2:07  2-5. 

Bald's  Fast  Malf. 

Bald  finished  seventh  from  scratch  in  his  heat 
of  the  half-mile  handicap  in  :59  2-5.  This  was 
not  official,  but  was  caught  by  private  watches. 
The  heat  was  won  in  :58  4-5  as  was  the  final,  in 
which  Bald  finished  fourth  one  minute  flat,  break- 
ing Tyler's  record  of  1:00  2-.5.  Bald  is  the  first 
rider  to  ride  inside  the  minute  in  a  half-mile  race. 
C.  S.  Wells  (40  yards)  won  the  contest,  E.  A. 
Grath  (50  yardfe)  second  by  less  than  a  foot  and 
C.  E.  Coulter  (50  yards)  a  close  third. 

The  field  was  a  good  one  with  Brown  and  Ca- 
banne (10),  Kennedy  (15),  Macdonald  (20),  L.  C. 
Johnson,  Coulter  and  Boles  ( 30)  and  a  field  of  a 
dozen  ahead.  Bald  closed  up  on  the  bunch  but 
passed  no  one  up  to  the  turn,  when  the  field  sud- 
denly hunched  and  opened  on  the  turn  into  the 
stretch,  when  Bald  shot  through  and  took  fourth. 
The  five-mile  handicap,  class  A,  was  a  surprise. 
Thirty  men  started  and  Gardner,  L.  A.  Calla- 
han, Boren  and  Bird  were  on  scratch.  The 
scratch  men  hesitated  to  set  pace  and  Kreutz  (500 
yards)  with  others  closed  in  on  the  scratch  men. 
Then  all  was  confusion  to  all  but  scorers.  Gardner 
and  Boren  disappeared  in  the  opening  struggles  of 
the  race  and  Bird  drew  away  from  Callahan. 
During  the  last  lap  a  rim  broke  on  the  first  turn, 
Maxwell '  and  Park  being  hurt  in  the  mix-up. 
Kreutz  finished  first.  Maxwell  (240  yards)  second 
and  Bird  third,  the  latter' s  time  being  12:15  1-5, 
which  clips  four  seconds  off  the  world's  competi- 
tive record  made  by  Titus  yesterday  in  the  five 
mile. 

One  Baee  Off. 

The  beauty   of  pacemakers  was  illustrated   in 


the  mile  open,  B,  on  which  a  time  limit  of  2:20 
was  placed,  with  no  pacemakers.  C.  M.  Murphy, 
Wells,  J.  S.  Johnson,  Cabanne,  Ziegler,  Boles  and 
Taxis  were  the  starters.  All  refused  to  set  a  win- 
ning clip  and  Johnson  made  the  start  on  the  last 
lap.  Boles  shot  from  the  rear  and  soon  had  along 
lead  on  Johnson,  who  started  for  Boles,  rounding 
the  turn  two  lengths  hack.  Cabanne  and  Ziegler 
followed  Johnson  and  the  Californian  started  by, 
Cabanne  going  up  at  the  same  time.  Ziegler  sud- 
denly shot  across  in  front  of  Johnson,  shutting  off 
Cabanne  and  Taxis,  and  then  started  by  Boles. 
He  crowded  Johnson  into  Cabanne  and  a  fall 
seemed  inevitable.  While  Johnson,  Ziegler  and 
Cabanne  were  in  collision.  Murphy  went  by,  rid- 
ing the  board  that  marked  the  pole,  gaining  a 
victory  over  Ziegler,  who  crossed  ahead  of  Ca- 
banne, Johnson  fourth  and  Boles  fifth.  The  *ime 
was  2:32  2-5  and  the  race  was  ordered  run  over. 
The  limit  was  raised  to  2:35  and  the  men  given 
warning  that  for  foul  riding  they  would  be  pun- 
ished. Again  the  men  loafed  and  did  not  make 
the  time  by  several  seconds.  The  race  was  called 
off  altogether.  On  the  run-off  Murphy,  Taxis  and 
Ziegler  finished  in  the  three  places. 
Gardner  to  the  'Front. 
Gardner  played  a  pretty  race  in  the  mile  open, 
A,  and,  staying  well  to  the  front,  escaped  a  pocket. 
Callahan  was  a  close  second  to  Gardner;  Anderson 
third.  Gardner  also  won  the  two-mile  lap  race  in 
the  good  time  of  5:01  1-5,  taking  lap  after  lap 
until  sure  of  the  race,  and  all  but  C.  W.  Davis 
and  Callahan  were  killed  off.  Then  G  irdner  took 
second  to  Davis  a  couple  of  laps,  but  Callahan's 
long  row  of  seconds  gave  him  one  point  more  than 
Dayis.     The  summary: 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  B— R.  CondoD,  70  yds ,  1; 
Brown,  10  yds.,  2;  Macdonald.  20  yds.,  3;  L.  J.  Leacock, 
40  yds.,  4;  Dodson,  50  yds.,  5;  R.  E.  Miller,  80  yds.,  6; 
Coulter,  30  yds  ,  7;  A.  J.  Hemstreet,  60  yds.,  8;  L.  C. 
Johnson,  30  yds.,  9;  time,  IM  2-5. 

Second  heat— H.  F.  Feislen,  80  yds.,  1;  Grath,  bO  yds.,  2; 
Gerwing,  60  yds.,  3;  Wells,  40  yds.,  4;  Kennedy,  1.5  yds.,  5; 
Cabanne,  10  yds.,  6;  Bald,  scratch,  7;  H.  S.  Solomon,  70 
yds.,  8;  Boles,  SO  yds.,  9;  time,  :58  4  6;  Bald's  time,  :59  2  5. 
Final  heat— Wells,  1;  Gralh,  i;  Coulter.  .3;  Bald,  4;  L. 
C.  Johnson,  5;  time,  :58  4-5;  Bald's  lime,  1:00. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A — First  heat: — B.  B.  Bird,  1;  L.  A. 
Callahan,  3;  G.  A.  Maxwell.  3;  0.  W.  Davis,  4;  time, 
3;37  3-5. 

Second  heat— A.  Gardner,  1,  \V.  fi.  Lutz,  i;  W.  B. 
Tackaberry,  3;  G.  Heiler,  4;  time,  2:31.  Last  quarter, 
:28  4-5. 

Final  heat— Gardner,  1;  Callahan,  2;  Anderson,  3;  Hei- 
ler, 4;  time,  2:35  2-5.    Last  quarter,  :20  1  5. 

Two-mile,  national  championship — First  heat— J.  S. 
Johnson,  1;  Brown,  2;  C.  M.' Murphy,  3;  Kennedy,  4;  Fos- 
ter, 5;  time,  6:11  2-5.    Last  quarter,  :29  3-5. 

Secondheat— Titus,  1;  Bald,  2;  Sanger,  3;  Cabanne,  4; 
Ziegler,  5;  time,  5:04  3-5.    Last  quarter,  l29  1-5. 

Final  heat— Ziegler,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2;  Titus,  3;  time, 
4:21  3-5.    First  mile,  2:14  1  5;  last  mile,  2:07  3-5. 

Two-mile,  lap  race,  class  A— Gardner,  15  points,  1; 
Callahan,  9  points,  2;  Davis,  8  points,  3;  time,  5:01 15. 

One-mile,  western  championship— Wells,  1;  Cabanne,  2; 
Foster,  3;  Burt,  4;  time,  2:28. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— J.  S.  Johnson,  1; 
Boles,  2;  Cabanne,  3;  Ziegler,  4;  time,  3:42.  Last  quarter 
:26  4-5. 

Second  heat— Titus,  1;  Kennedy,  2;  C.  M.  Murphy,  3; 
Wells,  4;  time,  2:25.   Last  quarter  :29  1-5. 

Final  heat— C.  M.  Murphy,  I;  Ziegler,  2;  Cabanne,  3;  J. 
S.  Johnson,  4;  time,  2:32;  no  race,  limit  2:20.  Run-over- 
limit  2:33— Time,  2:37  no  race  no  run-over. 

Third-mile,  open,  class  B— Macdonald,  I;  Ziegler,  2; 
Taxis,  3;  Maddox,  4;  time,  :44,    Last  quarter  :29  1-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  class  A— M.  M.  Kreutz,  600  yds.,  1; 
G.  Maxwell,  240  yds.,  2;  B.  B.  Bird,  scratch,  3;  time, 
11:49  2-5.  Bird's  time,  12:16  1-5,  world's  record,  breaking 
13:19  1-5. 

*       » 

WIND- UP  OF  THE  RACES. 


More    Records    Drop— The   Meet   Was  a  Grand 
Success. 
Denvee,  Colo.,  Aug.  18. — [Special  correspon- 
dence]— Denver's  meet  is  ended  and  there  are 


more  records  to  be  chalked  up  than  at  any  other 
meet  in  the  history  of  cycling.  The  following 
tells  the  story: 

THURSDAY,  AUG.   16. 

One  mile,  open,  competition- Fred  J.  Titus,  New  York,_ 
2:10  3-5,  breaking  2:11  2-5.    Scratch  event. 

Five-mile,  championship— Fred  J.  Titus,  13:19  1-5,  break- 
ing 12:28  3-5,  by  Titus  at  Lafayette  July  30. 

Half-mile  backwards— Lee  Richardson,  Chicago,  2:35, 
breaking  2:.37  2  5. 

One  mile,  novice— Clyde  Turnbull,  Denver,  2:83  3-5:  best 
previous,  2:29  3-5. 

FRIDAY,   AUG.    17. 

Half-mile,  competition— E.  C.  Bald,  in  handicap,  :59  8-5 
and  1:00,  heat  and  final;  former  not  official,  breaking 
Tyler's  1:00  2  5. 

Two-mile,  championship— Otto  Ziegler,  San  Jose,  Cal., 
4:21  3-5,  breaking  Sanger's  4:2S  2-5. 

Five-mile,  hanclicap— B.  B.  Bird,  St.  Paul,  class  A,  from 
scratch,  12:l.i  1  5,  breaking  12:19  1-5  by  Titus  yesterday. 

One  mile,unpaced— H.  H.  Maddox,  Asbury  Park,  N.  J., 
2:10 1-5,  breaking  Sanger's  2:11  2-5. 

SATUBDAY,   AUG.   18. 

Two  miles,  paced,  fljingstart-A.  D.  Kennedy,  Chicago, 
4:15,  breaking  4:15  3  5  by  Tyler. 

One  mile,  class  A,  handicap— L.  A.  Callahan,  Buffalo, 
2:11 4-5,  new  record. 

One  mile,  class  A,  unpaced— L.  A.  Callahan,  2:16  4-5, 
breaking  2:17  1-5  by  Gardner  at  Chicago. 

One  mile,  unpaced,  tandem— P.  J.  Titus  and  L.  D,  Cab- 
anne, 1:56  4-5.  breaking  their  own  record  of  1:59. 

Twelve  records  in  all,  nine  of  them  important, 
one  twice  broken  and  four  held  by  Springfield's 
famous  oval.  Another  fine  record  was  the  atten- 
dance, 25,000  for  three  days. 

The  New  Champions. 
It  was  a  record  meet  for  the  league.  The  cham- 
pionships were  all  fast  and  in  several  records  were 
broken.  There  was  no  farce  about  any  of  the 
championships  of  1894.  The  winners  are  as  fol- 
lows: 

Halt  mile    E.  C.  Bald,  Buffalo 1:05  1-5 

Five     "       F.  J.  Titus,  New  York 12:1915 

Two     "       Otto  Zifgler,  San  Jose,  Cal 4:313  5 

Q,.        ..  "  "  :30  3  5- 

One      ■'  "  •■  2:121-5 

Easterners'  Poor  Showing. 
The  prediction  that  the  men  would  feel  the  ef- 
fects of  the  altitude  was  truer  to-day  than  yester- 
day. Titus  simply  could  not  ride,  yet  on  Thursday 
the  lad  broke  records  twice;  nor  could  Sanger, 
though  he  is  in  fairly  good  form,  for  he  captured 
the  half-mile  open  in  good  s}yle.  John  S.  John- 
son rode  well  at  Minneapolis  but  he  could  do 
nothing  at  this  iieet.  Sanger  won  one  first,  one 
second  and  one  third.  The  California  men  have 
heen  on  the  ground  four  weeks  and  benefited  by 
acclimatizing.  The  eastern  men's  showing  on  the 
first  day  demonstrated  their  ability  and  their  poor 
showing  of  the  second  and  third  days  was  clearly 
the  result  of  the  atmosphere. 

Ifew  Class  A.  Mark. 
The  heats  of  the  morning  were  commonplace 
except  for  L.  A.  Callahan's  ride  from  scratch  in. 
his  heat  of  the  A  mile.  Young  shoved  Callahan 
off  and  yelled  as  he  did  so,  "For  the  record,  now!" 
And  the  lad  responded,  mowing  down  man  after 
man  until  as  the  last  lap  was  started  he  went  for 
the  lead.  From  that  time  on  he  gained  steadily 
and  his  third-mile  sprint  carried  him  across  the 
tape  a  winner  in  the  good  time  of  2:11  4-5,  a  new 
class  A  mark  and  the  second  fastest  competitive 
mile  of  the  meet. 

A  local  firm  had  offered  a  $150  diamond  for  the 
fastest  competitive  record  other  than  the  2:10  3-5 
of  the  first  day.  Callahan,  as  a  class  A  rider, 
could  not  accept  the  prize  without  going  into 
class  B.  He  was  told  that  in  a  week  he  would  he 
in  class  B  anyway,  and  was  given  the  opportunity 
to  go  for  the  unpaced  mile  record  of  class  A.  This 
he  did  after  Boren  of  Texas  and  Bird  of  St.  Paul 
had  done  2:17  2- !5,  a  fiifth  second  outside  record 
Callahan  did  2:16  4-5. 

Class  B  Becords. 
F.  J.  Titus  and  L.   D,    Cabanne  succeeded  in, 


lowering  their  own  unpaced  mile  tandein  record, 
doing  1 :56  4-5,  the  old  record  being  1 :59.  The 
fractional  times  were:  Quarter,  :'27;  third,  :36; 
half,  :55  2-5;  two-thirds,  1:15  4-5;  three-cxuarters, 
1:26;  mile,  1:56  4-5.  The  same  team  then  took 
Kennedy  the  first  mile  of  his  successful  trial  at 
the  two-mile  flying  start  record  of  4:15  3-5,  by 
Tyler.  C.  M.  Murphy  took  him  the  first  third  of 
the  second  mile,  W.  F.  Marphy  the  second  third 
and  Taxis  the  third  lap.  Kennedy  did  4:15.  The 
fractional  distances  are  all  given:  Quarter,  :36  1-5; 
third  :46;  half,  1:06  3-5;  two-thirds,  1:26  1-5;  three- 
quarters,  1:37;  mile,  2:08;  mile  and  a  quarter, 
^:39  3-5;  mile  and  a  third,  2:50;  mile  and  a  half, 
3:11  3-5;  mile  and  two-thirds,  3:38  3-5;  mile  and 
three-quarters,  3:44  3-5;  two  miles,  4:15. 
The  Mile  Championship. 

The  mile  championship,  run  in  2:12  1-5,  should 
have  been  several  seconds  lower  and  would  have 
been  with  a  pacemakei  for  the  last  lap.  Coulter 
paced  the  first  third  in  :43  4-5,  Sanger,  Ziegler, 
Murphy  and  J.  S.  Johnson  follomng.  Gerwing 
took  the  second  lap  and  the  two-thirds  was  ridden 
in  1 :28  2-5.  The  first  half  was  made  in  1 :06.  As 
the  pacemaker  dropped  at  the  start  of  the  last  lap 
the  field  bunched,  and  all  waiting  for  some  one  to 
make  the  jump.  Zeigler  suddenly  went  from  be- 
hind Sanger,  so  well  that  a  gap  of  twenty  yards 
was  opened  before  Sanger  could  get  under  way. 
Marphy  closed  in  on  Sanger  and  took  a  sleigh  ride 
for  a  ways.  Ziegler  crowded  into  the  stretch  first 
with  Sanger  after  him.  But  the  Milwaukeean 
lacked  his  usual  "get  there"  and  Murphy  came 
within  a  length  of  the  Californian  as  the  tape  was 
crossed,  Johnson  finishing  just  back  of  Sanger  and 
Brown  back  of  Johnson. 

Ziegler  Gets  the  Quarter. 

Cabanne  was  the  first  to  get  away  in  the  qnar- 
ter-mile  championship  but  Ziegler  soon  passed 
him  and  was  away  for  home.  Taxis  was  pushing 
California's  representative.  As  they  rounded 
into  the  stretch  Ziegler  hugged  the  bank,  while 
Taxis  went  out  towards  the  center  and  fought  a 
great  race  down  the  stretch.  Macdonald  went  in 
between  the  two  and  seemed  to  be  coming 
through.  For  fifty  yards  the  positions  were  un- 
changed although  the  men  closed  up.  Ziegler 
won  by  a  wheel  from  Taxis,  Macdonald  third  and 
Bald,  Brown  and  0.  M.  Murphy  close  up.  The 
time,  :30  3  5,  was  less  than  a  second  slower  than 
record  and  a  great  performance,  as  rain  fell  pre- 
vious to  and  during  the  start. 

Tliree  Wins  for  Gardner. 

The  first  race  of  the  day  was  the  half-mile  hand- 
icap, class  A,  with  Bird,  Callahan,  Anderson  and 
Gardner  on  scratch.  The  scratch  men  came 
through  on  the  last  turn  and  good  handicapping 
was  shown  when  Gardner,  Bird  and  Callahan  fin- 
ished close  up  in  the  order  named  just  ahead  of 
the  long-mark  men. 

Gardner,  Bird  and  Black  was  the  order  of  finish 
in  the  two-mile  open,  all  three  close  up  and  fight- 
ing to  the  tape.  Callahan  was  tbnrth  by  less  than 
six  inches. 

Gardner,  Bird,  Davis  and  Kiser  ran  another 
close  finish  in  the  quarter-mile,  Gardner  being 
caught  in  the  bunch  and  escaping  at  the  turn  to 
take  up  a  good  twenty  yards  on  the  leaders,  win- 
ning by  a  narrow  margin  from  Bird. 

Eddie  Bald  won  the  two-thirds  mile  special  race. 
Wells  had  a  lead  into  the  turn  and  Bald  worked 
by  him  on  the  straight,  winning  by  a  length.  The 
summary: 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— First  heat— F.  C.  Lawton, 
20  yds.,  1 ;  W.  Bainbridge,  30  yds.,  8;  A.  Gardner,  scratch, 
3;  M.  M.  Kreutz,  50  yds.,  4;  time,  2:14  4-5. 

Second  heat— E.  B.  Anderson,  scratch,  1;  B.  Jt4.  Bird, 
scratch,  2;  W.  Schnell,  80  yds.,  3;  R.  M.  Ctovert,  60yds.,  4; 
time,  2:17  3-5. 


Third  heat—  L  A.  Callahan,  scratch,  1 ;  J.  P.  Greene, 
30  yds.,  2;  T.  S.  Jensen,  20  yds.,  3;  G.  L.  Weiler,  20  yds., 
4;  time,  2:11  4  5. 

Final  heat- Gardiner,  1;  Bird,  2;  Callahan,  3;  time, 
2:16  1-5. 

Quarter-mile,  championship — First  heat — Macdonald,  1; 
C.  M.  Murphy,  2;  Taxis,  3;  Ziegler,  4;  Bald,  5;  time, 
:31 1-5. 

Second  heat— Brown,  1;  E.  C.  Johnson,  2;  Goetz,  3; 
Titus,  4;  time,  :31  4  5. 

Final  beat— Ziegler,  1 ;  Taxis,  2;  Maf  dnnald,  3:  Brown, 
4;  time,  :30  3  5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B — First  heat— Burt,  1 ;  Macdon- 
ald, 2;  Titus,  3;  Grath,  4;  time,  1:20  3-5. 

Second  heat— Coulter,  1;  Wells,  2;  Sanger,  3;  Bald,  4; 
time,  1:15  4-5. 

Final  heat— Sanger,  1;  Wells,  2;  Titus.  3;  Coulter,  4; 
time,  1:11  2-5. 

Quarter-mile  open,  class  A— First  heat^E.  H.  Kiser, 
1;  0.  W.  Davis,  2;  L.  A.  Callalian,  3;  G.  A.  Maxwell,  4; 
time,  :81  2-5. 

Second  heat— Gardner,  1;  Bird,  2;  Lawton,  3;  Anderson, 
4;  time,  ::j2  2-5. 

Final  heat— Gardner,  1;  Bird,  2;  Davis,  3;  time,  :31. 

One-mile,  2:20  class,  B— First  heat— Zeigler,  1;  Boles,  2; 
Burt,  3;  Cabanne,  4;  time,  2:59  4  5. 

Second  heat— Coulter,  1;  Barnett,  2;  Goetz,  3;  Maddox, 
4;  time,  2:.37. 

Final  heat— Ziegler,  1;  Boles,  2;  Coulter,  3;  Cabanne,  4; 
time,  2:24  4-5. 

Two-mile,  open,  class  A — (heats  two-third  mile) — First 
heat^L.  G.  Weiler,  1;  Bird,  2;  Bainbridge,  3;  Black,  4; 
time,  1:34  4-5, 

Second  heat — Gardner,  1;  Anderson,  2;  Callahan,  3; 
time,  1::33  3  5 


XO  RACE  THROUGH  GROVES. 


The  Riverside  Wheelmen's  Thirteen  Mile  Road 
Course. 
A  thirteen  mile  road  race  over  the  finest  drive- 
way in  the  world,  that  is  what  the  Riveraide 
(Cal. )  Wheelmen  announce  to  take  place  at  their 
annual  meet  on  Admission  Day,  Sept.  10.  As 
can  be  imagined  from  the  picture  of  the  famous 
Magnolia  Avenue  which  we  present  herewith,  the 
wheelman  do  justly  speak  of  the  scene  of  their 
great  event  in  such  high  terms.  A  more  beautiful 
place  could  indeed  not  be  found.  On  each  side  of 
the  grand  thoroughfare  are  orange  and  lemon  or- 
chards sweetening  the  air  with  the  soft  aroma  aris- 
ing from  them,  walks  and  roadways  lie  in  the  deep 
shadow  of  palms,  peppers,  eucalypti,  pines,  mag- 
nolia, grovilla  and  other  trees,  which  only  a  Cali- 
fornian clime  brings  forth.  Centuiy  plants,  pam- 
pas grass  and  many  equally  rare  plants  that 
gladden  the  heart  of  all  nature  lovers  can  be  seen 
in  abundance.  It  is  truly  a  more  grand  and  more 
ideal  spot  than  the  most  vivid  imagination  could 
create.  If  you  don't  believe  it,  go  and  see  for 
yourself,  and  if  you  are  a  cyclist  you  will  do  well  to 
look  up  the  Riverside  Wheelmen,  for  a  better  and 
jollier  crowd  of  boys  you  cannot  find  the  world 
over.     Seventy-five  indistinct  grunts  (much  as  in 


Final  heat— Gardner,  ] ;  Bird,  2;  Black,  3;  Callahan,  4; 
time,  4:59  3  5. 

One-mile,  championship— (heats  two-third  mile)— First 
heat — Ziegler,  1;  Brown,  2;  J.  S.  Johnson,  3:  time,  1:53  1-5. 

Second  heat— Sanger,  1;  C.  M.  Mo:phy,  2;  Callahan,  3; 
time,  1:36  1-5. 

Final  heat— Ziegler,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2,-  Sanger,  3;  J.  S. 
Johnson,  4;  time,  2:12  1-5. 

Two  third  mile,  special,  class  B— Bald,  1;  Wells,  2;  Cab- 
anne, 3;  time.  1:44  2-5. 


Blauvelt  Paced  a  Fast  Half. 
Plainfield,  N.  J.,  Aug.  18. — There  was  a 
stifl'  wind  blowing  down  the  homestretch  last 
Wednesday  at  the  second  August  matinee  at  Cres- 
cent Oval,  when  Blauvelt  essayed  a  flying  half 
against  the  watch,  with  I.  N.  Line  and  Monte 
Scott  to  pace  him.  He  started  on  the  backstretch 
back  of  the  quarter  pole  and  finished  on  the  last 
curve,  thus  having  one  stretch  against  the  wind 
and  two  with  it.  There  were  two  timers.  One 
made  it  1 :00  and  the  other  1 :01,  and  they  an- 
nounced the  time  as  1:00 J. 


.  The  Keystone  Bicycle  Club's  fifth  annual  meet, 
open  to  both  classes,  will  take  place  Friday,  Sept. 
28,  at  the  Schenley  Park,  Pittsburg,  half-mile 
track.  At  least  $2,000  is  to  be  the  value  of  the 
prize  list. 


other  places)  answer  (at  least  we  hope  that  they 
all  answer)  to  the  roll  call,  the  owners  of  which 
will  most  likely,  without  exception,  tear  down 
beautiful  Magnolia  avenue  at  break  neck  speed 
on  Sept.  10,  for  seventy-five  entries  are  guaranteed 
for  the  road  race.  A  series  of  track  events  will 
conclude  what  by  all  indications  promises  to  be  a 
grand  day. 

Two  Metropolitan  Meets  Saturday. 
The  racing  men  of  the  metropolitan  district  will 
divide  themselves  up  Saturday  between  the 
Wither's  tournament  at  Clifton  and  the  Mercer 
County  Wheelmen's  meet  at  Trenton,  N.  J. 
Royce,  Blauvelt  and  Smith  in  another  quarter- 
mile  race  will  be  the  feature  of  the  former,  while 
the  New  York-Pennsylvania-New  Jersey  team  race 
and  the  Philadelphia  scorchers  will  be  the  attrac- 
tion of  the  latter. 


A  la  Winnetka. 

Bergen  County,  N.  J.,  derives  a  pretty  little 
income  from  the  fines  imposed  upon  bicyclists  who 
are  caught  riding  on  the  foot-paths.  The  cycler, 
whom  the  sly  dogs  of  Bergen  succeed  to  "nip, " 
forfeits  §25.  One  village  in  the  country  is  holding 
fifteen  bicycles  for  unpaid  fines. 


EASTERN  TRADE  GOSSIP. 


Dull  Season  Has  Set  in,  Though  Many  Dealers 
Continue  to  Make  Sales. 
New  Yoek,  Aug.  15. — Harry  A.  Truax,  who 
recently  rode  from  Chicago  to  New  York  in  12 
days  and  3  hours,  and  since  his  arrival  here  has 
heen  in  the  employ  of  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros., 
will  start  on  Monday  on  a  trip  that  seems  likely 
to  give  both  the  Spalding  bicycle  and  the  Hy-lo 
gear  considerable  advertising.  Using  both  of  these 
he  will  try  to  beat  the  record  of  H.  H.  Wylie, 
Chicago,  of  10  days,  4  hours  and  39  minutes  be- 
tween New  York  and  Chicago,  going  by  way  of 
the  Hudson  river  towns,  Schenectady,  Buffalo, 
Cleveland  and  Goshen.  C.  S.  Gottheil,  of  the 
Hy-lo  company,  will  follow  him  by  train  and 
wheel  to  look  after  him.  On  his  arrival  Truax 
will  take  charge  of  the  Hy-lo  agency  there.  "I 
think  I  shall  beat  eight  days  with  good  weather," 
said  Truax.  "I  wouldn't  ride  any  other  wheel 
than  the  Spalding  and  the  Hy-lo  gear  is  a  wonder- 
ful invention,  destined  to  revolutionize  road  rid- 
ing." At  Louis  Eosenfeld  &  Co.'s,  20  Warren 
street,  they  show  a  Hy-lo  gear  that  has  been  tried 
by  800  riders  in  fourteen  months  and  which  shows 
but  6J-1000  in  wear  on  the  pinion. 

Dull  Season  Has  Come* 
Except  at  but  few  places  the  dealers  own  up  to 
the  fact  that  the  dull  season  has  come  at  last, 
though  they  still  seem  satisfied  with  their  sales. 
One  notices,  however,  that  the  hustlers  are  hust- 
ling to  the  mountains  and  seashore  instead  of 
about  the  salesrooms. 

Still  Doing  JiusineS"*. 
H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co.'s  eastern  distributing 
agency  is  generally  the  wind-up  of  the  down-town 
trade  round  and  a  very  happy  goal  it  is  to  look 
forward  to  with  Manager  F.  W.  Ensworth's  quiz- 
zical smile  and  clever  gags  in  prospect.  "I  don't 
know  what  I  am  going  to  do,  personally,  next 
season,"  said  he.  "I  may  not  be  here  next  year 
[with  a  laugh].  Will  I  retain  Mr.  Lozier  in  my 
employ  ?  Yes,  I  think  I  will.  We  are  still  sell- 
ing wheels  and  getting  telegraphic  orders  for 
them.  If  I  can  raise  the  dust  between  now  and 
to-morrow  evening  I  am  going  to  my  old  home  at 
Waterford,  Pa. ;  if  I  can't  then  I  think  I'll  have 
to  take  a  'side  door  sleeper. '  Great  place,  that 
Waterfoid.  Historical  town,  you  know;  first 
place  in  the  histories  where  Washington  is  men- 
tioned. Visited  there  when  he  was  twenty  years 
of  age.  Great  town  !  Stiff  game  of  poker  up 
there  !  Dead  hot  sports'  town  !  Used  to  have 
900  population,  but  there  has  been  so  much 
drinking,  duelling  and  suicide  it  has  become  so 
small  that  now  you  have  to  beg  the  conductor  to 
stop  there.  First  took  up  bicycle  riding  because 
it  was  the  only  way  to  get  away  from  the  town. 
Call  again.  Glad  to  see  yon  always. " 
Overman's  Sporting  Goods. 
"We  are  getting  along  finely  with  our  sporting 
goods  departme,"  said  Mr.  Walker  at  the  Over- 


man office.  "At  our  Chicopee  factory  we  are 
making  tennis  balls  and  rackets,  base  balls  and 
bats  and  foot  balls.  We  are  selling  tennis  balls 
faster  than  we  can  make  them. ' ' 

Good  Outlook  for  the  New  York  Tire. 

Frank  N.  White,  a  veteran  and  one  of  the  pro- 
moters of  the  famous  Eoseville  track,  was  in 
charge  of  the  New  York  Tire  Company's  oifice 
when  ^^efe/e^  man  called,  George  Bid  well  hav- 
ing gone  to  the  country.  Several  of  the  half- 
dozen  blue-eyed  and  blonde,  and  dark-eyed  and 
brunette  Sultanas  who  work  the  typewriters  and 
are  a  feature  of  the  place  were  also  missing.  What 
is  home  wdthout  a  mother  ?  What  is  office  with- 
out  ?     But  to  return  to  Frank.     I  was  so  glad 

to  see  him  again  after  a  long  separation  that  I 
asked  him  for  his  picture.  He  handed  me  the 
bouncing  baby  of  the  pencil  oi  ^^s^exee-  artist. 
"What  have  I  been  doing  all  this  time?  You 
know  I  built  the  first  pneumatic  tire  in  America, ' ' 
he  said,  "and  by  the  way,  I  can  put  a  tire  around 
the  moon.  Yes,  I  can;  you  needn't  laugh.  You 
see  I  don't  use  any  moulds  and  I  can  make  them 
any  length  without  any  extra  expenses  for  odd 
sizes.  We  have  taken  heavy  contracts  for  next 
season.  Engaged  space  for  the  Chicago  show? 
You  bet." 

Ordered  for  the  Fall  Trade. 

At  Charles  J.  Godfrey's,  the  Eclipse  and  Lovell 
agency,  they  are  negotiating  for  500  wheels  for 
the  fall  trade. 

At  the   Vnion  Agency. 

"From  the  day  T  rode  your  wheel,"  said  George 
C.  Smith  to  W.  H.  Webster,  of  W.  C.  Hodgkins 
&  Co.,  the  Union  agents,  I  have  won  every  event 
in  which  I  have  ridden.  Before  that  I  was  first, 
second  or  unplaced  only."  By  the  way,  Mr. 
Webster  says  they  are  doing  well  with  the  Craw- 
ford also. 

Remington  to  Increase  the  Output. 

"We  are  so  well  satisfied  with  our  season's  suc- 
cess with  the  Remington,"  said  G.  Minturn  Wor- 
den,  "that  we  are  goinginto  wheel  manufacturing 
on  a  bigger  scale  than  ever.  Call  in  about  ten 
days  and  I  shall  have  something  important  to  tell 
you  in  this  connection. ' ' 

Others  to  Manufacture 

Several  dealers  hint  at  the  arrangements  they 
are  making  for  going  into  "manufacturing." 
Somehow  this  looks  like  a  lot  of  cheap  wheels 
next  season. 

Trade  Notes. 

E.  H.  To wle,  of  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros. ,  is  rus- 
ticating in  Greene  County,  N.  Y. 

W.  C.  Overman,  beyond  a  day's  confinement  to 
the  house  by  a  cold,  has  not  been  sick  as  reported. 

S.  Winken,  of  the  Lovell  and  Eclipse  agency,  is 
touring  on  Long  Island. 


Sunol  Factory  Moved. 
The  big  five-story  building  at  the   comer  of 
Sixteenth  and  Jefferson  streets,  Chicago,  used  by 
the  Mcintosh-Huntington  Company  as  a  factory 


for  the  manufacture  of  Sunol  bicycles,  was  vacated 
last  week  and  all  the  machinery  and  material 
shifjped  to  the  Geneva  Bicycle  Company,  Geneva, 
O.,  about  forty-eight  miles  from  Cleveland.  The 
new  company  will  continue  the  manufacture  of 
Sunols. 

EOUR  YEARS  IN  THE  TRADE. 


The  Shelby  Tube  Company's  Business  Still  on 
the  Increase. 

The  Shelby  Steel  Tube  Company  enters  on  its 
fourth  year  in  the  manufacture  of  steel  tubing 
with  a  larger  experience  and  is  better  than  ever 
equipped  to  supply  its  largely  increasing  trade. 
Few  people  directly  interested  in  the  trade  are 
aware  of  the  enormity  of  the  business  done  by  this 
pioneer  concern. 

It  was  the  first  plant  established  in  America 
for  the  manufacture  of  steel  tubing,  and  has  since 


furnished  a  large  part  of  the  tubing  used  by 
bicycle  manufacturers  in  America.  The  tubing 
is  claimed  by  the  company  to  be  the  best  in  the 
world,  and  is  drawn  not  only  round,  but  square, 
corrugated,  octagonal  and  in  the  form  of  a  half 
circle,  with  double  re-entering  angles. 

Mr.  Cockley,  president  and  manager  of  the 
company,  recently  showed  ®^/fe/«€-  man  a 
piece  of  31  guage  tubing,  which  is  considered  a 
wonder,  the  equal  of  which  has  never  been  pro- 
duced in  this  country  or  England.  The  thickness 
of  the  tube  is  about  the  same  as  a  light  sheet  of 
paper,  and  can  be  drawn  only  about  eight  feet  in 
length.  The  company  has  had  made  for  distri- 
bution to  the  manufacturers  a  beautiful  colored 
lithograph  of  its  extensive  works,  which  will  be 
accompanied  by  a  souvenir  cane  made  in  the  most 
acceptable  style  of  steel  tubing.  We  take  pleasure 
in  presenting  in  this  issue  a  likeness  of  J.  C. 


Pattison,  who  holds  the  responsible  position  of 
secretary  and  treasurer.  Mr.  Pattison  has  been 
with  the  concern  since  last  April,  during  which 
time  he  has  made  many  friends  in  the  trade. 


THE   CHICAGO    SHOW. 


Applications      for      Space      Continue     to     Be 
Received. 
Since  the  last  issue  of  the  Refeeee  the  follow- 
ing iirms  have  applied  for  space:    Wilson-Myers 
Company,    Charles  Truman  &    Co.,    Tillinghast 
Pneumatic  Tire  Company,    Cullman  Wheel  Com- 
pany, Washburn-Moen  Manufacturing  Company. 
Exhibitors  to  Date. 

BICYCLES. 

Pope  Mfg.  Co.  Ames  &  Frost  Co. 
GormuUy  &  Jeffery  M£g.  Co.    Hill  Cycle  Co 

Buffalo  Tricycle  Co.  Ariel  Cycle  Co. 

Black  Mfg.  Co.  Columbus  Bicycle  Co. 

F.  F.  He  Mfg.  Co.  E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co. 

Derby  Cycle  Co.  Marion  Cycle  Co. 

Kenwood  Mfg.  Co.  Stover  Bicycle  Co. 

Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co.  Monarch  Cycle  Co. 

Lamb  Mfg.  Co.  Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 

Munger  Cycle  Co.  Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 

Sterling  Cycle  Works.  Julius  Andrae. 

Eclipse  Bicycle  Co.  Meteor  Cycle  Co. 
WarmanSchub  Cycle  H"se.      Wilson-Myers  Company 

A,  Featherstone  &  Co.  Grand  Rapids  Cycle  Co. 

National  Cycle  Mfg  Co.  James  Cycle  Co. 

Fulton  Machine  Works.  Eouse,  Hazard  &  Co. 

Shapleigh  Hardware  Co.  Crawford  Mfg.  Co. 

W.  H.  Wilhelm  &  Co.  E.  B.  Preston  &  Co 

Two-Speed  Bicycle  Co.  Relay  Mfg.  Co. 

Eagle  Bicycle  Mfg.  Co.  Yost  Mfg.  Co. 

St  L.  R.  &  W.  G.  Co.  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co. 

Western  Wheel  Works.  Peerless  Mfg.  Co, 

Waltham  Mfg.  Co.  Acme  Cycle  Co. 

Remington  Arms  Co.  Central  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 

Marble  Cycle  Co.  Charles  Truman  &  Co. 

TIRES,   SUNORIBS,   PARTS,   ETC.. 

Eockford  Tool  &  Sundry  Co.    New  York  Tire  Co. 
Diamond  Rubber  Co.  C.  J.  Whipple. 

Palmer  Tire  Co.  Morgan  &  Wright. 

E.  B.  McMuUen  &  Co.  Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson. 

C.  J.  Smith  &  Sons.  Rich  &  Sager. 

Garford  Mfg.  Co  Cleve'd  Mach.  Screw  Co. 

Hunt  Mfg.  Co.  EUwood  Tube  Co. 

Union  Drop  Forge  Co.  Webb  Tire  Co. 

Shelby  Tube  Works. 

Hartford  Tire  Co.  New  Departure  Bell  Co. 

ind.  Chain  &  Stamping  Co.    CuUman  Wheel  Co. 
Tillinghast  Pneu.  Tire  Co.         Washbum-Moen  Mfg.  Co. 
Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Co.  Braddock  Hose  Co. 

M.  E.  Griswold.  Eastern  Rubber  Works. 

Spaulding  Mach.  Screw  Co.      A.  U.  Betts  &  Co. 
Simonds  Rolling  Mach.  Co.       Reed  &  Curtis. 
Kalamazoo  Cycle  Co.  Hill  Machine  Co. 

J.  J.  Warren  &  Co.  Indiana  Novelty  Co. 

Norderer  Bros.  Excelsior  Supply  Co. 

More  Agents  Will  Attend. 

Let  us  have  a  western  show  by  all  means.  Have 
heard  several  agents  express  a  desire  to  attend 
previous  shows,  but  could  not  afford  the  time  and 
money,  but  know  that  I,  lor  one,  will  not  miss 
the  Chicago  show. — Riley  Cycle  Company,  Cham- 
paign, 111. 

There  are  few  of  the  dealers  west  of  Ohio  who 
have  attended  the  shows  in  the  past.  Hence, 
with  few  exceptions,  the  western  dealers  have 
much  to  learn.  There  is  no  doubt  that  the  trade 
in  the  west  can  be  very  materially  increased  by 
means  of  a  national  exhibit  in  Chicago.— ^D.  Snit- 
jer,  St.  Louis. 

It  is  a  move  in  the  right  direction.  The  people 
in  the  east  are  not  aware  of  the  cycle  interest  west 
of  the  Mississippi. — Krebs  Bros.,  Cedar  Eapids,  la. 

In  the  future  the  west  is  the  territory  to  work. 
There  is  an  unlimited  territory  to  cover  yet. — A. 
C.  Abbott  &  Sons,  Marshalltown,  la. 

We  certainly  expect  to  engage  space. — The  Dia- 
mond Rubber  Company,  Akron,  O. 

We  heartily  indorse  your  idea  of  a  show,  and 
shall  certainly  be  there.  The  west  needs  a  show. 
— Anderson  Bros.,  Missouri  Valley,  la. 

We  think  that  a  cycle  show  in  your  city  will 
result  in  good  to  both  dealer  aud  manufacturer. 
The  eastern  territory  has  he<;n  well  worked,  while 


the  west  and  south  have  been  sadly  neglected,  and 
are  now  by  far  the  most  profitable  fields. — Steff- 
ner  &  Stone,  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

We  are  very  much  in  favor  of  the  Chicago 
show,  and  one  or  more  of  our  representatives  will 
attend.— Gray,  Fall  &  Co.,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

AVe  want  a  western  show  by  all  means.  Every 
live  agent  will  back  the  enterprise.  It  will  equal, 
if  not  excell,  any  eastern  show  ever  held. — Pie»sou 
Hardware  Company,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Would  attend  a  show  in  Chicago,  but  would 
not  go  a  long  wayeaat  to  see  one. — J.  D.  Emmett, 
Sterling,  111, 

Put  us  down  on  the  list  of  western  agents  who 
favor  a  western  show.  The  volume  of  the  trade 
merits  it,  and  it  will  doubtless  be  attended  a« 
none  before.  —  Priestly  Hardware  Company, 
Princeton,  111. 

There  are  many  agents  in  this  section  that  can 
not  afford  the  time  or  money  to  attend  a  show  in 
the  east  that  would  attend  one  in  Chicago.  For 
this  reason  and  for  the  reason  that  Chicago  makes 
more  bicycles  than  any  other  city  in  the  country, 
and  knows  how  to  entertain  visitors,  we  say  she  is 
the  only  town. — Ailing  &  Lodge,  Madison,  Ind. 

I  will  attend  the  exhibition  in  Chicago.  It  is 
the  proper  place  for  a  show  for  agents  in  this  lo- 
cality. It  will  save  both  us  and  the  manufacturer 
time  and  money. — H.  M.  Wiedner,  Lake  Linden, 
Mich. 

The  thought  of  holding  the  show  in  any  other 
place  than  Chicago  should  not  be  considered  for  an 
instant.  It  is  an  undisputed  fact  that  the  west  is 
fast  becoming  a  strong  rival  of  the  east,  both  in 
the  manufacture  and  sale  of  the  popular  mode  of 
travel,  and,  this  being  the  case,  let  us  have  the 
show.  The  expense  and  time  involved  in  a  trip 
to  the  east  detracts  from  the  interest  and  profit 
that  should  be  derived  from  it.  By  all  means 
give  the  western  agents  a  chance  to  show  that  they 
have  the  enterprise  to  turn  out  for  the  show. — The 
Wayne  Cycle  Company,  Orville,  0. 

We  think  that  cycling  in  the  west  has  reached 
the  stage  when  a  national  show  will  be  of  great 
value  to  the  dealers  and  makers.  The  business  in 
the  west  is  rapidly  increasing,  and  the  boom  a 
show  will  give  it  can  scarcely  be  imagined. — H. 
D.  Smith  Hardware  Company,  Sedalia,  Mo. 

We  will  be  in  line  when  the  time  comes. — W. 
H.  Wilhelm  &  Co.,  Reading,  Pa. 

By  all  means  Chicago  should  have  a  show. 
The  writer  attended  the  New  York  show,  and  is 
reasonably  well  acquainted  with  the  smaller  deal- 
ers in  Indiana,  but  outside  of  Indianapolis  people 
did  not  see  any  agents. — Hay  &  Willits,  Indiana- 
polis. 

Your  Idea  is  good. — ^William  R.  Burkhardt,  St. 
Paul,  Minn. 

Of   course    Chicago    is  the  place.     If   eastern 

manufacturers  know  what  is  good  for  them  they 

will  secure  space. — A.  Wilsey,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

A  show  in  Chicago  would  be  a  good  thing. — W. 

H.  Mead,  Petaskala,  0. 

I  am  for  Chicago  every  time  over  the  east. — H. 
P.  Sights,  Henderson,  Ky. 

Chicago  is  the  "boss"  place  for  the  show. — 
Fred  Volland,  Columbus,  Ind. 

Am  heartily  in  favor  of  Chicago  for  the  next 
show,  and  will  do  all  I  can  for  it.  Will  be  on 
hand,  of  course. — R.  B.  Whitmore,  Memphis, 
Tenn. 

You  may  depend  on  our  patronage  for  a  show 
in  Chicago. — St.  Louis  Refrigerator  and  Wooden 
Gutter  Company,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Give  the  west  a  chance.  I'll  be  on  hand. — E. 
T.  Woodruff,  Lapeer,  Mich. 

We  have  had  a  representative  a;t  eastern  shows 
the  last  tliree  years,  and  are  glad  to  know  that 
there  will  be  a  show  in  Chicago,  and  in  January. 


Getting  a  reduction  in  railroad  and  hotel  rates 
will  be  much  appreciated.  Let  Chicago  have  the 
show  of  1895.— .T.  H.  Fall  &  Co.,  Nashville, 
Tenn. 

It  is  high  time  that  the  west  was  recognized 
with  a  cycle  show.  It  will  result  in  a  deal  of 
good  for  the  agents.  The  wrixr  shall  surely  be 
on  hand. — Harman  &  Bell,  Lima,  O. 

Of  course  a  show  should  be  held  in  the  west.  I 
shall  be  glad  to  attend.  Eastern  manufacturers 
will  find  it  to  their  advantage  to  j)ay  attention  to 
the  trade  out  here,  as  some  of  them  have  already 
found  out. — J.  F.  Van  Doozer,  Ashland,  Wis. 

Am  heartily  in  favor  of  a  show  in  Chicago. 
Give  the  western  agents  a  chance  to  see  and  com- 
pare the  different  makes  of  wheels. — S.  D.  Grain, 
Atlantic,  la. 

Whatever  infiuence  I  have  shall  go  for  a  C!hi- 
cago  show. — 0.  Paulson,  Grayling,  Mich. 

A  cycle  show  will  certainly  result  in  a  great 
deal  of  good  in  the  way  of  educating  the  agents  of 
the  west,  especially  those  of  the  smaller  cities. — 
Charles  W.  Cochran,  Wabash,  Ind. 

If  necessary  have  two  shows  in  '9.5,  but  by  all 
means  have  one  in  Chicago.  Then  thousands  of 
westerners  will  have  the  opportunity  to  visit  the, 
to  them,  first  cycle  show.  It  is  my  belief  that 
the  '95  show  in  Chicago  wUl  be  profitable  to  all 
concerned. — A.  C.  Katt,  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind. 

We  are  in  for  the  show  in  Chicago.  We  can, 
and  will  attend  it,  but  could  not  attend  a  show  in 
the  east. — Pallister  Bros.,  Ottumwa,  la. 

We  demand  that  there  be  a  western  cycle  show, 
and  that  it  be  in  Chicago. — Ira  Chapman,  Wal- 
dron,  Ind. 

We  heartily  approve  of  a  show  in  Chicago. — 
Cincinnati  Milling  Machine  Company,  Cincin- 
nati, O. 

A  show  in  Chicago  would  do  a  great  deal  for 
the  trade  in  the  west.  It  would  be  well  attended 
from  Nebraska  and  western  Iowa. — M.  0.  Daxon, 
Omaha,  Neb. 

There  can  be  no  better  place  for  the  show  than 
Chicago.  We  will  be  there  and  do  all  we  can  for 
it. — J.  W.  Henry  &  Co.,  Valparaiso,  Ind. 

Am  very  much  in  favor  of  a  national  show  in 
Chicago  in  '95. — C.  A.  Cone,  Jackson,  Mich. 

We  are  heartily  in  favor  of  a  Chicago  show. — A. 
D.  Black  &  Co.,  Jacksonville,  111. 

The  west  should  have  the  show.  The  bulk  of 
the  new  agents  in  the  next  decade  must  come 
from  the  west,  and  the  sooner  the  makers  begin 
getting  them  the  better. — N.  P.  Spafford,  Aurora, 
Neb. 

We  prefer  the  show  in  Chicago  because  it  is 
near  enough  for  us  to  attend. — Ohio  Cycle  House, 
Columbus,  0. 

Count  me  in  for  one  of  the  many  who  will  at- 
tend the  Chicago  show. — S.  Page,  Jr.,  Waverly, 
la. 

Give  us  the  show  in  Chicago.- — Elder  Bros., 
Clarksville,  Tenn. 

By  all  means  give  us  a  western  show  in  Chi- 
cago. It  will  be  very  beneficial  to  the  .trade  in 
the  west  and  south. — Gibson  China  &  Toy  Co., 
Nashville,  Tenn. 

The  need  of  a  western  show  is  apparent.  We 
shall  be  pleased  to  attend. — Shardlow  &  Barker 
Cherokee,  la. 


Snell's  Wonderful  Success. 
In  our  trade  bulletin  report  this  week  will  be 
noticed  the  announcement  that  the  Snell  Cycle 
Fittings  Company  has  increased  its  capital  from 
$100,000  to  §150,000;  that  new  additions  to  the 
buildings  have  been  made  and  a  large  amount  of 
new  machinery  added,  and  that  when  all  is  com- 
pleted a  force  of  600  men  would  be  employed. 
Little  did  Samuel  Snell  think,  when  he  made  his 


'  Morgan  xWrightTjres 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  &  Wright  Tires 

ARE    GOOD    TIRES. 
Now  They  Hold  Thirteen  World's  Records. 

Results  at  National  Circuit  Meet,  Denver,  Colo., 
August  1 6,  17  and  18,   1894. 


AUGUST  16.  1894. 

Turnbull,  of  Denver,  on  MORGAN  &.  WRIGHT  TIRES,  made  the  fastest  mile  ever  ridden  in  a  novire 
race,  in  2:33  3-5,  cutting  six  seconds  off  the  record. 

Gardiner,  of  Chicago,  on  MORGAN    &,  WRIGHT  TIRES,  first  place  in  one-half  mile  open,  class  A; 
time,  1:1C;  last  quarter  done  in  0:27  3-5. 

AUGUST  1 7,  1894. 

Boles,  of  Denver,  on  MORGAN  &  WRIGHT  TIRES,  made  track  record  :36  4-b,  beating  Sanger   and 
other  "Cracker  Jacks." 

Gardiner  iirst  place  in  one  mile  open  in  3:35  1-3,  doing  the  last  quarter  in  :39  1-5. 

Also  iirst  in  two  (3)  mile  lap  race,  with  15  points,  in  5:01  1-5. 

C.  W.  Davis,  oe  Chicago,  on  MORGAN  &,  WRIGHT  TIRES,  third  in  lap  race,  8  points. 

Maddox,  of  Asbury  Park,  N.  J.,  on  MORGAN  &  WRIGHT  TIRES,  broke  World's  Record  for   un- 

paced  mile  in  3:10  1-5,  beating  Sanger's  mile  by  1  1-5  seconds. 

AUGUST  i8,  1894. 

Gardiner  on  MORGAN  &  WRIGHT  TIRES,  Fiest  in  the  one-mile  handicap,  in  S:16  1-5;    First  in   the 
quarter-mile  open,  in  :31;  First  in  the  two-mile  open,  in  4:59  1-3. 

0.  W.  Davis,  of  Chicago,  on  MORGAN  &  WRIGHT  TIRES,  third  in  the  quarter-mile  open. 
Boles,  of  Denver,  second  In  the  one-mile  3:30  class,  class  B. 


Copy  of  Telegram : 

Denver,  Colo.,  August  19,  1894. 
Morgan  <&  Wright,  Chicago: 

Morgan  &  Wright  tires  won  first  time  and  first  place,  and  won  other  prizes  in  Denver  Road  Race,  August  19, 
1894,  and  took  over  fifteen  hundred  dollars  in  prizes.  They  got  everything  worth  having.  It  was  another  Morgan 
&  Wright  Chicago  Road  Race.  A.  Gardiner,  of  Chicago,  got  chest  of  silver  worth  five  hundred  dollars  for  first 
time  prize. 


MORGAN    &    WRIGHT,    CHICAGO. 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


^^^j'ee^ 


first  move  to  locate  in  Toledo  two  years  ago,  that 
so  soon  would  he  be  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  larg- 
est exclusive  parts  manufacturing  concerns  in  this 
country.  The  Snell  company  has  been  particu- 
larly fortunate.  It  started  just  as  the  country 
was  ripe  ibr  the  business  and  it  had  at  its  head 
one  of  the  most  experienced  men  in  that  line  of 
business,  a  man  who  is  chock  full  of  en terpi  ise 
and  push.  Ever  since  the  first  factory  was  built 
additions  have  been  added  and  no  expense  spared 
to  make  the  plant  one  of  the  most  complete. 


Tells  All  About  the  Czar. 
E.  B.  Preston  &  Co. ,  manufacturers  of  the  Czar, 
have  issued  a  catalogue  which  may  justly  be 
called  a  gem  of  the  typographer's  art.  Unlike 
many  others  its  text  is  pleasing  to  even  those  who 
kiiow  little  or  nothing  about  cycles,  venturing 
somewhat  outside  of  the  regular  run  of  that  sort 
of  literature  by  telling  the  merits  of  the  subject  in 
a  sarcastic  and  humorous  way,  and  rendering  the 
description  of  parts,  which  is  generally  tiresome, 
at  least  to  laymen,  in  a  brief,  though  catchy  way, 
which  tends  to  interest  people  whom  you  could 
not  otherwise  interest  in  the  subject.  These  iacts, 
coupled  with  the  really  artistic  get-up  of  the 
booklet,  guarantees  that  the  demand  will  cer- 
tainly be  greater  than  the  supply.  It  can  be  had 
on  application  at  the  firm's  oiRce  at  403-417  Fifth 
a\  enue,  Chicago. 

Philadelphia  Notes. 

The  plant  of  the  well-known  manufacturing 
concern,  W.  H.  Wilhelm  &  Co.,  now  located  at 
Reading,  Pa.,  will  remove  to  Hamburg,  Pa. ,  about 
the  middle  of  October. 

Jack  Greer,  the  Philadelphia  Union  representa- 
tive, is  himself  again.  The  news  of  Tyler's  record 
performances  has  once  more  put  the  roses  in  Jack's 
cheeks,  from  which  they  vanished  simultaneously 
with  the  news  of  J.  "Pye"  Bliss'  record-smashing 
last  month. 

The  Puncture-Proof  Pad  Company. 
W  D.  Bishop,  malinger  of  the  Punctn re-Proof 
Pad  Company,  Detroit,  attended  the  league  meet 
at  Denver  last  week,  and  while  there  appointed 
Troxel  Bros.  &  Clark  agents  for  Colorado.  Mr. 
Bishop  claims  many  points  of  superiority  for  his 
pad,  which  use  x  ill  demonstrate  to  be  true.  He 
has  been  experimenting  with  and  testing  it  for 
the  past  two  years  and  now  feels  he  is  perfectly 
warranted  in  placing  it  on  the  market.  Samples 
will  be  sent  on  application. 


Stop  Watches  and  Bicycle  Timers. 
Our  readers  who  are  in  need  of  timers  should 
not  fail  to  read  the  advertisement  of  B.  Kirk  & 
Co. ,  172  Washington  street,  Chicago,  whose  ad- 
vertisement appears  in  this  issue.  They  do  a 
legitimate  wholesalt)  business,  and  the  timers  ad- 
vertised at  IJIi.OS  are  reliable  and  every  one  guar- 
anteed to  give  perfect  satisfaction. 


Trade  Notes. 

W.  C.  Overman,  manager  of  the  New  York 
branch  of  the  Overman  Wheel  Company,  was  in 
Chicago  on  his  way  back  from  Denver.  He  has 
gone  to  a  Wisconsin  resort  to  spend  a  week  or  so. 

Mr.  Ide,  of  Peoria,  states  that  he  already  has 
two  or  three  1895  sample  wheels  out  and  will 
next  year  build  2,. 500  machines.  He  has  several 
decided  improvements  which  he  will  permit  the 
public  to  see  at  the  cycle  shows  in  January. 

The  Ariel  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company,  277 
Wabash  avenue,  reports  bicycles  of  the  following 
description  as  stolen :  Fowler,  1893  model,  fitted 
with  Palmer  tire  on  the  rear  wheel,  in  which  was 
a  large  plug.     Nickel  on  handlebars;   was  badly 


worn;  No.  3017.  Ariel  light  roadster,  high  frame, 
maroon  finisli,  No.  .'i955. 

The  National  is  gaining  a  reputation  as  a  win- 
ner. After  scooping  in  two  firsts,  two  seconds 
and  four  thirds  at  Owosso  lately,  it  added  another 
link  to  its  chain  of  success  at  Sarnia  last  week. 
In  the  preliminary  heats  it  showed  up  with  one 
first,  two  seconds  and  one  third,  and  with  two 
firsts  and  three  seconds  in  the  finals.  In  the  two- 
mile  handicap  first  and  second  places  fell  to  the 
National,  which  is  rapidly  becoming  a  favorite. 

G.  M.  Allison  &  Co.,  Louisville,  suffered  by  fire 
to  a  small  extent  last  Saturday  night.  They  had 
hardly  gotten  arranged  in  their  new  house  when 
this  aggravating  repetition  presented  itself.  There 


.Lames  to  get  up  an  exhibit  especially  for  the  Chi- 
cago cycle  show. 

First-class  salesmen  who  are  out  of  work,  send 
your  name  and  address  to  ^^Sg^/ee-  office. 

The  interest  of  E.  B.  Palmer  in  the  Palmer 
Cycle  Company,  of  51  West  Washington  street, 
Chicago,  has  been  purchased  by  Charles  Luis, 
who,  with  James  Rohde,  will  conduct  the  busi- 
ness of  making  the  Palmer  wheel  as  heretofore. 


CYCLING  WAS  HIS  MEDICINE. 


E.  F.  Miller's  Life  Saved  through  the  Medium 
of  the  Wheel. 
Edwin  F.  Miller,  of  the  Spalding  team,    began 
riding  an  ordinary  in  the  spring  of  1891   tor  his 


E.  P.  MILLER,  of  the  Spalding  team. 


is,  however,  but  little  loss  and  a  few  days  only 
will  be  necessary  to  arrange  their  stock  again. 

First,  third,  fourth  and  fifth  places  and  third 
time,  which  meant  the  capture  of  just  one-half  of 
the  prizes  offered  at  the  Union  road  race,  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y.,  on  Aug.  13,  were  won  by  riders  of 
Syracuse  wheels. 

The  James  Cycle  Importing  Company,  103 
Adams  street,  Chicago,  reports  quite  an  active  de- 
mand for  the  James,  notwithstanding  the  lateness 
of  the  season.  Mr.  Bridger  has  associated  with 
him  a  Mr.  Parker,  a  practical  mechanic  and 
wheelman.  They  are  now  negotiating  with 
James  for  '95  wheels  and  a.ssnre  us  that  this  pop- 
ular wheel  will  have  a  number  of  improvements 
next  year.       Mr.  Bridger  has  also  reriuested  Mr. 


health,  being  then  a  consumptive.  His  health 
soon  improved  and  he  gained  in  weight.  During 
the  summer  he  started  in  a  few  local  events  and 
won  a  number  of  prizes.  The  next  year  he  gave 
up  racing  on  account  of  his  business,  but  his 
health  continued  to  improve.  In  the  spring  of 
1893,  in  consequence  of  a  joke,  he  trained  for  the 
Irvington-Milburn  on  an  ordinary.  Three  days 
before  the  event  he  borrowed  a  thirty-five-pound 
safety  and  wabbled  into  fourth  place  from  the  six- 
minute  mark.  He  won  a  racer  in  this  race  and  in 
four  weeks  had  won  six  races  and  two  more  bi- 
cycles. Last  season  he  won  S2,30t)  worth  of  prizes. 
He  joined  class  B  because  he  ''thought  it  squarer 
than  riding  'underneath  the  rose'  in  class  A."  So 
far  he  has  won  §1.200  in  value  this  season.  He  is 
one  of  the  Miller  brothers  who  are  "editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors"  of  the  Vineland  (N.  J.) 
Nmes. 


MONARCH  BICYCLES 


STAND  UP 


Over  12,000  Monarch  Riders  Will  Tell  You  So 


At  the  L.  A.  W.  Meet 

at  Denver  last  week  Lee 
Richardson  reduced  his 
former  World's  Record 
of  half  a  mile— riding 
backwards,  to  2:35. 
He  rides  a 

MONARCH. 


Light,  Rigid  and  Durable.   Ride  a  Monarch  and  keep  in  Front 


MONARCH   CYCLE   CO., 

Retail  Saleroom,  280  Wabash  Ave.  Lake  and  Halsted  streets,  CHICAGO 


MENTON  THE   REFEREE. 


The  G.  F.  GUYON  CO.,  97-99  Reade  St,  New  York, 

Eastern  Distributing  and  Sales  Agent. 


CRACKS  AT  KANSAS  CITY. 


After    Their  Hard   Work   All   Appeared   to  Be 
Tired  Out. 

Kansas  City,  Aug. ,  2-2.— [Special  telegram.] 
— The  crowd  at  to-day's  races  was  the  snallest  of 
the  season,  barely  a  thousand,  thongh  the  day  was 
fine.  The  half-mile  track  was  poor,  being  lumpy 
and  soft.  The  men  were  all  tired  out  after  a 
thirty-six  hours'  trip  from  Pueblo.  There  were 
many  absentees,  T:tus  having  gone  to  Springfield 
and  E.  C.  Johnson  and  Goetz  to  Cleveland.  The 
summary : 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat-C.  M.  Murphy,  1 
Sanger,  2;  C.  Callahan,  3;  Taxis,  4;  time,  8:49. 

Second  heat— Brown,  1;  Kennedy,  2;  Bald,  3;  L.  A.  Cal- 
lahan and  Goehler  Ctie)  4;  time,  3:09. 

Final  heat— limit,  2:40— C.  M.  Murphy,  1;  Taxis,  3;  San- 
ger, 3;  Kennedy,  4;  time,  2:44.  Run-over— Murphy,  1; 
Sanger,  S;  Kennedy,  3;  Taxis,  4;  Brown,  5;  time,  2:23.  W. 
F.  Murphy  paced.  Six  inches  between  first  and  second 
and  second  and  third. 

Two-mile  lap,  class  A— Maxjrell,  1;  Harding,  2;  E.  Raw- 
son,  Topeka,  3;  time,  6:85  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— John  Coburn.  230  yds.,  1; 
Ed  Grath,  180  yds.,  2;  Sanger,  scratch,  3;  L  Ca'lahan,  120 
yds.,  4;  time,  4:42  1-5. 

Mile,  3:00  class,  class  A— Rawson,  1;  C.  Carll,  Kansas 
City,  2;  C.  J.  Jacquish,  Chicago,  3;  time,  2:57  8-5. 


GOOD  RACES,  SMALL  CROWD. 


Plainfield  People  Seem  Not  to    Care  for  Excit- 
ing Sport. 

Plainfield,  N.  J.,  Aug.  18. — The  Crescent 
Wheelmen  had  a  race  meet  on  their  perfect  third 
of  a  mile  track  this  afternoon,  had  over  200  entries 
and  had,  outside  of  Royce,  Smith  and  Brown, 
about  all  the  pure  cracks  of  the  district;  but  de- 
spite these  attractions  less  than  500  people  were 
on  hand. 

The  mile  handicap  was  notable  in  that  the  field 
was  so  large  it  required  five  trials,  two  semi-finals 
and  a  final,  to  settle  it,  and  a  sensational,  though 
bad,  smash-up  of  Blauvelt  and  Dawson  in  the  sec- 
ond heat,  which  knocked  them  out  of  the  balance 
of  the  day's  fun. 

In  the  second  heat  of  the  two-thirds  mile  Dar- 
ling and  Line  had  an  interview  and  falling  out  on 
the  turn,  the  former  being  carried  from  the  track 
and  remaining  insensible  for  over  an  hour.  Monte 
Scott  won  his  trial  in  the  fast  time  of  1 :30  1-5.  In 
the  final  Nagel  gave  him  a  hard  race,  but  went 
down  on  the  last  turn. 

The  Eiversider  seemed  to  be  out  for  the  Plain- 
field  crack's  scalp,  for  in  the  two-mile  lap  race 
Ertz  gave  him  a  hard  run,  winning  the  last  four 
of  six  laps.  In  the  first  two  the  Eiversider  failed 
to  get  a  place  and  so  was  knocked  out  of  a  win  by 
one  point.  In  the  2:30  mile,  however,  Scott's 
tuft  was  lifted.  In  the  final  the  Riverside  pair, 
Ertz  and  Granger,  were  carrying  Scott  along  at  a 
great  pace  down  the  backstretch  and  around  the 
east  curve,  when  George  Coffin,  whom  ^^g^/ee- 
warned  you  against  as  being  a  fast  improving  man 
and  worth  watching,  came  through  from  the  race 
and  made  islands  of  the  field,  winning  by  two 
lengths,  while  Granger  slipped  in  ahead  of  the 
astonished  Scott  by  a  wheel. 


The  two-mile  handicap  was  finished  with  the 
field  in  a  big  bunch  near  the  tape  in  4:47  3-5. 
The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice— Final  heat— A.  Kluge,  1;  J.  W.  Til- 
ford,  2;  J.  W.  Conklin,  3;  time,  2:34  1-5. 

One  mile,  handicap— Final  heat— J.  M.  Baldwin,  90  yds., 
1;  H.  B.  Scott,  150  yds.,  2;  E.  Hodgson,  l;:o  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:15  2-5. 

Two  third  mile,  scratch— Final  heat^Monte  Scott,  1;  E. 
Hodgson,  2;  I.  N.  Line,  3;  time,  1:40  3  5. 

Two-mile,  lap  race- Monte  Scott,  14  poiats,  1;  CM. 
Ertz,  13  points,  2;  C.  K.  Granger,  S  points,  3;  time, 
5:15  2-5. 

One-mile,  2:30  class  —  Final  heat  —  G.  W.  Coffin,  1; 
Charles  Granger,  2;  Monte  Scott,  3;  time,  2:39. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Final  heat^G.  P.  Cobb,  140  yds., 
1;  W.  C.  Roome,  70  yds.,  2;  E.  Hodgson,  190  yds.,  3;  time, 
4:47  3-5. 

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ZIEGLER    SUCCUMBS  AT  PUEBLO. 


Beaten  By  Johnson  and  Biown — Times  Ex- 
ceedingly Good. 
Pueblo,  Colo.,  Aug.  20.— Otto  Ziegler,  who 
gave  the  eastern  cracks  such  a  drubbing  at  Den- 
ver, sulifered  defeat  twice  to-day  and  did  not  win 
a  single  race.  In  the  mile  open  Johnson  was  first 
into  the  stretch,  with  Ziegler  after  him  but  un- 
able to  overcome  the  lea<l,  though  he  cut  down 
the  gap  to  three  yards.  The  other  men  were  out 
of  it.  In  the  third-mile  open  Wells  and  Murphy 
were  even  into  the  stretch,  but  the  easterner  beat 
out  the  Calilbrnian.  Brown  outsprinted  Ziegler 
in  a  special  quaiter-mile  race.     The  summary: 

Third-mile,  class  B— C.  M.  Murphy,  1;  Wells,  2:  Taxis, 
3;  Brown,  4;  time,  :43  3  5. 

Two-mile,  lap  race,  class  A — E.  E.  Anderson,  14  poiut.^:, 
1;  C.  Pugh,  10  points,  2;  W.  A.  Lutz,  3;  time,  5:39. 

Halt-mile,  handicap,  class  B— A.  E.  York,  100  yds.,  1; 
W.  H.  Fehleishen,  80  yds.,  2;  A.  D.  Kennedy,  :30  yds.,  3; 
M.  H.  Burt,  Wichita.,  60  yds.,  4;  time,  1:00  1-5. 

Mile  bandiL'ap,  class  A— G._A.  Maxwell,  30  yds.,  1;  E.  E. 
Anderson,  scratch,  2;  J.  P.  Gunn,  30  yds.,  3;  time,  2:24^. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B — A.  E.  York,  180  yds.,  1; 
W.  H.  Fehleishen,  150yds..  2;  J.  G.  Barnett,  100  yds.,  S;  E. 
E.  Scott,  240  yds.,  4;  time,  2:09*. 

Third-mile,  open,  class  A— G.  A.  Maxwell,  1;  E.  E.  An- 
derson, 2;  J.  P.  Gunn,  3;  time,  :51. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— J.  S.  Johnson,  1;  Ziegler,  2; 
Sanger,  3;  Murphy,  4;  time,  2:17  4-5. 

Two-mile  lap  r^ce,  class  B— Wells,  13  points,  1 ;  Mur- 
phy, 8  points,  2;  L.  A.  Callahan,  6  points,  3;  time,  5:01J. 

Quarter  mile  special,    class   B— Brown,  1;  Ziegler,   2; 

Taxis,  3;  time,  :31i. 

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BUFFALO  ROAD  EVENTS. 


Daily   Papers  Giving  Valuable  Prizes   for  Two 
Races. 

Buffalo,  Aug.  20. — The  local  evening  dailies 
have  suddenly  become  interested  in  racing,  and 
another  road  race  promoted  by  a  newspaper  is  on 
the  tanis.  The  Evening  News  is  the  latest  to  cater 
to  the  desires  of  the  local  road  horses  and  will  run 
a  twenty-five-mile  handicap  Sept.  4,  only  a  few 
days  later  than  an  event  at  fifty  miles.  The  first 
prize  will  be  a  watch  valued  at  §130,  and  the  fol- 
lowing six  place  prizes  will  consist  of  diamonds 
and  other  jewelry,  each  of  which  will  be  worth 
over  $100.  Two  time  prizes  are  up;  the  first  a 
watch,  valued  at  S130,  and  the  second  a  §100  dia- 
mond. The  course  will  start  from  Genesee  street 
and   Fillmore  avenue,    thence  over  asphalt  pave- 


ments to  the  city  line,  and  out  over  only  two  miles 
of  good  countrv  roads,  thence  back  over  asphalt 
streets,  finishing  in  the  heart  of  the  city. 
A  llelny  Ajfalr. 
A  100-niile  relay  race  billed  for  Sept.  9  is  one  of 
the  unique  alfairs  in  local  circles.  The  contest 
will  take  place  o\er  the  Bnll'alo-Cofu  course,  and 
the  relays  will  be  five  miles  long,  twenty  men 
taking  part  in  the  contest.  The  riders  who  make 
the  five  fastest  times  will  receive  prizes  of  no  mean 
value,  and  all  the  others  will  get  bronze  medals 
for  the  work. 

*      * 

THAT  200-MILE  RECORD. 


Fuhrman    Badly    Baked    at    the    End,    While 
Steimal  Was  0.  K. 

Buffalo,  Aug.  20. — Fred  C.  Graves'  200-mile 
road  record  of  17:28:30,  made  over  the  Bo.ston- 
Springfield  course  last  October,  was  dropped  into 
oblivion  by  the  performance  of  two  of  Buffalo's 
road  horses  last  week,  a  brief  account  of  which 
appeared  in  ^^^/\ee.  W.  L.  Steimal,  holder 
of  several  local  long-distance  records,  and  F.  C. 
Fuhrman,  a  cash-prize  leaguer,  were  the  heroes  of 
the  occasion.  They  were  after  the  200-mile  rec- 
ord, and  were  bound  to  get  it,  and  to  keep  it  in 
case  they  should  succeed.  The  course  selected 
was  the  Buffalo-Erie  century  route,  and  a  detour 
around  the  city  to  make  up  an  even  200  miles. 
Two  timers  and  scorers  of  the  Fredonia  A.  C.  offi- 
ciated at  Fredonia,  "ind  a  similar  number  of  the 
Erie  Wanderers  did  duty  at  Erie. 

The  two  left  from  the  Courier  office  at  4:29:30 
o'clock  on  the  morning  of  Aug.  14.  They  reached 
Fredonia,  fifty  miles,  at  7:45  a.m.,  and  Erie  at 
11:50  a.m.,  completing  the  first  hundred  miles  in 
7  hrs.  20  min.  30  sec.  After  a  rest  of  twenty-five 
minutes,  they  started  on  the  return  trip,  and 
made  Fredonia  at  4:30  p.m..  Buffalo  was  reached 
at  8:20  p.m.,  making  the  entire  elapsed  time 
15:50:30,  and  the  time  for  the  last  century  8  hrs. 
5  min.  Steimal  finished  first,  but  his  comrade 
was  about  as  near  dead  as  would  be  possible  to 
be.  Several  times  Steimal  started  away  from 
Fuhrman,  but  the  latter  constantly  begged  him  to 
remain,  which  he  did.  Had  he  gone  on  ahead, 
the  record  would  probably  have  dropped  to  less 
than  fifteen  hours. 

*      * 
'•  C.  O.  p."  AT  PONTIAC. 


Three  Days  of  Good  Racing  with  a  Mild  Strike 
Added. 
Pontiac,  111.,  was  invaded  last  week  by  a  gal- 
axy of  Chicago  "C.  0.  P."  men,  who  for  three 
days  continued  to  gobble  all  but  a  few  prizes 
which  went  to  the  Coburn  family  of  St.  Louis  and 
Parmeter  of  Peoria.  The  entry  list  was  large, 
the  racing  good  and  the  crowd  of  generous  propor- 
tions. The  half-mile  track  was  in  splendid  con- 
dition, so  good  that  W.  A.  Thompson  lowered 
Kennedy's  track  record  of  2:14  to  2:10J.  The 
racing  men  were  well  received  the  first  two  days, 
but  when  the  A's  struck  and  refused  to  ride  in 
Friday's  five-mile  handicap  because  the  referee 
refused  the  mile  B  open  to  stand,  the  crowd  be- 
came chilly,  indeed,  so  much  so  that  all  hands 
boj'cotted  a  dance  gotten  up  for  them.  The  race 
in  question  was  run  under  a  2:35  limit  and  was 
ordered  run  over  later,  as  the  time  made  was  2:40. 
The  second  trial  resulted  in  2:37  and  the  referee 
said  "No  race  and  no  run-over."  Then  the  A's 
struck,  but,  fearing  trouble,  finally  came  out. 

Some  of  the  men,  through  their  actions  and  talk 
at  the  hotel  on  Wednesday  night,  brought  down 
the  wrath  of  the  landlord  and  the  ill-will  of  the 
the  guests,   and  as  a  result  all  were  compelled  to 


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On  a  Sterling 


BUILT    LIKE    A    WATCH." 


It  is  now  over  a  year  ago  that  H.  H.  Wylie  on  a  26  lb.  Sterling, 
with  most  unfavorable  weather,  placed  the  record  between  New  York 
and  Chicago  at  10  days,  4  hours  and  39  minutes,  lowering  the  best 
previous  record  by  over  a  day.  Since  then,  no  less  than  seventeen 
attempts,  by  as  many  riders,  on  as  many  different  wheels,  have  been 
made  to  lower  this  record,  all  without  success.  None  got  anywhere 
near  it.~ 

Aug.  nth  to  19th,  F.  H.  ST  AN  WOOD,  on  a  Sterling  Racer, 
weight,  with  Palmer  Road  Tires,  23  lbs.,  goes  through  without  a 
scratch  in  the  remarkably  goovl  time  of 


8    DAYS,    7    HOURS,    48    MINUTES. 

SterlinpfS  are  built  to  stand  the  racket;  you  can't  down  that  fact.  They  also  have  speed  and  hold  their  own  on  the  track.  Out  in  Denver 
on  which  all  eyes  were  turned,  Maddox  broke  the  world's  unpaeed  record,  placing  the  fiejures  at  3:10 1-5.  He  also  chipped  a  few  secoods  off 
the  third  mile,  doing  it  in  .38  3-5    Kennedy  also  distinguished  himself.    His  new  world's  record  for  the  3  miles  is  4: 15. 

Quite  a  little  picnic  the  Sterling  riders  had  at  Pontiac.  Steele,  Levy,  Thomp-on  and  Cleaver  were  down  thpire.  Seven  firsts,  eix  seconds, 
eight  thirds  and  the  fastest  time  made  at  the  meet.  Broke  our  own  record  of  "wins  in  half  dozen  lots."  vVhat  a  tearup  there  was  in  the 
Germania  Cycling  Club's  road  race,    Narowitz  took  both  first  place  and  first  time. 

IT    TAKES    A    STERLING    TO    DO    IT. 


STERLING    CYCLE   WORKS, 


236-^40  Cartoll  Avenue,    CHICAGO. 


SPECIAL   AGENTS- 


L.  C.  Jandokp  &  Co.,  116  118  W.  125th  St.,  New  York. 
Salt  Lake  Ctclk  Co.,  Salt  Lake.  Utah. 
American  Sporting  Goods  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Gray,  Fau.  &  Co.,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


NENTIOW   THE    REFEREE. 


NATIONALS  WIN 


19  Places 


3  Days. 


If  you  are  going  to  ride — Ride  a  Winner. 

Perfect  Bearings,  Rigid  Frame. 

*'  It's  the  stiffest  wheel  I  ever  rode." 

"  It's  as  stiff  as  any  28  lb.  wheel  I  ever  saw." 


It  Weighs  20  Pounds. 


NATIONAL  CYCLE  MFG.  CO.,  BAY  CITY,  MICH. 


MENTION    THa    RKFEREE. 


^^ftJ'e^ 


Snap  shots  taken  at  the  Pontiac  Meet. 


pay  a  f2  rate  instead  of  §1.50  They  owned  the 
town,  however,  made  merry  with  the  policemen, 
attended  two  church  lawn  fetes  and  were  royally 
treated  by  W.  L.  Talbott,  who  was  the  life  of  the 
meet.  There  was  a  surfeit  of  trick  Wding  and 
Nicolet's  performances,  coming  last  on  the  pro- 
gramme so  as  to  give  him  a  chance  in  the  races, 
were  not  sufficiently  appreciated.  Young  Fisher, 
of  Peoria,  did  some  clever  tricks,  but  the  crowd 
was  more  interested  in  a  ten-year-old  youngster, 
B.  A.  Morrison,  who  has  been  riding  but  six 
weeks  but  performed  some  difficult  feats. 

Through  the  generosity  of  the  handicapper 
"Snake"  Wood,  of  the  Illinois  club,  captured  the 
two  handicap  events  of  Wednesday,  besides  the 
novice  race,  but  was  hauled  back  from  160  to 
thirty-five  yards  for  the  second  day,  and  then  fin- 
ished well  up  in  the  bunch.  Roy  Keator  showed 
his  old-time  form  and  captured  the  mile  B  handi- 
cap handily,  and  this  after  a  fast  half-mile  on  the 
unicycle.     The  summary : 

WEDNESDAY. 

One-mile,  novice— A.  E.  Wood,  Chicago,  1;  Al  Hess' 
Chicago,  2;  Eoy  J.  West,  Chicago,  3;  time,  2:36. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A — W.  J.  Anderson,  Chicago,  1; 
A.  J.  Nicolet,  Chicago,  2;  A.  D.  Herriman,  Chicago,  3; 
time,  1:14. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— A.  E.  Wood,  160  yds.,  1: 
F.  L.  Parmeter,  75  yds.,  2;  R.  J.  West,  160  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:18. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B — Joe  Coburn,  St.  Louis,  1 ;  Gus 
Steele  and  James  Levy,  tied  for  second ;  Roy  Keator,  Chi- 
cago, 4;  time,  2:53. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— A  E.  Wood,  330  yds.,  1; 
R.  J;  West,  330  yds.,  2;  W.  A.  Thompson,  Chicago,  75  yds., 
3;  time,  4:48 

THURSDAY. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A — A.  L.  Leonhardt,  Chicago,  1 ; 
W.  J.  Anderson,  2;  M.  Nelson,  Chicago,  3;  time,  1:16. 


One-mile,  open,  class  B— Gus  Steele,  1;  John  Coburn,  2; 
James  Levy,  3;  time,  2:34. 

One-mil's  handicap,  class  A— F.  L.  Parmeter,  Peoria,  60 
yds,!:  >v.  A.  Thompson,  35  yds.,  2;  G.  T.  McCarty,  Ha- 
vana, 100yds.,  3;  time,  2:16. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Gus  Steele,  scratch,  1 ;  J. 
W.  Coburn,  scratch,  2;  James  Levy,  75  yds.,  3;  time,  5:28. 

One-mile,  Livingston  and  McLean  Counties— L.  H. 
Hamilton.  Bloomington,  1;  F.  S.  Coleman,  Pontiac,  2; 
Charles  F.  Agle,  Bloomington,  3;  time,  2:29. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  A— A.  D.  Herriman,  1;  C.  V. 
Dasey,  Chicago.,  2;  W.  M.  Staley,  Chicago,  3;  time,  :34. 

FRIDAY. 

One-mile,  open,  ola-s  A— C.  V.  Dasey,  1;  A.  L.  Leon- 
hardt, i\  A.  D.  Herriman,  3;  time,  2:29i. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B,  time  limit  2:.35— John  Coburn, 
1;  Gus  Steele,  2;  James  Levy,  3;  time,  2:40— no  race.  Run 
over— Gus  Steele,  1;  James  Levy,  2;  John  Coburn,  3;  time 
2:37.    Decl.ired  no  race. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  A— C.  V.  Dasey,  10  yds.,  1;  F. 
L.  Parmeter,  vs  yds.,  2;  A.  E.  Wood,  30  yds.,  3;  time,  1:07. 

One-mile,  handicap,  claps  B — Roy  Keator,  115  yds.,  1; 
Gus  Steele,  scratch,  2;  James  Levy,  45  yds.,  3;  time,  2:27. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  class  A — Dave  Coburn,  300  yds.,  1 ; 
M.  Nelson,  350  yds  ,  2;  Al  Hess,  475  yds.,  3;  time,  12:28. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B— James  Levy,  1;  Roy  Kea- 
tor, 2;  John  Coburn,  3;  time,  :41. 


"PENNSY'S"  CLASS  A  MEET. 


The  Pures  Put  in  a  Big  Afternoon's  Work  at 
Tioga— Sims'  Fast  Mile. 
Philadelphia,  Aug.  20. — The  "immaculates" 
of  the  City  of  Brotherly  Love  and  vicinity  had  a 
field  day  on  the  occasion  of  the  fifth  annual  meet 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club,  at  Tioga  track 
Satitrday.  The  meet  was  a  success  in  every  par- 
ticular but  in  that  of  attendance,  the  paucity  of 
which  was  ascribable  to  the  heavy  fall  of  rain  dur- 
ing the  morning.      With  the   exception  of  a  few 


spots  in  front  of  the  pavilion,  where  Old  Sol 
couldn't  reach,  the  track  was  in  good  condition. 
The  fact  that  thirty -six  heats  were  run  off  in  less 
than  three  hours  speaks  volumes  for  the  efficiency 
of  the  officials.  Albert  Mott  refereed  in  his  usual 
s.apient  style,  although  his  decision  in  the  final  of 
the  quarter  caused  comment.  For  this  event  ten 
men  qualified,  and  at  the  starting  point,  at  the 
head  of  the  back  stretch,  the  track  was  not  wide 
enough  to  accommodate  all,  so  Mott  put  George 
Smith  and  McCurdy  in  the  second  line.  Smith 
found  it  impossible  to  get  through  and  protested 
when  Jack  crossed  the  tape  in  the  lead.  Mott 
ordered  a  run-over  and  Smith  won  from  the  shot, 
leading  all  the  way  around.  .Tack  couldn't  get  a 
place,  and  waxed  excee  ling  wroth. 

There  was  a  noticeable  absence  of  the  head-work 
that  characterized  the  last  class  A  meet  in  this 
city,  aud  the  time,  generally  speaking,  was  good. 
McCurdy's  mile  from  the  fifty-yard  mark  in  2;l(i 
was  a  fine  performance.  The  last  event  on  the 
programme  was  an  attempt  by  Sims  to  break  the 
track  record  of  2:11  1-5,  held  by  himself,  hut 
owing  to  the  inefliciency  of  his  pacemakers  and 
the  moist  spots  on  the  track,  he  could  do  no  better 
than  2:14. 

Racing  fur  Grub. 

The  '  'supper  race, "  open  only  to  members  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club,  in  which  forty 
faced  the  starter,  was  a  "lulu."  The  first  twenty 
men  across  the  tape  were  to  fill  up  at  the  expense 
of  the  last  score  of  finishers,  and  the  frantic  en- 
dea\oi's  of  the  contestants  to  get  a  squaie  meal  for 
nothing  were  highly  enjoyed  by  the  spectators. 
George  Gideon,  a  member  of  the  club,  and  the 
argus-eyed  lieutenant  of  Chairman  Eaymond,    in 


timated  that  he  contemplated  forwarding  to  his 
hoss  a  request  for  the  exiling  of  the  whole  shootin' 
match  for  contesting  for  a  ridiculous  prize. 

An  innovation  which  was  highly  praised — by 
the  press  representatives — was  the  erection  of  a 
tent  labeled  on  its  exterior:  "For  members  of  the 
press  only. "  It  was  not  the  tent  itself  which 
called  forth  sach  unstinted  praise  from  the 
knights  of  the  pencil,  but  the  unlimited  array  of 
eatables  and  conversation  water  contained  therein, 
which  it  is  needles.s  to  say  were  taken  care  of  and 
polished  oif  in  their  own  inimitable  style. 
A    Colored   iifflcial. 

Another  departure  from  the  beaten  path  was  the 
appearance  among  the  officials  of  Dr.  E.  C.  How- 
ard, a  member  of  the  Meteor  Wheelmen,  a  colored 
cycling  organization  of  this  city.  This  is  the  first 
instance  on  record,  to  our  knowledge,  that  a  col- 
ored man  has  officiated  at  a  meet  in  this  city,  and 
possibly  in  this  country.  This  action  on  the  part 
of  the  managing  committee  of  the  meet  is  signifi- 
cant, in  view  of  the  attitude  of  a  majority  of  the 
L.  A..  W.  members  on  the  question  of  the  admis- 
sion of  colored  riders  to  its  ranks.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— Final  heat— Howard  Kestor,  1;  D.  C. 


cently.  The  organization  purposes  building  a 
bicycle  track  on  the  Union  street  baseball  grounds. 

Frank  M.  Dampman,  will,  on  Sept.  15,  make 
an  attempt  on  the  Philadelphia- Wilmington-Phil- 
adelphia 100-mile  record.  Last  week,  while  train- 
ing at  Tioga  track,  he  rode  twenty-one  and  two- 
thirds  miles  in  the  hour. 

The  eighteen-mile  road  race  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Allen  Wheelmen,  of  Allentown,  held  last 
week,  resulted  in  a  win  for  William  Daubenspeck, 
he  covering  the  course  to  Fogelsville  and  return, 
in  1  hr.  1  min.  1-5  sec.  The  time  prize  was  won 
by  Monte  Scott,  of  Plainfield,  his  time  being  56 
min.     W.  D.  Knauss,  of  Catasauqua,  was  second. 


SATURDAY'S  LOCAL  EVENTS. 


A  Number  of  Well-Contested  Road  Races  Take 
Place. 
The  annual  five-mile  road  race  of  the  Lincoln 
Cycling  Club  was  run  over  the  Lake  View  course. 
F.  L.  Dirr  from  the  two-minute  mark  won  hand- 
ily. First  time  went  to  A.  P.  Peck,  who  cov- 
ered the  distance  in  12 :43,  which  is  a  new  record 


Bay  City's  Track  and  Judges'  Stand. 


ParkhiU,  2;  Benjamin  Peck,  3;  time,  2;o7  3-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open— Final  heat— C.  B.  Jack,  1;  J.  F. 
Ermentrout,  2;  John  Heishley,  3;  time,  :34.  Kun-over  on 
account  of  interference: — George  C.  Smith,  1 ;  R.  P.  Mc- 
Curdy,  2;  J.  F.  Ermentrout,  3:  time,  :33  2-5. 

Third-mile,  handicap— Final  heat— C.  B.  Jack,  40  yds  , 
1;  H.  C.  Hoehstadter,  60  yds.,  2;  W.  F.  Sims,  5  yds.,  3; 
time,  :4a  1-5. 

One-mile,  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club  championship- 
John  Heishley,  ] ;  D.  C.  ParkhiU,  2;  James  Well,  3;  time, 
2:45  2-5. 

One  mile,  2:50  class— Final  heat— Charles  H.  Cofftn,  1; 
J.  D  Lagen,  3;  D.  C.  ParkhiU,  3;  time,  8:52  2-5. 

One-mile,  open— G.  C.  Smith,  1;  0.  W.  Krick,  3;  E.  P. 
MeCurdy,  3;  time,  8:-.;i  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— Final  heat— R.  P.  McCurdy,  50 
yds  ,  1;  J  0.  Coulston,  150  yds  ,  2;  R.  Weir,  70  yds.,  3; 
time,  2:19. 

One-mile,  Eclipse  Wheelman  championship— H.  Buts- 
cher,  1;  W.  J.  Flenard,  2;  0.  Miller,  3;  time,  3:49  2-5. 

Pa.  Bi.  Club's  one-mile,  handicap,  "supper  race" — D. 
C.  ParkhiU,  120  yds.,  1;  Mark  Meredith,  100  yds.,  2;  J. 
Wall,  120  yds.,  3;  time.  2:20  15. 

Philadeldhia,  Sacing  Notes. 
A  new  association,  to  be  known  as  the  Delaware 
County  Trotting  and  Bicycle  Association  was  or- 
ganized at  Chester  last  week.  Its  new  track, 
which  it  claims  will  be  the  finest  in  the  .state,  will 
be  located  just  outside  of  Chester. 

The  Wilmington  Track  Association,  composed 
of  wheelmen,    was  organized  at  Wilmington  re- 


for  that  course.     Order  of  finish : 

Time.  Hdcp. 

F.  L.  Dirr 14:35      2:00 

A.  P.  Peek l-.;:43      scr. 

F.J.Volkman l.S::il       :45 

A.  B.  Horn 13:28      :30 

J.  T.  Swarthout 13:21       :15 

H.  M.  Taylor 13:21  -2  6 :15 

P.  P.  Lobig 13:51  3-5 :45 

E.  B.  Shorb 14:09        :'15 

H.L.  Pound 14:28       1:00 

JamesZahn UM)      1:C0 

C.  R.  Curtis 13:32       scr. 

J.  F.  Gunther 13:3S       scr. 

A.  R.  GormuUy 15:10      1:30 

E.  A.  Inskeep 15:41       2:00 

C.  E.  Hill 15:15       1:30 

John  Marsh 17:22      2:30 

Employes  of  Rj^rag-ue,  Wfim*r  A'  Co. 
The  employes  of  Sprague,  Warner  &  Co.  ran 
their  annual  three-mile  road  race,  the  course  ex- 
tending from  Halsted  to  Eobey  streets,  over  Gar- 
field boulevard,  and  return.  A.  Cooper  was  the 
first  to  finish,  winning  first  time  also.  The  re- 
sult: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

A.  Cooper 1:00 11 :05 

G.  Caldwell 1:C0 l]:-5 

Amesbe'y scr 11:50 

Thomas scr 11:54 

W.  Riggs scr 12:1 

W.  Dodge :30 12:30 


A.  Evans  . .   scr 12:34 

P.  Cooper 2:00 12:35 

C.  Mayer.. scr 12:42 

W.  Boole scr. 12:50 

M.  Drcese scr 12:5*» 

E.  RiKgS :45 1.3:05 

Huggett scr 13: 1 2 

thistles  Have  a  tiace. 

A  five-mile  road  race  was  run  by  the  Thistle 

Cycling  Club   over  the   Humboldt  Park  course. 

M.  Tobin,  with  a   two-minute  handicap,   turned 

up  the  winner,  going  the  distance  in  14:20.    C.  D. 

Cutting  captured  the  time  prize,  his  time  being 

13:45. 

Inhabitants  of  Darhtown  at  It. 

The  intersection  of  Fifty-sixth  and  Halsted 
streets  was  black  with  people  about  5  o'clock — 
black  in  the  word's  most  sincere  meaning,  for  the 
elite  of  Darktown  had  turned  out  to  witness  the 
ten-mile  road  race  of  the  Road  King  Cycling  Club. 
All  the  contestants,  of  which  there  were  seven, 
were  members  of  the  said  club  and  crack  riders  a 
that.  Three  handsome  prizes  were  to  reward 
those  who  distiugnished  themselves.  The  course 
was  from  Fifty-fifth  and  Halsted  streets  to  West- 
ern avenue,  along  Western  avenue  to  Thirty-third 
street,  and  return.  At  5  o'clock  the  scratch  men 
were  off.  Although  the  record  over  the  course 
remained  untouched,  a  perfect  uproar  greeted 
Morris  Lewis,  a  six-minute  man,  the  first  over  the 
tape.  He  covered  the  distance  in  the  remarkable 
time  of  thirty-four  minutes.  William  O'Leary, 
from  scratch,  who  finished  two  minutes  after  him, 
received  the  time  prize,  a  gold  medal,  having 
covered  the  ten  miles  in33  minutes.  Judging  by  the 
enthusiasm  with  which  our  colored  population 
greeted  this  event  it  is  safe  to  predict  that  we  will 
hear  from  our  colored  friends  again.  Cyclists  are 
at  present  the  favorites  in  Darktown  and,  it  seems, 
intend  to  stay  in  that  dignified  position,  so  that  in 
order  to  travel  in  the  very  cream  of  "sassiety"  it 
will  shortly  become  necessary  for  the  dark-hned 
dudes  to  mount  the  steed  of  steel. 

Crescent  Wheelmen's  Mace. 

The  winner  of  the  Crescent  Wheelmen's  five- 
mile  road  race  was  George  Kiddell,  a  one-minute 
man.  Second  place  was  captured  by  R.  Baum- 
bach,  who  finished  a  few  length-!  behiad  Riddell. 

E.  C.  Lane,  with  a  15-seconds  handicap,  was  a 
close  third  and  will  also  receive  the  first  time 
prize,  a  gold  medal.  H.  Baiue,  G.  Ojitz,  William 
Yogle,  R.  Trimmer,  0.  Davis,  O.  Kirchner  and 
D.  Gaskell  finished  in  the  order  given. 

At  Irving  J'arh. 
The  Irving  Park  Cycling  Club  ran  its  second 
annual  road  race  over  a  course  extending  from 
Desplaines  to  Irving  Park,  a  distance  of  eleven 
miles.  F.  Mates  was  the  first  man  to  cross  the 
tape  at  the  finish.  He  also  won  third  time  prize 
in  :33:30.  S.  J.  McCormick  captured  first  time 
in  :29:50  and  E.  F.  Harris  second  in  :33:10.  The 
time  made  is  good  considering  the  condition  of  the 
road.  Following  is  the  order  of  finish:  F.  Mates, 
Dr.  F.  J.  Brown,  S.  J.  McCormick,  B.  Klehm,  B. 

F.  Harris,    A.  J.  De  Vos,    C.  E.  Mee  and   F.  H. 

Reynolds. 

-* 

Ohio  Hour  Record  Goes. 

ClNClsrSTATl,  Aug.  18. — On  the  Norwood  "track, 
in  the  presence  of  several  hundred  spectators, 
Charles  H.  Roth,  of  the  Orescent  Wheelmen,  suc- 
ceeded, with  the  aid  of  several  of  his  clubmates, 
as  pacers  in  riding  22  miles,  1251|  yards  in  one 
hour,  breaking  the  previous  track  record  by  over 
one  mile. 

■»■      ■» 

The  Jersey  Road  Race. 
The  Jersey  road  race  on  Labor  day,  in  the  num- 
ber of  starters  and  matter  of  time,  promises  to  ex- 


^^/ee^ 


I  St.  NICHOLAS 
\  BICYCLES. 


HIBBARD,  SPENCER.  BARTLETT  &  CO., 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


ceed  the  Irvington-Milbum.  The  twenty-five- 
mile  course  is  over  the  best  roads  that  conld  be 
picked  in  Union  County.  In  the  neighborhood  of 
fifty  prizes  have  already  been  contributed,  among 
them  six  bicycles,  a  $75  sewing  machine,  a  |40 
pearl,  gold-mounted  opera  glass.  A  gold  medal 
or  gold  watch  will  be  the  time  prize. 


Events  at  Seattle,  Wash. 
In  the  presence  of  about  500  people  a  series  of  de- 
cidedly successful  and  interesting  races  was  run  off 
a  week  ago  last  Monday  at  Woodland  park,  Seat- 
tle, Wash.  All  the  prizes  but  one  were  captured 
by  visitors.     Summary: 

Five-mile,  handicap— E.  T.  Bretz,  eOOyds.,  1:  Ed  Bais- 
den,  600  yds.,  2;  time,  ]3:-39. 

One-mile,   :03  class— F.  M.  Combs,  1;  R.  T.  Bretz,  2 
time,  2:44. 

Quarter-mile,  open— Howard  Hewitt,  ];  BI.  F.  Hill,  2 
time,  :36  2-5. 

One-mile,  2:50  class — A.  Deeming,  3;  Eli  Winesett,  2 
time,  2:41. 

Half-mile,  open— James  Deeming,  1;  Howard  Hewitt,  2 
time,  1:15. 

•       * 

Won  by  St.  Joe  Men. 
St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  men  took  the  lion's  share  of 
the  prizes  offered  in  the  Maryville  races  last  week 
Thursday.     Summary: 

Half-mile,  open— John  English,  1:  L.  Z.  Emmert,  2;  H. 
N.  Davia,  3;  time,  1:11. 

Half-mile.  Maryville  barred— Frank  Whitacre,  1;  A  F. 
Palm,  2;  D.  Stuart,  3;  L.  Z.  Emmert,  4;  time.  1:12  2  5. 

One-mile,  open— W.  C.  Williams.  1;  Frank  Whitacre,  2; 
E.  J.  Lee,  3;  time,  2:33. 

*  "^  * 
Race  Notes. 
Aug.  25  is  the  date  set  for  the  Xenia,  O.,  handi- 
cap road  race,  which,  according  to  all  indications, 
will  be  a  decided  success.     A  list  of  handsome 


prizes  has  been  made   up.     The  booby  prize,  a 
sterling  match  box,  is  valued  at  $4 

Boles,  Denver's  favorite,  will  hereafter  ride  a 
Syracuse. 

Culver  has  left  the  Sterling  team  and  will  be 
with  the  Cleveland  men  from  now  on. 

When  Medinger,  the  Frenchman,  came  in  third 
after  Zimmerman  and  Wheeler,  he  said:  "It  is 
not  the  fault  of  my  not  pushing. ' ' 

Houben,  who  defeated  Zimmerman  in  Brussels, 
had  his  name  badly  mutilated  by  the  telegraph. 
He  was  called  Louben,  Houber,  Houban  and  even 
Holodroun. 

A  race  meet  will  be  held  by  the  recently-or- 
ganized Clyde  Cycle  Club  on  Sept.  6  at  Clyde,  O., 
over  the  half-mile  track,  which  is  claimed  to  be  one 
of  the  finest  in  northern  Ohio  and  the  pride  of  the 
Clyde  wheelmen.  A  liberal  list  of  prizes  is  offered. 
Saturday,  Sept.  1,  at  3  o'clock  is  the  hour  set 
for  the  start  in  R.  C.  Whayne's  big  road  races  over 
Third  Avenue  boulevard,  Louisville,  Ky.  A  two- 
mile  race  for  ladies  of  Louisville,  New  Albany 
and  Jeffersonville  promises  to  be  an  interesting 
feature. 

On  the  new  qnarter-mile  track  over  which  Bliss 
road  a  half-mile  flying  start  in  1 :00  1-5,  and  over 
which  Titus  rode  a  mile  in  2:07  1-5,  the  Pittsburg 
Athletic  Club  will  give  a  national  circuit  dia- 
mond meet  on  Monday,  Sept.  17,  this  date  having 
lieen  transferred  from  Scranton,  Pa.  Valuable 
prizes  are  offered. 

Under  the  auspices  of  the  Newburgh  Athletic 
Club  a  tournament  is  to  take  place  Aug.  25,  at 
Cleveland,  O.  It  will  be  held  on  what  Ohio  men 
claim  to  be  the  best  quarter-mile  track  in  the 
country  and  the  best  half-mile  track!  n  the  state. 
Prizes  are  guaranteed  to  be  of  advertised  value. 


A  series  of  interesting  events  with  the  best  men 
competing  can  safely  be  predicted. 

The  Quebec  Cycle  Club  will  hold  its  first  race 
meet  in  connection  with  the  Quebec  exposition, 
Sept.  1.3,  under  the  patronage  of  his  excellency, 
the  governor  general.  Lord  Aberdeen.  Some  val- 
uable prizes  will  be  offered.  The  track  is  a 
quarter-mile. 

A  bicycle  club  composed  of  members  of  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association  was  organized 
at  Piqua,  O.,  a  few  days  ago.  Mr.  Bennet,  of  the 
East  India  Matting  Company,  is  president,  Percy 
Todd  vice  president,  George  Peffer  secretary,  Ben 
Higgins  treasurer  and  Mr.  Hubbard  captain.  A 
race  meet  will  be  held  Labor  day. 

Monday,  Sept.  3,  the  third  annual  meet  of  the 
Bay  City  ( Mich. )  Wheelmen  takes  place.  The 
value  of  prizes  offered  is  put  at  the  handsome  sum 
of  $1,700,  and  the  Bay  City  boys  may  not  claim 
too  much  when  they  say  it  is  the  best  list  ever 
offered  in  Michigan.  The  prizes  are  now  on  exhi- 
bition and  men  who  ought  to  know  and  are  en- 
tirely disinterested  do  not  hesitate  to  recommend 
the  advertised  prize  list  as  very  conservative. 
These  facts  will  guarantee  the  presence  of  the 
best  men  of  both  classes.     Entries  close  Tuesday 

next. 

*  ♦  * 

Do  Ynu    Want   Trade  in   Mexico   and 

South  America? 

Tlie  Commercial  Intelligence  Department  of  the 
Associated  Trade  and  Industrial  Press,  918  F  street, 
Washington,  D.  C,  has  compiled  from  first  sources  a  list 
of  leading  hardware,  vehicle  and  implement  dealers  in 
Mexico  and  South  American  countries,  which  will  be 
sent  on  neatly  tjpe-written  sheets,  to  any  address,  on 
receipt  of  $1  00.— Adv.  tt 


G.  Minturn  Worden  is  not  well  and  will  leave 
this  week  on  another  vacation. 


AROUND    PARIS    AWHEEL. 


The  American  Trio  Still  Running  "One,  Two, 
Three,"  Abroad. 
Paris,  Aug.  5. — There  apoears  to  be  every 
likelihood  of  the  next  French  cycle  show  taking 
place  in  the  Natioual  building,  situated  in  the 
Champs  Elysees,  called  the  Palais  de  I'Industrie. 
The  last,  exposition  (the  first  of  its  kind  ever  or- 
ganized in  France, )  was  held  in  the  Salle  Wagrara, 
a  dancing  ball  and  garden,  close  to  the  Arc  de 
Trioiuphe,  Bois  de  Boulogne.  This  was  a  huge 
success,  but  the  flooi-space  being  limited,  many 
makers  had  to  stand  out.  To  prevent  a  repetition, 
51.  Onfray,  vice-president  of  the  syndicate  of 
manufacturers,  has  approached  the  go\'ernraent 
with  a  view  to  securing  this  large  building,  and 
his  efforts  appear  to  be  successful.  Yesterday  on 
meeting  him,  I  asked  for  particulars,  and  in  reply 
he  said:  "The  special  commission  composed  of 
members  of  the  municipality,  whom  I  have  seen, 
appear  to  be  in  favor  of  my  demand,  and  I  believe 
we  shall  open  the  doors  of  the  Palais  de  I'Indus- 
trie  with   our  cycle  exposition   on   December  5 

next." 

A  Raclitij  l*ro  a.t  Ji)irri.\ti'r. 

No  doubt  many  youngsters  neglect  their  duties, 
attracted  by  the  charms  of  cycling,  yet  there  are 
numbers  who  build  up  brilliant  careers  in  other 
phases  of  life,  notwithstanding  the  amount  of  time 
which  they  devote  to  cycle  racing.  Among  the 
French  professional  ranks  one  can  find  medical 
students,  with  certificates,  having  i>assed  their 
"preliminary  exams;"  then  again  there  are  many 
who  are  clever  writers  on  other  topics  than  the 
chirras  of  the  wheel.  In  the  present  army  of  rac- 
ing men  is  a  young  man  called  Piquet,  who  has 
been  winning  several  events  lately.  This  runner 
has  been  studying  law,  and  has  just  brilliantly 
passed  his  final  examination  ere  he  takes  up  his 
p)sition  at  the  legal  bar.  What  an  example  to 
th  >se  ''croakers"  who  rant  about  the  professional 

brigade! 

l^aris-Dlnant  lioad  Siice, 

Within  twenty  days,  on  Aug.  26,  this  long 
talked-of  event  takes  place.  The  full  distance  is 
320  kilometres  (nearly  200  miles),  and  there  are 
fifteen  prizes  ranging  from  1,000  to  thirty  francs. 
The  route  is  via  Meux,  Chateau-Thierry,  Dor- 
mans,  Reims,  Rethel,  Rocroy,  Givet  (frontier) 
an.l  Dinant.  The  time  limit  is  24  hours,  whilst 
should  two  men  lie  together,  close  on  the  end  of 
the  journey,  their  respective  pacemakers  must  stop 
at  least  two  kilometres  before  the  arrival  post,  so 
as  to  allow  them  to  fight  the  battle  out,  and  owini; 
to  the  late  Bordeaux-Paris  scandals,  it  is  strictly 
forbidden  to  part  with  one's  machine  whilst  the 
race  lasts,  under  penalty  of  disqualification.  This 
will  be  an  important  clause  in  future  road  contests. 
I*rofessional  Meeting  at  Olaitgou'. 

On  Saturday  last,  in  the  presence  of  a  large 
crowd,  at  Glasgow,  the  first  cash  prize  meeting 
was  held  with  big  success  for  the  American  riders. 
The  quarter- mile  was  won  by  George  Banker, 
Edwards  was  second  and  Schofleld  third.  In  the 
mile  event  Harry  Wheeler  came  in  first,  beating 
Edwards  and  James,  who  finished  second  and 
third.  The  ten  miles  also  fell  to  George  Banker, 
who  won  a  good  race  from  Edwards,  who  was  sec- 
ond and  Harry  Wheeler  third.  The  whole  three 
cash  races  were  thus  captured  by  the  American 
boys.  Zimmerman  will  no  doubt  reap  a  harvest 
at  Heme  Hill  Saturday  next. 

Ziminerman   Wins  Again. 

On  Sunday  last,  at  the  Seine  Velodrome,  the 
Manasquan  boy  showed  the  Frenchmen  the  way 
to  the  post.  There  were  about  five  thousand  spec- 
tators present  when  the  runners  in  the  first  heat 
of  the  Prix  de  Trouville  came  out.     In  this  event. 


a  2,000-metre  scratch,  Zimmerman  was  a  competi- 
tor. There  were  three  heats,  the  first  and  second 
in  each  to  run  in  the  final.  The  six  men  who 
were  in  "  at  the  death ' '  were  Fortuny,  Verhey en, 
Farman,  Medinger,  Louvet  and  Zim.  The  pistol 
went  off  and,  as  usual,  the  Skeeter  came  in  first, 
looking  back  at  Louvet,  who  was  second,  and  M. 
Farman  third.     The  time  was  not  taken. 

Before  the  racing  commenced  an  aeronaut  with 
a  M.  Heroieux,  a  cyclist,  and  his  wheel,  went  up 
in  a  balloon,  over  which  was  spread  a  parachute. 
A  supposed  opposing  enemy  split  the  balloon 
with  .shot,  and  the  two  men  came  down  to  terra 
firma,  the  cyclist  getting  away  with  the  concealed 
dispatches.  The  military  authorities  present  were 
well  pleased  with  the  experiment.  After  dinner 
the  same  night  (Sunday)  Zim  and  Troy  left  for 
London,  where  the  Skeeter  races  on  Saturday  next 
at  Heme  Hill.  Maks. 


INTENDED  NO  SLIGHT  TO  DENVER. 


President   Luscomb's  Reasons   for  His   Absence 
from  the  National  Meet. 

New  York,  Aug.  17. — President  Luscomb  had 
gone  to  Connecticut  on  business  when  ^^e^/ce- 
man  called  at  his  office  ye-sterday  to  interview  him 
in  regard  to  the  statement  published  in  a  New 
York  daily  by  telegraph  from  Denver  that  there 
was  bitter  feeling  against  him  out  there  by  reason 
of  his  absence  from  the  meet,  that  he  had  absented 
himself  as  a  slight  to  the  westerners,  that  he  bad 
done  all  he  could  to  make  the  meet  there  a  failure, 
and  that  there  was  talk  of  the  westerners  seceding 
and  forming  a  league  of  their  own.  His  secretary, 
Robert  S.  Scott,  however,  had  been  left  in  charge 
and  gave  assurance  that  whatever  he  said  was  by 
authority  of  Mr.  Luscomb. 

"To  begin  at  the  beginnig,"  said  Mr.  Scott  and 
continued  voluntarily  and  in  answer  to  questions, 
"at  the  last  national  assembly  Mr.  Luscomb  op- 
posed the  holding  of  the  meet  at  Denver  and 
prophesied  that  it  was  so  far  west  that  but  few 
eastern  men  would  attend.  From  what  I  hear  his 
prophecy  proved  correct.  Every  day  Mr.  Lus- 
comb received  in  reply  to  his  (queries  of  different 
men  .as  to  whether  they  were  going  to  Denver, 
statements  to  the  effect  that  it  was  too  expensive 
a  journey  ibr  them  to  undertake  and  that  six  days 
was  too  long  to  spend  in  the  cars  for  three  days' 
fun.  When  Denver  was  decided  on  Mr.  Luscomb 
set  to  work  loyally  to  do  all  he  could  to  further 
the  meet.  In  proof  of  his  loyalty  to  Denver  he 
argued  with  the  chief  consuls  of  Pennsylvania  and 
New  Jersey  in  opposition  to  the  proposed  tri-state 
meet  at  Asbury  Park,  as  a  possibly  unfair  even 
though  probaby  immaterial  opposition  to  Denver 
and  defeated  the  project.  Nor  was  this  all. 
Through  his  personal  efforts  and  largely  through 
his  influence  he  secured  from  the  New  York  Cen- 
tral probably  lower  rates  than  had  ever  before  been 
given;  but  up  to  August  1,  Mr.  Roche,  the  mana- 
ger, despite  liberal  advertising,  had  not  received 
three  applications  for  tickets  and  the  project  had 
to  be  abandoned.  Then  again  it  w.is  largely 
through  Mr.  Luscomb  that  Mr.  Tupper,  of  the 
Denver  &  Rio  Grande,  gave  the  low  rates  for  the 
'round  the  circle  trip'. 

'  'As  to  his  neglect  of  the  meet,  that  is  untrue, 
for  he  kept  writing  Chief  Consul  Maguire  repeat- 
edly for  information  as  to  what  was  being  done 
and  could  get  no  satisfactory  reply.  He  finally 
learned  that  Mr.  Raymond  had  been  appointed 
referee  and  Mr.  Sheridan,  of  Chicago,  and  Mr. 
Dillingham,  of  Massachusetts,  judges,  thus  ignor- 
ing the  executive  committee,  especially  First  Vice- 
President  Willison  and  Second  Vice-President 
Perkins.  Against  this  he  protested.  As  to  his 
curt   reply  •  to  the  invitation  to  respond  to  a  toast 


at  the  dinner,  it  may  be  said  that  the  invitation 
came  at  the  last  moment  with  a  request  for  reply 
by  telegraph.  He  wrote  the  formal  and  courteous 
note  of  regret  required  rmder  Ijhe  circumstances. 

"He  did  not  call  a  meeting  of  the  executive 
committee  at  Denver  because  he  did  not  think  the 
exegency  warranted  it,  as  it  would  have  entailed 
an  expense  ( n  the  league  of  at  least  $500,  which 
he  did  not  feel  justified,  under  its  present  finan- 
cial conditions,  in  incurring  and  further  the  league 
had  j  ust  been  freed  from  debt  and  the  money 
could  better  be  expended  for  other  purposes. 

"Why  did  he  not  go  himself?  For  the  reason 
just  stated  and  from  the  fact  that  he  could  not 
afford  at  this  time  so  long  an  absence  from  his 
business,  and  for  nothing  more. 

"He  does  not  believe  there  is  a  word  of  truth 
in  the  threat  of  the  westerners  to  withdraw  from 
the  league,  nor  does  he  think  that  they  have  any 
reason  to  complain  of  lack  of  representation.  The 
states  east  of  Buffalo  embrace  more  than  half  the 
membership  of  the  league.  In  round  figures  five 
state.t  alone  contribute  12,000  of  the  22,000— 
Massachusetts,  5,100;  Pennsylvania,  3,000;  New 
Jersey,  1,200;  New  York,  2,700;  Connecticut, 
1,000.  Then  again  justice  was  done  the  west, 
for  the  east  and  south,  having  the  executive  com- 
mittee, by  giving  the  meet  to  Denver,  and  this 
was  the  strongest  argument  used  for  that  city  and 
was  accepted  by  the  west  as  an  equivalent  for  its 
lack  of  an  executive  member. 

'  'Mr.  Luscomb  is  inclined  to  favor  a  meet  for 
the  east  and  for  the  west  by  reason  of  distances 
and  geographical  difficulties  standing  in  the  way 
of  a  place  being  found  satisfactory  to  all  sections. 
He  also  will  introduce  an  amendment  at  the  next 
national  assembly  making  the  executive  commit- 
tee an  advisory  committee  at  all  national  meets. 

"He  thinks  that  the  whole  story  sent  out  to  the 

papers  is  but  the  effort  of  a  new  and  sensational 

reporter  to  make  a  reputation   for  himself  and 

does  not  represent  the  feeling  in  Denver  and   the 

west." 

«  ♦  » 

THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Washington,  J).  C— The  Central  Cycle  Company, 
Buckingham  &  McCjrmick,  proprietors,  has  opened  new 
store  at  413  Twelfth  street,  and  is  agent  tor  the  Tribune 
and  the  Cleveland  bicycles. 

Washington,  D.  C The  Washington  Flyer  Cycle 

Company  has  succeeded  the  original  Washington  Cycle 
Company,  as  another  concern  has  recently  opened  in  this 
city  under  the  same  name.  The  firm  nsists  of  Eli  Dar- 
low  and  Harry  E.  Baden.  The  place  of  business  is  at  4S7 
and  429  Eleventh  street,  N.  W.  It  manufactures  the 
Washington  Flyer,  a  high-priced  wheel,  and  is  about  to 
put  on  the  marliet  a  new  wheel. 

Xew  Forfc— Coe  Manufacturing  Company  recently  put 
on  the  market  a  combined  wrench  and  screwdriver  for 
bicycle  riders,  made  from  half-inch  steel,  nickel  plated, 
adapted  to  either  square  or  hexagonal  nuts,  in  the  sizes 
from  quarter  to  three  quarter  inches. 

'loledo,  O.— Snell  Cycle  Fittings  Company  will  in  a 
few  days  have  twice  as  many  men  on  its  force  as  it  had  a 
month  ago.  Several  large  brick  buildings  have  recently 
been  added  to  the  already  large  plant  at  a  cost  of  $4,000. 
New  machinery  and  boilers  are  being  put  in.  The  pres- 
ent force  of  men  is  325,  and  600  are  to  be  employed. 

Jirooklyn,  N.  T.— Bensinger,  McDonald  &  Bowdish, 
retail  bicycles,  at  1311  Bedford  avenue,  gone  out  of  busi- 
ness. This  firm  did  a  large  repair  business  under  the  di- 
rection of  C.  W.  Ladd,  who  has  rented  the  store  adjoining 
the  old  stand,  where  he  will  make  a  specialty  of  aU  kinds 
of  bicycle  repairing. 

l*oughkeep8ie,  N.  T".— Herman  Vonderlin,  it  is  an- 
nounced, is  to  establish  a  bicycle  factory. 

Toledo,  O.— The  Snell  Cycle  Fittings  Company  has 
filed  articles  increasing  capital  stock  from  $1()0,000  to 
$150,000. 

Alleghany,  Pa.— The  Union  Chain  Works,  incor- 
porated by  Paul  H.  Hacke,  Pittsburg,  W.  S.  Pragh,  W.  C. 
Eeiter;  capital  stock  $25,000. 

Hancock,  Wis.—F.  B.  Welch,  hardware,  bicycles, 
etc.,  succeeded  by  Welch  &  Moore. 


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PREFERRED  CYCLING  TO  LAW. 


Edward   Shaw,   a   Sterling  Han,   and  How  He 

Entered  the  Cycle  Trade. 

Edward  Shaw's  cycling  career  started  from  his 

college  days.     During  his  latter  days  at  college  he 

was  a   racing  man.     Shortly  after  finishing  his 


studies  iu  '84  he  began  the  study  of  law,  but  was 
informed  by  his  employer  that  in  his  opinion  he 
would  make  a  more  marked  success  as  a  commer- 
cial man,  especially  in  the  cycle  business,  con- 
sidering he  devoted  more  time  to  riding  than  to 
reading  law.  Cycling  was,  doubtless,  more  inter- 
esting than  law  and  wigs.  During  the  latter  part 
of  the  '80's  he  was  in  the  cycle  business,  but 
gave  it  up  to  go  on  the  road  for  the  Mcintosh- 
Huntington  Company.  He  was  with  this  honse 
until  the  end  of  '92,  after  which  he  was  with  the 
Stover  Bicycle  Manufacturing  Company  during 
'93,  thence  to  his  present  position,  which  he  has 
successfully  held  during  the  present  season.  He 
is  now  selling  Sterlings. 


It  is  estimated  that  a  man  during  a  twenty-four 
hour  race  absorbs  more  than  twenty-five  pounds 
of  nutritive  matter. 


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BOSTON  FOR  1895. 


Plans  Already  Being  Laid  to  Secure  the  Next 
National  Meet. 

Boston,  Aug.  27. — ^The  nation.al  meet  for  1895 
is  now  the  war  cry  of  Boston  wheelmen,  and  that 
they  propose  to  have  it  is  shown  by  the  qniet  and 
unassuming  maqner  in  which  they  are  laying  the'r 
wires.  There  is,  however,  no  disguising  the  fact 
that  the  New  York  division  election  will  have  a 
great  effect  upon  the  strength  of  Massachusetts 
when  she  goes  to  the  a.ssembly  next  February. 
Massachusetts  men  believe  that  if  Isaac  B.  Potter 
is  elected  chief  consul  of  New  York,  Massachusetts 
cannot  count  as  strong  upon  that  division  as  she 
did  before  the  news  of  the  approaching  contest 
was  noised  about.  Potter,  it  is  claimed,  is  no 
friend  of  the  Old  Bay  state  and  will  get  back  at 
his  friends  in  this  division  by  weakening  the  cause 
of  Boston.  However,  even  if  such  be  the  case,  or 
if  Dr.  Santee  is  elected,  there  is  no  doubt  that 
New  York  will  be  pretty  well  split  up  on  the  meet 
question.  With  New  York  out  of  it  entirely,  the 
Boston  men  consider  they  have  an  excellent  op- 
portunity of  securing  the  meet  as  the  last  national 
assembly  gave  it  as  its  opinion  that  she  was  en- 
titled to  it  in  1895,  and  Denver  and  Asbury  Park 
made  a  compact  with  Massachusetts  which  the 
former  has  not  forgotten  if  the  latter  has.  It  will 
be  remembered  that  the  compact  was  to  the  effect 
that  if  Massachusetts  remained  neutral  on  the 
question  of  the '94  meet,  instead  of  pressing  her 
claim  for  the  same,  both  Denver  and  Asbury  Park 
would  support  Boston  in '95.  Consequently  the 
delegation  from  this  state  did  not  cast  a  vote  on 
the  question  and  furthermore  did  not  inflnence  a 
single  vote  either  way.  Resting  upon  the  prom- 
ises of  both  sections  the  Old  Bay  state  lived  up  to 
her  agreement,  but  from  current  events  it  would 
seem  as  though  New  Jersey  had  forgotten  her 
compact,  for  she  is  already  booming  Asbury  Park 
for  '95.  Nevertheless  Boston  is  still  in  the  game 
and  will  be  heard  from  with  a  vengeance  ere  the 
next  meeting  of  the  national  assembly.  The  far 
west  and  New  England  are  counted  as  being  solid 
for  Boston  and  when  noses  are  counted  at  the  as- 
sembly Boston  will  he  found  to  have  as  many,  if 
not  more  friends,  than  any  city  asking  for  the 
meet.  It  is  years  since  we  have  had  the  pleasure 
of  entertaining  the  league,  and  that  Boston  has 
not  forgotten  how  to  entertain  will  be  shown  next 
year.  Plans  are  already  in  embryo,  and  like  unto 
Denver  the  "Keep  off  the  grass' '  signs  will  be  rel- 
egated to  the  rear  ranks,  and  the  electric  lights 
will  not  be  extinguished  at  11  o'clock  in  the 
evening. 

Zim  Rides  in  1:57  2-5. 
A  Paris  dispatch,  dated  Aug.  28,  says:  Zimmer- 
man to-day  rode  the  greatest  race  he  has  ridden 
since  turning  professional,   if  not  the  greatest  of 


his  career.  He  made  a  mile  in  1 :57  2-5,  which  is 
by  far  the  best  mile  ever  ridden  on  European  soil. 
A  great  crowd  saw  the  performance  and  there  was 
immense  enthusiasm,  the  American  being  carried 
away  on  the  shoulders  of  the  spectators.  It  was 
Zimmerman's  first  race  since  his  recent  injury  in 
Birmingham.  [It  is  probable  the  time  was  made 
in  a  trial  against  the  watch. — Ed.] 


UNPAGED  IN  2:07  2-5. 


Phenomenal  Work  by  Tyler  at  the   Springfield 
Track. 

Springfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  27. — [Special  tele- 
gram.]— Harry  Tyler  to-day  cutMaddox'  unpaced 
mile  time  of  2:10  1-5,  made  at  Denver,  to  2:07  2-5. 


He  got  a  poor  start,  but  made  the  quarter  in  :28 
3-5,  half  in  :59  2-5  and  three-quarters  in  1 :32  2-5. 
Fred  Allen  made  unpaced  class  A  records  for 
the  quarter,  third  and  half,  doing  :28  4-5,  :39  1-5 
and  1:01,  respectively. 

[Morgan  &  Wright,  whose  tires  Tyler  rode,  re- 
ceived a  dispatch  from  Tyler  which  says  the  quar- 
ter was  made  in  :26  3-5  and  the  half  in  :56  4-5.] 


RECORDS  AT  SPRINGFIELD. 


To  Encircle  the  World. 
W.  M.  Breckenridge  and  Wylie  Bonine,  both  of 
Chicago,  will  start  Sept.  15  for  a  trip  awheel 
around  the  world.  They  will  follow  the  Northern 
Pacific  to  Seattle  and  Irom  San  Francisco  will  sail 
for  Australia.  Africa  will  be  entered  near  the 
northeastern  portion  and  theri  the  journey  will  be 
continued  through  the  continent  and  to  England. 


Bliss,  Tyler  and  Taylor  Make  New  Figures  for 
Short  Distances. 

Springfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  24. — This  has  been 
a  week  of  record-breaking  at  the  Springfield  track. 
It  was  originally  intended  to  have  the  game  o 
records  played  simultaneously  at  Waltham  and 
Springfield,  but  arrangements  were  not  made  for 
the  former  track  and  consequently  the  Springfield 
boys  are  somewhat  delighted.  They  are  holding 
Tyler  back  to  go  for  records  when  Bliss  ceases  his 
work,  and  the  result  will  certainly  be  some  unex- 
pected marks.  On  Wednesday  afternoon  Bliss 
opened  the  ball  by  capturing  two  world's  records. 
In  his  effort  against  the  half-mile  flying  start,  the 
little  wonder  was  paced  by  Lumsden  and  Githens, 
who  brought  him  home  in  :54  3-5,  which  lowers 
Johnson's  mark  made  at  Independence.  He  sub- 
sequently went  in  and  secured  the  half-mile 
standing  start,  doing  :58  1-5,  which  is  1  1-5 
seconds  better  than  the  mark  made  by  Bald  at 
Denver.  Lumsden  and  Githens  then  made  a  new 
half-mile  tandem  record,  riding  in  :54  4-5. 

The  following  day  George  Taylor,  who  has  lost 
his  affections  for  the  Victor  and  now  swears  by  the 
Orient,  went  for  and  secured  the  quarter  and  half- 
mile  unpaced  records,  doing  :28  and  1:00  1-5, 
lowering  Sanger's  marks  of  :29  2-5  and  1:012-5. 
But  the  end  was  not  yet,  for  Tyler,  seeing  his 
compatriots  creating  new  world's  marks,  deter- 
mined to  do  his  little  piece  of  work,  and  cons- 
equently on  Friday  captured  the  marks  made  by 
Taylor,  doing  the  quarter  in  :26  3-5  and  the  half 
in  :56  4-5.  [BUss,  of  course,  used  his  Rambler, 
with  G.  &  J.  tires,  and  Tyler  a  Union  with  M.  & 
W.  tiies.] 


George  Moffatt  Coming  Back. 
October  next  will  see  the  return  to  the  United 
States  of  George  Moffatt,  founder  of  the  old  Moffatt 
Cycle  Company  of  Chicago.  He  has  been  for  a 
year  or  more  a  resident  of  London,  maturing  plans 
for  a  gigantic  amusement  enterprise  to  be  let  loose 
in;  Chicago  in  the  near  future.  It  has  taken 
months  to  complete  the  details.  A  million  and  a 
half  dollars  is  invested  in  the  affair  and  with  it 
are  directly  coimeeted  some  of  the  foremost  men 
in  the  amusement  world. 


A  Track  at  Jersey  City. 

New  York,  Airg.  27. — Mr.  Appleby,  a  wealthy 
cycle  racing  enthusiast  and  a  bicycle  benefactor  to 
the  Hudson  County  Wheelmen  to  no  inconsider- 
able extent,  proposes  next  setison  to  build  an  up- 
to-date  third-mile  track  on  one  of  his  extensive 
property  holdings  on  Jersey  City  Heights.  He 
has  already  gone  so  far  in  the  scheme  as  to  con- 
sult Senator  Morgan,  by  whom  he  has  been  re- 
ferred to  a  competent  track  hiulder. 


ENGLISH  WAYS  ARE  QUEER. 


RACE  MEET  MANAGEMENT  WOULD  NOT 
SUIT  THE  YANKEES. 


Accommodations   for  the  Public  Are  Miserable 

— A    Simple    Case  —  Americans     Still 

Scooping  Cash  Prizes — "Thank 

You,  Sir." 


London,  Aug.  12. — [Special  correspondence.] 
— The  appearance  of  the  Heme  Hill  grounds  at  3 
o'clock  yesterday  afternoon  was  extremely  en- 
couraging to  the  American  contingent  of  racing 
men,  or  to  such  portion  as  possessed  an  interest  in 
the  "gate."  Between  4,000  and  5,000  people  had 
assembled.  The  enclosure  contained  only  a  dozen 
or  so  persons  holding  ofiScial  positions;  everything 
seemed  to  be  in  excellent  order  and  I  became  im- 
mediately impressed  with  the  idea  that  here,  in- 
deed, was  to  be  a  model  meeting.  I  even  began 
to  regret  that,  on  the  strength — or,  perhaps,  weak- 
ness would  be  more  correc*^ — of  what  I  had  seen  at 
Liverpool  and  Birmingham,  I  had  ventured  to 
criticise  the  English  style  of  management.  But 
the  early  promises  were  not  fulfilled.  The  events 
dragged  terribly — to  such  an  extent,  indeed,  as 
would  have  killed  any  American  meeting 
"deader  'n  a  doornail."  And  to  make  matters 
worse  the  officials  bungled  in  the  professional  race, 
pulled  the  bell  a  lap  too  soon  and  made  the  men 
ride  an  additional  lap  after  the  numbers  ol  the 
winners  had  been  actually  hoisted  and  taken 
down  again! 

Americans  Did  Well, 

The  meeting  was  a  fairly  successful  one  for  the 
Americans  from  a  racing  standpoint,  but  an  un- 
fortunate '  'accident' '  to  Zimmerman  in  the  five- 
mile  race  dampened  their  enthusiasm  somewhat. 
A  quarter-mile  event,  each  man  going  separately 
against  the  watch,  he  won  easily,  doing  :30  2-5 
and  beating  Schofield,  the  second  man,  a  second. 
Banker,  who  unfortunately  started  against  a 
rather  stiff  breeze,  was  third.  In  the  five-mile 
the  field  was  well  bunched  at  the  last  quarter 
when  James  cut  directly  across  in  front  of  Zim, 
bringing  him  down  heavily.  "Wheeler  sat  up  and 
lost  ten  yards  thereby,  being  beaten,  eventually 
by  Edwards  by  a  few  inches.  Banker  was  third 
by  a  good  two  yards,  but  was  placed  fourth  by  the 
judge  who  evidently  lost  his  head  over  the  smash 
Verheyen,  the  German  rider,  went  over  Zim  and 
was  badly  hurt.  He  is  in  bed  to-day,  suflering 
from  fever.  Zimmerman's  right  aim  and  knee 
were  badly  skinned  and  caused  considerable  pain, 
but  he  hopes  to  be  able  to  ride  at  Leicester  on 
Thursday.  After  that  the  Americans  go  to  New- 
castle on  the  18th,  and  return  to  Paris  in  time  to 
compete  on  the  23rd  and  25th. 

English  vs.  French  Trades. 

The  difference  of  opinion  as  to  the  relative 
merits  of  the  Heme  Hill  and  French  tracks  is  by 
no  means  shared  by  the  American  riders.  They 
declare  that  there  is  no  comparison  between  them 
and  that  the  French  are  by  far  the  faster.  After 
the  quarter  yesterday,  Zimmerman  complained  of 
the  jarring  caused  by  the  intersections  between 
the  boards — which  are  laid  crosswise — and  de- 
clared that  severe  headache  and  a  numbness  of 
the  legs  and  feet  invariably  follows  his  races  upon 
them. 

A.cconimodations  Foor. 

The  grounds  of  the  London  County  club  are 
distant  about  twenty  minutes'  ride  from  London. 
The  track  is  perfection  in  its  way,  but,  as  to  the 
other  places  I  have  seen,  the  accommodations  for 


spectators  are  execrable.  There  is  but  one  cov- 
ered stand.  It  will  seat,  perhaps,  500,  but  the 
public  at  large  is  rigidly  excluded  and  none  but 
members  and  their  "sisters,  cousins  and  aunts" 
admitted.  Adjoining  on  either  side  are  open 
stands  seating,  perhaps,  another  500  between 
them.  In  no  other  part  of  the  ground  is  a  seat 
obtainable  for  love  or  money.  And  the  intelligent 
British  public  submits  to  this  sort  of  imposition 
and  snobbery  without  a  murmur.  As  an  example 
of  how  things  are  done — two  American  gentlemen 
applied  to  the  ticket  seller  for  tickets  to  the  cov- 
ered stand.  They  were  refused  because  they  had 
not  been  "introduced."  So  they  appealed  to  a 
member,  who  "introduced"  them.  The  tickets 
were  secured,  paid  for  and  presented  to  the  gate- 
keeper, who  refused  to  honor  them  !     The  Ameri- 


He  has  been  admitted  to  the  little  4x5  boxes  in- 
variably provided  just  outside  the  general  offices, 
and  in  some  cases  the  managers  or  principals  have 
actually  refused  to  see  him.  It  is  gratifying  to 
know,  however,  that  all  to  whom  he  has  told  his 
story  have  been  favorably  impressed.  In  fact, 
when  the  visitor  once  gets  an  audience  with  these 
autocrats,  they  are  so  confoundedly  polite  that  he 
feels  bound  to  swallow  his  indignation. 
'*  Thank  You,  Sir." 
In  the  bustling  streets  of  London  a  passing  stran- 
ger rushes  against  you,  pushes  you  into  the  gutter 
and  says: ' 'Thank  you,  sir. ' '  The  persistent  vendor 
of  matches,  newspapers,  etc.,  when  you  finally 
condescend  to  say,  "No,  go  away,"  alwaj'S  says 
"Thank  yon,  sir."  The  policeman,  when  you 
ask  the  way  to  a  certain  place,  "Beg  your  pardon, 


Mrs.  3Iulcahey,  the  Laundress,  ComMnes  Bnsiness  with  Pleasure. 


cans  again  called  on  their  friend  but  even  his  in- 
fluence was  unavailing  and  an  official  of  the  club 
had  to  be  called  before  they  were  finally  allowed 
to  take  their  places  among  the  lordly  individuals 
known  as  '  'members  and  friends. ' ' 

Travelers  Have  a  Mard  Time. 

The  same  general  style  of  thing  is  carried  on  in 
business.  In  most  cases  the  "principal"  is  abso- 
lutely inaccessible.  He  has  certain  days  and  cer- 
tain hours  for  seeing  traveling  men,  or  commer- 
cial travelers  as  they  are  called,  and  it  is  a  lacfc, 
incredible  as  it  may  seem  to  men  of  common 
sense,  that  in  most  places  an  entrance  through  a 
back  way  is  provided  for  them.  They  are  not 
permitted  to  enter  by  the  front  door.  An  Ameri- 
can now  in  this  country  in  the  interests  of  wood 
rims  has  had  some  very  laughable  experiences. 


sir,"  because  he  doesn't  happen  to  know. 
Don't  lahe  to  Wood  Sims, 

Speaking  of  the  wood  rim  reminds  me  that  the 
English  makers  are  not  particularly  disposed  to 
adopt  it  yet.  They  argue  that  it  won't  stand  the 
climate — anything,  in  short,  except  that  it  is  an 
American  production,  which  is,  perhaps,  the  sore 
spot.  Some  of  them  even  tell  you  that  they  tried 
wood  long  ago,  and  when  you  ask  for  particulars 
they  tell  about  the  old  wooden  wheels  of  years 
ago — heavier,  in  many  eases,  than  are  found  on 
our  baggies  of  to-day.  S.  A.  M. 


Boston  to  New  York  in  a  Day. 
Edward  Grenore  of  Brooklyn,   left  Boston  at  2 
a.  m.  one  day  last  week  and  arrived  at  Fifty- 
ninth  street  and  Eigth  avenue,  New  York,  at  2:10 
a.  m.  the  next  day. 


AROUND     PARIS     AWHEEL. 


RACING  STILL  AT  FEVER-HEAT,  NOTWITH- 
STANDING ZIM'S  ABSENCE. 


Starbuck    Badly   Beaten    by    Linton— Records 

Smashed    Galore— Nelson     in    Paris— 

Paris-St.  Petersburg  and  Back 

— Paris  Dinant 


Paeis,  Aag.  14.— "The  better  the  day,  the 
better  the  deed,"  so  thought  A.  V.  Linton,  the 
"Welshman,  who,  last  Sunday  at  the  Buffalo  track, 
raced  against  Starbuck,  the  American,  in  a  100 
kilometres  event.  Since  Starbuck  iirst  came  to 
Paris  vague  rumors  have  been  afloat  as  to  his  cap- 
abilities and  he  took  on,  as  a  first  send-off,  a  tar- 
tar, instead  of  waiting  for  a  soft  thing  to  turn  up. 
At  4:30  p.  m.,  in  the  presence  of  about  3, 500  spec- 
tators, the  two  men  were  sent  on  their  journey, 
Linton  at  once  assuming  the  lead.  After 
going  two  laps  a  tandem  team  picked  up  and 
the  pace  was  moderately  increased,  the  two  op- 
ponents being  together  until  the  twelfth  kilometre, 
when  Linton  got  away  about  half  a  lap,  but  Star- 
buck,  who  was  urged  on  by  the  crowd,  made  an 
effort  and  by  dint  of  hard  work  caught  his  man, 
but  a  few  laps  later  he  again  fell  away  and  was 
lapped.  He  commenced  to  look  tired  and  anxious, 
the  pace  telling  on  him  and  at  the  thirty -fi  ft  li 
kilometre  he  was  lapped  again,  Linton  repealing 
the  operation  several  times  simultaneously  after- 
wards. "You  are  well  within  record,"  called  out 
AVarburton,  and  this  stimulus  was  sufficient  for 
Linton,  who  cried  out,  "Faster!  faster!"  to  his 
jiacemakers  and  as  the  last  few  seconds  of  the  first 
hour  rolled, by  the  Welshman  heat  the  world's  hnur 
record  held  by  Meintjes  at  41  kilometres  888 
metres. 

Rfcnrds  Lowered. 

He  did  41  kilometres  949  metres,  which  is  about 
G64-  yards  better  thon  the  previous  best.  Duliois' 
50  kilometres  record  next  suffered,  the  previous 
time  being  1  hr.  13  min.  44  1-5  sec,  but  these 
figures  were  altered  to  1  hr.  12  min.  5  2-5  sec. 
Starbuck  meanwhile  was  getting  slower  and 
slower,  and  at  the  seventieth  kilometre  he  threw 
up  the  fight  and  retired.  Linton  appeared  fresh 
and  well,  although  he  had  been  going  at  a  grand 
pace  and  he  slaughtered  the  50-mile  record,  ac- 
complishing the  distance  in  1  hr.  59  min.  41  4-5 
sec.,  as  against  the  old  time  of  2  hrs.  5  min.  45 
4-5  sec. ,  made  by  Stocks.  In  two  hours  he  had 
done  81  kilometres  400  metres  (Stock's  record  78 
kilometres  346  metres)  and  continuing  up  to  the 
end  of  his  journey  he  put  new  time  to  the  100  kil- 
ometres, which  now  stand  at  2  hrs.  33  min.  36  sec. 
JVelson  Recovered, 

E.  A.  Nelson,  who  has   been  laid  up  at  Vienna 
with  fever,  has  almost  recovered  and  has  returned 
to  Paris.    -He  will  shortly  go   into  training  and 
hopes  to  whack  some  of  the  best  men  over  here. 
Itecord  yaris-St.  retersbtirffh  and  JBack, 

Pautrat,  who  as  a  rule  runs  in  all  long-distance 
events  over  here,  is  about  establishing  this  4,000 
miles  record.     He  will  start  Sept.  15  next. 
Paris-Dinant  Mace, 

There  is  a  large  number  of  entries;  about  eight 
tandem  crews  competing.  Waller  and  Martin 
represent  America,  Lumsden  and  Linton  England, 
whilst  Stephane  is  the  French  favorite.  The 
event  takes  place  Aug.  26. 

living  Pictures  from  I^aris, 

Lucieu  Louvet  is  a  moderately  tall  young  fel- 
low, eighteen  years  of  age.  He  came  prominently 
before  the  French  cycle  racing  world  last  year,  se- 


curing a  very  fair  number  of  firsts  and  finishing 
up  a  successful  season  by  winning  the  100-kilo- 
metres  championship  at  the  Seine  velodrome.  De- 
sirous of  learning  English  he  went  to  London,  but 
had  to  return  owing  to  an  attack  of  influenza. 
From  the  time  he  won  a  championship  he  has 
been  looked  upon  as  the  man  most  likely  to  fill 
the  void  caused  by  the  unfortunate  death  of  that 
celebrated  runner,  Cassignard,  but  so  far  he  has 
done  nothing  which  warrants  his  filling  such  an 
enviable  position.  When  Zimmerman  first  came 
to  Paris,  Louvet  wanted  to  race  him  for  a  small 
sum,  but  Troy  wisely  refused,  unless  the  French- 
man put  up  the  stuff  in  a  bigger  hump.  Since 
that  time  Louvet  was  matched  against  the  Eng- 
lishman, A.  C.  Edwards,  and  in  that  race  he  was 
whipped.  Here  comes  the  example:  Zim  ran 
away  from  Edwards,  so  that  under  the  same  con- 
ditions he  would  have  lost  Louvet.     The  French- 


man is  about  the  best  of  his  class,  and  will  very 
probably  win  some  of  the  national  championships 
this  year.  Maks. 


Ladies  to  Promote  Cycling. 
A  meeting  of  lady  cyclists  was  held  recently  at 
the  large  hall  of  the  Ideal  Club,  Tottenham  Court 
road,  W. ,  London,  in  advocacy  of  the  promotion 
of  cycling  among  women,  the  co-operation  and  hire- 
purehose,  the  formation  of  a  common  centre,  and 
the  extension  of  the  social  side  of  cycling,  a  Lon- 
don clubhouse  and  a  country  cottage  and  dress 
for  the  lady  cyclists.  There  was  a  crowded  at- 
tendance, many  of  the  ladies  having  ridden  to  the 
hall  on  their  machines,  dressed  in  tunics  and 
knickerbockers.  A  resolution  was  proposed  and 
seconded  favoring  the  formation  of  an  associatiou 
consisting  of  members  of  the  Ideal  Club,  Mow- 
bray House  Associatiou  and  other  clubs  desirous 
of  joining,  for  the  purpose  of  furthering  the  ob- 
jects for  which  the  meeting  had  been  convened. 


Will  Talk  on  Cycling. 
A  convention  will  be  held  in  Caen,  France,  this 
month  of  the  French  association  for  the  advance- 
ment of  science.  One  of  the  questions  to  be  dis- 
cussed is  present  public  exercise,  by  the  medical 
di\'ision,  and  another  is  the  dangers  to  children 
from  certain  exercises.  Dr.  Just  Lucas,  chief  sur- 
geon of  the  St.  Louis  Hospital,  wUl  speak  upon 
cycling  from  a  medical  point  of  view. 


WALTHAM'S  LABOR  DAY  MEET. 


All  the  Cracks  are  Expected— The  Entertain- 
ment Programme. 
Boston,  Avq.  27. — Every  one  in  this  vicinity 
is  now  looking  forward  with  a  great  deal  of  antic- 
ipation to  the  Labor  day  meet  of  the  Press 
Cycling  Club.  Tyler,  Bliss,  Sanger  and,  in  fact, 
all  the  fast  'uns  are  entered  and  the  indications 
are  it  will  be  the  greatest  meet  ever  held  at  Wal- 
tham.  Judging  from  the  list  of  entries  already 
received  it  will  be  diflficult  to  tell  who  will  ride 
at  Hartford  on  that  day.  That  the  latter  place 
will  get  its  share  of  the  flyers  there  is  no  denying, 
but  it  really  seems  as  though  Boston  has  the 
lion's  share.  Perhaps  the  fact  that  the  first  prizes 
in  class  B  at  Boston  are  all  valued  at  $150,  while 
those  at  Hartford  are  bicycles,  may  have  some- 
thing to  do  with  the  case,  and,  then  again,  per- 
haps it  hasn't.  However,  the  fact  remains  that 
the  men  quit  Asbury  Park  for  Boston  next  Satur- 
day, and  that  if  they  arrive  there  Sunday  morning 
they  will  be  royally  entertained.  The  Pre^s  club, 
which  never  does  things  by  halves,  has  arranged 
for  a  gigantic  reception  of  the  racing  men  and  its 
friends,  the  Havrehill,  Newburyport  and  Taunton 
clubs,  and  will  the  Sunday  previous  treat  them  to 
a  sail  down  the  harbor  and  along  the  north  shore. 
This  little  item  alone  will  cost  the  clvrb  over 
§4,000,  but,  as  one  of  its  ofiicers  said:  "We  don't 
care  what  the  expense  is  so  long  as  the  tourna- 
ment is  a  success  and  we  demonstrate  to  the  world 
at  large  that  Boston  knows  how  to  entertain." 
President  C.  W.  Fourdrinier  and  Captain  J.  E. 
Towne,  together  with  the  other  members  of  Ihe 
tournament  committee,  have  been  working  like 
beavers  and  success  is  all  but  assured. 


Chicago's  Noted  Centurions. 
There  is  something  in  Chicago  air  which  makes 
century  riders,  for  no  city  in  America  can  boast  of 
centurions  who  have  as  many  bars  to  iheir  credit 
as  those  of  the  Windy  City.  The  Century  Eoad 
Club  is  a  Chicago  institution  so  far  as  birth  is  con- 
cerned, and  it  is  here  that  century  riding  was 
first  popularized.  Chicago  has  the  distinction  of 
having  two  of  the  greatest  lady  century  riders  in 
the  world  in  the  persons  of  Miss  Lizzie  Hegerty, 
who  has  twenty-six  bars,  and  Miss  Lucy  Porter, 
her  companion  on  the  road,  who  has  twenty-four. 
C.  M.  Fairchild  is  the  king  pin  of  the  centurions, 
for  he  leads  with  sixty-one  bars.  Gunther  has 
sixty,  Harry  Greer  forty,  G.  W.  C.  Kinkead  thirty- 
four,  Ed  Porter  thirty-two  and  John  Parker 
twenty-six.  These  eight  people  have  ridden  an 
aggregate  of  25,000  miles  in  centuries  alone,  to 
say  nothing  of  the  little  rides. 


Do  Not  Do  Excessive  Work. 

Excessive  perspiration,  as  a  result  of  severe  exer- 
tion, has  a  bad  effect  upon  the  constitution  which, 
in  the  case  of  men  unaccustomed  to  hard  physical 
work,  will,  in  the  end,  often  break  down  under 
the  protracted  strain  to  which  they  are  subjected. 
Attempts  are  constantly  being  made  by  ordinary 
riders,  without  adequate  preparation,  to  emulate 
the  feats  of  trained  athletes.  They  trj-  to  cover 
long  distances  against  time,  without  taking  the 
precaution  of  gradually  leading  up  by  a  long 
course  of  steady  practice  and  a  proper  diet.  The 
result  is  often  very  disastrous  to  those  trying  such 
foolhardy  experiments. 


Cyclist  Breaks  Jail. 

Everett  Stom  broke  from  the  New  Lisbon,  O., 
jail.  He  was  formerly  a  professional  cyclist  and 
sprinter  and  had  been  committed  to  the  jail  on  a 
charge  of  burglary. 


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THE  1S94  CHAMPIONSHIPS. 

Of  recent  years,  until  the  present  one,  national 
championsliips  have  bordered  on  the  farce  order, 
but  those  of  1894  were  run  in  such  a  manner  that 
the  best  men  won — under  the  conditions.  But 
the  conditions  were  somewhat  peculiar,  and  very 
trying  to  those  of  whom  a  better  showing  was  ex- 
pected. With  the  greatest  regard  for  young  Zieg- 
ler  and  the  work  he  did,  we  do  not  believe  him 
the  equal  of  Johnson,  Murphy,  Sanger,  Titus  and 
and  possibly  others,  yet  he  defeated  them  with 
apparent  ease.  He  had  a  distinct  advantage  in 
having  been  in  cloud-scraped  Denver  for  a  month 
before  the  races  and  had  become  thoroughly  ac- 
climated;  the  easterners  arrived  in  time  to  suffer 
the  disadvantages  always  obtained  in  such  a  high 
altitude  during  the  first  week  or  two  of  a  visit. 
A  loafing  race  and  a  short  sprint  would  have  al- 
tered matters,  likely;  the  terrific  pace  all  the  way 
through  killed  them  off. 

It  would  be  unfair  to  Denver,  to  those  who  won 
championship  honors  and  to  the  league  1o  say 
that  these  events  were  on  the  order  of  a  farce  and 
that  the  real  championships  are  to  be  seen  at 
Springfield.  It  is,  nevertheless,  true  that  Spring- 
field always  has  had  and  likely  always  will  have 
a  greater  representation  than  any  other  place. 
The  unfortunate  part  of  it  is  that  the  Springfield 
meet  is  held  at  a  rather  late  time  in  the  year  and 
when  the  men  are  somewhat  fatigued  after  a  sea- 
son's hard  work.  This  was  shown  in  Zimmer- 
man's case  last  year.  Springfield  will  decide 
nothing  as  to  supremacy,  for  the  best  half-dozen 
men  who  will  take  part  in  the  races  have  been 
see-sawing  so  extensively  all  season  that  it  is 
about  a  stand-off  as  to  who  is  the  high  mogul.  At 
any  rate  no  one  can  take  Zimmy's  place. 


LIMIT  NEARLY  REACHED. 
Short  distance  records  now-a-days  are  not  cut 
down  by  full  seconds,  as  previously,  but  by  frac- 
tional parts  thereof,  and  from  this  time  on  they 
will  be  lowered  only  peg  by  peg.  Cycling  records 
are  at  a  very  low  point  and  it  mil  not  be  a  great 
while  ere  they  will  come  down  to,  practically,  a 
Standstill,  as  is  the  case  with  the  hundred-yards 
running  record,  which  has  stood  for  a  number  of 
year,-.  The  marvelous  tin  es  of  this  age  are  trace- 
able to  a  vast  improvement  in  macliines  and  tires; 


a  better  knowledge  in  the  matter  of  pacemaking 
and  training;  an  improvement  in  the  style  and 
quality  of  tracks.  Long-distance  records  will  con- 
tinue to  go,  but  there  is  a  limit  to  the  short  ones 
and,  with  the  use  of  machines  as  now  constructed, 
that  limit  has  almost  been  reached. 


We  truly  sympathize  vrith  Mr.  Raymond,  yet 
congratulate  him.  He  says  that  from  the  time  he 
reached  Chicago  on  his  way  to  Denver,  and  until 
he  left  the  shores  of  Lake  Michigan  on  his  return, 
he  was  given  a  continuous  and  healthy  "jolly" 
by  the  Chicagoans,  who  even  attempted,  by 
strategy,  to  keep  the  chairman  of  the  racing  board 
in  their  city  against  his  will.  Well,  it  was  all 
because  of  his  immense  popularity. 


An  American  missionary  is  abroad  enlightening 
John  Bull's  subjects  on  the  practicability  of 
wooden  rims  for  bicycles.  The  makers  of  the 
little  island  have  had  a  difficult  task  in  making 
themselves  believe  in  the  unreliability  of  this 
American  product  but  are,  one  by  one,  being  con- 
vinced against  their  own  convictions,  thanks  to 
the  efforts  of  the  aforesaid  missionary. 


There  is  an  intense  lack  of  knowledge  of  rac- 
ing rules  and  track  management  among  the  pro- 
moters of  small  meets  about  the  country ;  it  would 
not  be  a  bad  idea  for  the  racing  board  when  send- 
ing out  paiictions  to  enclose  a  copy  of  the  racing 
rules.  Then,  if  those  in  charge  of  the  meet  would 
take  the  trouble  to  read  them,  many  little  difficul- 
ties could  be  avoided. 


If  Mr.  Bradstreet  of  Waltham,  or  some  other 
enterprising  track  owner  or  manager,  will  inaugu- 
rate a  twenty-four-hours'  race,  with  suitable 
prizes  for  the  first  ten  finishers  and  an  additional 
one  for  the  person  who  shall  break  record,  it 
would  not  be  long  ere  America  would  be  to  the 
front  in  long  as  well  as  short  distance  events. 


After  reading  what  the  Eeeebee  's  staff  rep- 
resentative has  to  say  about  the  conduct  of  Eng- 
lish race  meets  one  is  not  impressed  favorably, 
more  particularly  so  if  he  has  ever  attended  a 
Springfield  meet. 


The  Eeferee  will  be  somewhat  surprised  if 
the  next  batch  of  official  news  from  Mr.  Eaymond 
does  not  note  the  transfer  of  a  number  of  good 
class  A  men  to  the  ranks  of  the  B's. 


Bicycles  on  the  Brooklyn  Elevated. 
Brooklyn  is  certainly  benevolent  to  bicyclers. 
A  special  road  for  cyclists  is  now  in  course  of  con- 
struction, as  is  told  more  fully  elsewhere,  and 
now  the  Kings  County  Elevated  Eoad  began  on 
Saturday  running  bicycle  cars  from  Franklin  and 
Vertrand  avenues,  that  riders  may  reach  the 
various  boulevards  without  having  a  long  journey 
through  rough  and  crowded  streets.  A  railing 
4J  feet  high  is  rigged  around  an  ordinary  flat  car 
and  bicycle  racks  are  constructed  around  the 
sides.  The  bicycle  special  makes  four  trips  each 
way  on  Saturdays  and  five  trips  on  Sundays  and 
holidays.     A  charge  of  ten  cents  extra  is  made  for 

each  bicycle. 

«  ♦  « 

Exploding  Tire — Sightless  Cyclist. 
Through  the  bursting  of  a  tii  e,  Lyman  Parks, 
son  of  Director  Floyd  Parks  of  the  Jeffersouville, 
Ind.,  penitentiary,  lost  the  sight  of  both  eyes 
While  going  down  a  steep  incline  the  inner  tube 
of  one  of  his  tires  exploded.  He  dismounted,  and 
having  replaced  the  tube  by  a  new  one,  preceded 
to  inflate  it,  when  that  also  exploded,  the  frag- 
ments striking  both  eyes  of  the  unfortunate  young 
man. 


THEIR  INFLUENCE  IS  FELT. 


By  Making  "Better   Roads"  a   Subject  of  Con- 
versation, the  Cyclists  are  Doing  Good. 

Governors  HUl  and  Flower,  in  several  of  their 
annual  messages,  have  spoken  of  the  need  of  bet- 
ter roads  in  this  state.  Comparatively  little  has 
been  done  in  the  direction  of  the  improvement  of 
the  roads  except  in  places  where  local  pride  has 
led  to  the  expenditure  of  money  for  the  purpose. 
But  there  is  a  class  of  citizens,  whone  numbers  are 
constantly  increasing,  who  are  rapidly  developing 
a  public  opinion  in  favor  of  the  improvement  of 
the  main  highways  of  the  state.  These  are  the 
men  and  women  who  ride  bicycles.  They  are 
keenly  appreciative  of  good  roads.  It  is  the  con- 
stant theme  of  their  conversation.  They  are 
always  telling  each  other  that  this  is  a  fine  road, 
and  that  is  a  bad  one,  and  their  personal  influence 
is  always  directed  toward  the  improvement  of  the 
highways.  The  good  wheelmen  will  generally 
dismount  and  remove  a  stone  or  other  obstruction 
in  the  road  that  might  possibly  overthrow  another 
rider,  and  will  especially  remove  anything  likely 
to  puncture  a  pneumatic  tire.  New  York  has 
fewer  macadamized  roads  in  proportion  to  her  size 
than  New  Jersey,  which  is  especially  favored  in 
that  respect.  The  best  road  in  this  state,  and 
one  of  the  finest  in  the  country,  is  undoubtedly 
that  between  Tarrytown  and  this  city,  and  it  is 
very  popular  with  wheelmen.  Several  cities,  in 
particular  Buffalo,  contain  many  miles  of  asphalt 
streets,  but  the  country  roads  coimecting  the  large 
cities  are  in  very  bad  condition,  especially  be- 
tween Albany  and  Buffalo.  A  wheelman  who 
has  jnst  made  the  trip  from  this  city  to  Buffalo 
says  that  west  of  Albany  the  main  thoroughfare 
or  turnpike  road  is  execrably  bad,  and  in  some 
places  almost  impassable.  Even  in  the  suburbs 
of  Eoehester,  one  of  the  most  beautiful  cities  of 
the  state,  the  main  roads  are  in  a  horrible 
condition.  Governor  Flower  ought  to  marshal 
the  wheelmen,  and  concentrate  their  influence  in 
a  determined  movement  to  improve  the  condition 
of  the  public  highways. — New  York  exchange. 


HOOROO  FOR  THE  "POST." 


It  Takes  to  Task  a  Man  with  a  Bad  Liver  and 
Defends  the  Girls. 

The  following  churlish  question  has  been  re- 
ceived through  the  mails: 

To  the  Editor  of  the  Evening  Post:  Why  is  it  that  only 
homely  women  ride  bicycles?  Edwin  H. 

Edwin  H.  is  not  healthy  or  he  never  would 
have  been  guilty  of  this  absurdity.  Why  is  it 
that  only  homely  women  ride  bicycles  ?  Why  is 
it  that  all  lilies  are  green  ?  Why  does  the  moon 
rise  in  the  north  pole  ?  Wherefore  is  the  summer 
sky  flecked  with  saffron  by  day,  and  by  night 
overrun  by  jaded  cockroaches?  Because,  Edwin 
H.,  your  biliary  system  is  out  of  whack. 

Take  a  pill  and  look  again.  Behold  the  gay 
cavalcade  of  bicycleresses  wheeling  up  the  boule- 
vards of  the  city  or  darkening  the  country  roads. 
Observe  their  freshness  of  cheek  and  lightness  of 
eye,  the  firm  grip  of  their  hands,  the  unmistaka- 
ble development  of  the  tendinous  qualities  of  their 
legs.  Note  these  things  and  marvel  at  yourself, 
you  upset  person. 

Truth  to  tell,  the  women  riders  are  among  the 
most  beautiful  of  the  sex  in  this  town. — Chicago 
Evening  Post. 


Could  Prove  the  Case. 
It  is  proposed  to   arrest  Pinket,  the  inventor  of 
the  motor  cycle,    who  tried  to  cross  the  English 
Channel,  for  attempted  suicide. 


REMINISCENCES  OF  DENVER. 


The  "Whoop-a-La-La  Club"  and  How  It  Passed 
the  Time  Away. 
Organized  on  a  train  going  at  the  rate  of  sixty 
miles  an  hour,  it  would  indeed  be  a  nine-day 
wonder  if  the  "Whoop-a-la-la  Club  of  Chicago" 
were  not  a  speedy  organization  and  a  record 
breaker.  Everybody  in  Denver  heard  of  the 
Whoop-a-la-las — they  were  in  evidence  on  all 
occasions,  and  whenever  enthusiasm  or  ear  crack- 
ing applause  was  in  demand  they  furnished  both 
at  wholesale  rates.  The  "Phamix  twins,"  White 
and  Walters,  are  more  directly  responsible  for  the 
organization  than  perhaps  auy  other  of  the  half- 
hundred  members,  although  none  was  slow  in 
contributing  a  little  mite  in  starting  a  cyclone  or 
oausing  a  pandemonium  whenever  opportunity 
offered.  On  the  train  they  indulged  in  all  kinds 
of  innocent  fun,  such  as  decorating  the  chandeliers 
of  the  sleepers  with 
beer  bottles  from  the  ^ 
prohibition  state  of 
Kansas;  sawed  wooden 
sonvenirs  out  of  boards 
from  a  wrecked  bridge, 
and  when  the  fun 
waned  played  circus, 
the  "Pha?nix  twins" 
doing  an  original  acro- 
batic song  and  dance 
sketch.  Cy  Davis  fur- 
nished the  hurdle  race 
performance,  while 
Newman  was  the  lady 
equestrienne  anfl 
jumped  gracefully 
through  Morgan  & 
AVright  and  New  York 
tiies,  "just  to  show 
theie  was  no  frost." 
Fairchild  was  the  popu- 
lar member  I'^ith  the 
ladies.  The  present 
dues  not  differ  from  the 
p!i«t  ages  in  the  estima- 
tion of  the  hidies  for 
feats  of  strength,  and 
the  long  ladder  of  cen- 
tury bars  which  deco- 
rated his  manly  clu  st 
was  a  constant  source 
of  admiration  for  the 
fair  ones.  Lawson  of 
^^e/ee-  was  engaged 
in  tiguring — the  boys 
say — on  the  exact  day 

of  this  year  when  the  circulation  of  the  paper 
would  reach  38,000  copies  per  week.  A.  G. 
Crosby,  of  the  Spaulding  Machine  Screw  Com- 
pany, wore  a  perennial  smile  with  his  accustomed 
ease  and  was  a  prime  favorite  with  the  drug  stores 
along  the  route.  The  Windsor  hotel  was  the 
club's  headquarters,  and  the  members  contributed 
not  a  little  in  making  it  popular  by  their  contin- 
ual rounds  of  gaiety,  which  seemed  infectious. 

rred  DicJcinsoti  in  Evidence, 

When  Dickinson,  of  the  Hunger  Cycle  Com- 
pany, deposited  his  dress  suit  case  on  the  counter 
of  Brown's  palace  the  perfumed  clerk  fell  back 
in  a  fit,  the  lustre  in  his  Colorado  diamond  went 
'  'away  off  color, ' '  and  the  whole  office  was  in  a 
wild  stage  of  commotion.  The  dress  suit  case  was 
the  innocent  cause,  and  the  clerk  was  overcome  at 
the  sight  of-so  many  stickers.  It  was  completely 
covered,  buried,  as  it  were.  Dick  is  an  all-round 
good  fellow  and  does  not  object  to  advertising 
even  at  the  expense  of  his  grip  or  the 


occasional  death  of  a  hotel  clerk.  Dickinson  sold 
seven  Mungers  to  individuals  in  the  rotunda  of 
the  hotel  during  his  stay  in  Denver  and  placed 
the  agency  for  three  states,  receiving  an  order  for 
450  wheels  then  and  there. 

The  Seantiful  Victor  Store. 
Without  desire  to  make  comparisons  or  praise 
any  one  at  the  expense  of  someone  else,  ^^g^/ee- 
man  cannot  refrain  from  making  a  few  remarks 
relative  to  the  Denver  branch  of  the  Overman 
Wheel  Company,  the  interior  of  which  is  partially 
illustrated  in  this  week's  issue.  Together  with 
C.  H.  Overman,  manager  of  the  Chicago  branch,  a 
tour  of  the  premises  was  made.  On  every  hand 
was  evidence  of  careful  study  given  to  the  details 
and  requirements  of  the  business,  while  the  ar- 
rangement of  the  salesroom  and  the  artistic 
touches  noticeable  everywhere  at  once  proclaimed 
the  genius  of  the  manager,  W.  E.    Miles.     Stand- 


daily  papers  of  Den\er  E.  H.  Neustadtl,  secretary 
of  the  Milwaukee  Wheelmen,  had  the  following 
to  say  of  Sanger,  who  is  a  fellow  town.sraan:  "In 
speaking  of  him  Mr.  Neustadtl  said  that  the  del- 
egation would  not  reserve  all  their  cheers  for 
Sanger.  He  explained  that  Sanger  had  evidently 
forgotten  his  friends  of  the  days  before  he  became 
the  great  rider  of  America.  Some  time  ago  he 
failed  to  participate  in  a  tournament  of  the  Tele- 
gram cl  ub  of  that  city  and  that  club  promptly 
'turned  his  picture  to  the  wall.'  Since  then  the 
Milwaukee  Bicycle  Club  has  also  dropped  him 
from  its  membership  roll.  The  delegation  is 
much  pleased  with  Denver.  With  Mr.  Neustadtl 
are  W.  L.  White,  W.  M.  Durbin  and  Charles 
Dean  and  wife. ' ' 

No  JEvidences  of  Ill-Feeling, 

E.  S.  Hartwell,  in  his  speech  at  the  league  ban- 
quet, said  he  was  delegated  to  say  that    '  'for  once 
the    clubs     of   Denver 


W.  C.  SaDger. 


F.  C.  Graves. 


H.  B.  Arnold. 


C.  T.  Nelson, 


SPRINGFIELD  BICYCLE  CLUB  TEAM. 


ing  beside  the  immense  windows,  which  had  been 
especially  prepared  for  the  occasion,  Mr.  Overman 
remarked  that  in  his  estimation  it  was  the  most 
complete  and  artistically  arranged  bicycle  store  in 
America.  The  establishment  is  the  western  dis- 
tributing depot  for  Victors,  and  the  character  and 
extent  of  the  business  done  can  easily  be  appreci- 
ated when  one  notes  the  style  of  machine  used  in 
Denver.  As  a  Denverite  expressed  it,  "This  is 
Victor  town."  Perhaps  this  to  some  extent  ex- 
plains why  the  Overman  company  was"  so  liberal 
in  contriljuting  to  the  meet.  Mr.  Miles  was  one 
of  the  hard  workers  for  the  meet,  and  much  of 
the  success  attained  is  due  to  his  untiring  energy 
and  ability.  We  also  illustrate  the  float  used  in 
the  lantern  parade,  which  was  one  of  the  most 
attractive  features.  It  was  drawn  by  six  riders, 
in  white  racing  suits,  mounted  on  full  nickel- 
plated  Victors,  and  the  whole  was  illuminated  by 
a  flambeau  club  of  ten  men  on  foot. 

Not  Seerville'8  Idol  Now. 
In  an  interview  with   a  reporter  of  one  of  the 


"  had  found    something 
on    which    they   could 
unite  and  pull  togeth- 
er."     Visitors     would 
never  have  guessed  that 
any  sectional  or  inter- 
nal  strife  had   ever 
marred  the    seemingly 
•  smooth  surface  of  Den- 
i  ver    club-life    for  they 
entertained  the  wheel- 
,  men,  individually  and 
;  collectively,  in  a  mas- 
■  terly  way.     The  Den- 
ver   Wheel    Club    and 
the  Eamblers  both  kept 
open    house    all    week 
and  many  found  great 
pleasure    in    the   kind 
invitation   extended  to 
them    by    the    Denver 
Athletic    Club,     whose 
home  is  one  of  the  fin- 
est equipped   houses  in 
the  west.  — 

One  of  the  Earit/ 

IHaJzers. 
On  one  of  the  excur- 
sions in  Denver  the 
Eefekee  man  formed 
the  acquaintance  of  a 
gentleman  who  has  cut 
quite  a  figure  in  min- 
i  n  g  circles  in  Colo- 
Tado  during  the  past 
decade  and  a  half.  H . 
C.  Lawrence — for  that  is  the  gentleman's  name — 
was,  in  former  years,  a  resident  of  Cleveland,  and 
while  living  there  he  claims  to  have  introduced 
the  first  bicycle  made  in  this  country ;  but  this 
honor  was  also  claimed  by  the  father  of  H.  A. 
Lozier,  the  present  maker  of  the  Cleveland 
wheels.  Unable  to  settle  the  matter  between 
themselves  they  carried  the  controversy  to  Wash- 
ington and  for  several  weeks  hotly  contested  their 
claims.  The  outcone  of  the  affair  was  that  Lozier, 
Sr. ,  got  a  patent  for  a  bicycle  and  Lawrence  got  a 
patent  on  the  pedals.  The  people  in  Washington 
thought  the  machine  at  that  time  impracticable 
and  could  see  no  future  for  it.  What  the  firtm-e 
held  is  now  an  open  page.  Mr.  Lawrence  extends 
to  wheelmen  who  are  fond  of  hunting  a  cordial 
invitation  to  call  on  him  when  in  Colorado,  and 
can  assure  them  some  good  deer  h  unting. 


Watson  Coleman. 


H.  C.  Tyler. 


The  Lu-Mi-Num-Stearns  Test. 

The  Lu-Mi-Num-Stearns  test  is  announced  for 
Sept.  3,  at  St.  Louis. 


WHAT  A  FALL  WAS  THERE  ! 

BLISS  AND  THE  RAMBLER  AGAIN    "  BURST"   THAT  NEW  RECORD  SLATE. 


6~NEW   WORLD'S    RECORDS— 6 

AT  SPRINGFIELD,  MASS  ,  AUG.  23,  1894 

l-a  mile,  flying,  by  Bliss :54  3-5 

1-2    "      standing       "     :68 1  5 

1-4    "      tandem,  flying,  Githens  and  Lumsden :27  1  5 

1-2     "            "             "                "         "■          "           :54  4-5 

AT  THE  DENVER  LEAGUE  MEET : 
2  miles,  in  competition,  by  Zeigler  4;"2I  1-5 

AT  SALT  LAKE  CITY,  UTAH,  AUG.  23  : 
1-2  mile,  unpaced,  on  a  flve-lap  track,  by  Zeiiler 1:01  1-5 

ALL    ON    RAMBLERS    WITH    "  G.    &   J."    TIRES 

AND    STEEL    RIMS. 


AND  WHAT  A  SCOOP  FOR  THE  RAMBLER  AT  DENVER  MEET!! 

RAMBLERS  WON 

FIRST  DAY,  in  4  "B"  events— 2  thirds,  1  fourth 

SECOND"      "   6    "        "       — 4  firsts,  2  seconds,  3  t  irds,  1  fourth 

THIRD     "      "   5     "        "       — 3    "       2*     '• 

JUST  THINK  !     7  firsts,  4  seconds,  5  thirds,  2  fourths— total,   18  ! 

ALSO    THE 

J,  1  and  2  mile  National  L.  A.  W.  Championships — Won  by  Zeigler,  and  all  the  "cracks"   of   the  land  except  the   "Rimhler 

Team  "  and  Tyler  present. 

IT'S    EASY    ON    RAMBLERS    AND    THOSE    TIRES. 


GORMULLY     &    JeFFERY    MfG.    Co., 

!iS  Madison  Street,  174  Columbus  Avenue,  1325  Uth  Street,  N.  W.,  Cor.  Srth  Street  and  Broadway,       37  Union  Street, 

CHICAGO.  BOSTON.  WASHINGTON.  NEW  YORK.  COVENTRY     ENG. 

419-421  Flatbush  Avenue,  Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  901  Woodward  Ave., 

BROOKLYN,    N.    Y.  DETROIT,    MICH. 

MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


^S^tfee^ 


TOODLES,  HIS  AUNT,  HIS  SISTER. 


BY   PHCEBUS. 

Toodles  is  a  very  nice-lookinp;  young  man  and 
he  rides  a  very  nice-looking  bicycle.  You  will 
understand  that  his  real  name  is  not  Toodles, 
which,  in  sooth,  is  a  very   undignified   cognomen 


Toodles,  wlien  short  and  fat. 
[From  photograph  ] 

by  which  to  address  such  a  square-shouldered, 
curly-headed,  grown-up  boy  as  he  is;  but  the 
name  was  given  him  many  years  ago,  when  he 
was  short  and  fat,  and,  furthermore,  did  not  talk 
plain,  and  it  has  stuck  to  him  now  that  he  has 
arrived  at  man's  estate  and  has  made  a  name  for 
himself  in  financial  circles,  where  he  is  known  by 
a  much  more  respectful  appellation.  Indeed,  he 
is  addressed  as  Toodles  only  by  his  maiden  aunt, 
his  sisters  and  a  few  intimate  friends.  His  father 
speaks  of  him  always  as  Edward  and  his  mother 
calls  him  Neddy,  though  he  has  more  than  once 
informed  her  in  private  that  he  preferes  Toodles. 
However,  all  this  has  nothing  to  do  with  the  case, 
as  I  once  heard  an  opera  singer  say  at  a  playhouse 
which  I  visited. 

Toodles,  then,  is  a  friend  of  mine,  and  I  tauiht 
l;im  how  to  ride  a  bicycle  with  my  own  hands,  or, 
J  might  say,  my  own  hands  and  feet,  for  he  like 
to  have  foundered  me  chasing  him  around  our 
back  lot  trying  to  hold  him  up  and  at  the  same 
time  instruct  him  in  the  devious  ways  of  the 
safety.  I  remember  at  the  time  his  maiden  aunt 
and  his  eldest  sister  (an  amazingly  fine  girl,  by 
the  way )  sat  on  the  back  porch  and  watched  me 
prancing  around  after  Toodles  and  the  old  crock, 
upon  which    he    Wi»s    wont    to    practice.       The 


Taught  him  to  ride  with  my  own  hands  and  feet. 

maiden  aunt  was  by  no  means  pleased  with 
the  idea  of  her  nephew  straddling  one  of 
those  horrid  things,  as  she  expressed  it,  and 
she  had  her  arnica  bottle  with  her  in  case  of  acci- 


dent. She  has  always  been  fond  of  Toodles  and  I 
believe  she  intends  to  leave  him  her  modest  fort- 
une. Her  admonitions  to  Toodles  to  "be  careful, 
dear"  and  to  "please  get  oflf  the  horrid  thing" 
were  really  pitiful  to  hear;  but  the  elder  sister 
(a  very  mischievous  girl  she  is,  ai  I  know  to  my 
sorrow)  kept  me  in  a  state  of  nervous  exhaustion 
vrith  her  caustic  remarks.  I  had  my  revenge  later 
when  she  asked  me  to  teach  her  to  ride,  saying 
that  Toodles  was  so  careless  and  that  she  could 
trust  no  one  but  me,  though  I  have  since  wondered 
if  she  was  really  in  earnest. 

Once  when  my  foot  slipped  and  Toodles  ran  the 
handlebar  of  the  thing  into  my  stomach,  knock- 
ing me  down  and  falling  over  me,  machine  and 
all,  I  thought  she  would  have  a  fit,  she  laughed  so 
hard.  Bat  Toodles  finally  learned  the  art  of  bal- 
ancing and  is  now,  as  I  said  before,  I  think,  a 
beautiful  rider  and  has  at  least,  so  he  says,  the 
finest  bicycle  made.  But,  for  the  matter  of  that, 
so  has  every  other  rider  I  ever  met.     I  have   a 


having  had  no  occasion  to  believe  otherwise  until 
the  advent  of  the  present  absurd  and  certainly  by 
no  means  delicate  fashion,  that  the  legs  of  the 
average  bloomer  wearer  would  look  much  better 
if  covered  with  skirts.  Toodles'  maiden  auut 
concurred  with  me  in  this  matter.  The  first  time 
she  saw  a  woman  bicyclist  (I  don't  know  as  that 
is  a  correct  way  to  name  a  bicycle  rider  of  the 
softer  sex,  but  I  see  that  it  is  used  very  frequently 
by  what  is  known  as  the  press,  so  will  oiler  this 
fact  as  my  excuse  if  I  am  wrong)  I  really  thought 
the  good  lady  would  swoon,  and  to  this  day  she 
snifls  ominously  whenever  a  lady  attired  in 
knickerbockers  rides  by.  Anyway,  she  doesn't 
like  the  style— neither  do  I — and  I  am  very,  very 
glad  Toodles'  eldest  sister  has  concluded  not  to 
wear  them,  for  I  really  do  not  know  what  X 
should  do  were  she  to  appear  before  me  in  such 
very  unmaidenly  gannents.  But  I  must  say  that 
all  this  does  not  bear  very  strongly  upon  my 
original  statement  that  Toodles  is  a  very  fine  ap- 


"  His  eJdist  sister  and  maiden  aunt  sat  on  the  back  porch  and  watched  me." 


machine  myself  that  I  wouldn't  trade  for  his,  even 
though  mine  is  a  year  older;  but  then  mine  was 
made  by  a  firm  well  known  to  have  the  best  that 
can  be  produced.  Speaking  of  this  matter  I  want 
to  say  that  Toodles'  eldest  sister  gave  me  permis- 
sion to  present  her  with  a  bicycle  on  her  birthday, 
and  I  am  satisfied  that  a  finer  piece  of  machinery 
never  was  put  together  and  in  this  opinion 
she  tells  me  she  thoroughly  agrees.  I  have 
noticed  that  she  has  very  decided  and  well 
grounded  opinions  and  that  her  judgment 
is  to  be  relied  upon  in  many  things.  Just  the 
other  evening,  when  she  did  me  the  honor  to  ride 
out  with  me,  as  she  usually  does  Wednesday 
evenings,  she  did  not  admire  bloomers  and  would 
by  no  means  wear  them.  This,  I  consider  most 
excellent  judgment. 

I  do  not  like  to  see  young  ladies  dress  like  men, 
even  to  ride  upon  the  bicycle.  I  must  say  it, 
though  it  gives  me  pain,  having  been  brought  up 
from  youth  to  believe  that  ladies  were  encum- 
bered with  no  such  things  as  legs,   and,    indeed, 


peaiing  young  man,  and  that  I  know  him  to  be  a 
very  smart  young  man  also,  but  both  these  quali- 
fications run  in  the  family,  for  his  eldest  sister  is 
a  very  fine  appearing  young  lady,  and  as  to  smart- 
ness— Toodles  must  yield  the  palm  to  her.  I  was 
going  to  tell  a  little  story  about  an  escapade  of 
Toodles  but  I  find  that  I  have  wasted  my  time 
and  will  have  to  defer  it  to  another  time. 


Stanwood's  Daily  Mileage. 

New  Yore,  Aug.  25. — Frank  H.  Stanwood  ar- 
rived here  from  Chicago  via  Syracuse  at  10:03  p. 
m.  last  Sunday,  breaking  H.  H.  Wylie's  previous 
best  record  of  10  da.  4  hrs.  30  min.  by  covering 
the  1,020  miles  in  8  da.  7  hrs.  48  min.  His  daily 
mileage  was:  First,  77;  second,  113;  third,  122; 
fourth,  144;  fifth,  122;  sixth,  140;  seventh,  88; 
eighth,  106;  ninth,  108.  He  rode  a  22-pound 
Sterling  and  was  coached  and  provided  with  pace- 
makers along  the  route  by  the  agents  of  that  com- 
pany. 


^^t/e^ 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


;MorgaN2cWrightT1res 
are  good  tires 


17 


WORLD'S  Records 


1      Harry  Tyler,  1-3  mile,  flying  start,. 


1-2 
2-3 
1 
1 
'l 
14 
1-2 

A.  Gardner,  1-3 
Nat  Butler,  1  1-4 
1  1-3 
1  1-2 
1  2-3 
1  3-4 
2 
Turnbull      1 
Bainbridgo  y) 


standing 
un  paced 


'A" 


paced 


novice 
road 


.37  1-5 
.5.^  4-5 
.14  1-5 
..53  4-5 
57  .<?-5 
.07  3-5 
.2(i  3-5 
.56  4-5 
.40  1  5 
36 

45  2-5 
05  v-5 
26  2  5 
36  4-5 
07  2-5 
23  3-5 
13  1-3 


COPY    OF    TELEGRAM  : 

SpRiNGFiELr>,  Mass.,  Aug.  27,  1894. 
Morgan  &  Wright,  Chicago. 

Made    unpaced    mile    this    afternoon    in    2.07  2-5;    also    hold 
quarter  in  .26  3-5,  and  half  in  .56  4-5,  unpaced.     Tires  O.  K. 

H.  C.  Tyler. 


MORGAN    &   WRIGHT, 


CHICAGO. 

MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


RAYMOND  TALKS  OF  DENVER. 


He  Is  Enthusiastic  Over  the  Recent  Meet — 
Something  He  May  Do. 
New  York,  Aug.  24  — Chairman  Raymond 
showed  a  -ivell-bronzed  cheek  and  an  eye  that 
fairly  danced  with  enthusiasm  as  he  wheeled 
around  from  a  desk-load  of  correspondence  to 
greet  ^^^^/ee-  man  this  afternoou.  '  'Fi  ve  hun- 
dred letters,"  said  he,  "accumulated  during  my 
absence,  but  let  them  go  until  I  get  two  stenog- 
raphers to  tackle  them  to-morrow.  I  am  so  full 
of  that  grand  Denver  meet  that  I  am  ready  to 
bubble  over  about  it  to  anyone  who  will  listen. 
I  tell  you  nothing  could  be  suggested  to  make  it 
a  success  that  was  not  done.  When  I  got  there 
the  committee  a.'sked  me  for  any  suggestion  I 
might  make.  They  had  covered  the  ground  so 
completely  that  beyond  arranging  the  heats  on 
the  programme  ajid  providing  for  pacemakers  in 
the  championship  races  there  was  nothing  left  for 
me  to  do.  And  the  greeting  and  hospitality  we 
received  !  Why,  at  Coliseum  hall,  when  we  went 
to  get  our  credentials  and  badges,  the  mayor  said: 
'These  badges,  undei'Stand,  are  just  the  same  as 
policemen's  badges,  they  will  take  you  anywhere; 
you  have  the  freedom  of  the  city.  If  you  have 
any  trouble  send  down  to  the  city  hall  and  I'll 
know  the  reason  why.'  Then  the  decorations 
were  gorgeous  and  universal.  All  the  business 
places  were  decorated  and  in  the  park,  on  a  slant- 
ing mound,  was  a  bicycle  in  hardy,  growing  plants, 
with  the  motto  under  it  'Welcome  to  the  L.  A. 
W.'  They  did  everything  for  the  wheelmen. 
There  was  a  banquet,  a  smoker,  and  a  ball,  the 
latter  none  of  your  riff-raif  affairs  either,  but  at- 
tended by  the  best  people.  I  left  my  heart  be- 
hind me  and  what's  worse  my  clothes.  As  I  was 
leaving  I  told  the  hotel  porter  to  check  my  trunk. 
Soon  after  he  handed  me  an  envelope,  when  I 
opened  it  a  day  later  I  found  nothing  but  a  claim 
check.  I  have  been  telegraphing  ever  since  and 
if  it  doesn't  show  up  pretty  soon  I  shall  have 
nothing  to  wear  but  a  fig  leaf." 

"What's  this  we  hear  about  your  running  for 
the  presidency  of  the  league?" 

"Several  bicycle  editors  and  newspaper  men," 
he  replied  with  a  smile,  "came  to  me  and  asked 
me  lor  my  consent  to  their  nominating  me.  I 
told  them  I  was  not  there  as  a  candidate,  but 
merely  as  an  official  under  President  Luscomb. ' ' 

'  'Did  you  take  any  action  towards  the  class  B 
legislation  for  the  protection  of  the  manufacturer 
as  outlined  by  you  in  your  previous  interview 
with  me  ?' ' 

"No ;  there  was  no  meeting  of  the  racing  board 
and  will  not  be  until  our  usual  one  in  November, 
at  which  we  are  accustomed  to  formulate  our  sug- 
gestions for  amendments  to  the  rules.  Before 
then  I  shall  have  prepared  the  new  legislation  I 
have  outlined  already  to  ^^/fe/iec--" 

'  'How  about  the  Johnsou-Stearns  quarrel?' ' 
"When  they  showed  me  a  Innaflde  entry  from 
him  I  said  that  he  must  ride  or  he  would  be  sus- 
pended. This  was  telegraphed  to  him  at  Indian- 
apolis and  he  came  in  post  haste.  The  Stearns 
people  wa)>ted  to  get  out  an  injunction  restraining 
him  from  riding  another  wheel.  I  told 
them  I  had  nothing  to  do  with  what  wheel  he 
rode,  only  that  he  must  ride  or  be  saspeuded. 
He  now  rides  a  Stearns. ' ' 

"What  do  you  think  of  Ziegler?" 
"A  very  fast  and  clean  little  rider." 
"But  as  compared  with  the  other  cracks?" 
"He  must  ride  in  more  races  before  I   can   ex- 
press any   comparative   opinion.     You  must  re- 
member he  had  been  training  there  three  weeks 
and  had  not  been  through  the  fatigue  of  a  long 
circuit  as  his  opponents  had.     It  was  the  case  of  a 


fresh  man  tackling  a  lot  of  tired  ones.  Von  .<;oe 
he  has  been  beaten  since  then." 

"What  are  you  going  to  do  about  that  Minne- 
apolis ail'air?" 

"Tliere  are  two  sides  to  that  story.  I  have 
haard  the  jjromotei's'  side  and  shall  give  no  decis- 
ion until  I  give  the  racing  men  a  chance  to  be 
heard.  This  I  will  do  at  Hartford  on  Labor  day. 
The  referee's  time  limit  of  7:15,  how-ever,  in  the 
three-mile  lap  was  preposterous." 

"Do  you  think  the  reported  revival  of  the  cash 
prize  league  with  Zimmerman  in  it  will  be  a 
success?' ' 

"My  opinion  of  professional  racing  is  well 
known  and  has  often  been  expres.sed.  I  do  not 
think  it  can  ever  be  a  permanent  success." 


LIVING  PICTURES  FROM  PARIS. 


M.  Fierre  Qiffard. 

He  is  really  the  father  of  French  cycling  jour- 
nalists. Some  three  years  back,  when  the  wheel- 
world  began  to  develope,  this  writer  took  up  the 
cause  in  the  columns  of  the  Petit  Journal  under 
the  well-known  nam  de  plume  of  "Jean  Sane 
Terre."  The  Dutcome  of  his  writings  caused  the 
trade  to  increase,  whilst  his  glorious  descriptions 
of  the  scenery  in  the  environs  of  Paris  made  tour- 


ists by  the  hundreds,  ii  was  he,  assisted  by  Paul 
Rousseau,  who  jointly  started  the  cycling  daily, 
Le  Veto,  and  at  the  present  time  the  articles  con- 
tributed by  "Arator"  are  quoted  all  over  the 
world,  especially  his  famous  saying,  ''£a  Veloci- 
pedie  est  autre  cJiose  qu'un  xport ;  c'est  un  hienfait  _ 
social."  (Cycling  is  not  only  a  sport,  but  a  means 
of  universal  freemasonry. ) 


TROUVILLE. 


A  Place  Where  Parisians  Spend  Their  Odd 
Moments. 
All  Parisians  who  can  afford  it  go  to  Trouville, 
the  queen  of  resorts  in  the  summer  time.  The 
cyclists  take  the  little  spin  of  135  miles  over 
splendid  roads  to  reach  it.  Everything  is  to  be 
found  there  to  which  one  is  used  in  Paris:  the 
faces  of  friends,  all  kinds  of  amusements,  includ- 
ing cycle  races  and  big  prizes.  All  the  chic 
demoiselles  ride  in  charming  costumes  and  the 
beautiful  beach  is  thronged  with  bathers.  Once 
there  one  can  visit  the  Edai  managed  by  Mr. 
Moreland,  the  proprietor  of  the  winter  cycle  track 
in  Paris  and  the  Folies-Segeres.  The  Parisienne 
stars  are  never  as  interesting  as  they  are  at  Trou- 
ville. A  splendid  track  was  built  by  Clement 
and  is  similar  to  the  one  at  Heme  Hill.  The 
turns  are  beautifully  banked  and  great  speed  can 
be  obtained  without  any  fear  of  a  fall.  The  prizes 
are  large  and  the  management  has  arranged  to 
have  the  best  cycle  racers  of  Europe. 


OLD  BAY  STATE'S  OUTING. 


The  Division  Members  Go  to  Cottage  City  and 
Have  a  Good  Time. 
Boston,  Aug.  25.— This  week  the  members  of 
the  division  are  enjoying  the  midsummer  meet  at 
Cottage  City.  The  pretty  little  island  was  cap- 
tured by  the  invaders  late  Wednesday  evening, 
and  as  usual  the  first  night  was  devoted  to  "bluff- 
ing," a  pastime  characteristic  of  that  place  and 
one  in  which  the  wheelmen  are  devotedly  at  home. 
No  self-respecting  cycler  goes  there  unless  he 
does  his  little  "blutf"  with  the  fair  sex,  which  is 
forgotten  the  moment  the  island  passes  out  of 
view.  The  meet  was  iuaugui'ated  Thursday 
morning  by  a  run  to  West  Chop  via  Vineyard 
Haven,  where  the  lighthouse  was  inspected.  The 
return  home  was  made  in  season  to  arrive  at  the 
beach  at  the  fashionable  bathing  hour  of  11  o'clock. 
Now  at  Cottage  City  every  one  who  is  anybody 
goes  into  the  briny  at  that  hour  of  the  day  and 
consequently  the  wheelmen  had  to  display  their 
bathing  suits  just  the  same  as  did  the  summer 
girl.  Fun  was  there  by  the  barrel,  but  the  fun- 
niest thing  of  all  was  the  swimming  contest,  which 
was  won  by  J.  F.  Powers  of  Boston  and  Dr.  F.  A. 
Myrick  of  the  New  York  Touring  Wheelmen. 
After  the  swimming  match  came  the  coasting  con- 
test, which  was  won  by  George  C.  Grimes,  with 
F.  F.  Martin  of  Waltham,  second  and  H.  G. 
Batchelder  of  Cambridge  third.  Then  came  the 
usual  evening  of  bluffing  and  other  games  of 
chance,  such  as  fishing  and  a  walk  along  the 
beach. 

Friday's  sjwrt  was  opened  with  a  five-mile  road 
race  over  the  asphalt  roads  of  this  fair  city,  the 
event  being  won  by  Nat  Butler  of  the  Cambridge- 
port  club,  with  Fred  Devlin  second.  Then  came 
the  tub  race,  and  this  was  won  by  Edgar  Frost  of 
the  Charlestown  Rovers,  with  Ed  Thayer  of  the 
Press  club  second. 
The  summary  of  the  races  is  as  follows: 

One  mile,  novice — B.  N.  Parker,  1;  W.  T.  Swane,  9;  W. 
M.  Worth,  3;  time,  2::«  2-5. 

One  mile,  lap— J.  F.  Burns,  1 ;  Fred  Devlin,  2;  time,  2:42. 

Halt-mile,  open— W.  F.  Clark,  1;  C.  E.  Gilmore,  2;  time, 

1:14  -i-D. 

Two  mile,  open— W.  F.  Clark,  1;  H.  D.  Merritt,  2;  time, 
e-M  4-5. 

One  mile,  open— J.  T.  Burns,  1;  W.  F.  Clark,  2;  time, 
2:45  2  3. 

Dan  Connolly,  the  Boston  class  B  man,  at- 
tempted to  break  the  half-mile  record  for  this 
track.  He  did  the  distance  in  1:17,  or  13  sec. 
inside  the  best  previous  time.  Late  in  the  after- 
noon the  regular  jjarade  was  held,  and  the  Press 
club  captured  the  first  prize  for  the  largest  num- 
ber in  line,  while  Roxbury  took  the  prize  for  best 
appearance  Later  iu  the  afternoon  "Billy"  At- 
well,  "Papa"  McCuae  and  J.  J.  Murphy  held  a 
coasting  match,  open  only  to  themselves,  and  in 
this  the  New  Mail  fairly  flew  away  from  the  Mc- 

Cune. 

«  ♦  t 

Death  of  an  Aged  Cyclist. 
J.  S.  Baba  by  running  into  a  fence  with  his  bi- 
cycle at  TuUahoma,  Tenn.,  a  few  days  ago,  was 
instantly  killed.  He  was  riding  with  a  child  in 
front  of  him  when  suddenly  the  handlebars 
turned,  the  steering  head  being  loose.  As  he  fell 
he  managed  to  bold  the  child  aloft  so  that  it  es- 
caped uninjured,  but  struck  the  pavement  head 
first  himself,  breaking  his  neck.     Baba  was  sixty 

years  of  age. 

*  ♦   « 

For  a  Brothers'  Tandem  Race. 

There  is  a  project  in  Paris  for  a  "brothers"  tan- 
dem race.  There  are  in  France  the  brothers  Far- 
man,  Huret,  Fossier,  Lamberjack,  Loste  and 
Baras.  Fortuny,  Cottereau  and  Terront  also  have 
brothers.  Among  the  foreigners  now  in  France 
there  are  the  Linton  brothers. 


FAST  BIAN  OR  SHORT  TRACK. 


Blauvelt  Does  Some  Good  Quarters  at  Clifton — 
The  Races. 

Clifton,  N.  J.,  Aug.  25. — With  Eoyce,  Blau- 
velt and  Grosch  as  the  stars,  and  rather  small 
fields  of  starters,  most  of  the  racing  men  having 
gone  down  to  Trenton,  the  Withers  meet  still 
proved  attractive  enough  to  draw  2,500  spectators 
from  this  race-crazy  neighhorhood.  Grosch  had  a 
quarter-mile  flying  and  unpaced  go  against  the 
watch,  doing  :2~  '■'>-':>  unofficially  in  the  first  trial, 
the  timers  being  unaccountably  wool-gathering. 
On  the  second  trial  he  did  :28,  which  still  further 
increases  the  doubt  among  critics  as  to  the  correct 
length  or  pitch  or  both  of  this  record-breaking 
curve.  Eoyce  won  the  quarter  in  :31,  Blauvelt 
being  still  stitf  and  bandaged  from  his  Plainfield 
fall.  He  also  won  the  mile  in  2:40  2-5;  but  Ref- 
eree Hawley,  having  set  a  limit  of  2:35,  called  it 
no  race,  which  raised  a  howl  from  the  Royce  wor- 
shippers, who  think  Fred  is  entitled  to  "the  earth 
and  all  that  therein  is,"  as  he  surely  is,  when  he 
works  hard  enough  to  win  and  deserves  it.  Some 
good  miles  were  made,  Brown  winning  the  novice 
in  2:27,  Beckwith  the  handicap  in  2:10  from  the 
110-yard  mark,  and  Slavin  the  2:30  class  in  2:23 
3-5,  all  Patersonians,  illustrating  the  force  of  ex- 
ample as  exemplified  in  Royce.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— JI.  R.  Bruwn,  J;  H.  S.  Jelleme,  2;  H. 
Tboiue,  3;  time,  2:-J7. 

Quarter-mile,  dash— G.  F.  Royce,  1;  E.  L  Blauvelt,  2;E. 
Holsom,  3;  time,  :S1. 

One-and-a-hal£-mile,  handicap— E.  Holsom,  160  yds.,  1; 
P.  C.  Hardifer,  190  yds.,  2;  B.  L.  Jacobus,  180  yds.,  3; 
time,  3:25. 

One-mile,  scratch— G.  F.  Eoyce,  1;  F.  Nagel,  2;  G.  A. 
Beckwith,  3;  time,  2:40  2-5.    No  race.    Time  limit,  2:35. 

One-mile,  handicap— G.  A.  Beckwith,  110  yds.,  1;  T.  S. 
Hughes,  130  yds.,  2;  F.  D.  "White,  110  yds.,  3;  time,  2:10 1-5. 

One-and-a-half-mile,  tandem— Koyce  and  Blauvelt,  1;  V. 
C.  and  W.  J.  Hardifer,  2;  C.  E.  Krtz  and  F.  Nagel,  3;  time, 
3:60. 

One-mile,  2:30  class— W.  S.  Slavin,  1;  0.  M.  ErtE,  2;  G.  B. 
Smith,  3;  time,  2:23  3-5. 

Three-mile,  team  race  —  Tourist  Cycle  Club  CG.  F. 
Eoyce,  G.  A.  Beckwith,  F.  J.  MacMahon),  12  points,  1: 
Keystone  Cycle  t  lub  (J.  Bingham,  C.  Bingham,  W.  F. 
Hardifer),  8  points,  dead  heat  for  2;  East  Side  Wheelmen 
CT.  Hughes,  E.  Denike),  8  points,  dead  heat  for  2;  time, 
8:38. 


PANIC  AT  ALBANY. 


A  Storm  Scares  People,  a  Stand  Gives  Way 
and  Many  Are  Hurt. 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  26.— With  fearful  sud- 
denness a  heavy  thunder-storm  broke  over  the 
Ridgefield  grounds,  where  5,000  people  had  gath- 
ered to  witness  the  annual  races  of  the  Albany 
Bicycle  Club  yesterday.  The  crowd  became 
panic-stricken,  rushing  to  any  place  which  might 
atford  protection.  Some  made  a"  rush  for  the 
judges'  stand  and  others  crawled  underneath. 
Suddenly  the  jjlatform  gave  way,  carrying  its 
weight  ( there  were  thirty  men  on  it  at  the  time) 
to  the  ground.  Fortunately  they  were  not  in- 
jured and  at  once  set  to  work  to  liberate  those 
buried  by  the  debris  falling  upon  them.  George 
Fish  was  badly  crashed,    and  it  is  thought,  sus- 


tained internal  injurieswhich  may  cause  his  death. 
A  boy  named  Sweeney  was  cut  across  the  abdomen 
and  another  boy  had  his  left  arm  broken.  Part  of 
the  crowd  i-an  for  the  clubhouse,  but  after  about 
twenty  had  gained  admission,  the  officials  bolted 
the  doors  and  had  them  guarded  by  policemen. 
The  panic  was  at  its  height,  everybody,  men, 
women  and  children,  many  of  whom  were  gaily 
dressed,  were  by  this  time  thoroughly  drenched. 
Suddenly  some  determined  men  made  a  rush  for 
the  police,  engaged  them  in  a  regular  rough  and 
tumble  tight  and  finally,  being  victorious,  broke 
the  windows  and  doors  of  the  clubhouse,  gaining 
admission.  While  the  mob  rushed  through  the 
door,  a  boy  who  was  in  the  crowd  had  his  arm 
frightfully  crippled  and  three  women  inside 
fainted.  The  ?torm  had  ceased  when  the  crowd 
had  got  inside  and  shelter  was  needless. 

Only  four  of  the  nine  events  scheduled  were 
rim  oft'  when  the  storm  came  np.  There  were  150 
entrants,  and  the  names  of  several  well-known 
riders  were  on  the  programme.     Summaries: 

One-mile,  novice— Stephen  O.  Russell,  1;  Charles  I. 
Beach,  2;  Edward  L.  Wendt,  S;  time,  2:38. 

Half-mile,  open— Fred  L.  Knapp,  1;  F.  Baron  Stew,  2; 
Emil  J.  Georg,  3;  time,  1:09. 

Two-thirds-mile — Last  New  York  Cycling  League  cham- 
pionship—Myron Higgins,  1;  F.  Hilfrant,  2;  A.  H.  Davies, 
3;  time,  1:53. 

One-mile,  handicap— First  heat— J.  E.  Ayres,  1;  L.  A. 
Stoner,  2;  time,  2:14  1-5. 

Second  heat— J.  W.  Brierly,  1;  James  England,  2;  time, 
2:21  2-5.    Final  heat  stopped  by  rain. 
* 

STATE  RECORDS  LOWERED. 


Good  Meet   at   Council   Bluffs,   la.,   With   Fine 
Racing. 

Council  Bluffs,  la.,  Aug.  26. — The  tourna- 
ment under  the  auspices  of  the  Ganymede  Wheel 
Club  at  Union  Driving  Park  was  a  decided  suc- 
cess in  every  way,  if  not  financially.  It  had  been 
anticipated  that  no  money  would  be  made;  the 
boys  did  not  expect  it  and  so  do  not  wor.y  over  it. 
Friday's  crowd  was  fait  in  size  and  enthnsiacdc. 
Although  a  state  record  was  broken,  owing  to  the 
hea^-y  track  the  time  made  was  not  very  fast.  All 
of  the  eight  events  were  of  the  greatest  interest, 
but  the  two-mile  handicap,  in  which  the  cracks 
ot  the  meet  started,  "took  the  puddin'."  L.  A. 
Callahan  won,  with  James  Levy  of  Chicago, 
second. 

Yesterday  the  state  records  received  a  thorough 
overhauling;  not  less  than  four  were  smashed  into 
atoms.  The  track  had  been  sprinkled  Friday 
night  and  was  smooth  as  gla.'S  to-day.  The  day 
was  hot  and  the  crowd  slim,  but  the  prize  list  was 
large,  phenomenally  large  some  racing  men  said, 
and  probably  the  cause  of  the  eood  riding.  C.  E. 
Coulter,  from  scratch,  established  a  new  record  in 
the  mile  handicap,  B,  reducing  the  time  for  the 
mile  to  2:18^.  In  the  1:20  half-mile,  class  A,  the 
record  tumbled  to  1 :07J ,  and  in  the  five-mile  A 
handicap  a  new  Iowa  record  of  2:23|  saw  the  light 
of  this  world.  The  previous  record  of  2:264  was 
lowered  to  2:26  1-5  in  the  class  A  open.  Summary: 

FRIDAY. 

One-mile,  novice— Charles  E.  Drew,  1;  Frank  H.  Siej- 
ken,  2;  A.  H.  Drew,  3;  time,  2:39i. 


Half-mile,  open,  A— Charles  Washley,  1;  J.  H.  Van 
Doozen,  2;  P.  C.  Gadke,  3;  time,  1:13J. 

One-mile,  open,  B  -C.  H.  Coulter,  1;  M.  H.  Burt,  2;  F.  G. 
Barrett,  3;  time,  2:32}. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  A— H.  C.  Hattenhauer,  1;  Charles 
W.  Ashley,  2;  G.  A.  Maxwell,  3;  time,  :32  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  A— L.  A.  Callahan,  1;  James  Levy, 
2;  C.  E.  Coulter,  3;  time,  5:01J. 

One-mile,  Ganymede  club  championship— E.  L.  Du- 
quette, 1;  B.  H.  Lewis,  2;  H.  C.  Hattenhauer,  3;  time,  2:59 
3-5. 

Two-milfl,  handicap.  A— Charles  V.  Binns,  1;  W.  A.  Pix- 
ley,  2;  A.  E.  Yale,  3. 

SATURDAY. 

Half-mile,  Ganymede  club  championship— H.  C.  Hat- 
tenhauer, 1:  D.  E.  Hughey,  2;  E.  L  Duquette,  3;  time, 
l:14f. 

Two-mile,  open,  B— C.  E.  CoiUter,  1;  C.  H.  Callahan,  2; 
James  Levy,  3;  L.  A.  Callahan,  4;  time,  5:51. 

One-mile,  open.  A— G.  A.  Maxwell,  1;  Charles  Ashley.  3; 
J.  P.  Van  Doosen,  3;  time,  2:26  1-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  B— F.  G.  Bamett,  1;  C.  E.  Coulter, 
2;  L.  A.  Callahan,  3;  James  Levy,  4;  time,  2:18}. 

One-mile,  3:00  class.  A— E.  L.  Duquette,  1;  H.  C.  Hatten- 
hauer, 2;  F.  G.  Yule,  3;  time,  2:42i. 

Half-mile,  \:iO  class,  A— J.  P,  Van  Doosen,  1;  E.  E. 
Mockett.  2;  E.  S.  Garrison,  3;  time,  l:07i. 

One  mile,  open,  B— F.  G.  Bamett,  1;  C.  P.  Callahan,  2; 
C.  E.  Coulter,  3;  time,  2:18}. 

Five-mile,  handicap.  A— G.  A.  Maxwell,  1;  Charles  Ash- 
ley, 2;  W.  A.  Pixley,  3. 

* 
*       * 

TEN  MILES  IN  24:44  2-5. 


Great  Riding  By  Class  A  Men  at  the  New- 
burg,  0.,  Meet. 
Newbdeg,  O.,  Aug.  27. — Records  went  up  the 
spout  about  as  fast  as  the  spectators  could  realize 
it  during  the  ten-mile  race  Saturday.  After  the 
fourth  mile  had  been  run  at  a  perfectly  terrific 
pace,  old  and  respectable  records  dropped  oft"  their 
perch  like  soup  plates  from  the  hands  of  a  hired 
girl.  From  a  field  of  fifteen  starters,  all  but  Pat- 
terson, Bernhardt,  Mayo,  Emerich,  Williams  and 
Baker  were  killed  off.  These  men  fought  a  battle 
at  the  finish  which  defies  description.  Mayo  took 
the  fifth,  eighth  and  ninth  miles  in  12:14  3-5, 
19:40  and  22:20  1-5  as  against  records  of  12:15, 
20:24  4-5  and  22:52  4-5,  Patterson  took  the  sixth, 
seventh  and  tenth  in  14:45  3-5,  17:10  2-5  and 
2:44  2-5,  beating  the  respective  records  of 
15:15  2-5,  17:43  3-5  and  25:32  for  these  distances. 
The  summaries: 

Ten-mile,  open— Percy  Patterson,  Detroit,  1;  O.  P. 
Bernhardt,  Toledo,  2;  Otto  Mayo,  Wheeling,  3;  A.  B. 
Baker,  Columbus,  4;  C.  F.  Williams,  Erie,  5;  time, 
24:44  2-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— J.  P.  Shimp,  100  yds.,  1;  Paul  T. 
Gilbert,  120  yds.,  2;  F.  W.  Braggins  110  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:15. 

Quarter-mile,  open— C.  C.  Van  Tine,  1;  F.  L.  Trappe,  2; 
O.  P.  Bernhardt,  3;  time,  :31  2-5. 

Half-mile,  open— O.  P.  Bernhardt,  ];  C.  C.  Van  Tine,  2; 
Percy  Patterson,  3;  time,  1:10  1-5. 

One-mile,  2:35  class— P.  W.  Klinger,  1;  Louis  C.  Dom,  2; 
A.  L.  Baker,  3;  time,  2:40  3-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap— W.  C.  Emerich,  300  yds.,  1;  Louis 

C.  Dom  340  yds.,  2;  John  B.  Shimp,  430  yd=^,  3;  time, 

1S:11  3-5. 

* 

SMALL  AND  CHILLY  CROWD. 


Kansas  City  Folk  Prefer  Dub  Ball  Games  to 
Cycling. 

Kansas  City,  Aug.  23. — Raymond  Macdonald 
rode  the  three-mile  handicap  in  the  second  day's 
racing  of  the  Kansas  City  Athletic  Club  tourna- 
ment in  better  than  world's  record  time.  His 
time  from  90  yards  was  7:01  1-5  as  caught  by 
Sanger  and  other  holders  of  private  watches.  The 
three  official  timers  had  no  minute  hands  on  their 
chronometers  and,  becoming  confused,  gave  the 
time  as  8:01  2-5.  The  race  was  a  drive  from  start 
to  finish.  S.  M.  Hocker  (360),  J.  W.  Cobnrn  and 
Grath  (210)  and  Leacock  (400)  with  others  com- 
posed a  vanguard  that  puUed  the  back-markers 
out  to  their  very  best. 

Kennedy  (60)  was  virtual  scratch  man ;  Macdon- 


aid  had  niuety  yards,  L.  A.  Callahan  170  and 
Goehler  was  at  190.  The  fields  bunched  at  the 
close  of  the  second  mile,  about  fifty  yards  inter- 
vening. The  back-markers  for  the  firet  time 
seemed  to  give  up.  Then  Ix)ule  Callahan  cut  out 
and  three-quarters  from  home  Kennedy  left  the 
bunch  and  was  among  the  leaders.  Here  he  set- 
tled down  and  was  hemmed  in  on  all  sides,  finally 
being  lost  in  the  finish.  At  the  quarter  Goehler 
jumped  away  from  the  rear  with  Macdonald  hang- 
ing on.  Coburn  had  had  a  chance  to  rest  when 
the.se  two  came  past.  Macdonald  jumped  past 
Goehler,  quick  to  see  the  advantage  of  the  pole, 
and  Coburn  followed  the  same  line;  but  Goehler 
showed  fight,  and  forcing  up  to  Macdonald 's  pedal 
managed  to  hold  that  position  until  the  tape  was 
safely  crossed,  Coburn  being  third.  Louie  Calla- 
han beat  L.  C.  Johnson,  both  close  up.  This  and 
the  two-mile  lap  race  were  the  only  B  events  of 
consequence. 

Kennedy,  the  two-mile  record  holder,  worked 
hard  in  the  lap  race  and  was  second  in  every  lap, 
Brown  winning  the  first,  third  in  the  second,  and 
first  in  the  last  lap.  This  tied  those  two  riders 
and  L.  A.  Callahan  and  H.-  L.  Dodson  were  tied 
for  second  with  four  points.  Coins  were  tossed 
and  Kennedy  took  the  Sterling  bicycle  offered  for 
first.  Brown  second  and  Callahan  third. 
Not  EnougU  in  It, 

In  the  mile  open  race  for  B  riders  a  pair  of  tires 
for  first  prize  would  not  draw  the  big  men,  and 
when  the  race  was  run  under  a  2:40  limit  only 
2:54  was  made  and  the  contest  was  declared  off'. 
Small  and  Chilly  Crowd. 

The  ball  game  over  in  the  neighboring  park  and 
the  boom  given  the  local  club  by  the  several  recent 
victories  played  havoc  with  the  attendance.  This 
applied  to  both  days,  for  barely  a  thousand  people 
was  the  combined  days'  attendance.  The  crowd- 
was  cold,  too. 

Jiecords  firoken. 

Two  records  were  broken.  Taxis  went  against 
the  state  record  of  1 :03  for  the  half  and  did  1 :02 
2-5,  paced  by  Charlie  Callahan  and  Kennedy,  the 
latter  being  slow  in  the  pick-up.  Lee  Richardson 
succeeded  in  breaking  his  half-mile  backwards 
record,  going  in  2:32  4-5.  As  a  finale  Sid  Black 
captured  the  second  trick-riding  contest  in  which 
he  has  competed,  defeating  George  T.  Powell  of 
Fort  Scott,  Kas.,  sixty-five  points  in  two  days. 
The  summary: 

Three-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Macdonald,  90  yds.,  1; 
Goehler,  190  yds.,  2;  J.  W.  CJoburn,  270yds.,  3;  L.  A.  Calla- 
han, 170  yds.,  4;  time.  8:01 1-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  &.-Q.  A.  Maxwell,  1 ;  Bert  Hard- 
ing, 2;  Charles  Carll,  3;  time,  2:33  3-5. 

Two-mile  lap,  class  B— Kennedy  and  Brown,  tie,  8 
points;  L.  A.  Callahan  and  H.  L.  Dodson,  tie,  4  points. 
Kennedy  won  first  by  toss-up,  Callahan  third  by  toss-up. 
Time,  5:38  2-.";. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— C.  E.  Jaques,  240  yds.,  1; 
E.  J.  Eawson,  130  yds.,  2;  V.  P.  Dole,  300  yds.,  3;  time,  4:58 
2-5. 

Three-mile,  handicap,  class  A— A.  G.  Harding,  140  yds., 
1;  Eawson,  170  yds.,  2;  C.  Carll,  360  yds.,  3;  time,  7:40  2-5. 


GALESBURG'S  FIRST  MEET. 


A  Large  Attendance  and  Good  Races — Repine's 
Good  Victory. 
Galesbukg,  111.,  Aug.  28. — The  announcement 
of  the  first  meet  of  the  Galesburg  Bicycle  Club 
was  the  sign  for  everybody  in  town  (and  in  all 
towns  adjoining  and  the  county  within  a  radius 
of  a  good  many  miles)  interested  in  cycling  to 
journey  to  the  Williams  race  track  to-day.  Fully 
4,000  people  were  in  attendance.  A  large  con- 
tingent of  the  visitors  consisted  of  ladies.  The 
meet  was  a  success  for  a  starter.  The  event  of 
the  day  was  the  ten-mile  race  between  Repine  and 


Eagan,  upon  which  outsiders  had  placed  quite  a 
bit  of  money.  The  victory  fell  to  liepine  and  the 
spectators  seemed  to  go  wild  over  the  exciting 
finish.     Summary: 

Mile,  novice,  class  A— C.  M.  Ridgely,  1 ;  J.  Hogg,  Jr.,  2: 
C.  Baudy,  3;  time,  2:34  1-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  A — E.  Lander,  1;  Burt  Repine, 
2;  n.  E.  Mokler,  3;  time,  :33  1-2. 

Mile,  handicap,  class  A— C.  A.  Pierce,  Jr.,  100  yds.,  1; 
F.  C.  Lander,  VS)  yds.,  2;  C.  C.  Arms,  160  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:31  3-5. 

Mile,  open,  class  A— E.  Lander,  1;W.  H.  Moorehouse,  2; 
W.  H.  Eagan,  3;  time,  2:31  1-4. 

Halt-mile,  open,  class  A— H.  E.  Mokler,  1;  P.  P.  Ander- 
son, 3;  J.  Hogg,  Jr  ,  3;  time,  1:103-4. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— C.  M.  Ridgely,  325  yds.,  1; 
F.  C.  Lander,  225  yds,,  2;  S.  Gault,  ,300  yds.,  3;  time,  4:53. 

Ten-mile,  class  A— Burt  Repine,  1 ;  W.  H.  Eagan,  3; 
time,  37:  5. 

*   '  * 

NOVICE  RECORD,  2:i8  1-2. 


TurnbuU's  Performance  Eclipsed  by  an  Ohio 
Youngster. 

Peaikie  Depot,  O.,  Aug.  27. — An  ideal  day  was 
granted  the  second  annual  race  meet  of  the  Wood 
County  Wheelmen  held  here  Saturday.  The  half- 
mile  track  was  in  elegant  shape,  splendid  time 
was  made,  several  records  being  broken,  and  there 
were  2,000  people  in  attendance.  The  chief  hon- 
ors were  taken  by  Toledo  riders.     The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice— C.  E.  Hollopeter,  1;  A.  S.  Houges,  2; 
Otto  Witt,  3;  time,  2:18j-.    Eecord  tor  novice. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— A.  G.  Herman,  300  yds.,  1; 
K.  e.  Schrien,  140  yds.,  2;  C.  E.  Hallopeter,  270  yds.,  3; 
time,  4:14. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A — A.  B.  Ellis,  1;  Roy  F.  Darling 
2;  Orra  L.  Baily,  3;  time,  1:10, 

One-mile,  Wood  County  championship,  class  A — W.  R. 
Martin,  1;  W.  L.  Stouffer.S;  time,  2:33. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  A — A.  G.  Herman,  70  yds.,  1; 
Ed  St.  Arund,  40  yds.,  2;  C.  E.  Hollopeter,  65  yds.,  3;  time, 
1:03  3-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A — Roy  F.  Darling,  1;  A  B.Ellis, 
3;  A.  Phillips,  3;  time,  2:21. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A — F.  C.  Schrien,  80  yds ,  1 
(disqualified  for  fouli;  A.  G.  Herman,  160  yds.,  2;  C.  O. 
Lesley,  90  yds.,  3;  time,  2:06. 


QUAKER  RACE  NEWS. 

Wissahlckpns  Hold  a  Road  Race— Lagan  Broth- 
ers Break  a  Record  — Notes. 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  27. — The  annual  five- 
mile  road  race  of  the  Wissahiekon  Wheelmen  was 
run  off  over  the  Bryn  Mawr-City  Line  course 
Saturday  afternoon  and  resulted  in  a  win  for 
Howard  Nestor,  who,  with  a  handicap  of  one 
minute,  rode  the  course  in  12:28.  Nestor  also 
captured  the  time  prize,  a  gold  watch.  The 
course  was  rather  rough  as  a  result  of  the  con- 
tinued drought.  Hall,  one  of  the  scratch  men,  has 
a  record  of  12:16  for  the  course,  but  he  was  out  of 
shape  and  finished  away  back.  Nestor  caught  the 
long-mark  men  about  a  half-mile  from  the  finish, 
and  was  never  headed.     The  summary: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

H.  Nestor ,1:00       12:<i8 

S.  B.  White .1:30       13:00 

D.  C.  Howard 1:45       1>:20 

Eay  Topham 2:30       14:04 

A.  Allen 1:45       13:31 

John  Harrison 3:C0       14:54 

Charles  Wannop 2:45       14:43 

William  Kinnier 1:00       13:00 

H.  P.  Whitman 2:15       14:18 

William  Watson 1:0J       W:18 

A.  Correa .1:30       12:58 

DeW.C.  Griffith :30       12:59 

The  Jjagen  Brothers  Break  Secord. 

The  tandem  team  of  the  Century  Wheelmen, 
John  and  Charles  Lagen,  took  advantage  of  the 
Wissahiekon  road  race  to  make  an  attempt  on  the 
tandem  record  of  13:10  for  the  Bryn  Mawr-City 
Line  course,  held  by  Kelly  and  Draper,  of  the 
Park  Avenue  Wheelmen.     Starting  thirty  seconds 


after  the  scratch  men  had  been  sent  awaj',  they 
overhauled  them  at  the  two-mile  point;  and  al- 
though the  short-mark  men  made  desperate  clVorls 
to  hold  them,  the  tandemites  broke  away  and 
went  after  the  limit  men.  At  the  three-mile  post 
they  were  picked  up  by  O'Neill,  a  clubmale,  who 
took  them  to  General  Wayne,  three-fourths  of  a 
mile  from  the  finish.  From  that  point  they  made 
their  owu  pace,  mowing  down  the  distance  men 
one  after  another,  and  finishing  hetwcon  the 
eighth  and  ninth  man  in  the  excellent  time  of 
12:13,  clipping  filty-seven  seconds  o()"the  l>est  pre- 
vious taudem  time.  A  record  of  13:05  has  been 
claimed  by  Dampman  and  Rich  of  the  Quaker 
City  Wheelmen,  but  a  mix-up  iu  the  timing  at 
the  finish  raised  some  doubt  as  to  the  accuracy  of 
the  figures,  so  that  up  to  Saturday  Kelly  and  Dra- 
per's figures  have  been  looked  upon  :is  record  for 
the  course.  As  soon  as  the  time  was  announced 
the  Lagens  produced  a  blank  form  of  the  Century 
Road  Club  of  America,  which  was  duly  filled  out 
and  signed  by  the  officials,  and  will  be  forwarded 
to  headquarters.  The  Lagens  will  have  another 
try  at  the  course  in  the  near  future,  being  confi- 
dent that  with  good  pacing  they  can  put  the 
figures  under  the  twelve-minute  mark. 
Jtacing  Notes. 

A  new  cycling  club,  to  be  composed  entirely  of 
artists,  is  about  to  be  formed  in  this  city. 

The  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club,  which  has 
recently  been  greatly  strengthened  numerically 
by  taking  into  its  ranks  the  members  of  the  de- 
funct West  Pniladelphia  Cyclers,  is  discussing  the 
advisability  of  still  further  increasing  its  member- 
ship by  taking  the  Eclipse  Wheelmen  into  the 
fold. 

Several  local  clubs  are  to  battle  for  the  cycling 
football  championship  during  the  coming  fall. 
The  Century  team  is  already  In  training. 

The  supper  which  was  won  by  the  first  twenty 
men  over  the  tape  in  the  famous  ''supper  race"  of 
the  P.  B.  Club,  and  which  is  to  be  paid  for  by  the 
last  score  of  riders  to  finish,  will  be  eaten  ai  the 
clubhouse  on  Wednesday  evening,  Sept.  5. 

The  five-mile  team  road  race  between  the  Cen- 
tury and  Quaker  City  Wheelmen  will  lake  place 
Sept.  8  over  the  Bryn  Mawr-City  Line  course. 

Racing  by  electric  light  will  soon  be  tried  at 
Riverton,  the  electric  plant  having  been  installed 
and  tested. 

M.  J.  Bailey  of  the  Century  Wheelmen,  will 
shortly  make  an  attempt  to  reduce  the  time  be- 
tween West  Chester  and  Philadelphia,  The  dis- 
tance is  about  twenty-six  miles. 


BISONS  FELL  DOWN. 


None  of  the  Team  Finished  in  the  Big  Buffalo- 
Pittsburg  Race. 
Buffalo,  Aug.  27. — The  Buffalo  team  got  the 
short  end  of  the  rope  in  the  Buftalo-Cleveland- 
Pittsburg  team  road  race  from  Buffalo  to  Pitts- 
burg Friday  and  Saturday.  Partly  through  acci- 
dents, and  partly  through  lack  of  grit,  the  Buffalo 
men  dropped  out  one  by  one,  and  by  the  time 
Pittsburg  was  reached  not  one  of  them  was  in  the 
race.  The  promotera  brought  thirty-five  men  on 
from  Pittsburg,  and  the  teams  joined  the  individ- 
ual contestants  at  the  starting  line.  The  start  was 
made  from  in  front  of  the  Buffalo  Courier  office  at 
4  p.  m.,  Friday,  in  the  presence  of  about  3,000 
spectators.  At  the  crack  of  the  pistol,  the  Bisons 
jumped  into  the  lead  and  hit  up  a  terrific  clip, 
bent  on  running  away  from  the  field  in  the  first 
twenty-five  miles.  The  first  six  miles  were  cov- 
ered in  just  seventeen  minutes,  a  remarkable 
speed  for  the  start  of  a  245-mile  journey.  At 
Angola,   about  twenty-five  miles  out,   the  first 


break  in  the  Buffalo  team  occurred;  Klipfel,  the 
old-time  century  war-horse,  was  compelled  to 
give  up  the  ghost.  He  was  completely  ridden 
out,  and  his  strength  and  grit  were  gone.  Weinig, 
Blake,  Steimal  and  Cleveland,  however,  were 
riding  grandly,  and  were  way  up  in  front,  with 
Williams  and  Wakefield,  of  the  Pittsburg  team, 
close  behind.  At  Silver  Creek,  thirty-six  miles, 
the  first  checking  point,  Weinig  and  Williams 
were  leading  and  reached  there  at  6:23  o'clock, 
having  ridden  the  distance  in  2  hrs.  8  min. 
Steimal,  Blake  and  Cleveland  were  three  minutes 
behind,  and  the  Cleveland  team  and  the  four  re- 
maining Pittsburg  team  riders  were  'way  back  in 
the  bunch.  At  fifty  miles  Weinig  and  Williams 
were  still  in  front,  but  Wallin,  an  Erie  man,  had 
come  out  of  the  bunch  and  was  trailing  the  lead- 
ers. Weinig  was  riding  magnificently,  and  a 
short  distance  beyond  Fredonia,  shook  the  field, 
and  went  way  in  the  lead.  At  Weslfield  he  had 
a  good  margin  to  spare,  and  Williams  was  nine- 
teen minutes  behind.  At  this  stage  of  the  con- 
test it  looked  like  a  cinch  for  the  Buffalo  team, 
and  as  telegraphic  reports  of  the  ijrogress  of  the 
men  reached  local  cycling  headquarters,  the  Buf- 
falo cyclists  were  wild  with  triumph.  But  the 
joy  was  short-lived,  indeed,  for  a  short  distance 
beyond  Weslfield  Weinig's  saddle  broke,  and  he 
was  compelled  to  ride  ten  miles  on  the  post  of  his 
machine,  chafing  him  terribly.  At  North  Fast 
the  field  had  caught  him  again,  and  he  waited 
until  oiie  of  his  team-mates  came  up.  Steimal 
was  the  first  to  appear,  and  the  two  managed  to 
put  the  saddle  in  rideable  shape.  They  had  not 
gone  tar,  however,  when  both  had  a  collision  in 
the  darkness,  smashing  their  wheels,  and  bruis- 
ing themselves.  Beiug  sick  of  this  kind  of  luck, 
the  boyg  quit  the  game,  and  returned  to  Buffalo 
by  train.  Several  dark  horses  now  began  to  crop 
up.  Dillon,  a  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  man;  Mig- 
nerey,  a  Buffalonian,  and  Wallin,  from  Erie, 
Pa.,  came  to  the  front  and  held  the  lead  for  about 
fifty  miles.  Williams,  however,  got  stronger  as 
he  went  along,  and  at  175  miles  out  was  again 
leading,  and  held  his  advantage  to  the  finish. 
Wallin  was  well  up  and  finished  second,  and 
Grimm,  the  only  one  of  the  Cleveland  team  to 
finish,  was  third.  A  time  limit  of  26  hours  was 
placed  on  the  race,  and  only  ten  men  of  the  field 
got  under  the  limit.  Williams  rode  the  distance 
in  20  hrs.  37  min.,  a  cut  of  over  two  hours  from 
the  previous  record,  held  by  L.  H.  Bannister.  The 
order  of  finish  was  as  follows: 

George  E.  Williams,  Pittsburg 80:37:00 

C.  D.  WalliQ,  Erie 81:15:00 

L.  Grimm,  Cleveland •«:00:J5 

C.  M.  Wakefield,  Pittsburg 83:18:00 

M.  Mignerey,  Buffalo ai:39:(0 

L.  R.  Dillon,  Wheeling 23:37:00 

J.  Arbenz,  Jr.,  Whe-ling 83:58:45 

C.  P.  Schaugheney,  Canonsburg 25:89:i  0 

W.  T.  Bolt,  East  Liverpool 25:42:00 

O.  T.  Maramski,  Wildwering 2):43;00 


EIGHT  GOOD  RACES. 


Circuit  Chasers  Well  Pleased  With  St.  Louis- 
Fast  Times  Made. 
St.  Louis,  Aug.  25. — Rain  all  day  Friday  pre- 
vented the  meet  of  the  Pastime  Athletic  Club  and 
hard  rain  Saturday  morning  wellnigh  spoiled  the 
second  day,  run  by  the  associated  cycling  clubs. 
This  was  to  have  been  a  two-days'  meet,  the  two 
organizations  having  each  a  day.  The  grounds  on 
which  the  track  is  located  belong  to  the  P.  A.  C, 
and  the  associated  cycling  clubs  opposed  the  se- 
curing of  a  sanction  by  the  Pastimes.  Thereupon 
the  latter  refused  the  rent  of  its  grounds  to  the  as- 
sociated clubs  and  the  latter  capitulated.  The 
rain  favored  the  latter,  inasmuch  as  the  P.  A.  C. 


was  forced  to  postpone  its  meet.  The  A.  C.  C 
hardly  looked  for  a  crowd  to-day,  yet  had  over 
5,000  people  in  the  stand.  The  rains  had  not 
hurt  the  track  and  all  the  prominent  wheelmen 
present  took  part. 

Miyht  Races  in  AH- 

Four  races  in  each  class  were  hotly  contested, 
Macdonald,  .Tohnson,  Brown  and  Coburn  being 
the  B  winners.  Brown  captured  the  special  prize 
for  the  most  meritorious  ride  of  the  day,  the  five- 
mile  handicap,  when  he  caught  the  field  after  a 
long  struggle.  He  lost  a  good  race  here  by  an  un- 
wise move.  After  catching  the  field  he  laid  too 
far  back  and  did  not  work  forward  in  time  to  head 
off  Coburn,  one  of  the  long  markers,  who  had  re- 
served his  strength,  while  Brown  had  sapped  his 
away  in  the  chase  after  the  field,  an  error  too 
often  made  by  handicap  riders.  There  were  no 
falls  in  the  B  events  but  several  occurred  in  the  A 
races,  none  of  them  serious. 

"Soubret"  Was  in  Danger. 

Kennedy  pluckily  finished  the  two-mile  handi- 
cap and  won  second,  when  at  any  minute  his  rear 
wheel  might  have  come  down  with  him.  Some- 
body had  tampered  with  it  and  a  nut  was  miss- 
ing. Shortly  after  Kennedy  started  he  found  his 
rear  wheel  striking  the  frame,  yet  continued  and 
took  second. 

Sanger  is  still  out  of  riding  form  and  was  twice 
beaten.  John  S.  Johnson  captured  the  mile  open 
in  much  the  same  style  as  he  did  at  Pueblo, 
going  around  the  field  and  into  the  lead.  Charlie 
Murphy  clung  to  Johnson's  rear  wheel  through- 
out and  Kennedy  to  Sanger's.  Johnson,  Mur- 
phy, Brown,  Kennedy,  Bald  was  the  order  at  the 
finish,  Sanger  sitting  up  when  Johnson  and  Mur- 
phy gained  so  long  a  lead. 

Xocal  J^'avorite  Cheered. 

Bert  Harding,  the  local  favorite,  made  a  faithful 
stab  in  the  A  races  and  received  a  generous  por- 
tion of  applause.  Anderson  of  Eoodhouse  won 
the  two-mile  handicap  from  scratch  in  4:53  1-5, 
breaking  the  state  record  of  5 :00.  L.  W.  Conk- 
ling  started  the  races.  No  charge  was  made  at 
the  gate,  only  seats  in  the  stands  being  charged 
for.  The  prizes  were  all  at  the  track  and  the 
winners  received  them  before  leaving  for  their 
dressing  rooms.  All  the  prizes  were  of  good  value 
aud  the  men  are  well  pleased  with  St.  Louis. 
More  Cabannes  to  the  Front. 

The  mile  novice  race  was  murderous.  Eleven 
started  and  six  fell.  L.  D.  Cabanne  had  two 
brothers  in  the  contest  and  both  were  warm  favor- 
ites. In  the  crash  they  succeeded  in  escaping.  J. 
G.  Cabarme  ha  1  the  pole  around  the  turn,  Hell- 
mich  of  St.  Louis  pressed  up  to  within  six  inches 
and  Cabanne  showed  good  stuff  when  he  jumped 
into  a  second  sprint  and  romped  away  home  win- 
ner by  a  length;  Ayers  was  third  and  Gratiot  Cab- 
anne fourth. 

Seven  men  started  in  the  two-mile  handicap, 
Macdonald  at  35  being  virtually  scratch.  Ken- 
nedy had  52  yards,  the  two  catching  the  buuch. 
Macdonald  at  once  went  to  the  front.  When  ttie 
field  scattered  Kennedy  collared  Macdonald's 
rear  wheel  and  hung  there;  "Mother"  Murphy 
working  up  into  third  place  with  Grath,  Coburn, 
Leacock  aud  Ellers  in  the  order  named.  A.  I. 
Brown  captured  the  third-mile  open  in  clever 
style,  defeating  Bald,  C.  M.  Murphy  aud  Sanger 
who  ran  in  the  order  named. 

H.uTdiny  Jieaten, 

Twenty-four  entries  in  the  A  mile  handicap 
necessitated  two  heats.  Anderson  and  Kliuger, 
the  scratch  men,  failed  to  qualify  and  the  Coburn 
brothers,  each  of  whom  woh  a  heat,  were  disquali- 
fied for  looking  back.  This  left  Bert  Harding  at 
30  yards  the  virtual  scratch  man.    Harding  played 


his  race  right  and  on  the  start  of  the  last  lap  let 
out  for  a  clear  third-mile  sprint.  He  over-esti- 
mated his  strength.  On  the  last  turn  the  field 
was  closing  on  him  and  down  the  straight  J.  J. 
Howard,  a  St.  Louis  youth,  made  a  pretty  run. 
Howard  tied  Harding  ten  yards  from  home  and 
beat  him  six  inches  at  the  tape,  Upmeyer  and 
Tom  Coburn  third  and  fourth.  The  time  of  the 
two  heats  was  2:20,  of  the  final,  2:25. 

E.  E.  Anderson  won  a  clever  race  in  the  two-mile 
handicap,  riding  from  scratch  in  4:53  1-5,  break- 
ing tbe  state  record  of  5:00  held  by  Cabaune.  The 
three  Coburns,  William,  Louis  and  Tom,  ran  sec- 
ond, third  and  fourth. 

Five- Nile  Handicap. 

Nine  men  started  in  the  five-mile  handicap,  B. 
Charlie  Murphy  (40  yards)  was  virtually  scratch 
and  quickly  picked  up  Cabanne  (110).  The  two 
could  not  catch  the  middle  men,  and  drew  out  at 
three  miles.  Dodson  (175),  W.  F.  Murphy  (160) 
aud  Brown  (225)  were  together  for  a  long  while, 
but  Brown  went  out  at  the  fourth  mile  and  caught 
the  leading  bunch,  composed  of  Ellers  (400;,  Co- 
bum  (350)  and  Leacock  (450).  Then  ail  loafed 
and  Brown  settled  down  in  the  rear.  Coburn  was 
well  in  front  and  won.  Brown  had  to  go  around ; 
the  outside  but  won  second  by  less  than  six  inches 
from  Dodson. 

Uroke  a  State  Ilerord. 

L.  D.  Cabanne,  a  warm  local  favorite,  succeeded 
in  lowering  the  state  half-mile  record  from  1:02 
2-5  to  1:00  flat.  The  former  record  was  made  by 
Taxis  last  Thursday  at  Kansas  City. 
In  making  his  second  turn  Cabanne 
ran  wild  on  the  bank  and  just  chipped  the 
outer  edge,  rocking  backward  and  forward,  until, 
to  all  appearances,  he  was  a  gone  man.  Cabanne 
lost  here.     The  summary : 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Macdonald,  35  yds.,  1; 
Kennedy,  55  yds.,  3;  W.  F.  Murphy,  100  yds.,  3;  E.  A. 
Grath,  95  yds  ,  4;  time,  5:00  1-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Final  heat—  J.  J.  How- 
ard, 55  yds.,  1;  A.  G.  Harding,  30  yds  ,  2;  H.  W.  Upmeyer, 
60  yds.,  3;  Tom  Ctoburn,  95  yds  ,  4;  time,  2:85. 

Third-mile,  open,  class  B— Brown,  1;  Bald,  3;  C.  M. 
Murphy,  3;  Sanger,  4;  Goehler,  5;  time,  :44  4-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— E.  E.  Anderson,  scratch, 
1;  William  Coburn,  90  yds.,  2;  Louis  Coburn,  200  yds.,  3; 
Tom  Coburn,  190  yds.,  4;  time,  4:53 1-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— J.  S.  Johnson,  1;  C.  M.  Mur- 
phy, 2;  Brown,  3:  Kennedy,  4;  Sanger.  5;  time,  2:17. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  class  B— J.  W.  Coburn,  350  yds.,  1; 
Brown,  2-,i5  yds  ,  8;  H.  L.  Dodson,  175  yds.,  3;  W.  F.  Mur- 
phy, 160  yds.,  4;  time,  12:39  3-5. 
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WELL  TREATED  AT  WAUSEON. 


A  Well  Attended  Meet  With  Some  Magnificent 
Racing. 

Wauseon,  O.,  Aug.  27. — Wauseon  gave  a  race 
meet  last  year  and  the  fame  of  the  little  town 
traveled.  To-day  the  races  drew  fully  5,000 
people.  Neighboring  cities  poured  delegations 
into  town;  three  brought  bands,  and  these,  with 
the  Wau.seon  band,  created  music  enough  for  the 
most  musically  inclined.  Swanton,  with  a  popu- 
lation of  600,  sent  half  that  number;  Bryan  sent 
200  and  the  Toledo  Cycling  Club  came  on  a  spe- 
cial train.  Of  Wauseon's  1,900  inhabitants  report 
says  633  ride  wheels,  a  third  of  this  number  l(erng 
ladies.  When  the  special  with  the  racing  men 
aboard  arrived,  a  thousand  people  were  at  the 
depot.  The  one  hotel,  the  Eager,  was  packed  to 
suffocation.  Ed  Eager,  the  proprietor,  is  one  of 
the  traveling  force  of  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co.  Carri- 
ages were  provided  for  the  racing  men  and  officii 
als  to  and  from  the  track.  The  track  is  a  half  and 
only  five  minutes'  walk  from  the  town  centre.  A 
parade,  in  which  over  600  wheelmen  took  part, 
led  by  four  bands  and  the  carriages,  preceded  the 
meet. 

The  races  were  run  promptly  and  were  exciting. 


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The  state  record  was  broken  by  Kennedy  in  the 
two-mile  handicap,  from  the  sixty-yard  mark.  He 
made  the  run  in  4:37  1  J),  his  time  being  taken 
from  his  mark.  Macdonatd  had  eighty  yards, 
Ballard,  L.  C.  Johnson  and  Goehler  130.  Ken- 
nedy picked  up  these  men  early,  the  field  bunched 
at  the  half,  and  on  the  last  half  the  changes  were 
many.  In  the  sifting  process  Kennedy  and  Mac- 
donald  went  through  the  bunch  and  L.  C.  John- 
son followed. 

The  tight  was  between  Kennedy  and  Macdon- 
ald,  with  Johnson  some  distance  back.  Fifty  yards 
from  home  Johnson  made  a  quick  jump  and 
closed  the  gap  so  speedily  the  judges  stood  in 
wonder  and  became  confused.  Kennedy  won  the 
race  by  six  inches  from  Macdonald,  Johnson  only 
a  foot  back. 

In  tire  quarter-mile  open  Brown  again  jumped 
into  the  lead  and  those  good  quarter-milers,  Bald 
and  Macdonald,  closed  up  on  either  side.  Bald 
pushed  Brown  hard  to  the  tape  and  lost  the  race 
by  only  six  inches,  Macdonald  but  a  foot  back. 

The  half-mile  open  was  a  surprise,  a  -victory 
over  Sanger  and  Macdonald  by  L.  C.  Johnson, 
Kennedy  and  Eddy,  who  ran  in  the  order  named, 
Kennedy  ji  bare  six  inches  back  of  Johnson.  The 
The  Milwaukeean  retrieved  himself  in  the  mile 
open.  He  paced  nearly  a  quarter,  fiom  the  quar- 
ter to  the  half,  and  then  fell  back,  when  Charlie 
Murphy  started  the  runaway.  The  field  closed 
up  on  Murphy,  Sanger  rounding  the  turn  in  fourth 
position.  Bald  was  fighting  it  out  with  Biown 
and  this  time  had  a  foot  the  best  of  it.  Sanger 
came  down  strong  and  nipping  the  struggling  pair 
crossed  the  tape  six  inches  to  the  good. 

A.  D.  Kennedy  was  paced  by  Ellithorpe,  C.  H. 
Callahan,  Ballard  and  Brown  and  did  the  mile  in 
2:06  4-.5.  Bald  was  paced  by  Macdonald  and 
Sanger  and  did  the  half  in  1 :00  1-5,  the  timers 
had  it,  but  men  on  the  track  had  it  :59  2-5.  The 
class  A  races  were  all  close  and  exciting,  Fred 
Schreim  of  Toledo  being  disqualified  for  a  daring 
sneak  through  the  field,  the  cause  of  several  tum- 
bles in  the  half-mile  open.     The  summary: 

Half-mile,  opeD,  class  A— F.  C.  Schreiin,  1;  O.  P.  Bern- 
hardt, 2;  C.  O.  Lasley,  3;  time,  1:11. 

Quarter  mile,  open,  class  B— Brown,  1;  Bald,  2;  Mac- 
donald, 3;  Eddy,  4;  time,  :32  4-5. 

One-mile,  2:40  class,  A— F.  C.  Schreim,  1;  C.  O.  Lasley, 
2;  W.  A.  Parker,  3;  time,  2:44. 

Halt-mile,  open,  class  B— L.  C.  Johnson,  1;  Kennedy,  2,- 
Eddy,  3;  Sanger,  4;  time,  1:11  4-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— A.  B.  Ellis,  1;  P.  W.  Klinger, 
2;  O.  P.  Bernhardt,  3;  time,  2:.35  3-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— L.  C.  Johnson,  140  yds., 
];  Kennedy,  60  yds.,  2;  Macdonald,  80  yds.,  3;  Goehler, 
160  yds.,  4;  time,  4:32  4-5. 

One-mile,  open,  cla^s  B— Sanger,  1;  Bald,  2;  Brown,  3; 

G.  M.  Murphy,  4;  lime,  2:2"  2-5. 

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*       * 

THE  MERCER  COUNTY  MEET. 


Some  Good  Handicap  Siding  with  Fast  Times 
by  Coffin,  Smith  and  Scott. 

Teenton,  N.  J.,  Aug.  25.— The  Mercer  County 
Wheelmen  of  Trenton  have  a  membership  of 
nearly  300,  the  largest  in  New  Jersey.  This  ar- 
gues well  for  the  cycling  enthusiasm  here  and  it 
was  further  emphasized  by  the  fact  that  fully 
3,000  spectators  gathered  at  the  Inter-State  Fair 
Grounds  this  afternoon  to  witness  over  200  bicy- 
clers battle  for  prizes  over  a  prettily-appointed 
half-mile  track,  even  though  they  had  a  long  ride 
through  dust  and  sand  on  trolley,  wheel  and 
wagon  to  get  there.  It  was  well  worth  the  trou- 
ble, however,  for  ihe  meet  was  notable  in  that  it 
gathered  in  larger  numbers  than  any  time  this 
season  the  pure  racers  of  Philadelphia,  New  York, 
Wilmington  and  New  Jersey.  Manhattantown 
and  Mosquitoland  captured  the  lion's  share  of  the 
booty,  though  a  "Wilmington  sleeper  carried  away 


two  handicap  trophies,  while  Philadelphia's  share 
of  glory  was  some  quite  good  going  by  Sims  and 
Rich.  No  attempt  was  made  to  remedy  the  nine- 
teen feet  shortness  of  a  trotting  track  to  the  mile, 
so  in  regarding  the  times  made  this  must  be  borne 
in  mind. 

The  novice  race  failed  to  attract  the  usual  big 
flock  of  "wonld  he's"  and  was  a  runaway  for 
Johnson  of  Eahway,  who,  after  chasing  the  local 
circuit  all  the  season  with  praiseworthy  persever- 
ance at  last  got  there.  But  one  must  remember 
that  the  novices  are  a  fast  lot  around  this  way. 
The  referee  placed  a  2:45  limit  on  the  2:40  mile, 
but,  despite  the  fact  that  it  was  in  'era  to  go  way 
under  that,  as  was  proved  by  Coifin's  trial  heat 
in  3:28,  they  would  make  a  loaf  of  it,  with  Granger 
leading  the  funeral  procession  in  2:49.  In  conse- 
(^nence  the  sentence  was  "No  race  and  no  run 
over."  Referees  in  this  region  are  knocking  loaf- 
ing in  the  head  by  strictly  enforced  time  limits, 
and  it  is  an  exception  where  fast  going  is  not  the 
result. 

The  half-mile  and  the  mile  handicaps  proved 
gifts  lor  Carroll  B.  Jack  of  the  Wilmington  Wheel 
Club.  The  handicapper  had  good  reason  to  be- 
lieve he  had  him'  safe  with  allowances  of  but  55 
and  110  yards;  but  Jack  is  a  crackerjack  indeed. 
In  the  half,  after  taking  it  away  in  the  trial,  he 
won  the  final  in  1:02  3-5  with  no  trouble  at  all. 
With  equal  ease  he  pnlled  in  the  trial  of  the  mile 
in  2:11^  and  the  final  in  2:10^.  In  this  race  Coffin 
put  up  a  remarkably  good  bit  of  riding.  D.  J. 
Bechtel  had  offered  a  $50  medal  for  the  fastest 
mile  in  competition  during  the  day,  so  George 
went  back  from  the  ten-yard  mark  to  scratch  and 
went  for  it  with  the  best  effort  of  his  life,  scoring 
2:13  3-5  and  a  win  of  it.  It  is  a  pity  the  track 
was  short  or  he  would  have  held  a  very  creditable 
state  competition  record. 

In  the  inile  scratch  Rulon,  of  Riverton,  started 
out  to  make  a  runa-vay  of  it  and  stuck  gamely  to 
the  pace  until  he  died  at  the  three-quarter  pole. 
George  Smith  loafed  far  in  the  rear  up  to  this 
point  and  then  started  in  for  a  Garrison  finish, 
which  Monte  Scott  came  precious  near  spoiling. 
He  tried  these  tactics  again  in  the  half  and  once 
more  the  Plainfielder  came  near  upsetting  his 
little  exhibition  drill.  Scott,  who  was  in  racing 
humor,  got  there  in  great  shape,  however,  in  the 
two-mile  handicap,  winning  from  the  forty-yard 
mark  in  4:37  2-5,  which  is  just  about  the  best 
going  he  has  shown  so  far. 

The  mile  team  race  for  the  New  York  Times 
club  banner  and  individual  medal,  brought  out 
the  Riverside,  Greenwich,  Mercer  County,  Quaker 
City  and  Orange  A.  C.  teams.  The  Riversiders 
worked  team  tactics  with  such  rare  judgment  and 
perfect  success  that  they  landed  both  the  banner 
and  medal.  '  'Bof ' '  and  Barbeau  set  sail  at  once 
for  the  points  in  the  first  lap  and  by  clever  pacing 
of  one  another  made  a  sandwich  of  George  Cofiin 
at  the  half.  All  this  time  "Pop"  Granger  was 
loafing  back  in  the  rear  resting  for  the  work  that 
was  cut  out  for  him  at  the  finish.  At  just  the 
right  moment  he  made  his  effort  and  the  Orange 
man,  having  had  the  sprint  taken  out  of  him  by 
the  pace  at  which  the  other  two  Riversiders  had 
carried  him  along,  was  beaten  out  a  length  in 
2:23  1-5,  which  is  very  fast  for  a  team  race  and 
shows  how  well  the  Riversiders  had  worked  their 
Coffin  killing  game,  for  George  outclas-ses  the 
three  of  them      The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice— E.  C.  Johnson,  1;  T.  J.  Bell,  2;  T.  J. 
Beckwith,  3;  time,  2:42. 

One-mile,  S':40  class — Final  heat — Charles  Granger,  ]; 
Howard,  2;  C.  H.  Coffin,  3;  time  limit,  2:45.  Time,  2:49. 
No  race  and  no  nm-over. 

One-mile,  handicap— Final  heat— C.  B.  Jack,  110  yds., 
1 ;  P.  L.  Cofftn,  100  yds.,  2;  time,  2:10t. 

One-mile,  scratch— George  C.  Smith,  1 ;  Monte  Scott,  2; 
W.  F.  Sims,  3;  time,  2:24. 


Halt-mile,  handicap— Final  heat— C.  B.  Jack,  55  yds..  1 ; 
H.  B.  Martin,  30  yds..  2;  A.  J.  Ford,  70  yds.,  3;  time,  1:01 4-6 

Half-mile,  scratch -George  C.  Smith,  1;  Monte  Scott,  2; 
Charles  M.  Krick,  3;  time,  1:11  4-5. 

One-mile,  team  race- Riverside  Wheelmen  (Ci  Granger, 
E.3oflnger,  W.  Barbeau),  15  points,!;  Orange  A.(p.  (C.  H., 
G.  W.  and  P.  L.  Coffln),  10  points,  2;  Quaker  City  W.  (Ri 
P.  Rich,  J.  A.  Mead,  Charles  Church),  5  points,  3;  time, 
2:23  1-5.  Individual  pi  ize  — Charles  Granger,  1  by  a 
wheel;  G.  W.  CofflD,  2  by  a  length;  J.  A.  Mead,  3. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Monte  Scott,  40  yds.,  1;  C.  M. 
Krick,  GO  yds.,  2;  P.  L.  Coffln,  160  yds.,  3;  time,  4:37  2-5. 


CHICAGO  ROAD  HORSES  A  T  WORK. 


Bainbridge   Lowers  the    Ten-Mile   Road  Record 
to  26:13  1-2. 

Records  took  quite  a  tumble  in  what  may  prove 
the  most  sticcessful  club  race  yet  known  in  cycle 
history — the  Columbia  Wheelmen's  annual  road 
race.  William  Bainbridge  covered  the  ten-mile 
Humboldt-Garfield-Douglas  park  course  in  26:13J, 
creating  a  new  American  ten-mile  road  record. 
J.  B.  Lund,  a  one-minute  man,  also  rode  half  a 
minute  withiu  the  record,  covering  the  distance 
in  27:15.  The  state  record  was  beaten  by  four 
men.  Arthur  Gardiner,  the  class  A  crack,  played 
in  hard  luck.  Just  before  crossing  the  Wisconsin 
Central  tracks  his  tire  punctured.  Walter  Chris- 
tiansen, who  followed  closely,  atoncedisiiiounted, 
giving  Gardiner  his  wheel,  thereby  losing  his  own 
chances.  Gardiner  on  the  return  trip  again 
changed  the  wheel  for  his  own  and  lost  about  a 
minute  and  a  half  by  these  dismounts.  However, 
he  managed  to  finish  within  the  state  record  time. 
After  Christiansen  had  given  up  his  wheel  he 
passed  sixteen  riders,  finishing  well  up. 

De  Cardy,  who  distinguished  himself  at  the 
Hilsendegen  road  race,  also  had  hard  luck,  his 
tire  being  punctured  soon  after  he  started.  On  a 
strange  wheel  he  finished  sixth  in  time.  Ten 
men  rode  under  thirty  and  fifteen  inside  of  thirty- 
one  minutes.  The  scratch  men  were  paced  by  tan- 
dems. About  5,000  spectators  witnessed  the  race. 
Captain  Christiansen  intends  to  run  Gardiner, 
Bainbridge,  Lund  and  De  Cardy  over  the  course 
again  shortly,  to  lower  the  record.  Order  of  fin- 
ish: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

J.  M.  Pike 6::B0 30:35 

O.  Solum 6:00 30:07 

R.  R.  Fletcher 6:SD 30:l8i 

Theodore  Foug 5:00 30:43 

William  Bainbridge scr 26:13* 

C.  Anderson 3:00 29: 14^ 

J  B.  Lund 1:00 27:15 

E.  Demme 3:00 29:19 

John  Ran 3:30 30:08 

P.  H.  Peterson 7:-30 34:30 

Georgo  Lindsay 6:00 33:04 

C.  Bittrick 4:30 31:45 

A.  G.  Bald 4:30 31:48 

A.  G.  Gardiner scr 27:20* 

M.  .vessel 1:00 28:31^ 

F.  J.  Kugler 3:00 30:38 

W.J.  Doyle scr 27:34 

A.  Prince 2:30. 30:07 

F.  Schinner 3:00 31:02 

F.  J.  Schubbe 3:30 31:32 

P.  Hammel 4:00 32:04 

N.  W.  Christiansen 3:30 31  :.36 

J.  E.  Hurtubise 3:00 31:08 

W.  J.  Schewe 4:30 32:38 

W.  DeCardy scr 28:33 

First  JPIace  and  First  Time. 
Time  and  first  place  both  were  won  by  A.  B. 
Horn  in  the  Lincoln  club's  annual  ten-mile  race 
over  the  Lake  View  course.  Starting  from  the 
minute  mark  he  went  over  the  course  in  29:12, 
remarkably  good  time  considering  the  strong  wind 
blowing  and  the  rough  condition  of  the  road,  es- 
pecially at  the  turns.  The  order  of  finich  was  as 
follows: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

A.  B.  Horn 1:00 29:13 

F.  J.  Volkman 1:30 30:24 


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H.  A.  Bottomly 4:00 33:59 

A.  P.  Peck sor 29:15 

H.M.Taylor 0:45 30:07 

J.  T.  Swarthout 0:45 30:17 

C.  D.  Stephens 4:00 3.S:33 

A.  R.  Gonnully 4:ii0 35:45 

H.  L.  Pound 3:15 33:00  2-5 

F.  Schmidtgall 3:30 3:^:15  3-5 

31  a c  Tea ff It's  Second  Race. 
Franklin  MacVeagh  &  Co.  's  employes  held  their 
second  five-mile  road  race  over  the  Lake  View 
course.  Fred  E.  Hilly  won  first  place,  while 
Berton  C.  Hill  was  the  time  winner,  besides  cap- 
turing second  place.  Sam  Steinfeld  was  second 
in  the  matter  of  time.     The  order  of  the  finish : 

Hdpp.  Time. 

F.  E.  Hilty 3:00 18:00 

Berton  C.  Hill 0:30 15:32 

Tom  Lawrence  1:30 16:34 

Charles  Koeder 3:00 18:05 

E.  C.  McMahon 3:00 18:10 

A.  F.  C.   Schelp 1 :30 16:40 

E.  S.  Middleworth 1:00 18:04 

Sam  Steinfeld 0:30 15::  8 

F.  P.  Birmingham scr 16:00 

C.  B.  Hayes 1:30 18:30 

Ready  for  the  Final, 
The  ten-mile  club  race  of  the  South  Side  Cy- 
cling Club  took  place  Saturday  with  the  following 

result: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

Franlt  Osman per 27:38 

J.  Clinton 5:00 :M:  15 

J.  Schroeder 4:00 33:16 

N.  J.  Thrumston 3:30 32:47 

J.  J    Oesch 5:00 31:19 

The  final  will  be  run  Sept.  8,  starting  at  Hal- 
sted  and  Fifty-fifth  streets.  Following  arc  the 
names  of  the  contestants:  E.  J.  Yorke,  W.  J. 
Thrumston,  G.  Freely,  G.  E.  Bicker,  E.  A.  E;irle, 
F.  C.  .Tacobson,  W.  J.  Lawson,  W.  Struggles, 
Frank  Willson,  J.  J.  Oesch,  W.  A.   Manning,   P. 

B.  Wilson,  F.  Osman,  J.  Clinton  and  J.  Schroeder. 

Illinois  Club's  Riy  Race. 
W.  S  Snow  was  the  victor  in  the  Illinois  club's 
ten-mile  road  race.  First  time  prize  was  captured 
by  F.  A.  Rogers,  who  covered  the  distance  in 
31:00,  while  31:06  was  the  time  made  by  "Hurry" 
ITpp,  placing  him  second  in  time,  and  Kenyon, 
with  31:11,  was  third.  The  strong  wind  and  the 
fact  that  the  riders  were  thrice  stopped  at  railway 
crossings  explains  the  slow  time.     The  finish: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

W.  S.  Snow 6:00  33:40 

B.L.Carson 5:30  aS:15 

F.  Bealson 7:30  a5::J3 

H.  T.  Stanwood 3:30  31:42 

W.  H.  Lum 6:0()  34:30 

C.  H.  Buehler 6:00  31::  8 

R.  B.  Chase 4:45  33:29 

C.  C.  Hammerly 5:(0  33:48 

F.  Pearson,  Jr 3:30  32:20 

F.  H.  Brown   ZM  31:50 

N.  Y.  Quigley 2:45  .31:42 

S.H.Barnard 6:00  34:-.i3 

R  J.  West 2:30  31:67 

W.S.  Miller 2:45  32:12 

P.  H.  Waldman 3:C0  32:29 

T.  Caree , 5:30  35:X4 

George  D.  Kent 4:45  34:39 

C.  G.  Johnson 3:00  32:55 

W.  E.  Metzel 2:45  32:i2 

J.  V.  Bursite 4:30  34:27 


Prince  Played  a  Losing  Game. 

The  fifty-mile  race  between  Schock  and  Prince 
and  the  cowboys  Woodmansee  and  Bert  Austin, 
which  was  run  at  Salt  Lake  City  on  Monday  of 
last  week  was  won  by  the  horsemen.  The  cyclers 
lost  all  through  a  mistake  of  Prince,  wUo  at  the 
end  of  forty-five  miles,  when  things  looked  decid- 
edly favorable  for  his  side,  demanded  pacemakers 
for  the  last  five  miles.  Tlie  cowboys  consented 
under  the  condition  that  the  same  privilege  be 
given  thepi.  Prince  was  satisfied.  The  cowboys 
beat  him  at  his  own  game.     Armed  with  a  buggy 


whip  a  third  cowboy  mounted  a  fresh  pony  and 
chased  around  the  track,  managing  to  draw  the 
jaded  animals  of  the  cowboy  contestants  at  such  a 
lively  pace  that  they  soon  regained  the  ground 
they  had  lost.  The  finish  was  exciting  and  the 
great  crowd  that  was  present  cheered  by  both  Prince 
and  the  cowboy  wildly.  The  latter  won  by  but  half 
a  lap  in  2  hrs.  40  min.  The  cowboys  had  to  take 
the  outside  of  the  track  and  were  allowed  four 
laps  on  that  account.  Prince  thought  this  good 
cause  for  a  complaint  and,  mounting  a  chair  after 
the  race,  notified  the  spectators  of  his  intention  to 
have  the  track  surveyed  to  determine  to  what  gain 
the  cowboys  were  really  entitled. 


The  Jersey  Road  Race. 
Preparations  for  the  Jersey  road  race  on  Labor 
day  over  the  Union  county  course  are  now  com- 
plete, Carl  Von  Lengerke,  the  experienced  pro- 
moter of  road  races  and  century  runs,  who  is 
chairman  of  the  Associated  Cycling  Clubs  of  New 
Jersey  committee,  which  has  the  handicap  in 
charge,  having  attended  to  the  marking  of  the 
course  and  the   selection  of  the  umpire  stations. 


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The  men  have  been  going  so  fast  in  practice  that 
they  have  doubted  the  distance,  but  the  county 
surveyor  laid  it  out  and  certifies  as  to  its  accu- 
racy. Over  §1,000  worth  of  prizes  have  already 
been  received,  among  which  are  the  New  York 
Times'  medal  for  the  first  time  prize,  the  U.  C.  E. 
gold  watch  for  second  time,  and  so  far  four  bi- 
cycles for  the  handicap  winners  and  fifty  other 
prizes.  The  start  will  be  made  at  Elizabeth  at 
11:30;  the  finish  will  be  at  Eahway,  where  the 
Union  County  Roadsters  will  have  a  track  meet 
in  the  afternoon. 

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Uncle  Sam  Scores  Again  in  Paris. 
Americans  abroad  still  continue  to  surprise  the 
foreigners  by  their  wonderful  performances.  At 
the  Velodrome  Buffalo  on  Thursday  of  last  week, 
in  the  quarter-mile  for  professionals.  Banker 
crossed  the  tape  first,  with  Harry  Wheeler  a  good 
second.     Fifteen  competitors  had  entered  in   the 

contest. 

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*  * 

For  the  Southern  Championship. 

Among  the  .soxrthern  cyclists  qnite  an  interest 

is  being   manifested  over   the   series  of  southern 

championship  races  which  it  is  proposed   to  hold 

this  fall.     There  are  a  number  of  fast  men  in  the 


south,  including  Connerat,  Farmer,  Baird,  Tem- 
ple, Adams,  Mixson  and  Bolles,  all  of  whom  are 
closely  matched  and  are  desirous  of  obtaining  the 
title  of  champion,  which  is  now  held  by  Fitz- 
simons.  It  was  expected  that  the  southern  cham- 
pionship would  be  run  off  at  the  spring  meet  of 
the  Charleston  Wheelmen,  but  owing  to  the  delay 
in  advertising  a  sanction  could  not  be  obtained 
and  the  Columbia  cup  race  was  substituted.  This 
was  won  by  Fitzsimons  and  ever  since  that  time 
the  other  men  have  been  anxious  for  another  trial. 
To  this  end  Baird  issued  a  challenge  for  a  series  of 
races  to  decide  the  superiority.  The  challenge 
was  accepted  by  Fitzsimons  and  the  first  race  was 
to  be  run  at  Sumter,  June  28.  Baird  was  on  the 
ground  and  so  was  Adams,  who  was  prepared  to 
challenge  the  winner,  but  owing  to  a  serious  ill- 
ness Fitzsimons  was  unable  to  be  present,  hence 
the  match  race  has  never  been  run.  Arrangements 
are  now  being  made  for  a  circuit  which  will  take 
in  the  principal  places  in  the  southeastern  states, 
with  races  for  class  A  men  only.  If  these  arrange- 
ments can  be  perfected  the  series  of  championship 
races  will  be  run  off  at  various  places  on  this  cir- 
cuit and  the  matter  will  be  settled,  for  this  season 

at  least. 

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Many  Serious  Falls. 

Mount  Clemens,  Mich.,  Aug.  24. — The  racing 
events  held  here  yesterday  were  marred  by  an 
appalling  number  of  accidents,  some  of  them  being 
of  serious  nature.  Fifty  or  more  riders  were  more 
or  less  hurt.  Rowland  of  Toledo,  who  was  mixed 
up  in  the  worst  tumble,  sustained  injuries  which, 
it  is  feared  will  result  fatally.     Summaries: 

One-mile,  novice-H.  StofBet,  1;  B.  B.  Brown,  2;  S.  Skel- 
don,  3;  time,  2:26  2  5. 

Quarter-mile,  scratch— A.  McLeod,  1;  C.  C.  Van  Tine,  2; 
O  P.  Bernhardt,  3;  time,  :.34  3-5. 

Half-mile,  scratch -C.  C.  Vantine.  1;  O.  P.  Bernhardt, 
2;  F.  B.  Rigby,  3:  time,  1:10. 

One-mile,  handicap— .\.  G.  Herman,  120  yards,  1;  M. 
Garrels,  150  yards,  2;  G.  Rollins,  120 yards,  3;  time,  2:161  5.  - 

Two  mile,  handicap— T.  Taylor,  100  yards,  1;  A.  G.  Her- 
man, 340  yards,  2;L.  B.  McKenzie,  120  yards,  3;  time,  4:43. 

One-mile,  open— A.  McLeod,  1;  C.  C.  Vantine,  2;  O.  P. 
Bernhardt^  3;  time,  2:28  3  5. 

Five-mile,  handicap— F.  F.  Morris,  200  yards,  1;  T.  Tay- 
lor, 260  yards,  2;  U.  Meier,  350  yards,  3;  time,  13:24. 


Class  A  Men  at  Virden,  111. 

Some  fine  racing  was  witnessed  by  the  specta- 
tors who  had  assembled  at  the  Virden,  111.,  meet 
last  week  Wednesday.  Over  a  fast  track  many 
good  riders  competed  for  valuable  prizes.  The 
mile  novice  showed  H.  E.  Heil,  a  Chicago,  man  a 
winner.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— H.  E.  Heil,  1;  I.  W.  Wooley,  2;  L. 
Sattley,  3;  time,  2:38^. 

Half-mile,  handicap-R.  H.  Dalby,  110  yds.,  1;  H.  L. 
Sattley,  2;  R.  B.  Peebles,  3;  time,  1:05. 

Half-mile— E.  E.  Anderson,  1;  David  Coburn,  2;  M.  R. 
Thayer,  3;  time,  1:11}. 

One-mile,  handicap— R.  H.  Dalby,  165  yds.,  1;  L.  E. 
Rogers,  105  yds  ,  2;  M.  K.  Thayer,  75  yds.,  3;  E.  E.  Ander- 
son, scrai^h,  4;  time,  2:22. 

One-mife;  3:00  class— R.  B.  Peebles,  1 ;  Will  Coburn,  2;  L. 
E.  Rogers,  3;  time,  2:53. 

One-mile— David  Coburn,  1;  Will  Coburn,  2;  J.  B.  Le- 
land,  3;  time,  2:40. 

Two-mile,  handicap— David  Coburn,  45  yds.,   1;  Louis 

Coburn,  115  yds.,  2;  L.  E.  Rogers,  160  yds.,  3;  J.  B.  Leiand, 

135  yds.,  4;  time,  5:16. 

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Elgin  to  the  Front. 
A  good-sized  crowd  was  present  at  the  first  an- 
nual races  given  at  the  driving  park  at  Sycamore, 
111.,  Wednesday  of  last  week.  Of  the  nine  events 
Ed  Wilkinson  of  Elgin  won  three,  the  half-mile 
open  in  1:20,  the  mile  oiien  in  2:341  and  the 
quarter-mile  open  in  :34J.  George  C.  Hatloran  of 
De  Kalb  scooped  in  the  mile  novice  in  2:471, 
while  Fred  Seymour  of  Elgin   won   the  half-mile 


open  in  l:2l2.  The  mile  handicap  fell  to  Horace 
Hill  of  De  Kalb  (125  yards)  in  2:25i  and  the 
two-mile  handicap  to  W.  F.  Heuman  of  Elgin  in 
4:25.  B.  F.  Swanson  was  the  winner  of  the  mile 
championship  of  De  Kalb  Connty,  doing  the  dis- 
tance in»  2:36J  and  Vincent  Loos  (175  yards) 
turned  up  the  winner  of  the  five-mile  handicap. 
His  time  was  14:00. 


Ziegler  Among  the  Mormons. 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Aug.  23. — A  state 
record  and  a  five-lap  track  record  for  the  half- 
mile,  flying  start,  unpaced  are  the  latest  creations 
of  the  little  California  wonder.  Otto  Ziegler.  At 
the  Utah  circuit  races  he  went  an  exhibition  half 
in  the  wonderful  time  of  1:01  1-5.  The  two-mile, 
open,  class  B,  was  also  won  by  him.  About  one 
thousand  five  hundred  people  witnessed  the  con- 
tests.    Summaries: 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  A— C.  M.  Evans,  1;  George  L. 
Weiler,  2;  T.  S.  Johnson,  3;  time,  :33. 

Two-mile,  open,  class  B— Otto  Ziegler,  1;  O.  E.  Boles,  2; 
Joseph  Collier,  3;  time,  4:54  2-5. 

One-mile,  state  championship. — T.  S.  Jenson,  1;  C.  0. 
Mclntyre,  2;  George  L.  Weiler,  3;  time,  2:31 1-5. 

Halt-mile,  open,  class  B— W.  F.  Foster,  1;  O.  E.  Boles,  2; 
Joseph  C;olIier,  3;  time,  1:08  2-5. 

Two-mile,  open,  class  A— C.  M.  Eyans,  1;  George  L. 
Weiler,  2;  T.  S.  Jensen,  3;  time,  5:07  2-5 


Iowa  Records  Dropped. 

Otidmwa,  la.,  Aug.  24. — Three  state  records 
fell  at  to-day's  races.  With  a  start  of  thirty  yards 
S.  H.  Rowland,  of  Marengo,  won  the  mile  handi- 
cap in  2 :18f .  The  half-mile  open  was  not  only  a 
victory  for  him  but  he  also  knocked  five  seconds 
oif  the  state  record  by  winning  it  in  1 :09i-.  In  the 
mile  novice  Bert  Swenson  proved  himself  a  fast 
man,  covering  the  distance  in  2:31.  Every  con- 
testant was  from  the  state.  A  great  crowd  watched 
the  exciting  events.     Snmmaries: 

One-mile,  novice— Bert  Swenson,  1;  J.  H.  Daggett,  2; 
Orlando  Stevens,  3;  time,  2:31. 

Quarter-mile,  open— A.  B.  Edmnnd,  1;  J.  A.  Pallister, 
2;  J.  G.  Lindsay,  3;  time,  :35  1-4 

Mile,  handicap— S.  H.  Rowlands,  3J  yds.,  1;  Bert  Swen- 
son, 100  yds.,  2;  T.  H.  Cummings,  90  yds.,  3;  time,  2:183-4. 

Half-mile,  open— S.  H.  Rowland,  ];  Walter  Gibbs,  2; 
Orlando  Stevens,  3;  time,  1:09  1-4. 


Meet  at  Scranton,  Pa. 

Scranton,  Pa.,  Aug.  23. — In  the  races  run 
here  yesterday,  R.  A.  Gregory,  a  local  rider  won 
the  county  championship  making  the  mile  in 
2:32.  J.  B.  Corser  of  Pottsville,  captured  first  in 
the  half-mile  open.  His  time  was  1:10.  The 
record  for  the  track  was  lowered  to  2:16.  The 
summaries : 

One-mile,  novice— Charles  Coleman,  1;  time,  2:36. 

Quarter-mile,  open— John  B.  Corser,  1;  time,  :34J^. 

Half-mile,  open— Monte  Scott,  1;  time,  l:13i. 

One-mile,  open— John  B.  Corser,  1;  time,  3:30. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Monte  Scott,  I;  time,  4:48. 


The  Rabway  Meet. 
The  races  of  the  Union  County  Roadsters  will 
take  place  at  their  track  at  Rahway,  N.  J.,  on 
Labor  day  at  3  o'clock,  giving  full  chance  for  din- 
ner after  the  big  New  .Tersey  road  race,  which 
finishes  there.  The  events  will  be,  a  mile  novice 
and  half,  three-quarters  and  one  mile  handicaps. 

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Big  Guns  at  Asbury. 
Special  sanction  has  been  obtained  from  the 
racing  board  for  A.  W.  Porter  of  Waltham,  Frank 
Jenny  of  Utica,  and  George  Adams  of  Jackson- 
ville, Fla.,  to  ride  in  the  class  A  events  at  the 
good  roads  tournament  at  Asbury  Park  this  week. 


The  meeting  of  these  men  with  such  metropolitan 
and  Quaker  cracks  as  Royce,  Smith,  Blauvelt, 
Scott  and  George  Coffin  will  do  much  to  settle  the 
mooted  question  of  the  best  pure,  ill  the  east,  at 
least,  if  not  in  the  country.  All  the '(Big  B's." 
bar  none,  will  be  on  hand.  Rooms  at  the  hotels 
are  being  bespoken  fast,  which  indicates  a  big 
gathering  of  the  wheelmen  at  the  wind-up  of  the 
summer  campaign. 

*  * 
Elizabeth  Wheelmen  Race  on  the  Road. 
Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  Aug.  27. — Saturday  after- 
noon the  Elizabeth  Wheelmen  had  a  ten-mile 
handiaip  over  the  Union  County  champion.'ihip 
course.  Barnett  won  the  time  prize,  notwith- 
standing three  changes  of  wheel  through  a  spoke 
breakage  of  his  first  mount.     The  result: 

Hdop.  Time. 

C.  C.  Lever  6:00 32:55  I -2 

J.  Horre 4:00 31:25  1  2 

A.  N.  Laggren 1:00 29:11 

C.  Gilbert 2:00 30:13  1-2 

A.  H.  Barnett scr 28:48 


Young  Nicolet  the  Star. 
Champaign,  111.,  Aug.  28. — Four  bicycle  races 
were  on  the  programme  at  the  fair  to-day,    all 
limited  to  the  county.     Results: 

One-mile,  novice— Burke,  1;  Faulberg,  2;  Hall,  3;  time, 
2:51. 

One-mile,  county  championship— J.  G.  Nicolet,  1 ;  Burke, 
2;  Gunn,  3;  time,  2:51. 

Two-mile,  lap  race— J.  G.  Nicolet,  1;  BuPke,  2;  Smith, 
3;  time,  5:53. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Faulberg,  200  yds.,  1;  Smith,  2i'0 
yds.,  2;  J.  G.  Nicolet,  scratch,  3;  time,  5:08. 


Three  Events  in  Massillon. 
The  Mas.sillon  Bicycle  Club's  meet  took  place 
on  Friday  of  last  week  at  Massillon,  0.,  and  drew 
a  large  crowd.  Tne  meet  consisted  of  three  events. 
Eight  starters  came  out  in  the  five-mile  handicap, 
which  fell  to  Walter  Snyder  in  15:15.  In  the  one- 
mile,  handicap  W.  R.  King  won  from  five  con- 
testants in  2:3(>  3-5.  Of  the  four  men  who  started 
in  the  half-mile  dash,  A.  H.  Coleman  turned  up  as 
winner,  covering  the  distance  in  1:20. 

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Home  Riders  Get  All. 

Home  cyclists  carried  off  the  honors  in  the  races 

held  at  Ionia,  Mich.,  a  week  ago  Thursday.     The 

contests  were  of  the  liveliest.     The  mile  handicap 

was  won  by  W.  P.  Burhans,  Ionia,  J.    T.    Carter, 

Grand   Rapids,    was  second   and  W.  E.  Lovejoy, 

Big  Rapids,  third.     Time,   2:32.     Glenn  Webber, 

Ionia,    was  the  winner  of  the  quarter-mile  open, 

with  F.  A.  Schultz,  Grand  Rapids,  second  and  W. 

D.  Phippen,  Grand  Rapids,  third.     Time,  :34J-. 


Smith  Beaten  at  Saratoga. 

Saeatoga,  N.  Y.  Aug.  28. — A  thousand  people 
saw  the  races  at  Woodlawn  oval  to-day.  Sum- 
mary: 

One-mile,  2:60  class— L.  B.  Murray,  1 ;  Q.  B.  Copp,  Jr. ,  2; 
Bert  Gurney,  3;  time,  2:37. 

One-mile,  handicap— J.  E.  Ayers,  90  yds.,  1 ;  H.  D.  Elkes, 
105  yds.,  2;  J.  M.  Brown,  140  yds.,  3;  time,  2:20. 

One-mile,  Saratoga  County  championship — W.  J.  Tot 
ten,  1;  C.  B.  Neilson,  2;  H.  W.  Laing,  3;  time,  2:34i-. 

One-mile,  open-J.  G.  Budd,  1;  G.  C.  Smith,  2;  H.  H. 

Dawes,  3;  time,  2:35}. 

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Young  Sanger  Riding  Fast. 

Of  the  wheel  races,   which   were  a  prominent 

feature  of  the  annual   field   day  of  the  Monroe 

Athletic   Association  on   Thursday,  Aug.  23,  the 

mile    open    and    the     quarter-mile    open    were 

won  by  W.  P.  Sanger  of  Milwaukee.     The  mile 


handicap  went  to  Will  Howie,  Milwaukee,  90 
yards,  in  2:18  3-4  as  did  the  three-quarter  mile 
handicap  in  1 :44.  Chilcott  of  Beloit,  with  a  170 
yards  won  the  two-mile  handicap.  Sanger  then 
went  for  the  track  record  and  lowered  it  to  2:24. 


The  M.  A.  C.  C.'s  New  Rules. 
New  York,  Aug.  25. — The  Metropolitan  Asso- 
ciated Cycling  Club,  now  numbering  thirty-seven, 
held  a  meeting  last  night,  at  which  the  by-laws 
were  amended  and  after  a  hot  debate,  exclusive 
control  of  all  race  meets  was  given  to  the  racing 
committee. 

Waller  was   Second. 
In  a  bicycle  race  run  last  Suuday  from  Paris  to 
Dinant,    Belgium,    Frank   Waller,    "the  .Dutch- 
man,"   was    beaten    out  for   first  by  Andre  of 
Vivres,  Belgium. 

Race  Notes. 

A  winter  cycle  track  will  be  established  at 
Brussels. 

The  Quincy  (111. )  B.  C.  has  given  up  its  Labor- 
day  meet. 

John  Dumo  clipped  a  respectable  hunk  ofl"  the 
Rockford  ( 111. )  track  record  in  a  ten-mile  race 
last  Friday  night,  lowering  it  from  27:57  to 
27:35  1-5.  One-fifth  of  a  second  slower  that 
Durno  was  Addison  Burr. 

A  race  between  a  horse  and  cyclist  Paul  Greve, 
from  Holstein,  la.,  to  Battle  Creek,  a  dist:mce  of 
fifteen  miles,  resulted  in  a  victory  for  the  horse. 
It  covered  the  route  in  forty-five  miuutes;  the 
cyclist  arrived  one  and  one-half  minutes  later. 

The  Paducah  (Ky.)  Cycle  Club  had  its  first 
annual  meet  last  week  Tuesday.  A  large  and  en- 
thusiastic crowd  witnessed  the  event.  The  cham- 
pionship fell  to  T.  C.  Emerson.  J.  S.  Shive  was 
winner  of  the  half-mile  open,  and  the  five-mile 
handicap  went  to  M.  Starr. 

Ed  Nixon  won  the  five-mile  road  race  run  at 
Red  Oak,  la. ,  on  Wednesday  of  last  week,  cover- 
ing the  course  in  22:35.  The  road  was  over  hills 
most  of  the  way.  Nixon  won  by  the  narrow 
margin  of  five  feet,  Maloney  being  a  close  second  ; 
Austin  came  in  third. 

The  judges  of  the  five-mile  road  race  of  the 
Crescent  Wheelmen  of  Chicago,  have  failed  to 
come  to  an  understanding  regarding  the  times  of 
Baine  and  Lane,  one  of  whom  is  the  winner  of  the 
time  prize,  and  decided  to  have  the  rivals  fight  it 
out  on  Sept.  1  over  the  same  course.  As  both 
men  are  hot  riders  and  pretty  evenly  matched,  the 
contest  promises  to  be  of  great  interest. 


A  Lever-Crank  Tandem. 

This  French  invention  is  intended  to  reach  high 
speed  without  increasing  the  power;  to  do  this  the 
inventor  nses  both  a  lever  and  chain  transmission. 
The  pedals  are  attached  to  the  ends  or  at  any 
other  point  of  the  two  levers.  These  levers  are 
attached  to  an  arm  of  the  sprocket  wheel.     The 


sprocket  wheels  are  connected  by  a  chain  as  upon 
ordinary  bicycles.  The  wheelman  gives  an  al- 
ternating motion  to  the  levers.  This  machine  can 
be  changed  into  a  tandem  easily  by  adding  to  the 
machine  the  pieces  indicated  by  the  pointed  liues. 
The  machine  presents  an  awkwErd  appearance. 


COLUMBIAS  FOR  RUSSIANS. 


The  Pope  Company  Makes  Its  Third  Shipment 
to  the  Czar's  People— New  York  Trade. 

New  York,  Aug.  24. — The  Pope  Manufacturinj; 
Company  will  ship  another  cargo  of  wheels  to  Si . 
Petersburg  to-morrow.  This  is  the  tliird  or  fourl  h 
shipment  this  season  to  the  Russian  capital.  The 
cninpany's  foreign  trade  is  growing  rapidly.  Re- 
cently a  shipment  of  4,621  pounds  of  wheels  auil 
crates  was  made  to  Paris  for  French  consumption. 
Arrangements  are  almost  completed  to  enter  the 
German  market  extensively.  The  headquarters 
will  probably  be  at  Leipsic,  a  general  agent  having 
beea  secured  to  push  Columbias  iu  the  Vaterlaml. 
Quite  a  lot  of  wheels  have  also  been  sent  to  Odes-:i, 
on  the  Black  Sea.  Vera  Cruz  and  Valparaiso  have 
also  been  found  to  be  profitable  markets,  the 
latter  especially  so,  as  the  Chilians  are  people  »( 
"push"  and  very  like  unto  Americans  in  the!r 
energy  and  readiness  to  adopt  new  things.  The 
Chinese  and  India  trade  is  almost  entirely  in  tlie 
hands  of  the  English.  In  Japan,  however,  an 
opening  for  Pope  products  has  been  found,  and 
Columbias  are  not  an  unusual  sight  in  Yokaharaa 
and  Tokio.  In  the  City  of  Mexico  there  is  a  reg- 
ular Columbia  agent. 

New  York  Tires  Scooping  Prizes  . 
Giorge  Bid  well  had  just  returned  from  the 
Adirondacks,  the  sun  having  made  a  brune  of 
his  blonde  complexion,  when  I  called  at  the  New 
York  Tire  Compiuy.  "Our  tires  keep  0:1  win- 
ning," said  he,  picking  up  a  pile  of  letters  and 
telegrams  just  received.  '  'See,  here  in  the  Nahant 
road  race  we  got  the  time  prize  and  the  second, 
third,  fourth  and  fifth  handicap  prize.^  and  he  e 
again  out  at  Pueblo  we  captured  the  half-mile  and 
two-mile  Colorado  champion-ships. " 
Small  Trade  yotes. 
"George  Smith,"  said  W.  H.  "Webster,  manager 
for  W.  C.  Hodgkins  &  Co.,  the  Union  and  Craw- 
ford agents,  "has  not,  made  a  break  in  his  victories 
since  he  adopted  the  Union.  He  scored  two  more 
wins  at  Philadelphia  Saturday." 

S.  Winkler,  manager  for  Charles  J.  Godfrey, 
the  Lovell  agent,  was  laid  up  part  of  his  vacation 
by  a  fall  while  scorching  around  a  short  curve  in 
Prospect  Park,  Brooklyn. 

Frank  A.  Egan,  of  Sporting  Life,  was  in  town 
to-day  bustling  about  among  his  old  friends  of  the 
days  when  he  was  "The  Owl." 

E.  H.  Towle,  manager  of  the  Spalding  bicycle 
department,  has  returned  from  his  vacation  in 
Greene  Cormtj',  N.  Y. 

Fred  Titus  and  Trainer  Young  were  at  the 
Spalding  headquarters  to-day. 


New  York  Tires  in  Chicago. 
Frank  White,  of  the  New  York  Tire  Company, 
has  been  in  Chicago  for  the  past  few  days  arrang- 
ing for  the  opening  of  a  depot.   Since  the  appoint- 
ment of  C.  M.  Fairchild  to  the  western  agency  the 


trade  has  grown  sufEcieutly  to  warrant  the  com- 
pany in  establishing  a  branch  where  a  full  line  of 
the  New  York  tires  will  he  kept  on  hand.  There 
will  also  he  a  splendidly  equipped  repair  depart- 
ment. Hereafter  customers  will  receive  goods 
more  quickly  and  repairing  will  also  be  prompt. 
The  Chicago  branch  will  be  in  charge  of  Mr.  Fair- 
child  and  will  be  located  on  Dearborn  street. 


TRA  VELED  MANY  YEARS. 


Fred  A.  Colson,  of  the  Monarch  Company,  and 
His  Career. 

Always  on  the  lookout  for  the  best  traveling 
men  to  be  obtained,  the  Monarch  Cycle  Company 
has  made  an  exceptionally  good  hit  by  sending  so 
experienced  a  commis  voytigeur  upon  the  road  as 
Fred  W.  Colson  of  Cleveland,  O.  (not  Fred  Colson 
of  Norwalk,  O. )  Having  entered  business  life  at 
the   tender  age  of  thirteen  he  first  dawned  as  an 


important  figure  in  the  cycling  world  in  1890, 
when  he  sold  tricycles  for  the  Fay  Manufacturing 
Company,  Elyria.  Shortly  afterward  he  became  a 
representative  of  the  Garford  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany upon  the  road  and  "talked  saddles"  until 
Jnly,  1892,  when  he  started  with  the  Sunol  Bi- 
cycle Company.  He  staid  with  this  concern  until 
the  first  part  of  1893,  when  the  Monarch  company 
proctrred  his  services.  He  is  an  ideal  traveling 
man,  having  spent  most  of  his  life,  since  1886, 
upon  the  road.  He  has  visited  every  town  of  note 
between  Boston  and  San  Francisco,  and  New 
Orleans  and  St.  Paul  and  a  portion  of  Mexico.  He 
reports  trade  as  very  good ;  in  fact,  he  anticipates 
an  increase  of  100  per  cent,  in  Monarch  sales  in  his 
territory. 

Tool  Steel  Made  Into  Seamless  Tubes. 
The  EUwood  Ivins'  Tube  Company,  whose  mill 
is  located  at  Oak  Lane  Station,    Philadelphia,  has 


another  achievement  to  its  credit.  It  has  recently 
perfected  a  process  by  which  it  is  making  the 
highest  grades  of  tool  steel  into  seamless  and 
weldless  tubes.  This,  it  is  claimed,  has  never 
been  accomplished  in  this  or  any  other  country, 
and  has  been  considered  as  an  impossibility.  This 
mill  has,  of  course,  been  making  for  some  time 
weldless  tubes  from  mild  steel  (principally  Swed- 
ish) as  do  others  in  England.  Tool  steel  takes 
the  finest  cutting  edge,  and  can,  if  desired,  be 
hardened  to  a  temper  that  will  readily  cut  glass. 
The  tensile  strength  is,  of  course,  enormous,  and 
in  the  same  proportion  is  the  transverse  and 
crushing  strength,  thus  permitting  the  use  of  a 
far  lighter  tube  and  one  of  greater  strength. 


NEW  WAY  TO  SECURE  BICYCLES. 


A  Young  Man  Who  Borrowed  Wheels  to  Try 
Finds  Himself  in  Jail. 

Philadelphia,  Aug.  27. — Local  cycle  dealers 
have  recently  been  complaining  of  a  certain  class 
of  persons,  which  apparently  wants  to  get  some- 
thing for  nothing.  The  usual  mode  of  procedure 
is  to  borrow  a  wheel  for  the  ostensible  purpose  of 
giving  it  a  thorough  trial,  and  after  the  trial, 
which  is  at  least  thorough  as  to  the  length  of  time 
involved  (for  the  wheels  have  been  out  on  trial  in 
some  instances  for  five  weeks),  to  return  it,  with 
the  assurance  that  were  it  not  for  a  certain  trifling 
fault,  they  would  surely  purchase  it.  While  this 
has  been  exceedingly  annoying,  the  dealers  felt 
that  a  kick  would  be  injudicious,  inasmuch  as  the 
borrower,  in  some  way,  always  mana'jed  to  be  in- 
troduced by  a  well-known  club  man  or  some 
other  equally  responsible  person. 

But  it  remained  for  the  Philadelphia  Cycle 
Company  to  have  an  experience  in  this  line  which 
brought  matters  to  the  point  where  patience  ceases 
to  be  a  virtue.  Early  in  July  the  company  loaned 
on  trial,  to  a  young  man  who  was  introduced  by  a 
member  of  a  prominent  club,  one  of  its  wheels, 
which  the  y.  m.  promised  to  give  a  thorough  iviaX. 
After  having  the  wheel  for  a  time  calculated  to 
enable  him  to  examine  into  the  composition  of 
every  part  of  the  machine,  the  company  wrote 
him  and  intimated  that  it  would  be  pleased  to 
hear  his  judgment  as  to  the  qualities  of  the  ma- 
chine. He  did  not  reply,  and  a  member  of  the 
company  looked  him  up  and  reminded  him  of  the 
fact  that  he  had  had  the  wheel  long  enough  to 
make  a  decision.  He  was  sorry,  but  had  it  not 
been  for  some  slight  imperfection  he  would  surely 
have  bought  the  machine.  He  would  return  the 
wheel  in  the  morning. 

The  next  day  the  company  was  called  up  on  the 
phone  by  the  young  man  and  was  informed  that 
the  wheel  had  been  stolen  during  the  night.  At 
this  stage  of  the  proceedings  the  company  decided 
to  put  the  case  in  the  hands  of  the  authorities, 
with  the  resrdt  that  sufficient  evidence  was  ob- 
tained to  warrant  the  arrest  of  the  young  man  on 
a  charge  of  larceny,  and,    waiving  a  hearing,   he 


^B^b/e^ 


THE 
FASTEST 
UNPAGED 

MILE 

ever  ridden  that  can  be  recognized  by  L.  A.  W.  otHcials  — 
unofficial  records  don't  go  this  year — was  made  by  If.  H. 
Maddox  on  his  ST:^RLING,  at  the  Denver  meet. 
He  lowered  Sanger's  world's  record  by  one  and  one-fifth 
second.  The  new  figures  are  2:101-5.  At  the  same  time 
and  place,  A.  D.  Kennedy,  Jr.,  chipped  a  few  seconds 
off  the  two-mile  paced.  His  new  world's  record  is  4:15 
We  had  something  to  say  about  Stanwood's  Chicago- 
New  York  record  last  week.  The  young  man  returned 
home,  none  the  worse  for  his  ride,  and  in  the  big  Annual 
Road  Race  of  the  Illinois  Cycling  Club  won  fourth  place 
from  a  field  of  65  starters. 


H.    H.    MADDOX, 

l-mile  unpaced  world's  record,  2:10  1-5. 


ON    A 

(BUILT 


STERLING. 

LIKE    A    WATCH) 


A.    D.    KENNEDY,   Jr., 

2  mile  paced  world's  record,  4:15. 

At  Kansas  City,  Taxis  lowers  Missouri  half-mile  state  record  by  one  second,  to  1:02  3-5,  Kennedy,  Jacques  and  Coens  scoop  in  the 
prizes.  Port  Huron  chimes  in  with  its  usual  phrase,  "Everything  goes  Sterling."  Tudehope  captured  all  the  firsts  and  Porter 
lowered  all  track  records  up  to  five  miles.  Grand  Rapids,  Wis.,  adds  two  wins.  Weiler  wins  half-mile  Utah  Championship,  and 
Sterlings  take  several  firsts  at  Salt  Lake  City.  Half  a  dozen  prizes  at  Council  Bluffs,  same  at  Battle  Creek,  ditto  St.  Louis  and  Mt. 
Clemens.     Something  at  every  race  meet.     We  have  got  a  winner,  boys.     Better  get  in  line.     Catalogue  for  the  asking. 


Sterling  Cycle  Works, 


336-240  Carroll  Ave.,    CHICAGO. 


SPECIAL    AGENTS- 


L.  C.  Jandorf  &  Co  ,  116-118  W.  125th  St.,  New  York. 

Salt  Lake  Cycle  Co.,  Salt  Lake,  Utah 

American  Sporting  Goods  Co..  St.  Louis,  Mo, 

Gray,  Fall  &  Co.,  Nashville,  Tenn.  mention  the  referee. 


Father  Adam 


Who  dropped  us  all  a  peg  from  the  portals  of  the  city  of 
Future  Happiness,  did  not  rob  us  of  the  possession  of 
Present  Joy,  for  this  generation  of  busy  m  )rtals  have  the 


SYRACUSE 


With  its  Crimson   Rim  splendor;   its  wondrous  record  and 
its  Winning  Ways. 

Its  DONE  on  a  SYRACUSE. 

You  can  have  "A  Royal  Flush"  by  asking. 


WESTERN  AGENTS: 

A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH 

HARDWARE 

CO., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


THE  SYRACUSE  CYCLE  CO., 

SYRACUSE,  N.  Y..  U.  S.  A. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


was  held  under  bail  by  Magistrate  Neal  to  answer 
at  court. 

The  investigation  developed  the  fact  that  this 
smart  young  man  has  been  working  other  dealers 
in  the  same  way,  and  while  the  Philadelphia 
Cycle  Company  is  pushing  the  case  individually, 
the  cycle  concerns  in  the  city  are  assisting  to  their 
utmost,  for  they  realize  that  the  wlieel-borrowiug 
evil  is  growing  formidable.  Indeed,  we  have 
heard  reputable  men,  members  of  clubs,  too,  boast 
that  although  they  do  not  own  a  wheel,  they  are 
never  without  one  to  ride.  It  is  probable  that  in 
the  near  future  some  ironclad  system  will  be 
adojrted  by  the  local  cycle  houses,  rendering  im- 
possible the  recurrence  of  this  sort  of  thing. 


"COMIN-    TO  DE   SHOW." 

Agents  By   the  Hundreds  Will  Be   in  Chicago 
in  January. 

Am  heartily  in  favor  of  seeiogr  a  cycle  show  held  in  Chi- 
cago.   Will  be  present. — J.  C.  Hancock,  Cairo,  111. 

I  will  attend  a  cycle  show  ia  Chicago  every  time  and 
buy  what  I  intend  to  handle,  but  I  will  not  attend  an  east- 
ern show. — Paul  Hiekisch,  Decatur,  111. 

The  move  for  the  Chicago  cycle  show  is  in  the  right 
direction. — Dixon  Music  Company,  Dixon,  111. 

A  show  in  Chicago  will  be  the  best  thing  which  has  ever 
happenpd  for  the  western  cycle  trade.  Shall  attend  it.— 
W.  E.  Hudtloff,  Shewano,  Wis.  ' 

A  cycle  show  in  Chicago  is  just  what  we  want.  All  In- 
diana dealers  want  to  see  it  held  in  that  city.    The  ex- 


A  show  helps  educate  the  agents.— T.  L.  Canfield,  Wood- 
bine, la. 

I  attended  the  '93  show  at  Philadelphia  and  learned 
much  that  was  of  value,  but  am  not  prepared  to  say  that 
I  was  paid  for  the  expense  and  loss  of  time.  I  did  not  see 
another  agent  from  west  of  Pennsylvania.  People  from 
this  part  of  the  country  frequently  go  to  Chicago,  but  sel- 
dom farther  east.  Give  them  a  chance  to  attend  a  show. 
— WiUiam  Taylor,  Topeka,  Kan. 

It  seems  to  us  that  with  the  rapidly  growing  trade  in 
this  section  it  is  vitally  important  for  eastern  makers  to 
come  west  with  their  goods,  and  we  know  no  more  effect- 
ual way  for  them  to  do  so  than  that  to  show  in  Chicago. 
Some  of  us  will  be  on  hand.— Avery  Bros.  &  Brooks  Com- 
pany, Galesburg,  HI. 

Are  satisfied  that  the  national  cycle  show  is  just  the 
thing  for  Chicago  and  the  great  west. — Hessel  &  Leykom, 
Antigo,  Mich. 

Count  me  in  for  the  Chicago  show. — Harrison  Haskins, 
Urichsville,  O. 

Are  heartily  in  accord  with  the  idea  of  a  show  in  Chi- 
cago. The  bulk  of  the  manufacturing  trade  may  be  in 
the  east,  but  the  bulk  of  the  demand  will  soon  be  in  the 
west.  The  Chicago  show  will  open  the  eyes  of  the  east- 
erners.— Perkins  &  Richardson,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Am  in  favor  of  a  show  in  Chicago,  and  will,  of  course, 
attend.— M.  B.  Nut'%  Columbus,  Wis. 

Am  in  favor  of  the  Chicago  show  and  will  be  on  hand. 
Can  not  see  why  it  is  not  more  essential  to  hold  a  show 
there  than  in  the  east. — E.  C.  Adams,  Battle  Creek,  Mich. 

I  cannot  think  of  anything  that  would  do  the  trade  in 
the  west  so  much  good  as  a  show  at  Chicago.  I  shall  at- 
tend and  expect  to  gain  much  valuable  information. — 
Henry  Trevett,  Champagne,  111. 

Give  us  a  show  at  Chicago. — D.  Bar«nger.  Rocky 
Ridge,  O. 


R.  B.  MiMullen  &  Co. 

C.  J.  Smith  &  Sons. 

Garford  Mfg  Co 

Hunt  Mfg.  Co. 

Union  Drop  Forge  Co. 

Shelby  Tube  Works. 

Hartford  Tire  Co. 

Ind.  Chain  &  Stamping  Co. 
Cullman  Wheel  Co. 
Tillinghast  Pneu.  Tire  Co. 
Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Co. 
M.  E.  Griswold. 
Spaulding  Mach.  Screw  Co. 
Simonds  Rolling  Mach.  Co. 
Kalamazoo  Cycle  Co. 
J.  J.  Warren  &  Co. 
Norderer  Bros. 
Niagara  Cycle  Fittings  Co. 
American  Dunlop  Tire  Co. 
I.  A.  Weston  &  Co. 


Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson. 

Rich  &  Sager. 

Cleve'd  Mach.  Screw  Co 

Ellwood  Tube  Co. 

Webb  Tire  Co. 

Wilcox  &  Howe 

Elwood  Shafting  &  Tube 
Co. 
New  Departure  Bell  Co. 
Wa&hburn-Moen  Mfg.  Co. 
Braddock  Hose  Co. 
Eastern  Rubber  Works. 
A.  U.  Betts  &  Co. 
Reed  &  Curtis. 
Hill  Machine  Co. 
Indiana  Novelty  Co. 
Snell  Cycle  Fitt'ngs  Oo. 
E.  J.  LobdeU  &  Bros. 
Barnes  Tool  Co. 


Still  Branching  Out. 
'  'We  take  pleasure  in  advising  you, "  writes  J. 
Willard  Parker,  of  the  Niagara  Cycle  Fittings 
Company,  Buffalo,  "that  we  have  just  completed 
a  contract  by  which  we  have  become  sole  selling 
agents  for  the  bicycle  trade  of  the  United  States 
and  Canada  for  the  season  of  '95,  representing  the 
Buffalo  Drop  Forging  Company,  of  this  city.  We 
do  not  want  people  to  imagine,  from  the  fact  of 
our  adding  this  and  other  goods  to  our  line,  that 
we  are  relinquishing  our  work  in  the  line  of  man- 
ufacturing, for  quite  the  contrary  is  the  case.  We 
are  doubling  our  floor  space  this  fall  and  making 
large  additions  to  our  plant  and  machinery,  fo 


Overman   Wheel  Company's  Denver  Branch — Interior,  float  used  in  the  parade,  and  exterior  of  store. 


pense  is  coo  great  for  western  dealers  to  go  east  to  buy. 
We  will  attend  the  Chicago  exhibition.— Kirk  Bros.,  Mun- 
cie.  Ind. 

It  is  well  to  consider  the  west  in  a  matter  of  this  kind. — 
W.  H.  Snyder,  Onward,  Ind. 

I  can  conceive  of  no  intelligent  reason  why  Chicago  is 
not  the  only  place  for  the  national  show. — J.  Taylor,  Me. 
chanicsbur?,  O. 

A  cycle  show  in  Chicago  is  the  best  thing  the  western 
dealers  could  have.  The  expense  of  attending  an  eastern 
show  bars  them  from  the  privilege  of  seeing  a  full  ex- 
hibit.—C.  E.  Lalhrop,  Armada,  Mich. 

To  encourage  the  growth  of  the  bicycle  business  it 
seems  proper  to  us  that  the  show  should  be  held  in  a 
western  city  like  Chicago.— S.  Snyder  &  Co.,  Masonville,  O. 
I  hope  to  see  a  show  held  in  Chicago. — T.  S.  Culp,  Can- 
ton, O. 

I  will  encourage  a  cycle  show  in  Chicago — S.  A.  Cuner, 
Upper  Sandusky,  O. 

We  would  like  to  see  the  national  show  held  in  Chicago 
in  1895,  and  will  certainly  attend  it  if  held  there.— Brigham 
&  Lyons,  Wauseon,  O. 

The  west  deserves  a  cycle   show.    We   promise   our 

hearty  support.— St.  Paul  Cycle  Company,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Have  a  show  in  Chicago.    I  will  use  all  my  influence  to. 

boom  it,  and  shall  take  pleasure  in  attending  every  day 

of  its  continuance.- George  Hilsendegen,  Detroit.  Jlich. 

Manufacturers  must  be  made  to  understand  the  scope 
of  the  west  and  its  possibilities.  The  sooner  they  do  this 
the  better  it  will  be  for  them.  I  hope  to  attend  a  Chicago 
cycle  show.— C.  T.  Tupper,  George,  la. 

Chicago  is  the  only  place  for  the  show.— Nelson  Haskin, 
Imlay  City,  la. 

Am  glad  there  is  to  be  a  show  for  me  to  attend  in  Chi- 
cago.—J.  G.  Kitchen,  Madison,  Wis. 

I  shall  attend  the  Chicago  show.  There  is  a  growing 
interest  in  cycling  in  the  west  that  will  bear  encouraging. 


Are  heartily  in  favor  of  having  the  next  cycle  show  in 
Chipago,  and  think  that  many  more  agents  will  attend 
than  if  held  at  any  other  point. — A.  W.  Gump  &  Co.,  Day- 
ton, O. 

JSxhibitors  to  Date. 


BICVOLES. 


Pope  Mfg.  Co. 

Gormully  &  JeflEery  Mfg.  Co. 
Buffalo  Tricycle  Co. 
Black  Mfg.  Co. 
F.  F.  Ide  Mfg.  Co. 
Derby  Cycle  Co. 
Kenwood  Mfg.  Co. 
Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 
Lamb  Mfg.  Co. 
Mimger  Cycle  Co. 
SterUng  Cycle  Works. 
EcUpse  Bicycle  Co. 
Warman-Schub  Cycle  H"se. 
A.  Featherstone  &  Co. 
National  Cycle  Mfg  Co. 
Fulton  Machine  Works. 
Shapleigh  Hardware  Co. 
W.  H.  Wilhelm  &  Co. 
Two-Speed  Bicycle  Co. 
Eagle  Bicycle  Mfg.  Co. 
St.  L.  R.  &  W.  G.  Co. 
Western  Wheel  Works. 
Waltham  Mfg.  Co. 
Remington  Arms  Co. 
Marble  Cycle  Co. 
Hibbard,  Spencer,  Bartlett 
&Co. 

TIRES,   SUNDRIES,   PARTS,   ETC. 

Rockford  Tool  &  Sundry  Co.    New  York  Tire  Co. 
Diamond  Rubber  Co.  C.  J.  Whipple. 

Palmer  Tire  Co.  Morgan  &  Wright. 


Ames  &  Frost  Co. 
Hill  Cycle  Co 
Ariel  Cycle  Co. 
Columbus  Bicycle  Co. 
E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co. 
Marion  Cycle  Co. 
Stover  Bicycle  Co. 
Monarch  Cycle  Co. 
Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 
Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 
Julius  Andrae. 
Meteor  Cycle  Co. 
Wilson-Myers  Company 
Grand  Rapids  Cycle  Co; 
James  Cycle  Co. 
Rouse,  Hazard  &  Co. 
Crawford  Mfg.  Co. 
E.  B.  Preston  &  Co. 
Relay  Mfg.  Co. 
Tost  Mfg.  Co. 
H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co. 
Peerless  Mfg.  Co. 
Excelsior  Supply  Co. 
Central  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 
Charles  Truman  &  Co. 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros. 


that  we  shall  take  a  field  for  the  '95  trade  with  a 
complete  line  of  cycle  materials  and  parts,  manu- 
factured almost  exclusively  on  our  own  premises." 


Retiring  from  Retail  Business. 
A.  Featherstone  &  Co.  's  bicycle  business  has 
grown  so  enormously  the  last  year  or  two  that  it 
has  been  decided  to  go  out  oi  the  retail  business 
entirely;  consequently  the  store  on  Wabash  ave- 
nue has  been  closed.  The  output  of  this  concern 
is,  and  has  been  handled  by  large  jobbers,  and  so 
popular  have  the  wheels  become  that  there  seems 
to  be  no  let-up  to  orders.  This  year's  trade  has 
been  phenomenal,  and  yet  it  is  not  surprising,  for 
there  is  no  manufacturing  concern  in  the  country 
taking  more  pains  to  make  its  goods  the  very  best 
that  can  be  turned  out.  Mr.  Featherstone  is  an 
aggressive  business  man,  keen  and  shrewd  and 
ambitious.  Associated  with  him  is  M.  Bromley,  a 
thoroughly  practical  man  and  sufficiently  conserva- 
tive for  all  purposes. 

A  Record  for  Ramblers. 

The  Rambler  people  are  justly  proud  of  the  per- 
formances on  their  wheels  and  tires  during  the 
past  two  weeks.  Bliss,  Githens,  Lumsden  and 
Ziegler  established  seven  new  world's  records.  At 
the  national  meet  Ziegler,  Wells  and  Foster, 
hitherto  almost  unknown  except  on  the  Pacific 
coast,  romped  away  from  some  of  the  cracks  of  the 


ANOTHER  WORLD'S  RECORD  ON  A 


MONARCH 


Monarchs 
are  Light, 
Rigid 
and  Durable. 

Ride  a 
Monarch 
and  keep 
in  front; 


Retail  Salesroom: 
280  WABASH  AVE 


Monarch  Cycle  Co.,  Chicago. 


Lee 

Richardson 

at 

Kansas  City 

reduced  the 

world's  record, 

riding 

backwards, 

to  2:32  4-5. 


THE  C.  F.  GUYON  CO., 

97-99    READE  ST  ,    N.   Y., 

Eastern  Distributing  Agents 


Bridgeport 

Brass 

Company, 

Bridgeport,  Conn. 

AND....,,iiilIk 

19  Murray  St., 
NEW  YORK. 


—THE— 

"  SEARCH  LIGHT ' 

Burns  Kerosene. 


A  radical  change  in  lamp 
construction. 

The  only  first  class 

BICYCLE  LAMP. 


Have  you  seen  the 

"Vulcan"  Torch? 

Indispensable  to  all 
Dealers  in  Supplies. 


Price  $3.50  each. 


—THE— 

"BRIDGEPORT" 

Double  Stroke, 

the    handsomest    Bell    in 
the  market. 


SEND  FOR  PRICES. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


land,  carrying  away  half  of  the  first  prizes  and  the 
quarter,  one  and  two-mile  championships.  These 
riders  won  eighteen  out  of  a  possible  forty-two  B 
prizes.  Charles  H.  Eoth,  at  Cincinnati,  recently 
created  a  new  state  record,  doing  22  miles  1,251,| 
yards  in  the  hour.  AU  were  done  on  Ramblers, 
fitted  with  G.  &  J.  tires.  C.  S.  "Wells,  whose 
weight  is  203  pounds,  and  who  did  sue!  brilliant 
work  at  the  meet,  rode  a  Rambler  racer  weighing 
sixteen  pounds. 

Spaulding's  New  Pedals. 

Mr.  Crosby,  of  the  Spaulding  Machine  Screw 
Company,  is  showing  some  of  the  lightest  and 
neatest  pedals  ever  placed  on  the  market.  The 
racing  pedal  is  a  gem,  \veighing  but  rA  ounces 
and  so  made  that  even  if  the  plates  become  bent 
it  .vill  not  interfere  with  the  revolving  of  the 
pedal.  The  axle  cover  and  cones  are  of  one  piece, 
and  around  it  fits  the  plates.  There  is  nothing 
superfluous  about  the  pedal,  and  no  ])oiuts  on 
which  to  hurt  one's  self.  The  road  pedals,  both 
rubber  and  rat  trap,  are  neat  and  light  and  are 
being  quoted  at  ivhat  seems  exceedingly  low 
prices. 

M.  &  W.  Tires  Are  Good  Tires. 

Besides  the  records  made  by  Tyler  during  the 
last  four  or  five  days,  Morgan  &  Wright  tires  have 
scored  heavily.  Over  bad  roads  T.  L.  Bird  of  St. 
Paul  cut  the  Minnesota  100-mile  record  from  7 
lirs.  52  mill,  to  7  hrs.  45  min. ;  in  the  Overland 
W.  C.'s  ten-mile  race  Zanders  won  first  place;  in 
the  Columliia  Wheelmen's  ten-mile  road  race, 
Bainbridge  won  time,  26:532-,  breaking  the  Amer- 
ican record  of  27:17,  and  Gardiner,  after  changing 
wheels  twice,  won  third  time,  27 :20  J .  The  flret 
six  over  the  tape  also  rode  M.  &  W.  tires. 


Freeport  Company's  Plant  Sold. 

An  inquiry  being  sent  to  the  Freeport  Bicycle 
Manufacturing  Company  as  to  whether  its  plant 
had  been  sold  to  the  National  Sewing  Machine 
Company  of  Belvidere,  111.,  the  following  des- 
patch was  received: 

Eefekee  Publishing  Company,  Chicago.— We  confirm 
report  of  sale  to  the  National  SewiTig  Machine  Company. 
Freeport  Bicycle  Manufacturing  Company. 

By  this  transaction  there  passes  out  of  existence 
a  concern  about  which,  for  two  or  three  years,  there 
was  more  talk  than  all  the  factories  combined.  It 
was  the  Freeport  Bicycle  Manufacturing  Company 
which  made  the  elliptical  sprocket  Johnson  used 
when  he  rode  the  mile  in  1:56  3-5. 


A  Big  French  Concern. 
The  Michelin  Rubber  Works  is  one  of  the  oldest 
in  France.  It  was  founded  in  1832  and  furnished 
rubber  to  the  army  and  navy  and  to  commerce. 
Not  only  does  it  manufacture  itself  but  furnishes 
a  number  of  foreign  companies  material  for  the 
manufacture  of  tires.  The  Michelin  company  also 
manufactures  rims  and  for  this  purpose  has  im- 
proved and  costly  machinery. 


Of  Interest  to  the  Trade. 

N.  Leonard  wishes  to  state  that  he  is  building  a 
bicycle  machine  shop  in  the  rear  of  his  news  store, 
908  East  Main  street,  Richmond,  Va.  He  will  be 
in  a  position  to  do  all  kinds  of  repairing,  nickel- 
plating,  painting,  enameling,  brazing,  and  will 
make  wheels  to  order.  He  wishes  to  take  the 
agency  for  a  good  western  cycle,  and  wants  to  re- 
ceive price  lists  of  bicycle  parts. 


A  Leather  Tire. 

A  bicycle  manufacturer  at  Gratz,  Germany,  has 

invented  a  means  of  replacing  rubber  tires   with 

leather.     They  are  said  to  have  great  advantages 

and  do  not  slip  on  wet  roads  and  are  durable  and 


SOMETHING  ABOUT  G.   H.   P. 


George  H.  Powell,  who  is  perh^ips  the  most  widely  known  advertising  man  in  the  cycling  trade,  is 
a  person  of  as  thorough  a  training  in  his  line  as  could  be  imagined.  Indeed,  instead  of  being  a  college 
graduate,  a  third  rate  lawyer  or  paragrapher,  things  which  are  often  considered  necessary  to  constitute 
the  average  advertising  man,  he  has  served,  so  to  say,  from  the  bottom  up.  Climbing  from  the  not 
enviable  position  of  "devil"  as  a  start,  he  subsequently  functionized  as  all-around  man — pressman, 
compositor,  solicitor,  and  manager  of  printing  offices  and  newspapers.  It  is  experience  and,  perhaps 
more  than  anything  else,  a  natural  aptitude  for  the  business  which  has  made  him  so  successful.  As  is 
commonly  known,  the  Overman  company  is  the  lucky  concern  which  has  had  Mr.  Powell's  services, 
and  not  a  few  other  large  concerns  have  extended  flattering  offers  to  him  in  order  to  obtain  his  valuable 
talent.  His  best  work  is  undoubtedly  found  with  the  advertisements  of  this  concern.  The  celebrated 
Victor  border  and  many  of  the  popular  stock  borders  are  his  creations.  A  Chicago  type  foundry  has 
used  dozens  of  his  designs.  Yet  he  is  no  artist,  merely  an  "idealist,"  as  he  says.  But  his  forte,  he 
considers,  is  his  ability  to  obtain  low  advertising  rates  all  over  the  country;  he  has  the  reputation  of 
taking  estimates  to  bed  with  him.  He  occupies  an  elegantly  furnished  suite  of  rooms  on  the  top  floor 
of  the  Fuller  building,  one  of  the  finest  structures  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  and  will  shortly  start  into 
business  himself.  He  has  resigned  from  the  Overman  company,  and  although  his  resignation  has  not 
yet  been  accepted,  he  does  not  doubt  that  it  will  be.  He  is  certain  to  obtain  the  patronage  of  many 
of  the  leading  advertisers  in  Chicago,  New  York,  Boston  and  other  points  of  importance.  According  to 
his  own  statement  he  is  now  thirty-four  years  old,  weighs  195  pounds  and  is  fit  to  work  fourteen  hours 
daily. 


light.  Naturally  they  are  not  easily  punctured. 
The  manufacturer  expects  the  greatest  success  of 
this  novelty  and  has  applied  for  patents  in  sev- 
eral countries. 

A  Show  in  Paris. 

The  French  bicycle  manufacturers  are  not  asleep 
during  fine  weather.  The  opening  of  the  French 
cycle  show  is  set  for  the  fifth  of  December  next. 


Trade  Notes. 

Mr.  Brewer  of  the  Yost  company  was  in  Chi- 
cago during  the  week. 

B.  W.  Lord,  of  the  Sterling  Cycle  Works  left 
Saturday  for  Europe.     Mr.  Dickerson,  of  the  same 


company,  arrived  home  this  week  from  an  exten- 
sive trip  west. 

The  Sterling  people  say  they  have  in  Denver  a 
hustler  in  the  person  of  Hanna. 

The  Warman-Schub  Cycle  House  has  just 
issued   another  edition  of  its  neat  little  catalogue. 

The  National  Sewing  Machine  Company  of  Bel- 
videre, 111.,  has  purchased  the  plant  of  the  Free- 
port  Bicycle  Manufacturing  Company,  which  will 
be  removed  at  once. 

W.  Smalley  Daniels  writes,  under  date  of  Aug. 
22,  that  he  has  been  on  a  trip  through  Illinois 
and  Iowa  and  that  everywhere  dealers  are  enthu- 
siastic over  the  holding  of  a  show  in  Chicago  and 


the  opporfcnnity  for  the  first  time  of  being  able  to 
attend  a  cycle  exhibit. 

Eoberts  &  Pomeroy,  of  Guadalajara,  Mexico, 
write  the  National  Cycle  Exhibit  Company  that 
they  will  surely  attend  the  Chicago  show. 

J.  J.  Ross,  recently  with  the  Derby  company, 
will  spend  two  weeks'  time  in  the  Lu-Mi-Num 
factory  and  will  then  be  on  the  road  selling  the 
St.  Louis  production. 

Charles  F.  Wilkin  has  severed  his  connection 
with  the  Automatic  Mud  Guard  Company  of 
Rochester,  N.  Y.  J.  W.  Shone  will  conduct  the 
business  as  heretofore. 

The  Scottish  Cyclist  says  the  season  of  1894  must 
be  written  down  as  a  bad  one  for  the  trade  in 
Scotland.  Failures  have  been  all  too  numerous, 
and  huge  stocks  must  be  carried  over  this  year. 

The  Syracuse  Cycle  Company  is  cordially  invit- 
ing the  trade  to  send  for  "A  Royal  Flush.'' 
Although  it  is  not  known  what  this  royal  flush 
may  be,  a  postal  card  addressed  to  the  company 
will  solve  the  mystery. 

The  Leonard-Scheck  Saddlery  Company,  Den- 
ver, Colo. ,  has  taken  the  agency  for  the  Monarch. 
The  deal  was  made  by  Manager  Richardson  while 
attending  the  Denver  meet,  and  already  satisfac- 
tory orders  have  been  received. 

The  Monarch  Cycle  Company  has  organized  a 
band  of  fifteen  pieces  among  its  employees.  Mr. 
Richardson  says  all  the  members  are  skilled  mu- 
sicians, and  when  they  are  uniformed  in  bicycle 
suits  will  make  an  attractive  parade  feature. 


TRAVELS  IN  THE  WEST. 


C.  A.  Walker,  Though  Wot  Long  in  the  Trade, 
Very  Successful. 
His  friends,  of  which  he  has  many,  although 
only  a  year  has  elapsed  since  he  was  first  identi- 
fied with  the  American  cycle  trade,  will  readily 
recognize  the  genial  features  of  Charles  A. 
Walker,  representative  of  Thorsen  &  Cassady  for 
Illinois,  Iowa,  Wisconsin  and  Minnesota,  in  the 
accompanying  cut.  From  1881  until  his  appear- 
ance in  Chicago  last  year,  he  has  figured  prom- 
inently in  the  Canadian  sporting  goods  and 
cycle  trade,  having  spent  eleven  years  as  buyer 
and  manager  with  the  Charles  Stark  Company  of 
Toronto,  which  position  he  gave  up  to  assume 
sole  control  of  the  gun  and  sporting  goods  depart- 
ment of   the   H.    P.    Davis   Company,    Toronto, 


where  he  remained  until  he  decided  to  come  to 
Chicago.  Unlike  many  others  who,  having 
climbed  to  the  top-notch  of  the  ladder  in  their 
native  town  or  country,  see  a  larger  field  before 


them  in  the  great  cities  of  the  United  States,  he 
was,  probably  owing  to  his  remarkable  "spunk" 
not  disappointed.  He  has  just  completed  a  trip 
through  Illinois  and  Iowa  and  reports  an  excep- 
tionally good  business  with  Lovell  Diamonds, 
Remington  and  Western  Wheel  Works  bicycles, 
for  which  makes  Thorsen  &  Cassady  are  exclusive 
western  agents. 


FRANK  J.  JENNY. 


The  New  York  State  Champion  and  Utica 
Class  A  Crack. 
Of  Frank  J.  Jenny,  the  young  man  who  has 
figured  so  prominently  in  the  racing  world  this 
season,  we  herewith  present  an  excellent  likeness. 
Although  he  only  begau  racing  liist  year  and  is 
but  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  scooped  in  thirty- 
four  prizes  last  seasun,  of  which  no  less  than 
twenty-nine  were  firsts.  His  record  for  the  pres- 
ent year  was  even  better,  as  of  the  twenty-eight 
prizes  which  fell  to  him  up  to  July  twenty-one 
were  firsts.  His  fastest  time  in  competition  is 
2:17,  made  in  the  mile  handicap  at  Albany  in 
June  from  scratch,  and  a  half  in  a  little  over  a, 
minute.     His  height  is  five  feet  ten  inches,  and 


he  tips  the  scales  at  173  pounds.  In  Frank  the 
Utica  Cycling  Club  has  indeed  a  member  of  whom 
it  can  justly  be  proud,  and  who,  if  he  keeps  on 
being  so  sincere  in  his  efforts  as  he  has  so  far  been, 
cannot  fail  to  gain  more  than  national  fame. 


THE  NEW  YORK  CONSULSHIP. 


Settled  Down  to  a  Long  Pull,  a  Strong  Pull  and 
a  Pull  Altogether. 
New  York,  Aug.  27. — The  nominating  com- 
mittee of  the  New  York  division  met  here  Satur- 
day afternoon ;  but  circumstances  over  which  it  had 
no  control  left  it  nothing  to  do.  The  Potter 
ticket  stands  constitutionally  as  regular,  while 
Luscomb's  trio  are  found  to  sit  on  the  "oiiposition 
benches. ' '  The  daily  newspaper  boys  are  out  for 
Potter,  not  only  from  local  loyalty  but  fiom  Lus- 
comb's policy  of  too-frequent  "nothing-for-publi- 
cation"  silence.  Dr.  Santee  was  here  to-day 
mending  fences  and  pulling  wires,  "Good  Roads" 
Potter  being  up  in  Albany  and  Utica  engaged  in 
the  same  great  act  and  incidentally  refereeing 
races  for  the  Uticansians. 


Received  Fatal  Injuries. 
While  riding  a  bicycle  Arthur  Bennett  of  Cres- 
ton,  la.,  collided  with  a  wagon  and  was  fatally 
injured. 


OUT  FOR  STANWOOD'S  RECORD. 


Letter  Carrier  Smith   to    Start   for   New    York 
Saturday. 
The    accompanying    picture    represents  A.    E. 
Smith,   of  the  postal   service,    who  will  carry  a 


message  on  his  bicycle  from  Postmaster  Hesing, 
of  Chicago,  to  Postmaster  Dayton,  of  New  York, 
leaving  Chicago  on  Saturday  of  this  week.  His 
intention  is  to  establish  a  lower  record,  if  possible, 
than  the  one  made  by  Stanwood  recently.  His 
mount  is  a  Derby,  fitted  with  Morgan  &  Wright 
tires. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

FlorencCf  Ala.— The  Florence  Cycle  Company  has 
enlarged  the  capacity  of  its  factory,  adding  new  machin- 
ery and  tools. 

TorontOf  Can, — The  Comet  Cycle  Company  has  been 
given  a  permit  by  the  city  commissioners  for  the  erec- 
tion of  a  bicycle  factory  to  cost  $25,000. 

yew  York, — Persons  &  Muller  Company,  bicycle  sad_ 
dies,  50  West  Fifty-Seventh  street,  sold  out  by  sheriff, 
stock  bringing  $550. 

WestborOf  Mass  — The  Densmore  Yost  Company  in 
corporated  with  a  capital  stoclc  of  $250,000,  2,500  shares, 
value  of  each  share  $100.  Directors,  Edward  C.  Bates 
president,  Clint  Rodebush  treasurer  and  Henry  L.  Chase. 
The  company  will  manufacture  and  deal  in  bicycles,  tri- 
cycles, sleighs  and  wheel  suppUes. 

Clyde,  O The  Elmo  Manufacturing  Company,  bicy- 
cle manufacturers,  to  get  a  larger  factory  and  better 
shipping  facilities,  and  purchase  a  plant  in  this  place,  and 
is  installing  the  most  improved  machinery. 

Xubury,  On<.— Dobbin  Bros.,  hardware,  bicycles, 
etc.,  partnership  dissolved,  C.  B.  Dobbin  continuing  the 
business. 

Owosso,  Mich.—M.  Wood  &  Co.,  handle  manufactur- 
ers, partership  dissolved.  Wood  retiring. 

Des  Moines,  la, — The  Pacemaker  Bicycle  Company, 
successor  to  the  Kenyon  Bicycle  Company,  reports  affairs 
of  company  in  good  shape,  and  doing  a  good  business. 

Fort  tTervis,  N.  T.— The  Bredder-Allen  Cycle  Com- 
pany, at  Patterson,  N.  J.,  seeking  factory  location  here 
to  employ  100  hands,  and  to  manufacture  a  large  number 
of  wheels.  If  negotiations  are  successfully  concluded,  a 
$25,000  plant  will  be  erected.  This  company  manufac. 
tures  the  Condor. 

Worcester,  Mass. —  The  Wire  Goods  Company  re- 
cently added  new  and  improved  machinery  to  manufac- 
ture bicycle  spokes.  The  company  has  fifty  claims  for 
patents  on  this  machinery  pending  at  the  patent  office. 

Jacftson,  JIf icft.— The  Fostoria  Buggy  Company,  of 
Fostoria,  O.,  is  reported  to  be  preparing  to  establish  a 
bicycle  sulky  factory  here. 

Geneva,  O  —Geneva  Bicycle  Company  has  been  or- 
ganized with  a  capital  stock  of  $100,000,  with  J.  A.  Tur- 
ner, president;  H.  L.  Turner,  Chicago,  vice-president;  C. 
I.  Chamberlain,  Geneva,  secretary  and  treasurer;  A.  F. 
Alderman  and  C.  H.  Hunger,  Geneva,  and  D.  S.  Hitch- 
cock, Chicago,  with  the  foregoing  as  directors.  Mr. 
Hitchcock  will  be  superintendent.  The  works  (SunoU 
formerly  located  ar.  Chicago. 

Wreeport,  III.— The  Freeport  Bicycle  Manufacturing 
Company  plant  sold  to  the  National  Sewing  Machine 
Company,  of  Belvidere,  111.,  and  will  be  removed  to  that 
plac  at  once. 

Hew  York,— Ira.  Perego  &  Co.,  bicycles,  sporting 
goods,  etc.,  offering  creditors  cash  settlement  at  forty- 
flve  cents  on  the  dollar,  or  good  time  paper,  or  fifty  cents 
on  the  dollar. 


A    CHANCE    FOR    THE    RIDDLE    GUESSER. 


The  Rkpbeee  will  be  sent  six  months  free  to  the  person  who  first  supplies  the  correct  names  of  the  wheels  represented  in  the  drawing  herewith. 


THE  DENVER  TRACK. 


More  Round  Than  Waltham  or  Chicago,  but 
Exceedingly  Fast  and  Safe. 

Denver's  track  was  built  almost  in  a  day,  and 
that  it  was  on  the  right  lines  goes  without  saj  inj;. 
In  shape  it  is  more  round  than  that  at  Chicago  or 
the  Waltham  track.  The  rise  from  the  tape  to 
the  highest  point  of  the  banking  is  about  seven 
feet  and  it  is  said  the  men  at  speed  are  always 
slanting  inwards.  The  track  is  wide  throughout 
and  large  fields  may  be  started  with  safety.  The 
surface  is  a  combination  of  clay  and  fine  sand, 
and  works  to  the  smoothness  of  marble.  The 
grandstands  and  bleachers  face  the  entire  home- 
stretch and  seat  fully  8,000  people. 

Denver's  record  is  complete;  the  fastest  and  best 
track  upon  which  national  contests  were  ever 
held;  largest  crowd  in  attendance  at  the  races; 
largest  registry  list  by  600  ever  recorded  at  an  L. 
A.  W.  meet;  competitive  records  broken,  too,  in 
two  national  contests ;  more  sensational  races  than 
any  meet  ever  held  and  a  corps  of  oflicials  that 
took  the  back   seat  to  none  that  has  gone  before. 


What,  Only  a  Bomb? 

Cyclist  Stepfoots  put  his  wheel  in  the  service  of 
the  fatherland  and  took  himself  to  the  front.  Like 
a  flash  of  lightning  he  shoots  noiselessly  over  the 
country  road — danger  and  death  staring  him  in 
the  face  from  all  sides.  Suddenly  a  bomb  drops 
hard  at  his  side  with  a  fearful  crash,  and  one  of 
the  fragments  tears  away  the  knapsack,  which 
was  fastened  to  the  front  of  the  wheel.  Stepfoots 
is  thrown  by  the  force  of  the  explosion.       Aris- 


ing, he  takes  in  the  situation :     '  'Donuerwetter, ' ' 
he  murmurs,   "it  was  only  a  bomb  that  exploded. 


I  thought  by  s<iu  erkraut  it  v\  <is  my  pneumatic. ' ' 
— Sadfah  Swmoi 


Another  Real  Curiosity. 

In  the  dime  museum: 

Visitor — "Well,  why  are  you  here  among  the 
freaks?" 

The  Exhibit — "I'm  the  lady  who  rides  the  bi- 
cycle without  discarding  skirts  for  trousers." — 
Chicago  Record. 


Cribbs'  Creditors  Meet. 
A  meeting  of  the  creditors  of  George  W.  Cribbs 
of  Milwaukee  was  held  at  the  Great  Northern  on 
Monday.  A  settlement  on  the  basis  of 
seventy  per  cent  was  affected  last  year 
payable  in  inst-  .uients.  The  first  was  paid,  but 
the  second,  d.i^^'jortly,  is  what  brought  about 
the  r^  opting.  ' 


SI:  land  was  asked  if  his  present  twenty-four- 
hour  record  could  be  beaten.  '  'Well,  I  think  it 
is  becoming  a  little  hard ;  personally  I  will  not 
charge  myself  with  it. ' ' 


THE   LATEST   DANGER. 


No  Trouble  to  Handle  Men  Cyclists,  but 
Women   Scorchers — . 

There  is  a  new  terror  in  town,  says  an  exchange. 

It  goeth  like  a  lion,  seeking  .whom  it  may  run 
down. 

It  is  to  be  more  dreadful  than  a  car  of  .Jugger- 
naut, because  it  can  speed  around  the  square 
while  the  Juggernaut  is  turning  the  corner. 

It  is  more  terrible  than  an  army  with  banners; 
yes,  than  an  army  of  nurses  with  baby  buggies. 

It  is — what  need  to  say  ? — the  woman  on  a  bi- 
cycle. 

Pedestrians,  have  some  slight  protection  against 
the  man  on  a  bicycle  when  he  goes  on  a  rampage. 
They  can  scurry  out  into  the  gutter  and  kick  mud 
at  him.  They  can  subsidize  a  teamster  and  send 
a  coal  cart  on  him.  They  can  lug  around  base- 
ball-bat walking  canes  and  knock  him  out  on  the 
fly  now  and  then.  They  can  even  carry  their 
guns  at  half-cock  and  bring  him  down  on  the 
wing,  if  quick  enough  on  the  trigger. 

But  the  woman  on  a  bicycle  is  another  thing  al- 
together. The  public  has  long  since  rocognized 
the  fact  that  it  is  at  the  mercy  of  the  woman  on 
a  pavement,  especially  if  she  walk  double  or  triple 
file,  and  more  especially  if  she  carry  an  umbrella. 
Put  her  on  a  bicycle  and  she  is  simply  devasta- 
tion on  wheels. 

With  face  set  as  grimly  as  fate's,  with  eyes  as 
unseeing  as  the  Sphinx's,  with  pedals  as  relent- 
less as  the  jaws  which  clamp  her  tulle,  she 
swoops  down  the  street;  and  when  she  does,  let 
the  beasts  hunt  their  holes,  the  fowls  their  roosts, 
and  men  and  children  hurry  to  their  second 
stories,  if  second  stories  be  in  reach. 


o^  Weekl^Rpcord  and  RBVJE.W  ofOcungjimd  THEi  Cycung  Trade. 


VOL.  13,  No.  19. 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  SEPTEMBER  7.  1894 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


LEHR'S  BIG  RECEPTION. 


Carried  on  His  Friends'  Shoulders  and  Crowned 
with  a  Laurel  Wreath. 

Fbankfoet-ON-Main,  Aug.  23.— [Special  cor- 
respondence.]— The  reception  to  the  new  one-mile 
world's  champion,  August  Lehr,  at  his  native 
town,  Frankfort,  resembled  a  triumphal  proces- 
sion. Long  before  the  train  which  brought  Ger- 
many's old  champion  from  Antwerp  run  into  the 
station,  thousands  were  standing  at  the  platforms, 
the  halls  and  the  streets  to  see  him;  indeed,  the 
announcement  of  the  emperor's  arrival  could  not 
have  turned  out  a  larger  crowd.  Then  a  whistle, 
a  pushing,  a  roaring  and  "All  heil,  all  heil,"  from 
all  sides  it  sounds  to  the  ears  of  the  champion, 
whom  his  friends  carry  on  their  shoulders  to  the 
cab  which  was  covered  with  flowers.  The  proces- 
sion leads  through  the  broad  capital  streets  as  fast 
as  circumstances  permit  to  the  banquet  hall,  where 
Lehr  is  presented  with  a  laurel  wreath  and  toasts, 
songs,  specially  composed  for  the  event,  humorous 
speeches  and  last  but  not  least  the  wine,  kept  us 
together  till  early  in  the  morning.  Indeed,  there 
is  hardly  another  champion  to  be  found  who  has 
been  so  victorious  as  he,  for  a  course  of  eight  succes- 
sive years. 

With  A.  Heimann,  of  Berlin,  who  retires  from 
the  path,  Germany  will  lose  one  of  its  best  riders. 
His  last  prominent  victory  was,  it  will  be  remem- 
bered, the  European  safety  championship  at  Berlin. 

Whilst  the  D.  R.  B.  has  decided  not  to  sanction 
cash  prize  racing  in  its  territory,  the  A.  R.  U., 
comprising  most  southern  German  states,  with 
over  7,000  members,  at  its  congress  at  Regensburg- 
Bavaria  resolved  to  progress  with  the  spirit  of  the 
times  and  allow  the  members  to  accept  their  prizes 
in  cash,  preferring  this  clear  state  to  an  amateur 
institution  which  wants  to  give  itself  an  innocent 
appearance  to  the  outer  world  but  is  rotten  inside. 
The  union  likes  the  idea  of  an  amalgamation  with 
the  D.  R.  B.,  but  finding  it  unnecessary  and  out 
of  time  at  present  did  not  commentate  the  matter. 
Both  leagues  worked  together  on  the  occasion  of 
the  Milan-Munich  and  Dresden-Berlin  distance 
rides  and  if  necessary  will  do  so  again  for  the  sake 
of  the  sport.  A.  M. 


RAYMOND  FOR  PRESIDENT. 


The  Racing  Board  Chairman  is  Silent  Through 
Modesty  and  Courtesy  to  His  Chief. 
New  Yoek,  Sept.  2. — Chairman  Raymond's 
reply  to  the  Refebee's  question  as  to  his  presi- 
dental  candidacy,  vpherein  he  said  he  told  the 
western  newspaper  boys  at  Denver  that  he  was 
there  "not  as  a  candidate  but  as  an  official  under 
President  Luscomb,"  has  been  construed  very 
generally  as  by  no  means  a  refusal  to  run,  but  as 
a  mere  courteous  evasion  under  the  circumstances. 


Raymand  is  very  popular  east  and  west  and  also 
with  both  (if  the  local  factions.  Few  believe  that 
a  nomination  tendered  him  more  formally  than 
was  done  at  Denver  would  be  met  with  refusal, 
and  all  agree  that  an  acceptance  would  be  equiva- 
lent to  an  election  against  any  man  who  could  be 
put  up  in  opposition.  His  triumphant  success  and 
diplomacy  in  the  management  of  the  difficult  rac- 
ing board  administration  would  argue  an  equal 
eiSciency  in  the  broader,  though  hardly  so  exact- 
ing, field  of  the  pre.sideucy.  Much,  however,  as 
his  friends  would  like  to  honor  him  by  the  be- 
stowal of  a  nominally  higher  office  his  pre-emi- 
nent fitness  for  his  present  important  office  and 
the  extreme  necessity  of  securing  a  satisfactory 
substitute  for  him  on  the  racing  board,  seem  to 
stand  at  present  as  a  bar  to  any  offer  being  made 
with  any  considerable  backing.  There  has  been 
some  newspaper  talk  of  nominating  Isaac  B.  Pot- 
ter, but  did  he  believe  that  his  partner  had  any 
ambitions  in  that  direction  he  surely  would  not 
allow  his  name  to  be  used.  In  fact,  under  any 
circumstances,  it  is  doubtful  whether  his  am- 
bitions at  present  carry  him  any  higher  than 
the  New  York  chief  consulship. 


THE  L.  A.  W.  AND  THE  PROS. 


Talk  of  a  Revival  of  Professional  Racing  Under 
the  Control  of  the  League. 

New  YoBiv,  Sept.  2. — The  talk  about  bringing 
over  Zimmerman  and  the  foreign  professionals  for 
a  revival  of  cash-prize  racing  is  on  the  increase  in 
the  dailies,  but  whether  it  has  any  firmer  founda- 
tion for  it  than  the  mere  imagination  of  the  space- 
padders  does  not  appear  very  plainly.  There  is 
an  ex-professional  and  race-promoting  coterie  here 
which  thinks  it  grand  fan  to  "jolly''  the  daily  re- 
porters with  fairy  tales  of  this  sort.  That  the  great 
boom  racing  has  had  this  season  throughout  the 
country  and  the  possibility  of  a  large  available 
quantity  of  professional  material  on  hand  in  the  B 
ranks  has  set  the  dollar-chasers  to  building  air 
castles  is  doubtless  true,  but  that  there  is  any 
serious  talk,  with  money  behind  it,  is  by  no  means 
certain.  AVith  the  agitation  for  professional  rac- 
ing has  naturally  come  the  old  suggestion  that  the 
L.  A.  W.  take  it  under  its  nestling  wing.  In  this 
connection  Chairman  Raymond's  statement  to  the 
Refeeee  some  weeks  ago,  that  the  league  man- 
agers could  not  meddle  with  the  mire^^Sj^jirofes- 
sionalism  without  being  soiled,  that  if  ■  efi^ion- 
alism  was  revived  to  any  considerable ---.lent  it. 
would  have  to  be  managed  by  men  of  its  oyra,  and 
that  professional  bicycle  racing  never  had  b^en  and 
probably  never  would  be  made  to  pay  as  a  perma- 
nent project  is  interesting  to  recall  as  showing  how 
the  powers  that  be,  at  least  m  bis  altitude,  regard 
the  question, 


WHICH  IS  THE  REGULAR  TICKET  ? 


Luscomb  Claims  It  for  His  Nominations  and 
Potter  Says  It  Belongs  to  His  Side. 

New  Yoek,  Sept.  2. — At  the  recent  postmortem 
meeting  of  the  nominating  committee,  which 
should  have  named  the  regular  ticket  for  the  New 
York  division  officers  before  Aug.  1,  the  Luscomb 
combination  dropped  its  original  choice  for  vice- 
president,  W.  J.  Packwood  of  Buffalo,  and  sub- 
stituted E.  S.  Homer,  the  Trojan  consul,  which, 
they  claim,  with  Santee  and  Pennell,  constitutes 
the  regular  ticket.  As  was  suggested  by  the 
Refeeee  they  were  forced  to  hand  over  the  nom- 
inating function  to  Chief  Consul  Luscomb  and 
Secretary-Treasurer  Raisbeck.  In  view  of  these 
facts  the  Potter  faction  claims  for  itself  the  "only 
original  regular"  ticket.  Be  that  as  it  may,  the 
voters  have  been  so  fully  informed  by  the  cycling 
and  daily  press  (the  ilatter,  by  the  way,  evincing 
greater  interest  in  a  league  election  than  it  has 
ever  shown  before)  of  the  state  of  the  case  that  the 
regularity  of  one  or  the  other  will  carry  little 
weight  with  them.  The  nominating  committee 
named  the  following  ticket  for  representatives  in 
the  first  district:  J.  J.  Woods,  A.  E.  Hildick  and 
J.  P.  Haight  of  New  York;  J.  W.  Talmadge  of 
Tarrytown  and  C.  B.  Lockwood  of  Yonkers. 

Isaac  B.  Potter,  as  the  Refeeee  prophesied 
editorially,  is  proving  a  hard  fighter.  He  has  just 
returned  from  a  trip  up  Albany-Schenectady-Utica 
way,  where  he  is  said  to  have  done  some  very 
effective  campaigning.  To  his  popularity,  based 
on  his  Liberty  bill  and  good  roads  work,  he  is  now 
adding  his  labors  in  the  promotion  of  the  famous 
cycle  path  between  Coney  Island  and  Prospect 
Park.  President  Luscomb  has  gone  to  Boston  to 
start  his  "league-in-politics"  campaign,  which  by 
no  means  meets  with  unanimous  endorsement, 
either  by  good  roads  crusaders  or  wheelmen  with 
political  prejudices.  His  previous  effort  in  this 
direction,  his  letter  some  years  ago  endorsing 
Governor  Hill's  candidacy,  is  remembered  as  hav- 
ing proved  a  bad  bit  of  policy  in  having  alienated 
many  republican  friends  of  the  league. 


Think  Zim  the  Champion. 
The  French  cracks  have  the  following  to  say  of 
Zimmerman :  Maurice  Farman — '  'He  is  very  fast. 
He  will  be  beaten  in  a  race,  but  never  in  a  match." 
Lamberjack — "Zim  is  the  best  man  in  the  world, 
knows  what  training  is,  takes  his  time,  and  when 
he  is  ready  no  one  can  beat  him."  Lou  vet — 
,, "Zimmerman  is  an  astonishing  rider  and  can 
only  be  beaten  when  he  wishes  to  be  defeated. ' ' 
rournier — "I  have  always  considered  him  an  ex- 
ceptional man,  and  the  opinion  of  all  the  riders  is 
that  Zim  is  a  man  who  is  faster  than  anybody, 
and,  consequently,  without  accident,  must  al- 
ways win," 


^^^^t/ee^ 


GOSSIP   FROM    AUSTRALIA. 


SPRING  IS  JUST  OPENING  THERE  AND 
ROAD  RACES  ARE  ALL  THE  GO. 


Prospects  for  the  Next  Austral,  to  Be  Held  Dec. 
I  to  8 — Agents  Doing  a  Good  Business 
—A   New   Track— Fine    Coun- 
try Roads. 


Melbourne,  Aug.  1. — Usually  we,  in  this  part 
of  the  globe,  look  to  August  as  the  time  when 
winter's  clouds  break  up  and  fine  frosty  days  su- 
pervene. The  climate  of  Victoria  is  good  enough 
all  through  the  year  for  wheeling,  never  too  hot 
and  never  too  cold,  so  the 
agents  are  always  selling 
wheels.  Lately  the  chief 
fun  for  riders  has  been 
club  road  races,  scrambles 
of  twenty  miles  or  so  over 
muddy  roads,  and  this  sort 
of  business  knocks  a  ma- 
chine about  in  a  way  pleas- 
ing to  any  maker  or  seller 
of  new  wheels. 

Last  Saturday  the 
League  of  Victorian  Wheel- 
men held  its  first  of  three 
road  contests  to  decide  the 
club  premiership.  Eight 
clubs  sent  teams  of  four 
men.  The  distance  was 
twenty-iive  miles  over  fair 
road,  hut  a  head  wind  was 
blowing  for  the  outward 
fourteen  nules.  The  thirty- 
two  men  started  from 
scratch  and  no  pacemakers 
were  allowed.  The  result 
was  a  fine  contest  and  the 
Victory  club  came  home 
first,  H.  Beeson  the  runner- 
up  in  the  last  twenty-four 
hours'  race  being  first  to 
finish  in  1  hr.  35  min.  43 
sec.  Twenty-eight  of  the 
men  covered  the  distance 
under  two  hours,  which 
was  the  time  limit.  Two 
more  events  are  to  be  de- 
cided— fifty  and  lUO-mile 
'  races.  G.  W.  Chrisp,  the 
twenty-four  hours'  man, 
rode  for  Feruside  but  was 
not  in  it  because  his  chain 
went  wrong  and  Broad- 
bent,  another  supposed 
crack,  was  beaten  by  a  lot 
of  youngsters  so  that  he  only  got  in  on  the  devil's 
number. 

Tlie  Cycle  Salesman. 

Chrisp,  who  entered  a  trade  house  as  salesman 
after  he  won  the  twenty-four  hours'  race  with  402 
miles,  has  given  up  the  selling  business  which  I 
don't  think  he  ever  had  his  heart  in,  and  got  back 
to  surveying.  It  is  queer  how  cycle  houses  get 
hold  of  crack  riders  to  sell  machines  for  them. 
One  house  here  has  a  rare  collection  of  ex-cham- 
pions selling  its  wheels,  or  trying  to  sell  them. 
In  other  walks  of  life  selling  is  usually  looked 
upon  as  an  art,  but  it  would  seem  that  no  special 
capacity  is  requisite  to  make  up  cycle  salesmen. 
-Austral  Jiace  in  December, 

The  Austral  programme  has  just  been  printed 
and  seems  to  give  general  satisfaction,     The  meet- 


ing is  to  be  held  from  Dec.  1  to  8  on  the  Mel- 
bourne cricket  ground,  as  usual.  Although  the 
prize  list  has  been  pruned  down  a  bit,  the  com- 
mittee wisely  determined  not  to  alter  the  value  of 
the  Austral,  so  250  sovereigus  will  make  up  the 
three  prizes.  The  winning  of  the  big  prize  last 
year  by  Woodward,  the  outsider,  will  lead  num- 
bers to  fancy  they  can  do  likewise,  so  we  may  ex- 
pect a  Ijumper  entry.  I  don'tthink  the  Melbourne 
cricket  ground  will  be  fit  for  bicycle  racing  much 
longer  unless  some  banking  is  done — the  track  is 
quite  level  all  round. 

A.mong  the  Clubs. 

The  Melbourne  club  is  having  a  new  suite  of 

rooms  fitted   up  and  when  finished  they  will  be 

the  finest  cycling  quarters  south  of  the  line.     The 

Cyclists  Club — a  club  open  to  all  riders — is  also 


building  a  gymnasium  and  making  extensive  im- 
provements. 

jA   Fushinff  Agent-. 

A  mongst  successful  cycle  agents  in  these  parts 
I  must  class  Tom  Scott.  Scott  is  or  was  a  great 
road  enthusiast.  He  is  a  light,  spare  rider  but  of 
the  sinewy,  placky  order  and  few  obstacles  can 
thwart  him.  These  attainments  caused  him  to  be 
known  amongst  his  intimates  as  "Stanley."  With 
his  quiet,  unassuming  manner  he  manages  to  sell 
machSies  everywhere.  Ten  of  the  placed  men  in 
last  Saturday's  race  were  on  his  mounts  and  this 
out  of  twenty-eight  who  finished. 

-Yetv  Track  at  Adelaide. 

A  prize  of  ,£100  is  to  be  given  for  a  two-mile 
race  to  be  run  at  Adelaide  after  the  Austral. 
George  S.  Geddes,  who  M^as  for  many  years  hon- 


orary secretary  of  the  Melbourne  club,  has  formed 
a  £20  syndicate  to  run  the  affair  on  a  new  track, 
which  is  in  process  of  formation  by  the  government 
at  Adelaide.  The  new  track  is  laid  on  an  odd- 
shaped  piece  of  ground — triangular,  somewhat — 
and  it  will  be  kitey  in  form  and  have  good  straight 
aud  fail-  corners.  The  surface  will  be  asphalt.  I 
reckon  the  syndicate  will  make  a  jolly  good  penny 
if  it  runs  the  affair  economically. 

The  Only  Cycliity  Jt'uper. 
There  is  only  one  cycling  paper  in  Australia 
and  it  is  nearly  a  year  old.  The  printers  are  Rae 
Brothers,  two  pushing  young  men,  and  the  editor, 
E.  M.  K.  GoUan,  is  also  young.  The  paper 
affords  a  splendid  link  between  the  various  pro- 
vincial centres  in  Victoria  and  booms  the  sport, 
but  its  scope  might  safely  be  enlarged  by  making 
it  an  Australasian  paper 
instead  of  localizing  it  as 
at  present.  The  infant  is 
hardly  out  of  the  "pram" 
yet  and  I  suppose  must 
walk  before  it  can  run. 
isome  fine  lioads. 
Taken  all  round  Aus- 
tralian roads  are  fairly 
good  for  cycling.  In  Vic- 
toria, New  South  Wales, 
South  Australia  and 
Quesnsland  there  are  many 
miles  of  first-rale  surface. 
South  Australia  cau  per- 
haps lay  claim  to  the  very 
best,  for  limestone  aud 
gravel  are  very  largely 
used  iu  construction,  and 
in  some  parts  you  cau  get 
a  hundred-mile  stretch  of 
perfectly  blissful  riding. 
White  roads,  however,  are 
trying  to  the  eyes.  Iu  the 
west  of  Victoria  miles  and 
miles  of  level  roads  are 
met  with,  well  and 
smoothly  laid,  but  you  have 
to  ride  100  miles  from 
Melbourne  before  you  get 
on  to  the  good  ways.  New 
South  Wales  for  rural 
scenery  and  fine  roads  can 
hold  her  own  with  many, 
while  Queensland  is  the 
most  backward  of  the  lot. 
There  is  a  good  deal  of 
sameness  about  the  bash 
with  its  eucalyptus  gums 
and  wattles,  but  in  many 
places  the  variety  of  foliage 
is  charming,  whilst  a  very 
pleasant  perfume  is  always 
present  on  forest  roads. 
The  North  Road  Cycling  Club  will  hold  a  hun- 
dred-mile scratch  road  race  on  Sept.  8  [to-morrow] 
from  Coburg  to  Seymour  and  back.  The  event  is 
being  kept  well  at  the  front  and  some  good  racing 
should  occur.  The  qualification  for  membership 
is  that  you  have  ridden  100  miles  in  eight  hours. 
So  far  the  club  has  only  sixteen  members. 

Ajj  Idle  Boy. 


Matinee  Races  at  Plainfield. 
New  York,  Sept.  1. — The  last  of  the  series  of 
monthly  matinee  races  were  held  at  Crescent  Oval, 
Plainfield,  N.  J.,  on  Wednesday.  Monte  Scott 
rode  an  unpaced  mile  in  2:09  1-5  and  A.  H.  Bar- 
nett  an  unpaced  two  miles  in  5:02.  I.  N.  Line 
won  the  2:50  class  iu  2:42  and  the  mile  handicap 
of  2:38.    McCutcJien  won  the  quarter  in  :34  1-5, 


\ 


^^^j'ee^ 


CHANGE  IN  RULES  NEEDED. 


BOTH  THE   RACING  MAN  AND   PROMOTER 
MADE  TO  SUFFER. 


A  Correspondent  Suggests  a  Paid  Racing  Board 

and    Endorses    the    Scheme    to    Have 

Official  Referees — Some  Cases 

of  Injustice. 


The  .recent  organization  by  a  number  of  the 
crack  racing  men  and  their  managers  of  a  body 
willed  the  American  League  of  Racing  Cyclists 
has  brought  out  not  a  little  discussion  in  the  press 
regarding  the  unj  ust  treatment  so  often  accorded 
the  racing  men  by  mushroom  meet  promoters  and 
incompetent  track  officials.  The  two-class  scheme 
has  almost  entirely  done  away  with  the  old-time 
friction  between  riders  and  racing  boards,  but  the 
lot  of  the  circuit  chasers  has  not,  even  this  year, 
been  exactly  a  bed  of  roses,  as  those  who  keep 
close  watch  of  racing  aifairs  will  readily  admit. 
Many  cycling  writers  seem  to  delight  in  super- 
ciliously pooh-poohing  at  any  and  all   complaints 


phen.alia  of  amateur  cycle  racing  in  the  hollow  of 
their  hands,  cannot  atlbrd  to  longer  remain  blind 
regarding  it.  Not  that  the  racer  i.s  .always  the 
injured  innocent  in  the  dissensions  that  are  con- 
tinually arising.  By  no  means;  the  cracks  have 
enjoyed  their  liberty  to  its  full  extent  this  season, 
and,  to  tell  the  truth,  have  been  pretty  nearly  a 
law  unto  themselves,  disappointing  eager  audi- 
ences time  and  again  by  refusing  to  ride  races  in 
which  they  were  entered,  crawling  out  at  the  last 
moment  by  some  trivial  excuse  that  every  one  un- 
derstood to  be  manufactured  for  the  occasion. 

No  one  can  blame  meet  promoters,  who  have 
been  to  great  trouble  to  secure  the  presence  of  the 
cracks,  and  audiences  which  have  paid  out  their 
shekels  to  catch  a  glimpse  of  the  great  men  of  the 
path  for  feeling  angry  when  the  attractions  sulk 
in  their  tents  and  refuse  to  ride.  If  such  refusal 
arises  from  mere  impulse  or  whim,  it  cannot  be 
too  much  deprecated.  No  man  should  enter  a 
race  in  which  he  does  not  expect  to  ride;  he  who 
refuses  to  ride  in  a  race  in  which  he  is  entered 
without  good  reason  for  such  refusal  deserves  the 
contempt  of  all  men  who  believe  that  a  promise  is 
a  sacred  thing,  not  to  be  lightly  broken. 

But    during  the  season    certain  contingencies 


/SSN 


The  Midway — wlial  wheelman  visiting  the  worliVs  fair  will  furget  il :'    Bui  now  how  changed  .' 


emanating  from  the  racing  contingent.  But  the 
fact  remains  that  the  racing  men  have  several  real 
griev.ances  which  cannot,  injustice,  be  overlooked. 
Among  the  things  at  which  they  very  justly  pro- 
test might  be  mentioned,  prizes  whose  actual 
value  falls  far  short  of  their  advertised  valuation; 
nnsiife  tracks,  on  which  they  are  expected  to 
hazard  life  and  limb,  according  to  promises  made 
before  they  had  seen  them  and  were  aware  of  their 
abominable  condition;  unfair  handicapping, 
whereby  local  favorites  are  given  enormous  starts, 
in  the  hope  that  they  may  thus  vanquish  the  fliers; 
and  arbitrary,  unjust  and  uncalled  fortime  limits, 
imposed  by  local  boobies  who  attempt  to  referee 
races  with  no  more  knowledge  of  the  duties  of 
their  responsible  position  than  of  the  location  of 
their  soul. 

Here  are  matters  worthy  of  the  most  careful  at- 
tention of  the  body  governing  this  class  of  ama- 
teur spoit,  namely,  the  League  of  American  Wheel- 
men, and  its  accredited  representative,  the  racing 
board.  Such  grievances  are  not  to  be  lightly  dis- 
missed as  the  idle  pl.Tints  of  a  pamiiered  and  ex- 
acting class,  for,  though  the  crack  racers  are  in 
many  respects  most  fortunately  circumstanced, 
their  lives  are  not  all  sunshine,  and  they  are  often 
marks  for  treatment  so  unfair  that  the  potentates 
of  the  league,  supposed  to  carry  the  entire  para- 


have  arisen  in  which  the  racers  were  not  only 
perfectly  justified  in  their  refusal  to  ride,  but  in 
which  no  man  in  his  sober  senses  could  possibly 
have  done  otherwise.  Such  a  case  came  up  in 
Minneapolis  recently,  where  the  referee  placed  a 
time  limit  of  7:1.5  on  a  three-mile  lap  race.  Such 
another  case  came  up  in  Syracuse  where,  on  a 
wretched,  muddy  track,  the  referee  put  a  time 
limit  of  1 :10  on  a  half-mile  open  and  refused  to 
raise  the  limit,  even  after  the  riders  had  twice 
fruitlessly  endeavored  to  get  inside.  Similar 
cases  have  been  frequently  reported  throughout 
the  season,  and  the  contestants  have  in  most  cases 
very  properly  refused  to  attempt  the  practically 
impossible  tasks  set  befoio  them.  Managers  and 
local  officials  have  indulged  in  heated  verbal  fights 
over  the  matter;  hayseed  audiences,  with  no  more 
knowledge  of  time-limits  than  of  the  geography 
of  the  moon,  have  howled  in  indignation  at  being 
cheated  of  a  part  of  their  sport;  great  ill  feeling 
on  all  sides  has  resulted  and  local  cycling  enthusi- 
asm has  usually  suffered  considerable  dimunition. 
And  all  because  of  the  high-headedness  of  a  single 
individual,  backed  up  and  encouraged  in  his  mad- 
ness by  the  leading  lights  of  the  local  club. 
Anent  Official  Referees, 
The  idea  of  official  referees  seems  to  be  meeting 
with  pretty  general  approval.     As  matters   now 


stand  the  refcree.s  .at  most  meets  are  local  men, 
whose  knowledge  of  L.  A.  W.  racing  rules  is  sadly 
superficial.  Most  of  thera  manage  to  worry  through 
their  duties  somehow,  but  in  a  way  far  from  sat- 
isfactory to  those  who  realize  the  imjwrtant  place 
held  by  the  referee  .as  the  practical  autocrat  of  the 
track  and  arbiter  on  all  disputed  points  that  may 
arise.  It  takes  a  practical  and  experienced  man, 
one  versed  in  the  fine  points  of  the  sport  and  fully 
understanding  the  racing  tricks  and  manfcuvres 
which  the  eyes  of  a  novice  would  fail  to  discover, 
to  officiate  as  referee  at  a  meet  of  any  importance. 
At  races  of  merely  local  interest  a  local  man  raay 
do,  though  it  is  best  to  always  place  a  good  man 
in  the  position  on  general  principles,  but  at  a 
meet  of  any  size,  wheie  the  stars  of  the  path  com- 
pete, one  not  thoroughly  posted  on  racing  rules  or 
one  lacking  the  backbone  and  stamina  to  enforce 
them  is  entirely  out  of  place. 

The  experienced  referee  always  bears  in  mind 
that  there  is  a  limit  to  human  endurance  and  acts 
accordingly.  It  is  the  inexperienced  man  who 
seems  to  have  no  mercy  on  the  racere  temporarily 
in  his  power  .and  who  imposes  time  limits  that 
are  often  highly  unjust  and  sometimes  positively 
brutal  and  inlmman. 

Suggests  a  Paid  Racing  Board. 

It  seems  to  me  entirely  feasible  to  next  season 
replace  the  present  racing  board,  whose  only  per- 
quisite is  glory,  with  a  salaried  board,  composed 
of  men  able  to  give  their  whole  time  and  atten- 
tion to  r.acing  affairs.  This  increase  in  the  effect- 
iveness of  the  league's  field  force  would  enable 
many  desirable  projects  to  be  carried  out,  and 
among  other  duties,  the  membe-s  of  the  board 
might  act  as  referees  at  the  most  important  meets. 
It  would,  of  conrse,  be  impracticable  for  them  to 
referee  the  innumerable  cross-roads  tournaments, 
but  at  the  larger  meets  much  contention  and  petty 
squabbling  might  be  done  aw.ay  with  did  they 
officiate;  their  decisions  upon  matters  of  dispute 
naturally  carrying  more  weight  and  proving  more 
conclusive  than  the  judgments  of  men  of  less 
authority  in  the  racing  world.  For  each  circuit, 
one  member  of  the  board  might  be  delegated  to 
travel  with  the  men  on  the  road  .and  also  referee 
the  races.  He  would  thus  perform  double  duty, 
and  having  his  eye  on  the  racers  both  on  and  off 
the  field,  he  would  be  able  to  judge  with  much 
more  correctness  which  ones  were  living  up  to  the 
rules  and  which  were  not  than  can  any  of  the 
present  board,  obliged  to  rely  largely  for  their  in- 
formation upon  hearsay  evidence.  The  presence 
of  a  member  of  the  board  at  any  race  meet  would, 
it  is  scarcely  necessary  to  say,  have  a  restraining 
influence  both  upon  the  local  officials  and  upon 
the  riders  themselves,  and  more  real  r.acing  and 
less  "chin  music"  could  hardly  fail  to  result. 
Great  care  would,  of  course,  be  necessary  in  se- 
lecting this  board  that  none  but  men  of  unques- 
tioned integrity  and  thorough  knowledge  of  the 
sport  should  be  appointed  to  such  responsible 
positions.  To  referee  races  would,  of  course,  be 
but  a  small  part  of  the  duties.  Such  a  board 
would  be  of  untold  benefit  to  the  sport  in  a  hun- 
dred ways  and  the  league  could  well  afford  the 
extra  expense  its  maintenance  would  entail. 

Baery  Heckla. 


Money  for  the  Prospect  Park-Coney  Island  Path. 

New  Yoek,  Sept.  2. — Up  to  yesterday  the  sub- 
scriptions to  the  Coney  Island-Prospect  Park 
cycle  path  were  but  about  §100  short  of  the  .51,000 
recinired  for  the  Brooklyn  park  commissioners  to 
continue  work.  This  amount  is  made  up  mainly 
of  individual  contributions,  the  cycle  clubs  and 
road  houses  not  having  yet  been  heard  from. 
"Good  Eoads"  Porter  has  sent  out  another  appeal 
and  feels  confident  that  the  total  i53,500  required 
will  be  received  by  Oct.  1. 


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TIME  FOR  THE  A.  C.  C.  TO  ACT. 
With  that  alertness  credited  only  to  some  sav- 
age beast  of  the  forest  has  the  Chicago  policeman 
suddenly  been  inoculated;  for  ouce,  at  least,  he  is 
up  and  doing,  even  though  it  be  to  the  discomfort 
of  the  poor  cyclist.  During  the  period  of  time 
which  has  passed  since  Aug.  29,  the  cyclist  who 
was  unwise  enough  to  ridicule  the  city  ordin.mce 
relating  to  lamps  lias,  foi-  his  audacity,  been  com- 
pelled to  pay  tribute  to  the  city  treasurer,  for 
wholesale  arrests  have  been  quite  n  order  on  the 
south  side.  Although  both  the  city  and  South 
Park  authorities  hod  lamp  ordinances  on  their 
books  they  have  not  been  rigidly  enforced  for  the 
greater  portion  of  this  season.  With  the  north 
and  west  side  ofificials  it  was  diiferent.  Few 
riders  have  been  molested  when  ridiug  ou  the 
south  side  boulevards  without  lamps  until  last 
week.  A  lady— the  relative,  it  is  said,  of  some 
police  officer  of  high  rank— was  struck  by  a  bi- 
cycle, knocked  down  and  bruised.  The  rider  of 
the  machine  had  no  lamp.  Immediately  the 
order  went  forth  to  enforce  the  ordinance  to  the 
letter  and  we  must  give  "the  finest"  credit  for 
being  exceedingly  obedient.  Wholesale  arrests 
followed,  liberal  fines  were  imposed  and,  as  a  re- 
sult, the  lamp  dealers  have  been  cleaned  out  of 
stock,  while  the  oil  companies  have  been  taxed  to 
their  utmost  capacity  to  supply  the  demand  for 
illuminating  fluid. 

No  one  can,  with  reason,  take  exception  to  the 
enforcement  of  a  law;  the  authorities  erred  when 
they  did  not  enforce  it  rigidly  from  the  day  it 
was  passed.  It  was  not  fair  to  allow  the  ordi- 
nance to  become  a  dead  letter  and  then  suddenly 
seize  those  who  had  been  allowed  to  violate  it. 

The  Associated  Cycling  Clubs,  an  organization 
which  has  not  distinguished  itself  except  in  the 
promotion  of  a  Decoration  day  road  race,  now  has 
an  opportunity  to  show  its  power- if  it  has  such. 
It  shoald  set  about  to  have  established  a  general 
lamp  ordinance.  There  is  as  much  danger  to 
pedestrians  from  uulighted  private  carriages, 
buggies,  etc.,  as  from  unlighted  bicycles;  wheel- 
men have  no  protection  against  unlighted  vehi- 
cles. The  Referee  suggests  to  the  A.  C.  C.  that 
it  would  be  a  wise  move  to  name  a  competent 
committee  to  have  drafted  a  general  city  lamp 
ordinance;  that  every  alderman  be  impressed  with 


the  necessity  of  such  and,  incidentally,  told  that 
Chicago  has  50,000  voting  cyclists,  and  that  all 
cyclists  take  a  hand  in  securing  its  immediate 
passage.     This  is  the  A.  C.  C.'s  chance. 


TSE  DIFFERENCE. 


The  Denver  delegation  to  the  Louisville  assem- 
bly argued  that  the  national  meet  in  its  city  would 
increase  the  league's  membership  and  do  much 
for  the  sport  and  trade;  the  south,  through  Mr. 
Watts,  said  practically  the  same  when  asking  the 
league  to  exclude  the  colored  man.  Denver  has 
again  kept  its  promise,  for  we  learn  from  Secretary 
Bassett  that  over  two  hundred  applications  have 
been  received  from  Colorado  since  the  meet.  In 
addition  Denver  is  cycline  mad,  according  to  all 
reports  from  the  Queen  City.  As  yet  we  have  not 
heard  of  any  increase  in  the  league's  membership 
in  the  southern  divisions;  on  the  contrary,  many 
show  a  decrease. 

As  a  matter  of  fact  Denver  made  an  earnest  ef- 
fort to  carry  out  its  promises  and  succeeded, 
whereas  it  has  not  been  shown  that  the  league 
members  and  ofificials  in  the  south  have  even  at- 
tempted to  fulfill  their  prophecies.  If  the  south- 
erns would  show  as  intense  a  spirit  of  activity  in 
securing  league  members  as  they  did  in  having 
the  "white"  amendment  passed,  they  could  yet  ful- 
fill their  promises. 


CYCLING  AND  THE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 

It  is  gratitying  to  know  that  the  school  author- 
ities in  some  parts  of  the  country  ha%-e  seen  fit  to 
encourage  the  use  of  the  bicycle,  even  if  one-horse 
municipal  officials  are  "dead  sot  agin  it."  The 
Fergus  Falls  (Minn.)  Jotn-nal  says: 

It  is  only  a  question  of  time  when  the  school  board  will 
have  to  provide  some  sort  otshi-lter  for  the  many  bicy- 
cles used  by  the  scholars  in  riding  to  and  from  school. 
The  matter  was  brought  to  the  attention  of  Professor 
Weld  last  Monday  evening  before  the  meeting  of  Ihe 
board,  and  it  was  his  opinion  that  if  the  increase  kept  up 
it  would  not  be  long  before  it  would  be  a  real  necessity. 
So  far  as  he  knew  Quincy,  Mass.,  was  tbe  only  city  in  the 
United  States  that  had  provided  buildings  for  bicycles. 
At  the  state  university  the  students  are  allowed  to  put 
them  in  the  basements  of  the  buildings  but  here  the  base- 
ments are  already  crowded  and  the  machines  are  leaned 
up  against  the  pile  of  wood,  the  fence  or  the  building. 
When  it  rains  of  course  they  get  wet  because  the  scholars 
cannot  go  out  in  the  middle  of  a  recitation  to  get  them  in. 

And  why  not?  The  faculties  of  all  the  promi- 
nent schools  and  colleges  have  recognized  and 
helped  to  promote  base  ball,  foot  ball  and  other 
athletics,  .«o  why  not  cycling,  which  is  to-day  of 
far  more  pleasure  and  actual  benefit? 


Mademoiselle  Londondeeuy,  as  she  is  wont 
to  call  herself,  is  now  about  a  month  and  a  half  out 
on  her  fifteen-months'  globe-girdling  trip,  on 
which  she  is  to  earn — not  beg,  borrow  or  steal — 
and  take  back  to  Boston  §5,000.  Eeport  says  she 
earned  $230  the  first  day.  At  this  rate  she  will 
increase  Boston's  capital  holding  by  |55,200,  and 
there's  no  telling  what  she  may  do  when  she  gets 
her  hand  in. 


In  the  language  of  the  sporting  fraternity 
"Zimmerman  is  getting  the  hooks"  in  Paris.  He 
was  credited  with  an  unpaced  mile  in  2:15  4-5, 
whereas  the  Skeeter  thinks  he  did  better.  It  is 
reasonable  to  suppose  he  could  ride  under  that 
time,  inasmuch  as  he  has  already  followed  pace- 
makers to  the  tune  of  1:57.  Come  home,  Zimmy; 
you  know  how  yon  will  be  treated  on  these 
shores. 


Racing  men,  beware  !  Heed  what  an  English 
professor  says:  "There  is  very  great  danger  of  the 
racing  man  dying  of  lung  trouble  if  he  ever  ceases 
his  sports.  In  racing,  large  lungs  are  required, 
and  they  become  infiated  beyond  their  natural 


size.  If  the  cyclist  ceases  his  practice,  and  adopts 
anything  approaching  a  sedentary  life,  the  lungs, 
falling  largely  into  disuse,  easily  decay  and  the 
result  is  quick  consumption. ' '  It  were  better  the 
racing  man's  lungs  be  inflated  beyond  their  nat- 
ural size  than  his  head. 


The  mile  record  for  running  horses  is:  Straight- 
away course,  Salvator,  1:35;  oval  course,  Arab 
and  Ducet,  1:39.  Bliss  and  Tyler  are  but  four- 
teen and  four-fifth  seconds  behind  the  latter  fig- 
ure, while  Dirnberger  has  ridden  a  mile  within 
twelve  seconds  of  the  time  made  by  Arab  and 
Ducet.  At  this  stage  of  the  game,  however,  the 
running  record  is  a  long  ways  off. 


"The  gear  booms, "  quotes  an  English  paper. 
We  should  dislike  to  ride  a  machine  fitted  with 
such  a  contraption  if  it  kept  up  a  thunder-like 
noise  or  reminded  one  of  the  heavy  firing  of  artil- 
lery. 

1  ♦   t 

TIME  WHEELMEN'S   CENTURY   RUN. 


The  Wearers  of  the  Hour-Glass  Again  Capture 
the  George  W.  Childs  Cup— 335  Survivors. 
Philadelphia,  Sept.  3. — The  second  annual 
century  run  of  the  Time  Wheelmen  took  place 
Saturday  last.  The  course  was  from  Philadelphia 
to  Wilmington  and  return,  a  distance  ef  101 
miles.  Three  hundred  and  sixty-three  men  and 
four  women  left  the  club  house  of  the  Time 
Wheelmen  at  4:30  a.  m.,  and  notwithstanding  the 
dusty  and  stony  roads — a  result  of  the  long,  con- 
tinued drought — there  were  335  survivors,  among 
whom  was  Miss  Martha  Brown,  fourteen  years 
old.  The  route  followed  by  the  run  lay  through 
a  region  replete  with  historical  interest,  the 
re^•olutionary  battle  fields  of  Brandywine  -and 
Paoli  being  prominent  among  others.  Wilming- 
ton, the  fifty-mile  mark,  was  reached  at  11  a.  m. 
After  a  rest  of  ten  minutes  the  return  trip  was 
started,  and  the  dinner  station.  West  Chester, 
was  reached  at  1:30.  An  hour  and  a  half  sudiced 
to  put  in  enough  ballast  to  permit  of  the  party 
reaching  home  in  good  shape,  which  it  did 
at  6:42,  eighteen  minutes  ahead  of  schedule. 

For  the  second  time  the  Time  Wheelmen  carried 
their  hour-gla5s  emblem  to  victory,  this  organiza- 
tion bringing  through  sixty-five  of  their  sixty- 
seven  starters,  thus  giving  them  a  firmer  grip  on 
the  George  W.  Childs  cup,  which  has  to  be  won 
three  times  to  become  the  permanent  property  of 
the  winners.  Second  prize  goes  to  the  Golden 
Eagle  Wheelmen,  with  twenty-five  survivor.^.  The 
winners  of  third  and  fourth  prizes  have  not  yet 
been  decided,  several  clubs  being  tied  for  the  hon- 
ors, the  committee  being  unable  to  reach  a 
decision  until  the  checkers'  returns  are  all  in.  A 
lunch  was  served  to  all  the  survivors  at  the  club 
house. 


Awarded  to  W.  W.  Wilson,  Jr. 
Only  four  of  the  three  dozen  riddle-guessers 
furnished  correct  answers  to  the  Referee's  puzzle 
of  last  week — W.  W.  Wilson,  Jr.,  Wansau,  Wis.; 
Louis  Geyler,  Philadelphia;  Albert  M.  Pierce, 
Wausau,  Wis.,  and  Valdo  Bardeen  of  Wansau, 
Wis.  Mr.  Wilson  is  awarded  the  prize,  the 
Referee  for  six  months,  his  having  been  the  first 
correct  answer  received.  The  wheels  represented 
were:  Columbia,  Rambler,  Victor,  Kew  Mail, 
Premier,  St.  Nicholas,  Fowler,  Cleveland,  Phan- 
tom, Monarch,  Liberty  and  Buffalo. 


Easily  Shocked. 
Miss   Hannah  Sears,    supervising  principal    of 
South  Chester's    (Pa.)    public    schools,    shocked 
some  people  there  by  appearing  on  a  bicycle. 


^^^bfce^ 


FACTS  AND  FANCIES. 


I  could  not  attend  the  Denver  meet,  though  I 
had  promised  myself  the  pleasure,  but  I  am  most 
glad  that  the  Queen  City  did  herself  proud  and 
the  eastern  contingent  has  at  last  been  taught 
what  real  hospitality  is.  I  was  satisfied  more 
than  two  years  ago  that  if  Denver  got  the  meet  it 
would  be  worth  crossing  the  continent  to  see  her 
entertain,  and  since  the  first  intimation  of  a  desire 
for  the  meet  by  the  Denver  clubs  I  have  said  and 
written  what  I  might  to  help  them  get  it.  I  re- 
member a  pleasant  chat  held  in  the  club  rooms 
between  Mr.  McGuire,  Mr.  Block,  Mr.  McCarthy 
and  several  other  prominent  Denverites  and  my- 
self; the  question  of  speed  catne  up.  I  ventured 
the  opinion  that  the  eastern  cracks  would  not  have 
it  all  their  own  way  if  they  met  the  western  tliers 
at  Denver,  or  even  if  the  western  fliere  were  to 
compete  in  the  east,  the  comparatively  slow  time 
of  the  western  men  notwithstanding,  basing  the 
opinion  on  the  dilference  in  system,  the  peculiar 
conditions  of  atmosphere,  pacemaking  and  track 
facilities.  Ziegler  was  at  that  time  an  unknown, 
but  Foster,  Olsen  and  one  or  two  others  from  the 
coast  and  a  number  of  Denver  men  gave  promise 
of  excellent  material  and  it  seems  have  carried 
their  pennons  to  a  van  guard  place.  I  only  hope 
that  the  best  of  them  may  find  it  convenient  and 
profitable  to  come  east  and  prove  to  a  skeptical 
world  that  the  great  plains,  together  with  the 
orange  groves,  can  and  do  produce  stamina,  nerve, 

sinew  and  speed. 

»        *        * 

The  unfortunate  (to  say  the  least)  ab.sence  of 
President  Luscomb  and  his  underlings  has  had  a 
bad  effect  in  western  league  affairs,  which,  coupled 
with  the  asinine  letter  to  Governor  Waite,  placed  in 
the  relay  pouch  by  Grimm,  of  the  Ganymede  AVheel 
Club,  may  oifset  or  at  least  cripple  the  good  effect 
of  Denver's  wonderful  effort.  It  is  passing  strange 
that  the  official  head  of  this  great  nation,  no  mat- 
ter what  his  politics  may  be,  should  not  be  paid 
the  respect  due  his  exalted  position.  The  letter 
to  Waite  was  formal,  cold  and  pointless,  but  the 
fact  that  any  official  recognition  should  be  given 
a  sport-fostering  organization  snould  be  enough 
honor,  even  though  the  text  of  the  communication 
between  two  public  servants  should  be  constrained 
and  by  no  means  cordial.  To  be  sure,  if  under 
the  circumstances,  his  royal  high  fatness  at  Wash- 
ington had  addressed  his  wheelets  of  Colorado  in 
the  language  of  the  push — "Ah  there,  Gimblets, 
how's  free  silver;  what's  the  matter  of  my  Wil- 
son letter"  or  some  airy  persiflage  like  that,  the 
wild-eyed  president  of  the  Council  Bluffs  elnb 
might  have  understood  the  purport  of  the  mes- 
sage better  and  so  have  saved  some  bother.  As  it 
is  no  one  has  a  right  to  kick  unless  it  be  Governor 
Waite,  who  seems  to  be  perfectly  able  to  take 
care  of  himself. 

■X-  -x-  * 

This  is  pre-eminently  the  tourists'  season.  This 
branch  of  our  noble  sport  has  been  too  much 
neglected  and  it  is  a  pity  that  there  is  not  an  or- 
ganization of  some  kind  with  the  object  of  foster- 
ing the  gentle  and  valuable  art  of  exploration 
awheel.  The  L.  A.  W.  seems  to  ignore  this 
branch  and  the  Century  Eoad  Club  finds  no  favor 
except  in  those  who  in  dnst  and  care  grind  out 
100  miles  in  the  greatest  possible  time.  Illinois 
and  Wisconsin  are  covered  with  a  network  of 
highways  and  byways  well  worth  traversing; 
small  towns,  lakes,  woodlands  and  watercourses 
are  everywhere  at  hand,  and  those  who  go  awheel 
with  no  heed  to  mileage  can  find  much  to  please 
and  instruct  daring  these  pleasant  August  days. 
Both  Illinois  and  Wisconsin  have  good  road  books 


and  good  roads,  where  for  cheapness  and  pleasure 
a  jaunt  upon  the  cj'cle  is  without  peer. 


IN  AND  ABOUT  GOTHAM. 


Leading  Clubs  Off  for  Long  Jaunts— Some  Com- 
ing Events. 

Ne^v  York,  Sept.  :2. — Three  new  bicycle  clubs 
have  been  organized  in  Long  Island:  The  Eed 
Star  Wheelmen  of  Amityville,  the  Lynbrook  Bi- 
cycle Club  and  the  Williamsburg  Wheelmen. 

The  Kiversidcs  left  New  York  on  Saturday  night 
for  New  Haven  by  boat,  whence  they  wheeled  to 
Hartford  and   rode  out  to  the  races  on  a  tally-ho. 

The  Brooklyn  Bicycle  Club  started  Saturday  for 
its  annual  tour  to  the  Delaware  water  gap. 

The  Harlem  Wheelmen  will  hold  a  ceutury  run 
Sept.  23. 

The  New  York  Wheelmen  will  warm  their 
house  Sept.  8. 

«   ♦  t 

LIVING  PICTURES  FROM  PARIS. 


i.  V.  Spoke 
Spoke  is  one  of  the  most  gentlemanly  riders  to 
be  found   in  the  ranks  of  French  professionals. 


He  was  born  at  Orleans  and  is  twenty-eight  ycais 
of  age;  has  been  on  the  training  path  for  the  last 
three  years  and  has  won  several  first-class  handi- 
caps, although  he  is  relegated  to  the  second-class 
division.  When  the  last  team  went  to  England 
he,  with  several  others,  very  honorably  represented 
France.  He  has  taken  his  university  degrees  and 
has  come  out  very  well,  his  knowledge  of  the 
English  language  being  very  useful  to  him.  His 
writings  as  a  cycling  journalist  are  much  admired. 


Saw  Many  Good  Roads. 
Ed  Porter,  Fred  and  Albert  Yobn  and  W.  B. 
Wright,  composing  a  party  of  young  Indianapolis 
people,  have  returned  from  a  tour  through  Europe 
on  bicycles.  They  covered  1,2G0  miles  during  their 
fifty-days'  stay  abroad.  Lauding  at  Cologne  on 
July  15,  they  first  journeyed  over  the  elegant 
roads  of  central  France  to  Switzerland,  thence 
through  Germany  and  Holland  and  finally  back  to 
Prance.  They  are  enthusiastic  over  their  exper- 
iences and  declare  that  to  properly  see  Europe  one 
must  travel  on  a  bicycle.  Their  admiration  for 
European  roads  knows  no  bounds;  in  their  opinion 
America  has  much  to  learn  from  Europe  in  the 
way  of  road  improvement. 


AROUND  PARIS  AWHEEL. 


Ladies'  Race  —  Betting  Scandal  —  National 
Championships— New  Cycle  Path. 
Paris,  Aug.  ;21. — The  one  kilometre  n.ational 
championship  of  France  took  place  on  Snuday 
last,  at  the  Seine  track,  and  was  not  only  a  com- 
plete rout  of  the  French  champion  Louvet,  who 
wanted  to  ride  a  match  with  Zimmerman,  but 
was  in  itself  a  Airce  of  a  race,  for  the  verj'  simple 
reason  that  there  was  no  time  limit,  and  the  win- 
ner jumped  the  rest  of  the  field.  There  were  fif- 
teen entries,  out  of  which  thirteen  started,  these 
being  divided  into  three  heats  and  a  final,  the 
first  and  second  in  each  heat  being  eligible.  After 
the  sorting  out  was  concluded,  the  following  men 
faced  the  starter:  Medinger,  Louvet,  Farman, 
Antony,  Chereau,  Hermet  and  Dumond.  Once 
the  men  were  sent  on  their  journey,  Antony  took 
the  lead,  but  finding  be  was  doing  all  the  work 
fell  back  and  the  pace  was  equal  to  a  funeral  pro- 
cession and  this  continued  for  almost  a  lap,  when 
Maurice  Farman,  finding  that  nobody  would  lead, 
shot  away  and  got  fifty  yards  ahead,  and  amidst 
the  encouragement  of  the  spectators  he  sprinted 
the  rest  of  the  way,  jja-ssing  the  bar  an  easy  win- 
ner by  twenty  yards  in  front  of  Medinger  second, 
and  Antony  third.  This  was  the  one  kilometre 
championship  as  run  in  Paris.  Comment  is  need- 
less. 

JSacfi  for  Jjtidies  at  Chfrhotirg. 

Thursday  last  at  this  well-known  watering 
place,  the  cycling  ladies  held  their  annual  race 
under  the  auspices  of  Le  Matin,  a  French  daily 
paper.  The  number  of  entries  amounted  to 
twenty-one,  but  tburteen  only  responded  to  the 
call  of  the  starter.  The  rain  during  the  earlier 
part  of  the  day  had  made  the  roads  muddy  and 
the  pretty  costumes  were  more  or  less  spoilt.  To 
make  matters  worse,  there  were  many  falls,  but 
fortunately  none  was  seriously  hurt.  The  order 
of  ending  was:  Helene  Dutrieux,  seventeen  years 
of  :ige.  Mademoiselle  Lisette,  Mademoiselle  Dar- 
val,  Mademoiselle  Savigny.  Mademoiselle  Demay 
and  Mademoiselle  Suzaime  de  Marinville  won 
the  prizes  for  the  most  elegant  costumes. 
netting  Scandal  at  Milan. 

The  French  government,  which  takes  a  per- 
csntage  for  the  Pari  Untuels  or  betting  booths, 
has  found  its  example  followed  in  Italy,  and  not 
only  on  the  horse  race  courses  but  also  on  the 
cycle  track.  Some  few  days  ago  three  well-known 
racers,  named  Calabi,  Comenilli  and  Rusconi, 
settled  it  amongst  themselves  to  allow,  Salli,  a 
bad  runner,  to  win  a  certain  race.  The  odds 
against  the  last  named  were  five  to  one.  The 
three  good  runners  got  a  friend  to  accept  the  odds 
for  a  large  sum,  and  in  consequence  of  the  slow 
pace  the  public  saw  through  the  plot  and  created 

,  so  much  so  that  the  committee  had  to 

cancel  the  race.  A  similar  affair  occurred  some 
time  back  at  the  velodrome  d  'Arena,  in  which 
Poutecchi,  Pasta,  Calabi  and  Dana  were  impli- 
cated. It  is  an  open  secret  that  they  are  about  to 
be  suspended  by  the  Italian  union. 
One  More  Tracks 

A  new  track  was  formally  opened  last  Sunday 
in  the  eastern  part  of  Paris,  close  to  the  Vincennes 
Bois.  The  track  is  a  cement  one  and  is  very  fast. 
The  public  flocked  in  thousands  to  witness  the 
racing,  which  was  of  an  interesting  character. 
Starbtick  Heats  Crooks. 

Both  these  American  runners,  with  Billy  Martin, 
iourneyed  from  Paris  to  Dijon  to  run  in  a  100- 
kilometres  race,  with  pacemakers,  last  week. 
Starbuck  has  been  quietly  training  lately  and  is 
j  ust  coming  nicely  into  form,  and  although  beaten 
by  Linton  in  his  match,  he  showed  at  Dijon  that 
he  had  plentv  of  go  in  him.  Capitally  paced  he 
won  a  good   race  from   Crooks,  who  got  second. 


'<B/ce 


Like  Ten  Pins- 
Down  They  Goi 

RECORDS!     RECORDS!     NOTHING    BUT    RECORDS! 


UNPAGED,  PACED,  COMPETITION,  TRACK,  TIME,   ROAD--ALL  SUCCUMB  TO  RAMBLERS 


M 


ORE   Kambler   Kecords: 


Class  'A"  unpaced  [-4  mile,  by  F.  H.  Allen — 128  4-5. 

Class  "A"  unpaced  1-3  mile,  same  rider — :39  1-5. 

Class  "A"  unpaced  1-2  mile,  also  by  Allen — 1:01. 

Ohio  One  Hour  Record,  by  C.  H.  Roth,  Cincinnati,  22  miles,  1251  2-3  yards. 

Michigan  State,  One  Mile  Record,  C.  Barthel,  Mt.  Clemens — 2:15  1-5. 

Ohio  State  Novice  Record — 2:26  2-5.     Fast  novice  that ! 

ALL    ON    "G.    &   J."    TIRES    AND    STEEL    RIMS. 

IT'S    TRULY     WONDERFUL 

how  those  wheels  and  tiies  carry  mere  novices 
— to  say  nothing  of  past  masters  of  racing — on 
to  record  achievements  and  into  winning  posi- 
tions. Competitive  makers  admit  the  superi- 
ority of  Rambler  bearings — as  for  the  speed  of 
Rambler  tires — that  has  been  fully  and  often 
demonstrated.     Records  mean  speed. 

Rambler  winnings  since  last  report — 201  prizes,  including  94  firsts,  55  seconds. 
YOU     MAY     BE     DISSATISFIED    WITH     THAT     WHEEL     OF     YOURS--THINK     IT     OVER. 

Catalogue  free  at  any  Rambler  agency. 


GORMULLY    &    JeFFERY    MfG.    Co., 

85  Madison  Street,  174  Columbus  Avenue,  13-35  14th  Street,  N.  W.,  Cor.  srth  Street  and  Broadway,       37  Union  Street, 

CHICAGO.  BOSTON.  WASHINGTON.  NEW   YORK.  COVENTRY,    ENG. 

419-421  Flatbush  Avenue,  Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  201  Woodward  Ave., 

BROOKLYN,    N.    Y.  DETROIT,    MICH. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


SBURY  PARK,  Aug.  30.— Few 
of  the  cracks  cared  to  risk  their 
necks  on  the  ( to  their  mind) 
dangerous  track  of  the  Asbury 
Park  Athletic  Association  and 
the  opening  day's  racing  of  the  good  roads 
tournament  was  rather  tame.  The  day  was 
fine  for  racing  in  every  way  but  one — the 
wind  proving  an  obstacle  on  the  backstretch,  but 
this  made  great  finishes  possible.  Probably  5,000 
people  attended  and  the  success  of  the  meet 
seemed  assured.  In  the  officers'  tent  was  seen  the 
well-known  faces  of  Sterling  Elliott,  referee;  Pres- 
ident Luscomb  and  Vice  Presidents  A.  C.  Willison 
and  G.  A.  Perkins,  judges;  W.  C.  Anderson,  Chi- 
cago, T.  A.  Zimmerman,  whose  "boy"  is  winning 
honors  abroad,  and  H.  D.  Le  Cato,  of  Philadel- 
phia, timers  and  "W.  M.  Perrett,  clerk.  The  races 
were  run  promptly,  but  brought  forth  only  one  or 
two  sensational  incidents.  John  S.  Johnson  was 
hissed  by  a  lot  of  nincompoops  who  should  have 
been  offered  a  special  prize— for  the  person  who 
could  tell  why  they  were  hissing.  Johnson  had 
won  his  heat  in  the  mile  open  and  the  public  ex- 
pected a  great  race  between  him  and  Tyler.  At 
the  start  of  the  final  Johnson's  wheel  went  wrong 
This  was  the  cause  of  throwing  him  out  of  the 
race.  He  slowed  down  and  rode  slowly  around 
to  the  stand,  the  people  hissing  and  Johnson  bow- 
ing politely  in  acknowledgment.  Eck  came  out 
and  met  Johnson,  glanced  at  the  wheel  and  also 
bowed  acknowledgment.  Tyler  won  the  contest 
from  Kennedy.  Later  Eck  came  gravely  out  and 
mounted  for  the  boys'  race,  looking  decidedly  odd 
with  his  white  hair. 

Those  Programmes. 
The  programmes  for  the  day  were  a  delusion 
and  a  snare  and  Mr.  Elliott  made  an  announce- 
ment something  like  this  to  the  crowd:  "Ladies 
and  gentlemen.  I  wish  to  call  your  attention  to 
a  special  prize  of  a  pair  of  gold-mounted  opera 
glasses  to  the  person  who  can  truthfully  say  he 
understood  to-day's  programme;  and  I  want  to 
say  we  will  have  a  programme  to-morrow  that 
even  the  judges  can  understand." 

Harnett's  Easy  Mandicap. 
The  two-mile  handicap,  scheduled  for  three 
heats,  was  run  in  one,  with  Titus  the  only  scratch 
man.  Thirty  yards  ahead  was  Bald,  and  Ken- 
nedy had  forty-five.  Bamett  was  given  170.  He 
made  a  run-away  win,  while  Bald  and  Kennedy 
were  engaged  in  an  attempt  to  pull  Titus  up  to 
the  field,  for  Titus  would  not  set  pace.  The  three 
finally  accomplished  their  object.  Louis  Callahan 
then  quickly  sped  away  and  with  Macdonald 
made  a  pretty  fight  for  second.  Callahan  took 
second  from  Miller,  who  fought  gamely  and  Mnl- 
likin  was  beaten  out  by  Madonald  for  fourth 
place,  Titus  running  sixth. 

The  class  B  men  are  saving  themselves  for 
Springfield  and  do  not  care  to  run  the  slightest 
risk  at  this  time.  They  are  tired  fix)m  travel  and 
cannot  do  themselves  justice.  The  class  A  men 
put  up  the  best  sport,  making  wins  only  on  merit. 
But  one  tumble  occurred  that  was  at  all  serious 
and  that  was  in  the  two-mile  handicap,  A.  Some 
one  cut  across  the  front  of  one  of  the  riders  and 


four  came  down.  The  pole  on  the  track  is  a  board 
three  inches  high.  As  the  men  finished  the  mile 
open,  Mullikin  crowded  Ganse,  whose  pedal 
struck  the  pole.  He  suddenly  shot  up  into  the 
air,  turned  over  and,  landing  on  hands  and  knees, 
sprung  up  and  crossed  the  track  smiling.  The 
summary : 

Two-third  mile,  open,  class  A— First  heat— C.  F.  Royce, 
1;  H.  B.  Martin,  8;  E.  L.  Blauvelt,  3;  time,  1:41 1-5. 

Second  heat-G.  C.  Smith,  1;  F.  Shatto,  2;  W.  H.  Blake, 
3;  time,  3:0.5  1-5. 

Third  heat— W.  F.  Sims,  1;  Monte  Scott,  2;  George 
Adams,  3;  time,  1:58. 

Final  heat— W.  F.  Sims,  1;  H.  B.  Martin,  2;  C.  F.  Royce, 
3;  time,  2:00  1-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— A.  H.  Barnett,  170yds.,  1; 
L.  A.  Callahan,  130  yds.,  2;  E.  F.  Miller,  120  yds.,  3;  Eay 
Macdonald,  130  yds.,  4;  time,  4:51 1-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— J.  S.  Johnson,  1 ; 
Kennedy,  2;  uarnett,  3;  C.  H.  Callahan,  4;  time,  2:54  1-5. 

Second  heat— W.  H.  Mullikin,  1;  C.  E.  Ganse,  2;  L.  A. 
Callahan,  3;  time,  2:55  3-5. 

Third  heat— Tyler,  1;  E.  C.  Johnson,  2;  E.  F.  Miller,  3; 
time,  2:39  3-5. 

Final  heat— Tyler,  1;  Kennedy,  2;  Mullikin,  3;  time, 
2:31  2  5. 

One  mile,  handicap,  class  A— First  heat— E.  A.  Boflnger, 
55  yds.,  1;  L.  Gubberly,  140  yds.,  2;  J.  H.  Harrison,  95 
yds.,  3;  time,  2:19  1-5. 

Second  heat— W.  D.  Knecht,  180  yds.,  1 ;  F.  E.  Doup,  85 
yds.,  2;  W.  C^Roome,  70  yds.,  3;  time,  2:18  2-5. 

Third  heat— J.  M.  Baldwin,  85  yds.,  1;  Monte  Scott,  30 
yds.,  2;  H  Hawthorne,  115  yds.,  3;  time,  2:16  2  5. 

Final  heat^E.  A.  Boflnger,  1;  Monte  Scott,  2;  J.  H. 
Harrison,  3;  time,  2:14  2-5. 

Two  mile,  handicap,  class  A  (New  York  and  New  Jer- 
sey riders)- E.  A.  Boflnger,  75  yds.,  1;  W.  C.  Roome,  95 
yds.,  2;  A.  J.  Hargan,  230  yds,,  3;  Ray  Dawson,  100  yds., 
4;  time,  4:46. 

One-mile,  novice— J.  S.  Fink,  1 ;    A.  Brown,  2;    William 

Weller,  3;  time,  3:01. 

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*       * 

TWO  RECORDS  THE  SECOND  DAY. 


Four  and  Five  Miles  by  Monte  Scott  in  9:51  3-5 
and  i2:ri. 
AsBUEY  Park,  Aug.  31. — Exciting  racing  was 
seen  the  second  day  of  the  good  roads  tournament. 
The  five-mile  A  and  B  events  were  features.  The 
former  was  the  metropolitan  district  championship, 
open  only  to  riders  within  a  radius  of  fifty  miles 
of  New  York,  yet  the  world's  five  and  the  four 
mile  competitive  records  received  a  sound  thrash- 
ing, the  four-mile  having  previously  been  broken 
two  and  two-fifths  seconds  by  Barnett  in  the  B 
open  event,  only  to  have  eighteen  and  two-fifths 
seconds  taken  off  by  the  local  men.  The  semi- 
pros  ran  first  and  refused  to  follow  as  fast  pacing 
as  was  made  for  them.  No  pace  was  too  hot  for 
the  A's,  at  least  for  two  of  the  six  starters.  The 
comparative  times  of  the  two  events  are  given: 

ImileB  2:37  A    2:29 

2  "      "  5:10  "    4:57 

3  "      "  7:35  "    7:273-5 

4  "      "  10:10  "    9:513-5 

5  "      "  12:373-5       "12:11 

The  five-mile  competitive  record  as  made  by 

Lumsden  at  Evansville  was  12:36.  Goehler,  a 
member  of  the  Columbia  team,  cut  five  seconds 
oflF  this  time,  the  first  break  in  two  years.  Titus 
cut  over  two  seconds  off  the  record  in  the  five-mile 
race  at  Lafayette,  July  30,  and  again  cut  into  it  at 
Denver  in  the  national  championship.  His  time 
was  clipped  four  seconds  more'the  next  day  when 


Bird  rode  five  miles  from  scratch  in  12:15.  The 
beauty  of  pacemaking  in  such  events  was  well 
illustrated  in  the  metropolitan  district  champion- 
ship, when  the  field  was  pulled  out  until  only  two 
remained  and  those  two  completely  strapped  when 
the  race  was  finislied,  Scott,  the  winner,  in  par- 
ticular, being  wild-eyed  and  haggard  and  forced 
to  lean  on  his  trainer  a,s  he  left  the  track.  Doup, 
who  had  the  best  chance  in  the  contest,  swung  the 
corner  strong  and  was  forced  to  swerve  violently 
to  avoid  one  of  the  pacemakers.  W.  L.  Darmer 
and  F.  Shatto,  New  Jersey  Athletic  Club;  W.  H. 
Blake,  Riverside  Wheelmen  and  G.  B.  Cobb,  Jr., 
Harlem  Wheelmen,  were  others  who  started,  all 
but  Cobb  dropping  out.  The  latter  fell  behind 
but  stuck  it  out,  finishing  a  hundred  yards  back. 
Fourteen  Started. 
In  the  five-mile  class  B,  for  two  high  grade  bi- 
cycles, a  field  of  fourteen  started,  two  of  these,  E. 
F.  Miller  and  E.  C.  Johnson,  as  pacemakers. 
Johnny  Johnson  plaj'ed  well  back  and  when  in 
the  fourth  mile  Barnett  and  then  Murphy  made  a 
runaway  dash,  he  worked  up  to  the  front.  Titus 
had  been  near  the  front  taking  the  pace  and  not 
pushing  matters  vigorously  as  he  generally  does. 
He  awoke  too  late,  for  Louis  Callahan  jumped 
suddenly.  Johnson  went  after  him  and,  passing 
on  the  turn,  was  away  for  home,  winning  by  a 
couple  of  lengths.  Titus  jumped  Callahan  at  the 
tape  and  was  second,  Kennedy  running  a  close 
fourth.  Charlie  Callahan  slipped  on  the  corner 
and  he  landed  just  in  time  to  throw  Charlie  Mur- 

Salf  in  1:00  3-S. 

Ray  Macdonald  made  a  good  ride  for  this  track, 
when,  paced  by  Bald  and  Tyler,  he  covered  the 
half  in  1:00  3-5,  lowering  George  0.  Smith's  rec- 
ord of  1 :02  2-5.  The  first  quarter  was  :30  3-5, 
and  the  last  :30.  The  day  was  grand,  warm  and 
cloudy  and  with  little  or  no  wind.  The  events 
were  run  promptly,  three  hours  only  being  re- 
quired. 

Sims  Wins  From  Scratch. 

Three  pretty  heats  were  rim  in  the  two-mile 
handicap,  class  A,  the  prettiest  series  of  the  meet. 
In  the  first  W.  F.  Sims  (30  yds.)  rode  a  grand 
race,  picking  up  the  bunch  at  a  mile  and  going 
after  Brown,  the  250-yard  man,  in  the  fifth  lap. 
He  sprinted  finely  and  won  the  heat  from  Walter 
Roome,  F.  Shaft  third,  in  the  good  time  of 
5:01  1-5.  Bofinger,  winner  of  the  two  handicap 
races  of  yesterday,  had  30  yards  in  the  second  heat. 
Catching  the  field  by  a  clever  piece  of  riding  he 
led  for  two  laps.  Harrison,  150  yards,  came  out 
and  in  a  tight  finish  won  the  heat,  Ray  Dawson, 
100  yards,  taking  third.  George  C.  Smith,  the 
only  scratch  man  to  start,  qualified  in  a  sensational 
way  in  the  third  heat.  After  a  fine  run  of  a  mile 
to  make  up  150  yards  he  fell  into  the  bunch  and 
did  not  get  out  in  time.  On  the  stretch  he  came 
by  a  half-dozen  and  right  on  the  tape  jumped 
Doup,  taking  third;  Baldwin,  160  yards,  won, 
Church,  120  yards,  second.  Smith  did  not  start 
in  the  final,  although  he  had  an  excellent  show. 
Bofinger  and  Sims  at  30  yards  caught  the  field, 
which  was  loafing  and  shifting  for  a  pacemaker, 
on  the  backstretch  of  the  second  lap.  They  had 
a  tilt  for  the  pole  at  the  mile  and  this  was  an  ex- 
citing moment.  On  the  last  lap  Sims  gained  a 
lead  and  although  Bofinger  tried  hard,  he  was  no 
match  for  the  Washington  man.  Walter  Roome 
was  an  easy  third. 

A  lAvely  Two-Thirds  mile  Race. 
There  were  five  heats  in  the  two-thirds  mile 
class  E,  the  winners  only  to  qualify  except  in  the 
fastest  heat.  In  the  first  John  S.  Johnson  set  all  the 
pace  and  won  in  1 :46.  The  limit  was  1 :40  and 
the  heat  was  called  off".  Johnson  refused  to  run 
again  and  the  crowd  vented  its  spite  on  him. 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


17 


WORLD'S    RECORDS 


1 

2 

Harry  Tyler,  1-3  mile 
"       1-2     '• 
"       2-3    •' 

1 

1 

1 
"14     ■. 

"       1-2    " 
A.  CJardner,  1-3     " 
Nat  Butler,  1  1-4     " 

1  1-3     " 
1  1-2     " 
1  2-3     " 

1  3-4     " 
..         i.        2           " 

Turub  ill      1 
Bainliridge  10         " 

,  flying  start, 

37  1-5 

,    .           .55  4-5 

3 

u                  a 

1.14  1-5 

4 

,1                  11 

1.53  4-5 

5 

standiD^  "    

1  57  3-5 

(i 

un  pared         

2.07  2-5 

7 

20  3-5 

8 

,1 

.56  4-5 

9 

"    "A"  

40  15 

10 

paced          ; 

3.36 

11 

3.45  3-5 

12 

., 

3  05  "-5 

13 

li 

... 3  30  3  5 

14 

„ 

3  36  4-5 

15 

d 

4  07  2-5 

16 

3.33  3-5 

17 

26.13  1-3 

COPY    OF    TELEGRAM  : 

Springfielp,  Mass.,  Aug.  27,  1894. 
Morgan  &  Wright,  Chicago. 

Made    unpaced   mile    this    afternoon    in    2.07  2-5;    also    hold 
quarter  in  .26  3-5,  and  half  in  .56  4-5,  unpaced.     Tires  O.  K. 

H.  C.  Tyler. 


MORGAN    &   WRIGHT, 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


ARE  GOOD  TIRES 


Morgan  xWrightTIres 
are  good  tires 


Barnett  ran  away,  or  tried  to,  in  this  heat,  but 
Charlie  Murphy  oanght  him  and  tried  the  same 
game,  bnt  Barnett  passed  Murphy  at  the  tape, 
the  result  being  the  fastest  heat  of  the  day, 
1:33  1-5.  Bald,  Tyler,  L.  A.  Callahan  and  Ken- 
nedy qualified  in  the  other  heats.  Bald,  L.  A. 
Callahan,  Tyler,  Johnson,  Murphy,  Barnett  was 
the  order  on  the  first  lap  of  the  final.  Bald  started 
the  sprint  on  the  last  bank.  Murphy  came  up 
with  Tyler  and  made  it  three  abreast  on  the 
straight.  Bald  worked  hard,  and  it  looked  his 
race  by  a  hair,  but  Tyler  won,  with  Bald  second, 
and  Charlie  Murphy  third,  in  1 :39  3-5. 
TracTs  Record   I,owered. 

Ray  Maodonald  succeeded  in  lowering  George 
N.  Smith's  track  record  of  1:02  3-5  for  a  half, 
doing  1:00  3-5.  Macdonald  was  beautifully  paced 
by  Bald  a  quarter  in  :30  3-5.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— C.  L.  Decker,  1;  J.  P.  Rogers,  2;  E. 
V.  Parker,  3;  time,  3:17  1-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— First  heat- W.  F.  Sims. 
iO  yd.=.,  1;  W.  C.  Eoome,  05  yds.,  2;  F.  Shafto,  105  yds.,  8; 
time.  5:01 1-5. 

Second  heat^-J.  H.  Harrison,  150  yds.,  1;  B.  A.  Boflnger, 
30  yds.,  i;  Eay  Dawson,  100  yds.,  3;  time,  5:02  1-5. 

Third  heat— J.  M.  Baldwin,  160  yds.,  1;  C.  A.  Church, 
120  yds.,  2;  G.  C.  Smith,  scratch,  3;  time,  5:03  3-5. 

Final  heat— Sims,  1;  Bofinger,  2;  Roome,  3;  Dawson,  4; 
time,  5:U7. 

Two-thirds-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— J.  S.  John- 
son, 1;  C.  M.  Murphy  and  W.  H.  Mullikin,  2 — no  race. 
Run-over- A.  H.  Barnett,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2:  W.  H.  Mulli- 
kin, 3;  time,  1:33  1-5. 

Second  heat,  two  starters —Bald,  1;  Goehler,  2;  time, 
1:38  1-5. 

Third  heat— Tyler,  1;  E.  O.  Johnson,  2;  Macdonald,  3; 
time,  1:37  1-5. 

Fourth  heat— L.  A.  Callahan,  1;  Miller,  2;  time,  1:37  !-.'••. 

Fifth  heat— Kennedy,  1;  C.  H.  Callahan,  2;  Ganse,  3; 
time,  1:36. 

Final  heat— Tyler,  1;  Bald,  2;  C.  M.  Murphy,  3;  Ken- 
nedy, 4;  time,  1:39  3  5. 

Third-mile,  Jersey  riders— H.  B.  Martin,  1;  Monte  Scott, 
2;  Fred  Hoyce,  3;  time,  :44  4  5. 

Five-mile,  class  B — J.  S.  Johnson,  1;  Titus,  2;  L.  A.  Cal- 
lahan, 3;  Kennedy,  4;  time,  12:37  3-5.  Time  of  four  miles 
10:10;  by  Barnett,  world's  record  10:12  2-5  by  C.  T. 
Knisely. 

Five  mile,  metropolitan  district  championship— Monte 
Scott,  1;  F.  E.  Doup,  2;  G.  B.  Cobb,  3;  time,  12:11.  Time 
by  miles— One,  2:29;  two,  4:57;  three,  7:27  3-5;  four,  9:51 
3-5.  Latter  and  five-mile  times,  both  by  Monte  Scott, 
world's  records. 


GOOD  SPORT  SATURDAY. 


Tyler  Captures  the  Big  Race— Attempts  at  the 
Records. 

AsBURY  Park,"  Sept.  1. — ^"The  best  laid  plans 
of  mice  and  men  oft  gang  agee,"  stands  pat  in  the 
story  of  to-day's  |500  piano  mile  championship. 
John  S.  Johnson  had  his  plans  all  laid  andr  past 
history  tells  of  the  great  success  of  Johnson- 
Tomec  plans.  Tyler  and  Johnson  were  to  meet 
and  a  larger  crowd  than  on  either  the  first  or 
second  day  gathered  to  witness  the  contest.  The 
knowing  ones  "winked  the  other  eye"  and  re- 
called the  many  fine  rides  of  Titus  and  Bald.  In 
this  event  Titus  qualified  but  Bald  failed,  Goehler, 
his  team  mate,  taking  second  to  Tyler,  a  foot 
ahead  of  Bald.  Goehler  rode  well  in  his  heat. 
He  led  the  sprint  but  Tyler  nipped  him  and  then 
Goehler  exhibited  good  material  in  a  sprint  down 
the  stretch.  Bald  swung  the  corner  wide  and 
worked  like  a  beaver,  but  could  not  take  second. 
Johnson  qualified  in  the  first  heat,  winning 
prettily  with  a  jump  right  at  the  tape,  giving  him 
the  decision  over  Murphy.  Johnson  played  for 
the  pole  at  the  start  of  the  final,  but  this  Tyler 
won,  his  heat  being  fastest.  Kennedy  closed  up 
a  considerable  gap  on  Titus  in  his  heat,  and  the 
two  sailed  over  the  tape  but  six  inches  apart, 
Titus'  front  wheel  six  inches  ahead  of  Kennedy's. 


Time  limits  were  placed  on  all   the  heiits  and  the 
men  rode  inside  limit  on  each. 

T/te  Final  a  Fine  Haec. 
The  final  was  the  last  race  of  the  day.  Louie 
Callahan  was  ou  the  pole  as  pacemaker  with 
Tyler,  Johnson  and  Titus  next.  Kennedy  jumped 
ahead  of  the  pacemakers  at  the  start,  Callahan 
only  gaining  the  lead  on  the  backstretch,  where 
the  order  was:  Kennedy,  Murphy,  Tyler,  Johnson, 
Titus  and  Goehler.  There  was  no  change  for  two 
laps,  Callahan  making  pace  and  dropping  out 
then.  The  men  hesitated,  slowing  down  con- 
siderably. Around  the  first  banking  they  grouped 
waiting  for  some  one  to  say  "go."  Tyler  went 
by  Kennedy  and  Murphy  like  a  shot  and  Johnson 
came  up  from  the  back  at  high  speed.  Titus,  in 
shifting  around,  cut  Johnson  off  for  a  second, 
throwing  him  out  of  his  stride.  But  Johnson 
went  by  although  not  at  the  speed  intended. 
Then  Tyler  went  after  him,  gathering  up  the 
slack  in  short  order  and  leading  around  the  turn. 
Titus,  coming  up  outside,  took  the  bank  near  the 
top  and  with   the  momentum   at  the  turn  shot 


down  and  by  Johnson    into  perond   phice.     Here 

Johnson  made  a  jump  but  at  the  tape  was  still  a 

foot  back,  Titus  taking  second  a  length  back  of 

Tyler.     Both  Titus    and   Johnson     receive  high 

grade  wheels  and  Goehler,  fourth  across,  receives 

a  monkey.     Murphy  and  Kennedy  sat  up  on   the 

straight. 

Some  Record  Trials. 

The  day  closed  with  a  number  of  paced  and  un- 
paced  trials,  the  most  noteworthy  being  the  mile 
ride  by  Maddox,  paced  for  the  two-thirds  by 
Kennedy  and  Bald  on  a  tandem  and  Taxis  for  the 
last  third.  He  did  2:09  2-5,  breaking  the  track 
record  held  by  Zimmerman  at  2:15. 

C.  M.  and  W.  F.  Murphy  on  a  tandem  placed 
the  half-mile  tandem  record  of  the  track  at  :59  2-5 
and  Titus  and  Miller  did  the  mile  in  2:07  2-5, 
neither  being  able  to  hold  the  corners. 

F.  P.  Prial  offered  a  special  prize  for  the  un- 
paced  mile  race,  both  classes,  the  B  men  to  be 
penalized  five  seconds.  Sims  won  with  2:26  1-5 
to  his  credit,    although  Barnett,   a  B  man,   did 


2:23  4-5.     Doup  did  2:31  1-5,    Roome,    2:33  and 
Blake  2:37  2-5. 

Callahan's  Good  Win. 

Louis  Callahan's  win  of  the  mile  handicap  was 
a  meritorious  performance.  Kennedy  had  thirty 
yards  and  Callahan  sixty.  Kennedy  quit  in  the 
first  lap  and  when  the  bell  tapped  Callahan  was 
still  away  in  the  rear.  On  the  banking  he  jumped, 
W.  F.  Murphy  cleared  the  way  and  Callahan 
went  up  along  the  line  just  in  time  to  catch 
Goehler,  who  led  the  sprint.  Callahan  came 
down  to  the  tape  as  straight  as  an  arrow  and  won 
in  2:11  3-5.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— L.  A.  Callahan,  60  yds.,  1; 
Ganse,  140  yds.,  2;  Miller,  80  yds.,  3;  Goehler,  70  yds.,  4; 
time,  2:11  3-5. 

Two-third-mile,  handicap,  class  A— First  heat— W.  D. 
Kneoht,  110  yds.,  1;  Ray  Dawson,  40  yds.,  2;  F.  E.  Doup, 
50  yds.,  3;  time,  1:25  3-5. 

Second  heat — H.  B.  Martin,  45  yds.,  1;  J.  H.  Harrison, 
60  yds.,  2;  W.  F.  Sims,  scratch,  3;  time,  1:25  1-5. 

Third  heat— R.  L.  Ames,  110  yds.,  1;  J.  M.  Baldwin,  50 
yds,,  2;  W.  H.  Blake,  70  yds.,  3;  time,  1:28  2-5. 

Final  heat — Knecht,  1;  Amer,  2;  Martin,  3;  time, 
1:251-5. 

One-mile,  championship,  class  B — First  heat— J.  S. 
Johnson,  1;  C.  M.  Murphy,  2;  Mullikin,  3;  tune,  2:23. 

Second  heat— Titus,  1;  Kennedy,  2;  L.  A.  Callahan,  3; 
time,  2:30  2-5. 

Third  heat— Tyler,  1;  Goehler,  2;  Bald,  3;  time,  2:26  2-5. 

Final  heat^Tyler,  1;  Titus,  2;  J.  S.  Johnson,  3:  Goehler, 
i;  time,  2:20 1-5. 

Third-mile,  open,  class  B— First  heat— Titus,  1 ;  L.  A. 
Callahan,  2;  Ganse,  3;  time,  :45  2-5. 

Second  heat — Macdonald,  1;  Bald,  2;  E.  C.  Johnson,  3; 
time,  :46. 

Fmal  heat— Macdonald,  1;  Titus,  2;  Bald,  3;  L.  A.  Calla- 
han, 4;  time,  :46  4-5. 

One-mile,  class  A,  New  York,  New  Jersey  and  Pennsyl- 
vania riders— First  heat^Monte  Scott,  1;  F.  E.  Doup,  2; 
F.  Shafto,  3;  time,  2:431-5. 

Second  heat— J.  M.  Baldwin,  1;  G.  B.  Cobb,  Jr.,  2;  W. 
C.  Roome,  3;  time,  2:49  4-5. 

Final  heat — Scott,  1;  Baldwin,  2;  Roome,  3;  Dawson,  4; 
time,  2:EC  2-5.    ^     

THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Chicago August  R.  March  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, incorporated  by  August  R;  March,  G.  J.  Gansberger 
and  G.  H.  Loeher  to  manufacture  and  sell  bicycle  sup- 
plies, appliances,  etc.    Capital  stock  $50,000. 

Baltimore,  Md  — The  Lee  &  Gundry  Cycle  Company, 
agents  for  the  Liberty,  has  removed  to  new  and  larger 
quarters  on  West  Fayette  street,  near  Charles. 

Wilmington,  Del.— The  Pyle  Cycle  Company  has 
opened  branch  store  at  508  Md.  avenue  with  S.  H.  Chad- 
wick  as  manager. 

Salem,  Mass — Achom  &  Co.,  bicycles,  have  removed 
to  larger  quarters  near  Mechanic  Hall. 

Buffalo,  y.  Y. — E.  Elberts,  bicycle  building  and  re- 
pairing, removed  to  larger  quarters  at  239  West  Genesee 
street. 

Superior,  Wis. — It  is  understood  here  that  a  new 
company  has  been  organized  in  Chicago,  with  $400  000 
capital,  to  locate  a  factory  in  this  place  for  manufactur- 
ing wire,  making  a  specialty  of  the  grade  used  for  spokes 
in  bicycles. 

Ironton,  Ohio,— Fred  Hamilton  has  opened  a  new 
bicycle  store  in  the  Irontonian  Building,  and  will  make  a 
specialty  of  the  renting  business. 

Colwm.bus,  O.— The  Bartlett-Pneumatic  Bicycle  Sad- 
dle Manufacturing  Company,  of  Lorain,  Ohio.ineorporated 
by  Frank  Bonsor,  G.  M.  Borne,  Walter  Hengartner,  W. 
A.  Bradley  and  F.  R.  Qillett.    Capital  stock  $30,000. 

Willlamsport,  Fa.— The  Williamsport  Bicycle  Man- 
ufactuiing  Company  will  not  remove  from  this  city,  as 
rumored.  The  company  has  been  fully  organized  and  a 
large  factory  will  be  erected.  The  force  of  workmen 
will  be  largely  inci  eased  and  a  bid  will  be  made  for  busi- 
ness in  all  parts  of  Ihe  country.  The  company  reports 
having  booked  orders  for  next  year's  patterns. 

Somerville,  Mass.— A.  C.  Fairbanks,  manufacturer 
of  wooden  bicycle  rims,  enlarging  factory,  and  next  year 
will  have  a  capacity  for  manufacturing  more  than  r.0,000 
pairs  during  the  year.  He  is  putting  in  a  lot  of  special 
new  machinery. 

Richmond,  Va.—tl.  Leonard  opens  bicycle  machine 
shop  at  908  East  Main  street,  and  invites  correspondence 
with  bicycle  manufacturers. 

Bouaton,  Tex J.  B.  Ammons  is  said  to  be  interested 

in  the  organization  of  a  company  to  manufacture  bicy- 
cles. 


^^^kJtce^ 


WHAYNE'S  ROAD  RACES. 


Caperton  Shows  Speed— Didn't  Like  the  Ladies' 
Race. 

Louisville,  Ky.,  Sept.  2 — E.  C.  Whayne  road 
events  were  nniformly  successful,  but  the  general 
impression  prevails  tliat  a  '  'ladies'  race' '  is  out  of 
place.  The  woman  who  rides  a  wheel  must 
necessarily  to  some  extent  be  guided  by  general 
sentiment,  which  up  to  date,  has  been  very  lenient 
in  its  disapproval  of  the  use  of  bloomers.  In  fact 
the  majority  of  people  who  look  in  a  progressive 
and  unbiased  light  readily  see  the  utility  of  this 
style  of  dress  for  women  who  ride,  and  accept  it 
as  peculiar  to  the  progressive  tendency  of  this  age. 
But  the  way  the  spectators  acted  in  the  race  in 
question  was  enough  to  say  that  if  the  women 
would  preserve  the  position  given  them  by  man- 
kind's better  opinion  they  will  not  make  a  public 
show  of  themselves  for  advertisement,  knowing  as 
they  do  that  interest  in  affairs  cycling  in  the 
present  day  is  too  much  divided  among  all  sorts 
and  conditions  of  men.  The  times  made  by  the 
Louisville  boys  show  that  talent  is  developing 
fast  south  of  Mason  and  Dixon's  tape.     Summary: 

TEN-MILE     HANDICAP. 

Hdcp.    Time. 

Louis  Ackley 3:30       28:46 

H.  W.  HoUinger  ...  4:00 

Henry  ScbuhmanD 3:30 

M.  T  Callahan  2:10       27:58 

C.  A.  Harvey 2:30       27:55 

Owen    Kimble 3:00 

Carl  Thome 2:00       27:56 

C.  W.  Daubert 1:00       26:56 

TIME    WINNEES. 

Hugh  Caperton scr.  S6:53 

J.  C.  Mitchell scr.  26:54 

C.  W.  Daubert 1:C0  26:56 

FIVE-MILE   HANDICAP. 

B.  J.  Wilson 1:00       14:15 

T.  R.  Knighton :30        13:47 

W.  D,  Weaver :30 

H.  C.  Kinnison :30       13:51 

W.  W.  Richardson :30 

R.  H.  Deering scr.       13:27 

TIME    PRIZES. 

Deering scr.  13:27 

Knighton :30  13:47 

Kinnison :30  13:51 


BAKER  RIDES  IN  i:sg. 


Ohio  State  Record  Broken  at  Columbus— Good 
Racing. 
Columbus,  O.,  Sept.  3.— The  fourth  annual 
tournament  of  the  Columbus  Cycling  Club  was  a 
grand  success  in  every  sense  of  the  word.  Several 
records  went  and  when  Conn  Baker  broke  the 
state  record  by  six  seconds  the  4,000  people  went 
wild.  Baker  thought  only  to  break  the  track  rec- 
ord of  2:07  1-5,  made  by  Johnson  last  year,  and 
no  one  was  more  surprised  than  he  himself  when 
it  was  announced  that  the  time  was  1  :.59  iiat.  He 
was  carried  to  the  half  by  Okey  and  Dent  in 
:58  1-5,  another  record,  and  there  was  taken  up  by 
Talley.  The  latter,  who  rides  well  but  lacks  ex- 
perience, made  a  little  break  by  getting  too  far 
ahead.     At  the  three-quarter,  Goetz  took  the  pace 


but  was  unable  to  hold  out  and  was  passed  about 
twenty  yards  from  the  tape.  In  this  way  Baker 
lost  several  seconds.  Perry  Okey  and  Will  Dent, 
a  new  tandem  team  of  Columbus,  rode  a  flying  un- 
paced  quarter  in:26,  which  is  also  record.  They 
rode  an  unpaced  mile  early  in  the  afternoon,  but 
owing  to  a  stiff  wind,  could  do  no  better  than 
2:07  1-5.  Tom  Eddy  surprised  his  friends  by 
showing  his  heels  to  Goetz  and  Baker  in  the  mile 
open.  Tudor  of  Cincinnati  did  some  brilliant 
work  in  the  A  events,  winning  three  firsts.  There 
were  a  number  of  ugly  tumbles  and  in  one  J.  E. 
Gottrell  broke  his  collarbone.  Summary: 
Mile,  novice— J.  K.  Bowman,  1;  Joseph  Patterson,  2; 

A.  E.  Gordon,  3;  time,  2:401-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open— R.  F.  Goetz,  1 ;  Conn  Baker,  2;  F. 
L.  Talley,  3;  time,  :36.  Hot  finish  between  Baker  and 
Goetz. 

One  and  one-eighth  mile,  handicap,  class  A— James  Or- 
lando, 90  yds.,  1;  Joseph  Patterson,  150  yds.,  2;  J.  J. 
Brown,  ISO  yds.,  3;  tune,  2:33  1-5. 

One  mile,  open,  class  A— Chas.  E.  Tudor,  1;  A.  L.  Baker, 
2;  James  Orlando,  3;  time,  2:30  1-5. 

One  and  one-eighthmile,  handicap,  class  B— T.  R. 
Eddy,  40  yds,,  1;  ClifC  Baker,  90  yds.,  2;  F.  L.  Talley,  60 
yds.,  3;  time,  2:36  1-5. 

One  and  one-eighthmile,  local,  class  A— Thos.  J.  Mur- 
phy, 90yds.,  1;  A.L.Baker,  scratch,  2;  F.  L.  Fogle,  SO 
yds.,  3;  time,  2:41. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— T.  R.  Eddy,  1;  Conn  Baker,  2; 

B.  F.  Goetz,  3;  time,  2:21 1-5. 

Five-mile,  state  championship— C.  E.  Tudor,  1 ;  A.  L. 
Baker,  2;  F.  R.  McGrew,  3;  time,  13:00. 

Seven-mile  bicycle  vs.  three-mile  sprinting— C.  E. 
Tudor,  1;  A.  L.  Baker,  2;  Charles  Lane,  sprinter.  £;  J.  A. 
Engler,  sprinter,  4;  time  for  cycUsts,  17:10  1-5,  for  sprint- 
ers, 17:24. 

»** 

PHILADELPHIA  A.  C.  C.  MEET. 


Chairman  Raymond's  Scheme  to  Do  Away  with 
Loafing  in  the  Trial  Heats. 
Philalelphia,  Sept.  3. — The  management  of 
the  annual  race  meet  of  the  Associated  Cycling 
Clubs,  which  is  to  be  held  at  Tioga,  Sept.  22,  has 
applied  for  and  been  granted  by  Chairman  Ray- 
mond permission  to  try  a  new  scheme  for  prevent- 
ing dilatory  tactics  in  the  heats  of  scratch  events. 
The  idea  is  to  have  the  referee,  when  the  men 
are  lined  up  at  the  tape  in  each  trial  heat  of  a 
scratch  race,  select  one  man  whose  duty  it  will  be 
to  pace  two  full  laps,  his  reward  being  a  place  in 
the  final.  The  possibility  of  being  the  lucky 
man  will,  it  is  argued,  bring  out  all  or  nearly  all 
the  entrants  for  the  heat.  The  duty  of  this  pace- 
maker will  be,  of  course,  to  get  away  as  fast  as  he 
can  and  do  his  level  best  for  two-thirds  of  a  mile 
(Tioga  is  a  three-lap  track),  and  any  man  or  men 
who  may,  in  the  j  udgment  of  the  referee,  be  at 
any  time  100  yards  or  more  behind  the  pace- 
maker, will  be  promptly  decided  to  be  "di.s- 
tanced,"  and  will  be  out  of  the  final  even  if  he 
pulls  up  within  the  limit  on  the  last  lap.  This  is 
an  improvement  on  the  scheme  proposed  by  Eddie 
Miller,  the  Vineland  (N.  J. )  class  B  crack,  the 
100-yard  limit  idea  having  originated  in  the 
worthy  chairman's  fertile  think-pan.  It  is 
thought  that  this  innovation  will  be  the  means 
of  putting  a  little  more  ginger  in  the  contestants 
in  the  preliminaries,  there  having  been  in  this 
neighborhood  lately  too  much  of  the   "Flee   as  a 


bird  to   the  mountain"  business  about  the  trials. 

The  committee  did  yoeman  service  last  week  at 
Asbury  Park  in  securing  entries  for  the  A.  C.  C. 
meet,  and  all  things  considered,  this  event  prom- 
ises to  be  distanced  by  but  few  meets  in  the  east, 
and  will  surely  be  by  far  the  most  important  ever 
held  in  Philadelphia.  The  programme  of  seven 
events  will  include  four  for  class  B  riders,  as  fol- 
lows: One-mile,  open — first  prize,  $250  diamond; 
second,  $125  diamond;  third,  $75  diamond; 
fourth,  125  diamond.  One-mile,  handicap — First 
prize,  high-grade  bicycle,  $125;  second,  $75  dia- 
mond; thii-d,  $40  diamond;  fourth,  $25  diamond. 
Third-mile,  open — First  prize,  high-grade  bi- 
cycle, $125;  second,  $75  diamond;  third,  $40  dia- 
mond; fourth,  $25  diamond.  One-mile,  2:20 
class — First  prize,  $125  diamond;  second,  $75  dia- 
mond; third,  $25  diamond. 

In  addition  a  special  sanction  has  been  granted 
by  Chairman  Raymond  for  an  attempt  at  the  rec- 
ord (with  pacemakers),  for  which  a  special  dia- 
mond trophy  has  been  offered  by  the  A.  C.  C.      ^ 


RACING  BOARD  MATTERS. 


Reeordg  Oranted. 

The  following  record  claims  have  been  passed 
on  and  approved : 

J.  P.  BUss,  against  time,  one  mile  flying,  paced  1:54  4-5. 
One-miie  standing,  paced  2:00,  Waltham  July  14. 

W.  C.  Sanger,  against  time,  one-mile  flying  2:11  2-5, 
Waltham,  July  17. 

A.  B.  Goehler,  competition,  flve-mile  12:31,  Jamestown, 
N.  Y.,  July  20. 

More  Class  B  Men. 

The  following  are  declared  in  class  B:  F.  G. 
Barnett,  Lincoln,  Neb. ;  Nat  Butler,  Cambridge- 
port,  Mass.;  R.  Covey,  Dallas,  Tex.;  R.  P.  Con- 
don, Omaha,  Neb. ;  C.  R.  Coulter,  Toledo,  O. ;  L. 
A.  Callahan,  Buffalo;  H.  L.  Dobson,  Cannon  City, 
Colo. ;  J.  W.  Fuller,  T.  M.  Fuller,  San  Antonio, 
Tex. ;  H.  Fehlelsen,  Wichita,  Kans. ;  A.  B.  Goehler, 
Buffalo;  Tracy  Holmes,  Chicago;  T.  J.  McKinnon, 
San  Antonio,  Tex. ;  T.  Morris,  Ft.  Worth,  Tex. ; 
R.  E.  Miller,  Wichita,  Kans.;  J.  H.  Potonowitz, 
San  Antonio,  Tex. ;  C.  O.  Pierce,  Butte,  Mont. ; 
W.  H.  Smith,  San  Antonio,  Tex. ;  G.  L.  Saloman, 
Waco,  Tex. ;  John  Trieller,  Dallas,  Tex. ;  J.  W. 
Von  Renselear,  Ft.  Worth,  Kans.;  George  Walter, 
San  Antonio,  Tex. 

A^  Few  Suspensions. 

Ralph  K.  Updegraff,  Cleveland,  O.,  is  snspended- 
for  thirty  days  from  Sept.  1,  for  falsifying  entry 
blank. 

Mr.  A.  Jarman,  San  Jose,  Cal.,  is  hereby  sus- 
pended for  thirty  days  from  Aug.  31  for  unfair 
dealing  in  racing. 

Frank  Place,  Lima,  O.,  is  suspended  from  all 
track  racing  for  three  months  from  Sept.  1,  for  un- 
fair dealing  in  racing. 

W.  H.  Steuber,  Detroit,  is  hereby  suspended 
from  all  track  racing  for  sixty  days  irom  Sept.  1 
for  competing  in  Canada  without  a  permit. 

W.  B.  Farley,  Beryn,  John  Brown,  Forest 
Shrack,  Thomas  Brown,  Edwin  Morris,  F.  S.  John, 
Phosnixville,  Pa.,  are  suspended  from  all  track 
racing  for  one  year  from  Sept.  1  for  riding  after 
warning  in  unsanctioned  races. 

David  Wisher,  AUentown,  0;  E.  Reel,  Thomas 
Stanger,  William  Edsell,  Clarence  Reel,  William 
Jones,  Frank  Burgoyne,  Harvey  Bishop,  Lima,  O. ; 
S.  G.  Johnson,  Elida,  O;  C.  G.  Fifer,  Defiance,  O; 
Hal  Harter,  Spencerville,  0. ,  are  hereby  suspended 
from  all  track  racing  for  thirty  days  from  Sept.  1 
for  riding  in  unsanctioned  races. 

James  Murphy,  Charles,  James,  John  Carlson, 
Sherburne  Falls;  Charles  Howes,  Heath;  William 
Daniels,  Frank  Logan,  Thomas  Glascow,  Samuel 
Cummings,   J.  H.  Franklin,    Clarlemont;  James 


Gates,   George  W.   Fiske,   Buckland,   Mass.,  are 

suspended  from  all  track  racing  for  two  weeks 

from  Sept.  4  lor  competing  in   unsanctioned  races. 

.4»  Error  Corrected. 

C.  A.  Aleen,  Bay  City,  Mich.,  was  published  in 
class  B,  through  error.  His  name  has  been  omitted 
from  list  and  he  has  been  restored  to  class  A. 

John  D.    Kress,    Mitchell,  S.  D.,  is  appointed 
additional  handicapper  for  district  No.  9. 
# 

RACE   MEETS   GALORE. 


The  Quaker  City  Fliers  Have  a  Gala  Day— 
Bofinger's  Mile  Track  Record. 
Philadelphia,  Sept.  3. — The  fast  men  of  the 
Philadelphia  district  had  a  multitude  of  race 
meets  from  which  to  select  on  Labor  day,  and  the 
cracks  had  a  glorious  opportunity  to  indulge  in  a 
little  pot-hunting,  of  which  they  were  not  slow  in 
taking  advantage.  The  weather  was  prime,  and 
the  absence  of  wind,  coupled  with  the  moderate 
temperature,  made  the  day  an  ideal  one  from  the 
wheelmen's  standpoint. 

Ilie  Jtiverton  Maces. 
The  Diamond  meet  of  the  Riverton  Athletic 
Association  attracted  over  3,000  spectators,  the 
majority  of  whom  were  of  the  gentler  sex.  to  the 
pretty  quarter-mile  track  of  that  organization. 
The  feature  of  the  day  was  the  fracturing  of  the 
mile  track  record  by  E.  A.  Bofinger,  of  the  River- 
side Wheelmen,  this  youngster  clipping  4  1-5 
seconds  oif  the  previous  best,  held  by  himself, 
and  placing  a  record  of  2:19  2-5  to  his  credit.  He 
did  this  in  the  first  heat  of  the  mile  handicap,  spurt- 
ing the  entire  distance.  The  final  of  this  event, 
which  was  captured  by  Charles  E.  Brooksbank,  of 
the  Riverton  A.  A.,  in  2:21 1-5,  aroused  the  greatest 
enthusiasm,  the  winner  being  carried  off  the  field 
on  the  shoulders  of  his  clubmates.  There  were  two 
five-mile  handicaps  on  the  programme,  the  first 
being  won  by  Charles  W.  Pearson  (175),  of  the 
Vineland  Wheelmen,  by  a  foot  from  Charles 
Granger  (scratch),  of  the  Riversides,  in  13:22;  and 
the  other  by  Bofinger  (scratch),  who  had  all  he 
could  do  to  beat  James  B.  Pearson  (100),  of  Vine- 
land,  the  former  getting  the  verdict  by  half  a 
wheel's  length.  The  summary  of  the  principal 
events  follows: 

Mile,  novice— Won  by  W.  B.  West,  Drexel  Institute; 
time,  2:49  1-5. 

Mile  lap  race—  J.  B.  Pearson,  of  Vineland,  and  Carroll 
Jack,  of  Wilmington,  tied  for  first  place,  witli  7  points 
each;  Charles  Granger,  E.  W.,  6  points,  3;  time,  2:27  1-5. 
Pearson  won  the  toss  for  first  prize. 

Mile,  2:50  class— Won  by  Henry  B.  Scott,  Crescent  Wj 
time,  2:65  3-5. 

Mile,  2:40  class— Won  by  Charles  Granger;  time,  2:33  2-5. 

Mile,  handicap,  three  heats  and  final- Charles  B. 
Brooksbank,  R.  A.  A.,  85  yds.,  1;  E.  A.  Bofinger,  scratch, 
2;  Charles  W.  Pearson,  CO  yds.,  3;  time,  2:21  1-5.  The 
trial  heats  were  won  in  2:19  1-5,  2:20  and  2:23. 

Five-mile,  handicap— Charles  W.  Pearson,  175  yds  ,  1; 
Charles  Granger,  scratch,  2;  Harry  Greenwood,  200  yds., 
3;  time,  13:22. 

Five-mile,  handicap— E.  A .   Bofinger,  scratch,  1 ;  J.  B. 

Pearson,  100  yds . ,  2;  William  Hall,150 yds.,  3 ;  time,  13:11 3-5. 

Baces  at  West  Chester. 

The  races  at  West  Chester  were  attended  by 
2,000,  many  of  whom  were  Philadelphians.  A. 
M.  Worthington  won  the  novice  in  2:45^.  The 
Chester  County  championship  went  to  Luther  C. 
Johnson  in  3 :29|.  John  Heishley,  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Bicycle  Club,  captured  the  mile  open  in 
2:48|.  Howard  Y.  Nestoer,  of  the  Wissahickou 
Wheelmen,  (80),  finished  first  in  the  mile  hand- 
icap in  2 :38J.  The  half-mile  open  went  to  Luther 
C.  Johnson  in  1:16J^.  Clarence  A.  Elliott,  of  Wil- 
mirgton,  (200),  crossed  the  tape  first  in  the  two- 
mile  handicap — the  best  race  of  the  day — in  4 :59  J. 
Norristown  Wheelmen's  Meet. 

The  fourth    annual   meet    of  the  Norristown 


Wheelmen  attracted  a  crowd  of  2,500  to  the  half- 
mile  track  of  the  Pennsylvania  Square  Driving 
Association.  George  Smith  captured  three  firsts 
— the  mile  open  in  2:45,  the  half-mile  open  in 
1:13  3-5  and  the  quarter-mile  open  in  :36.2.  The 
other  events  were  won  as  follows:  Mile  novice  by 
Jacob  Wurtz,  in  2:50;  mile  handicap  by  Charles 
C.  Church,  Quaker  City  Wheelmen,  2:29;  mile 
club  championship  and  championship  of  Mont- 
gomery and  Chester  counties  by  Fred  Preston, 
the  first  in  3:35  and  the  latter  in  3:07.  Walter 
C.  Eckhardt,  of  Baltimore,  captured  the  half-mile 
in  1 :25,  and  later  rode  an  exhibition  half,  hands 
off  (flying  start)  in  1:18  2-5. 

York  Wheelmen's  First  Annual  McFt. 

A  crowd  estimated  at  over  1,800  attended  the 
first  annual  race  meet  of  the  York  Wheelmen  at 
the  Agricultural  Fair  Grounds  track.  The  fin- 
ishes were  very  exciting.  H.  L.  Eichelberger,  of 
York,  won  the  novice  in  2:35  5-8.  Two-mile 
handicap  went  to  R.  M.  Grouse,  of  Philadelphia, 
in  4:54.  Half-mile  boys'  race  captured  by  Percy 
L.  Blasser,  of  York,  time,  1:21.  R.  H.  Carr,  Jr., 
of  Baltimore,  won  the  best  race  of  the  day,  the 
mile  open,  in  2:28.  The  York  Wheelmen's  mile 
handicap  was  won  by  H.  C.  Drenning,  in  2:31J. 
C.  W.  Kriek,  of  the  Pennsylvania  Wheelmen, 
crossed  the  tape  first  in  the  quarter,  time,  :34 
flat.  The  York  county  team  won  the  two-mile 
team  race  by  scoring  89  points  to  Columbia  coun- 
ty's 60  and  Hanover's  20. 

Shaffer's  Big  Day. 

Lester  Shaffer,  the  Bellefbnte  Bicycle  Club's 
crack,  was  the  hero  of  the  afternoon's  sport  at 
Bellefonte,  capturing  four  of  the  six  races  on  the 
programme  and  would  have  won  the  only  other 
race  in  which  he  entered  but  for  a  nasty  fall.  The 
races  which  fell  to  his  lot  were  the  Centre  county 
championship,  the  quarter,  half  and  five-mile 
open.  In  the  two-mile  scratch  a  collision  with 
Andrews,  of  Williamsport,  on  the  final  lap,  de- 
stroyed his  chances. 

Other  Races. 

The  mile  open,  the  only  bicycle  event  on  the 
Caledonian  club's  programme,  was  won  by  H.  F. 
Heinold. 

At  Pottsville  Fred  Bernet  (scratch)  won  a  five- 
mile  handicap  race  in  14 :58  2-5.  The  limit  man 
had  70  yards  start. 

At  the  fifth  annual  games  of  the  Bank  Clerks' 
Athletic  Association,  held  on  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  track,  three  bicycle  races  formed 
the  most  important  part  of  an  otherwise  uninter- 
esting programme.  Joe  Diver  won  the  half- 
mile  open  in  1 :15  2-5.  The  mile  handicap  went 
to  Frank  Zook,  70  yards,  in  2:27  2-5.  Johnny 
Mead  (70)  won  the  two-mile  handicap  in 
5:11  4-5. 

CRACKS  AT  WALTHAM. 


Bliss  and  Sanger  Show  Poor  Form— Bald  to  the 
Front. 
Boston,  Mass.,  Sept.  3. — The  meet  of  the  Press 
Cycling  Club,  held  at  Waltham  this  afternoon,  was 
a  prodigious  success,  something  like  12, 000  per- 
sons being  in  attendance.  The  surprise  of  the 
meet  was  the  inability  of  either  Bliss  or  Sanger  to 
capture  any  of  the  leading  prizes.  Bald  won  the 
mile  invitation  after  the  best  fought  battle  ever 
seen  here,  while  McDuffee  won  the  mile  handicap 
from  the  fifty  yard  mark.  The  handicapping  was 
as  good  as  any  seen  on  the  national  circuit,  the 
men  becoming  bunched  fifty  yards  from  the  tape, 
McDuffee  winning  in  a  Garrison  finish.  The  hero 
of  class  A  was  P.  H.  Allen,  of  Springfield.  He 
easily  defeated  all  the  leading  riders  of  this  sec- 
tion. The  summary: 
One-mile,  3:00  class— H.  W.  Crowell,  1;    F.  St.  Ouge,  2; 


A.  L.  Bianchi,  3;  time,  2:46. 

Mile,  open,  class  A— F.  H.  Allen,  1;  A.  W.  Porter,  2;  1 1. 
A.  Seavey,  3;  time,  2:31. 

Third-mile,  class  B— H.  C.  Tyler,  1;  E.  A.  McHufEee,  2; 
E.  C.  Bald,  3;    Ray  McDonald,  4;    J  P.  Bliss,  5;  time,  :40. 

One-mile,  invitation,  class  B— E.  C.  Bald,  1;  G.  F.  Tay- 
ler,  2;  E.  A.  McDuffee,  3;  W.  C.  Sanger,  4;  J.  P.  Bliss,  5; 
time,  2:14  4  5. 

Third  mile,  open,  class  A— G.  Hallen,  1;  A.  W.Porter,  2; 
W.  M.  Pelligrew,  3 ;  time,  :44. 

Mile,  handicap,  class  A— A.  F.  Wisner,  35  yds.,  1;  G. 
Plantiff,  100  yds.,  2;  L.  W.  Walleston,  80yds.,  3;  time, 
2:19.    Scratch  man,  2:21. 

Mile,  handicap,  class  B— E.  A.  McDuffee,  60  yds  ,  1;  G. 
F.Taylor,  80yds.,  2;  A.  E.  Lumsden,  40  yds.,  3;  H.  A. 
Githens,  50  yds  ,  4;  time,  2:11  2-5. 

The  entire  executive  committee  of  the  league 
was  present,   as  was  also  Chief  Consul  Holm  of 
New  Jersey,  and  all  acted  in  official  positions. 
Butler  at  Brockton. 

At  Brockton  Saturday  were  seen  some  interest- 
ing races.  Butler,  who  was  recently  elected  to 
class  B,  rode  in  class  A  events  under  protest  and 
won  two  firsts.  He  told  the  referee  he  had  a 
special  dispensation  from  Chairman  Raymond  to 
race  as  a  pure  Saturday  and  to-day  and  was  taking 
advantage  of  this  permission  Saturday,  although 
to-day  he  rode  his  first  class  B  event  at  Hartford. 
The  summary : 

One  mile,  novice— H.  L.  Snell,  1;  H.  P.  White,  2;  E.  D. 
Powers;  time,  2:32. 

Half-mile,  handicap— C.  N.  Mitchell,  40  yds.,  1;  G.  E. 
Rounds,  33  yds.,  2;  J.  W.  Manning,  40  yds  ,  3;  time,  1:07. 

Mile,  2:40  class— J.  C.  Weltergreen,  1;  Frank  Mayo,  2; 
A.  T.  Fuller,  3;  time,  2:38  15. 

Mile,  handicap — Nat  Butler,  scratch,  1;  T.  S.  Butler,  15 
yds.,  2;  A.  T.  Fuller,  50  yds  ,  3;  time,  2:2'i  1-5. 

Half-mile,  open — Frank  Mayo,  1;  Nat  Butler,  2;  A.  W. 
Porter,  3;  time,  1:12. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Nat  Butler,  scratch,  1;  G.  E. 
Rounds,  110  yds.,  2;  Dave  Turner,  100  yds.,  3;  time, 
5:03  2  5. 

*** 

A  ROAD  RACE  FIASCO. 


A  Buffalo  Daily  Attempts  to  Run    a  Race   and 
Makes  a  Bad  Mess. 


Buffalo,  Sept.  3. — An  evening  daily  ran  a 
twenty-five-mile  road  race  to-day,  but  the  arrange- 
ments were  absolutely  the  poorest  of  any  similar 
event  in  this  vicinity.  A  big  field  was  entered, 
excellent  talent  competed  and,  as  far  as  racing 
was  concerned,  the  contest  was  a  success,  the  most 
notable  feature  being  the  victory  of  a  handicap 
man  over  the  scratch  brigade  for  time.  For  three 
days  past  the  journal  has  printed  the  entries  and 
handicaps  and  also  the  numbers  to  be  worn.  But 
in  each  issue  the  numbers  were  changed,  so  that 
neither  the  men,  the  promoters  nor  the  officials 
had  any  idea  as  to  what  number  each  man  should 
wear.  The  consequence  wat,  that  the  numbers 
were  dished  out  hap-hazard.  It  had  been  adver- 
tised that  the  limit  'tins  would  be  sent  off  at  3:30, 
but  the  starter  did  not  enlist  the  services  of  the 
clerk  of  the  course  so  as  to  have  the  men  on  their 
marks  in  time  to  be  placed  and  scored.  The 
eighty  men  came  from  training  quarters  at  3 :25 
o'clock  and  found  a  solid  mass  of  humanity  at  the 
starting  point.  A  passage-way  was  cleared,  how- 
ever, and  the  men  were  placed  as  they  stood.  At 
3:30  the  limit  men's  signal  was  fired  and  about 
half  of  the  contestants  respondad.  So  it  was  with 
the  start  of  every  handicap  bunch  until  the  scratch 
men  were  off. 

The  scratch  brigade  consisted  of  Weinig,  W.  F. 
Buse,  G.  G.  Buse,  Leonert,  W.  R.  Blake  and  John 
Penseyres,  while  on  the  1 :30  mark  were  Steimal 
and  Werick.  Steimal  gradually  drew  away  from 
the  scratch  men  and  beat  them  out  badly.  Nos. 
69  and  65  were  over  the  tape  first  and  second  re- 
spectively. The  others  came  in  bunches  and  the 
seventh  man  proved  to  be  Steimal.  A  smash-up 
of  scratch  men  occurred  just  ahead  of  the  line  and 
Weinig  and  Leonert  were  laid  low.     They  lifted 


their  machines  over  their  shoulders  and  sprinted 
lor  the  tape  on  foot.  Three  judges  had  different 
names  for  No.  69,  the  winner,  and  so  it  continued 
through  the  list.  After  hours  of  wrangling,  the 
summary  was  completed,  but  whether  the  ones 
accredited  as  winners  are  true  winners   is   even 

now  doubtiiil.     Summary: 

Hdop.  Time. 

W.  E.  DeTemple 8:00  1:19:30 

W.  L.  Eunser 8:00  1:19:00}- 

0.  Wedell 8:00  l:19:01i 

E.    D.    Mills 8:30  1:19:15 

Ray  Duir 7:00  1:19:00 

H.  G.  Winter 6:30  1:18:45 

W.  L.  Steimal 1:30  1:13:4) 

F.J   Sayles 4:30  1:17:00 

A.  Watts 7:00  1:19:45 

H.  Short 8:00      '  1:32:00 

G.M.Dittley 6:00  1:21:00 

W.  F.  Buse aor.  1:16:00 

C.  Weriek 1:30  1:18:00 

B.  Cleveland 2:C0  3:18:00 

M.  W.  Mignerny 7:00  1 :18:30 

A.  E.  WeiniK scr.  1:1^:00 

W.  F.  Plough 8:00  1:55:00 

E.  F.  Leonert ser.  1 :17::30 

C JEANNE  AT  BAY  CITY. 


Breaks  the  Michigan  Record— Reckless  Riders 
Punished. 

Bay  City,  Mich. ,  Sept.  4. — The  main  feature 
in  yesterday's  meet,  given  under  the  auspices  of 
the  Bay  City  Wheelmen,  was  the  lowering  of  the 
state  mile  record  to  2:16  by  L.  D.  Cabanne,  of  St. 
Louis.  The  time  made  in  the  eleven  events  was 
good,  the  half-mile  track  being  in  fine  condition. 
Brown  of  Cleveland  fouled  Evans  in  the  half- 
mile,  class  B,  bringing  down  two  riders.  He  was 
given  last  place  for  his  pretty  work,  although  first 
to  cross  the  tape.  Gus  Steele  of  Chicago  finished 
second  in  the  mile  handicap  but  was  sent  back  to 
fourth  place  for  a  similar  offence.     Summary ; 

One-mile,  novice— George  R.  Fox,  1 ;  L.  J.  Whately,  2; 
Stephen  D.  Higby,  3;  time,  2:36  4-5. 

Halt-mile,  class  B— L,  C.  Johnson,  1;  L.  D.  Cabanne,  2; 
Gus  Steele,  3;  time,  1:06. 

One-mile,  class  A— H.  R.  Morris,  1 ;  S.  L.  Morris,  2;  E. 
E.  Bush,  3;  time,  2:29  4-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B — L.  D.  Cabanne,  scratch, 
1;  James  Levy,  lOO  yds,,  2;  Gus  Steele,  100  yds.,  3;  time, 
5:17. 

One-mile,  Bay  county,  class  A— Geogre  E.  Fox,  1; 
Charles  Russell,  2;  Charles  Wilson,  3;  time,  2:37  2-5. 

Half-mile,  class  A— H.  R.  Morris,  1;  S.  L.  Morris,  2;  E. 
E.  Bush,  3;  tune,  1:08  4  5. 

One-mile,  class  B— L.  D.  Cabanne,  1;  A.  I.  Brown,  2;  L. 
0.  Johnson,  3;  time,  2:16,  a  state  record. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Percy  Patterson,  50  yds., 
1;  H.  E.  Morris,  60  yds.,  2;  Charles  Wilson,  200  yds.,  3; 
time,  5:29  4-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Will  Evans,  90  yds.,  1; 
Gus  Steele,  50  yds.,  2;  A.  I.  Brown,  scratch,  3;  time,  2:20. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  class  A— T.  A.  Taylor,  200  yds.,  1; 
A.  L.  Leonhardt,  scratch,  2;  Charles  Wilson,  4C0  yds.,  3; 
time,  13:53  1-5. 

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TAXIS  4T  HARTFORD. 


He  Wins  Two  Open  Events— Weather  Fine  and 
a  Good  Crowd  Attends. 

Haetfoed,  Conn.,  Sept.  3. — With  weather 
about  perfect  and  5,000  spectators  the  eleventh 
annual  tournament  of  the  Hartford  Wheel  Club 
took  place  to-day.  W.  W.  Taxis  won  two  of  the 
class  B  events,  the  quarter  and  the  mile  open,  the 
latter  being  no  race,  however,  as  it  was  run  in 
2:40,  the  time  limit  being  2:35.  It  was  not  run 
over  and  the  men  will  not  get  the  prizes.  The 
quarter  was  won  handily  by  Taxis.  The  cham- 
pionship and  the  mile  open,  class  A,  proved  easy 
prey  tor  C.  E.  Newton,  of  Williantie,  who  has 
only  suffered  defeat  once  this  year.     Summary: 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— C.  R.  Newton,  1;  W.  F.  Sims, 
2;  C.  J.  Guy,  3;  time,  3:90  2-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B,, time  limit,  2:35 — W,  W.  Taxis 
1;  Fred  C.  Graves,  2;   A.  W.  Warren,  3;  time,  2:40.    No 


One-mile,  2:45  class,  class  A— C.  J.  Guy,  1;  John  J. 
Adams,  2;  Charles  Church,  3;  time,  2:29  1-B. 

One-mile,  championship,  class  A— C.  E.  Newton,  1;  E. 
W.  Heyer,  2;  J.  H.  Jones,  3;  time,  2:27  3-5. 

Half-mUe,  handicap,  class  B— F.  R.  Fuller,  65  yds.,  1; 
George  H.  Thatcher,  55  yds.,  2;  W.  W.  Taxis,  scratch,  3; 
time,  1:03  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— F.  J.  Walker,  70  yds.,  1; 
J.  J.  Adams,  120  yds.,  2;  Charles  Church,  60  yds.,  3;  C. 
Nettieton,  180  yds.,  4;  time,  2:13  3-5. 

Oue-mile,  handicap,  class  B— George  H.  Thatcher,  90 
yds.,  1;  F.  R.  Fuller,  120  yds.,  2;  Fred  C.  Graves,  40  yds., 
3;  time,  2:14  4-5. 

One-mile,  Hartford  Wheel  Club  handicap,  class  A— C. 
J.  Guy,  40  yds.,  1;  J.  H.  Jones,  60  yds.,  2;  R.  M.  Alexan- 
der, 20  yds.,  3;  time,  2:14  4-5. 


AN  OHIO  RECORD  GOES. 


A.  L.  Banker  Rides  a  Quarter  in    :28  4-5 — Sev- 
eral Good  Races. 

Canton,  O.,  Sept.  3 — The  state  record  for  the 
quarter  was  lowered  to  :28  4-5  at  the  Canton 
Bicycle  Club's  meet  to-day  by  A.  L.  Banker. 
His  pacemakers  were  mounted  on  Zimmerman's 
tandem.  Bert  Morrison  of  Connellsville  rode  a 
half,  hands-off,  in  1:13.  All  events  were  class  A 
and  the  prizes  represented  $800  in  value.  The 
men  had  to  battle  with  a  firce  wind  on  the 
stretch.     Summaries: 

One-mile,  novice— George  E.  Helms,  1;  A.  F.  Mayforth, 
2;  W.  A.  Green,  3;  time,  2:40. 

One-mile,  handicap — Frank  L.  Trappe,  110  yds.,  1;  H. 
H.  Krupps,  110  yds.,  2;  James  Woodard,  160  yds.,  3; 
lime,  2:181-5. 

Half-mile,  open— A.  L.  Banker,  1;  O.P.  Bernhardt,  2;  A.B 
Ellis,  3;  time,  1:10. 

Two-mile,  handicap— W.  M.  Barton,  2:W  yds.,  1;  G.  F. 
White,  270  yds.,  2;  Louis  Grimm,  Cleveland,  210  yds.,  3; 
time,  4:571-. 

One-mile,  open— A.  L.  Banker,  1;  J.  C.  McKee,  2;  O.  P. 
Bernhart,  3;  time,  3:06. 

Half-mUe,  handlcap-G  F.  White,  70  yds.,  1;  Fraik  L. 
Trapps,  45  yds.,  2;  F.  B.  Bailey,  60  yds.,  3;  time,  1:05. 

One-mile,  open— O.  P.  Bernhardt,  1;  A.  B  Ellis,  2;  J.  C. 
McKee,  3;  time,  2:38i. 

Stark  County  championship— John  P.  Shimp,  1 ;  W.  M. 
Barton,  2;  W.  C.  Oberly,  3;  time,  2:39. 

Three-Mile,  lap— T.  C.  McKee,  1;  A.B  Ellis  and  0.  P. 
Bernhardt  tie  for  2;  time,  8:15, 

Ten-mile,  handicap — John  P.  Shimp,  Canton,  400  yds., 
1;  G.  M.Calhoun,  250yds.,  2;  F.  M.  Williams,  scratch,  8; 
G.  D.  Comstock,  scratch,  4;  time,  26:30. 

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*       * 

THE  SYRACUSE  MEET. 


Johnson,  Titus,  Callahan,  Helfert  and  Gardiner 
Among  the  Starters. 

Syeacusb,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  3. — The  ninth  annual 
meet  of  the  Syracuse  Athletic  Association  was 
opened  to-day,  about  7,000  spectators  being  on 
hand.  While  the  class  B  events  were  not  what 
they  might  have  been,  the  class  A  races  were  full 
of  interest.  Despite  the  heavy  track  Fred  M. 
Fellows  of  the  Century  Cycling  Club  of  Syracuse 
won  the  novice  race  in  2:30.  The  class  B  men 
again  exhibited  that  bad  humor  and  jealousy 
which  has  so  often  occurred  in  their  ranks  this 
season.  Titus  being  offended  because  the  handi- 
capper  would  not  put  him  on  scratch  with  John- 
son in  the  two-mile  handicap,  drew  out,  Johnson 
following  his  example.  In  the  mile  open,  L.  A. 
Callahan  started  as  pacemaker  and  set  so  hot  a 
pace  as  to  make  it  uncomfortable  for  the  bunch, 
which  refused  to  follow.  The  result  was  that 
Callahan  won  easily  in 2:16  2-5.  The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice,  class  A— Fred  H.  Fellows.  1;  W. 
De  Cardy,  2;  Charles  Scoville.  3;  time,  2:20. 

Half-mile,  city  championship,  class  A — Andrew  Pren- 
dergast,  1;  C.  A.  Benjamin,  2;  P.  W.  Fisher,  3;  time, 
1:04  1-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  class  B— C.  R.  Coulter,  1.50  yds.,  1 ; 
CharlesCallahan,  175  yds.,  2;  W.  J.  Helfert,  220  yds.,  3; 
Louis  A.  Callahan,  120  yds.,  4;  time,  14:51  1-5. 

One-mile,  2:30  class,  class  A — Andrew  Prendergast,  1; 
C.  A.  Benjamin,  2;  Fred  Foell,  3;  time,  2:22  2-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  B— 0.  S.  Brandt,  60yds.,  1; 


W.  J.  Helfert,  23  yds.,  2;  C.  H.  Callahan,  Buffalo,  3;  time, 
1:09  2-5. 

( )ne-mile,  tandem,  handicap,  class  A — Bex  and  Hughes, 
75  yds.,  1;  List  and  Fisher,  25  yds.,  2;  Hopler  and  Spald- 
ing, 100  yds.,  3;  time,  2:07  2-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Louis  Callahan,  1 ;  John  S. 
Johnson,  2;  W.  J.  Helfert,  3;  F.  J.  Titus,  4;  time,  2:16  2-5. 

One-fourth-mile,  open,  class  A— A.  Gardiner,   1 ;  F.  W. 
Fisher,  2;  William  Birdsall,  3;  time,  :33  4-5. 
Second  Daji. 

Syracuse,  Sept.  4. — Less  than  3,000  people 
attended  to-day's  races,  propably  because  of  the 
utter  disregard  for  the  public  shown  in  the  be- 
havior of  the  class  B  men  yesterday.  Gardiner 
and  Bainbridge,  the  Chicago  class  A  cracks,  to  the 
astonishment  of  everybody  were  defeated  by 
Fisher  of  Syracuse  in  the  mile  open.  Johnson 
again  refused  to  ride  in  any  of  the  unpaced  events. 
Paced  by  the  Callahan  brothers  he  rode  a  half- 
mile  exhibition  in  :59  4-5.     Summaries: 

Mile,  novice,  class  A — A.  W.  De  Cardy,  1;  James  H. 
McMahon,  2;  L.  D.  Cornish,  3;  time,  2:25  3-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A  — F.  W.  Fisher,  1 ;  Emil  George, 
2;  J.  F.  Barry,  3;  time,  2:31 1-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B — John  S.  Johnson,  1;  Titus, 
2;  W.  F,  Murphy,  8;  time,  :34  1-5. 

Half-mile,  1:15  class,  class  A,  in  heats— Emil  George,  1; 
W.  A.  Lutz,  2;  WiUiam  Birdsall,  8;  time,  1:10  1-5." 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B — John  S.  Johnson,  1;  Titus,  9; 
A.  Callahan,  Buffalo,  3;  time,  1:01. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A,  in  heats — A.  Gardiner,  1 ; 
James  H.  McMahon,  2;  J.  G.  Budd,  3;  time,  2:31  4-5. 

One-mie,  unpaoed,  clsss  B— Titus,  2:20  3-5, 1;  L.  A.  Calla- 
han, 2;   time,  2:25  4  5. 

Two-mile,  local  championship— Fred  W.  Fisher,  1;  John 
Gardiner,  2;  Frank  Koowland,  3;  time,  12:39  2-5. 

Three-mile,  lap  race,  class  B— E.  F.  Miller,  13  points,  1; 
Titus  and  A.  D.  Gaylor,  tied,  7  points  each. 

One-mile,  unpaced,  class  A— A.  Gardiner,  1;  in  2:25  2-5; 

W.  De  Cardy,  2,  in  2:34  4-5;   James  H.  McMahon,  8,  in 

2:39  1-5. 

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The  Jersey  Road  Race. 

New  Yoek,  Sept.  3. — Promptly  at  11:48  the 
start  in  the  firat  annual  twenty-five-mile  handicap 
road  race  given  by  the  Associated  Cycling  Clubs 
of  New  Jersey  was  made.  The  course  was  the 
Elizabeth-Rahway  and  the  finish  was  witnessed 
by  2,000  people.  The  first  time  prize  fell  to 
Walter  Lurtigrus,  who  covered  the  distance  in 
1:11:35.  J.  N.  Line  captured  second  time.  Out 
of  the  eighty-one  starters  seventy-three  finished. 
The  time  and  order  of  the  first  fifteen  finishers  is 

as  follows: 

Hdcp.       Time. 

A.H.  Swartout 7:30  1:14:13 

H.  D.  Elkes  5:00  1:11:53 

Henry  F.  Loehrs 8:00  1 :14:58  1-2 

V.  Cloke 7:00  1:14:03 

E.  H.  Smith 8:00  1:15:04 

Harding   Benedict 7:00  1:14:23 

Hans  Hanson 8:30  1:16:21 

Walter  Lurtigrus 3:30  1:11:35 

J.  N.  Line '. 3:30  1:11:43 

Thomas  W.  Coming 8:00  1:16:142-5 

S.  Stundeven 6:30  1:14:55 

CharlesS.  Morris 8:30  1:16:56 

A.L.    Horry 7:00  1:15:59 

AnsonE.  Carlton 5:C0  1:14:001-5 

S.  C.  Crane 4:80  1:13:39  2-5 


large  Crowd  at  Muncie. 

MUNCIE,  Ind.,  Sept.  3. — Over  5,000  people 
saw  the  racing  and  athletic  events  given  in  cele- 
bration of  Labor  day.     The  summaries: 

Half-mile,  open— Frank  Caz,  1;  Galvin,  2;  time,  1:25}. 

One-mile,  handicap— Frank  Cunningham,  1;  Tom 
Frazier  (scratch),  2;  Charles  Jestor  (scratch),  3;  time, 
2:4U. 

One-mile,  union  clerks— George  Geltz,  1;  Harry  Nating, 
2;  time,  3:42}. 

Two-mile,  open — T.  A.  Frazier,  1 ;  W.  Freeman,  2;  time, 

6:0». 

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Cabanne  at  Home. 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  1 — The  Pastimes  gave  their 
race  meet,  postponed  from  Aug.  24,  this  afternoon 
in  the  presence  of  1,100  people.     One  novelty  was 


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the  weather,  as  this  is  the  first  time  this  year  the 
club  has  had  decen  t  weather  I'or  its  races.  Another 
novelty  was  the  half-mile  ladies'  race,  and  it  is 
safe  to  say  that  half  the  people  in  the  grounds 
were  there  to  see  this  well  advertised  event. 
President  Laughlin  made  it  the  star  of  the  pro- 
gramme and  it  did  excite  a  good  deal  of  interest. 
There  was  a  special  handicap  event,  class  A,  added 
to  the  programme,  and  Bernhardt,  of  Toledo,  came 
down  to  win  it.  The  best  he  conld  do  was  to  get 
his  name  on  the  list  of  "also  rans. ' '  Cabanne  had 
things  his  own  way  in  the  class  B  events  and 
seemed  to  have  fully  recovered  from  his  late  sick 
spell.  Anderson  showed  up  well  in  the  class  A 
races.     The  summary : 

One'mile,  baudicap,  class  A — Tom  Coburn,  45  yds.,  1; 
Goode  Cabanne,  115  yds.,  2;  Jobn  Hurck,  scratch,  3; 
time,  2:29  8-8. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— L.  D.  Cabanne,  1;  E.  A.  Grath, 
2;  J.  W.  Coburn,  3;  time,  2:38  2-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  ladies— Miss  Walden,  scratch,  1; 
Miss  Field,  scratch,  2;  Miss  Vail,  20  yds  ,  3;  time,  1:28. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Joe  Howard,  75  yds.,  1 ; 
L.  Coburn,  llOyds.,  S;  Tom  Coburn,  90  yds.,  3;  time,  4:56  2  6. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— L.  D.  Cabanne,  80  yds.,  1; 
John  Coburn,  220  yds.,  2;  Ed  Grath,  120  yds  ,  3;  lime, 
4:36.    Cabanne  was  virtual  scratch. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— E.  E.  Anderson,  1;  Hurck,  2; 
time,  2:35  4-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Club  members  only— Cabanne, 
1;  J.  Coburn,  2;  Grath,  3;  time,  3:44  2-5. 

G.  &  J.'s  Road  Race. 

The  five-mile  road  race  of  the  GormuUy  & 
Jeffery  Manufacturing  Company's  employes  was 
run  over  the  Lake  View  course  last  Saturday. 
Charles  Monson  vcon,  starting  from  the  two-min- 
ute mark  and  J.  H.  Bawden,  a  one-minute  man, 
captured  the  time  prize  in  13:01.  No  less  than 
six  of  the  twenty  finishers  covered  the  course  in 
tinder  14  min.  Following  is  the  order  of  the 
finish: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

Charles  Monson  2:00       13:-30 

Walter  Rosengren 3:00       14:54 

J.  H.  Bawden ]:00       13:01 

George  A.  Rosengren 1:45       14:C0 

H.  S.  Walton 1:00       13:10 

G.  Weis 1 :30       13:47 

S.  M.  Jones 3:00       15:27 

T.  B.  Watson 2:'  0       14:35 

Frank  SulUvan 1 :  45       1 4 :a7 

C.H.Larson 2:00       14:44 

F.  Linderman 1:45       14:30 

John  Engerstrom 1:45       14:49 

A.  Wider :30       13:43 

F.  W.  Rosengren 2:00       15:13 

A.  H.  Semple scr.        13:I4 

B.  Berles 3:00       15:62 

Charles  Thronrig scr.       14:11 

W.  H.  Simpson 1:00       15:32 

A.Scheffer :30       15:03 

Phil  Portman 2:30       17:57 


Zim  Complains  About  the  Timing. 

Paeis,  Aug.  30  — The  Nancy  prize,  300  metres, 

was  won  at  the  Buffalo  Velodrome  this  evening 

by  Harris.     Banker  was  second.      Zimmerman, 

the  American  champion,    tried   to  beat  Tyler's 

record  for  a  mile  with  a  flying  start,  hut  failed. 

His  time  was  2:15  4-5.     Farman  won  the  fifteen 

kilometres  race,   as  Zimmerman  refused  to  ride. 

The  American  champion  said  the  timekeeper  was 

doing    his  work  dishonestly,   and    that  no  fair 

awards  could  be  expected  until  he  was  dismissed. 

In  a  subsequent  interview   Zimmerman  said  he 

believed  the  timekeeper  had  been  bribed  to  take 

the  time  improperly.     Eventually  he  came  out 

and  tried  a  mile  against  time.     He  did  it  in 

2:08  1-5. 

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The  Bakers  Took  Everything. 

Portsmouth,   O.,  Aug.,  31. — The  races  given 
to-day  by  the  Portsmouth  wheelmen  were  a  de- 


cided success.  The  Baker  boys  made  quite  a  day 
of  it,  pulling  down  the  three  firsts  in  class  B  and 
one  first  in  class  A.  Goetz  went  an  exhibition 
half  in  1 :02,  which  was  a  creditable  showing  con- 
s-dering  a  slow  track.  He  was  paced  the  first 
quarter  by  T.  R.  Eddy  and  F.  L.  Tally,  the  last 
quarter  by  Conn  Baker.     Summaries: 

One-mile,  novice— John  B.  Taylor,  Wheelersburgh,  O., 
1;  Dan  Connell,  Portsmouth,  0.,  2;  Charles  Hertz,  Ports- 
mouth, O.,  3;  time,  2:40  1-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— Conn  Baker,  1;  T.  R.  Eddy,  3; 
E.  P.  Goetz,  3;  time,  1:15  3-5. 

One-mile  championship,  class  A.— W.  E.  Taylor,  1 ;  Til- 
den  Hughes,  2;  Frank  Neekamp,  3;  time,  2:54  1-5: 

Halt-mile,  open,  class  A— W.  J.  Klinger,  1;  W.  E.  Tay- 
lor, 2;  C.  E.  Tuder,  3;  time,  1:17  2  5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— E.  C.  Baker,  1 ;  F.  L.  Tally, 
2;  Oscar  Trimner,  3;  time,  3:23. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— W.  J.  KUnger,  1 ;  C.  E. 
Tuder,  2;  A.  L.  Baker,  3;  time,  2:36f. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Conn  Baker,  1;  F.  L. 
Tally,  2;  T.  R.  Eddy,  3;  time,  5:01. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A~A.  L.  Baker,  1;  C.  E. 
Tuder,  3;  W.  J.  Klinger,  3:  time,  5:23. 


Results  at  Bloomington. 
Bloomingtost,  111.,  Sept.  1 — The  tournament 
of  the  B.  B.  C,  held  yesterday,  was  well  at- 
tended. Ballard  and  Steele  were  first  and  second 
respectively  in  the  B  events,  while  Dasey  captured 
the  two  A  opens.     The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice— L.  A.Barnard,  1;  T.  W.  Baird,  3;  John 
Abnet,  3;  time,  3:44. 

Halt-mile,  open,  A— C.  V.  Dasey,  1;  A.  J.  Nicolet,  2;  J. 
G.  Nicolet,  3;  time,  1:18  1-5. 

;    One  mile,    open,    B— E.  W.  Ballard,    1;    Gus  Steele,    2; 
time,  2:321-5. 

One-mile,  open.  A— C.  V.  Dasey,  1;  J.  G.  Nicolet,  2;  A. 
J.  Nicolet,  3;  time,  3:35  1-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap.  A— L.  A.  Barnard,  350  yds  ,  1;  C. 

D.  Cutting,  25  yds.,  2:    C.  V.  Dasey,  scratch,  3;  time,  4:45^. 
One-mile,  2:40  class,  A— J.  G.  Nicolet  (under  protest),  1; 

A.  J.  Nii-olet,  2;  F.  S.  Coleman,  3;  time,  2:49  1-4. 

-    Two-mile,   open,  B-E.    W.    Ballard,  1;    Gus  Steele,  3; 

time,  5:35. 

One-mile,  handicap,  B.  B.  C— L.  H.  Hamilton,  1;  W.  L. 
Peeler,  2;  T.W.  Baird,  3;  time  not  taken. 

One-mile,  consolation.  A— J.  L.  Ferris,  1;  J.  A.  Leland, 
2;  C.  S.  Batehelder,  3;  time,  3:52. 

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The  Xenia  Road  Race. 

Xenia,  0.,  Aug.  29. — The  Xenia  road  race  was 
run  yesterday.  The  distance  was  sixteen  and 
one-half  miles.  Earl  H.  Kiser  and  H.  H.  Wylie 
had  their  tires  punctured  and  could  not  finish,  and 
Niswonger's  saddle  broke  and  threw  him  out. 
There  were  forty-nine  starters  and  thirty-one  fin- 
ishers. The  roads  were  in  good  condition.  The 
first  time  prize  was  won  by  W.  S.  Furman,  in 
47:25.  Farle  E.  Forrer,  of  Dayton,  went  back  to 
scratch  and  got  second  time,  50:26,  while  George 
Williams,  of  Pittsburg,  was  third  in  time,  50 :50. 
Summary : 

Charles  Kern,  Hamilton,  0 52:17 

Charles  Penrod,  Oran, 53:34 

C.  C.  Eooney,  Xenia, 53:43 

W.  E.  Larcom,  Osborn 52:32 

F.  O  Eoutson,  Bloomers, 51:41 

J.  0.  Hansen,  Dayton, 53:15 

G.  F.  Morris,  Hamilton 50:51 

S.E.Norman,  Osborn, 51:59 

William  Sheperd,  Osborn, 54:00 

R.  Harry  Croninger,  Dayton, 54:31 

E.  A.  Swartzel,  Dayton, 53:33 

Clifford  Croninger,  Covington,  Ky 55:15 

W.  S.  Furman,  Oran  0 47:25 


Weinig  Beaten  at  Erie. 
Buffalo,  Sept.  1. — Weinig,  the  Buffalo  road 
crack,  is  the  unluckiest  rider  in  the  state.  He 
has  occupied  the  position  of  scratch  in  a  dozen 
road  races  this  season,  and  in  but  one  has  he 
taken  time  prize.  While  always  up  in  the  bunch, 
he  generally  manages  to  get  fouled  and  thrown  at 
the  finish.     To-day  he  competed  in  the  fifteen- 


mile  Erie  Wanderers'  road  race,  being  at  scratch 
with  Mayo,  Le  Jeal  and  Wallin.  He  was  ahead 
in  the  sprint,  but  Le  Jeal  crowded  the  Bison  and 
Mayo  again.st  the  crowd  of  spectators,  and  both 
went  down.  He  crawled  to  his  feet,  however, 
and  ran  for  the  tape  on  foot,  capturing  third  time. 
Sammary: 

1,  Roth,  Erie,  4  m.,  time,  45:00.  3,  Emerick,  Cleveland. 
3,  Lewelyn,  Erie.  4,  Schlandecker,  Erie  8,  Julier,  Buf- 
falo, 4  m.  1:3,  Le  Jeal,  Erie,  scratch,  42:29.  14,  Wallin, 
Erie,  scratch,  42:55.    15,  Weinig,  Buffalo,  scratch,  43:19. 


Bisons  at  Franklinville. 

Fbanklinville,  N.  Y.,  Sept.l. — For  the  first 
meet  held  here,  the  one  which  took  place  to-day  was 
successful,  the  attendance  being  excellent.  New- 
ton, a  middle  mark  man  from  Little  Valley,  took 
the  one,  two,  and  five-mile  handicap,  his  start 
being  too  much  for  the  scratch  men,  Leonert  and 
Foell.  Leonert,  however,  won  the  half-mile 
open,  and  secured  two  or  three  thirds  and  fourths. 
A  feature  of  the  meet  was  a  mile  against  time  on 
the  quadruplet  mounted  by  Leonert,  Foell,  Mig- 
nerey  and  Northrup.     Summaries: 

One  mile,  novice— H.  Emery,  1;  A.  J.  Smith,  2;  W. 
Damon,  3;  time,  2:49  3-5. 

Half-mile— E.  F.  Leonert,  1;  F.  A.  Foell,  2;  H.  W.  Nor- 
thrup, 3;  time,  1:12  2-5. 

One-mile,  handicap— W.  A.  Newton,  90  yds.,  1;  G.  W. 
Gardner,  HO  yds.,  2;  E.  F.  Leonert,  scratch,  3;  time,  2:21. 

Two-mile,  handicap— W.  A.  Newton,  185  yds.,  1 ;  G.  W. 
Gardner,  210  yds.,  2;  H.  W.  Northrup,  00  yds.,  3;  time, 
5:34  3-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap— W.  A.  Newton,  400  yds.,  1;  C.  H. 
Norton,  550  yds.,  2;  F.  A.  Foell,  100  yds.,  3;  time,  14:3j  3-5. 


Philadelphia  Racing  Notes. 

Century  Wheelmen's  race  meet  Sept.  15. 

Charlie  Lagen  will,  early  this  month,  go  after 
the  Tioga  track  mile  record  of  2:11,  now  held  by 
Sims  of  the  '  'Pennsy . ' ' 

The  Lagen  brothers  will  try  to  beat  their  five- 
mile  tandem  record  of  12:13,  over  the  Bryn  Mawr- 
City  Line  course,  confilent  that  twelve  minutes 
can  be  beaten. 

There  is  a  story  going  the  rounds  that  Taxi.= 
came  very  near  being  filled  with  cold  lead  in  a 
row  with  a  western  man  at  Kansas  City,  while 
traveling  on  the  circuit.  Taxis,  after  the  races, 
accused  the  westerner  of  having  caused  a  smash-up 
in  which  he  (Taxis)  was  hurt,  and  the  argument 
got  so  warm  that  the  lie  was  passed  and  Billy 
punched  him,  whereat  his  opponent  pulled  a  gun 
and  attempted  to  let  a  little  daylight  into  Billy's 
vitals,  but  bystanders  interfered  and  prevented 
what  might  have  developed   into  a  serious  affair. 

Many  of  the  near-by  county  agricultural 
societies,  realizing  the  drawing  powers  of  bicycle 
races,  have  cut  quite  a  number  of  horse  races  out 
of  the  programmes  for  their  annual  fairs  and  sub- 
stituted bicycle  contests. 

The  Columbia  Cyclers  will  hold  their  annual 
five-mile  club  road  race  over  the  Bryn  Mawr-City 
Line  coirrse  on  Oct.  6. 


At  Lexington,  Ky. 

Lexington,  Ky.,  Sept.  1. — The  summaries  in 
yesterday's  races: 

One-mile,  open— S.  W.  Templeton,  1;  F.  S.  Davis.  2;  O. 
S.  Kimball,  3;  time,  2:27  1-2. 

Mile  dash,  Lexington  riders— 'ihomas  B.  Dewhurst,  1; 
Ora  TJpdyke,  3;  W.  V.  Coombs,  3;  time,  2:35.      , 

Half-mile  dash,  open— F.  S.  Davis,  1;  Thomas  B.  Dew 
hurst,  2;  O.  S.  Kimball,  3;  time,  1:10  1-4. 

Two-mile,  handicap — Pearce,  1 ;  Kimball,  2;  time,  4:57. 


Ready  for  the  Final. 
The  last  five-mile  beat  for  the   Keats  cup  was 
held  last  Sunday  morning  by  the  jEolus  Cycling 


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Club.  All  the  men  started  from  scratch,  it  being 
a  sealed  handicap.  The  finish  was  exciting, 
Gregg  being  the  first  to  cross  the  tape  and  win- 
ning first  time.  E.  F.  Urban  won  the  race  from 
the  minute  mark  and  A.  T.  Niemann  (:]5) 
was  second.  Both  qualify  for  the  final.  At  7:30 
Sunday  the  final  for  the  Wald  cup  will  be  run 
over  the  Palmer  Square  course.     The  first  eight 

men  finished  in  the  following  order: 

Hdcp;  Time. 

E.  F.  Urban 1:00  14:31 

A.  T.Niemann 1:15  13:55 

F.  P.  Gresg scr.  13:50 

F.  M.  Gannon scr.  13:56 

E.  Macdonald scr.  13:58 

W.  F.  Hoeft :45  15:12 

H.A.ButteoD :45  15;U 

F.H.Schuler :30  16:24 


Barthel  Has  a  Good  Day. 

Detroit,  Sept.  3. — Fast  time  was  out  of  the 
question  at  the  meet  of  the  Diamond  Wheelmen 
to-day,  as  the  exposition  half-mile  track  was  in 
bad  condition.  The  handicapping  was  a  decided 
failure,  the  scratch  men  having  no  chance  at  all 
except  in  the  club  event,  which  was  captured  by 
Barthel.  He  might  have  won  the  five-mile  han- 
dicap also,  had  he  not  been  pocketed.  The  sum- 
maries: 

One-mile,  novice— W.  H.  Weber  and  Tom  Bosquett, 
dead  heat;  time,  2:40  1-5.  Bosquett  won  the  ride-off,  half- 
mile,  in  1:18  1-5. 

Quarter-mile,  scratch,  final  heat — Charles  Monnie,  1; 
A.  G.  Herman,  2;  Bruce  Wallace,  3;  time,  :34  4-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  club— Charles  Barthel,  scratch, 
I;  F.  A.  Joseph  60  yds.,  2;  Frank  McCracken,  60  yds., 
3;  time,  2:30}. 

Halt-mile,  scratch— Charles  Barthel  1;  A.  G.  Herman, 
2;  Charles  Monnie,  3;  time,  1:13  1  5 

Mile,  handicap— F.  W.  Braun,  40  yds.,  1 ;  Charles  Bar- 
thel, scratch,  2;  Fred  Bedore,  60  yds.,  3;  time,  2:27  1-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  club— F.  A.  Joseph,  SO  yds.,  1; 
A.  W.  Straight,  30  yds.,  2;  Charles  Barthel,  scratch,  3; 
time,  1:12. 

Half-mile,  handicap— Bruce  Wallace,  20  yards,  1;  Al 
Garrets,  40  yds.,  2;  W.  H.  Weber,  50  yds.,  3;  time,  1:11  2  5. 

Five-mile,  handicap— F.  W.  Braun,  150  yds.,  1;  Charles 
Barthel,  scratch,  2;  Bruce  Wallace,  160  yds.,  3;  Charles  S. 
Porter,  of  Wayne,  100  yds.,  4;  time,  13:53  3-5. 


Meet  at  Pueblo,  Colo. 
Pueblo,  Colo.,  Sept.  4.— The  Colorado-Wyom- 
ing circuit  races  were  held  at  the  Rover  track 
yesterday.  F.  G.  Barnett,  of  Nebraska,  and  W. 
W.  Hamilton,  Denver's  crack,  were  the  stars. 
The  track  was  in  fine  condition  but  owing  to  the 
wind  records  remained  untouched.     Summaries: 

One-mile,  novice— Joe  Davis,  1;  H.  Burnam,  2;  C.  B. 
Carlisle.  3;  time,  2:27  1-5. 

One-third-mile,  open,  class  B— W.  W.  Hamilton,  1;  A- 
E  York,  2;  time,  :44  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— F.  W.  Chaffln,  30  yds.,  1; 
John  Davis,  60  yds ,  2;  L.  J.  Knebel,  50  yds.,  3;  time, 
5:03  3-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B,  2:35  time  limit— W.  W.  Hamil- 
ton, 1;  A.  E.  York,  2;  time,  2:26. 

Two-mite,  lap  race,  class  A— F.  W.  Chafifin,  16  points,  1 ; 
other  riders  distanced;  time,  5:30  1-5. 

Five-miles,  handicap,  class  B— F.  G.  Barnett,  scratch, 
1 ;  T.  E  Scott.  350  yds.,  2;  time,  13:09. 


Louisville's  New  Track. 
The  officers  of  the  Fountain  Ferry  (Louisville) 
Cycling  and  Athletic  Association  were  elected  last 
week.  The  nine  directors  are:  Samuel  Cassedy, 
W.  J.  Baird,  T.  P.  Watts,  John  H.  Page,  Edward 
Neuhaus,  Thomas  R.  Crump,  Orville  Lawson, 
Richard  Pelouze  and  Tony  Landenwich.  Work 
will  be  commenced  at  once  on  the  new  track. 


Smith  and  Bofinger  at  Poughkeepsie. 

PouGHKEEPSiE,    N.    Y.,  Sept.  4. — The  Pough- 
keepsie Bicycle  Club  held  its  third  annual  meet 


yesterday  afternoon.  An  attempt  at  the  unpaced 
quarter-mile  record  by  Fred  Rogers,  of  Passaic, 
was  the  event  of  the  day.  He  succeeded  in  doing 
the  distance  in  :28,  this  being  the  record.  C.  A. 
Granger  took  the  mile  handicap  in  2 :20,  with  E. 
A.  Bofinger  second.  The  quarter-mile  fell  to 
George  C.  Smith  in  :31;  Mosher  was  second. 
Bofinger  captured  first  in  the  two  mile  handicap, 
and  W.  A.  Lasene  was  second;  time,  4:46  2-5. 


Three  Cycling  Events. 

New  York,  Sept.  4. — About  3,000  people  were 
in  attendance  at  the  grounds  of  the  New  Jersey 
Athletic  Club  at  Bergen  Point.  The  weather  was 
fine  and  the  track  excellent.  The  summaries  in 
the  cycling  events: 

,, One-mile,  handicap— Final  heat— Darmer,  1;  Shafts,  2; 
Koome,  3;  time,  2:30  3-5. 

One-mile,  Hudson  County  championship,  time  limit, 
2:30— Fred  Shafts,  1;  Wilham  Darmer,  2;  A.  C.  Eoome,  3; 
time,  2:57  1-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap- Wm.  Darmer,  85  yds.,  1 ;  W.  C. 
Eoome,  93  yds.,  2;  L  G.  Hoppe,  80  yds.,  3:  time,  5:21  2-5, 

*       * 
Class  A  Men  at  Utica. 

Utica,   N.   Y.,   Sept.  4. — Yesterday's  races  at 


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Ut-.ea  Park  were  witnessed  by  2,500  people.  A 
strong  wind  impeded  seriously  the  progress  of  the 
riders.     Summaries: 

Half-mile,  open— A.  F.  Senn,  1;  Emmett  D.  Smith,  2; 
lime,  1:11. 

One-mile,  handicap—  Lewis  W.  Sawens,  140  yds ,  1 ;  J. 
George,  60  yds.,  2;  time,  2:17. 

One-mile,  open,  2:4(t  class— A.  F.  Senn,  1;  Lewis  W. 
Sawens,  2;  time,  1:38  1-5. 

One-mile,  Oneida  County  championship  —  Emil  J. 
George,  time,  2:27  4-5. 

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*       * 

Four  Races  at  Wheaton. 

Wheaton,  111.,  Aug.  31 — The  result  of  the  races 
held  at  the  county  fairgrounds  this  afternoon  were 
as  follows: 

Quarter-mile,  county — Gates,  1;  Waterman,  2;  Ham- 
ilton, 3;  time,  :35. 

Half-mile,  county— M.  Stark,  1;  Waterman,  2;  Gates,  3; 
time,  1:17. 

One-mile,  county— Waterman,  1;  Gates,  2;  Stark;  3; 
time,  :''.:5r. 

Two-miles,  open— F.  Osmun,  Chicago,  1;  Martin  Nessel, 
Chicago,  2;  J.  Bezenek,  Chicago,  3. 


Good  Men  at  Piqua,  0. 

PiQOA,  O.,  Sept.  30. — Seven  thousand  people 
saw  the  races  here  to-day.     Summary: 

One-mile,  novice— F.  O.  Eoutson,  1;  CO.  Penrod,  2;  E. 
E.  Van  Tassell,  3;  time,  2:43  1-5. 


One-mile,  open— P.  W.  Klinger,  1;  W.  J.  Klinger,  2;  E. 
H.  Kiser,  3;  F.  B.  Eigby,  4;  time,  2:40  4-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open— F.  B.  Kigby,  1;  C.  C.  Van  Tine. 
2;  W.  J.  Klinger,  3;  time  :33  4-5. 

One-mile,  Miami  County— C.  C.  Lentz,  1;  F.  O.  Eoutson, 
2;  time,  2:56  3  5. 

Halt-mile,  open— F.  B.  Eigby,  1;  J.  P.  Moller,  2;  P.  W. 
Klinger,  3;  time,  1:12. 

One-mile,  handicap— F.  O.  Eoutson,  140  yds.,  1;  E.  D. 
McKeon,  80  yds  ,  2;  J.  P.  Moller,  100  yds.,  3;  tme,  3:19  1-5. 

Two-mile  lap— C.  C.  Van  Tine,  1;  P.  W.  Klinger,  2;  E. 
D.  McKeon,  3;  time,  5:35. 


New  Orleans  Race  Gossip. 

New  Oeleans,  Aug.  29. — Albert  Abbott,  the 
local  champion,  went  for  records  yesterday  at 
Audubon  Park,  succeeding  in  lowering  the  local 
time  for  the  mile  in  2:25. 

There  is  considerable  talk  of  a  meet  here  in 
September  at  Audubon  Park.  The  track  there  is 
in  fine  condition  and  some  fast  time  is  expected 
to  be  made. 

Hands  and  Godberry,  local  riders,  went  to 
Mobile  a  few  weeks  ago  and  succeeded  in  defeat- 
ing the  Mobelians  in  a  ten-mile  road  race — Hands 
first  and  Godberry  second. 

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*      * 

Race  Notes. 

The  following  races  will  be  run  at  the  national 
circuit  meet  of  the  Harlem  Wheelmen  at  Man- 
hattan Field,  New  York,  Sept.  15:  Mile  novice 
and  handicap,  half-mile  scratch,  two  mile  handi- 
cap and  three  mile  team  for  class  A,  and  one  and 
two  mile  handicaps  and  five  mile  scratch  for 
class  B. 

First  time  and  place  in  the  Lemars-Sioux  City 
(la)  road  race  both  fell  to  the  scratch  man,  C.  W. 
Ashley.  His  time  was  1:48:30.  He  was  followed 
by  Bert  Morrow  and  Arthur  Hugheson  of  Sioux 
City  and  Sam  White  of  Chicago. 

The  date  decided  upon  for  the  Milwaukee 
Wheelmen's  tournament  is  Sept.  22.  The  races 
will  all  be  class  A  events  and  suitable  prizes  will 
be  purchased  before  the  meet.  Schedule  of  races 
will  be  announced  later. 

The  Mercury  Wheel  Club  of  New  York  will 
hold  races  at  Flushing,  L.  I.,  Saturday.  The 
Long  Island  championship  race  will  be  an  inter- 
esting feature  as  the  question  of  supremacy  is  a 
very  open  one. 

Last  week  Thursday  the  road  race  from  Savoy 
to  Champaign  (111.),  four  and  a  half  miles,  was 
won  by  Smith,  of  Urbana,  scratch,  in  13:45. 
Seymour  Hall  was  second  and  W.  Hall  third. 

Saturday  at  Pittsburg  A.  L.  Banker  rode  a  half- 
mile  on  the  quarter-mile  track  of  the  Pittsburg  A. 
C.  in  one  minute  flat.  He  then  rode  a  quarter  in 
:28  4-5,  which  is  a  new  record  for  class  A. 

At  the  tonmament  which  will  take  place  at  the 
south-side  ball  park,  beginning  Sept.  24,  one 
feature  will  be  a  twenty-five  mile  race  with  only 
mail  carriei-s  as  contestants. 

An  Indiana  record  for  one  hour  was  established 
by  J.  L.  Townsend  at  the  »aces  held  at  Richmond 
Monday.  He  covered  twenty-one  and  three- 
quarters  miles. 

The  twenty-five  mile  record  for  Long  Island 
was  broken  in  the  road  race  at  Jamaica  Monday 
by  George  C.  Smith.     The  race  had  forty  starters. 

Allen  Atkins,  a  twelve  year  old  boy,  broke  the 
record  for  riding  backwards  at  the  Palmer,  Mass. , 
meet  Monday,  going  the  distance  in  2:13|. 

Sanction  was  granted  the  A.  C.  C.  of  Chicago 
for  a  meet  Sept.  9  (Sunday  next)  but  no  one 
seems  to  know  anything  about  it. 


CHANGES  AT  SPALDING'S. 


Fanning  Joins  G.  E.  Lloyd  &  Co.— Canary  Man- 
ager of  the  Bicycle  Department. 
During  tlie  past  week  F.  J.  Fanning,  who  has 
been  connected  with  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros,  for 
years,  holding  the  responsible  position  of  manager 
of  the  bicycle  department,  resigned  to  become 
associated  with  the  well  known  firm  of  George  E. 
Lloyd  &  Co:  Mr.  Fanning  has  been  iu  the  employ 
of  Spalding  &  Bros  for  a  number  of  years.  Be- 
ginning at  the  foot  of  the  ladder  he  has,  by  careful 
attention  to  business,  advanced  loa  position  which 
merited  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  his  employ- 
ers. Few  yonng  men  in  the  trade  in  Chicago  are 
belter  known.      For  several   vcars  he  has  been 


D.  J.   Canary. 

prominently  identified  with  the  Illinois  Cycling 
Club.  Last  year  he  was  elected  president  of  the 
Associated  Cycling  Clubs,  which  position  he  still 
occupies.  We  are  informed  that  Mr.  Fanning 
will  likely  have  charge  of  the  financial  aflairs  of 
the  concern.  He  will  be  associated  with  Mr. 
Williams,  who  has  been  connected  with  the  busi- 
ness for  years  past,  and  who  has  managed  affairs 
since  Mr.  Lloyd  (Mr.  Fanning's  father-in-law) 
died.  The  firm  is  extensively  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  electrical  supplies,  machinery, 
etc.,  and  i»  the  western  agent  for  the  Cleveland 
bicycle.  It  is  rumored  that  the  house  contem- 
plates building  a  wheel  of  its  ovpn,  but  we  are  not 
authorized  to  make  the  statement. 

D.  J.  Can.iry,  who  has  been  the  western  lepre- 
sentative  of  the  Lamb  Manufacturing  Company, 
will  occupy  the  position  heretofore  held  by  Fan- 
ning and  will  also  have  full  and  complete  charge 
of  the  retail  and  wholesale  bicycle  business  of  A 
G.  Spalding  &  Bros,  in  Chicago  and  the  west.  The 
firm  will  be  the  selling  agents  of  the  Lamb  Manu- 
facturing Company  for   1895.     Dan's  friends  all 


over  the  country  will  be  pleased  to  learn  of  his 
good  fortune,  as  the  position  is  as  good  as  any  in 
the  business.  For  years  Canary  has  been  a  well 
known  figure  in  the  bicycle  business,  most  of 
which  time  he  was  employed  by  the  Overman 
Wheel  Company.  He  has  an  acquaintance  that 
includes  every  section  of  the  union,  and  is  uni- 
versally popular  and  esteemed. 


interested  in  light  machines  an  illustration  of  it 
is  given.  The  bicycle  actually  weighs  ten  pounds, 
and  could  be  stripped  to  nine.  It  was  manulac- 
tured  by  Louis  Jordan  of  Chicago,  and  is  com- 
posed entirely  of  materials  made  in  America.  The 
frame  is  of  tubing  made  by  the  Elwood  Shafting 
and  Tube  Company;   the  wheels  are  28  and   30 


NEW  YORK  TIRES  IN  THE  WEST. 


Handsome  Offices  Fitted  Up  in  the  Caxton 
Building,  Chicago. 
Frank  "WTiite,  of  the  New  York  Tire  Company, 
has  been  in  Chicago  for  several  days  arranging  for 
his  western  office,  which  is  now  located  at  room 
230  Caxton  building,  334  Dearborn  street,  wherein 
are  the  Refeeee  offices.  The  room  is  tastefully 
arranged  and  is  fitted  with  new  furniture,  carpets, 
railings,  partitions,  etc. ,  the  north  half  being  de- 
voted to  the  office  and  the  remainder  to  the  stock 
and  repair  room.  Mr.  White  and  Mr.  Fairchild, 
the  latter  the  western  manager,  extolled  the  merits 
of  the  tire,  showed  samples  of  all  styles  and  said 
they  were  here  to  stay.  The  company's  business 
has  grown  wonderfully  and  it  became  necessary 
to  establish  a  western  house  in  order  the  more 
promptly  to  look  after  repairs  and  make  ship- 
ments. Associate^  with  Mr.  Fairchild  will  be  R. 
W.  Slusser,  lately  with  the  A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hard- 
ware Company,  who  is  well  known  in  the  south 
and  west. 

STRIPS  TO  NINE  POUNDS. 


Remarkably   Light  Wheel   Made  for   Parkhurst 
&  Wilkinson  by  Louis  Jordan. 

Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson  exhibited  at  the  Den- 
ver meet  a  bicycle  which  they  claimed  to  be  the 
lightest  practical  wheel  yet  produced.     For  those 


inches,  with  the  full  number  of  spokes,  and  are 
fitted  with  wood  rims  and  Webb  fires.  AH  the 
fittings  are  handled  by  Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson. 
The  machine  is  not  enamelled,  which  gives'  an  op- 
portunity for  the  careful  inspection  of  the  con- 
struction, especially  the  brazing,  which  is  done  in 
a  very  skillful  manner.  The  machine  is  remark- 
ably strong  for  one  so  light  and  is  evidence  of 
what  can  be  done  in  the  construction  of  light 
^^  heels. 

League  Chainless  in  New  York  and  Brooklyn. 

The  League  Cycle  Company  has  opened  a 
branch  office  at  64  Cortlandt  street,  New  ■  York, 
with  Elliott  Burris,  of  Simplicity  47  tire  fame,  as 
manager.  Sub-agencies  have  also  been  e^ftab- 
lished  with  the  following  parties:  Bidwell-Tink- 
ham  Company,  310  West  Fifty-Ninth  street;  Von 
Lengerke  &  Detmold,  8  Murray  street;  Albert  & 
Gannon,  304  West  Thirteenth  street;    Marks  Ad- 


Tiooity-pound  National  Track  Racer — The  wheel  on  which  Patterson  made  ten  miles 


WE    BUILD, 


...High  Grade  Bicycles 


Belvidere 
25  to  28  lbs. 
Franklin 
18  to  20  lbs. 


The  National  Sewing  Machine  Co.^ 


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MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


jnsting  Folding  Chair  Company,  71  Broadway;  C. 
F.  Rowland,  145  East  One  Hundred  and  Tbirty- 
eigbth  street;  C.  W.  Ladd,  1313  Bedford  avenue, 
Brooklyn,  and  Shepard  &  Shepard,  4t!5  East  New 
New  York  avecnue,  Brooklyn.  Each  of  these 
agents  has  wheels  on  hand  and  reports  a  very 
satisfactory  business.  The  League  Chainless 
has  already  had  a  very  favorable  representation 
in  New  York  and  the  company  seems  determined 
to  bcom  its  wheels  in  New  York  City  and  Brook- 
lyn. Under  the  management  of  Mr.  Burris  and 
his  sub-agents  there  is  no  doubt  that  a  large  num- 
ber of  wheels  will  be  sold  before  the  close  of  the 


ANOTHER  BIG  MAKER. 


The   National   Sewing  Machine   Company   and 
What  It  Proposes  Doing. 

The  Kefeeee  takes  pride  in  introducing  to  the 
readers  and  the  trade  in  general  the  latest  acquisi- 
tion to  the  field  of  bicycle  builders,  the  National 
Sewing  Machine  Company,  of  Belvidere,  111.  It 
had  been  known  for  some 
time  that  this  company  con- 
templated adding  the  manu- 
facture of  bicycles  to  its  other 
extensive  business,  but  it  was 
not  until  last  week  that  the 
report  was  confirmed.  A 
Kefeeee  man  journeyed  to 
Belvidere  to  ascertain  what 
progress  the  company  had 
made  in  its  new  departure, 
and  arriving  at  the  works  was 
nshered  into  the  office  of  Mr. 
Eldredge,  the  president  and 
founder  of  the  extensive  con- 
cern, who,  when  informed  of 
the  ,  mission,  said  he  would 
gladly  give  the  readers  of  the 
Kefkkee  all  the  information 
relative  to  the  future  inten- 
tion-of  the  company  as  relat- 
ing to  the  manufacture  of 
wheels. 

''In  the  first  place,"  said 
Mr.  Eldredge,  "I  have  had 
the  building  of  bicycles  in 
mind  for  a  number  of  years, 
during  all  of  which  time  I 
have  kept  carefully  posted  on 
tlie  growth  of  the  business 
and  the  constantly  increasing 
poijularity  of  the  wheel.  I 
entered  into  the  sewing  machine  business  about 
the  time  Colonel  Pope  perfected  his  first  bicycle, 
and  took  my  sewing  machine  to  the  Weed  Sew- 
ing Machine  Company,  at  Hartford,  to  have  that 
concern  manufactnre  it  for  me;  about  the  same 
period  Colonel  Pope  contracted  with  the  same 
company  to  have  it  make  his  wheels.  In  a  short 
time  the  demand  for  bicycles  crowded  me  out  of 
the  Weed  company  and  I  transferred  my  account 
to  the  Ames  Manufacturing  Company,  of  Chic- 
opee,  Ma«s.  Here  I  encountered  a  similar  con- 
dition of  affairs,  for  the  company  was  iust  begin- 
ning to  build  wheels  for  A.  H.  Overman.  In  time 
I  was  driven  from  there,  and  in  1879  I  removed 
to  Belvidere  and  here  the  National  Sewing  Ma- 
chine Company  has  since  remained.  The  com- 
pany's works  at  the  present  time  cover  seven  and 
a  half  acres  and  are  considered  the  largest  in  the 
west.  "When  the  company  decided  to  go  into  the 
bicycle  business  it  concluded  it  would  be  best  for 
it  to  purchase  the  experience  first  hand,  and  de- 
cided to  buy  a  factory.  During  the  past  six 
months  it  has  quietly  investigated  a  number  of 
plants  offered  for  sale  and  in  the  end  purchased 


that  of  the  Frecport  Bicycle  Company  of  Freeport, 
111.  Since  then  the  company  has  removed  all  the 
machinery  to  its  works  and  has  emiiloyed  all  the 
skilletl  labor  of  the  old  concern.  The  company 
has  a  large  five-story  building  which  will  b(;  used 
exclusively  for  the  manufacture  of  wheels.  This 
building  is  admirably  adapted  for  the  business. 
We  -will  add  such  new  machinery  as  will  be  nec- 
essary to  build  the  number  of  wheels  required  for 
our  trade. 

"The  company  has  every  available  requisite  and 
every  convenience  for  the  manufacture  of  bicycles 
in  the  best  possible  manner.  The  construction  of 
the  wheels  will  be  in  charge  of  Superintendent 
Brown,  ageiitleman  of  experience  in  the  building 
of  hifih-grade  bicycles.  Three  leading  styles  of 
wheels  will  be  built,  the  Belvidere  Roadster  to 
weigh  from  a,")  to  28  pounds,  the  American 
Beauty,  a  ladies'  wheel  of  about  the  same  weight, 
and  a  special  light  wheel  to  weigh  from  18  to  21 
pounds,  which  will  be  known  as  the  Franklin. 
The  company  purposes  building  a  line  of  cheaper 


and  withdraw  for  transportation  in  bond  to  Chi- 
cago should  be  appraised  at  Grand  Rapids,  and 
also  to  re(iuest  i-iistructions  a.*  to  the  blank  forms 
to  be  used  for  the  entries.  Acting  Secretary  Wike 
replies  as  follows:  "  I  have  to  inform  you  that  as 
your  port  is  not  included  among  those  at  which 
goods  may  be  entered  for  immediate  transporta- 
tion in  l)ond  without  appraisement  the  goods 
should  be  appraised  by  you  after  due  entry  for 
warehouse.  Tiie  entry  for  warehouse  should  be 
made  on  form  No.  11,  article  278,  and  the  with- 
drawal entry  for  trausjiortation  in  bond  to  Chi- 
cago on  form  No.  71,  article  .'iGS,  custom  regula- 
tions of  1892.  These  l)Iank  forms  are  not  furnished 
by  the  department,  but  may  be  copied  by  the 
consignees  from  the  regulations." 

('anH  Itnpnrt  New  jyheels  Free. 
The  general  appraisers  of  the  treasury  depart- 
ment overruled  the  protest  of  O.  G.  Hemstead  & 
Son.,  against  the  decision  of  the  collector  of  cus- 
toms at  Philadelphia  as  to  the  rate  and  amount  of 
duties  chargeable  on   a  certain  bicycle,  imported 


wheels  which  will  be  of  uniformly  first-class  ma- 
terial and  workmanship  but  not  finished  so 
well. ' ' 

Mr.  Eldredge  stated  that  the  company  proposed 
to  build  a  wheel  as  good  as  the  best  material  and 
workmanship  could  produce.  Said  he:  "We  have 
every  facility,  the  experience  of  the  best  skilled 
workmen  in  the  trade,  plenty  of  capital — and  I 
can  see  no  reason  why  our  product  should  not 
equal,  if  not  excel,  anything  offered  in  the 
market." 

The  samples  of  hubs,  sprocket  and  rear  axle 
shown  the  Referee  man  were  of  splendid  work- 
manship, the  details  of  which  will  be  given  our 
readers  later  on. 

IMPORTANT  CVSTOM  DECISIONS- 


Questions  Relating  to  Duties  on  Bicycles  and 
Parts  Finally  Decided. 
Wa.shingtok",  D.  C,  Sept.  1. —  The  surveyor 
of  customs.  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  -writes  the  treas- 
ury department  to  inquire  whether  certain  two 
cases  of  bicycles  which  Perkins  &  Richmond,  con- 
signees at  that  port,  propose  to  enter  for  warehouse 


in  January  last.  The  bicycle  in  question  is  one 
which  the  owner,  Frank  C.  Bates,  says  was  pre- 
sented to  him  in  England  in  October,  1893;  that 
he  arrived  in  the  United  States  on  the  Britannic 
from  Liverpool,  Dec.  9,  1893;  that  he  had  never 
used  the  bicycle,  and  that  it  was  not  forwarded  to 
Liverpool  in  season  to  be  taken  by  him  on  his 
journey.  There  is  no  evidence  to  show  that  the 
bicycle  was  ever  in  his  actual  possession  prior  to 
his  departure  from  England,  and  it  appears  to  be 
new  and  never  used.  If,  under  these  circum- 
stances, the  owner  of  this  bicycle  was  entitled  to 
bi-ing  the  same  in  free  of  duty  under  paragraph 
752,  as  claimed,  then  upon  principle  there  would 
he  nothing  to  prevent  any  person  so  disposed  to 
purchase  new  ones  and  bring  them  in  free,  packed 
in  the  original  crates.  We  hold  that  this  bicycle 
was  lawfully  assessed  for  duty  at  -15  per  cent  ad 
valorem  under  paragraph  215,  N.  T. 

Jiicycle  and-  Other  WJieels. 
In  the  matter  of  the  protest  of  R.  F.  Downing 
&  Co.  and  others,  against  the  decision  of  the  col- 
lector of  customs  at  New  York  as  to  the  rate  and 
amount  of  duties  chargeable  on  certain  bicycle 


Ten   Miles  on  a  National 


-IN- 


24  Min.  44i  Seconds. 

WORLD'S  RECORD. 


What  Have  We  Been  Telling  You  ? 


NATIONALS    ARE    FAST. 


If  you  want  to  win — Ride  a  National.     39  places  in  8  meets.     More  coming. 


National  Cycle  Manufacturing  Co.y 


BAY    CITY,     MICH. 


MENTION   THB    RKFCREC. 


SEARCH  LIGHT 

Burns  Kerosene. 


A  radical  change  in  lamp 
construction. 

The  only  first  class 
BICYCLE  LAMP. 


Bridgeport 

Brass 

Company, 

Bridgeport,  Conn. 

AND ..miIIIl 

19  Murray  St., 
NEW  YORK. 


Have  you  seen  the 

"Vulcan"  Torch? 

Indispensable  to  all 
Dealers  in  Supplies. 


Price  $3.50  each. 


— TUK— 

"BRIDGEPORT" 

Double  Stroke, 

the   handsomest   Bell    in 
the  market. 


SEND  FOR  PRICES. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


^^/ee^ 


wheels  the  general  appraisers  render  the  following 
dfecisions:  "The  importations  are  of  wheels  and 
parts  of  wheels,  and  they  are  for  bicycle  wheels  or 
parts  thereof,  and  were  assessed  for  duty  at  45  per 
cent  ad  valorem  under  paragraph  215,  N.  T."  The 
importers  claim  them  to  be  dutiable  under  para- 
graph 185. 

In  the  case  of  Charles  X>.  Stone  &  Co. ,  the  board 
held  that  parts  of  wheels  used  in  the  manufacture 
of  bicycle  wheels  are  properly  dutiable  under 
paragraph  215,  as  nonenumerated  articles  composed 
of  steel  and  this  decision  has  been  recently 
affirmed  by  the  circuit  court  of  appeals  for  the 
seventh  circuit. 

In  addition  to  the  reasoning  of  the  board  in  the 
case  of  Stone  and  in  other  like  cases,  the  court 
holds  that  paragraph  185  was  intended  to  cover 
only  heavy  wheels  for  railway  purposes,  which  are 
ordinarily  cast,  and  which  are  sold  by  weight, 
and  cannot  be  extended  to  cover  light  wheels,  like 
bicycle  wheels,  the  element  of  chief  value  of  which 
is  the  labor  expended  upon  them.  The  latter  are 
sold,  not  by  weight,  but  at  a  price  mainly  gov- 
erned by  the  amount  of  labor  which  it  takes  to 
make  them,  and  the  excellence  and  iineness  of 
their  material.  The  classifieation  of  these  articles 
is  now  settled  in  accordance  with  several  decisions 
of  the  board,  and  the  action  of  the  collector  in  all 
these  cases  is  affirmed. 

Melatinff  to  Sadflles. 

The  protests  of  the  Premier  Cycle  Company  and 
others,  against  the  decision  of  the  collector  of  cus- 
toms at  New  York  as  to  the  rate  and  amount  of 
duties  chargeable  on  certain  bicycle  saddles,  are 
sustained  by  the  general  appraisers  according  to 
the  following  decision:  ''The  goods  are  bicycle 
saddles  costing  54  shillings  a  dozen.  They  were 
assessed  for  duty  at  45  per  cent  under  paragraph 
215,  N.  T.,  and  are  claimed  to  be  dutiable  at  35 
per  cent  under  paragraph  461.  It  is  in  evidence 
that  the  seat  or  top  of  the  saddle  is  of  the  very 
best  quality  of  selected  grain  leather,  while  the 
framework  is  composed  of  about  nine  ounces 
stamped  metal,  valued  at  ten  pence  a  pound,  and 
that  leather  constitutes  more  than  two-thirds  of 
the  value  of  the  materials  used.  "We  find  that 
leather  is  the  component  material  of  chief  value. ' ' 
Classification  of  Juhing. 

In  the  matter  of  the  protest  of  the  White  & 
Middleton  Gas  Engine  Company,  against  the  de- 
cision of  the  collector  of  customs  at  Baltimore,  as 
to  the  rate  and  amount  of  duties  chargeable  on 
certain  steel  tubes  imported  in  Jannaiy  last,  the 
general  appraisers  render  the  following  decision : 

'"These  goods  are  wrought  steel  ignition  tubes. 
The  official  sample  is  about  eight  inches  long, 
three-quarters  of  an  inch  in  diameter,  and  about 
one-eighth  of  an  inch  thick  and  closed  at  one  end. 
As  a  reason  for  the  assessment  of  duty  the  collector 
reports  that  the  tubes  are  not  of  the  character  of 
those  described  in  paragraph  157;  that  in  his 
opinion  they  are  completed  parts  of  a  machine 
and  that  the  duty  of  two  and  one-half  cents  a 
pound  for  tubes,  as  claimed  under  paragraph  157, 
would  represent  an  ad  valorem  duty  of  less  than 
one  per  cent.  In  general  appraisers  908,  the  board 
held  that  the  bicycle  tubes  are  dutiable  under 
paragraph  157.  The  decision  was  sustained  by 
the  United  States  circuit  court,  northern  district 
of  Illinois,  in  re  Slover  Bicycle  Company.  The 
present  issue  is  similar  to  the  question  involved 
n  that  case.  We  find  the  articles  are  tubes,  and 
hold  that  they  are  dutiable  as  claimed  under  para- 
graph 157,  N.  T." 

f'CTeirs  for  CorTi  Handles, 

In  the  matter  of  the  protest  of  George  S.  Mac- 
douald,  against  the  decision  of  the  collector  of 
customs  at  New  York,  as  to  the  rate  and  amount 


of  duties  chargeable  on  certain  cork  handles  for 
bicycles,  imported  in  January,  1894,  the  general 
appraisers  render  the  following  decision:  "The 
merchandise  consists  of  washers,  screws  a-d  han- 
dles for  bicycles.  The  collector  reports  that  the 
claim  as  to  the  washers  is  well  founded  and  that 
he  will  satisfy  the  protest  relative  to  them  on  the 
return  of  the  entry  to  his  office.  Sncb  reliquida- 
tion  is  hereby  authorized.  We  find  that  the 
screws  are  not  'commonly  called  wood  screws' 
and  overrule  the  claim  that  they  are  dutiable 
under  paragraph  184,  N.  T.  We  find  that  the 
handles  are  manufactures  of  cork  and  metal,  and 
that  while  cork  is  the  component  material  of  chief 
value,  metal  in  quantity  and  value  is  a  substantial 
feature  of  the  article.  They  were  assessed  for  duty 
at  45  per  cent,  and  are  claimed  to  be  dutiable 
under  section  4  at  20  per  cent.  The  issue  in  the 
present  case  Is  similar  to  that  decided  by  the 
United  States  Supreme  Court  in  re  Seeberger  vs 
Schlesinger.  (Supreme  Court  Reporter,  vol.  14, 
p.  729.)  .There  is  no  provision  in  the  tariff  for 
manufactures  of  cork,  while  there  is  for  manufac- 
tures in  part  of  metal.  In  accordance  with  the 
principles  of  the  decision  referred  to,  the  protest 
relative  to  the  handles  is  overruled." 
M'hetl  Exporters  JVill  He  Allowed  a  Itriiu-h^ck, 

The  treasury  department  has  decided  that  on 
the  exportation  of  bicycles  manufactured  in  part 
from  wheels,  handles,  frames  and  parts  of  frames 
imported  in  the  rough,  a  drawback  will  be  allowed 
equal  in  amount  to  the  duties  paid  on  the  imported 
materials  used  iu  such  manufacture,  less  the  legal 
deduction  of  1  percent.  The  manufacturer's  dec- 
laration on  the  drawback  entry  must  describe  the 
imported  parts  used  by  marks,  numbers,  names 
and  Vijlues,  as  described  in  the  invoices  under 
which  the  same  were  imported.  The  department 
has  also  decided  that  bicycles  are  entitled  to  free 
entry  as  personal  effects  under  paragraph  752  of 
the  act  of  Oct.  1,  1890. 


SPECIAL    RATE   FOR    THE   SHOW. 


Railroads  Make  a  Fare-and-a-Xhird  Rate  for 
'the  Round  Trip. 
The  Western  Passenger  Association  has  con- 
sented to  make  a  rate  of  a  fare  and  a  third  for  the 
round  trip  for  the  benefit  of  those  wishing  to 
attend  the  Chicago  cycle  show.  The  rateivill  cover 
a  period  extending  from  several  days  before  the 
show  to  a  week  after. 

Some  more   Opinions. 

Think  a  western  show  the  proper  thing.  It  will 
develop  the  western  trade  wonderfully.  Shall 
attend.— W.  H.  &  H.  C.  Fonts,  Zanesville,  O. 

Think  the  Chicago  show  will  be  a  good  thing 
and  shall  take  pleasure  in  attending. — Manley 
Bros.,  Harvard,  111. 

Let  Chicago  have  a  show  that  will  set  the  whole 
west  talking  "wheels."  There  are  enough  factor- 
ies and  agents  in  the  west  to  make  it  a  success 
and  if  the  easterners  don't  want  to  come  we  can 
do  without  them. — W.  A.  Green,  Amboy,  111. 

The  west  is  a  large  field  and  Chicago  the  largest 
cycle  manufacturing  center  in  the  country,  and 
it  is  time  that  a  show  was  given  in  the  west. 
Facilities  for  reaching  it  are  the  best.- — The  Nu- 
bian Iron  Enamel  Co.,  Cragin,  111. 

We  are  confident  that  the  Chicago  show  will 
bring  a  large  attendance.  The  business  is  increas- 
ing wonderfully  in  the  west. — Lindsay  Bros.,  Mil- 
waukee, Wis. 

I  believe  the  western  trade  has  reached  the 
point  where  it  can  demand  a  show. — E.  L.  Partch, 
Kock  Rapids,  la. 

Chicago  is  the  most  suitable  place  for  the  1895 
show.     Few  agents  in  this  territory  have  ever  at- 


tended a  cycle  show  and  there  is  great  knowledge 
to  be  gained  from  attending. — Peru  Cycle  Ex- 
change, Peru,  Ind. 

ExMhitors  to  Date. 

BICtCLEB. 

Pope  MfR.  Co.  Ames  &  Frost  Co. 

Gormully  &  Jefifery  Mfg.  Co.  Hill  Cycle  Co 

Buffalo  Tricycle  Co.  Ariel  Cycle  Co. 

Black  Mf^.  Co.  Columbus  Bicycle  Co. 

F.  F.  We  Mfg.  Co.  E.  C.  Steams  &  Co. 

Derby  Cycle  Co.  Marion  Cycle  Co. 

Kenwood  Mtg.  Co.  Stover  Bicycle  Co. 

Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co.  Monarcli  Cycle  Co. 

Lamb  Mfg.  Co.  Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 

Munger  Cycle  Cj.  Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 

SterKng  Cycle  Works.  Julius  Andrae. 

Eclipse  Bicycle  Co.  Meteor  Cycle  Co. 

Warman-Schub  Cycle  H"se.  Wilson-Myers  Company 

A.  Featherstone  &  Co.  Grand  Rapids  Cycle  Co. 

National  Cycle  Mfg  Co.  James  Cycle  Co. 

Fulton  Machine  Works.  Kouse,  Hazard  &  Co. 

Sliapleigh  Hardware  Co.  Crawford  Mfg.  Co. 

W.  H.  Wiltielm  &  Co.  E.  B.  Preston  &  Co. 

Two-Speed  Bicycle  Co.  Relay  Mfg.  Co. 

Eagle  Bicycle  Mtg.  Co.  Yost  Mfg.  Co. 

St.  L.  E.  &  W.  G.  Co.  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co. 

Western  Wheel  Works.  Peerless  Mfg.  Co. 

Waltham  Mfg.  Co.  Excelsior  Supply  Co. 

Remington  Arms  Co.  Central  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 

Marble  Cycle  Co.  Charles  Truman  &  Co. 

Hibbard,  Spencer,  Bartlett  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros. 

&  Co.  George  N.  Pierce  &  Co. 

Nat'I  Sewing  Machine  Co.  The  Geneva  Cycle  Co. 

TIRES,   flnsDRIES,   PARTS,   ETC. 

Rockford  Tool  &  Sundry  Co.  New  York  Tire  Co. 

Diamond  Rubber  Co.  C.  J.  Whipple. 

Morgan  &  Wright.  Braddock  Hose  Co. 

Cullman  Wlieel  Co.  New  Departure  Bell  Co. 

TiUingliast  Pneu.  Tire  Co.  Washljum-Moen  Mfg.  Co. 

M.  E.  Griswold.  Eastern  Rubber  Works. 

Spaulding  Mach.  Screw  Co.  A.  U.  Betts  &  Co. 

Simonds  Rolling  Mach.  Co.  Reed  &  Curtis. 

Kalamazoo  Cycle  Co.  Hill  Machine  Co. 

J.  J.  Warren  &  Co.  Indiana  Novelty  Co. 

Norderer  Bros.  finell  Cycle  Fitt  ngs  Co. 

Niagara  Cycle  Fittings  Co.  E.  J.  Lobdell  &  Bros. 

American  Dunlop  Tire  Co.  Barnes  Tool  Co. 

R.  B.  McMuUen  &  Co.  Parkfiurst  &  Wilkinson. 

C.  J.  Smith  &  Sons.  Rich  &  Sager. 

Garford  Mtg  Co  Cleve'd  Mach.  Screw  Co. 

Hunt  Mfg.  Co.  EUwood  Tube  Co. 

Union  Drop  Forge  Co.  Webb  Tire  Co. 

Shelby  Tube  Works.  Wilcox  &  Howe 

Hartford  Tire  Co.  Elwood  Shafting  &  Tube 

Ind.  Chain  &  Stamping  Co.  Co. 

Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Co.  Palmer  Tire  Co. 

Elastic  Tip  Co.  Columbia  Rubber  Co. 

Boston  Woven  Hose  Co.  Cushman  &  Denison 

I.  A.  Weston  &  Co.  Bridgeport  Gun  &  Imp.  Co. 


Trade  Notes. 

J.  R.  Nesbitt,  of  the  Presten-Davis  Tire  Com- 
panp,  is  on  the  way  to  America.  " 

The  three-mile  championship  ofWheaton,  III., 
fell  to  the  rider  of  a  Czar,  Edward  Hammett. 

A  first-class  bicycle  repairer  can  be  furnished 
with  a  good  position  by  addressing  this  office  at 
once. 

For  the  season  of  1895  the  spring-iteel  rim  of 
the  Niagara  Cycle  Fittings  Company  will  be  made 
by  R.  H.  Wolff  &  Co. 

While  the  Pope  Mannfacturing  Company  has 
made  little  effort  to  maintain  Columbia  supremacy 
on  the  track  this  year,  the  manner  in  which  Col- 
nmbias  have  been  showing  up  in  front  must  be 
gratifying. 

The  Syracuse  Cycle  Company  has  just  issued  a 
neat  circular  entitled  "A  Royal  Flush  of  Win- 
ners," giving  pictures  of  TumbuU,  Miller, 
Hamilton,  Knowland  and  Scovill,  and  some  of 
their  performances. 

The  Western  Wheel  Works  is  making  up  for 
Rouse,  Hazard  &  Co.  its  entire  stock  cf  1893 
parts,  to  which  will  be  added  many  1894  parts, 
and  the  wheels,  when  coraplejfd,  will  be  fitited 
with  1894  M.  &  W.  tires.  The  Peoria  firm  is 
now  quoting  exceedingly  low  prices,  for  instance: 
No.  2  Escort,  with  M.  &  W.  1894  tires,  $36,  as 
against  the  list  of  |100;  No.  2  Crescent,  same;  No. 
4  Rob  Roy,  $36,  as  against  $85. 


NICHOLAS 
BICYCLES. 


HIBBARD,  SPENCER,  BARTLETT  &  CO, 

^  -^^CHICAGO. 


MENTtON   THE    REFEREE. 


You  could  tell  by  sense  of  smell  a  rose  by  any  other 
name,  couldn't  you  ? 

You  could  tell  by  sense  of  sight,  a 


SYRACUSE 


by  the  lose  blush  of  its  victory  compelling 


CRIMSON    RIM 


Of  course  you  could. 

And,  again,  it's  a  Buzzing  Beauty,  Bound  to  Beat. 


WESTERN  AGENTS: 

A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH 

HARDWARE 

CO., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


THE  SYRACUSE  CYCLE  CO., 

SYRACUSE,  N.  Y..  U.  S.  A. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


e/ce 


A   HALF-MILE   BACKWARDS 


(MACHINE    AND     RIDER.) 


has  never  been  ac- 
complished on  any 
but  a 


MONARCH 
BICYCLE 


Nor   by    any    living 
rider,  except 

Retail  Salesroom: 
280  WABASH  AVE. 


Monarch  Cycle  Co.,  Chicago. 


Lee 
Richardson 

who  holds  all  World's 
k  cords  for  back- 
\\   rd  riding. 

Running  a  machine 
forward  with  rider 
astride  the  frame  fac- 
ing backwards  don't 
count.  To  do  it 
properly  you  must 
ride  a  MONARCH. 


THE  C.  F.  GUYON  CO., 

97-99    READE  ST  ,    N.   Y., 

Eatteru  Distributing  AgeLts 


CIRCUIT-CHASERS  EN  RO0TE. 


Billy  Taxis'    Mistake— Raid  on  the   Melon  Car 
—Abbott's  Hard  Task. 

W.  W.  Taxis,  the  Philadelphia  racing  man, 
and  his  manas;er,  Mike  Diruberger,  were  travel- 
ing towards  the  track  in  a  Denver  street-car  dur- 
ing the  recent  national  meet.  Directly  iu  front 
was  an  old  gentleman  and  a  very  handsome  young 
lady.  Taxis  overheard  the  gentleman  speak  of 
Philadelphia  and  then  a  reference,  he  thought,  to 
himself.  He  got  down  on  the  step  and  going 
around  to  the  gentleman's  side  said:  "I  beg  your 
pardon,  but  I  am  from  Philadelphia." 

"That  so?" 

"And  ray  name  is  Taxis,"  continued  the  by- 
no-means-slow  Philadelphian. 

"That  so?" 

'  'I  overheard  you  speak  of  my  home  city  and, 
thought  of  myself,  and  decided  to  make  your  ac- 
quaintance." 

'  'Oh  !  ho-ho.  I  was  only  speaking  of  a  friend  of 
mine  in  Philadelphia  who  had  paid  his  taxes." 

The  laugh  was  on  W.  W.  but  he  stayed  to  get 
acquainted  with  the  young  lady  and  enjoyed  his 
ride  immensely. 

yl   Jtlelon  Raid. 

During  the  trip  from  Pueblo  to  Denver  the 
wheelmen's  special  oar  was  attached  to  a  freight 
train.  At  a  stop  on  the  plains,  between  nowhere 
and  nowhere,  the  boys  discovered  a  car  of  melons 
and  at  once  made  a  raid .  With  thirty  wheelmen 
aboard  a  large  supplj'  was  needed  and  a  pillow- 
case was  purloined  irora  a  berth.  This  had  been 
all  but  filled,  one  of  the  racing  men  holding  it 
below  while  another  fished  the  melons  from  a 
broken  crate  through  the  bars  of  the  door.  Sud- 
denly a  form  loomed  up  iu  the  darkness.  '  'Here, 
you  fellows,  don't  you  know  that  ain't  right. 
Put  every  one  back  and  don't  let  me  catch  you 


doing  that  again. ' '  And  back  the  melons  went 
to  the  car,  the  boys  to  the  train  to  enjoy  the 
melons  previously  hidden. 

Master  of  Transportation  A-bbott. 

R.  B.  Abbott,  master  of  transportation  of  the 
American  League  of  Racing  Cyclists,  has  earned 
for  the  members  of  that  organization  a  considera- 
ble sum  of  money  since  he  took  charge.  For  oue 
team  alone  he  has  saved  nearly  §300.  To  those 
who  consider  Abbott's  position  a  sinecure  it  is 
only  necessary  to  say  "try  it."  There  is  no 
harder  worked  man  on  the  circuit.  He  must  tigure 
the  most  economical  way  of  taking  the  party  over 
thousands  of  miles;  must  see  the  diiferent  pas- 
senger agents  and  secure  rates;  must  know  just 
who  his  party  is  to  include;  must  collect  the 
necessary  fare  from  each  and  the  sleeping  car  fare ; 
must  arrange  for  a  special  sleeper  if  possible  and 
notify  the  members  of  the  party  regarding  the 
route  selected  and  time  of  departure;  must  ar- 
range for  a  special  baggage  car;  and  when  the 
party  is  all  underway  he  must  count  noses,  ar- 
range berths  and  check  all  up  with  the  conducter. 
In  the  face  of  all  this  Abbott  finds  a  little  leisure 
aud  time  for  enjoyment. 

Drank  Iith  and  Ate  Soap. 

Fred  Titus  fell  in  love  with  the  mascot  of  Tack- 
abery  of  Texas,  which  the  latter  took  to  the 
Denver  meet,  a  large,  strong  and  healthy-appear- 
ing Mexican  monkey.  The  animal  attracted  gen- 
eral attention  by  his  actions  iu  front  of  the  grand 
stand  and  other  racing  men  stood  ready  to  pur- 
chase him.  During  his  stay  at  Browu"s  Palace  at 
Denver  he  swallowed  the  soap,  drank  two  bottles 
of  ink  and  turned  things  topsy-turvy  generally. 
Titus  took  the  monkey  east  with  him. 


given  a  clo?e  call  by  J.  P.  Bliss  on  the  Hampden 
Park  track  this  afternoon,  although  it  was  a  liad 
day  for  records.  Eain  threatened  and  the  air  was 
heavy.  Bliss  made  his  first  attempt  at  4:30 
o'clock.  He  was  timed  l:15j  on  the  two-thirds, 
1 :24  3-5  on  the  three-quarters,  and  1 :53  4-5  on  one 
mile,  which  equals  the  recoid  made  by  Tyler  at 
Waltham  Aug.  4.  At  5  o'clock  he  tried  again, 
finishing  in  the  same  time.  Considering  the 
weather.  Bliss'  performance  was  a  remarkable  one. 


Bliss  Equals  Tyler's  Record. 

Springfield,   Mass.,   Aug.    30. — The  world's 
record  for  a  flyinig  mile,  paced,  held  by  Tyler,  was 


Road  Records  Accepted. 
The  following  records  have  been  accepted   by 
the  Century  Road  Club  of  America  through  H.  P. 
Walden,  chairman  of  the  road  records  committee: 

L.  A.  Callahan,  Buffalo.— Tiventy-five  miles;  time, 
1:10:46;  at  Providence,  R.  I.  July  7— RhOL'-e  Island  i-t  te 
record. 

Nat  Butler,  Boston.— Twenty  five  miles;  tim",  1:11:28 
l-.'i;  May  5— Massachusetts  state  record. 

E.  F.  Leonert,  Buffalo.— Twenty  miles;  time,  68:44  1-2; 
June  23— New  York  state  record. 

A.  A.  Hansen,  Minneapolis.— ICO  miles;  time,  7:10:00; 
Juno  C9  —Minnesota  state  record. 

J.  W.  Linneman,  Buffalo.— 100  miles;  time,  5:48:37;  at 
Newark,  N.  J.,  July  15.— New  Jersey  state  record. 

J.  F.  Ounther,  Cliieago  —100  miles;  time,  6:50:00;  Elgin- 
.^urora  course,  Aug.  5.— Course  record. 

C.  E.  Wood,  Syracuse— Five-miles;  time,  14:26;  Aug. 
14.— New  York  state  record. 


An  Army  Officer  Out  for  Record. 
Cheyenne,  Wyo.,  Sept.  3. — For  the  purpose 
of  determining  the  real  value  of  the  wheel  in 
military  service.  Lieutenant  Donovan,  of  the  17th 
infantry,  statioiied  at  Fort  Russell,  left  here  for 
Omaha  yesterday  morning.  He  believes  he  will 
be  able  to  cover  the  distance  (500  miles)  in  six 
days. 

Harry  Svensgaard  is  traveling  for  the  Lu-Mi- 
Num  people. 


Machinery  and  Complete  Plants  of  Most  Modern  Practice  for  Making 

Seamless  Cold  Drawn  Steel  Tubes  For  Cycles 

And  all  other  purposes.     Pearaless  and  Brazed  Brass  and  Copper  Tubes. 


Improvedr  I>rawbench  for  Seamless  Steel  Tubes, 

MAKERS   OF    GALVANIZING    PLANT,    CORRUGATING    MACHINERY 

ROLLING    MILLS,    WIRE-DRAWING    MACHINERY,    VACUUM 

PANS     CENTRIFUGALS     ENGINES     BOILERS     ETC. 

SuGAB  Cane  Mills — Triple  and  Multiple  Effects. 

SAMUEL  FISHER  &  CO.,  -  -  -  Nile  Foundry 

Established  .W  Years.  mentiom  the  referee.  BniMINOHAM.  ENG. 


'Jordan  Special," 


13-lb  ,  16-lb.,  ff-lb.,  S8-lb. 


ALSO   AGENT   FOR   OTHER    HIGH-GRADE   WHEELS. 

_Oldest  and  Largest  Repair  Shop  in  the  West. 

Any  make  of  wheel  altered  to  Wood  Rims,  and  Cushions  to  Pneumatic  Tires. 
Japanning  and  renlckeling.     Agent  for  the  Telegram. 

71-73  E.  Sandolph  Street, 

weNTION    THE    REFEREE. 


LOUIS  JORDAN, 


LITTLE  BUT  HUSKY. 


Young    Earl   Kiser,    Who   Has   Shown   Up   So 
Well  on  Path  and  Road. 
Earl  H.  Kiser,  of  Dayton,   0.,  who  lately  won 
first  time  prizes  in  both  the  Osliorne  and  Miau.is- 


burg  road  races,  and  who  won  the  quarter-mile 
races  at  home  on  June  30  and  at  Richmond 
on  the  Fourth,  breaking  the  world's  record  at  the 
latter  place,  is  proving  himself  unusually  last, 
having  beaten  the  best  men  in  the  state  on  the 
road  and  track.  He  showed  up  well  at  Denver 
He  is  a  well  built  young  man,  although  of  small 
stature,  and  his  modesty  makes  him  a  favorite 
wherever  he  goes. 


Philadelphia  Trade  Notes. 

Jack  Greer,  manager  of  the  local  branch  of  the 
Union  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company,  has  on  ex- 
hibition a  couple  of  advance  samples  of  the  '95 
Union,  which  have  lately  been  forwarded  to  him 
from  the  factory.  Among  the  numerous  improve- 
ments noticeable  is  a  handle-bar  that  can  lie 
raised  or  lowered  without  loosening  the  head  nut. 
A  five-inch  tread  and  improved  dust-proof  pedals 
and  bearings  are  other  features. 

The  Curtis-Child  Manufacturing  Coni|iaiiy, 
maker  of  the  Solid  Comfort  saddle,  also  manu- 
factures the  bicycle  skate. 

Hill  &  Lyster  have  secured  the  local  agency  for 
the  Orient,  manufactured  by  the  Wallham  Slaun- 
facturing  Company,  of  Waltham,  Mass. 


DIAMOND    TOURNAMENT 


-^i'AND''::*' 


INTERNATIONAL  RACE  MEET 

FALL    MEET,     MASSACHUSETTS     DIVISION,     L.     A.     W. 

SPRINGFIELD,  MASS.,  SEPT.  11, 12, 13,  '94 

AS    USUAL, 
THE     BEST    PRIZES.        THE     BEST    TRACK.        THE     BEST    RIDERS. 


The  New  York  Cycle  Show. 

New  Yoek,  Sept.   2. — Manager  Frank  Sanger 

has  been  hustling  ahead  with  his  preparations  for 

the  cjcle  show  at  Madison  Square  Garden,  Jan. 

19-36,  1895,  ever  since  he  got  the  tip  from  Secre- 


tary Kennedy-Child  to  go  ahead.  There  has  been 
some  change  in  the  arrangements  of  floor  space 
from  last  year,  as  is  shown  in  the  diagram  he  has 
just  given  out.  Instead  of  the  large  exhibition 
stage  taking  up  so  much  valuable  space  in  the 
center  of  the  hall  it  has  been  moved  to  the  north 
side  of  the  building,  where  it  will  be  erected  on 
the  seats.  This  will  give  an  oval  in  the  center 
bisected  at  right  angles  by  broad  aisles. 


Recent  American  Patents. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,  re- 
ported especially  for  ^^/g/Be  by  W.  E.  Augin- 
baugh,  Washington: 

524.019,  velocipede;  John  Desmond,  Detroit,  Mich.,  as- 
signor to  S.  Olin  Johnson,  ,°ame  place;  filed  Aug.  7,  1693. 

ti24,027,  point  band  for  vehicle  hubs;  Jared  Maris,  Cin- 
cinnati, O.;  filed  June  52,  1893. 

ra4,059,  vehicle  wheel,  William  Doig,  London,  England; 
filed  Nov.  28,  1893.  Patented  in  England,  France  and 
Germany. 

5^4,068,  bicycle  saddle;  Alexander  P.  Morrow,  New 
Brighton,  assignor  to  the  EcUpse  Bicycle  Company, 
Beaver  Falls,  Pa.;  filed  Sept.  7. 1893. 

524  105,  pneumatic  tire;  Henry  J.  Doughty,  Providence, 
\   R.  L;  filed  Sept.  4, 1893. 

.^:21.106,  transverse  seat  for  foot-power  vehicles;  George 
I    O.  Draper,  Hopedale.  Mass.;  filed  April  2,  1894. 

524,131,  bicycle;  Alexander  H.  Clark,  Fond  du  Lac, 
,'    Wis.;  filed  Aug.  8,  1893, 


524,209,  marine  velocipede;  Herman  B.  Ogden,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.;  filed  March  17,  1894. 

534,269,  machine  for  set'ing  tires;  Jonathan  B.  West, 
Rochester,  N.  Y.;  filed  April  14,  1893. 

5-.'4,272,  bicycle  tire;  John  D.  Beebe,  Columbus,  O.,  as- 
signor to  the  Beebe  Tire  Manufacturing  Company,  Port- 
land, Me.;  filed  Jan.  15,  1S94. 

524.280,  pneumatic  bicycle  tire;  Peter  Krumscheid,  Bos< 
ton,  Mass.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Philip  J.  Duggan,  same 
place;  filed  Dec.  ^.'6,  189.S. 


Wylie  Out  Again. 
H.  H.  Wylie  starts  Saturday  morning  over  the 
"southern  route"  to  beat  Stanwood's  Chicago- 
New  York  record  of  eight  days,  eight  hours, 
made  over  the  "northern  route."  He  will  ride  a 
twenty-one  pound  Sterling,  with  M.  &  W.  tires. 

They  are  Good  Tires. 
The  Pope  Manufacturing  Company  is  more  en- 
thusiastic than  ever  over  the  service  of  its  single- 
tube  tire.  It  has  proved  fully  as  speedy  as  the 
speediest,  while  the  wi»y  it  stands  wear  is  a  revela- 
tion to  the  bicycle  world. 

The  Chicago  detectives  have  just  caught  a  num- 
ber of  Warman  &  Schub's  employes  who  have 
been  stealing  parts  and  making  machines,  selling 
them.  Louis  Roule,  the  first  one  arrested,  con- 
fessed. 


@^^/^ce 


JsAWCTIONED   RACE   MEETS. 


SEPTKMPER.  \ 

8— Winston  Salem  R.  I.  Co.,  WiDston,  N.  C. 

8— Mulnomch  Amateur  Ath.,  Portland,  Ore. 

8— Mercury  W.  C  ,  Flushing.  N.  Y.  ^■' 

8— MeKeesport  Cyclers,  McKeesport,  Pa. 

8— Denver  Wheel  Club,  Denver,  Colo. 

8— Atlanta  Wheelmen.  Atlanta,  Gh. 

9 11-12- 14-San(iy  Hill  Driving  Ass'n,  Sandy  Hill,  N.  Y. 

9— Associated  Cychng  Clubs,  Chicago  111. 
10— Garden  City  Cyclers,  Jan  Jose,  Cal 
10— Riverside  Wheelmen,  Riverside,  Cal. 
10— Los  Angeles  Ath.  Club.  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
10-  Baltimore  Racing  Glut),  Baltimore,  :\ld. 
10-11- Lakeside  C.  C,  Cleveland,  O. 
11— Riverton  Ath.  Club.  Riverton,  N.  J. 
11— W.  H.  Reifsnyder,  Pottstown,  Pa. 
n— Crescent  C  C  Hackettstown,  N.  J. 
11— N.  H.  Grange  Fair  Ass'n,  Tilton,  N.  H. 
n\2-\&—Springft,i'ia  Bl.  Club,  Spriilffftfld  Slass. 
11.13-13— Barnestable  Agr.  Society,  Barnestable,  Mass. 
11-12  13— Woonsocket  Ag.  Soc.,  Woonsocket,  R.  I. 
11-12  13- Atlantic,  la. 

11  12-13— C.  L  LangstafJ,  Cartalion  Springs,  Miss. 
11  to  14— Salem  Wheelmen,  Salem,  Ore. 

11  to  14— Howard  City  ]  iriving  Park  &  Agricultural  Ass'n, 

Howard  City,  Mich. 
12— Riverside  Agr'l  Society,  Greene,  N.  Y. 
12— Nebraska  State  Fair  Ass"n,  Lincoln,  Neb. 
12— New  York  State  Agric'l  Society,  Syracuse,  N.    Y. 
12-Leomi-nstt-r  Cycle  Club,  Leominster,  Mass, 
12— Tolland  Co.  Agr'l  Society,  Rockville,  Conn. 
12— Johnstown  Cycle  Club,  Johnstown,  Pa. 
12— Fostoria  Bicycle  Club,  Fostoria,  O. 

12  13 — Iowa  County  Agr'l  Society,  Marengo,  la. 
12.13- Northern  111.  Agr'l  Ass'n,  Preeport,  111. 
13-I3-A.  F.  Rowell,  Lancaster,   • .  H. 

12-13-14— Howard  County  Agr  1  Society,  Cresco,  la. 

13— F.  E.  Low,  SteubenviUe,  O. 

13-1).  M.  Patterson,  Mercer,  Pa. 

1.3— Trades  and  Labor  Councils,  Marietta,  O. 

13 — Columbia  Co.  Agr'l  Society,  Portage,  Wis. 

13-14 -Columbiana  Co.  Agr'l  Society,  New  Lisbon,  0. 

13  14- 'Worcester  East  Agr'l  Society,  Clinton,  Mass. 
13-14 -Sprocket  Wheel  Club,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

14— Davenport  Fair  and  Exposition,  Davenport,  Iowa. 

14— Pchui  Ikill  Co.  Fair  Ass'n,  Oringbury,  Pa. 

14— Territorial  Fair  Ass'n,  Albuquerque,  New  Mexico. 

15— St.  Joseph  Fair  Ass'n,  St.  Joseph,  Missouri. 

15— Amateur  Ath.  Union,  Travers  Island,  N.  Y. 

15— John  F.  Hickey.  Saxonville,  Mass. 

15— Oakland  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Alameda,  Cal. 

15— F.  D.  Smith,  Springfleld,  N.  Y. 

15-16-17— Atlanta  Co.  Agr'l  Ass'n,  Egg  Harbor,  N.  J. 

17-22— Chas  E.  Hodson,  Dover,  N.  H. 

18- Peoria  Bicycle  Club,  Peoria,  III. 

18-2i— FdinaFair.  Edina,  Mo. 

18-21- Oswego  Co.  Agr.  Society,  Oswego,  N.  Y. 

18— Westfield  Fair  Ass'n,  Westfield,  Pa. 

18— Marshfleld  Cycling  Club,  Marsb  field.  Wis. 

18-21- Papsic  Valley  Fair  Ass'n,  Central  City,  la. 

19— Grange  Camp  Ass'n,  Alexand  Island,  Va. 

19— Middletown  Wheelmen,  Middletown.  N.  Y. 

19 -Evans  City  Ath.  Ass'n,  Evans  City,  Pa. 

19— Saratoga  Co.  Agricultural  S'y,  Mechanicsville,  N.  Y 

19-20— Jeffei-son  Co.  Agr'l  Society,  Watertown,  N.  Y. 

lC-30— Oxford  Co.  Agr'l  Society,  So.  Paris,  Me. 

19-20- Marion  Co.  Agr'l  Society,  Marion,  O. 

19-20-21— Kossuth  Co.  Agr'l  Society,  Algona,  la. 

£0— Ottawa  CycUng  Club,  Ottawa,  111. 

20— Kent  County  Fair  Society,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

20— Nelson  Wheel  Club,  Nelson,  Neb. 

20-21— Clay  County  Agr.  Society,  Clay  Center,  Neb. 

20-27— Syracuse  A.  A.  &  Century  C.  C  ,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

21 — Pennsylvania  Wheelmen,  Reading,  Pa. 

21— Niagara  Co.  Agr'l  Society,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 

21— W.  R.  Field,  Greenville,  Pa. 

21— Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 

22— Auburn  Ath.  Ass'n,  Auburn,  N.  Y. 

:;2 — Mechanicsville  Bicycle  Club,  Mechanicsville,  N.  Y. 

22 — Milwaukee  Wheelmen,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

24— Cobleskill  Agr'l  Society,  Cobleskill,  N.  Y. 

24-25- South  Dakota  Div.  L.  A.  W.,   Mitchell,  S.  Dakota. 

25- Adrian  Cycling  Club,  Adrian,  Mich. 

25— Prendergast  Wheelmen.  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 

2.5 — Norwich  Bicycle  Club,  Norwich,  Conn. 

25-26— Hingham  Agr'l  &  Hor'i  Society,  Hingham,  Mass. 

25  to  28— Jackson  Co.  Fair  Ass'n,  Maguoketa,  la. 

26— Sturgis  Fair  Association.  Sturgis,  iViich. 

26— Afton  Driving  Park  Ass'n,  Afton,  N.  Y. 

26— Westchester  Cycling  League,  White  Plains,  N.  Y. 

26- Kendallville  0.  C,  Kendallville,  Ind. 

26— ConneUsville  Wheelmen,  Connellsville,  Pa. 

26— Pore  Jervis  Wheelmen,  Port  Jervis,  N.  Y. 

26 — Agr'l  Society,  Fremont,  O. 

25  27- Skowhegan  Wheel  Club,  Skowhegan,  Me. 

26-27- Dryden  Agr'l  Society,  Dryden,  N.  Y. 

26-27— Delaware  County  Fair,  Delhi,  N.  Y. 

27— Will  R.  Cook,  Beaver,  Pa. 

27— Y.  M.  C.  A.,  McKeesport,  Pa. 

27-28- Walworth  Co.  Fair,  Elkhom,  Wis. 

as— Va.  Div.  L  A.  W.,  Norfolk,  Va. 

28 — The  Ramblers,  Denver,  Colo. 

28— Oneonta  Wheel  Club,  Oneonta.  N.  Y. 

28— Lawrence  Cycling  Club.  Lawrence,  Kas. 

28-29- Kirksville  Cycle  Club,  Kirksvilla,  Mo. 

29— Westminster  D.  T.  &  P.  Ass'n,  v\  estminster,  Md. 

29— Stanhope  Driving  Ass'n,  Stanhope,  N.  J. 

29— Crescent  Wheelmen,  Plainfleld,  N.  J. 

29— Cycle  Dalen  Ass'n,  "Tonawanda,  N.  Y. 

30-31— Austin  Cycle  Club,  Austin,  Minn. 

OCTOBER 

1— Olympic  Club  Wheelmen,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

2— Danbury  Agricultural  Society,  Danbury,  Conn. 

2-3  4— Burlington  Co.  Ag.  Soc.,  Mt.  Holly,  N.  J. 

2-3-4  6— Canton  Bicycle  Club,  Canton,  111. 

3-4  5-6-  Brockton  Agr'l  Society.  Brockton,  Mass. 

4 — Muscatine  Wheelmen,  Muscatine,  la. 

6-6— R.  S.  Swayze,  Berwick,  Pa. 

NATIONAL  CIRCUIT. 


EDWIN   OLIVER, 

GENKRAL    E&STSRN    IGENr. 


EASTERN   OFFICE, 

ROOM        05.  309  BROADWAYi   NEW  rORK,   N.  Y. 


Roger  B.  MclMullen  &  Co., 

Main  Cffice.  64  to  70  Ohio  Street, 

.- — - OHICiVaO,    ILL. 

General  U.  S.  Sale  Agents  for  the 


UNION    DROP  FORGE  CO. 

CHICAGO. 


GARFORD    MFG.    CO  , 

ELYRIA,    OHrO. 


INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN   &  STAMPING   CO. 

INDIANAPOLIS,    INO. 

C.    J.   SMITH   A.  SONS   CO., 

MILWAUKEE,     W/IS. 


HUNT  MFG.   CO. 

WESTBORO,     MASS. 


SNELL  CYCLE    FITTINGS    CO., 

TOLEOOi    OHIO. 


8— Worcester,  Mass. 
11-13— Springfleld,  Mass. 
17 — Scranton,  Pa. 
19— Williamsport,  Pa. 
22— Philadelphia. 
25.26— Baltimore. 
29— Wheeling,  W  Va. 


SEPTEMBER. 


Seam/ess  Steel  Tubing,  Cold  Rolled  Steel  and  Cycle  Manufacturers'  Supplies. 


MENTION  THE   REPEREB. 


V^HY    THE    "PERFECT"    IS    THE    BEST    OILER. 


FULL  SIZE. 


Price,  25  cents,  each. 

The  "PERFECT"  received  the  only  medal  and  diploma  awarded  to  an  OILER  at  the  World's  FAIR,  for  following 
reasons;— "Symmetry  of  Appearance,"  "Neatness  and  Cleanliness,"  "Durability,  insured  by  excellence  of  manufac- 
ture," Ability  to  regulate  supply  of  oil." 

Experienced  riders  pronounce  the  "PERFECT"  Absolutely  Unequalled. 

CUSHMAN  &  DENISON,  172  9th  Ave.,  New  York. 

PUNCTURE  PROOF  PADS. 

Have  you  ever  been  troubled  with  punctures?  Pos- 
sibly "No,"  most  probably,  "  Yes."  Why  not  try  our  Pads? 
They  are  light,  don't  affect  the  resiliency  of  your  tires,  and 
above  all,  are  positive  protection  from  puncture.  We 
claim  only  what  we  know  to  be  true.  We  don't  ask  you 
to  buy  in  haste  and  repent  at  leisure.  It  adds  1000  per 
cent  to  the  pleasure  of  riding  a  bicycle  to  feel  assured  that 
your  tires  will  go  through  on  a  ride  aU  right.  Give  the 
matter  a  thorough  investigation  by  sending  for  sample,  and 
you  will  express  your  satisfaction  by  an  order. 


Good  Agents  Wanted. 


The  PDDCture  Proof  M  Co,, 


DETROIT, 

MICH. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE.. 


ELLWOOD  IVINS  TUBE  CO.,  ^^^.^T'^ofr' 

Cold  Drawn  Seamless  Tubing. 
00  OO     O     o 


TTie  strongest,  Stiffest  and  Most  Elastic  Made,    Seamless  Tubing  in  all  Metals, 
OFFICES  :    906  Filbert  Street,  Philadelphia.'      208-210  Lake  Street,  Chicago. 

MILL  OAK  LANE  STATION,  PHILADELPHIA. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


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THE  HANSON  &  VAN  WINKLE  CO., 
Newark,  N.  J. 


NEW  YORK 


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W.  H.  WEBSTER. 


An  Evolutionary  Veteran  of  the  Bicycle  Selling 
Modern  Wheels. 
W.  H.  Webster,  who  rivals  Tinkham  and  Bid- 
well  for  the  professional  beauty  championship  of 
the  New  York  local  trade,  and  incidentally  man- 
ages the  bicycle  department  for  W.  C.  Hodgkin  & 
Co.,  agents  for  the  Union  and  Crawford,  made  his 


cyclic  debut  on  the  original  Ijoneshaker  in  1870  at 
the  age  of  ten,  begging  his  pardon.  Young  as  he 
is,  he  is  one  of  the  veteran  salesmen  of  the  trade, 
having  started  with  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros,  in 
Chicago  in  1881.  At  that  time  there  were  but 
twelve  employes  in  the  whole  establishment,  he 
being  one  of  the  only  two  salesmen.  He  was  with 
this  firm  for  twelve  years,  part  of  the  time  in  Bos- 
ton. He  left  the  Spaldings'  employ  to  become 
manufacturers'  agent  in  New  York  for  bicycles, 
supplies  and  general  sporting  goods,  continuing  in 
this  line  of  business  until  eighteen  months  ago, 
when  he  accepted  his  present  position.  He  wears 
an  American  shield  button  all  the  time  and  whis- 
tles "Union  Forever"  incessantly. 


A  Northern  Indiana  Century. 

Those  who  finish  within  twelve  hours  in  the 
■century  run  from  Auburn  to  Huntington  ( Ind.) 
via  Fort  Wayne  and  return  next  Sunday  are  lO 
be  eligible  to  membership  in  the  Century  Eoad 
Club  of  Northern  Indiana  and  will  receive  a  medal. 

Do  You    Want   Trade  in   Hex  ico   and 
South  America  ? 

The  Commercial  Intelligence  Department  of  the 
Associated  Trade  and  Industrial  Press,  918  F  stref^t, 
^Washington,  D.  C,  has  compiled  from  first  sources  a  list 
■of  leading  hardware,  vehicle  and  implement  dealers  in 
Mexico  and  South  American  countries,  which  will  be 
■  sent  on  neatly  type-written  sheets,  to  any  address,  on 
ireceipt  of  $1.00.— Adv.  tf 


PATENTS 


MANUFACTURERS 


Who    are 


Overstocked     on 
Pneumatics ! 


Heartley  Machine,  Variety 

Iron  and  Tool  Works. 

Geo.  W.  Heartley, 

Toledo,  O., 

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Manufacturer  Bicycle  Making 

Machinery  and  Tools. 

Special  Patented  Machinery  and  Tools  for  the  manu- 
facture of  Bicycle  and  Metal  Wheels,  Punches,  Presses, 
Dies  and  Drop  Forging  Dies,  etc.  The  New  Ideal  Self - 
Oiling  Adjustable  Punch  Chuck.  Famous  Roller  Power 
Welding  and  Forming  Machine,  for  Welding  Tires  on  all 
Irregxilar  Shaped  Work;  forms  Mud  Guards  and  drawing 
Brace  ends,  etc.  Eim  Roller  and  Truing  Machines.  Rim 
Sizing  and  Trueing  Tables.  Rim  Punches,  special  for 
Punching  Eims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
Pedal  Crank  Shaft,  and  pressing  in  Ball  Racer  Cups. 
Special  Spoke  Heading,  Bending  and  Threading  Machine. 
Sprocket  Chain  Stretching  Machine.  Spoke  Wheel  Vices 
and  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  for  heat 
ing  to  Weld  and  Braze,  etc. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


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rights.     Send    description     with 
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prices  are  very  low.    Write  us  at  once. 

THE  LATHROP-RHOADS  COMPANY, 

Wholesale  and  retail  bicycle  dealers, 
19- 3t  Mention  Referee  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 


MONEY  TO  LOAN 


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if  all  kinds,  or  any  other  property,  real  or  personal,  o/  value ; 

a  note,  endorsed  bv  person  worth  amount  of  money  bor- 

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ACROSS  ASIA 
ON  A  BICYCLE 


Is  the  title  of  an  interest- 
ing narrative  now  running  ^ 
in  the  Century ,  The  authors 
took  a  Kodak  with  them  on 
their  perilous  journey,  and 
secured  a  magniticent  series 
of  views,  many  of  whicli  are  used  in  illustrating  their 
articles.     In  a  recent  letter  they  say" 

2500  Kodak  Views. 

"  The  Kodak  was  carried  over  our  shoulders  on  a 
bicycle  journey  of  15,044  miles,  a  feat  that  would 
have  been  impossible  wi'.h  an  ordinary  hand  camera 
and  the  necessary  supply  of  glass  [plates  and  we 
secured  some  2,500  unique  and  valuable  photographs. 
Thos.  G.  Allen,  Jr. 
W.  L.  Sachtleben.'' 


^  Send  for  Kodak    \ 
*        Catalogue.        2 


EASTHAN  KODAK  CO., 

Rochester,  N.Y. 


Cyclists,  Oarsmen, 
Ballplayers  and 
Athletes  gen- 
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Anti-Stiff, 

To  Strengthen  the 
Muscles. 

It  has  a  particularly 
Warming,  Comforting 
and  Stimulating  elfect 
on  ah  Weak,  or  Stiff 
Muscles;  quick  in  ac- 
tion, clean  and  pleasant 
in  use. 

For  sale  by  Drug- 
gists and  Dealers 
in  Sporting  Goods. 

E.  Fougera  &  Co., 

Sole  Agents. 

36-30  N.William  St. 

New  York. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


"Nature  Smiles  Through  Sunbeams" 


mmwmSk^ 


The  best  Compound  for  Lubiicaling  Chains 
ever  offered. 

Dealers  write  for  prices. 
Samples  by  mail  25c. 


JULIUS    ANDRAE, 


MENTION  BEFEREK.* 


MILWAUKEE,  WIS. 


MAKER  OF 


CLUB    PINS 

DESIGNS     ON    APPLICATION 

3  WINTER  ST. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


^nd  for  Catalogue.. 


Curtis^ 
Child 
Mfg. 
Co., 

PHIItADEI^PHIA,  PA. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


c/J  We&ku/  Record  and  RpviE,w  ofO'cungjind  Ttt&  Cycung  Tr^de. 


VOL.  13,  Nn   20 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  SEPTEMBER  14.  1894 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


"GOOD  ROADS"  POTTER. 


He  Talks  on  the  League  Presidency,  New  York 
Consulship  and  Brooklyn  Cycle  Road. 

New  Yobk,  Sept.  8. — The  results  of  Isaac  B. 
Potter's  short  campaign  tour  in  the  center  of  the 
state  must  have  been  very  satisfactory,  if  one  can 
judge  from  the  cheery  and  cordial  way  in  which 
he  laid  aside  his  work  to  greet  and  talk  to 
^^g^^/ee-  reporter. 

"I  see  frequent  meniion  of  you  in  the  daily 
papers  as  a  candidate  for  the  presidency  of  the  L. 
A.  W.  in  the  event  of  Mr.  Raymond's  final  and 
positive  refusal  to  run.     Is  it  so  ?" 

"You  are  the  first  one  to  put  the  question  to 
me  directly,  and  let  me  give  you  a  straight-for- 
ward answer  in  reply.  I  would  not  under  any 
conditions  consent  to  run  for  that  oflice,  whether 
Mr.  Eaymond  desired  it  or  not.  There  is  work 
enough  to  be  done  in  New  York  state  to  bring  it 
to  its  proper  position  in  the  league  to  occupy  the 
time  of  any  New  York  member  anxious  for  work. 
This  isjuy  positive  and  final  reply  to  any  such 
rumor  or  suggestion." 

Just  here  Thomas  G.  Allen,  Jr. ,  of  "Across- 
Asia-on-a-Bicycle"  fame,  dropped  in  for  a  little 
chat.  He  and  his  partner,  W.  L.  Sachtleben,  are 
busy  with  their  preparations  for  their  illustrated 
lecture  tour,  which  will  begin  early  in  the  fall 
under  Major  Pond's  management.  Mr.  Allen 
having  left,  the  conversation  was  resumed. 

"Where  did  you  go,  Mr.  Potter,  and  what  luck 
did  you  have  on  your  campaign  jaunt  ?' ' 

"I  took  in  Albany,  Troy,  Utica,  Waterford  and 
Schenectady  and  met  a  delegation  of  friends  from 
Syracuse.  Everything  looks  very  bright  for  our 
ticket.  In  reference  to  the  insinuation  of  the 
opposition  of  Mr.  Underhill's  lack  of  personal  and 
league  prominence,  this  is  nonsense.  The  league 
has  no  more  popular  man  or  harder  worker  than 
Mr.  Underhill  in  central  New  York.  Mayor 
Clute,  of  Schenectady,  came  down  to  the  train,  he 
said,  especially  to  say  to  me:  'The  L.  A.  W.  has 
honored  itself  by  nominating  Mr.  Underbill. 
There  is  no  man  in  this  section  of  the  state  who 
commands  more  respect  for  his  character  and 
ability.'  The  wheelmen  and  friends  of  good 
roads  I  found  heartily  in  accord  with  this  opin- 
ion of  Mayor  Clute." 

'  'How  comes  on  the  subscription  to  the  Pros- 
pect Park-Coney  Island  cycle  road?" 

"We  have  already  received  some  ?1,500,  or 
nearly  half  of  the  money  we  have  to  raise.  This 
is  made  up  almost  entirely  of  subscriptions  from 
individual  wheelmen,  partial  returns  from  but 
two  clubs  being  included  in  this.  Mayor  Schieren 
has  just  given  me  §2.5  towards  it.  Subscription 
blanks  have  been  sent  out  to  clubs,  road  houses 
and  bicycle  stores,  a»d  as  chairman  of  the  sub- 
scription <jpmmittee  J  am  engaged  in  dividing  the 


work  of  the  members  among  the  various  trades 
which  will  be  benefited  by  the  path.  It  will  double 
the  number  of  riders  in  Brooklyn  inside  of  a 
year.     You  see  if  it  doesn't. ' ' 

"What  about  good  roads  work  in  general?" 
"As  chairman  of  the  state  road  improvement 
committee  I  have  sent  to  wheelmen  throughout 
the  state  some  3,000  blanks  to  be  filled  out  with 
the  names  of  mayors,  city  surveyors,  city  engin- 
eers, village  officers,  supervisors,  highway  com- 
missioners, officers  of  agricultural  societies  and 
farmers'  clubs  and  newspapers  and  individuals 
favorable  to  good  roads.  In  this  way  we  hope  to 
establish  a  valuable  directory  of  all  who  ai-e  likely 
to  be  of  use  to  us  in  the  good  road  crusade.  The 
wheelmen  are  doing  good  work  and  the  filled  out 
blanks  are  coming  in  in  satisfactory  numbers  by 
every  mail." 


TO  ADVERTISE  THE  LEAGUE. 


Sterling  Elliott's  Scheme  to  Have  Guide  Posts 
in  Massachusetts. 

Boston,  Sept.  10. — The  Referee  correspondent 
recently  called  on  Sterling  Elliott  in  relation  to  his 
latest  scheme  of  advertising  the  league  by  means 
of  guide  posts.  He  said :  ' '  We  have  perfected  a 
design  for  a  'guide  board'  to  be  made  of  sheet 
steel  in  the  form  of  a  hand  with  the  index  finger 
extended.  The  name  of  the  town  toward  which 
it  points,  and  the  miles,  will  be  painted  on  the 
finger  and  thumb.  On  the  central  portion  of  the 
hand,  neatly  painted,  will  be  a  representation  of 
the  league  emblem,  consisting  of  the  winged  wheel 
and  the  initials  L.  A.  W.  At  the  coat  sleeve  end 
of  the  sign  will  be  punched  a  series  of  ho^es  by 
which  it  may  be  readily  nailed  to  a  post,  tree  or 
building.  These  signs  will  be  made  of  good  ma- 
terial, well  painted  with  pure  oil  paints  and  var- 
nished with  two  heavy  coats  of  best  coach  varnish. 
They  will  be  furnished  by  the  league  at  the  lowest 
possible  cost.  It  is  expected  that  divisions,  clubs, 
manufacturers  of  carriages  and  bicycles,  towns, 
boards  of  trade  and  individuals  will  assist  us  in 
placing  a  very  large  number  of  these  signs. 

"The  object?  Oh!  that  is  plain  enough.  We 
do  it  to  advertise  and  increase  the  membership  of 
the  League  of  American  Wheelmen.  One  of  these 
signs  will  be  an  excellent  advertisement,  because 
it  'points  the  way'  to  the  very  men  who  are  using, 
and  consequently  interested,  in  good  roads. 
Whatever  helps  the  league  helps  the  road  move- 
ment, and  whatever  makes  better  roads  makes 
better  people.  Do  I  think  it  will  go?  Yes.  We 
are  looking  for  a  very  extended  and  hearty  sup- 
port. The  plan  of  doing  it  and  the  design  sub- 
mitted both  meet  with  the  endorsement  of  the 
executive  committee.  We  will  see  that  the  guide 
boards  are  attractive  and  durable,  and  that  the 
placing  of  them  is  properly  done. ' ' 


TO  ENTER  POLITICS. 


So  the  L.  A.  W.  Executire  Committee  Decided 
at  Its  Labor  Day  Meeting. 

New  York,  Sept.  8. — In  the  absence  of  Presi- 
dent Luscomb,  "Secretary"  Scott  told  ^^/fe/ec- 
reporter  what  was  done  at  the  executive  com- 
mittee meeting  at  the  Adams  House,  Boston,  on 
Labor  day.  President  Luscomb  and  Vice  Pres- 
idents Willison  and  Perkins  were  present.  It 
was  decided  to  co-operate  with  Chief  Consul 
Holmes  in  his  campaign  for  good  roads  officials  in 
New  Jersey.  Mass  meetings  are  to  be  held 
thoroughout  the  state. 

It  was  resolved  to  push  the  use  of  L.  A.  W. 
sign  boards,  which  will  be  furnished  at  con- 
siderable expense,  in  all  the  states.  They  will 
indicate  not  only  the  distances  and  directions  but 
mark  out  the  good  roads.  A.  B.  Dunning,  a  civil 
engineer  of  Scranton,  Pa.,  set  forth  the  merits  of 
the  Rhone  bill  in  his  state,  which  was  endorsed. 
In  New  York  -a  bill  will  be  pushed  to  prevent 
local  discrimination  against  cyclers,  define  side- 
walks, regulate  the  speed  of  bicycles  and  the  use 
of  bells  and  lamps  by  general  enactment. 

Chairman  C.  F.  Cossum,  of  the  national  rights 
and  privileges  committee,  set  forth  sundry  inac- 
curacies in  the  Massachusetts  bill,  and  suggested 
amendments  to  be  made  at  the  next  meeting  of 
the  legislature  of  that  state.  In  Ohio  and  Mary- 
land the  legislatures  do  not  meet  until  next  year 
and  no  action  will  therefore  be  taken  in  these 
states  at  present. 

Chief  Consul  Billingsly  of  Illinois  is  engaged 
in  correcting  statistics  for  the  framing  of  a  road 
bill  to  be  presented  to  the  next  Illinois  legisla- 
ture. This  information  having  been  most  court- 
eously and  cheerfully  vouchsafed,  Mr.  Scott  vol- 
unteered the  following  statement. 

'  'I  think  Dr.  San  tee  will  be  elected  easily  and 
without  doirbt.  Though  I  have  nothing  person- 
ally against  Mr.  Potter,  I  think  Dr.  Santee  has 
done  far  more  for  the  league  than  he  has  and  will 
make  a  better  chief  consul.  There  will  be  a 
heavy  vote  polled.  Usually  it  onlj^  amounts  to 
aboirt  25  per  cent,  of  the  total  membership,  but  I 
think  that  this  year  it  will  reach  fully  2,000. " 


More  Road  Records. 

The  following  records  have  been  accepted  by 
the  road  records  committee  of  the  Century  Road 
Club  of  America,  H.  P.  Walden,  chairman: 

W.  H.  Whitehead,  Memphis,  Teon.— Ten  miles;  time, 
29:10;  Aue.  14,  1894;  state  record. 

H.  R.  Renshaw,  Denver,  Colo.— Ten  miles;  time,  37:05; 
June  9, 1894;  American  record. 

Lloyd  Wilmans,  Dallas,  Tex.— Dallas  to  Van  A  Istyne 
fifty-flve  miles;  time,  3:55:00;  June  30,  1894. 

R.  P.  Searlp,  Rockford,  111,— Rookford  to  Chicago;  102 
milesi  time,  6:60:00;  July  19.  1694. 

Edgar  Boren,  Dallas,  Tex.— Tep  miles;  time,  28:5()|; 
Aug.  27, 1894;  state  record. 


ZIM    ALWAYS    A    WINNER. 


HAVING  BEATEN  ALL  INDIVIDUALS,  HE  IS 
NOW  TO  RACE  A  TANDEM  CREW. 


Banker    Now    Riding  in    Good    Form,     While 

Wheeler  is  Laid  Up,  Having  Had  a  Fall 

— Waller  Secures  a  Second  Prize 

— French  Racing  News. 


competition  (500  metres)  against  the  watch.     The 
following  resume  explains  itself: 

I  mile    500  metres  lap 

Zimmerman :27  3-5  :35  a-5 

Banker :S8  :35  2-s 

Barden :28  4-5  :36  3-5 

Cottereau :29  3-5  :36  4-5 

Louvet :a9  :3r 

Jacquelin :a9  2-5  :3r  4  5 

Hewson :29  2-5  :S7  4-5 

Dumond :30  :.38  1-5 

Blomeley :301-5  :39 

Starbuck :311-5  :39  3-5 

Wheeler  Falls  Whilut  Training 

Paeis,  Aug.  28. — [Special  correspondence.] —  Saturday  morning  last  Zim   and  the  Kid  went 

The  "same  old  story"  was  again  duplicated  by  for  their  usual  constitutional  spin  in  the  morning 
the  Skeeter  last  Sunday  at  the  Seine  track,  on  on  the  Seine  path.  Whilst  sprinting  the  Skeeter 
which  occasion  he  won  his  heat  as -well  as  the  came  away  and  then  eased  up,  consequently 
final  of  tne  2,000  metres  international  scratch  Wheeler  somehow  came  on  to  his  hind  wheel  and 
race,  in  which  all  the  hest 
of  the  cracks  competed. 
The  first  heat  brought  to- 
gether Baras,  Edwards, 
Banker,  Nivet  and  Jacquelin. 
From  start  to  finish  Banker 
and  Edwards,  the  Englishman, 
led,  the  American  ultimately 
crossing  the  bar  first;  Edwards, 
second,  qualified  for  the  final. 
Amongst  the  next  five  men 
we  find  Zimmerman,  Louvet, 
Antony,  Cottereau  and  Hew- 
son. The  "Manasquau  flier" 
walked  in  and  Antony  got 
second.  The  third  and  last 
batch  was  comprised  of  Far- 
man,  Barden,  Hermet,  Harris 
and  Dumond.  The  usual  loaf 
until  the  last  lap,  when  Far- 
man  and  Barden  left  the  rest 
of  their  opponents  and  came 
in  first  and  second.  After  a 
rest  of  about  ten  minutes  the 
bell  rang  for  the  "ultimate" 
fight,  the  following  men  put- 
ting themselves  under  orders: 
Antony,  Zim,  Barden,  Banker, 
Edwards  and  Farman.  Each 
of  these  runners  took  the  lead 
from  time  to  time,  until 
within  .500  metres  from  home, 
when  Banker  put  on  a  spurt. 
Barden  came  up  with  him  a 
quarter  mile  from  the  tape, 
with  Zim  next,  but  about  fifty 

yards    from    the    finish      the  Robert  N.  McCurdy  is  one  of  the  fastest  class  A  men  in  Philadelphia.     A  member  of  the  Rambler 

(^,       .  .    -  '  class  A  team,  he  has  shown  his  tiompetitors  the  way  across  the  tape  in  many  a  race,  his  win  of  the  mile 

toKeeter  parted  company,  and  handicap  in  2:18  at  the  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club's  meet  at  Tioga,  on  Aug.  18,  being  especially  note-worthy^ 
won  by  three  lengths  from  in  view  of  the  weather  conditions  and  the  soft  track.  With  proper  handling  he  will  be  able  to  hold  his 
Banker  who  gol  second,  and  own  with  the  crackerjacks.  "Bob"  is  a  member  of  the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen  and  is  considered  the 
Barden  third  the  time  for  the  "''''^®'  horse"  of  the  excellent  road  racing  team  of  that  organization.  He  recently  had  the  misfortune  to 
,     ,  ,       I    .  n„  n  ^    ,      break  his  collarbone  while  training,  but  is  able  to  be  about  again, 

last  quarter  being    :27  2-5   (a 


record).  The  dictionary  is  so  far  pretty  well  ex 
hausted  to  find  terms  to  express  the  eulogies  of 
the  Parisian  public  at  the  conclusion.  The  next 
item  on  the  programme  was  the  five-kilometre 
national  championship  of  France  for  professionals. 
This  was  splendidly  won  by  Mercier,  Jr.  (17 
years  of  age. )  Dumond  was  second  and  the 
"wary  one"  Medinger,  third.  The  new  cham- 
pion did  the  last  quarter  in  :28  2-5.  As  a  varia^ 
tion  this  year  for  the  first  time  five  kilometres 
(3  miles  190  yards)  amateur  national  champion- 
ship of  France  was  contested.  Masson  secured 
the  verdict,  whilst  Carlier  and  Sloan  were  second 
and  third.  Slow  time  and  uninteresting  through- 
out. 

Trials  Against  Time, 
The  enthusiasm  of  the  spectators  revived  when 
the  operator  at  the  telegraph  board  put  up  the 
numbers  of  those  about  to   take  part   in  the  lap 


I  over  he  went,  bruising  his  arms,  shoulder  and 
knees.  At  least  a  week's  rest  is  necessary  before 
he  can  get  up  again  to  ride. 

Waller  Improving. 
As  previously  stated  in  these  colums,  the  Paris- 
Dinant  road  event  took  place  on  •  Sunday  last. 
The  distance  was  320  kilometres  and  the  number 
of  starters  seventy-six.  Amongst  the  competitors 
were  such  men  as  Linton,  Waller,  Meyer,  La^ 
caille,  Eivierre  and  Beangendre  (tandem)  Imans, 
Andre  and  Pachot.  Linton,  the  Welshman,  led 
up  to  Reims,  a  distance  of  100  miles,  and  he  then 
threw  up  the  sponge.  At  Heer-Agimont  (300 
kilometres)  the  following  were  the  positions  of 
the  leading  men:  Andre,  Waller,  Meyer,  Pecheu 
and  Eivierre  and  Beaugendre,  on  a  tandem.  When 
Dinant  came  in  sight,  there  was  a  struggle,  Andre, 
the  Belgian,  coming  in  first  and  taking  first  place, 
ten  minutes  ahead  of  Frank  Waller,   who  ran  a 


good  second.  Meyer,  the  Dane,  came  in  third. 
Zimmerinan  vs  J^oste  Urothers. 
It  is  all  signed  and  sealed.  No  single  man  be- 
ing able  to  walk  around  the  "flying  Yankee,"  it 
has  been  decided  to  equalize  matters  and  pit  a 
tandem  crew  against  him  at  the  Velodrome  du 
Pare,  Bordeaux,  on  Sept.  16.  It  is  just  advisable 
to  inform  your  readers  that  Loste  brothers  make 
one  of  the  best  tandem  teams  in  the  world,  so 
that  maybe  Zim  will  have  to  stretch.  The  dis- 
tance is  one  mile,  without  pacemakers,  so  that 
one  can  reasonably  expect  to  see  the  record 
(2:112-5)  beaten. 

IHibois  Going  for  Becords. 
Last  night,  Jules  Dubois  left  Paris  en  route  for 
Bordeauic,  where,  on  the  first  favorable  occasion, 
he  will  attempt  to  lower  Linton's  hour  record 
(41    kilometres    949  metres), 
also  the  100  kilometres'   fig- 
ures,  2  hrs.   33  min.  36  sec, 
held  by  Linton.  M.  M.  Mous- 
set  and  De  Perrodil  will  ofii- 
cially  hold  watches. 
JSetv  Times  for    One  Kilome- 
tre and  One  Mite. 

Guerry,  who  some  time 
back  held  the  fifty-mile  rec- 
ord, made  an  attempt  at  short 
distance  figures  last  Fiday. 
He  rode  a  Humber  fitted  with 
the  new  Boudard  gear.  Capi- 
tally paced  by  tandems,  he 
vFrecked  the  past  perform- 
ances, and  did  the  one  kilo- 
metre flying  start  in  1  min. 
12  2-5  sec.  Continuing  he 
covered  one  mile  in  1 :59  2-5. 
These  times  are  oflicial,  and 
have  been  passed  on  to  tlie  U. 
V.  F.  for  confirmation. 
Grand  International  J'rize. 
This  event,  the  first  of  its 
kind,  will  be  held  Sept.  2  at 
the  Seine  path,  and  looks  a 
gift  for  Zimmie.  The  dis- 
tance is  five  kilometres,  and 
the  prizes  are:  First,  gold 
medal  off'ered  by  the  U.  V.  F. 
besides  1,000  francs,  given  by 
the  track  owners;  second, 
silver  medal  from  the  U.  V.  F. 
and  2.50  francs  ($.50);  third, 
medal  and  100  francs  (|20). 
The  entrance  fees  will  also  be 
shared  amongst  the  winners 
of  heats. 

Croi'lis  and  Marl  In, 
The  two  Americans  are  now 
traveling  around     Italy    and 
will  shortly  be  racing  in  some  of  the  big  meets 
about  to  take  place  in  that  country. 

On  the  21st  inst.,  in  the  100  miles  race  run  at 
the  Milan  track,  Linton  in  beating  Martin,  Wal- 
ler, Crooks,  Huret,  Soibud  and  the  Italians,  did 
the  total  distance  in  4  hrs.  5  min.  2-5  sec,  which 
is  now  a  world's  record.  Maks. 


Pneumatic  Saddles  for  Horses. 
Pneumatic  saddles  are  now  used  for  horses  as 
well  as  bicycles.  The  rider's  movement  on  the 
cushion  of  air  does  away  with  the  retarding  move- 
ment and  friction  on  the  horse's  back  and  relieves 
the  animal  of  a  weight  estimated  at  15  per  cent. 


Zimmerman  weighs  168  pounds,  ten  pounds 
more  than  when  he  arrived  in  Europe.  The  good 
living  he  has  had  is  probably  the  cause  of  the  in- 
creased weight. 


RECORDS  STILL  DROPPING. 


BLISS    DOES    A   FLYING   MILE    IN  1:52  3-5 
AND  TITUS  FIVE  MILES  IN  10:51  3-5. 


The  Hampden  Park  Track  at   Springfield  Re- 
gaining Its  Laurels  -  Others  Prepairing 
for  the  Record-Breaking  Game 
and  All  Hope  to  Win. 


SPEiNGFrEi.D,  Mass.,  Sept.  7. — [Special  corres- 
pondeuce.] — One  and  one-fifth  seconds  ofi'  and 
the  mile  flying  start  record  dons  a  new  dress, 
labeled  1:.52  3-5.  It's  but  a  little,  some  said,  but 
a  second  and  a  fifth  at  one  clip  is  a  great  cut  from 
a  record  already  so  terribly  torn  this  year.  The 
new  figures  are  four  and  a  fifth  seconds  below  the 
standing  of  the  mile  at  the  beginning  of  the  season 
and  Julian  "Pye"  Bliss,  "the  pink  'un,"  has  the 
honor  of  the  new  figures  and  of  having  broken 
this  record  twice  within  two  months.  He  has 
also  the  fastest  bicycle  paced  mile  to  his  credit, 
but  has  jailed  by  a  second  and  three-fifths  to  go 
the  fastest  mile  ever  ridden  on  a  bicycle.  Dim- 
berger's  figure,  1:51,  still  stands,  but  another  cut 
like  that  of  yesterday  will  place  even  this  record 
in  jeopardy  and  put  the  horse  as  a  pacemaker  in 
the  shade. 

That,  however,  will  not  be  a  difficult  feat  A 
year  ago  yesterday  Zimmerman  rode  the  iiistest 
mile  of  the  year,  doing  2:05  or  thereabouts,  and 
many  went  wild  over  the  wonderful  perlbrmance. 
On  Sept.  8  (Sunday)  Zimmerman  rode  a  mile  on 
the  Springfield  track,  doing  1:59  3-5.  It  was 
inside  record  and  Zinimie  was  a  happy  man  that 
day.  But  how  different  is  the  present  year.  June 
saw  Tyler  with  the  record,  1 :56  4-5,  held  over  the 
winter.  June  26  John  S.  .Tohnson  took  it  with 
1:56;  July  14,  Bliss  captured  it  in  1:55  and  Aug  4 
Tyler  regained  his  lost  laurels  in  1:53  4-5. 

Yesterday  Bliss  again  occupied  the  pedestal  of 
fame,  and  at  its  base  is  inscribed  the  magic  talis- 
man, 1:523-5.  Now  several  men  are  mapping 
out  plans  to  take  from  Bliss  his  hard-earned 
laurels  all  within  a  year.  It  is  a  great  game,  this 
record  breaking. 

Everybody  in  Ihe  Game. 

Autumn  will  see  the  fight  waxing  warm,  late 
autumn  will  see  it  hot,  early  winter  it  will  be 
hott«r  and  as  the  balmy  sunshiny  days  merge  into 
the  rainy  season  in  the  south  it  will  be  hottest, 
for  the  teams  are  after  the  mile  records — seven 
and  possibly  more  will  be  in  the  field.  All  will 
not  go  south,  but  a  majority  will.  Some  will 
attempt  to  place  the  figures  so  very  low  on 
northern  tracks  that  those  in  the  south  cannot 
reach  them.  They  forget,  however,  that  the  men 
in  the  south  are  in  balmy  summer  clime  until 
New  Year's  and ,  after,  that  every  mark  made 
in  the  north  is  but  a  spurring  on  to  mightier 
deeds  in  the  south,  that  no  mark  found  yet  has  been 
unattainable  and  that,  lastly,  nothing  is  impossible 
under  the  sun.  While  those  in  the  north  are 
doing  their  fastest  work  right  after  a  hard  season's 
work,  those  in  the  sou  th  are  resting  and  getting 
in  shape  for  a  mightier  effort,  certainly  equalizing 
things. 

The  Union,  Rambler,  Stearns,  Columbia,  Ster- 
ling, Spalding,  Cleveland,  Triangle  and  other 
teams  are  declared  and  all  will  battle  for  the 
honor.  And  one  may  well  stop  to  wonder  when 
it  will  all  end  and  at  just  what  figure  the  mile 
will  stand  at  the  closing  of  the  year  1894.  Un- 
like any  other  year  in  cycle  history,  at  least  of  late 


years,  since  the  safety  came  into  vogue,  the  battle 
began  almost  with  the  racing  season.  Good  men 
have  been  held  in  reserve  for  repeated  attacks  on 
the  record,  thus  losing  many  thousands  of  dollars 
in  prizes.  This  will  not  occur  another  year.  One, 
at  least,  of  the  successful  record  breakers  has  .so 
declared  himself.  The  game  is  not  worth  the 
candle. 

Bow  Bliss  Did  the  Trick. 

Three  tandem  teams  were  used  by  Bliss — Lums- 
den  and  Githens  on  the  first,  Cooper  and  Silvie  on 
the  second,  Arnold  and  Warren  on  the  third.  All 
worked  beautifully  and  in  perfect  harmony. 
When  the  change  was  made,  the  two  tandems 
were  side  by  side  and  the  jump-over  was  quickly 
made.  The  quarter  was  reached  in  :27  3-5,  the 
same  time  as  made  by  Allen  in  his  class  A  trial 
(successful  in  1 :58  1-5,  Bliss  doing  1 :52  3-5).  The 
half  was  passed  in  :55  2-5.  Paced  at  his  speed 
Bliss  should  have  beaten  1:51.  At  the  three- 
quarters  he  was  four-fifths  of  a  second  inside  rec- 
ord, doing  1 :23  2-5.  The  last  quarter  should  have 
been  faster,  the  time  being  :29  1-5,  and  the  total 
1:52  3-5.  Bliss  was  not  at  all  tired  or  "blown," 
but  the  hour  was  late  and  he  made  no  trial  at  the 


world's  record  is  2:07  2-5,  made  by  Harry  Tyler. 
Titus  followed  Sims. 

Trainer  Young  had  hastily  collected  a  dozen 
men  together.  They  gathered  at  the  head  of  the 
stretch.  Titus  rode  five  pretty  miles,  the  first  in 
2:13  4-5,  paced  by  Maddox  and  Kennedy;  the 
second  in  2:06  4-5,  paced  by  Cabanne  and  Brown; 
third  in  2:07  1-5,  paced  by  Macdonald  and  C.  M. 
Murphy;  and  the  fourth  in  2:15  1-5,  paced  by 
Cooper  and  Louis  Callahan.  Here  he  quickened 
perceptibly,  spurred  on  by  the  big  coaching  horn 
of  the  Rambler  team,  doing  2:08  3-5  for  the  last 
mile,  the  last  half  in  1 :03  3-5,  safely  landing  the 
five-mile  record  in  10:51  3-5.  The  former  records 
were:  Three  miles,  0:4:j,  Willie  Windle,  Oct.  17, 
1893;  four  and  five,  8:57.3-5  and  11:06  1-5, 
Laurens  S.  Meintjes  at  Springfield,  Sept.  11,  1893. 
Titus' times  were:  Mile,  2:13  4-5;  two,  4:20  3-5 
(record  4:15);  three,  6:27  4-5;  four  8 :43  and  five 
11:51:^5. 

He  can  do  much  better  properly  paced  and  will 
cut  all  these  figures  in  his  attempt  on  the  hour 
record.  Titus  intended  to  average  about  2:08 
to-day.  His  average  was  2:10.  John  S.  Johnson 
says  2:00  can  be  averaged  for  each  mile  of  five  and 


standing  mile.  The  fastest  previous  bicycle-paced 
record  was  1:52  4-5,  made  by  the  great  tandem 
team,  Titus  and  Cabanne. 


FIVE  MILES   IN  10:51  3-5- 


Titus    Makes  a  Great   Cut    in    Records.— Other 
Trials. 

Speingfield,  Mass.,  Sept.  7. — [Special  corres- 
pondence.]— Called  from  hard  training  work 
to-day  Fred  Titus  started  for  the  world's  five-mile 
record  and  succeeded  in  clipping  fifteen  and  one- 
fifth  seconds  off  the  three  mile,  fourteen  and  three- 
fifths  from  the  four  and  fourteen  and  three-fifths 
from  the  five.  It  was  an  excellent  ride.  Titus 
was  spinning  arovmd  the  track  at  record  gait, 
pushing  a  seventy-six  gear,  which  he  is  trj'ing  as 
an  experiment.  A  crowd  had  gathered  for  Bliss' 
trial  for  the  mile  standing  start.  Bliss  was  not 
ready  and  W.  F.  Sims  of  Washington  went  after 
and  landed  the  mile  unpaced  class  A  record, 
doing  2:16.  His  three-quarters  in  1:40  2-5  is  also 
record.  Louis  A.  Callahan  of  Buffalo  held  the  for- 
mer record,  2:16  4-5,  made  at  Denver  Aug.  1 8.    The 


may  make  the  trial.  Johnson  to-day  tried  for  the 
unpaced  mile  record  of  2:07  2-5,  by  Tyler,  but 
succeeded  in  doing  only  2:12.  His  fractional 
times  v\'ere:  Quarter,  :31  1-5;  half,  1:03;  three- 
quarters,  1:27  4-5. 

Bliss  was  also  unsuccessful  in  his  trial  for  the 
standing  start  mile  of  1:57  3-5,  doing  2:00  4-5, 
paced  by  Taylor,  who  carried  him  up  to  Arnold 
and  Warren,  the  tandem  team.  Githens  and 
Lumsden  paced  him  over  a  half  for  the  finish. 
Bliss  was  outside  all  the  way,  his  pacemakers 
being  apparently  at  fault.  His  quarters  were: 
:32  1-5,  1:01  4-5,  1:30  1-5,  and  mile,  2:00  4-5. 


New  International  Agreement. 
The  international  cycling  congress,  held  at 
Antwerp,  has  cut  the  burning  question  of  ama- 
teurs going  to  a  foreign  country  in  the  following 
manner:  "Amateurs  provided  with  a  license  from 
their  own  country  will  be  considered  as  such  by 
the  country  where  they  race.  This  country  re- 
serves the  right,  however,  to  disqualify  the 
racers,  throughout  the  extent  of  its  territory,  who 
have  violated  the  amateur  rules  before  they  enter 
the  country  or  during  their  sojourn.  Those  who 
use  this  right  should  inform  the  country  of  the 
racer  immediately  of  what  the  racer  is  accused. ' ' 


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RECORDS!  RECORDS!!  RECORDS!!! 

The  cycling  writer  of  to-day  naturally  hesitates 
in  predicting  where  recor(' -breaking  will  end.  As 
a  matter  of  fact  predictions  are  quite  out  of  place. 
And,  again,  though  one  has  every  desire  to  extend 
hearty  congratulations  to  those  who — week  by 
week,  as  has  been  the  case  for  the  past  month  or 
more — clip  fifths,  seconds  and  even  minutes  off  of 
existing  figures,  he  does  so  with  the  fear  that  ere 
his  words  are  put  in  type  he  may  be  called  upon 
to  address  some  other  speed  merchant.  In  other 
words  one  may  wake  up  any  morning  and  find 
the  record  table  so  changed  as  to  be  unrecog- 
nizable. 

In  saying  bravo  to  Bliss,  Titus  and  others,  who 
have  been  cutting  a  swath  through  the  field  of 
records  the  Referee  fears  it  may  be  behind  the 
times,  for  before  the  paper  is  oflT  the  press  the 
whole  table  of  figures  may  be  altered.  This  is 
certainly  a  season  of  records,  and  the  game  is  to 
be  continued  even  well  into  the  winter  months. 
"What  the  figures  will  be  by  New  Year's  day  one 
hesitates  to  guess. 

It  is  a  source  of  satisfaction  to  home  manufac- 
turers to  know  that  all  these  wonderful  times  are 
made  with  the  aid  of  purely  American  machines, 
tires,  etc.,  and  by  men  with  good  Yankee  blood 
in  their  veins.  A  year  ago,  when  Bliss,  Johnson 
and  Dirnberger  startled  the  world  by  their  won- 
derful times,  it  was  the  cry  of  the  English  cycling 
press  that  they  had  no  mile  tracks,  therefore  could 
not  have  horses  for  pacemakers  and,  of  course, 
could  not  equal  such  times.  Since  the  recent 
marvelous  times  were  made  ou  third  and  half-mile 
tracks,  and  with  bicycles  for  pacing,  we  naturally 
wonder  what  will  be  the  next  cry.  A  few  years 
back  our  friends  across  the  pond  believed  we  had 
incapable  timers  and,  now  that  every  other  excuse 
has  been  exhausted,  we  presume  they  will  fall 
back  on  this  one,  worn-out  and  threadbare  though 
it  is. 


PART  BUYERS  VS.   MANUFACTURERS. 

There  has  been  some  speculation  as  to 
what  effect,  in  the  way  of  competition  and 
prices,  the  entry  into  the  manufacturing 
trade  now  threatened  for  next  season  of  quite  a 
number  of  those  who  have  been  heretofore  mere 
dealers  and   repairers  will  have.     Those  with  the 


"building  bee"  in  their  bonnets  claim  that  manu- 
facturing has  become  so  segregated  by  the  multi- 
plication of  makers  of  special  and  separate  parts 
exclusively  that  a  comparatively  inexpensive 
"make-up"  plant  will  enable  them  to  compete 
with  the  builders  of  wheels  in  their  entirety  with 
fair  profit,  despite  the  latter's  overponderance  in 
Ci^pital.  They  claim  that  makers  of  special  parts 
exclusively  can  turn  them  out  at  far  lower  figures 
than  the  whole  builders,  low  enough  in  fact  to 
leave  a  good  profit  for  the  "makers-up,"  purchas- 
ing parts  in  severaUty.  This  is  the  way  they 
talk  and  on  this  basis  of  reasoning  a  sufficient 
number  of  them  will  make  the  trial  to  form  a 
very  considerable  opposition  to  the  big  builders, 
which  may  result  in  a  competition  cut  in  prices. 

The  whole-builders,  however,  do  not  seem  to  be 
alarmed  at  the  prospective  competition.  They 
say  the  history  of  machine  making  shows  that  in 
the  end  it  drifts  into  the  hands  of  a  few  firms  of 
large  capital,  and  ask,  for  example,  that  a  small 
and  successful  maker  of  sewing  machines  be  pointed 
out;  that  the  public  wants  the  best  and  will  always 
look  to  the  large  makers  of  established  reputation 
for  it;  that  the  whole-builders  are  to  a  constantly 
and  rapidly  increasing  extent  now  making  the 
parts  they  formerly  bought,  that  all  they  have  to 
do  to  build  their  wheels  entire  is  to  buy  the  part 
machinery,  give  it  a  place  in  their  factory  and  set 
to  work  as  many  men  as  maybe  necessary;  and 
that  all  this  may  be  done  without  any  practical 
increase  iu  putting  their  product  on  the  market, 
which  is  a  considerable  factor  of  the  part  maker's 
cost  of  production  and  will  place  the  latter  at  a 
disadvantage  in  any  competition  with  them. 

Each  side  seems  to  have  the  utmost  confidence  in 
its  reasoning  and  the  would-be  manufacturers  ap- 
pear ready  to  put  the  matter  to  the  test. 

The  question  is  now  ask  will  there  have  to  be  a 
■'freeze-out"  and,  if  so,  will  it  have  to  be  ac- 
complished by  any  considerable  cut  in  prices? 


Cycling  has  become  an  important  factor  in  the 
success  of  almost  every  county  and  state  fair  now- 
adays. They  no  longer  depend  on  the  prize  hog 
and  cheap  horse  races  to  draw  crowds  and  find, 
by  putting  in  several  bicycle  races,  an  added  in- 
terest in  the  affair.  Another  year  will  probably 
see  bicycle  races  at  every  fair  of  any  importance 
thoronghout  the  country. 


According  to  a  writer  in  one  of  the  English 
papers  it  is  doubtful  if  Johnson  would  be  per- 
mitted to  ride  against  the  amateurs  of  the  land  of 
licenses — probably  because  they  do  not  regard 
him  as  pure  enough.  There  would  be  little  glory 
in  it  for  Johnson;  it  would  be  ou  a  par  with  Cor- 
bett  hitting  a  corpse. 


The  miserable  apologies  for  boulevards  in  some 
of  the  parks  of  Chicago,  notably  Michigan  avenue; 
the  abominably-laid  cross-walks  of  the  .said  thor- 
oughfares; and  the  utter  absence  of  knowledge  re- 
garding street  sprinkling  might  be  advantageously 
considered  by  that  dormant  body,  the  Associated 
Cycling  Clubs. 


Chicago  proposes  to  retain  its  reputation  for 

having  the  crack  century  riders  of  the  country. 

One  man   proposes  to   end   his  season's  work  by 

riding  thirty  centuries  in  as  many  days  and  then 

pay  $32.50  for  bars  with  which  to   decorate  his 

manly  chest 

1  ♦   « 

And  so  Sterling  Elliott  aspires  to  become  the 

editor  of  a  real  cycling  paper  !  There  are  others. 


England.  That  little  trick  is  of  every  day  occur- 
rence by  unknowns,  in  practice,  on  the  Chicago 
track.  But  then  the  latter  are  not  clocked  by  a 
Pern  Coleman,  nor  by  someone  holding  a  Kew 

timer. 

1  »  t 

Now  that  Colonel  Watts  has  returned  from  the 
mountains  iu  east  Tennessee,  where  he  added  im- 
provement to  his  stock  of  health,  perhaps  the 
Kentucky  division  will  begin  sending  to  Secretary 
Bassett  a  few  applications  for  league  membership. 


The  Referee  had  supposed  the  ladies  of  this 
country  had  more  respect  for  themselves  than  to 
apjiear  in  public  and  compete  in  "ladies' races. " 
The  Referee  has  been  greatly  mistaken,  it  is 
sorry  to  state. 


HOMER  REVISED. 


How  the  Poet's  Namesake  Became  a  Candidate 
for  the  New  York  Vice  Consulship. 

New  York,  Sept.  10.— These  are  the  tacts  in 
the  case  of  the  nomination  of  E.  S.-  Homer,  of 
Troy,  for  the  New  York  vice  consulship  as  a 
dernier  ressort  by  the  Luscomb  faction.  When  W. 
E.  Underbill  was  regularly  nominated  by  the 
Potter  faction  for  the  vice  consulship,  Homer 
wrote  him  a  letter  assuring  him  of  his  personal 
support.  When  the  Luscomb  party  saw  fit  to 
throw  over  Packwood,  its  original  choice  in  the 
hopes  of  splitting  the  Underbill  following  in  cen- 
tral New  York  by  some  candidate  in  that  section, 
Homer  forgot  his  former  pledges  and  got  a  vice 
consulship  bee  buzzing  in  his  own  bonnet.  He 
came  to  New  York  with  Veasey,  of  the  nominat- 
ing committee,  and  laid  pipes  for  himself  with 
success.  This  accomplished,  he  called  an  in- 
formal meeting  of  the  local  racing  association, 
practically  packed  in  his  own  interest,  to  turn 
down  the  Potter  crowd.  By  some  sort  of  a  hokus- 
pokus  procedure  something  was  done  to  give  great 
joy  and  a  paragraph  to  the  local  Luscomb  organ. 
Packwood  naturally  has  lost  whatever  enthusiasm 
he  might  possibly  but  doubtfully  had  for  his  for- 
mer "taffifiers"  and  has  pledged  his  influence  to 
Potter  to  secure,  so  far  as  he  is  able,  the  votes  of 
western  New  York  for  him  and  his  ticket.  For 
that  matter  Luscomb  probably  picked  out  in 
Packwood  a  Potter  pugilist,  anyhow. 

And  this  is  the  true  tale  of  Homer,  the  would- 

he  V.  P. 

1  ♦  I 

A  Long  Island  Century  Association. 

Brooklyn,  Sept.  8. — As  a  result  of  the  success 
of  the  recent  Sag  Harboi^Brooklyn  century  run  an 
association  has  been  formed  by  the  Liberty, 
Pioneer,  Brooklyn  and  Twenty-third  Regiment 
clubs,  of  Brooklyn  and  the  Atalainta  Wheelmen, 
of  Newark,  N.  J. ,  to  promote  century  riding  on 
Long  Island  and  to  manage  an  annual  century 
run.  It  bears  the  name  of  "The  Long  Island 
Century  Association"  and  its  officers  are:  D.  M. 
Adee,  president;  Carl  von  Lengerke,  vice  presi- 
dent; Clement  Weiss,  secretary;  and  H.  J.  Valen- 
tine, treasurer.  By  way  of  showing  its  apprecia- 
tion of  the  labors  of  Mr.  Potter  and  the  other  pro- 
moters of  the  Prospect  Park-Coney  Island  cycle 
path  it  has  appropriated  |50  to  the  fund. 


A  FLYING  quarter  in  a  fraction  over  thirty  sec- 
onds is  regarded  as  a  very   fine  performance  in 


Mercury  Wheel  Club  in  Hard  Luck. 
New  Yore,  Sept.  8. — The  Mercury  Wheel 
Club  is  evidently  not  on  good  terms  with  the 
Fates.  For  a  second  time  its  races  have  had  to 
be  postponed.  The  first  time  it  was  on  account 
of  trouble  with  the  Flushing  Jockey  Club.  This 
afternoon  Jupiter  Plurius  was  the  fellow  to  blame. 
Another  attempt  will  probably  be  made  to  run  off' 
the  races  in  the  early  part  of  October. 


RECORDS    AT   SPRINGFIELD! 


BALD    DOES    A   MILE    IN    2:05^    IN    A    SCRATCH    RACE- 
JOHNSON  LOWERS  THE  THREE,  FOUR 
AND  FIVE  MILE  TIMES. 


The  Greatest   Racing   the   World   has   ever   seen — Surprises   by   the 

Score — Eddie  Bald  Wins  the  Big  World's  Record   Race — A 

Bad    Smash    on    Thursday — Murphy   Tries    for   the 

Hour  Record  but  Fails — Class  A  Men  Also 

Cut   Down    Record    Figures. 


Speingfield,  Mass.,  Sept.  12. — [Special  tele- 
gram.]— Grand  weather  was  granted  the  Spring- 
field bicycle  club  for  its  meeting;  it  was  cool  but 
not  cold.  No  wind  blew  and  the  Colnmbia  flag 
atop  the  judges'  stand  did  not  show  its  face  all  the 
afternoon.  The  crowd  was  the  usual  first  day's 
crowd  at  Springfield,  about  ten  thoas.and,  and  the 
seats  were  all  filled  early.  Ten  exciting  races 
were  run,  six  B  and  four  A.  Sanger  won  two, 
Maedonald  two,  Bliss  one  and  Brown  one  in  the 
B  class.  Two  records  were  broken,  one  in  each 
class.  The  new  figures  go  to  Sanger  and  W.  F. 
Sims,  the  Washington  Ramblerite.  The  former 
secures  the  world's  mile  unpaced  record  in  2:07  1-5 
and  the  latter  the  class  A  competitive  record  in 
2:10  2-5.  Sanger's  is  a  fitth  inside  record,  and 
Sim's  one-fifth  second  outside  world's  record. 

W.  F.  Murjihy  failed  in  his  attempt  at  the  hour 
record,  doing  twenty-five  miles  in  59:59.  At  no 
time  was  Murphy  inside  record,  so  the  figures  are 
not  sent.  Murphy  failed  because  he  used  too 
small  a  gear,  662,  when  Meintjes  used  82. 
Murphy's  ride  was  a  wonderful  exhibition  of 
riding  on  that  account.  He  was  paced  by  the 
entire  Stearns  team,  Goehler  and  others. 

Fred  J.  Titus  was  disqualified  from  further 
riding  for  the  day  after  the  mile  2:10  class.  Mae- 
donald protested  Titus  for  running  into  him  and 
Maedonald  made  some  threats.  Titus  replied 
warmly  and  unwisely  and  Referee  Raymond, 
hearing  of  this,  notified  Titus  of  his  disqualifica- 
tion for  the  day.  When  Maedonald  and  Titus 
came  together  the  former  lost  several  spokes  by 
the  latter' s  pedal.  This  was  the  only  foul  claimed 
during  the  day  and  there  was  but  one  fall.  In 
the  mile  handicap,  the  last  event  of  the  day, 
Cabanne  was  trailing  Sanger,  Tyler  and  Bliss, 
when  his  pedal  struck  the  pole  and  he  turned 
away  over.  Cabanne  mounted  at  once  and  was 
loudly  cheered. 

W.  S.  Maltby  gave  his  celebrated  dude  act  and 
concluded  by  riding  the  Eifiel  Tower  a  half-mile, 
perched  in  regulation  racing  position  eleven  feet 
above  <  he  ground. 

Of  the  racing  men  Sanger  won  the  two-mile 
races,  the  open  and  the  unpaced;  Bliss  the  2:10 
class,  which  barred  only  Sanger ;  Brown  the  mile' 
handicap ;  Maedonald  the  half-mile  handicap  and 
two-mile  5:00  class.  With  no  exception  these 
were  all  hardly  fought,  well  won  and  exciting. 
Sanger,  Bliss  and  Cabanne  showed  surprisingly 
improved  form  over  i^revious  performances.  Bliss 
was  not  expected  to  do  much  because  of  his  many 
recent  severe  strains  at  record-breaking.  Cabanne 
shows  the  good  eft'ects  of  a  month's  training  under 
Culver,  and  in  several  tight  finishes  improved  his 


Ijosition  surprisingly  in  the  last  hundred  yards. 

To  those  "in  the  know,"  Sanger's  win  of  the 
mile  unpaced  race  in  record  time  was  not  a  great 
surprise,  as  the  big  fellow  has  ridden  in  practice 
in  2:06.  His  time  to-day,  2:07  1-5,  was  a  fifth 
inside  record.  His  time  in  the  mile  open  was 
2:11  1-5,  but  a  second  slower  than  record.  Sanger 
rode  grandly  in  this  race,  gaining  tuU  five  lengths 
on  Johnson,  who  rounded  into  the  turn  first, 
closely  followed  by  Tyler.  Tyler  did  not  to-day 
show  as  good  form  as  expected. 

Eddie  Bald  was  once  again  off.  This  was  a  dis- 
appointment to  the  Columbia  stable,  as  Bald  rode 
splendidly  in  the  heats  of  yesterday.  Raymond 
Maedonald  carried  the  Columbia  well  to  the  front 
twice  and  surprised  every  one  by  his  fine  finishing 
sprint.  Brown's  sprint,  when  he  jumped  by  Bliss 
for  five  lengths  after  Bliss  had  made  his  jump,  was 
a  surprise.  Bliss  closed  up  all  but  a  length  in  a 
game  struggle  but  could  not  catch  the  flying 
Ohioan.  Once  Brown  gets  the  lead  of  late  it  takes 
a  wonderful  ride  to  touch  him.  Last  night  Chair- 
man Raymond  called  together  the  racing  men  who 
were  engaged  in  the  late  Minneapolis  trouble  and 
held  a  consultation.  It  is  understood  he  upheld 
them  and  will  hereafter  refnse  a  sanction  to  the 
Minneapolis  Track  Association.     The  summary: 

WEDNESDAY. 

One-mile,  novice— E.  H.  Smith,  Westfleld,  1;  E.  H. 
Baines,  Springfield,  2;  time,  2:41  4-5.  The  finish  was  close. 
H.  W.  Frye,  a  Springfield  colored  man,  was  fourth. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  B,  first  five  to  qualify— First 
heat— Brown,  S5  yds.,  1;  McDonald,  25  yds.,  2;  L.  C. 
Johnson,  35  yds.,  3,  Sanger,  scratch,  4;  Warren,  35  yds. 
5;  time,  1:51  3-5. 

Second  heat— C.  H.  Callahan,  30  yds.,  1;  McDufEee,  80 
yds.,  2;  Arnold,  35  yds.,  3;  Butler,  20  yds.,  4;  Cooper,  25 
yds,  5;  time,  1:13  4-5. 

Third  heat— Bald,  scratch,  1;  Tyler,  scratch,  2;  L.  A. 
Callahan,  25  yds.,  3;  Taylor,  10  yds.,  4;  Brandt,  55  yds.,  5; 
time,  1:10  4-5. 

Final  heat — Thirteen  starters — Maedonald,  1 ;  Warren, 
2;  Cooper,  3;  Bald,  4;  Sanger,  5;  time,  1:00  3-5.  Bald's 
time,  1:02  2-5.  Tyler  and  Taylor  did  not  start.  Bald  got 
away  quickly,  going  around  the  outside  as  the  field 
bunched  at  the  quarter.  Sanger  was  slow  in  getting 
away.  Maedonald  led  into  the  stretch  by  two  lengths. 
Warren  came  up  strongly  and  finished  but  a  length  back, 
with  Cooper  but  another  length  back.  Bald  worked  hard 
and  went  into  fourth  position,  with  Sanger  at  his  side  and 
McDuffee  next.  The  first  four  wore  blue  suits  and  put 
up  a  game  battle. 

One-mile,  scratch,  B,  first  four  to  qualify— First  heat- 
McDonald,  1;  J.  S.  Johnson,  2;  Taylor,  3;  Warren,  4; 
time,  3:06. 

Second  heat — Sanger,  1;  Coleman,  2;  Taxis,  3:  Lums- 
den,  4;  time,  3:04  3-5. 

Third  heat^Cabanne,  1;  Bald,  3;  Titus,  3;  Tyler,  4; 
time,  3:03  4-5. 

Final  heat — Sanger,  1;  Johnson,  2;  Cabanne,  3;  Bald,  4; 
Tjler,  5;  Titus,  6;  time,  2:11 1-5.  Maedonald,  Taxis,  Tay- 
lor and  Lumsden  also  started.  Arnold  and  Githens  were 
pacemakers,  Arnold  taking  first  half  and  Githens  the 


next.  Lumsden  went  past  the  pacemakers  at  the  eighth , 
falling  back  then  into  first  position,  back  of  the  pace- 
makers, the  order  at  the  three-quarters  being  Maedonald, 
Bald,  Sanger,  Taylor,  Tyler,  Titus,  Taxis  and  J.  S.  John- 
son. Tyler  started  by  the  bunch,  with  Johnson  close  up 
and  Taxis,  Taylor  and  Maedonald  spread  out.  Sanger 
had  a  clear  space  of  several  lengths  to  make  up.  The 
job  seemed  an  easy  one,  for  he  came  into  the  straight 
ahead  of  Tyler.  Tyler  came  up  well  and  pushed  Johnson 
to  the  tape.  Sanger  clearly  outran  the  field  and  won  by 
a  good  length  from  Johnson,  who  was  a  foot  ahead  of 
Cabanne  and  another  foot  separating  Cabanne  from  Bald 
and  Tyler.    Titus  was  away  back  in  sixth  position. 

One-mile,  2:10  class,  B,  four  to  qualify— First  heat- 
Bald,  1;  Titus,  2;  Coleman,  3;  McDuffee,  4;  time,  2:53. 

Second  heat— Maedonald,  1;  Cabanne,  2;  Cooper,  3; 
Taxis,  4;  time,  3:03  3-5. 

Third  heat^Brown,  1;  C.  H.  Callahan,  2;  Bliss,  3;  Tay- 
lor, 4;  time,  2:56  4-5. 

Final  heat— Bliss,  1;  Titus,  2;  McDuffee,  3;  Coleman,  4; 
Cabanne,  5;  time,  2:14  4-5.  Eleven  started,  and  Arnold 
pacing.  BUss,  as  usual,  took  the  pole  at  the  start,  but 
McDuffee  got  it  away  from  him  and  held  it  for  a  quarter. 
Then  Cooper  had  it,  at  the  three-quarters,  but  was 
jumped  by  McDuffee,  who  sought  position.  Titus  came 
from  the  back  and  gained  five  lengths  on  the  bunch,  but 
Bliss  was  after  him ;  when  rounding  into  the  stretch  it 
was  a  streak  of  pink  after  a  streak  of  peacock  blue.  Bliss 
never  faltered,  but  fought  his  way  up  to  Titus,  and  then 
the  two  had  a  battle  royal.  Bliss  winning  by  a  length. 
Coleman  was  running  third,  when  McDuffee  went  up  and 
nipped  him  on  the  tape.  Taxis  was  a  foot  ahead  of 
Cabanne  and  as  close  to  Coleman.  The  last  quarter  was 
ridden  in  :30  3-5.  Brown,  Maedonald,  CharUe  Callahan, 
Taylor  and  Cooper  also  ran. 

Half-mile,  1:15  class.  A,  five  to  qualify— First  heat— 
Wattergreen,  1;  WiUiams,  2;  Heyer,  3;  Ewing,  4;  Plain- 
tiff, 5;  time  1:20  3-5. 

Second  heat— Ewing,  1;  Fuller,  2;  Bubser,  3;  Elmer,  4; 
Hagerty,  5;  time,  1:17  3-5. 

Final  heat— WilUams,  1 ;  Heyer,  2;  Wettergreen,  3;  time, 
1:07  3-5.  Wettergreen  led  the  bunch  at  the  head  of  the 
stretch  and  was  coming  well,  when  Williams  pulled 
through  the  bimch,  sprinted  gamely  and  won.  Heyer 
Wont  up  on  the  outside  and  was  only  six  inches  back  of 
the  winner. 

Two-mile,  5:00  class,  B,  four  tojqualify,  half-mile  heats — 
First  heat — Taylor,  1;  L.  C.  Johnson,  3;  Coleman,  3;  War- 
ren, 4;  time,  1:30  2-5. 

Second  heat^Macdonald,  1 ;  C.  H.  CaUahan,  2;  Cooper, 
3;  L.  A.  Callahan,  4;  time,  1:131-5. 

Final  heat — Maedonald,  1;  Coleman,  2;  Taylor,  3;  C.  H. 
Callahan,  4;  Stevenson,  5;  L.  A.  Callahan,  6;  time,  4:501-5. 
Arnold  and  Githens  paced,  the  latter  trying  to  nm  away, 
but  Louis  Callahan  was  after  him  and  closed  the  gap  at 
the  half.  Cooper,  Warren,  Arnold  and  Taylor  were  in 
the  order  named  here,  Maedonald  and  Lumsden  being 
away  back.  Maedonald  got  up  to  the  pacemakers  and  at 
a  mile  and  a  half  Coleman  was  in  first  position.  Coleman 
and  Maedonald  passed  the  quarter  neck  and  neck,  the 
latter  winning  by  a  clear  length.  Taylor  was  sis  inches 
back  of  Coleman  and  the  rest  several  lengths  behind. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A,  six  to  qualify— First  heat 
—Casey,  120  yds.,  1;  Caldwell,  150  yds.,  2:  Young,  120 
yds.,  3;  McEdwards,  60  yds.,  4;  Smith,  100  yds.,  5;  Barnes, 
150  yds.,  6;  time,  2:23. 

Second  heat — Green,  70  yds.,  1;  Eobson,  70  yds.,  2; 
Walton,  70  yds.,  3;  Sims,  scratch,  4;  WiUiamson,  20  yds., 
5;  Plaintiff,  80  yds.,  6;  time,  2:28  4-5. 

Third  beat — Davison,  scratch,  1 ;  Pettigrew,  60  yds.,  2; 
Davey,  70  yds.,  3;  Adams,  150  yds.,  4;  Sweet,  60  yds.,  5; 
Parsons,  60  yds.,  6;  time,  2:20  3-S. 

Final  heat— Wettergreen,  1;  Pettigrew,  2;  Caldwell,  3 
Walton,  4;  time,  2:09.  Sims  rode  frem  scratch  in  2:10  2-5, 
a  class  A  record,  breaking  2:11  4-5,  but  being  behind  Titus' 
record  of  2:10  1-5.  Even  at  this  speed  Sims  only  finished 
in  the  bunch.  Davidson,  the  Canuck,  sprinted  gamely, 
but  was  caught  in  the  bunch. 

One-mile,  B,  handicap,  five  to  qualify — First  heat — L. 
C.  Johnson,  80  yds.,  1;  L.  Callahan,  60  yds.,  2;  Nelson,  90 
yds.,  3;  Goehler,  60  yds.,  4;  Lumsden,  50  yds.,  5;  time, 
3:34  4-5. 

Second  heat— J,  S.  Johnson,  scratch,  1;  Titus,  scratch, 
2;  Kennedy,  40  yds.,  3;  Silvie,  110  yds.,  4;  Cabanne,  30 
yds.,  5;  time,  2:291-5. 

Third  heat— Sanger,  scratch,  1;  Brown,  CO  yds.,  2;  Bliss, 
scratch,  3;  Coleman,  50  yds.,  4;  Warren,  70  yds.,  5;  time, 
3:34  3-5. 

Final  heat— Brown,  1;  Bliss,  2;  Sanger,  3;  Johnson,  4; 
time,  2:16.  By  a  £rand  sprint  Brown  landed  first  by  a 
length.  At  the  half  Cabanne  struck  his  pedal  on  the 
fence  and  fell  heavily.  Sanger  pulled  the  scratch  men 
up  to  the  bunch  at  the  three-quarters,  when  BUss  went  to 
the  front,  with  the  Milwaukeean  at  his  side.  Brown 
jumped  out  and  gained  five  lengths.  Bhss  closed  up  over 
half  the  gap,  but  Brown  was  too  much.  Sanger  finished 
on  the  pole  a  foot  back  of  Bliss  and  Johnson  went  wide  of 


AGAI N !       AGAI N  !      AGAI N  ! 


BLISS  AGAIN  RECOVERS  THE  MUCH  COVETED 


One    Mile  World's   Record 


i:52  3-5 


at  Springfield,  Mass.,  Sept,  6,  making  also  a  NEW 
3-4  MILE  WORLD'S  EECORD.  Time,  1:23  2  5. 
Both  with  flying  start,  paced  by  bicycles,  on  his 


RAMBLER    RACER 

FITTED   WITH 

G- 

&   J.    TIRES—STEEL    RIMS 

At  the  same  place,  on  Sept.  5,  Fred  H.  Allen,  on  his 
RAMBLER  RACER,  fitted  with  "G.  &  J."  Racing 
Tires,  on  Steel  Rims,  created  a  new  "Class  A"  Record 
Slate,  as  follows: 


FLTISG  START  : 


1-4  mile, 
1-3    '• 
1-8    " 


2r  3-4. 
V  3-5. 
58  3-5. 


2  3  mile,  1:18  1-5 
3-4  "  1:27  3-5 
1        "      1:58  i.5 


STANDING  START: 
1-2  mile,  1:02  2  5 
3  4    "      1:32  2-5 
1       "      2:05  4-5 


and  the  Class  "A"  unpaced  mile — 2:16 — by  W.  F.  Sims. 

"T'WAS    EASY    ON    THAT    WHEEL    AND    THOSE    TIRES." 
It's  early  to  think  of  iSgs,  but .  Ramblers  will  be  just  as  good  next  year. 


GORMULLY    &    JeFFERY    MfG.    Co., 

85  Madison  Street,  174  Columbus  Avenue,  1325  14tli  Street,  N.  W.,  Cor.  Sith  Street  and  Broadway,       27  Union  Street, 

CHICAGO.  BOSTON.  WASHINGTON.  NEW   YORK.  COVENTRY,    ENG. 

419-421  Flatbush  Avenue,  Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  201  Woodward  Ave., 

BROOKLYN,    N.    Y.  DETROIT,    MICH. 

MENTION  THE   REFEHEK. 


^^fc^ 


A  Springfield  meet  in  1883. 


the  pole  into  fourth  position,  but  so  close  some  thought 
him  third.    1  he  field  was  close  up. 

One-mile  international,  un paced— Sanprer.  1.  8:07  1  6; 
Tyler,  2,  2:09  4  5;  Titus,  3,  2.11  1-5.  Sanger  broke  Tyler's 
world's  record  of  2:0?  2-5  by  a  fifth.  He  did  not  once  look 
up,  and  held  close  to  the  pol-*  all  the  way  round,  finishing 
strong.  Sanger  this  week  rode  an  uopaced  mile  in  prac- 
tice in  2:06.  Tbe  fol  owing  table  shows  the  starters  and 
intermediate  times: 

Qr.  Half.       Three  qr.        Mile. 

Sanger :30  1:01.3  5        1:333-5        2:07  1-5 

Tyler :32  1:032-5        ];362-5       2:09  4-5 

Titus :3135        1:0445        1:381-5       2:14  1-5 

Murphy  CC.  M.)....:29  3-5        1:03  1:.3S  3  5        2:161-5 

Goehler :31  1:04  1-5        1:39  2:17  4-5 

Coulter :33  1:07  2-5        1:42  2:'8 


GRAND  RACING  THURSDAY. 


Scratch  Record  Drops  to  2:05  4-5— Titus  Lowers 
the  Hour  Time. 
Speingfield,  Mass.,  Sept.  13. — [Special  tele- 
gram]— Such  another  day's  sport  as  that  of  to-day 
could  never  be  this  year  and  may  never  be  ap- 
proached in  the  annals  of  years  to  come.  Records 
fell  right  and  left.  The  day  was  as  full  of  records 
as  nut  is  full  of  meat  The  day  was  absolutely 
perfect.  There  never  was  better,  the  flag  over  the 
judges'  stand  hanging  limp  all  the  afternoon. 
But  the  surprise  of  the  day  was  the  great  mile  in- 
ternational world's  record  race.  This  was  a 
surprise  because  record  was  broken  and  be- 
cause Eddie  Bald  won  it  and  in  the 
way  he  did.  Bald  was  out  of  shape  yesterday 
but  said  at  noon  he  felt  as  if  he  could  ride  some 
to-day.  His  riding  was  distinctively  some,  for 
Bald  overhauled  five  lengths  on  Sanger,  in  the 
last  quarter  in  the  stretch,  in  fact,  and  won  by  a 
length  in  2:05  4-5,  breaking  world's 
competitive     record    by    four      and      three-fifth 


seconds.  The  ovation  the  man  received 
was  wonderful  but  was  nothing  as 
compared  to  the  ovation  accorded  Titus  when  he 
finished  his  great  hour  record  trial,  paced  by  tan- 
dems. Titus  did  26  miles  1,489  yards,  lowering 
Linton's  record  of  26  miles  127  yards.  Trainer 
Young  has  arranged  a  schedule,  as  will  be  seen 
by  the  appended  table.  Each  mile  time  being  ar- 
ranged for  Titus  was  ahead  of  the  schedule 
throughout,  as  will  be  seen  in  his  total  time,  and 
struck  outside  the  mark.  He  was  inside  records  at  seven 
miles  and  broke  steadily.  Titus  remained  at  his  hotel  in 
bed  and  came  down  to  the  grounds  just  in  time  to  start. 
He  was  paced  by  Mayo  and  Pettigrew,  Githens  and  Lums- 
den.  Cooper  and  Arnold,  Brown  and  Cabanne,  Warren 
and  Heltert  and  the  Callahan  brothers,  all  tandem 
teams.  At  the  outset,  when  the  schedule  was  slow,  the 
teams  each  carried  him  two  miles.  When  the  schedule 
was  quicker  each  went  a  mile  and  towards  the  finish  each 
carried  the  rider  a  halt  mile.  His  first  mile  was  sched- 
uled  for  2:20  and  ridden  in  2:20  3-5.  The  next  three 
miles  were  scheduled  for  2:18  each  and  ridden  in  2:20  1-5, 
2:16  1-5  and  2:31  3-5  With  the  six  next  miles  scheduled 
tor  2:17  he  began  to  cut  schedule  time  with  miles  in  2:11 
to  2:13  3-5.  The  four  miles  scheduled  for  2:16  each,  five 
tor  2:15  each,  four  for  2:14,  two  in  2:12  and 
two  in  2:10  nearly  all  fell  under  the  schedule.  The  twen- 
ty-second mile  was  easily  reeled  otf  in  2:04  4-5  and  the 
sixteenth  in  2:09  3-5.  Titus  was  yelling  constantly,  "hit 
her  up."  He  had  splendid  pickiog-up  by  his  pacers 
and  rode  well  within  himself  throughout.  At  twen- 
ty-six miles  he  had  cut  Meintjes'  record  1  min.  10  1-5 
seconds  and  riding  like  mad  suceeded  in  reaching 
the  1469  yard  mark  as  the  pistol  was  fired.  As  game  a 
finish  as  any  of  the  day  was  made  by  the  lad,  who  dis- 
mounted and  walked  gamely  to  his  dressing  room.  His 
times. are  given: 
Miles      Sch.  time.    Time  ridden, 

1 2:20 2:20  3-5  ... 

2 2:18 2:20  15... 

3 2:18 2:16 

4 2:18 2:21 

5 2:17 2:11 

6 2:17 2:16 


Titus.  Meintjes. 

2:21  3-5 2:22  4-5 

4:41  2-5 4:41  2-5 

6:55  2-5 6:57  2-5 

9:17        9:12  2-5 

11:29        11:27  2-5 

13:46        13:43 


7.... 
8.... 

....2:17.... 
....2:17.... 
....2:17.... 
....2:17.... 
....2:16.... 
....2;16.... 
....2:16.... 
....2:16.... 
....2:15.... 
....2:15  ... 
....2:15.... 
...2:15.... 
....2:14.... 
....2:14.... 
....2:14.... 
....2:14.... 
....2:12.... 
....2:13.... 
....2:10.... 
....2:10.... 

....2:11 

. .  2-18  3-5... 

...15:57 
...18:15  3-5... 

...16:05  4-5 
..  .17:26  1-5 

9.... 
10.... 
11 

....2:11  4-5... 
....2:17  3-5... 
....2:14 

...20:27  2-5.  .. 

...22:15 

...24:59 

...20:46  3-5 
...23:04  2-5 
..  25:26 

12.  . 

..2-19 

27-18 

..  .27-43  2-5 

13.... 
14 

....2:13 

2:17  3-5... 

...29:33  1-5... 
...31:50  4-5... 

...30:03  1-5 
...3-2:19 

15.... 
16 

....2:21  2-5... 
2-09  3-5 

...34:10  3-5... 
36-19 

...34:37 

36-54 

17 

....2:11  4-5... 

....2:12 

....2:13 

...38:31 

...39-11 

18.... 
19 

...40:43  2-5... 
...42:66  2-5... 

...41:31  1-5 
...43:50  1-5 

20  . 

a-12  1-5... 

...45.-08  3-5... 

..  .46:07 

21.... 

22.... 
23.... 
24 

....2:11  2-5... 

....2:05  3-5... 

....2:11  2-5... 

2-15  3-5  .. 

...47:21 
...49:26  3-5... 
...51:38 
...53-54 

...48:27 
...50:46  2-5 
...53:04 
...65-2i 

25. 

2-10  3-5... 

...56:04 

...57:40  3-5 

26.... 

....2:10  2-5... 

...58:15 

...59:-J5 

Hour.  S6  miles  1489  yds. 

Titus  won  his  novice  race  a  year  ago  July  4  and  cap- 
tured over  3"-.000  in  prizes  last  year.  He  has  this  year 
been  a  constant  performer  on  the  track 
and  has  won  races  at  every  meetine".  He  is 
a  consistent  rider  and  holds  form  steadily,  seldom 
having  an  off  day.  His  trainer,  Young,  said  he  was  going 
stale  months  ago,  but  he  has  been  record  breaking  ever 
since.  The  lad  is  but  nineteen  and  rides  a  76-inch  geared 
Spalding  with  Palmer  tires. 

John  S.  Johnson  lowered  the  three,  four  and  five-mile 
records,  standing  start  and  paced,  made  by  Titns  Sept.  7, 
on  this  track.  Johnson  was  paced  by  tandems.  C.  M. 
Murphy  and  Bald  carried  him  the  first  mile  in  2:07,  Mayo 
and  Pettigrew  pickiog  him  up  poorley  but  carrying  him 
the  next  mile  in  2:08  2-5. 

The  two-mile  time,  4:15  2-5,  escapes  record  by  but  two- 
fifths  of  a  second.  W.  F.  Murphy  and  Macdonald  picked 
him  up  prettily  and  at  three  miles  Johnson  wafe  a  second 
and  a  fifth  inside  record,  doing  6;26  3-5,  the  former  record 
being  6:27  4-5.  L.  A.  Callahan  and  Coulter  followed  up 
the  good  work  at  four  miles.  Johnson  had  cut  seven  and 
two-fifthpoff  Tiius'  time  of  8:43,  doing  S:35  3-5.  C.  H. 
Callahan  and  Cutter  made  a  poor  pick-up.  Johnson  was 
left  behinfi  and  rode  a  quarter  to  pick  up  the  leaders. 
The  last  mile  was  2:13  1  5  owing  to  the  poor  pacing. 


A  Springfield  meet  in  189S. 


Johnson  broke  the  figures  of  10:51  3-5,  doing  10:48  4-5. 

THURSDAY. 

One-mile,  2:30  class.  A,  six  to  quaUfy,  first  heat— Wet- 
tergreen,  1;  E.  Williamson,  2;  Williams,  3;  Parsons,  4; 
Heyer,  E;  Walton,  6;  time,  2:57  2  5. 

Second  heat— Elmer,  1;  Rob=on,  2;  Walker,  3;  Bubser, 
4;  Casey,  5;  Pettigrew,  6;  time,  2:42  3-5. 

Final  heat,  fifteen  starters— Allen,  1;  Eobson,  2;  Heyer, 
3.  Allen  had  been  taken  to  task  by  a  local  paper  for  not 
doing  better  in  the  heats,  so  he  received  an  ovation  for 
his  good  win.  Olmsted  paced.  Allen  being  in  fourth  po- 
sition. At  three-eighths  he  went  up  to  third.  Wetter- 
green  and  Pettigrew  fell  back  into  the  bunch.  Robinson 
led  into  the  stretch  but  Allen  passed  him  and  won  by  a 
length. 

Half-mile,  open,  B,  two  to  quality— First  heat— John- 
son, 1;  Brown,  2;  Warren,  3;  time,  1:29. 

Second  heat— Tyler,  1;  Bald,  2;  Taylor,  8;  time,  1:18. 

Third  heat — Sanger,  1;  Cabanne,  2;  Taxis,  3;  time, 
1:16  4-5 

Fourth  heat— Macdonald,  1;  Githens,  2;  time.  1:17  3-5. 

Final  hCAt,  ten  starters— Tyler,  1;  Bald,  2;  Cabanne,  3; 
Taxis,  4;  time,  1:034-5.  Tyler  was  a  hot  local  favorite 
was  cheered  when  he  mounted,  yet  was  hissed  long  and 
loud  when  given  the  decision.  Peoplecried  "Bald,  Bald," 
for  he  had  won,  to  all  appearances.  It  was  the  closest 
finish  of  the  meet.  The  crowd  would  not  be  quiet  and 
drowned  the  announcer^s  voice.  At  the  start  Taylor  and 
Warren  got  up  and  then  down  and  out.  Macdonald 
jumped  for  Murphy,  the  pacemaker,  Bald,  Brown  and 
Cabanne  followed  near  him.  At  the  eighth  Sanger  and 
Johnson  quit,  waiting  for  the  mile  open  probably.  Bald 
went  out  at  the  turn  and  passed  Macdonald,  whom  Tyler 
had  passed.  Bald  was.  a  length  back  of  Tyler  all  down 
the  stretch  to  within  a  hundreds  yards  from  home,  when 
he  made  a  double  jump  and  seemed  to  squeeze  over  the 
tape  ahead, 

One-mile,  handicap,  ^  A,  six  to  qualify — First  heat- 
Casey,  130  yds.,  1;  G.  E.  Adams,  150  yds.,  2;  Scott,  30  yds., 
3;  Lewis,  130  yds,  4;  Parsons,  50  yds.,  6;  S.A.Adams, 
100  yds.,  6;  time,  2:13  4  5. 

Second  heat— Heyer,  60  yds.,  1;  Davidson,  scratch,  2; 
(tombs,  60  yds.,  3;  Ewing,  40  yds.,  4;  Bubser,  150  yds.,  5; 
Saunders,  160  yds.,  6;  time,  2:19  2-5. 

Third  heat — Church,  60  yds.,  l;Sims,  scratch,  2;  Knapp, 
SO  yds.,  3;  MoEdwards,  4;  Caldwell,  150  yds.,  5;  Fuller, 
70  yds.,  6;  time,  2:29  2-5 

Final  heat— Adams  of  Jacksonville,  1;  Casey,  2;  Sims,  3; 


time,  2:07.  Sims'  time  from  scratch,  2:10  3  5.  A  full 
dozen  men  fell  at  the  three-quarter  pole.  Two  in  the 
leading  bunch  went  down,  a  man  rushed  across  the  track 
to  get  a  wheel  off  the  track,  some  one  struck  him  and 
then  they  began  piling  up.  It  was  a  sickening  mess,  with 
cut  and  bruised  men,  broken  wheels  and  blasted  hopes. 
One  by  one  they  limped  from  the  track.  Davidson  was 
the  one  first  to  fall,  but  Sims,  the  other  scratch  man, 
cleared  him  and  ran  third  in  2:10  2-5,  tieing  his  yester- 
day's record. 

Half-mile,  1:05  class,  B,  three  to  qualify — First  heat — 
Coleman,  1;    McDuffee,  2;   Macdonald,  3;    time,  1 :16  4-5. 

Second  heat — Taylor,  1;  Brown,  2;  Taxis,  3;  time, 
1:15  3-5. 

Third  heat -Lumsden,  1;  Butler,  2;  L.  A.  Callahan,  3: 
time,  1:26. 

Final  heat— Macdonald,  1;  Taylor,  2;  McDuffee,  3 
Lumsden,  4;  time,  1:04.  Goehler  paced.  Macdonald  was 
well  back  in  the  bunch  but  led  into  the  stretch.  Taylor 
appeared  dangerous,  but  Macdonald's  sprint  saved  him 
and  he  won  by  a  length,  McDuffee  being  only  inches  back 
of  Taylor  and  Lumsden  a  close  fourth. 

Mile,  international  record,  B,  four  to  qualify — First  heat 
—Macdonald,  1;  Taylor,  2;  Coleman,  3;  Bliss,  4;  time,  3:10. 

Second  heat— Johnson,  1;  Bald,  2;  Warren,  3;  Lumsden, 
4;  time,  8:54. 

Third  heat— Sanger,  1;  Brown,  2;  Titus,  3;  Cabanne,  4; 
time  2:49  4  5. 

Final  heat — Bald,  1;  Sanger,  2;  Bliss,  3;  Cabanne,  4;  J. 
S.  Johnson,  5;  Taylor,  6;  Coleman,  7;  Warren,  8;  Taxis,  9; 
time,  2:05  4-5.  A  wonderful  record,  this,  the  former  com- 
petition record  being  2:101-5,  also  made  in  a  scratch 
race,  a  clear  cut  of  four  and  two-fifths  seconds.  A  tan- 
dem was  put  in  for  pacing,  Githens  and  Lumsden  being 
up.  Bald,  Bliss,  Cabanne,  J.  S.  Johnson,  Sanger,  Taxis, 
Macdonald,  Coleman  and  Brown  got  away  in  the  order 
given  and  held  the  pace  to  the  three-quarters.  The  quar- 
ter was  made  in  :35,  half  in  1:05  3-5  and  three-quarters  in 
1:36  4-5.  Here  Sanger  jumped  out,  passed  the  tandem 
and  was  away  for  home,  four  lengths  in  the  lead  around 
the  turn  and  Bald  went  up  hke  mad  and  caught  Sanger 
a  hundred  yards  from  the  tape,  passing  him  a  full  length 
in  a  game  struggle  —the  mightiest  of  the  year.  Cabann 
went  up  and  ahead  of  Johnson  and  the  others  were  strung 
out  as  in  the  finishing  order. 

Two-mile,  handicap.  A,  eight  to  qualify — First  heat- 
Wet  tergreen,  1:0  yds.,  1;  Knapp,  30  yds.,  2:  Parsons,  80 
yds.,  3;  Combs,  100  yds.,  4;  Pettigrew,  lOO  yds.,  5;  MoEd- 


wards, 90  yds.,  6;  Pierce,  60  yds.,  7;  Lewis,  8;  time,  4:50. 
Second  heat— Church,  lOD  yds.,  1;  Williams,  30  yds.,  2; 
Wing,  60  yds  ,  3;  Caldwell,  260  yds.,  4;  Scott,  40  yds.,  5; 
Saunders,  260  yds.,  6;  Casey,  220  yds.,  7;  Rued,  230  yds., 
8;  time,  4:55  1-5. 

Final  heat— Knapp,  1;  Wettergreen,  2;  Scott,  3;  Wil- 
liamson, 4;  time,  4:37.  A  pretty  contest  and  won  in  a  hot 
finish. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  B,  five  to  qualify — First  heat— 
Coleman,  25  yds.,  1 ;  Githens,  20  yds.,  2;  Warren,  33  yds  , 
3;  Brown,  25  yds.,  4;  Steenson,  55  yds.,  5;  time,  1:12  3-5. 

Second  heat— Silvie,  55  yds.,  1;  Cabanne,  scratch,  2; 
Cooper,  25  yds.,  3;  McDuffee,  20  yds.,  4;  Murphy,  35  yds., 
5;  time,  1:06  4-5. 

Third  heat— Tyler,  scratch,  1;  Bald,  scratch,  2;  Coulter, 
20  yds.,  3;  Lumsden,  30  yds.,  4;  Nelson,  40  jds.,  5;  time, 
1:12. 

Final  heat— Lumsden,  1;  Githens,  2;  McDuffee,  3; 
Brown,  4;  Silvie,  5;  time,  1:00  3-5.  Tyler  and  Cabanne 
started  scratch,  but  got  into  the  rear  of  the  bunch  at  the 
quarter  and  could  not  get  through,  finishing  away  back. 
The  first  four  came  out  and  finished  neck  and  neck. 

One-mile,  2:20  class.  A,  six  to  qualify— First  heat— Davi 
son,  1;  Church,  2;  Pettigrew,  3;  Bernhart,  4;  Wing,  5; 
Allen,  6;  time,  3:09  4-5. 

Second  heat — Williamson,!;  Wettergreen,  2;  Sims,  3; 
Knapp,  4;  Smith,  5;  Heyer,  6;  time,  3:16  2-5. 

Final  heat— Allen,  1;  Wettergreen,  2;  Bernhardt,  3; 
time,  2:14  4-5.  Another  close  finish.  Sims  and  Davison 
also  ran. 

One-mile,  handicap,  B,  seven  to  qualify — First  heat — 
Tyler,  scratch,  1;  Taylor,  20  yds.,  2;  C.  L.  Nelson,  90  yds., 
3;  L  C.  Johnson,  80  yds.,  4;  Bliss,  scratch,  5;  Callahan, 
50  yds.,  6;  Goehler,  60  yds.,  7;  time,  3:36  4-5. 

Second  heat—Coulter,  50  yds.,  I;  Cabanne,  scratch,  2; 
Sanger,  scratch,  3;  Silvie,  110  yds.,-  4;  McDuffee,  40  yds., 
5;  Githens,  40  yds.,  6;  time,  2:37  3-5. 

Final  heat— Sanger,  1;  Cabanne,  2;  Coulter,  3;  Tyler,  4; 
time,  3:U  3-5.  This  was  a  great  race  for  a  wind-up 
Tyler  gained  the  lead  at  the  end  of  the  first  half,  but  gave 
the  place  to  L.  C.  Johnson.  At  the  last  quarter  Tyler 
jumped  and  led  into  the  stretch  by  a  length.  Sanger 
came  out  of  the  bunch  on  the  pole  and  clearly  outrode 
his  team  mate,  winning  by  a  half-length.  Cabanne 
pushed  up  in  the  bunch  and  passed  Tyler  into  a  close 
second.  Coulter  taking  third.  It  was  a  great  race  for 
Cabanne,  his  first  from  scratch. 


MASSACHUSETTS'  NEW  OFFICIALS. 


No  One  Cares  to   Oppose  Mr.    Perkins,  but  He 
May  Not  Run. 

Boston,  Sept.  10.— lu  several  of  the  divisions 
of  the  League  of  Aiuerican  Wheelmen  there  is  now 
waging  a  political  warfare  for  the  three  leading 
positions  Tvithiu  the  gift  of  the  wheelmen  of  the 
several  divisions.  Massachnsetts  has  had  her  share 
of  political  battles,  and  one  is  wondering  whether 
history  will  repeat  itself  this  j'ear.  So  far,  how- 
ever, everything  in  the  way  of  politics  has  been 
extremely  qniet  and  not  ,i  soul  has  been  consid- 
ered as  a  possible  condidate  for  the  chief  consul  in 
opposition  to  the  present  efficient  occupant  of  that 
oiSce.  But  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  board  of 
oflScers  at  Springfield  the  question  will  come  up. 
The  nominating  committee  will  be  elected  and 
then  it  will  get  at  its  work.  Looking  over  the 
field  one  cannot  hit  upon  a  possible  candidate 
against  Chief  Consul  Perkins.  He  can  have  every- 
thing within  the  gift  of  the  wheelmen  of  Massehu- 


sure,  would  not,  nor  would  Judge  Dean  or  Vice 
Consul  Miller.  However,  I  don't  think  Mr.  Per- 
kins wants  the  office  another  year.  If  he  does  he 
can  have  it. " 

In  the  event  of  Mr.  Perkins  withdrawing  iiom 
that  position  a  practically  new  .set  of  executive  of- 
ficers will  undoubtedly  be  elected.  Tlie  two  most 
prominent  men  mentioned  for  the  position  of  chief 
consul  are  Vice  Consul  D.  I'].  Miller  and  Sterling 
Elliott.  The  former  has  repeatedly  slated  that 
he  would  not,  under  any  circumstances,  accept 
the  position  and  consequently  he  is  counted  upon 
as  the  next  vice  consul.  Sterling  Elliott  is  conse- 
quently looked  upon  as  a  most  promising  candi- 
date for  that  office  if  Mr.  Miller  will  not  accept 
the  nomination.  Mr.  Elliott's  work  is  all  for  the 
cause  of  the  league  and  with  his  office  sitnate<l  in 
Boston  would  make  a  good  headquarters  for  the 
division. 

Another  gentleman  mentioned  in  this  connection 
is  Spencer  T.  Williams,  president  of  the  Associated 
Cycling  Clubs  of  Boston  and  vicinity.     He  was 


CHICAGO   TO   NEW   YORK. 


Smith  Breaks  Stanwood's  Record — Wylie  on  the 
Way  and  Searle  to  Start. 

Letter-Carrier  A.  E.  Smith,  of  Chicago,  reached 
New  York  Suuday  morning  last  at  11:1.5,  having 
covered  the  "northern  course"  between  the  two 
points  in  7  days  21  hrs.  18  min.  beating  Stan- 
wood's  record  over  the  same  course  ten  and  a  half 
hours.  Smith's  time  is  exceedingly  good,  con- 
sidering the  fact  that  he  encountered  heavy  roads 
as  a  result  of  the  recent  rains.  His  mount  was  a 
Derby.  — 

H.  H.  Wylie,  who  last  year  made  a  record  of  10 
days  4  hrs.  39  min.  over  the  "southern  course," 
left  Chicago  Friday  in  an  attempt  to  do  better 
than  Smith.  His  schedule  is  seven  and  a  half 
days.  He  lost  time  in  Ohio  because  of  muddy 
roads,  but  soon  began  gaining,  as  the  following 
dispatch  shows: 

Brownsville,  Pa.,  Sept.  13.— [Special  telegram]— Gain- 
ing time  now  and  am  confident  o£  breaking  the  record. 


The  Referee  will  he  sent  six  months  free  to  the  person  w7to  first  supplies  the  correct  names  of  the  wheels  represented  in  the  drawing  herewith. 


setts.  This  is  a  pretty  broad  statement,  yet  there 
are  wheelmen  who  will  not  deviate  therefrom  one 
iota.  All  acknowledge  that  he  is  the  strongest 
man  in  the  division  and  that  his  recent  good  work 
for  the  cause  is  sufficient  to  give  him  another 
term  as  chief  of  the  division  should  he  desire  it. 
Here  comes  the  rul).  Does  he  desire  it  is  the 
question  asked.  When  seen  Mr.  Perkins  said: 
"I  prefer  to  say  nothing  about  the  matter  at  this 
time,  but  will  announce  my  intentions  one  way 
or  another  at  Springfield."  This  is  considered 
by  many  as  an  equivalent  to  saying  that  he  does 
not  want  the  office  another  year.  Be  that  as  it 
may,  if  he  does  desire  the  offic  •  he  can  have  it  is 
the  belief  of  the  majority  of  the  rank  and  file. 
"Who  is  there  to  oppose  his  election?"  was  re- 
cently asked  a  prominent  cycler.  The  answer 
was,  "I  don't  know.  His  great  strength  was 
shown  at  the  last  election,  when  the  strongest 
candidate  that  could  be  found  was  placed  against 
him.  I  know  of  no  one  who  would  accept  the 
candidacy  if  offered.     Spencer  Williams,    I   feel 


offered  the  nomination  last  year  but  declined  the 
honor.  Other  persons  who  have  been  mentioned 
are  H.  W.  Robinson  of  the  racing  board  and  ex- 
Chief  Consul  A.  W.  Eobinson.  Both  gentlemen 
emphatically  state  that  they  are  not  and  will  not 
be  caudidates  for  the  chief  consulship,  with  or 
without  Mr.  Perkins  in  the  field.  Another  person 
mentioned  is  J.  Fred  Adams,  one  of  the  oldest 
members  and  officers  of  the  division.  He  would, 
it  is  claimed,  make  a  most  efficient  chief  consul, 
but  it  is  a  foregone  conclusion  that  he  would  not 
run  for  office  with  Mr.  Perkins  in  the  field.  So 
it  can  be  seen  that  everything  depeu's  upon  the 
action  of  Chief  Consul  Perkins. 

Perkins  Will  Not  K-uii. 

Springfield,  Mass.,  Sept.,  13. — [Special  tele- 
gram]— Chief  Consul  Perkins  has  announced  that 
he  will  not  accept  a  renoniination  this  year. 


Western  agents  are  not  in  a  position  to  visit  an 
eastern  show.  The  Chicago  show  will  be  a  big 
success. — J.  F.  Probst,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 


Will  reach  Cumberland  to-night,  Hagerstowii  at  10  in  the 
morning  and  Philadelphia  Friday  noon.     H.  H.  Wylie. 

Wj'lie  may  make  an  attempt  to  create  a  record 
for  the  round  trip,  leaving  New  York  shortly  after 
he  arrives.     He  is  on  a  Sterling  racer. 

On  Saturday  R.  P.  Searle,  of  Rockford,  will 
start  to  do  the  trick  in  six  days.  He  will  ride 
under  the  Lincoln  club's  colors  and  will  be 
mounted  on  a  Syracuse.  He  proposes  resting  but 
little.  Without  stopping,  except  lor  meals,  he 
will  go  from  Chicago  tx>  Sandusky  in  thirty  hours, 
and  then  rest  ten  bonis;  to  Bufl'alo,  thirty  hours, 
rest  ten  hours;  Syracuse,  fifteen  hours,  rest  ten 
hours;  to  Albany,  1.5  hours,  rest  five  hours;  New 
Y'ork,  twenty  hours — total,  145  hours. 


Want  to  See  Zim   Beaten. 

Tbe  French  are  excited,  believing  that  .Johnson 
is  going  to  Paris  to  race  with  Zimmerman.  They 
acknowledge  they  have  no  one  to  compete  with 
Zimmerman  or  any  one  that  can  trouble  him  in 
the  least,  and  regret  they  have  no  Cassignard  to 
oppose  him,  as  with  Fournier  they  are  not  sure  of 
victory. 


Palmers  Take  More  Prizes 


THAN  ALL  OTHERS  TOGETHER. 


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Look  out  for  our  summary  of  results  on  the  National  Circuit. 

RECORDS 


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MILE**********2:07  1-5**********UNPACED. 

By  W.  C.  Sanger,  at  Waltham,  Mass..  Sept.  12. 


OLD    BUT    STILL    STANDING. 

IVI I LE**********i ;51**********HORSE    PACED. 

By  M.  F.  Dirnberger;  fastest  ever  ridden. 


HOUR**********26  MILES,  150  YARDS***** 

By  L.  S.  Meintjes  at  Springfield,  Mass 
HARD    NUTS    TO    CRACK—THOSE    RECORDS. 


HOUR 


They  demonstrate  that  if  you  want  to  make  a  reputation  on  the  track  or  ride  your 
hours  mileage  on  the  road  with  the  least  exertion,  there  is  only  one  tire  to  ride. 

The  Palmer, 

Conceded  by  even  our  competitors  to  be  Fastest  on  Earth. 

The  Palmer  Pneumatic  Tire  Co.,  Chicago,  iii. 


COLUMBIA   RUBBER  WORKS  CO., 

65  Reade  Street,  New  Yoek 
and  159  Lake  Street,  Chicago. 


For  Prices  and  Information  address  the 
Licensees  and  Manufacturers 

THE     B.     F.     GOODRICH     CO. 

..ESS., AKRON,  OHIO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


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FAST    TIME    OR    SHORT    COURSE. 


Van  Herick  Covers  the  Humboldt  Park  Course 
in  12:39. 
The  Morgan  &  Wright  Cj'cling  Club's  third 
annual  five-mile  road  race  took  place  last  Saturday 
over  the  Haraboldt  Park  and  Palmer  square 
course.  The  winner,  W.  H.  Hershberger  also 
•won  fourth  time,  covering  the  distance  in  13:16, 
thereby  lowering  the  record  for  the  course  which 
was  13:34.  His  handicap  was  2:30.  U  Feltes, 
4  min.  took  second  in  12:39.  First  time  fell  to 
H.  Van  Herick  in  12 :39,  J.  Skelton  taking  second 
in  12:39  1-5,  H.  Voight  third  in  13:10.  Serious 
donbts  as  to  the  correctness  of  the  measurement  of 
the  course  are  heard  from  all  sides,  in  view  of  the 
really  wonderful  time  made  recently  over  it.  The 
same  thing  is  said  about  the  Humboldt-Garfitld- 
Douglass  park  ten-mile  course.  To  wipe  out  these 
doubts  it  is  suggested  that  the  clubs  which  have 
been  and  are  holding  their  road  races  over  these 
courses  have  a  surveyor  to  ascertain  the  correct 
measurements.  Of  the  forty-three  entrauts  but 
twenty-five  started  and  twenty  finished.  Fred 
Eau,  winuer  of  the  Cliicago  road  race,  started 
from  the  1:15  mark  but  did  not  finish.  The  fol- 
lowing is  the  order  of  the  finish: 

Edup.    Time. 

W.   H.    Hershberger 2:30       13;13 

N.  Feltes 4;00       16:53 

H.  Voipt 1:  5       l:?:]0 

William  Holmes 1:30       13:26 

John  Fau '7. 1:30       13-3^ 

H.  S.  Lewis 3:03        14:10 

William  Holzbaur 2:00       15:82 

H.  Schubert 3:00       15i38 

H.  Van  Herick scr.       12:39 

J.    Skelton scr.       13:39  1-5 

P.  Skelton 3:30       1612 

William  Fitzgerald 2:00       14:43 

C.  EUenbogen 2:30       15:15 

C  VanDyk*. 2:30       15:33 

E.    Hunt  2:30        15:45 

W.L  Brent  3:00       16:20 

E.  McNeal 8:30       15:.-5 

J.  Hammond 3:00       16:89 

W.  Eyder 2:30       16:05 

Ambrose  Haungs 2:30       16:30 


"FHILLY'S"  FLYERS. 


Quaker  City  Flunks  in  the  Team  Race— Night 
Racing  at  Riverton— Notes. 
Philadelphia,  Aug.  10. — The  five-mile  team 
race  between  the  Century  and  Quaker  City,  which 
was  to  have  been  brought  to  an  issue  Saturday, 
over  the  Bryn  Mawr-City  Line  course,  resulted  in 
a  fiasco,  the  only  team  to  show  np  being  the  Cen- 
turions. When  the  challenge  was  sent  to  Century 
by  the  Quakers,  early  in  the  summer,  the  latter 
had  a  team  which  was  considered  unbeatable. 
The  Century,  however,  accepted  the  defi,  and  set 
to  work  to  get  a  team.  With  Taxis,  Charlie 
Lagen,  Measure,  Dalsen,  Diver,  O'Neill,  Geyler 
and  Bailey,  there  was  a  good  prospect  of  getting 
a  fair  team.  At  the  last  meeting  of  the  Century 
Wheelmen,  Lagen's  brother  .John  was  admitted  to 
membership  and  was  at  once  placed  on  the  team. 
The  Quakers,  however,  were  not  in  as  good  shape 
as  they  were  when  they  sent  the  challenge,    and. 


foreseeing  defeat,  cast  about  for  a  chance  to  with- 
draw. The  admission  of  John  Lagen  to  the  ranks 
of  the  Centurions  was  the  only  thing  in  sight  on 
which  to  base  a  kick.  It  was  enough,  however, 
and  a  communication  was  sent  to  the  Century  in- 
timating that  if  John  was  to  ride  on  their  team 
the  Quakers  would  withdraw.  Tlie  Century  re- 
fused to  disijlace  Lagen  and  the  Quakers  "craw- 
fished." 

Church,  the  fastest  man  on  the  Quaker's  team, 
went  to  Springfield  and  sent  word  that  he  couldn't 
ride;  added  to  which  their  latest  importation,  Mc- 
Curdy,  broke  his  collar-bone  while  training.  But 
when  the  Century  induced  Taxis  to  come  from 
Springfield  and  Measure  from  Cleveland,  to  ride 
in  this  one  race,  Captain  Artman's  braves 
''flunked."  Captain  Allen  of  the  Century,  pro- 
posed dropping  a  man  from  each  team,  for  he  ob- 
jected to  "firing"  Lagen  and  putting  a  man  in  his 
place.  The  Quaker  City  said  the  teams  must  be 
composed  of  six  men,  or  they  wouldn't  race, 
whereat  Allen  said  he  would  have  his  team  at 
the  starting  point  at  4  o'clock,  and  if  Quaker  City 
refused  to  start,  he  would  claim  the  race,   which 

he  did. 

liacfS  at  Mendville. 

The  meet  at  the  state  lair  grounds  at  Meadville, 
Friday,  was  well  attended,  but  rain  in  the  morn- 
ing rendered  the  track  slow.  Ernest  Robertson, 
won  the  novice  in  2:473,  the  mile  championship 
of  Crawford  county  went  to  J.  C.  Eoha,  in  2:41  J, 
while  the  first  man  to  cross  the  tape  in  the  mile 
2:50  class  was  F.  W.  Braggins,  of  Cleveland; 
time,  2:40.  To  prevent  accidents  on  account  of 
the  wet  track,  the  quarter-mile  open  was  run  sep- 
arately, and  A.  L.  Banker  and  P.  Von  Boeckman 
tied  for  first  place  in  :332.  An  attempted  run-oft' 
also  resulted  in  a  tie  in  :32  flat.  The  race  was 
finally  made  an   eighth-mile  and  Banker  won  in 

-.in. 

yiyht  Ktrcinff  at  Riverton, 

The  numerous  experiments  which  have  been 
made  with  the  electric  lights  at  Riverton  have 
been  so  successful  that  the  little  track  can  now  be 
made  almost  as  light  as  day.  The  first  public 
trial  of  the  electric  plant  will  be  made  Sept.  25, 
when  the  Park  Avenue  Wheelmen  will  hold  a 
meet.  Taxis  will  endeavor  to  establish  a  track 
record,  and  qtrite  a  number  of  the  busy  B's  who 
will  remain  in  the  eily  after  the  A.  C.  C.  meet 
on  the  22nd  are  expected  to  compete. 

Another  feature  of  the  entertainment  will  be  a 
race  between  a  well  known    ex-champion    roller 
skater  and   a  bicycle  rider.     The  former  will  be 
shod  with  a  pair  of  pneumatic  tired  skates. 
Short    Jfoten. 

Handicapper  Powell  and  Johnny  Wells  are 
training  for  their  match  race.  Powell,  on  the 
quiet,  has  done  2:26,  and  the  money  is  on  him. 

Frank  Dampman  has  postponed  his  attempt  on 
the  Phila-Wilmington-Phila  100-mile  record  to 
the  29th. 

The  Cliester  Wheel  Club  has  accepted  the  chal- 
lenge of  the  Wilmington  AVheel  Club  for  a  five- 
mile  team  road  race. 

"Puck  on  Wheels,"  the  name  of  the  cycling  or- 
ganization composed  of  employes  of  the  New  York 


comic  paper,  trained  to  Philadelphia  last  week 
and  returned  awheel  to  the  metropolis.  There 
were  over  twenty  of  them. 

A  seven-mile  road  race  at  Hazleton  last  Friday 
resulted  in  a  win  for  Potter  Clark  in  21  min.  The 
course  was  bet  veen  West  Hazleton  and  Conyng- 
ham. 

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WEDNESDAY'S  SMALL  MEETS. 


Class    A    Men    Battle    for   Honor    as   Well    as 
Prizes. 
Small  meets  were  in  order  throughont  the  coun- 
try AVednesday,  the  results,  in  the  chief  events, 

being  given : 

C»  escOf  lit. 

One-mile,  open— B.  B.  Bird,  1;  Bert  L.  Mead,  8;  George 
J.  Grimes,  3;  time,  8:54}. 

Half-uiile,  open— P.  B.  Bird,  I;  O.  J.  Lofthus,  2;  BertL. 
Mead,  3;  time,  1.84. 

Two-mile,  liandicip— A.  H.  Feikey,  700  yds.,  1;T.  A. 
Gallagher,  6:i0  yds.,  2;  H.  A.  Evans,  630  yds.,  3;  time,  7:13|. 
Bird,  scratch,  rodein5:47i. 

J'oHet,  III. 

One-mile,  novice— Mai  Cattle,  1;  C'int  White,  2;  George 
Stephens,  S;  time,  3:27. 

Quarter-mile,  open-  J.  J.  Young,  1 ;  H.  W.  King,  8;  W. 
H.  Young,  3;  time,  :37i. 

Two-mile,  handicap— M.  D.  Stevens,  1;  C.  N.  Hamlin,  S; 
W.  H  Young.  3;  time,  5::)5. 

Fret-port)  III, 

One-mile,  novice— A.  R.  Nieman,  1;  F.  E.  Waddel,  2;  H. 
S.  Wakeman,  3;  time,  2:36. 

One-mile,  handicap— A.  K.  Niemar,  1;  A.  E.  Green,  2: 
H.  A.  Wakeman,  3;  time,  2:38  1-4. 

Half-mile,  local— A.  E.  Green,  1:  A.  R.  Niemann,  3;  F. 
W.  Underwood,  3;  time,  1:30, 

One-mile,  Stephenstn  county— A.  E.  Green,  1;  R.  Bar- 
den,  2;  J.  H.  Nample,  3;  timp,  2:37  1-2. 
Slenoininee,    Mich. 

One-mile,  novice— Walter  Mai  kel,  1;  Fred  Hansen,  2; 
C.  A.  Duming,  3;  time,  2:40. 

Half-mile,  handicap— E.  Vesterm,  1;  Fred  Stukel,  2;  C. 
Klagstad,  3;  time,  1:15. 

One-mile,  open— W.  F.  Sanger,  1;  Fred  Stukel,  2;  C. 
Klagstad,  3;  time,  2:42  1-2. 

Two-mile,  handicap— W.  F.  Sanger,!;  Fred  Stukel,  3j 
C.  E.  Klagstad,  3;  time,  6:26. 

Selvidere,  lit. 

One-mile,  [Bocne  County  riders- Fred  Armstrong,  1; 
Ernest  Downing,  2;  Earl  Allen,  3:  time,  2:45. 

One-mi!e,  novice,  class  A — W.  E.  Kenyon,  1;  A.  C.  But- 
tron,  2:  S.  T.  Moore,  3:  time,  S:;31. 

Three-mile,  lap,  class  A— Percy  Patterson,  1;  E.  S. 
Church.  8;  A.  M.  Burr,  3;  time,  8:84* 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  A—  J.  Dumo,  65  yds  ,  1; 
F.  T.  Dubrock,  70  yds.,  2;  D.  W.  Gould,  65  yds.,  3;  time, 
1:0R}. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— W.  E.  Kenyon,  170  yds., 
1;  R.  R.  Earl,  2C0yds.,  2;  B.  F.  Swanson,  UOyds.,  3;  time, 
5:58}. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  class  A- R.  R.  Earl,  500  yds.,  1;  W. 
E.  Kenyon,  275  yds.,  3;   J.  Durno,  6:0yds.,  3;    time,  13:86. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Roy  Keator.   13^  yds.,  1; 

James  Levy,  30  yds.,  2;  Gus  Steele,  £0  yds.,  3;  time,  2:33i. 

>2/r«cMae,  JV.  Y. 

C.  S.  Scoville  won  the  novice  in  2:39  3-5;  F.  W.  Fisher 
the  quarter  open  in  :33  3  5  and  the  city  handicap  from 
scratch  in  2:20 ;  F.  W.  Knowland  the  mile  handicap  from 
95  yards  in  2:16  3-5;  Emmet  Smith  the  mile  open  in 
2:38  4-5;  J.  F.  Rice  the  half  open  in  1:13  3-5;  J.  H.  Gardner 
the  2:40  class  in  2:32  1-5  and  the  Century  club  the  team 
race  in  2:46  3-5. 

Portage,  Wis, 

Frank  Lee  won  a  five-mile  road  race  from  the  3:15 
mark  in  17:45;  Kellogg  won  first  time,  15:30,  and  Nutte 
the  second. 

AtlaniiCf  la. 

Two-mile,  open— C.  R.  Sweet,  Council  Bluffs,  1;  Dicker- 
son,  Audubon,  3;  time,  6:0U. 


COAST  RECORD  LOWERED, 


McAleer  Covers  Five-Miles  in  12:17  1-2,  Break- 
ing Foster's  Record. 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Sept.  4 — The  most  suc- 
cessful meet  so  far  held  by  the  Wheelmen's  Train- 
ing League  took  place  Sunday  morning  at  Ath- 
letic Park.     The  five-mile  coast  record,  so  far  held 


by  Walter  F.  Foster,  was  lowered  two  seconds, 
McAleer  placing  it  at  12:17j.  His  performance  is 
considered  a  more  meritoreous  one  tliau  Foster's, 
inasmuch  as  it  was  made  on  an  ordinary  four-lap 
track,  while  Foster  made  his  on  the  famous  Stock- 
ton half-mile  track  and  with  such  men  as  Dirn- 
berger,  Zeigleraud  Bliss  as  pacemakers.  McAleer 
was  p'lced  by  Ulbricht,  Kitchiu,  Burke,  Long, 
Griffin  and  Jeukins.  It  beiug  Sunday  the  time 
made  caunot  go  on  record. 

The  half-mile  backwards  record  was  also  im- 
proved upou,  W.  G  Obenauer  doing  the  distance 
in  2:06J— first  quarter,  1;00|.  The  following 
events  were  run  off  before  several  hundred  spec- 
tators: 

Mil^,  handicap -E.  UlbrieVit,  30  y.ls.,  1;  W.A.Burke, 
scratch,  2;  Jenkins,  30  yds-,  3;  time,  2:24^. 

Half-mile,  dash— \V.  J.  AUen,  1;  time,  1:14. 

Quarter  mile,  open— L.  W.  Fos,  1;  W.  M.  Jenkins,  2;  W. 

J.  Allen  3;  time,  :37. 

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Butler's  First   B   Race. 

Boston,  Sept  10.— At  North  Attleboro  last  Fri- 
day Nat  Butler  rode  his  first  class  B  race  and  was 
defeated  by  Watson  Coleman.  lu  the  mile  hand- 
icap however  he  caught  second  place  and  lowered 
the  track  record,  but  this  mark  was  subsequently 
lowered  by  Haggerty  of  Waltham  in  a  class  A  hand- 
icap.    The  summary: 

Mile,  open— First  heat— Hans  Hanson,  1;  J.  O.  Wetter- 
green,  2;  H.  A.  Seavey,  3;  time,  2:35  2-5. 

Second  heat— F.  M.  Haggerty,  1;  P.  O'Connor,  2;  George 
E.  Rounds,  3;  time,  2:40  1-5. 

Final— H.  A.  Seavey,  1;  F.  M.  Haggerty,  2;  P.  O'Connor, 
3;  time,  2:33  4-5. 

Mile,  handicap— First  heat— Hans  Hanson,  60  yds,,  1; 
E.  O.  Peabody,  50  yds.,  2;  W.  M.  Pettigrew,  10  yds,  3; 
time,  2:21. 

Second  heat— J.  C.  Wettergreen,  65  yds.,  1;  F.  M.  Hag- 
gerty, scratch,  2;  James  B.  Forbes,  120  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:21 1-5. 

Final — F.  M.  Haggerty,  scratch,  1;  Hans  Hanson,  50 
yds.,  2;  P.  O'Connor,  50  yds.,  3;  time,  2:17  3-5,  breaking 
Butler's  track  record  of  2:18  2-5. 

The  summary  of  the  races  at  Newburyport 
Saturday : 

Half-mile — Final  heat— Hugh  Robson,  1;  George  W. 
Mitchell,  2;  William  Pettigrew,  3;  time,  1:13. 

Mile,  2:10  class— H.  C.  Seavey,  1;  L.  N.  Walliston,  2;  E. 
O.  Peabody,  3;  time,  2:41i. 

Mile,  opan- Hugh  Robson,  1;  J.  C.  Wettergreen,  2; 
Louis  P.  Swett,  3;  time,  8:3rj. 

Five-mile,  handicap— A.  W.Porter,  Waltham  and  Hugh 

Robson,  Salem,  scratch— W.  F.  Clark,   200  yds.,  1;  G.  R. 

Peabody,  300  yds.,  2;    Louie  P.   Swett,  250  yds.,  3;  time 

prize,  Frank  Mayo,  50  yds.,  time,  13:06. 

* 

Class  A  Meet  at  Bryan,  0. 

The  Columbia  City  (Ind.)  races,  scheduled  for 
Sept.  5  and  6,  were  i^ostponed  one  day  on  account 
of  rain.  Another  hard  raiu  on  the  night  of  the 
5th  caused  the  management  to  call  the  races  oft' 
entirely.  Next  meet  in  the  vicinity  is  at  Bryan, 
Sept.  17.  All  are  to  be  class  A  events,  but  no  ex- 
pense is  being  spared  to  make  an  interesting  day. 
A  quadruplet  has  been  secured  from  Bufifalo  and 
will  he  sent  against  a  running  horse  and  will 
also  go  after  the  track  record.  Sid  Black  and 
Howard  Myers,  the  eight-year-old  trick  rider, 
will  do  their  share  of  entertaining.  The  prizes 
are  good,  the  track  will  be  thoroughly  prepared 
for  fast  time  and  a  strong  effort  be  made  to  give  a 
meet  that  has  not  and  will  not  be  excelled^this 

season. 

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*     * 

Kiser  Won  First  Time. 

Chillicothe,  0.,  Sept.  6. — A   very  interesting 

event  was  the   sixteen-mile  road   race  held   here 

to-day.     At  the  start  and   finish  quite  a  crowd 

had  assembled.     Of  the  for  Ly-five  riders  who   had 

entered  only  twenty-seven  started.     F.  Bigelow 

of  Big  Plains,  with  a  4 :00  handicap  was  the    first 

to  cross  the  tape  at  the  finish.     Earl  Kiser,  the 


speedy  little  man  from  Dayton,  0.,  captured  first 
time,  going  tlie  distance  in  40:53.  W.  S.  Fur- 
man,  Prau,  and  C.  E.  Tudor,  Cincinnati,  finished 
iu  40:54  and  40:55,  winning  second  and  third 
time  respectively.  The  first  and  second  time 
prize  for  local  riders  were  won  by  Ed  Cohen  in 
52:55  and  Martin  Bumen  in  54:32.  The  local 
novice  prize  was  taken  by  F.  Bigelow  iu  55:53. 


Bank  Officers  See  the  Race. 
The  finish  of  the  ten-mile  road  race  of  the  First 
National  Bank  C.  C.  last  Saturday  was  witnessed 
by  a  number  of  the  bank  officials  from  a  tally-ho. 
The  race  was  over  the  Douglas-Humboldt  park 
couree,  starting  at  4  o'clock.  Otto  J.  Schack, 
who  won  the  race  from  the  4:30  mark,  also  won 
second  time,  F.  Pearson,  Jr.,  being  first  iu  time. 
Summary: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

Otto  J.  Schack 4:30       28:50 

John  E.  Netterstrom 6:30       31:30 

A.  W.  Converse 5:C0       30:15 

George  R.  Doyle 6: 15       31:53 

John  A.  Anderson 4:00       30:08 

Oscar  Stilt 6:45       3:J:1S 

J.  E  Hull 5:00       31:5i 

Ray  R.  Phelps 3:00       29:56 

B.  E.  Cuthb-rt  4:00       31:08 

J.  W.  Dundee 7:00       34:38 

F.  Pearson,  Jr scr.       28:04 

H.  E.  Rieke 3:00        31:15 

R.  A.  Hunter 4:30       32:47 

H.  B.  Berentson 5:00       34:12 

James  Stange 5:30       34: 15 

G.  G.  Douglas scr.       29:29 

A.  Lattmann scr.       29:52 

B.J  O'Neill 8:00       38:10 


New  Men  Show  Up. 

St.  Johns,  Mich.,  Sept.  6. — The  fourth  bi-en- 
nial  meet  of  the  St.  .Tohns  Wheelmen  was  held 
at  Athletic  Park  yesterday  and  was  a  success  in 
every  particular.  Tlie  management  was  very 
nearly  perfect  and  the  enclosure  and  track  were 
kept  entirely  free  from  all  persons  except  the  olfi- 
cials..    The  summary : 

One-mile,  novice— C.  M.  Harris,  Flint,  1;  John  H .  Rob- 
son. Ovid,  2;  time,  3:04  4-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open— First  heat— A.  L.  Morris,  Vassar, 
1;  A.  L.  Leonhart,  Chicago,  2;  time,  :37  1-5. 

Second  heat— F.  A.  Schultz,  Grand  Rapids,  1;  H.  R. 
Morris,  Vassar,  2;  time,  :36-2-5. 

Final  heat— A.  L.  Blorris,  1 ;  A  L.  Leonhard,  2:  time,:36. 

One-mile,  handicap— A.  L.  Morris,  SO  yds.,  1;  (  harles 
L.Greenwood,   Grand  Rapids,  50  yds,  2;  lime,  2:. '4  2-5. 

Half-mile,  open— A.  L.  Morris,  1;  E.  E.  Hush,  2;  time; 
1:15  4-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap — Percy  Patterson,  Detroit,  40  yds., 
1;  B.  E.  Kellerman,  Flint,  150  yds.,  S ;  time.  4:56  2-5. 

One-mile,  open— A.  L.  Morris,  1;  E.  E.  Bush,  2;  time, 
2:43. 

Quarter-mile,  boys,  handicap- R.  Cricb ,  St.  Johns,  50 
yds.,  1;  J,  Cliick,  St.  Johns,  scratch,  2;  time  of  scratch 
rider,  :51. 

Colorado  Records  Cut. 
Cheyenne,  Wyo.,  Sept.  6. — State  records  went 
down  a  notch  at  the  Colorado  and  Wyoming  cir- 
cuit meet  held  here  to-day.  Three  first  places 
were  captured  by  F.  G.  Barnett  of  Lincoln,  Neb., 
and  W.  W.  Hamilton  of  Denver  raked  in  two. 
Five  class  B  events  were  on  the  programme.  The 
half-mile  was  won  by  Hamilton  in  1:01  4-5,  two- 
fifths  of  a  second  within  state  record.  The  quar- 
ter-mile state  record  was  reduced  to  :33  4-5  by 
Barnett.  The  latter  also  won  the  five-mile  hand- 
icap in  13:33  4-5,  he  and  Hamilton  starting  from 

scratch. 

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A  Newspaper  Team  Race. 

Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  10. — The  outcome  of 

a  challenge  from  the  Union  and  Advertiser  to  the 

Posi-E.v2)ress,  for  a  team  race  over  the   east  side 


boulevard  to  Summerville  and  return,  a  distance 
of  between  twelve  and  thirteen  miles,  on  Satur- 
day, Sept.  8,  was  a  victory  for  the  U.  and  A.  team, 
although  the  first  man  to  finish  was  a  Post-Express 
rider.  Each  team  consisted  of  eight  men,  the  first 
finishing  to  count  sixteen  points,  the  second  to 
count  fifteen  and  so  on  down.  Graham  of  the 
Post-Exjiress  crossed  the  tape  first,  closely  followed 
by  Culver,  of  the    U.   and  A.     Following  is  the 

order  of  finish: 

Paper.  Time. 

J.  A.  Graham Post  Fx.  39:10 

L.  Culver U.  and  A.  3!i:ll 

J.  Kaesnian U.  and  A.  39:35 

T.  McCartliy U.  and  A.  4  ■:10 

O .  D.  Reed Post  Ex.  40:1 1 

E.  Anthony U.  and  A  40:59 

Geo.  McDonald Post  Ex.  40:59^ 

Max  Wiley PoPt  Ex.  40:59| 

R.  S.  Paddock Post  Ex.  41:10 

J.  Saaderl U.  and  A.  41:13 

E.  O.  T.  Thomas U.  and  A.  4:!:30 

W.  H  Kallusch Post  Ex.  43:55 

Frank  Kuder Post  Ex.  44:20 

G.  Peterson U.  and  A.  44:48 

C.  P.   Woodruff Post  Ex.  46:50 

J.  Eipsom U  and  A.  49:88 

'     Union  and  Advertiser 10 

Post-Express 66 


Bad  Fall  at  Rockford. 

EocKFOKD,  111.,  Sept.  7. — The  main  features  of 
the  Winnebago  County  fair  to-day  were  the  bicycle 
races.  As  a  heavy  rain  had  fallen  during  the 
morning  the  track  was  heavy.  In  the  mile  hand- 
icap, in  which  fourteen  men  started,  C.  V.  Dasey 
of  Chicago,  scratch,  won  by  a  foot  from  Cutting, 
also  scratch.  Webb  Stevens,  Rockford,  was  third. 
Time  2:47.  The  half-mile  open  proved  another 
victory  for  Dasey,  with  Addison  Burr,  Rockford, 
second  and  H.  C.  Southgate,  Rockford,  third. 
Time  1:12.  The  two-mile  open  saw  Dasey  win- 
ner once  more,  with  Burr  second  and  Cutting 
third.  Time  7:362-.  The  five-mile  handicap 
brought  about  a  serious  accident  for  the  Chicago 
men.  There  were  fourteen  starters  iu  this  event. 
Immediately  after  or  before  (opinions  differ  here) 
crossing  the  tape  Dasey  and  Cut- 
ting came  together  and  with  a  crash 
went  into  the  fence  at  the  curve,  both  being  thrown 
to  the  ground  and  their  wheels  wrecked.  Dasey  was 
thought  to  be  internally  hurt  at  first  and  was  re- 
moved to  the  hotel  in  an  ambulance.  Ha  was, 
however,  about  in  a  few  hours.  Cutting  was  de- 
clared winner  of  the  race,  with  Dasey  second  and 
Burr  third.     Time  1:05. 


Road  Race  at  Warren,  0. 

Wakken,  0.,  Sept.  6. — The  road  race  held  this 
afternoon  over  a  course  extending  from  Sharo«, 
Pa.,  to  Hartford,  O.,  via  Orangeville  and  return, 
a  distance  of  about  twenty  miles,  was  won  by  C. 
G.  Gibbons  of  Oakdale,  Pa.,  in  1:10:27.  W.  H. 
Stein  of  Youngstown,  O. ,  was  the  second  and  C.  A. 
Wishart  of  Sharon  the  third  man  to  finish.  The 
time  prize  was  captured  by  Archie  Le  Jeal  of  Erie, 
who  covered  the  distance  in  1:05:55  1-4. 


Another  Springfield  Diamond  Meet. 
Messrs.  Bunkei',  Fogarty  and  Robinson  of  the 
Four  C.'s  of  Springfield,  111.,  were  in  Chicago 
Monday  showing  a  case  of  beautiful  diamonds,  the 
prizes  for  the  meet  to  be  given  Sept.  29  in  connec- 
tion with  the  fair.  The  fact  that  the  prizes  were 
fully  up  to  the  advertised  value  will  insure  a  large 
entry  list.  The  track  is  a  mile  around  and  fast, 
several  records  having  been  broken  upon  it  in 
1892.  The  railroads  have  all  made  a  special  rate 
and  Chicago  promises  to  send  its  full  delegation  of 
pot-hunters,  while  efforts  are  being  made  to  pro- 


cure  the  entries  of  Cabanne,    L.    C.    Johnson  and 
other  B  men. 

*  * 

Class  A  Men  at  Fostoria,  0. 

FOSTOEIA,  O.,  Sept.  12. — To-day's  races  were 
witne.ssed  by  5,000  people.  A  stiff  wind  prevented 
good  time,  though  the  track  was  fast.  The  sum- 
mary: 

Mile-novice— E.  Ballentine,  1;  G.  M.  Parks,  2;  B.  A. 
Hartshorn,  3;  time,  8:40  1  5. 

Mile,  open— A.  G.  Herman,  1;  C.  C  Vantine,  2;  O.  L. 
Brailey,  3;  time,  3:43 3o. 

Quarter-mile,  open— Herman,  1;  Vantine,  2;  P.  E.  Kigby, 
3;  time,  :3:5  3  5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— W.  R.Martin.  240  yds.,  1;  A.  S. 
Iloyer,  260  yds  ,  2;  Frank  Bear,  S20  yds.,  3;  time,  S:19. 
Scratch  man,  Eigby,  time,  4:66  3-5. 

Half-mile,  open— R,  F.  Darling,  1;  higby,  2;  Vantine,  3; 
fjne,  1:18. 

Two-mile  lap— Vantine,  1;  Brailey,  2;  G.  M.  Callahan,  3: 
time,  5:49, 

Mile,  handicap— Frank  Bear,  no  yds.,  1;  Mile  Brown, 
150  yds  ,  2;  E.  Ballentine,  130  yds.,  3;  time,  2:24  3-5. 

Mile,  county  championship— Vantine,  1;  Martin,  2; 
Brown,  3;  time,  2:48  1-5. 

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A  Colorado  Road  Kace. 

Dekver,  Colo.,  Sept.  8.— The  ten-mile  road 
race  of  the  D.  A.  C.  was  run  from  Saud  Creek 
over  a  muddy  road,  Sam  Levy  beiug  the  wmuer, 
from  the  6:00  mark,  while  William  A.  Shaver 
won  the  time  prize  in  29:55.i.  Of  the  thirty-five 
starters  twenty-six  finished.     The  summary: 

Hdop.    Time. 

Sam  Levy 0:00       34:22 

Ralph  Ashley 6:30       34:03 

Fred  Walters 2:45       .31:-.'9 

David  C.  Welch 4:30       33:15 

James  Hamilton 3:00       S1:.?0 

Charles  Haggerty :45       29:56 

The  time  winners  were: 

William  Shaver :30       29:5'* 

Charles  Haggerty : :  15       29:56 

George  Packer scr.       30:t" 

G.  H.  Phiilips scr.       30:35 

Stanley  Barrows 1:15       31:22* 


Meet  at  Waco,  Tex. 

Waco,  Tex.,  Sept.  7.— The  races  of  the  W.  W. 
C.  to-day  were  attended  by  2,500  people.  The 
track  was  in  good  order  and  fine  racing  resulted. 
The  summary: 

Quarter-mile,  open.  A— Baren,  1;  Tackabery,  2;  Kier- 
sky,  3;  time,  :33i. 

Half-mile,  open,  B— Soloman,  1 ;  Parker,  2;  Van  Rensse- 
laer, 3;  time,  1:36. 

One-mile,  handicap.  A— Baren,  1;  Tackabery,  2;  Kier- 
sky,  3;  time,  Uiiii. 

One-mile,  open,  B— Soloman,  1;  Parker,  2;  Van  Ren^se 
laer,  3;  time,  2:42i. 

Two-mile,  handicap.  A— Tackabeiy,  scratch,  1;  Baren, 
scratch,  2;  Horton,  300  yds.,  3;  no  time. 


Races  at  Sioux  City,  la. 
The  interstate  fair,  in  connection  with  other  at- 
tractions, will  give  two  days  of  bicycle  racing,  four 
races  each  day,  Oct.  9  and  10.  Liberal  prizes 
will  be  offered  to  class  A  men.  Correspondence 
should  be  addressed  to   O.  H.  Martin,  secretary. 


Zim  Wins  in  Switzerland. 

Geneva,  Switzerland,  Sept.  9. — Zimmerman 
won  the  five-kilometre  international  race  here 
to-day  in  8:35  1-5,  with  Bonzio  second  and  Kubler 
third.  The  American  won  his  heat  in  8:31  2-5, 
on  a  wet  track. 

Mr.  Swell's  Swell  Riding. 

McKeespokt,  Pa.,  Sept.  8.— J.    H.   Swell  did 

some   "swell"    riding  at  the  bicycle  races  to-day, 

capturing  three  firsts  in  the  eight  events,  the  mile 

open  in  2:30   2-5,    the  two-mile  handicap  from 


scratch  in  the  good  time  of  4:53  3-5  and  the  mile 
open  2:30  class  in  2:37.  The  mile  novice  was 
gobbled  by  G.  E.  .M)el  in  2:29,  C.  Scheck  was 
winner  of  the  half-mile,  1:20  class  in  1 :08  3-5  and 
the  mile  local  fell  to  Bert  Morrison  in  2:37  4-5. 
The  mile  club  championship  went  to  R.  Z.  Sloan 
in  2:39  and  the  five-mile  handicap  to  J.  W.  Ken- 
nedy in  13:19. 

» 

*  * 

Three  Events  at  Macon. 

Macon,  111.,  Sept.  8. — Three  races  held  here 
to-day  resulted  as  follows: 

Mile,  novice— B.  S.  Weaver,  1 ;  S.  A.  Wood,  2;  Ed  Ekles, 
3;  time,  2:4S. 

Mile,  open— J.  F.  Faries.  1;  L.  E.  Rodgers,  2;  C.  5. 
Batchelder,  3;  time,  2:44  1-2. 

Two  mile,  handicap— L.  E.  Rodgers,  scratch,  1;  S.  S. 
Wood,  200  yds.,  2;  C.  S.  Batchelder,  3;  J.  F.  Faries, 
scratch,  4;  time,  5:33  1  2. 

■   At  the  Danville,  111.,  Fair. 

Danville,  111.,  Sept.  8. — Three  events  were 
decided  at  the  fair  to-day,  as  follows: 

One-mile,  novice— J.  V.  Leonard,  Danville,  1;  Hugh 
Riggar,  Danville,  3;  Charles  Woolsey,  Danville,  3;  S.  V. 
Nebker,  C  jvington,  4;  time,  2:4:). 

One-mile,  open— A.  J.  Nicolet,  Champaign,  1;  Willlana 
Turnbull  Danville.  2;  James  Shoaf,  Danville,  3;  J.  G. 
Nicolet,  Champaign,  4;  tim'^,  2:41. 

Two-mile,  handicap— William  TurnbuU,  Danville,  75 
yds..  1;  J.  G.  Nicolet,  Champaign,  scratch,  2;  A.  J.  Nico- 
let, Chicago,  scratch,  3;  Charles  T.  Woodbury,  Danville, 
200  yds.,  4;  time,  5:J6. 

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Scratch  Men  Win. 
Ann  Aeboe,  Mich.,  Sept.  6. — The  first  annual 


^^€^c^  /d 


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ten-mile  road  race  of  the  Wolverine  Club  was  run 
to-day.  H.  Stofflet  won  the  race  from  scratch,  his 
time  being  29:.52.  E.  Stofflet,  also  a  scratch  man, 
took  second  in  99:.52  2-5,  A.  Smith,  1:00  and  J. 
Sauer,  1:30  took  third  and  fourth  in  30:.52  1-5 
and  31:51.  The  time  made  was  very  good,  the 
road  being  very  hilly  and  uneven.  The  remainder 
of  the  twelve  contestants  finished  some  time  after 
the  first  four.  It  may  be  regarded  a  singular  in- 
stance that  the  two  first  places  fell  to  scratch  men. 


Harry  Upp  Hurried  Up. 

Carthage,  111.,  Sept.  6. — Harry  Upp,  of  Chi- 
cago, won  a  good  race  here  to-day,  the  half-mile 
open,  iu  1:05.     The  summary: 

Half-mile,  county-Fd  Gill.  I;  Fred  F..  King,  2;  W.  E. 
Lyon.  3;  Otis  Springer,  4;  F.  W.  Hazelwood,  5;  Sam 
Harser,  6:  time,  ]:.36. 

One  half  mile.  op»-n — Hai-ry  Upp.  Chicago.  1:  W.  Bow- 
man, Hamilton,  2;  Fred  E.  King,  Plymouth,  3;  William 
Vaughn,  Quincy,  4;  Moses  M.  Alton,  Chicago,  5;  tiuie, 
1:05. 

One-mile,  county- F.  E.  Gill,  1;  Otis  Springer,  2;  W.  E. 
Lyon,  3;  F.  W.  Hazlewood,  4;  W.  W.  Dunn,  6;  time,  2:i4. 


Letter-Carriers  to  Race. 

The  twenty-five-mile  race  for  Chicago's  letter- 
carriers,  which  takes  place  at  the  south  side 
ball  park,  Sept.  24,.  is  creating  interest  at  all  the 
stations.  First  prize  will  be  a  §50  gold  watch, 
second,  a  go?d-headed  cane,   and  third,    a  silver 


goblet.  The  superintendents  of  the  twelve  sub- 
stations .ire  enthusiastic  over  the  aff.iir  and  have 
assured  Dan  O'Leary,  the  old-time  pedestrian, 
who  is  managing  the  race,  that  it  will  be  an  un- 
doubted success. 

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*       * 

Road  Race  at  Springfield. 

The  ten-mile  road  race  of  the  Capital  City  C.  C. 
of  Springfield,  III.,  held  Tuesday,  was  won  by  F. 
L.  Grant  (8:00)  iu  39:30.  KilUis,  HolTerkamp, 
Thayer,  Sateley,  Cottle,  Barrett  and  Stewart  fin- 
ished in  the  order  named.  Tbayer  won  the  time 
prize  iu  ,32  min.  and  Sateley  second  time  in  33 
min. 

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Prizes  Well  Divided. 

Knoxville,  III.,  Sept.  8. — The  bicycle  races, 
which  were  a  feature  of  the  Knox  county  fair, 
were  held  yesterday  over  a  slow  track.  Sum- 
mary: 

Half-mile,  open— W.  H.  Moorehouse,  ) ;  Charles  Pierce, 
2;  James  Hogg,  3:  time,  1:16  2-3. 

Mile,  open— Burt  Repine,  1;  Charles  Pierce,  2;  James 
Hogg,  3 ;  time,  2:40. 

Two-mile,  open— James  Hogg,  1;  F.  C.  Lander,  2; 
Charles  Piei  ce,  3;  time,  7:00. 

Special,  ten-mile— W.  H.  Egan,  1;  Burt  Repine,  2;  time, 
28:16}. 

Two  for  Stevens. 

Ottumwa,  la.,  Sept.  8. — The  summary  of  the 
bicycle  races  held  at  Eldon  yesterday  is  as  follows: 

Half-mile,  novice — L.  C.  Johnson,  1;  George  Brown,  2; 
J.  P.  Powell,  3;  time,  1:19|. 

Quartermi'e,  open— Orlando  Stevens,  1;  J.  A.  Pallister, 
2;  F.  S.  Roberts,  3;  time,  ;37i 

Halt  mile,  open— J.  A.  Pallister,!;  O.  Stevens,  2;  F.  S. 
Roberts,  3;  time,  1:14. 

Mile,  handicap — Orlando  Stevens,  1;  J.  A.  PalUster,  2; 
B.  Swenson,  Ottumwa,  3;  time,  2:37. 


Race  Notes. 

At  the  Mount  Holly  (N.  J.)  lair  bicycle  races 
will  be  run  as  follows:  Oct.  2,  mile  novice  and 
mile  handicap;  Oct.  3,  mile  handicap  for  Burling- 
ton county  riders,  half-mile  and  mile  scratch ;  Oct. 
4,  half-mile  and  mile  scratch  and  five-mile  handi- 
cap all  for  class  B  riders.  This  fair  is  always  pop- 
ular with  South  Jersey  aud  Philadelphia  wheel- 
men and  a  full  list  of  entries  is  practically 
assured. 

The  Colored  Associated  Cycling  Clubs  of  St. 
Louis  held  its  first  meeting  on  the  Pastime  track 
Sunday.  Henry  Stewart,  the  scratch  man,  did 
splendid  riding,  winning  three  firsts  and  one  third 
out  of  four  races.  Buckuer,  the  former  trainer  of 
the  old  Missouri  Bicycle  Club,  also  did  good  work. 
The  attendance  was  small. 

Henry  Andrae  wiites  that  the  Milwaukee 
Wheelmen's  meet  Saturday  of  next  week  will  be 
a  big  success.  The-i  club  has  already  purchased 
the  prizes  and  proposes  running  the  aflair  in 
style.  There  are  ten  class  A  events  and  a  delega- 
tion from  Chicago  is  anticipated. 

Over  a  two-mile  course  the  Edgewater  juvenile 
handicap  road  race  was  run  Saturday  at  Edge- 
water.  The  winner  was  Dwight  Cusack;  Frank 
Shoenthalw  was  second,  Walter  Packard  third. 
Will  Duvall  fourth  and  L.  Brower  fifth. 

At  the  games  of  the  Central  Association  of  the 
Amateur  A.  XT.,  at  St.  Louis,  Monday,  the  half, 
one  and  two-mile  bicyclejraces  will  be  run. 

Two  French  cyclists  will  race  for  20  kilometres 
(12  miles  752  yards)  backwards  on  the  Deanville 
cycle  track. 

It  is  said  that  when  the  Americans  finish  the 
season  in  Paris  they  will  race  for  a  month  in 
Italy. 

Oct.  2  six  class  A  and  four  class  B||events  will 
be  run  at  Wellsville,  0.,  with  good  prizes  up. 


FOREIGNERS    INTERESTED. 


Tbey  See  in  the  Use  of  Aluminum  Great 
Changes  in  the  Construction  of  Bicycles. 

How  the  amateur  cyclists  ■reho  like  light  ma- 
chines will  rejoice  !  Not  yet  having  a  machine 
made  of  arinium,  we  learn  that  an  American 
house  has  found  an  exceedingly  light  metal. 
Many  people  have  often  asked:  "Why  don't  they 
make  bicycles  of  aluminum?"  and  others  answer: 
'"Yes,  if  they  can  mix  it  with  steel." 

From  ^^yg/iee-  '"'e  learn  that  a  St.  Louis  firm 
has  succeeded  in  making  a  mixture  containing 
ninety  per  cent  aluminum ;  naturally  the  compo- 
sition of  the  other  ten  per  ceut  is  a  secret  of  the 
inventor.  Some  very  conclusive  experiments 
have  been  made  demonstrating  the  superiority  of 
the  new  metal  over  steel.  It  is  clear  that  the  in- 
vention is  made  in  the  interests  of  the  cycle  trade. 
The  application  of  the  new  metal  is  confined  to 
the  construction  of  frames. 

Consider  the  revolution  in  metallurgy  if  the 
claims  of  the  new  metal  are  realized  !  Every 
trade  where  this  metal  is  used  will  be  affected. 
We  can  understand  that  all  the  eminent  metal- 
lurgists and  engineers  await  impatiently  the  final 
result  of  the  experiments.  Professor  Thurston  of 
Cornell  was  very  much  surprised  to  see  a  steel 
fork  break  on  a  load  of  400  pounds,  when  the 
fork  made  of  the  new  metal  supported  1,000 
pounds  without  bending.  Improvements  are 
made  every  week  upon  the  invention.  While 
waiting  for  the  aluminum  bicycle  to  appear  upon 
the  market  we  will  still  use  steel  frames. — Veloc- 
ipedique  Beige. 

NEW  YORK  TRADE. 


Good  Business  Maintains— The  New  Tariff  and 
the  Wheel  Trade. 

New  York,  Sept.  10. — There  is  no  complaint 
to  be  made  at  the  Pope  Manufacturing  Company's 
store  of  any  falling  off  in  the  demand  for  Colum- 
bias.  On  a  rainy  Saturday  half  day  among  the 
wheels  sold  were  four  to  well-known  members  of 
"the  400"  sojourning  in  four  separate  places.  In 
fact  so  great  seems  Elliott  Mason's  popularity  with 
McAllister's  flock  that  his  leading  the  cotillion  at 
the  next  Patriarch's  ball  would  not  surprise  the 
fraternity  in  the  slightest.  "Hail  Columbia"  has 
become  a  very  popular  term  at  Tuxedo  and  New- 
port. 

"The  reduction  of  five  per  cent,  in  the  tariff  on 
wheels,"  said  one  of  the  most  prominent  of  Amer- 
ica's manufacturers  in  reply  to  the  Eefeeee  man's 
query,  "will  not  have  the  slightest  effeet  on  im- 
ports. The  fact  is  that  the  English  are  not  in  it 
with  us  in  wheel  making  any  more.  Bar  two  or 
three  makers  none  can  approach  us  in  perfection 
of  construction,  nor  will  they  until  they  sink  their 
pride  and  prejudice  and  adopt  American  methods 
of  manufacture.  One  of  our  big  firms  in  the 
cheaper  line  of  wheels  (like  the  Western  Wheel 


Works,  for  instanca)  could  put  a  wheel  on  the 
market;  in  London  to  sell  for  $50  that  would  beat 
anything  they  could  put  up  against  it. " 

George  W.  Coffin,  the  crack  Newark  track  and 
path  racer,  has  gone  out  of  Ihe  wheel  business  to 
accept  a  lucrative  position  in  another  line  of  busi- 
ness. 

Walter  S.  Ashley,  of  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  has  also 
retired  from  the  wheel  business. 

The  latest  "kick"  of  the  Overman  people  in 
their  fight  with  the  Spaldiugs  is  the  introduction 
of  the  Victor  football. 

The  Union  agency  had  no  jubilation  to  shout 
beyond  the  fact  that  Walter  Luettgens,  of  Hart- 
ford, Conn.,  the  time  winner  of  the  Jersey   road 


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race  in  1:11:35,  rode  a  Union,  and  E.  C.  Johnson, 
after  trying  other  makes  all  the  season  without 
success,  won  the  novice  at  Trenton  and  the  U.  C. 
R.  championship  and  some  places  in  handicaps  at 
Railway  on  their  wheel. 

"We  are  not  going  to  exhibit  at  Chicago," 
said  Manager  Bretz  of  the  Liberty  concern.  "We 
have  made  and  at  present  intend  to  make  no 
effort  to  extend  our  territory  west  of  Chicago.  We 
get  rid  of  but  about  500  wheels  west  of  Chicago, 
and  all  through  them  who  seek  us.  We  find  it  a 
good  policy  to  stick  to  the  east,  mainly  for  the 
reason  that  the  points  being  so  near  together  the 
trade  is  easier  to  handle.  We  did  have  some 
correspondence  vpith  the  promoters  of  the  Chicago 
show,  but  were  informed  that  the  spaces  were  all 
taken.  Should  they  make  room  for  us  we  will 
not  attempt  any  spread  and  will  show  only  to 
reach  our  agents  east  of  and  near  to  that  point." 

H.  A.  Lozier  left  for  Cleveland  last  night,  hav- 
ing made  a  flying  trip  east  to  visit  his  daughter  on 
her  return  from  Europe. 

F.  W.  Ensworth,  the  local  managerial  mogul 
of  the  Cleveland  concern,  has    returned    from  his 


vacation  among  the  "indicator  squeezers"  of  that 
truly  good  and  historic  town  of  Waterford,  Pa. 
Is  there  a  seat  vacant?  Are  seven  too  many?  Do 
I  intrude? 

G.  Minfurn  Worden  left  this  afternoon  for 
Springfield.  By  the  way,  the  "  Grand  Old  Man" 
,fllled  the  office  of  referee  at  the  Jersey  road  race 
very  acceptably  in  the  absence  of  the  programmed 
supervisor. 

HICKORY  FACTORY  CLOSED. 


The  Company  Out  of  Business  and  the  Plant 
Now  For  Sale. 
Springfield,  Mass.,  Sept.  11. — [Special  tele- 
gram.]— For  over  a  month  past  the  factory  of  the 
Hickory  Wheel  Company  at  South  Framingham 
has  worn  a  deserted  appearance,  and  the  news 
soon  went  forth  that  fhe  establishment  had  shut 
down.  This,  coupled  with  the  fact  that  Hickories 
had  been  retailing  for  !i)75,  led  one  to  believe  that 
samething  must  be  wrong  with  the  company,  at 
the  head  of  which  was  E.  AV.  Pope.  A  recent 
conversation  with  Mr.  Pope  brought  forth  the 
fact  that  the  company  had  not  been  coining  money. 
He  said  the  factory  had  been  shut  down,  and  all 
the  hands  discharged  sometime  ago,  and  the  plant 
was  now  for  sale.  He  believed  that  the  wooden 
spoke  was  not'a  success  as  a  business  venture, 
and  consequently  it  was  deemed  best  to  discon- 
tinue the  business.  The  stock  now  on  hand  will 
be  disposed  of  at  the  Boston  office  of  the  Pope 
company. 

NEW  TIRE  AND  VALVE. 


The  Smart  Treadle  Company,  of  Carbondale, 
III.,  in  the  Field. 

The  Smart  Treadle  Company,  of  Carbondale, 
111.,  has  brought  out  a  new  valve,  clincher  tire 
and  a  staple  with  which  to  secure  casings  to  the 
rims.  In  the  tire  a  wooden  felloe,  with  a  metal 
band  around  it,  is  used,  the  spokes  passing 
through  both.  The  rim  (J)  is  made  of  97  gauge 
steel  or  24  gauge  aluminum.  The  binders  or 
rings  (F)  are  made  of  24  gauge  steel  or  20  gauge 
aluminum ;  they  form  a  ring  which  is  expanded 
in  diameter  Jhy  tnrning  the  screw  in  expander, 
the  ends  of  which  enter  the  holes  at  K,  the  bind- 
ers entering  the  groove  in  the  metal  rim,  thereby 
holding  the  rubber  to  the  rim;  the  binders  are  fas- 
tened by  two  small  nuts  and  a  cap  plate,  which 
makes  a  solid  rim.  To  take  out  the  tire,  put  on 
the  expander  and  take  off  the  nnts,  and  the 
binder  comes  out  and  releases  the  outer  cover.  A 
sea-island-cotton  fabric  is  used. 

The  valve  requires  but  a  quarter-inch  hole  in 
the  rim.  A  A  are  leather  packings;  C  is  a  screw 
to  tighten  packing.  An  eighth-inch  hole  is  made 
in  air  tube  and  the  stems  put  in  preferably  in  the 
joint  where  the  tube  is  double  thickness,  or  a 
piece  of  rub'^er  one  and  one-half  inches  round, 
with  a  hole  in  it,  may  be  slipped  on  the  tube  and 
cemented  down  to  air  tube;  then  the  nut  screwed 


^^^:/ice 


down  on  the  collar;  then  stem  pnt  through  the 
rim  and  the  unt,  D,  screwed  down  tight,  making 
the  valve  firm  in  the  rim.  To  operate  it  is  only 
necessary  to  make  a  half  turn  of  the  valve,  B,  the 


check  valve  being  in  the  pnmp.  Mr.  Smart  was 
in  Chicago  Tuesday  showing  his  tire  and  valve,  as 
well  as  a  bicycle  with  a  new  gearing  device. 
While  here  he  had  his  machine  stolen,  but  re- 
covered it,  with  the  thief,  inside  of  two  hours. 


THE  SYRACUSE  PLANT. 


Several  Improvements  Noticeable  in  the  New 
Factory— Everything  Complete. 
The  Syracuse  Cycle  Company,  in  equipping  its 
new  factory,  has  spared  nothing  to  make  it  com- 
plete in  every  way.  Passing  through  the  main 
office  on  the  iirst  floor  of  the  three-story  building, 
one  is  led  through  Vice-President  Bowe's  private 
office,  stationery  room,  dressing  rooms  and  pass- 
ageways to  the  shipping  room.  On  the  floor  above 


Factory  Superintendent  Mundy  lias  his  private 
office,  and  on  the  same  floor  is  the  crating  depart- 
ment. Van  Wagoner,  inspector  of  the  factory, 
has  his  drafting  and  experimental  room  on  the 
third  floor. 

The  main  building,  of  brick,  has  in  its  basement 
tlie  forges  and  case-hardening  apparatus;  also  a 
complete  electric-lighting  plant,  which  lights 
every  part  of  the  factory.  The  boilers,  engine, 
fire-pump,  etc.,  are  situated  in  the  power  house, 
which  is  on  a  level  with  the  firet  floor  of  the  main 
building.  Here  is  found  the  machine  shops,  stock 
rooms  for  unfinished  stock  and  tool-making  de- 
partments. On  the  second  floor  are  the  polishing 
department,  nickel-plating  room,  etc.  It  is  on 
the  third  floor  where  the  bicycle  begins  to  show 
some  resemblance  to  a  finished  machine.  Here 
the  frames  and  forks  are  fitted  together  and 
brazed,  then  turned  over  to  the  enameling  depart- 
ment, which  is  near  at  hand  on  this  floor. 

All  gas  used  in  the  manufacturing  operations  is 
generated  by  a  large  Gilbert  &  Barker  plant, 
which,  in  connection  with  other  things,  renders 
the  plant  quite  independent  as  regards  light,  heat, 
power,  etc.  The  enameling  ovens  on  this  floor 
were  made  in  the  building  and  are  portable  and 
very  large.  The  fourth  floor  contains  stock  rooms 
for  small  finished  parts,  frames,  forks  and  wheels. 
The  bicycle  is  also  assembled  here  and  then  taken 
across  a  covered  pas.sageway  to  the  inspecting 
room. 

POPULAR  WITH  ALL. 


A.  G.  Crosby,  Western  Representative  of  the 
Spauldiog  Machine  Screw  Company. 
A.  G.  Crosby,  whose  likeness  is  illustrated  here- 
with, is  the  popular  representative  of  the  Spauld- 
ing  Machine  Screw  Company,  of  Buflalo.  Mr. 
Crosby  has  charge  of  the  entire  territory  west  of 
New  York  state  and  enjoys  the  friendship  and 
patronage  of  many  of  the  largest  makers  in  the 
country.  He  is  the  possessor  of  a  very  pleasing 
personality  and  in  a  business  way  is  recognized  as 
a  hustler,  as  the  large  trade  he  has  built  up  in 
the  last  few  years  abundantly  testifies.  He  is  a 
brother  of  W.  H.  Crosby,  the  manager  of  the  com- 


pany, and  any  concern  might  well   consider  itself 
fortunate  in  the  acquisition  of  such  a  combination 


of  business  talent.     Mr. 
his  office  in  Chicago. 


Crosby   resides  and  has 


THE  CHICAGO  SHOW. 


A    Few    More   Extracts    from    Letters    on    th? 
Subject. 

We  indorse  your  entire  plan  and  will  take  great 
pains  to  encourage  all  our  agents  to  attend,  real- 
izing as  we  do  the  great  benefit  they  will  derive 
from  it. — Lee-Clarke-Andresen  Hardware  Co., 
Omaha,  Neb. 

Have  the  show  in  Chicago  and  I  will  make  it  a 
point  to  attend. — H.  W.   Atwater,    Rochelle,    HI. 

Chicago  is  the  most  suitable  place  for  the  show. 
I  want  a  chance  to  see  a  cycle  show  without  the 
expense  of  an  eastern  trip. — W.  H.  Smith,  Pa- 
louse,  Wash. 

We  favor  Chicago.  Wheels  must  go  west  and 
south.  The  east  is  already  well  advertised.  It  is 
to  the  interest  of  all  factories  to  extend  the  terri 
tory.  We  appreciate  the  low  railroad  and  hotel 
rates. — George  D.  Green  &  Co.,  Wilson,  N.  C. 

We  heartily  endorse  the  Chicago  exhibit  and 
will  be  on  hand  to  examine  the  lines  exhibited  if 
the  overruling  Providence  will  permit. — Western 
Hardware  Co.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

I  heartily  indorse  sx  -  western  show. — Fred 
Barnes,  Oxford,  Kas. 

Am  very  much  pleased  with  the  idea  of  a  show 
in  Chicago,  and  shall,  of  course,  be  on  hand. — 
Irving  Woods,  Jacksonville,  111. 

Western  show  means  western  business. — Wm. 
A.  Schamwebel,  Davenport,  la. 

The  west  certainly  needs  and  deserves  a  show. 
— W.  A.  Little,  Grinnell,  la. 

There  should  certainly  be  a  show  in  Chicago. 
— W.  H.  Stoutt,  tirichsville,  0. 

We  know  of  no  city  that  can  compete  with 
Chicago  when  it  comes  to  getting  up  a  successful 
exhibition.  We  are  with  you  now,  and  will  be 
with  you  at  the  exhibition. — Stanton  &  Gutherie, 
Shelbyville,  Ind. 

Chicago  is  the  place. — A.  C.  Penniman  &  Son., 
Fort  Scott,  Kans. 

The  increase  in  the  western  trade  has  been  such 
that  Chicago  is  entitled  to  the  show. — Waco  Bicy- 
cle Company,  Waco,  Tex. 

Chicago  should  by  all  means  have  the  national 
show.  Shall  atttnd.  —  M.  A.  Atherton,  Mo- 
nience.  111. 

A  fact  that  seems  to  be  ignored  by  the  manu- 
facturers is  that  our  climate  is  such  that  the  sale 
of  wheels  would  begin  as  early  as  February  if  we 
could  get  stock,  but  as  it  has  been  we  have  been 
unable  to  get  stock  when  we  could  and  should  be 


selling  it.  I  can  and  will  attend  the  Chicago 
show.  I  will  not  go  farther  east. — L.  C.  Black, 
Fleur  de  lis  Cyclery,  San  Jose,  Cal. 

A  western  show  is  needed  badly.  Whj?  Be- 
cause it  would  be  an  education  to  western  dealers 
who  have  never  had  an  opportunity  to  attend  a 
show.  To  be  soortsmanlike  and  businesslike 
have  the  show  in  Chicago  this  year  and  in  the 
east  next. — Detch  &  Sons,  Richmond,  Ind. 

Chicago  should  have  the  cycle  show  by  all 
means.  Western  agents  should  be  given  the  op- 
portunity to  attend  without  the  expense  neces- 
sary to  go  so  fai  east. — Thompson  Cycle  Company, 
Muscatine,  la 

Yes,  sir,  Chicago  is  the  place. — H.  M.  Clarion, 
Nekoma,  111. 

The  east  has  had  the  show  long  enough  and 
western  dealers  have  been  neglected.  If  a  national 
exhibit  is  to  be  successful  the  next  show  must  be 
in  Chicago,  for  it  will  show  the  interest  and  needs 
of  the  west.  The  expenses  of  going  to  the  east 
have  been  too  much  fcr  western  dealers. — C.  B. 
Henry  &  Co.,  Boston,  Ind. 

Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  cycle  show.  It  can 
be  easily  reached  by  all  and  its  success  is  sure. — 
H.  G.  Prouty  &  Co.,  Hinsdale,  111. 


but  time,  distance  and  expense  have  hindered. 
Will  certainly  be  at  Chicago. — S.  M.  Ladd  &  Co., 
Morrison,  111. 

It  seems  to  me  it  would  be  good  policy  for  the 
makers  to  give  the  western  agents  an  opportunity 
of  seeing  their  goods  in  Chicago.  Shall  attend 
the  show. — E.  A.  Kimball,  Tacoma,  Wash. 

Chicago,  from  its  habits  of  showing  grand  re- 
sults in  everything  that  it  undertakes,  is  univer- 
sally known  as  the  hub  and  wheel  of  progress. 
Its  intentions  in  the  show  line  should  be  en- 
couraged by  the  makers. — F.  B.  Elliott,  Patis- 
kala,  O. 

Both  dealer  and  manufacturer  will  find  it  to 
their  interest  to  be  found  at  the  cycle  show  in 
Chicago.  There  is  a  fature  for  a  cycle  show  in 
the  west  that  manufacturers  will  find  it  vastly  to 
their  advantage  to  develop. — E.  E.  Harris,  Per- 
rysville,  Ind. 

I  think  the  Chicago  show  0.  K.  and  will  be 
there  with  both  feet.— H.  K.  C.  Call,  Jack- 
son, Mich. 

Am  heartily  in  favor  of  a  Chicago  show.  It 
will  greatly  stimulate  trade  in  the  west.  Will 
attend  with  pleasure.- — Samuel  Osmondson,  Will- 
man,  Minn. 


Waiwiil  Cj/dc  Cumpani/\  stote  at  Spn'n (/field,  3fass. 


The  Chicago  show  will  be  of  vast  importance  to 
the  western  agents  and  it  is  just  what  the  west 
needs  — H.  C.  Colp,  Springfield,  Wis. 

I  have  made  it  a  point  to  talk  with  the  various 
agents  of  southern  Indiana,  Kentucky  and  middle 
Tennessee  and  am  happy  to  say  that  without  a 
single  exception  all  favor  the  Chicago  show.  I 
am  satisfied  that  it  will  secure  a  much  larger  at- 
tendance from  the  south  than  any  eastern  show. 
Will  be  on  hand. — Joel  B.  Smith,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

I  will  attend  the  Chicago  show  — Gossett  & 
Blown,  Anderson,  S.  C. 

Be  assured  of  our  attendance  at  the  Chicago 
show.  We  have  been  restrained  from  going  to 
previous  shows  on  account  of  the  expense  and 
time  consumed  in  the  journey. — Prather  &  McCoy 
Co.,  Springfield,  111. 

We  will  be  at  the  Chicago  show. — A.  F.  Schu- 
ler  &  Son,  Arcanum,  O. 

Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  cycle  show  because 
the  west  is  the  country  to  be  converted  to  the 
good  roads  cause  and  cycling  is  the  best  method 
of  conversion.  I  will  be  there.— A.  J.  Fisher, 
Santa  Fe,  N.  M. 

Have  often  wanted  to  attend  an  eastern  show 


What  is  good  lor  the  agent  is  good  for  the  man- 
ufacturer, and  the  agent  believes  that  there  is 
great  need  for  the  Chicago  cycle  show.  The  trade 
should  not  overlook  their  western  interests. — 
Charles  C.  Bostwick,  Pataskato,  O. 

We  are  much  in  favor  of  a  Chicago  cycle  show 
and  will  be  pleased  to  attend. — J.  A.  Hannan 
Bicycle  Company,  Oshkosh,  Wis. 

Chicago  is  the  proper  place  for  the  show. — C. 
F.  Brinker,  Ashville,  0. 

The  motto  of  Chicago,  "I  Will,"  is  very  power- 
ful. Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  show. — E.  L. 
Tyler,  Portsmouth,  O, 

Coast  agenia  are  getting  the  small  end  of  the 
profits  and  I  do  not  see  any  remedy  except  a  closer 
acquaintance  with  the  manufacturers.  Count  on 
fifty  California  agents  to  attend  the  Chicago  cycle 
show. — The"Logan  Company,  Hollister,  Cal. 

The  western  agents  demand  attention  at  the 
hands  of  the  manufacturer  in  show  matters. — C. 
H.  Frazire,  South  Bend,  Ind. 

The  western  dealers  want  an  opportunity  of 
visiting  a  western  show.— A.  E.  Baker,  Bay  City, 
Mich. 

The  Chicago  show  may  look  for  the  presence  of 


every  dealer  of  any  prominence  on  the  Pacific 
coast  as  a  visitor.  I  shall  certainly  be  there. — 
Edwin  Mohrig,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

The  dealers  are  in  need  of  a  Chicago  show. — R. 
M.  Hewitt,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Chicago  has  the  energy  to  make  the  show  a  suc- 
cess.— H.  H.  Bisbee,  Ludington,  Mich. 

Will  attend  the  Chicago  show. — C.  A.  Pagen- 
hardt,  Westernport,  Mo. 

Chicago  is  a  long  way  from  us,  still  we  approve 
of  the  Chicago  show. — W.  P.  Lett,  Riverside,  Cal. 

We  will  certainly  attend  the  Chicago  show. — 
L.  W.  Thorne,  Detroit,  Mich. 

The  southern  and  western  trade  would  be 
greatly  benefited  by  a  Chicago  show. — George 
Brown,  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

So  that  all  agents  can  see  it,  the  show  should 
be  held  in  Chicago. — J.  M.  Slater. 

Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  show. — J.  T.  Kach- 
ler  &  Co. ,  Maysville,  Ky. 

Will  be  pleased  to  attend  a  Chicago  show. — ^E. 
A.  Gibbs,  Sherman,  Tex. 

I  earnestly  favor  the  Chicago  show.  Will  at- 
tend.— S.  H.  Rowland,  Marengo,  la. 

Chicago  is  the  only  place  to  exhibit  to  catch 
the  best  class  of  western  dealers. — B.  E.  Baflfham, 
Beatrice,  Neb. 

Exhibitors  to  J>ate. 

BICYCLES. 

Lamb  Mfg.  Co.  Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 
Gtormully  &  JefiEery  Mfg.  Co.    Hill  Cycle  Co 

Buffalo  Tricycle  Co.  Ariel  Cycle  Co. 

Black  Mfg.  Co.  Columbus  Bicycle  Co. 

F.  F.  Ide  Mfg.  Co.  E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co. 

Derby  Cycle  Co.  Marion  Cycle  Co. 

Kenwood  Mfg.  Co.  Stover  Bicycle  Co. 

Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co.  Monarch  Cycle  Co. 

Munger  Cycle  Co.  Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 

Sterling  Cycle  Works.  Julius  Andrae. 

Eclipse  Bicycle  Co.  Meteor  Cycle  Co. 

Warraan-Schub  Cycle  H'se.  Wilson-Myers  Company 

A.  Featherstone  &  Co.  Grand  Rapids  Cycle  Co. 

National  Cycle  Mfg  Co.  James  Cycle  Co. 

Fulton  Machine  Works.  Eouse,  Hazard  &  Co. 

Pope  Mfg.  Co.  Ames  &  Frost  Co. 

Shapleigh  Hardware  Co.  Crawford  Mfg.  Co. 

W.  H.  Wilhelm  &  Co.  E.  B.  Preston  &  Co. 

Two-Speed  Bicycle  Co.  Relay  Mfg.  Co. 

Eagle  Bicycle  Mfg.  Co.  Yost  Mfg.  Co. 

St  L.  E.  &  W.  G.  Co.  H.  A.  Lozier  Si.  Co. 

Western  Wheel  Works.  Peerless  Mfg.  Co. 

Waltham  Mfg.  Co.  Excelsior  Supply  Co. 

Remington  Arms  Co,  Central  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 

Marble  Cycle  Co.  Charles  Truraan  &  Co. 

Hibbard,  Spencer,  Bartlett  A.  G.  Spalding  cSb  Bros. 

&  Co.  George  N.  Pierce  &  Co. 

Nafl  Sewing  Machine  Co.  The  Geneva  Cycle  Co. 

TIEKS,   SCNDRIES,   PAETS,   ETC 

Rockford  Tool  &  Sundry  Co.  New  York  Tire  Co. 

Diamond  Rubber  Co.  C.  J.  Whipple. 

Morgan  &  Wright.  Braddock  Hose  Co. 

Cullman  Wheel  Co.  New  Departure  Bell  Co. 

M.  E.  Griswold.  Eastern  Rubber  Works. 

Spaulding  Mach.  Screw  Co.  A.  U.  Betts  &  Co. 

Simonds  Rolling  Mach.  Co.  Reed  &  Curtis. 

Kalamazoo  Cycle  Co.  Hill  Machine  Co. 

J.  J.  Warren  &  Co.  Indiana  Novelty  Co. 

Norderer  Bros.  Snell  Cycle  Fitt  Dgs  Co. 

Niagara  Cycle  Fittings  Co.  E.  J.  Lobdell  &  Bros. 

American  Dunlop  Tire  Co.  Barnes  Tool  Co. 

R.  B.  McMuUen  &  Co.  Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson. 

C.  J.  Smith  &  Sons.  Rich  &  Sager. 

Garf ord  Mfg.  Co  Cleve'd  Mach.  Screw  Co. 

Hunt  Mfg.  Co.  EUwood  Tube  Co. 

Union  Drop  Forge  Co.  Webb  Tire  Co. 

Shelby  Tube  Works.  Wilcox  &  Howe 

Hartford  Tire  Co.  Elwood  Shafting  &  Tube 

Ind.  Chain  &  Stamping  Co.  Co. 

Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Co.  Palmer  Tire  Co. 

Elastic  Tip  Co.  Columbia  Rubber  Co. 

Boston  Woven  Hose  Co.  Cushman  &  Denison 

I.  A.  Weston  &  Co.  Bridgeport  Gun  &  Imp.  Co. 
TiUinghast  Mfg.  Co. 


Mr.  Cassady's  New  Departure. 
H.  J.  Cassady,  late  of  the  Thorsen-Cassady 
Company,  has  completed  arrangements  with  the 
Western  Wheel  works  and  will  hereafter  have  the 
management  of  its  western  agency  business  and 
the  placing  of  all  agencies  for  the  distribution  of. 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


18 


WORLD'S  Records 


4    NEW   WORLD'S    RECORDS. 


A.  GARDINER,  at  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  unpacedmile,  stand- 


ing start.  Class  A,  2:25 


A.  E  SMITH,  Chicago  to  New  York,  7  days  21:33. 
Lowering  the  record  established  by  F.  H.  Stanwood 
by  10  hours,  15  minutes. 

R.  SMITH,  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  quarter-mile  unpaced, 
standing  start,  Class  A,  30  seconds. 

GEO.  BIGGS,  of  St.  Paul,  twenty-five  miles  on  the  road, 
1:03;  former  record  1:05:58. 

HARLEY  DAVIDSON,  of  Toronto,  Canada,  at  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  on  Morgan  &  Wright  Tires,  equaled 
World's  Record,  flying  start,  quarter-mile  unpaced. 
Class  A;  time  28  seconds. 


MORGAN    &   WRIGHT, 


Morgan  jjcWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Morgan  xWrightTires 

ARE  good  TIRES 


its  line  of  wheel  in  the  territory  lying  west  of  and 
including  Ohio  to  the  coast.  Mr.  Cassady  has 
been  identided  with  the  bicycle  business  for  many 
years,  and  is  strictly  up  to  date  in  everything  ap- 
pertaining to  it.  His  large  experience  and  ex- 
tensive connection  with  the  trade  will  enable  him 
to  largely  increase  the  sales  of  the  Crescent  line 
and  add  much  to  its  popularity. 


WILL  MAKE  10,000  WHEELS. 

The  Hitchcock  Manufacturing  Company  to  Go 
Into  the  Bicycle  Business. 
The  old  established  wagon  and  cutter  manufac- 
turing establishment,  the  Hitchcock  Manufactur- 
ing Companj ,  Cortland,  N  Y.,  is  at  present  being 
rearranged  for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing  bi- 
cycles.    This  concern  is  the   largest  sleigh-maker 


of  the  remaining  balls,  coupled  with  the  shape  of 
the  ball  race,  throws  the  broken  part  into  the  con- 
necting tube,  entirely  out  of  the  way  of  the  ball 
races. 

A  Dealer  Missing. 
Howard  White,  leading  bicycle  dealer  of 
Trenton,  N.  J.,  has  disappeared  and  with  him  the 
hopes  of  a  western  firm  to  regain  the  sum  of 
|2,700,  which  had  been  credited  him.  Store  and 
stock  have  been  seized  by  officers  on  an  attach- 
ment served  against  him  as  an  absconding  debtor. 


J.  J.  Grant   in  Town. 

John  J.  Grant,  of  the  Cleveland  Machine  Screw 
Company,  is  spending  several  days  in  Chicago 
visiting  the  trade  in  the  interest  of  the  goods  man- 
ufactured  by  his  conipanv.     Mr.  Grant  is  the  in- 


in  the  world,  and  has  been  manufacturing  for 
twenty  years.  Its  officers  are:  C.  B.  Hitchcock, 
president;  C.  C.  Hitchcock,  son  of  the  former, 
vice-president  and  treasurer;  H.  L.  Gleason,  sec- 
retary and  W.  O.  Nivison,  general  salesman.  The 
president  informs  us  that  10,000  bicycles  will  be 
made.  There  will  be  high-grade  and  medium 
priced  wheels      He  also  claims  that  his  extensive 


line  of  agents  (who  now  sell  wagons  and  cutters) 
will  add  a  bicycle  department,  and  thus  he  antic- 
ipates no  trouble  in  marketing  the  product. 


The  National's  Crank-Hanger. 
G.  M.  Jordan  has  connected  himself  with  the 
National  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company,  of  Bay 
City,  Mich.,  and  has  been  in  the  city  for  the  past 
week  showing  some  of  the  practical  points  of  the 
National.  The  crank-hanger  produces  a  narrow 
tread,  5J  inches,  with  the  ball  races  4J  inches 
apart.  Another  good  point  in  the  bearings  is  the 
ball  races  being  absolutely  parallel.  The  adjustr- 
ing-cup  screws  to  a  steel  tube,  4J  inches  long, 
with  threading  on  both  ends.  This  is  turned 
down  from  ten  gauge  tubing,  on  automatic  ma- 
chines, which  gives  an  exactness  ot  both  ends, 
and  when  the  lialls  are  placed  in  the  cups  and  ad- 
justed for  placing  in  the  crank  hanger,  the  races 
are  parallel.  By  using  steel  tube  for  the  cups  to 
screw  upon,  also  gives  a  practically  dust  proof 
bearing,  allowing  the  whole  of  the  crank-hanger 
to  be  used  as  an  oil  chamber.  If  such  a  thing 
should  happen  as  a  broken  ball,  the  running  force 


ventor  of  the  new  process  steel  balls  which  are 
receiving  so  much  attention  from  the  manufact- 
urers at  present.  During  his  stay  here  he  has 
contracted  to  furnish  balls  for  a  third  of  the  output 
of  the  GormuUy  &  Jeflfery  Manufacturing  Company 
besides  other  concerns  for  '95.  On  Oct.  1  he  will 
go  to  Paris  to  put  up  the  plant  furnished  Clement 
&  Co.,  and  will  arrange  to  market  their  goods  on 
the  continent. 

Will  Hake  the  Lighten. 
The  John  Lightou  Machine  Company,  of  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y.,  is  now  engaged  in  making  a  wheel 
for  the  '95  trade  which  will  be  known  as  the 
Lighton.  The  machine  was  designed  by  Mr. 
Breunan,  the  foreman.  The  Lighton  company  is 
an  extensive  maker  of  slot  machines  and  its  plant 
is  well  equipped  for  the  manufacture  of  bicycles. 
The  company's  agents  throughout  the  country 
will  likely  also  handle  the  bicycles. 


Trade  Notes. 

By  the  performance  of  Bliss  at  Springfield  the 
Rambler  and  G.  &  J.  tires  regain  the  much-sought 
one-mile  record,  placing  the  figure  at  1:52  3-5, 
and  the  three-quarters  record  at  1 :23  2-5.  And, 
thanks  to  Fred  Allen,  the  Rambler  and  G.  &  J. 
tires  also  claim  the  quarter,  third,  half,  two- 
thirds,  three-quarters  and  mile  flying  start  and 
two-thirds,  three-quarters  and  mile  standing  start 
class  A  records;  also  the  class  A  mile  unpaged  rec- 
ord, which  was  made  by  Sims. 

The  Rochester  Cycle  Company,  of  Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  has  had  an  extraordinarily  successful  sea- 
son and  at  the  present  time  little  stock  is  left. 
The  managers  are  busy  preparing  for  next  season. 
The  growth  of  this  factory  has  been  steadily  up- 
ward. It  is  a  fact  that  it  is  run  very  conserva- 
tively and  conscientiously  and  the  wheels  mark- 
eted have  given  splendid  satislaction. 

The  L.  C.  Smith  Tire  Company,  of  Syracuse,  is 
commencing  to  push  its  tire  in   earnest.     It  was 


announced  in  '^^/g/ee-  early  in  the  season  that 
the  tire  would  be  put  on  the  market  at  once,  but 
Mr.  Smith  delayed  doing  so  until  he  had  made 
certain  improvements.  This  has  been  done,  the 
tire  has  been  given  one  of  the  most  severe  tests 
imaginable  and  now  the  inventor  is  satisfied. 

The  Gormully  &  Jeffery  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany has  turned  out  light  racing  tires,  the  outer 
cases  of  which  weigh  only  7  1-2  ounces  each, 
which  have  successfully  stood  the  usual  tests  at 
an  air  pressure  of  over  a  hundred  pounds.  Bliss' 
racer  weighs  14  1-4  pbunds  and  that  of  Wells, 
who  pjayed  havoc  with  the  cracks  of  Denver,  and 
who  weighs  203  pounds,  only  16  pounds. 

Joseph  Yost,  president  of  the  Yost  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  Toledo,  returned  this  week  from  an 
extended  trip  through  California.  He  was  ac- 
com])anied  by  his  wife  and  daughter,  and  reports 
a  very  enjoyable  time.  During  their  sojourn  on 
the  coast  several  banquets  were  tendered  Mr. 
Yost  and  party  by  friends  and  bicycle  clubs. 

A  letter  was  shown  us  by  a  bicycle  manufac- 
>turer,  which  was  received  from  a  wagon  concern, 
saying  that  its  customers  were  calling  for  bi- 
cycles to  make  up  for  the  depreciation  in  the  car- 
riage trade.  Consequently  it  is  thinking  seriously 
of  going  into  the  bicycle  business  on  a  large  scale. 
Arlington  tJ.  Betts,  of  Red  Cross  tire  cement 
fame,  reports  a  very  satisfactory  business  this 
season,  his  trade  being  largely  in  excess  of  last 
year.  Mr.  Betts  has  secured  space  at  the  Chicago 
show  and  will  have  several  new  novelties  to 
introduce  to  the  trade. 

At  Brockton  last  week  Frank  Mayo  made  the 
good  time  of  1 :12  for  half  mile  on  a  rough  horse 
track,  beating  Nat  Butler  and  A.  W.  Porter,  the 
class  A  cracks.  Mayo  used  the  new  Dunlop 
racing  tires  and  says  they  are  the  fastest  tires  he 
ever  rode. 

J.  E.  Nisbet,  of  the  ScoUish  Cyclist,  and  a  di- 
rector of  the  Preston-Davies  Tire  Company,  Lon- 
don, is  spending  a  few  weeks  in  Chicago  looking 
after  the  interests  of  his  tires.  He  reports  business 
very  encouraging. 

The  Fleetwing  has  had  a  very  heavy  sale  all 
over  the  country  and  as  usual  the  Buffalo  Tricycle 
Company  is  away  ahead  of  the  '93  trade.  The 
company  promises  something  interesting  for  the 
'95  season. 

Mr.  Friese,  of  the  Queen  City  Cycle  Company, 
Buffalo,  is  in  close  communication  with  manu- 
factories of  tubing,  etc.  He  says  positively  that 
they  will  largely  increase  their  output  next  season. 
Louis  Block,  of  Denver,  Colo.,  spent  several  days 
in  Chicago  and  Toledo  this  week.  At  the  latter 
place  he  was  looking  over  the  1895  line  of  wheels 
of  the  Yost  Manufacturing  Company. 

H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co.,  now  loea!:ed  ou  North 
Broad  street,  Philadelphia,  will,  after  the  first  of 
next  year,  flock  with  the  rest  of  the  birds  in  cycle 
row  in  the  center  of  the  city. 

Although  coming  late  in  the  season  the  Buffalo 
Trousers  Guard  Company  has  put  quite  a  number 
of  guards  on  the  market.  Next  year  the  company 
hopes  "to  be  in  it." 

The  Niagara  Cycle  Fittings  Company  is  making 
extensive  alterations  in  its  premises  and  has 
leased  another  floor  to  accommodate  the  addition 
to  its  agencies. 

The  stock  and  fixtures  of  the  Stokes  Jlanufac- 
turing  Company  were  sold  by  the  sheriff  last  week. 
The  entire  amount  realized  did  not  exceed  |2, 000. 
C.  A.  Benjamin,  lately  with  E.  C.  Stearns  & 
Co.,  is  now  with  the  L.  C.  Smith  Tire  Company. 
Mr.  Crosby,  of  the  Spalding  Machine  Screw 
Company,  is  deep  in  estimates  nowadays.     He  is, 


WE    BUILD, 


...High  Grade  Bicycles 


Belvidere 

25  to  28  lbs 

Franklin 

18  to  20  lbs  ] 


''^■^2& 


The  National  Sewing  iviachine  Co., 


BELVIDERE,     ILL. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


THE  BEE  ON  THE  BLOSSOM 


sips  no  sweeter  draught  nor  feeds  upon 
a  more  delicious  nectar  than  does  the 


BUSY   BOY 


G 


who  pedals  to  easy  success  and  certain 

fame  with  his  legs  astraddle  a  OKIMSON  EIM 


SYRACUSE 


You  can  wheel  your  rival  to  a  standstill. 
It's  the  Prettiest  Racer  Built. 


WESTERN  AGENTS: 

A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH 

HARDWARE 

CO., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


THE  SYRACUSE  CYCLE  CO., 

SYRACUSE,  N.  Y..  U.  S.  A. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


in  fact,  figuring  on  large  orders.  This  company 
is  now  and  has  been  for  sometime  putting  in  new 
machinery  and  the  works  are  in  full  swing  on  '95 
orders. 

Mr.  Sheppard,  of  Sheppard  &  Son,  New  Haven, 
Conn.,  manufacturers  of  wooden  rims,  is  now  on 
the  road  west  with  samples  of  the  '95  product. 

W.  G.  Schack,  of  Buffalo,  is  very  well  satisfied 
with  the  trade  he  has  had  in  Emblems,  his  own 
make,  and  also  in  Hungers. 

The  Cortland  Wagon  Company,  of  Cortland,  N. 
Y.,  is  preparing  to  go  into  the  bicycle  trade  ex- 
tensively next  season. 

George  N.  Piece  &  Co.,  of  Buffalo,  report  still 
a  demand  for  their  line,  although  little  is  left  in 
the  warerooms. 

Billy  Cahn,  of  the  American  Dunlop  Tire  Com- 
pany, spent  several  days  last  week  in  Chicago. 

H.  C.  Martin  &  Co.,  Buffalo,  are  filling  up  their 
stock  rooms  with  wheels  for  the  future. 

The  '95  Niagaras  are  to  be  seen  in  the  salesroom 
of  the  Buffalo  Wheel  Company. 

Sanger's  unpaced  world's  mile  record,  2:07  1-5, 
was  made  on  Palmer  tires. 

Mr.  Tillinghast  has  returned  to  Providence. 


THE  WEEKLY  TKADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Zouisville,  Ky — Ed  Meglemery,  Jr.,  severed  connec- 
tion with  Kentucky  Cycle  Company  and  is  now  with  G. 
M.  Alhson  &  Co. 

St.  Augustine,  JFla — C.  F.  Hamblen  opened  new 
hardwaie  store  and  will  add  bicycles, 

I,ouisviUe,  JLy — Hugh  Capeiton  has  withdrawn  from 
M.  L.  Huddleston  and  is  now  with  the  Cycle  Livery  Com- 
pany, Fifth  street. 

Elmore,  Ohio — Elmore  Manufacturing  Company, 
manufacturers  of  bicycles,  machinery,  etc.,  removed  to 
Clyde. 

Iiemoore,  Cal.— Robert  Moore,  hardware,  bicycles, 
etc.,  fire  loss  of  $1,200  on  building,  with  $800  insurance, 
and  $2,800  on  stock,  with  |i,000  insurance. 

Louisville,  Ky — Spalding  &  Stiglitz,  bicycles,  hand- 
ling Fenton  and  the  Keating,  have  rented  additional  space 
in  adjoining  building. 

New  Castle,  Pa.— A.  capitalist  here,  connected  with 
one  of  the  important  local  industries  and  also  identified 
with  the  banking  business,  is  negotiating  with  a  Chicago 
party  with  a  view  of  organizing  a  company  to  establish 
a  bicycle  factory. 

Chicago — Standard  Sewing  Machine  Company,  of 
Illinois,  incorporated.  Capital  stock,  $50,000.  One  of  the 
objects  of  incorporation,  as  specified  in  the  charter,  is 
the  manufacturing  of  bicycles. 

Oxford,  Miss — William  Jenkins,  hardware,  bicycles, 
etc.,  sold  out  to  the  Oxford  Mercantile  Company. 

Chicago — Sieg  &  Walpole  Manufacturing  Company, 
incorporated  Aug.  27.    Capital  stock,  $25,000. 

Bloomsiurg,  Pa — Bloomsburg  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, incorporated,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $25,000,  for 
the  purpose  of  manufacturing  brass,  copper  and  steel 
articles.  Will  give  attention  to  the  manufacture  of  bi- 
cycle supplies. 


Proved  the  Utility  of  the  Wheel. 

Omaha,  Neb.,  Sept.  9.— It  was  ten  minutes 
after  6  o'clock  to-night  when  Lieutenant  Donovan 
of  the  seventeenth  infantry.  Fort  Russell,  arrived 
ii-om  Cheyenne,  being  6  da.  10  min.  on  the  road, 
vrith  but  twelve  hours  for  rest.  The  distance  is 
607  miles,  so  he  averaged  over  a  hundred  miles  a 
day,  despite  tough  roads  in  ijlaces.  He  made  no 
attempt  at  fast  time  and  believes  he  can  make  the 
trip  in  four  days.  His  wheel  was  fitted  out  for 
the  purpose  of  carrying  the  usual  equipage  of  a 
soldier  in  the  field,  which  includes  three  days' 
rations,  a  Springfield  rifle,  a  Colts'  revolver,  can- 
teen, blanket,  dog  tent  and  thirty  rounds  of  am- 
munition. General  Brooke  was  pleased  with  the 
demonstration  of  the  utility  of  the  wheel  for 
courier  purposes  and  will  recommend  it  to  the 
war  department  and  advocate  a  special  corps  of 
bicycle  riders  for  each  department. 


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BISONIC  BUDGET. 


Happenings  in  the  Wheel  World   of  the  Queen 
City  of  the  Lakes. 

Buffalo,  Sept.  10.— For  the  fag  end  of  the 
season  the  past  week  has  been  an  unusally  fruitful 
one  for  Buffalo  cyclists.  The  features  of  the  week 
were  the  Press  inter-club  century  over  the  Erie- 
Buffalo  course  and  the  Comrades  hundred-mile 
relay.  Century  riding  has  been  on  the  wane  in 
this  vicinity,  but  the  Pressites'  tour  was  an  excep- 
tion to  the  rule.  One-hundred  and  ten  cyclers, 
members  of  the  various  clubs,  and  three  women 
cyclists  left  Saturday  and  trained  to  Erie,  which 
was  reached  at  1  a.  m. ,  and  the  prospective  centu- 
rions snatched  a  bit  of  sleep  before  the  start  of  the 
run  which  was  scheduled  for  4  o'clock.  At  that 
time  a  rain  was  playing  havoc  with  the  roads  and 
the  start  was  postponed  to  5:30.  The  first  five 
miles  was  through  a  sea  of  mud,  but  the  sandy 
roads  soon  dried  up.  The  olficers  had  determined 
to  keep  the  cavalcade  together.  Two  buglers  and 
a  rider  with  a  fire  alarm  bell,  with  a  code  of  sig- 
nals, kept  the  head  of  the  van  posted  as  to  the 
progress  of  the  rear  guard,  and  by  setting  a  pace 
for  the  laggards  an  unbroken  line  was  maintained. 
Out  of  the  109  starters,  eighty  finished.  The 
time  was  13  hrs.  45  min. 

A.  JFast   Relay  Mace. 

It  is  doubtful  if  a  hundred-mile  relay  race 
over  so  hilly  a  cour.se  as  the  Buffalo-Le  Roy  and 
return  century  course  has  ever  been  run  in  so 
short  a  time  as  that  by  the  Comrades  Sunday. 
The  time  over  the  course  was  5  hrs.  16  min.  30  sec. 
The  first  lifty  miles  were  covered  in  2  hrs.  24  min., 
but  the  return,  against  a  heavy  wind,  required 
2  hrs.  52  min.  30  sec.  Six  riders  composed  the 
relay  and  as  the  course  was  out  and  return  each 
man  got  double  work.  Werick  had  the  first 
twelve  miles,  over  good  roads,  and  delivered 
the  packet  to  Diebold  in  34  min.  The 
latter  had  ten  miles,  with  a  pacemaker,  and  made 
the  trip  in  28  min.  Here  Schulmeyer  took  the 
message  four  miles,  over  the  hilliest  section,  and 
it  required  11  min.  30  sec.  Solomon  took  the 
running  for  twelve  miles,  also  had  bad  roads,  and  oc- 
cupied 38  min.  45  sec.  Nick  Mader  had  gone  his 
six  miles  in  15  min.  45  sec.  Westphal  went  the 
next  six  miles  to  Le  Roy  in  17  min.,  delivered  the 
message,  received  a  reply,  and  went  back  over 
the  course.  Each  man  who  participated  in  the 
outward  run,  officiated  on  the  return,  but  with 
the  heavy  head  wind  the  time  was  correspondingly 
slower. 

Fifty-Mile  City  Championship. 

On  Saturday  vrill  be  waged  the  fiercest  battle 
awheel  ever  contested  hereabouts.  The  race  is 
the  fifty-mile  road  team  contest  over  the  Corfu 
course  for  the  club  championship  of  Buffalo  and 
western  New  York  and  the  $400  Rose  brothers 
challenge  trophy.  The  teams  will  be  composed 
of  six  men  each  and  four  clubs  will  be  repre- 
sented, the  Rambler,  Press,  Columbia  and  Com- 
rades. The  race  will  be  of  much  more  than  local 
interest,  as  twelve  of  the  crack  road  ridera  in  the 
country  will  be  in  the  thick  of  the  fight.  The 
record  of  2:21:35  1-5,  made  by  Barthel  over  the 
Belle  Isle  course,  stands  a  chance  of  being  broken. 
Goehler  vrill  be  one  of  the  Ramblers'  sextette,  and 
Louis  and  Charles  Callahan  will  be  members  of 
the  Press  team. 

The  other  members  of  the  teams  are  also  well 
known.  The  Ramblers'  composition  will  be 
Goehler,  Weinig,  W.  F.  Buse,  L.  G.  Buse,  W.  L. 
Steimal  and  W.  R.  Blake.  In  the  Press  team 
will  be  the  two  Callahans,  Linneman,  Foell, 
Leonert  and  John  Penseyres. 


DON'T  BE  ALARMED! 


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tJiis^lionty.  the  American  makd^^is  rig^t. 


STEEL  STAMPINGS  IN  WHe'^LSA 

.  If  stfiel  stampings  are  used  in  place  dlf(^- 
ings  in  the  construction  of  wheels  next  se^soii 
it  wil!  not  excite  much  surprise.  Alredd 
many  prominent  makers  have  signified  thei 
intention  of  discarding  forgings.  Of  the 
which  steel  stampings  will  render  in  the  vital 
parts  of  a  machine  there  is  a  volume  of  en- 
couraging testimony.  Bu^  what  is  more,  by 
the  use  of  stampings  it  is  possible  to  practice 
an  economy  little,  suspected  by  those  who  have 
been  content  to  allow  this  subject  to  go  un- 
noticed. 

After  all,  is  it  not  the  highest  duty  which  a 
maker  can  perform  to  the  public,  that  he  shall 
make  goods  sound  throughout  and  always 
stand  prepared  to  sell  them  as  cheaply  as  pos- 
sible? It  is  asserted,  and  the  statement  goes 
uncontradicted,  that  by  the  use  of  stampings 
in  place  of  forgings  a  given  force  of  yorkmcn 
nlay  accomplish  40  per  cent  more-labor  in  tiie 
course  of  a  day  or  a  week  or  a  month  than  can 
•be  obtained  from  this  same  force  operating 
upon  forgings.  It  is  here  the  maker  gets  an 
opportunity  to  build  cheaply  and  usefully.  It 
is  further  stated  that  the  cost  of  steel  stamp- 
ings is  less  than  one-half  the  cost  of  the  best 
forgings.  It  is  here  where  the  interest  of  the 
rider  is  aroused. 

Such  ■  parts  as  head  clips  which  can  be 
pinned  and  brazed  to  the  tubing,'  bottom 
brackets  which  can  besecured.inlikc.manoer^ 
rear  fork  lugs  and  the  like,  will  be' widely  used 

the  shape  of  steel  stampings  by  thejnakers 
'heels  duriag-tbQ  pext  seasoj 

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MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


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Have  No  Fear! 

There  will  be  no  cheap  construction  in  the  1895  STEELINGS.  Our  standar<l  of 
excellence,  which  has  given  us  such  a  grand  reputation  in  the  past,  will  be  pursued 
in  the  future  We  shall  leave  it  to  others  to  employ  cheap  material  and  cheap 
methods  of  construction.  We  want  none  of  it.  Every  improvement  that  the 
highest  order  of  mechanical  ability  can  devise,  or  capital  and  business  enterprise 
obtain,  will  always  be  incorporated  in  the  STERLING.  Every  device  calculated  to 
increase  its  superiority  will  find  a  place  as  soon  as  its  practical  value  is  satisfactorily 
proven  by  thorough  and  exhaustive  tests.  Our  future  policy,  like  our  past,  will  be 
one  of  constant  progress.  In  buying  a  STERLING  you  can  rest  assured  you  are 
getting  good,  honest  value  for  your  money.  It  has  ever  been  and  always  will  be  so. 
There  is  nothing  better  made  than  a  STERLING.  "Built  Like  a  Watch." 
Catalogue  for  the  asking. 

STERLING    CYCLE  WORKS, 

CHICAGO. 


SPECIAL  AGENTS- 


L.  C.  Jandoef  &  Co.,  116-118  W.  125th  St.,  New 
Salt  t.aite  Cycle  Co.,  Salt  Lake,  Utah. 
American  Sporting  GtooDS  Co..  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Gray,  Pall  &  Co.,  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Avery  Planter  Co.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


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SCREW  MACHINES 

FOR    SALE. 

We  have  taken  in  exchange  for  our  Automatic  Screw  Machines 
about  20  hand  machines,  all  of  them  in  A  i  condition;  several 
have  never  been  belted.  All  are  wire  feed,  sizes  No.  i,  2  and  3; 
makes,  Pratt  &  Whitney,  Warner  &  Swasey  and  Garvin.  New 
machines.  Immediate  delivery.  Others  as  soon  as  we  can  re- 
place them  with  automatics,  not  over  four  weeks.  Will  name 
low  prices. 


Cleveland  Machine  Screw  Co., 

CLEVELAND,    OHIO. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


•?l'v-  li^  tti-  tn-  -^i^  -7l\-  ti^  tli-  "A^  -^if  -Jit-  -Jlf  ^it-  -?|t-  ■*!«-  •?l\~-  -Jlf  ff^  ■?!«■  •7ti-  "^It-  fri-  ■7i^  •?l'C-  •Jif  -Jit-  -Jlt-  fl^  fl'^  tK-  ft^  "ilf  ft^  •?1\"-  •*Jt-  "^It-  •>!'!•  •?i\-  ■5'if  fr^  •Jlf^lC-  -Jit-  -is^^si-  IS" 


ACCEPTED    WITH    THANKS. 


POTTER,  UNDERBILL  AND  BULL  PRESENT 
A  STRONG  PLATFORM. 


They  are  for  Good   Roads,   Will    Increase    the 

Division's  Membership    and    Kndeavor 

to  Have  Railroads  Carry  Bicycles 

Free  of  Charge. 


New  Yobk,  Sept.  8.— Isaac  B.  Potter,  W.  E. 
Underbill  and  W.  S.  Bull  have  formally  accepted 
the  nomitat'on  for  chief  consul,  vice  consul, 
and  secretary-treasurer,  respectively,  of  the  New 
York  division,  in  the  following  letter: 

To  George  T.  StBbbins,  Hem-y  E.  Decker,  E.  G.  Batohel- 
der,  C.  Edward  Wood,  A.  B.  Gardener,  H.  O.  Folger  and 
others,  committee.  Gentlemen: — We  have  the  honor  to 
acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  tOth  ult., 
containing  formal  announcement  of  our  nominat  on  for 
the  offices  of  chief  consul,  vice  consul  and  secretary- 
treasurer  of  our  state  division  by  the  wheel  clubs  and 
wheelmen  of  your  several  counties.  We  are  touched 
and  gratified  by  this  act  of  our  brother  cyclists,  not  less 
than  by  the  many  kind  and  generous  assurances  of  sup- 
port which  have  since  come  to  us  from  many  sections  of 
the  state. 

For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  league  the  ratk 
and  file  of  the  New  York  division  have,  by  their  own 
signatures,  placed  in  nomination  candidates  lor  the  chief 
officers  provided  tor  in  our  constitution.  We  need  not 
here  refer  i  o  the  causes  which  have  led  to  this  unusual 
act,  nor  can  we,  in  good  taste,  coment  at  length  upon  its 
significance.  It  is  a  pleasure  to  know  that  it  was  accom- 
panied by  a  graceful  consideration  of  all  interests,  and  by 
a  kind  and  charitable  reference  to  our  present  officers 
and  their  official  work.  Its  chief  import  to  us  all  lies  in 
the  awakened  interest  of  our  wheelmen  voters  in  the 
affairs  of  the  division  and  in  the  advancement  of  the 
work  to  which  its  organic  law  has  committed  it. 

The  Increase  in  cycling  is  the  marvel  of  the  century. 
The  wheel  has  taken  its  place  among  the  favored  vehi- 
cles of  all  civilized  nations  and  all  classes  of  society,  and 
has  itself  become  a  benefactor,  if  not  indeed  a  civilizer, 
with  influences  which  brighten  and  expand  the  social 
and  industrial  hfe  of  a  people  beyond  the  hmits  of  com- 
putation 

Among  the  great  aud  growing  fraternity  of  cycUsts  it 
is  known  as  the  most  convienient,  least  expensive  and 
swiftest  means  of  land  travel  within  the  range  of  indi- 
vidual ownership,  and  its  capacity  for  usefulness  in 
our  own  counry  is  dwarfed  and  impeded  only 
by  that  common  clog  of  all  highway  traffic— 
the  muddy  and  maniiled  surface  of  the  dirt 
road.  In  this  fact  lies  the  great  reason  for  an  earn- 
est and  organized  body  of  cyclists,  and  that  declaration 
in  our  constitution  which  comits  us  to  an  effort  for  the 
systematic  improvement  of  the  public  roads,  supplies  the 
best  and  most  lasting  reason  for  the  existence  of  the 
League  of  American  Wheelmen.  It  is  the  one  declara- 
tion that  clothes  the  league  with  dignity,  compels  the 
respect  of  all  good  citizens,  and  invites  to  our  ranks 
thousands  of  cyclists  whose  tastes  would  be  in  no  sense 
satisfied  by  a  devotion  to  our  holiday  sports.  It  involves 
a  sentiment  to  which  all  wheelmen  can  subscribe  and 
binds  together  our  younger  members,  whose  delight  in 
cycling  is  gained  by  the  physical  development  and  ath- 
letic sport  which  the  wheel  supplies,  and  those  older  and 
more  serious  citizens  who  are  cyclists  mainly  because 
they  welcome  the  recreation  which  the  bicycle  affords 
and  have  proven  its  value  as  a  practical  vehicle. 

By  a  reasonable  estimate  our  state  contains  upwards  of 
30,000  wheelmen  who  are  eligible  to  membership  In  the 
league.  It  may  be  said  that  at  different  times,  and  in 
various  ways,  we  have  invited  them  to  our  ranks,  but  the 
fact  confronts  us  that  we  have  to-day  less  than  ten  per 
cent  of  these  active  wheelmen  on  our  membership  roll. 

We  believe  that  these  conditions  can  be  improved;  that 
there  are  thousands  of  wheelmen  in  the  state  who  are 
with  us  in  sentiment,  and  whom  a  direct  and  cordial  in- 
vitation would  bring  within  our  membership.  They 
know  little  of  the  league  beyond  the  fact  that  such  an 
organization  exists,  and  there  is  much  to  justify  the 
opinion  that  our  gain  in  membership  has  In  no  way  kept 
pace  with  the  increase  of  riders. 

We  feel  that  the  friends  who  have  honored  us  by  these 
nominations  will  look  to  us,  if  elected,  for  a  revival  of  in- 
terest in  league  work,  for  an  enlargement  of  our  division 
membership  and  a  more  prominent  and  powerful  exer- 
tion o£  league  infiuenee  in  those  affairs  of  the  state  which 
come  within  the  province  of  league  duties.  On  these 
points  we  shall  briefly  declare  otu'selves: 


We  believe  that  the  League  of  American  Wheelmen 
and  its  objects  should  be  so  conspicuously  and  constantly 
advertised  throughout  the  state  that  every  citizen  cyclist 
may  know  of  the  organization,  of  its  oflicers,  its  history, 
its  objects,  its  dues,  and  of  the  simple  method  by  which 
any  amateur  wheelmen  may  become  a  member.  Hun- 
dreds of  newspapers  in  the  several  counties  of  the  state 
have  been  for  years  supplied  with  cycling  news  through 
the  officers  of  the  division,  and  these  papers  and  many 
others  would  gladly  co-operate  with  the  division  by  print- 
ing in  each  issue,  from  an  electrotyped  form,  a  brief 
statement  of  this  information.  W©  favor  an  immediate 
enlargement  of  the  list  of  local  consuls,  so  that  the  divi- 
sion may  be  represented  in  each  town  and  village  in  the 
state  by  at  least  one  wheelman,  who  will  guard  and  fos- 
ter its  interests  to  the  best  of  his  ability.  We  favor  the 
preparation  of  a  wheelmen's  census  of  the  state,  by 
which  names  and  addresses  of  all  resident  cyclists  may 
be  prepared  by  local  constils,  clubs,  dealers  and  others, 
and  filed  at  the  principal  office  of  the  division,  to  be  used 
in  the  various  departments  of  league  effort.  Such  a  com- 
pilation would  simplify  and  lighten  our  efforts  for  im- 
proved roads,  enhance  the  influence  of  the  division,  bring 
us  in  touch  with  able  and  influential  wheelmen  in  all 
parts  of  the  state  and  increase  the  strength  of  the  divi- 
sion by  a  multitude  of  new  members  who  can  be  reached 
in  no  other  way. 

It  is  our  purpose,  if  elected,  to  urge  proper  amend- 
mente  to  the  law  providing  for  the  erection  of  sign  boards 
at  all  principal  road  crossings  in  the  several  towns 
throughout  the  state,  and  to  take  all  possible  measures 
to  secure  its  enforcement.  These  sign  boards  can  be  put 
up  at  a  trifling  cost,  and  the  fact  that  our  country  road 
commissioners  have  almost  wholly  neglected  this  import- 
ant duty  may  be  ascribed  to  a  general  indifference,  not 
to  say  ignorance,  of  their  value,  and  of  the  laws  which 
provide  for  their  erection. 

The  oppressive  and  unjust  practice  of  railroad  com- 
panies operating  lines  within  this  state  of  compelling 
wheelmen  to  pay  a  separate  and  in  some  cases  extortion- 
ate charge  for  carrying  a  wheel  of  less  than  thirty  pounds 
weight  when  accompanied  by  its  rider,  and  the  unreason 
able  exaction  imposed  by  these  companies  of  requiring  of 
these  riders  a  written  "release"  of  liability  for  damage, 
have  been  carried  to  such  a  degree  as  to  excite  the  indig- 
nant protest  of  all  touring  wheelmen  and  their  demand 
for  a  change.  Wheels  have  been  broken  by  the  reckless 
handling  of  railroad  employes  and  in  most  cases  a  ff  e  or 
"tip"  has  been  exacted  to  insure  even  a  respectable  de- 
gree of  care.  This  matter  is  a  proper  subject  for  legis- 
lative enactment.  We  favor  the  immediate  attention  of 
our  division  to  this  subject  and  to  the  preparation  and 
passage  of  a  law  which  shall  require  all  railroad  com- 
panies operating  in  the  state  of  New  York  to  carry  bicy- 
cles as  baggage  without  exira  charge  unless  accompanied 
by  other  baggage  having  a  weight  in  excess  of  the  usual 
limit  of  100  pounds,  and  that  the  liability  of  the  company 
shall  extend  to  the  handling  of  bicycles  as  fully  as  to 
other  forms  of  bag<;age. 

We  believe  that  the  use  of  the  wheel  should  be  encour- 
aged among  farmers;  that  its  utility  should  be  preached, 
its  cheapness  demonstrated  and  its  value  set  forth  by 
pamphlets  and  by  articles  prepared  specially  for  resi- 
dents of  farming  communities.  That  farmer  who  has 
learned  the  value  of  the  bicycle  and  has  adopted  it  for 
his  personal  use  is  at  once  an  enthusiastic  wheelman  and 
a  vigorous  advocate  of  every  reasonable  scheme  for  im- 
proved roads.  We  favor  the  adoption  of  a  more  liberal 
provision  for  league  clubs  and  for  the  establishment  of  a 
closer  and  more  intimate  relation  between  our  division 
and  all  cycling  clubs  throughout  the  state.  We  urge  the 
wisdom  of  placing  upon  the  list  of  standing  committees 
in  each  club,  a  committee  on  improvement  of  the  high- 
ways in  order  that  the  division  and  these  clubs  may  work 
together  with  a  common  object  pjid  maintain  a  mutual 
interest  in  the  welfare  of  all  cycling  organizations. 

The  number  of  league  hotels  should  be  increased  and 
the  list  revised  with  a  view  to  more  careful  selection. 
The  racing  department  of  the  league  should  receive  a 
more  hearty  support  which  it  .so  well  deserves,  and  the 
preparation  of  maps  and  books  to  facilitate  touring 
should  be  carried  forward  till  the  main  roads  in  every 
county  of  the  state  are  accurately  and  fully  laid  down. 

To  accomplish  this  work  and  to  maintain  the  work  al- 
ready in  hand  will  require  an  amount  of  labor  and  time 
which  no  administration  can  bestow  without  the  enthusi 
astic  support  of  every  loyal  member.    If  it  shall  please 
the  members  of  the  New  York  division  to  elect  us  to  the 
offices  for  which,  by  their  kindness  we  have  been  nomi- 
nated, we  shall  undertake  the  leadership  of  this  work  and 
to  its  successful  accomplishment  we  shall  invoke  the 
hand  in  hand  support  of  all  our  brother  wheelmen.    Fra- 
ternally yours,  Isaac  B.  Potter, 
W.  E.  Underhill, 
W.  S.  Bull. 
JSuffiilo  for  fatter. 
Buffalo,   Sept.    10. — The  fight  between   the 
Potter-Lusoomb  factions  for    the  executive  offices 


in  the  New  York  division  goes  merrily  ou.  Buf- 
falo wheelmen  are  taking  an  active  part  in  the 
fight,  and  it  is  needless  to  say  that  Bnffalo  is  solid 
for  the  Potter-Underhill-Bull  ticket.  The  Press 
C.  C.  and  the  Ramblers  B.  C. ,  the  two  largest 
and  most  influential  clubs  in  the  city,  have  taken 
a  hand  in  the  fight.  Both  have  adopted  resolu- 
tions endorsing  the  ticket,  and  the  league  mem- 
bers of  both  will  vote  solid  for  the  Potter  ticket. 
"W.  S.  Bull,  nominee  for  secretary-treasmer,  is 
one  of  the  most  popular  local  cycling  authorities, 
and  no  meet  or  road  race  of  note  takes  place  in 
this  vicinity  but  "Billy"  Bull  is  one  of  the 
officials.  He  has  earned  an  enviable  reputation 
among  local  men,  and  will  run  ahead  of  his 
ticket,  while  Potter,  '  'old  Good  Roads, "  as  he  is 
known  hereabouts,  will  ran  excellently,  for  Buf- 
falo cyclers  know  what  good  roads  are,  and  also 
know  what  Potter  is  doing  for  the  movement. 
The  nominees'  message  of  acceptance  was  made 
public  to-day,  and  clearly  outlines  the  Potter- 
■  Underhill-BuU  platform. 


DID  JOHNNY  JOHNSON  JUMP  ? 

He  Had  a  Contract  with  the  Newton  Rubber 
Works. 

New  York,  Sept.  10. — It  is  learned  through 
one  closely  connected  with  them  that  the  Strauss 
tire  people  are  very  '  'hot  under  the  collar' '  over 
an  alleged  bit  of  contract-jumping  by  Johnny 
Johnson.  They  claim  that  at  the  time  of 
Johnny's  falling  out  with  the  Stearns  people  the 
Newton  agent  made  a  verbal  contract  with  him 
to  ride  the  Strauss  tire  and,  though  no  written 
contract  was  subsequently  consummated,  he  drew 
his  salary  at  the  appointed  time.  Now,  they  say, 
the  fair  charmer  has  returned  to  his  old  love,  the 
New  York  Tire  Company,  and  there  are  threats  of 
injunctions,  appeals  to  the  racing  board  "and 
sich." 

This  is  what  the  New  York  Tire  Company,  in 
the  person  of  George  Bid  well,  has  to  say  about  it: 
'  'We  have  no  contract  with  Johnson,  nor  does  he 
nor  did  he  receive  any  pay  from  us.  Our  tires  are 
fitted  to  the  Stearns  wheels — that  is  the  only  con- 
nection we  have  with  the  affair.  Some  six  weeks 
ago,  when  he  broke  with  the  Stearns  people,  he 
made  a  contract  with  the  Strauss  firm.  Now  that 
he  is  once  more  with  the  Steams  company  he 
rides  its  wheels,  which  are  fitted  vrith  our  tires. 
That's  all  there  is  to  it." 

[Johnson,  it  is  stated,  is  now  using  Morgan  & 
Wright  tires.— Ed.] 


After  Shorland's  Record. 
W.  F.  Murphy  will  shortly  start  for  the  Amer- 
cau  twenty-four-hour  record  on  the  Springfield 
track.  Sunday  last  Murphy  rode  twenty-four 
and  one-half  miles  in  the  hour  and  had  pace- 
makers for  but  seventeen  miles.  He  will  ride  a 
Columbia.  Murphy  has  374  miles  1,600  yards  to 
beat,  this  being  the  record  for  America,  held  by 
Spooner.  Ferris,  the  Utica  man,  who  rode  350 
miles  two  years  ago,  is  now  in  training  for  a  simi- 
lar attempt,  to  take  place  in  about  two  months. 
A.  A.  Hansen,  the  St.  Paul  rider,  who  covered 
376  miles  474  yards  Aug.  9  and  10,  and  which 
was  not  allowed  owing  to  improper  officialing, 
will  try  again  later  in  the  year.  There  is  mate- 
rial in  this  country  for  a  twenty-four-hour  race 
similar  to  the  cuca  cocoa  cup  race,  could  some 
firm  be  induced  to  put  up  a  prize  of  sufficient 
value.  Steps  are  now  being  taken  with  this  ob- 
ject in  view  and  another  season  may  see  America 
fully  aroused  on  the  long  distance  side  of  the 
question.  The  only  twenty-four-hour  record 
attempts  that  have  been  made  in  this  country 
have  been  spasmodic  affairs,  arranged  hurriedly 
and,  as  a  rule,  poorly  paced  aud  managed. 


^^ej'ee^ 


BROKEN  ON  A  DERBY 


CHICAGO  TO  NEW  YORK 


IN    7    DAYS,    21    HRS.,    18    MIN. 


A.  E.  SMITH,  the  fast  Chicago  letter-carrier,  accomplishes  this  feat  on  a  light  DERBY, 
though  hindered  by  storms  and  muddy  roads.  Stanwood's  record  broken  by 
10  1-2  hours  and  not  the  slightest  difificulty  with  wheel  or  tiies, 

DERBYS    ALWAYS    GO    THROUGH    WITHOUT    ACCIDENT. 


DERBY    CYCLE    COMPANY, 


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CHICAGO. 


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It  was  the  one  gala  day  of  the  year  for  Mill- 
ville.  The  circus  was  in  town.  For  weeks  the 
walls  and  billboards  of  Millville  had  been  placar- 
ded with  immense,  gaudily-colored  posters  which 
modestly  announced  that 

:  GRANGER'S  GRAND  abd  GLORIOUS  : 

■  GATHERING  OF  GORGEOUSNESS  | 

:  l3  Coming.  ; 

•  Unparalelled !       Unsurpassed!      Unequalled!  • 

•  Tremendous  Aggregation  of  the  World's  Greatest      ■ 

Wonders.  : 

'•         Coming!       Coming!        Coming!       Coming!         '• 
:      Granger  will  be  in  town  on  Thursday,  Aug.  24. 

These  posters  were  plentifully  bestrewn  through- 
out, the  town,  while  smaller  ones  particularized  and 
told  the  gaping  Millvillites  of  the  wonderful  people 
and  things  that  Granger's  circus  would  disclose 
to  their  eyes.  One  of  these  smaller  posters  showed 
a  dashing  looking  woman  posing  on  the  shoulders 
of  a  man  who  was  riding  down  a  steep  incline  on 
a  bicycle.     It  stated  that 

Monsieur  and  Madame  Beauclerc  in  Their  Thrilling 
Bicycle  Feats  will  be  with  Granger.  The  World's 
Greatest  Artist  of  the  Wheel.  Thrilling  and  Beautiful  in 
Their  Daring  Acts  and  without  Peers  in  the  Cycling  World 

»  •  » 

The  tent  was  up  and  everything  was  in  orderly 
confusion  about  Granger's  circus.  The  villagers 
were  already  gathered  around  the  various  wagons 
and  entrances  to  the  tent  even  though  it  was  yet 
an  hour  before  the  performance  was  to  begin. 
The  usual  small  boys  with  the  usual  desire  for  a 
glimpse  of  the  performance  and  with  the  usual 
lack  of  funds  with  which  to  pay  for  admission 
were  in  evidence  and  the  circus  hands  manifested 
their  customary  readiness  to  nab  a  youngster 
every  time  he  attempted  to  crawl  through  an 
opening  in  the  canvas.  The  hucksters  on  the 
outside  were  yelling  with  all  their  might  the 
merits  of  their  corn  remedy,  or  pop  corn,  or  snake 
root  oil,  according  to  their  stocks  in  trade,  and  the 
flim-flam  games  were  running  in  full  blast.  In 
fact,  everything  pointed  to  a  good  circus  day,  and 
as  Millville  residents  had  not  seen  a  circus  for  a 
year,  the  management  seemed  sure  of  a  large  and 
paying  '  'take' '  at  the  ticket  booths. 

In  the  improviied  dressing  room  used  by  the 
men  and  women  riders  and  other  stars  of  the 
show  were  standing  two  figures  in  close  conversa- 
tion. One  was  a  pretty  little  French  woman  with 
snaping  eyes  and  an  earnest  manner.  The  other  was 
a  devil-may-care  sort  of  fellow  with  black  hair  and 
handsome  bold  features  that  went  well  with  his 
scout's  costume.  He  was  talking  half  pleadingly, 
half  commandingly  to  the  little  woman  with 
black  eyes. 

'  'I  tell  you,  Louise,  that  some  day  he  will  kill 
you  on  that  wheel.  He  is  growing  more  darinc 
every  season.  He  doesn't  care  a  snap  for  you 
or  he  wouldn't  treat  you  that  way." 

'  'He  does  not  love  me,  you  think  ?' '  she  asked 
with  a  charming  French  accent.  "If  I  thought 
he  did  not  love  me  I  would" — and  she  stopped 
short  as  if  afraid  to  finish  the  sentence. 

"What  would  you  do,  pretty  Louise  ?"  asked 


the  tall  scout.  "If  I  proved  to  you  that  he  does 
not  love  you  would  yon  fly  with  me?"  and  his 
handsome  eyes  peered  down  into  hers  which 
glanced  away  as  if  afraid  of  telling  their  story. 

"Why  do  you  talk  that  way?"  was  the  reply. 
But  she  was  not  angry.  "Yon  do  not  love  me. 
You  would  treat  me  as  a  toy  to  play  with  and 
throw  away  as  you  did  with  that  little  blonde 
fire-eater  that  joined  the  show  in  St.  Louis." 

A  shade  of  annoyance  passed  over  his  face. 

"The  little  devil !     When  I  saw  that  d 

Granger  kiss  her  without  her  resisting  him  because 
he  was  the  manager  I  went  off  my  handle  and 
shipped  her.  But  she's  nothing  to  ns  now.  I 
love  you,  Louise,  and — " 

"Not  so  loud,  for  God's  sake,"  she  said  vehe- 
mently.    "Some  one  might  hear  us.     But  I'm 


quite  sure  that  this  is  only  a  passing  fancy.  But 
I  am  so  tired  of  this  excitement  and  danger.  I 
am  all  unstrung  and  sometimes  I  feel  like  killing 
myself.  Anything  would  be  a  relief  from  that 
man.     Oh,  if  I  could  only  believe  that  you " 

He  advanced  a  step  closer  and  took  her  hand 
in  his. 

"You  must  go  with  me,  Louise.  Listen.  To- 
night the  show  leaves  for  Thompson's  Comers  and 
we  are  all  to  go  by  wagon.  My  turn  is  done  be- 
fore Beauclerc's  and  I'll  have  a  horse  waiting  out- 
side to  take  us  to  the  depot  for  St.  Louis.  Have 
your  long  cloak  ready  and  after  your  act,  instead 
of  going  to  your  dressing  room,  run  out  to  the  east 
entrance  and  join  me.  I'll  have  your  clothes 
ready  for  you  and  to-morrow  we'll  be  in  St.  Louis 
and  in  three  days  in  New  York  and  out  of  this 
cursed  business.     Tell  me,  will  you  come?" 

At  that  moment  the  fold  of  the  tent  near  which 
they  had  been  standing  moved.  The  woman 
drew  back  in  affright. 

"My  God,  what  if  he  should  have  heard  us. 
He  would  kill  me. ' ' 

"Then  quick,  yes  or  no?"  whispered  the  man. 

"Yes" — and  she  was  away  like  a  flash. 

At  that  moment  a  man  of  decidedly  French  ap- 
pearance came  in  through  the  rear  entrance  and 
walked  carelessly  through  the  tented  compartment. 

He  did  not  seem  to  notice  that  the  scout  was 
eyeing  him  with  an  angry  look  in  his  eyes. 

"There'll  be  a  good  crowd  here  to-night,  Win- 


ter," he  called  ont  carelessly  to  the  scout  and  he 
passed  through  to  the  arena. 

"I  wonder  if  Beauclerc  heard  the  story,"  Winter 
mused  to  himself. 

The  tent  was  crowded  and  the  performance  was 
half  through.  The  Beauclercs  had  just  flnished  a 
perilous  and  thrilling  act  on  their  wheel  on  a 
platform  in  midair.  The  master  of  ceremonies 
stopped  the  playing  of  the  band  with  a  wave  of 
his  baton,  everything  was  hushed  to  the  stillness 
that  is  so  impressive  in  a  great  assemblage  and 
everybody  waited  for  the  announcement. 

"Ladies  and  gentlemen,"  he  began,  "I  take 
great  pleasure  in  announcing  to  you  this  evening 
that  Mons.  and  Mme.  Beauclerc  will  perform  a 
feat  on  the  bicycle  that  has  never  before  been 
attempted  in  the  civilized  world.  Mons.  Beau- 
clerc will  mount  his  wheel  with  Mme.  Beauclerc 
on  his  back  and  ride  across  the  enclosure  in  mid- 
air over  the  board  you  see  overhead"  and  he 
pointed  to  a  long  narrow  strip  of  board  that  had 
been  placed  in  position  far  up  in  the  air.  It  cer- 
tainly seemed  a  perilous  undertaking  and  the  feat 
was  awaited  with  eagerness. 

To  the  blare  of  trumpets  Mons.  Beauclerc  and 
his  wife  took  their  positions  on  the  platform  at 
one  end  of  the  board  and  far  above  the  heads  of 
the  people.  Their  wheel  was  hoisted  to  them  by 
means  of  a  rope. 

"ifon  iXeM  !  You  will  kill  ns  both,"  said  the* 
woman  with  a  shudder,  as  her  eye  glanced  along 
the  narrow  margin  that  was  the  only  thing  that 
would  intervene  between  them  and  death. 

"Well,  we'll  die  together,"  was  the  grim  reply. 
The  woman  looked  into  his  eyes  and  her  blood 
froze  in.  her  veins.  He  gazed  at  her  wiLh  a  cold, 
steely  look  that  she  knew  meant  intense  anger. 
She  would  even  then  have  turned  back  but  it 
was  too  late.  With  a  wild  laugh  he  started 
the  wheel  on  its  journej'  with  his  wife  clinging  to 
his  shoulders  in  a  graceful  pose. 

No  one  knew  exactly   how  it  happened.     There 


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very  eyes  of  the  audience  the  man  was  seen  to 
deftly  slow  up  his  wheel  on  the  narrow  board 
midway  between  starting  point  and  finish.  He 
was  heard  to  hiss  a  few  words  in  the  woman's  ear 
and  then  both  plunged  headlong  to  the  ground, 
amid  the  cries  of  women  and  children  and  the 
yells  of  frenzied  men.  When  they  were  picked 
up  lifeless  the  man's  hands  were  found  tightly 
clutched  aiound  the  woman's  neck  and  aU  but 


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Winter  wondered  at  this.  He  was  able  to  answer 
bis  own  question  then.  "I  gness  Beauclerc  heard 
the  story,"  he  said  carelessly,  as  he  looked  at  the 
two  white,  still  faces. 


THIRTY  CONSECUTIVE  CENTURIES. 


Two  Men  Are  Already  Out  for  the  Difficult 
Task. 

The  latest  cycling  fad  is  the  riding  of  a  century 
each  day  for  thirty  consecutive  days.  The  great 
physical  endurance  which  such  a  feat  requires 
prevents  its  becoming  universal.  Indeed,  rides 
like  this  will  be  undertaken  by  none  but  the 
strongest  road  riders.  Of  course  this  new  fad  will 
be  widely  criticised  and  bring  forth  a  shout  of 
protests  from  the  man  who  believes  in  patent 
medicines  and  perhaps  a  little  physical  culture 
daily,  as  being  the  means  of  undermining  the 
health  of  the  daring  individuals  who  undertake 
putting  their  constitutions  to  so  severe  a  test.  It 
will,  as  usual,  be  little  heeded,  however,  and  if  at 
all  will  be  opposed  by  the  living  examples  of  the 
moat  ardent  road  riders  of  the  present  day,  whose 
constitutions  as  a  rule  are  up  to  the  standard  and, 
as  everybody  knows,  are  above  the  average  of 
general  humanity. 

J.  C.  Knowles,  of  the  Kings  County  Wheelmen 
of  Brooklyn,  is  now  about  to  finish  such  a  task. 
At  about  7  o'clock  he  starts  away  from  his  club 
and,  after  completing  his  century,  which  is  done 
in  less  than  the  full  fourteen  hours,  he  returns  in 
the  evening  quite  as  fresh  as  when  he  started.  He 
now  shows  the  most  excellent  form  and  will, 
probably,  until  he  has  finished  his  task.  The 
first  ten  centuries  were  riden  in  from  six  and  a 
half  to  eight  and  a  half  hours  each.  J.  F.  Gun- 
ther,  Chicago's  century  crack,  undertakes  a  simi- 
lar task,  having  begun  Wednesday. 


Where  is  Shoemaker? 
Carson  Shoemaker,  a  well  known  long-distance 
rider  of  the  Pacific  coast,  recently  left  Riverside, 
his  home  to  visit  his  uncle  at  Middletown,  Ind. 
On  Aug.  28  he  came  to  Chicago  to  visit  a  bicycle 
company.  While  here  he  became  ill  and  wrote 
his  father  in  California,  without  giving  his  adress. 
The  latter  telegraphed  J.  P.  Shoemaker,  the 
uncle,  who  in  turn  immediately  set  out  for  Chi- 
cago, but  has  been  unable  to  find  a  trace  of  the 
missing  man.  The  uncle  is  at  present  stopping  at 
the  Palmer  House  and  will  be  glad  to  receive  any 
information  that  might  aid  him  In  locating  his 
nephew. 

New  Canadian  Record. 
At  Toronto,  Tuesday,  Frank  Eadway,  of 
London,  rode  100  miles  in  5  hrs.,  1  min.,  10  2-5 
sec,  breaking  Nasmith's  record  of  5  hrs.,  32  min., 
9  1-5  sec.  His  time  for  twenty-five  miles 
was  1:06:10  4-5;  for  fifty  miles,  2:24:40  1-5;  for 
seventy-five  miles,  3:48:15  3-5;  for  eighty  miles, 
4:33  1-5;  and  for  the  100  miles,  5:01:10  2-5. 


Profits  of  the  Good  Roads  Tournament. 

H.  L.  Saltonstall  says  the  good  roads  tourna- 
ment at  Asbury  Park  was  expected  to  net  $1,000, 
but  that  it  will  not  reach  that  amount,  though  a 
good  profit  will  be  shown,  how  much  he  cannot 
say  until  all  the  bills  are  in. 


THE  LEAGUE  PRESIDENCY. 


Chairman  Raymond    Still    Confines    Himself  to 
the  Reply  "I  am  Not  a  Candidate." 

New  York,  Sept.  8. — "By  way  of  a  starter, 
Mr.  Raymond,  in  view  of  the  persistency  of  the 
newspapers  in  discussing  you  as  a  presidential  can- 
didate, have  you  any  further  statement  to  make?" 

'"I  am  not  a  candidate." 

"If  the  nomination  were  offered  you  by  any 
considerable  number  of  wheelmen  of  standing 
would  you  run?" 

"I  am  not  a  candidate." 

"That  being  the  case  let  na  leave  the  future 
alone  and  turn  to  the  present.  What  did  you  do 
at  Hartford  on  Labor  day  in  the  matter  of  the  in- 
vestigation of  the  Minneapolis  charges  against  cer- 
tain class  B  men?" 

"I  took  Bridgeman's  statement  alone,  Johnson, 
Sanger,  Titus,  Cabanne,  Githens,  Goehler,  Bald, 
Goetz  and  A.  I.  Brown,  the  others  against  whom 
charges  were  made,  not  being  present.  I  shall  get 
their  statements  at  Springfield  next  week,  where 
I  am  to  act  as  referee. ' ' 

'  'What  did  you  do  out  west  toward  seeing  that 
the  class  A  out  there  was  more  thoroughly 
weeded  out?" 

"In  Mr.  Jacquish  of  Chicago  I  found  a  courage- 
ous and  capable  associate.  We  have  a  list  of  men 
under  investigation." 

'  'How  near  do  you  think  the  league  is  to  estab- 
lishing salaried  oifices?" 

"Very  near.  It  must  come  soon,  at  least  so  far 
as  the  racing  board  is  concerned. ' ' 

'  'But  can  the  league  afford  such  expense?' ' 

'  'Yes,  and  perhaps  make  money  by  it  too. ' ' 

"How,  pray?" 

"The  idea  has  been  suggested  to  established  a 
paid  racing  board  in  New  York  and  to  charge  race 
promoters  a  fee  for  a  sanction,  these  fees  to  go  to 
the  league.  They  might  even  be  enough  to  give 
a  profit  over  expenses.  At  present  the  racing 
board  costs  the  league  from  $1,200  to  $1,500. 
Under  the  new  system,  looking  at  it  in  the  most 
conservative  light,  the  cost  would  not  be  over 
$500  to  the  league,  although  I  am  inclined  to 
think  the  books  would  show  a  profit.  Last  year 
the  board  granted  1,198  sanctions.  This  year  the 
number  will  probably  reach  2,000.  The  cost  of 
sanctions  would,  of  course,  have  to  be  graded  on  the 
basis  of  the  importance  of  the  meet,  population, 
etc.  But  there  must  be  a  paid  board.  It  is  too 
much  of  a  sacrifice  of  time  and  money  to  ask  of 
any  man  and  with  the  growth  of  racing  will  come 
the  necessity  for  a  man's  devoting  his  whole 
time  to  it." 

"Would  you  accept  the  otfice  were  it  made  a 
salaried  one?" 

'  'Under  no  consideration. ' ' 

'  'Would  you  accept  it  next  year  under  the  pres- 
ent expense-paid  plan?" 

'  'I  am  inclined  to  say  'no'  very  decidedly ;  but 
you  know  I  am  a  great  enthusiast  and  I  am  not 
prepared  to  say  positively  that  my  enthusiasm 
will  have  died  by  that  time.  I  think,  I  repeat, 
that  a  salaried  board  will  come  in  the  near  future 
and  I  will  not  serve  on  it. ' ' 

By  the  way,  in  another  interview  Mr.  Ray- 
mond also  favored  a  salaried  official  referee  for 
the  national  circuit  to  be  appointed  by  the  racing 
board  and  paid  by  the  assessment  system. 

'  'What  about  the  New  York  chief  consulship 
contest?" 

"While  I  have  personally  the  highest  esteem 
for  Dr.  Santee  and  recognize  the  good  work  he 
did  on  the  road  book  I  do  not  think  that  what  he 
has  done  for  the  league,  and  his  executive  ability 
should  make  him  chief  consul  instead  of  Mr.  Pot- 
ter, when  the  deserts  and  fitness  of  the  two  are 


placed  in  comparison.  I  think  Mr.  Potter  will  be 
elected.  He  will  poll  an  enormous  vote  in  Brook- 
lyn, where  all  the  clubs  but  the  Long  Island 
Wheelmen  have  endorsed  him." 

"Anything  new  in  the  racing  line?" 

"Yes,  we  have  ju.st  sanctioned  a  rather  novel 
contest  at  the  Harlem  Wheelmen  meet  at  Man- 
hattan Field  next  Saturday.  It  is  for  the  novice 
championship  of  the  Metropolitan  Association  jind 
is  open  only  to  the  winners  of  places  in  novice 
races  this  season.  It  will  show  who  is  the  best 
new  man  brought  out  this  year  in  this  district. 
It  will  be  determined  by  the  points  gained  in 
these  stated  events  on  the  programme." 

'  'Pretty  busy  ?' ' 

"Indeed  we  are.  To  show  you  the  increase  in 
the  board's  business  we  have  already  used  15,000 
noteheads  as  against  10,000  last  year.  The  class 
B  innovation  was  the  cause  of  much  of  this  in- 
crease. ' ' 


LOVE  AT  FIRST  SIGHT. 


But,  for  Obvious  Reasons,  it  Soon  Became 
Akin  to  a  Refrigerator. 
New  York,  Sept.  10. — H.  A.  Lozier,  with  all 
due  respect  to  "a  good  man  gone  wrong,"  has  had 
a  cardiac  complaint,  a  genuine  case  of  "love  at 
first  sight,"  its  object  a  simian  chaimer  of  recent 
newspaper  fame.  He  loved  not  for  his  own  sake, 
but  for  "a  dear  boy  at  home"  ( a  catch  line  for 
some  sentimental  balladist — ^no  charge).  It  was 
a  "money-is-no-object  passion.;"  but  the  cold- 
blooded (naturally)  Waterfordian  Ensworth,  "the 
Iriend  in  the  case,"  succeeded  in  cooling  it  down 
to  a  market-value  desire.  Imagine  the  "Senator" 
and  the  Lake  Bocuff  fisherman  in  a  bargain  set-to! 
Ensworth  got  the  "monk,"  Morgan  $10  less  than 
his  limit,  and  his  "backer"  had  to  put  up  five  over 
his.  The  winner  with  his  monkship  on  his 
shoulder,  with  attendant  to  keep  him  from  all 
"Harms"  and  ©^/fe/Kc- to  decide  all  questions 
that  might  arise,  formed  a  triumphant  procession 
up  Broadway  to  "337. "  There  arrived,  his  nibs 
from  the  junglet  forthwith  proved  that  he  owned 
a  controlling  interest  in  the  Cleveland  stock.  In 
five  minutes  he  had  devoured  four  cork  handles; 
bitten  the  office  boy  and  played  the  typewriter 
until  its  namesake  was  forced  to  take  to  the 
woods;  and  displayed  a  cleverness  in  pulling  ink, 
mucilage  and  sundry  other  corks  of  an  equally 
temperate  and  harmless  nature  that  baptized  him 
at  once  as  "corkscrew."  At  this  writing  Lozier 
has  transferrrd  all  his  stock,  Ensworth  is  trying 
to  persuade  the  conductor  to  stop  at  Waterford, 
Harms  is  looking  for  a  job,  and  the  type  writer  is 
wrapped  in  the  protecting  arms  of  her  "gentle- 
man friend."  The  monkey  is  "H.  A.  Lozier  & 
Co., "so  far  as  the  New  York  distributing  agency 
is  concerned. 


A  Plucky  Boy. 
Hayden  West,  the  fifteen-year-old  son  of  Surro- 
gate West,  of  Camden,  N.  J. ,  was  stopped  by  five 
men  on~the  road  while  en  route  to  Pitman  Grove 
camp  meeting  on  his  bicycle  last  week.  The  men 
evidently  intended  to  rob  the  boy,  but  fortunately 
he  happened  to  have  a  revolver  and  pluck  enough 
to  use  it.  One  shot  from  the  pistol  put  the  quin- 
tette to  flight. 


Mr.  Watts  Well  Again. 
The  friends  of  W.  W.  Watts  of  Louis^dlle  will 
be  pleased  to  learn  that  he  has  recovered  from  his 
recent  illness.  In  a  letter  to  ^^e/ktee-  he  states 
that  he  has  just  returned  from  a  trip  to  the  Wau- 
tauga  Valley  in  northea.st  Tennessee,  where  he 
went  for  his  health.  He  says  the  league  visitors 
at  Denver  could  hardly  have  seen  scenery  more 
beautiful. 


WHY    ARE    NATIONALS    FAST? 

Because  they  are  Light  and  Rigid, 

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CONVERTED  TO  ZIMMERMANISM. 


How  the  French  Public  Looks  upon  the  Flying 
Yankee. 

Le  Veloclpedique  Illustre  says:  "Every hody  is 
converted  to  Zimmerman.  He  had  many  detracts 
ors  and  the  sayings  of  one  of  them  caused  a  duel. 
Zimmerman  has  brilliantly  demonstrated  his  su- 
periority over  all  the  racers  that  we  have  seen  up 
to  the  present  day.  Races  in  time,  matches, 
records  and  handicaps  have  been  for  him  the  occa^ 
sion  for  so  many  brilliant  victories.  We  vpill  not 
speak  of  Zimmerman's  defeat  in  Italy — he  avenged 
himself  the  next  day.  But  there  is  still  the  recol- 
lection of  his  defeat  by  Houben  in  Brussels.  The 
shortn&ss  of  the  track  is  the  probable  cause  of  his 
defeat.  Everybody  doabted  the  regularity  of  the 
race  and  they  were  not  far  from  right.  The  vic- 
tory of  Barden  over  Houben  at  Spa  proves  it.  The 
handicap  won  by  Zimmerman  in  the  second  race 
with  Barden  is  the  hardest  he  has  run.  We  con- 
fess we  did  not  think  Zimmerman  would  win. 
His  defeat  would  not  have  lessened  our  admiration 
for  him,  but  we  doubted.  We  thought  the  task 
set  for  the  flying  Yankee  was  above  his  forces.  If 
you  had  seen  Zimmerman  pass  the  last  turn  and 
beat  the  bunch  ahead  of  him  you  would  have  felt 
like  Lacy  Hillier,  that  Zimmerman  alone  repre- 
sents a  class  of  racers  above  all  the  others. ' ' 


Why  She  Smiled. 

A  little  woman,  looking  fresh  and  bright — ^her 
very  cheeks  would  make  the  roses  themselves 
jealous.  She  seems  to  be  in  a  hurry;  her  pretty 
little  feet  beat  the  sidewalk  in  a  harmonious  ca- 
dency; her  lips  move  as  she  hums  a  lively  air ;  at 
first  sight  we  can  see  that  she  is  happy. 

"Good  morning,  little  woman,  you  seem  to  be 
very  happy  this  morning;  what  makes  you  so 
cheerfu?  You  appear  to  have  had  a  windfall :  you 
never  seemed  so  pleased.  Confess  that  something 
unusual  has  happened.  Ah!  I  think  you  are 
going  to  meet  your  lover.  I  will  think  so  unless 
you  confess  your  secret. ' ' 

Then  the  little  woman  bowed  gracefully  and, 
with  a  roguish  air,  said:  "I  have  been  riding  a 
bicycle  for  three  days  and  I  am'now  going  to  take 
another  spin." 

"Ah!  you  ride  the  bicycle?  Very  good,  very 
good;  my  compliments,"  and  I  bowed  respectfully. 
"Au  revoir  little  woman." — Paris   Velo. 


Pasta  Breaks  Records. 
Recently  Pasta  paced  by  a  tandem,  on  the  Milan 
trotting  track,  lowered  the  record  ror  5,000  metres 
(3  miles  188  yards,)  of  7  min.  42  2-5  sec,  held  by 
Bozine  and  made  on  the  Geneva  track.  Pasta 
covered  3,000  meters  (1  mile  1521  J-  yards)  in  4 
min.  9  3-5  sec,  4,000  meters  (2  miles  857  yards) 
in  5  min.  36  4-5  sec.  and  5,000  meters  in  7  min. 
2  3-5  sec. 

Military  Cyclists'  Dress. 
The  Italian  minister  of  war  has  decreed  that  the 
pantaloons  of  the  military  cyclists  shall  end  in  a 
cotton  anklet,  to  which  is  sewn  two  pieces  ot  tape 
to  hold  it.  It  can  then  be  easily  held  in  the  high 
shoe.  The  pantaloon  then  somewhat  resembles 
bloomers.  Formerly  the  leggins  wore  out  the 
pantaloons  in  a  short  time. 

The  French  President's  Cyclists. 
The  present  residence  of  the  president  of  the 
French  republic  has  a  little  garrison  of  a  squad  of 
the  nineteenth  Infantry  in  splendid  uniform  to 
perform  the  honors  and  a  dozen  Cavelrymen  for 
orderly  service.  There  are  also  a  few  military 
cyclists,  who  appear  to  be  indefatigable  roadsters. 


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Punching  Eims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
Pedal  Crank  Shaft,  and  pressing  in  Ball  Eaeer  Cups. 
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and  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  for  heat 
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VOL.  13,  No.  21. 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  SEPTEMBER  21,  1894 


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WYLIE  WAS  ARRESTED. 


His  Chicago-New  York  Record  Race  Knocked 
in  the  Head. 

New  York,  Sept.  15. — A  constable  with  wind 
in  his  head  and  sand  in  his  back  but  not  a  drop 
of  sporting  blood  in  his  veins  put  a  stop  to  H.  H. 
Wylie's  Chicago-New  York  record  breaking  jour- 
ney at  Hackettstown,  between  Hagerstown  and 
Cumberland  on  Thursday,  the  alleged  oflfence 
being  riding  on  the  tow-path.  Wylie  had  to  tarry 
so  long  behind  prison  bars  that  he  abandoned  his 
attempt  and  came  the  rest  of  the  way  by  train. 
When  the  copper  captured  the  turn  of  his  wheel 
he  had  made  784  miles  in  6  da.  37  hrs.  and  was 
two  hours  ahead  of  the  record.  He  was  at  Man- 
hattan Field  to-day  and  rode  around  the  track  in 
2:45  4-5,  just  to  show  how  little  the  sword  of  jus- 
tice and  the  jolt  of  the  Pullman  car  take  out  of  a 
thoroughbred  racing  man.  Nothing  daunted  he 
will  start  on  a  reverse  record  breaking  attempt  on 
Monday  at  11  o'clock. 

New  York,  Sept.  19. — [Special  telegram.] — 
Wylie  deferred  starting  on  his  return  trip  on  ac- 
count of  rain.  He  will  leave  Thursday,  rain  or 
shine. 


A  TRIFLE  PREMATURE. 


Such  Was  the  Announcement  of  the  Settlement 
of  the  Minneapolis  Dif&culty. 
New  York,  Sept.  14. — "The  announcement," 
said  Chairman  Raymond  this  afternoon,  "that 
the  Minneapolis  trouble  had  been  settled  by  me 
in  favor  of  the  racing  men,  which  was  sent  out  by 
a  syndicate  man  from  Springfield,  was  entirely 
unauthorized.  He  never  took  the  trouble  to  a.sk 
me  and  gave  as  his  excuse  that  the  racing  men 
had  told  him  that  they  thought  it  looked  that 
way.  I  always  treat  newspaper  men  frankly 
when  they  come  to  me  and  give  them  all  I  can. 
There  is  no  excuse  for  any  faking  without  the 
trouble  of  asking  me  a  question  or  two.  The 
racing  men  wanted  to  be  heard  by  a  representa- 
tive, but  I  choose  to  hear  them  separately.  Under 
no  circumstances  would  there  be  any  cause  to  re- 
fuse the  Minneapolis  people  a  sanction  and  I  was 
forced  to  wire  them  that  the  report  was  untrue. 
Under  any  circumstances  they  could  easily  remedy 
any  trouble  in  future  by  the  employment  of  the 
probable  official  referee  or  a  referee  known  to  be 
competent." 


The  Favorite  Didn't  Win. 
The  five-mile  road  race  of  the  C4arfield  Y.  M.  C. 
.  A.  B.  C,  Chicago,  was  won  by  young  Bridget,  the 
sou  of  James  Bridger,  the  well-known  American 
representative  of  the  James  Cycle  Company.  As 
considerable  rivalry  existed  between  Bridger  and 
Black,  another  member  of  the  club,  this  race  was 
looked  upon  with  much  interest.       Bets  ran  high 


in  the  vicinity  of  Fifty-fifth  and  Fifty-ninth  streets 
and  the  odds  were  two  to  one  on  Black.  Although 
Black  had  a  lead  of  half  a  block  on  Bridger  at  one 
time,  the  latter  still  was  a  safe  wiimer,  crossing 
the  tape  seven  seconds  to  the  good. 


SEARLE  AHEAD  OF  RECORD. 


But  He  Is  Behind  Schedule  Time  on  Account  of 
Bad  Roads. 
E.  P.  Searle,  the  Eockford  man  riding  under 
the  Lincoln  Cycling  Club's  colors,  who  left  Chi- 
cago at  1  o'clock  Saturday  afternoon,  bent  upon 
breaking  the  Chicago-New  York  record  held  by 
Letter-Carrier  Smith,  is  reported  to  have  reached 
Buffalo    safe    and    sound  on    Tuesday   evening. 


Peck,  of  the  Lincoln  club,  paced  him  out  of  town 
to  Hammond,  Ind.,  whence  others  of  his  club- 
mates,  stationed  at  different  points,  were  to  take 
him  on  to  Fremont.  He  wired,  however,  that 
but  few  of  his  pacemakers  held  out,  compelling 
him  to  ride  the  last  eighty-five  miles  into  that 
city  alone,  arriving  at  1  a.  m.  He  took  a  four- 
hours'  rest,  having  ridden  contiuuously  for  forty 
hours  over  heavy  roads.  Although  eight  hours 
behind  his  schedule  he  was  ahead  of  the  record. 
At  6:10  Monday  evening  he  passed  Elyria,  O., 
375  miles  from  Chicago,  apparently  fresh,  where 
members  of  the  Cleveland  club  took  a  turn  at 
pacing.  At  about  9  o'clock  Cleveland  was 
reached,  and  at  4:30  p.  m.  Tuesday  he  landed  in 
Erie,  thus  covering  600  miles  in  seventy-five  and  a 
half  hours,  including  a  rest  of  seven  hours,  aver- 
aging eight  miles  an  hour. 

Searle  is  a  strong  road  rider,  having  three 
double  centuries,  ridden  in  from  sixteen  to  twenty 
hours,  to  his  credit.  Besides  this,  he  is  the  pos- 
sessor of  thirty-four  century  bars.  He  has  a 
schedule  mapped  out  estimating  as  his  best  possi- 
ble time  6  da.  1  hr. ,  or  101  hours  of  riding  and 
forty-four  hours  for  rest. 


PULLMAN  ROAD  RACE  AGAIN. 


The  Chicago  C.  C.  Decides  that  the  Race  Shall 
Be  Run  in  '95. 

Bob  Garden's  ghost,  after  lying  dormant  for 
nearly  a  year,  stalked  boldly  into  the  meeting 
room  of  the  Chicago  Cycling  Club  last  Saturday 
night  and  proclaimed  that  it  was  far  from  dead 
and  that  on  Decoration  day,  1895,  it  would  make 
its  appearance  as  it  had  in  years  prior  to  1894.  In 
other  words  the  Chicago  Cycling  Club  decided  to 
promote  a  road  race  over  the  Pullman  course  on 
Decoration  day,  1895. 

The  meeting  was  just  about  to  adjourn  after  a 
prolonged  and  heated  session,  in  fact  lunch  had 
been  announced,  but  when  Mr.  Van  Sicklen 
hinted  Pullman  road  race  there  was  a  scramble  to 
regain  seats  and  silence  reigned.  He  thought  it 
would  be  the  sense  of  the  meeting  that  the  Pull- 
man road  race  should  be  revived ;  that,  as  the  Chi- 
cago club  was  indirectly  responsible  for  its  begin- 
ning, it  was  essentially  a  C.  C.  C.  and  surely  a 
south  side  affair.  He  moved  that  the  club  run 
the  race  on  Decoration  day,  '95;  that  the  Associ- 
ated Cycling  Clubs  be  invited  to  co-operate  in  the 
management;  that  in  case  that  organization  re- 
fused the  other  south  side  clubs  be  asked  to  take 
a  hand,  and  if  they  refused,  to  go  it  alone. 

No  discussion  was  necessary — there  was  one  big 
"Aye  !"  when  the  question  was  put  and  a  round 
of  cheers  for  Bob  Garden  and  the  '  'good  old  Pull- 
man. "  It  may  have  been  sentiment  which 
prompted  such  an  outburst,  but  it  is  a  fact  that  a 
number  of  west  and  north  side  riders  are  with  the 
Chicago  club  in  believing  that  the  Pullman  course 
is  now  better,  for  the  purpose,  than  the  north  side 
course. 

Regarding  the  course  the  Inter  Ocean  said :  '  'Van 
Sicklen  offered  the  resolution,  which  was  strongly 
supported  through  sentiment,  no  improvement  in 
the  course  having  been  oft'ered  as  a  reason.  Some 
such  improvement  should  certainly  be  secured  be- 
fore the  course  is  again  used,  as  the  1892  race  was 
simply  barbarous. "  As  a  matter  of  fact  South 
Chicago  and  Stony  Island  avenues  are  now  entirely 
macadamized,  while  over  the  sand  hill  (which  is 
now  a  thing  of  the  .past)  and  into  Pullman  is  a 
fine,  smoothly  macadamized  drive.  There  is  now 
no  valid  objection  to  the  Pullman  course. 


John  F.  Cochrane  Dead. 
Boston,  Sept.  17. — John  F.  Cochrane,  the 
well-known  long  distance  rider  of  Maiden,  died  of 
typhoid  pneumonia  last  night  at  his  home.  Last 
July  he  made  a  run  to  Springfield  with  Steve 
Anderson  and  they  covered  214  miles  in  twenty- 
two  hours.  Cochrane  was  taken  sick  soon  after 
reaching  home,  and  it  is  thought  he  over-exerted 
himself.  He  leaves  a  wife  and  one  child,  another 
child  having'died  during  his  own  sickness 


ISAAC   B.  POTTER'S  WORK. 


WAS   A  FRIEND   OF   GOOD   ROADS   AND  A 
DEFENDER   OF  WHEELMEN'S  RIGHTS. 


It  Was   Through   His   Efforts  that  the  Liberty 
Bill    Was    Passed    by    the   New   York 
Assembly  and  Signed  by  Gov- 
ernor Hill. 


Isaac  B.  Potter  is  the  regular  candidate  for  the 
New  York  chief  consulship  and  is  opposed  by 
President  Lusoomb's  candidate,  Dr.  Santee.  Dr. 
Santee  is  the  industrious  and  capable  compiler  of 
the  New  York  road  book  and  a  loyal  friend  of  the 
league.  This  is  Potter's  record,  on  which  his 
friends  hope  to  elect  him  over  his  worthy  op- 
ponent: 

Having  been  prepared  for  college  at  the  public 
schools  of  Troy,  his  birth  place,  he  entered,  early 
in  the  seventies,  Cornell,  where  he  took  the  engin- 
eering course  and  attended  the  law 
lectures.  Even  thus  early  he  con- 
ceived a  love  for  athletics  and  was 
the  winner  of  the  intercollegiate  100 
yards  run  at  Saratoga  in  1875.  His 
business  career  began  with  the  prac- 
tice of  civil  engineering  in  Rensselaer 
and  Albany  counties,  where  he  had 
charge  of  the  construction  of  high- 
ways, streets  and  street  railroads  and 
of  municipal  and  suburban  street  im- 
provements. He  was  one  of  the 
engineers  on  the  building  of  the  New 
York  and  Canada  road  and  was  the 
chief  engineer  in  the  construction  of 
the  great  iron  bridge  between  Lan- 
singburg  and  Cohoes.  In  1881  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  came  to 
New  York.  His  early  training  cer- 
tainly fitted  him  well  for  what  has 
become  the  fad  of  his  life,  wheel- 
men's rights  and  good  roads. 

He  took  up  wheeling  about  1884 
and  joined  the  Brooklyn  Bicycle 
Club  in  1886.  In  1887  he  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  club's  board 
of  trustees  and  is  now  serving  his 
fourth  year  as  its  president,  for 
which  office  he  has  never  had  any 
opposition. 

He  joined  the  L.  A.  "W.  in  1886 
and  was  appointed  chairman  of  the  New  York 
division's  rights  and  privileges  committee  by 
Chief  Consul  Bidwell  in  the  autumn  of  that  year. 
That  appointment  dates  the  beginning  of  his  suc- 
cessful battle  for  the  rights  of  wheelmen  on  the 
roads  and  in  the  public  parks,  which  resulted  in 
the  passage  of  the  famous  Liberty  bill. 

A  brief  sketch  of  this  fighi  will  refresh  the 
memories  of  the  old  timers  and  perhaps  be  to  some 
e.Ktent  news  to  the  more  recent  cycling  recruits, 
which  may  not  be  altogether  inopportune  at  this 
time  when  they  are  called  upon  to  choose  their 
leader. 

You  must  know  that  at  this  time  in  nearly  all 
the  towns  of  the  state  there  were  ordinances, 
passed  in  the  days  of  the  "boneshaker"  nuisance, 
against  the  riding  of  velocipedes,  which  had  been 
revived  for  the  persecution  of  wheelmen.  At  this 
time,  also,  Colonel  A.  A.  Pope,  at  an  expense  of 
some  118,000,  had  been  fighting  in  the  courts  for 
the  right  of  bicycles  to  enter  Central  park,  which 
had  been  denied  by  the  park  commissioners, 
claiming  that  the  latter  had  the  right  only  to  reg- 
ulate them  but  not  to  exclude  them.    He  had 


been  beaten  in  the  lower  courts  and  the  case  was 
then  before  the  court  of  appeals  for   final  decision. 

The  idea  then  occurred  to  Potter — why  run  the 
risk  of  an  adverse  decision  ?  Why  not  take  it  out 
of  the  hands  of  the  court  by  an  act  of  the  legisla- 
ture giving  the  rights  demanded  ?  The  idea  had 
its  birth  on  a  Sunday  in  April,  1887,  and  on  that 
day  Potter's  pen  was  the  midwife  that  brought 
into  the  world  the  Liberty  bill,  baptized  and  pro- 
nounced legitimate  some  six  or  seven  weeks  later, 
after  having  passed  through  a  perfect  plague  ot 
infantile  ailments.  The  next  morning  he  took 
the  suckling  to  Chief  Consul  Bidwell,  who  gave 
father  and  child  his  blessing,  and  a  ion  voyage  to 
Albany.  He  went  at  once  to  Assemblyman  Can- 
ter, in  whose  district  Central  park  was  included. 

"Do  the  boys  want  this  ?"  asked  the  Tammany 
brave. 

"They  do,"  emphatically  answered  Potter. 

"Then  it  goes." 

So  far,  so  good.  But  there  might  be  delay  and 
the  bill  might  be  lost  in  some  committee's  pigeon 
hole,  so  Potter  hied  himself  to  Republican  Boss 
Husted,    the  famous  "bald  eagle  of  Westchester" 


ISAAC  B.  POTTER. 

and  speaker  of  the  assembly.  He  wasn't  disposed 
to  receive  the  bill  kindly  at  first.  He  had  horses 
that  were  afraid  of  a  bicycle.  Here  Potter  got  in 
his  fine  work  as  a  pleader,  and  asked  Husted 
whether  the  poor  man  who  couldn't  afford  any- 
thing better  than  a  bicycle  hadn't  as  much  right 
to  enjoy  his  wheel  as  the  rich  man  his  horse. 
Hunted  couldn't  deny  this  and  agreed  to  push  the 
bill.  Unless  unanimous  consent  were  given  to 
advance  the  bill  at  once  in  the  order  of  a  third 
reading  and  refer  it  to  a  committee  there  would 
be  a  delay  of  at  least  three  weeks. 

The  old  campaigners,  Husted  and  Canter,  knew 
their  business  well.  Canter  presented  the  bill 
and  at  once  asked  for  the  unanimous  consent. 
Four  or  five  men  were  on  their  feet  in  an  instant 
with  objection. 

Bang,  bang,  bang  went  the  bald  eagle's  gavel 
and  he  refused  to  see  any  of  the  objectors  and  be- 
fore they  knew  what  had  struck  them  unanimous 
consent  was  declared  to  have  been  granted  and 
the  bill  was  referred  to  a  committee  selected  by 
Potter,  of  which  a  college  chum  of  his  was  chair- 
maa.     Now  came  the  hard  work  for  its  final  pas- 


sage. By  the  aid  of  two  stenographers  Potter 
wrote  to  every  wheelman  of  influence  in  the  state 
suggesting  the  form  of  a  letter  for  him  to  send  to 
his  assemblyman.  It  passed  the  assembly  unani- 
mously and  although  the  park  commissioners, 
who  had  been  started  into  action  by  its  rapid  pas- 
sage, went  before  the  senate  committee  it  came 
through  there  victorious  to  the  tune  of  28  to  2. 

The  park  commissioners  and  others  renewed 
the  fight  before  the  governor  by  personal  argu- 
ments and  letters.  In  the  meantime  Potter  and 
Charles  E.  Pratt,  the  latter  the  Pope  company's 
counsel,  were  at  work  in  the  law  library  prepar- 
ing a  brief  Finally  came  the  day  of  the  wheel- 
men's hearing  and  with  it  a  throng  of  well-dressed 
and  carefully  selected  wheelmen  gathered  by  Pot- 
ter with  great  forethought  that  crowded  the 
capitol. 

"Is  this  a  mass  meeting?"  asked  Grovemor 
Hill. 

"It  is,"  replied  Potter. 

That  gathering  and  appeal  settled  it  and  the 
bill  was  signed   which  assures  bicycles  the    rights 
they  enjoy  in  all  the  parks  and  on  all  the  roads  in 
New  York  state  as  vehicles,  and  for- 
bids municipalities  or  local  boards 
passing  laws  in  violation  thereof. 

Wheelmen's  rights  on  the  roads 
having  been  secured  Potter  now 
turned  his  attention  to  the  roads 
themselves. 

"Wliat  chairmanship  would  you 
like,  Potter?"  asked  President 
Dann. 

'Road  improvement,"  replied 
Potter,  much  to  Dunn's  astonish- 
ment, as  the  rights  and  privileges 
committee  was  considered  the  post 
of  honor.     And  he  got  it. 

He  began  his  campaign  fur  good 
roads,  which  he  seems  to  have  made 
his  life  work,   by    writing    to    the 
dailies.     Then  by  request  appearec' 
the  widely  reviewed  articles  in  the 
Century,  the  Forum  and  the  Engin- 
eering Magazine.     At  the  same  time 
he  revised  the  pamphlets  issued  by 
the  road  improvement  committee  of 
the  L.  A.  W.     In  the  spring  of  1891 ' 
he  published  his  famous   '  'The  Gos- 
pel of  Good  Jloads,    a  Letter  to  the 
American  Farmer."      Of  this  20,000 
copies  were  distributed  by  the  L.  A. 
W.     It  was  reprinted  in  two  Eng- 
lish magazines  and  twenty  times  in 
American  publications.     With  Chief  Consul  Bull, 
of  Buffalo,  and  C.  W.  Wood,  of  Syracuse,    he  or- 
ganized at  Utica  the  New  York  Road  Improve- 
ment Association.     By  this  time  the  work  of  the 
road  improvement  committee  had   so  increased 
that  at  the  suggestion  of  Colonel  Pope  and  Chief 
Consul  Bull,    a  road  improvement  bureau  of  the 
L.  A.  W.  was  formed.     Potter  took  in  two  part- 
ners to  attend  to   his  extensive  law  practice  and 
made  a  three  years'  contract  with  the  L.  A.  W.  to 
manage  the  bureau  and  edit  Good  Roads.    At  the 
last  meeting  of  the  national  assembly  it  was  de- 
cided on  Mr.  Potter's  motion  to  limit  the  distri- 
bution of  the  magazine  to  the  L.  A.  W.  members 
at  a  nominal  charge  of  fifty  cents  each,  which  was 
necessary  to  save  the  publication,  the  other  mem- 
bers of  the  bureau  having  failed  in  their  promise 
to  solicit  support  from  the  trade.     During  Mr. 
Potter's  administration — January,  1892,  to  Feb- 
ruary,   1894 — there   were  nearly  1,000,000  copies 
distributed.      While    editor    he  also  wrote  and 
issued  "A  Primer  of  Road  Making"   and  secured 
$200  worth  of  advertising  for  it,  which  left  a  mar- 
gin of  profit  for  the  New  York  state  division. 


OBJECTS  TO  LADIES'  RACES. 


BARRY  HECLA  TAKES  PROMOTERS  TO 
TASK  FOR  BRINGING  THEM  OUT. 


He  Quite  Properly  Thinks  That  Only  the   Sen- 
sational Loving  Person  Would  Enjoy 
Witnessing  Them— What  the  Ef- 
fect Will  Be. 


Probably  very  few  readers  of  the  cycling  jour- 
nals perused  the  report  of  the  women's  road  race 
held  at  Louisville,  Ky. ,  some  weeks  since  without 
strong  feelings  of  astonishment  and  disgust.  It 
was  the  first  affair  of  the  kind  ever  held  in  Uncle 
Sam's  domains  [By  no  means,  Bany,  races  for 
women  are  old. — Ed.]  and  it 
is  earnestly  to  be  hoped  it 
will  be  the  last.  The  race 
was  run  under  the  auspices  of 
aLouisville  dealer  who,  doubt-  ~      ' 

less,  considers  the  vride  pub- 
licity given  the  unsavory  af- 
fair a  huge  advertisement  for 
himself  and  his  wares,  but 
unless  Kentucky  chivalry  has 
wholly  died  out,  I  expect  to 
see  that  promoter  so  thorough- 
ly "sat  upon"  by  the  wheel- 
men of  the  bluegrass  state 
that  others  contemplating  the 
introduction  of  "ladies'  races" 
in  their  meets  vrill  abstain 
from  following  a  precedent 
resulting  so  disastrously. 

A  bicycle  race   (if  such  an 
unmethodical    scramble     de- 
serves so  dignified  a    name; 
in  which  a  dozen  bloomer-be- 
decked females  ride  the  course 
at  a  slow   pace  without  suffi- 
cient mastery  over  their  wheels 
to  prevent  constant  collisions 
and  innumerable  tumbles,   in 
which  a  large  and  turbulent 
crowd, containing  no  small  pro- 
portion of  the  hoodlum  element 
likely  to  take  most  interest 
in  such  an  exhibition,  alter- 
nately cheers  and    guys  the 
riders  in  a  manner  probably 
unprecedented  in  the  history 
of  cycle  racing,  and  which  is 
finished  in  a  confusion  so  great 
that  the  judges  are  actually 
unable  to  see  the  contestants 
as  they  ride  across  the  tape, 
(or  "are  dragged  across  by  in- 
terested friends,"  as  one   eye  witness  put  it)  can 
hardly  fail  to  produce  an  exceedingly  unfavorable 
impression  upon  the  general  public  and  to  lower 
in  their  eyes  a  sjwrt  which  has  hertofore  been 
almost    entirely    exempt    from    the     disgraceful 
scenes  that  frequently  mar  the  success  of  other 
athletic  contests. 

The  practice  of  holding  female  bicycle  races 
should  be  crushed  in  the  bud.  Every  race  run 
by  women  works  direct  injury  to  the  cause  of 
cycling.  Woman  has  the  privilege  of  engaging 
in  any  and  all  forms  of  athletic  exercises  for  which 
she  is  not  by  nature  unfitted  and  thousands  and 
tens  of  thousands  of  the  most  cultured  and  refined 
of  American  women  have  found  in  bicycling  the 
ideal  form  of  recreative  exercise.  In  these  en- 
lightened days,  the  sight  of  a  woman  cycler  no 
longer  offends  the  most  fastidious  critic,  and  the 


pure  and  beneficial  influence  of  cycling  in  build- 
ing up  a  healthy,  noble  womanhood  is  almost 
universally  recognized.  But  when  members  of 
the  fair  sex  attempt  to  ape  the  lords  of  creation 
by  competing  in  cycle  races  of  their  own,  they 
take  a  step  which,  in  the  most  lenient  view  of  the 
matter  possible,  can  benefit  neither  themselves 
nor  the  sport  in  which  they  engage. 

The  sight  of  women  tearing  around  a  race  track 
awheel,  attired  in  semi-masculine  costumes,  and 
robbed  of  almost  all  the  visible  attributes  that  we 
commonly  associate  with  womankind,  is  one  to 
outrage  the  finest  feelings  of  every  true  gentleman. 
There  are  those  who  take  delight  in  such  a  specta- 
cle, but  they  are  not  the  class  of  people  we  would 
point  to  with  pride  as  supporters  of  cycle  racing. 
They  are  the  class  that  delight  in  any  novelty 
smacking  of  sensationalism,  and  the  very  fact 
that  they  gather  in   such  numbers   to    witness 


R.  Parker  Rich,  although  but  twenty-One  years  of  age,  has  been  racing  three  years,  and  has 
carried  the  red  and  white  o£  the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen  to  the  fore  in  may  a  hard  fought  contest, 
prominent  among  which  waa  his  winning  of  the  mile  championship  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia  on  June 
33  at  the  South  End  meet,  thus  stepping  into  the  shoes  of  "Billy "  Taxis  who  held  the  honor  for  four 
years  previous.  Rich  has  an  unpaced  flying-start  record  of  ;39  3  5  for  the  quarter  made  at  Tioga. 
Last  year  he  won  the  handicap,  open  only  to  Philadelphia  riders,  and  has  won  more  prizes  during  his 
racing  career  than  any  other  local  man  with  the  exception  of  Taxis.  Pressure  of  business  has  this  year 
prevented  his  devoting  much  time  to  training.  Next  year  he  expects  to  be  connected  with  the  local 
cycle  trade.    He  is  now  a  member  of  the  a  arwick  class  A  team  of  Philadelphia. 

women  race  shows  the  grade  of  the  attraction. 
The  best  patrons  of  the  path,  the  people  whose 
presence  at  race  meets  is  an  honor  to  the  pro- 
moters and  the  contestants,  and  whose  approval 
of  the  sport  carries  with  it  the  weight  of  univer- 
sally respected  opinion,  are  certain  to  strongly 
condemn  races  for  women,  not  alone  on  physical, 
but  on  moral  and  social  grounds  as  well. 

The  moral  atmosphere  of  the  path  is  certain  to 
be  lowered  if  female  racing  obtains  to  any  extent. 
We  all  know  the  way  other  classes  of  female 
athletics  are  viewed,  and  there  is  no  good  reason 
for  believing  that  those  who  would  engage  in 
feminine  bicycle  races  would  be  at  all  superior  in 
character  to  the  members  of  female  base  ball 
teams,  etc.  Eeader,  could  you  see  your  sister, 
your  wife  or  your  sweetheart  engaging  in  such 
contests  without  being  pained  at  the  thought  of 


the  influences  that  surrounded  them?  Would  you 
wish  any  woman  of  respectability  and  honor  to 
make  an  exhibition  of  herself  in  the  costume  that 
female  cycle  racing  would  be  likely  to  breed? 
For,  if  the  order  of  the  great  unwashed  is  to  be 
catered  to,  and  female  racing  becomes  common, 
contestants  clad  in  racing  costumes  that  will  make 
the  average  bathing  suit  turn  green  with  envy 
will  be  but  the  natural  consequence. 

Of  course  there  is  no  great  likelihood  of  female 
racing  experiment  being  tried  to  any  great  extent. 
Still,  the  possibility  of  the  Louisville  race  being 
follo.wed  by  other  affairs  in  kind  is  worthy  of  con- 
siderable attention.  This  is  an  age  of  novelty, 
and  the  news  that  over  10,000  people  witnessed 
the  race  in  question  may  induce  some  notoriety- 
seeking  tradesmen  to  project  similar  exhibitiG;;^ 
If  such  affairs  show  any  signs  of  becoming  at 
all  common,  the  cycling  public  should  take  paiug 
to  express  its  disapprobation 
in  terms  too  plain  to  he  mis- 
understood. Those  interested 
in  the  growth  and  continued 
prosperity  of  cycle  racing  can- 
not afford  to  lose  the  favor  of 
that  large  and  growing  class 
who,  while  devoted  to  the 
sport,  demand  that  none  of 
the  debasing  influences  and 
practices  that  sickened  them 
of  almost  all  other  forms  of 
athletics  shall  be  allowed  to 
smuch  the  good  name  of  the 
cycle  race.  The  adontion  of 
races  for  women  as  a  drawing 
card  at  tournaments  would  be 
distinct  retrogression,  and,  by 
attracting  large  numbers  of 
the  tough  elements,  would 
certainly  disgust  those  habit- 
ues of  the  track  who  have 
done  so  much  to  elevate  cycle 
racing  to  its  present  plane. 
The  meet  promoter  has  a 
promising  field  to  cater  to, 
and,  unless  he  be  absolutely 
blind  to  his  own  interests,  he 
will  strive  to  avoid  any  feature 
that  would  prove  objectiona- 
ble to  even  a  portion  of  his 
patrons.  All  the  tendencies 
of  the  times  point  to  the  rapid 
popularization  of  cycling 
among  the  upper  classes.  A 
policy  that  antagonizes  the 
better  cla-ss  of  wheelmen  and 
wheelwomen  in  every  com- 
munity is,  therefore,  simply 
suicidal  and  cannot  be  too 
strongly  protested  against. 
Cycle  racing  for  women  has 
been  strongly  condemned  by  every  cycling  editor 
or  writer  who  has  thus  far  been  heard  from.  Is  it 
not,  then,  the  height  of  folly  to  encourage  such 
racing  in  any  way,  and  the  part  of  wisdom  to 
adopt  a  policy  of  discouragement? 

Baeey  Hecla. 


Percival's  Old  Coat  as  a  Prize. 
A  road  race  which  is  attracting  considerable  at- 
tention is  the  100-miles  event  of  the  Winnisim- 
mett  Club  of  Chelsea,  Mass.  The  prize  list  will 
be  announced  later.  The  course  will  be  a  cir- 
cuitous one,  so  that  in  case  of  accident  to  a  con- 
testant immediate  aid  can  be  rendered.  It  will 
be  a  handicap  event.  The  fiftieth  prize  is  the 
coat  which,  under  the  guidance  of  Charley  Perci- 
val  and  his  chum,  Vinton,  created  such  a  sensa- 
tion at  the  Springfield  tournament. 


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APPSOVED   BY  SOCIETY. 

It  cannot  be  denied  that  fashion  cuts  a  very 
large  figure  in  the  commercial  world — and  society 
regulates  fashion.  Then,  when  society  has  given 
its  approval  to  bicycle  riding,  it  must  be  taken 
for  granted  that  the  trade  will  receive  a  very  de- 
cided benefit.  It  may  not  be  of  any  interest  to 
the  scorcher  to  learn  that  society  has  put  its  0.  K. 
on  cycling,  bat  the  dear  girl  who  has  pined  for  a 
ride  yet  dared  not  ^■entare  out  "because  it  wasn't 
proper"  and  the  tradesman  and  maker  will  be 
beside  themselves  when  they  know  that  society 
says  "go  it."  Ward  McAlister's  "four  hundred" 
had  said  it  was  all  right  but  the  Newport  "hun- 
dred and  fifty"  held  back  and  kept  everybody  in 
suspense.  Now,  however,  J.  J.  Van  Allen,  one  of 
the  "hundred  and  fifty,"  has  come  boldly  out  and 
started  the  ball  rolling  by  giving  a  very  select 
parade,  which  was  headed  by  Mrs.  Herman 
Oelrichs  and  Mrs.  Whitney  Warren.  Then  fol- 
lowed a  supper  and  dance  and,  we  suppose,  a  dis- 
cussion on  proper  dress  for  cyclists,  the  result  of 
which  we  await  with  interest. 

But  the  dress  question  will  be  cared  for,  no  doubt; 
the  important  thing  was  to  get  society  on  wheels 
— and  now  it  is  on.  As  one  paper  said,  "it  is  no 
longer  a  question  whether  one  can  ride  into  society 
on  a  wheel,  but  whether  it  is  possible  to  get  into 
society  without  one." 


WHAT  WE  MAY  EXPECT. 
Now  do  we  see  the  league  in  politics  and  well 
may  we  expect  to  hear  of  President  Luscomb  and 
Tom  Reed  hob-uobing  together,  or  Treasurer 
Brewster  and  John  Sherman  fixing  up 
11  silver  bill.  Perhaps  Secretary  Bassett 
and  Mr.  Gresham  will  have  a  chat  or 
t'-o;  maybe  Vice  President  Willison  will  be  giving 
Mr.  Stevenson  pointers  and  who  knows  that 
Cossum  and  McKinley  will  not  become  chummy? 
Raymond,  Potter.  Mott,  Watts  and  Perkins  vrill, 
perchance,  trot  around  with  Gorman,  Cullom, 
Brice,  Wilson,  Hoar  and  others.  There'll  be 
nothing  but  good  roads,  and  vehicles  other  than 
bicycles  will  not  be  permitted  on  any  thorough- 
fare. Likely  as  not,  in  order  to  keep  in  touch 
with  the  cycling  governing  body,  the  president 
will  honor  every  county-fair  meet  with  his  pres- 
ence, and  possible  become  the  referee.     To  further 


serve  the  interests  of  the  politicians  the  ladies  of 
the  cabinet  and  Mrs.  Cleveland  will  be  seen  coast- 
ing down  Pennsylvania  avenue  on  diamond 
frame  machines  and  attired  in  rational  dress. 
Horses  will,  of  course,  be  given  up  by  the  army  and 
in  their  stead  bicycles  will  be  used.  General  Miles 
will,  likely  as  not,  have  a  good  three-lap  track 
around  Governor's  island  when  he  succeeds  Gen- 
eral Howard,  and  water  cycles  will  be  used  for 
scouting  purposes  in  the  navy.  Verily,  this  latest 
deal  of  the  league  politicians  will  be  a  blessing  to 
the  makers  and  a  stroke  which  will  put  cycling 
ahead  a  whole  century. 


A  MUCH-NEEDED  LA  W. 

When  the  city  council  of  Chicago  has  passed  an 
ordinance  which  will  place  bicycle  repair  shops 
under  police  espionage,  as  is  the  case  with  pawn- 
shops, each  rider  and  dealer  in  the  city  will  feel 
that  his  chance  for  recovering  a  wheel,  if  stolen, 
will  be  somewhat  better  than  at  present.  The 
police  department  has  been  called  upon  to  famish 
a  large  number  of  men  to  look  up  stolen 
wheels  alone,  though  with  but  poor  success,  and 
it  was  seen  that  some  plan  must  be  devised 
whereby  the  machines  could  be  located.  Proba- 
bly not  ten  per  cent  of  the  wheels  stolen  are  re- 
covered, but  what  becomes  of  them  no  one  seems 
to  know.  Some,  doubtless,  are  shipped  to  other 
cities  and  there  sold ;  others  are  taken  to  shops  and 
so  changed  as  to  be  beyond  recognition.  Bicycle 
thievery  has  become  so  prevalent  in  Chicago  that 
it  is  hardly  safe  to  leave  a  machine  in  one's  own 
store,  office  or  home,  to  say  nothing  of  a  moment's 
stand  outside  a  cigir  store  or  restaurant.  There 
are  so  many  makes  of  nearly  the  same  design  that 
in  looking  for  a  particular  machine  it  is  like 
seeking  a  needle  in  a  haystack. 

The  ordinance  proposed  will  give  the  police  the 
right  to  inspect  the  machines  and  books  in  any 
shop;  the  proprietor  will  be  compelled  to  keep  a 
very  complete  record  of  all  wheels  brought  to 
him,  with  the  owner's  name  and  address;  he  will 
have  to  keep  a  daily  report  of  repairs  so  as  to  know 
the  name  and  number  of  the  machines,  and,  if 
called  upon,  will  have  to  furnish  any  desired  in- 
formation to  the  police. 

Such  an  ordinance  cannot  help  to  be  of  benefit 
to  everybody  except  those  engaged  in  the  thefts; 
it  will  help  the  rider,  the  repairer,  the  manufac- 
turer and  the  police.  Then,  when  some  of  these 
bicycle  thieves  are  convicted,  if  they  are  given  a 
sentence  such  as  a  horse  thief  would  receive,  the 
business  of  stealing  bicycles  will  be  dropped  to 
some  extent. 


After  all  Chief  Consul  Lusoomb's  reign  in 
New  York  may  prove  of  some  benefit  to  the 
league.  The  fact  that  the  membership  of  his 
division  has  dropped  considerably  since  he  took 
hold  has  stirred  up  the  old  hands,  who  have 
enough  pride  left  to  want  to  see  New  York  at  the 
top  of  the  heap  and  are  now  working  to  that  end 
through  the  ultimate  election  of  Mr.  Potter. 


The  Springfield  meet  did  not  show  to  the 
world  Zimmerman's  successor — that  individual  is 
yet  to  be  found.  The  races  at  Hampden  Park 
proved  true  the  Referee's  prediction  that  at 
least  a  half-dozen  Americans  were  about  evenly 
matched,  but  none  quite  the  equal  of  the  Skeeter. 


The  president  of  the  Springfield  club,  Mr. 
Miller,  attributes  the  success  of  the  meets  of  that 
organization  to  the  fact  that  considerable  attention 
is  paid  the  racing  man.  At  Springfield  they  do 
everything  to  satisfy  the  racing  men.  He  is  given 
fine  prizes,  a  magnificient  track,  has  the  assistance 


of  pacemakers  and  is  well  taken  care  of  generally. 
In  return  he  puts  up  grand  racing,  breaks  records 
and  pleases  the  crowd,  which,  as  a  result,  is  only 
too  glad  to  return  another  year.  In  the  meantime 
Springfield  is  advertised  far  and  near.  It  is  no 
Minneapolis-Indianapolis-Chicago  aifair. 


Massachusetts  should  call  on  New  York  to 
be  helped  out  in  the  matter  of  candidates  for 
chief  consul.  While  the  latter  has  an  abundant 
supply  the  former  must  go  a-begging,  just  because 
Mr.  Perkins  will  not  run  again  and  Mr.  Miller  is 
too  well  satisfied  with  the  second  position. 


Will  the  record-breakers  kindly  defer  farther 
action  in  their  line  until  we  can  catch  up  on  our 
book-keeping  a  little  ?  It  would  require  a  good 
force  of  accountants  to  keep  up  with  these  whirl- 
winds. 


There's  great  rejoicing  among  the  western 
pures — Gardiner  has  been  landed  in  the  class  B 
net,  report  says.  His  ability  has  been  recognized 
by  some,  at  least. 


What  a  sprint  the  old  league  has  developed  of 
late.  Its  "coming  on"  grandly  and  wiU  soon  be 
in  good  enough  condition  to  make  and  keep  a  kill- 
ing pace. 

'  ♦  ' 

HOW  SPRINGFIELD  SUCCEEDS. 


Pays  Attention  to  the  Racing  Men,  Gets  Good 
Racing  and  Good  Advertising. 
The  entire  field  of  class  B  men  of  the  country  is 
175.  A  larger  entry  list  in  this  class  than  that  at 
Springfield  has  not  been  seen  this  season,  the 
nearest  being  thirty-one  at  Toledo.  Had  Spring- 
field any  more  in  number,  she  could  not  have  had 
better  racing.  "The  field  included  every  good 
man  in  the  country,"  said  President  Miller. 
'  'We  were  only  sorry  Ziegler  was  not  present  be- 
cause he  has  been  so  widely  advertised.  We  in- 
variably have  all  the  good  men ;  we  appreciate  the 
racing  men  and  know  how  to  treat  them.  Hav- 
ing a  racing  team  of  our  own  has  taught  us  to 
treat  the  men  as  the  gentlemen  they  are.  We 
appreciate  that  good  treatment  is  our  best  adver- 
tising. The  racing  man,  the  races  and  good 
sport  are  what  the  the  people  come  to  see.  Give 
them  good  clean  sport  and  sensational  riding  and 
they  will  come  again.  We  placed  pacemakers  in 
our  races  for  the  first  time  two  years  ago  and  the 
system  was  such  a  success  then  that  it  has  come 
to  be  generally  adopted  all  over  the  country.  Our 
prizes  for  pacemaking  are  always  of  high  value, 
for  the  real  value  of  such  work  we  appreciate. 
Each  season  the  value  of  pacemaking  prizes  in- 
creases. It  is  far  cheaper  to  spend  the  money  in 
this  way  the  present  year  and  have  great  racing 
than  to  spend  four  times  the  amount  next  season 
to  dra  .v  the  same  crowd.  If  people  are  pleased 
they  will  always  come  again.  Money  we  spend 
in  inducing  good  races  is  so  much  advertising  and 
reaches  the  very  people  we  want  to  reach. 

"The  racing  men,  too,  are  imbued  with  the 
spirit  of  Springfield.  We  have  the  gate  every 
year  to  warrant  our  giving  good  prizes.  These 
are  always  of  the  very  first  value  and  are  what 
the  racing  men  want,  diamonds.  We  could  prob- 
ably have  more  bicycles  to  give  at  this  meet  than 
any  other  in  the  country.  We  do  not  ask  for 
them.  Seeing  as  much  of  the  racing  men  as  we 
do,  more  than  any  other  city  in  the  country, 
owing  to  their  training  here  in  the  spring  and 
breaking  records  in  the  fall,  we  understand  them. 
Records  broken  here  are  always  liberally  rewarded 
and  there  is  little  difficulty  in  obtaining  pace- 
makers. Springfield's  meets  will  continue  to  lead 
the  world,"  and  President  Miller  smiled  in  a  sat- 
isfied way.  His  words  were  golden  nuggets  and 
should  be  quickly  grasped  by  such  men  as  gave 
the  late  disgraceful  fiasco  at  Minneapolis. 


M;;-s   HAHaicAP-CLA-^-'^'e>-   &SoVi\  -  aut^t? -SArso^R 


60    PRIZES 
OUT    OF    75 
AT    PODUNK 


sounds  "big,"  but — there  may  have  been  included  59  "back  mark"  (including  the  "booby") 
prizes  won  in  a  road  race  (every  competitor -a  prize  taker),  in  which  some  "fast"  wheel  had 
captured  1st  time,  2nd  time,  1st,  3nd,  8rd,  etc. 


RAMBLER 


announcements  are  quite  the  reverse.  A  fifth  prize  in  an  important  event  may  be  a  valuable 
one,  but  Rambler  fifths  and  those  following  are  "not  considered"  in  announcements  of  Rambler 
prize  winnings.  It  is  the  "one,  two,  three  order"  that  counts.  For  example,  RAMBI/MR 
riders  won  at  - 

12       3       4    Total 

Springfield 4  3       3       1      11 

(Also  making  new  Class  "A"  competition  record.) 

Hartford,  Ct 3  1       3       4      11 

Norristown,  Pa 5  3       3       5      16 

Charlevoix,  Mich 4  4       1  9 

(Out  of  12  prizes  ) 

Spokane,  Wash 7  3       2  12 

(In  8  events.) 

Petoskey,  Mich 4  3       3       IspeclO 

Denver,  Colo - 8  4       5       3      lO 

(And  3  national  championships) 

Greenwood,  S  C 8  4       1  13 

Shenandoah,  fa 7  4       5       3       19 

Syracuse,  N.  Y 3  115 

Knoxville,  Tenn 3  1  4 

Norwich,  Ct 3  2  5 

Freeport,  L.  1 3  2       1  6 

Cortland.N.Y 2  13       17 

West  Chester,  Pa 3  1  4 

York,  Pa 3  2  1        6 

Trenton.  N.J 2  2       116 

Yazoo,  Miss 3  3 

(Out  of  4.) 

Padueah,  Ky 4  4 

Detroit,  Mich 2  2       1  5 

Columbus,  0 3  3 

Asbury  Park.  N.  J 2  2       3  7 

Wilmington,  Del 2  2       3  7 

(In  3  races.) 

Mt  Clemens,  Mich 8  4       3       2      12 

(1  m.  state  record.) 

Ionia,  Mich 4  4  8 

Dansvllle,  N.  Y 3  3       1  7 

Philadelphia,  Pa 2  1       4       2        9 

Romeo,  Mich 3  3       2  8 

(Out  of  a  possible  11.) 

Lowell,  Mich 6  4  10 

(6  events.) 

Lancaster,  Pa 5  3       1  9 

AsburyPark,  N.  J.,  (Aug.  11-12)..  3  5       4       1       13 

(ancinnati,  0 3  5       2  10 

(In  5  events.) 
Honolulu,  H.  1 8  8 

(Taking  every  medal.) 

Which  goes  to  prove  that 

"RAMBLER  BICYCLES  ARE  FAST  BICYCLES"  because 

"CHAMPIONS  (national  and  local)  RIDE  RAMBLERS  AND  WIN.' 

'•  How  doea  your  prize  list  foot  up  ?  Satisfactory,  eh  ?" 
Investigate  Rambler.-j. 


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THE  TOUR  AROUND    THE  HUB. 


Old    Time    Wheelmen    of    Boston  and  Vicinity 
Enjoy  Their  Annual  Outing. 

Boston,  Sept.  15. — History  repeats  itself  in  ths 
Boston  Bicycle  Club  more  so  than  in  any  other 
organization  or  land.  Once  a  year  occurs  a  repi- 
tition  of  that  famous  tour  around  the  Hub  made 
by  this,  the  oldest  cycling  organization  in  America 
in  1879.  The  holding  of  this  great  event 
always,  brings  out  the  veteran  cyclists  of 
the  country.  Men  vrho  seldom  think  of 
astriding  the  wheel  have  been  working 
their  passage  over  the  same  course  on  which, 
fifteen  years  ago,  they  rode  an  ordinary  with  all 
the  dignity  and  pride  of  their  high  position.  At 
their  head  rode  the  gallant  captain.  Dr.  "VV.  G. 
Kendall,  who  has  ever  been  prominently  identi- 
fied with  the  sport,  while  "Papa"  Weston  and 
Joe  Dean  held  posts  of  honor — the  former,  from 
the  fact  that  he  is  father  to  the  club  and  one  of 
the  first  men  to  ride  a  wheel  in  the  country,  and 
the  latter  from  the  reason  that  he  is  as  old  a  hand 
at  the  game  of  touring  and  racing  as  can  be  found 
in  a  day's  trip.  On  the  latter  branch  of  the  sport, 
however,  he  finds  a  strong  rival  in  the  person  of 
Will  Pitman,  who  won  the  first  bicycle  race  in  the 
country,  and  Theo  Eothe,  who  has  the  honor  of 
capturing  the  first  safety  track  race.  Alongside 
of  this  noted  quartette  rode  tlie  transcontinental 
tourist,  Allen  W.  Swan,  who  has  toured  in  remote 
sections  of  the  world  as  well  as  across  the  Ameri- 
can continent.  .Others  in  the  part  whose  names 
are  farailliar  to  all  followers  of  the  sport  were  H. 
W.  Robinson,  of  the  national  racing  board;  Presi- 
dent J.  E.  Tippett,  of  the  Massachusetts  club;  C. 
W.  Fourdriuier,  of  the  Bicycling  World;  W.  W. 
Stall,  A.  T.  Lane,  C.  P.  Donahoe,  J.  H.  Barke, 
E.  Pierce,  A.  B.  Bradstreet,  W.  H.  Sayward,  W. 
B.  Everett,  A.  F.  Wyman  and  Albert  Barnard, 
of  New  Bedford;  J.  E.  Hill,  New  Bedford;  L.  H. 
Johnson,  Orange,  N.  J. ;  W.  H.  Knight,  Newark, 
N.  J.;  Kirk  Munroe,  New  York;  H.  R.  Lewis, 
Philadelphia;  H.  Crowther,  C.  E.  Cartright,  A. 
Nickerson,  G.  C.  Brown  and  J.  J.  Fecitt. 

The  part  accompanied  by  a  cjcling  quartette 
first  visited  the  Grove  of  Pleasant  Memories  on 
Friday  morning,  and  there  enjoyed  a  bounteous 
lunch  and,  of  course,  played  a  game  of  base  ball. 
Before  this  grove  was  reached  the  part  was  given 
a  shower  bath  by  a  light  fall  of  rain.  But  it 
cared  naught  for  that  and  continued  to  carry  out 
the  programme.  The  evening  was  spent  at  Massa- 
poag  exchanging  reminiscences  and  other  things, 
one  with  another.  Preparations  were  then  made 
for  the  journey  of  the  following  day.  The  out- 
look of  jesterday  morning  was  anything  but 
pretty  to  behold  and  struck  terror  to  the  heart  of 
more  than  one  veteran.  However,  toward  the 
time  set  for  the  start,  the  heavy  clouds  rolled  away 
giving  place  to  sunshine  in  the  heavens  and  in  the 
hearts  of  the  participants  and  the  trip  from  here 
to  Hingham  was  accomplished  without  any 
great  mishap.  Here  a  good  dinner  was  discussed 
and  then  later  in  the  day  the  part  dissolved, 
some  returning  home  while  others  continued  to 
Nantasket,  where  they  spent  the  night. 

1  »  « 

Must  Pay  for  the  Tickets. 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  15. — The  Associated  Cycling 
Clubs  of  St.  Louis  yesterday  secured  a  judgment 
for  lji50  aga-.nst  the  firm  of  Canfield  &  Sachtleben. 
As  was  related  in  the  Referee  at  the  time,  this 
firm  had  subscribed  for  tickets  to  the  August 
tournament  to  the  amount  of  §50.  In  the  mean- 
time the  local  cyclists  brought  charges  of  incom- 
petency and  neglect  of  duty  against  Canfield,  who 
was  chairman  of  the  state  racing  board.  Canfield 
took  offence  at  this  action  of  the  wheelmen  and 


the  latter  claim  that  this  was  the  cause  of  his  firm 
withdrawing  their  subscription. 

At  the  last  meeting  of  the  A.  C.  C.  President 
D.  W.  Robert  was  presented  with  a  valuable 
umbrella  as  a  token  of  appreciation  for  the  good 
work  he  did  in  making  the  tournament  a  success. 


KENTUCKY'S  NEWS  BUDGET. 


Work  on  the  New  Track  Begun — Brown's  Queer 
Methods — Other  News. 

Louisville,  Ky.,  Sept.  17. — Work  has  been 
begun  on  the  new  track,  and  a  work  that  is  des- 
tined to  hel  p  make  history  for  the  sport  in  Amer- 
ica. Nothing  has  been  left  undone  to  have  all 
the  preliminaries  correctly  adjusted,  and  Engin- 
eer Fraser  says  early  in  November  will  see  the 
work  completed,  the  soil  beiug  of  a  nature  suita- 
ble to  the  work.  Thanksgiving  races  are  a  possi- 
bility. 

Started  a  Paper  and  Skipped, 

Bert  Brown,  a  man  of  about  twenty-five  years 
and  170  pounds,  is  wanted  in  Louisville  on 
charges  that  would  put  him  to  considerable 
trouble  if  caught.  He  started  a  bicycle  paper 
called  the  Oycling  South  and  collected  for  adver- 
tisements in  the  first  edition,  only  to  disappear, 
owing  bills  to  Moses  Fort,  Gray  Boyden,  Owen 
Lawson  and  others  in  great  numbers.  Owen 
Lawson  is  secretary  of  the  Kentucky  division  and 
is  well  known  in  this  and  other  states.  His  af- 
fliction (paralysis)  has  occasioned  some  considera- 
ble sympathy  for  him  and  general  indignation 
among  local  wheelmen  that  Brown  should  have 
selected  him  as  one  on  whom  to  practice  his  de- 
ception. One  wheelman  expressed  himself  in 
very  strong  language,  saying:  "Men  have  been 
killed  in  this  state  for  crimes  of  less  magnitude 
than  this  most  contemptible  one  on  Owen  Law- 
son."  LawsoQ  edited  the  first  edition  of  the 
paper,  but  is  no  longer  connected  with  it.  Brown 
sold  the  paper  before  skipping. 

KentucTzii  Division.   STeft, 

There  is  talk  of  securing  the  '95  Kentucky 
state  meet  for  Louisville,  and  it  is  even  said  that 
Maysville  is  anxious  to  give  it  up.  If  such  is  the 
case  Louisville  might  handle  it  with  good  effect 
on  the  new  Fountain  Ferry  track. 

Ji  (^ood  Advertisement. 

A  most  ingenious  device  is  in  Hill  &  Streitler's 
window  at  Owensboro,  Ky.  "A  Modern  Knight," 
constructed  of  all  the  elements  of  the  hardware 
business,  is  mounted  on  a  "likewise"  bicycle. 
The  gentleman's  armar  consists  of  stove  pipes,  his 
face  a  tin  pan,  the  minor  details  of  nose,  etc. ,  be- 
ing the  month  piece  of  a  coffee  pot.  Other  parts 
are  just  as  ingenious.  Grindstones  form  the 
wheels  of  just  as  wonderful  a  bicycle,  of  which  no 
minute  part  is  omitted.  The  rear  sprocket  is  over- 
lapping horseshoes  with  the  ends  projecting.  It 
is  worth  a  twenty-five  mile  trip  to  see. 


Mr.  Homer  Makes  a  Correction. 

Teoy,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  17. — Editor  Referee:  I 
am  very  much  surprised  to  read  in  your  last  issue 
certain  statements  concerning  myself  Allow  me 
to  say  that  when  Mr.  Underbill  (a  gentleman 
whom  I  very  much  admire  and  for  whom  I  have 
always  had  a  sincere  regard)  called  on  me  early 
in  August  with  a  petition  addressed  to  the  nomin- 
ating committee,  urging  them  to  nominate  Potter, 
Underbill  and  Bull,  I  refused  to  sign  the  petition. 
I  have  not  been  to  New  York  city  in  six  months 
and  have  done  nothing  to  secure  the  nomination 
for  the  vice-consulship.  The  meeting  of  the  local 
league  was  called  at  the  request  of  the  represen- 
tative from  one  of  the  clubs  forming  the  league 
(not  the  Troy  Bicycle  Club,  which  I  represent). 
E.  S.  Homer. 


FOR   CHICAGO  READERS. 


A  Scheme  to  Stop    Bicycle   Thefts— Chicago  C. 
C.   Active — Notes. 

Monday  night  the  city  council  will  likely  pass 
an  ordinance  placing  bicycle  repair  shops  under 
police  supervision,  as  is  the  case  with  pawnshops. 
This  action  will  be  taken  at  the  request  of  the 
dealers,  the  police  and  others  who  have  suffered 
through  the  numerous  thefts  of  bicycles  this  sea- 
son. Bicycle  stealing  has  grown  to  wonderful 
proportions  of  late ;  in  fact  it  has  become  a  regular 
business  with  some  and  the  police  have  had  hard 
work  to  even  recover  a  small  portion  of  the  wheels 
taken.  The  new  ordinance  will  be  similar  to  that 
governing  pawnbrokers.  Proprietors  of  all  shops 
will  be  compelled  to  keep  a  descriptive  book  con- 
taining full  information  concerning  the  machine 
brought  for  repairs,  the  person  bringing  it,  his  or 
her  address,  together  with  the  name  of  the  seller. 
The  proprietors  must  at  all  times  be  prepared  for 
police  inspection  and  give  all  information  required. 
Daily  lists  of  bicycles  brought  in  for  repairs  must 
be  submitted  to  the  police  department.  In  this 
way  it  is  hoped  the  game  will  be  somewhat 
broken  up. 

The  Chicago  C  C    Wideawake. 

The  Chicago  C.  C.  is  immensely  active  nowa- 
days, as  was  noticed  at  Saturday's  meeting,  when 
half  its  members  were  out.  A  new  constitution  and 
set  of  by-laws  was  adopted  alter  much  discussion. 
By  this  Captain  Davis  and  N.  H.  Van  Sicklen  are 
added  to  the  directory;  a  ladies'  auxiliary  is 
created,  the  members  of  which  pay  ^1  initiation 
fee  and  no  dues;  members  $10  in  arrears  for  dues 
will  not  be  permitted  in  the  house;  members  fail- 
ing to  pay  quarterly  dues  by  the  fifth  of  the 
month  will  be  fined  fifty  cents;  those  who  pay  six 
months  in  advance  will  receive  a  discount  of  $1, 
nine  months  in  advance  $2,  and  a  year  in  ad- 
vance |3. 

The  discussion  over  admitting  ladies  was  long 
and  very  animated,  but  the  objectors  to  the 
scheme  were  few  in  uumber  though  having  con- 
siderable to  say  with  apparently  little  effect. 

George  K.  Barrett  was  elected  secretary-treas- 
urer vice  R.  M.  Barwise,  whose  resignation  was 
accepted  with  regrets.  Nearly  fifty  new  mem- 
bers will  have  been  added  to  the  roll  before  the 
end  of  the  month. 

^mall  Chicago  Notes. 

Seven  or  eight  members  of  the  Chicago  club 
rode  to  Cedar  Lake  Sunday  last. 

Chicagoans  are  returning — N.  H.  Van  Sicklen 
is  home  from  the  Pacific  coast,  where,  he  says,  he 
shot  one  bear,  two  deer  and  numerous  small 
animals;  C.  G.  Sinsabaugh  has  returned  from  the 
East  and  S.  A.  Miles,  of  ^^/g/Be,  is  back  from 
a  ten  weeks'  trip  to  Europe. 

The  cycling  members  of  the  Country  Club  of 
Evanston  organized  a  cycling  division  Monday 
with  the  following  officers:  President,  Frederick 
Arndt;  secretary  and  treasurer,  P.  L.  Lord; 
Captain,  E.  S.  Browne. 

Burt  Barnes,  a  cyclist,  ran  over  Mamie  Spriggs, 
colored,  at  Fifty-third  street  and  Armour  avenue 
Sunday  night.  Her  left  knee  was  dislocated  and 
she  was  badly  bruised.  He  was  locked  up  on 
charges  of  assault  and  having  no  lamp  on 
his  wheel. 

The  Lake  View  Cycling  Club  opened  its  social 
season  with  a  musical.  The  300  guests  present 
enjoyed  one  of  the  best  entertainments  this  club 
has  given.  A.  E.  Smith,  the  letter  carrier  who 
broke  the  Chicago-New  York  record,  detailed  his 
experience  en  route.  ' 


The  Chicago  show  will  greatly  stimulate  the  bi- 
cycle trade.  Will  be  there. — W.  S.  Wincliell, 
Betana,  111. 


^^^1/^ce 


PALMER  TIRE. 


WORLD'S 


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RECORDS 


■^if  •J'li"  •fi'^  -Ji^  •^i\~-  -Ji^  ■^I'C-  ■^l■^  -^ix"-  "^1^  ■71'v-  "^1^  vi>f  vi^  viv  -Ji^ 


In  one  day.  Sept.  13,  at  Springfield. 

TITUS,  I  Hour;  26  Miles,  1,489  Yds. 

RECORDS,    7    TO    26    MILES    INCLUSIVE. 

BUTLER,  2  Miles;  4:04  4-5. 

And  September  12, 
SANGER,  I  Mile,  Unpaced;  2:07  1-5. 

Two  days,  Springfield,  20  races, 
9  Firsts,  10  Seconds,  10  Thirds;  29  out  of  a  possible  58  Prizes. 

50    PER    CENT. 


We  do  not  pay  indemnity  for  races  lost,   nor  do  we  give  an   accident  policy  with 
our  tires. 

PALMERS    NEVER    BURST. 

The  tire  which  wins  the  Records  on  the  tracks  is  the  tire  sold  to  the  world. 
*  WE  MAKE  NO  SPECIAL  TIRES  FOR  RACING  MEN. 


The  Palmer  Pneumatic  Tire  Co.,  Chicago,  iii. 


COLUMBIA    RUBBER  WORKS  CO., 

65  Reade  Street,  New  York 
and  159  Lake  Street,  Chicago. 


For  Prices  and  Information  address  the 
Licensees  and  Manufacturers 

THE     B.     F.     GOODRICH    CO. 

/:^^ AKRON,  OHIO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


RACING  BOARD  MATTERS- 


A  Batch  of  Professionals. 

The  following  are  declared  professionals  for 
violation  of  clause  A  class  B  rules:  Maurice  B.  Har- 
desty,  Sherrodsville,  0. ;  Archie  Dowuie  and  Dil- 
lon Davis,    Bloomfield,    Iowa;   C.  S.  Coughlin,  C. 

C.  Hoffman,  Victor  Viburgh,  Cripple  Creek,  Colo. ; 
J.  W.  Davis,   Denver,  Colo.;  A.  W.  Baronius,  E. 

D.  Hunt,  A.  C.  Duckworth,  William  Drummond, 
George  Billie,  Jr. ,  Topeka,  Kans. ;  Will  Eoblee, 
North  Kiver,  N.  Y. ;   Ed  Gex,    Ghent,    Ky. ;   Eice 


Linsky,  Fort  Worth,    and   Ed  M.  Boren,    Dallas, 
Tex.,  are  suspended  for  two  weeks  from   Sept.  15. 

F.  L.  Johnson,  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  is  suspended 
from  track  racing  for  sixty  days  from  Sept.  10  for 
using  obscene  language  on  the  track. 

A.  Men  Cannot  Pace  Ji  Men, 

As  the  applications  are  so  frequent  for  class  A 
men  to  pace  class  B  men  in  record  trials,  it  might 
be  well  to  emphasize  the  fact  that  no  such  priv- 
ileges can  be  granted.  Under  no  circumstances 
can  class  A  men  pace  class  B. 


road  race  has  been  convinced  that  G.  E.  Williams, 
the  first  man  to  finish,  received  assistance  through 
a  wagon  road  from  Adamsville  to  Greenville,  Pa., 
and  has  disqualified  him,  giving  the  race  to  C.  G. 
Wallin  of  the  Erie  Wanderers,  who  finished  second 
in  21  hrs.  15  min.  30  sec,  38  min.  30  sec.  behind 
Williams.  The  latter  is  the  young  man  recently 
suspended  from  the  track  for  two  and  a  half  years. 

* 

*      » 

THE  HARLEM  MEET. 


Titus  and  Macdonald  the  Stars  of  the  Day — A 
Mixed-up  Affair. 
New  York,  Sept.  15. — The  recently  adopted 
custom  of  distributing  free  tickets  ad  lib  to  the 
far  away  bleachers  of  Manhattan  Field  not  only  is 
doing  much  to  popularize  bicycle  races  among  the 
masses  but  is  proving  a  profitable  investment  to 
the  donors,  for  by  the  payment  of  the  extra  fees 
large  numbers  are  attracted  to  the  pay  stands. 
At  the  Harlem  Wheelmen's  meet  this  afternoon 
there  were  fully  3,000  on  the  latter,  2,000  on  the 
free  stands  and  1,000  divided  between  the  aqne- 


L.   C.  Johnson,  on  a  Cleveland. 


A.  I.  Brown,  on  a  Cleveland. 


Callendar,  Carrolton,  Ky. ;  James  Bracht,  Ar- 
mour, S.  D. ;  Arthur  Liday  and  Morley  Hassurd, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah;  Linn  Conn,  Sherburne,  A. 
E.  Brown,  Smyrna,  N.  Y. 

Temporarily  on  tJie  SI' elf. 

F.  E.  Paige,  Median;  E.  D.  Stevens,  Eochester; 
Forest  Taylor,  Holley;  A.  C.  Gunkler,  Eochester; 
C.  H.  Coles  and  C.  J.  Arnold,  Holley,  N.  J. ;  are 
suspended  for  two  weeks  from  Sept.  8  for  com- 
peting in  unsanctioned  races  at  Holley,  N.  J., 
Sept.  3. 

Frank  Eoberts,  of  North  Bennington,  Vt.,  is 
suspended  from  all  track  racing  for  sixty  days 
from  Sept.  10  for  competing  in  a  novice  race, 
having  previously  won  a  prize. 

For  competing  in  unsanctioned  races  at  Fort 
Worth,  Sept.  3,  W.  B.  Tackaberry,  C.  O.  Lorenz, 
Harry  Steinfeldt,    Max  Morris,    L.  E.  Day,   John 


More  Class  B  Men, 

The  following  are  declared  in  class  B  for  viola- 
tion of  clauses  a,  b  and  c,  class  A  rules:  W.  J. 
Brnnner,  Kansas  City;  James  Collier,  Denver;  D. 
Cobnrn,  St.  Louis;  Ham  Emise,  Salt  Lake  City; 
W.  Furguson,  Kansas  City,  W.  S  Furman, 
Oran,  O. ;  Eex  Croshell,  Salt  Lake  City ;  E.  Hen- 
drick,  Washington,  Mo. ;  G.  F.  Haskins,  Webb 
City,  Mo. ;  S.  M.  Hecker,  C.  B.  Howard,  Kansas 
City;  Charles  Pugh,  Denver;  O.  Eebbenschied, 
Kansas  City;  H.  Steinfeldt,  Topeka,  Tex.;  H.  A. 
Seavey,  Waltham.  Mass. ;  O.  Trimner,  Portsmouth, 
0. ;  O.  Thomas,  Washington  Court  House,  0. ;  W. 
C.  W.  Willis,  Louisville. 


Williams  Disqualified. 
Eeferee  Myler  of  the  recent  Bufifalo-Pittsburg 


duct  bridge  and  Deadhead  Hill  outside  the 
grounds  thus  giving  a  grand  audience  of  6, 000  of 
washed  and  unwashed  enthusiasts. 

A  heavy  rain  had  fallen  during  the  night;  but 
while  quite  soft  the  track  had  been  worked  into 
fairly  ridable  condition.  The  parsimoniously 
slightly-banked  comers  produced  an  exciting  and 
almost  unbroken  series  of  tumbles  as  usual,  but  a 
kind  providence  seems  to  smile  on  Manhattan 
racers  and  none  proved  very  serious. 

Twelve  fairly  good  second  rate  impures  with 
Fred  Titus  added  as  the  sole  star  performer  came 
dovra  from  Springfield  potHhnnting.  Barring  some 
pretty  good  going  under  the  circumstances  in  the 
five-mile  invitation,  their  races  were  very  tame. 
Bamett  was  put  in  the  limit  in  both  the  handi- 
caps. He  has  at  last  discovered  that  he  is  a  stager 
and  no  sprinter.     With  this  in  mind  he  started 


'c/^ce 


Morgan  sWrightDres 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


20 


WORLD'S  Records. 


MORGAN  &  WRIGHT  TIRES 


ARE 


GOOD  TIRES 


FIVE     NEW    WORLD'S    RECORDS. 


ALL    ON     MORGAN    &    WRrCHT    TIRES. 


AT  SPRINGFIELD,  MASS. 


Geo.  C.  Smith,  class  A,   1-4  mile,  standing  start,  unpace  I, 

Nat  Butler,  "       B,  2         "     flying         "         paced, 

J,  S.  Johnson,  "        "    3 

ti  it  a  ii       A  *<  <<  <<  «< 

a  n  a  ((       ^  tt  it  4<  ti 


4:04  4-5 
6:26  3-5 

8:38  3-5 
10:48  4-5 


Harley  Davidson,  of  Toronto,   Canada,  on   Morgan  &  Wright  tires, 
equaled  world's  record,  1-4  mile,  flying  start,  unpaced,  class  A;  time,  :2S. 


MORGAN    &   WRIGHT, 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Morgan  jicWrightTires 

ARE  good  tires     I 


Morgan  xWrightTIres 

ARE  GOOD  tires 


out  for  a  scorch  from  end  to  end  doing  up  Steen- 
,son,  his  fellow-marksman,  with  ease  and  appar- 
ently impresjing  the  middle  and  back  men  with 
the  hopelessness  of  their  chase,  for  they  rode 
without  a  bit  of  tobasco  leaving  him  to  win  both 
events  with  fF«ui  ten  to  thirty  yards  of  daylight 
to  spare. 

With  a  sixteen  minute  limit  the  five-mile  invi- 
tation men  set  quite  a  stiff  pace  with  the  pace- 
making  pretty  generously  distributed.  Steenson 
carried  them  to  the  mile,  Macdonald  to  the  two- 
mile  and  Brown  to  the  three  in  eight  minutes. 
Here  Barnett  began  to  put  on  steam  for  a  mile, 
the  iour-mile  post  being  passed  in  10:33.  At  the 
beginning  of  the  last  half  he  started  out  to  kill, 
but  this  was  the  time  the  little  game  didn't  work, 
the  field  holding  him  easily.  Johnson  shot  away 
at  the  bell,  but  was  napped  by  Titus  and  Macdon- 
ald on  the  back-stretch.  The  Riverside  pair  had 
a  good  race  of  it  Fred  beating  Eay  by  a  little  over 
a  length;  Helfert  four  yards  back  with  the  field 
bunched  at  his  heels:  time,  13:03  4-5,  the  track 
record. 

Bofinger.  who  has  become  a  big  A  favorite  with 
the    grand  stand,    was    in  good    form.       Start- 


Otto  Ziegler. 

ing  from  scratch  in  the  two-mile  handicap  he  won 
his  trial  in  4:57,  the  track  record,  and  got  third 
in  the  final  a  few  feet  away  from  the  winner. 

In  the  midst  of  the  excitement  of  the  final  of 
the  mile  handicap  the  marble  got  rolling  in  the 
bell  ringers  head  and  he  forgot  to  wag  the  clapper 
— the  result  a  mile  and  a  quarter  run,  an  appar- 
ent win  by  Charley  Granger,  a  lively  wrangle  be- 
tween racers  and  judges  finally  settled  by  Ray- 
mond's giving  the  race  to  Bofinger,  whom  the 
judge  testified  was  first  at  the  end  of  four  laps 
"Who  the  third  man  was  is  one  of  those  things  no 
man  can  find  out.  Raymond  declared  that  the 
club  should  make  up  in  all  fairness  the  dilference 
in  value  between  first  and  second  prizes,  since 
Granger,  the  second  man,  led  at  the  mile  and  a 
quarter,  the  apparent  finish. 

The  Riversides  "Chicagoed"  the  Greenwich 
and  New  York  trios  in  the  team  race  finishing 
one,  two,  three  at  the  tnd  of  the  last  lap. 

The  mile  novice  champiouship  of  the  Metropol- 
itan District  was  determined  by  the  result  of  the 
half-mile,  mile  and  two-mile  races  under  condi- 
tions comprehensible  only  to  the  inventor.  It 
was  announced  that  George  B.  Cobb,  Jr.,  had 
won  with  14  points,  that  W.  A.  Brown  was  sec- 
ond with  14,  and  that  J.  W.  Tilford  was  third 
with  5.     Let  it  go  at  that;  but  for  heaven's  sake. 


Mr.    Raymond,    never  let  it   occur  again.     The 
summary: 
One-mile,  novice— Final  heat— D.  R.  Thompson,   1;  W. 

D.  McGurn.  3;  A.  EickhoSf,  3;  time,  3:40. 

Half-mile,  scratch— Final  heat— W.   A.  Barbeau,  1;  G. 
B.  Cobb,  Jr.  -J;  F.  A.  Nagel,  3,-  time,  1:11  4-5. 
One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— A.  H.  Barnett,  120  yds.,  1; 

E.  A.  McDuffee,  30  yds.,  2;  Raymond  Macdonald,  40  yds., 
3;  time,  2:15  1-5.  Titus  (scratch),  Brown  (60),  Coulter  (40), 
Helfert  (70),  E.  C.  Johnson  (70),  Steenson  (120),  also 
started. 

One-mile,  handicap— Final  heat^-E.  A.  Bofinger, 
scratch,  1;  C.  K.  Granger,  20  yds.,  2.  Mile  and  a  quarter 
ridden  by  mistake  of  bell  ringer.  1  bird  man  and  time 
unknown. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Final  heat— S.  B.  Cobb,  Jr.,  70 
yds,  I;  W.  A.  La  Due,  Jr.,  160  yds.,  2;  E.  A.  Bofinger, 
scratch,  3;  time,  4:4". 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— A.  H.  Barnett,  180  yds.,  1; 
n.  R.  Steenson,  180  yds,,  2;  R.  Macdonald,  70  yds.,  3; 
time,  5:01 1-5.  L.  0.  Johnson,  (120)  Coulter  (70),  Hel- 
fert (120;,  E  C.  Johnson   (120)  also  started. 

One-mile  against  time— H.  H.  Wy lie  in  road  costume; 
time,  3:45  4-5. 

Five-mile,  invitation,  cla's  B— F.  J.  Titus,  1;  R.  Macdon- 
ald, 2;  W.  J.  Helfert,  3;  time.  13:0:J  4-5.  Brown,  McDuffee, 
E.  C.  Johnson,  Steenson,  W.  F.  Murphy  and  Barnett  also 
started. 

Three-mile,    team   race— Riverside   Wheelmen  (F.  F. 

Goodman,  J.  W.  Judge,  C.  R.  Granger)  73  points,  1 ;  New 

York    Wheelmen    (L.    D.    Adsit,    R,    M.  Butler,  G.  W. 

Dougherty)    no   points;    Greenwich    Wheelmen  (W.  A. 

Whilple,  H.  New,  A.  Lippman)  no  points;  time,  8:29  3-5. 

* 
*       * 

FOUR-LAP  TRACK  RECORD. 


At  Pittsburg  Tyler  Rides  a  Mile  in  2:03  1-5 — 
The  Races, 
PiTTSBUKG,  Sept.  17. — Harry  Tyler  made  a  re- 
markable ride  to-day  at  the  national  circuit  meet 
of  the  P.  A,  C,  going  the  mile  in  2:03  1-5  on  the 
quarter-mile  track,  breaking  Titus'  record  of 
2:07  2-5,  made  in  July.  Tyler  was  badly  beaten 
in  the  two-mile  handicap  by  Brown,  but  evened 
things  up  by  winning  the  half-mile  open  from 
Johnson  and  Taxis.  The  latter  won  the  mile 
handicap,  though  Johnson  was  so  near  to  him  at 
the  tape  as  to  nearly  cause  a  dead  heat.  The 
summary : 

Quarter-mile,  open,    class  A — A.  L.  Banker,  1;  J.  E. 
Patterson,  2;  Denniston,  3;  time,  :35. 

Half-mile,   open,  class  B— Tyler,   1 ;    Lutie  Johnson,  2; 
Taxis,  3;  time,  1:12. 

Mile,  handicap,  class  A — T,  A.  Kennedy,  90  yds  ,  1;  C. 
Hill,  140  yds.,  2;  W.  W.  Browneller,  3;  time,  2:2]  2-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B— Brown,  1;  Lutie  Johnson, 
2;  Goetz  3;  time,  :34  2-5. 

One-mile,  2:30  class,  class  A — J.  Patterson,  1;  George  E. 
Boyd,  2;  D.  W.  Kearns,  3;  time,  2:41  2-5. 

Mile,  handicap,  class  B — Taxis,  scratch,  1;  Lutie  John- 
son, 30  yds,,  2;  Eddy,  10  yds.,  3;  time,  2:23  3-5. 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A — A.  L.  Banker,  1 ;  J.  E.  Patter- 
son, 2;  Maxwell  Morehead,  3;  time,  1:13  2  5. 

Two-mile,  open,  class  B -Brown,  1;  Ernie  Johnson,  2; 
Tyler,  3;  time,  5:15, 

Five-mile,  open,  class  A— Banker,  1;   P.  E.  Jackson,  2; 
Patterson,  3;  time,  13:30  3-5. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  B — Coulter,  30  yds..  1;  Brown, 
20  yds.,  2;  Ernie  Johnson,  20  yds.,  3;  time,  1:03  2-5. 
* 

WILL  NOT  PERMIT  ROAD  RACING. 


Selectmen  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  Compel  the 
Boston  A.  C.  C.  to  Change  Its  Course. 
Boston,  Sept.  15. — Great .  indignation  is  ex- 
pressed by  the  local  wheelmen  over  the  action  of 
the  board  of  selectmen  of  the  town  of  Brookline 
in  withholding  permission  from  the  Associated 
Cycling  Clubs  to  hold  its  road  race  through  a  sec- 
tion of  that  town.  This,  of  course,  they  had  a 
certain  right  to  do  under  the  new  law,  and  should 
the  course  not  be  changed  any  man  racing  through 
Brookline  is  liable  to  arrest.  While  not  decrying 
the  new  law  in  the  least  the  cyclers  believe  the 
selectment  of  this  one  town  out  of  a  half-dozen 
might  have  given  them  the  necessary  papers  and 
thus  permitted  the  title  of  road  championship  to 
be  decided  over  the  course  which  has  been  used 


for  that  purpose  since  the  early  days  of  the  East- 
ern Road  Club  races.  The  A.  C.  C,  which  was 
mainly  responsible  in  securing  the  adoption  of  the 
new  law,  take.-i  the  matter  quietly  and  will  change 
the  course  so  that  it  shall  not  extend  through 
Brookline.  The  section  of  the  course  affected  by 
this  position  of  the  selectmen  is  that  extending 
from  St.  Mary's  street  to  the  West  End  car  station 
on  Beacon  street  boulevard,  one  of  the  best  sec- 
tions of  the  course.  Consequently  the  cour.'^e 
will  probably  be  changed  at  these  two  points  so 
that  it  shall  run  over  the  old  Milldam  road  to 
Winship  street  and  to  the  reservoir.  This  road  is 
now  in  i^rocess  of  repairs  and  will  make  awfully 
poor  going  for  the  participants  in  the  race. 

* 
*      « 

BUFFALO  RECORD    SMASHING. 


Ramblerites  Beat  Pressites  and  Lower  Five 
American  Road  Records. 
Buffalo,  Sept.  15.— The  most  remarkable 
road  race  ever  held  in  this  state  was  the  fifty-mile 
team  race  for  the  club  championship  of  Buffalo 
and  western  New  York  and  for  the  Rose  challenge 
trophy.  The  race  was  run  over  the  Buffalo-Corfu 
and  return  course,  which  has  been  accurately 
surveyed  and  is  of  full  distance.  The  roads  were 
typical  of  ordinary  country  thoroughfares.  The 
first  and  last  three  miles  were  over  asphalt  pave- 
ments, but  the  remainder  of  the  distance  was 
through  the  rural  district. 

In  the  face  of  all  the  bad  conditions,  Herrick's 
ten-mile  record  of  26:00  2-5,  made  against  time 
over  the  Belle  Isle  course  July  14,  and  Bain- 
bridge's  record  of  26:13,  made  at  Chicago  recently, 
were  lowered  to  25:40.  Van  Wagoner's  twelve- 
mile  record  of  32:30,  made  at  Lockport  June  15, 
was  also  broken.  The  first  twelve  and  a  halt 
miles  to  the  Martin  turn  were  made  in  32:05,  by 
W.  E.  Blake,  with  Weinig,  Buse,  Steimal  and 
Gofihler  lapped  on  his  wheel.  The  twenty-five 
miles  from  Martin  turn  to  Corfu,  back,  were  made 
in  1:10:25  1-5,  lowering  L.A.Callahan's  record 
of  1:10:37,  made  May  30.  Blake,  Buse,  Steimal 
and  Goehler  were  lapping  Weinig  when  the 
official  time  was  taken,  so  they  share  the  honor. 
At  thirty-miles  they  were  only  44  seconds  behind 
Barthel's  record  of  1:34:56  when  he  lowered  the 
fifty-mile  record  to  2:31:34  1-5.  These  five  men 
were  all  members  of  the  Rambler  team,  an  d  at 
thirty-seven  and  a  half  miles  were  five  minutes 
ahead  of  the  next  competiters.  For  the  last 
twelve  and  a  halt  miles  it  was  a  loaf,  otherwise 
Barthel's  fifty-mile  record  would  have  gone.  As 
it  was,  however,  the  American  competition  record 
of  2:32:20,  held  by  F.  A.  Foell,  was  lowered 
almost  two  minutes  by  Weinig,  who  outsprinted 
his  comrades  in  the  dash  across  the  tape. 

Four  teams  were  nominated  to  start,  but  the 
Columbias  failed  to  put  in  an  appearance.  The 
composition  of  the  sextettes  was  as  follows: 

Ramblers  B.  C— A.  B.  Goehler,  A.  E.  Weinig,  W.  L. 
Steimal,  W.  F.  Buse,  W.  R.  Blake,  G.  G.  Buse. 

Press  C.  C— L.  A  Callahan,  C.  H.  Callahan,  F.  A. 
Foell,  E.  F.  Leonert,  John  Penseyres,  T.  Sayles. 

Comrades  C.  C— C.  Werick,  C.  A.  Sliker,  H.  J.  Wolf, 
A.  Schulmeyer,  L.  Diebolt,  P.  Saenger. 

The  Ramblers  requested  the  services  of  Goehler 
from  Bridgeman  of  the  Columbia  team,  and  Bald 
came  on  with  the  boy  from  Springfield.  Tom  Eck 
came  with  L.  A.  Callahan  and    "Brother  Charl." 

The  teams  were  lined  up  in  two  strings;  the 
Ramblers  and  the  two  Callahans  and  Leonert  in 
the  first,  and  the  remainder  in  the  second  line. 
At  2:42:30  Klippel  gave  the  word.  Goehler  set 
an  unmerciful  clip  for  the  first  mile,  the  time  be- 
ing 2:28.  Callahan  and  Leonert  then  came  up, 
and  after  a  good  pace  for  about  a  mile,  shot  away 
from  the  bunch,  but  less  than  a  half-mile  beyond 


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Callahan's  rear  tire  gave  ont.  Leonert  main- 
tained his  advantage,  and  his  lead  was  not  cut 
down  materially  nntil  his  wheel  went  to  pieces 
six  miles  out.  The  Eiimblerites  had  shaken  the 
entire  crowd  and  G.  G.  Bnse  of  their  own  team 
The  five  Ramblerites  hung  eloselv  together.  They 
covered  the  first  twelve  and  a  half  miles  at  2:34 
to  the  mile.  At  the  twelve  and  a  half  mile  post 
they  were  twenty  seconds  ahead  of  all  others.  The 
Eambler  quintette  added  to  its  advantage  in  the 
second  twelve  and  a  half  miles,  and  at  Corfu  was 
over  three  minutes  ahead  of  the  nest  string. 

From  Corfu  home  the  leaders  did  some  great 
team  work.  The  wind,  though  not  very  stiff,  was 
against  them,  and  not  one  of  the  first  five  took 
the  pace  for  more  than  a  quarter.  It  was  a  con- 
stant change  of  pace.  The  twenty-five  miles  were 
made  in  1:10:25  1-5,  and  Weinig  just  snatched 
the  new  competition  record  from  Steimal  by  tak- 
ing the  pace  when  he  did.  The  order  of  finish  was: 


Time. 

A.E.  Weinig 2rO:iO 

W.  F.  Base 3:30:40  1-10 17 


, PoiDts , 

E.B.C.  P.C  C. 

18     ...... 


A.  B.  Goehler 8:30:40  1-5  . 

W  L.  Steimal 2:50:40  3-10. 

W.  R.  Blake 3:.3T:10 

L.  A.  CaUahan 2:39:00 

F.  J.  Sayles 2:39:00  2-5  . 

F.  A.  Foell 3:40:50 

G.G.Buse 2:40:51 

J.  Penseyres 2:5.3:13 

E.  F.  Leonert 2:53:13  1-5  . , 

C.  H.  Callahan 2:59:59 


That  Minneapolis  Affair. 
The  racing  men  against  whom  charges  were  pre- 
ferred by  the  Minneapolis  people  have  filed  their 
answers  with    llr.  Raymond,    who  has  in  turn 
submitted  the  case  to  the  racing  board.     Brown, 


Titus,  Goehler,  Githens,  Bald,  Sanger,  Cabanne 
and  Johnson  detail,  over  their  signatures,  the 
trouble,  denying  that  they  broke  any  rule.  Their 
side  of  the  story  is  about  the  same  as  printed  in 
^^^/Ve-  at  the  time  of  the  trouble.  Sanger, 
Titus  and  Johnson  admitted  they  stayed  out  of 
the  handicaps  because  they  knew  they  could  not 
overcome  the  long-mark  men,  who  were  given 
frightfully  big  starts.  Titus  and  Cabanne  deny 
that  they  asked  for  cash  for  their  tandem  record, 
but,  after  they  found  their  prize  was  not  there, 
they  asked  for  an  order  for  merchandise,  but  have 

received  nothing  as  yet. Bridgeman    denies  em- 

phatically  that  he  asked  for  $25  and  refused  to 
allow  the  Columbia  team  to  ^ride  until  'it  was 
forthcoming. 

*       » 

QUAKERVILLE  RACING  NEWS. 


Some  of  "Philly's"  Cracks  Go  Pot-Hunting — A 
Serious  Accident. 
Philadelphia,  Sept.  17. — Last  Saturday  was 
an  off  day  among  the  local  cycling  element, 
although  quite  a  number  tried  their  luck  pot- 
hunting  at  Chester,  Eiverton  and  Egg  Harbor 
Fair.  The  meet  of  the  Chester  Bicycle  Club 
attracted  about  1,000  people  to  the  ball  park.  The 
track  is  a  new  and  exceedingly  dangerous  one, 
and  as  the  riders  were  aware  of  th&  fact,  the  time 
was  generally  slow.  Notwithstanding  the  care 
exercised  the  men  always  seemed  to  bunch  at  the 
second  turn,  the  most  dangerous  portion  of  the 
track,  and  a  number  of  spills  was  the  result,  the 
most  serious  of  which  resulted  in  John  Heishley, 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club,  being  badly 
cut  about  the  face,  legs  and  hands.  R.  Landis, 
unattached,  won  the  notice  in  2:54|.  L.  C. 
Johnson,  unattached,  captured  the  mile,  2:50 
class,  in  3:00.     The  mile  handicap  went  to  Frank 


Turner,  of  the  Wilmington  Wheel  Club  (105),  in 
2:34.  In  the  club  one-mile  handicap  Charles 
Church,  of  Chester  (scratch),  broke  the  track  rec- 
ord and  rode  the  fastest  mile  of  the  day,  the  new 
figures  being  2:36  3-5.  Robert  Weir,  of  the  Wil- 
mington Y.  M.  C.  A.  (50),  won  the  five-mile 
handicap  in  14:27. 

At  Biverton. 
The  Rivertonians  held  a  .series  of  club  races  on 
their  fast  and  pretty  four-lap   track  on  Saturday 
afternoon,    tlie  more  important  of  which  resulted 
as  follows: 

One-mile,  c'ub  handicap— E.  C.  Grice,  200  yds.,  I;  M.  J. 
Bailey,  scratch,  2:  W.  J.  Soast,  40  yds.,  3;  time,  2:39. 

Mile,  scratch,  for  points— C.  B.  Brooksbank,  5  points,  1 ; 
C.  T.  Earp,  4  points,  2;  M.  J.  Bailey,  3  points,  3;  W.  J. 
Soast,  2  points,  4;  J.  G.  Satterthwait,  1  point,  5;  time, 
2:34  3-5. 

Half-mile,  junior  club  handicap— M.  L.  Vanderslice, 
scratch,  1;  C.  Poulterer,  scratch,  2;  Stanley  Groves, 
scratch,  3;  time,  1'.20  4  5. 

A.t  the  Egg  Barbor  Fair. 
"Billy"  Wenzel,  of  the  Quaker  City  ^\Tieelmen, 
had  a  big  afternoon  among  the  Germans  at  the 
Fgg  Harbor  City  Fair,  and  didn't  do  a  thing  but 
capture  all  the  bicycle  events  on  the  programme, 
three  in  number — tie  mile,  2:40  claiis,  in  3:00; 
the  mile  handicap,  ixom  scratch,  in  2:41  and  the 
five-mile  in  14:18.t. 

^  Serious  Accident. 
The  doubts  entertained  as  to  whether  the  five- 
mile  course  on  the  Montgomery  pike,  belweeu 
Bryn  Mawr  and  City  Line,  was  the  full  dis- 
tance, and  the  fact  that  it  had  never  been  meas- 
ured by  a  professional  surveyor,  led  a  party  of 
the  Century  Wheelmen — William  Hahn,  George 
Bilgen,  M.  H.  Harrop  and  Horace  Sayre,  the  lat 
ter  a  civil  engineer — to  carry  a  measure  over  the 
course  last  Saturday  afternoon,  with  the  result  of 
proving  that  it  is  about  50  yards  over  the  five 
miles.     This  is  probably  due  to  the  fact  that  the 


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pre^dons  measurement  was  made  with  a  liuen 
lipe,  which  stretched  somewhat.  This  will  in- 
sure the  acceptance  by  the  Century  Eoad  Club  of 
America  of  the  five-mile  tandem  record  of  12:13, 
recently  made  by  the  Lagen  brothers  of  the  Cen- 
tury Wheelmen. 

The  party  had  driven  to  Bryn  Mawr  in  a  car- 
riage which  followed  slowly  in  the  rear  of  the  sur- 
veying party.  After  finishing  their  work  it  was 
decided  to  make  a  short-cut  down  the  dangerous 
grade  to  the  City  Line  bridge  over  the  Schuylkill, 
during  the  decent  of  which  the  horse  became  un- 
manageable and  ran  away ;  striking  an  obstacle  at 
the  side  of  the  road,  the  shalts  broke  off  and  the 
carriage  was  overturned,  throwing  the  four  cen- 
turions heavily.  They  were  all  able  to  rise  but 
Hahn,  who  was  rendered  insensible  and  was 
thought  by  his  comrades  to  be  dead.  He  was 
conveyed  to  St.  Timothy's  hospital  at  Eoxborough, 
where  he  received  surgical  attendance,  a  gash 
three  inches  long  being  found  in  his  forehead. 
Hahn  was  later  taken  to  his  home  and  at  last 
accounts  was  doing  well. 

Racing  Sriffs. 
Racing  by  electric  light  at  Kiverton,  which  will 
be  opened  on  the  25th  with  the  race  meet  of  the 
Park  Avenue  Wheelmen,  seems  likely  to  prove  a 
financial  success,  if  not  an  artistic  one.  Taxis 
and  quite  a  number  of  the  other  class  B  cracks,  in- 
cluding possibly  Tyler  and  Titus,  will  be 
on  hand. 

Charles  Konollman,  the  proprietor  of  the  Black 
Horse  hotel  at  the  intersection  of  Montgomery 
pike  and  City  Line  avenue,  has  offered  a  gold 
medal  to  the  winner  of  a  series  of  road  races,  to 
be  held  on  afternoons  when  no  regular  club  event 
is  sched  uled. 

The  talk  over  the  probable  outcome  of  the  Q. 
C.  W.  Century  road  race  will,  it  is  thought,  re- 
sult in  a  match  race  between  Church  and  Taxis, 
the  former  demurring  from  the  universal  opinion 
that  the  latter  would  have  been  an  easy  winner. 
A  party  of  Century  Wheelmen  went  out  to 
Coatesville  on  Friday  to  met-t  Wylie,  who  at- 
tempted to  break  the  Chicago-New  York  record. 
He  didn't  materialize,  but  during  the  day  Jacob 
Eech  &  Co.,  the  local  Sterling  agents,  received  a 
telegram  from  him  to  the  effect  that  he  had  been 
pulled  lor  riding  the  tow-path  at  Hagerstown, 
Md.  He  passed  through  Philadelphia  on  Satur- 
day morning — on  a  train. 

Immediately  after  the  racing  season  Taxis  will 
endeavor  to  break  Charles  Lagen's  five-mile  record 
of  12:09  over  the  Bryn  Mawr— City  Line  course. 
Handicapper  "Abe"  Powell  won  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Bicycle  Clubs  married  men's  race  at  River- 
ton  last  Tuesday.  Johnny  Wells,  the  manager 
of  Charles  Smith  &  Go's  Rambler  agency,  won 
the  first  heat  in  2:35  1-5,  and  Powell  the  second 
and  third  in  2:53  2-5  and  2:50.  On  the  same  oc- 
casion Brooksbank  won  the  Riverton  A.  C.  cham- 
pionship, beating  R.  P.  Rich,  Earp  and  Bailey. 
On  the  opening  day  of  the  Tri-County  Fair  at 
Pottsville  A.  Rittenhonse,  of  Norristown,  won  the 
novice  in  3 :26 ;  L.  Johnson,  of  Wilmington,  the 
three  minute  class  in  3:262;  C.  B.  Jack,  of  Read- 
ing, the  championship  of  Montgomery,  Berl^s  and 
Chester  counties  in  3:06;  J.  F.  Emertrout,  of 
Reading,  the  mile  ride  and  run  in  3:42f ;  and  C. 
Krick,  of  Sinking  Spring,  the  mile  open  in  2:34J. 
Wm.  Wentzel,  of  the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen, 
rode  a  mile  against  time  doing  the  distance 
in  2:29|. 

Races  at  Quebec. 
Quebec,  Sept.  15. — The  first-races  ever  held  in 
Quebec  under    C.   W.   A.   rules  took    place    on 
Wednesday  at  the  Q.  A.  A.'snew  track,  where 


the  Quebec  Cycle  Club  held  its  first  annual  meet. 
The  attendance  was  not  large  owing  to  other  at- 
tractions. As  the  track  is  still  very  soft  the  time 
made  was  not  remarkable.  A  still  larger  meet  is 
assured  for  next  year.  McKellar  of  Toronto 
captured  .all  open  events.  Ed  Laliberte,  in  the 
half-mile  club  handicap  won  the  race  from  scratch 
in  1:21  1-5,  very  good  time  for  so  jworatrack. 
He  was  disqualified,  however.  A  surprise  was 
the  winning  of  the  mile  provincial  championship 
by  J.  G.  LaPointe,  of  the  Quebec  Cycle  Club. 
F.  McNaughton,  winner  of  the  novice  race,  a 
local  man,  is  a  very  promising  young  rider,  having 
ridden  only  five  weeks. 

CHICAGO  ROAD  RACES. 


Herman  <Xordan  Defeats  Leonhnrdt, 

The  five-mile  road  race  over  the  Lake  View 
course  promoted  by  Louis  Jordan,  last  Saturday, 
was  won  by  Herman  Jordan  from  scratch  in  the 
splendid  time  of  12:15.  Leonhardt,  who  also 
started  scratch,  was  twenty-five  seconds  behind 
Jordan.     The  summary: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

H.Jordan ...scr.       12:15 

G.A.Thompson 2:30       14:48 

C.Gruis 1:30       14:08 

A.  L.  Leonhardt scr.       12:40 

F.  F.  Fraley 8:(10       14:41 

J.  A.  Oesch 1::M       U:ii 

W.  Fahrig 1:00       14:07 

F.  Hansen 3:00       16:39 

Charles  Shoenberg 2:80       16:26 

CharlesOslen 2:00       16:28 

First  Place  and  Third  Time, 

Sunday  the  Viking  club  held  its  annual  ten- 
mile  road  race  over  the  west  side  course,  fifteen 
of  the  twenty  starters  finishing.     The  summary: 

Hdcp,    Time 

C.  Boyschaw 1:30       28:05 

E.  Christenson 8:30        29:07 

J.  B.  Breckey 4:C0       30:38 

Franli  Heaney 4:00       30:40 

M.  J.  Bolsted 4:00        31:13 

O.  Peterson scr.       27:33 

Charles  'I  rouvig scr.       27:34 

Hart  Hanson scr.       27:36 

L.  VV  Anderson 3:00        32:50 

John  Pretorius 2:00        31:52 

J.etter  Carriers  Hold  a  Jtace, 

The  first  race  given  by  letter  carriers  of  station 
F  was  run  on  Palmer  square  Monday,  the  distance 
being  five  miles.     The  following  was  the  order  of 

finish: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

T.  Mahr 2::»       17:39 

J.  T.  Puneil scr.       16:02 

Joseph  Buckley 1:45       17:48 

Isaac  Wallace :45       16:58 

S.  t-colt 2:30        19:26 

L.  Hartigan 1:45        19:00 

Fred  Israel V:.30       20:00 

PaulGoloDSki 1:00       19:12 

Herman  Hirschfield :45       19:00 

Monis  Holt 1::30       20:16 

Five  Miles  in  12:30  1-5. 
If  the  course  over  which  *he  Vincennes  C.  C. 
held  its  road  race  Monday  is  full  five  miles  and 
the  timing  was  correct,  Tracy  Holmes  has  broken 
the  five-mile  road  record,  for  he  is  credited  with 
having  covered  the  distance  in  12:30  1-5.  The 
race  was  over  the  south  side  boulevards.  Holmes 
was  paced  by  Peck,  Osman,  Bicker,  WilSon  and 
others.  While  not  less  than  five  men  are  said  to 
have  caught  the  time  as  12:30  1-5  it  is  also  said 
not  one  had  a  stop  watch.  The  record  will,  of 
course,  be  looked  into  when  presented  for  accept- 
ance to  the  Century  Road  Club.     The  summary: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

H.  Cheeney 4:00       ir,:10 

Lew  Williams 2:15       13:45 

Charles   Foley :5:16        1  i:"in 

F.  Levey 4:00       l,'j:48 

John  H.Kelly ...2:15       14:15 

EdWilliamson 2:15       14:18    | 


B.O.Hill 1:30        13:r,6 

Ed  Kelly 1:30       l.H:58 

Tracy  Holmes scr        !■  ::)0 

W.  E.  Bamsby 2:30       15: 18 

Garfield  T.  JU.  C.  A.  Wheelmen. 
The  Garfield  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tion Wheelmen  held  a  five-mile  road  race  Satur- 
day at  5  o'clock.  Vincent  Loos,  from  scratch, 
won  time,  covering  the  course  in  12:58.  F.  J. 
Bridger  won  the  race  from  the  1:30  mark.  The 
summary: 

Hdcp.       Time. 

F.J.  Bridger 1:30       14:40 

W.G.  Black 1:30        14:47 

J.  Forester 2:00       14:59 

A.  Peache 2:30       15:00 

R.  McWhirter 2:00       14:57 

Vincent  Loos scr.       12:58 

J.  P.  Phillips 4:00       17:21 

H.  Peache 2:00       15:22 

J.  E.  Palmer 1:30       15:53 

R.  E.  Hopkins scr.        13:36 

E.  Frickie  won  the  two-mile  race,  sivsu  by  the  same 
club,  with  Phillips  second;  time  5:10. 

A.  South  Chicago  Sace. 

The  Achatan  club's  eight  and  three-quarters 
mile  road  race  was  run  at  South  Chicago  last 
Saturday.  Eight  place  prizes  and  a  handsome  time 

medal  were  awarded.     The  result: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

H.  Aitchison  5:00       26:42 

W.  B.  Ferguson 3:00       25:00 

F.  C.  Burkhart 8:30        25:30 

.  PashiDski 4:00       27:20 

W.  A.  Zlatanich 1:00       24:18 

H.  F.  Brandenburg scr        23:20 

W.  Kleinman 1:00       24:20 

J.  Schroeder scr.       25:28 

Foster 3:00       28:30 

L.H.Russell 3:00       28:48 

Van  de  Sande  Won  from  Scratch. 

The  first  annual  ten-mile  road  race  of  the  Co- 
lumbian Eagle  Wheelmen  was  held  Saturday  at 
4:30  o'clock.  The  time  prize  and  the  race  were 
won  by  Van  de  Sande  in  27:11  and  second  time 
by  W.  P.  Jones,  who  finished  fourth,  in  27:20. 
The  Chicago  C.  C.  Moad  Race. 

The  Chicago  C.  C. 's  ten-mile  road  race  has  been 
postponed  to  Oct.  6.  It  will  be  a  sealed  handicap 
affair  and  about  all  the  riders  will  be  starters. 


After  the  Twenty-Five-Mile  Record. 
New  York,  Sept.  15. — The  New  York  Recorder 
has  started  the  promotion  of  a  twenty-five-mile 
road  race  on  Oct.  6,  over  the  Union  county  course 
used  in  the  recent  Jersey  road  race.  It  is  believed 
to  be  the  fastest  recognized  road  course  in  the 
country.  In  the  recent  race  Luitegens,  Line  and 
Willis,  three  comparatively  unknown  men,  came 
within  a  few  seconds  of  Barnett's  Irvington -Mil- 
bum  record  of  1:11:18,  doing  1:11:35,  1:11:43  and 
1:11:46,  respectively,  while  fifteen  men  beat 
1:15:00,  as  against  twelve  men  in  the  Irvington- 
Milburn  last  spring,  notwithstanding  the  course 
was  stony  and  dusty  that  day.  In  a  recent  pri- 
vate trial  Willis  :s  said  to  have  done  1:07:38.  It 
will  be  a  race  exclusively  for  the  flyers,  since  only 
twenty  selected  men  will  be  allowed  to  start  and 
no  man  can  receive  a  prize  unless  he  beats  1:15:00. 
Fred  Titus,  Abe  Bamett,  George  Cotfin,  Teddy 
Goodman  and  W.  J.  Helfert  have  entered  already 
and  an  effort  wiU  be  made  to  get  all  the  eastern 
and  western  twenty-five-uiile  cracks  to  compete. 
Following  the  lead  of  the  Spalding  jieople  it  is 
expected  that  the  other  makers  will  put  in  their 
teams.  Pacemaking  tandems  and  singles  will  be 
allowed  the  racers  and  furnished  as  far  as  possible 
by  the  promoters.  If  the  hour  be  beaten  the 
Recorder  offers  a  special  prize  of  great  value. 

Thirty-Two-Minute  Stand-Still  Act. 

Junction  City,  Kan.,   Sept.    15. — The  feature 
of  Ihe  closing  day  of  the  meet  here   was  Dum 


BROKEN  ON  A  DERBY 


CHICAGO  TO  NEW  YORK 


IN    7    DAYS,    21    HRS.,    18    MIN. 


A.  E.  SMITH,  the  fast  Chicago  letter-carrier,  accomplishes  this  feat  on  a  light  DERBY, 
though  hindered  by  storms  and  muddy  roads.  Stanwood's  record  broken  by 
10  1-2  hours  and  not  the  slightest  difficulty  with  wheel  or  tires. 

DERBYS    ALWAYS    GO    THROUGH    WITHOUT    ACCIDENT. 


DERBY    CYCLE    COMPANY, 


161-167  South  Canal  Street, 


CHICAGO. 


MENTION    THE   KEFEHEE 


mond's  stand-still  of  32  min.  against  the  record  of 
38  min.  The  latter  time  would  have  been 
equalled  had  not  some  one  run  into  him.  The 
summary : 

Half-mile,  open— W.  Holmquist,  1;  E.  E.  Shellenbarger, 
2;  time.  1:25. 

One-mile,  open— O.  Vernon,   1;  Orville  Brown,  2;  time, 
3:04. 

Half-mile,  open— 0.  Brown,   1;  Jolin  Chase,  2;  time, 
1:851-5. 

Two-mile,  open— O.  Vernon,  1;  W.  C.  Stewart,  2;  time, 
5:35  2-5. 

*  '  * 

PAXTON  WAS  A  STAR. 


He   Won  One    Open  Race   and  Was   Quite  Con- 
tented. 

Speingville,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  18.— Cal  Paxton, 
who  claims  this  place  as  his  home,  won  enough 
glory  for  one  day  this  afternoon  when  he  captured 
the  mile  open  at  the  first  meet  of  the  Springville 
C.  C.  It  was  a  victory  over  the  best  class  A  rid- 
ers in  this  part  of  the  state,  and  Paxton  received 
an  ovation.  As  he  only  appeared  in  this  event, 
he  is  not  apt  to  find  himself  the  hero  at  scratch, 
until  he  gives  further  evidence  of  his  ability. 

Tonawanda  riders  cut  quite  a  figure  in  the 
racing.  Winter  landed  the  novice  race.  De 
Temple  got  second  in  the  mile  2:50  class  and 
five-mile  handicap,    and  ran   third  in   the  mile 


2:12  4-5,  as  against  his  record   of  2:07  2-5.     The 
summary : 

One-mile,  state  championsliip,  Y.  M.  C.  A— F.  C.  Heine- 
man,  'Frisco,  1;  C.  F.  Lemonon,  Oakland,  2;  time,  2:43  2  5. 

One-mile,  Oakland  championship — C.  D  Bates,  Reli- 
ance Club,  I;  B.  C.  Lunn.  Reliance,  2;  time,  2:39. 

One-mile,  novice— J.  E.  Edwards,  Los  Angeles,  1 ;  P.  R. 
Mott,  Oakland,  2;  time,  2:40. 

Half-mile,  handicap— O.  B.  Smith,  San  Jose,  1;  C.  R. 
Griffiths,  2;  time,  1:07  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— O.  B.  Smith,  Garden  City  Club,  1; 
F.  M  Rose,  Acme  Athletic  Club,  2;  time,  5:10  1-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B,  six  starters— C.  S.  Wells, 
Bay  City  Wheelmen,  1;  Russell  Gushing,  Garden  City 
Club,  2;  time,  2:23. 

* 
*       * 

Chicagoans  at  Paxton. 

Paxton,  111.,  Sept.  8. — The  first  bicycle  tour- 
nament here  was  held  to-day,  a  big  crowd  being 
on  hand.  The  two  Nieolets  gobbled  most  of  the 
good  prizes.  The  meet  was  not  sanctioned  and 
the  men,  after  being  warned  by  message  from 
Chicago,  refused  to  ride  until  sanction  was  ob- 
tained. Mr.  Jacquish  of  Chicago  telegraphed  the 
sanction  and  the  races  were  run.  The  summary : 

Half-mile,  novice— F.  Gourley,  1;  A.  C.  Fenton,  2;  Park 
Sanger,  3;  time,  1:17. 

Quarter-mile,  open— A.  J.  Nicolet,  1;  J.  G.  Nicolet,  2;  A. 
W.  Cleaver,  3;  time,  :36  3-5. 

One-mile,  county  championship— William  White,  ];  V. 
Kemp,  2;  F.  McCracken,  3;  time,  3:03  2-5. 

One-mile,  open -A.  J.  Nicolet,  1:  J.  G.  Nicolet,  2;  A.  W. 


Minnie  Walden  on  scratch.  The  other  entries  up 
to  date  are  Ida  Vail,  50  yds,  Eudie  Shelbriuk,  100 
yds.,  Lottie  Shelbriuk,  150  yds.,  and  Mamie 
Delaney,  200  yds. 

The  wheelmen  of  Evanston  will  hold  a  ten- 
mile  race,  starting  at  Ridge  avenue  and  Main 
street,  Saturday  morning. 

(reorge  C.  Smith  won  the  two  mile  A.  A.  V. 
champion  trip  at  Travers  Island  on  Saturday  with- 
out trouble  and  in  slow  time. 

A  mile  handicap  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  on  Tuesday 
was  won  by  E.  S.  Bennett,  75  yds;  George  Stocker, 
scratch,  second  and  Frank  Stocker,  100  yds,  third; 
time,  2:38^. 

An  eighteen  and  one-half  mile  road  race  is  lo 
be  run  next  Thursday  at  San  Diego,  Cal.,  and  on 
the  day  following  will  be  a  lantern  parade  as  a 
feature  of  the  Cabrillo  celebration. 

The  Kearney  (Neb. )  C.  C.  's  September  tourna- 
ment has  been  postponed  from  the  19th  and  20th 
to  the  27th  and  28th.  For  ten  class  A  and  ten 
class  B  events  no  less  than  $2,500  in  prizes  are 
offered. 

The  M.  &  W.  Cycling  Club,  composed  of  em- 
ployees of  Morgan  &  Wright,  is  to  hold  a  special 
five-mile  road  race  over  the  Humboldt  Park- 
Palmer  Square  course  on   Saturday.     It  is    ex- 


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The  above  explains  itself,  being  the  certificate  of  assay  from  the  United  States  mint  at  Philadelphia  for  Morgan  &  Wright's  mi  dal  for 
the  unpaced  mile  record,  which  has  been  described  in  these  columns. 


handicap,  while  Blake  reached  the  line  first  in  ' 
the  five-mile  event.  "Pop"  Foell's  determined 
spirit  secured  the  2:50  class  for  him,  and  Newton, 
a  ruralist  of  Little  Valley,  won  the  mile  handicap 
after  Werick  had  given  a  game  exhibition.  Sum- 
mary: 
One-mile,  novice— H.  G  Winter,  1;  W.  L.  Steimal,  2;  G. 

F.  Smith,  3;  time,  8:38. 

One-mile,  open— Cal  Paxton,  1;  W.  E.  De  Temple,  8;  A. 
E.  Weinig,  3;  time,  2:39i. 

One-mile,  handicap— W.  A.  Newton,  20  yds.,  1;  C.  Wer- 
ick, 70  yds.,  2;  W.  E.  De  Temple,  50  yds.,  3;  time,  2:25. 

One-mile,  Springville  championship— R.  B.  Waite,  1;  H. 

G.  Barker,  2;  W.  D.  White,  3;  time,  2:52. 

One-mile,  2:50  class— F.  A.  Foell,  1;  W.  E.  De  Temple, 
2;  A.  B.  Stone,  3;  time,  2:36*. 

Five-mile,  handicap— W.  K.  Blake,  230  yds.,  1;  W.  E. 
De  Temple,  225  yds.,  2;  C.  Werick,  310  yds.,  3;  W.  L. 
Steimal,  340;yds.,  4;  time,  13:10. 


Y.  M.  C.  A.  Races  at  Alameda. 

San  Feancisco,  Sept.  15. — Five  bicycle  events 
were  on  the  programme  of  the  state  meet- 
ing of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  at  the 
Alameda  track  to-day.  Wells  and  Ziegler  being 
among  the  contestants.  The  latter  was  poorly 
paced  for  a  mile  trialand  could  do  no  better  than 


Cleaver,  time,  2:36}. 

Half-mile,  county  championship— V.  Kemp,  1;  F.  Gour- 
ley, 2;  F.  McCracken,  3;  time,  1:15  1-5. 

Two-mile,  lap  race— A.  J.  Nicolet,  1;  J.  G.  Nicolet,  2;  E. 
S.  Church,  3;  time,  6:17  3-5. 

Halt-mile,  ladies'  race— Flo  Barnes,  1;  Mrs.  Delia  War- 
ren, 2;  time,  1:50. 

One-mile,  championship  of  eastern  Illinois — A.  J.  Nico- 
let, 1;  J.  G.  Nicolet,  2;  S.  E.  Hall,  3;  time,  2:32. 

Five-mile,  championship  of  Ford  county — William 
White,  1;  F.  Gourley,  2;  F.  McCracken,  3;  time,  14:34  4-5. 

One-mile,  unpaced— E.  S.  Church,  1;  A.  W.  Cleaver,  2; 
J.  F.  Contant,  3;  time,  2:31  3-5. 


Race  Notes. 

Bert  Hicks  won  a  three-mile  race  at  Merrellan, 
Wis. ,  Tuesday  in  9 :45. 

Saturday  C.  H.  Peck  will  attempt  to  lower 
Bainbridge's  ten-mile  road  record. 

At  Bryan,  O.,  Monday  a  quadruplet  went  a 
quarter  in  :27j  and  a  fifteen-year-old  boy  rode  a 
half  in  1:08. 

At  St.  Louis  two  races  for  women  will  be  con- 
tested at  the  championship  games  of  the  central 
division  of  the  Amateur  Athletic  Union  at  the 
Pastime's  grounds  Saturday.  One  will  be  a 
quarter  and  the  other  a    mile    handicap,    with 


'  pected  the  five-mile  will  be  lowered  if  the  condi- 
tions are  favorable. 

The  metropolitan  local  track  racing  season  will 
will  be  wound  up  by  the  postponed  Mercury 
Wheelmen  meet  at  Flushing  on  the  22nd  and  the 
Crescent  Wheelmen  races  at  Plainfleld  on  the  29th. 

The  Columbus  (0. )  Wheel  Club,  a  new  organi- 
zation growing  out  of  the  old  Columbus  Cycling 
Club,  which  has  just  disbanded,  will  give  a  tourn- 
ament toward  the  close  of  the  national  circuit.  It 
will  be  about  the  second  week  in  October. 


Results  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  Sept.  15. — The  races  run 
to-day  in  connection  with  the  county  fair  attracted 
a  large  number  of  spectators.  Good  time  was  the 
rule.     Summaries: 

One-mile,  handicap— Frank  Whitacre,  St.  Joseph,  1;  E. 
J.  Rawson,  Topeka,  2;  J.  Hughey,  Council  Blufis,  3;  time, 
2:06  3-4. 

Quarter  mile,  open— John  English,  Maryville, 
Bninner,  Kansas  City,  2;  Whitacre,  St.  Joseph,  3 
:37  1-3 

Half-mile,  open— John  English,  1;  AI  Brunner,  2; 
Stevens,  St.  Joe,  3;  time,  1:15  1-3. 

Two-mile,  handicap— J  Hughey,  Council  Bluffs, 
Lee,  St.  Joe,  2;  Al  Brunner,  3;  time,  4:51 1-2. 


1;    Al 
time. 


1;  Ed 


STILL  ON  THE  GO  IN  PARIS 


ROAD  AMD  PATH  RACING  STILL  AT  THEIR 
HEIGHT  IN  FRENCHLAND. 


The  Skeeter  Keeps  On   Winning  Races  and  In- 
creasing His  Popularity— Tandem  Races 
and  Tandem    Records  —  Many 
Events  for  the  Future. 


Paeis.  Sept.  3. — [Special  correspondence.] — 
The  weather  was  not  all  that  could  have  been  de- 
sired last  Sunday,  uotwithstanding  a  fairly  repre- 
sentative crowd  of  people  congregated  at  the  Seine 
path  to  witness  the  running  in  the  grand  prize  of 
the  U.  V.  F.,  over  a  distance  of  five-kilometers 
(3  miles  190  yards).  This  year  it  was  decided,  in 
consequence  of  the  championships  being  closed  to 
foreigners,  to  institute  an  annual  race  of  an  inter- 
national character,  which  event  was  to  be  always 
under  the  control  of  the  governing  body,  the  U. 
V.  F.,  which  gave  the  following  prizes:  First,  £40 
and  gold  medal;  second,  £10  and  silver  medal; 
third,  £4  and  a  medal.  The  entries  comprised 
Zimmerman,  Banker,  Medinger,  Parman,  Harris, 


(500  m)  :41,  and  the  last  quarter  :29  4-5.  Al- 
though the  two  leaders  were  Americans  they  re- 
ceived a  splendid  ovation  for  the  plucky  way  in 
which  they  led  from  start  to  finish.  The  handi- 
cap, one  lap  (500  m),  ended  in  a  dead-heat  be- 
tween A.  C.  Edwards,  scratch,  and  Meyer  (the 
Dane),  42-meters.  The  last  "bit"  of  the  day  was 
a  tandem  race,  won  by  Edwards  and  Louvet; 
second,  Antony-Rene;  third,  Dumond-Renaux. 
Machine  accidents  prevented  Banker-Harris  and 
Starbuck-Hewson  finishing.  , 

Wheeler  is  Belter. 

As  mentioned  in  my  last  batch  of  notes  the  Kid 
had  had  a  nasty  fall  and  fractured  his  shoulder 
and  arm.  Under  the  skillful  care  of  a  professional 
masseur  he  has  nearly  recovered. 

Paris-  '■aint  Malo. 

This  event  was  concluded  on  Sunday  last  and 
finished  up  the  road  races  ior  this  season.  A  big 
number  started  but  twelve  only  finished.  Lums- 
den,  Lucas,  Kempliu  and  Buffel  ha^dng  given  up 
soon  after  the  commencement.  The  winner  was 
Lesna,  who,  it  will  be  remembered,  won  the  last 
Bordeaux-Paris  race.  He  just  beat  Thi  by  half  a 
wheel  in  this  eighteen  hours'  race,  whilst  Rivierre, 
who  was  third,  came  in  four-fifths  of  a  minute 


tres  record  time  (Linton  1  hr.  12  min.  5  2-5  sec. ). 
The  new  figures  stand  at  1  hr.  9  min.  30  2-5  sec. 
Yesfcrday  the  100  kilometres  record  was  talked 


M.  Louis  Busquct. 

about,  but  the  weather  changing,  operations  were 
deferred. 

Zimmerman  Again  at  JBrussels, 
Negotiations  have   been  pending  and   are  now 


Zim  and  Henri  Losie  finishing,  the  Skeeter  leading. 


Start  of  the  tandem  race. 


Edwards,  Hewson,  Louvet,  Antony  and  Mercier. 
There  were  two  heats  and  a  final,  in  which  the 
appended  men  qualified  and  took  part:  Edwards, 
Banker,  Zimmerman  and  Medinger.  At  the 
pistol  shot  Banker  led,  Zim  doing  likewise  two  laps 
later,  but  a  quarter  mile  from  home  the  pace  quick- 
ened,   Edwards,    Banker  and  the  Skeeter  lying 


Measuring  the  track. 

together.  In  the  home  straight  the  champion 
claimed  the  lead  and  won  easily,  whilst  Banker 
got  second,  Edwards  third  and  Medinger  last. 
The   total  time  was  10  min.  14  4-5  sec,  last  lap 


later.     Such  a  finish  has  never  before  been  seen  in 

France. 

Linton  Whipped  Dubois. 

Another  record  was  swamped  two  days  since 
on  the  Bordeaux  cement  track.  A.  V.  Linton  ran 
a  match  against  that  good  old  stager  Jules 
Dubois,  distance  fifty  miles.  After  an  hour's  run  i 
the  scores  were:  Linton,  42  kil.  517  m. ;  Dubois, 
42  kil.  517  m.  A  tandem  crew  then  put  on  steam 
and  five  kilometres  later  Dubois  was  left  and  then 
stopped  altogether.  Linton  went  on  at  a  grand 
clip  and  did  the  fifty  miles  in  1  hr.  57  min.  4-5 
sec,  thus  again  creating  a  world's  record. 
Zimmerman  at  Geneva. 

To-night  (Tuesday)  the  flying  Yankee  leaves 
Paris  with  Willis  B.  Troy,  en  route  for  Geneva, 
where  Zimmie  races  at  the  Velodrome  de  Var- 
embe  on  Sunday  next.  The  kid  being  ill  has 
been  left  behind  in  charge  of  Mrs.  Troy. 
More  JRecords  Beaten. 

The  Bordeaux  path  continues  to  be  used  for 
record  breaking;  in  fact,  on  Wednesday  last  Du- 
bois, favored  with  glorious  weather,  went  for  and 
captured  Linton's  hour  record  of  41  kilometres  947 
metres.  Beautifully  paced  by  Loste  brothers  on 
a  tandem,  43  kilometres  325  metres  were  covered 
in  one  hour.  Later  in  the  evening  the  same  rider 
mowed  nearly  three  minutes  off  the  fifty  kilome- 


settled  that  the  Skeeter  is  to  appear  at  the  Brus- 
sels track  on  the  23rd  inst.  Harry  Wheeler  may 
also  ride  there,  if  he  has  sufficiently  recovered  by 
that  time. 

George  Banker  in  Italy. 

Last  night  I  went  and  saw   Banker  checked 
through   to   Milan,    where  he  will  race  shortly. 
A.  W.  Harris,  the  English  rider,    went  along  on 
the  same  express  and  also  rides  at  the  meeting. 
The  Bordeaux  Track. 

This  path  has  been  the  cause  of  a  deal  of  dis- 
cussion lately,  owing  to  the  extraordinary  good 
times  and  records  that  have  recently  been  made 
there.  Certain  skeptics  went  as  far  as  to  doubt 
the  measurement,  consequently  M.  Louis  Busquet 
(whose  portrait  appears  in  this  issue),  the  pro- 
prietor, has  had  an  official  measure  made  and  all 
is  well.  The  track  was  built  about  two  years 
ago  and  is  the  same  size  as  Buffalo  (333  m. ),  but 
the  general  opinion  is  that  it  is  much  faster,  in 
fact,  Zim  states  that  it  is  a  fifth  of  a  second  better 
than  any  other  he  has  run  on.  The  late  French 
champion,  Cassignard,  was  the  first  racer  to  try 
the  path  in  1892.  About  7,000  persons  can  be 
comfortably  seated  and  are  under  cover. 
Some  Coming  Mvents. 

The  one-kilometre  tricycle  championship  will 
be  contested  on  Sunday  next  at  the  Seine  track. 


The  first,  second  and  third  prizes  consist  of  medals 
and  £12,  £4  and  £2,  respectively. 

A  six-hour  race  Tvill  be  run  at  Buffalo  Thursday, 
the  6[h  inst.  Linton,  Huret,  Meyer,  Starbuck, 
Allard,  etc.,  etc.,  are  certain  starters. 

The  Buftalo  cup,  an  annual  event,  mil  be  fought 
out  on  Sunday  evening  next.     Zini  held  the  cup 


The  three  graces — Zim,  Troy,  Wheeler. 

in  1891,  Edwards  1892  and  Carlier  in  1893.  The 
distance  is  ten  kilometres,  confined  to  amateurs. 
A  24  hours'  race  at  Buffalo  is  arranged  for  the 
22nd  and  23rd  inst.  All  the  champions  are 
engaged.  "Waller  has  been  backed  against  Lucas 
by  Troy,  who  has  great  confidence  in  the  big 
Vrank  Valler,  who  has  been  getting  on  A  No.  1 
under  the  care  of  Choppy  Warburton.  The  first 
prize  totals  £60.  Maes. 


Chandler  Won  Two  Races. 

Maeshfield,  Wis.,  Sept.  18. — A.  M.  Chandler, 
of  Waupaca,  had  things  all  his  own  way  at  the 
first  meet  of  the  Marshfield  CO.,  as  will  be  seen 
by  the  summary: 

One  mile  novice— F.  W.  Dempsey,  1 ;  C.  A.  Baker,  2;  Joe 
Hafer,  3;  time,  2:45. 

Half-mile,  open— A.  M.  Chandler,  1;  O.  E.  Verim,  2;  M. 

C.  Ewing,  3;  time,  1:20. 

One-mUe,  3:00  class— Ed  Harkins,  1;  Joe  Stevens,  2;  F. 

D.  Benedict,  3;  time,  2:46. 

Quarter-mile,  open— Chandler,  1,  Ewing,  2;  Harkins,  3; 
time,  0:41  J. 

Half-mile,  1:30  class— Stevens,  1;  Harkins,  2;  Benedict, 
3;  time,  1:15^. 

One-mile,  open— Chandler,  1;  Ewing,  2;  August  Stock, 
3:  time,  8:62^. 

Two-mile  handicap — Chandler,  scratch,  1;  Stevens,  2; 
time,  5:09. 

»   ♦   ' 

New  Road  Records. 

The  following  records  have  been  allowed  by  the 
Century  road  club  of  America: 

C.  A.  Emise  and  A.  P.  Senior,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah — 
100  miles;  time,  9:22:00;  June  3, 1894;  state  record. 

T.  S.  Jensen,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah— Ten  miles;  time, 
29:26;  July  10, 1894;  state  record. 

W.  H.  Ingham,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah— Five' miles;  time, 
15:37;  Sept.  22,  1893;  state  record. 

F.  Howard  Harvey,  Baltimore— Hagerstown  to  Freder- 
ick; 27.1  miles;  1:55;  Frederick  to  Baltimore;  44.8  miles; 
3:41:30;  Hagerstown  to  Baltimore;  71.9  miles;  5:41:30;  Oct. 
15, 1893. 

W.  S.  Furman,  Lima,  O. — Twenty  miles;  time,  58:56; 
May  30,  1894;  state  record. 

F.  H.  Stanwood,  Chicago— Chicago  to  New  York;  about 
1,000  miles;  8  da.  7  hrs.  48  min.;  Aug.  11-19,  1894. 


A  Frightful  Accident. 
Kendallville,  Ind.,  Sept.  15. — Walter  Wall- 
ing, aged  16,  while  riding  a  bicycle  came  in  colli- 
sion with  a  buggy.     The  right  handlebar  entered 
Walling' s  abdomen  on  the  right  side,  tearing  the 


flesh  so  the  bowels  came  out.  He  was  the  young- 
est son  of  D.  C.  Walling,  president  of  the  Flint 
&  Walling  Manufacturing  Company. 


SOCIETY  ON  WHEELS. 


The  Upper  Crust  at  Newport  Has  Approved  of 
Bicycle  Riding. 

A  dispatch  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  says:  "Mr. 
J.  J.  Van  Alen's  lantern  parade  has  given  a  de- 
cided impetus  to  cycling  in  high  lile.  The  view 
of  so  many  of  her  social  acquaintances  astride 
wheels  has  influenced  Mrs.  Ogden  Mills  to  join 
their  ranks,  and  on  Monday,  it  is  uuderstood,  she 
will  take  her  first  lesson.  The  appearance  of  Mrs. 
George  B.  De  Forest  and  Baroness  Silsiere  in  di- 
vided skirts  or  bloomera  has  created  no  mild 
sensation.  The  fair  riders  have  heretofore  held 
off  from  the  last  stage  of  the  fever,  but  now,  as 
the  fashion  has  been  set,  it  will,  without  doubt, 
be  quickly  followed. 

'  'The  dresses  worn  by  the  baroness  and  Mrs. . 
De  Forest  are  patterned  after  the  zouave  fashion 
worn  by  French  soldiers  in  Algeria  many  years 
ago.  The  skirt  hangs  so  that  it  takes  a  second 
glance  to  tell  it  from  the  usual  bicycle  dress. 
They  are  both  of  blue  serge  and   were  imported 


from  France.  A  number  of  society  ladies  met 
to-day  and  talked  over  the  advisability  of  forming 
a  ladies'  club.  If  their  plans  come  to  anything 
they  will  hire  a  large  hall  in  New  York  and  have 
it  equipped  as  a  bicycle  school  and  an  instructor 
engaged  to  be  present  to  give  lessons  at  any  hour. 
Only  members  of  the  club  will  be  admitted.  Mrs. 
Clement  C.  Moore,  the  pioneer  rider,  is  named  for 
president.  The  promoters  are,  besides  Mrs.  Moore, 
Mrs.  J.  A.  Swan,  Mrs.  Hermann  Oelrichs,  Miss 
Fair  and  Mrs.  Whitney  Warren. ' ' 


CANDIDATE  WANTED. 


The  Bay  State  in  Search  of  a  Good  Man  for 
Chief  Consul. 
Boston,  Sept.  17. — Now  that  Chief  Consul 
George  A.  Perkins  has  emphatically  declined  to 
again  run  for  office  the  question  arises  who  will 
be  the  next  chief  of  the  division.  The  honor  be- 
longs by  seniority  to  the  vice-consul,  D.  E.  Miller, 
president  of  the  Springfield  Bicycle  Club.  Mr. 
Miller,  however,  stated  positively  at  the  Spring- 
field meet  that  he  would  under  no  circumstances 
run  for  that  office,  preferring  to  retain  the  vice- 
consulate  if  he  is  nominated  again,  which  he 
surely  will  be.     Under  these  conditions  the  nomi- 


nating committee  of  the  league  will  have  to  look 
among  the  rank  and  file  for  a  leader.  Many 
names  are  mentioned  in  connection  with  the  pos- 
sible nomination,  but  the  two  most  prominent  are 
J.  Fred  Adams,  of  Haverhill,  and  Sterling  Elliott. 
It  is  a  generally  xmderstood  thing  that  the  chief 
consul  shall  come  from  Boston  or  vicinity,  while 
the  vice  consul  is  a  western  man.  In  the  office  of 
secretary-treasurer  there  will  undoubtedly  be  no 
change,  as  Charles  S.  Howard  has  more  than  given 
satisfaction  in  the  business-like  manner  in  which 
he  has  transacted  the  affairs  of  that  office  for  the 
past  few  years. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 

Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Kansas  City,  Xo — The  Eggnew  Bicycle  Company 
has  been  incorporated  by  W.  W.  Eggnew,  John  A.  Earns 
and  James  C.  Eeiger.    Capital  stock  812,000. 

Charleston,  S,  C  — The  Charleston  Electro  Plating 
and  Bicycle  Repair  Company  has  been  organized  with 
W.  H.  Simmons,  president  and  W.  W.  Simmons,  secre- 
tary. 

Bowmans  Bluff,  JV.  C.—J.  S.  Blythe  is  preparing 
to  manufacture  handles,  and  desires  information  con- 
cerning machinery  suitable  for  the  manufacture  of  bi- 
cycle handles. 

Washington,  J>.  C— W.  W.  Gordon  has  opened 
business  at  742  Seventh  street,  S.  E.,  doing  bicycle  repair- 
ing, handling  bicycle  sundries  and  acting  as  agent  for 
the  Overland. 

Washington,  D.  C— E.  S.  Keys  has  opened  a  new 
repair  shop  at  105  H  street,  N."  E. 

Washington,  X>.   C The  Central  Cycle  Company, 

Buckingham  &  McCormick  proprietors,  which  recently 
opened  new  bicycle  store  at  413  Twelfth  street,  N.  W., 
and  which  handled  the  Cleveland  and  Tribune,  are  re- 
ported to  have  given  a  bill  of  sale  to  William  H.  Cole  & 
Sons. 

Cincinnati,  0.~  A  mill  representative,  from  which 
bi2ycle  materials  are  drawn,  reports  that  one  of  the  large 
Ohio  concerns  manufacturing  bicycles  has  recently 
shipped  50O  cycles  to  France,  orders  for  which  were  ob- 
tained by  one  of  the  company's  officials  during  a  recent 
visit  to  Europe. 

A  urora,  J£^.— Bigler  &  Danahy,  hardware,  bicycles, 
etc  ,  have  been  succeeded  by  Daniel  Danahy. 

Orange  City,  la. —  \.  Bolks  &  Son,  hardware,  bi- 
cycles, etc.,  succeeded  by  A  Bolks. 

Archer  City,  Tex. — Walls  &  Chestnut,  hardware,  bi- 
cycles, etc.,  have  dissolved  partnership,  the  junior  part- 
ner continuing  the  business. 

8t.  J'ohn,  X.  B. — MuUin  Bros.  &  Co  rubber  goods, 
etc.,  bill  of  sale  $1,  to  secure  $2,625  renewal. 


Philadelphia  Trade  Notes. 

Philadelphia,  Sept.  17. — The  Hart  Cycle 
Company,  the  pioneer  in  the  trade  in  Philadel- 
phia, has  been  compelled  by  the  expansion  of  its 
business  to  seek  larger  quarters,  and  to  that  end 
has  secured  the  large  foui-story  building  at  816 
Arch  street.  "Cycle  Row"  has  always  been  con- 
sidered to  be  on  the  north  side  of  Arch  street  and 
from  its  new  location  the  Hart  company  will  have 
its  competitors  under  its  eye. 

The  Warwick  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  is 
to  open  a  branch  office  at  2315  Spring  Garden 
street.  Handicapper  "Abe"  Powell,  who  has 
been  connected  with  the  Pennsylvania  Cycle  Com- 
pany, will  have  charge  of  the  establishment.  Not 
confining  the  business  to  the  line  of  Warwick 
wheels  alone,  it  is  understood  that  a  general  bi- 
cycle trade  will  be  carried  on,  in  addition  to  a 
thoroughly  equipped  repair  shop. 

One  of  the  local  probabilities  of  the  near  future 
is  a  "high-grade"  wheel,  fitted  with  wooden  rims 
and  other  improvements  which  will  retail  for  $35! 


No  Correct  Answers  Yet. 
Although  the  replies  to  the  Referee's  last 
puzzle  are  numerous,  a  correct  answer  h.is  not 
been  received.  Some  are  very  nearly  correct  and 
those  who  have  sent  in  answer's  will .  be  given 
another  trial. 


WE    BUILD. 


...High  Grade  Bicycles 


Belvidere 
25  to  28  lbs 
Franklin 


18  to  20  lbs.  :'\-' 


American 
Beauty 
L,ady's 
Wheel. 


The  National  Sewing  Machine  Co., 


BELVIDERE,     ILL. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


AN    AGE    OF    LUXURY. 


The  excess  is  reached  when  the  rider  finds  himself 
flying  swiftly  along  on  the  very  wings  of  speed, 
which  is  equivalent  to 


THE  SYRACUSE 


It  riies  Like  a  Bird. 


It  needs  no  electric  motor  to  send  it  over  the  hills  and 
Ihrough  the  dales.  Its  light,  easy  and  enjoyable  run- 
ning powers  furnish  people  with  vitality,  strength 
and  happiness. 

A  catalogue  is  free.     Write  for  one. 


WESTERN  AGENTS: 

A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH 

HARDWARE 

CO., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


THE  SYRACUSE  CYCLE  CO., 

SYRACUSE,  N.  Y.-U.  S.  A. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE 


TRADE  IN  "OLD  KAINTUCK." 


Many  Prosperous  Dealers  as  a  Result  of  this 
Year's  Business. 
The  present,  season  has  been  an  extremely  sue- 
cessfal  one  in  this  state,  and  all  the  dealers  are 
well  satisfied  with  business,  with  the  possible  ex- 
ception of  one  or  two  firms  which  made  the  "mis- 
take of  embarking  in  the  bicycle  business  with  a 
so-called  high-grade  line  at  big  discount..  But 
even  these  are  confident  that  Kentucky  leads 
and  will  continue  to  do  so.  In  the  famous  "blue 
grass"  region  the  roads  are  exceptionally  good, 
and  in  almost  every  town  may  be  seen  tourists 
from  all  points.  That  they  are  well  repaid  for 
their  venture  out  into  the  sun  and  dust  is  easily 
seen  in  their  healthy,  robust  appearance  and  en- 
thusiastic recital  of  the  trips  and  hospitable  recep- 
tion from  everybody.  Kentnckians  are  celebrated 
for  their  hospitality,  and  genuine  big  hearted- 
ness:  nor  is  it  over-estimated,  for  your  corres- 
pondent has,  on  many  occasions,  been  the  recipi- 


ent of  courtesies  extended  in  such  a  cordial,  free- 
hearted manner  that  make  the  donors  his  friends 
and  creditors  for  life. 

But  Feiv  Lady  aiders. 

The  men  took  to  the  wheel  readily  and  it  now 
threatens  to  replace  the  widely  known  Kentucky 
horse.  The  women,  however,  have  not  actively 
shown  their  approval  of  the  mount,  but  the  num- 
ber of  lady  cyclists  is  increasing  every  day,  and  if 
I  have  lost  my  heart  to  a  little  Kentucky  woman 
who  can  blame  me,  for  have  we  not  all  heard  of 
the  beauty  of  the  women  of  this  state,  and  where 
can  it  be  seen  to  better  advantage  than  when 
mounted  on  a  graceful  little  safety,  skimming 
over  the  shaded  streets  of  some  pretty  town? 

Louisville  of  course  stands  first  as  a  cycling 
city  in  this  state,  and  with  its  fine  streets  and 
good  roads  to  suburban  points  it  is  only  natural 
that  it  should.  It  is  a  beautiful  city  of  about  a 
hundred  and  seventy-five  thousand  inhabitants, 
and  contains  some  of  the  finest  parks  and  avenues, 
together  with  some  of  the   most  handsome  resi- 


dences to  be  found  in  this  country.  Nearly  evcrv 
bicycle  manufactured  is  represented  here,  and  Ih  • 
business  done  this  year  has  been  wonderful.  My 
visit  in  Louisville  was  made  exceedingly  pleasant 
by  the  kindness  of  George  Martin  and  Ed  Dres- 
sing (who  started  in  the  bicycle  business  this 
spring  and  recently  entered  the  matrimonial 
market)  and  their  liandsonie  wives,  who  used 
every  endeavor  to  make  me  forget  th.it  1  was  suf- 
fering fiom  a  severe  cold.  Nor  must  I  forget  Jack 
and  Phil  Allison,  the  Columbia  hustlei-s,  who, 
notwithstanding  the  fact  that  they  have  been 
burnt  out  twice,  and  robbed  a  few  times,  are  still 
doing  business  in  their  handsome  new  store  on 
Main  street.  They  have  the  largest  and  most 
airy  riding  school  I  have  ever  seen,  and  their  store 
is  wonderfully  complete  in  every  detail,  includ- 
ing a  repair  shop  containing  all  the  latest  appli- 
ances necessary  to  make  any  kind  of  repair,  from 
a  puncture  to  the  rebuilding  of  a  bicycle. 
Dealers  Are  Busy. 
Prince  Wells  is  still  selling  Ramblers  at  his 


THE    AMES    MANUFACTURING    COMPANY. 


After  attending  the  Springfield  tournament  last  week  a  Eefeeee  representative  journeyed  lo  Chicopee  Centre  and  called  upon  the 
Ames  Manufacturing  Company  to  have  substantiated  the  rumor  that  the  company  was  about  to  place  upon  the  market  a  high  grade  wheel 
of  its  own.  W.  H.  Miner  was  met.  He  stated  that  the  rumor  was  true  and  that  the  models  for  '95  were  about  perfected.  The  line  will 
consist  of  a  road  wheel  weighing  26  pounds  and  another  pattern  somewhat  lighter.  Besides  these  two  there  will  be  a  ladies'  wheel.  The 
accompanying  illustration  will  give  the  reader  some  idea  of  the  immensity  of  the  works  and  this  will  also  convince  our  readers  that  the 
remark  was  true  when  Mr.  Miner  said  the  capacity  of  the  works  was  equal  to  turning  out  i 0,000  bicycles.  Heretofore  the  Ames  Manufac- 
turing Company  has  been  the  manufacturer  of  the  New  Mail  for  William  Read  &  Sons,  and  for  some  time  back  the  company  has  had  the 
desire  to  put  a  wheel  of  its  own  on  the  market.  This  will  not  in  any  way  interfere  with  Read  &  Sons.  The  high  standing  of  the  concern 
will,  we  are  sure,  bring  to  its  doors  enough  orders  to  work  the  factory  to  its  fnll  capacity.  The  wheel  will  be  the  very  best  that  money  and 
long  experience  can  turn  out.     It  will  be  named  the  Ames.     Cuts  of  the  new  models  will  appear  in  these  columns  shortly. 


The  Success  of  the  Season- -- 

—THE  NATIONAL  RACER 


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WORLD'S 


RECORDS 


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WHY  DON'T  YOU  SELL  AN  EASY  TRADE  WINNER?      NATIONALS  ADVERTISE  THEMSELVES. 

V\  hy  are  Nationals  a  success  ?      See  next  week's  papers. 


National  Cycle  Mfg.  Co., 


Bay  City,  Mich. 


CLIPPER   BICYCLES 


^^^^ 


Duiing  the '94  season  met  with  success.  Nine  out 
of  ten  dealers  who  handled  them  have  asked  for  the 
agency  in  '95  We  sold  more  than  twice  the  number 
we  originally  intended  to  make.  We  have  less  than 
100  '94  wheels  left.  Our  '95  pattern  will  be  ready  for 
the  market  in  a  few  weeks.  We  have  no  old  back 
numbers  or  out-of-date  bicycles  to  sell  at  "  low  prices." 
All  our  goods  are  clean  up-to-date  stock.  We  sell 
them  at  legitimate  profits  to  ourselves.  Our  new 
wheels  for  '95  will  be 


BUILT    FOR    BUSINESS. 


Those  who  handle  them  will  do  business.  We  can 
interest  any  dealer  who  is  in  the  bicycle  business.  Our 
new  goods  will  have  no  superiors,  and  few  equals. 
We  have  yet  to  see  a  bicycle  bearing  that  begins  to 
compare  with  those  used  in  our  high  grade  wheels. 

EXAMINE   THE    BEARINGS. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


GRAND    RAPIDS    CYCLE    CO., 


-GRAND    RAPIDS,    MICH. 


large  and  attractive  store  on  Fourth  avenue  and 
has  his  usual  smile  for  every  one.  Martin  & 
Dressing  will  shortly  move  into  larger  quarters,  as 
the  increase  in  the  demand  for  the  Lu-Mi-Num, 
Hunger  and  Waverly  compels  them  to  do  so. 
Jefferis  Bros,  report  splendid  business  with  the 
Victor,  as  does  R.  C.  Whayne  with  the  Southern, 
his  own  manufacture,  as  his  leader.  Two  recent 
concerns  are  the  Kentucky  Cycle  Company  hand- 
ling the  Stearns  aud  the  Standard  Cycle  Company, 
the  Imperial  and  Orient.  Both  houses  report  good 
sales.  Little  Will  Ruby,  formerly  wth  the  Co- 
lumbia agency,  is  now  rnnumg  a  repair  shop  on 
Third  street  and  is  very  happy  over  his  well-de- 
served success. 

lively  at  Franhfort, 
Frankfort,  the  capital  of  the  state,  is  a  beautiful 
little  city  of  about  10,000  iuhabitauts.  It  has 
fine  streets,  although  a  trifle  dusty  at  the  time  of 
my  -iisit,  good  roads  and  handsome  homes  of 
wealthy  residents.  There  are  about  a  hundred 
riders  and  the  place  boasts  of  two  lady  cyclists. 
The  Columbia  and  Fowler  are  handled  by  Ben 
Marshall,  of  the  firm  of  Magher  &  Marshall,  who 
is  an  enthusiastic  "old  timer."  Black  &  Hursey 
have  had  good  sales  on  the  Cleveland  and  the 
Kenwood.  Walter  Hursey  is  one  of  the  aspirants 
for  track  honors  and  will  be  heard  of  this  fall. 
One  Dealer  in  Oeorffetoivn, 
Georgetown  is  a  lively  little  town  of  about 
5,000  people  chofk  full  of  bicycle  and  has  a  num- 
ber of  very  fair  streets.  I  saw  here  the  prettiest 
old  southern  homes  I  ever  came  across  and  envied 
the  occupants,  for  they  did  look  so  cool  and  cosy, 
while  I  was  about  melted  from  the  heat.  Racker 
&  Richards  do  the  wheel  business  of  the  town  at 
present  and  have  sold  quite  a  number  of  Cleve- 
lands,  Waverleys  and  Elmores  and  are  well  satisfied 
with  their  trade.  There  are  in  the  neighborhood 
of  a  hundred  riders,  including  some  of  the  fastest 
track  and  road  men  in  the  state. 

frhere  Ton  Get  "Hood  Old  Stuff." 
Paris,  the  home  of  the  celelirated  Bourhon 
whisky,  is  a  thriving  town  of  8,000  inhabitants, 
and  during  the  period  of  my  stay  I  was  shown  a 
great  deal  of  genuine  hospitality  at  the  hands  of 
George  Varden,  the  popular  and  energetic  repre- 
sentative of  the  Cleveland,  Fowler,  Fenton  and 
Waverley  wheels  of  which  he  has  sold  a  nice  little 
number.  The  other  dealers  are  W.  M.  Hinton, 
Victor;  E.  J.  Neely,  Rambler  and  Westminster, 
and  J.  A.  Wilson,  who  looks  after  the  Columbia. 
A  great  deal  of  interest  was  taken  in  the  two  bi- 
cycle races  held  during  the  fair  last  week  and 
among  the  most  conspicuous  figures  on  the  track 
was  Jay  Ross  in  all  the  glory  of  a  pair  of  white 
ducks  and  his  Lu-Mi-Num. 

Where  "Willie"  Uvea. 
During  the  past  year  perhaps  there  is  not  a  town 
which  has  become  as  well  known  as  Lexington, 
the  home  of  "Willie"  Breckinridge,  but  that  fact 
must  not  be  used  as  any  criterion  as  to  the  town 
and  people,  for  a  nicer  place  or  more  warm  hearted 
lot  of  people  it  would  be  hard  to  find.  It  is  a 
pretty  place  with  splendirl  pavements,  handsome 
dwellings  and  business  blocks.  There  are  at 
present  only  two  bicycle  dealers  in  Lexington, 
but  they  are  quite  capable  of  taking  care  of  the 
trade.  The  Blue  Grass  Cycle  Company  is  agent 
for  the  Cleveland  and  W.  W.  W.  line,  and  C.  0,- 
Updike  ably  represents  the  Rambler  aud  Stearns. 
The  company  has  a  very  handsome  store  in  the 
Opera  House  Block,  does  an  exclusive  cycle  busi- 
ness, carries  a  full  line  of  sundries  aud  has  a  com- 
plete repair  shop.  The  manager,  Thomas  B. 
Dewhurst,  is  a  rider  of  some  reputation  and  par- 
ticipates in  the  races  at  Nashville  this  week. 

Something  Novel  in  Cyclometers. 
The  New  York  Standard  Watch  Company  is 


Machinery  aDd'iComplete  Plants  of  Most  Modern  Practice  for  Making 

Seamless  Cold  Drawn  Steel  Tubes  For  Cycles 

And  all  other  purposes.     Seamless  and  Brazed  Brass  and  Copper  Tubes. 


Improved  Oraivbench  for  Seamless  Steel  Tabes. 

MAKERS    OF    GALVANIZING    PLANT,    CORRUGATING    MACHINERY 

ROLLING    MILLS,    WIRE-DRAWING    MACHINERY,    VACUUM 

PANS     CENTRIFUGALS     ENGINES     BOILERS     ETC. 

Sugar  Cane  Mills — Triple  and  Multiple  Effects. 

SAMUEL  FISHER  &  CO., 

Established  50  Years. 


ENTIO**   THE    REFEREE. 


Nile  Foundry, 
birmingham,  eng. 


THE  METEOR  CYCLE 

Has  proven  to  be  what  has  been 
advocated  both  as  a  road  and 
racing  wheel. 


METEOR  CYCLE  MFG.  CO., 

Battle  Creek,  Mich. 


CHICAGO    BRANCH,, 


37  Van  Buren  Street. 


C.  K.  ANDERSON,  Manager. 

_SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE. 


about  to  place  on  the  market  the  Standard 
cyclometer,  which  will  retail  at  |2,  and  which 
will  register  up  to  10,000  miles.  So  perfect  will 
it  be  in  its  mechanism  that  the  registration  will 
allow  for  the  depression  of  the  tires.  It  will  also 
record  an  eighth  of  a  mile.  This  new  cyclometer 
will  be  guaranteed  for  five  years,  and  the  makers 
claim  it  will  be  the  lightest  on  the  market.  The 
New  York  Standard  Watch  Company  is  an  old 
and  very  strong  concern  and  it  is  its  intention  to 
be  thoroughly  in  it  in  this  line.  It  has  a  reputa- 
tion second  to  none  and  the  factory  is  a  very 
large  one.     The  new  cyclometer  has  been  thor- 


oughly tested  and  has  been  found  absolutely  per- 
fect by  its  manufacturers.  Everyone  will  have 
the  name  "Standard"  stamped  thereon. 


They  Give  Satisfaction. 

The  Pope  Manufacturing  Company  has  just  re- 
ceived the  following  message  from  a  popular 
Philadelphian  concerning  the  performance  of  its 
wheels  in  this  city: 

Priladelphia,  Pa.,  Sept.  5.  Gentlemen: — The  century 
run  of  the  Time  Wheelmen  of  this  city  came  off  last  Sat- 
urday. There  were  three  hundred  and  fifty  wheels  in  the 
run,  and  about  one  half  were  Columbias.  Columbisa 
started  out  at  the  head,  and  all  except  one  returned; 


^        ^^  ^^  ^^  /V  I    1^^  ^^      They    are  , honestly  nmtle,    of  the       ^ 

^        L^  Ch  ^^^^  ^^  ^^  ^H     very    best  material,  mad^   to  ride       ^ 

and  stand  up,  thoroughly  up-io-date  in  every  respect,  is  the  reason 

they  are  known  as 

POPULAR  ST.  NICHOLAS  BICYCLES 

You  will  miss  it  if  you  do  not  carry  the  wheels  that 

HIBBARD,  SPENCER,  BARTLETT  &  CO,  Chicago,   i 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


A  BAD  POLICEMAN 


Said  "No!" 


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H.  H.  WYLIE. 

Sterlings  are  built  to  stand  the  racket.  You  can't 
down  that  fact.  They  are  also  built  to  win.  A  more 
popular  wheel  is  not  made  today.  There's  nothing 
better  than  a  yterling.    Catalogue  for  the  asking. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


But  that  did^not  prevent  Wylie,  on  his  31  lb.  Sterling  Racer,  breaking  all  records  as 
far  as  he  was  permitted  to  go  on  his  late  Chicago-New  York  record  trip. 

784  [Vliles  in  6  days  37  min. 

Through  mud,  rain  and  wind,  over  hills,  mountains  and  rough  roads,  a  most  meri- 
torious performance.  And  the  staunch  little  wheel  came  through  without  a 
scratch.  Incidentally  the  Sterling  comes  in  for  a  number  of  records.  Chicago  to 
Indianapolis,  Chicago  to  Columbus,  ChicaiO  to  Wheeling,  Chicago  to  Cumberland, 
are  all  intermediate  points.  Record  acr.  ss  Indiana,  across  Ohio,  and  a  number  of 
minor  records. 

ALL  ON  A  STERLING, 

BUILT   LIKE  A  WATCH. 

STERLING    CYCLE   WORKS, 

CHICAGO. 

SPECIAL  AGENTS *rTp- 

L.  C.  Jakdorf  &  C(i.,  "ifo-llS  W.  125th  St.,  New  York. 
^I^  "  Salt  Lake  Cycle  Co.,  Rait  Lake,  Utah. 

"^I^  Amebicjn  Sporting  GOoDs  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Ma. 

Geay,  Pall  &  Co  ,  Nashville,  TenB. 

Avery  Planter  Co.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


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that  one  was  a  19-pounder,  which  had  eleven  spokes 
ripped  out  by  a  step  of  the  wheel  in  front.  That  was  the 
relason  why  it  did  not  return  as  it  started.  Only  one  Co- 
lumbia tire  was  punctured,  while  of tires  fully  nine- 
tenths  made  their  riders  dismount;  tires  exploded 

and s,  especially  S5-pounders  snapped,  as  they  always 

do,  at  the  top  of  the  fork.  Columbias  have  ap;ain  proved 
that  they  are  "the  wheels.^'    Yours  very  truly, 

(signed)  Harry  Holgate. 

AND  THIS  prom  BUFFALO. 

Buffalo,  Sept.  10.  Gentlemen:— In  the  century  run  of 
the  Press  club  from  Erie  to  Buffalo,  twelve  Columbias, 
model  37  (weiaht  21 1-2  pound.s),  and  one  racer  (weight 
19  pounds)  came  through  without  a  break  or  puncture. 
They  were  the  talk  of  the  run. 

(signed)  J.  A.  WrLUAMSON. 


FEATHERSTONE'S    OUTPUT. 


It  Will  Be  300  Wheels  a  Day— Facilities  Greatly 
Enlarged. 

A.  Featherstone,  the  Chicago  manufacturer,  was 
seen  on  the  Pennsylvania  limited  last  Sunday 
night  en  route  to  Chicago.  "We  are  going  to  do 
the  business  this  season,"  he  said.  "The  factory 
will  have  an  output  of  300  wheels  each  day.  We 
have  again  enlarged  and  have  shoved  out  ievery- 
thing  but  our  baby-carriage  business.  For  two 
weeks  we  have  been  closed  during  repairs  and  in- 
ventory, and  now  I  am  anxious  to  look  things 
over  before  starting  up  again.  Our  output  is  prac- 
tically sold.  The  '95  wheel  will  be  a  dandy,  you 
bet." 

Mr.  Featherstone  looked  thoughtful  as  he  said: 
"It  is  wonderful  the  way  this  cycle  industry  has 
grown.  I  do  not  see  where  all  the  wheels  go  to. 
Why,  we  used  19,000  sets  of  one  style  of  tire  last 
season  and  many  thousands  of  others.  Our  wheels 
gave  good  satisfaction,  as  is  proven  by  the  in- 
creased orders  placed  this  year." 

Mr.  Featherstone  was  greatly  interested  in  the 
racing  phase  of  the  question,  and  declared  he  was 
going  to  see  Eoad  Kings  away  up  on  the  track 
another  season. 


A  BOOST  FOR  TURGEON. 


Goes  to  Bufialo  to  Manage  the  Columbia  Store 
— A  Merited  Promotion. 
As  a  reward  for  a  number  of  years  faithful  .ser- 
vice the  Pope  company  has  decided  to  place  N.  E. 
Turgeon  in  charge  ot  its  Buffalo  branch,  which 
will  be  somewhat  enlarged.  Mr.  Turgeon  leaves 
for  the  east  this  week  and  will  visit  the  factory 
before  taking  charge  at  Buffalo.  Turgeon  came 
to  Chicago  from  Beantown  several  years  ago  and 
has  always  been  with  the  Pope  company,  receiving 
a  good  business  under  the  guidance  of  Bob  Garden 
and  Mr.  Jackson.  He  knows  Columbias  and  the 
Pope  company's  business  like  a  book.  When  Mr. 
Day  returned  from  the  coast  he  oiiered  Turgeon 
the  Buffalo  position  and  of  course  it  was  accepted. 
While  they  regret  his  departure  his  many  Chicago 
friends  will  congratulate  him. 


NEW  YORK  TRADE. 


Hot  Afraid  of  Small    Makers — Colonel    Pope's 
New  Tube-Making  Concern. 

New  York,  Sept.  15.— "This  talk  of  the  small 
fellows  entering  into  competition  with  the  big 
makers  has  no  terrors  for  us, "  said  William  C. 
Overman.  "People  want  the  best  and  will  al- 
ways look  for  it  to  the  established  houses,  who 
will  give  them  a  guarantee  of  some  value.  When  the 
small  experunentors  either  fail  or  clear  out,  where 
will  their  customers  look  for  the  prom  ^jfTrepairs 
and  fulfillment  of  the  guarantees?' ' 

yew  Jiinh  andJEighth-Mile  'i.^*^h.   ■ 

A  project  is  in  course  of  promotion  by  several 
men  well  known  in  the  trade  to  establish  a  bicy- 
cle rink  on  the  West  Side  up  town.     It  is  pro- 


posed to  have  a  building  large  enough  to  enclose 
an  eighth  of  a  mile  track  for  pleasure  and  practice 
riding  and  racing  on  a  small  scale.  In  the  center 
will  be  an  asphalted  space  for  a  riding  school. 
Dressing,  bath  and  locker  rooms  will  be  annexed. 
It  is  thought  it  will  prove  a  paying  investment, 
especially  in  winter.  In  this  connection  it  is  said 
that  a  temporary  trial  of  school  and  track  scheme 
is  to  he  made  at  Madison  Square  Garden. 
Jiealers  at  Springfield. 

Cleveland  Ensworth,  Remington  AVordeu, 
Anglo-American  Friedenstein  and  Columbia  Rub- 
ber Porriz  were  among  those  to  represent  the  New 
York  trade  at  Springfield. 

Jtalians  Want  American  Wheels. 

Braida  &  Pavase,  prominent  bicycle  dealere  of 
Milan,  Italy,  are  in  town  looking  for  American 
wheels,  having  decided  to  abandon  for  them  the 
English  makes,  which  they  have  previously 
handled.  They  seem  much  pleased  with  their 
visit  to  the  Union  people.  Wilford  Hartley,  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  Remington  factory,  made  a 
flying  visit  to  the  New  York  office  yesterday. 
Two  New  Concerns. 

Colonel  Pope  has  organized  the  Pope-Mannes- 
man Company,  with  a  capital  of  |75,000  to  intro- 
duce the  Mannesman  method  of  tube  making  of  all 
kinds  in  this  country. 

The  United  States  Tire  Company,  of  New  York, 
was  incorporated  to-day  for  the  manufacture  of 
wheels,  bicycles  and  other  vehicles.  Capital 
$500,000.  Directors:  R.  H.  Wolff,  C.  H.  Hill- 
man  and  Leopold  Wallach,  of  New  York ;  A.  L. 
Smith  and  G.  H.  Chinnock,  of  Brooklyn;  and  C. 
L.  Buck,  of  San  Francisco. 

STILL  INQUIRING  FOR   SPACE. 


All  the  Prominent  Makers  to  Show  at  Chicago — 
More  Agents  Coming. 

The  National  Cycle  Exhibition  Company  con- 
tinues to  receive  the  most  flatten  ng  letters  from 
agents  throughout  the  country,  which  indicates 
that  the  attendance  will  be  large  and  that  the  ex- 
hibitors will  do  a  remarkably  good  business.  In 
addition,  not  a  day  passes  without  some  inquiry 
being  made  for  space.  The  only  difficulty  which 
now  presents  itself  is  that  the  demand  will  exceed 
the  quantity  of  space. 

More  Jigents  Are  Coming. 

I  should  think  the  bicycle  dealers  of  the  upper 
peninsula  are  all  in  favor  of  the  national  cycle 
show  in  Chicago  and  you  may  surely  expect  a 
great  many  visitors  from  this  part  of  Michigan. — 
Albert  Dudley,  Menominee,  Mich. 

It  is  certainly  pleasing  to  note  the  interest 
taken  by  western  agents  in  the  cycle  show.  It  is 
bound  to  be  a  success  from  every  standpoint. 
Who  ever  heard  of  a  failure  in  anything  in  which 
Chicago  brains  and  energy  were  interested? 
Think  I  shall  have  the  pleasure  of  attending. — H. 
S.  Thurber,  Marshalltown,  la. 

Chicago  is  a  geographical  as  well  as  a  wheel 
manufacturing  center,  and  therefore  we  believe  it 
to  be  the  place  for  the  show. — M.  A.  Benjamin 
&  Son,  Tampa,  Fla. 

The  manufacturers  ought  to  endeavor  to  get  the 
show  as  far  west  as  possiiile,  as  the  west  is  the 
new  field  for  their  goods. — William  J.  O'Reilly, 
Portland,  Ore. 

The  Chicago  show  will  be  a  great  advantage  to 
the  western  agents. — C.  F.  Marnedel,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Trade  Notes. 
In   the  Loew  cyclometer  the  Capitol  Manufac- 
turing Company  of  Chicago  is  putting  out  a  very 
neat  and  strong  article.       It  fastens  to  the  end  of 
the  front  axle,  is  easily  read  from  the  saddle  and 


Beat 

This 

If 

You 

Can 


4^ 


Ottawa,  Ont.,  Canada,  Sept.  6,  1894. 
St.  Louis  R.  &  W.  G.  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Gentlemen:— Having  covered  so  far 
this  season  about  3,00C  miles  of  heavy 
roads  on  your  LU-MI-NUM,  it  gives  me 
great  pleasure  to  state  that  it  is  the 
strongest  wheel  possible  to  build,  and 
this  quite  irrespective  of  weight.  If  light 
steel  parts  were  made  he  .vv  enough  to 
equal  the  LU-MI-NUM  in  a  test  of 
strength  the  weight  would  be  so  great 
that,  apart  from  the  hard  riding  in  con- 
sequence, the  machine  would  receive 
worse  shocks  by  reason  of  this  extra 
weight  and  its  working  strength  be  pro- 
portionately cut  down. 

On  one  occasion  I  accidently  subjected 
your  fragile  looking  handle  bars  to  a 
tremendous  strain,  On  a  very  bad  piece 
of  road,  in  avoiding  one  large  stone  I 
ran  into  anothpr  and  was  thrown  almost 
over  the  handle  bar.  1  he  strain  I  put 
on  the  left  handle  bar  caused  it  to  spring 
forward  and  I  was  sure  that  it  was  either 
breaking  or  at  least  being  twisted  out  of 
shape;  however,  it  was  only  a  momen- 
tary give,  like  that  of  a  piece  of  steel 
spring.  I  have  had  sufficient  experience 
in  pulling  the  handle  bars  clean  off  one 
high  grade  machine  (weighing  twelve 
pounds  more  than  the  LU-MI-NUM) 
and  in  bending  other  bars  out  of  shape 
to  know  that  anything  made  out  of  hol- 
low steel  is  simply  not  in  the  same  class 
with  the  LU-MI-NUM. 
Yours  respectfully, 

E.  A.  LeSUEUR. 


But  you  can't, 

So  you  better 
Give  it  up 
And  get  a 


ST.  L.  R.  &.  W.  G.  CO. 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


registers  from  a  sixteenth  of  a  mile  up  to  9,000. 
Being  entirely  of  metal  it  cannot  be  easily  broken. 

The  J.  J.  Warren  Company's  catalogue  of 
novelties  for  advertising  purposes  is  certainly 
worth  the  asking. 

The  Dunlop  Tire  Company's  "Eiffel  Tower" 
made  its  New  York  debut  at  Manhattan  Field  on 
Saturday.  The  general  opinion  was  that  it 
came  pretty  hi^h. 

Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co.,  of  Chicago  and  New 
York,  are  no  longer  our  agents.  Please  address 
all  communications  direct  to  the  factory. 

The  Snell  Cycle  Fittikgs  Co.,  Toledo,  O. 

The  Walthara  Manufacturing  Company  has  is- 
sued a  neat  supplementary  catalogue  dealing  with 
the  merits  of  the  Orient.  A  handsome  ladies' 
wheel  and  a  business-like  looking  tandem  are 
shown. 

At  St.  Louis,  Sept.  9,  out  of  twenty-three  prizes 
the  Syracuse  won  three  firsts ,  three  seconds,  three 
thirds  and  three  fourths.  The  A.  F.  Shapleigh 
Hardware  Company,  western  agent,  reports  a 
good  trade  for  this  machine  in  the  south  and  west. 

The  Snell  Cycle  Fittings  Company's  drop  forge 
plant  is  all  completed,  the  '95  models  are  out,  and 
work  on  orders  has  commenced.  The  company 
has  several  new  designs  in  forgings,  including  a 
special  crank  and  a  new  lamp,  the  Flasli-Light, 
which  will  burn  kerosene. 

The  Eastern  Rubber  Manufacturing  Company 
states  that  it  is  preparing  to  manufacture  tires  on  a 
larger  scale  than  ever,  and  to  that  end  is  increas- 
ing its  facilities  largely.  In  addition  to  the  man- 
ufacture of  the  Eex,  Climax  and  Cyclone  tires,  it 
has  added  a  tire  called  the  Majestic,  which  fits 
the  G.  &  J.  rims,  and  is  either  corrugated  or  plain 
in  finish.     The  company  has  established  its  1895 

prices. 

1  ♦  I 

Gunther  Grinding  Out  Centuries. 
Gunther,  the  Chiaago  road  crack,  who  started 
to  ride  thirty  consecutive  centuries  in  thirty 
days  on  Wednesday  of  last  week,  is  in  the  best 
condition  and  as  fresh  as  ever.  He  has  not  only 
ridden  a  century  each  day  since  that  time,  but 
considerable  more,  riding  even  a  double  century 
on  Saturday.  Following  is  his  record  for  each 
day:  Wednesday,  Milwaukee  and  return  to 
Racine,  122  miles,  10  hrs;  Thursday,  Waukegan 
and  Libertyville,  100  miles,  7  hrs.  30  min. ;  Fri- 
day, Elgin-Aurora-Chieago,  104  miles,  14  hrs. ; 
Saturday,  Hammond.  Michigan  City,  Avery  and 
ri-tuin,  204  miles,  17  hrs. ;  Sunday,  Glencoe  and 
return,  thence  to  Libertyville,  100  miles,  7  hrs. 
45  min. ;  Monday,  Waukegan  and  return  and 
.  circuit  around  the  city,  101  miles,  8  hrs.  30  rain. 
He  is  on  a  Czar,  with  New  York  tires. 


Peoria  Had  a  Meet. 

Peoeia,  ni.,  Sept.  18.— The  races  of  the  P.  Bi. 
C.  at  Lake  View  Park  to-day  were  viewed  by  at 
least  3,000  people.  E.  E.  Anderson,  of  Eoodhouse, 
rode  an  unpaced  mile  in  2:23.     Summary: 

One-mile  novice— L.  W.  Flint,  1;  H.  L.  Hutchinson,  S; 
A.  W.  Mendelliall,  3;  time,  2:40. 

Two-mile  handicap— C.  S.  Batchelder,  1;  W.  C.  Bartlett, 
2;  J.  F.  Faries,  3;  time,  4;55  4-5. 

V^alf-mile,  open-  E.  E.  Anderson,  1;  Marinus  Nelson,  2; 
John  E.  Miller,  3;  time,  1:11  1-5. 

Three-mil-  handicap— J.  F.  Faries,  1:0.  F.  Snyder,  3: 
Ned  Bates,  3;  time,  7:37. 

One-mile,  open— E.  E.  Anderson,  1;  Marinus  Nelson,  3; 
Fred  I'armenter,  3;  time,  3:32. 

One-mile  handicap— H.  B.  Conibear,  1;  W.  C.  Bartlett, 
2;  J.  T.  Hunter,  3;  time,  2:27. 

Quarter-mile,  open— Marinus  Nelson,  1;  F.  L.  Parmen- 
ter,  3;  F.  S.  Coleman,  3;  time,  0:34  3-5. 

One-mile,  impaced— E.  E.  Anderson,  1;  Marinus  Nelson, 
i\  Fred  Parmenter,  3;  time,  2:33. 


Heartley  Machine,  Variety 

Iron  and  Tool  Works. 

Geo.  W.  Heartley, 

Toledo,  O., 

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Sizing  and  Trueing  Tables.  Rim  Punches,  special  for 
Punching  Eims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
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Special  Spoke  Heading,  Bending  and  Threading  Machine. 
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and  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  for  heat 
Jng  to  Weld  and  Braze,  etc. 

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SANCTIONED  RACE  MEETS. 


N.  Y. 


'  SEPTEMBER. 

■27— Syracuse  A.  A.  &  Century  C.  C  ,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
21— Pennsylvania  Wheelmen,  Beadiag,  Pa. 
21— Niagara  Co.  Agr'l  Society,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 
SI- W.  E.  Field,  Greenville,  Pa. 
21— Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 
22— Auburn  Ath.  Ass'n,  Auburn,  N.  Y. 
2-3- Wayne  Cycle  Club,  Wayne,  Neb. 
22— Mechanicsville  Bicycle  Club,  Mechanicsville, 
22— Frank  Wilson,  Santord,  Me. 
2-3- Milwaukee  Wheelmen,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 
24— Cobleskill  Agr'l  Society,  C'obleskiU,  N.  Y. 
24-25-South  I  akota  Div.  L.  A.  W.,  Mitchell,  S.  Dakota. 
S5— Adrian  Cycling  Club,  Adrian,  Mich. 
"  35— Skowhegan  Wheel  Club,  Skowhegan,  Me. 
25— Prendergast  Wheelmen,  Jamestown,  N.  Y. 
25— Y.  M.  C.  A.  Bicycle  Club,  Batavia,  N.  Y. 
25 — Nassau  Agr'l  Society,  Nassau,  N.  Y. 
25 — Norwich  Bicycle  Club,  Norwich,  Conn. 
25-26— Hingham  Agr'l  &  Hor'l  Society.  Hingham.  Mass. 
■25-26-27— Agr'l  Society,  Cape  Vincent,  N.  Y. 
25  to  28— Jackson  Co.  Fair  Ass'n,  Maguoketa,  la. 
25  to  23— Glendale  Agr'l  Society,  PottersviUe,  N.  Y. 
26— Sturgis  Fair  Association.  Scurgis,  iMich. 
26— Afton  Driving  Park  Ass'n,  Afton,  N.  Y. 
26— Westchester  CycUng  League,  White  Plains,  N.  Y. 
26-Kendallville  C.  C,  Kendallville,  Ind. 
26— Connellsville  Wheelmen,  Connellsville,  Pa. 
26— Port  Jervis  Wheelmen,  Port  Jervis,  N.  Y. 
26— Albany  Bicycle  Club,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
26 — Agr'l  Society,  Fremont.  O. 
2ii-S7— Skowhegan  Wheel  Club,  Skowhegan,  Me. 
26-27— Dryden  Agr'l  Society,  Dryden,  N.  Y. 
26-27— Delaware  County  Fair,  Delhi,  N.  Y. 
26-27-28-Oxford  Agr'l  Society,  Oxford,  Pa. 
27— Will  R.  Cook,  Beaver,  Pa. 
"5/-— Amsterdam  Cycling  Club,  Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 
27 — Labor  Organization,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 
■27-\'.  M.  C.  A.,  McKeesport,  Pa. 
27-28— Walworth  Co.  Fair,  Elkhorn,  Wis. 
27-28— Calhoun  Co.  Agr'l  Society,  Albion,  Mich. 
!:7-28-29— Dutchess  Co.  Agr'l  Society,  Hyde  Park,  N.  Y. 
27-28-29 -Weymouth  Agr'l  &  Ind'l  Society,  S.  Weymouth, 

Mas?. 
28 — Union  Agr'l  Society,  Brockport,  N.  Y. 
Si—Ya..  Div.X.  A.  W.,  Norfolk,  Va. 
28 — The  Ramblers,  Denver,  Colo. 
28— Oneonta  Wheel  Club,  Oneonta,  N,  Y, 
28— Lawrrnce  Cycling  Club,  Lawrence,  Kas. 
28-29— Kirksville  Cycle  Club,  Kirksvilla,  Mo. 
29- Westminster  D.  T.  &  P.  Ass'n,  v\  estminster,  Md. 
29— Stanhope  Driving  Ass'n,  Stanhope,  N.  J. 
89— Crescent  Wheelmen,  Plainfleld,  N.  J. 
29— Cycle  Dalen  Ass'n,  Tonawanda,  N,  Y. 
30-31— Austin  Cycle  Club,  Austin,  Minn. 

OCTOBER 

1— Olympic  Club  Wheelmen,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

2— Danbury  Agricultural  Society,  Danbury,  Conn. 

2-3  4— Burlington  Co.  Ag.  Soc,  Mt.  Holly,  N.  J. 

2-3-4-5— Canton  Bicycle  Club,  Canton,  111, 

3-4  5-6— Brockton  Agr'l  Society.  Brockton,  Mass. 

4— Muscatine  Wheelmen,  Muscatine,  la, 

5-6 — R.  S,  Swayze,  Berwick,  Pa. 

NATIONAL  CIRCUir, 


•2J— Philadelphia. 
25-26- Baltimore, 
29- Wheeling,  W,  Va, 


SEPTEMBER. 


Chandler  Was  a  'Winner. 

Wausau,  AYis.,  Sept.  15.— Under  the  auspices 
-of  the  Wausau  C.  C,  a  number  of  splendid  races 
"were  run  at  the  Marathon  County  fair  to-day. 
•Chandler  of  Waupaca  rode  a  half-mile,  flying 
start,  in  1:04J  and  two  miles  in  5:10J.  The 
summary: 

One-mile,  novice — Kaross,  1 ;  Goerling,  9;  Smit'a,  3;  time, 
•2:5-. 

Half-mile,  open— Chandler,  1;  Ewing,  2;  Anderson,  3; 
time,  1:12, 

Quarter-mile,  open — Wilson,  1;  Stevens,  2;  Willard,  3 
•time,  0:36. 

One-mile,  open— Chandler,  1;  Ewing,  3;  Anderson,  3 
'time,  2:36  1 --2. 

Half-mile,  handicap — Wilson,  15  yds,,  1;  Willard,  65 
.-■yds,,  3;  Stevens,  50  yds,,  3;  time,  1:11  1-S, 

One-mile,  3:00  class— Stevens,  1;  Smith,  2;  Kaross,  3; 
time,  3:06, 

Two-mile,  handicap — Chandler,  scratch,  1;  Wilson,  75 
yds,,  2;  Willard,  130  yds,,  3;  time,  5:10  (state  record). 

Half-mile,  1:20  class— Stivens,  I;  Gcerling,  2;  Smith,  3; 
-time,  1:25, 

1   ♦   I 

Fifty-mile  Record  Broken. 

London,  Sept.  15. — The  fifty-mile  record  was 

broken  at  the  Heine  Hill  track  to-day  by  Green, 

"who  won  the  championship  in  1  hr.  56  min.  45  4-5 

■sec,,  beating  the  world's  record  by  1  min.  31  3  5  sec. 


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HOW  SHALL  THE  BALLOTS  READ  ? 


Secretary  Raisbeck  Has  Promised  to  Give  Each 
Side  an  Equal  Show. 

N"ew  York,  Sept.  24. — The  contest  lor  the  con- 
trol of  the  leading  offices  of  the  New  York  division, 
nominations  for  which  will  close  Oct.  10  and  vot- 
ing for  which  will  close  Nov.  15,  is  waxing  warm. 
The  question  as  to  whether  the  Potter  or  the 
Santee  be  decided  to  be  the  regular  ticket  will 
make  a  difterence  of  some  little  importance  in  the 
preparation  of  the  ballots,  as  the  regular  nomina- 
tions, in  the  ordinary  run  of  things,  would  go  at 
the  top.  The  Potter  party  has  offered  to  waive 
their  claim  to  jiriority  by  making  a  fair  proposi- 
tion to  Secretary  Raisbeck,  who  will  have  under 
the  by-laws  the  e.xclusive  ,  right  to  prepare  the 
ballots.  It  is  that  the  nominations  be  placed  in 
parallel  columns,  the  left  hand  position  to  be  de- 
termined by  a  toss  of  a  penny.  Mr.  Raigbeck 
acknowledged  this  to  be  a  perfectly  fair  offer  and 
the  best  way  to  settle  the  dispute,  and  promised 
to  prepare  the  ballots  in  this  manner. 

The  Potter  people  complain,  by  the  way,  that 
the  mail  of  the  secretary -treasurer's  office  has  al- 
ways been  and  is  now  handled  by  President  Lus- 
comb  and  his  secretary.  This  is  criticised  by  Mr. 
Potter's  friends  as  likely  to  be  an  unfair  advantage 
in  the  way  of  knowledge  of  tha  progress  of  the 
voting  on  the  part  of  acknowledged  partisans  of 
Dr.  Santee,  his  opponent.  They  insist  that  under 
these  conditions  the  only  impartial  course  is  for 
the  secretary-treasurer  to  have  the  ballots  returned 
to  him  at  his  place  of  business  and  that  all  other 
persons  be  excluded  from  access  to  them  until 
they  are  opened  by  the  committee  in  charge  of 
the  count. 


THE  JERSEY  GOOD  ROAD  CAMPAIGN. 


President  Luscomb  and  Chief  Consul  Holmes 
Sending  Out  Appeals. 
New  Yokk,  Sept.  24. — President  Luscumb  has 
prepared  a  good  roads  campaign  circular,  which 
will  be  sent  to  15,000  wheelmen  in  New  Jersey. 
In  it  he  urges  wheelmen  to  attend  the  primaries; 
not  to  vote  for  a  candidate  opposed  to  good  roads, 
and  to  make  every  effort  for  an  increased  appro- 
priation for  roads.  In  conclusion  he  says:  "Work 
up  a  quiet  interest  among  your  friends  to 
attend  the  primarieii;  find  out  how  the  can- 
didates stand  and  vote  for  good  roads 
candidates  only.  If  the  people's  repre- 
sentatives in  the  legislature  refuses  to  support 
good  roads  measures,  see  that  they  are  left  at 
home  and  given  a  chance  to  educate  ihemselves 
as  to  the  necessity  for  highway  improvement. 
A  county  meeting  will  be  held  in  each  county. 
Attend  and  bring  your  friends.  Get  your  club  to 
come  in  a  body.  Ask  every  wheelman  to  come 
and  bring  all  Interested  in  good  roads.     It  will  be 


non-partisan  and   good  speakers   will  be  in  at- 
tendance. ' ' 

Chief  Consul  Holmes  has  also  prepared  a  cir- 
cular for  distribution  in  which  he  claims  that 
there  are  36,000  voting  wheelmen  in  New  Jersey, 
urges  an  increased  state  appropriation,  and  sug- 
gests an  L.  A.  W.  good  roads  convention  in 
New  Jersey. 


W.  F.  SIMS. 


The  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club's  Crack,  with  a 
Competition  Class  A  Record  of  2:10  2-5. 
W.  F.  Sims,  the  "King  of  class  A,"  is  a 
"comer"  and  no  mistake.  His  miles  in  competi- 
tion in  2:10  2-5,  made  on  "Wednesday  and  Thurs- 
day, Sept.  12  and  13,  at  Springfield,  stamp  him  as 


the  fastest  man  in  the  ranks  of  the  "immacu- 
lates."  It  was  a  strange  coincidence  that  the 
time  should  have  been  the  same  on  both  occa- 
sions, that  the  events  were  both  mile  handicaps, 
and  that  he  won  neither — finishing  seventh  on  the 
first  day  and  third  on  the  second.  By  virtue  of 
his  wonderful  performance  he  held  the  world's 
mile  competition  record  for  one  day.  Sims'  times 
for  the  first  mile  were:  Quarter,  :33  1-5;  half, 
1:04  3-5;  three-quarters,  1:38  1-5;  mile,  2:10  2-5. 
The  second  mile's  figures  were:  Quarter,  :32  1-5; 
half,  1:04  3-5;  three-quarters,  1:38;  mile,  2:10  2-5. 
Sims  is  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Bicycle 
Club,  and  comes  from  Washington,  D.  C.  He  is 
at  present  attending  Swarthmore  College,  near 
Philadelphia. 


NEW  YORK   TO   CHICAGO. 


Searle  Failed  to  Break  Record — Wylie  Now  on 
His  Way  Home. 

New  Yoek,  Sept.  24 — R.  P.  Searle  arrived  at  the 
city  hall  yesterday  at  4:04:27 p.m.,  having  ridden 
rom  Chicago  to  New  York  in  8  da.  3hrs.  27  min., 
12  hrs.  27  min.  behind  Smith's  record  of  7  da.  21 
hrs.  Considering  that  he  rode  from  Erie  to  Albany 
in  the  midst  of  a  fearful  storm,  through  mud  and 
against  the  wind  most  of  the  way,  the  fact  that 
he  lost  his  way  several  times  between  Albany  and 
New  York,  his  performance  was  wonderful.  He 
led  every  one  of  his  pacemakers  all  the  way  and 
fairly  killed  most  of  them.  [For  further  particu- 
lars about  wheel,  tires,  schedule,  etc. ,  see  New 
York  trade  letter.]  The  storj'  of  his  journey  was 
told  most  realistically  in  the  tc-legrams  sent  by 
himself  and  others  on  the  way.  He  rode  a  20- 
pound  Syracuse,  fitted  with  two  and  a  quarter- 
pound  New  York  tires.  Despite  the  terrific  test 
neither  the  wheel  was  injured  nor  the  tires  punc- 
tured.    Searle  left  Chicago  Sept.  15  at  1  p.  m. 

There  is  a  rumor  that  Smith's  record  will  not 
be  allowed  owing  to  the  fact  that  he  was  not 
checked  between  Schenectady  and  New  York. 
[Smith,  by  the  way,  soon  leaves  Chicago  to 
establish  a  still  better  record. — Ed.] 
Wylie  On  Sis  Way  Sack. 

New  York,  Sept.  20.— H.  H.  Wylie,  after 
several  postponements  on  account  of  rain,  started 
on  his  return  New  York  to  Chicago  ride  at  8:31 
this  morning.  He  will  take  the  northern  route, 
through  Albany,  Buffalo,  Cleveland  and  South 
Bend.  [The  following  telegrams  to  ^^e^/ee- 
from  Wylie  tell  of  his  progress. — Ed.] 

Albany,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  21— Leaving  1:30.  Head  winds, 
roads  bad.    Utica  nest  stop. 

Little  Falls,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  2J.— Will  make  TJtioa  noon— 
ttiirty  miles  the  last  three  hours.  Syracuse  at  6  Passed 
Searle  ten  miles  back;  he  can't  beat  8  da.  2  hrs. 

Buffalo,  Sept,  24. — Arrived  at  4,  leave  at  5;  no  stop 
before  Cleveland. 

Harbor  Creek,  Pa.,  Sept.  25. — Erie  at  11  to-night. 
Wind  light.    No  stop  till  Cleveland. 

CoNNEAUT,  O.,  Sept.  25.— Sprained  ankle;  will  keep  on 
far  as  possible. 

Elyria,  O.,  Sept.  26.— Arrived  at  11:30  a.  m  ,  two  hours 
from  Cleveland.    Will  make  Cbicago  at  noon  Friday. 


Boston's  Mounted  Cops. 
Boston  will,  in  all  proba'iility,  soon  have  part 
of  its  police  force  mounted  upon  bicycles.  It  has 
long  been  a  problem  that  defied  solution  as  how 
to  amply  protect  the  rural  portions  of  the  city. 
The  policeman  mounted  on  hoi'seback  has  not 
proved  adequate,  nor  has  the  system  of  electric 
signal  and  wagon  service.  The  only  solution 
seems  to  lie  in  the  bicycle  upon  which  an  officer 
can  do  the  work  of  three  men  on  foot,  and  effici- 
ently and  with  ease  cover  long  routes,  thus  giving 
the  protection  which    necessitates    his    presence. 


^^^/ee. 


AROUND    PARIS      AWHEEL. 


ZIMMY  IN    SWITZERLAND   AND    BANKER 
IN  SUNNY  ITALY. 


The  Latter  Defeats  Lehr,   the   German — Road 
Races,  Championship   Events  and  Rec- 
ord Breaking  Galore  in  French- 
land. 


Pabis,  Sept.  11. — [Special  correspondence.] — 
On  Sunday  last  all  Geneva  and  Switzerland  who 
cycle  congregated  at  the  Varembe  path  to  see  the 
great  Arthur  Augustus  Zimmerman  walk  away 
his  heat  and  final  in  the  international  race  of 
2,000  metres.  The  best  of  the  provincial  racing 
crowd  did  not  put  in  an  appearance,  so  that  the 
lot  of  men  competing  were  of  a  second  class  order, 
although  the  result  would  have  been  ditto  had 
anybody  else  in  the  shape  of  a  "star"  contested. 
At  the  close  of  the  meet  the  Skeeter  attempted  to 
beat  the  existing  record  for  a  lap  (500  metres) 
standing  to  the  credit  of  Dufaux — 35  seconds. 
At  the  start  all  went  well,  but  in  the  backstretch 
the  wind  spoilt  all  chance  of  a  record,  so  the  end 
was  a  failure.  On  the  same  evening  a  grand  ban- 
quet was  offered  the  champion,  who  veas  feted 
like  a  king,  Troy  meanwhile  doing  most  of  the 
talking.  After  the  dinner  the  Americans  left  by 
express  for  Bordeaux,  where  Zim  is  matched 
against  the  Loste  brothers  on  a  tandem  over  a  dis- 
tance of  one  mile  (1,609  metres). 

BanUer  Fills  Sis  Mat. 

George  Banker,  finding  that  things  were  slow 
in  Paris,  left  lately  for  Italy  where  he  has  taken 
all  before  him,  beating  on  the  way  some  of  the 
finest  riders  in  that  country.  At  Milan  on  the 
8th  he  took  part  in  the  races  and  walked  away 
from  Lehr,  the  German,  who  won  the  champion- 
ship at  Antwerp.  The  rider  in  question  has  re- 
ceived a  special  license  from  his  union  which  per- 
mits him  to  race  against  pros  for  one  month.  And 
still  he  is  considered  in  the  land  of  sauer-kraut  an 
amateur !  Banker  and  Crooks  rode  tandem  to- 
gether at  the  same  meeting  but  could  only  get 
second  to  Dani — Elio  track.  At  Florence,  the  fol- 
lowing day,  George  competed  against  such  men  as 
Coutre,  Dani,  Colombo,  Courbe,  Grotard  and 
Eeid  and  made  a  hash  of  them,  winning  on  that 
occasion  three  races  out  of  five.  Austin  Crooks 
got  third  in  the  big  event. 

Impromptu  Boad  Sace, 

The  statue  erected  to  the  memory  of  Michousx, 
the  inventor  of  the  pedal,  is  to  be  unveiled  at 
Bar-le-Duc  on  the  29th  inst.  To  attract  a  crowd 
to  that  town  on  this  occasion,  M.  Pierre  Gififard, 
of  the  Petit  Journal  and  LeVelo,  issued  a  demand 
for  "subs"  so  as  to  give  some  good  prizes  for  a 
race  from  Paris  to  Bar-le-Duc.  Within  twenty- 
four  hours  3,000  francs  poured  in  and  these  prizes 
will  be  awarded : 

1.  £60— 1,009  francs. 

2.  £-M-500  tranes. 

3.  £8—200  francs. 

4  to  15th— Placed  men  will  receive  £4  each. 

Up  to  the  present  moment  fifty  men  are  entered, 
the  principal  ones  being:  Lesna,  Linton,  Waller, 
Martin,  Lucas,  Eivierre-Beaugendre  (tandem), 
Merland,  Pantrat,  Bufifel,  Monte,  J.  and  M. 
AUard  (tandem),  Theo,  Vincent,  Plessis,  Tibbe, 
Fonques,  Coquelle-Delansorne  (tandem),  Bange, 
Verissi,  etc.,  etc. 

Ihe  One- Kilometre  Trl-Championsliip. 

This  raca  was  contested  last  Sunday  at  the  Seine 
Velodrome,  and  brought  together  a  field  of  eleven 
good  men:  Medinger,  Antony,  Baras,  Fortuny, 
Dumond,    Cottereau,    Echalie,    Soibud,     Renaux 


Dary,    Genet.     After  elimination    the    order    of 

ending  was:     Dumond  (17  years  old),  1;  Antony, 

2  and  Baris,  3. 

Hujfalo  Cup, 

The  race  for  the  Buffalo  cup  is  an  annual  event 

confined  to  amateurs  and  is  run  over  a  distance  of 

ten  kilometres.     On  Sunday  evening  last  the  race 

took  place  and  was  secured  by  Lamarqne;  Eade- 

maker,  Dutch  champion,  second  and  Carlier  third. 

Later  on  in  the  evening  a  fifty-kilometre  paced 

event  was  battled  out,   results  being  as  follows: 

,Tony  Eeboul,  1;  Fred  Eeboul,  2;  L.  Cottereau,  3; 

Starbuck,  4. 

The   Winter  Track. 

The  winter  track  will  again  open  for  the  season 
on  or  about  November  8.  M.  Marchand,  of  the 
Folies  Bergeres,  will  be  at  the  helm.  Zim  has 
been  asked  to  stop  and  r^e  and  has  the  idea 
under  serious  consideration.  The  betting  is  that 
he  will  stay  the  winter  here. 

The  100 'Kilometre  ChampionsJiip. 

The  race  for  the  100-kilometre  championship 
will  be  fought  out  on  the  30th  inst.  at  the  Seine 
path.  The  best  runners  are  sending  in  entries. 
The  names  of  Huret,  Louvet,  Cottereau,  Eeboul, 
Farman,  Baras,  Jacquelin  and  Fortuny  are  al- 
ready down.  Maes. 
1  ♦  * 

THE  RIVERTON  TRACK. 


Where  the  Experiment   of   Racing  by  Electric 

Light  Was  Tried  This  Week. 

The  accompanying  picture  will  give  some  idea 

of  the  general  appearance  of  the  pretty  four-lap 

track  at  Eiverton,  N.  J. ,   about   eight  miles  from 


WHY  ZIM  WAS  HISSED. 


Poor  Racing  and  Poor  Timing,  Yet  He  Rode 
the  Mile  in  2:00  4-5. 
Badfahr  Humor  receives  the  following  informa- 
tion regarding  the  disorder  in  the  velodrome 
Buffalo  upon  Zim's  attempt  to  ride  against 
record:  On  Thursday,  Aug.  30,  at  the  evening 
reunion  Zim  was  to  ride  against  the  flying  and 
standing  start  mile  and  kilometre  records.  As  is 
customary  Zim  went  through  a  sort  of  dress  re- 
hearsal on  the  two  days  previous  to  the  event, 
with  the  few  pacemakers  which  are  at  his  disposi- 
tion, in  order  to  deliver  the  performance  without 
a  hitch.  Although  everything  was  tip-top  at 
these  trials,  all  was  disorder  and  chaos  when  the 
big  moment  arrived  and  the  unheard  of  happened : 
Zimmy,  the  "flying  Yankee,"  the  great  Zim  was 
hissed.  The  great  Ammcan  probably  reflected 
at  this  moment  how  little  durable  is  all  fame,  no 
matter  how  honestly  it  has  been  earned.  And 
above  all,  Zim  was  innocent  and  free  from  all 
fault,  and  all  blame  should  have  been  heaped 
upon  the  ofiScial  time-keepers.  Instead  of  being 
at  their  position  at  the  start,  as  they  should  have 
been,  one  was  busy  some  distance  from  the  finish 
and  the  second  waited  upon  another  side  to  meas- 
ure the  'fifth  quarter'  of  the  mile.  The  conse- 
quence was  that  there  was  no  pistol  shot  as  a  sig- 
nal for  the  start  and  that  it  was  entirely  forgotten 
to  announce  the  laps,  so  that  neither  Zim  nor  the 
public  knew  when  the  mile  had  been  run.  The 
mile  was  not  called  until  Zim  had  gone  80  metre 


BivertoH  track. 


Philadelphia.  It  is  here  that  the  experiment  of 
racing  by  electric  light  was  tried  on  Tuesday. 
The  picture  shows  the  start  of  the  mile  lap  race 
at  the  Labor  day  meet  of  the  Eiverton  Athletic 
Association,  which  resulted  in  a  tie  between  Pear- 
son (third  man  from  the  pole)  and  Jack  (next  the 
pole) .  On  the  toss-up  for  first  prize  Pearson  won 
—time,  2:27  1-5. 


Bald's  Riding. 
E.  C.  Bald,  of  the  Columbia  team,  covered  him- 
self with  glory  in  the  meet  at  Springfield  by 
materially  lowering  two  of  the  world's  competi- 
tive records,  the  three-quarter  mile  and  the  mile. 
This,  added  to  the  half-mile  world's  record  which 
he  already  held,  made  at  Denver  under  the  pecu- 
liar difficulties  arising  from  that  climate,  makes 
a  list  which  both  he  and  the  Pope  Manufacturing 
Company,  whose  machine  and  single  tube  tires  he 
rides,  may  well  be  proud  of  One  minute  for  the 
half,  1:36  3-5  for  the  three-quarters  and  2:05  3-5 
for  the  mile  is  traveling  which  bothers  all  the 
flyers.  The  Columbia  people  and  Bald  may  well 
congratulate  themselves  on  his  records  on  the 
Columbia  bicycle  in  competition.  Three  in  a 
season,  won  under  great  difiBculties,  are  a  good 
year's  work  for  any  machine  for  any  man. — Hart- 
ford Courant,  Sept.  17,  1894. 


over  the  finish.  Moore,  however,  kept  proper 
time  and  reports  the  paced  mile  as  ridden  in 
2:00  4-5  and  the  kilometre  in  1:12. 

The  pacemaking  was  also  at  its  worst.  In  the 
face  of  sfich  circumstances  it  was  but  natural  that 
Zim  felt  not  a  bit  inclined  to  make  a  second  trial, 
especially  as  he  had  come  to  the  conclusion  that 
with  the  poor  support  and  the  bad  light  it  would 
be  an  impossibility  for  him  to  equal  even  the 
French  record.  As  his  refusal  to  try  against  the 
second  record  upon  the  programme  might  have 
brought  about  serious  results,  however,  owing  to 
the  threatening  attitude  of  the  spectators,  who 
were  hissing  and  howling,  and  showed  strong 
inclinations  to  invade  the  track  in  spite  of  the 
police,  Zim's  friends  finally  persuaded  him  to 
ride  a  mile  without  attempting  at  the  record.  It 
is  deplorable  that  Zimmerman's  contracts  with 
the  director  of  the  velodrome  Buffalo  compel  him 
to  act  according  to  his  wishes,  no  matter  how  un- 
sportsmanlike they  be.  It  seems  unreasonable  to 
us  to  ask  a  rider  to  attempt  at  a  record  at  11  p.  m. 
It  has,  in  the  whole,  the  appearance  as  though 
the  French  managers  do  not  treat  him  just  in 
bringing  him  time  and  again  upon  their  pro- 
gramme as  a  drawing  card.  In  fact  it  seems  as 
though  a  reputation  as  a  "popular  freak"  ia  being 
built  for  him  by  his  French  friends. 


JOHNSON  DROPS  RECORDS. 


CAPTURES  THE  HALF,  TWO-THIRDS,  AND 
THREE-QUARTERS    TIMES. 


Would    Likely  Have  Done  Better  But  for  the 

Errors  of  One  Tandem  Team— A  Tandem 

Record— Butler's  New 

Hark. 


Boston,  Sept.  24.— Again  have  the  colors  of 
Pinkey  Bliss  been  lowered,  and  once  more  those 
of  Johnson  float  at  the  mast  head  of  the  half  and 
three-quarters  mile  world  records.  They  were 
placed  there  last  Friday  by  Johnson,  who  is  at  the 
Waltham  track  for  the  purpose  of  bagging  every 
record  from  the  mile  to  twenty-five  miles,  and 
also  the  hour  record.  It  will  be  remembered  that 
"Me  and  Johnny"  came  to  Waltham  directly 
after  the  Springfield  tournament  and  immediately 
went  into  training  for  the  purpose  of  record  break- 
ing. The  result  is  that  "we"  now  hold  two  of 
Pinkey  Bliss'  records.  The  record  breaking  car- 
nival was  opened  Friday,  as  perfect  a  day  as  one 
could  wish.  Scarcely  a  breath  of  air  was  felt  and 
everything  was  perfect.  At  the  proper  moment 
out  came  the  two  tandems  that  were  to  do  duty. 
On  one  were  seated  Mayo  and  Saunders,  two 
local  men,  and  on  the  other  the  Callahan  boys.  A 
few  turns  around  the  track  and  the  men  were 
ready.  Then  out  came  Johnson.  He  caught  on 
to  the  rear  of  the  two  tandems  which  were  riding 
in  Indian  file  and  at  the  word  came  down  the 
stretch  at  a  rattling  pace,  getting  away  with  the 
gun.  The  first  tandem  took  the  riders  to  the 
quarter  in  :26  3-5,  where  it  gave  way  to  the  other 
riders.  Here  the  Callahan  boys  increased  their 
speed  and  fairly  fiew  over  the  la^t  quarter,  bring- 
ing Johnny  home  in  the  record  time  of  :54  flat, 
three-fifths  of  a  second  faster  than  the  time  made 
by  Bliss  at  Springfield. 

aalf  in  :53  2-5. 

After  a  good  rub  Johnson  came  out  for  a  trial 
at  the  two-thirds  record,  being  paceft  by  the  same 
tandems.  The  pace  for  the  first  quarter  was  the 
same  as  that  of  the  previous  trial,  while  the  third 
was  done  in  :35  3-5.  At  this  point  Saunders  and 
Mayo  again  gave  way  to  the  Callahan  brothers, 
who,  once  fairly  started,  increased  the  pace  and 
brought  Johnson  to  the  half  in  :53  2-5,  which 
lowered  his  previous  mark.  Unfortunately  only 
one  watch  caught  this  time,  and  the  league  rep- 
resentative very  properly  declined  to  accept  the 
time  or  claim.  From  this  mark  Johnson  increased 
his  pace  somewhat  and  did  the  two-thirds  in 
1:11  4-5,  or  two  and  four-fifths  seconds  better 
than  the  mark  created  by  Bliss  at  Springfield. 
Could  Have  Had  the  mile. 

Had  Johnson  gone  for  the  mile  record,  which 
he  would  have  done  had  his  pacemakers  been 
prepared,  there  is  no  doubt  that  he  would  have 
beaten  the  record  of  Bliss.  Earlier  in  the  morn- 
ing in  a  private  trial  he  did  the  quarter  in  :26  4-5 
and  the  half  in  :54  2-5,  while  Harley  Davison, 
who  is  camping  with  the  Eck  par' y,  did  the  un- 
paced  quarter  in  :28  1-5. 

While  in  the  midst  of  the  record  breaking  trials 
BiUy  Herrick  came  into  the  grounds  and  watched 
the  work  of  Johnson  with  great  interest,  but  not 
any  more  critically  than  did  Mr.  Measure  of  the 
Union  company  or  Mr.  Metz  of  the  Orient  com- 
pany. Oh,  yes,  the  trade  was  pretty  well  repre- 
sented at  the  game. 

One  Record  Saturday . 

On  Saturday,  although  twice  unsuccessful  in 
capturing  the  mile  record,  Johnson  lowered  the 


half-mile  record,  created  by  himself  the  previous 
day,  and  also  brought  the  three-quarters  record 
down  a  few  notches.  The  pacemakers  had  re- 
ceived an  addition  in  the  person  of  H.  R.  Steen- 
son,  and  right  here  it  might  be  said  that  had  it 
not  been  for  the  exceedingly  poor  head  work  of 
two  of  the  pacemakers  Johnson  would  imdoubt- 
edly  now  be  the  possessor  of  the  mile  record.  The 
day  was  not  such  a  one  as  Friday.  Nevertheless 
there  was  little  wind  when  the  men  came  out  for 
the  trial.  The  two  tandems  were  the  same  as  the 
previous  day.  The  trio  came  down  the  stretch 
like  racehorses,  and  at  the  word  increased  their 
pace  perceptibly.  Johnson  clung  to  the  rear  tan- 
dem with  the  greatest  tenacity,  and  did  not  for  a 
moment  let  it  get  away.  At  the  half,  which  was 
reached  in  :53  3-5,  the  first  tandem  dropped  out, 
giving  the  pace  to  the  second.  Here  the  pace  was 
still  further  increased  and  the  tandem  looked  for- 
ward to  the  backstretch  where  it  was  to  be  re- 
lieved by  Murphy  and  Steenson.  Owing  to  some 
misunderstanding,  however,  this  tandem  did  not 
get  into  working  order  in  time  to  permit  of  pick- 
ing up  Johnson,  so  that  the  Callahan  boys  had  to 
do  double  duty  in  pacing  the, last  two  laps.  This 
was  not  on  the  programme,  by  any  means,  and 
the  tandem  was  in  no  condition  to  do  the  third 
and  last  lap.  Consequently,  although  the  plucky 
fellows  did  their  utmost,  they  were  unable  to 
bring  Johnny  home  in  better  than  1 :53  2-5,  almost 
a  whole  second  outside  of  record  time.  The  frac- 
tional times  were:  Quarter,  :27;  third,  :35  3-5; 
half,  :53  1-5;  two-thirds,  1:14  3-5;  three  quarters, 
1 :23  1-5  The  time  for  the  half  was  four-fifths  of 
a  second  less  than  the  time  created  by  Johnson  on 
Friday  and  wiU  stand  as  record  until  further 
notice.  The  tandem  ridden  by  Mayo  and  Sarm- 
ders  also  comes  in  for  a  record.  It  is  the  third- 
mile  unpaced,  and  the  time  is  :35  4-5. 
Qot  the  Three-Quarters, 

After  a  rub  Johnny  came  out  for  another  trial 
against  Bliss'  mark  of  1 :52  3-5.  This  time  the 
third  tandem  was  clearly  instructed  as  to  its  work. 
The  tandems  and  Johnson  got  a  good  start,  al- 
though the  first  quarter  was  a  little  slower  than  it 
was  in  the  previous  attempt,  as  was  also  the  third. 
Here,  however,  the  pace  was  increased,  and  the 
two-fifths  of  a  second  lost  on  this  third  was  re- 
gained at  the  half.  The  Callahan  brothers  were 
again  doing  their  utmost  to  bring  their  stable 
mate  home  in  fast  order,  and  were  relying  upon 
the  work  of  the  third  tandem  to  complete  the 
good  work  opened  by  them,  but  the  third  tandem 
again  defeated  the  aim  of  the  riders.  Instead  of 
waiting  until  a  change  from  one  tandem  to  the 
other  had  been  successfully  accomplished.  Murphy 
and  Steenson  got  under  way  and  were  twenty 
yards  ahead  of  Johnson  in  the  twinkle  of  an  eye. 
Without  waiting  to  see  if  they  had  their  man  the 
riders  worked  for  all  they  were  worth,  while  the 
Callahan  brothers  naturally  dropped  out  of  the 
game.  This  left  Johnson  fully  thirty  yards  in  the 
rear  of  the  pacemakers,  cutting  his  own  pace, 
yet  he  did  it  with  a  vengeance,  and  his  unpaced 
quarter  was  the  fastest  of  the  lour.  On  the  back- 
stretch  the  tandem  decreased  its  speed,  jiermitted 
Johnson  to  catch  on,  and  then  came  home  only  to 
again  be  unsuccessful,  as  the  time  for  the  mile 
was  the  same  as  the  first  trial.  In  his  trial,  how- 
ever, Johnson  captured  the  three-quarter-mile 
record,  doing  it  in  1:22  4-5 — three-fifths  of  a 
second  better  than  the  mark  created  by  BHss  in 
Springfield,  Sept.  6.  The  fractional  times  were: 
Quarter,  :27  1-5;  third,  :35  4-5;  half,  :53  2-5,  two- 
thirds,  1:12  4-5;  three-quarters,  1:22  4-5;  mile, 
1:53  2-5. 

Sutler's  JPifteen-Mi'e  Itoad  Record. 

Saturday  was  a  great  record  breaking  day  in 


this  state,  for  besides  the  record  created  by  John- 
son Nat  Butler  also  caught  one  of  these  plums. 
This  time  it  was  the  fifteen-mile  road  competitive 
record,  the  time  being  41  min.  25;  sees.  It  was 
in  the  Foxboro  road  race,  and  although  making 
that  time  he  did  not  finish  in  better  than  twentieth 
position.  E.  O.  Peabody,  another  local  man,  who 
has  also  been  doing  good  work  on  the  road,  also 
got  below  the  mark,  doing  the  distance  in  42  min. 
1  sec. 


RIDER  AND  MANAGER. 


"Jack"  Greer,  One  of  Philadelphia's  Best  Known 
Wheelmen. 
William  John  Greer  (always  called  "Jack")  is 
one  of  the  best  known  representatives  of  the  cycle 
trade  in  the  City  of  Brotherly  Love.  His  position 
as  manager  of  the  extensive  local  branch  of  the 
Union  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company,  at  1406 
South  Penn  Square,  brings  him  into  contact  with 
all  the  prominent  lights  in  the  "profession"  at 
home  and  abroad.  Jack  is  twenty-six  years  old 
and  came  to  this  country  in  1884  from  Liverpool, 
where  he  had  the  honor  of  being  the  youngest 
graduate  from  the  high  school.  On  his  arrival  on 
this  side  of  the  herring  pond  he  started  in  the 
manufacturing  business,   after  which  he  traveled 


for  two  years  in  the  interest  of  a  woolen  goods 
house. 

His  first  essay  in  the  bicycle  business  was  with 
Bretz  &  Curtis,  which  concern  he  represented  in 
the  states  of  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey,  Mary- 
land and  Delaware.  He  remained  with  the 
"genial  Jake"  until  the  fall  of '91,  when  he  be- 
came manager  of  the  cycle  department  of  tlie 
local  sporting  goods  house  of  John  T.  Bailey  tS: 
Co.  In  the  spring  of  '93  Jack  assumed  manage- 
ment of  the  Union  company's  branch,  the  interests 
of  which  concern  he  has  always  labored  diligently 
to  advance.  Jack  has  won  honors  in  many 
branches  of  sport,  having  been  captain  of  his 
school  football  team  for  three  years.  He  took  up 
the  wheel  for  pleasure  in  '88,  and  the  same  year 
won  the  championship  of  the  South  End  Wheel- 
men, which  organization  he  represented  in  many 
races  on  road  and  path.  He  holds  the  Lancaster 
Pike  ten-mile  safety  record  (on  a  solid  tire), 
made  on  the  occasion  of  the  team  race  for  the 
Tryon  cup  from  Devon  to  Overbrook.  In  this 
race  he  finished  in  front  of  W.  F.  West,  the  win- 
ner of  the  Irvington-Milburn  road  race  the  same 
year.  Jack  is  often  called  upon  to  otBciate  at 
race  meets,  and  was  almost  mobbed  when  he  ref- 
ereed  the  Century-Park  Avenue  football  game 
last  fall. 


According  to  a  St.  Louis  paper,  "eyeless"  is  the 
latest  name  given  to  lady  riders. 


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LEWIS  COMES  BACK. 
About  three  years  ago  D.  H.  Lewis  strayed 
from  the  Rkfeeee's  fold  to  establish  a  paper 
in  Bufifalo.  This  paper  was  eventually  moved  to 
New  York  and  Lewis  has  since  conducted  the 
Cycle  Secord.  On  Oct.  1  that  paper  goes  out  of 
existence,  having  been  absolved,  editor,  business 
manager,  subscription  list  and  all,  by  the 
Eefeeee.  Mr.  Lewis  will  continue  to  make  his 
headquarters  in  Buifalo,  representing  the  Referee 
in  New  York  and  the  New  England  states. 


CYCLING  IN  ENGLAND. 

The  popular  idea  of  Americans  is  that  in  the 
matter  of  numbers  English  cyclists  outnumber 
those  of  this  country  about  ten  to  one.  This  idea 
is  shared  by  a  great  many  who  consider  them- 
selves fairly  up-to-date  in  matters  cycling.  As  a 
matter  of  fact,  however,  it  is  a  huge  delusion. 
England  has  as  tine  roads  as  the  most  ardent 
cyclist  could  wish.  It  has  more  boneshakers, 
ordinaries  and  solid-tired  safeties  than  it  is  possi- 
ble to  conceive  in  this  country,  while  here  and 
there  may  be  seen  a  small  delivery  wagon  or  simi- 
lar affair  being  pedalled  along  the  street  by  an  in- 
dustrious youth.  But  for  actual  number  of  cycles 
seen  on  the  streets,  America  is  unquestionably 
ahead.  As  to  the  ladies,  j^merica  so  far  outnum- 
bers England  twenty  to  one.  Bloomers?  It  would 
require  the  entire  force  of  Scotland  yard  to  find 
one  pair — and  then  there  would  be  nothing  in 
them. 

Hereafter,  dear  reader,  when  any  man  tells  you 
that  cycling  England  is  ahead  of  cycling  America, 
just  bet  him  your  §12.')  pneumatic  against  his  §15 
boneshaker  that  he  doesn't  know  what  he  is  talk- 
ing about. 

«  ♦  * 

A  BOEN  FIGHTER. 
Gameness  is  born  in  a  man,  not  cultivated. 
No  amount  of  training  can  turn  a  dung-hill  rooster 
into  a  game  cock.  A  cycle  racer  may  possess  the 
speed  of  old  Boreas  and  yet,  lacking  that  great 
requisite,  pluck,  will  be  nowhere  in  the  race  with 
men  who,  while  less  speedy,  have  "ginger"  in  their 
make-up  to  compensate  for  other  shortcomings.  It 
is  the  same  in  business.  The  man  who  takes  his 
setback  smilingly  and  is  knocked  down  over  and 
over  again  only  to  get  up  and  go  at  it  again  is  the 


man  who,  in  the  end,  "gets  there."  No  other 
country  on  the  face  of  the  globe  has  among  its 
people  more  self-made  men  than  has  this  land  of 
ours,  and  we  believe  no  one  who  knows  him  well 
will  question  our  statement  that,  among  them  all, 
there  is  not  a  man  who  has  more  determinedly 
and  more  successfully  battled  with  odds  in  an  up- 
hill fight  than  has  Mr.  A.  H.  Overman.  This 
gentleman  has  many  enemies  who  hate  him 
thoroughly,  but  respect  him  for  what  he  has  ac- 
complished. He  has  been  called  a  tyrant,  nick- 
named by  ex-employes  "the  Czar"  and  reviled 
generally,  but  all  realize  that  to  enter  into  a  con- 
troversy with  him  means  battle  with  a  man  who 
never,  under  any  circumstances,  ovms  himself 
whipped. 

We  are  led  into  this  line  of  thought  by  the 
threatened  war  in  the  baseball  world.  Overman 
and  Spalding  could  not  agree.  An  open  fight 
ensued  and  led  to  some — as  it  proved — unneces- 
sary uneasiness  in  the  cycle  trade.  Now,  it  is  re- 
ported, Mr.  Overman  proposes  to  go  further. 
Having  already  commenced  the  manufacture  of 
sporting  goods  he  is  said  to  be  largely  responsible 
for  the  formation  of  the  new  baseball  league  which 
proposes  to  fight  the  old  national  organization  of 
which,  as  every  one  knows,  Mr.  Spalding  has  long 
been  one  of  the  leading  lights.  It  will  be  an  in- 
teresting battle  for  cyclists — this  event  in  which 
two  of  the  leading  makers  of  America  are  engaged, 
and  the  more  so  because  our  own  sport  is  not  the 
one  over  which  the  war  is  waged. 

«  ♦  * 

ZIM'S  EARNINGS. 
All  sorts  of  stories  are  being  told  about  the 
amount  of  money  Zimmerman  is  making  abroad 
and  people  are  beginning  to  doubt  the  veracity  of 
some  of  the  scribes.  We  are  able  to  state,  from 
personal  observation,  that  there  has  been  little  ex- 
aggeration indulged  in.  In  four  meetings — to 
wit,  Birmingham,  London,  Leicester  and  New 
Castle — his  net  earnings  were  over  five  hundred 
pounds,  not  a  bad  item  for  a  little  side-trip.  Of 
the  earnings  of  the  others,  however,  as  much  can- 
not be  said.  None  of  them  feels  particularly 
parse  proud,  while  at  least  two  have  been  sadly 
down  at  the  heel  and  glad  to  accept  the  favors  of 
some  ot  the  more  fortunate.  Even  in  sunny 
France  it  takes  a  rider  of  exceptional  merit  to 
make  both  ends  meet. 


LOOK  OUT  FOR  RECORDS. 


That  a  cycle  show  is  an  actual  necessity  is 
clearly  shown  in  the  following  letter  from  Eaily 
&  Wilson,  of  Shenandoah,  la.: 

We  like  the  idea  of  a  western  show  very  much.  We 
have  had  a  fine  wheel  trade,  for  a  small  town,  this  sea- 
son—sold thirty-one  wheels,  making  a  total  of  about 
$3,000  in  cash  receipts.  We  were  bothered  a  great  deal 
in  picking  our  lines  t^ome  wheels  we  wished  to  see  could 
not  get  liere  till  late,  others  we  knew  nothing  of  came 
after  we  had  bought  and  had  better  points  than  those  we 
had  in  stock.  One  of  us  will  surely  be  in  attendance  at 
the  Chicago  show  and  will  select  our  lines  while  there. 

Comment  is  hardly  necessary.  There  are  hun- 
dreds of  agents,  doubtless,  who  could  tell  a  simi- 
lar story. 

«  ♦  « 

A  WINNING  competitor  in  a  long-distance  race 
in  Pennsylvania  has  been  convicted  ot  having  ac- 
cepted a  "lift"  in  a  road  cart  en  route.  The  most 
surprising  feature  of  the  affair  is  that  the  beaten 
men  were  not  so  ashamed  of  themselves  as  to  de- 
cline to  enter  a  protest. 


An  Aged  Tourist. 

Mr.  Joseph  Badlong,  an  old  manufaclurer  of 
Bowmanville,  111.,  and  over  fifty  years  of  age,  has 
taken  a  strong  liking  to  the  wheel.  He  started 
a  few  days  ago  for  Providence  on  his  wheel  and 
after  reaching  there  rode  to  New  York  and  Boston 
and  back  to  Providence.  He  will  ride  back  to 
Chicago. 


A  New  Motor  Cycle  Which  Is  to  Be  a  World- 
Beater. 

Among  the  great  mass  of  the  public  interested 
in  cycling  the  belief  is  (with  apparent  good  rea- 
sons) prevalent  that  the  low  water-mark  ior  rec- 
ords has  just  about  been  reached.  And  still,  but 
a  few  years  past  the  mere  mention  that  such  rec- 
ords as  have  been  established  in  the  present  year 
were  wiihin  reach  would  have  been  laughed  at  by 
even  the  most  enthusiastic.  In  the  face  of  this 
fact  there  is  no  reason  to  doubt  the  feasibility  of 
even  greater  accomplishments  in  this  line,  and  no 
reason  why  the  wheels  of  progress  should  stop 
now  and  here,  esoecially  as  wheeling  must  still  be 
regarded  as  being  in  its  infancy. 

The  latest  idea  to  improve  the  speed  of  the  bi- 
cycle is  by  the  aid  of  an  hydraulic  motor.  It  is 
about  three  inches  high  and  contains  a  pint  of 
liquid  which  is  by  pipes  connected  with  a  small 
pump.  This  pump  in  turn  connects  with  an 
eccentric  to  which  are  fastened  the  pedals.  The 
power  produced  in  the  motor  acts  upon  a  gear 
which  turns  upon  a  second  gear,  taking  the_place 
of  the  chain  sprocket  on  the  gear  wheels  as  now 
used. 

The  great  feature  of  the  attachment  is  its 
weight.  Constructed  almost  exclusively  of  alumi- 
num it  weighs  only  three  pounds.  In  warm 
weather  water  may  be  used  in  the  motor,  and  in 
cold  weather  a  mixture  of  alcohol  and  glycerine. 
Being  forced  into  the  motor  by  the  pump  and 
thence  by  a  pipe  carried  back  into  the  pump 
again,  which  is  of  the  double  action  kind,  the 
liquid  makes  a  circuit  of  the  bicycle. 

The  inventor,  E.  P.  Holly,  of  Providence,  has 
applied  for  a  patent,  and  a  manufacturer  is  now 
constructing  a  machine  on  above  described  lines. 
It  is  claimed  that  twice  the  speed  of  the  present 
racing  machine  can  be  attained  with  the  same 
power,  everj'  pressure  on  the  pedals  having  twice 
the  effect  on  the  chain  driving  wheels. 


George  Banker's  Success. 

George  Banker  has  been  successful  in  his  pro- 
fessional role.  Mr.  Banker,  Sr.,  said  that  George 
had  sent  §600  home  for  banking  and  report  in  the 
clubs  places  the  amount  at  $1,700.  "George  is 
doing  well,"  said  Banker,  pere.  "He  has  sent 
home  considerable  money,  is  having  a  good 
time  and  seeing  the  country.  I  have  a  letter 
from  him  dated  Sept.  5  at  Milan,  Italy,  in  which 
he  saj'S  he  has  just  completed  a  thousand  mile 
journey  and  is  very  tired.  George  is  doing  well. 
I  am  proud  of  George — and  Arthur,  too,  is  doing 
well."  And  in  truth  Mr.  Banker  has  been  given 
the  opportunity  for  many  years  to  be  proud  of  a 
son  on  the  race  track  for  with  George  and  Arthur 
he  has  had  five  sons  on  the  path.  George  is  the 
youngest  son,  strange  as  that  may  seem,  Arthur 
being  commonly  supposed  to  be  the  baby. 

"They  had  to  take  a  tandem  team  to  beat 
Zimmie,  ha!  ha!ha!"  said  Mr.  Banker.  "They 
admit  they  could   not  beat  him  any  other  way. " 

The  race  meets  of  the  Smoky  City  and  vicinity 

are  not  race  meets  without  the  Bankers,  mere 

and  pere. 

»  ♦  * 

The  Jersey  Ticket. 

Newark,  N.  J.  Sept.  24. — Chief  Consul  Holmes 

has  named  his  nominating  committee  for  L.  A.  W 

oflScei  s.     Press  of  business  will  prevent  his  being 

a  candidate.     The  following,  the  result  ot  a  recent 

conference    of  prominent  league   members,    will 

probably  be  the  ticket:     Robert  Gentle,  president 

of  the  Elizabeth  Athletic  Cyclers,  for  chief  consul; 

Richard  B.  Chiswell,  of  the  Tourist  Cycle  Club,  of 

Paterson,  for  vice-consul;  and   George   Murdock, 

of  Newark,  for  secretary-treasurer. 


WOES  OF  THE  PROMOTER. 


How  the  Advertising  End  of  a  Race  Meet  is 
Sometimes   Managed— A  Sample   Case. 

Philadelphia,  Sept.  24.— Race  meets  are  fine 
things — from  the  spectator's  point  of  view,  but  if 
each  man  in  the  crowd  of  onlookers  at  a  race  meet 
had  to  shoulder  a  share  of  the  hard  work  and 
worry  inseparable  from  events  of  this  character 
it  is  highlj'  probable  that  his  portion  would  be 
sufficient  to  keep  him  out  of  trouble  for  quite  an 
interval  of  time.  And  only  when  it  is  recalled 
that  all  this  immense,  amount  of  detail  work  falls 
upon  the  few  members  of  the  committee  appointed 
by  the  organization  under  whose  auspices  the 
event  is  given  can  a  proper  appreciation  be  had  of 
the  self-denial  and  industry  necessary  to  bring 
the  affair  to  a  successful  termination. 

Especially  onerous  is  the  burden  imposed  upon 
that  member  of  the  committee  having  charge  of 


into  the  hands  of  one  who  would  know  where  to 
put  it  to  the  best  advantage.  To  this  end  he  in- 
trusted the  advertising  end  of  the  game  to  a  sport- 
ing man  on  a  local  afternoon  sheet,  with  the  result 
that  two  or  three  of  the  local  dailies  were  given  a 
four-line  "ad,"  which  appeared  about  two  or  three 
times  in  each  sheet — the  cost  would  probably  ag- 
gregate an  "X."  The  committee  wondered  and 
— waited.  A  few  days  after  the  meet  the  com- 
mitteemen met  to  count  the  plunder  .ind  audit 
the  accounts,  and  among  the  bills  turned  in  was 
one  for  §50  from  the  sporting  man.  Along  with 
the  bill  was  a  lot  ot  clippings,  which  the  pencil- 
wielder  stated  were  "putt's" — secured,  he  averred, 
at  the  expense  (to  him)  of  numerous  small  sums 
for  cigars  and  "wet  goods,"  and  which,  in  his  es- 
timation, were  worth  considerably  more  than  the 
sum  appropriated  by  the  committee.  His  desire 
to  further  the  sport  induced  him  to  let  the  com- 
mittee down  so  easy.     The  committee,  however, 


WAS   IT   A  FAKE? 


A  Lake  View  Man's  Claim  on  the  Elgin-Aurora 
Record  Disputed. 

O.  F.  Bohman,  a  member  of  the  Lake  View 
club,  has  been  widely  advertised  and  lauded  for 
having  liroken  the  record  over  the  Chic.igo-Elgiu- 
Aurora  course.  It  now  transpires  that  his  ride 
was  probably  only  a  fake.  It  is  charged  that 
Bohman  did  not  cover  the  course;  it  is  even  said 
there  is  sufficient  proof  to  show  he  touched  neither 
Elgin  nor  Aurora. 

If  the  charge  be  true  (and  we  have  this  infor- 
mation from  one  of  h's  club  mates),  Bohman  can- 
not even  be  given  credit  for  being  a  clever 
deceiver.  The  club  will  probably  statuate  an 
example  of  this  case  in  order  to  save  itself  an 
unsavory  reputation.  Doubts  about  the  correct- 
ness of  the  record  first  became  loud  when  some  of 
Bohraan's  club  mates,  who  were  to  act  as  pace. 


the  financial  end  of  the  work.  Not  only  before  I 
and  during  the  event  is  he  compelled  to  work, 
but  long  after  the  fact  that  the  Squedunk  "Wheel- 
men ever  had  a  race  meet  has  passed  the  memory, 
some  forgotten  (?)  entrance  fees  or  ditto  ( ?)  unpald- 
for  tickets  to  the  grand  stand  remain  on  the 
books  to  prevent  a  final  closing-up  of  the  accounts. 
Any  one  who  has  been  unfortunate  enough  to  be 
compelled  to  handle  the  shekels  at  a  race  meet 
knows  how  the  matter  drags  before  a  report  can 
be  made  to  the  organization  farthering  the  event. 
It  remained  for  the  "gelt"  handler  of  the  race- 
meet  committee  of  a  local  cycling  club  to  have  au 
experience  somewhat  out  of  the  usual  run.  It 
appears  that  he  was  authorized  to  spend  $50  in 
advertising.  Now — whether  on  account  of  being 
overworked  or  because  of  his  lack  of  knowledge  of 
the  best  advertising  media,  is  not  known — this 
individual  thought  it  would  be  a  good  scheme  to 
put  this  authority  to    "burn"  the  half-hundred 


was  well  aware  that  these  "puffs"  were  (in  a  way) 
paid  for  by  complimentary  tickets  which  had  been 
.sent  to  all  local  newspapers,  and  that  they  had 
been  written  up  by  the  papers'  sporting  men, 
who  naturally  scooped  in  all  the  cycling  news  of 
which  they  could  get  hold — as  the  Philadelphia 
public  is  hungry  for  it. 

The  committee  therefore  decided  to  hold  on  to 
the  fifty  until  the  sporting  writer  should  furnish 
an  itemized  bill  for  advertising,  on  doing  which 
it  will  see  that  he  is  given  proper  remuneration 
for  his  services.  He  hasn't  tnrned  in  a  bill  yet, 
and  the  matter  is  still  unsettled. 


Lenz  is  Safe. 
Frank  Lenz,  the  around-the-world-cyelist,  who, 
it  was  feard,  had  perished  in  the  great  Persian 
desert,  has  again  beenjheard  from.  In  a  letter  to 
one  of  his  friends,  dated  AprU  14,  he  reported 
that  he  has  safely  crossed  the  desert. 


makers,  reported  that  he  had  not  passed  them. 
The  record  has  already  been  removed  from  the 
bulletin  board  of  the  club,  and  the  board  of  di- 
rectors will  at  once  investigate  the  affair.  If 
Bohman's  claim  of  having  covered  the  course  in 
6:08:30  is  xjroven  false,  CTunther  remains  cham- 
pion of  the  Elgirt-Aurora  course. 


Endorsed  Van  Slcklen's  Candidacy. 
The  A.  C.  C.  of  Chicago  went  boldly  into  poli- 
tics at  its  meeting  Tuesday.  The  delegates  were 
enthusiastic  over  N.  H.  Van  Sicklen's  candidacy 
for  county  treasurer  and  passed  resolutions  of  en- 
dorsement. Besides  this  a  strong  committee  was 
named  to  aid  in  bringing  out  the  vote  of  the 
wheelmen.  It  was  the  delegates'  opinion  that 
Van  Sicklen  wonld  run  well  ahead  of  his  ticket, 
which  would  be  the  means  of  showing  the  strength 
of  the  wheelmen  and  upon  which  the  politicians 
of  any  party  could  be  approached. 


The  Spokes  of  the  Rambler 

Bicycle  are  a  source  of  preat  pride  to  its  makers,  on  account  of  their  great 
strength  and  the  universal  satisfaction  they  give.  Hard  riders  appreciate  tliis 
feature,  especially  if  they  have  had  experience  with  other  v?heels,  in  which  the 
u-ual  annoyance  from  spoke  breakage  played  a  conspicuous  part. 

One  Rambler  agent  writes  that  his  repair  department  has  done  a  thriving 
business  during  the  present  season  replacing  spokes  in  other  well  known  and 
high  grade  bicycles  with  complete  sets  of  genuine  Rambler  spokes.  He  de- 
clared that  the  owners  of  the  wheels  insisted  upofl  seeing  the  invoice  from  the 
Gormully  &  Jrffery  Mfg.  Co.  for  the  spokes,  before  giving  their  orders  for  the 
alteration.    So  much  for  reputation.    The  spokes  used  in  Ramblers 


DO    NOT    BREAK, 

for  the  simple  reason  that  the  wire  used  in  their  construction  is  of  a  quality 
which,  it  has  been  ascertained  from  actual  road  tests,  is  the  very  best  that  can 
be  obtained  for  the  purpose.  Its  selection  was  not  the  result  of  scientific  tests 
alone,  but  of  practical  tests  as  well.  Guess  work  played  no  part,  and  all  experi- 
ments were  made  'at  our  own  expense." 

This  same  method  of  testing  is  employed  in  sel^-cting  all  matei  ials  which 
enter  into  the  construction  of  Rambler  Bicycles.  If  you  intend  selling  or  trading 
that  old  wheel  of  yours,  before  buying  another,  think  about  spokes. 

How  Have  Yours  Stood  Up? 

^tndy  the  "wbyfor"  of  Sambler  Stability. 

GET  CATALOGUE. 


Gormully  &  Jeffery  Mfg.  Co., 

Chicago,  85  Madison  St.    Boston,  174  Columbus  Ave.    New  York,  Ctor.  57th  and  Broadway. 

Washington,  1335  14th  St.,  N.  W.  Coventry,  Eng.,  29  Union  St. 

Brooklyn,  419-421  Flatbush  Ave.    Detroit,  Mich.,  Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  201  Woodward  Ave. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


Missouri  has  a  league  membersbip  of  654. 

The  Lakeside  club,  of  Clevpland,  is  on  the  huut 
for  larger  and  better  quarters. 

Nine  rented  wheels  were  never  returned  to  the 
owner  last  season  at  Brooklyn. 

It  is  said  that  in  New  York  and  New  England 
20,000  women  are  riding  bicycles. 

The  wheelmen  of  Elkhart,  Ind.,  are  organizing 
for  protection  against  bicycle  thieves. 

Aquidneck  Cycle  Club,  of  Newport,  R.  I.,  will 
hold  a  monster  lantern  parade  Oct.  1. 

Races  are  to  be  held  at  Decatur,  ill.,  Oct. 
13.     Nine  events  are  on  the  programme. 

Reports  from  northern  Ohio  towns  indicate  that 
cycling  is  on  the  increase  at  a  rapid  rate. 

Races  by  electric  light  are  to  be  held  at  Man- 
chester, N.  H. ,  on  the  evening  of  Oct.  10. 

Dorntge,  of  Buffalo,  who  has  not  been  seen  in  a 
race  since  last  year,  has  begun  tr.iining  again. 

A  majority  of  the  wheelmen  of  Hot  Springs, 
Ark.,  have  decided  to  join  the  league  in  a  body. 

A  new  bicycle  track,  modeled  after  the  Denver 
path,  is  to  be  built  at  Beck's  Hot  Springs,  Utah. 

Messengers  for  the  Western  Union  Telegraph 
Company  at  Oswego,  N.  Y. ,  are  mounted  on  bi- 
cycles. 

The  Canadian  Wheelmen's  Association  will 
make  application  for  the  international  race  meet 
for  1895. 

There  is  every  promise  of  the  meet  of  the  Cres- 
cent Wheelmen,  Brooklyn,  next  Saturday  being 
successful. 

Complaints  are  made  of  the  way  cyclists  are 
treated  by  road  hogs  on  the  streets  of  Battle 
Creek,  Mich. 

The  Madison  (Ind.)  Wheel  Club  has  a  mem- 
bership of  nearly  fifty  and  prospects  are  bright 
for  a  rapid  increase. 

Early  next  month  A.  G.  Harding,  the  speedy 
St.  Louis  class  A  man,  will  make  an  onslaught  on 
the  100-mile  record. 

The  bloomer  was  first  seen  on  the  streets  of 
Madison,  Ind.,  on  the  19th  and  seems  to  have 
met  with  popular  approval. 

It  is  reported  that  a  large  number  of  people  iu 
Madison,  Ind.,  have  the  bicycle  "fever"  and  a 
boom  in  the  trade  is  to  be  looked  for. 

Reports  from  all  sections  indicate  that  those  cy- 
clists who  fail  to  carry  a  lamp  after  dark  are  being 
made  to  feel  the  effect  of  the  arm  of  the  law. 

Those  who  were  on  the  guarantee  fund  for  the 
Ohio  state  meet,  held  at  Cincinnati  July  3  and  4, 
will  be  called  upon  to  make  good  a  deficit  of  §400. 

There  are  three  candidates  for  the  chief  consul- 
ship of  Nebraska  in  the  field  at  present — Ebersole 
of  Omaha,  Oilier  of  Lincoln  and  Walker  of 
Kearney. 

Fred  J.  Owens  and  Walter  Geddes,  two  young 
bicycle  thieves,  were  arrested  at  Parkersburg,  W. 


Va.,  a  few  days  ago.  It  is  claimed  they  belong 
to  a  Chicago  gang  which  has  been  operating  ex- 
tensively throughout  the  west. 

The  Ancient  Order  of  G.  0.  O.,  St.  Louis,  will 
shortly  hold  its  annual  run.  The  good  old  ordi- 
nary still  holds  a  warm  spot  in  the  old  timers' 
breasts. 

A  novel  way  of  handicapping  will  be  tried  at 
the  race  to  be  given  on  Oct.  6  at  Covington,  Ky. 
Tbe  contestants  will  be  handicapped  according  to 
weight 

The  giddiest  "old  girl"  in  America,  says  the 
Bethlehem,  Pa.,  Times,  is  Margaret  Plotser.  She 
is  93  years  old  and  a  bicycle  rider  of  vim 
and  nerve. 

A  wheelmen  of  Toronto,  Ont.,  was  knocked 
down  by  a  trolley  car  a  few  days  since.  His 
wheel  was  smashed  and  he  escaped  death  only  by 
the  merest  chance. 

A  tournament  by  electric  light  will  be  held  at 
Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  Oct.  3.  This  is  the  second  of 
the  kind  to  be  held  here  and  no  doubt  will  be 
found  a  successful  undertaking. 

A.  D.  T.  messengers  are  being  furnished  wheels 
by  the  company  in  Denver.  Only  messages  to  be 
delivered  at  a  distance  from  car  lines  will  be  de- 
livered iu  this  manner  at  present. 

The  following  officers  have  been  elected  by  the 
Des  Moines  (la.)  Cycling  Club:  Dr.  Field,  presi- 
dent; M.  Leon,  vice-president;  F.  J.  Cooper, 
treasurer;  L.  A.  Sherman,  secretary. 

Every  Caucasian  rider  in  St.  Louis  is  cordially 
invited  to  participate  in  the  St.  Louis  county  tour 
to  be  held  on  Oct.  7,  so  reads  the  announcement. 
Fully  500  are  expected  in  attendance. 

"The  Common  Council  of  the  Borough  of  Wash- 
ington (N.  J.)"  will  take  action  in  a  few  days  on 
a  proposed  ordinance  to  "regulate  the  riding  of  bi- 
cycles and  tricycles  upon  the  streets. ' ' 

A  bicycle  carnival,  celebrating  the  completion 
of  Third  street,  Louisville,  Ky.,  will  be  held  in 
the  near  future.  The  affair  is  fathered  by  the 
firm  of  Martin  &  Dressing  of  that  city. 

The  Victor  Cycling  Club  of  St.  Louis  is  greatly 
wrought  irp  over  an  interview  which  appeared  iu 
a  local  paper  a  short  time  ago,  in  which  it  was 
charged  the  Victor  was  a  drinking  club. 

The  chief  of  police  of  Yankton,  S.  D.,  recently 
arrested  his  wife  for  riding  her  bicycle  on  the 
sidewalk.  She  was  fined  §8.10.  As  this  is  the 
first  arrest  in  Yankton  in  two  years,  comment 
seems  to  be  unnecessaiy. 

A  cartoon  entitled  "Will  it  come  to  this?"  and 
representing  several  girls  in  bloomers  doing  trick 
riding,  appeared  in  the  St.  Louis  Star  Sayings  of 
the  23rd.  What  is  to  prevent  the  ladies  from 
doing  fancy  riding  when  properly  clothed  in  be- 
coming bloomers? 

A  prominent  physician  of  Paris,  France,  calls 
attention  to  the  fact  that  three  persons  died  re- 
cently from  heart  disease  while  riding  bicycles, 


and  argues  that  no  one  should  use  the  bicycle 
without  first  siibniittiug  to  medical  tests.  Con- 
sidering the  fiu-t  that  only  about  100,000  people 
ride  the  wheel  in  that  city  this  mortality  is 
dreadful. 

The  Southern  Cycler  of  Louisville  will  appear 
Oct.  1  with  Owen  Lawson  as  editor.  Tbe  com- 
pany backing  it  is  compo.sed  of  W.  J.  Baird, 
Owen  Lawson,  E.  Newhans,  Jr.,  T.  R.  Crump, 
Orville  Lawson,  Moses  Fort  and  Gray  Boydon. 

The  Omaha  (Neb. )  World-Herald,  speaking  of 
Jack  Prince's  announced  intention  of  visiting 
that  city  in  November  with  Zim  and  Johnson  as 
attractions,  says:  "Jack  Slick  Prince  will  un- 
doubtedly be  here,  bnt  it  is  highly  improbable 
that  Zimmerman  or  Johnson  will  have  anything 
to  do  with  him." 


/ — Those  Divided  SJciris. 

Fair  Bicyclist:  Can  you  tell  me,  please,  sir,  where  I 
can  get  something  to  eat?    I'm  extremely  hungry. 

Farmer:  Naw,  I  can't  tell  yew  nawthin'.  Yew  fellers 
oughter  be  druv  out  o'  the  hule  country.  Yew  skeer  the 
bosses  and  kick  about  the  roads,  an'  make  a  darn 
nuisance  o'  yersel's  gene'lly. 


IT— Those  Divided  Skirts. 

Farmer's  Wife  (half  an  hour  latter):  Say,  'Lija,  a  h  ice 
young  lady  on  a  bisieSe  asked  me  for  semethin'  to  eat, 
an'  she's  so  tired  I  promised  her  you'd  take  her  to  the 
station  in  the  wagon,  ^>: . 

Farmer:  ! !  1  By  th'  great  Jumpin'  jingo,  Miriar  !  L— 
New  York  Ledger. 


Given  Two  Years  in  Jail. 
Bert  Parkins,  who  stole  a  bicycle   from  Roller 
&  Patterson,  was  sentenced  to  two   years  in  the 
house  of  correction  at  Ionia  by   Judge    Chapiu  o 
the  recorders  court,  Detroit. 


^ 


PALMER  TIRES. 


ALL    IN    ONE     DAY 


WORLD'S 


RECORDS 


AT    SPRINGFIELD,     SEPT.    13. 


TITUS — I  hour — 26  miles  1,489  yards.     Records  7  to  26  miles  inclusive. 

BUTLER — 2  miles,  4:04  4-5. 

SANGER — September  21 — l  mile  unpaced,  2:07  I-5. 

Two  reports  from  cities  sometimes  called  "Podnnk." 

NEW  YORK,  Sept.  15.  9  Races. 

8  firsts,  8  seconds,  6  thirds, 

22  out  of  27  prizes,  or  81  1-2  per  cent. 
PITTSBURG,  Sept.  17,  10  Races. 

8  firsts,  TO  seconds,  9  thirds, 

27  out  of  30  prizes,  or  90  per  cent. 

CLASS    A     PRIZES,    100    PER    CENT.        CLASS    B     PRIZES,    80    PER    CENT. 

O,  Yes!    There  are  other  Tires  ! 

New  York,  Sept.  17. — *  *  *  On  the  third  lap  the  lot  bunched,  and  coming  down 
the  stretch  presented  as  pretty  a  sight  of  animation  as  one  could  wish  to  view,  when 
— crash  !  I  down  goes  a  rider,  and  immediately  three  more  are  piled  on  top  of  him. 
The  names  of  the  four  men  are,  P.  F.  Dunn,  Hastings;  A.  J.  Hargan,  Newark;  J.  A. 
Prescott,  Tarry  town;  F.  A.  Nagle,  Riverside  Wheelmen.  Dunn  and  Prescott  were 
pretty  badly  injured  and  were  carried  away  unconscious  In  all  fairness  let  it  be 
said  right  here,  that  this  fall  was  not  the  fault  of  the  track,  but  was  caused  by  the 
tire  on  one  of  the  rider's  machine  exploding.  *  *  *  Bearings,  Sept.  21. 

PALMERS    NEVER    BURST. 

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The  Tire  wbicb  wins  on  the  track  is  the  tire  sold  to  the  vrorld.    We  do  not  make  one  tire  for 
you  and  another  of  special  material  and  different  construction  for  racing  men. 

The  Palmer  Pneumatic  Tire  Co.,  Chicago,  ni. 


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MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


GOOD  SPORT  AT  READING. 


Some  of  the  Finishes  the  Most  Exciting  of 
the    Season. 

Keadixg,  Pa.,  Sept.  21. — It  was  a  great  finish 
in  the  mile  open  to-day.  Sanger  had  not  started, 
Brown  had  drawn  away  from  the  bunch  about 
thirty  yards  and  everybody  thought  him  a  sure 
winner  when  suddenly  Bald  shot  out  and  passed 
him  near  the  tape  a  half  length  to  the  good  in  as 
exciting  a  finish  as  has  ever  been  seen.  Goehler 
ran  third,  Lumsden  and  Brandt  were  fourth  and 
fifth  respectively,  and  Bliss  sixth.  The  time  was 
2:36  1-5,  good  for  the  tract. 

The  final  of  the  half-mile  open  resulted  in  a 
protest,  which  will  be  carried  to  the  racing  board. 
The  starter's  gun  failed  and  he  yelled  "Go." 
Several  started,  but  several  did  not.  There  was 
no  fall,  yet  the  starter  called  them  back.  Taxis 
went  ahead,  Windle  called  Macdonald  and  Mur- 
phy back  and  Taxis,  finishing,  entered  a  protest, 
which  was  disallowed.  Then  the  race  was  run 
with  Taxis  out.  Macdonald  led  into  the  stretch, 
Bliss  closed  in  on  Brown,  then  shot  out  for  Mac- 
donald. The  two  fought  hard  all  down  the 
stretch.  Macdonald  won  by  but  six  inches,  while 
Cabanne  finished  a  good  fourth  to  Brown,  who 
was  a  close  third;  time,  1:15. 

The  final  in  the  quarter-mile  was  hot.  Brown 
was  away  first,  Bald  went  after  him  and  on  the 
straight  nipped  and  passed  him.  .  Cabanne  also 
beat  him,  taking;  a  close  second.  W.  F.  Murphy 
ran  third.  The  time,  :31  1-5,  was  record  for 
the  track. 

Great  disappointnieut  was  shown  in  the 
two-mile  handicap,  in  which  Tom  Cooper  at  80 
yards  was  virtual  scratch  man.  He  won  a  great 
finish  from  McDuffee,  Conn  Baker  being  a 
close  third. 

Of  the  mile  open,  class  A,  W.  F.  Sims  was 
winner,  with  C.  W.  Krick  second  and  G.  W.  Coffin 
third,  time,  2:39  1-5,  while  the  mile,  2:30  class, 
A,  was  won  by  the  latter  in  2:57,  with  Krick 
secoud  and  J.  F.  Ermentrout  third.  The  victors 
in  the  mile  tandem,  A,  were  W.  F.  Sims  and  E. 
L.  Blauvelt,  with  Krick  and  C.  J.  Evans,  second ; 
time,  2:23.  The  mile  handicap,  class  A,  showed 
0.  B.  Jack,  3(»  yds.,  a  winner,  with  B.  B.  Stevens, 
ion  yds.,  second  and  D.  Hart,  130  yds.,  third; 
time,  2:21  2-5.  The  half-mile  open.  A,  was  won 
by  "VV.  F.  Sims  in  1:10  1-5  with  C.  B.  Jack 
second  and  Kiick  third. 


BALTIMORE'S  MEET. 


Good   Racing,   but    a  "Frosty"    Crowd— Bald's 
Father  Dead. 

Baltimore,  Sept.  21.^It  was  a  "frosty" 
crowd  of  moderate  size  that  had  assembled  at  the 
first  day's  meeting  of  the  Maryland  Bicycle  Club, 
although  elaborate  preparations  had  been  made  to 
make  this  the  most  successful  meet  of  the  season. 
The  chief  cause  of  this  lack  of  enthusiasm  is  prob- 
ably to  be  found  in  the  fact  that  Baltimore  has  a 
champion  base  ball  nine  and  is  base  ball  crazy. 
The  racing  men  themselves  were  in  a  gloomy 


mood,    Eddie   Bald  having  just  received  the  sad 
news  of  the  death  of  his  father. 

The  class  B  events  were  pretty  and  well  con- 
tested. Although  Cabanne  was  the  winner  by 
six  inches  in  the  half-mile  open,  Ray  Macdonald 
was  given  the  race  in  a  close  decision.  Bliss  failed 
to  qualify  in  his  heat  of  this  race. 

Sanger  was  the  winner  of  the  mile  open,  "W.  F. 
Murphy  pacing.  Bliss  did  not  start  in  this  event. 
It  was  Titus'  intention  to  jump  the  bunch  at  the 
half  and  try  the  runaway  act,  but  he  was  effect- 
ually checked  by  Sanger.  Then  Coxilter  tried  his 
luck  at  the  same  game,  but  was  nipped  by  Bar- 
nett.  Now  Sanger  came  down  the  stretch  in 
grand  style,  passing  Coulter  a  full  length.  Cab- 
anne was  wedged  in  between  the  two  and  finished 
six  inches  back  of  Sanger,  with  Coulter  another 
six  inches  back,  Titus  and  Brown  finishing  fourth 
and  fifth;  time,  2:20. 

Sanger  and  Biss  objected  to  riding  the  two-mile 
handicap  in  heats  and  stayed  out.  Titus  qualified 
in  his  heat  for  this  race,  but  did  not  ride  in  the 
final,  as  he  was  to  ride  against  Tyler's  record  of 
2:03  1-5  for  a  quarter-mile  track.  This  was  a 
fine  performance,  and  it  is.  thought  that  with 
proper  pacemaking  he  might  have  succeeded,  as 
the  track  was  in  prime  condition.  As  it  was  he 
did  2:11.     Summary: 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Final  heat— Macdonald, 
scratch,  1;  Cabanne,  .lo;  yds.,  2;  White,  70  yds.,  3;  time, 
1:03  :J-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— Final  heat— Sims,  1;  Jack,  2; 
V.  McCurdy,  3;  time,  2:35. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Final  heat— Sanger,  1;  Cab- 
anne, 2;  Coulter,  3;  Titus,  4;  time,  2:43  2-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Final  heat— Sims, 
scratch,  1;  Jacks,  23  yds.,  2;  Eckhart,  120  yds.,  3;  time, 
5: -6  3-5. 

Two -mile,  handicap,  class  B— Final  heat— Barnett,  75 
yds.,  1;  Cooper,  80  yds.,  2;  Brandt,  200  yds.,  3;  time, 
4:50  4-5. 

* 

THE  MERCURY  MEET. 


Good   Racing    by    Class   A    Men    at   Flushing, 
Long  Island. 

New  York,  Sept.  22. — After  two  postponements 
the  Mercury  "Wheelmen  managed  to  run  their 
meet  at  the  Flushing  Driving  Club  track  this 
afternoon.  Fully  2, 000  spectators  from  aristocratic 
Flushing  and  the  neighboring  towns  turned  out. 
The  event  of  the  day,  the  Long  Island  mile  cham- 
pionship, was  run  in  two  trials  and  a  final  and 
brought  out  a  full  string  of  the  best  known  Long 
Island  flyers,  among  them  being  such  well  known 
local  riders  as  F.  E.  Doup,  Charles  T.  Earl,  L. 
G.  Hopke,  H.  K.  Roe,  G.  B.  Smith,  E.  F.  Ran, 
J.  R.  Barrett,  Albert  Kluge,  Thomas  Gate,  F.  D. 
Waite,  J.  "W.  Hefferman,  F.  A.  Hendricks  and  G. 
P.  Kuhlke.  In  the  first  trial  heat  Doup  essayed 
to  make  a  runaway  of  it,  winning  by  three  lengths. 
Earl  being  satisfied  to  beat  Roe  by  a  length  for 
the  place  in  2 :34  4-5.  The  second  heat  proved  one 
of  the  best  finishes  of  the  season.  Five  men  were 
but  inches  apart  at  the  tape,  Kuhlke  first,  Barrett 
second,  Young  third,  Smith  fourth,  Kluge  fifth. 
The  correct  placing  was  so  much  in  doubt  that 
fourth  and  fifth  were  allowed  in  the  final.  Doup 
was  booked  as  a  sure  winner  of  this.     It  was  a 


logif  until  the  five  turned  homeward  bound,  when 
Earl  jumped  the  field  and  came  home  a  winner 
by  five  lengths  before  Doup  could  recover  himself 
more  than  to  beat  the  rest  of  bunch  the  same 
distance. 

Billy  Darmer  of  the  Jerseys  had  his  riding 
clothes  on  tor  five,  winning  the  twi)-mile handicap 
from  the  eighty  yaid  mark  by  five  lengtlis  in 
4  :.55  4-5  and  the  2:40  mile  by  a  length  in  2:38 
after  winning  a  trial  heat  in  2:25  1-5. 

Charley  Granger  and  Barbeau  of  the  Riversides 
played  into  Fred  Royce's  hands  in  the  half-mile 
scratch  by  failing  to  scorch  throughout,  leaving  the 
Paterson  sprinter  to  vpin  as  he  pleased  in  the  final 
spurt  in  1:11  3-5. 

Barbeau  did  about  the  best  riding  of  the  day 
when  he  won  the  mile  handicap  from  the  eighty- 
yard  mark  in  2:13. 

After  the  races  the  Mercury  Wheelmen  enter- 
tained some  fifty  officials  and  others  at  a  banquet, 
marked  by  clever  speechmaking  and  good-fellow- 
ship.    The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— Sam  Bivet,  1;  S.  A.  Dunn,  2;  Elwood 
Bedell,  3;  time,  2:45. 

Half-mile,  scratch— G.  F.  Royce,  1;  W.  A.  Barbeau,  2; 
C.K.  Granger,  3;  time,  1:11  3  5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— W.  L.  Darmer,  80  yds  ,  1;  F.  Stem- 
berg,  170  yds.,  2;  W.  A.  Brown,  230  yds.,  3;  time,  4:55  4-5. 

One-mile,  2:40  class— Final  heat— W.  L.  Darmer,  1;  G. 
P.  Kuhlke,  2;  F.  E.  Doup,  3;  time,  2:38. 

Halt  mile  for  boys  under  15— J.  Gluok,  1;  C.  K.  Brad- 
ley, 2;  D.  D.  Kelly,  3;  time,  1:19. 

One-mile,  handicap— W.  A.  Barbeau,  80  yds.,  1;  A.  J. 
H^rgen,  ISO  yds,,  2;  H.  M.  Cole,  100  yds.,  3;  time,  2:13. 

One-mile,  championship  of  Long  Island— C.  T.  Earl,  1; 
F.  E.  Doup,  2;  G.  B.  Smith,  3;  time,  2:43. 

*       * 

TWO  DAYS  AT  OSWEGO. 


Smith  Had  Things  His  Own  Way— Jenny  Was 
Absent. 

Oswego,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  20. — A  drizzling  rain 
marred  the  prospects  of  the  races  held  this  after- 
noon. The  track  was  in  poor  condition  owing  to 
heavy  rains,  so  that  fast  time  was  impossible. 
Much  disappointment  was  felt  at  the  absence  of 
F.  J.  Jenny,  for  interest  was  centered  upon  his 
meeting  with  Emmet  Smith,  the  class  A  crack. 
Despite  the  weather  the  attendance  was  fair, 
being  about  4,000.     Summaries: 

One-mile,  novice— James  W.  Taylor,  1 ;  Charles  Scoville, 
2;  time,  2:47. 

Half-mile,  open— A.  Prenderg£ist,  1;  E.  Smith,  2;  J.  F. 
Barry,  3;  time,  1:15  2-5. 

One-mile,  tandem— Prendergast  and  Barry,  1 ;  Hughes 
and  Bex,  2;  Perrett  and  Humes,  3;  time.  2:58  2-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap— Steve  Humes,  420  yds.,  1;  A.  F. 
Senn,  400  yds.,  2;  E.  Farrell,  450  yds  ,  3;  time,  13:29. 

Oswego,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  21. — There  was  a  larger 
attendance  to-day,  the  crovpd  numbering  6,000. 
The  weather  was  fine  and  the  track  in  good  condi- 
tion for  fast  time.  Emmet  Smith  rode  in  his 
usual  form  and  took  three  firsts.  Smith's  riding 
in  the  handicap  races  was  the  feature  of  the  meet. 
Summaries: 

One-mile,  O.  C.  C— Emmet  Smith,  1;  J.  C.  Perrett,  2; 
E.  Farrell,  3;  time,  2:46. 

One-mile,  Oswego  County  handicap— Emmet  Smith, 
scratch,  1;  Steve  Humes,  60  yds.,  2;  W.  L.Wallace,  75 
yds.,  3;  time,  2.2i. 

Two-mile.  Oswego  County  handicap — Emmet  Smith, 
scratch,  1 ;  J.  C.  Perrett,  75  yds.,  2;  Steve  Humes,  90  yds., 

3;  time.  5:05  2-5. 

'  * 

*       * 

RACING  AT  TIOGA. 


Good  Men,  Favored  by  Good  Weather,  Furnish 
a  Fine  Day's  Sport. 
Philadelphia,  Sept.  24.— All  roads  led  to 
Tioga  last  Saturday  afternoon,  and  the  weather 
man  made  amends  for  the  fright  he  gave  the  man- 
agers of  the  A.  C.  C.  meet,  by  handing  out  his 
choicest  brand  of  weather,  and  what  was  still 
better,  it  was  on  tap  all  day,  and  did  wonders  in 


££ 


CZAR 


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The  Czar  has  won  its  popularity  by  its 
many  improved  features  of  con- 
struction and  hght  running 
quaHties.  All  the  material, 
workmanship  and  finish  receives 
the  most  critical  tests  and  care- 
ful examination  before  they  are 
approved.  This  is  why  the 
CZAR   leads. 


LIGHT   ROADSTER,    21     POUNDS. 


C.  H.  Peck,  on  a  Czar,  breaks  the  Illinois 
State  Record  for  lO  miles  and  comes  within  5 
seconds  of  the  world's  record  for  that  distance. 
Indifferent  pacing  prevented  him  from  making 
new  figures. 


E.  B.  Preston  &  Co. 

CHICAGO. 


Mr.  Gunther  is  still  riding  centuries.  Next 
week  we  will  surprise  you  with  the  figures.  He 
began  Sept.  12  to  ride  thirty  consecutive  cen- 
turies in  thirty  days.  You  will  be  amazed  to 
learn  how  soon  he  rode  the  3,000  miles.  Cen- 
turies are  easy  on  the  Czar. 


OFFICM    AND    FACTORY: 

<^..._403-417  Fifth  Ave. 

IKENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Searle's  Great  Ride 


CHICAGO  TO  NEW  YORK,  THROUGH  RAIN  AND  MUD  ON 


NEW  YORK  TIRES 


weighing  2  3-4  lbs.     No  puncture  or  trouble  of  any 
nature,  and  only  one  set  used  the  entire  distance. 


A  GREAT   TEST  OF  ENDURANCE 


Both  for  man  and  Tire.  Searle's  ride  will  go  on 
record  as  the  most  remarkable  long  distance  effort 
■  ever  accomplished  in  this  or  any  other  country, 
riding  650  miles  through  the  most  severe  storm  of 
the  season. 


AFTER    ALL,    THE     PUBLIC    WANTS     LONG     DISTANCE    TIRES 
LIGHT    AND    STRONG. 


New  York  Tire  Co., 

23  Warren  Street,  -  -  -  NEW    YORK. 

Chicago  Office — 230  Caxton  Building,  Chicago. 
If  other  light  tires  are  giving  you  trouble  try  ours. 

Eastern  Agents  for  PLYMOUTH  WOODEN  RIM.     All  sizes  in  stock. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


drying  out  what  appeared  on  Friday  to  be  a 
hopelessly  muddy  track.  As  early  as  10  o'clock 
the  advance  guard  began  to  struggle  into  the 
pretty  grounds  of  the  Tioga  Athletic  Association, 
and  by  3  o'clock  the  grounds  were  packed,  the 
number  of  spectators  on  the  ground  being  vari- 
ously estimated  at  from  7,000  to  8,000. 

Aside  from  a  few  spots  in  the  shade  of  the 
grand  stand,  the  track  has  seldom  been  in  better 
condition,  and  the  times  made  were,  with  few 
exceptions,  generally  good.  The  galaxy  of 
celebrities  present  included,  among  others,  Chair- 
man Eaymond,  who  refereed  in  his  inimitable 
style;  "Pop"  Zimmerman,  who  handled  his  clock 
like  the  veteran  that  he  is  (although  so  unassum- 
ing is  the  pater  of  the  "Pride  of  Manasquan," 
that  some  one  suggested  the  ijropriety  of  labeling 
him  in  order  that  the  crowd  might  have  an  op- 
portunity of  working  off  on  him  some  of  the  o'er- 
bnbbling  enthusiasm  which  cropped  out  at 
frequent  intervals  during  the  afternoon);  the 
"only"  Perrett,  who,  of  course,  clerked  the 
course;  Eagle-eyed  Gideon,  who  was  one  of  the 
judges;  not  to  mention  the  array  of  possessors  of 
superiluous  gray  matter  lined  up  in  the  press  box. 
Among  others  Frank  E.  Spooner,  "Hennery" 
Crowther,  Wal  Merrihew,  Dixie  Hines  and  Asa 
Windle  shone  prominently. 

pacemakers  in  Trial  Heats  a  Success. 

Chairman  Raymond's  sanction  permitting  the 
putting  of  pacemakers  into  the  trial  heats  and 
finals,  was  taken  advantage  of,  and  the  success  of 
the  scheme  was  evident,  as  the  men  were  afraid  of 
the  100-yard  limit  and  hung  close  to  the  pace- 
maker for  the  first  two  laps,  when  they  took  hold 
for  themselves.  This  idea  of  "distancing"  any 
man  or  men  who  fall  100  yards  or  more  in  the 
rear  of  the  pacemaker  is  destined  to  do  away  with 
loafing  in  the  future,  and  will  very  likely  be  gen- 
erally adopted  by  the  managers  of  future  race 
meets  in  this  vicinity  at  least. 

The  festivities  opened — as  is  unusual  in  this 
section  of  the  backwoods — with  the  third-mile 
open  class  B,  the  time-honored  novice  race,  which 
usually  opens  the  programme,  having  been  dis- 
pensed with.  Tyler  took  the  first  heat  in  :44  3-5, 
his  tire  collapsing  right  at  the  tape.  Eddie  Bald 
beat  Cabanne  under  the  wire  by  a  nose  in  the 
second  heat,  the  time  being  :44  1-5.  In  the  final, 
BUSS  and  Tyler  got  away  in  the  lead,  the  rest 
bunched  five  yards  in  the  rear.  Bald  came  out  of 
the  bunch  and  "Pinkie"  dropped  out,  leaving 
Tyler  and  Bald  to  fight  it  out.  The  former  would 
not  be  held,  however,  and  Bald  had  to  be  con- 
tented with  second  money,  being  beaten  by  half  a 
length — ^time,   :43  1-5. 

The  mile  2:30  class  A  resulted  in  a  red-hot  fight 
for  the  honors  between  Krick,  Church,  Coflin, 
Elliott  and  Eich.  The  latter  dropped  out  on  the 
second  lap  and  Coffin  and  Elliott  were  shaken  off, 
and  a  battle  royal  becween  Krick  and  Church  re- 
sulted in  victory  for  the  former  by  a  foot — time, 
2:27. 

The  class  A  mile  open  resulted  in  one  of  the 
best  races  of  the  day.  Sims,  Church,  Henzell, 
Scott,  Stevens,  Jack  and  Krick  qualified  for  the 
final,  and  Grauch  was  put  in  to  make  pace.  A 
time  limit  of  2:35  was  imposed  by  Eeferee  Eay- 
mond, but  the  beneficial  effects  of  the  pacemaker 
were  evidenced  by  the  time,  2:20  3-5,  Sims  cross- 
ing the  tape  first  two  wheel  lengths  in  advance  of 
Monte  Scott,  who  came  from  the  rear  in  the  last 
hundred  yards,  and  would  have  caught  Sims  if 
he  had  jumped  sooner. 

A.  Battling  Good  B  Race. 

The  mile  2:20  class  B  evoked  more  enthusiasm 
than  any  race  during  the  afternoon.  After  a  loaf 
of  two  laps  (no  pacemaker  had  been  put  in)  the 


THE    SYRACUSE    ST.    LOUIS    TEAM. 


The  five  members  ot  the  Coburn  family  constitute  the  Syracuse  St.  Louis  team,  three  being  ^ 
pures  and  two  class  B  men.      Jack,   the  second  from  the  left,  is  the  crackeijack  and  has  many 
wins  to  his  credit.      They   are  all  mechanics  and  recently  turned  out  for  Mr.  Shapleigh  a  very 
handsome  frame.     Another  year  will  see  them  well  to  the  front  on  the  path. 


first  heat  was  captured  by  Githeus,  who,  with 
Brandt,  shot  out  after  Goehler  when  the  latter 
tried  to  steal  a  march  on  them,  going  round  the 
next  to  the  last  turn — time,  2:49  1-5.  Eaymond 
put  Miller  in  to  pace  in  the  second  heat,  which 
was  won  in  2:24  by  Silvie;  Coulter  and  Tom 
Cooper  finishing  second  and  third.  "Billy" 
Taxis,  the  local  favorite,  won  the  third  heat  in 
2:22  2-5  (Mulliken  making  pace),  although  had 
it  not  been  for  Conn  Baker  slipping  his  pedal 
twenty  yards  from  the  tape  the  latter  would  have 
finished  first.  The  final  heat  in  which  Eddie 
Miller  was  designated  as  pacemaker  was  a  hot 
one.  Taxis  was  out  for  the  money,  and  in  spite 
of  the  endeavors  of  Tom  Cooper  and  Helfert  to 
hold  him  the  local  favorite  got  the  decision  by 
four  inches,  Cooper  and  Helfert  finishing  second 
and  third.  The  applause  which  greeted  this 
popular  win  was  deafening  and  prolonged.  The 
time  was  2:23. 

Sanger's  Oood  Win, 
The  race  of  the  day,  the  class  B  mile  open,  was 
ridden  in  two  heats  and  a  final.  With  the  in- 
defatigable Miller  making  pace,  the  first  heat  re- 
sulted in  a  win  for  Bald,  who  ontsprinted  Titus, 
Cabanne  and  Johnson,  they  finishing  in  the  order 
named— time,  2:27  4-5.  With  Carter,  of  Balti- 
more, making  pace  in  the  second  heat,  Sanger, 
Tyler  and  A.  I.  Brown  shook  offConn  Baker,  who 
was  distanced.  In  the  sprint  for  the  tape  Sanger 
got  the  decision  by  a  whisker  from  Tyler,  Brown 
a  half  wheel's  length  behind  Harry.  In  the  final 
Eeferee  Eaymond  put  in  two  pacemakers,  Carter 
and  "Kid"   Mulliken,   each  of  whom  took  the 


men  one  lap.  At  the  bell  Sanger  was  trailing  in 
the  rear,  but  on  swinging  into  the  next  to  the  last 
turn  the  Milwaukee  "brewer"  made  one  of  the 
prettiest  steals  imaginable,  and  before  the  rest  of 
the  field  woke  out  of  their  trance  he  had  a  lead  of 
twenty  yards.  Titus,  Bald  and  Tyler  set  out 
after  him  at  break -neck  speed,  but  Sanger  said 
"Nay,"  and  amid  intense  enthusiasm  he  waltzed 
away  with  the  race  and  the  §250  diamond  ring  in 
the  fast  time  of  2:17  3-5,  Bald,  Tyler  and  Titus 
finishing  in  the  order  named.  Sanger  put  on  his 
clothes  after  the  race  and  called  it  a  day. 
Ihe  A's  Take  a  Tarn   at  Speed. 

The  class  A  mile  handicap  was  next  on  the 
programme.  In  the  first  heat,  with  Monte  Scott 
(20)  the  actual  scratch  man,  the  men  bunched 
about  thirty  yards  from  the  tape,  and  Scott,  in 
endeavoring  to  get  through,  collided  with  Cole, 
and  both  men  were  heavily  thrown.  J.  J.  Devir 
(60)  crossed  the  tape  first  in  2:16  2-5.  "With 
Sims  on  scratch  in  the  second  heat  a  great  race 
resulted.  Although  he  could  finish  no  better 
than  fifth,  not  being  able  to  get  through  or  around 
the  field,  which  bunched  100  yards  from  the  tape, 
Sims  equaled  Sanger's  time  in  the  mile  class  B 
open,  covering  the  distance  in  2:17  3-5.  B.  B. 
Stevens,  of  Beading  (100),  won  in  2:172-5.  L. 
C.  Johnson  (120)  captured  the  third  heat  in 
2:13  3-5.  The  final,  which  was  ridden  in  the 
"dusky  twilight,"  resulted  in  a  win  for  Johnson 
in  2:16  3-5. 

A.  l^ittle  Mixed  in  the  Second  Seat. 

The  first  heat  of  the  class  B  mile  handicap  was 
won  by  Silvie   (115),   Coulter   (30),  the  virtual 


RECORD. 


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IS  STILL    ON  TOP. 


Derby  Bicycles  always  go  through 
without  accident.  A  tip  to  others 
who  would  break  the  record. 


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ride  Derbys.  Ask  them  about  the 
merits  of  the  wheel. 


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MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


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Fast  Time  on  a  Tribune. 


Baltimore  to  Washington  in  Three  Hrs.  and  Four  Min.,  on  a  21  Lb.  Tribune* 

Mr.  Harry  Park,  of  this  city,  rode  from  Baltimore  to  this  city  on  a  bicycle  on  Thursday  last,  in  the  remark- 
ably short  time  of  three  hours  and  four  minutes,  including  stops,  over  the  Columbia  road,  via  Laurel  and  Hyattsville. 

Mr.  Park  was  accurately  checked  at  Baltimore,  Laurel  and  Hyattsville.  His  time  from  Laurel  to  Washington 
was  one  hour,  29  minutes,  and  from  Hyattsville,  24  minutes.  Considering  the  extreme  heat,  this  is  considered  by 
experienced  wheelmen  as  a  great  feat  in  long-distance  riding. 

Mr.  Park  rode  a  Tribune  wheel.  Model  B,  sold  by  the  Central  Cycle  Co.,  413  Twelfth  street,  New  York,  the  sole 
agents  of  this  make  in  this  city. — 37ie  Republic,  July  4,  Washington,  O.  O. 

Frank  Graham  wins  the  21-miIe  road  race  at  Evans  City,  on  a  Model  A  Tribune. 

E.  Transtall  won  time  prize  in  the  C.  W.  C.  handicap  road  race  at  Cleveland,  on  a  Model  A  Tribune. 
Tribunes  win  all  first  prizes  in  the  open  races  at  New  Bedford,   Mass.,  July  4;  also  time  prizes  in  the  15  mile 

handicap,  taking  eleven  prizes  at  this  meet. 

Tribunes  come  in  1,  2,  3,  4  order  in  the  two-mile  handicap  at  Ashtabula,  O.  Linn  King  wins  both  the  junior 
championship  and  handicap  races  on  a  Tribune. 

F.  C.  Johnson  wins  time  prize  in  the  15-mile  race  at  Randolph,  N.  Y.,  on  a  Model  F  Tribune. 

The  CYCIfOIDAI,  SPROCKET  will  increase  yonr  speed  ten  per  cent.    If  yon  don't  believe  it,  ask  any  TRIBUNM  rider, 

ssirn  FOX   CATAZOOUE,  Ajrn   get  the  agency. 

THE  BLACK  MFG.  CO.,  erie,  pa. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


scratch  man,  being  unable  to  catch  the  long-mark 
men.  In  the  second  heat  Starter  Feurer  was  given 
"All ready,  Mr.  Starter,"  before Cabanne  (scratch) 
had  mounted,  and  all  hands  were  called  back  after 
riding  a  lap — that  is,  all  but  Billy  Murphy,  who 
rode  the  full  mile  and  made  a  claim  for  the  race, 
which  was  disallowed.  At  the  second  attempt 
things  went  better  and  Cabanne  had  his  men  in 
hand  at  the  end  of  the  first  lap.  Miller  and  Gause 
mixed  it  up  in  the  backstretch  on  the  last  lap, 
and  Goehler  (65),  Brandt,  Githens  and  Cabanne 
crossed  the  tape  in  a  bunch,  the  judges  deciding 
the  finish  in  the  order  named.  Goehler's  time, 
2:16  3-5.  The  final  of  this  event  was  ridden  in 
the  dark  and  was  won  by  Silvie  in  2:21  2-5,  fol- 
lowed by  Helfert  (60),  Baker  (80)  and  Goehler. 

A  special  prize  of  $50  in  merchandise  having 
been  presented  by  Morgan  &  Wright,  of  Chicago, 
for  the  fastest  class  A  unpaced  mile,  Sims,  Krick, 
CofSn  and  Church  each  tried  for  it,  the  latter  cap- 
turing the  plunder  in  2:25  flat;  Sims'  time  was 
2:26  4-5;  Krick's,  2:27  1-5  and  Coffin's,  2:31  2-5. 

Jiliss  Has  a  "Cinch"   on  the  Track  Secord, 

"Pinkie"  Bliss  had  a  "cinch"  in  capturing  the 
mile  flying  start  track  record  previously  held  by 
Charles  Lagen,  of  the  Century  Wheelmen,  whose 
time  was  2:10  2-5.  It  is  the  opinion  of  the  regu- 
lars that  he  could  have  done  the  trick  if  the  pre- 
vious best  had  been  2:04.  Indifferently  paced  by 
Tom  Cooper,  Lumsden  and  Githens,  he  reeled  off 
a  mile  in  2:08  2-5  without  a  break.  He  seemed 
to  know  about  how  fast  it  was  necessary  to  go  in 
order  to  get  under  the  previous  figures.  He  was 
heartily  applauded  for  his  performance. 
A  Balf  By  Taxis  in  :B9. 

Before  the  finals  of  the  class  A  and  class  B  hand- 
icaps were  run  off  Willie  Taxis  took  off  his  bath- 
robe and,  beautifully  paced  by  A.  I.  Brown  and 
Harry  Tyler,  knocked  four  and  two-fifth  seconds 
off  the  state  half-mile  flying-start  record  of  1 :03 
2-5,  the  watches  all  showing  :59  fiat.  The  crowd 
broke  loose  at  the  announcement  and  swarmed  on 
the  field  to  carry  Taxis  into  the  club  house.  Many 
in  the  crowd  who  were  not  provided 
with  programmes  thought  the  sport  was 
over,  and  the  delay  occasioned  in  clearing  the 
track  necessitated  running  the  finals  of  the  handi- 
caps in  the  dusk.  But  one  accident  resulted,  and 
that  not  a  serious  one,  and  the  vast  crowd  made  a 
rush  for  the  four  special  trains  at  Westmoreland 
station. 

Summary  of  the  Finals, 

One-third  mile,  open— H.  C.  Tyler,  1;  E.  C.  Bald,  2;  T. 
W.  Cooper,  3;  F.  J.  Titus,  4;  time,  :43  1-5. 

One-mile,  2:30,  class  A— C.  W.  Krick,  1;  C.  A.  Church, 
2;  G.  J.  Coffin,  3;  time,  2:27. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— W.  F.  Sims,  1;  Monte  Scott,  2; 
C.  B,  Jack.  3;  time,  2:20  2-5. 

One-mile,  2:20,  class  B— W.  W.  Ta.xis,  1;  Cooper,  2;  W. 
J.  Helfert,  3;  time,  2:23. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1;  Bald,  2;  Tyler,  3; 
Titus,  i;  time,  2:17  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— L.  C.  Johnson,  120  yds,,  1; 
J.  D.  Lagen,  110  yds.,  S;  C.  A.  Elliott,  110  yds.,  3;  time, 
2:16  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Silvie,  115  yds  ,  1;  Helfert, 
€Oyds.,  2;  Baker,  3;  time,  2:21  2-5. 
Short   Notes. 

The  report  that  the  five-mile  course  on  Mont- 
gomery pike  from  Bryn  Mawr  to  City  Line  was 
fifty  feet  long  is  incorrect.  The  revised  calcular- 
tions  show  that  it  is  eighty-seven  feet  short.  The 
required  distance  has  been  added,  and  the  course 
■will  hereafter  be  known  as  the  Century  Course, 
as  the  expense  of  surveying  it  was  met  by  the 
Century  Wheelmen.  The  object  in  measuring  it 
was  to  warrant  the  forwarding  to  the  Century 
Eoad  Club  of  America,  by  the  Lagen  brothers,  the 
Century  tandem  team,  of  a  claim  for  the  five-mile 
road  record,  these  promising  youngsters  having 
negotiated  the  course  in  12:13.     Of  course  the  fig- 


ures can't  stand,  and  the  Lagens  propose  putting 
the  figures  under  the  12-minute  mark  before 
snow  flies. 

The  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club  is  to  hold  a 
monster  lantern  parade  some  time  next  month. 

S.  WaUis  Merrihew,  the  well-known  cycling 
scribe  and  road  racer,  has  removed  to  New  York, 
where  he  will  be  connected  with  the  American 
Wheelmen. 

Bunnell  will  referee  the  bicycle  races  at  the 
great  Mount  Holly  (N.  J. )  Fair,  October  1,  2,  3, 
4  and  5. 

W.  A.  Wenzel,  of  the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen, 
is  the  local  pot-hunter  par  excellence.  Last  week 
he  quietly  ran  down  to  the  Egg  Harbor  Fair  and 
stayed  till  it  was  over,  capturing  ten  firsts.  When 
he  started  for  the  train  on  the  last  day  he  was  es- 
corted by  a  brass  band,  all  the  city  officials  and 
an  immense  crowd. 

A  ten-mile  bicycle  road  race  for  a  reported 
wager  of  fiSOO  a  side  was  brought  off  ou  the  Lan- 
caster pike  last  Wednesday  morning,  between 
Herman  Brodeand  Howard  Rowland,  both  of  this 
city,  the  former  winning  in  36  min.  The  course 
was  from  the  Fifty-second  street  toll  gate  west 
five  miles  and  return.  One  stipulation  was  that 
the  race  should  take  place  rain  or  shine,  and  as  it 
was  raining  and  the  road  heavy,  the  time  wasn't 
so  bad.  Brode  had.  the  race  well  in  hand  from 
the  start  and  finished  one  minute  ahead  of  his 
opponent. 

Harry  Tyler,  while  in  town  last  week,,  took  a 
trip  to  the  Kirkwood  (Del.)  kite  track.  If  ar- 
rangements can  be  made  he  will  probably  take  a 
hack  at  the  records  there. 

The  "graphaphone, "  which  is  an  invaluable 
adjunct  to  race  meets  in  this  city,  was  voted  a 
huge  success.  At  the  A.  C.  C.  meet  the  announce- 
ments being  distinctly  heard  all  over  the  Tioga 

C.  C.'s  huge  field. 

* 

GARDINER'S  FIRST  B  RACE. 


Finishes    Third   at   Williamsport    in  the    Mile 
Open  Event. 

Willi AMSPOET,  Pa.,  Sept.  20. — It  was  a  great 
day  for  Williamsport  when  the  Keystone  Wheel 
Club  decided  to  hold  a  meet.  The  city  went  wild 
over  the  question  as  most  small  places  do.  The 
entries  of  all  the  crackerjacks  were  secured  and 
the  townspeople  were  apprised  of  the  fact  morn- 
ing, noon  and  night.  But  rain  came  to  mar  the 
sport  on  the  day  set,  Wednesday.  Eain  fell  all 
afternoon,  nieht  and  the  next  morning.  The 
prospects  looked  poor  but  the  sun  came  out  at 
noon.  The  track  was  worked  and  a  load  of  cin- 
ders thrown  on.  But  the  going  was  heavy.  Over 
3,000  people  were  present  although  it  looked  like 
rain  all  afternoon.  Before  the  races  there  was 
considerable  excitement  when  the  bleachers  fell 
with  the  crowd  on  top.  This  occurred  twice.  No 
one  was  hurt.  The  Union  racer  belonging  to  A. 
Gardiner,  the  Chicago  man,  was  under  the  stand 
but  had  only  the  rim  broken.  Another  wheel 
was  substituted  in  the  frame  and  Gardiner  sus- 
tained the  predictions  of  his  friends  by  finishing  a 
fighting  third  in  the  mile  open,  the  race  of  the 
day. 

The  Mile    Open. 

Eleven  men  got  away  in  this  race,  as  good  a 
field  as  was  up  on  a  race  at  Springfield,  including 
as  it  did,  Sanger,  Tyler,  Bliss,  Cabanne,  Mac- 
donald,  Gardiner,  Githens,  Lumsden,  MoDuffee, 
L.  C.  Johnson,  Taxis,  Coulter,  Tom  Eddy  and 
Conn  Baker.  Bald  did  not  start  and  Johnson, 
Titus  and  C.  M.  MurjAy  were  absent.  The  men 
were  shoved  off  in  two  lines,  heats  being  inadvisa- 
ble owing  to  the  rapidly  approaching  storm.  The 
race  became  a  hammer-and-tongs  fight  from  start 


to  finish.  Men  were  "riding  to  orders,"  which 
said  "front  position"  because  of  the  heavy  track. 
There  was  no  pacemaker  and  no  time  limit,  yet 
the  race  was  run  in  2:45i,  good  for  plugging. 
First  Cabanne  made  a  sprint  to  the  front;  then 
Macdonald  went  out,  quickly  followed  by  Bliss. 
He  was  quickly  passed  by  Gardiner  and  the  latter 
in  turn  by  Macdonald.  Thereafter  Gardiner 
worked  along  gamely  well  toward  the  front. 
Sanger  was  back  in  the  bunch  and,  working  for- 
ward by  easy  stages,  led  at  the  half.  Tyler 
worked  up  to  Sanger's  rear  wheel,  just  lapping  it, 
having  the  pole.     Cabanne   shoved  in  between 

the  two. 

Ji  Bad  Fall. 

Tyler  could  not  hold  the  slippery  pole  and 
slowly  sliding  away  from  it,  just  ticked  Cabbie's 
spokes.  Cabanne  was  precipitated  over  the  front, 
on  to  face  and  stomach  and  McDuffee,  striking 
the  two  machines,  became  entangled.  Cabanne 
in  ialling,  struck  Tyler  and  threw  him  out  of  his 
stride  and  Gardiner  was  forced  to  go  round.  Bliss 
and  others  sat  up,  but  Gardiner  was  quickly 
away  with  L.  C.  Johnson  after  Sanger  and  Mac- 
donald. As  Sanger  rounded  the  turn  in  the  lead 
of  Macdonald,  a  half  length,  he  jumped  his  pedals, 
and  his  saddle  tipped  up  on  end.  Macdonald 
pressed  up  close  and  in  a  hard  finish  won  by  a 
length.     Gardiner  fought  Lutie  Johnson  and  won 

a  good  third. 

The  Other  Events. 

Macdonald  succeeded  in  nipping  Brown's  sprint 
in  the  half-mile  at  the  outset  and  w;on  the  race. 
Goehler,  the  plugger,  ran  away  in  the  two-mile 
handicap  and  won  by  200  yards  from  L.  C.  John- 
son, who  defeated  Conn  Baker.  Coulter,  70  yards, 
and  Taxis,  90  yards,  were  back  mark  men  and 
never  caught  up.  Eain  split  the  day's  sport  and 
the  sun  came  out  to  light  the  way  home.  The 
summary: 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— Macdonald,  1;  Brown,  2; 
Cooper,  3;  W.  F.  Murphy,  4;  time,  l:16i. 

One-mile,  2:40  class,  class  A— Robert  Weir,  1;  Harry  E. 
Speaker,  2;  W;  E.  Updegraff,  3;  time,  2:51. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Goehler,  120  yds.,  1 ;  L. 
C.  Johnsan,  140  yds.,  2;  Baker,  150  yds.,  3;  time,  5:26. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  A— 0.  B.  Jack,  1;  J.  C.  Hender- 
son, 3;  H.  E.  Speaker,  3;  time,  :38 1-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Macdonald,  1;  Sanger,  2;  A, 
Gardiner,  3;  time,  2:45J. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  (?Iass  A— Robert  Weir,  75  yds.,  1; 

H.  E.  Speaker,  200  yds.,  2;  W.  F.  Updegraff,  210  yds..  3; 

time,  5:41 1-5. 

* 
♦  *        * 

RIVERTON'S  NIGHT  MEET. 


Weather  Too  Cold  for  Comfort  —  Miller  and 
Blauvelt  Badly  Hurt. 

Philadelphia,  Sept.; 26. — [Special  telegram.] 
— The  races  last  night  at  the  Eiverton  track  were 
a  great  success,  over  2,500  spectators  being  pres- 
ent. The  lights  worked  perfectly,  but  the 
weather  was  too  cold  for  comfort.  E.  G.  Jones 
won  the  novice  in  3:04  and  Charles  A.  Church 
(45  yards)  the  mile  handicap  in  2:22  2-5.  Church 
(75  yards)  also  won  the  first  five-mile  handicap, 
in  13:02  7-10,  while  the  second  one  went  to  H.  K. 
Bernhouse,  who  started  from  the  430-yard  mark. 

In  an  attempt,  on  Monday  afternoon,  to  break 
the  five-mile  tandem  road  record  on  Montgomery 
Pike  from  Bx-yn  Mawr  to  City  line,  Ed  Miller  and 
E.  L.  Blauvelt  were  badly  injured  by  the  break- 
ing of  their  wheel.  Miller's  shoulder  was  broken 
and  Blauvelt's  skull  was  fractured. 


A  Texas  Meet. 
BoNHAM,  Tex.,  Sept.  19. — In  yesterday's  meet 
Fred  Babb,   Dallas,  won  the  novice  race  in   3:19. 
The  five-mile  team,  the  quarter-mile  and  the  half- 
mile  events  were  all  won  by  Edgar  Boren,  Dallas. 


T.  W.  Hill  was  'winner  of  the  one  mile  Fannin 
county  championship  and  Heniy  P.  Miller,  Sher- 
man, captured  the  mile  handicnp. 

*      * 
CHICAGO  ROAD  RACES. 


Peck  Covers  Ten  Miles  in  25:45 — Other  Events 
of  the  Week. 

It  was  not  the  fault  of  C.  H.  Peck  that  he  did 
not  break  Weinig's  ten-mile  road  record  of  25:40 
on  Monday  in  the  race  of  the  Vincennes  C.  C.  As 
it  was  he  was  only  five  seconds  off.  The  course 
was  around  Washington  park  and  Peck  had  ar- 
ranged to  have  several  pacemakers,  including  a 
tandem.  Half  of  the  men  put  in  an  appearance 
and  were  compelled  to  do  double  work,  but  were 
unequal  to  the  task.  Holmes,  Honey,  Levy, 
Boot,  Jacobs,  Barrett,  Cleaner  and  Waddel  took 
Peck  in  turns,  but  were  unable  to  pace  him  as 
fast  as  he  desired  to  go,  for  he  constantly  called 
for  more  pace.  He  won  the  race  from  scratch  in 
25:45  and,  with  good  pacing,  could  have  ridden 
close  to  twenty-four  minutes.  The  race  resulted 
as  follows : 

Hdcp.    Time. 

C.  H.  Peck ser.       25:45 

Ed  Hammett 9:00       29:15 

Ed  Kelly 8:30       29:47 

V7.  Grant 4:00       31 :18 

Charles  Newton 6:15       34:10 

Harry  Gillespie 4:30       Zi-.a 

L.Williams 1:45       31:30 

J^tifilexcood   Wheelmeti's  Race. 

The  first  race  of  the  Euglewood  Wheelmen  was 
held  Saturdaj",  the  start  being  from  Sixty-seventh 
strait  and  Stewart  avenue,  the  course  being  ten- 
miles  in  length.  From  scratch  Hales  was  seventh 
in  place  and  first  in  time,  as  the  summary  shows: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

C.  H.  Woods 5:00       .30  00 

M.  D.  Austin .'i:00       33:04 

G.  E.  Holmes 3:00       .Sii:40 

W.  F.  Cliitly 4:00        31:51 

C.  Frank e 3::M       30:47 

(;.  W.    Hunt 3:00        .31:38 

A.  V.  Hales ser.       28:29 

II.  D.  OiUr 6:30        34:16 

Carl  Plum,  Jr 3:00       31:07 

George  Kobiiison scr.       29:14 

Evaiistoniaun  See  a  Race. 

The  ten-mile  Evanston  race  Saturday  fell  to  W. 
J.  Doyle  who  rode  from  scratch  in  28:40,  but, 
having  accepted  the  services  of  pacemaker.^,  he 
was  disqualified  and  Green  was  given  first  place 
and  first  time.     Summary : 

Hdcp.    Time. 

Maurice  Green 2:30       30:18 

C.  E.  Waterman 2:30       31:12 

Arthur  Davis 2:30       31:17 

W.  B.  Jones 3:30        31:2:1 

C.  Arndt 4:30       31:48 

F.  B.  Wilder 3::30       33:10 

J  S.  Oakes 6:30       33:42 

W.  B.  Moore. 5:00        32:45 

F.  A.  Moore 5:00       32:58 

J.  J.  Larkins 4:30       33:05 

Hey  wood' 8  Good  Ride. 

The  five-mile  handicap  road  race  of  the  Calu- 
met Cycling  Club  Saturday  afternoon  was  won  by 
John  Lyons,  from  the  nine-minute  mark,  while 
Tom  Heywood,  from  scratch,  was  a  good  second 
and  first  in  time,  12 :56.  There  were  thirty  start- 
ers, but  many  dropped  out  on  account  of  the 
strong  wind.  The  first  ten  in,  with  their  times, 
were  as  follows:  John  Lyons,  20:40;  A.  T.  Hey- 
wood, 12:56;  C.  Cullman,  14:12;  W.  G.  Fergu- 
son, 15:00;  R,  Richards,  15:49;  M.  F.  Bradley, 
15:13;  W.  C.  Jacob,  14:15;  F.  A.  Swanson,  15:01; 
John  Paselt,  15:37;  E.  C.  Nelson,  19:44. 
Xahe  View's  Rig  Race, 

An  immense  crowd  saw  the  Lake  View  eleven 
and  a  half  mile  road  race  Saturday  over  the  regu- 
lar club  course,  commencing  at  Gault  place  and 


Sheridan  drive  and  running  north  to  South 
Evanston  and  return.  Of  the  thirty  starters 
twenty-four  finished,  each  receiving  a  prize,  with 
one  to  spare.  Jordan  made  a  good  race,  finishing 
si.Kteenth  from  scratch  and  winning  the  time 
medal,      covering   the     couree    in    32:24.       The 

summary : 

Hdcp.  Time. 

F.P.White 8:00  38:15 

J.  Welblitger 5:00  3(i:0t 

J.  Eckstrom 6:00  30:05 

L.  Palmer 6  00  37:05 

G.  L.  Weaver 6:00  37:03 

K.  A,  Hoefer 4:00  35:30 

A.  Widen 1:10  3:J:16 

A.  Fletcher 2:30  34:4-i 

C.  Osten 4:00  30:19 

H.  Boeder 2:00  34:21 

C.  Grins 2:00  34:-.:2 

B.  Lovell 2:30  34:53 

V.  Oilier 1 :00  33:21 

J.  Deattie 3:00  35:30 

H.  Covy 1:C0  3:i:27 

H.  Jordan scr.  33:24 

A.  E.  Smith 2:00  34:2-. 

C.  Wassman 2::i0  35:02 

P.  Mantz 4:00  37:18 

J.  Jenkins 4:00  38:19 

>oltint  Wears  Medals. 
The  jEoIus  Cycling  Club  held  its  eighth  annual 
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Douglas  course.  These  races  are  now  looked  for- 
ward to  with  a  good  deal  of  interest  by  west-siders, 
and  despite  the  early  hour  and  the  chilly  weather 
there  was  a  large  number  of  spectators  present. 
Both  time  medal  and  first  prize  were  captured  by 
T.  Solum,  who  had  forty-five  seconds,  and  cov- 
ered the  course  in  28:52.  He  may  in  the  future 
go  bedecked  with  the  handsome  gold  medal 
donated  by  the  Thorsen  &  Cassady  Company. 
Other  medals  were  won  by  H.  Swenson  (time, 
30:25)  and  F.  P.    Gregg   (time,  30:42).     The  first 

fifteen  finishers: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

T.  Solum :45  28:61 

E.  Morgan 5:00  33:17 

William  F.  Hoeft 2:.30  31:62 

H.  C.  Lydiard 1 :45  31:08 

F.P.Gregg 1:15  30:42 

L.  Johnson 1:45  31:13 

W.  T.  Nieman 1:15  31:19 

C.  S.  Drake 2:00  31:38 

C.Holmes 2:00  31:42 

Harry  Foot 8:00  37:45 

L.  Bodaoh - 5:C0  35:00 

H.  Jaques 2:30  32::;8 

H.  Swenson scr.  3fi:23 

George  Frantzen 4:C0  34:27 

F.  H.  Schuler 2:15  32:47 

* 

At  Auburn,  N.  Y. 

Auburn,  N.  Y.,  Sept.   22. — The  second  annual 
race  meet  of  the  Auburn  Athletic  Association  was 


held  at  the  race  track  this  afternoon.  The 
weather  was  fine,  except  for  a  stiff  west  wind 
which  hindered  the  riders  on  the  backstretch.  The 
events  were  exciting  and  the  first  prizes  lay  be- 
tween Emmett  Smith  of  Oswego,  and  Fred  Fisher 
of  Syracuse.  The  first  event  was  a  live-mile  road 
race  which  started  from  the  track  entrance  at  the 
fair  grounds  and  run  two  and  a  half  miles  out 
South  Division  street  and  return,  with  a  half-mile 
finish  on  the  track.  There  were  thirteen  starters 
\rith  Fred  Fisher  on  .scratch.  The  finish  was  as 
follows: 

F.  S.  Jarques,  A.  C 12:45 

E.  C.  Barnes,  A 13:10 

Fred  Fisher,  C.  C.  C 12:l9 

A.  F  Sen,  Whitesboro 13:08 

Fisher  won  time  prize. 

The  next  event  was  a  one-mile  novice,  which 
was  won  by  M.  Can-,   Y.  M.  C.  A. ;  time  2:44  .3-5. 

The  quarter-mile  open  was  won  by  Emmet 
Smith;  Birdsall,  2;  Fisher,  3. 

In  the  half-mile  handicap  Smitli  was  pocketed 
on  the  backstretch  and  was  unplaced. 

There  was  a  time  limit  oi  2:30  put  on  the  one- 
mile  open.  The  race  was  run  over  three  times, 
Smith  winning  each  time.  The  wind  was  so 
strong  and  the  track  so  poor  it  was  almost  impos- 
sible to  come  within  the  time  limit  and  the  race 
was  declared  off.  In  this  race  the  management 
showed  itself  to  be  utterly  incompetent,  and  tlie 
rulings  of  the  officials  caused  no  end  of  unlavor- 
able  comment.  The  other  races  resulted  as  fol- 
lows: 

One-mile,  county  bandieap-F.  S.  Johnson,  50  yds.  1; 
time,  2:31. 

Half-mile,  open- Fred  Fisher,  1;  E.  Smith,  2;  time,  1:15. 

One-mile,  handicap— W.  J.  BlcGraw,  130  yds.,  1;  J.  H. 
Dickinson,  110  yds.,  2;  time,  2:26  4-5. 

*  ^  * 

THREE  JERSEY  ROAD  RACES, 

The  Atalanta  Wheelman,  East   Orange  Cyclers 
and  Elizabeth  A.  C.  Cyclers  Hold  Races. 

New  Yokk,  Sept.  24.— The  Atalanta  AVheel- 
men  held  their  ten-mile  handicaii  on  the  LInion 
County  course  Saturday.  Von  Lengerke,  from  the 
minute  mark,  proved  the  M-iuner  in  28:23,  not- 
withstanding that  he  punctured  a  tire  at  Sj>ring- 
field  and  lost  a  half  minute  in  securing  another 
wheel.  J.  M.  Baldwin  rode  in  27:50  from  scratch 
and  A.  L.  Horry's  time  was  28:52.  Eighteen  men 
finished. 

The  Elizabeth  A.  C.  Cyclers  also  ran  a  ten-mile 
handicap  over  the  same  course.     The  result: 

Hdcp.    Time 

E.  K  Tucker 6:00       33:50 

E.  Karr 7:00       34:65 

H.  F.  Lochrs scr,        28:51 

S.  K.  Brink 1:00       29:52 

W.  White 3:30        32:23 

The  East  Orange  Cyclers  rau  a  twenty-six-mile 
handicap  over  Orange  roads.     The  result: 

Hdcp  Time. 

C.  F.  Fehon 4:30  1:24:42 

H.S.  Babbage 2:00  1:22:15 

C.H.  Foiles 4:00  1:21:16 

C.  M.  Lififerts. 3:00  1:26:05 

J.M.  Gilmour 1:00  l:2-:07 


Splendid  Racing  at  Ottawa. 

Ottawa,  111.,  Sept.  20.— The  boys  from  Chi 
cago  made  a  hit  in  to-day's  races  of  the  Ottawa 
Cycling  Club.  There  were  six  highly  interesting 
contests.  Anderson  of  Roodhouse  was  on  scratch 
and  in  the  handicap  events,  although  leading  the 
bunch  into  the  stretch,  was  twice  beaten  by  Leon- 
hardt.  The  latter  won  two  good  races,  the  three- 
mile  handicap  from  the  100  yard  mark  ( Ander- 
son, Roodhouse,  scratch,  second  and  Nelson,  Chi- 
cago, 100  yards,  third,  time,  7:29])  and  the  mile 
open,  with  Anderson  second   and  Bicker  third,  in 


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J.  S.  Johnson,  1-3  mile,  flying  start,  against  time, 

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H.  C.  Tyler,      3-3  "  standing  "  "  " 

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2:29J.  Autlersou  won  tlie  qaarter-mile  open,  the 
only  event  not  won  by  a  ChUago  man,  in  :33!j, 
with  Nicolet  second  and  Mariuus  Nelson  third. 
The  mile  handicap  was  a  victory  for  W.  C.  Bode, 
60  yds.,  A.  M.  Burr,  Eockford  (50  yds.),  being 
second  and  M.  Nelson  (30  yds.)  third;  time, 
2:195. 

Ottawa,  Sept.  21. — The  sun  did  not  set  on  the 
second  and  last  day  of  the  meet  until  it  saw  the 
track  record  of  2:12J,  established  by  the  pacer 
Fidol  at  the  recent  trotting  meeting,  smashed. 
Both  Nelson  and  Anderson  did  the  trick,  the 
former  going  the  mile  in  2:12J  and  the  latter 
doing  2:09  J.  The  event  of  the  day  was  the  five- 
mile  handicap,  won  by  Leonhardt  in  a  close  and 
exciting  finish  with  Earle.  Leonhardt  had  150 
yards  and  Earle  475  yards.  E.  S.  Church  (350 
yds.)  was  third;  time,  13:26. 

In  the  two-mile  team  race  the  Chicago  team 
was  first,  Ottawa  second  and  Joliet  third.  R.  R. 
Earle,  from  the  fifty-yard  mark,  captured  first  in 
the  half-mile  handicap;  E.  E.  Anderson,  scratch, 
whose  time  was  1:06 J,  second  and  R.  H.  Good- 
rich, 55  yards,  third. 

The  mile  championship  of  La  Salle   county  fell 

to  Frank  Wing  in   2:52,  with  M.  Shulz,  second 

and  J.  A.  Green  third.     In  the  consolation  But- 

tron  was  first.   Spike  second  and   Vezain  third; 

time,  2:45 J. 

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A  Youngster's  Fast  Time. 
Sykacdse,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  24— Frank  Knowland, 
a  sixteen-year-old  boy,  won  the  ten-mile  handicap 
road  race  of  the  Highland  Athletic  Club,  Satur- 
day, at  the  same  time  breaking  the  course  record. 
Young  Knowland,  starting  scratch,  went  the  dis- 
tance in  27:50,  lowering  the  previous  record,  held 
by  F.  W.  Fisher,  just  thirty-seven  seconds. 
Charles  Knowland,  a  brother  of  Frank,  won  second 
time  and  fourth  place.  Following  is  the  order 
of  finish : 

Hdcp.    Time. 

Frank  Knowland ser.       27:50 

Norman  Bardeen 3:00       31:59 

Augustus  Smingler 4:00        33:00 

C.  R.  Knowland scr.       29:42 

Max  Atwater 5:00       35:C0 

Harold  Stone 2:00       32:39 

Kenneth  Beardslej- 6:00       36:39  25 

Pierce  Butler 4:00       35:47 

E.  A    Howe 2:00        34:03 

Guy  Brown .4:00       38:17 


Races  on  Palmer  Square. 

The  Irving  Park  Cycling  Club's  road  races  were 
held  Sunday  morning  on  Palmer  square  after  sev- 
eral postponements.  The  events  were  watched 
by  a  big  crowd.     The  summary : 

Quarter-mile— S.  J.  McCormick,  1 ;  C.  E.  Mee,  2 ;  Frank 
Mates,  3;  time,  :30  2-5. 

One-mile,  3:10  class— B.  Klehm,  1;  J.  Fisher,  2;  E.  Cob- 
ban, 3. 

One  mile,  handicap— S.  J.  McCormick,  scratch,  1;  C. 
E.  Mee,  scratch,  8;  Frank  Mates  30  yds.,  3. 

One-mile,  2:40  class— S.  J.  McCormick,  1;  F.  Mates,  2; 
C.  E.  Mee,  3., 

Three-mile,  lap  race— S.  J.  McCormick,  2  points,  1;  D. 

Bruno,  5  points,  2;  C.  E.  Mee,  3  points,  3. 

* 
«       *■ 

Good  Meet  at  Nashville. 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  Sept.  21. — The  Nashville 
Athletic  Club  meet,  which  began  Sept.  19  with  a 
lantern  parade  and  ended  to-day,  was  a  glorious 
success.  About  5,000  persons  witnessed  yester- 
day's road  race  over  a  ten-mile  course.  D.  A. 
Cofer  (6  min.)  was  the  winner,  W.  T.  Watson 
was  second  and  C.  Woodward,  who  was  third, 
captured  the  time  prize,  having  gone  over  the 
course  in  29:15.  Second  and  third  time  fell  to 
W.  S.  Thomson  and  W.  S.  Pearson,  respectively. 
All  are  Nashville  riders. 


To-day's  races  were  intensely  exciting,  3,000 
people  being  juesent.  Frank  Anderson,  a  rider 
of  local  i'ame,  had  his  colhirboue  broken  in  the 
halt-mile  handicap.  G.  E.  Qninu  was  the  lion  of 
the  day,  winning  four  races.  He  won  the  two- 
mile  handicap  with  J.  P.  Fleck  second  and  B. 
Graham  third;  the  mile  handicap,  K.  Spear  and 
Fleck  second  aud  third  and  the  five-mile  handi- 
cap. Fleck  being  second  and  K.  Spear  third.  The 
times  in  these  events  were  4:57  2-5,  2:24  and 
12:52  2-5,  respectively.  His  fourth  victory  was 
the  mile  open  in  3:01J,  with  Warren  and  Kimball 
second  and  third.  G.  M.  Hooper,  Springfield, 
won  the  half-mile  handicap,  with  C.  Talbot,  Chat- 
tonooga,  second  and  Ross  Gill,  Nashville,  third,  in 
1:07 J.  The  quarter-mile  was  captured  by  E. 
Warren  iu  :35,  with  G.  M.  Hooper  and  W.  M. 
Bunting  second  aud  third,  while  in  the  mile 
U.  A.  C.  championship  W.  S.  Pearson  was 
the  winner,  J.  S.  Roller  being  second  and  A.  W. 
Clark  third.     Time,  2:44f. 


Johnny  Didn't  Show  Up. 

Keene,  N.  H.,  Sept.  25 — A  serious  disappoint- 
ment to  the  2,000  spectators  at  the  races  of  the  Mo- 
nadnock  Cycle  Club  this  afternoon  was  the  non-ap- 
pearance of  Johnson.  His  entry  is  in  the  hands 
of  the  club  officials  aud  unless  satisfactory  excuse 
is  offered  the  occurrence  will  probably  be  reported 
to  the  racing  board.     Summary: 

One-mile,  open,  class  A — H.  H,  Hall,  1;  F.  Baronstow,  2; 
H.  E.  Walton,  3;  time,  2:38. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— E.  A.  McDuflee,  1 ;  F.  H.  Allen, 
2;  Nat  Butler,  3;  time,  2:30. 

One  mile,  class  A,  2:40  class— F.  E.  Emearson,  1;  J.  T. 
Burns,  3;  F.  A.  Fish,  3;  time,  2:57. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B—E.  A.  McDufEee,  40  yds., 
1;  F.  H.  Allen,  40  yds.,  2;  A.  W.  Warren,  70  yds.,  3; 
time,  2:22. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  A— H.  H.  HaU,  25  yds,,  1 ;  E. 
M.  Blake,  50  yds  ,  2;  F.  A.  Fish,    40  yds,  3;  time,  1:07}. 


Kaces  About  Boston. 

Bo.STON,  Sept.  24. — The  results  of  the  races  at 
Newburyport  Saturday  were  as  follows: 

One-mile,  2:50  class— Joseph  Butler,!;  W.  Marshall,  2; 
C.  J.  Lewis,  3;  time,  3:01  4-5. 

HalL-mile,  handicap— H.  A.  Adams,  scratch,  1;  C.  J. 
Lewis,  60  yds.,  2,  F.  B.  Emerson,  45  yds.,  3;  time,  1:08  1-5. 

Mile,  handicap— A.  C  Dodge,  15  yds,  1;  G.  E.  Bounds, 
scratch.  2;  W.  Marshall,  CO  yds.,  3;  time,  2:35  4-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap — Burns  W..  Pierce,  scratch,  1;  E. 
H.  Garrett,  40  yds.,  2;  E.  G.  Merrill,  115  yds.,  3;  time, 
5:11  1-5. 

The  first  nine  prize  winners  in  the  Foxboro 
road  race  Saturday  were  as  follows: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

T.E.  Tarment 2:30       43:10} 

F.  W.  Stockbridge 4:30       45:14 

L.T.  Cushman 2:30       43:15 

H.  D.  Merritt 2:80       43:16 

Arthur  Brunet 3:C0       43:49} 

W.  D.  Baker 3:00       44:20 

C.  W.  Winberg 3:30       44:26 

John  Hudson 3:30       44:53 

Murray  Winters 4:00       45:04} 


The  Anchor  Shield  Race. 
London,  Sept.  22. — In  the  twelve-hour  race 
for  the  anchor  shield  held  at  Heme  Hill  to-day, 
the  world's  record  for  that  time  was  beaten  by 
the  first  three  men  as  follows:  Walters,  258  miles; 
Chase,  257  miles,  and  Schwernmer,  255  miles. 


Easy  for  Maxwell. 

St.  Louis,  Sept.  22. — At  the  championship 
meeting  of  the  central  division  of  the  A.  A.  U., 
held  on  the  Pastime  track  this  afternoon,  G.  A. 
Maxwell,  of  Winfield,  Kas.,  had  no  difficulty  in 
winning  first  in  the  half  and  one-mile  champion- 
ships, beating  Anderson.     Anderson  got  back  at 


himi  n  the  two-mile,  winuiiij^  handily.  The  mile 
was  a  loaf,  being  ridden  in  3:17.  This  resulted 
in  a  time-limit  being  placed  on  the  two-mile,  of 
5:20,  which  tlie  riders  barely  made.  Bad  weather 
the  morning  of  the  meet  cut  the  atteudance  down 
and  the  Pastimes  claim  to  have  lost  1^5011  on 
the  meet. 

Class  A  Meet  at  Ashland,  0. 
Ashland,  O.,  Sept.  20. — Over  an  excellent 
track,  F.  L.  Trappe  of  Cleveland  lowered  liLs 
quarter-mile  standing  start  record  of  :33  3-5  to 
:33  1-5.  The  summaries  in  the  races  were  as  fol- 
lows: 

One-mile,  handicap— E.  W.  Ciouse,  120  yd?.,  1;  H.  D. 
Seltzer,  150  yds.,  2;  F.  B.  Bailey,  120  yds.,  3;  time,  2:20,!. 

One-mile,  2:40  class— T.  J.  Cull,  1;  F.  L.  Trappe,  2;  F.  R. 
Beer,  3;  time,  2:48. 

Two-mile,  handicap— F.  B.  Bailey.  240  yds.,  1;  E.  W. 
Grouse,  240  yds  ,  2;  T.  J.  Cull,  3;  time,  3:30. 

Championship  of  Richland,  Huron,  Lorain,  Medina  and 
Ashland  counties— F.  R.  Beer,  1;  T.  J.  Cull,  2;  A.  B.  Ellis, 
3;  time,  3:33. 

One-mile,  open— A.  B.  Ellis,  1;  O.  P.  Bernhart,  2;  F.  L. 
Trappe,  3;  time,  2:344. 

Three-mile,  lap— O.  P.  Bernhart,  1;  O.  B.  Ellis,  2;  A.  G. 
Herman,  3;  time,  9:21. 

Five-mile,  handicap— Charles  Herbaugh,  600  yds  ,  1;  G. 
M.  Calhoon,  :B00yds.,  2;  F.  R.  Beer,  3C0yds.,  3;  time,  12:41. 

* 
*        * 

Crack  A  Men  at  Adrian. 

Adrian,  Mich.,   Sept.  25.— The  bicycle  races 

held  to-day  in   connection  with  the  fair  resulted 

as  follows: 

One-mile,  open— F.  Eigby,  1;  P.  Patterson,  2;  o.  L. 
Brailey,  3;  time,  2:44}. 

Half-mile,  open— Rigby,  1;  Patterson,  2;  Brailey,  3; 
time,  1:13.}. 

One-mile,  county— 6.  J.  Davidson,  1;  F.  W.  Matthews, 
2;  W.  P.  Ackley,  3;  time.  2:41J-. 

Halt-mile,  county— Davidson,  1;  Matthews,  2;  Wallace, 
3;  time,  l:17i. 

Two-mile,  handicap— Ed  Leadbeater,  300  yds.,  1,  Fred 
Krueger,  2;  A.  S.  Hogan,  3.    Rigby  won  time  prize  in  5:02. 


Chicagoans  at  Valparaiso. 

Valparaiso,  Ind.,  Sept.  21. — The  feature  of 
the  last  day  of  the  Porter  county  fair  was  the 
bicycle  races,  in  which  Jones  and  Bezenek  of 
Chicago,  and  Kolb,  of  Goshen,  had  an  easy  time. 
The  crowd  numbered  fully  10,000  people.  Bezenek 
rode  an  unpaced  mile  in  2:33}  and  Jones  a  paced 
mile  in  2:091,  being  assisted  by  Kolb  and  Parker. 
The  summary: 

One-mile,  open— Charles  Kolb,  1;  W.  P.  Jones,  2;  J.  J. 
Bezenek,  3;  time,  2:32. 

Three-mile,  handicap  (all  scratch  men) — W.  P.  Jones, 
1;  J.  J.  Bezenek,  2;  CbarlesKolb,  Goshen,  3;  time,  8:.55. 

One-mile,  open,  flying  start,  tandem  and  horse — Parker 
audKolb,  on  tandem,  I;  Horse  Harry,  2;  time,  2:22. 


Four  Events  at  Portsmouth,  Ind. 

Portsmouth,  Ind.,  Sept.  21. — Four  interesting 
races  were  held  here  to-day,  resulting  as  follows: 

Two-mile,  handicap -C.  F.  Ferguson,  200  yds.,  1;  Louis 
Barton,  350  yds.,  2;  Bert  Ashton,  400  yds.,  3;  William 
Rentochler,  425  yds.,  4;  time,  6:04. 

Half-mile,  open— D.  H.  Grant,  I ;  W.  L.  Weyburn,  2;  J. 
M.  Keller,  3;  Bert  Apple.  4;  time,  1:11}. 

Three-mile,  handicap — C.  F.  Ferguson,  250  yds  ,  1 ;  L. 
Borton,  400  yds.,  2;  Bert  Ashton,  475  yds.,  3;  D.  H.  Grant, 
scratch,  4;  time,  8:04f. 

One-mile,  open — Dead  heat  between  J.  M.  Keeler  and 
C.  S.  Ferguson,  W.  L.  Weyburn,  2;  time,  3:10. 


Three  Scooped  All. 

Detroit,  Sept.  20. — F.  Lougheed  of  Sainia 
captured  the  lion's  share  of  prizes  iu  the  meet  of 
the  Detroit  Wheelmen  this  afternoon.  To  him 
fell  the  quarter-mile  open  in  :36  4-5,  the  mile 
open  in  2:45  4-5  and  the  two-mile  lap  race  in 
5:47  2-5.  The  half-mile  handicap  went  to  Ralph 
Somberg  (50  yds. )  in  1:15,  the  two-mile  handicap 


to  John  Schafter  (100  yds.)  and  the  mile  handicap 
to  C.  S.  Porter  (50  yds.V  The  half-mile  open 
was  v\on  by  H.  L.  Morris  in  1 :90  ;3-5. 


Results  at  Aledo,  111. 
Ai.EDO,  111.,  Sept.  20. — The  first  annual  meet 
of  the  Aledo  Bicycle  Club  was  held   at  the  fair 
grounds  to-day.    Summary: 

Two-Qiile,  open-W.  C.  Smith,  1;  G.  McClintock, ."!;  G.  T. 
Lacey,  3;  time,  5:20. 

Halt-mile,  Mercer  county— F.  M.  Carnahan,  1;  E.  L. 
Wickett,  2;  time,  1:25J. 

Five-mile,  open— W.  C.  Smith,  1;  W.  H.  Eagan,  3;  G.  T. 
Ladey,3;  time,  13:42J. 

One-mile,  open— W.C.Smith,  l;W.H.Eagan,3;  time,  2;38. 

One-mile,   consolation— M.  H.  Hulburt,  1 ;  F.  Griffin,    2; 

time,  3:55. 

* 

At  Wooster,  0. 

"WoosTKE,  O.,  Sept.  21. — Five  good  races  were 
held  here  to-day  in  connection  with  the  county 
iair.     Summary: 

One-mile,  championship— G.  A.  Thome,  1;  W.  J.  Alt- 
man,  2;  G.  W.  Altman,  3;  time.  2:45. 

Half-mile,  open— J.  B.  Carnes,  1;  Fred  Zimmerman,  2; 
W.  J.  Altman,  3;  time,  l:16i. 

Mile,  handicap— E.  C.Eberhart,  1;  J.  B.  Games,  2;  B. 
H.  Thorne,  3;  time,  2:49i. 

Half-mile,  open— Fred  Zimmerman,  1;  Bob  Taylor,  3;  J. 
B.  Carnes,  3;  time,  1:C0. 

Two-mile,  handicap— J.  B.  Games,  1;  E.  C.  Eberhart,  2; 
Bert  Thorne,  3;  time,  6:14. 


A  Twenty-Four-Hour  Road  Record. 

J.  J.  Fister  of  Washington,  D.  C,  finished  a 
twenty-four-hour  ride  on  the  conduit  road  Sun- 
day at  6  p.  m.,  having  covered  SllJ  miles,  or 
eleven  miles  more  than  the  best  previous  record. 
It  is  doubtful  if  the  record  will  be  accepted  inas- 
much as  it  was  made  on  Sunday,  but  the  per- 
formance was  meritorious  for  all  that.  Fister 
rode  a  Sterling  racer. 

*     * 

Race  Notes. 

Manager  Atkins  of  the  Eambler  team  is  in 
Chicago. 

Pete  Berlo  is  reported  to  be  near  death's  door 
in  a  New  York  hospital. 

On  account  of  rain  the  Milwaukee  meet  of  last 
Saturday  was  postponed  a  week. 

Bannister's  twenty-five-mile  road  race  will  be 
held  at  Youngstown,  0.,  next  Tuesday. 

Eight  class  A  events  are  on  a  two-days'  pro- 
gramme at  Sioux  City,  la.,  Oct.  9  and  10. 

The  third  annual  meet  of  the  Solid  City  "Wheel- 
men of  Fort  Scott,  Kas.,  will  be  held  Oct.  11. 

The  mile  county  championship  at  Ravenna,  O., 
last  Friday,  was  won  by  Tom  Smith,  of  the  Kent 
Wheel  Club. 

In  a  quarter-mile  race  at  Evausville,  Ind.,  last 
Friday  George  Stocker  won ;  Bayes  was  second  and 
Herman  Long,  third;  time,  :331. 

Kennedy  of  the  Sterling  team  is  in  Chicago  this 
■week  and  will  be  at  Springfield  Saturday,  likewise 
Cabanne  and  all  Chicago  men. 

Dan  O'Leary's  twenty-five  mile  letter  carriers' 
race,  scheduled  for  Monday  night  at  the  Chicago 
track  was  postponed  until  Saturday  afternoon. 

At  Ames,  la.,  two  state  collegiate  records  were 
broken.  The  half-mile  record  of  1 :17  was  reduced 
by  E.  Read  to  1 :15  4-5.  V.  S.  Spring  broke  the 
two-mile  record  of  6:10:1,  making  6:01  4-5. 

In  the  Columbus-Fall  River  (Wis.)  road  race 
ran  Sept.  19  there  were  fourteen  starters,  all 
members  of.  the  local  club.  Edward  Litck  finished 
first;  O.  C.  Boelte,  second;  F.  A.  Chadbourn, 
third.     F.  A.  Campbell  won  the  first  time  prize 


in  31:40;  M.B.  Nnte,  second  in  33  min.  The 
course  was  nine  and  a  third  miles. 

At  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  Thursday  of  last  week 
Fred  McCallum  won  the  two-mile  Porter  county 
haudicai)  in  5:20  and  the  half-mile  open  in  1:25. 

The  seven  aud  one-half  mile  road  race  of  the 
Burlington  (la.)  C.  C.  last  Thursday  was  won  by 
A.  W.  Carpenter  in  27:18i|,  with  E.  L.  Parsons 
second. 

Chairman  Raymond  has  asked  the  Minneapolis 
people  for  more  information  regarding  the  trouble 
with  the  racing  men  before  giving  a  decision  in 
the  matter. 

George  Marshall  and  C.  L.  Binns  finished  first 
and  second,  respectively,  in  the  iwo  and  one-mile 
events  at  Red  Oak,  la. ,  Sept.  20,  the  times  being 
5:30f  and  2:40J. 

The  Red  Star  Wheelmen,  of  Amity  ville,  L.  I.j 
will  hold  a  meet  Saturday,  the  feature  of  which 
will  be  the  mile  race  for  the  championship  of 
Queens  and  Suffolk  counties. 

A  race  meet  "will  be  held  at  Goshen,  Ind.,  Oct. 
16,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Goshen  Racing 
Society,  consisting  of  class  A  events  only.  Entry 
blanks  will  be  furnished  by  W.  C.  Peters,  secre- 
tary, on  application. 

On  account  of  rain  but  one  race  was  held  at 
Algona,  la. ,  last  Friday,  a  five-mile  open,  which 
was  won  by  Theodore  Mesyres,  of  Estherville,  in 
18:09J,  with  Byrd  Moore,  of  Des  Moines,  second 
and  C.  H.  Marble,  of  Cleveland,  third. 

At  Salt  Lake  City  on  Tuesday  Weiler  won  the 
Social  Wheel  Club  championship,  mile  open,  time 
prize  in  the  mile  handicap,  lowered  the  mile  state 
competition  record  to  2 :25  and  lowered  the  quarter 
state  record  twice.     It  was  a  Sterling  day. 

"Plucky  Plainfield,"  notwithstanding  the  in- 
comprehensible poor  support  given  its  splendid 
$4,500  track  by  the  citizens,  will  give  |885  worth 
of  prizes  at  its  fourth  iiieet  of  the  season  at 
Crescent  oval  Saturday.  The  committee  has  been 
out  gunning  for  class  B  cracks  the  past  week  and 
has  secured  a  fast  bevy  of  them. 


To  Regulate  Riding  in  Detroit. 
H.  P.  Baldwin,  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  recently 
knocked  down  by  a  reckless  wheelman  while 
crossing  Famsworth- street  on  his  way  downtown. 
Owing  to  an  injury  sustained  by  a  fall  some  time 
ago  he  was  unable  to  get  out  of  the  way  in  time. 
His  wrist  was  sprained  and  his  body  covered  with 
bruises  but  he  contracted  no  serious  injury.  The 
bicyclist  helped  him  to  his  feet  and  acted  so  peni- 
tent that  Mr.  Baldwin  forgave  him.  He  thought 
it  gross  neglect  of  the  city  authorities,  however, 
to  allow  such  things  to  occur,  and,  having  arrived 
dovm  town,  met  Alderman  Wright  and  talked  the 
matter  over.  The  result  was  that,  on  Tuesday 
evening  a  resolution  asking  the  ordinance  com- 
mittee to  prepare  a  new  ordinance,  regulating  the 
speed  of  bicycles  on  public  highways  and  pro- 
viding that  every  bicycle  shall  be  licensed  and 
carry  a  number  in  a  conspicuous  place  was  intro- 
duced. 

«  ♦  -> 

Cycling  on  the  Increase  in  Paris. 
The  police  of  Paris  estimate  the  number 
of  cyclists  there  as  aggregating  100,000  including 
those  who  wheel  without  a  permit.  It  is  surpris- 
ing to  learn  that  of  this  number  but  400  are  women. 
The  fact  is,  the  Parisian  lady  cyclists  prefer  to 
enjoy  the  sport  in  the  country  where  no  passport 
is  required,  thus  escaping  the  expense  and  bother. 
Love  for  the  sport  is  just  awakening  in  Paris. 
Riding  schools  are  crowded  throughout  the  day,  age 
and  figure  are  no  obstruction.  Every  physician 
advises  wheeling  as  the  healthiest  exercise.  Nearly 


all  the  prominent  physicians  go  about  their  duties 
upon  the  bicycle;  next  come  the  lawyers,  the 
deputies  and  officials.  The  wheel  is  rapidly  be- 
coming an  indespensible  means  of  locomotion 
in  Paris. 


Two  More  World-Girdlers. 
W.  J.  Noble  and  A.  Barnes  of  Toledo,  O.,  in- 
tend to  start  upon  a  tour  around  the  world  on  bi- 
cycles in  the  early  part  of  October.  They  will 
include  in  their  course  Mexico,  Central  America 
and  possibly  South  America. 


Programme  Bids  Wanted. 
Bids  are  wanted  for  the  programme  of  the  cycle 
exhibit  of  the  National  Cycle  Exhibition  Com- 
pany, to  be  held  Jan.  7  to  12,  1895.  Specifica- 
tions and  other  particulars  may  be  obtained  of  the 
secretary,  room  560,  334  Dearborn  street,  Chicago. 


New  York's  First  Century  Run. 
On  Sunday,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Lexing- 
ton and  Grammercy  Wheelmen,  New  York  will 
have  the  first  century  run  in  its  history.  The 
route  vriU  be:  Madison  avenue  aud  Twenty-third 
street,  Jamaica,  Valley  Stream,  Leaford,  Babylon, 
East  Islip,  Babylon,  Leaford,  Valley  Stream,  Ja- 
maica, to  place  of  starting. 


Eddie  Foy  a  Club  Member. 
During  his  stay  at  Milwaukee,  Eddie  Foy,  now 
starring  in  "Olf  the  Earth, "  was  induced  to  join 
the  Milwaukee  Wheelmen,  on  the  strength  of 
riding  a  bicycle  in  going  to  the  moon  in  the  first 
act  of  the  play.  It  is  impossible  to  state  what 
make  of  machine  Mr.  Foy  rode,  but  Chicago 
readers  of  ^^gj^fee-  can  probably  surmise. 


They  Will  Consolidate. 
The  Memphis  Cycle  Club  will  probably  soon  be 
known  as  the  bicycle  contingent  of  the  Pastime 
Athletic  Club.  At  a  meeting  of  the  former  such 
action  was  strongly  advocated,  as  it  would  be  of 
material  benefit  to  both  clubs.  A  two  days'  race 
meet  was  planned  by  the  Memphis  Cycle  Club  to 
take  place  between  Oct.  3  and  Oct.  10  but  ovring 
to  a  lack  of  means  things  have  a  very  discourag- 
ing aspect.  The  Pastime  Athletic  Club  also  con- 
templated a  meet  and  also  met  with  difficulties. 


Westchester's  Second  Century  Run. 

New  Yoek,  Sept.  24. — The  second  semi-annual 
century  run  of  the  Westchester  Cycling  League 
started  from  Yonkers  at  4:55  yesterday  morning, 
the  leaders  reaching  Getly  square,  the  place  of 
start  and  finish,  five  minutes  ahead  of  the  sched- 
ule. There  were  110  starters,  of  whom  eighty 
finished  within  an  hour  and  a  quarter  of  the  lead  • 
ers.  They  rode  to  New  York,  crossed  the  Twenty- 
third  street  ferry  and  wheeled  through  Jamaica 
and  Amityville  to  Hicksville,  returning  to  New 
York  y\a,  Astoria.  The  running  time,  including 
meals  and  rests,  was  13  hrs.  20  min. 


And  He  Never  Came  Back. 
W.  G.  Anderson,  of  Chicago,  was  rather  pleas- 
antly irritated  when  a  stranger  accosted  him  on 
Wednesday  last  week,  viewed  his  wheel  and  pro- 
ceeded to  laud  its  merits  in  the  highest  terms.  As 
he  seemed  to  know  about  what  he  was  talking 
Anderson  had  not  the  heart  to  refuse  when  the 
stranger  asked  to  ride  around  the  block  in  order 
to  ascertain  whether  the  wheel  was  as  peri'ect  as  it 
looked.  Here  Mr.  Anderson's  grief  commenced. 
Mr.  Stranger  left  him  waiting  on  Ashland  avenue 
and  Forty-fia-st  street  and  as  the  hours  sped  by  he 
gradually  realized  that  he  had  been  Jjuncoed. 


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EASTERN  RUBBER  MFG.  CO.. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE 


TRENTON,  N.  J. 


GOTHAM  TRADE  TALK. 


Frank  White  Will   Go  to   Europe   to   Establish 
a  New  York  Tire  Branch. 


New  York,  Sept.  20.— When  ^^fe/ee.  cor- 
respondent called  at  the  New  York  Tire  Company's 
office  this  afternoon  Frank  "White,  who  returned 
from  the  west  yesterday,  was  busy  reading,  with 
beaming  face,  the  telegrams  Searle  had  been  send- 
ing him  en  route.  He  had  started  from  Chicago 
in  a  rain  storm  and  had,  as  he  said,  "killed  all 
the  pacemakers,"  though  "the  mud  was  up  to  the 
handlebars."  A  telegram  received  in  the  morning 
from  Rochester  had  announced  that  he  had  ar- 
rived there  way  ahead  of  the  record  and  asked  for 
pacemakers  down  the  Hudson.  Another  received 
late  in  the  afternoon  said  that  he  had  taken  to  the 
Hudson  river  and  was  riding  between  the  tracks. 
He  is  expected  here  to-morrow  morning.  '  'He 
rides  a  Syracuse,  you  kno w, "  said  White,  '  'fitted 
with  two  and  a  half  pound  New  York  tires.  Do 
you  know,  by  the  way,  that  as  a  postscript  to 
every  letter  we  send  out  we  add  'If  other  light 
tires  are  giving  you  trouble,  try  ours. '  Do  you 
wonder  at  it?  Searle  laid  out  a  schedule  for  five 
days  and  five  hoars,  thirty  hours'  riding  followed 
by  ten  hours' rest.  Of  course  under  the  circum- 
stances he  couldn't  keep  this  up,  though  he  did 
ride  forty  hours  at  a  stretch.  He  will  beat  Smith's 
record  out  of  sight,  anyhow.  In  the  face  of  this 
wonderful  test  of  New  York  tires  do  you  think  I 
will  be  going  on  a  fool's  errand  when  I  start  for 
Europe  in  November  to  put  them  on  the  English 
and  French  markets?" 

He  was  met  later  in  the  day  en  route  to  Boston, 

and  was  asked  for  what  he  was  going  there.     He 

winked  the  other  eye  and  when  White  winks  the 

other  eye  it  means  that  he  has  some  big  deal  on. 

Trade   Picking  TTp. 

"Trade  has  picked  up  some,"  said  Percy  E. 
Snyder,  of  the  uptown  Remington  and  Cleveland 
agency,  "since  the  people  began  to  come  back 
from  their  summer  saunterings.  It  strikes  me, 
though,  that  there  is  not  the  demand  there  ought 
to  be  in  New  York  for  high  grade  bicycles,  though 
I  have  nothing  of  which  to  complain  myself  for 
our  wheels.  The  reason  for  this,  I  think,  is  that 
New  York  is  the  dumping  ground  for  all  the  dead 
stock  of  manufacturers  and  bankrupts.  There 
are  dealers  here  with  plenty  of  ready  capital  to 
buy  these  wheels  at  their  own  prices,  in  conse- 
quence of  which  all  the  cheap  staff  finds  its 
way  here. ' ' 

Demand  for  Racern. 

"A  feature  of  the  tall  trade,"  said  Frank  Ray 
of  the  G.  &  J.  agency,  "is  the  demand  for  Ram- 
bler racers,  most  of  them  for  use  on  the  road, 
which  certainly  shows  great  confidence  in  their 
strength. ' '. 

No  Hicycles  in  ft 

The  sporting  goods  dealers  have  organized  an 
exhibition  association   and  will  give   a  show  at 


Madison  Square  Gardeu  in  May.  Bicycles  are  the 
only  class  of  sporting  goods  not  to  be  in  the 
exhibit. 

AN  OFFICE  IN  THE  EAST 


The  Diamond  Rubber  Company  to  Be  Repre- 
sented by  H.  D.  Tolley. 
The  Diamond  Rubber  Company,  of  Akron,  O-i 
will  open  an  office  in  New  York  about  Oct.  1.  It 
will  be  in  charge  of  H.  D.  Tolley,  who  formerly 
was  with  the  Overman  Wheel  Company.  Mr. 
Tolley,  whose  likeness  we  reproduce, has  a  very  ex- 
tensive acquaintance  throughout  the  country,  as 
he  has  covered  all  of  it  at  differeut  times  for  the 
company  he  ably  represented  for  a  number  of 
years.  When  seen  by  a  Referee  man  at  the 
company's  works  he  was  deep  in  the  mystery  of 


tire  manufacture.  He  feels  sure  that  the  Diamond 
Rubber  Company  has  struck  it  right  and  that  its 
tires  are  destined  to  be  very  popular.  As  before 
stated  Mr.  Tolley  will  have  full  charge  of  the 
eastern  business  of  the  company,  and  there  is 
little  doubt  that  he  will  make  a  success  of  it. 


PHILADELPHIA  TRADE. 


The  Americus  Cycle  Company^A  Novel  Ad- 
vertisement— Cycle  Thief  Caught. 

Philadelphia,  Sept.  24. — Joseph  Landschutz, 
who  has  for  the  past  three  years  conducted  a  pros- 
perous bicycle  business  at  the  corner  of  Tenth  and 
Oxford  streets,  has  moved  the  entire  plant  to 
1016  Girard  avenue,  where,  under  the  title  of 
the  Americus  Cycle  Company,  he  will  carry  on  a 
general  bicycle  and  repair  business.  Mr.  Land- 
schutz has  the  uptown  agency  for  the  Columbia, 
in  addition  to  which  he  builds  the  Americus, 
which  has  a  well-deserved  local  reputation. 

The  Darrah  Cycle  Company,  923  Arch  street, 
has  hit  upon  a  novel  advertising  scheme.  At  the 
beginning  of  this  week  it  will  place  in  the  show 
window  a  new  high-grade  $150  wheel,'  and  the 
first  week  it  will  clip  §5  off  the  price  daily ;  the 
second   week  each  suceeding  day  will  see  §2.50 


chopped  off  the  figures,  and  the  third  week  and 
thereafter  until  sold,  the  price  will  be  reduced 
f  1  daily.  The  outcome  of  this  innovation  in  ad- 
vertising is  awaited  with  a  great  deal  of  interest. 
Harry  Simmons,  of  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros., 
nabbed  a  bicycle  thief  in  good  style  last  week. 
Some  time  before  a  wheel  had  been  stolen  from  in 
front  of  their  store  at  Eleventh  and  Chestnut 
streets.  Tuesday  a  young  colored  man  brought  a 
wheel  into  the  store  to  have  the  tires  pumped. 
As  the  man  could  have  performed  the  job  himselt 
had  he  been  familiar  with  the  wheel,  Simmons 
grew  suspicions  and  kept  the  man  in  conversa- 
tion while  he  sent  for  the  man  whose  wheel  had 
been  stolen.  On  his  arrival  he  identified  the 
wheel  as  his  property,  and  the  thief  was  handed 
over  to  the  authorities. 


BICYCLES  AND  THE  TARIFF. 


What  Some  of  the  Makers  and  Importers  Have 
Noticed. 

Washington,  D.  C,  Sept.  22. — Among  the 
documents  on  file  in  the  committee  room  of  the 
senate  finance  committee,  where  the  new  taiifi" 
law  had  its  birth,  are  a  lot  of  letters  received  by 
the  committee  from  manufacturers  all  over  the 
country,  in  response  to  Senator  Vorhees'  circular 
letter  asking  for  information.  The  letters  are  full 
of  meait  and  are  of  great  interest  to  the  trade. 
Among  the  letters  received  from  the  importers 
and  manufacturers  of  bicycles  and  bicycle  material 
the  following  are  the  most  important: 

itouse,  Mazard  &  Co.,  Feoria. 

We  are  importers  of  bicycles,  as  well  as  manufacturers 
of  the  Sylph  and  Overland.  We  represent  the  Budge 
Cycle  Company,  Coventry,  England,  and  import  their 
bicycles.  We  are  not  well  informed  as  to  the  cost  of 
manufacturing  these  goods  in  England,  but  we  are  quite 
certain  that  the  same  is  much  less  than  in  this  country. 
as  we  are  able  to  buy  Rudge  bicycles,  created  complete 
and  delivered  at  the  docks  at  Liverpool,  at  a  much  less 
•figure  than  we  are  able  to  manufacture  similar  machines 
for  in  this  country.  The  duty  is  45  per  cent.  The  net 
price  on  well-made,  light-weight,  modern  bicycles  range 
from  $45  to  $90,  depending  largely  on  finish,  but  prin- 
cipally on  reputation.  The  duty  was  increased  from,  35 
to  45  per  cent  by  t  he  Act  of  1890.  '^ 

We  are  quiie  certain  that  it  would  be  impossible!  to 
manufacture  bicycles  in  this  country  to  compete  with  the 
English  makers,  without  a  very  great  reduction  in  wages, 
in  the  event  of  the  duty  being  entirely  removed.  They 
have  never  been  exported  to  England.  We  are 
purchasers. 
William  L.  Jtoss,  Boston,  Importer  of  the  Singer. 

The  standard  high-grade  bicycles  in  America  are  listed 
at  $1*35.  The  standard  high-grade  bicycles  in  England 
are  listel  there  at  $125  or  $130  Yet  the  American  man- 
ufacturers ask  a  protection  of  45  per  cent.  Why?  The 
wholesale  and  export  discount  on  the  standard  wheels  in 
America  is  larger  than  that  on  the  standard  wheels  in 
England.  In  other  words,  the  standard  American  wheels 
listed  at  $125  are  sold  on  this  market  to  wholesale  buyers, 
for  domestic  and  export  trade,  at  a  less  figure  than  the 
wholesale  buyer,  for  exporter,  can  buy  the  English 
standard  wheel  for  on  the  English  market. 

Knight  Cycle  Company,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Our  annual  amount  of  production,  $10,000.  During  the 
past  winter  have  run  less  than  full  time.    Thirty-five  pei 


WE    BUILD, 


...High  Grade  Bicycles 


Belvidere 
25  to  28  lbs 
Franklin 
18  to  20  lbs 


The  National  Sewing  Machine  Co., 


BELVIDERE,     ILL. 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


^'Nothing   Succeeds  Like   Success— ^^ 


SYRACUSE 


If  the  author  of  that  old  saw  were  within  hearing  distance  you 
might  hear  him  remark  that 

AND 


ARE 

SYNONYMOUS. 


Syracuse  agents  never  complain  of  "hard  times;"  there  are  no  hard  times  with  them. 
The  CRIMSON  RIMS  takes  the  CREAM  OF  THE  TRADE. 

We  want  to  establish  an  agency  in  every  city,   village  and  hamlet  in  the  United  States  and  Canada.     Only   representative 
business  firms  of  financial  responsibility  wanted. 


WESTERN  AGENTS: 

A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH 

HARDWARE 

CO., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


THE  SYRACUSE  CYCLE  CO., 

SYRACUSE,  N.  Y.,  U.  S.  A. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


cent  specific  duty  is  necessary  to  place  domestic  products 
on  an  equal  footing  with  foreign  producers.  Domestic 
wholesale  'price  of  our  goods  in  1884,  $125;  1890,  $150; 
pneumatic  tires  in  1S93,  $150;  at  date  of  answer,  $125. 
There  has  been  an  increased  competition  in  our  liue 
of  manufactures  during  the  past  four  years,  doubled 
many  times.  We  desire  a  specific  duty.  We  are 
manufacturing  as  many  goods  as  in  1893.  The 
tendency  of  wages  has  been  down  a  little  during  the  past 
twelve  months;  the  cost  of  living  of  families  of  skilled 
workmen,  $12  per  week.  Want  tariff  for  revenue  only, 
and  on  luxuries,  and  from  the  rich,  as  far  as  possible. 
What  is  the  matter  with  s'.ngle  tax? 
Whitten  Cycle  Manvfacturing  Company,  Prov- 
idence, 
About  100  bicycles  manufactured  each  year  and  500  to 
1,000  sets,  parts  and  fittings  for  the  same.  About  $30,000 
first  two  years,  1890  and  1891;  $35,000  third  and  fourth 
years.  Have  not  run  less  than  full  time  in  the  last  two 
years.  To  place  domestic  productions  on  an  equal  foot- 
ing with  the  foreign  product,  the  rates  of  duty  should  be 
30  to  35  per  cent.  Help  demands  better  wages  than 
abroad  and  our  raw  material  costs  more  than  in  England 
or  on  the  continent.  Think  the  profits  sufficient  to  stand 
a  reduction  of  one-third  from  present  duty.  Our  labor 
is  about  two-thirds  skilled. 

In  regard  to  reducing  the  rates  of  duty;  If  in  raw  ma- 
terial, we  should  import  brass  tubes  from  England ;  if  in 
finished  article,  should  import  more  from  France  and 
Germany,  and  reduce  both  the  amount  and  wages  of 
skilled  labor.  Employ  fifty  to  lOO  persons,  20  per  cent 
boys,  no  women,  boys  chiefly  piece  work.  Men  get  fiom 
$2.50  to  $3.50  per  day;  boys  at  piece  work,  $1  to  $2.  Our 
hours  for  labor  are  fifty-nine  per  week.  No  competition 
with  foreign  goods  except  on  the  highest  class;  to  small 
extent  on  fine  artistic  metal  work,  where  there  is  much 
hand  work  in  chasing,  etc. 

Not  five  per  cent  of  our  goods  exported ;  these  usually 
sold  at  least  10  per  cent  below  the  average  prices  at 
home.  Cost  of  production  since  1883  has  decreased  prob- 
ably 20  per  cent;  but  little  of  this  work  done  in  California 
in  1883;  the  decrease  has  been  both  in  material  and  labor; 
selling  prices  since  1890  have  decreased.  No  domestic 
productions  consumed  in  our  manufacture.  At  present 
none  of  our  component  materials  pay  duty.  Would  be  a 
necessity  of  duty  with  free  raw  material,  as  the  value  of 
the  material  is  but  trifling  in  our  class  of  goods  to  the 
value  of  the  finished  article. 

New  designs  are  made  every  month,  and  one  year's 
goods  are  seldom  of  full  value  the  next.  In  a  few  staple 
patterns  the  tendency  has  been  continually  downward 
since  1884. 

Wileosc  &  Howe  Comps/nyf  Birminghanif  Conn,, 
Makers  of  Forgings. 

Our  business  increased  from  $40,000  per  annum  (on 
smaller  investments  of  capital)  in  1875  to  $133,000  with 
present  capital  ($116,000)  in  1886.  Has  since  decreased  to 
$78,000  in  year  1893,  caused  by  low  prices  and  depression 
during  eight  months  of  1693.  Since  July  1,  1893,  have  run 
factory  on  orders  only,  to  one-fourth  of  its  capacity,  on 
account  of  general  depression  in  business.  Bicycle  forg- 
ings  are  largely  imported.  They  should  be  taxed  45  per 
cent  to  enable  us  to  compete  with  English  f  orgings. 

Bicycles  imported  should  be  taxed  same  duty  or  more. 
A  prohibitive  duty,  say  75  per  cent,  would  greatly  benefit 
American  manufacturers  and  workmen.  Bicycle  manu- 
factiirers  are  busier  to-day  than  carriage  manufacturers. 
From  inquiry  we  have  learned  that  all  manufacturers  of 
carriage  forgings  are  dull,  though  this  should  be  the 
busiest  season  of  the  year,  February  being  usually  the 
largest  sales  of  any  month.  Sales  will  hardly  exceed 
one-third  of  the  amount  soli  in  February,  1893.  Except 
on  bicycle  forgings  tariff  affects  us  indirectly. 

Depression  in  business  lowers  prices  fast  from  domestic 
competition.  Prices  of  manufactured  articles  become 
lower  every  year  with  us  and  others,  from  three  causes; 
improved  metl  ods  of  manufacture,  lower  cost  of  raw 
material,  but  principally  from  over-production,  causing 
ruinous  competition  which  has  reduced  prices  40  per  cent 
to  75  per  cent  on  our  line  since  1884.  Consider  specific 
duties  better  where  practicable. 

We  reduced  wages  and  salaries  10  per  cent  Jan.  ], 
1894.  Our  workmen  earn  from  $2  to  $3.50  per  day;  while 
thrifty,  only  25  per  cent  of  them  save  money.  Price  of 
living  has  decreased  considerably  in  past  four  years.  De- 
pression in  business,  in  our  opinion,  is  caused  by  the  un- 
certainty of  tariff  legislation.  The  remedy  is  to  pass  or 
reject  the  Wilson  bill  without  delay.  Free  trade  itself 
would  be  preferable  to  the  present  uncertainty.  Our 
raw  materials  are  bar  iron,  steel  and  coal.  Our  goods 
are  mostly  necessities;  we  pay  6  per  cent  interest  on 
loans. 

Immigration  of  the  better  class,  particularly  where 
the  immigrants  settle  farms,  benefits  our  business.  We 
employ  skilled  labor  mostly— say  nine-tenths.  Reduction 
of  duties  will  certainly  lower  wages;  they  have  reduced 
already  in  anticipation. 


We  employ,  when  busy,  fifty  to  sixty  men;  only  three 
at  less  than  $3  per  day. 

We  always  run  at  least  ten  hours  a  day.  Seldom  shut 
down,  but  lay  men  off  when  dull.  Have  thirty  hands 
now,  averaging  fifty  hours  a  week.  A  year  ago  this 
month  we  ran  the  factory  seventy-five  hours  a  week,  and 
had  fifty -five  to  sixty  hands.  Cost  of  manufacture  has 
decreased  since  1883.  Raw  material  (iron  and  steel)  is 
much  lower.  Coal  and  labor  are  higher,  if  anything. 
Improved  methods  of  manufacture  is  largest  item  in  de- 
creased cost.  Our  selling  prices  constantly  decrease — 
cause,  overproduction. 

The  Swedish  iron  we  use  pays  a  duty.  We  would  pre- 
fer to  have  that  duty  remain.  H  removed,  we  would 
have  to  pay  nearly  same  price,  as  manufacturers  in 
Sweden  would  advance  price.  We  advocate  duties  that 
will  keep  goods  from  being  imported  that  can  be  manu- 
facture'd  here.  We  would  tax  imported  luxuries  and 
abolish  most  internal  revenues. 


number  of  inquiries  already  received  its  success 
seems  assured.      

IMMENSE  ENTRY  LIST. 


ABOUT  READY  FOR  WORK. 


The  Geneva  Company's  Plant  Almost  Complete 
—The  '95  Line. 
The  Geneva  Cycle  Company,  of  Geneva,  O.,  is 
rapidly  progressing  in  the  arranging  of  its  new 
factory  and  expects  veithin  thirty  days  to  he  run- 
ning in  first-class  shape.  The  company,  of  which 
J.  A.  Carter  is  president,  Henry  J.  Turner,  vice- 
president  and  C.  I.  [Chamberlin,  secretary  and 
treasurer,  is  a  strong  one,  both  financially  and  in 
business  talent,  as  all  of  the  interested  partners  are 


So  far  I20  Concerns  Have  Engaged  Space  at  the 
Chicago  Cycle  Show. 

Up  to  date  sixty-three  bicycle  manufacturers 
have  applied  for  space  in  the  Chicago  show  and 
fifty-seven  tire  and  sundry  makers,  making  a 
total  of  120  exhibitors. 

What  a  display  of  tires  there  will  be  at  the 
Chicago  show!  For  the  benefit  of  those  who  are 
interested  here  is  a  list  of  the  tire  concerns  which 
have  contracted  for  space: 

Giormully  &  Jeffery  Manufacturing  Company. 

American  Dunlop  Tire  Company. 

New  York  Tire  Company. 

Indiana  Kubber  Company. 

Diamond  Rubber  Company. 

Morgan  &  Wright. 

Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Company. 

Palmer  Tire  Company. 

Goodrich  Eubber  Company. 

Tillinghast  Manufacturing  Company. 

Eastern  Eubber  Company. 

Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson  Company  (Webb  Tire). 

New  York  Packing  and  Belting  Company. 

Newton  Eubber  Works. 


live,  hustling  business  men.  Mr.  Carter,  the 
president,  was  connected  with  the  Eagle  Lock 
Company,  of  Terryville,  Conn.,  for  fifteen  years, 
having  charge  of  its  jobbing  trade.  He  has  an 
extensive  acquaintance  throughout  the  entire 
United  States  which  will  stand  him  in  good  play 
as  the  head  of  his  new  enterprise.  Henry  L. 
Turner,  vice-president,  is  a  Chicago  man  and  is 
engaged  in  the  banking  business  at  92  Dearborn 
street.  C.  I.  Chamberlin,  the  secretary  and  treas- 
urer, has  also  had  an  extended  experience  in  a 
commercial  way.  D.  T.  Hitchcock  will  be  super- 
intendent. He  was  formerly  connected  in  the 
same  capacity  with  the  Snnol  factory,  the  machin- 
ery and  good  will  of  which  the  Geneva  Cycle 
Company  acquired,  as  reported  in  ^^g^t/ee.  some 
time  ago. 

The  new  company  enters  the  field  under  very 
favorable  circumstances;  its  plant  is  large  and  ex- 
ceedingly well  adapted  for  manufacturing  and  it 
has  all  the  necessary  machinery  to  carry  on  the 
business  in  the  most  approved  way.  It  is  yet  too 
early  to  give  the  '95  line  complete,  but  the  com- 
pany will  build  the  Geneva  roadster  to  weigh 
from  22  to  25  pounds;  a  path  racer,  18  to  20 
pounds,  and  will  make  a  feature  of  a  ladies' 
wheel,  which  will  come  under  28  pounds.  The 
company  proposes  to  build  bicycles  which  will  be 
second  to  none  in  the  market  and  from  the  large 


L.  C.  Smith  Tire  Company. 
Hartford  Tire  Company. 

Exhibitors  io  Date. 


Lamb  Mfg.  Co. 
GormuUy  &  leflesT^  Mfg.  Co, 
Pope  Mfg.  Co. 
Buffalo  Tricycle  Co. 
Black  Mfg.  Co. 
F.  F.  Ide  Mfg.  Co. 
Derby  Cycle  Co. 
Kenwood  Mfg.  Co. 
Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 
Munger  Cycle  Co. 
Sterling  Cycle  Works. 
Eclipse  Bicycle  Co. 
Warman-Schub  Cycle  H'se. 
A.  Featherstone  &  Co. 
National  Cycle  Mfg  Co. 
Fulton  Machine  Works. 
Shapleigh  Hardware  Co. 
W.  H.  Wilhehn  &  Co. 
Two-Speed  Bicycle  Co. 
Eagle  Bicycle  Mfg.  Co. 
St.  L.  E.  &  W.  G.  Co. 
Western  Wheel  Works. 
Waltham  Mfg.  Co. 
Remington  Arms  Co 
Marble  Cycle  Co. 
Hibbard,  Spencer,  Bartlett 

&Co. 
Nat'l  Sewing  Machine  Co. 
March-Davis  Cycle  Co. 
Keating  Wheel  Co. 
Queen  City  Cycle  Co. 


BICYCLES. 

Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 
HUl  Cycle  Co 
Ames  &  Frost  Co. 
Ariel  Cycle  Co. 
Columbus  Bicycle  Co. 
E.  C.  Steams  &  Co. 
Marion  Cycle  Co. 
Stover  Bicycle  Co. 
Monarch  Cycle  Co. 
Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 
Julius  Andrae. 
Meteor  Cycle  Co. 
Wilson-Myers  Company 
Grand  Rapids  Cycle  Co. 
James  Cycle  Co. 
Rouse,  Hazard  &  Co. 
Crawford  Mfg.  Co. 
E.  B.  Preston  &  Co 
Relay  Mfg.  Co. 
Yost  Mfg.  Co. 
H.  A.  Lozier  &.  Co. 
Peerless  Mfg.  Co. 
Excelsior  Supply  Co. 
Central  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 
Charles  Truman  &  Co. 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros. 
George  N.  Pierce  &  Co. 
The  Geneva  Cycle  Co. 
W.  Frazier  &  Co. 
Winton  Bicycle  Co. 
Rochester  Cycle  Mfg.  Co 


WE  NEVER  LOOK  AT  THE  CLOCK. 


DON'T     HAVE    TIME. 


Most    everybody 
wants  a 

MONARCH 

and  we  are  kept  on 
the  move  to  supply 
the  demand. 


■?l\"-  -iif-  ■}'l\~-  -^1^  -?1\-  -7l^  -^1^  ■^1'."-  Vl'C- 


Retail  Salesroom: 
280  WABASH  AVE 


.  Monarch  Cycle  Co.,  Chicago. 


At  the  end  of  '95 
over  30,000  riders  will 
ride 

Monarch 
Bicycles. 

Look  up  our  special 
features  for  1895. 


THE  C.  F.  GDYON  CO., 

97-99   READE  ST  ,    N.   Y., 

Eastern  Distributing  Agents 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


THE   CLEVELANDS 


WIN    AT 

BRYAN,  OHIO,  SEPT.  17, 

8  First  Prizes,         6  Seconds,         4  Thirds,         5  Fourths, 

EIGHT  EVENTS. 

CLEVELANDS    WINNING    ALL    OF    THEM. 

BELVIDERE,  ILL.,  SEPT.   13  AND  14, 

5   First  Prizes  and   i   Second,     Out  of  Seven  Events 

NATIONAL  CIRCUIT  MEET.  PITTSBURG,  PA.,  SEPT.  17, 

4  Firsts,         3  Seconds,         i  Third. 

THE  CLEVELAND  IS  THE  SPEEDIEST  WHEEL  ON  EARTH. 


H.  A.    LOZIER  &  CO., 

340  Superior  St.,  CI^MVMLAND,  O. 


BRANCH    HOUSES- 


337  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

304  McAllister  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

1724  North  Broad  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Jno.  P.  Lovell  Arms  Ck).  Elmore  Mtg.  Co. 

TIRES,    SUNDRIES,   PARTS,   ETC. 

feockford  Tool  &  Sundry  Co.  New  York  Tire  Co. 

Diamond  Rubber  Co.  C.  J.  Whipple. 

Morgan  &  Wright.  Braddock  Hose  Co. 

Cullman  Wheel  Co.  New  Departure  Bell  Co. 

M.  E.  Griswold.  Eastern  Rubber  Works. 

Spaulding  Mach.  Screw  Co.  A.  V.  Betts  &  Co. 

Simonds  Rolling  Mach.  Co.  Reed  &  Curtis. 

Kalamaioo  Cycle  Co.  Hill  Machine  Co. 

J.  J.  Warren  &  Co.  Indiana  Novelty  Co. 

Norderer  Bros.  Snell  Cycle  Fitt  ngs  Co. 

Niiagara  Cycle  Fittings  Co.  E.  J.  Lobdell  &  Bros. 

American  Dunlop  Tire  Co.  TiUinerhatt  Mfg.  Co. 

R.  B.  McMuUen  &  Co.  Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson. 

C.  J.  Smith  &  Sons.  Rich  &  Sager. 

Garford  Mtg  Co  Cleve'd  Mach.  Screw  Co. 

Hunt  Mfg.  Co.  EUwood  Tube  Co. 

Union  Drop  Forge  Co.  Webb  Tire  Co. 

Shelby  Tube  Works.  Wilcox  &  Howe 

Hartford  Tire  Co.  Elwood  Shafting  &  Tube 

tnd.  Chain  &  Stamping  Co.  Co. 

Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Co.  Palmer  Tire  Co. 

Elastic  Tip  Co.  Columbia  Rubber  Co. 

Boston  Woven  Hose  Co.  Cushman  &  Denison 

I.  A.  Weston  &  Co.  Bridgeport  Gun  &  Imp.  Co. 

John  Caldwell  &  Co.  Newton  Rubber  Work 

Barnes  TooUo.  N,  Y.  Pack'g  &  Bell'g  Co. 

I.  A.  Weston  &  Co.  C,  L.  Smith  Tire  Co. 

Indiana  Rubber  Co.  Morse  Spring  Co. 

Bartlett  Pneumaiic  Saddle  Boston  Wood  Rim  Co. 

Mfg.  Co.  Louis  Rosenfeld  &  Co. 

Some  More  Trade  Opinions. 

The  Chicago  show  will  induce  a  larger  sale  than 
fever  of  bicycles  in  the  west. — Rogers  Bros.  -& 
Wright,  McMinville,  Ore. 

There  is  not  any  reason  why  the  Chicago  cycle 
show  should  not  be  a  big  success. — Joseph  A. 
WoodhuU,  Angola,  Ind. 

Give  us  the  Chicago  show. — Louis  Peterson, 
Hoffman,  Minn. 

We  southern  agents  want  to  attend  the  Chicago 
show. — S.  B.  Hedges,  Sharpsburg,  Ky. 

We  approve  of  the  plan  of  holding  a  show  in 
the  west.— W.  J.  Walz  &  Co.,  El  Paso,  Tex. 

I  am  at  the  command  of  those  who  are  encour- 
aging the  success  of  the  Chicago  show. — E.  P. 
Young,  Orleans,  Keb. 

To  us  it  appears  that  the  manufacturers  have 
neglected  their  interests  in  not  having  had  a  show 
in  the  west  before  this.  We  will  certainly  attend 
the  Chicago  show  and  it  will  attract  a  large 
crowd  of  agents. — Holmes  &  Rockwood,  Vicks- 
burg,  Miss. 

The  Chicago  show  will  prove  highly  successful. 
— W.  S.  Sproatt,  Corydon,  la. 

It  is  01  the  highest  importance  to  the  trade  that 
the  Chicago  show  be  well  supported.  In  future 
■vvestern  agents  will  have  all  the  advantages  of 
their  brothers  in  the  east.— C.  B.  Coffin,  Ord,  Neb. 

We  are  heartily  in  favor  of  the  Chicago  show. 
— J.  C.    McCullough  &  Son,    Lawrencebnrg,  Ind. 

Shall  certainly  attend  the  Chicago  show.  It 
will  bring  out  more  agents  than  any  show  pre- 
viously held. — American  Bicycle  Company, 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 

It  is  time  the  wants  of  the  agents  in  the  west 
were  recognized  by  the  makers. — B.  L.  Lucas, 
Monmouth,  Ore 

Every  move  that  is  made  to  create  an  interest 
in  cycling  in  the  west  is  simply  doing  that  much 
more  for  the  interest  of  the  makers. — D.  H.  Mc- 
Gilvray,  Harvey,  III. 

Hope  to  be  able  to  attend  the  Chicago  cycle 
show.— Moss  &  Bentley,  Parkersburg,  W.  Va. 

The  Chicago  show  can  count  on  me. — P.  H. 
Bernay,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

The  Chicago  cycle  show  project  has  my  hearty 
support.— D.  B.  Stevenson,  San  Jose,  Cal. 

We  promise  our  attendance  at  the  Chicago 
show. — Vesper  &  Galins,  Topeka,  Kas. 

Chicago  is  the  place  for  the  show.— C.  E. 
Magee  &  Son,  Winchester,  Ind. 

But  a  very  small  percentage  of  the  agents  west 
of  the  Mississippi  river  have  ever  seen  a  cycle 


show.  It  is  time  we  had  a  show  in  Chicago  and 
when  it  is  held  it  will  be  well  attended. — F.  H. 
Carter,  Hebron,  Neb. 

The  Chicago  show  will  be  of  great  advantage  to 
the  dealers  in  the  western  and  central  states  as 
well  as  to  the  manufacturers  both  in  the  east  and 
west.  It-  is  really  the  thing  the  west  needs. — 
Wyeth  Hardware  Company,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

The  Chicago  show  will  do  good  to  all.  Will 
attend. — R.  A.  Perkins,  Canton,  III. 

Why  should  all  the  cycle  shows  be  put  away 
off  on  the  edge  of  the  country  where  they  are  in- 
accessible to  thousands  of  agents  and  dealers.  A 
show  should  be  held  each  year  in  the  trade  cen- 
ter of  the  country — in  Chicago.  It  is  but  justice 
to  the  entire  trade  that  the  Chicago  show  be  made 
a  big  success.— C.  E.  Tucker,  Jappa,  111. 

Am  delighted  with  the  idea  of  a  cycle  exhibit  in 
Chicago  and  will  do  all  in  my  power  to  contribute 
to  i(s  success. — J.  H.  Cox,  Linden,  Mich. 

The  proper  place  for  the  cycle  show  is  Chicago. 
I  will  attend  it  and  do  all  in  my  power  to  pro- 
mote its  success. — S.  Sutter,  Russell,  Kas. 

I  sincerely  hope  Chicago's  efforts  to  hold  a  suc- 
cessful cycle  show  will  be  well  rewarded. — J.  J. 
Robertson,  Harodsburg,  N.  Y. 

We  are  heartily  in  favor  of  the  Chicago  cycle 
show  and  will  attend. — Snyder  &  Straub,  Fari- 
bault, Minn. 

Chicago  is  emphatically  the  only  place  for  the 
show.  For  thirteen  years  I  have  watched  the 
trade  in  the  west  and  can  see  that  it  will  be  larger 
in  the  future  than  it  has  been  in  the  past.  East- 
ern makers  who  will  show  in  Chicago  will  be  verj' 
much  surprised  at  the  number  of  agents  there. 
Those  makers  who  show  will  secure  the  cream  of 
the  push  and  enery  in  the  central  and  western 
states.  You  may  be  sure  I  will  be  there  with 
very  many  others. — Frank  E.  White,  Toulon,  III. 

As  the  Chicago  show  will  be  within  easy  dis- 
tance of  us  we  will  certainly  attend.  It  ought  to 
be  a  great  success.— Manlove  &  Thompson,  Con- 
nersville,  Ind. 

By  all  meiins  give  us  a  show  in  Chicago,  the 
center  ol  the  cycle  trade. — C.  W.  Morey,  Quincy, 
Mich. 

We  earnestly  favor  the  holding  of  a  cycle  show 
in  Chicago,  believing  that  it  will  be  of  great  and 
permanent  benefit  to  the  trade.  We  will  attend. 
—Lewis  &  Herbert,  Puyallup,  Wash. 

By  al  1  means  let  us  have  a  western  show.  It 
will  be  a  good  thing  for  the  agents  who  will  show 
their  appreciation  of  it  by  attending.  But  it  will 
be  of  still  greater  advantage  to  the  manufacturers, 
as  it  will  undoubtedly  contribute  largely  to  the 
development  of  Iheir  western  trade.  We  will  at- 
tend the  Chicago  show. — Midland  Cycle  Company, 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 

We  are  personally  acquainted  with  a  hundred 
agents  in  the  vicinity  of  this  citv  who  will  attend 
the  Chicago  cycle  show,  but  who  would  be  unable 
to  attend  a  tihow  in  New  York.  We  had  made 
up  our  minds  never  to  miss  another  cycle  show 
but  unless  Chicago  has  one  we  are  quite  confident 
that  we  will  miss  one  again.  Agents  will  be 
greatly  disappointed  if  the  Chicago  show  is  not  a 
big  success. — Randall  C3  cle  Company,  Ft.  Wayne, 
Ind. 

There  are  very  few  people  west  of  the  Missis- 
sippi who  know  a  good  bicjcle  when  they  see  it. 
The  west  needs  the  educational  influence  of  a 
show.  Count  on  us  for  doing  all  we  can  for  it. 
— Hadley-Spnrgin,  Eldora,  la. 

I  expect  to  be  present  at  the  Chicago  show. 
Have  olten  wondered  that  a  cycle  exhibition  has 
not  been  held  in  Chicago  before. — William  Tay- 
lor, Topeka,  Kas. 

If  possible  we  will  be  at  the  Chicago  cycle  show. 
Think  Chicago  is  the  right  place  to  hold  such  a 


show,  as  it  is  accessible  to  more  agents  than  any 
city  in  which  previous  exhibitions  of  a  simila 
character  have  been  held. —James  W.  Sloane  & 
Sons,  Paducah,  Ky 

Will  certainly  attend  the  Chicago  exhibition, 
and  I  believe  agents  will  be  there  in  large  num- 
bers.— George  W.  PrUgh,  Burlington,  la. 

I  will  attend  the  Chicago  show.  I  think  every 
live  agent  will  be  present. — A.  L.  Schott,  Leaven- 
worth, Kas. 

It  is  my  intention  to  visit  the  Chicago  show, 
and  I  feel  sure  that  I  will  not  be  the  only  visitor, 
from  Lexington.  Having  attended  other 
exhibitions  of  a  like  nature  I  know 
the  benefits  to  be  derived  from  attend- 
ance. Knowing  what  Chicago  can  do,  I  feel  sure 
that  its  cycle  show  will  be  a  success. — Thomas  B. 
Dewhurst,  Lexington,  Ky. 

I  expect  to  attend  the  Chicago  show.  Western 
agents  should  have  equal  advantages  with  eastern 
agents. — Paul   B.    Johnson,    Leavenworth,    Kas. 

We  win  certainly  visit  the  Chicago  show. — G. 
M.  Allison  &  Co.,  Louisville,  Ky. 

I  will  attend  the  Chicago  show.  The  exhibi- 
tion will  promote  a  better  understanding  between 
agents  and  makers  and  both  will  be  benefitted. — 
W.  H.  Ousted,  Leland,  la. 


A  Little  Extra  Push. 
George  E.  Shaw,  of  Putnam,  Conn.,  seems  to 
have  been  putting  in  some  good  work  the  past 
season  in  the  interest  of  cycling.  He  began  by 
promoting  a  Decoration  day  meet  for  the  wheel- 
men in  that  section,  with  several  events  and  suit- 
able prizes  in  each.  As  there  were  but  few  ladies 
who  took  interest  in  the  wheel  he  made  up  his 
mind  to  let  them  know  the  pleasures  in  wheeling 
A  large  armory  was  secured  and  invitations 
issued  to  a  select  party  of  the  best  ladies  to  attend 
a  free  riding  school  for  "ladies  only."  With 
lessons  and  wheels  free  this,  of  course,  was  rather 
expensive  seed  sowing  but  resulted  in  a  plentiful 
harvest  later.  His  last  effort  to'  keep  the  ball 
rolling  has  been  a  series  of  ten-mile  road  races, 
with  an  elegant  silver  vase  as  the  prize.  Mr. 
Shaw  represents  the  Columbia  and  Crescent  linss 
and  reports  a  satisfactory  business  for  1894,  with 
good  prospects  for  another  year. 


The  Union's  New  Office. 

Boston",  Sept.  34. — The  Union  Cycle  Company 
has  taken  the  store  next  door  to  the  Columbus 
avenue  establishment,  formerly  occupied  by  the 
Orient  campany,  and  has  it  fitted  up  as  an  office. 
The  result  is  that  the  Union  now  sports  one  of  the 
largest  and  most  handsome  cycling  quarters  in 
this  city.  Hariy  Tyler  and  a  string  of  pacemakers, 
all  riding  Unions,  of  course,  are  expected  at  the 
Waltham  track  to-day.  -They  will  camp  for  all 
records  from  one  to  five  miles  and  the  result  will 
be  a  pretty  fast  war  between  Tyler  and  Johnson 
and  lots  of  fun  for  the  Boston  devotees  of  the  sport. 

Colonel  Lovell  is  more  than  tickled  with  the 
performances  of  his  Lovell  Diamond  rider,  Nat 
Butler,  and  says  he  is  a  good  one  and  will  show 
another  corker  next  year. 


New  Idea  for  Handlebar  Tubing. 
The  Shelby  Steel  Tube  Company  is  out  with  a 
new  idea  in  tubing  for  handlebars  which  will  find 
a  ready  market.  The  tubes  are  made  with  the 
gauge  thin  at  the  ends  and  increasing  gradually 
in  thickness  to  the  center,  thus  making  a  bar 
lighter,  for  the  same  strength,  it  is  claimed,  than 
the  ordinary  tube,  as  it  gives  just  the  proper  dis- 
tribution of  metal  to  withstand  the  strain  exerted 
upon  it.  The  same  idea  will  be  used  in  making 
tubing  for  fork  sides,  with  the  thicker  gauge  at 
the    fork  head,   where  the  greatest  strength  is 


needed.  The  company  is  also  in  position  to  taper 
handlebars  and  fork  sides  at  a  saving  to  the  man- 
nfacturer. 

It  reports  a  very  flattering  outlook  for  1895 
trade.  Daring  the  past  week  orders  were  booked 
for  about  500,000  feet  of  tubing. 


Cassady  and  W.  W.  W.  Part. 
The  business  relations   between  Harry  Cassady 
and  the  Western  Wheel  Works  came  to  an  end  on 
Saturday  last  and  the  company's  western  business 
will  be  handled  direct  from  the  factory. 


New  York  Belting  and  Packing  Company. 

This  concern  is  now  making  a  determined  effort 
to  increase  its  business  in  the  west,  and  with  that 
end  in  view,  an  active  department  has  been  opened 
at  151  Lake  street,  Chicago.  Every  accommoda- 
tion will  be  offered  the  cycling  public  in  the  mat- 
ter of  repairs,  etc.  F.  A.  Winchell,  from  the 
New  York  office,  has  been  placed  in  charge.  He 
assures  us  that  the  Chicago  depot  will  be  an  im- 
portant one  in  the  future  and  the  public  will  be 
generously  treated. 

Will  Make  a  Lighter  Protector. 
The  Pittsburg  Tire  Protector  Company  reports 
itself  as  being  very  well  satisfied  with  its  first  sea- 
son's business.  The  protector  has  been  well  re- 
ceived, and  the  company  has  testimonials  from 
almost  every  section  of  the  union  attesting  to  its 
merits.  Mr.  Hoffman  states  that  the  protector 
for  next  year  will  have  several  improvements.  It 
will  be  made  lighter  for  one  thing,  as  it  has 
been  demonstrated  that  it  can  be  made 
much  lighter  and  still  withstand  puncture. 
Orders  have  been  received  from  South  America, 
Australia,  Honolulu,  England  and  France. 


Chicago  and  the  Tire  Trade. 
The  trade  will  have  noticed  lately  that  the 
eastern  tire  companies  are  gradually  recognizing 
Chicago  as  the  most  important  manufacturing 
center  in  the  cycle  trade  and  have  concluded  to 
become  more  identified  with  it  and  the  western 
trade.  It  is  barely  a  month  ago  that  the  New 
York  Tire  Company  opened  up  a  western  branch 
and  now  the  New  York  Belting  and  Packing 
Company  has  done  likewise.  The  Eastern  Rubber 
Manufacturing  Company  has  had  a  branch  here 
some  time,  also  the  Hartford  Tire  Company  and 
now  it  is  said  the  American  Dunlop  Tire  Com- 
pany will  do  likewise. 


Warman  &  Schub's  New  Factory. 
Owing  to  the  enormous  increase  in  business  the 
Warman-Schub  Cycle  House  has  been  compelled 
to  plan  an  additional  factory.  It  is  now  in  course 
of  construction,  is  70x80  feet  and  will  be  two 
stories  high.  These  floors  will  be  equipped  with 
the  most  improved  machinery,  for  which  the  con- 
tracts have  already  been  given.  The  force  of 
workmen  will  be  greatly  enlarged.  The  founda- 
tion of  the  structure  is  built  strong  enough  to 
allow  a  subsequent  addition  of  three  stories.  The 
concern  will  add  juvenile  machines  to  its  line  of 
manufacture. 

Trade  Notes. 

Edward  J.  Day,  manager  of  the  eastern  branch 
of  the  Western  Wheel  Works,  left  Chicago  OE 
Friday  for  New  York. 

The  G.  &  J.  Washington  store  would  like  to' 
recover  a  No.  7  Rambler,  No.  11,316;  also  a  young 
man  twenty  years  old  who  stole  same. 

Mr.  Lozier  and  h?s  wife,  of  Cleveland,  have  just 
returned  from  a  two  weeks'  visit  to  New  York 
and  Saratoga.  Mr.  Lozier  looks  hale  and  hearty 
and  reports  a  very  pleasant  vacation.     Miss  Bessie 


Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co., 


3og  Broadway, 

N^E^^^  YORK. 


J3g  I,ake  Street, 

-CHiCi^Lao. 


UNION  DROP  FORGE  CO., 

CHICAGO. 

GARFORD  MFG.  CO., 

KLTRIA,    OHIO. 


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INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN  &  STAMPING  CO.,  HDNT  MFG.  CO.. 

INDIANAPOLIS.   IND.  WKSTBORO,  MASS. 

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HABTFORD,   CONN.  MILWAUKEE,   WIS. 


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SHELBY  STEEL  TUBE  CO., 

SHELBY,   OHIO. 


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JERSEY  CITY,   N.   J. 


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Lozier  has  returned  from  an  extended  Earopean 
trip. 

H.  Brown,  Springfield,  Mass.,  who  succeeded 
Peet  in  the  saddle  manulacturing  business,  is  now 
planning  to  increase  the  capacity  of  the  works. 

The  Schulenburg  Cycle  Company  of  Detroit 
confirms  the  report  that  it  has  filed  a  chattel 
mortgage  in  trust  with  Charles  Flowers  for 
3>7,847. 

E.  L.  Bertram,  secretary  of  the  Buffalo  Drop 
Forging  Company,  has  beeu  in  the  city  in  the 
interest  of  his  company.  He  left  Chicago  with 
some  good  orders. 

Manager  Harvey,  of  the  Lovell  Arms  Company, 
was  one  of  the  happiest  men  at  the  Springfield 
meet,  the  result  of  Butler's  breaking  the  two-mile 
record  on  a  Lovell  Diamond. 

H.  D.  ToUey,  formerly  with  the  Overman 
Wheel  Company,  has  been  appointed  eastern  agent 
of  the  Diamond  Rubber  Company.  His  head- 
quarters will  be  in  New  York. 

Beginoing  with  1895  the  New  York  branch  of 
the  Crawford  Manufacturing  Company  will  handle 
Crawfords  for  the  state  of  Pennsylvania.  This  is 
in  addition  to  New  Y'ork  and  New  Jersey. 

The  Universal  Cycle  Company  has  filed  a  cer- 
tificate of  paid-up  stock  of  |250,000  at  Denver, 
Colo.  The  officers  are:  D.  C.  Bailey,  H.  A. 
Triggs,  F.  E.  Plnmmer  and  A.  N.  Aomall. 

A  shipment  of  ^^^inee's  five-colored  posters 
was  made  on  Wednesday  to  Honolulu.  The  order 
came  through  H.'  E.  Walker,  a  general  commis- 
sion merchant  and  agent  for  the  Cleveland  bi- 
cycle. 

F.  P.  White  won  the  Lake  View  road  race  Sat- 
urday on  Eex  tires.  The  Eastern  Rubber  Com- 
pany also  informs  us  that  that  promising  yonng 
rider,  Herman  Jordan,  will  hereafter  use  the 
Eex. 

The  Julius  Andrae  Cycle  Company  showed  a 
splendid  line  of  wheels  at  the  state  fair,  which 
was  held  at  Milwaukee  last  week.  The  exhibit 
was  in  charge  of  H.  J.  Warner  and  J.  C.  Schmidt- 
bauer. 

The  Dow  Wire  Company,  of  Louisville,  Ky., 
will  have  the  agency  for  the  Imperial  and  Orient 
next  season.  The  Standard  Cycle  Company,  for- 
merly handling  these  wheels,  has  given  up  the 
agency. 

On  Oct.  7,  the  annual  inspection  of  the  mail 
carriers  will  take  place  on  Michigan  avenue.  The 
parade  will  be  headed  by  100  carriers  on  Derby 
bicycles.  The  inspection  will  be  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Postmaster  Hessing. 

H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co.  are  reported  to  have  sold 
944  Clevelands  in  the  city  of  Cleveland  during 
the  present  season.  No  further  evidence  is  neces- 
sary to  establish  the  fact  of  the  popularity  of 
Clevelands  in  the  Forest  City. 

The  Rich  &  Sager  Company,  Rochester,  is  in 
full  swing  on  '95  trade  and  Mr.  Sager  has  prom- 
ised something  interesting  for  our  readers  in  a  few 
days.  The  saddle  posts  and  toe  clips  will  be  two 
things  that  the  trade  will  hear  a  good  deal  of  next 
season. 

J.  D.  Lashley,  formerly  traveling  for  E.  J. 
Lobdell,  manufacturer  of  the  Shepard  wood  rims, 
Marihetta,  O.,  has  been  engaged  by  the  March- 
Davis  Company  and  will  go  on  the  road  next 
month.  The  territory  he  will  cover  will  be  Ohio 
and  Indiana. 

During  the  past  week  several  unsuccessful  at- 
tempts have  been  made  to  lower  the  Chicago  to 
New  Y'ork  record,  made  by  Letter-Carrier  Smith 
of  Chicago  on  a  Derby.  His  time,  7  da.  21  hrs.  18 
min. ,    seems  likely  to  remain  the  record  for  the 


season.  The  Derby  company  feels  elated  over  the 
fact  that  the  wheel  was  a  light  one  and  went 
throught  the  ordeal  without  a  break.  The  com- 
pany expects  to  largely  increase  its  output  for 
next  year. 

One  of  the  pleasant  sights  at  the  road  races  in 
South  Evanston  last  Saturday  was  the  presence  of 
the  Monarch  Cycle  Company's  band.  The  organ- 
ization is  composed  of  sixteen  men,  all  dressed  in 
bicycle  suits.  The  boys  looked  well,  marched 
well  and  played  well. 

The  Independent  Electric  Company  says  it  has 
sold  more  Goodhue  cycle  locks  than  it  had  reason 
to  expect  would  be  used  in  the  first  year.  The 
number  of  riders  favoring  a  keyless  lock  is  rapidly 
increasing  and  the  Goodhue  seems  to  have  a  good 
deal  to  do  with  this  feeling. 

Smith  and  Bianchi,  of  Maiden,  Mass.,  who 
arrived  in  Chicago  Monday,  having  been  14  da. 
12  hr.  on  the  road  from  Boston,  rode  No.  1  New 
York  road  tires,  which  came  through  the  trip  in 
perfect  condition;  in  fact  it  was  not  found  neces- 
sary to  inflate  them  once  during  the  trip. 


SANCTIONED  RACE  MEETS. 


SEPTEMBER. 

28— Union  Agr'l  Society,  Brockport,  N.  Y. 

2-f— Va.  Div.  L.  A.  W.,  Norfollr,  Va. 

as— The  Eamblers,  Denver,  Colo. 

28—1  ineonta  Wheel  Club,  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

'8— Lawrence  Cycling  Ctub,  Lawrence,  Kas. 

28-29— Kirlisville  Cycle  Club,  Kirksville.  Mo. 

a8-a9-Dutchess  Co.  Aer'l  Society,  Hyde  Park,  N.   Y. 

28-29— Weymouth  Agr'l  &  Ind'l  Society,  S.  Weymouth, 

Mass. 
29— Westminster  D.  T.  &  P.  Ass'n,  Westminster,  Md. 
29 — Stanhope  Driving  Ass'n,  Stanhope,  N.  J. 
29— Crescent  Wheelmen,  Plainfleld,  N.  J. 
29 — Buffalo  Cycling  Ass'n,  Tonawanda    Driving    Park, 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
29— Rover  Wheel  Club,  Cleveland,  O. 
29— Topeka  Wheelmen,  Topeka,  Kan. 
30-31— Austin  Cycle  Club,  Austin,  Minn. 

OCTOBER 

1— Olympic  Club  Wheelmen,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
2— Danbuiy  Agricultural  Society,  Danbuty,  Conn. 
3- Wellsville  Wheel  Club,  Wellsville,  O. 
2  3  4— Burlington  Co.  Ag.  Soc,  Mt.  Holly,  N.  J. 
2-3-4-5— Canton  Bicycle  Club,  Canton,  111. 
3-4— S.  L.  Track  Ass'n.  S.  Lake  City,  Utah. 
3-4 — Lig  Lag  Cycling  Club,  Trenton,  Mo. 
3-4  5-6— Brockton  Agr'l  Society.  Brockton,  Mass. 
4  — Dowagiac  Union  Fair  Ass'n,  Dowagiac  Mich. 
4— Muscatine  Wheelmen,  Muscatine,  la. 
5-8— R.  S.  Swayze,  Berwick,  Pa. 
9  10-11— Du  Bois  Driving  Club,  Du  Bois,  Pa. 
11— Seneca  Cyclers,  Tiffin,  O. 

NATIONAL  cmcurr. 


29— Wheeling,  W,  Va. 


SEPTEMBER. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Boston,  Mass.— Cutter,  Wood  &  Stevens,  131  Pearl 
St.,  are  putting  on  the  market  two  new  polishing  and 
buffing  machines  for  finishing  bicycle  frames. 

J^lymouth,  Ind. — The  Marble  Cycle  Manufacturing 
Company's  large  three  story  brick  factory  building  was 
struck  by  lightning  during  a  recent  terrific  storm,  ■ 
damaging  the  valuable  machinery. 

Wtatherly,  i*a.— The  Keystone  Bicycle  Company  is 
having  plans  drawn  for  a  large  factory. 

Reading,  J»a.— Acme  Manufacturing  Company,  suc- 
cessors to  Metropolitan  Company,  will  double  capacity 
during  the  next  year.  The  company  manufactures  the 
Stormer  bicycle. 

Kittery,  JITe.— The  Universal  Cycle  Company,  incor- 
porated by  James  E.  Honson,  Frank  E.  Shapligh  and 
Evan  N,  Higley,  all  of  Summersworth,  N.  H.  Capital 
stock  $100,000,  will  manufacture  and  deal  in  bicycles. 

Denver,  Colo. — W.  L.  Goyett,  formerly  with  the 
Stokes  Company,  has  opened  bicycle  repair  shop  at  734 
Eleventh  street. 

Cowanaville,  Canada, — W.  F.  Vilas,  agricultural 
implement  manufacturer  of  East  Famham,  Quebec,  an- 
nounces his  intention  to  establish  a  large  foundry  and  bi- 
cycle factory  at  this  place. 

I*lymonth,  Ind. — The  Indiana  Novelty  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  manufacturers  of  the  Plymouth  interlocked 
wood  rims,  has  placed  agency  for  Great  Britain  and  the 
continent  with  S.  Giuterman  &  Co.,  of  London. 

Denver,  Colo.— The  George  Mayer  Hardware  Com- 
pany, 1714  Lawrence  street,  opened  a  bicycle  department 
and  will  handle  the  Tribune  "Wheel. 

Detroit,  Mieh,— The  Schulenburg  Cycle  Company, 
filed  chattel  mortgage  $7,847,  with  Charles  Flowers  as 


trustee,  covering  the  stock  and  business  of  the  company 
at  2t4  Woodward  avenue,  the  mortgage  and  Fecures  fifty- 
one  creditors,  the  largest  of  whom  are  Charles  Scliul- ii- 
berg,  $3,180,  and  the  Black  Manufacturing  Coujpany, 
$2,558. 

tirand  Sapids,  Mich.— Rev.  C.  B.  Whittaker  and 
other  clergymen  are  reporting  to  be  organizing  a  com- 
pany to  manufacture  a  new  kind  of  safety  bicycles,  ma- 
nipulated by  levers  and  designed  to  weigh  twenty  five 

pounds. 

»  ♦  » 

The  Price  of  Hickories. 
A  short  time  since  the  announcement  came  from 
the  east,  in  connection  with  the  report  of  the  clos- 
ing of  the  Hickory  factory,  that  Hickories  had 
been  retailed  at  175.  Injustice  to  dealers  who 
paid  |100  apiece  for  these  wheels  it  should  be 
stated  that  the  company  has  no  knowledge  of  its 
'94  wheels  having  been  sold  at  any  such  price,  nor 
at  any  reduction.  While  the  company  is  retiring 
from  business  its  product  still  holds  a  leading  po- 
sition among  1894  bicycles. 


Found  the  Roads  Bad. 
After  pi  ugging  through  mud  and  sand  for  1 4 
da.  12  hrs.  Alfred  C.  Smith  and  A.  L.  Bianchi,  of 
the  Maiden  club,  reached  Chicago  from  Boston 
on  Monday.  In  one  place  they  made  sixteen 
miles  in  five  hours,  in  another  three  miles  an 
hour  was  their  limit,  while  they  could  make  but 
one  century  in  a  single  day  on  the  trip.  They  took 
a  train  home. 


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HOMER  REVISED  AND  CONTINUED. 


Our  Correspondent  Gives  His  Authority  for  the 
Homer  Story. 

New  York,  Oct.  1. — E.  S.  Homer's  denial 
throngh  the  columns  of  ^^^/ee-  and  subse- 
quently in  an  interview  published  in  the  last 
issue  of  the  Wheel  of  the  truth  of  the  story  sent 
by  your  Nevr  York  correspondent  and  printed  in 
your  issue  of  Sept.  15,  and  his  suggestion  that  the 
'  'New  York  correspondent  should  be  more  careful 
of  the  truth  when  sending  out  items  of  news," 
forces  him  to  justify  himself,  personally  and  pro- 
fessionally, by  a  statement  of  the  foundation  of 
his  story.  Fifteen  years  of  general  reportorial  ex- 
perience and  eight  years  of  cycling  correspond- 
ence have  taught  him  that  it  is  bad  policy,  to 
put  it  merely  on  selfish  grounds,  to  write  stories 
not  well  substantiated  by  facts  or  the  reasonable 
assurance  thereof. 

As  to  the  statement  that  Mr.  Homer  originally 
promised  his  support  to  Mr.  Underbill.  In  a 
letter  to  "My  dear  Captain"  Underbill,  dated 
Troy,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  10,  he  wrote:  "I  am  doing  all 
I  can  toward  nominating  you  for  vice  consul — 
(Have  seen  Captain  Neary  and  written  Henry 
Gallien  of  Albany  to  use  his  influence  with  Cap- 
tain Neary  and  am  working  other  schemes  on 
the  quiet.") 

As  to  Mr.  Homer's  alleged  trip  to  New  York. 
Your  correspondent  feels  himself  justified  in  that 
statement,  from  the  trustworthiness  of  the  author- 
ity from  whom  it  was  received,  whose  authority  a 
subsequent  investigation  proves  to  have  been  the 
statement  of  a  prominent  wheelmen  at  the  Albany 
Bicycle  Club  meet  that  Neary  and  Homer  on  that 
occasion  told  said  prominent  wheelman  that  they 
were  going  to  New  York,  and  the  common  talk 
to  that  effect  on  the  grounds  that  day,  this  being 
confirmed  a  day  or  two  later  by  a  prominent 
wheelmen  of  Albany  telling  H.  E.  Raymond  on 
the  Albany  boat  at  Albany  that  Neary  and  Homer 
had  gone  to  New  York. 

As  to  Mr.  Homer's  working  the  convention  for 
himself.  Four  days  after  his  letter  of  promised 
support  to  Mr.  Underbill  he  sends  the  following, 
which  was  also  sent  to  the  other  clubs. 

Tkoy,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  4,  1894.— Captain  W.  E.  Underbill, 
Schenectady  Bicycle  Club,  Schenectady,  N.  Y.— My  dear 
sir;  The  New  York  state  division,  L.  A.  W.,  will  shortly 
elect  state  officers.  It  is  many  years  since  eastern  New 
York  has  been  represented  on  the  division  board  of  offi- 
cers, and  as  Captain  Neary  of  the  Cohoes  Wheelmen  is  a 
member  of  the  present  nominating  committee  to  nomi- 
nate chief  consul,  vice-consul  and  secretary-treasurer, 
we  tbink  it  a  most  excellent  opportunity  to  have  this  sec- 
tion represented.  With  this  end  in  view  it  is  thought  ad- 
visable to  call  a  meeting  of  the  Eastern  New  York 
Cycling  League,  to  be  held  at  the  Troy  Bicycle  Club 
bouse  on  Monday  evening,  Aug.  20,  at  8  o'clock,  each 
club  to  have  three  votes  at  the  meeting.  The  delegates 
should,  of  course,  be  members  of  the  L.  A.  W.  They  will 
discuss  the  matter  fully  at  the  meeting,  and  decide  upon 
some  prominent  wheelman  and  h.  A,  W.  worker,  a  man 


who  is  well  known  in  this  section,  and  draw  up  a  resolu- 
tion addressed  to  Captain  Neary  urging  upon  him  the 
desirability  of  such  person  being  nominated  as  vice-con- 
sul, and  requesting  him  to  use  his  influence  with  the 
other  two  members  of  the  nominating  committee  and 
secure,  if  possible,  the  nomination  of  the  E.  N.  Y.  C.  L. 
candidate,  whoever  he  may  be,  for  vice  -  .'onsul.  We 
think  it  will  add  greatly  to  the  interest  in  L.  A.  W.  work 
in  this  section  if  we  can  have  one  of  the  state  officers 
here  in  our  own  locality,  and  we  trust  your  club  will  be 
represented  at  the  meeting  next  Monday  evening.  If  any 
of  your  delegates  find  that  they  cannot  attend  the  ',meet- 
ing,  have  the  one  that  does  come  get  the  proxies  of  tlie 
others,  so  you  wiU  have  three  votes  at  the  meeting. 

Whoever  is  selected  should  be  a  man  well  known  in 
this  section  of  the  state,  well  versed  in  L.  A.  W.  affairs 
and  laws,  and  if  we  can  get  our  man  nominated  of  course 
we  want  to  work  hard  to  elect  him.    Fraternally  yours, 

E.  S.  HOMEK, 

President  E.  N.  Y.  C.  L. 

In  itself  this  is  nothing,  but  taken  mth  the 
fact  that  Mr.  Underbill  soon  learned  that  Mr. 
Homer  was  generally  reported  to  be  working  the 
Eastern  New  Yo'k  Cycling  League  for  the  endors- 
ment  of  bis  own  nomination,  and  the  further  facts 
that  he  controlled  six  uninstructed  proxies  from 
Hud  son  and  Amsterdam,  which  he  cast  for  him- 
self and  thereby  secured  his  own  nomination,  adds 
to  the  W'  ight  of  evidence  toward  the  truth  of  Mr. 
Homer's  breach  of  faith  with  Mr.  Underbill. 
As  to  Mr.  Packwood's  having  been  on  the 
ticket  as  the  originally  intended  nominee  of 
Mr.  Luscomb.  Dr.  Santee  wrote  to  a  friend  that 
Luscomb  writes  him  to  wire  Packwood's  accept- 
ance and  that  he  (Luscomb)  will  see  that  the  ball 
is  set  rolling.  This  is  as  near  as  possible  to  Lus- 
comb's  exact  words  as  quoted  by  Dr.  Santee.  Mr. 
Packwood  accepted,  but  that  was  as  near  as  he 
got  to  it  as  the  sequence  shows,  and  this,  taken 
with  Homer's  statement  in  his  case  to  the 
cycling  clubs,  is  the  justification  for  the  inference 
that  it  was  subsequently  decided  not  to  fight  Bull 
in  his  own  bailiwick,  but  to  endeavor  to  split  the 
Potter  ticket  by  opposing  Homer  to  Underbill  in 
eastern  New  Y'ork. 

All  the  above  statements  your  correspondent 
stands  ready  to  back  up  by  documentary  proof 
and  personal  evidence.  If  the  inferences  be  in- 
correctly drawn  that  is  your  correspondent's  in- 
tellectual misfortune  and  he  regrets  that  any  pov- 
erty of  gray  matter  on  his  part  should  work  any 
injury  to  Mr.  Homer. 

ZIM  RIDES  IN  1:45. 


Report  of  a  Sensational  Mile  by  the  Flying 
Yankee. 
Wellsville,  0.,  Oct.  2. — The  report  leaked 
ont  here  to-day  that  Zimmerman  has  ridden  a 
mile  in  a  private  time  trial  abroad  in  1 :4.5,  the 
American  on  the  spot  who  held  a  watch  impart- 
ing the  information  by  letter.  He  says  the  mat- 
ter is  known  only  to  a  few  and  is  being  kept 
dark,     Zjmmie  bad  a  standing  start. 


BIDWELL  IS  FOR  POTTER. 


He  Tells  Why  and  Has  Something  to  Say  About 
That  "Claim." 

New  Yokk,  Oct.  1. — George  R.  Bidwell,  for 
several  years  chief  consul  of  the  New  York  divis- 
ion and  ex-vice-president  of  the  league,  was  askel 
the  following  question:  ''Mr.  Bidwell,  you  have 
been  a  prominent  figure  in  league  circles  and  have 
held  office  in  both  the  state  and  national  bodies. 
Are  you  willing  to  state  your  opinion  of  the  pend- 
ing contest  in  the  New  York  division?" 

"I  am,  just  now,  a  busy  business  man,"  he  re- 
plied, '  'and  cannot  give  close  attention  to  division 
politics;  but  I  have  been  vastly  amused  by  the 
attempt  to  cry  down  the  Potter  ticket  with  the 
shout  that  he  has  a  'claim  against  the  league. '  It 
is  an  ingenious  piece  of  buncombe,  evidently 
gotten  up  to  scare  off  a  few  of  Potter's  supporters 
who  are  not  familiar  with  the  business  affairs  of 
the  league  and  it  has  no  proper  place  iu  the  can- 
vass. Here  in  New  York  we  have  known  Mr. 
Potter  for  many  years,  nobody  doubts  his  honesty ; 
nobody  questions  his  faithfulness  as  a  league  offi- 
cial. His  work  stands  the  test  of  time  and  brings 
many  friends  to  the  league  and  thousands  of  dol- 
lars to  its  treasury. 

'  "If  he  has  a  just  claim  against  the  league  every 
honest  member  will  insist  upon  its  payment,  but 
the  New  York  division  will  pay  no  jjart  of  it,  and 
has  no  interest  in  the  question.  Claims  are  very 
common.  I  dare  say  that  there  are  a  dozen  offi- 
cers of  the  L.  A.  W.  to-day  who  have  claims  of 
some  sort  against  the  treasury.  It  is  always  so. 
When  I  was  a  member  of.the  executive  committee 
another  member  of  that  committee  filed  a  claim  of 
several  hundred  dollars  for  legal  services  rendered 
the  league.  It  was  investigated,  found  correct, 
and  paid.  When  people  do  business  with  one 
another  claims  will  arise,  thousands  of  them.  I 
know  enough  about  Mr.  Potter's  claim  to  know 
that  it  has  a  very  equitable  foundation  and  that 
he  isn't  making  any  trouble  about  it;  but  it  has 
nothing  to  do  with  the  New  York  division  and  it 
is  a  waste  of  time  to  talk  about  it.  My  association 
with  Mr.  Potter  in  the  greatest  piece  of  league 
work  that  was  ever  accomplished  (the  'Liberty 
bill')  impressed  me  with  a  knowledge  of  his 
worth  and  ability.  I  have  known  about  every 
man  who  has  ever  done  prominent  work  for  the 
league  from  the  day  of  its  organization  and  want 
to  say  to  you  that  there  is  no  man  among  them 
whom  I  would  place  before  Mr.  Potter  as  my 
choice  for  any  office  in  the  league  from  the  presi- 
dency down.  His  election  to  the  chief  consulship 
will  place  a  man  in  charge  of  our  division  affairs 
who  will  add  to  its  fame  and  insure  its  lasting 

success." 

1  »   I 

Out  of  a  total  of  85.5  cycling  clubs  in  France  on 
June  30,  Paris  beaded  the  list  with  ninety-two, 


MILE  RECORD  NOW  1:50  3-5- 


JOHNSON  TAKES  TWO  FULL  SECONDS  OFF 
OF  PYE  BLISS'  TIME. 


Intermediate  Figures,  However,  Are    Not  Mol- 
ested— New  Class  A  and  Tandem  Figures 
Made—  Unsuccessful    Trials 
Made  Saturday. 

Boston,  Sept.  29. — [Special  correspondence.] — 
Johnny  Johnson  has  at  last  secured  the  coveted 
mile  world's  record  and  at  the  same  time  has 
demonstrated  that  he  is  possessed  of  speed  hereto- 
fore unknown.  After  three  unsuccessful  trials  at 
this  mark,  and  in  the  face  of  probable  defeat  and 
discomforture,  he  got  up 
yesterday  and  brought  the 
figures  for  this  record  down 
to  1 :50  3-5.  He  now  has 
the  distinction  of  having 
traveled  a  mile  on  a 
single  wheel  faster  than 
any  living  man,  unless  the 
1:41  English  tandem  time 
is  authentic.  And  there 
was  something  besides 
pluck  exhibited  on  the 
part  of  Johnson  in  this 
performance.  It  was  the 
extraordinary  courage  and 
backbone  shown  by  Mayo 
and  Saunders,  who  were 
taken  out  of  bed  to  ride  a 
tandem  to  pace  the  plucky 
fellow,  and  then  the  mo- 
ment that  Johnson  was 
successful  they  were  again 
hustled  into  a  carriage  and 
carried  back  to  bed.  Such 
exhibitions  of  courage  and 
stamina  are  few  and  far 
between.  These  two 
plucky  little  riders  were 
confined  to  their  beds  all 
yesterday  as  a  result  of 
their  accident  of  the  pre- 
vious day,  yet  without 
them  Johnson  and  Eck  felt 
they  faced  sure  defeat,  and 
no  sooner  did  the  men 
evince  their  desire  to  be  in 
the  game  than  they  were 
hustled  out  to  the  track 
ind  back. 

Yesterday  the  riders 
were  out  at  the  track  some- 
what earlier  than  usual.  'Twas  a  desirable  day. 
The  sun  was  shining  brightly  and  what  little 
wind  there  was  came  in  fits  and  starts.  Johnson 
was  confldent,  as  usual,  while  Eck  bit  the  end  of 
his  gray  mustache  as  he  impatiently  watched  the 
preliminary  work  of  his  string  of  flyers.  Now 
and  then  he  ran  out  to  the  track  and  held  his 
handkerch'ef  to  try  the  wind.  Everything  gave 
promise  of  the  greatest  ride  in  the  history  of  the 
sport.  Everything  was  perfect  but  the  pace- 
makers. To  again  trust  to  a  scrub  pacing  team 
was  like  meeting  defeat  at  the  very  end,  and  when 
Saunders  and  Mayo  heard  of  this  they  insisted  on 
riding.  They  came  on  to  the  track  enveloped  in 
bandages  which  concealed  a  perfect  mass  of 
bruises  and  immediately  mounted  a  tandem  and 
did  a  third  for  practice.  About  4  o'clock  the 
crowd  around  the  training  quarters  separated  and 
from  out  the  ranks  came  Mayo  and  Saunders, 


They  were  followed  by  the  Callahan  brothers,  and 
following  them  came  Murphy  and  Steenson. 
Shortly  after  Johnson  put  in  an  appearance.  He 
looked  and  was,  in  fact,  in  the  pink  of  condition. 
In  his  minds  eye  he  could  see  those  dread  figures 
1:52  3-5  made  by  Bliss  staring  him  in  the  face, 
and  it  was  this  time  a  case  of  do  or  die. 

Made  a  Good  Start. 

The  procession  formed  on  the  backstretch  and 
the  men  began  to  increase  their  pace  as  they 
reached  the  turn.  Mayo  and  Saunders,  with  the 
picture  of  agony  on  their  faces,  came  first  and  then 
the  Callahan  boys,  upon  whose  wheil  Johnson 
was  hitched.  Urged  on  by  the  shouts  of  the 
crowd  the  men  swung  into  the  stretch  at  a  rapid 
gait.  At  the  tape  crouched  Ed  Thayer,  who,  as 
the  men  crossed  the  tape,  fired  the  pistol.  John- 
son was  bent  almost  double  over  his  wheel  as  he 


passed  the  tape.  The  men  were  then  riding  well 
within  themselves,  yet  traveling  at  a  record 
pace.  Johnson  was  riding  as  easy  as  ever  he  did. 
There  was  evidently  no  exertion  and  he  pedaled 
from  his  hips  down.  The  upper  portion  of  his 
body  moved  not  an  inch,  and  it  was  evident  the 
desired  mark  would  this  time  be  secured.  The 
tandems  worked  beautifully.  Each  rider  was 
well  versed  in  his  particular  work  and  paid  no 
attention  whatever  to  anything  else.  Mayo  and 
Saunders  were  cutting  a  terrific  pace,  yet  Johnson 
cried  for  more,  as  did  also  the  Callahan  boys. 
The  first  tandem  gave  it  to  them  to  the  tape  on 
the  first  third.  Here  the  little  fellows  swung  out, 
giving  way  to  the  Callahan  boys. 

The  Second  Ijap  Was  Fast. 
The  latter  were  fully  aware  of  the  important 
work  laid  on  their  shoulders  and  did  as   clever  a 
piece  of  hustling,  as  has  ever  been  seen.     It  looked 


as  though  they  would  drag  Johnson's  coat  to  the 
ground.  But  it  was  not  so.  The  Minneapolis 
flyer  was  with  them  horse  foot  and  dragoon  and 
never  lost  hold  of  their  rear  wheel  for  a  fraction 
of  a  second.  In  fact  so  close  was  he  to  them  that 
had  an  accident  occurred  to  the  tandem  it  would 
have  been  impossible  for  him  to  get  clear  of  the 
wreck.  The  Callahan  boys  continued  the  even 
tenor  of  their  pace,  and  yet  the  watches  denoted 
that  they  were  riding  over  record  time.  Not  a 
single  mark  was  made  under  record  up  to  the 
two-thirds,  where  the  Callahan  boys  surrendered 
their  duty  to  Murphy  and  Steenson. 

Murjihy    ond   StP.fnson    Tiid  iietter  This    Time, 

This  team  had  in  the  past  done  some  poor  work 
in  picking  up  and  consequently  everything  rested 
upon  their  performance.  In  fear  and  trembling 
lest  another  mistake  should  be  made  by  them  the 
officials  critically  watched 
their  pick-up,  expecting 
every  moment  to  see  a  bad 
piece  of  work.  Not  so, 
however,  the  men  this  time 
knew  their  business,  and 
the  manner  in  which  they 
did  their  work  shows 
what  careful  training  will 
accomplish.  Murphy  look- 
ing over  his  shoulder, 
gauged  his  man  correctly, 
and  at  the  proper  moment 
the  outfit  came  sweeping 
down  the  stretch  like  a 
veritable  cyclone  they  got 
under  way.  Then,  and 
not  till  then,  did  the  Cal- 
lahan boys  get  away.  The 
time  was  still  outside  of 
record,  which,  to  be  se- 
cured, the  men  must  ride 
faster  than  was  the  case 
in  the  two-thirds.  This 
the  new  team  realized  and , 
being  fresh  and  warmed 
up  by  the  excitement  of 
the  moment,  entered  into 
the  game  with  a  spirit. 
No  sooner  was  Johnson 
securely  fastened  to  their 
rear  wheel  than  they 
started  to  do  the  trick. 
At  the  tape  the  pace  per- 
ceptibly quickened.  In 
response  to  Eck's  shouts 
Murphy  and  Steenson  hit 
up  the  pace  and  Johnson 
hung  on,  still  going  well 
within  himself.  The  pace 
down  the  backstretch  was 
something  terrific  It  really  seemed  as  if  the  men 
were  flying. 

A.  Magnificent   Finish. 

The  turn  was  made  perfectly,  all  three  men  and 
their  machines  swinging  to  the  center.  The  pro- 
cession turned  into  the  stretch  with  everybody 
on  feet  and  yelling,  with  the  exception  of  the 
three  timers,  whose  calmness  in  such  a  moment 
deserves  special  mention.  Half  way  to  the  tape 
the  tandem  swung  out  and  Johnson  lifted  his 
wheel  in  great  strides  towards  the  line.  He 
crossed  it  twenty-five  feet  in  advance  of  the 
pacers,  lifting  his  head  with  a  sense  of  relief,  and 
establishing  a  new  world's  mile  record.  The 
timers,  Harry  Tyler,  J.  E.  Savell  and  H.  B. 
Weston,  compared  watches  and  announced  as  the 
time  for  the  mile  1:50  3-5.  The  intermediate 
times  were  as  follows:  Quarter,  :27;  third,  :36  3-5; 
half,    :55;    two-thirds,    1:13   3-5;   three-quarters, 


1:23.  One  of  the  singularities  of  this  ride  was  the 
fact  that  not  a  single  intermediate  distance  was 
done  in  record  time  and  it  was  not  until  the  last 
quarter  that  the  mark  became  an  assured  thing  to 
the  timers. 

Shortly  after  Johnson  attempted  to  lower  the 
mile  standing  start  record,  but  gave  it  up  as  his 
last  tandem  team  ran  away  from  him.  During 
the  afternoon  Harley  Davidson  went  for  class  A 
marks  with  pacemakers.  His  attempts  were  upon 
the  flying  third  and  quarter  and  he  secured  them 
both,  in  :37  3-.5  and  :27  1-5,  respectively,  the  pre- 
vious marks  being  :27  3-5  for  the  quarter,  and 
:37  3-5  for  the  third,  made  by  F.  H.  Allen  at 
Springfield,  Sept.  5.  The  officials  of  the  record 
trials  were:  Referee,  G.  L.  Sullivan;  judges,  C. 
C.  "W.  Fonrdrinier,  A.  F.  H.  Emerson  and  Arthur 

Sidwell. 

JVcip  Class  A  Figures. 

This  afternoon  the  record-breaking  war  was  con- 
tinued. Johnson  tried  for  the  mile  standing 
staet  paced  by  the  Callahan  brothers,  but  he  could 
do  no  better  than  2:01  2-5.  Harry  Tyler  went 
against  his  own  standing  mile  of  1:57  1-5  but 
jailed.  The  Callahan  brothers,  however,  estab- 
lished a  Hew  world's  tandem  record  tor  the  half, 
doing  the  distance  in  :55  3-5.  They  also  made  a 
new  mark  for  the  third,  :34  3-5.  Harley  David- 
son suceeded  in  making  four  new  class  A  records, 
as  follows:  Quarter,  :27;  third,  :30  2-5;  half, 
:55  2-5.  In  addition  to  these  Davidson  rode  an 
unpaced  mile  in  2:14  2-5,  which  is  nearly  two 
seconds  faster  than  the  best  previous  class  A  lecoid 
for  the  same  feat. 


BOOMING  BILLINGSLEY. 


A.  D.  Black  Wants  to  See  Him  on  the  National 
Executive  Committee. 
Vice-Consul  Black  is  of  the  opinion  that  Illinois 
should  be  represented  in  the  national  executive 
committee  and  is  quoted  as  saying:  "The  feeling 
is  very  strong  that  Illinois  will  have  a  candidate 
for  a  position  on  the  national  executive  committee 
— whether  for  the  head  or  second  place  is  not 
fully  determined.  But  this  will  be  settled  at  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  state  board  on  the  first  of 
December.  The  probable  candidate  will  be  A.  A. 
Billingsley,  the  present  chief  consul  of  this  divi- 
sion. He  is  well  and  favorably  known  through- 
out the  entire  league  as  one  of  the  ablest  and 
most  active  members  of  the  national  assembly. 
His  conduct  of  Mr.  Sheridan's  candidacy  for  pres- 
ident last  year,  in  the  face  of  almo.  ^  certain  de- 
feat from  the  very  first,  although  unsuccessful, 
was  so  vigorous  and  capable  as  to  win  for  him  the 
respect  of  all  parties.  Then,  the  ability  which  he 
displayed  in  aiding  the  Colorado  delegation  to  se- 
cure the  national  meet  for  Denver  has  made  him 
very  popular  in  the  west.  He  is  not  a  member  of 
any  clique,  and  whether  in  the  local  club,  the 
division,  or  in  the  national  assembly,  he  can 
aiways  be  depended  upon  to  aid  in  all  measures 
which  are  for  the  good  of  the  league  at  large.  No 
matter  which  position  he  is  nominated  for  he  is 
certain  to  be  a  winner." 


The  Betting  Evil  in  Italy. 

The  Bordeaux  Veloce-Sport  says  the  Pari-mutuel 
betting  flourishes  on  the  Italian  cycle  tracks,  and 
the  crowds  rush  there  as  they  do  at  horse  races,  to 
satisfy  their  stupid  and  wicked  passion  for  gam- 
bling and  to  make  a  fortune  without  working. 
The  cycle  races  are  followed  by  a  crowd  which  in- 
vades the  racing  quarters. 

Three  good  racers,  Cabali,  Cominelli  and  Rus- 
coni,  agreed  to  let  Galli  win,  as  he  was  quoted  5 
to  1  in  the  Pari  mutuel.  They  put  300  francs 
($60)  on  him,  which  would  win  $300.     The  spec- 


tators saw  what  was  going  on  and  made  such  a 
rumpus  that  the  judges  annulled  the  race. 

Calabi,  Dani,  Posta  and  Ponteccbi  did  the  same 
trick  riding  at  the  Arena  track  and  were  disquali- 
fied. Then  the  Italian  league  was  asked  to  ratify 
it.  The  results  of  the  Italian  races  are  contradic- 
tory and  deceiving;  no  one  can  predict  their  out- 
come with  certainty.  It  is  very  easy  for  the  men 
to  agree  to  let  another  win,  bet  their  money  ac- 
cordingly, and  after  the  race  run  to  the  belting 
stand  and  receive  the  fruit  of  their  wicked  com- 
bination. 


A  RISING  CANUCK. 


Young  Alf  Rogero,  Who  Promises  to  Be  a 
Champion  Some  Day. 
Alf  Rogers,  of  the  Toronto  B.  C. ,  whose  picture 
appears  herewith,  showing  him  on  a  Warwick, 
is  one  of  the  most  promising  racing  men  in 
Canada.  He  has  developed  wonderful  speed  of 
late,  defeating  the  present  holder  of  the  half-mile 
Canadian  record  and  also  the  quarter-mile  cham- 
pion. Rogers  defeated  the  ex-champion  of  Canada 
in  a  lively  twenty-mile  road  race  by  fifteen  yards, 
doing  the  distance  in  59  min.  18  sec.  He  is  but 
eighteen  years  of  age  and  gives  good  promise  of 


SPORT  REVIVING  DOWN  SOUTH. 


being  able  to  hold  his  own  in  the  championships 
the  coming  year.  He  is  a  gentleman  with  whom 
it  is  a  pleasure  to  become  acquainted,  races  for  the 
pleasure  of  the  sport,  and  is  one  of  the  straightest 
riders  Canada  has.  Mr.  Rogers  is  interested  in 
a  large  coal  and  wood  firm,  of  which  his  father, 
Elias  Rogers,  is  the  head. 


Biggest  Century  Run  Yet. 
New  York,  Oct.  1. — The  biggest  century  run 
of  the  season  was  successfully  held  yesterday  by 
the  Lexington  and  Grammercy  wheelmen.  Over 
300  started  from  Avenue  A  and  Twenty-third  street 
and  crossing  the  ferry  to  Brooklyn  were  joined  at 
the  Bedford  avenue  fountain  by  a  party  of  more 
than  a  hundred.  The  route  was  through  Jamaica, 
Valley  Stream,  Seaford  and  Babylon  to  East  Slip, 
where  409  sat  down  to  dinner  before  the  return 
trip.     Some  300  completed  the  journey. 


Don't  Buck  the  Law. 

These  are  the  times  when  one  reads  of  arrests 
in  all  directions  for  violating  the  lamp  ordinances. 
It  is  the  height  of  foolishness  for  any  wheelman  to 
"  buck  agin  "  the  law  in  this  matter — he  will  al- 
ways come  out  second  best ;  yet  one  frequently 
hears  of  cases  where  appeals  have  been  taken  from 
the  courts'  decisions,  only  heaping  expense  upon 
the  luckless  and  lampless  rider.     Don't  violate. 


A  Number  of  Interesting  Races  Held  and  Sev- 
eral Records  Broken. 

New  Orleans,  Sept.  30.— The  old-time  inter- 
est taken  in  cycling  here  is  gradually  coming 
back.  This  is  proved  by  the  crowds  which  wit- 
nessed the  races  run  recently.  We  have  a  num- 
ber of  new  gravel  roads  and  new  riders  are  seen 
on  these  thoroughfares  enjoying  a  spin.  One  of 
the  great  drawbacks  to  wheeling  has  been  the 
roads,  but  the  wheelmen  cannot  complain  now,  as 
there  are  good  roads  in  almost  every  part  of  the 
city,  which  enables  them  to  take  a  long  ride. 
This  is  what  they  have  long  wanted  and  they 
cannot  say  the  roads  are  not  good,  which  was  an 
old  saying  when  they  were  asked  why  they  were 
not  riding. 

A  New  Orleans  Rider  at  Pensacola. 

M.  Kennedy,  a  rider  of  this  city,  who  is  sum- 
mering at  the  above  place,  succeeded  in  defeating 
the  Pensacola  wheelmen  in  a  race  meet  held  there 
during  the  fore  part  of  last  week.  The  wheelmen 
look  upon  him  as  a  wonder.  Kennedy  is  only 
seventeen  years  old,  and  is  looked  upon  by  the 
older  wheelmen  of  this  city  as  a  coming  rider. 
A  Ten-Mile  Jtond  Race. 

On  the  19th  a  ten-mile  road  race  was  run  over 
the  course  known  as  the  circuit.  The  road  was  in 
a  terrible  condition  and  poor  time  was  made.  A. 
L.  Abbott,  scratch,  was  first  in  32:16;  R.  J.  God- 
berry  second,  32:50.  There  were  ten  starters  and 
a  large  crowd  at  the  finish. 

The  Mutch  R<ice. 

The  much-discussed  race  between  Casse,  the 
champion,  and  J.  Piltcher,  a  rider  who  has  sprung 
to  the  front  lately,  was  run  at  the  Audubon  Park 
track  on  the  22d.  There  were  500  people  to  wit- 
ness the  race,  and  much  interest  was  manifested 
in  the  result.  The  race  was  run  at  5  o'clock.  At 
the  word  Piltcher  took  the  lead  and  held  it  to  the 
three  quarter  post,  when  Casse  spurted  and  passed 
him  with  ease,  winning  by  six  yards;  time  for  the 

mile,  2:49. 

A  Record   l^realeer. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  race  E.  B.  Hands,  a 
local  rider,  started  to  break  the  southern  ten-mile 
record.  He  had  trained  for  the  contest  and  was 
in  excellent  condition.  Hands  showed  speed  and 
endurance  and  easily  lowered  the  record.  He 
made  the  ten  miles  in  26:26  4-5,  which  is  about 
three  minutes  better  than  the  time  made  by  any 
southern  rider.  He  also  lowered  the  five-mile 
record,  covering  the  distance  in  13:08.  Hands  is 
nineteen  years  old  and  weighs  about  one  hundred 
and  sixty-five  pounds.  His  mount  was  a  twenty- 
pound  Cleveland. 


Those  Danger-Loving  Cyclists! 
This  is  good — from  the  Boston  Herald  of  Sept. 
24:  "Another  bad  accident  from  coasting  on  a  bi- 
cycle. Well,  let  'em!  If  boys  and  girls  are  will- 
ing to  run  the  risk  of  marring  their  faces  for  life, 
not  to  say  losing  that  same,  what  can  yon  do 
about  it?  Balancing  on  two  wheels  is  hard 
enough  when  the  rider  uses  all  his  hands  and 
feet  to  keep  there;  but  when  he  places  his  feet  on 
the  bar  and  folds  his  arms  and  then  lets  the  ma- 
chine go  to  kingdom  come,  the  results  are  likely 
to  be  disastrous.  The  modern  youth  not  only 
loves  danger,   but  he  goes  out  of  his  way  to  get 

into  it." 

«   ♦  » 

Picked  Up  Dead. 

James  Mulcahy  was  riding  through  the  streets 
of  West  Roxbury,  Mass. ,  one  day  last  week,  when 
he  was  seen  to  fall  from  his  wheel.  When  picked 
up  he  was  dead,  heart  disease  being  assigned  as 
the  cause. 


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ILLINOIS  DIVISION  POLITICS. 
Within  two  weeks  it  is  necessary  that  nomina- 
tions of  officers  for  the  Illinois  division  be  made. 
A  number  of  Chicago  wheelmen  met  Tuesday  and 
decided  to  nominate  L.  C.  Jacquish,  of  the  Illinois 
club,  for  chief  consul  and  George  K.  Barrett  for 
secretary-treasurer,  leaving  Springfield  and  other 
cities  the  choice  of  vice  consul.  Mr.  Jacquish  is 
not  particularly  well  known  to  the  members  at 
large  but  has  made,  it  is  said,  an  excellent  record 
as  a  member  of  the  national  racing  board.  Mr. 
Barrett,  by  reason  of  his  connection  with  the 
Bulletin,  should  be^well  able  to  take  care  of  the 
secretaryship.  The  nominations,  doubtless,  will 
be  satisfactory  to  a  majority  of  Chicagoans,  but 
we  cannot  help  looking  forward  to  the  time  when 
the  division  will  have,  at  its  head,  a  man  whose 
energy,  ability  and  eloquence  can  compare  favora- 
bly with  that  of  some  of  the  eastern  chiefs. 


THE  LEAGUE'S  NEXT  OFFICERS. 
The  matter  of  the  composition  of  the  league's 
next  executive  committee  is  being  informally  dis- 
cussed. In  the  west  it  seems  to  be  conceded 
that  Mr.  Raymond  is  booked  for  the  presidency 
and  the  only  offices  thought  of  are  the  vice  presi- 
dencies. Mr.  Brewster  is  the  only  suitable  man 
yet  mentioned.  A  Jacksonville  paper  recently 
published  a  statement  that  Mr.  Billingsley  would 
be  a  candidate.  That  this  must  be  an  error  is, 
of  course,  apparent  to  all,  for  the  very  first  thing 
necessary  for  any  candidate  would  be  to  secure 
the  endorsement  of  his  own  state.  Mr.  Brewster's 
long  experience  as  treasurer  has  given  him  an 
insight  to  the  workings  of  league  affairs  which 
if  he  would  accept  would  render  him  a  most  valu- 
able man  as  first  vice. 


CYCLISTS  IN  POLITICS. 

The  last  issue  of  the  American  Cyclist  contained 
an  article  on  "The  League  in  Politics"  which  pos- 
sesses peculiar  interest  for  Chicago  riders  just  now. 
"Within  town  and  city  lines, "  it  says,  "the  league 
has  a  field  lor  much  useful  political  work.  Its 
next  and  perhaps  best  opportunity  seems  to  lie  not 
in  the  support  of  men,  but  of  measures." 

We  feel  that  this  quotation  affords  us  a  good 
opportunity  to  give  expression  to  opiuions  which 
we  have,  for  obvious  reasons,  refrained  from  men- 


tioning in  the  matter  of  Mr.  Van  Sicklen's  candi- 
dacy for  the  treasurership  of  Cook  County.  We 
are  not  opposed  to  the  candidate  by  any  means. 
On  the  contrary,  the  united  votes  of  those  among 
us  who  are  qualified  to  vote  will  be  cast  for  Mr. 
Van  Sicklen  and  such  little  iniluence  as  we  may 
possess  will  be  exerted  in  his  behalf.  But  we  are 
opposed  to  the  assumption  that  he  is  the  wheel- 
men's candidate;  that  the  cause  of  cycling  has 
anything  to  gain  by  his  election  and  that 
the  voting  strength  of  the  wheelmen  of  Chicago 
will  be  demonstrated  on  election  day.  Mr.  Van 
Sicklen  is  not  a  wheelmen's  candidate  and  does 
not  represent  their  interests  particularly.  He  has 
the  same  right  to  ask  for  support  among  the  bi- 
cycle riders  as  a  candidate  from  the  stock  yards 
has  to  ask  for  that  of  the  butchers.  They  are  his 
friends,  and  those  among  them  who  place  their 
personal  friendships  before  their  political  convic- 
tions will  vote  for  him  regardless  of  party. 

Positive  harm  has  been  done  the  cycling  cause. 
The  people  have  been  misled,  by  the  newspapers, 
to  suppose  that  there  is  wild  enthusiasm  among 
wheelmen  over  Mr.  Van  Sicklen's  candidacy. 
The  vote  cast  will  be  considered  as  representative 
of  the  strength  of  the  cyclists'  vote,  which,  of 
course,  it  will  not  be.  And  this  takes  us  back  to 
our  text.  Cyclists  should  support  measures,  not 
men.  Had  Mr.  Van  Sicklen  been  a  candidate  for 
an  office  which  meant  something  to  cycling  and 
had  he  been  pledged  to  any  line  of  work  by  which 
cycling  would  be  benefitted,  then  would  have 
been  the  time  to  have  worked,  tooth  and  nail,  for 
his  election. 

Under  existing  circumstances  we  can  but  urge 
wheelmen  to  vote  for  Mr.  Van  Sicklen  for  the  sim- 
ple reason  that,  the  greater  his  vote,  the  less  harm 
will  have  been  done  to  the  cause. 


LET  HIM  BE  W ABE. 

Any  one  noticing  a  man  about  forty  years  old,  with  a 
full,  reddish  beard,  shabby  slouch  hat,  frayed  Prince 
Albert  coat,  baggy  trousers  and  no  necktie,  should  ob- 
serve him  closely.  If  the  observer  sees  this  man  pull  out 
a  whip  and  begin  switching  the  legs  of  a  lady  bicycler 
clad  in  bloomers  then  the  observer  may  feel  that  his  sus- 
picions are  confirmed  and  notify  the  police.  A  gentle- 
man of  this  description  is  said  to  lurk  about  the  parks  for 
the  sole  purpose  of  catching  women  who  wear  bloomers 
and  switching  their  legs.  If  his  idea  is  to  discourage 
women  from  wearing  bloomers  he  has  taken  the  wrong 
method.  He  should  carry  a  looking-gljiss,  not  a  whip.— 
Chicago  News. 

If  this  forty-year-old  numskull  should,  some 
day,  find  himself  in  the  midst  of  a  half-dozen 
healthy  wheelmen  and  if  these  wheelmen  should 
give  him  a  liberal  supply  of  his  own  medicine,  it 
would  serve  him  quite  right.  This  "gentleman" 
may  realize,  at  some  future  time,  that,  instead  of 
switching  the  legs  of  women  clad  in  bloomers  he 
has  been  laying  the  gad  on  men  disguised  as 
women.  At  any  rate,  he  will  likely  come  to  grief 
sooner  or  later. 


G.  Lacy  Hilliee,  who  is  looked  upon  abroad 
as  an  authority  on  cycling,  admits  that  in  the 
last  twenty  years  he  has  made  four  errors.  He 
says,  too,  that  American  records,  or  those  made 
anywhere  except  at  the  Heme  Hill  track,  of  which 
he  is  the  nominal  boss,  are  to  be  doubted.  This 
makes  the  fifth  error  in  twenty  years. 


It  was  a  year  ago  that  Schofield  had  a  bad  fall, 
while  racing  in  New  York,  through  a  defective 
wood  rim  giving  way  and  yet  this  case  is  still 
cited  by  the  opposers  to  wood  abroad,  which  only 
proves  there  were  no  accidents  of  note  this  season. 


Me.  Edge's  paper,  British  Sport,  still  uses  the 
Referee's  pictures  without  giving  credit.  One 
of  Sanger  is  the  latest  theft. 


WILL  BRING  BACK  THE  INN. 


Good  Old-Fashioned  Taverns  Will  Start  Up  as 
a  Result  of  Cycling. 
Bicycling  is  not  only  a  fashion,  but  it  has  be- 
come a  fad,  says  the  Chicago  Herald.  It  has  been 
taken  up  by  society,  and  a  lady  must  now  be  able 
to  ride  a  wheel  as  she  was  once  able  to  drive  a 
tandem.  It  is  a  good  and  desirable  thing  that  it 
is  so.  More  healthful  exercise  cannot  be  imagined. 
The  next  thing  in  order  will  be  bicycle  jaunts 
and  tours,  and  these  will  in  turn  demand  good 
roads,  and  good  roads  will  bring  back  the  old- 
fashioned  inn  or  tavern.  Not  many  now  reraem- 
be  those  days  of  pleasurable  travel  over  pikes  and 
highways,  in  coach  or  carriage,  when  at  nightfall 
they  would  draw  up  before  a  substantial  tavern 
and  find  the  heartiest  of  welcomes,  and  a  smoking 
table  within  to  charm  an  epicure.  Shenstone,  in 
verses  often  quoted,  and  always  admired,  de- 
scribes it: 

Here,  waiter,  take  my  sordid  ore. 

Which  lackeys  else  might  hope  to  win; 
It  buys  what  courts  have  not  in  store, 
It  buys  me  freedom  at  an  inn. 

Whoe'er  has  traveled  life's  dull  round, 
Where'r  his  stages  may  have  been. 

May  sigh  to  think  he  still  has  found 
The  warmest  welcome  at  an  inn. 

The  monster  hotels  of  modem  life  can  never 
take  the  place  of  the  old-fashioned,  comfortable, 
homely  tavern.  There  is  no  home  life  and  no 
freedom  in  a  hotel,  but  there  nsed  to  be  in  the 
wayside  inn,  with  its  gabled  roof,  its  vine-covered 
porch  and  its  diamond-paned  windows. 

What  would  our  literature  have  been  without 
those  inns  ?  Our  fiction  and  drama  abound  with 
them.  First  and  foremost  stands  the  Tabard,  of 
the  "Canterbury  Tales,"  then  the  Boar's  Head 
that  Falstaff  and  Prince  Hal  frequented,  and  fol- 
lowing them  are  innumerable  famous  hostelries 
down  to  the  White  Horse  Inn  of  Dickens.  Could 
we  lose  them  ?  Indeed  we  could  not.  Nor  less 
could  we  lose  the  Will's  and  Buttons  of  Addison 
and  Steele,  the  Turk's  Head  and  Mitre  of  Johnson, 
the  St.  James  of  Goldsmith,  or  the  Red  Horse  of 
Ir^ang. 

It  will  be  the  province  of  the  bicycle  to  restore 
all  these  and  bring  back  happiness  to  the  tourist  _ 
and  traveler.  Dr.  Johnson  declared  a  hundred 
and  twenty  years  ago  that  "there  is  nothing 
which  has  yet  been  contrived  by  man  by  which  so 
much  happiness  is  produced  as  by  a  good  tavem 
or  inn."  And  another  of  his  deliverances  was 
that  a  "tavern  chair  is  the  throne  of  human  felic- 
ity." 

By  all  means  let  the  bicycle  be  encouraged.  It 
may  go  fa^t  and  far,  but  it  tends  in  the  right  di- 
rection. Good  roads  and  good  hostelries  will 
follow  in  its  wake. 


For  a  Big  German  Union. 
There  is  a  great  movement  in  German  cycling 
circles.  Up  to  the  present  time  there  are  four 
federations,  and  efforts  are  being  made  to  consoli- 
date them  into  a  great  league.  The  Stahlrad  says 
there  is  a  plan  on  foot  to  formulate  the  regulations 
for  this  grand  union.  A  single  union  in  Germany 
will  have  more  than  50,000  members  sad  will  be 
one  of  the  most  powerful  unions  in  the  world. 


Bicycle  Stamps  Rare. 
The  bicycle  stamps  issued  in  California  during 
the  railroad  strike  are  being  eagerly  sought  by 
collectors.  As  only  380  letters  were  carried  by 
cyclists,  the  canceled  specimens  are  commanding 
pretty  high  figures.  The  twenty-five-cent  stamps 
are  quoted  at  $0  and  the  stamped  envelopes  at 
$10. 


^^b/ae^ 


GOSSIP  FROM  QUAKERVILLE. 


Night  Race  Meets  a  Go— Lantern  Parade— Bliss' 
Record  Causes  Backbiting — Notes. 

Philadelphia,  Oct.  1.— Although  late  in  the 
season  to  be  successful,  from  an  artistic  stand- 
point, the  night  meet  at  Riverton  demonstrated 
the  popularity  of  that  form  of  amusement  to 
Philadelphians,  at  least.  Everybody  who  shivered 
through  the  long  succession  of  trial  heats — or, 
rather  chills — and  tinals,admitted  that  a  night  meet 
was  a  good  thing,  but  at  the  same  time  they  must 
insist  on  said  meets  being  confined  to  the  summer 
season.  To  say  that  rude  Boreas  toyed  with  no 
gentle  hand  with  the  whiskers  of  the  happy  pos- 
sessors of  those  hirsute  adornments  and  played 
havoc  with  the  tresses  of  the  multitude  of  fair 
ones  that  graced  the  spacious  grand  stand  would 
be  putting  it  mildly.  A  thirty-five-mile-an-hour 
zephyr,  coming  fresh  from  the  northwest,  and 
evidently  "right  oil  the  ice,"  rendered  wraps  and 
overcoats  very  comfortable — in  fact,  necessary — 
and  the  multitude  of  blue  noses  after  the  show,  if 
nothing  else,  was  a  pointer  to  the  managers  of  the 
Eiverton  Athletic  Association  that  nocturnal 
race  meets  should  not  be  held  after  Sept.  1. 
Although  intended  merely  as  an  experiment,  the 
management  is  highly  gratified  at  the  success  of 
its  venture,  and  promises  to  remedy  the  few 
defects  which  are  inseparable  from  an  initial  per- 
formance. Indeed,  had  the  temperature  been 
more  moderate  the  attendance  would  have 
approached  the  5,000  mark.  The  re- 
sult stamps  this  City  of  Brotherly  Love  as  the 
most  enthusiastic — from  a  cycling  standpoints — in 
this  broad  land,  and  demonstrates  the  possibili- 
ties of  well-managed  night  meets.  Beginning 
early  in  June,  next  year  will  see  a  succession  of 
night  race  meets  given  on  the  Eiverton  track,  and 
it  is  probable  that,  well  managed,  they  will  prove 
a  source  of  considerable  revenue  to  the  promoters 
of  the  scheme 

A.  JHontfter  Lantern  Parade, 

The  racing  season  over,  the  Philadelphia  cycling 
public  must  needs  look  elsewhere  for  that  excite- 
ment which  infases  life  into  the  fraternity  during 
the  long  and  dreary  months  when  riding  Is  well- 
nigh  impossible.  To  that  end,  the  "champion 
amalgamator,"  the  Pennsylvania  Bicycle  Club, 
feeling  the  impetus  received  by  the  infusion  of 
fresh  young  blood,  has  stepped  to  the  front  as  the 
"instigator"  of  what  promises  to  be  the  largest 
and  most  successful  night  parade  of  wheelmen 
ever  held  in  Philadelphia.  Backed  by  the  Busi- 
ness Men's  Association  of  West  Philadelphia,  the 
Pa.  B.  C.  proposes  to  invite  all  the  clubs  in  the 
city  to  take  part,  and  the  combination  promises 
to  carry  the  affair  through  in  fine  style  and  prizes 
aggregating  in  value  |500  are  to  be  awarded  to 
the  various  winners.  One  of  the  prizes  is  a  Derby 
hat  to  each  member  of  the  club  in  line  coming 
from  the  greatest  distance  outside  of  Philadelphia. 
Taxis  Appeals  to  the  Board, 

Taxis  has  appealed  from  the  decision  of  the 
referee  at  the  Reading  meet,  which,  he  claims, 
deprived  him  of  the  first  place  he  justly  earned 
according  to  the  rtUes.  The  men  being  lined  up 
at  the  tape  the  pistol  tailed  to  go  off  and  the 
starter  shouted  "Go!"  whereat  William  went, 
followed  by  a  few  others.  Somebody  shouted 
"Come  back,"  but  Taxis  and  the  others  were  out 
of  earshot  and  kept  on,  with  the  result  that  Phila- 
delphia's favorite  crossed  the  tape  first.  The 
referee  ordered  a  run-over,  but  Taxis  refused  to 
compete. 

The  Miller-Blauvelt  Accident. 

The  injuries  received  by  Miller  and  Blauvelt 
last  week  by  the  breaking  of  the  front  forks  of 


their  tandem  are  not  so  severe  as  at  first  reported. 
Both  men  are  now  doing  well.  The  tandem  team 
proposed  to  try  to  clip  a  few  seconds  off  the  Bryn 
Mawr-City  Line  record  of  12:13,  held  by  the 
Lagen  boys.  They  were  past  the  cricket  grounds 
and  were  just  below  Cyclers'  Rest  when  the  crash 
came.  The  were  both  unconscious  and  were  taken 
to  Bryn  Mawr  hospital.  Blauvelt,  with  a  broken 
nose,  six  stitches  in  his  lip  and  a  half-dozen 
smaller  cuts  on  his  head,  got  off  a  little  better 
than  did  Miller,  who  sustained  a  fracture  of  the 
collar  bone  and  a  few  bruises. 

Small  Notes, 

Eagle-eye'  tiideon,  who  was  instrumental  in 
having  several  contestants  suspended  for  riding  at 
an  unsauctioneij^meet  at  Phccnixxille  last  July, 
has  issued  a  warning  to  all  amateurs  contemplat- 
ing entering  another  meet  at  the  same  place  this 
week,  the  promoters  having  neglected  to  secure  a 
sanction. 

Both  Johnny  Wells,  the  manager  of  Charles 
Smith  &  Co. 's  cycle  house,  and  Abe  Powell,  the 
official  handicapper  of  this  district,  claim  the 
long-distance  championship  of  the  Pennsj'lvania 
Bicycle  Club.  Powell's  record  is  102  miles  in  9 
hrs.  40  min.,  and  Wells'  10.5  miles  in  9  his.  51 
min. 

The  Pennsylvania  Mutual  Bicycle  Insurance 
Company,  a  newly-chartered  concern,  has  located 
its  home  office  in  the  Betz  building.  For  §6  a 
year  it  will  insure  the  rider  against  damage  to  or 
theft  of  his  wheel. 

At  the  AUentown  fair  races  last  week  Monte 
Scott  won  the  five-mile  in  ISiSSJ,  Krick  took 
the  two-mile  in  5:04,  and  the  one-mile  went 
to  Royce.    Each  also  secured  a  second  and  a  third. 

The  five-mile  road  race  between  teams  repre- 
senting the  Chester  Bicycle  Club  and  the  Wil- 
mington Wheel  Club  will  be  ridden  on  Saturday 
Oct.  13.     The  course  is  on  the  Chester  pike. 

The  Yelva  Wheelmen,  a  local  organization  com- 
posed of  colored  men,  will  hold  a  meet  Oct.  11, 
on  the  grounds  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  in  West  Phila- 
delphia. 

The  five-mile  road  race  of  the  Golden  Eagle 
Wheelmen,  which  was  to  have  taken  place  last 
Saturday,  was  postponed  on  account  of  bad 
weather. 

At  the  Vineland,  N.  J.,  race  meet  Oct.  21 
Taxis  will  endeavor  to  create  new  state  figures 
for  the  half. 


Knowles'  Splendid  Performances. 
J.  C.  Knowles,  who  started  Aug.  25  to  ride 
3, 000  miles  in  thirty  days,  100  miles  each  day, 
completed  his  task  Sept.  24.  He  gained  six 
pounds  during  that  time  and  resolved  to  keep  the 
ride  up  until  Oct.  31.  He  is  mounted  on  a  30- 
pound  League  Chainless,  fitted  with  Simplicity 
47  tires.  Sept.  19  the  most  severe  storm  that  has 
visited  Long  Island  for  years  raged,  yet  Knowles 
finished  his  century  in  9 :45,  riding  in  the  driving 
rain  and  through  water  several  inches  deep  in 
places.  During  his  thirty  days'  ride  he  had  two 
punctures  which  he  repaired  within  five  minutes. 
Except  the  patches  required  to  repair  these,  not 
the  slightest  wear  was  visible  on  the  tires,  nor 
was  he  compelled  to  inflate  his  tires  save  on  these 
two  occasions.  Upon  examining  his  machine  it 
was  found  that  the  bearings  were  as  intact  and 
that  it  ran  as  smoothly  as  when  he  started. 


Election  Returns  By  Wheel. 
In  the  recent  primaries  in  Kentucky  for  mem- 
bers of  congress  wheelmen  were  employed  to  col- 
lect the  returns.  The  114  preeints  of  Louisville 
were  covered  by  thirteen  riders,  while  the  twenty- 
seven  county  precincts  were  looked  after  by  seven 
picked  road  riders. 


ADOPT  HOOP  SKIRTS. 


Recommendation  to  Those  Lady  Riders  Who 
Are  Too  Modest  to  Wear  Bloomers. 

The  following  clever  letter  was  written,  sup- 
posedly by  a  lady,  to  San  Jose,  Cal.,  Herald  in 
answer  to  a  request  for  opinions  as  to  whether 
cycling  for  women  is  immodest: 

"Editor  Herald: — Its  too  bad  our  'School 
Marm'  has  thrown  cold  water  on  our  bicycle  girls, 
and  then  just  think,  she  compared  their  limbs 
(regularly  called  legs)  holy  of  horrors,  just  think, 
to  'fans  of  a  delapidated  wind  mill.'  No  wonder 
our  girls  have  got  their  Irish  up.  Why,  bless  you 
dear  chocolate  creams,  you  have  a  perfect  right  to 
play  Mazeppa  on  a  fiery  untamed  mustanir  or  bi- 
cycle either,  if  you  only  enjoy  it.  This  is  the 
electric,  aluminum  and  woman's  rights  age,  so 
make  hay  while  the  sun  shines;  and  you  married 
women,  too,  its  good  healthy  exercise;  if  you  are 
afraid  you  will  blush,  calcimime  yourself  well  and 
you're  all  right — its  fashionable.  If  silk  hose  and 
panties  are  not  to  your  liking  adopt  the  old  style 
of  hoop  skirts  like  our  mothers  wore;  they  would 
cover  both  wheels  and  should  you  be  encumbered 
with  a  wee  bit  of  humanity  just  attach  the  car- 
riage as  a  sort  of  a  hack  action  and  give  the  baby 
an  airing  (patent  applied  for).  Yes,  dear  girls 
and  married  school  mams,  you  all  want  to  be 
angels,  and  as  you  can't  fly  unless  you  have  wings 
and  grow  feathers,  riding  a  good  safety  is  the 
next  thing  to  flying.  If  yon  don't  believe  it 
watch  Ziealer.  Sal  Soda." 


The  Ghost  Laid  Low. 
AVinona,  Minn.,  for  some  time  past  has  been 
the  home  of  a  supposed  "bicycle  ghost,"  or, 
rather,  the  rider  was  supposed  to  be  a  genuine 
wraith.  Between  the  hours  of  8  and  12  p.  m. 
this  ghost  has  been  in  the  habit  of  taking  a  spin 
on  its  wheel,  frightening  people  at  the  same  time. 
But  one  unromantic  individual  had  the  temerity 
to  fire  a  shot  at  the  apparition,  when  it  was  found 
to  be  the  daughter  ot  a  farmer,  whose  garments 
happened  to  be  white,  through  her  partiality  for 
that  color,  and  who  believed  in  taking  her  rides 
in  the  evening  and  alone. 


Doesn't  Prevent  Forgery. 

The  Rochester  (N.  Y. )  police  have  hit  upon  a 
plan  which  they  think  will  put  a  stop  to  the 
numerous  bicycle  thefts.  It  is  to  pass  a  law  or 
ordinance  that  every  bicycle  sold  must  be  accom- 
panied by  a  bill  of  sale,  and  then  if  the  wheel  is 
stolen  the  thief  cannot  sell  it,  as  he  will  be  with- 
out a  bill  of  sale.  Any  man  found  without  a  bill 
of  sale  will  be  looked  upon  with  suspicion  and 
will  be  liable  to  arrest.  But  what  is  to  prevent  a 
thief  from  becoming  also  a  forger  ? 


They're  Still  at  It. 
The  New  York-Chicago  would-be  record  break- 
ers are  still  at  it.  Wylie  returned  last  week, 
having  given  up  after  a  game  struggle  against  the 
elements,  cramps,  etc.,  to  say  nothing  of  tumbles. 
He  may  try  again  next  season,  and  thinks  it  can 
be  made  in  six  and  a  half  days.  Searle  will 
make  another  trial,  and  on  Monday  .G.  W.  Wolf 
left  by  way  of  the  southern  course. 


Believes  in  the  Sport. 

To  settle  a  dispute  between  his  two  boys  as  to 
which  was  the  better  cyclist,  John  Gregory,  of 
Newark,  N.  J. ,  with  commendable  spirit  of  sport, 
put  up  a  gold  medal  to  be  raced  for  last  Saturday 
on  the  Irvington-Milburn  course.  The  races  were 
for  one,  five  and  ten  miles. 


THE    LIGHTEST    WHEEL 
IN    THE    WORLD 


which  is  used  in  actual  hard  racing  is  that  shown  in  the  above  illustration  (a  good  photo  repro- 
1 1 uction  of  THE  man,  THE  wheel  and  THE  tire),  and  is  u-ed  by  Mr.  Julian  P.  Bliss  in  his 
I  om]  etition  and  record  breaking  work.     Its  actual  scale  weight  is  14  1-4  pounds.     It  is 


A   RAMBLER   RACER 


FITTED    WITH- 


I  ( 


G.    &   J."    RACING    TIRES    AND    STEEL    RIMS. 


No  greater  care  was  exercised  in  its  maJiing  than  is  bestowed  upon  all  Ramblers.  AU  of 
which  goes  to  show  that  by  ihe  employment  of  the  celebrated  "  O.  &  J."  system  of  "  lap  braz- 
ing" or  hollow  joining,  lighter  wheels  can  be  built  of  heavier  and  stronger  tubing  than  is  pos- 
sible with  any  other  known  method  of  frame  construction. 


RAMBLER    WHEELS    ARE    STRONG    ONES—ALL. 
Catalogue  upon  application. 


GORMULLY    &   JEFFERY    MFG.    CO., 

Ohicaqo,  85  Madison  St.        Boston,  174  Columbus  Ave.        New  York,  Cor.  57th  and  Broadway.        Washington,  1335  14th  St.,  N.W. 
Coventry,  Eng.,  39  Union  St.        Brooklyn,  419-431  Flatbush  Ave.        Detroit,  Mich.,  Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  201  Woodward  Ave. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


DOES  NOT  CURE  INSANITY. 


NEW  YORK  DOCTORS    THOUGHT  CYCLING 
WOULD  BENEFIT  DEMENTED  PEOPLE. 


Dr.  Hammond  and  Others  Made  a  Number  of 
Interesting  Experiments,  Which  Lacked 
the  Desired  Results,  How- 
ever. 


Some  epigrammatic  word  juggler  of  former  ages 
made  the  remark  that  vereatility  is  the  touchstone 
of  power.  The  name  of  the  originator  of  this  bit 
of  wisdom  does  not  linger  in  my  memory  just 
now  (probably  owing'to  the  fact  that  I  loaned  my 
dictionaiy  of  quotations  some  weeks  since,  and 
that  the  loanee  has  not  yet  seen  fit  'o  return  it), 
but  I  cannot  help  wishing  that  he  might  have 
prolonged  his  life  till  these  closing  years  of  the 
nineteenth  century  and  beheld  the  versatility  of 
that  modem  engine  of  pleasure,  the  wheel. 

There  is  probably  no  other  manufactured  article 
upon  this  mundane  sphere  that  has  been  hailed  as 
a  panacea  for  so  many  of 
the  ills  that  flesh  is  heir  to. 
A  good  many  persons  who 
have  found  cycling  health- 
ful and  beneficial  launch 
into  such  enthusiastic  en- 
comiums of  its  hygienic 
value  that  their  non-cy- 
cling friends  gather  the 
idea  that  the  wheel  is  a 
patent  medicine  of  infalli- 
ble strength;  a  sort  of 
"Universal  Health  Re- 
storer and  Physic ians' 
Foe." 

Believers  in  the  hy- 
gienic virtues  of  the  wheel 
will  not,  therefore,  be  es- 
pecially surprised  to  learn 
of  its  recent  appearance  in 
an  entirely  new  and  decid- 
edly novel  role.  It  seems 
that  Dr.  G.  M.  Ham- 
mond, a  well-known  New 
York  physician,  who 
makes  a  special  study  of  Some  of 

brain     diseases,     recently 

evolved  the  idea  that  exercise  on  the  Tiicycle 
might  have  some  beueiicial  ett'ect  upon  his  in- 
sane patients.  Being  a  man  of  energy,  unac- 
customed to  allow  any  species  of  vegetation  to 
flourish  under  his  feet.  Dr.  HanimoncTat  once 
took  steps  to  test  the  efficacy  of  his  new  method  of 
treatment.  He  selected  from  among  his  patients 
his  incurable  cases,  which  the  New  York  news- 
paper's (which  took  great  interest  in  the  experi- 
ment)! identified  ^s  "a  young  Jew"  and  "a 
young  lady  from  Jersey  City,"  though  doubtless 
without  any  intention  of  reflecting  upon  the  gen- 
eral sanity  of  either^the  inhabitants  of  Jersey  or 
the  Hebrew  race. 

Upon  the  arrival  of  Doctor  Hammond  and  his 
charges  at  the  riding  school  which  was  to  be  the 
scene  of  the  experiment,  the  general  public  was 
excluded,  and  the  decks  cleared  for  action.  At 
this  juncture  there  was  a  slight  hitch  in  the  pro- 
ceedings, the  violent  glare  of  the  young  lady's 
eye  and  the  sullenly  ferocious  aspect  of  the  young 
gentleman  inspiring  in  the  breast  of  each  and 
every  one  of  the  employes  of  the  school  a  strong 
disinclination  to  instruct  such  pupils.  Two  col- 
ored retainers  of  the  establishment  at  length  vol- 
unteered   their    services    and     approached    the 


patients  with  some  awe.  The  Hebrew  gentleman 
had  no  prejudice  on  the  score  of  color,  but  the 
Jersey  City  lady  seemed  to  entertain  a  violent 
antipathy  to  the  African  race,  and  at  the  approach 
of  the  two  darkies  she  manifested  such  evident 
sisu'!  of  hostility  that  it  was  deemed  wise  to  sub- 
stitute pale  face  instructors,  in  the  interests  of 
peace  and  harmony. 

Two  white  men  were  at  length  persuaded  to 
undertake  the  task,  and  they  proceeded  to  busi- 
ness with  a  determination  to  do  or  die.  The 
young  lady,  after  being  hoisted  by  main  force  into 
the  saddle,  "rattled"  her  instructor  considerably 
by  violently  biting  at  his  arms,  with  such  success 
that  he  was  finally  forced  to  hook  a  cane  into  her 
belt  and  push  her  about  the  room,  using  the  cane 
as  a  sort  of  guiding  pole. 

This  novel  method  of  steering  by  proxy  wasuot 
crowned  with  over-flattering  success.  Ere  long 
the  wheel  landed  with  considerable  force  against 
one  of  the  pillars  that  supported  the  roof  of  the 
building,  and  the  easily  excited  cargo  took  a  spill. 
Thereupon  she  grasped  the  pillar  with  frenzied 
clutch  and  gave  vent  to  a  series  of  blood  curdling 
and  long  continued  howls  that  suddenly  reminded 
the  instructor  of  an  engagement  elsewhere,  which 


both  to  instructor  and  instructed.  Thereafter, 
the  patients  made  fair  progress;  and,  after  a  few 
lessons,  were  able  to  ride  almost  as  well  as  those 
beginners  in  full  possession  of  their  faculties. 
The  pitiful  side  of  the  whole  matter,  however,  is 
that  the  anticipated  benefits  have  not  materialized. 
The  patients  ride  in  a  mechanical  way,  without 
seeming  to  take  the  slightest  interest  in  it;  and  it 
is  little  wonder  that  Dr.  Hammond  is  <li.s- 
couraged  at  the  result  of  his  experiment.  It  was 
hoped  that  cycling  exercise  might  have  a  bene- 
ficial eft'ect  upon  a  deceased  brain,  but  the  hope 
seems  to  have  been  groundless. 

There  is  a  possibility,  however,  that  bicycling 
may  be  attended  with  the  beneficial  results  in  mild 
or  slight  cases  of  dementia.  Dr.  Brown,  another 
New  York  physician,  who  has  been  experiment- 
ing on  similar  lines,  reports  the  same  results  iis 
Doctor  Hammond  in  severe  cases,  but  hiis  found 
one  or  two  mild  cases  quite  a  little  benefited  by 
the  exercise.  Would  it  not  be  singular  if  the 
wheel  were  to  prove  a  curative  for  certain  mild 
forms  of  nervous  disorder?  It  is  devoutly 
hoped  it  may.  Baeey  Hkcla. 


North  Chicago's  Eiders,  a  majorily  of  whom,  ride  Jordan  Specials. 


I  he  would  uudoubtedly  have  departed  to  fill,  had 
not  the  reiissuring  voice  of  Dr.  Hammond  come 
to  the  rescue.  The  doctor  at  length  persuading 
the  young  lady  to  loosen  her  arms  from  the  pillar, 
the  lesson  proceeded  in  the  same  pleasant  manner 
as  before. 

The  young  Hebrew  was  not  so  violent.  Having 
been  perched  upon  the  saddle  by  his  instructor  he 
grasped  the  handlebars,  placed  his  feet  comforta- 
bly on  the  coastei-s,  and  then  serenely  eyed  the 
ceiling  in  a  preoccupied  manner.  This  was  not 
altogether  satisfactory.  If  he  had  come  there  in 
order  to  count  the  fly  specks  upon  the  said  ceiling, 
no  obj  ection  would  have  been  raised  to  his  mode 
of  procedure;  but  being  present  for  the  express 
purpose  of  solving  the  mystery  of  bicycle  riding, 
his  method  seemed  ill  chosen ;  and  he  was  so  in- 
formed in  rather  forcible  terms,  which  made,  per- 
haps, less  impression  upon  him  than  would  usual- 
ly be  produced  upon  a  Tom  cat  of  ordinary  intel- 
ligence. His  thoughts  were  finally  brought  back 
to  earth  again  by  the  threatened  deprivation  of  his 
dinner,  and,  with  that  dread  possibility  in  view 
he  behaved  very  well  during  the  remainder  of 
the  le.«son. 
The  firPt  le,sfion  was,  of  course,  the  most  trying. 


An  Officer's  Clever  Work. 

Editor  Refp:ree:  What  is  the  matter  with  the 
Chicago  police  ?  A  few  of 
them,  at  least,  are  able  lo 
catch  bicycle  thieves  and 
capture  stolen  property; 
also  return  stoku  wheels 
to  their  owners.  On  Sun- 
day the  23rd,  after  I  had 
been  out  for  a  ride  I 
cleaned  my  wheel  and 
stood  it  in  the  back  yard 
while  I  went  to  dress. 
You  know  the  rest — when 
I  went  down  the  wheel 
was  gone.  I  reported  to 
the  Warren  avenue  station 
about  9:30  o'clock.  The 
next  night  I  was  surprised 
to  see  my  wheel  come 
back  in  care  of  Officer 
Joseph  Gi'aeza.  He  had 
seen  a  fellow,  who  was  a 
little  green  in  riding,  on 
Jackson  boulevard  and  Col- 
orado avenue  and  who  was 
wobbling  along  until  he 
came  to  a  saloon,  in  which 
he  went.  Officer  ,Toe  fol- 
lowed, but  the  thief  had  taken  the  cue  and 
made  his  whereabouts  unknown.  On  his  inspect- 
ing the  wheel  the  iiol  iceman  saw  my  uaine  and 
address  which,  strange  enough,  the  thief  had  not 
removed. 

Oflficer  Joe  brought  the  bicj'cle  to  the  address 
thereon  and  went  away  |20  richer.  A  good  day's 
pay  on  easy  terms.  Caia'IN  S.  Hallam. 


Zim's  Movements. 

When  Zim  left  Paris  for  Geneva   he  said   he 

would   be  happy   to  remain  longer  in  Paris  but 

that  business  was  business  and  he  could   not  be 

idle  until  his  races  were  finished.     He  will  go  to 

Bordeaux   and   other  places  and  intends  racing 

again  in  Paris  before  returning  to  New  York.    On 

account  of  his  fall  Wheeler  was  obliged  to  remain 

in  Paris. 

•  ♦   « 

A  Bad,  Bad  Cyclist. 
Jean  Teis  a  renter  and  dealer  in  bicycles  in 
Paris,  and  father  of  a  family,  taught  a  young  lady 
to  ride.  Then  he  eloped  with  her  and  stole  a  ma- 
chine in  Brussels.  The  girl  returned  home,  where 
she  was  followed  by  Teis,  who  shot  her  twice.  He 
appeared  in  court  in  cycling  costume. 


Kingston,  N.  Y.,  has  a  new  bicycle  club. 

Utah  has  a  league  membership  of  eighty-one. 

In  Kearney  (Neb.)  there  are  235  bicycles,  198 
of  which  are  high  grade. 

Sanford,  Me.,  claims  to  have  the  "fastest" 
bicycle  track  in  the  state. 

Chattanooga,  Tenn. ,  lays  claim  to  the  fastest 
contingent  of  racing  men  in  the  south. 

Utah,  Colorado  and  Tennessee  all  show  an  in- 
crease in  league  membership  over  last  year. 

A  company  to  insure  cycle  owners  against  theft 
and   accident  has  been  formed  in  Philadelphia. 

By  all  means  let  us  have  a  Chicago  show. — Gil- 
lum  &  Secrest  Hardware  Company,  Chillicothe,  O. 

A  cycling  war  correspondent  has  been  sent  to 
the  region  of  the  Corean  troubles  by  the  London 
Times. 

The  Laramie  (Wyo.)  Bicycle  Club  is  said  to  be 
the  oldest  bicycle  organization  west  of  the  Mis- 
souri. 

Messrs.  Head,  Sahland  and  Morehead  of  Peoria, 
111.,  start  on  the  16th  for  a  thousand-mile  tour  in 
the  south. 

The  Garden  City  Cyclers,  San  Jose,  will  tear  up 
their  four-lap  track  and  build  in  its  place  a  third- 
mile  track. 

It  is  the  intention  to  have  the  new  track  on  the 
Alameda,  at  San  , Jose,  Cal.,  the  equal  of  any  in 
the  world. 

The  aeveland  (O. )  Wheel  Club  is  making  ex- 
tensive preparations  for  the  coming  winter's  en- 
tertainments. 

J'.  C.  Bell,  a  Peoria  (111.)  cyclist,  received  severe 
injuries  last  week  by  being  thrown  on  his  head 
into  a  sewer. 

The  speed  of  bicycles  is  regulated  to  eight  miles 
per  hour  by  an  ordinance  recently  passed  by  the 
council  of  Cincinnati. 

"Coroner  Hahne,  in  discharge  of  his  official 
duties,  has  resorted  to  the  use  of  a  wheel." — Day- 
ton (O.)  News. 

According  to  British  Sport,  "speed  beast"  is 
the  latest  term  applied  to  the  genus  safety,  built 
for  racing  purposes. 

Thirty  thousand  wheels  are  licensed  in  Geneva, 
Switzerland.  This  means  one  cycle  for  every 
thirty-five  people  there. 

Miss  Blanche  Groves,  of  Cedar  Eapids,  la., 
enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the  only  lady  in 
that  town  who  has  ridden  her  century. 

Soak  a  new  lamp  wick  for  some  time  in  vinegar 
and  let  it  become  perfectly  dry.  This  will  im- 
prove its  burning  properties.     Try  it. 

An  enthusiastic  and  pretty  wheelwoman  is  Mrs. 
George  S.  Willits  of  369  Erie  street,  Chicago.  Be- 
sides this  she  is  one  of  the  society  leaders  of  the 
city. 

In  a  divorce  case  in  Philadelphia  the  bicycle 
figures  conspicuously.  Helen,  the  wife,  in  a  letter 
to  Mat.  her  husband,  writes:  "My  wheel  is  young 
and  frisky,  and  we  are  more  congenial  compan- 
ions than  yon  and  I  conkl  be.     Do  as  you  please 


in  the  matter  of  divorce,  but  you  can  never  di- 
vorce me  from  my  wheel.     Farewell  forever. ' ' 

An  Irishman,  noticing  several  lady  scorchers, 
was  heard  to  remark  that  he  saw  '  'no  reason  why 
they  should  not  become  good  racing  men." 

Two  leading  clubs  of  Memphis,  Tenn.,  will 
consolidate  soon.  They  are  the  Pastime  Athletic 
and  the  Memphis  Cycle  clubs.  The  latter  will  be 
merged  into  the  athletic  club,  thereby  losing  its 
identity. 

The  first  lady  rider  in  bloomers  appeared  on  the 
streets  of  New  Orleans  last  week  and  attracted 
considerable  attention.  It  is  said  she  was  from 
Chicago. 

Mrs.  Ogden  Armour,  Mrs.  Harry  Owsley,  Mrs 
Charles  Strohel  and  Mrs.  Archibald  Valentine  are 
among  Chicago's  "400"  who  are  enthusiastic 
cyclists. 

That  estimable  daily,  ihe  Toledo  Commercial, 
complains  that  drivers  of  heavy  wagons  on  the 
streets  of  that  city  fail  to  show  due  respect  for 
lighter  vehicles. 

The  promoters  of  the  proposed  Boston  &  Lowell 
bicycle  railroad  are  meeting  with  considerable  op- 
I)osition  in  securing  the  adoption  of  their  plans  by 
the  commissioners. 

Kev.  Mr.  Reibert,  pastorofthe  First  Presbyterian 
church  at  Shelby ville,  Ind.,  was  arrested  and 
fined  last  Friday  for  riding  his  bicycle  on  the 
sidewalk  of  the  town. 

Edward  McCurdy,  a  Brooklyn  ( N.  Y. )  cyclist, 
was  held  up  by  a  robber  a  few  nights  ago,  but  by 
making  a  lusty  outcry  for  help  succeeded  in  fright- 
ening his  assailant  away. 

The  Iowa  Weekly  Wheel  gives  credit  to  Ida  M. 
Pritchard  of  Des  Moines  for  being  the  first  lady 
cyclist  in  the  state  to  make  a  century  run.  The 
performance  was  executed  last  fall. 

Rome,  Italy,  is  extending  its  already  efficient 
bicycle  postal  service.  A  service  of  postmen, 
mounted  on  wheels,  is  being  organized  to  rapidly 
convey  the  mails  to  railway  depots. 

A  member  of  the  Lakeside  club,  Cleveland,  was 
stopped  by  foot-pads  on  a  street  of  that  city  a  day 
or  two  ago,  but  succeeded  in  getting  away  with- 
out yielding  up  any  of  his  valuables. 

George  Cruickshank  and  Elmore  Scott,  of  Fre- 
mont, Neb.,  are  making  the  tour  awheel  to  the 
east.  One  goes  to  Canada  and  the  other  to  New 
York  city  after  reaching  Niagara  Falls. 

Sample  of  a  country  cycling  item:  "Charlie 
doesn't  go  out  very  often  on  his  '3- wheeled  thing. ' 
Maybe  he  expects  to  get  a  2- wheeled  one." — 
West  New  Brighton  (N.  Y. )  Advance. 

The  two  St.  Louis  riders,  Harry  J.  Alvord  and 
George  S.  Easton,  have  arrived  in  San  Francisco, 
none  the  worse  for  their  ride  of  3,500  miles,  over 
two  mountain  chains  and  three  deserts. 

For  six  months  Charles  Petticord,  a  long-dis- 
tance rider  of  Pittsburg,  Pj,.,  has  been  under 
treatment  for  supposed  rheumatism.  Now  i( 
transpires  his  case  was  wrongfully  diagnosed  as  he 
was  suffering  from  a  disease  of  the  spine,  brought 


on  by  excessive  riding.     Last  year  he  is  reported 
to  have  ridden  10,000  miles  on  his  wheel. 

Articles  of  incorporation  were  issued  to  the 
Englewood  (111.)  Wheelmen,  the  incorporators 
being  K.  E.  Howard,  F.  C.  Wright,  Otto  V. 
Mueller,  W.  S.  Watrous  and  R.  P.  Rice. 

Postmaster  Baker  of  Buffalo  wants  to  see  the 
bicycle  adopted  liy  ilie  pastoffice  department  in 
that  city.  He  claims  it  would  save  the  govern- 
ment money  and  also  improve  the  delivery  system. 
Those  who  pose  as  authorities  on  cycling  mat- 
ters in  the  old  country  tell  us  we  may  expect  to 
see  a  good  many  drop-frame  machines  in  use  upon 
the  path  next  season,  and  not  ridden  by  ladies, 
either. 

Over  fifty  per  cent  of  the  starters  in  the  Irish 
twenty-four  hours'  run  a  couple  of  weeks  ago 
punctured  their  tires.  This  was  due  to  the  sharp 
edges  of  broken  stone  which  covered  a  portion  of 
the  course. 

John  E.  Daley,  treasurer  of  the  Philadelphia 
chamber  of  commerce,  is  making  a  tour,  in  com- 
pany of  several  other  prominent  Quakerites, 
through  south  Jersey,  their  objective  point  being 
Cape  May. 

Prince  and  Schock  have  leased  the  exposition 
building  at  Portland,  Ore. ,  for  three  months.  A 
six-lap  track  will  be  laid,  and  considerable  inter- 
est is  already  being  manifested  in  the  coming 
tournament. 

Myron  Boarts,  twenty-nine  years  of  age  and 
lame  in  one  leg,  left  Youngstown,  O.,  July  14  on 
his  bicycle,  since  which  time  nothing  has  been 
heard  of  him.  His  intention  was  to  ride  to  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.     • 

"There  is  to  be  no  more  bicycle  road  racing  or 
scorching  on  the  streets  of  Pittsburg, "  so  says  one 
of  the  directors  of  the  department  of  public  safety. 
Cyclists  are  also  to  be  called  upon  to  pay  a  tax  of 
$1  per  wheel. 

"Too  many  of  one  family  in  the  club"  and 
"that  another  competitor  might  win  one  of  the 
club's  races"  are  the  unique  reasons  given  by  a 
Lanarkshire,  Scotland,  cycle  club  for  expelling 
two  of  its  members. 

British  Sport  sarcastically  remarks  that  cycling 
is  growing  "too  beastly  common,"  and  cites  in 
evidence  the  fact  that  a  duchess,  countess,  lady, 
two  lords  and  a  real  live  honorable  have  lately 
taken  to  the  pastime. 

A  cycling  policeman  in  Erie,  Pa.,  had  no  diffi- 
culty in  overtaking  a  fleet-footed  free-booter  in 
that  city  one  day  last  week.  A  "cop"  on  a  wheel 
is  a  dangerous  pursuer,  and  thieves  would  do 
well  to  keep  away  from  all  such. 

Bicycle  thieves  are  coming  to  grief  in  all  sec- 
tions. The  latest  capture  of  one  of  these  miscre- 
ants is  reported  from  Greene,  N.  Y.,  where  it 
appears  he  was  working  on  a  farm.  It  now  trans- 
pires the  thief  has  "done  time"  for  horse  stealing. 
At  Reading,  Pa.,  Sept.  19,  the  Columbia  team 
won  every  cl.vss  B  event,  and  the  next  day  it  re- 
peated the  performance  at  Williamsport.  All  the 
other  crack  riders  were  in  competition,  too. 
Nothing  like  the  combination  of  Columbia  bicycle 
and  single-tube  tires  upon  which  to  win  races. 

A  story  is  told  of  Teddy  Dodson,  of  Cheyenne, 
Wyo.,  being  out  for  a  spin  awheel,  losing  his  way, 
being  followed  by  a  pack  of  hungry  coyotes, 
compelled  to  take  refuge  on  the  roof  of  a  deserted 
cabin  where  he  was  kept  a  prisioner  all  night,  and 
finally,  of  his  safe  arrival  next  day  at  his  destina- 
tion, himself  not  much  the  worse  for  his  ad- 
venture, but  his  wheel  minus,  a.  pedal  wbich-had 
been  kicked  off  in  his  mad  race  ahead  of  the 
coyotes.  Altogether  it  is  quite  another  Tom 
O'Shanter  story  and  bears  the  western  brand 
plainly  on  its  face. 


Morgan  xWrightDres 
are  good  tires 


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Morgan  sWrightTires 

ARE  good  TIRES 


WORLD'S    RECORDS 


ALL    ON    MORGAN    &  WRIGHT  TIRES. 


I  Morgan  sWrightTires 

I      ARE  GOOD  TIRES 


I.- 


-J.  S.  Johnson's  mile  in  1:50  3-5  on  MORGAN  &  WRIGHT  TIRES  was  the 
fastest  mile  ever  ridden  on  a  bicycle. 


1 

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4 
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1-3 


3.— H.  C.  Tyler, 
3—    " 

4.—  Nat  Butler, 
5. — J.  S.  Johnson, 

0  _    '<        " 

7.—     " 

8.— H.  C.  Tyler, 

9.—    " 
10.— J.  S.  Johnson,   13     ' 
11.—    "  "  3-3    ' 

13— H.  C.  Tjler,  3-8  ' 
13.— J.  S.  Johnson,  3-4  -' 
14.— H.  C.  Tyler,  3-4  ' 
1.").—    "         "  3-4    ' 

16.— Nat  Butler,  A,  1  1-4  ' 
17.—  "  "  "  1  1-3  ' 
18—  •'  "  ■'  1  1-3  ' 
19.—  "  "  "  1  3-3  ' 
20.—  "  "  "  1  3-4  ' 
31.—  "  "  "  3  ' 
23.— H.Davidson,  A,  1  4  ' 
23.—  "  "        "   1-4 

24.—  "  "         '•   1-3 

35.—  "  ,"        ■'   1-3 

36.—  '■'  "         "   1-3 

27.—  '■  '■        "   13 

38.—  "  •'        ■-•   'f 

29.— Nat  Butler,      "     15 


1  mile,  standing  start,  against  time,  1 :57  3-5 


on  1-4  mi'e  track,  paced, 
standing  start,  against  time, 


flying    "  unpaced, 


standing 
flying 

standing 
flying 

standing 


against  time, 


unpaced, 
'    against  time. 


flying    ' 
standing 
flying 
on  the  road. 


unpaced, 
against  time, 


against  time, 
unpaced. 


3:03  1-5 
4:04  4-5 
6:26  3-5 
8:38  3-5 
10:48  4-5 
:?6  3-5 
:54  1-5 
:.53  1-5 
1:114-5 
1:19  1-5 
1:33  4-5 
1:39 
1:33  3-5 
3:36 
2:45  2-5 
3:05  3-5 
3:36  2-5 
3:36  4-5 
4:07  3-5 
:38  1-5 
:36  4-5 
:36  3-5 
:41 
1:00  3-5 
:55  3-5 
3:14  2-5 
41:25  1-2 


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Two  Reports  from  cities  sometimes  called  'Podunk' 

NEW  YORK,  Sept.  15,  9  Races. 

8  firsts,  8  seconds,  6  thirds, 

22  out  of  27  prizes,  or  8 1  1-2  per  cent. 
PITTSBURG,  Sept.  17,  10  Races. 

8  firsts,  10  seconds,  9  thirds, 

27  out  of  30  prizes,  or  90  per  cent. 

Class  A  Prizes  100  per  cent,    Class  B  Prizes  80  per  cent. 


Oh,  Yes !!    THERE  ARE  OTHER  TIRES ! 

New  York,  Sept.  17. — *  *  *  On  the  third  lap  the  lot  bunched,  and  coming  down 
the  stretch  presented  as  pretty  a  sight  of  animation  as  one  could  wish  to  view,  when 
— crash  !  !  down  goes  a  rider,  and  immediately  three  more  are  piled  on  top  of  him. 
The  names  of  the  four  men  are,  P.  F.  Dunn,  Hastings;  A.  J.  Hargan,  Newark;  J.  A. 
Prescott,  Tarrytown;  F.  A.  Nagle,  Riverside  Wheelmen.  Dunn  and  Prescott  were 
pretty  badly  injured  and  were  carried  away  unconscious  In  all  fairness  let  it  be 
said  right  here,  that  this  fall  was  not  the  fault  of  the  track,  but  was  caused  by  the 
tire  on  one  of  the  rider's  machine  exploding.  *  *  -  Bearings,  Sept.  31. 

PALMERS    NEVER   BURST. 

The  TIRE  WHICH  WINS  on  the  track  is  the  tire  SOLD  TO  THE  WORLD. 

We  do  not  make  one  tire  for  you  and  another  of  SPECIAL  M  AT  E  R I A  L 

and  DIFFERENT  CONSTRUCTION  for  racing  men. 


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SANGER'S  BIG  HAUL. 


He  Wins  the  Mile  at  Steubenville  and  Takes  a 
$300  Diamond. 

Stei'benville,  O.,  Oct.  1. — The  meet  of  the 
Steubenville  Cyclers  brought  together  only  the 
Cleveland  and  Triangle  teams,  Cooper  and  Gith- 
ens  of  the  Eambler  and  Sanger  and  Baker  of  the 
Union.  At  the  meet  in  Angust  E.  C.  Johnson, 
Cxoetz  and  Comstock  walked  oti'  with  all  the 
prizes,  but  to-day  they  were  more  equally  dis- 
tributed. Bliss  was  present  bnt  did  not  ride  ex- 
cept for  the  state  record  of  :59  2-5  for  the  half, 
which  he  broke  a  second,  paced  by  Tom  Cooper 
and  the  tandem  team,  Githens  and  Lumsden. 

Cabanne  failed  by  three-fifths  of  a  second  in  his 
attempt  to  break  Kennedy's  two-mile  standing- 
start  time  of  4:15. 

The  Steubenville  track  is  the  top  of  a  mountain 
leveled  otl'and  the  city  can  be  seen  below.  It  is 
reached  by  a  tortuous  climb  and  it  was  this  long 
walk  that  probably  kept  many  away  to-<lay,  the 
attendance  befng  barely  1,000. 

Ten  good  races  were  ran,  with  close  and  inter- 
esting finishes.  Sanger  had  little  difficulty  in 
winning  the  big  race  of  the  day,  the  mile  state 
record,  for  which  a  $30(»  diamond  was  ottered. 
Sanger  laid  back  and  took  up  Cooper's  sprint 
twenty  yards  from  home. 

Sanger's  winnings  have  been  $1,150  at  Wheel- 
ing and  to-day's  meet,  bringing  the  season's  total 
up  to  $ilO,flOO.     The  summary: 

Halt-mile,  open,  class  A— F.  B.  Rigby,  1;  O.  P.  Bern- 
hardt, 8;  S.  W.  Ramsey,  3;  time,  1:10. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B— Cabanne,  1;  Brown,  2;  E. 
C.  Johnson,  3;  L.  C.  Johnson,  4;  time,  :32  3-5. 

Two-third-miie,  state  championship — Rigby,  1;  Bern- 
hardt, 2rHarry  Wilkins,  3;  time,l:51  3  5. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B— Cooper,  70  yds.,  1;  Ii.  C. 
Johnson,  110  yds.,  2;  E.  C.  Johnson,  90  yds.,  3;  Gbetz,  130 
yds.,  4;  time,  5:50. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  A— G.  E.  Helms,  1;  Rigby,  2; 
Bernhardt,  3;  Trappe,  4;  time,  :33  3-5. 

Half-miie,  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1;  Cooper,  2;  L.  C. 
Johnson,  3;Brown,  4;  time,  1:07. 

Tlireemile,  state  championship  —  Trappe,  1 ;  Clyde 
Quimby,  2;  Bernhardt,  3;  time,  :47  2-5. 

One-mile,  state-record  race;  $500  in  prizes,  $300  to  first 
—  Sanger,  1;  Cabanne,  2;  Eddy,  3;  L.  C.  Johnson,  4; 
Brown,  5;  time,  2:22.    Lumsden,  pacemaljer. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— George  Redtern,  130  yds., 
1;  Bernhardt,  scratch,  2;  J.  E.  Patterson,  60  yds.;  3;  C. 
Quimby,' 60  yds.,  4;  time,  3:1815;  scratch  man's  time, 
2:18  2-5. 

*       * 

STEIMAL'S  GOOD  RECORD. 


Covers   200  Miles  on   the   Road   in   13  hrs.  21 
min.  30  sec. 

Buffalo,  Oct.  1.— T.  T.  Mack,  still  in  his 
teens,  and  who  commenced  riding  a  wheel  this 
season,  has  had  designs  on  the  American  200-mile 
road  record  for  some  time.  Thurday  he  left  Buf- 
falo, at  forty-four  and  a  half  minutes  after  3 
o'clock  and  took  the  Lake  Shore  road  direct  to 
Erie,  arriving  at  10:49  a.  m.  After  a  delay  of 
twenty-five  minutes  he  commenced  the  return 
trip,  arriving  in  Buffalo  and  completing  the  200 
miles  at  nine  and  a  quarter  minutes  after  6, 
which  made  his  total  time  14  hrs.  24  min.  45  sec, 


which  broke  Steimal's  and  Fuhrnian's  record  over 
the  same  course  by  1  hr.  25  min.  45  sec. 

But  this  record  only  stood  for  three  days,  as  on 
Sunday  W.  L.  Steimal  covered  the  cour.se  in  13 
hrs.  21  min.  30  sec.  Steimal  was  paced  over  a 
part  of  the  coui-se  but  had  to  ride  alone  the 
greater  part  of  the  day.  The  first  lOo  miles  was 
against  a  stiff  wind  and  although  a  couple  of  his 
clubmates  started  with  him  they  were  unable  to 


hold  the  pace.  Steimal  is  one  ot  the  best  road 
riders  of  which  Buffalo  can  boast,  and  with  good 
pacing  is  capable  of  placing  the  200-mile  record 
close  to  twelve  hours. 

PITTSBURG'S  GOOD  MEET. 


A  Large  Crowd  and  Excellent  Racing  on  a  Poor 
Track. 

Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Sept.  28. — Ten  days  back  a 
bare  300  people  attended  a  meet  given  by  the 
Pittsburg  Athletic  Club;  to-day  fully  10,000  people 
attended  the  meet  of  the  Keystone  Bicycle  Club  at 
Schenley  Park.  Of  this  number  4,800  paid  for 
seats  in  the  grand  stand,  which  faced  the  entire 
front  of  the  track.  The  former  meet  required  a 
piice  for  admission,  but  the  latter  did  not. 
Schenley  Park  is  a  piece  of  public  property, 
located  on  the  top  of  a  range  of  hills.  The  track 
is  located  at  the  end  of  the  park  and  is  reached 
by  a  three-mile  ride  in  wagons  from  the  cars. 
People  Crotvded  on  the  Track. 

Many  exciting  races  were  run  and  men  and 
women  alike  were  well  suited  with  the  bargain 
they  had  secured  at  great  inconvenience.  People 
crowded  over  the  edge  of  the  track  until  only  a 
narrow  lane  was  left.  The  policemen  most  re- 
sembled those  waxen  images  placed  by  museum 
proprietors  at  their  cash  windows  to  preserve 
order.  Strange  to  say  no  accidents  occured  and 
there  were  no  falls  except  one  at  the  tape,  caused 
by  two  riders  colliding  at  the  start.  The  track 
was  vile,  being  rough  ail  down  the  backstretch 
and  so  dusty  on  the  homestretch  the  judges  could 
not  catch  numbers.  Thirteen  races  and  four  time 
trials  were  made  all  inside  three  hours. 
Trials  for  Records. 

The  finishes  in  the  six  class  B  events  were 


pretty  and  as  good  as  any  of  the  season.  The 
Cleveland  team  won  the  honors  of  llie  day  and 
made  a  record,  taking  four  of  the  B  events,  three 
seconds  and  three  thirds;  all  told  twenty  of  the 
forty  prizes. 

Brown  Ibnght  gamely  in  several  finishes  and 
won  the  half  and  mile  open  contests,  in  both  of 
which  Sanger  and  Macdouald  rode  and  in  one  of 
which  Bliss  competed.  E.  C.  .Johnson  appeared 
for  tlie  first  time  on  the  Cleveland  team  and  won 
the  quarter  and  mile  handicaps.  Goehler  again 
came  to  the  front  and  with  a  good  sprint  won  the 
mile  handicap.  Sanger  took  four  laps  and  the 
two-mile  lap  race.  Bliss  went  a  mile  in  2:13, 
paced  by  Githens-Lumsden  and  Coojjer-Brjjndt. 
As  it  was  announced  that  he  would  ride  for  the 
world's  record  the  crowd  howled.  On  this  track 
the  performance  was  as  good  as  record. 

Nine-year-old  Archie  Williams  was  paced  a  half 
in  1:18,  Arthur  Banker  in  1 :03,  and  Lumsden  and 
Cooper  on  a  tandem  did  1 :01. 

-ft  Good  Quarter. 
The  finish  of  the  quarter  open  has  hardly  been 
equaled  this  season.  At  the  start  E.  C.  Johnson 
had  a  little  the  best  of  it  and  gradually  drew 
away  from  Brown.  The  latter  rallied  and  closed 
the  gap,  pulling  away  from  Macdonald,  who  was 
later  p.assed  by  Cooper.  Fifty  yards  from  home 
Brown  was  within  a  few  inches  of  the  lead  and  in 
a  whirlwind  of  dust  Johnson  crossed  the  tape  two 
inches  to  the  good,  with  Cooper  but  a  foot  back 
of  Brown.  The  time  was  :32  1-5. 
The  Mile  Open. 
In  the  finish  of  the  mile  open  Cabanne  came 
out  on  a  jump.  Brown  started  after  and  Mac- 
donald followed,  with  Sanger  after  him.  Brown 
captured  Cabanne  and  Macdonald  slid  at  the  turn, 
throwing  Sanger  out  wide.  The  latter  was  then 
coming  wide  and  directlj'  into  the  crowd  which 
formed  a  Y  here  to  see  the  straight.  Sanger 
swung  in  and  must  have  hurt  someone's  toes,  for 
over  them  he  went,  coming  strong  towards  Brown 
and  Cabanne,  whose  rear  wheels  he  reached  a 
hundred  yards  from  home.  Sanger  shoved  his 
front  wheel  between  the  struggling  pair  and 
it  was  clear  he  was  comuig  through,  when 
Brown  jumped  past  Cabanne  and  the  latter  made 
a  few  spasmodic  kicks  and  all  was  over.  Sanger 
was  at  both  men's  pedals,  and  the  field  yards 
back. 

In  the  half-mile  open  Macdonald  succeeded  in 
closing  a  gap  of  a  couple  of  lengths  but  could  not 
overtake  Brown,  who  had  gained  by  a  splendid 
sprint.     Cabanne  was  third. 

E.  C.  Johnson  won  his  second  victory  in  the 
half-mile  handicap,  in  which  Sanger  and  Bliss 
were  on  scratch. 

To-day  Bliss  weighs  seventy-three  pounds  less 
than  Sanger,  or  113  pounds,  and  will  ride  no  more 
until  he  starts  training  for  records  Oct.  15,  at 
Birmingham. 

Cabanne  took  scratch  and  started  alone  from 
that  mark  in  the  mile  handicap.  He  had  his  field 
at  the  half  At  the  three-quarters  Goehler  j  u  mped 
out  and  all  was  over  but  the  fireworks.  Cabanne 
failed  by  a  length,  L.  C.  Johnson  again  run- 
ning third. 

Sanger  killed  himself  taking  four  laps  in  the 
two-mile  lap  race,  Goehler,  Githens  and  Baker 
each  securing  four  and  in  a  toss  up,  the  positions 
as  named.  Frank  Trappe,  a  Cleveland  boy,  met 
with  a  picnic  in  the  A  events,  winning  four  of  six. 
He  was  an  unknown  as  was  Newburn,  who,  be- 
sides his  novice  race  of  to-day,  placed  the  mile 
handicap  by  fifty  yards  to  his  credit.  The  summary : 
Half-mile,  open,  class  A.  1:20  class— Frank  Trappe,  1; 
J.  E.  Patterson,  2;  George  Redfern,  3;  time.  1:11  1-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  B— E.  C.  Johnson,  1 ;  Brown, 
2;  Cooper,  3;  Cabanne,  4;  time,  :32  1-5. 
One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— J.  K.  Newburn,  140  yds., 


1;  Otto  Mayo,  CO  yds.,  2;  J.  E.  Patterson,  60  yds.,  3;  G.  M. 
Withington,  ]50  yds..  4;  time,  2:14  8-5. 

One-mile,  open,  class  B— Brown,  1:  Cabanne,  2;  Sanger, 
3;  time,  2:441-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  class  A— Frank  Trappe,  1;  Banker, 
2;  Paul  Nelson,  3;  time,  :.33. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B— E  C.  Johnson,  30  yds.,  1; 
Cooper,  25  yds.,  2;  L.  C.  Johnson,  45  yds.,  3;  Githens,  20 
yds.,  4;  Sanger,  scratch,  5;  time,  1:07  3-5. 

One-mile,  2:.30  class,  class  A— Frank  Trappe,  1;  S.  W. 
Ramsey,  2;  George  Eedfern,  3;  time.  2:34. 

Halt-mile,  open,  class  B— Brown,  1;  Macdonald,  2;  Cab- 
anne, 3;  Baker,  4;  Goetz,  5;  time,  1:14. 

One-mile,  challenge  cup  for  western  Pennsylvania  rid- 
ers—A. L.  Banker,  1;  Otto  Mayo,  2;  P.  E.  Jackson,  3; 
time,  3:22  3-5. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B-Goehler,  60  yds.,  1;  Cab- 
anne, scratch,  2;  L.  C.  Johnson,  70  yds.,  3;  Goetz,  TO  yds., 
4;  time,  2:3J. 

Half-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Trappe,  15  yds.,  1;  New- 
bum,  70  yds..  2;  C.  Quimby,  45  yds.,  3;  time,  1:06  3-5. 

Two-mile,  lap  race,  class  B,  time  limit  5:20;  special 
prizes  each  lap— Sanger,  13  points,  1;  Baker,  Goehlei, 
Githens  4  pnirits  each;  time,  6:W. 


WOODBURY'S  25-MILE  ROAD  RACE. 

Dampman  Wins  tte  Time  Prize,  but  Cramer 
Finishes  First. 
Philadelphia,  Oct.  l.—Tlie  annual  "Woodbury 
road  race  was  run  off  over  the  Telford  road  south 
of  that  pretty  little  Jersey  town  last  Saturday 
afternoon.  Frank  Dampman  (scratch)  won  the 
time  medal,  covering  the  course  in  1  hr.  20  min. 
The  race  was  won  by  H.  Cramer  of  Woodbury 
who,  with  a  handicap  of  nine  minutes,  negotiated 
the  distance  in  1  hr.  24  min.  The  men  finished 
in  the  following  order: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

H.  Cramer 9:00       1 :24 

W.  W.  Henderson 9:00       1:24:15 

J.  Y.  Rust 9:00        1:27 

O.  K.  H.  Thompson 8:00       1:28:15 

F.  E.  Dampman scr.       1:20 

C.  E.  Elliott scr.       1:21 

A.  S.  Wilson 12:00       1:34 

V.  D.  John 0:00       1:28:10 


THE  PLAINFIELD  RACES. 


The    Impures    Divide    Up    the    Prizes  to   Suit 
Their  Own  Tastes. 

PLAINFIELD,  N.  J.,  Sept.  29.— The  plutocratic, 
but  hitherto  so  far  as  patronizing  their  fine  bicy- 
cle track  is  concerned  parsimonious  Plainfielders, 
repented  to  some  extent  this  afternoon  of  their 
previous  lack  of  local  patriotism  and  turned  out 
to  the  number  of  about  fifteen  hundred  to  witness 
some  excellent  class  A  races  and  a  lottery  exhibi- 
tion by  a  quartette  of  third-rate  impures,  who, 
in  the  absence  of  Titus  and  Helfert — who  have 
been  laid  up  here  since  yesterday  with  malarial 
fever  contracted  at  Baltimore,  and  will  have  to 
seek  rest  and  recuperation  for  the  rest  of  the  rac- 
ing season — divided  up  the  very  generous  prizes 
among  themselves  so  openly  as  to  be  apparent  to 
the  veriest  innocent.  It  was  probably  the  last 
race  meet  of  the  season  hereabouts,  and  a  big 
crowd  of  the  pures,  including  many  of  the  cracks, 
was  on  hand  for  further  glory  or  a  last  try  for 
consolation. 

In  the  first  heat  of  the  mile  scratch  Monte 
Scott,  Barbeau,  Durnen  and  two  or  three  other 
good  ones  heeded  not  the  2:40  warning  of  the 
referee  to  the  extent  of  eight  seconds,  and  so 
made  of  the  second  heat  a  final.  They  will  now 
have  a  whole  winter  in  which  to  reflect  on  the 
severity  of  our  referees  and  the  prejudice  of  our 
ace-giving  public  against  loafing.  In  the  final  J. 
H.  Harrison,  a  fast-improving  Asbury  Park  boy, 
gave  Teddy  Goodman,  Charley  Grauger  and  George 
CofSn  a  .surprise  by  jumping  them  successfully  on 
the  turn  into  the  homestretch. 

The  two-third  mile  for  B  boys  may  have  been 


on  the  level  (for  they  made  quite  a  good  play  at  a 
genuine  race)  and  Burnett  perhaps  earned  his  first 
prize  in  the  mile  scratch  by  some  fairly  fast  going, 
but  the  two-mile  handicap  was  either  a  gift  enter- 
prize  or  a  raffle  of  the  rankest  kind. 

About  all  the  back-mark  men  managed  to 
qualify  for  the  mile  handicap,  and  had  they  not 
been  a  little  too  stingy  about  making  pace  for  one 
another  should  have,  considering  the  time  made, 
carried  off  the  prizes  by  some  pretty  stifi"  scorch- 
ing. 

The  five-mile  handicap,  which,  by  the  way, 
seems  to  be  very  popular,  as  it  drew  and  always 
draws  as  big  a  field  of  starters  as  any  race,  was 
run  by  unanimous  consent  in  a  novel  fashion  to 
do  away  with  five-mile  heats.  Two-mile  qualify- 
ing heats  were  run  under  a  special  handicap, 
Monte  Sontt,  20  vards,  winning  ihu  first  in 
4:.56  2-.'i;  J.  >£.  Harrison,  100  yards,  the  second  in 
4:50  2-5,  and  C.  M.  Ertz,  90  yards,  the  third  in 
5:02  1-5.  The  final  at  five  miles  looked  as  though 
it  were  going  to  be  a  record  breaker.     Bofinger 

jflnd  Monte  Scott,  the  scratch  men,  catching  the 
bunch  at  two  and  a  half  miles,  the  former  finish- 
ing the  three  miles  in  7 :30.  As  soon  as  the  field 
was  nabbed,  however,  the  pace  at  once  dropped. 

.  The  last  mile  Monte  Scott  and  "Bof '  preceded  by 
three  yellow-bellied  Riversides — Goodman,  Bar- 
beau  and  Granger — made  the  running.  On  the 
last  lap  that  hard-working,  honest  old  "Bof 
started  in  to  cut  out  the  pace  in  rare  style;  but 
Scott  jumped  him  on  the  last  turn,  and  Granger 
and  Barbeau  beat  the  old  thoroughbred  to  the 
tape,  the  whole  quartette  inches  apart,  in  12:47 
1-5,  thus  winding  up  the  local  track  racing  sea- 
son with  one  of  the  best  contests  of  the  year.  The 
summary : 

One-mile,  novice— Final  heat— C.  Ray,  1;  C.  S.  Willey, 
2;  C.  K.  Stevens,  3;  time,  2:43  3-5. 

One-mile,  scratch- Final  heat— J.  H.  Harrison,  1,  by  a 
length;  Charles  Granger,  2,  by  two  lengths;  F.  F.  Good- 
man, 3;  time,  2:32  2  5. 

Two-third-mile,  class  B— I.  A.  SUvie,  1,  by  a  length;  O. 
S.  Brandt,  2,  by  inches;  A.  H.  Barnett,  3;  time  1:403-5. 
W.  H.  Wells  also  rode. 

One-mile  handicap— Final  heat— H.  B.  Scott,  100  yds., 
1,  by  half  wheel;  W.  D.  Krecht,  170  yds..  2,  by  half  wheel; 
W.  D.  McGurn,  120  yds.,  3;  time,  2:17  2-5. 

One-mile,  scratch,  for  class  B— A.  H.  Barnett,  1,  by  four 
lengths;  I.  A.  Silvie,  2,  -by  a  length;  O.  S.  Brandt,  S;  time, 
2:39  t5.    W.  H.  Wells  also  ran. 

"Two-mile,  scratch,  for  class  B— O.  S.  Brandt,  60  yds.,  1, 
by  a  wheel;  W.  H.  Wells,  60  yds.,  3;  time,  5:12  3-5.  Silvie, 
40  yds.,  finished  third,  but  was  disqualified  for  looking 
back. 

Five  mile,  handicap— Final  heat — M.  Scott,  scratch,  1; 
C-K  Granger,  110  yds.,  2;  W.  A.  Barbeau,  200  yds.,  3;  E. 
A.  Bofinger,  scratch,  4;  time,  12:47  1-5.  The  trials  were 
run  as  two-mile  handicaps. 


THE  ROAD  RACING  FEVER, 


It  Once  More  Attacks  the  Scorchers  About  New 
York. 
New  YoEK,  Sept.  30. — With  the  close  of  the 
track  racing  season  a  virulent  road  racing  craze 
seems  to  have  struck  the  metropolitan  district. 
The  chosen  twenty  who  are  to  endeavor  by  the 
aid  of  competition  and  pacemakers  to  knock  the 
twenty-five-mile  road  record  to  fiinders  over  the 
Union  county  course  next  Saturday  vrill  be  an^ 
nounced  on  Tuesday  morning  in  the  Recorder,  the 
promoter  of  the  affair.  Titus  and  Helfert  are 
now,  of  course,  out  of  it,  but  Miller  and  Barnett 
will  represent  the  Spalding  interests  in  the  affair. 
The  record  is  sure  to  go  and  under  the  favorable 
conditions  under  which  the  race  will  be  run  the 
figures  made  are  pretty  sure  to  last  for  some  time, 
so  the  manufacttrrers  are  naturally  much  inter- 
ested in  the  event.  Among  the  entries  are:  Wil- 
liam Van  Wagoner,  E.  P.  Searle,  the  Knowland 
brothers  and   John  Gardener  on  the  Syracuse;  C. 


W.  andG.W.  Coffin,  Monte  Scott  and  H.  F. 
Lochrs  on  the  Lyndhurst;  F.  E.  Doup  and  C.  T. 
Earl  on  the  Liberty;  James  Willis  on  the 
Raleigh;  Nat  Butler  on  the  Lovell;  and  Teddy 
Goodman  on  the  Columbia.  This  list  is  far  from 
being  complete  and  may  be  entirely  changed 
when  the  to-be  record-breakers  are  announced. 

Wednesday  afternoon  the  Brooklyn  CiKsem'«  ten- 
mile  handicap  was  run  on  the  Ocean  Parkway 
course.  There  were  110  entries,  ninety  starters 
and  eighty  finishers.  The  leading  handicap  win- 
ners were: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

John  Warner 4:00       31  :.59 

F.  D.  White 1:30       29:47 

R.  Mansfield 3:15       31:.37 

O.  Hed.strom 2:45       30:55 

C.  G.  Carpenter 3:00       31:28 

L.  Derger 2:45      '3Irl5 

Julius  Bindrim 3:30        32:03 

E.Bofinger ::0       29:06 

F.  A.  Hendricks 2:30       31:09 

G.  B.  Smith 1:15       29:67 

The  winners  of  the  time  prizes  were: 

Name  Time  Name  Time 

E.  Bofinger 29:06       J.  M.  Baldwin 30:23 

Monte  Scott 29:11       C.  S.  Henshaw 30^42 

F.  D.  White 29:47       David  Simmons 80:'54 

G. T.Smith 29:57       O.  Hedstrum 30^55 

G.  Kuhlke 30:17       L   G.  Hoppe 31:00 

The  Asbury  Park  Wheelmen  gave  a  ten-mile 

handicap  yesterday  with  twenty-two  starters. 
The  course  was  to  ElberOn  and  return  by  a  laby- 
rinthian  course.  Numerous  prizes  wera  awarded 
by  the  merchants.  George  Taylor  won  the  race 
in  31:15  actual  time.  The  time  went  to  George 
Taylor,  Harry  B.  Martin  and  Joseph  Boyce. 

A  match  race  of  twenty-five  miles  at  Paterson 
yesterday  between  Louis  Laffray  of  the  Tourist 
Cycle  Club  and  Thomas  Hughes  of  the  Eastside 
Wheelmen  attracted  fully  3,000  spectators,  so  in- 
tense is  the  rivalry  between  the  men  and  the 
clubs  they  represent.  The  course  was  to  Ridge- 
field  and  back  twice  and  to  Garfield  and  back 
once  The  New  York  Times  put  up  a  handsome 
medal.  Hughes  won  by  two  feet  in  1:19 :25|. 
Both  men  had  tumbles  and  had  to  change  wheels, 
Laffray  entered  a  claim  of  foul,  which  was  liot 
allowed. 

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SANGER' S  BIG  HA  UL . 


W6n  Four  Good  Races  at  Wheeling — A  Serious 
Smash. 
Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  Sept.  30. — Sanger  sur- 
prised the  talent  to-day  by  walking  away  cleverly 
with  four  of  the  six  class  B  races.  He  was  a 
selling  plater  yesterday,  but  to-day  was  a  star 
performer  of  the  first  water,  pulling  down  |700  in 
prizes,  the  greatest  day's  killing  of  the  season. 
He  was  at  the  post  five  times  and  landed  the  mile 
'  'international' '  race  twice,  the  first  being  outside 
limit  twelve  seconds.  Sanger  came  near  failing 
the  second  time  through  a  serious  spill  on  the 
backstretch,  in  which  a  half-dozen  wheels  were 
smashed  and  the  riders  badly  scraped,  but  none 
hurt  seriously.  Sanger  led  away  from  the  bunch 
and  won  by  two-lengths,  and  Macdonald  who  had 
set  three-quarters  the  pace  and  won  second  in  the 
first  run,  took  .second  in  the  rnn  over.  Githens 
came  like  a  whirlwind  and  was  running  third 
when  twenty-yards  from  home  he  sat  up.  This 
cost  him  1100,  for  Tom  Eddy  pushed  over  the 
tape  a  foot  to  the  good.  Githens  did  not  know 
Eddy  had  escaped  the  crash  and  thouaht  himself  a 
certain  third. 

Fye  miss'  Prediction. 

The  track,  a  half,  was  safe  a.nd  fast,  the  day  was 
perfect — cool  and  without  wind — and  the  men  felt 
like  riding.  Sanger  had  taken  a  larger  gear  by 
four  inches  (76)  than  used  at  Pittsburg,  and  was 
right  at  home  on  the  long  finish.     Bliss  was  pres- 


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The  combination  seems  to  work  well  in  Utah,  where  George  L.  Weiler  and  his  20  lb.  STERLING  have 
carried  everything  before  them  this  season.  Since  May  30,  Weiler  has  won  14  firsts,  10  seconds  and  4' 
thirds.  He  has  won  five  time  prizes  and  has  lov.'ered  different  Utah  records  no  less  than  eleven  times  this 
year.  He  has  won  the  quarter-mile  and  five  mile  Utah  championships,  and  on  Sept,  29  reduced  the  state 
record  in  competition  to  2:.'3  1-5.  Weiler  and  the  STERLING  are  the  high-cockalorums  of  cycling  in 
Utah.    They  rule  the  roost. 

American  24-Hour  Road  Record. 

At  Washington,  Sept.  24,  Mr.  John  J.  Fister  on  a  SO-lb.  STERLING  broke  the  record,  which  has  stood 
for  over  two  years,  by  riding  311 1-4  milps.  Wheel  and  rider  in  perfect  condition  at  the  finish,  so  the 
telegram  read.  We  shall  have  something  to  say  about  Fister  and  his  STERLING  next  week.  Have  also 
a  big  batch  or  STERLING  wins  on  both  road  and  track  to  Are  at  you.  In  the  meantime,  get  in  your  order 
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eut  but  started  iu  no  races,  couliniug  his  efforts  to 
a  half-mile  ride,  with  tandem  pacins,  iu  which  he 
did  :59,  Githens  and  Lumsden  heing  on  the  tan- 
dem. To-night  Bliss  has  knocked  off  training  and 
is  the  care-free  boy  of  old.  He  will  add  twenty 
pounds  to  his  weight  before  going  into  training  at 
Birmingham  for  records.  Bliss  smiled  to-day 
when  told  of  Johnson's  record.  He  declared  it 
a  splendid  performance,  but  said  the  record 
must  go  to  1 :48,  at  least,  before  it  would  stand. 
Qood  Class  A.  Races, 

Of  the  class  A  races  to-day,  a  word.  Banker, 
Trappe,  Bernhardt — all  three  are  cracks  of  great 
value  and  the  finishes  they  put  up  were  "hair- 
splitting." In  the  first  mile  open  Trappe  gained 
eighteen  inches  on  Banker  with  his  finishing  jump 
of  fifteen  yards  and  the  two  crossed  the  tape  six 
inches  apart  and  dangerously  close  together.  A 
yard  beyond  the  tape  both  let  up,  there  was  a 
crash  and  the  two  tangled  their  legs  in  a  sliding 
tumble.  Banker  raised  up,  but  Trappe  did  not 
come  to  until  he  was  carried  away. 

In  the  .second  class  A  mile  open  Bernhardt  de- 
feated Banker  a  foot  and  when  the  race  had  to  be 
run  over  Banker  returned  the  compliment. 

Trappe  took  the  mile  handicap  from  60  yards  in 
2:17,  winning  this  race  also  with  his  good  finish- 
ing sprint  of  fifteen  yards. 

Sanger  and  JSliss  JFavorites. 

Wheeling  people  last  year  looked  upon  Zim- 
merman as  king  and  on  Sanger  they  placed  the 
same  opinion  this  jear,  in  which  they  were  not 
disappointed.  Bliss  was  a  warm  favorite  and 
loudly  cheered  as  he  came  on  the  track   for  his 

time  trial. 

Good  Class  B  Events. 

In  the  first  half-mile  open  E.  C.  Johnson  made 
a  jump  and  in  turn  was  jumped  by  Cabaune. 
Brown,  going  around,  the  outside,  made  a  good 
run  for  home.  Cooper  was  second  ten  yards  from 
the  tape  but  was  beaten  by  Goetz.  JIacdonald 
was  fourth,  Githens  fifth  and  Cabanne  sixth. 
Sanger  did  not  compete. 

Brown  and  Cabanne  stayed  out  of  the  mile 
open  for  the  "international"  in  which  botii  came 
to  grief.  Sanger  was  leading  at  the  half  Then 
Eddy  pulled  Conn  Baker  out  for  a  lead,  which 
Sanger  had  no  diSicnlty  in  overhauling,  L.  C. 
Johnson  sleigh-riding  into  second,  and  Conn  Baker 
into  third. 

Cabanne,  with  a  lot  of  new  cuts  and  bruises  (he 
is  one  of  the  worst  bandaged-up  men  on  the  cir- 
cuit), went  from  scratch  in  the  two-mile  handicap. 
The  field  bunched  and  loafed,  Cooper  proving  best 
man  on  the  sprint,  with  Cabanne  second  and  L. 
C.  Johnson  third. 

Sanger  won  the  half  mile  and  Githens  made  a 
game  run  into  second,  Goetz  beating  Goehler  by  a 
hair  for  third. 

There  was  a  division  of  pacing  in  the  two-mile 
and  again  L.  C.  Johnson  went  into  second  behind 
Sanger;  Cabanne  third.     The  summary: 

Half-mile,  open,  class  B— Brown,  1;  Gtoetz.  2;  Cooper,  3; 
Macdonald,  4;  Githens,  5;  Cabanne,  6;  time,  1:111. 

One-mile,  open,  A— F.  L.  Trappe,  1;  A.  L.  Banker,  2;  O. 
P.  Bernhardt,  3;  S.  W.  Ramsey,  4;  time,  2:34. 

One-mile,  open,  B— Sanger,  1;  L,  C.  Johnson,  2;  Conn 
Baker,  3;  Goehler,  4;  Goetz,  5;  Time,  2:27. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— F.  L.  Trappe,  60  yds.,  1; 
George  Eedfern,  130  yds.,  2;  Otto  Maya,  50  yds.,  3;  C. 
Quimby,  60  yds.,  4;  time,  2:17i. 

One-mile,  "international,"  class  B— Sanger,  1;  Macdon- 
ald,  2;  Cabanne,  3;  Brown,  4;  Githens,  5;  Johnson,  6;  time, 
2:36*.  Limit  2:-25.  Run-over— Sanger,  1;  Macdouald,  2; 
Eddy,  3;  Githens,  4;  time,  2:18. 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— O.  P.  Bernhardt,  1;  A.  L. 
Banker,  2;  J.  E.  Patterson,  3;  S.  W.  Ramsey,  4;  C. 
Quimby,  5.  Time  not  up  to  limit.  Run-over— Banker,  1; 
Bernhardt,  2;  Maya,  3;  time,  2:31. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B — Cooper,  60  yds.,  1 ;  Cab- 
anne, scratch,  2;  L.  C.  Johnson,  90  yds.,  3;  Goetz,  90  yds., 
4;  time,  5:37}. 


Halt  mile,  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1;  Githens,  2;  Goetz, 
3;  E.  C  Johnson,  4;  time,  1:12^. 

Two-mile,  open,  class  B— Sanger,  1;  .Johnson,  2;  L.  D. 
Cabanne,  3;  time,  5:12. 

«       * 

CHICAGO  RACE  CHATTER. 

The  Chicago  C.  C.'s  Road  Race  on  Saturday — 
Other  Events. 
At  present  indications  are  that  the  ten-mile 
road  race  of  the  Chicago  C.  C.  will  be  a  record- 
breaker  both  in  the  matter  of  time  and  value  of 
prizes.  Already  the  list  foots  up  to  nearly  a  thou- 
sand dollars  in  value,  the  first  prize  being  a  '95 
Road  King  and  the  first  time  prize  a  '!15  Muuger. 
Githens  and  Lumsden  will  likely  ride  tandem; 
likewise  Peck  and  Tracy  Holmes  and  two  other 
tandem  teams  are  likely  to  start.  All  the  cracks 
of  the  clubs,  excepting  Bliss,  will  ride — Davis, 
Dasey,  Nicolet,  the  two  Pecks,  Holmes, 
Cleaver,  Levy,  Steele,  Thompson,  Lumsden, 
Githens,  Barrett,  Sinsabaugh,  Osraun  and  others. 
There  will  be  a  mighty  struggle  for  time  and  the 
record  ought  to  drop  if  good  weatlier  prevails. 
The  course  is  on  Fifty-fifth  street,  starling  at  Hal- 
sted,  to  Western  avenue,  north  to  Tliirty-lhird 
and  return. 

A.t  Dyniontl's  Track. 

The  Crescent  Wheelmen  held  their  field  day  at 
Dymond's  track  last  Sunday.  The  bicycle  races 
were  the  main  feature.     Gus  Opitz  captured  the 


.*    W***! 


quarter,  third  and  the  half-mile  events  in  :38  .3-5, 
:48  and  1:13  2-5.  C.  R.  Trimmer  finished  second 
in  each  of  these  races.  The  half-mile  handicap 
went  to  J.  H.  Haman,  Opitz  second,  in  1:13  2-5, 
as  did  the  mile  handicap  in  2:37  1-5,  Ojitz  being 
again  second.  The  two-mile  handicap  was  won 
by  Charles  Wanberg,  G.  Kloss  second;  time, 
5:14  1-5.  Horace  Bane  rode  an  exhibition  mile, 
paced  by  Jordan,  Heywood  and  others,  but  owing 
to  the  stiff"  breeze  and  rough  track  was  unable  to 
do  better  than  2:25. 

Keats  Cup  Won  by  Urban. 
The  final  race  of  the  ^55olus  club  for  the  Keats 
cup  was  held  Saturday  over  the  west  side  ten- 
mile  course,  the  winner  being  E.  T.  Urban,  a  3:15 
man.  Buttron  rode  from  scratch  but  came  to 
grief  through  a  punctured  tire.  Swenson  was 
first    in  time    (30:00)    defeating  his  markmate, 

Solum.     The  summary: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

Emil  T.  Urban 3:15       32:07 

H.  Swenson scr.       30:CO 

Theodore  Solum scr.       .30:15 

W.  T.  Niemann 2:00       33:00 

Stnall  Events. 

The  first  annual  ten-mile  road  race  of  the  This- 
tle Cycling  Club  was  run  over  the  Garfield  _  Park 
course  Sunday  morning.  First  time  was  won  by 
C.  H.  Stsphens  in  28:50  and  first  place  by  A.  H. 
Stewart  from  the  ten-minute  mark  in  32:12. 

At  Fort  Sheridan  Saturday  2,000  people  at- 
tended the  ^ames  of  the  North  Shore  Athletic 
Association.  I.  0.  Walker,  William  Perry  was 
the  order  of  finish  in  the  junior  mile  bicycle  race, 
the  time  being  3:18  4-5.  The  two-mile  race  was 
wonbyW.  E.  Moore  in  8:35  3-5,  with  Walker 
second. 

Dan  O'Leary's  athletic  tournament  Saturday,  at 


the  south  side  ball  grounds,  was  not  much  of  a 
success.  The  twenty-five-mile  letter  carriei's' 
race  was  won  by  II.  F.  Palmer,  who  had  five 
minutes'  start,  in  1  hr.  1(>  sec.  Olzeiaski  was 
second,  Alsou  third  and  Iverson  fourth.  Jones 
won  the  ten-mile  colored  men's  race,  ^vith  Dun- 
ham second. 

*■  it- 

Few  B's  at  Wellsville. 

Wellsville,  O.,  Oct.  2. — Sanger  appeared  at 
the  meet  here  to-day  for  probably  the  last  time 
this  season.  He  may  not  ride  at  Waltham  Thurs- 
day as  he  feels  Manager  Bradstreet  has  not  treated 
him  fairly  in  trying  to  bring  him  into  a  match 
race  with  .lohu  S.  .Johnson  on  that  occasion  and 
without  his  sanction.  It  was  thought  to  bring 
Bliss  into  such  a  deal,  and  a  telegram  wa.s  received 
by  Bliss  Sunday  to  that  effect,  to  which  he  replied 
"ni.K."     Sanger  leaves  for  Waltham  to-night. 

To-day's  B  races  had  but  fourteen  entries  and 
eight  men  came  to  the  post.  The  day  was  pleas- 
ant but  a  stiff'  wind  blew  down  the  stretch. 
Brown  won  the  half  and  mile  open  contests, 
Sanger  second,  two  lengths  liack  in  the  ludf  and 
third  in  the  mile,  Cabaune  following  Pirown  and 
pushing  bim  hard  to  the  tape.  Tlie  time  for  the 
hill-mile  was  1 :08  1-5,  that  for  the  mile  2:25.  In 
the  mile  handicap  L.  C.  Johnson,  (JO  yards,  was 
firs! ;  Cabanne,  who  went  scratch,  second;  Goetz, 
70  yards,  and  E.  C.  Johnson,  50  yards,  third  and 
fourth.  Time,  2:32  2-5.  All  finished  only  inches 
apart.  Cabanne  won  the  half-mile  handicap  from 
scratch  in  1 :08  4-5  with  E.  C.  Johnson,  25  yards, 
second  and  L.  C.  Johnson,  30  yards,  third.  Of 
the  class  A  events  the  half  and  the  mile  open 
were  won  by  F.  L.  Trappe,  Bernhardt  running 
second  and  Patterson  third  in  both  races.  The 
time  was  1:08  3-5  for  the  half  and  2:29  for  the 
mile  event.  George  Redfem  won  the  two-mile 
handicap,  A,  from  the  240 -yard  mark;  B. 
C.  Irons,  270  yards,  was  second  and 
0.  Maya,  120  yards,  third;  time  4:51.  The  mile 
handicap,  A,  went  to  B.  C.  Irons,  150  yards;  G. 
H.  Hale,  110  yards,  and  G.  Redfern,  130  yards, 
finishing  second  and  third;  time  2:17  4-5.  Bern- 
hardt captured  the  two-mile  open,  class  A,  in 
4:54,  Patterson  being  second  and  Maya  third.  R. 
F.  Goetz  road  an  exhibition  half  in  1:03,  paced  by 
Sanger  and  Brown,  and  Brown  did  a  paced   mile 

in  2:04. 

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Team  Racing  at  Rochester. 

Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  1. — The  result  of  the 
team  road  race  Saturday  between  the  employes  of 
the  Rochester  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  and 
those  of  C.  J.  Conolly,  was  a  tie,  both  teams 
scoring  sixty-eight  points.  The  course  was  about 
twelve  mUes  long.  The  feature  of  the  event  was 
the  finish  between  LeMessurier  of  the  Rochester 
team  and  Hairy  L.  Conolly,  LeMessurier  win- 
ning by  half  a  wheel's  length  in  34:09. 

The  outcome  of  a  challenge  issued  by  the  team 
of  the  Union  and  Advertiser  to  the  riders  of  the 
Democrat  and  Chronicle  was  a  win  for  the  former, 
which  scored  eightj'  points  to  fixty-six.  The 
former  team  will  ride  against  the  riders  of  the 
Post-Express  Oct.  0. 

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R.  W.  C.  Races  at  Cleveland. 

Cleveland,  O.,  Sept.  29. — An  ideal  day  and 
an  excellent  track  made  the  second  annual  tour- 
nament of  the  Rover  Wheel  Club  highly  success- 
ful. Between  0.  B.  Haskins  of  the  Cleveland 
Wheel  Club,  who  won  three  firsts,  and  Clarence 
Proud  foot,  a  seventeen-year-old  lad  from  Mentor, 
who  lowered  the  boys'  half-mile  record  to  1:04, 
were  divided  the  honors  of  the  day. 

Haskins  won    three    good    races,    namaly  the 


qiarter-raile  open  iu  ::53  3-5,  Biaggins  autl  Cal- 
houQ  second  and  third,  the  mile  open  in  2:20, 
with  W.  C.  Emerick  second  and  T.  J.  Cull  third, 
and  from  the  100  yard  mark ,  the  mile  handicap, 
C.  F.  Williams,  80  yards,  running  second  and  T. 
Dngan,  110  yards,  third;  time  2:14  1-5.  The 
mile  handicap  went  to  Bragging,  70  yards,  Proud- 
fo  )t,  100  yards,  being  second  and  Carl  Adams,  120 
yards,  third,  the  time  being  2:15  1-5.  Williams 
took  the  two-mile  handicap  from  the  140  yard 
mark,  T.  C.  Booth  and  Braggins  running  in  the 
ordtr  named;  time  5:01  3-5.  The  final  e^■eut,  the 
five-mile  open,  was  gobbled  by  G.  D.  Comstock  in 
12:23  3-5,  Emerick  second  and  Proudfoot  third.  A 
mile  race  with  pacemakers  for  the  Rover  club 
championship  and  a  2:44  record  to  beat  was  also 
run  an  1  won  by  H.  T.  Gilbert,  who  went  the  dis- 
tance in  2:26.     George  Davis  was  second  and  Ray 

Davis  third. 

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Results  at  Canton,  111. 
Canton,  111.,  Oct.  2. — The  races  here  to-day 
were  well  attended.  Anderson  rode  an  unpaced 
mile  in  2:22  and  won  four  of  the 
class  A  events — the  quarter,  iu  which  F.  S.  Cole- 
man was  second  and  .T.  Miller  third,  in  :32;  the 
half,  with  Miller  second  and  Coleman  third,  in 
in  1:09;  the  mile  in  2:36^,  A.  E.  Prosel  being 
second  and  Bachelder  third,  and  the  the  three-mile 
handicap,  from  scratch,  in  7:53i,  Ned  Bates  and 
Prosel  running  second  and  third.  The  mile  2:30 
class  fell  to  Prosel,  with  Jones  second  and  Mick- 
ler  third,  the  time  being  2:53,  while  the  mile 
handicap,  A,  was  won  by  A.  C.  Bachelder,  90 
yds.,  W.  P.  Jones  running  second  and  H.  R. 
Mickler  third,  time  2:18k  Of  the  class  B  events 
the  half-mile  open  was  won  by  J.  N.  Coburn,  as 
was  the  two-mile  handicap  from  the  100-yard 
mark.  Levy,  scratch,  running  second  and  Keator, 
100  yards,  third.  In  the  half-mile  event  Keator 
was  second  and  W.  B.  Taylor  third.  The  time  was 
1:084.  Levy  captured  the  mile  open  in  2:58, 
Coburn  running  second  and  Keator  third. 


Tonawasda  Class  A  Meet. 
Buffalo,  Oct.  1. — About  1,500  people  saw  the 
races  at  Tonawanda  last  Saturday,  for  which  I. 
B.  Potter,  candidate  for  chief  consul,  was  referee. 
The  track  was  not  in  good  shape,  which  resulted 
in  a  few  spills.  Next  to  Fisher  in  the  matter  of 
wins  came  Al  Weinig  who  won  the  lap  race  and 
five-mile  handicap,  F.  W.  Keller  and  E.  D. 
Leonert  being  second  and  third  in  the  former  and 
Leonert  and  DeTemple  finishing  in  the  order 
named  in  the  latter  event.  Time  for  the  lap  race 
was  5:18,  for  the  five-mile  handicap,  13:06.  The 
mile  opeirfell  to  P.  von  Boeckman,  in  2:28^,  with 
W.  A.  Lutz  second  and  D.  W.  Julier  third,  and 
the  half-mile  open  to  D.  W.  Fisher  in  1 :15,  W.  A. 
Lutz  and  D.  W.  Julier  finishing  second  and  third. 
The  mile  handicap  was  won  by  T.  J.  Sayles  from 
the  90  yard  mark,  D.  W.  Fisher,  scratch,  second 
and  C.  E.  Long,  110  yards,  third,  time  2:24J.  C. 
Werick,  45  yards,  captured  the  half-mile  handicap, 
E.  V.  Horan,  65  yards,  second  and  H.  G.  Winter, 
35  yards,  third;  time  1:06.  A.  D.  Mendie  won 
the  Tonawanda  championship  in  2:40,  H.  G. 
Winter  being  second  and  W.  E.  DeTemple  third. 
Dittley  and  Enney  won  the  mile  tandem  handicap 
from  the  100  yard  mark;  time  2:12.  Fisher  did 
an  unpaced  mile  in  2:26. 


Racing  on  the  Coast. 
San  Feancisco,   Oct.   1.— A  large  crowd  at- 
tended the  Olympic  Wheelmen's  meet  at  Reliance 
Park,  Alameda,  to-day.     The  slippery  condition 


THE    PAXTON,    ILL.,    IMPERIAL    TEAM. 


I.  Atwood.  W.  White.  P.  Kemp.  C.  B.  Nelson. 

V.  Kemp.  F.  Qourley.  F.  McCracken.  E.  Pitney. 


of  the  track  caused  several  falls,  none  of  them 
being  of  a  serious  nature,  however.  All  the  heats 
were  run  during  the  morning,  leaving  the  finals 
for  the  afternoon.  F.  Howard  Tuttle  of  Chicago 
officiated  as  starter.  The  event  of  the  day  was 
the  two-mile  handicap,  B,  which  brought  such 
cracks  as  Foster,  Wells,  Long,  Terrill  and  Osen  to 
the  mark.  Foster  started  scratch.  Terrill  wou 
the  race  by  a  wheel  from  Wells  in  5:04  4-5.  T. 
S.  Hall  won  the  half-mile  open,  B,  in  1:15,  with 
T.  Delmas  a  good  second.  The  final  of  the  mile 
handicap,  A,  was  captured  by  J.  H.  Dieckman 
(45  yds. )  after  an  exciting  finish,  C.  D.  Bates 
(50  yds.)  being  second;  time,  2:24.  Of  the  mile 
handicap,  class  B,  Oscar  Osen  (85  yds.)  was  the 
winner  in  2:24  1-5,  Wells  being  second.  The  lat- 
ter won  the  half-mile  invitation  in  1 :14  2-5  with 
Terrill  second  and  Osen  third.  J.  Fuller  took  the 
quarter-mile  club  in  :40  1-5  and  G.  A.  Missen 
won  in  the  half  mile.  A,  with  J.  H.  Dieckman  a 
close  second,  in  1:13}.  Rose  and  Missen  each 
made  an  unsuccessful  attempt  to  break  the  coast 
paced  mile  record.  Efibrts  to  break  the  coast 
tandem  record  were  also  unsuccessful. 


Ten-Mile  Road  Record  Down  to  24:40. 
Boston,  Sept.  29.— To-day  has  been  agrfeat 
one  in  road  racing  circles,  the  ten-mile  handicap 
of  the  Maiden  Wheelmen  proving  a  record 
breaker.  In  this  event  Mc  Duffee  beat  out  But- 
ler and  established  new  figures  for  the  distance, 
doing  20:40,  while  Butler's  time  was  just  two  sec- 
onds slower.  In  the  Somerville  road  race  the 
club  record  was  lowered. 


Bob  Holm  a  Racing  Man. 
St.  Louis,  Oct.  1.— The  South  Side  Cycle  Club 
held  its  first  anniial  road  race  yesterday  at  Tower 
Grove  Park.  The  distance  was  Ip  7-8  miles, 
being  three  times  around  the  outside  boundary  of 
the  park.  The  principal  interest  centered  in  the 
fight  for  time  prize,  a  magnificent  silver  cup 
fourteen  inches  high.  This  cup  must  be  won 
twice  before  the  contestant  can  keep  it.  The 
winner  was  William  Stocke,  with  a  handicap   of 


9:00,  his  time  being  36:38.  George Helmich,  who 
started  on  the  5:15  mark,  won  fifth  place  and  first 
time  in  35:00  fiat.  Chief  Consul  Holm  was  one 
ot  the  starters,  but  he  tried  to  ride  over  a  dog 
before  he  had  gone  100  yards  and  came  to  grief. 
The  first  eight  men  in  were: 

Bdcp.    Time. 

William  Stocke 9:00       .36:38 

C.  Nash 8:00       36:31 

Edward  Grayson 9:00       37:51 

A.  J.  Roscb 12:00       41:29 

Georj;e  Helmich 5:15       35:00 

O.  H.  Kassfeld 7:45       37:38 

M.  J.  Gilbert 10:00       39:54 

A.  J.  Helmich 6:15       36:13 


Bicker  Scooped  Four  Firsts. 

Hinckley,  111.,  Sept.  30.— Two  Chicagoans, 
Bicker  and  Schroeder,  had  things  entirely  their 
own  way,  winning  eight  prizes  in  the  four  events  in 
which  they  started.     The  summary: 

Half-mile,  open— J.  H.  Schroeder,  ];  C.  C.  Higgins,  2; 
B.  F.  Swanson,  3;  time,  1:20. 

One-mile,  open— G.  E.  Bicker,  1;  Schroeder,  2;  Higgins, 
3;  time,  3:03. 

One-mile,  handicap— Eay  Jackson,  .115  yds.,  1;  Malan 
Stark,  150  yds.,  2;  J.  H.  Dumo,  115  yds.,  3. 

One-mile,  open,  best  two  in  three— Bicker,  1;  Schroeder, 
2;  H.  A.  Hoyt,  3;  time,  1:20. 

Two-mile,  championship  of  Dekalb  county- Ray  Jack- 
son, 1;  B.  Swansea,  2;  time  6:26. 

Quarter-mile,  open,  best  two  in  -three— Bicker,  1 ; 
Schroeder,  2;  M.  Stark,  3;  time,  :38. 

Five-mile,  handicap- Bicker,  40  yds.,  1;  Schroeder,  75 
yds.,  2;  Addison  Burr,  350  yds.,  ,3;  time,  14:40. 


A  Colored  Race. 
Jim  Fortune,  the  colored  champion  of  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  will  have  a  ten-mile  road  race  on  the 
Boulevard  Friday  afternoon,  Oct.  12.  It  will  be 
a  regular  handicap  race  and  hotly  contested,  as 
several  of  the  colored  boys  who  will  enter  are  fast 

men. 

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Milwaukee's  Meet  for  Pures. 
Milwaukee,  Oct.  1. — A  good  field,  an  elegant" 
day,  with  the  track  in  the  best  condition  this  sea- 
son, but  a  poor  crowd,  is  the  synopsis  of  the  Mil- 
waukee Wheelmen's  tournament  at  National 
Park  Saturday.     The  racing  was  of  the  best  order 


^^^tf^e. 


for  the  pares.  The  most  interest  centered  ih  the 
Milwaukee  championship  —  between  W.  F. 
Sanger  and  Krocker.  The  latter  not  being  in 
form,  the  contest  centered  between  Sanger  and 
Howie,  after  the  latter's  win  in  the  half-mile  open 
and  mile  2:30  class.  In  a  rattling  finish  Sanger 
won  by  inches.  E.  W.  Eoth  rode  well,  winning 
the  one,  two  and  three-mile  handicaps  from  a 
good  field.  In  the  three-mile  handicap  Leon- 
hardt  and  A.  V.  Jackson,  the  scratch  men,  rode 
hard,  but  seemed  to  be  a  little  over  handicapped. 
The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice — A.  KingeDheimer,  1;  L.  Wagner,  2; 
Edward  Johnson,  3;  time,  2:42. 

Half-mile,  open— Will  Howie,  1;  W.  F.  Sanger.  2;  A.  V. 
Jackson,  B;  time,  1:83. 

One-mile,  handicap— E.  W.  Rotli,  90  yds.,  1;  A.  Krug- 
meier,  75  yds  ,  2;  E.  A.  Clifford,  85  yds.,  3;  time,  2:17  2  5. 

One-mile,  2:30  class— Will  Howie,];  A.  V.  Jacltson,  2; 
A.  L.  Leonhardt,  3;  time,  2:30  1-5. 

Two-mile,  handicap— E.  W.  Roth,  175  yds.,  1;  J.  C. 
Schmidtbauer,  2;  A.  Stoltz.  3;  time,  4:51. 

Quarter-mile,  open— W.  F.  Sanger,  1;  A.  V.  Jackson,  8; 

A.  L.  Leonhardt,  3;  time,  :33  2-5. 

Three-mile,  handicap— E.  W.  Roth,  250  yds.,  1 ;  A.  Krug- 
meier,  200  yds.,  2;  A.  F.  Bingenheimer,  250  yds.,  3;  time, 
7:26  2-5. 

One-mile,  Milwaukee  championship — W.  F.  Sanger,  1 ; 
Will  Howie,  2;  time,  2:36. 

W.  C.  Neilson  and  F.  T.  Andrae  rode  a  half- 
mile  on  a  tandem  in  1 :0,'5,    reducing  the  class  A 

state  record  of  1:11. 

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Chicagoans  Win  at  Springfield. 

SPRiN(iFlEl,D,  III.,  Sept.  2!). — The  main  feature 
of  the  Illinois  state  fair,  which  closed  to-day,  was 
the  bicycle  races.  Over  4,000  .spectators  were  at 
hand.  Owing  to  the  heavy  wind  the  time  made 
was  poor.  Morris  Townsley  of  Indianapolis  fouled 
Ijevy  in  the  two-mile  handicap,  causing  five  or  six 
men  to  fall.  Levy  was  badly  cut  under  the  left 
arm.  He  was  able  to  take  part  in  the  later  races, 
however.  The  boys  from  Chicago  capturied  a 
goodly  share  of  the  prizes,  which  consisted  of 
diamonds.     Summary: 

Half-mile,  opened— W.  D.  Decardy,  1;  M.  Nelson,  2;  C. 
W.  Davis,  3;  time,  1:20  2  5. 

One-mile,  open,  B— E.  W.  Ballard,  1;  Will  Evans,  2; 
Morris  Townley,  8;  time,  2:47. 

Two-mile,  handicap.  A— C.  S.  Batchelder,  340  yds.,  1 ;  S. 
G.  Singleton,  310  yds.,  2;  W.  P.  Distle,  350  yds.,  3;  time, 
4:32  2-5. 

Quarter-mile,  open— C.  W.  Davis,  1 ;  E.  E.  Anderson,  2; 
W.  J.  Klinger,  3;  time,  :36  2-5. 

Mile,  handicap— Will  Evans,  66  yds.,  1 ;  James  Levy,  CO 
yds.,  2;  J.  W.  Coburn,  25  yds.,  3;  time,  2:14  4-5. 

Two-mile,  Capital  City  Club— M.  R.  Thayer,  scratch,  ] : 

B.  F.  Edwards,  200  yds.,  2;  F.  W.  KiUius,  200  yds.,  3;  time, 
5:13  8  5. 

One-mile,  A— P.  W.  Klinger,  1;  M.  Nelson,  2;  W.  D. 
Cardy,  3;  time,  2:23. 

Quatter-mile,  open,  B— J.  W.  Coburn,  1;  James  Levy,  2; 
E.  W.  Ballard,  3;  time,  :35. 

Five-mile,  handicap.  A— W.  D.  Cardy,  360  yds.,  1;  W. 
E.  Kenyon,  350  yds.,  2;  C.  H.  Peck,  120  yds.,  3;  time,  12:17. 


A  Big  Indoor  Bicycle  Tournament. 

New  York,  Sept.  30. — A  big  bicycle  tourna- 
ment to  last  a  week  is  projected  by  Frank  W. 
Sanger,  manager  of  Madison  Square  Garden, 
some  time  in  Kovember.  It  is  proposed  to  have 
long  and  short  races  of  every  description  for  pures, 
impures  and  professionals,  among  which  will  be 
a  twenty-four-hour  go  against  the  record.  An  ef- 
fort will  be  made  to  secure  the  participation  of 
Zimmerman. 

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Big  Time  at  Waltham  This  Week. 

Boston,  Oct.  1. — Thursday  afternoon  wiU  see 
great  racing  at  the  Waltham  Park,  in  fact,  it  is 
expected  to  be  the  best  seen  in  this  section. 
Sanger  and  Johnson  have  agreed  to  ride  a  match 
race  for  a  diamond  of  great  value  and  the  result 
cannot  help  but  be  of  interest.     Then  again,  there 


is  a  special  invitation  race  in  which  Sanger,  Tyler, 
Johnson,  Cabaune,  Titus  and  Macdonald  will  com- 
pete. The  competitors  in  both  these  events  will 
be  paced  to  the  three-iiuarter  mark  by  one  of  the 
fastest  tandems  on  the  racing  circuit  and  an  efibrt 
will  be  made  to  bring  the  mile  competitive  record 
down  a  few  notches.  Other  events  are  mile 
handicap  and  mile  open  class  B,  and  several  class 
A  races. 

Pace  Should  Be  Warm. 
Et.lzAnETH,  N.  J.,  Oct.  3. — [Special  telegram.] 
— The  following  have  been  selected  to  go  against 
the  twenty-five-mile  road  record  over  the  Union 
county  course  on  Saturday:  tleorge  Coffin,  Bar- 
nett,  Earl,  Doup,  Talbot,  Eoome,  Scott,  Butler, 
Van  Wagoner,  Frank  Knowland,  Gardner,  Han- 
son, Line,  Hargan,  Searle,  Mooney,  Hughes, 
Carpenter,  White,  Hamilton  Musray,  Loehrs 
Young,  Charles  Knowland.  Notices  will  be  sent 
to  each  rider  and  all  are  expected  to  be  on  scratch 

at  3  o'clock. 

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Ray  McDonald  at  Danbury. 

Danbuey,  Conn.,  Oct.  2. — To-day's  races  were 

attended  by   several  thousand   people,  who   saw 

fine  racing  on  a  good  track.     The  mile  open,  class 


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B,  was  won  by  Macdonald,  in  2:32  2-5,  as  was  the 
mile  handicap  from  scratch  in  2:19.  F.  H.  Allen 
was  second  in  both  events.  G.  C.  Smith  won  the 
half-mile,  class  B,  handicap,  E.  W.  Heyer  being 
second,  time  1:04  2-5.  In  the  mile  handicap, 
class  A,  Howard  P.  Mosier  was  the  winner,  W. 

A.  Ladue  second,  time  2:13,  while  the  mile  open, 
class  A,  was  captured  by  G.  C.  Smith  in  2:22  2-5, 
E.  M.  Alexander  being  second.  H.  Fanton 
gobbled  the  Danbury  mile  champion.ship,  with  S. 

B.  Wheeler  .second,  in  2:27. 

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Good  Prizes  at  Decatur. 
A  good  meet  was  held  at  Decatur,  111.,  last  sea- 
son, so  F.  B.  Mueller  has  decided  to  give  another 
this  year.  The  programme  includes  ten  events — 
six  class  A,  three  class  B  and  an  unpaced  class  A 
mile.  The  prize  list  includes  five  bicycles,  six 
diamonds,  five  watches,  and  tires,  suits,  etc., 
without  number.  The  races  take  place  next  week 
Saturday,  entries  closing  Oct.  6  for  the  handicaps 
and  Oct.  11  for  the  open  races. 

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Small  Meet  at  New  Rochelle,  N.  Y. 

New  Eochelle,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  29. — The  Hnge- 
not  Wheelmen  held  their  second  annual  race  meet 


over  a  circular   road  course  in  front  of  their  club 
house  this  afternoon.     The  results: 

One-mile,  club  handicap— C.  F.  Kingsley,  2E0  yds.,  1 ; 
Raymond  Fries,  200  yds.,  2;  J.  M.  Pearley,  300  yds.,  3; 
time,  2:21 1-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  open— A.  Oatman,  1  min  ,1;  C.  S. 
Henshaw,  scratch,  8;  W.  A.  Wheepley,  3;  time,  14:46  1-3. 

Two-mile,  scratch,  open — H.  L.  Howard,  1;  J.  M.  Pera- 
ley,  8;  F.  B.  Blacklege,  3;  time.  5:45. 

In  the  quarter-mile  obstacle  race  each  man  had  to  pick 
up  and  carry  an  apple,  a  Hag,  a  cabbage  and  a  small  pail 
of  water  without  spilling  more  than  half  the  load.  R. Fries 
finished  first,  but  the  race  was  given  to  E.  B.  Banks  for 
carrying  his  load  successfully. 

Ten-mile  handicap— G.  J.  Thompson,  1;  C.  S.  Hcushaw, 
2:  C.  S  Dimmost,  3;  time,  39:45. 

Five-mile,  relay  race— Hugenot  Wheelmen  (F.  F.  Black- 
lege, Bert  Foy,  Harry  Howard),  1;  Greenwich  Wheelmen 
(W.  A.  Wheepley,  J.  Thompson,  C.  T.  Henshaw),  S;  time 
14:55  1-5. 

*        * 

Racing  on  Long  Island. 

Amityvii.le,  L.  I.,  Sept.  29.— The  lied  Star 
Wheelmen's  races  attracted  a  large  crowd  and 
some  of  the  best  Long  Island  riders  and  others 
from  more  distant  points.     The  .summary: 

One-mile,  novice— Carl  Hubbard,  1;  0.  D.  Baylis,  2; 
time,  3:04. 

One-mile,  3:00  class -F.  D.  White,  1;  B.  EgleholiE,  2: 
time,  2:41. 

One-mile,  handicap — F.  D.  White,  ];  S.  Cully,  2;  time, 
8:27i. 

Half-mile,  for  boys  under  15— G.  Homan,  1;  A.  Mun:;,  2; 
time,  1:18. 

Two-mile,  handicap— J.  M.  Baldwin,  1;  J.  T.  Warner,  8; 
time,  5:0ej. 

100-yard  show  race- N.  Roe,  1 ;  time,  4:05. 

Half-mile,  scratch— F.  B.  Eglehoff,  1;  J.  M.  Baldwin,  2; 
time,  1:16. 

One-mile,  championship  of  Queens  and  Suffolk  conn  - 
ties— F.  I).  White,  1;  G.  B.  Smith,  2;  time,  2:37*. 


Colorado  Record  Lowered. 

Denver,  Colo.,  Sept.  29. — The  Denver  Wheel 
Club's  races  to-day  were  attended  by  a  large 
crowd,  which  saw  good  racing  and  one  state 
record  broken.     The  summary: 

Half  mile,  class  B— Marion  Black,  1;  F.  G.  Barnett,  2; 
R.  Gerwing,  3;  time,  1:10  3  5. 

One-mile,  scratch,  class  A— G.  A.  PhiUips,  1:  J.  D. 
Parks,  2;  F.  H.  McCall,  3;  time,  2:35  2-5. 

Quarter-mile,  class  B—F.  G.  Barnett,  1;  R.  Gerwing, 
2;  C.  Pugh,  3;  time,  :82  3-5. 

Two-mile,  class  A — Parks  and  Phillips,  dead  heat  for  1 ; 
F.  H.  McCall,  3;  Runoff  won  by  Phillips;  time,  5:12  8-5. 

Five-mile,  handicap,  class  A— J.  D.  Parks,  1;  M.  Kreutz, 
2;  E.  T.  Smith,  3;  time,  13:48  1  5. 

One-mile,  class  B—F.  G.  Barnett,  1;  Marion  Black,  2; 
Charles  Pugh.  3;  time, 2:32. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  class  B—F.  G.  Barnett,  1:  M. 
Black,  2;  Rutherford,  3;  time.  5:18i. 


Race  Notes. 

How  far  Fontaine,  the  Englishman,  aciually 
rode  in  the  North  Eoad  Club's  twenty-four-hour 
race  will  ever  be  a  question.  He  is  credit«d  with 
breaking  record,  yet — well,  read  what  Wheeling 
says:  "It  is  very  uncertain  whether  Fontaine  has 
broken  Shorland's  twenty-four-hour  road  record 
or  not,  till  the  course  has  been  carefully  gone 
over.  He  is  certain  to  be  within  a  mile  or  so  of 
the  distance  in  any  case — a  big  show  for,  compara- 
tively speaking,  a  new  man — as  the  record  stands 
at  372  miles,  and  Fontaine's  mileage  is  computed 
variously  from  370  to  375. ' ' 

Joey  Schofield  and  Tommy  Eelph,  both  of 
whom  have  made  records  in  finishing  "second  to 
the  bunch"  in  this  country,  are  reported  to  have 
ridden  a  flying-start  mile  on  a  tandem  in  1:411-5 
— and  on  the  road,  too.  They  used  a  76-inch 
geared  Whitworth  tandem  with  Palmer  tires.  If 
it  was  on  a  straight-away  course,  how  was  the 
timing  performed  ? 

A  purely  class  A  meet  will  be  given  Tuesday  at 
Champaign,  111.,   the  value  of  the  prizes  being 


nearly  $300  for  the  ten  events,  which  include  mile 
novice,  open,  county,  boys,  handicap  for  Univer- 
sity of  Illinois  riders,  county  handicap,  half-mile 
county  and  handicap,  quarter-mile  open  and  two- 
mile  opeu.  Eutries  may  be  made  with  J.  F. 
Sperry. 

The  Pyle  Cycle  Company  of  Wilmington,  Del., 
will  give  a  twenty-mile  handicap  road  race  Oct. 
13,  to  be  known  as  the  Pyle  road  race  and  to  be 
an  annual  fixture.  A  Fowler  Bantam  is  the  first 
prize  and  a  filOO  diamond  medal  for  time 
piize. 

The  P.attle  Creek  (Mich.)  B.  C.  will  hold  its 
first  annual  meet  Oct.  11.  The  club  is  offering 
IJifiOO  in  prizes  for  final  events.  A  road  race  is  one 
of  the  features.  The  race  will  be  six  miles  over 
e.\cellent  roa<l.     F.  C.  Stillson  is  the  secretary. 

It  is  expected  the  meet  to  be  held  at  Castalian 
Springs,  Miss.,  will  be  a  big  atfair,  and  a  number 
of  riders  of  New  Orleans  have  entered  including 
A.  0.  Abbott,  L.  J.  Godberry,  J.  Pilcher,  J.  W. 
Roberts  and  E.  D.  Gozales. 

In  the  Canton,  111.,  ten-mile  road  race  Monday 
first  prize  was  won  by  .T.  A.  Cooke  of  Canton ; 
second  l)y  Jacob  Fell,  also  of  Canton,  and  third 
and  time  prizes  by  E.  E.  Andei.sou  of  Roodhouse, 
whose  time  was  32:30. 

The  six-mile  road  race  of  the  Crescent  Cycling 
Club  of  Milwaukee,  held  Saturday,  was  won  by 
A.  Weilop,  with  a  handica,p  of  one  minute.  E. 
A.  Clifford  won  the  time  prize  in  18:14,  with  A. 
Stoltz  second. 

The  Asbury  Park  Wheelmen  held  a  ten-mile 
road  race  Monday,  which  was  won  by  George 
Taylor,  from  the  45-second  mark,  in  40:29. 
Schenck  (.5:00)  was  second  and  Martin  (8:00) 
third. 

Flying  Jib,  the  pacer,  hitched  to  a  high- 
wheeled  pneumatic-tired  sulky,  with  running 
mate,  went  a  mile  Sunday  in  1 :59J  at  Chillicothe, 
O.  The  first  half  was  made  in  an  even  minute. 
Dave  Cottom  established  a  new  record  from 
Elyria  to  Cleveland,  O.,  Wednesday  last.  With- 
out pacemakers  he  made  the  distance  in  1 :27, 
which  is  considered  fast  time. 

The  Heme  Hill  (London)  1895  programme  is  to 
include  ' '  novel  features,  some  of  which  will 
probably  be  of  a  surprising  character,"  according 
to  Hillier. 

Two  cyclists  of  Toulouse  have  made  an  original 
match.  One  is  to  make  7,000  points  at  billiards 
while  the  other  runs  100  kilometres  ( 62  miles)  on 
a  bicycle. 

Clarence  Proudfoot,  a  sixteen-year-old  rider  of 
Mentor,  O.,  rode  a  paced  half  in  1 :04  at  the  New- 
burg  track,  Cleveland,  Monday. 

In  the  race  meet  at  Pensacola,  Fla.,  Sept.  20, 
Columbias  took  seven  firsts,  four  seconds  and 
three  thirds  out  of  eight  events. 

The  Phoenix  Park  (Dublin)  twenty-mile  record 
of  51  min.  3-5  sec.  is  the  best  road  work  performed 
in  the  Emerald  Isle  this  season. 

At  Mount  Holly,  N.  J.,  Tuesday,  Church  cap- 
tured the  two-mile  handicap  in  4:58,  vrith  Jack 
second  and  Elliott  third. 

Jack  Green  won  the  fifty-mile  English  cham- 
pionship at  Heme  Hill  a  few  days  ago  in  1  hr.  56 
min.  45  1-5  sec. 

The  fifty-mile  championship  of  Scotland,  de- 
cided recently  at  Dundee,  resulted  in  a  victory 
for  J.  Killacky. 

Eight  events  are  on  the  programme  for  Friday 
and  Saturday  of  this  week  at  the  fair  grounds, 
Sioux  City,  la. 

At  the  meet  of  the  Yazoo  Wheel  Club  of  Yazoo 
City,  Miss.,   held  Wednesday  and  Thviisday  of 


last  week,  E.  D.  Gonzales  of  New  Orleans  suc- 
ceeded in  winning  easily  from  the  Mississippi 
riders.  He  also  lo^-ered  the  state  mile  record  to 
2:37J.  He  was  given  a  big  reception  after  the 
meet  by  the  wheelmen  of  that  place. 

Herman  Jordan,  brother  of  Louis  Jordan,  the 
well  known  maker  and  repairer,  will  make  an 
attempt  to  lower  the  ten-mile  road  record  over 
the  west  side  course  on  Saturday.  .ludging  by 
his  recent  performances  he  should  ride  close  to  25 
min.,  if  he  has  good  pacing. 

The  Winchester  (111. )  Tournament  Club  gives  a 
seven-event  meet  next  Tuesday,  all  races  being 
open  but  one. 

Wheeler,  Starbuck  and  others  are  tempted  by 
the  Park  track  at  Bordeaux,  said  to  be  the  fastest 
in  Europe. 

At  Heme  Hill,  London,  J.  A.  Robinson  covered 
twenty-six  miles  1,103  yards  in  the  hour  Fri- 
day last. 

There  is  talk  of  a  100-mile  road  race  in  New 
Orleans  some  time  in  October. 

The  Irish  Cyclist  says  road  racing  in  England  is 
doomed. 

The  Belfast-to-Dublin  (Ireland)  record  is  6  hrs. 
22  min. 


RECENT  CLUB  ELECTIONS. 


The   English 
miles. 


twelve-hour  road   record   is   193 


Bald  and  His  Columbia. 


LETTING   THE   CAT   Ol'T   OF  THE   BAG. 
Colonel  Pope— "Well, gentlemen,  Itold you  so."    (From 
the  American  Wheelman.) 

The  fact  that  the  Pope  Manufacturing  Company 
had  been  giving  little  or  no  thought  to  racing 
matters  for  a  year,  or  not  being  content  to  rest  on 
Willie  Windle's  demonstration  of  Columbia  qual- 
ity in  1892,  when  he  captured  every  record  from 
one-half  mile  to  five-Miles,  seems  rather  to  have 
blinded  racing  critics  to  the  other  fact  that  when 
the  Columbia  bicycle  is  in  a  race  its  rider  is  very 
likely  to  come  out  at  the  front.  This  had  forcible 
illustration  at  Reading  and  Williamsport,  Pa., 
recently,  when  the  Columbia  team  captured  every 
class  B  event  on  the  card. 


Ramblerites  Going  South. 
BiKMiNGHAM,  Ala.,  Sept.  29.— On  Oct.  20  A. 
L.  Atkins,  of  Chicago,  manager  of  the  Rambler 
team,  will  bring  from  Detroit,  Chicago,  Boston, 
New  York  and  Washington  fifteen  to  twenty 
riders  for  the  purpose  of  lowering  records  and 
getting  the  men  in  trim  for  next  sjjring's  races. 
He  has  leased  the  Alabama  State  Fair  Association 
track,  one  of  the  best  in  the  country,  and  will  re- 
main here  until  December. 


Two  A  Events. 

Hackensack,  N.  J.  Sept.  29. — The  Hacken- 
sack  championship  races  were  held  at  Ridgefield 
this  afternoon.     Results: 

One-mile— Harry  Fosdick,  1;  C.  Wells,  2;  G.  Smith,  .3. 

Five  miles-G.  Smith,  1;  L.  Kerby,  2;  H.  Fosdick,  3; 
time,  13:55. 


The  Hartford  Wheel  Club  elected  officers  as  fol- 
lows: President,  W.  E.  Truesdell;  vice-president, 
A.  E.  Howard ;  secretary,  C.  B.  Riley;  treasurer. 
Dr.  F   H.  Mayberry. 

Officers  for  the  ensuing  term  were  elected  by 
the  Victor  Cycling  Club  of  St.  Louis  as  follows: 
Prank  Stockoff,  president;  George  E.  Harley,  vice- 
president;  James  Cox,  treasurer. 

Ompage  Cycle  Club  was  organized  at  Perth 
Amboy,  N.  J.,  last  week  and  the  following  officers 
elected:  W.  P.  Keasley,  captain;  W.  La  Roe, 
secretary  and  F.  Neer,  treasurer. 

The  Crescent  Wheelmen  of  Cincinnati  elected 
officers  last  week  as  follows:  President,  Harry 
Chapman;  treasurer,  George  Baners;  secretary, 
William  Blasi:  captain,  J.  S.  Roebuck. 

Morristown,  N.  J.,  has  a  new  bicycle  club  with 
the  following  officers  for  the  first  term:  President, 
Walter  P.  Savage;  vice-president,  D.  E.  Romine; 
secretary,  ,J.  Harry  Madigan;  treasurer,  Oliver 
•Jacobs. 

The  officers  of  the  new  Des  Moines  (la.)  Wheel- 
men's Club  are  as  follows:  A.  G.  Field  as  presi- 
dent; C.  M.  McLean,  vice-president,  T.  I.  Cook, 
treasurer;  L.  E.  Sherman,  secretary;  W.  P.  Chase, 
captain. 

The  following  officers  were  elected  by  the  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  wheelmen  of  New  Haven,  Conn. :  H.  C. 
Thompson,  president;  F.  Bradley,  vice-president; 
E.  C.  McNeil,  secretary-treasurer  and  W.  R. 
Hartung,  captain. 

Paines'ville,  O. ,  has  a  new  wheel  club,  organ- 
ized a  few  days  ago  with  the  following  officers: 
President,  George  W.  Alvord;  vice-president, 
Mrs.  W.  F.  Smith;  secretary.  Miss  Bessie  Scoville; 
treasurer.  Miss  Laura  Axtell. 

Officers  were  elected  as  follows  for  the  Sherman 
(Texas)  Bicycle  Club:  President,  R.  A.  Gibba; 
vice-president,  E,  W.  Hope;  secretary-treasurer, 
Rufe  Hall,  Jr. ;  captain,  Iral  Totten ;  first  lieuten- 
ant, Ed  Jones;  second  lieutenant,  H.  Pinkey 
Miller. 

The  following  officers  have  been  installed  by 
the  newly-organized  Forest  City  Wheel  Club  of 
Cleveland:  E.  W.  Winkes,  president;  R.  B. 
Sunderland,  vice-president;  E.  D.  Striebinger, 
secretary;  Sol  Kurz,  treasurer  and  L.  E.  Thomas, 
captain. 

The  Ladies  Independent  Cycle  Club  is  a  recent 
organization  in  Dallas,  Tex.  Officers  were  elected 
as  follows:  President,  Mrs.  J.  T.  Leddy;  secre- 
tary and  treasurer.  Miss  Mary  Bryant;  captain, 
Mrs.  Belle  Kinkle.  There  are  twenty-five  lady 
cyclists  in  Dallas. 


Novel  Prizes. 
An  original  prize  was  given  at  the  time  of  the 
anniversary  of  the  foundation  of  the  cycle  club  of 
Konigsaue.  The  prizes  were  diplomas  with  the 
words  "All  hail,"  composed  of  little  pieces  of 
wood  from  the  casket  of  the  late  Baron  Drais,  who 
claimed  to  be  the  inventor  of  the  velocipede.  A 
member  of  the  club  had  secured  a  piece  of  wood 
from  the  casket  when  the  baron  was  buried. 


Captured  by  a  Blufi. 

A  quintette  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  cyclers  was 
up  near  Warnly,  half  way  between  Elizabeth  and 
this  city,  last  night  by  a  gang  of  thirty  tramps. 
One  of  the  wheelmen  happened  to  have  a  revolver 
loaded  with  blank  cartridges.  With  this  he  put 
the  main  body  of  highwaymen  to  flight,  though 
he  and  his  companions  succeeded  in  holding  five 
of  the  tramps  until  the  police  arrived. 


NEW   YORK   TIRES   ARE    FAST. 


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A    WORLD'S    RECORD,    TWO    MILES    UNPAGED, 

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A.  C.  Track,  Sept.  22,  1894. 


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loste  brothers  beat  the  skeeter 
:by  a  very  small  margin. 


The  Mile  Ridden  in  2:15  and  the  Last  Quarter 

in    :25  3-5 — Another    Race    Arranged — 

Banker  Winning  in  Italy — Martin 

Coming  Home. 


Paris,  Sept.  18. — [Special  correspoudeuee.]-^ 
The  Skeeter  was  defeated,  but  not  disgraced,  last 
Sunday  at  the  Velodrome  du  Pare,  Bordeau.x',  on 
which  occasion  he  met,  in  a  mile  match,  the  Loste 
brothers,  mounted  on  a  tandem.  Before  going 
into  details  be  it  understood  that  the  Lostes  are 
considered  the  best  tandem  team  on  the  whole 
continent.  Never  since  the  arrival  of  the  flying 
Yankee  in  this  country  was  such  interest  shown 
as  on  this  day,  when  nearly  10,000  persons  passed 
the  turnstiles.  The  openiug  event  of  the  meeting 
was  an  "International"  scratch  event — distance 
heats,  2,000-metres;  final  5,000  metres.  There 
were  four  heats,  won  respectively  by  Wheeler, 
Zimmie,  Henri  Loste  and  Beconnais.  Bang  went 
the  pistol  and  away  went  the  two  Americans,  who 
paced  each  other  alternately,  Zim  being  at  the 
head  when  the  backstretch  was  reached.  There 
the  pace  was  increased  and  ultimately  Zimmer- 
man won,  Wheeler  was  a  length  behind  and 
Loste  third. 

Zim  and  the  Tandem, 

There  was  a  ten  minutes  aitr  'acte,  during 
which  there  was  a  busy  hum  of  voices  discussing 
the  clou  of  the  day,  Zimmerman  versus  the 
tandem,  and  there  was  a  hush  as  M.  Busquet 
sent  the  opponents  off  the  mark.  At  once  the 
tandem  went  to  the  front,  Zim  lying  on  the  back 
wheel  until  the  bell,  when  he  put  on  all  he  could 
to  draw  on  level  terms,  but  impossible,  the  crew 
responded  well,  and  amidst  the  greatest  excite- 
ment the  brothers  Loste  crossed  the  bar  first, 
Zimmerman  being  a  metre  behind.  The  time 
occupied  10  cover  the  distance  was  2:15,  although 
the  last  quarter  was  done  in  :25  '^-5,  which  con- 
stitutes a  world's  record. 

Another  Match  On. 

The  scene  after  defies  description;  the  public 
threw  in  cut  flowers,  whilst  hats,  coats  and  sticks 
were  tossed  up  in  the  wildest  excitement,  the 
three  men  being  carried  in  triumph  by  the  excited 
mob,  whilst  the  French  flag  played  an  important 
part  in  the  affair.  The  last  event  was  a  tandem 
race,  captured  easily  by  Loste  brothers,  who  are 
in  the  zenith  of  form.  Willis  B.  Troy  at  once 
came  forward  after  the  meet  and  challenged  Loste 
brothers  to  a  revenge  inatch  at  the  Seine  path  ou 
Oct.  7  next.  The  offer  was  accepted  and  the 
stakes  decided,  i.  e.,  £200  a  side. 

Harry  "UTieeler,  who  has  quite .  recovered  from 
the  effects  of  his  recent  fall,  will  race  at  Bayonue 
on  Sunday,  whilst  Zim  will  go  to  Lyons  to  run  in 
the  grand  prix  de  Lyon,  in  which  he  will  meet 
possibly  the  best  men  from  Italy,  England,  Ger- 
many, Austria  and  France. 

Sacing  at  Mulltouse. 

On  Sunday  last  was  of  an  interesting  character 
owing  to  the  meeting  of  Herty,  Barden,  Edwards 
and  Verheyen.  In  the  international  Edwards, 
Barden,  Herty  and  Joems  won  their  heats,  and 
met  in  the  final.  The  race  was  well  worth  seeing 
for  its  was  for  blood,  and  at  the  finish  Herty  won, 
Barden  was  second  and  Edwards  third,  inches 
only  separating  the  three.  The  next  on  the  menu 
was  a  tricycle  3,000  metre  scratch  race,  which 
also  fell  to  Herty,  who  is  in  good  fettle.     The  two 


Englishmen  rode  together  in  the  tandem  race  and 
crossed  the  tape  first,  close  up  being  Bozino  Rub- 
ier. Verheyen  secured  the  consolation.  The  vel- 
odrome of  the  Seine  held  its  usual  week-end 
meeting  last  Sunday,  the  events  of  the  day  being 
the  amateur  and  professional  tricycle  five  kilome- 
tre championships.  The  amateur  event  brought 
out  but  three  runners,  who  finished  in  the  follow- 
ing order:  Lamarque,  Carlier  and  Greterin.  The 
pros  mustered  up  two  heats,  the  conclusion  being 
as  follows:  Lambrecht,  Dumont,  Antony. 
JianTser  at  Slilan. 
What  a  crop  of  firats  George  Banker  has  been 
collecting  during  his  so-called  ]>leasure  ti'ip  in 
"maccaroui  land"!  There  was  racing  at  Milan  on 
the  11th  and  12th  instants,  and  on  each  occasion 
Banker  rolled  home  an  easy  winner  in  the  scratch 
"gramle  internatione. "  Herty,  the  German,  was 
second,  whilst  Mareschi  was  third.  In  the  second 
"Internationale"  Harris  of  England  took  first 
place,  Austin  Crooks  second,  Cantu  third.  The 
usual  honneur  race  fell  also  to  Banker,  who  beat 
Harris  and  Vater  for  places. 

Billy  Martin  ConiiHf/  Home, 
This  energetic  pedaler  has  j  ust  returned  to  Paris 
after  having  traveled  over  the  greater  part  of 
Italy.  He  tells  me  that  he  has  had  a  fairly  good 
time,  and  that  he  intends  shortly  going  to  Spain, 
so  as  to  meet  some  of  their  champions.  After  he 
has  done  that  he  will  return  home  to  the  states,  so 
as  to  ride  in  the  six-day  event  at  the  Madison 
Square  Garden  during  the  end  of  the  present  year. 
Twenty' Four  Hours'  Pat/i  Hace. 
This  event  takes  place  next  Saturday  and  Sun- 
day at  the  Buffalo  path.  The  following  men  are 
entered:  Clement,  Chevrenil,  Camn,  Williams, 
Garin,  Eivierre,  Meyer,  Linton,  Lucas,  Waller, 
Pautrat,  Schmidt,  Philbois,  Buffel,  Lumsden  and 
Decoins.  Very  likely  some  late  entries  will  come 
to  hand  to-night. 

Hour  Secord  Beaten, 
On  Monday  last  in  the  presence  of  a  big  crowd, 
Bouhoui-s  made  a  successful  attempt  on  the  hour 
record  (Dubois  43  kilometres  325  metres)  on  the 
Bordeaux  track.  Over  and  above  the  Loste  broth- 
ers and  several  other  tandem  teams  as  pacers, 
Zimmerman,  on  a  single,  gave  a  willing  hand  and 
at  the  end  of  the  sixty  minutes  44  kilometres  183 
metres  were  covered.  The  new  record  holder  re- 
ceived a  splendid  ovation  from  those  present,  ibr, 
to  say  the  least,  it  was  a  grand  performance. 

Maks. 
»  ♦  I 

A  Poetical   Catastrophe. 

A  correspondent  of  the  St.  Louis  Star  Sayings  of 
a  recent  date  thus  moralizes  on  the  bloomers: 
"Bloomers  are  all  right  but  suppose  what's 
partly  in  them  should  come  upon  a  rat  or  mouse 
unawares?  What  would  the  girls  raise  in  the 
absence  of  skirts? 

Of  all  the  girls  the  boys  adore— 
Modern  maids  and  maids  of  yore— 
The  one  that  thrills  thera  to  tbe  core 
Is  the  bloomer  girl,  of  skirts  no  more. 
She  rides  her  wheel  just  like  a  man; 
Steel's  curves  and  corners  and  moving  van. 
Her  nerve,  you  think,  is  hard  to  beat, 
As  she  pedals  along  a  business  street, 
But  look !  a  rat  runs  cros.=i  her  way, 
She  starts  and  shrieks  in  loud  dismay. 
No  skirts  has  she  to  elevate — 
'Tis  here  the  bloomer  meets  its  fate  " 


The  Prospect  Park-Coney  Island  Path. 
Chairman  Potter,  of  the  subscription  committee, 
reports  subscriptions  paid  and  reported  for  the 
Brooklyn  cycle  path  amounting  to  a  trifle  over 
$2,000.  The  Recorder  has  started  a  fund  for 
this  object,  not  included  in  the  above,  which  has  I 
already  reached  the  neighborhood  of  $400.  I 


LIVING  PICTURES  FROM    PARIS. 


i'attl  Rousseitii, 

The  original  of  the  portrait  herewith  won  the 
French  junior  championship  ou  the  oidinary  at 
Ageu  in  1H86,  al'ler  which  time  he  held  all  the 
French  records  from  two-kilometres  up  to  the 
hour  on  the  safety,  and  even  now  holds  records  up 


■^       Mtc 


to  ten-kilometres  for  the  ordinary.  He  finished 
fourth  in  the  100-kilometre  French  championship 
in  1886,  only  a  wheel  behind  Charles Terront.  He 
was  born  at  Bordeaux  in  1868.  It  was  he  who 
started  LeVelo  in  December  1892  with  M.  Pierre 
Giffard  and  he  is  also  co-director  of  the 
Veloce  Sport. 


Sterling  Elliott  for  Chief  Consul. 
Boston",  Sept.  29. — The  nominating  committee 
of  the  Massachusetts  division  met  last  evening 
and  nominated  the  following  candidates:  For  chief 
consul.  Sterling  Elliott  of  Watertown;  vice-consul, 
D.  E.  Miller  of  Springfield ;  secretary-treasurer,  C. 
S.  Howard,  Boston;  for  representatives,  J.  F. 
Adams,  of  Haverhill,  C.  P.  Adams  of  Lynn,  C.  R. 
Barker  of  Pittsfield,  J.  S.  Dean,  W.  S.  Doane, 
W.  C.  Dillingham,  F.  J.  Gorton,  .1.  C.  Kerrison, 
A.  C.  Knight,  F.  S.  McCauslaud,  F.  H.  McKee, 
A.  D.  Peck,  A.  K.  Peck,  G.  A.  I'erkins,  . 
C.  G.  Percival,  L.  W.  Piper,  A.  W.  Robin- 
son, J.  B.  Seward,  F.  E.  Suete,  A.  W.  Swan,  G. 
H.  Stevens,  G.  L.  SuUivau,  J.  E.  Tippett,  A.  B. 
Totten,  F.  H.  Williams  and  S.  T.  Williams. 


The  Dangers  of  Seeing. 
A  writer  on  the  New  York  Press  says  he  was  so 
"paralyzed"  by  the  beauty  of  two  maidens  dressed 
in  the  national  costume  and  riding  safeties  that 
he  was  unable  to  get  out  of  their  way.  They  re- 
frained from  running  him'  down,  "having  probab- 
ly become  familiar  with  the  eflectth^. produced." 


Titles  of  No  Avail. 
Titles  not  always  secure  the  owners  from  pun- 
ishment when  a  law  has  been  broken.  In  Eng- 
land, a  short  time  ago.  Lady  Alesbury  was  fined 
jE4;7s  and  costs  because  her  coachman  insisted  on 
driving  on  the  wrong  side  of  the  road  and  ran 
over  a  wheelman  in  consequence. 


Baby  Carriers  Don't  Go. 
A  new  law  recently  laid  down  by  the  authori- 
ties of  Munich,  Geriuany,  provides  that  no 
children  are  to  be  carried  on  bicycles,  either  in 
child-carriers  or  otherwise.  Cyclists  must  also 
"bear  round  out  of  the  way  of  persons  and 
vehicles." 


BUFFALO  SHOP  GOSSIP. 


New    Samples    Already    on    Exhibition— What 
the  Dealers  Are  Doing. 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  1.— The  East  Side  Cycle 
Company,  mater  of  the  Banner  wheel,  has  dis- 
posed of  every  wheel  it  could  make  this  season 
and  feels  proud  of  having  the  winner  of  the  time 
prize  in  the  Globe  road  race  mounted  on  one  of 
its  regular  roadsters. 

Sweet  &  Johonnot  ha^e  disposed  of  a  large 
number  of  Victor  wheels  this  season  and  have  also 
had  a  very  satisfactory  trade  in  athletic  goods. 

The  Queen  City  Cycle  Company,  manufacturer 
of  the  Erie,  is  making  great  preparation  for  next 
se.ison  and  the  intention  is  to  more  than  double 
the  output  of  the  present  season. 

W.  G.  Schack  has  done  a  very  nice  business  in 
Hungers  and  is  one  of  the  best  agents  the  Monger 
Cycle  Manufacturing  Company  has. 

The  Globe  Cycle  Works  is  the  style  under 
which  Penseyres  and  Haberer  are  now  doing  busi- 
ness. They  are  very  much  pleased  with  the  big 
entry  and  result  of  their  twenty-five-mile  handi- 
Ciip  road  race.  The  Globe  quadruj)let  has  been  a 
good  advertisement  for  them  this  season  and  Pen- 
seyres says  they  will  put  up  a  wheel  this  winter 
to  carry  fi\'e  people. 

Gibson  &  PrentLss,  mauufactnrera  of  the  Bison, 
are  now  working  on  next  season's  samples  and 
say  that  they  will  have  a  wheel  on  the  market  as 
far  superior  to  this  year's  make  :xs  this  year's  was 
to  last. 

George  X.  Pierce  it  Co. ,  makers  of  the  Quenn 
City  cycles,  will  again  have  a  liue  of  medium- 
priced  wheels  on  the  market  for  next  season  and 
possibly  a  light  high-priced  wheel  as  well  This 
company  as  usual  has  had  a  good  trade  and  dis- 
posed of  all  the  goods  it  could  make. 

H.  C.  Martin  &  Co  ,  Thespian  Hall  or  Martin's 
Church  perhaps  would  be  more  appropriate,  of 
course  has  done  well.  This  concern  has  its  offices 
in  the  church  now  all  completed  and  is  doing  its 
business  under  one  roof.  The  Martin  Special  has 
been  its  leader  and  therefore  it  is  hardly  necessary 
to  say  that  there  are  a  large  number  of  these 
wheels  seen  on  the  streets. 

The  Buffalo  Wheel  Company  is  showing  its  1895 
.samples  and  this  week  F.  E.  Drullard  started  on 
the  road.  Mr.  Danham  says  the  company  has 
had  an  exceptionally  good  year  and  great  prepa- 
rations are  being  made  for  another  season's  trade. 
J.  Neville,  the  superintendent  of  the  factory,  who 
has  been  spending  a  couple  of  months'  vacation  in 
England,  returned  this  week  in  excellent  health 
and  spirits. 

The  Indiana  Bicycle  Company  has  opened  its 
Buffalo  branch  at  600  Main  street,  with  W.  T. 
Gardner  in  charge.  A  full  line  of  wheels  made 
by  this  company  is  being  shown. 

Messrs.  Funnel!  and  Atherton  of  the  Buffalo 
Tricycle  Company  are  not  saying  much  just  now, 
but  nevertheless  are  doing  a  pile  of  work  on  next 


year's  samples.  The  Envoy  and  Fleetwing  can 
be  depended  upon  to  be  up  to  date  as  this  concern 
has  the  reputation  of  knowing  a  thing  or  two  in 
the  bicycle  manufacturing  line. 

The  Pope  Manufacturing  Company's  branch 
here  had  been  located  on  a  side  street,  but  on 
Monday  last  it  moved  to  609  Main  street,  a  spa- 
cious store  in  cycle  row  and  next  door  to  Sweet  & 
Johonnot,  the  agents  for  the  Victor.  N.  E.  Tur- 
geon,  who  has  been  placed  in  charge,  returned 
from  Boston  on  Wednesday  and  will  in  future 
make  Buffalo  his  home. 

It  is  reported  that  the  Gormully  &  Jeffery  Man- 
u'acturing  Company,  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co.,  and 
one  or  two  other  large  manufacturing  concerns 
will  open  branch  stores  in  Buffalo  next  spring. 

The  Niagara  Cycle  Fittings  Company  is  in  full 
running  order  again  and  Mr.  Wright  has  just  re- 
turned from  a  successful  eastern  trip.  This  com- 
pany can  supply  any  part  of  a  bicycle  with  the 
exception  of  the  tire  and  this  it  claims  is  a  busi- 
ness of  itself. 

The  following  trade  people  were  in  Buffalo  last 
week:  A.  E.  Flavell,  American  Dunlop  Tire  Com- 
pany; Frank  White,  New  York  Tire  Company; 
Fred  Colsou,  K.  B.  McMullen  &  Co. ;  E.  J.  Day, 
Western  Wheel  Works;  John  S.  Leng,  Jr.,  John 
S.  Leng's  Sons;  C.  J.  Iven,  Rich  &Sager  Company. 


SPEAK  WELL  OF  NEW  YORK  TIRES 


Letters  Received  from  All   Parts— Pacific  Coast 
Likes  Them  Immensely. 

The  well-known  figure  of  Frank  White,  of  the 
New  York  Tire  Company,  is  now  seen  regularly 
among  the  manufacturers  and  dealei-s  of  Chicago. 
He  will  make  his  headquarters  at  the  Chicago 
offices  of  the  company  in  the  Caxton  building  for 
the  next  two  weeks.  "There  is  a  great  deal  of 
satisfaction,"  said  Mr.  White  Monday,  "in  know- 
ing that  when  the  sfciisou  is  practically  over 
everyone  with  whom  you  had  been  doing  business 
throughout  the  season  is  thoroughly  satisfied 
with  his  treatment  and  with  the  goods  be  has  re- 
ceived. We  can  claim  with  perfect  truth  to  oc- 
cupy just  that  position.  In  proof  of  this  assertion, 
we  have  received,  recently,  communications  from 
almost  all  over  the  country,  fix)m  dealere  in  and 
riders  of  our  tires.'" 

Mr.  White  then  submitted  for  our  inspection  a 
very  large  number  of  these  communications,  and 
permitted  ns  to  make  extracts  from  a  few,  which 
appeal-  below: 

Edward  Banschbach  &  Bros.,  Princeton,  III.— Our  im- 
pression of  your  tires  is  most  favorable.  They  hold  air, 
wear  well  and  are  very  fast. 

Hawley,  King  &  Co.,  Los  Angeles,  Caf.— Sept.  10  the 
Keating,  with  New  York  tires,  won  the  thirteen-mile  road 
race  at  Riverside.  They  also  won  the  first,  third  and 
fourth  prize.  At  Pasadena  on  the  same  day  they  won 
six  prizes  in  a  twelve-mile  road  race,  including  the  time. 

Duftey  &  Erswell,  Cheyenne,  Wyo.— Your  tires  are 
wearing  capitally  and  being  inquired  for  by  riders.  Quote 
us  your  best  terms  quickly,  so  that  we  can  give  buyers 
the  desired  information. 

Tom  MeAleer,   Los  Angele    Oal,— I  hold  the  following 


Pacific  coast  records  made  on  your  tires:  Twenty  miles, 
52:16i;  twenty-five  miles,  1:05:511,  I  rode  them  also  in  my 
twenty-flve-mile  race,  Sept.  33,  for  the  championship  of 
the  Pacific  coast. 

W.  W.  Jenkins,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.— At  the  commence- 
ment of  the  season  I  put  a  set  of  New  York  tires  on  my 
racing  wheel,  trained  on  them  and  have  used  them  in  all 
races,  track  and  road,  in  southern  California,  -wfoning 
time  prize  in  two  of  our  annual  road  races.  The  tires 
have  never  given  out  once.  It  is  the  lightest  and  strong- 
est on  the  market  and  are  giving  everything  the  shake  in 
Caiifomia,  and  I  have  sold  large  numbers  of  them  this 
year. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  many  of  these  are  from 
the  Pacific  coast,  where  the  New  York  tires  have 
lately  become  very  popular.  They  are  only  a  few 
of  those  Mr.  White  submitted. 


GOTHAM  TRADE  GOSSIP. 


Small   Talk   Picked  Up  Among  the  New  York 
Makers  and  Agents. 

New  Yoek,  Sept.  29. — "We  have  adopted  a 
new  valve  for  our  1895  tires,"  said  Manager  J.  A. 
Herron  of  the  New  York  branch  of  the  Eastern 
Robber  Company,  "and  are  making  it  as  nearly 
universal  as  possible.  It  will  h|ive  a  Morgan  & 
Wright  thread  on  the  inside  and  a  Palmer  thread 
on  the  outside.  The  Re.x;  tires  next  year  will  be 
three  pounds,  gauranteed  for  road  use.  We  ha\e 
adopted  fasteners  which  we  will  furnish  to  those 
preferring  them  to  cementing.  We  will  furnish  a 
thin  valve  for  wood  rims  and  for  steel  rims  the 
regular  valve  except  that  it  can  be  taken  apart 
from  the  top.  We  have  also  several  surprises 
which  we  are  going  to  spring  on  the  market  about 
Chi'istmas  time." 

AV.  S.  Frazier  &  Co.  of  Aurora,  III.,  built  a 
tubular  frame,  partly  aluminum  sulky,  weighing 
21  pounds  for  the  trial  which  Alix,  the  trotter, 
made  against  time  at  Columbus  the  other  day. 
It  wa,s  fitted  with  New  York  racing  tires. 

"I  get  letters  fref^uently, "  said  Manager  Web- 
ster of  the  Union  agencj^  "asking  whether  the 
wheels  Sanger  and  Tyler  ride  are  the  same  Union 
Specials  as  are  furnished  to  customers.  I  can 
furnish  affidavits  if  nece-ssary  that  they  are  stock 
wheels  and  not  specially  built  ones.  B3'  the  way, 
Charles  D.  Lee  of  Ohio  has  just  started  for  an 
extended  tour  of  Europe.  He  carries  with  him 
a  Union  Special  packed  in  a  case  for  transporta- 
tion by  hand. " 

"It  is  a  pity  that  a  standard  thread  cannot  be 
determined  on  for  valves, ' '  said  a  tire  manager, 
"but  I  suppose  that  every  company  will  insist 
that  its  should  be  the  standard  and  wheelmen 
will  have  to  endure  the  present  inconvenience  as 
the  inevitable  thorn  that  goes  with  the  rose." 
Trade  2*er8ona(8. 

F.  J.  Bretz,  of  the  Liberty  agency,  has  just  re- 
turned from  the  south. 

Frank  White  of  the  New  York  Tire  Company 
has  gone  to  Chicago  for  a  three  weeks'  sojourn. 

F.  W.  Ensworth  of  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co.  has 
gone  to  Cleveland  and  left  the  monk  behind  him. 
He  will  be  unable  to  connect  with  a  train  stopping 


To  Riders  of 
good  judgment 


A  MONAEOH   CAN    BE  | 

RIDDEN      FASTER    AND  '[ 

FURTHER     WITH     LESS  : 

EXERTION    THAN    ANY  ' 
WHEEL  ON  THE  AMERI- 
CAN MARKET. 


^!^^]4^!&:^I^^!<::iI&i\I4;^I4;^I4: 


Retail  Salesroom: 
280  WABASH  AVE 


You    can     sell 

any  Bicycle 

to  some. 

^I^  ^I&  j:^!^  ^I^  ^I^  iM^  ^l^^I^  ^I^ 

LOOK  UP  OUR  SPECIAL 
FEATURES  FOR  1895. 

GET  IN  LINE  EARLY 
AS  MOST  EVERYBODY 
WANTS  THS  BEST. 

A  MONARCH. 


.  Monarch  Cycle  Co.,  Chicago.    " 


THE  C.  F.  GUYON  CO., 

-99   READE  ST.,    N.   Y., 

Eastern  Distributing  Agents 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


THE    CLEVELAND 


.  .  IN    THE    PUSH 


Ahead  in 
Ahead  in 
Ahead  in 
Ahead  on 
Ahead  in 
Ahead  in 
Ahead  in 
Ahead  in 


Construction. 
Popularity. 
Beautiful  Lines, 
the  Tire  Question. 
Light  Riding. 
Easy  Riding. 
Modern  Ideas. 
Speed. 


A    LEADER    IN    EVERYTHING. 


The  Cleveland. 


337  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

304  McAllister  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

1724  North  Broad  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


CLIPPER   BICYCLES 


During  the  '94  season  met  with  success.  Nine  out 
of  ten  dealers  who  handled  them  have  asked  for  the 
agency  in  '95.  We  sold  more  than  twice  the  number 
we  originally  intended  to  make.  We  have  less  than 
100 '94  wheels  left.  Our  '95  pattern  will  be  ready  for 
the  market  in  a  few  weeks.  We  have  no  old  back 
numbers  or  out-of-date  bicycles  to  sell  at  "  low  prices." 
All  our  goods  are  clean  up-to-date  stock.  We  sell 
them  at  legitimate  profits  to  ourselves.  Our  new 
wheels  for  '95  will  be 


BUILT    FOR    BUSINESS. 


Those  who  handle  them  will  do  business.  We  can 
interest  any  dealer  who  is  in  the  bicycle  business.  Our 
new  goods  will  have  no  superiors,  and  few  equals. 
We  have  yet  to  see  a  bicycle  bearing  that  begins  to 
compare  with  those  used  in  our  high  grade  wheels. 

EXAMINE   THE   BEARINGS. 


kllENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


GRAND    RAPIDS    CYCLE    CO., 


-GRAND    RAPIDS,    MICH. 


at  Waterlord  either  way,  so  the  hoys  will   have  to 
leave  him  out  of  that  pot. 

J.  A.  Barnes,  general  manager  of  the   Eastern 
Rubber  Company,has  been  in  town  for  a  few  days. 


Indiana  Company's  Latest  Move. 
Next  week's  papers  wiU  coutaiu  an  advertise- 
ment of  the  Indiana  Bicycle  Company  for  respon- 
sible men  in  every  city  over  50,000  inhabitants 
where  the  Waverly  is  not  already  satisfactorily 
represented .  The  concern  intends  opening  branch 
stores  at  all  desirable  ix)ints  in  the  United  States 
and  will  instate  good  bicycle  salesmen  as  mana- 
gers. Fifty  competent  traveling  salesmen  will  be 
}liven  employment  to  go  on  the  road  Jan.  1  and  a 
first-class  rubber  man  is  desired  as  superintendent 
of  the  tire  factory. 

Spalding's  Latest  Circular. 
A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros.,  in  a  circular,  call  the 
attention  of  their  agents  and  friends  to  the  tact 
that  after  Nov.  1  they  will  act  as  selling  agents 
for  the  Lamb  Manufacturing  Company  and 
assume  full  management  of  the  disposal  of  the  en- 
tire bicycle  product  of  this  concern.  A  special 
department,  which  will  be  known  as  the  bicycle 
sales  department,  will  be  established,  with  head- 


manufacturers.  It  will  handle  nothing  but  first- 
class  goods  and  as  its  salesmen  reach  this  trade  as 
far  west  as  the  Pacific  coast  it  will  without  doubt 
do  a  large  business  in  the  sundry  line  this  coming 
season.  

Another  Agent  for  Louisville. 
E.  B.  Dye  &  Co.,  paper  dealers  on  Main  street, 
have  decided  to  handle  bicycles.  They  have  not 
yet  decided  which  wheel  they  will  push.  M.  T. 
Callahan,  one  of  our  local  riders,  has  been  re- 
tained by  them  to  attend  to  that  department. 
They  will  have  a  stock  in  before  Jan.  1. — Louis- 
ville ( Ky . )  Commercial. 


In  Their  New  Store. 
Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co.  are  now  nicely 
settled  in  their  new  otfices  and  warerooms  at  139 
Lake  street,  Chicago.  The  front  of  the  first  floor, 
which  is  175  feet  long,  running  to  an  alley,  is 
used  for  oiHces  and  the  rear  for  the  stock  and 
shipping  room.  The  second  and  third  floors  will 
be  used  for  stock,  a  sutficient  quantity  of  which 
will  be  kept  here  in  order  to  fill  hurry  orders.  It 
might  here  be  stated  that  the  house  will  represent 
the  same  firms  next  year  as  it  did  the  past,  viz: 
Union  Drop  Forge  Company,   Shelby  Steel  Tube 


tides  placed  on  the  market  by  .7.  H.  Baldwin,  81 
Illinois  street,  Chicago.  Mr.  Baldwin  is  making 
a  speciality  of  a  liquid  cement  tor  wood  rims  and 
which  may  be  used  for  repairing  tires  as  well. 
Mr.  Baldwin  makes  the  claim  that  his  cement  has 
not  yet  been  equaled  in  quality  and  that  he  can 
market  it  at  a  price  much  below  that  for  other 
makes.  He  is  sending  out  sample  tubes  and  cans 
to  those  who  write  for  them. 


Monument  to  the  Inventor  of  the  Pedal. 

The  inaugration  of  the  monument  to  Michaux, 
father  and  son,  the  inventors  of  the  pedal,  was  set 
for  Sept.  30,  at  Bor  le  Due  France.  The  happy 
inventors  made  the  rude  Draisienne  what  we 
have  to-day. 

The  present  machine,  with  its  thin  tubes, 
spokes  of  piano  wire  and  wheels  tired  with  pneu- 
matics is  a  great  improvement  upon  the  primitive 
Michaux  machine,  which  weighed  over  eighty 
pounds  and  rattles  so  that  it  startled  the  loungers, 
made  the  dogs  howl  and  created  a  panic  among 
the  fowls.  The  money  for  the  monument  was 
raised  by  the  Vein 


Good  Order  from  France. 
The  Sterling  Cycle  Works  just  received  a  cable 


IMPROVEMENTS    IN    THE    SMITH    TIRE. 


Since  the  L.  C.  Smith  tire  was  first  put  on  the  market  a  number  o£  decided  improvements  Lave  been  made.  In  this  tire  the  tube  is  entirely  above  the  rim,  which,  Mr. 
Smith  claims,  is  necessary  to  produce  resiliency.  It  is  especially  designed  for  use  on  wood  rims,  but,  of  course,  steel  rims  will  be  made.  The  workings  of  the  tire  are  so  well 
shown  in  the  illustrai ions  that  an  explanation  is  hardly  necessary.  The  different  weights  of  shoes  may  be  used  on  the  same  rim,  so  that  a  machine  may  be  used  on  road  or 
track.    The  tires,  including  rims,  shoes,  tubes,  pump,  etc.,  list  at  $30. 


quarters  at  the  Lamb  company's  factory  in  Chico- 
pee  Falls.  It  will  be  in  charge  of  A.  B.  Bark- 
man,  formerly  manager  of  Spalding's  bicycle  de- 
partment and  at  present  manager  of  the  bicycle 
department  of  the  Lamb  company.  Communica- 
tions sent  on  and  after  Nov.  1  should  therefore  be 
addressed  Chicopee  Falls,  Mass. 

Temple's  New  Store. 

Ralph  Temple  has  moved  his  store  from  Twenty- 
second  street  to  2208  Michigan  avenue  and  intends 
having  the  finest  place  on  the  south  side.  The 
store  is  being  handsomely  decorated  throughout. 
It  is  in  a  convenient  place,  for  every  south  side 
rider  passes  it  every  time  a  trip  is  made  down 
town.     R.  M.  Barwise,  late  with   Stokes,   is  now 

with  Temple.        

Carries  Sundries,  Parts,  Tubing,  etc. 

The  Manufacturers  &  Merchants  Warehouse 
Company  will  carry  in  its  sample  room  a  full  line 
of  sundries.  The  company  is  the  western  agent 
for  the  Mannesmann  Tube  Company  and  con- 
trols a  good  trade  among  the  large  bicycle  manu- 
facturers as  well  as  the  smaller  ones  and  repair 
men.  As  yet  it  has  made  no  exclusive  arrange- 
ments, but  has  decided  to  make  this  move  and  is 
now  in  correspondence  with  some  of  the  leading 


Company,  C.  J.  Smith  &  Son's,  Indianapolis 
Chain  and  Stamping  Company,  Garford  Manu- 
facturing Company,  Hunt  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, and  Hartford  Rubber  Works. 

The  March-Davis  Cycle  Company. 
Last  week  C.  C.  Murray,  secretary,  and  W.  E. 
Davis,  president,  of  the  March-Davis  Cycle  Com- 
pany purchased  A.  R.  March's  interest  in  the 
company,  all  suits  against  the  latter  having  been 
settled.  It  will  be  remembered  that  some  months 
ago  A.  R.  March  commenced  proceedings  against 
Murray  and  Davis  charging  them  with  fraud.  He 
was  defeated  and  the  latter  gentleman  at  once  in- 
stituted a  damage  suit  against  Mr.  March.  Last 
week's  transactions  settled  this.  He  now  has  no 
further  interest  or  claim  against  the  company. 
The  concern  has  had  a  most  successful  season,  and 
it  starts  on  the  '95  business  with  clean  stocks,  not 
having  so  much  as  a  single  wheel  on  hand.  At  a 
meeting  of  the  directors  held  this  week  it  was  de- 
cided to  increase  the  output  and  the  managers 
claim  that  next  year  the  product  of  the  company 
will  cut  considerable  of  a  figure  in  the  wheel 
world. 

A  New  Cement  on  the  Market. 
The  "B-B"  cements  are  comparatively  new  ar- 


from  Boadeaux  for  fifty  new  20-ponnd  wheels,  to 
be  shipped  immediately.  B.  W.  Lord,  the  secre- 
tary of  the  company,  while  in  Paris  on  pleasure 
bent,  closed  the  agency  for  a  large  amount  of  ter- 
ritory, and  every  indication  points  to  the  Sterling 
being  as  well  known  in  the  European  countries  in 
a  short  time  as  here.  Mr.  Lord  sails  from  Havre 
Saturday  and  returns  home  about  the  middle  of 
the  month,  well  pleased  with  his  pleasure  trip. 


Trade  Notes. 


The  James  Cycle  Company,  113  East  Adams 
street,  Chicago,  has  sold  every  James  imported 
and  consequently  not  a  wheel  will  be  carried 
over.  It  is  Mr.  Bridger's  intention  to  handle  the 
same  wheel  for  next  season  if  the  negotiations 
which  are  now  in  progress  result  satisfactorily. 
The  James  has  hundreds  of  warm  friends  in 
America,  who  swear  by  it,  and  is  one  of  the  im- 
ported wheels  which  has  given   every  satisfaction. 

Major  "Billy' '  Atwell,  of  William  Read  &  Son's, 
has  gone  and  done  it.  Last  week  he  took  unto 
himself  a  wife  and  then  hustled  west  for  a  brief 
vacation. 

The  recent  splendid  performances  of  W.F.  Sims 
and  Fred  H.  Allen  have  placed  these  sturdy  riders 
at  the  head  of  their  class.     Allen  has  broken  no 


less  than  a  dozen  class  A  records  and  has  repeat- 
edly defeated  his  most  formidable  New  England 
rival,  A.  W.  Porter.  The  unpaced  class  A  three- 
quarters  and  mile  records  of  Sims,  and  his  com- 
petitive mile  A  record  of  2:10  2-5  (fifth  outside 
world's  record),  made  at  Springfield,  and  equalled 
by  himself  the  following  day,  stamps  him  as  a 
coming  man.  It  is  co-incident  that  both  these 
men  ride  G.  &  J.  tires  and  Ramblers. 

Bald's  two  world's  records  in  competition,  won 
at  Denver  and  Springfield,  are  but  an  indication 
of  the  speed  in  the  single-tube  racing  tire  as  ap- 
plied to  the  Columbia  bicycle.  The  single-tube 
tire  is  winning  golden  opinions  from  racing  men. 
It  doesn't  explode,  is  very  difficult  to  puncture 
and  it  stays  on  the  rim. 

The  Syracuse  Cycle  Company  reports  that  it  has 
already  placed  a  large  portion  of  its  output  for  '95 
and  within  the  next  few  weeks  expects  to  close 
contracts  for  all  the  goods  it  can  manufacture  the 
coming  year.  The  company  is  now  negotiating 
with  some  of  the  largest  jobbing  firms  throughout 
the  country. 

The  Denver  trade  people  have  been  changing 
about  somewhat.  W.  W.  Hamilton  will  travel 
for  the  Syracuse  Cycle  Company,  Louis  Block  will 
probably  represent  the  Yost  company,  Gerwing  is 
to  travel  with  a  Sterling,  Pugh  goes  out  with  a 
sample  Tribune  and  Boles  is  considering  several 
offers. 

Prince  Wells  is  looking  for  the  person  who  stole 
his  watch  (Raymond  movement,  No.  2,128,596) 
and  charm.  On  the  latter  is  this  inscription: 
"First  prize,  five-mile  handicap,  July  4,  1883; 
time,  20  minutes  28  seconds. "  He  is  also  look- 
ing for  a  stolen  Rambler  which  had  no  number. 

E.  A.  Lamb,  secretary  of  the  Stanley  show, 
London,  reports  that  space  is  being  booked  at 
such  a  rate  that  a  most  successful  show  in  Novem- 
ber is  assured.  Most  of  the  old  supporters  of  the 
Stanley  have  come  iu,  along  with  many  others, 
who  exhibited  elsewhere  last  year. 

T.  T.  Cartwright,  who  has  been  traveling  in 
Canada  in  the  interests  of  the  Warwick  Cycle 
Company,  has  returned  to  the  fiactory  iit  Spring- 
field. He  will  shortly  take  an  extended  southern 
trip  with  his  wife  for  the  benefit  of  the  latter' s 
health,  which  is  very  poor. 

The  Pneumatic  Cellular  Tire  Company  has  been 
incorporated  at  Portland,  Me.,  and  will  make  all 
kinds  of  tires.  The  capital  stock  is  550,000,  three- 
fifth  of  which  has  been  paid  in.  Charles  A.  Pratt, 
Clinton,  is  president  and  Charles  H.  Brown,  New- 
ton, Mass. ,  is  treasurer. 

That  remarkable  mile  record  of  Johnson's 
(1:50  3-5)  and  Davidson's  new  quarter-mile  class 
A  figures,  as  reported  elsewhere,  were  made  on 
Morgan  &  Wright  tires.  Who  says  they're  not 
good  tires  ? 

The  Persons-MuUer  Company  has  just  been 
incorporated  by  Valentine  H.  MuUer,  C.  A. 
Persons  and  James  A.  Lynch  with  a  capital  stock 
of  $15,500.  It  is  a  reorganization  of  the  old  con- 
cern which  made  "P.  &  M."  saddles. 

Report  comes  from  Boston  that  all  the  machin- 
ery of  Sidwell  &  Saben  has  been  moved  to  the 
Union  company's  plant  at  Highlandville,  which 
concern  wiU  handle  Sidwell  &  Saben's  wheels. 

The  Crawford  Manufacturing  Company,  Hagers- 
town,  Md.,  is  building  an  addition,  30x50  feet,  to 
its  factory,  to  be  used  as  an  enameling  plant. 

The  Fulton  Machine  Works,  Chicago,  are  being 
enlarged,  new  floors  having  been  leased  for  the 
purpo.se  of  putting  in  new  machinery. 

The  Densmore-Yost  Company  is  adding  to  its 
building  to  the  extent  of  $2,000,  while   $3,000 


THE  CORTLAND. 
Manufactured  by  the  Hitchcock  Manufacturing  Company  of  Cortland,  N.  Y. 


worth  of  new  machinery  will  be  put  in.  Next 
year  5,000  machines  will  be  made  and  inside  of  a 
month  150  men  will  be  at  work. 

A.  Drake,  manager  of  the  machinery  depart- 
ment of  the  Ariel  company,  has  been  made  gen- 
eral sup°rintendent  of  the  company.  The  concern 
has  decided  to  operate  the  works  to  their  full 
capacity  the  coming  season. 

The  Buffalo  Cycle  Protective  Association  has 
been  incorporated  by  E.  H.  Kraus,  L.  G.  Schoep- 
fel,  Emma  J.  Kraus  and  Lily  O.  Schoepfel  to 
deal  in  bicycles  and  recover  them  in  case  of  theft. 
The  capital  stock  is  $5,000. 

The  Keating  Wheel  Company  mil  put  on  the 
market  a  twenty  pound  roadster,  inclusive  of 
brake  and  saddle.  The  concern  has  recently  been 
granted  a  number  of  patents  for  improvement  in 
bicycle  construction. 

Mr.  Burgess  of  Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson  reports 
unusual  activity  among  bicycle  manufacturers. 
The  buying  of  material  has  already  commenced 
and  quotations  to  new  concerns  are  being  sent  by 
every  mail. 

The  Keystone  Bicycle  Company  has  concluded 
negotiations  with  the  Weatherly  (Pa. )  board  of 
trade  for  the  construction  of  a  bicycle  factory. 
Work  on  the  buildings  will  be  commenced  im- 
mediately. 

The  Munger  company  has  added  another  story 
to  its  factory  and  fitted  up  a  new  office.  Its  out- 
put will  be  considerably  increased  for  1895.  Sev- 
eral small  improvements  in  the  Munger  are  also 
promised. 

A  company  is  being  organized  to  establish  a  bi- 
cycle factoiy  in  the  neighborhood  of  Highland 
Park,  Louisville,  Ky.  A  large  portion  of  the 
stock  has  already  been  subscribed. 

Mr.  Logan,  president  of  Dow's  Wire  Works, 
Louisville,  Ky.,  contemplates  starting  a  bicycle 
manufactory  He  expects  to  go  into  the  business 
on  a  large  scale  for  next  season. 

The  importation  of  bicycles  into  Austria  for 
1892  and  1893  was  as  follows:  In  1892,  16,935  bi- 
cycles, valued  at  $137,336;  in  1893,  31,202  bicy- 
cles, valued  at  $220,895. 

The  plant  of  the  Century  Bicycle  Company,  of 
Indianapolis,  is  to  ba.  moved  to  Shelby ville  and  as 
soon  as  the  machinery  can  be  put  up  a  large  force 
will  be  put  to  work. 

The  Stover  company  will,  during  the  next  few 
months,  considerably  enlarge  its  capacity  by 
making  a  number  of  extensive  improvements. 

A.  O.  McGarrett  (Andy)  has  severed  his  con- 
nection with  the  Overman  people  and  will  repre- 


sent the  Indiana  Bicycle  Company  at  one  of  its 
new  eastern  depots. 

The  Indianapolis  Rubber  Company  has  taken 
out  a  permit  for  the  erection  of  a  brick  addition 
to  its  factory  to  cost  $4,000. 

The  Keating  Wheel  Company  has  established 
an  agencj'  in  Paris,  France,  and  is  shipping  wheels 
across  the  pond. 

Rhea,  Elton  &  Thielens  (incorporated  with  a 
capital  stock  of  $15,000),  Peoria,  will  handle 
bicycles. 

The  National  Cycle  show  opens  in  the  Crystal 
Palace,  London,  Dec.  6.  The  Paris  cycle  show 
Dec.  5. 

The  Pope  Manufacturing  Company  will  take  up 
its  headquarters  at  Hartford  on  or  about  Nov.  1. 

The  Worcester  Wire  Company,  of  Worcester, 
Mass. ,  is  making  new  bicycle  spokes. 

Frank  Fairbairn,  Erie,  Pa.,  succeeds  to  the 
business  of  Fairbairn  &  Steams. 


The  Union's  Free  Ad. 


Night  Editor  Walker  of  the  Springfield  (Mass. ) 
Union  Vfrote  Printers'  Ink  as  follows:  '"The  pe- 
culiar value  of  the  accompanying  advertisement 
and  the  circumstances  of  its  appearance  leads  me 
to  think  it  would  be  interesting  to  the  readers  of 
your  weekly  text  book  for  advertisers.  As  night 
editor  of  the  Union  it  has  been  my  custom  to  boom 
the  paper  with  'ear  pieces,'  appearing  on  each 
side  of  the  title.  On  Sept.  12,  the  second  day  of 
the  Springfield  club's  great  bicycle  meet,  Sanger 
won  the  title  of  champion  by  winning  the  unpaced 
mile.  The  issue  of  the  Union  on  the  morning  of 
Sept.  13  had  as  one  'ear  piece'  the  following: 


SANGER  AND  THE  UNION 

ARE  THE 

RECOGNIZED  CHAMPIONS. 


The  corner  piece  was  the  talk  of  all  the  bicycle 
advertising  men  the  next  day,  for,  peculiarly 
enough,  Sanger  won  on  a  wheel  of  the  same  name 
as  the  newspaper,  and  the  Union  Cycle  Company 
received  for  nothing  the  best  advertisement  pub- 
lished during  the  tournament.  Terse  and  to  the 
point,  it  occupied  a  position  absolutely  unpurchas- 
able,  and  its  value  was  evidenced  by  the  comment 
which  it  caused.  For  an  advertisement  by  acci- 
dent I  think  this  a  world  beater. ' ' 


Off  for  a  Long  Trip. 
W.  M.  Breckenridge  and  Frank  A.    Padgett  of 
the  Chicago  C.  C.  left  Tuesday  morning   for  their 
two-years'   trip   around  the  world  awheel.     They 
go  by  way  of  San  Francisco. 


^^bfoe^ 


GOSSIP  FROM  AUSTRALIA. 


rnterestjng  [Batch  of   News  From   the  Land  of 
the  Kangaroo. 

Melbouene,  Sept.  1.— The  council  of  the 
League  of  Victorian  Wheelmen  has  received  a 
rough  shock.  At  the  last  monthly  meeting  it 
agreed  by  a  vote  of  14  to  7  that  instead  of  employ- 
ing three  handicappers,  as  in  the  past,  only  one 
should  be  appointed  to  handicap  all  in  Vic- 
toria. Some  of  the  seven  thought  the  change  not 
a  good  one  so  they  got  forty  members  to  sign  a 
requisition  for  a  special  meeting  to  consider  the 
question.  Well  the  meeting  was  held  in  due 
course  last  Wednesday  night,  and  out  of  over  300 
members  only  seventy  turned  up  and  most  of 
these  were  racing  men.  It  was  evidently  a  packed 
meeting.  E.  H.  Lenne,  who  had  been  the  lead- 
ing spirit  in  getting  the  meeting,  had  a  rare  crowd 
of  his  pals  there  and  they  all  knew  for  what  they 
were  wanted,  so  when  the  chairman  put  the  mo- 
tion that  three  handicappers  be  appointed  instead 
of  one,  the  noise  ofthe  right  arms  going  up  was  like 
the  rush  of  a  mob  of  ducks  swooping  down  on  a 
still  pond.  It  was  all  over  and  the  council's  action 
was  thus  overruled  by  a  "hole  and  corner" 
strategem.  I  feel  certain  the  council  will  get  its 
back  up  and  not  allow  fifty  members  out  of  300 
to  overrule  its  decisions  in  this  manner.  Lenne 
is  a  sort  of  Coxeyite  leader — a  good-hearted  chap, 
but  he  does  not  like  to  be  beaten,  as  he  was  at 
the  council  table  over  the  handicapping  question. 
He  is  becoming  a  bit  of  an  orator  and  was  recently 
elected  to  the  council  of  the  Australian  Nature's 
Society.  He  speaks  clearly  and  slowly  and  can 
be  laughably  blunt  and  abrupt  at  times.  The 
editor  of  the  Australian  CycHst  pointed  out  to  him 
an  error  in  grammar.  "Pardon  my  mistake,  Mr. 
Chairman,"  said  Lenne,  "but  I  would  have  you 
understand  I  only  had  a  state  school  education, 
not  a  college  training  such  as  our  learned  friend." 
The  editor  looked  glum. 

The  fees  for  handicapping  here  are  very  high, 
being  a  shilling  for  every  entry,  and  of  this  the 
three  handicappers  get  nearly  four  pence  each 
from  the  promoters.  It  will  cost  the  Melbourne 
club  over  £20  to  pay  the  handicapping  fees  for  the 
next  Austral  meeting.  It  seems  that  racing  men 
fancy  that  with  three  handicappers  they  will  get 
more  show,    but  this  is  a  big  mistake,  they'll 

get  less. 

A.  Shocking  Accident. 

Last  Saturday  night  a  cyclist  named  Thomas 
Edwards  was  killed  in  a  shocking  manner  at 
Bendigo.  Just  after  dark  he  was  riding  along  a 
country  road  full  bat.  A  buggy  with  lights  was 
coming  towards  him  and  he  swerved  aside  to  let  it 
pass.  Just  then  a  cart  without  lights  came  tearing 
along  and  Edwards  smashed  right  into  it,  the 
step  of  the  cart  striking  him  full  in  the  stomach. 
He  was  conveyed  to  the  hospital  but  died  twenty 
minutes  afterward. 

Lou  Herman,  the  Bendigo  rider  who  met  with 
a  similar  accident  some  months  ago  and  for  weeks 
lay  at  death's  door,  has  quite  recovered  and  is 
about  to  be  married.  The  doctor  said  Herman's 
frame  was  an  iron  one  and  hence  the  reason  they 
saved  his  life. 

JFirbt  Australian  Agent. 

Whilst  dealing  with  the  sick  ones  I  must  not 
forget  to  mention  H.  C.  Bagot,  who  has  just  es- 
caped with  his  life.  He  suffered  with  an  internal 
complaint  and  after  undergoing  an  operation  his 
pulse  ceased  for  a  moment  and  they  thought  it 
was  all  over.  But  he  rallied  and  is  now  progress- 
ing all  right.  Bagot  was  the  first  bicycle  agent 
in  Australia  and  for  years  carried  on  a  very  lucra- 
tive business  in  cycles,  being  chiefly  agent  for 
Singer     &    Co.,     of   Coventry.      A    couple    of 


j|  i/^ 

VERY  IMPORTANT  NEWS        I 


FOR 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS 

Saddles  very  cheap,  from  $1  00  up. 

German  Silver  Oork  Grips,  Uc.  per  pair. 

Repair  Kits,  large  oval  sizes,  16c.  each. 

Wood  Rims,  $1.15  and  $1.36.    Wood  Rim  Cement,  B.  &  B. 

Gossamer  Mud  Guards,  $1.10. 

Screw  Driver,  5c.    Chains,  24c.  per  foot.  Tool  Bags,  20c.,  oval  or  square,  any  color. 

Hubs,  $5  50  per  pair.    Barnes'  Wrenches. 

Spokes,  threaded,  butted,  coppered  and  nickeled. 

Headquarters  for  everything  from  Tubing  to  Toe  Clips. 

JOHN    CALDWELL    &    CO., 

i  615   OMAHA  BTTILDING,  CHICAGO. 

'I 

>J         MENTION  THE    REFEREE 

'I 

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years  ago  he  sold  out  to  Geddes  &  Bncknall  and 
since  then  bicycle  shops  have  sprung  up  all  over 
the  place,  so  the  game  is  almost  overdone  now.  Ot 
retiring  disposition  few  could  well  gain  his  friend- 
ship, but  when  once  you  knew  him  you  found 
him  a  genial  hearted  white  man. 

Crack  Jioad  Team. 
The  fifty-mile  inter-club  road  championship 
was  run  last  Saturday  and  won  by  the  Victory 
club  quartette.  This  club  won  the  tweuty-five- 
mile  event  last  month,  and  as  there  only  remains 
the  100-mile  event  to  run  off,  it  looks  as  though 
the  Victory  will  take  the  cake.  The  Victory 
team  consists  of  two  brothers  Beeson,  Parsons 
and  I.  G.  Williams. 

There  were  seven  clubs  with  four  men  each, 
and  last  Saturday  the  ride  was  most  trying, 
twenty-seven  and  a  half  miles  against  a  north 
wind  and  then  home  before  it.  Half  a  dozen  of 
the  men  reached  the  turning  point  before  the 
checkers  got  there.  In  fact,  the  competitors  over- 
took them  on  the  road  and  had  to  wait  for  them. 
The  time  for  fifty  miles  was  4  hrs.  1  min. 

Arthur  Turner,  our  crack  road  rider,  has  been 
lying  low  on  the  weather  bow.  He  has  not  been 
entering  for  any  events  this  winter,  and  no  donbt 
is  keeping  the  Austral  in  his  eye,  like  many  oth- 
ers. 

The  Melbourne  Bicycle  Club  has  leased  a  new 
suite  of  rooms,  comprising  billiard  room  and  two 
tables,  bar,card  rooms  and  committee  rooms,  otfice, 
bath  and  lavatory.  The  quarters  are  a  great  im- 
provement on  the  old  ones  and  are  really  the  best 
for  wheelmen  south  of  the  line.  The  subscription 
has  been  raised  to  25s.  per  annum. 

We  are  having  lovely  weather  for  touring — clear, 
mild  dajs  and  masses  of  yellow  wattle  blossoms 
line  the  eastern  country  roadside. 
A  100-Mile  Race. 

The  first  100-mile  road  race  ever  held  in  Australia 
takes  place  next  Saturday  on  the  North  road, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  North  Road  Club.  In 
the  evening  a  smoke  social  will  be  held  at  the 
Shire  hall  near  the  finishing  point  and  a  member 
of  parliment  takes  the  chair. 

Entries  for  the  Austral  wheel  race  close  Oct.  7, 
and  the  event  takes  place  Dec.  ]  to  8  at  the  Mel- 
bourne cricket  grounds.  The  club  has  the 
ground  for  the  two  days  for  £140— a  large  sum —  ! 
but  I  think  it  will  pay  right  enough.  Men  are 
even  now  training,   and  I  hope  the  handicappers 


won't  throw  the  big  prize  away  to  any  old  stagers 
because  they  may  not  have  won  much  recently. 
One  man  who  received  200  yards  last  year  fancies 
he  will  get  it  this  year;  if  he  does  the  handicap- 
pers are  fools,  because  he  can  win — or  at  least  has 
a  fair  chance — from  100  yards.  If  I  had  my  way 
I'd  give  him  150  yards  in  a  mile  in  some  small 
prior  race  and  make  him  show  his  hand.  If  a  man 
who  has  been  racing  years  cannot  win  trom  100 
yards  he's  better  out  ofthe  race.  An  Idle  Boy. 


A  Heavy  Weight's  Mount. 
George  J.  Blake  is  editor  of  the  Silver    West, 
Denver,  weighs  311  pounds,  yet  does  not  hesitate 


to  go  everywhere  on  his  twenty-nine-pound  Trian- 
gle light  roadster.  Certainly  this  is  a  .suificient 
test  for  any  machine. 


A  Speedway  in  Central  Park. 

New  York,  Sept.  30. — The  wheelmen  are  pre- 
paring to  make  a  big  effort  for  a  circular  speedway 
in  Central  Park  and  may  take  an  active  part  in 
the  coming  campaign  for  city  oificers  to  this  end. 


Several  members  of  the  North  Side  Cycling 
Club  of  Milwaukee  have  endeavored  to  have  E. 
W.  Eoth  expelled  from  the  L.  A.  W.  for  reasons 
which  nobody  seems  to  know.  Eoth  had  some 
little  trouble  with  that  organization  over  the 
prizes  in  the  club's  last  road  race. 


If  you  want  to  ride  comfortably,  specify  that  your  Saddle  Seat  is  to  be  made  of  the 

MOONEY  PURE  OAK  LEATHER. 

Those  who  have  tried  them  know  why. 

W.  W.  MOONEY  &  SONS, 

Tanners  and  Curriers  of  the  best  PURM  OAK  I,JSATHER,  because  they  have  had  over  50  years'  experience. 
OFFICE  AND  FACTORY:-COLUMBUS,   INDIANA. 


MENTION   THE    REFERCC. 


TRUMAN 
SPECIAL  RACER 

BUILT    TO    REACH. 

We  are  ready  TO  TALK  '95  with  agents,  and  \  [ 

with  manufacturers,  regarding  our  i  i 

a 

Patent  Hub.  H 

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TOI^BDO,  OHIO.  I 


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Heartley  Machine,  Variety 

Iron  and  Tool  Works. 

Geo.  W.  Heartley, 

Toledo,  O., 

901-903-90B    WA.lEJt,    Cor.    ZOCUST   ST. 

Manufacturer  Bicycle  Making 

Machinery  and  Tools 

Special  Patented  Machinery  and  Tools  for  the  manu- 
facture of  Bicycle  and  Metal  Wheels,  Punches,  Presses, 
Dies  and  Drop  Forging  Dies,  etc.  The  New  Ideal  SelE- 
Oiling  Adjustable  Punch  Chuck.  Famous  Boiler  Power 
Welding  and  Forming  Machine,  for  Welding  Tires  on  all 
Irregular  Shaped  Work;  forms  Mud  Guards  and  drawing 
Brace  ends,  etc.  Elm  Roller  and  Truing  Machines.  Rim 
Sizing  and  Trueing  Tables.  Rim  Punches,  special  for 
Punching  Rims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
Pedal  Crank  Shaft,  and  pressing  in  Ball  Racer  Cups. 
Special^Spoke  Heading,  Bending  and  Threading  Machine. 
Sprocket  Chain  Stretching  Machine.  SjKjke  Wheel  Vices 
and  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  tor  heat 
i  ng  to  Weld  and  Braze,  etc. 

MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


USE 


INDIA. 


BICYCLE  CHAINS  ___ 

THE  ONI.Y  CHAIN  LUBRICANT  THAT  GATHERS  NO  DUST  EASILY  AP- 
PLIED PROTECTS  THE  CHAIN  FROM  RUST  DUST  MUD  SWEAR 
insticK55'NL0Ng25  CENTS  BYMAIL. 

PRINCE   WELLS. 

SOLE  UNITED  STATES    AGENT. 

632  FOURTH  AVE. LOUISVILLE .  KY 

:    FOR   SALE   BY  ALL  CYCLE    DEALERS. 


ACROSS  ASIA 
ON  A  BICYCLE 


Is  the  title  of  an  interest- 
ing narrative  now  running 
in  the  Centitry,  The  authors  ' 
took  a  Kodak  with  them  on 
their  perilous  journey,  and 
secured  a  magnificent  series 
ot  views,  many  of  which  are  used  in  illustrating  their 
articles.     In  a  recent  letter  they  say: 

2500  Kodak  Views. 

"  The  Kodak  was  carried  over  our  shoulders  on  a 
bicycle  journey  of  15,044  miles,  a  feat  that  would 
have  been  impossible  with  an  ordinary  hand  camera 
and  the  necessary  supply  of  glass  [plates  and  we 
secured  some  2,500  unique  and  valuable  photographs. 
Thos.  G.  Allen,  Jr. 
W.  L.  Sachtleben." 


\Sendfor  Kodak 


EASTHAN  KODAK  CO.,    * 
Rochester,  N.Y. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


RECENT  AMERICAN  PATENTS. 


The  following  is  a  list  of  recent  patents,  re- 
ported especially  for  ^^^^^/ee-  by  W.  E.  Angin- 
baugh,  Wit-sliiugtou : 

524,349,  sleigh  attachment  for  bicycles;  John  B  Putrow, 
Westborough,  Wis.,  assignor  of  one-half  to  William  E. 
Duncan,  same  place;  filed  March  27,  XS33. 

524,389,  bicycle;  Henry  LaCasse,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  filed 
Jhly  24,  1893. 

524,398,  bicycle  brake;  Edward  J.  Eea,  Washington,  D. 
C,  assignor  of  one-half  to  Charles  J.  Weedon,  same 
place;  filed  Aug.  15,  1893. 

524,413,  figure  tricycle;  Clearmont  V.  Best,  Canton,  O., 
assignor  to  Augustus  Leininger  and  Edward  M.  Shreiner, 
same  place;  filed  Nov.  25,  1893, 

534,443,  combination  sprocket  wheel;  George  W.  Kort- 
right,  Sioux  City,  la.,  filed  Sept.  23,  1893. 

524,527,  brake  for  velocipedes;  George  F.  Hall,  Newark, 
N.  J.;  filed  Sept,  3,  1893. 

521,546,  Resiliometer;  Charles  E.  Hadley,  Chicopee, 
Mass.,  assignor  to  the  Overman  Wheel  Company,  Hart- 
ford, Conn,,  and  Chicopee  Palls,  Mass.;  tiled  March 
25, 1894. 

524,640,  gaurd  for  bicycle-seats;  Francisco  F.  Martin 
and  Francisco  V.  de  Bern,  Gloucester,  Mass.;  filed  Sept. 
20, 1893. 

624,653,  bicycle;  Frank  Rlsinger,  East  Liverpool,  O.; 
filed  June  16, 1893. 

524,705,  roller  and  ball  bearing;  George  J.  Cline,  Goshen, 
Ind.;  filed  May  1,6  1894. 

524,763,  back-support  for  bicycles;  Robert  A.  Boyd, 
Hastings,  Neb. ;  filed  May  29,  1893. 

624,791,  axle-box  for  wheels;  Francis  C.  W.  Rorer 
Philadelphia,  Pa. ;  filed  Dec.  23, 1893. 

624,830,  sprocket-wheel;  Wilham  A.  Leggo,  Jr.,  Harts- 
dale,  N.  T.;  filed  Nov.  27,  1893. 

524.839,  brake  for  bicycle  wheels;  Edward  D.  Rockwell, 
Bristol,  Conn.,  assignor  to  the  New  Departure  Bell  Com- 
pany, same  place;  filed  March  30,  1894. 

524.840,  clamp  for  bicycle  bells;  Edward  D.  Rockwell, 
Bristol,  Conn.,  assignor  to  the  New  Departure  Bell  Com- 
pany, same  place;  filed  March  26, 1894. 

524,903,  vehicle  axle;  WilUam  L.  Massengale,  Deatsville, 
Ala.;  filed  Dec.  26, 1893. 

584,951,  adjusting  device  for  bicycles;  Albert  Perkins, 
Chicopee,  assignor  to  the  Lamb  Manufacturing  Company, 
Chicopee  Falls,  Mass.;  filed  May  26, 1894. 

525.011,  wheel;  Spencer  Garwood,  Milford  Center,  C; 
filed  Dec.  11,  1893. 

535,030,  device  for  altering  speed  of  cycles;  Raphael 
Schweers  and  Carl  Fuchs,  Dantzic,  Germany;  filed  Jan. 
24,  1894. 

535,081,  tire  for  wheels;  Robert  M.  Keating,  Springfield, 
Mass.;  filed  Dec.  13,1893. 

525,153,  bicycle  signal;  Percy  E.  Matthes,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.;  filed  May  14,  1894. 

525,171,  adjustable  bicycle  handle;  Robert  C.  Whayne, 
Louisville,  Ky.;  filed  Dec.  23, 1893. 

535,190,  bicycle  saddle;  Levi  M,  Devore,  Freeport,  III., 
assignor  of  one-half  to  M.  H.  Wilcoxon,  same  place;  filed 
Deo.  18, 1893. 

525,254,  drive  chain;  James  O.  Brown,  Boston,  Mass., 
assignor  to  the  National  Chain  Gear  Company,  same 
place;  filed  May  19, 1893. 

525,309,  mechanism  for  converting  pedal-motion,  Thad- 
deus  Baker,  Chicago,  III.;  filed  April  30,  1894. 

Trade-marks— 25,113,  bicycles,  rioycles  and  like  vehi- 
cles; Ariel  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company,  Goshen,  Ind.; 
filed  June  18, 1894.    Essential  feature  the  word  "Ariel." 

25,114,  bicycles  and  bicycle  lamps;  Herman  Boker  & 
Co.,  New  York,  N.  Y.;  filed  July  14;  1894.  Essential 
feature  the  letters  "I  X  L." 

24,145,  bicycles,  tricycles  and  velocipedes;  August 
Meoky,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  filed  July  14,  1894.  Essential 
feature  the  word  "Keystone"  and  the  representation  of  a 
keystone. 

25,167,  cycles,  tennis  rackets  and  balls,  and  base  balls 
and  bats;  Overman  Wheel  Company,  Chicopee  Falls, 
Mass.;  filed  April  23,  1894.  Essential  feature  the  word 
"Victor." 

Design— 23,582,  bicycle  lantern;  Frank  Rhind,  Meriden, 
assignor  to  the  Bridgeport  Brass  Company,  Bridgeport, 
Conn. ;  filed  July  5, 1894.    Term  of  patent  14  years. 


Trade  Opinions  Still  Coming. 

I  guarantee  to  be  in  attendance  at  the  Chicago 
show. — G.  E.  Hannan,  Denver,  Colo. 

I  will  surely  attend  the  Chicago  show. — Emil 
Arnold,  Ironton,  O. 

Count  on  my  being  at  the  Chicago  show. — F.  L. 
Colby,  Dowagiac,  Mich. 

I  will  attend  the  Chicago  show. — L.  M.  Mc- 
Guire,  Scott  City,  Kas. 


Cyclists,  Oarsmen, 
Ballplayers  and 
Athletes  gen- 
erally use 

Anti-Stiff, 

To  Strengthen  the 
Muscles. 

It  has  a  particularly 
Warming,  Comforting 
and  Stimulating  effect 
on  all  Weak  or  Stiff 
Muscles;  quick  in  ac- 
tion, clean  and  pleasant 
in  use. 

For  sale  by  Drug- 
gists and  Dealers 
in  Sporting  Goods. 

E.   Fougera   &  Co., 

Sole  Agents. 

26-30  N.  William  St. 

New  York. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


liENTrON    THE    REFEREE. 


CLUB    PINS 

DESICNS     ON    ftPPDCATION 


3  WINTER  ST. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


CALLS     RACING    SHOE. 

ALIGHT  and  durable  hand-sewed  shoe  without  blocks. 
Horse  hide  uppers; 
oak  tanned  soles,  can  be  , 
tapped  or  cleated.    Are  | 
worn  by  most    of   the  [ 
crack   riders.     Size,    8: 
weighs  but  9  oz.    Price, 
$1.50;  by  mail.  $1.60. 

We  are  headquarters 
for  racing  suits.      Send 
2-cent  stamp  for  SO-page  illustrated  catalogue  of  ath'et  c 
goods.       S.  B.  CALL,  229  Mam  St.,  Springfield,  Ma^s, 

MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


A  RUSSIAN  WHEELWOMAN. 


Mrs.  Adricosoff,  Who  Has  Made  Several  Long- 
Distance  Rides. 
Tlie  accompanying  picture  represents  Mrs. 
Adricosoff,  one  of  the  well  known  and  enthusiastic 
wheelwomen  in  the  Czar's  domain.  She  is  a 
long-distance  rider  of  no  poor  quality,  having  cov- 


ered the  distance  from  St.  Petersburg  to  Moscow 
(450  miles)  in  five  days.  The  roads  between 
..these  two  points  are  anything  but  tiiir;  Charles 
Terront  upi)n  Iiis  St.  Petersburg-Paris  record-ride 
complained  bitterly  about  them. 


Strict  in  Wales. 
They  are  pretty  strict  down  in  southern  Wales. 
Recently  a  cyclist  was  iined  five  shillings  and 
costs  for  not  giving  "audible  and  snflBcient  warn- 
ing within  reasonable  distance  of  a  pedestrian." 
Eeport  does  not  state  whether  or  not  there  was  a 
collision. 


Still  Riding  Sidewalks. 
When  will  cyclists  learn  to  observe  ordinances 
respecting  sidewalk  riding?  The  police  of  Toledo, 
().,  are  experiencing  some  difficulty  in  capturing 
violaters  of  the  law  in  this  respect.  Let  us  hope 
that  all  such  ofifenders  are  "pulled"  without  mercy. 


PATENTS 


Procured   in   the    United   States 
and    Foreij^n    Countries.     Trade- 
marks, designs,  label  and   copy- 
rightG.      Send    description    with 
model,  photograph  or'sketch,   and  I  will   let  you  know 
whether  you  can  obtain  a  patent.    All  information  free. 
W.  W.  AOGHINBUGH, 
McGUl  Bldg.  908,  24  "G"  St.,  Washington,  D.  C. 


PNEUMATIC  TIRE  PROTECTOR 


Doubles  the  life  of 
tire  by  preventing 
punctures,  mash- 
mg  edge  of  rim  on 
stones,  bursting  of 
tire,  chipping  of 
tire  on  frozen  and 
stony  roads,  creep- 
ing of  tire  if  left 
uncemented.  Will 
■not  slip  on  wet  as- 
phalt, etc.  Can  be 
attached  in  3  min- 
utes. Price  per  pair 
S3.  Ask  your  deal- 
er for  them.  Sent 
postpaid  on  receipt 
of  price. 


FULL  SIZE 

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Ask 
your 
dealer 
for  it. 


Sent  postpaid  upon  receipt  of  price. 

UNION  MFG.  CO., 

Office  room,  23  Pike  Bldg.,  CINCIN  NA  TJ,  i) 
Factory,  HILLSBOEO,  O. ' 


Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co., 


3og  Broadway, 


isg  Lake  Street, 

CEcic^ao. 


UNION  DROP  FORGE  CO., 

CHICAQO. 

GARFORD  MFG.  CO., 

EliYKIA,   OHIO. 


GENERAL  U.  S.  SALE  AGENTS  FOR  THE 

INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN  &  STAMPING  CO.,  HUNT  MFG.  CO., 

INDIANAPOLIS     IND.  WESTBORO,  MASS. 

HARTFORD  RUBBER  WORKS  CO.,  C.  J.  SMITH  &  SONS  CO., 

HARTFORD,   CONN.  MILWAUKEE,  WIS. 


AGENTS     FOR- 


SHELBT  STEEL  TUBE  CO., 

SHELBY,   OHIO. 


SPAULDING,  JENNINGS  &  CO., 

JERSEY  CITY,   N.  J. 


MENT'ON  Tfr    RB.FPRee- 


W^HY    THE    "PERFECT"    IS    THE    BEST    OILER. 


FULL  SIZE. 


Price,  25  cents,  each. 

The  "PERFECT"  received  the  only  medal  and  diploma  awarded  to  an  OILER  at  the  World's  FAIR,  for  following 
reasons:— "Symmetry  of  Appearance,"  "Neatness  and  Cleanliness,"  "Durability,  insured  by  excellence  of  manufac- 
ture," Ability  to  regulate  supply  of  oil." 

Experienced  riders  pronounce  the  "PERFECT"  Absolutely  Unequalled. 

CUSHMAN  &  DENISON,  172  9th  Ave.,  New  York. 

MENTION   THE   REFEREE 


ELLWOOD  IVINS  TUBE  CO.,  ^V^T'^f^' 

Cold  Drawn  Seamless  Tubing. 

OOoo  o 


The  Strongest,  Stiffest  and  Most  Elastic  Made.    Seamless  Tubing  in  all  JHetala, 

OFFICES  :    906  Filbert  Street,  Philadelphia.       238-210  Lake  Street,  Chicago. 

MILL  OAK  LANE  STATION,   PHILADELPHIA. 


MENTION    THE    RK:FEREE. 


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Flrst=Class  Plattai 


YOU  MUST  HAVE  GOOD  MATERIAL 


AND  A  KNOWLEDGE  OF  THE  BEST  METHODS. 


CAN   OUR   EXPERTS  BE  OF  SERVICE  TO  YOU  1 


i  THE  HANSON   &  VAN  WINKLE  CO.,  i 

J   CHICAGO  Newark,  N.  J.  NEW  YORK  g 

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Niagara  Cycle  Fittings  Co., 

HEADQUARTERS  FOR  EVERYTHING 

FROM- — 

TUBING  TO  TROUSER-GDARDS, 

198-200    TERRACE, 

BUFFALO,  -  -  N.  Y. 


MENTION    THE    REFEREE 


zA  Weekl^ Record  AND  Rpvicw  OFG'^cuNGJiMDTttE.CycuMG'TfeftDE. 


VOL.  13,  NO.  24. 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK.  OCTOBER  12,  1894. 


$2  PER  YEAR. 


UNION  CYCLES 


HOLD     MANY 


WORLD'S    RECORDS, 

But  the  best  Record  they  hold  is  that  which  has  been  tendered  unsolicited  by  UNION 
riders  who  ride  for  pleasure  and  comfort. 


©     ©     ©     © 


The  UNION  Q.  T.  offers  in  addition  to  the  unsurpassed  qualities  of  a  sturdy  roadster, 
the  points  which  also  go  to  make  up  a  speedy  bicycle. 

The  famous  UNION  FIVE-INCH  TREAD,  now  so  widely  copied;  the  finely  de- 
signed, firmly  knit  FRAME;  the  large  BALL  BEARINGS  and  unique  UNION  PEDALS, 
these  points  always  carry  the  day  with  buyers  who  do  not  have  to  rely  on  the  agent's  recom- 
mendation to  make  their  choice. 

There  are  yet  many  weeks  of  excellent  riding  weather.  If  you  have  not  yet  bought 
your  wheel  remember  that  the  UNION  Cycles  are  Speedy— Silent — Safe. 

©  ©  ©  © 


Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co.,  239  coiumbus  Ave . 


BRANCHES— Philadelphia  and  Milwaukee. 


-BOSTON,     MASS. 


SEENOURCAT? 


The  CLEVELAND  MACHINE  SCREW  CO., 

CLEVELAND,  0. 


Oil  Cups  Collar  Screws 

Specialties  Ai  r  Valves 

Chain  Rivets       Turned  Nuts 


Casehardening  Nipples  Cap  Screws 

Set  Screws  Stips  Studs 

We  also  manufacture — 


AUTOMATIC    SCREW    MACHINES 

FOR  TURNED  WORK  OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 


Having   purchased  the  entire  plant  of  the  GRA.NT  ANTI-FRICTION  BALL  COMPANY,  of  Fitchburg,   Mass.,   we  are  prepared  to  fill 

orders  promptly  for 

STEEL   BALLS 

FOR  ALL  ANTI-FRICTION  PURPOSES. 
BICYCLE    BALLS    A    SPECIALTY. 
MOST     COMPLETE     PLANT     IN    THE    U.    S. 

Sole  Owners  of  the  RICHARDSON-GRANT  System  of  Grinding.  Also  the 
N.  SAWYER  Hardening  Process.  Present  capacity,  1,000,000  per  month.  Large 
additions  now  being  made.     We  claim  to  make  the  BEST  ball  in  the  world. 

Users  of  our  balls  guaranteed  against  damage  caused  by  balls  being  defec- 
tive.    Write  for  prices  and  samples.     Mention  this  paper. 


OUR  ENVOY 

Absolutely  the  Finest  Medium  Weigrht  Bicycle  on  the  market  for  the  price 


HIGH 


GRADE. 


FULLY 

GUARANTEED 


$75.00. 
$90.00. 
$100.00 


TBBME    SIZES,    S6,    38    and    30    XNCB.. 


28-Inch  Size  Weighs  34  Lbs. Others  Proportionate. 

SEE    OUR    FLEETWING    AND    ENVOY    SCORCHER.-^— _ 


SEND    FOR    CATALOGHJE. 

BUFFALO  TRICYCLE  CO.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


STARTED    RIGHT- 
ALWAYS   WERE    RIGHT- 
ARE    RIGHT— 


BAD  SEASON    FOR   CROW. 

When  pneumatics  were  "young"  the  inventor  of  the  "G.  &J." 
came  to  the  decision ,  which  is  now  universally  accepted,  that  ■*a 
good,  resilient,  fast  tire  cannot  be  made  which  will  successfully 
resist  puncture." 

He  grasped  the  situation  and  produced  the  original  detachable 
pneumatic  tire,  which  can  be  repaired  in  two  minutes— the  "  G.  & 
J."  Tire. 

Now,  if  we  had  gotten  up  a  "nonpuncturable"  tire  and  later  adver 
tised  the  fact  that  "it  can  be  repaired  in  ''steen  minutes,"  people 
would  have  insisted  that  "we  were  eating  crow." 

BUT--WE    DID    NOT. 

Suppose,  for  instance,  we  had  made  up  a  few  special  tires,  dis- 
carding our  usual  mode  of  fastening,  perhaps  making  a  "pasted"  or 
cemented  tire  instead,  had  given  these  away  and  secured  a  few 
world's  records.  Some  of  our  good  friands  would  have  accused  us 
of  "eating  crow." 

BUT--WE     NEVER     HAVE. 

"G.  &  J."  World's  Records  were  made  on  "G.  &  J."  Racing  Tires 
and  Steel  Rims,  which  are  identical  with  the  "G.  &  J."  Road  Tires, 
except  that  they  are  lighter  in  weight— same  fastening,  same  cor- 
rugations, same  lever  base.  And  they  are  not  special  tires.  Any 
one  can  buy  exact  duplicates,  at  regular  prices,  as  charged  for 
road  tires. 


And  by  the  way- 


It  will  pay  manufacturers  to  look  into  the  New  Prices. 


G.    &    J.    TIRE     MANUAL"    VERY    INTERESTING  —  FREE. 


GORMULLY    &   JeFFERY    MfG.    Co., 

CHICAGO.      BOSTON.      WASHINGTON.      NEW  YORK.     BROOKLYN,  N.  Y.      DETROIT.    COVENTRY,   Eng 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


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Fast  Time  on  a  Tribune. 


TJ^^^iBiBi^^j^^^JB^^^^jB^T^^j^TJH^TJ^^Bj^^iB^^i^^  ^ 


Baltimore  to  Washington  in  Three  Hrs.  and  Four  Min  ,  on  a  2  1  Lb.  Tribune. 

Mr.  Harry  Park,  of  this  city,  rode  from  Baltimore  to  this  city  on  a  bicycle  on  Thursday  last,  in  the  remark- 
ably bhort  time  of  three  hours  and  four  minutes,  including  stops,  over  the  Columbia  road,  via  Laurel  and  Hyattsville. 

Mr.  Park  was  accurately  checked  at  Baltimore,  Laurel  and  Hyattsville.  His  time  from  Laurel  to  Washington 
was  one  hour,  29  minutes,  and  from  Hyattsville,  34  minutes.  Considering  the  extreme  heat,  this  is  considered  by 
experienced  wheelmen  as  a  great  feat  in  long-distance  riding. 

Mr.  Park  rode  a  Tribune  wheel.  Model  B,  sold  by  the  Central  Cycle  Co.,  413  Twelfth  street,  New  York,  the  sole 
agents  of  this  make  in  this  city. — The  Republic,  July  4,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Frank  Graham  wins  the  21-mi'e  road  race  at  Evans  City,  on  a  Model  A  Tribune. 

E.  Transtall  won  time  prize  in  the  C.  W.  C.  handicap  road  race  at  Cleveland,  on  a  Model  A  Tribune. 
Tribunes  win  all  first  prizes  in  the  open  races  at  New  Bedford,   Mass.,   July  4;  also  time  prizes  in  the  15  mile 

handicap,  taking  eleven  prizes  at  this  meet. 

Tribunes  come  in  1,  2,  3,  4  order  in  the  two-mile  handicap  at  Ashtabula,  O.  Linn  King  wins  both  the  junior 
championship  and  handicap  races  on  a  Tribune. 

F.  C.  Johnson  wins  time  priz.e  in  the  15-mile  race  at  Randolph,  N.  Y..  on  a  Model  F  Tribune. 

The  CVCItOIDAI,  SPROCKET  will  increase  your  speed  ten  per  cent.    If  yon  don't  believe  it,  ask  any  TRIBUNIE  rider. 

SEND    FOJt     CATAX^OG-UE,    AXB     GET    THE    AGEXCY. 

THE  BLACK  MFG.  CO.,  erie,  pa. 

MENTiON  THE   REFEREE 


NOW  READY 


YOU  GET  ONE 


FOR  10  CENTS  .  .  . 


WORTH  50  CENTS 


The  CYCLIST'S  HANDBOOK 

CcopyrightbdO 

INTERVIEWS  WITH  ALL  THE  CHAMPIONS 


SALESMAN  WANTED. 


(with  PICTURES.) 


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How    To   Run    Tournaments 
Training  Meihods 
Gymnasium  Practice,  etc. 
Racing  and  Track  Rules 
How  To  Build    Tracks,    etc. 


* 


Your  news  dealer  can  order  through  the  AMERICAN  NEWS  CO., 
New  York,  or  write  direct  to 

'American  Wtieelman"  PnWisliing  Co., 

23  Park  Row,   New  York. 


We  have  an  opening  for  a  thoroughly  responsible  bicycle  salesman 
who  can  fill  our  requirements  to  take  the  management  of  a  retail 
branch  store  for  us  in  every  city  of  over  50,000  inhabitants  where  we 
are  not  already  satisfactorily  represented.  Each  man  must  be  an  "  up- 
to-date"  bicycle  man,  and  be  able  to  furnish  us  good  references  and 
bond. 

We  also  want  to  engage  the  services  of  50  traveling  salesmen  from 
Jan  1st. 

We  also  have  a  good  opening  for  a  first  class  rubber  expert  as  super- 
intendent of  our  tire  factory. 


The  Waverley 

is  a  bicycle  of  superior  quality.  It  is  built  of  the  finest  grade 
of  material  that  can  be  obtained  in  the  world,  regardless  of 
cost.  No  expense  is  spared  in  any  department  to  attain  the 
best  results. 

Our  line  for  1895  is  now  ready  for  immediate  shipment. 

Our  agency  is  valuable. 


MPNTIPN  THE    BEFEREB, 


Indiana  Bicycle  Co., 

INDIANAPOLIS,  IND.,  U,  S-  A, 


MCNTION    THE    REFEREE. 


^^icc^ 


l,et  us  not  bother  our  remembrances  with  a  heaviness  that  is  gone."— Shakespeare. 


Reduction  in  Weight 
as  well  as  Price.    . 


is  the  order  of  the  day.     We  are  about  to  inaugurate  a  run  on 

LAMPS 

unhf^ard  of  in  the  trade.  These  lamps  are  absolutely  high  grade  and  of  the  latest  patterns — 
small,  light  weight  and  excellent  light  givers. 

Three  patterns:  "Original  T.  T."  (formerly  known  as  the  "Tom  Thumb"),  "Beacon" 
and  "Little  Wonder." 

We  desire  dealers  and  jobbers  throughout  the  country  to  avail  themselves  of  this  oppor- 
tunity.    We  expect  they'll  go  fast.     Write  for  prices  and  state  quantity  desired. 

WE  MANUFACTURE,  IMPORT  AND  SELL  EVERYTHING  PERTAINING  TO  CYCLE  MANUFACTURE. 

ANGLO-AMERICAN    IRON    &    METAL    CO., 

CYCLE     MATERIAL    SPECIALISTS, 

213  Pearl  Street,  New  York. 


i  HIGHLAND  KENNELS 

284  OREGON  ST.,  MILWAUKEE,  WIS., 

Importers  and  Breeders  of  Gordon  Setters 


of  the  Best  Blood  in  the  World. 

Puppies  5  months  old,  out  of  champions  ;  also  older  dogs 

For  Sale  Cheap. 
FIRST-CLASS  DOGS  AT  STUD.     ™°;^r™"„EP 


ATTENTION,   AGENTS. 

Rochester 


Bicycles 


are  made 


To  Supply  the  Demand  for  Fine  Quality 
Wheels. 

Onr  prices  are  li^ht.      Why  not  write  ns. 


ROCHESTER  CYCLE  MFG.  CO.. 

Rochester,  N.  Y 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE, 


Steel  Forgings 


^  f  tf  s 


-    "  iiT¥A 


BICYCLE  FORGINGS  is  our  Specialty. 

We  carry  the  Finest  Line  in  the  country. 

^It    FOSOIJfGS    SaOWN    JJV    IBIS     CUT 
XMAI-X   JFOIt    IMmEDIA.TB    SBIPMENT. 

Estimates  cheerfully  given  on  Special  P  i  f^rna. 


Buffalo  Drop  Forging  Co 

BUFFALO,     N.    Y. 


M£?JT10N   THE    REFERfg. 


WHEELS  FOR  BICYCLES  and  SDLKIES 


Wheels  of 

all  ^ades 

for  Safety 

Bicycles. 


High-Grade  Safety  Hubs,   20  ozs.  per  pair. 

Large  and  small  manufacturers  and  dealers  supplied. 


I.  A.  WESTON  &  CO., 


'*NTON   THE    REFEREE. 


Jamesville,  N  Y. 


SHELBY  TUBING. 

As  nearly  perfect  as  experience,   mechanical    skill    and    correct 
material  can  produce. 


SHELBY, 
OHIO. 


Used  by  all  leading  bicycle  manufacturers. 

Handle  Bars  furnished  with  gauge  thin  at  ends  and  thick  in  center, 
requiring  no  reinforcement. 

Hai  die  Bars  and  Fck  Sides  tapered. 


CHICAGO 
//"CM 


Palace  Sleeping 
™>  Dining  Car  Line 

TO 

Eastern  and  Canadian  Points. 


In  connection  with  t±ie  GREAT  WESTERN 
DIVISION  of  the  GRAND  TRUNK  RAII.- 
WAT,  it  is  the  FAVORITE  ROUTE  to 

Niagara  Falls,    Thousand  Islands, 

and  Rapids  of  the  St.  Lawrance.  and  to  the  Seaside  and  Mountain  Resorts 
in  the  East. 

CTTIUriUrfD  TTVTTDTCTC  Should  send  their  address  to  E.H.Hughes, 
O  U  In  lYlIliIV  1  U  U  rvlD  1  O  General  Western  Passenger  Agent,  Chicago  & 
Grand  Trunlr  Railvay,  103  South  Clark  Street,  Chicago,  lU.,  and  ask  for  particulars  re- 
garding Summer  Tours,  Chicago  to  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands,  the  Adiron- 
dacks,  the  White  Mountains,  and  the  summer  resorts  of  the  coast  of  Maine,  which  will 
be  pent  to  all  appUcants  free  of  charge. 


SALE  OF  SUMMER  TOURIST  TICKETS    BEGINa 


Magnificent  New  Pullman  Sleepers 


DAILY  BETWEEN 


CHICAGO  AND   DETROIT. 


CHICAGO  AND  SAGINAW  VALLEY. 


CHICAGO  AND  ALL  CANADIAN    POINTS. 


CHICAGO  AND   BOSTON. 


(""anaHi'an  Racrcrao-f  Passengers  for  Canada  can  now  have  their  Baggage 
v^ctlidUidii  JJdg^ctgc.  examined  and  passed  customs  and  checked  to  destina- 
tion at  our  depot  in  Chicago,  thereby  avoiding  annoyance  and  delay  at  the  Canadian 
frontier. 

For  Tickets  at  I^owest  JtateSf  apply  at  TicTeet  Offices  in  the  westf  or  to 

E.  H.  HUGHES, 


General  Western  Passenger  Agent, 


103  South  Clark  Street,  CHICAGO. 


W.  J.  SPICER,  General  Manager. 

GEO.  B.  REEVE,  Traffic  Manager. 

W.  E.  DAVIS,  Gen.  Pass'r  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

CBICAOOJt  GBAlfD  TBUHTK  XT. 


L.J.  SEARQEANT,  General  Manager.t. 
N.  J.  POWER,  General  Passenger  Agen 
G.  T  BKLTi,  Ass't  Gen'l  "  '' 

&MA.irn    TMinfS.    JtATLWA.Y, 


^^^kfce. 


THE  METEOR  CYCLE 

Has  proven  to  be  what  has  been 
advocated  both  as  a  road  and 
racing  wheel. 


METEOR  CYCLE  MFG.  CO., 


Battle  Creek,  Mich. 


37  Van  Buren  Street. 


C.  IT.  ANDJSRSON,  Manager. 

SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE. 

THE    CURTIS 


Adjustable  Pedal  Rubber 


Thousands 

of  ttiem  sold 

already. 


One  of  the 

nicest  things  ever 

invented. 


•    • 


•    • 


Post  -  paid   on   re- 
ceipt of  price. 


$1.50 

Per  set  of  f  om ,  with 

screws  to  hold 

them  on. 

Fit  anv  rat-trap  pedal  with,  straiglit  plate. 
REED  &  CURTIS  MACHINE  SCREW  CO.. 

WORCF.ITER    M^.SS. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


BICYCLE 


.TIRE. 


CEMENTS 

An  especially  fine  Wood  Eim  Cement  (liquid;,  at 
prices  far  below  any  yet  quoted. 

Equally  good  for  use  in  repairing  tires. 

Sample  tubes  (or  cans)  and  prices  upon  application. 


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Red  and  Black  Steel  Rim  Cement  at  ex- 
ceedingly low  prices. 

SEND    FOR    SAMPLES. 


J.    H.    BALDWIN, 


8i  Illinois  Street, 


CHICAGO. 


wcNTtaN  THE  neffenEE 


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VERY  IMPORTANT  NEWS 

FOR 

MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS 

Saddles  very  cheap,  from  $1  0  >  up. 

Geruian  SilVHT-Oork  Grips,  I  c  per  pair. 

Repair  Kits,  lame  o»al  si^es,  16c.  each 

Wood  Rim~  Sl.l'i  aod  Jl.3.5.    Wood  Kim  Cement,  B.  &  B. 

GossaiiieT  Mud  Guar(^s.  31.10. 

Screw  Driver.  5c.    Chaios,  24c.  per  foot   Tool  Bags,  20c.,  oval  or  square,  any  color. 

Hubs.  S5  50  per  pair.    Bam^'s^  Wren»  hes. 

Spokes,  threaded,  butted,  coppered  and  nickeled. 

Headquarters  for  everything  from  Tubing  to  Toe  Clips. 

JOHN    CALDWELL   &    CO., 

615   OMAHA  BUIhDING,  CHICAGO. 

MENTION   THE    REFERgh. 


TALK  ABOUT  RECORDS ! 

J.  C.  KN^OWLES,  of  theK,  C.  W.,  Brooklyn,  completed  his  zSth  consecutive  century  on  Sept.  23nd  in  g8  consecutive  days  on  a 

LEAGUE    CHAINLESS 

without  any  readjustment  of  Gears  or  Bearings,  and  without  the  breakage  of  any  parts.    No  such  record  has  been  made  heretofoie  on  any  wheel. 

These  are  the  RECORDS  we  are  after. 


THE    LEAGUE    CYCLE    CO.,    Hartford,  Conn. 

New  York  OfBce — 64  Cortlandt  street. 

StefiEuer  &  Sloan,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  agents  for  Tennessee,  Georgia  and  Alabama. 

ffimplioity  Jf/  Tires  used  when  specified  on  order.  iwention  thb  referee. 


FICTITIOUS   RECORDS 

Are  never  claimed  for  the  Dunlop. 

THE  WORLD'S  RECORD  FOR  ONE  HOUR 

was  not  broken  at  SpringfieKl  at  the  late  meet.     It  still  stands  at 
26  Miles,  1,640  Yds.,  and 

Was  Made  by  M.  Dubois  on  Dunlop  Tires. 


f 


•    •    •    • 


The  new  table  of  Canadian  Records  recently  established  by  F.  F.  Radway 

WAS    MADE     ON     DUNLOP    TIRES. 


•     •     •     • 


All  the  World's  Records  from  no  to  46o  M^es 

ARE    HELD    ON     DUNLOP    TIRES. 


2i N~ 

•'/l-7\^  ■S'l^  -JIn"-  -JlC"  -7i'C-  -Ji^  -i]'^  f'i^  ■7'i<^  si^ 

He  got  on  Dunlop  Tires  and  went  right  down  to  Philadelphia  and  made  that  half 
mile  in  59  seconds.     (Best  time  for  Tioga  track.) 

•       •       •       • 

AMERICAN  DUNLOP  TIRE  CO., 

504-506  West  Fourteenth  Street,  -  -  -  NEW  YORK  CITY. 

MENTION  THE  REFEREE.  CANADIAN  BRANCH:    36-3S  Lombard  Street,  TORONTO. 


^S^j^/ee^ 


The  Constant  Dropping  of 

the  water  wears  away  the  atone,  and  the  constant  flow  of  satisfaction  and  pleasure  m  the  wake  of 


Wherever  it  goes  is  rapidly  settling  the  question  of  which  really  is  the  very  best  bicycle 

Here's  Another  Drop : 

Brattleboro,  Vt.,  Sept.  22nd,  '94. 
ST.  L.  R.  &  W.  G.  CO.,  St.  Louis,  Mo.— Dear  Sirs:  We  have  just  received  the  Ladies'  Lu-Mi-Num.  Our  customtr  is  much  pleased  with 
it  and  we  are  sure  she  will  like  it,  as  everyone  to  whom  we  have  sold  a  Lu-iyli-Num  (and  most  of  them  are  old  riders)  is  "gone"  on  it.  As  for 
myself,  I  took  a  60-mile  spin  yesterday  which  is  the  first  opportunity  I  have  had  to  try  the  wheel,  and  in  comparison  with  a  $150.00  high  grade 
light  steel  wheel,  which  I  rode  about  30  miles  last  Sunday,  the  Lu-Mi-Num  is  "out  of  Bight."  I  noticed  particularly  the  entire  absence  of  tha* 
tiresome  vibration  which  the  rider  of  a  st'jel  framed  wheel  is  obliged  to  stand.  Yours  truly,    HACKLEY  &  MORAN. 


OUR  THIRD  BROADSIDE 
CONTAINS  A  DELUGE. 
SEND  FOR  IT. 


ST.    L.    R.    &    W.    G.    CO., 


(Mention  this  paper.) 


-ST.     LOUIS,     MO. 


b£S        TO     THE. 


Robbed  of  its  Terrors! 

NO    MORE    PUNCTURES 

If  you  use  the 

ACME  PDNCTDRE  PROOF  STRIP. 

TT'  TQ  TVr  A  r^P  ^^  LEATHER,  subjected  to  a  chemical  treatment  which  renders  it  so  toueh  that  it  is  im- 
11  lO  l"l/\L/Ej  possible  to  puncture  in  any  ordinary  manner,  while  the  leather  reoQaius  as  soft  and  pliable 
as  cloth.  The  Acme  Strip  is  readily  inserted  in  any  wheel  between  the  outer  tire  and  the  air  tube,  and  efifectually 
protects  the  latter  from  puncture.  It  is  light  and  does  not  affect  the  resiliency  of  the  wheel  in  the  least.  With  this 
strip  in  your  wheel  you  may  start  out  with  perfect  assurance  that  you  will  come  bacfc  on  the  wheel,  and  not  on  foot 
with  a  puncture. 

THE  PUBLIC  TEST  represented  in  the  cut  wa<s  riding  a  wheel  fitted  with  the  ACME  STRIP  over  a 
BOARD    DRIVEN   FULL    OF   CARPET   TACKS,    SHARP-POINTED   STAPLES  and  WIRE  NAILS, 
projecting  from  one.half  to  seven-eighths  of  an  inch,  and  was  witnessed  by  hundreds  of  people,  among 
t.c^  whom  were  the  gentlemen  whose  signatures  appear  below  the  cut. 

I^RIOE,    ^5.00. 

Sent  by  mail,  postpaid,  on  receipt  of  price.    The  Acme  Strip  is  fully  guaranteed,  and  money  will  be 
refunded  if  not  as  represented.    Special  terms  to  clubs.    Manufactured  by 


Acme  Puncture  Proof  Company, 


29  South  Water  Street. 


ME"TION  THE  REFEREE. 


CHICAGO,  ILL. 


M.  &  M.  W.  CO.,  10  to  24  West  Water  Street,  Chicago, 

SJBAJDQUAJRTJEJRS  FOR  SICYCZE  FAMTS  AND  SVNDJilES.      We  represent  the  Manufacturers  direct. 


MANNESMANN  CYCLE  TUBING 

We  carry  it  in  stock.    The  only  Tube  drawn  with  a  spiral  fiber.    Its  superiority  is  acknowledged  throughout  the  world.     We  carry  the  only  stock  of 
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The  Chicago  Cycling  Club's    Annual    lo-mile    Road    Race    Saturday,    Oct.    6,    furnished    the 

occasion    for   one   of    the   greatest   record-breaking  events  of  the  year.       C.  H. 

Peck,  on  a  CZAR  RACER,  and  Holmes  and  Osmun,  on  a  CZAR 

TANDEM,  both  broke  the  World's  Record  for  ten 

miles.      Peck's  time,  24:39;  Tandem,  24:02. 

In  the  South  Side  Cycling  Club's  five-mile  road  Race  Monday,  Aug.  8,  the  same  tandem  team 

covered  the  course  in  11:17. 

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B.  EliDKEDGE,  President  and  Treasurer.  D.  Patton,  Secretary. 

F.  P.  Eldredge,  Vice  President. 

NATIONAL  SEWING  MACHINE  CO., 

Belvidere,  III.,  Oct.  2,  1894. 
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Gentlemen: — I  have  been  riding  a  pair  of  your  3J  pound  New  York  Tires  this  season,  and 
the  same  have  given  the  best  of  satisfaction.  Although  so  very  light,  they  Have  not  yet  been 
punctured,  nor  have  I  been  troubled  with  any  leaking  of  the  valves,  a  fault  quite  common  with 
some  other  makes.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  anyone  acquainted  with  the  popular  demand  that 
exists  for  light  wheels  will  fully  appreciate  your  tires,  which  are  such  great  weight  savers, 
without  any  attendant  bad  features. 

The  above  remarks  are  made  voluntarily  and  you  are  at  liberty  to  use  them  in  any  way  you 
see  fit.  Yours  very  truly, 

F.  P.  Eldredge. 


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Be     Seen    Again    Next    Season— Sundry 
Speedy  Buffalo  Items. 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  8. — J.  W.  Liuneman,  the 
famous  Boffiilo  long  distance  rider  wtio  gained 
more  or  less  fame  on  both  road  and  track  last 
season,  has  done  but  little  racing  this  year,  in  fact 
he  has  done  no  track  work  whatever  and  only  on 
two  occasious  did  he  get  up  in  road  events.  In 
an  interview  with  his  father  this  week  we  were 
pleased  to  learn  that  Jake  will  be  much  in  evidence 
next  year  and  not  only  will  he  follow  the  circuit 
but  also  will  go  for  all  road  records  up  to  200 
miles.  Linneman  is  really  a  first-class  man  and 
his  wonderful  pace  on  the  road  has  killed  off  many 
a  good  man. 

Mose  Mignerey,  the  '  'Iron  Horse, ' '  rode  in  the 
Pittsburg  Century  Club  100-mile  sealed  handicap 
road  race  and  although  he  lay  stunned  in  a  black- 
smith shop  for  thirty-five  minutes  he  finished  in 
eleventh  position. 

JOorntge  Mourns  3is  Frises. 

The  last  meet  in  which  C.  W.  Dorntge  competed  as 
an  amateur  was  at  Syracuse  last  year  and  although 
he  won  a  bicycle  and  state  championship  medal 
he  has  not,  up  to  date,  received  his  prizes.  It 
appears  that  a  few  days  after  the  Buifalo  boy  re" 
turned  home  A.  A.  Keller,  who  was  then  captain 
of  the  Syracuse  Century  Cycling  Club,  wired 
Dorntge  that  he  could  get  SoO  for  the  wheel  he 
won.  After  some  correspondence  Keller  was 
allowed  to  sell  the  wheel  for  $60  and  instructed 
iM  deduct  $5  for  entrance  fees  and  send  on  the 
balance  of  $5.5.  Soon  afterwards  Keller  jumped 
the  town  and  Dorntge  got  nothing,  but  still  owes 
the  Century  Cycling  Club  S5  entrance  fee  money. 

The  Globe  Cycle  Works  wiU  run  its  annual 
twenty-five  mile  handicap  road  race  next  year  in 
the  spring.  Decoration  day  comes  on  Thursday. 
The  Martin  annual  twenty-five  comes  off  on  that 
day  and  it  is  nearly  settled  that  the  Globe  will 
run  on  the  following  Saturday  so  that  outsiders 
can  take  in  the  two  events. 

More  than  one  of  our  riders  have  their  eyes  on 
the  Buftalo-Erie  double  century  record  and  in  the 
course  of  a  week  or  two  John  Penseyres,  young- 
Mack,  Mose  Mignery  and  possibly  Eddie  Leonert 
will  try  to  lower  Steimal's  figures. 
Club  Items, 

Jacobs  of  the  Comrades  wiU  try  a  century 
Jan.  1.  Frank  Ernst,  L.  F.  Maurer  and  J.  Har- 
der have  been  admitted  to  the  Wanderers.  This 
club  holds  a  social  on  the  18th.  The  Press  Club 
bowling  section  has  been  organized  with  the  fol- 
lowing oflicers:  E.  J.  Nehrbass,  president;  R.  B. 
Holden,  secretary;  F.  A.  Foell,  treasurer;  James 
Young,  captain.  They  rolled  their  first  game 
Friday  evening,  which  resulted  in  a  victory  for 
Captain  Y'oungls  team  over  Captain  Nehrbass'  by 


over  200  points.  It  is  lumorei  that  Charley 
Bowe  has  become  a  benedict.  Tom  Sayles  won  a 
handsome  gold  watch  at  Tonawanda  last  Satur- 
day. Charles  M.  Murphy  is  now  a  royal  Pressite. 
He  was  unanimously  elected  amidst  great  enthu- 
siasm at  the  last  meeting.  Mike  Dirnberger  ar- 
rived in  the  city  last  Sunday  morning.  He  left 
Monday  night  for  Chicago,  promising  the  boys  to 
return  next  month  and  spend  the  winter  with 
them  and  give  the  bowling  club  a  few  pointers. 
Mike  will  be  seen  on  the  track  next  season  and 
will  undoubtedly  make  up  for  lost  time.  Ihe 
club  has  presented  Mrs.  Boyer,  Miss  Mamie 
Christ  and  Mrs.  Charles  Haberer  with  handsome 
gold  medals  as  souvenirs  for  accompanying  the 
boys  on  their  last  century  from  Erie  to  Buffalo. 
The  ladies  are  greatly  pleased.  Eddie  Bald  places 
a  valuation  of  $4,000  on  his  diamonds  won  on  the 
track.  "Pop"  Foell  is  rapidly  recovering  from 
his  broken  shoulder  blade. 

ZIM  COMING  HOME. 

Will  Race  at  Madison  Square  Garden— Foreign- 
ers Coming  Also. 

New  Yoke,  Oct.  9. — [Special  telegram.] — 
WiUisB.  Troy  has  just  signed  a  contract  which 
provides  that  Zimmerman  shall  ride  at  Madison 
Square  Garden  during  Thanksgiving  week.  The 
Skeeter  and  Wheeler  will  leave  France  for  home 
Nov.  1  and  will  be  accompanied  by  Linton, 
Edwards,  Verheyen  and  possibly  other  foreigners. 
Troy  may  return  to  France  to  induce  the  others 
to  come  and  ride  for  the  purses,  which  will  aggre- 
gate $10,000  for  the  week's  races. 

Six  races  are  to  be  run  each  night  and  on  Fri- 
day a  twenty-four-hours'  grind  will  begin.  There 
will  be  no  handicaps,  but  class  races.  There 
seems  a  strong  probability  that  the  cash  prize 
league  will  be  revived  before  snow  falls. 

«  ♦  * 

The  Brooklyn  Cycle  Path. 

New  YOEK,  Oct.  6.— "Probably  about  |3, 500 
has  been  subscribed  of  the  §3,500  necessary  to 
complete  the  Coney  Island-Prospect  Park  cycle 
path,"  said  Isaac  B.  Potter,  chairman  of  the  sub- 
scription committee.  "I  have  already  handed 
over  $1,250  to  the  park  commissioners  and  will 
probably  send  them  $1,000  more  next  week. 
They  are  working  on  the  path  and  will  work  on 
it  to  the  extent  of  the  money  furnished  them.  I 
have  sent  out  an  appeal  for  subscriptions  to  all 
league  members  in  New  York  city  and  Brook- 
lyn." 

■  ♦  I 

Boston  to  'Frisco  on  a  Tandem. 
George  L.  Harriott  and  W.  F.  Tighe  of  Boston 
are  plugging  along  on  a  tandem  from  Beantown  to 
'Frisco.  They  have  passed  through  Albany  and 
Buffalo  and  are  now  approaching  Chicago.  They 
hope  to  make  the  trip  in  twenty-eight  days. 


TO  CEMENT  THE  TIOGA  TRACK. 


Philadelphians  Awake  to  the  Importance  of 
Having  a  Good  Path. 

Philadelphia,  Oct.  8. — There  is  .some  talk 
that  next  year  will  see  the  Tioga  track  cemented. 
Of  course  the  project  has  advanced  no  further 
than  the  discussion  stage,  but  with  a  true  and 
smooth  surface,  the  lines  of  the  Tioga  track  are 
such  that  a  record-breaker  would  be  the  result. 
The  members  of  the  Tioga  Cricket  Club,  which 
organization  at  present  manages  the  track,  realize 
that  the  improvement  mentioned  would  not  only 
add  to  the  reputation  of  the  track,  but  in  the  end 
prove  a  source  of  considerable  profit  to  them. 
Ever  since  the  track  was  laid  the  Tioga  people 
have  had  a  constant  struggle  to  keep  above  the 
surface,  and,  indeed,  many  of  the  cricket  people 
assert  that  the  introduction  of  the  bicycle  element 
was  the  cause  of  the  disruption  of  the  T.  A.  A. , 
which,  it  will  be  remembered,  went  to  the  wall 
about  nine  months  ago.  Had  it  not  been  for  a 
few  leading  spirits,  the  Tioga  Cricket  Club  would 
never  have  been  organized  to  take  the  place  of  the 
defunct  association,  and  Philadelphia  would  have 
been  without  a  firs1>class  track.  The  wisdom  of 
their  course  is  apparent  when  it  is  stated  that  this 
is  the  first  year  since  1891  that  the  balance  has 
been  on  the  right  side  of  the  ledger;  and  now  that 
things  are  going  their  way  it  is  but  natural  that 
they  should  wish  them  to  continue  doing  so. 

The  expense  of  the  contemplated  improvement 
could  not  be  met  without  a  considerable  increase 
in  the  membership  of  the  T.  C.  C,  and  if  that  is 
proven  to  be  out  of  the  question,  it  is  proposed  to 
lease  the  track  in  its  entirety  to  the  Associated 
Cycling  Clubs  of  Philadelphia  and  have  that  or- 
ganization manage  the  track  and  pay  the  cricket 
club  a  stated  rental.  The  income  of  the  cricket 
club,  outside  of  members'  dues,  is  derived  wholly 
from  the  rental  of  the  track  for  race  meet  pur- 
poses, and  this  year  has  proven  that  there  is  money 
in  it.  It  thus  appears  that  if  the  A.  C.  C.  should 
decide  to  accept  the  management  of  the  track  it 
at  least  could  end  even  on  the  season's  finances. 
With  the  nice  little  wad  now  in  the  A.  C.  C. 
treasmy  the  new  surface  could  be  put  on  and  then 
would  naturally  follow  the  adoption  of  the  track 
by  the  class  B  riders  as  a  place  to  break  records, 
and — well,  the  possibilities  are  legion. 

When  it  is  remembered  that  the  A.  C.  C.  meet 
netted  the  Tioga  people  a  sum  appro.xiraating 
what  the  annual  rental  of  the  track  would  amount 
to,  it  can  be  seen  that  the  A.  C.  C.  wouldn't  be 
doing  such  a  bad  thing  to  take  up  the  offer 
of  the  cricket  club — when  it  is  made.  It  is 
figured  out  that  a  cement  surface  would  make  the 
track  fifteen  or  twenty  seconds  faster.  The  track 
record  is  now  2:08  2-5,  and  if  these  statisticians 
know  whereof  they  speak,  and  the  new  surface 
project  goes  through,  why  look  out  for  Philadel- 
phia next  season. 


^^tre^ 


AROUND     PARIS     AWHEEL. 


MAGNIFICENT   PRIZES   FOR    THE    GRAND 
PRIX  DE  LA  VILLE  DE  PARIS. 


Zimmerman   Has  His   Own   Way   at  Lyons- 
Banker  Wins  in  Italy— Linton  Changes 
His  Mount — Big  Road  Event  On 
^All-Day  Race  Postponed. 


Paris,  Sept.  25. — Not  very  long  since  I  men- 
tioned in  these  columns  that  the  municipality  of 
Paris  had  voted  a  sum  of  2,(i00  francs  to  be 
handed  to  the  press  as-sociation.  which  was  to 
"found"  an  annual  event  to  be  called  the  grand 


Delansome,  Meline,  Tricot,  Maurice  Farman, 
Dary,  Damond,  Renaus,  Arland,  Blomely,  Fos- 
sier,  Michelet,  Lambrecht,  Antony,  Vigneaux, 
Harris,  Edwards,  Barden,  Linton,  Lumsden,  etc., 
etc.  The  American  boys  are  the  probable  win- 
ners, at  least  so  'tis  said. 

Zlmtnie  Soils  Home  at  I>yons, 
Sunday  was  a  great  day  at  the  track  on  the 
route  of  Genas,  at  Lyons,  for  the  tovm  had  been 
placarded  with  the  magic  name  of  Zimmerman 
and  although  the  weather  was  dull  over  six 
thousand  people  came  to  witness  the  racing.  The 
principal  event  was  the  grand  internalional,  dis- 
tance 3,000  metres.  The  first  heat  went  to  Zim, 
second  Gilbert,  the  next  to  Lambrecht,  Wheeler 
second,  the  third  to  Kubler,  second  Michelet. 
All  these  men  competed  in  the  final  which  was 


company,    taJdng   witb    bim    his   indefatigable 
trainer.  Choppy  Warburton. 

Saee  Declared  Off, 
No  twenty-four-hour  race  took  place  on  Satur- 
day last  as  anticipated,  the  elements  being  against 
us.  From  Saturday  till  Monday  incessant  rain, 
which  drowned  the  event  until  possibly  the  open- 
ing of  the  winter  track.  Most  of  the  competitors 
grumbled  at  the  loss  of  the  food  they  provided, 
Williams  heading  the  poll  for  his  "hamper," 
which  contained  the  following: 

4  bottles  chocolate  (fluid), 

4       "       white  wine. 

3       "       bottles  meat  extract  (fluid), 

1  bottle  champa^ae, 

1  "       lemonade. 

2  pounds  hashed  meat, 

2       "       mutton  cutlets, 
6       "       grapes, 
J        "       bread. 

When  Friday,  his  negro,  unpacked  the  basket 


Bishop  ChiJlem,  by  his  physician's  advice,  takes  out-of-door  exercise. 


— C.  D.  Gibson,  in  Life. 


prix  de  la  Ville  de  Paris.  The  desired  end  has 
been  obtained,  and  the  money  has  been  laid  out 
in  the  purchasing  of  an  "objet  d'art"  worth  £80, 
besides  which  the  choice  of  the  track  has  been 
settled.  The  race  will  be  held  on  Oct.  7  next,  at 
the  new  path  opened  in  the  east  of  Paris,  called 
the  Velodrome  de  I'Est,  the  distance  of  the  event 
is  to  be  5,000  metres  (3  miles  190  yards).  The 
owners  of  the  track  have  decided  to  give  over  and 
above  the  bronze,  cash  prizes  as  follows:  First, 
bronze,  value  £80,  plus  500  francs  (£20;;  second, 
medal  and  300  francs  (£12);  third,  medal  and  200 
francs  (£8). 

The  Union  Velocipedique  de  France  has  been 
approached,  and  consents  to  give  the  winner  a 
commemorative  gold  medal  as  a  souvenir.  It  is 
anticipated  that  the  following  men  will  ride: 
Zim,  Wheeler,  Banker,  Brooks,  Martin,  Starbuck, 
Hewson,    Louvet,    Medinger,     Baras,     Mercier, 


easily  won  by  the  Skeeter,  who  brought  along 
with  him  in  his  rush  Wheeler,  who  got  second 
whilst  Kubler  was  third.  After  several  other 
events  were  decided  there  was  held  a  lap  (500 
metres)  trial,  against  the  watch,  Jersey,  as  ex- 
pected, took  the  award,  covering  the  distance  in 
36  1-5  seconds.  The  applause,  as  always,  was 
"18  karat,  hall-marked." 

Sanleer  Again. 

At  Milan,  four  days  ago,  he  won  the  final  of 
the  big  race,  run  on  the  Trotter  club  (2,000  me- 
tres). Ruscelli  was  second,  beating  the  English- 
man Harris  by  a  wheel.  The  handicap  and 
(primes)  lap  prizes  also  passed  away  to  the  im- 
proving Pittsburg  rider  who  carried  all  before 
him  in  the  meet. 

Linton  had  a  row  with  the  manager  of  the 
Whitworth  company  in  Paris,  and  has  left  that 
class  ot  machine  and  gone  over  to  the  Gladiator 


on  the  enclosure  several  almost  fainted  when  they 
learned  that  all  this  food,  etc. ,  was  provided  for 
one  man  !  Talking  of  food  reminds  me  of  an  inci- 
dent which  will  cause  the  next  Paris-Bar-le-Duc 
race  to  be  remembered.  A  baker  has  signified  his 
intention  of  presenting  to  the  runners  600  loaves 
of  bread.  He  issues  a  notice  asking  men  not  to 
buy  bread,  as  he  wiU  give  it  away.  Is  this  for  an 
ad.  I  wonder? 

ParisSar-le-Duc, 
The  start  of  this  famous  long-distance  road 
event  (254  kilo.)  takes  place  Saturday  morning 
next  at  6  a.  m.  The  promoters  can  be  congratu- 
lated on  having  secured  the  biggest  entry  on  rec- 
ord this  season,  the  starters  numbering  350.  The 
most  prominent  men  being.  Waller,  Martin,  Star- 
buck.  Lesna,  Linton,  Stephane,  Corre,  The,  Snook, 
Lumsden,  Lucas,  Allard,  Beauge,  Decoins,  Bnfiel, 
Holly,  Ax,  Swil'tness,  Hamonic,  Merland,  Pau- 
trat,  Williams,  Eivierre,  Beaugendre,  etc.  To 
sum  up,  there  are  thirty-eight  tandem  teams  and 
one  quadruplet  crew.  After  careful  sorting  out 
Lesna  or  Linton  should  win,  whilst  Lucas,  Waller, 
Williams  and  The  will  fight  for  places.     Mabs. 


NEW  YORK  DIVISION  FIGHT. 


"  BUFFALO  BULL  "   GIVES   FACTS  OF  THE 
ORIGIN  OF  THE  TWO  TICKETS. 


The    Santee   Men   Try  to   Hurt  Potter  with  a 

Story  about  Pay   for   Services   in  the 

Liberty  Bill  Work— Raymond's 

Sharp  Letter. 


New  Yokk,  Oct.  8.— William  S.  Bull,  the 
nominee  on  the  Potter  ticket,  was  tackled  by 
i^g^k/ee-  man  to-day,  while  here  for  a  few  days 
on  business  connected  with  the  campaign  in  New 
York.  In  response  to  various  questions  as  to  the 
inside  facts  of  the  nomination  of  Luscomb's  San- 
tee ticket  the  following  facts  have  been  brought 
out,  all  capable  of  proof  through  Mr.  Bull's  per- 
sonal evidence  and  documentary  evidence. 

For  two  or  three  days  before  the  Lockport  meet- 
ing of  the  division  officers  on  July  16  Dr.  Santee 
had  been  asking  his  Lockport  friends  to  pledge 
themselves  to  support  any  ticket  on  which  he  was 
a  nominee.  The  slate  was  then  Luscomb,  Santee, 
Eaisbeck.  A  halt-hour  before  the  meeting  Mr. 
Bull  was  chatting  with  President  Luscomb  in  the 
billiard  room  of  the  C4rand  Hotel. 

"Are  you  going  to  run  for  chief  consul  V"  asked 
Bull  of  Luscomb. 

' '  Yes, ' '  was  the  reply. 

"Why  do  you  want  two  offices?" 

"  I  am  going  to  give  up  the  presidency  of  the 
league;  there  is  too  much  work  connected  with 
it." 

A  few  minutes  later  Bull  met  Fred  Graves  of 
Ivochester  who  told  him  he  was  to  be  the  chair- 
man of  the  nominating  committee  and  was 
pledged  to  the  Luscomb-Santee-Eaisbeck  ticket. 
The  Luscomb  party  thought  everything  was  going 
along  smoothly  iu  the  grooves  that  had  been  so 
easily  laid  and  oiled  at  Lockport  until  two  or 
three  days  before  Aug.  1,  when  the  time  for  the 
nominating  committee  to  announce  the  regular 
ticket  expired  by  the  by-laws.  Then  it  was  that 
a  bombshell  was  dropped  in  the  camp  by  the  re- 
ceipt of  a  registered  letter  nominating  Potter, 
Underbill  and  Bull.  It  was  signed  by  so  many 
prominent  wheelmen  that  it  set  the  Luscomb 
party  at  once  to  thinking  and  then  to  hustling. 

Luscomb  threw  up  the  sponge  forthwith  and 
Pennell  was  put  on  in  place  of  Raisbeck  to  gain 
the  support  of  the  Riversides,  the  largest  aud 
most  influential  of  the  New  York  clubs.  Santee 
was  moved  up  to  the  head  of  the  ticket  and  wrote 
Packwood  that  he  would  accept  the  chief  consul- 
ship nomination  oifered  him  by  Luscomb  provided 
that  he  (Packwood)  would  consent  to  run  for  the 
vice-consulship.  This  was  written  to  Packwood 
in  response  to  Luscomb's  suggestion  to  Santee  "as 
soon  as  you  can  get  Packwood's  acceptance  I  will 
set  the  ball  to  roUing."  Packwood  accepted  at 
once  and  Santee  wired  to  Lnscoinb.  Then  the 
present  ticket  was  published  and  Aug.  31  Santee 
wrote  to  Packwood: 

Please  let  me  know  if  you  were  consulteil  in  regard  to 
the  change.  I  think  it  a  very  shabby  trick  upon  ihe  part 
of  some  one,  and  I  don't  know  who.  I  can  learn  nothing 
about  it.  If  it  were  not  for  my  friends,  who  are  working 
so  hard  for  me  all  over  the  state,  I  would  decline  to  have 
anything  to  do  with  the  nomination.  Please  do  not  hold 
me  responsible  for  the  change,  for  I  would  rather  be 
beaten  twice  over  than  to  win  upon  bad  faith  to  my 
friends. 

Sept.  3  he  offered  Packwood,  in  return  for  his 
support,  not  to  forget  him,  if  elected,  when  he 
Ciime  to  make  up  his  "jewels."  Sept.  8  he  urges 
Packwood   to  sacrifice  the  head  of  the    Potter 


ticket,  to  which  he  had  at  that  time  pledged    his 
allegience. 


THAT  700  ROORBACK. 


To  Break  Down  Potter's  Fame  on  the  Liberty 
Bill. 
New  Yoek,  Oct.  8.— The  Santee  men  have  sent 
out  a  circular  stating  that  Isaac  B.  Potter  received 
l?700  for  his  services  in  pushing  the  Ijiberty  bill 
at  Albany,  the  inference  being  that  Potter  merely 
worked  for  pay  and  that  it  came  out  ot  the  divis- 
ion treasury.  The  facts  are  that  the  law-firm  of 
Potter  &  Potter  made  out  a  bill  for  51  ,(J(IO  for  legal 
services  lasting  through  si.x;  or  seven  months  and 
that  Isaac  B.  Potter  cut  the  bill  in  half  as  his  own 
contribution  to  the  good  cause.  The  division 
paid  $200  for  disbursements  for  actual  expenses 
and  this  was  all,  the  $500  being  paid  from  an  out- 
side subscription  fund  raised  by  Chief  Consul  Bid- 
well.  In  denial  of  this  story  Bid  well  issues  the 
following  letter,  under  date  of  Oct.  8,  to  the  mem- 
bers of  the  division : 

A  circular  has  been  sent  out  among  members  of  the 
New  York  division  declaring  that  Isaac  B.  Potter  was 
paid  the  sum  of  $700  for  his  services  in  drafting  and  se- 
curing the  passage  ot  the  Liberty  bill.  I  desire  to  em- 
phatically contradict  this  statement.  I  was  chief  consul 
at  the  time  Mr.  Potter  did  this  work  and  during 
several  years  of  his  work  for  the  division,  and 
take  pleasure  in  certifying  that  Mr.  Potter  never 
received  from  the  New  York  division  a  single  penny  for 
any  services  rendered,  either  in  behalf  of  the  Liberty  biU 
or  for  any  other  work  whatever  during  my  term  of  office. 
I  have  never  heard  that  he  received  a  single  dollar  of 
compensation  from  the  New  York  division  for  any  ser- 
vices performed  at  any  time  and  do  not  believe  he  ever 
did. 


RAYMOND  HITS  HARD. 


He  Pays    His  Respects    to  Santee    in  an   Open 
Letter  to  the  New  York  Division. 
The  following  letter  from   Mr.    Raymond  fully 
explains  itself: 

To  The  Membebs  of  the  New  York  Division,  L.  A.  W.: 
I  court  your  attention  to  a  subject  which  most  unhappily 
refers  to  my  relations  to  my  fellow  league  members  in 
the  state  of  New  York,  and  which  in  a  wider  and  more 
important  sense,  afftcts  the  interests  of  the  division 
itself.  For  some  weeks  a  contest  has  been  pending  for 
the  election  of  New  York  division  officers.  The  nomina- 
tion of  Messrs.  Potter,  Underbill  and  Bull  in  July  last 
gave  us  a  ticket  of  gentlemen  whose  records  and  'ability 
are  of  the  highest  order,  but  anticipating  the  probable 
candidacy  of  Mr.  Luscomb  for  the  chief-consulship  I 
placed  myself  on  neutral  ground,  and  notwithstanding 
my  close  friendship  for  Mr.  Potter  and  my  intimate 
knowledge  of  his  great  work  and  worth  to  the  division,  I 
wrote  Mr.  Luscomb  July  30  and  stated  to  htm  that  as  be- 
tween him  and  Mr.  Potter  I  should  take  no  active  part  in 
the  canvass. 

When  the  opposing  ticket  was  finally  put  in  the  field  by 
Mr.  Luscomb,  and  with  it  the  announcement  that  he  him- 
self was  not  a  candidate  again  wrote  him  stating  that  I 
then  felt  free  to  endot  se  Mr.  Potter's  candidacy  and  to 
urge  the  election  of  the  Potter  ticket.  From  that  time  to 
the  present  I  have  given  such  time  as  I  could  spare  from 
the  exacting  work  of  the  racing  board  to  the  aid  of  the 
Potter,  Underbill  and  Bull  ticket.  I  have  done  this  with 
an  eye  single  to  the  interests  of  the  division,  believing  as 
I  now  believe  that  the  election  ot  these  gentlemen  will 
bring  honor  and  success  to  our  division  work. 

I  have  always  treated  the  opposing  candidates  with 
courtesy  and  consideration,  avoiding  hai'sh  criticism  or 
reference  and  aiming  to  keep  alive  a  fraternal  feeling 
among  all  members  who  take  part  in  what  ougtit  to  be  a 
friendly  contest.  I  have  held  the  belief  that  abuse  is  not 
argument,  that  the  man  who  obtains  office  by  falsehood, 
deceit  and  misrepresentation  is  a  receiver  of  stolen  goods, 
and  in  the  many  letters  that  have  been  sent  out  in  favor 
of  Mr.  Potter's  candidacy  I  have  yet  to  see  one  that  has 
made  a  disrespectful  reference  to  his  adversary. 

In  what  manner  have  we  been  met  by  the  Santee  can- 
didates ?  From  friends  in  the  distant  counties  come 
letters  written  by  Dr.  Santee  bearing  dates  from  the 
earliest  hour  of  his  efforts  for  the  nomination,  down  to 
the  present  time,  containing  covert  attacks  upon  the  mo- 
tives, the  record  and  the  integrity  of  Mr,  potter— letters 


that  should  shame  the  candidacy  of  a  wai'd  politician 
and  scurrile— us  almost  to  blackguardism. 

But  a  candidate  must  be  all  enduring  and  though  these 
letters  have  been  sent  privately  and  apparently  in  large 
numbers,  they  have  been  patiently  ignored.  But  with  me 
patience  has  now  ceased  to  be  a  virtue.  I  am  not  a  can- 
didate for  orttce  and  I  am  unwilling  to  bear  the  abuse 
that  comes  of  a  candidate's  frenzy.  To-day  a  letter 
written  by  Dr.  Santee  has  been  placed  before  me,  in 
which  the  writer  refers  to  Mr.  Potter  and  his  New  York 
supporters  as  a  "gang"  and  plainly  imputes  lo  me  an  im- 
proper, not  to  say  mercenary,  motive  in  my  work  for  the 
Potter  ticket.  It  Is  a  letter  which  no  condition  or  ex- 
planation can  excuse,  and  if  inspired  by  the  'fear  of  the 
unattached  vote,"  of  which  Dr.  Santee  speaks  in  the  same 
letter,  I  can  only  say  that  to  ordinary  mortals  the  sacri- 
fice of  honor  and  decency  which  this  letter  shows  would 
seem  to  great  a  prlcfi  for  the  fleecing  honors  of  a  division 
consulship. 

To  state  the  case  briefly,  the  Santee  canvass  has  now 
reached  a  point  in  the  sliding  scale  of  Santee  political 
ethics,  where  the  character  of  his  honorable  opponents 
and  of  his  opponents'  friends  are  not  safe  from  his  secret 
and  relentless  attacks.  For  myself  I  resent  this  treat- 
ment, and  for  the  honest  men  of  our  division  I  stamp  it 
as  evidence  that  an  unfit  candidate  is  abroad  in  our  state, 
trying  by  importunity,  misreoresentation  and  abus>  of 
his  brother  wheelmen  to  sustain  a  cause  which  cannot 
stand  by  its  own  strength. 

No  one  more  than  I  regrets  the  occurences  which  have 
compelled  me  to  write  this  letter.  I  have  in  all  things 
been  fair  and  above  board  in  my  treatment  of  all  league 
members  with  whom  I  have  come  in  contact  and  Dr. 
Santee  has  been  one  of  them;  but  I  leave  it  to  you  all  to 
say  whether  my  friendly  aid  of  a  candidate,  whose  work 
and  record  has  stood  llie  test  of  long  years  in  the  service 
of  the  league,  should  be  rewarded  by  a  covert  and  con- 
temptible attack  and  whether  the  candidacy  of  Dr. 
Santee  has  or  should  be  advanced  by  such  methods. 

The  eleventh  hour  of  the  canvass  is  now  at  hand  and 
having  the  means  of  knowing  to  what,  or  to  how  many, 
persons  these  ill  advised  letters  have  been  sent  I  have  no 
other  way  to  reach  my  fi  lends  in  the  New  York  division 
than  by  this  open  letter.  H.  E.  Raymond. 


Jottings  from  Kaintuck. 

LonsviLLE,  Ky.,  Oct.  8. — B.  W.  Twyman,  on 
an  Albin  Special,  has  knocked  a  hole  in  the 
"boulevard  record,"  held  by  C.  A.  Harvey  at 
274  3-5  miles  in  twenty-four  hours.  Twyman 
made  340  miles.  The  ride  was  a  remarkable  one, 
the  wind  being  very  strong  at  times. 

Neuhaus,  chief  consul;  Walden,  vice-consul; 
Lawson,  secretary-treasurer,  aud  two  representa- 
tives from  each,  Hastings,  Clendening  and  Pratt, 
will  constitute  the  next  board  of  officers.  A  de- 
parture from  this  ticket  would  not  only  be  a  di- 
rect slap  at  good  government  and  roads  improve- 
ment, but  would  prove  to  be  treachery  in  its 
grossest  form.  Kentuckians,  remember  the  ticket 
and  do  not  be  misled. 

The  Sovfhern  Cyder  has  made  its  appearance 
with  Owen  Lawson  as  editor.  The  officers  are 
W.  J.  Baird,  president,  and  E.  A.  Neuhaus,  Jr., 
secretary-treasurer.  The  other  stockholders  are 
Orville  Lawson,  .T.  H.  Kirwan  and  Moses  Fort. 

Among  the  traveling  men  who  have  inspected 
the  work  at  Fountain  Ferry  track  are  E.  C.  Bode 
and  A.  L.  Atkins.  Both  spoke  in  praise  of  the 
outlines  and  the  prospect  for  a  successful  future. 


Entertained  the  Chicago  C.  C. 
The  editor  of  ^^^/ee-  had  the  pleasure  of  en- 
tertaining a  party  of  twenty-seven  members  of  the 
Chicago  Cycling  Club  at  St.  Charles,  111.,  on  Sun- 
day last.  They  left  the  clubhouse  at  8  o'clock, 
arriving  at  their  destination  about  12:30  after  a 
iifty  mile  ride.  The  inner  man  was  cared  for, 
satisfactorily  we  trust,  with  the  aid  of  a  local 
caterer  backed  by  a  portion  of  the  output  of  an 
Aurora  brewery.  Three  or  four  hours  were  spent 
playing  baseball  and  in  other  outdoor  amuse- 
ments, the  crowd  returning  to  town  by  train.  The 
experiment  having  proved  a  success  we  hope  to 
have  the  pleasure  of  entertaining  other  clubs  as 
soon  as  the  weather  permits  next  season. 


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ABOUT  WOOD  RIMS. 

No  new  feature  of  cycle  construction,  perhaps, 
except  the  pneumatic  tire,  has  jumped  so  qnickly 
into  favor  with  riders  and  manufacturers  alike  as 
the  wood,  rim.  Started  as  an  experiment  by  a 
concern  of  little  prominence,  it  ran  through  one 
season  without  finding  any  great  number  of  friends, 
principally,  no  doubt,  because  it  had  not  reached 
a  stage  of  perfection  deemed  requisite  by  the  large 
makers.  It  had  been  used,  up  to  the  end  of  last 
season,  principally  by  racing  men.  It  had  been 
found  in  some  instances  defective,  lack  of  strength 
and  inability  to  withstand  moisture  being  the 
piincipal  causes  for  complaint. 

Experience  showed,  nevertheless,  that  rims 
properly  made  and  protected  possessed  some 
merit. 

Then  came  the  question  which  was  the  most  de- 
sirable, the  "built-up"  or  the  one  piece  rim.  The 
former  was  and  is  composed  of  four  .strips  or  lay- 
ers, ingeniously  put  together  in  such  manner  as, 
in  its  maker's  opinion,  to  give  greater  strength, 
durability  and  speed  than  is  obtainable  by  any 
other  method.  The  latter,  is,  as  its  name  implies, 
made  of  one  piece,  joined  just  as  the  fingers  of 
one's  hands  may  be  clasped  and  securely  fastened. 
There  is  no  doubt,  we  believe,  that  most  makers 
now  side  with  the  gentleman  who,  in  relation  to 
this  matter  said:  "I  have  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  God  knows  better  how  to  glue  that  wood  to- 
gether than  I  do."  In  other  words  the  one-piece 
rim  is  the  favorite. 

The  commencement  of  1894  found  most  of  the 
manufacturers  prepared  to  fit  wood  rims  if  desired 
but  few  willing  to  guarantee  them.  The  result  of 
the  season's  work  has  been  surprising.  One  big 
eastern  maker  recently  remarked  that  he  expected 
to  use  about  twenty  per  cent  and  had  used  sixty- 
five.  This  seems  to  have  been  a  very  general 
experience. 

Now  most  riders  demand  wood  rims.  Why  ? 
Becanse  it  seems  to  be  the  proper  thing.  Not  one 
ia  a  dozen  knows  why  it  is  the  properthing,  so  for 
the  purpose  of  enlightening  them  to  some  extent 
^he  Refekee  has  secured  ^a  number  of  opinions 


and  a  great  deal  of  information  from  makers. 
This  will  be  found  on  another  page. 

A  gentleman  who  called  recently  when  ques- 
tioned on  the  subject  declared  that,  though  wood 
rims  are  more  expensive  than  steel,  his  company 
had  not  used  one  of  the  latter.  By  actual  exper- 
ience, he  said,  they  knew  that  a  machine  can  be 
made  with  sixteen  spokes  to  the  front  wheel 
which  will  stand  up  under  any  reasonable  use. 
As  to  the  ability  of  wood  to  stand  side  strain,  he 
was  sure  it  would  pass,  without  breaking,  through 
a  tri.U  which  would  render  a  steel  rim  absolutely 
useless. 

The  opinions  of  other  makers  are  not  so  flatter- 
ing as  this,  but  they  seem,  in  most  cases,  to  agree 
that  wood  is  superior  to  steel  in  the  matters  of 
weight,  speed  and  absence  of  vibration.  Further- 
more many  say  it  is  quite  as  durable  and  requires 
very  little,  if  any  more  care.  Possibly  some  of 
the  writers  are  a  little  over  sanguine.  There  can 
be  no  possible  doubt,  however,  that  wood  rims 
even  as  at  present  constructed — and  improvements 
are  going  on  constantly — are  a  success.  They 
have  come  to  stay  and  will  be  found  on  a  large 
majority  of  the  wheels  of  1895. 


SUCCESS  OF  CLASS  B. 

Next  to  Mr.  Eaymond,  who  placed  it  in  actual 
operation,  no  one,  we  believe,  was  a  more  persist- 
ent advocate  of  the  adoption  of  class  B  than  the 
Referee.  Class  B,  promateurism — call  it  what 
you  will — had  been  our  hobby  long  before  even 
the  present  chairman  became  a  prominent  figure 
in  league  matters.  We  had  seen  all  sorts  of  re- 
forms suggested  and  rules  passed  for  the  supres- 
sion  of  the  makers'  amateur  and  we  had  seen 
them  all  fail.  The  makers'  amateur  had  come  to 
stay,  so  long  as  the  maker  found  him  a  good  ad- 
vertising medium.  He  objected  to  being  known 
as  that  which  he  really  was  and  is — a  professional, 
and  he  proved,  backed  by  his  employer,  more 
than  a  match  at  the  game  of  hide  and  seek  for 
the  most  brainy  men  connected  with  American 
cycling  legislation.  Still  the  powers  that  were 
obstinately  refused  to  yield.  They  struggled  on, 
making  more  lamentable  failures  and  becoming 
the  targets  for  the  arrows  of  the  sarcastic  writers 
of  the  day.  The  Eefkeee  alone,  of  the  cycling 
journals,  counseled  a  compromise  and  was  reviled 
by  the  others  for  its  pains.  Bat  as  all  things 
come  to  him  who  waits — if  he  waits  long  enough 
— so  class  B  was  finally  declared  a  necessity  and 
was  adopted.  The  unconverted  at  onre  predicted 
disaster.  War  with  other  associations  was  bound 
to  ensue  and  cycle  racing  become  a  farce. 

The  first  season  of  class  B  is  so  near  an  end  as 
to  enable  us  to  know,  of  a  certainty,  what  the 
harvest  has  been.  Let  us  see.  Almost  at  its  in- 
ception the  riders  known  to  be  or  generally  recog- 
nized as  employes  of  makers  went  into  the  new 
class.  They  had  no  hesitation  in  admitting  what 
everyone  considered  a  fact.  Nevertheless  class  B 
races,  at  the  commencement  of  the  season,  had 
but  few  entries.  Time  showed,  however,  that  the 
new  idea  had  come  to  stay.  At  first  one  by  one, 
and  later  score  by  score  of  men  were  voluntarily, 
or  at  least  without  protest,  transferred  from  the 
right  to  the  left  hand  of  the  guardian  of  amateur- 
ism, so  that  entries  have  been  more  abundant  than 
ever  before.  Cleared  of  these  men  the  class  A 
ranks  have  been  given  a  chance  to  win  something 
'which,  under  other  circumstances,  could  never 
have  been  theirs.  They  have  been  able  to  attend 
to  their  business,  train  in  their  leisure  moments 
and  race  with  men  similarly  situated  as  good, 
pure  amateurs  of  the  class  A  variety  should  do. 

Racing  was  never  better.  Times  were  never 
before  so  fast.     Complaints  of  infractions  of  the 


rules  were  never  before  so  scarce.  The  public  was 
never  before  so  well  satisfied. 

Therefore  we  rise  to  remark  that  in  its  very  first 
season  class  B  has  proved  an  unqualified  success, 
a  tesult  which  might  have  been  foreseen  by  any 
careful  observer  of  a  few  years'  standing, 

And  do  not  let  the  fact  be  overlooked  that  the 
idea  of  dividing  the  men  into  two  classes  origi- 
nated and  was  put  into  operation  by  Henry  E. 
Ducker,  to  be  squashed  by  the  L.  A.  W.  at  the 
time  and  renewed  by  the  same  body  a  decade 
later. 


MBS.  KENDAL  AND  "FEMALE  CYCLISTS." 

It  was  well  for  her  well-known  reputation  for 
cojnmon  sense  that  Mrs.  Kendal,  in  her  interview 
about  women  and  cycling,  said  she  knew  this  was 
but  one  side  of  the  question — that  it  was  only  her 
opinion.  Mrs.  Kendal  was  shocked  when  she 
saw  the  women  of  Paris  awheel ;  the  ding-ding  of 
the  bell  drives  her  mad;  the  female  bicyclist  (in 
Paris)  "broke  out  in  all  the  enter!  ainments,"  etc. 
But,  she  says,  women  were  never  intended  to  be 
perched  upon  a  little  saddle;  they  threw  away 
good  looks  and  gracefulness  for  the  sake  of  exer- 
cise and  pleasant  companionship,  or  words  to  that 
effect,  and  intimated  that  the  hospitals  through- 
out the  world  are  overrun  with  female  patients 
suffering  from  the  effects  of  riding  bicycles. 

How  comes  it  then,  Mrs.  Kendal,  that  almost 
every  physician  in  the  world  who  has  given  the 
case  a  thought  not  only  says  cycling  will  not  harm 
women  but  even  prescribes  it  in  lieu  of  medicine, 
at  least  in  many  cases?  Does  Mrs.  Kendal  set 
her  knowledge  of  women,  from  a  physical  stand- 
point, against  that  of  some  of  the  best  physicians 
in  the  land — men  with  reputations  at  stake  and 
who  have  said  cycling  is  extremely  beneficial  to 
women  ?  Mrs.  Kendal  is  either  insincere  or  ex- 
tremely prejudiced. 

There  are  thousands  of  women  who  prefer  good 
health  to  good  looks,  even  if  they  have  to  ride 
bicycles  to  obtain  it.  But  cycling  is  not  an  enemy 
to  good  looks,  gracefulness  or  anything  of  that  nat- 
ure. Quite  the  contrary.  The  woman  who  regu- 
larly obtains  exercise  through  cycling  is  blessed 
with  that  blush  of  youth  obtained  in  no  other 
manner;  her  rosy  cheeks  and  bright  eyes  prove  the 
benefit  she  has  received;  she  has  a  springy  step, 
well-developed  lungs  and  is  devoid  of  that  languid 
look  so  common  to  people  of  sedentary  habits. 

Before  Mrs.  Kendal  attempts  another  criticism 
she  should  compare  two  dozen  "female  bicyclists" 
with  a  like  number  of  ordinary  women  and  learu 
how  much  the  former  have  been  benefited  since 
"taking  to  the  wheel," 

Another  case.  Two  good  Chicago  ladies  are 
crusading  against  "living  pictures"  and  inci- 
dentally "took  in  one  of  Sam  T.  Jack's  perform- 
ances in  order  to  become  thoroughly  posted." 
They  object  to  women  showing  even  their  ankles 
and  of  course  are  opposed  to  cycling  for  women, 
particularly  when  a  rational  costume  is  used,  even 
if  Miss  Frances  Willard  does  ride  and  recommend 
the  use  of  the  bicycle  by  women.  But  it  is  as  a 
writer  in  the  Pos<  says:  "A  very  few  years  ago 
women  would  have  been  petrified  vvith  shame  at 
the  thought  of  their  sex  on  bicycles!  And  I  fancy 
that  even  our  heroines  of  the  Sam  T.  Jack  mat- 
inee will  hardly  deny  that  Miss  Frances  Willard's 
motives  in  striding  that  revolving  steed  are  unim- 
peachable! Nobody  can  ride  a '  bicycle  safely 
without  displaying  six  inches  at  least  of  What  the 
ladies  above  mentioned  would  style  a  limb, 
adorned  with  hosiery  (I  don't  suppose  they  could 
bring  themselves  to  say  stocking  any  more  than 
leg),  and  yet  no  one  could  accuse  Miss  Willard 
of  showing  her  ankles  with  any  idea  of  charming 
the  populace.  And  this  I  say  quite  dispassion- 
ately, never  having  seen  Miss  Willard's  ankles." 


BICYCLES    KILLING   THE   HORSE    TRADE. 


Livery  Stable  Receipts  in  Denver  Show  an 
Immense  Decline. 
''I  have  been  making  inquiries  out  here  about 
the  contest  between  the  horse  and  the  bicycle  and 
find  that  the  latter  is  lar  ahead,"  writes  William 
E.  Curtis  in  the  Chicago  JJeco)(?.  "A  liveryman  in 
Denver  told  me  that  there  are  more  than  6,000 
bicycles  in  that  city  and  that  the  receipts  of  the 
livery  stables  liave  fallen  off  between  30  and  40 
per  cent  from  what  they  were  four  or  five  years 
ago,  before  the  wheel  was  generally  used  for  busi- 
ness and  pleasure  riding.  In  Chej'enne  I  was 
told  that  there  were  600  bicycles,  and  the  pioprie- 
tor  of  the  largest  livery  stafble  there  said  that  he 
had  been  compelled  to  sell  off  nearly  halt  his 
stock  for  that  reason.  He  said  it  was  the  custom 
of  the  young  people  of  that  town  to  make  excur- 
sions Sunday  afternoons,  and  almost  all  of  them 
go  to  a  pretty  resort  seven  or  eight  miles  into  the 
country,  or  to  Fort  Russell,  the  United  States 
military  post,  to  hear  the  band  play.  He  was 
formerly  in  the  habit  of  hiring  extra  teams  from 
the  ranches  around  Cheyenne  for  this  class  of 
patronage  on  Sunday,  but  now  he  says  there  is  no 
demand  for  buggies  and  carriages,  although  just 
as  many  people  visit  these  resorts  as  before,  be- 
cause they  go  on  their  own  bicycles.  It  used  to 
be  the  custom,  too,  for  every  boy  in  Cheyenne 
and  many  of  the  young  ladies  to  have  their  own 
ponies,  but  this  fashion  is  obsolete,  and  they  use 
bicycles  instead.  The  livery  men  of  Grand  Island, 
Neb.,  estimate  that  their  business  has  fallen 
off  $7,000  annually  within  the  last  two  years  on 
account  of  bicycles.  The  same  condition  of  things 
is  found  at  Colorado  Springs,  Manitou  and  all  of 
the  cities  of  the  plains  and  around  the  foot-hills 
of  the  mountains. 

"The  result  has  been,  as  I  stated  in  a  recent  let- 
ter, to  reduce  the  value  of  horse-flesh  in  this  coun- 
try in  a  remarkable  degree.  A  hundred  head  of 
ordinary,  unbroken  ranch  horses  were  sold  in 
Denver  the  other  day  for  |90  and  the  freight 
charges.  They  were  brought  in  from  Wyoming 
by  a  speculator,  who  found  he  could  not  get  rid  of 
them,  and  let  them  go  at  this  price  in  response  to 
a  jocular  proposition  made  him  by  a  man  at  the 
St.  James  hotel. ' ' 


TO  STOP  SCORCHING. 


council  providing  for  the  exclusion  of  wheelmen 
from  one  of  the  principal  streets  of  this  city  dur- 
ing business  hours. 

Jottings  from  Quaherville. 

The  Century  Wheelmen,  after  wrestling  with 
the  problem  at  three  meetings,  have  finally  de- 
cided that  a  board  of  governors,  composed  of  fif- 
teen members,  is  best  adapted  to  running  their 
organization.  The  membership  of  the  club  has  so 
increased  that  such  a  couree  was  absolutely  neces- 
sary. 

A  bicycle  lantern  parade,  held  last  Saturday 
night  in  connection  with  the  annual  celebration  of 
theFrankford  Avenue  Improvement  Association, 
resulted  in  a  turn-out  of  over  300  wheelmen,  who 
competed  for  valuable  prizes  hung  up  by  the  asso- 
ciation. The  Golden  Eagle  Wheelmen  won  first 
prize. 

Charles  A.  Church  of  the  Quaker  City  Wheel- 
men and  Robert  McCurdy  of  the  same  organiza- 
tion will  be  given  the  pption  of  voluntarily  join- 
ing Raymond's  "Busy  B's"  or  being  transferred. 

Having  been  injured  while  learning  to  ride  a 
wheel  in  one  of  the  local  riding  schools,  the  vic- 
tim has  brought  suit  against  the  firm  running  the 
school,  alleging  "negligent  attendance. " 

Harvy  Uhler  of  the  Century  Wheelmen  is  the 
projector  of  a  scheme  to  form  a  racing  men's  club 
among  the  local  flyers.  One  of  the  qualifications 
for  membership  is  the  ability  to  do  a  mile  in  2:30. 


Philadelphia  Cyclists  to  Aid  the  City  Authori- 
ties-Brief Notes. 
Philadelphia,  Oct.  8. — A  special  meeting  of 
the  A.  C.  C.  was  held  Saturday  afternoon  iu  the 
board  of  trade  rooms  of  the  Drexel  building  for 
the  purpose  of  considering  reckless  riding  and 
scorching  on  the  city  streets.  A  letter  was  read 
from  Director  of  Public  Safety  Beitler,  in  which 
he  called  attention  to  the  wheelmen's  abuse  of 
their  privileges  and  proposing  to  appoint  cyclers 
as  special  officers.  The  meeting  decided  to  do 
everything  in  its  power  to  help  the  oflicers,  and 
Collins,  Zook  and  Dimon  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  wait  on  the  director  and  listen  to  his 
suggestions.  The  A.  C.  C.  will  propose  men  for 
such  appointments  or  will  arrange  for  regular  pa- 
trolmen on  wheels  (at  the  association's  expense,  if 
necessary)  who  will  spend  their  entire  time  on  the 
streets,  and  who  will  be  empowered  to  arrest 
wheelmen  guilty  of  breaking  the  laws  governing 
pace  within  the  city  limits. 

The  time  has  come  when  something  must  be 
done  to  break  up  the  practice  of  scorching,  so 
prevalent  ever  since  the  introduction  of  improved 
pavements,  or  the  riders  of  the  wheel,  innocent 
and  guilty  alike,  will  be  brought  up  with  a  sound 
turn.     Even  now  there  is  an  ordinance  before  the 


RECORDS  AT  HERNE  HILL. 


Thinks  Well  of  "  Referee." 
We  consider  your  paper  the  leading  cycle  jour- 
nal of  the  country. — Cleveland  Cycle  Company. 


Something  of  Interest,  Not  Generally  Known, 
About  How  They  are  Made. 
A  writer  in  the  last  issue  of  Wheeling  has  this 
to  say  in  reference  to  the  way  records  are  made  at 
Heme  Hill  track:  "I  refer  to  the  practice  of  allow- 
ing men  to  start  from  the  highest  point  of  the 
banking,  and  so  get  a  drop  of  five  feet  or  so  at  the 
start.  I  contend  that  a  quarter-mile  record  made 
in  this  way  is  no  record  at  all.  Need  we  argue 
the  question  as  to  whether  a  fall  of  five  feet  in  a 
quarter-mile  record  trial  should  be  allowed  ?  Will 
any  sensible  man  who  has  no  business  interest  in 
the  matter  admit  that  there  is  any  need  to  discuss 
such  a  point  ?  I  take  it  there  is  no  one.  We  can 
have  a  quarter-mile  down-hill  record  if  we  like, 
and  enter  it  on  the  books,  but  until  a  down-hill 
record  is  admitted  down-hill  courses  cannot  be 
allowed.  Mr.  Hillier  has  often  told  us  how  we 
ought  to  go  to  Heme  Hill  to  see  a  model  race 
meeting  managed,  and  now  we  find  Heme  Hill 
not  only  winks  at,  but  even  defends  a  system  of 
bogus  record  making  such  as  I  have  described." 

«  ♦   I 

Cycling  Postmen  Inspected. 
Notwithstanding  orders  to  the  contrary  from 
Washington  Postmaster  Hessing  of  Chicago  had 
his  carriers  out  for  inspection  Sunday.  The  114 
members  of  the  cycling  division  looked  as  trim 
and  neat  as  could  be  and  rode  well — so  the  post- 
master said.  There  was  a  variety  of  makes  of 
machines,  the  Derby  and  Columbia  predominat- 
ing. 


MISS  LONDONDERRY  AWAY  AGAIN. 


Annie  Londonderry,  who  left  Boston  June  25  to  make  a  trip  around  the  world  on  a  bicycle  and 
arrived  in  Chicago  Sept.  24,  will  continue  her  journey,  starting  from  the  south  end  of  the  city  hall, 
Sunday  morning  at  10 
o'clock,  unless  the  inclem- 
ency of  the  weather  should 
prevent.  A  large  number 
of  the  lady  cycUsts  in  Chi- 
cago have  signified  their 
intention  of  escorting  Miss 
Londonderry  as  far  as 
Pullman.  Miss  London- 
derry's route  will  take  her 
back  by  way  of  Cleveland, 
Buffalo,  Rochester  and  Al- 
bany to  New  York,  whence 
she  expects  to  sail  for 
France.  She  will  wheel 
from  Bordeaux  southward 
throngli  Italy  and  Greece 
and  on  to  Contant  iuople ; 
theuce  by  steamer  to  Bom- 
bay, riding  across  India  to 

Calcutta;    by    steamer    to 

Japan,  riding  through  that 

country,  taking  steamer  to 

San  Francisco,    where  she 

expects  to  land  about  the 

middle  of  May,  giving  her 

the  advantage  of  an  east- 
ward  journey    across   the 

United  States  at  the  most 

desirable  time  of  the  year. 

She  expects  to  reach  Chi- 
cago   about    Aug.     1895, 

and  to  finish  her  journey 

at  Boston  well  inside  the 

sixteen  months  given  her 

Miss     Londonderry     goes 

alone.       Her  mount  is  a 

20-ponnd  Sterling,  enameled  white  with  gilt  trimmings,  and  is  as  pretty  a  piece  of  work  as  ever  turned 

out  in  any  bicycle  factory. 


^j^eic^ 


t«Tm 


I'll  ride  any  wheel  'G.  &  J."  will  make--' 


"BIG  WELLS." 


Never  were  stronger  words  of  recommendation 
spoken  than  those  above  quoted,  as  they  were 
uttered  by  C.  S,  Wells,  or,  as  he  is  familiarly 
called. 


({ 


BIG  WELLS," 


the  California  Rambler  rider  who,  in  company  with 
Ziegler,  repeatedly  defeated  the  "  cracks "  of  the 
land  at  the  L.  A.  W.  National  Meet,  Denver.  His 
weight  is 


203  POUNDS, 


and  he  trains  down  to  and  races  at  190  pounds 
weight.  In  all  his  races,  including  the  Denver 
races,  above  referred  to,  he 


RODE  A  16  lb.  RAMBLER  RACER 

\ 

and  so  strong  is  his  faith  in  the  Rambler  that  he 
declared  he  "would  ride  any  wheel  G.  &  J.  would 
make."  So  much  for  reputation,  for  thoroughness 
and  reliability — so  much  for  the  combination  of 


GOOD  TUBING-LAP    BRAZING-FASTEST   TIRES 

ON  EARTH-STRONG  TIRES-STAUNCH 

STEEL   RIMS. 


Catalogue  tells  about  these  things. 


GORMULLY  &  JEFFERY  MFG.  CO, 


Chicago,  85  Madison  St.        Boston,  174  Columbus  Ave.        New  Yore,  Cor.  57th  and  Broadway.        Washington,  1325  14th  St.,  N.W. 
Coventry,  Eng.,  39  Union  St.        Brooklyn,  419-4?1  Flatbush  Ave.        Detroit,  Mich.,  Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  201  Woodward  Ave. 

MENTION  THE   REFEhEE. 


^^/^/ice 


CRITICISE   THE  MANAGEMENT. 


A  Number  of  Makers  Express  Opinions  on  the 
Conduct  of  the  New  York  Show. 
We  have  received  from  H.  H.  Fulton,  president 
of  the  Eclipse  Bicycle  Company,  a  lengthy  com- 
munication concerning  the  management  of  the 
New  York  show,  quoting  uncomplimentary  opin- 
ions of  a  number  of  makers.  Mr.  Fulton,  person- 
ally, has  no  objection  to  expressing  his  views,  but 
he  is  not  at  liberty  to  eixe  the  names  of  his  cor- 
respondents. Their  letters  contain  some  remarks 
which,  on  this  account,  it  would  be  injudicious  to 
print.  Shorn  of  these,  and  thus  expressing  sim- 
ple lacts  these  letters,  together  with  that  of  Mr. 
Fulton,  are  here  presented.  They  will  doubtless 
command  the  attention  of  the  gentlemen,  who- 
ever they  may  be — and  nol)ody  seems  to  know — 
who  are  managing  the  show: 

'  Beaver  Falls,  Pa.,  Oct.  9.— Editor  Referee:  I  notice 
in  one  or  two  of  the  wheel  papers  editorials  or  corres- 
pondence referring  to  the  management  of  the  New  York 
cycle  show.  After  receiving  the  circular  from  the  Na- 
tional Board  of  Trade  I  felt  that  the  plans  adopted  by 
this  board  of  trade  were  such  as  to  be  an  imposition  upon 
the  manufacturers  of  the  country.  In  a  letter  to  Mr. 
Childs  I  went  over  the  matter  with  him  and  received  a 
very  courteous  reply,  but  which  did  not  in  any  way  ex- 
plain the  unsatisfactory  manner  of  letting  spaces  and  the 
exorbitant  prices  charged. 

Thint  ing  that  I  might  possibly  look  at  it  in  a  circum- 
scribed manner,  I  addressed  letters  to  many  of  the  promi- 
nent manufacturers  of  the  country,  and  with  but  one  sin- 
gle exception  they  are  all  very  bitter  in  their  expressions 
of  the  unjust  way  in  which  the  National  Board  of  Trade 
is  conducting  the  affairs  relating  to  the  show  to  be  held 
in  Madison  Square  Garden  in  January.  While  I  consider 
the  letters  I  have  received  as  confidentiai,  and  am  at 
present  unable  to  give  the  names  of  the  concerns,  I  will 
make  a  few  quotations  from  a  number  of  the  same,  all  of 
which  are  among  the  most  prominent  in  the  United 
States. 

The  following  is  from  a  general  manager;  "We  cannot 
see  the  justice  of  any  such  arrangement,  and  feel  lii^e 
withdrawing  from  the  association  in  case  their  business 
is  conducted  on  such  principle." 

The  following  from  a  manager :  ''In  reference  to  the 
show,  everybody  in  the  east  that  the  writer  saw  is  dis- 
gusted with  the  methods.  We  think  they  are  making 
the  proper  plans  to  kill  the  show— at  least  that  is  the 
opinion  of  quite  a  number  of  bicycle  makers  in  the  east." 

The  foliowing  from  a  member  of  a  concern;  **Wo 
should  be  disinclined  to  go  to  New  York  and  do  any  bid- 
ding, or  pay  any  royalty  for  a  choice  of  position.  The 
National  Board  of  Trade  is,  so  far  as  we  have  observed, 
rather  an  intangible  body,  in  whose  management  we 
have  in  no  way  been  consulted." 

The  following  signed  by  a  concern;  "We  find  that  we 
cannot  get  as  good  a  space  as  we  bad  last  year  for  less 
than  double  the  amount  we  paid,  provided  the  space 
should  be  awarded  us,  without  the  payment  of  a  pre- 
mium. If,  however,  we  want  any  particular  space,  we 
are  asked  in  addition  to  the  regular  price,  to  state  what 
bonus  we  would  be  willing  to  give.  We  do  not  like  to  do 
business  in  this  way,  as  we  are  left  entirely  in  the  dark  as 
to  whether  we  are  going  to  receive  any  space  at  all  until 
October,  when  it  may  be  too  late." 

The  following  from  the  president  of  a  concern;  "While 
we  believe  that  the  board  of  trade  in  consulting  the  mat- 
ter, thought  perhaps  they  were  pursuing  a  fair  policy,  it 
looks  as  if  it  might  re-act  imfavorably  upon  them  to  get 
money  of  us." 

The  following  from  the  president  of  a  concern:  "We 
can  easily  do  without  the  expense  of  this  show.  We  have 
written  the  committee  and  asked  for  space.  We  certainly 
will  pay  nothing  extra." 
■  The  following  from  a  large  concern;  "We  think  exactly 
as  you  do  in  regard  to  this  matter,  but  have  not  said  very 
much  about  it,  hoping  that  the  parties  responsible  for 
this  condition  of  affairs  might  see  the  error  of  their  ways 
and  issue  an  additional  circular." 

The  following  from  the  president  of  a  conrern:  "We 
are  not  at  all  pleased  with  the  circular.  While  we  are 
members  of  the  trade  association,  we  feel  that  they  are 
rubbing  it  in  pretty  heavy.  We  think  they  will  find  a 
general  uprising  against  these  enormous  expenses,  and 
manufacturers  will  not  submit  to  it." 

The  following  from  the  president  of  a  concern;  "If  we 
cannot  get  space  without  entering  into  competition  for 
it,  we  do  not  want  it  at  all." 

The  following  from  a  large  concern;  "We  do  not  think 
a  cycle  exhibit  should  be  run  for  the  benefit  of  any  board 
of  trade,  or  for  any  number  of  persons,    but   that   the 


space  should  be  sold  for  enoucH  io  dt*frav  experses 
simply,  charging  ihosS  who  had  the  best  space*  tlio  most 
for  them,  and  submitting  to  each  one  a  diagra-n  rt  quef-t- 
ing  them  to  make  first,  second  and  third  choice,  provid- 
ing the  first  and  second  should  be  taken  away  by  some 
other  party.  From  the  way  the  matter  looks  we 
should  not  think  of  exhibiting  under  the  circum- 
stances in  New  York." 

The  following  from  an  assistant  manager:  "Y'"our  views 
of  the  method  adopted  by  the  New  York  show  promoters 
is  in  a  line  with  ours,  and  we  think  the  whole  business  a 
delusion  and  a  snare." 

The  following  from  the  general  manager  of  a  large 
concern.— "In  a  letter  received  from  A.  K.  Childs  he 
states  that  we  have  not  applied  for  space  and  suggests 
we  do  so  at  once.  If  the  bids  are  not  opened  until  Oct. 
15,  we  wonder  how  he  knows  we  have  not  applied.  We 
want  to  make  an  exhibit  but  if  we  do  it  will  be  with  a 
feeling  that  we  are  being  robbed."  [Here  follows  a  re- 
port of  a  rumor  concerning  a  desirable  space  having  been 
secured  by  a  leading  maker  without  bidding.  The  writer 
of  the  letter  bases  this  on  hearsay  and  it  is  therefore 
omitted.— Ed  ] 

The  following  from  the  secretary  of  a  concern ;  "While 
we  are  members  of  the  National  Board  of  Trade,  we  have 
no  intentions  of  exhibiting  at  New  York.  As  the  rules  now 
stand,  the  party  with  the  longest  pocket  book  can  over- 
shadow and  freeze  out  the  more  modest  exhibitors  by 
placing  a  larger  premium  on  deposit  with  their  applica- 
tion for  space.  The  matter  of  obliging  exhibitors  to 
make  a  uniform  declaration  is  all  right,  it  is  democratic 
and  would  tend  to  prevent  lavish  and  ex- 
travagant expenditures,  but  it  does  seem  that  some  of 
tha  other  rules  are  burdensome  and  arbitrary." 

The  following  from  the  secretary  of  a  concern:  "We 
feel  that  we  do  not  want  to  be  left  out  of  the  New  York 
show  under  any  circumstances,  and  if  there  are  enough 
manufacturers  who  feel  the  same  way  as  we  do  about 
the  manner  in  which  the  space  is  allotted,  we  can  make 
it  very  uncomfortable  for  the  New  York  management  in 
case  they  should  leave  any  of  us  out." 

The  following  from  a  large  concern;  "Unless  some- 
thing very  unexpected  occurs  to  make  us  change  our 
mind  we  certainly  will  permit  the  board  of  trade  to  run 
their  show  without  our  assistance.  We  presume  they 
are  capable  of  doing  it.  It  seems  to  us  that  the  whole 
thing  has  been  run  in  a  star  chamber  manner." 

The  following  from  a  large  concern;  "We  cannot  say 
that  we  are  pleased  with  ,the  plan.  Of  course  we  wish 
to  be  represented  at  the  show  and  as  far  as  we  can  see 
will  have  to  do  as  they  say.  We  have  no  doubt  some 
concerns  will  Take  this  matter  up  and  have  something 
done  to  put  things  on  a  more  satisfactory  basis." 

The  following  from  a  manager  of  a  concern:— "It 
seems  to  us  as  if  the  apphcant  for  space  in  the  show  has 
a  very  good  chance  of  being  left  out  in  the  cold.  This 
plan  of  giving  out  the  space  may  be  all  right,  but  we 
give  up  trying  to  figure  out  just  how  we  would  get  the 
space  or  where  we  are  likely  to  laud  when  the  bids  are 
opened.  We  sent  in  a  list  of  twenty  spaces  anyone  of 
which  we  would  be  satisfied  with,  and  with  this  broad- 
side of  choices  we  think  we  may  land  somewhere  in  a 
desirable  position  in  the  show." 

The  following  from  the  vice-president  of  a  concern; 
"We  must  say  that  we  are  not  pleased  with  the  way  in 
which  it  is  being  handled,  and  we  think  it  would  have 
been  much  better  if  the  board  of  trade  had  left  it  in  the 
hands  of  the  people  who  made  it  a  success  last  season." 

Other  quotations  could  be  made,  but  I  think  the  above 
is  sufficient  to  show  the  sentiments  of  some  of  the  manu- 
facturers throughout  the  country.    Y'ours  truly, 

H.  H.  Fdlton. 


Bisons  are  Speedy, 

Buffalo  claims  to  have  turned  out  more  racing 
men  than  any  city  in  the  country.  Among  the 
class  B  men  can  be  found  Eddie  Bald,  Mike  Dirn- 
berger,  Louis  Callahan,  Charlie  Callahan  and 
Adolph  Goehler,  all  from  this  city.  Bald  is  the 
man  who  has  ridden  the  fastest  mile  in  competi- 
tion, Dirnberger  is  the  one  who,  up  to  two  weeks 
ago,  had  ridden  the  fastest  mile  on  a  bicycle  and, 
not  satisfied  with  these  honors,  Buffalo  also  has 
the  horse  that  has  paced  the  fastest  mile. 


DESOTA   RECORD   BROKEN. 


A  Chip  0'  the  Old  Block. 

The  mother:  "Now  that  we  have  given  you  a 
bicycle,  Tommy,  I  hope  that  you  vrill  follow  the 
example  of  your  father. " 

Tommy:  "Oh  !  yes,  then  I  must  swear  like  a 
trooper  every  time  my  tires  are  deflated." — Le 
Cycle. 


Wiaver   Makes  the  Roundlrip  in  Nine  Hours— 
The  St.  Louis  County  Tour. 

St.  Louis,  Oct.  8. — A.  G.  Harding  does  not 
hold  the  DeSota  record,  but  it  is  still  in  the  St. 
Louis  Cycling  Club.  Yesterday  morning  John  A. 
Weaver  and  Bob  Laing  started  to  break  Harding's 
round  trip  record,  and  incidentally,  to  knock,  a 
few  points  off  Hildebrand's  record  of  a  few  weeks 
ago.  Weaver  secured  the  round  trip  record  and 
Bob  Ijaing  made  a  new  walking  record  over  the 
road.  The  start  was  made  from  the  St.  L.  C.  C. 
quarters  at  7:\'>  a.  m.  Bulltown  was  reached  at 
9  :'20  and  DeSota  at  11:17.  Here  a  thirty  minute 
stop  was  made.  On  the  return  Laing  got  sick  of 
his  job  near  HilLsboro  and  told  Weaver  to  go 
ahead,  that  he  was  going  to  take  his  time  for  the 
rest  of  the  day.  Weaver  reached  Bulltown  at 
1:3.5  and  the  club  house  at  St.  Louis  at  4:15. 
Total  time  out,  nine  hours;  actual  riding  time 
7:20,  beating  Harding's  record  by  twenty-five  min- 
utes. Weaver  rode  a  twenty-three  pound  Ram- 
bler, fitted  with  G.  &  J.  tires  and  with  a  63  inch 
gear.  He  climbed  Qvery  hill  on  the  way  down 
and  all  but  'Frisco  and  Kennswick  on  the  way 
back.  Hildebrand  climbed  all  the  hills  on  his 
roundtrip  last  month,  but  he  used  a  54-inch  gear. 
Weaver  had  six  timers  on  his  trip  yesterday  be- 
sides getting  his  time  registered  at  Bulltown  each 
way.  Claim  will  be  made  for  the  record  before 
the  Century  Road  Club. 

A  funny  (?)  feature  of  the  trip  was  due  to  the 
fact  that  Laing  and  Weaver  had  only  one  pump 
between  them  and  when  Laing  became  tired  he 
gave  the  pump  to  Weaver  and  told  him  to  go 
ahead.  At  Maxville  Laing's  tire  punctured  and 
he  had  to  walk  every  step  ot  the  way  to  Caronde- 
let,  eleven  miles. 

T/ie  St^  Louis  County  Sun. 

Some  250  wheelmen  started  on  the  St.  Lonis 
County  tour  yesterday  and  two-thirds  of  them 
reached  the  destination,  Schoenlan's Grove,  fifteen 
miles  from  the  city.  The  attendance  was  com- 
posed of  twenty-five  men  each  from  the  South 
Sides  and  St.  L.  C.  C. ,  fifteen  from  the  Crescents, 
twelve  from  the  Pastimes  and  eighty-one  from  the 
Victor  Cycling  Club,  the  balance  unattached. 
Several  ladies  were  in  the  party.  At  the  grove 
a  fine  athletic  programme  had  been  arranged,  and 
speeches  were  m;ide  by  Mayor  Walbridge,  Coun- 
cilman Ferriss,  Street  Sprinkling  Superintendent 
Waggeman  and  others.  The  speakers  were  in- 
troduced by  Albert  C.  Davis,  who  acted  as  master 
of  ceremonies.  Chief  Consul  Holm  was  presented 
with  a  very  handsome  cigar  cabinet  by  the  mem- 
bers of  the  A.  C.  C.  In  his  response  to  the  presen- 
tation speech  he  asked  that  the  wheelmen  present 
please  pardon  his  embarrassment,  it  being  due  to 
the  fact  that  this  was  the  first  time  in  six  years 
he  had  been  serving  the  L.  A.  W.  that  he  had 
been  called  upon  to  respond  to  a  speech  of  this 
kind.     Not  a  bad  "roast"  for  Bob  to  get  off. 

Saturday,  Oct.  13,  will  be  wheelmen's  night  at 
the  St.  Louis  exposition. 


Still  After  the  Record. 

Letter-Carrier  Smith  left  Chicago  Tuesday  at 
5:30  a.  m.  in  an  attempt  to  break  the  Chicago-New 
York  record  and  establish  a  time  for  tlie  round 
trip.  He  goes  by  way  of  Cleveland,  Buffalo  and 
Albany  and  returns  over  the  same  route. 

George  W.  Wolfe,  who  left  Chicago  Oct.  1, 
reached  New  York  Sunday  last  at  2:30  p.  m.,  his 
time  being  6  da.  8  hi-s.  30  min.  for  the  1,03S 
miles,  or  1  da.  13  hrs.  better  than  Smith's 
former  record. 


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THE  CIRCUIT  ENDED. 


Waltbam's  Meet  Closes   the  Season's  Racing — 
Jolinson  Beats  Tyler. 

Boston,  Oct.  9. — It-\ras  too  cold  and  windy  for 
the  creation  of  cycle .  records  yesterday  afternoon , 
yet  the  spectators  at  Waltham  saw  some  good  rac- 
ing. At  times  the  wind  was  heavy,  and  there 
was  not  a  single  opportunity  for  the  men  to  go  for 
records.  Sanger,  the  great  unpaced,  was  unwell 
and  did  not  ride ;  Tyler,  while  decidedly  off  color, 
got  up  in  the  mile  invitation  and  was  defeated  hy 
Johnson.  This  was  one  of  the  gamest  races  of  the 
day  and  examplified  what  can  be  accomplished  hy 
clever  team  work.  The  riders  were  Johnson, 
Tyler,  Macdonald  and  Murphy.  The  latter  was 
in  the  game  for  the  purpose  of  helping  Johnny 
win;  Tyler  and  Macdonald  were  out  for  blood. 
The  field  was  paced  by  a  tandem  ridden  by  Mayo 
and  Saunders.  At  the  pistol  the  field  jumped  for 
the  tandem.  Macdonald  was  the  victor  and  with 
Johnson,  Murphy  and  Tyler  hanging  on  to  him 
the  turn  into  the  backstretch  was  made  at  a  rapid 
rate. 

On  the  second  third  the  tandem  ran  away  from 
the  field  and  Macdonald,  being  close  behind,  was 
left  to  pace  the  field.  This  he  did  in  a  gallant 
style  for  almost  a  third,  when  another  break  was 
made  for  the  tandem.  Macdonald  was  again  the 
victor,  while  the  positions  of  the  other  men  were 
not  changed.  In  the  backstretch  Johnson,  Tyler 
and  Macdonald  were  riding  three  abreast.  The 
tandem  jumped  into  the  center  of  the  field  leav- 
ing the  men  to  fight  out  the  battle  themselves. 
Johnson  was  the  first  to  get  the  sprint  and 
lumped  yards  to  the  good.  Tyler  was  close  be- 
hind and  then  came  Macdonald.  Murphy  was 
distanced.  Johnson's  lead  of  a  yard  or  so  was 
too  much  for  the  plucky  Springfield  boy ;  he  cap- 
tured second  to  Johnson's  first  by  about  a  yard. 

Thus  did  Johnson  retrieve  himself  from  the  de- 
feat he  received  at  the  hands  of  Tyler  at  Asbnry 
Park. 

The  other  race  of  the  day  was  the  mile  open 
class  A,  which  was  also  paced  by  a  tandem.  The 
riders  were  Haggert  and  Williams.  At  the  word 
Davidson  caught  the  tandem,  while  Wettergreen 
came  up  from  the  rear  and  for  a  while  rode  along- 
side Davidson.  Slowly  but  surely  the  tandem 
increased  its  speed  until  the  field  was  drawn  out 
in  one  long  line  of  ridel's.  Davidson  was  glued  to 
there  and  at  his  back  remained  Wettergreen.  The 
remainder  of  the  field  soon  had  its  coat  dragging 
on  the  track,  and  fell  irretrievably  to  the  rear. 
The  tandem  again  increased  its  speed  until  Wet- 
tergreen was  forced  to  drop.  For  a  lap  the  tan- 
dem drew  Davidson  ahead  and  brought  him  home 
a  winner  fully  a  quarter  of  a  lap  ahead  of  the 
field. 

In  the  third-mile  event  the  most  interesting 
heat  was  the  final,  in  which  Coulter,  Allen,  Gard- 
iner, Charles  Murphy,  Tyler  and  Coleman  did  bat- 
tle. Tyler  caught  the  pole  at  the  word  with 
Coleman  at  his  back.  At  the  quarter  pole  Gard- 
iner i  umped  clear  of  the  field  and  was  yards  ahead 
before  Tyler  was  up  and  after  him.     Once  started 


however,  the  plucky  Springfield  boy  was  with 
him.  and  together  they  came  down  the  stretch, 
Gardiner  slightly  in  the  lead.  Within  two  yards 
of  the  scratch  Gardiner  had  the  advantage,  but  a 
well  calculated  j  amp  on  the  part  of  Tyler  gave 
him  place,  while  Gardiner  wa-s  all  but  nipped  on 
the  tape  by  Coulter.     The  time  was  43  sec. 

The  only  other  class  B  event  was  the  mile 
handicap.  In  the  final  the  men  were  brought 
back  thirty  yards,  Gardiner  being  on  scratch,  with 
Cutter  at  the  Umit,  ninety  yards,  and  Steenson 
ten  yards  behind  him.  Gardiner  was  soon  with 
the  bunch,  but  Cutter  and  Steenson  working  to- 
gether gained  almost  a  quarter  of  a  lap  on  the 
field,  when  the  bunch,  paced  by  Gardiner,  de- 
creased the  distance  between  them  and  the  field. 
At  the  three-quarter  pole  Butler  came  out  with  a 
jump.  He  got  yards  upon  the  leaders.  McDuftee 
was  closing  up  on  him,  when  his  tire  exploded. 
Butler's  long  sprint  had  brought  him  all  but  up 
with  the  leaders,  and  although  he  caught  Cutter 
at  the  tape  he  could  not  overhaul  Steenson,  who 
finished  first. 

In  the  final  of  the  mile  handicap  Davidson  did 
some  great  riding  from  scratch,  while  Bianchi 
from  ninety-five  yards  captured  his  first  prize 
of  the  year.     The  summary : 

Third-mile  open,  class  B— Final  heat— H.  C.  Tyler,  1;  A. 
Gardiner,  2;  C.  E.  Coulter,  3;  W.  Coleman,  4;  C.  M.  Mur- 
phy,  5;  time,  :43. 

Two-third-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Final  heat — Mel- 
ville Leufast,  70yds  ,  1;  G.  A.  MoEdwards,  60  yds.,  2;  G. 
PlaintifT,  60  yds.,  3;  F.  E.  Wing,  25  yds.,  4;  time,  1:28 

One-mile,  open,  class  A— Harley  Davidson,  1;  A.  H. 
Davey,  2;  J.  C.  Wettergreen,  3;  time,  2:11. 

One-mile,  invitation,  class  B— J.  S.  Johnson,  1;  H.  C, 
Tyler,  2;  Ray  Macdonald,  3;  C.  M.  Murphy,  4;  time,  2:17J 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  A— Final  heat  -  Branchi,  95 
yds.,  1;  Davidson,  scratch,  2;  G.  Plaintiff,  90  yds.,  3; 
McEdwar'^s,  90  yds.,  4;  time.  2:14J. 

One-mile,  handicap,  class  B — Final  heat — H.  R.  Steen- 
son, 80  yds.,  1;  Nat  Butler,  50  yds  ,  2;  G.  Cutter,  120  yds., 
3;  A.  W.  Warren,  70  yds.,  4;  time,  2:14*. 


TWENTY-FIVE    MILES   IN   1:09:27. 


Callahan's  Buffalo   Road   Record   Knocked  Out 
on  the  TInion  County,  N.  J.,  Course. 

Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  Oct.  6. — The  Union  county 
twenty-five-mile  road  course  was  proved  this 
afternoon  to  be  as  fast  as  the  knowing  ojes  have 
claimed  it  to  be  and  the  fast  flock  of  flyers  that 
was  sent  against  Callahan's  record  of  1:10:37, 
made  at  Buffalo  on  Decoration  day  and  the  only 
one  recognized  by  the  Century  Road  Club, 
knocked  off  a  minute  and  ten  seconds  from  it, 
notwithstanding  an  annoying  stiff  wind  most  of 
the  way  and  the  fact  that  a  sextette  of  leaders 
went  astray,  who  would  probably  have  done  the 
trick  in  very  near  three  minutes  faster  time. 

The  race  was  promoted  by  the  New  York  Ee- 
eorder  and  was  run  over  the  course  used  in  the 
Labor  day  Jersey  road  race,  in  which  Luettgens 
of  Hartford  made  1:11:3a  despite  a  nasty  wind 
and  a  road  stony  and  dusty  from  a  long  drought. 
It  begins  at  Elizabeth,  runs  to  Springfield  (5 
miles),  to  Westfield  (10  miles),  to  Rahway  (15 
miles(,  to  Elizabeth  (20  miles),  and  finishes  at 
Eahway,   the  five  miles  between   Rahway   and 


Elizabeth  being  the  only  stretch  gone  over  twice. 
A  couple  of  hills  between  Elizabeth  and  Spring- 
field, another  between  Springfield  and  Westfield, 
and  one  or  two  little  fellows  between  Westfield 
and  R:diway,  are  about  the  only  obstructions, 
liirriug  these  not  very  considerable  impediments, 
the  course  was  over  an  almost  dead  lev^l  macadam,  ' 
which  was  in  fair  condition.  A  bad  wind  blew  in 
the  faces  of  the  riders  in  the  first  stretch  and  both- 
ered them  considerably  on  the  home  journey  to 
Rahway. 

The  competitors  were  chosen  by  selection.  Har- 
nett, Butler,  Van  Wagoner  and  the  Knowlands 
were  among  the  entries,  but  did  not  start.  All 
the  starters  were  road  scorchers  of  proven  merit, 
among  the  most  prominent  being  George  W. 
Coffin,  two-mile  Jersey  champion  and  a  hundred- 
mile  winner;  Monte  Scott  of  Plainfield,  the  well 
known  track  racer  and  a  road  winner;  C.  T.  Earl, 
the  Long  Island  mile  champion;  R.  P.  Searle,  of 
Chicago-New  York  fame,  and  F.  D.  White  and  G. 
P.  Kuhlke,  handicap  and  time  winner,  respec- 
tively of  Schwalbach's  Ix)ng  Island  race.  The 
quality  of  the  field  may  be  judged  from  the  fact 
that  a  time  limit  of  1:1.5:00  was  set  on  the  race. 

The  promised  pace-makers  failed  to  put  in  an 
appearance  and  barring  Saltonstall's  pacing  from 
Rahway  to  Elizabeth,  two  miles,  when  he  gave 
his  wheel  to  Gardner,  who  had  broken  down,  the 
men  had  to  rely  on  themselves. 

George  Coffin  paced  them  out  to  Springfield  and 
was  carrying  them  through  Westfield,  when  he 
made  the  blunder  of  turning  off  the  wrong  road, 
White,  Scott,  Murray,  Loehrs,  Gardner,  Searle 
and  Mooney  following  him.  He  soon  discovered 
his  error  and  turned  back  to  the  regular  course; 
but  the  others  just  named  kept  on  and  by  so  doing 
cut  off  some  two  or  three  hundred  yards  of  the 
course  and  subjected  themselves  to  subsequent 
disqualification. 

The  first  bunch  reached  Rahway  (fifteen  miles) 
in  about  42  min.  They  made  the  turn  at  Eliza- 
beth (twenty  miles)  in  the  following  order:  Scott, 
Murray,  White,  Gardner  and  Searle.  Then 
there  was  a  gap  until  the  second  division,  which, 
bar  Mooney,  had  gone  the  full  course,  came  up 
and  rounded  as  follows:  Hughes,  CoflSn,  Hanson, 
Mooney,  Talbot,  Kuhlke,  Carpenter,  Earl.  Each 
of  the  divisions  made  a  fine  finish  of  it.  White, 
Scott  and  Murray  fighting  it  out  among  the  stray 
lambs  and  Hughes  and  CofBn  among  the  regulars. 

The  result  of  the  race  was  as  follows: 

Time. 

1.  *F.  D.  White,  Remington 1:06:37  2-5 

2.  *Monte  Scott,  Columbia 1:06:38 

3.  *a.  A.  Murray,  Rambler 1:06:38  3-5 

4.  »H.  F.  Loehrs,  Jersey  Flyer 1:07:16 

5.  *John  Gardiner,  Syracuse 1:07:43 

6.  »R.  P.Searle,  Syracuse 1:08:47 

7.  Thomas  Hughes  (1),  Lyndhurst 1:09:27 

8.  G.  W.  Coffin  (2),  Sterling 1:09:29 

9.  H.  C.  Hanson  (*),  Columbia 1:10:59 

10.  Joseph  Talbot  (4),  Remington 1:11:28 

11.  *W.  J.  Mooney  (5),  Columbia 1:12:11 

12.  G.  B.  Kuhlke  (6),  Liberty. 1:13:28 

13.  C.  Q.  Carpenter  (7),  Columbia 1:14:04 

14.  C.  T.  Earl  (8),  Liberty no  time  taken 

F.  E.  Doup,  Liberty , tell  at  start 

I.  N.  Line,  Rogers  Special did  not  finish. 

A.  J.  Hargan,  Lyndhurst did  not  finish. 

-'Disqualified  for  going  the  wrong  course. 
Of  course  nothing  was  left  the  referee  and 
j  udges  but  to  disqualify  those  who  went  astray, 
however  unfortunate  and  excusable  their  error 
may  have  been.  There  were  no  judges  at  the  side 
street  where  the  turu-ofl"  was  made,  they  being 
further  down  the  road  on  the  right  course,  which 
had  been  published  repeatedly.  Thirty  seconds 
would  be  a  liberal  allowance  for  the  cut-oif,  and 
this  being  considered  there  were  eight  men  pra*"- 
tically,  if  not  technically,  within  the  record. 

There  is  some  talk  of  a  try  against  the  new 
record  by  some  of  the  disappointed  ones  next 


Saturday,  and  Barnett  says  he  will  go  for  it  with 
tandem  pacers.  The  course  will  probably  be  the 
Mecca  hereafter  of  all  would-be  road-record  break- 
ers and  may  take  the  place  of  the  Irvington-Mil- 
bum  for  the  great  annual  Decoration  day  handi- 
dap. 

Thomas  Hughes,  the  winner,  is  a  member  of  the 
East  Side  Wheelmen  of  Paterson,  N.  J.  He  was 
practicall}'  unknown  as  a  road  racer  until  his  vic- 
tory last  Saturday  over  Louis  Laffray  of  the  Tour- 
ist C.  C.  of  Paterson  in  a  twenty-five-mile  match 
race  in  1  hr.  19  min.  25f  sec. 


CHICAGOANS     SMASH     RECORDS. 


Peck  Sides  Ten  Miles  in  24:39  on  the  Road — 
Five  Miles  in  11:19 — Tandem  Records. 
Saturday  and  Mouday  no   le^s   than   four  ro.nd 
records  were  broken   or  established   in  Chicago, 
the  times  being: 

Smiles,  Holmes  and  Osmun,  tandem 11:17 

5    "       A.  C.  Van  Nest,  South  Side  C.  C 11:19 

10    "       Holmes  and  Osmun,  tandem 2I:0'2 

10    "       C.  H.  Peck,  Chicago  C.  C 2I:.S9 

The  two  ten-mile  records  were  made   in    the 
Chicago  C.  C.'s  road  race  Saturday,  which  created 


a  H.  PECK  on  a  Czar. 

more  interest  and  developed  more  genuine  kicking 
than  any  similar  event  since  Decoration  day. 
Peck  and  Bliss  were  the  only  men  on  scratch  and 
as  three  tandem  teams — Lumsden-Githens  one 
minute  back,  Barrett-Sinsabaugh  and  Holmes- 
Osmun  each  thirty  seconds  back — were  starting 
the  others  just  ahead,  including  Levy,  Dasey  and 
Ballard,  thought  their  chances  for  time  were 
cooked,  for  they  were  not  permitted  to  go  back. 
So  it  proved,  for  Holmes  and  Osmun  soon  picked 
up  Peck  and  carried  him  at  a  terrific  pace  over 
the  entire  course,  parsing  everyone  of  the  thirty- 
five  competitors  and  bringing  him  home  in  24:39, 
or  a  second  faster  than  the  time  made  by  McDni- 
fee  at  Maiden  last  week.  The  tandem  finished  in 
24:02  and  seven  seconds  ahead  of  Peck.  The 
Barrett-Sinsabaugh  tandem  broke  down  and  Lums- 
den  and  Githens,  not  knowing  the  course,  did  not 
get  along  as  fast  as  they  might.  Cleaver  finished 
next  to  Peck  in  26:32,  having  gone  the  greater 
portion  of  the  distance  alone,  Dasey  was  second  in 
time,  25:58,  finishing  fifth  from  the  forty-five-sec- 
ond mark  and  three-fifths  of  a  second  ahead  of 
Thompson,  who  started  with  him.  Levy  was 
with  Steele  on  the  thirty-second  mark  and  pulled 
through  in  26:15,  Steele  finishing  sixteen  second 


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later.  No  less  than  twenty-two  rode  under  thirty 
minutes,  splendid  work  considering  tlie  fact  that 
several  bad  railroad  crossings  had  to  be  navigated. 
Peck  road  a  Czar  racer  with  Palmer  tires,  while 
the  tandem  used  by  Holmes  and  Osmun  was  also 
Czar,  with  New  York  tires,  a  description  of  which 
appears  elsewhere.     The  summary: 

Hdep.       Time. 
Holmes  and  Osmun,  tandem  (penalized) . .  :30 

C.  H.  Peck  scr. 

A.  W.  Cleaver 1:.30 

C.  K.  AndiTson 2:(0 

C.  V.  Dasey :45 

H.  P.  Walden 2:30 

W.  A.  Thomi>son :45 

D.  L.  Burnside 2::J0 

T.  L.  O'Neill 6:00 

W.  Roden 3:15 

W.  E.  Talcott : 3::5 

D.  W.  Gould.. 3:00 

Jam^.s  T  pvy :30 

F.  W.Ballard :45 

H.  J.  Jacobs 3:00 

J.  B.  McFarland 4:30 

Lumsden  and  Githens,  tandem  (penahzed)l:00 

C.  W.  Davis :45 

H.  M.  Fuller 2:00 

Gus  Steele :30 

A.  P.  Peck 1:00 

Roy  Keator 3:00 

H.  E.  Waddell 2:00 

W.  Hf.  Lee 3:45 

Harry  Davis 3:55 

M.  G.  Matteson 3:45 

C.  W.  Shattuck 4:30 

W.  L.  Hiekson 2:00 

M.J.  BudlODg 2:  0 

James  Arbuckle,  Jr 3:4r, 

E.  E,  Cook 4:30 

J.  H.  Hodges 3:15 

Fred  Howard 4::30 

In  the  South  Side  C.  C.'s  road  race  Monday, 
held  over  a  surveyed  course  on  Die.xel,  Oakwood 
and  Grand  boulevards,  the  same  tandem  team. 
Holmes  and  Osmun,  covered  the  course  in  11:17 
and  carried  Van  Nest,  froiii  scratch,  through  in 
11:19— record— Bicker,  Spike  and  P'red  Osmun 
also  pacing  at  times.  The  best  previous  five-mile 
time  was  12:09,  made  over  the  Bryn  Mawr-City 
Line  course  at  Philadelphia.     The  summary: 

Hdep.    Time. 

A.  C.  Van  Nest scr. 

Frank  Wilson , :j::jo 

G.  Simmons <);00 

Homer  Fairman 2::^>0 

C  arles  Heusgen 2:30 

C.  E.Jones '2:i0 

The  M.  &  W.  C.  C.  held  five  races  at  Garfield 
park  Saturday.  The  five-mile  was  won  by 
Haungs  in  16:49  3-5  from  the  4:30  mark,  Skelton 
covering  the  course  from  scratch  in  13:43  4-5. 
Haungs  also  won  the  three-mile  event,  from  the 
3:30  mark.  In  12:43  3-5.  Herschber^er  won  the 
two-mile  in  5:05?f  from  110  yards,  while 
Felters,  from  175  yards,  took  the  mile  in  2:26. 
The  two-mile  boys'  race  was  won  by  Wallace 
Loomis  in  5:58  2-5. 

Sirenaon  Molds  the  Wald  Cup. 

The  .Eolus  Cycling  Club  held  its  final  ten-mile 
race  for  the  Wald  cup  over  the  Garfield  Park 
course  Sunday,  which  was  won  by  Swenson  from 
scratch  over  Jaques,  who  had  the  limit.  The 
summary : 

Hdep.       Time. 

H  Swenson scratch       27:18 

H.  Jaques 2:45       3J:05 

L.Johnson,   i;.3o       29:31 

H.  C.  Lydiard 1:15       30:42J 

G.  Miller, 2:45       31:02 


THREE  FAST  ROAD  RACES. 


11:19 
14:50 
IbM 
16:16 
15:18 
14:67 


Church,  of  the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen,  Breaks 

the  Philadelphia  Five-Mile  Record. 

Philadelphia,  Oct.  8.— On  the  new  five-mile 

Montgomery  pike  course,   recently  surveyed  by 

Horace  Sayre  of  the  Century  Wheelmen,  were  last 


Saturday  afternoon  run  what  are  likely  to  be  the 
last  road  races  in  this  vicinity — for  some  time,  at 
least.  The  stand  taken  by  the  city  authorities 
necessitated  moving  the  finish  some  hundred  yards 
farther  north,  in  order  that  the  whole  course 
should  be  outside  the  city  limits.  The  myrmidons 
of  the  law  were  on  hand  to  see  that  the  laws  were 
not  fractured  and  as  everybody  was  good  no  ar- 
rests were  made;  but  it  is  very  likely  that  the 
Montgomery  County  authorities  will  take  steps  in 
the  near  future  prohibiting  road  racing  within  the 
county  limits,  in  which  event  the  Philadelphia 
clubs  will  of  necessity  be  compelled  to  invade  the 
sacred  soil  of  Jersey  when  the  time  comes  for  run- 
ning their  annual  road  races.  Four  clubs  had 
scheduled  their  yearly  five-inile  handicaps  for 
Saturday  afternoon;  but  one  of  the  races,  that  of 
the  Time  Wheelmen,  was  called  off  on  account  of 
the  small  number  of  starters.  The  Quaker  City 
Wheelmen's  contest  aroused  considerable  interest 
as  three  of  the  speediest  road  men  in  the  city  were 
on  scratch — Church,  Wenzel  and  Dampman.  The 
trio  took  turns  at  pacemaking  and  overtook  the 
long-mark  men  about  a  mile  and  a  half  from  the 
finish.  There  was  no  let-up  in  the  pace,  however, 
and  a  fierce  fight  ensued  for  the  remainder  of  the 
distance,  Church  shaking  off  the  other  two  about 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  home,  and  crossing  the 
tape  in  the  remarkable  time  of  12:13  1-5.  Wen- 
zel's  time  was  12:33  3-.5.     The  finish: 

Hdep.  Time. 

Church scr.  12:13  1-5 

Wenzel : scr.  •  12:33  3-5 

Buzby 2:00  14:.!3  1-5 

Lowry 2:80  15:04  1-5 

Braun 2:30  15:05 

Ries 2:  iO  1.5:09  1-5 

Dampman scr.  13:17  3-5 

Thompson scr.  1:1:184-5 

Frick 3:30  16:49  1-5 

Artman 1:15  14:511-5 

Two  JUiiiutes  Slower. 

The  Columbia  Cyclers'  race  resulted  in  a  win 
for  Houseman   (2:00),    who  covered  the  course  in 

14:2K  1-5.  Smith  (scratch "i  captured  time  prize 
in  14:13,  two  minutes  slower  than  Church's  time 
in  the  Quaker's  race.     The  finish: 

Hdep.      Time 

Houseman 2:00       14:281-5 

Enochs 1:00        14:18 

Fontaine 1:45       16:04 

Wurst 1:30       14:20 

Kemmerline 1:30       15:07 

Smith scr.       14:13 

Hupert 1 :45       15:32 

The  Keystone  Wheelmen's  race  was  won  by 
Gardner  (scratch),  followed  by  Cressey  (:45),  sec- 
ond; Moore  (scratch),  third;  Evers  (scratch), 
fourth;  Green  (:45),  fifth;  Templeton  (:20),  sixth; 
Walters  (:45),  seventh. 

JRaces  at  Stount  SoUy. 
The  managers  of  the  great  Mount  Holly  Fair, 
realizing  the  drawing  power  of  bicycle  races,  held 
a  series  of  such  contests  each  day  during  the  con- 
tinuance of  the  fair.  That  they  will  form  a  prom- 
inent feature  at  the  future  fairs  of  the  Burlington 
County  Agricultural  Association  is  assured,  for 
while  the  trotting  races  were  received  in  stolid 
silence,  the  exciting  finishes  in  the  cycle  events 
aroused  the  intensest  enthusiasm.  The  summar- 
ies for  the  last  two  days  of  the  show  are  as  follows: 

Half-mile,  open,  class  A — J.  H.  Harrison,  1;  C.  B.  Jack, 
2;  C.  A.  Church,  3;  time,  1:05  1-5. 

Mile  open,  class  A— C.  A.  Church,  1;  Clarence  Elliott 
and  Robert  McCurdy,  tied  for  second  place;  McCurdy 
won  the  toss;  time,  2:33  4-5. 

Half-mile  open,  class  B— W.  W.  Taxis,  1;  H.  H.  Mad- 
dox,  2;  C.  E.  Gause,  3;  time,  1:19  1-5. 

One-mile  open,  class  .B—H.  H.  Maddox,  1;  W.  W. 
Taxis,  2;  C.  E.  Gause,  3;  time,  2:40  2-5. 

Five-mile  handicap,  class  B— Gause,  425  yds.,   1;  Mad- 
dox, scratch,  2;  Taxis,  scratch,  3;  time,  13:40  4-5. 
Sacing  Briefs. 

Wenzel,  the  star  pot-hunter,  went  to  the   Ches- 


^^g^j'ce^ 


ilhnrst  Fair  last  week  and  captured  five  firsts— 
,among  others  the  two-mile  open  in  5:34,  the  five- 
mile  open  in  14:13 — besides  giving  an  exhibition 
firth-mile  (one  lap)  in  :23  3-5. 

The  Chester-Wilmington  road  race,  over  the 
Chester  pike,  is  to  be  followed  by  an  observation 
c»ir  on  the  trolley  road  which  rnns  from  Darby  to 
Chester. 

The  hour  record-breaking  i'ever  has  broken  out 
among  the  Rivertonians.  The  manngement  of  the 
track  has  decided  to  otter  a  prize  with  a  view  of 
curing  some  of  the  cracks  of  their  affliction. 

Tajtis  has  announced  his  intention  of  eschewing 
the  racing  path  in  future.  As  he  has  made  nu- 
merous similar  announcements  in  previous  years, 
his  ultimatum  is  taken  with  the  usual  modicum 
of  chloride  of  sodium. 

George  Taylor  will  soon  have  a  handle  to  his 
name.  The  "doctor"  will  practice  medicine  after 
completing  his  present  course  of  study  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania. 

Sims  played  right  tackle  on  the  Swarthmore 
College  team  against  Pennsj'lvania  last  Saturday 
afternoon.  Osgootl  played  right  half-back  for  the 
latter. 

George  Coates,  third,  the  IT.  of  Pa.  crack,  re- 
cently returned  from  an  exploring  expedition  to 
the  interior  of  Labrador. 


Bannister's  Road  Race. 
Bauni.ster's  twenty-five-mile  road  race,  held  at 
Youngctown,  O.,  last  week,  was  a  successful  af- 
fair, twenty-one  out  of  the  thirty-four  entrants 
finishing.  The  "box  of  cats"  prize  turned  out  be 
a  box  of  Cat  cigars.  Louis  Grimm  of  Cleveland 
secured  the  time  prize,  Archie  Le  Jeal  of  Erie 
second  time  prize  and  J.  Clyde  McKee  of  Warren 
third.     The  first  ten  to  finish  were  as  follows: 

Hdcp.  Time. 

C.B.Titfany 5:00  IrlftJO 

LouisGrimm  4:00  ]:18'20J 

William  Evans 13:00  1:28:0D 

J.W.Green 12:00  1:  8:19 

Charles  Wishart 8:30  1  :a4:50 

W.  J.  Sehall S:!0  1:25:55 

Louis  Roth 7:00  1 :22:26 

Archie  Le  Jeal scr.  1:18:27 

J.  C.  McKee scr.  1:18.27 

W.  W.  BoDnell 7:00  1 :37:.50 


The  South  Dakota  Meet. 
The  second  annual  race  meet  of  the  South  Da- 
kota division,  held  in  Mitchell  last  week,  was  a 
very  successful  affair,  the  races  all  going  oif 
smoothly  and  everybody  having  a  good  time.  The 
feature  of  the  meet  was  the  riding  of  C.  W.  Ash- 
ley of  Sioux  City,  who  won  all  the  open  races, 


and  W.  J.  Healey  of  Mitchell,  who  won  the  mile 
state  championship  in  2:26,  lowering  the  state 
record  sixteen  seconds  and  making  the  last  half  in 
1 :09.  The  weather  was  perfect  and  every  race 
was  a  red-hot  affair.  The  track  badges  were  nov- 
elties, being  hand-painted  affairs  and  indicative  of 


the    office    represented, 
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"Nic"  Had  a  Good  Day. 
Champaign,  111.,  Oct.  9. — So  successful  were 
to-day's  races,  despite  the  cold,  that  a  big  meet 
will  be  given  next  year.  A.  .T.  Nicolet  was  the 
star,  winning  no  less  than  (our  firsts.  The  sum- 
mary : 

One-mile,  open— A.  J.  Nicolet,  1;  J.  G.  Nicolet,  2;  Sey- 
mour Hall,  3;  time.  1:5i. 

Half-mile,  county -Tucker,  1;  J.  G.  Nicolet,  3;  Burke,  3; 
time,  1:17 

Quarter-mile,  open— A.  J.  Nicolet,  1;  J.  G.  Nicolet,  S; 
W.  P.  Jones,  3;  time,  :33  3-5. 

One-mile,  county— A.  J.  Nicolet,  1;  Burke,  8;  Tucker, 
3;  time,  2:42. 

University  of  Illinois,  mile  handicap— O.  Bowers,  CO 
yds  ,  1;  S.  Hall,  75  yds.,  2;  Burke,  scratch,  8;  time,  2:53. 

Two-mile,  handicap,  open— Jones,  75  yds,  1;  Batchel- 
der,  100  yds  ,  2;  Higgios,  2J5  yds  ,  3;  time,  5:05. 

Half-mile,  open— A.  J.  Nicolet,  1;  J.  G.  Nicolet,  2; 
Batchelder,  3;  time,  1:17. 

One-mile,  county  handicap— Burke,  iiO  yds,  1;  A.  J. 
Nicolet,  s  ratcli,  2;  F.   F.  Hall,   180  yds.,  3;  time,  2:84. 


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bell  County  ten-mile  road  race,  run  Saturday  on 
Alexandria  pike,  back  of  Newport,  was  won  by 
Donaldson  from  scratch.  The  first  ten  men  fin- 
ished in  the  following  order: 

Hdcp.    Time. 

A.  M.  Donaldson scr.       27:15 

H.  S.  Orr 5:C0       32:16 

F.  Donaldson 2:30       29:56 

Edward  Ross  2:30       30:15 

H.  N.  Smith 4:30       Zi-.V, 

Robert  Berry 5:00       32:56 

Alfred  Ulp • scr.       S8:10 

H.  T.  Beall 2:30        20:53 

Bi-uce  Morton  1:00       29:44 

L.  Euecher 5:00       33:53 


Had  a  Ladies'  Race. 

Tecumseh,  Mich.,  Oct.  7. — Tecumseh  saw  its 
first  bicycle  tournament  yesterday,  together  with 
a  ladiei'  race  and  a  bad  smash-up,  in  the  two- 
mile  open,  in  which  several  men  went  down,  C. 
F.  Wacatt  of  Gibsonburg,  O.,  being  badly  cut.  0. 
P.  Bernhardt  of  Toledo  won  all  the  open  events, 
with  Cull  and  Hoachstetter  of  (he  same  place  sec- 
ond and  third.     The  summary: 

One-mile,  novice— Elmer  E.  Stefflet,  1;  Winfield  Scott, 
3;  B.  C.  Day, :?;  time.  2:14^. 

One-mile,  open— O.  P.  Bernhardt,  1;  T.  Cull,  2;  M. 
Hoachstetter,  3;  time,  2:37. 

Half-mile,  ladies' — Miss  Eena  StefHet,  1;  Miss  Carrie 
Millenbach,  2;  Miss  Mattie  Winter,  3;  time,  1:31  1-5. 


Half-mile,  county  championship— Guy  Davidson,  1; 
time,  1:1.3. 

Half-mile,  open— O.  P.  Bernhardt,  1;  T.  Cull,  2;  M. 
Hoachstetter,  3:  time,  1:11. 

Two  mile,  open— O.  P.  Bernhardt,  1;  M.  Hoachstetter, 
2;  T.  Cull,  3;  time,  5:12i. 

-X-       * 
Race  Notes. 

Dirnberger  is  sure  the  mile  record  will  go  as 
low  as  1:4(1,  but  not  neces.sarily  with  bicycle  pac- 
ing. 

William  Williamson  won  the  twenty-five-mile 
road  rax-e  between  Niagara  Falls  and  North  Tona- 
wanda  Monday. 

Arrangements  are  being  made  to  hold  a  tourna- 
ment at  Madison  Square  Garden,  New  York, 
Thanksgiving  week. 

Tuesday  W.  I{.  Kinsel  rode  the  172  miles  from 
Toronto  to  Kingston  in  12  hrs.  3  min.,  four  hours 
better  than  Nasmith's  time. 

The  Century  C.  C.  defeated  (he  Lake  View 
Wheelmen  in  a  (eam  race  at  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
last  week,  scoring  73  points  as  against  (t'i  for  (he 
Lake  Views. 

Excepting  the  novice  and  county  races,  I'].  E. 
Anderson  won  every  event  at  the  Winchester 
(III.  )  Tournament  Club's  meet,  held  Tnp„sday. 
W.  I.  Coultas  ran  second  in  four  events. 

The  S(.  Ijouis  Cycling  Club  will  give  a  scaled 
handicap  road  race,  ten  miles,  over  (he  I'^orcst 
Park  course  Sunday  moriiiug,  (jct.  21.  A  race  of 
this  kind  is  quile  a  novelty  here,  aiul  it  is  excit- 
ing a  good  deal  of  in(erest. 

By  defeating  W.  .7.  Hcaly  of  South  Dakola  and 
N.  K.  Fredrickson  of  Nebra.«ka  in  (he  iuter-slate 
mile  championship  at  Sioux  City,  Tuesflay,  C.  W. 
Ashley  of  Iowa  ma.y  call  himself  in(erstate  cham- 
pion.    Ashley  also  won  the  half-mile  open. 

At  Niagara  Falls  Sept.  29  Columbian  won  three 
firsts  and  three  seconds,  a  clean  sweep  of  all  the 
races  won.  Racing  men  are  enthusiastic  over  (he 
per(ormance  of  single-tube  tires  on  Columbias, 
and,  as  ever,  over  the  Columbia  wheel  generally. 
—Adi: 

The  second  annual  meet  of  the  Otlumwa  (la. ) 
B.  C,  held  Tuesday,  brought  many  surprises. 
Rowland  of  Marengo  could  do  no  better  than  cap- 
ture seconds,  Cumraings  winning  the  quarter, 
Hibbs  the  mile,  Stevens  the  half  and  Thomas  (he 
half-mile  handicap. 

Bliss  says  he  never  saw  a  better  tandem  team 
than  that  made  up  of  Tracy  Holmes  and  F.  W. 
Osmun,  the  young  men  who  covered  (he  ten 
miles  on  the  road  in  24.(12  last  Saturday.  A  few 
such  teams,  he  says,  would  be  extremely  benefi- 
cial in  record  breakins;. 

Henry  Getz  won  the  seventeen  and  a  half  mile 
road  race  at  Salem,  O.,  Monday,  while  W.  K. 
Ramsey  of  Pittsburg  won  first  time,  covering  the 
course  in  57:25.  J.  K.  O'Brien  of  Alleghany  was 
second  in  time,  57:28.  There  were  forty-four  en- 
trants and  thirty-seven  prizes. 

Because  of  the  dissa(isfac(ion  among  the  Chi- 
cago C.  C.  men  who  thought  they  were  given  no 
show  for  time  last  Saiurday,  a  (en-mile  invitation 
scratch  road  race  is  to  be  held.  Several  tandem 
teams  will  be  put  in  for  pacing  and  the  record  is 
likely  (o  go  close  to  twenty-four  minutes. 

Bald's  records  for  the  half-mile  and  mile  in 
comjietition  show  the  Columbia  single-tube  tire  to 
be  the  fastest  tire  in  use.  It  has  long  been  known 
as  the  safest,  and  now  manufacturers  are  hasten- 
ing to  adopt  such  modifications  of  the  type  as  they 
can.  This  is  but  another  illustration  that  the 
Pope  Manufacturing  Company  experts  know  what 
they  are  about  when  they  declare  a  thing  to  be 
the  best  by  adopting  it. — Adv. 


UNIVERSAL  THREADS  FOR  PUMPS 

The  adoption  of  a  universal  thread  for  tire 
pumps  is  in  demand.  We  are  in  receipt  of  a  sug- 
gestion from  a  manufacturer  who  advocates  a 
coarse  thread. 

First,  so  that  the  thread  will  enter  easily  and 
surely. 

Second,  so  that  it  will  screw  down  quickly. 

Third,  so  that  it  will  avoid  the  liability  of  cross- 
ing the  threads  when  the  device  is  in  the  hands  of 
novices. 

These  Ideas  seem  to  be  sound  but  it  is  possible 
that  others  may  be  able  to  present  arguments  in 
another  direction.  Discussion  of  the  question  is 
therefore  invited. 


A  LARGE  INSTITUTION. 

The  Manufacturers  and  Merchants   Warehouse 
Company  and  Its  Plans. 

The  Manufacturers  and  Merchants'  Warehouse 
Company  announces  that  it  will,  the  coming  sea- 
son, which  is  now  about  opened,  carry  a  complete 
line  of  sundries  for  manufacturers  and  repairers. 
As  yet  no  exclusive  arrangements  have  been  made, 
but  being  directly  in  the  trade  in  handling 
Mannesman  tubing  in  large  quantities,  it  will 
hardly  have  trouble  in  securing  very  desirable 
lines  of  parts,  sundries,    etc.,  which  will  easily  be 


disposed  of  through  the  company's  many  traveling 
men.  As  will  be  noticed  by  looking  at  the  picture  of 
the  company's  building  it  has  an  immense  storage 
capacity  and  beiug  located  directly  on  several 
leading  railroads  and  the  river  it  has  the  best  of 
shipping  facilities.  The  house  is  at  10-24  West 
Water  street,  at  the  west  end  ol  the  Washington 
and  Randolph  street  bridges,  Chicago. 


W.  S.   THORN  SUICIDES. 


The  Maker  of  Red  Star  Goods  Takes  His  Life 
in  New  York. 
New  Yoek,  Oct.  8.— William  S.  Thorn,  Jr., 
president  of  the  Red  Star  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, and  sou  of  the  former  president  of  the  Sec- 
ond Avenue  Street  Railro.ad  Company,  com  mitted 


suicide  at  his  father's  home.  No.  136  East  Seven- 
tieth street,  yesterday  afternoon,  but  tiie  case  was 
not  repoited  until  this  afternoon.  Mr.  Thorn  was 
president  of  the  Red  Star  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, 230  Water  street,  and  junior  partner  of  the 
lubricating  oil  firm  of  Dingle  &  Co  at  the  same 
address.  For  si.xeeen  years  he  had  been  assistant 
secretary  of  the  Chicago,  Mil  waukee  and  St.  Paul 
railway,  giving  up  that  position  in  March  last, 
when  he  removed  with  his  wife  and  two  children 
to  No.  198  Washington  avenue,  Brooklyn,  and 
entered  partnership  with  hi.s  brother-in-law,  M. 
H.  Dingle.  He  was  interested  also  in  the  manu- 
facture of  a  bicycle  attachment.  He  met  with 
business  reverses  in  one  of  his  enterprises,  and  it 
preyed  upon  him  so  much  his  friends  began  to 
worry.  His  father  has  been  ill  for  some  time  and 
that  also  worried  the  son.  Four  days  ago  the 
latter  took  up  his  residence  in  his  father's  house. 
Sunday  he  retired  to  his  room  atl  p.  m.  A  pistol 
shot  was  heard  soon  after,  but  passed  unnoticed 
at  the  time.  At  4  p.  m  his  sister  entering  his 
room,  found  him  stretched  on  his  bed,  dead,  with 
a  bullet  in  his  head.  Every  effort  was  made  to 
keep  the  matter  quiet,  and  especially  to  prevent 
the  knowledge  from  coming  to  the  father. 


AMONG     BUFFALO      TRADESMEN 


Lutz  Going  Out  and  Lozier  Coming  In — Eastern 
Rubber  Company  Affairs — Visitors. 

Blffalo,  N.  y.,  Oct.  8. — It  is  quite  probable 
that  George  F.  Lutz  &  Son  will  go  out  of  the  bi- 
cycle business  this  month.  The  store  will  be  re- 
tained, however,  and  either  run  by  Stearns  or 
jointly  by  the  latter  and  W.  A.  Lutz,  who  is  now 
running  it  with  his  father.  In  either  case  young 
Lutz  will  have  charge. 

N.  E.  Turgeon  is  busy  these  days  fi.xing  up  the 
store  the  Pope  Manufacturing  Company  has  just 
moved  into.  It  is  by  far  the  largest  store  occupied 
by  any  of  the  Pope  branches. 

Tom  Henderson,  formerly  with  the  George  R. 
Bidwell  oompanj',  and  since  with  H.  C.  Martin 
&  Co.,  has  entered  the  eiflploy  of  the  Eastern  Rub- 
ber Manufacturing  Company.  Henderson  will 
locate  in  Buffalo  and  talk  Res,  Cyclone,  Climax 
and  other  tires. 

It  is  almost  certain  that  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co. 
will  open  a  branch  here  and  negotiations  are 
pending  with  a  well  known  man  in  the  employ  of 
a  Buffalo  manufpcluring  house  to  take  charge 
of  it. 

If  a  suitable  store  can  be  obtained  Sweet  & 
Johonnot  will,  in  the  near  future,  move  further 
dowu  Main  street,  probably  somewhere  in  the 
ueighborhood  of  the  Iroquois  hotel. 

H.  C.  Martin  &  Co.  are  mourning  the  loss  of  a 
Rambler.  A  man,  dressed  in  the  latest  fashion,  ac- 
companied by  his  wife,  has  been  a  constant  visitor 
at  the  church  for  about  two  weeks  and  §5  was 
paid  for  teaching  the  wife  to  ride.  The  gentle- 
man decided  upon  a  Rambler  lor  his  mount  and 


upon  putting  liis  band  in  his  pocket  to  pay  tor  it 
found  that,  he  had  left  his  money  at  home  but  had 
a  few  dollars  and  paid  |.).  lie  wanted  to  ride  to 
Tonawanda  that  afternoon  and  would  be  back  in 
the  evening  and  pay  the  balance  on  the  wheel. 
Martin  &  Co.  are  still  looking  for  the  man  and 
the  ^120. 

Gibson  and  Prentiss  have  been  showing  in  their 
window  for  the  past  few  days  the  Bison  on  which 
Steimal  broke  the  200-mile  road  record.  It  has 
attracted  a  great  deal  of  attention. 

The  Globe  Cycle  Works  have  completed  a  sam- 
ple of  its  Mascot  wheel  for  1895.  It  weighs  ex- 
actly 23|  pounds  and  should  be  a  good  seller. 

The  following  trade  people  have  been  in  town 
during  the  last  week:  H.  H.  Fulton  and  G.  W. 
Houk,  Eclipse  Bicycle  Company;  L.  C.  Smith, 
Smith  Tire  Company;  A.  E.  Douhet,  Winton 
Bicycle  Company;  J.  E.  Wakefield,  Worcester, 
Mass. ;  J.  A.  Barnes  and  F.  J.  Eppele,  Eastern 
Rubber  Manufacturing  Company. 

A  representative  of  a  bicycle  lock  manufacturer 
was  in  town  on  Monday  looking  for  business.  He 
could  not  be  induced  to  quote  prices  on  lots  of 
less  than  a  thousand  and  it  is  needless  to  say  that 
he  went  away  without  a  single  order.  Buffalo  is  a 
good  cycling  city,  but  dealers  are  uot  buying  l)i- 
cycle  locks  in  thousand  lots. 

The  East  Side  Cycle  Company  is  putting  in  its 
own  nickel-plating  plafit  and  expects  to  have  a 
sample  of  the  1895  "Banner"  out  in  about  two 
weeks. 

J.  L.  Clements,  a  bicycle  dealer  of  Franklin- 
ville,  N.  Y.,  was  in  town  on  Monday  morning. 
He  handles  the  Globe  and  Mascot  wheels  and  has 
done  a  big  business  this  year. 


A  GOOD  ROLLER-JOINT  CHAIN. 


A  Few  Facts  About  tlie  Morse  Chain,  as 
Claimed  by  the  Maker. 
The  Morse  Spring  Company  of  Trumansburg, 
N.  Y.,  will  this  season  make  its  roller-joint 
chains  lighter,  and  Will  be  prepared  to  furnish 
them  of  five-sixteenths,  one-quarter  and  three- 
sixteenths  inch.  The  concern  states  *  that  it  has 
had  chains  doing  hard  work  since  April  1  last  and 
that  they  have  not  stretched  a  hundredth  part  of 
an  inch.  Regarding  the  working  of  the  chain  the 
company  says:  "This  form  of  roller  bearing,  con- 


sisting of  a  hardened  cylindrical  surface,  rolling 
on  a  hardened  plane  surface  has  a  great  advantage 
over  a  hall  bearing,  so  far  as  its  capacity  to  work 
under  great  pressure  is  concerned,  lor  while  the 


^S^^j'ee^ 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


29 


Morgan  xWrightTires 

ARE  good  TIRES° 


WORLD'S  Records 

ALL    ON    MORGAN    &,  WRIGHT   TIRES. 


Morgan  sWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


-J.  S.  Johnson's  mile  in  1:503-5  on  MORGAN  &  WRIGHT  TIRES  was   the 
fastest  mile  ever  ridden  on  a  bicycle. 


2.— H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a  Union  fitted  with  M.  &,  W.  Tires, 

3.— H.  C.  Tyler,               "  "  I 

4.— Nat  Butler,  on  a  Lovell  Diamond  "  2 

5.~J.  S.  Johnson,  on  a  Stearns,  "  3  "           " 

6— J.  S.  Johnson,                  "  "       ,  4  "           " 

7. — J.  S.  Johnson,                   "  "  5  "           " 

8.— H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a  Union,  "  1-4  "     flying 

9.~H.  C.  Tyler,             "  "  1-2  " 

10.— J.  S.  Johnson,  on  a  Stearns  "  1-2  "        " 

II.— J.  S.  Johnson,                 "  "  2-3  " 

12.— H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a  Union  "  2-3  "    standing 

13.— J.  S.  Johnson,  on  a  Stearns  "  3-4  "     flying 

14. -  H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a  Union  "  3-4  "    standijig 

15,  -  H.  C.  Tyler,              "  "  3-4  "     flying 

16.— Nat  Butler,  A,  on  a  Lovell  Diamond  "  I  1-4  "    standing 

I7.-Nat  Butler,  A                    "  "I  i-3  " 

18. -Nat  Butler,  A                   "  "  I  1-2  " 

19.— Nat  Butler,  A                    "  "  I  2-3  " 

20.— Nat  Butler,  A                    "  "  I  3-4  " 

2t.-Nat  Butler,  A                    "  "  2  "        " 

22.— H.  Davidson,  A,  on  a  Brantford  "  1-4  " 

23.— H.  Davidson,  A  "  1-4  "     flying 

24.— H.  Davidson,  A               "  "  1-3  " 

25.— H.  Davidson,  A               "  "  1-3  "    standing 

26.— H.  Davidson,  A               "  "  1-2  " 

27.— H.  Davidson,  A               "  "  1-2  "     flying 

28.— H.  Davidson,  A               "  "  I  " 

29.— J^at  Butler,  A  on  a  Lovell  Diamond  "  15 


mile,  standing  start,  against  time, 
"    on  1-4  mile  track,  paced 
standing  start,  against  time. 


unpaced 
against  time 


unpaced 
against  time 


unpaced 
against  time 

paced 
against  time 

unpaced 


1:57  3-5 

2:03  1-5 

4:04  4-5 

6:25  3-5 

8:38  3-5 

10:48  4-5 

:26  3-5 

:54  1-5 

:53  1-5 

1:11  4-5 

1:19  1-5 

1:22  4-5 

1:29 

1:32  2-5 
2:36 

2:45  2-5 

3:05  2-5 

3:26  2-5 

3:36  4-5 

4:07  2-5 

:28  1-5 

:26  4-5 

:38  2-5 

:4I 

1:00  2-5 
:55  3-5 
2:14  2-5 
41:25  1-2 


on  the  road 

At  Louisville,  Ky.,  B.W.Twyman  on  an  Albin  Special,  fitted  with  M.  &W. 
Tires,  broke  the  American  record  for  24  hours  on  the  road,  going 
340  miles  in  that  time. 

MORGAN    &   WRIGHT, 

CHICAGO. 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 

ARE  GOOD  tires 


tWENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


^^/^/ice 


balls  present  a  point  only  for  a  rolling  surface,  our 
bearing  presents  a  line  the  full  length  of  the  cylin- 
drical rolling  surface.  Actaal  tests  have  proved  that 
the  roller  joints  in  our  five-sixteenths-inch  chain 
■will  stand  a  working  pressure  of  over  900  pounds 
without  showing  any  abrasion  of  the  rolling  sur- 
faces. Since  the  maximum  tension  of  the  chain 
on  a  bicycle  is  rarely  more  than  600  pounds,  this 
test  proves  the  durability  of  these  joints.  In  con- 
clusion we  would  say  that  these  roller  joints  are 
frictionless,  will  not  wear,  and  need  absolutely  no 
lubrication  of  any  kind.  The  side  links  are  se- 
curely attached  to  the  long  rolling  pins  by  having 
the  ductile  metal  of  which  they  are  made  forced 
into  nitches  provided  in  the  ends  of  these  pins. 
The  center  links  are  hardened  to  prevent  wear  on 
the  outside  from  contact  with  the  sprocket 
wheels. ' ' 

GRAND  RAPIDS  FACTORIES. 


The  Fox  Machine  Company  to  Begin  Making 
Bicycles  Immediately. 
Grand  Eapids,  Mich.,  can  now  boast  of  a  second 
bicycle  factory,  which  began  operations  a 
few  weeks  ago.  The  concern  is  the  Fox  Machine 
Company,  which  commenced  as  a  manufacturer  of 
special  milling  machinery,  etc.,  in  \dS5.  It  was 
then  owned  by  W.  E.  Fox.  Three  years  ago 
the  concern  was  incorporated,  with  a  ciipital  stock 
of  |i:{0,000,  and  is  still  managed  by  Mr.  Fox. 
Bicycles  will  henceforth  be  made,  the  factory  to 
have  a  capacity  of  5,000  wheels.  Whether  this 
number  will  be  made  next  year  has  not:  been  de- 
cided. Two  styles  will  be  put  on  the  market. 
The  gentlemen's  wheel  will  have  a  high  frame 
aud  weigh  in  the  neighborhood  of  27  pounds.  It 
will  be  thoroughly  high  grade  and  will  list  as 
such.  Mr.  Fox  promises  something  different 
from  the  ordinary  in  the  style  of  frame,  bnt  will 
not  give  details  until  his  cuts  are  ready  for  publi- 
cation. The  ladies'  wheel  will  weigh  27  pounds. 
The  company  will  be  ready  to  talk  to  the  trade  in 


description  of  the  factory  and  the  popular  Clipper 
bicycle  is  unnecessary.  The  company  has  had  a 
most  successful  year  and  commences  on  its 
product  for  '95  with  empty  warerooms;  and  this 
notwithstanding  the  tact  that  the  output  for  this 
year  was  more  than  double  that  of  1893.  Ex- 
tensive preparations  are  being  made  for  next  year 
and  an  addition  is  now  under  construction,  50x100 


agement  takes  pleasure  in  announcing  that  all 
applications  for  spaces  received  will  be  opened  on 
the  morning  of  Oct.  15,  and  wherever  iirac-ticable 
the  spaces  applied  for  will  be  allotted.  In  view 
of  possible  competition  between  applicants  for 
special  spaces  the  executive  committee  has  de- 
cided that  the  choice  of  spaces  will  be  given  to  the 
applicant  offering  the  highest  bonus,  the  amount 


feet,  three  stories  and  basement.  All  the  offices, 
shipping  and  enameling  rooms  will  be  located  in 
the  addition,  thus  making  room  in  the  old  factory 
for  the  large  increase  in  the  output  that  is  con- 
templated. In  this  connection  we  are  able  to  give 
our  readers  some  idea  of  the  builduig  now  owned 
by  this  company. 

NEW  YORK  SHOW  BONUS  CHARGE. 


What  the  Manufacturers  and   Dealers  Think  of 
It. 

New  York,  Oct.  7. — The  managers  of  the  New 


December.  In  connection  with  these  lines  is  pub- 
lished an  illustration  of  the  buildings.  It  will 
show  a  well-built,  modem  factory.  More  ground 
has  been  secured  on  which  to  build  additions,  if 
found  necessary. 

Tlie  Orand  JSaplda  Cycle  Company. 
This  company  is  so  well  known  that  a  lengthy 


York  cycle  show  have  sent  out  the  following  an- 
nouncement in  their  circular  to  the  trade: 

' '  In  consequence  of  the  many  applications  for 
spaces  at  the  first  National  cycle  show,  to  be 
held  at  the  Madison  Square  Garden,  Jan.  19 
to  26,  1895,  under  the  auspices  of  the  National 
Board  of  Trade  of  Cycle  Manufacturers,  the  man- 


of  such  bonus  to  be  returned  in  admission  tickets 
to  the  exhibition.  Where  the  number  of  admis- 
sion tickets  purchased  by  any  firm  exceeds  500, 
such  matter  as  may  be  desired  will  be  printed 
upon  them." 

To  learn  their  view  of  this  step  your  correspon- 
dent interviewed  various  manufacturers  and  deal- 
ers with  the  following  result: 

"I  just  got  off  the  steamer  an  hour  ago,"  said 
A.  G.  Spalding,  "and  know  nothing  about  it." 

"We  won't  bid  any  bonus,"  said  Manager  E. 
J.  Day  of  the  Western  Wheel  Works,  "and  I  told 
Secretary  Child  so  the  other  day.  He  said  the 
bidding  referred  to  only  a  few  spaces;  but  if  I 
understand  English  the  circular  doesn't  say  so. 
We  shall  make  application  for  space,  naming  a 
number  in  the  order  of  our  choice.  If  we  fail  to 
get  one  we  shall  not  exhibit." 

"Under  no  circumstances,"  said  Harry  Jan- 
dorf,  manager  of  L.  C.  Jandorf  &  Co.'s  down- 
town store,  "will  we  bid  any  bonus.  We  believe 
in  first  come  first  served,  and  are  willing  to  take 
our  chances." 

"I  have  made  my  bid,"  said  Mr.  Eosenfeldt, 
the  Hy-Lo  gear  man,  '  'and  ask  no  questions.  I 
am  not  fond  of  fighting." 

"We  have  nothing  to  show,"  said  Carl  Von 
Lengerke,  bicycle  manager  of  Von  Lengerke  & 
Detmold,  "unless  the  Lu-Mi-Num  people  want  us 
to  take  charge  of  their  exhibit.  I  don't  know 
what  they  are  going  to  do." 

"Mr  William  Overman  is  out  of  town,"  said  the 
Victor  manager,  "and  I  do  not  know  whether  the 
Overman  company  is  going  to  exhibit  or  not." 

"It  looks  like  a  sharp  trick  on  the  part  of  the 
managers, "  said  the  one  in  charge  at  C.  J.  God- 
frey's, the  Lovell  agent. 

"Have  nothing  to  say  about  it,"  said  Elliott 
Mason  at  the  Pope  agency. 

"I  don't  see  any  objection  to  it,"  said  J.  F. 
Bretz,  the  Liberty  manager. 

"It  is  an  injustice  to  the  small  dealers,"  said 
F.  C.  Gilbert  of  Elizabeth,  one  of  the  most  prom- 
inent of  the  smaller  manufacturers,  '  'to  boom  the 
prices.  They  pay  now  all  they  are  able  and  can- 
not afford  to  pay  more.  Then  if  they  do  bid  they 
have  no  idea  of  how  much  to  bid  or  whether  they 
will  get  a  share  even  if  they  do  bid." 


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Climax,  Cyclone,  Rex, 


ALSO    OUR    NEW 


Majestic  Clincher  Tire, 

suitable  for  G.  &   J.  Rims,  illustrated  above,  and  is  made  with  either  corrugated 
or  plain  surface. 

These  tires  are  made  of  the  very  best  material  and  are  strongly  guaranteed. 

Our  inner  tubes  are  the  very  best  and  have  given  better  satisfaction   than   those 
manufactured  by  any  other  company. 

Don't  fail  to  get  our  prices  and  samples  of 


REX, 


CLIMAX, 

CYCLONE  mR 

MAJESTIC 

PNEUMATIC  TIRES. 


Address 


EASTERN  RUBBER  MFG.  CO., 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


TRENTON,  N.  J. 


"There  seems  to  be  an  entire  misunderstanding 
oftlie  circular,"  said  Mr.  Wilson  of  the  "Wilson- 
Myers  company,  a  member  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee. "It  was  to  do  j  ustice  to  all  and  to  leave 
no  chance  for  the  smaller  dealers  to  say  that  the 
pick  of  the  shares  were  taken  bj'  the  big  manufae- 
ccirers  that  this  plan  was  adopted.  There  was 
sure  to  be  a  competition  for  the  choice  shares 
among  the  latter  and  we  thought  this  was  the 
fairest  way  to  settle  it.  It  is  not  necessary  that 
an  application  should  be  accompanied  by  any 
bonus  bid.  As  for  our  firm  we  shall  bid  no 
bonus,  but  accept  modestly  what  we  can  get.  The 
bids  will  all  be  sealed  and  will  be  opened  by  the 
executive  committee  on  Oct.  15.  As  far  as  I  am 
personally  concerned  in  the  event  of  there  being 
but  a  single  bonus  bid  for  a  share  1  shall  advocate 
the  return  of  the  bonus  bid  to  the  bidder.  I  am 
sure  that  all  will  get  a  chance  whether  they  bid  a 
bonus  or  not.  The  bonus  bidding  is  merely  to 
settle  possible  disputes  as  to  a  few  choice  shares. 
This  plan,  I  repeat,  was  adopted  merely  that  the 
fullest  j  ustice  might  be  done  to  all  and  that  there 
might  be  no  cause  for  accnsing  the  large  manufac- 
turers of  grabbing  all  the  good  things  for  them- 
selves. ' ' 

"I  don't  think  they  can  carry  the  bonus  scheme 
through,"  said  George  R.  Bid  well  of  the  New 
York  Tire  Company.    "We  will  bid  no  bonus." 

'  'This  is  the  first  I  have  heard  of  it, "  said  Man- 
ager Herron  of  the  Eastern  Rubber  Company, 
"but  at  first  sight  it  strikes  me  that  first  come, 
first  served  should  be  the  rule. " 

"I  don't  think  it  will  work,"  said  Manager  W. 
H.  "Webster  of  the  Union  agency.  "They  have 
mapped  out  a  schedule  of  various  prices.  Let  the 
exhibitors  choose  their  spaces,  fii-st  come,  first 
served.  I  think  it  is  an  imposition  on  the  manu- 
facturers for  the  benefit  of  the  management.  If, 
however,  there  must  be  a  bonus,  let  it  go  to  good 
roads  or  the  Coney  Island  cycle  path." 

"I'm  not  talking,"  said  Minturn  Worden  of  the 
Remington.  "We  are  stockholders  and  will  get 
our  rebate  in  the  way  of  dividends  of  course,  if 
the  bonus  scheme  makes  money.  "We  can  bid,  I 
guess,  as  much  as  the  ne.xt  one,  but  I  have  noth- 
ing to  say."  And  your  coirespondent  left,  having 
learned  about  as  much  as  he  knew  when  he  en- 
tered. 

"This  is  the  story,  '  s;\id  Secretary  .Limes  C. 
Youny  of  the  Madisou  S.qu.ire  Gardeu  Comp.iuy. 
"We  sent  out  on  Sept.  6  our  diagram.  Thi<  was 
on  a  Friday  and  by  the  Mond;iy  fbll.)wing  we  h:id 
fifteen  applications,  some  of  them  covering  the 
same  spaces.  We  had  had,  however,  some  Ibrty 
applications  before  that.  A  meeting  of  the  execu- 
tive committee  was  held  immediately  with  the 
result  of  the  circular  you  call  my  attention  to 
coutaining  the  bonus  clause.  There  is  a  misun- 
derstanding of  it  and  the  facts  are  as  you  sav  Mr. 
"Wilson  has  stated.  All  apijlications  already  re- 
ceived are  endorsed  'applicatious  for  space'  with 
time  of  receipt  marked  and  will  not  be  opened 
until  the  1.5th.  The  applicants  for  space  un- 
accompanied by  bonus  bils  will  be  accommo- 
dated as  far  as  possible  in  the  order  of  their  choice 
as  indicated,  as  you  say,  by  priority  and  alterna- 
tives presented.  I  think  there  will  be  room 
enough  for  all.  As  to  higher  prices  than  last  year 
the  exhibitors  must  remember  that  the  s'aow  this 
year  will  take  in  over  a  week  with  two  Saturdays 
included.  Then  again  this  year  we  will  furnish 
platforms,  sign  fixtures  and  uniform  railings. 
Only  strict  bicycle  exhibits  will  be  allowed  in  the 
center  and  tires  and  sundries  will  be  provided  for 
elsewhere." 

Truman  &  Co.'s. Patent  Hub. 
The  accompanying  cut  shows  the  construction 
of  Truman  &  Co.'s  hub,  the  object  ofwh'xhisto 


give  greater  strength  and  rigidity  to  the  ball  bear- 
ing surfaces  and  to  the  axles  than  has  heretofore 
been  found  in  such  journals,  and  to  provide  means 
for  adjusting  the  ball  bearing  surfaces  which  can 
be  conveniently  operated  from  the  outer  extremi- 
ties of  the  journals  instead  of  at  a  point  inside  the 
bearings  of  the  fork  ends.  According  to  the  in- 
ventor's claims  this  is  attained  by  making  the 


several  new  features  and  improvements  which 
will  add  greatly  to  the  popularity  of  the  Andrae. 
"We  have  materially  enlarged  our  works,  added 
new  machinery  and  now  possess  all  the  essential 
requirements.  Next  year  we  will  manufacture 
double  the  number  of  wheels  made  this  year. 

"During  the  present  season  we  have  brought 
out  the  Sunbeam  chain  lubricant,  the  sale  of  which 


spindle  in  two  parts,  male  and  female,  the  ball 
bearing  surfaces  on  the  spindle  being  part  of  the 
solid  spindle  instead  of  cones  that  screw  on  and 
often  break.  Thus  the  assembled  hub  has  fewer 
parts,  consequently  less  to  get  out  of  order,  and  a 
better  arrangement  to  withstand  the  strain  and 
the  bearings  are  entirely  enclosed,  giving  an  abso- 
lutely dust-proof  bearing.  The  balls  are  separated 
in  the  bearings  by  a  cage  which  reduces  the  num- 
ber of  balls,  prevents  splitting  the  ball  cups  and 
reduces  the  friction  75  per  cent.  The  other  im- 
provements will  be  in  design  and  arrangement  of 
parts,  made  possible  only  by  this  patent. 


ANDRAE'S  '9S  PLANS. 


Several    Improvements    to    Be    Added    to    the 

Popular    Milwaukee    Wheel. 

With  a  smile  such  as  made  Joe  Emmett  an  idol 

in   his  palmy   days,  ^^tfe/Be  man  was  greeted 

by  Henry   Andrae,    manager  of  the  well-knovrn 


Julius  Andrae  Cycle  Works,  Milwaukee,  on  a  re- 
cent visit.  In  answer  to  an  inquiry  as  to  the 
season's  business  Mr.  Andrae  said  the  demand  for 
Andrae  bicycles  had  exceeded  his  ability  to  sup- 
ply them.  "During  the  early  part  of  the  year," 
he  said,  '  'most  of  our  efforts  were  confined  to 
Wisconsin  and  adjoining  states,  but  later  we  ex- 
tended our  field  of  usefulness  until  now  we  are 
sending  the  Andre  to  almost  every  section.  Our 
success  is  the  best  evidence  of  the  appreciation  of 
the  trade  of  the  many  good  qualities  we  know  our 
wheel  possesses.     For  the  season  of  '95  we  have 


has  been  very  satisfactory.  We  will  make  a  fea- 
ture of  this  necessary  sundry  for  '95,  and  while 
we  do  not  expect  to  supply  the  earth  with  Sun- 
beam, we  will  get  our  share  of  the  business  We 
will  be  represented  on  the  road  next  year  by 
Harry  J.  Warner,  who  has  been  with  us  for  sev- 
eral years  past.  Sir.  Warner  will  shortly  start  on 
a  trip  to  the  west,  going  as  far  as  Portland  and  re- 
turning by  way  of  Denver  The  territory  formerly 
covered  by  him  iu  Wisconsin  and  Minnesota  has 
been  assigned  to  John  Schmidtbauer.  The  An- 
drae racer  has  met  with  great  success  on  the  path, 
and  it  has  been  the  mount  of  almost  every  well- 
known  racing  man  in  Wisconsin.  Next  year  we 
will  give  special  attention  to  popularizing  this 
machine. ' ' 

Simple,  Yet  Useful  Improvement. 
Mr.  SlacWatty,  Chicago  representative  of  the 
Eastern  Rubber  Company,  showed  us,  on  Tues- 
day, a  new  valve  which  we  have  pleasure  in  illus- 
trating in  the  belief  that  it  will  prove  a  valuable 
thing.  It  has  been  a  .source  of  annoyance  that, 
whenever  anything  went  wrong  with  the  plunger, 
by  reason  of  weakening  of  the  spring  or  other 
cause,  it  has  been  a  great  deal  of  trouble  to  reach 
the   interior.        lu   the   valve    under    notice  the 


interior  of  the  valve  stem  is  thread  and  the  shoul- 
der against  which  the  rubber  on  the  lower  cud  of 
the  plunger  presses,  is  screwed  into  it.  By  press- 
ing the  plunger  down  with  the  end  of  a  peiiknife 
or  other  small  tool,  the  shoulder  may  be  un- 
screwed and  the  entire  interior  working  removed. 
The  valve  is  one-eighth  of  an  inch  narrower  than 
those  formerly  used.  The  inside  thread  fits  a 
M.  &  AV.  pump;  the  outside  an  Eastern   Rubber 

Company's.  

A  Gathering  of  Notable  Tradesmen. 
Oue  day  last  week  the  Bates  House,  Indianapo- 
lis, entertained  quite  an  aggregation  of  leading 
bicycle  nien  of  the  country.  The  meeting  might 
be  termed  a  singular  coincidence,  as  none  of  those 
present  anticipated  the  pleasure  of  meeting  the 
others.  While  walking  around  the  corridor  of 
the  hotel  R.  L.  Coleman,  president  of  the  Western 
Wheel  Works,  encountered  R.  B.  Mc  Mullen,  the 


^^^:/ice 


GET 

A 

MODERN 

BICYCLE    LAMP. 


The  time  of  heavy,  cumbersome 
headlights  and  foreign  "freaks" 
has  passed.  We  make  light, 
handsome,  light-giving  lamps, 
weighing  from 

11    TO    14    OUNCES. 

Ask  your  dealer  to  order  a  "G.  & 
J."  PARABOLIC  LAMP  for 

you.  Most  first  class  bicycle 
stores  carry  them  in  stock. 

PRICES  TO  THE  TRADE  ON  APPLICATION 


GoRMULLY     &    JeFFERY      MfG.     Co., 

CHICAGO.        BOSTON.        WASHINGTON,        NEW  YORK. 

COVENTRY,  Eng.       BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 

DETROIT,  Mich. 


HOW'S 

YOUR 

PUMP? 


Won't  work,  eh  ?  That  is  annoy- 
ing. It's  hard  work  with  a  poor 
pump.  Better  get  a  "quick 
action,"  easy  manipulating 


I  *G.  &  J."  Pump,    I 

il  HAND   OR   FLOOR.  [t 

jll is^ 

•?j  "^I^  -Ji^  'i'iK'  •^'i'^  -^iv  -^I^  -^Ik-  "^i-^  -^i  V  •?i^  '5T'?  -^r-^  1^ 


No  agency  or  club  house  should 
be  without  our  floor  pump. 


PRICES  TO  THE  TRADE  ON  APPLICATION 


GoRMULLY     &,    JeFFERY      MfG.     Co., 

CHICAGO.        BOSTON.        WASHINGTON.        NEW  YORK. 

COVENTRY,  Eng.       BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 

DETROIT,  Mich. 


'As  tedious  as  a  twic-told  tale." 


Nationals  Win 


85  Firsts,  39  Seconds,  20  Thirds,  6  Fou-ths 

^J  .^i^  :;M^  -  .=^1^  .=^I^.:^I^  .=^l^  :^1^  2^I^  .=^1^  .^i'^  j:^!^  ^I^2^i^  ::^I^ 


3 


I  World's   Records  | 

i\  14, 

I  20    DAYS'     RACING  [I 

2\ !>> 

-Ji  '/iv-  -Ji\~-  -/'k-  "A^  -?ii,-  -f  I^  -i'f^  -He-  -Jlv~  -^-i^  -?i\'-  -^I\~-  ''Af-  -A^  ->K'"  -Ji\~-  N"- 


Bat  the  story  of  NATIONAL  improvements  is  interesting  at  all  times  to 
all  who  want  the  best. 


DON'T  BELIEVE 

IN 

"JUST 

"GOOD"- 


riATlOhALGYCLEnrCi  C0. 
DAY  CITY- 
■AIC-H- 


THE    NATIONAL 
ONLY 

HAS  THESE 

WINNING 
POINTS 


sundry  man,  and  a  few  minutes  later  they  were 
joined  by  Harry  J.  Cassady.  While  the  three 
were  shaking  hands  A.  L.  Garford,  of  saddle  fame, 
made  his  appearance.  Then  Fred  Patee  of  the 
Indiana  Bicycle  Company  and  Harry  Hersey  came 
in  with  locked  arms,  closely  followed  by  Presi- 
dent C.  F.  Smith  of  the  Indiana  Bicycle  Company 
and  W.  C.  Wainwright,  president  of  the  Central 
Cycle  Manufacturing  Company.  Before  even  a 
hint  could  be  made  of  tBe  dryness  of  the  atmos- 
phere fhe  party  was  further  augmented  by  the 
appearance  of  Fletcher  of  the  Indianapolis  Chain 
Works  and  J.  C.  Matlock  of  the  Simmons  Hard- 
ware Company,  St.  Louis.  Me  Mullen  suggested 
that  No.  80,  which,  by  the  way,  is  the  largest 
room  in  the  house,  would  just  about  fit  the  crowd 
and  the  suggestion  was  acted  upon. 


TRADE    BOOMING    IN    FREDONIA. 


The  Felt  Saddle  Pad  Company  and  Its  Busi- 
ness— Local  Dealers. 
Feedonia,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  6. — The  Referee  man 
in  his  travels  last  week  dropped  into  this  pretty 
little  town,  which  is  situated  near  the  shores  of 
Lake  Erie,  about  midway  between  Erie  and  Buf- 
falo. This  spot  is  the  center  of  the  Chautau- 
qua Grape  Belt  and  consequently  the  grape  indus- 
try is  the  leading  business  of  the  town.  The 
population  is  about  4,000  and  the  writer  was 
piiriiciilarly  struck  with  the  prosperity  that  ap- 
pears to  surround  the  place  and  everybody  in  it. 


.V.  E.  TABEB. 

There  are  as  near  as  can  be  ascertained  between 
250  and  300  wheelmen  and  a  notable  feature  is 
the  fact  that  a  majority  ride  high-grade  wheels. 
2he  Felt  Saddle  'Bad  Conijyany. 
This  concern  is  by  far  the  largest  business  es- 
tablishment. It  is  a  branch  of  the  Taber  Felt 
Boot  Company  and  both  industries  are  carried  on 
in  the  same  I'actory.  The  building  is  illustrated 
herewith.  M.  E.  Taber  established  this  house  a 
little  more  than  ten  years  ago  and  the  business 
has  grown  to  such  an  extent  that  at  the  present 
time  over  seventy-five  people  are  given  constant 
employment,  ■\\hich  is  more  than  tour  times  as 
many  hands  as  are  employed  in  any  establishment 
in  the  town.  Over  '500  pairs  of  felt  boots  are 
turned  out  daily  and  in  addition  to  this  an  im- 
mense quantity  of  housings  are  manufactured 
which  are  supplied  principally  to  the  saddlery 
hardware  trade.  It  would  be  well  perhaps  to 
state,  for  the  benefit  of  those  who  do  not  know, 
that  "housings"  is  a  term  used  for  the  various 
felt  pads  used  for  harness.  It  was  only  in  the 
early  part  of  May  that  Mr.  Taber  conceived  the  idea 
of  making  a  felt  bicycle  saddle  pad.      This,  it  was 


soon  found,  was  just  the  thing  a  number  of  wheel- 
men had  been  looking  for  and  the  venture  was 
stamped  a  success  from  the  outset.  This  house 
has  since  made  various  kinds  of  felt  saddle  pads 
but  the  latest  attempt  is  the  best.  It  is  called  the 
cushion  saddle  and  the  making  of  it  is  very  sim- 
ple. A  piece  of  felt  about  a  half-inch  thick  is 
placed  between  two  thin  layers  of  leather,  cut,  of 
course,  in  the  shape  of  the  regular  saddle  and  then 


formed  and  stitched.  When  completed  it  presents 
a  handsome  appearance,  the  felt  is  entirely  out  of 
sight  and  precisely  the  same  cushion  is  obtained 
as  when  the  pad  is  placed  on  the  top  of  the  saddle. 
These  people  are  prepared  to  supply  saddle 
makers  with  felt  pads  cut  to  the  exact  shape  or 
style  of  any  saddle.  Harry  Tyler  and  many  long- 
distance riders  speak  very  highly  of  the  felt  sad- 
dle pads  and  would  not  be  without  them.  W.  V. 
Baruum,  a  well-known  man  in  the  saddlery  hard- 
ware trade,  is  now  associated  with  Mr.  Taber. 
About  the  Dealers. 

The  oldest  bicycle  dealer  in  the  town  is  W.  D. 
Lord,  who  does  an  exclusive  bicycle  business, 
handling  the  Kambler  and  Crescent  wheels.  He 
has  been  selling  wheels  in  Fredonia  for  se\eu 
years. 

Moir  &  Hopkins  will  handle  the  Stearns  and 
Cleveland  wheels  another  season  and  desire  to 
hear  from  manufactures  with  a  view  to  taking 
another  make  or  two.  Moir  is  in  the  shoe  busi- 
ness and  Hopkins  is  a  bank  clerk. 

"W.  J.  Crosljy  sells  dry  goods  to  the  good  people 
in  the  town  and  as  a  side  issue  looks  after  the  in- 
terests of  the  Erie  and  Seneca  bicycles. 

Briggs  &  Ford,  a  prosperous  hardware  house, 
took  up  bicycles  this  year  and  are  well  pleased 
over  the  number  of  Queen  City  cycles  of  which 
they  disposed.  Manufacturers  looking  for  an 
agent  in  this  place  should  not  overlook  Briggs  & 
Ford. 

H.  S.  Clothier  disposes  of  drugs,  books,  station- 
ery, etc.  when  he  gets  a  chance  and  often  this 
year  has  sold  bicycles  by  convincing  his  customers 
that  the  Fentou  was  the  best  wheel  made. 

F.  N.  Jewett  is  a  professor  at  the  Normal  school 
and  after  he  gets  through  his  daily  work  talks 
Clipper,  Imperial  and  Feulon  wheels. 

A.  E.  Spencer  is  one  of  the  firm  of  Spencer  & 
Barber,  who  sell  groceries  and  crockerj'.  When 
he  can't  sell  these  necessities  of  life  he  often  dis- 
poses of  a  luxuiy  such  as  a  Martin  Special  or 
Bison  wheel. 

SUCCESS  OF  THE  WOOD  RIM. 


Markers  Tall  of  Their  Experience  and  Incident- 
_  ally  Give  Valuable  Information. 
For  the  purpose  of  enlightening  oiu'  readers  in 
the  matter  of  wood  rims,  we  have  obtained  from 
a  number  of  makers  the  results  of  their  experience 
to  date.  All  were  invited  to  contribute,  regard- 
less of  what  their  ideas  were  supposed  to  be  and 
the  result  is  largely  in  favor  of  their  continuance. 
Having  commented  somewhat  freely  on  the  sub- 
ject elsewhere,  it  will  be  necessary  oul^'  to  pre- 
sent the  opinions.  A  promised  article  from  Mr. 
Marble  of  Plymouth,    Ind.,    a  wood-rim  expert. 


has  not  yet  come  to  hand  but  will  doubtless  reach 
us  later:     . 

Success  from  Many  Standpoints. 

We  cannot  at  present  conveniently  give  you  the  details 
you  ask  for,  re  wood  iitns.  but  we  can  state  that  there  is 
a  positive  saving  in  weight,  and  we  believe  by  their  use 
vibration  is  decreased  and  cousequenlly  the  speed  to  an 
extent  increased.  Our  experience  so  far  would  indicate 
that  a  good  wood  rim,  properly  made  and  joined,  such  as 
we  have  used,  is  thoroughly  durable  and  a  success  from 
many  standpoints.  The  Hartford  Cycle  Company. 
Xo  Advantage  Over  Metal. 

From  what  we  have  used  in  the  past,  we  have  been  led 
to  believe  that  they  are  fairly  satisfactory,  but  have  no 
advantage  over  metal,  excepting  a  very  small  amount  of 
lightness  The  speed  qualities  that  were  supposed  to 
exist  in  the  wood  rim  have  not  been  borne  out  by  this 
yearns  experience,  but  the  rims  have  proven  more  durable 
than  we  were  led  to  beUeve  from  our  experience  last  year 
and  the  early  part  of  this  season.  Now  that  makers  un- 
derstand better  what  material  to  use,  we  expect  an  in- 
creased demand.  "We  do  not  expect,  however,  that  wood 
rims  will  be  used  extensively  except  in  territories  where 
long,  dry  seasons  prevail. 

GORMULLY  &  JEPFEEY  MANUFACTORING  COMPANY. 

Will  Predominate  in  189S. 

Our  experience  is  most  gratifying.  At  the  beginning  of 
the  season  w©  thought  we  could  probably  use  one  thou 
sand  pairs,  but  we  put  out  at  least  three  times  as  many 
as  we  expected  to.  We  are  inclined  to  think  that  wood 
rims  will  predominate  in  ^95.  It  is  our  opinion  that  they 
require  no  more  care  than  steel  rims.  We  think  they  will 
Stan  J  just  as  hard  work  and  give  much  better  satisfac- 
tion. EcLirsE  Bicycle  Company. 
Uses  Nothing  but  Wood  Rims. 

We  expected  to  use  them  on  our  entire  output  this  sea 
son  and  have  done  so,  not  having  sent  out  single  a  pair  of 
metaUic  rims.  After  a  yearns  experience  with  them  we  are 
prepared  to  assert  that  in  all  climates  and  under  all  kinds 
of  usage  they  have  proven  entirely  satisfactory  as  to 
durability.  There  is  certainly  a  very  marked  and  valua- 
ble saving  in  weight.  There  is  also  a  considerable  in  • 
crease  in  speed  by  using  wood  rims.  We  think  they  cut 
little  figure  as  to  vibration,  only  in  so  far  that  the  wheel, 
being  lighter,  it  of  course  rises  over  obstacles  easier,  and 
the  impact  and  shock  is  consequently  less.  We  do  think 
that  greater  care  is  necessary  wtih  the  wood  rim  after  its 
first  season's  use  than  with  the  steel  rim;  a  wood  rim 
should  be  properly  varnished  at  least  once  a  year,  and 
twice  a  year  would  be  better. 

As  to  your  inquiry  if  any  improvements  are  needed, 
would  say  that  we  have  but  one  to  suggest,  namely,  an 
improvement  in  average  quality.  A  wood  rim  is  the  best 
rim  on  earth,  but  there  are  a  great  many  inferior  rims 
and  makes  of  rims  on  the  market.  These,  of  course, 
have  an  effect  on  the  public  mind. 
St.  Louis  Eefrigerator  &  Wooues  Gutter  Company. 

Found  Them  Satisfactory, 

With  regard  to  wood  rims  we  would  say  that  we  have 
used  a  great  many  of  them  this  season,  and  while  we  were 
in  some  doubt  as  to  their  durability  at  first,  we  have,  all 
things  considered,  found  them  very  satisfactory,  and  the 
wood  rim  promises  to  be  even  more  largely  in  demand 
next  season.        The  Black  Mandfacturing  Company. 

TTses  Very  Few  Metal  Riins. 

We  do  not  know  what  the  call  will  be  upon  us  for 
wood  rims  for  the  coming  season's  output,  but  if  in  the 
same  proportion  that  we  used  for  "94  they  will  be  put  onto 
nearly  our  whole  product,  as  we  have  had  very  little  call 
for  steel  rims.  We  have  had  very  little  difficulty  with 
wood  rims.  They  are  certainly  a  saving  in  weight  and 
we  believe  make  a  more  resilient  and  easy-riding  wheel. 
There  is  certainly  more  care  necessary  in  riding  a  wood 
rim,  as  striking  an  obstruction  has  a  tendency  to  break 
off  or  check  the  edge  of  the  rim,  but  it  the  tires  are  kept 
well  inflated  and  the  riders  use  the  care  that  they  should 
it  lessens  the  liability  to  check  the  rim  very  materially, 
and  in  all  probability  would  give  to  the  wood  rim  equal 
life  to  that  of  a  steel  rim.  There  are  several  good  makes 
of  wood  rims  on  the  market  and  with  little  opportunity 
for  improvement.  It  the  manufacturers  do  not  get  care- 
less and  put  in  short  stock  or  poor  material,  we  anticipate 
but  very  little  troubl*^  from  the  use  of  wood  rims.  What 
the  life  of  a  wood  rim  may  be  we  cannot  say,  as  they 
have  not  been  on  the  market  sufficiently  long  to  deter- 
mine this  satisfactorily. 

The  Yost  Manufacturing  Company. 
Will  Vse  Wood  T^argely. 

We  expected  to  use  about  75  per  cent  [wood]  and  23 
per  cent  steel.  We  have  used  95  per  cant  wood  and  have 
changed  several  of  the  steel  rims  for  wood  at  our  agents' 
requests.  We  believe  that  the  rims  put  out  by  the  best 
firms  are  as  durable  as  steel  and  have  the  advantage  of 
never  getting  bent  or  kinked  at  edges.    On  the  rims  we 


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Popularity. 
Beautiful  Lines, 
the  Tire  Question. 
Light  Riding. 
Easy  Riding. 
Modern  Ideas. 
Speed. 


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put  in  your  applications  for  the  sale  of     .     . 


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use  we  save  half  weight  that  is  two  wood  iiQis  balance 
ooe  steel.  Wood  Is  unquestionably  more  speedy  and  rec- 
ord breaking  on  steel  rims  proves  nothing  but  that  the 
rider  is  good  and  could  maice  better  time  on  wood — wood 
absorbs  vibration  slightly  and  relieves  shocks.  This  can 
be  proved  by  knocking  one's  head  on  a  sal^e  door  and 
then  on  a  wooden  door.  Do  not  consider  that  more  than 
ordinary  care  is  required  to  keep  them  O.  K.  If  the  tire 
is  properly  fastened  to  exclude  moisture,  the  nipple  and 
valve  holes  oiled  with  linseed  oil  and  the  outside  water- 
proofed by  shellac  or  varnish,  there  is  no  need  to  fear. 
We  use  same  rim  on  tandems  and  triplet  w^th  same  num- 
ber of  spokes  as  on  a  22-pound  roadster  and  have  never 
had  a  break.  Bims  will  be  doubtless  improved  right 
along  same  as  everything  else  but  the  tire.  Manufactur- 
ers should  be  compelled  to  use  small  valve  and  stem  to 
tires  to  save  cutting  away  half  the  rim  for  its  insertion. 
The  weakening  of  the  rim  for  this  purpose  is  a  fruitful 
cause  of  disaster.  The  Waltham  Manufacturing  Co. 
Thinks  Steel  JPreferable. 

We  hardly  think  we  have  a  right  to  express  an  opinion 
for  publication  on  this  matter,  inasmuch  as  we  have  only 
built  a  very  few  machines  fitted  with  wood  rims,  in  an 
experimental  way.  However,  we  can  say  that  as  far  as 
we  have  observed  the  steel  rim  is  by  far  preferable  to  the 
wood.  Of  all  the  machines  that  have  gone  out  of  our 
factory  this  season,  less  than  one  dozen  have  come  back 
with  buckled  rims,  while  the  other  factories  in  the  city 
who  have  put  out  wood  rims  have  had  quite  a  percentage 
of  machines  returned  with  broken  rims.  Notwithstand- 
i  ng  our  conviction  is  in  favor  of  steel  rims,  we  shall  give 
the  '95  purchasers  their  option,  and  will  furnish  either 
wood  or  steel.  Indiana  Bicycle  Compamy. 

Improvement  a  Valuable  One. 

It  is  impossible  for  us  to  estimate  with  any  accuracy 
what  proportion  of  our  '95  machines  will  be  fitted  with 
wood  rims.  On  high-grade  machines  next  year  we  think 
that  fully  three-fourths  and  perhaps  nine-tenths  of  all  the 
machines  will  be  fitted  with  wood  rims.  On  lower  grade 
machines,  however,  the  proportion  will  be  much  less, 
certainly  not  more  than  half.  Although  wood  rims  have 
given  quite  uniform  satisfaction  this  year,  we  have  found 
the  demand  for  machines  of  all  grades  with  steel  rims 
still  quite  strong  during  the  last  two  months  and  at  the 
present  time.  We  consider  the  wood  rim  much  superior 
to  the  steel  rim,  as  it  is  has  the  effect  of  saving  one  pound 
in  the  rims  alone,  besides  permitting  a  narrower  hub  and 
owing  to  the  lack  of  liability  to  buckle.  We  conpider  the 
improvement  a  most  valuable  one  and  think  there  is  no 
doubt  as  to  its  entire  practicability  and  desirabiUty. 

EousE,  Hazard  &  Co. 
Wood  Better  Than  Steel. 

We  are  glad  to  be  able  to  say  that  they  have  given  us 
unexpected  satisfaction  during  the  past  season  and  the 
percentage  of  breakage  has  been  very  small  indeed.  Out 
of  the  several  thousand  pairs  we  have  used  we  have  not 
had  to  replace  but  about  forty-three  rims,  which  is  say- 
ing a  great  deal  more  for  the  strength  and  durability  of 
wood  rims  than  any  words  of  ours  could  possibly  do.  At 
the  same  time  there  has  been  a  number  of  steel  rims 
buckled  and  twisted  out  of  shape,  not  so  many  in  num- 
bers as  those  of  wooden  that  were  broken,  but  then  we 
have  used  probably  six  times  a,3  many  wooden  rims  as 
steel  during  the  past  season.  They  seem  to  be  satisfac- 
tory from  whatever  point  they  are  viewed.  They  reduce 
the  weight  of  the  machine  from  three  to  four  pounds,  are 
more  resilient  than  the  steel  rim,  will  sustain  a  greater 
shock  without  breaking,  hold  the  spoke  equally  as  well 
as  the  steel  rim  and  add  to  the  ease  and  comfort  of  the 
rider  very  greatly.  The  manufacturers  of  wooden  rims 
generally  seem  to  exercise  the  greatest  care  in  the  selec- 
tion of  their  stock  and  m  the  integrity  of  their  glued 
joints  and  we  have  no  complaints  to  make  on  that  score. 
Our  experience  has  been  entirely  satisfactory  with  wood 
rims  and  we  expect  to  use  them  almost  exclusively  dur- 
ing the  1895  season. 

Ariel  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company. 
/Saves  in  Weight  Only. 

A  year  ago  we  expected  to  use  very  few  wood  rims 
during  the  present  season,  but  have  found  it  necessary  to 
fit  them  to  about  25  per  cent  of  our  product.  The  coming 
Season,  however,  we  presume  that  we  shall  fit  fully  60 
per  cent  wood.  We  do  not  think  that  there  is  any  per- 
ceptable  difference  between  wood  and  metal  rims  as  re- 
gards speed.  By  using  the  wood  rims  probably  from  one 
and  one-half  to  two  poimds  is  saved  in  weight.  Wood 
rims  which  we  have  fitted  this  season  have  given  very 
general  satisfaction,  and  we  see  no  reason  why  there 
should  not  be  a  large  percentage  of  the  output  of  this 
country  fitted  with  the  wood  instead  of  the  metal  rims 
next  season.  We  think  that  the  one  piece  rim  is  prefer- 
able to  a  buUt  up  rim.  Monarch  Cycle  Company. 
Mave  Given  Satisfaction. 
Our  experience  with  wood  rims  has  been  very  satisfac- 
tory. The  past  year  we  have  fitted  probably  three-quar- 
ters of  our  output  with  wood  rims,   and  in  nearly  every 


case  they  have  given  entire  satisfaction.  Of  course  there 
have  been  accidents  and  some  broken  rims,  but  this  will 
occur  with  any  style  of  rim.  We  expect  the  coming  sea- 
son to  use  fully  95  per  cent  of  wood  rims  in  preference  to 
steel  rims.  We  consider  a  wood  rim  much  lighter  and 
more  durable  than  steel.  One  thing  we  think,  however, 
is  that  the  tire  manufacturers  should  reduce  the  size  of 
the  valve  of  their  tire.  This  would  be  quite  an  improve- 
ment, and  the  valve  itself  should  not  measure  more  than 
three-eights  of  an  inch  at  the  outside.  Besides  this  all 
tire  manufacturers  should  adopt  a  universal  nipple  or 
thread  so  that  any  one  pump  would  fit  another  tire.  This 
would  save  a  great  deal  of  annoyance  and  trouble. 

Syracuse  Cycle  Company. 
Sequire  Greater  Care  Than  Steel. 
We  expeeted  to  have  a  demand  for  about  50  per  cent 
of  our  output  equipped  with  wood  rims.  We  actually 
used  about  75  per  cent.  While  not  as  durable  as  our  hol- 
low rim  they  save  about  two  pounds  in  weight  and,  we 
believe,  with  a  large  advantage  as  to  speed.  Greater  care 
is  certainly  necessary  with  the  wood  rims  than  with  our 
hollow  steel  rim,  as  they  will  not  stand  anywhere  near 
such  a  shock.  With  judicious  use,  however,  we  do  not 
see  why  the  wood  rim  is  not  in  every  way  a  satisfactory 
feature  for  the  modem  bicycle,  and  we  expect  to  use  a 
larger  per  cent  of  them  next  year. 

Sterling  Cycle  Works. 

More  Durable  and  More  Speedy. 

Our  experience  with  wood  rims  is  perfectly  satisfac- 
tory. We  have  actually  had  less  trouble  in  proportion  to 
the  ntunber  used  than  we  did  with  the  steel  rims.  Three- 
fourths  of  the  machines  built  by  us  this  year  were  fitted 
with  wood  rims.  We  believe  they  are  more  durable, 
more  speedy,  and  'transmit  less  vibration,  thereby  en- 
abling one  to  build  a  lighter  frame  than  could  be  done 
with  steel  rims. 

Central  Cycle  Manufacturing  Company. 


INDIGNATION  AT  BUFFALO. 


Trade  Doesn't  Like  New   York  Show   Manage- 
ment— Spaulding's  Specialties. 

The  Buftalo  trade  feel  very  indignant  over  the 
bonus  clause  in  the  application  blank  for  space  at 
the  Madison  Square  Garden  cycle  show.  F.  C. 
Atherton  of  the  Buffalo  Tricycle  Company  says: 
'  'We  have  applied  for  a  certain  space  and  if  we 
get  it  we  exhibit  but  not  otherwise. ' '  He  further 
says  that  the  board  of  trade  will  soon  kill  itself 
if  it  keeps  up  its  present  tactics.  The  whole  of 
the  Buffalo  trade  feel  and  express  themselves  in 
about  the  same  strain. 

The  Spaulding  Machine  Screw  Company  is  so 
busy  now-a^days  that  very  few  moments  can  be 
spared  on  the  newspaper  caller.  The  works  are 
"Humming''  on  '95  orders  and  the  correspondence 


from  manufacturers  is  very  heavy.  We  are  in 
hopes  of  being  able  shortly  to  illustrate  a  few  of 
the  new  things  that  are  being  put  on  the  market 
by  this  company.    The  accompanying  illustration 


shows  Spaulding  Machine  company's  new  wood 
rim. 

E.  L.  Bertram  of  the  Buffalo  Drop  Forging 
Company  is  doing  some  great  hustling  these  days 
and  says  that  his  company  is  getting  its  fair  share 
of  the  bicycle  drop  forging  business. 


POPE  TO  USE  DUN  LOP  TIRES- 


One   of   the    Largest  Deals    in   the  Trade  Just 
Consumated. 

Nbw  York,  Oct.  9. — [Special  telegram.] — One 
of  the  most  important  tire  deals  and  one  that  will 
create  the  greatest  interest  all  over  the  country, 
was  made  known  here  to-day.  The  American 
Dunlop  Tire  Company  gives  out  the  following 
statement: 

The  Pope  Manufacturing  Company  has  adopted  the 
Dunlop  tire  as  its  only  detachable  tire,  abandoning  the 
one  it  has  used  this  year.  It  will  sell  Columbia  bicycles 
at  the  same  price  fitted  with  Dunlop  tires  as  when  fitted 
with  the  Columbia  single  tube  tire.  The  Dunlop  tires  will 
also  be  supplied  on  the  Hartford  Cycle  Company's 
machines.  The  Hartford  Rubber  Works  have  been 
liscensed  to  manufacture  the  Duolop  tire.  The  indorse- 
ment, coining  as  it  does  from  the  largest  manufacturing 
concern  in  the  United  States,  whose  experience  with 
pneumatic  tires  and  knowledge  ot  them  dates  from  their 
very  introduction,  is  one  that  no  other  tire  has  ever  re- 
ceived. The  indorsement  is  made  the  more  valuable  by 
the  fact  that  the  season  just  past  has  been  one  that  has 
fully  tested  the  practicability  and  value  of  every  known 
form  of  detachable  tire,  and  the  adoption  of  the  Dunlop 
tire  by  this  experienced  concern  stamps  it  as  the  most 
successful  form  of  tire  ever  invented.  When  the  Ameri- 
can Dunlop  Tire  Company  purchased  the  Brown  and 
Stiilman  patent,  covering  this  invention,  for  $100,000  (the 
largest  sum  ever  paid  for  any  invention  appertaining  to 
bicycles)  there  were  few  who  did  not  consider  the  invest- 
ment a  dubious  one,  but  the  good  judg- 
ment and  foresight  of  the  Dunlop  company, 
whose  success  with  this  form  of  tire  abroad 
had  been  phenominal,  is  now  proven.  This  event  marks 
the  second  era  in  the  life  of  this  patent,  which  is  un- 
doubtedly destined  to  win  more  and  greater  victories  in 
the  future.  The  patent  very  broadly  covers  many  forms 
of  detachable  tires  and  is  not  confined  by  any  means  to 
the  specific  form  of  tire  made  by  the  Dimlop  company. 
One  of  the  terms  under  which  the  license  is  granted  to 
the  Hartford  Rubber  Works  is  that  the  Dunlop  company 
shall  take  prompt  action  against  all  infringing  tires, 
although  this  is  hardly  necessary,  in  view  of  the  well 
known  fact  that  it  has  always  pursued  a  very  vigorous 
policy  in  this  respect  and  will  no  doubt  continue  to  do  so. 
The  Heustis  and  Simplicity  47  tires  are  both  manufactured 
under  a  license  from  the  Dunlop  company.  The  suit 
against  the  Phelps  &  Dingle  people  lesulted  favorably  to 
the  Dunlop  company  and  it  has  now  on  the  calendar 
suits  against  the  Erie  Rubber  Works  and  the  makers  of 
the  Liberty  tire,  which  are  being  pushed  to  an  early 
issue.  In  Canada  three  concerns  have  come  in  out  of  the 
wet,  two  of  them  discontinuing  the  manufacture  of  the 
tire  and  the  third  applied  for  a  license  under  the  Dun- 
lop patents.  During  the  past  year  the  Dunlop  company 
has  been  assidiously  working  on  its  tiie  to  perfect  it  in  all 
its  details.  To-day  it  is  as  near  perfection  as  has  ever 
been  reached  by  any  pneumatic  tire,  but  since  its  intro- 
duction the  lire  has  not  been  changed  the  least  bit  in 
principle  nor  have  the  various  dimensions  of  the  tire  been 
altered,  so  that  the  same  rims  can  always  be  used  with 
the  corresponding  size  of  tire  wherever  it  is  made.  The 
fact  that  the  license  granted  to  the  Hartford  Rubber 
Works  is  for  the  full  life  of  the  patent  is  an  indication  of 
the  faith  they  have  in  the  permanency  of  this  form  of 
tire.  It  is  not  likely  that  it  will  ever  be  very  greatly  im- 
proved upon  in  principle  and  it  is  indeed  the  simplest 
form  of  detachable  tire  ever  invented  and  one  that  can  be 
easily  handled  by  a  novice.  All  of  the  tires  made  by  the 
Hartford  Rubber  Works  will  be  marked  as  Dunlop  tires 
manufactured  by  them." 

It  is  said  that  one  or  two  other  large  concerns 
are  on  the  verge  of  following  the  lead  of  the  Pope 
Manufacturing  Company. 

Colonel  Day  on  the  Deal. 

Colonel  Pope  and  Colonel  Day  were  in  Chicago 
during  the  week.  Regarding  the  Dunlop  deal 
Colonel  Day  said  the  facts  as  above  were  substan- 
tially correct.  The  Hartford  Rubber  Works  will 
make  all  the  Dunlop  tires  so  far  as  the  rubber  por- 
tion goes,  but  the  Dunlop  company  will  finish  those 
used  by  it.  Those  used  on  Columbias  and  Hartfords 


^^;^/>ee 


WE    BUILD. 


...High  Grade  Bicycles 


Belvidere 

25  to  28  lbs 
Franklin 
18  to  20  lbs. 


American 
Beauty 
L.ady's 
Wheel. 


The  National  Sewing  IMachine  Co., 


BELVIDERE,     ILL. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


SYRACUSE 


CRIMSON   RIMS 


WRITE  FOR 
AGENCIES. 


At  Springfielp,  Ii,l.,  Sept.  ^g.^William  DeCardy  on  his  trusty  Syra- 
cuse Racer  took  firsts  in  the  half-mile  open  and  five-mile  handicap, 
besides  numerous  seconds  and  thirds. 

At  the  Nashville  meet  two  firsts,  two  seconds,  one  third  and  one  fourth 
was  the  record  of  the  Syracuse — Syracuse  wheels  have  a  faculty  for 
firsts. 


The  SYRACUSE  leads  alike  on  the  track  and  in  the  trade. 


WESTERN  AGENTS: 

A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH 

HARDWARE 

CO., 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


THE  SYRACUSE  CYCLE  CO., 

SYRACUSE,  N.  Y.,  U.  S.  A. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


will  be  completed  at  the  Hartford  works.  Colo- 
nel Day  says  that  daring  the  last  three  months 
ninety  per  cent  of  the  orders  have  been  for  single 
tube  tires  and  they  will  be  pushed  next  year,  but 
purchasers  will  have  an  option  on  the  Dunlop, 
which,  the  Columbia  people  believe,  after  thor- 
ough experiments  is  the  best  double  tube  tire 
made. 

Colonel  Day  did  not  know  at  what  next  year's 
Columbia  would  list;  he  was  not  certain  that  any 
change  would  be  made  in  style,  but  the  weight 
might  come  down  a  trifle  and  he  did  not  know 
what  would  be  done  in  the  matter  of  a  cheap 
grade — rumor  having  it  that  there  would  be  a  $40 
Columbia  on  the  market. 


TARIFF  ON  TUBING. 


Some  Interesting  Facts  About  the  American 
Tube-Making  Industry. 
Washington,  D.  C,  Oct.  6. — Among  the  doc- 
uments on  tile  in  the  committee  room  of  the  senate 
finance  committee,  where  the  new  tariff  law  had 
its  birth,  are  a  lot  of  letters  received  by  the  com- 
mittee from  manufacturers  all  over  the  country  in 
response  to  Senator  Vorhees'  circular  letter  asking 
for  information.  These  letters  are  full  of  meat, 
and  are  of  great  interest  to  the  trades  they  repre- 
sent. Among  the  letters  received  from  the  manu- 
facturers of  bicycle  materials  the  following  will  be 
found  most  interesting: 

Philip  S.  Justice  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  importers  ot  steel 
tubes.— Our  firm  are  the  agents  and  American  represent- 
atives of  one  of  the  largest  English  makers  of  weldless 
steel  tubes,  used  to  such  a  large  extent  in  the  manutac- 
tvu'e  ot  bicycles.  Whatever  our  personal  views  may  be 
regarding  the  practical  results  to  America  and  Ameri- 
cans, under  the  various  economic  "policies  of  protectivs 
tariff,"  "tariff  for  revenue  only,"  or  "absolute  free  trade," 
we  feel,  as  the  representatives  of  our  valued  English 
friends,  that  we  should  lay  before  yom-  committee  the 
results  that  will  surely  follow,  so  far  as  the  steel-tube 
business  is  concerned,  if  the  present  Wilson  tariff  bill 
passes,  as  published  in  the  various  papers.  The  tariff  act 
of  1890  placed  a  speciflo  duty  of  two  and  a  half  cents  per 
pound  on  "boiler  or  other  tubes,  pipes,  flues  or  stays  of 
wrought  iron  or  steel."  The  Wilson  biU,  as  published, 
on  the  same  arti3les  makes  the  rate  of  duty  twenty-five 
per  cent.  The  tubes  used  for  cycle  purposes  range  from 
about  five-eighths  inch  to  one  inch  outside  diameter,  with 
walls  of  No.  18  to  No.  24  gauee,  and  consequently  weight 
very  hght,  the  result  being,  that  the  specific  duty  of  two 
and  a  half  cents  per  pound  is  less  than  nine  per  cent  ad 
valorem  on  the  invoice  price.  Under  this  amount  of  pro- 
tection the  American  manufacturer  has  grown  to  large 
proportions,  there  being  at  least  four  large  and  well 
equipped  establishments  for  making  these  tubes  now  in 
America,  with  several  others  in  prospect.  It  is  evident 
that  the  American  makers  are  fully  able  to  more  than 
hold  their  own  under  the  present  rate  of  two  and  a  half 
cents  per  pound  duty  (equal  to  say  nine  per  cent  ad 
valorem)  as  evinced  by  the  fact  that  they  are  quoting 
lower  prices  than  most  of  the  foreign  makers  can  ap- 
proach. To  increase  the  present  rate  of  duty  of  practi- 
cally nine  per  cent  to  what  is  proposed  in  the  new  bill, 
say  twenty-five  per  cent,  would  in  my  opinion,  be  a  pro-' 
hibitive  duty. 

To  more  explicitly  demonstrate  what  I  have  tried  to 
explain,  we  will  take  an  actual  example  based  on  an  in- 
voice ot  tubing,  received  last  year:  The  net  amount  of 
invoice  was  £44,  9s.  3d.  or  $317.37;  du'y  on  670  pounds,  at 
two  and  a  half  cents  per  pound,  $16.75,  total  $234.12. 
Under  the  Wilson  bill  the  result  would  be  as  follows:  Net 
invoice  amount,  £44,  9s.  3d  or  $217.37;  twenty-five  per 
cent  duty,  $54.34,  total  $361.71.  Here  is  an  increase  of 
more  than  200  per  cent  over  the  present  rate  of  duty, 
which  may  or  may  not  be  the  desire  of  the  committee, 
but  which  they  should  be  aware  of  before  final  action. 
The  EUwood  Ivins'  Tube  Company,  Oak  Lane,  Phila- 
delphia, manufacturers  of  steel  tubing— The  company 
was  organized  in  June  last  only  (though  its  president, 
Mr.  EUwood  Ivins,  had  carried  on  the  business  in  a  small 
way  for  some  years  prior  to  that  date),  and  has  only  just 
begun  business;  it  is  therefore  not  possible  to  answer 
categorically  the  questions  asked.  Competition,  both 
domestic  and  foreign,  has  increased  materially.  We  pre- 
fer an  ad  valorem  duty  as  more  easily  collected,  less 
liable  to  evasion  and  in  every  way  preferable.  We  be- 
lieve the  recent  depression  to  have  b^^en  caused  by  the 
popular  fear  o£  a  silver  basis,  and  consequent  unsettling 


of  values  causing  healthy  improvement  to  be  delayed  by 
the  failure  to  promptly  conclude  all  financial  legislation. 
Our  manufacture  is  of  seamless  tubing  and  the  metals 
of  which  made — steel,  aluminum,  brass,  copper,  etc. — are 
raw  material.  We  employ  nearly  all  skilled  labor;  for- 
eign articles  enter  into  competition  with  us.  Our  goods 
are  not  exported  to  any  considerable  extent  at  present. 
Cost  of  manufacture  has  been  reduced  by  improved 
methods  since  1883.  The  largest  article  of  manufacture 
is  steel  tubing  for  bicycles,  steam  boilers  and  machinists^ 
uses.  It  is  made  for  the  most  part  of  Swedish  steel, 
costing  in  Birmingham  10s.  6d.  per  cwt.  of  112  pounds, 
two  and  a  quarter  cents  per  pound.  Under  the  McKinley 
tariff  the  duty  on  this  steel  is  one  and  two-tenths  cents  per 
pound  or  fifty-three  per  cent.  Tubing  one  inch  in  diame- 
ter weighs  about  one-half  pound  to  the  foot,  and  costs  in 
Birmingham  about  twelve  cents  a  foot,  or  say  twenty- 
four  cents  a  pound.  On  the  manufactured  product  the 
McKinley  bill  imposes  a  tax  of  two  and  a  quarter  cents 
per  pound,  or  less  than  ten  per  cent. 

The  sketch  of  the  Wilson  bill  published  reduced  duty 
on  both  steel  billets  and  tubing  to  twenty-five  per  cent  ad 
valorem.  We  believe  ourselves  entitled  to  a  protection 
above  the  cost  of  the  steel  which  cannot  be  made  here, 
but  ask  at  any  rate,  that  the  discrimination  of  the  Mc- 
Kinley tariff  against  the  manufactured  goods  be  reme- 
died. We  ask  that  Swedish  steel,  a  grade  of  metal  not 
made  in  this  country,  be  admitted  f r^  of  duty,  and  that 
a  duty  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  per  cent  be  imposed 
on  tubiui?  of  steel  or  other  metal.  We  also  submit  the 
reply  of  the  Shelby  Steel  Tube  Company  of  Shelby,  O., 
manufacturers  of  cold-drawn  steel  tubing,  which  reads: 
"Amount  produced  to  August  1892,  about  450,000  feet, 
value  thereof  $73,466.88.  From  August  1892  to  August 
1893,  amount  produced  2,100,000  feet,  value  $314,167.73. 
Have  run  about  half  time  since  June  1893.  Season,  cur- 
tailed demand." 

Our  judgment  is  that  an  ad  valorem  duty  would  be  the 
most  just  in  our  line  of  production,  and  our  reasons  for 
this  are  the  facts  that  the  older  countries  have  had  a 
much  more  extended  experience  in  the  production  of 
these  goods  than  we  have,  and,  by  virtue  thereof,  are  en- 
abled to  produce  much  cheaper  goods  than  we  can  with 
our  limited  experience.  At  the  time  of  the  passage  of 
the  tariff  act  of  1890,  there  were  no  manufacturers  in 
America.  Foreigners  had  the  entire  trade  of  the  coun- 
try. But  to  draw  in  the  manner  we  do,  we  have  thus  far 
been  compelled  to  get  our  raw  material,  known  as  steel 
billets,  from  Sweden,  and  as  the  same  was  unknown  as 
the  passage  of  the  last  act,  they  are  classed  under  clause 
No.  146,  value  less  than  four  cents,  duty  one  and  six- 
tenth  cents;  whilst  the  finished  product  with  over  90  per 
cent  of  labor,  is  admitted  under  clause  No.  157,  boiler  or 
other  flues,  at  two  and  a  half  cents  per  pound  specific, 
while  the  same  article  in  tricycles  is  charged  at  45  per 
cent  ad  valorem.  Thus  you  can  readily  perceive  the 
great  inequality  and  injustice  from  which  we  are  suffer- 
ing; in  other  words,  upon  our  raw  material  specific  we 
are  paying  about  40  per  cent  duty,  whilst  the  manufac- 
tured article  coming  in  as  it  does  per  poimd,  is  paying  a 
duty  of  only  about  7  per  cent. 

The  proposed  Wilson  bill,  as  introduced  into  the  house, 
is  very  much  more  satisfactory  to  us  than  the  one  now  in 
existence,  as  both  the  raw  and  manufactured  material, 
as  we  construe  it,  are  admitted  under  the  ad  valorem 
clause,  therefore  this  will  bring  our  raw  material  to  a 
lower  basis  and  properly  equalize  the  duty  upon  the 
manufactured  product.  The  wholesale  prices  in  1890 
were  twenty -two  cents  per  foot,  in  1892  sixteen  and  a  half 
cents,  and  at  present  date  twelve  cents  per  foot.  There 
has  been  material  increase  in  competition  in  foreign 
countries  and  a  shght  increase  in  our  country  during  the 
past  year.  Ad  valorem  duty  would  be  more  satisfactory, 
for  the  reason  that  over  90  per  cent  of  the  cost  of  our 
production  is  due  to  labor,  and  under  the  present  system 
of  specific  duty  all  grades  are  admitted  the  same,  and 
valued  by  the  pound  instead  of  per  foot,  as  it  is  sold  and 
charged  at;  in  other  words,  a  fine-drawn  tube  with  great 
labor  expended  thereon  is  admitted  the  same  as  a  heavy 
pipe  would  be  with  a  small  amount  of  labor  thereon.  Are 
not  producing  as  much  in  proportion  to  our  capacity  as 
in  1892.  Cause,  curtailed  demand;  wages  have  remained 
stationary;  cost  of  living  has  been  about  the  same  during 
the  past  four  years;  steel  billets  are  raw  material  to  us; 
our  goods  are  necessities  We  pay  the  rate  of  7  to  8  per 
cent  on  loans.  Immigration  has  had  no  effect,  as  we  em- 
ploy none  but  Americans.  Our  labor  is  about  half  skilled; 
reduction  of  duty  on  goods  must  be  met  by  reduction  of 
wages.  We  employ  at  present  130  persons;  when  running 
full  capacity,  275.  Common  laborers  $1.35  per  day, 
skilled  laborers  $3.S5  to  $3.50.  They  work  fifty-nine 
hours  per  week.  Our  present  competitors  are  foreign 
manufacturers. 

We  export  to  Canada,  Nova  Scotia,  New  Brunswick. 
Prices  the  same  as  in  America;  selling  prices  have  de- 
creased since  1892.  If  our  raw  material  were  free  we 
have  confidence  that  we  could  compete  with  any  for- 
eigners.   However,  we  believe  that  an  ad  valoren  duty 


upon  the  finished  product  would  work  to  the  interest  of 
all  connected  with  the  business,  at  least  until  such  time 
as  we  have  had  an  experience  in  the  development  of 
skilled  labor  that  would  put  us  upon  an  equal  footing 
with  foreign  manufacturers. 

Prices  in  1890,  twenty -two  cents  ppr  foot;  1892,  sixteen 
and  a  half  cents,  present  price,  about  twelve  cents  per 
foot.  We  should  recommend  a  change  from  specific  to 
ad  valorem. 

AFTER  THE  "400." 


New  York  Dealers  Scheming  to  Catch  the  Trade 
of  the  Swells — Trade  Notes. 
New  Yoek,  Oct.  8. — It  looks  as  though  there 
was  going  to  be  a  big  hustle  among  the  manu- 
facturers in  view  of  the  new  fashionable  craze  for 
the  wheel  for  the  honor  of  being  known  as  "purvey- 
ors to  the  400."  The  Pope  people  appear  to  have 
a  big  start  over  all  competitors  since  all  the  sea- 
son from  their  down-town  place  and  through 
Bowman  up-town  and  at  Newport  they  have  been 
pushing  the  Columbia  among  the  heavy  swells 
and  now  boast  of  something  like  a  monopoly  so 
far. 

'  'It  has  struck  society  up  our  way,  too, ' '  said  C. 
F.  Joy  of  the  Boston  house  of  Pope,  '  'and  this 
spring  a  big  delegation  of  Beacon  street  people  has 
hired  our  rink  twice  a  week  for  indoor  practice 
and  we  have  sold  lots  of  Columbias  at  Bar  Har- 
bor." 

"We  have  a  big  400  colony  on  Long  Island," 
said  Alec  Schwalbach  of  Brooklyn,  "  and  I  have 
sold  the  swells  Libertys  all  through  the  island. 
There  are  many  riders  of  them  among  the  New 
York  fashionables  at  Southampton,  Hempstead, 
Bay  Shore  and  Islip.  Dr.  Hewlett,  mayor  of 
Babylon,  makes  all  his  professional  calls  on  a 
Liberty. ' ' 

Bowman  of  Adelphi  hall.  New  York,  and 
Masonic  hall,  Newport,  proposes  to  establish  rid 
ing  schools  at  Lenox  this  autumn  and  Morristown 
this  winter  in  pursuit  of  the  400  trade. 
Advertising  War  On. 
Look  out  for  an  advertising  war  between  the 
Remington  and  Lyndhuist  people  as  a  result  of 
Saturday's  record-breaking  road  race.  Hughes, 
the  record-holder  and  technical  winner,  rode  a 
Lyndhnrst,  while  White,  who  would  have  won  at 
much  lower  figures  had  he  not  been  led  astray, 
rode  a  Remington.  The  Columbia-Spalding 
"ad"  contest  of  last  spring  over  Barnett's  win- 
ning on  a  Spalding  and  choosing  a  Columbia  as  a 
prize  may  be  outdone.  There  is  a  good  chance 
for  the  clever  "ad"  writeis  of  the  Lyndhurst  and 
Remington  companies. 

A.  G.  Spalding  returned  from  Europe  on  Sat- 
urday. 

William  Overman  has  been  spending  a  few  days 
in  the  Berkshire  Hills  and  will  return  on  Wed- 
nesday. 

Frank  N.  White,  of  the  New  York  Tire  Com- 
pany, will  return  from  Chicago  in  about  a  week. 
"George  Smith's  1:04  2-5  for  the  half  and  2:22 
for  the  mile  at  Danbury  are  the  latest  Union  vic- 
tories, ' '  said  Manager  Webster.  '  'Then  you  know 
he  also  won  the  two-mile  A.  A.  U.  championship 
of  the  United  States  at  Travis  Island  on  a  Union 
Special." 

"The  sooner  the  trade  gets  over  the  idea  that 
the  bicycle  business  is  confined  to  a  limited 
season  the  better,  and  it  should  impress  this  view 
on  the  public.  As  it  is  the  sellers  go  away  in 
August  and  leave  their  customers  to  think  that 
about  everything  is  over  for  the  year.  The 
changes  are  so  few  that  no  longer  is  it  necessary 
for  a  purchaser  to  wait  until  the  next  season  to 
get  something  that  will  be  sure  to  satisfy  him." 
This  opinion  of  a  well-known  dealer  is  worth  con- 
sidering and  profiting  by. 

This  is  what  Remington  Worden  had  to  offer  in 


^^^/ce. 


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Manufacturers  . . . . 


^RE    SOMETIMES    LED 


into  misrepresenting  their  wares,  simply  because  in  expatiating  on  their  merits  they 
are  often  overcome  by  the  exuberance  of  their  own  enthusiasm.  It  is  with  the 
greatest  effort  that  we  are  able  to  confine  ourselves  to  the  modest  announcement  that 


We  are  now  ready  to  Talk  Business 


on  our  x8g5  ST^RI/INGS.  The  phenomenal  success  attendant  on  the  intro- 
duction of  our  Model  H  Light  Roadster  and  Racer,  and  the  gratifying  manner  in 
which  our  entire  output  was  taken  in  so  marvellously  short  a  time  has  made  the 
prospects  for  1895  business  so  very  rosy  that  it  is  necessary  we  should  curb  our 
enthusiasm.    Let  it  suffice  to  say,  if 


YOU  WANT  A  STERLING  AGENCY 


get  in  your  application  early.  The  popular  verdict  of  1894  placed  the  STMSJLING 
where  it  rightfully  belonged — at  the  head  of  the  procession — and  the  season  of  1895 
promises  continued  triumphs.  There's  nothing  better  made  than  a  STBRItlNG. 
Our  agents  all  know  it,  and  their  competitors  appreciate  the  fact.  Address  us  for 
advance  sheet  of  our  new  Model  H. 


"Built  Like  a   Watch." 


STERLING  CYCLE  WORKS, 

CHICAGO.   5 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


(l«3«SSS€3«3«3«3«3«3€3€3«3«3C3C3«3«3«3€3«3«3«3C3 


the  way  of  a  trade  note  of  his  wheel's  latest  per- 
formance under  date  of  Baltimore,  Oct.  7.  '  'James 
R.  Dunlap,  of  the  Century  Club  of  Maryland, 
to-day  rode  100  miles  in  6  hrs.  43  min. ,  which  is 
the  fastest  time  ever  made  in  Maryland  and  com- 
paratively the  Jastest  time  ever  made  in  the 
United  States.  The  entire  distance  was  made  over 
fifty  dififerent  miles  of  Maryland's  rough  roads 
*  *  *  of  course  he  rode  a  Remington  and 
without  a  hitch." 

F.  W.  Ensworth  of  the  Cleveland  agency  is  ex- 
pected back  in  a  day  or  two  from  Cleveland,  where 
he  has  been  the  past  ten  days. 

Lovell's  "Perfected"  Stand. 

To  the  agent  who  desires  to  show  his  goods  to 
the  best  advantage  a  bicycle  stand  is  an  iDdis- 
pensable  article.  That  made  by  the  John  P.  Lov- 
ell  Arms  Company,  the  "Perfected  Bicycle  Stand," 
has  exceedingly  good  points.  The  stand  is  com- 
posed of  two  upright  forked  sections,  made  from 
malleable  and  wrought  iron.  Three  screws  in  the 
base  of  each  section  fasten  the  stand  securely  to 
the  floor,  and  a  set-screw  is  so  arranged  on  the 
lower  part  of  each  section  as  to  admit  of  the 
wheels  being  raised  or  lowered  to  suit  the  conven- 
ience. The  machine  is  secured  in  the  stand  by 
attaching  the  forks  of  the  stand  to  the  axle  of  each 
wheel,  and  it  can  then  be  raised  to  a  height  which 
admits  of  its  being  inspected.  The  wheels  are 
left  tree  and  can  be  made  to  revolve,  thus  showing 
the  running  qualities,  adjustment  and  other  points. 
The  stand  is  adjustable  to  any  size  or  make  of 

wheel.  

Something  New  from  France. 

This  machine  may  be  ridden  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  a  unicycle,  the  rider  easily  balancing  him- 
self, and  the  weight  being  directly  over  the  axle 
prevents  all  loss  of  power  by  sliding.    The  rider 


sits  erect  upon  the  principal  wheel.  The  machine 
can  be  run  in  a  space  scarcely  exceeding  the  size 
of  the  wheels.  The  saddle  is  at  S;  the  handles  H 
turn  more  or  less  obliquely  and  may  be  set  in  any 
position  desired  upon  the  spring  catch  L ;  the  han- 


dles are  curved,  as  shown  by  the  pointed  lines 
HI ;  the  supports  for  the  axles,  P,  of  the  pedals 
and  by  the  screw  or  nuts  p,  can  be  set  more  or 
less  distant  from  the  main  axle  D  to  stretch  the 
chain  C ;  a  curved  arm  E  carries  the  rear  wheel 
W;  the  arm  E  can  be  raised  or  lowered  by  a  bind- 
ing screw  as  shown  by  the  pointer  lines  E;  an  arm 
M  carries  the  front  wheel  N,  which  can  be  steered 
as  desired.  

Satisfactory  Columbias. 
Somebody  once  said  that   "Columbias  are  built 


to  last. "  The  following  letter  from  the  agent  of 
the  Columbia  bicycles  at  Buffalo  has  a  justifiable 
note  of  triumph  in  it  that  every  other  Columbia 
agent  and  every  Columbia  rider  may  feel  like 
joining  in: 

Gentlemen:  Yesterday  there  was  a  match  race  of  fifty 
miles  between  J.  A.  Sanderson  and  Walter  Barber,  the 

atter  riding  a ,  Sanderson  giving  Barker  five  miles 

handicap.  I  loaned  Sanderson  the  wheel  I  was  rldins;, 
model  37,  70  gear.  Sanderson  caught  him  at  the  turn, 
and,  waiting  for  him  thirteen  minutes  at  eight  miles  from 
the  finishing  point,  beat  him  out  nearly  five  minutes.  The 
wheel  came  through  without  a  scratch. 

The  most  remarkable  thing  about  this  is  that  this 
wheel  has  been  in  seven  road  races,  and  each  time  (ex- 
cepting two)  has  been  ridden  by  different  men.  It  has 
also  been  through  one  double  century  and  four  single 
centuries,  and  has  been  used  in  five  differcDt  race  meets, 
besides  being  ridden  by  at  least  one  hundred  and  fifty 
different  people.  Almost  every  one  who  has  called  at 
the  store  has  tried  it,  besides  what  I  have  used  it.  It  has 
the  hght  semi-racing  single-tube  tires.  The  only  repair 
made  hfts  been  to  put  in  one  spoke. 

Now  if  there  is  another  wheel  in  the  country  that  can 
show  a  record  like  this,  with  a  tire  as  hght  as  these  tires 
are,  going  through  what  they  have  without  even  a  punc- 
ture, it  is  yet  to  be  manufactured.  My  wheel  with  toe 
cUps  weighs  a  httle  under  21  pounds. 

Columbias  certainly  have  had  a  great  record  in  this 
year  of  1894,  and  I  predict  a  brilliant  season  in  1895.  Very 
respectfully,  J.  A.  Williamson. 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  1, 1694.-Adv. 

Closes  Its  Chicago  House. 
C.  K.  Anderson,  manager  of  the  Chicago  branch 
of  the  Meteor  Cycle  Company,  states  that  the  com- 
pany is  well  satisfied  with  the  business  done  in 
Chicago  this  season.  The  branch  was  opened  late 
but  notwithstanding  this  drawback  thirty-eight 
wheels  were  disposed  of,  and  a  great  deal  of  good 
work  done  which  will  bring  results  later  on.  The 
Meteor  has  been  well  received  and  has  given  ex- 
cellent satisfaction,  which  will  give  it  a  substan- 
tial footing  for  1895.  Mr.  Anderson  will  close  the 
branch  for  the  season  this  week,  and  after  a  fVifiH-' 


tion  for  a  week  or  two  will  spend  some  time  at 
the  factory  at  Battle  Creek,  after  which  he  will 
represent  the  company  on  the  road. 


Philadelphia  Trade  Notes. 

Philadelphia,  Oct.  8.— The  Wall  &  Boyer 
Cycle  Company,  located  at  1714  North  Broad 
street,  has  removed  to  725  Arch  street. 

The  riding  school  at  Broad  and  Federal  streets, 
formerly  managed  by  Dr.  Wilson,  has  been  bought 
by  Kriebel  &  Manning,  who  will  carry  on  the 
school,  in  addition  to  which  they  will  handle  sev- 
eral high-grade  wheels. 

H.  S.  Williams,  manager  of  the  Overman  Wheel 
Company's  branch,  has  gone  to  Springfield  for  a 
short  vacation. 

John  T.  Bailey  &  Co.,  1128  Market  street,  are 
holding  a  clearing-out  sale  of  bicycles,  the  idea 
being  to  make  room  for  the  '95  line  of  wheels. 

Wright,  Walker  &Co.  have  on  exhibition  one  of 
the  new  National  racers,  which,  although  but  a 
month  on  the  market,  already  has  several  records 
to  its  credit. 

New  Factory  at  Syracuse. 
An  order  has  been  given  by  the  Cortland  (N.  Y. ) 
Wagon  Company  to  the  John  Lighton  Machine 
Company  of  Syracuse  for  500  machines  to 
be  delivered  as  quickly  as  possible.  It  is  under- 
stood that  the  new  iactory  is  to  occupy  three 
stories  of  the  building  at  118  to  122  Mulberry 
street,  iind  employ  nearly  100  men.  The  wheels 
to  be  made  are  to  be  called  the  Lighton  and  are 
expected  to  weigh  all  the  way  from  18  -to  25 
pounds.  The  prices  will  be  |125  and  $\5i).  P. 
H.  Brennan  is  the  inventor  of  a  number  of  the 
features  of  the  new  machine  and  will  superiiiteud 
the  factory. 

C.  C.  C.  Company. 

At  the  request  of  a  large  number  ot  friends  the 
Cj'clone  Combination  Cycle  Company  has  changed 
the  name  of  its  wheel  from  Cyclone  to  Dorsett, 
and  hereafter  it  will  be  known  as  the  Dorsett 
Combination  bicycle.  The  wheel  has  at  last  been 
perfected  and  the  company  has  commenced  the 
construction  of  a  very  large  number.  It  will 
commence  supplying  agents  within  sixty  days.  It 
is  also  announced  that  the  headquarters  of  the 
company  will  be  transferred  from  Jamestown,  N. 
Y.,  to  New  York  city. 


Puncture-Proof  Band  of  Leather. 

The  Acme  puncture-proof  band  w;is  given  a  test 
in  the  presence  of  ©^/e/ec-  man  during  the 
week  and  proved  all  the  inventor  claimed  for  it. 
A  board  filled  with  long,  sharp  wire  nails  was 
ridden  over  repeatedly,  but  the  band  prevented 
the  tube  being  punctured.  The  Acme  is  a  thin 
strip  of  leather  (chemically  iirepared)  covered 
with  a  light  cloth  and  weighs  but  ten  ounces  to 
the  pair.  Letter-Carrier  Smith,  now  out  for  the 
New  York-Chicago  record,  has  a  pair  on  his  tires 
and  is  safe  from  punctures.  The  company's  ad- 
vertisement, in  this  issue,  gives  a  detailed  de- 
scription of  the  band. 


Lu-Mi-Num  Won. 
St.  Louis,  Oct.  9. — L.  W.  Conkling  rode  against 
A.  L.  Jordan  and  E.  N.  Saunders  at  Forest  Park 
this  morning  in  a  coasting  contest  to  decide  the 
relative  merits  of  the  Lu-Mi-Num  and  the  Stearns 
wheels.  Conkling,  on  his  Lu-Mi-Num,  won.  A 
return  match  is  booked  for  Thursday. 


Trade  Notes. 

L.  C.  Wahl  has  opened  a  new  store  at  125  F. 
street,  N.  E.,  Washington. 

The  Toledo  (0. )  Bicycle  Works  have  placed  a 
contract  with  the  I/)dge  <&  Davis   Machine  Tool 


Company,  Cincinnati,  for  a  bicycle  manufacturing 
equipment. 

E.  B.  Dye  &  Co. ,  Main  street,  Louisville,  Ky. , 
will  commence  handling  bicycles. 

Grieb&Co.,  bicycles,  etc.,  at  State  College, 
Pa. ,  have  been  succeeded  by  L.  O.  Meek. 

C.  P.  Kiel  &  Co.,  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  will  open 
a  new  hardware  store  and  will  take  up  bicycles. 

Morgan  &  Wright  have  brought  suit  against  the 
Eastern  Rubber  Manufacturing  Company  for  in- 
fringement of  patents. 

Katz  Bro.,  Fargo,  N.  D.,  are  opening  a  new 
hardware  store  and  will  put  in  a  line  of  sporting 
goods,  bicycles  and  sundries. 

The  Eclipse  Bicycle  Company  of  Beaver  Falls, 
Pa.,  will  have  a  detachable  pneumatic  tire  of  its 
own  for  next  season,  which  will  possibly  be  called 
the  Eclipse. 

Theodore  Martin,  a  brother  of  Hi  Martin  of 
Martin  road  race  fame,  was  married  last  week. 
Theodore  is  in  the  employ  of  H.  C.  Martin  &  Co. 
and  is  about  the  b&st  man  the  company  has. 

The  Jenkins  Rubber  Company  of  Holyoke, 
Mass.,  has  been  incorporated  by  Alfred  B.  Jen- 
kins, president;  Charles  Jenkins,  treasurer  and 
.James  L.  Davis  for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing 
goods. 

E.  P.  Baden  has  opened  new  bicycle  store  at 
427  Eleventh  street,  N.  W.,  AVashington,  recently 
occupied  by  Darlow  &  Sous.  The  Potomac  bi- 
cj  cle  will  be  manufactured,  and  bicycle  sundries 
and  parts  will  be  handled. 

The  SIrni'.lnrd  Cycle  Company  of  Lonisville  is 
reported  to  have  gone  out  of  the  business,  the 
Dow  AVire  AVorks  purchasing  the  stock  and  fixt- 
ures. It  is  rumored  that  a  new  manufacturing 
company  will  be  organized. 

Fred  Colsou,  a  well-known  traveling  salesman 
in  the  bicycle  business  and  at  the  present  time 
representing  R.  B.  McMullen  &  Co.  on  the  road,  is 
to  be  married  some  time  during  the  present  month 
and  will  in  all  probability  locate  in  Buftalo. 

W.  C.  Smith,  late  superintendent  of  the  Ariel 
company,  still  later  of  the  Meteor  Cycle  Manufac- 
tui'iug  Company  of  Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  ha.s  re- 
signed and  has  accepted  a  i»sition  as  superintend- 
ent of  the  Columbian  Manufacturing  Company  at 
Michigan  City,  Ind.,  a  new  concern  which  will 
soon  begin  the  manufacture  of  bicycles. 

The  Stover  Bicycle  C'omj)any  at  its  annual 
meeting  elected  the  following  officers:  President, 
B.  C.  Stover;  vice-president,  A.  S.  Held;  secre- 
tary, W.  A.  Merrifield;  treasurer,  .1.  F.  Smith; 
general  superintendent,  A.  A.  Hance;  executive 
committee,  B.  C.  Stover,  F.  R.  Bartlett,  A.  S. 
Held,  O.  J.  Zieglar  and  W.  A.  Merrifield. 

The  present  year  has  been  by  far  the  best  in  the 
bicycle  business  seen  in  Buffalo.  The  only  failure 
in  the  trade  was  that  of  Hazard.  He  started  in 
this  spring  with  the  intention  of  doing  the  busi- 
ness and  through  misrepresentations  managed  to 
secure  a  stock  of  wheels;  he  then  ran  a  twenty- 
five-mile  handicaj)  road  race  which  he  called  his 
first  annual  but  it  proved  to  be  his  first  and  last, 
as  about  eight  or  teu  weeks  after  he  started  in 
business  he  was  nowhere  to  be  found  and  many 
creditors  have  since  mourned  his  loss. 

At  Waltham,  Mass.,  Oct.  8  in  the  one-third 
mile  open,  class  B,  Harry  Tyler  won  first;  A. 
Gardiner,  second;  time,  '.43.  In  the  mile  open, 
class  A,  H.  Davidson  won  first;  time,  2:11.  In 
the  mile  invitation,  class  B,  J.  S.  Johnson  won 
first;  Harry  Tyler,  second;  time,  2:17  2-5.  In 
the  mile  handicap,  class  A,  H.  Davidson  won  sec- 
ond; also  time  in  2:14  3-5;  while  in  the  mile 
handicap,  class  B,  Nat  Butler  won  second.  Six 
races  were  run,  out  of  which  Morgan  &  AVright 
tires  took  three  firsts  .and  four  seconds, 


THE  POLICE  IN  EVIDENCE. 

How   Wheelmen    Are    Sometimes    Treated   in 
Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 

'  'Four  months  in  prison  was  the  punishment 
meted  out  to  a  gay  young  German  who  recently 
stuck  his  cane  into  a  Cyclist's  wheel  and  upset  the 
rider,  causing  him  a  good  deal  of  injury.  One 
shilling  fine  would  have  been  the  penalty  over 
here ;  or  possibly  a  night  in  the  police  cells  for  the 
cyclist  for  not  getting  out  of  the  way  of  the  pedes- 
trian's cane." — Irisfi  Cyclist.  This  sarcastic  little 
item  has  reference  to  the  case  of  Mr.  Walsh, 
a  prominent  wheelman  of  Dublin,  who  recently 
ran  into  a  man  on  a  street  of  that  city,  knocking 
him  down.  The  pedestrian  after  getting  out  of 
Walsh's  way  in  the  first  place,  stepped  back  and 
thus  caused  the  disaster.  The  man  was  not  hurt 
a  particle,  but  Walsh  was  thrown  into  a  police 
cell  and  compelled  to  pay  one  pound  for  his  part 
in  the  little  mix-up,  notwithstanding  there  was 
no  prosecution  by  the  supposed  injured  party. 
*        »        * 

It  seems  the  English  police  had  intended  to 
stop  the  North  Road  Club's  twenty-four  hour 
race,  held  a  short  time  ago,  and  the  way  they 
went  at  it  is  quite  amusing.  At  the  same  time  it 
only  goes  to  show  that  the  cyclists  of  America  aie 
yet  free  in  comparison  with  their  brothere  acro.ss 
the  pond.  Tacks  and  fragments  of  steel,  says  the 
IrisJi,  Ci/dist,  were  strewn  all  over  the  road,  leather 
reins  stretched  from  hedge  to  hedge,  also  large 
fishing  nets.  Of  courae  that  did  not  stoii  the 
race,  but  it  has  had  the  effect  of  causing  the  con- 
sideration of  holding  this  now  famous  race  in  one 
of  the  other  divisions  of  the  kingdom. 


Wants  a  Coasting  Contest. 

Editor  Rkferke: — AVe  have  failed  to  see  any- 
thing in  the  columns  of  the  cycle  papers  recently 
relative- to  the  challenge  for  a  coasting  match,  is- 
sued some  time  ago  by  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros. 
As  we  had  contemplated  entering  this  match, 
should  it  be  brought  about,  we  take  this  means  of 
stating  that  we  should  be  glad  to  see  a  contest 
take  pla<;e  and  take  part  in  it  with  our  Lu-Mi- 
Num  wheel. 

If  the  requisite  number  of  competitors  cannot 
be  gotten  together  under  the  terms  of  challenge 
as  originally  issuetl,  it  seems  possible  that  a  con- 
test might  be  brought  about  under  some  different 
form  of  agreement,  and  we  shall  be  ready  to  enter 
a  contest  under  most  any  plan  that  may  be  ac- 
ceptable to  the  others.  We  have  had  our  wheel 
in  quite  a  number  of  local  coasting  contests;  we 
have  beaten  other  machines  which  were,  up  to 
the  time  they  met  us,  never  beaten,  and  we  have 
never  ourselves  been  defeated. 

This  experience  accounts  for  our  confidence  and 
our  desire  to  get  into  a  contest  against  some 
strictly  first-class  machines.     The  St.  Louis  Re- 

FEIGEEATOE    &    WOODEN    GUTTER    COMPANY. 


World-Girdlers  at  St,  Louis. 
St.  Louis,  Oct.  9.— W.  M.  Breckinridge  and 
Frank  Padgett  of  the  Chicago  Cycling  Club,  who 
are  making  a  tour  of  the  world,  arrived  here  yes- 
terday afternoon  at  3  o'clock  in  good  condition. 
Terrific  head  winds  and  bad  roads  made  riding 
far  from  pleasant. 


Another  Tramp  Rider. 

Fred  Sinclair  left  St.  Paul  last  week  Wednes- 
day and,  to  win  a  wager,  must  cover  the  1,382 
miles  to  New  A'ork  by  Oct.  17.  He  passed  through 
Chicago  Tuesday.  He  started  penriiless  anij  nuist 
Teceive  no  monev  on  the  way. 


TOLLEY'S  AWFUL  DEED. 


A  Tiire  Representative  Attempts  a  Crime  and 
Commits   Suicide. 

Henry  D.  Tolley,  who  had  just  been  appointed 
eastern  agent  of  the  Diamond  Rubber  Company, 
maker  of  the  Akron  tires,  killed  himself  last  Fri- 
day at  his  mother's  home  in  Akron,  shooting  him- 
self three  times  in  the  breast  and  once  in  the 
head.  Up  to  three  months  ago  Tolley  was  en- 
gaged to  Miss  Gertrude  Lewis,  daughter  of  Judge 
G.  W.  Lewis.  The  engagement  was  broken  by 
the  young  lady.  This  worried  Tolley.  Accord- 
ing to  Miss  Lewis'  story  Tolley  wrote  her  a  note 
saying  his  mother  wished  to  see  her.  She  called 
at  the  Tolley  house  and  after  chatting  with  Mrs. 
Tolley  the  latter  started  to  attend  a  funeral.  Miss 
Lewis  waited  a  momont  and  then  Tolley  grasped 
and  chloroformed  her,  dragged  her  up  staire  and 
attempted  an  assault.  She  recovered,  however, 
and  started  down  stairs  calling  for  help.  A  post- 
man who  was  delivering  mail  heard  her  cries  and 
went  to  her  assistance.  While  Miss  Lewis  was 
being  cared  for  Tolley  went  up  stairs  and  shot 
himself  four  limes,  being  dead  when  the  police 
arrived. 

Tolley  was  to  have  left  for  New  York  on  Oct.  1, 
but  remarked  that  he  intended  waiting  irntil  Fri- 
day or  Saturday  and  on  this  account  it  is  thought 
he  had  planned  the  deed  several  days  before.  He 
was  twenty -si.x  years  old  and  was  formerly  in  the 
bicycle  business  at  Akron. 


May  Get  a  Track  Now. 

The  meet  held  at  Tonawanda  recently  was 
under  the  au.spices  of  the  Buffalo  Cycling  Associa- 
tion, an  organization  composed  of  the  Buffalo 
Cycle  Trade  Association,  Ramblers,  AVanderers, 
Columbia,  Comrades  and  Niagara  Bicycle  clubs. 
At  a  meeting  of  this  association  held  at  the  Gen- 
esee hotel  it  was  proposed  Ijy  F.  L.  Hartmayer, 
president  of  the  Ramblers  B.  C. ,  to  form  a  perma- 
nent organization  and  the  jiroposition  was  carried 
nuanimously.  The  association  will  be  incorpo- 
rated by  the  clubs  now  membeis  and  the  remain- 
ing clubs  in  the  city  will  be  invited  to  join.  It 
is  proposed  to  run  a  mammoth  meet  in  Buffalo  at 
least  once  a  year  and  to  devise  ways  and  means  of 
putting  in  a  first-class  bicycle  track. 

About  a  mouth  ago  it  looked  as  though  Buffalo 
was  surely  to  have  a  bicycle  track  this  fall.  It 
was  to  be  bnilt  in  the  centre  of  a  pleasure  railroad 
and  stock  for  the  track  was  about  all  subscribed 
when  some  hitch  occurred  in  the  railwayjpart  of 
the  scheme. 


Delay  Was  Excusable. 

She  -was^  agitated  as  she  stood  under  the  golden 
foliage,  and  as  she  tapped  her  little  foot  upon  the 
ground  the  frou  frou  of  her  silken  skirts  could  be 
heard.  She  was  impatient  because  George  did  not 
seem  too  fond  of  her  and  had  not  come  at  the 
appointed  time.  She  bad  a  bright  idea.  Her 
shining  machine  stood  idle  rubbing  its  enamel 
against  the  bark  of  the  great  beech  tree. 

"If  I  take  a  little  spin  in  the  shady  park  George 
will  soon  follow  me. ' '  She  was  about  to  put  her 
thoughts  into  execution  when  she  saw  the  tardy 
George  just  entering  the  square.  He  was  breath- 
less and  dripping  with  perspiration,  showing  that 
he  had  been  pedaling  hard. 

"Well,  George,  you  are^not  very  punctual;  do 
you  know  I  have  waited  an  hour  for  you  ?' ' 

"Ah  !  Emiline,  please  excuse  me;  I  punctured 
my  tire  late  yesterday  afternoon,  and  it  has  taken 
me  all  night  to  repair  it." — Veloce. 


I  will  certainly  be  at  the  Chicago  show. — W. 
H.  Barhan,  Winston,  N.  C. 


Roger  B.  McMullen  &  Co., 


3og  Broadway, 

INTEW^  YORK. 


xsg  Lake  Street, 

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UNION  DROP  FORGE  CO., 

CHICAGO. 

GAEFOED  MFG.  CO., 

ELTBIA,   OHIO. 


GENERAL  U.  S.  SALE  AGENTS  FOR  THE 

INDIANAPOLIS  CHAIN  &  STAMPING  CO., 

INDIANAPOLIS,   IND. 

HARTFORD  RUBBER  WORKS  CO., 

HARTFORD,   CONN. 


HONT  MFG.  CO., 

WESTBORO,  MASS. 

C.  J.  SMITH  &  SONS  CO., 

MILWAUKEE,   WIS. 


AGENTS     FOR- 


SHELBY  STEEL  TUBE  CO., 

SHELBY,   OHIO. 


SPAULDING,  JENNINGS  &  CO., 

JERSEY  CITY,   N.  J. 


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grade  wheel  be  sure  to  get  a  "  PERFECT,"  e\en  if  it  costs  a  few  cents  moi'e.   Price  250.  each. 

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PITH  OF  THE  NEWS. 


Louie  Callahan  goes  for  the  fifty-mile  track 
record  shortly. 

C.  G.  Schlegel.— Write  to  the  New  York  Clip- 
per,  Center  street. 

For  riding  bicycles  on  the  sidewalks  of  Berlin, 
Conn.,  there  is  a  $500  fine,  says  the  Middleton 
Press. 

The  Press  Cycling  Club  of  Buffalo  will  have  a 
life-sized  crayon  portrait  of  Eddie  Bald  placed  in 
its  club  rooms. 

It  is  said  that  the  Russian  cjclist  must  hold  a 
license,  have  his  machine  registered  and  pass  an 
examination  in  riding. 

The  town  of  Elizabeth,  N.  J. ,  is  the  latest  in 
which  the  ladies  of  the  "upper  ten"  have  taken 
to  the  wheel  as  a  pastime. 

The  authorities  of  Hackensaok,  N.  J.,  would  not 
allow  a  road  race  to  be  held  on  the  streets  of  that 
town  last  week,  although  it  is  said  horse  speed- 
ing is  permitted  there. 

A  young  French  rider  lately  made  a  wager  that 
he  could  ride  on  his  bicycle  to  the  top  of  the  Pic 
du  Midi  in  the  Pyrenees,  9,540  feet  high,  and 
down  again.     He  won. 

A.  S.  Swarthout,  the  winner  of  the  twenty-five- 
mile  road  race  of  the  A.  C.  C.  of  New  Jersey  on 
Labor  day,  was  married  to  Miss  Sadie  Louis  of 
Newark,  N.  J.,  Oct.  3. 

George  K.  Barrett  will  pay  a  reward  of  $20  for 
the  return  of  his  special  high-frame  Munger  (No. 
1,240)  and  $20  more  "for  the  proper  castigation  of 
the  borrower  of  same. ' ' 

A  Coventry,  Eng.,  postman  has  ridden  70,000 
miles  on  the  same  bicycle  without  other  expendi- 
ture beyond  the  original  cost  than  that  of  a  few 
shillings  for  new  gearing. — Cycle. 

The  superintendent  of  police  of  Rochester,  N 
Y.,  is  offering  rewards  for  the  return  of  the  follow 
ing  wheels:  Victor  No.  52,451,  Queen  City  No. 
5,751,  Qaeen  City  No.  1,162,  Majestic  No.    8,310. 

E.  W.  Pope  of  the  celebrated  American  wheel 
manufacturing  firm  has  recently  returned  from 
Europe  with  some  strange  ideas.  One  is  that  in 
Europe  all  racing  men  pay  for  their  machines. 
M'yes. — Wheeling. 

The  Mercury  Cycling  Club  of  Buffalo  has 
changed  its  name  to  the  Parkside  Wheelmen, 
with  headquarters  at  294  Masten  street.  This  is 
one  of  the  latest  clubs  but  it  nevertheless  is  in  a 
flourishing  condition. 

A  Cincinnati  paper  says  J.  W.  Grimes  of  New- 
port, who  weighs  444  pounds,  is  having  a  wheel 
made  of  sixteen-gauge  steel  tubing,  which  will 
weigh  35  pounds.  He  says  he  will  enter  the 
Poorman  road  race  next  year. 

Two  Toronto,  Out.,  cycling  clubs  are  at  war 
over  the  possession  of  a  prize  known  as  the  Dun- 
lop  trophy.  The  losing  club  claims  irregularities 
in  carrying  out  certain  rules  by  the  victors,  and" 
has  taken  its  case  into  the  courts. 

C.  W.  Kennison  of  Middleton,  Conn.,  collided 
with  a  wagon  a  few  days  ago  and  received  in- 
juries from  which  he  may  not  recover.  The  shaft 
ot  the  wagon  entered  Kennison's  side,  breaking 
two  ribs  and  inflicting  internal  injuries. 

The  Du  Page  County  (111.)  championships  were 
decided  at  Wheaton  Saturday.  Mahlon  Stark  of 
Naperville  and  Ned  Hammel  of  Wheaton  finished 
first  and  second  in  the  quarter,  three  and  five- 
mile  events,  the  respective  times  being  :30,  8:46 
and  15:10.  Lutie  Brown  and  Frank  Wiscott  rode 
one-two  in  the  half-mile  boys'  and  mile,  the 
times  being  1:28  and  3:15. 


A  GOOD  THING 

to  take  with  you  on  your  vacation 
A  BRIDGEPORT  CYCLOMETER 

can  be  depended  upon  to  record  exactly  the 
distance  you  travel  on  a  bicycle. 

COSTS  ONl,Y  $3.50. 

Every  instrument  guaranteed  and 
thoroughly  tested  before  leaving  the  vyorks. 

Registers  1,000  miles  and  repeats,  or  can 
be  set  back  to  zero  at  will. 

Send  for  illustrated  catalogue  of  Sundries. 
Sold  by  all  bicycle  dealers. 

THE  BRIDGEPORT  GON  IMPLEMENT  CO. 

311  Broadway,  -  ■  NEW  YORK. 


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to  the  contrary,  a  charming  boy,  very  amiable, 
and,  not  speaking  a  word  of  French,  can  only 
answer  those  surrounding  him  through  an  inter- 
preter. Besides  this  he  is  very  modest.  He  was 
very  simply  clothed  in  a  grey  suit,  wearing  the 
legendary  brown  melon  hat  with  wide  brim, 
smoothly  shaven,  carrying  a  big  cigar  in  the  cor- 
ner of  his  mouth,  which  he  chewed  incessantly. 
One  would  rather  take  him  for  a  groom  of  a  great 
stable  than  for  the  king  of  cycle  racers,  receiving 
such  fat  sums  of  money. 

His  very  position  upon  his  machine  has  inter- 
ested our  cyclists  very  much.  They  have  been 
struck  with  his  prodigious  power  and  vertiginous 
speed.  There  was  a  constant  crowd  to  see  him  at 
work;  sometimes  our  racers  amused  themselves 
by  glueing  themselves  to  his  wheel,  but  he  paid  no 
attention  to  anyone,  keeping  up  his  pace  of  fifty 
and  fifty-five  seconds  to  the  lap.  He  always  ended 
with  two  short  sprints.  He  says  he  smoked  when 
he  was  nine  years  old.  He  smoked  twenty-five 
cigars  per  day  at  One  time;  now  he  chews  his 
cigar  but  never  lights  it,  being  afraid  of  getting 
into  the  habit  of  smoking  again,  so  injurious  to 
training.  Wheeler  smokes  all  the  time. — La 
Pedale  Swiaae. 


in  the  course  of  time.  The  club  has  just  elected 
the  following  officers  for  the  ensuing  year:  Presi- 
dent, Dr.  A.  Wilson  Dods;  vice-president,  George 
G.  Miner;  treasurer,  F.  R.  Ford;  secretary,  H.  G. 
Allen;  captain,  M.  E.  Tabor;  board  of  directors, 
W.  P.  Barnum,  H.  G.  Allen,  N.  G.  Richmond,  F. 
R.  Ford,  L.  C.  Stevens,  E.  H.  Potter,  F.  N.  Jew- 
ett  and  H.  S.  Clothier. 


What  the  Swiss  Think  of  Zimmerman. 
"Zimmerman  is  not  at  all  the  taciturn  man  that 
has  been  depicted  by  some  of  the  journals.     He  is. 


Af&davits  if  Necessary. 
Editoe  Rbfbeee:  In  reply  to  the  statements 
made  by  your  New  York  correspondent  in  your 
issue  of  Oct.  5,  I  beg  to  say  that  my  letter,  pub- 
lished in  your  issue  Sept.  21,  stated  the  exact 
facts,  and  I  stand  ready  to  prove  same  by  affida- 
vits of  responsible  persons  if  necessary.  My  let- 
ter, mentioned  above,  stated  the  case  exactly,  in  a 
few  words,  and  I  can  prove  it  is  correct  in  every 
particular.  E.  S.  Homer. 


A  Prosperous  Athletic  Club. 
Fredonia,  N.  Y.  is  without  a  doubt  the  prettiest 
spot  on  the  map  between  Buffalo  and  Cleveland. 
It  is  only  a  small  place  in  the  centre  of  the  grape 
district  but  it  contains  about  the  strongest  ath- 
letic club  in  existence.  The  Fredonia  A.  0.  has 
nearly  200  members  and  every  business  man  in 
the  town  is  in  it.  The  bicycle  meet  held  under 
its  auspices  last  June  was  an  immense  success, 
more  people  being  present  than  the  population  of 
the  town,  in  fact  there  is  every  prospect  of  the 
Fredonia  bicycle  meet  being  a  sepond  Springfield 


Sayles  Got  the  Prize. 

Tom  Sayles  of  Buffalo  won  his  first  handicap 
track  event  at  the  recent  meet  at  Tonawanda.  He 
started  from  the  ninety-yard  mark  and  it  was  a 
ding-dong  finish  between  Fischer  of  Syracuse  and 
Sayles,  Tom  winning  right  on  the  tape.  The 
Syracuse  boy  protested  him  and  the  protest  was 
sustained.  A  job  was  then  put  up  on  Fischer 
which  worked  admirably.  Some  of  the  boys  went 
to  him  and  said: 

"Do  you  know  that  Sayles  is  blind  in  the  left 
eye  and  for  this  reason  he  could  not  see  you  whilst 
sprinting  down  the  homestretch?" 

"Well,"  said  Fischer,  "I  did  not  know  that," 
and  he  immediately  withdrew  the  protest.  So 
Sayles  got  his  prize  after  all  and  he  can  see  just  as 
well  with  his  left  eye  as  he  can  with  his  right. 


In  unison  with  all  western  agents,  I  am 
heartily  in  favor  of  a  Chicago  show  and  will  be 
sure  to  attend  the  same. — J.  W.  Thomas,  Denver, 
Colo. 

Important  for  Mfrs.  and  Dealers. 

PHILIl.  CYCLE  BAZAAR, 

311-313  N.  Broad  St.,  Philadelphia,  Fa. 

Size,  40  X 100  feet. 

AUCTION  SALES  EVERY  MONDAY 

TIME  AS  SLATED  IN  pmLABBLPHIA  SUNDAY  PRESS. 

Private  Sales  ot  all  makes  every  day. 

If  you  wish  to  turn  some  stock  into  casta,  send 
it  on,  and  we  place  it  on  sale  for  you  and 
charge  but  10  per  cent.  Write  for  instruc- 
tion sUp.    Keferences  famished. 

MANAGED  BS  OWNER  OF 

Werner's  Cycle  Depot, 

go3  N.  Broad  St.,  Philadelphia, 

UGNTJON  TBS  nEFEREB. 


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If  you  want  to  ride  comfortably,  specify  that  your  Saddle  Seat  is  to  be  made  of  the 

MOONEY  PURE  OAK  LEATHER. 

Those  who  have  tried  them  know  why. 


W.  W.  MOONEY  &  SONS. 

Tanners  and  Curriers  of  the  best  PURE  OAK  LEATHER,  because  they  have  had  ov.  r  50  years' experience. 
OFFICE  AND  FACTORY:-COLUMBU3,   INDIANA. 


Never  Get  Left. 


CHICAGO    TIP    &    TIRE    CO. 

152  and  154  Lake  Street, 


Fig,  1,  showing  Tire  in  section  on  Wooden  Rim. 


AGENTS  FOE  : 

Boston  Woven'  Hose  &  Rubber  Co.,  Boston. 

Elastic  Tip  Co.,  Boston. 

Snell  Cycle  Fittings  Co.,  Toledo.  mention  the  referee 


CHICAGO,  ILL. 


Right 


ID. 


For  Fine  Catalogus  Engravings  by  the  Half 
Tone  and  Zinc  Etching  processes. 

Colnmbian  Engraving  and 
Electrotyping  Co., 

87-91    PLYMOUTH    PL4CE,   CHICAGO. 


x.'fe"^'^!  W.S  ^  ^Vs  "WKt  "9^ 


MENTION   THE   REPEREC 


PUNCTURE  PROOF  PADS. 

Your  dealer  will  tell  you  that  our  Pads  are  "no  good."  Of 
course  he  will,  but  why?  Why  simply  because  they  spoil 
his  repair  business.  He  gets  50c.  to  $1  for  every  job  and  if 
you  have  pads  you  won't  have  punctures,  and  that  means  no 
work  for  the  repairer.  See  the  point  ?  Do  you  wonder  that 
he  doesn't  recommend  pads. 

Write  us  for  sample  and  particulars  and  you  will  learn 
how  Tou  can  do  away  forever  with  this  everlasting  puncture 
repairing.  A  card  'one  cent)  addressed  to  us  will  probably 
be  the  means  of  saving  you 


Puncture  Proof  Pad  Co., 


MENTION   THE 


REPEREi.  3  McGraw  Building,  DETROIT,  MICH. 


The   Perfect  Nipple  Grip. 


Are  you  a  practical  wheelman  ? 
This  tool  will  interest  you. 


It  fills  a  long  felt  want  for 
wheelmen  and  repairers. 

The  best  tool  for  truing  up  your 
wheels. 


PATENT  ALLOWED. 


Fits  every  nipple — does  not 
wear  off  the  corners — saves 
time. 

The  grip-  jaws  open  automatic- 
ally by  means  of  a  spring. 

WRITE  FOR  CIRCDLAES  AND  PRICES. 


The  DUDLEY  &  MEUNIER  MFG.  CO.,  S,7x,Tip'^"lX  %7i!' 


Mnileil  post-paid  on  reppjpt  of  81.25 


JUJZWAUKME,   WIS. 

-"ENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


PATENTED. 


No  Rider_^^ 

can  afford  to  be  without  this 
brake  —  Comfort,  Economy, 
Safety  —  all  demand  it.  It  is 
automatic  and  as  quick  in 
action  as  thought  itself, 

BAILEY ~MFG.    CO., 

207  S.  Canal  St., 

CHICAGO. 

MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


'IT  PAYS  TO  ADVERTISE-" 


If  it  did  not  do  you  suppose,  for  one  moment,  that  the  business 
housf  s  represente  I  nu  this  page  would  put  their  good  moaey  to 
such  a  use?    They  would  not.    You  try  it — once. 


cc 


THE 


JAM 


I'  James  Cycle  Importing  Co. 


•  •  • 


Address  all  Inciters  to 


JAMES    BRIDGER,    103  Adams  St.    CHICAGO,    ILL. 


UBNTIOM  THE   REPERBC 


OUR  LINE  OF  MEDIUM  PRICED  WHEELS 


.THE  BEST  IN  THE  MARKET 

J    Applications  for  agencies  in  NEW  YORK,  PENNSYLVANIA  and  NEW  JERSEY  forwarded  lo 

THE  CRAWFORD  MFG.  CO., - :_  72  Reade  Street,  NEW  YORK. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


B-A^mSTES'     IMPJRO^^ED     BICYCLE     ^V^REIISrCH. 


OUR  WRENCHES  ARE 
light,  strong,  neat  ip 
appearance  and  the  mos^ 
convenient  for  use  of  any 
in  marliet.  They  are  all 
steel,  with  case-hardened 
jaws,  finely  finished  and 
nickel-plated;  vrls.,  from 
4  1-2  to  7  ounces;  the  '94 
being  the  lightest,  and  the 
'93  the  heaviest.  Send  for 
3ircular, 


BARNES  TOOL    CO. 


'92  PATTERN 


93  PATTERN. 


m  MAUMUUU 


'94  PATTERN. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


SEND   FOR  SPORTmC   GOODS  CATALOGUE. 

FINE  SKATE  STRAPS. 


BARNES   TOOL   CO.    {^■2iP'"'),    NEW   H/\VEN.    CONN. 

Pine  Dress  Sait  and  Sample  Cases. 

SEND  FOR  OUR  VARIOUS  CATALOGUES. 


J.  J.  Warren  Co., 

WORCESTER,  MASS.,  U.  S.  A., 


MANUFACTURERS     OF 


Superior  Bicycle  Saddle  Leathers, 
Bags,  Belts,  etc. 

FINE  LEATHER  and  CANVAS  GOODS 

of  every  description 


NUMBER  PATTERN  FRAME 


Long  Wheel   Base 


Guaranteed  finest   quality   of 
finish  and  material. 


A  frame  on  which 
manufacturers    and 
agents    may      put 
their    name    with- 
out fear  of  being 
disgraced. 


THOS.  SMITH  &  SONS,  of  Saltley,  Ltd., 

BIXMINGBAM,    JBNO.. 

Manufacturers  of  all  kinds  of  uycle  component  pnrts,  at 
reasonable  prices,  consistent  with  good  workmanship. 


ESTABLISHED  1848.      INCORPORATED  1886. 


Do  You    Want   Trade  in  Mexico   and 
South  America  ? 

The  Commercial  Intelligence  Department  of  the 
Associated  Trade  and  Industrial  Press,  918  F  street, 
Washington,  1).  C,  has  compiled  from  first  sources  a  list 
of  leading  hardware,  vehicle  and  implement  dealers  in 
Mexico  and  South  American  countries,  which  will  be 
sent  on  neatly  type-written  sheets,  to  any  address,  on 
receipt  of  $1.00.— Adv.  tf 


Prices  on  application. 


IF  YOU  KICK 

Foot  Ball,  and  are  in  need  of 
Foot    Ball    Clothing,     Shoes, 
Nose  Masks,  Mouth  Protectors,  .stock- 
ings. Belts.  Leather  Covered  and  Rub- 
ber Foot  Balls,  we  can  supply  you  at 
bottom  prices.      Special  prices  given 
on  team  and  club  orders       Send  2c. 
stamp  for  our  80  page  catalogue  telling  all 
about  Foot  Ball  goods. 

S.  B.  CALL,  229  Main-st.,  Springfield,  Mass. 


For  Dealers  Only 


J 


No.  679.1 

I  DIXON'S 
[SRAPHITE 
i  CYCLE 
LUBRICANT 

[tnufaotured  only  bylkej 
)S.DIXON  CRUCIBLEii 
ERSEY   CITY,  N.J, 


Any  dealer  in  wheels 
or  bicycle  sundries  will 
receive  a  free  sample  of 
Dixon's  6^g  by  sending 
us  his  address. 

No.  67g  is  made  of 
a  peculiarly  rich  and 
smooth  graphite,  pro- 
duced only  by  the  Dixon 
Company,  and  as  a  chain 
lubricant  ia  absolutely 
without  an  equal,  and  is 
sold  at  a  good  profit  to 
the  dealer.  Sample  sent 
to  wheelm'  n  for  15  cents 


JOS  DIXON 
CRUCIBLE  CO., 

Jersey  City,  N.  J 

MENTION   THE   REFEREE 


ALLEN'S  DIGEST 

— OF — 

UNITED    STATES    PATENTS 

— FOR — 

Cycles  or  Velocipedes 

with  Attachments— 17S9  -1891,  two  Vols.,  1,503  pages,  and 
Cycle  monthly  of  the  CURRENT  issues  of  patents  con- 
taining the  references  cited  bv  number,  name  and  date 
in  the  examination  of  applications  can  be  seen  and  ex- 
amined at  the  office  of 

THE  REFEREE, 

334  DEARBORN  STREET,     -      -      CHICAGO 


Heartley  Machine,  Variety 

Iron  ana  Tool  Works. 

Geo.  W.  Heartley, 

Toledo,  O., 

901-903-90B    WA.1HB,,    Cor.    LOCUST   ST. 

Manufacturer  Bicycle  Making 

Machinery  and  Tools. 

Special  Patented  Machinery  and  Tools  for  the  manu- 
facture of  Bicycle  and  Metal  Wheels,  Punches,  Presses, 
Dies  and  Drop  Forging  Dies,  etc.  The  New  Ideal  Selt- 
Oiling  Adjiistable  Punch  Chuck.  Famous  Roller  Power 
Welding  and  Forming  Machine,  for  Welding  Tires  on  all 
Irregular  Shaped  Work;  forms  Mud  Guards  and  drawing 
Brace  ends,  etc.  Rim  Roller  and  Truing  Machines.  Rim 
Sizing  and  Truelug  Tables.  Rim  Punches,  si)ecial  for 
Punching  Rims.  Press  to  Force  Sprocket  Wheel  on 
Pedal  Crank  Shaft,  and  pressing  in  Ball  Racer  Cups. 
Special^Spoke  Heading,  Bending  and  Threading  Machine. 
Sprocket  Chain  Stretching  Machine.  Spoke  Wheel  Vices 
and  special  Tools.  Beaver  Valley  Gas  Furnace  for  heat 
ng  to  Weld  and  Braze,  etc. 

MENTION    THE    REFEREE. 


Wi^E^      TKTT-iTZi. 


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BICYCLECHAINS  ^^tUVIHI^ 

THE  ONIY  CHAIN  LUBRICANT  THAT  GATHERS  NO  DUST  EASILY  AP- 
PLIED PROTECTS  THE  CHAINFROM  RUST  DUST  MUOSWEAR 
lNsTicH5ilNio»|g25  CENTS  BYMAIL. 

PRINCE   WELLS. 

SOLE  UNITED   STATES    AGENT. 

;63Z  FOURTH  AVE. LOUISVILLE.  KY 

"FOR   SALE    BY  ALL  CYCLE    DEALERS. 


PNEUMATIC  TIRE  PROTECTOR 


Doubles  the  life  of 
tire  by  preventing 
punctures,  mash- 
ing edge  of  rim  on 
stones,  bursting  of 
tire,  chii.iping  of 
tire  on  frozen  and 
stony  roads,  creep- 
ing of  tire  if  It-ft 
uncempnted.  Will 
not  slip  on  wet  as- 
phalt, etc.  Can  be 
altached  in  3  min- 
•nes  Hrice  per  pair 
$3  Ask  your  deal- 
er for  them.  Sent 
postpaid  on  receipt 
of  price. 


FULL  SIZE 


Sent  postpaid  upon  receipt  of  price. 

UNION  MFG.  CO., 

Office  room,  33  Pike  Bldg.,  CXNCINNATI,  O. 
Factory,. HILLSBORO,  0. 


Red  Gross  Rubber  Cement 


THE   BEST   CEMENT   IN   THE  WORLD  for 
repairing  Pneumatic  i  ires.     For  sale  by  alt  first- 
class  dealers  throughout  the  world.     It  bas  no 
equal.    These  tubes  are  put  up  in  neat  and  attractive 
cases,  containing  one  dozen  tubes  each.    None  genuine 
unless  it  bears  our  trade  mark,  Red  Cross. 
Cifehd  for  catalogue  and  electros  of  Red  Cross  specialties 

MANUFACTURED   BY 

Arlington  U.  Belts  &  Co.,  "^°i-^o°°' 

Mention  the  Referee. 


I  SEE  YOU'RE 

from  a  trip 
over  tlie 

MONON 
ROUTE 

Solid  vesti- 
buled  trains  —^ 
Daily, heated 
by  steam, 
illuminated  by 
Pintsch  light, 

BKTWEEN 

CHICAGO 

INDIAN'POUS 

CINCINNATI 

LOUISVILLE 


BACK 


And  the  SOUTH 


Only  line  to 


West  Baden  and  Frenct  Licli  Springs, 

The  Carlsbad  of  America. 
W.  H.  McDoel ,  Fi-aiik  J.  Eeed, 

V.  P.  and  Gen.  Mgr.  Gen.  Pass.  Agt 

City  Ticket  Office, 
233  CLAKK  STREET,  CHICAGO. 


AH  Bicycle  Riders  need  a  good,  effective  and 
powerful 

PUMP 

For   use    at    home — this 
is  the 

BEST, 
LIGHTEST 

and  most 
EFFICIENT 
PUfflP  MADE. 

The  fastening  fits  most 
any  of  the  best  known 
valves. 

PJSICXI,  $Z.OO— Express  Faid. 


W.  S.  FRAZIER  &  CO., 


Cyclists,  Oarsmen, 
Ballplayers  and 
Athletes  gen- 
erally use 

Anti-Stiff, 

To  Strengthen  the 
Muscles. 

It  has  a  particularly 
Warming,  Comforting 
and  Stimulating  effect 
on  all  Weak  or  Stiff 
Muscles;  quick  in  ac- 
tion, clean  and  pleasant 
in  use. 

For  sale  by  Drug- 
gists and  Dealers 
in  Sporting  Goods. 

E.  Fougera  <£  Co., 

Sole  Agents. 

36-30  N.WUliam  St. 

Ne\\'  York. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


JlENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


Aurora,  111. 


CLUB    PINS 

DESICNS     ON    APPLICATION 

3  WINTER  ST. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE- 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


Procured   in   the    United   States 
and   Foreign    Countries.     Trade- 
marks, designs,  label  and   copy- 
rights.     Send    description    with 
model,  photograph  or  sketch,  and  I  will  let  you  know 
whether  you  can  obtain  a  patent.    All  information  tree. 
W.  E.  AUGHINBUGH, 
McGm  Bldg.  908,  34  "G"  St.,  Washingtor,  D.  C. 


PATENTS 


Component  Parts  of  Bic 


Frames 


OUR  HISH  BA.CK  is  built 
OQ  a  scieatigc  priaciple, 
the  axle  and  wheel  base 
being  so  arranged  ia  Line  as 
to  overcome  the  resistance  otherwise  caused 
by  the  downwar  \  pull  of  the  chain  to  the 
drivlQgf  wheel.  Thisfeature  is  of  great  im- 
portance and  should  not  be  overlooked  by 
purchasers. 

WRITE  FOR  SAMPLES. 


Storerooms  for  New  Eiigland 
States, 

ELASTIC  TIP  CO., 
370  Atlantic  Ave  ,  Boston,  Mass. 
Storerooms  for  Illinois,    Indiana, 
Wisconsin  and  Michigan, 
CHICAGO  TIP  &  TIRE  CO., 
152-154  Lake  St.,  Chicago. 
Storerooms  for  New  York,   New 
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WHO  MERITS  IT 


Time,  the  final  test  of  all 
things,  has  conclusively  demon- 
strated the  correctness  of  the 
principle  which  we  originated,  to 
wit:  Rational  Weight  Bicycles. 

SEND     FOR     CATALOGUE. 


It  contains  a  fund  of  information. 


"In  ihe  tra<le  of  cycling;,  as  well  as  in  the  I'est  of  the 
commercial  world,  each  house  seeks  to  introduce  some 
new  feature  through  w^ich  it  can  be  known  from  the  re- 
mainder of  the  craft.  These  origiaxl  ideas  are  the  advance 
guards  of  progress,  and  thus  bring  the  art  of  manufactur- 
ing to  a  higher  state  of  perfection.  In  the  manufacture  of 
bicycles  the  Keating  Wheel  Co.,  of  Holyoke,  Mass.,  hold  a 
distinct  place,  inasmuch  as  they  were  the  first  to  boldly 
offer  and  guarantee  a  twenty-Sve  pound  road  wheel, 
which  weight  is  now  so  popular  and  in  such  general  use." 
—The  Wheel,  May  18,  1894. 


KEATING    WHEEL    CO.,    Holyoke,  Mass. 


MEN-'ON  THE   REFEREE. 


TWO 


Years  ago  the  "Nimrod"  Cycle  Company 
manufaciured  6  bicycles  weekly.     .     .     . 


TO-DAY 

The  "Nimrod"  Cycle  Company  manufactures  150  bicycles  weekly 


CAN 


Any  other  cycle  firm  show  such  an  extra- 
ordinary development  ? 


IC 


NIMROD 


J  I       CYCLES  are  SPEEDY,  RELIABLE  and  CHEAP. 

CYCLES  are  monopolizing  all  the  best  class  of  trade. 
RIDERS  are  found  in  every  part  of  the  world. 


You  should  see  a  catalogue.     Post  free,  one  stamp. 
U,  S.  A.  Agents  wanted  at  once.     Apply  quickly. 


Si 


NIMROD"  CYCLE  CO.,  -    Bristol,  England. 

N.  B. — The  "Nimrod"  Cycle  Company  will  open  up  in  the  States  in  a  few  months 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


We  shall  bring  out  an  entirely  new  line  of  wheels 
for  the  1895  trade.  Each  and  every  one  will  be  re- 
modeled and  strictly  up  to  date  in  every  particular. 
X^'^eights  will  be  greatly  reduced  and  every  detail 
carefully  worked  out  to  X\  give  the  best  results  and 
please   the    popular/^        ^\  fancy.       Our    1895 


li 


ine  wij 


sec- 


1  mprove- 
modern 
st ru  c- 
while    ma 
finish  will  be  the 


ond  to  none  in 

ments   and 

c  o  n  - 

t  i  o  n  , 

terial    and 

best  obtainable. 


A.  FEATHERSTONE  &  CO., 


COR.  CLARK  AND  16TH  STS.  AND  ARMOUR  AVE., 


CHICAGO. 


c^  We&KL^  RECORD  AND  RpVlLW  OFOcLiNGJINDTtt&CyCUNG  TRADE. 


VOL.  13,  No.  25, 


CHICAGO  AND  NEW  YORK,  OCTOBER  19,  1894 


$2  PER  YEAR, 


THREE  ROAD  RECORDS  BROKEN. 


By   Scott  and   Searle  in   One  Day   Over  Union 
County's  Famous  Roads. 

Elizabeth,  N.  .T.,  (_)et.  12. — The  Jer-sey  road 
race  on  Labor  day  first  called  the  attention  of 
scorchers  to  the  possibilities  of  the  famous  mac- 
adam roads  of  Union  county  for  record  breaking. 
Last  Saturday's  twenty-five-mile  race  proved 
them  and  to-day  figures  ivere  made  which 
stamped  them  as  the  best  road  racing  grounds  in 
the  United  States, 

At  6:27  o'clock  this  morning  E,  P,  Searle,  the 
hero  of  the  recent  Chicago-New  York  rainstorm 
attempt,  started  from  the  Cherry  street  and  Eah- 
way  avenue,  Elizabeth,  end  of  the  Jersey  road 
race  course  for  a  try  at  the  200-mile  road  record 
and  whatever  other  intermediate  ones  he  might  be 
able  to  slaughter  on  the  way.  The  course  was  to 
Rah  way,  to  Westfield,  to  Springfield,  to  Eliza- 
beth at  Morris  avenue  near  the  city  line  (20 
miles),  repeating  to  the  end.  The  road,  an  un- 
broken stretch  of  macadam  with  but  two  hills  be- 
tween Elizabeth  and  Springfield  and  one  between 
Springfield  and  Westfield  worthy  of  mention,  was 
in  good  condition,  A  stilf  wind  from  the  west, 
however,  was  in  the  rider's  face  from  Springfield 
to  Westfield  and  from  Elizabeth  to  Eahway,  giv- 
ing five  miles  of  particularly  hard  work  on  each 
twenty  miles, 

Jle  Sode  Without  Rest. 
Until  he  had  completed  100  miles  in  .5  hrs,  35 
min,,  beating  the  record  for  that  distance,  he  took 
no  rest.  Then  he  rested  seventeen  minutes  and 
took  a  light  luncheon.  He  then  rode  to  Eahway 
fifteen  miles,  when  he  took  dinner  and  rested 
about  forty  minutes.  He  then  rode  without  rest 
until  he  had  covered  180  miles,  when  he  stopped 
five  minutes  to  put  a  lamp  on  his  wheel.  He 
completed  the  200  in  12:44:4,5,  His  times  were 
as  follows: 

somites 7:50:00  a,  m.         1:03:00 

40      "     8:36:80    "  2:09:80 

60       " 9:45:00     "  3:18:00 

SO      "     10:63:00     "  4:26:00 

100      "     12:02:00    "  5:35:C0 

120       "     2:05:SOp,m,  T:38:30 

140       "     3:17:00     "  8:50:00 

160      "     4:37:00    "  111:10:00 

180      "     ,■ 5:57:00    "  11:30:00 

200      '■     7:11:45    "  12:44:45 

Searle  was  checked  by  A,  Lambert  at  Eahway, 
William  Blake  at  Westfield,  and  P.  H,  Skillman 
and  L.  L,  Evans  at  Elizabeth, 

Pacemakers  took  him  through  Springfield  each 
time,  they  checking  him  at  that  point.  He  was 
paced  the  whole  way  except  on  one  stretch  from 
Springfield  to  Westfield,  N.  H,  White  of  Eliza- 
beth accompanied  him  for  forty  miles;  Charles 
Carpenter  of  Eahway  for  seventy-five  miles;  H, 
F,  Loches  of  Elizabeth  for  twenty-three  miles; 
the  rest  of  the  pacing  beine  done  by  James  Blake, 


William  Blake  and  A.  N.  Laggren,  all  of  Eliza- 
beth. B.  J.  Hotchkiss  of  New  York  was  referee; 
L,  L.  Evans  and  H,  J,  Bauer  of  Elizabeth,  and  V. 
H.  Skillman,  judges;  H.  ,7,  Bauer  being  the  offi- 
cial timer, 

Searle  rode  a  20-pound  Syracuse  wheel  fitted 
with  New  York  tires, 

Pluchy  Scott  Among  World's  Records. 

While  Searle  was  doing  such  execution  among 
the  long-distance  figures  a  few  miles  away  Monte 
Scott,  the  Crescent  Wheelmen  crack  of  Plainfield, 
was  knocking  not  only  the  American  but  the 
world's  twenty-five-mile  road  record  higher  than 
a  kite  on  his  Spalding  wheel.  The  course  he  se- 
lected was  fi-om  a  point  in  the  main  Union  County 
turnpike  near  Fanwood,  south  of  the  C,  E,  E,  of 
N,  J,  track  to  Fanwood,  to  Scotch  Plains,  to 
Plainfield,  to  place  of  beginning  four  times  around, 
finishing  at  a  point  on  the  Springfield-Plainfield 
road  near  Plainfield,  making  about  four  and  a 
half  laps  in  all. 

J*aced  by  Two  Tandem  l^airs. 

The  same  conditions  of  road  and  wind  prevailed 
as  during  Searle' s  trial.  He  was  paced  by  two 
tandem  pairs — C,  K,  Granger  and  Teddy  Good- 
man and  Ertz  and  H.  B,  Scott,  Bofinger  took 
him  six  miles  and  A.  H.  Barnett  brought  him 
along  the  last  four.  Granger  and  Goodman  broke 
their  wheel  in  the  first  five  miles  leaving  him  to 
go  quite  a  distance  unpaced.  Frank  Evart  also 
did  a  little  pacing.  W.  B.  Young,  J.  W.  Eogers 
and  E.  H.  Towle  did  the  timing. 

He  completed  the  distance  in  1:05:21  4-5. 

Hiii  approximate  intermediate  times  were:  5 
miles,  12:55;  10  mUes,  26:07  2-5;  15  miles, 
39:30  2-5;  20  miles,  52:51. 

The  race  was  not  only  a  try  against  time  but  a 

handicap,  in  which  several  of  Scott's  clubmates 

competed.     This  makes  his  record  a  competion 

record. 

*  ♦  * 

Mr.  Tuheman  Selects  Officers. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  directors  of  the  Shelby  Steel 
Tube  Company  Oct.  9  the  following  officers  were 
elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  D.  L.  Cockley,  presi- 
dent and  manager ;  J.  O.  Pattison,  treasurer;  H. 
H.  Cockley,  secretary.  The  new  secretary,  who  is 
a  son  of  the  president  of  the  company,  is  well  and 
favorably  known  to  the  bicycle  trade.  His  tech- 
nical knowledge  of  the  tube  business  and  his  ex- 
perience as  salesman  of  the  company  during  the 
last  two  years  fit  him    peculiarly  for  his  new 

position. 

«  ♦  I 

Who'll  Knock  the  Chip  Off? 

The  Lake  View  Cycling  Club's  famous  football 
team  would  like  to  hear  from  any  team  of  any 
other  cycling  club  in  regard  to  a  match  game  to 
be  played  on  Thanksgiving  morning.  Address 
"Captain  of  Football  Team,  care  of  L.  V.  C.  C, 
401-403  Orchard  street,"  not  later  than  Oct.  20. 


CAUGHT  IN  THE  ACT. 


An  Ohio  Paper's  Sensational  Report  Concern- 
ing Record-Breaker  Smith, 
A  bicycle  rider  who  sports  the  name  olSniilli 
and  has  won  fame  as  being  a  long-distance  record- 
breaker  was  caught  faking  here  last  night.  Some 
weeks  ago  Smith  lowered  Stanwood's  record  of  8 
da,  7  hrs,  48  min,  between  Chicago  and  New 
York  by  10  hrs,  30  min.  At  that  time  it  was 
charged  by  some  that  Smith  had  "faked"  along 
the  road,  but  others  were  .just  as  sure  that  he  had 
not.  This  same  Smith  was  in  town  again  last 
evening,  and  the  boys  here  are  dead  onto  liis 
tricks.  Late  in  the  evening  he  w.os  met  west  of 
town  by  D,  Loeb,  who  invited  him  to  ride.  The 
unknown  bicycle  rider  climlied  in  the  buggy,  Mr, 
Loeb  tried  to  chat  with  him  but  the  unknown 
was  so  taciturn  that  it  excited  Mr,  Loeb's  sus- 
picion. The  unknown  averred  that  he  was  riding 
out  from  Erie  on  a  pleasure  trip.  At  the  out- 
skirts of  the  city  the  rider  left  the  carriage  and 
rode  in.  He  put  up  at  the  Stoll  House  and  what 
was  his  surprise  and  disgust  when  Sam  Traut,  the 
clerk,  recognized  him.  Smith  is  now  mounted  on 
a  wheel  of  Erie  make  and  is  trying  to  establish  a 
record  for  them.  This  second  black  mark  against 
him  will  locate  him  where  he  belongs — that  is 
among  the  "fake"  riders. — Ashtabula  (0.)  Daily 

Standard. 

1  ♦  » 

Roth  Stands  His  Ground, 
Milwaukee,  Oct,  1 5,  — The  result  of  the  inves- 
tigation by  the  board  of  directors  of  the  North 
Side  Cycling  Club  against  E,  W.  Roth  resulted  as 
expected.  Eoth  went  before  that  body  on  Friday 
last  and  gave  conclusive  evidence  that  the  article 
which  appeared  in  ^^/feree  Sept.  38  was  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  facts  in  the  matter.  He  also 
exhibited  a  lengthy  letter  from  Mr.  Chandler,  in 
which  he  stated  that  he  had  not  yet  received  the 
piano  in  question,  and  that  it  was  probable  that 
he  would  bring  action  against  that  club  for  a  $250 
piano.  The  result  of  all  this  was  that  the  board 
decided  to  reserve  its  decision,  but  there  is  not  the 
shadow  of  a  doubt  that  Mr.  Eoth  will  be  expelled, 
although  the  N.  S.  C.  C.  has  had  his  resignation 
in  hand  for  some  time.  The  club  has  yet  to  hear 
from  A.  M.  Chandler  of  Waupaca. 

The  continued  cold  weather  this  month  has  put 
a  damper  on  cycling  in  this  city.  It  is,  however, 
unusual  to  see  some  of  the  most  prominent  doc- 
tors iu  town  braving  the  cold.  Among  the  most 
prominent  are  Drs.  Walbridge,  Hay,  Mereness, 
Burgess  and  others. 

The  result  of  the  Milwaukee  Wheelmen's  meet 
is  a  surprise  to  everybody.  With  an  audience  of 
barely  300  people  the  club  makes  about  fifty  dol- 
lars. Still  the  prizes  were  of  the  first  order  and 
no  expense  spared.  The  financiering  of  Colonel 
H,  P,  Andrae,  chairman  of  racing  board,  seems  to 
be  marvellous. 


A     POLITICAL     PROPHECY. 


RAYMOND,  PERKINS    AND  BREWSTER  AS 
THE  EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE. 


A   Belief   that   the    Fonner   Will   Be   Elected 

President    by    Acclamation— Men    for  the 

Racing  Board  —  Official  Referees    and 

Timers  a  Certainty. 


Boston,  Oct.  15. — Cycling  politics  are  some- 
thing which  would  make  the  average  man  all  but 
crazy.  But  with  the  hardy  wheelmen  the  case  is 
diiferent.  They  seem  to  enjoy  to  the  full  the  all- 
absorbing  and  treacherous  game  and  never  seem 
happier  than  when  in  the  midst  of  a  heated  cam- 
paign. And  such  is  the  condition  of  things  at  the 
present  time  that  ere  another  month  has  passed 
slate  after  slate  will  have  been  nominated  in  the 
usual  manner. 

While  things  are  indeed  quiet,  divisionally,  as 
regards  the  approaching  election,  just  the  reverse 
is  being  experienced  in  other  states.  The  local 
election  is  apparently  a  foregone  conclusion.  Not 
a  single  candidate  has  appeared  in  the  field  in 
opposition  to  those  nominated  by  the  division 
nominating  board.  It  has,  however,  been  stated 
that  A.  D.  Peck  is  to  be  a  candidate  for  the  posi- 
tion of  secretary-treasurer,  but  this  the  writer  can 
autboritively  state  is  without  foundation.  Lo- 
cally there  will  surely  be  no  fight. 

Concerning  yaiional  Affairs, 
Looking  at  the  national  game,  however,  it  would 
seem  from  the  present  indication  that  a  great 
storm  is  brewing.  It  arises  in  New  York  and  ex- 
tends as  far  west  as  Denver  and  threatens  the  offi- 
cial Jife  of  two  of  the  leading  officers  of  the  great 
League  of  American  Wlieelmen.  At  Denver  more 
or  less  cry  arose  against  the  non-appearance  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  league,  and  it  is  said 
that  therefrom  arises  the  present  condition  of 
things.  While  Mr.  Luscomb  has  served  the  league 
most  faithfully  and  efficiently  during  his  term  of 
office,  it  is  said  on  good  authority  that  neither  he 
nor  Mr.  Willison  will  again  be  retained.  Perhaps 
they  do  not  care  for  a  second  term. 

Sayniond -Per  kins- Brewster. 
The  name  of  Howard  E.  Raymond,  the  most 
efficient  chairman  the  national  racing  board  has 
ever  possessed,  has  been  mentioned  in  connection 
with  the  presidency,  that  of  George  A.  Perkins 
for  the  first  vice-presidency  and  that  of  Pop 
Brewster  for  the  second  vice-presidency.  This 
slate,  as  will  be  seen,  takes  in  two  sections  of  the 
country  and  is  said  to  be  most  satisfactory  to  the 
far  westerners  who  are  decidedly  opposed  to  the 
present  chief  of  the  league. 

While  Mr.  Raymond  has  not  yet  consented  to 
accept  the  nomination  he  has  not  said  nay,  and 
from  the  fact  that  he  has  announced  this  as  his 
last  year  on  the  racing  board  it  is  more  than  likely 
that  he  will  accept  the  nomination,  providing 
however  that  his  present  chief  does  not  again  de- 
sire the  office,  which  it  is  said  he  doesn't. 
Should  Mr.  Raymond's  name  be  sprung  upon  the 
national  assembly  he  would  immediately  be 
nominated  and  elected  by  acclamation,  so  popu- 
lar is  he  with  the  law  makers  of  the  greatest 
athletic  organization  in  the  world.  He  is  a 
power  in  himself  and  the  assembly  would  never 
permit  him  to  say  it  nay.  Consequently  those 
conversant  with  league  politics  predict  that  the 
next  president  of  the  League  of  American  Wheel- 
men mil  be  Howard  E.  Raymond  and  that  the 
executive  committee  will  be  composed  of  Messrs. 
Perkins  and  Brewster. 
No  opposition  to  Mr,   Perkins  has  yet   been 


made  evident,  while  the  dropping  of  Mr.  Willison 
is  said  to  be  caused  by  the  fact  that  he  didn't  care 
to  accept  another  term.  Pop  Brewster  has  for 
years  served  the  league  as  its  treasurer  and  who 
will  take  his  place  is  yet  a  question  of  time. 
Henry  W.  Hobinsoti  of  Charlestotvn, 
With  Mr.  Raymond  as  president  the  racing 
board  will  be  without  its  chairman  and  another 
man  must  be  appointed.  The  most  likely  man 
for  this  position  is  said  to  be  Henry  W.  Robinson 
of  Charlestown,  a  member  of  the  present  national 
racing  board  and  chairman  of  the  division  racing 
board.  The  duties  of  the  chairman  of  the  na- 
tional board  are  so  multifarious  as  to  take  up  all 
one  man's  time,  and  there  is  no  remuneration  for 
this  arduous  duty  than  the  jeers  and  taunts  of  the 
ever-dissatisfied  racing  men  and  their  followers. 
A  change  is,  however,  one  of  the  more  than  proba- 
ble events  of  the  future.  An  effi)rt  is  to  be  made 
to  make  the  chairmanship  of  the  racing  board  a 
salaried  office,  so  that  a  man  can  afibrd  to  forsake 
his  individual  business  for  that  of  the  league.  But 
even  this  would  not  accomplish  the  desired  end, 


vantage  of  any  man's  lack  of  knowledge.  The 
consequence  is  that  the  racing  board  and  her 
officials  have  been  repeatedly  bothered  by  tri\ial 
matters  which  could  have  been  instantly  decided 
had  the  referee  in  question  known  his  duty  and 
interpreted  the  rules  as  intended.  The  establish- 
ment of  an  official  referee  wimld  do  away  with 
considerable  bother  and  make  things  easier  than 
heretofore.  The  idea  advanced  is  to  appoint  a 
certain  number  of  official  referees  in  the  several 
racing  districts,  who  shall  referee  all  race  meets 
that  may  come  within  their  jurisdiction,  and  shall 
receive  for  that  duty  the  sum  of  |5  per  day,  to- 
gether with  their  actual  traveling  expenses.  Of 
course  there  would  be  in  each  district  a  sufficient 
number  of  referees,  so  distributed  that  each  meet 
could  have  one  without  "paying  a  very  high  rate 
of  expense.  These  referees  it  is  said  will  be  re- 
sponsible to  one  man  in  his  district  to  be  known 
as  the  chief  referee,  who  in  turn  shall  be  responsi- 
ble to  the  racing  board  for  both  himself  and  his 
subordinates. 
The  question  of  correct  timing  is  another  one 


and  it  has  been  suggested  that  the  chairman  of 
the  racing  board  hold  office  like  unto  the  secretary 
of  the  league — that  is,  during  good  behavior.  It 
is  claimed,  and  perhaps  justly  so,  that  no  sensible 
man  will  forsake  his  business  for  f'c  league,  with 
the  possil)ilities  of  Ijeing  removed  at  the  end  of 
the  league  year  staring  him  in  the  face,  and  con- 
sequently the  office  should  be  made  a  permanent 
one.  There  is  considerable  justice  in  this,  and 
the  racing  interests  of  the  country  certainly  de- 
mand that  a  man  conversant  with  every  feature  of 
the  game  be  at  the  head  of  the  board. 

Official  Referees  and  Timers, 
Several  new  and  important  features  are  being 
agitated.  It  is  more  than  probable  that  the 
racing  rules  of  the  forthcoming  year  will  close 
many  present  loopholes  and  make  the  rules  more 
rigid,  binding  and  watertight  than  heretofore. 
One  of  these  is  the  appointing  of  official  referees. 
The  present  rules  provide  that  a  referee  shall  be  a 
member  of  the  league,  but  still  that  does  not  pre- 
vent a  man  utterly  ignorant  of  racing  rules  bci  g 
appointed  to  that  position.  In  cases  without 
number  men  have  served  as  referees  who  have  not 
the  slightest  idea  of  their  duty  as  such  and  the 
average  racing  man  is  bright  enough_to  take  ad- 


that  has  caused  and  will  continue  to  cause  consid- 
erable talk  under  the  present  condition  of  things. 
And  the  idea  in  relation  to  this  matter  is  much 
the  same  although  more  important  than  that  J'e- 
lating  to  official  referees.  Official  timers  is  the 
cry  throughout  the  land  and  there  is  every  rejisou 
that  such  will  be  appointed  ere  the  opening  of 
another  season's  work. 

The  prediction  is  made  by  one  convei'sant  with 
the  game  that  next  year  mil  see  Messrs.  Ray- 
mond, Perkins  and  Brewster  at  the  head  of  the 
league;  Mr.  H.  W.  Robinson  as  chairman  of  the 
racing  board;  and  the  appointment  of  official 
referees  and  timers. 


The  New  York  Election. 

New  Yoee,  Oct.  15. — Although  nominations 
for  New  York  state  division  officers  closed  on  the 
10th,  the  official  ballots  have  not  yet  been  issued. 
There  is  considerable  curiosity  to  see  in  what  form 
they  appear.  Raymond's  letter  has  created  a  sen- 
sntion  and  in  very  many  quarters,  where  the  true 
state  of  the  case  was  unknown,  a  revulsion  in 
Potter's  favor.  The  general  press  throughout  the 
state  has  published  it. 


THE  RECORDS   OF  A  WEEK. 


ZEIGLER  EASILY  LOWERS  THE  MILE  TIME 
TO  1:50. 


Pacers   Worked  Well   But   Could   Not    Travel 
Fast  Enough— Gimm  of  Cleveland  Makes 
A    New    Record    for    Twenty- 
Four  Hours. 


In  spite  of  the  fact  that  the  various  teams  are 
not  yet  at  work  on  their  proposed  attacks 
on  the  records,  a  pace  is  being  set  which  will 
puzzle  even  the  speediest.  It  fairly  makes  ones 
eyes  bulge  to  anticipate  what  must  be  accom- 
plished if  the  records  already  existing  are  to 
be  lowered. 

On  Tuesday,  Zeigler,  the  California  champion 
once  more  proved  his  marvellous  speed  by  cover- 
ing a  mile  in  1 :50.  The  dispatches  tell  us  that, 
as  a  matter  of  fact,  he  made  the  mile  in  a  fraction 
over  1 :49,  but  as  one  of  the  several  watches  made 
1 :50  flat,  the  timers  placed  the  ofiacial  time  at 
that  figure.  "This  mile  was  made"  says  the  re- 
port, "from  a  flying  start  paced  by  tandem  teams. 
The  riding  was  done  under  the  supersion  of  the 
Sacramento  Athletic  Club  Wheelmen  and  under 
the  rules  of  the  L.  A.  W.,  which  makes  the  mark 
ofiScial. 

'  'The  start  was  fine  and  the  quarter  was  passed 
in  :26  3-5.  The  half  was  covered  in  the  phenom- 
enally fast  time  of  :53  3-5.  Near  the 
three-quarter  pole  Delmar  and  Hamilton, 
the  relief  pacers,  were  getting  under 
way  and  by  the  time  the  others  came  up  they 
were  at  full  speed.  There  was  a  perfect  pick-up 
and  the  wheelmen  were  fairly  trembling  with  ex- 
cstement  and  enthusiasm  as  the  watches  ticked 
off  1:23. 

"Ziegler  still  had  :27  3:5  to  equal  Johnson's 
record.  Within  about  sixty  yards  of  the  wire, 
Zeigler,  who  had  been  riding  almost  on  the  heels 
of  the  fresh  pace-makers,  shot  ahead  of  them  and 
beat  them  under  the  wire.  He  could  have 
lowered  the  record  fully  two  seconds  had  the  pace- 
makers been  able  to  lead  him. ' ' 

Ziegler's  mount,  as  usual,  was  a  Eambler,  with 
steel  rims  and  G.  &  J.  tires. 

Tlie  Twenty-Four- Hour  Record. 

While  Ziegler  was  at  work  in  'Frisco,  Louis 
Gimm  was  playing  havoc  with  the  long  distance 
records  at  Cleveland.  His  ride  took  place  at 
Newbury  Driving  Park,  and  rain,  which  fell  at 
intervals,  made  the  track  a  little  heavy.  He 
started  at  5  p.  m.  Monday,  riding  his  first  mile  in 
2:59  4-5,  the  first  ten  in  29:59  3-5,  the  first  twenty 
in  1.01:39,  the  first  fifty  in  2:30:53,  the  first  sev- 
enty-five in  3:46:18,  and  the  first  100  in 
5:06:13  1-5.  When  Gimm  left  the  track  he  had 
covered  383f  miles  and  170  yards,  or  270  yards 
less  than  384  miles. 

For  the  two  miles  preceding  the  plucky  wheel- 
man had  been  riding  a  terrific  clip  and  the  last 
mile  he  sped  around  in  2:54.  When  his  wheel 
came  to  a  stop  he  was  lifted  from  his  machine. 
The  American  flag  was  wrapped  around  him  and 
he  was  lilted  upon  the  men's  shoulders  and  car- 
ried in  honor  to  the  grandstand,  where  he  was 
given  a  veritable  ovation  by  the  crowd  of  2,000 
people  who  had  gathered  to  see  the  finish. 

At  about  1:,30  o'clock  Gimm  showed  weakness 
for  the  only  time.  At  that  time  it  was  an  effort 
for  him  to  keep  up  with  his  pacemakers,  and  he 
had  a  dozen  or  more  of  them.  The  boys  chaffed 
him,  told  stories  and  sang  to  him  as  they  went 
speeding  around  the  track  in  order  to  draw  his 
attention  and  make    him  forget  his  weariness. 


Finally  Gimm  became  spunky  aud,  with  the  re- 
mark, "I  will  show  you  whether  I  cannot  ride 
yet,"  he  began  increasing  his  speed  until  his 
pacemakers  had  their  attention  well  occupied  in 
keeping  up  with  him.  Every  mile  ridden  in  the 
last  hour  was  at  a  clip  not  slower  than  3:20  and 
as  fast  as  3:00  until  the  last  mile,  when  he  began 
to  .spurt  and  chopped  off  six  seconds,  making  it 
in  2:54. 

Gimm  broke  the  American  record  with  ease 
and  had  plenty  of  time  to  spare.  The  record 
which  he  was  after  was  374  miles  and  1,605  yards 
for  twenty-four  hours,  and  Gimm  had  twenty- 
nine  minutes  _  and  a  fraction  of  a  second  to  spare 
at  375  miles.  When  he  finished  he  had  ridden 
383  miles  and  1, 490  yards.  He  went  203i  miles 
in  twelve  hours,  which  is  the  American  record. 
Gimm's  ride,  we  understand,  was  made  on 
Palmer  tires. 

A   Quarter  in  :24  3-li, 

SaceamkjSTTO,  Cal  ,  Oct.  11. — Two  world's  bi- 
cycle records  went  down  at  Agricultural  Park 
yesterday  afternoon.  One  was  the  quarter-mile, 
flying  start,  unpaeed,  class  A  record  of  28  1-5  sec. 
N.  S.  Upson  of  the  Sacramento  Athletic  Club 
Wheelmen  covered  the  distance  in  27  2-5  sec.  The 
other  was  the  quarter-mile,  unpaeed,  class  B,  tan- 
dem record  of  26  1-5  sec. ,  which  T.  S.  Long  of  the 
Olympic  Club  Wheelmen  and  Tony  Delmar  of  the 
Garden  City  Wheelmen  wiped  out  by  making  the 
distance  in  24  3-5  sec. 

tfohnaon'a  Half  Obliterated, 

Kansas  City,  Mo.,  Oct.  12. — In  the  bicycle 
tournament  at  Agricultural  Park  to-day  Charles 
S.  Wells,  paced  by  tandems,  with  flying  start, 
rode  a  half  mile  in  52  3-5  see.,  beating  the  world's 
record  4-5  of  a  second,  the  previous  record  being 
53  2-5  sec.  by  John  S.  Johnson  at  Springfield. 
ISmitJi  in  New  Yoric, 

Letter-Carrier  Smith  reached  New  York  at  7:05 
Tuesday  evening,  having  made  the  ride  from  Chi- 
cago in  7  das.  14  hrs.  5  m'n.  or  8  hrs.  25  min. 
faster  than  his  previous  time.  A  dispatch  from 
New  York  says: 

'  'He  had  come  over  the  long  route  by  way  of 
Buffalo  which  is  some  300  miles  farther  than  that 
covered  by  George  Wolfe  last  week.  Smith  left 
Chicago  at  5  a.  m.  on  Tuesday.  At  Westfield, 
N.  Y. ,  he  ran  into  a  rainstorm,  which  lasted  until 
he  passed  Amsterdam.  From  Buffalo  to  Pough- 
keepsie  he  rode  on  the  railroad  ties.  He  slipped 
down  an  embankment  near  Peekshill,  100  feet  and 
bruised  his  feet. ' ' 

Some  doubts  have  been  cast  on  the  genuineness 
of  the  ride  which  Mr.  Smith  should  at  once  pro- 
ceed to  set  at  rest. 

Zeif/ler's  First  Attempt  a  Failure. 

Sacramento,  Cal.,  Oct.  15. — To-day  Otto  Zeig- 
ler went  against  the  world's  record  of  1 :50  3-5  for 
a  mile  paced,  flying  start.  His  pacemakers  on  a 
tandem  failed.  Some  distance  from  the  score 
Zeigler  was  obliged  to  pull  out  and  go  by  them, 
making  the  mUe  in  1:53  3-5. 

L.  S.  Upson  of  Sacramento  yesterday  lowered 
the  world's  one-mile  record  for  class  A,  unpaeed, 
but  with  a  flying  start,  to  2:20  3-5,  lowering  his 
own  record  of  2:22  2-5  made  a  few  days  ago.  He 
did  not  ride  a  racing  wheel. 

More  of  Zeigler's  WorJe.''^ 

As  ^^/eJVe-  goes  to  press  we  are  informed  by 
the  G.  &  J.  Company  that  Zeigler,  this  (Wednes- 
day) morning,  rode  a  flying  quarter,  unpaeed,  in 
25  1-5  sec,  a  drop  in  the  record  of  1  2-5  sec. 


The  Indiana  Bicycle  Detective  Association  is 
the  name  of  a  new  organization  in  Indianapoli?. 
The  object  is  to  recover  stolen  wheels  and  prose- 
cute the  thieves. 


A  FAMILY  OF  CYCLISTS. 


Some  Promising  Riders  in  the  Brown  House- 
hold at  Toronto. 
The  accompanying  out  i^a  fine  likeness  of  Wil- 
liam Brown,  the  well-known  carriage  and  hardware 
merchiint  of  Toronto.  Mr.  Brown  has  this  year 
taken  up,  in  connection  with  his  other  business, 
cycles  and  handles  the  Warwick  and  Martin 
Special.  He  also  deals  largely  in  sundries.  His 
trade  is  very  extensive  aud  extends  all  over  the 
dominion,  his  traveling  men  making  irequent 
trips  from  one  end  to  the  other.     Mr.    Brown   is 


one  of  the  best-known  merchants  in  Toronto  and 
has  been  in  business  over  twenty-eight  years.  In 
his  younger  days  he  traveled  the  dominion  exten- 
sively and  when  a  traveling  man  calls  to  see  him 
he  is  treated  with  great  cordiality.  His  family  is 
probably  the  best  known  one  in  cycling  to  day  in 
the  dominion,  as  his  eldest  son,  Bert,  held  the 
Canadian  championship  for  two  years,  while  his 


son-in-law,  Fred  C.  Foster,  held  the  champion- 
ship for  three  years.  Percy,  whose  picture  shows 
him  mounted  on  a  Warwick,  is  a  very  promising 
rider,  having  this  year  won  the  novice  race  at  the 
the  T.  B.  C.  meet  in  2:28.  Every  member  of  Mr. 
Brown's  family,  both  sons  and  daughters,  is  an 
enthusiastic  cyclist,  and  the  family  consists  of 
four  sons  aud  two  daughters.  Mr.  Brown  has 
taken  up  cycling  thia  year  for  the  first  time,  and 
wonders  now  why  he  did  not  go  into  it  before. 


Shall  attend  the  Chicago  show.— F.  M.  Grout, 
Haivey,  111. 


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RAYMOND  AND  THE  PRESIDKNOY. 

From  New  England  come  these  prophecies: 
Raymond,  Perkins  and  Brewster  for  the  league's 
executive  committee:  Robinson,  of  Massachusetts, 
for  chairman  of  the  racing  board;  oflScial  referees 
and  timers.  These  will  be  found  in  another  col- 
umn of  this  paper.  They  were  written,  however, 
before  the  announcement  of  Mr.  Raymond's  con- 
nection with  the  trade.  What  difference  will 
that  make  ?  Perhaps  none  but  probably  much. 
You  see,  he  joins  a  western  house  and  that  may 
count  against  him.  If  he  could  continue  to  reside 
in  the  east  perhaps  it  wouldn't  make  quite  so 
much  difference.  Mr.  Raymond,  however,  will 
set  all  doubts  at  rest  by  declining  to  accept.  He 
can  lea.A'e  his  present  position  with  the  thanks  and 
admiration  of  the  whole  league.  He  couldn't  do 
as  much  with  the  presidency.  Though  his  ad- 
ministration were  as  honest  as  the  day-light  he 
would  be  handled  by  criticism  from  first  to  last. 
Much  as  we  would  like  to  see  Mr.  Raymond  pres- 
ident— for  he  has  deserved  the  office — we  doubt 
the  wisdom  of  offering  it  on  the  league's  part,  or 
the  acceptance  on  his. 

As  to  Mr.  Brewster,  he  has  served  the  league 
long  and  faithfully.  He  is  thoroughly  famiUar 
with  its  needs  and  its  resources  for  he  has  followed 
seven  or  eight  committees  through  as  many  yeiirs 
of  tnbulatiou  and  triumph.  AVeknow  of  no  more 
capable  man  in  the  west  and  of  no  other  available 
man,  at  first  thought,  as  suitable. 

These  are  matters  to  be  fully  and  carefully  dis- 
cussed, however.  AVe  .shall  probably  hear  a  great 
deal  about  them  in  the  next  three  months. 


AMERICAN  STEEL  TUBING. 

The  Shelby  Steel  Tube  Company's  new  jirice 
list  is  interesting  because  indicative  of  the  jnog- 
re.s.s  of  the  industry  in  this  country.  Jt  includes 
sizes  from  a  quarter  of  an  inch  to  three  inches  and 
Ironi  1  to  3(1  gauge.  Despite  the  fact  that  Eng- 
land and  the  continent  have  supjilied  tubing  for 
years,  some  of  these  sizes,  we  believe,  have  never 
belorc  been  produced. 

Until  a  few  years  ago  and  when  the  Credeuda 


was  virtually  the  only  tubing  on  the  market 
America  took  a  large  percentage  of  the  output, 
indeed,  a  representative  of  the  company  recently 
informed  us  that  at  one  time  the  Pope  company 
was  '  'easily  its  best  customer. ' '  Now  this  has  all 
changed  and  this  summer  we  were  shown  tubing 
of  American  manufacture  which,  if  the  bulk 
proves  equal  to  the  sample,  is  vastly  superior  in 
strength  to  any  ever  sent  to  this  country  from  for- 
eign markets.  With  that  energy  and  intelligence 
which  characterizes  them,  our  workmen  are  de- 
termined not  only  to  equal  but  excel  the  work  of 
others.  Even  now  a  mill  in  Connecticut  is  ex- 
perimenting, with  some  hope  of  success,  with  tub- 
ing of  aluminum  alloys. 


TO  INTEREST  LEGISLATORS. 
The  Highway  Improvement  Committee  of  the 
Illinois  division  makes  a  move  to  secure  the  help 
of  candidates  for  the  state  legislature  but  makes 
it,  we  opine,  in  the  vprong  way.  It  proposes  to 
ask  candidates — 

1.  Are  you  satisfied  with  our  present  highways  im- 
provement laws  ? 

2.  If  not,  what  change  can  you  suggest  ? 

3.  Will  you  work  for  a  feasible  plan  looking  to  the 
building  of  permanent  roads  in  this  st;ate  ? 

4.  What,  it  any,  can  be  the  objections  to  good  roads 
and  the  making  of  them  ? 

5.  Do  you  favor  national  or  state  aid,  or  both,  in  build- 
ing the  most  important  highways  ? 

Our  principal  objection  is  that  not  one  candi- 
date in  a  dozen  has  the  remotest  idea  what  our 
present  laws  are.  Not  one  in  six  would  be  will- 
ing to  risk  ten  dollars  to  five  that  we  have  any. 
He  will  be  perfectly  safe,  therefore,  in  assuring  the 
committee  that  he  believes  the  present  laws  are 
no  good  and  that  he  will  work  for  any  feasible 
scheme.  Of  course  he  has  no  objection  to  good 
roads.  Why  should  he,  when  votes  depend  on 
his  answer  ?  He  reserves  the  right  to  decide  for 
himself  what  is  a  '  'feasible  plan' '  and  pledges 
himself  to  nothing. 

It  would  have  been  a  great  deal  wiser  to  have 
approached  these  men  with  a  definite  project — a 
plan  for  the  improvement  of  roads  on  which  they 
could  present  a  good,  strong  argument  and  to 
have  solicited  their  support  thereof,  or  of  its  more 
important  features. 

One  of  the  troubles  seems  to  be  the  inability  of 
the  powers  that  be  to  decide  among  themselves 
what  is  a  "feasible  plan."  A  decision  on  this 
question  could,  and  ought  to  be  reached  before 
the  Illinois  division  dabbles  in  jjolitics. 

Who'll  contribute  a  feasible  plan? 

WHY  BICYCLES  COST  MONEY. 

Many  a  rider  grumbles  at  the  jirice  of  a  bicycle. 
Where,  he  wonders,  does  the  cost  come,  in  ?  The 
daily  iKess,  blissfully  ignorant  of  the  facts  and 
failing  to  redlize  the  necessity  of  constructing  a 
machine  not  only  of  light  weight  but  of  sufficient 
strength  for  the  rider  to  risk  even  his  life  on,  as- 
sures him  that  ii;  a  short  time  the  bicj'cle  is  bound 
to  be  as  cheap  as  the  sewing  machine. 

Few  riders  have  the  least  idea  of  the  care  exer- 
cised in  a  strictly  firet-class  factory  in  Americii. 
We  say  America  because,  from  observation  and 
inquiry,  we  are  satisfied  that  in  this  respect  this 
country  leads  the  world. 

The  writer  recently  ^isited  a  factory  which 
Ijrobably  jiossesses  the  finest  testing  arrangements 
of  any.  We  mention  no  names  becau.se  there 
may  be  equally  e.Ncellent  arrangements  elsewhere 
of  whose  existence  we  are  not  informed,  and  be- 
cause these  lines  are  intended  as  an  exposition  of 
facts  and  not  as  au  advertisement.  The  most 
striking  feature  of  the  place,  perhaps,  is  a  ma- 
chine capable  of  applying  a  pressure  or  weight  of 
one  hundred  thousand  pounds.     It  may  appear  at 


first  sight  that  such  a  test  is  never  necessary,  and 
yet  the  gentleman  in  charge  will  show  you  many 
occasions  for  it?  use.  There  are  many  contriv- 
ances designed  for  the  same  purpose,  as,  for  exam- 
ple, that  made  by  the  Lu-Mi-Num  people  for 
testing  frames  which,  while  fair  enough  for  the 
competitive  tests  do  not  record  the  actual  weight 
applied  because  of  the  yievding  of  parts  under 
great  pressure.  The  apparatus  under  notice, 
however,  not  only  records  with  absolute  accuracy 
the  pressure  applied,  down  to  the  most  insignifi- 
cant fraction  of  an  ounce,  but  records  it  just  as 
accurately  whether  the  power  be  ten  pounds  or  its 
entire  capacity.  In  this  machine  tests  are  made 
with  every  description  of  metal.  Tubing  from 
every  important  plant  is  tried,  the  machine  re- 
cording the  weight  at  which  and  the  increase  in 
length  of  the  sample  before  it  breaks. 

Vibration,  as  every  maker  will  tell  you,  is  what 
kills  a  bicycle.  Any  steel  frame  of  reasonably 
good  construction  will  bear  a  weight  of  from  fif- 
teen to  seventeen  hundred  pounds,  which  is 
ample  to  carry  the  averave  rider,  we  take  it.  But 
under  the  constant  jar  to  which  it  is  subjected  the 
metal  crystalizes — at  least  it  is  generally  believed 
so,  though  there  are  clever  men  who  believe  other- 
wise— at  some  spot,  thus  becoming  brittle  and 
breaking.  The  aim  of  the  maker,  therefore,  is  to 
ascertain  exactly  what  qualities  are  necessary  in 
the  material  to  obtain  the  longest  life.  The  fac- 
tory under  notice  orders  steel  possessing  certain 
qualities.  It  goes  through  the  laboratory  to  prove 
that  it  is  of  exactly  the  quality  ordered  and  then 
a  bar  goes  to  the  test.  Sometimes  it  runs  a  day 
and  sometimes  a  month.  The  result  is  carefully 
noted.  This  is  an  experiment  that  is  carried  on 
constantly.  Torsional  strain  is  another  bugbear. 
The  maker  wants  to  know  what  qualities  are 
requisite  in  tubing  or  other  steel  to  bear  the 
necessary  strain  without  inj  ury .  The  material  is 
ordered  and  tested  as  before  and  then  it  goes  to  a 
machine  calculated  to  find  its  ability.  It  is  placed 
in  a  machine  horizontally.  To  it,  on  a  ball-bear- 
ing wheel,  hangs  a  chain  and  at  the  bottom  of  a 
chain  hangs  a  weight,  varying  according  to  the 
stock  but  sufficient  to  bend  it  slightly.  The  bar 
revolves  three  hundred  times  per  minute,  and  as 
will  be  easily  understood  has  a  twisting  strain 
upon  it  constantly.  A  piece  of  tubing  under  the 
test  at  the  time  of  our  call  had  been  running  nine 
hours  daily  for  a  week  without  showing  auy  sign 
of  being  tired  of  the  job. 

But  the  laboratory!  Ah,  there  was  a  wonder. 
Bottles,  tubes,  brass  instruments  and  other  in.stnt- 
ments,  li(iuids  of  all  the  colors  of  the  rainbow  and 
a  thousand  and  one  things  caclulated  to  bewilder 
the  uninitiated  are  there.  Sample  bottles  contain- 
ing steel  chips  are  on  the  shelves,  awaiting  .some 
test  to  sec  whether  they  are  .strictly  according  to 
order.  And  perhaps  this  idea  shows,  raort'  than 
any  other,  the  marvellous  care  exercised.  These 
chips  are  from  bars  of  steel  delivered  at  the  (Vic- 
tory by  the  makers.  They  must  be  just  what 
were  ordered  or  back  they  go.  The  chemist  "boils 
'em  all  down  in  a  pii)kin  or  crucible"  and  applies 
his  tests.  These  tests  are  a  marvel  in  their  way. 
At  the  time  of  which  we  write  he  was  busy  weigh- 
ing something — goodness  knows  what.  All  we 
could  detect  was  a  blot  of  some  yellow  material 
on  a  ver.v  small  piece  of  jiaper.  The  blot  was 
what  was  l)ejng  weighed — the  paper  had  been 
weighed  in  ad\auce!  But  why  does  the  operator 
keej)  his  watch  so  carefully  and  close  the  gla.ss 
wise  round  the  wonderful  scale  so  jealously  at  a 
certidu  moment?  The  exijlauatiou  is  easy — to  the 
chemist!  That  yello\v  blot  is  in  liquid  form. 
In  a  certain  number  of  seconds  there  will  l)e  a 
certain  amount  of  evaporation  and  the  diflereuce 
between  the  weight  of  the  speck  when  placed  on 


^^^t/e^ 


the  paper  and  after  the  expiration   of  thirty  sec- 
onds is  being  noted ! 

The  reader  may  here  be  excused  if  he  refers  to 
his  cilendar  to  see  how  near  it  is  to  April  fool  day. 
He  has  never  conceived  that  such  things  are 
done  in  the  bicycle  t.ade;  never  even  conceived 
that  the  constniction  of  a  scale  to  record  such  a 
variation  w:is  ■within  the  power  of  man.  Yet  here 
are  the  facts.  Perhaps  they  furnish  at  leiist  a 
partial  answer  to  the  question  why  bicycles  cost 
so  much  money. 


THE  LEAGUE'S  FINGER  POSTS. 

Some  time  since  the  cycling  press  gave  space  to 
a  circular  issued  by  the  Highway  Improvement 
Committee  of  the  L.  A.  W.  descriptive  ol  a 
scheme  for  the  erection  of  guide  l)oards  for  the 
benefit  of  wheelmen.  The  plan  has  progressed  as 
far  as  the  actual  manufacture  of  a  large  number 
of  these  guides,  which  take  the  shape  of  a  hand. 
An  illustration  will  be  found  in  this  issue. 

We  regard  this  as  one  of  the  most  praiseworthy 
and  important  schemes  undertaken  by  the  league 
in  late  years.  It  is  one  which  the  R  efeeee  ad- 
vocated long  ago.  One  of  the  great  pleasures  of 
touring  abroad  is  the  absolute  certainty  that  one 
is  on  the  right  road  and  the  knowledge  of  exactly 
how  many  miles  one  is  from  his  destination. 
Finger  posts  are  erected  at  every  comer.  In  this 
country  ihe  traveler,  be  he  wheelman,  horseman 
or  pedestrian,  is  entirely  at  the  mercy  of  persons 
met  on  the  road.  Guide  boards  would  prove  a  bless- 
ing to  all.  As  a  means  of  placing  cycling  and  the 
L.  A.  W.  prominently  and  in  a  favorable  light 
before  the  public,  no  better  idea  could  be  evolved. 
In  a  very  short  while  after  the  erection  of  the 
posts  commences  the  public  will  begin  to  look 
regularly  for  them,  and  must  inevitably  regard 
the  L.  A.  W.  as  a  benefactor. 

There  are  two  sug.cestions  we  may  make  to  the 
committee.  The  hands  might  easily  be  made  to 
indicate,  either  by  the  color  or  some  simple 
means,  the  condition  of  the  road  between  the 
place  of  its  erection  and  the  place  to  which  they 
point.  They  might  also  indicate,  by  the  position 
of  the  hand  or  some  other  means,  whether  the 
country  be  flat,  up  hill  or  down  hill.  Both  are 
points  of  considerable  interest  to  all  wheelmen 
and  therefore,  we  believe,  worthy  of  considera- 
tion. 

The  Refeeee  oifers  to  erect  a  dozen  of  these 
boards,  as  will  be  seen  in  another  column. 


THE  BONUS  OLA  USE  WITHDBA  WN. 

">Some  misapprehension  having  arisen,''  the 
Jladison  S(£Uare  management  announces  that  the 
bonus  clause  is  withdrawn  and  that  .spaces  will  be 
alloted  by  seniority  of  application.  This  is  as  it 
should  be  and  will  do  much  to  insure  the  success 
ol  what,  otherwise,  might  have  proved  something 
of  a  failure.  The  protest  of  the  trade,  piloted  by 
Mr.  Fulton,  achieved  its  object  without  a  strug- 

TnK  somewhat  ridiculous  custom  is  still  con- 
tinued of  publishing  race-meet  sanctions  some 
time  after  the  races  have  taken  place.  The  racing 
mjn  is  therefore  dependent  on  the  word  of  the 
management  that  sanction  has  been  obtained. 
Perhaps  the  next  chairman  will  be  able  to  devise 
ways  and  means  of  correcting  this. 

Every  day  brings  at  least  one  and  most  days 
more  applications  for  space  at  the  Chicago  show, 
despite  the  fact  that  all  space  was  covered  by 
applications  six  weeks  ago.  This  is  a  condition 
of  afifairs  never  before  known  in  America  and  only 


goes  to  show  the  remarkable   confidence  of  the 
people  that  a  thing  done  in  Chicago  is  done   well. 


The  wheel  trust,  formed  at  ludianapolis  last 
week,  has  nothing  to  do  with  the  cycle  trade. 
This  in  answer  to  numerous  inquiries.  The  Com^ 
mercial  Wheel  Company  is  an  association  of  mak- 
erc  of  wagon  wheels.  The  misapprehension  was 
caused  by  the  fact  that  the  president's  name  is 
Smith.     There  are  other  Smiths. 


DllJ  it  ever  strike  the  reader  that  the  wood  rim 
is  the  first  radical  change  in  the  cycle  that  ever 
originated  in  this  country '.'  Such  seems  to  be  the 
fact.  Germany  gave  us  the  two  wheels,  France  the 
pedals,  England  the  ball-bearings  and  the  safety 
patter.),  while  Ireland  contributed  the  pneumatic 
tire. 


Wanted  High  Grade  and  Got  It. 
A.  C.  Katt,  minieographist  and  dealer  in  bi- 
cycles and  supplies  at  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind.,  sends  us 
a  photograph  of  a  young  resident  of  that  place 
with  the  following  concerning  him:  "Bartlett  W. 
Shryock  is  a  four-year-old  youngster,  fortunate  in 
having  a  father  hahdj'  with  tools  and  pocketbook, 
who,  when  he  found  that  no  factory  would  make 
him  a  high  grade  bicycle  for  his  boy,  bought  the 


best  he  could  find,  a  24  inch  Waverley  and  cut  the 
same  down  by  taking  three  inches  out  of  the  head 
and  the  different  bars.  Two  18-inch  G.  &  J. 
sample  rims  and  tires  made  the  wheels.  Shryock 
senif>r  used  a  hack  saw,  file,  hammer  and  rivets 
only,  and  spoiled  only  one  front  fork.  For  the 
benefit  of  those  who  may  want  to  imitate  him  it 
is  well  to  state  that  it  took  lots  of  time,  patience 
and  about  §101)  to  finish  the  job.  Bartlett  W.  ac- 
companies his  father  on  his  rambles  in  and  about 
the  city.  For  the  sake  of  horses  and  such,  a 
Bailey  bi-ake  had  to  be  attached  to  the  wheel, 
which  weighs,  all  on,  21  pounds. 


Candidates  in  Kentucky. 

LoitsviLLK,  Ky.,  Oct.  16. — Ballots  lor  Ken- 
tucky division  election  have  been  mailed  to  each 
member.  In  our  last  issue  the  name  of  John  M. 
Cromwell  of  Cynthiana  was  omitted  from  the  li.st 
of  candidates  for  representative.  There  are  four 
candidates  for  this  office,  two  to  be  elected.  The 
names  are:  W.  3\.  Pratt,  a  progressive  young 
business  man  of  Madisonville;  John  Clendeniug  of 
of  Covington,  whose  hearty  laugh  would  rouse 
and  disperee  any  combination  of  the  blues;  Will 
P.  Hastings  of  Shell  lyville,  known  everywhere  as 
a  hail-fellow-well-met,  and  .Tohn  M.  Cromwell, 
without  whom  a  state  meet  would  be  like  a  dia- 
mond ring  without  its  setting.  They  are  all  good 
men. 

Latest  advices  .show  that  probably  the  first  team 
to  camp  at  Fountain  Ferry  Park  will  be  the 
Rambler  team. 


SPECIAL  POLICE  ON  WHEELS. 


They   are  After   Scorchers   and  Road    Hogs — A 
Cycling  Association's  Idea. 

Piiu.ADEl.l'iiiA,  Oct.  15. — The  Associated 
Cycling  Clubs  of  Philadelphia  have  solved  the 
"anti-scorching"  prolilem  by  going  to  the  root  of 
the  matter  at  once,  and  hereafter  until  snow  flies 
a  force  of  special  policemen  on  wheels  will  patrol 
the  asphalted  streets  from  7  a.  ni.  till  7  \<.  ra.  The 
Siilaries  of  the  men  will  be  paid  by  the  association, 
they  being  taken  from  the  regular  force,  and  se- 
lected with  special  reference  to  their  ability  In 
pedal  a  wheel  fast  enough  to  catch  the  average 
scorclier,  who  tires  out  after  going  a  few  Idocks. 
In  addition  to  these  salaried  patrolmen,  who  will 
spend  all  their  time  on  the  streets,  a  number  of 
local  wheelmen  have  been  invested  with  authority 
by  Director  Beitler  to  make  arrests  in  cases 
where  the  speed  limit  is  passed,  with  a  reward  in 
the  event  of  conviction.  This  effort  to  down  the 
"tin-can"  scorchers  on  the  streets  is  likely  to 
prove  successful,  ;is  with  but  a  few  days'  trial  the 
complaints  have  bepu  reduced  to  a  minimum. 
The  patrolmen  are  also  invested  with  the  power 
of  arresting  drivers  who  imagine  that  they  hold  a 
mortgage  on  both  sides  and  the  middle  of  the 
roadway — and  their  numbers  are  legion. 

This  move  on  the  part  of  the  A.  C.  C,  in  con- 
nection with  the  local  papers'  crusade  against 
road  racing  is  likely,  ere  long,  to  make  this 
Quaker  town  of  ours  a  veritable  Paradise. 

The  appearance  of  Director  Beitler's  satellites 
at  the  City  Line  end  of  the  Montgomery  Pike 
course  at  every  road  race  necessitates  some  vigor- 
ous back-pedalling  on  the  part  of  the  contestants 
to  get  their  mounts  down  to  a  gait  more  in  accord- 
ance with  the  views  of  the  law  makers  of  this 
sedate  burg,  ere  they  cross  the  "dead  line"  divid- 
ing Philadelphia  and  Montgomery  counties.  And 
now  it  is  whispered  that  Montgomery  is  to  take 
a  hand  in  the  matter,  and  that  speeding  over  its 
highways  will  be  stopped  or  the  county  treasury 
will  be  materially  fattened. 

A.  Census  of  Local  Cyclers. 

The  A.  C.  C.  is  endeavoring  to  get  a  complete 
census  of  every  man,  woman  and  child  in  I'hila- 
delphia  who  rides  a  wheel,  and  to  that  end  has 
enlisted  the  services  of  the  cycling  columns  of 
several  of  the  local  papers,  in  which  coupons  are 
inserted.  After  filling  up  the  blanks,  the  coupons 
are  forwarded  to  A.  C.  C.  headquarters.  By  this 
means  the  officials  of  the  organization  hope  to  ac- 
complish their  purpose.  It  is  estimated  that  a 
complete  census  vnll  .show  a  total  of  from  ].'5,0(l() 
to  2(t,U00  riders. 


Threw  Ammonia  in  Doggie's  Face. 
Ward  McMahon,  a  cyclist  of  Wobuin,  Mass., 
was  yanked  before  the  cadi  one  day  last  week  for 
having  thrown  a  i  (uarter  of  a  pint  of  good  strong 
aimnonia  into  the  classical  countenance  of  some- 
body's pet  poodle.  The  hearing  of  the  case 
brought  out  the  fact  that  the  dog  wa.s  a  xicious 
little  pug  and  was  in  the  habit  of  rushing  out  at 
passing  wheelmen  and  trying  to  siimple  their 
hosiery.  McMahon  did  not  hold  any  deep-seated 
enmity  toward  the  dog,  and  had  merely  acted  in 
self  defense,  nevertheless  the  learned  judge,  while 
stating  that  under  certain  circumstances  a  man 
had  the  right  to  kill  a  dog,  under  no  circum- 
stances must  he  maim  ov  cause  suffering.  The 
c;ise  was  not  decided  but,  considering  the  evidence 
oftered  for  the  defense,  it  is  hardly  probable  Mc- 
Mahon will  be  fined. 


The  organization  of  a  bicycle  club  at  Columbus, 
la. ,  was  eflected  recently. 


4  NEW  WORLD'S  RECORDSl 

II 


1-2  mile,  flying  start, 
52  3-5  sec. 

By  C.  S.  WELLS. 


1-2  mile,  standing  start, 
57  4-5  sec. 

By  C.  S.  WELLS. 


1-2  mile,  tandem,  flying, 

52  3-5  sec. 
By  LONG  and  DELMAS. 


1-4  mile,  tandem,  flying,   unpaced, 

24  3-5  sec. 

By  LONG  and  DELMAS. 


Made  at  Sacramento,  Cal.,  Oct.  10  and  xi,  all  on 

RAMBLER    BICYCLES    AND    TANDEMS, 

'"""'^  •       •       FITTED  WITH       •       • 

"g.    &.    J."    TIRES    ON     STEEL    RIMS. 


FASTEST  TIRE  ON  EARTH. 


GORMULLY    &   JEFFERY    MFG.    CO., 

Chicago,  85  Madison  St.  Boston,  174  Columbus  Ave.  New  York,  Cor.  57th  and  Broadway.  Washington,  1325  14th  St.,  N.  W. 

Coventry,  Eng.,  29  Union  St.        Brooklyn,  419-421  Flatbush  Ave.        Detroit,  Mich.,  Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  201  Woodward  Ave. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


^^jfeJ'e^ 


MR.     RAYMOND      RESIGNS. 


IS  TO  ENTER  THE  TRADE  AT  AN  EARLY 
DATE. 


President    Luscomb    Has    Not   Accepted — What 
Mr.    Raymond    Has    to    Say— Becomes 
Vice-President  of   the  Sterling 
Cycle   Company.       , 


President  Dlekerson  of  the  Sterling  Cycle 
"Works  is  a  progressive  man.  He  wants  the  best 
of  everything  for  his  house,  and  as  a  result, 
though  but  three  seasons  iu  the  business,  his  com- 
pany is  known  iu  every  eoruer  o(  cycling  America. 
In  keeping  with  its  policy  is  the  announcement  ot 
the  engagement  of  Howard  E.  Raymond,  who,  iu 
a  few  days,  becomes  vice-president  of  the  company 
and  superintendent  of  agencies.  Formal  an- 
nouncement of  the  arrangement  has  lieeu  made  by 
the  company. 

Hfit/niOHil  Resigits. 

New  York,  Oct.  IFi. — Chairman  Raymond  has 
offered  his  resignation  to  President  I^uscomb  from 
the  racing  board,  which  Mr.  Luscomb  has  refused 
to  accept  yet.  Mr.  Raymond  will  probably  con- 
tinue in  office  until  the  close  of  his  term  in  order 
to  finish  the  work  of  the  year  and  present  the  an- 
nual report  of  the  racing  board. 

The  reason  for  his  resignation  is  that  he  has 
accepted  the  vice-presidency  of  the  Sterling  com- 
pany and  will  enter  upon  the  duties  of  his  office 
at  Chicago  on  Dec.  1.  He  is  preparing  a  letter 
for  the  press  explaining  his  reasons  for  his  resig- 
nation. 

Whether  his  connection  with  the  trade  will  be 
considered  by  those  who  have  insisted  on  his  ac- 
cepting a  nomination  for  tlie  presidency  of  the  L. 
A.  W.  as  a  bar  thereto  cannot  yet  l)c  stated. 
James  R.  Dunn  was  president  while  connected 
with  the  trade.  This  may  serve  as  a  precedent 
and  Mr.  Raj'mond's  personal  popularity  may  be 
great  enough  to  sweep  away  all  technical  objec- 
tions and  other  iwlicies. 

Your  correspondent  called  on  him  this  afternoon. 
"So  you  are  going  to  leave  us,  Mr.  Raymond, 
they  say.     Is  it  true?" 

"Yes.  Last  Thursday  I  concluded  a  contract 
■  with  the  Sterling  Cycle  Works  to  take  the  vice- 
presidency  of  that  company  on  Dec.  1,  making 
my  headquarters  in  Chicago.  Its  offer  was  so 
liberal  that  I  could  not  refuse  to  accept  it,  much 
as  I  regret  having  to  leave  the  friends  here  with 
whom  I  have  lived  all  my  life." 

"Have  you  resigned  the  chairmanship  of  the 
racing  board?" 

"The  day  alter  I  concluded  my  contract  I 
called  on  President  Luscomb  and  told  him  that  I 
was  going  into  the  trade;  that  it  was  the 
policy  of  the  league  that  no  mau  in  the  racing 
board  should  be  connected  in  any  way  with  trade 
and  that  I  would  write  him  my  resignation  on  my 
return  to  my  office. ' ' 

"Did  he  accept  it?" 

"He  said  he  would  not  and  was  kind  enoujih  to 
add  that  my  position  in  the  league  placed  me 
above  any  such  general  law,  to  which  I  replied 
that  the  law  admitted  of  no  e-xception.  He  per- 
suaded me  to  hold  on  until  the  end  of  my  term 
that  I  might  present  the  annual  report  of  the 
board  to  the  national  assembly  in  February." 

"Who  will  be  your  successor?  " 

''That  is  not  for  me  to  determine.  My  col- 
leagues are  all  capable  men.  Mr.  Gideon  has 
been  on  the  board  three  years.  Mr.  Robinson 
has  had  two  years  experience  on  the  Massachu- 
setts racing  board  followed  by  a  year  on    the 


national  board.     Mr.   Jacquish   has  also  had    a 
years  experience  on  the  board." 

"Will  there  be  a  paid  racing  board?  " 
"I  think  so.  Sourebody  must  study  it  and  must 
be  paid  for  so  doing.  I  shall  do  all  [  cau  to  help 
my  successor.  My  final  report  will  embrace  all 
the  statistics  of  the  past  three  years  and  I  shall 
work  day  and  night  to  hand  over  the  records  to 
my  successor  in  complete  and  convienient  form. 
I  shall  be  as  much  interested  as  ever  in  racing 
and  shall  be  at  the  service  at  all  times  of  my 
successor.  I  was  just  about,  by  the  way,  to  mail 
this  letter  to  your  paper.     Here  it  is. " 

To  My  Fellow  Members,  L.  A.  W.  Gentlemen.— Con- 
sisteot  with  the  policy  of  the  L.  A.  W.,  which  dictates 
that  no  member  of  the  cycling  trade,  shall  be  identified 
with  the  governing  board  over  cycle  racing  in  this  coun- 
try, I  desure  to  make  known  at  once,  that  on  and  after 


anything  undone,  which  should  be  accomplished,  before 
I  bid  good-bye  to  racing  board  matters,  and  I  have  con- 
sented to  fill  out  the  tet'm,  and  defer  my  leave  taking  to 
the  next  r.nnual  meeting  of  the  national  assembly  in 
February. 

In  retaining  my  ottlce,  I  do  so  under  no  misrepresenta- 
tions. This  announcement  is  due  both  the  members  of 
the  L.  A.  W.  and  myself. 

I  feel  that  In  whatever  walk  of  cycling  life  my  foot- 
steps may  lead  me,  I  shall  still  find  my  fpends,  as  in  the 
past,  amone:  the  members  of  the  league  and  the  wheel- 
men of  this  country.  Fraternally,  H.  E.  Raymond. 


SPEEDY,  PRETTY  AND  PLUCKY. 


A  St.  Louis  Lady  Whose  Picture  Proves  These 
Claims. 
Miss  Minnie  Walden  of  St.    Louis  is  a  sister  to 
the  president  of  the  Chicago  Cycling  Club  and  one 


Miss  Walden,  of  St.  Louis. 


Dec.  1,  1891, 1  will  not  be  eligible  to  fill  my  present  post 
among  you. 

I  have  accepted  the  vice-presidency  of  the  Sterling 
Cycle  Works  of  Chicago,  111.,  and  shall  commence  my 
duties  in  that  connection  on  the  above  date. 

Having  lived  so  long  and  pleasantly  among  you,  it  is 
needless  for  me  to  emphasize  how  deeply  it  pains  me  to 
sever  a  connection  with  a  department  which  it  has  been 
my  earnest  study  and  effort  at  all  times  to  improve. 

That  I  have  failed  in  many  things,  I  am  conscious,  but 
in  rendering  up  my  stewardship,  I  desire  that  no  reproach 
or  failm-e  from  the  standpoint  of  honor  shall  be  lodged 
against  me. 

It  will  readily  be  understood  why^  I,  myself,  hasten  to 
publicly  announce  my  connection  with  the  trade 

Without  loss  of  time  I  placed  at  the  disposal  of  Presi- 
dent Luscomb,  my  resignation. 

Your  president  considers  that  it  would  seriously  cripple 
the  work  of  this  department,  were  I  to  relinquish  the 
reins  until  the  end  of  my  present  term. 

It  has  been  impressed  upon  me,  that  that  portion  of  the 
year,  is  over,  which  would  make  a  ^rade  connection  a  dis- 
ability and  that  I  should  at  least  remain  in  office  so  as  to 
compile  and  prepare  the  annual  report  of  my  committee. 

I  am  unwilling,  after  so  many  years  of  service,  to  leave 


'  of  the  society  girls  of  St.  Louis.  She  has  been 
riding  a  wheel  for  the  past  two  seasons,  and  was 
one  of  the  first  ladies  in  that  quiet,  peaceful  city 
to  enjoy  the  pleasure  of  cycling.  Miss  Walden 
has  accomplished  the  remarkable  feat  of  riding  a 
mile,  unpaced  in  2:58.  She  has  also  participated 
in  several  club  runs,  managed  by  friends,  and  on 
each  occasion  demonstrated  her  great  riding 
ability.  The  picture  shows  her  mounted  on  a 
diamond  frame  Cleveland  racing  machine  which 
is  her  favorite  mount. 


Wise  Words.  These. 

This  is  the  way  one  of  the  Youngstown,  O,, 
city  fathers  speaks  on  the  licensing  of  wheels  in 
his  city:  "If  we  license  wheelmen  why  not  license 
those  driving  in  rigs  and  also  the  hucksters  ?  It 
might  do  for  Warren  or  Pittsburg,  but  let  the 
Youngstown  wheelmen  enjoy  themselves  while 
they  cau.     It's  good  exercise  and  harmless." 


DARK  HORSES  RAMPANT. 


The  Colored  Troops  Rode  Bravely  at  Philadel- 
phia— An  Ebony  Zimmerman. 

Philadelphia,  Oct.  15. — For  an  exhibition  of 
pure,  unalloyed  enthnsiasm  under  most  adverse 
circumstances,  the  actions  of  the  spectators  at  the 
"First  Grand  Annual  Invitation  Meet"  of  the 
Yelva  Wheelmen  last  Thursday  afternoon,  at  the 
Y.  M.  0.  A.  grounds,  at  Belmont  and  Elm  ave- 
nues, "took  the  cake."  The  organization  men- 
tioned is  composed  exclusively  of  '  'cull ad  gem- 
men,  ' '  and  in  spite  of  a  howling  and  frigid  north- 
west wind  and  a  measley  five-lap  track,  the  inspira 
tion  provided  by  the  presence  of  "their  sisters  and 
their  cousins  and  their  aunts"  in  the  pavilion 
spurred  the  dusky  contestants  on,  and  it  is  not 
saying  too  much  to  assert  that  never  was  more  en- 
thusiasm and  interest  manifested  at  a  bicycle  race 
meet  in  these  parts.  The  men  rode  to  win  every 
time,  and  the  beaux  and  belles,  ranging  in  color 
from  a  chew  of  tobacco  to  a  piece  of  coal,  simply 
stood  up  and 

Shouted  for  Their  Favorites, 

The  few  specimens  of  '  'white  trash' '  present  had 
blue  noses — in  fact,  they  were  the  only  cold-look- 
ing objects  in  sight. 

The  Smith  family,  of  course,  was  en  evidence — 
"Mr."  A.  A.  Smith  capturing  the  local  one-mile 
colored  championship  and  three-mile  handicap, 
and  "Mr."  G.  A.  Smith  the  five-mile  handicap. 
The  latter  race,  by  the  way,  was  a  record  breaker, 
in  that  it  furnished  something  out  of  the  ordinary. 
It  was  this  way:  "Mr."  Smith  was  on  the  100- 
yard  mark  (which  was  discovered  after  about  a 
quarter  of  an  hour's  hard  work  with  a  tape  meas- 
ure and  pencil  and  paper)  "Mr. "  Davis  on  scratch. 
The  latter  "gemman" 

Wore  a  Confident  Zooh 
And  a  pair  of  trunks  as  he  sat  on  his  wheel  at  the 
tape  waiting  for  the  pistol,  with  the  other  con- 
testants in  front  of  him  for  400  yards.  There 
were  nine  entries.  At  the  pistol  shot  Davis  went 
away  with  a  bound  and  started  to  pick  up  his 
men.  So  did  Smith — only  more  so.  At  the  end 
of  the  first  lap  "Smithy,"  as  he  was  affectionately 
called  by  his  clubmates,  was  second.  At  the  end 
of  the  first  mile  he  was  in  the  lead,  and  before  he 
had  entered  on  the  third  mile  he  had  begun  to  lap 
the  stragglers.  Even  "Mr."  Davis  began  to  wear 
a  worried  look  and  let  out  a  couple  of  links. 

The  dusky  representative  of  the  omnipresent 
Smith  family  would  not  be  denied,  and  he  was 
soon  traveling  along  at  the  scratch  man's  rear 
wheel.  With  a  rush  he  took  the  lead,  and  had 
"Mr."  Davis  not  dropped  out  disgusted  he  would 
have  suffered  the  ignominy  of  having  been  lapped 
twice  by  the  irresistible  mahogany  whirlwind. 

"Smithy"  was  a  "dark  horse"  with  a  ven- 
geance, and  passed  the  limit  man  three  times. 
This  is  a  record ;  match  it  who  can.  To  say  that 
the  stand  broke  loose  at  this  exhibition  would  be 
drawing  it  mild.  The  victor  was  carried  in  front 
of  the  tape  by  his  comrades  and  there  presented 
with  his  prize,  while  all  the  colored  officials  stood 
round  with  heads  uncovered.     It  was  a  funny 


sight.  Every  event  on  the  programme  furnished 
excitement  and  amusement,  but  the  arguments 
which  followed  each  race  so  delayed  matters  that 
two  races  had  to  be  dropped.  As  it  was,  the  last 
event  had  to  be  finished  by  moonlight. 


CONFLICTING  SANCTIONS. 


Vineland  and  Millville  at  Outs— Racing  Mat- 
ters in  Pennville. 
Philadelphia,  Oct.  15. — The  towns  of  Vine- 
land  and  Millville,  in  South  Jersey,  which  are 
six  miles  apart,  and  about  twenty-five  miles  from 
Philadelphia,  are  rivals  in  everything,  and  natu- 
rally when  Millville  came  out  with  the  announce- 
ment that  it  would  give  a  race  meet  on  the  13th, 


Gideon  to  show  cause  why  he  shouldn't  hereafter 
grace  the  ranks  of  the  B's,  has  explained  every- 
thing to  the  satisfaction  of  Eaymond's  eagle-eyed 
lieutenant  and  has  been  freshly  calcimined. 

Abe  Powell,  Dampmao,  Wenzel  and  Pierce 
started  out  last  week  to  lower  Powell's  108-mile 
cross  country  record  of  9:40.  Powell  knocked  an 
hour  and  eight  minutes  off  his  record,  doing  the 
distance  in  8:33.  Johnny  Wells  started  to  do  the 
same  trick  in  an  opposite  direction,  and  paced  by 
Church,  suceeeded  in  coming  within  three  minutes 
of  Powell's  time.  Dampman,  however,  knocked 
the  record  higher  than  a  kite,  for  after  pacing 
Powell  almost  to  a  standstill  he  started  out  alone 
and  finished  over  an  hour  ahead  of  his  compan- 
ions, his  time  being  7 :31.  The  course  is  a  very 
hilly  one  and  there  was  a  strong  head  wind  on  the 
outward  trip.  Dampman  says  he  can  do  the  108 
miles  in  a  little  over  six  hours  with  proper  pace- 
making. 

Church  will  soon  try  to  lower  "Pinkie"  BUss' 
Tioga  record  of  2:08  2-5,  made  at  the  A.  C.  C. 
meet  last  month. 

Z  M.  J.  Bailey  of  the  Century  Wheelmen  and  W. 
A.  Wenzel  of  the  Quaker  City  Wheelmen,  re- 
cently rode  21  miles  ISTj  yards  in  the  hour  at 
Riverton  track. 

The  Wilmington  Wheel  Club  and  the  Chester 


Holmes  (front)  a/nd  Osmun  on  a  Czar  tandem. 


Vineland  came  to  the  front  with  a  similar  state- 
ment— similar  in  everything,  including  the  date. 
Millville  decided  to  postpone  its  meet  till  the 
20th,  and  received  a  sanction.  Vineland,  for  the 
announced  reason  that  their  date,  the  13th,  con- 
flicted with  a  road  race  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  also 
changed  to  the  20th.  Whether  Mr.  R.  imagined 
the  towns  were  a  few  hundred  miles  apart,  is  not 
known ;  but  what  is  agitating  the  local  cracks, 
many  of  whom  are  entered  at  both  places,  is  that 
unless  the  matter  is  soon  settled  they  are  liable  to 
suspension  under  the  rules  for  entering  and  not 
being  on  hand.  The  latest  attempted  solution  of 
the  squabble  is  the  proposition  of  the  Millvillers 
to  the  Vinelanders  that  the  latter  hold  their  races 
in  the  morning.  This  don't  appear  to  meet  the 
views  of  the  Vineland  people. 

jRacing  Briefs. 
Charles  A.  Church  of  the   Quaker  City  AVheel- 
men,   a  local  class  A  crack,  who  was  up  before 


Bicycle  Club  have  finally  agreed  uxwn  Thanksgiv- 
ing day  as  the  date  for  their  team  road  race  on 
Chester  pike. 

Salem,  N.  J.,  is  to  have  a  quarter-mile  track 
next  year,  built  on  the  lines  of  that  at  Riverton. 

The  Quaker  City  Wheelmen  are  to  establish  an 
out-of-town  establishment  at  Essington,  on  the 
Delaware,  about  eight  miles   below  Philadelphia. 

An  improvement  at  Riverton  track  next  year 
win  be  a  pit  for  the  press,  similar  to  that  now 
used  by  the  timers,  but  on  the  pavilion  side  of  the 
track. 

Jack  Greer,  the  manager  of  the  local  Union 
branch,  says  Tyler  and  Sanger  will  shortly  begin 
their  speed  trials  against  time  on  the  kite  track  at 
Kirkwood,  Del.  Jack  says  Johnnie  Johnson's 
1:50.3-5  will  be  mangled  beyond  recognition. 

Inclement  weather  caused  the  postponement  of 
the  Pyle  twenly-mile  road  race  at  Wilmington, 
and  the  Golden  Eagle  Wheelmen's  five-mile  road 


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race  on  Montgomery  pike.     Both  events  will  be 
brought  off  next  Saturday. 

The  local  pot  hunters  are  still  at  it.  Last  week 
McCurdy  captured  four  firsts  at  Phoenixville,  and 
Jack  won  both  open  events  at  the  Milton  fair. 


RA  CES  A  T  SOUTHERN  EXPOSITION 


Management  Offers  $i, coo— Rambler  Team  Will 
Be  in  Clover. 

BlEMlNGHAM,  Ala.,  Oct.  13. — The  southern 
exposition,  which  will  hold  forth  at  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  from  Nov.  6  to  16,  promises  to  be  attended 
by  a  large  number  of  bicyclists.  One  of  the  man- 
agers of  the  exposition  was  in  the  city  this  week 
and  was  in  consultation  with  the  members  of  the 
Birmingham  Bicycle  Club,  with  a  view  to  getting 
a  number  of  them  to  take  part  in  the  races  which 
the  exposition  management  intends  getting  up. 
It  offers  $1,(100  for  prizes — 1550  for  class  B,  and 
$450  for  class  A.  The  management  has  forwarded 
an  offer  to  A.  L.  Atkins  of  Chicago,  manager  of 
the  Rambler  teams,  who  intends  coming  to  Birm- 
ingham thfe  latter  part  of  next  week,  for  him  to 
take  a  nuinber  of  his  riders  to  the  exposition  and 
do  some  record  lowering. 

Mr.  Atkins  is  expected  in  Birmingham  with  his 
riders  by  next  Sunday.  They  will  attempt  to 
lower  some  world  records  during  their  three- 
months'  stay  in  the  south.  The  riders  will  be 
tendered  an  ovation  during  their  visit  by  the 
Birmingham  Bicycle  Club.    A  programme  is  beiug 

prepared. 

* 
*      * 

THE  ZIMMERMAN  RACE  MEET. 


Manager  Sanger  of  Madison  Squ  are  Garden 
Gives  Further  Particulars. 

New  York,  Oct.  13.— Manager  Frank  W. 
Sanger,  the  promoter  of  the  monster  race  meet  at 
Madison  Square  Garden  during  the  coming 
Thanksgiving  week,  was  seen  by  your  correspond- 
ent at  his  office  this  morning. 

'I  really  do  not  know  when  Zimmerman  and 
Wheeler  are  going  to  start  for  home,"  said  he, 
"but  they'll  be  here  on  time.  Louvet,  Edwards, 
Linton  and  Verheyen  are  coming  too,  you 
know." 

"Is  it  true  that  class  B  men  have  received 
special  sanction  to  race  against  Zimmy  and  the 
other  professionals  ?' ' 

"No,  that's  only  some  reporter's  fake.  I  have 
Just  received  a  telephone  message  from  Mr.  Ray- 
mond sanctioning  the  A  and  B  races.  The  pro- 
fessional races  will  be  run  after  them  each  even- 
ing you  know,  for  they  can't  be  mixed  and  the 
racing  board  will  have  nothing  to  do  with  what 
races  we  may  run  after  they  are  through  with." 

"Have  you  determined  what  professional  races 
you  will  have?" 

"Yes,  I  have  made  out  a  little  schedule,  which 
I  think  will  go:  Tuesday,  one  and  five  miles; 
Wednesday,  one  and  ten  miles;  Thursday  after- 
noon, one  and  two  miles;  Thursday  evening, 
two  and  twenty-five  miles;  Friday,  one-half 
and  two  miles  and  start  of  twenty-four-hour  race 
at  10  o'clock;  Saturday,  finish  oftweuty-four-hour 
race  and  half  and  one  mile. ' ' 

'  'Any  handicaps  ?" 

"No,  all  scratch." 

"Will  Zimmy  ride  in  all  the  races?" 

"But  will  the  other  professionals  consent  to  run 
in  the  face  of  sure  defeat?" 

"When  I  say  he  will  run  in  all  the  races  I  mean 
that  he  will  start  in  all  of  them  either  as  a  racer 
or  a  pacemaker.  He  will,  however,  actually  race 
in  at  least  one  each  evening." 


"What  wiU  be  the  prizes  ?" 

"We  will  give  $3,000  for  the  professional  races, 
of  which  $1,000  will  go  to  the  24-hour  race. 
What  we  propose  to  offer  the  cla.ss  A  and  class  B 
men  will  bring  the  total  prize  list  up  to  about 
$10,000." 

"What  about  the  track  and  other  arrange- 
ments?" 

"The  track  will  be  ten  laps  to  the  mile  and  will 
be  constructed  the  same  as  it  was  at  last  winter's 
six  day  race  except  that  it  will  be  two  feet  higher 
at  the  ends.  None  but  the  officials  wiU  be  al- 
lowed within  the  ring.  At  the  Fourth  avenue  end 
will  be  a  platform  for  the  contestants  to  use  as  a 
grand  stand.  Five  minutes  before  each  race  the 
bell  will  ring  and  the  contestants  and  their  start- 
ers will  be  admitted  to  the  ring.  Another  bell 
will  be  rung  a  minute  before  the  start,  when 
the  racers  and  pushers  will  be  let  onthe 
track.  After  the  start  the  pushers  will 
have  to  sit  down  on  the  benches  provided  for 
them.  The  band  will  be  at  the  Madison  avenue 
end  and  will  be  in  the  sole  control  of  the  referee." 

'  'What  about  exhibitions  ?' ' 

"There  will  be  no  trick  riding.  If  the  tourna- 
ment is  a  big  success  we  may  interject  some  spec- 
ial races.  All  races,  by  the  way,  will  be  paced. 
We  are  going  to  try  to  make  it  the  biggest  tourna- 
ment the  world  ever  saw.  The  Metropolitan 
Association  of  Cycling  Clubs  will  co-operate  with 
us.  R.  G.  Betts,  J.  J.  Woods  and  H.  L.  Saltou- 
stall  are  the  committee  to  that  end." 


Good  Racing  in  Chilly  Weather. 

Cincinnati,  Oct.  13. — The  handful  of  enthusi- 
asts who  braved  the  cold  and  blustery  weather  to 
witness  the  sports  at  the  College  Hill  Field  Club's 
fall  meet  to-day  were  well  repaid. 

The  hill-climbing  contest  was  won  by  P.  A. 
AVickerham  of  Peebles,  O  ,  on  a  63-iuch  gear.  He 
accomplished  the  ascent  in  20  seconds;  F.  J.  All- 
snp,  Cincinnati,  ()8-inch,  second  prize,  24  sec. ;  L. 
B.  Sawyer,  Hartwell,  63-inch,  26  sec.  C.  W. 
Nisewonger,  who  won  the  hill  climb  at  the  state 
meet,  was  one  of  the  competitors,  but  he  failed  in 
both  his  attempts  to  pass  the  sharp  curve  at  the 
middle  of  the  course. 

Following  is  a  summary  of  the  bicycle  events 
which  took  place  on  the  club's  six-lap  track: 

One-mile,  novice— B.  P.  Weatherhead,  Avondale,  1;  P. 
A.  Wiclterham,  2;  time,  3:46. 

Half-mile,  boys— A.  W.  Granger,  Avondale,  1;  R.  C. 
Hall,  Cincinnati,  2;  time,  1:34  3-5. 

One-mile,  open— Earl  Kiser,  Dayton,  ] ;  L.  B.  Sawyer, 
Cincinnati,  2;  time,  2:38. 

The  last  event  was  the  semi-annual  six-mile 
handicap  road  race  from  College  Hill  to  Mount 
Healthy  and  return,  E.  H.  Taylor  of  Hartwell 
being  the  winner  by  a  large  margin.  Earl  Kiser 
w  on  the  time  prize  in  17:50. 


Special  Sanctions  Granted. 
Cleveland  team,  to  make  record  trials  at  ei  ther 
St.  Louis  or  Terre  Haut  Oct.  15  to  Nov.  1 ;  Ram- 
bler team,  to  make  record  trials  at  Birmingham 
Oct  30  to  Dec.  25;  J.  A.  Suider  and  A.  McLeod, 
L.  A.  W.  representatives.  Waltham  track,  to  hold 
record  trials  during  November.  L.  Gimm,  to  try 
for  twenty-four-hour  track  record  at  Cleveland 
Oct.  12  to  15;  W.  A.  Skinkle  representative. 
Same  to  R.  Linimueller,  Cleveland,  between  Oct. 
15  and  Nov.  15.  Sacramento  Athletic  Club,  to 
conduct  a  series  of  record  trials  Oct.  10  to  20;  L. 
A.  Upson  representative.  W.  F.  Anderson,  to 
make  record  trials,  Nashville,  Oct.  15  to  30;  W. 
Yarbrough,  representative.  Match  race  Eddy  vs. 
Richardson  and  Elkes  vs.    Latham,    Glens  Falls, 


N.  Y.,  Oct.    11   to   15.     F.    Lee   to  ride  against 
horse,  Genartown,  Ga.  Oct.  18. 


The  Monarch  Team  of  Racers. 

The  employes  of  the  Monarch  Cycle  Company 
contested  a  five-mile  road  race  on  the  morning  of 
the  14th  inst.  at  Palmer  Square.  There  were 
fourteen  entires  and  the  result  was  as  follows:  P. 
Van  Tine,  3  min.,  1;  Charles  Haas,  scratch,  2;  G. 
Brandt,  1  min.,  3;  R.  Scharr,  4. 

Haas  covered  the  distance  from  scratch  in  13:44 
and  won  the  time  prize. 

The  winner  of  the  race.  Van  Tine,  is  a  boy  of 
fifteen  and  has  ridden  a  bicycle  less  than  six 
weeks.  His  time  was  16:12.  The  first  time  prize 
was  a  handsome  gold  medal  presented  by  the 
Monarch  Cycle  Company  and  the  prize  for  win- 
ner a  $10  Standard  cyclometer  presented  by  L.  M. 
Richardson. 

*         * 

Race  Notes. 

The  St.  Louis  C.  C.  has  a  sealed  handicap  Sun- 
day. 

Ottumwa,  la.,  is  to  have  a  $10,000  track,  'tis 
said. 

Meadville,  Pa.,  held  races  on  the  12th  without 
startling  results.     The  track  was  heavy. 

H.  W.  Bennett,  a  sporting  goods  dealer  at  Wa- 
bash, Ind.,  returned  on  Tuesday  from  a  2,300- 
mile  trip  awheel. 

Anderson  of  Roodhouse,  111.,  is  winning  a  large 
majority  of  his  class  A  events  and  seems  to  im- 
prove with  every  race. 

At  Lincoln,  Neb.,  12th,  Barnett  lowered  the 
state  record  for  a  half-mile  to  1:04J.  Mocket  cov- 
ered a  mile,  unpaced,  in  2 :28. 

George  Eisenhart  won  a  five-mile  handicap  from 
scratch  at  Goshen,  Ind.,  Tuesday.  He  also  won 
the  mile  open.  F.  T.  Lytle  captured  the  half- 
mile  open  and  mile  handicap. 

J.  E.  Carson,  secretary  of  the  Charlotte  (N.  C.) 
Cycle  Club  writes  us  that  the  club  will  give  $760 
worth  of  prizes  for  races  on  Nov.  29.  Riders  of 
both  classes  are  requested  to  send  for  details. 

E.  H.  Wilcox  has  gone  into  harness  again  and 
will  lake  charge  of  the  Stearns  company's  adver- 
tising. He  left  Chicago  for  Syracuse  Saturday. 
His  health  has  been  much  improved  by  a  long 
rest. 

At  Alton,  III.,  Tuesday,  G.  A.  Maxwell  of 
Wichita,  Kan.,  won  the  quarter  and  half-mile 
open.  W.  J.  Coburu,  120  yds.,  won  the  two-mile 
handicap,  anc  E.  E.  Anderson,  scratch,  the  five- 
miles. 

At  Tiffin,  O.,  last  Thursday  A.  I.  Brown 
knocked  three  seconds  off  the  state  quarter-mile 
record  and  came  close  to  world's  time  for  the  dis- 
tance. He  reduced  the  half-mile  state  record  to 
:54  2-5. 

At  Decatur,  III.,  13th,  W  J.  Klinger  lowered 
the  quarter-mile  state  record,  class  A,  to  29  3-5 
sec.  In  the  class  B.  event  A.  I.  Brown  did  28 
2-5  sec. ,  1  2-5  sec.  better  than  the  previous  record. 
Cabanne  took  the  mile  open  in  slow  time.  E.  E. 
Andersnn  won  a  two-mile  handicap  and  an  un- 
paced mile  trial,  doing  2:26  3-5  sec. 


Whit.  Is  Still  on  Deck. 

Stillman  G.  Whittaker  has  at  last  been  seen. 
^^^^/ee^  man  ran  across  him  last  week.  He  is 
still  interested  in  the  bicycle  business  but  in 
what  capacity  we  are  not  in  a  position  to  state 
just  now.  During  the  conversation  he  incident- 
ally stated  that  he  was  the  father  of  another 
bouncing  baby  boy  and  that  he  now  has  a  tandem 
team  that  wiU  be  world  beaters. 


IT  RIVALS  THE  CIRCUS. 


Extraordinary    Interest   in    French    Road    Rac- 
ing—Short Distances  not  Tolerated. 

(Chicago  Record  ) 

Paeis,  Oct.  2.— As  a  rival  to  the  excitement 
that  was  once  produced  by  the  passing  of  the  cir- 
cus through  the  country,  the  bicycle  road  race 
through  France  is  a  distinct  success.  Road  races 
in  France  are  usually  of  a  longer  stretch  than  road 
races  in  America,  for  the  reason  that  in  France 
what  is  known  to  an  American  cyclist  as  a  real 
bad  road  cannot  be  found.  "With  the  interest 
that  attaches  to  a  contest  of  this  sort  among  the 
Gauls,  the  100  or  200  or  300  miles  ot  beautiful 
country  through  which  it  passes  and  the  general 
inclination  to  let  wine-gathering  or  any  other  in- 
dustrial occupation  take  care  of  itself  while  a  half- 
bour  of  fun  and  excitement  can  be  lound,  the  bi- 
cycle road  race  in  France  becomes  an  event  of  great 
importance. 

A  road  race  of  eighteen  miles,  like  the  Decora- 
tion day  race  at  Chicago,  or  the  "Poornian"  at 
Cincinnati,  or  the  "Waukesha"  at  Milwaukee, 
would  be  laughed  at  in  France.  "Why,  we  would 
not  get  started  in  eighteen  miles,"  the  men  would 
say.  And  as  for  pacemakers — tandems,  or  even 
single  machines,  stationed  at  intervals  along  the 
route  for  the  purpose  af  assisting  this  or  that  con- 
testant along — in  a  French  road  race  they  are 
almost  as  numerous  as  the  racers  themselves,  and 
in  this  connection  it  may  be  called  to  mind  that 
in  most  instances  in  "the  states"  pacemakers  are 
'  'particularly  warned  to  keep  out. " 

With  the  use  of  good  pacemaking,  consisting 
largely,  however,  of  tandem  teams  that  were  in 
the  lace,  the  best  average  for  a  long-di.stance  road 
race  that  was  ever  made  went  to  tte  credit  of  the 
winner  of  the  Paris-Bar  le  Due  race  a  few  days 
ago.  Lesna,  probably  as  good  a  road  rider  as 
there  is  in  the  world,  and  who  also  won  the  great 
Bordeaux-Paris  race  and  the  Paris-St.  Malo,  cov- 
ered the  250  kilometres  (about  155  miles)  between 
Paris  and  Bar  le  Due  in  9  hours  1  minute,  indi- 
cating an  average  of  over  seventeen  miles  an  hour 
from  start  to  finish,  including  all  stops.  The  hills 
over  this  course  are  such  as  to  make  the  lazy,  flat- 
country  rider  fall  oiF  in  fright  at  the  very  sight  of 
them;  but  they  are  not  studded  with  bo\\lders 
and  gaping  ruts  like  the  DeSoto  course  or  some  of 
the  little  hills  in  Illinois.  A  great  part  of  the 
way  the  road  over  which  the  Paris-Bar  le  Due  race 
passes  winds  around  close  to  the  river  Marne,  and 
were  the  scurrying  racer  to  take  the  time  to  lift 
his  eyes  from  the  path  in  front  of  him  he  could 
look  upon  mUes  of  hillsides,  curly  and  kinky  with 
grape  vines,  and  stretching  away  below  is  the 
river  heading  toward  the  distant  village  in  snake- 
like curves.  The  people  along  the  route  are  all  in 
a  hubbub.  The  day  of  the  road  race  is  a  fete  day 
to  them,  and  they  hang  out  little  flags  of  the  tri- 
color to  show  their  recognition.  The  children 
arise  early,  and  do  their  playing  in  the  road  where 
the  race  is  to  pass,  so  they  may  not  miss  any  part 
of  it,  although  it  may  be  more  than  a  necessity  to 
mention  this  fact  in  connection  with  a  country 
where  the  children  seem  to  constitute  nine-tenths 
of  the  ^^Uage  population  and  play  in  the  street  all 
the  time  anyway.  Here  and  there,  at  the  top  of  a 
long  hill,  or  at  a  place  where  a  halt  might  be  pos- 
sible, an  enterprising  peasant  has  erected  a  stand, 
on  which  he  displays  a  few  sandwiches  and  some 
red  and  white  wine. 

American  Hitlers  in  the  Line. 

A  feature  of  all  road  races  in  France,  which  re- 
mains a  conundrum  to  all  who  are  firmly  convinced 
that  a  man  cannot  ride  as  well  early  in  the  day  as 
he  can  after   having  digested   at  least  one  good 


meal,  is  the  fact  that  the  road  races  are  invariably 
started  at  a  "barbarous"  hour  in  the  morning. 
The  Bar  le  Due  race  was  started  Saturday  morning 
from  the  Vincennes  end  of  Paris  at  (i  o'clock  and 
212  brave  ones  were  counted  oif  from  the  point  of 
departure.  It  is  a  well-known  fa<t  that  tandem 
machines  cannot  be  handled  on  a  rough  road,  but 
there  were  fifteen  or  twenty  of  them  in  this  race, 
where  the  roads  to  be  travelled  were  of  the  so- 
called  "sand-papered"  variety,  and,  moreover, 
several  tricycles  might  be  seen  tearing  up  and 
down  the  grades. 

Chateau  Thierry  is  a  delightful  old  town  on  the 
banks  of  the  Marne,  niuety-two  kilometres  from 
Paris.  Here  was  stationed  the  second  controle  or 
registering  place,  there  being  a  number  of  these 
checking  points  along  the  route,  where  the  riders 
were  compelled  to  sign  their  names.  Before  the 
people  had  a  chance  to  say  more  than  "Here  they 
come  !"  the  leaders  were  at  hand.  Ducom  and 
Pachot  led  on  a  tandem,  Lesna  was  next  and 
Frank  Waller  of  America  was  right  behind  them. 
Frank  yelled  like  a  cattle-driver,  "Geet  oudt  of 
the  vay,  dere,"  at  the  enthusiastic  ones  who 
wanted  to  get  near  him  as  he  bore  down  upon  the 
Cafe  du  Commerce,  where  the  papers   were  laid 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Your  Name  Is  Valuable 


WE  WILL   SEND   YOU  IN   EXCHANfiE  FOR 
YOUR    RESIDENCE   ADDRESS  SOMETHING 
OF  EQUAL  VALUE 

Morgan  sWright 


out  for  a  signature.  In  less  than  a  minute  he 
was  gone  and  the  people  turned  to  watch  for 
others.  "Billy"  Martin,  also  of  America,  came 
along  thirteenth.  He  was  nineteenth  at  the  fin- 
ish. Waller  gained  on  Lesna,  passed  to  the  lead 
and  would  have  won  easily  had  he  not  lost  his 
way. 

Bar  le  Due  has  been  given  over  to  the  demon- 
stration of  the  unveiling  of  a  monument  to  the 
two  Michaux — father  and  son — who  are  regarded 
as  having  invented  and  perfected  the  bicycle. 

Zimmerman  and  Wheeler  have  gone  to  Italy, 
where  they  will  remain  during  October.  The 
cold  weather  that  recently  enveloped  Paris  was 
too  much  (or  the  '  'Skeeter's' '  warm-weather  legs, 
so  he  decided  to  migrate  south.  He  left  so  sud- 
denly that  nobody  had  a  chance  to  say  good-by  to 
him.  The  Zimmerman  party  will  probably  sail 
from  Genoa  Nov.  1.  J.  M.  Erwin. 


New  Things  in  New  Howes. 
Mr.  Thomas  Aitken,  the  Scotch  representative 
of  the  New  Howe  Machine  Company,  left  Glasgow 
on  the  12th  for  the  United  States.  The  company's 
models  for  '95  are  ready.  A  number  of  novelties 
are  introduced.  There  are  new  patterns  of  path 
and  road  racers,  ladies'  machines  and  tandems. 
Two  new  gears  are  almost  completed.  After  the 
English  shows  Mr.  Patterson,  managing  direc- 
tor, starts  on  a  business  trip  round  the  world. 


TOLLEY  WAS  NOT   GUILTY. 


The  Charge  Hade  Against  Him  Proves  to  Have 
Been  Untrue. 

The  reports  concerning  the  cause  of  Henry  D. 
Tolley's  suicide,  which  sad  event  was  recorded  iu 
last  week's  issue,  proves  to  have  been  untrue — a 
fact  which  vrill  be  hailed  with  pleasure  by  many 
friends.  We  are  in  receipt  of  a  communication 
from  Mrs.  S.  M.  E.  Battels  of  Akron,  Ohio,  from 
which  the  following  is  an  extract: 

"The  sad  misfortune  of  his  attempting  to  take 
the  life  of  Miss  Lewis,  to  whom  he  had  been  en- 
gaged, .and  taking  his  own  while  insjine,  is  great, 
but  we  would  kindly  ask  you  to  correct  the  state- 
ment as  to  the  intended  criminal  assault  which 
Miss  Lewis  denies  in  emphatic  terms.  She  ad- 
mits the  attempt  to  kill  her,  knowing  as  we  know 
that  he  had  threatened  it.  While  it  is  terrible  as 
it  is,  we  are  sure  that  his  many  friends  will  be 
glad  to  learn,  what  they  fully  believed,  that  he 
was  innocent  of  any  crime. 

"Miss  Lewis  made  the  above  statement  volun- 
tarily to  Mr.  Tolley's  mother,  his  sister  and  friends 
personally  the  day  after  the  suicide. 

"I  was  present  at  the  interview." 

Accompanying  the  letter  was  another  document 
bearing  the  following: 

'  'The  enclosed  letter  is  perfectly  correct  as  yon 
could  learn  if  you  so  desire. "     Respectfully, 
Mes.  Ida  Tollky,  mother. 
William  C.  Tolley,  brother. 
Mes.  Jos.  S.  Smith,  sister. 


Jersey's  L.  A.  W.  Ticket. 

Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  Oct.  15. — The  nominating 
committee  of  the  New  Jersey  division  L.  A.  W. 
met  on  Friday  evening  and  named  the  following 
ticket,  to  which  no  opposition  siate  has  been  put 
up: 

For  chief  consul:  Robert  Smith  of  the  E.  A.  C, 
of  Elizabeth. 

For  vice-consul:  R.  R.  Chiswell  of  the  Tourist 
Cycle  Club  of  Paterson. 

For  secretarj'-treasurer:  J.  C.  Tattersall  of  the 
Mercer  County  Wheelmen  of  Trenton. 

For  representatives:  W.  G.  Norwood  of  Pater- 
son; F.  L.  C.  Martin  of  Plainfield;  J.  W.  Dicker- 
son  of  Belleville;  Frank  Eveland  of  Jersey  City ; 
Frank  Stauffer  of  Asbury  Park  and  W.  T.  Holmes 
ofVineland. 

Robert  Smith  is  the  president  of  the  Elizabeth 
Athletic  Cyclers,  one  of  the  wealthiest  organiza- 
tions and  most  prominent  racing  clubs  in  the 
state,  numbering  among  its  memberb  such  well 
known  cracks  and  wheelmen  as  Charley  Brown, 
Eddie  Blauvelt,  "Sid"  Bowman,  H.  L.  Salten- 
stall  and  Billy  Betner.  He  is  a  man  of  property 
and  standing  and  above  all  a  cycling  enthusiast. 

R.  R.  Chiswell  is  the  most  prominent  of  the 
trio  of  "Royce  rooters, ' '  a  newspaper  man,  and 
one  of  the  most  popular  wheelmen  in  the  state. 

J.  C.  Tattersall  is  a  hustler  from  Hnstletown 
and  has  gained  renown  from  his  successful  pro- 
motion of  Newton  race  meets. 


Trade  Notes  from  Philadelphia. 

The  Philadelphia  agency  for  the  Lu-Mi-Num 
line  of  wheels  has  been  secured  by  J.  S.  Summers, 
of  2313  Frankford  avenue. 

The  Philadelphia  Cycle  Bazaar,  of  which  Emil 
Werner  is  manager,  is  doing  a  rushing  business. 
Mr.  Werner  claims  that  his  concern  does  four 
times  the  amount  of  business  done  by  all  the 
local  general  auction  houses  combined  in  the  line 
of  wheel  selling.  Auction  sales  are  held  every 
Monday. 


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THE    STERLING    TEAM 


M.  F.  DIRNBERGER,  Manager. 


F.  L.  BUCKLEE,  Trainer. 


A.  D.  KENNEDY,  JR. 


W.  W.  TAXIS. 


H.  H.  MADDOX. 


THE  WEEKLY  TRADE  BULLETIN. 


Business  Changes  Among  Bicycle  and  Kindred 
Concerns  Throughout  the  United  States. 

Saltimore,  JUd. — The  Lee  &  Gundry  Company,  con- 
sisting of  William  P.  Gundry  and  Harry  C.  Lee,  and  doing 
business  at  No.  6  West  Fayette  street,  reported  to  have 
placed  on  record  a  deed  of  trust  for  the  benefit  of  their 
creditors,  to  ,Iohn  Watson  Jr.  as  trustee,  who  is  bonded 
to  the  amount  of  $4,000.  The  assignment  is  attributed  to 
business  depression  and  the  failure  of  the  firm  to  have 
their  sample  wheels  on  hand  at  the  proper  time.  Their 
liabilities  will  amount  to  about  $6,000  and  their  assets 
$3,000. 

Io»  A-ngelea,  Cal — C.  W.  McKenzie  &  Co.,  sporting 
goods,  reported  as  having  been  succeeded  by  L.  E.  Mc- 
Kenzie &  Co. 

New  Tork.—h.  C.  Jandorf  &  Co.,  bicycles,  sporting 
goods,  has  removed  to  larger  stores  at  57  Park  Place  and 
17  and  19  College  Place,  and  will  continue  to  do  a  general 
jobbing  and  retail  business. 

Phoeniz,  4ri^.— The  W.  G.  Getz  Bicycle  Agency  has 
removed  to  larger  quarters  on  Wall  street. 

Washington,  D.  C.—h.  C.  Wahl,  bicycles,  represent- 
ing the  Liberty,  reported  last  week  as  at  125  F  street,  N. 
E.,  removed  to  more  central  location  at  Sil  G  street, 
N.W. 

Chicago.— The  American  Wheelman's  Protective  Asso- 
ciation, incorporated  by  Charles  E.  Kremer,  Wayne  S. 
Demorest  and  Will  F.  Wanless.    Capital  stock  $1,000. 

Jtochester,  If.  F.— The  Hall-Shone  Company,  incor- 
porated by  Ephraim  H.  Hall,  James  W.  Shone,  Herbert 
L.  Hall  of  Rochester,  to  manufacture  and  sell  mud 
guards,  etc.,  tor  bicycles.    Capital  stock  $10,000. 

Hagerstown,  Md. — Wise  &  Eohrer,  tire  manufaetur 
ers,  reported  judgment  against  Wise  or  $337. 

Atlanta,  Oa — The  Indiana  Bicycle  Company  will  es- 
tabUsh  branch  house  comer  of  Peach  Tree  and  Walton 
streets.  Edward  Rolle,  formerly  in  charge  of  the  bicycle 
department  of  the  Lowry  Hardware  Company,  will  be 
local  manager. 

Jfew  Torh.—The  Vigilant  Cycle  Company  at  2020 
Seventh  avenue,  stock  of  bicycles,  etc.,  sold  out  by 
sheriff.  This  company  was  incorporated  in  January  last 
with  a  capital  stock  of  $2,000. 


JJtica,  K,  r.— Arthur  F.  Ferriss,  bicycles,  etc.,  bill  of 
sale  reported  against  him  for  $1. 

Denver,  Colo The  Deitz  Cycle  Company  filed  copy 

of  its  corporate  seal  with  the  secretary  of  state. 

Toledo,  O— The  Truman  bicycle  factory  is  preparing 
to  occupy  a  factory  on  Smead  avenue 

JBayonne,  If.  t/'.—G.  B.  Spearin,  bicycles,  reported  as 
having  placed  chattel  mortgages  on  record  for  $i,0OO. 

Tacoma,  Wash  —J.  R.  Mclntyre,  bicycles,  etc.,  re- 
ported as  having  given  bill  of  sale  for  $1. 

Plainfield,  N.  «/". — John  Vetterlein,  bicycles,  reported 
as  having  recorded  bill  of  sale. 

Chicago, — The  Monarch  Wheel  Company  are  making 
preparations  looking  to  largely  increasing  their  '95  out- 
put. They  intend  to  manufacture  15,000  wheels,  which 
number  will  be  just  fifteen  times  as  great  as  the  number 
turned  out  two  years  ago.  Three  hundred  skilled  me- 
chanics are  now  employed. 

Louisville,  Ky. — J.  W.  Spalding  has  purchased  Mr. 
Stiglitz's  interest  in  the  business,  the  retiring  partner  dis- 
continuing the  business  on  account  of  ill  health. 

Chieopee,  Jttoss.— The  Lamb  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, manufacturers  of  bicycles,  skates,  gymnasium 
goods,  etc.,  four  story  addition  to  factory  about  com- 
pleted, and  the  company  will  occupy  the  building  about 
the  first  of  December.  The  second  floor  of  this  large 
building  will  be  used  as  a  receiving  room  for  supplies 
and  for  bicycle  repairing.  The  third  floor  will  be  used 
only  for  the  assembling  of  skates  and  bicycles,  and  the 
fourth  floor  will  be  given  up  to  the  storage  of  bicycles 
and  gymnasium  goods. 

Little  Xocle,  Ark. — Fones  Brothers  Hardware  Com- 
pany, hardware,  bicycles,  etc.,  sustained  serious  damages 
during  recent  cyclone. 

Adel,  la. — Row  &  Brooke,  hardware,  bicycles,  etc., 
flre  loss  of  $3,000,  fully  insured. 

Clearmont,  J!fo.— Cullom  &  Wolfe,  hardware,  bi- 
cycles, etc.,  succeeded  by  Wolfe  &  Houston. 

JEdmondif,  IFa»/i.— McDonald  &  Co.,  hardware,  bi- 
cycles, etc.,  judgment  recorded  for  $4.51. 

Bochester,  Jf.  T. — Sager  Manufacturing  Company, 
incorporated  by  J.  H.  Sager,  George  C.  Sager  and  Fred- 
erick ZoUer  of  Rochester,  to  manufacture  and  sell  bi- 
cycle saddles  and  other  bicycle  attachments.  Capital 
stock  $35,000. 


FOR  A  STANDARD  THREAD. 


Makers    Seem    to    Be    Unanimously    in    Favor 
of  It. 

Following  up  a  line  which  we  believe  will 
eventually  prove  beneficial  to  the  trade,  we  have 
procured  from  a  number  of  prominent  men  opin- 
ions on  the  adoption  of  a  universai  pump  connec- 
tion and  valve  thread.  They  are  here  presented 
at  length.  They  show  conclusively  that  such  a 
thread  is  desired  almost  unanimously  and  the 
question  now  is  what  the  size  shall  be.  A  major- 
ity seem  to  favor  the  Morgan  &  Wright  standard. 
Others  have  yet  to  be  heard  from,  however.  It  is 
our  intention  to  continue  the  work  commenced 
and  next  week  there  may  be  something  more  in- 
teresting than  meie  opinions  to  report. 
Favors  S-16-inch  Thread. 

Mr.  T.  B.  Jeffery  of  the  G.  &  J.  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, a  man  of  great  experience  in  this  matter,  has  this 
to  say: 

*'The  discussion  of  the  universal  thread  alone  is  too 
limiled,  and  should  be  that  of  the  adoption  of  the  univer- 
sal attachment.  We  know  that  the  fine  threads  in  com- 
mon use  are  liable  to  wear  out  quickly  and  to  get  de- 
ranged easily  by  being  struck  with  wrenehes  and  other 
tools  in  tool  bag,  so  that  they  cannot  be  connected  easily, 
and  that  coarse  thread  is  superior  for  such  attachment. 

"There  are  two  methods  of  uniting  the  pump  with  the 
air  tube,  one  being  a  dii'ect  threaded  connection  to  a 
rigid  valve,  by  which  the  pump  is  firmly  affixed  to  the  rim, 
and  another  method  is  by  the  use  of  a  flexible  tube  attach- 
ment, uniting  the  pump  with  a  valve  that  may  be  fixed 
solidly  to  the  rim.  When  a  little  rubber  tube  is  used, 
and  the  pump  in  this  way  flexibly  connected  to  the  rim, 
no  secure  or  threaded  attachment  is  necessarily  required, 
for  the  short  rubber  tube  can  be  slipped  onto  a  tapered 
termination  of  the  valve,  and  be  more  satisfactory  than 
the  threaded  connection.  The  only  fault  that  can  be 
urged  against  its  use,  we  think,  is  that  it  looks  cheap  and 
inexpensive,  which  it  certainly  is. 

"When  the  pump  is  attached  directly  to  the  valve, 


^^kfce^ 


without  the  rubber  tube,  the  valve  must  be  inclined  away 
from  the  rim  and  must  have  a  stronger  connection  than 
the  first-described  method.  It  seems  to  us  that  a  5 16- 
inch  stem  is  not  too  large  or  too  small  tor  the  termination 
of  the  valve,  for  it  permits  the  pump  to  be  screwed  on 
tightly,  and  allows  a  large  area  of  aperture  for  the  wind 
ta  enter,  which  is  an  important  feature;  and  the  use  of  it 
by  us  for  four  years  without  change  proves  it  to  be,  in 
our  estimation,  very  satisfactory.  The  variety  of  the 
thread  used  on  the  5-16  inch  stem  is  that  which  has  the 
approval  and  has  been  adopted  by  the  leading  mechanics 
of  the  United  States,  and  is  known  as  the  "U.  S.  standard 
5-16  thread,"  being  eighteen  to  the  inch.  Standard  taps 
and  dies  for  this  size  can  be  obtained  readily  in  every 
town  and  city  of  the  United  States,  and  it  seems  to  us 
that  any  universal  thread  that  cycle  makers  or  tire  mak- 
ers adopt  should  conform  to  one  of  the  varieties  of  thread 
that  is  generally  adopted  as  a  Uuited  States  standard 
thread,  because  there  will  be  no  question  what  is  meant, 
and  can  be  so  readily  obtained. 

"We  think  that  the  adoption  of  such  threads  as  United 
States  standard  threads  complies  best  with  the  questions 
you  give.  In  the  first  place  the  thread  will  enter  more 
easily  and  surely  than  any  coarser  or  finer,  and  it  will 
screw  down  more  quickly  than  any  finer  thread  and 
more  securely  than  any  coarser  thread;  and  it  will  avoid 
the  liability  of  crossing  the  threads  when  in  the  hands  of 
novices,  which  is  liable  to  occur  when  finer  threads  are 
used." 

Want  a  Fine  Tltread. 

On  behalf  of  the  Cleveland  Machine  Screw  Company, 
Superintendent  J.  B.  Clyne,  whose  experience  with  mat- 
ters of  this  kind  is,  of  necessity,  extensive  and  varied,  ex- 
presses these  opinions:  "We  are  in  favor  of  the  use  of  a 
fine  rather  than  a  coarse  thread  for  several  reasons:  The 
use  of  a  fine  thread  admits  of  the  parts  being  made  con- 
siderably lighter  than  is  possible  with  a  coarse  thread, 
and,  as  the  aim  of  manufacturers  of  bicycles  and  bicycle 
parts  is  in  the  direction  of  making  them  as  light  as  possi- 
ble, consistent  with  necessary  strength,  we  think  this 
reason  for  a  fine  thread  should  carry  considerable 
weight. 

"Again:  Several  manufacturers  of  tires,  notably  the  B. 
F.  Goodrich  Company  of  Akron,  O.,  and  the  Morgan  & 
Wright  company  of  Chicago,  have  adopted  the  standard 
of  .805-36  for  pump  connection  taps  and  .200-36  for  the 
threaded  stems,  and  we  feel  inclined  to  indorse  their 
judgment  by  adopting  the  same  standard. 

"You  advance   three   reasons  for  the  adoption  of  a 
coarse  thread: 
"1.  So  that  the  thread  will  enter  easily  and  surely. 
"2.  So  that  it  will  screw  down  quickly, 
"3.  So  that  it  will  avoid  the  liability  of  crossing  the 
threads  when  the  device  is  in  the  hands  of  a  novice. 

"The  first  reason  has  no  force  because  the  fine  thread 
will  enter  as  easily  as  a  coarse  thread,  unless  the  thread 
is  crossed,  and  as  the  connection  is  made  by  screwing  the 
parts  together  with  the  fingers  alone,  it  would  seem  im- 
possible that  suiHcient  force  could  be  applied  to  cross  the 
threads  in  such  a  manner  as  to  injure  them.  The  slight 
saving  of  time  that  would  be  effected  in  screwing  together 
coarse  threads  as  compared  with  fine  threads  is,  in  my 
opinion,  scarcely  worthy  of  consideration. 

"You  will  permit  me  to  say  in  this  connection  that  we 
feel  that  the  Reperes  Publishing  Company  is  earning  the 
thanks  of  ourselves  and  every  manufacturer  of  bicycles 
and  parts  by  taking  an  effective  and  intelligent  interest 
in  such  matters  as  this,  where  economy  and  convenience 
is  to  be  gained.  We  appreciate  as  highly  as  it  is  possible 
for  anybody  to  do  the  advantages  to  be  gained  by  the 
adoption  of  a  universal  thread  for  pump  connections.  We 
believe  that  every  manufacturer  will  pay  more  attention 
than  they  have  hitherto  done  to  arriving  at  a  uniform 
standard  for  parts  that  are  now  common  to  the  trade 
with  the  differences  that  are  only  trifling  in  themselves, 
but  sufficient  to  prevent  them  being  interchanged;  and 
the  assistance  which  may  be  gained  in  bringing  about 
this  result  by  the  co-operation  of  such  people  as  the 
Referee  Publishing  Company  can  scarcely  be  over  es- 
timated." 

jidopt  That  Most  Generally  Used. 
Palmer  Tire  Company.  "We  are  certainly  in  favor  of 
a  universal  thread.  So  far  as  relative  merits  of  the 
coarse  or  fine  thread  is  concerned,  we  do  not  think  it 
would  pay  to  go  into  the  matter.  The  best  plan  is  to  take 
the  thread  most  universally  used  at  present  and  make  all 
other  connections  conform  to  it." 

Favor  Their  Otvn  Standards 
Morgan  &  Wright.  "We  are  hardly  open  to  express 
any  opinion  on  the  matter  of  tire  pumps  or  threads  for 
valves  other  than  is  embodied  in  our  own  valve  and  pump 
which  we  make  as  seems  to  us  to  best  meet  the  require- 
ments of  practical  service." 

-i  Seasonably  Coarse  Thread. 
St.  Louis  Refrigerator  and  Wooden  Gutter  Com- 
pany,   "In  our  opinion  there  certainly  are  a  number  of 
points  on  a  bicycle  wherein  the  adoption  of  a  uniform   1 


standard  of  size  by  all  makers  will  be  a  very  great  con- 
venience and  advantage  to  the  riding  public,  and  also  par- 
ticularly so  to  the  smaller  dealers  and  repairers  and  there 
is  no  point  on  the  machine  wherein  this  plan  could  be 
carried  out  to  a  greater  advantage  than  in  connection 
with  the  pumps  and  tires.  We  should  be  most  thoroughly 
glad  to  see  some  practical  results  come  out  of  the  agita- 
tion now  taking  place  relative  to  this  subject.  We  agree 
heartily  in  the  suggestions  you  mention,  that  a  reason- 
ably course  thread  will  for  many  reasons  be  the  most 
desirable." 

Would  Everyone  Adopt  It  ? 
Chicago  Tip  &  Tire  Company.  "We  think  it  would  be 
a  very  good  idea  if  you  got  all  the  manufacturers  to 
agree  to  it.  The  trade  is  calling  for  a  smaller  valve,  and 
we  think  it  will  be  hard  work  to  get  everybody  to 
adopt  the  universal  thread." 

Foints  Out  Advantages, 
Meteor  Cyc[.e  Manufacturing  Company.    "It  would 
be  a  sreat  benefit,   not  only  to  the  manufacturer  and 
dealer  but  also  to  every  rider  if  the  valves  on  all  tires 
would  fit  ODe  pump.    In  a  good  many  cases  in  club  runs 
there  are  from  five  to  six  different  makes  of  tires  and  in 
most  instances  only  one  or  two  pumps  in  the  crowd.    In 
a  case  of  this  kind  it  would  be  very  satisfactory  if  one 
pump  would  fit  all.    We  hope  you  will  be  successful  in 
advocating  the  adoption  of  one  thread  for  all  valves.-" 
Adopt  the  BT.  &  W.  Standard. 
Sterling  Cycle  Works.    "We  are  in  favor  of  using  a 
universal  thread  for  pump  connections,  but  we  are  not  in 
favor  of  either  the  coarse  or  fine  thread.    We  respect- 
fully suggest  Ihe  M.  &  W.  pattern  as  a  happy  medium. 

"We  can  further  state  that  there  are  possibly  more  M. 
&  W.  valves  being  used  than  those  of  any  other  two 
makes  in  the  country.  In  case  of  a  change  it  would  not 
cause  nearly  as  much  trouble  as  changing  to  that  of  some 
smaller  maker." 

Must  Consider  Material  and  Weight. 
Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson.  "We  think  the  idea  a  good 
one,  and  would  suggest  that  thirty-two  threads  to  the 
inch  be  made  a  standard.  Of  course  it  would  be  better 
to  make  the  thread  coarser  but  this  would  necessitate 
more  material  and  the  tendency  is  to  lighten  the  valves 
as  much  as  possible." 

Suggestion  Good — Should  Jie  Adopted. 
The  Yost  Manufacturing  Company.  "There  is  a 
great  demand  for  the  use  and  general  adoption  of  a 
standard  thread  for  tire  pumps,  and  the  suggestion 
is  a  very  good  one.  We  should  like  to  see  the  tire 
manufacturers  come  to  some  satisfactory  arrange- 
ments with  reference  to  this,  as  it  would  certainly 
be  a  great  convenience  to  the  manufacturers  of  bicycles, 
as  well  as  to  the  users  of  same.  The  suggestion  as  made 
with  regard  to  the  construction  of  them  is  a  good  one  and 
needs  no  comments  from  us  any  further  than  to  suggest 
that  we  desire  and  wish  to  see  this  change  brought 
about." 

Mardly  Thinks  It  Possible. 

LoziER  Manufacturing  Compan'y.  "The  wide  range  of 
construction  as  used  by  different  manufacturers  would 
hardly  admit  of  all  using  the  same  thread  and  the  smaller 
valves  in  the  trade  surely  could  nofuse  the  coarse  thread, 
as  suggested  by  a  manufacturer  you  referred  to.  While 
we  should  be  pleased  to  see  some  system  adopted  in  this 
regard,  we  hardly  feel  that  a  universal  thread  is  possi- 
ble." 

Favors  Falmer  and  M.  &  W.  Standard. 

Black  Manufacturing  Company.  "We  certainly  think 
it  would  be  a  great  convenience  to  the  riders  if  all  valves 
and  pumps  could  be  made  with  one  size  thread.  We  have 
found  the  connection  used  in  the  Palmer  and  M.  &  W. 
valves  this  season  very  satisfactory,  and  we  do  not  think 
the  other  makers  would  make  any  mistake  in  making 
their  valves  of  similar  size." 

Make  Them  Small  and  Compact. 

IDE  Manufacturing  Company.  "The  thread  advocated 
you  say  by  another  manufacturer  is  a  very  good  idea  and 
we  are  also  of  the  opinion  that  in  these  days  of  light 
wheels,  it  would  be  advisable  to  make  the  valve  as  small 
and  compact  as  possible,  which  would  not  only  be  light 
but  present  a  better  appearance." 

A  Moderately  Coarse  One  Preferred. 

Eastern  Rubber  Company.  "We  favor  the  adoption 
of  universal  thread  for  tire  pumps  and  valves,  and  prefer 
a  moderately  coarse  one  to  the  finer  ones.  The  thread 
which  we  have  adopted  is  a  most  excellent  one  and  we 
have  never  had  any  complaints  from  burring  or  cross 
threads." 

Another  for  the  M.  &  W. 

Monarch  Cvcle  Company.  "We  think  this  an  excel- 
lent idea,  but  have  never  found  any  objection  to  the 
thread  of  valve  used  by  Morgan  &  Wright  or  the  Good- 
rich Rubber  Company  of  Akron,  and  as  there  are  a  great 
many  tires  in  use  at  the  present  time  produced  by  these 
people,  think  this  thread  universally  adopted  would  be  as 


satisfactory  as  to  make  an  entire  change  of  thread,  and 
would  suggest  tliat  other  makers  adopt  the  thread  used 
by  these  people." 

Wants  a  Quarter  Inch  Stem. 
Waltham  Manufacturing  Company.  "We  shall  lie 
greatly  relieved  when  a  universal  thread  is  adopted  and 
the  reason  given  is  correct  for  desiring  its  adoption.  We 
also  want  a  quarter-iuch  valve  stem  so  that  we  do  not 
have  to  cut  away  light  wood  rims  to  accommodate  one- 
lialf  an  inch  of  useless  rubber  and  brass.  We  would 
sooner  see  this  agitated  than  the  universal  thread,  as  it  is 
a  matter  which  has  more  to  do  with  tlie  safety  of  rider 
and  machine  than  has  the  thread  on  the  valve  and  be- 
sides this  it  is  a  matter  which  can  be  easily  remedied. 
Each  maker  can  make  the  necessary  alteration  in  his 
molds  and  fit  his  valves  when  the  size  of  thread  is  de 
cided  upon." 

Believes  in  the  TllHnghast  Standard. 

Rouse,  Hazard  St,  Co.  "You  mention  three  arguments 
in  favor  of  a  coarse  thread. 

"First,  that"  it  will  enter  easily  and  surely.  We  think 
the  difference  in  this  respect  is  so  slight  that  if  a  fine 
thread  nipple  be  property  pointed  it  will  enter  without 
difficulty  anyhow. 

"Your  second  argument  that  it  will  screw  down  quickly 
is  hardly  worth  consideration,  for  it  is  not  the  distance 
down  that  a  nipple  screws  that  makes  a  tight  joint  so 
much  as  the  number  of  threads  down  and  a  fine  thread 
will  insure  just  as  tight  a  joint  with  the  same  number  of 
turns  we  think,  as  a  coarse  thread,  but  even  if  this  were 
not  true  the  distance  in  time  saved  would  not  be  a  large 
argument. 

"The  third  argument  that  all 'liability  of  crossing  the 
threads'  seems  met  by  the  answer  to  the  first,  namely: 
that  if  the  nipple  is  properly  pointed  it  will  start  without 
difficulty  On  the  other  hand  we  believe  the  tendency  of 
everything  pertaining  to  cycles  is  toward  smaller  sizes  so 
as  to  secure  lighter  weight.  A  coarse  thread  nipple  must 
have  greater  weight  and  so  is  objectionable. 

"We  would  favor  small  sized  nipples  with  a  thread  of 
such  pitch  as  is  common  for  such  sized  tap  because  the 
taps  and  dies  for  such  a  thread  could  be  found  more 
readily  and  as  we  have  in  common  use  already,  a  small 
sized  nipple  which  seems  to  meet  all  requirements  we 
think  it  advisable  to  argue  the  adoption  of  it  by  all  man- 
ufacturers rather  than  to  advocate  anything  different  or 
less  universally  used. 

"We  refer  to  the  nipple  adopted  by  a  number  of  com - 
p.inies  who  have  agreed  to  use  and  maintain  it,  thanks  to 
the  Tillinghast  Manufacturing  Company.  We  find  that 
its  use  in  our  repair  work  is,  and  will  be,  a  great  conven 
ience  to  us  and  hope  and  argue  that  it  will  be  adopted  by 
other  manufacturers." 


A  Tricky  Young  Man. 
Clarence  McLean,  a  native  of  Cynthiana,  Ky., 
where  he  was  bom  nineteen  years  ago,   and  now 


a  resident  of  Covington,  is  becoming  well-  known 
as  a  trick  rider.  He  is  remarkably  clever  at  the 
game  though  but  fourteen  months  have  passed 
since  he  commenced.  His  picture  appears  here- 
with. 

1  *  t 

Novel,  but  it  Worked. 

A  Buiialo  rider,  desirous  of  reducing  flesh, 
placed  a  home-trainer  in  a  bath  tub,  turned  on 
the  hot  water  and  commenced  work.  Need  it  be 
said  that  his  object  w.is  accomplished  ? 


NIPPLES 


NIPPLES. 


"A  hint  to  the  wise  is  sufficient.' 


Manufacturers 


Before  placing  your  orders  for  1895  you  are 
invited  to  investigate  our  Nipples.  We  are 
in  a  position  to  interest  you,  and  to  furnish 
you  with  the  finest  goods  at  the  proper  prices. 
Our  Nipples  are  manufactured  with  the  ut- 
most care,  and  we  are  able  to  guarantee 
absolute  accuracy.  We  have  the  fastest  and 
best  automatic  machinery  for  making  Nipples 
in  the  world.  We  want  every  bicycle  manu- 
facturer to  send  for  catalogue  and  prices. 


STANDARD  SCREW  &  NIPPLE  WORKS. 


615    OMAHA     BUILDING, 


CHICAGO. 


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NIPPLES 


NIPPLES. 


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A  QUEER  REMITTANCE. 
He  Paid  for  His  Cycles  in  Coins  of  All  Na- 
tions. 
Kecently  the  Shapleigh  Hardware  Couipauy  of 
St.  Louis  received  a  remittance  for  Ijicycles  from  a 
merchant  in  Old  Mexico  to  the  amount  of  $2,250. 
Evidently  the  old  way  is  still  in  vogue  in  that  ihr- 
oflf  country,  for  the  remittance  consisted  of  a  little 
of  almost  every  kind  of  money  that  could  be  col- 
lected there.  It  included  Mexican  paper  money, 
gold  and  silver  coin,  three  pieces  of  gold  bullion, 
Mexican  Diaz  pesos,  Spanish  pesetos  and  a  lot  of 
United  States  gold.  To  arrive  at  the  value  of  this 
unique  collection  ot  odds  and  ends  the  gold  was 
assayed  and  the  coins  sold  for  their  market  value. 
In  the  early  days  this  manner  of  paying  debts  was 
a  common  occurrence,  but  of  late  years  it  has 
faded  away  into  a  memory. 


THE  NATIONAL  CYCLE  SHOW. 


The  Allotment  of  Spaces  and  Full  Particulars 
Thereof. 

New  Yoek,  Oct.  15.— The  applications  and 
bonus  bids  lor  space  at  the  National  Cycle  Show 
were  opened  this  afternoon  by  the  executive  com- 
mittee of  the  National  Board  of  Trade  of  Cycle 
Manufacturers  in  the  presence  of  @^^/Be  cor- 
respondent and  two  local  reporters.  Vice-presi- 
dent A.  G.  Spalding  was  in  the  chair  and  Mr. 
Joseph  McKee  and  Mr.  W.  J.  Wilson  completed 
the  quorum.  Secretary  A.  Kennedy-Child  and 
Manager  Frank  W.  Sanger  were  also  present. 

The  applications  and  bids  were  sealed  and  en- 
dorsed "application  for  space"  with  the  date  and 
hour  of  receipt  noted  on  the  envelope.  There 
were  eighty-eight  applications  covering  about  125 
of  the  154  spaces.  The  following  firms  bid  bonuses: 
Steams,  Marble  Cycle  Company,  Light  Cycle  Com- 
pany, Indiana  Bicycle  Company,  Geneva  Cycle 
Company,  William  Read  &  Sons,  P.  J.  Faxon  & 
Co.,  T.  N.  Pierce  &  Co.,  Crawford,  Eastern  Rub- 
ber Company,  McKee  &  Harrington,  Newton 
Rubber  Works  and  Sterling.  The  following  firms, 
represented  in  the  board  of  managers  made  no  bid 
and  secured  their  choices  as  follows:  Wilson- 
Myers  Company,  Western  Wheel  Works,  A.  G. 
Spalding  &  Bros. ,  Pope  Manufacturing  Company, 
Gormully  &  Jefirey,  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co.  Curtis- 
Child  Manufacturing  Company  got  nothing. 

Fourteen  firms  applying  for  nineteen  spaces 
failed  to  secure  them  and  will  be  allowed  to  choose 
from  the  twenty-nine  remaining.  This  leaves  but 
ten  spaces  untaken,  though  eleven  spaces  at  the 
Fourth  avenue  end  are  reserved  to  be  sold  by  the 
square  foot.  In  addition  to  these  Manager  Sanger 
said  he  could  famish  other  spaces  by  removing 
chairs  in  the  balcony,  so  that  all  who  wish  to  ex- 
hibit are  pretty  sure  to  be  accommodated.  Gor- 
mully and  Jeffrey  wanted  the  circular  space  in  the 
center  of  the  hall,  but  the  management  refused  to 
let  it,  so  they  took  a  long  line  of  spaces  on  the 
Fourth  avenue  side. 


Wilson-Myers,  Steams,  Guyon,  Lozier,  Marble 
Cycle  Company,  Spalding,  Premier,  Indiana  Cycle 
Company  and  Pope  are  among  those  who  have  se- 
cured very  choice  spaces  in  the  center. 

The  highest  bonus  bid  was  |125.  In  those  cases 
where  a  bonus  was  bid  and  there  was  no  competi- 
tion the  bonus  will  be  returned  on  motion  of  Mr. 
Wilson  as  promised  in  ^^^/ee-  interview. 


SHAPLEIGH'S     LIVING     PICTURE. 


A  Young  Californian  Poses  at  the  Exhibition — 
The   Company's   Expectations. 
The  bicycle  business  of  the  Shapleigh  Hardware 
Company  of  St.  Louis  has  been  very  satisfactory 


and  has  grown  to  immense  proportions  under  the 
encouragement  of  Gus  Shapleigh.  The  company 
is  a  mammoth  institution  in  its  regular  line  and 
at  the  rate  it  is  building  up  its  bicycle  business 
may  eventually  lead  the  jobbing  trade.  Notwith- 
standing Mr.  Shapleigh  is  a  very  busy  man,  he 
always  has  time  for  the  newspaper  man.  He  ex- 
presses himself  as  expecting  large  sales  next  year. 
He  is  also  greatly  interested  in  developing  a  more 
enthusiastic  feeling  for  cycling  in  St.  Louis.  '  'We 
are  goiug  to  retail  our  popular  line  of  wheels  here 
in  St.  Louis  next  year, ' '  said  he,  '  'and  leave  no 
stone  unturned  to  popularize  the  sport.  You 
would  no  doubt  be  surprised  to  know  that  there 
are  not  to  exceed  6,000  wheels  used  here."  The 
Shapleigh  Hardware  Company  has  an  attractive 
exhibit  at  the  St.  Louis  exposition.  It  shows 
samples  of  all  the  wheels  handled. 

Miss  Enid  Goyette  of  California  proves  a  mag- 
net. She  is  arrayed  in  the  bloomer  style  of  dress 
and  during  the  evening  poses  as  a  living  picture 
on  a  Syracuse.  On  one  occasion  she  posed  for  one 
hour  and  fifteen  minutes,  a  remarkable  feat  of 
endurance.  

Who  Earned  the  Commission  ? 

JoLiET,  111.,  Oct.  10.— Editor  Keferek:  We  would  like  to 
get  your  opinion  as  to  who  is  entitled  to  the  commission 
on  the  following  sale: 

We  have  this  territory  on  a  certain  wheel,  advertise  it 


here  and  sell  quite  a  number.  We  learn  of  a  young  lady 
who  intends  to  purchase  a  wheel,  call  on  her,  give  her 
catalogue  and  a  good  talk,  and  she  makes  up  her  mind 
that  that  is  the  wheel  she  wants.  She  goes  to  Chicago  to 
visit  her  grandfather.  While  there  her  grandfather  buys 
her  a  wheel  from  the  f ac'  ory  and  has  it  shipped  down 
here  direct  in  the  original  crate. 
Are  we  entitled  to  our  commission  on  this  wheel  prnot? 

Young  Cycle  Compasy. 
' '  We  have  this  territory. "  If  this  means  ex- 
actly what  it  says  the  Young  Cycle  Company  is 
entitled  to  the  commission  on  that  score  alone. 
If  the  company  simply  has  the  privilege  of  selling 
in  the  territory  it  has  no  such  claim,  and  the 
question  hinges  on  who  brought  about  the  sale. 
If  the  purchaser  was  influenced  to  buy  the  ma- 
chine by  the  efforts  of  the  Young  company's  rep- 
resentative we  incline  to  the  belief  that  the  com- 
mission has  been  earned,  provided,  of  course, 
there  is  no  clause  in  the  agreement  between  the 
agent  and  the  maker,  antagonistic  to  that  view. 


A  CYCLING  TEXAN. 

To  Open  a  Waverley  Branch— Talk  on  Cycling 
in  the  South. 

W.  E.  Roach  of  San  Aulonio,  Tex.,  called  at 
^^g/e/e^  office  on  Saturday  hist  ou  his  way 
home  from  Indianapolis,  wliere  he  has  just  com- 
pleted arrangements  with  the  Indiana  Bicycle 
Company  to  take  the  management  of  the  branch 
which  is  to  be  established  in  that  city  at  an  early 
day.  Mr.  Roach  has  been  in  the  bicycle  trade  for 
the  past  two  years.  He  says:  "San  Antonio  is 
becoming  quite  a  cycling  center;  the  best  people 
in  the  city  ride  wheels.  My  customers  include 
bankers,  lawyers,  professional  men,  business  men 
and  quite  a  few  ladies.  Of  course  the  number  of 
the  gentle  sex  who  ride  wheels  in  the  south  does 
not  compare  with  the  number  of  the  north,  but 
the  wheel  is  becoming  more  popular  with  south- 
ern women  daily,  and  it  won't  be  long  before 
they  will  be  in  evidence  everywhere. 

"San  Antonio  has  very  fair  streets,  has  be- 
tween fifteen  and  twenty  miles  of  artificial  pave- 
ment, and  between  eight  and  ten  miles  of  mac- 
adam. The  roads  surrounding  are  good  when 
dry,  and  the  climate  is  such  that  cycling  can  be 
indulged  in  at  almost  all  times  of  the  year." 

Mr.  Roach  anticipates  doing  a  large  business 
with  the  Waverley. 

His  brother,  J.  A.  Roach,  holds  the  state  rec- 
ords for  one  and  two  miles,  and  also  twelve  miles 
on  the  road.  He  is  the  most  prominent  and  most 
promising  racing  man  of  the  Lone  Star  state. 


THEY  HINT  AT  $ioo. 

As  the  Standard  Price  for  '95  Machines —Trade 
at  the  Hub. 
Boston,  Oct.  15. — The  price  for  '95  is  what  is 
now  bothering  the  wheelmen  of  this  section. 
They  are  anxiously  awaiting  the  decision  and  an  • 
uouncement  of  the  leading  manufacturers  of  the 
country  and  firmly  believe  that  a  drop  in  price 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


29 


Morgan  xWrightTires 

ARE  good  tires 


WORLD'S    RECORDS 

ALL    ON    MORGAN    &  WRIGHT   TIRES. 


Morgan  sWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


I.— J.  S.  Johnson's  mile  in  1:503-5  on  MORGAN  &  WRIGHT  TIRES  was  the 
fastest  mile  ever  ridden  on  a  bicycle. 


2. 

-H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a  Union  fitted  with  M.  &,  W.  Tires, 

1  mile 

standing  start,  against  time, 

1:57  3-5 

3.- 

-H.  C.  Tyler, 

1    " 

on  1-4  mile  track,  paced 

2:03  1-5 

4.- 

-Nat  Butler,  on  a  Lovell  Diamond                " 

2    " 

standing  start,  against  time, 

4:04  4-5 

5.- 

—J.  S.  Johnson,  on  a  Stearns,                     " 

3    " 

"        " 

"         " 

6:25  3-5 

6. 

—J.  S.  Johnson,                 "                        " 

4    " 

(1        li 

"         " 

8:38  3-5 

7. 

—J.  S.  Johnson,                   "                        " 

5    " 

"        " 

"         " 

10:48  4-5 

8. 

— H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a  Union,                            " 

1-4    " 

flying        " 

unpaoed 

:26  3-5 

9.- 

-H.  C.  Tyler, 

1-2   " 

"           " 

" 

:54  1-5 

10.- 

-J.  S.  Johnson,  on  a  Stearns                        " 

1-2    " 

"           " 

against  time 

:53  1-5 

II.- 

-J.  S.  Johnson,                "                            " 

2-3    " 

"           " 

"           " 

1:11  4-5 

12.- 

-H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a  Union                               " 

2-3    " 

standing  " 

"           " 

1:19  1-5 

13.- 

-J.  S.  Johnson,  on  a  Stearns                        " 

3-4    " 

flying        " 

"           " 

1:22  4-5 

14.- 

-H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a  Union                              " 

3-4    " 

standing    " 

11           11 

1:29 

15, 

H.  C.  Tyler, 

3-4    " 

flying 

unpaoed 

1:32  2-5 

16.- 

-Nat  Butler,  A,  on  a  Lovell  Diamond            " 

1  1-4    " 

standing  " 

against  time 

2:36 

17.- 

-Nat  Butler,  A 

1  1-3    " 

"           " 

"         " 

2:45  2-5 

18. 

-Nat  Butler,  A 

1  1-2    " 

"           " 

a              u 

3:05  2-5 

19.- 

-Nat  Butler,  A                   »           •             .. 

1  2-3    " 

"           " 

if              a 

3:26  2-5 

20.- 

-Nat  Butler,  A 

1  3-4    " 

"           " 

"              " 

3:36  4-5 

21.- 

-Nat  Butler,  A 

2       " 

it           ii 

"              " 

4:07  2-5 

22. 

— H.  Davidson,  A,  on  a  Brantford                  " 

1-4    " 

U                         it 

unpaced 

:28  1-5 

23.- 

-H.  Davidson,  A              "                           " 

1-4    " 

flying 

against  time 

:26  4-5 

24. 

— H.  Davidson,  A              "                            " 

1-3    " 

"           " 

"         " 

:36  2-5 

25. 

— H.  Davidson,  A              "                           " 

1-3    " 

standing  " 

paced 

:4I 

26.- 

-H.  Davidson,  A               "                             " 

1-2    " 

"           " 

against  time 

1:00  2-5 

27.- 

-H.  Davidson,  A               "                             " 

1-2    " 

flying        " 

"          " 

:55  3-5 

28. 

-H.  Davidson,  A               "                             " 

1      " 

"            " 

unpaced 

2:14  2-5 

29.- 

—Nat  Butler,  A  on  a  Lovell  Diamond             " 

15    " 

on  the  road 

41:25  1-2 

At  Louisville,  Ky.,  B.W.Twyman  on  an  Albin  Special,  fitted  with  M.  &W. 
Tires,  broke  the  American  record  for  24  hours  on  the  road,  going 
340  miles  in  that  time. 

MORGAN    &,   WRIGHT, 

CHICAGO.  


Morgan  xWrightTires 

ARE  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 

ARE  GOOD  tires 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


^^^tfcc^ 


will  surely  come.  The  dealers  and  manufacturers 
although  making  no  definite  statement  as  regards 
the  question,  have  given  your  correspondent  the 
idea  that  the  price  will  not  exceed  1100  for  the 
regular  stock  wheel  and  §125  for  the  special  light 
weights. 

Mr.  Overman,  or  rather  his  representative,  is  by 
no  means  delighted  with  the  bonus  clause  of  the 
New  York  show.  He  believes  that  the  show 
management  should  take  upon  itself  the  responsi- 
bility of  awarding  positions  to  manufacturers  and 
dealers,  giving  the  larger  men  the  better  posit'ons 
of  course.  He  does  not  believe  that  it  is  just  to 
request  the  exhibitors  to  give  an  extra  price 
for  stands. 

Peter  Berlo  who  has  been  dangerously  ill  at  the 
city  hospital  is  up  and  about  again  and  says  he 
will  ride  in  the  professional  races  at  New  York 
this  fall. 

Colonel  Ben  Lovell  of  the  Lovell  Arms  Company 
is  highly  delighted  with  the  showing  made  by  his 


Sprockets,  detachable  both  front  and  rear.  The 
new  Humber  pattern  of  chain  is  used.  The  pedals 
are  the  new  Waverley  combination  pattern,  either 
rat  trap  or  rubber,  as  desired.  The  Waverley 
Scorcher  weighs  25  pounds  and  will  be  fitted  with 
any  style  of  tires  desired.  The  machine  is  a 
beauty  and  the  company  is  booking  orders  at  a 
lively  rate. 

KENTUCKY  AND  TENNESSEE. 


Nearly  All  the  Houses  Have  Had  a  Good  Trade 
This  Year  and  Expect  Better  in  1895. 
Oq  leaving  Lexington  I  went  eastward  to  Mt. 
Sterling,  a  town  of  some  6,000  inhabitants,  whom 
I  found  quite  hospitable.  The  roads  are  fair  but 
the  country  is  hilly,  and  consequently  cycling  has 
not  taken  as  prominent  a  position  with  the  people 
as  it  might  otherwise  have  done,  but  a  fair  busi- 
ness has  been  done  by  those  handling  wheels. 
The  Chiles-Thompson  Grocery  Company  has  the 
agency  for  the   Ln-Mi-Num;   Howard   Van  Ant- 


For  a  small  place  Nicholasville  is  entitled  to 
first  position  as  a  business  town  combined  with 
pleasing  scenic  effects  for  it  certainly  is  a  pretty 
little  town.  It  has  a  population  of  15,500  people 
and  one  dealer  to  cater  to  the  wants  of  the  cycling 
inclined  portion  of  it.  C.  S.  Mitchell,  a  hard- 
ware man,  handles  the  Columbia,  W.  W.  W. 
line  and  the  Brighton.  He  has  had  a  fair  busi- 
ness and  anticipates  an  increase  in  1895. 
jF£re  at  Bowling  Green. 

There  are  many  other  towns  of  a  similar  size  to 
those  already  mentioned,  but  as  time  was  limited 
I  had  to  jump  from  Nicholasville  to  Bowling 
Green,  my  last  town  in  the  state. 

Owing  to  a  fire,  which  recently  burnt  up  two 
large  business  blocks,  the  town  presented  a  rather 
dreary  appearance,  but  it  still  has  its  usual  10,00(1 
inhabitants  and  is  still  in  the  ring.  It  is  a  fair 
wheel  town,  has  a  number  of  ambitious  riders, 
among  whom  are  two  of  the  fastest  riders  in  the 
state,    Cartwright  and   Collier,    who   handle   the 


The  Indiana  Bicycle  Company's  Waverley  for  1895. 


wheel  in  the  road  events  which  have  occured  in 
these  parts  during  the  season.  His  '95  model  is 
all  but  ready  for  public  inspection.  He  says  it  is 
a  dandy  and  will  stand  comparisons  with  any 
wheel  in  the  land. 


The  Waverley  for  '95. 
The  Indiana  Bicycle  Company  is  exhibiting  its 
new  model  for  1895  which  will  be  known  as  the 
Waverley  Scorcher.  From  the  illustration  fur- 
nished in  this  issue  some  idea  of  the  general  style 
and  lines  of  the  machine  may  be  obtained.  The 
frame  is  a  symmetrical  diamond,  with  a  nine-inch 
ball  steering  head  and  a  forty-three  and  a  half- 
inch  wheel  base.  It  is  made  of  Mannesmann 
tubing,  18,  19>nd420'gauge  and  drop  forgings  of 
the  Indiana^company's  own  make.  Torrington 
swaged  spokes  are  used  with  steel  or  wooden 
rims.  The  bearings  are  of  the  superior  Waverley 
kind,'  one-quarter-inch  balls  in  crank  shaft  and 
rear  >heel,ithree-sixteenths-inch  balls  in  front 
wheel  and  head,  one-eighth -inch  balls  in  bearings. 


werp  the  Cleveland,  Rambler,  Victor  and  Colum- 
bia and  H.  L.  Borden  the  Eagle.  Mr.  Borden 
will  add  other  wheels  in  the  spring. 

At  Winchester,  a  pretty  little  town  of  5, 000 
people,  W.  H.  Attersall  &  Son,  large  carriage 
dealers,  are  the  only  ones  handling  bicycles.  They 
report  a  good  season's  business  with  the  Union, 
Cleveland,  Eagle  and  W.  W.  W.  line. 
Fine  Scenery  and  Music. 

Richmond  is  a  typical  Kentucky  tovm  of  5,000 
inhabitants  where  there  are  many  solid  business 
firms  located  but  only  one  which  handles  wheels— 
E.  E.  McCann,  who  looks  after  the  Union  and 
Southern.  There  are  about  fifty  riders  here  but 
the  number  will  rapidly  increase.  Richmond  is  a 
very  picturesque  little  city  and  the  scene  on  a 
moonlight  night  is  not  soon  forgotten.  It  was 
extremely  quiet  the  night  I  visited  it,  but  through 
the  stillness  could  be  heard  now  and  again  some 
negroes  singing  their  quaint  old  melodies  and 
then  only  a  banjo,  played  only  as  a  negro  can 
play  it,  broke  the  stillness  of  the  night. 


Fowler  and  Cleveland.  L.  Greer  &  Son,  furniture 
dealers,  have  had  a  good  trade  with  the  Columbia 
and  W.  W.  W.  line.  G.  A.  Bitner,  who  also 
handled .  wheels,  lost  his  store  and  stock  in  the 
late  fire,  but  will  start  again  in  the  spring.  The 
cycle  business  in  Kentucky  is  merely  in  its  in- 
fancy and  the  end  of  next  season  ought  to  show  at 
least  double  the  amount  of  wheels  sold.  But  I 
would  not  advise  any  traveling  mau  to  make  the 
trip  with  the  intention  of  getting  any  trade  until 
the  first  of  next  year,  for  it  is  too  late  for  '94  and 
too  early  for  '95  business  and  everybody  is  wait- 
ing for  Chicago's  show — a  great  many  will  at- 
tend it. 

Enthusiastic  at  Nashville, 

For  many  years  NashviUe,  Tenn.,  was  not  a 
good  wheel  town,  but  those  who  embarked  in  the 
business  lived  in  the  hopes  that  some  day  Nash- 
ville could  hold  her  own  against  any  city,  propor- 
tionately, in  the  country.  The  some  day  has 
arrived,  through  the  persistent  efforts  of  J.  C. 
Combs,    Edward  D.  Fisher  and  a  few  Other  bust- 


OUR  TIRES 
LEAD  THE  WORLD 


REX    AND    CLIMAX.     Well,  you  know  all  about  them,  and  of  course  will  use 

them  extensively. 

REX    RACING  TIRES  weigh  only  30  ounces  per  pair.    • 

REX    ROAD  guaranteed  3  and  4  pounds  per  pair. 

CLIMAX    guaranteed  4  pounds  per  pair. 


ARROW 


Is  the  name  of  our  new   mechanically   fastened   Tire.     Fits   Crescent   Wood   and    Steel 
Rims.     Nothing  like  it  ever  thought  of  before.     Send  for  descriptive  circulars. 


A  Sensation 


FOR    NEXT    WEEK-WATCH    THIS    SPACE. 

When  we  say  sensation  you  know  we  mean  it.  We  guarantee  our  customers  against 
suits  for  infringements.  WE  DO  NOT  infringe  any  valid  patents  and  will  prove  it — 
conclusively  and  decisively  to  you. 


EASTERN  RUBBER  MFG.  CO., 


TRENTON,     N.    J. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


^^/tJ'e^ 


lers,  and  the  recent  successful  meet,  a  sample  of 
their  efforts,  only  added  to  the  ever  increasing  en- 
thusiasm of  the  public.  A  noticeable  feature 
about  the  trade  in  Nashville  is  the  solid  business 
firms  which  handle  vcheels.  Each  one  of  them 
has  had  a  big  season's  business.  It  is  only  rea^- 
sonable  that  cycling  should  find  a  firm  hold  there, 
for  the  streets  are  well  paved  and  the  roads  for 
miles  around  are  fine.  It  is  a  quaint  old  city  but  a 
very  pretty  one  and  the  people  are  perfect  enter- 
tainers. 

Some  of  the  Dealers. 

J.  C.  Combs  is  a  hard  worker  and  has  sold  a 
large  number  of  wheels  this  season.  His  line 
consists  of  the  Rambler,  Lu-Mi-Num  and  Wa- 
verly.  J.  H.  Fall  &  Co. ,  hardware  dealers,  have 
the  Columbia,  Victor,  Kenwood  and  Monarch. 
Ed  D.  Fisher,  an  old  old-timer,  is  manager  of  the 
bicycle  department  for  this  big  firm.  Gray,  Fall 
&  Co.,  another  large  hardware  firm,  have  pinned 
their  faith  to  Sterlings  and  Falcons.  George  E. 
Curry  started  handling  wheels  last  fall  and  has 
been  very  successful  with  the  Cleveland  and  Cres- 
cent. Dudley  Bros.  &  Black,  large  wholesale 
hardware  dealers,  reported  good  business  with  the 
Fenton.     Donnegan   &    Weakeley    took    up   the 


their  own  at  Nashville,  and  has  more  racing   tal- 
ent than  any  city  of  its  size. 

Many  Agents  in  Knoxvllle. 
The  impression  on  one's  mind  on  his  firaf  visit 
to  KnoxviUe  is  that  it  is  there  to  stay,  for  its  fine 
business  streets  and  stores  are  all  of  modern  style 
and  construction.  It  has  about  twenty-five  thou- 
sand inhabitants  and  looks  much  larger.  It  is 
destined  to  be  a  great  wheel  town  and  the  busi- 
ness this  year  has  been  very  satisfactory.  W.  W. 
Woodrafl:'  &  Co.  are  the  agents  for  Cleveland  and 
Waverly  lines.  George  Brown  is  a  staunch  be- 
liever in  the  Columbia  and  also  handles  the  W. 
W.  W.  Hue.  O.  Gwynne  Gardner  has  the  Ram- 
bler and  Chainless,  while  the  McArthnr  Mnsic 
House  has  the  Victor.  W.  P.  Biddle  &  Co.  have 
a  large  and  complete  repair  f  hoj)  and  are  prepared 
to  do  nickeling  and  enameling  in  a  first-class  man- 
ner. They  also  build  and  rebuild  wheels.  Knox- 
vUle  will  be  heard  from  very  frequently  next 
season,  for  she  is  a  hummer. 


INDIANA  NOVELTY  CO.' S   WORKS. 


Important   Additions  Made— The  Factory's  Ca- 
pacity— About  Wood  Rims. 
On  this  page  appears  an  illustration  of  one  of 


Factory  of  the  Indiana  Novelty  Company. 


Keating  last  May  and  have  nothing  of  which  to 
complain  on  the  result.  These  firms  are  among 
the  strongest  in  the  country,  and  pull  together 
for  the  best  interests  of  the  trade  and  sport. 
Chattanooga  Waiting  Up. 
Chattanooga  had  also  been  asleep  for  a  long 
time,  but  last  spring  did  not  propose  to  be  out- 
done by  NashviUe,  woke  up  and  has  gone  steadUy 
ahead.  There  are  about  thirty  thousand  people 
in  this  city  and  it  is  a  good  solid  town.  Fine 
streets,  business  blocks  and  residences  and  the 
roads  are  grand.  The  Graham  Cycle  Company, 
handling  the  Columbia,  Rambler,  Lu-mi-num  and 
Waverly,  is  well  satisfied  with  its  trade.  This 
firm  is  the  oldest  bicycle  house  in  the  city.  The 
Kirby  Cycle  Company  is  a  new  comer,  but  with 
hustling  has  carved  a  good  reputation  for  itself, 
as  well  as  a  large  slice  of  the  trade  this  year. 
It  handles  the  Cleveland,  Fowler,  Sterling  and 
Falcon.  D.  George  Morgan  is  a  "mover,"  and 
the  big  business  he  has  had  with  the  Victor  and 
Clipper  puts  him  in  a  very  happy  mood.  Steffner 
&  Sloan  have  a  big  trade  with  the  League  Chain- 
less.  All  these  firms  have  very  complete  repair 
shops.  Chattanooga  has  some  fast  men  in  Kirby, 
Graham,   Quinn,   Lewis  and  Talbot,   who   held 


the  largest  wood  rim  manufacturing  establish- 
ments in  the  world.  Under  the  roof  of  these 
buildings  is  made  the  Plymouth  inter-looked  wood 
rim,  a  rim  that  has  gained  tremendous  patronage 
in  this  country  and  is  fast  getting  a  foothold  in 
England,  France  and  Germany.  The  rim  has 
been  thoroughly  tested  this  seasou  by  the  lead- 
ing bicycle  makers  from  whom  strong  words 
of  praise  have  been  received.  This,  coupled  with 
the  fact  that  over  eighty  thousand  sets  of  rims 
were  manufactured  and  sold,  has  induced  the  com- 
pany to  largely  increase  the  capacity  in  order  to 
be  able  to  make  three  hundred  thousand  rims  if 
necessary. . 

A  new  addition  is  now  under  construction  to  be 
used  as  a  bending  room  and  which  has  a  floorage 
of  nearly  7,000  feet.  In  the  entire  factory  there 
are  about  fifty  thousand  square  feet  and  of  this 
fully  seventy-five  per  cent  is  given  up  to  the  rim 
business.  Tne  balance  is  used  in  manufacturing 
all  of  A.  G.  Spalding  &  Bros,  tennis  rackets  and 
novelties  for  Marshal  Field  &  Co. ,  Chicago. 

In  the  rim  department  the  utmost  care  is  taken 
that  no  poor  material  is  used.  This  is  a  very 
strong  point  with  Mr.  Marble  and  has  helped  to 
satisfy  the  most  exacting  maker  of  bicycles. 


As  noted  in  the  columns  of  last  week's  Referee 
the  wood  rim  has  come  to  stay  and  the  making  of 
it  is  now  one  of  the  institutions  of  the  country. 
The  Plymouth  rim  will  be  slightly  changed  for 
next  season.  The  joint  has  been  improved  by 
thickening  the  base  of  the  tenants  and  lessening 
the  width  at  the  end,  thereby  making  the  joint 
very  much  stronger.  New  bending  machinery, 
designed  by  Mr.  Marble  expressly  for  bending 
rims  for  detachable  tires,  has  been  put  in  quite  re- 
cently. 

While  the  writer  of  these  lines  was  in  Plymouth 
and  enjoying  a  talk  with  Secretary  Thayer  a 
cable  was  received  from  France  which  made  them 
all  smile.  It  was  an  order  for  a  large  number  of 
rims  to  be  shipped  by  the  20th  of  this  month. 
This  last  cable  order  was  the  largest  order  out  of 
half  a  dozen  received  from  S.  Guiterman  &  Co.  of 
Loudon  and  Paris  within  the  last  two  weeks. 

In  England  the  rim  has  to  its  credit  several  im- 
portant track  events.  The  Palmer  Tire  Company 
of  England  recently  wrote  to  the  London  agents 
of  the  Indiana  Novelty  Company  as  follows:  "We 
take  pleasure  in  informing  you  that  the  following 
records,  the  most  coveted  ones  in  England,  have 
been  made  on  bicycles  equipped  with  the 
Plymouth  inter-locked  wood  rims;  All  miles  fiom 
the  third  to  twenty-sixth  inclusive,  except  the  ninth 
and  tenth,  also  the  one-hour  record,  one-half, 
three-quarters  and  one  mile  English  records  and 
the  Surrey  cup." 

MORE    SYRACUSANS    INVESTING 


$150,000  Going  into  a  Plant  to  Make  the 
Barnes  Wheel. 
Syracuse  is  fast  getting  a  reputation  as  a  big 
bicycle  manufacturing  center  ami  probably  before 
this  reaches  our  readers  a  company  will  be  formed 
with  a  capital  stock  of  !?150,000  to  manufacture 
the  Barnes  wheel.  Over  twenty-five  years  ago 
Frederick  Dodge  commenced  to  manufacture 
punches,  dies,  machinery,  etc.,  and  for  more  than 
eight  years  a  specialty  has  been  made  of  repairing 
wheels  and  making  to  order.  H.  M.  Dodge,  a 
son  of  Frederick,  had  been  an  advocate  of  the 
manufacture  of  wheels  for  some  time  and  C.  O. 
Barnes,  who  has  a  patent  on  an  internal  lap  joint, 
had  about  thirty  wheels  made  during  the  present 
year  by  this  house.  The  wheel  was  called  the 
Barnes  and  it  stood  up  admirably  under  all  tests. 
H.  M.  Dodge  and  C.  O.  Barnes  have  been  particu- 
larly busy  of  late,  not  making  wheels  but  getting 
capital  interested  in  the  manufacture  of  same,  and 
when  i^^^/cc-  man  called  on  them  last  week 
they  were  in  a  position  to  state  that  inside  of  two 
weeks  a  company  would  be  incorporated  with  a 
capital  stock  of  |il.50,000.  The  premises  at  503 
Southwest  street  now  occupied  by  Dodge  &  Son 
will  be  enlarged  considerably  and  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible work  will  be  commenced  and  an  endeavor 
made  to  turn  out  a  large  number  of  wheels  the 
coming  year.  Barnes'  internal  lap  joint  appears 
to  be  a  rattling  good  thing  and  will  be  the  special 
talking  point  on  the  wheel. 


FAVORS  WOODEN  WHEELS. 


A  French  Writer  with  Ideas  Identical  with 
Those  of  Sterling  Elliott. 
A  writer  in  the  Paris-Pedale  is  in  favor  of 
wooden  wheels.  He  says:  "I  desire  to  speak  of 
wooden  wheels.  Everyone  knows  that  our  splen- 
did wheels  have  reached  great  perfection.  The 
solidity  of  the  frame  is  increased  by  the  new  lines 
of  the  crossing  of  the  tubes  of  such  a  diameter 
that  bending  is  impossible.  The  pedal  mechan- 
ism has  inherited  the  resistance  of  the  frame,  and 
the  different  improvements  have  strengthened  the 


SURPASSES  THEM  ALL. 

Why  buy  instruments  that  indicate  100  or  1,000  miles  when  you  can  get  a  high  grade 
neat-looking  and  accurate  in,ooo  Mile  Cyclometer  for  less  money,  having  three  in- 
dependent dials  indicating  single  miles  and  fractions,  also  trips  or  day  runs  and  recording 
up  to  9,900  miles  and  repeat,  or  can  be  set  back  to  zero  at  will?  Extends  only  half  an  inch 
from  fork,  and  can  be  read  from  the  saddle  without  dismounting. 

The  LOEW  10,000-Mile  Cyelometer, 

WEIGHT,  4  OZ.     PRrCE,  $3.25. 

Perfectly  noiseless.  Dust  and  water  proof.  Unless  entirely  satisfactory  can  be  re- 
turned and  money  will  be  refunded.  Made  for  26,  38  and  30  inch  wheels.  In  ordering 
please  state  sine  of  wheel. 

CAPITOL    MFG.   CO.,    125-137  Rees  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


MENTION   THE    REFEREE. 


pedals  and  the  power  is  transmitted  to  the  driv- 
ing wheel  easily.  Without  speaking  of  all  the  im- 
provements that  are  obtained  from  our  best  cycle 
builders,  it  can  be  said  that  the  modern  safety  is 
nearly  perfect  in  all  its  parts,  but  in  the  wheels — 
the  safety  and  solidity  stops  at  the  wheels.  It 
seems  curious  when  the  wheels  seem  to  form  the 
base  of  cycling;  but  they  are  left  behind.  Much 
worse,  they  become  less  and  less  solid,  less  and 
less  strong,  proportionally,  as  they  become  svelte 
and  lighter.  We  regret  the  old  wheels,  that 
could  stand  some  jolting.  The  present  wheels 
are  no  mystery  for  any  one.  The  wheel  is  the 
weak  and  dangerous  part  of  the  modern  safety. 
Running  over  a  stone  in  the  road  is  sufficient  to 
spring  the  felloe,  rnnning  over  a  cat  or  a  dog  will 
place  the  wheel  in  a  figure-8  shape  or  like  an  um- 
brella turned  wrong  side  out.  I  know  that  to 
prevent  this  wooden  felloes  are  used  which  resist 
better  than  steel.  The  disadvantage  of  wooden 
felloes  is  the  difficulty  in  screwing  the  spokes  and 
the  breaking  of  the  wood  under  the  strain.  The 
wooden  felloe  is  not  the  ideal  dreamed  of,  its 
rigidness  is  an  illusion  because  it  is  only  tem- 
porary. A  complete  revolution  of  the  wheel  is 
necessary. 

"What  is  needed  is  ft  wooden  wheel  with 
wooden  spokes — the  whole  wheel  of  wood. 

"  'The  wooden  wheel  has  gone  by,'  you  say;  it 
is  the  future  wheel,  now  that  we  have  the  pneu- 
matic. It  only  needs  a  good  builder — skillful 
and  experienced.  Builders  capable  of  making 
sulky  wheels  should  be  able  to  make  cycle  wheels. 
Let  them  go  to  work  and  put  their  experience  to 
work  in  favor  of  cycling;  it  would  be  to  the  inter- 
est of  their  trade  and  pockets.  The  revolution 
demands  solid  wooden  wheels  and  our  bicycle 
will  last  for  life." 


CHICAGO'S  BIG  EXHIBIT. 


List  of  Houses^to  Which  Space  Has  Been  Al- 
lotted—On the  Waiting  List. 
Applications  for  space  at  the  Chicago  show, 
Jan.  7  to  19,  continue  to  arrive  daily.  The  list  of 
houses  to  which  spaces  have  been  allotted,  is  as 
folUows: 

BICYCLES. 

Rouse,  Hazard  &  Co.  Western  Wheel  Works. 

St.  L.  R.  &  W.  G.  Co.  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co. 

Marion  Cycle  Co.  March-Davis  Cycle  Co. 

Columbus  Bicycle  Co.  Fulton  Machine  Works. 

Grand  Rapids  Cycle  Co.  James  Bridger. 

Lamb  Mfg.  Co.  National  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 

George  N.  Pierce  &  Co.  Jno.  P.  Lovell  Arms  Co. 

Buffalo  Tricycle  Co.  Rochester  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 
WarmanSchub  Cycle  H"se.       Meteor  Cycle  Co. 

Ames  &  Frost  Co.  Eclipse  Bicycle  Co. 

Juliiis  Andrae.  Relay  Mfg.  Co. 

Waltham  Mfg.  Co.  Hibbard,  Spencer,  Bartlett 


Black  Mfg.  Co. 


&  Co. 
Two-Speed  Bicycle  Co. 


Ariel  Cycle  Co. 
F.  F.  Ide  Mfg.  Co. 
Gormully  &  Jeffery  Mfg.  Co. 
Overman  Wheel  Co. 
Marble  Cycle  Co. 
Tost  Mfg.  Co. 
E.  C.  Stearns  &  Co. 
NaVl  Sewing  Machine  Co. 
Kenwood  Mfg.  Co. 
Union  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 
Monarch  Cycle  Co. 
Remington  Arms  Co. 
W.  H.  Wilhelm  &  Co. 
Syracuse  Cycle  Co. 


E.  B.  Preston  &  Co. 
Central  Cycle  Mfg.  Co. 
Shapleigh  Hardware  Co. 
Eagle  Bicycle  Mfg.  Co. 
A.  Featherstone  &  Co. 
Derby  Cycle  Co. 
Pope  Mfg.  Co. 
Warwick  Cycle  Co. 
Stover  Bicycle  Co. 
HUl  Cycle  Co 
Indiana  Bicycle  Co. 
Peerless  Mfg.  Co. 
Mimger  Cycle  Ca. 
Sterling  Cycle  Works. 


TIRE.S,   SUNDRIES,   PARTS,   ETC. 


Parkhui'st  &  Wilkinson. 
R.  B.  McMullen  &  Co. 
M.  E.  Griswold. 
Cleve'd  Mach.  Screw  Co. 


Chicago  Tip  and  Tire  Co. 
Hill  Machine  Co. 
Braddock  Hose  Co. 
Newton  Rubber  Work 


Spaulding  Mach.  Screw  Co.  E.  J.  Lobdell  &  Bros. 

New  Departure  Bell  Co.  Bridgeport  Gun  &Imp.  Co. 

Indianapolis  Rubber  Co.  Gormully  &  Jeflery  Co. 

Tillinghast  Mfg.  Co.  Boston  Woven  Hose  Co. 

Elastic  Tip  Co.  Eastern  Rubber  Works. 

Morgan  &  Wright.  Columbia  Rubber  Co. 

Diamond  Rubber  Co.  American  Dunlop  Tire  Co. 

L.  C.  Smith  Tire  Co.  N.  Y.  Belt'g  &  Pack'g  Co. 

New  York  Tire  Co.  Niagara  Cycle  Fittings  Co. 

Simonds  Rolling  Mach.  Co.  Reed  &  Curtis. 

CuUman  Wheel  Co.  C.  J.  Whipple. 

Rockford  Tool  &  Sundry  Co.  A.  TJ.  Betts  &  Co. 

Kalamazoo  Cycle  Co.  ludiana  Novelty  Co. 

John  Caldwell  &  Co.  Barnes  Tool  Co. 
I.  A.  Weston  &  Co. 

ON  THE  WAITING  LIST. 

Cushman  &  Denison 
Fox  Machine  Co. 
L  M.  Devore&  Co. 
J.  W.  Gleaves  &  Sons. 
International  Mfg.  Co. 
W.  Frazier  &  Co. 


Capitol  Mfg.  Co. 
Densmore-Yost  Co. 
Bartlett  Pneu.  Saddle  Co. 
Acme  Mfg.  Co. 
Hopcraf  I  &  Co. 
Keating  Wheel  Co. 


League  Cycle  Co. 
The  Geneva  Cycle  Co. 
Thorsen-Cassady  Co. 
Norderer  Mfg.  Co. 
Louis  Rosenf  eld  &  Co. 
W.  W.  Mooney  &  Sons 


Queen  City  Cycle  Co. 
Elmore  Mfg.  Co. 
Charles  Truman  &  Co. 
W.  W.  StaU 
Morse  Spring  Co. 
Sieg  &  Walpole  Mfg.  Co. 


Peerless  Hose  Supporter  Co.     Palmer  Cycle  Co. 
Pittsburg  Tire  Protector  Co.     H.  M.  Rosenblatt  &  Co. 

The  rules  and  regulations  are  now  in  the  hands 
of  the  printer  and  will  be  made  public  next  week. 
^11  the  Agents   inu  Be  There. 

Nothing  would  please  western  agents  more 
than  to  see  the  show  at  Chicago  stamped  as  a  sac- 
cess. — Smith  &  Hubbard,  Winchester,  111. 

Will  attend  the  show  at  Chicago. — J.  M.  Bar- 
tleson.  Center  Point,  la. 

The  Chicago  show  will  do  good  to  both  makers 
and  agents.  — W.  F.  Dewey,  Stevens  Point,  Wis. 

I  will  be  in  attendance  at  the  Chicago  show. — 
Anderson  Manufacturing  Company,  Port 
Huron,  Mich. 

I  will  attend  the  Chicago  cycle  show.  No  city 
can  insure  a  greater  benefit  to  the  trade  than 
Chicago. — H.  N.  Eosebrook,  Big  Springs,  0. 

Personally  I  prefer  that  the  show  should  be 
held  in  Chicago  providing  there  be  only  one  exhi- 


bition, although  the  better  policy  would  seem  to 
be  one  for  the  east  and  another  for  the  west. — 
Robert  G.  Steele,  St  Johns,  Mich. 

It  is  time  the  agents  were  given  an  opportunity 
to  see  all  the  wheels  on  the  market  without 
traveling  to  eastern  cities  lor  that  privilege.  St. 
Louis  will  be  well  represented  at  the  Chicago 
show,  and  we  bespeak  for  the  exhibition  the  suc- 
cess which  western  energy  is  bound  to  secure. — 
Knight  Cycle  Company,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Shall  do  all  in  my  power  to  aid  the  success  of 
the  Chicago  show. — Robert  Patterson,  Eussell- 
ville,  Tenn. 

I  expect  to  see   the  greatest  cycle  show  this 
country  has  ever  seen  held   in  Chicago. — Edward  • 
J.  Nock,  Alma,  Neb  . 

We  are  glad  to  see  that  a  show  is  to  be  held  in 
Chicago.  It  will  afford  the  agents  an  opportunity 
to  educate  themselves  in  the  busine.ss  of  the 
ensuing  year. — Jordan  &  Sanders,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

It  is  about  time  the  manufacturers  gave  the 
western  dealers  a  chance  to  see  the  goods  before 
buying.  Last  January  we  made  a  trip  to  Chicago 
to  see  half  a  dozen  kinds  of  wheels  rather  than 
wait  for  the  representatives  of  the  different  facto- 
ries to  come  and  show  their  samples.  We  will 
attend  the  Chicago  show. — Ferrell  &  McClure, 
Oskaloosa,  la. 

Count  on  us  as  one  of  the  one-horse  dealers  who 
will  attend  the  Chicago  cycle  show. — Perry  D. 
Gath  &  Co.,  Zanesville,  O. 

Many  western  agents  will  attend  the  Chicago 
cycle  show.  It  will  greatly  benefit  both  makers 
and  agents. — William  Hunter,  Waco,  Tex. 

I  guarantee  to  attend  the  Chicago  show.  It 
will  undoubtedly  be  a  big  success. — G.E.Han- 
nan,  Denver,  Colo. 

The  Chicago  show  will  be  better  attended  by 
the  agents  than  the  show  held  in  the  east. — J.  S. 
Eoler,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

The  necessity  of  a  Chicago  show  is  great.  There 
are  thousands  of  agents  located  in  the  central 
west  who  will  attend  the  exhibition  held  there. — 
David  Speiser,  Jr.,  Humboldt,  Neb. 

I  will  be  among  the  agents  at  the  Chicago  show. 
— F.  G.  Rice,  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

We  will  endeavor  to  be  at-the  Chicago  show.  It 
is  the  first  chance  the  agents  have  had  to  see  all 
the  different  makes  of  wheels  and  we  will  surely 
take  advantage  of  it. — Harbin  &  Caswell,  Grand 
Forks,  N.  Dak. 

I  will  certainly  attend  the  Chicago  cycle  show. 
— J.  R.  Cheasbro,  Waterloo,  la. 

Depend  upon  our  appearance  at  the  Chicago 
cycle  show. — Morris  &  McConnaughey,  New  Car- 
lisle, O. 

I  am  heartily  in  favor  of  a  Chicago  show  as  it 
will  afford  western  agents  who  have  neither  time 
nor  money  to  spare  to  go  east  an  opportunity  of 


^^^J'ec^ 


seeing  what  will  be  greatly  to  their  interest. — 
Davenport  Catlery  Company,  Davenport,  la. 

The  Chicago  show  will  he  of  great  benefit  to 
agents  and  dealers  who  up  to  this  have  not  had  a 
chance  to  attend  an  eastern  exhibit.  The  Chi- 
cago show  will  be  a  success. — J.  0.  Yoder,  East 
Lynne,  Mo. 

A  cycle  show  in  Chicago  will  be  of  singular 
benefit  to  the  trade. — August  Franke,  Wapakon- 
eta,  O. 

We  are  heartily  in  favor  of  a  Chicago  cycle 
show  and  will  certainly  attend. — Koberts  &  Pome- 
roy,  Guadalajara,  Mex. 

I  am  most  heartily  in  favor  of  the  Chicago 
show.  Will  be  pleased  to  assist  in  its  success. — 
Harry  B.  Huston,  Ludington,  Mich. 

There  should  be  a  Chicago  show.  We  will 
avail  ourselves  of  the  privilege  of  attending  it. — 
A.  E.  Tomlinson  &  Co.,  Saginaw,  Mich. 

The  Chicago  exhibition  will  do  great  good  for 
cycling  in  general. — Loring  &  Co.,  San  Diego, 
Cal.  

The  AIsup  Hanger. 

The  accompanying  illustration  is  from  the 
drawing  of  J.  D.  Alsup,  whose  claim  and  descrip- 
tion of  his  invention  is  as  follows: 

If  it  were  possible  to  place  the  chain,  sprockets 
and  pedal  cranks  of  bicycles  in  the  center  of  hubs 
and  between  bearings  there  would  be  absolutely 
no  side  strain;  it  follows  then,  that  the  nearer  the 
center  these  are  placed  the  less  the  side  strain, 
and  the  rider's  feet  being  nearer  together  his 
muscular  action  is  more  natural.  So  much  for 
the  narrow  tread.     But  when  the  tread   is  nar- 


n 


m^ 


& 


If 


g 


rowed,  the  distance  between  the  bearings  of  the 
crank  hanger  must  be  correspondently  decreased, 
greatly  to  the  disadvantage  of  the  bearings,  for  it 
follows  that  the  shorter  the  distance  between 
bearings  the  greater  the  lever  power  exerted  by 
the  sprocket  and  cranks. 

This  is  true  of  all  old  style  hangers.  But  with 
the  hanger  here  illustrated  the  conditions  are  en- 
tirely changed.  The  bearings  being  placed  in  the 
hubs  of  the  cranks  gives  the  maximum  destance 
between  bearings  with  the  minimum  vridth  of 
tread,  the  weight  exerted  on  the  bearings  through 
the  pedal  cranks  being  about  equal  to  that  ex- 
erted by  the  rider  on  the  pedals,  whereas  with 
the  old  style  hanger  it  would  be  about  double ; 
and  with  this  hanger  the  weight  exerted  on 
the  right  hand  bearing  would  be  about  one- 
fifth  less  than  the  puU  of  the  chain,  whereas 
with  the  old  style  hanger  it  would  be  about  one- 
fourth  more.  

SINGLE  TUBE  THE   TYPE  FOR  '95. 

The  report  of  the  Hartford  Rubber  Works  to 
the  effect  that  out  of  the  many  orders  received  for 


their  celebrated  tires  for  next  year's  machines 
fully  75  per  cent  are  for  single  tubes,  would  seem 
to  indicate  the  wane  of  the  popularity  of  the 
double  tubes. 

This  almost  complete  change  from  a  year  ago 
has  lieen  brought  about  by  the  riders  themselves 
and  is  the  result  of  comparisons  made  during  the 
year.  Manufacturers  who  offered  a  choice  of  tires 
now  state  that  the  single  tubes  have  been  selected 
in  much  larger  numbers  than  the  others.  Dealers 
have  noted  that  the  greater  part  of  the  trouble  and 
bother  of  pneumatics  has  been  occasioned  by  the 
double-tube  method  of  construction. 

Certain  it  is  that  tires  of  the  inner  tube  pattern 
are  slower  and  more  readily  punctured  than  those 
with  inner  and  outer  tubes  vulcanized  together 
upon  the  principle  of  the  Columbia.  With  the 
single  tubes  so  easily  repaired  and  embodying 
every  desirable  feature,  manufacturers  may  be 
obliged  to  discard  double  tubes  altogether. — Adv. 


President  Ensworth,  Tubeman. 

Everyone  who  knows  him  knows  that  F.  W. 
Enswoith  has  been  one  of  the  most  loyal  members 
of  the  Lozier  staff.  Circumstances  have  trans- 
ferred his  allegiance  to  the  Elwood  Shafting  & 
Tube  Company  of  Elwood  City,  Pa.,  of  which 
concern  he  has  become  president  and  general 
manager. 

Mr.  PauU,  the  treasurer,  writes  us  that  the  ex- 
tensive plant  of  this  company  has  become  quite 
inadequate  to  meet  the  demand  for  the  Hartman 
cold  drawn  weldless  tubing,  and  extensive  addi- 
tions and  improvements  are  now  in  process  that 
will  permit  of  the  acceptance  of  orders  that  other- 
wise must  have  been  declined.  With  this  active 
preparation  for  future  business,  new  capital  and 
energy  has  been  enlisted.  H.  W.  Hartman,  the 
founder  of  the  enterprise,  remains  as  vice  presi- 
dent. 

National    Sewing    Machine    Company's    Line. 

The  National  Sewing  Machine  Company  of  Bel- 
videre,  111.,  has  about  completed  its  line  of  wheels 
for  1895.  The  line  consists  of  the  Franklin,  a 
strictly  high-grade  wheel  of  25  pounds,  price 
1125 ;  Franklin  Special  light  roadster,  20  pounds, 
price  ^135;  Franklin  Eacer,  18  pounds,  price  ^150; 
Elliptic,  $115,  same  in  quality  as  the  Franklin; 
Elliptic  Special  to  correspond  with  the  Franklin 
Special,  price  $125  and  Elliptic  racer,  .$140.  They 
will  have  a  ladies'  wheel  in  two  weights,  the 
Lady  Franklin,  22J  to  25  pounds,  price  $135;  the 
American  Beauty,  26  to  28  pounds,  price  $115. 

The  Franklin  and  Elliptic  wheels  will  be 
brought  out  in  their  own  lines  of  construction, 
but  there  will  be  no  difference  so  far  as  the  grade 
is  concerned.  Commencing  the  first  of  next 
month  the  company  expects  to  build  sixty  wheels 
daily.  

The  Bonus  Clause  Is  Dead. 

To  THE  Trade  :  Some  misapprehension  having 
arisen  regarding  the  bonus  clause  in  the  circular 
issued  by  the  management  to  the  trade,  under 
date  of  Sept.  10,  it  is  hereby  withdrawn.  On  and 
after  this  date  all  spaces  will  be  allotted  by  sen- 
iority of  application.  Frank  W.  Sanger, 
Manager  National  Cycle  Show. 
A.  Kennedy-Child, 

Secretary  National  Board  of  Trade. 


Eastern  Rubber  Company's  New  Tire. 
The  Eastern  Rubber  Manufacturing  Company 
of  Trenton,  N.  J.,  writes  us  that  it  is  putting  on 
the  market  a  new  mechanically-fastened  tire 
known  as  the  Arrow,  specially  adapted  to  cres- 
cent rims,  either  wood  or  steel.  This  tire  has  no 
bolts,    clinchers  or  any  combination   or  com  li- 


cated  form  of  attachment.  The  tire  is  made  to 
weigh  only  three  pounds  per  pair,  and  the  shoes 
and  tubes  are  as  well  and  heavily  constructed  as 
any  of  the  heavier  road  tires.  It  is  fullj'  guaran- 
teed and  the  company  reports  that  9,250  pairs 
were  sold  last  week,  among  the  orders  being  one 
from  the  Kclipse  Bicycle  Company  of  Beaver 
Falls,  Pa.,  for  5,000  pairs.  The  orders  which 
have  been  received  for  the  cemented  tires  of  both 
Rex  and  Climax  pattern  are  quite  large  and  un- 
expected at  this  time  of  the  year. 


Improved  Pedals. 
This  is  a  pedal  combined  with  a  stop  system  to 
prevent  the  pedal  from  turning  in  front  and  carry- 
ing the  point  of  the  application  of  power  to  the 
supporting  point  of  the  foot,  the  farthest  from  the 
center,  while  the  pedal  crank  is  going  down.  The 
pedal  being  thus  stopped  upon  its  axis,  the  length 


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of  the  crank  is  increased  and  also  the  length  of  the 
pedal  which  is  found  in  front  of  the  axis  of  the 
said  pedal.  There  is  a  foot  support  with  a  .spring 
in  the  rear,  which  in  certain  cases  is  higher  than 
the  rear  foot  support  and  in  others  it  is  lower. 
The  foot  always  has  a  proper  position  upon  the 
pedal.  A  toothed  wheel  is  acted  upon  by  a  spring 
ratched  so  the  sides  and  ball  bearings  are  pre- 
vented from  turning  in  front.  The  foot  support 
(D)  is  elastic,  when  the  pressure  is  weak  it  resists, 
only  yielding  under  strong  pressure.  When  the 
crank  ascends  the  pressure  upon  the  foot  (D) 
changes  the  position  of  the  pedal  and  it  takes  the 
position  indicated  in  the  cut. — Industrie  Velici- 
pidiqiie. 

New  York  Tires  Score  Again. 
Seven  hundred  and  fifty  pounds  is  a  big  load  to 
place  on  a  pair  of  tires,  yet  a  set  of  the  New  York 
Tire  Company's  make  easily  carried  it  101  miles. 
Four  men  rode  the  distance  on  a  quadruplet. 
Again,  on  Saturday  last,  the  same  tires  scored. 
Burns  Pierce  won  the  first  prize  and  first  time 
prize  in  the  Boston  ]  00-mile  road  race.  Sixty- 
five  men  started,  twenty-nine  on  tires  of  this 
make.  Eighteen  men  actually  finished  the  race, 
ten  of  these  on  New  York  tires.  The}'  had  no 
puncture  or  trouble  of  any  kind. 


Hay  &  Willits  to  Manufacture. 
Hay  &  Willits  of  Indianapolis  have  decided  to 
go  into  the  manufacture  of  bicycles,  and  this  year 
will  bring  out  a  wheel  made  under  their  personal 
supervision  and  at  their  own  factory.  The  name 
has  not  yet  been  decided  on,  although  the  specifi- 
cations and  drawing  of  the  machine  have  been 
completed  for  some  time.  The  firm  will  conduct 
their  retail  business  as  heretofore  and  handle  the 
wheels  with  which  they  have  been  identified  for 


CLIPPER   BICYCLES 


^^^>^ 


During  the  '94  season  met  with  success.  Nine  out 
of  ten  dealers  who  handled  them  have  asked  for  the 
agency  in  '95  We  sold  more  than  twice  the  number 
we  originally  intended  to  make.  We  have  less  than 
1 00  '94  wheels  left.  Our  '95  pattern  will  be  ready  for 
the  market  in  a  few  weeks.  We  have  no  old  back 
numbers  or  out-of-date  bicycles  to  sell  at  "  low  prices." 
All  our  goods  are  clean  up-to-date  stock.  We  sell 
them  at  legitimate  profits  to  ourselves.  Our  new 
wheels  for  '95  will  be 


BUILT    FOR    BUSINESS. 


Those  who  handle  them  will  do  business.  We  can 
interest  any  dealer  who  is  in  the  bicycle  business.  Our 
new  goods  will  have  no  superiors,  and  few  equals. 
We  have  yet  to  see  a  bicycle  bearing  that  begins  to 
compare  with  those  used  in  our  high  grade  wheels. 

EXAMINE  THE   BEARINGS. 


GRAND    RAPIDS   CYCLE    CO., 


MENTION  THE  REFEREE. 


-GRAND    RAPIDS,    MICH. 


The  CLEVELAND  MACHINE  SCREW  CO., 


CLEVELAND,  0. 


Oil  Cups  Collar  Screws 

Speiiialties  Ai :  Yalves 

Chain  Rivets       Turned  Nuts 


Casehardening  Nipples  Cap  Screws 

Set  Screws  Stips  Studs 

We  also  manufacture — 


AUTOMATIC    SCREW    MACHINES 

FOR  TURNED  WORK  OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 


Having   purchased  the  entire  plant  of  the  GRANT  ANTI-FRICTION  BALL  COMPANY,  of  Fitchburg,   Mass.,   we  are  prepared  to  flU 

orders  promptly  for 

STEEL   BALLS 

FOR  ALL  ANTI-FRICTION  PURPOSES. 

BICYCLE    BALLS    A    SPECIALTY. 

MOST     COMPLETE     PLANT     IN    THE    TJ.    S. 

Sole  Owners  of  the  RICHARDSON-GRANT  System  of  Grinding.  Also  the 
N.  SAWYER  Hardening  Process.  Present  capacity,  1,000,000  per  month.  Large 
additions  now  being  made.     We  claim  to  make  the  BEST  ball  in  the  world. 

Users  of  our  balls  guaranteed  against  damage  caused  by  balls  being  defec- 
tive.    Write  for  prices  and  samples.     Mention  this  paper. 


se\eral  years.  They  will  also,  of  course,  be  the 
selling  agent  of  their  new  production.  The  tirm 
would  like  to  correspond  with  makers  of  jiarts  and 
^naterial  manufacturers  relative  to  their  product. 
The  Kefeeek  wishes  these  poijular  agents  the 
best  kiud  of  good  fortune  in  their  undertaking. 


Additional  Testimony  for  Wood  Rims. 
JSxperience  Jfas  Been  Pleasant. 

Our  experience  with  wood  rims  during  the  past  season 
has  been  a  very  pleasant  one  and  we  shall  use  same  quite 
extensively  for  the  coming  season  s  trade,  giving  the 
rider  the  choice,  however,  as  to  steel  or  wood. 

Twenty  to  One  in  Favor  of  Wood. 
Before  the  selling  season  of  '94  opened  we  anticipated 
the  demand  would  be  about  equally  divided  between 
wood  and  steel  rims,  but  we  found  that  the  actual  de- 
mand was  nearly  twenty  to  one  in  favor  of  wood,  where 
there  was  an  option  to  be  had.  By  this  we  mean  not  in  - 
eluding  such  cases  where  the  purchaser  wanted  some 
mechanically  fastened  tire,  which  could  only  be  had  with 
steel  rims. 

The  wood  rims  have  proven  far  more  satisfactory  than 
we  anticipated;  in  fact,  the  actual  number  of  cases  of 
breakage  of  wood  we  believe  has  been  less  than  with 
steel,  when  we  include  the  latter  kind  supplied  with  de 
tachable  tires. 

The  saving  in  weight  in  favor  of  the  wood  we  figjire  or- 
dinarily at  about  two  pounds  per  machine,  which  means 
much  more  than  an  equal  weight  saved  in  other  parts  of 
the  machine,  as  the  rim  and  tire  travel  considerably  far- 
ther in  a  given  distance  than  other  parts,  thus  increasing 
speed,  and  they  unquestionablj'  lessen  vibration  to  a 
considerable  extent. 

We  have  [nothing  unfavorable  to  say  on  the  subject  of 
wood  rims,  and  if  our  future  experience  proves  as  satis- 
factory as  the  past  we  shall  not  complain. 

F.  F.  Ide  Manufactuhing  Company. 
JTIIJL  TTse  Nothing  Else. 
It  has  been  our  first  year  in  the  business,  but  nine- 
tenths  of  our  wheels  have  gone  out  with  wooden  rims  and 
in  a  few  C:ises  where  steel  rims  have  been  supplied,  par- 
ties have  inquired  the  cost  of  changing  to  wood.  We 
find  that  if  a  I  ider  is  in  any  way  careful  to  keep  his  tire 
inflated  he  will  at  no  time  have  trouble  with  him  rims; 
not  nearly  so  much  with  the  wood  rim  as  he  will  with  the 
steel.  We  expect  to  use  for  1695  exclusively  second 
growth  hickory  rims.  They  are  stronger  and  seem  to 
stand  the  weather  better  than  other  wood.  In  using  wood 
rims  they  are  somewhat  lighter,  seem  to  ride  easier  and 
make  the  appearance  of  the  wheel  better.  We  see  no 
reason  why  we  should  change  and  go  back  to  steel  as 
wood  rims  so  far  have  given  us  entire  satisfaction. 

Meteor  Cycle  Manufactubing  Company. 


Bye,  Bye,  Bonus. 

"I  don't  mind  telling  you,"  said  Manager 
Sanger  to  ^^^/ec-  man,  "that  I  never  was  iu 
favor  of  this  bonus  business;  but  applications  hav- 
ing come  in  for  the  same  spaces  the  executive 
committee  thought  .something  had  to  be  done.  I 
have  written  personally  to  the  trade  explaining  it. 
We  have  received  seventy-nine  apxjlieations  al- 
ready. 'Hereafter  the  day  and  time  of  their  re- 
ceipt will  be  stamped  on  them." 


Trade  Notes. 

Mr.  Burgess  of  Parkhurst  &  Wilkinson  lelt  for 
Rochester  Tuesday  evening. 

W.  Ci.  Hardy,  manager  of  the  lievere  Rubber 
C'omi)any,  Boston,  is  in  Chicago. 

Mr.  Bowe  of  the  Syracuse  Cycle  Company  has 
been  in  the  west  for  the  last  week  or  so. 

D.  C.  Henry,  traveling  representative  of  the 
Bntfalo  Tricycle  Company,  was  iu  Syracuse  last 
week. 

C.  C.  Murray,  secretary  of  the  Marsh-Davis 
Cycle  Company,  has  gone  ou  an  extended  trip 
southwest. 

The  I>.  C.  Smith  Tire  Company  lias  placed  an 
order  for  wood  rims  for  its  tire  with  the  Indiana 
Novelty  Company. 

F.  C.  Athertou  of  the  Buftalo  Tricycle  Company 
has  the  wheels  of  his  new  road  wagon  fitted  with 
a  cone  bearing,  patented  by  W.  H.  Wright  of  Buf- 
falo.    There  is  very  little  friction  in  these  bear- 


ings, and  the  Buffalo  Tricycle  Company  will  use 
them  in  some  of  its  Envoy  and  Fleetwing  wheels 
next  season. 

The  Sieg  i*t  Walpole  Manufacturing  Company 
will  handle  the  Yost  line  for  the  states  of  Illinois 
and  Indiana  next  year. 

C.  A.  Benjamin  of  the  L.  C.  Smith  Tire  Com- 
pany, Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  spent  last  week  in  the 
west  in  the  interest  of  the  Smith  tire. 

S.  G.  Chapman  of  Syracuse  has  something  good 
in  the  way  of  a  luggage  carrier  which  will  be 
marketed  on  a  large  scale  next  season. 

Brown  &  Lipe  of  Syracuse  are  the  inventors,  of 
what  appears  to  be  a  first-rate  changeable  gear. 
It  can  be  changed  in  an  instant  without  getting 
oft"  the  paddle. 

W.  J.  Walford  of  the  Nimrod  Cycle  Company, 
Bristol,  expects  to  be  in  America  in  about  three 
weeks.  The  establishment  of  a  factory  at  Free- 
hold, N.  J.,  is  contemplated. 

Reuben  Wood's  Sons  Company  of  Syracue  has 
done  a  very  satisfactory  business  this  year  al- 
though it  has  been  almost  entirely  on  a  cash  basis. 
Its  leader  has  been  the  Sterling. 

W.  A.  Gray  was  through  the  New  England 
states  last  week  in  the  interest  of  the  New  York 
Tire  Company.  Mr.  Gray  is  the  New  England 
representative  of  the  company. 

The  bicycle  business  of  Frank  Leinbach,  Har- 
risburg.  Pa.  a  large  bicycle  house  in  central  Penn- 
sylvania, has  been  sold  toJMessrs.  Eisinburg  and 
Givin,  two  popular  riders  of  that  city. 

The  Ames  Manufacturing  Company  of  Chicopee, 
Mass. ,  is  making  a  capital  line  of  wheels  for  the 
coming  season  cuts  of  which  will  adorn  the 
pages  of  ^^g/kfee-  in  the  near  future. 

It  is  quite  probable  that  notwithstanding  the 
fact  that  C.  A.  Benjamin  is  no  longer  a  member 
of  the  iirm  of  Benjamin  &  Andrews,  Syracuse,  N. 
Y. ,  the  name  of  the  firm  will  remain  unchanged. 

The  Hitchcock  wheel,  made  by  the  Hitchcock 
Manufacturing  Company,  Cortland,  N.  X.,  will 
have  an  attractive  iinish.  The  frame  will  be 
nickel  plated  but  the  joints  will  all  be  enameled. 

The  trade  through  the  New  England  states  is 
in  a  very  healthy  condition  and  without  excep- 
tion manufacturers  are  preparing  to  turn  out  a 
much  larger  number  of  wheels  than  ever  the 
coming  season. 

The  Reed  &  Curtis  Company  of  Worcester, 
Mass. ,  maker  of  the  famous  Curtis  pedal,  is  hav- 
ing exceptionally  good  demand  for  its  goods  and 
wiU  have  to  work  a  good  many  hours  overtime  to 
keep  up  with  its  orders. 

Charles  B.  Tewksbury,  bookkeeper  and  general 
right  hand  man  to  the  Hunt  Manufacturing 
Company  of  Westboro,  Mass.,  was  married  last 
week.  Charles  is  now  passing  the  cigars  around 
to  his  friends,  and  they  are  good  ones  too. 

The  Graham  Cycle  Company  of  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  has  moved  its  stock  of  bicycles,  typewriters 
and  sporting  goods  into  larger  quarters  at  120  East 
Eighth  street  aud  811  Georgia  avenue,  which  have 
been  remodeled  and  specially  arranged  for  its 
largely  increased  business.  The  company  has 
added  new  machinery  to  its  new  repair  shop  and 
expect  to  build  some  few  wheels  iu  '95. 

Allen  Aldrich,  a  representative  of  the  Mechani- 
cal Fabric  Company  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  was  in 
Boston  last  Saturday  showing  his  company's  tires. 
This  house  is  making  five  styles.  A,  B,  C,  I)  and 
E.  The  A  tire  is  lij  inch  and  weighs  3  pounds  to 
the  pair;  B,  1 J  inch,  S'l  pounds;  C,  1 5  inch,  3 J 
pound;  D,  IJ  inch,  2  pounds;  and  E,  1.1  inch,  IJ 
pounds.     The  latter  is  used    for    track    racing. 


The  canvass  used  in  connection  with  the  outside 
shoe  is  woven  to  shape  and  not  streched  and  the 
rubber  used  in  the  outer  shoe  s  moulded  to  shape 
without  seam. 

On  Oct.  8  at  Wichita,  Kan.,  Ross  E.  Miller, 
mounted  on  a  Syracuse,  made  the  following  state 
records:  Five  miles  in  14:12;  ten  miles,  28:02;  fif- 
teen miles,  42:59;  twenty  miles,  :59;  twenty-five 
miles,  1:14:03;  fifty  miles,  3:28:53;  seventy-five 
miles,  5:08:53;  one  hundred  miles,  ():28:07;  five 
miles,  unpaced,  13:03. 

Charles  E.  Weaver,  manager  of  the  tire  dejiart- 
ment  of  the  Boston  Woven  Ho.se  and  Rubljer  Com- 
pany, has  been  spending  the  past  ten  days  in 
Chicago,  establishing  a  Chicago  branch.  The 
company  now  has  branches  at  Denver,  San  Fran- 
cisco and  Tacoma.  Mr.  Weaver  is  meeting  with 
success  in  introducing  the  Vica. 

H.  H.  Brown  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  who  bought 
out  Peet,  is  having  a  very  satisfactory  business  in 
saddle  tops  and  tool  bags.  Peet  was  a  very  con- 
servative man  in  the  business  and  never  did  any 
hustling  for  trade  but  Brown,  his  successor,  is 
quite  the  opposite  and  is  sure  to  make  a  mark  in 
his  particular  line  of  the  bicycle  business. 

In  the  Portland,  Ore.,  six-day  amateur  race, 
which  ended  at  11  o'clock  June  6,  there  were 
thirteen  starters.  The  race  was  won  by  an  eigh- 
teen-year-old novice,  Millard  J.  Lee,  who  rode  a 
Rambler  fitted  with  G.  &  J.  tires  and  covered  355 
miles.  Only  two  Ramblers  were  entered  in  the 
race  and  these  took  first  and  third  places. 

Four  more  world's  records  for  Ramblers  with  G. 
&  J.  tires  with  steel  rims.  At  Sacramento,  Cal., 
Charles  S.  Wells  rode  a  half  mile,  flying  start  in 
52  3-5  seconds,  and  one-half  mile,  standing  start, 
in  :54  4-5  seconds.  T.  S.  Long  and  Tony  Delmas, 
on  a  Rambler  tandem,  rode  a  half  mile,  paced,  in 
52  3-5  seconds,  and  a  quarter  mile,  unpaced,  in 
24  3-5  seconds,  both  with  flying  start. 

A  good  story  is  told  on  the  night  watchman  at 
the  Densmore-Yost  factory,  Westboro.  During 
the  night  he  had  seen  some  advertising  matter 
lying  around  with  a  bold  head  line  '  'Densmore- 
Yost  Spring  Seat."  When  the  boys  came  to 
work  in  the  morning  he  said  to  one  of  them — "I 
know  Mr.  Densmore  and  I  have  seen  Mr.  Yost, 
but  who  the  devil  is  this  Spring  Seat." 

George  A.  Macker  &  Co.  is  the  name  of  a  new 
concern  recently  started  in  business  in  Westboro, 
Mass.  They  manufacture  sa<ldles,  tool  bags,  etc. 
We  have  seen  some  of  the  tool  bags,  which  are 
very  well  made  and,  we  should  say,  ought  to 
prove  good  sellers.  George  A.  Macker  has  been 
in  this  line  of  business  for  a  number  of  years  and 
comes  pretty  near  knowing  how  to  make  good 
goods. 

The  De  Soto  round  trip  record  has  again  been 
broken,  this  time  by  J.  A.  Weaver,  who  set  the 
new  mark  at  nine  hours  flat.  His  mount  was  a 
23-pound  Rambler  lifted  with  G.  &  .T.  tires.  Not- 
withstanding the  awful  hills  and  rocky  roads  en- 
countered, the  light  wheel  came  through  without 
a  scratch  and  the  tires  without  a  single  puncture. 
It  was  a  wonderful  test. 

The  St.  Louis  Refrigerator  and  Wooden  Gutter 
Company  has  just  received  from  a  rider  at 
Greeley,  Colo.,  the  following  strong  testimonial: 
"Last  November  I  bought  a  Lu-Mi-Num  wheel  of 
the  1893  pattern  of  you  and  from  that  time  to 
this,  I  have  ridden  a  little  o\  er  4000  miles.  Among 
the  many  trips  I  haN  e  made  was  one  through 
Yellowstone  Park,  and  for  rough  roads  that  trip 
was  far  ahead  of  anything  I  have  ever  experienced. 
I  have  the  same  tires  yet  aud  they  are  in  fairly 
good  shape  now.  Have  not  paid  over  $2.00  for 
repairs  since  the  wheel  came,  and  I  assure  you 


WE  BELIEVE  IN  SUPERIOR  GOODS 


WE  POSSESS   SUPERIOR   FACILITIES. 


WE  MANUFACTURE    A    SUPERIOR   BICYCLE. 
WE  WISH  TO  DEAL  WITH  SUPERIOR  AGENTS. 
WE    WILL    EVER   MAINTAIN    OUR   SUPERIORITY. 


Our  Incomparable  Line  for  '95. 

FRANKLIN  ROADSTER. 
FRANKLIN   LIGHT  ROADSTER. 
FRANKLIN  SPECIAL. 
FRANKLIN  RACER. 
ELLIPTIC. 
ELLIPTIC  SPECIAL. 


National  Sewing  Machine  Co. 


BELVIDERE,     ILL. 


KENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


Syracuse  -  - 


They  succeed  in  bringing  pros- 
perity to  the  dealer,  comfort  to  the 
tourist,  prizes  to  the  racing  man, 
and  satisfaction  to  the  purchaser, 
no  matter  who  he  may  be. 


Agents  wanted  in  every  city  and 
village  of  the  United  States  and 
Canada.     Write  now. 


-MANUFACTURERS- 


SYRACUSE  CYCLE  COMPANY 


SYRACUSE,   N.  Y. 


Succeed  -  - 


Bicycles  -  - 


They  succeed  in  "getting  there" 
every  time,  and  scores  upon  scores 
of  Class  A  men  who  are  not  paid 
salaries   for  booming  a  particular 


A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH  HDW.  CO.,  St,  Louis,  Mo.,  Western  Agents. 


wheel   and  therefore    choose    the 
best,  can  tell  you. 


MENTION  THE   REFEREE 


I  consider  that  your  wheel  has  stood  more  hard 
riding  than  any  other  wheel  would  stand.  I 
recommend  the  Lu-Mi-Num  wheel  to  any  and 
everyone  that  has  as  much  riding  to  do  as  I  liave. ' ' 

I.   ROTHSCfflLD. 

.  George  W.  Toney,  vice-president  of  the  Ariston 
Manufacturing  Company.  Westboro,  Mass.,  says 
that  his  company  will  make  between  250  and  500 
wheels  the  coming  season.  This  year  150  wheels 
were  made  and  disposed  of  and  the  way  they 
stood  up  has  been  so  gratifying  to  the  makers  that 
felt  as  though  1,000  wheels  could  easily  be  sold  if 
they  had  the  capacity  to  make  that  number. 
'  'Ariston' '  may  seem  a  strange  name  to  many  of 
our  readers.  It  is  a  Greek  word  and  means 
i'best. "  H.  A.  Gilmore  is  the  president  of  the 
company,  George  W.  Toney,  vice-president  and 
F.  V.  Bartlett,  treasurer. 


Searle  Starts  Once  More. 
R.  P.  Searle  left  Chicago  at  5:40  "Wednesday 
morning  for  New  York.     His  wheel  is  a  Syracuse, 
fitted  with  New  York  tires. 


A  Frenchman  Criticises  English  Critics. 
The  Paris  Velo  says  it  was  impossible  to  be  pres- 
ent last  year  at  the  few  performances  of  Zimmer- 
man when  he  was  in  Europe.  So  this  year,  when 
there  was  talk  of  the  extraordinary  man's  coming 
to  France,  a  reporter  was  assigned  to  follow  him 
everywhere  and  to  be  present  at  every  race.  He 
says:  "I  followed  Zim  and  his  troupe  everywhere. 
I  saw  him  train  in  Paris;  I  followed  him  to  Italy 
and  Belgium.  I  was  present  at  his  uninterrupted 
triumphs  on  the  Buffalo  and  Seine  tracks.  I 
crossed  the  channel  with  him  to  England.  What 
a  contrast  to  the  bravos  and  applause  of  the  Paris- 
ians. How  different  in  England.  They  seemed 
cold  and  mad  because  Zim  was  so  fast  and  always 
won,  and  that  was  because  he  was  not  English. 

"  When  Zimmerman  arrived  in  Frame  the 
English  press  commenced  a  campaign  against  him. 
It  was  curious  to  follow  in  certain  English  sheets 
the  bitter  criticisms  against  him,  trying  to  les.sen 
the  value  of  the  great  American,  and  they  refused 
to  admit  that  the  French  had  any  good  racers. 
These  sheets  seemed  to  forget  his  performances 
upon  their  tracks,  insisting  that  the  man  that  had 
beaten  them  was  not  the  man  he  was.  He  was 
not  in  form  and  could  not  get  into  tbrm,  Ijut 
niight  beat  the  French  racers,  who-were  not  equal 
to  the  English,  etc.,  etc.!  And  when  Zim  was 
beaten  by  being  pocketed  by  the  Italian  racers, 
whose  only  mission  was  to  prevent  liis  getting  out, 
great  was  the  joy  in  England.  They  did  not 
speak  of  his  victory  next  day. 

"Then,  when  Houben  surprised  him  in  Bel- 
gium, they  saw  in  it  a  proof  of  what  they  had 
advanced  for  two  months.  The  Zim  of  1894  was 
not  the  Zim  of  1893. 

' '  However,  Zimmerman  returned  to  France 
and  his  victories  succeeded  each  other  without 
interruption.  Let  him  come  to  England  and  we 
will  see  the  British  counting  upon  his  certain  de- 
feat. They  awaited  quietly  the  arrival  of  the 
victorious  athlete  to  see  him  tall  in  the  arena  like 
a  simple  novice.  Well !  he  came,  he  showed  his 
great  shape  upon  the  English  tracks  and  their 
reputed  champions,  carefully  trained,  were  left 
fiir  behind  him. 

"  He  won  as  easily  at  Birmingham,    Aston  and 
Heme  Hill  as  at  the  Buffalo  and  Seine  tracks. 
"And  now  what  do  they  say  ? 
"  Nothing:  they  applaud  while  they  grate  their 
teeth ;  they  wait  to  contest  bis  victories,  to  find  an 
excuse  for  the  defeat  of  their  cracks. 

"  France  is  the  only  conn tiy  where  the  victor, 
whatever  his  nationality  may  be,  is  sure  of  finding 


a  cordial  welcome  and  applause  according  to  the 
worth  of  his  performance. 

"  Zim  is  an  extraordinary  man;  he  may  be 
proud  to  return  to  his  own  country.  Unbeaten  lie 
has  left  it;  unbeaten  he  returns  with  a  fine  har- 
vest of  gilded  laurels. ' ' 


Standing  of  Famous  Racers. 
The  following  interesting  table  has  been  com- 
piled for  publication  in  the  Yellow  Fellow   and  is 
to  appear  in  the  next  issue.     It  is  compiled  in  the 
same  manner  as  the  baseball  schedule: 

Times.  Times. 


Johnson  beat  Sanger 

"         ••  Bliss 

•'  Bald 

'■        "  Tyler, 

•'         "  Titus 

"         "  Cabanne 

"         **  Murphy 


13 
0 

15 
8 

15 
3 


beaten  by  Sanger 
Bliss 
Bald 
"         Tyler 
Titus 
'*         Cabanne 
*'         Murphy 


Totals,        62 
Per  Centage  .'65. 


Sanger  beat 


Johnson 

Bliss 

Bald 

Tyler 

Titus, 

Cabanne 

Murphy 


11 

7 

SO 

18 
21 
15 
23 


beaten  by  Johnson 
Bliss 
"  Bald 
"  Tyler 
"  Titus 
'*  Ca*^anne 
"         Murphy 


Totals, 

125 

Totals, 

Pek  Centage,  .683. 

Bliss 

beat 

Sanger 

7       beaten  by  Sanger 

" 

" 

Johnson 

5 

Johnson 

" 

" 

Bald 

7 

Bald 

" 

" 

Tyler 

0                  " 

Tyler 

" 

" 

Tilus 

8 

.  Titus 

" 

" 

Cabanne 

7 

Cabanne 

'* 

" 

Murphy 

4 

Murphy 

Totals, 

38 

Per  Centage,  .433. 

Bald 

beat 

Saneer 

13       beaten  by  Sanger 

■' 

" 

Johnson 

9 

Johnson 

" 

" 

BUss 

7 

Bliss 

" 

" 

Tyler 

11 

Tyler 

" 

" 

Titus 

18                  " 

Tilus 

" 

" 

Cabanne 

9                  " 

Cabanne 

" 

•' 

Murphy 

SI 

Murphy 

Totals, 

88 

Per  Centarge,  .433. 

Tyler 

beat 

Sanger 

8    beaten    by 

Sanger 

" 

" 

Johnson 

8 

Johnson 

" 

Bliss 

3 

BUss 

" 

" 

Bald 

17 

Baid 

" 

" 

Titus 

'^  . 

Titus 

" 

" 

Cabanne 

5' 

Cabanne 

" 

" 

Murphy 

9 

Murphy 

Totals 

57 

Per  Centage,  .348. 

Titus 

beat 

Sanger 

3    beaten   by 

Sanger 

" 

" 

Johnson 

3 

Johnson 

" 

" 

Bliss 

3 

Bliss 

" 

" 

Bald 

19 

Bald 

" 

" 

Tyler 

3 

Tyler 

" 

" 

Cabanne 

7                 " 

Cabanne 

" 

" 

Murphy 

17 

Murphy 

Tota's, 

55 

Per  Centage,  .377. 

Cabanne  beat  Sanger 

7       beaten  by  Sanger 

" 

Johnson 

4 

Johnson 

" 

Bliss 

S 

Bliss 

" 

Bald 

8 

Bald 

" 

Tyler 

1 

Tyler 

" 

Titus 

12 

Titus 

" 

Murphy 

6 

Murphy 

7 
0 
7 
3 
3 
8 
3 

31 

EO 
15 

17 
19 
8 
19 

115 


Totals,         43 
Per  Centage,  .457. 
Murphy  beat   Sanger  7       beaten  by  Sanger 


Johnson 

7 

"         Johnson 

Bliss 

3 

Bliss 

Bald 

19 

Bald 

Tyler 

7 

Tyler 

Titus 

10 

"         Titus 

Cabanne 

5 

"        Cabanne 

Totals, 

58 

Per  Centage,  .400. 

J.  A.    WEAVER. 

St.  Louis  Cycling  Cliih,  holder  of  St.  Louis-De  Soto 

round  trip  record — 9  hours — made  Oct.  7. 


General  Notes. 
Among  the  lady  cyclists  of  St.  Louis  Miss  Min- 
nie Walden  is  considered  the  best  and  speediest 
by  the  Star  Sayings  of  that  city. 

The  British  hour  record  was  broken' by  J.  A. 
Robertson  at  Heme  Hill  on  Thursday  of  last  week. 
His  distance  for  the  hour  was  '2fi  miles  1,670  yds. 
George  B.  Colton,  ToUdo,  was  recently  swin- 
dled out  of  a  $60  bicycle.  The  purchaser  ten- 
dered a  worthless  check  on  a  Chicago  bank  and  it 
was  accepted. 

A  rich  laud  owner  in  Germany  was  recently 
sentenced  to  three  months  in'prison  and  fined  300 
marks  for  allowing  his  dog  to  attack  a  cyclist  and- 
for  assaulting  him  with  a  whip.  '  ^ 

George  L.  Harriott,  who,  wilh  AVilliam  V.'. 
Tigue,  is  making  an  effort  to  break  the  Boston- 
San  Francisco  record,  had  his  pocketbook  stolen 
at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  a  few  days  ago. 

Officers  were  elected  by  the  Albuquerque  (N. 
M. )  Cycle  Club  ;is  follows:  tJ.  H.  Brown,  presi- 
dent, Frank  McKee,  vice-ijresident;  J.  S.  English, 
secretary- treasurer;  J.  N.  Shurts,  captain. 

Four  Toledo  (0.)  wheelmen  were  arrested  the 
other  day  for  riding  on  the  sidewalks  of  that  city. 
Gradually  the  ordinances  are  being  enforced  and 
all  for  the  good  of  the  law-abiding  cyclists. 

Articles  of  incorporation  were  issued  to  Charles 
E.  Kremer,  Will  F.  Wanless  and  Wayne  S.  Demo- 
rest,  all  of  Chicago,  for  the  American  Wheelmen's 
Protective  Association  in  that  city.  Capital  stock 
$1,000. 

A  little  boy,  playing  in  the  streets  of  Johns- 
town, Pa. ,  was  run  over  by  a  cyclist  and  severely 
injured  a  few  days  ago.  The  cyclist  was  in  no 
way  to  blame.  In  fact  it  is  a  wonder  more  child- 
ren are  not  killed  by  being  ruu  over  by  vehicles, 
for,  no  matter  where  one  goes,  he  will  always  find 
them  iu  the  middle  of  the  streets,  hanging  on  the 
tail  boards  of  wagons  and  then  letting  go  only  to 
barely  escape  being  run  over  by  another  coming 
up  behind  or  passing  in  the  opposite  direction.  If 
parents  would  keep  the  youngsters  off  the  streets 
a  little  more  there  would  certainly  be  fewer  acci- 
dents of  this  nature. 


A  POINTER ! 

•T*  ■T'  ^">  -T'  -T"  'I*  'T*  'T-  T-  1^  ■T'  "l^  T-  /r>  iv  'T>'T>  -l^  -T-  ■T''J^'T•'1^0^/^'■'^••^^■T''T^0^'I^■T*•^^•T•■T*'T■'^•fl^'l^■'l^•T«'T^■T«-^^'^ 

QECURE  this  agency  and  you  will  have 
good  reason  to  hug  yourself  many 
times  before  the  end  of  next  season. 


Indiana  Bicycle  Co., 


Indianapolis,  Ind. 


Office  of 

WALTER  C.   MERCER  &  CO., 

BICYCLES  AND  SUNDRIES 

'PHONE  553.      NO.  626  EAST  MAIN  STREET. 

Richmond,  Va.,  Oct.  Snd,  lH9/f. 

Indiana  Bicycle  Co. , 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Oentlemen—The  Waverley  Scorcher  and 
Belle  came  to  hand  yesterday.  We  are  afraid 
you  have  sent  us  the  high  priced  wheel  by 
mistake.  You  can't  mean  to  tell  us  that  this 
wheel  retails  for  $85  ?  We  must  say  that  it 
is  without  exception  the  prettiest  wheel  we 
have  ever  seen,  and  moreover  we  have  faith 
in  it  although  it  weighs  only  ^2  lbs. ,  for  of 
all  the  Waverleys  we  have  sold  both  this  year 
and  last  {and  you  know  that  is  a  right  good 
number)  we  have  never  had  a  sinyle  frame 
nor  fork  broken,  either  from  accid'nt  or  de- 
fect, and  that  is  more  than  we  can  say  of  any 
iither  wheel,  however  high  grade  so  called, 
that  we  sell.  We  congratulate  ourselves  every 
day  that  we  are  the  Waverley  agents. 

Yours  truly,  Walter  C.  Mercer  &  Co. 


ii 
ii 


FINE  WORK  WILL  TELL 


VOU  may  not  be  able  to  purchase  a  Tribune  quite  as  cheap  as  some  other 
wheels,  but  it  will  give  you  satisfa6lion  and  you  will  not  regret  the  price. 
Tribunes  are  built  for  the  riders  and  those  who  have  them  are  always  ready  to 
speak  in  their  praise.  The  following  letter  is  an  example  of  what  is  thought  of 
Tribunes : 

North  Vassalbobo,  Me.,  Aug.  34,  1894. 
THE  BLACK  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY,  Erie,  Pa. 

Gentlemen— I  think  it  is  my  duty  to  write  and  give  you  the  praise  which  you  richly  deserve  in  the  manufacture  ot  bicycles.  I  bought  of  you  about 
two  months  ago  a  Model  F  (25  lbs.)  and  cannot  speak  too  highly  in  its  favor.  I  have  ridden  almost  every  popular  machine,  but  never  saw  one  that  I  would 
exchange  mine  for.  For  lightness,  easy  running  and  hill  climbing,  it  is  far  superior  to  any  which  I  over  saw;  also  a  very  handsome  modeled  and  fin- 
ished wheel.    Since  buying  mine,  have  sold  a  Model  C  and  the  party  that  has  it  could  not  be  pursuaded  to  ride  any  other. 

Wishing  you  unbounded  success,  as  your  wheels  merit,  I  am  Yours  truly,    T.  M.  WILLIAMS. 


Buy  a  Tribune  and  see  how  it  seems  to  ride  a  perfect  wheel, 
revelation  to  you.     Write  for  catalogue  and  apply  for  agency. 


The  Cycloidal  sprocket  will  itself  be  a 


THE  BLACK  MFG.  CO.,  erie.  pa. 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE 


THE  WHEEL  IN  GAY  PARIS. 


SOME  RECENT  DECISIONS  OF  THE  CON 
GRESS  ON  CYCLING. 


Zimmerman   and   Wheeler  Have   Gone   to    Join 

Banker   in  Sunny   Italy— Edwards  and 

Harris   in  Spain— Paris   Bar-le 

Due  —  Grand    Prix    de 

Paris. 


Parts,  Oct.  2. — [Special  correspondence.] — The 
annual  oongress  on  cycling,  presided  over  by  the 
Union  \'elocipedi(|ue  de  France,  commenced  on 
the  ;27th  and  closed  on  the  29th  ult.,  the  follow- 
ing important  decisions  being  unauimously  car- 
ried : 

1 .  That  only  three  national  championships  be 
contested  yearly,  over  distances  of  two  kilome- 
tres (1  mile  A'28  yards)  for  safeties;  100 kilometres 
((i2  miles  243  yards)  for  safetie?,  paced,  and  two 
kilometres  for  tricycles. 

Anniml  Jntfrnntlonnl  Itnce. 

2.  That  an  annaal  international  race  over  a  dis- 
.  tance  of  two  kilometres  be  held   to  admit  of  a 

comparison   being  made  between  French  and  for- 
eign fast  riders. 

3.  That  in  future  no  amateur  championships 
take  place  in  France,  but  all  amateurs  be  allowed 
to  compete  against  professionals  in  the  national 
and  international  championships. 

4.  In  referring  to  timekeepers,  the  ultimatum 
arrived  at  was,  "that  it  be  permissible  for  one 
docker  only,  to  be  present  at  an  attempt  at  rec- 
ord, and  his  taking  the  time  would  constitute  its 
bona  fides." 

5.  That  no  betting  be  allowed  on  any  track 
affiliated  to  the  Union  Veloeipediqne  de  France. 

(i.  Last,  but  not  least,  that  a  sum  of  £20  be 
added  to  the  amount  to  be  awarded  the  winner  of 
the  Grand  Pri-K  de  la  Ville  de  Paris. 

After  the  close  of  the  meeting  the  following 
gentlemen  were  duly  elected  as  officia's  for  1895: 
President,  M.  Iriatet  d'Etchepare;  vice-president, 
M.  le  Doctor  Guillianme;  members  of  council, 
Baittaille,  Darzens,  Daudet,  Grossin,  Drezet, 
.  Minart,  Lermersiaux,  Pagis,  Peragallo  and  Eous- 
sel;  members  of  racing  board,  Paul  Rousseau, 
Breyer,  Spoke,  Bernard,  Mousset,  Desgrange  and 
Nenry. 

Saelng  in  Spain. 

I  have  had  a  very  interesting  wire  from  A.  C. 
Edwards,  the  English  rider,  who  is  at  present 
touring  in  Spain  with  A.  W.  Harris,  the  English 
mile  pro  champion.  Last  Sunday  Edwards  won 
the  international  race,  Harris  got  second,  and 
Lacassa  third.  The  championship  of  Spain  was 
secured  by  Lacassa;  Del  Campo  was  second. 
T^ast  of  the  Championships, 

The  last  1894  championship,  distance  100  kilo- 
metres (paced),  took  place  last  Sunday  at  the 
Velodrome  de  la  Seine  and  was  a  splendid  race. 
After  various  exciting  changes  only  four,  out  of 
the  large  field  who  started,  concluded:  Huret, 
2:36:32  2-5;  Jacquelin,  2:38:09  1-5;  Saibud,  six 
kilometres  back,  and  Leneuf  eight  kilometres 
back. 

The  **3ioya"  in  Italy. 

On  the  30th  ult.  Zim's  contract  with  M.  Baduel, 
the  director  of  the  paths  in  Paris,  expired.  Such 
being  the  case  "Jersey"  and  Wheeler  skipped  to 
Florence,  where  they  race  next  Sunday,  I  had 
the  pleasure  of  seeing  them  off  at  the  station,  and 
learned  that  they  were  likely  to  remain  in  Italy 
one  month,  after  which  they  would  return  home. 
"Why,"  said  Zim,  "I  want  to  have  a  go  at  my 
Pittsburg  friend,   George  Banker,  who  got  round 


the  soi-disanl  reporter  of  the  Paris  editor  of  the 
New  York  Herald  and  wrote  an  article  abonli  him- 
•Hcll',  which  was  published.  In  that  article  Banker 
said  he  had  won  eighteen  firsts,  whereas  hi'  had 
only  won  nine  lii-sts  iin<l  nine  Ara/.s-.  When  the 
'kid'  and  my.sell'  meet  him  in  a  race  in  a  warmer 
city  than  Paris  we  will  .soon  prove  who  is  the  best 
man." 

Anniversary  of  Cas8ignard*s  lipatli. 

On  the  29th  ult.  about  one  hundred  and  fifty 
fervents  of  the  wheel  a.ssembled  over  the  grave  of 
the  late  lamented  French  champion, George  Cassign- 
ard,  and  a  floral  wreath  was  deposited  thereon, 
Maurice  Martin  referring  in  touching  terms  to  the 
past  career  of  one  who,  at  the  time,  was  undoubt- 
edly champion  of  Europe. 

The  Grand  Prix  de  la  Ville  de  Paris  takes  place 
at  the  Velodrome  de  I'Est  in  Paris  on  Sunday 
next.  I  anticipate  that  Barden  should  win,  fol- 
lowed home  by  Edwards  or  Harris  (if  they  are 
back  from  Spain),  whilst  I^ouvet  and  Maurice 
Farman  are  their  most  formidable  opponents. 

Mabs. 
•  ♦  * 

THE  L.  A.  W.'S  HELPING  HAND. 


A  Scheme  Which  Deserves  Support — The  "  Ref- 
eree" Will  Assist. 
Sterling  Elliott,  chairman  of  the  league's  road- 
way improvement  committee,  has  completed  ar- 
rangements for  what  should  prove  one  of  the 
greatest  blessings  ever  offered  wheelmen.  A 
glance  at    the    accompanying    illustrations    will 


AN  EXTRAORDINARY  RACE. 


UNUSUAL    TEST    OF    STAYING     POWERS 
IN    THE   BOSTON   HUNDRED. 


Only  Twenty  of  Seventy-Five  Riders  Finished- 
Officials  Worked    in    the   Dark — A  Re- 
minder of  Van  Wagoner's  Race 
at  Crawfordsville. 


Boston,  Oct.  14. — Up  hill,  down  dide,  through 
the  mud  and  in  the  rain  rode  the  contestants  in 
the  100-mile  handicap  road  race  of  the  Wiunissi- 
met  club  yesterday.  It  was  a  hard  race,  calling 
for  the  use  of  every  ounce  of  stamina  an  endur- 
ance pos.se.osed  by  the  riders.  It  was  bad  enough 
to  ride  the  first  fifty  miles  in  clear  weather  but  to 
ride  the  last  fifty  miles  in  a  drenching  rain  storm 
vras  something  that  more  than  one  man  absolute- 
ly refused  to  do.  lOven  the  man  who  held  second 
position  at  the  seventy-five  mile  mark  dismounted 
and  withdrew  from  the  race,  saying  that  he  would 
not  ride  another  mile  for  the  best  first  prize  that 
was  ever  offered. 

liantems  Had  to  he  XJsed. 

When  the  race  started  at  ten  o'clock  in  tlie 
morning  the  atmosphere  was  clear  as  a  bell  and  it 
looked  as  though  the  day  was  going  to  lie  all  that 
one  could  de-sire,  but  about  noon  it  commenced  to 
rain  in  torrents  and  by  the  time  the   men  finished 


show  the  entire  scheme.  The  proposed  method  of 
conducting  it  has  already  appeared  in  ^^^^/ee- 
The  principal  points  are  as  follows: 

This  hand  is  eighteen  inches  in  length  and  the  league 
emblem  tive  and  a  half  inches  in  diameter.  The  signs 
cost  %1  each,  lettered  to  order. 

They  will  be  kept  on  hand  ready  finished,  except  the 
name  of  the  town  and  the  number  of  miles.  That  will  be 
put  on  as  ordered. 

The  price  at  which  these  signs  are  furnished  is  much 
less  than  one-half  of  what  it  would  cost  to  make  them  in 
the  usual  manner. 

An  order  for  a  single  one  of  these  signs  will  be  accepted 
and  tilled  as  promptly  as  though  it  were  for  a  larger 
number.  A  sample  located  in  any  given  town  will  cer- 
tainly create  a  demand  for  others. 

All  orders  should  be  addressed  to  Sterling  Elliott,  chair- 
man highway  improvement  committee,  18  Pearl  street, 
Boston,  Mass. 

^^g/i/ee-,  if  vve  mistake  not,  was  the  first  to 
suggest  a  plan  of  this  nature.  This  was  a  year  or 
more  ago.  We  are  willing  to  do  our  share  toward 
insuring  the  success  of  the  idea.  We  will  under- 
take the  erection  of  twelve  of  these  hands,  on 
posts  or  other  suitable  supports,  provided  the  Illi- 
nois di^asion,  Associated  Cycling  Clubs  or  any 
other  institution  or  individual  will  provide  the 
funds  and  undertake  the  erection  of  two  dozen 
others.  We  will  confer  with  such  association  or 
individual  and  erect  the  hands  in  such  locations 
as  may  be  mutually  agreeable. 


there  was  a  drenching  storm,  and  it  was  so  dark 
that  lanterns  had  to  be  used  to  distinguish  the 
mud  bespattered  riders,  as  well  as  to  permit  of 
the  timers  seeing  the  taces  of  their  watches. 
Great  credit  is  due  the  men  completing  the  ride 
and  the  officials  are  likewise  to  be  congratulated 
upon  the  steadfast  manner  in  which  they  rennined 
by  thoir  voluntary  duty.  They,  like  the  r.'ders 
and  trainers,  were  an  almost  drowned  lot,  and 
famished.  Nothing  but  "dogs"  and  coffee  had 
passed  their  lips  all  day,  and  even  this  sumptuous 
food  they  were  most  delighted  and  fortunate 
to  secure. 

Track  aiders  Not  "  Stayers." 

The  riders,  seventy-five  in  all,  did  some  clever 
riding  throughout  the  race.  It  was,  however,  a 
significant  fact  that  the  men  who  have  been  win- 
ning honor  and  glory  on  the  track  were  among 
the  first  to  tall  out,  while  men  almost  unknown 
were  not  only  equal  to  the  demands  placed  on 
them  by  this  ride,  but  finished  well  up  among 
the  leaders.  Many  men  only  withdrew  when 
they  fell  from  their  wheels  utterly  exhausted,  and 
one  man,  Christopherson,  was  in  a  comatose  con- 
dition tor  fully  five  hours  after  falling  from  his 
wheel,  but  strange  though  it  may  seem  he  was 
not  injured  in  the  least. 

A  big,  burly  representative  of  the  law  made 


trouble  for  no  less  than  seven  riders  as  well  as 
himself.  He  saw  that  number  of  men  riding  on 
the  sidewalk.  Waiting  until  they  fame  abreast 
of  him  he  pushed  them  ofif  their  wheels,  and  they, 
being  so  fatigued  as  to  be  unable  to  help  them- 
selves fell  easy  victims  for  him.  They  were  car- 
ried to  the  station  in  an  open  patrol  and  stowed 
away  in  cells  without  being  given  an  opportunity 
of  having  a  rub  down.  It  was  a  cheap,  dirty 
piece  of  work  and  one  that  will  recoil  on  the  offi- 
cer, for  the/e  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  war- 
rants for  assault  will  be  sworn  out  against  him. 
Fell  by  the  Wayside, 

Among  the  first  men  to  fall  out  of  the  game 
were  Caldwell,  the  New  Hampshire  champion, 
McDuffee  and  Butler,  the  two  famous  local  riders. 
Then  Hany  Maddox  met  with  a  most  severe  acci- 
dent and  was  forced  to  withdraw,  while  Gardner 
of  Syracuse  remained  in  the  game  until  about  the 
seventy-fifth  mile,  when  he  too  fell  a  victim  of 
circumstances.  And  there  were  others,  for  but 
twenty  of  the  starters  completed  the  100  miles, 
although  some  twelve  others  would  have  done  so 
had  they  not  been  pulled  off  the  course  by  the 
officials,  who  have  agreed  to  award  prizes  to  them 
in  the  order  of  their  finishing,  after  the  100-mile 
riders  have  taken  theirs.  This  can  easily  be  done 
as  there  were  no  less  than  fifty  prizes. 

The  work  of  Burns  Pierce  in  this  race  was  its 
feature.  He  rode  a  good  steady  pace  ihroughont 
and  won  the  race  and  time  prize.  Although  the 
day  w;is  no  such  riding  day  as  was  that  on  which 
the  Newark  100  was  ridden.  Pierce  made  much 
better  time  than  he  did  in  the  Newark  race.  He 
started  from  the  4-minute  mark  and  won  hand- 
somely, being  the  lowest  man  to  finish.  Gatenby, 
who  came  to  the  front  in  the  Hoyland  Smith  road 
race,  caiight  second  time  prize,  with  Mugridge  of 
the  Maiden  club  third  time  and  Grover  of  Haver- 
hill fourth  time  prize. 

Times  and  Positions  of  Winners, 

Hdop.    Time. 

Burns  W.  Pierce :04       6:28:32 

C.  F.  Slover :30       7:07:33 

R.  M.  Mugridge :20        6:59:33 

John  Gatenby :I5       6:51:00 

F.  P.  Werner :25       7:15:50 

Fred  Berquist :14       7:08: 12 

E.  G.  Merrill :14       7:12:35 

.rohn  Slualjian :0"       7:07:40 

C.  F.  Williams :12       7:12:48 

A.C.Dodge :15        7:24:00 

S.  L.  Doucette :15       7:24:05 

J.  W.  Butler :25       7:37:02 

J.  .J.  Walsh :20        7:35:10 

C.  S.  Vinton :40       7:54:32 

Sam  Hall :20       7:42:05 

P.  .J.  Slyffe :12       7:50:49 

A.  A.  McLean :35       8:02:18 

F.  A.  Landey ; :07       7:43:45 

A.  B.  Spiers :30       8:10:!;0 

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Here  and  There. 

At  Heme  Hill,  London,  McNish  and  Scott,  on  a 
tandem,  rode  fifty  miles  in  1  hr.  515  min.  20  3-5 
sec. 

A.  W.  Root  and  John  Perchett  of  Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  both  one-legged  cyclists,  vrill  ride  across 
the  continent  awheel.  We  recommend  a  tandem 
unless  the  absent  limbs  arc  Ijotb  on  the  same  side. 

Pakis,  Oct.  14. — George  Banker,  the  American 
wheelman,  won  the  grand  prize  of  Paris  at  the 
bicycle  races  to-day.  Delansorme,  a  French  bi- 
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a  brick  wall  on  his  wood-rimmed  machine  on 
Saturday.  Result:  No  damage  to  rims.  He 
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Talk  With  Mr.  Sanger  About  the  Tournament, 
the  Show  and  the  Lozier  Kick. 

New  York,  Oct.  22. — "What's  new  about  the 
Thanksgiving  meet  races,  Mr.  Sanger?"  asked 
your  correspondent  of  the  Madison  Square  Garden 
manager  on  Saturday. 

"Troy  sailed  by  the  Campania  this  morning  to 
bring  on  the  professionals.  He  carried  a  letter 
from  the  American  Dunlops  to  the  foreign  Dunlops 
urging  them  to  send   Hnret,  the  french  rider." 

'  'What  about  the  A  and  B  races?' ' 

"The  schedule  is  almost  ready  and  will  be  sent 
your  paper  this  evening. " 

"Are  all  the  cycle  show 
spaces  taken?" 

"The  left  overs  who  failed 
to  get  spaces  on  the  first  allot- 
ment will  have  the  first 
choice.  These  and  the  appli- 
cations received  since  then 
will  more  than  wipe  out  what 
spaces  we  have  left  over. ' ' 

'  'Has  there  been  any  kick 
on  the    original    allotment?" 

"Yes.  Mr.  Lozier  writes 
me  that  he  resigns  his  share 
owing  to  willful  extrava- 
gance. This  is  an  absolute 
mistatement  of  fact.  My  ex- 
perience has  taught  me  to 
make  the  desirable  spaces  as 
many  as  possible  and  the  un- 
desirable as  few  as  can  be. 
This  year  there  is  an  advance  of 
about  |50  in  the  rental  price 
of  the  choice  spaces,  while 
there  has  been  an  average  re- 
duction of  some  $5  in  the  less 
prominent  places.  This  year 
the  fittings  will  be  uniform, 
thus  avoiding  the  extra  ex- 
pense of  individual  displays.  We  furnish  brass 
rails,  fittings  and  ironwork  for  the  display  of 
electric  and  other  signs.  On  the  whole  the  cost 
to  exhibitors  will  be  less  than  last  year.  Con- 
sidering what  we  furnish  our  total  receipts  will 
not  exceed  those  of  last  seasons  show.  Mr.  Lozier 
is  a  member  of  the  executive  committee.  He  has 
never  attended  a  meeting,  nor  has  he  written  a 
line  asking  for  any  information  as  to  its  doings. 
He  has  not  taken  pains  to  inform  himself  as  to  the 
true  state  of  affairs  or  the  reason  for  the  com- 
mittees action.  Had  he  done  so  I  am  sure  he 
would  find  that  he  had  no  reason  for  complaint. 
Our  center  spaces  are  much  more  valuable  than 
those  of  last  year.  Instead  of  being  approached 
hy  narrow  alleyways  they  are  accessible  by  broad 
aisles  giving  to  most  of  them  a  double  exposure." 


Your  correspondent  saw  Secretary  Kennedy- 
Child  later  in  the  day  as  to  Mr.  Loziers  com- 
plaint. 

'  'Mr.  Lozier  has  made  his  complaint  to  each 
member  of  the  executive  committee  charging 
gross  extravagance.  He  says  we  are  to  pay  the 
garden  management  $12,000.  He  is  some  $3,500 
out  of  the  way  in  his  assumption. ' ' 


COLUMBIAS,  ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS. 


The   Pope   Company's  Announcement '  to   That 
Effect   Has  Appeared. 
Boston,   Oct.   24. — [Special.] — The    Columbia 
sets  the  pace  in  the  matter  of  prices;  1895  wheels 


SAFE  AS  ANY  OTHER  EXERCISE. 


OTTO  ZEIGLER. 
World's  Becord — 1  min.  50  see. 

will  sell  for  $100.     The  company  made  this  an- 
nouncement to-day. 

It  is  understood  that  Hartfords  will  sell  at  $75, 
though  no  authority  for  this  has  been  given  out. 

■  ♦  I 

Searle's  Latest  Record. 

H.  P.  Searle  anived  in  New  York  at  12 :10  p. 
m.  Thursday.  His  time  was  6  da.  7  hrs.  30  min., 
an  hour  faster  than  Wolfe's  reported  time 

Monday  morning  Wolfe  started  again  and  at 
last  accounts  was  knocking  hours  off  the  record. 


New  Twenty-four-Hour  Road  Record. 
At  Washington  on  Monday  and  Tuesday  E.  C. 
Yeatman  raised  the  twenty-four-hour  road  record 
to  330f  miles.  On  Nov.  13  of  last  year  the  same 
rider  covered  311|  miles  in  the  samp  fiuie.  He 
rides  a  Kambler, 


The  "Lancet"  So  Declares  Cycling — Uses  and 
Abuses.  • 
There  are  three  sets  of  opinions  among  those 
who  have  ridden,  or  do  ride,  the  cycle  as  to  the 
effect  which  riding  has  on  them  individually.  It 
is  clear  that  there  are  some  who  cannot  ride;  ixom 
the  first  the  exercise  does  not  suit  them ;  from  the 
first  it  wearies  them  in  mind  as  well  as  in  body. 
They  try,  often  under  disadvantageous  circum- 
stances, over-wearied  with  mental  or  bodily  work, 
or  sufiering  from  some  symptom  of  disease,  and 
not  unnaturally  these  discover  that  wliat  they 
supposed  might  be  for  their  benefit  is  just  the  re- 
verse; their  nervous  centers 
are  shaken,  their  muscles  are 
tired  and  strained,  their  heart 
is  wearied  ;if  they  have  goritor 
rheumatism  the  latent  mal- 
ady comes  out;  in  a  short 
time  they  show  the  bad  effects 
of  the  exercise,  and,  not  liking 
to  say  ariything  by  halves, 
and  not  believing  they  could 
have  done  anything  for  which 
they  are  specially  unfitted, 
they  are  severe  in  their  criti- 
cism and  condemn  a  general 
;,  system  on  the  ground  -of  their 

own    idiosyncrasy.      On    the 
other  hand  there  are  men  and 
women   of  all  ages  who,  en- 
\  tering  the  cycling  fraternity, 

find  a  pleasure  and  a  relief  in 
it  which  are  quite  phenome- 
nal and,  though  it  may  not 
last,  are  sufficient  to  make 
them  feel  that  they  must  hold 
by  the  new  acquirement, 
patronize  those  who  excel  in 
t,  praise  its  many  and  obvious 
advantages  and  by  impercepti- 
ble means  become  on  their  part  warm  and 
perhaps  able,  if  not  altogether  sincere,  sup- 
porters of  it.  Lastly  there  is  a  third  set 
to  whom  cycling  comes  as  a  business. 
For  the  sake  of  saving  time,  or  of  crarry- 
ing  loads,  or  other  useful  tasks,  they  train 
themselves  in  cycling  habits — become,  without 
offense,  cycling  animals — and  find  that  they  can 
perform  labors  otherwise  impossible  with  compara- 
tive immunity  from  injury.  The  evidence  which 
men  of  science  can  alone  accept  lies  between  these 
three  sources,  the  last  probably  affording  the  best, 
and  the  evidence  is  to  the  effect  that,  excluding 
those  who  are  not  fitted  by  constitution  to  ride  at 
their  own  physical  and  mental  expense,  cycling  is 
as  safe  as  any  other  exercise  if  it  is  taken  in  a 
moderate  and  conirnon-sense  manner, 


RECORDS    OF    THE    WEEK. 


FLYING  WHEELMEN  CONTINUE  TO  CHEAT 
FATHER  TIME. 


Tyler    the    Hero    of    the    Week— A    Wonderfu 

Two    Miles  —  Porter    Makes    Class    A 

Records  —  DeCardy    on    the 

Road. 


Boston,  Oct.  19. — That  old  saw,  "A  patient 
waiter  is  do  loser,"  was  exemplified  yesterday 
afternoon  when,  after  a  weary  wait  of  fully  two 
weeks,  Harry  Tyler  was  saccessful  in  fooling  the 
wind  and  securing  a  new  two-mile  world's  record 
from  a  standing  start.  And  he  was  not  the  only 
one  to  ride  in  record  time,  for  Gardner  and  Arthur 
Porter  also  did  some  record  work. 

The  long  wait  for  the  wind  to  die  out  had  some- 
what disheartened  the  men  at  Waltham.  In  the 
ca.se  of  Johnson  it  had  more  than  disheartened 
him.  He  gave  it  up  as  a  bad  job  and  traveled 
west  Thursday  evening.  The  moment  he  had 
gone  the  wind  seemed  to  lose  its  velocity  and  yes- 
terday had  simmered  down  to  a  nice,  fine  light 
breeze  which  at  times  forgot  that  it  was  in  exist- 
ence and  went  off  on  a  vacation.  It  was  too  good 
a  day  to  let  go  by  without  making  an  attempt  at 
record.  The  pacemakers  were  not,  however,  fully 
alive  to  their  duty,  and  for  that  reason  Tyler  de- 
cided to  go  for  the  two-mile  record  of  4:15  made 
by  A.  D.  Kennedy  at  Chicago  last  August.  The 
pacemakers  were  sent  out  to  warm  up,  and  when 
they  were  on  the  track  a  surprise  was  sprung.  On 
one  tandem  were  seen  Nat  Butler  and  his  brother 
Tom,  the  youngster  who  has  made  such  a  bright 
record  for  himself  during  the  past  racing  season. 
They  were  out  for  a  practice  spin  of  a  third.  They 
were  doing  great  work  on  the  trial  and  were  trav^ 
eling  to  the  quarter  in  25  sec.  when,  just  before 
reaching  that  point,  the  tire  came  off  the  rear 
wheel  and  over  they  went.  Fortunately,  how- 
ever, neither  was  injured,  although  it  was  at  first 
thought  that  Tom  had  again  fractured  his  collar 
bone.  This  incident  made  the  other  riders  some- 
what scarry,  but  they  soon  forgot  about  it  in  the 
excitement  of  record  breaking. 

Tyler  soon  came  out  accompanied  by  Trainer 
Webb.  All  was  ready  when  down  the  stretch 
came  the  first  tandem  team  >;onsisting  of  Coleman 
and  Thatcher.  They  soon  had  Harry  hitched  to 
the  rear  of  their  tandem  and  were  off  and  away. 
It  was  by  no  means  a  perfect  pick  up  but  what 
was  lost  at  the  start  Avas  soon  regained.  Once 
confident  of  their  man  the  tandem  traveled  like  a 
veritable  whirlwind.  The  quarter  was  reached  in 
28  1-5  sec,  the  third  in  42  1-5  sec,  the  half  in 
1  min.  1  1-5  sec.  and  the  two-thirds  in  1  min.  20 
4-5  sec.  Here  the  first  change  of  pacemakers  was 
made,  Bainbridge  and  Gardiner  making  the  re- 
lief. The  pick  up  was  somewhat  faulty  and 
showed  lack  of  practice.  The  pace  on  the  first 
quarter  was  somewhat  increased,  they  bringing 
Tyler  to  the  tliree-quarter  pole  in  1  min.  30  1-5 
sec.  and  to  the  mile  in  2  min.  fiat.  The  next 
quarter  was  done  in  30  1-5  sec.  and  it  was  here 
seen  that  if  the  men  continued  their  speed  Tyler 
would  not  only  be  away  under  the  record  for  the 
standing  start  but  would  also  do  better  than  the 
mark  for  the  flying  start.  At  the  1  1-3  mile, 
which  was  done  in  2  min.  40  3-5  sec.  McDuflfee 
and  Riverside  Smith  took  the  pace.  This  was 
Smith's  debut  as  a  class  B  man  and  to  his  credit 
be  it  said  he  did  some  good  work.  This  team 
made  the  prettiest  pick  up  of  the  afternoon  and 
brought  Harry  to  the  mile  and  a  half  in  just 
3  min.  4-5   sec.      They   reached   the  1  2-3   mile 


mark  in  3  min.  22  1-5  sec.  and  the  1  3-4  miles  in 
3  min.  32  2-5  sec.  Then  began  the  fight  for  the 
last  quarter.  There  was  no  increased  pace,  yet 
the  men  brought  Tyler  home  in  the  record-break- 
ing time  of  4  min.  3  sec,  twelve  seconds  faster 
than  the  time  made  by  Kennedy. 

Porter  then  came  out  for  a  trial  against  the  one- 
third  mile,  flying  start,  class  A  record.  He  was 
paced  by  a  triplet  ridden  by  Metz,  Williams  and 
Haggerty.  This  was  the  first  time  the  triplet  had 
appeared  as  a  pacemaker  on  this  track  and  the 
work  of  its  rider  was  watched  with  interest.  The 
triplet  hugged  the  comers  in  a  most  remarkable 
manner  and  did  not  go  wide  at  a  single  corner. 
Porter  clung  to  the  tandem  so  closely  that  every 
one  was  waiting  and  watching  for  bun  to  fall. 
But  he  didn't  fall.  He  took  one  of  Davidson's 
records,  doing  the  quarter  in  :26  3  5  and  the  third 
:35  4-5,  which  now  stand  as  class  A  records  for 
those  distances. 

After  a  rub-down  Porter  again   came   out  this 


terday  afternoon  bettered  all  previous  marks  for 
certain  distances  in  their  respective  classes,  and 
Porter  did  a  mile  in  time  which  five  weeks  ago 
would  have  been  world's  record.  Tyler  was  never 
riding  faster  than  he  is  to-day,  and  persons  who 
have  watched  his  recent  work  say  that  he  will 
surely  bring  the  mile  down  to  1:48  or  lower. 

Arthur  Porier,  the  other  successful  record 
breaker,  astonished  even  his  most  intimate  friends 
by  riding  the  mile,  flying  start,  in  1 :52  3-5,  which 
equals  Bliss'  mark,  and  is  also  six  and  two-fifths 
seconds  better  than  the  best  previous  mark  for 
class  A.  He  caught  all  the  intermediate  times 
for  class  A,  from  and  including  the  half  to  the 
mile. 

He  also  rode  a  standing  half  in  59  sec,  which 
is  American  class  A.  record,  the  only  other  better 
performance  at  that  distance  for  a  class  A  man 
being  that  made  in  Canada  by  Davidson  last 
week. 

Taken  altogether  yesterday  was  as  fine  a  record- 


s', a   TYLER. 


time  for  the  avowed  purpose  of  .securing  the  half- 
mile  class  A.  Again  he  took  a  flying  start  and 
again  did  the  pacemakers  do  their  duty  in  tine 
style  bringing  the,  plucky  Waltham  boy  to  the 
quarter  in  :26  3-5  and  the  one-third  was  reached  in 
precisely  the  same  time  as  wa»  the  previous  third. 
The  half  was  done  in  :55  2-5,  which  is  al.so  record 
so  that  Porter  now  holds  class  A  records  for  the 
quarter,  third  and  half-mile.  The  only  other  at- 
tempt at  the  chronometer  was  the  unpaced  third 
made  by  Gardner.  He  took  a  flying  start  and  did 
the  quarter  in  :28  3-5  and  reached  the  third  in 
:39  1-5.  The  latter  mark  is  the  unpaced  record 
for  class  B  and  equals  that  made  by  Allen  while 
he  was  a  simon  pure.  Allen  holds  the  worlds 
record  while  Gardner  has  equaled  it.  Should 
the  weather  prove  favorable  the  men  will  to-day 
go  for  the  mile  records,  as  they  are  anxious  to 
l)etter  Zeigler's  performances  at  Sa^remento. 
IJie  Slaughter  Continues. 
Boston,  Oct.  21.— Both  Tyler  and   Porter  yes- 


breaking  day  as  has  ever  been  seen  at  Waltham. 
Had  Tyler's  pacemakers  been  ready  to  go  for  the 
mile  there  is  no  doubt  but  that  he  would  have 
come  dangerously  near,  if  not  below,  Zeigler's  1 
min.  50  sec. 

There  was  no  bustle  whatever  at  the  track,  and 
nothing,  save  the  attendance  of  the  ofBcials,  to  in- 
dicate that  there  was  anything  in  the  wind  save 
the  usual  practice  work  of  the  men.  But  there 
was.  Coleman  and  Thatcher  were  the  first  tandem 
team  to  put  in  an  appearance.  They  were  fol- 
lowed by  Bainbridge  and  Gardner.  They  got  into 
working  conditions  with  a  few  tiirns.  Then  Tyler 
eame  out.  The  tandems  lined  up  in  Indian  file, 
Coleman  and  Thatcher  leading,  while  Tyler  im- 
mediately hitched  onto  the  rear  wheel.  Coleman 
and  Thatcher  cut  a  pace  that  seemed  phenomenal 
and  one  that  would  surely  bring  the  men  home 
under  Wells'  record  time.  They  reached  the 
quarter  in  25  2-5  sec,  just  one-fifth  outside  of 
record,    The  outfit  reached  the  third  in  the  record 


time  of  34  2-5  sec,  loweriug  Johnson's  famous 
horse-paced  record  by  one-fifth  of  a  second.  Had 
a  watch  been  held  on  the  first  tandem  it  would 
have  gotten  a  third  nnpaced  tandem  record.  Here 
the  first  tandem  rode  wide  and  let  Bainbridge  and 
Gardner  continue  on.  They  were  traveling  at  a 
rapid  pace,  but  not  as  fast  as  did  their  stable- 
mates,  yet  they  had  the  record  easily.  "Bundles" 
from  the  center  roared  out,  "Jump them,  Harry," 
and  in  a  flash  the  Springfield  man  tried  the  trick. 
He  was  up  with  them  in  an  instant,  but  could  not 
pass  the  pacemakers  at  the  half.  It  was  a  pretty 
finish  and  one  which  showed  that,  although  the 
time,  52  1-5  sec,  was  record,  Tyler  was  by  no 
means  exhausted. 

Porter  followed  the  same  triplet  that  did  duty 
the  previous  day  and  wanted  the  half-mile  stand- 
ing start  class  A  record.  It  was  not  until  the 
backstretch  was  reached  that  the  pacemakers  had 
gotten  fairly  under  way.  The  quarter  was  reached 
in  the  slow  time  of  :33  2-5  and  the  hopes  and 
anticipations  of  the  ofScials  were  below  par.  A 
rise  in  the  market  soon  came.  Porter  reached  the 
third  in  41  1-5  sec.  Here  they  were  traveling 
like  the  wind.  Yet  Porter  remained  glued  to  the 
rear  and  caught  the  half  in  59  sec. ,  which  is  better 
than  any  class  A  made  in  the  United  States.  The 
last  quarter  was  done  in  26  3-5  sec.  which  shows 
how  slow  was  the  first.  Porter  retired  for  the 
time  being. 

Tyler  again  came  to  the  front.  This  time  he 
wanted  the  half-mile  standing  of  57  4-5  sec ,  made 
by  Wells  at  Sacremento.  He  got  it  and  also 
Johnson's  third  of  39  3-5  sec.  The  same  tandems 
were  used  in  this  trial  as  in  the  previous  half. 
They  were  somewhat  slow  in  the  pickup  at  the 
tape,  Harry  more  than  riding  easily  until  the  turn 
into  the  back.  Here  they  got  into  a  good  steady 
pace  that  brought  them  to  the  quarter  in  30  2-5 
sec. ,  five  seconds  slower  than  in  the  flying  start. 
The  speed  once  gained  was  maintained  throughout 
as  is  seen  by  a  comparison  of  the  time  of  this 
trial  with  that  of  Tyler's  previous  attempt.  The 
tandemites  were  still  fresh  and  able  to  do  good 
work.  At  the  third  they  were  away  under  record, 
their  time  of  39  2-5  sec.  beating  Johnson's  39  1-5 
sec.  If  this  speed  was  maintained  to  the  half  the 
record  was  theirs.  The  question  was  still  in 
doubt  until,  as  they  reached  the  half,  Tyler 
jumped  up  alongside  his  pacemakers  and  finished 
the  half  in  57  sec  flat,  lowering  Wells'  mark 
four-fifths  of  a  second. 

As  Porter  gave  way  to  Tyler,  so  did  Tyler  to 
Porter.  And  now  came  the  ride  of  the  day.  A 
ride  which  astonished  most  everyone.  It  was  ex- 
pected that  Porter  would  get  below  Allen's  1  min. 
.58  1-5  sec,  but  none  thought  that  he  would 
reach  Bliss'  mile  mark.  Such  a  thing  was  not 
even  considered.  This  time  the  triplet  was  ridden 
by  Metz,  Howe  and  Callahan,  while  Haggerty 
and  Williams  came  out  on  a  tandem.  There  was 
not  a  fraction  of  a  second  lost  at  the  start  this 
time.  At  the  quarter,  which  was  reached  in 
27  2-5  sec,  the  men  were  riding  freshly  and 
brought  Porter  to  the  third  in  36  1-5  sec,  which 
is  one-fifth  of  a  second  less  than  the  record  for  that 
distance  held  by  Davidson.  The  pacemakers  were 
still  annihilating  both  time  and  distance,  while 
Porter  made  the  turn  as  if  a  part  and  parcel  of 
the  triplet,  which  never  once  went  wide.  It  was 
a  great  and  pretty  ride  to  the  half,  whioh  was 
also  done  in  the  record  time  of  55  sec. ,  being  two 
and  one-fifth  seconds  faster  than  the  record  for  the 
half  held  by  Davidson.  Here  a  change  in  pace- 
makers and  records  was  made.  The  tandem  was 
to  do  the  pickup  at  the  half  but  it  didn't  do  it  in 
quite  the  proper  style,  so  the  triplet  staid  in  the 
game  until  there  was  no  doubt  of  Porter  being 
behind  the  tandem  and  also  of  the  tandem  going 


last  enough  to  do  the  mile  in  record  time. 
Together  the  outfit  came  to  the  two-thirds-mile 
again  in  record  Itreaking  time.  Allen's  class  A 
marks  of  1  min.  18  1-5  sec.  for  the  two-thirds  was 
the  one  to  go  by  the  board.  It  went.  Porter's 
time  being  1  min.  15  sec,  cutting  Allen's  record 
three  and  one-fifth  seconds.  Hy  this  time  the 
tandem  and  its  follower  were  traveling  along  the 
backstretch  and  had  reached  the  three-quarter 
mark  in  1  min.  24  sec,  lowering  the  previous 
record,  Allen's,  three  and  three-fifths  of  a  second. 
The  tandem  was  getting  somewhat  tired  and 
pulled  out.  Porter  seemed  to  have  still  some- 
thing up  his  sleeve  for  as  they  reached  the  home- 
stretch he  attempted  to  beat  out  the  tandem. 
He  didn't,  yet  he  beat  the  record.  His  time  was 
1  min.  .52  3-5  sec,  lowering  Allen'srecord  five  and 
three-fifths  of  a  second. 

Both  Tyler  and  Porter  are  billed  to  surprise  the 
audience  at  Waltham  to-morrow  afternoon. 

Mile  in  CotnpetitionM  3  min.  5  1-S  sec. 

Boston,  Oct.  22. — The  one-mile  open  competi- 
tive record  was  to-day  wrested  from  Bald  by 
Tyler.  In  competition  with  three  of  the  best 
flyers  hereabouts  he  brought  the  record  down 
three-flfths  of  a  second,  establishing  a  new  record 
of  2  min.  5  1-5  sec. ,  which  in  the  face  of  a  strong 
wind  that  was  blowing  and  the  cold  temperature 
of  the  day  is  certainly  a  most  creditable  mark. 
The  question  of  record  was  in  doubt  throughout 
the  entire  race,  Tyler  being  over  record  at  every 
intermediate  point,  and  not  until  he  had  crossed 
the  tape  was  it  positively  known  that  the  record 
was  his.  On  this  record,  as  on  many  other  made 
at  Waltham,  all  three  of  the  watches  held  by  the 
timers  agreed  to  a  fraction  of  a  second. 

Tyler's  contestants  were  Eddie  McDuflfee,  Wat- 
son Coleman  and  Nat  Butler.  At  the  word  Tyler 
caught  the  tandem  with  McDuffee,  Coleman  and 
Butler  strung  out  behind.  The  quarter  was  not 
reached  until  34  4-5  sec.  had  elapsed  and  the 
third  in  43  4-5  sec.  Butler  got  out  of  the  rut,  fell 
behind  and  withdrew.  The  others  reached  the 
half  iu  1  min.  3  sec  The  time  for  the  two-thirds 
was  1  min.  22  3-5  sec.  Here  Coleman  was  lost. 
Tyler  and  McDufiee  reached  three-quarters  in 
1  min.  33  2-5  sec.  With  a  fraction  of  a  second 
less  than  32  sec  in  which  to  complete  the  ride 
and  gain  the  record,  the  men  started  for  home, 
with  the  wind  in  their  faces.  The  men  jumped 
the  tandem  and  started  out  to  do  the  remainder 
of  the  distance  alone.  Tyler  was  over  the  tape 
with  McDuffee  clinging  to  him  as  a  brother.  A 
few  moments  silence,  then  the  timers  Messrs. 
Savell,  Weston  and  Sanger  announced  the  time 
for  the  mile  as  being  2  min.  5  1-5  sec.  The 
other  contestants  did  not  finish. 

The  other  race,  which  excited  considerable  in- 
terest and  which  at  the  same  time  came  down  to 
within  three-fifths  of  a  second  of  the  record  for 
class  A  was  the  mile  invitation,  in  which  Porter, 
Clark,  McDonough,  Callahan,  Plantift"  and  Metz 
competed.  The  quarter  pole  was  reached  in  34 
3-5  sec. ,  the  third  in  44  2-5  sec.  and  two-thirds  in 
1  min.  25  2-5  sec.  Porter  was  riding  easily, 
while  Jimmy  Clark  was  making  a  most  creditable 
performance  at  his  rear.  The  three-quarters  was 
reached  in  1  min.  37  sec  Turning  into  the 
stretch.  Porter  jumped  the  tandem  and  so  did 
Clark.  Porter  however,  got  away  and  finished 
first  in  2  min.  11  sec  flat,  while  Clark  was  not 
over  a  second  behind  him.  Callahan,  who  was 
distanced,  finished  third. 

The  last  cycling  event  of  the  day  was  the  third- 
mile  open,  class  A,  in  which  six  riders  competed. 
The  field  let  Lemfest  go  in  and  make  the  pace  to 
the  turn  from  the  backstretch  when   Haggerty, 


Olajk  and  McDonougli  weut   up  and   fouglit   for 
positions,  finishing  iu  that  order. 

Harding  Stopped  by  Itain 

St.  Louis,  Oct.  22.— At  the  St.  Louis  Cycling 
Club's  tournament  on  the  fair  grounds  track  Bert 
Harding  made  a  game  attempt  at  the  l(JO-mile 
American  record  on  Saturday,  but  the  weather 
clerk  was  against  him.  At  10  a.  m.,  the  hour  for 
starting,  the  track  was  not  in  condition,  and  this 
caused  a  delay  of  nearly  an  hour  and  a  half. 
When  he  did  start  it  was  blowing  hard  and  the 
heavy  clouds  coming  up  showed  that  he  had  very 
little  chance  of  finishing  his  ride  liefore  the  storm. 
Just  after  completing  his  fortieth  mile  the  rain 
came  down  in  torrents  and  he  was  obliged  to 
abandon  his  wheel  at  the  head  of  the  homestretch 
and  run  in,  his  wheel  being  so  clogged  up  with 
mud  that  he  could  not  push  it.  The  triplet  that 
was  pacing  him  on  this  lap  had  already  come  to 
grief  in  the  sticky  mud.  Harding  was  not  only 
well  inside  the  record  when  he  (|uit,  but  was 
ahead  of  his  own  schedule  and  was  riding  very 
strong.  He  will  try  again  Wednesday  or  Thui-s- 
day  if  the  track  has  dried  out  enough.  His  time 
for  the  forty  miles  was  1  hr.  51  min.  3  3-5  sec. 

While  Harding  was  on  the  back  stretch  during 
the  ride,  E.  E.  Anderson,  the  local  class  A  crack, 
made  a  sudden  dash  at  the  class  A  record  for  the 
unpaced  quarter,  and  witli  grand  success.  He 
came  down  the  stretch  riding  like  a  fiend  and 
crossed  the  tape  riding  strong  in  26  4-5  sec, 
world's  record,  and  within  one-fifth  of  a  second  of 
the  class  B  record.  His  ride  was  remarkable, 
owing  to  the  fact  that  the  track  was  not  in  record- 
breaking  condition  by  any  means,  being  very 
rough  in  places. 

Three  open  races  were  held,  but  the  small  num- 
ber of  entries  made  them  rather  uninteresting, 
though  the  finishes  were  good. 

Canadian  Becord  Heaters  Busy 

Last  Thursday  T.  B.  McCarthy  raised  the  Ca- 
nadian hour  record  to  23  miles  1672  yards,  and 
covered  25  miles  in  1 :02:44.  All  Canadian  records 
from  six  miles  upward  were  beaten.  McCarthy 
was  paced  by  tandems  all  the  way.  The  new 
records  are: 


Miles. 

Mi'es. 

6 

15:04  3-5 

16 

17 

40:12 

7 

17::J4  2-5 

42:10  4-5 

8 

19:59 

18 

45:07 

9 

23:334-5 

19 

20 

47:35 

10 

24:57 

50:C4 

11 

27:35 

21 

62:34  2-5 

12     

29:28 

22 

23 

65:10  4-5 

13 

33:26  1-5 

57:30  4  5 

14 

34:66  1  5 

24 

1:00:11  4-5 

15 

37:32  2-5 

25 

1:02:44 

On  the  same  day,  at  Hamilton,  Harley  David- 
son went  against  the  mile  record.  Paced  by  a 
quadruplet  he  rode  the  distance  in  2:01  4-5,  beat- 
ing the  Canadian  record.  He  beat  the  quadrui)let 
across  the  tape. 

Chester  Jardine  won  the  Lake  View  Cycliug 
Club's  five-mile  race  Saturday  in  14:36.  He 
aspires  to  become  a  record  holder  and  on  the  28th 
will  try  five  miles. 

Saturday  last  W.  De  Cardy,  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Thistle  Cycling  Club,  went  lor  the  five  and 
ten  mile  road  records  over  the  Garfield  Park 
course,  Chicago,  breaking  both.  The  time  for  the 
five  miles  was  12:04  and  for  the  ten  miles  24:13J. 
He  jiow  holds  all  American  road  records  from  five 
to  twenty-five  miles  inclusive. 


The  newly-elected  treasurer  of  the  Victor  C.  C. 
of  St.  Louis  is  having  some  difficulty  in  obtaining 
possession  of  the  books  of  the  club,  the  ex-treas- 
urer refusing  to  surrender  them.  What's  wrong 
with  the  Victors,  any  way  ? 


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C0LUMBIA8,  ONEBVNDBED  DOLLARS. 

Columbias  will  sell  for  $100. 

A  lingering  suspicion  to  that  effect  is  confirmed 
as  we  go  to  press. 

Pour  years  ago  Colonel  Pope  stated  that  the 
price  would  eventually  be  |100.  Asked  how  he 
expected  to  be  able  to  produce  wheels  at  that  price 
he  said  that,  though  the  profit  would  he  much 
smaller  the  great  increase  in  the  demand  would 
still  enable  the  makers  to  make  a  fair  margin. 
The  late  announcement  that  the  company  would 
place  fifty  men  on  the  road  indicated  that  the 
time  tor  the  drop  had  come  and  so  it  proves. ' 

There  will  be  much  uneasiness  among  other 
makers  for  a  week  or  two.  Will  they  follow  the 
lead  or  ignore  it  ?  An  early  answer  to  the  ques- 
tion would  be  advisable. 


PRICES  AND  PRODUCTION. 
,  Perhaps  no  house  in  the  cycle  trade  has  pushed 
more  rapidly  forward  in  the  last  two  years  than 
H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co.  The  head  of  that  concern  is  a 
man  of  very  considerable  importance  and  seems 
determined  to  assert  himself  in  future  in  a  way 
which  cannot  be  misunderstood.  Just  now,  how- 
ever, Mr.  Lozier  is  not  in  the  best  standing  with 
some  of  the  other  leaders;  indeed  we  have  heard 
it  intimated  that  his  resignation  from  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  national  trade  association  may 
be  asked  for  on  account  of  a  letter  recently  written 
to  all  the  manufacturers  severely  criticising  the 
management  of  the  New  York  show. 

Be  all  this  as  it  may,  Mr.  Lozier's  letter  on  the 
much-discussed  question  of  the  price  of  wheels  for 
'95  deserves  careful  consideration.  It  is  timely 
because,  as  we  happen  to  be  aware,  more  than  one 
conference  is  to  occur  in  the  very  near  future 
among  leading  men  of  other  concerns.  Mar. 
Lozier  believes  in  the  preservation  of  high-grade 
prices  and  announces  his  intention  of  living  up  to 
his  convictions.  We  believe  his  announcement  to 
that  effect  will  be  read  with  satisfaction  by  the 
trade  generally.  The  general  impression  among 
makers  is  that  $125  is  low  enough  and  that  the 
quality  of  cycles  will  keep  pace  with  the  price. 


There  seems  to  be  no  particular  need  of  a  reduc- 
tion. 

The  season  of  '94  has  been  so  successful  that  a 
largely  increased  demand  is  anticipated  and  here, 
perhaps,  some  danger  is  to  be  anticipated.  The 
price  of  cycles  now  depend  more  on  the  makers 
than  the  public.  If  |125  is  to  be  the  price,  all 
must  beware  of  over  production.  Nothing  tends 
to  knock  the  bottom  out  of  prices  like  the  flood- 
ing of  the  market,  late  in  the  season,  by  makers 
who,  finding  they  cannot  sell  a  large  output  at 
one  price,  will  accept  a  lower  one. 

The  earlier  other  big  makers  announce  their  in- 
tentions the  better  for  the  trade  at  large.  Who 
will  be  the  first  to  give  us  definite  figures  ? 


CYCLING  FOR  SQUTUKRy  LADIES. 

Cycling  has  made  but  slow  progress  among  the 
ladies  of  the  south,  who  cling  to  many  of  the  same 
traditions  as  the  English.  The  following  editorial 
from  the  Nashville  Banner  is  therefore  timely: 

The  propriety  of  the  riding  of  bicycles  by  women  is 
a  much  discussed  question.  We  see  no  reason  why  young 
women  should  not  use  the  bicycle.  There  is  no  need  of 
the  objectionable  bloomer  costume.'  The  habits  worn  by 
the  ladies  in  Nashville  who  have  bicycles  are  modest  and 
pretty  and  the  ladies  manage  the  wheels  gracefully.  The 
men  nde  with  a  bicycle  hump  but  the  ladies  sit  erect  and 
make  a  pleasing  impression  as  they  glide  by.  Of  course 
bicycle  riding  would  not  suit  all  women,  just  as  the  wheel 
would  ill-become  many  men.  A  whirl  along  the  streets 
on  a  bicycle  would  hardly  comport  with  the  age  and  po- 
sition of  Governor  Turney  or  Senator  Harris  and  there 
are  many  other  men  who  would  appear  oddly  out  of  place 
perched  up  on  a  bike.  So  there  are  very  many  women 
who  would  not  for  a  moment  think  of  undertaking  to 
speed  upon  the  flying  wheel.  But  if  moderate  bicycle 
riding  is  not  physically  injurious,  why  should  not  the 
young  women  be  allowed  to  enjoy  this  popular  mode  of 
locomotion  ?    Only,  let  them  avoid  the  bloomers. 

This  is  as  much,  perhaps,  as  we  ought  to  expect 
at  present,  but,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  if  the  editor 
visited  Chicago  some  fine  morning  he  could  easily 
find  gentlemen  possessing  all  the  highly  respecta- 
ble traits  of  Senator  Harris  and  Governor  Turney, 
together  with  measure  for  measure  in  the  matter 
of  age.  And  these  gentlemen  find  nothing  in  cy- 
cling, despite  their  ages  and  eminent  respectability, 
which  to  them  seems  objectionable. 

While  on  this  subject  let  us  commend  to  the 
editor,  and  to  all  the  good  people  who  find  cycling 
and  bloomers,  or  either  of  them  objectionable, 
this  extract  from  the  ancient  and  honorable 
Brooklyn  Citizen: 

It  was  in  the  year  1750  that  James  Hanway,  eoing  about 
his  own  business  was  bold  enough  and  independent 
enough  to  carry  the  first  umbrella  through  the  streets  of 
the  English  capital;  but  it  took  that  old  crowd  of  con- 
servatives—the  London  populace— fully  thirty  years  to 
cease  their  jeering  and  to  consider  the  propriety  of  ward- 
ing off  sunstroke  with  anything  not  approved  by  Adam. 
That,  though,  was  nearly  150  years  ago.  Events  come 
and  go  with  such  rapidity  now  that  the  critics  are  left 
with  open-mouthed  intentions,  while  the  world's  advance 
guard  has  accepted  another  innovation  without  so  much 
as  "By  your  leave."  So  does  the  law  of  fitness  bring  even 
the  carping  critics  under  at  last. 

In  this  blessed  year  of  '94  women  are  doing  a  good  share 
of  the  world's  work.  Let  them  quietly  and  without  os- 
tentation adopt  whatever  shall  aid  them  best  to  do  that 
work,  even  if  it  require  a  radical  change  in  bicycle  dress. 
This  old  worid  may  gesticulate  and  wag  its  tongue  and 
declare  itself  going  to  the  dogs,  but  it  gets  on,  grumb- 
ling as  it  spins. 


ABOMINABLE,  IF  TRUE. 
Charges  are  made  that  the  opponents  of  the  Pot- 
ter ticket  at  the  New  York  state  election  have 
been  guilty  of  the  grossest  kind  of  trickery.  It  is 
said  that  voting  blanks,  with  the  names  of  Potter 
and  his  associates  ruled  out,  were  printed,  billed 
to  "the  League  of  American  Wheelmen,"  deliv- 
ered to  Potter's  opponents  and  mailed  to  various 
parts  of  the  state,  before  the  official  ballots  were 
issued.  It  seems  almost  impossible  that  so  des- 
picable a  trick  could  have  been  resorted  to  and 


the  further  details  are  awaited  with  interest. 
Should  the  charge  prove  true  the  circumstance 
will  surely  sound  the  deatl^  knell,  politically,  of 
everyone  connected  with  it  and  of  those  who  at- 
tempt to  defend  them.  No  man  with  ordinary 
intelligence  will  vote  to  place  the  affairs  of  the 
division  in  the  hands  of  men  capable  of  such  an, 
action. 


A  POLITICAL  POW-WOW. 
The  Illinois  division  officers  are  at  war  with  one 
of  the  publishers  of  the  league's  official  organ. 
Mr.  Van  Sicklen  is  a  candidate  for  county  treas- 
urer of  Cook  County  on  a  somewhat  mixed  ticket 
— some  say  independent  and  some  say  A.  P.  A. 
At  any  rate  it  is  such  a  ticket  as  possesses  no 
earthly  chance  of  election  and  it  is  openly  said  to 
have  been  placed  in  the  field  by  attaches  of  the 
democratic  party  for  the  purpose  of  drawing  votes 
from  the  republicans. 

In  support  of  his  candidacy  Van  Sicklen  called 
on  the  wheelmen  to  support  him.  He  secured  the 
endorsement  of  the  Associated  Cycling  Clubs, 
represented,  unfortunately,  by  some  young  men 
of  very  limited  experience  and  some — pne,  at  any 
rate — to  whom  success  of  the  democratic  candi- 
dates means  a  continuance  of  the  supply  of  bread 
and  butter.  Wheelmen's  campaign  committee 
quarters  have  been  opened,  and  every  effort  has 
been  made  to  secure  the  cycling  vote.  One  of  the 
evening  papers  has,  by  means  of  voluminous  arti- 
cles on  the  subject,  conveyed  to  the  public  mind 
the  idea  that  Van  Sicklen  will  receive  the  entire 
cycling  vote  and  will  therefore  run  so  far  ahead  of 
the  other  men  on  the  ticket  as  to  put  them  en- 
tirely in  the  shade. 

In  the  meantime  officers  of  the  Illinois  division 
had  prepared  a  road  bill  and  had  received  prom- 
ises of  support  from  a  number  of  candidates.  They 
soon  saw  that  these  promises  woujd  crumble  as 
pie  crust  unless  Van  Sicklen  withdrew.  They 
knew  that  both  the  old  parties  have  considerable 
respect  for  the  strength  of  the  cycling  vote,  and 
realized  that  if  Van  Sicklen  were  allowed  to  con- 
tinue to  represent  himself,  or  to  be  represented  as 
the  cyclists'  choice,  that  respect  would  vanish  like 
the  wind.  Wheelmen  have  nothing  to  gain  by 
Van's  election  and  it  is  therefore  preposterous  to 
imagine  he  can  command  their  vote,  particularly 
as  there  are  two  other  wheelmen  on  another 
ticket. 

At  this  stage  representatives  of  the  republican 
party  approached  members  of  the  Illinois  division 
with  a  view  to  securing  Van  Sicklen's-withdrawal. 
They  were  ready  to  promise  almost  anything  to 
bring  this  about.  Here,  surely,  was  a  golden  op- 
portunity not  only  for  the  division  to  push  along 
the  road  legislation,  but  for  Van  Sicklen  to  reap 
a  harvest  of  glory  by  withdrawing  for  the  good  of 
the  cycling  cause.  Bat  he  declined.  A  confer- 
ence was  held  but  Van  Sicklen  refused  to  yield. 
And  thereby,  we  believe,  he  missed  the  greatest 
opportunity  he  will  ever  have  to  ingratiate  him- 
self in  the  good  graces  of  his  fellow-members. 

The  next  day  the  conference  above  referred  to 
was  contorted  by  one  of  the  evening  papers  into 
an  attempt  to  '  'buy' '  Van  Sicklen  off ! 

The  upshot  of  all  this  was  the  publication  in 
the  last  Bulletin  of  an  official  communication  from 
the  chief  consul,  advising  members  of  the  true 
state  of  affairs  and,  on  behalf  of  the  Illinois  divi- 
sion, disclaiming  any  connection  with  Van  Sick- 
len's  candidacy.  This  notice,  however,  appeared 
only  in  those  copies  sent  to  members  in  Cook 
County. 

The  incident  is  an  unfortunate  one  for  all  con- 
cerned. A  great  portion  of  the  public  will  expect 
Van  Sicklen  to  represent  the  cycling  vote.  That 
he  will  not  get  it  goes  without  saying  and  the 


cause  of  cycliug  will  be  iujured  iu  <'onsequeuee. 
What  Van  has  to  gain  in  the  matter  is  none  of  oni- 
affair.  Unquestionably,  however,  it  cannot  offset 
thai  which  he  has  lost. 

The  Wheeler  in  its  last  issue  comments  upon 
Johnson  and  Eck  being  sued  by  an  American  tire 
manufacturing  company  for  violation  of  contract, 
and  closes  with  the  words:  "Johnson  is  a  pure 
amateur,  by  the  way,  according  to  the  wonderful 
laws  which  govern  the  sport  in  the  states. ' '  Per- 
haps the  esteemed  Wheeler  has  not  yet  heard  of 
the  class  B  rules  which  govern  Johnson  and  others 
who  are  paid  for  riding  a  certain  make  of  wheel 
or  tires.  Wake  up  !  dear  Wheeler,  lor  who  knows 
but  there  are  several  good  things  in  the  laws  gov- 
erning cyclists  in  the  states,  not  yet  known  to 
you,  but  which  are  much  superior  to  the  licensing 
system  of  Britain  ? 


The  Sporting  Life  snatches  from  us  the  oppor- 
tunity of  being  first  in  the  field  with  a  reminder 
that  the  league's  "helping  hand"  might  long  ago 
have  been  a  familiar  sign  in  the  laud  had  not  the 
■wiseacres  of  the  organization  declined  the  offer  of 
Colonel  Pope  to  erect  them  if  allowed  to  place  a 
small  advertisement  upon  them.  There  never 
was  a  more  marked  example  of  "biting  off  one's 
nose,"  etc.  Cycling  would  be  a  puny  thing,  in- 
deed, but  for  the  money  contributed  by  the  trade 
to  help  it  along.  Let  us  hope  we  may  never 
again  witness  such  an  example  of  folly. 


It  was  hinted,  in  a  letter  from  one  manufac- 
turer to  another  last  week,  that  the  attitude  of 
the  western  press  had  been  antagonistic  to  the 
New  York  show.  As  the  wish  is  father  to  the 
thought,  so,  perhaps,  is  anticipation  a  near  rela- 
tive. The  Eefeeee  has  found  no  cause  to  an- 
tagonize the  New  York  show.  It  has  gladly 
given  space  to  its  announcements  and  reports  of 
the  progress  of  events.  We  believe  there  is  an 
abundance  of  room  for  two  shows,  and,  in  marked 
contrast  to  the  eastern  press,  have  governed  our- 
selves accordingly. 


Last  year  a  number  of  makers — and  a 
number,  too — annormced  through  the  columns  of 
the  Refeebe  that  there  would  be  no  reduction  in 
their  prices.  But  when  the  cut  came,  where  were 
they?  Will  they  follow  blindly  in  the  steps  of  a 
few  again  this  year?  If  they  do,  and  the  few 
make  a  reduction,  there  will  be  a  weeding  out  or 
drop  in  the  quality  of  machines — perhaps  both. 


Branch  stores  seem  to  be  quite  the  proper 
thing.  By  their  establishment  the  manufacturer 
markets  much  of  his  product  at  a  saving  of  part  of 
a  middleman's  profit.  Exclusive  cycle  agencies 
are  going  out  of  fashion  and  until  our  seasons 
change  so  that  cycling  will  be  possible  the  year 
round,  they  will  not  come  in  again.  That  state  of 
affairs  is  not  anticipated — yet. 


"The  price  of  sewing  machines"  crank  is  ever 
in  the  field.  He  probably  argues  that  because 
one  person  relies  for  a  living  on  an  eighteen  dollar 
arrangement  others  should  he  willing  to  risk  their 
lives  on  machines  of  as  comparatively  low  prices. 
There's  a  difference,  however. 


People  are  beginning  to  wonder  where  the 
next  meeting  of  the  national  assembly  will  be 
held.  Boston  seems  to  be  uppermost  in  many 
minds. 


Once  upon  a  time  a  cyclist,  being  minus  the 
cost  of  the  fare,  rode  his  wheel  from  Providence  to 
Hartford,  slept  in  a  barn  and  rode  at  the  races  in 


the  afleruoon  with  an  empty  sloniiKli  !  He  didn't 
win,  of  course,  l)ut  is  it  to  be  wondered  at  that  a 
man  possessed  of  .such  grit  has  imjiroved  his  con- 
dition? He  beat  a  record  last  week  in  one  of  the 
eastern  states  and  no  longer  wants  i'or  funds  or 
friends. 


Let  not  the  heart  of  the  wheelman  be  troubled 
by  the  appearance  in  the  press  of  nousense  alx)ut 
the  bamboo  bicycle.  The  only  way  in  which  it 
achieved  greater  fame  than  a  hundred  other  freaks 
of  the  season  is  that  the  maker  was  shrewd 
enougii  to  surround  it  with  mystery  aud  refuse  to 
allow  e\eryone  to  try  it.  Steel  frames  are  not 
actually  extinct  yet. 


A  "lady"  has  been  arrested  in  Paris  for  riding 
a  bicycle  in  knee  breeches  and  socks !  Doubtless 
there  were  other  garments  as  well,  though  the 
report  doesn't  say  so.  Despite  the  pleading  ot  the 
lawyers  in  the  interest  of  '  'art' '  and  their  client, 
the  j udge  imposed  a  fine  and  sent  the  "lady"  to 
jail  long  enough  to  give  her  time  to  complete  her 
costume. 


Philadelphia  correspondents  are  respectfully 
informed  that  the  cost  of  pens,  ink,  paper  and 
space  devoted  to  the  Tioga  track  in  the  last  six 
months  would  easily  pay  for  the  proposed  surface. 
If  any  further  demands  are  to  be  made  on  the 
Eefeeee  we  prefer  to  settle  in  cash,  with  a  rea- 
sonable discount. 


An  exchange  says  that  one  of  the  most  promi- 
nent racing  men  declares  that  this  is  his  last  sea- 
son his  present  mount.  One  of  the  most  or  the 
most?  Isn't  it  a  fact  that,  until  recently,  at 
least,  this  same  man  had  failed  to  secure  a  com- 
plete settlement  for  last  year's  services? 


While  we  admire  pluck  and  perseverance  in 

cycling  as  in  all  else,  we  cannot  think  that  the 

blocd-curdling  reports  of  the  late  100-mile  race  at 

Boston  are  likely  to  do  cycling  any  good.     It  is  a 

pity  such  spectacles  cannot  he  decently  buried  in 

a  hurry. 

1  ♦   * 

Zeiglbe'S  recent  performances  have  put  a 
damper  on  some  of  the  aspirants  for  records.  Less 
has  been  heard,  since  last  week,  of  intended  de- 
partures for  the  south  and  other  warm  and  distant 
parts.  Zeigler's  pace  has  made  things  warm 
enough. 

A  CONTEMPOEAEY  wants  to  know  why,  with 
singles  at  $125,  a  tandem  costs  $225.  For  the 
same  reason,  probably,  that  a  haircut  costs  a 
quarter  and  a  shave  but  fifteen  cents — it  doesn't 
come  so  often. 


It  is  intimated  that  Johnson's  latest  "suit"  is 
sure  to  keep  him  warm  through  the  winter,  at 
least.  It  is  very  fitting  that,  if  he  is  to  be  kept 
in  warm  water,  as  has  been  threatened,  it  should 
be  a  "rubber  suit." 


'  'With  Mr.  Raymond  out  ot  the  way  Mr.  Lus- 
comb  will  have  a  walk  over."  This  is  the  Bi 
World's  prediction  concerning  the  presidency.  It 
is  likely  to  prove  very  far  from  the  truth  however. 


Theee  is  a  great  rush  of  new  manufacturers 
this  fall.  While  we  are  glad  to  welcome  all  who 
can  live  it  is  well  to  remember  that  the  last  rush 
was  followed  by  many  faUurea. 


Among  Americans  abroad  Zim  has  had  the 
most  profitable  season,  of  course.  The  race  be- 
tween Troy,  Wheeler  and  Johnson's  Corners 
Erwin  will  about  result  in  a  dead  heat.     The  last 


named  lius  killed  euuiigli  good  space  this  summer 
to  i-un  through  a  presidential  election.  That  he 
may  grow  fat,  physically,  on  the  proceeds,  we  sin- 
cerely hope.     He  needs  to. 

A  QUADRUPLET  was  driven  a  quarter  in  :22  2-5 
at  Butt'alo  on  Monday.  This  was  at  the  rate  of 
;55  miles  1,2.57  yards  au  hour!  It  was  made  on  a 
public  highway,  but  we  have  not  heard  that  the 
mounted  police  chased  and  caught  the  riders. 


A  GENTLEMAN  who  entered  the  trade  years  ago, 
taking  a  small  salary  and  some  stock  for  his  ser- 
vices, leaves  for  California  on  a  vacation  with 
$110,000  to  his  credit. 


Abundant  hair  is  said  to  indicate  strength. 
We  are  led,  by  a  glance  at  a  picture  just  to  hand, 
to  wonder  how  the  winner  of  the  late  Boston  hun- 
dred pulled  through. 


Van  Sicklen  denies  that  he  is  a  friend  of  the 
A.  P.  A.  He  can  be  relied  on,  however,  to  be- 
come a  charter  member  of  any  society  for  the  sup- 
pression of  the  negro. 


EvEEY  other  class  of  journal  having  said  its  say 
about  cycling  the  Casket  at  length  takes  a  whirl. 
The  editor  considers  it  a  very  "grave"  subject. 


It  is  somewhat  singular  that  Zimmerman 
should  be  followed  immediately  by  a  champion 
boasting  the  same  initial  letter  to  his  name. 


Says  a  French  report:  "Fossior  rode  a  machine 
geared  to  112.  He  died  early. "  He  deseired  to. 
Paresis,  no  doubt. 

«  ♦  I 

A  line  to  Zim — It  is  a  wise  man  who  knows 
when  to  quit. 


The  Cycle's  Military  Friend. 

General  McCook,  commander  of  the  department 
of  the  Colorado,  in  his  annual  report  to  the  adju- 
tant general,  states  that  in  his  opinion  the  use  of 
the  bicycle  for  military  purposes  has  passed  the 
experimental  stage ;  most,  if  not  all,  of  the  Euro- 
pean armies  have  adopted  it  for  certain  of  their 
forces,  and,  while  the  question  seems  unsettled 
whether  troops  mounted  on  bicycles  can  success- 
fully take  the  place  of  mounted  infantry  or  cav- 
alry, the  consensus  of  authoritative  opinion  is 
that,  as  a  substitute  for  the  horse,  for  the  men  en- 
gaged in  signaling  and  the  allied  duties  of  recon- 
noitering  and  keeping  communication  open,  the 
bicycle  is  an  eminent  success.  As  a  mount  it  has 
the  special  advantages  that: — 

It  requires  no  food  or  water  and  little  or  no 
care. 

It  is  noiseless  in  its  movement. 

It  is  no  more,  but  rather  less,  likely  than  a 
horse  to  get  out  of  order. 

It  can  average  double  the  distance  in  a  day  that 
a  horse  can. 

The  distance  that  can  be  made  by  a  bicyclist 
under  favorable  conditions  is  vastly  in  excess  of 
the  possibilities  of  a  horse,  while  under  adverse 
conditions  its  chances  are,  all  things  considered, 
at  least  equal  to  those  of  a  horse. 


Veloee-Sport  says  a  publication  called  "Paris 
Through  the  Centuries,"  that  appeared  twenty 
years  ago,  had  the  following  lines:  "It  was  after 
the  exposition  of  1867  that  the  velocipedes  began 
to  appear  which  might  become  quite  the  fashion 
in  a  few  years,  but  it  will  not  last  long;  to-day,  in 
fact,  the  velocipede  is  forgotten.  After  shining 
among  the  novelties  so  much  affected  by  the 
Parisians,  it  has  gone  to  join  the  mutton-leg 
sleeves  and  poodle  dogs. ' ' 


AT  LAST!! 

FLYING     START.  fj  |\|  F      |vl  I  L  E     11^       I      S  ^J  RAMBLER     PACED. 


AND,    AS    EXPECTED,     DONE    ON     A 


RAMBLER  RACER, 


FITTED    WITH 


G.  &  J.  TIRES  ON  STEEL  RIMS, 


This   wonderful  ride  was  made  at 
Sacramento,  Cal.,  Oct.  i6, 


BY    OTTO    ZIEGLER,    JR., 

WINNER  OF  THE  QUARTER,  ONE  AND  TWO  MILE 

U.    S.    CHAMPIONSHIPS. 

(Also  won  on  a  Rambler.) 

WE  SAID  THAT  THE  RAMBLER  WOULD  HOLD  THAT  MILE  RECORD. 

1895    RAMBLERS    WILL    PLEASE    YOU. 


GORMULLY    &   JEFFERY    MFG.    CO., 

OHiCAao,  85  Madison  St.  Boston,  174  Oolumbus  Ave.  New  York,  Cor.  57th  and  Broadway.  Washington,  1325  14th  St.,  N.  W. 

CovENTBY,  Eng.,  39  Union  St.        Brooklyn,  419-4?1  Flatbush  Ave.        Detroit,  Mich.,  Detroit  Bicycle  Co.,  801  Woodward  Ave. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE, 


AROUND     PARIS     AWHEEL. 


GAS    EMPLOYES    TO    RACE— BETTING    IN 
ITALY— ZIM'S  DONATION  TO  BARDEN. 


Cycle   Shows  in  Belgium — Charges  of  "Clock- 
holders" —  Paris    Grand    Prix  —  Zim's 
Plans — Lady  Cyclist  in  Socks 
Other  Foreign  News. 


Pakis,  Oct.  9. — The  craze  for  cycle  racing  ex- 
tends to  all  classes  and  conditions  of  men,  from 
even  barbers  to  gas  officials.  On  the  14th  inst.  the 
men  employed  in  any  branch  of  the  industry  will 
be  allo'wed  to  compete  in  a  road  race  between 
Paris  Conflans  and  back,  distance  fifty-eight  kilo- 
metres. The  arrangements  are  in  the  hands  of 
Paul  Rousseau,  who  informs  me  that  the  competi- 
tors number  close  on  one  hundred. 

Xhe  Fari-Mutuel  in  Italy. 
Certain  erroneous  statements  have  lately  gone 
the  round  of  the  papers  as  to  the  total  suppression 
of  the  "totalizator"  (betting  booth)  in  Italy.  The 
statement  is  entirely  false,  as  recent  accounts 
prove  that  betting  still  goes  on  as  merrily  as  ever. 
From  official  sources  I  even  learn  that  next  season 
the  government  intends  levying  a  tax  on  all  race 
courses.  This  means  a  lai^e  income  as  revenue  to 
the  country,  which  at  the  present  time  is  more  or 
less  impoverished. 

Zim's  Gift  to  Harden. 
"When  the  "skeeter"  left  for  Italy,  where  he  is 
at  present  stopping  with  Wheeler,  he  gave  Barden 
a  pair  of  racing  pants.  Barden  pere  and  "sonny" 
are  never  tired  of  speaking  of  them,  and  '  'Chaw- 
lie"  says:  "I  am  confident  that  I  shall  be  twenty 
yards  in  a  mile  better  than  I  am  now  whenever  I 
wear  them. ' '    Such  is  faith. 

Two  Cycle  JExpoaitions  in  Belgium. 
It  has  been  decided  to  hold  two  shows  in  Brus- 
sels during  the  1895  season.     The  first  will  be  or- 
ganized by  r  Union  et  Veloce  Club  Bruxellois,  and 
the  second  one  by  the procureur  (governor). 
Wages  for  Timekeepers. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  TJ.  V.   F.,   which  has  just 
ended  the  1894  congress,   the  council  established 
the  following  rate  for  timers: 

From  1  to  5  kilometres  (attempt  at  record) 10  francs 

"      5  kilom.  to  1  hour       "  "       25      " 

"      1  to  2  hours  "  "       45      " 

"     2to3      "  "  "       ....  65      " 

"      3to6      "  •'  "       ....120      " 

'•      6 to  12    "  "  "       ....200      " 

For24  "       400      " 

Per  meeting 25      " 

Orand  I'rix  de  la  Ville  de  Paris. 
This  important  race  (this  is  the  first  year  of  its 
institution)  was  to  have  taken  place  last  Sunday, 
but  owing  to  there  beind  a  bis  race  at  Longchamp 
on  that  date,  it  has  been  adjourned  till  next  Sun- 
day, Oct.  14.  The  track  chosen  is  that  in  the  east 
of  Paris,  called  the  Velodrome  de  I'Est.  The 
prizes  are  as  follows: 

1.  A  bronze,  value  £80,  £30  in  cash  and  a  gold 
medal  offered  by  the  U.  V.  F. 

2.  £18  in  cash,  offered  by  the  U.  V.  F. 

3.  £12  in  cash,  offered  by  the  U.  V.  F. 

The  supplementary  programme  will  include  a 
tandem  event  with  the  appended  cash  prizes  £8, 
£4  and  £2  and  a  consolation  with  £3,  £2  and  £1 
as  rewards. 

Zim's  Plans  in  future. 

Zimmerman's  contr.ict  with  M.  Baduel  expired 
at  the  end  of  last  month ;  immediately  he  was  free, 
he,  in  company  of  Wheeler,  "skipped"  to  Flor- 
ence where  he  now  remains.  He  trains  daily  (as 
the  air  is  warmer  than  Paris)  and  will  remain  to 


race  a  month  in  the  land  of  "penny  ice-cream 
cranks"  and  "macaroni  eaters."  After  this  he 
and  Wheeler  leave  for  the  states  from  Genoa. 
The  nest  Tricyclist  in  France. 
On  Sunday  last,  Courbe  d'Outrelon  and  Lam- 
brecht  raced  against  each  other  on  the  Lyons 
track  in  two  events  (one  and  five  kilometres)  for 
the  claim  to  class  themselves  the  best  tricyclist  of 
France.  After  close  finishes  Lambrecht  won  both 
races. 

Lady  Cyclist  in  Socks. 

A  case  against  a  lady  cyclist  has  just  been  de- 
cided at  the  Tribunal  of  the  Seine.  It  appears 
that  a  sergeant  de  ville  (policeman)  saw  a  young 
lady  riding  a  wheel  in  socks  and  stopped  her.  He 
was  possibly  (or  possibly  not)  shocked  to  see  that 
from  the  knee  to  the  top  of  the  sock  the  naked 


Soibud 39  666 

Hardier 39  333 

The  rest  of  the  field  had  "tailed  off"  and 
shortly  after  retired  entirely.  Fossier,  who  had 
on  a  tremendous  gear,  ran  away  from  the  rest  of 
the  men  and  won  by  100  metres.  The  total  scores 
and  positions  at  the  finish  were:  A.  Fossier,  Sr., 
1:10:23  1-.5,  1;  Jacquelin,  1:10:55  3-5,  2;  Lums- 
den,  1:11:14,  3.  After  the  racing  Coquelle  and 
Eene  attempted  the  tandem  lap  record  and  did 
23  1-5  seconds,  one-fifth  of  a  second  outside  Char- 
ron's  and  Medinger's  figures.  Maes. 


To  Watch  the  Cyclists. 
It  was  a  happy   thought  in   Director  Beitler  to 
inaugurate  a  bicycle  staff  of  police  to  keep  in  reg- 
ulation such  riders  of  the  wheel  as  are  disposed  to 


Jack  Speedleigh — '^Sravo  !  Bravo,  Sadie  !  I  do  love  to  hear  you  and  Miss  Eocksey  play — tandem!  " 


fiesh  was  visible  to  the  profane  eye.  Notwith- 
standing some  eloquent  pleading  on  the  part  of 
her  solicitor  she  got  fifteen  days  imprisonment  for 
profanity  and  reflection. 

Kacing  at  JBuffalo. 
The  weather  was  good  and  the  "gate"  also  last 
Sunday  at  the  above  track,  on  which  occasion  a 
50-kilometres  (paced)  race  took  place.  The  fol- 
lowing nineteen  men  put  themselves  under  the 
orders  of  the  starter:  Starbuck  (American)  Harris 
and  Blomeley  (English)  Lumsden  (Scotch)  Meyer 
(Dane)  Fossier,  Kuhling,  Arland,  Soibud,  Girar- 
din,  Dary,  Muringer,  Medinger,  A.  Fossier,  Du- 
rand,  Delansorne,  Cissac  and  Mardier  (French- 
men).    At  the  end  of  the  first  hour  the  scores 

stood  as  follows: 

Kilo.  Metres. 

Fossier 42  653 

Lumsden ..42  320 

Jacquelin 42  320 


ride  recklessly  or  to  violate  the  ordinance  pre- 
scribing that  they  should  use  lanterns  after  dark. 
Two  officers  are  now  in  the  service,  and  have 
already  made  one  arrest.  Bicycling  has  come  to 
stay,  and  it  is  only  proper  that  while  proper  facili- 
ties shall  be  afforded  the  wheelmen  the  latter 
shall  not  be  permitted  to  encroach  upon  the  rights 
of  the  general  public.  Most  bicyclers  are  only 
too  willing  to  keep  within  proper  bounds,  but  the 
few  need  sharp  watching  to  keep  the  accident  list 
as  smaU  as  possible. — Philadelphia  Public  Ledger. 


C.  L.  Bancroft,  the  Pope  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany's advertising  man,  says  that  he  considers  the 
Eefeeee  the  finest  trade  paper  in  the  country, 
and  whilst  he  reads  about  four  of  the  cycle  papers 
he  says  that  he  always  takes  the  Eefeeee  first 
and  finds  that  it  interests  him  more  than  any  of 
the  others. 


A   PRIZE  PROBLEM 


On  the  National  and  New  York  State  Circuits  there  were  522 
races  in  which  were  offered  1 ,673  prizes.  1 ,135  of  these  were  won  on 
PALMER  TIRES.     How  many  were  left  for  all  other  tires  ? 


RESULT— The  wise  rider  will  have  PALMER   TIRES  on  his  next 
year's  mount. 


The  Palmer  Pneumatic  Tire  Co.,  Chicago, 


111. 


COLUMBIA    RUBBER  WORKS  CO., 

65  Reade  Street,  New  York 
and  159  Lake  Street,  Chicago. 


For  Price*  and  Information  address  the 
Licensees  and  Manufacturers 


THE     B. 


GOODRICH     CO. 

AKRON,  OHIO 


MENTtON   THE   REFEREE. 


THE  FAG  END  OF  THE  SEASON. 


Two  Meets  Which  Lacked   Drawing  Power — 
Philadelphia  Notes. 

The  attendance  at  the  Vineland  and  Millville 
meets  was  extremely  poor.  The  racing  season  is 
over  and  the  public  hereabouts  has  had  a  suffi- 
ciency of  sport  for  this  season.  Then  the  fact  that 
an  honr's  ride  in  the  train  was  necessary  to  reach 
the  towns,  not  to  mention  the  attending  expense, 
should  account  in  part  tor  the  slim  attendance. 
Suffice  it  to  say,  there  were  but  a  few  hundred 
spectators  at  each  track  and  somebody  is  out  in 
consequence. 

There  was  a  queer  story  circulated  early  in  the 
week  in  connection  with  the  Vineland  meet,  which 
caused  no  little  comment  here.  It  was  asserted 
by  the  Item's  cycling  editor  that  the  meet  was 
given  merely  to  afford  Messrs.  Miller  and  Blau- 
velt,  two  well-known  class  B  men,  an  opportunity 
to  dispose  of  some  of  the  plunder  they  have  picked 
up  during  the  past  season,  and  the  fact  that  these 
two  gentleman  had  a  large  share  in  the  manage- 
ment of  the  meet  gave  some  color  to  the  story. 
Miller  and  Blauvelt  indignantly  denied  any  in- 
tention of  so  disposing  of  their  prizes  and  assert 
that  it  was  a  piece  of  spitework.  The  racing 
board  took  the  matter  under  consideration  and 
decided  that  the  facts  did  not  justify  an  investi- 
gation and  so  the  matter  ended. 
At  Vineland. 

The  Vineland  people  had  the  call  as  far  as  hav- 
ing the  cream  of  the  local  class  A  talent  is  con- 
cerned. Church  captured  the  mile  and  two-mile 
handicaps,  the  only  events  he  entered.  Paul 
Grosch  rode  an  exhibition  quarter  in  :31  flat, 
equaling  Pierson's  track  record  and  Jack  Cum- 
mings,  the  one-legged  rider,  did  the  same  distance 
in  :37  1-5.  The  best  performance  of  the  day  was 
Krick's  mile  in  2:22,  in  the  mile  handicap. 
At  Millville. 

The  new  third-mile  track  of  the  Union  Lake 
Athletic  Park  Association,  was  opened  Saturday 
afternoon.  Bofinger  was  the  bright  particular 
star.  Billy  Wenzel,  the  boss  pot  hunter  of  Phila- 
delphia, rode  an  exhibition  mile  for  the  purpose 
of  establishing  a  track  record,  and  crossed  the  tape 
2:23.  E.  P.  Rich  then  placed  the  track  third-mile 
figures  at  :44  3-5.  In  the  five-mile  handicap 
McCurdy,  Elliot  and  Gebhard  collided  and  the 
first  named  was  badly  cut  up.  Bofinger  was 
forced  off  the  banking  into  the  "soft  stuff"  at  the 
side  of  the  track,  and  lost  quite  a  lot  of  ground, 
but  by  a  wonderful  and  well  sustained  sprint 
caught  the  field  before  the  last  lap,  but  could  only 

finish  third. 

Sacing  JBrieflets. 

At  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  Freshman 
games  last  Saturday  afternoon,  "W.  G.  Douglas 
won  the  two-mile  bicycle  event  in  6:21^,  "W. 
Whetstone,  second  and  E.  J.  Perching,  third 

At  the  Keystone  Wheel  Club's  race  meet  at 
Williamsport  last  week  Watson  F.  Updegraff  won 
the  mile  open  in  2:33 J;  the  one-mile  Lycoming 
county  championship  in  2:31  2-5;  the  two-mile 
open  in  5:05  1-5;  and  the  five-mile  race  for  th  ■ 


Demorest  cup  in  13:53 J.  The  quarter-mile  open 
was  captured  by  A.  Audet  in  :37,  and  the  half- 
mile  open  went  to  E.  Andrews  in  1:132. 

The  Pyle  twenty-mile  road  race  was  run  off  last 
Thursday  over  the  Wilmington-New  Castle  five- 
mile  course  and  was  won  by  J.  L.  Clark,  Jr.,  of 
Wilmington,  who,  with  a  handicap  of  six  and  a 
half  minutes,  covered  the  twenty  miles  in  1  hr. 
14  min.  Charles  Church  of  Chester,  won  the  time 
prize  in  55:53. 

Under  the  auspices  of  the  Quaker  City  Wheel- 
men a  number  of  local  men  will  next  Saturday  go 
for  the  hour  and  100-mile  records  on  the  Riverton 
track.  A  try  at  the  twenty-four-hour  record  is 
among  the  possibilities.  Among  the  contestants 
are  Dampman,  Bailey,  Wenzel,  Powell  and  Wells. 

Dampman  may  enter  the  twenty-four-hour  con- 


only  one  point,  and  as  each  man  won  a  first, 
Brooksbank  won  the  cap.  The  result  of  the  whole 
season's  series  by  points  was  C.  B.  Brooksbank, 
38;  C.  F.  Earp,  37. 


SMITH  DENIES  THE  STORY. 


The  Record  Breaker  Disclaims  Having  Ridden 
in  a  Carriage. 

New  York,  Oct.  20.— Editor  Referee:  My 
attention  was  called  to  an  article  which  appeared 
in  your  last  edition  regarding  records  that  I  have 
made  between  Chicago  and  New  York.  In  justice 
to  myself  and  the  Lake  View  Cycling  Club,  I  wish 
to  state  that  the  chainnan  of  the  road  committee 
has  now  in  his  possession  the  names  of  the  check- 
ers between  Schenectady  and  New  York  on  my 
first  run,  where  it  was  claimed  I  was  not  checked; 
this  in  itself  should  be  sufficient  proof  of  my  hold- 
ing the  first  record. 

As  to  the  run  made  by  me,  which  was  finished 
Oct.  16  at  7:05  p.  m.,  I  wish  to  deny  emphatically 
the  report  that  I  rode  into  Ashtabula  in  a  carriage ; 
regarding  said  report  would  say  that  I  was  not 
offered  any  assistance  or  asked  to  ride  by  anyone 
at  any  point  between  Chicago  and  New  York,  and 
that  any  statement  to  the  eftect  that  I  was  seen 
riding  as  above  stated  at  said  place,  or  in  fact  any 


A  REMINDER  OF  DENVER.— A  party  of  wheelmen  on  the  summit  of  Pike's  Peak. 


test  scheduled  for  Madison  Square  Garden  next 
month. 

The  racing  board  has  upheld  Referee  Dimon's 
decision  at  the  Reading  meet  last  month,  when, 
owing  to  t  he  starter's  pistol  failing  to  go  off,  the 
start  was  given  by  the  word  "go."  But  few  of 
the  contestants  started,  among  them  Taxis,  who 
finished  first.  The  referee,  however,  ordered  the 
race  run  over,  and  Williams  protested  the  award- 
ing of  the  prize  to  Ray  Macdonald,  who  crossed 
the  tape  first  in  the  second  attempt  Taxis,  how- 
ever, failed  to  send  his  protest  to  the  racing  board, 
and  that  body  declined  to  consider  the  protest, 
owing  to  delay,  and  Macdonald  received  the 
prize,  which  had  been  held  pending  the  result  of 
the  board's  deliberations. 

The  Season  Closes  at  Miverton. 

The  last  monthly  club  race  meet  of  the  Riverton 
Athletic  Association  took  place  Saturday.  The 
races,  which  were  to  decide  the  winner  of  the 
valuable  R.  A.  A.  cup  were  hotly  contested.  C. 
B.  Brooksbank  and  C.  F.  Earp  were  separated  by 


part  of  the  distance,  is  a  malicious  lie. 

Regarding  my  checking  at  Ashtabula,  would 
say  that  I  did  not  check  at  the  hotel,  but  was 
checked  before  reaching  the  hotel  by  a  restaurant 
keeper,  and  his  name  can  be  obtained  at  the  office 
of  the  Bearings.  I  was  also  checked  at  Geneva, 
which  not  only  shows  that  I  rode  on  my  wheel 
into  Ashtabula,  bpt  rode  on  my  wheel  out  of 
Geneva. 

You  will  confer  a  favor  upon  me  by  publishing 
the  above  statement,  and  I  assure  you  that  the 
Lake  View  Cycling  Club  will  fully  appreciate 
your  action  in  doing  justice  to  me. 

Abthuk  E.  Smith. 


TIRES  ON  A  TEAR. 


Johnson's  Attempts  at   Record  Spoiled— Quad- 
ruplet's Great  Mile, 
Buffalo,  Oct.  23  — A  mile  was  made  on  the 
Tonawanda  boulevard  to-day  in  1:41  3-5.     Mur- 


A  Copy  of  the  Largest  Tire  Order 
Placed  for  1 895 


H  H.FULTON.  Prest. 


A.D.LONC,VicePre:!T. 


D.  L.WH  jTTr  ER,  Sect.  &Tre*s; 


nwm    vui^ 


Commercial  Club  Ruildinb  ,  price  s  quality  tell. 

"5  RIDERS  OfTHE  ECLIPSE  TEIL  THE  QUAUTYSPRICE. 


Oct.    9th>18a4 


^ 


FsLstern  Rulaber  Mfg.  Co., 

Trenton,  N.J., 
Gentlemen:* 

In  teTly   to  yours  of  the  9t"h,  we  want  to  say  that  we 
nave  made  careful  investigation  into  the  merits  of  your  Eclipse  tire, 
and  we  are  free  to  say  tliat  no  tire  has  ever  oome  to  our  notice  that, 
in  our  opinion, possessed  so  many  good  points,    We  cannot  help 
thinXing  it  is  "bound  to  be  the  comiiig  tire,  and  therefore  do  not 
hesitatelo  accept  your  offer  for  five  thousand  pairs^  t^-vr.Jb  O^^^jLtJU. 

f  ^ Yours  truly. 


ECL.IPSE   BICYCLE   CO., 


The  Eclipse  Tires  referred  to  above  are  our  new 


Arrow  Mechanically = Fastened  Tires. 

They  are  the  simplest  and  best  that  have  yet  been  devised  for  Crescent  rims.       Prices  are 
interesting.      Don't  fail  to  send  for  special  catalogue  and  full  information. 

REX  and  CLIMAX 

Well,  you  know  all  about  them  and  of  course  will  use  them  extensively. 

Rex  Racing  Tires  weigh  only  30  ounces  per  pair. 
Rex  Road  guaranteed  3  and  4  pounds  per  pair. 
Climax  guaranteed  4  pounds  per  pair. 


EASTERN  RUBBER  HANUFACTURINQ  CO.,  Trenton,  N.  J. 

DISTRIBUTING    HOUSES: 

312  Dearborn  St.,  CHICAGO.  90  Chambers  St.,  NEW  YORK.  Day  Rubber  Co.,   ST.  LOUIS,  MO 

S.  F,  Hayward  &  Co.,  PITTSBURG,  PA.  H.  C.  Lecato,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

MENTION  THE   REFEREE. 


READ  THIS! 

You  Will  Find  It  Interesting: 

To  The  Trade:  "Morgan  &  Wright  Tires  are  good  Tires,"  but  the  "Climax"  and  -'Rex"  Tires,  manufactured  and  sold 
by  the  Eastern  Rubber  Hanufacturing  Company,  of  Trenton,  New  Jersey,  are  better  Tires.  This  is  admitted  by  Morgan  & 
Wright  in  bringing  suit  against  us  on  two  of  their  worthless  patents,  for  experienced  business  men  do  not  rush  into  expensive 
patent  litigation  over  inferior  articles,  but  leave  them  to  die  the  natural  death  that  speedily  comes  to  all  such.  It  is  superiority 
not  inferiority  that  commands  attention  and  calls  forth  that  well  known  specie  of  "bull  dozing"  termed  "Patent  Litigation."  It 
may  have  worked  before,  but  it  will  not  work  this  time.  At  last  they  have  barked  up  the  wrong  tree  and  been  caught  in  their 
own  trap,  for  we  have  been  patiently  waiting  for  an  opportunity  to  get  at  them  that  we  may  demonstrate  the  absolute  worth- 
lessness  of  their  patents.  For  months  past,  they  have  attempted  to  intimidate  the  trade  by  sending  to  agents  and  dealers 
threatening  letters,  but  without  success,  and  finally  exasperated  by  their  failure,  they  lost  control  of  themselves  to  the  point  of 
actually  bringing  suit  against  us.  No  doubt  they  regret  it  now,  but  it  is  too  late;  we  are  going  to  make  them  fight  or  drive 
them  out  of  the  courts.  Be  on  the  lookout  for  the  Jersey  cyclone  that  will  strike  Morgan  &' Wright  at  the  next  March  term  of 
the  United  States  Circuit  Court  at  Trenton,  N.  J.,  wherein  they  brought  suit  against  us.  They  will  not  be  permitted  to  escape, 
for  we  shall  insist  upon  it  that  they  line  up  for  battle  before  the  next  term  of  the  court  when  the  case  is  called.  When  the 
robins  sing  again,  Morgan  &  Wright's  bundle  of  worthless  patents  will  be  very  considerably  reduced  in  size  and  they  will  then 
have  to  put  forth  some  other  scheme  to  induce  the  trade  to  take  their  "good  tires"  when  they  can  get  the  superior  "Climax" 
and  "Rex"  tires  The  trade  demands  our  tires  and  the  trade  shall  have  them  without  the  least  fear  of  intimidation  or 
litigation,  for  we  sell  them  under  an  absolute  guarantee  of  protection,  having  employed  most  eminent  counsel  for  that  purpose. 
Send  in  your  orders  and  we  will  fill  them  promptly  and  with  the  best  tire  in  the  world,  notwithstanding  Morgan  &  Wright's 
worthless  patents. 

While  this  controversy  concerns  only  ourselves  and  Morgan  &  Wright,  yet  to  avoid  misinterpretation  and  misuse  of  the 
pending  litigation,  we  have  thought  it  proper  to  bring  the  matter  to  the  attention  of  the  trade,  that  they  may  have  before  them 
the  exact  situation.  Should  any  attempt  be  made  to  annoy  you  by  threatening  letters  or  the  bringing  of  suits,  promptly 
advise  us  and  we  will  place  the  matter  in  the  hands  of  our  counsel,  who  will  protect  you  at  our  expense.  We  believe,  as  we 
are  advised  by  our  counsel,  that  we  do  not  infringe  on  any  of  Morgan  &  Wright's  patents  and  we  might  content  ourselves  with 
interposing  that  defence,  but  for  the  public  good,  we  propose  to  put  an  end  to  their  patents  and  their  system  of  intimidation 
by  establishing  the  absolute  worthlessness  of  their  patents. 

No  occasion  for  alarm,  but  continue  to  buy  the  best  tires  in  the  world  under  our  absolute  protection. 
Oct.  18,  1894.  EASTERN  RUBBER  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  Trenton,  N.  J. 


Open  Letter  to  Morgan  &  Wright: 

OFFICES  OF  THE 
EASTERN   RUBBER   MANUFACTURING  CO.  xt    t     ^       id    ,on^ 

Morgan  &  Wright,  Chicago,  111.  Trenton,  N.  J.,  Oct  18, 1894. 

Gentlemen:  Having  failed  after  an  efifort  of  many  months  to  intimidate  our  trade  by  the  sendmg  of  threatening  letters  to  those  dealing  in  our 
"Climax"  and  "Rex"  tires,  we  are  advised  that  you  have  at  last  brought  suit  directly  against  us  in  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  District 
of  New  Jersey,  for  the  alleged  infringement  of  two  of  your  patents.  For  this  we  are  thankful,  as  it  gives  us  the  opportunity  we  have  long  sought  for,  of 
proving  the  worthlessness  of  your  patents,  and  no  one  knows  better  than  yourselves  how  worthless  they  are,  which  fully  accounts  for  your  first  attempting 
to  exterminate  us  by  threatening  our  trade.  The  courts  have  always  been  open  to  you  and  you  have  long  known  of  our  existence  and  whereabouts,  but 
not  until  now  have  you  had  the  courage  to  do  the  manly  act  of  proceeding  directly  against  us.  Assuming,  however,  that  you  are  proceeding  in  good  faith 
in  the  belief  that  your  patents  are  valid,  we  are  justified  in  further  assuming  that  any  fair  proposition  that  we  may  make  to  you,  looking  to  a  speedy 
termination  of  the  litigation  will  be  eagerly  accepted.  To  that  end  then  we  propose  a  stipulation  with  you  to  file  our  answer  on  the  first  Monday  in 
November— although,  under  the  rule,  we  have  until  the  first  Monday  in  December— that  you  may  at  once  put  the  case  at  issue  and  proceed  with  the 
taking  of  testimony  for  final  hearing.  We  are  advised  that  in  cases  of  this  character,  three  months  and  no  more  are  allowed  for  the  taking  of  testimony, 
and  we  further  propose  to  divide  that  time  equally  with  you,  so  that  dating  say  from  the  15th  of  November  the  testimony  in  the  case  can  be  closed  by  the 
15th  of  February  and  placed  upon  the  calendar  for  the  March  term  of  the  Court  at  Trenton,  New  Jersey,  wliich  opens  on  the  4th  Tuesday  in  that  month. 
This  would  make  certain  of  the  case  being  argued  at  that  term  of  the  court,  and  a  reasonable  certainty  of  our  having  a  decision  at  an  early  date  thereafter. 
As  a  further  condition  to  the  acceptance  of  our  propositioi.,  as  well  as  to  avoid  giving  you  any  excuse  for  delay,  we  will  furnish  you  with  specimens  of  our 
"Climax"  and  "Rex"  tires,  accompanied  with  a  detailed  sworn  statement  of  our  method  of  manufacture,  with  stipulation  that  the  same  maybe  used  by  you 
as  evidence  of  our  method  of  manufacture  and  products  thereof.  Indeed  we  stand  prepared  to  make  any  admission  in  accordance  with  the  facts  that 
will  expediate  this  litigation,  and  we  now  give  you  notice  that  if  you  do  not  accept  our  most  reasonable  propositions,  we  shall,  as  soon  as  the  case  is  at 
issue,  apply  to  the  court  to  apportion  between  us  the  three  months  time  allowed  under  the  rule  for  the  taking  of  testimony,  and  that  the  case  may  stand 
for  hearing  at  the  March  term  of  the  court.  ,.,  v         i_     . 

We  shall  tolerate  no  delay  and  neither  expect  nor  grant  favors,  holding  ourselves  at  all  times  ready  to  answer  any  reasonable  notice  throughout 
the  litigation  that  will  tend  to  expedite  it  to  an  early  hearing.  We  have  instructed  our  counsel,  Mr.  John  R.  Bennett,  of  New  York  City,  whose  offices 
are  in  the  Potter  Building,  to  carry  out  these  proposed  stipulations  with  you,  and  he  will  be  prepared  to  furnish  you  with  the  specimens  of  our  tire  and 
the  accompanying  statement  above  referred  to,  on  a  day's  notice,  and  it  will  only  be  necessary  for  you,  either  personally  or  through  your  counsel,  to  com- 
municate with  him  your  acceptance  of  our  propositions  to  have  the  stipulations  put  in  proper  form  and  executed  so  as  to  be  binding  upon  us. 

If  you  have  brought  these  suits  simply  for  the  pleasure  of  litigation,  we  will  hardly  expect  you  to  accept  our  most  reasonable  propositions,  but  if 
in  good  faith  and  with  a  view  of  determining  the  validity  of  your  patents,  then  that  you  will  promptly  signify  your  acceptance.  We  have  quietly  endured 
your  persistent  efforts  to  intimidate  our  trade,  but  the  time  has  come  when  we  shall  no  longer  submit  to  it,  and  we  propose,  therefore,  to  compel  you  to 
either  press  this  litigation  that  your  rights  may  be  judicially  determined,  or  cease  annoying  our  trade  and  acknowledge  what  we  believe  to  be  the  fact,  tht 
invalidity  of  your  patents,  and  that  we  do  not  infringe  thereon.  j  .,    ^        .  •        u-  u  .u   .  v     j 

Our  sole  desire  is  to  have  the  question  between  us  determined  without  a  minute  s  delay,  and  if  there  is  any  way  m  which  that  can  be  done,  we 
propose  to  avail  ourselves  of  it.  You  need  only  meet  us  half  way  to  have  this  litigation  disposed  of  with  the  least  possible  trouble  and  expense,  and  at 
the  March  term  of  the  court  referred  to;  and  if  you  do  not,  we  shall  endeavor  to  compel  you  so  to  do.  Yours  truly, 

EASTERN  RUBBER  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  Trenton,  N.  J. 


MENTION   THE   REFEREE. 


phy,  Callaban/Saunders  and  Kennedy,    mounted 

on  a  quadruplet  made  it  in  an  attempt  to  pace 

Johnson   a    straightaway    mile,    and  the  second 

quarter  was  made  in  :22  2-5.     The  latter's  front 

tire  exploded.     At  the  second  attempt  it  went 

again,   this  time  before  reaching  the  tape.     The 

quad,  went  ahead  again  and  inthe  last  quarter  its 

rear  tire  burst  also.     Darkness  prevented  further 

trials. 

Johnson  will  try  again  to-morrow  if  the  weather 

is  favorable 

* 
*       * 

New  Missouri  Records. 

St.  Louis,  Oct.[19.— The  Pastime  Athletic  Club 
held  a  race  meet  yesterday  for  the  purpose  of  al- 
lowing Cabanne,^their  crack  class  B  man,  to  ride 
against  the  state  records.  It  was  Cabanne's  inten- 
tion to  also  go  against  the  world's  record  for  one 
mile,  but  in  this  he  was  unsuccessful,  partly 
owing  to  indifferent  pacemaking. 

He  first  went  for  the  oue-third-mile,  flying 
start,  but  just  as  he  was  finishing  the  lap  the  tire 
came  ofi'  his  front  wheel,  giving  him  a  severe  fall, 
but  luckily  not  injuring  him.  On  his  second  at- 
tempt he  put  the  record  down  to  :37  2-5.  He 
went  for  his  own  half-mile  record  of  one  minute 
flat,  but  the  best  he  could  do  was  1 :00  4-5.  He 
established  a  new  mile  record,  flying  start,  ot2:02. 
He  was  paced  by  the  Johnson  brothers  and  by 
Goetz  and  Bernhardt  on  tandems. 

There  were  three  open  events  contested  to  legal- 
ize the  record  breaking,  but  they  were  uninteiest- 
ing.  The  members  of  the  Cleveland  team  were 
the  only  starters  and  there  were  no  exciting  fin- 
ishes, except  iu  the  mile  open,  where  the  judges 
claim  that  Oabanne  and  Bernhardt  crossed  the 
tape  together.     The  attendance  was  very  light. 


Road  Records  Accepted. 
The  following  records  have  been  allowed  by  the 
Century  Eoad  Club  of  America: 

E.  P.  Searle,  200  miies,  16:39,  Aug.  5,  1894,  Illinois  state 
record. 

J.  A..  Pallister,  50  miles.  3:31,  July  S2,  1894,  Iowa  state 
record. 

W.  S.  Furman,  15  miles,  42:38,  July  4,  1894,  Ohio  state 
record. 

T.  S.  Jensen,  100  miles,  8:15,  Sept.  17,  1894,  Utah  terri- 
tory record. 

F.  W.  Khowland,  10  miles,  2~:50,  Sept.  S2,  1894,  New- 
York  state  record. 

Alfred  C.  Smith  and  A.  L.  Bianchi,  Boston  to  Chicago, 
1,1S8  miles,  14  da.  12  hrs.,  Sept.  9-24,  1894. 

E.  A.  Grath,  10  miles,  28:41,  May  30,  1894,  Missouri  state 
record. 

A.  L.  Proulx,  15  miles,  44:38.},  Jmie  18,  1894,  Missouri 
state  record. 

A.  LpJeal,  SO  miles,  1 :05:55,  Sept.  5,  1894,  Pennsylvania 
state  record. 

J.  A.  Weaver,  St.  Louis  to  De  Soto  and  return,  90  miles, 
9  hrs.,  Oct.  7, 1894,  course  record. 

H.  P.  Walden,  Chairman  Eoad  Records  Committee. 


Michigan  Records  Smashed. 

Bay  City,  Mich.,  Oct.  19.— Michigan  bicycle 
records  were  smashed  to  smithereens  at  the  fair 
ground  track  yesterday.  Percy  Paterson,  the 
speedy  young  Detroit  rider,  who  is  undoubtedly 
the  fastest  class  A  man  in  the  state,  was  the  star 
performer.  With  everything  in  his  favor  he  rode 
a  mile  in  2:13J,  a  half  in  1:05  and  then  five  miles 
in  12:38,  beating  record  on  each  occasion.  Pater- 
son's  mount  was  a  National  racer,  made  by  the 
National  Cycle  Manutacturing  Company  at  Bay 
City. 

**• 
Wild  Prediction  Nearly  Realized. 

Two  years  ago  a  contemporary  of  the  cycling 
press  published  a  humorous  article  entitled:  "The 
records  in  1900,"  in  which  he  gave  the  following 


figures:  Hour  record  twenty-eight  miles;  twenty- 
four  hours,  496f  miles. 

At  this  time  the  records  were  about  twenty-four 
and  a  half  miles  for  the  hour;  362J  miles  for 
twenty-four  hours  and  3  hrs.  3  min.  for  100  kilo- 
metres (62  miles).  ItXwill  [not  ?be  necessary  to 
wait  for  1900  to  realize  what  seemed  to'bea  dream 
in  1892.  Bonhours  has  appropriated  the  hour 
record  by  twenty-seven  miles  792  yards  and  Shor- 
land  made  460  miles  900  yards  in  the  1894  Cucoa 
Cup  race  this  year. 

*       * 
Race  Notes. 
Arrangements  are  in  progress^for  the  use  of  the 
Decatur  (111. )  track  by  the  Cleveland  team  for  at- 
tempts at  record. 

A.  T.  Heywood  won  the  Calumet  Cycling  Club's 
five-mile  road  handicap  from  scratch  last  Saturday. 
Time  12:20— not  bad  for  the  "old  hoss." 

George  Banker  won  a  two-kilometre  race  at 
Paris  Saturday,  Baras  being  second.  Starbuck 
secured  third  place  in  a  100-kilometre  race. 

The  sealed  handicap  road  race  of  the  St.  Louis 
Cycling  Club,  to  have  been  run  off  Oct.  21,  was 
postponed  on  account  of  the  weather.  It  will 
take  place  on  Nov.  4. 

Henry  Fredrickson,  champion  of  Nebraska,  has 
lowered  the  state  record  for  one  mile  to  2 :19  and 
for  two  miles  to  4:59 — fairly  good  time  considering 
the  condition  of  western  tracks. 

F.  Barrows  won  the  first  prize  in  the  North 
Shore  C.  C.  road  race  at  North  Evanston,  111.  The 
distance  was  eight  and  a  half  miles  and  Barrows 
had  three  minutes'  start.  W.  F.  Moore,  scratch, 
won  the  time  prize  in  25:22. 

Stearns  &  Co.  write  that  there  was  an  error  in 
the  list  of  percentages  they  sent  last  week,  the 
correct  list  reading  as  follows:  Sanger,  .685;  John- 
son, .568;  Bliss,  .550;  Tyler,  .543;  Cabanne,  .457; 
Bald,  .433;  Murphy,  .397;  Titus,  .377. 

Anderson,  the  St.  Louis  class  A  rider,  had 
planned  to  go  east  and  join  John  S.  Johnson,  but 
has  changed  his  plans  and  will  remain  a  week 
longer  to  help  pace  Harding  in  hi^  next  100-mile 
ride,  and  to  get  what  records  he  can  at  the  same 
time. 


No  Name  Is  Bad  Enough. 

Vandalia,  111.,  Oct.  22.— [Special  telegram.] 
— A.  L.  Druun  and  wife,  hailing  from  St.  Louis, 
have  been  making  a  tour  of  Illinois  and  Indiana 
on  bicycles,  teaching  a  new  method  of  dressmak- 
ing. Near  this  city  yesterday  Druun  became 
angry  at  his  wife  because  she  could  not  keep  up 
with  him,  knocked  her  off  her  wheel  and  beat  her 
shamefully.  She  was  found  in  an'  almost  sense- 
less condition  by  the  roadside  and  brought  here. 
Later  she  was  sent  to  St.  Louis.  Drunn  was  ar- 
rested. — 

A  thought  strikes  us  in  connection  with  a  head- 
line for  this  item  which,  unfortunately,  wouldn't 
look  well  in  print.  Hanging  would  be  too  merci- 
ful for  this  fellow. 


Just  Plain  Zim. 


A  few  days  ago,  in  a  crowd,  Zimmerman  was 
pointed  out  to  one  gentleman  by  another  who  knew 
him  by  sight,  says  the  Cycle. 

"That's  Zimmerman." 

"Where?" 

"Why,  right  there— that  tall  fellow." 

"With  the  cap  on  his  head  ?" 

"Yes,  with  the  cap  on  his  head." 

"Well,  that's  funny;  from  all  that  I've  heard 
about  Zimmerman  I  expected  to  see  him  wearing 
a  crown,  or  a  halo,  or  an  aureola  of  some  kind." 


MORE  TRICKERY  CHARGED. 


Wolfe  Said  to  Have  Made  Part  of  His  Record 
on  a  Train. 
Last  week  the  following  letter  was  received  from 
Mr.  W.  S.  Daniels  of  Plymouth,  Ind.  and  was 
held  over  pending  the  arrival  of  the  affidavit 
promised  therein: 

Plymouth,  Ind.,  Oct.  15. — Editor  Refeeee: 
In  the  issue  of  the  Bearings  of  Oct.  12,  I  see  an 
account  of  the  Chicago-New  York  record  being 
broken  by  George  W.  Wolfe  of  Chicago;  also  that 
the  account  says  that  "Wolfe's  record  is  genuine 
there  can  be  no  doubt' '  for  he  has  signatures  and 
dates  all  along  the  route  which  verify  his  claim. 
Being  an  ardent  lover  of  the  wheel,  an  admirer  of 
all  meritorious  performance,  and  wishing  to  see 
each  person's  effort  given  fair  play,  and  desiring 
their  protection  and  the  discouragement  of 
trickery  and  fraud  in  this  matter  of  records  which 
are  being  broken  so  frequently,  I  wish  to  take  ex- 
ception to  the  genuineness  of  Mr.  Wolfe's  record, 
and  say,  through  the  medium  of  your  paper  that 
I  can  produce  proofs  that  his  record  is  not  gen- 
uine. I  have  no  interest  in  the  matter  except  to 
see  that  each  one  is  fairly  treated.  I  have  posi- 
tive proofs  which  can  be  produced  in  the  form  of 
affidavits  by  respectable  bicycle  dealers  in  this 
section  that  the  said  Mr.  Wolfe  was  at  a  certain 
point  between  Valparaiso  and  Ft.  Wayne,  in  full 
riding  uniform,  enjoying  his  ease  in  one  of  the 
Chicago  cars  of  the  P.,  Ft.  W.  &  Chicago. 

Now  if  Mr.  Wolfe  sees  fit  to  take  exception  to 
this,  I  will  gladly  produce  sworn  affidavits  of  re- 
liable bicycle  people  who  knew  him  and  whom  he 
knows,  that  such  is  the  fact. 

Hoping  you  will  give  this  space  in  your  valu- 
able columns  for  the  benefit  of  all  those  interested 
in  seeing  the  sport  kept  free  from  fraud  in  those 
breaking  records,  I  am,  yours  very  truly, 

W.  Smalley  Daniels. 

The  affidavit  is  as  follows: 

State  of  Indiana  1 

-ss: 
Marshall  County ) 

Grant  Beltz  and  E.  G.  Dolson,  residents  of  the  town  of 
Bourbon  in  Marshall  County,  state  of  Indiana,  being  duly 
swoin  depose  and  say  they  are  acquainted  with  George 
W.  Wolfe;  that  on  Monday  evening,  Oct.  1,  )894,  at  about 
9:05  o'clock  p.  m.,  they  saw  the  said  George  W.  Wolfe  on 
train  No.  38  on  the  P.  F.  W.  &  0.  Railway  going  east;  that 
the  said  George  W.  Wolfe  was  dressed  in  a  bicycle  suit 
and  was  on  the  platform  between  (he  cars  and  that  there 
was  sufScient  light  to  enable  them  to  see  and  recognize  him 
without  doubt;  and  they  further  say  that  the  said  George 
W.  Wolfe  was  well  known  to  them  from  the  fact  that 
only  a  few  weeks  previous  to  the  said  1st  of  October  said 
Wolfe  was  at  their  pla^e  of  business  in  said  town  and 
sold  them  bicyc'es. 

(Signed)    Grant  Beltz, 
E.  G.  Dolson. 
(  — ' —  ,        Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me  this  19th 
]   Seal  \        day  of  October  1894. 
'  — .—-  '  John  D.  Thomas,  Notary  Public. 

Wolfe  claims  that  he  did  not  follow  the  P.  &  F. 
W.  track,  but  the  B.  &  O.  and  exhibited  at  this 
office  this  week  a  letter  from  T.  J.  Wolfe,  Jr.,  of 
Walkerton,  Ind.,  dated  Oct.  18  in  which  the 
writer  says  that,  at  2:20  p.  m.  on  Oct.  1  he  shook 
hands  with  Wolfe,  at  that  town,  which  is  fifteen 
miles  from  the  Ft.  Wayne  tracks.  This,  however, 
has  little  bearing  on  the  case  inasmuch  as  the 
affidavit  gives  9:05  p.  m.  as  the  time.  Wolfe 
claims  to  have  signatures  and  postoffice  stamps  to 
prove  his  case  but  has  not  yet  produced  them. 


A  receiver  for  the  Minnette  Club,  Chicago,  is 
suing  some  of  the  members  in  Justice  White's 
court  to  recover  a  |10  assessment,  which  was 
levied  by  a  vote  of  the  club  before  financial  disas- 
ter overcame  it.  John  C.  Martin,  one  of  these 
members,  claims  that  the  assessment  was  not 
valid  and  now  asks  the  circuit  court  to  remove 
the  receiver. 


^^^b/e^ 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


41 

WORLD'S  RECORDS 


1— H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a 

Union  fitted  with  M.  &  W.  Tires, 

1  mile 

,  standing  start,  against  time, 

1:57  3-5 

2.— H.  C.  Tyler, 

"                               " 

1    " 

on  1-4  mile  track. 

2:03  1-5 

3.— H.  C.  Tyler, 

" 

1    " 

in  competition, 

2:05  1-5 

4.— H.  C.  Tyler, 

"                               " 

2    " 

standing  start,  against  time. 

4:03 

5.— Nat  Butler,  on  a 

Lovell  Diamond 

2     " 

tiying  start, 

against  time. 

4:04  4-5 

6.— J.  S.  Johnson,  on 

a  Stearns,                      " 

3    " 

standing  " 

" 

6:26  3-5 

7.— J.  S.  Johnson, 

" 

4     " 

.. 

" 

8:38  3-5 

8.— J.  S.  Johnson, 

" 

5     " 

« 

" 

10:48  4-5 

9— H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a 

Union,                             " 

1-3    " 

standing  " 

" 

:39  2-5 

lO.-H.  C.  Tyler, 

"                                " 

1-3      ' 

flying 

" 

:34  2-5 

1  l.-H.  C.  Tyler. 

"                                 " 

1-3    " 

in  competition, 

:43  4-5 

12.— A.  Gardiner,  on  a 

I  Union,                           " 

1-3    " 

flying  start,  against  time,  unpaced  :39  1-5 

13.— H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a 

Union,                             " 

1-2    " 

standing  " 

" 

:57 

I4.-H.  C.  Tyler, 

"                                  " 

1-2    " 

flying 

"     unpaced      :54  1-5 

I5.-H.  C.  Tyler, 

"                                  " 

1-2    " 

"         " 

"    paced 

:52  1-5 

I6.-H.  C.  Tyler, 

'(                                  t< 

2-3    " 

competition. 

1:22  3-5 

I7.-H.  C.  Tyler, 

"                   •                " 

2-3    " 

standing  '• 

paced 

1:19  1-5 

18.— J.  S.  Johnson,  on 

a  Stearns, 

2-3    " 

flying       " 

" 

1:11  -45 

19.— H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a 

Union,                             " 

3-4    " 

competition, 

1:33  2-5 

20.— J.  S.  Johnson,  on 

a  Stearns,                       "    - 

3-4    " 

flying  start 

paced 

1:22  4-5 

21.— H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a 

Union,                              " 

3-4     " 

standing  " 

" 

1:29 

22.— H.  C.  Tyler,  on  a 

Union,                               " 

3-4     " 

flying        " 

unpaced 

1:32  2-5 

23.— Nat  Butler,  A,  on  a  Lovell  Diamond,            " 

1  1-4    " 

standing   " 

paced 

2:36 

24.-Nat  Butler,  A, 

"                        " 

1  1-3     " 

I 

" 

2:45  2-5 

25.  -Nat  Butler,  A, 

11                        u 

1  1-2     " 

<< 

" 

3:05  2-5 

26.— Nat  Butler,  A, 

11                        « 

1  2-3     ' 

« 

3:26  2-5 

27.— Nat  Butler,  A, 

<<                        << 

1  3-4     ' 

«           < 

(        (t 

3:36  4-5 

28.— Nat  Butler,  A, 

«                        <■ 

2     " 

«            11 

" 

4:07  2-5 

29.— H.  Davidson,  A,  on  a  Brantford,                  " 

1-4    " 

"           " 

unpaced 

:28  1-5 

30.— H.  Davidson,  A, 

((                           <( 

1-4    " 

standing  " 

paced 

:30 

31.— H.  Davidson,  A, 

"                          " 

1-4     " 

flying 

" 

:24  4-5 

32.— H.  Davidson,  A, 

"                          " 

1-3     ' 

'    standing  " 

paced 

:4I 

33.— H.  Davidson,  A, 

"                           " 

1-2     ' 

'        "          " 

" 

:58 

34.— H.  Davidson,  A, 

((                          (< 

1-2     " 

flying        " 

=' 

:52  4-5 

35.— H.  Davidson,  A, 

.<                          « 

1     " 

«          <■ 

unpaced 

2:14  2-5 

36.— Nat  Butler,  A  on  a  Lovell  Diamond             " 

15     " 

on  the  road 

in  competition 

41:25  1-2 

37.— W.  DeCardy,  on  a  Syracuse,                      " 

5    ' 

"        paced 

12:04 

38.-W.  DeCardy, 

•■'                              " 

10    ' 

" 

" 

24:13  1-2 

39.— W.  DeCardy, 

"                              " 

15     " 

" 

" 

37:38 

40.— W.  DeCardy, 

"                              " 

20     " 

" 

" 

50:38 

4I.-W.  DeCardy, 

" 

25     ' 

" 

" 

1:03:52  1-2 

MORGAN    &   WRIGHT, 

_  CHICAGO.  _ 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


Morgan  xWrightTires 
are  good  tires 


MENTION  THE    REFEREE. 


^S^tJ'ee^ 


RACING     AS    A     BUSINESS. 


THE  EVOLUTION  OF  THE  RACING  TEAM, 
ITS  CAUSE  AND  EFFECT. 


An   Institution   of   Twelve   Years    Standing- 
Opposition     of     League     Rules  —  The 
Class  B  Scheme  and  Its  Prog- 
ress. 


Cycle  racing  is  becoming  a  science.  Knowledge 
of  the  respective  speed  of  the  contestants  in  a  race 
no  longer  enables  us  to  pick  the  winner.  Head- 
work  has  become  an  important  factor  in  the  win- 
ning of  races;  and  team  work,  comparatively  little 
practised  prior  to  this  year,  now  plays  no  unim- 
portant part  in  the  deciding  of  a  close  fought 
contest. 

The  origin  and  development  of  what  is  com- 
monly called  the  racing  team  furnishes  an  interest- 
ing theme  for  discussion.  It  is  scarcely  necessary 
in  a  paper  of  this  kind  to  explain  what  a  racing 
team  is,  since  everyone  at  all  interested  in  cycle 
racing  understands  the  meaning  of  the  term.  But 
for  the  benefit  of  any  of  my  readers  who  have  not 
yet  progressed  beyond  the  elementary  stage  of  cy- 
cling knowledge,  I  will  explain  that  a  racing  team 
is  a  combination  of  racing  men  traveling  together 
under  one  management.  Some  racing  teams  ride 
in  the  interests  of  large  cycling  clubs;  but  by  far 
the  greater  proportion  of  the  big  teams  of  the  path 
are  organized  and  sent  out  by  bicycle  manufac- 
turers, who  have  learned  either  from  their  own 
experience  or  from  that  of  their  competitors,  that 
a  few  first-class  men  doing  brilliant  work  on  one 
particular  make  of  bicycle  furnish  one  of  the  most 
effective  advertisements  for  that  bicycle  that  the 
fertile  mind  of  the  modern  ac"  vertiser  has  yet  de- 
vised. 

The  racing  team  idea  was  hatched  sometime  in 
the  early  eighties,  though  history  is  a  little  un- 
certain regarding  the  exact  date  of  its  first  appear- 
ance; and  during  the  palmy  days  of  the  good  old 
ordinary,  each  of  the  firms  comprising  that  famous 
triumvirate  that  then,  as  now,  set  most  of  the 
fashions  for  the  American  trade,  had  teams  of  from 
three  to  six  riders  in  the  field.  But  only  within 
the  last  four  or  five  years  has  the  racing  team  been 
developed  on  anything  like  scientific  lines. 

The  sudden   development  of  the  racing  team 


I. — An  invitation  to  ride. 

during  recent  years  is  due  to  two  causes:  First 
the  continually  increasing  popularity  of  cycle  rac- 
ing itself,  and  second,  the  continual  increase  in 
the    number    of  wheel  makers    and  consequent 


sharpening  of  competition.  The  general  public 
has  always  cherished  the  idea  that  the  wheel  on 
which  many  victories  are  won  on  the  path  must 
be  a  stoutly  built  and  thoroughly  reliable  ma- 
chine; and  of  late  years,  the  shrewdest  makers 
have  been  taking  more  and  more  pains  to  encour- 
age this  belief,  each  one  at  the  same  time  striving 
to  outdo  his  competitors  in  the  number  of  victor- 
ies woii  on  his  machine.  Consequently,  the  rac- 
ing men  began  to  find  their  services  more  and 
more  in  demand.  Manufacturer?  vied  with  each 
other  in  the  attempt  to  secure  the  very  best  men 
available  to  ride  their  machines.  Tempting  mon- 
etary inducements  were  offered  the  more  noted 
fliers,  if  they  would  cleave  exclusively  to  such  and 
such  a  wheel,  and  most  of  them  being  only  human, 
after  all,  speedily  succumbed  to  the  golden  bland- 
ishments of  the  makers. 

It  being  contrary  to  the  rules  of  the  L.  A.  W. 
for  those  riding  in  races  held  under  its  sanction  to 
accept  any  form  of  remuneration  for  their  riding 
from  any  person  whatsoever,  or  even  to  sell  the 
prizes  won,  the  makers'  amateurs  and  their  mas- 
ters, of  course,  preserved  strict  silence  regarding 
their  little  deals.  The  general  public,  and  es- 
pecially that  select  public  of  five  latterly  presided 
over  by  Mr.  Eaymond,  were  supposed  to  be  de- 
ceived by  the  artifices  of  maker  and  rider,  mutu- 
ally resorted  to  to  conceal  their  cormection.     But 


II. — An  awful  discovery. 

as  a  rural  legislator  once  remarked,  "the  public 
ain't  no  fool,"  and  the  transparent  pretence  and 
sickening  affectation  of  pure  amateurism  by  racers 
with  no  visible  means  of  support,  deceived  no  one 
who  was  worth  deceiving.  The  maker's  amateur, 
as  he  was  ironically  dubbed,  was  certainly  well 
named.  He  trained  for  his  races  at  the  maker's 
expense;  he  swung  around  the  circuit  at  the  mak- 
er's expense;  he  lived  the  whole  season  through 
at  the  maker's  expense;  and  if,  at  the  season's 
close  he  could  lovingly  jingle  a  wealth  of  shekels 
in  his  trouser's,  it  is  reasonably  certain  that  the 
glittering  coin  was  transferred  thither  from  the 
maker's  plenteous  store. 

The  class  B  scheme  adopted  with  the  present 
year  was  warmly  welcomed  by  those  who  desired 
to  avail  themselves  of  the  services  of  the  racing 
men,  and  when  the  season  opened  well  nigh  every 
American  wheel  maker  of  any  importance  had  a 
flier  or  two  in  his  employ  whose  work  on  the  path 
was  expected  to  prove  the  biggest  kind  of  an  ad- 
vertisement for  his  wheel.  While  most  concerns 
contented  themselves  with  two  men  at  the  most, 
the  Stearns  company  determined  to  outdo  all  of 
its  competitors,  and  to  that  end  engaged  a  dozen 
or  more  racers,  fitted  up  splendid  training  quar- 
ters, hired  Tom  Eck  and  other  competent  men  to 
take  charge  of  the  speed  merchants  on  and  off  the 
track,  and  in  short,  spared  no  effort  or  expense  to 


make  the    "yellow  feUows"   prominent  on  the 
track. 

The  Eambler  people  were  quick  to  follow  suit 
tbis  year,  and  soon  had  a  dozen  good  men  at  their 
command.  The  fashion  once  having  been  set,  the 
makers  who  had  been  modestly  satisfied  with  a 
brace  of  fliers,    began  to  see  that  if  their  wheels 


III. — Sappy  thought. 

were  to  cut  a  presentable  figure  on  the  track,  an 
increase  in  their  field  force  would  be  necessary, 
and  their  teams  were  increased  accordingly.  The 
best  men  of  the  class  B  stripe  being  already  taken, 
the  most  promising  of  the  class  A  youngsters  were 
offered  tempting  inducements  to  climb  over  to  the 
other  side  of  the  fence,  and  many  of  them  suc- 
cumbed. The  rival  team  managers  did  not  rest 
here,  but  have  been  increasing  their  forces  all  sea- 
son, their  motto  evidently  being  "there  is  always 
room  for  one  more. ' '  Competition  between  the 
team  leaders  has  been  hot,  and  consequently  the 
most  able  of  them  have  lost  no  opportunity  of  in- 
creasing the  effectiveness  of  their  forces  by  the 
addition  of  riders  of  promise. 

In  fact,  the  racing  teams  have  become  quite 
complicated  and  expensive  affairs  and  form  a  very 
important  item  in  a  makers  list  of  expenditures. 
The  mere  outfit  of  a  team  of  three  or  four  riders  is 
no  small  matter,  the  traveling  and  training  ex- 
penses of  the  men  are  something  enormous,  and 
even  the  salaries  (though  only  a  few  of  the  stars 
are  really  highly  paid,  the  rank  and  file  of  the 
circuit  chasers  receiving  but  moderate  remunera- 
tion )  foot  up  a  large  sum  in  the  course  of  a  sea- 
son. 

When  the  makers  who  had  teams  on  the  road 
this  year  come  to  figure  up  their  expense  account, 
more  than  one  of  them  will  ask  himself  if  the 
game  is  worth  the  candle.  He  will  wonder  if  it 
is  necessary  or  desirable  to  support  a  half  dozen 
men  for  eight  months  of  the  year  in  order  that  his 
wheel  may  receive  the  credit  for  their  work,  when 
only  one  or  two  of  these  men  are  winning  races 
'with  any  degree  of  regularity;  and  he  will  natu- 
rally jump  to  the  conclusion  that  he  could  have 
dispensed  with  all  but  the  one  or  two,  and  still 
have  gained  for  his  wheel  just  as  much  prestige 
on  the  path  as  he  has  won  with  his  half  dozen 
satellites. 

But  he  who  thus  concludes  forgets  the  many 
ways  in  which  a  well-trained  team  of  racing  men 
can  help  each  other  to  win.  The  infinite  possibili- 
ties for  effective  team  work  are,  as  yet,  but  im- 
perfectly understood.  This  season's  experiences 
have  opened  the  eyes  of  one  or  two  team  man- 
agers, and  it  is  safe  to  predict  that  the  men  in 
these  teams  next  year  will  be  taught  a  series  of 
tactics  that  will  prove  a  complete  surprise  to  their 
less  scientific  opponents. 

Team  work,  as  a  factor  in  winning  races,  is  yet 
in  its  infancy;  but  it  is  doubtless  destined  to  play 


a  conspicuous  part  in  future  battles  of  speed.  The 
whe^l  that  is  represented  in  a  race  by  three  sepa- 
rate riders,  of  course,  has  a  better  chance  of  being 
the  first  to  cross  the  tape  than  the  make  that  in 
that  particular  contest  is  ridden  by  a  single 
wheelman;  and  if  those  three  riders  start  out  with 
a  well-laid  programme  for  vanquishing  their  op- 


IV. — The  pneumatic  pad. 

ponents,  arranged  by  a  competent  j  ndge  of  racing 
with  due  regard  to  the  usual  tactics  of  the  oppos- 
ing riders,  the  lone  racer's  chances  for  success  are 
proportionately  lessened.  "The  best  laid  plans 
o'  mice  and  men  gang  aft  agley,"  and  no  manager 
can  do  more  than  put  his  men  in  the  way  of 
winning.  Headwork,  however  perfect,  cannot 
take  the  place  of  muscle.  The  2:30  man,  aided 
by  the  best  team  work  in  the  world,  could  hardly 
hope  to  vanquish  the  2:20  rider,  unless  under 
very  unusual  circumstances.  But  in  a  contest 
between  riders  of  about  equal  speed  the  slightest 


V. — Mis  like  a  glove. 

advantage  gained  is  usually  equivalent  to  victory. 
One  of  the  most  serious  drawbacks  to  successful 
teamwork  is  the  disinclination  of  a  racer  to  aid  a 
team-mate  in  winning  when  he  knows  that  in  so 
doing  he  is  sacrificing  his  own  chances  for  a  place 
at^the  finish.  But  this  drawback  must  and  will 
be  overcome  in  the  future.     I  expect  to  see,  at  no 


very  distant  date,  racing  teams  so  perfectly 
trained  and  diciplined,  and  working  together  so 
harmoniously  that  personal  success  will  be  sub- 
ordinated to  team  succeas  by  each  and  every  one 
of  its  members.  I  think  the  time  will  come  when 
members  of  some  team  (mind,  I  do  not  say  that 
every  team  will  be  so  perfectly  drilled)  will  not 
hesitate  for  an  instant  to  sacrifice  their  own  inter- 
ests for  the  common  good,  when  occasion  requires. 
I  know  it  seems  hard  to  hamper  the  racer  by 
making  him  partly  responsible  for  other's  success, 
as  well  as  his  own ;  but  it  is  one  of  the  unwritten 
laws  of  athletics  that  a  member  of  any  combina- 
tion of  athletes,  whether  runners  or  oarsmen  or 
ball  players  or  cyclists,  should  cheerfully  sacrifice 
to  another  the  most  tempting  chance  for  a  bril- 
liant play,  in  case  that  other  is  more  likely  to 
make  the  play  successfully. 

As  to  whether  the  racing  team  is  "what  it  is 
cracked  up  to  be"  as  an  advertising  factor,  none 
but  the  makers  themselves  can  conclusively  state. 
Probably  a  marked  variety  of  opinion  would  be 
displayed  in  this  regard  were  those  who  opened 
their  purse  strings  to  pay  the  bills  of  the  various 
racing  aggregations  to  unbosom  themselves. 

While  I  deny  that  the  racing  team  idea  is  being 


i">'^v^ 


VI. — In  clover. 

in  the  slightest  degree  overdone,  and,  on  the  di- 
rect contrary,  believe  that  it  is  in  but  the  first 
stage  of  its  development,  it  must  be  admitted  that 
several  teams  of  the  past  season  might  as  well 
have  done  their  racing  at  the  bottom  of  the  At- 
lantic ocean  for  all  the  stir  they  made  in  the 
cycle  racing  world.  But  on  the  other  hand,  many 
wheel  companies  that  sent  out  teams  have  every 
reason  to  be  satisfied  with  the  results.  Have  you 
heard  any  complaints  from  Gormully  &  Jeffery, 
or  Spalding,  or  Stearns,  or  the  Union  people  ? 
There  is  no  doubt  that  every  one  of  these  firms,  and 
some  others  as  well,  found  the  work  of  their  rac- 
ing men  during  the  past  season  the  best  adver- 
tisement that  they  have  ever  had.  The  fact  of 
the  matter  is  that  most  teams  of  fast  riders  under 
thoroughly  competent  management  have  proven  a 
profitable  investment  even  this  year.  "Thor- 
oughly competent  management,"  however,  is  a 
comprehensive  phrase.  The  men  who,  by  their 
experience  in  handling  raceis  and  their  knowledge 
of  the  ethics  of  cycle  racing  are  fitted  to  control  a 
combination  of  star  racers,  can  easily  be  counted 
on  the  fingers  of  one  hand.  A  generation  of  able 
team  managers  will  probably  be  developed  in 
time;  meanwhile  only  a  few  out  of  the  many 
teams  afield  can  be  expected  to  attain  a  success 


commensurate  with  the  expectations,  or  the  ex- 
penditures of  their  promoters. 

I  say  "the  many  teams  afield"  because  I  do  not 
anticipate  the  next  year's  racing  teams  will  be 
less  in  number  than  those  of  this  year.  Makers 
may  think  now  that  they  will  not  go  to  the  ex- 
pense and  trouble  of  placing  a  team  in  the  field 


VII.—.'  !  !  !  ! 

next  year;  but  when  the  season  rolls  around  again 
and  the  successful  teams  of  this  year  begin  to  re- 
peat their  effective  work,  the  makers  who  thought 
they  would  let  their  teams  drop  will  be  anxious 
to  be  in  the  swim  again,  and  the  experience  of 
this  season  will  be  repeated,  only  on  a  larger  scale. 
Now  that  one  or  two  firms  have  set  the  fashion,  it 
is  a  matter  of  pride  with  every  manufacturer  to 
have  his  wheel  represented  on  the  path  by  the 
best  ridere  obtainable,  and  few  makers  will  be 
content  to  have  their  wheels  unplaced  in  the 
struggle  for  racing  honors.  Bakey  Hecla. 


BIKEOLOGY  UP  TO  DATE. 


Remember  that  there  ar  as  smart  peple  as 
yourself  that  ride  wheels,  therefore  don't  tell 
everybody  you  meet  of  the  salient  pints  of  your 
wheel  and  of  the  diskrepancies  of  theirs. 

Always  fite  shy  of  road  hogs.  They  ar  a  dan- 
gems  set  of  anermals.  9-10  of  them  ar  in  ca- 
hoots with  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  and  they  will 
invariably  make  you  pay  the  proverbial  §100  & 
costs  if  you're  cotched. 

When  you  go  to  a  picknic  or  a  nexcursion  or 
any  large  gathering  of  peple,  always  take  your 
wheel  along  &  then  kick  like  a  blamed  fool  if  you 
ar  not  given  the  rite  of  way.     I  always  do. 

You  can  show  your  bringing  up  on  a  wheel  as 
well  as  elsewhere.  It  don't  cost  ennybody  a  cent 
to  be  a  gentleman,  but  it  sometimes  kosts  a  good 
many  dollars  to  akt  a  dunce. 

Please  don't  make  komments  on  a  bikist  in 
bloomers  when  she  passes.  Take  no  notis  of  her 
whatever,  be  the  task  ever  so  diffikult.  It  vrill 
show  mighty  good  sense,  &  and  I  will  bet  money, 
marbles  or  chalk  that  she  will  remember  you  in 
her  prayers. 

When  you  send  your  wheel  back  to  the  factory 
for  repairs  tell  the  makers,  in  as  candid  a  maimer 
as  possible,  that  you  rode  down  a  well  or  got 
mixed  up  with  a  street  roller,  but  fer  goodness 
sake  don't  tell  them  that  the  bicycle  simply  broke 
down  while  you  was  riding  at  a  very  slow  pace  on 
a  asphalt  pavement.  They  wouldn't  believe  you 
if  you  did.  O.  Kay. 


BEWILDERING  BALLOTS 


SENT  OUT  BY  THE  LUSCOHB  PARTY  A 
DAY  AHEAD  OF  THE  REGULAR  TICKET. 


Grave  Charges  by  the  New  York  Outside  Against 
the  New  York  Inside  and  Talk  of  Im- 
peachment and  All   That  Sort 
of  Thing. 


New  Yoke,  Oct.  20. — "The  Luscomb-Santee 
people  have  sent  out  fraudulent  ballots  a  day 
ahead  of  the  regular  ticket, ' '  said  ex-Chief  Consul 
George  Bidwell  in  answer  to  your  correspondent's 
campaign-news  inquiry  to-day.  "Ten  or  twelve 
league  members  propose  to  bring  charges  against 
Luscomb  as  chief  consul  and  Eaisbeck  as  secre- 
tary-treasurer for  the  fraud  and  couple  with  them 
a  demand  for  impeachment." 

This  statement  started  your  correspondent  on 
the  hustle  and  this  is  the  story: 

On  the  Monday  morning  Potter  went  to  Lns- 
comb's  office  and  protested  against  the  giving  out 
of  the  tickets  to  either  of  the  candidates  before  the 
regular  ballots  were  issued. 

"What's  the  objection?"  called  out  President 
Luscomb  from  the  inner  office. 

"My  objection  is  extremely  proper  and  must  be 
apparent  to  you"  replied  Potter.  "It  is  wrong 
for  any  candidate  or  any  person  to  send  out  bal- 
lots or  solicit  any  votes  before  the  voters  have  an 
opportunity  of  knowing  what  the  official  ballot  is. ' ' 
"They'll  all  be  sent  out  at  the  same  time  "  re- 
plied Mr.  Luscomb. 

"When  will  the  ballots  be  ready?"  inquired 
Potter. 

"We  don't  know,  but  yon  will  have  lots  of 
notice"  was  the  answer. 

That  afternoon  Wilson  of  the  New  York  Times 
came  into  Potter's  office  with  some  unseratched 
ballots,  which  he  had  got  from  Luscomb's  office. 
At  about  11  a.  m.  on  Tuesday  Potter  received 
a  note  from  Secretary  Eaisbeck  informing  him 
that  the  ballots  and  mail  vote  would  be  ready  for 
delivery  to  the  candidates,  who  had  ordered  them, 
at  2  p.  m. 

At  2:0.5  p.  m.  Potter  called  at  Luscomb's  office 
and  asked  whether  the  ballots  were  ready.  He 
was  informed  that  Pennell  had  been  there  five 
minutes  before  and  taken  his  ballots  away.  Potter 
took  his  clean  ballots  home. 

Ihe  first  thing  the  next  morning  (Wednesday) 
Potter  received  a  telegram  informing  him  that 
ballots  with  the  Potter  ticket  ruled  out  by  turned 
rules  had  beed  received  at  Albany.  At  8:30  that 
morning  some  of  those  scratched  ballots  were  re- 
ceived at  the  Brooklyn  Bicycle  Club. 

To  make  a  long  story  short  these  ballots  had 
the  Potter  ticket  names  ruled  out  by  the  official 
printer  rules  and  were  delivered  to  the  Santee 
party  and  sent  out  by  them  ahead  of  the  regular 
ticket,  and  in  the  official  envelope  of  the  division 
at  that.  They  bore  no  endorsement  or  enclosed 
explanation.  As  soon  as  Potter  received  his 
tickets  he  proceeded  to  scratch  with  blue  pencil 
the  Santee  names  and  send  out  the  ballots  with 
this  hectograph  memorandum:  "Vote  the  Potter 
Good  Roads  Ticket.  Sign  this  prepared  ballot 
and  mail  it  now  in  enclosed  envelope,"  thus 
giving  the  voters  fair  warning  of  the  character  of 
the  ballot.  Later,  for  convience,  he  used  ballots 
with  the  Santee  names  erased  with  a  rub- 
ber stamp- 

Charles  Day,  who  printed  the  official  ballots, 
acknowledged  having  printed  and  delivered  the 
scratched  ballots,  they  being  billed  to  the 
"League  of  American  Wheelmen."     By  the  state- 


ment of  Robert  Scott,  Luscomb's  secretary,  the 
official  ballots  were  not  sent  out  until  Wednes- 
day n'ght. 

To  summarize,  Pennell  received  ballots  scratched 
by  the  official  printer  over  a  day  before  the  official 
ballots  were  sent  out  and  these  were  sent  out  in 
official  envelopes  without  any  warning  as  to  their 
character. 

Not  only  circumstantial  but  direct  evidence  of 
the  fraud  is  in  possession  of  your  correspondent. 


A  Speedy  Rationalist. 

Croatia  is  known  throughout  Europe  as  a  land 
where  beautiful  women  abound.  Far  from  being 
prudish  they  are  ardent  admirers  of  athletics  and 
sports,  cycling  especially.  Miss  Alice  Kinders- 
berger,  whom  the  picture  represents,  though  but 
fifteen  years  of  age  is  one  of  the  most  enthusiastic 
and  prominent  lady  riders  in  Agram,  the  capital 
of  Croatia.  Readily  recognizing  the  discomfort 
and  danger  caused  to  riders  of  her  sex  by  wearing 
skirts  she  adopted  rational  dress. 

As  a  member  of  the  bicycle  club,  "Sokol"  has 


TO  ILLINOIS  DIVISION  VOTERS. 


had  three  occasions  to  test  her  ability  in  earnest 
contest  and  with  pronounced  success,  not  only  in 
competing  with  her  own  sex  but  with  wheelmen 
of  recognized  ability. 

In  a  1,000  metre  club  handicap  May  3  she 
started  from  scratch  and  was  an  easy  winner  al- 
though the  limit  rider  had  a  handicap  of  100 
metres.  Aug.  12  she  started  with  the  best  of 
Croatia's  talent  in  a  twenty-kilometre  handicap 
at  Carlsbad  and  from  the  fifteen-minute  mark 
readily  won  third,  the  crackmen  of  the  land, 
Kovacic  and  Michelle,  winning  first  and  second 
from  her,  only  a  little  distance  from  the  finish.  In 
a  ladies'  race  of  2,000  metres  Aug.  19  she  handily 
won  from  the  well-known  Miss  Hanna  Fric  of 
Prag.  It  goes  without  saying  that  Miss  Kin- 
dersberger  is  not  one  of  the  notoriety  seeking 
class  of  sports- women  who  travel  from  track  to 
track;  on  the  contrary,  she  rides  for  her  own 
amusement  only,  always  keeps  within  the  district 
of  her  native  city  and  within  the  bounds  of  mod- 
esty. This  to  the  assurance  of  the  "calamity 
howlers." 


If  you  intend  to  store  away  your  cycle  for  the 
winter,  it  is  a  good  plan  to  first  give  it  a  coat  of 
vaseline. 


We  have  been  requested  to  give  space  to  the 
following  communication : 

To  THE  Membebs  of  Ilt.inois  Division,  L. 
A.  W. — Gentlemen:  Within  the  last  two  or  three 
weeks  a  few  wheelmen  of  Chicago,  in  order  to 
promote  their  own  personal  interests,  have  been 
busying  themselves  in  endeavoring  to  bring  our 
organization  into  a  political  alliance  with  the 
order  known  as  the  "The  American  Protective 
Association,"  and  have  procured  a  place  for  one 
of  their  number  on  that  ticket. 

The  executive  committee  of  the  division  there- 
fore deems  it  advisable  and  necessary  to  lay  the 
situation  plainly  before  the  members  of  this  divi- 
sion in  Cook  county,  and  to  ask  them  to  prevent 
what  would  be  a  calamity  in  the  League  of  Amer- 
ican Wheelmen,  and  the  interest  of  highway  im- 
provement in  Illinois  at  this  time. 

The  officers  of  this  division  have,  at  consider- 
able pains  and  expense,  succeeded  in  formulating 
a  bill  for  the  improvement  of  public  highways  of 
Illinois,  to  be  presented  at  the  coming  legislature. 
This  bill  is  essentially  non-paitisan,  and  it  has  re- 
ceived the  commendation  and  approval  of  many 
of  the  leading  lawyers  and  influential  politicians 
of  the  state,  irrespective  of  party.  And  we  have 
every  reason  to  believe  that  we  will  be  able  to 
carry  it  through  saccessfnlly,  if  we  make  no  mis- 
fake  now. 

It  is  a  fact  patent  to  every  thinking  man  that 
no  third  party  can  be  successful  in  Illinois  at  this 
time;  and  that  the  wheelmen  will  not  only  be 
throwing  away  their  votes  in  supporting  this  so- 
called  wheelmen's  ticket,  but  will  be  doing  an 
unnecessary  and  foolish  act.  We  have  no  need 
now  to  "stand  up  and  be  counted,"  but  rather  to 
concentrate  our  efforts  in  pushing  this  biU. 
Should  we  support  this  ticket  in  Cook  county  we 
are  only  likely  to  antagonize  both  of  the  large 
political  parties  so  that  we  will  have  their  opposi- 
tion instead  of  their  assistance  when  our  bill 
comes  up  for  consideration  in  the  legislature;  and 
this  without  receiving  any  benefit  to  offset  it. 

These  facts  have  been  submitted  to  the  man- 
agers of  this  "wheelmen's  A.  P.  A.  ticket"  and 
the  situation  has  been  fully  explained  to  them. 
Their  remaining  in  the  field,  therefore,  as  a 
"wheelmen's  party"  is  an  act  of  hostility  to  the 
Illinois  division  L.  A.  W.  And  this  executive 
committee  calls  upon  all  members  of  the  division 
to  refrain  from  voting  for  this  ticket,  and  also  to 
do  all  in  their  power  to  prevent  all  other  wheel- 
men in  Cook  county  from  doing  so  either.  This 
division  has  nothing  to  gain,  and  everything  to 
lose,  from  supporting  this  ticket.  Yours  frater- 
nally, A.  A.  BiLLiNGSLEY,  Chief  Consul. 


Bob  Garden  Has  Resigned. 
Haetfobd,  Conn.,  Oct.  24. — [Special] — E.  D. 
Garden,  for  many  years  connected  with  the  Pope 
company  as  manager  of  the  Chicago  branch  and 
now  assistant  manager  of  the  factory,  has  tendered 
his  resignation.  While  nothing  definite  has  been 
announced  concerning  his  plans  for  the  future  it  is 
rumored  that  he  will  go  into  business  for  himself. 
Philadelphia  has  been  spoken  of  as  his  head- 
quarters. 

The  Club  Call  Again. 
Here  is  another  sample  of  the  club  yell.     This 
one  is  the  special  property  of  the  Kenton  Wheel 
Club  of  Covington,  Ky. : 

Rickety  hi,  rock  and  rye 
We're  from  the  State  of  old  Ky. 
Kenton,  Kenton,  full  of  fun, 
We're  from  the  City  of  CovinBton. 

Kenton  Wheel  Club. 


LOZIER   FIRES    THE    FIRST   GUN. 


Clevelands  Will  Continue  to  Be  Sold  at  High- 
Grade  Prices. 
Last  year  the  Overman  Wheel  Company  stole  a 
march  on  its  competitors  by  announcing,  jast  at  a 
time  when  the  trade  was  as  anxioas  about  prices 
as  it  is  now,  a  drop  in  prices  from  |135  to  $125. 
This  year  H.  A.  Lozier  &  Co.  have  taken  the  first 
step  toward  cheeking  the  downward  tendency  of 
prices  by  announcing,  in  most  emphatic  terms, 
that  they  will  continue  to  list  their  wheels  at 
high-grade  prices.  No  figure  is  mentioned  but  it 
is  fair  to  assume  that  |125  will  remain  the  stand- 
ard.    The  letter  is  as  follows: 

Cleveland,  0.,  Oct.  17.— Editor  Referee:  The  question 
of  prices  for  1895  is  at  the  present  time  the  all-ab-orbing 
topic  of  the  bicycle  trade.  Manufacturers,  jobber.^!, 
dealers,  travelers  and  consutners  are  alike  interested. 
Nobody  knows  anything,  but  all  surmise  much.  While 
those  in  a  position  to  speak  and  assert  themselves 
silently,  in  owl-like  wisdom,  wait  for  a  leader. 

The  moral  courage  of  the  generals,  colonels,  majors, 
captains,  etc.,  seems  to  have  dropped  into  their  boots, 
which  is  indeed  strange  in  view  of  the  wide  experience  of 
the  larger  makers  who  are  thoroughly  conversant  with 
the  cost  of  construction,  the  expense  to  sell,  and  the  re- 
quirements of  the  intelligent  public. 

Cycling  has  taken  rapid  steps  in  public  favor  during  the 
past  year,  and  quality  is  the  great  factor  in  future  suc- 
cess. The  wonderful  improvements,  the  advancement  in 
ideas  of  construction,  the  near  approach  of  perfect  man- 
ufacture, has  opened  the  gates  that  lead  up  to  the  gen- 
eral acceptance  of  the  bicycle  for  health,  pleasure  and 
business. 

Quality  in  its  relation  to  bicycles  requires  a  manufact- 
urer to  assume  an  expense  that  demands  present  prices 
to  support,  and  the  intelligent  public  will  quickly  recog- 
nize honesty  of  purpose  in  this  direction.  This  Ls  strictly 
high-grade,  and  the  very  policy  of  our  business,  which  is 
to  place  upon  the  market  the  best  wheel  that  human  skill 
and  ingenuity  can  produce;  and,  further  supporting  the 
same  with  every  advantage  that  is  reached  through  the 
medium  of  the  most  convenient  and  best  equipped  fac- 
tory in  the  world,  we  shall  ask  a  price  supporting  this 
policy,  which,  in  our  belief,  is  correct  beyond  contradic- 
tion. 

We  recognize  any  and  all  competition.  We  would  not 
if  we  could,  and  we  could  not  if  we  would,  monopolize 
the  business:  but  believing  that  our  high-grade  policy 
will  command  the  attention  of  the  dealer,  agent  and  con- 
sumer, to  that  extent  that  we  shall  receive  our  just  share 
of  public  patronage,  and,  in  the  interests  of  modern  and 
improved  cycles,  in  the  interests  of  perfect  manufacture 
in  the  interests  of  the  dealer  or  agent,  in  the  interests  of 
the  rider  that  appreciates  quality,  we  shall  continue  the 
policy  of  perfection  and  protection,  as  a  basis  of  success 
and  satisfaction  to  all,  and  shall  place  our  high-grade 
wheels  at  high-grade  prices  In  1895.    Yours  truly, 

H.  A.  LoziER  &  Co. 


SPACES  AT  NEW  YORK. 


How  Directors  of  the  Cycle  Trade  Association 
Secured  Them. 
Mr.  Coleman  of  the  "Western  Wheel  Works, 
while  at  i^^/g/ce-  ofiBce  lately,  explained  in  de- 
tail, how  spaces  were  secured  by  firms  represented 
on  the  board  of  directors  of  the  trade  association. 
He  says  that  these  firms,  realizing  the  possibility 
of  dissatisfaction,  purposely  refrained  from  bidding 
for  the  choice  spaces  and  placed  themselves  in  the 


hands  of  the  management.  Each  firm,  however, 
handed  in  their  choices.  Of  these  Wilson-Myers 
Company  secured  their  first,  Spalding  and  Gor- 
mully  &  Jefifery  their  second,  Western  Wheel 
Works,  Pope  and  Lozier  their  third. 

Mr.  Coleman  says,  farther,  that  a  letter  re- 
cently sent  by  Mr.  Lozier  to  the  trade  is  erroneous, 
in  that  the  Garden  is  rented  for  only  eight  days, 
instead  of  eleven,  as  stated. 


RULES    OF    THE    CHICAGO    SHOW. 


Agents    to    Be    Admitted  Free — Reception  and 
Installation  of  Exhibits— Press  Cared  For. 
The  National  Cycle  Exhibition  Company  has 


Morgan  acWRiGHTliREs 

ARE  GOOD  TIRES 


Your  Name  Is  Valuable 


WE  WILL   SEND   YOU  IN   EXCHANGE  FOR 
YOUR     RESIDENCE    ADDRESS  SOMETHING 


OF  EQUAL  VALUE 


Morgan  &Wright 


issued  and  mailed  to  exhibitors  the  rules  of  the 
coming  show,  which  are  as  follows: 

Reception  of  Exhibits.— Platforms  will  be  ready  for 
occupancy  at  12  o'cloob,  noon,  on  Saturday,  Jan.  5,  The 
management  will  be  prepared  to  receive  exhibits  at  9  a. 
m.  on  the  same  day.  Installation  must  cease  at  12  o'clock, 
noon,  on  Mon-iay. 

Crates  and  Packin<5  Cases,  if  properly  numbered  and 
delivered  to  an  attendant  who  will  be  provided  for  the 
purpose,  will  be  carefully  stored  and  returned  to  the  ex- 
hibitors at  th«  close  of  the  show. 

Removal  of  Exhibits  may  commence  at  11  p.  m.  on 
Saturday,  Jan.  13,  and  must  be  completed  not  later  than 
9  a.  m.  on  Blonday,  Jan.  14. 

Railings  are  limited  to  three  feet  in  height  from  the 
platform,  and  must  be  fastened  to  the  platform. 

Signs.— Occupants  of  spaces  under  the  gallery  are  per- 
mitted to  use  three  feet  in  depth  of  the  front  of  the 
gallery.  They  are  also  permitted  to  use  the  walls  at  the 
back  of  their  spaces,  except  that  the  windows  must  not 
be  covered.  The  height  of  the  front  of  the  gallery  from 
the  floor  is  seven  feet,  ten  inches.  All  other  signs  are 
limited  to  a  depth  of  three  feet,  and  must  be  raised 
seven  feet,  six  inches  clear  of  the  floor. ,  Signs  in 
front  of  stage  must  not  interfere  with  a  clear  view  of  the 
performances.  They  may,  if  desired,  be  erected  of  the 
same  height  as  the  other  signs,  but  must  be  removed 
when  entertainments  are  in  progress.  No  roofs  will  be 
permitted. 


Railings,  signs  and  other  requisites  must  be  arranged 
without  damage  to  the  buildings. 
All  Exhibits  must  be  fully  open  to  public  view. 
Stands  must  be  cleaned  and  exhibits  arranged  before 
10  a.  m.  daily,  and  at  no  other  time. 

The  management  reserves  the  right  to  determine  what 
exhibits  come  legitimately  under  the  head  of  cycles  and 
accessories  and  to  exclude  all  others.  The  Second  Regi- 
ment Armory  is  reserved  for  the  exclusive  display  of 
cycles,  and  Battery  D  Armory  for  tires,  accessories,  ma- 
chinery, etc. 

No  one  having  contracted  for  space  will  be  permitted 
to  sublet  same,  except  throuerh  the  show  management. 

The  Show  Will  Open  on  Monday,  Jan.  7,  at  3  p.  m., 
and  on  all  other  days  at  10  a.  m.,  remaining  open  daily 
until  ]0;30  p.  m.  The  morning  sessions,  from  10  a.  m  ^o 
1  p.  m.,  will  be  reserved  exclusively  for  cycle  agents  and 
those  of  kindred  trades. 

Admission  OF  Agents.— Cycle  agents  and  representa- 
tives of  implement,  hardware,  carriage  and  kindred 
trades  desiring  admission  to  the  morning  sessions  will  be 
required  to  register  at  the  office  of  the  company  at  Bat- 
tery D  Armory,  and,  on  properly  identifying  themselves, 
by  card  or  otherwise  and  registering,  will  be  provided 
with  a  badge  which  will  entitle  them  to  such  admission. 
The  register  will  be  open  to  all  exhibitors. 

A  Bureau  of  Information  will  be  found  at  Battery  D, 
at  which  all  desii'ed  information  may  be  obtained.  Mail 
matter  will  here  be  properly  indexed  and  delivered. 

For  the  purpose  of  preventing  extortion,  a  contract 
will  be  made  with  a  responsible  house  or  houses  for  the 
supply  of  carpets,  decorations,  desks,  carpenter  work 
and  other  necessities,  whose  representatives  will  be  in  at- 
tendance at  the  buildings. 

Competent  Stenographers  will  be  employed  at  the 
office  of  the  company  in  Battery  D  Armory,  whose  ser- 
v